JP7190541B2 - Program, code output method, and terminal device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a terminal device or the like that generates and outputs codes.

Conventionally, there are applications that provide digital membership cards used on mobile terminals such as smartphones. These digital membership cards display a bar code embedded with membership information on the screen. These barcodes are of a certain size because they are stored in a library. On the other hand, there are differences in the screen sizes of mobile terminals. Therefore, in the conventional technology, the barcode is enlarged or displayed according to the screen size (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1). Others displayed the accepted code in its original size without considering the screen size.

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However, when the bar code is enlarged or reduced and displayed according to the screen size, there is a problem that the jagged outline stands out, the image becomes blurred, and the code may be displayed unnaturally. Also, when the received code is displayed as it is, there is a problem that the code cannot be displayed by effectively using the screen of the terminal device.

Therefore, it was not easy to read the displayed bar code in the prior art. In general, the scene where the digital membership card is presented is before the cash register. ) is required, but if the barcode is not easy to read, there is a problem that quick point processing cannot be performed. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a digital membership card that displays a bar code that can be read more easily than in the prior art, and to enable quick point processing.

A terminal device according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises: a reception unit that receives identification information for identifying information; an acquisition unit that acquires size information related to one or more information of the screen size and screen resolution of the terminal device; and an output unit for outputting the code generated by the generating unit.

With such a configuration, a clear code can be displayed by effectively using the screen of the terminal device, and as a result, the code displayed on the screen can be easily read.

In addition, in the terminal device of the second invention, in contrast to the first invention, the generation unit includes an acquisition unit for acquiring code size information related to the size of the code corresponding to the size information, and the code size acquired by the acquisition unit. and generating means for generating a code according to information.

With such a configuration, a clear code can be displayed by effectively using the screen of the terminal device, and as a result, the code displayed on the screen can be easily read.

Further, in the terminal device of the third invention, in contrast to the first or second invention, the output unit includes determining means for determining the output direction of the code according to the size information, and outputting the code according to the output direction. It is a terminal device comprising output means for outputting.

With such a configuration, a clear code can be displayed by effectively using the screen of the terminal device, and as a result, the code displayed on the screen can be easily read.

Further, in the terminal device of the fourth invention, in contrast to the third invention, the determination means is a terminal device that determines either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction as the output direction of the code.

With such a configuration, a clear code can be displayed by effectively using the screen of the terminal device, and as a result, the code displayed on the screen can be easily read.

Further, the terminal device of the fifth invention outputs other information, which is information other than the code, to the second area, which is the area within the screen of the terminal device, for any one of the first to third inventions. It is a terminal device further comprising an other information output unit that outputs other information.

With this configuration, a clear code can be displayed by effectively using the screen of the terminal device, and information other than the code can be displayed in the remaining area. As a result, the displayed code can be easily read, and the screen can be effectively used. can.

In addition, in the terminal device of the sixth invention, in contrast to the fifth invention, the other information output unit is a terminal device that enlarges or reduces and outputs the other information.

With such a configuration, a clear code can be displayed by effectively using the screen of the terminal device, and information other than the code can be displayed.

Further, in the terminal device of the seventh invention, in contrast to the fifth or sixth invention, the other information output unit is a terminal device that outputs different information according to the attribute of the second area.

With such a configuration, a clear code can be displayed by effectively using the screen of the terminal device, and information other than the code can be displayed.

Further, in the terminal device of the eighth invention, in contrast to the fifth or sixth invention, when the other information output unit outputs information other than the code, different display is performed according to the attribute of the second area. It is a terminal device that outputs in a form.

With such a configuration, a clear code can be displayed by effectively using the screen of the terminal device, and information other than the code can be displayed.

According to the terminal device of the present invention, a digital membership card displaying an easily readable bar code is provided, enabling quick point processing.

Conceptual diagram of information system 1 according to Embodiment 1 Block diagram of information system 1 Flowchart explaining an example of the operation of the terminal device 12 Diagram showing size information management table Diagram showing size information management table A diagram showing a member information management table Diagram showing code display example Illustration showing an image of a membership card Diagram showing code display example Diagram showing advertisement information management table A diagram showing an example of displaying a code, etc. Overview of the computer system Block diagram of the same computer system

Hereinafter, embodiments of a terminal device and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that, since components denoted by the same reference numerals in the embodiments perform similar operations, repetitive description may be omitted.

(Embodiment 1)

In this embodiment, an information system including a terminal device that receives identification information, acquires a screen size, generates a code having a size corresponding to the screen size, and outputs the code will be described.

Further, in this embodiment, an information system including a terminal device that determines the display direction (vertical or horizontal) according to the screen size and outputs the code in that direction will be described. Note that the display direction according to the screen size also includes the display direction according to the shape of the screen.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, an information system including a terminal device that controls display of information other than codes in areas other than the code display area will be described.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an information system 1 according to this embodiment. The information system 1 includes a server device 11 and one or more terminal devices 12 . The server device 11 is, for example, a server that stores information displayed on the terminal device 12 . The server device 11 may be of any type, such as a so-called cloud server. The terminal device 12 is, for example, a so-called smart phone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, or the like, and the type thereof does not matter.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the information system 1 according to this embodiment.

