JP6206249B2 - Information processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, a technique for preventing the loss of information during user input has been proposed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technique for backing up text information being edited to a portal site on the Internet when it is detected that the battery level of a PC (Personal Computer) has become below a certain level.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 describes a technique in which a cellular phone transmits data being created to a specific server when the remaining battery level in the cellular phone is equal to or less than a predetermined value.

  Patent Document 3 describes a technique in which a central processing unit records data in an external storage device when a battery output voltage drops to a minimum guaranteed drive voltage.

  Patent Document 4 describes a technique for uploading portable terminal data recorded in a portable terminal to a server or downloading portable terminal data uploaded to a server to the portable terminal.

JP 2004-120285 A JP 2008-306682 A JP-A-5-250493 JP 2006-203512 A

  By the way, in the above technique, when the remaining amount of the battery is low, the input information is transmitted to another device at a fixed timing regardless of the input state of the user. For this reason, if the power is cut off in the middle of input, there is a risk that the amount of input information continuously input by the user may be lost. In particular, when the number of times input information is transmitted to other devices is set to one time, or when the input information transmission interval is set to be long, the amount of loss of input information increases.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to suppress the disappearance amount of input information continuously input by a user when the remaining battery level is low. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved information processing apparatus and program that can be used.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to an aspect of the present invention, first input information input by a user for one or more input items among a plurality of input items displayed on a display screen is temporarily stored. Temporarily stored, a measuring unit for measuring the remaining amount of electricity stored in the battery, and when the remaining amount of electricity measured by the measuring unit is less than a threshold value, stored in the temporary storage unit A transmission control unit for transmitting the first input information to the management device; and second input information by the user for any one of the plurality of input items after the first input information is transmitted. An input completion detection unit that detects completion of the input, and the transmission control unit detects the completion of the input of the second input information by the input completion detection unit. Input information to the management device Let, the information processing apparatus is provided.

  The plurality of input items may be part of an item group included in one form.

  The number of items and the item type of the item group may be determined for each form type of the form.

  The threshold value may be set for each form type of the form.

  The input completion detection unit detects completion of input of the second input information by detecting an input of the user to an input item different from the input item in which the second input information is input. May be.

  The information processing apparatus further includes a determination unit that determines whether or not a remaining power level measured by the measurement unit is equal to or greater than the threshold value, and the transmission control unit determines whether or not the remaining power level is determined by the determination unit. If it is determined that the first input information is less than the first input information, the first input information stored in the temporary storage unit may be transmitted to the management device.

  The transmission control unit determines that the remaining storage amount is greater than or equal to the threshold value by the determination unit, and when the input by the user is completed for all of the plurality of input items, the temporary storage The first input information stored in the unit may be transmitted to the management device.

  When the determination unit determines that the remaining power storage is less than the threshold, the transmission control unit further transmits a message notifying that the remaining power storage is insufficient to the administrator terminal used by the administrator. May be.

  The temporary storage unit may be a volatile memory.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, a computer is a computer that is input with respect to one or more input items among a plurality of input items displayed on a display screen by a user. A temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the input information of 1; a measurement unit that measures the remaining amount of electricity stored in the battery; and the temporary storage unit when the remaining electricity amount measured by the measurement unit is less than a threshold value A transmission control unit for transmitting the first input information stored in the management device to the management device, and the user corresponding to any one of the plurality of input items after the first input information is transmitted. A program for causing the transmission control unit to function as an input completion detection unit that detects completion of input of the second input information by the input completion detection unit. Completed There when it was detected, and transmits the second input information to the management apparatus, the program is provided.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the disappearance amount of the input information continuously input by the user when the remaining amount of the battery is low.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the structural example of the information processing system by embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the structural example of the tablet terminal management database 30 by the embodiment. It is a functional block diagram showing composition of tablet terminal 10 by the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of a display of the form input screen by the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the structural example of the form table 130 by the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the structural example of the threshold value table 132 by the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of judgment by the judgment part 106 by the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of an input with respect to the input item by the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of an input with respect to the input item by the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of an input with respect to the input item by the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a part of the operation according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a part of the operation according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a part of the operation according to the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the hardware constitutions of the tablet terminal 10 by the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of a display of the form input screen by the modification of this invention.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

  In the present specification and drawings, a plurality of components having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by adding different alphabets after the same reference numeral. For example, a plurality of configurations having substantially the same functional configuration are differentiated as necessary, such as a tablet terminal 10a and a tablet terminal 10b. However, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish each of a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration, only the same reference numerals are given. For example, when there is no need to distinguish between the tablet terminal 10a and the tablet terminal 10b, they are simply referred to as the tablet terminal 10.

