JP7250003B2 - Charging device and information processing system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention mainly relates to a charging device for charging a flavor inhaler and an information processing system including such a charging device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a charging device for charging a battery of a flavor inhaler such as a heated cigarette is known. The charging device connects a USB terminal of a personal computer or the like to the flavor inhaler, and supplies power from the USB terminal to the battery of the flavor inhaler.

WO 2005/010200 describes a charging accessory (also referred to herein as a charging device) for an aerosol delivery device. The charging accessory includes an aerosol delivery device interface and a communication interface to access usage data of the aerosol delivery device and distribute social data generated based on the usage data to social networking, including a community of aerosol delivery device users. provide for service.

Japanese published patent publication "Special table 2017-512459 (published on May 25, 2017)"

However, since conventional charging connects to a server via another terminal device such as a PC, there is room for improvement in terms of user convenience. There is a demand for a technique for presenting useful information to a user in a charging device having a communication function.

One aspect of the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technology for presenting useful information to a user in a charging device having a communication function.

In order to solve the above problems, a charging device according to one aspect of the present invention is a charging device for charging a flavor inhaler, wherein information acquired from the flavor inhaler and information acquired from the outside a control unit that acquires or generates first information based on at least one of them, a communication unit that enables direct communication of the first information with the outside, and a display unit that displays the first information I have it.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, an information processing system according to one aspect of the present invention is an information processing system including a charging device for charging a flavor inhaler and a server, wherein the charging device comprises the A control unit that acquires first information based on at least one of information acquired from the flavor inhaler and information acquired from the outside, and a communication unit that enables direct communication of the first information with the outside. and a display unit for displaying the first information, and the server generates the first information.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to realize a charging device with improved user convenience.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a display system according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a display system according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 3A is a diagram showing the appearance of the charging device according to Embodiment 1 together with display contents of a display unit, and FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of information displayed on the display unit; FIG. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing display examples displayed by the charging device according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing display examples displayed by the charging device according to the first embodiment; FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing first information generation processing by the display system according to the first embodiment; 5 is a flowchart showing first information generation processing by the display system according to the first embodiment; 5 is a flowchart showing first information generation processing by the display system according to the first embodiment; 5 is a flowchart showing first information generation processing by the display system according to the first embodiment;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. However, unless there is a specific description, the configuration described in this embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but is merely an example of explanation.

[Embodiment 1]
(Display system 1)
A display system (information processing system) 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a display system 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the display system 1 includes one or more display devices (charging devices 21, . . . ) and a cloud server 4 (hereinafter also simply referred to as server 4).

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the display system 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, in the display system 1, one or more charging devices are, for example, configured to be able to communicate with a server 4 arranged on a global network (cloud network). Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the display system 1 may further include one or more terminal devices (terminal devices 31, 32, . . . ) that are configured to communicate with the server 4. Here, examples of terminal devices include smartphones and personal computers, but the present embodiment is not limited to these.

Although one server 4 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as an example, this does not limit the present embodiment, and the display system 1 includes a plurality of servers, and the charging device may be configured to communicate with.

In addition, one or a plurality of charging devices and one or a plurality of terminal devices are configured to be able to communicate with each other via a global network as an example, but this does not limit the present embodiment. A plurality of charging devices and one or more terminal devices may be configured to communicate with each other via a local network such as Wifi (registered trademark) or Bluetooth (registered trademark). Moreover, the display system 1 may be configured to include the flavor inhaler 23 shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the flavor inhaler 23 will be described as an example of a form connected to the charging device, but the hardware connected to the charging device is not limited to the flavor inhaler 23. For example, the flavor inhaler 23 Parts such as accessories capable of expanding the function of the aspirator 23 may be used, and the configuration is not limited to the above.

(Server 4)
As shown in FIG. 1, the server 4 includes a server communication section 17, a server control section 18, and a server storage section 19, for example.

The server communication unit 17 communicates with a communication unit included in the charging device 21 . The server communication unit 17 can also communicate with other charging devices 22 and terminal devices 31 and 32 . The server communication unit 17 also acquires flavor inhalation information and first information, which will be described later, from the charging device 21 .

The server control unit 18 refers to the flavor inhalation information acquired from the charging devices 21 and 22 to generate the first information. Alternatively, the first information may be generated for each of a plurality of charging devices. A specific process of generating the first information will be described later.

The server storage unit 19 can store the first information acquired or generated by the server control unit 18 in association with each user. More specifically, the server storage unit 19 stores information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler 23, as well as commercials, finance, user schedules, social networking services, location information, weather, music, and character applications. and information obtained based on information selected from at least one of usage information of flavor inhalers used by users of other flavor inhalers. These pieces of information may be generated and updated by the server 4 or may be obtained from a server different from the server 4 . In addition to directly providing the above information to the charging device, the charging device may be provided with storage location information indicating the storage location of the information.

