TW201943345A - Charging device and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention provides information that is beneficial to users. A charging device (21) comprises a control unit (7) that acquires first information which is based on at least one of information obtained from a flavor inhaler device (23) and information obtained from the outside; a communication unit (9) that directly communicates the first information with the outside; and a display unit (10) that displays the first information.

Description

   Charging device and information processing system   

The invention mainly relates to a charging device for charging a flavor taster and an information processing system containing the charging device.

Among known techniques, a charging device for charging a battery of a flavored taster such as a heated cigarette is known. This charging device connects a USB terminal provided in a personal computer and the like with a flavor taster, and supplies power from the USB terminal to a battery of the flavor taster.

Patent Document 1 describes a charging accessory (also called a charging device) for an aerosol (also referred to as aerosol) delivery device. The charging accessory has an aerosol delivery device interface and a communication interface. , And access the usage data of the aerosol-delivery device, and will provide social network services including the community of the aerosol-delivery device user according to the social data generated by the use-data.

    [Prior technical literature]         [Patent Literature]    

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Public Table Patent Gazette "Special Table No. 2017-512459 (public table on May 25, 2017)"

However, the conventional charging technology is connected to a server via another terminal device such as a PC, and there is still room for improvement in terms of user convenience. In a charging device with a communication function, there is a technical need for prompting users with useful information.

The embodiment of the present invention was created by the creators in view of the problems described above, and the purpose is to provide a technology for presenting useful information to users in a charging device having a communication function.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a charging device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a charging device for charging a flavor inhaler, and includes a control unit that acquires or generates first information. The information obtained by the tasting device and at least one of the information obtained from the outside are obtained; the communication section directly communicates the aforementioned first information with the outside; and the display section displays the aforementioned first information.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an information processing system according to an aspect of the present invention is a system including a charging device and a server for charging a flavor taster, and the charging device is provided with a control unit for obtaining or generating The first information obtained based on at least any one of the information obtained from the aforementioned fragrance taster and the information obtained from the outside; the communication section is capable of directly communicating the first information with the outside; and a display section Is to display the aforementioned first information, and the aforementioned server generates the aforementioned first information.

One aspect of the present invention is a charging device capable of improving user convenience.

1‧‧‧display system

4‧‧‧Server

5‧‧‧ Capsule Scanner

6‧‧‧Image Analysis Department

7‧‧‧Control Department

8‧‧‧Memory Department

9‧‧‧ Ministry of Communications

10‧‧‧Display

11‧‧‧USB connection

12‧‧‧ battery

13‧‧‧Charging port

14‧‧‧Data Acquisition Department

15‧‧‧Data Processing Department

16‧‧‧Display Control Department

17‧‧‧Server Communication Department

18‧‧‧Server Control Department

19‧‧‧Server Memory

21, 22‧‧‧ Charging device

23‧‧‧Scented

24‧‧‧Battery detection department

25‧‧‧Battery for taster

26‧‧‧Airflow detection department

27‧‧‧Scent inhaler controller

28‧‧‧Smoke inhaler memory section

29‧‧‧ Transmission Department

31, 32‧‧‧ terminal devices

33‧‧‧Ignition Department

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a display system of the first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a display system of the first embodiment.

Fig. 3 (a) is a diagram showing the appearance of the charging device of the first embodiment and the display content of the display unit at the same time, and (b) is an illustration of information displayed on the display unit.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of the charging device of the first embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of the charging device of the first embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing a first information generating process of the display system of the first embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing the first information generating process of the display system of the first embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing the first information generating process of the display system of the first embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart showing the first information generating process of the display system of the first embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. However, as long as there is no specific description in the configuration described in this embodiment, it does not mean that the scope of the present invention is limited to this description, but is merely an illustrative example.

[Embodiment 1]

(Display System 1)

Hereinafter, a display system (information processing system) 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of the display system 1 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the display system 1 includes one or a plurality of display devices (charging devices 21,...) And a cloud server 4 (hereinafter also referred to as a server 4).

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the display system 1 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, in the display system 1, one or a plurality of charging devices are configured to communicate with a server 4 provided in a global network (cloud network), as one example. As shown in FIG. 2, the display system 1 may further include one or a plurality of terminal devices (terminal devices 31, 32,...) Configured to communicate with the server 4. Here, as an example of a terminal device, for example, a smart phone or a personal computer, the present embodiment is not limited to these forms.

In addition, although FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show one server 4 as an example, this aspect is not limited to this embodiment, and a plurality of servers may be provided for the display system 1, and the charging device These plural servers are configured to communicate.

In one example, one or more charging devices and one or more terminal devices are configured to be able to communicate with each other via a global network. However, this aspect is not limited to this embodiment, and one or more The charging device and one or more terminal devices may be configured to communicate with each other via Wifi (registered trademark) or Bluetooth (registered trademark). In addition, the display system 1 may be configured to include a flavor taster 23 as shown in FIG. 1. In this embodiment, the flavor taster 23 is taken as an example to describe the form connected to the charging device, but the form of the hardware connected to the charging device is not limited to the flavor taster 23, for example, the flavor can be expanded. The components and the like of the functional accessories of the taster 23 are not limited to the above-mentioned configuration.

