JP2019046301A - Portable type device, control device, control method of portable type device, control program thereof, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

To notify a user of information about an application highly likely to meet demand of the user so as to improve convenience of the user.SOLUTION: A portable type device (1A) comprises a control unit (10) and a touch panel (20). The control unit (10) is configured to store address information on a Web page, access date/time information, and link information about presence or absence of an application providing link, in association, in a user access history DB (51) as access history information on the user. Further, the control unit (10) is configured to cause the touch panel (20) to conduct a recommendation notification of recommending a use or download of the application to be provided at a site of an application providing link destination on the basis of the link information and access frequency to the Web page.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable device that notifies a user of information related to an application.

  Conventionally, portable devices such as smartphones have been widely used. A user can use various functions by installing a wide variety of applications (hereinafter also simply referred to as applications) in the portable device. The user can also use various web services provided on the Internet using a web browser.

  The address of a web page on the Internet is represented by a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). An application corresponding to a web service may be provided in a URL (for example, a cooking recipe search site) that provides a web service. In this case, a link to a place (app store or the like) where the application is downloaded may be displayed on the web page of the URL.

JP 2013-176861 A (published September 9, 2013)

  However, if (i) the user is unaware of the presence of the link, and (ii) the user has forgotten to download the app as a result of delaying the download of the app in consideration of his / her own situation when browsing the web page There are cases, such as. In such a case, the user may be prevented from using an application related to the web service provided by the URL. This can be inconvenient for the user.

  In addition, it is not easy to select and use an app that is convenient for the user from a huge number of apps. Therefore, for example, in Patent Document 1, an application information presentation device that recommends an application that can be downloaded by a target user by providing usage history information such as the date and time of use of a specific application by another user and a usage location. Is disclosed. In the technique described in Patent Document 1, use history information of other users is used. In this case, an application that does not match the hobbies and preferences of the user who uses the portable device, that is, an application unnecessary for the user may be recommended.

  One aspect of the present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and its purpose is to provide information on an app that is highly likely to meet the demand of a user who owns a portable device, and to improve user convenience. It is to realize a technique capable of notifying the user so as to improve the performance.

  In order to solve the above problem, a portable device according to one embodiment of the present invention is a portable device that executes an application downloaded via a communication network, and the portable device includes at least one display device. , At least one storage device, and at least one control device, wherein the control device is connected to (i) address information of a web page connected via a web browser and a date and time of connection to the web page Date and time information and link information about the presence or absence of an application-provided link indicating a site for downloading an application in the web page are associated with each other and stored in the storage device as user access history information, (ii) With reference to the access history information, the link information and the connection date and time information are calculated. Based on the connection frequency to Ebupeji to perform the recommendation notice recommending the downloading of use or the application of the applications provided by the site to the display device.

  In order to solve the above problem, a control device according to an aspect of the present invention is a control device that controls a portable device that executes an application downloaded via a communication network, and (i) a web browser Address information of a web page connected via the web page, connection date and time information indicating the date and time of connection to the web page, link information on the presence or absence of an application-provided link indicating a site for downloading an application on the web page, and And (ii) a connection to the web page calculated from the link information and the connection date / time information with reference to the access history information. Based on the frequency of use of the application provided on the site or the The information to be notified to encourage the download of applications, and a, and application information providing unit for providing the portable device.

  In order to solve the above problem, a method for controlling a portable device according to one aspect of the present invention is a method for controlling a portable device that executes an application downloaded via a communication network. The apparatus comprises at least one display device and at least one storage device, (i) address information of a web page connected via a web browser, connection date and time information indicating a date and time when connected to the web page, (Ii) an access history storage step of storing in the storage device as user access history information in association with link information about the presence or absence of an application-provided link indicating a site for downloading an application on the web page; Calculated from the link information and the connection date / time information with reference to the access history information On the basis of the connection frequency to a web page includes a recommendation notification step of causing the display device using or recommending notice recommending the downloading of the application of the applications provided by the sites.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to realize a technology capable of notifying a user of information about an app that is highly likely to meet the demand of a user who owns a portable device so as to enhance the convenience of the user. There is an effect that can be.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1-3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows a specific example of the data stored in the memory | storage part of the said portable apparatus, Comprising: (a) is user access history DB, (b) is installed application DB, (c) is application download history. An example of data stored in the DB is shown. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of an application recommendation notification process according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the process which confirms the timing of an application use recommendation notification in the said application recommendation notification process. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the process which confirms the timing of the application acquisition recommendation notification in the said application recommendation notification process. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the process which confirms regularly whether the link which can download an application was added to specific URL in the said application recommendation notification process. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of an application recommendation notification process according to the second embodiment. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of application recommendation notification processing according to the third embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of a process for recommending use of an installed application in the application recommendation notification process shown in FIG. 8.

