WO2022202109A1 - 通信システム及び端末装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention provides a reply corresponding to provided information, such as answer (answer) information for exam questions, which is generated based on a position indication input made by a user of a terminal device to which predetermined provided information, such as exam questions, is provided.
- the present invention relates to a communication system and terminal device for transmitting information as electronic data from a terminal device to a server device.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-156996
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-122475
- a server device on the side of providing test questions and a test A method using an online system has been proposed in which a terminal device as a client device on the side of an examinee who takes the test is connected through a communication network.
- the answer information is sent as electronic data from the terminal device to the server device, and is managed by the server device. , management becomes easier.
- a terminal device that detects the handwritten input by the examinee and acquires it as electronic data is required.
- this type of terminal device one having a position detection sensor that detects handwriting input based on a position indication input by an electronic pen can be used.
- reply information when reply information is sent with a time limit applied to predetermined provided information, the reply information is not limited to the time limit. , there is a problem that fairness cannot be maintained.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a communication system that can solve the above problems.
- the terminal device comprises a server device and a terminal device that are communicatively connected, and the terminal device provides a provision generated based on a position indication input made by a user of the terminal device in response to provided predetermined provision information.
- a communication system for transmitting information correspondence reply information to the server device includes a position detection sensor for receiving the position instruction input from the user, and detects the position instruction input within the detection area of the position detection sensor based on a predetermined time.
- a communication system characterized by comprising a control section for controlling an area to be accepted.
- the detection area of the position detection sensor corresponding to the answer column is set as an area capable of accepting a position instruction input. Incorrect answers after the end time can be prevented, and fairness can be ensured.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a test server device that configures the communication system of the first embodiment;
- FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure used in order to demonstrate the communication system of 1st Embodiment.
- BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure used in order to demonstrate the communication system of 1st Embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an external configuration of a terminal device that configures the communication system according to the first embodiment;
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a hardware configuration example of a terminal device that configures the communication system of the first embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an electrical configuration example of a terminal device that configures the communication system according to the first embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a hardware configuration example of a terminal device that configures the communication system of the first embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an electrical configuration example of a terminal device that configures the communication system according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a position detection sensor and a position detection circuit unit of a terminal device that constitute the communication system of the first embodiment; 4 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the flow of operations of a test server device that constitutes the communication system of the first embodiment; 4 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of the flow of operations of a terminal device that constitutes the communication system of the first embodiment; 4 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of the flow of operations of a terminal device that constitutes the communication system of the first embodiment; 4 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of the flow of operations of a terminal device that constitutes the communication system of the first embodiment; 4 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of the flow of operations of a terminal device that constitutes the communication system of the first embodiment; 4 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of the flow of operations of a terminal device that constitutes the communication system of the first embodiment; 4 is
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an outline of a second embodiment of a communication system according to the invention
- FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a hardware configuration example of an answer terminal that constitutes a terminal device in a communication system according to the second embodiment
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of the operation flow of a relay control terminal that constitutes a terminal device in the communication system of the second embodiment
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of the operation flow of a relay control terminal that constitutes a terminal device in the communication system of the second embodiment
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of the operation flow of a relay control terminal that constitutes a terminal device in the communication system of the second embodiment;
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of an operation flow of an answer terminal that constitutes a terminal device in the communication system of the second embodiment;
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of an operation flow of an answer terminal that constitutes a terminal device in the communication system of the second embodiment;
- FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of an operation flow of an answer terminal that constitutes a terminal device in the communication system of the second embodiment;
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of an operation flow of an answer terminal that constitutes a terminal device in the communication system of the second embodiment;
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a part of an example of an operation flow of an answer terminal that constitutes a terminal device in the communication system of the second embodiment;
- FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a communication system according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. FIG. 11 is a flow chart for explaining an example of the flow of operations of a reply terminal that constitutes a terminal device in a communication system according to the third embodiment;
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the flow of operations of a test server device that constitutes the communication system of the first embodiment;
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a terminal device of another embodiment of the communication system of the present invention
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of an electronic pen used in another embodiment of the communication system of the invention
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of an erasing unit used in another embodiment of the communication system of the present invention
- a communication system according to the embodiments described below is configured by connecting a server device and a plurality of terminal devices through a communication network, and is used as a system for conducting simultaneous examinations such as university entrance examinations. This is an example of the case.
