JP2017168015A - Communication terminal, control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve quality when the rest of content browsed with another terminal is browsed.SOLUTION: A communication terminal 1 is able to communicate data with a communication terminal 2 paired with it by a first communication method. The communication terminal includes: an acquisition unit 152 that acquires, by using the first communication method, browsing history information for identifying content browsed with the communication terminal 2, and acquires the content by using a second communication method different from the first communication method; and a display control unit 154 that has a display unit display an icon image indicating acquisition of the browsing history information, and has the display unit 12 display the content corresponding to the browsing history information acquired by the acquisition unit 152 in response to selection of the icon image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication terminal, a control method, and a program for the communication terminal.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a method for sharing content and browsing with other portable terminals is known. Patent Document 1 discloses a control method for enabling content stored in one mobile terminal to be viewed on another mobile terminal via a wireless communication line such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). Yes.

JP2015-61111A

  In the conventional control method, when the quality of the wireless communication line deteriorates, the quality of the content transmitted from one mobile terminal to another mobile terminal is deteriorated, so that the quality of the wireless communication line is reduced. You can browse the content stored in the terminal. However, it is not preferable for the user that the quality of the content to be browsed decreases. In particular, when browsing content that has been browsed on another mobile terminal, if the quality of the content to be browsed decreases due to deterioration in the quality of the wireless communication line, it is uncomfortable for the user. Therefore, it has been demanded that contents browsed on other terminals can be browsed continuously with sufficient quality.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal capable of improving the quality at the time of browsing the continuation of contents browsed on other terminals. .

  The communication terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention is a communication terminal capable of transmitting / receiving data to / from a paired other terminal, and browsing history information for specifying content browsed by the other terminal Is acquired from the other terminal using the first communication method, the acquisition unit is configured to acquire the content using a second communication method different from the first communication method, and indicates that the browsing history information is acquired A display control unit configured to display an icon image on the display unit and display content corresponding to the browsing history information acquired by the acquisition unit on the display unit in response to selection of the icon image.

  After the acquisition unit acquires the browsing history information, the acquisition unit further includes a communication control unit that switches a communication method used by the acquisition unit to acquire information from the first communication method to the second communication method. Acquires the content using the second communication method.

  The communication control unit may switch to the second communication method when a content type indicated by the browsing history information satisfies a predetermined condition. Further, the communication control unit, when the communication state with the other terminal according to the first communication method does not satisfy a predetermined condition after the acquisition unit acquires the browsing history information, the second communication method. You may switch to.

  Further, the communication control unit causes the acquisition unit to acquire the content using the first communication method based on the time when the acquisition unit acquires the browsing history information, or uses the second communication method. The content may be determined.

  The acquisition unit, for example, continuously acquires the browsing history information in a state in which communication with the other terminal is possible by the first communication method, and in a state in which communication with the other terminal is not possible by the first communication method, The browsing history information is acquired using the second communication method on condition that a predetermined operation has been received.

  The acquisition unit acquires a thumbnail image of the content using the first communication method, and corresponds to the thumbnail image using the second communication method when the thumbnail image is selected by a user. The content may be acquired from the other terminal.

  The communication terminal is a screen that generates screen data including a storage unit that stores content, another terminal thumbnail image acquired by the acquisition unit, and a local terminal thumbnail image corresponding to the content stored in the storage unit. The display control unit may further display the screen data on the display unit.

  The acquisition unit directly connects from the other terminal using the second communication method without using the base station after connecting to the other terminal via the base station capable of communicating using the second communication method. The content may be acquired.

  The control method according to the second aspect of the present invention is performed by a communication terminal capable of transmitting / receiving data to / from a paired other terminal, and browsing history information for specifying content browsed by the other terminal Is acquired from the other terminal using the first communication method, and an icon image indicating that the browsing history information is acquired is displayed on the display unit, and the icon image is selected according to the selection of the icon image. Displaying the content corresponding to the browsing history information.

  The program according to the third aspect of the present invention provides browsing history information for specifying content browsed on the other terminal to a computer of a communication terminal capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from the paired other terminal. , Acquiring from the other terminal using the first communication method, and displaying an icon image indicating that the browsing history information is acquired on the display unit, and the browsing according to the selection of the icon image Displaying the content corresponding to the history information.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the quality at the time of browsing the continuation of the content browsed on other terminals.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of a continuous browsing function. It is a figure which shows the structure of a communication terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the browsing history list screen which a screen production | generation part produces | generates. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement sequence in a communication system. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement sequence after a power button is pushed in a communication terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen of the state which displayed the icon image in a modification. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which concerns on the modification 2. As shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement sequence in the modification 3.

