JP3853761B2 - Electronic diary creation device, electronic diary creation method, electronic diary creation program, and recording medium recording the program - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electronic diary creation apparatus, an electronic diary creation method, an electronic diary creation program, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded, for electronically storing a user's daily actions, experiences, and impressions.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in order to record past actions and experiences and to use information recorded later, information related to the user's past actions and experiences (hereinafter referred to as “diary information”) is used as a diary book, album, memo pad. It is widely and generally performed to write on the book. In addition, with the recent development of electronic technology, diary information is stored in a storage device of an electronic device typified by a PC (Personal Computer) or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). In this case, there is an advantage that the search is easy and not bulky as compared with the case where it is described in the book.
[0003]
However, any of the above-described storage methods is an operation in which the user mainly leaves a record, and there is a case where information necessary later is lost. Also, when you take action or experience, do not record because you do not have enough time or do not feel necessary, and forget the detailed contents of the above action and experience when you try to record later There is.
[0004]
In order to solve such a problem, an action recording device is disclosed that records a user's action video together with the time when the action was performed and the place where the user was (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to Patent Document 1, an image captured by a video camera, time obtained from a clock, a combination of a gyro and GPS (Global Positioning System), a position information of a user obtained from a combination of an infrared oscillator and an infrared sensor, It can be recorded in the action video information recording means, and past actions can be retrieved and recalled from time information and position information.
[0005]
Also, a camera device is disclosed that stores shooting position information and a shot image in association with each other based on the shooting position of the camera obtained by GPS positioning (see, for example, Patent Document 2). According to Patent Literature 2, the shooting position and place name where the user took a picture can be saved together with the shot image, and the shooting location of the image shot in the past can be accurately recalled.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-122894 (published May 15, 1998)
[0007]
[Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-157098 (released on June 8, 2001)
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the devices disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 automatically acquire only the time and position, and other useful diary information (for example, what the purpose of visiting the place was the accompanying person) It is not disclosed about obtaining diary information necessary for grasping the situation of the place, such as whether or not he / she was there.
[0009]
Although it is conceivable that the user inputs other useful diary information by video or audio at the time of shooting, since shooting is mainly performed by the user, there is still a possibility that information may be lost as described above. . In general, it is difficult and time-consuming to search for specific information from video and audio.
[0010]
In order to prevent information loss, it is conceivable to automatically shoot, but since the amount of information that is acquired and stored is enormous compared to when the user shoots independently, A storage device having a large storage capacity is required, and it is more difficult and time-consuming to retrieve necessary information from stored information later.
[0011]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic diary creation apparatus and creation method capable of preventing the loss of diary information as compared with the case where the user mainly records. And so on.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, an electronic diary creation device according to the present invention provides a time position acquisition unit that acquires time information and / or position information, and a time position condition that is a condition related to the time information and / or position information. A condition setting means used for presetting, a time information and / or position information acquired by the time position acquisition means, and a time matching condition set by the condition setting means And a necessity determination unit that determines whether or not to ask the user based on the collation result in the collation unit, and an inquiry output that outputs inquiry information to the user based on the determination result in the necessity determination unit Means, and a response input means used by the user to input response information for the inquiry information output by the inquiry output means, Response acquisition means for acquiring response information input by the force means as diary information together with the time information and / or position information, and storage means for storing the diary information acquired by the response acquisition means. It is a feature.
[0013]
According to the above configuration, when the time information and / or position information acquired by the time position acquisition unit matches the time position condition set by the condition setting unit, and an inquiry to the user is required Only asks the user and saves the response.
[0014]
Therefore, since the question is always asked and the response is saved in the above case, it is possible to prevent the loss of diary information rather than the user's own recording. Further, since the recording is performed only in the above case, the storage capacity can be reduced as compared with the case where the continuous recording is performed, and the subsequent retrieval can be performed quickly. Further, since the user can set the conditions for the inquiry, the user can set the information amount and information level of the response information to be acquired, and the response information corresponding to each user can be acquired.
[0015]
Furthermore, the electronic diary creation device of the present invention is configured as described above, and the content of the question is weather, action purpose, accompanying information, action contents, purchase information, money balance information, acquisition information, meal contents, impressions, It is characterized by including at least one of an evaluation and an overall summary.
[0016]
According to this, it is possible to acquire user-specific information that is difficult for the device to automatically acquire or analogize without forgetting the user, and it is possible to sufficiently acquire useful information for later grasping the situation of the place It becomes.
[0017]
Furthermore, in the electronic diary creation device of the present invention, in the above configuration, the time position acquisition unit acquires at least position information, and the time position condition preset by the condition setting unit is determined by a user on a daily basis. Line position information, which is position information of a place to go, and the collating means includes position information acquired by the time position acquisition means and line position information set by the condition setting means. The necessity determination means is characterized in that when the position information acquired by the time position acquisition means is other than the collocation position information, an inquiry is made to the user. .
[0018]
According to said structure, an inquiry to a user is performed only in the place where a user does not go on a daily basis. Accordingly, it is possible to automatically determine that the user has gone to an extraordinary place, and the information to be stored can be limited to information when the user goes to an extraordinary place. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the amount of information acquired / stored from becoming enormous, and it becomes easy for the user to search for necessary information later from the stored information.
[0019]
Furthermore, in the electronic diary creation device of the present invention, in the above configuration, the time position acquisition unit acquires at least position information, and the time position condition preset by the condition setting unit is determined by a user on a daily basis. A series of time-sequential diaries including position information other than the line position information from the diary information stored by the storage means. Information extraction means for extracting information is further provided, wherein the storage means stores a series of diary information extracted by the information extraction means as a storage file.
[0020]
According to said structure, a series of diary information acquired in the place where a user does not go on a daily basis is extracted, and it memorize | stores as a preservation | save file. As a result, when the user goes to an extraordinary place, for example, on a trip or a business trip, a series of diary information is automatically extracted, saving the user from having to extract from the diary information. Can do.
[0021]
Furthermore, in the electronic diary creation device of the present invention, in the above configuration, the storage unit further stores map information including a place name in association with the position information, and is extracted by the information extraction unit. Distance detection means for detecting the position information of a place farthest from the base point by detecting the distance between the position information included in the series of diary information and the position information of the base point set in advance, and the distance detection The location information detected by the means is collated with the map information stored in association with the location information in the storage means, and the place name detection means for detecting the place name of the place farthest from the base point Further, the storage means stores the place name detected by the place name detecting means as a heading of the saved file.
[0022]
Furthermore, in the electronic diary creation device of the present embodiment, in the above configuration, the time position acquisition unit further acquires time information, and the storage unit further includes map information including a place name as position information. A stay time detecting means for detecting location information of a place where the stay time is the longest using time information included in a series of diary information extracted by the information extracting means, The place name detecting means for detecting the place name of the place having the longest stay time by collating the position information detected by the stay time detecting means with the map information stored in association with the position information in the storage means. And the storage means stores the place name detected by the place name detecting means as a heading of the saved file.
[0023]
Here, the place names included in the map information include the names of landmarks that serve as landmarks on land such as individual buildings and topography. The saved file heading means a name displayed in association with the saved file when the user tries to access the saved file, and includes, for example, the file name and folder name of the saved file.
[0024]
According to the above configuration, the place name of the place farthest from the base point or the place name of the place having the longest stay time is stored as the heading of the saved file. As a result, when reviewing the information of the saved file, the user can easily and intuitively estimate where each saved file contains the information when the visited file is visited.
[0025]
The electronic diary creation method of the present invention includes a time position acquisition step for acquiring time information and / or position information, and a time position condition that is a condition relating to the time information and / or position information, which is set by a user. A condition setting step for storing a time position condition; a collation step for collating the time information and / or position information acquired by the time position acquisition step with the time position condition stored by the condition setting step; A necessity determination step for determining whether or not to ask the user based on the collation result of the step; an inquiry output step for outputting inquiry information to the user based on the determination result by the necessity determination step; Response information for the inquiry information output by the inquiry output step, which is entered by the user. Was the response information, is characterized by including the response acquiring and storing the diary information together with the time information and / or location information.
