JP5559525B2 - Terminal device and alarm control method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device having an alarm function and an alarm control method using the terminal device.

  An increasing number of users routinely use alarm functions provided in mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) as alarm clocks. In order to improve the convenience of the user who uses the alarm function in this way, for example, Patent Document 1 acquires information on weather and traffic, and sets an alarm timer from a set time according to conditions such as weather, atmospheric pressure, and traffic. It is described that it operates quickly.

JP 2004-274563 A

  However, the device that operates the alarm function earlier than the set time according to conditions such as weather and traffic described in Patent Document 1 does not necessarily improve the convenience for the user. For example, even if the alarm set time is changed based on external information such as weather or traffic, the user may not notice the alarm after all depending on the user's bedtime and the tendency of waking up and down. It is possible to sleep over.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and an object thereof is to provide a terminal device and an alarm control method capable of improving the convenience of an alarm function.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a terminal device according to the present invention includes a setting unit configured to set activation of an alarm function based on given alarm setting information for executing an alarm function in a terminal device having an alarm function; as the operation history of the terminal device, and the information about the operation history of the alarm function, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to the operation history of the application of the terminal device after setting the activation of the alarm function by setting means, the alarm setting information includes a changing means for changing in accordance with an operation history acquired by the acquisition means, and control means for controlling the execution of the alarm function based on the alarm setting information changed by changing means, a change means, alarm function If the operation history of satisfies the setting change condition, change the alarm volume to alarm setting information, When the information related to the alarm function operation history does not satisfy the setting change condition, the alarm setting information is not changed. After that, the information related to the alarm function operation history satisfies the setting change condition and the operation history of the application If the time difference between the final time of the application operation based on the time and the alarm time matches the first condition, the alarm volume is kept increased and the information regarding the operation history of the alarm function satisfies the setting change condition and the application If the time difference between the last time of the application operation based on the operation history and the alarm time matches the second condition, the alarm volume is changed to lower, and the information about the operation history of the alarm function does not satisfy the setting change condition Yes and Apurikeshi based on the application operation history of If the time difference between the last time and the alarm time of emission operation is within the predetermined time, characterized by a change in the type of change or alarm sound raise alarm volume against alarm setting information.

Similarly, in order to solve the above-described problem, an alarm control method according to the present invention is an alarm control method by a terminal device having an alarm function, and the alarm based on given alarm setting information for executing the alarm function A setting step for setting the activation of the function, information regarding the operation history of the alarm function as the operation history of the terminal device, and information regarding an operation history of the application of the terminal device after the setting of the activation of the alarm function by the setting step An acquisition step for acquiring the alarm setting information, a change step for changing the alarm setting information according to the operation history acquired in the acquisition step, and a control step for controlling the execution of the alarm function based on the alarm setting information changed in the change step; , wherein the changing step, related to the operation history of the alarm function If the setting information satisfies the setting change condition, the alarm setting information is changed to increase the alarm volume. If the information related to the operation history of the alarm function does not satisfy the setting change condition, the alarm setting information is not changed. When the alarm function operation history information satisfies the setting change condition and the time difference between the final time of the application operation based on the application operation history and the alarm time matches the first condition, the alarm volume is increased. If the state is maintained and the information regarding the operation history of the alarm function satisfies the setting change condition and the time difference between the last time of the application operation based on the operation history of the application and the alarm time matches the second condition, the alarm Change the volume down, and information about the operation history of the alarm function If the time difference between the last time and the alarm time constant change is when the condition does not meet the and application operation based on the application operation history is within a predetermined time, change or alarm sound raise alarm volume against alarm setting information characterized by a change in the type.

  According to such a terminal device and an alarm control method, the alarm setting information is changed according to the operation history of the terminal device, and the alarm function is executed based on the changed alarm setting information. Therefore, the state of the user of the terminal device can be grasped from the operation history of the terminal device, and the alarm function can be executed by appropriately changing the alarm setting in consideration of the user state. As a result, the alarm function Convenience can be improved.

