WO2019198552A1

WO2019198552A1 - Electric charging device and information processing system

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Publication number: WO2019198552A1
Application number: PCT/JP2019/014438
Authority: WO
Inventors: 濱口　秀司
Original assignee: 日本たばこ産業株式会社
Priority date: 2018-04-13
Filing date: 2019-04-01
Publication date: 2019-10-17
Also published as: JP7337215B2; TW201943345A; JP7250003B2; TWI754141B; JPWO2019198552A1; JP2022097490A

Abstract

The present invention provides information beneficial to a user. An electric charging device (21) is provided with: a control unit (7) for acquiring or generating first information based on at least one of information acquired from a flavor aspirator (23) and information acquired from outside; a communication unit (9) capable of directly communicating the first information to the outside; and a display unit (10) for displaying the first information.

Description

Charging apparatus and information processing system

The present invention mainly relates to a charging device for charging a flavor inhaler and an information processing system including such a charging device.

Conventionally, a charging device for charging a battery of a flavor inhaler such as a heated cigarette is known. The charging device connects a USB terminal provided in a personal computer or the like and a flavor suction device, and supplies power from the USB terminal to the battery of the flavor suction device.

Patent Document 1 describes a charging accessory (also referred to as a charging device in this specification) for an aerosol delivery device. The charging accessory includes an aerosol delivery device interface and a communication interface, accessing the aerosol delivery device usage data, and generating social data based on the usage data, including a community of aerosol delivery device users. Provide service.

Japanese Patent Gazette "Special Table 2017-551259 (May 25, 2017)"

However, since conventional charging is connected to the server via another terminal device such as a PC, there is room for improvement in terms of user convenience. In a charging apparatus having a communication function, a technique for presenting useful information to a user is required.

One aspect of the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof 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 problems, a charging device according to one aspect of the present invention is a charging device that charges a flavor inhaler, and includes information acquired from the flavor inhaler and information acquired from the outside. A control unit that acquires or generates first information based on at least one, a communication unit that allows the first information to communicate directly with the outside, and a display unit that displays the first information. I have.

Moreover, in order to solve said subject, the information processing system which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention is an information processing system containing the charging device and server which charge a flavor suction device, The said charging device is the said A control unit that acquires first information based on at least one of information acquired from a flavor inhaler and information acquired from the outside, and a communication unit that enables communication of the first information directly with the outside And a display unit that displays the first information, and the server generates the first information.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a charging device with improved user convenience can be realized.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a display system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the external appearance of the charging device which concerns on Embodiment 1 with the display content of a display part, (b) is a figure which shows the example of the information displayed on a display part. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example displayed by the charging apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example displayed by the charging apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating first information generation processing by the display system according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating first information generation processing by the display system according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating first information generation processing by the display system according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating first information generation processing by the display system according to the first embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. However, unless otherwise specified, the configuration described in the present embodiment is merely an illustrative example, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Embodiment 1
(Display system 1)
Hereinafter, a display system (information processing system) 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display system 1 according to 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 server 4 (hereinafter also simply referred to as a server 4).

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of the display system 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, in the display system 1, as an example, one or a plurality of charging devices are configured to be communicable with a server 4 arranged on a global network (cloud network). 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, although a smart phone, a personal computer, etc. are mentioned as a terminal device, for example, this embodiment is not limited to this.

1 and 2 illustrate one server 4 as an example, this is not intended to limit the present embodiment, and the display system 1 includes a plurality of servers, and the charging device includes the plurality of servers. The structure which communicates with may be sufficient.

In addition, 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 as an example, but this does not limit the present embodiment. The plurality of charging devices and the one or more terminal devices may be configured to be able to communicate with each other via a local network such as WiFi (registered trademark) or Bluetooth (registered trademark). In addition, the display system 1 may include the flavor inhaler 23 illustrated in FIG. In the present embodiment, the flavor inhaler 23 is described as an example of a form connected to the charging device, but what is hardware-connected to the charging device is not limited to the flavor inhaler 23. For example, the flavor inhaler 23 It may be a part such as an accessory that can expand the function of the aspirator 23, and is not limited to the above configuration.

(Server 4)
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the server 4 includes, for example, 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 included in the charging device 21. The server communication unit 17 can also communicate with other charging devices 22 and

terminal devices

31 and 32. In addition, the server communication unit 17 acquires flavor suction information and first information described later from the charging device 21.