- the server device is a test server device
- the terminal device is a device that allows each examinee to enter an answer and transmit it to the test server device.
- the predetermined information provided to the terminal device is test schedule information and test question information including an answer column consisting of multiple pages
- the reply information corresponding to the provided information is the name and This is the answer information for the written test questions, including the student's identification information consisting of the examinee's number.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of the configuration of a first embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention, and is configured by connecting a test server device 1 and a plurality of terminal devices 2 via a communication network NW. be done.
- the terminal device 2 is configured as a single device, and is lent, for example, to each examinee at the examination venue where the examinees gather.
- the test question information includes information on the cover page, which has columns for each examinee's name and examinee number, and questions on one to a plurality of pages following the cover page. page information.
- the question page includes a question and an answer column for the question.
- the test server device 1 is composed of a personal computer.
- the terminal device 2 includes electronic paper 21 as an example of a display unit for displaying each page of test question information, and an electronic pen 3 as an example of a position indicator on the back side of the electronic paper 21.
- a position detection sensor 22 is provided to detect a position indication input.
- the electronic paper 21 also displays an image of a handwriting input by handwriting input as an example of position indication input by the electronic pen 3 .
- the position detection area of the position detection sensor 22 is approximately the same size as the display area of the electronic paper 21, and the position detection area of the position detection sensor 22 and the display area of the electronic paper 21 are exactly superimposed. It is arranged so that In this embodiment, the position detection sensor 22 is an electromagnetic induction type position detection sensor that detects the position pointed by the electronic pen 3 by interacting with the electronic pen 3 with a signal through electromagnetic induction coupling.
- the communication network NW is a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) network
- the test server device 1 and the plurality of terminal devices 2 are arranged in or near the test venue. It is configured such that wireless communication is performed through the access point provided.
- the terminal device 2 is also provided with a communication unit for communicating with the test server device 1 through the communication network NW. It has a plurality of operation buttons such as a previous page button 23b for returning to the previous page and a submit button 23c.
- the submit button 23c is for submitting answer information, and when this submit button 23c is operated, the answer information including the examinee's identification information (examinee's name and examinee's number) is transmitted to the test server device 1 through the communication network NW. be done.
- the terminal device 2 is formed with a recess 24 in which the electronic pen 3 is placed. Also, the terminal device 2 is provided with an indicator 25 such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) for notifying whether the power is on or off, or notifying that communication is in progress.
- an indicator 25 such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) for notifying whether the power is on or off, or notifying that communication is in progress.
- the test server device 1 sends a power-on command to all of the plurality of terminal devices 2 through the communication network NW before starting the test, and powers on each of the terminal devices 2 from the standby state. make the state
- the test server device 1 broadcasts the test schedule information including the test start time and the test end time to all of the plurality of terminal devices 2 through the communication network NW.
- Each of the plurality of terminal devices 2 stores the received test schedule information in the storage unit.
- the test server device 1 broadcasts the test question information including the answer columns to all of the plurality of terminal devices 2 through the communication network NW before the test start time.
- Each of the plurality of terminal devices 2 stores the received test question information in the storage unit at least until the test end time.
- each of the terminal devices 2 that have received the test schedule information and the test question information based on the time such as the test start time and the test end time included in the test schedule information, control to ensure fairness.
- control is performed to ensure fairness, and the terminal device 2 performs the following control, for example.
- the area for detecting writing input with the electronic pen 3, of the position detection area of the position detection sensor, is controlled by time. For example, before the start time of the test and after the end time of the test, only the name of the examinee and the examinee's number are allowed to be written. Allow writing input.
- the test start time and from the test start time to the test end time communication with external devices other than the test server device 1 through the communication network NW is prohibited. ⁇ All button operations before the start of the test are disabled, and after the test ends, only the submit button operation is permitted.
- the terminal device 2 transmits the answer information to the examination server device 1 through the communication network NW.