(Server 4)

As shown in FIG. 1, for example, the server 4 includes a server communication unit 17, a server control unit 18, and a server memory unit 19.

The server communication unit 17 communicates with a communication unit provided with the charging device 21. The server communication unit 17 may also communicate with other charging devices 22 or terminal devices 31 and 32. The server communication unit 17 obtains the flavor taste information and the first information described later from the charging device 21.

The server control unit 18 refers to the fragrance taste information obtained from the self-charging devices 21 and 22 to generate the first information. Alternatively, the first information is also generated according to each of the plurality of charging devices. The specific generation processing of the first information will be described later.

The server storage unit 19 is capable of associating and storing the first information acquired or generated by the server control unit 18 with each user. More specifically, the information stored in the server memory 19 is information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler 23 and based on information from advertising, finance, user trips, social network services, location information, weather, music, The information obtained by selecting at least one piece of information about the application of the flavor taster used by the user of the character application and other flavor tasters. Such information can be generated and updated by the server 4, or can be obtained from a server different from the server 4. Moreover, not only the above information is directly provided to the charging device, but also a configuration in which the storage destination information showing the storage destination of such information is provided to the charging device.

(Scented taster 23)

As shown in FIG. 1, the flavor taster 23 includes, for example, a flavor taster battery 25, an airflow detection unit 26, a flavor taster control unit 27, a flavor taster memory unit 28, and a transfer unit 29.

The flavor taster battery 25 is, for example, supplied with power to each part of the flavor taster 23. The airflow detection unit 26 detects an airflow generated when the user tastes the flavor inhaler 23.

The flavor taster control unit 27 controls each part of the flavor taster 23. In addition, in other aspects, the flavor taster control unit 27 may generate airflow information based on the airflow detected by the airflow detection unit 26, for example. Here, the so-called airflow information means information related to the airflow generated by the user inhaling the flavor taster 23. The flavor taster memory unit 28 stores, for example, the airflow information generated by the flavor taster control unit 27, and can store various information obtained by the flavor taster.

The transmitting unit 29 transmits the information obtained by the aroma taster, including the airflow information generated by the aroma taster control unit 27, to the charging device 21. The form of transmission performed by the transmission section 29 is not limited to this embodiment, but in one example, it is transmitted to the data acquisition section 14 through the charging port 13.

(Terminal device 31)

The terminal devices 31 and 32 generally mean terminal devices other than the charging device in the display system 1. The terminal devices 31 and 32 may be, for example, a notebook PC or a smart phone.

Updates of information related to the itinerary, financial and social network services described later can also be performed using the terminal device 31. In addition, it may be configured to transmit the first information displayed on the display unit 10 of the charging device 21 described below, or a warning or recommendation based on the first information, to the terminal device 31 used by the same user as the charging device 21, And displayed on the terminal device 31. Further, it may be configured that information indicating that the first information has been transmitted to the charging device 21 is transmitted from the server 4 to the terminal device 31, and the terminal device 31 is displayed as a pop-up window.

Here, as a specific example of the warning, for example, "warning information" described later is used, but it is not limited to this. In addition, although the "recommendation information" mentioned later is mentioned as a specific example of a recommendation, it is not limited to this.

In addition, in order to make the structure as described above, as long as a program is installed in the terminal device 31 in advance to receive push transmission from the charging device 21 or the server 4, and the received portion is displayed as a pop-up window on the display portion of the terminal device 31 Content. Such a program is also included in the connotation of the invention recorded in this application.

(Charging device 21)

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

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the charging device 21 may be connected to the flavor taster 23 via the charging port 13, for example. In addition, the USB connection portion 11 may also serve as a configuration of the charging port 13.

(USB connector 11)

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

(Charging port 13)

The charging port 13 is connected to the fragrance taster 23 and performs power supply, data transmission, and reception of the fragrance taster 23. Specific examples of the flavor taster 23 here include heat-type cigarettes and electronic cigarettes. The charging device 21 may be provided with a plurality of charging ports 13. According to this, a plurality of fragrance tasters can be charged at the same time.

(Battery 12)

The battery 12 is a power supply for the flavor taster connected to the charging port 13. The battery 12 is a rechargeable battery that receives power from a device connected to the USB connection section 11 and charges it.

(Battery detection section 24)

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

(Communication Department 9)

The information obtained by the communication unit 9 from the server communication unit 17 provided in the server 4 is based on information from advertisements, finance, user trips, social network services, location information, weather, music, role applications, and other flavor tasters. The use information of the flavor taster used by the users selected at least one piece of information. Hereinafter, the information obtained by the communication unit 9 is also referred to as "external information". The external information obtained by the communication unit 9 is generated by, for example, the server control unit 18 of the server 4, but this is not limited to this embodiment, and may be obtained or generated by a server other than the server 4. Information.