[0026]
According to the above method, when the time information and / or position information acquired in the time position acquisition step matches the time position condition set in the condition setting step and an inquiry to the user is required Only asks the user and saves the response.
[0027]
Therefore, since the question is always asked and the response is saved in the above case, it is possible to prevent the loss of diary information rather than the user's own recording. Further, since the recording is performed only in the above case, the storage capacity can be reduced as compared with the case where the continuous recording is performed, and the subsequent retrieval can be performed quickly. Further, since the user can set the conditions for the inquiry, the user can set the information amount and information level of the response information to be acquired, and the response information corresponding to each user can be acquired.
[0028]
In addition, each means in the said electronic diary creation apparatus can be performed on a computer by an electronic diary creation program. Further, by storing the electronic diary creation program in a computer-readable recording medium, the electronic diary creation program can be executed on an arbitrary computer.
[0029]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[Embodiment 1]
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the electronic diary creation apparatus of the present embodiment.
[0030]
The electronic diary creation apparatus includes a time information acquisition unit 1, a position information acquisition unit 2, a storage unit 3, a control unit 4, a display unit 5, and an input unit 6. Each configuration is provided in a portable main body that can be carried by the user.
[0031]
The time information acquisition unit 1 has a function of acquiring time information indicating the current date and time and transmitting the acquired time information to the control unit 4. Examples of the time information acquisition unit 1 include a calendar clock built in the main body and a communication device that performs communication via a communication network from an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server.
[0032]
The position information acquisition unit 2 has a function of acquiring position information indicating the current position and transmitting the acquired position information to the control unit 4. Examples of the position information acquisition unit 2 include a receiving device that receives a GPS signal, a wireless device that performs wireless communication with a radio base station represented by a base station of a mobile phone system, a combination of a gyro and a speed sensor, an infrared ray A combination of an oscillator and an infrared sensor, or a combination of these.
[0033]
The display unit 5 has a function of receiving output information from the control unit 4 and displaying and outputting the received output information to the user. Although various displays can be used as the display unit 5, it is desirable to use a portable display such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an EL (Electroluminescence) display, and electronic paper.
[0034]
The input unit 6 has a function of creating input information based on user input and transmitting the created input information to the control unit 4. Examples of the input unit 6 include a keyboard, a numeric keypad, a cursor key, a pointing device such as a mouse, and a touch panel.
[0035]
The storage unit 3 has a function of storing various kinds of information, and is configured by, for example, a semiconductor memory or a hard disk. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 3 is based on inquiry necessity information 11 that is information for determining the necessity of inquiry, inquiry content information 12 that is information about the contents of the inquiry, and a response to the inquiry. Diary information 13 to be created is stored.
[0036]
The control unit 4 has a function of comprehensively controlling the above configuration, and is realized, for example, by executing a program by a CPU (Central Processing Unit). In the present embodiment, the control unit 4 includes a condition setting unit 21, a collation / necessity determination unit 22, an inquiry unit 23, and a response acquisition unit 24.
[0037]
The condition setting unit 21 uses the display unit 5 and the input unit 6 to cause the user to set inquiry conditions and contents, and to store the information in the storage unit 3 as inquiry necessity information 11 and inquiry content information 12, respectively. Have.
[0038]
The collation / necessity determination unit 22 collates the time information acquired by the time information acquisition unit 1, the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 2, and the inquiry necessity information 11 of the storage unit 3. , Based on the comparison result, it has a function of determining whether or not it is necessary to ask the user.
[0039]
When the inquiry unit 23 determines that the verification / necessity determination unit 22 makes an inquiry to the user, the inquiry unit 23 reads the content of the corresponding inquiry from the inquiry content information 12 of the storage unit 3, and displays it via the display unit 5. It has a function to display and output to the user.
[0040]
The response acquisition unit 24 has a function of acquiring response information for an inquiry to the user via the input unit 6. The acquired response information is stored in the storage unit 3 as diary information together with the time information acquired by the time information acquisition unit 1 and the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 2.
[0041]
The operation of acquiring the diary information 13 and storing it in the storage unit 3 in the electronic diary creating apparatus having the above configuration will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0042]
When acquisition of diary information is started, first, in step S11 (hereinafter, “step S” is abbreviated as “S”), the time information acquisition unit 1 acquires the current time, and in S12, acquisition of position information. The unit 2 acquires the current position of the electronic diary creation device.
[0043]
Subsequently, in S13, the collation / necessity determination unit 22 collates the acquired current time and current position with the inquiry necessity information 11 preset by the condition setting unit 21 and stored in the storage unit 3. Then, in S14, it is determined whether or not the inquiry is necessary based on the collation result.
[0044]
If YES in S14, that is, if it is determined that an inquiry is necessary, the inquiry unit 23 refers to the inquiry content information 12 that is preset by the condition setting unit 21 and stored in the storage unit 3 in S15. Subsequently, in S16, an inquiry to the user is made through the display unit 5 based on the reference content.
[0045]
Subsequently, in S <b> 17, the response acquisition unit 24 acquires response information for the inquiry from the user via the input unit 6 and stores it as diary information 13 in the storage unit 3.
[0046]
If NO in S14, that is, if it is determined that no inquiry is required, or after the operation in S17, the diary information acquisition is terminated if there is a termination instruction from the user in S18, and if there is not, the process returns to S11 and returns to the above. Repeat the operation.
[0047]
[Embodiment 2]
Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As compared with the electronic diary creation device shown in FIG. 1, the electronic diary creation device of the present embodiment is more specific in each configuration, and map information and landmark information are added to the information stored in the storage unit 3. Has been. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the function similar to the structure demonstrated in the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0048]
In this embodiment, the time information acquisition unit 1 includes a calendar clock in the main body. The position information acquisition unit 2 uses a receiving device that receives a GPS signal and an antenna. In this case, latitude / longitude information is acquired as position information. As the input unit 6, numeric keys and cursor keys are used. The numeric keypad is mainly used for inputting characters and numbers, and the cursor key is mainly used for changing a selected portion on the screen.
[0049]
In the storage unit 3, map information including a place name and landmark information which is information serving as landmarks on land such as individual buildings and terrain are stored in advance in association with latitude / longitude information. The landmark information includes information indicating the name of the landmark and the field to which the landmark belongs. As the map information and landmark information, for example, the same map information and landmark information used in commercially available car navigation systems can be used.
[0050]
Next, the inquiry necessity information 11 and the inquiry content information 12 stored in advance in the storage unit 3 will be described in detail. First, the inquiry necessity information 11 includes “daily place information” and “landmark information to be inquired”, and is generated by the following processing operations.
[0051]
“Daily place information” is generated based on the daily action history of the user. This generation operation corresponds to S111 to S114 among the processing operations of the electronic diary creation apparatus shown in FIG.
[0052]
First, when the power of the apparatus main body is turned on, the time information detection unit 1 displays the time information of the current time in S111 and the position information acquisition unit 2 in S112 regardless of whether or not the user gives an instruction to acquire diary information. The latitude and longitude information of the current position is acquired at predetermined time intervals. Next, in S113, the acquired time information and latitude / longitude information are stored and stored in the storage unit 3 in time series. An example of the data structure and data stored in the storage unit 3 at this time is shown in FIG.
[0053]
Subsequently, in S114 of FIG. 8, the control unit 4 rearranges the time information and the latitude / longitude information accumulated in the above time series, for each individual latitude / longitude information or for each latitude / longitude information within a predetermined range. The time information is collectively stored in the storage unit 3. An example of the data structure and data stored in the storage unit 3 at this time is shown in FIG. Hereinafter, this stored data will be referred to as “daily place information”.
[0054]
“Daily place information” is updated as needed by repeating the above-described S111 to S114, that is, the acquisition process and the rearrangement process of time information and position information in the daily action of the user. That is, when the user normally turns on the main body and acts, the “location information to go on a daily basis” can be accumulated and enriched regardless of the presence or absence of a diary information acquisition instruction from the user.