(flavor sucker 23)
As shown in FIG. 1, the flavor sucker 23 includes, for example, a flavor sucker battery 25, an airflow detector 26, a flavor sucker controller 27, a flavor sucker memory 28, and a transmitter 29.

The flavor inhaler battery 25 supplies power to each part of the flavor inhaler 23, for example. The airflow detection unit 26 detects an airflow caused by the user's suction to the flavor inhaler 23 .

The flavor inhaler control section 27 controls each section of the flavor inhaler 23 . In addition, the flavor inhaler control section 27 can also generate airflow information based on the airflow detected by the airflow detection section 26, for example. Here, the airflow information means information about an airflow caused by inhalation of the flavor inhaler 23 by the user. The flavor inhaler storage unit 28 can store various information acquired by the flavor inhaler, such as storing airflow information generated by the flavor inhaler control unit 27, for example.

The transmission unit 29 transmits information acquired by the flavor inhaler including the airflow information generated by the flavor inhaler control unit 27 to the charging device 21 . Although the mode of transmission by the transmission unit 29 is not limited to this embodiment, as an example, the data is transmitted to the data acquisition unit 14 via the charging port 13 .

(Terminal device 31)
The terminal devices 31 and 32 refer to general terminal devices other than the charging device in the display system 1 . The terminal devices 31 and 32 may be, for example, notebook PCs or smartphones.

The terminal device 31 can also be used to update information regarding schedules, finances, and social networking services, which will be described later. In addition, the first information displayed on the display unit 10 of the charging device 21, which will be described later, and alerts, recommendations, and the like based on the first information are transmitted to the terminal device 31 used by the same user as the charging device 21, and the terminal device 31 may be displayed. Further, information indicating that the first information has been transmitted to the charging device 21 may be transmitted from the server 4 to the terminal device 31 and displayed in a pop-up on the terminal device 31 .

A specific example of the alert is "warning information", which will be described later, but is not limited to this. A specific example of a recommendation is "recommended information", which will be described later, but is not limited to this.

In addition, in order to have the above configuration, the terminal device 31 is pre-installed with a program for accepting push transmissions from the charging device 21 and the server 4 and displaying the accepted content in a pop-up on the display section of the terminal device 31. You should leave it. Such programs are also included in the invention described herein.

(Charging device 21)
As shown in FIG. 1, the charging device 21 includes, for example, a capsule scanner 5, an image analysis unit 6, a control unit 7, a storage unit 8, a communication unit 9, a display unit 10, a USB connection unit 11, a battery 12, and a charging port. 13. The control unit 7 includes a data acquisition unit 14 , a data processing unit 15 and a display control unit 16 . Note that the charging device 21 is not limited to the above configuration, and can be appropriately modified according to the purpose and specifications, and is not limited to the above configuration.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the charging device 21 can be connected to a flavor inhaler 23 via the charging port 13, for example. In addition, the configuration may be such that the USB connection unit 11 also serves as the charging port 13 .

(USB connection unit 11)
The USB connection unit 11 is connected to a USB terminal provided in a device such as a personal computer, and performs power supply from the device or data transmission/reception.

(Charging port 13)
The charging port 13 is connected to the flavor inhaler 23 to supply power to the flavor inhaler 23 or transmit/receive data. Specific examples of the flavor inhaler 23 include heat-not-burn cigarettes and electronic cigarettes. Moreover, the charging device 21 may include a plurality of charging ports 13 . Thereby, a plurality of flavor inhalers can be charged at the same time.

(Battery 12)
Battery 12 powers the flavor inhaler connected to charging port 13 . Also, the battery 12 is a rechargeable battery, and receives power supply from the device to which the USB connection unit 11 is connected, and charges the battery 12 .

(Battery detector 24)
The battery detection unit 24 detects, for example, the charge status (remaining battery level, etc.) of the flavor aspirator battery 25 of the flavor aspirator 23 via the charging port 13 . Battery information indicating the detected state of charge is supplied to the data acquisition unit 14 of the control unit 7 .

(Communication section 9)
The communication unit 9 receives from the server communication unit 17 provided in the server 4 commercials, finance, user schedules, social networking services, location information, weather, music, character applications and other flavor inhalers used by the user of the flavor inhaler. Information obtained based on at least one piece of information selected from the usage information of the device is acquired. Below, information acquired by the communication unit 9 may be referred to as "external information". These external information acquired by the communication unit 9 are generated, for example, by the server control unit 18 in the server 4, but this does not limit the present embodiment, and the external information acquired or generated by a server other than the server 4 It may be information.

The communication unit 9 also transmits first information (described later) generated or acquired by the charging device 21 or first information stored by the storage unit 8 to the server 4 .

The communication unit 9 is configured to directly communicate the first information with the outside. In other words, the communication unit 9 is configured to be able to communicate the first information with the outside without using another device. For this reason, the user's convenience is improved because it does not take time to connect to other devices.