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

The communication unit 9 is configured to directly communicate the first information with the outside. In other words, the communication unit 9 is configured to communicate the first information with the outside without going through another device. Therefore, there is no need to connect other devices in a time-consuming manner, thereby improving user convenience.

More specifically, the information obtained by the communication unit 9 is as follows. The information described below may contain any of text data, animation images, and still images, and may also contain sound.

(Based on advertising information)

The advertisement-based information is information for introducing a product to a user of the charging device 21. It can be information of the advertisement itself, or it can also refer to the first information described later, and appropriately compile the information obtained by the advertisement according to the user preference of the charging device 21. Such editing processing may be performed in the server 4, may be performed in the charging device 21, and may be performed in another charging device having the same configuration as the charging device 21.

In addition, the information based on the advertisement may include information for notifying the user of a discount on the product. Furthermore, it may also include information for prompting the user of the purchase and replacement of the battery of the flavor inhaler.

(Based on weather information)

The weather-dependent information is information for notifying the user of the charging device 21 of the weather. The information based on the weather contains information about past weather, information about current weather, and information about future weather. In addition, the information based on the weather is the weather at the location of the users including the charging device 21 or other charging devices, the weather at the destination of the users, and the like.

(Based on financial information)

The financial information includes information about current or past stock prices, interest rate information, and other futures trading information. In particular, the stock price of the stock owned by the user of the charging device 21, the currency exchange rate of the currency owned by the user and other currencies, and the price of minerals such as gold held by the user.

(Information based on user schedule)

The information according to the itinerary of the user includes information about the itinerary of the user of the charging device 21 or other charging devices. For example, it includes information such as what month and day these users want to participate in, or whether there is a meeting, and for example, the terminal device 31 of the user can be synchronized with the schedule to update the information.

(Based on information from social networking services)

The information according to the social network service (SNS) includes the submission materials (text or graphics, etc.) submitted by the user of the charging device 21 or other users to the SNS. It also contains information showing the date of submission of these submissions.

(Information based on location information)

The location information includes location information showing the current or past location of the user of the charging device 21 or other users. Such position information can be obtained using the GPS (Global Positioning Service) function of the mobile terminal held by the user. Alternatively, the GPS function may be mounted on the charging device 21 so that the charging device 21 is provided with a position information generating unit that generates the position information.

(Based on music information)

The music-based information includes music (including music portraits) downloaded by the user of the charging device 21.

(Information based on role application)

The character application is, for example, a parenting game including characters such as animals downloaded by the user. Therefore, the information applied based on the character may include information showing the growth stages of the character in parenting in the parenting game described above. However, the information according to the role application is not limited to the above examples, and may include various information that the application can obtain and control.

(Information based on the use information of the flavor taster used by other users)

The information based on the use information of the flavor taster used by other users includes information about flavor taste of the other users (to be described later).

(Based on the message)

The information according to the mail includes reception data received by the recipient for the user of the charging device 21 and transmission data transmitted from the mail address.

(Information on Capsule Hobby)

The information based on the capsule preferences includes information about the capsule preferences of the user of the charging device 21 or other charging devices or the usage amount (including the order frequency). For example, the type or number of capsules used by the user, or the amount used.

(Information about the battery)

The information on the battery includes information necessary for the regular maintenance of the battery of the charging device 21 or the fragrance taster 23, and information on recommendations for replacement of the battery.

Hereinafter, each part of the charging device 21 will be described.

(Capsule Scanner 5)

The capsule scanner 5 scans a capsule for a flavor taster to obtain a scanned image. Here, the capsule has a structure that contains a fragrance inside and is connected to a fragrance taster, and has a function of supplying a fragrance to the user when the user tastes the fragrance taster. The capsule scanner 5 may be, for example, an odor sensor in addition to a scanned image. By using an odor sensor, it is possible to determine whether the capsule is a used capsule by sensing the strength of the odor, for example. In addition, here, the means for supplying a fragrance to a user is not limited to a capsule. As another example of the configuration, a heat stick including a fragrance may be mentioned.

(Image analysis section 6)

The image analysis unit 6 analyzes a scan image obtained by scanning the scanning capsule scanner 5. The analysis result obtained by the image analysis unit 6 is supplied to the data processing unit 15 of the control unit 7.

(Ignition section 33)

The charging device 21 may be provided with, for example, an ignition portion 33 that ignites a paper cigarette. According to this, it is not necessary to ignite means such as a lighter, and the convenience of the user can be improved. The number of heating processes performed by the ignition unit 33, the heating time, and the position information at the time of the operation of the heating process are supplied to the data processing unit 15 of the control unit 7.

(Control section 7)

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

The data acquisition unit 14 acquires information from the flavor taster 23. Here, the information acquisition from the fragrance taster 23 performed by the data acquisition unit 14 can be obtained through wired or wireless communication between the fragrance taster 23 and the charging device 21, and can also be analyzed by the image analysis unit 6. Analysis results. The information obtained from the flavor taster 23 may include a configuration including the battery information obtained by the data acquisition unit 14.