The server device 11 includes a server storage section 111 , a server reception section 112 , a server processing section 113 and a server transmission section 114 .

The terminal device 12 includes a storage unit 121 , a reception unit 122 , a transmission unit 123 , a reception unit 124 , an acquisition unit 125 , a generation unit 126 , an output unit 127 and other information output unit 128 .

Generation unit 126 includes acquisition means 1261 and generation means 1262 .

The output unit 127 includes determination means 1271 and output means 1272 .

The server storage unit 111 that configures the server device 11 can store various types of information. Various types of information are, for example, identification information and other information, which will be described later. The server storage unit 111 can store, for example, one or more pieces of user information. User information is information about a user, and includes, for example, identification information, user's name, password, and the like.

The server reception unit 112 receives various information and instructions from the terminal device 12 . The various information and instructions are, for example, a user ID, identification information, a password, an instruction to transmit identification information, an instruction to permit display of a membership card, and the like. The identification information transmission instruction is an instruction to transmit identification information. The membership card display permission instruction is an instruction requesting permission to display the membership card on the terminal device 12, and has, for example, a user ID. The membership card display permission instruction may be considered to be a kind of identification information transmission instruction.

The server processing unit 113 performs various types of processing. Various types of processing are, for example, processing for acquiring identification information from the server storage unit 111 in response to a membership card display permission instruction. Various types of processing are, for example, processing of acquiring identification information from the server storage unit 111 in response to an instruction to transmit identification information.

The server transmission unit 114 transmits various types of information to the terminal device 12 . Various information is, for example, identification information acquired by the server processing unit 113 .

The storage unit 121 configuring the terminal device 12 can store various information and the like. Various types of information are, for example, size information. The size information is, for example, the size of the screen of the terminal device or the resolution of the screen. The size information may be information having the screen size and screen resolution of the terminal device. Also, various kinds of information are, for example, a correspondence table of size information, code size information, and output direction. Details of the correspondence table will be described later. Code size information is information about the size of the code. The code size information is, for example, the number of pixels of thick lines and the number of pixels of thin lines that constitute the barcode. The code size information is, for example, the vertical length and horizontal length of the code.

The reception unit 122 receives identification information that identifies information. The identification information may be any information that identifies information. The identification information is, for example, a user identifier that identifies a user, a product identifier that identifies a product, a URL, or the like. A user identifier is, for example, a membership number, a user ID, or the like. The identification information is, for example, a string of numbers, a string of characters, etc., and the type of information is not limited. Also, the reception here is usually reception from the server device 11 . However, acceptance means acceptance of information input from input devices such as keyboards, mice, and touch panels, delivery from other processing units, etc., and information read from recording media such as optical discs, magnetic discs, and semiconductor memories. It is a concept that includes acceptance and the like.

The transmission unit 123 transmits various instructions, information, and the like to the server device 11 . Various instructions and information are, for example, an instruction to transmit identification information.

The receiving unit 124 receives other information, which is information other than the identification information. The receiving unit 124 normally receives one or more other information from the server device 11 . Other information is, for example, advertising information, news information indicating news, information for forming a digital membership card, and the like. The other information is, for example, still images, moving images, character strings, combined information of these, etc., and the data type is not limited. The other information is provided with, for example, one or more attribute values. One or more attribute values are, for example, size information, shape information, and the like. Information for forming a digital membership card is usually an image, but the data structure may be XML, HTML, or the like.

The acquisition unit 125 acquires size information of the terminal device 12 . Acquisition unit 125 normally reads the size information from storage unit 121 . Note that the size information includes, for example, the number of inches of the screen, the vertical and horizontal sizes of the screen, the resolution of the screen, a terminal device identifier for identifying the terminal device 12 (for example, the product number of the terminal device 12, etc.), and the like. The size information may be information (for example, a terminal device identifier, etc.) from which information about the screen size is acquired. A technique for acquiring size information is a known technique. For example, a function for acquiring size information is provided as a library by the OS.

A generator 126 generates a code according to the size information. A code according to the size information is a code of a size corresponding to the size information. That is, the generation unit 126 generates a code according to code size information corresponding to size information. The generation unit 126 uses, for example, the resolution of the screen and the actual size of the screen (for example, the vertical size and horizontal size of the screen) to determine the number of pixels of thick lines and the number of pixels of thin lines of the barcode, and Generates an image of a barcode with thick and thin lines corresponding to the number of pixels and with embedded identification information. This code is a code from which identification information can be read. The generator 126 normally generates an image of the code. It can be said that this code image is an image in which identification information is embedded. Also, it can be said that the image of this code is, for example, an image having a size corresponding to the size information. Also, the code here is usually a bar code, but may be another code such as a QR code. As for the code, the identification information may be read by a code reader such as a bar code reader. Furthermore, a technique of generating a code by giving identification information and size information is a known technique.

