JP2020182166A - Notification information processing apparatus, notification information display device, and notification information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a notification information processing apparatus that can set a display form of notification information for every external device.SOLUTION: A notification information processing apparatus 1 comprises: a first receiving unit 11; a first control unit 13; and a transmission unit 11. The first receiving unit 11 receives, from an external device 4, notification information and identification information for identifying the external device. In response to the first receiving unit 11 receiving the notification information and the identification information from the external device 4, the first control unit 13 acquires a display form corresponding to the identification information. The transmission unit 11 transmits the notification information and information indicating the display form to a notification information display device 2. The display form indicates at least one of a display position of a detail screen, a display size of the detail screen, a display position of a notification icon, and timing to display the detail screen or the notification icon. The detail screen displays a message indicating the notification information. The notification icon indicates that the external device 4 transmits the notification information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a notification information processing device, a notification information display device, and a notification information processing system.

A system is known in which a television receiver displays a message transmitted from each home electric appliance (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The message display system of Patent Document 1 includes a favorite setting input means. The favorite setting input means has, for example, a message display timing field. In the message display timing column, a plurality of parameters indicating the timing for displaying the message are set. When the user selects one of the plurality of parameters, the timing at which the message is displayed is determined. The plurality of parameters include, for example, "after the program ends". If "After Program Ends" is selected, the television receiver will display a message after the program currently being watched ends.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-236777

However, the message display system of Patent Document 1 cannot set the display form of the notification information for each home electric appliance. In other words, the message is displayed in the same display form regardless of the message from any home electric appliance. For example, when "after the program ends" is selected as the message display timing, the message is displayed after the program currently being viewed ends, regardless of the message from any home electric appliance.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a notification information processing device, a notification information display device, and a notification information processing system capable of setting a display form of notification information for each external device. To do.

The notification information processing device of the present invention includes a first receiving unit, a first control unit, and a transmitting unit. The first receiving unit receives notification information and identification information for identifying the external device from the external device. The first control unit acquires a display form corresponding to the identification information in response to the reception of the notification information and the identification information from the external device by the first receiving unit. The transmission unit transmits the notification information and information indicating the display form to the notification information display device. The display form indicates at least one of the display position of the detail screen, the display size of the detail screen, the display position of the notification icon, and the timing of displaying the detail screen or the notification icon. The detail screen displays a message indicating the notification information. The notification icon indicates that the external device has transmitted the notification information.

The notification information display device of the present invention includes a second receiving unit, a display unit, and a second control unit. The second receiving unit receives the notification information and the information indicating the display form from the notification information processing device. The display unit displays the detail screen or the notification icon. The second control unit controls the display unit. The second control unit determines whether or not the display unit is driven in response to the reception of the notification information and the information indicating the display form by the second reception unit. The second control unit drives the display unit in response to the determination that the display unit is not driving, and causes the detail screen or the notification icon to be displayed on the display unit.

The notification information processing system of the present invention includes a receiving unit, a control unit, and a display unit. The receiving unit receives notification information and identification information for identifying the external device from the external device. The control unit acquires a display form corresponding to the identification information in response to the reception unit receiving the notification information and the identification information from the external device. The display unit displays a detail screen or a notification icon based on the notification information and the information indicating the display form. The display form indicates at least one of the display position of the detail screen, the display size of the detail screen, the display position of the notification icon, and the timing of displaying the detail screen or the notification icon. The detail screen displays a message indicating the notification information. The notification icon indicates that the external device has transmitted the notification information.

According to the notification information processing device, the notification information display device, and the notification information processing system of the present invention, the display form of the notification information can be set for each external device.

It is a figure which shows the notification information processing system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the external device which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the television receiver and the remote controller which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 1st registration screen which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 2nd registration screen which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the notification management table which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the notification management table setting process which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the notification management table setting process which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. (A) It is a figure which shows the notification icon which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. (B) It is a figure which shows the detailed screen which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. (C) It is a figure which shows the registration icon which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the notification processing which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the notification processing which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the notification management table which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. (A) It is a figure which shows the display form table which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. (B) It is a figure which shows the equipment management table which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the notification management table setting process which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the notification management table setting process which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the notification processing which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the notification processing which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. (A) It is a figure which shows the equipment management table which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. (B) It is a figure which shows the learning table which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the learning process which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the learning process which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the notification management table setting process which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the notification processing which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the learning table which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the notification processing which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server which concerns on Embodiment 5 of this invention. (A) It is a figure which shows the viewing table which concerns on Embodiment 5 of this invention. (B) It is a figure which shows the 2nd learning table which concerns on Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server which concerns on Embodiment 6 of this invention. (A) It is a figure which shows the viewing table which concerns on Embodiment 6 of this invention. (B) It is a figure which shows the 2nd learning table which concerns on Embodiment 6 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the television receiver which concerns on Embodiment 7 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server which concerns on Embodiment 7 of this invention. (A) It is a figure which shows the viewing table which concerns on Embodiment 7 of this invention. (B) It is a figure which shows the 2nd learning table which concerns on Embodiment 7 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows another example of the structure of the television receiver which concerns on Embodiment 7 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the special operation table which concerns on Embodiment 8 of this invention. It is a figure which shows a part of the 2nd registration screen which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the detailed screen which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. In addition, the description may be omitted as appropriate for the parts where the explanations are duplicated. Further, in the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description is not repeated.

[Embodiment 1]
First, the notification information processing system 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a notification information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the notification information processing system 100 includes a server 1, a television receiver 2 (television), a remote controller 3, and a plurality of external devices 4.

The notification information processing system 100 causes the television receiver 2 to display the notification information transmitted from each external device 4. In the following description, the television receiver 2 may be referred to as "television 2". In this embodiment, the server 1 is an example of a notification information processing device. The television 2 is an example of a notification information display device.

The server 1 is communicably connected to the television 2 and each of the plurality of external devices 4 via a network such as the Internet. The plurality of external devices 4 may include an information processing device such as a smartphone. Further, the plurality of external devices 4 may include home appliances such as a refrigerator, a washing machine, a microwave oven, and a smart speaker.

Each of the plurality of external devices 4 transmits notification information and identification information for identifying the own device to the server 1. The notification information is, for example, information indicating an event generated in the external device 4 or information indicating the state of the external device 4. For example, when a smartphone receives an e-mail from a mail server, the smartphone sends the e-mail to the server 1 as notification information. For example, when cooking is completed, the microwave oven transmits information indicating that cooking is completed to the server 1 as notification information. For example, when the washing is completed, the washing machine transmits information indicating that the washing is completed to the server 1 as notification information. For example, when the defrosting is completed, the refrigerator transmits information indicating that the defrosting is completed to the server 1 as notification information.

The server 1 acquires the display form corresponding to the identification information in response to receiving the notification information and the identification information from the external device 4. In other words, the server 1 acquires the display form corresponding to each external device 4. The display form indicates, for example, a display position which is a position for displaying the detail screen 230. The detail screen 230 is a screen for displaying a message indicating notification information. The detailed screen 230 will be described later with reference to FIG. 10B. According to the present embodiment, since the server 1 acquires the display form corresponding to the identification information, the display form can be set for each external device 4. For example, the display position of the detail screen 230 can be set to a different position for each external device 4.

The television 2 receives notification information and information indicating a display form from the server 1. The television 2 includes a display surface, and displays the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 on the display surface based on the information indicating the display form. The notification icon 220 is an icon indicating that the external device 4 has transmitted the notification information. The notification icon 220 will be described later with reference to FIG. 10A. According to the present embodiment, since the television 2 displays the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 based on the display mode, the detail screen 230 and the notification icon 220 are displayed in different display modes for each external device 4. Can be done. For example, the television 2 can display the detail screen 230 at a different position for each external device 4.

The remote controller 3 includes a housing 3a and a plurality of hard keys 311. Each of the plurality of hard keys 311 is arranged with respect to the housing 3a so that a part thereof protrudes from the housing 3a. In the following description, the hard key 311 may be described as "key 311".

The remote controller 3 transmits a control signal in response to the operation of the key 311 by the user. The control signal indicates the operation of the key 311 by the user. The television 2 executes processing according to the control signal. The control signal is, for example, a pulsed infrared signal. In this embodiment, the key 311 includes a notification information rejection button.

For example, when the user presses the notification information rejection button while the television 2 is displaying the detail screen 230, the remote controller 3 transmits a control signal instructing to delete the notification information. As a result, the detail screen 230 is erased from the display surface of the television 2. Similarly, when the user presses the notification information rejection button while the television 2 is displaying the notification icon 220, the remote controller 3 transmits a control signal instructing to delete the notification information. As a result, the notification icon 220 is erased from the display surface of the television 2.

Subsequently, the configuration of the server 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the server 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 1 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a control unit 13.

The communication unit 11 communicates with a communication device conforming to the same communication standard. For example, the communication unit 11 is a LAN adapter that conforms to a LAN (Local Area Network) standard. The communication unit 11 communicates with each of the television 2 and the plurality of external devices 4 described with reference to FIG. 1 via a network such as the Internet.

The communication unit 11 receives notification information and identification information from each of the plurality of external devices 4. Further, the communication unit 11 transmits the notification information and the information indicating the display form to the television 2. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 11 further receives the refusal information indicating that the display form has been rejected or the consent information indicating that the display form has been accepted from the television 2. The communication unit 11 is an example of the first receiving unit. The communication unit 11 is an example of a transmission unit.

The storage unit 12 is composed of a storage device and a semiconductor memory. The storage device is composed of, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and / or an SSD (Solid State Drive). The semiconductor memory constitutes, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory). The storage unit 12 stores a control program for controlling the operation of each unit of the server 1. The control program stored in the storage unit 12 is executed by the control unit 13. In addition, the storage unit 12 stores various types of information.

In the present embodiment, the storage unit 12 stores the notification management table 110a. The notification management table 110a shows a display form of notification information for each identification information. In other words, the notification management table 110a associates the identification information with the display form. The notification management table 110a will be described later with reference to FIG.

The control unit 13 is composed of a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), for example. The control unit 13 controls the operation of each unit of the server 1. In the present embodiment, the control unit 13 acquires the display form corresponding to the identification information in response to the communication unit 11 receiving the notification information and the identification information from the external device 4. Specifically, the control unit 13 acquires the display form by referring to the notification management table 110a. In addition, the control unit 13 controls the communication unit 11 so as to transmit the notification information and the information indicating the display form to the television 2. The control unit 13 is an example of the first control unit.

Subsequently, the configuration of the external device 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the external device 4 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the external device 4 includes a communication unit 41, a storage unit 42, and a control unit 43.