The server control unit 18 generates first information with reference to the flavor suction information acquired from the

charging devices

21 and 22. Alternatively, the first information may be generated for each of a plurality of charging devices. Specific generation processing of the first information will be described later.

The server storage unit 19 can store the first information acquired or generated by the server control unit 18 in association with each user. More specifically, the server storage unit 19 includes information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler 23, and commercial, finance, user schedule, social networking service, location information, weather, music, and character applications. And the information obtained based on the information selected from the usage information of the flavor suction device which the user of another flavor suction device uses is selected. These pieces of information may be generated and updated by the server 4, or may be acquired from a server different from the server 4. In addition to directly providing the above information to the charging device, the charging device may be provided with storage location information indicating the storage location of the information.

(Flavor suction device 23)
As shown in FIG. 1, the flavor inhaler 23 includes, for example, a flavor inhaler battery 25, an airflow detection unit 26, a flavor inhaler control unit 27, a flavor inhaler storage 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 suction to the flavor inhaler 23 by the user.

The flavor suction device control unit 27 controls each part of the flavor suction device 23. Moreover, the flavor suction device control part 27 can also produce | generate airflow information based on the airflow which the airflow detection part 26 detected, for example. Here, the airflow information means information related to the airflow generated by the suction to the flavor inhaler 23 by the user. The flavor inhaler storage unit 28 can store various information acquired by the flavor inhaler, for example, storing airflow information generated by the flavor inhaler controller 27.

The transmission unit 29 transmits information acquired by the flavor inhaler including the airflow information generated by the flavor inhaler control unit 27 to the charging device 21. The mode of transmission by the transmission unit 29 is not limited to the present embodiment, but is transmitted to the data acquisition unit 14 via the charging port 13 as an example.

(Terminal device 31)
The

terminal devices

31 and 32 refer to general terminal devices other than the charging device in the display system 1. The

terminal devices

31 and 32 may be, for example, a notebook PC or a smartphone.

Update of information related to the schedule, finance, and social networking service, which will be described later, can also be performed using the terminal device 31. Also, first information displayed on the display unit 10 of the charging device 21 to be described later, an alert based on the first information, a recommendation, and the like are transmitted to the terminal device 31 used by the same user as the charging device 21, and the terminal device It is good also as a structure displayed on 31. FIG. In addition, 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 displayed on the terminal device 31 in a pop-up manner.

Here, as a specific example of the alert, there is “warning information” described later, but it is not limited thereto. In addition, as a specific example of the recommendation, “recommended information” described later can be cited, but the recommendation is not limited thereto.

In addition, in order to achieve the above configuration, the terminal device 31 is preinstalled with a program that accepts push transmission from the charging device 21 or the server 4 and pops up the received content on the display unit of the terminal device 31. Just keep it. Such a program is also included in the invention described in this specification.

(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 storage unit 8, a communication unit 9, a display unit 10, a USB connection unit 11, a battery 12, and a charging port. 13 is provided. The control unit 7 includes a data acquisition unit 14, a data processing unit 15, and a display control unit 16. Note that the charging device 21 is not limited to the above configuration, and can be appropriately changed according to the purpose and specifications, and is not limited to the above configuration.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the flavor inhaler 23 can be connected to the charging device 21 via the charging port 13, for example. In addition, the USB connection unit 11 may also serve as the charging port 13.

(USB connection unit 11)
The USB connection unit 11 is connected to a USB terminal provided in a device such as a personal computer, and supplies power from the device or transmits / receives data.

(Charging port 13)
The charging port 13 is connected to the flavor inhaler 23 and supplies power to the flavor inhaler 23 or transmits / receives data. In addition, as a specific example of the flavor inhaler 23 here, a heating type cigarette, an electronic cigarette, etc. are mentioned. The charging device 21 may include a plurality of charging ports 13. Thereby, a some flavor suction device can be charged simultaneously.

(Battery 12)
The battery 12 supplies power to the flavor 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, for example, the charging status (battery remaining amount, etc.) of the flavor inhaler battery 25 of the flavor inhaler 23 via the charging port 13. Battery information indicating the detected charging status is supplied to the data acquisition unit 14 of the control unit 7.

(Communication unit 9)
From the server communication unit 17 included in the server 4, the communication unit 9 is used for commercial, finance, user schedule, social networking service, location information, weather, music, character application, and other flavor inhaler users. Information obtained based on information selected from at least one of the usage information of the containers is acquired. Hereinafter, the information acquired by the communication unit 9 may be referred to as “external information”. The external information acquired by the communication unit 9 is generated by, for example, the server control unit 18 in the server 4, but this does not limit the present embodiment, and is acquired or generated by a server other than the server 4. It may be 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 storage unit 8 to the server 4.