Acquisition means 1261 uses the size information to acquire code size information corresponding to the size information. The obtaining unit 1261 uses the size information, for example, to determine the number of pixels for thick lines and the number of pixels for thin lines of the barcode. In this case, the code size information is the number of pixels in the thick line and the number of pixels in the thin line. The size acquired by the acquisition means 1261 has, for example, the vertical length and horizontal length of the code. However, the size may be either the vertical length or the horizontal length. The acquisition unit 1261 acquires code size information corresponding to the size information, for example, by referring to a correspondence table between size information and code size information. Further, the acquiring unit 1261 substitutes the acquired size information into an arithmetic expression having size information (for example, resolution and actual screen size) as parameters, and executes the arithmetic expression to obtain the code size information. may be obtained. In this case, the correspondence table between the size information and the code size information and the arithmetic expression are stored in the storage unit 121. FIG.

The generation means 1262 generates a code according to the code size information acquired by the acquisition means 1261 . This code is a code from which the identification information received by the receiving unit 122 can be read.

The output unit 127 outputs the code generated by the generation unit 126 . Output is usually the display on the screen. Note that the area for outputting the code may be called the first area. The first area may be a predetermined position on the screen, or may be dynamically determined according to size information. The first area may be a partial area of other information such as a membership card.

The determining means 1271 determines the output direction of the code according to the size information. The determining means 1271 determines, for example, the vertical direction or the horizontal direction as the output direction according to the size information. The determination unit 1271 may determine, for example, a diagonal direction (diagonal line method of the screen) as the output direction according to the size information. Here, the output direction is the direction in which the code is output to the screen. The output direction is, for example, "vertical" or "horizontal" or "oblique".

The output means 1272 outputs the code according to the output direction determined by the determination means 1271 . The output here is usually the display on the screen.

The other information output unit 128 outputs other information, which is information other than the code, to a second area within the screen of the terminal device 12 . The second area is preferably an area other than the area where the output unit 127 outputs the code. Also good. The output other information is usually the other information received by the receiving unit 124 .

Other information output unit 128 outputs different information according to the attribute of the second area. The other information output unit 128 normally selects information that matches the attribute of the second area and outputs it to the second area. The attributes of the second area here are, for example, size, shape (square, rectangle, vertically long, horizontally long, etc.), number of areas, and the like.

Further, when outputting information other than the code, the other information output unit 128 outputs the information in a different display mode according to the attribute of the second area. Here, the other information output unit 128 normally outputs information other than the code in a display mode corresponding to the attribute of the second area. Here, different display modes include, for example, different sizes, different orientations, different background colors, and the like.

It is preferable that the other information output unit 128 enlarges or reduces the other information and outputs the same. It is preferable that the other information output unit 128 enlarges or reduces the other information so as to fit the screen size indicated by the size information, and outputs it. In other words, the other information output unit 128 may enlarge or reduce the other information so as to fit the screen size indicated by the size information, and output it, and the output unit 1272 may output the generated code. The code is read by a code reader after output, but other information is usually only seen by humans. Therefore, it is considered that other information is not a big problem even if there is some blurring.

Further, the other information output unit 128 may output, for example, the image of the membership card, and the output unit 1272 may output the code as part of the image of the membership card (on the image of the membership card). Further, the other information output unit 128, for example, enlarges or reduces the membership card image and outputs it, and the output unit 1272 outputs the generated image as a part of the membership card image (on the membership card image). You can print the code.

The server storage unit 111 and the storage unit 121 are preferably non-volatile recording media, but can also be realized with volatile recording media.

The process by which information is stored in the server storage unit 111 or the like does not matter. For example, information may be stored in the server storage unit 111 or the like via a recording medium, or information transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored in the server storage unit 111 or the like. Alternatively, information input via an input device may be stored in the server storage unit 111 or the like.

The server reception unit 112, reception unit 122, and reception unit 124 are usually implemented by wireless or wired communication means, but may be implemented by means of receiving broadcast.

The server processing unit 113, the acquisition unit 125, the generation unit 126, the acquisition unit 1261, the generation unit 1262, and the determination unit 1271 can usually be implemented by an MPU, memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the server processing unit 113 and the like is normally realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

Server transmission unit 114 and transmission unit 123 are usually implemented by wireless or wired communication means, but may be implemented by broadcasting means.

Output unit 127, output means 1272, and other information output unit 128 may or may not include an output device such as a display. The output unit 127 and the like can be realized by output device driver software, or by output device driver software and an output device.

Next, operations of the information system 1 will be described. First, an example of the operation of the server device 11 will be described.