[Outline of Communication System S]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system S according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1A, the communication system S includes a communication terminal 1 and a communication terminal 2 that can transmit and receive data to and from each other via a wireless communication line W1. The communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 are terminals having a communication function and a display function, such as a tablet, a smartphone, and a computer. Although FIG. 1 shows an example in which the communication terminal 1 is a smartphone and the communication terminal 2 is a tablet, the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 are arbitrary as long as they are electronic devices having a communication function and a display function. Electronic equipment may be used.

  The communication terminal 1 has a power button P1 and a display unit 12. Similarly, the communication terminal 2 includes a power button P2 and a display unit 22. The communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 can display the content stored in the internal storage medium and the content acquired from the server via the network on the display unit 12 and the display unit 22, respectively.

  The wireless communication line W1 is a wireless communication line that can directly transmit and receive data between the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 at a short distance, and is, for example, Bluetooth or BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). The communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 are paired so that data can be transmitted and received with each other via the wireless communication line W1. When the wireless communication line W1 is BLE, the user performs an operation for pairing the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2, so that the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 can identify each other's identification information (hereinafter, “ Terminal ID ”) and the other terminal ID is stored in the internal storage medium. Thereafter, the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 can transmit and receive data to and from each other via BLE.

  When the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 operate in conjunction with each other, the continuation of the content that the user was browsing on one terminal can be continuously browsed on the other terminal. In the present specification, the function of continuously browsing the content that has been browsed on one terminal on the other terminal is referred to as “continuous browsing function”.

  Further, the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 can communicate with the base station 3 of the mobile phone network via the wireless communication line W21 and the wireless communication line W22 of the mobile phone network, respectively. The communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 can transmit / receive data to / from each other via the base station 3.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 transmit and receive control information to and from the base station 3 via the wireless communication line W21 and the wireless communication line W22, and then the base station 3 It is also possible to send and receive data directly via the wireless communication line W23 using radio waves in the frequency band used in the mobile phone network in response to the assignment of the wireless channel from the mobile phone network. The wireless communication lines W21, W22, and W23 are, for example, LTE (Long Term Evolution) lines.

  The communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 increase transmission power when transmitting and receiving data via the wireless communication line W23 compared to when transmitting and receiving data via the wireless communication line W1. Therefore, even if the distance between the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 is increased and the communication quality when the wireless communication line W1 is used is deteriorated, the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 are wireless. By using the communication line W23, content can be transmitted and received.

Further, when the wireless communication line W23 is used, the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 can transmit and receive content without going through the base station 3, so that the load on the base station 3 is reduced and the frequency resources can be effectively used. . Furthermore, since the transmission speed of the wireless communication line W23 is higher than the transmission speed of the wireless communication line W1, the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 can use the wireless communication line W23 to increase the content such as images or moving images. Can also be sent and received.
As described above, the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 use the wireless communication line W1 as the first communication method and the wireless communication lines W21, W22, and W23 as the second communication method, so that the user can The continuous browsing can be stably performed regardless of the distance between the communication terminal 2 and the surrounding environment.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the continuous browsing function. Hereinafter, an outline of an operation in the case where the content that has been browsed on the communication terminal 2 is continuously browsed on the communication terminal 1 will be described.

  FIG. 2A shows a screen that is displayed after a user viewing image content on the communication terminal 2 presses the power button P <b> 1 of the communication terminal 1. A lock screen is displayed on the display unit 12, and an icon image (hereinafter referred to as “icon image”) for starting continuous browsing of content being browsed on the communication terminal 2 is displayed at the lower left of the lock screen. The lock screen is an icon display screen having an area for displaying an icon image. In FIG. 2A, an icon image with a letter C1 is displayed in a circular image, but the form of the icon image is arbitrary. The lock screen is a screen that prevents a user other than the user of the communication terminal 1 from accessing the content stored in the storage medium of the communication terminal 1 without permission, and is released when an operation for inputting authentication information such as a password is performed. Is done.

  The icon image has a role of indicating to the user that it is in a state where continuous browsing is possible and a role of accepting an instruction operation for the user to start continuous browsing. When the user touches the icon image, a screen for inputting authentication information such as a password is displayed. When the user inputs authentication information on the displayed screen, as shown in FIG. 2B, information indicating the browsing history of the content browsed on the communication terminal 2 is transmitted via the wireless communication line W1 to the communication terminal 1. And displayed on the display unit 12 of the communication terminal 1. In FIG. 2B, a thumbnail screen of the photo content browsed by the communication terminal 2 is displayed as information indicating the browsing history.

  When the communication terminal 1 receives the browsing history information, the communication method for connecting to the communication terminal 2 is changed from the wireless communication line W1 of the first communication method to the second communication method as shown in FIG. Switch to the wireless communication line W23. And the communication terminal 1 acquires the content browsed in the communication terminal 2 from the communication terminal 2 via the radio | wireless communication line W23, and displays it on the display part 12. FIG. For example, even if the user places the communication terminal 2 browsing the content at home and goes out with the communication terminal 1, the communication terminal 1 acquires the browsing history information and acquires the wireless communication line. By switching to W23, the content can be acquired from the communication terminal 2. Therefore, even if the communication terminal 1 is separated from the communication terminal 2, the user can continue browsing the content.