Embodiment 1
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

(Overview)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a portable device 1A according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the broken line shown in FIG. 1 means that the member drawn by the broken line is a member that may not be provided in another aspect of the present invention (for example, Embodiment 2).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the portable device 1A is typically a portable electronic device such as a smartphone or a tablet computer. Note that the portable device according to one embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and may include a liquid crystal display, a keyboard, and the like instead of the touch panel, for example. The portable device 1A according to the present embodiment notifies the user of the use of the application related to the web service of the URL at a timing appropriate for the user based on the access frequency (connection frequency) of the URL to the user. It is. Thereby, it is possible to recommend the user to use an application having a high probability of meeting the user's demand at a timing when the user can easily use the application.

(Configuration of portable device 1A)
The portable device 1A of the present embodiment includes a control unit (control device) 10, a touch panel (display device) 20, a communication unit 30, a positioning unit (position information acquisition unit) 40, and a storage unit (storage device) 50. Yes. The portable device 1A is a device that can execute an application downloaded via a communication network (for example, the Internet). Note that the control unit 10, the touch panel 20, and the storage unit 50 may be singular or plural.

  The control unit 10 includes a display page creation unit 11, a link destination search unit 12, an installed application confirmation unit 13, a notification timing determination unit (timing determination unit) 14, a notification output unit 15, and a process execution unit 16. The link destination search unit 12 includes a user access history matching unit 121 and a link destination confirmation unit (link confirmation unit) 122. A detailed description of each of these units included in the control unit 10 will be described later together with a description of the flow of processing executed by the portable device 1A.

  The touch panel 20 includes a display unit 21 that is a display that displays various information, and an input that allows a user to input various operation instructions by touching (pressing) the surface of the touch panel 20 with a finger or a pen. Part 22. The display unit 21 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, an OLED (Optical Light Emitting Diode) display, or the like. The input unit 22 is a touch input device such as a projection capacitive type. The communication unit 30 is generally a transmission / reception antenna provided in a portable electronic device, and performs wireless communication via a communication network such as a mobile phone network, a wireless local area network (LAN), and the Internet network. The positioning unit 40 acquires geographical position information about the current position of the portable device 1A using a positioning system such as GPS (Global Positioning System). The positioning unit 40 may also use indoor positioning technology such as IMES (Indoor Messaging System).

  The storage unit 50 includes a user access history DB (access history storage unit) 51, an installed application DB (application storage unit) 52, and an application download history DB (download history storage unit) 53. Here, DB is an abbreviation for database. These units included in the storage unit 50 will be schematically described below with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in the user access history DB 51. The user access history DB 51 stores information related to the history (access history) of web pages accessed (connected) by a user using a web browser. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2A, in the user access history DB 51, information (address information) about the URL of the web page viewed by the user, and the location where the application is downloaded on the web page. Corresponding information on the presence or absence of links (link information), information on the date and time when the user accessed the web page (viewed the web page) (connection date and time information), and information on the number of connections to the web page Attached and stored as access history information. Here, the link to the download location (hereinafter sometimes referred to as an application providing link) is as follows. That is, when the portable device 1A is an Android (registered trademark) terminal, for example, if a file with the name “XX.apk” is arranged at the link destination displayed on the web page, the web page In this case, an application providing link is displayed. This is the same even if the portable device 1A is a terminal (for example, an iOS (registered trademark) terminal) that operates in another execution environment, and the application depends on whether a file with a corresponding extension exists. The presence or absence of a provided link may be determined. When there is an application providing link, the user access history DB 51 may store URL information indicating the application providing link destination site. Further, the file name of the application provided at the application providing link destination may be stored in the user access history DB 51 in association with the URL. The number of connections may not be stored in the user access history DB 51. In this case, when the user access history matching unit 121 described later calculates the number of connections based on the connection date and time information when matching the access history. do it.

  FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in the installed application DB 52. The installed application DB 52 stores data indicating information about the application downloaded and installed in the portable device 1A. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2B, the installed application DB 52 associates the name of the application installed in the portable device 1A with the URL of the application providing link that downloaded the application. Stored. In other words, the installed application DB 52 stores application specifying information for specifying an application (acquired application) acquired by the portable device 1A.

  FIG. 2C shows an example of data stored in the application download history DB 53. The application download history DB 53 includes (i) a history of download operations including information on the status of the portable device 1A when the user downloads the application, and (ii) a user who has set the application based on the history. And information on places and times that tend to be downloaded. Specifically, the application download history DB 53 is associated with position information indicating the position (geographical location) of the portable device 1A when the application is downloaded, and the time when the download operation is executed. Stored as acquisition information. Further, in the application download history DB 53, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), based on this application acquisition information, information on places and time zones where users tend to download the application, that is, the user downloads the application. Appropriate timing information about the location and time zone suitable for downloading is stored. The appropriate timing information may not be stored in the application download history DB 53. In this case, the notification timing determination unit 14 to be described later may generate the appropriate timing information in a timely manner.

(Flow of processing executed by portable device 1A)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of application recommendation notification processing executed by the portable device 1A according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the user operates the touch panel 20 to connect to a URL via a web browser (step 1; hereinafter abbreviated as S1). Here, the display page creation unit 11 displays the web page on the display unit 21 based on the information transmitted and received by the communication unit 30.

  Next, when a link is displayed on the web page of the connected URL, the link destination search unit 12 checks the link destination and checks whether the application can be downloaded. That is, the link destination search unit 12 checks whether or not there is an application providing link in the web page. Then, the link destination search unit 12 stores data in the user access history DB 51 as access history information by associating information on the connected URL, the connection date and time and the number of times of connection to the URL, and the presence / absence of the application provided link ( (S2: access history storage step). The process of creating access history information and storing the access history information in the user access history DB 51 is performed by the link destination search unit (access history creation unit) 12 here, but is not limited thereto. The control unit 10 only needs to have a function as an access history creation unit that creates access history information.

  When there is a URL (for example, an app store) where the application can be downloaded at the transition destination of the link existing in the web page (YES in S3), the user access history matching unit 121 refers to the user access history DB 51, and It is determined whether or not the connection frequency to the connected URL is equal to or higher than a predetermined frequency (S4). In the present embodiment, a predetermined condition is whether or not the number of connections is five or more in the period from three months ago to the present. Note that the period and number of times in the predetermined condition are not particularly limited, and may be set as appropriate by the user or the designer. The process executed by the link destination confirmation unit 122 in the case of NO in S3 will be described later.

  In the case of NO in S4, the portable device 1A terminates the application recommendation notification process without notifying the user (S5). On the other hand, if YES in S4, the installed application confirmation unit 13 refers to the installed application DB 52 to determine whether or not the application provided by the application providing link in the connected URL has already been installed in the portable device 1A. Check. This confirmation can be performed, for example, by checking the link destination URL in the application provided link. Or you may collate the name of an application and perform the said confirmation.

  When the corresponding application is already installed in the portable device 1A (YES in S6), the notification timing determination unit 14 determines whether or not the current timing is an appropriate timing for notifying the user. (S7a). Specific processing in S7a will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

  After YES in S6 and confirming the timing suitable for the notification in S7a, the notification output unit 15 has already connected the application relating to the web service of the URL with the high user access frequency connected in S1 to the portable device 1A. Information for notifying that the application has been installed and recommending the use of the application (application use recommendation notification) is transmitted to the process execution unit 16 (application information providing step). The process execution unit 16 causes the touch panel 20 to perform application use recommendation notification based on the received information (S8: application recommendation notification step). Thereafter, when the user selects using the application using the input unit 22, the process execution unit 16 executes a process of starting the application. The notification output unit 15 and the process execution unit 16 function as an application recommendation notification unit (application information providing unit) that causes the touch panel 20 to perform an application use recommendation notification that recommends the use of an application.