- the answer information is a combination of each page of the test question information including the answer column provided from the test server device 1 and the written input information of the answer entered in the answer column. 1 may be sent.
- the response information includes information on each page (page number information) and information on handwritten input of the response on that page (that is, time-series information on coordinate position information in the position detection area of the position detection sensor 22). ), and do not include test question information.
- the position range of the answer column for each question number included in each page of the test questions is determined for each page. If the input coordinate position information is known, it is possible to recognize which question number the answer is for.
- the test server device 1 sends a power off command to the terminal device 2 through the communication network NW, and the terminal device 2 , receive this power off command and execute power off.
- test server device 1 By configuring as described above, according to the communication system comprising the test server device 1 and the terminal device 2 of this embodiment, it is possible to construct a test system that eliminates unfairness among examinees who use the terminal device 2. can be done.
- test server device 1 and the terminal device 2 that constitute the communication system of this embodiment will be described below.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of the test server device 1.
- the test server device 1 provides a system bus 100 with a control unit 101, a provided information storage unit 102, a setting table information storage unit 103, a transmission information generation unit 104, an answer information A reception processing unit 105, an answer information storage unit 106, and a communication unit 107 are connected to each other.
- the control unit 101 is composed of a processor, for example, and controls the overall operation of the test server device 1 .
- the communication unit 107 is composed of a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) wireless communication unit in this example.
- the provided information storage unit 102 stores power-on commands, power-off commands, test schedule information, and test question information including answer columns.
- the test question information consists of a plurality of pages, one cover page and one to a plurality of question pages, and each page is given its page number.
- cover page for example, as shown in FIG. 3A, an entry column NA for the examinee's name and an entry column NB for the examinee's number are provided.
- each page of the question page of the test question information contains one to a plurality of questions, and each question includes its question number LA, question sentence LB, and its answer. column LC.
- the terminal device 2 receives this test question information, and writes on the electronic paper 21, as shown in FIG. LB and answer column LC are displayed.
- the size of each page of the cover page of the test question information and the question page is approximately equal to the size of the display area of the electronic paper 21. Therefore, the size of each page of the test question information is the same as the size of the position detection area of the position detection sensor 22 . For this reason, as will be described later, the position range of the examinee's name entry column NA and examinee number entry column NB on the cover page and the position range of the answer column for each question on each page of the question page are determined by the position detection sensor. 22 position detection areas can be associated as corresponding coordinate ranges.
- each of the examinee's name entry column NA and examinee number entry column NB on the cover page and the answer column LC on the question page is a rectangular area.
- the position range of each rectangular area can be specified by, for example, the coordinates of the upper left corner and the coordinates of the lower right corner of the corresponding rectangular area in the position detection area of the position detection sensor 22 .
- the setting table information storage unit 103 stores, as shown in FIG.
- the setting table information that stores the correspondence relationship with the position range within the position detection area of the detection sensor is stored.
- the page number of the cover page is "0"
- the page numbers of the question pages are "1", "2", .
- the setting table information includes information on the position range in the position detection area of the position detection sensor 22 in association with the examinee name column and the examinee number column on the cover page. , information of the position range in the position detection area of the position detection sensor 22 corresponding to the answer column of each question number on each page of the question page is included.
- the setting table information is information for specifying entry fields for reply information corresponding to provided information, such as an examinee name field, an examinee number field, and an answer field.
- the transmission information generation unit 104 reads the power-on command, the power-off command, the test schedule information, and the test question information including the answer column from the provided information storage unit 102, and reads the setting table information.
- the setting table information is read from the storage unit 103 to generate transmission information, which is broadcast to a plurality of terminal devices 2 through the communication unit 107 and the communication network NW.
- the reply information reception processing unit 105 stores the reply information received from the terminal device 2 through the communication unit 107 in the reply information storage unit 106 . Then, for each of the answer information stored in the answer information storage unit 106, the answer information reception processing unit 105 uses the setting table information in the setting table information storage unit 103 to store the information in the examinee name column on the cover page and the examinee number. The information in the column is acquired as the identification information of the answer information, and each question number on the question page is associated with the information in the answer column for the question of each question number.
