JPH11133847A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor which is used by a student in an electronic educational system wherein information exchange can be accurately and smoothly performed between people concerned in school and students including teachers and/or between students themselves. SOLUTION: Radio waves showing information from a host computer 1 installed in a school are transmitted from a radiation means 2, and are automatically received by a terminal unit 3 which is carried by each student and always in a receivable state, to display the information. Moreover, transmission and reception between the terminal unit 3 carried by each student and a teacher's computer 41 operated by teacher, and also transmission and reception of information between mutual terminal units 3 are possible. According to the growth of the student who uses the system, display forms on the terminal unit 3 (kinds of kanji used, expression form, size of character font) are varied.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used by students in school life at elementary schools and the like to facilitate the exchange of information between students, including teachers, and students and / or between students. The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that can perform the processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For students attending school, messages from the school are notified to all students from the school as a whole, and from the teacher in charge at the class level to each student. They are roughly divided into those that are contacted. In the former case, it is generally distributed to each student in the form of a print, such as a notice of a medical examination and a notice of visiting parents. On the other hand, in the latter case, the content of homework for the day,
It is common for the teacher to give verbal information such as what to bring the next day to the students. Then, in order to remember the message, the student carries the communication bag for storing the distribution prints and the communication book for writing down the message to be carried and uses them at school.

[0003] In such a situation of communication between the school officials and the student, the student loses the distribution print or writes an incorrect content in the contact book, so that accurate information cannot be transmitted. That happens.

[0004] By the way, as the most effective measure to solve "bullying" which is the biggest problem in today's educational field, instead of uniformly educating all the students, the individual qualities and characteristics of the students are evaluated. Many educational critics cite the practice of education that schools understand and extend their individuality. It is a matter of course that close exchange of information (communication) between the teacher and each student is indispensable for the education to enhance individuality. Also,
In the upper grades, there will be a difference in the degree of understanding of each student's learning contents, so that detailed guidance on learning according to each student's ability is also required.

However, in the current education system in which one teacher is in charge of about thirty students, such close information exchange and detailed guidance are almost impossible. In an environment where one teacher is in charge of about a few students, it is possible to easily achieve such close information exchange and detailed guidance, but a small number of math classes of about one class The realization of this will lead to an increase in educational expenses. Therefore, even in the current educational system, a new educational system capable of realizing close exchange of information between teachers and students and providing detailed guidance according to each student's ability is being sought.

[0006] Insufficient information exchange (communication) between students and inadequacy are also cited as one of the causes of "bullying," and new education to solve such problems of information exchange between students. System development is also desired.

[0007] As a new educational system, an electronic educational system that introduces the information communication technology, which has been remarkably developed in recent years, into the educational world is considered. In the case of such an educational system, there is a large difference between students in lower grades in elementary school and students in higher grades in their ability to understand sentences, read and write kanji, and so on. It is necessary to provide a system that takes into account various points.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and between the students and school officials, including teachers,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus capable of exchanging information in a completely new and innovative form.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus capable of accurately transmitting messages between school personnel and students at an educational site.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus capable of exchanging information between students.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus which can change the form of display data (the type of kanji to be used, the expression form, and the size of characters) according to the growth of the student, thereby improving student convenience. Is to provide.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus for receiving and displaying information used by a student at a school, wherein the information receiving apparatus receives a wave indicating information. Means, changing means for changing the reception result of the receiving means into information, converting means for converting the information into display data, and display means for displaying an image corresponding to the display data. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus according to the first aspect.
Wherein the changing means has a function of changing the type of kanji to be used in accordance with a plurality of student groups or individual students.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus according to the first aspect.
In the second aspect, the changing means has a function of changing to information of a consensus language corresponding to a plurality of student groups or individual students.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus according to the first aspect.
In any one of the first to third aspects, the conversion means has a function of changing the size of a character display font according to a plurality of student groups or individual students.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus for receiving and displaying information used by a student at a school, wherein the receiving means receives a wave indicating the information;
Storage means for storing an updatable program for converting the reception result of the reception means into display data; conversion means for converting the reception result of the reception means to display data according to the program; Display means for displaying an image.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus according to the fifth aspect.
, Characterized by comprising an updating means for updating the program according to the growth of the student who uses the program.

An information processing apparatus according to claim 7 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 6.
Wherein the updating means has a function of updating the type of kanji that can be used.