The server receiving unit 112 of the server device 11 receives the transmission instruction of the identification information from the terminal device 12 . Next, the server processing unit 113 acquires the identification information corresponding to the transmission instruction of the identification information from the server storage unit 111 . Then, the server transmission unit 114 transmits the identification information acquired by the server processing unit 113 to the terminal device 12 . Note that the server transmission unit 114 may transmit other information stored in the server storage unit 111 to the terminal device 12 .

Next, an example of the operation of the terminal device 12 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

(Step S301) The terminal device 12 determines whether or not it has received an instruction to transmit identification information. If the identification information transmission instruction is accepted, the process goes to step S302, and if the identification information transmission instruction is not accepted, the process returns to step S301.

(Step S<b>302 ) The transmission unit 123 transmits an identification information transmission instruction to the server device 11 .

(Step S<b>303 ) The reception unit 122 determines whether or not identification information has been received from the server device 11 . If the identification information has been received, the process goes to step S304, and if not, the process returns to step S303.

(Step S<b>304 ) The receiving unit 124 determines whether other information has been received from the server device 11 . If other information has been received, go to step S306; if not, go to step S305.

(Step S305) The receiving unit 124 determines whether or not timeout has occurred. If it has not timed out, it goes to step S306, and if it has not timed out, it returns to step S304.

(Step S<b>306 ) Acquisition unit 125 reads size information from storage unit 121 .

(Step S307) Acquisition unit 1261 acquires code size information corresponding to the size information read in step S306.

(Step S308) The generating means 1262 generates a code that corresponds to the code size information determined in step S307 and in which the identification information received in step S303 is embedded.

(Step S309) The determining means 1271 determines either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction as the output direction according to the size information or the code size information.

(Step S310) The output means 1272 displays the code generated in step S308 on the screen according to the output direction determined in step S309.

(Step S311) The other information output unit 128 determines whether or not the screen of the terminal device 12 has a second area where other information should be displayed. If the second area exists, the process goes to step S312, and if the second area does not exist, the process returns to step S301.

(Step S312) Other information output unit 128 determines whether or not there is received other information. If the other information exists, the process goes to step S313, and if the other information does not exist, the process returns to step S301.

(Step S313) Other information output unit 128 outputs the received other information. Return to step S301. It is preferable that the other information output unit 128 outputs the received one or more other information to one or more second areas according to the attribute of the second area. Further, the other information output unit 128 preferably outputs the received one or more other information to one or more second areas in a display mode according to the attribute of the second area.

Note that in the flowchart of FIG. 3, the process ends when the power is turned off or an interrupt for ending the process occurs.

A specific operation of the information system 1 according to this embodiment will be described below. A conceptual diagram of the information system 1 is shown in FIG. Also, in the following specific examples, the code is assumed to be a bar code. Further, five specific examples will be described below.

Specific example 1 is a case where the size information management table is referenced and the size of the barcode is determined from the size information. Specific example 2 is a case where the size of the barcode is determined by substituting all or part of the size information into the arithmetic expression. Specific example 3 is a case where other information is also output, and the other information is information constituting a membership card. Specific example 4 is an example in which only a barcode is displayed on a watch-type terminal with a small screen size. That is, in specific example 4, other information cannot be displayed because the screen size is small. Specific example 5 is a case where two or more pieces of other information are also output, one piece of other information is information forming a membership card, and the other piece of information is advertising information.
(Specific example 1)

The storage unit 121 now holds the size information management table shown in FIG. The size information management table is a correspondence table of the size information, the code size information of the bar code, and the output direction. The size information management table stores one or more records having "ID", "size information", "code size information", and "output direction". "ID" is information for identifying a record. "Size information" has "screen size" and "resolution". 'w ₁ ×h ₁ ' of the 'screen size' indicates a screen size of width 'w ₁ ' and height 'h ₁ '. "Resolution""x ₁ ×y ₁ " indicates that the resolution is "x ₁ ×y ₁ ". Also, the "code size information" has "thick line pixel count" and "thin line pixel count". The "thick line pixel number" indicates the number of pixels of the thick line of the barcode, and the "number of thin line pixels" indicates the number of pixels of the thin line of the barcode. "Horizontal" in "output direction" indicates that the barcode is to be output in the horizontal direction, and "vertical" indicates that the barcode is to be output in the vertical direction.

Note that the size information management table may be the table shown in FIG. In this case, 'w ₁ ×h ₁ ' in the 'size information' indicates a screen size of width 'w ₁ ' and height 'h ₁ '. “a ₁ ×b ₁ ” in the “code size information” indicates that the width of the barcode is “a ₁ ” and the height of the barcode is “b ₁ ”. "Horizontal" in "output direction" indicates that the barcode is to be output in the horizontal direction, and "vertical" indicates that the barcode is to be output in the vertical direction.

