JP2022172915A - Information processing device, information processing method and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a novel display method in a rain cloud radar.SOLUTION: An information processing device comprises a reception part for receiving meteorological information, and a display part displaying a screen of a rain cloud radar representing movement of a rain cloud and an action sheet relating to weather, based on the meteorological information. The action sheet includes a slider bar representing a time axis based on the present. The display part displays a screen of the rain cloud radar representing movement of the rain cloud at a time according to the elapsed time from the present representing a slider of the slider bar.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law has been filed Publication date April 16, 2021 https://play. google. com/store/apps/details? id=jp. co. Yahoo. android. weather. type1&hl=ja&gl=US

Patent Law Article 30, Paragraph 2 Application Applied Publication date April 26, 2021 https://play. google. com/store/apps/details? id=jp. co. Yahoo. android. yjtop&hl=ja&gl=US

Application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act is filed Publication date: April 26, 2021 https://apps. apple. com/jp/app/yahoo-japan/id299147843

Application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law has been filed Publication date April 28, 2021 https://apps. apple. com/jp/app/yahoo-%E5%A4%A9%E6%B0%97/id521974902

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

A technology is disclosed that acquires weather information and displays a warning on a child device installed in a local area.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-021741

However, in the above-described conventional technology, data acquisition points for acquiring weather information such as temperature and atmospheric pressure are set in detail, and when the difference between the previous measurement data and the current measurement data exceeds a predetermined threshold, a warning display is displayed. However, no consideration is given to the warning display and display mode regarding daily weather changes (presence or absence of rainfall) in the rain cloud radar.

The present application has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present application is to provide a new display method for rain cloud radar.

An information processing apparatus according to the present application includes a receiving unit that receives weather information, and a display unit that displays a rain cloud radar screen showing movement of rain clouds and an action sheet related to the weather based on the weather information. The sheet includes a slider bar showing a time axis based on the present, and the display unit displays a rain cloud radar screen showing movement of rain clouds at a time corresponding to the elapsed time from the present indicated by the slider of the slider bar. characterized by

According to one aspect of the embodiments, it is possible to provide a new display method for rain cloud radar.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of provision of information on the start of a downhill according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of provision of information during rain according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of provision of information on the end of getting off according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of provision of no-rain information according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of the label according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen that informs the presence or absence of rain using a slider bar. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system according to the embodiment; FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a terminal device according to the embodiment; FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information providing apparatus according to the embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a user information database. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the history information database. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the weather information database. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure according to the embodiment; FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration;

Embodiments for implementing an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program according to the present application (hereinafter referred to as "embodiments") will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program according to the present application are not limited to this embodiment. Also, in the following embodiments, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are omitted.

[1. Overview of display mode of rain cloud radar]
First, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, an outline of the display mode of the rain cloud radar performed by the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment will be described. FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described by taking as an example a case where a rain cloud radar is used to display a warning about changes in the weather (whether or not it is raining). FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of provision of information on the start of a downhill according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of provision of information during rain according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of provision of information on the end of getting off according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of provision of no-rain information according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the information processing system 1 includes a terminal device 10 and an information providing device 100. FIG. The terminal device 10 and the information providing device 100 are communicably connected to each other by wire or wirelessly via a network N (see FIG. 7). In this embodiment, the terminal device 10 cooperates with the information providing device 100 .

The terminal device 10 is a smart device such as a smartphone or tablet used by a user U (user), and communicates with an arbitrary server device via a wireless communication network such as 4G (Generation) or LTE (Long Term Evolution). It is a portable terminal device capable of performing The terminal device 10 has a screen such as a liquid crystal display and has a touch panel function. Accepts various operations for . An operation performed on an area where content is displayed on the screen may be an operation on the content. In addition, the terminal device 10 may be an information processing device such as a desktop PC (Personal Computer) or a notebook PC as well as a smart device.

The information providing device 100 cooperates with the terminal device 10 of each user U, and provides the terminal device 10 of each user U with API (Application Programming Interface) services for various applications (hereinafter referred to as apps) and various It is an information processing device that provides data, and is realized by a server device, a cloud system, or the like.

Also, the information providing device 100 may be an information processing device that provides some web service online to the terminal device 10 of each user U. FIG. For example, the information providing apparatus 100 provides web services such as Internet connection, search service, SNS (Social Networking Service), electronic commerce, electronic payment, online games, online banking, online trading, accommodation/ticket reservation, video/music distribution, and the like. service may be provided. In practice, the information providing apparatus 100 may cooperate with various servers that provide web services as described above, mediate web services, or take charge of web service processing.

Note that the information providing device 100 can acquire user information about the user U. FIG. For example, the information providing device 100 acquires information about attributes of the user U, such as the user's U gender, age, and area of residence. The information providing apparatus 100 stores and manages identification information indicating the user U (user ID, etc.) and information related to the attributes of the user U. FIG.

Further, the information providing apparatus 100 acquires various types of history information (log data) indicating actions of the user U from the terminal apparatus 10 of the user U or from various servers based on the user ID or the like. For example, the information providing device 100 acquires a location history, which is a history of the user U's location and date and time, from the terminal device 10 . The information providing apparatus 100 also acquires a search history, which is a history of search queries input by the user U, from a search server (search engine). Further, the information providing apparatus 100 acquires a viewing history, which is a history of content viewed by the user U, from the content server. The information providing apparatus 100 also acquires a purchase history (payment history), which is a history of product purchases and payment processing of the user U, from an electronic commerce server or a payment processing server. Further, the information providing apparatus 100 may acquire the exhibition history and sales history, which are the history of the user U's exhibition in the marketplace, from the electronic commerce server or the settlement server. In addition, the information providing apparatus 100 acquires the posting history, which is the posting history of the user U, from a posting server that provides a word-of-mouth posting service or an SNS server.

In this embodiment, when the user U starts a weather forecast application (or browses a weather forecast site with a browser), the terminal device 10 cooperates with the information providing device 100 to display a map and Displays the rain cloud radar screen for the area and address specified by U. Note that if the user U does not designate an area or address, the position that is the center point of the rain cloud radar map may be the current position based on the position information of the terminal device 10 of the user U, or may be designated/registered in advance. It may be a specific position or a pin position such as a POI (Point of Interest).

For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the terminal device 10 is always or periodically displayed on the map when the user U starts the weather forecast application, or while the weather forecast application is running. Weather information necessary for displaying the screen of the rain cloud radar on the information providing device 100 via the network N (see FIG. 7) when the area to be displayed is changed (for example, when the center point of the map is moved) is requested (step S1).

Subsequently, the information providing device 100 provides weather information to the terminal device 10 via the network N (see FIG. 7) in response to the weather information request from the terminal device 10 (step S2).

Subsequently, the terminal device 10 displays a rain cloud radar screen based on the weather information (step S3). For example, the terminal device 10 displays default screens A1 to A4 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 depending on the weather.