The communication unit 41 communicates with a communication device conforming to the same communication standard. For example, the communication unit 41 is a LAN adapter that conforms to the LAN standard. Alternatively, the communication unit 41 is a wireless LAN adapter that conforms to the wireless LAN standard. The communication unit 41 communicates with the server 1 described with reference to FIG. 1 via a network such as the Internet. Specifically, the communication unit 41 communicates with the communication unit 11 of the server 1 described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 41 transmits the notification information and the identification information to the server 1.

The storage unit 42 is composed of a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory constitutes, for example, a RAM and a ROM. The storage unit 42 may include a storage device such as an HDD and / or an SSD. The storage unit 42 stores a control program for controlling the operation of each unit of the external device 4 (own machine). The control program stored in the storage unit 42 is executed by the control unit 43. In addition, the storage unit 42 stores various types of information. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 42 stores the identification information of the external device 4 (own machine). Further, the storage unit 42 stores predetermined notification information.

The control unit 43 is composed of a processor such as a CPU or an MPU, for example. The control unit 43 controls the operation of each unit of the external device 4 (own machine). In the present embodiment, when an event occurs in the external device 4 (own machine), the control unit 43 refers to the information stored in the storage unit 42 and acquires the notification information corresponding to the generated event. Alternatively, when the state of the external device 4 (own machine) changes, the control unit 43 refers to the information stored in the storage unit 42 and acquires the notification information corresponding to the change in the state. Further, the control unit 43 refers to the information stored in the storage unit 42 to acquire the identification information of the external device 4 (own machine). The control unit 43 controls the communication unit 41 so as to transmit the acquired notification information and identification information to the server 1.

The external device 4 further includes a general configuration according to the type of the external device 4 (own device). For example, when the external device 4 is a microwave oven, the external device 4 further includes a member provided by a general microwave oven such as a vacuum tube (magnetron).

Subsequently, the configurations of the television 2 and the remote controller 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configurations of the television receiver 2 and the remote controller 3 according to the present embodiment.

First, the configuration of the television 2 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the television 2 includes a communication unit 21, a display unit 22, a reception unit 23, a storage unit 24, and a control unit 25. Specifically, the television 2 is a digital television receiver. For example, the television 2 receives a terrestrial digital broadcast and displays a program on the display surface of the display unit 22. Alternatively, the television 2 receives the BS digital broadcast or the CS digital broadcast and displays the program on the display surface of the display unit 22.

The communication unit 21 communicates with a communication device conforming to the same communication standard. For example, the communication unit 21 is a LAN adapter that conforms to the LAN standard. Alternatively, the communication unit 21 is a wireless LAN adapter that conforms to the wireless LAN standard. The communication unit 21 communicates with the server 1 described with reference to FIG. 1 via a network such as the Internet. Specifically, the communication unit 21 communicates with the communication unit 11 of the server 1 described with reference to FIG. The communication unit 21 is an example of the second receiving unit.

In the present embodiment, the communication unit 21 receives the notification information and the information indicating the display mode from the server 1. Further, the communication unit 21 transmits the refusal information or the consent information to the server 1.

Further, the communication unit 21 receives information from the server 1 for displaying the first registration screen 200 described with reference to FIG. The first registration screen 200 is a user interface screen, and accepts registration of various information for setting a display form of notification information. The communication unit 21 transmits the information registered on the first registration screen 200 to the server 1.

Furthermore, the communication unit 21 receives information from the server 1 for displaying the second registration screen 210 described with reference to FIG. The second registration screen 210 is a user interface screen, and accepts registration of various information for setting a display form of notification information. The communication unit 21 transmits the information registered on the second registration screen 210 to the server 1.

The display unit 22 displays an image such as a still image or a moving image on the display surface. Specifically, the display unit 22 displays the broadcasted program and CM (commercial) on the display surface. In addition, here, the program shows a part excluding the program CM and the guide CM. Further, the CM indicates a program CM, a spot CM, and a guide CM.

In the present embodiment, the display unit 22 superimposes the program or CM on the display surface to display the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220. Further, the display unit 22 displays the first registration screen 200 and the second registration screen 210 on the display surface. Further, the display unit 22 displays the registration icon 240 described with reference to FIG. 10C on the display surface. The display unit 22 is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (electroluminescence) display.

The receiving unit 23 receives the control signal from the remote controller 3. The receiving unit 23 decodes the control signal and transmits it to the control unit 25. As a result, the control unit 25 executes the process according to the content indicated by the control signal. The receiving unit 23 is, for example, an infrared receiving module.

The storage unit 24 is composed of a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory constitutes, for example, a RAM and a ROM. The storage unit 24 may include a storage device such as an HDD and / or an SSD. The storage unit 24 stores a control program for controlling the operation of each unit of the television 2. The control program stored in the storage unit 24 is executed by the control unit 25. In addition, the storage unit 24 stores various types of information. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 24 stores the notification information received by the communication unit 21 and the information regarding the display mode.

The control unit 25 is composed of a processor such as a CPU or an MPU. The control unit 25 is an example of the second control unit. The control unit 25 controls the operation of each unit of the television 2. In the present embodiment, the control unit 25 causes the display unit 22 to display the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 based on the notification information and the information regarding the display mode. Further, the control unit 25 determines whether or not the display form is rejected based on the control signal received by the reception unit 23 from the remote controller 3.

Specifically, the control unit 25 determines whether or not the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 has been deleted under predetermined conditions. The control unit 25 determines that the display form has been rejected in response to the determination that the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 has been deleted under predetermined conditions. The predetermined condition includes, for example, the user pressing the notification information rejection button. In the present embodiment, the control signal indicating that the user has pressed the notification information rejection button is an example of the rejection information.

The television 2 further includes members provided by a general television receiver such as a tuner and a speaker. The tuner selects the broadcast. The speaker outputs the sound of the program and the CM.

Subsequently, the configuration of the remote controller 3 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the remote controller 3 includes an operation unit 31, a sensor unit 32, a transmission unit 33, a storage unit 34, and a control unit 35.

The operation unit 31 receives the user's operation and generates a signal corresponding to the user's operation. Specifically, the hard key 311 of the operation unit 31 is operated by the user. In addition to the notification information rejection button described with reference to FIG. 1, the key 311 further includes hard keys included in a general remote controller such as a select button (arrow button), an enter button, and a channel button.

The sensor unit 32 detects the user's gesture and generates a signal corresponding to the user's gesture. Specifically, the sensor unit 32 detects an operation in which the user shakes the housing 3a described with reference to FIG. 1, and generates a signal indicating the moving direction and acceleration of the housing 3a. Gestures include flicks. The sensor unit 32 is, for example, a 6-axis sensor.

In the present embodiment, when a flick is detected while the detail screen 230 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 22, the control unit 25 of the television 2 erases the detail screen 230 from the display surface. 22 is controlled. Similarly, if a flick is detected while the notification icon 220 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 22, the control unit 25 of the television 2 causes the display unit 22 to erase the notification icon 220 from the display surface. Control. Further, the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines that the display form is rejected when a flick is detected while the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 22.

The transmission unit 33 transmits the control signal described with reference to FIG. Specifically, the transmission unit 33 transmits a control signal indicating the operation of the key 311 by the user. In addition, the transmission unit 33 transmits a control signal indicating the type of gesture by the user. In the present embodiment, the control signal indicating a flick is an example of rejection information. The transmission unit 33 is, for example, an infrared transmission module.

The storage unit 34 is composed of a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory constitutes, for example, a RAM and a ROM. The storage unit 34 stores a control program for controlling the operation of each unit of the remote controller 3. The control program stored in the storage unit 34 is executed by the control unit 35. In addition, the storage unit 34 stores various types of information. For example, the storage unit 34 stores information indicating a preset gesture.

The control unit 35 is composed of a processor such as a CPU or an MPU. Based on the output of the operation unit 31, the control unit 35 causes the transmission unit 33 to transmit a control signal indicating the operation of the key 311 by the user. Further, the control unit 35 determines whether or not the user's gesture is a preset gesture based on the output of the sensor unit 32. The control unit 35 causes the transmission unit 33 to transmit a control signal indicating the type of gesture in response to the determination that the user's gesture is a preset gesture.

Subsequently, the first registration screen 200 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a first registration screen 200 according to the present embodiment. The first registration screen 200 is displayed on the television 2 in the process of registering the external device 4 connected to the television 2 via the server 1. Alternatively, as described with reference to FIG. 10B, the first registration screen 200 is displayed on the television 2 in response to an operation on the registration icon 240. FIG. 5 illustrates a first registration screen 200 displayed when registering a microwave oven.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first registration screen 200 has a device name field 201, a first notification destination registration field 202a, a second notification destination registration field 202b, and an OK button 203.

In the device name column 201, the device name of the external device 4 to be registered is displayed. The device name is registered in the process of registering the external device 4 at a stage before the first registration screen 200 is displayed. The device name is registered, for example, by the user operating the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3.

The first notification destination registration field 202a is a field for registering a notification destination (destination) for transmitting notification information. The notification destination registered in the first notification destination registration field 202a is an example of the first destination. Hereinafter, the notification destination registered in the first notification destination registration field 202a will be described as the "first notification destination". The notification information of the external device 4 to be registered is preferentially transmitted to the first notification destination.

Candidates for the first notification destination are displayed in the first notification destination registration field 202a. Further, in the first notification destination registration field 202a, a radio button corresponding to the candidate of the first notification destination is displayed. Specifically, in the first notification destination registration field 202a, the device name "television" of the television 2 is displayed as a candidate for the first notification destination. Further, in the first notification destination registration column 202a, the device name of the external device 4 already registered as a candidate for the first notification destination is displayed.

FIG. 5 illustrates "television", "smartphone 1", "refrigerator", and "washing machine" as candidates for the first notification destination. The "smartphone 1," "refrigerator," and "washing machine" are external devices 4. Further, FIG. 5 illustrates a state in which "television" is selected as the first notification destination. The user can register the first communication destination by operating the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and selecting the radio button corresponding to the desired notification destination.

The second notification destination registration field 202b is a field for registering a notification destination (destination) for transmitting notification information. The notification destination registered in the second notification destination registration field 202b is an example of the second destination. Hereinafter, the notification destination registered in the second notification destination registration field 202b will be described as "second notification destination". The notification information of the external device 4 to be registered is transmitted to the second notification destination when the notification information cannot be displayed at the first communication destination. Therefore, the convenience of the user is improved.

Candidates for the second notification destination are displayed in the second notification destination registration field 202b. Further, in the second notification destination registration field 202b, a radio button corresponding to the candidate of the second notification destination is displayed. Specifically, in the second notification destination registration column 202b, among the external devices 4 already registered as candidates for the second notification destination, the external device 4 selected by the user as the candidate for the second notification destination. The device name is displayed.