- the answer information collected in the test server device 1 is stored as information consisting of the question number and the answer information for each examinee. Therefore, on the side of the test server device 1, it is possible to easily grasp the correspondence between the question number and the answer for each examinee, and there is an advantage in that it is possible to easily mark (evaluate) the answers of each examinee. .
- the answer to the question with the question number is not a descriptive form but a uniquely determined answer
- the score for the question with that question number can be obtained. can be electronically executed, for example, by the test server device 1 without the intervention of an examiner.
- each processing unit of the transmission information generation unit 104 and the reply information reception processing unit 105 can be configured as a functional processing unit executed by the control unit 101 by a software program.
- FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the terminal device 2 of this embodiment.
- 6A is a plan view of the terminal device 2 of the first embodiment
- FIG. 6B is a side view of the terminal device 2
- FIG. It is a partial cross-sectional view of the portion surrounded by ⁇ .
- the terminal device 2 has a rectangular plate-like configuration and is composed of a sheet-like portion 2S and an electronic component housing portion 2K.
- an electronic component casing 2K is formed on one end in the long side direction of the rectangular sheet-like portion 2S.
- the sheet-like portion 2S has an extremely thin thickness of, for example, 3 mm, and is in the form of a sheet of A4 size, for example.
- Electronic paper 21 and a position detection sensor 22 are arranged on the sheet-like portion 2S, as shown in FIG. 6(C).
- a thin base member 26 made of, for example, resin is arranged on the bottom side of the terminal device 2, and the base member 26 is surrounded by the base member 26.
- a frame case 27 made of resin, for example, is arranged.
- the position detection sensor 22 having a plurality of loop coils formed on a flexible substrate, for example, is disposed. 21 are provided.
- the electronic paper 21 is composed of a microcapsule type electrophoresis module (EPD (Electrophoretic Display)).
- EPD Electrophoretic Display
- the upper surface of the electronic paper 21 is covered and protected by a transparent protective layer 28, as shown in FIG. 6(C).
- the position detection area of the position detection sensor 22 and the display area of the electronic paper 21 are approximately the same size, and the electronic paper 12 and the position detection sensor are arranged in a state in which both areas exactly overlap.
- the size of the position detection area of the position detection sensor 22 and the size of the display area of the electronic paper 21 occupy substantially the entire surface of the sheet-like portion 2S, as indicated by dotted lines in FIGS. It is assumed.
- the user sees the image of the question sentence displayed on the electronic paper 21 of the sheet-like portion 2S, and writes the answer with the electronic pen 3 in the position of the answer column represented by the displayed image. Input can be written.
- the handwritten input of the answer written in the answer column is read through the position detection sensor and converted into electronic data.
- the electronic component casing 2K is configured in a pedestal shape having a predetermined height, for example, 15 mm, from the bottom surface of the terminal device 2.
- a position detection circuit connected to the position detection sensor 22 and circuit components such as a display control circuit for the electronic paper 21 are housed in the inside.
- the width of the electronic component casing 2K is substantially equal to the length of the terminal device 2 in the horizontal direction, and the vertical width of the electronic component casing 2K is the length that can accommodate the electronic components. is about 60 to 70 mm.
- the electronic component casing 2K is provided with the next page button 23a, the previous page button 23b, and the submission button 23c so as to be operably exposed.
- a concave portion 24 for placing the electronic pen 3 is formed in the electronic component casing 2K, and an indicator 25 is provided.
- a rechargeable battery included in the terminal device 2 is charged, and data is exchanged with the electronic circuit inside the electronic component casing 2K.
- a terminal, in this example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector 29 is provided.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration example of the terminal device 2.
- the terminal device 2 includes a control unit 201, a wireless communication unit 202, a reception information processing unit 203, a test schedule information storage unit 204, and a test question information storage unit for the system bus 200.
- the interface is described as I/F; hereinafter the same) 213, a button operation validity/invalidity determination unit 214, an indicator interface 215, a beep sound notification unit 216, and a USB An interface 217 and a charging control unit 218 are connected to each other.
