WO2015141005A1

WO2015141005A1 - Processing device, processing program, and processing method

Info

Publication number: WO2015141005A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/057872
Authority: WO
Inventors: 宰吉村
Original assignee: 富士通株式会社
Priority date: 2014-03-20
Filing date: 2014-03-20
Publication date: 2015-09-24

Abstract

A processing device is provided with: a date acquisition unit which acquires a date; a region identifying unit which identifies a region on the Earth using location information; an information selection unit which selects information corresponding to the date acquired by the date acquisition unit and the region identified by the region identifying unit; and a display unit which displays the information selected by the information selection unit.

Description

Processing apparatus, processing program, and processing method

The present invention relates to a processing device, a processing program, and a processing method.

Among programs installed in information devices such as personal computers (PCs, Personal Computers), there are programs that express seasons or a sense of seasons (hereinafter also referred to as applications or applications). For example, there are various applications that express a sense of the season, such as a calendar application that displays a landscape photograph, a picture diary application that clearly indicates the season, and an application that extracts products to be displayed in a season from a database. However, when content such as a calendar is generated and distributed around the world, nothing is known that takes into account that the seasons of the northern and southern hemispheres are reversed.

If the northern and southern hemisphere seasons are not considered to be reversed, the calendar and other applications that express a sense of the season, for example, assume the season of the region where the author of the application resides, or the season of the northern hemisphere, where the market is larger than the southern hemisphere. As produced. Applications built for the Northern Hemisphere season may be used by people living in Southern Hemisphere countries such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. At this time, in the southern hemisphere, the season is reversed from that in the northern hemisphere, so that it can be imagined that the user feels uncomfortable that the content such as a photo makes the season feel. In addition, applications created on the assumption of the Northern Hemisphere season may be used by people living near the equator, near the North Pole or the South Pole. At this time, it can be imagined that the user feels uncomfortable because there are few seasonal changes in the area near the equator, the north pole and the south pole. In fact, a paper calendar that international companies distribute every year at branches around the world for advertising purposes can be uncomfortable for users when the northern hemisphere season is assumed. People who live in the Southern Hemisphere, near the equator, and in the Arctic and Antarctic regions use a calendar that presumes the season of the Northern Hemisphere with a sense of incongruity, or a calendar according to the climate of each region produced in each region Will be used.

JP 2002-189656 A

When an application that expresses a sense of the season, such as a calendar, is produced based on the season of the Northern Hemisphere, etc., it displays photos according to the season of the Northern Hemisphere, etc., without considering the season of the Southern Hemisphere. . For this reason, in the southern hemisphere, the scenery of the winter mountain is displayed because the northern hemisphere is winter, even though it is summer, or the fallen leaves and fruits of the northern hemisphere according to the autumn season of the northern hemisphere are the subject. Or photos or images to be displayed. Displaying content that does not match the season of the Southern Hemisphere may give the Southern Hemisphere users a sense of discomfort. In addition, there may be a sense of incongruity for users in the vicinity of the equator where there are few seasonal changes and in the regions near the North Pole and South Pole. On the other hand, in each region such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, and around the equator, it is desirable to suppress as much as possible the increase in labor and man-hours so as not to give a sense of incongruity due to seasons and climate differences.

In addition, when preparing a plate with a different arrangement of photographs for each region, the cost increases in the following points.
・ Production costs increase because multiple contents are prepared for each region.
・ Since multiple versions cannot be unified, the number of types increases not only in production but also in distribution or inventory management, and management costs for distribution mistakes and countermeasures increase. In addition, if inventory cannot be interchanged between regions, inventory management costs increase. These management costs increase as the number of distributions increases.
・ Creating multiple editions may increase the cost of licensing photos.
For this reason, creators of applications that express seasonal feelings such as calendars and contents according to the time of the year, the market size of each region and the image of no attention by distributing the northern hemisphere version as it is, and the version for each region It must be required to weigh the cost of making.