At this time, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the terminal device 10 displays an action sheet AS together with the rain cloud radar screen. For example, the terminal device 10 displays an action sheet AS at the bottom of the screen. In the default state, the action sheet AS is displayed like the default screens A1-A4 in FIGS. 1-4. The action sheet AS can be enlarged or reduced by the user U touching it with a finger and sliding it up or down.

In the default screens A1 to A4, the terminal device 10 displays a text TX indicating a message regarding rain and a slider bar SB indicating a time axis based on the current time on the action sheet AS. The scale of the slider bar SB is divided in units of 10 minutes (every 10 minutes) from the present to the next hour. In addition, after one hour, it is divided in units of one hour (every hour). In addition, "1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15" are displayed at the positions of the scales indicating the respective times as the scale display of the slider bar SB after one hour. Here, for the logged-in user U, the upper limit of the scale display is set to be displayed until 15 hours later. For users U who have not logged in, it may be displayed for a shorter period of time (for example, until 1 hour later). A scale indicating one hour before the present is also displayed. However, this is only an example. The division method of the scale of the slider bar SB is arbitrary. Moreover, the upper limit of the scale display of the slider bar SB may also exceed 15 hours.

For example, if it is expected that rain will start at "9:20" 50 minutes after the current "8:30", the text TX will include "It will rain in 50 minutes" as shown in FIG. is displayed. In addition, a scale is displayed on the slider bar SB, and a balloon containing an icon indicating "rain" and the time "9:20" 50 minutes from now is displayed at the position of the corresponding scale 50 minutes from now. . It should be noted that the icons and balloons are only examples. Also, the expression of time is arbitrary. For example, "50 minutes later" may be used instead of "9:20". In addition, the speech balloon fades out and disappears after a predetermined time has passed since it was first displayed, when the slider of the slider bar SB is operated, or when the rain cloud radar map is operated. can be

It should be noted that the terminal device 10 displays a speech bubble, dialog, or the like saying "It will rain in 50 minutes" near the current position on the map of the rain cloud radar or a specific pin of the POI, instead of/along with the text TX of the action sheet AS. A message may be displayed.

In addition, when it is already raining (during rain) and is expected to continue for a while (for example, in the case of long rain), the text TX includes the message "It will continue to rain for a while" as shown in FIG. is displayed.

In addition, if it is expected that the rain that has already fallen will end at "12:00", which is three and a half hours (3 hours and 30 minutes) after the current "8:30", as shown in FIG. The TX displays the message "The rain will stop in 3 hours." In the present embodiment, a future prediction exceeding one hour later is notified by truncating the time in minutes. Therefore, the terminal device 10 notifies the prediction of 3 hours and a half later as the prediction of 3 hours later. However, in practice, the message "The rain will stop in 3 hours and 30 minutes" may be displayed including the time in minutes. In addition, a scale is displayed on the slider bar SB, and an icon indicating "cloudy" (or sunny) and "12:00" for the time three and a half hours from now are displayed at the position of the scale corresponding to three and a half hours from now. A containing callout appears. It should be noted that the scale of the slider bar SB is divided every hour after one hour. Therefore, the terminal device 10 may display the forecast for 3 hours and a half later at the position of the scale for 3 hours later.

Also, if it is not raining at present and it is expected that it will not rain for a while, the text TX will display a message "It won't rain for a while" as shown in FIG. In this case, no balloon is displayed at the position of the scale of the slider bar SB.

Further, when the user U directly moves the slider (knob) of the slider bar SB or operates the scroll button displayed at the end of the slider bar SB or near the slider bar SB, for example, when the scale is set to "1", 1 A screen of the rain cloud radar showing the condition and distribution of rain clouds expected after an hour is displayed.

Subsequently, when the user U slides the action sheet AS downward, the terminal device 10 reduces the action sheet AS (step S4). For example, when the action sheet AS is slid downward by the user U, the terminal device 10 displays AS reduced screens B1 to B4 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. Further, when the action sheet AS is slid upward by the user U while the AS reduced screens B1 to B4 are being displayed, the terminal device 10 returns the display to the default screens A1 to A4.

In the AS reduced screens B1 to B4, the terminal device 10 does not display the text TX indicating the message on the action sheet AS, but displays only the slider bar SB indicating the time axis based on the present. It should be noted that the terminal device 10 may display the text TX indicating the message as shown in the AS reduced screen B4 shown in FIG. good.

Subsequently, when the user U slides the action sheet AS upward, the terminal device 10 enlarges the action sheet AS (step S5). For example, when the action sheet AS is slid upward by the user U, the terminal device 10 displays AS enlarged screens C1 to C4 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. Further, when the action sheet AS is slid downward by the user U while the AS enlarged screens C1 to C4 are being displayed, the terminal device 10 returns the display to the default screens A1 to A4.

In the AS enlarged screens C1 to C4, the terminal device 10 displays the rain intensity at the current time in addition to the text TX indicating the message and the slider bar SB indicating the time axis based on the current time on the action sheet AS. (How it rains) and a rainfall graph RG showing the hourly rainfall (mm) at the time (elapsed time from the present) corresponding to the scale of the slider bar SB.

In the examples shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the label LB included in the action sheet AS of the AS enlarged screens C1 to C4 displays the intensity of the rain (how it fell) at the current time "8:30". Note that the terminal device 10 displays the label LB lightly when the slider bar SB is operated. This is because the display time of the label LB is the current time and is not associated with the elapsed time indicated by the slider. However, in practice, the terminal device 10 associates the display time of the label LB with the elapsed time indicated by the slider, and displays on the label LB the intensity of rain (how it fell) at the time corresponding to the elapsed time indicated by the slider. You may make it

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of the label according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the label LB expresses the rain intensity (how it falls) according to the hourly rainfall (mm) at the current time. For example, if the hourly rainfall (mm) is "0 to less than 0.4", "-" is displayed on the label LB. Also, when the one-hour rainfall (mm) is "0.4 to less than 2", the label LB displays "drops". Also, when the hourly rainfall (mm) is "less than 2 to 4", the label LB is displayed as "flashing". Also, when the one-hour rainfall (mm) is "4 to less than 10", the label LB is displayed with "wow". Also, when the hourly rainfall (mm) is "10 to less than 20", the label LB is displayed as "Zazaa". Also, when the hourly rainfall (mm) is "less than 20 to 30", "heavy rain" is displayed on the label LB. Also, when the hourly rainfall (mm) is "30 to less than 50", "heavy rain" is displayed on the label LB. Also, when the hourly rainfall (mm) is "50 to less than 80", "very heavy rain" is displayed on the label LB. Also, when the hourly rainfall (mm) is "80 or more", "heavy rain" is displayed on the label LB.

It should be noted that the division of hourly rainfall (mm) and the expression of rain intensity (falling pattern) shown in FIG. 5 are merely examples. In practice, the division of hourly rainfall (mm) and the expression of rain intensity (how it falls) are arbitrary.