  According to the terminal device and the alarm control method of the present invention, the convenience of the alarm function can be improved.

It is a functional block diagram of the mobile phone which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of an alarm setting information table. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of an alarm operation pattern table. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of a setting change condition table. It is a flowchart which shows the process performed in the mobile telephone of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same or equivalent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a mobile phone (terminal device) 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile phone 10 has an alarm function. In particular, in the present embodiment, the setting of the alarm function is appropriately changed according to the operation history of the mobile phone 10. In the present embodiment, the “operation history” refers to an application operation by the user of the mobile phone 10 or an alarm operation pattern when the past alarm function is activated.

  The cellular phone 10 physically includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory) as main storage devices, an operation unit such as an input key as an input device, a display, a wireless It is comprised as a terminal device which has a communication part etc. Each function of the mobile phone 10 to be described later operates an operation unit, a display, and a wireless communication unit under the control of the CPU by reading predetermined computer software on hardware such as a CPU and a RAM, and a RAM. It is realized by reading and writing data in and ROM.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 10 includes an alarm setting information table 11, an alarm operation pattern table 12, a setting change condition table 13, an alarm setting information input unit (setting unit) 14, and an alarm operation pattern acquisition unit (acquisition unit). 15, a terminal operation monitoring unit (acquisition unit) 16, an alarm setting change unit (change unit) 17, an alarm control unit (control unit) 18, an alarm 19, and an input operation unit 20.

  The alarm setting information table 11 holds alarm setting information for executing the function of the alarm 19. Specifically, the alarm setting information is, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, “alarm time” indicating the alarm activation time, and “alarm volume” indicating the alarm volume in predetermined multiple levels (for example, five levels). , “Snooze setting” indicating ON / OFF of the snooze function, and “alarm sound” indicating the type of alarm sound. Here, the snooze function refers to a function that once the alarm is stopped, the alarm sounds again after a while unless a predetermined canceling operation is performed.

  The alarm setting information held in the alarm setting information table 11 is updated using the alarm setting information related to the alarm function when the alarm setting information input unit 14 described later sets a new activation of the alarm function. . Further, the alarm setting information table 11 includes information (alarm time, alarm volume, snooze setting, alarm sound) constituting the alarm setting information held when a predetermined condition is satisfied by an alarm setting changing unit 17 described later. At least some of them are changed. Details of these processes will be described later.

  The alarm operation pattern table 12 holds the operation content at the time of the previous alarm activation as an alarm operation pattern. Specifically, the alarm operation pattern is, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, “alarm ringing time” indicating the time (for example, seconds) taken until the alarm stops, and how many times the snooze function is activated. It is configured to include “snooze times” indicating whether or not it has completely stopped.

  The alarm operation pattern held in the alarm operation pattern table 12 is updated every time a user's alarm stop operation is detected by the alarm control unit 18 described later.

  The setting change condition table 13 is a part that defines a “setting change condition” for changing the alarm setting information held in the alarm setting information table. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the setting change condition indicates whether or not the alarm setting information can be changed, which is defined according to the application operation history up to the alarm activation time and the contents of the alarm operation pattern described above. This is a condition for determining. In the example of FIG. 4, the setting change condition is that the time difference between the last time the application was last operated before the alarm activation and the alarm time set in the alarm setting information is within 3 hours, within 4 hours, within 5 hours. In addition, a setting change condition is defined such that the alarm ringing time is 30 seconds or more and the snooze number is 3 or more in the alarm operation pattern.

  In the setting change condition table 13, the change contents indicating how to change the alarm time, the alarm volume, the snooze setting, and the alarm sound, which are each element of the alarm setting information, are changed for each element of the setting change condition. Is defined. In the example of FIG. 4, for example, when the time difference between the final time of the terminal operation and the alarm set time is within 3 hours, this setting change condition is satisfied, so the alarm time is advanced by 10 minutes (see “ -10 ”), maximum alarm volume (indicated as“ MAX ”in FIG. 4), snooze setting on, and alarm sound to a special sound (for example, a given sound pattern that enhances the alarm effect) change.