Therefore, the disclosed technology aims to easily change information depending on the region and time.

A processing apparatus according to an aspect of the disclosed technology includes a date acquisition unit that acquires a date, a region determination unit that determines a region on the earth using position information, a date acquired in the date acquisition unit, and the region determination unit An information selection unit that selects information according to the area determined by the information processing unit, and a display unit that displays the information selected by the information selection unit.

According to the disclosed technology, the processing device can easily realize the change of the display information according to the region and time.

It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a processing apparatus. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a season table. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the process which determines a season from a date and position information in Example 1. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a display information display processing procedure according to the first exemplary embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the display information selection processing procedure at the time of discriminating with a northern hemisphere. It is a flowchart which shows the display information selection processing procedure at the time of discriminating with a southern hemisphere. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a display information display processing procedure according to a modification of the first embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the display information selection process procedure when it determines with the equator vicinity. FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of a processing apparatus according to a second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a display information display processing procedure according to the second embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the display information selection process procedure when it determines with the equator vicinity. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a country and hemisphere table. It is a flowchart which shows the area discrimination processing procedure by a country. An example of the Northern Hemisphere January calendar is shown. An example of the April calendar in the Northern Hemisphere is shown. An example of the Northern Hemisphere July calendar is shown. An example of the Northern Hemisphere October calendar is shown. An example of the calendar for January in the Southern Hemisphere is shown. An example of the April calendar for the Southern Hemisphere is shown. Here is an example of the July calendar in the Southern Hemisphere. An example of the October calendar for the Southern Hemisphere is shown.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The configuration of the following embodiment is an exemplification, and the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment.

[Example 1]
The first embodiment is an example in which the processing device 1 determines a season according to an area determined from date and position information, and displays information according to the determined season. The processing device 1 acquires the date from, for example, a built-in clock. Further, the processing device 1 acquires position information from, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) 7, a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) position information service, or a mobile base station. The processing device 1 determines whether the processing device 1 is currently located in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere using the acquired position information. Since the four seasons are reversed in the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere, the processing device 1 determines the season based on the area determined as the acquired date, and changes the display information displayed on the display device 5. For example, the processing apparatus 1 displays “winter” in January in the northern hemisphere, “summer” in January in the southern hemisphere, and displays a calendar picture corresponding to the season. 15 to 22 show specific screen display examples. FIG. 15 is a screen example of the January calendar in the Northern Hemisphere. The January calendar screen in the Northern Hemisphere displays winter photos and January date information. FIG. 16 is a screen example of the April calendar in the Northern Hemisphere. On the screen of the April calendar in the Northern Hemisphere, spring photos and information about the date of April are displayed. FIG. 17 is a screen example of the July calendar in the Northern Hemisphere. The July calendar in the Northern Hemisphere displays summer photos and July date information. FIG. 18 is a screen example of the October calendar in the Northern Hemisphere. On the screen of the October calendar in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn photos and information on the date of October are displayed. FIG. 19 is an example of a January calendar screen in the Southern Hemisphere. On the Southern Hemisphere January calendar screen, summer photos and January date information are displayed. FIG. 20 is a screen example of the April calendar in the Southern Hemisphere. The April calendar screen in the Southern Hemisphere displays autumn photos and April date information. FIG. 21 is a screen example of the July calendar in the Southern Hemisphere. The winter calendar and July date information are displayed on the July calendar screen in the southern hemisphere. FIG. 22 is a screen example of the October calendar in the Southern Hemisphere. On the October calendar screen in the Southern Hemisphere, spring photos and information about the date of October are displayed.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the processing apparatus 1. The processing device 1 is a device that installs and executes an application that expresses a sense of the season such as a calendar. The processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment is an information device such as a PC, a mobile phone terminal, a smartphone, or a tablet PC. In FIG. 1, the processing device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2, a memory 3, an auxiliary storage device 4, a display device 5, an input device 6, a GPS 7, and a communication unit 8, which are connected to each other via a bus 9. Is done.