- the control unit 201 is composed of, for example, a processor, and controls the terminal device 2 as a whole.
- the terminal device 2 of this embodiment is in a standby state in which power supply voltage is supplied to the control unit 201 and the wireless communication unit 202 even before the power is turned on based on the power-on command from the test server device 1 .
- the wireless communication unit 202 is configured as a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) wireless communication unit in this embodiment, and is used to communicate with the test server device 1 through the communication network NW.
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- the reception information processing unit 203 determines the information received through the wireless communication unit 202, stores the test schedule information received from the test server device 1 in the test schedule information storage unit 204, The test question information and setting table information are stored in the test question information storage unit 205 .
- the control unit 201 controls to cut off the supply of power supply voltage from the battery 219 to each section.
- the clock circuit unit 206 provides time information such as hours, minutes, and seconds. 3, control for acceptance of operations of the operation buttons 23a, 23b, and 23c, control for display of the electronic paper 21, and the like.
- This clock circuit section 206 is set in advance for all the terminal devices 2 deployed in the examination hall.
- the time adjustment may be performed by a time adjustment command from the test server device 1, or may be performed using another device. Further, the clock circuit section 206 may be configured as a radio-controlled clock so as to keep accurate time autonomously.
- the transmission information generation unit 207 generates information to be transmitted from the terminal device 2 through the wireless communication unit 202, that is, transmission information of reply information.
- the reception information processing section 203 handles only information from the test server device 1 as reception information
- the transmission information generation section 207 handles only transmission information to the test server device 1.
- the wireless communication unit 202 is configured to be controlled so as to communicate only with the test server device 1 .
- the display information generation unit 208 generates display image information to be displayed on the electronic paper 21 and sends it to the display control unit 209 .
- the electronic paper 21 is connected to the display control unit 209, and the display control unit 209 controls the electronic paper 21 to display a display image based on the display image information generated by the display information generation unit 208. .
- the display information generation unit 208 controls the display image information displayed on the electronic paper 21 under the control unit 201 based on the test schedule information stored in the test schedule information storage unit 204.
- the display information generation unit 208 can read only the cover page information of the test question information from the test question information storage unit 205, and only the name and examinee number of the examinee are entered.
- the display image information of the cover page with the column to be displayed is generated and displayed on the electronic paper 21 via the display control unit 209 .
- the display information generation unit 208 can read information on the cover page and all the question pages of the test question information from the test question information storage unit 205. , the display image information of the page of the test question information instructed by the examinee can be generated and displayed on the electronic paper 21 via the display control unit 209 .
- the display information generation unit 208 can read out only the information on the cover page of the test question information from the test question information storage unit 205, and only the name and examinee number of the examinee are entered.
- the display image information of the cover page with the column to be displayed is generated and displayed on the electronic paper 21 via the display control unit 209 .
- a position detection sensor 22 is connected to the position detection circuit unit 210 .
- the position detection circuit unit 210 detects the position indicated by the electronic pen 3 in the position detection area of the position detection sensor 22, and acquires handwriting information (writing input information) as time-series information of the detection result of the indicated position. and sent to the system bus 200.
- a detailed configuration example of the position detection circuit section 210 and the position detection sensor 22 is shown in FIG.
- the electronic pen 3 that performs signal interaction with the position detection sensor 22 of this embodiment incorporates a resonance circuit composed of a coil 31 and a capacitor 32 connected in parallel to the coil 31. is doing.
- the position detection sensors 22 are n (n is 2 X-axis direction loop coil 22X consisting of rectangular loop coils 22X 1 to 22X n , and m (m is an integer equal to or greater than 2) loop coils 22Y 1 to 22Y m arranged in the Y-axis direction. and a loop coil 22Y in the Y-axis direction.
- the position detection circuit section 210 includes a selection circuit 2101, an oscillator 2102, a current driver 2103, a transmission/reception switching circuit 2104, a reception amplifier 2105, a pointed position detection circuit 2106, and a processing control circuit. 2107.
