JP2020047013A - Information display program, information display method, information display device, and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information display program, an information display method, an information display device, and an information processing system that, when a selectably-displayed text is selected, can effectively display a content related to the selected text.SOLUTION: An information display program causes a computer to execute an acquisition procedure, a first display processing procedure, and a second display processing procedure. The acquisition procedure acquires a first content. The first display processing procedure displays the first content on a display unit in a state where a partial text of a text included in the first content can be selected. When the partial text of the text included in the first content is selected, the second display processing procedure displays, on the display unit 23, a second content related to the partial text superimposed on the first content in a state where the second content is emphasized relative to the first content.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information display program, an information display method, an information display device, and an information processing system.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technology for performing a web search using a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet PC (Personal Computer) or an arbitrary information display device such as a desktop PC has been known. For example, if the content being viewed contains the content that you want to search, the user can enter the content you want to search as a search keyword in the search window provided by search sites and applications. The user can browse the search results corresponding to the input search keyword.

  Thus, the user can browse the search result corresponding to the search keyword by inputting the search keyword in the search window, but inputting the search keyword is troublesome and troublesome. In view of the above, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-139,086 discloses that a text satisfying a predetermined condition among the texts included in the content being viewed is selectably displayed, and when the text is selected, the content related to the selected text is displayed. A technique for performing this is disclosed.

JP 2017-73095 A

  However, the technology described in Patent Document 1 can display content related to the selected text, but there is room for improvement in displaying such content effectively.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and is an information display program and an information display capable of effectively displaying content related to a selected text when a text displayed in a selectable manner is selected. It is an object to provide a method, an information display device, and an information processing system.

  An information display program according to the present application causes a computer to execute an acquisition procedure, a first display processing procedure, and a second display processing procedure. The obtaining step obtains a first content. The first display processing procedure causes the display unit to display the first content in a state where some of the texts included in the first content can be selected. The second display processing procedure may include, when a part of the text included in the first content is selected, superimposing a second content related to the part of the text on the first content and The first content is displayed on the display unit while being relatively emphasized.

  According to an aspect of an embodiment, an information display program, an information display method, and an information display device capable of effectively displaying content related to a selected text when a text displayed in a selectable manner are selected. , And an information processing system.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an information display process according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information processing system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information included in a user information database according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of information included in the search log database according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating a display process in the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram (part 2) for explaining the display process in the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a computer that executes a program.

  Hereinafter, an information display program, an information display method, an information display device, and an embodiment (hereinafter, referred to as “embodiment”) for implementing an information processing system according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiment does not limit the information display program, the information display method, the information display device, and the information processing system according to the present application.

[1. Information display processing)
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an information display process according to the embodiment. In FIG. 1, an information display process is executed by a terminal device 2 which is an example of an information display device. The information display process is a process of displaying the content provided from the information providing device 1 on the terminal device 2.

  The information providing device 1 provides the content specified by the terminal device 2 to the terminal device 2. The content provided by the information providing device 1 is content including text and images, and is, for example, an article such as news or a blog.

  The terminal device 2 is a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, and is a portable terminal device that can communicate with an arbitrary server device via a wireless communication network such as 3G (Generation) or LTE (Long Term Evolution). is there. The terminal device 2 employs a touch panel. The user U of the terminal device 2 can perform various operations by touching the display surface 80 (hereinafter, referred to as a screen 80) of the display unit 23 with a finger or a stylus. The terminal device 2 is not limited to a smart device, and may be an information processing device such as a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a desktop PC, a mobile phone, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

  When the user U of the terminal device 2 performs an operation for acquiring content by touching the screen of the terminal device 2, a content distribution request is transmitted from the terminal device 2 (step S1). When receiving the content distribution request from the terminal device 2, the information providing device 1 distributes the first content C10 corresponding to the content distribution request to the terminal device 2 (Step S2).

  The terminal device 2 performs an acquisition process of acquiring the first content C10 distributed from the information providing device 1 (Step S3). Then, the terminal device 2 executes a first display process of displaying the first content C10 on the display unit 23 in a state where the text included in the first content C10 can be selected (Step S4). At this time, the screen 80 of the display unit 23 is in the first state.

  Link information to the second content C20 is associated with some of the texts included in the first content C10, and the text is partially underlined on the screen 80 so that the user U can select it. It is highlighted. In the first content C10 shown in FIG. 1, each of “actress A”, “hotel B”, “movie C”, “person D”, “television program E”, “brand F”, and “sunglasses G” is used. Is displayed on the screen 80 as text that can be selected by the user U. Hereinafter, a text that can be selected by the user U as described above may be referred to as a selectable text.

  When the selectable text included in the first content C10 is selected, the terminal device 2 superimposes the second content C20 related to the selected selectable text on the first content C10, and Then, a second display process for displaying the image on the display unit 23 in a relatively emphasized state is performed (step S5).

  As a result, the second content C20 related to the selectable text selected by the user U among the texts included in the first content C10 is displayed on the display unit 23. The trouble of searching for the content to be performed can be reduced. In addition, the second content C20 related to the selectable text is displayed in a state of being emphasized relatively to the first content C10, so that the second content C20 can be displayed effectively.

  When the selectable text included in the first content C10 is selected, the terminal device 2 transmits the second content C20 to another device or information based on the link information to the second content C20 associated with the selectable text. Obtained from the providing device 1. Then, the terminal device 2 displays the acquired second content C20 on the display unit 23 in a state of being superimposed on the first content C10 and being relatively emphasized with respect to the first content C10.