An information processing apparatus according to claim 8 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 6.
Or the updating means has a function of updating the size of the display font of the character.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus according to the sixth aspect.
In any one of the first to eighth aspects, the updating unit has a function of updating a sentence expression.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an education system using the information processing apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a radio wave,
This is a host computer connected to the radiating means 2 that emits waves such as infrared rays, and the host computer 1 is installed in a place (a staff room or the like) in the school where operation by school personnel is convenient. The radiating means 2 is installed at a place in the school where the students come and go (near the school gate, entrance hall, near the entrance of each classroom, etc.). Due to the wave from the radiating means 2, information to be notified to the students at all schools or the students of each grade is transmitted from the host computer 1 to the space via the radiating means 2. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the radiating means 2 is an antenna connected to the transmitter 12 of the host computer 1 and provided on a wall above the entrance of each classroom, and information is transmitted from the antenna by radio waves.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a terminal as an information processing apparatus according to the present invention for receiving the wave from the radiating means 2. All students who go to school go to school with one terminal 3 at a time.
Keep it on your desk during class. Reference numerals 41 and 42 denote a teacher computer and an electronic blackboard operated by a teacher in each classroom. The teacher computer 41 is connected to the host computer 1 so that transmission and reception are possible. In addition,
Each teacher may carry the same terminal 3 as the student, and in this case, information is transmitted from the host computer 1 via the radiating means 2.

The terminal 3 has a power supply that is not turned on / off by an externally operable power switch. The power supply is always on, and the terminal 3 is normally set to the reception state. When a wave is radiated from the radiating means 2 when the wave is located within a receivable range of the wave from the radiating means 2 (about the school premises), the wave is automatically received. Therefore, information to be notified to the student from the school is automatically received by the terminal 3 during the time when the student is going to school, and is transmitted to each student.
Such an information transmission mode between the host computer 1 and the terminal 3 is called a broadcast mode.

The teacher computer 41 and the electronic blackboard
Information can be transmitted and received between the terminal 42 and the terminal 3 and between one terminal 3 and the other terminal 3 by radio waves such as infrared rays or specific low power. For example, a question given by the teacher in charge, a class-unit notification, and the like are transmitted from the teacher computer 41 to each terminal 3 of each student, and each terminal 3 operated by each student is sent to the teacher computer 41. , The answer to the question that was asked is sent. In addition, from the electronic blackboard 42 to each terminal 3 of each student, the electronic blackboard 42
Is transmitted. In addition, information can be transmitted and received between the students via the terminals 3 carried by the students. Such an information transmission mode between the teacher computer 41 and the electronic whiteboard 42, between the terminals 3, and between the plurality of terminals 3 is called a communication mode.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a characteristic portion of the first information processing apparatus (terminal 3) of the present invention. The first information processing device includes a receiving unit that receives a wave indicating information.
30, an information changing unit 21 for changing the result of reception by the receiving unit 30 to information, a display data converting unit 22 for converting the information obtained by the information changing unit 21 into display data, and an image corresponding to the display data. And a display unit 23 for displaying. Host computer 1, Teacher computer 41, Electronic blackboard 42, Other terminal 3
Is received by the receiving unit 30, and the reception result is changed to information by the information changing unit 21. At this time, the terminal 3
The type of kanji to be used is limited according to a plurality of student groups or individual students who use. For example, the information is converted into information by using only the kanji learned by that grade for each grade. Also, the information is converted into information using the same-sound significance expression corresponding to a plurality of student groups using the terminal device 3 or individual students. For example, the terminal 3 used by higher grades uses more idiom expressions,
The terminal 3 used by lower grades uses simple expressions.
The changed information is converted into display data by the display data conversion unit 22. At this time, the size of the character display font is changed according to a plurality of student groups using the terminal device 3 or individual students. Then, the transmitted information is displayed on the display unit 23 in an expression form according to the growth, proficiency, and understanding of the student using the terminal 3.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a characteristic portion of the second information processing apparatus (terminal 3) of the present invention. The second information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit 30 similar to that of FIG.
A program storage unit 24 for storing an updatable program for converting the reception result at 30 into display data, a program update unit 25 for updating a program stored in the program storage unit 24, and reception according to the stored program Department
It has a display data conversion unit 26 for converting the result of reception at 30 into display data, and a display unit 23 similar to FIG. The information transmitted from the host computer 1, the teacher computer 41, the electronic blackboard 42, and the other terminal 3 is received by the receiving unit 30, and the received result is displayed on the display data according to the program stored in the program storage unit 24. The conversion unit 26 converts the data into display data. The stored program is updated by the program updating unit 25 according to the growth of the student using the terminal 3. More specifically, the content is updated to a different program such as the type of kanji that can be used, the sentence expression, and the size of the character display font. Then, the transmitted information is displayed on the display unit 23 in an expression form according to the growth, proficiency, and understanding of the student using the terminal 3.

As described above, in the information processing apparatus (terminal 3) of the present invention, the display form of the information is not fixed but is variable according to the growth of the student to be used. It is easy to use and can efficiently present information according to each student.