  Further, when the time difference between the terminal operation last time and the alarm set time is 4 to 5 hours, the setting change condition of “within 5 hours” in FIG. 4 is satisfied, so the alarm time is advanced by 3 minutes (see FIG. 4 represents “−3”), and the alarm volume is level 4 (here, the volume level is 5 levels, which is the second volume level from the top. In FIG. Notation), change the snooze setting to on.

  When the alarm ringing time of the alarm operation pattern is 30 seconds or longer, the setting change condition of “ringing time 30 seconds or longer” in FIG. 4 is satisfied, so the alarm volume is maximized and the snooze setting is turned on.

  The alarm setting information input unit 14 is a part that receives alarm setting information input via the input operation unit 20 by a user's alarm setting operation. The alarm setting information input unit 14 activates the alarm function by an alarm setting operation and becomes active. When the alarm setting information related to the alarm function is received, the alarm setting information input unit 14 stores the alarm setting information table 11 with the received alarm setting information. At the same time, the alarm operation pattern acquisition unit 15 and the terminal operation monitoring unit 16 are notified of the activation of the alarm function of the mobile phone 10 and the reception of the alarm setting information. Note that the alarm setting information input operation by the user may be a new setting value input via the operation unit, or may be selected from setting values held in advance in the mobile phone 10.

  The alarm operation pattern acquisition unit 15 acquires the alarm operation pattern (operation history) at the time of the previous alarm activation from the alarm operation pattern table 12 in response to the notification of receiving the alarm setting information from the alarm setting information input unit 14. This is transmitted to the alarm setting changing unit 17.

  The terminal operation monitoring unit 16 monitors the application operation history by the user of the mobile phone 10 in response to the notification of receiving the alarm setting information from the alarm setting information input unit 14. Specifically, after receiving the alarm setting information by the alarm setting information input unit 14, by detecting an application operation via the input operation unit 20, the e-mail transmission time using the e-mail application, the Web using the Web browser application Access time, use time of other applications, etc. are monitored as application operation history. Then, the time difference between the latest time among these application operation histories and the alarm time set in the alarm setting information is calculated, and this is transmitted as time difference information (operation history) to the alarm setting changing unit 17.

  The alarm setting changing unit 17 changes the alarm setting information with reference to the setting change condition table 13 based on the alarm operation pattern received from the alarm operation pattern acquisition unit 15 and the time difference information received from the terminal operation monitoring unit 16. It is determined whether or not to do. Specifically, the alarm setting change unit 17 sets the alarm setting information when the setting change condition (see FIG. 4) defined in accordance with the alum operation pattern or the time difference information in the setting change condition table 13 is satisfied. Determine to change. When it is determined that the alarm determination information is to be changed, the alarm setting information held in the alarm setting information table 11 is changed according to the change contents defined in the setting change condition table 13.

  The alarm control unit 18 is a part that controls the operation of the alarm 19 based on the alarm setting information held in the alarm setting information table 11. After the alarm is activated, when the user's alarm stop operation is detected via the input operation unit 20, the alarm is stopped and the alarm ringing time and the snooze number in the current alarm operation are used as a new alarm operation pattern. Update table 12.

  The input operation unit 20 is a part that detects a user input operation via a hardware operation unit such as a numeric keypad or a button. In this embodiment, an alarm setting information input operation, a terminal application operation, and an alarm stop operation are detected.

  Next, processing executed in the mobile phone 10 of the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, and an alarm control method according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing executed in the mobile phone 10 of the present embodiment.