[0055]
The “daily place information” is stored in the collation / necessity determination unit 22 every time the position information acquisition unit 2 acquires latitude / longitude information of the current position after the user instructs the storage start of the diary information. It is compared with the latitude / longitude information and used as a criterion for determining whether or not the current position is a place where the user should be asked.
[0056]
“Information on landmark to be inquired” is a condition setting process (FIG. 17) to be described later, and inquires the user about the field of landmark (type of landmark for which diary information is to be obtained) via the display unit 5. It is set by acquiring a response to the inquiry from the user via the input unit 6 and stored in the storage unit 3. An example of the data structure and data stored in the storage unit 3 at this time is shown in FIG. Hereinafter, this stored data is referred to as “landmark information to be queried”.
[0057]
The above-mentioned “information on the landmark to be inquired” is obtained by the collation / necessity determination unit 22 every time the position information acquisition unit 2 detects the latitude / longitude information of the current position after the user instructs the storage start of the diary information. The latitude / longitude information is collated, and is used as a criterion for determining whether or not the current position is a place where the user should be queried in the same manner as the above-mentioned “place information to go on a daily basis”.
[0058]
The “landmark information to be queried” may include setting information as to whether or not to introduce information around the landmark to be queried to the user. This setting information may be stored in the storage unit 3 in advance, or may be collected via a communication network such as the Internet when necessary.
[0059]
Further, the “information on the landmark to be queried” may include setting information on whether or not to search related information related to the landmark to be queried using the Internet or other external information sources. In this case, the electronic diary creation apparatus needs to include a communication device that can be connected to the Internet and other external information sources.
[0060]
In addition, in the “landmark information to be queried”, if necessary, the user is asked what he / she is doing when staying at a certain place for a certain period of time. Setting information for saving the response to the diary information may be included. That is, when the user has acted only within a set range for a set time or longer at a certain point, the user is asked what the user is doing via the display unit 5, and the user You may set so that the input response may be preserve | saved in the memory | storage part 3. FIG.
[0061]
Next, the inquiry content information 12 stored in advance in the storage unit 3 will be described. The inquiry content information 12 is information that is referred to when making an inquiry to the user. The inquiry content information 12 asks the user about the inquiry content to the user via the display unit 5 and obtains a response about the inquiry content from the user via the input unit 6 in the condition setting process (FIG. 17) described later. And stored in the storage unit 3. FIG. 7 shows an example of the data structure and data of the inquiry content information 12 stored in advance in the storage unit 3 at this time.
[0062]
As shown in FIG. 7, as an example of the inquiry content information 12, the contents to be inquired only once at the start of saving diary information (at the start of saving diary information), the “landmark information to be inquired” above. Contents to be inquired at the time of departure from the included landmark (at the time of departure from the landmark), and when the restaurant is included in the above “information on the landmark to be inquired”, when the landmark corresponding to the restaurant is departed ( The contents to be asked at the time of departure from the restaurant and the contents to be asked only once when the saving of the diary information is finished (when the saving of the diary information is finished).
[0063]
The inquiry content information 12 is referred to when the inquiry unit 23 makes an inquiry. It should be noted that the “landmark information to be queried” (FIG. 6) and the inquiry content information 12 (FIG. 7) may be stored in the storage unit 3 as an integral data string.
[0064]
Next, processing operations in the electronic diary creating apparatus having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. First, when the power of the apparatus main body is turned on, as described above, S111 to S114 are performed, and “information on a daily place to go” is updated.
[0065]
Subsequently, an initial screen 51 is displayed on the display unit 5 in S115. An example of the initial screen 51 is shown in FIG. As shown in the drawing, the current time acquired by the time acquisition unit 1 is displayed on the current time display unit 101 of the initial screen 51. In addition, the current position display unit 102 of the initial screen 51 displays the current acquired by comparing the latitude / longitude information acquired from the GPS signal by the position information acquiring unit 2 with the map information stored in the storage unit 3 in advance. The position name (place name or landmark name) is displayed. In addition, on the map display unit 103 of the initial screen 51, a mark indicating the current position and a surrounding map are displayed.
[0066]
In addition, the button display area 104 at the bottom of the initial screen 51 displays a diary saving start button 105 for instructing acquisition and saving of diary information and a setting change button 106 for moving to a screen for changing the condition setting. The The buttons 105 and 106 can be selected by pressing the numeric keypad button and the cursor key button of the input unit 6.
[0067]
Subsequently, in S116, it is determined whether the user has selected the diary saving start button 105, whether the user has selected the setting change button 106 in S138, or which button 105 or 106 has not been selected. When the user selects the diary saving start button 105 (YES in S116), diary information acquisition processing (S117 to S137) is performed. On the other hand, when the user selects the setting change button 106 (NO in S116 and YES in S138), a condition setting process described later is performed (S139). In addition, when neither button 105 or 106 is selected (NO in S116 and NO in S138), the process returns to S111 and the above operation is repeated.
[0068]
Next, diary information acquisition processing (S117 to S137) will be described. When the user selects the diary saving start button 105 in S116 (YES in S116), the inquiry content information 12 (FIG. 7) saved in the storage unit 3 is referred to in S117, corresponding to “when diary information saving starts”. An input screen 52 at the start of storage is displayed based on the contents of the inquiry. An example of the save start input screen 52 is shown in FIG. In addition, as shown in the figure, it is desirable that the contents of the inquiry at the start of diary information storage should be such that the question only needs to be asked once from the start to the end, such as weather, action purpose, destination, accompanying person, etc. .
[0069]
As for the information acquired when the diary information storage is started, the current position at the time when the user presses the diary storage start button 105 is the landmark type corresponding to “landmark information to be queried” (FIG. 6). Ask questions without them.
[0070]
Subsequently, in S118, response information input by the user via the input unit 6 in response to the above inquiry is acquired. At this time, the user uses the numeric keypad button and the cursor key button provided on the main body to input response information by performing pull-down selection or character input in the entry frame of the save start input screen 52 (FIG. 11). Do. When the OK button 109 is selected by the user after the input, the process proceeds to the next S119, and the response information is stored in the storage unit 3.
[0071]
Subsequently, in S120 and S121, the time information of the current time and the latitude / longitude information of the current position are acquired again. In S122, a saving screen 53 indicating that the diary information is saved is displayed via the display unit 5. Is done. An example of the saving screen 53 is shown in FIG. At this time, in addition to the current time displayed on the initial screen 51 (FIG. 10), the name of the current position (place name or landmark name), the current position and the surrounding map, the saving screen 53 is saving diary information. And a diary saving end button 108 are displayed.
[0072]
Subsequently, in S123, the current time information acquired in S120 and the current position information acquired in S121 by the verification process in the verification / necessity determination unit 22 are stored in the storage unit 3 "daily. The information on the place to go "(FIG. 4) and the setting conditions of" question level setting information "(FIG. 5) preset by the user and stored in the storage unit 3 are collated.
[0073]
Subsequently, in S124, based on the collation result, the necessity determination process in the collation / necessity determination unit 22 determines whether or not the current position is a daily place. That is, from the time information and latitude / longitude information included in the “daily place information” (FIG. 4) stored in advance in the storage unit 3, “question level setting information” (see FIG. 5) The latitude / longitude information corresponding to the condition set in 5) is selected, and then the current position is compared with the latitude / longitude information of the current position acquired by the position information acquisition unit 2 on a daily basis set by the user. It is determined whether or not the conditions for the place to go are met.
[0074]
Here, when it is determined that the place is not a place to go on a daily basis (NO in S124), that is, a criterion for determining whether or not the frequency of visiting the current position in the past is a place to go on a daily basis set by the user. When it falls below, it progresses to following S125. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is a place to go on a daily basis (YES in S124), the process proceeds to S135.