[0028]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an education system using the information processing apparatus (terminal 3) of the present invention will be described in more detail. FIG. 1 showing an example of the state of implementation of the education system shows a state before starting a class in an elementary school. The student who comes to school enters the classroom while carrying the terminal 3, places the terminal 3 on his desk, sits on a chair and waits for the start of the class.

A movable electronic blackboard 42 is placed near a wall in front of the classroom. The electronic blackboard 42 is obtained by adding a communication function to an electronic blackboard having a general configuration. The electronic blackboard 42 has a rectangular writing board portion 42a, and the writing board portion 42a is horizontally scanned to write on the writing board portion 42a. A reading unit 42b for reading the information
Transmitter (transmitting antenna) 42c for transmitting the read information
And a data control operation unit (not shown) for converting the read information into communication data.

A teacher's desk 5 is provided in front of the classroom so as to face the student's desk, and a teacher's computer 41 is mounted on the teacher's desk 5. Teacher computer
As 41, a computer main body 41a, a display 41b as display means, and a keyboard 41 as input means
It is sufficient to use a personal computer composed of c and a mouse 41d. The teacher computer 41 is connected to the host computer 1 placed at a predetermined position in the school (for example, a staff room, a broadcasting room, or the like) by a communication path 6, and the host computer 1 and the teacher are connected via the communication path 6. Information can be transmitted to and received from the computer 41.

A radiating means 2 comprising an antenna connected to a host computer 1 is provided on the upper wall of the entrance of the classroom so that radio waves representing information from the host computer 1 are transmitted from the radiating means (antenna) 2. It has become. The information from the host computer 1 is
Information to be transmitted from the school to all school students or to all students by grade, such as news of school events such as athletic meet and cultural presentation. The receivable range of the radio wave from the radiating means 2 is as follows:
It is in the classroom where it is installed. The terminal 3 of each student has two types of power supplies, one of which is always on in accordance with the broadcast mode, and the other of which is turned on / off by the operation of a changeover switch described later. Switching is possible. Therefore, the terminal 3 is always energized by the former power supply, and the broadcast mode reception state is maintained. Therefore, the radio waves emitted from the radiating means 2 are received by the terminals 3 of all the students in the school, and the information is taken into the terminals 3.

The terminal 3 possessed by the student is normally set to the broadcast mode, receives the wave from the radiating means 2, and is connected to the teacher computer 41 and the electronic blackboard 42 or another terminal 3. When it is necessary to transmit and receive the information of
The mode is switched from the broadcast mode to the communication mode. Further, the terminal 3 is provided with a timer, and the execution time of the broadcast mode or the communication mode is controlled by the timer,
For example, information transmission / reception processing outside of school hours is prohibited. However, each student in his / her home outside of school hours will receive information stored in his / her terminal 3 (notice from school,
Homework, etc.) can be searched and displayed.

The transmission information transmitted from the host computer 1 and the transmission information transmitted from the teacher computer 41, the electronic blackboard 42, and the terminal 3 include the transmission source information for specifying the transmission source. The device 3 identifies the source according to the source information included in the received information, and switches between the broadcast mode and the communication mode.

The transmission information transmitted from the host computer 1 and the transmission information transmitted from the information processing device 4 and the terminal 3 are provided with destination information indicating the transmission destination. 3 or the teacher computer 41 acquires only the information addressed to itself based on the destination information given to the received information. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently collect only the information addressed to the user, and to keep the information confidential because information addressed to the students other than the user is not collected.

The terminal 3 is set with filter information related to the information to be stored, indicating the source of the information, the content of the reception, etc., and compares the filter information with the newly received information. Then, it is determined whether or not to accumulate the new information, and the information is collected. Also, the terminal 3
Set the filter information related to the information to be searched, indicating the source of the information, the received content, etc., read the stored information, compare the read information with the filter information, and take the necessary Search for only relevant information. As described above, the terminal 3 can efficiently perform the information collection processing and the search processing.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the terminal 3 used by each student. The terminal 3 has a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is provided with an input / output-compatible liquid crystal color monitor 3a in the center. The color monitor 3a displays received information, and the input monitor attached to the color monitor 3a is provided. Input can be performed with the pen 3b. Further, a keyhole 3c is formed in a corner of the terminal 3, and the terminal 3 is designed to activate the communication mode only when a student inserts his / her own key 3d into the keyhole 3c. , Personal privacy is being protected.