The communication unit 9 is configured to enable the first information to communicate directly with the outside. In other words, the communication unit 9 is configured to be able to communicate the first information with the outside without going through another device. For this reason, since it does not require the effort to connect to another device, the convenience for the user is improved.

An example of information acquired by the communication unit 9 will be described more specifically as follows. The information listed below may include any of text data, moving images, and still images, or may include sound.

(Information based on commercials)
The information based on the commercial is information for guiding the product to the user of the charging device 21. Information regarding the commercial itself may be used, or information obtained by appropriately editing the commercial for the user of the charging device 21 with reference to first information described later. Such editing processing may be performed in the server 4, may be performed in the charging device 21, or may be performed in another charging device having the same configuration as the charging device 21.

Further, the information based on the commercial may include information for notifying the user of the discount of the product. Moreover, the information for prompting the user to replace the battery of the flavor inhaler may be included.

(Information based on weather)
The information based on the weather is information for notifying the user of the charging device 21 of the weather. The information based on the weather includes information on past weather, information on current weather, and information on future weather. Further, the information based on the weather includes the weather at the location of the user of the charging device 21 or other charging device, the weather at the destination of the user, and the like.

(Information based on finance)
Information based on finance includes current or past stock price information, interest rate information, and other futures trading information. In particular, the stock price of the stock held by the user of the charging device 21, the exchange rate between the currency held by the user and other currencies, the price of minerals such as gold held by the user, and the like are included.

(Information based on user schedule)
The information based on the user's schedule includes information related to the user's schedule of the charging device 21 or another charging device. For example, information such as which event the user participates in, which event the user participates in, and a meeting is included. For example, the information can be updated by synchronizing the schedule with the terminal device 31 of the user. is there.

(Information based on social networking services)
The information based on the social networking service (SNS) includes post data (text, drawings, etc.) posted to the SNS by the user of the charging device 21 or another user. In addition, information indicating the date and time when the posting data is posted is also included.

(Information based on location information)
The position information includes position information indicating the current or past position of the user of the charging device 21 or another user. Such position information can be acquired using a GPS (Global Positioning Service) function of a mobile terminal held by the user. Alternatively, the charging device 21 may include a position information generation unit that generates the position information by mounting the GPS function on the charging device 21.

(Information based on music)
The information based on music includes music (including music images) downloaded by the user of the charging device 21.

(Information based on character application)
The character application includes, for example, a character breeding game such as an animal downloaded by the user. Therefore, the information based on the character application may include information indicating the growth stage of the character being trained in the breeding game. However, the information based on the character application is not limited to the above example, and may include various types of information that can be acquired and controlled by the application.

(Information based on usage information of flavor inhalers used by other users)
The information based on the usage information of the flavor inhaler used by another user includes flavor suction information (described later) regarding the other user.

(Information based on email)
The information based on the mail includes reception data received for the user of the charging device 21 and transmission data transmitted from the mail address.

(Information on capsule preferences)
The information based on the preference of the capsule includes information on the preference of the capsule of the user of the charging device 21 or another charging device, the usage amount (including the order frequency), and the like. As an example, the type and quantity of capsules used by the user, or the usage amount thereof are included.

(Battery information)
The information related to the battery includes information for regular maintenance of the battery of the charging device 21 or the flavor inhaler 23 and information related to the battery replacement proposal.

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

(Capsule scanner 5)
The capsule scanner 5 acquires a scan image by scanning a capsule for a flavor inhaler. Here, the capsule includes a flavor inside, is connected to a flavor inhaler, and has a configuration in which the flavor is supplied to the user when the user sucks the flavor inhaler. In addition to image scanning, the capsule scanner 5 may be an odor sensor, for example. By using the odor sensor, for example, it is possible to determine whether the capsule is a used capsule by sensing the intensity of the odor. In addition, the member which supplies flavor to a user here is not limited to a capsule. As another example of the configuration, a heat stick including a flavor is exemplified.