FIG. 5 illustrates "smartphone 1" as a candidate for the second notification destination. Further, FIG. 5 illustrates a state in which "smartphone 1" is selected as the second notification destination. The user can register the second communication destination by operating the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and selecting the radio button corresponding to the desired notification destination. The second communication destination is an example of a notification information display device.

The OK button 203 is a button for confirming the contents registered on the first registration screen 200. When the user operates the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and presses the OK button 203, the content registered on the first registration screen 200 is confirmed. The confirmed information is transmitted from the television 2 to the server 1.

Subsequently, the second registration screen 210 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 6. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a second registration screen 210 according to the present embodiment. The second registration screen 210 is displayed on the television 2 in response to the pressing of the OK button 203 on the first registration screen 200.

As shown in FIG. 6, the second registration screen 210 includes a device name field 211, a notification method registration field 212, a detailed screen display position registration field 213, a detailed screen size registration field 214, and a notification timing registration field 215. , With an OK button 216.

In the device name column 211, the device name of the external device 4 to be registered is displayed. In the device name field 211, the same device name as the device name field 201 of the first registration screen 200 is displayed.

The notification method registration column 212 is a column for registering a method for notifying notification information. The notification method registration field 212 displays a notification method "detail screen", a notification method "icon", and a radio button corresponding to each notification method as candidates for the notification method. The notification method "detailed screen" is an example of the first notification method. The notification method "icon" is an example of the second notification method.

The notification method "detailed screen" indicates a notification method in which the television 2 displays the detailed screen 230 in response to receiving the notification information from the server 1. The notification method "icon" indicates a notification method in which the television 2 displays the notification icon 220 in response to receiving the notification information from the server 1.

FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which the “detailed screen” is selected as the notification method. The user can register the notification method by operating the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and selecting the radio button corresponding to the desired notification method. Therefore, the convenience of the user is improved.

The detail screen display position registration column 213 is a column for registering the display position of the detail screen 230. In the detail screen display position registration field 213, candidates for the display position of the detail screen 230 are displayed. Further, in the detail screen display position registration field 213, radio buttons corresponding to the candidates for the display position of the detail screen 230 are displayed.

FIG. 6 illustrates "center", "upper right", "lower right", "upper left", and "lower left" as candidates for the display position of the detail screen 230. For example, "center" indicates that the detail screen 230 is displayed in the center of the display surface of the display unit 22. FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which "center" is selected as the display position of the detail screen 230. The user can register the display position of the detail screen 230 by operating the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and selecting the radio button corresponding to the desired display position.

The detail screen size registration field 214 is a field for registering the display size of the detail screen 230. In the detail screen size registration field 214, candidates for the display size of the detail screen 230 are displayed. Further, in the detailed screen size registration field 214, radio buttons corresponding to the display size candidates of the detailed screen 230 are displayed.

FIG. 6 illustrates "large", "1/2", "1/3", "1/4", and "small" as candidates for the display size of the detail screen 230. For example, "large" indicates that the display size of the detail screen 230 is larger than the size of 1/2 of the display surface of the display unit 22. “1/2” indicates that the display size of the detail screen 230 is the same as the size of 1/2 of the display surface of the display unit 22. “Small” indicates that the display size of the detail screen 230 is smaller than the size of 1/4 of the display surface of the display unit 22.

FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which "1/2" is selected as the display size of the detail screen 230. The user can register the display size of the detail screen 230 by operating the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and selecting the radio button corresponding to the desired display size.

The notification timing registration column 215 is a column for registering the timing for notifying the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220. When the "detailed screen" is set as the notification method, the timing for notifying the detailed screen 230 is set based on the content registered in the notification timing registration field 215. When the "icon" is set as the notification method, the timing for notifying the notification icon 220 is set based on the content registered in the notification timing registration field 215. Hereinafter, the timing of notifying the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 may be described as "notification timing".

FIG. 6 illustrates "immediately", "at the time of CM", and "at the time of channel switching" as candidates for notification timing. “Immediately” indicates that the television 2 displays the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 in response to receiving the notification information from the server 1. “At the time of CM” indicates that the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 is displayed during the CM. Therefore, when "CM time" is set, when the television 2 receives the notification information from the server 1 during the program, it waits for the display of the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 until the next CM is broadcast. “At the time of channel switching” indicates that the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 is displayed when the channel is switched. Therefore, when "at channel switching" is set, the television 2 waits for the display of the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 until the channel is switched.

FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which "immediately" is selected as the notification timing. The user can register the notification timing by operating the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and selecting the desired notification timing.

The OK button 216 is a button for confirming the contents registered on the second registration screen 210. When the user operates the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and presses the OK button 216, the content registered on the second registration screen 210 is confirmed. The confirmed information is transmitted from the television 2 to the server 1.

Subsequently, the notification management table 110a of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 7. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a notification management table 110a according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the notification management table 110a of the present embodiment includes an identification information column 111, a device name column 112, a first notification destination column 113a, a notification method column 114, and a detailed screen display position column 115. It has a detailed screen size column 116, a notification timing column 117, and a second notification destination column 118.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 receives the first notification destination column 113a, the notification method column 114, the detail screen display position column 115, the detail screen size column 116, the notification timing column 117, and the second notification destination column 118. , Of the contents registered on each registration screen of the first registration screen 200 and the second registration screen 210, information indicating the corresponding contents is set. The information set in the first notification destination column 113a, the notification method column 114, the detail screen display position column 115, the detail screen size column 116, the notification timing column 117, and the second notification destination column 118 indicates the display form of the notification information. Shown.

Subsequently, the notification management table setting process of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. 8 and 9 are flowcharts showing the notification management table setting process according to the present embodiment. The notification management table setting process is performed in the first notification destination column 113a, the notification method column 114, the detail screen display position column 115, the detail screen size column 116, the notification timing column 117, and the second notification destination column 118 of the notification management table 110a. This is the process of setting the contents of each column. The notification management table setting process is started in the process of registering the external device 4 connected to the television 2 via the server 1. Alternatively, the notification management table setting process is started in response to the pressing of the registration icon 240 shown in FIG. 10 (c).

First, as shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 13 of the server 1 controls the communication unit 11 so as to transmit the information for displaying the first registration screen 200 to the television 2 (step S1). The control unit 25 of the television 2 causes the display unit 22 to display the first registration screen 200 in response to receiving information for displaying the first registration screen 200 from the server 1 (step S2) (step S3). ).

After that, the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines whether or not the content registered on the first registration screen 200 is confirmed (step S4). Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines whether or not the OK button 203 of the first registration screen 200 has been pressed.

The control unit 25 of the television 2 receives information indicating the contents registered in the first registration screen 200 as a server in response to the determination that the contents registered in the first registration screen 200 have been confirmed (Yes in step S4). The communication unit 21 is controlled so as to transmit to No. 1 (step S5).

The control unit 13 of the server 1 receives the information indicating the content registered on the first registration screen 200 from the television 2 (step S6), and the information indicating the content registered on the first registration screen 200. Is set in the notification management table 110a (step S7).

Next, the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines whether or not "television" is set in the first notification destination column 113a of the notification management table 110a (step S8). When the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines that "television" is not set in the first notification destination column 113a of the notification management table 110a (No in step S8), the notification management table is set as shown in FIG. The process ends.

When the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines that "television" is set in the first notification destination column 113a of the notification management table 110a (Yes in step S8), the information for displaying the second registration screen 210. Is controlled by the communication unit 11 so as to transmit to the television 2 (step S9).

On the other hand, the control unit 25 of the television 2 displays the second registration screen 210 from the server 1 between the time when the information indicating the content registered on the first registration screen 200 is transmitted and the time when the first predetermined time elapses. It is determined whether or not the information to be displayed has been received (step S10).

When the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines that the information for displaying the second registration screen 210 has not been received from the server 1 until the first predetermined time elapses (No in step S10). , As shown in FIG. 9, the notification management table setting process ends.

When the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines that the information for displaying the second registration screen 210 has been received from the server 1 before the first predetermined time elapses (Yes in step S10), FIG. As shown in 9, the display unit 22 displays the second registration screen 210 (step S11).

After that, the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines whether or not the content registered on the second registration screen 210 is confirmed (step S12). Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines whether or not the OK button 216 on the second registration screen 210 has been pressed.

The control unit 25 of the television 2 receives information indicating the contents registered in the second registration screen 210 as a server in response to the determination that the contents registered in the second registration screen 210 have been confirmed (Yes in step S12). The communication unit 21 is controlled so as to transmit to No. 1 (step S13).

The control unit 13 of the server 1 receives the information indicating the content registered on the second registration screen 210 from the television 2 (step S14), and the information indicating the content registered on the second registration screen 210. Is set in the notification management table 110a (step S15). As a result, the notification management table setting process ends.

Subsequently, the notification icon 220 will be described with reference to FIG. 10A. FIG. 10A is a diagram showing a notification icon 220 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10A illustrates the notification icon 220 displayed on the upper right of the display surface of the display unit 22.

As shown in FIG. 10A, the notification icon 220 of the present embodiment displays the device name of the external device 4. In other words, the notification icon 220 displays the notification source of the notification information. FIG. 10A illustrates a "microwave oven" as a notification source.

Further, the notification icon 220 of the present embodiment displays the erase button 221. The erase button 221 is a button for erasing the notification icon 220. The notification icon 220 is erased from the display surface of the display unit 22 in response to the user operating the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and pressing the erase button 221. Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the display unit 22 so as to erase the notification icon 220 from the display surface. Further, the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines that the display form is rejected in response to the pressing of the erase button 221. In the present embodiment, among the control signals indicating the operation of the key 311 by the user, the control signal indicating the operation of pressing the erase button 221 is an example of the rejection information.

Subsequently, the detailed screen 230 will be described with reference to FIG. 10B. FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a detailed screen 230 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10B illustrates a detailed screen 230 displayed in the center of the display surface of the display unit 22. On the detail screen 230, for example, the user operates the selection button (hard key 311) of the remote controller 3, selects the notification icon 220, and then operates the enter button (hard key 311) of the remote controller 3. It is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 22. Alternatively, when the "detailed screen" is set as the notification method, the control unit 25 of the television 2 causes the display unit 22 to display the detailed screen 230 in response to receiving the notification information from the server 1.

As shown in FIG. 10B, the detail screen 230 displays the message 231 and the OK button 232. Message 231 indicates notification information. The OK button 232 is a button for erasing the detail screen 230. When the user operates the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and presses the OK button 232, the detail screen 230 is erased from the display surface of the display unit 22. Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the display unit 22 so as to erase the detail screen 230 from the display surface. Of the control signals indicating the operation of the key 311 by the user, the control signal indicating the operation of pressing the OK button 232 is an example of the consent information.