  On the screen 80 in the second state shown in FIG. 1, the user U has selected the text “Actress A” included in the first content C10 with the finger F10. As described above, when the user U selects the text “Actress A” included in the first content C10, the terminal device 2 shifts the screen 80 to the third state by the above-described second display processing.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, the second content C20 displays basic information on “actress A”. Such basic information is, for example, information described in a dictionary, and may be called a knowledge panel. Note that the second content C20 may be specific information regarding “actress A”. For example, the second content C20 may be a television program scheduled to appear in “Actress A”, a blog of “Actress A”, or the like.

  Further, the second content C20 may be a search result by a web search or a real-time search using “actress A” as a search key. Web search is a search for web pages. In addition, the real-time search is performed by searching for writing on a real-time web called a miniblog or a microblog in real time (for example, in units of several seconds).

  On the screen 80 in the third state, the second content C20 is superimposed on the first content C10, and the second content C20 is relatively emphasized with respect to the first content C10. The content C20 is displayed effectively. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the brightness of the first content C10 is made darker by graying out the brightness of the second content C20, so that the second content C20 is relatively emphasized with respect to the first content C10. Has become.

  Thereby, the user U can appropriately grasp the second content C20. The gray-out can be performed, for example, by setting the background color of the character in the first content C10 to gray, or by superimposing a transparent gray layer (layer) on the first content C10.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal device 2 darkens the brightness of the first content C10 by graying out. However, the terminal device 2 reduces the brightness of the second content C20 by reducing the overall color of the first content C10. On the other hand, the brightness of the first content C10 can be reduced. In addition, the terminal device 2 can superimpose and display the second content C20, which is brighter than the first content C10 displayed on the screen 80 in the first state, on the first content C10.

  In addition, the terminal device 2 can reduce the character size of the text included in the first content C10 or reduce the character color, and can increase the character size of the text included in the second content C20. You can darken the text color. With this, the terminal device 2 can also emphasize the second content C20 relative to the first content C10.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal device 2 displays the second content C20 on the first content C10 at a position on the screen 80 that avoids the text “Actress A” selected by the user U. . Thereby, the user U can grasp the text to be searched and browse the second content C20.

  The terminal device 2 can also change the highlighting according to the type of the second content C20, the attribute of the user U, and the like. For example, the terminal device 2 changes at least one of the frame of the second content C20, the background of the character, or the character according to the type of the second content C20 and the attribute of the user U, thereby changing the second content C20. Can be emphasized relatively to the first content C10. The type of the second content C20 includes, for example, the above-described basic information, detailed information, a result of a web search, a real-time search, and the like. The attributes of the user U include gender, age, address, taste, and the like.

  Note that, when the close button B20 is selected by the user U (for example, a tap operation), the terminal device 2 removes the second content C20 from the screen 80, but displays the second content C20 in a superimposed manner on the first content C10. The second content C20 can also be deleted from the screen 80 when the elapsed time after the predetermined time has elapsed.

[2. Information processing system]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information processing system according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing system 100 according to the embodiment includes an information providing device 1 and a plurality of terminal devices 2. Each of the plurality of terminal devices 2 is used by the corresponding user U among the plurality of users U.

  The information providing device 1 and the plurality of terminal devices 2 are communicably connected to each other via a network 3 by wire or wirelessly. The network 3 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network) such as the Internet.

[2.1. Information providing device)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the information providing device 1 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a control unit 13.

  The communication unit 11 is realized by, for example, an NIC (Network Interface Card). The communication unit 11 is connected to the network 3 by wire or wirelessly, and transmits and receives information to and from the terminal device 2.

  The storage unit 12 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a random access memory (RAM) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 12 stores a user information database 14, a search log database 15, and a content database 16.

  The user information database 14 includes information on the user U of the terminal device 2. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information included in a user information database according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, in the user information database, “terminal ID (Identifier)”, “user ID”, “demographic attribute”, “psychographic attribute”, and “action history” are associated with each other. Information is included.

  “Terminal ID” is information of an identifier for identifying the terminal device 2. “User ID” is information on an identifier for identifying the user U. "Demographic attribute" indicates demographic attribute information of the user U. Such “demographic attributes” are classified into attribute categories such as “sex” and “age” of the user U, for example. The information on the sex of the user U is set in “sex”, and the information on the age of the user U is set in “age”. Although not shown, the “demographic attribute” includes various attribute categories such as the annual income, address, occupation, and educational background of the user U.

  The “psychographic attribute” is information indicating the value, lifestyle, personality, preference, and the like of the user U. Such "psychographic attributes" are classified into attribute categories such as "clothes", "travel", and "clock". In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, “1” is set for each attribute category when the preference of the user U is relatively high, and “0” is set for other cases. If you dislike it, you may set "-1". Further, a value corresponding to the degree of preference of the user U may be set for each attribute category. Although not shown, the “psychographic attribute” includes various attribute categories such as economy, politics, baseball, soccer, other sports, sweets, personal computers, white goods, and furniture.

  The “action history” is information on the action history of the user U. For example, information on the content viewed by the user U (for example, information on the content accessed by the user U) and the information performed by the user U Web search information (for example, search keywords) is included.