[0075]
In S125, the collation processing in the collation / necessity determination unit 22 collates the latitude / longitude information of the current position with the “landmark information to be queried” (FIG. 6) stored in the storage unit 3. Specifically, the field of the landmark to which the current position belongs is detected from the map information and landmark information stored in the storage unit 3 in advance, and this is set as “information on the landmark to be queried” (FIG. 6). Match the field of landmarks made.
[0076]
Subsequently, in S126, based on the collation result, whether or not the landmark at the current position is a landmark that needs to be interrogated is determined by the necessity / unnecessity determination process in the comparison / necessity determination unit 22. Is called. That is, it is determined whether or not the landmark field to which the current position belongs is present in the “information on the landmark to be queried” (FIG. 6) stored in the storage unit 3.
[0077]
Here, if it is determined that the landmark needs to be queried (YES in S126), that is, the landmark field to which the current position belongs is set to “landmark information to be queried” set by the user (see FIG. 6) If it exists, the process proceeds to the next S127. On the other hand, if it is determined that the inquiry is unnecessary (NO in S126), the process proceeds to S135.
[0078]
Subsequently, in S127 to S131, it is detected that the user has departed (separated) from the landmark to be queried detected in S126. Specifically, the time information of the current time and the latitude / longitude information of the current position are acquired at predetermined time intervals in S127 and S128, and stored in the storage unit 3 in S129. Subsequently, in S130, the latitude / longitude information of the current position acquired by the time information acquisition unit 1 and the landmark information stored in the storage unit 3 are verified by the verification process in the verification / necessity determination unit 22. Is done.
[0079]
Subsequently, in S131, whether or not the user has left the landmark is determined by the necessity determination process in the comparison / necessity determination unit 22 based on the result of the comparison. That is, if it is determined that the current position of the user is out of the predetermined range of the landmark (YES in S131), it is determined that the user has left the landmark, and the process proceeds to the next step S132. On the other hand, when it is determined that the current position of the user is within the predetermined range of the landmark (NO in S131), the process returns to S127 and the above operation is repeated.
[0080]
In S132, the inquiry content at the time of landmark departure included in the inquiry content information 12 (FIG. 7) stored in the storage unit 3 is read. Subsequently, in S133, the landmark departure according to the read inquiry content is performed. A time input screen 54 is presented to the user via the display unit 5. An example of the landmark departure time input screen 54 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, on the landmark departure input screen 54, the user is asked about the content of the action, purchase information, money balance information, acquisition information, impression, and evaluation.
[0081]
If the departure landmark is a restaurant, the inquiry content at the time of departure of the restaurant landmark included in the inquiry content information 12 (FIG. 7) stored in the storage unit 3 is read, and then In S133, the restaurant landmark departure input screen 55 according to the read inquiry content is presented to the user via the display unit 5. An example of the restaurant landmark departure input screen 55 is shown in FIG. As shown in the drawing, on the restaurant landmark departure input screen 55, the user is asked about the contents of meals, money balance information, impressions, and evaluation.
[0082]
In the “landmark information to be queried” (FIG. 6), a condition for whether or not to introduce peripheral information to the user is set, and if this condition is met, the land to be queried above is set. Information around the mark may be introduced to the user. This peripheral information may be stored in the storage unit 3 in advance or may be collected via the Internet.
[0083]
In addition, in the “information on the landmark to be queried” (FIG. 6), a condition is set as to whether or not related information related to the landmark is searched using the Internet or other external information sources. In this case, related information may be searched using the Internet or other external information sources and presented to the user.
[0084]
Further, in the “information on the landmark to be queried” (FIG. 6), a condition is set for the user to confirm the situation when the stay time at the landmark exceeds a predetermined time, and the condition is met. It is also possible to ask the user “what are they doing”.
[0085]
Subsequently, in S134, information input by the user via the input unit 6 is acquired as response information to the inquiry. At this time, the user uses the numeric keypad button and the cursor key button provided on the main body to select a pull-down or input a character in the entry frame of the inquiry screens 54 and 55 (FIGS. 13 and 14) displayed on the display unit 5. The response is input by performing. After the input, when the OK button 109 is selected by the user, the process proceeds to the next S135.
[0086]
In S135, the response content is stored in the storage unit 3 together with the time information and the latitude / longitude information. This is “diary information”. An example of the data structure and data of the diary information is shown in FIG. As illustrated, in the diary information, time information, latitude / longitude information, and response information from the user to the inquiry are stored.
[0087]
If it is determined in S124 that the place is a place to go on a daily basis (YES in S124), or if it is determined in S126 that it is not a landmark that requires an inquiry (NO in S126), the inquiry is omitted. Therefore, there is no response content to be stored together with the time information and the latitude / longitude information. In this case, only the acquired time information and latitude / longitude information are stored in the storage unit 3.
[0088]
It is also possible to detect the place name or landmark name of the place where the inquiry was made using map information or landmark information based on the position information, and save it in addition to the diary information (FIG. 16). In this way, when referring to the diary information later, necessary information can be searched based on the place name and landmark name that the user can intuitively recognize, and the search becomes easy.
[0089]
In addition, the response information from the user may be stored in association with the time information and latitude / longitude information at the time of the response, and the time information and latitude / longitude information at the time of arrival or departure from the landmark to be queried You may associate and save. In order to store the response information together with the time information and the latitude / longitude information at the time of arrival at the landmark, the response information may be stored in association with the time information and the latitude / longitude information first acquired in S127 and S128. Further, in order to save the response information together with the time information and the latitude / longitude information at the time of departure from the landmark, the inquiry is made in association with the time information and the latitude / longitude information at the time when the inquiry is made via the display unit 5. Good.
[0090]
Subsequently, in S136, it is determined whether or not the user has selected the diary saving end button 108. If selected (YES in S136), the process proceeds to the next S137. On the other hand, if not selected (NO in S136), the process returns to S120 and the above operation is repeated.
[0091]
In S137, the inquiry content information 12 (FIG. 7) stored in advance in the storage unit 3 is read, and if the inquiry to be performed at the end of the diary storage is set in the inquiry content information 12 (FIG. 7), the storage is performed. An input screen 56 at the end is displayed, and an inquiry is made according to the contents of the inquiry corresponding to the end of the diary saving (for example, a summary of one day). An example of the input screen 56 at the end of storage is shown in FIG. Then, the response information input by the user via the input unit 6 in response to the inquiry is added to the diary information (FIG. 16) and stored.
[0092]
Note that the information acquired at the end of diary storage is not the landmark corresponding to the “information on the landmark to be queried” (FIG. 6) when the user presses the diary storage end button 108 in S136. Also ask questions.
[0093]
After the input at the end of saving the diary is completed, when the user selects the OK button 109 on the input screen 56 at the end of saving, the power is turned off and the creation of the diary information is ended.
[0094]
Next, condition setting processing for setting an inquiry condition set by the user via the input unit 6 and stored in the storage unit 3 will be described with reference to FIG. When the user selects the setting change button 106 on the initial screen 51 (FIG. 10) (NO in S116 of FIG. 8 and YES in S138), the process proceeds to S139 and proceeds to the condition setting process routine shown in FIG.
[0095]
In the condition setting processing routine, first, in S151, a screen for setting “inquiry level setting information” which is a determination criterion for determining whether or not the user's location is a place to go on a daily basis (inquiry level setting screen 57). ) Is displayed on the display unit 5.
[0096]
An example of the inquiry level setting screen 57 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, according to the inquiry level setting screen 57, the user determines how frequently a place to visit is “daily place” via the input unit 6, and how recently the place has been visited. Is entered as a criterion for determining whether or not to be “a place to go on a daily basis”. Note that the content set by the user here is stored in the storage unit 3 in S157 to be described later and becomes “inquiry level setting information” (FIG. 5).
[0097]
A setting end button 110 is displayed on the inquiry level setting screen 57 (FIG. 18), and the process waits until the user selects the setting end button 110 in S152. If the user selects the setting end button 110, the process proceeds to the next S153.
[0098]
Subsequently, in S153, the display unit 5 displays a screen (inquiry landmark setting screen 58) for setting "information on the landmark to be inquired", which is a determination criterion for determining whether or not the landmark is to be inquired. To display.