The detailed screen 230 of this embodiment displays the device name of the external device 4. In other words, the detail screen 230 displays the notification source of the notification information. FIG. 10B illustrates a "microwave oven" as a notification source.

Further, the detail screen 230 of the present embodiment displays the erase button 233. The erase button 233 is a button for erasing the detail screen 230. The detail screen 230 is erased from the display surface of the display unit 22 in response to the user operating the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and pressing the erase button 233. Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the display unit 22 so as to erase the detail screen 230 from the display surface. Further, the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines that the display form is rejected in response to the pressing of the erase button 233. In the present embodiment, among the control signals indicating the operation of the key 311 by the user, the control signal indicating the operation of pressing the erase button 233 is an example of the rejection information.

Subsequently, the registration icon 240 will be described with reference to FIG. 10 (c). FIG. 10C is a diagram showing a registration icon 240 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10C illustrates the registration icon 240 displayed at the lower right of the display surface of the display unit 22.

The registration icon 240 is a button icon for displaying the first registration screen 200. When the user operates the key 311 of the remote controller 3 and presses the registration icon 240, the first registration screen 200 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 22. Specifically, the user operates the selection button (hard key 311) of the remote controller 3, selects the registration icon 240, and then operates the enter button (hard key 311) of the remote controller 3, thereby performing the first registration screen. 200 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 22. Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the communication unit 21 so as to transmit a signal requesting information for displaying the first registration screen 200 to the server 1.

The registration icon 240 of this embodiment displays the device name of the external device 4. In other words, the registration icon 240 displays the notification source of the notification information. FIG. 10 (c) illustrates a "microwave oven" as a notification source.

The registration icon 240 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 22 under predetermined conditions. Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the display unit 22 so as to display the registration icon 240.

Specifically, the registration icon 240 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 22 in response to the fact that the notification information rejection button (hard key 311) of the remote controller 3 is pressed. Further, the registration icon 240 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 22 in response to the detection of the flick by the control unit 35 of the remote controller 3. Further, the registration icon 240 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 22 in response to the pressing of the erase button 221 (soft key) of the notification icon 220. Further, the registration icon 240 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 22 in response to the pressing of the erase button 233 (soft key) on the detail screen 230. In other words, the registration icon 240 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 22 in response to the rejection of the display form.

Subsequently, the notification process of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, 7, 7, 10 (a) to 10 (c), 11 and 12. The notification process is a process of notifying the first notification destination or the second notification destination of the notification information from the external device 4. 11 and 12 are flowcharts showing the notification process according to the present embodiment. The notification process is started, for example, in response to an event occurring in the external device 4.

As shown in FIG. 11, for example, when an event occurs in the external device 4, the external device 4 transmits the notification information and the identification information of the own device to the server 1 (step S21), and ends the notification process.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 acquires the display form corresponding to the identification information in response to receiving the notification information and the identification information from the external device 4 (step S22) (step S23). In other words, the control unit 13 of the server 1 acquires the display form corresponding to the external device 4 of the transmission source (notification source) of the notification information. Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the notification management table 110a to acquire the display form. At this time, the control unit 13 of the server 1 acquires the device name corresponding to the identification information in addition to the display form.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 transmits the notification information, the information indicating the display form, and the information indicating the device name to the television 2 which is the first notification destination in response to the acquisition of the display form. 11 is controlled (step S24).

The control unit 25 of the television 2 determines whether or not the display unit 22 is displaying an image in response to receiving the notification information, the information indicating the display form, and the information indicating the device name (step S25). (Step S26). Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines whether or not the display unit 22 is driven.

The control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the communication unit 21 so as to transmit the non-displayable information to the server 1 in response to the determination that the display unit 22 is not displaying the image (No in step S26). S27). The non-displayable information indicates that the display unit 22 is not driven. In other words, the non-displayable information indicates that the display unit 22 is not displaying the image.

On the other hand, the control unit 13 of the server 1 receives the non-displayable information from the television 2 between the time when the notification information, the information indicating the display form, and the information indicating the device name are transmitted and the second predetermined time elapses. It is determined whether or not this has been done (step S28).

If the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines that the non-displayable information has not been received from the television 2 before the second predetermined time elapses (No in step S28), the notification process ends.

If the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines that the non-displayable information has been received from the television 2 before the second predetermined time elapses (Yes in step S28), the control unit 13 notifies the external device 4 of the second notification destination. The communication unit 11 is controlled to transmit information (step S29), and the notification process is terminated. At this time, the server 1 may transmit at least one of the information indicating the display form and the information indicating the device name to the external device 4 of the second notification destination together with the notification information.

When the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines that the display unit 22 is displaying an image (Yes in step S26), the notification icon 220 or the notification icon 220 is based on the information indicating the display form and the information indicating the device name. The display unit 22 is controlled so as to display the detail screen 230 (step S30).

After that, the control unit 25 of the television 2 acquires the operation information based on the control signal received from the remote controller 3 (step S31). The operation information indicates the operation of the key 311 by the user. Alternatively, the operation information indicates the type of gesture.

As shown in FIG. 12, the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines whether or not the display form is rejected based on the operation information (step S32). When the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines that the display form has not been rejected (No in step S32), the notification process ends. Specifically, when the OK button 232 on the detail screen 230 is pressed, the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines that the display form is not rejected.

When it is determined that the display form is rejected (Yes in step S32), the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines whether or not the re-registration of the display form is requested (step S33). Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the display unit 22 so as to display the registration icon 240 when it is determined that the display form is rejected. After that, the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines whether or not the registration icon 240 has been pressed.

The control unit 25 of the television 2 requests the server 1 for information for displaying the first registration screen 200 in response to the determination that the re-registration of the display form is requested (Yes in step S33). (Step S34), the notification process is terminated. In other words, the control unit 25 of the television 2 instructs the server 1 to start the notification management table setting process described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, and ends the notification process.

The first embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12. According to this embodiment, the display mode can be set for each external device 4. Therefore, the detail screen 230 and the notification icon 220 can be displayed in different display formats for each external device 4.

In the present embodiment, when the display unit 22 of the television 2 which is the first notification destination is not driven, the notification information is transmitted to the second notification destination, but the control unit 25 of the television 2 has the display unit 22. When is not driven, the display unit 22 may be driven to display the notification icon 220 or the detail screen 230. In this case, the setting of the second notification destination can be omitted.

Further, in the present embodiment, the detail screen 230 is erased from the display surface of the display unit 22 in response to the user operating the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and pressing the OK button 232 of the detail screen 230. However, the detail screen 230 may be erased from the display surface of the display unit 22 after a predetermined display time has elapsed from the start of the display of the detail screen 230. In this case, the OK button 232 on the detail screen 230 may be omitted. Further, the information indicating the display form may include information indicating the display time.

Further, in the present embodiment, "immediately", "at the time of CM", and "at the time of channel switching" are exemplified as candidates for the notification timing, but the candidates for the notification timing are not limited to these notification timings. For example, "when the screen is turned off" may be included in the notification timing candidates. Here, "when the screen is turned off" indicates immediately before the drive of the display unit 22 is stopped.

[Embodiment 2]
Subsequently, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and 13 to 19. However, matters different from those of the first embodiment will be described, and the same matters as those of the first embodiment will be omitted. In the second embodiment, the notification management table setting process and the notification process are different from those in the first embodiment.

First, the configuration of the server 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the server 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 13, the storage unit 12 of the server 1 stores the notification management table 110b, the display form table 120, and the device management table 130a.

Subsequently, the notification management table 110b of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a notification management table 110b according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 14, the notification management table 110b includes an identification information column 111, a device name column 112, a notification destination column 113b, a notification method column 114, a detailed screen display position column 115, and a detailed screen size column 116. And a notification timing column 117. In the notification management table 110b, the first notification destination column 113a is changed to the notification destination column 113b as compared with the notification management table 110a described with reference to FIG. 7. Further, in the notification management table 110b, the second notification destination column 118 is omitted as compared with the notification management table 110a described with reference to FIG. 7.

Subsequently, the display mode table 120 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 15 (a). FIG. 15A is a diagram showing a display mode table 120 according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 15A, the display form table 120 shows a plurality of display forms different from each other. The display form table 120 includes a display form identification code column 121, a notification method column 122, a detailed screen display position column 123, a detailed screen size column 124, and a notification timing column 125.

The display form identification code column 121 indicates an identification code for identifying each display form. In this embodiment, a number is used as the identification code of the display form. The notification method column 122 indicates a notification method for each display form. The detail screen display position column 123 indicates the display position of the detail screen 230 for each display mode. The detailed screen size column 124 indicates the display size of the detailed screen 230 for each display mode. The notification timing column 125 indicates the notification timing for each display mode.

Subsequently, the device management table 130a of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 15 (b). FIG. 15B is a diagram showing a device management table 130a according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 15B, the device management table 130a shows a current display form and a flag indicating whether or not the current display form is rejected for each identification information. Specifically, the device management table 130a has an identification information column 131, a display form column 132, and a refusal / acceptance column 133.

The identification information column 131 indicates the identification information of the external device 4. The display form column 132 indicates the current display form. The current display form is a display form set for the corresponding external device 4 (identification information). Specifically, the display form column 132 shows the identification code of the display form described with reference to FIG. 15A.

In the rejection / acceptance column 133, a flag indicating whether the corresponding current display form is rejected or accepted is set. For example, in the refusal / acceptance field 133, a flag indicating "1" is set when the current display form is rejected. Further, in the refusal / acceptance column 133, a flag indicating "0" is set when the current display form is accepted. The fact that the current display form is accepted indicates that the current display form has not been rejected.

When the control unit 13 of the server 1 receives the notification information, it refers to the refusal / acceptance column 133 of the device management table 130a. The control unit 13 of the server 1 sets the notification management table setting process described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17 when a flag indicating that the current display form is rejected is set in the rejection / acceptance column 133. To execute. On the other hand, when a flag indicating that the current display form is accepted is set in the refusal / acceptance column 133, the control unit 13 of the server 1 performs the notification process described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19. To execute.

Subsequently, the notification management table setting process of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and 13 to 17. 16 and 17 are flowcharts showing the notification management table setting process according to the present embodiment. The notification management table setting process of the present embodiment is started, for example, in response to an event occurring in the external device 4.

As shown in FIG. 16, for example, when an event occurs in the external device 4, the external device 4 transmits the notification information and the identification information of the own device to the server 1 (step S41), and shows FIG. 16 and FIG. Ends the notification management table setting process shown.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 acquires the display mode this time in response to receiving the notification information and the identification information from the external device 4 (step S42) (step S43).

Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the display mode table 120 and acquires one of the plurality of display modes as the current display mode. More specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 acquires the current display form from the plurality of display forms in a predetermined order. Alternatively, the control unit 13 of the server 1 randomly acquires the current display form from the plurality of display forms.

When acquiring the current display form in a predetermined order, the control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the device management table 130a and confirms the current display form (previous display form). Then, the control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the display form table 120 and acquires the next display form of the current table form (the display form of the next row of the current display form) as the current display form. ..

Further, when the current display form is randomly acquired, the control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the display form table 120 and randomly selects a candidate for the current display form from the plurality of display forms. Next, the control unit 13 of the server 1 confirms the current display form (previous display form) with reference to the device management table 130a, and determines whether or not the candidate for the current display form is the same as the current display form. judge. When the display form candidate is not the same as the current display form, the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines the display form candidate as the current display form. When the display form candidate is the same as the current display form, the control unit 13 of the server 1 randomly selects the current display form candidate from the plurality of display forms again.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 controls the communication unit 11 so as to transmit the notification information, the information indicating the current display form, and the information indicating the device name to the television 2 in response to the acquisition of the current display form. (Step S44).

The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the device management table 130a in response to transmitting the notification information, the information indicating the display mode this time, and the information indicating the device name to the television 2 (step S45). Specifically, an identification code indicating the current display form is set in the display form column 132 corresponding to the identification information received this time.

The control unit 25 of the television 2 displays the notification icon 220 or the detail screen 230 in response to receiving the notification information, the information indicating the display mode this time, and the information indicating the device name from the server 1 (step S46). The display unit 22 is controlled so as to (step S47). Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 displays the notification icon 220 or the detail screen 230 based on the notification information, the information indicating the display mode this time, and the information indicating the device name. 22 is controlled.

After that, the control unit 25 of the television 2 acquires the operation information based on the control signal received from the remote controller 3 (step S48). The operation information indicates the operation of the key 311 by the user. Alternatively, the operation information indicates the type of gesture.

As shown in FIG. 17, the control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the communication unit 21 so as to transmit the acquired operation information to the server 1 (step S49), and sets the notification management table shown in FIGS. 16 and 17. End the process.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 determines whether or not the display mode this time is rejected in response to receiving the operation information (step S50) (step S51). Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines whether or not the current display form is rejected based on the operation information.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 sets the information indicating the current display form in the notification management table 110b (step S52) in response to the determination that the current display form has not been rejected (No in step S51). ), The notification management table setting process shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 is terminated. At this time, if a blank is set in the rejection / acceptance column 133 of the device management table 130a, the control unit 13 of the server 1 displays a flag indicating "0" in the rejection / acceptance column 133 of the device management table 130a. To set.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the device management table 130a (step S53) in response to the determination that the display mode this time has been rejected (Yes in step S51), and notifies the notifications shown in FIGS. 16 and 17. End the management table setting process. Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 sets a flag indicating that the current display form has been rejected in the refusal / acceptance column 133 of the device management table 130a. If the display mode this time is rejected, the notification management table setting process shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 is executed again.

Subsequently, the notification process of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 13, 13 to 15, 18, and 19. 18 and 19 are flowcharts showing the notification process according to the present embodiment. The notification process of the present embodiment starts, for example, when an event occurs in the external device 4.

As shown in FIG. 18, for example, when an event occurs in the external device 4, the external device 4 transmits the notification information and the identification information of the own device to the server 1 (step S61), and shows FIG. 18 and FIG. Ends the indicated notification process.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 acquires the display form in response to receiving the notification information and the identification information from the external device 4 (step S62) (step S63). Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the notification management table 110b and acquires the display form corresponding to the identification information.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 controls the communication unit 11 so as to transmit the notification information, the information indicating the display form, and the information indicating the device name to the television 2 in response to the acquisition of the display form (step S64). ).

The control unit 25 of the television 2 displays the notification icon 220 or the detail screen 230 in response to receiving the notification information, the information indicating the display form, and the information indicating the device name from the server 1 (step S65). The display unit 22 is controlled (step S66). Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 displays the display unit 22 so as to display the notification icon 220 or the detail screen 230 based on the notification information, the information indicating the display form, and the information indicating the device name. Control.

After that, the control unit 25 of the television 2 acquires operation information based on the control signal received from the remote controller 3 (step S67). The operation information indicates the operation of the key 311 by the user. Alternatively, the operation information indicates the type of gesture.

As shown in FIG. 19, the control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the communication unit 21 so as to transmit the acquired operation information to the server 1 (step S68), and ends the notification process shown in FIGS. 18 and 19. To do.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 determines whether or not the set display mode is rejected in response to receiving the operation information (step S69) (step S70). Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines whether or not the set display mode is rejected based on the operation information.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 ends the notification process shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 in response to the determination that the set display mode has not been rejected (No in step S70).

The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the device management table 130a (step S71) in response to the determination that the set display mode is rejected (Yes in step S70), and shows FIG. 18 and FIG. The indicated notification process ends. Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 sets a flag indicating that the current display form has been rejected in the refusal / acceptance column 133 of the device management table 130a.

The second embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and 13 to 19. According to this embodiment, the display mode can be set for each external device 4. Therefore, the detail screen 230 and the notification icon 220 can be displayed in different display formats for each external device 4. Further, according to the present embodiment, the user's favorite display form can be set for each external device 4 without the user performing the registration work.

[Embodiment 3]
Subsequently, the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 14, 15, 15 (a), 18, and 20 to 25. However, the matters different from those of the first and second embodiments will be described, and the same matters as those of the first and second embodiments will be omitted. In the third embodiment, the process executed by the control unit 13 of the server 1 is different from the first and second embodiments.

First, the configuration of the server 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 20, the storage unit 12 of the server 1 stores the notification management table 110b, the display form table 120, the device management table 130b, and the learning table 140. The learning table 140 is stored for each external device 4.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 13 of the server 1 counts the number of times the notification information is transmitted to the television 2. Hereinafter, the number of times the notification information is transmitted to the television 2 may be described as "the number of notifications".

Subsequently, the device management table 130b of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 21 (a). FIG. 21A is a diagram showing a device management table 130b according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 21A, the device management table 130b shows the current display form for each identification information. Specifically, the device management table 130b has an identification information column 131 and a display form column 132. The device management table 130b omits the refusal / acceptance column 133 as compared with the device management table 130a described with reference to FIG. 15 (b).

Subsequently, the learning table 140 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 21 (b). FIG. 21B is a diagram showing a learning table 140 according to the present embodiment. The learning table 140 is a table for learning the number of times rejected for each display form. Hereinafter, the number of times of refusal may be described as "number of times of refusal".

As shown in FIG. 21B, the learning table 140 is associated with the identification information of the corresponding external device 4. Further, the learning table 140 has a display form column 141 and a rejection count column 142.

In the display form column 141, the same identification code as the identification code column 121 of the display form shown in FIG. 15A is set. The refusal count column 142 indicates the number of times the corresponding display form is rejected. The number of rejections increases by 1 each time the corresponding display form is rejected.

Subsequently, the learning process of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 14, and 20 to 23. 22 and 23 are flowcharts showing the learning process according to the present embodiment. The learning process of the present embodiment starts, for example, in response to an event occurring in the external device 4.

As shown in FIG. 22, for example, when an event occurs in the external device 4, the external device 4 transmits the notification information and the identification information of the own device to the server 1 (step S81), and FIGS. 22 and 23 show. The learning process shown is terminated.

In response to receiving the notification information and the identification information from the external device 4 (step S82), the control unit 13 of the server 1 acquires the display mode of this time in the same manner as in step S43 described with reference to FIG. (Step S83).

The control unit 13 of the server 1 controls the communication unit 11 so as to transmit the notification information, the information indicating the current display form, and the information indicating the device name to the television 2 in response to the acquisition of the current display form. (Step S84).

The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the device management table 130b in response to transmitting the notification information, the information indicating the display mode this time, and the information indicating the device name to the television 2 (step S85). Specifically, an identification code indicating the current display form is set in the display form column 132 corresponding to the identification information received this time.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 increases the number of notifications by 1 in response to transmitting the notification information, the information indicating the display mode this time, and the information indicating the device name to the television 2 (step S86).

The control unit 25 of the television 2 displays the notification icon 220 or the detail screen 230 in response to receiving the notification information, the information indicating the display mode this time, and the information indicating the device name from the server 1 (step S87). The display unit 22 is controlled so as to (step S88). Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 displays the notification icon 220 or the detail screen 230 based on the notification information, the information indicating the display mode this time, and the information indicating the device name. 22 is controlled.

After that, the control unit 25 of the television 2 acquires the operation information based on the control signal received from the remote controller 3 (step S89). The operation information indicates the operation of the key 311 by the user. Alternatively, the operation information indicates the type of gesture.

As shown in FIG. 23, the control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the communication unit 21 so as to transmit the acquired operation information to the server 1 (step S90), and ends the learning process shown in FIGS. 22 and 23. To do.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 determines whether or not the display mode this time has been rejected in response to receiving the operation information (step S91) (step S92). Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines whether or not the current display form is rejected based on the operation information.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the refusal number column 142 of the learning table 140 in response to the determination that the display mode this time is rejected (Yes in step S92) (step S93). Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 increases the number of rejections corresponding to the display mode this time by one.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 determines whether or not the number of notifications has reached the predetermined number of times in response to the update of the rejection number column 142 of the learning table 140 (step S94). Alternatively, the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines whether or not the number of notifications has reached a predetermined number according to the determination that the display mode this time has not been rejected (No in step S92) (step S94). ).

The control unit 13 of the server 1 ends the learning process shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 in response to the determination that the number of notifications has not reached the predetermined number (No in step S94). In the present embodiment, the number of notifications corresponds to the number of learnings. The control unit 13 of the server 1 repeats the learning process shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 until the number of learnings reaches a predetermined number of times.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 executes the notification management table setting process (step S100) in response to the determination that the number of notifications has reached the predetermined number (Yes in step S94), and is shown in FIGS. 22 and 23. End the learning process.

Subsequently, the notification management table setting process of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14, 15 (a), 20 and 24. FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the notification management table setting process according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 24, when the control unit 13 of the server 1 starts the notification management table setting process, the control unit 13 refers to the learning table 140 and determines the display mode to be set in the notification management table 110b (step S101). Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the learning table 140 and acquires the identification code of the display form set in the notification management table 110b. For example, the display form set in the notification management table 110b is the display form in which the number of rejections is the smallest.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 sets information indicating the display form in the notification management table 110b in response to the determination of the display form to be set in the notification management table 110b (step S102). Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the display form table 120 and specifies the display form corresponding to the identification code acquired from the learning table 140. Then, the control unit 13 of the server 1 acquires information indicating the display form corresponding to the identification code acquired from the learning table 140 from the display form table 120. The control unit 13 of the server 1 sets the information indicating the display form acquired from the display form table 120 in the notification management table 110b.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the display form column 132 of the device management table 130b (step S103) in response to setting the information indicating the display form in the notification management table 110b, and sets the notification management table. End the process. Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 sets the identification code of the display form set in the notification management table 110b in the display form column 132.