In this embodiment, the rainfall amount graph RG expresses the hourly rainfall (mm) as a bar graph. The terminal device 10 may color-code the bar graph in the rainfall graph RG according to the hourly rainfall (mm). In addition, when the slider of the slider bar SB points to a certain scale in the rainfall graph RG, the terminal device 10 feeds back to the bar graph at the corresponding time on that scale. For example, when the slider of the slider bar SB points to a certain scale, the terminal device 10 temporarily displays a large bar graph at the corresponding time on that scale.

Further, the time on the map displayed in the default screens A1 to A4 and AS reduced screens B1 to B4 fades out and is not displayed when switching to the AS enlarged screens C1 to C4. In addition, the speech balloon displayed at the position of the scale of the slider bar SB is also hidden.

In the above description, the terminal device 10 displays balloons at the positions of the scales of the slider bar SB in the default screens A1 to A4 and the AS reduced screens B1 to B4 to convey the estimated time when rain is expected to start falling. However, it is not actually limited to speech bubbles. For example, in the default screens A1 to A4 and AS reduced screens B1 to B4, the terminal device 10 displays projections PR at the positions of the scales of the slider bar SB as shown in FIG. You may tell whether it is raining or not. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen that informs the presence or absence of rain using a slider bar. That is, the terminal device 10 displays the projection PR at the position of the scale where the rainfall graph RG is displayed in the AS enlarged screens C1 to C4 in the default screens A1 to A4 and the AS reduced screens B1 to B4 to indicate rainfall. Communicate presence or absence.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the terminal device 10 displays a projection PR at the position of the scale when rain is expected at the time indicated by the scale of the slider bar SB. Conversely, if it is predicted that there will be no rain during the time indicated by the scale of the slider bar SB, the projection PR is not displayed at that scale position. In this way, the terminal device 10 expresses only the presence or absence of rainfall by the presence or absence of the protrusion PR. The height of the displayed protrusions PR is uniform. Therefore, the terminal device 10 cannot express the rainfall amount (1-hour rainfall amount), the rain intensity (falling pattern), etc. by the height of the protrusion PR. However, in practice, the terminal device 10 may represent the rainfall amount (1-hour rainfall amount), the rain intensity (how it falls), etc. by color-coding the protrusions PR (light and shade are also possible), pattern differences, and the like. .

In addition, although the weather forecast application is described as an example in the present embodiment, the application is not limited to the weather forecast application, and may be an application capable of displaying a rain cloud radar as an option. For example, it may be a map application, a navigation application, or the like that has a function of displaying a rain cloud radar.

In addition, in this embodiment, rain cloud radar is used as an example, but in reality, it is not limited to rain. Information indicating degree, distribution, and prediction may be displayed. It may also display information about tides and wave forecasts. At this time, the terminal device 10 may allow the user U to select/specify a display target. For example, the display target may be switched by tapping the column of "rain cloud radar" displayed at the top (header portion) of the screen.

[2. Configuration example of information processing system]
Next, the configuration of the information processing system 1 including the information providing device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment includes a terminal device 10 and an information providing device 100. As shown in FIG. These various devices are communicatively connected via a network N by wire or wirelessly. The network N is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network) such as the Internet.

Also, the number of devices included in the information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 7 is not limited to the illustrated one. For example, in FIG. 7, only one terminal device 10 is shown for simplification of illustration, but this is merely an example and is not limited, and two or more devices may be provided.

The terminal device 10 is an information processing device used by the user U. FIG. For example, the terminal device 10 may be a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, a feature phone, a PC (Personal Computer), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a game machine with a communication function, a car navigation system, a smart watch, or a head-mounted display. and other wearable devices, smart glasses, and the like. In addition, the terminal device 10 is not limited to a mobile terminal owned by an individual, and may be a digital signage, a storefront terminal, or the like used in a public place.

In addition, the terminal device 10 is compatible with wireless communication networks such as LTE (Long Term Evolution), 4G (4th Generation), 5G (5th Generation: fifth generation mobile communication system), Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN (Local It is possible to communicate with the information providing apparatus 100 by connecting to the network N via short-range wireless communication such as Area Network).

The information providing device 100 is, for example, a PC, a server device, a mainframe, a workstation, or the like. Note that the information providing apparatus 100 may be realized by cloud computing.

[3. Configuration example of terminal device]
Next, the configuration of the terminal device 10 will be described using FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the terminal device 10. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the terminal device 10 includes a communication unit 11, a display unit 12, an input unit 13, a positioning unit 14, a sensor unit 20, a control unit 30 (controller), and a storage unit 40. Prepare.

(Communication unit 11)
The communication unit 11 is connected to the network N (see FIG. 7) by wire or wirelessly, and transmits and receives information to and from the information providing apparatus 100 via the network N. FIG. For example, the communication unit 11 is implemented by a NIC (Network Interface Card), an antenna, or the like.

(Display unit 12)
The display unit 12 is a display device that displays various information such as position information. For example, the display unit 12 is a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic EL display (Organic Electro-Luminescent Display). Also, the display unit 12 is a touch panel display, but is not limited to this.

(Input unit 13)
The input unit 13 is an input device that receives various operations from the user U. For example, the input unit 13 has buttons and the like for inputting characters, numbers, and the like. The input unit 13 may be an input/output port (I/O port), a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, or the like. Moreover, when the display unit 12 is a touch panel display, a part of the display unit 12 functions as the input unit 13 . Also, the input unit 13 may be a microphone or the like that receives voice input from the user U. FIG. The microphone may be wireless.

(Positioning unit 14)
The positioning unit 14 receives signals (radio waves) transmitted from GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites, and based on the received signals, position information (for example, latitude and longitude). That is, the positioning unit 14 positions the position of the terminal device 10 . GPS is merely an example of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System).

Also, the positioning unit 14 can measure the position by various methods other than GPS. For example, the positioning unit 14 may measure the position using various communication functions of the terminal device 10 as described below as auxiliary positioning means for position correction and the like.

(Wi-Fi positioning)
For example, the positioning unit 14 measures the position of the terminal device 10 using the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) communication function of the terminal device 10 or the communication network provided by each communication company. Specifically, the positioning unit 14 performs Wi-Fi communication or the like and measures the position of the terminal device 10 by measuring the distance to a nearby base station or access point.

(beacon positioning)
The positioning unit 14 may also use the Bluetooth (registered trademark) function of the terminal device 10 to measure the position. For example, the positioning unit 14 measures the position of the terminal device 10 by connecting with a beacon transmitter connected by the Bluetooth (registered trademark) function.

(geomagnetic positioning)
Further, the positioning unit 14 positions the position of the terminal device 10 based on the geomagnetism pattern of the structure measured in advance and the geomagnetic sensor provided in the terminal device 10 .

(RFID positioning)
Further, for example, if the terminal device 10 has an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag function equivalent to a contactless IC card used at station ticket gates, stores, etc., or has a function of reading an RFID tag In this case, the location used is recorded together with the information that the payment was made by the terminal device 10 . The positioning unit 14 may measure the position of the terminal device 10 by acquiring such information. Also, the position may be measured by an optical sensor provided in the terminal device 10, an infrared sensor, or the like.

The positioning unit 14 may measure the position of the terminal device 10 using one or a combination of the positioning means described above, if necessary.