CPU 2 executes a computer program developed on the memory 3 so as to be executable. However, a part of the processing by the computer program may be executed by a hardware circuit.

The memory 3 provides the CPU 2 with a storage area and a work area for loading the computer program stored in the auxiliary storage device 4. The memory 3 is used as a buffer for temporarily holding data. The memory 3 is a semiconductor memory such as a RAM (Randam Access Memory), for example.

The auxiliary storage device 4 stores various computer programs and data used by the CPU 2 when executing each computer program. In addition, the auxiliary storage device 4 includes a season table for determining the season from the date and position information, setting information including a region determination result and a season determination result, display information such as a photo for each season, a processing program, and the like. Is stored. The processing device 1 may include, for example, a nonvolatile memory such as an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) or a flash memory, instead of the auxiliary storage device 4. Data such as display information read from the auxiliary storage device 4 is output to the display device 5 and displayed.

The display device 5 is a device for displaying data such as display information read from the auxiliary storage device 4 by the processing program. For example, the display device 5 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, or a plasma display.

The input device 6 receives an operation input from the user. For example, the input device 6 is a circuit that receives signals from a pointing device such as a touch pad, a mouse, and a touch panel, a keyboard, operation buttons, and a remote controller.

GPS7 is a system for measuring the current position on the earth. The processing device 1 acquires position information such as the latitude and longitude of the current position from the GPS 7. Further, the processing device 1 may acquire location information from a Wi-Fi location information service, a mobile base station, or the like instead of the GPS 7. The processing device 1 determines whether the processing device 1 is located in the northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere, or near the equator, based on the acquired position information.

The communication unit 8 is an interface for inputting and outputting information with the network. The communication unit 8 is connected to a wired network or a wireless network. The communication unit 8 is, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or a wireless LAN (Local Area Network). The processing device 1 downloads an application from the Internet via the communication unit 8 and stores it in the auxiliary storage device 4.

<Functional block>
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 2, the processing device 1 includes a date acquisition unit 10, a region determination unit 11, an information selection unit 12, a display unit 13, a season table 15, a setting information storage unit 16, and a display information storage unit 17. The CPU 2 of the processing device 1 executes a computer program that is executed in the memory 3 so as to be executed as processing of each unit illustrated in FIG. However, at least one part of each part illustrated in FIG. 2 may include a hardware circuit.

The date acquisition unit 10 acquires the current date from, for example, the built-in clock of the processing device 1 or the GPS 7. In addition, the date acquisition unit 10 may acquire a date specified by an application such as a diary application, in addition to the current date, in an application such as a diary application. The date acquisition unit 10 provides the acquired date to the information selection unit 12. Here, the date may be a combination of a month and a day, for example. The date may be information indicating a month. That is, in this embodiment, the date may be information for specifying a time such as a season that can be acquired from the built-in clock of the processing device 1 or the GPS 7.

The region discriminating unit 11 discriminates whether the processing device 1 is located in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere using the position information acquired from the GPS 7 or the like. The area discriminating unit 11 provides information specifying the discriminated area to the information selecting unit 12.

The information selection unit 12 refers to the season table 15, and based on the date acquired by the date acquisition unit 10 and the information specifying the region determined by the region determination unit 11, the season of the date acquired in the determined region Determine. The information selection unit 12 stores information for specifying the region and setting information such as the determined season in the setting information storage unit 16. The information selection unit 12 acquires display information to be displayed on the display device 5 from the display information storage unit 17 based on the determined season. The information selection unit 12 provides the selected display information to the display unit 13. The display unit 13 displays the display information selected by the information selection unit 12 on the display device 5.