Subsequently, the notification processing of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 14, 14, 18, 20, 20, 21, 24, and 25. 18 and 25 are flowcharts showing the notification process according to the present embodiment. The notification process of the present embodiment is executed after the display form is set in the notification management table 110b as a result of the learning process.

In the notification processing shown in FIGS. 18 and 25, the processing in steps S61 to S70 is the same as the notification processing described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19. Therefore, the processing after step S70 will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 25, the control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the rejection count column 142 of the learning table 140 in response to the determination that the set display mode is rejected (Yes in step S70). Step S72). Specifically, the number of rejections corresponding to the set display form is increased by 1.

The control unit 13 of the server 1 executes the notification management table setting process (step S100) in response to the update of the learning table 140, and ends the notification process shown in FIGS. 18 and 25. Alternatively, the control unit 13 of the server 1 ends the notification process shown in FIGS. 18 and 25 in response to the determination that the set display mode has not been rejected (No in step S70). Since the notification management table setting process is described with reference to FIG. 24, the description thereof is omitted here.

The third embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 14, 15, 15 (a), 18, and 20 to 25. According to the present embodiment, since the number of refusals is counted for each display form and the display form is set based on the number of refusals, the display form of notification information that more reflects the user's preference can be set. Further, according to the present embodiment, the number of rejections can be learned even after the learning process. Therefore, it is possible to set the display form of the notification information that reflects the change in the user's preference.

In the present embodiment, the number of notifications is the number of times the notification information is transmitted from the server 1 to the television 2, but the number of notifications may be counted for each external device 4. Alternatively, the number of notifications may be counted for each display form set in the display form table 120.

Further, in the present embodiment, the number of refusals is counted until the number of notifications reaches a predetermined number, but an upper limit of the number of refusals may be set for each display mode. In this case, the control unit 13 of the server 1 may exclude the display form in which the number of rejections has reached the upper limit value from the display form candidates set in the notification management table 110b.

Further, in the present embodiment, the number of times the learning process is executed is defined based on the number of notifications, but the period for executing the learning process may be specified.

Further, in the present embodiment, the display form is set based on the number of rejections, but the display form may be set based on the number of acceptances. The number of approvals indicates the number of times the display form has been approved. In other words, the number of consents indicates the number of times the display form was not rejected.

[Embodiment 4]
Subsequently, the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 14, 15, 15 (a), 21 (a), and 22 to 28. However, the matters different from those of the first to third embodiments will be described, and the same matters as those of the first to third embodiments will be omitted. In the fourth embodiment, the process executed by the control unit 13 of the server 1 is different from the first to third embodiments.

First, the configuration of the server 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 26. FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 26, the storage unit 12 of the server 1 stores the notification management table 110b, the display form table 120, the device management table 130b, and the learning table 145. The learning table 145 is stored for each external device 4.

Subsequently, the learning table 145 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 27. FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a learning table 145 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 27, the learning table 145 is associated with the identification information of the corresponding external device 4. Further, the learning table 145 has a transmission date / time column 146, a display form column 147, and a rejection / acceptance column 148.

The transmission date / time column 146 shows the history of the date and time when the server 1 transmitted the notification information to the television 2. The display form column 147 indicates an identification code of the display form. Specifically, the identification code corresponds to the information indicating the display form transmitted to the television 2 together with the notification information. In the rejection / acceptance column 148, a flag indicating whether the corresponding display form is rejected or accepted is set.

Subsequently, the learning process of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 22, 23, 26, and 27. In the learning process of the present embodiment, in step S84 of FIG. 22, the control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the learning table 145. Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 acquires the date and time when the notification information and the information indicating the display form are transmitted to the television 2, and updates the transmission date and time column 146. Further, the control unit 13 of the server 1 inputs an identification code corresponding to the information indicating the display form into the display form column 147.

Further, the control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the refusal / acceptance column 148 of the learning table 145 in response to the determination that the display mode this time is rejected (Yes in step S92) (step S93). Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 sets a flag in the refusal / acceptance column 148 indicating that the display form this time has been rejected.

Subsequently, the notification management table setting process of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 24, 26, and 27. In the notification management table setting process of the present embodiment, in step S101 of FIG. 24, the control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the learning table 145 and counts the number of rejections for each display mode. Then, the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines the display mode to be set in the notification management table 110b based on the number of refusals.

Subsequently, the notification process of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 25 to 28. 25 and 28 are flowcharts showing the notification process according to the present embodiment. In the notification process shown in FIGS. 25 and 28, step S73 is added as compared with the notification process shown in FIGS. 18 and 25. In step S73, the control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the learning table 145.

Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 acquires the date and time when the notification information and the information indicating the display form are transmitted to the television 2, and updates the transmission date and time column 146. Further, the control unit 13 of the server 1 inputs an identification code corresponding to the information indicating the display form into the display form column 147. Further, the control unit 13 of the server 1 deletes the information corresponding to the oldest transmission date and time from the learning table 145.

The fourth embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 14, 15, 15 (a), 21 (a), and 22 to 28. According to the present embodiment, the information corresponding to the oldest transmission date and time can be deleted from the learning table 145. Therefore, the display form can be set based on the latest learning information. As a result, it is possible to set a display form that reflects changes in the user's preference.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 13 of the server 1 deletes the information corresponding to the oldest transmission date and time from the learning table 145 each time the notification process is executed, but the control unit 13 of the server 1 deletes the date. The information corresponding to the oldest date may be deleted from the learning table 145 each time.

[Embodiment 5]
Subsequently, the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 27, 29, 30 (a), and 30 (b). However, the matters different from those of the first to fourth embodiments will be described, and the same matters as those of the first to fourth embodiments will be omitted. The fifth embodiment is different from the first to fourth embodiments in that the number of rejections is counted for each display mode in units of program genres. The genre of the program is an example of viewing conditions. In the following description, the learning table 145 may be referred to as a "first learning table 145".

First, the television 2 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the control unit 25 of the television 2 acquires a viewing time zone indicating the date and time when the user is viewing the program using the television 2. Further, the control unit 25 of the television 2 acquires the genre of the program that the user is watching using the television 2. The control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the communication unit 21 so as to transmit information indicating the viewing time zone and information indicating the genre of the program to the server 1. The viewing time zone includes the broadcast time of the program CM and the guide CM.

Subsequently, the configuration of the server 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 29. FIG. 29 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 29, the storage unit 12 of the server 1 includes a notification management table 110b, a display form table 120, a device management table 130b, a first learning table 145, a viewing table 160a, and a second learning table 150a. And remember. The first learning table 145 and the second learning table 150a are stored for each external device 4 (identification information).

The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the second learning table 150a with reference to the first learning table 145 and the viewing table 160a. Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 counts the number of rejections for each display form in units of program genres.

FIG. 30A is a diagram showing a viewing table 160a according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 30A, the viewing table 160a has a viewing time zone column 161 and a program column 162a. The viewing time zone column 161 shows the history of the viewing time zone. The program column 162a shows the history of the programs viewed. The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the viewing table 160a based on the information indicating the viewing time zone received from the television 2 and the information indicating the genre of the program received by the communication unit 11.

FIG. 30B is a diagram showing a second learning table 150a according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 30B, the identification information of the corresponding external device 4 is associated with the second learning table 150a. Further, the second learning table 150a has a program column 151a, a display form column 152, and a rejection number column 153.

The program column 151a indicates the genre of the program. The control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the viewing table 160a and updates the program column 151a. The display form column 152 indicates a plurality of display form identification codes for each genre of the program. The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the display form column 152 with reference to the first learning table 145 and the viewing table 160a. The refusal count column 153 indicates the number of times the corresponding display form is rejected. The number of rejections increases by 1 each time the corresponding display form is rejected. The control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the first learning table 145 and the viewing table 160a, and updates the rejection count column 153.

The fifth embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 27, 29, 30 (a), and 30 (b). According to the present embodiment, the display mode can be set for each genre of the program for each external device 4. Therefore, it is possible to set the display form of the notification information that more reflects the user's preference.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 13 of the server 1 sets the display form for each program genre for each external device 4, but the control unit 13 of the server 1 sets the first learning table 145 and the viewing table 160a. Based on the above, the display mode may be set for each viewing time zone for each external device 4. The viewing time zone is an example of viewing conditions.

[Embodiment 6]
Subsequently, the sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 27, 31, 32 (a), and 32 (b). However, the matters different from those of the first to fifth embodiments will be described, and the same matters as those of the first to fifth embodiments will be omitted. The sixth embodiment is different from the first to fifth embodiments in that the number of rejections is counted for each display mode in units of the number of key operations. The number of key operations indicates the number of times the key 311 of the remote controller 3 has been operated.

First, the television 2 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the control unit 25 of the television 2 acquires a viewing time zone indicating the date and time when the user is viewing the program using the television 2. The control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the communication unit 21 so as to transmit information indicating the viewing time zone to the server 1. Further, the control unit 25 of the television 2 sends operation information to the server in response to the operation of the operation unit 31 (hard key 311) of the remote controller 3 while the user is watching a program using the television 2. The communication unit 21 is controlled so as to transmit to 1. The viewing time zone includes the broadcast time of the program CM and the guide CM.

Subsequently, the configuration of the server 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 31. FIG. 31 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 31, the storage unit 12 of the server 1 includes a notification management table 110b, a display form table 120, a device management table 130b, a first learning table 145, a viewing table 160b, and a second learning table 150b. And remember. The first learning table 145 and the second learning table 150b are stored for each external device 4 (identification information).

The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the second learning table 150b with reference to the first learning table 145 and the viewing table 160b. Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 counts the number of rejections for each display form in units of the number of key operations.

FIG. 32A is a diagram showing a viewing table 160b according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 32 (a), the viewing table 160b has a viewing time zone column 161, a key operation count column 162b, and a level column 163.

The viewing time zone column 161 shows the history of the viewing time zone. The key operation count column 162b indicates the number of key operations. Specifically, the key operation number column 162b indicates the number of times the key 311 of the remote controller 3 is operated in the corresponding viewing time zone. The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the key operation count column 162b in response to receiving the operation information from the television 2.