It is also assumed that the server storage unit 111 of the server device 11 stores the member information management table shown in FIG. The member information management table is a table for managing member information. The member information management table stores one or more records having "ID", "user ID", "password" and "identification information". "ID" is information for identifying a record. A “user ID” is information for identifying a user, and is used for login authentication to the server device 11 . The "password" is used together with the "user ID" for login authentication. Assume that the "identification information" is a member number here.

In this situation, it is assumed that user A inputs an instruction to send identification information having user ID "1234" and password "abcd" to his/her smart phone. Next, the transmission unit 123 transmits an identification information transmission instruction to the server device 11 . A smartphone is a type of terminal device 12 .

Next, the server receiving unit 112 of the server device 11 receives the transmission instruction of the identification information from the terminal device 12 . Next, the server processing unit 113 acquires the identification information "12345670" paired with the user ID "1234" and the password "abcd" included in the transmission instruction of the identification information from the member information management table (FIG. 6). Then, the server transmission unit 114 transmits the identification information acquired by the server processing unit 113 to the terminal device 12 .

Next, the reception unit 122 of the terminal device 12 receives the identification information “12345670” from the server device 11 . Further, the receiving unit 124 determines that other information has not been received from the server device 11 .

Next, the acquisition unit 125 reads the screen size “w ₂ ×h ₂ ” and the resolution “x ₂ ×y ₂ ” from the storage unit 121 .

Next, the acquiring means 1261 acquires the code size information " _a2 , _b2 " corresponding to the screen size " _w2xh2 " and the resolution " _x2xy2 " from the size information management table ( _Fig . ₄ ). do.

Next, the generation means 1262 generates a barcode corresponding to the code size information "a ₂ , b ₂ " acquired by the acquisition means 1261 and having the identification information "12345670" embedded therein. The barcode according to the code size information “a ₂ , b ₂ ” is a barcode with a thick line pixel count “a ₂ ” and a thin line pixel count “b ₂ ”. Further, since the processing of the generating means 1262 is known processing, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the determining unit 1271 acquires the output direction "vertical" included in the record of ID "2" corresponding to the acquired size information from the size information management table (Fig. 4).

Next, the output means 1272 displays the generated barcode on the screen according to the output direction "vertical". An example of such a display is shown in FIG.

In addition, the other information output unit 128 determines that the second area exists within the screen of the terminal device 12 . This is because there is an empty area on the screen. Further, other information output unit 128 determines that there is no received other information. This is because no other information has been received. And no other information is displayed on the screen.
(Specific example 2)

Now, the storage unit 121 stores the arithmetic expressions “a=f(w,h,x,y)” and “b=g( w, h, x, y)” is stored. Also, "f" and "g" are functions with w (screen width), h (screen height), and resolution (x×y) as parameters. However, "f" and "g" may be functions having one to three of w, h, x and y as parameters.

It is also assumed that the server storage unit 111 of the server device 11 stores the member information management table shown in FIG.

In this situation, it is assumed that user A inputs an instruction to send identification information having user ID "1234" and password "abcd" to his/her smart phone. Next, the transmission unit 123 transmits an identification information transmission instruction to the server device 11 .

Next, the server receiving unit 112 of the server device 11 receives the transmission instruction of the identification information from the terminal device 12 . Next, the server processing unit 113 acquires the identification information "12345670" paired with the user ID "1234" and the password "abcd" included in the transmission instruction of the identification information from the member information management table (FIG. 6). Then, the server transmission unit 114 transmits the identification information acquired by the server processing unit 113 to the terminal device 12 .

Next, the reception unit 122 of the terminal device 12 receives the identification information “12345670” from the server device 11 . Further, the receiving unit 124 determines that other information has not been received from the server device 11 .

Next, the acquisition unit 125 reads the size information “w ₂ ×h ₂ ” and “x ₂ ×y ₂ ” from the storage unit 121 .

Next, it is assumed that the obtaining means 1261 executes "f _{( w2} , _{h2 ,} x2, y2)" to obtain " _a2 ". It is also assumed that the obtaining means 1261 has obtained "b ₂ " by executing "g(w ₂ , h _{2 ,} x ₂ , y ₂ )".

Next, the generation means 1262 generates a barcode corresponding to the code size information "a _{2 ,} b ₂ " acquired by the acquisition means 1261 and having the identification information "12345670" embedded therein.

Next, the determining means 1271 determines the output direction to be "vertical" from the size information and the barcode size. This is because the barcode does not display the entire area horizontally.

Next, the output means 1272 displays the generated barcode on the screen according to the output direction "vertical". An example of such a display is shown in FIG.

In addition, the other information output unit 128 determines that the second area exists within the screen of the terminal device 12 . Further, other information output unit 128 determines that there is no received other information. And no other information is displayed on the screen.
(Specific example 3)

Assume that the server storage unit 111 of the server device 11 stores the image of the membership card shown in FIG. Also, the storage unit 121 of the terminal device 12 holds a size information management table shown in FIG.