- the selection circuit 2101 sequentially selects one loop coil from among the plurality of X-axis direction loop coils 22X and the plurality of Y-axis direction loop coils 22Y, and uses the selected loop coil to transmit to the electronic pen 3 A signal is transmitted and a signal fed back from the electronic pen 3 is received.
- a transmission/reception switching circuit 2104 whose switching is controlled by a processing control unit 2107 is connected to the selection circuit 2101 .
- this transmission/reception switching circuit 2104 is connected to the transmission side terminal T, an AC signal is supplied from the oscillator 2102 to the selection circuit 2101, and when it is connected to the reception side terminal R, the signal from the selection circuit 2101 is applied to the reception amplifier 2105. is supplied to the pointing position detection circuit 2106 through the
- the indicated position detection circuit 2106 detects the induced voltage generated in the loop coil of the position detection sensor 22 , that is, the received signal, converts the detected output signal into a digital signal, and outputs it to the processing control section 2107 .
- the processing control unit 2107 detects the coordinates of the pointing position of the electronic pen 3 in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction based on the digital signal from the pointing position detection circuit 2106, that is, the level of the voltage value of the induced voltage generated in each loop coil. Calculate the value. Then, the processing control unit 2107 sends handwriting input information composed of time-series data of the calculated coordinate values to the system bus 200 .
- the written input information validity/invalidity determination unit 211 validates/invalidates the written input information from the position detection circuit unit 210 based on the time specified in the test schedule information stored in the test schedule information storage unit 204. judge. In this embodiment, before the test start time and after the test end time, the written input information validity/invalidity determination unit 211 checks the written input information on the cover page of the test questions on which the columns for entering the examinee's name and examinee's number are displayed. The input information is determined to be valid, and the writing input information on pages other than the cover page is determined to be invalid. Then, the written input information validity/invalid determination unit 211 determines that the written input information on all pages of the test questions is valid from the test start time to the test end time.
- the display information generation unit 208 generates display image information from the handwriting input information determined to be valid, and the display control unit 209 converts the display image to the electronic paper 21 and the electronic pen 3 where the handwriting input information is the electronic pen 3 . It is displayed at the position specified by .
- the answer information storage unit 212 stores the written input information validated by the written input information validity/invalid determination unit 211 as answer information.
- the written input information of the examinee's name and examinee's number on the cover page of the test questions is stored as the examinee's identification information for the answer information.
- the operation button interface 213 is connected to an operation button group 23 consisting of a next page button 23a, a previous page button 23b, and a submit button 23c.
- the operation button interface 213 detects which operation button is operated among the next page button 23a, the previous page button 23b, and the submit button 23c of the operation button group 23, and transmits information of the detected operation button to the system bus. 200.
- the button operation validity/invalidity determination unit 214 determines whether the information of the operation button detected by the operation button interface 213 is valid/invalid based on the time specified in the test schedule information stored in the test schedule information storage unit 204 . judge. In this embodiment, the button operation validity/invalidity determination unit 214 determines that the operation of all the operation buttons of the operation button group 23 is invalid before the test start time, and determines that the operation of all the operation buttons of the operation button group 23 is invalid after the test end time. is determined to be valid, and operations of other operation buttons are determined to be invalid. Then, the button operation validity/invalidity determination unit 214 determines that the operation of all the operation buttons of the operation button group 23 is valid from the test start time to the test end time.
- the control unit 201 executes processing corresponding to the operation of the operation button determined to be valid by the button operation validity/invalidity determination unit 214 . That is, when the operation button determined to be valid is the next page button 23a, the control unit 201 reads the test question information of the next page of the page displayed on the electronic paper 21 from the test question information storage unit 205. Also, when the previous page button 23b is selected, the test question information of the page preceding the page displayed on the electronic paper 21 is read from the test question information storage unit 205 and controlled to be displayed on the electronic paper 21 respectively. .
- the control unit 201 transmits the answer information stored in the answer information storage unit 212 to the wireless communication unit 202 via the transmission information generation unit 207. , to be transmitted to the test server device 1 .
- the indicator 25 is connected to the indicator interface 215 .
