TWI754141B - 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 present invention mainly relates to a charging device for charging an aroma inhaler and an information processing system including the charging device.

In the prior art, a charging device for charging a battery of a flavor inhaler such as a heated cigarette is known. This charging device is a battery for supplying electric power from the USB terminal to the fragrance inhaler by connecting a USB terminal provided in a personal computer or the like to the fragrance inhaler.

In Patent Document 1, a charging accessory (also referred to as a charging device in this specification) of an aerosol (aerosol, also called aerosol) delivery device is described, and the charging accessory has an aerosol delivery device interface and a communication interface , and access the usage data of the aerosol delivery device, and provide the social data generated according to the usage data to a social network service including a community of users of the aerosol delivery device.

[Prior Art Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Official Gazette "Tokyo No. 2017-512459 (Published on May 25, 2017)"

However, since the conventional charging technology is connected to the server via other terminal devices such as a PC, there is still room for improvement from the viewpoint of user convenience. In a charging device with a communication function, there is a technical requirement for prompting useful information to the user.

Embodiments of the present invention have been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the object is to provide a technique for presenting useful information to a user 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 based on the data obtained from the flavor inhaler. At least one of the information obtained by the taster and the information obtained from the outside is obtained; the communication part is used to directly communicate the first information with the outside; and the display part is used to display the first information.

In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an information processing system according to one aspect of the present invention is a system including a charging device for charging a flavor inhaler and a server, and the charging device is provided with a control unit that acquires or generates 1st information obtained according to at least one of the information obtained from the aroma inhaler and the information obtained from the outside; a communication unit for directly communicating the first information with the outside; and a display unit , which displays 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‧‧‧Communications Department

10‧‧‧Display

11‧‧‧USB connector

12‧‧‧Battery

13‧‧‧Charging port

14‧‧‧Data Acquisition Department

15‧‧‧Data Processing Department

16‧‧‧Display Control Section

17‧‧‧Server Communication Department

18‧‧‧Server Control Department

19‧‧‧Server Memory

21, 22‧‧‧Charging device

23‧‧‧Scent inhaler

24‧‧‧Battery detection department

25‧‧‧Aroma inhaler battery

26‧‧‧Airflow detection section

27‧‧‧Scent inhaler control unit

28‧‧‧Scented inhaler memory department

29‧‧‧Transmission Department

31, 32‧‧‧Terminal device

33‧‧‧Ignition Department

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the display system according to the first embodiment.

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

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of the charging device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of the charging device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the generation process of the first information in the display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the generation process of the first information in the display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the generation process of the first information in the display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the generation process of the first information in the display system according to 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 the description, but is merely an illustrative example.

[Embodiment 1]

(display system 1)

Hereinafter, the 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. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display system 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1 , the display system 1 includes one or a plurality of display devices (charging devices 21 , . . . ) and a cloud (Cloud) server 4 (hereinafter, also referred to as server 4 ).

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the display system 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, in the display system 1, one or a plurality of charging apparatuses are configured to be able to communicate with the server 4 installed in the global network (cloud network), for example. Furthermore, 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 be able to communicate with the server 4 . Here, as an example of a terminal device, a smartphone, a personal computer, etc. are mentioned, but this 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 the present embodiment, and the display system 1 may be provided with a plurality of servers, and the charging device may be A configuration in which these plural servers communicate.

In addition, in one example, one or a plurality of charging devices and one or a plurality of terminal devices are configured to be able to communicate with each other via a global network, but this aspect is not limited to this embodiment, and one or a plurality of The charging device and one or a plurality of terminal devices may be configured to be able to communicate with each other via Wifi (registered trademark) or Bluetooth (registered trademark). In addition, the display system 1 may include the aroma taster 23 as shown in FIG. 1 . In this embodiment, the fragrance inhaler 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 fragrance inhaler 23, for example, the fragrance can be expanded. Components such as accessories for the function 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 storage unit 19 .

The server communication unit 17 communicates with a communication unit including the charging device 21 . In addition, the server communication unit 17 may communicate with other charging devices 22 or terminal devices 31 and 32 . In addition, the server communication unit 17 acquires the later-described aroma taste information and first information from the charging device 21 .

The server control unit 18 generates the first information by referring to the aroma inhalation information obtained from the charging devices 21 and 22 . Alternatively, the first information is also generated according to each of the plurality of charging devices. The specific generation process of the first information will be described later.