Further, the “DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION” will be described according to the following item order.
1. 1. Basic configuration of information processing system 2. Detailed description of embodiments 2-1. Configuration 2-2. Operation 2-3. Effect 3. Hardware configuration Modified example

<< 1. Basic configuration of information processing system >>
The present invention can be implemented in various forms as will be described in detail in “2. Detailed Description of Embodiments” as an example. First, the basic configuration of the information processing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system according to the present embodiment includes a tablet terminal 10, a tablet management server 20, a reception number issuing server 22, a staff terminal 24, a wireless LAN access point 26, a tablet terminal management database 30, and a touch pen. 40 is included.

<1-1. Tablet terminal 10>
The tablet terminal 10 is an example of an information processing apparatus according to the present invention. The tablet terminal 10 includes a display having a touch panel. Further, the tablet terminal 10 can accept an input by a user with a touch pen 40 or a finger on the display. Further, as will be described later, the tablet terminal 10 can display a form input screen including a plurality of input items corresponding to an application form selected by the user, for example. The tablet terminal 10 can be connected to the wireless LAN access point 26 by wireless communication.

  In the following description, an example in which the tablet terminal 10 is lent out to a user who visits the sales office 2 by a staff member of the sales office 2 and is used by the user will be described. Further, an example in which the user performs input to the tablet terminal 10 with the touch pen 40 will be described.

<1-2. Tablet management server 20>
The tablet management server 20 is an example of a management device in the present invention. The tablet management server 20 stores a tablet terminal management database 30. In addition, the tablet management server 20 performs operations such as data recording on the tablet terminal management database 30.

[1-2-1. Tablet terminal management database 30]
The tablet terminal management database 30 is a database for storing the lending status of the tablet terminals 10 provided in the sales office 2 and the input information input in the tablet terminals 10.

  Here, a configuration example of the tablet terminal management database 30 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, in the tablet terminal management database 30, for example, a terminal number 300, a terminal rental status 302, an application form 304, and input contents 306 are recorded in association with each other. Here, the terminal number of the tablet terminal 10 is recorded in the terminal number 300. The terminal lending status 302 records the lending status of the corresponding tablet terminal 10. The application form 304 records the type of application form selected as an input target in the tablet terminal 10. Further, the input content 306 records values input by the user for a plurality of input items such as the name 308 and the name 310 displayed on the tablet terminal 10.

  For example, in the data shown in the first record in FIG. 2, the terminal number of the tablet terminal 10 is “001”, the tablet terminal 10 is “lending” to the user, and is displayed on the tablet terminal 10. The application form type is “account opening”, and the user of the tablet terminal 10 selects “Taro Oki” for the input item of the name and “Okitaro” for the input item of the Kana name. Indicates that it has been entered.

<1-3. Reception number issuing server 22>
The receipt number issuing server 22 is a device for issuing a receipt number for calling a user who has visited the store 2 to, for example, a window of the store 2. The receipt number issuing server 22 issues a receipt number to the corresponding user by receiving a receipt number issue request from the tablet management server 20.

<1-4. Staff terminal 24>
The attendant terminal 24 is an example of an administrator terminal in the present invention. The clerk terminal 24 is a terminal used by a clerk working at the sales office 2 to perform, for example, a lending process of the tablet terminal 10 to a user. Further, the staff terminal 24 can notify the tablet management server 20 of the terminal number of the tablet terminal 10 lent to the user.

