JP7266566B2 - program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and an information providing device that provide information.

Conventionally, technology is known that detects the tilt angle of a mobile terminal and gestures such as shaking and tilting from signals obtained from an acceleration sensor, and controls the movement of a group of icons representing information content according to the detected gestures. ing. Specifically, there is disclosed a technique for displaying content indicated by an icon displayed near the center of the display of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is held horizontally (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .

JP-A-2002-149616

In the technique disclosed in the cited document 1, in order to search and browse desired information, the user moves the mobile terminal until the desired icon appears in the center of the screen in order to display the desired icon near the center of the screen. There is a problem that it must be tilted in the front, rear, left, and right directions. Accordingly, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a technology that allows a user to browse information through a simpler operation.

The present invention provides information that is determined to be useful to the user (depending on the time of day) when the user actively takes out the mobile terminal and starts viewing and operating it, which is the timing when the user is trying to obtain some information from the terminal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal and an information providing device capable of timely displaying fluctuating information and information previously downloaded to the terminal on the terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a physical quantity sensor that measures a physical quantity related to a mobile terminal; a determination unit that determines whether the mobile terminal is usable by the user based on the physical quantity measured by the physical quantity sensor; and an execution unit for executing display of specific information on the display screen of the mobile terminal when the determination unit determines that the mobile terminal is ready for use by the user. A mobile terminal is provided.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the physical quantity sensor is an acceleration sensor that measures acceleration applied to the mobile terminal, and includes an acceleration storage unit that stores a predetermined acceleration in the vertical direction, and an acceleration that is measured by the acceleration sensor. characterized by comprising an acceleration determination unit that determines whether or not the acceleration is acceleration, and an execution unit that executes display of specific information on the display screen of the mobile terminal when the acceleration measured by the acceleration sensor is a predetermined acceleration. There is provided a mobile terminal for

According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal, wherein the acceleration is gravitational acceleration, motion acceleration, or displacement of angular acceleration.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, whether or not the acceleration is predetermined is determined based on the acceleration measured by the acceleration sensor, and the elevation angle formed by a plurality of points existing on the display screen of the mobile terminal is within a certain range. Provided is a portable terminal characterized by determining whether or not it is in a state.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, specific information to be displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal to the server when the determination unit determines that the mobile terminal is ready for use by the user. Further, a transmission unit for transmitting a message requesting transmission, and a reception unit for receiving specific information to be displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal, which is transmitted from the server to the mobile terminal based on the message sent from the transmission unit. Provided is a portable terminal characterized by displaying specific information received from a receiving unit on a display screen of the portable terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the message includes location information or time information of the mobile terminal, and the specific information displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal is generated in relation to the location information or time information. A mobile terminal is provided.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal, wherein the specific information is variable information.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the specific information has been downloaded from the server to the mobile terminal prior to the determining unit determining that the mobile terminal is ready for use by its user. A mobile terminal is provided that is characterized by being information.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the physical quantity sensor is a proximity sensor that detects the distance from the mobile terminal to an object that is close to the mobile terminal, and the proximity sensor detects whether there is an object existing in a predetermined area from the mobile terminal. and an execution unit for displaying specific information on the display screen of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal determines that there is no object existing in the predetermined area. A mobile terminal is provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the physical quantity sensor is a touch sensor that detects whether or not a human hand is touching the mobile terminal, and the touch sensor determines whether or not the mobile terminal is being touched by a human hand. A mobile terminal comprising: a touch determination unit; and an execution unit that executes display of specific information on a display screen of the mobile terminal when the touch determination unit determines that the mobile terminal is touched by a human hand. is provided.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the physical quantity sensor is an image sensor that detects whether or not a person's face is directed toward the mobile terminal, and the image sensor detects whether or not the person's face is directed toward the mobile terminal. and an execution unit that executes display of specific information on the display screen of the mobile terminal when the image determination unit determines that a person's face is directed to the mobile terminal. There is provided a mobile terminal for

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a receiving unit for receiving a processing request message transmitted from the mobile terminal based on a specific physical quantity applied to the mobile terminal measured by the mobile terminal; and a transmitting unit for transmitting specific information to be displayed on the information providing device.

According to the present invention, when a user starts browsing/operating to obtain some information from a terminal, information judged to be beneficial to the user (information that fluctuates depending on the time, information that has been downloaded to the terminal in advance) ) can be displayed on the terminal in a timely manner, and the ability to attract customers to services and the like can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, predetermined new information is displayed when the tilt angle of the terminal with respect to the vertical direction falls within a certain range. can be easily impressed by the user who browses.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, since the terminal location information and the date and time are included in the information selection criteria to be provided to the user, it is possible to provide more suitable information to each user.