  On the other hand, in the case of NO in S6, the notification timing determination unit 14 determines whether or not the current timing is an appropriate timing for notifying the user (S7b). Specific processing in S7b will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

  After confirming the timing that is NO in S6 and suitable for the notification in S7b, the notification output unit 15 can download the application related to the web service with the URL that is frequently accessed by the user connected in S1. And information for notifying that the installation of the application is recommended (installation recommendation notification) is transmitted to the process execution unit 16 (application information providing step). The process execution unit 16 causes the touch panel 20 to perform an installation recommendation notification based on the received information (S9: application recommendation notification step). In addition, since installation and download of an application are generally performed substantially simultaneously in the portable device 1A, the notification may be a download recommendation notification that recommends downloading of the application. The application acquisition recommendation notification including the installation recommendation notification and the download recommendation notification is referred to. Thereafter, when the user selects using the input unit 22 to install the application, the process execution unit 16 executes a process of downloading and installing the application. The notification output unit 15 and the process execution unit 16 function as an application recommendation notification unit (application information providing unit) that causes the touch panel 20 to perform an application acquisition recommendation notification.

  The application usage recommendation notification and the application acquisition recommendation notification may be performed by displaying an image on the display unit 21 or may be performed by other means, for example. For example, the user may be notified by sound (for example, voice) using a speaker (not shown) generally provided in the portable device 1A.

(Check notification timing)
Confirmation of the notification timing in S7a will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of processing for confirming the timing of application usage recommendation notification in the application recommendation notification processing of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the notification timing determination unit 14 checks the current time using a clock function provided as a basic function of the portable device 1A, and uses the positioning unit 40 to check the current time of the portable device 1A. Information about the position (current location) is confirmed (S71). In S71 included in the process in S7a, at least the current time may be confirmed. After S71, based on the information stored in the user access history DB 51, the notification timing determination unit 14 determines whether or not the current state of the portable device 1A is appropriate for the user to use the application. To do. Here, the notification timing determination unit 14 refers to the data stored in the user access history DB 51, and the user tends to access the URL that is connected in S 1 and that is determined to have a high access frequency in S 4. A strong time zone is set as a notification appropriate time zone used for determination of notification timing.

  The notification timing determination unit 14 is based on the current time information acquired in S71, the set notification appropriate time zone, and the information on the radio wave state of the portable device 1A and the remaining battery level. It is determined whether 1A is at an appropriate timing for notifying the user of an application use recommendation notification (S72a). Here, the information on the radio wave state of the portable device 1A and the remaining battery level may not be taken into consideration. As a specific example, the notification timing determination unit 14 has an appropriate timing for notifying the user of an application use recommendation notification if the current time of the portable device 1A is within the above notification appropriate time zone. judge. Alternatively, the notification timing determination unit 14 preferably determines that it is an appropriate timing for notifying the user of the application use recommendation notification if the current time of the portable device 1A is immediately before the notification appropriate time zone. In this case, since the notification is easily performed at the timing when the user starts to browse the web service, the convenience for the user is improved. The notification timing determination unit 14 may determine the notification timing in consideration of other information. If it is determined in S72a that the timing is inappropriate, the process waits until a predetermined time elapses (S73). This predetermined time may be appropriately set by the user or the designer. After a predetermined time has elapsed (YES in S73), the process executed by the portable device 1A returns to S72a. On the other hand, if it is determined in S72a that the timing is appropriate, the process executed by the portable device 1A proceeds to S8 (see FIG. 3).

  The confirmation of the notification timing in S7b will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing details of processing for confirming the timing of the application acquisition recommendation notification in the application recommendation notification processing of the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the notification timing determination unit 14 performs the process of S <b> 71 and confirms the current time and the current position information of the portable device 1 </ b> A. After S71, the notification timing determination unit 14 determines that the current state of the portable device 1A is appropriate for the user to acquire the application based on the information stored in the user access history DB 51 and the application download history DB 53. It is determined whether or not the timing is reached.