In this situation, it is assumed that user A has input an instruction to send a membership card having a user ID of "1234" and a password of "abcd" to his/her smart phone. Next, the transmission unit 123 transmits a membership card transmission instruction to the server device 11 .

Next, the server receiving unit 112 of the server device 11 receives a membership card transmission instruction from the terminal device 12 . Next, the server processing unit 113 acquires the identification information "12345670" paired with the user ID "1234" and password "abcd" included in the membership card transmission instruction from the member information management table (FIG. 6). Then, the server transmission unit 114 transmits the identification information “12345670” acquired by the server processing unit 113 to the terminal device 12 . Furthermore, it is assumed that server transmission unit 114 transmits the image of the membership card in FIG. 8 to terminal device 12 .

Next, the reception unit 122 of the terminal device 12 receives the identification information “12345670” from the server device 11 . Further, the receiving unit 124 receives the image of the membership card (a kind of other information) of FIG. 8 from the server device 11 .

Next, the acquisition unit 125 reads the size information “w ₂ ×h ₂ ” and “x ₂ ×y ₂ ” from the storage unit 121 .

Next, the acquiring means 1261 acquires the code size information " _a2 , _b2 " corresponding to the size information " _w2xh2 " and " _x2xy2 " from the size information management table ( _Fig . ₄ ).

Next, the generation means 1262 generates a barcode corresponding to the code size information "a _{2 ,} b ₂ " acquired by the acquisition means 1261 and having the identification information "12345670" embedded therein.

Next, the determination means 1271 acquires the output direction "vertical" corresponding to the acquired size information from the size information management table (FIG. 4).

Next, the output means 1272 displays the generated barcode on the screen according to the output direction "vertical".

Further, the other information output unit 128 uses the size information “w ₂ ×h ₂ ” and “x ₂ ×y ₂ ” to display the image of the received membership card of FIG. , the image of the membership card in FIG. 8 is enlarged. Then, the other information output unit 128 displays the enlarged image of the membership card in the vertical direction on the entire screen of the terminal device 12 . It is assumed that the other information output unit 128 outputs the image of the membership card so that the image of the membership card becomes the background of the barcode. An example of such an output is shown in FIG.

In this specific example, after displaying the enlarged image of the membership card, the barcode may be displayed at a predetermined position in the membership card. Further, the other information output unit 128 may combine the enlarged image of the membership card and the bar code to compose one image, and output the composed one image. In other words, the display order and display algorithm of the other information and the code do not matter.
(Specific example 4)

Assume that the server storage unit 111 of the server device 11 stores the image of the membership card shown in FIG. Also, the storage unit 121 of the terminal device 12 holds a size information management table shown in FIG.

It is assumed that user A has entered an instruction to send a membership card having a user ID of "1234" and a password of "abcd" to his/her smartwatch (watch type terminal). Next, the transmission unit 123 transmits a membership card transmission instruction to the server device 11 . A smart watch (watch type terminal) is an example of the terminal device 12 .

Next, the server receiving unit 112 of the server device 11 receives a membership card transmission instruction from the terminal device 12 . Next, the server processing unit 113 acquires the identification information "12345670" paired with the user ID "1234" and password "abcd" included in the membership card transmission instruction from the member information management table (FIG. 6). Then, the server transmission unit 114 transmits the identification information “12345670” acquired by the server processing unit 113 to the terminal device 12 . Furthermore, it is assumed that server transmission unit 114 transmits the image of the membership card in FIG. 8 to terminal device 12 .

Next, the reception unit 122 of the terminal device 12 receives the identification information “12345670” from the server device 11 . The receiving unit 124 also receives the image of the membership card shown in FIG. 8 from the server device 11 .

Next, the acquisition unit 125 reads the size information “w ₃ ×h ₃ ” and “x ₃ ×y ₃ ” from the storage unit 121 .

Next, the acquiring means 1261 acquires the code size information "a3 _{, b3} " corresponding to the size information " _w3xh3 " and " _x3xy3 " from the size information management table ₍ Fig. ₄ ).

Next, the generating means 1262 generates a barcode corresponding to the size "a ₃ , b ₃ " obtained by the obtaining means 1261 and having the identification information "12345670" embedded therein.

Next, the determining means 1271 acquires the output direction “horizontal” corresponding to the size information “w ₃ , h ₃ ” from the size information management table (FIG. 4).

Next, the output means 1272 displays the generated barcode on the screen according to the output direction "horizontal". An example of such a display is shown in FIG.

Next, the other information output unit 128 determines that the second area does not exist within the screen of the terminal device 12 . In other words, the other information output unit 128 determines that the area other than the first area where the barcode is displayed is not an area equal to or larger than the threshold value necessary for displaying the other information (the same as "the second area does not exist"). is meaningful). Then, other information output unit 128 does not display the image of the membership card.
(Specific example 5)

Assume that the server storage unit 111 of the server device 11 stores the image of the membership card shown in FIG. It is also assumed that the server storage unit 111 stores the advertisement information management table shown in FIG. The advertisement information management table stores one or more records having "ID", "advertisement information", and "attribute value". The "attribute value" here is shape, but may be other types of attribute values (eg, size, color, genre of advertisement information, etc.).