1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a mobile terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a mobile terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a mobile terminal according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of an information providing device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The embodiments shown below are examples of embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. In the drawings referred to in this embodiment, the same parts or parts having similar functions are denoted by the same reference numerals or similar reference numerals (reference numerals followed by A, B, etc.). may be omitted. Also, the dimensional ratios in the drawings may differ from the actual ratios for the convenience of explanation, and a part of the configuration may be omitted from the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the invention. A specific example of the mobile terminal 100 in this embodiment is a smartphone. However, in this embodiment, the mobile terminal 100 is not limited to a smart phone. In other words, the mobile terminal 100 may be any terminal capable of connecting to the network NW and communicating with other devices, such as a mobile phone and a portable game machine.

The mobile terminal 100 has a physical quantity sensor 110 , a determination section 120 and an execution section 130 .

A physical quantity sensor 110 is a sensor that measures a physical quantity related to the mobile terminal. The physical quantity measured by the physical quantity sensor 110 may be any physical quantity for determining the state in which the mobile terminal is usable by the user. As shown in FIG. 2, specific examples of the physical quantity sensor 110 include an acceleration sensor, a proximity sensor, a touch sensor, and an image sensor. The physical quantity sensor 110 may be composed of only one of these sensors. Alternatively, the physical sensor 110 may be composed of a plurality of sensors and be capable of measuring a plurality of types of physical quantities.

The acceleration sensor measures the acceleration applied to the mobile terminal, and the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor may be gravitational acceleration, motion acceleration, angular acceleration, or a combination of a plurality of these. good.

That is, the acceleration sensor may be a sensor that measures the angle of the mobile terminal with respect to the vertical direction, and also measures that the acceleration suddenly becomes zero or close to zero after the acceleration suddenly increases. good too. A physical quantity measured by an acceleration sensor senses that a user who has not used a mobile terminal is about to start using the mobile terminal, and that the display screen of the mobile terminal has been made available for the user to view. be able to.

A touch sensor detects force applied by a mobile device. Specifically, there is a device that detects the applied force from a change in the amount of electric charge. Such a touch sensor may detect that the amount of charge, which has been kept small for a certain period of time, suddenly changes to a large amount. A physical quantity measured by a touch sensor can be used to sense that a user who has not used a mobile terminal grasps the mobile terminal to start using the mobile terminal and to take it out.

A proximity sensor is a sensor that detects the degree of proximity of objects existing around the mobile terminal. More specifically, it senses whether the mobile terminal is in contact with something, is in a predetermined area from the mobile terminal and is in close proximity, or is not in contact with anything. It is a sensor that can A proximity sensor may use infrared light to measure the distance between the mobile terminal and its surroundings based on the degree of reflection. It can be sensed from the physical quantity measured by the proximity sensor that the user has taken out the portable terminal stored in a pocket or the like and put the display screen of the portable terminal in a state where the user can view it.

An image sensor, which is sometimes called an imaging device, is a sensor that detects the degree of brightness and darkness resulting from image formation on a light receiving surface as a physical quantity. Image sensors based on CMOS, CCD, etc. are known. A state in which it is possible to detect whether the user is facing the mobile terminal and whether the user is directing the line of sight, based on the physical quantity measured by the image sensor, and the display screen of the mobile terminal can be viewed by the user. It can be detected that the

Based on the physical quantity measured by the physical quantity sensor 110, the determination unit 120 determines whether the mobile terminal is usable by the user.

As shown in FIG. 2, the determination unit 120 has an acceleration determination unit, a proximity determination unit, a touch determination unit, and an image determination unit corresponding to the acceleration sensor, proximity sensor, touch sensor, and image sensor of the physical quantity sensor 110. may

For example, the acceleration determination unit detects the direction of the acceleration measured by the physical quantity sensor 100, and the direction in which the display screen of the mobile terminal 100 faces is the angle at which the user holds the mobile terminal 100 in hand and sees the display screen. By detecting that the mobile terminal is standing still, it is determined that the mobile terminal has been enabled for use by its user.