  Note that FIG. 2 shows a state in which the content viewed by the user on the communication terminal 2 is not displayed on the display unit 22, but FIG. 2 (a), FIG. 2 (b) and FIG. 2 (c). In any case, whether or not the content is displayed on the display unit 22 is arbitrary. If there is content that the user has browsed in the past, the communication terminal 1 displays an icon image as shown in FIG. 2A regardless of whether or not the content is displayed on the display unit 22, and displays the icon image as shown in FIG. In response to touching the icon image, the content that the user has browsed in the past can be displayed on the communication terminal 2.

[Configuration of communication terminal 1]
Hereinafter, the configuration of the communication terminal 1 will be described. The communication terminal 2 has the same configuration as the communication terminal 1. In the following description, the communication terminal 2 may be referred to as another terminal.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the communication terminal 1. The communication terminal 1 includes an operation unit 11 and a display unit 12, a communication unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a control unit 15.

  The operation unit 11 receives an operation by a user. The operation unit 11 includes a power button P <b> 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 and a touch panel provided so as to overlap the display unit 12. The operation unit 11 detects that the user has performed an operation, and notifies the control unit 15 of operation information indicating the detected operation content.

  The display unit 12 includes, for example, a liquid crystal panel and a backlight. The display unit 12 displays an icon image, a browsing history, content, and the like under the control of the display control unit 154 described later.

  The communication unit 13 is a wireless communication interface unit for connecting to the wireless communication lines W1, W21, W22, and W23. The communication unit 13 includes a first communication unit 131 and a second communication unit 132. The first communication unit 131 includes a wireless unit that can transmit and receive BLE radio waves, for example. The first communication unit 131 receives the BLE radio wave transmitted from the communication terminal 2 and transmits the BLE radio wave to the communication terminal 2.

  The second communication unit 132 is a wireless communication interface unit for connecting to a wireless communication line W21 for communicating with the base station 3 of the mobile phone network and a wireless communication line W23 for communicating with the communication terminal 2. The communication unit 13 can select which of the first communication unit 131 and the second communication unit 132 is used to transmit and receive data under the control of the communication control unit 156 described later. Note that the communication unit 13 may transmit and receive data using the first communication unit 131 and the second communication unit 132 simultaneously.

  The storage unit 14 is a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The storage unit 14 stores a program executed by the control unit 15. Moreover, the terminal ID of the other terminal that is paired is stored.

  Further, the storage unit 14 stores browsing history information indicating the history of the content displayed on the display unit 12. The browsing history information is information used by the communication terminal 1 to access content. When the content is web content that can be browsed using a web browser, the browsing history information is a URL from which the content is acquired.

  The control unit 15 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 15 executes the program for continuous browsing stored in the storage unit 14, thereby causing the lock control unit 151, the acquisition unit 152, the screen generation unit 153, the display control unit 154, the history transmission unit 155, and the communication control unit 156. Function as. The control unit 15 executes a program for realizing a telephone function, a mail transmission / reception function, and the like in addition to the continuous browsing program.

  The lock control unit 151 controls the lock screen. Specifically, the lock control unit 151 displays the lock screen when the power button P1 is pressed in the power-off state or the standby state, and notifies the acquisition unit 152 that the lock screen is displayed. Note that the trigger for the lock control unit 151 to display the lock screen is not limited to pressing the power button P1, and the lock control unit 151 may be an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, a fingerprint sensor, or the like built in the communication terminal 1. A change in the detected value may be used.

  When the acquisition unit 152 notifies that the icon image has been touched while the lock screen is displayed, the lock control unit 151 displays a screen for inputting authentication information. Based on the operation information input from the operation unit 11, the lock control unit 151 releases the lock screen when detecting that the user inputs authentication information while the lock screen is displayed, and releases the lock screen. This is notified to other programs via an OS (Operating System).

  The acquisition unit 152 acquires various types of information via the communication unit 13. For example, the acquiring unit 152 acquires browsing history information for specifying content browsed on the paired other terminal from the other terminal via the first communication unit 131 and the wireless communication line W1. Moreover, the acquisition part 152 acquires the content browsed by the other terminal from the other terminal via the 2nd communication part 132 and the wireless communication line W23. For example, the acquisition unit 152 acquires a thumbnail image of content from another terminal as browsing history information using the first communication method using the wireless communication line W1, and wireless communication is performed when the thumbnail image is selected by the user. The content corresponding to the thumbnail image is acquired from another terminal using the second communication method using the line W23. When the second communication method is used, the acquiring unit 152 connects to another terminal via the wireless communication line W21 and the base station 3 and then from the other terminal via the wireless communication line W23 without using the base station 3. Get content directly. Note that the acquisition unit 152 may acquire the content corresponding to the thumbnail image from the content provider server or the cloud environment using the second communication method.