(Image analysis unit 6)
The image analysis unit 6 analyzes a scan image acquired by the capsule scanner 5 scanning. The analysis result 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 include an ignition unit 33 that ignites cigarettes, for example. This eliminates the need for a separate lighter or other ignition means, thereby improving user convenience. The number of heating processes performed in the ignition unit 33, the heating time, position information when the heating process is operated, and the like 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 flavor inhaler 23 by the data acquisition unit 14 may be performed by the wired or wireless communication between the flavor inhaler 23 and the charging device 21, or the image analysis unit 6 may perform the acquisition. The analysis may be performed based on the analyzed result. Further, the information acquired from the flavor inhaler 23 may include the battery information acquired by the data acquisition unit 14.

Also, the data acquisition unit 14 can acquire a plurality of information from the flavor inhaler 23 at the same time, and can also acquire information from the plurality of flavor inhalers at the same time. Here, the same time refers to within a predetermined time interval, for example, within 0.5 seconds, within 1.0 seconds, and the like. Thus, the data acquisition unit 14 can acquire a plurality of information from the flavor inhaler 23 at the same time, and can also acquire information from the plurality of flavor inhalers at the same time. Can be improved.

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

Here, when the control unit 7 is configured to acquire the first information, the first information may be information acquired from the flavor inhaler 23 or external information itself acquired by the communication unit 9. Alternatively, it may be information obtained by the data processing unit 15 extracting or selecting from these pieces of information.

As an example, the first information is:
(1) Information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler 23, and
(2) obtained based on information selected from at least one of commercial, finance, user schedule, social networking service, location information, weather, and other flavor inhaler usage information used by the flavor inhaler user Contains information.

On the other hand, in the case where the control unit 7 is configured to generate the first information, the data processing unit 15 is based on information acquired from the flavor inhaler 23 or external information acquired by the communication unit 9. Generate information for.

As an example, the data processing unit 15 refers to the analysis result obtained by the image analysis unit 6 acquired by the data acquisition unit 14 and generates first information including flavor suction information. Here, the flavor suction information refers to information obtained based on the use of the flavor suction device 23. For example, information on the flavor included in the capsule connected to the flavor suction device 23, or the user's information on the flavor suction device. Includes information about suction.

Note that the information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler 23 refers to information acquired or generated based on the use history of the flavor inhaler 23, for example. The flavor suction information described above is an example of information that the charging device 22 acquires from the flavor suction device 23.

The display control unit 16 controls the display unit 10 to display the first information described above on the display unit 10. Here, the display control unit 16 may determine whether to display the first information on the display unit 10, and the display unit 10 may display the first information when it is determined that display is necessary. . For example, the display control unit 16 may receive a user instruction regarding whether or not to display the first information, and may display the first information on the display unit 10 when the user instruction indicates that display is necessary.

According to the above configuration, the first information can be displayed according to the necessity of display, so that the convenience for the user is enhanced.

In addition, the display control unit 16 sets a priority for each piece of information included in the first information, and causes the display unit 10 to display information having a relatively high priority among the first information. It is good. As an example, the display control unit 16 can set priority based on user preferences, purchase history, search history, application usage history, and the like.

According to the above configuration, information can be displayed according to priority, so that convenience for the user is enhanced.

Further, the control unit 7 may determine whether or not the first information needs to be acquired, and may acquire the first information via the communication unit 9 when it is determined that acquisition is necessary. For example, the control unit 7 may be configured to receive a user instruction regarding whether or not to acquire the first information, and to acquire the first information when the user instruction indicates that the acquisition is necessary.

According to the above configuration, the first information is acquired according to the necessity of acquisition, so the convenience for the user is enhanced.

In addition, the control unit 7 may determine whether or not to display the first information or whether or not to display the information included in the first information on the display unit 10 based on the priority. For example, the display timing may be designated and set by the user so that the display time is designated and displayed on the display unit 10.

Moreover, the control part 7 determines the necessity of provision of the 1st information to the server 4 or another charging device, and provides the 1st information via the communication part 9 when it determines with the necessity for provision. It is good also as a structure. For example, the control unit 7 may be configured to receive a user instruction regarding whether or not to provide the first information and to provide the first information when the user instruction indicates that the provision is necessary.

According to the above configuration, the first information is provided according to the necessity of provision, so the convenience for the user is enhanced.

(Storage unit 8)
The storage unit 8 stores flavor suction information and first information generated or acquired by the control unit 7. The flavor suction information and the first information stored in the storage unit 8 are not limited to the flavor suction information and the first information regarding the user of the charging device 21. It is also possible for the communication unit 9 to acquire flavor suction information and first information related to a user of another charging device from the other charging device or the server 4, and the acquired information can be stored in the storage unit 8.