In addition, the data acquisition unit 14 can obtain a plurality of pieces of information from the flavor taster 23 at the same time, and can obtain information from a plurality of flavor tasters at the same time. Here, the same period refers to a predetermined time interval, for example, within 0.5 seconds, within 1.0 seconds, and the like. In this way, the data acquisition unit 14 can obtain a plurality of information from the fragrance taster 23 at the same time, and can obtain information from the plurality of fragrance tasters at the same time, so the convenience of the user can be improved.

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

Here, when the control unit 7 obtains the structure of the first information described above, the first information may be the information obtained from the fragrance taster 23, or the external information itself obtained by the communication unit 9, or Information extracted or selected from the information by the data processing section 15.

As one example, the first information includes the following information: (1) information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler 23, and (2) information obtained from advertising, finance, user trips, social network services, location information, The information obtained by selecting at least one piece of information about the use information of the flavor taster used by the user of the weather taste and other flavor tasters.

On the other hand, when the control unit 7 generates the above-mentioned first information, the data processing unit 15 generates the first information based on the information obtained from the flavor inhaler 23 or the external information obtained by the communication unit 9. 1 information.

As one example, the data processing unit 15 refers to the analysis result obtained by the image analysis unit 6 obtained by the reference data acquisition unit 14, and generates first information including flavor taste information. Here, the so-called scent taste information refers to information obtained by using the scent taster 23, for example, it includes information about the scent contained in a capsule connected to the scent taster 23, or about scent taste Information for users of the browser.

In addition, the information obtained based on the use of the fragrance taster 23 refers to, for example, information obtained or generated based on the use history of the fragrance taster 23. The above-mentioned flavor taste information is an example of information obtained by the charging device 22 from the flavor taster 23.

The display control unit 16 controls the display unit 10 so that the first information is displayed on the display unit 10. Here, the display control unit 16 may be configured to determine whether or not to display the first information on the display unit 10, and when it is determined to be displayed, the display unit 10 displays the first information. For example, the display control unit 16 may be configured to receive a user instruction as to whether or not the first information is to be displayed, and to display the first information on the display unit 10 when the user instruction is required to be displayed.

According to the above configuration, since the first information can be displayed depending on whether or not display is required, the convenience of the user can be improved.

In addition, the display control unit 16 may be configured to set a priority for each piece of information included in the first information, and display the information with a relatively high priority among the first information on the display unit 10. For example, the display control unit 16 may set the priority according to the user's preferences, purchase history, search history, use history of App (application), and the like.

According to the above-mentioned structure, information can be displayed in accordance with the priority, so that the convenience of the user can be improved.

The control unit 7 may be configured to determine whether or not to obtain the first information, and to obtain the first information via the communication unit 9 when it is determined to be obtained. For example, the control unit 7 may be configured to receive a user instruction as to whether or not to acquire the first information, and obtain the first information when the user instruction indicates that the first information is to be acquired.

According to the above structure, the first information can be obtained in response to whether or not to obtain, so the convenience of the user can be improved.

In addition, the control unit 7 may be configured to specify, for example, whether to display the first information according to the above, or whether to display the display unit 10 based on the priority of each information included in the first information. The display time is displayed on the display unit 10 or the like, and the display timing can be set and instructed by the user.

The control unit 7 may be configured to determine whether to provide the first information to the server 4 or another charging device, and to provide the first information via the communication unit 9 when it is determined to be provided. For example, the control unit 7 may be configured to receive a user instruction as to whether or not the first information is to be provided, and provide the first information when the user instruction is displayed as to be provided.

According to the above structure, since the first information can be provided depending on whether or not to provide, the convenience of the user can be improved.

(Memory section 8)

The memory unit 8 is the aroma taste information and the first information generated or acquired by the memory control unit 7. The fragrance taste information and the first information stored in the storage unit 8 are not limited to the fragrance taste information or the first information about the user of the charging device 21. The communication unit 9 can also obtain the scent-smelling information or the first information about other users from the other charging device or the server 4 and cause the storage unit 8 to memorize the acquired information.

(Display section 10)

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

As described above, regarding the first information, in the example shown in FIG. 3 (a), the first information displayed on the display unit 10 includes the remaining amount of the battery including the flavor taster 23, the number of times the user has tasted, and The use frequency report is information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler 23. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the first information displayed on the display unit 10 includes a weather forecast as weather information, a stock price as financial information, and new product information as advertising information.

As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the display unit 10 displays the remaining battery capacity of the flavor taster 23 in the display area D1 and displays the number of times the user has tasted in the display area D2. Here, the "Reg" shown in Fig. 3 (a) indicates the number of times a capsule with a conventional flavor was tasted, and the "Men" indicates the number of times a capsule with a menthol flavor was tasted .

As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the display unit 10 may also display the usage frequency report, weather forecast, stock price, new product information, and the like in the display area D3.