A more specific description of an example of the information acquired by the communication unit 9 is as follows. The information listed below may include any of text data, moving images, and still images, and may include audio.

(Information based on commercials)
Information based on commercials is information for guiding the user of charging device 21 to products. The information may be information about the commercial itself, or information obtained by appropriately editing the commercial for the user of the charging device 21 with reference to first information described later. Further, such editing processing may be performed in the server 4, may be performed in the charging device 21, or may be performed in another charging device having the same configuration as the charging device 21. FIG.

Information based on commercials may also include information for notifying users of discounts on products. Information may also be included to prompt the user to replace the battery of the flavor inhaler.

(Information based on weather)
Information based on the weather is information for notifying the user of charging device 21 of the weather. The weather-based information includes past weather information, current weather information, and future weather information. The weather-based information also includes the weather at the location of the user of the charging device 21 or another charging device, the weather at the user's destination, and the like.

(Information based on finance)
Information based on finance includes current or past stock price information, interest rate information, and other futures trading information. In particular, the stock prices held by the user of the charging device 21, the exchange rate between the currency held by the user and other currencies, and the price of minerals such as gold held by the user are included.

(Information based on user's schedule)
The information based on the user's schedule includes information about the schedule of the user of charging device 21 or other charging device. For example, it includes information such as which event these users will participate in on what day, month, and day, and whether or not there is a meeting. be.

(Information based on social networking services)
The information based on the social networking service (SNS) includes post data (text, drawings, etc.) posted on the SNS by the user of the charging device 21 or other users. It also includes information indicating the date and time when the posted data was posted.

(Information based on location information)
The location information includes location information indicating the current or past location of the user of charging device 21 or another user. Such location information can be obtained using the GPS (Global Positioning Service) function of the mobile terminal held by the user. Alternatively, charging device 21 may be configured to include a location information generating unit that generates the location information by installing the GPS function in charging device 21 .

(Information based on music)
Information based on music includes songs (including music images) downloaded by the user of charging device 21, and the like.

(Information based on character application)
The character application includes, for example, a game for breeding characters such as animals downloaded by the user. Therefore, the information based on the character application can include information indicating the growth stage of the character being trained in the breeding game. However, the information based on the character's application is not limited to the above example, and may include various information that can be obtained and controlled by the application.

(Information based on usage information of flavor inhalers used by other users)
The information based on the usage information of the flavor inhalers used by other users includes flavor inhalation information (described later) regarding the other users.

(Information based on email)
The information based on the e-mail includes reception data received addressed to the user of the charging device 21 and transmission data transmitted from the e-mail address.

(Information about capsule preferences)
The information based on capsule preference includes information on capsule preference of the user of the charging device 21 or other charging device, usage amount (including order frequency), and the like. Examples include the type and quantity of capsules used by the user, or the amount used.

(Battery information)
The information about the battery includes information for regular maintenance of the battery of the charging device 21 or the flavor inhaler 23 and information about battery replacement suggestions.

The description of each part of the charging device 21 will be continued below.

(Capsule scanner 5)
The capsule scanner 5 obtains a scanned image by scanning the capsule for the flavor inhaler. Here, the capsule contains a flavor therein, is connected to a flavor inhaler, and has a configuration for supplying the flavor to the user when the flavor inhaler is inhaled by the user. In addition to image scanning, the capsule scanner 5 may be, for example, an odor sensor. By using an odor sensor, for example, it is possible to determine whether the capsule is used or not by sensing the intensity of the odor. In addition, the member for supplying the flavor to the user is not limited to the capsule. Another example of such a configuration includes a flavored heat stick or the like.

(Image analysis unit 6)
The image analysis unit 6 analyzes the scanned image acquired by scanning by the capsule scanner 5 . The analysis result by the image analysis section 6 is supplied to the data processing section 15 of the control section 7 .

(Ignition section 33)
The charging device 21 may be provided with, for example, an igniter 33 that ignites the cigarette. This eliminates the need for a separate ignition means such as a lighter, thereby improving convenience for the user. The number of heat treatments performed by the ignition unit 33, the time of heating, the position information when the heat treatment is performed, and the like are supplied to the data processing unit 15 of the control unit 7. FIG.

(control unit 7)
As shown in FIG. 1 , the control section 7 includes a data acquisition section 14 , a data processing section 15 and a display control section 16 .

The data acquisition unit 14 acquires information from the flavor inhaler 23 . Here, the acquisition of information from the flavor aspirator 23 by the data acquisition unit 14 may be performed by the wired or wireless communication between the flavor aspirator 23 and the charging device 21, or the image analysis unit 6 may It may be performed based on the analyzed analysis result. Further, the information acquired from the flavor inhaler 23 may include the battery information acquired by the data acquisition unit 14 .