  The acquisition unit 152, for example, transmits request information for requesting browsing history information to another terminal in response to receiving a notification that the lock screen is displayed from the lock control unit 151. Obtain information from other terminals. When acquiring the browsing history information, the acquiring unit 152 displays an icon image indicating that continuous browsing is possible on the display unit 12 via the display control unit 154.

The acquisition unit 152 monitors whether an operation of touching the icon image is performed after the icon image is displayed. When the acquisition unit 152 detects that the user has touched the icon image based on the operation information input from the operation unit 11, the acquisition unit 152 notifies the lock control unit 151 that the icon image has been touched.
Note that the acquisition unit 152 does not display an icon image if browsing history information is not transmitted from another terminal even after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  In addition, the acquisition unit 152 may display the icon image until a predetermined time elapses after the lock screen is released, and stop displaying the icon image after the predetermined time elapses. . In this way, the icon image is displayed for a while after the lock screen is released, so that the user unlocks the communication terminal 1 and starts the operation, and then browses on the other terminal. When you want to continue browsing content, you can easily continue browsing.

  The acquisition unit 152 transmits the request information including information specifying the type of content to be included in the browsing history information to the other terminal according to the setting content by the user, thereby acquiring the browsing history information acquired from the other terminal. The contents can be controlled. For example, as the type of content to be included in the browsing history information, the acquisition unit 152 sets the screen size of the terminal, the function of the terminal, the type of application software installed in the terminal, and the like. Request information for requesting browsing history information of content corresponding to the characteristic is transmitted to another terminal. In this way, for example, browsing history information of content that is not likely to be browsed on the communication terminal 1 with a small screen, such as content that has been edited on a large screen, or content that cannot be played back is acquired. Can be prevented.

  The acquisition unit 152 may transmit request information for content of a type designated in advance by the user to another terminal. For example, when the user has decided not to browse other than the web content browsed by the browser in the communication terminal 2, the acquisition unit 152 transmits request information including information specifying the web content to another terminal. The browsing history information including only the browsing history of the Web content can be acquired.

  Moreover, the acquisition part 152 can also acquire the browsing history information of the content in the middle of browsing in another terminal from the other terminal according to the setting content by the user. In this case, since the browsing history information of the content that has been viewed on the other terminal is not included in the browsing history information, the user has finished browsing the content on the other terminal and does not need to continue browsing. It is possible to prevent display.

  The screen generation unit 153 generates screen data including content browsed on another terminal based on the browsing history information acquired by the acquisition unit 152. When the browsing history information includes information (for example, path information or URL indicating the storage location of the file) for specifying the content that has been browsed until just before in another terminal, the screen generation unit 153 obtains the acquisition unit 152. By accessing the acquisition destination address, the content browsed on the other terminal is acquired. The screen generation unit 153 generates screen data including the acquired content, and causes the display unit 12 to display the screen data via the display control unit 154.

  When the browsing history information acquired by the acquiring unit 152 includes a plurality of browsing histories, the screen generating unit 153 generates a screen that displays a list of browsing histories. For example, the screen generation unit 153 generates a browsing history list screen that includes both the browsing history in the terminal itself and the browsing history in other terminals.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a browsing history list screen generated by the screen generation unit 153. FIG. 4A shows an example in which a browsing history in the own terminal and a browsing history in another terminal are mixed and displayed. When the acquisition unit 152 acquires the thumbnail image of another terminal as the browsing history information, the screen generation unit 153 displays the other terminal thumbnail image acquired by the acquisition unit 152 and the own terminal thumbnail corresponding to the content stored in the storage unit 14. Generate screen data including images. Content a1 and a2 shown in white in FIG. 4 (a) show browsing histories in other terminals, and content b1 shown in diagonal lines in FIG. 4 (a) shows browsing histories in its own terminal. Show.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 4A, the screen generation unit 153 configures the screen data so that the most recently viewed content is displayed in front. For example, the current time is 19:00, the user browses the moving image content using another terminal (communication terminal 2) at 17:00, and the moving image using the own terminal (communication terminal 1) at 18:00. It is assumed that the content is browsed and the news is browsed with a browser using another terminal (communication terminal 2) at 18:45. The user can view the continuation of the video that was viewed on the other terminal immediately before by touching the content a1 displayed on the foremost side on the screen of FIG. 4A at 19:00. . At that time, when the user wants to reconfirm the mail that was viewed on another terminal at 17:00, the user can view the mail by touching the content a2 displayed on the back side. .

  In the example shown in FIG. 4B, the screen generation unit 153 configures the screen data so that the content most recently viewed on the other terminal is displayed in the area 121 where the history of the other terminal is displayed. Further, the screen generation unit 153 configures the screen data so that the content most recently viewed on the own terminal is displayed in the foreground in the area 122 for displaying the history of the own terminal. In this way, the user can easily find the content he / she wants to browse.