Here, the record of the number of uses is based on the number of times the user has tasted, and the information generated by the data processing unit 15 or the server 4, such as information that displays the number of times of daily, weekly, or monthly tasting with the type of capsule. . FIG. 3 (b) is an example of a report showing a graph showing the number of use times per month of the change in the number of tastes per month.

In addition, the data processing unit may be configured to display a suggestion to the user to purchase and replace the battery on the display unit 10 when it is determined that the power storage capacity of the battery of the charging device 21 or the flavor taster 23 is lower than a predetermined capacity.

<Example of display of first information>

Hereinafter, other display examples of the first information of the display unit 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. In the following description, the user of the charging device 21 is referred to as user A, and the user of the charging device 22 is referred to as user B. In addition, as described above, the generation of the first information may be performed on the charging device 21 or the server 4. However, for convenience of explanation, the following description is given by way of example where the first information is generated on the charging device 21.

For convenience of explanation, the display unit 10 may be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 respectively, but the display unit 10 may be configured to display the contents shown in FIG. 4 and the contents shown in FIG. 5 in combination. The content shown in FIG. 3, the content shown in FIG. 4 and the content shown in FIG. 5 may be displayed in combination.

(Example of recommended information display)

FIG. 4 is an example in which the display unit 10 uses the first information as recommended information for the user.

Fig. 4 (a) shows that the charging device 21 refers to the information about the fragrance of the user B obtained from the charging device 22 or the server 4, and generates, for example, "User B seems to change the fragrance to xxx. User A also tries How? "And the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as an example of recommended information (recommended information) for the user A. As shown in FIG. 4 (a), the first information system includes information on the aroma taste information of the users of other charging devices based on "user B seems to have changed the fragrance to xxx." And "user A also tries How? "

Figure 4 (b) shows that the charging device 21 refers to the weather information obtained from the server 4 and generates the first information of "The weather is fine today. Would you like to try the fragrance yyy today?" The first information of is used as an example of recommended information for user A. As shown in Figure 4 (b), the first information contains the weather information of "Today's weather is good." And the recommended words of "Try the fragrance yyy?"

Figure 4 (c) shows that the charging device 21 obtains the stock price information of the stock held by the user A from the server 4, and refers to the obtained stock price information, and generates "The stock price of the AAA company has risen. Would you like to try the fragrance yyy today? "?", And causes the display unit 10 to display the generated first information as an example of recommended information for the user A. As shown in Fig. 4 (c), the first information system includes information on the stock price held by user A and "Recommendation yyy?" In the first information system.

Figure 4 (d) shows that the charging device 21 obtains the itinerary information of the user A from the server 4, and refers to the obtained itinerary information, and generates "there is finally a BBB event tomorrow. Would you like to try the fragrance yyy today?" The first information is displayed on the display unit 10 as an example of recommended information for the user A. As shown in Figure 4 (d), the first information contains information about the activity of user A and "Try the fragrance yyy?"

As described above, by prompting the first information as recommended information to the user, the user's awareness can be promoted, and thus the convenience of the user can be further improved.

(Display example of warning information)

FIG. 5 is an example of the display unit 10 displaying the first information as warning information to the user.

Fig. 5 (a) shows the information about the fragrance taste of the user A obtained by referring to the charging device 21, and generates the first information of "The number of times of ingestion has exceeded the preset number. Please note." The display 10 generates the first information as an example of the warning information to the user A. As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the first information includes information on the aroma taste information of the user A based on "the number of ingestions has exceeded a predetermined number." And a warning word of "Please note." In addition, in order to perform the above-mentioned display, the data processing unit 15 is only required to be configured to compare the number of times preset by the user with the number of times of tasting obtained by the data acquisition unit 14, and when the number of times of tasting exceeds the number of times preset by the user You can create the first information as described above. The same applies to the case where the first information is generated by the server 4.

Fig. 5 (b) refers to the information about the aroma of the user B obtained from the charging device 22 or the server 4, and generates "User B has not yet tasted. Would you like to contact User B and care? The first information is displayed on the display unit 10 as an example of the warning information to the user A. As shown in Figure 5 (b), the first information contains information of the user's fragrance and taste information based on "User B has not tasted today." ? ". In addition, in order to perform the above-mentioned display, the data processing unit 15 only needs to be configured to extract the number of times of scent from the flavor and taste information of the user B, and when the number of times of the extracted scent is 0 on the day, the first information as described above is generated Just fine. The same applies to the case where the first information is generated by the server 4.

Fig. 5 (c) shows the reference to the information about the aroma of the user B obtained from the charging device 22 or the server 4, and generates "User B has tasted more than XX times today. Would you like to contact User B and care about it?" ? ", And causes the display unit 10 to display the generated first information as an example of warning information to the user A. As shown in FIG. 5 (c), the first information includes information on the taste information of the user B based on "User B has tasted more than XX times today." "What?" In addition, in order to perform the above display, as long as the data processing unit 15 is configured to extract the number of times of the taste from the flavor and taste information of the user B, and the number of times of the number of times of the taste is more than a predetermined number of times on the day, as described above, The first information is enough. The same applies to the case where the first information is generated by the server 4.