The season table 15 defines a season corresponding to a predetermined region and a predetermined date. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the season table. In the example of FIG. 3, the season table 15 has two rows that specify the northern and southern hemispheres. In addition, elements (also referred to as attributes) for March to May, June to August, September to November, and December to February are set in the element direction of one row of the seasonal table 15. Information specifying spring, summer, autumn, winter, etc. is set in each element specified by the row and column of the season table 15. Hereinafter, in the seasonal table 15, a line specified in the northern hemisphere is referred to as a northern hemisphere column, and a line specified in the southern hemisphere is referred to as a southern hemisphere column. For example, the season table 15 is defined as summer when the date is included in June to August in the northern hemisphere, and winter when the date is included in June to August in the southern hemisphere. The setting information storage unit 16 stores information for specifying the region determined by the region determination unit 11 and setting information such as the season determined by the information selection unit 12. The setting information is set when the application is initially set or when the application is started. The display information storage unit 17 stores display information such as photos suitable for the season.

<Processing flow>
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an outline of processing for determining a season from date and position information in the first embodiment. In FIG. 4, the processing device 1 acquires the current date from, for example, a built-in clock. Further, the processing device 1 determines whether the processing device 1 is located in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere by using position information acquired from the GPS 7 or the like. For example, the processing device 1 determines whether the processing device 1 is located in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere depending on whether the latitude information transmitted from the GPS 7 is positive or negative. The processing device 1 refers to the season table 15 and determines the season of the area from the acquired date and the determined area.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a display information display processing procedure according to the first embodiment. The display information display processing procedure is started in the processing device 1 by, for example, activation of a calendar application or initial setting.

In step S01, the processing device 1 uses the date acquisition unit 10 to acquire the current date from the internal clock. In step S 02, the processing device 1 acquires position information of the current position from the GPS 7 using the area determination unit 11. In step S 03, the processing device 1 causes the region determination unit 11 to determine whether the region at the current position is the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere from the position information acquired from the GPS 7. If the determined area is the northern hemisphere, the processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S04. When the determined area is the southern hemisphere, the processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S05. Here, the processing device 1 (date acquisition unit 10) executes the process of step S01 as an example of the date acquisition step. Further, the processing device 1 (the area determination unit 11) executes the processes of step S02 and step S03 as an example of the area determination step.

In step S04, the processing apparatus 1 performs processing when the determined area is the northern hemisphere by the information selection unit 12. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a display information selection processing procedure when it is determined that the northern hemisphere. The display information selection processing procedure when it is determined as the northern hemisphere shows the detailed procedure of the processing in step S04 in FIG. In step S 21, the information selection unit 12 refers to the northern hemisphere column of the season table 15 and determines the season of the northern hemisphere on the date from the contents set in the element including the date acquired by the date acquisition unit 10. In step S22, the information selection unit 12 stores the current position in the northern hemisphere and the determined season in the setting information storage unit 16 as setting information. In step S 23, the information selection unit 12 selects display information such as a photograph suitable for the determined season from the display information storage unit 17, and ends the display information selection processing procedure when it is determined as the northern hemisphere. The processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S06 in FIG. The processing device 1 (information selection unit 12) executes the process of step S04, that is, steps S21 to S23, as an example of the information selection step.

In step S05, the processing apparatus 1 performs processing when the determined region is the southern hemisphere by the information selection unit 12. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a display information selection processing procedure when it is determined that the southern hemisphere. The display information selection processing procedure when it is determined as the southern hemisphere shows the detailed procedure of the processing in step S05 in FIG. In step S 31, the information selection unit 12 refers to the southern hemisphere column of the season table 15 and determines the season of the southern hemisphere on the date from the content set in the element including the date acquired by the date acquisition unit 10. In step S32, the information selection unit 12 stores the current position in the southern hemisphere and the determined season in the setting information storage unit 16 as setting information. In step S 33, the information selection unit 12 selects display information such as a photograph suitable for the determined season from the display information storage unit 17, and ends the display information selection processing procedure when it is determined as the Southern Hemisphere. The processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S06 in FIG. The processing device 1 (information selection unit 12) executes the processing of step S05, that is, steps S31 to S33, as an example of the information selection step.