  The search log database 15 includes, for example, search logs that are search histories such as a web search and a real-time search. More specifically, the search log database 15 includes, as a search log, a history of searches performed by a search server (not shown) using an arbitrary search engine.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of information included in the search log database according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the search log database 15 includes information in which “search keywords” and “date and time” are associated with each other. The search log database 15 includes, as a search log, any information related to a web search (eg, information on the user U who has performed a web search) in addition to the information illustrated in FIG.

  “Search keyword” is information indicating a search keyword used for a web search. The “date and time” is information indicating the date and time when the web search was executed. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5, a search log indicating that a web search using the search keyword “actress A movie C” was executed on the date and time “2018/9/20/12: 00” is included. Further, the example shown in FIG. 5 includes a search log indicating that the web search using the search keyword “hotel B” was executed at the date and time “2018/9/20/12: 01”.

  The content database 16 shown in FIG. 3 includes a plurality of contents such as a first content C10 and a second content C20. The content database 16 includes, as information forming these contents, for example, an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) file or an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file that forms a web page, and texts, still images, and moving images displayed on the web page. And other information. When a dedicated application is mounted on the terminal device 2, the content stored in the content database 16 may be content for the dedicated application.

  The control unit 13 is realized by, for example, executing various programs stored in the storage unit 12 using a RAM as a work area by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit). The control unit 13 is realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the control unit 13 includes a reception unit 17, a selection unit 18, and a provision unit 19, and implements or executes information processing functions and operations described below. Note that the internal configuration of the control unit 13 is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 3 and may be another configuration as long as the configuration performs information processing described below. Further, the connection relationship between the processing units included in the control unit 13 is not limited to the connection relationship illustrated in FIG. 3 and may be another connection relationship.

  The receiving unit 17 receives the submission of the first content C10 to be distributed. For example, when receiving the first content C10 to be distributed, such as news, the receiving unit 17 generates a URL indicating the received first content C10, and associates the generated URL with the received first content C10. The content is added to the content database 16 of the storage unit 12. The receiving unit 17 receives a distribution request from the terminal device 2. The distribution request includes the URL of the first content C10 to be distributed.

  The selection unit 18 reads the first content C10 corresponding to the distribution request from the content database 16 of the storage unit 12 based on the URL of the first content C10 included in the distribution request received by the reception unit 17.

  The content database 16 of the storage unit 12 includes a plurality of first contents C10. The plurality of first contents C10 include a content in which a link is set in the text (hereinafter, referred to as a link-set content) and a content in which a link is not set in the text (hereinafter, referred to as a link-unset content). To include).

  The link-set content is content in which link information (for example, the URL of the second content C20) for transition to the second content C20 is set in a part of text (for example, a word). When the first content C10 corresponding to the distribution request is the link-set content, the selection unit 18 passes the link-set content to the providing unit 19.

  In addition, when the content corresponding to the distribution request is unlinked content, the selection unit 18 selects the second content C20 that is a link destination of some text (for example, a word). Then, the selection unit 18 sets link information for transition to the second content C20 in a part of the text based on the selection result. As a result, the linked content is generated. The selecting unit 18 passes the generated link-set content to the providing unit 19.

  The providing unit 19 provides the first content C10 to the terminal device 2 by transmitting the first content C10, which is the link-set content acquired from the selecting unit 18, from the communication unit 11 to the terminal device 2 via the network 3. I do.

  Here, generation of the linked content by the selection unit 18 will be described. The selecting unit 18 analyzes the text included in the unlinked content, and specifies information that satisfies a predetermined condition. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of explanation, the link-unset content to be analyzed is referred to as target content.

  First, a description will be given of a process of determining a text for which a link is to be set among texts included in target content. The selecting unit 18 analyzes the text included in the target content and calculates the possibility of performing a web search using each piece of information included in the target content as a search keyword (hereinafter, referred to as search possibility).

  For example, the selecting unit 18 extracts a word included in the target content by using a technique such as morphological analysis. Then, the selection unit 18 can search for each extracted word (hereinafter referred to as an extracted word) based on information included in the user information database 14 and the search log database 15 stored in the storage unit 12. Calculate gender.

  Specifically, the selection unit 18 determines the number and date and time of a web search using the extracted word as a search keyword, the position of the extracted word in the target content, the number of times the extracted word appears in the target content, The search possibility is calculated for each extracted word based on the number of times the web search is performed using the word to be searched as a search keyword, the attribute of the user U, the action history, and the like. For example, based on the search log database 15, the selection unit 18 can increase the value of the searchability for an extracted word in which the number of times the web search is performed is larger.

  In addition, for example, the selection unit 18 determines whether the extracted word is included in the title, whether the extracted word is included in the title and the main word, and whether the extracted word is included in the same paragraph a plurality of times. The search possibility can be calculated according to which of the positions the extracted word is located. Further, the selection unit 18 can calculate the search possibility based on whether or not the content of the target content is related to each extracted word. In addition, the selection unit 18 can calculate the searchability based on the number of times the extracted word appears in the target content.

  Further, the selection unit 18 can calculate the search possibility based on whether the extracted word is a so-called buzz word. For example, the selection unit 18 can calculate the search possibility based on the number of times that a web search using the extracted word as a search keyword is performed per unit time. Further, the selection unit 18 can calculate the search possibility based on the number of postings including the extracted word in an SNS (Social Networking Service), a microblog, or the like. In addition, the selection unit 18 determines whether or not the extracted word is an exclusion word that does not perform a selectable display, and whether or not the extracted word is an essential word that always performs a selectable display. Can be corrected.