As described above, by prompting the user with the first information as the warning information, the user's awareness can be promoted, so that the user's convenience can be further improved.

In addition, although not shown, the first information may be presented to the user as healing information. Specifically, it is also possible to use music (including music portraits) or animals or characters that foster puppetry as healing information and display it on the display unit 10. At this time, light emission such as LED or LCD, or fragrance such as fragrance (fragrance) can be used alone or in combination as treatment information to relieve the pressure of the user. In addition, the charging device 21 can also be constituted in such a manner that the user can instruct and set whether to display the first information belonging to the healing information, the display according to the priority, and the display timing.

<Example of generating and transmitting first information>

Hereinafter, an example of processing for generating the first information will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9.

(Example of processing when the charging device generates the first information)

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a flow of a processing example when the charging device generates the first information. In this example, the scanning of the capsule is used as an opportunity to generate the first information on the charging device 21.

(Step S0)

First, in step S0, the capsule scanner 5 scans a capsule for a flavor taster to obtain a scanned image.

(Step S1)

Next, in step S1, the image analysis unit 6 analyzes the scanned image obtained by scanning by the capsule scanner 5. Examples of the analysis result of the scanned image by the image analysis unit 6 include, for example, identifying the color of the capsule displaying the brand name, and identifying the date of manufacture of the capsule or the barcode of the manufacturing site.

(Step S2)

Next, in step S2, the data acquisition unit 14 acquires an analysis result analyzed by the image analysis unit 6.

(Step S3)

Next, in step S3, the data processing unit 15 refers to the analysis result obtained by the data obtaining unit 14 to generate flavor and taste information. Examples of the flavor taste information generated by the data processing unit 15 include information showing the type of flavor contained in the capsule, and information showing the date of manufacture of the capsule or the place of manufacture.

The data processing unit 15 generates the first information by referring to the above-mentioned fragrance taste information. The data processing unit 15 is not only about the fragrance taste information of the user of the charging device 21, but also can obtain the fragrance taste information of other users from the server 4 or other charging devices, and then refer to the fragrance taste information. Generate 1st information.

Examples of the first information generated by the data processing unit 15 are the same as those described in <Display Example of First Information>.

(Step S4)

Next, in step S4, the display unit 10 displays the first information generated in step S3. Specific display examples are as described above.

In addition, in this step, the communication unit 9 may be configured to transmit the fragrance taste information or the first information generated by the data processing unit 15 to the server communication unit 17. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the user decides whether or not the communication unit 9 transmits the flavor information or the first information. In this case, the charging device 21 may further include an input unit that accepts an input from the user, and the user decides whether or not to transmit the fragrance taste information to the server communication unit 17 via the input unit. In addition, the communication unit 9 can transmit the fragrance taste information to the server communication unit 17 only when the USB connection unit 11 is connected to a USB terminal provided in a device such as a personal computer. This makes it possible to suppress battery consumption due to communication.

(Example of processing when the server generates the first information)

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a flow of a processing example when the server generates the first information. In this example, the scanning of the capsule is used as an opportunity, and the first information is generated on the server 4.

(Steps S0 ~ S3)

Steps S0 to S3 are the same as steps S0 to S3 described with reference to FIG. 6. However, in step S3 of FIG. 9, the generation of the first information by the data processing unit 15 is not necessary.

(Step S5)

In step S5, the communication unit 9 transmits the scent taste information generated by the data processing unit 15 to the server communication unit 17.

(Step S10)

Next, in step S10, the server communication unit 17 receives the fragrance taste information transmitted by the communication unit 9.

(Step S11)

Next, in step S11, the server control unit 18 refers to the fragrance taste information received in step S10, and generates the first information. Here, it may be configured to generate the first information by further referring to the fragrance taste information of other users stored in the server storage unit 19.

(Step S12)

Next, in step S12, the server communication unit 17 transmits the first information generated by the server control unit 18 to the charging device 21 in step S11.

(Step S13)

Next, in step S13, the communication unit 9 of the charging device 21 receives the first information transmitted by the server communication unit 17.

(Step S14)

Next, in step S14, the display unit 10 displays the first information accepted in step S13. The specific display example is as described above.

(Processing example 2 when the charging device generates the first information)

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of a processing example 2 in a case where the charging device generates the first information. In this example, the detection of the battery is used as an opportunity to generate the first information on the charging device 21.

(Step 20)

First, in step S20, the battery detection unit 24 detects the charging status (battery remaining amount, etc.) of the flavor taster battery 25 of the flavor taster 23 via the charging port 13.

(Step S21)

Next, in step S21, the data acquisition unit 14 acquires battery information indicating the charging status detected by the battery detection unit 24.