In this situation, it is assumed that user A has input an instruction to send a membership card having a user ID of "1234" and a password of "abcd" to his/her smart phone. Next, the transmission unit 123 transmits a membership card transmission instruction to the server device 11 .

Next, the server receiving unit 112 of the server device 11 receives a membership card transmission instruction from the terminal device 12 . Next, the server processing unit 113 acquires the identification information "12345670" paired with the user ID "1234" and password "abcd" included in the membership card transmission instruction from the member information management table (FIG. 6). Then, the server transmission unit 114 transmits the identification information “12345670” acquired by the server processing unit 113 to the terminal device 12 . It is also assumed that the server transmission unit 114 transmits the image of the membership card shown in FIG. 8 to the terminal device 12 . Further, the server transmission unit 114 transmits sets of one or more pieces of advertisement information and attribute values stored in the advertisement information management table of FIG. and send to

Next, the reception unit 122 of the terminal device 12 receives the identification information “12345670” from the server device 11 . Further, the receiving unit 124 receives the image of the membership card (a kind of other information) of FIG. 8 from the server device 11 . Further, the receiving unit 124 receives sets of one or more pieces of advertisement information and attribute values.

Next, the acquisition unit 125 reads the size information “w ₂ ×h ₂ ” and “x ₂ ×y ₂ ” from the storage unit 121 .

Next, the acquiring means 1261 acquires the barcode size " _a2 , _b2 " corresponding to the size information " _w2xh2 " and " _x2xy2 " from the size information management table ( _Fig . ₄ ).

Next, the generating means 1262 generates a barcode corresponding to the size "a ₂ , b ₂ " acquired by the acquiring means 1261 and having the identification information "12345670" embedded therein.

Next, the determining means 1271 acquires the output direction “vertical” corresponding to the size information “w ₂ , h ₂ ” from the size information management table (FIG. 4).

Next, the output means 1272 displays the generated barcode on the screen according to the output direction "vertical".

Further, the other information output unit 128 uses the size information “w ₂ ×h ₂ ” and “x ₂ ×y ₂ ” to display the image of the received membership card of FIG. , the image of the membership card in FIG. 8 is enlarged. Then, the other information output unit 128 displays the enlarged image of the membership card in the vertical direction on the entire screen of the terminal device 12 . It is assumed that the other information output unit 128 outputs the image of the membership card so that the image of the membership card becomes the background of the barcode.

Further, the other information output unit 128 determines that the second area exists within the screen of the terminal device 12 . It is assumed here that the second area is the area 1001 in the image of the membership card.

Next, assume that other information output unit 128 has determined that there is received other information.

Next, the other information output unit 128 acquires the attribute value “portrait” of the second area. It should be noted that the attribute value of the second area is the shape of the area, and is assumed to be one of "vertically elongated", "horizontally elongated", and "square".

Next, the other information output unit 128 acquires the advertisement information (image of the book) corresponding to the attribute value "vertical" of the second area from the received advertisement information. Other information output unit 128 then displays the advertisement information in second area 1001 . An example of such an output is shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, an easily readable code can be displayed on the screen.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, a clear code can be displayed by effectively using the screen of the terminal device, and information other than the code can be displayed. It can be used effectively.

In this embodiment, when the size information management table in the above specific example is shown in FIG. A barcode having a size determined by the code size information, corresponding to the size of the barcode, and embedded with identification information is generated. Then, the generated barcode is output in the direction indicated by the output direction.

Furthermore, the processing in this embodiment may be realized by software. Then, this software may be distributed by software download or the like. Also, this software may be recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and distributed. Note that this also applies to other embodiments in this specification. The software that implements the terminal device 12 in this embodiment is the following program. In other words, this program comprises a computer, a reception unit that receives identification information for identifying information, an acquisition unit that acquires size information related to one or more information of screen size and screen resolution of a terminal device, and the identification information is a code that can be read, and is a program for functioning as a generation unit that generates a code having a size corresponding to the size information and an output unit that outputs the code generated by the generation unit.

Further, in the above program, the generation unit uses the size information to acquire code size information related to the size of the code corresponding to the size information; A program that causes a computer to function is preferably provided as a program that includes generating means for generating code.

In the above program, the output unit includes determination means for determining whether the output direction is the vertical direction or the horizontal direction according to the size information, and output means for outputting the code according to the output direction. It is preferable that it is a program that causes a computer to function as one comprising:

Further, in the above program, it is preferable that the program causes the computer to further function as a other information output unit that outputs other information other than the code to a second area that is an area within the screen of the terminal device. be.

Further, in the above program, it is preferable that the other information output unit is a program that causes a computer to function by enlarging or reducing the other information and outputting the other information.