(Sensor unit 20)
The sensor unit 20 includes various sensors mounted on or connected to the terminal device 10 . The connection may be wired connection or wireless connection. For example, the sensors may be detection devices other than the terminal device 10, such as wearable devices and wireless devices. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the sensor unit 20 includes an acceleration sensor 21, a gyro sensor 22, an atmospheric pressure sensor 23, an air temperature sensor 24, a sound sensor 25, an optical sensor 26, a magnetic sensor 27, and an image sensor ( camera) 28.

The sensors 21 to 28 described above are only examples and are not limited. That is, the sensor unit 20 may be configured to include a part of the sensors 21 to 28, or may include other sensors such as a humidity sensor in addition to or instead of the sensors 21 to 28. .

The acceleration sensor 21 is, for example, a three-axis acceleration sensor, and detects physical movements of the terminal device 10 such as movement direction, speed, and acceleration of the terminal device 10 . The gyro sensor 22 detects physical movements of the terminal device 10 such as inclination in three axial directions based on the angular velocity of the terminal device 10 and the like. The atmospheric pressure sensor 23 detects the atmospheric pressure around the terminal device 10, for example.

Since the terminal device 10 includes the above-described acceleration sensor 21, gyro sensor 22, barometric pressure sensor 23, etc., techniques such as pedestrian dead-reckoning (PDR: Pedestrian Dead-Reckoning) using these sensors 21 to 23, etc. , the position of the terminal device 10 can be determined. This makes it possible to acquire indoor position information that is difficult to acquire with a positioning system such as GPS.

For example, a pedometer using the acceleration sensor 21 can calculate the number of steps, walking speed, and distance walked. Further, by using the gyro sensor 22, it is possible to know the traveling direction, the direction of the line of sight, and the inclination of the body of the user U. Also, from the atmospheric pressure detected by the atmospheric pressure sensor 23, the altitude at which the terminal device 10 of the user U is present and the number of floors can be known.

The temperature sensor 24 detects the temperature around the terminal device 10, for example. The sound sensor 25 detects sounds around the terminal device 10, for example. The optical sensor 26 detects the illuminance around the terminal device 10 . The magnetic sensor 27 detects, for example, geomagnetism around the terminal device 10 . The image sensor 28 captures an image around the terminal device 10 .

The atmospheric pressure sensor 23, the temperature sensor 24, the sound sensor 25, the optical sensor 26, and the image sensor 28 described above detect the atmospheric pressure, temperature, sound, and illuminance, respectively, or capture an image of the surroundings to detect the terminal device 10. It is possible to detect the surrounding environment and situations. In addition, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the location information of the terminal device 10 based on the surrounding environment and situation of the terminal device 10 .

(control unit 30)
The control unit 30 includes, for example, a microcomputer having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM, an input/output port, and various circuits. Also, the control unit 30 may be configured by hardware such as an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). The control unit 30 includes a transmission unit 31 , a reception unit 32 , a processing unit 33 and a display control unit 34 .

(Sending unit 31)
The transmission unit 31 receives, for example, various information input by the user U using the input unit 13, various information detected by the sensors 21 to 28 mounted on or connected to the terminal device 10, and information measured by the positioning unit 14. The position information of the terminal device 10 and the like can be transmitted to the information providing device 100 via the communication unit 11 . In the present embodiment, when the user U starts the weather forecast application (or browses the weather forecast site with a browser), or while the weather forecast application is running (or browses the weather forecast website), Always or periodically, or when the area displayed on the map is changed (for example, when the center point of the map is moved), weather information is requested from the information providing apparatus 100 via the communication unit 11. do.

(Receiver 32)
The receiving unit 32 can receive various information provided by the information providing apparatus 100 and requests for various information from the information providing apparatus 100 via the communication unit 11 . In this embodiment, the receiving unit 32 always or periodically or on the map when the user U starts the weather forecast application (or browses the weather forecast site with a browser), or while the weather forecast application is running. weather information is received from the information providing apparatus 100 via the communication unit 11 when the area displayed on the screen is changed (for example, when the center point of the map is moved).

(Processing unit 33)
The processing unit 33 controls the entire terminal device 10 including the display unit 12 and the like. For example, the processing unit 33 can output various types of information transmitted by the transmitting unit 31 and various types of information received by the receiving unit 32 from the information providing apparatus 100 to the display unit 12 for display.

(Display control unit 34)
Based on the weather information, the display control unit 34 displays on the display unit 12 a rain cloud radar screen showing movement of rain clouds and an action sheet AS regarding the weather. The action sheet AS includes a slider bar SB indicating a time axis based on the present and a message (text TX) regarding rain. At this time, the display control unit 34 displays on the display unit 12 a rain cloud radar screen showing movement of rain clouds at a time corresponding to the elapsed time from the present indicated by the slider of the slider bar SB.

The display control unit 34 may be part of the processing unit 33 described above, or may be integrated with the processing unit 33 described above. That is, the display control unit 34 may be the processing unit 33 described above.

Further, when it is predicted that rain will start after a predetermined time has elapsed from the present, the display control unit 34 displays an icon indicating rain and the start of rain at the position of the scale of the predetermined time on the slider bar SB. The display unit 12 displays a speech balloon containing the time to be set.

Further, when it is predicted that rain will start after a predetermined time has passed from now, the display control unit 34 further displays a message (text TX) indicating that rain will start after the predetermined time has passed.

In addition, when it is expected that the rain will end after a predetermined time has elapsed from the current time during rain, the display control unit 34 displays an icon indicating rain and an icon indicating that the rain has ended at the position of the scale of the predetermined time on the slider bar SB. is displayed on the display unit 12.

Further, if the display control unit 34 predicts that the rain will end after a predetermined time has elapsed from the current time during rain, the display control unit 34 further displays a message (text TX) indicating that the rain will stop after the predetermined time has elapsed. .

Further, when it is expected that the rain will continue for a while during rain, the display control unit 34 displays a message (text TX) indicating that it will continue to rain for a while.

Further, when it is expected that it will not rain for a while during rain, the display control unit 34 displays a message (text TX) indicating that it will not rain for a while.

In addition, the display control unit 34 displays the slider bar SB and a message (text TX) regarding rain on the action sheet AS in the default state.

Further, when the user U performs an operation to reduce the action sheet AS, the display control unit 34 reduces the display area of the action sheet AS and reduces the components of the action sheet AS.

Further, when the user U performs an operation to reduce the action sheet AS, the display control unit 34 displays only the slider bar SB on the action sheet AS.

Further, when the user U performs an operation to enlarge the action sheet AS, the display control unit 34 enlarges the display area of the action sheet AS and increases the constituent elements of the action sheet AS.

Further, when the user U performs an operation to enlarge the action sheet AS, the display control unit 34 displays the scale of the slider bar SB in addition to the slider bar SB and the message (text TX) on the action sheet AS. A rainfall graph RG showing the amount of rainfall after the elapsed time (1-hour rainfall) is displayed according to the scale of the slider bar SB.