(Step S22)

Next, in step S22, the data processing unit 15 refers to the battery information acquired by the data acquisition unit 14 to generate flavor and taste information. As examples of the flavor taste information generated by the data processing unit 15, for example, the battery remaining amount or battery remaining level of the flavor taster 23, the number of charging times by the user, and the total amount of power consumed may be mentioned.

The data processing unit 15 generates the first information by referring to the above-mentioned fragrance taste information. The data processing unit 15 is not only the user's fragrance taste information of the charging device 21, but also can obtain the fragrance taste information of other users from the server 4 or other charging devices, and further refer to such fragrance taste information. Taste the information to generate the first information. In addition, according to the purpose or the exchange of information between the charging devices used, it is not limited to data communication performed wirelessly, and it is also possible to adopt a physical connection such as a wire.

The example generated by the data processing unit 15 is the same as that described in the <Display Example of the First Information> and the like.

(Step S23)

Next, in step S23, the display unit 10 displays the first information generated in step S22. The specific display is, for example, the same as described above.

In addition, in this step, the communication unit 9 may be configured to transmit the fragrance taste information or the first information generated by the data processing unit 15 to the server communication unit 17.

In addition, similar to the description referring to FIG. 7, the first information may be a configuration generated by the server 4. Therefore, corresponding to this example, the detection of the battery can also be used as an opportunity to generate the first information on the server 4.

(Processing example 3 when the first information is generated by the charging device)

Fig. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of a processing example 3 when the first information is generated by the charging device. In this example, the first information is generated in the charging device 21 by detecting the airflow caused by the taste.

(Step S30)

First, in step S30, the airflow detecting unit 26 of the flavor taster 23 detects the airflow generated by the user's taste of the flavor taster 23.

(Step S31)

Next, in step S31, the flavor taster control unit 27 generates airflow information based on the airflow detected by the airflow detection unit 26. Examples of the airflow information generated by the flavor inhaler control unit 27 include, for example, the number of times the airflow is caused by the user's inhalation of the flavor inhaler 23.

(Step S32)

Next, in step S32, the data acquisition unit 14 acquires airflow information from the flavor taster control unit 27 via the charging port 13 and the transmission unit 29.

(Step S33)

Next, in step S33, the data processing unit 15 refers to the airflow information acquired by the data acquisition unit 14 to generate the scent and taste information. As examples of the flavor taste information generated by the data processing unit 15, for example, the number of times the user uses the flavor taster 23, the frequency of smoking (the number of times of smoking / predetermined time), the day of smoking, each time Smoking time, staying time in smoking places, and rest time in smoking rooms.

The data processing unit 15 generates the first information by referring to the above-mentioned fragrance taste information. The data processing unit 15 is not only about the fragrance taste information of the user of the user of the charging device 21, but also can obtain the fragrance taste information of other users from the server 4 or other charging devices, and further refer to such information. The scent tastes the information to generate the first information.

An example of the first information generated by the data processing unit 15 is the same as that described in the <first information display example>.

(Step S34)

Next, in step S34, the display unit 10 displays the first information generated in step S33. The specific display example is as described above.

In addition, in this step, the communication unit 9 may be configured to transmit the fragrance taste information generated by the data processing unit 15 to the server communication unit 17.

As described with reference to FIG. 7, the first information may be generated by the server 4. According to this, corresponding to this example, the first information can be generated on the server 4 by detecting the airflow caused by the taste.

[Example of implementation in software]

The control block (especially the control unit 7) of the charging device 21 is realized by a logic circuit formed in a integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, and can also be realized by software.

In the latter case, the charging device 21 or the charging device 22 is a computer provided with a program command for executing software that implements each function. The computer is equipped with, for example, one or more processors, and a computer-readable storage medium storing the above program. Furthermore, in the computer, the processor reads the program from the storage medium and executes the program, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor system, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the above-mentioned memory medium, in addition to a "non-transitory tangible medium" such as a ROM (Read Only Memory, etc.), a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a magnetic card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can also be used. Furthermore, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for developing the above-mentioned program may be provided. The program can be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (such as a communication network or radio broadcasting) that can transmit the program. In addition, an embodiment of the present invention may also be implemented in a form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave which realizes the above-mentioned program by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and the scope shown in the patent application is that various changes can be made. Embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments are also included in the present invention. Technology. Furthermore, by combining the measures of the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments, new technical features can be formed.

〔sort out〕

The charging device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a charging electric device for charging a flavor taster. The charging device is provided with a control unit for obtaining or generating first information. The first information is based on the taste The information obtained by the device and at least one of the information obtained from the outside; the communication unit is capable of directly communicating with the aforementioned first information; and the display unit is adapted to display the aforementioned first information.

According to the above configuration, a charging device capable of improving user convenience can be realized.

The charging device of the second aspect of the present invention may be configured such that, in the first aspect, the information obtained from the fragrance taster contains information obtained by using the fragrance taster, and the information obtained from the outside is obtained. The information includes at least one piece of information selected from advertisement, finance, user itinerary, social network service, location information, weather, and other use information of the flavor taster used by the flavor taster.