  Here, the notification timing determination unit 14 refers to the data stored in the application download history DB 53 and sets a time zone in which the user has a strong tendency to download the app as a notification appropriate time zone used for determination of the notification timing. . The method for setting the appropriate notification time zone is not particularly limited. For example, it may be set using a well-known statistical method, and may be a time zone in which a user frequently downloads an application in the past. In addition, a place where the user has a strong tendency to download the application is set as a notice appropriate place used for determination of the notice timing. Information including the appropriate notification time zone and appropriate notification location is referred to as appropriate timing information. Note that appropriate timing information may be stored in advance in the application download history DB 53 (see FIG. 2C). The appropriate timing information may be created by the control unit 10 or the process execution unit 16 based on the history of downloading the application by the user. Alternatively, as the appropriate timing information, the history of the place and time zone where the user downloaded the application may be used.

  The notification timing determination unit 14 is based on the current time and current location information acquired in S71, the notification appropriate time zone and the notification appropriate location set as described above, and the radio wave state and remaining battery level of the portable device 1A. It is determined whether the portable device 1A at the time point is at an appropriate timing for notifying the user of an application acquisition recommendation notification (S72b). As a specific example, when the radio wave condition: WiFi (registered trademark) connection or high radio wave intensity, the remaining battery level: 20% or more, the location: home, and the time zone: 18:00 to 22:00, The notification timing determination unit 14 determines that it is at an appropriate timing to notify the user of an application acquisition recommendation notification. Specific determination conditions for such appropriate timing may be set as appropriate by the user or the designer.

  If it is determined in S72b that the timing is inappropriate, the process waits until a predetermined time elapses (S73). This predetermined time may be appropriately set by the user or the designer. After a predetermined time has elapsed (YES in S73), the process executed by the portable device 1A returns to S72b. On the other hand, when it is determined in S72b that the timing is appropriate, the process executed by the portable device 1A proceeds to S9 (see FIG. 3).

  In S72b, it is not essential to consider the radio wave state of the portable device 1A and the remaining battery level information, but it is preferable to consider it. In this case, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a malfunction occurs due to the radio wave condition becoming worse or the battery running out during the acquisition of the application. In general, the user communicates with the portable device 1A in consideration of the data communication amount (packet communication amount) using the mobile phone network. As described above, when the notification of app acquisition is received in the case of WiFi connection, the user can easily acquire the app, and the convenience of the user can be improved.

  Further, the notification appropriate time zone may be a time zone in which the user has a strong tendency to access a URL that is recognized as having a high access frequency. That is, the user may be notified a predetermined time before the time zone during which the user can easily access the URL that provides the web service related to the application. In this case, the user can receive the application acquisition recommendation notification a predetermined time before the time zone during which the user can easily use the web service related to the application to be notified of the application acquisition recommendation. Therefore, the user can easily use the application.

(Process when there is no application provided link)
A process executed by the portable device 1A when S3 (see FIG. 3) is NO will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing details of processing for periodically confirming whether or not there is a link for downloading an application at a specific URL in the application recommendation notification processing of the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the user access history matching unit 121 refers to the user access history DB 51 and determines whether or not the connection frequency to the URL connected in S1 is equal to or higher than a predetermined frequency (S11). . If NO in S11, the portable device 1A terminates the application recommendation notification process without notifying the user (S12).

  On the other hand, in the case of YES in S11, the link destination confirmation unit 122 periodically confirms (at a predetermined time interval) whether or not there is an application provided link for the connected URL. That is, the process of S13 is repeated until a certain time has elapsed (NO in S13). When a predetermined time has elapsed since the presence of the application providing link is confirmed (YES in S13), the link destination confirmation unit 122 confirms again the presence of the application providing link for the connected URL. When there is no application providing link (NO in S14), the process executed by the portable device 1A returns to S13. If there is an application providing link (YES in S14), the process executed by the portable device 1A proceeds to S6 (see FIG. 3).

(Advantages of portable devices)
As described above, the portable device 1A according to the present embodiment has an application providing link in a URL with a high user access frequency, that is, when an application related to a web service provided by the URL is provided. Can be recommended to users. Therefore, it is possible to notify the user of information about an app having a high probability of being suitable for the user. In addition, the portable device 1A can display a notification recommending the use or installation of the application to the user at an appropriate timing for the user. Therefore, it is possible to facilitate the use or installation of the application by the user, and the convenience for the user is improved. Furthermore, when an application is not provided at a URL that the user is interested in, the portable device 1A periodically checks the presence or absence of an application providing link for the URL. When the application providing link is present, it is possible to notify the user to that effect. Therefore, the portable device 1A can notify the user of information about an app that is highly likely to be suitable for the user who owns the portable device 1A so as to enhance the convenience of the user.