A switch for switching between a broadcast mode and a communication mode
3e, an LED 3f that is turned on when the changeover switch 3e is turned on, a transmission operation button 3g for instructing a start of an information transmission operation in the communication mode, and a transmission for executing transmission of the input information. Button 3h is provided. Further, an individual registration number section 3i for registering the number of a specific student who uses the terminal 3 is provided. By designating the number of the specific student, information is transmitted only to the specific student. I can do it.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal 3. As shown in FIG. The terminal 3 receives a radio wave from the radiating unit 2 and information transmitted by receiving a radio wave from the teacher computer 41, the electronic blackboard 42, or another terminal 3.
And whether the mode is the broadcast mode or the communication mode based on the flag (“1” or “0”) included in the received information, reads the destination information included in the received information, and A reception information identification unit 31 for identifying whether or not the information is received, an information collection unit 32 for collecting and storing information addressed to itself, an information search unit 33 for searching the stored information, and a reception information identification An output unit 34 for outputting the information addressed to the new unit itself from the unit 31 or the information retrieved from the information retrieval unit 33 to the color monitor 3a,
An input unit 35 having a display function for inputting information to be transmitted to the teacher computer 41 or another terminal 3;
A data control operation unit 36 for converting information input to the radio wave data into a radio wave data, a transmission unit 37 for transmitting a radio wave corresponding to the radio wave data, and a control unit 38 for controlling these units.
The information change unit 21, the display data conversion unit 22, the program storage unit 24, the program update unit 25, and the display data conversion unit 26 are built in the control unit 38.

Next, the structure of communication data transmitted from the host computer 1 and the structure of communication data transmitted from the teacher computer 41, the electronic blackboard 42, or the terminal 3 will be described.

FIG. 6 is a format diagram showing an example of the structure of communication data transmitted from the host computer 1, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specific example. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, communication data from the host computer 1 includes first ID information a (specifically, “school”) indicating a transmission source and second ID information b (eg, “student”) indicating the type of information. Message), the third ID information c indicating the destination (specifically, "sixth grader"), and the specific content d (for example, "A briefing session for school excursions will be held from 4:00"). You. This first ID
The information includes flag information indicating the broadcast mode.

FIG. 8 shows a teacher computer 41 and an electronic blackboard.
FIG. 9 is a format diagram showing an example of the structure of communication data transmitted from 42 or the terminal 3. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a specific example of communication data from the teacher computer 41. The communication data includes, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, first ID information p (specifically, “teacher”) indicating a transmission source, and a second I information indicating the content of the information.
D information q (for example, “homework”), third ID information r indicating a destination (specifically, “A, B”), specific content s
(For example, “correct test print”). The first ID information includes flag information indicating the communication mode.

The above-mentioned first ID information indicating the transmission source and the third ID information indicating the destination are limited, and therefore, the source and destination are specified using codes. It is convenient.

As described above, the communication data from the host computer 1, the teacher computer 41, the electronic blackboard 42
Alternatively, since the communication data from the terminal 3 includes the first ID information whose source is known, the terminal 3 on the receiving side can specify the transmission source for each information.
Further, communication data from the host computer 1 and
Since the communication data from the teacher computer 41, the electronic blackboard 42, or the terminal 3 includes the third ID information whose address is known, the terminal 3 on the receiving side determines whether the information is addressed to itself. Can be identified, and only the information addressed to oneself can be collected.

Next, the processing of such an educational system will be described. The modes executed by the terminal 3 possessed by the student include a broadcast mode for receiving radio waves from the radiating means 2 in which information from the host computer 1 is included, and a computer 41 for teachers, the electronic blackboard 41 or another terminal 3. And a communication mode in which information is transmitted and received by radio waves. These two modes are switched by the operation of the changeover switch 3e.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing of the switching operation between the two modes. It is determined whether or not the changeover switch 3e is on (S1), and the changeover switch 3e is turned on.
If 3e is off (S1: NO), the broadcast mode is set (S2). If the changeover switch 3e is on (S1: YES), the communication mode is set (S3). As a general example, during class, the switch 3e is turned on to set the communication mode so that information can be transmitted and received between the teacher and the student in each class unit, and the information is common to all school students except during class. A switching example in which the switch 3e is turned off and the broadcast mode is set so that the broadcast can be transmitted. Further, the LED 3f is turned on while the changeover switch 3e is on, so that the student can easily recognize that the communication mode is set.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the broadcast mode. It is determined whether or not a mode switching operation has been performed (S11). If the operation has been performed (S11: YES), the mode is switched to the communication mode (S3). If the mode switching operation is not performed (S11: NO), the communication data is
It is determined whether or not the communication data has been received (S12). If no communication data has been received, the process returns. On the other hand, when the communication data is received (S12: YES), the reception information identification unit determines whether or not the flag of the first ID information in the communication data includes a flag of the broadcast mode (for example, "1").
The determination is made at 31 (S13), otherwise (S13: NO), the mode is changed to the communication mode (S3). When the flag is the broadcast mode flag (S13: YE
S), the reception information identification unit 31 determines whether or not the communication data includes itself in the destination (S14). Then, if the user is included (S14: YES), the communication data is displayed on the color monitor 3a via the output unit 34 (S15), and then stored in the information collection unit 32 (S16). on the other hand,
If the user is not included in the destination (S14: NO),
Return as it is.