Further, the data acquisition unit 14 can acquire a plurality of pieces of information from the flavor aspirator 23 at the same time, and can also acquire information from a plurality of flavor aspirators at the same time. Here, "at the same time" means within a predetermined time interval, such as within 0.5 seconds or within 1.0 seconds. In this way, the data acquisition unit 14 can acquire a plurality of pieces of information from the flavor aspirator 23 at the same time, and can also acquire information from a plurality of flavor aspirators at the same time. can be improved.

The control unit 7 acquires or generates first information based on at least one of information acquired from the flavor inhaler 23 and information acquired from outside via the communication unit 9 .

Here, if the control unit 7 is configured to acquire the first information, the first information may be information acquired from the flavor suction device 23 or external information itself acquired by the communication unit 9. Alternatively, it may be information obtained by the data processing unit 15 extracting or selecting from these pieces of information.

As an example, the first information is
(1) information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler 23, and
(2) based on information selected from at least one of commercials, finance, user schedules, social networking services, location information, weather, and other flavor inhaler usage information used by flavor inhaler users; Contains information.

On the other hand, when the control unit 7 is configured to generate the first information, the data processing unit 15 generates the first information based on information acquired from the flavor inhaler 23 or external information acquired by the communication unit 9. Generate information for

As an example, the data processing unit 15 refers to the analysis result by the image analysis unit 6 acquired by the data acquisition unit 14 to generate first information including flavor inhalation information. Here, the flavor inhalation information refers to information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler 23. For example, information on the flavor contained in the capsule connected to the flavor inhaler 23, or the user's perception of the flavor inhaler. Includes information on suction, etc.

Information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler 23 refers to information obtained or generated based on the history of use of the flavor inhaler 23, for example. Also, the above-described flavor inhalation information is an example of information that the charging device 22 acquires from the flavor inhaler 23 .

The display control unit 16 controls the display unit 10 to display the above-described first information on the display unit 10 . Here, the display control unit 16 may determine whether or not the first information should be displayed on the display unit 10, and the display unit 10 may display the first information when it is determined to display the first information. . For example, the display control unit 16 may receive a user instruction regarding whether or not to display the first information, and display the first information on the display unit 10 when the user instruction indicates that display is necessary.

According to the above configuration, since the first information can be displayed depending on whether or not it is necessary to be displayed, the user's convenience is enhanced.

Further, the display control unit 16 sets a priority for each information included in the first information, and causes the display unit 10 to display information having a relatively high priority among the first information. may be As an example, the display control unit 16 can set the priority based on the user's preference, purchase history, search history, application usage history, and the like.

According to the above configuration, the information can be displayed according to the priority, so the user's convenience is enhanced.

Further, the control unit 7 may be configured to determine whether or not to acquire the first information, and to acquire the first information via the communication unit 9 when it is determined that acquisition is required. For example, the control unit 7 may be configured to receive a user instruction regarding whether or not to acquire the first information, and to acquire the first information when the user instruction indicates that acquisition is necessary.

According to the above configuration, since the first information is acquired depending on whether or not it is required to be acquired, the user's convenience is enhanced.

In addition, the control unit 7 determines whether or not the first information should be displayed, or whether or not each information included in the first information should be displayed on the display unit 10 based on the priority. Alternatively, for example, the display timing may be instructed and set by the user, such as designating the display time and displaying on the display unit 10 .

In addition, the control unit 7 determines whether or not to provide the first information to the server 4 or another charging device, and provides the first information via the communication unit 9 when it is determined that the provision is required. may be configured. For example, the control unit 7 may be configured to receive a user instruction regarding whether or not to provide the first information, and to provide the first information when the user instruction indicates that the first information should be provided.

According to the above configuration, since the first information is provided depending on whether or not it is necessary to be provided, the user's convenience is enhanced.

(storage unit 8)
The storage unit 8 stores the flavor inhalation information and the first information generated or acquired by the control unit 7 . The flavor inhalation information and the first information stored in the storage unit 8 are not limited to the flavor inhalation information and the first information regarding the user of the charging device 21 . It is also possible for the communication unit 9 to acquire the flavor inhalation information and the first information about the user of another charging device from the other charging device or the server 4, and the storage unit 8 to store the acquired information.

(Display unit 10)
The display unit 10 is controlled by the display control unit 16 and displays the first information described above. (a) of FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the charging device 21 together with an example of the display of the first information by the display unit 10 .

As described above, in the example shown in FIG. 3A, the first information displayed by the display unit 10 includes information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler 23, The remaining battery capacity of the flavor inhaler 23, the number of times the user has inhaled, and the number of uses reports are included. As shown in FIG. 3A, the first information displayed by the display unit 10 includes weather forecast as weather information, stock price as finance information, and new product information as commercial information. is

As shown in (a) of FIG. 3, the display unit 10 displays the remaining battery level of the flavor inhaler 23 in the display area D1, and displays the number of times the user has inhaled in the display area D2. Here, the “number of times of sucking (Reg)” shown in FIG. 3(a) indicates the number of times of sucking the regular flavor capsule, and the “number of times of sucking (Men)” indicates the number of times of sucking the menthol flavored capsule. showing.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3(a), the display unit 10 can also display usage count reports, weather forecasts, stock prices, new product information, etc. in the display area D3.