- the indicator interface 215 notifies whether the power is turned on or off by turning on or off the LED that constitutes the indicator 25, or when the writing input with the electronic pen 3 is determined to be invalid. , the fact that the operation of the operation button of the operation button group 23 is determined to be invalid is notified by blinking of the LED constituting the indicator 25 .
- the beep sound notification unit 216 notifies that the writing input information with the electronic pen 3 is invalid or the operation of the operation button group 23 is invalid by emitting a beep sound.
- USB connector 29 is connected to the USB interface 217 .
- USB interface 217 sends a connection notification to control unit 201 .
- control unit 201 activates charging control unit 218 .
- the charging control unit 218 is connected to the USB connector 29 and the battery 219 , and charges the battery 219 with charging current sent through the USB connector 29 .
- a reception information processing unit 203 can be configured as a functional processing unit executed by the control unit 201 by a software program.
- FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation flow of the test server device 1 when the first embodiment of the communication system configured as described above is used to conduct a simultaneous test.
- the control unit 101 of the test server device 1 configures each processing unit of the transmission information generation unit 104 and the answer information reception processing unit 105 as function processing units that execute software programs. .
- the control unit 101 first reads a power-on command from the provided information storage unit 102, and broadcasts it to a plurality of terminal devices 2 via the communication network NW (step S101). Next, the control unit 101 reads the test schedule information from the provided information storage unit 102, and similarly broadcasts it to a plurality of terminal devices 2 through the communication network NW (step S102). Next, the control unit 101 similarly broadcasts the test question information read from the provided information storage unit 102 and the setting table information read from the setting table information storage unit 103 to a plurality of terminals through the communication network NW. It is transmitted to the device 2 (step S103).
- control unit 101 monitors reception of answer information from the terminal device 2 (step S104), and when determining that answer information has been received, stores the received answer information in the answer information storage unit 106 (step S104). step S105).
- control unit 101 determines whether or not the acceptance of reception of answer information has ended by determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed since the test end time (step S106), and determines whether or not the reception of the answer information has ended.
- the process returns to step S104, and the processes after step S104 are repeated.
- the control unit 101 reads out the power off command from the provided information storage unit 102, and broadcasts it to the plurality of terminal devices 2 through the communication network NW. is transmitted (step S107), and this processing routine ends.
- the control unit 201 of the terminal device 2 includes the reception information processing unit 203, the transmission information generation unit 207, the display information generation unit 208, the display control unit 209, the writing input information validity/invalidity determination unit 211, and the button operation A case will be described where each processing unit of the validity/invalidity determination unit 214 is configured as a functional processing unit executed by a software program.
- the control unit 201 of the terminal device 2 monitors reception of a power-on command from the test server device 1 through the communication network NW, and waits for reception of the power-on command (step S201 in FIG. 10).
- the control unit 201 supplies power supply voltage from the battery 219 to each unit to turn on the terminal device 2 (step S202).
- control unit 201 monitors reception of test schedule information from the test server device 1 through the communication network NW, and waits for reception of test schedule information (step S203). Then, when it is determined in step S203 that the test schedule information has been received, the received test schedule information is stored in the test schedule information storage unit 204 (step S204).
- control unit 201 monitors reception of test question information and setting table information from the test server device 1 through the communication network NW, and waits for reception of test question information and setting table information (step S205). Then, when it is determined in step S205 that the test question information and setting table information have been received, the received test question information and setting table information are stored in the test question information storage unit 205 (step S206).
- control unit 201 reads out the cover page including the columns for the examinee's name and examinee's number in the stored test question information, and displays it on the electronic paper 21 (step S207). Further, the control section 201 prohibits access from the terminal device 2 to the outside other than the test server device 1 through the wireless communication section 202 (step S208).
- control unit 201 refers to the test schedule information in the test schedule information storage unit 204 and determines whether or not the test start time has come (step S209).
- control unit 201 determines whether or not the position detection circuit unit 210 detects writing input with the electronic pen 3 through the position detection sensor 22 ( step S211 in FIG. 11).