In step S06, the processing device 1 displays the display information selected in step S04 or step S05 on the display unit 13, and ends the display information display processing procedure in the first embodiment. The processing device 1 (display unit 13) executes the process of step S06 as an example of a display step.

Since the processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment can easily change the display information according to the region, it can be used for various applications that express a seasonal feeling such as a calendar.

For example, the processing device 1 can display information according to the season of the current location in a calendar application distributed all over the world. In addition, the processing device 1 can also be used in applications where seasonal information is important, such as applications that display seasons or pictures that represent a sense of the season, such as screen savers, wallpaper settings, and diary apps. is there. Specifically, the diary application can display the correct season regardless of the region even when the season is automatically displayed from the display target date. In addition, an application that extracts seasonal products such as clothing from a stock or catalog database and displays them can prevent a mismatch that summer clothing is displayed in July, which is winter in the southern hemisphere.

Furthermore, the processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment can display information on appropriate seasons for the seasons of countries in the southern hemisphere that have not been considered in the past. For this reason, the distribution destination of the application executed by the processing device 1 is not limited to one country or one region, but can cover a wide region over the north and south hemispheres.

For example, when distributing an application through the Internet, the processing device 1 can execute the application without limiting the country or region where the application can be downloaded. In the southern hemisphere, there are Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa with remarkable economic development, which are attracting attention as BRICS, and are promising markets. If the producer or the head office to which the producer belongs is located in the northern hemisphere, or if the main market is concentrated in the northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere may not be considered or may be discarded for cost reduction. This can be frustrating for users in the Southern Hemisphere. According to the processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, it is possible to cope with the season of the Southern Hemisphere at low cost. In this respect, it can be expected to give a positive impression to users in the Southern Hemisphere and improve the corporate image.

[Modification of Example 1]
In the modification of the first embodiment, the processing device 1 displays information according to the region indicating the climate such as the rainy season and the dry season, not only in the northern and southern hemispheres, but also in regions where there is no seasonal change such as the vicinity of the equator. This is an example. Note that the hardware configuration and functional blocks in the modification of the first embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a display information display processing procedure in a modification of the first embodiment. In FIG. 8, the same processes as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

In step S03, the processing device 1 determines whether the region at the current position is the northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere, or the vicinity of the equator from the position information acquired from the GPS 7 by the region determining unit 11. For example, when the latitude of the current position is between, for example, 10 degrees north latitude and 10 degrees south latitude, the processing device 1 may determine that the current position is near the equator. However, the determination of the vicinity of the equator by the processing device 1 is not limited to 10 degrees north latitude to 10 degrees south latitude. When the determined area is the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere, the processing device 1 performs the same processing as in the first embodiment. If the determined area is near the equator, the processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S07.

In step S07, the processing apparatus 1 uses the information selection unit 12 to perform processing when the determined area is near the equator. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a display information selection processing procedure when it is determined that the area is near the equator. The display information selection processing procedure when it is determined that the vehicle is near the equator shows a detailed procedure of the processing in step S07 in FIG. In step S41, the information selection unit 12 stores in the setting information storage unit 16 that the current position is near the equator as setting information. In step S 42, the information selection unit 12 selects display information such as a photograph suitable for the climate near the equator from the display information storage unit 17, and ends the display information selection processing procedure when it is determined that the region is near the equator. The processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S06 in FIG. The processing device 1 (information selection unit 12) executes the processing of step S07, that is, steps S41 to S42 as an example of the information selection step.