Here, the usage count report is information generated by the data processing unit 15 or the server 4 based on the number of times the user has sucked. This is information shown together with the type. (b) of FIG. 3 shows an example of a usage count report that represents the transition of the number of times of suction for each month using a line graph.

Further, when the data processing unit determines that the storage capacity of the battery of the charging device 21 or the flavor suction device 23 has fallen below a predetermined capacity, the display unit 10 may display a proposal to replace the battery to the user. good.

<Display example of the first information>
Other display examples of the first information by the display unit 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. In the following description, the user of charging device 21 is referred to as user A, and the user of charging device 22 is referred to as user B. As described above, the first information may be generated by the charging device 21 or by the server 4. For convenience of explanation, hereinafter, the first information is the charging device 21 will be described as an example.

4 and 5 will be referred to for convenience of explanation, but the display unit 10 may be configured to display a combination of the contents shown in FIG. 4 and the contents shown in FIG. Moreover, the content shown in FIG. 3 and the content shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 may be combined and displayed.

(Example of recommended information display)
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example in which the display unit 10 displays the first information as recommended information for the user.

FIG. 4A shows that the charging device 21 refers to the flavor inhalation information about the user B acquired from the charging device 22 or the server 4 and says, "Mr. B seems to have changed the flavor to xxx. Why don't you try it?" is generated, and the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as recommended information for user A. FIG. As shown in FIG. 4A, the first information includes information based on flavor inhalation information of other charging device users, such as "Mr. B seems to have changed the flavor to xxx." Why don't you try it once?"

In FIG. 4B, the charging device 21 refers to the weather information acquired from the server 4 and asks, "The weather is nice today. Why don't you try the flavor yyy on such a day?" 1 information is generated, and the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as recommended information for user A. FIG. As shown in FIG. 4B, the first information includes weather information such as "The weather is nice today, isn't it?" is included.

FIG. 4C shows that the charging device 21 acquires stock price information of the stock owned by the user A from the server 4, refers to the acquired stock price information, and says, "The stock price of company AAA has gone up. How about trying the flavor yyy?”, and the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as recommended information for the user A. As shown in FIG. 4(c), the first information includes information about the stock price owned by user A, "The stock price of company AAA has risen." ” and the recommended wording.

FIG. 4(d) shows that the charging device 21 acquires user A's schedule information from the server 4, refers to the acquired schedule information, and says, "Tomorrow is finally event BBB. Would you like to try this?" is generated, and the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as recommended information for the user A. FIG. As shown in FIG. 4(d), the first information includes information related to user A's event, saying, "Event BBB will be held tomorrow." Recommendation language is included.

As described above, by presenting the first information to the user as recommended information, it is possible to encourage the user's awareness, thereby further improving the user's convenience.

(Example of warning information display)
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which the display unit 10 displays the first information as warning information for the user.

In FIG. 5(a), the charging device 21 refers to the flavor inhalation information about the user A acquired by the charging device 21, and generates the first information "The number of times of inhalation has exceeded a preset number. Please be careful." Then, the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as warning information for the user A. FIG. As shown in FIG. 5A, the first information includes information based on user A's flavor inhalation information, "The number of inhalations has exceeded a preset number." including warning wording. In order to perform the above display, the data processing unit 15 compares the number of times preset by the user with the number of times of aspiration acquired by the data acquisition unit 14, and the number of times of aspiration is equal to the number of times preset by the user. If the time limit is exceeded, the first information as described above may be generated. The same is true when the server 4 generates the first information.

FIG. 5(b) refers to the flavor inhalation information about user B acquired from the charging device 22 or the server 4 and says, "Mr. B has not inhaled even once today. Is it right?” is generated, and the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as warning information to the user A. In FIG. As shown in FIG. 5B, the first information includes information based on user B's flavor inhalation information, "Mr. B has not inhaled even once today." Would you like to contact us?" In order to perform the above display, the data processing unit 15 extracts the number of times of inhalation from user B's flavor inhalation information, and if the extracted number of times of inhalation is 0 on the day, the above-mentioned first information is generated. The same is true when the server 4 generates the first information.

FIG. 5(c) refers to the flavor inhalation information about user B acquired from the charging device 22 or the server 4 and says, "Mr. B has inhaled more than XX times today. Are you sure?" is generated, and the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as warning information for the user A. In FIG. As shown in FIG. 5B, the first information includes information based on user B's flavor inhalation information, "Mr. B has inhaled more than XX times today." Would you like to contact us?" and the warning text. In addition, in order to perform the above display, the data processing unit 15 extracts the number of times of inhalation from user B's flavor inhalation information, and when the extracted number of times of inhalation is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of times on the day, the above-described The configuration may be such that the first information is generated. The same is true when the server 4 generates the first information.