(Other configurations)
The link destination search unit 12 included in the control unit 10 in the portable device 1A of the present embodiment functions as an access history creation unit that creates user access history information, and the notification output unit 15 uses an application or downloads an application. It functions as an application information providing unit that generates information used for recommending and providing it to the portable device 1A.

(Modification)
The portable device 1A evaluates the user's hobbies and preferences based on the connection frequency to a certain URL. In the modification of the portable device 1A, the user's hobbies and preferences may be evaluated in consideration of the user's stay time at a certain URL. As a result, the user's hobbies and preferences can be grasped more accurately, and information on an app having a high probability of being suitable for the user who owns the portable device can be notified to the user so as to enhance the user's convenience. .

[Embodiment 2]
Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In the present embodiment, the process of confirming the notification timing by the notification timing determination unit 14 is not performed, and if the application can be downloaded, the notification output unit 15 immediately notifies the user of the recommendation.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the portable device 1B in the present embodiment may not include the notification timing determination unit 14, the positioning unit 40, and the application download history DB 53 in the configuration of the portable device 1A.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of application recommendation notification processing executed by the portable device 1B according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the user connects to the URL using a web browser (S1), and then the portable device 1B performs the same processing as S2-6 described in the first embodiment. The portable device 1A in the description of the processing of S2 to 6 can be read as the portable device 1B, and the processing flow can be understood.

  After S6, in the portable device 1B of the present embodiment, when the corresponding application is already installed in the portable device 1B (YES in S6), the notification output unit 15 has already installed the corresponding application in the portable device 1B. The notification (application use recommendation notification) indicating that the use of the corresponding application is recommended is immediately performed (S8). On the other hand, in the case of NO in S6, the notification output unit 15 immediately performs notification (application acquisition recommendation notification) indicating that the application can be downloaded and that the application is recommended to be downloaded and installed (application acquisition recommendation notification) ( S9).

  The portable device 1B of the present embodiment is configured not to check the timing for notifying the user. Therefore, the user can receive the recommendation recommendation of the application more quickly. In addition, for users who do not have a particular tendency in time and place to download an application, convenience for the user may be improved by receiving a notification immediately. Therefore, according to the portable device 1B, it is possible to notify the user of information about an app having a high probability of being suitable for the user who owns the portable device 1B so as to improve the convenience of the user.

[Embodiment 3]
Still another embodiment of the present invention will be described below. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In the present embodiment, after the recommendation notification is performed by the notification output unit 15, the notification output unit 15 and the process execution unit 16 execute the notification process and the setting process, respectively, according to the user's selection.

  A portable device 1C in the present embodiment has the same configuration as the portable device 1A as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of an application recommendation notification process executed by the portable device 1C according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the user connects to the URL using a web browser (S1), and then the portable device 1C performs the same processing as S2 to S6, S7a, and S7b described in the first embodiment. Do. The portable device 1A in the description of the processes of S2 to S6, S7a, and S7b can be read as the portable device 1C, respectively, so that the processing flow can be understood.

  After confirming the timing that is NO in S6 and suitable for notification in S7b, the portable device 1C performs the same processing as S9 described in the first embodiment.

  On the other hand, after YES in S6 and confirming the timing suitable for notification in S7a, the notification output unit 15 recommends that the portable device 1C has already been installed and that the application is used. (Application usage recommendation notification) is requested and the user is requested to select whether or not to use the application (S20). The process for recommending use of the application in S20 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of a process for recommending the use of an application in the application recommendation notification process according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 9, first, the same processing as S <b> 8 described in the first embodiment is performed, and a notification that recommends the user to use the application is displayed on the display unit 21. When the user selects to use the corresponding application using the input unit 22 (YES in S21), the process execution unit 16 executes a process of starting the corresponding application (S22).

  On the other hand, when the user selects not to use the corresponding application using the input unit 22 (NO in S21), the notification output unit 15 provides information for notifying that the uninstallation of the corresponding application is recommended. It is generated and transmitted to the process execution unit 16. The process execution unit 16 displays the received information on the display unit 21 (S23). Then, the process execution unit 16 executes a process of setting so as not to perform notification regarding the corresponding application (S24).