  The clerk terminal 24 can be used by a user such as a display for displaying a display screen, a network interface for connecting to a LAN (Local Area Network) provided in the branch 2, and a mouse. It has an input device for inputting. The attendant terminal 24 may be a PC, for example.

<1-5. Wireless LAN access point 26>
The wireless LAN access point 26 is a wireless LAN relay device installed in the sales office 2. A device located in the sales office 2 can be connected to the LAN in the sales office 2 via the wireless LAN access point 26 by wireless communication.

<1-6. Touch pen 40>
The touch pen 40 is a pen that the user uses for inputting characters, for example, on the display screen of the tablet terminal 10.

  Note that the information processing system according to the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration described above. For example, the tablet management server 20 and the attendant terminal 24 may be configured as a single device instead of separate devices. Further, the tablet management server 20 and the receipt number issuing server 22 may be configured as one device instead of separate devices.

  The basic configuration of the information processing system according to this embodiment has been described above. In the information processing system described above, the tablet terminal 10 according to the present embodiment can suppress the disappearance amount of the input information continuously input by the user when the remaining battery level is low. Hereinafter, such embodiments will be sequentially described in detail.

<< 2. Detailed Description of Embodiment >>
<2-1. Configuration>
First, the configuration according to the present embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the tablet terminal 10 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the tablet terminal 10 includes a control unit 100, a measurement unit 120, a communication unit 122, an operation display unit 124, a temporary storage unit 126, and a storage unit 128.

[2-1-1. Control unit 100]
The control unit 100 generally controls the operation of the tablet terminal 10 using hardware such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 150 and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 154, which will be described later, built in the tablet terminal 10. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the control unit 100 includes an operation recognition unit 102, a display control unit 104, a determination unit 106, a transmission control unit 108, and an input completion detection unit 110.

[2-1-2. Operation recognition unit 102]
The operation recognizing unit 102 recognizes the user's operation content on the display screen received by the operation display unit 124 described later. For example, when the operation recognition unit 102 touches the display screen with the touch pen 40, the operation recognition unit 102 recognizes that the touched position is selected by the user. In addition, the operation recognition unit 102 recognizes characters input by the user based on the detection result of the movement of the pen tip of the touch pen 40 on the display screen.

[2-1-3. Display control unit 104]
The display control unit 104 displays various screens on the operation display unit 124 described later. For example, the display control unit 104 causes the operation display unit 124 to display an application form selection screen. In addition, when any application form is selected by the user on the application form selection screen, the display control unit 104 causes the operation display unit 124 to display a form input screen corresponding to the selected application form.

  Here, a display example of the form input screen (account opening application screen 50) will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the account opening application screen 50 includes a plurality of input items such as a name input item 500a, a kana name input item 500b, and an address input item 500c.

  It should be noted that the number of items and item types included in the form input screen are determined for each form type of the form as in the form table 130 shown in FIG. Here, a configuration example of the form table 130 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, in the form table 130, for example, a form ID 1300, a form type 1302, an item number 1304, and an item type 1306 are recorded in association with each other. Here, in the form ID 1300, an ID for identifying the type of the application form is recorded. In the form type 1302, the form type corresponding to the corresponding form ID is recorded. In the item number 1304, the number of input items included in the form input screen corresponding to the corresponding form ID is recorded. In the item type 1306, the types of input items included in the form input screen corresponding to the corresponding form ID are recorded, for example, in the display order of the input items.

  For example, the data shown in the first record in FIG. 5 is data related to the application form whose form ID is “001”, the form type of the application form is “account opening”, and the form input screen of the application form The number of input items included in “20” is “20”, indicating that there are “name” and “address” as types of input items included in the form input screen.

[2-1-4. Determination unit 106]
The determination unit 106 determines, for example, at predetermined time intervals whether or not the remaining amount of power stored in a battery 160, which will be described later, measured by the measurement unit 120, which will be described later, is greater than or equal to a threshold value.

(2-1-4-1. Threshold value 1)
Here, the threshold value may be a fixed value such as 20% of the chargeable amount of the battery 160, for example.