As described above, by presenting the first information to the user as warning information, it is possible to encourage the user's awareness, thereby further improving the user's convenience.

In addition, although not shown, the first information may be presented to the user as healing information. More specifically, music (including music images) and animals and characters in a breeding game can be displayed on the display unit 10 as healing information. At that time, the user can be relaxed by using light emitted from an LED, an LCD, or the like, or scent emitted from an aroma (fragrance), or the like, as soothing information, either alone or in combination. Moreover, the charging device 21 may be configured so that the user can instruct and set whether or not to display the first information, which is the healing information, display based on priority, and display timing.

<Example of processing for generating and transmitting first information>
An example of processing for generating the first information will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. FIG.

(Example of processing when the first information is generated by the charging device)
FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a flow of a processing example when the charging device generates the first information. In this example, the charging device 21 generates the first information when the capsule is scanned.

(Step S0)
First, in step S0, the capsule scanner 5 obtains a scan image by scanning the capsule for the flavor inhaler.

(Step S1)
Next, in step S1, the image analysis unit 6 analyzes the scanned image acquired by the capsule scanner 5 scanning. Examples of analysis results of the scanned image by the image analysis unit 6 include recognition of the color of the capsule indicating the brand, recognition of the bar code indicating the manufacturing date or manufacturing place of the capsule, and the like.

(Step S2)
Next, in step S<b>2 , the data acquisition section 14 acquires the analysis result analyzed by the image analysis section 6 .

(Step S3)
Next, in step S3, the data processing unit 15 refers to the analysis result acquired by the data acquisition unit 14 to generate flavor inhalation information. Examples of the flavor inhalation information generated by the data processing unit 15 include information indicating the type of flavor contained in the capsule, information indicating the manufacturing date or place of manufacture of the capsule, and the like.

Also, the data processing unit 15 generates the first information by referring to the flavor inhalation information. The data processing unit 15 acquires not only the user's flavor inhalation information related to the user of the charging device 21 but also the flavor inhalation information of other users from the server 4 or other charging devices, and further uses the flavor inhalation information. You may generate|generate 1st information with reference.

An example of the first information generated by the data processing unit 15 is as described in <Display Example of First Information> and the like.

(Step S4)
Subsequently, in step S4, the display unit 10 displays the first information generated in step S3. A specific display example is as described above.

Further, in this step, the communication section 9 may be configured to transmit the flavor inhalation information or the first information generated by the data processing section 15 to the server communication section 17 . A configuration in which the user determines whether the communication section 9 transmits the flavor inhalation information or the first information may be adopted. In that case, the charging device 21 may further include an input unit for receiving input from the user, and the user may determine whether to transmit the flavor inhalation information to the server communication unit 17 via the input unit. . Further, the communication section 9 may transmit the flavor inhalation information to the server communication section 17 only when the USB connection section 11 is connected to a USB terminal of a device such as a personal computer. As a result, battery consumption due to communication can be suppressed.

(Example of processing when the server generates the first information)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing when the first information is generated by the server. In this example, the server 4 generates the first information when the capsule is scanned.

(Steps S0 to S3)
Steps S0 to S3 are the same as steps S0 to S3 described with reference to FIG. However, in step S3 of FIG. 9, the generation of the first information by the data processing unit 15 is not essential.

(Step S5)
In step S<b>5 , the communication section 9 transmits the flavor inhalation information generated by the data processing section 15 to the server communication section 17 .

(Step S10)
Subsequently, in step S<b>10 , the server communication section 17 receives the flavor inhalation information transmitted by the communication section 9 .

(Step S11)
Subsequently, in step S11, the server control unit 18 refers to the flavor inhalation information received in step S10 to generate first information. Here, the first information may be generated by further referring to the flavor inhalation information about other users stored in the server storage unit 19 .

(Step S12)
Subsequently, in step S<b>12 , the server communication unit 17 transmits the first information generated by the server control unit 18 in step S<b>11 to the charging device 21 .

(Step S13)
Subsequently, in step S<b>13 , the communication section 9 of the charging device 21 receives the first information transmitted by the server communication section 17 .

(Step S14)
Subsequently, in step S14, the display unit 10 displays the first information received in step S13. A specific display example is as described above.

(Processing example 2 when the charging device generates the first information)
FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing example 2 when the charging device generates the first information. In this example, the charging device 21 generates the first information when the battery is detected.

(Step 20)
First, in step S<b>20 , the battery detection unit 24 detects the charge status (remaining battery level, etc.) of the flavor aspirator battery 25 of the flavor aspirator 23 via the charging port 13 .

(Step S21)
Next, in step S<b>21 , the data acquisition unit 14 acquires battery information indicating the state of charge detected by the battery detection unit 24 .

(Step S22)
Next, in step S22, the data processing unit 15 refers to the battery information acquired by the data acquisition unit 14 to generate flavor inhalation information. Examples of flavor inhalation information generated by the data processing unit 15 include the remaining battery capacity or remaining battery level of the flavor inhaler 23, the number of times the user has charged the battery, and the total power consumption.