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

As described above, in the first information, in the example shown in FIG. 3A, the first information displayed by the display unit 10 is information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler 23. The battery remaining amount of the flavor inhaler 23, the number of times the user has aspirated, and the usage count report are included. Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the first information displayed by the display unit 10 includes a weather forecast as weather information, a stock price as finance information, and new product information as commercial information. It is.

3A, 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 of sucking (Reg)” shown in FIG. 3A indicates the number of times the regular flavored capsules are sucked, and the “number of times of sucking (Men)” is the number of times the capsules of the menthol flavor are sucked. Show.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the display unit 10 can also display a usage count report, a weather forecast, a stock price, new product information, and the like in the display area D3.

Here, the usage count report is information generated by the data processing unit 15 or the server 4 based on the number of times the user has suctioned. For example, the number of suctions for each day, week, or month is expressed as the capsule number. This information is shown along with the type. FIG. 3B shows an example of a usage count report that represents the transition of the number of suctions per month as a line graph.

In addition, when the data processing unit determines that the storage capacity of the battery of the charging device 21 or the flavor inhaler 23 is lower than the predetermined capability, the display unit 10 may display a proposal for replacement of the battery to the user. Good.

<Display example of first information>
Hereinafter, another display example of the first information by 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 user A, and the user of the charging device 22 is denoted as user B. Note that, as described above, the generation of the first information may be performed in the charging device 21 or may be performed in the server 4. However, for convenience of explanation, the first information will be described below as the charging device. A case where the data is generated in 21 will be described as an example.

For convenience of explanation, the description will be made with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, respectively. However, the display unit 10 may be configured to display the content shown in FIG. 4 in combination with the content shown in FIG. Moreover, you may display combining the content shown in FIG. 3, and the content shown in FIG.4 and FIG.5.

(Recommended information display example)
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the display unit 10 displays the first information as recommended information for the user.

4A, the charging device 21 refers to the flavor suction information regarding the user B acquired from the charging device 22 or the server 4, and “B seems to have changed the flavor to xxx. In the example, the first information “Would you like to try?” Is generated, and the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as recommended information (recommendation information) for the user A. As shown in FIG. 4A, the first information includes information based on the flavor suction information of the user of another charging device “Mr. B seems to have changed the flavor to xxx.” "Why don't you try it once?"

FIG. 4 (b) refers to the weather information acquired by the charging device 21 from the server 4, and “The weather is good today. How about trying the flavor yyy on this day?” 1 is generated, and the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as recommended information for the user A. As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the first information includes information on the weather “Is the weather good today” and the recommended word “How about trying the flavor yyy?” Is included.

In FIG. 4C, the charging device 21 acquires the stock price information of the stock held by the user A from the server 4, and refers to the acquired stock price information, “The stock price of the company AAA has increased. Shows an example in which the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as recommended information for the user A. The first information is “How about trying flavor yyy?”. As shown in FIG. 4C, the first information includes information on the stock price owned by the user A, such as “Your stock price of the company AAA has risen”, and “How about trying the flavor yyy?” "And the recommended wording.

In FIG. 4D, the charging device 21 acquires the schedule information of the user A from the server 4 and refers to the acquired schedule information. “Tomorrow is finally the event BBB. In this example, the first information is generated as the recommended information for the user A, and the first information is generated. As shown in FIG. 4 (d), the first information includes the information about the event of the user A, “There is an event BBB tomorrow.” And “How about trying the flavor yyy?” Recommended wording is included.

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

(Example of warning information display)
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the display unit 10 displays the first information as warning information for the user.

FIG. 5A refers to the flavor suction information regarding the user A acquired by the charging device 21 and generates the first information “Please note that the number of suctions exceeds a preset number.” And the example which the display part 10 displays the produced | generated 1st information as warning information with respect to the user A is shown. As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the first information includes information based on the flavor suction information of the user A that “the number of times of suction has exceeded a preset number of times” and “please be careful”. Warning wording. In order to perform the above display, the data processing unit 15 compares the number of times set in advance by the user with the number of times of suction acquired by the data acquisition unit 14, and the number of times of suction is set to the number of times set by the user in advance. When it exceeds, it may be configured to generate the first information as described above. The same applies to the case where the server 4 generates the first information.

FIG. 5B refers to the flavor suction information regarding the user B acquired from the charging device 22 or the server 4, “Mr. B is not sucking even once today. In this example, the first information is generated, and the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as warning information for the user A. As shown in FIG. 5B, the first information includes information based on the flavor suction information of the user B, “B is not sucking even today” and “Mr. B because of worry. "Why don't you contact me?" Is included. In order to perform the above display, the data processing unit 15 extracts the number of times of suction from the flavor suction information of the user B, and when the extracted number of times of suction is 0 on the same day, the first processing unit 15 as described above. The information may be generated. The same applies to the case where the server 4 generates the first information.