  In addition, the selection unit 18 can specify, for example, a search keyword used for a web search when a plurality of users U who browsed the target content in the past browsed the target content. Then, the selecting unit 18 searches the information included in the target content for a value of searchability such as an extracted word that is the same as the word included in the specified search keyword or an extracted word that is highly relevant to the specified search keyword. It can be higher.

  In addition, the selection unit 18 can specify a search keyword used in a web search when the user U having the same attribute as the user U who browses the target content browses the target content. Then, the selecting unit 18 sets the value of the searchability of the same extracted word or the highly relevant extracted word as the word included in the specified search keyword among the information included in the target content to a higher value. it can.

  The selecting unit 18 selects an extracted word whose searchability value is larger than a predetermined threshold value from a plurality of extracted words as a word for setting a link (hereinafter, referred to as a selected word).

  Next, the selection unit 18 selects the type of the second content C20 to be a link destination of the selected word, and sets link information for transitioning to the second content C20 of the selected type as the selected word. The type of the second content C20 includes, for example, basic information on the selected word, detailed information on the selected word, a web search result on the selected word, a real-time search on the selected word, and the like.

  The basic information on the selected word is lexicographically described information on the selected word, and may be called a knowledge panel. For example, when the selected word is “Actress A”, the basic information on the selected word includes the image of the actress A, the date of birth, the gender, the age, the affiliation office, the appearing program, the appearing movie, the URL of the blog, etc. Information. When the selected word is a company name, the basic information on the selected word is, for example, information such as a company profile, a company address, and a URL of a company homepage. Such basic information is stored in the storage unit 12 for each word, for example.

  The detailed information on the selected word is information on the selected word and is more detailed information than the basic information. For example, when the selected word is “actress A”, the detailed information on the selected word is information on the history and episodes of actress A, movies and programs that actress A is scheduled to appear in, and the like. When the selected word is a company name, the detailed information on the selected word is, for example, information on a new service or a new product provided by the company. Such detailed information is stored in the storage unit 12 for each word, for example.

  The web search result regarding the selected word is a web search result using the selected word as a search keyword. For example, the selecting unit 18 transmits a search query using the selected word as a search keyword to a search server (not shown), thereby acquiring link information (for example, a URL) to a web search result related to the selected word from the search server. be able to.

  The real-time search for the selected word is a result of the real-time search using the selected word as a search keyword. For example, the selection unit 18 transmits a search query using the selected word as a search keyword to a search server (not shown) that performs a real-time search, and thereby links information (for example, URL) to a result of the real-time search regarding the selected word. It can be obtained from a search server.

  The selection unit 18 can select the type of the second content C20 to be the link destination of the selected word based on, for example, the attribute of the target content, the attribute of the user U, the action history of the user U, and the like. For example, the selection unit 18 determines the knowledge level of the selected word of the user U based on the attribute and the action history of the user U who browses the target content.

  Specifically, the selection unit 18 learns a model for calculating a knowledge level for each word, using information such as an attribute and an action history of the user U who browses the target content as a feature, and uses the learned model. Thus, it is possible to calculate the knowledge level of the selected word of the user U who browses the target content. Note that the selection unit 18 can also calculate the knowledge level of the user U's selected word based on, for example, the number of searches and the search frequency in a search server (not shown) using the user U's selected word.

  The selecting unit 18 can select the type of the second content C20 according to the knowledge level of the user U regarding the selected word. For example, when the knowledge level is lower than the first threshold, the selection unit 18 selects the basic information on the selected word as the type of the second content C20. In addition, when the knowledge level is equal to or more than the first threshold and less than the second threshold, the selection unit 18 can select detailed information regarding the selected word as the type of the second content C20.

  In addition, when the knowledge level is equal to or more than the second threshold and less than the third threshold, the selection unit 18 can select a web search result regarding the selected word as the type of the second content C20. In addition, when the value is less than the fourth threshold, the selection unit 18 can select a real-time search for the selected word as the type of the second content C20. Note that the selection of the type of the second content C20 based on the knowledge level is not limited to the above-described example, and can be appropriately changed.

  Note that the selection unit 18 can also select a plurality of types of the second content C20 to be linked to the selected word. In this case, the selection unit 18 generates link information that allows the terminal device 2 to select the type of the second content C20. The link information for selecting the type of the second content C20 includes link information to each of the two or more types of the second content C20.

[2.2. Terminal device)
Next, the configuration of the terminal device 2 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the terminal device according to the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the terminal device 2 includes a communication unit 21, an input unit 22, a display unit 23, a physical sensor 24, a storage unit 25, and a control unit 26.

  The communication unit 21 is realized by, for example, an NIC or the like. The communication unit 21 is connected to the network 3 by wire or wirelessly, and transmits and receives information to and from the information providing apparatus 1.

  The input unit 22 is an input device that receives various operations from the user U. For example, the input unit 22 is realized by a keyboard, a mouse, operation keys, and the like. The display unit 23 is a display device for displaying various information. For example, the display unit 23 is realized by a liquid crystal display or the like. When a touch panel is used for the terminal device 2, the input unit 22 and the display unit 23 are integrated.

  The physical sensor 24 is a sensor that detects a physical state of the terminal device 2. For example, the physical sensor 24 is a gyro sensor that measures the inclination of the terminal device 2 in three axial directions. Note that the physical sensor 24 is not limited to a gyro sensor, and any sensor such as, for example, an acceleration sensor, a temperature sensor, a volume sensor, and a brightness sensor can be applied.