[0099]
An example of the inquiry landmark setting screen 58 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the user inputs a determination criterion as to which question is to be made when visiting a landmark belonging to which field via the input unit 6 in accordance with the inquiry landmark setting screen 58. The contents set by the user here are stored in the storage unit 3 in S157 to be described later and become “information on landmarks to be inquired” (FIG. 6).
[0100]
In addition, in S153, regarding the selected landmark, it may be set so that it can be selected whether or not to introduce peripheral information that is stored in advance in the storage unit 3 or obtained from the outside. You may set so that it can choose whether to acquire information from the internet or an external information source. Furthermore, when the user has not moved from the predetermined range for a predetermined time or longer, an inquiry for confirming the current state of the user such as “what the user is doing” is displayed on the display unit 5. You may set so that the response from the user with respect to an inquiry may be preserve | saved in the memory | storage part 3. FIG.
[0101]
A setting end button 110 is displayed on the inquiry landmark setting screen 58 (FIG. 19), and waits until the user selects the setting end button 110 in S154. If the user selects the setting end button 110, the process proceeds to the next S155.
[0102]
Subsequently, in S155, a screen for setting “inquiry content” (inquiry content setting screen 59), which is a determination criterion for determining the content to be inquired to the user, is displayed on the display unit 5.
[0103]
An example of the inquiry content setting screen 59 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in accordance with the inquiry content setting screen 59, the user asks what kind of inquiry is to be made in the landmark for which the inquiry is set on the inquiry landmark setting screen 58 (FIG. 19) via the input unit 6. Enter the condition.
[0104]
In this “question contents” setting, the information about weather, action purpose, accompanying information, action contents, purchase information, money balance information, acquisition information, meal contents, impressions, evaluation, and overall summary information is asked. Whether or not is set. Note that the content set by the user here is stored in the storage unit 3 in S157 to be described later, and becomes inquiry content information 12 (FIG. 7).
[0105]
A setting end button 110 is displayed on the inquiry content setting screen 59 (FIG. 20), and the process waits until the user selects the setting end button 110 in S156. If the user selects the setting end button 110, the process proceeds to the next S157.
[0106]
In S157, the setting content is stored in the storage unit 3 for the inquiry level, the inquiry landmark, and the inquiry content set by the user in S151 to S156. Each setting content is stored in the storage unit 3 in the data structure of “inquiry level setting information”, “landmark information to be inquired”, and inquiry content information 12 as shown in FIGS. . Thereafter, the process returns to the main routine shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and proceeds to S111 to repeat the above operation.
[0107]
In the present embodiment, the user is asked only in places where the user does not go on a daily basis, based on the “information on the place to go on a daily basis”. That is, in the present embodiment, the time information and the latitude / longitude information are continuously stored in the storage unit 3 until the user instructs the storage end of the diary information after the user instructs the storage start of the diary information. The response information is acquired only in a place where the user does not go on a daily basis.
[0108]
However, if the information on the “place to go on a daily basis” is used, information other than the information based on the inquiry may be set to be stored in the storage unit 3 on the basis of the place on which the user does not go on a daily basis. Is possible. That is, time information and latitude / longitude information may also be stored in the storage unit 3 only in places that are not routinely visited.
[0109]
[Embodiment 3]
Next, still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 21 shows a schematic configuration of the electronic diary creation apparatus of the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the electronic diary creation device of this embodiment has a storage file 14 newly stored in the storage unit 3 and a control unit 4 as compared with the electronic diary creation device shown in FIGS. The difference is that an information extraction unit 25, a distance detection unit 26, and a place name detection unit 27 are added, and the other configurations are the same. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the function similar to the structure demonstrated in the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0110]
The information extraction unit 25 extracts a series of diary information acquired from the diary information 13 stored in the storage unit 3 until the user leaves the place where the user goes daily and returns to the place where the user goes daily again. It has a function. The distance detection unit 26 has a function of calculating a distance between each position information in the series of diary information extracted by the information extraction unit 25 and a base point set in advance by the user, and detecting a place farthest away. . The place name detection unit 27 acquires the place name or landmark name of the place farthest from the base point detected by the distance detection unit 26, and the storage unit 3 together with a series of diary information extracted by the information extraction unit 25. The storage file 14 has a function of saving.
[0111]
Here, the setting of the base point is performed as follows. That is, in the condition setting process shown in FIG. 17, following S156, the base point setting screen 60 for setting the current position as the base point is displayed. An example of the base point setting screen 60 is shown in FIG. Subsequently, the user selects a button 111 for “setting current position as base point” on the base point setting screen 60 via the input unit 5. At this time, the base point information can be acquired by storing the latitude / longitude information of the current position in the storage unit 3. The acquired position information serving as a base point is stored in the storage unit 3 in the form of latitude and longitude information.
[0112]
Processing operations in the electronic diary creation apparatus having the above-described configuration will be described. Compared with the processing operation of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the processing operation in this embodiment is added with the processing of creating the save file 14 shown in FIG. 23 after the processing of S137 shown in FIG. 9. The other processes are the same. In addition, about the processing operation similar to the processing operation demonstrated in the said embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0113]
First, in S251, the information extraction unit 25 of the control unit 4 performs information extraction processing, and from the diary information stored in the storage unit 3, leave the place where you go everyday and then go back to where you go everyday. A series of diary information acquired until the return is extracted. The series of diary information includes a series of time information, a series of latitude / longitude information, and response information from the acquired user. In order to detect the range from leaving the daily place to returning to the daily place again, latitude / longitude information included in the diary information 13 and the user's setting and pre-stored in the storage unit 3 This can be realized by collating with the position information included in the “daily place information”.
[0114]
Or, when acquiring diary information, the diary information is used as a reference code when leaving the place where you go everyday (when you start asking) and when you return to the place where you go daily (when you finish asking). It is also possible to save in addition to 13.
[0115]
In this way, by extracting the diary information 13 on the basis of the place where you go on a daily basis, even if you turn off the power on the way, for example, when you go out for a trip, the acquired diary information is Diary information can be automatically cut out and stored in a range from departure to return without being divided by power ON / OFF or date separation.
[0116]
Subsequently, in S252, the distance detection unit 26 of the control unit 4 performs distance detection processing, and position information (latitude / longitude information) included in the extracted series of diary information and latitude / longitude information of the set base point. , And the difference between the latitude and longitude of the two is obtained to detect the position information of the place farthest from the base point in the series of position information.
[0117]
Subsequently, in S253, the place name detection unit 27 of the control unit 4 performs place name detection processing, and the location information (latitude / longitude information) of the place farthest from the base point detected in S253 is stored in the storage unit 3 in advance. The map name or landmark information stored in association with the latitude / longitude information is compared, and the place name or landmark name of the place farthest from the detected base point is detected.
[0118]
Subsequently, in S254, the place name detection unit 27 of the control unit 4 performs a save file creation process, and the extracted series of time information, the series of position information, and the response information from the user as a series of data strings, For example, the data structure is the same as that shown in FIG.
[0119]
At this time, as the headline of the new saved file 14 or folder, the place name or landmark name of the place farthest from the base point detected by the place name detection process of S253 and the date of visiting the place are used in combination. Is desirable. Further, it is preferable that the date of visiting the place farthest from the base point uses time information acquired and stored together with the position information of the place farthest from the base point.
[0120]
A series of time information, a series of position information (latitude / longitude information) acquired from leaving the above-mentioned daily place to returning to a place to go daily again, and an acquired response from the user The information may be stored in the diary information 13 after the creation of the new series of data strings, or may be deleted.
[0121]
In addition, the series of data strings newly stored in the data string is not necessarily a single file, for example, as a folder including still image files and moving image files captured by the user during diary information acquisition. The heading of the folder created may be a heading including the place name or landmark name and date of the place farthest from the base point.