  First, the alarm setting information input unit 14 receives the alarm setting information input with the activation setting of the alarm function (S101). The alarm setting information input unit 14 updates the alarm setting information table 11 with the received alarm setting information, and notifies the alarm operation pattern acquisition unit 15 and the terminal operation monitoring unit 16 that the alarm setting information has been received.

  Next, the alarm operation pattern acquisition unit 15 acquires the alarm operation pattern at the time of the previous alarm activation from the alarm operation pattern table 12 and transmits it to the alarm setting change unit 17 (S102: acquisition step).

  The alarm setting change unit 17 refers to the setting change condition table 13 using the alarm ringing time and snooze number information of the alarm operation pattern received from the alarm operation pattern acquisition unit 15, and the alarm operation pattern is the alarm setting information. It is determined whether or not a setting change condition is satisfied (S103).

  When the alarm operation pattern satisfies the setting change condition, the alarm setting information held in the alarm setting information table is changed based on the change contents corresponding to the alarm operation pattern defined in the setting change condition table 13 (S104: Change step), the process proceeds to step S105. If the alarm operation pattern does not satisfy the setting change condition, the process proceeds to step S105 without performing the process in step S104.

  Next, the application operation history of the mobile phone 10 is monitored by the terminal operation monitoring unit 16 (S105), and when the final time of the application operation before the alarm activation is acquired from these operation histories, the final time and the alarm A time difference from the alarm time of the setting information is calculated (S106: acquisition step), and this is transmitted to the alarm setting changing unit 17 as time difference information.

  Next, by using the time difference information received from the terminal operation monitoring unit 16 by the alarm setting change unit 17, the setting change condition table 13 is referred to and whether or not this time difference information satisfies the setting change condition of the alarm setting information. Is determined (S107).

  When the time difference information satisfies the change condition of the alarm setting information, the alarm setting information held in the alarm setting information table is changed based on the change content corresponding to the time difference information defined in the setting change condition table 13 (S108). : Change step), the process proceeds to step S109. If the alarm operation pattern does not satisfy the setting change condition, the process proceeds to step S109 without performing the process in step S108.

  The operation of the alarm 19 is controlled by the alarm control unit 18 based on the alarm setting information held in the alarm setting information table 11 and changed by the alarm setting changing unit 17 according to the situation (S109: Control step). When the user's alarm stop operation is detected via the input operation unit 20, the alarm control unit 18 updates the alarm operation pattern table 12 with the alarm ringing time and the snooze number in the current alarm operation as a new alarm operation pattern (S110). ).

  As described above, according to the mobile phone 10 and the alarm control method according to the present embodiment, the alarm operation pattern acquisition unit 15 and the terminal operation monitoring unit 16 acquire the operation history of the mobile phone 10 and change the alarm setting. The unit 17 changes given alarm setting information for executing the alarm function according to the operation history. The alarm control unit 18 controls the execution of the alarm function based on the alarm setting information changed by the alarm setting changing unit 17.

  With such a configuration, the alarm setting information is changed according to the operation history of the mobile phone 10 and the alarm function is executed based on the changed alarm setting information. The state of the user can be grasped. Therefore, the alarm function can be executed by appropriately changing the alarm setting in consideration of the user state, and the convenience of the alarm function can be improved.

  In addition, since the “operation history” includes information (time difference information) regarding the operation history of the application of the mobile phone 10 after the alarm function information input unit 14 sets the activation of the alarm function, the activation of the alarm function is performed. Based on the operation history of the application after the setting, it is possible to grasp a specific user state only when the current alarm function is executed, such as the user's bedtime. Therefore, it is possible to change the alarm setting in consideration of the user state at the time of executing the alarm with high accuracy, and the convenience of the alarm function can be further improved.

  In addition, since the “operation history” includes information (alarm operation pattern) regarding the operation history of the alarm function, based on the operation history of the alarm function, the user-specific characteristics such as whether the user is awake or not are taken into account. Thus, the alarm setting can be changed, and the convenience of the alarm function can be further improved.