The server memory unit 19 can associate and memorize the first information acquired or generated by the server control unit 18 with each user. More specifically, the information stored in the server memory unit 19 is information obtained according to the use of the aroma inhaler 23, and information obtained from advertisements, finance, user travel, social network services, location information, weather, music, The information obtained by selecting at least one of the usage information of the fragrance inhaler used by the user of the character application software and other fragrance inhalers. Such information can be generated and updated by the server 4 or obtained from a server different from the server 4 . Moreover, not only the above-mentioned information is directly provided to the charging device, but also the storage destination information indicating the storage destination of the information may be provided to the charging device.

(Aroma Smack 23)

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

The flavor inhaler battery 25 supplies power to each part of the flavor inhaler 23, for example. The airflow detection unit 26 detects the airflow generated by the user inhaling the flavor inhaler 23 .

The flavor inhaler control unit 27 controls each part of the flavor inhaler 23 . In addition, in other aspects, the flavor inhaler control unit 27 can also generate airflow information according to the airflow detected by the airflow detection unit 26, for example. Here, the so-called airflow information refers to information related to airflow generated by the user inhaling the aroma inhaler 23 . The aroma inhaler memory unit 28 stores, for example, air flow information generated by the aroma inhaler control unit 27, and can memorize various information obtained by the aroma inhaler.

The transmission unit 29 transmits the information obtained by the scent inhaler, including the airflow information generated by the scent inhaler control unit 27 , to the charging device 21 . Although the form of the transmission performed by the transmission unit 29 is not limited to the present embodiment, in one example, the transmission is transmitted to the data acquisition unit 14 via 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 can be, for example, a notebook PC or a smart phone.

The update of the related information of the itinerary, finance and social network service described later can also be performed by using the terminal device 31 . In addition, the first information displayed on the display unit 10 of the charging device 21, which will be described later, or a warning or recommendation based on the first information may be transmitted to the terminal device 31 used by the same user as the charging device 21. and displayed on the terminal device 31 . In addition, the information indicating that the first information has been transmitted to the charging device 21 may be transmitted from the server 4 to the terminal device 31, and the terminal device 31 may be displayed as a pop-up window.

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

In addition, in order to achieve the above-mentioned configuration, it is only necessary to install a program in the terminal device 31 in advance to receive the push transmission from the charging device 21 or the server 4, and display the received data in a pop-up window on the display part of the terminal device 31. content. Such a program is also included in the connotation of the invention described 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 . In addition, the charging device 21 is not limited to the above-mentioned configuration, and can 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 can be connected to the flavor inhaler 23 via, for example, the charging port 13 . In addition, the USB connection portion 11 may also serve as a configuration of the charging port 13 .

(USB connection part 11)

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

(Charging port 13)

The charging port 13 is connected to the fragrance inhaler 23 , and performs power supply to the fragrance inhaler 23 or data transmission and reception. In addition, as a specific example of the aroma taster 23 here, a heating cigarette, an electronic cigarette, etc. are mentioned, for example. In addition, the charging device 21 may be provided with a plurality of charging ports 13 . In this way, a plurality of aroma inhalers can be charged at the same time.

(Battery 12)

The battery 12 supplies power to the aroma inhaler connected to the charging port 13 . In addition, the battery 12 is a rechargeable battery, and is charged by receiving power supply from a device connected to the USB connection unit 11 .

(Battery detection unit 24)

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

(communication section 9)

The information obtained by the communication part 9 from the server communication part 17 provided in the server 4 is based on the taste from advertisement, finance, user journey, social network service, location information, weather, music, character application software and others. The user of the device selects at least one information of the use information of the scent inhaler as a winner. Hereinafter, the information acquired by the communication unit 9 is also referred to as "external information". The external information acquired 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 acquired or generated by a server other than the server 4 Information.

In addition, the communication unit 9 transmits the first information (described later) generated or acquired by the charging device 21 or the first information stored in the memory 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 spend time on connecting other devices, thereby improving the convenience of the user.

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

(According to the information in the advertisement)

The information according to the advertisement is information for introducing the product to the user of the charging device 21 . It may be the information of the advertisement itself, or it may be the information obtained by appropriately compiling the advertisement according to the user's preference of the charging device 21 with reference to the first information described later. Such compilation processing can be performed in the server 4 , in the charging device 21 , or in another charging device having the same configuration as the charging device 21 .

In addition, the information based on the advertisement may contain information for notifying the user of the discount of the product. Furthermore, information for prompting the user to purchase and replace the battery of the fragrance inhaler may be included.