(2-1-4-2. Threshold value 2)
Alternatively, the threshold value may be set for each form type of the application form, for example, as in the threshold value table 132 shown in FIG. In this case, for example, the determination unit 106 first acquires a threshold corresponding to the application form selected by the user from the threshold table 132 stored in the storage unit 128 described later. Then, the determination unit 106 can determine whether or not the remaining amount of power measured by the measurement unit 120 is equal to or greater than the acquired threshold value.

  Here, a configuration example of the threshold table 132 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, in the threshold table 132, for example, a form ID 1320 and a threshold 1322 are recorded in association with each other. For example, the data shown in the first record in FIG. 6 indicates that “20%” is recorded as the threshold value in the application form whose form ID is “001”.

  Note that the threshold table 132 is created based on the average time of input by a plurality of users for all input items included in the form input screen corresponding to each form ID, for example, calculated from the result of a prior user test. It is possible. According to this creation method, the threshold value is set to an appropriate value corresponding to the time required for input for each form input screen.

(2-1-4-3. Threshold 3)
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7, the threshold value may be determined according to the number of uninput items of the user on the form input screen. In this case, the determination unit 106 can determine whether or not the remaining amount of electricity measured by the measurement unit 120 is equal to or greater than a threshold corresponding to the current number of uninput items on the form input screen.

  The first line in FIG. 7 indicates that “20%” is set as the threshold when the number of uninput items is “20 or more”.

  In general, the smaller the number of input items that have not been input, the shorter the time it takes to complete input for all input items. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 7, as the number of uninput items is smaller, the threshold is set to be smaller, so that the threshold is set to an appropriate value according to the time until input for the remaining input items is completed. Is set.

[2-1-5. Transmission control unit 108]
(2-1-5-1. Control example 1)
For example, if the determination unit 106 first determines that the remaining power storage amount is less than the threshold value, the transmission control unit 108 sets a plurality of input items temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 126 described later. On the other hand, information (first input information in the present invention) input by the user is transmitted to the tablet management server 20 to the communication unit 122.

  According to this control example, when the remaining amount of power storage is equal to or greater than the threshold value, information that has been input by the user is accumulated in the temporary storage unit 126, and when the remaining power storage amount is less than the threshold value. The inputted information is transmitted to the tablet management server 20. For this reason, compared with the technique of transmitting to the tablet management server 20 whenever information is input with respect to one input item, for example, since the frequency | count of communication can be reduced significantly, power consumption can be suppressed.

(2-1-5-2. Control example 2)
The transmission control unit 108 transmits input information temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 126, and then inputs one of a plurality of input items by the input completion detection unit 110 described later. When it is detected that the input by the user is completed, the information (second input information in the present invention) input to the input item is transmitted to the tablet management server 20 to the communication unit 122.

  According to this control example, the transmission control unit 108 receives the input information every time the user inputs information for one input item when the remaining power storage amount is less than the threshold value. To send to. For this reason, even if the power is cut off during input, the amount of input information that disappears can be limited to only one input item.

(2-1-5-3. Control example 3)
In addition, the transmission control unit 108 applies to all input items included in the form input screen while the determination unit 106 determines that the remaining power storage amount is equal to or greater than the threshold, and by the input completion detection unit 110 described later. When it is detected that the input by the user is completed, input information for all input items temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 126 is transmitted to the tablet management server 20 to the communication unit 122.

  According to this control example, when the remaining amount of power storage is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the input information is accumulated in the temporary storage unit 126 until the input by the user is completed for all the input items. For this reason, the frequency | count of communication with the tablet management server 20 can be made only once, and power consumption can be suppressed.

(2-1-5-4. Control example 4)
As a modification, when the determination unit 106 determines that the remaining amount of power storage is less than the threshold, the transmission control unit 108 further transmits a message notifying that the remaining power storage amount is insufficient to the attendant terminal 24. It is also possible.

[2-1-6. Input completion detection unit 110]
The input completion detection unit 110 detects the completion of input of information by the user for the input items included in the form input screen.

(2-1-6-1. Detection Example 1)
For example, the input completion detection unit 110 detects the start of user input for an input item different from the input item for which information is input by the user (hereinafter also referred to as the previous input item). Detects completion of input of information for the previous input item.