In the modified example of the first embodiment, the example in which the area determination unit 11 determines the three areas near the northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere, and the equator is shown, but the number of areas to be determined is not limited to three. The area discriminating unit 11 may include areas such as the North Pole and the South Pole as areas to be discriminated. The information selection unit 12 selects information corresponding to the determined area from the display information storage unit 17. The display unit 13 displays the selected display information on the display device 5. The processing apparatus 1 according to the modification of the first embodiment can display information corresponding to the area even in an area where there is no seasonal change. Further, the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere may be further subdivided according to the latitude. For example, the season may be set by subdividing such as 20 degrees to 30 degrees, 30 degrees to 40 degrees in latitude, and the like. Furthermore, in consideration of the influence of ocean currents, etc., the season table months (March to May, June to August, September to November, December to February in Fig. 3) are finely adjusted. May be. For example, a region close to the warm current has a longer summer season than other regions having the same latitude. In addition, the region close to the cold current has a longer winter season than other regions having the same latitude.

[Example 2]
The second embodiment is an example in which the processing device 1 determines a season according to an area determined from date and country information, and displays information according to the determined season. The processing device 1 acquires the date from, for example, a built-in clock. For example, the processing device 1 can acquire country information from a country name (or a code representing the country) set in the initial setting of the processing device 1 and recorded in an operating system (OS, Operating System). The processing device 1 uses the acquired country information to determine whether the processing device 1 is currently located in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere. When the processing device 1 is in an area such as the vicinity of the equator, the processing device 1 may determine whether the processing device 1 is the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere according to the user's selection. Since the four seasons are reversed in the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere, the processing device 1 determines the season based on the area determined as the acquired date, and changes the display information displayed on the display device 5. The components in the second embodiment other than the components that perform the process using the country information are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, the same reference numerals are given to the same components in the second embodiment as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted. Further, for example, an example of changing display information displayed on the display device 5 (a specific calendar screen display example) is the same as in the first embodiment.

In addition, since the hardware configuration in the second embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

<Functional block>
FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the processing apparatus according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 10, the same functional blocks as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. The processing apparatus 1 includes a country information acquisition unit 14 and a country / hemisphere table 18 in addition to the functional blocks in the first embodiment.

The country information acquisition unit 14 acquires country information from, for example, a country name (or a code representing the country) recorded by an operating system (OS, Operating System). The country information acquisition unit 14 provides the acquired country information to the region determination unit 11.

The country / hemisphere table 18 defines whether a given country is located in the northern or southern hemisphere. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the country / hemisphere table. In the example of FIG. 13, the country / hemisphere table 18 has a plurality of rows that specify the country. In addition, elements in the north and south hemispheres (also referred to as attributes) are set in the element direction of one row of the country / hemisphere table 18. Information specifying the southern hemisphere, the northern hemisphere, or the like is set in the element specified by the row and column of the country / hemisphere table 18. Information specifying the southern hemisphere, northern hemisphere, etc. also includes information such as whether the country of the bank is in the equator vicinity or in which region the capital is located in the northern and southern hemispheres. For example, the country / hemisphere table 18 defines that the United States is in the northern hemisphere. The country / hemisphere table 18 also defines that Indonesia is in the southern hemisphere. Indonesia is a country on the equator, but because the capital Jakarta is in the southern hemisphere, the country / hemisphere table in the example of FIG. 13 defines that Indonesia is in the southern hemisphere.

In the second embodiment, the region determination unit 11 refers to the country / hemisphere table 18 and uses the country information acquired from the country information acquisition unit 14 to determine whether the processing device 1 is located in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere. Is different from the first embodiment.

In the second embodiment, the region determination unit 11 refers to the country / hemisphere table 18 and uses the country information acquired from the country information acquisition unit 14 to determine whether the processing device 1 is located in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere. Is determined. When the processing device 1 is located in an area near the equator, the area discriminating unit 11 may discriminate whether the area is located in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere by the user's selection. The setting information storage unit 16 determines whether or not to use the previous region determination result in addition to the information specifying the region determined by the region determination unit 11 and the season determined by the information selection unit 12, depending on the acquired country information. Setting information such as whether or not to match the determined area is also stored. Furthermore, the setting information storage unit 16 also stores information on the area determined by the user's selection.