  The screen generation unit 153 sequentially acquires the contents included in the browsing history information after the acquisition unit 152 acquires the browsing history information in order to quickly display the content selected by the user on the browsing history list screen. The acquired content is stored in the storage unit 14. At this time, the screen generation unit 153 acquires content in the order in which the viewed time is close to the current time. By doing in this way, when the user performs an operation of continuous browsing, the possibility that continuous browsing is the highest and the most recently browsed content is highly likely to be stored in the storage unit 14. When continuing browsing, the content can be browsed almost certainly.

  Note that the browsing history information includes information indicating the browsing state of the content on the other terminal, and the screen generation unit 153 associates the information browsed on the other terminal with the information for specifying the content viewed on the other terminal. You may produce | generate the screen data containing the information which shows how far you have browsed. For example, when the moving image content is browsed on another terminal, the screen generation unit 153 can generate screen data including information indicating how far the content has been browsed.

  The display control unit 154 causes the display unit 12 to display the screen data generated by the screen generation unit 153. Upon receiving notification that the browsing history information has been acquired from the acquisition unit 152, the display control unit 154 displays an icon image indicating that the browsing history information has been acquired in the lock screen. In addition, when operation information indicating that the user has selected an icon image is input from the operation unit 11, the display control unit 154 displays the screen illustrated in FIG. 4 corresponding to the browsing history information acquired by the acquisition unit 152. .

  When the history transmission unit 155 receives request information for requesting browsing of content from another terminal, the history transmission unit 155 reads the browsing history information stored in the storage unit 14 and transmits the browsing history information to the other terminal. When the history transmission unit 155 receives request information including information specifying the type of content to be included in the browsing history information, the history transmission unit 155 selects and selects the content corresponding to the specified content type from the browsing history. The browsing history information including only the browsing history of the content that has been created is created and transmitted to other terminals. For example, when a browsing history of content suitable for the screen size of the other terminal is requested from another terminal, browsing history information including only the browsing history of the content suitable for the screen size of the other terminal is transmitted. In this way, for example, it is possible to prevent browsing history information of content that is unlikely to be browsed on other terminals with a small screen, such as content edited on a large screen.

  The communication control unit 156 controls the operation of transmitting / receiving data to / from other terminals via the communication unit 13. The communication control unit 156 causes the communication unit 13 to operate in the first communication method when the acquisition unit 152 acquires browsing history information for specifying content browsed on other terminals. In addition, after the acquisition unit 152 acquires the browsing history information, the communication control unit 156 switches the communication method used by the acquisition unit 152 to acquire information from the first communication method to the second communication method. For example, after the icon image is displayed on the display unit 12, the communication control unit 156 switches the communication method used for communication with another terminal to the second communication method. Specifically, the communication control unit 156 switches to the second communication method when acquiring content corresponding to the browsing history information from another terminal.

  The communication control unit 156 may switch to the second communication method when the content type indicated by the browsing history information satisfies a predetermined condition. For example, when the content type indicated by the browsing history information is an image or a moving image, the transmission rate is insufficient in the first communication method (for example, BLE). Therefore, when the content type indicated by the browsing history information is an image or a moving image, the communication control unit 156 switches to the second communication method and causes the acquisition unit 152 to acquire the content via the second communication unit 132.

  After the acquisition unit 152 acquires the icon image, the communication control unit 156 may switch to the second communication method when the communication state with another terminal using the first communication method does not satisfy a predetermined condition. For example, the communication control unit 156 switches to the second communication method when the reception intensity of the BLE radio wave received from another terminal is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold. At this time, the communication control unit 156 may determine whether to switch to the second communication method based on the change pattern of the communication state with the other terminal according to the first communication method. For example, when the reception intensity of the BLE radio wave received from another terminal temporarily decreases, the communication control unit 156 does not switch to the second communication method. If the reception intensity of the BLE radio wave is gradually weak and changing, the communication control unit 156 determines that the distance to the other terminal is getting longer and switches to the second communication method.

  Furthermore, the communication control unit 156 may determine whether to switch to the second communication method by combining time information and position information. For example, the communication control unit 156 operates the power button P1 in a predetermined time zone (for example, morning work hours) within a predetermined range from the home position stored in advance in the storage unit 14, and acquires the acquisition unit 152. When the browsing history information is acquired, the user decides that he wants to continue browsing in a state of being away from other terminals, and switches to the second communication method. By doing in this way, the communication terminal 1 acquires the content while moving simply by pressing the power button P1 of the communication terminal 1 before the user goes out. You can continue browsing the content that you were browsing.

[Operation Sequence in Communication System S]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation sequence in the communication system S. In FIG. 5, the communication terminal 2 starts from the time point when the content A is displayed (S21). When displaying the content A, the communication terminal 2 updates the browsing history information by adding the browsing history of the content A to the browsing history information stored in the storage unit 14 (S22).