  In the portable device 1 </ b> C, by performing the processes of S <b> 23 and S <b> 24, it is possible to set the user so that notifications about unnecessary applications are not performed thereafter. Further, by recommending that an application unnecessary for the user be uninstalled from the portable device 1C, it is possible to suppress a shortage of the memory capacity of the portable device 1C and to reduce an operation load. Therefore, the portable device 1 </ b> C can further improve the convenience for the user, and can notify the user of information about an app having a high probability of being suitable for the user who owns the portable device.

[Example of software implementation]
The control blocks (particularly the control unit 10) of the portable devices 1A to 1C may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be realized by software.

  In the latter case, the portable devices 1A to 1C are provided with a computer that executes instructions of a program that is software for realizing each function. The computer includes, for example, at least one processor (control device) and at least one computer-readable recording medium storing the program. In the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program may be further provided. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. Note that one embodiment of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
The portable devices 1A to 1C according to the first aspect of the present invention are portable devices that execute an application downloaded via a communication network, and the portable device includes at least one display device (touch panel 20) and at least One storage device (storage unit 50) and at least one control device (control unit 10), and the control device is connected to the web page address information and the web page connected via a web browser The connection date and time information indicating the date and time of the connection and the link information on the presence or absence of an application provided link indicating the site for downloading the application on the web page are stored in the storage device in association with each other as user access history information. Referring to the access history information, the link information and the connection date / time information Wherein is calculated on the basis of the connection frequency to a web page to perform the recommendation notice recommending the downloading of use or the application of the applications provided by the site to the display device.

  According to the above configuration, the portable device can recommend the user to use or download an application provided at a URL with a high user access frequency based on the user access history information. Therefore, it is possible to notify the user of information about an app having a high probability of being suitable for the user. In addition, based on the link information, when the application providing link is included in the URL, the control device determines whether the portable device has already installed the application provided by the link, The display device is notified of a recommendation for recommending use or downloading of the application. Therefore, the user can easily know that the application is provided, and can remember the existence of the application even when the user forgets that the application has already been installed.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide a portable device capable of notifying the user of information about an app having a high probability of being suitable for the user who owns the portable device so as to improve the convenience for the user.

  The portable device according to aspect 2 of the present invention is the web page according to aspect 1, wherein the control device refers to the access history information and is the web page without the application-provided link indicated by the link information, and With respect to the web page whose connection frequency is equal to or higher than a predetermined frequency, it is confirmed whether or not the application providing link is added at a predetermined time interval, and the web page of which the application providing link is confirmed to be added is confirmed. The recommendation notification may be sent to the display device for the application provided at the application providing link destination site.

  According to the above configuration, when the application is not provided at the URL that the user is interested in, the control device periodically checks the presence or absence of the application providing link for the URL. When it is confirmed that the application providing link is present, it is possible to notify the user to that effect. Therefore, the user can obtain information about the application without sequentially checking the URL. As a result, user convenience is improved.

  The portable device according to aspect 3 of the present invention is the above-described aspect 1 or 2, wherein an application already installed in the portable device is an acquired application, an application that is not installed is an unacquired application, and the control device Stores in the storage device application identification information for identifying the acquired application, application acquisition information indicating a time at which the acquired application was downloaded and a geographical position of the portable device at that time, Based on the access history information, the current position information of the portable device, and the application acquisition information, the location indicated by the current time and the position information when using the acquired application or downloading the unacquired application For the user It is determined whether the switching, the recommendation notifications based on the judgment result may be performed on the display device.

  According to said structure, the control apparatus can make the said display apparatus perform the notification which recommends use or installation of an application at a timing suitable for a user. Therefore, it is possible to facilitate the use or installation of the application by the user, and the convenience for the user is improved.

  A control device according to an aspect 4 of the present invention is a control device that controls a portable device that executes an application downloaded via a communication network, the address information of a web page connected via a web browser, and the web Access that creates user access history information by associating connection date and time information indicating the date and time of connection to a page with link information on the presence or absence of an application-provided link indicating a site for downloading an application on the web page With reference to the history creation unit (link destination search unit 12) and the access history information, on the site based on the link information and the connection frequency to the web page calculated from the connection date and time information Use of the provided application or download of the application The information to be notified to encourage de, a, and application information providing unit (notification output portion 15) to be provided to the portable device.