Also, the data processing unit 15 generates the first information by referring to the flavor inhalation information. The data processing unit 15 acquires not only the user's flavor inhalation information related to the user of the charging device 21 but also the flavor inhalation information of other users from the server 4 or other charging devices, and further uses the flavor inhalation information. You may generate|generate 1st information with reference. It should be noted that the exchange of information between charging devices is not limited to wireless data communication depending on the purpose and use, and physical connection such as a wire connection is also possible.

An example of the first information generated by the data processing unit 15 is as described in <Display Example of First Information> and the like.

(Step S23)
Subsequently, in step S23, the display unit 10 displays the first information generated in step S22. A specific display example is as described above.

Further, in this step, the communication section 9 may be configured to transmit the flavor inhalation information or the first information generated by the data processing section 15 to the server communication section 17 .

Note that the first information may be configured to be generated by the server 4, as described with reference to FIG. Therefore, corresponding to this example, the first information may be generated in the server 4 with detection of the battery as a trigger.

(Processing example 3 when the charging device generates the first information)
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing example 3 when the charging device generates the first information. In this example, the charging device 21 generates the first information when an airflow is detected by suction.

(Step S30)
First, in step S<b>30 , the airflow detection unit 26 of the flavor inhaler 23 detects an airflow caused by the user's suction to the flavor inhaler 23 .

(Step S31)
Next, in step S<b>31 , the flavor inhaler control section 27 generates airflow information based on the airflow detected by the airflow detection section 26 . Examples of the airflow information generated by the flavor inhaler control unit 27 include the number of suctions based on the airflow generated by the user's inhalation to the flavor inhaler 23 .

(Step S32)
Next, in step S<b>32 , the data acquisition section 14 acquires airflow information from the flavor aspirator control section 27 via the charging port 13 and the transmission section 29 .

(Step S33)
Next, in step S33, the data processing unit 15 refers to the airflow information acquired by the data acquiring unit 14 to generate flavor inhalation information. Examples of flavor inhalation information generated by the data processing unit 15 include the number of inhalations by the user using the flavor inhaler 23, smoking frequency (number of inhalations/predetermined time), smoking date and time, smoking time per smoking time, Staying time, rest time between smoking, and the like are included.

Also, the data processing unit 15 generates the first information by referring to the flavor inhalation information. The data processing unit 15 acquires not only the user's flavor inhalation information related to the user of the charging device 21 but also the flavor inhalation information of other users from the server 4 or other charging devices, and further uses the flavor inhalation information. You may generate|generate 1st information with reference.

An example of the first information generated by the data processing unit 15 is as described in <Display Example of First Information> and the like.

(Step S34)
Subsequently, in step S34, the display unit 10 displays the first information generated in step S33. A specific display example is as described above.

Further, in this step, the communication section 9 may be configured to transmit the flavor inhalation information generated by the data processing section 15 to the server communication section 17 .

Note that the first information may be configured to be generated by the server 4, as described with reference to FIG. Therefore, corresponding to this example, the first information may be generated in the server 4 with the detection of the airflow by suction as a trigger.

[Example of realization by software]
The control block (especially the control unit 7) of the charging device 21 may be implemented by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be implemented by software.

In the latter case, charging device 21 or charging device 22 is provided with a computer that executes instructions of a program, which is software that implements each function. This computer includes, for example, one or more processors, and a computer-readable recording medium storing the program. In the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes it, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a "non-temporary tangible medium" such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. In addition, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for developing the above program may be further provided. Also, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be implemented in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims, and can be obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, new technical features can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

〔summary〕
A charging device according to aspect 1 of the present invention is a charging device for charging a flavor inhaler, wherein first information is based on at least one of information acquired from the flavor inhaler and information acquired from the outside. , a communication unit that enables direct communication of the first information, and a display unit that displays the first information.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to realize a charging device with improved convenience for the user.

In the charging device according to aspect 2 of the present invention, in aspect 1 above, the information acquired from the flavor inhaler includes information obtained based on use of the flavor inhaler, and the externally acquired information is , commercials, finance, user schedules, social networking services, location information, weather, and other flavor inhaler usage information used by the flavor inhaler user. It is good also as a structure containing.

According to the above configuration, user convenience is further improved.

In the charging device according to 1 or 2 according to aspect 3 of the present invention, the first information includes information obtained based on use of the flavor inhaler, commercials, finance, user schedules, social networking services, The configuration includes information obtained based on information selected from at least one of location information, weather, and usage information of flavor inhalers used by users of other flavor inhalers.

According to the above configuration, user convenience is further improved.

In the charging device according to aspect 4 of the present invention, in any one of aspects 1 to 3, the display unit may display the first information as recommendation information or warning information for the user. good.

According to the above configuration, user convenience is further improved.