[0122]
In the present embodiment, a method for extracting information once stored in the storage unit 3 in a range from leaving a place to go to daily to returning to a place to go to daily again, and adding a headline and saving it again. As shown in the above, it is only necessary to store a range of information from when you finally leave your daily place to where you return to your daily place. It is also possible to use a method in which only information at a place where the user does not go to is stored in the storage unit 3 and information at a place where he / she goes on a daily basis is not stored, or the information is temporarily stored and deleted later. Absent.
[0123]
If the place name or landmark name corresponding to each position information is already stored in the diary information 13 before extraction in S251, the place name detection process in S253 is not necessarily required. In this case, the control unit 4 can omit the place name detection unit 27.
[0124]
When the place name visited by the user is used as a part of the headline of the diary information 13 stored in the storage unit 3 as in the method shown in the present embodiment, the level of detail of the place name used as a part of the headline ( It is also possible to determine how detailed a place name is used from the positional relationship with the place name of the base point set in advance by the user. In other words, the place name of the base point is matched with the place name of the visited place, and if the place name with a low degree of detail (the place indicated by the place name is wide) matches, the level of detail next to the matched place name (the place name is A place name can be used as the heading.
[0125]
For example, if the place name of the set base point is “Osaka City, Osaka, Japan” and the place name visited is “Kanazawa City, Ishikawa, Japan”, then “Japan” Because the place names match, “Ishikawa” or “Ishikawa Prefecture” with the next highest level of detail is used as part of the headline. If the place you visited was “Kawachinagano City, Osaka, Japan”, the place name “Osaka, Japan” is the same, so “Kawachinagano” or “Kawachinagano” is the next level of detail. "City" is used as part of the headline. If the destination is outside of Japan, there is no place where the place names match, so the name of the visited country is used as part of the heading.
[0126]
By using this method to determine the level of detail of the place name to be adopted for the headline, it is not necessary to use the place name of the visited place for the headline across all the details, and the headline can be simplified and the user can intuitively There is an effect that a headline that can be easily identified can be easily set. Note that the place name at this time does not necessarily need to be an address, and may represent an area such as “Tohoku” or “Kyushu”.
[0127]
[Embodiment 4]
Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 24 shows a schematic configuration of the electronic diary creation apparatus of the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, the electronic diary creation device of the present embodiment is different from the electronic diary creation device shown in FIG. 21 in place of the distance detection unit 26 and the place name detection unit 27, and the place name detection unit 28 and the stay time detection unit. 29 is provided in the control part 4, and the other structure is the same. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the function similar to the structure demonstrated in the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0128]
The place name detection unit 28 has a function of detecting a place name corresponding to position information included in a series of diary information extracted by the information extraction unit 25. In addition, the stay time detection unit 29 has a function of detecting a place where the stay time is the longest in a series of diary information in a range from leaving the place to go to everyday to returning to the place to go to everyday again. Have.
[0129]
Processing operations in the electronic diary creation apparatus having the above-described configuration will be described. The processing operation in the present embodiment is similar to the processing operation shown in FIG. 23, and is similar to the processing operation of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, after the processing of S137 shown in FIG. The difference is that a process for creating the save file 14 shown is added, and the other processes are the same. In addition, about the processing operation similar to the processing operation demonstrated in the said embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0130]
First, in S351, information extraction processing is performed by the information extraction unit 25 of the control unit 4 in the same manner as S251 in FIG. After that, a series of diary information acquired from the time when the user returns to the place where he / she goes daily is extracted. The series of diary information includes a series of time information, a series of latitude / longitude information, and response information from the acquired user.
[0131]
In this way, by extracting the diary information 13 on the basis of the place where you go on a daily basis, even if you turn off the power on the way, for example, when you go out for a trip, the acquired diary information is Diary information can be automatically cut out and stored in a range from departure to return without being divided by power ON / OFF or date separation.
[0132]
Subsequently, in S352, the place name detection unit 28 of the control unit 4 performs place name detection processing, and the position information (latitude / longitude information) included in the extracted series of diary information and the latitude / longitude information stored in the storage unit 3 in advance. The map information or landmark information stored in association with each other is collated, and the place name or landmark name corresponding to the individual position information of the series of diary information is detected.
[0133]
Subsequently, in S353, the stay time detection unit 29 of the control unit 4 performs a stay time detection process for detecting a place having the longest stay time based on the detected place name or landmark name. Specifically, by comparing the detected place name or landmark name with the time information included in the extracted series of diary information, the stay time is the longest in the extracted series of diary information. Detect the place name or landmark.
[0134]
Subsequently, in S354, the stay time detection unit 29 of the control unit 4 performs a storage file creation process, and the extracted series of diary information (a series of time information, a series of position information, and response information from the user). As a series of data strings, for example, with the same data structure as in FIG.
[0135]
At this time, as the headline of the new saved file 14 or folder, the place name or landmark name of the place with the longest stay time detected by the stay time detection process in S353 and the place with the longest stay time are visited. It is desirable to use it in combination with a new date. In addition, for the date of visiting the place having the longest stay time, the time information at the time when the position information corresponding to the place having the longest stay time, which was detected by the above-described series of processes, was first acquired is used. It is desirable.
[0136]
If the place name or landmark name corresponding to each position information is already stored in the original diary information before extraction in S351, each of the stay time detection processes in S252 described above The operation of detecting the place name or landmark name corresponding to the position information is not necessarily required.
[0137]
If the place name or landmark name corresponding to each position information is not already stored in the original diary information before extraction in S351, it corresponds to the position information detected in S352. The place name or landmark name may be stored in addition to the series of data strings created in S354.
[0138]
If the base point setting method in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 21 to 23 is used, the level of detail of the place name used as part of the heading of the diary information (how much place name is used) as in the above embodiment. It is also possible to determine from the positional relationship with the place name of the base point set in advance by the user. That is, the place name of the base point is matched with the place name of the visited place, and if the place name with a low level of detail (the place name indicates a wide range) matches, the level of detail next to the matched place name (the place name is A place name can be used as the heading.
[0139]
By using this method to determine the level of detail of the place name to be adopted for the headline, it is not necessary to use the place name of the visited place for the headline across all the details, and the headline can be simplified and the user can intuitively There is an effect that a headline that can be easily identified can be easily set.
[0140]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims. Further, the present invention can be obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
[0141]
For example, in the above embodiment, the map information and the landmark information are stored in the storage unit 3 in advance, but instead of this, a communication means is provided, for example, the map information and the landmark of the necessary area via the Internet. Information may be downloaded at any time.
[0142]
Furthermore, as described above, when the user stays within a predetermined range for a predetermined time or longer, the user is asked to "what are you doing" and the response to the inquiry is saved. You can also. In this case, it is possible to make an inquiry based only on time information and position information (latitude and longitude information). That is, it is possible to make an inquiry without using the map information and landmark information.
[0143]
The electronic diary creation device of the above embodiment may be an independent device, or a part of the functions is shared with any of a mobile phone terminal, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) terminal, a wristwatch, and a car navigation device. It may be.
[0144]
In the electronic diary creating apparatus shown in the above embodiment, a display is used as the display unit 5, but an audio output device such as a speaker, a headphone, an earphone or the like that emits sound may be employed together with or in place of the display. Is possible.
[0145]
Furthermore, the electronic diary creation device of the above embodiment may be provided with notification means for notifying the user that there is an inquiry. Examples of the notification means include a light emitting device that emits light, an acoustic device that emits sound, and a vibrator that vibrates the apparatus main body.
[0146]
In the above embodiment, the input unit 6 is provided with the numeric keypad button and the cursor key button on the main body. However, in addition to this, the input unit that the user touches a part of the display and detects the input by the pressure. 6 may be adopted, or an input unit 6 that arranges voice recognition means and recognizes the voice uttered by the user and converts it into a sentence may be adopted. Further, the input unit 6 may be a unit that recognizes characters handwritten by the user using an input pad, or an input unit 6 that includes a scanner and reads and inputs information printed or handwritten on a flat medium. There may be.