Alternatively, the acceleration determination unit may detect that the acceleration with respect to the mobile terminal 100 rapidly increases from a low state and returns to a low acceleration state again within a predetermined period of time. Here, the predetermined time is the time required for the mobile terminal 100 to be taken out of the user's pocket or the like, and for the user to hold the mobile terminal 100 in his/her hand and stand still at an angle where the display screen is viewed. . Further, the acceleration determination unit detects changes in acceleration from when the mobile terminal 100 is taken out of the user's pocket or the like until the user holds the mobile terminal 100 in his/her hand and stops at an angle at which the display screen is viewed. It may then be configured to determine the state of being enabled by the user.

For example, when the proximity determination unit determines that the physical quantity sensor 100 has changed from a state in which an object exists close to the mobile terminal to a state in which it does not exist close to the mobile terminal, the physical quantity sensor 100 detects the surroundings of the mobile terminal measured by the physical quantity sensor 100 . When the change in the degree of proximity of an object existing in the mobile terminal 100 is taken out from a state in which the mobile terminal 100 is in the user's pocket, etc., and the user holds the mobile terminal 100 in his/her hand and looks at the display screen. and is configured to determine the status enabled by the user.

For example, the touch determination unit can be used by the user when the magnitude of the force applied to the mobile terminal measured by the physical quantity sensor 100 reaches the level when the user holds the mobile terminal 100 in his or her hand. configured to determine a state; Further, when it is determined that the user has held the mobile terminal 100 by a change in where the force is applied to the mobile terminal, the touch determination unit determines whether the mobile terminal 100 is ready for use by the user. may be configured.

For example, the image determination unit is configured to determine the usable state by the user when it is determined that the image formed on the light receiving surface detected by the physical quantity sensor 100 includes a human face. be done.

The execution unit 130 displays specific information on the display screen of the mobile terminal when the determination unit 120 determines that the mobile terminal is ready for use by the user.

Here, the specific information displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 100 may be real-time information, that is, variable information that changes with time. The information may be information downloaded from the server to the portable terminal before it is determined that the state of being in the state of being changed is reached.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the mobile terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the invention. A physical quantity is measured by the physical sensor 110 as the process of step S101. The physical quantity referred to here is a physical quantity relating to the mobile terminal 100 . As the process of step S102, the determination unit 120 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 100 is ready for use by the user based on the physical quantity measured by the physical quantity sensor 110. FIG. As the process of step S103, when it is determined that the mobile terminal 100 has become usable by the user through the process of step S102, the execution unit 130 causes the display screen of the mobile terminal 100 to display specific information. to run.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the physical quantity sensor 110 measures the physical quantity related to the mobile terminal, the determination unit determines whether the mobile terminal uses the physical quantity measured by the physical quantity sensor. When the determination unit determines that the mobile terminal has become usable by the user, the execution unit determines whether the mobile terminal has become usable by the user. Performs display of specific information in

(Second embodiment)
Next, a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the mobile terminal 200 according to the second embodiment of the invention.

The mobile terminal 200 has an acceleration sensor 210 , a determination section 220 , an execution section 230 and a holding section 240 . That is, it can be said that the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment corresponds to the case where the physical quantity sensor of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment is an acceleration sensor.

The acceleration sensor 210 measures acceleration applied to the mobile terminal. The acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 210 may be any of gravitational acceleration, motion acceleration, angular acceleration, or a plurality of these.

That is, the acceleration sensor 210 may be a sensor that measures the angle of the mobile terminal with respect to the vertical direction, and also measures when the acceleration suddenly becomes zero or close to zero after the acceleration suddenly increases. may Acceleration sensor 210 may sense that a user who has not used the mobile terminal is about to start using the mobile terminal, and the display screen of the mobile terminal has been placed in a state where the user can view it.

Holding unit 240 stores a predetermined angle. The predetermined angle is an angle with respect to the vertical direction of the terminal at which the user of the mobile terminal can perceive that the display screen of the mobile terminal is placed in a state where the user can view the display screen.

The determination unit 220 determines whether or not the acceleration measured by the acceleration sensor 210 is the predetermined acceleration stored in the holding unit 240, thereby determining whether or not the mobile terminal is usable by the user. At this time, the predetermined acceleration may be determined based on the acceleration measured by the acceleration sensor 220 and by a predetermined elevation angle range formed by a plurality of points present on the display screen of the mobile terminal.

The execution unit 230 displays specific information on the display screen when the determination unit 220 determines that the angle of the mobile terminal with respect to the vertical direction is the predetermined angle stored in the holding unit 240 .