(According to weather information)

The weather-based information is used to notify the user of the charging device 21 of the weather information. The information based on this weather contains information about past weather, information about current weather, and information about future weather. In addition, the information based on the weather includes the weather at the location of the user of the charging device 21 or other charging devices, the weather at the destination of the user's movement, and the like.

(Based on financial information)

The information on the basis of finance contains information on 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 between the currency owned by the user and other currencies, the price of minerals such as gold owned by the user, and the like.

(Information based on user schedule)

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

(Based on information from social networking services)

The information based on the social network service (SNS) includes the posting data (text or graphics, etc.) posted on the SNS by the user of the charging device 21 or other users. In addition, information on the date of submission of the submission materials is also included.

(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 location information can be obtained by utilizing the GPS (Global Positioning Service) function of the mobile terminal held by the user. Alternatively, by mounting the GPS function in the charging device 21 , the charging device 21 may be provided with a position information generating unit that generates the position information.

(According to music information)

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

(According to the information of the character application software)

The character application software system includes, for example, a breeding game for characters such as animals downloaded by the user. Therefore, the information system according to the character application software may include information such as the growth stage of the character being raised in the above-mentioned raising game. However, the information of the character application software is not limited to the above examples, and may include various information that the application can obtain and control.

(Information based on usage information of scent inhalers used by other users)

The information based on the usage information of the fragrance inhaler used by the other user includes the fragrance inhalation information about the other user (described later).

(According to the information in the email)

The information based on the mail includes the reception data received by the recipient as the user of the charging device 21, and the transmission data transmitted from the mail address.

(Information on Capsule Hobby)

The information according to the capsule preference includes information about the capsule preference or usage (including subscription frequency) of the user of the charging device 21 or other charging devices. For example, it contains the type and quantity of capsules used by the user or the usage amount.

(Information about batteries)

The information on the battery includes information required for regular maintenance of the battery of the charging device 21 or the scent inhaler 23, and information on the recommendation for battery purchase and replacement.

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

(Capsule Scanner 5)

The capsule scanner 5 obtains the scanned image by scanning the capsule for the fragrance inhaler. Here, the capsule has a configuration in which it contains a fragrance inside, is connected to the fragrance inhaler, and has a configuration for supplying the fragrance to the user when the user inhales the fragrance inhaler. In addition, the capsule scanner 5 may be, for example, an odor sensor in addition to scanning an image. By setting it as an odor sensor, for example, the strength of the odor can be sensed, and it can be judged whether the capsule is used up or not. Here, the means for supplying the fragrance to the user is not limited to the capsule. As another example of this structure, the heat stick (Heat stick) containing a fragrance can be mentioned, for example.

(Image Analysis Section 6)

The image analyzing unit 6 analyzes the scanning 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 part 33)

The charging device 21 may be provided with, for example, an ignition portion 33 that ignites a paper cigarette. According to this, the user's convenience can be improved without the need for a separately prepared ignition means such as a lighter. The number of times of the heating process performed by the ignition unit 33 , the heating time, and the position information at the time of operation of the heating process, etc., are supplied to the data processing unit 15 of the control unit 7 .

(control unit 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 inhaler 23 . Here, the acquisition of information from the fragrance inhaler 23 by the data acquisition unit 14 can be obtained through wired or wireless communication between the fragrance inhaler 23 and the charging device 21 , or can be analyzed according to the image analysis unit 6 analysis results. In addition, the information acquired from the fragrance inhaler 23 may include the battery information acquired by the data acquisition unit 14 .

In addition, the data acquisition unit 14 can acquire a plurality of pieces of information from the fragrance inhalers 23 at the same time period, and can also acquire information from a plurality of fragrance inhalers in the same time period. Here, the same period means within 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 acquire a plurality of pieces of information from the fragrance inhalers 23 at the same time period, and can acquire information from a plurality of fragrance inhalers at the same time period, so that the convenience of the user can be improved.

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

Here, when the control unit 7 acquires the configuration of the above-mentioned first information, the first information may be information acquired from the aroma inhaler 23, or may be external information itself acquired by the communication unit 9, or may be The information is extracted or selected by the data processing unit 15 from the information.

As an example, the first information includes the following information: (1) information based on the use of the scent inhaler 23, and (2) information based on advertisements, finance, user travel, social networking services, location information, The information obtained by selecting at least one of the usage information of the fragrance inhaler used by the user of the weather and other fragrance inhalers.