<Processing flow>
FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a display information display processing procedure according to the second embodiment. Steps S11 and S14 to S16 in the second embodiment correspond to steps S01 and S04 to S06 of the flowchart showing the display information display processing procedure in the first embodiment of FIG. Therefore, the description of the same processing contents as those in the first embodiment is omitted.

In step S12, the processing apparatus 1 uses the country information acquisition unit 14 to acquire country information from the OS. In step S 13, the processing device 1 refers to the country / hemisphere table 18 by the region determination unit 11 and determines whether the region set in the country row indicated by the acquired country information is the northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere, or the equator. Determine. When the determined area is the northern hemisphere, the processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S14. When the determined area is the southern hemisphere, the processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S15. If the determined area is near the equator, the processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S17. Here, the processing device 1 (region determination unit 11) executes the process of step S13 as an example of the region determination step.

In step S 14, the processing device 1 performs processing when the determined region is the northern hemisphere by the information selection unit 12. After performing the same processing as that in step S04 in FIG. 5 in the first embodiment, the processing device 1 proceeds to the processing in step S16 in FIG.

In step S15, the processing apparatus 1 performs processing when the determined area is the southern hemisphere by the information selection unit 12. After performing the same process as step S05 of FIG. 5 in the first embodiment, the processing apparatus 1 proceeds to the process of step S16.

In step S17, the processing device 1 performs processing when the determined area is near the equator. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a display information selection processing procedure when it is determined that the vicinity of the equator. The display information selection processing procedure when it is determined that the area is near the equator shows the detailed procedure of the processing in step S17 in FIG. Further, here, an example is shown in which display information is selected as a region in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere even in the case of the region near the equator.

In step S51, the processing apparatus 1 acquires setting information such as the previous region discrimination result from the setting information storage unit 16. In step S52, the processing device 1 determines whether or not to use the previous region determination result. Whether or not to use the previous region determination result may be stored in the setting information storage unit 16 as setting information, or may be determined by user selection. If it is determined by the user's selection, the processing device 1 stores the determination result in the setting information storage unit 16 as setting information. When the previous determination result is not used, the processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S53. When the previous determination result is used, the processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S56.

In step S53, the processing device 1 determines whether or not to match the region where the country exists when the previous region determination result is not used. Whether to match the region where the country exists may be stored in the setting information storage unit 16 as setting information, or may be determined by user selection. If it is determined by the user's selection, the processing device 1 stores the determination result in the setting information storage unit 16 as setting information. When determining the region from the country information, the processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S54. If the region is not determined from the country information, the processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S55.

In step S54, the processing apparatus 1 performs region discrimination processing by country to discriminate between the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the region discrimination processing procedure by country. The region discrimination processing procedure by country shows the detailed procedure of the processing in step S54 in FIG. In step S 61 to step S 63, the processing device 1 acquires country information by the country information acquisition unit 14. Specifically, in step S61, the country information acquisition unit 14 determines whether country information is included in the setting information. If the country information is not included, the country information acquisition unit 14 proceeds to the process of step S62. If the country information is included, the country information acquisition unit 14 proceeds to the process of step S63. In step S62, the country information acquisition unit 14 acquires, for example, country information recorded by the OS. In step S 63, the country information acquisition unit 14 acquires country information from the setting information storage unit 16. In step S 64, the processing device 1 determines whether the country is the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere by using the region determination unit 11. Specifically, the region determination unit 11 refers to the country / hemisphere table 18 and determines whether the country is the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere from the country information acquired by the country information acquisition unit 14. By this determination, the processing device 1 ends the region determination processing procedure by country. The processing device 1 (area discriminating unit 11) executes the process of step S64 as an example of the area discrimination step. The processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S57 in FIG.

In step S55, the processing device 1 displays a selection dialog, and determines whether it is the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere according to the user's selection. In step S 56, the processing device 1 acquires the previous determination result from the setting information storage unit 16.