  Here, the above functions will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 shows a situation in which a character string is input by the user to the input item 500b on the account opening application screen 50. Further, FIG. 8 shows a situation in which, after the input of the character string to the input item 500b is completed from the situation shown in FIG. 4, the user newly starts inputting the character string to the input item 500c. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the input completion detection unit 110 detects the start of user input to the input item 500c, the input completion detection unit 110 detects a character string ("Okitaro") for the input item 500b that is the previous input item. ) Input completion is detected.

(2-1-6-2. Detection example 2)
The input completion detection unit 110 can also detect the completion of input of information for the previous input item when an input item different from the previous input item is selected by the user, for example, with the touch pen 40. is there.

  For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 8, when the input item 500 c is selected by the user with the touch pen 40, the input completion detection unit 110 detects a character string (“Okitaro”) for the input item 500 b that is the previous input item. ) Input completion is detected.

(2-1-6-3. Detection Example 3)
In addition, the input completion detection unit 110 detects the start of user input for an input item different from an input item for which information is changed by the user (hereinafter also referred to as a changed input item). The completion of the input of information for the change input item is detected.

  Here, the functions will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG. 9 shows that the character string is input to the input item 500a by the user (such as “Oki Taro” to “Oki Taro”) after the input of the character string to the input item 500b is completed from the situation shown in FIG. This shows the situation where the change input has been made. Further, FIG. 10 shows a situation in which, after the input of the character string for the input item 500a is completed from the situation shown in FIG. 9, input of the character string to the input item 500c is newly started by the user. Show.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the input completion detection unit 110, when the start of user input to the input item 500c is detected, is a character string ("Taro Oki") for the input item 500a that is a changed input item. Detects completion of input.

(2-1-6-4. Detection Example 4)
The input completion detection unit 110 completes input of information for all input items included in the form input screen when an input completion button (not shown) included in the form input screen is selected by the user. Detect.

[2-1-7. Measuring unit 120]
The measurement unit 120 measures the remaining amount of electricity stored in a battery 160 described later.

[2-1-8. Communication unit 122]
The communication unit 122 transmits and receives information to and from the device that can communicate with the tablet terminal 10. For example, the communication unit 122 transmits the input information temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 126 to the tablet management server 20 according to the control by the transmission control unit 108.

[2-1-9. Operation display unit 124]
The operation display unit 124 displays, for example, a form input screen according to the control of the display control unit 104. In addition, the operation display unit 124 receives an input operation on the display screen by the touch pen 40.

[2-1-10. Temporary storage unit 126]
The temporary storage unit 126 temporarily stores, for example, input information input by the user for a plurality of input items displayed on the form input screen. The temporary storage unit 126 includes a volatile memory such as a RAM 154 described later.

[2-1-11. Storage unit 128]
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the storage unit 128 stores various data such as a form table 130 and a threshold table 132.

  In addition, the structure of the tablet terminal 10 by this embodiment is not limited to the structure mentioned above. For example, any one or more of the form table 130 and the threshold table 132 may not be included in the tablet terminal 10 but may be stored in another device that can communicate with the tablet terminal 10.

<2-2. Operation>
The configuration according to this embodiment has been described above. Subsequently, an operation according to the present embodiment will be described. Here, an example of operation in a scene where a staff member lends the tablet terminal 10 to a user who has visited the store 2 will be described.

[2-2-1. Normal operation (when power cannot be turned off during input)]
FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing a part of the operation according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, first, the clerk rents an unrented tablet terminal 10a to the user (S101).

  Subsequently, the clerk operates the clerk terminal 24 to transmit a request to the tablet management server 20 to change the lending status of the lent tablet terminal 10a to “lending”. Based on the change request received from the staff terminal 24, the tablet management server 20 changes the lending status corresponding to the corresponding terminal number in the tablet terminal management database 30 from “not rented” to “lending”. (S102).

  Subsequently, the user selects the type of form desired to be input from the application form selection screen displayed on the tablet terminal 10a. Thereafter, the display control unit 104 of the tablet terminal 10a causes the operation display unit 124 to display a form input screen corresponding to the selected form type (S103).