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

As one example, the data processing unit 15 refers to the analysis result performed by the image analysis unit 6 acquired by the data acquisition unit 14, and generates the first information including the flavor and taste information. Here, the so-called aroma inhalation information refers to information obtained according to the use of the aroma inhaler 23 , for example, including information about the aroma contained in the capsule connected to the aroma inhalation device 23 , or information about the taste of aroma information about the user's taste of the device.

In addition, the information obtained according to the use of the aroma inhaler 23 refers to, for example, information obtained or generated according to the use of the aroma inhaler 23 . In addition, the above-mentioned aroma inhalation information is an example of the information acquired by the charging device 22 from the aroma inhalation device 23 .

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

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

In addition, the display control unit 16 may be configured to set priorities for each information included in the first information, and to display information with a relatively high priority among the first information on the display unit 10 . For example, the display control unit 16 may perform priority setting according to the user's preference, purchase process, search process, App (application) usage process, and the like.

According to the above-mentioned configuration, information can be displayed according to the priority, so that the convenience of the user can be improved.

In addition, the control unit 7 may be configured to determine whether or not to acquire the first information, and to acquire the first information through the communication unit 9 when it is determined to acquire the first information. 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 to acquire the first information when the user instruction indicates that the acquisition is to be performed.

According to the above-mentioned configuration, the first information can be obtained according to whether or not to obtain it, so that the convenience of the user can be improved.

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

In addition, the control unit 7 may be configured to determine whether to provide the first information to the server 4 or other charging devices, and to provide the first information through the communication unit 9 when it is determined to be provided. For example, the control unit 7 may be configured to receive an instruction from the user as to whether or not to provide the first information, and to provide the first information when the user's instruction indicates that the first information is to be provided.

According to the above configuration, since the first information can be provided according to whether or not to provide it, the convenience of the user can be improved.

(memory section 8)

The memory unit 8 stores the aroma taste information and the first information generated or acquired by the control unit 7 . The aroma taste information and the first information stored in the memory unit 8 are not limited to the aroma taste information or the first information about the user of the charging device 21 . The communication unit 9 can also acquire the scent-sucking information or the first information about other users from the other charging device or the server 4, and can make the memory unit 8 memorize the acquired information.

(display unit 10)

The display unit 10 is controlled by the display control unit 16 and displays the above-described first information. FIG. 3( a ) is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the charging device 21 together with the display example of the first information on 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 battery level of the flavor inhaler 23, the number of times the user has inhaled, and The usage frequency report is the information obtained according to the usage of the aroma inhaler 23 . Further, as shown in FIG. 3( a ), the first information displayed on the display unit 10 includes weather forecast as weather information, stock price as financial information, and new product information as advertisement information.

As shown in FIG. 3( a ), the display unit 10 displays the remaining battery level of the flavor inhaler 23 in the display area D1 , and displays the number of times the user has inhaled in the display area D2 . Here, the "number of times (Reg)" shown in Fig. 3 (a) shows the number of times of inhaling capsules with a regular flavor, and "the number of times of smoking (Men)" shows the number of times of inhaling capsules with a menthol flavor. .

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

Here, the usage frequency record is based on the user's smoking frequency, according to the information generated by the data processing unit 15 or the server 4 , for example, the information showing the daily, weekly or monthly smoking frequency and the type of capsules . Fig. 3(b) shows a report example of the number of times of use in which the transition of the number of puffs per month is displayed as a graph.

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

<Display example of the first information>

Hereinafter, other display examples of the first information on 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 denoted as the user A, and the user of the charging device 22 is denoted as the user B. In addition, as mentioned above, the generation of the first information can be performed in the charging device 21 or in the server 4 , but for convenience of description, the following example illustrates the case where the first information is generated in the charging device 21 .

Also, for convenience of description, although the description will be made with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, respectively, the display unit 10 may be configured to display a combination of the content shown in FIG. 4 and the content shown in FIG. 5 . In addition, the content shown in FIG. 3, the content shown in FIG. 4, and the content shown in FIG. 5 may be combined and displayed.

(Display example of recommended information)

FIG. 4 shows 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 user B's aroma taste obtained from the charging device 22 or the server 4, and generates information such as "User B seems to change the aroma to xxx. User A also tries How is it?", and causes the display unit 10 to display the generated first information as an example of recommendation information (suggestion information) for the user A. As shown in Fig. 4(a), the first information system includes information based on "User B seems to have changed the fragrance to xxx." and "User A also tried it." How?" recommended text.