In the charging device according to aspect 5 of the present invention, in any one of aspects 1 to 4 above, the control unit determines whether or not to display the first information on the display unit; The display unit may be configured to display the first information when the controller determines that display is required.

According to the above configuration, the first information can be displayed or not displayed depending on whether or not it is necessary to display it.

A charging device according to aspect 6 of the present invention is the charging device according to any one of aspects 1 to 5, wherein the control unit sets a priority for each information included in the first information, and displays the information. The section may be configured to display information having a relatively high priority among the first information.

According to the above configuration, suitable information can be displayed according to the priority.

In the charging device according to aspect 7 of the present invention, in any one of aspects 1 to 6 above, the control unit determines whether acquisition of the first information is necessary, and when it is determined that acquisition is necessary, The first information may be acquired via the communication unit.

According to the above configuration, the first information can be acquired or not acquired depending on whether or not acquisition is necessary.

A charging device according to aspect 8 of the present invention is the charging device according to any one of aspects 1 to 7, wherein the control unit supplies the first information to another device via the communication unit, device to display the first information.

According to the above configuration, since the first information is displayed on another device, it is possible to effectively present the information to the user.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth aspects, the control unit may acquire information from a plurality of flavor inhalers at the same time.

According to the above configuration, since information is acquired from a plurality of flavor inhalers at the same time, user's convenience can be enhanced.

An information processing system according to aspect 10 of the present invention is an information processing system including a charging device for charging a flavor inhaler and a server, wherein the charging device receives information acquired from the flavor inhaler and an external A control unit that acquires first information based on at least one of information acquired from a communication unit that enables direct communication of the first information with the outside, and a display that displays the first information and the server is configured to generate the first information.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to realize a display system with improved user convenience.

The charging device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the charging device is realized by the computer by operating the computer as each part (software element) included in the charging device. A control program for a charging device and a computer-readable recording medium recording it are also included in the scope of the present invention.

1 display system 21, 22 charging device 31, 32 terminal device 4 server 5 capsule scanner 6 image analysis unit 7 control unit 8 storage unit 9 communication unit 10 display unit 11 USB connection unit 12 battery 13 charging port 14 data acquisition unit 15 data processing Unit 16 Display control unit 17 Server communication unit 18 Server control unit 19 Server storage unit 23 Flavor aspirator 24 Battery detection unit 25 Flavor aspirator battery 26 Airflow detection unit 27 Flavor aspirator control unit 28 Flavor aspirator storage unit 29 Transmission unit

Claims (10)

A charging device for charging a flavor inhaler used by a user,
Use-related information, which is information obtained from the flavor inhaler and obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler, and another charging device for charging other flavor inhalers used by other users generated when the number of suctions of the flavor suction device included in the usage-related information exceeds a preset number of times based on the information including the usage information of the other flavor suction device acquired via the server from and a control unit for generating first information including warning information that is generated when the number of suctions of the other flavor suction device included in the usage information is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of times. ,
a communication unit capable of directly communicating the first information with a terminal device used by the user and capable of displaying the first information;
A display unit that displays the first information,
The display unit
The charging device further displays, as the first information, the number of suctions by the flavor inhaler and the other flavor inhaler during a predetermined period, together with the type of capsule for the flavor inhaler. The information obtained from the other charging device via the server includes :
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising information obtained based on information selected from at least one of commercials, finances, user schedules, social networking services, location information, weather, music, and character applications. charging device. The first information is
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising information obtained based on information selected from at least one of commercials, finances, user schedules, social networking services, location information, weather, music, and character applications. charging device. 3. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the first information as recommended information for the user, the warning information, or healing information. The control unit determines whether or not the first information should be displayed on the display unit, and when the control unit determines that display is necessary, the display unit displays the first information. 3. The charging device according to claim 1 or 2. The control unit sets a priority for each information included in the first information, and the display unit displays information having a relatively high priority among the first information. 3. The charging device according to claim 1 or 2. 3. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit supplies the first information to another device via the communication unit, and causes the other device to display the first information. charging device. 3. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit acquires information from a plurality of flavor inhalers at the same time. The control unit
3. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein the first information is displayed on the display unit at display timing instructed and set by a user. An information processing system including a charging device for charging a flavor inhaler used by a user and a server,
The charging device
Use-related information, which is information obtained from the flavor inhaler and obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler, and another charging device for charging other flavor inhalers used by other users based on the information including the usage information of the other flavor aspirator acquired via the server from the a control unit that acquires first information including warning information that is generated when the number of suctions of the other flavor sucking device included in the usage information is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of times; ,
a communication unit configured to directly communicate the first information with a terminal device used by the user, the terminal device being capable of displaying the first information;
A display unit that displays the first information,
The display unit
Further, as the first information, the number of suction times of the flavor inhaler and the other flavor inhaler during a predetermined period is displayed together with the type of capsule for the flavor inhaler,
The server is
An information processing system that generates the first information.

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