The level column 163 indicates the level of the corresponding number of key operations. The control unit 13 of the server 1 sets the level of the number of key operations by referring to the number of key operations in the key operation number column 162b.

FIG. 32B is a diagram showing a second learning table 150b according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 32B, the identification information of the corresponding external device 4 is associated with the second learning table 150b. Further, the second learning table 150b has a level column 151b, a display form column 152, and a rejection count column 153.

The level column 151b indicates the level of the number of key operations. The control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the viewing table 160b and updates the level column 151b. The display form column 152 indicates a plurality of display form identification codes for each level of the number of key operations. The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the display form column 152 with reference to the first learning table 145 and the viewing table 160b. The refusal count column 153 indicates the number of times the corresponding display form is rejected. The control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the first learning table 145 and the viewing table 160b, and updates the rejection count column 153.

The sixth embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 27, 31, 32 (a), and 32 (b). According to this embodiment, the display mode can be set for each external device 4 in units of the level of the number of key operations. Therefore, it is possible to set the display form of the notification information that more reflects the user's preference.

[Embodiment 7]
Subsequently, the seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 27, 33, 34, 35 (a), and 35 (b). However, the matters different from those of the first to sixth embodiments will be described, and the same matters as those of the first to sixth embodiments will be omitted. The seventh embodiment is different from the first to sixth embodiments in that the number of rejections is counted for each display mode in units of the number of viewers. The number of viewers indicates the number of people watching the program. Specifically, the number of viewers indicates the number of people around the television 2.

First, the television 2 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 33. FIG. 33 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the television 2 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 33, the television 2 of the present embodiment includes an imaging unit 26. The imaging unit 26 images the surroundings of the television 2. The imaging unit 26 is, for example, a webcam.

The control unit 25 of the television 2 acquires a viewing time zone indicating the date and time when the user is viewing the program using the television 2. The control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the communication unit 21 so as to transmit information indicating the viewing time zone to the server 1. Further, the control unit 25 of the television 2 generates imaging data based on the imaging signal output from the imaging unit 26, and controls the communication unit 21 so as to transmit the imaging data to the server 1. The imaging data shows the environment around the television 2 imaged by the imaging unit 26. The viewing time zone includes the broadcast time of the program CM and the guide CM.

Subsequently, the configuration of the server 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 34. FIG. 34 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 34, the storage unit 12 of the server 1 includes a notification management table 110b, a display form table 120, a device management table 130b, a first learning table 145, a viewing table 160c, and a second learning table 150c. And remember. The first learning table 145 and the second learning table 150c are stored for each external device 4 (identification information).

The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the second learning table 150c with reference to the first learning table 145 and the viewing table 160c. Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 counts the number of rejections for each display form in units of the number of viewers.

FIG. 35A is a diagram showing a viewing table 160c according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 35 (a), the viewing table 160c has a viewing time zone column 161 and a viewing number column 162c. The viewing time zone column 161 shows the history of the viewing time zone. The number of viewers column 162c indicates the number of people who are watching the program in the corresponding viewing time zone. The control unit 13 of the server 1 analyzes the imaging data received from the television 2 to acquire the number of viewers, and updates the number of viewers column 162c.

FIG. 35B is a diagram showing a second learning table 150c according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 35B, the identification information of the corresponding external device 4 is associated with the second learning table 150c. Further, the second learning table 150c has a viewer number column 151c, a display form column 152, and a rejection number column 153.

The number of viewers column 151c indicates the number of viewers. The control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the viewing table 160c and updates the number of viewers column 151c. The display form column 152 indicates a plurality of display form identification codes for each number of viewers. The control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the display form column 152 with reference to the first learning table 145 and the viewing table 160c. The refusal count column 153 indicates the number of times the corresponding display form is rejected. The control unit 13 of the server 1 refers to the first learning table 145 and the viewing table 160c, and updates the rejection count column 153.

Embodiment 7 of the present invention has been described above with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 27, 33, 34, 35 (a), and 35 (b). According to the present embodiment, the display mode can be set for each external device 4 in units of the number of viewers. Therefore, it is possible to set the display form of the notification information that more reflects the user's preference.

Subsequently, another example of the television 2 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 34, 35 (a), and 36. FIG. 36 is a block diagram showing another example of the configuration of the television 2 according to the present embodiment. The television 2 shown in FIG. 36 includes a sound collecting unit 27. The sound collecting unit 27 collects the sound around the television 2. The sound collecting unit 27 includes, for example, a microphone.

The control unit 25 of the television 2 generates audio data based on the audio signal output from the sound collecting unit 27, and controls the communication unit 21 so as to transmit the audio data to the server 1. The audio data indicates the sound around the television 2 collected by the sound collecting unit 27. The control unit 13 of the server 1 analyzes the audio data received from the television 2 to acquire the number of viewers, and updates the number of viewers column 162c.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 34, 35 (a), and 36, the number of viewers may be acquired based on the audio data.

In the notification information processing system 100 described with reference to FIGS. 34, 35 (a), and 36, the sound collecting unit 27 of the television 2 collects the sound around the television 2, but the notification is given. The information processing system 100 may include a smart speaker as an external device 4, and the smart speaker may collect sound around the television 2.

[Embodiment 8]
Subsequently, the eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4 and 37. However, the matters different from those of the first to seventh embodiments will be described, and the same matters as those of the first to seventh embodiments will be omitted. The eighth embodiment is different from the first to seventh embodiments in that the set display mode is changed according to a special operation by the user.

In this embodiment, the special operations are "flick", "draw a circle", and "double-click". "Flick" and "draw a circle" are gestures. “Drawing a circle” indicates that the user swings the housing 3a of the remote controller 3 in a circular motion. “Double-click” indicates an operation in which the notification information rejection button is pressed twice in a short time (for example, within 1.5 seconds).

First, the television 2 and the remote controller 3 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The control unit 25 of the television 2 determines whether or not a "double click" has been performed based on the control signal received from the remote controller 3. The control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the display unit 22 so that the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 is erased from the display surface when it is determined that the "double click" has been performed. Further, when the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines that the "double click" has been performed, the control unit 25 transmits the operation information to the server 1. Here, the operation information indicates that the "double click" has been performed.

Further, the control unit 35 of the remote controller 3 transmits so as to transmit a signal indicating the direction in which the housing 3a of the remote controller 3 is swung, together with a control signal indicating the type of gesture, based on the output of the sensor unit 32. The unit 33 is controlled. Hereinafter, the direction in which the housing 3a of the remote controller 3 is swung may be referred to as a “gesture direction”.

The control unit 25 of the television 2 determines whether or not the gesture type is "flick" based on the control signal received from the remote controller 3. When the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines that the gesture type is "flick", the control unit 25 deletes the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 from the display surface. Specifically, the control unit 25 of the television 2 moves the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 toward the side of the display surface located in the gesture direction, and erases the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 from that side. Controls the display unit 22. Further, the control unit 25 of the television 2 controls the communication unit 21 so as to transmit the operation information to the server 1 when it is determined that the gesture type is "flick". Here, the operation information indicates the type of gesture and the direction of the gesture.

Further, the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines whether or not the type of gesture is "drawing a circle" based on the control signal received from the remote controller 3. When the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines that the type of gesture is "drawing a circle", the control unit 25 controls the display unit 22 so that the detail screen 230 or the notification icon 220 is erased from the display surface. Further, when the control unit 25 of the television 2 determines that the type of gesture is "drawing a circle", the control unit 25 controls the communication unit 21 so as to transmit the operation information to the server 1. Here, the operation information indicates the type of gesture.

In the present embodiment, the storage unit 12 of the server 1 stores the special operation table 170 shown in FIG. 37. FIG. 37 is a diagram showing a special operation table 170 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 37, the special operation table 170 has an operation column 171 and a change information column 172.

The operation column 171 indicates the type of special operation. In this embodiment, the operation field 171 indicates "flick", "draw a circle", and "double click". In the change information field 172, information indicating how to change the set display mode is set for each special operation.

In the present embodiment, the change information column 172 indicates that the display position of the detail screen 230 is changed according to the “flick”. More specifically, the change information column 172 indicates that the display position of the detail screen 230 is changed to a position corresponding to the gesture direction in response to the "flick". Further, the change information column 172 indicates that the display size of the detail screen 230 is changed according to "drawing a circle". More specifically, the change information column 172 indicates that the display size of the detail screen 230 is changed from the current display size to a display size one step lower in response to "drawing a circle". Further, the change information column 172 indicates that the notification method is changed to the "icon" in response to the "double click".

The control unit 13 of the server 1 determines whether or not the operation information received from the television 2 indicates a special operation. Specifically, the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines whether or not the operation information received from the television 2 corresponds to any of "flick", "draw a circle", and "double click".

When the control unit 13 of the server 1 determines that the operation information indicates a special operation, the control unit 13 refers to the special operation table 170 and acquires the change information corresponding to the special operation indicated by the operation information. Then, the control unit 13 of the server 1 updates the notification management table 110a based on the change information.

The eighth embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to FIGS. 2, 4 and 37. According to the present embodiment, the user can change the display form of the notification information for each external device 4 by performing a predetermined special operation using the remote controller 3.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in various embodiments without departing from the gist thereof.

For example, in the embodiment according to the present invention, the notification icon 220 or the detail screen 230 is erased from the display surface in response to the operation of the remote controller 3 by the user, but the notification information processing system 100 notifies according to the voice of the user. The icon 220 or the detail screen 230 may be erased from the display surface. In this case, the notification information processing system 100 may include, for example, a smart speaker as the external device 4. When the notification information processing system 100 includes the smart speaker as the external device 4, the server 1 analyzes the voice data transmitted from the smart speaker and displays the notification icon 220 or the detail screen 230 according to the user's voice. Can be erased from.

Further, in the embodiment according to the present invention, the television 2 displays the notification information, but the notification information display device, which is a device for displaying the notification information, is not limited to the television 2. The notification information display device may be any device provided with a display. For example, the notification information display device may be an information processing device such as a PC (personal computer), a smartphone, or a tablet PC. Alternatively, the notification information display device can be a home appliance such as a microwave oven, a refrigerator, or a washing machine. Therefore, the notification information display device may be any of the external devices 4.

Further, in the embodiment according to the present invention, the server 1 is communicably connected to each of the plurality of external devices 4, but the server 1 may be communicably connected to one external device 4.

Further, in the embodiment according to the present invention, the notification information processing system 100 includes the server 1 as the notification information processing device, but the notification information processing device is not limited to the server 1. The notification information processing device may be any device having a function such as acquiring a display form corresponding to the identification information. For example, the television 2 may be used as a notification information processing device. Alternatively, an information processing device such as a PC, a smartphone, or a tablet PC may be used as the notification information processing device.