Fig. 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 good today. Would you like to try the fragrance yyy today?", and causes the display unit 10 to display the generated The first information of is an example of recommended information for user A. As shown in Figure 4(b), the first information system includes information about the weather such as "The weather is fine today." and the recommended text "Try the fragrance yyy?".

Fig. 4(c) shows that the charging device 21 obtains the stock price information of the stocks held by the user A from the server 4, and with reference to the obtained stock price information, it generates "The stock price of AAA company has risen. Do you want to try the fragrance today yyy?" ?", and cause the display unit 10 to display the generated first information as an example of the recommended information for the user A. As shown in Figure 4(c), in the first capital The information includes information about the share price held by User A "AAA company's stock price has risen." and the recommended text "Try the fragrance yyy?".

Fig. 4(d) shows that the charging device 21 obtains the itinerary information of user A from the server 4, and refers to the obtained itinerary information, and generates "Tomorrow finally starts the BBB activity. Do you want to try the fragrance yyy on such a day?" ?", and cause the display unit 10 to display the generated first information as an example of the recommended information for the user A. As shown in Fig. 4(d), the first information system includes information about the activity of user A such as "Finally there is a BBB event tomorrow." and a recommended word "try the fragrance yyy?".

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

(Display example of warning message)

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the display unit 10 displays the first information as warning information to the user.

Fig. 5(a) shows the information about user A's aroma taste obtained by referring to the charging device 21, and the first information of "The number of times of taste has exceeded the preset time. Please pay attention." is generated, and the display part is 10 The generated first information is displayed as an example of the warning information to the user A. As shown in FIG. 5( a ), the first information includes information based on the user A's scent tasting information of "The number of times of smoking has exceeded a preset number of times." and a warning text of "Please be careful.". In addition, in order to perform the above-mentioned display, the data processing unit 15 only needs to be configured to compare the number of times preset by the user with the number of times of smoking acquired by the data acquisition unit 14, and when the number of times of smoking exceeds the number of times preset by the user , it is sufficient to 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 user B's aroma taste obtained from the charging device 22 or the server 4, and generates "User B has not tasted the aroma today. Do you want to contact user B for a little more?" ”, and cause the display unit 10 to display the generated first information as an example of the warning information to the user A. As shown in Fig. 5(b), the first information system includes information based on user B's aroma taste information based on "User B has not tasted today." ?" warning text. In order to perform the above-mentioned display, the data processing unit 15 is only configured to extract the number of inhalations from the fragrance inhalation information of the user B, and when the extracted number of inhalations is 0 on that day, the first information as described above is generated. That's it. The same applies to the case where the first information is generated by the server 4 .

Fig. 5(c) shows that with reference to the information about the user B's aroma taste obtained from the charging device 22 or the server 4, "User B has tasted XX times or more today. Do you want to contact user B?" ?", and cause 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 based on user B's aroma taste information based on "User B has tasted XX times or more today." and "Would you like to contact user B for concern? a moment?" warning text. In order to perform the above-mentioned display, the data processing unit 15 is only configured to extract the number of inhalations from the fragrance inhalation information of the user B, and when the extracted number of inhalations is greater than or equal to the predetermined number of times on the day, the above-mentioned situation occurs. The first information is sufficient. The same applies to the case where the first information is generated by the server 4 .

As described above, by using the first information as the warning information to suggest measures to the user, the user's awareness can be prompted, and thus 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, music (including music portraits) or animals or characters that nurture play may be used as healing information and displayed on the display unit 10 . In this case, the user can relax the pressure by emitting light from LEDs, LCDs, or the like, or by using aromatherapy (fragrance), etc., alone or in combination, as treatment information. Furthermore, the charging device 21 can also be configured in such a manner that the user can instruct and set whether or not to display the first information belonging to the healing information, the display according to the priority, and the display sequence.

<Example of first information generation and transmission processing>

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 first information is generated by the charging device)

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of an example of processing 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 in the charging device 21 .

(step S0)

First, in step S0, the capsule scanner 5 obtains a scanned image by scanning the capsule for the scent inhaler.

(step S1)

Next, in step S1 , the image analysis unit 6 analyzes the scanned image obtained by scanning the capsule scanner 5 . As an example of the analysis result of the scanned image by the image analysis unit 6, for example, the color of the capsule displaying the brand name is recognized, and the barcode indicating the date of manufacture or the manufacturing location of the capsule is recognized, for example.