  Thereafter, when the user finishes browsing the content using the communication terminal 2 and presses the power button P1 of the communication terminal 1 (S11), the communication terminal 1 displays a lock screen (S12). When the communication terminal 1 displays the lock screen, the communication terminal 1 transmits request information for acquiring browsing history information to the previously paired communication terminal 2 via the wireless communication line W1 using the first communication method. (S13). When acquiring the request information, the communication terminal 2 transmits the browsing history information stored in the storage unit 14 to the communication terminal 1.

  When receiving the browsing history information, the communication terminal 1 displays an icon image indicating that there is a browsing history that allows continuous browsing (S14). Thereafter, the communication terminal 1 monitors whether or not the icon image is touched (S15). When the icon image is touched, the communication terminal 1 communicates with the base station 3 via the wireless communication line W21 using the second communication method. The connection request information for connecting to the communication terminal 2 is transmitted. When receiving the connection request information from the communication terminal 1, the base station 3 notifies the communication terminal 2 that the connection request information has been received from the communication terminal 1.

  For example, the communication terminal 2 transmits connection permission information to the base station 3 on the condition that the browsing history information has been transmitted to the communication terminal 1 within a predetermined time. When the base station 3 receives the connection permission information from the communication terminal 2, the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 communicate with the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 through the wireless communication line W23 that can be used for direct communication. Information specifying the radio channel is transmitted.

  Thereafter, the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 can transmit and receive data to and from each other by the second communication method via the wireless communication line W23, and the communication terminal 1 transmits the browsing history information to the communication terminal 2. Request the corresponding content. At this time, in the communication terminal 1, when one or more histories are selected from the history of a plurality of contents included in the browsing history information, the communication terminal 1 requests content corresponding to the selected history. When the communication terminal 1 acquires the content A from the communication terminal 2, the communication terminal 1 displays the content A on the display unit 12 (S16).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation sequence after the power button P <b> 1 is pressed in the communication terminal 1. When the control unit 15 detects that the power button P1 is pressed by executing the basic application software that controls the basic functions of the communication terminal 1 (S11), the application software for continuous browsing installed in the communication terminal 1 Sends an instruction to display the lock screen. The continuous browsing application software requests browsing history information from the continuous browsing application software of the communication terminal 2.

  When the application software for continuous browsing of the communication terminal 2 receives a request for browsing history information, the content displayed on the display unit 12 when the request for browsing history information is received with respect to the basic application software of the communication terminal 2 Among them, information for specifying the content displayed at the top is notified to the basic application software of the communication terminal 2. Based on the notified information, the basic application software of the communication terminal 2 specifies an address for acquiring the content displayed at the highest level, and the specified address (in FIG. 6, the location in the communication terminal 2 is determined). Notification information) is notified to the continuous browsing application software of the communication terminal 2.

  The continuous browsing application software of the communication terminal 2 notifies the address notified from the basic application software of the communication terminal 2 to the continuous browsing application software of the communication terminal 1. When receiving the notification of the address from the continuous browsing application software of the communication terminal 2, the continuous browsing application software of the communication terminal 1 displays an icon image. When detecting that the icon image is touched, the basic software of the communication terminal 1 instructs the communication terminal 2 to acquire and reproduce the content A corresponding to the address notified from the communication terminal 2.

[Modification 1]
In FIG. 2, only one icon image indicating that continuous browsing can be performed is displayed in the lock screen. However, the communication terminal 1 includes a plurality of icon images indicating that continuous browsing can be performed. It may be displayed. For example, the acquisition unit 152 acquires browsing history information including browsing histories of a plurality of contents browsed on other terminals by transmitting request information for requesting browsing history information to the other terminals. Then, the display control unit 154 displays an icon image corresponding to each of the plurality of contents indicated by the browsing history information.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen in a state where icon images in the modification are displayed. In FIG. 7A, icon images corresponding to three contents C1, C2, and C3 are displayed at the lower left of the screen. The icon image C1 corresponds to the content c1 that was browsed immediately before on the other terminal, and the icon image C2 corresponds to the content c2 that was browsed before the content c1 on the other terminal. The image C3 corresponds to the content c3 that has been browsed before the content c2 on other terminals.

  When one icon image is selected from the plurality of icon images, the screen generation unit 153 notifies the lock control unit 151 that one icon image has been selected, and authentication information for releasing the lock screen Display the input screen. In addition, the screen generation unit 153 notifies the acquisition unit 152 of information specifying the selected icon image. The acquisition unit 152 acquires content corresponding to the selected icon image based on the notified information. When one icon image is selected from a plurality of icon images, the display control unit 154 displays a plurality of histories included in the browsing history information in response to the acquisition unit 152 receiving the browsing history information. Instead, the browsing history of the content corresponding to the selected icon image is displayed on the display unit 12.

  FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating another example in the case of displaying a plurality of icon images. FIG. 7B differs from FIG. 7A in that each icon image has a different aspect. The circular icon image in FIG. 7B indicates that there is a history of browsing web content, and the square icon image indicates that there is a history of browsing photo content. The image shows that there is a history of browsing the mail. For example, the screen generation unit 153 causes the display unit 12 to display different icon images for each type of content. By doing in this way, it becomes easy for a user to specify the content which wants to carry out continuous browsing out of the multiple types of content browsed with the other terminal only by seeing the icon image.

  When one icon image is selected from the plurality of icon images, the communication control unit 156 acquires content using the first communication method based on the content type corresponding to the selected icon image, Whether to acquire content using the second communication method may be determined. If the communication control unit 156 determines that the selected icon image corresponds to a small-capacity content such as text data, the communication control unit 156 sends the content to the acquisition unit 152 via the first communication unit 131 and the wireless communication line W1. Get it. When the selected icon image is image or video content, the communication control unit 156 causes the acquisition unit 152 to acquire the content via the second communication unit 132 and the wireless communication line W23. If the selected icon image corresponds to content that needs to be acquired from an external server, the communication control unit 156 sends the acquisition unit 152 via the second communication unit 132 and the wireless communication line W21. Get content.

[Modification 2]
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen according to the second modification. FIG. 8A is a screen for inputting the type of content that the user wants to continue browsing, which is displayed by the display control unit 154 in response to the acquisition unit 152 acquiring the browsing history information. When the user designates one of the content types in a state where this screen is displayed, the screen generation unit 153 specifies the content corresponding to the notified type via the display control unit 154. Display information.

  In FIG. 8B, when “tablet video” is selected, a thumbnail image is displayed as information for specifying the content to be continuously browsed. When the user selects a thumbnail image of the moving image content that the user wants to continuously browse from a plurality of thumbnail images, the communication control unit 156 sends the moving image content corresponding to the selected thumbnail image to the acquisition unit 152 via the second communication unit 132. Get through. The display control unit 154 displays the moving image content acquired by the acquisition unit 152 on the display unit 12. By doing in this way, it becomes easy for the user to continue browsing desired content. Note that the screen generation unit 153 may display the screen of FIG. 8A in response to the touch of the icon image.

[Modification 3]
In the above description, the communication terminal 1 transmits request information requesting browsing history information to the communication terminal 2 in response to the power button P1 being pressed, and the communication terminal 2 receives the request information. In response, the browsing history information is transmitted to the communication terminal 1. On the other hand, the communication terminal 2 may transmit the browsing history information to the communication terminal 1 without receiving the request information from the communication terminal 1.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an operation sequence in the third modification. In FIG. 9, first, in step S21, the user browses the content A and updates the browsing history information (S22). Subsequently, the communication terminal 2 transmits the updated browsing history information to the communication terminal 1 via the wireless communication line W1 (S23). Further, the communication terminal 2 transmits the content A that was browsed immediately before through the wireless communication line W23 (S24).

  At this time, the communication control unit 156 of the communication terminal 2 specifies the movement state of the communication terminal 1 based on the change state of the radio wave reception intensity of the wireless communication line W1 when the browsing history information is transmitted to the communication terminal 1. Based on the specified movement state, it may be determined whether the content A is transmitted using the wireless communication line W1 or the content A is transmitted using the wireless communication line W23. The communication terminal 2 may determine whether to use the wireless communication line W23 based on the type of the content A.

  Thereafter, when the user browses the content B different from the content A included in the browsing history information transmitted by the communication terminal 2 in step S23 (S25), the communication terminal 2 updates the browsing history information (S26). Then, the communication terminal 2 transmits browsing history information including information regarding the content B to the communication terminal 1 via the wireless communication line W1 (S27). Continuously, the communication control part 156 of the communication terminal 2 transmits the content B browsed immediately before to the communication terminal 1 similarly to step S24.

  When receiving the browsing history information transmitted in step S23, the communication terminal 1 displays an icon image (S14). Thereafter, when the content B transmitted in step S28 is received before the user touches the icon image, the communication terminal 1 displays the most recently browsed content B indicated by the latest browsing history information (S17). By doing in this way, when the user is operating the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 in parallel, it becomes possible for the user to continue browsing the content most recently viewed on one terminal on the other terminal. .

[Modification 4]
In the above description, a case has been described in which the acquisition unit 152 acquires browsing history information using the first communication method, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Based on the control of the communication control unit 156, the acquisition unit 152 continuously acquires browsing history information in a state in which communication with other terminals is possible using the first communication method, and communication with other terminals is not possible using the first communication method. In the state, the browsing history information and the content may be acquired by the second communication method in response to the user performing a predetermined operation (for example, pressing the power button P1). In this way, when the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2 can communicate using BLE, browsing history information is acquired from other terminals in real time, and when communication cannot be performed using BLE, the LTE radio channel is frequently used. Can be prevented from being used.