  According to said structure, a portable apparatus is controlled so that a user can be notified about the information about the application with a high probability suitable for the user who owns a portable apparatus so that a user's convenience may be improved. A control device can be provided.

  A method for controlling a portable device according to an aspect 5 of the present invention is a method for controlling a portable device that executes an application downloaded via a communication network, and the portable device includes at least one display device (touch panel 20). And at least one storage device (storage unit 50), address information of a web page connected via a web browser, connection date and time information indicating the date and time of connection to the web page, and the web page An access history storage step of storing link information about the presence or absence of an application-provided link indicating a site for downloading an application, and storing it in the storage device as user access history information, with reference to the access history information , The link calculated from the link information and the connection date and time information. Based on the connection frequency to page includes a recommendation notifying step of using or recommending notice recommending the downloading of the application causes the display device of the applications provided by the site.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect that the control method of the portable apparatus in the said aspect 1 can be provided.

  The control device according to the above aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the control device is realized by the computer by operating the computer as each unit (software element) included in the control device. A control program for the control device and a computer-readable recording medium on which the control program is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

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

1A to 1C Portable Device 10 Control Unit (Control Device)
14 Notification Timing Determination Unit (Timing Determination Unit)
15 Notification output part (application information provision part)
16 Process execution part (application information provision part)
20 Touch panel (display device)
40 Positioning unit (location information acquisition unit)
50 storage unit (storage device)
51 User access history DB (access history storage unit)
52 Installed application DB (application storage unit)
53 Application Download History DB (Download History Storage Unit)
122 Link confirmation part (link confirmation part)

Claims (7)

A portable device that executes an application downloaded via a communication network,
The portable device comprises at least one display device, at least one storage device, and at least one control device,
The control device includes:
Address information of a web page connected via a web browser, connection date / time information indicating the date / time of connection to the web page, and a link on the presence / absence of an application-provided link indicating a site for downloading an application on the web page Information is stored in the storage device as user access history information in association with each other,
Referring to the access history information, based on the link information and the connection frequency to the web page calculated from the connection date and time information, use of the application provided on the site or download of the application A portable device characterized by causing the display device to perform a recommendation notification for recommending the user. The control device includes:
With reference to the access history information, whether the application provision link has been added to the web page without the application provision link indicated by the link information and the connection frequency is a predetermined frequency or more. Check at predetermined time intervals,
The display device is configured to cause the display device to perform the recommendation notification for the application provided at the application providing link destination site of the web page on which the application providing link is confirmed to be added. 2. The portable device according to 1. An application already installed in the portable device is an acquired application, an application that is not installed is an unacquired application,
The control device includes:
Storing in the storage device application specifying information for specifying the acquired application, application acquisition information indicating a time at which the acquired application was downloaded and a geographical position of the portable device at that time,
Based on the access history information, the current position information of the portable device, and the application acquisition information, the location indicated by the current time and the position information when using the acquired application or downloading the unacquired application Is appropriate for the user,
The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is configured to make the recommendation notification based on the determined result. A control device for controlling a portable device that executes an application downloaded via a communication network,
Address information of a web page connected via a web browser, connection date / time information indicating the date / time of connection to the web page, and a link on the presence / absence of an application-provided link indicating a site for downloading an application on the web page An access history creating unit that creates user access history information in association with information,
Referring to the access history information, based on the link information and the connection frequency to the web page calculated from the connection date and time information, use of the application provided on the site or download of the application And an application information providing unit for providing information notified to recommend the mobile device to the portable device. A method for controlling a portable device that executes an application downloaded via a communication network,
The portable device comprises at least one display device and at least one storage device;
Address information of a web page connected via a web browser, connection date / time information indicating the date / time of connection to the web page, and a link on the presence / absence of an application-provided link indicating a site for downloading an application on the web page An access history storing step for storing information in the storage device as user access history information in association with each other;
Referring to the access history information, based on the link information and the connection frequency to the web page calculated from the connection date and time information, use of the application provided on the site or download of the application And a recommendation notification step for causing the display device to perform a recommendation notification for recommending the device.   A control program for causing a computer to function as the control device according to claim 4, wherein the control program causes the computer to function as the access history creating unit and the application information providing unit.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the control program according to claim 6 is recorded.

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