  The storage unit 25 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk.

  The control unit 26 is realized by, for example, executing various programs stored in a storage device inside the terminal device 2 using a RAM as a work area by a CPU, an MPU, or the like. For example, this program corresponds to an application program (an example of an information display program) that causes the terminal device 2 to execute the information display process and various processes related to the information display process illustrated in FIG. The control unit 26 is realized by, for example, an integrated circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the control unit 26 includes an operation receiving unit 27, an obtaining unit 28, and a display processing unit 29, and implements or executes functions and operations of information processing described below. The internal configuration of the control unit 26 is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 6, and may be another configuration as long as the configuration performs information processing described below. The application program only needs to be realized by the control unit 26 with the functions exhibited by the operation reception unit 27, the acquisition unit 28, and the display processing unit 29.

  The operation receiving unit 27 receives an operation of the user U via the input unit 22. For example, the operation receiving unit 27 receives an operation on the first content C10 performed by the user U on the input unit 22 and transmits link information (for example, a URL of the second content C20) included in the first content C10. Output to the acquisition unit 28. Further, the operation receiving unit 27 outputs the content of the operation of the user U such as the scroll operation and the tap operation received via the input unit 22 to the display processing unit 29.

  The acquisition unit 28 acquires the first content C10 and the second content C20. For example, when the display of the first content C10 is requested by the operation of the user U, the acquisition unit 28 requests the information providing apparatus 1 to distribute the first content C10, and the information providing apparatus 1 transmits the first content C10. Acquire C10. As described above, some of the texts included in the first content C10 are selectable texts in which link information to the second content C20 is set and which can be selected by the user U.

  The acquisition unit 28 can acquire the second content C20 based on the link information associated with the selectable text. For example, when the selectable text included in the first content C10 is selected by the operation of the user U, the acquisition unit 28 determines the second content C20 based on the link information set in the selected selectable text. Can be obtained.

  When acquiring the first content C10, the acquiring unit 28 sets each of the selectable texts included in the first content C10 independently of the operation of the user U (that is, before selecting the selectable text). The second content C20 associated with each selectable text can also be obtained based on the provided link information. In this case, the acquisition unit 28 stores the acquired second content C20 in the storage unit 25.

  The display processing unit 29 causes the display unit 23 to display the first content C10 acquired by the acquisition unit 28. For example, the display processing unit 29 displays the first content C10 on the display unit 23 in a state where a selectable text can be selected from the texts included in the first content C10.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the terminal device according to the embodiment. In the first state shown in FIG. 7, among the texts included in the first content C10, “actress A”, “hotel B”, “movie C”, “person D”, “television program E”, “brand F”, And "sunglasses G" are displayed on the screen 80 of the display unit 23 as selectable text. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the first content C10 is displayed on the display unit 23 in a state where the selectable text is underlined so that it can be recognized that the text is selectable. The possible text may be displayed so that it can be grasped.

  When the selectable text is selected, the display processing unit 29 superimposes the second content C20 associated with the selectable text on the first content C10 and emphasizes the second content C20 relative to the first content C10. Is displayed on the display unit 23. When the acquisition unit 28 acquires the second content C20 in advance, the display processing unit 29 acquires the second content C20 associated with the selectable text from the storage unit 25, and acquires the acquired second content C20. Is displayed on the display unit 23.

  8 and 9 are diagrams for explaining display processing in the terminal device according to the embodiment. On the screen 80 in the second state shown in FIG. 8, the user U selects the selectable text “movie C” included in the first content C10 with the finger F10. As described above, when the user U selects the selectable text “movie C” included in the first content C10, the display processing unit 29 selects the selectable text “movie C” based on the link information set in the selectable text “movie C”. The display unit 23 displays the second content C20 associated with the possible text “movie C”. In the example illustrated in FIG. 8, the second content C20 indicating the result of the web search for “Movie C” is displayed on the display unit 23.

  On the screen 80 in the third state shown in FIG. 8, the brightness of the first content C10 is made darker by graying out the brightness of the second content C20, so that the second content C20 is relative to the first content C10. The state is emphasized. In addition, the frame of the second content C20 is thickened, so that the second content C20 is relatively emphasized with respect to the first content C10.

  On the screen 80 in the second state shown in FIG. 9, the user U has selected the selectable text “Actress A” included in the first content C10 with the finger F10. As described above, when the user U selects the selectable text “Actress A” included in the first content C10, the display processing unit 29 performs the selection based on the link information set in the selectable text “Actress A”. The display unit 23 displays the second content C20 associated with the possible text “Actress A”.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 9, the second content C20 indicating the result of the real search for “actress A” is displayed on the display unit 23. Further, on the screen 80 in the third state shown in FIG. 9, similarly to the screen 80 in the third state shown in FIG. 8, the second content C20 is in a state of being relatively emphasized with respect to the first content C10. .

  The display processing unit 29 can also change the highlighting according to the type of the second content C20, the attribute of the user U, and the like. The selectable text included in the first content C10 transmitted from the information providing device 1 is associated with information indicating the type of the second content C20 in addition to the link information to the second content C20. The display processing unit 29 can also change the highlighting based on the type of the second content C20 associated with the selectable text.