  Thereafter, the user inputs a character string using the touch pen 40 for a plurality of input items displayed on the form input screen (S104).

  Then, for example, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the form input screen is displayed, the determination unit 106 indicates that the input by the user has been completed for all input items included in the form input screen. (S105).

  When it is detected that the input for all the input items is completed (S105: Yes), the transmission control unit 108 displays the input information for all the input items temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 126 as a tablet. The management server 20 is transmitted to the communication unit 122 (S106).

  Thereafter, the tablet management server 20 records all input information received from the tablet terminal 10a in the tablet terminal management database 30 in association with the terminal number of the tablet terminal 10a (S107). And the tablet management server 20 requests | requires the receipt number issuing server 22 to issue a receipt number with respect to the user who lent out the tablet terminal 10a (S108).

  After that, when receiving an issue request from the tablet management server 20, the receipt number issuing server 22 issues a receipt number (S109).

  On the other hand, when the input is not completed in S105 (S105: No), the determination unit 106 determines whether or not the remaining amount of charge of the battery 160 measured by the measurement unit 120 is equal to or greater than the threshold (S110). ). When it is determined that the remaining power storage is greater than or equal to the threshold (S110: Yes), the tablet terminal 10a performs the operation of S104 again.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the remaining power storage is less than the threshold (S110: No), the transmission control unit 108 includes a plurality of input items on the form input screen that are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 126. Is sent to the communication unit 122 to the tablet management server 20 (S111).

  Here, the operations after S111 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, after S111, the tablet management server 20 records all input information received from the tablet terminal 10a in the tablet terminal management database 30 in association with the terminal number of the tablet terminal 10a. (S112).

  After that, the user uses the touch pen 40 to input any of the input items that have not been input on the form input screen (S113).

  The operation when the tablet terminal 10a is turned off during input (S114: Yes) will be described in section 2-2-2. Hereinafter, the description will be made on the assumption that the amount of power stored in the battery 160 remains (S114: No).

  Subsequently, the input completion detection unit 110 detects the start of the user's input with respect to an input item different from the input item (the previous input item) for which information is input by the user, for example. Completion of input to is detected (S115).

  Subsequently, the transmission control unit 108 causes the communication unit 122 to transmit the information input to the previous input item temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 126 to the tablet management server 20 (S116).

  Thereafter, the tablet management server 20 records the input information for the corresponding input item received from the tablet terminal 10a in the tablet terminal management database 30 in association with the terminal number of the tablet terminal 10a (S117).

  Thereafter, when an uninput item remains (S118: Yes), the user performs the operation of S113 again.

  On the other hand, when there are no uninput items left (S118: No), the user selects an input completion button displayed on the form input screen. And the transmission control part 108 of the tablet terminal 10a transmits the notification that the input with respect to all the input items was completed to the communication part 122 to the tablet management server 20 (S119).

  The operations in S120 to S121 are the same as the operations in S108 to S109.

[2-2-2. Operation when the power is turned off during input]
Next, with reference to FIG. 13, the operation when the power is turned off during input (S114: Yes) will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, first, the user returns the tablet terminal 10a to the staff (S131).

  Subsequently, the clerk turns on the unrented tablet terminal 10b, which is different from the returned tablet terminal 10a (S132). Then, the clerk inputs a request for switching from the tablet terminal 10a to the tablet terminal 10b to the clerk terminal 24, and transmits the input content to the tablet management server 20 (S133).

  Thereafter, the tablet management server 20 performs switching processing from the tablet terminal 10a to the tablet terminal 10b based on the switching request received from the attendant terminal 24. For example, the tablet management server 20 changes the recorded content of the tablet terminal management database 30 so as to change the data of the tablet terminal 10a recorded in the tablet terminal management database 30 to the data of the tablet terminal 10b (S134). .

  Subsequently, the tablet management server 20 has input information for a plurality of input items input in the tablet terminal 10a recorded in the tablet terminal management database 30, that is, input immediately before the power is turned off in the tablet terminal 10a. Information is transmitted to the tablet terminal 10b (S135).