Here, an application example of the broadcast mode in a school will be described. Outside of class hours, that is,
A radio wave including information from the host computer 1 is transmitted from the radiating means 2 to the school using a time zone before the start time, a break time including lunch break, after the end time, and the like. The terminal 3 of each student receives the radio wave, identifies the flag of the broadcast mode, and displays information included in the radio wave on the color monitor 3a to notify the student. After displaying for a predetermined time, the information is stored in the information collecting unit 32. Therefore, the message from the school can be reliably transmitted to the students.

A display example on the terminal 3 in such a broadcast mode will be described. The content of the latest received information is displayed on the color monitor 3a of the terminal 3, and only the ID information of the previously received information is displayed as a list after being accumulated. The student can display the accumulated desired information on the color monitor 3a by designating the list item.

As described above, the broadcast mode of the present invention performs the same function as that of the conventional school broadcasting. In school broadcasting, some students sometimes missed the contents of the broadcast and did not reliably communicate the message to all students. However, according to the present invention, regardless of the student's attention, the students contact the terminal 3 of all students. Since the information is reliably transmitted, even if the message displayed at the time of transmission is missed, the message is stored internally as data. Therefore, the content of the message can be grasped by reading out the stored data. Also, by reading the stored data, the contents of the message can be confirmed again, so that the contents can be transmitted accurately.

In such a broadcast mode, it is possible to designate a destination, for example, "fifth grade", "science club", etc., and to transmit a message only to a specific student. By designating “unspecified”, it is also possible to transmit a message to all school students.

In addition to the above examples, host computers and radiating means similar to schools are set in public places such as stations, museums, art galleries, and event venues, and students are placed in such public places. An application example of the broadcast mode in which various information from the host computer is received by the terminal 3 via the radiating means when entering is also possible.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the communication mode. It is determined whether or not a mode switching operation has been performed (S21). If the operation has been performed (S21: YES), the mode is changed to the broadcast mode (S2). If the mode switching operation has not been performed (S21: NO), it is determined whether or not communication data has been received by the receiving unit 30 (S22). When the communication data is received (S22: YES), the reception information identification unit 31 determines whether the flag of the first ID information in the communication data includes a communication mode flag (for example, “0”) ( If not (S23: NO), the mode is changed to the broadcast mode (S2). If the flag is the communication mode flag (S23: YES), the reception information identification unit 31 determines whether or not the communication data itself includes the destination (S24). If the user is included (S24: YES), the communication data is displayed on the color monitor 3a via the output unit 34 (S2).
In 5), the information is stored in the information collecting unit 32 (S26). On the other hand, if the user is not included in the destination (S24: NO), the process returns. If the communication data is not received in S22 (S23: NO), it is determined whether or not the transmission operation is performed, that is, whether or not the transmission operation button 3g is pressed (S22).
27). If the transmission operation button 3g is not pressed (S
(27: NO) Return as it is, and if pressed (S27: YES), perform data transmission processing (S28) and end the processing.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a data transmission process in the terminal 3. After pressing the transmission operation button 3g, specific information contents to be transmitted to the color monitor 3a are input using the input pen 3b (S31), and the second ID information indicating the type of the contents and the third ID information indicating the destination Is input (S32). The first ID information indicating the transmission source is automatically added before transmission. Such input data is sent to the data control calculation unit 36 via the input unit 35, and is converted into radio wave data. Then, the transmission button 3h is pressed, and the radio wave data thus created is transmitted from the transmission unit 37 (S33).

The teacher computer 41 and the electronic blackboard
The transmission process of the communication data from 42 to the terminal 3 is basically the same as that shown in FIG.

Next, an example of application of the communication mode in the school will be described. During the class, the terminals 3 of all students in the class are set to the communication mode.