  The storage unit 25 stores information of the user U (for example, attribute information), and the display processing unit 29 changes the highlighted display according to the information of the user U stored in the storage unit 25. You can also. The acquisition unit 28 stores the information of the user U input by the operation of the user U in the storage unit 25, acquires the information of the user U from the information providing apparatus 1, and acquires the information of the acquired user U. Information can be stored in the storage unit 25.

  The display processing unit 29, for example, according to at least one of the type of the second content C20 and the attribute of the user U, a frame (for example, thickness) of one of the first content C10 and the second content C20. , Color, or pattern), character background (eg, color, pattern, image), or character (eg, size, thickness, color, or font) to change the second content C20. It can be emphasized relatively to the first content C10.

  When the close button B20 is selected by the user U (for example, tap operation), the display processing unit 29 removes the second content C20 from the screen 80, but superimposes the second content C20 on the first content C10. When the elapsed time from the display reaches a predetermined time, the second content C20 can be deleted from the screen 80. Note that the display processing unit 29 can change the above-described predetermined time according to the type of the second content C20.

  In addition, the display processing unit 29 selects the selectable text in a display mode corresponding to the type of the second content C20 so that the user U can grasp the type of the second content C20 displayed when the selectable text is selected. Can be displayed on the display unit 23. For example, the display processing unit 29 can cause the display unit 23 to display the selectable text in a color, a font, or an emphasis method according to the type of the associated second content C20. The emphasizing method includes, for example, underlining a character, making the character thicker, and surrounding the character with a frame.

  When the link information set in the selectable text is link information that allows the type of the second content C20 to be selected, the display processing unit 29 displays the type of the second content C20 so that the user U can select the type. A selectable text can be displayed at 23.

  For example, the display processing unit 29 can change the display mode of the selectable text at predetermined time intervals, and changes the display mode of the selectable text according to the physical state of the terminal device 2 detected by the physical sensor 24. Can be changed. The display processing unit 29 can cause the display unit 23 to display the second content C20 of a type corresponding to the display mode when the user U selects the selectable text. Note that the physical state of the terminal device 2 is, for example, a state in which the terminal device 2 is shaken by the user U, a state in which the terminal device 2 is moving, an ambient temperature of the terminal device 2, and the like.

  Further, when the link information set in the selectable text is link information in which the type of the second content C20 can be selected, the display processing unit 29 sets the type of the second content C20 according to the selection mode of the selectable text. The two contents C20 can be displayed on the display unit 23. For example, the display processing unit 29 can display, on the display unit 23, the second content C20 of a type corresponding to the touch time, the number of taps, or the touch position on the selectable text.

  Further, when the link information set in the selectable text is link information capable of selecting the type of the second content C20 (for example, the first type and the second type), the display processing unit 29 first sets the first type Can be displayed on the display unit 23. When the time from when the first type of second content C20 is displayed on the display unit 23 to when the user U operates the close button B20 is equal to or smaller than the threshold, the display processing unit 29 sets the second type of the second type. The second content C20 can be displayed on the display unit 23.

  Further, the display processing unit 29 can change the type of the second content C20 to be displayed on the display unit 23 according to the number of times the same selectable text is selected. For example, the display processing unit 29 displays the first type of second content C20 on the display unit 23 in the first selection, and displays the second type of second content C20 on the display unit 23 in the second selection. Can be. The first type is, for example, basic information on selectable text, and the second type is, for example, detailed information on selectable text, a web search result, or a real-time search result.

[3. Processing flow of information providing device]
Next, a procedure of information processing by the information providing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 10, the control unit 13 determines whether there is a distribution request for the first content C10 from the terminal device 2 (Step S10). When determining that there is a distribution request for the first content C10 (Step S10: Yes), the control unit 13 determines whether the first content C10 corresponding to the distribution request is unlinked content (Step S11). ).

  When the control unit 13 determines that the first content C10 corresponding to the distribution request is the unlinked content (step S11: Yes), the control unit 13 can select from the texts included in the first content C10 corresponding to the distribution request. A text is selected (step S12). Further, the control unit 13 selects a type of the second content C20 to be associated with the selectable text (Step S13). Then, the control unit 13 generates the first content C10 including the selectable text associated with the link information to the second content C20 of the selected type, and transmits the generated first content C10 to the terminal device 2 (step S14).

  When the control unit 13 determines that the first content C10 corresponding to the distribution request is not a link-unset content (step S11: No), the control unit 13 includes a selectable text associated with link information to the second content C20. The first content C10 is acquired from the storage unit 12, and the acquired first content C10 is transmitted to the terminal device 2 (Step S15).

  When determining that there is no distribution request for the first content C10 (Step S10: No), when the processing of Step S14 is completed, or when the processing of Step S15 is completed, the control unit 13 performs the processing illustrated in FIG. finish.

[4. Processing flow of terminal device]
Next, a procedure of information processing by the terminal device 2 according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of the terminal device according to the embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 11, the control unit 26 sends a request for distribution of the first content C10 to the information providing apparatus 1 based on an operation of the user U (step S20), and acquires the first content C10 from the information providing apparatus 1. It is determined whether or not the process has been performed (step S21). When determining that the first content C10 has not been obtained from the information providing apparatus 1 (Step S21: No), the control unit 26 repeats the process of Step S21.

  When determining that the first content C10 has been acquired from the information providing device 1 (Step S21: Yes), the control unit 26 displays the first content C10 on the screen 80 of the display unit 23 (Step S22). Then, the control unit 26 determines whether a selectable text is selected from the texts included in the first content C10 (Step S23). When determining that the selectable text has not been selected (Step S23: No), the control unit 26 repeats the process of Step S23.