In step S57, the processing apparatus 1 uses the information selection unit 12 to determine whether the region determined in steps S54 to S56 is the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere. When the determined area is the northern hemisphere, the processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S58. If the determined area is the southern hemisphere, the processing device 1 proceeds to the process of step S59.

In step S58, the processing device 1 performs processing when the determined area is the northern hemisphere by the information selection unit 12. After performing the same processing as step S04 in FIG. 5 in the first embodiment, the display information selection processing procedure in the case where it is determined near the equator is terminated. The processing apparatus 1 proceeds to the process of step S16 in FIG.

In step S59, the processing apparatus 1 performs processing when the determined area is the southern hemisphere by the information selection unit 12. After performing the same processing as step S05 of FIG. 5 in the first embodiment, the display information selection processing procedure in the case where it is determined that it is near the equator is terminated. The processing apparatus 1 proceeds to the process of step S16 in FIG.

In step S16, the processing apparatus 1 causes the display unit 13 to display the display information selected in step S14, step S15, or step S17, and ends the display information display processing procedure in the second embodiment. The processing device 1 (display unit 13) executes the process of step S16 as an example of a display step.

The processing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment acquires the country information from the OS or the like even when the position information cannot be acquired or the position information cannot be acquired, and refers to the country / hemisphere table 18 to obtain the region. Can be determined.

For example, at the time of initial setting of the application, the processing apparatus 1 determines the region even in a situation where the position information cannot be acquired by determining the region from the country information and saving it as setting information in the setting information storage unit 16. can do. In addition, when the user moves around the equator and the determination of the northern and southern hemispheres is frequently switched, or when the user wants to match the season of the southern hemisphere that is located in the northern hemisphere but has the capital, Can be discriminated. In addition, for example, when the user is staying outside the country, the processing apparatus 1 can determine the region according to the user's nationality by acquiring the country information from the OS or the like.
In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, in addition to the determination of the seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres, processing corresponding to areas with little seasonal change such as the vicinity of the equator, the north pole, and the south pole (S03 in FIG. 8). S07 etc.) may be executed.

<Computer-readable recording medium>
A program for causing a computer or other machine or device (hereinafter, a computer or the like) to realize any of the above functions can be recorded on a recording medium that can be read by the computer or the like. The function can be provided by causing a computer or the like to read and execute the program of the recording medium.

Here, the computer-readable recording medium refers to a recording medium that stores information such as data and programs by electrical, magnetic, optical, mechanical, or chemical action and can be read from the computer or the like. Say. Examples of such recording media that can be removed from a computer or the like include, for example, a memory such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R / W, a DVD, a Blu-ray disc, a DAT, an 8 mm tape, and a flash memory. There are cards. In addition, as a recording medium fixed to a computer or the like, there are a hard disk, a ROM (read only memory) and the like.

1 processor 2 CPU
3 Memory 4 Auxiliary Storage 5 Display Device 6 Input Device 7 GPS
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 8 Communication part 9 Bus 10 Date acquisition part 11 Area discrimination part 12 Information selection part 13 Display part 14 Country information acquisition part 15 Seasonal table 16 Setting information storage part 17 Display information storage part 18 Country and hemisphere table

Claims

A date acquisition unit for acquiring a date;
An area discriminating unit that discriminates an area on the earth using position information;
An information selection unit for selecting information according to the date acquired in the date acquisition unit and the region determined by the region determination unit;
A display unit for displaying information selected by the information selection unit;
A processing apparatus comprising:
A country information acquisition unit for acquiring country information;
The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the area determination unit determines the area using country information acquired by the country information acquisition unit.
A date acquisition step for acquiring a date;
An area determination step for determining an area on the earth using position information;
An information selection step for selecting information according to the acquired date and the determined area;
A display step for displaying the selected information;
Processing method to execute.
On the computer,
A date acquisition step for acquiring a date;
An area determination step for determining an area on the earth using position information;
An information selection step for selecting information according to the acquired date and the determined area;
A display step for displaying the selected information;
A processing program that executes