Further, when the user U performs an operation to enlarge the action sheet AS, the display control unit 34 displays the intensity of the rain at the current time in addition to the slider bar SB and the message (text TX) on the action sheet AS. is displayed as a label LB.

(storage unit 40)
The storage unit 40 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as RAM (Random Access Memory) or flash memory, or a storage device such as HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), or optical disk. be. Various programs, various data, and the like are stored in the storage unit 40 .

[4. Configuration example of information providing device]
Next, the configuration of the information providing device 100 according to the embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information providing device 100 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, the information providing device 100 has a communication section 110, a storage section 120, and a control section .

(Communication unit 110)
The communication unit 110 is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. Also, the communication unit 110 is connected to the network N (see FIG. 7) by wire or wirelessly.

(storage unit 120)
The storage unit 120 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. As shown in FIG. 9 , storage unit 120 has user information database 121 , history information database 122 , and weather information database 123 .

(User information database 121)
The user information database 121 stores user information about the user U. FIG. For example, the user information database 121 stores various information such as user U attributes. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the user information database 121. As shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the user information database 121 has items such as "user ID (Identifier)", "age", "gender", "home", "place of work", and "interest".

“User ID” indicates identification information for identifying the user U. The “user ID” may be the user U's contact information (telephone number, e-mail address, etc.), or may be identification information for identifying the user U's terminal device 10 .

"Age" indicates the age of the user U identified by the user ID. Note that the "age" may be information indicating a specific age of the user U (for example, 35 years old) or information indicating the age of the user U (for example, 30's). . Alternatively, the "age" may be information indicating the date of birth of the user U, or information indicating the generation of the user U (for example, born in the 80's). "Gender" indicates the gender of the user U identified by the user ID.

"Home" indicates location information of the home of the user U identified by the user ID. In the example shown in FIG. 10, "home" is represented by an abstract code such as "LC11", but may be latitude/longitude information or the like. Also, for example, "home" may be an area name or an address.

"Place of work" indicates location information of the place of work (school in the case of a student) of the user U identified by the user ID. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the "place of work" is illustrated as an abstract code such as "LC12", but may be latitude/longitude information or the like. Also, for example, the "place of work" may be an area name or an address.

"Interest" indicates the interest of the user U identified by the user ID. That is, "interest" indicates an object in which the user U identified by the user ID is highly interested. For example, the "interest" may be a search query (keyword) that the user U has entered into a search engine and searched for. In the example shown in FIG. 10, one "interest" is shown for each user U, but there may be more than one.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 10, the age of the user U identified by the user ID "U1" is "twenties" and the gender is "male". Also, for example, the user U identified by the user ID "U1" indicates that the home is "LC11". Also, for example, the user U identified by the user ID "U1" indicates that the place of work is "LC12". Also, for example, the user U identified by the user ID "U1" indicates that he is interested in "sports".

Here, in the example shown in FIG. 10, abstract values such as “U1”, “LC11” and “LC12” are used, but “U1”, “LC11” and “LC12” are concrete values. It is assumed that information such as character strings and numerical values is stored. Hereinafter, abstract values may also be illustrated in diagrams relating to other information.

The user information database 121 is not limited to the above, and may store various types of information depending on the purpose. For example, the user information database 121 may store various types of information regarding the user U's terminal device 10 . In addition, the user information database 121 stores user U's demographics (demographic attributes), psychographics (psychological attributes), geographics (geographical attributes), behavioral attributes (behavioral attributes), etc. Information about attributes may be stored. For example, the user information database 121 includes name, family structure, hometown (local), occupation, position, income, qualification, residence type (detached house, condominium, etc.), presence or absence of car, commuting time, commuting time, commuting time. Information such as routes, commuter pass sections (stations, lines, etc.), frequently used stations (other than the nearest station to your home or place of work), lessons (places, time zones, etc.), hobbies, interests, lifestyle, etc. may

(History information database 122)
The history information database 122 stores various types of information related to history information (log data) indicating user U's actions. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the history information database 122. As shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the history information database 122 has items such as "user ID", "location history", "search history", "browsing history", "purchase history", and "posting history".

“User ID” indicates identification information for identifying the user U. "Position history" indicates a position history, which is a history of the user's U position and movement. Also, "search history" indicates a search history that is a history of search queries input by the user U. FIG. "Browsing history" indicates a browsing history that is a history of contents browsed by the user U. FIG. "Purchase history" indicates the purchase history of the user U's purchases. In addition, “posting history” indicates a posting history that is a history of posts by the user U. FIG. In addition, the “posting history” may include questions about user U's property.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 11, the user U identified by the user ID "U1" moves along the "location history #1", searches along the "search history #1", It indicates that the content was browsed according to the "Purchase history #1", the predetermined product etc. was purchased at the predetermined store etc. according to the "Purchase history #1", and the content was posted according to the "Posting history".

Here, in the example shown in FIG. 11, abstract history such as "U1", "location history #1", "search history #1", "browsing history #1", "purchase history #1", and "posting history #1" "U1", "location history #1", "search history #1", "browsing history #1", "purchase history #1" and "posting history #1" , information such as specific character strings and numerical values are stored.

Note that the history information database 122 may store various types of information, not limited to the above, depending on the purpose. For example, the history information database 122 may store the user U's usage history of a predetermined service. In addition, the history information database 122 may store the user U's store visit history, facility visit history, and the like. In addition, the history information database 122 may store a history of payment (electronic payment) using the terminal device 10 of the user U, and the like.

(Weather information database 123)
The weather information database 123 stores various types of information related to history information (log data) indicating user U's behavior. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the weather information database 123. As shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 12, the weather information database 123 has items such as "map ID", "elapsed time", "time", "rain cloud", and "hourly rainfall (mm)".

"Map ID" indicates identification information for identifying a rain cloud radar map. That is, the map ID indicates a map such as a display target area of the rain cloud radar. Note that the map ID may be an area name, an address, or the like. Also, the map ID may be position information, or may be a mesh code or the like.

Also, "elapsed time" indicates the elapsed time from the present. In this embodiment, the elapsed time indicates the elapsed time displayed as the scale of the slider bar SB indicating the time axis based on the present. "Time" indicates the time corresponding to the elapsed time from the present. For example, if the current time is "8:30" and the elapsed time is "1 hour", the time is "9:30".

"Rain cloud" indicates information about the display mode of the rain cloud displayed on the screen of the rain cloud radar.

"Hourly rainfall (mm)" indicates hourly rainfall (mm) at each time according to the elapsed time from the present time. In this embodiment, the hourly rainfall (mm) is displayed as a bar graph in the rainfall graph RG corresponding to the position of the scale of the slider bar SB.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 12, in the area corresponding to the map identified by the map ID "Map #A", rain clouds at time "9:30", which is "one hour later" from the present "8:30" The state of will be "rain cloud #A8", indicating that it will rain "1 hour rain amount #A8".

Here, in the example shown in FIG. 12, abstract values such as "map #A", "rain cloud #A8", and "1-hour rainfall #A8" are used, but "map #A", "rain cloud # A8" and "1-hour rainfall #A8" store information such as specific character strings and numerical values.