[0147]
Further, a microphone may be employed as the input unit 6 and voice may be input and stored. Furthermore, a photographing unit for photographing a still image or a moving image may be added, the user may be instructed to photograph based on time information or latitude / longitude information, and the photographed image may be acquired and stored.
[0148]
Moreover, in the electronic diary creation apparatus of the said embodiment, when the time information acquisition part 1, the positional information acquisition part 2, the memory | storage part 3, the control part 4, the display part 5, and the input part 6 are all provided in the main body. However, each of the above-described units may be a single device or a separate device for each group, and may function in cooperation with each other via a communication unit.
[0149]
At this time, examples of communication means for establishing cooperation between the devices include radio wave communication means, wired communication means, infrared communication means, means for recording / reproducing removable memory, wireless communication, wired communication, infrared communication, Communication between devices can be performed using exchange of electronic mail, the Internet, and removable memory.
[0150]
As described above, when each unit is composed of separate devices individually or for several groups, at least the device including the position information acquisition unit 2 is a mobile device that can move with the user. In addition, other means may be provided in the stationary device.
[0151]
For example, the time information acquisition unit 1, the storage unit 3, and the control unit 4 may all share some functions with devices having a control unit and a data unit, such as a PC and a home server. The display unit 5 may share some functions with a PC display or a television display.
[0152]
At this time, the storage unit 3 may be provided in any one of the separate devices, or may be provided in some devices. For example, the temporary storage information can be stored in the storage unit 3 included in the mobile device that moves with the user, and finally the information can be stored in the storage unit 3 included in the fixed device for a long period of time.
[0153]
In the present embodiment, a semiconductor memory and a hard disk are used as the storage unit 3, but an optical disk medium, a magnetic tape medium, an optical tape medium, or the like can also be used, or a combination thereof can be used. You can also. For example, a semiconductor memory can be used for storing temporarily stored information, and a hard disk medium or an optical disk medium capable of storing a large capacity can be used for storing long-term stored information.
[0154]
In addition, in order to store large-capacity diary information collectively and stably for a long period of time, a large-capacity storage device such as a home server in which recording media are combined in an array can be employed. . Further, the storage unit 3 does not always have to have a storage medium inside, and for example, a storage unit 3 that records and reproduces a removable recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or Blu-ray Disc (trademark). It may be.
[0155]
In addition, the electronic diary creation device of the above embodiment may share some functions with a device having a photographing unit for photographing a still image or a moving image, and with a still image photographing device or a moving image photographing device. You may cooperate via a communication means. When the electronic diary creation device of the above embodiment stores the diary information, when an image is photographed by these photographing means or photographing device, it is possible to ask the user for an explanation of the photographed image. is there.
[0156]
Further, in the above embodiment, when the user does not immediately respond to the inquiry issued from the electronic diary creation device, the time information and the time information and S12 and S12 shown in FIG. 2 are performed while the inquiry screen is displayed. It is desirable to resume the acquisition of position information. If the user does not wish to input the questioned content, the user can proceed to the next step without inputting by pressing a predetermined cancel button.
[0157]
In the above embodiment, the user inputs a response to the inquiry from the electronic diary creation device. In addition to this, information that the user wants to save independently by pressing a predetermined button. May be freely entered and added to the diary information.
[0158]
Further, if the place visited by the user has been in the past, information stored at the past time may be referred to. In addition, when monetary balance information is selected as an inquiry content, it may be set so that the total balance calculation is performed from the start to the end of storage based on the acquired monetary balance information or in an arbitrary period.
[0159]
In addition, each unit and each processing step in the control unit 4 of the electronic diary creation device of the above embodiment is stored in a storage unit such as a ROM (read only memory) or a RAM (random access memory) by a calculation unit such as a CPU. This can be realized by executing a program and controlling peripheral devices. Therefore, the computer having these means can realize various functions and various processes in the control unit 4 of the electronic diary creation device of the present embodiment simply by reading the recording medium storing the program and executing the program. Can do. In addition, by recording the program on a removable recording medium, the various functions and various processes described above can be realized on an arbitrary computer.
[0160]
As this recording medium, a program medium such as a memory (not shown) such as a ROM may be used for processing by the microcomputer, or a program reader is provided as an external storage device (not shown). It may be a program medium that can be read by inserting a recording medium therein.
[0161]
In any case, the stored program is preferably configured to be accessed and executed by the microprocessor. Furthermore, it is preferable that the program is read out, and the read program is downloaded to a program storage area of the microcomputer and the program is executed. It is assumed that this download program is stored in advance in the main unit.
[0162]
The program medium is a recording medium configured to be separable from the main body, such as a tape system such as a magnetic tape or a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a flexible disk or a hard disk, or a disk such as a CD / MO / MD / DVD. Fixed disk system, card system such as IC card (including memory card), or semiconductor memory such as mask ROM, EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), flash ROM, etc. In particular, there are recording media that carry programs.
[0163]
In addition, if the system configuration is capable of connecting to a communication network including the Internet, the recording medium is preferably a recording medium that fluidly carries the program so as to download the program from the communication network.
[0164]
Further, when the program is downloaded from the communication network as described above, it is preferable that the download program is stored in the main device in advance or installed from another recording medium.
[0165]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the electronic diary creation device of the present invention, the user presets time position acquisition means for acquiring time information and / or position information, and a time position condition that is a condition related to the time information and / or position information. A condition setting means used for performing the check, a time information and / or position information acquired by the time position acquisition means, and a matching means for checking the time position condition set by the condition setting means, Necessity determining means for determining whether or not to ask the user based on the collation result in the collating means, and an inquiry output means for outputting inquiry information to the user based on the determination result in the necessity determining means, Response input means used for a user to input response information for the inquiry information output by the inquiry output means; and the input means The force responses information is configured to include a response obtaining means for obtaining a diary information together with the time information and / or location information, and storage means for storing the diary information acquired by the response obtaining unit.
[0166]
As a result, when the time information and / or position information acquired by the time position acquisition means matches the time position condition set by the condition setting means and an inquiry to the user is required, always Since the user is inquired and the response is saved, the effect of preventing the loss of diary information is achieved rather than the user's own recording. Further, since the recording is performed only in the above case, the storage capacity can be reduced as compared with the case where the continuous recording is performed, and the subsequent retrieval is effective. In addition, since the user can set the conditions for the inquiry, the user can set the information amount and information level of the response information to be acquired, and the response information corresponding to each user can be acquired.
[0167]
Furthermore, as described above, the electronic diary creation device of the present invention, in the above configuration, the content of the question is the weather, action purpose, accompanying information, action details, purchase information, money balance information, acquisition information, It is the structure containing at least 1 among a meal content, an impression, evaluation, and the whole summary.
[0168]
Accordingly, it is possible to acquire information unique to the user that is difficult for the device to automatically acquire or guess, without forgetting the user, and it is possible to sufficiently acquire useful information for later grasping the situation of the place.
[0169]
Furthermore, as described above, the electronic diary creation apparatus of the present invention has the above-described configuration, wherein the time position acquisition unit acquires at least position information, and the time position condition set in advance by the condition setting unit. Includes the placement position information which is the position information of the place where the user goes on a daily basis, and the collation means is set by the position information acquired by the time position acquisition means and the condition setting means. The necessity determination means makes an inquiry to the user when the position information acquired by the time position acquisition means is other than the placement position information. It is a configuration.
[0170]
As a result, it is possible to automatically determine that the user has gone to an extraordinary place, and the information to be saved can be limited to the information when going to an extraordinary place. In addition, the user can easily search for necessary information from the stored information.
[0171]
Furthermore, as described above, the electronic diary creation apparatus of the present invention has the above-described configuration, wherein the time position acquisition unit acquires at least position information, and the time position condition set in advance by the condition setting unit. Includes position information which is position information of a place where the user goes on a daily basis, and temporally includes position information other than the position information from the diary information stored by the storage means. Information extraction means for extracting a series of continuous diary information is further provided, and the storage means stores the series of diary information extracted by the information extraction means as a storage file.