First, information transmission between the teacher and the student, that is,
An example of information transmission between the teacher computer 41 and the terminal 3 will be described. For example, consider a case where a teacher presents a common math problem to students in a class and each student presents the answer to the teacher. In this case, the teacher uses the teacher computer
Using the input means of the keyboard 41c and the mouse 41d of 41, communication data is created and transmitted. At this time, the first ID information, the second ID information, the third ID information, and the specific contents of the communication data are, for example, “teacher”, “question”, “unspecified”, and “32 ÷ (2 + 6) × 2”, respectively. Become. Then, the communication data is displayed on the color monitor 3a of the terminal 3 of each student. Each student solves this problem, seeks an answer, presses the transmission operation button 3g, then creates and transmits communication data.
At this time, the first ID information, the second ID information of the communication data,
The third ID information and the specific content are, for example, “A
(Student name) "," answer "," teacher ", and" 8 ". Here, the display 41b of the teacher computer 41 is a split screen, and communication data from each student is displayed on each split screen. In this way, communication between the teacher and all the students in the class is possible during the class, and the teacher can proceed with the class while grasping the degree of understanding of each student.

Further, in such an example in which a question and an answer are transmitted and received, a destination from the teacher side can be set for each arbitrary student, so that a problem that is difficult for a student with high ability and a problem that is easy for a student with low ability are easy. Since questions with different degrees of difficulty can be set for each group or individually, it is possible to provide detailed guidance according to each student's ability.

Next, information transmission between the electronic blackboard 42 and the student terminal 3 will be described. The teacher arranges and writes the points of today's lesson on the writing board portion 42a of the electronic blackboard 42, scans the written portion with the reading portion 42b, and reads the content.
Communication data indicating the read content is created and transmitted
Sent from 42c. At this time, the first ID information, the second I
The D information, the third ID information, and the specific contents are, for example, “blackboard”, “gist of the day”, “unspecified”, and “order of calculation...”. This communication data is stored in the terminal 3 of each student.
After being displayed on the color monitor 3a, the information is accumulated in the information collecting unit 32 in the terminal 3. As described above, since the contents written by the teacher during the lesson are stored in the terminal device 3, the student does not need to copy the contents to the notebook, and can concentrate on listening to the explanation of the teacher.

Next, an example of information transmission between students, that is, an example of information transmission between the terminal 3 of one student and the terminal 3 of another student will be described. For example, consider a case where student A notifies another performer of the date and time of the practice of a play at a cultural presentation. In this case, the student A presses the transmission operation button 3g and then uses the input pen 3b of his / her terminal 3 to input the destination and the contents of the message to the color monitor 3a. Then, when the transmission button 3h is pressed, the communication data is transmitted. At this time, the first ID information, the second ID information, the third ID information, and the specific contents are “A”, “message”, and “B”, respectively.
"Mr. C, D", "I will practice the play from 3 o'clock today." This communication data is received by the terminal 3 of all students in the class, but the destination is limited. , B
No display or accumulation is performed on the terminals 3 of the students other than Mr. C, D, and only the terminals 3 of B, C, and D are displayed and accumulated. In this way, information transmission between students can be performed in a manner in which the other party is specified.

In addition to the above example, the destination is "unspecified".
Can be transmitted from the teacher computer 41 to all the terminals 3 from the class or from one terminal 3 to all the other terminals 3. By using this function, The communication mode can be applied as a class newspaper, a contact book, or the like.

In the example described above, the terminal 3 is set to the communication mode during the lesson, and is set to the broadcast mode except during the lesson.
Of course, these two modes can be arbitrarily switched by the switching operation of the changeover switch 3e.

By the way, there is a great difference in the knowledge and judgment between the upper grades and the lower grades of elementary school students, so that if the interface of the terminal device 3 is common to all grades, the usability may be deteriorated. Therefore, in the terminal 3 of the present invention, the interface is updated according to the student's growth, and the display mode is changed for each grade. The updating of such a display form is performed by the control unit 38.For example, when a student advances to a new school year, by inserting a system card in which a program for conversion to display data suitable for the new school year is inserted, The interface program of the terminal 3 is changed.

Elements that change the display format for each grade include:
It is conceivable to limit the type of kanji to be used for each grade, to change the way of expression (consensual foreign language), to add reading to kanji in the lower grades, to change the size of displayed characters, and the like.
For example, if you tell your students that they will postpone an excursion in the event of rain, the expression "I will postpone the excursion next week if it's rainy tomorrow" is sufficient for older students, Grade students do not understand this well. Thus, the terminal 3 used by lower-grade students displays a message such as "If tomorrow (rain) rains, extend your foot for the next week". In addition, the terminal 3 used by lower-grade students is compared with the terminal 3 used by higher-grade students,
Increase the size of displayed text so that lower grade students can see it.

As described above, in the terminal 3 of the present example, when contacting all the students with the same content, the contact can be made in an expression suitable for the proficiency of learning in each grade, and The students do not feel redundant, and the students in lower grades do not understand the contents, and are convenient for all students.