Note that the weather information database 123 is not limited to the above, and may store various types of information depending on the purpose. For example, the weather information database 123 may store information (such as a label) representing the intensity of rain (how it fell) according to the hourly rainfall (mm) for each elapsed time from the present time. In addition, the weather information database 123 may store information indicating the extent, distribution, and prediction of not only rain but also snow, wind, typhoon, thunder, pollen, PM2.5, temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, ultraviolet rays, and the like. .

(control unit 130)
Returning to FIG. 9, the description is continued. The control unit 130 is a controller, and for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or the like controls the information providing apparatus 100. Various programs (corresponding to an example of an information processing program) stored in the internal storage device are executed by using a storage area such as a RAM as a work area. In the example illustrated in FIG. 9 , the control unit 130 has an acquisition unit 131 , a reception unit 132 , a generation unit 133 and a provision unit 134 .

(Acquisition unit 131)
The acquisition unit 131 acquires weather information published on the network N (see FIG. 7) via the communication unit 110 . Further, the acquisition unit 131 may acquire weather information as an observation result from an observation device or the like that observes the weather or the like. In addition, as weather information, the acquisition unit 131 obtains information (sensor information) regarding measurement results such as temperature, humidity, and illuminance measured by the terminal device 10 of each user U, and information regarding weather posted by each user U ( Posted information), etc. may be acquired.

The acquisition unit 131 also acquires user information about the user U via the communication unit 110 . For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires identification information (user ID, etc.) indicating the user U, location information of the user U, attribute information of the user U, and the like, from the terminal device 10 of the user U. FIG. Further, the acquisition unit 131 may acquire identification information indicating the user U, attribute information of the user U, and the like when the user U is registered as a user. Acquisition unit 131 then registers the user information in user information database 121 of storage unit 120 .

In addition, the acquisition unit 131 acquires various types of history information (log data) indicating actions of the user U via the communication unit 110 . For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires various types of history information indicating actions of the user U from the terminal device 10 of the user U or from various servers based on the user ID or the like. The acquisition unit 131 then registers various types of history information in the history information database 122 of the storage unit 120 .

(Reception unit 132)
The reception unit 132 receives a request for weather information from the terminal device 10 of each user U via the communication unit 110 . For example, the reception unit 132 receives the information when the user U activates a weather forecast application (or browses a weather forecast site using a browser) on the terminal device 10, or while the weather forecast application is activated (or browses a weather forecast website). , constantly or periodically, or when the area displayed on the map is changed (for example, when the center point of the map is moved), the terminal device 10 requests the weather information via the communication unit 110. accept. Note that the reception unit 132 may be the acquisition unit 131 described above.

At this time, the reception unit 132 also receives, as/along with the request for the weather information, information regarding the display target area of the rain cloud radar. For example, the receiving unit 132 receives information about an area or an address specified by the user U, or a position that is the central point of a rain cloud radar map. Note that the position that is the center point of the map of the rain cloud radar may be the current position based on the position information of the terminal device 10 of the user U, or a specific position that has been designated/registered in advance, a POI (Point of Interest), or the like. It can be the position of the pin.

(Generating unit 133)
When a request for weather information is received from the terminal device 10 of each user U, the generation unit 133 generates a rain cloud radar screen or an action sheet AS displayed in a weather forecast application or the like on the terminal device 10 based on the weather information. Generate screen data (display data) for

At this time, the generation unit 133 generates screen data (display data) regarding the screen of the rain cloud radar and the action sheet AS based on the weather information of the display target area of the rain cloud radar. The generation unit 133 also generates screen data (display data) regarding the screen of the rain cloud radar and the action sheet AS based on the weather information for each elapsed time from the present.

(Providing unit 134)
Upon receiving a request for weather information from the terminal device 10 of each user U, the provision unit 134 provides weather information to the terminal device 10 that made the request via the communication unit 110 . At this time, the providing unit 134 provides the terminal device 10 of each user U via the communication unit 110 with the rain cloud radar screen displayed in the weather forecast application or the like and screen data (display data) regarding the action sheet AS. You may

[5. Processing procedure]
Next, processing procedures by the terminal device 10 and the information providing device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 13 . FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure according to the embodiment; The processing procedure described below is repeatedly executed by the control unit 30 of the terminal device 10 and the control unit 130 of the information providing device 100 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the transmission unit 31 of the terminal device 10 is activated when the user U activates the weather forecast application (or browses the weather forecast site with a browser), or during activation of the weather forecast application (or weather forecast site), constantly or periodically, or when the area displayed on the map is changed (for example, when the center point of the map is moved), the information providing device via the communication unit 11 100 is requested for weather information (step S101). At this time, the receiving unit 132 of the information providing device 100 receives the weather information request from the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 110 . Then, the providing unit 134 of the information providing device 100 provides weather information to the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 110 .

Subsequently, the receiving unit 32 of the terminal device 10 receives weather information from the information providing device 100 via the communication unit 11 (step S102).

Subsequently, the display control unit 34 (or the processing unit 33) of the terminal device 10 displays the weather-related action sheet AS on the display unit 12 along with the screen of the rain cloud radar showing the movement of rain clouds (step S103).

Subsequently, the display control unit 34 of the terminal device 10 displays a slider bar SB indicating a time axis based on the current time and a message (text TX) about rain on the action sheet AS as a default screen (step S104). . At this time, the display control unit 34 displays on the display unit 12 a rain cloud radar screen showing movement of rain clouds at a time corresponding to the elapsed time from the present indicated by the slider of the slider bar SB.

For example, when it is expected that rain will start after a predetermined time has passed from now, the display control unit 34 displays a message (text TX) indicating that rain will start after the predetermined time has passed. At this time, if it is predicted that rain will start after a predetermined time has elapsed from the present time, the display control unit 34 displays an icon indicating rain and the predicted start of rain at the position of the scale of the predetermined time on the slider bar SB. The display unit 12 displays a balloon including the time to be set.

In addition, when it is expected that the rain will end after a predetermined time has passed from the present during rain, the display control unit 34 displays a message (text TX) indicating that the rain will stop after the predetermined time has passed. At this time, if it is expected that the rain will end after a predetermined time has elapsed from the current time during rain, the display control unit 34 displays an icon indicating rain and a rain icon at the position of the scale of the predetermined time on the slider bar SB. A speech balloon containing the estimated time of completion is displayed on the display unit 12 .

Further, when it is expected that the rain will continue for a while during rain, the display control unit 34 displays a message (text TX) indicating that it will continue to rain for a while. Further, when it is expected that it will not rain for a while during rain, the display control unit 34 displays a message (text TX) indicating that it will not rain for a while.

Subsequently, the display control unit 34 of the terminal device 10 determines whether the user U has performed an operation to reduce the action sheet AS (step S105). If the user U has not performed an operation to reduce the action sheet AS (step S105: No), the display control unit 34 continues the current screen display.