In the mobile terminal 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention, when the physical quantity sensor 210 measures the angle of the mobile terminal with respect to the vertical direction, the determination unit 220 determines whether the angle is the predetermined angle stored in the holding unit 240. , the execution unit 230 executes display of specific information on the display screen when it is determined that the angle is the predetermined angle.

(Third Embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the mobile terminal 300 according to the third embodiment of the invention.

A mobile terminal 300 according to the third embodiment of the present invention has a physical quantity sensor 310 , a determination section 320 , an execution section 330 , a transmission section 331 and a reception section 332 . The mobile terminal 300 may have a holding unit 340 that stores predetermined physical quantities. Physical quantity sensor 310 and determination unit 320 are the same as physical quantity sensor 110 and determination unit 120 in portable terminal 100 described above.

The execution unit 330 has a transmission unit 331 and a reception unit 332 .

When the determination unit 320 determines that the mobile terminal is ready for use by the user, the transmission unit 331 requests the server to transmit specific information to be displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal. send a telegram to That is, when the determination unit 320 determines that the physical quantity read by the physical quantity sensor 310 is a predetermined physical quantity, the execution unit 330 provides the server 350 with specific information to be displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 300. send a telegram requesting the transmission of

The receiving unit 332 receives specific information to be displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal, which is transmitted from the server 350 to the mobile terminal based on the message transmitted from the transmitting unit 331 . The specific information received by the receiving unit 332 from the server 350 in this way is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 300 .

When it is determined that the mobile terminal is ready for use by the user, the transmitting unit 331 transmits a message requesting transmission of information that varies depending on the time, and based on the message, the receiving unit 332 receives the information and determines that it is useful for the user when actively taking out the mobile terminal and starting viewing/operating, which is the timing when the user is trying to obtain some information from the terminal. The information received can be displayed on the terminal in a timely manner. The transmitting unit 331 transmits a message requesting transmission of the information downloaded from the server to the mobile terminal before it is determined that the mobile terminal is ready for use by the user, and sends the message. Information that is determined to be beneficial to the user may be displayed on the terminal by the receiving unit 332 receiving the information based on. The transmitting unit 331 may transmit the telegram before it is determined that the mobile terminal is ready for use by the user. For example, the transmission unit 331 detects when the acceleration determination unit detects that the acceleration with respect to the mobile terminal has rapidly increased from a small state, or when the proximity determination unit detects that the mobile terminal The electronic message may be transmitted when it is determined that the mobile terminal has been taken out of the user's pocket or the like, such as when it is determined that the mobile terminal has been removed from the user's pocket.

A telegram requesting server 350 to transmit specific information to be displayed on the display screen of mobile terminal 300 may include location information and time information of mobile terminal 300 . It may be generated in association with the information. The location information may be, for example, the MAC address or IP address of the communication partner. This makes it possible to provide more appropriate information according to the situation in which each user is placed.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a mobile terminal 400 according to the fourth embodiment of the invention.

A mobile terminal 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention has a sensor 410 , a determination section 420 , an execution section 430 , a transmission section 431 and a reception section 432 . The mobile terminal 400 may have a holding unit 440 that stores predetermined physical quantities. The sensor 410 may have an acceleration sensor 411, a proximity sensor 412, a touch sensor 413, and an image sensor 414, as shown in FIG. The sensor 410 may have only one of these sensors, or may have a plurality of sensors. The sensor 410 measures the acceleration applied to the mobile terminal, the amount of electric charge, and the distance from the mobile terminal to an adjacent object, and determines whether the display screen of the mobile terminal is ready for viewing by the user.

The holding unit 440 may store predetermined angles, distances, charge amounts, and images. The holding part 440 may have only one of these, or may have a plurality of them.

At this time, the predetermined distance range stored in the holding unit 440 may be a predetermined distance range from the mobile terminal to an object existing around the mobile terminal. It may be a range of a predetermined distance indicating a state in which the mobile terminal is in contact with the mobile terminal or a state in which the mobile terminal is close to an object existing in the surroundings.

Further, the predetermined acceleration range stored in the holding unit 440 may be a range of elevation angles formed by a plurality of points existing on the display screen, and the mobile terminal is not in use and is stationary. , the range of change in acceleration indicating that the display screen of the mobile terminal has moved to a state where the user can view the mobile terminal may be stored so that the user can start using the mobile terminal.