FIG.5 (c) refers to the flavor suction information regarding the user B acquired from the charging device 22 or the server 4, and says, “B is sucking more than XX times today. 1 is generated, and the display unit 10 displays the generated first information as warning information for the user A. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the first information includes information based on the flavor suction information of the user B that "B is sucking more than XX times today" "Why don't you contact me?" In order to perform the above display, the data processing unit 15 extracts the number of suctions from the flavor suction information of the user B, and when the extracted number of suctions is a predetermined number or more on the day, What is necessary is just to set it as the structure which produces | generates 1st information. The same applies to the case where the server 4 generates the first information.

As described above, by presenting the first information as warning information to the user, the user's awareness can be promoted, and the convenience of the user is further improved.

In addition, although not shown, the first information may be presented to the user as healing information. More specifically, music (including music images) and animals and characters in a breeding game can be displayed on the display unit 10 as healing information. At this time, the user can be relaxed by using light emission by an LED, LCD or the like, aroma by aroma (fragrance) or the like alone or in combination as healing information. Further, the charging device 21 may be configured so that the user can instruct and set the display necessity of the first information as the healing information, the display based on the priority, and the display timing.

<First Information Generation and Transmission Processing Example>
Hereinafter, a processing example for generating the first information will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Processing example when the first information is generated by the charging device)
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of a processing example when the first information is generated by the charging device. In this example, the charging device 21 generates the first information in response to the capsule scan.

(Step S0)
First, in step S0, the capsule scanner 5 acquires a scan image by scanning a capsule for a flavor inhaler.

(Step S1)
Next, in step S 1, the image analysis unit 6 analyzes the scan image acquired by the capsule scanner 5 scanning. Examples of the analysis result of the scanned image by the image analysis unit 6 include recognition of a capsule color indicating a brand and recognition of a barcode indicating a capsule manufacturing date or manufacturing location.

(Step S2)
Next, in step S 2, the data acquisition unit 14 acquires the analysis result analyzed by the image analysis unit 6.

(Step S3)
Next, in step S 3, the data processing unit 15 refers to the analysis result acquired by the data acquisition unit 14 and generates flavor suction information. Examples of flavor suction information generated by the data processing unit 15 include information indicating the type of flavor included in the capsule, information indicating the date or place of manufacture of the capsule, and the like.

Further, the data processing unit 15 generates first information with reference to the flavor suction information. The data processing unit 15 acquires not only the flavor suction information of the user related to the user of the charging device 21 but also the flavor suction information of other users from the server 4 or another charging device, and further acquires the flavor suction information. The first information may be generated by referring to it.

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

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

In this step, the communication unit 9 may transmit the flavor suction information or the first information generated by the data processing unit 15 to the server communication unit 17. In addition, you may employ | adopt the structure which a user determines whether the communication part 9 transmits flavor suction information or 1st information. In that case, the charging device 21 may further include an input unit that receives input from the user, and the user may determine whether to transmit flavor suction information to the server communication unit 17 via the input unit. . Further, the communication unit 9 may transmit the flavor suction information to the server communication unit 17 only when the USB connection unit 11 is connected to a USB terminal included in a device such as a personal computer. Thereby, the battery consumption by communication can be suppressed.

(Processing example when the first information is generated by the server)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a processing example when the first information is generated by the server. In this example, the server 4 generates the first information in response to the capsule scan.

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

(Step S5)
In step S 5, the communication unit 9 transmits the flavor suction information generated by the data processing unit 15 to the server communication unit 17.

(Step S10)
Subsequently, in step S10, the server communication unit 17 receives the flavor suction information transmitted by the communication unit 9.

(Step S11)
Subsequently, in step S11, the server control unit 18 generates first information with reference to the flavor suction information received in step S10. Here, it is good also as a structure which produces | generates 1st information further referring to the flavor suction information regarding the other user memorize | stored in the server memory | storage part 19. FIG.

(Step S12)
Subsequently, in step S 12, the server communication unit 17 transmits the first information generated by the server control unit 18 in step S 11 to the charging device 21.

(Step S13)
Subsequently, in step S 13, the communication unit 9 of the charging device 21 receives the first information transmitted by the server communication unit 17.