When the user U performs an operation to reduce the action sheet AS (step S105: Yes), the display control unit 34 of the terminal device 10 reduces the display area of the action sheet AS and displays only the slider bar SB on the action sheet AS. is displayed (step S106).

For example, when the user U slides the action sheet AS downward, the display control unit 34 reduces the display area of the action sheet AS and displays only the slider bar SB on the action sheet AS. Further, when the user U slides the action sheet AS upward while the display area of the action sheet AS is reduced, the display control unit 34 restores the default screen.

Subsequently, the display control unit 34 of the terminal device 10 determines whether the user U has performed an operation to enlarge the action sheet AS (step S107). If the user U has not performed an operation to enlarge the action sheet AS (step S107: No), the display control unit 34 continues the current screen display.

Further, when the user U performs an operation to enlarge the action sheet AS (step S107: Yes), the display control unit 34 enlarges the display area of the action sheet AS, and displays the slider bar SB and the message ( text TX), and a rainfall graph RG showing the amount of rainfall (1-hour rainfall) after the elapsed time indicated by the scale of the slider bar SB is displayed on the display unit 12 in accordance with the scale of the slider bar SB. A label LB representing the intensity of rain at the time is displayed. (Step S108).

For example, when the action sheet AS is slid upward by the user U, the display control unit 34 expands the display area of the action sheet AS, and displays the slider bar SB, message (text TX), and rainfall amount on the action sheet AS. Display graph RG and label LB. Further, when the user U slides the action sheet AS downward while the display area of the action sheet AS is enlarged, the display control unit 34 restores the default screen.

[6. Modification]
The terminal device 10 and the information providing device 100 described above may be implemented in various different forms other than the above embodiments. So, below, the modification of embodiment is demonstrated.

In the above embodiment, part or all of the processing executed by the information providing device 100 may actually be executed by the terminal device 10 . For example, the processing may be completed stand-alone (by the terminal device 10 alone). In this case, it is assumed that the terminal device 10 has the functions of the information providing device 100 in the above embodiment. In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the terminal device 10 cooperates with the information providing device 100, so from the user U's point of view, it appears that the terminal device 10 is executing the processing of the information providing device 100 as well. That is, from another point of view, it can be said that the terminal device 10 includes the information providing device 100 .

In addition, in the above embodiment, the terminal device 10 displays the text TX indicating the message about rain on the action sheet AS, but in reality it is not limited to the action sheet AS. For example, the terminal device 10 may display the text TX indicating the message regarding rain on the screen of the rain cloud radar, or may display the text TX indicating the message regarding rain in a pop-up.

In the above-described embodiment, the terminal device 10 displays the label LB representing the rain intensity (how it falls) at the current time on the action sheet AS. not. For example, the terminal device 10 may display the label LB on the rain cloud radar screen, or may display the label LB in a pop-up.

[7. effect〕
As described above, the terminal device 10 (information processing device) according to the present application includes the receiving unit 32 for receiving weather information, the screen of the rain cloud radar showing the movement of rain clouds and the action sheet AS regarding the weather based on the weather information. and a display unit 12 for displaying. The action sheet AS includes a slider bar SB indicating a time axis based on the present. The display unit 12 displays a rain cloud radar screen showing movement of rain clouds at a time corresponding to the elapsed time from the present indicated by the slider of the slider bar SB.

Further, when it is predicted that rain will start after a predetermined time has elapsed from the present time, the display unit 12 displays an icon indicating rain and the start of rain at the position of the scale of the predetermined time on the slider bar SB. Display a speech bubble containing the time and date.

In addition, when it is predicted that rain will start after a predetermined time has elapsed from the present, the display unit 12 further displays a message (text TX) indicating that rain will start after the predetermined time has elapsed.

In addition, when it is expected that the rain will end after a predetermined time has elapsed from the current time during rain, the display unit 12 displays an icon indicating rain and the end of the rain at the position of the scale of the predetermined time on the slider bar SB. Display a balloon containing the expected time and date.

Further, when it is expected that the rain will end after a predetermined time has passed from the present during rain, the display part 12 further displays a message (text TX) indicating that the rain will stop after the predetermined time has passed.

Further, when it is expected that the rain will continue for a while during rain, the display unit 12 displays a message (text TX) indicating that it will continue to rain for a while.

Further, when it is expected that it will not rain for a while while it is raining, the display unit 12 displays a message (text TX) indicating that it will not rain for a while.

In addition, the display unit 12 displays a slider bar SB and a message (text TX) regarding rain on the action sheet AS in a default state.

Further, when the user U performs an operation to reduce the action sheet AS, the display unit 12 reduces the display area of the action sheet AS and reduces the components of the action sheet AS.

Further, when the user U performs an operation to reduce the action sheet AS, the display unit 12 displays only the slider bar SB on the action sheet AS.

Further, when the user U performs an operation to enlarge the action sheet AS, the display unit 12 enlarges the display area of the action sheet AS and increases the components of the action sheet AS.

Further, when the user U performs an operation to enlarge the action sheet AS, the display unit 12 displays the progress indicated by the scale of the slider bar SB in addition to the slider bar SB and the message (text TX) on the action sheet AS. A graph showing the amount of rainfall over time is displayed according to the scale of the slider bar SB.

Further, when the user U performs an operation to enlarge the action sheet AS, the display unit 12 displays the strength of the rain at the current time in addition to the slider bar SB and the message (text TX) on the action sheet AS. Display the expressed label LB.

The information processing apparatus according to the present application can provide a new display method for rain cloud radar by one or a combination of the processes described above. As a result, information such as "when will it start raining?", "how long will it continue to rain", and "when will it stop raining" can be visually conveyed in an easy-to-understand manner.

[8. Hardware configuration]
Also, the terminal device 10 and the information providing device 100 according to the above-described embodiments are implemented by a computer 1000 configured as shown in FIG. 14, for example. The information providing apparatus 100 will be described below as an example. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration; The computer 1000 is connected to an output device 1010 and an input device 1020, and an arithmetic device 1030, a primary storage device 1040, a secondary storage device 1050, an output I/F (Interface) 1060, an input I/F 1070, and a network I/F 1080 are buses. It has a form connected by 1090.

The arithmetic device 1030 operates based on programs stored in the primary storage device 1040 and the secondary storage device 1050, programs read from the input device 1020, and the like, and executes various processes. The arithmetic unit 1030 is implemented by, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), MPU (Micro Processing Unit), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or the like.

The primary storage device 1040 is a memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores data used for various calculations by the arithmetic device 1030 . The secondary storage device 1050 is a storage device in which data used for various calculations by the arithmetic device 1030 and various databases are registered. State Drive), flash memory, or the like. The secondary storage device 1050 may be an internal storage or an external storage. Also, the secondary storage device 1050 may be a removable storage medium such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory or an SD (Secure Digital) memory card. Also, the secondary storage device 1050 may be a cloud storage (online storage), a NAS (Network Attached Storage), a file server, or the like.