  After that, the display control unit 104 of the tablet terminal 10 b causes the operation display unit 124 to display the input information received from the tablet management server 20 in the tablet terminal 10 a. That is, the display control unit 104 of the tablet terminal 10b causes the operation display unit 124 to display a form input screen in a state immediately before the power is turned off in the tablet terminal 10a (S136).

  The operation after S136 is the same as the operation after S113 described in section 2-2-1.

<2-3. Effect>
As described above, for example, as described with reference to FIGS. 3, 11, 12, and the like, the tablet terminal 10 according to the present embodiment can be changed by the user when the remaining power of the battery 160 is equal to or greater than the threshold. The input information input to the input item is accumulated in the temporary storage unit 126, and the input information stored in the temporary storage unit 126 is managed by the tablet when the remaining power storage amount is less than the threshold. It is transmitted to the server 20. For this reason, since the tablet terminal 10 does not communicate with the tablet management server 20 while the remaining amount of electricity stored in the battery 160 is equal to or greater than the threshold, power consumption can be suppressed.

  In addition, when the remaining power storage amount is less than the threshold, the tablet terminal 10 displays the information input to the input item each time information is input to the input item by the user. It is transmitted to the management server 20. For this reason, even if the power of the tablet terminal 10 is turned off during input, the amount of input information that disappears can be suppressed to only one input item.

  Further, when the power of the tablet terminal 10a is turned off, another tablet terminal 10b can receive from the tablet management server 20 input information that is input immediately before the power is turned off in the tablet terminal 10a. . For this reason, the user can restart the input with respect to the input item from the state immediately before the tablet terminal 10a is turned off in the tablet terminal 10b.

<< 3. Hardware configuration >>
The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Next, a hardware configuration of the tablet terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, the tablet terminal 10 includes a CPU 150, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 152, a RAM 154, an internal bus 156, an input / output interface 158, a battery 160, an input device 162, an output device 164, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). 166 and a network interface 168.

<3-1. CPU 150>
The CPU 150 functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device, and controls the overall operation in the tablet terminal 10 according to various programs. Further, the CPU 150 realizes the function of the control unit 100 in the tablet terminal 10. The CPU 150 is configured by a processor such as a microprocessor.

<3-2. ROM152>
The ROM 152 stores programs used by the CPU 150, calculation parameters, and the like.

<3-3. RAM154>
The RAM 154 temporarily stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 150, parameters that change as appropriate during the execution, and the like. The RAM 154 functions as the temporary storage unit 126.

<3-4. Internal bus 156>
The internal bus 156 is composed of a CPU bus and the like. The internal bus 156 connects the CPU 150, the ROM 152, and the RAM 154 to each other.

<3-5. Input / output interface 158>
The input / output interface 158 connects the HDD 166 and the network interface 168 to the internal bus 156. For example, the HDD 166 exchanges data with the RAM 154 or the like via the input / output interface 158 and the internal bus 156.

<3-6. Battery 160>
The battery 160 is a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery. The battery 160 can be charged by supplying electricity from an external power source.

<3-7. Input device 162>
The input device 162 is configured as an example of the operation display unit 124. The input device 162 includes, for example, an input unit for a user to input information, such as a touch panel, a button, a microphone, and a switch, an input control circuit that generates an input signal based on an input by the user, and outputs the input signal to the CPU 150. It is composed of The user can input various data to the tablet terminal 10 and instruct processing operations by operating the input device 162.

<3-8. Output device 164>
The output device 164 is configured as an example of the operation display unit 124. The output device 164 includes, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device, and a lamp. This display device displays an image generated by the CPU 150 and the like.

  Furthermore, the output device 164 includes an audio output device such as a speaker. This audio output device converts audio data or the like into audio and outputs it.

<3-9. HDD166>
The HDD 166 is a data storage device that functions as the storage unit 128. The HDD 166 includes, for example, a storage medium, a recording device that records data on the storage medium, a reading device that reads data from the storage medium, and a deletion device that deletes data recorded on the storage medium. The HDD 166 stores programs executed by the CPU 150 and various data.