In the above-described example, as a method of making the display mode different for each grade, when a new grade is advanced, a system card in which a program suitable for the grade is written is inserted. It is also possible to use a simple method. All the programs to be used for 6 years are stored in the terminal 3 in advance for each school year, and the programs for each school year are subject to abstinence processing. May be sequentially removed from the program. Further, when a student to use advances to a new grade, data of a new program suitable for the grade may be transmitted from the host computer 1 to each terminal 3. Further, in the above-described example, the display form of the information is updated for each grade, but it is also possible to change the display form for each student individually.

Use in schools, which are places of group living, and
Considering the underdeveloped social nature of young children, ethical and social use guidelines are necessary when using the above-mentioned educational system. For example, transmission / reception processing using the terminal 3 after school is prohibited, and transmission / reception processing by the terminal 3 is limited to the school (however, it can be used outside the school if led by a teacher) or during class hours. It is necessary to set a usage guideline that transmission and reception between students is prohibited. In such a case, since the student's school time and class time are determined, it is possible, for example, to set a timer so as to match them, and to limit the use time zone of the terminal 3 with the timer. It is.

In the above, the case where the terminal 3 carried by each student is used for the function of transmitting and receiving information to and from other devices has been described, but this terminal 3 is used as a device for managing individual information. It is also possible to use Hereinafter, a usage example of the terminal 3 in such a case will be described.

Health information such as height and weight can be considered as typical information on individual students in school life. Such management of personal information is complicated, and particularly, input processing of periodically obtained data is troublesome. However, if a measuring instrument such as a weight scale transmits measurement data toward the terminal 3 by using the terminal 3 according to the present invention, the terminal 3 in the receiving state basically receives the measurement data. And receive it. In this way, measurement data can be input unconsciously. In addition, an application is also possible in which the transition of accumulated measurement data over time is graphed and displayed on the color panel 3a, and its utility is high. As the personal information, in addition to the health information, test result information, attendance record information, and the like are also applicable.

In the above-described educational system, various information is collected in the terminal 3 carried by the student, but the capacity of the memory for storing the various information is stored so that the size of the terminal 3 is not so large. Has a limit. Therefore, a function of efficiently collecting received information is required. Also,
Each student outputs the accumulated information as necessary and checks the information, but a function of quickly searching for the required information is required. Hereinafter, information collection processing and search processing in the terminal device 3 will be described.

FIG. 14 shows the information collecting unit 32 and the information searching unit 33 of the terminal 3 related to the information collecting / searching process (see FIG. 5).
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the device. In FIG. 14, an information collection unit 32 that controls collection of information includes a storage unit 32a that stores received information, and a comparison unit 32b that compares the received information with information stored in the storage unit 34. , Comparison unit 32
a storage control unit that determines information to be stored in the storage unit 32a and information that does not need to be stored in accordance with the comparison result of b, and outputs storage enable / disable information indicating the determination result to the storage unit 32a
32c. Information retrieval unit 33 that controls information retrieval
Is a search output unit 33a for searching for and outputting desired information from the information stored in the storage unit 34, and search information (first ID information and second ID information) when the search output unit 33a searches for information.
And a search information storage unit 33b for storing the search information. If the first ID information and / or the second ID information is different from the previous information, the first ID information and / or the second ID information of the information is stored in the search information storage unit from the storage control unit 32c. 33b is entered.

Next, information collection and retrieval processing operations will be described. The radio wave in which the information is included is received by the receiving unit 30, and the received wave is sent to the received information identifying unit 31, and the destination of the information is identified. If the information is addressed to itself, the received information is input to the storage unit 32a, the comparison unit 32b, and the storage control unit 32c. The comparison unit 32b compares the information input from the reception information identification unit 31 with the information stored in the storage unit 32a. Specifically, the comparison unit 32b compares the information from the reception information identification unit 31 and the information in the storage unit 32a with
The first ID information, the second ID information, and specific contents are compared. Then, the comparison result is stored in the accumulation control unit 32c.
Output to The storage control unit 32c determines which information is stored and which information is not stored based on the comparison result.

More specifically, the accumulation control unit 32c determines whether the newly input information matches the first ID information, the second ID information and all the specific contents in the accumulation unit 32a. It is determined that the newly input information is not stored, and the newly input information, the first ID information, and the second
If information that matches the ID information but differs in specific content is stored in the storage unit 32a, the information stored in the storage unit 32a is deleted and the newly input information is deleted. If it is determined that the information is to be stored and if the information that matches the newly input information with any of the first ID information and the second ID information is not stored in the storage unit 32a, the newly input information is stored. I judge it. The storage availability information indicating such a determination result is stored in the storage control unit 32.
c to the storage section 32a. The storage unit 32a performs an information storage process according to the storage availability information.