  If the control unit 26 determines that the selectable text has been selected (step S23: Yes), the control unit 26 associates the second selectable text with the selected selectable text based on the link information set in the selected selectable text. The content C20 is obtained (Step S24). Then, the control unit 26 superimposes the second content C20 acquired in step S24 on the first content C10 and highlights the second content C20 relative to the first content C10 to display the second content C20 on the screen 80 of the display unit 23 (step S24). S25), the process shown in FIG. 11 ends.

[5. (Deformation)
In the above-described embodiment, the first content C10 is a link-set content in which link information to the second content C20 is set in a part of the text, but the first content C10 is replaced with the link-set content. Alternatively, in addition, the content may be a content in which link information is not set and an arbitrary text can be selected. In this case, the acquisition unit 28 of the terminal device 2 transmits a search query using one or more characters arbitrarily selected by the operation of the user U as a search keyword to a search server (not shown), and responds to the search query. The search result transmitted from the search server is acquired as the second content C20. Also in this case, the display processing unit 29 can display the second content C20 on the display unit 23 in a state of being superimposed on the first content C10 and being emphasized relatively to the first content C10.

  When the information providing device 1 provides the second content C20, the second content C20 can be provided to the terminal device 2 as a link-set content similarly to the first content C10. In this case, the control unit 13 of the information providing apparatus 1 sets link information to the third content in a selectable text among texts included in the second content C20. When the selectable text of the second content C20 is selected, the control unit 26 of the terminal device 2 superimposes and displays the third content set as the link destination of the selected selectable text on the second content C20. In addition, the first content C10 and the second content C20 can be displayed on the display unit 23 in a state of being relatively emphasized.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the link information set in the selectable text is the URL of the second content C20. However, the link information set in the selectable text includes a search query including the search keyword. It may be information for transmitting a search server (not shown).

  In the above-described embodiment, the information providing apparatus 1 performs the process of converting the content with no link set to the content with the link set. However, an apparatus other than the information providing apparatus 1 converts the content without the link set with the content with the link set. You can also. For example, the information providing apparatus 1 transmits unlinked content to the terminal apparatus 2. The terminal device 2 transmits the information of the unlinked content to the analysis processing device (not shown). The analysis processing device generates a link-set content based on the information of the link-unset content, and transmits the generated link-set content to the terminal device 2. Note that the analysis processing device transmits information (for example, selectable text and link information) for converting the unlinked content to the linked content, to the terminal device 2, and the terminal device 2 generates the linked content. Or it can be displayed.

[6. program〕
The information providing device 1 and the terminal device 2 in the above-described embodiment are realized, for example, by a computer 200 having a configuration as illustrated in FIG. 12 executing a program. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a computer that executes a program. The computer 200 includes a CPU 201, a RAM 202, a read only memory (ROM) 203, a hard disk drive (HDD) 204, a communication interface (I / F) 205, an input / output interface (I / F) 206, and a media interface (I / F). ) 207.

  The CPU 201 operates based on a program stored in the ROM 203 or the HDD 204 and controls each unit. The ROM 203 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 201 when the computer 200 is started, a program depending on hardware of the computer 200, and the like.

  The HDD 204 stores data used by a program executed by the CPU 201 and the like. The communication interface 205 receives data from another device via the network 3 and sends the data to the CPU 201, and transmits the data generated by the CPU 201 to another device via the network 3. The CPU 201 controls the output unit such as the display unit 23 and the printer, and the input unit 22 such as a keyboard and a mouse or a touch panel via the input / output interface 206. The CPU 201 acquires data from an input device via the input / output interface 206. Further, the CPU 201 outputs the generated data to an output device via the input / output interface 206.

  The media interface 207 reads a program or data stored in the recording medium 208 and provides the program or data to the CPU 201 via the RAM 202. The CPU 201 loads the program from the recording medium 208 onto the RAM 202 via the media interface 207, and executes the loaded program. The recording medium 208 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a PD (Phase Change Rewritable Disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. And so on.

  When the computer 200 functions as the information providing apparatus 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the CPU 201 of the computer 200 executes the information providing program loaded on the RAM 202, thereby receiving the receiving unit 17 and the selecting unit 18 illustrated in FIG. , And the functions of the providing unit 19 are realized. The CPU 201 of the computer 200 reads the information providing program from the recording medium 208 and executes it. However, as another example, the CPU 201 may acquire the program from another device via the network 3.

  When the computer 200 functions as the terminal device 2 according to the above-described embodiment, the CPU 201 of the computer 200 executes the information display program loaded on the RAM 202, so that the operation reception unit 27 illustrated in FIG. The functions of the unit 28 and the display processing unit 29 are realized. The CPU 201 of the computer 200 reads the information display program from the recording medium 208 and executes the program. However, as another example, the program may be obtained from another device via the network 3.

[7. effect〕
As described above, the information display program according to the embodiment causes the computer 200 to execute the acquisition procedure, the first display processing procedure, and the second display processing procedure. In the acquisition procedure, the first content C10 is acquired. In the first display processing procedure, the first content C10 is displayed on the display unit 23 in a state where some of the texts included in the first content C10 can be selected. In the second display processing procedure, when a part of the text included in the first content C10 is selected, the second content C20 associated with the part of the text is superimposed on the first content C10; The first content C10 is displayed on the display unit 23 in a state of being relatively emphasized. This allows the user U to accurately grasp the second content C20 related to the selected text when the text displayed so as to be selectable is selected, and effectively displays the second content C20. be able to.