(Step S14)
Subsequently, in step S14, the display unit 10 displays the first information received in step S13. Specific display examples are as described above.

(Processing example 2 when the first information is generated by the charging device)
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing example 2 when the first information is generated by the charging device. In this example, triggered by the battery detection, the charging device 21 generates the first information.

(Step 20)
First, in step S 20, the battery detection unit 24 detects the charging status (battery remaining amount, etc.) of the flavor inhaler battery 25 of the flavor inhaler 23 via the charging port 13.

(Step S21)
Next, in step S 21, the data acquisition unit 14 acquires battery information indicating the charging status detected by the battery detection unit 24.

(Step S22)
Next, in step S 22, the data processing unit 15 refers to the battery information acquired by the data acquisition unit 14 and generates flavor suction information. Examples of flavor suction information generated by the data processing unit 15 include the remaining battery level or remaining battery level of the flavor inhaler 23, the number of times the user has been charged, and the total amount of power consumed.

Further, the data processing unit 15 generates first information with reference to the flavor suction information. The data processing unit 15 acquires not only the flavor suction information of the user related to the user of the charging device 21 but also the flavor suction information of other users from the server 4 or another charging device, and further acquires the flavor suction information. The first information may be generated by referring to it. It should be noted that the exchange of information between the charging devices according to the purpose and use is not limited to wireless data communication but can be configured by physical connection such as a wired connection.

(Step S23)
Subsequently, in step S23, the display unit 10 displays the first information generated in step S22. Specific display examples are as described above.

In this step, the communication unit 9 may transmit the flavor suction information or the first information generated by the data processing unit 15 to the server communication unit 17.

Note that, as described with reference to FIG. 7, the first information may be generated by the server 4. Therefore, corresponding to this example, the server 4 may generate the first information when triggered by battery detection.

(Processing example 3 when the first information is generated by the charging device)
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of process example 3 when the first information is generated by the charging device. In this example, the charging device 21 generates the first information with the detection of the airflow by suction.

(Step S30)
First, in step S 30, the airflow detection unit 26 of the flavor inhaler 23 detects an airflow generated by suction by the user with respect to the flavor inhaler 23.

(Step S31)
Next, in step S31, the flavor inhaler controller 27 generates airflow information based on the airflow detected by the airflow detector 26. Examples of the airflow information generated by the flavor inhaler control unit 27 include the number of times of suction based on the airflow generated by the user's suction on the flavor inhaler 23.

(Step S32)
Next, in step S 32, the data acquisition unit 14 acquires airflow information from the flavor inhaler control unit 27 via the charging port 13 and the transmission unit 29.

(Step S33)
Next, in step S 33, the data processing unit 15 refers to the airflow information acquired by the data acquisition unit 14 and generates flavor suction information. As an example of the flavor suction information generated by the data processing unit 15, the number of suctions by the user using the flavor suction device 23, the smoking frequency (number of suctions / predetermined time), the date and time of smoking, the smoking time per time, the smoking place The stay time and the rest time between smoking etc. are mentioned.

(Step S34)
Subsequently, in step S34, the display unit 10 displays the first information generated in step S33. Specific display examples are as described above.

In this step, the communication unit 9 may transmit the flavor suction information generated by the data processing unit 15 to the server communication unit 17.

Note that, as described with reference to FIG. 7, the first information may be generated by the server 4. Therefore, corresponding to this example, the server 4 may generate the first information triggered by the detection of the airflow by suction.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block (particularly the control unit 7) of the charging device 21 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be realized by software.

In the latter case, the charging device 21 or the charging device 22 includes a computer that executes instructions of a program that is software for realizing each function. The computer includes, for example, one or more processors and a computer-readable recording medium storing the program. In the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program may be further provided. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. Note that 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 program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

[Summary]
The charging device according to aspect 1 of the present invention is a charging device that charges a flavor inhaler, and is first information based on at least one of information acquired from the flavor inhaler and information acquired from the outside. It is the structure provided with the control part which acquires or produces | generates, the communication part which can communicate said 1st information directly, and the display part which displays said 1st information.

According to the above configuration, a charging device with improved user convenience can be realized.

In the charging device according to aspect 2 of the present invention, in the above aspect 1, the information acquired from the flavor inhaler includes information obtained based on use of the flavor inhaler, and the information acquired from the outside is Information obtained based on at least one selected from commercial, finance, user schedule, social networking services, location information, weather, and other flavor inhaler usage information used by flavor inhaler users It is good also as a structure including.