In addition, the range of the predetermined charge amount stored in the holding unit 440 is the change in the charge amount indicating that the user has grasped the terminal to start using the terminal from the state in which the terminal is not being grasped by the user. may be in the range of

Further, the predetermined image stored in the holding unit 440 is a state in which the display screen of the mobile terminal can be viewed by the user, such as the user facing the mobile terminal or directing the line of sight. It may be an image indicating that it has been placed in the

The determination unit 420 may have an acceleration determination unit 421 , a proximity determination unit 422 , a touch determination unit 423 and an image determination unit 424 . The determination unit 420 may have only one of these sensors, or may have a plurality of sensors.

Based on the acceleration measured by the acceleration sensor 411, the acceleration determination unit 421 determines that the display screen of the mobile terminal can be viewed by the user when the user who has not used the mobile terminal tries to start using the mobile terminal. It is determined that the

Proximity determination unit 422 determines by proximity sensor 412 whether or not there is an object in contact with the mobile terminal or in proximity to a predetermined area from the terminal.

The touch determination unit 423 determines whether or not the charge amount measured by the touch sensor 413 conforms to a predetermined charge amount distribution.

The image determination unit 424 determines whether the image detected by the image sensor 414 is a predetermined image.

Execution unit 450 displays specific information on the display screen when determination unit 420 measures a predetermined physical quantity. For example, when the acceleration determination unit determines that the elevation angle formed by a plurality of points existing on the display screen of the terminal is within a certain range, the proximity determination unit detects that there is no object in contact with the terminal or in proximity to the predetermined area. When the touch determination unit determines that the charge amount measured by the touch sensor conforms to the predetermined charge amount distribution, the image determination unit determines that the image detected by the image sensor is the predetermined image. Specific information may be displayed on the display screen of the terminal when it is determined that

The determination based on the angle, the determination based on the proximity distance, the determination based on the touch sensor, and the determination based on the image described above may be performed independently, or two or more of these determinations may be combined. . By combining two or more of these determinations, it is possible to more accurately determine whether the user has started using the terminal or browsing.

For example, a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention may have an acceleration sensor that measures acceleration applied to the terminal and a touch sensor that detects a change in the amount of charge in the terminal. determining whether an elevation angle formed by a plurality of points existing on the display screen of the terminal is within a certain range based on the acceleration obtained, and determining whether the displacement of the amount of electric charge detected by the touch sensor is predetermined distribution information may be determined whether it is compatible with Then, it was determined that the elevation angle formed by the plurality of points present on the display screen of the terminal is within a certain range, and that the displacement of the amount of charge detected by the touch sensor conforms to the predetermined distribution information. Sometimes the display of certain information on the display screen of the terminal may be implemented.

(Fifth embodiment)
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a mobile terminal 500 according to the fifth embodiment of the invention.

Portable terminal 500 has receiving section 510 and transmitting section 520 .

The receiving unit 510 receives a processing request message transmitted from the mobile terminal based on the specific physical quantity applied to the mobile terminal, which is measured in the mobile terminal. Send specific information to display.

100, 200, 300, 400, 500... portable terminal, 110, 310, 410... physical quantity sensor, 120, 220, 320, 420... determination section, 130, 230, 330, 430... execution section, 240, 340, 440... Holding unit 331, 431, 520 Transmitting unit 332, 432, 510 Receiving unit 210, 411 Acceleration sensor 412 Proximity sensor 413 Touch sensor 414 Image sensor 421 Acceleration determining unit 422 ... proximity determination unit 423 ... touch determination unit 424 ... image determination unit 350, 450 ... server

Claims (1)

mobile device,
a physical quantity sensor that measures a physical quantity related to the mobile terminal;
a determination unit that determines whether or not an elevation angle formed by a plurality of points existing on the display screen of the mobile terminal is within a certain range based on the physical quantity measured by the physical quantity sensor;
When it is determined by the determination unit that the display screen of the mobile terminal is in a usable state by the user by determining that the display screen of the mobile terminal is within the predetermined range, the mobile terminal is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal an execution unit configured to display specific information related to the location information of the
The determination unit determines that an elevation angle formed by a plurality of points existing on the display screen of the portable terminal is within a certain range, and determines that the display screen is usable by the user. a transmission unit for transmitting a telegram requesting transmission of the specific information to be displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal to the server when the
a receiving unit for receiving the specific information to be displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal, which is transmitted from the server to the mobile terminal based on the message transmitted from the transmission unit;
with
A program that functions as a mobile terminal that displays the specific information received from the receiving unit on a display screen of the mobile terminal.

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