Further, in the above program, it is preferable that the other information output unit is a program that causes a computer to output different information according to the attribute of the second area.

Further, in the above program, the other information output unit is a program that causes the computer to function such that when information other than the code is output, it is output in a different display mode according to the attribute of the second area. is preferred.

Also, FIG. 12 shows the appearance of a computer that executes the program described in this specification and realizes the terminal device 12 and the like of the various embodiments described above. The embodiments described above may be implemented in computer hardware and computer programs running thereon. FIG. 12 is an overview diagram of this computer system 300, and FIG. 13 is a block diagram of the system 300. As shown in FIG.

In FIG. 12, computer system 300 includes computer 301 including CD-ROM drive 3012 , keyboard 302 , mouse 303 and monitor 304 .

In FIG. 13, a computer 301 includes a CD-ROM drive 3012, an MPU 3013, a bus 3014 connected to the CD-ROM drive 3012 and the MPU 3013, a ROM 3015 for storing programs such as a boot-up program, and an MPU 3013 connected to an application program. It includes a RAM 3016 for temporarily storing program instructions and providing temporary storage space, and a hard disk 3017 for storing application programs, system programs and data. Although not shown here, computer 301 may also include a network card that provides connection to a LAN.

A program that causes computer system 300 to execute the functions of terminal device 12 and the like of the above-described embodiments may be stored in CD-ROM 3101 , inserted into CD-ROM drive 3012 , and transferred to hard disk 3017 . Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to computer 301 via a network (not shown) and stored in hard disk 3017 . Programs are loaded into RAM 3016 during execution. The program may be loaded directly from CD-ROM 3101 or network.

The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third party program that causes the computer 301 to execute the functions of the terminal device 12 or the like of the above-described embodiment. A program need only contain those parts of instructions that call the appropriate functions (modules) in a controlled manner to produce the desired result. How the computer system 300 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

Also, the number of computers that execute the above programs may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, it goes without saying that two or more communication means existing in one device may be physically realized by one medium.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be implemented by centralized processing by a single device (system), or may be implemented by distributed processing by a plurality of devices. may be

It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and that various modifications are possible and are also included within the scope of the present invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the terminal device according to the present invention can display a clear code by effectively using the screen, and as a result, has the effect of facilitating reading of the code displayed on the screen. It is useful as a terminal device or the like.

1 information system 11 server device 12 terminal device 111 server storage unit 112 server reception unit 113 server processing unit 114 server transmission unit 121 storage unit 122 reception unit 123 transmission unit 124 reception unit 125 acquisition unit 126 generation unit 127 output unit 128 other information output Section 1261 Acquisition Means 1262 Generation Means 1271 Determination Means 1272 Output Means

Claims (8)

A terminal device that displays on the screen a code whose identification information can be read by a code reader,
an output unit that outputs the code to the screen of the terminal device;
A program for functioning as a other information output unit that outputs other information, which is information other than the code, to a second area of the screen of the terminal device,
When the terminal device is a smartphone, both the other information and the code are output together on the screen of the terminal device, and when the terminal device is a smart watch with a screen size smaller than the screen size of the smartphone, other A program for outputting code to the screen of the terminal device without outputting information,
A program for causing the terminal device to function as a device that provides the identification information when the code is read by the code reader. the other information output unit,
2. The program according to claim 1, for causing the terminal device to function as one that enlarges or reduces and outputs the other information. the other information output unit,
3. The program according to claim 1 or 2, for causing the terminal device to function as one that outputs different information depending on the attribute of the second area. the other information output unit,
3. The program according to claim 1 or 2, for causing the terminal device to function such that when the other information is output, it is output in a different display mode according to the attribute of the second area. The output unit
determining means for determining the output direction of the code according to size information, which is the screen size or screen resolution of the terminal device;
5. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising output means for outputting the code according to the output direction, for causing the terminal device to function. The determining means is
6. The program according to claim 5, for causing the terminal device to function as one that determines either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction as the output direction of the code. A code output method in a terminal device in which identification information for identifying information displays a code that can be read by a code reader on a screen, and is realized by an output unit and other information output unit,
an output step in which the output unit outputs a code to the screen of the terminal device;
The other information output unit outputs other information, which is information other than the code, to a second area of the screen of the terminal device,
When the terminal device is a smart phone, both the other information and the code are output together on the screen of the terminal device, and when the terminal device is a smart watch, the other information is not output and the code is the terminal device . A code output method that outputs to the screen of A terminal device in which identification information for identifying information displays a code that can be read by a code reader on a screen,
an output unit that outputs the code to the screen of the terminal device;
a second information output unit that outputs other information that is information other than the code to a second area of the screen of the terminal device;
When the terminal device is a smart phone, both the other information and the code are output together on the screen of the terminal device, and when the terminal device is a smart watch, the other information is not output and the code is the terminal device . A terminal device that outputs to the screen of

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