(step S2)

Next, in step S2 , the data acquisition unit 14 acquires the 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 the aroma and taste information. Examples of the aroma-inhaling information generated by the data processing unit 15 include information showing the type of aroma contained in the capsule, information showing the date of manufacture or the place of manufacture of the capsule, and the like.

In addition, the data processing unit 15 generates the first information by referring to the above-mentioned aroma-inhalation information. The data processing unit 15 does not only have information about the scent taste of the user of the charging device 21 , but also obtains the scent taste information of other users from the server 4 or other charging devices, and then refers to the scent taste information. The first information is generated.

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

(step S4)

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

In addition, in this step, the communication unit 9 may be configured to transmit the aroma taste information or the first information generated by the data processing unit 15 to the server communication unit 17 . Alternatively, the user may decide whether or not the communication unit 9 transmits the aroma taste information or the first information. In this case, the charging device 21 may further be provided with an input unit for accepting input from the user, and the user decides whether or not to transmit the aroma taste information to the server communication unit 17 via the input unit. In addition, the communication unit 9 can transmit the aroma 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. Accordingly, battery consumption due to communication can be suppressed.

(Example of processing when the first information is generated on the server)

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

(Steps S0~S3)

The steps S0 to S3 are the same as the 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 aroma 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 aroma taste information transmitted by the communication unit 9 .

(step S11)

Next, in step S11 , the server control unit 18 generates the first information by referring to the aroma taste information received in step S10 . Here, the first information may be generated with further reference to the aroma taste information about other users stored in the server memory unit 19 .

(step S12)

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

(step S13)

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

(step S14)

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

(Processing example 2 when the first information is generated by the charging device)

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of a processing example 2 when the charging device generates the first information. In this example, the first information is generated in the charging device 21 based on the detection of the battery.

(step 20)

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

(step S21)

Next, in step S21 , the data acquisition unit 14 acquires battery information indicating the state of charge detected by the battery detection unit 24 .

(step S22)

Next, in step S22 , the data processing unit 15 refers to the battery information obtained by the data obtaining unit 14 to generate the aroma and taste information. Examples of the aroma inhalation information generated by the data processing unit 15 include, for example, the remaining battery level or battery level of the aroma inhaler 23 , the number of times of charging by the user, and the total power consumption.

In addition, the data processing unit 15 generates the first information by referring to the above-mentioned aroma-inhalation information. The data processing unit 15 is not only about the user's aroma inhalation information of the charging device 21, but can also obtain the aroma inhalation information of other users from the server 4 or other charging devices, and further refer to these aroma inhalation 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, the data communication is not limited to wireless data communication, and physical connection by wire or the like is also possible.

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

(step S23)

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

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

In addition, the first information may be generated by the server 4 as in the description with reference to FIG. 7 . Therefore, corresponding to this example, the first information may be generated in the server 4 by the detection of the battery as a trigger.

(Processing example 3 of the case where the first information is generated by the charging device)

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the processing example 3 in the case where 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 inhalation.

(step S30)

First, in step S30 , the airflow detection unit 26 of the flavor inhaler 23 detects the airflow generated by the user's inhalation of the flavor inhaler 23 .

(step S31)

Next, in step S31 , the flavor inhaler control unit 27 generates airflow information according to the airflow detected by the airflow detection unit 26 . As an example of the airflow information generated by the aroma inhaler control unit 27 , for example, the number of inhalations based on the airflow generated by the user's inhalation of the aroma inhaler 23 can be mentioned.

(step S32)

Next, in step S32 , the data acquisition unit 14 acquires airflow information from the aroma inhaler 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 obtained by the data obtaining unit 14 to generate the aroma and taste information. As an example of the aroma taste information generated by the data processing unit 15, for example, the number of times of smoking by the user using the aroma taster 23, the frequency of smoking (the number of times of smoking/predetermined time), the date of smoking, the time of smoking The smoking time, the stay time in the smoking place and the rest time between smoking, etc.

In addition, the data processing unit 15 generates the first information by referring to the above-mentioned aroma-inhalation information. The data processing unit 15 is not only about the user's scent taste information about the user of the charging device 21, but also obtains the scent taste information of other users from the server 4 or other charging devices, and further refers to these The scent absorbs 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 <Example of Display of First Information>.

(step S34)

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

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

In addition, as described with reference to FIG. 7 , the first information may be generated by the server 4 . Accordingly, according to the present example, the first information can be generated in the server 4 by detecting the airflow caused by inhalation as an opportunity.