[0172]
As a result, when the user goes to an extraordinary place, for example, on a trip or a business trip, a series of diary information is automatically extracted, and the time and effort for the user to extract from the diary information can be omitted. There is an effect.
[0173]
Further, as described above, the electronic diary creation device of the present invention has the above-described configuration, wherein the storage means further stores map information including a place name in association with the position information, and the information extraction means A distance detecting means for detecting the position information of the place farthest from the base point by detecting the distance between the position information included in the series of diary information extracted in step 1 and the position information of the base point set in advance And the location information detected by the distance detection means is collated with the map information stored in association with the location information in the storage means to detect the place name of the place farthest from the base point A place name detecting means is further provided, and the storage means stores the place name detected by the place name detecting means as a heading of the saved file.
[0174]
Furthermore, as described above, the electronic diary creation device of the present embodiment is configured as described above, wherein the time position acquisition unit further acquires time information, and the storage unit further includes map information including a place name. Is stored in association with the position information, and using the time information included in the series of diary information extracted by the information extraction means, the stay time for detecting the position information of the place where the stay time is the longest The location information detected by the detection means and the stay time detection means is collated with the map information stored in association with the location information in the storage means, and the place name where the stay time is the longest is obtained. A place name detecting unit for detecting the place name; and the storage unit stores the place name detected by the place name detecting unit as a heading of the saved file.
[0175]
As a result, the place name with the longest distance from the base point or the place name with the longest stay time is stored as the heading of the save file. There is an effect that the user can easily and intuitively estimate whether or not the information at the time of visiting is included.
[0176]
The electronic diary creation method of the present invention includes a time position acquisition step for acquiring time information and / or position information, and a time position condition that is a condition related to the time information and / or position information, as described above. A condition setting step for storing a time position condition set by the user, a time information and / or position information acquired by the time position acquisition step, and a time position condition stored by the condition setting step A step, a necessity determination step for determining whether or not to ask the user based on the collation result of the collation step, and an inquiry for outputting inquiry information to the user based on the determination result of the necessity judgment step Output step and response information to the inquiry information output by the inquiry output step. The response information input by the user, the method comprising the response acquiring and storing the diary information together with the time information and / or location information.
[0177]
Accordingly, when the time information and / or position information acquired by the time position acquisition step matches the time position condition set by the condition setting step and an inquiry to the user is necessary, the user is always asked. Since the response is saved by the above-described question, the effect of preventing the loss of diary information can be achieved rather than the user's own recording. Further, since the recording is performed only in the above case, the storage capacity can be reduced as compared with the case where the continuous recording is performed, and the subsequent retrieval is effective. In addition, since the user can set the conditions for the inquiry, the user can set the information amount and information level of the response information to be acquired, and the response information corresponding to each user can be acquired.
[0178]
In addition, each means in the said electronic diary creation apparatus can be performed on a computer by an electronic diary creation program. Further, by storing the electronic diary creation program in a computer-readable recording medium, the electronic diary creation program can be executed on an arbitrary computer.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic diary creation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a storage data structure in the electronic diary creation device in a table format.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of “daily place information” used in the electronic diary creating apparatus in a table format.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of “question level setting information” used in the electronic diary creating apparatus in a table format.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of “landmark information to be queried” used in the electronic diary creating apparatus in a table format.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of inquiry content information 12 used in the electronic diary creation apparatus in a table format.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing details of a processing procedure of the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of a processing procedure of the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an initial display screen in the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an input screen at the start of storage in the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen during storage in the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an input screen at the time of departure of a landmark in the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing an input screen at the time of departure of a restaurant landmark in the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing an input screen at the end of storage in the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a storage data structure in the electronic diary creation device in a table format.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a condition setting processing procedure of the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen for setting an inquiry level in the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen for setting an inquiry landmark in the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen for setting inquiry contents in the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic diary creating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a display screen for setting a base point in the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing details of a processing procedure of the electronic diary creation apparatus.
FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic diary creating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a procedure for creating a storage file in the electronic diary creation device.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Time information acquisition unit (time position acquisition means)
2 position information acquisition unit (time position acquisition means)
3 storage unit (storage means)
5 Display section (question output means)
6 Input section (response input means)
13 Diary information
14 Saved files
21 Condition setting section (condition setting means)
22 Verification / Necessity Determination Unit (Verification Means, Necessity Determination Means)
24 Response acquisition unit (response acquisition means)
25 Information extraction unit (information extraction means)
26 Distance detection unit (distance detection means)
27 Place name detection part (place name detection means)
28 Place name detection unit (place name detection means)
29 Stay time detection unit (stay time detection means)

Claims (9)

Time position acquisition means for acquiring time information and / or position information;
Condition setting means used by the user to preset the time position condition, which is a condition related to the time information and / or position information,
Collation means for collating time information and / or position information acquired by the time position acquisition means with time position conditions set by the condition setting means;
Necessity determining means for determining whether or not it is necessary to ask the user based on the matching result in the matching means;
An inquiry output means for outputting inquiry information to the user based on the determination result in the necessity determination means;
Response input means used by the user to input response information to the inquiry information output by the inquiry output means;
Response acquisition means for acquiring response information input by the input means as diary information together with the time information and / or position information;
An electronic diary creation device comprising: storage means for storing diary information acquired by the response acquisition means. The contents of the inquiry information include at least one of weather, action purpose, accompanying information, action contents, purchase information, money balance information, acquisition information, meal contents, impressions, evaluation, and overall summary. The electronic diary creation apparatus according to claim 1. The time position acquisition means acquires at least position information,
The time position condition set in advance by the condition setting means includes line position information that is position information of a place where the user goes on a daily basis,
The collation unit collates the position information acquired by the time position acquisition unit and the imposition position information set by the condition setting unit,
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the necessity determination unit makes an inquiry to the user when the position information acquired by the time position acquisition unit is other than the placement position information. Diary creation device. The time position acquisition means acquires at least position information,
The time position condition set in advance by the condition setting means includes line position information that is position information of a place where the user goes on a daily basis,
Further comprising information extraction means for extracting a series of temporally continuous diary information including position information other than the row position information from the diary information stored by the storage means;
2. The electronic diary creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores a series of diary information extracted by the information extraction unit as a storage file. The storage means further stores map information including the place name in association with the position information,
Detects the distance between the position information included in the series of diary information extracted by the information extraction means and the position information of the preset base point, and detects the position information of the place farthest from the base point Distance detecting means for
Location name detection that detects the location name of the place farthest from the base point by collating the location information detected by the distance detection unit with the map information stored in association with the location information in the storage unit And further comprising means,
5. The electronic diary creation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the storage means stores the place name detected by the place name detection means as a heading of the saved file. The time position acquisition means further acquires time information,
The storage means further stores map information including the place name in association with the position information,
Using the time information included in the series of diary information extracted by the information extraction means, the stay time detection means for detecting the location information of the place where the stay time was the longest,
Location name detection for detecting the place name of the place with the longest stay time by comparing the position information detected by the stay time detection means with the map information stored in association with the position information in the storage means And further comprising means,
5. The electronic diary creation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the storage means stores the place name detected by the place name detection means as a heading of the saved file. A time position acquisition step of acquiring time information and / or position information;
A condition setting step for storing a time position condition set by the user, which is a time position condition that is a condition related to the time information and / or position information;
A collation step of collating the time information and / or position information acquired by the time position acquisition step with the time position condition stored by the condition setting step;
A necessity determination step for determining whether or not to ask the user based on the comparison result of the comparison step;
An inquiry output step for outputting inquiry information to the user based on the determination result of the necessity determination step;
Response information to the inquiry information output by the inquiry output step, including a response acquisition step of acquiring and storing the response information input by the user as diary information together with the time information and / or the position information. An electronic diary creation method characterized. An electronic diary creation program for operating the electronic diary creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the electronic diary creation program causes a computer to function as each of the means. A computer-readable recording medium on which the electronic diary creation program according to claim 8 is recorded.

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