  Further, link information to the second content C20 is set in some texts. The acquisition procedure acquires the second content C20 based on the link information when a part of the text is selected. Accordingly, the second content C20 is obtained only when a part of the text is selected, so that the load of the obtaining process is reduced as compared with the case where the second content C20 regarding all selectable texts is obtained. be able to.

  In addition, the acquisition procedure is to acquire the second content C20 based on the link information before selecting some text, store the acquired second content C20 in the storage unit 25, and If selected, the second content C20 is obtained from the storage unit 25. Thereby, the display processing of the second content C20 can be performed more quickly than in a case where the second content C20 is acquired based on the link information after a part of the text is selected.

  The second content C20 is a content selected based on the information of the user U. Thereby, the appropriate content corresponding to the user U can be provided to the user U as the second content C20.

  The second display processing procedure causes the display unit 23 to display the second content C20 of the type corresponding to the mode of text selection. Thus, the user U can browse the desired type of the second content C20 by changing the text selection mode.

  Further, the second display processing procedure changes the emphasized state of the second content C20 according to the type of the second content C20. Thereby, the user U can easily grasp the type of the second content C20.

  Further, the second display processing procedure changes the emphasized state of the second content C20 according to the attribute of the user U. Thereby, the second content C20 can be displayed on the display unit 23 with appropriate highlighting according to the user U.

  In the second display processing procedure, the second content C20 is displayed at a position avoiding the selected text. This allows the user U to easily grasp the selected text even when he or she forgets what was selected.

  Further, the information providing device 1 includes a selecting unit 18 and a providing unit 19. The selection unit 18 selects, as the second content C20, a content of a type corresponding to the user U who browses the first content C10 displayed on the display unit 23. The providing unit 19 provides the terminal device 2 (an example of an information display device) with the first content C10 in which the link information to the second content C20 is associated with the selectable text. Thereby, the second content C20 of an appropriate type according to the user U can be provided to the user U.

[8. Others)
The above-described information providing apparatus 1 may be realized by a plurality of server computers, respectively, or may be realized by calling an external platform or the like by an API (Application Programming Interface) or network computing depending on the function. Can be changed flexibly. Further, arrows shown in FIG. 3 and the like are for supplementarily indicating flows of data, control, and the like, and do not deny other flows or limit directions. Further, the above-mentioned “section (section, module, unit)” can be read as “means”, “circuit”, or the like. For example, the acquiring unit can be replaced with an acquiring unit or an acquiring circuit.

  As described above, the present invention has been described using the embodiments, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It is apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or improvements can be made to the above embodiment. It is apparent from the description of the appended claims that embodiments with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information provision apparatus 2 Terminal device 3 Network 11 and 21 Communication part 12, 25 Storage part 13, 26 Control part 14 User information database 15 Search log database 16 Content database 17 Reception part 18 Selection part 19 Provision part 22 Input part 23 Display Unit 24 physical sensor 27 operation reception unit 28 acquisition unit 29 display processing unit 80 screen

Claims (11)

An acquisition procedure for acquiring the first content;
A first display processing procedure for displaying the first content on a display unit in a state where some of the texts included in the first content can be selected, and a part of the text included in the first content. When a text is selected, a second content related to the part of the text is superimposed on the first content and displayed on the display unit in a state where the second content is emphasized relative to the first content. An information display program for causing a computer to execute a display processing procedure. Link information to the second content is set in the partial text,
The acquisition procedure includes:
The information display program according to claim 1, wherein when the part of the text is selected, the second content is acquired based on the link information. Link information to the second content is set in the partial text,
The acquisition procedure includes:
When the second content is acquired based on the link information before the partial text is selected, and the acquired second content is stored in a storage unit, and the partial text is selected. The information display program according to claim 1, wherein the second content is obtained from the storage unit. The information display program according to claim 1, wherein the second content is a content selected based on information of a user. The second display processing procedure includes:
The information display program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a second content of a type corresponding to the selection mode is displayed on the display unit. The second display processing procedure includes:
The information display program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the emphasis state is changed according to a type of the second content. The second display processing procedure includes:
The information display program according to claim 1, wherein the emphasis state is changed according to a user attribute. The second display processing procedure includes:
The information display program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the second content is displayed at a position avoiding the selected part of the text. A method of displaying information performed by a computer,
An obtaining step of obtaining the first content;
A first display processing step of displaying the first content on a display unit in a state where some of the texts included in the first content can be selected; and a part of the text included in the first content. When a text is selected, a second content related to the part of the text is superimposed on the first content and displayed on the display unit in a state where the second content is emphasized relative to the first content. And a display processing step. An acquisition unit that acquires the first content;
A first display process for displaying the first content on a display unit in a state where some of the texts included in the first content can be selected; and a process for displaying a part of the text included in the first content. When a text is selected, a second content related to the part of the text is superimposed on the first content and displayed on the display unit in a state where the second content is emphasized relative to the first content. An information display device, comprising: a display processing unit that performs display processing. An information display device according to claim 10, and an information providing device,
The information providing device,
A selection unit that selects, as the second content, content of a type according to a user who browses the first content;
An information processing system, comprising: a providing unit that provides the first content in which the link information to the second content is associated with the partial text to the information display device.

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