[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 an 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 provided with a computer that executes program commands of software for realizing each function. The computer is provided with, for example, one or more processors and a computer-readable storage medium storing the above-mentioned program. Furthermore, in the above-mentioned computer, the above-mentioned program is read and executed from the above-mentioned storage medium by the above-mentioned processor, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the above-mentioned processor system, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit, central processing unit) can be used. As the above-mentioned storage medium, in addition to "non-transitory tangible medium" such as ROM (Read Only Memory), magnetic tapes, magnetic disks, magnetic cards, semiconductor memories, programmable logic circuits, etc. can also be used. In addition, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like that develops the above-mentioned program may be further provided. In addition, the above-mentioned program can be supplied to the above-mentioned computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast radio wave, etc.) that can transmit the program. In addition, one embodiment of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the above-mentioned program realization is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned respective embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope indicated by the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the respective different embodiments are also included in the present invention. within the scope of technology. Furthermore, new technical features can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in the various embodiments.

〔tidy〕

The charging device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a charging electric device for charging a fragrance inhaler, and the charging device is provided with: a control unit that acquires or generates first information based on the data obtained from the fragrance inhaler. At least one of the information obtained by the device and the information obtained from the outside; the communication part, which can directly communicate with the first information; and the display part, which displays the first information.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to realize a charging device which improves the convenience of the user.

The charging device according to the second aspect of the present invention may be configured such that, in the first aspect, the information obtained from the aroma inhaler includes information obtained from the use of the aroma inhaler and information obtained from the outside. It contains information obtained by selecting at least one information from the usage information of the fragrance inhaler used by the user of the fragrance inhaler from advertisements, finance, user itinerary, social network service, location information, weather and other information.

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

In the charging device according to 1 or 2 of the third aspect of the present invention, the first information includes information obtained by using the fragrance inhaler, and information obtained from advertisements, finance, user journeys, and social network services. , location information, weather, and other information obtained by selecting at least one of the usage information of the fragrance inhaler used by the user of the fragrance inhaler.

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

In the charging device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the display unit may display the first information as recommendation information or warning information to the user.

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

The charging device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention may be configured such that in any one of the above-mentioned aspects 1 to 4, the control unit determines whether or not to display the first information on the display unit, and when the control unit determines to display the first information. At the 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 display.

The charging device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention may be configured such that in any one of the above-mentioned aspects 1 to 5, the control unit sets a priority for each information included in the first information, and the display unit displays on the Among the above-mentioned first information, the priority is relatively high.

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

The charging device according to the seventh aspect of the present invention may be configured such that in any one of the above-mentioned aspects 1 to 6, the control unit determines whether or not to acquire the first information, and when it is determined to acquire the first information, the control unit uses the communication The Ministry obtains the aforementioned first information.

According to the above configuration, the first information can be acquired or not acquired according to whether or not to acquire.

In the charging device according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the above-mentioned aspects 1 to 7, the control unit may supply the first information to another device via the communication unit, and use the first information to displayed on the other device.

According to the above configuration, since the first information can be displayed on another device, the information can be effectively presented to the user.

In the charging device of the ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the above-mentioned aspects 1 to 8, the control unit may acquire information from a plurality of flavor inhalers at the same time period.

According to the above configuration, since the information can be acquired from the plurality of aroma inhalers at the same time, the convenience of the user can be improved.

An information processing system according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is configured as an information processing system including a charging device for charging a flavor inhaler and a server, wherein the charging device includes a control unit that acquires first information, the first information is obtained based on at least one of the information obtained from the aroma inhaler and the information obtained from the outside; the communication part is capable of directly communicating the first information with the outside; and the display part is used to display The first information; the server generates the first information.

According to the above-described configuration, a display system that improves user convenience can be realized.