  The terminal device and the alarm setting method according to the present invention have been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the above embodiment, a mobile phone is illustrated as an example of a terminal device. However, the present invention is applied to other types of terminal devices that can have an alarm function such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or a personal computer. Is also applicable.

  The operation history referred to by the alarm setting changing unit 17 to determine whether the alarm setting information can be changed is either the alarm operation pattern of the alarm operation pattern acquisition unit 15 or the application operation history of the terminal operation monitoring unit 16. Good.

  In addition, the alarm operation pattern is not limited to information only when the previous alarm is activated as in the above-described embodiment, and for example, a result of analyzing a plurality of past operation patterns (for example, an average value) can be applied. It is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mobile phone (terminal device), 11 ... Alarm setting information table, 12 ... Alarm operation pattern table, 13 ... Setting change condition table, 14 ... Alarm setting information input part (setting means), 15 ... Alarm operation pattern acquisition part ( Acquisition means), 16 ... terminal operation monitoring part (acquisition means), 17 ... alarm setting change part (change means), 18 ... alarm control part (control means), 19 ... alarm, 20 ... input operation part.

Claims (2)

In a terminal device having an alarm function,
Setting means for setting activation of the alarm function based on given alarm setting information for executing the alarm function;
As the operation history of the terminal device, and information on the operation history of the alarm function, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about the operation history of the application of the terminal device after setting the activation of the alarm function by the setting means,
Changing means for changing the alarm setting information according to the operation history acquired by the acquiring means;
Control means for controlling execution of the alarm function based on the alarm setting information changed by the changing means;
Have
When the information related to the operation history of the alarm function satisfies the setting change condition , the changing unit changes the alarm setting information to increase the alarm volume, and the information related to the operation history of the alarm function does not satisfy the setting change condition. If the alarm setting information is not changed,
after that,
If the information related to the operation history of the alarm function satisfies a setting change condition and the time difference between the final time of the application operation based on the operation history of the application and the alarm time matches the first condition, the alarm volume is increased. Maintain the state
If the information regarding the operation history of the alarm function satisfies the setting change condition and the time difference between the final time of the application operation based on the operation history of the application and the alarm time matches the second condition, the alarm volume is lowered. Make changes,
If the information regarding the operation history of the alarm function does not satisfy the setting change condition and the time difference between the final time of the application operation based on the operation history of the application and the alarm time is within a predetermined time, the alarm setting information terminal device which is characterized in that the change in the type of change or alarm sound raise alarm volume against. An alarm control method by a terminal device having an alarm function,
A setting step for setting activation of the alarm function based on given alarm setting information for executing the alarm function;
As the operation history of the terminal device, and information on the operation history of the alarm function, an acquisition step of acquiring the information about the operation history of the application of the terminal device after setting the start of the alarm function by the setting step,
A change step of changing the alarm setting information according to the operation history acquired in the acquisition step;
A control step for controlling execution of the alarm function based on the alarm setting information changed in the changing step;
Including
In the changing step, when the information related to the operation history of the alarm function satisfies a setting change condition, the alarm setting information is changed to increase the alarm volume, and the information related to the operation history of the alarm function does not satisfy the setting change condition. If the alarm setting information is not changed,
after that,
If the information related to the operation history of the alarm function satisfies a setting change condition and the time difference between the final time of the application operation based on the operation history of the application and the alarm time matches the first condition, the alarm volume is increased. Maintain the state
If the information regarding the operation history of the alarm function satisfies the setting change condition and the time difference between the final time of the application operation based on the operation history of the application and the alarm time matches the second condition, the alarm volume is lowered. Make changes,
If the information regarding the operation history of the alarm function does not satisfy the setting change condition and the time difference between the final time of the application operation based on the operation history of the application and the alarm time is within a predetermined time, the alarm setting information alarm control method characterized by a change in the type of change or alarm sound raise alarm volume against.

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