Further, in the embodiment according to the present invention, the display modes include a first notification destination (first destination), a second notification destination (second destination), a notification method, a display position of the detail screen 230, and a display of the detail screen 230. Although the size and notification timing have been set, the display modes include the first notification destination (first destination), the second notification destination (second destination), the notification method, the display position of the detail screen 230, and the detail screen 230. The display size of the above and a part of the notification timing may be set.

Further, in the embodiment according to the present invention, the display modes include a first notification destination (first destination), a second notification destination (second destination), a notification method, a display position of the detail screen 230, and a display of the detail screen 230. Although the size and the notification timing have been set, the display position of the notification icon 220 may be further set as the display form. Further, as a display form, a method of erasing the detail screen 230 from the display surface may be further set. FIG. 38 is a diagram showing a part of the second registration screen 210 according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 38, the second registration screen 210 may further include an icon display position registration field 217 and a detailed screen erasing method registration field 218.

The icon display position registration field 217 is a field for registering the display position of the notification icon 220. Candidates for the display position of the notification icon 220 are displayed in the icon display position registration field 217. Further, in the icon display position registration field 217, a radio button corresponding to a candidate for the display position of the notification icon 220 is displayed. FIG. 38 illustrates "center", "upper right", "lower right", "upper left", and "lower left" as candidates for the display position of the notification icon 220. For example, "center" indicates that the notification icon 220 is displayed in the center of the display surface of the display unit 22.

The detail screen erasing method registration field 218 is a field for registering a method for erasing the detail screen 230 from the display surface. In the detail screen erasing method registration field 218, candidates for a method of erasing the detail screen 230 from the display surface are displayed. Further, in the detail screen erasing method registration field 218, radio buttons corresponding to candidates for a method of erasing the detail screen 230 from the display surface are displayed.

FIG. 38 illustrates "automatically close" and "OK button" as candidates for a method of erasing the detail screen 230 from the display surface. Here, "automatically close" indicates that the detail screen 230 is deleted from the display surface after the display time has elapsed from the start of the display of the detail screen 230. The "OK button" indicates that the detail screen 230 is erased from the display surface in response to the pressing of the OK button 232 of the detail screen 230.

Further, in the embodiment according to the present invention, the detail screen 230 displays the message 231 and the OK button 232 and the erase button 233, but the detail screen 230 displays the display position NG radio button 234a, for example, as shown in FIG. 39. The display size NG radio button 234b and the notification method NG radio button 234c may be further included. FIG. 39 is a diagram showing a detailed screen 230 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The display position NG radio button 234a is a radio button that requests a change in the display position of the detail screen 230. When the OK button 232 of the detail screen 230 is pressed while the display position NG radio button 234a is selected, the control unit 35 of the television 2 sends a first request signal requesting a change in the display position of the detail screen 230 to the server. The communication unit 21 is controlled so as to transmit to 1. When the communication unit 11 receives the first request signal, the control unit 13 of the server 1 changes the display position of the detail screen 230 from the current display position to another display position. Specifically, another display position is selected from the plurality of display positions based on a predetermined order. Alternatively, other display positions are randomly selected from a plurality of display positions.

The display size NG radio button 234b is a radio button that requests a change in the display size of the detail screen 230. When the OK button 232 of the detail screen 230 is pressed while the display size NG radio button 234b is selected, the control unit 35 of the television 2 sends a second request signal requesting a change in the display size of the detail screen 230 to the server. The communication unit 21 is controlled so as to transmit to 1. When the communication unit 11 receives the second request signal, the control unit 13 of the server 1 changes the display size of the detail screen 230 from the current display size to another display size. Specifically, another display size is selected from the plurality of display sizes based on a predetermined order. Alternatively, another display size is randomly selected from a plurality of display sizes.

The notification method NG radio button 234c is a radio button that requests a change in the notification method. When the OK button 232 of the detail screen 230 is pressed while the notification method NG radio button 234c is selected, the control unit 35 of the television 2 transmits a third request signal requesting a change in the notification method to the server 1. The communication unit 21 is controlled so as to. When the communication unit 11 receives the third request signal, the control unit 13 of the server 1 changes the notification method from the current notification method to another notification method. Specifically, when the current notification method is the "detail screen", the notification method is changed to the "icon". If the current notification method is "icon", the notification method is changed to "detail screen".

In addition, the items described in the first to eighth embodiments can be combined as appropriate. For example, by combining the fifth embodiment and the eighth embodiment and performing a predetermined special operation using the remote controller 3, notification information is displayed for each external device 4 in units of program genres according to the special operation. The form may be changed.

Also, special operations are not limited to "flick", "draw a circle", and "double click". For example, the special operation includes an operation in which the user operates the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 and double-clicks the erase button 221 of the notification icon 220, and the user operates the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 for details. It may include the operation of double-clicking the erase button 233 on the screen 230. In this case, the control unit 13 of the server 1 prohibits the display of the notification icon 220 and the detail screen 230 under the viewing conditions when the erase button 221 of the notification icon 220 or the erase button 233 of the detail screen 230 is double-clicked. You may set it to. The viewing condition indicates, for example, at least one of a program genre, a viewing time zone, and the number of viewers.

The present invention is useful for a system that displays a message transmitted from each home appliance on a television.

1 Server 2 Television receiver 3 Remote controller 4 External device 11 Communication unit 12 Storage unit 13 Control unit 21 Communication unit 22 Display unit 23 Reception unit 24 Storage unit 25 Control unit 31 Operation unit 32 Sensor unit 33 Transmission unit 34 Storage unit 35 Control unit 100 Notification information processing system 220 Notification icon 230 Details screen 311 Hard key

Claims (12)

A first receiving unit that receives notification information and identification information for identifying the external device from an external device.
A first control unit that acquires a display form corresponding to the identification information in response to the reception of the notification information and the identification information from the external device by the first receiving unit.
It is provided with a transmission unit that transmits the notification information and information indicating the display form to the notification information display device.
The display form indicates at least one of the display position of the detail screen, the display size of the detail screen, the display position of the notification icon, and the timing of displaying the detail screen or the notification icon.
The detail screen displays a message indicating the notification information, and displays the message.
The notification icon is a notification information processing device indicating that the external device has transmitted the notification information. The display form indicates a first notification method or a second notification method.
The first notification method indicates that the notification information display device displays the detail screen based on the information indicating the display form.
The notification information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the second notification method indicates that the notification information display device displays the notification icon based on the information indicating the display form. The display form indicates a first destination and a second destination different from the first destination as the destination of the notification information.
The first control unit controls the transmission unit so as to transmit the notification information and the information indicating the display form to the notification information display device of the first transmission destination.
The first receiving unit receives undisplayable information indicating that the display unit included in the notification information display device is not driven from the notification information display device of the first transmission destination.
The first control unit controls the transmission unit so as to transmit the notification information to the notification information display device of the second transmission destination in response to the reception of the non-displayable information by the first reception unit. The notification information processing device according to claim 1 or 2. Further, a storage unit for storing a plurality of information indicating the display modes different from each other is provided.
The first control unit acquires one of the plurality of display forms as the present display form in response to the first receiving unit receiving the notification information and the identification information from the external device. And
The transmission unit transmits the notification information and the information indicating the display form of this time to the notification information display device.
The first receiving unit receives the consent information indicating that the display form of this time has been accepted or the refusal information indicating that the display form of this time has been rejected.
The first control unit
Based on at least one of the consent information and the refusal information, one of the plurality of display forms is set as the display form corresponding to the identification information.
The claim that after setting the display form, the first receiving unit acquires the set display form as the present display form in response to receiving the notification information and the identification information from the external device. The notification information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The fourth aspect of claim 4, wherein the first control unit sets the present display form as the display form corresponding to the identification information based on the reception of the consent information by the first receiving unit. Notification information processing device. The first control unit
At least one of the number of approvals indicating the number of times the first receiving unit has received the consent information and the number of times of refusal indicating the number of times the first receiving unit has received the refusal information is counted.
The notification information processing according to claim 4, wherein one of the plurality of display forms is set as the display form corresponding to the identification information based on at least one of the acceptance count and the refusal count. apparatus. The notification information display device is a television receiver that displays a program being broadcast.
The first control unit counts at least one of the acceptance count and the refusal count for each viewing condition.
The first control unit sets the display form corresponding to the identification information for each viewing condition.
The viewing condition according to claim 6, wherein the viewing condition includes at least one of the genre, time zone, and the number of people around the television receiver of the program displayed by the television receiver. Notification information processing device. The television receiver receives a control signal for controlling the television receiver from the remote controller, and receives the control signal to control the television receiver.
The control signal indicates a user's operation on a hard key included in the remote controller.
The first receiving unit receives information indicating the operation of the user from the television receiver, and receives information indicating the operation of the user.
The first control unit acquires the number of times the hard key is operated based on the information indicating the operation of the user.
The notification information processing device according to claim 7, wherein the viewing condition includes the number of times the hard key is operated. When the display form of this time is the set display form and the first receiving unit receives the refusal information, the first control unit notifies the first receiving unit from the external device. From claim 4, the process to be executed in response to receiving the information and the identification information is switched from the process of acquiring the set display form to the process of acquiring one of the plurality of display forms. The notification information processing device according to any one of claims 8. The notification information display device is a television receiver that displays a program being broadcast.
The television receiver receives a control signal for controlling the television receiver from the remote controller, and receives the control signal to control the television receiver.
The control signal indicates a gesture performed by the user using the remote controller.
The first receiver receives information indicating the gesture from the television receiver, and receives the information indicating the gesture.
The notification information processing device according to any one of claims 4 to 9, wherein the first control unit changes a part of the set contents of the display form based on the gesture. A second receiving unit that receives the notification information and the information indicating the display form from the notification information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
A display unit that displays the detail screen or the notification icon, and
A second control unit that controls the display unit is provided.
The second control unit
In response to the reception of the notification information and the information indicating the display form by the second receiving unit, it is determined whether or not the display unit is driven.
A notification information display device that drives the display unit to display the detail screen or the notification icon on the display unit in response to the determination that the display unit is not driven. A receiving unit that receives notification information and identification information for identifying the external device from an external device.
A control unit that acquires a display form corresponding to the identification information in response to the reception unit receiving the notification information and the identification information from the external device.
A detail screen or a display unit for displaying a notification icon is provided based on the notification information and the information indicating the display form.
The display form indicates at least one of the display position of the detail screen, the display size of the detail screen, the display position of the notification icon, and the timing of displaying the detail screen or the notification icon.
The detail screen displays a message indicating the notification information, and displays the message.
The notification icon is a notification information processing system indicating that the external device has transmitted the notification information.

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