As described above, when communication data having the same content is received, the communication data is not stored, and when communication data whose content is changed is received, the stored data is updated to new content. When new communication data with different first ID information or second ID information is received, the communication data is stored. Filtering processing on the received communication data is performed. Thus, it is possible to prevent the storage of unnecessary information and to effectively use the storage capacity. For example, in the broadcast mode, it is considered that information having the same content is often transmitted repeatedly. In such a case, since information having the same content is not stored, useless information having the same content is repeatedly stored. Nothing.

When information such that either the first ID information or the second ID information is different from the information already stored in the storage unit 32a is newly input, the first ID information and / or the second ID information are The information is input from the storage control unit 32c to the search information storage unit 33b and stored. When a student searches for necessary information, the first ID information and / or the second ID information are designated as keywords. Then, the search output unit 33a
Refers to the search information (first ID information, second ID information) stored in the search information storage unit 33b, searches for information matching the keyword from all information stored in the storage unit 32a, and outputs the information. I do.

As described above, the search information related to the information to be searched is stored in the search information storage unit 33b, and the filtering process is performed on all the information stored in the storage unit 34 according to the search information. It is possible to search for the information desired by the student accurately and quickly and to present it to the student.

In the above-described embodiment, the radiating means (antenna) 2 connected to the host computer 1 is provided at the entrance of the classroom. However, the radiating means (antenna) 2 is set at another place such as the vicinity of the school gate, the entrance hall, or the roof. Needless to say, it is good.
Although the information medium in the broadcast mode is radio waves and the information medium in the communication mode is radio waves, this is merely an example, and other combinations such as the use of infrared rays may be used.

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As described in detail above, in the education system using the information processing apparatus (terminal) of the present invention, a wave including communication information from the school is transmitted from the radiating means connected to the host computer. Since the wave is received by the terminal carried by each student and the content of the message is displayed, the message can be accurately transmitted between the school and the student. Also, in the classroom, information can be transmitted and received between the teacher computer and the terminal carried by each student while identifying the other party as necessary, so that the teacher and the student can communicate with each other. And smooth exchange of information between the students, and detailed guidance according to each student's ability in learning. In addition, even if there is between students, information can be transmitted and received via the terminal carried by each student while identifying the other party as necessary, so that students can exchange information intimately. Can be.

Further, in the information processing apparatus (terminal) of the present invention, the form of the display data (the type of kanji used, the expression form, the size of the character font, etc.) is changed according to a plurality of student groups or individual students. As a result, it is possible to transmit and receive information in a form according to the student's growth, such as improvement in vocabulary, expression, and comprehension, thereby providing an effect of good usability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an implementation state of an education system using an information processing device (terminal) of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a characteristic portion of the information processing apparatus (terminal) of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a characteristic portion of another information processing apparatus (terminal) of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an information processing device (terminal) used by each student.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an information processing device (terminal) used by each student.

FIG. 6 is a format diagram showing an example of the structure of communication data transmitted from a host computer.

FIG. 7 is a format diagram showing a specific example of communication data transmitted from a host computer;

FIG. 8 is a format diagram showing a structure example of communication data transmitted from a teacher computer, an electronic blackboard, or a terminal;

FIG. 9 is a format diagram showing a specific example of communication data transmitted from the teacher computer;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing processing for switching between a broadcast mode and a communication mode;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in a broadcast mode.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in a communication mode.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a data transmission process in the information processing apparatus (terminal).

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of an information collection / search processing system in the information processing apparatus (terminal).

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 host computer 2 radiating means (antenna) 3 terminal (information processing device) 21 information change unit 22 display data conversion unit 23 display unit 24 program storage unit 25 program update unit 26 display data conversion unit 30 reception unit 41 teacher computer 42 Electronic blackboard

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus for receiving and displaying information used by students at a school, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a wave indicating information; and changing a reception result of the receiving unit to information. An information processing apparatus comprising: a changing unit; a converting unit that converts the information into display data; and a displaying unit that displays an image corresponding to the display data. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the change unit has a function of changing the type of kanji to be used according to a plurality of student groups or individual students. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the changing unit has a function of changing to information of consensus language corresponding to a plurality of student groups or individual students. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said conversion means has a function of changing a size of a character display font according to a plurality of student groups or individual students. 5. An information processing apparatus for receiving and displaying information used by students at a school, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a wave indicating information; and converting a reception result of the receiving unit into display data. Storage means for storing an updatable program for performing the operation, conversion means for converting the reception result of the reception means into display data according to the program, and display means for displaying an image corresponding to the display data. Characteristic information processing device. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising updating means for updating the program according to the growth of a student who uses the program. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said updating means has a function of updating a type of kanji that can be used. 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said updating means has a function of updating the size of a character display font. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said updating means has a function of updating a sentence expression.