The output I/F 1060 is an interface for transmitting information to be output to the output device 1010 that outputs various information such as a display, a projector, and a printer. (Digital Visual Interface), HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface), and other standardized connectors. Also, the input I/F 1070 is an interface for receiving information from various input devices 1020 such as a mouse, keyboard, keypad, buttons, scanner, etc., and is realized by, for example, USB.

Also, the output I/F 1060 and the input I/F 1070 may be wirelessly connected to the output device 1010 and the input device 1020, respectively. That is, the output device 1010 and the input device 1020 may be wireless devices.

Also, the output device 1010 and the input device 1020 may be integrated like a touch panel. In this case, the output I/F 1060 and the input I/F 1070 may also be integrated as an input/output I/F.

Note that the input device 1020 includes, for example, optical recording media such as CDs (Compact Discs), DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs), PDs (Phase change rewritable discs), magneto-optical recording media such as MOs (Magneto-Optical discs), and tapes. It may be a device that reads information from a medium, a magnetic recording medium, a semiconductor memory, or the like.

Network I/F 1080 receives data from other devices via network N and sends the data to arithmetic device 1030, and also transmits data generated by arithmetic device 1030 via network N to other devices.

Arithmetic device 1030 controls output device 1010 and input device 1020 via output I/F 1060 and input I/F 1070 . For example, arithmetic device 1030 loads a program from input device 1020 or secondary storage device 1050 onto primary storage device 1040 and executes the loaded program.

For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information providing device 100 , the arithmetic device 1030 of the computer 1000 implements the functions of the control unit 130 by executing a program loaded on the primary storage device 1040 . Further, arithmetic device 1030 of computer 1000 may load a program acquired from another device via network I/F 1080 onto primary storage device 1040 and execute the loaded program. Further, the arithmetic unit 1030 of the computer 1000 may cooperate with another device via the network I/F 1080, and call functions, data, etc. of the program from another program of the other device for use.

[9. others〕
Although the embodiments of the present application have been described above, the present invention is not limited by the contents of these embodiments. In addition, the components described above include those that can be easily assumed by those skilled in the art, those that are substantially the same, and those within the so-called equivalent range. Furthermore, the components described above can be combined as appropriate. Furthermore, various omissions, replacements, or modifications of components can be made without departing from the gist of the above-described embodiments.

Further, among the processes described in the above embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed manually. All or part of this can also be done automatically by known methods. In addition, information including processing procedures, specific names, various data and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

Also, each component of each device illustrated is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution and integration of each device is not limited to the illustrated one, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

For example, the information providing apparatus 100 described above may be implemented by a plurality of server computers, and depending on the function, may be implemented by calling an external platform or the like using an API (Application Programming Interface), network computing, or the like. can be changed flexibly.

Also, the above-described embodiments and modifications can be appropriately combined within a range that does not contradict the processing contents.

Also, the above-mentioned "section, module, unit" can be read as "means" or "circuit". For example, the acquisition unit can be read as acquisition means or an acquisition circuit.

1 information processing system 10 terminal device 11 communication unit 12 display unit 30 control unit 31 transmission unit 32 reception unit 33 processing unit 34 display control unit 100 information providing device 110 communication unit 120 storage unit 121 user information database 122 history information database 123 weather Information database 130 control unit 131 acquisition unit 132 reception unit 133 generation unit 134 provision unit

An information processing apparatus according to the present application includes a receiving unit that receives weather information, and a display unit that displays a rain cloud radar screen showing movement of rain clouds and an action sheet related to the weather based on the weather information. The sheet includes a slider bar showing a time axis based on the present, and the display unit displays a rain cloud radar screen showing movement of rain clouds at a time corresponding to the elapsed time from the present indicated by the slider of the slider bar. If rain is expected to start after a predetermined time has elapsed from the present time, a speech balloon containing an icon indicating rain and the time when rain is expected to start will be placed at the position of the scale of the predetermined time on the slider bar. is displayed .

Claims (15)

a receiving unit for receiving weather information;
a display unit that displays a rain cloud radar screen showing the movement of rain clouds and an action sheet related to the weather based on the weather information;
The action sheet includes a slider bar indicating a time axis based on the present,
The display unit displays a rain cloud radar screen showing the movement of rain clouds at a time corresponding to the elapsed time from the present indicated by the slider of the slider bar.
An information processing device characterized by: When rain is expected to start after a predetermined time has elapsed from the present, the display unit displays an icon indicating rain and a time at which rain is expected to start at the position of the scale of the predetermined time on the slider bar. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a speech balloon containing is displayed. 3. The display unit according to claim 2, wherein, when rain is expected to start after a predetermined time has passed from now, the display unit further displays a message indicating that rain will start after the predetermined time has passed. information processing equipment. During rain, if the rain is expected to end after a predetermined time has elapsed from the current time, the display unit displays an icon indicating rain and the expected end of rain at the position of the scale of the predetermined time on the slider bar. 4. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a speech balloon containing the time and date is displayed. 4. The display unit displays a message indicating that the rain will stop after the predetermined time has passed, if it is expected that the rain will stop after the predetermined time has passed. 5. The information processing device according to 4. 6. The display unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein when it is expected that the rain will continue for a while during rain, the display unit displays a message indicating that it will continue to rain for a while. information processing equipment. 7. The display unit according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when it is expected that it will not rain for a while while it is raining, the display unit displays a message indicating that it will not rain for a while. information processing equipment. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the display unit displays the slider bar and a message regarding rain on the action sheet in a default state. 9. The display unit according to claim 8, wherein when the user performs an operation to reduce the action sheet, the display unit reduces the display area of the action sheet and reduces the components of the action sheet. Information processing equipment. 10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the display unit displays only the slider bar on the action sheet when a user performs an operation to reduce the action sheet. 11. The display unit according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein when the user performs an operation to enlarge the action sheet, the display unit enlarges the display area of the action sheet and increases the components of the action sheet. The information processing device according to any one of the above. When the user performs an operation to enlarge the action sheet, the display unit displays the rainfall amount after the elapsed time indicated by the scale of the slider bar in addition to the slider bar and the message on the action sheet. 12. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the graph is displayed according to the scale of the slider bar. When the user performs an operation to enlarge the action sheet, the display unit displays a label representing the strength of the rain at the current time in addition to the slider bar and the message on the action sheet. 13. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that: An information processing method executed by an information processing device,
a receiving step for receiving weather information;
a display step of displaying a rain cloud radar screen showing movement of rain clouds and an action sheet related to the weather based on the weather information;
The action sheet includes a slider bar indicating a time axis based on the present,
In the display step, displaying a rain cloud radar screen showing the movement of rain clouds at a time corresponding to the elapsed time from the present indicated by the slider of the slider bar;
An information processing method characterized by: a receiving procedure for receiving weather information;
causing a computer to execute a display procedure for displaying a rain cloud radar screen showing movement of rain clouds and an action sheet relating to the weather based on the weather information;
The action sheet includes a slider bar indicating a time axis based on the present,
In the display procedure, displaying a rain cloud radar screen showing the movement of rain clouds at a time corresponding to the elapsed time from the present indicated by the slider of the slider bar;
An information processing program characterized by:

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