<3-10. Network interface 168>
The network interface 168 is a communication interface composed of a communication device for connecting to a communication network such as the Internet. This network interface 168 functions as the communication unit 122. The network interface 168 may be a wireless LAN compatible communication device, an LTE (Long Term Evolution) compatible communication device, or a wire communication device that performs wired communication.

<< 4. Modification >>
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

<4-1. Modification 1>
For example, when the determination unit 106 determines that the remaining power storage is less than the threshold, the display control unit 104 notifies the shortage of the remaining power storage, for example, as in the message field 502 illustrated in FIG. It is also possible to further display a message on the form input screen.

  According to this display example, the user can recognize that the remaining amount of electricity stored in the tablet terminal 10 is low, so the user requests an attendant to replace the tablet terminal 10 before the power is turned off. can do. For this reason, it can further prevent that input information lose | disappears.

<4-2. Modification 2>
Moreover, the information processing apparatus in the present invention is not limited to the tablet terminal 10 and may be, for example, a smartphone.

<4-3. Modification 3>
According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is also possible to provide a computer program for causing the hardware such as the CPU 150, the ROM 152, and the RAM 154 to perform the same functions as the components of the tablet terminal 10 described above. A recording medium on which the computer program is recorded is also provided.

2 Sales office 10 Tablet terminal 20 Tablet management server 22 Reception number issuing server 24 Staff terminal 26 Wireless LAN access point 30 Tablet terminal management database 40 Touch pen 100 Control unit 102 Operation recognition unit 104 Display control unit 106 Determination unit 108 Transmission control unit 110 Input Completion detection unit 120 Measurement unit 122 Communication unit 124 Operation display unit 126 Temporary storage unit 128 Storage unit 130 Form table 132 Threshold table 150 CPU
152 ROM
154 RAM
156 Internal bus 158 Input / output interface 160 Battery 162 Input device 164 Output device 166 HDD
168 Network interface

Claims (10)

A temporary storage unit that temporarily stores first input information input by the user for one or more input items among a plurality of input items displayed on the display screen;
A measurement unit for measuring the remaining battery charge of the battery;
A transmission control unit that causes the first input information stored in the temporary storage unit to be transmitted to a management device when a remaining power amount measured by the measurement unit is less than a threshold;
An input completion detector that detects completion of input of the second input information by the user for any one of the plurality of input items after the first input information is transmitted;
With
The transmission control unit causes the second input information to be transmitted to the management device when the input completion detection unit detects that the input of the second input information is completed.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of input items are a part of an item group included in one form.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the number of items and the item type of the item group are determined for each form type of the form.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the threshold is determined for each form type of the form.   The input completion detection unit detects completion of input of the second input information by detecting an input of the user to an input item different from the input item in which the second input information is input. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The information processing apparatus further includes a determination unit that determines whether or not a remaining amount of electricity measured by the measurement unit is equal to or greater than the threshold value.
The transmission control unit causes the first input information stored in the temporary storage unit to be transmitted to a management device when the determination unit determines that the remaining power storage amount is less than the threshold value. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 1 to 5.   The transmission control unit determines that the remaining storage amount is greater than or equal to the threshold value by the determination unit, and when the input by the user is completed for all of the plurality of input items, the temporary storage The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first input information stored in a unit is transmitted to the management apparatus.   When the determination unit determines that the remaining amount of storage is less than the threshold, the transmission control unit further transmits a message notifying that the remaining amount of storage is insufficient to the administrator terminal used by the administrator. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 or 7.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the temporary storage unit is a volatile memory. Computer
A temporary storage unit that temporarily stores first input information input by the user for one or more input items among a plurality of input items displayed on the display screen;
A measurement unit for measuring the remaining battery charge of the battery;
A transmission control unit that causes the first input information stored in the temporary storage unit to be transmitted to a management device when a remaining power amount measured by the measurement unit is less than a threshold;
An input completion detector that detects completion of input of the second input information by the user for any one of the plurality of input items after the first input information is transmitted;
Is a program for functioning as
The transmission control unit causes the second input information to be transmitted to the management device when the input completion detection unit detects that the input of the second input information is completed.

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