[Effect in this embodiment]
As described above, the communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment obtains browsing history information for specifying content browsed on the communication terminal 2 using the first communication method (BLE), and then browses. An icon image indicating that the history information has been acquired is displayed on the display unit 12. Thereafter, the communication control unit 156 switches the communication method to the second communication method (LTE) and acquires content corresponding to the browsing history information. By doing in this way, even if the user of the communication terminal 1 deteriorates the state of BLE between the communication terminal 1 and the communication terminal 2, it can browse the continuation of the content browsed on the communication terminal 2. It becomes possible.

  In addition, the communication control unit 156 can determine whether to acquire content using the first communication method or to acquire content using the second communication method based on the type of content. By doing in this way, the communication terminal 1 can display the content with the same good quality as when the user was browsing on another terminal, even if the content is a content with a large capacity such as an image or a video. You can continue browsing.

  Further, the communication control unit 156 can determine whether to acquire content using the first communication method or to acquire content using the second communication method based on the time when the browsing history information is acquired. . The communication control unit 156, for example, in the time zone when the user works, selects the second communication method, so that even when the user takes out only the communication terminal 1, the communication control unit 156 browses with the communication terminal 2. It is possible to continue browsing the content that was being used.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. In particular, the specific embodiments of the distribution / integration of the devices are not limited to those illustrated above, and all or a part thereof may be added in arbitrary units according to various additions or according to functional loads. It can be configured functionally or physically distributed and integrated.
For example, in the above description, the example in which the icon display screen is the lock screen has been described, but the icon display screen is not limited to the lock screen. The screen displaying the icon image may be another screen including a standby state where the lock is not applied.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication terminal 2 Communication terminal 11 Operation part 12 Display part 13 Communication part 14 Storage part 15 Control part 22 Display part 131 1st communication part 132 2nd communication part 151 Lock control part 152 Acquisition part 153 Screen generation part 154 Display control part 155 History transmission unit 156 Communication control unit S Communication system W1, W21, W22, W23 Wireless communication line

Claims (11)

A communication terminal that can send and receive data to and from other paired terminals,
Browsing history information for specifying content browsed on the other terminal is acquired from the other terminal using a first communication method, and the content is acquired using a second communication method different from the first communication method. An acquisition unit to acquire;
An icon image indicating that the browsing history information has been acquired is displayed on a display unit, and the content corresponding to the browsing history information acquired by the acquiring unit is displayed in response to selection of the icon image. Display control unit to be displayed on the unit,
A communication terminal. After the acquisition unit acquires the browsing history information, the communication unit further switches the communication method used by the acquisition unit to acquire information from the first communication method to the second communication method,
The acquisition unit acquires the content using the second communication method.
The communication terminal according to claim 1. The communication control unit switches to the second communication method when the type of content indicated by the browsing history information satisfies a predetermined condition.
The communication terminal according to claim 2. The communication control unit switches to the second communication method when a communication state with the other terminal according to the first communication method does not satisfy a predetermined condition after the acquisition unit acquires the browsing history information. ,
The communication terminal according to claim 2 or 3. The communication control unit causes the acquisition unit to acquire the content using the first communication method based on the time when the acquisition unit acquires the browsing history information, or uses the second communication method to Decide whether to get the content,
The communication terminal according to any one of claims 2 to 4. The acquisition unit continuously acquires the browsing history information in a state in which communication with the other terminal is possible using the first communication method, and in a state in which communication with the other terminal is not possible using the first communication method, The browsing history information is acquired using the second communication method on condition that an operation has been received.
The communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The acquisition unit acquires a thumbnail image of the content using the first communication method, and corresponds to the thumbnail image using the second communication method when the thumbnail image is selected by a user. Acquiring content from the other terminal,
The communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A storage unit for storing content;
A screen generation unit that generates screen data including the other terminal thumbnail image acquired by the acquisition unit and the own terminal thumbnail image corresponding to the content stored in the storage unit;
Further comprising
The display control unit displays the screen data on the display unit;
The communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The acquisition unit directly connects from the other terminal using the second communication method without using the base station after connecting to the other terminal via the base station capable of communicating using the second communication method. Obtaining the content;
The communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Executed by a communication terminal that can send and receive data to and from other paired terminals.
Obtaining browsing history information for identifying content browsed on the other terminal from the other terminal using a first communication method;
Displaying an icon image indicating that the browsing history information has been acquired on a display unit, and displaying the content corresponding to the browsing history information in response to the icon image being selected;
A control method. To the computer of the communication terminal that can send and receive data to and from other paired terminals,
Obtaining browsing history information for identifying content browsed on the other terminal from the other terminal using a first communication method;
Displaying an icon image indicating that the browsing history information has been acquired on a display unit, and displaying the content corresponding to the browsing history information in response to the icon image being selected;
A program for running

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