Various aspects of the present invention can be realized by a computer. In this case, by operating the computer as each part (software element) provided in the above-described charging device, the charging device of the above-described charging device can be realized by a computer. The control program and the computer-readable recording medium in which the program is recorded are also included in the scope of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Display system

4‧‧‧Server

5‧‧‧Capsule Scanner

6‧‧‧Image Analysis Department

7‧‧‧Control Department

8‧‧‧Memory Department

9‧‧‧Communications Department

10‧‧‧Display

11‧‧‧USB connector

12‧‧‧Battery

13‧‧‧Charging port

14‧‧‧Data Acquisition Department

15‧‧‧Data Processing Department

16‧‧‧Display Control Section

17‧‧‧Server Communication Department

18‧‧‧Server Control Department

19‧‧‧Server Memory

21, 22‧‧‧Charging device

23‧‧‧Scent inhaler

24‧‧‧Battery detection department

25‧‧‧Aroma inhaler battery

26‧‧‧Airflow detection section

27‧‧‧Scent inhaler control unit

28‧‧‧Scented inhaler memory department

29‧‧‧Transmission Department

33‧‧‧Ignition Department

Claims (15)

A charging device for charging an aroma inhaler, the charging device is provided with: a charging port, which can be connected with the aroma inhaler; a control part, which obtains or generates first information, and the first information includes a The information obtained by the charging port from the aroma inhaler and the information obtained from the outside; the communication unit is to communicate the first information directly with the outside; and the display unit is to display the first information as a corresponding User's recommendation information; the aforesaid recommendation information includes the related information of the fragrance contained in the user's fragrance inhalation information of other fragrance inhalers. A charging device for charging an aroma inhaler, the charging device is provided with: a charging port, which can be connected with the aroma inhaler; a control part, which obtains or generates first information, and the first information includes a The information obtained by the charging port from the aroma inhaler and the information obtained from the outside; the communication unit is to communicate the first information directly with the outside; and the display unit is to display the first information as a corresponding The warning information of the user; and compare the number of times preset by the user of the aroma inhaler with the number of times of inhalation obtained from the aroma inhaler through the charging port, when the number of times of inhalation exceeds the number of times preset by the user When the number of times, the above-mentioned warning message will be generated. The charging device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information obtained from the aroma inhaler contains information based on the use of the aroma inhaler. information obtained from the outside, the aforementioned externally obtained information contains scents used by users of scent inhalers based on selections from advertising, finance, user journeys, social networking services, location information, weather, music, character apps, and others Information derived from at least one of the usage information of the taster. The charging device according to item 1 or item 2 of the scope of application, wherein the first information includes information obtained according to the use of the aroma inhaler, and information selected from advertisements, finance, user travel, social networking Information obtained from at least one of the usage information of the fragrance inhaler used by users of network services, location information, weather, music, character application software and other fragrance inhalers. The charging device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the first information displayed on the display unit includes healing information for the user. The charging device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the recommendation information includes a recommendation document for users of the fragrance inhaler, and the recommendation document recommends users of the other fragrance inhalers Words for the scent that is inhaled. The charging device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the control unit determines whether to display the first information on the display unit, and when the control unit determines to display the display unit, the display unit determines whether to display the first information. The above-mentioned first information is displayed. The charging device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the control unit sets priorities for each information included in the first information, and the display unit displays priority among the first information. relatively high degree of information. The charging device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the control unit determines whether to obtain the first information, and when it is determined to obtain the first information, the The first information is obtained from the communication unit. The charging device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the control unit supplies the first information to another device via the communication unit, and causes the first information to be displayed on the other device. The charging device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the control unit obtains information from a plurality of scent inhalers at the same period. The charging device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the control unit causes the first information to be displayed on the display unit according to a user's instruction and display timing set by the user. The charging device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the display unit displays the number of times of inhalation of the fragrance inhaler in a predetermined period together with the type of capsule for the fragrance inhaler as a The aforementioned first information. An information processing system includes a charging device and a server for charging a fragrance inhaler, wherein the charging device is provided with: a charging port, which can be connected to the fragrance inhaler; a control unit, which obtains the first information, the first information includes information obtained from the aroma inhaler via the charging port and information obtained from the outside; the communication unit is configured to communicate the first information directly with the outside; and The display unit displays the first information as recommended information for the user; the server generates the information obtained from the outside among the first information; the recommended information includes the scents of users of other scent inhalers Included in the tasting information Information about the fragrance of . An information processing system includes a charging device and a server for charging a fragrance inhaler, wherein the charging device is provided with: a charging port, which can be connected to the fragrance inhaler; a control unit, which obtains the first information, the first information includes information obtained from the aroma inhaler via the charging port and information obtained from the outside; the communication unit is configured to communicate the first information directly with the outside; and The display part displays the first information as warning information for the user; the server generates the information obtained from the outside among the first information; and compares the number of times preset by the user of the fragrance inhaler with The number of inhalations obtained from the fragrance inhaler via the charging port, when the number of inhalations exceeds the number of times preset by the user, the warning message is generated.

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