According to the above structure, the user's convenience performance is further improved.

Among the charging devices described in aspect 1 or 2 of the present invention, the first information is configured to include information obtained by using the aforementioned flavor inhaler, and based on advertising, finance, user schedule, and social network services. , Location information, weather, and other flavor taster usage information used by users of the flavor taster by selecting at least one piece of information.

According to the above structure, the user's convenience performance is further improved.

The charging device according to the aspect 4 of the present invention may be configured such that, in any one of the aspects 1 to 3, the display section displays the first information as recommendation information or warning information to the user.

According to the above structure, the user's convenience performance is further improved.

The charging device according to aspect 5 of the present invention may be configured such that, in any one of the aspects 1 to 4, the control unit determines whether to display the first information on the display unit, and when the control unit decides to display the first information At this time, the display unit displays the first information.

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

The charging device according to aspect 6 of the present invention may be configured such that, in any one of the aspects 1 to 5, the control unit sets priority to each information included in the first information, and the display unit displays Among the aforementioned first information, the information having a relatively high priority.

According to the above configuration, appropriate information can be displayed in accordance with the priority.

The charging device according to aspect 7 of the present invention may be configured such that, in any one of the aspects 1 to 6, the control unit determines whether or not to obtain the first information, and when determining to obtain the first information, the communication is performed via the foregoing communication. The Ministry obtains the aforementioned first information.

According to the above-mentioned configuration, the first information can be acquired or not acquired depending on whether or not to acquire.

The charging device according to the eighth aspect of the present invention may be configured such that, in any one of the first to seventh aspects, the control unit supplies the first information to other devices via the communication unit, and makes the first information Displayed on that other device.

According to the configuration described above, since other devices can display the first information, the information can be effectively presented to the user.

The charging device according to the ninth aspect of the present invention may be configured such that, in any one of the first to eighth aspects, the control unit obtains information from a plurality of fragrance tasters at the same time.

According to the configuration described above, since information can be obtained from a plurality of fragrance tasters at the same time, user convenience can be improved.

An information processing system according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is an information processing system including a charging device and a server for charging a flavor inhaler. The charging device is provided with a control unit for obtaining first information, and the first information. It is obtained based on at least one of the information obtained from the aforementioned fragrance taster and the information obtained from the outside; the communication section is capable of directly communicating the aforementioned first information with the outside; and the display section is used to display The aforementioned first information; the aforementioned server generates the aforementioned first information.

According to the above-mentioned configuration, a display system capable of improving user convenience can be realized.

Various aspects of the present invention can be realized by a computer. In this case, the computer is operated as each part (software element) provided in the above-mentioned charging device, so that the charging device of the above-mentioned charging device is implemented by a computer. Control programs and computer-readable recording media recording the programs are also included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

    A charging device is a charging device for charging a fragrance taster, and includes: a control unit for obtaining or generating first information, the first information is based on information obtained from the fragrance taster and information obtained from outside Any one of them is obtained; the communication unit is for directly communicating the first information with the outside; and the display unit is for displaying the first information.         The charging device according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the information obtained from the aforementioned fragrance taster contains information obtained according to the use of the aforementioned fragrance taster, and the information obtained from the foregoing external source contains the basis Information obtained by selecting at least one piece of information from advertisement, finance, user trips, social networking services, location information, weather, music, character applications, and other flavor taster usage information used by users of the flavor taster.         The charging device according to item 1 or item 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the aforementioned first information contains information obtained based on the use of the aforementioned flavor inhaler, and based on advertising, finance, user trips, and social networks. Service, location information, weather, music, character applications, and other flavor taster usage information used by users of the flavor taster by selecting at least one piece of information.         The charging device according to item 1 or item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the aforementioned display section displays the aforementioned first information as recommendation information, warning information, or healing information for the user.         The charging device according to item 1 or item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the control unit determines whether to display the first information on the display unit, and when the control unit decides to display, the display unit is The first message is displayed.         The charging device according to item 1 or item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the control unit sets priority to each information included in the first information, and the display unit displays priority among the first information. Relatively high information.         The charging device according to item 1 or item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the aforementioned control unit decides whether to acquire the aforementioned first information, and when it is determined to acquire, acquires the aforementioned first information via the aforementioned communication unit.         The charging device according to item 1 or item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the control unit supplies the first information to other devices via the communication unit and causes the first information to be displayed on the other device.         The charging device according to item 1 or item 2 of the scope of application for a patent, wherein the aforementioned control unit obtains information from a plurality of fragrance tasters at the same time.         An information processing system includes a charging device and a server for charging a flavor inhaler, wherein the charging device is provided with a control unit for obtaining first information, and the first information is based on the inhalation of the flavor And at least one of the information obtained by the controller and the information obtained from the outside; the communication section is configured to directly communicate the first information described above with the outside; and the display section is configured to display the first information described above ; The aforementioned server generates the aforementioned first information.