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

In the charging device according to 1 or 2 according to aspect 3 of the present invention, the first information includes information obtained based on use of the flavor inhaler, and commercial, finance, user schedule, social networking service, The configuration includes information obtained based on information selected from at least one of position information, weather, and use information of a flavor inhaler used by a user of another flavor inhaler.

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

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

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

The charging device according to aspect 5 of the present invention is the charging apparatus according to any one of the aspects 1 to 4, wherein the control unit determines whether or not the first information is to be displayed on the display unit, and the control unit May be configured to display the first information when it is determined that display is necessary.

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

The charging device according to aspect 6 of the present invention is the charging device according to any one of the aspects 1 to 5, wherein the control unit sets a priority for each piece of information included in the first information, and the display The unit may be configured to display information having a relatively high priority among the first information.

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

A charging device according to aspect 7 of the present invention, in any one of the above aspects 1 to 6, when the control unit determines whether or not to acquire the first information and determines that acquisition is necessary, It is good also as a structure which acquires said 1st information via the said communication part.

According to the above configuration, the first information can be acquired or not acquired depending on whether or not the acquisition is necessary.

A charging device according to an aspect 8 of the present invention is the charging device according to any one of the aspects 1 to 7, wherein the control unit supplies the first information to another device via the communication unit. The first information may be displayed on the device.

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

The charging device according to aspect 9 of the present invention may be configured such that in any one of the above aspects 1 to 8, the control unit acquires information from a plurality of flavor inhalers at the same time.

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

The information processing system which concerns on aspect 10 of this invention is an information processing system containing the charging device which charges a flavor suction device, and a server, Comprising: The said charging device is the information acquired from the said flavor suction device, and external A control unit that acquires first information based on at least one of the information acquired from the communication unit, a communication unit that enables communication of the first information directly with the outside, and a display that displays the first information The server is configured to generate the first information.

According to the above configuration, a display system with improved user convenience can be realized.

The charging device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the charging device is realized by the computer by operating the computer as each unit (software element) included in the charging device. A control program for the charging apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium on which the control program is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1

Display system

21, 22

Charging device

31, 32 Terminal device 4 Server 5 Capsule scanner 6 Image analysis part 7 Control part 8 Storage part 9 Communication part 10 Display part 11 USB connection part 12 Battery 13 Charging port 14 Data acquisition part 15 Data processing Unit 16 display control unit 17 server communication unit 18 server control unit 19 server storage unit 23 flavor suction unit 24 battery detection unit 25 flavor suction unit battery 26 airflow detection unit 27 flavor suction unit control unit 28 flavor suction unit storage unit 29 transmission unit

Claims

A charging device for charging a flavor inhaler,
A control unit that acquires or generates first information based on at least one of information acquired from the flavor inhaler and information acquired from the outside;
A communication unit capable of directly communicating the first information with the outside;
A charging device comprising: a display unit that displays the first information.
Information acquired from the flavor inhaler is
Including information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler;
The information acquired from the outside is
Based on information selected from commercial, finance, user schedule, social networking services, location information, weather, music, character applications and other flavor inhaler usage information used by flavor inhaler users The charging device according to claim 1, further comprising information obtained.
The first information is:
Information obtained based on the use of the flavor inhaler, and flavor inhalers used by commercial, finance, user schedule, social networking services, location information, weather, music, character applications and other flavor inhaler users The charging device according to claim 1, further comprising information obtained based on information selected from at least one of the usage information.
4. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the first information as recommendation information, warning information, or healing information for a user. 5.
The control unit determines whether or not to display the first information on the display unit, and when the control unit determines that display is necessary, the display unit displays the first information. The charging device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:
The control unit sets priority for each piece of information included in the first information, and the display unit displays information having a relatively high priority among the first information. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein the charging device is characterized in that
The control unit determines whether the first information needs to be acquired, and acquires the first information via the communication unit when it is determined that acquisition is necessary. The charging device according to any one of the above.
8. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit supplies the first information to another device via the communication unit, and causes the other device to display the first information. The charging device according to Item 1.
The charging device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit acquires information from a plurality of flavor inhalers at the same time.
An information processing system including a charging device for charging a flavor inhaler and a server,
The charging device is:
A control unit that acquires first information based on at least one of information acquired from the flavor inhaler and information acquired from the outside;
A communication unit configured to be capable of directly communicating the first information with the outside;
A display unit for displaying the first information,
The server
An information processing system for generating the first information.