- step S211 When it is determined in step S211 that a written input has been detected, the control unit 201 determines whether or not the written input is a written input in the space for the examinee's name and examinee's number on the cover page. This is determined by referring to the setting table information (see FIG. 4) stored in the information storage unit 205 (step S212).
- step S212 When it is determined in step S212 that the written input is the written input in the space for entering the examinee's name and examinee's number on the cover page, the control unit 201 uses the function of the written input information validity/invalidity determination unit 211 to The handwriting input is determined to be valid, and the information of the handwriting input detected by the position detection circuit unit 210 is displayed on the electronic paper 21, and the answer information is stored in correspondence with the page information (page number "0" of the cover page). It stores in the unit 212 (step S213). After step S213, the control unit 201 returns the process to step S209, and repeats the processes after step S209.
- step S212 when it is determined in step S212 that the written input is the written input in a space other than the entry column for the examinee's name and examinee's number on the cover page, the control unit 201 performs the function of the written input information validity/invalidity determination unit 211. determines that the written input is invalid, and flashes the notification indicator 25 without displaying it on the electronic paper 21, and emits a beep sound to notify that the written input is invalid (step S214). After step S214, the control unit 201 returns the process to step S209, and repeats the processes after step S209.
- control unit 201 determines whether or not any operation button in the operation button group 23 has been operated (step S215).
- step S215 When it is determined in step S215 that any one of the operation buttons of the operation button group 23 has been operated, the control unit 201 operates the button operation validity/invalidity determination unit 214 to perform all operations because it is before the test start time. It is determined that the button operation is prohibited and invalid, and the notification indicator 25 is flashed and a beep sound is emitted to notify that the button operation is invalid (step S216). After step S218, the control unit 201 returns the process to step S209, and repeats the processes after step S209.
- step S215 when it is determined in step S215 that none of the operation buttons in the operation button group 23 has been operated, the control unit 201 returns the process to step S209, and repeats the processes after step S209.
- step S209 when it is determined that the test start time has come, the control unit 201 determines whether or not the position detection circuit unit 210 has detected writing input with the electronic pen 3 through the position detection sensor 22 (FIG. 12 step S221).
- step S221 When it is determined in step S221 that writing input has been detected, the control unit 201 determines whether the writing input is the writing input on the cover page or the writing input on the question page (step S222). When it is determined in step S222 that the written input is made on the cover page, the control unit 201 checks whether or not the written input is made in the space for entering the examinee's name and examinee number. (step S223).
- step S223 when it is determined that the written input is the written input in the columns for the examinee's name and examinee's number on the cover page, the control unit 201 uses the function of the written input information validity/invalidity determination unit 211 to The handwriting input is determined to be valid, and the information of the handwriting input detected by the position detection circuit unit 210 is displayed on the electronic paper 21, and the answer information is stored in correspondence with the page information (page number "0" of the cover page). Stored in unit 212 (step S224).
- step S223 when it is determined in step S223 that the written input is the written input in a space other than the entry column for the examinee's name and examinee's number on the cover page, the control unit 201 determines whether the written input information is valid or invalid in this example.
- the function of the unit 211 determines that the handwritten input is invalid as the identification information of the answer information, but displays it on the electronic paper 21 (step S225).
- step S222 When it is determined in step S222 that the input is written input to the question page, the control unit 201 determines whether or not the input is written input to the answer column in the setting table information stored in the test question information storage unit 205 (see FIG. 4). reference) is referred to (step S226).
- step S226 When it is determined in step S226 that the written input is the written input to the answer column of the question page, the control unit 201 uses the function of the written input information validity/invalidity determination unit 211 to determine that the written input is valid. Then, the handwriting input information detected by the position detection circuit section 210 is displayed on the electronic paper 21 and stored in the answer information storage section 212 in association with the page information of the question page (step S227).
- step S226 when it is determined in step S226 that the writing input is in a field other than the answer column of the question page, the control unit 201, in this example, uses the function of the writing input information validity/invalidity determination unit 211 to determine the Although the handwritten input is determined to be invalid as answer information, it is displayed on the electronic paper 21 (step S228).
- the processing of this step S228 is also displayed on the electronic paper 21 as notes or memorandums of the examinee for the convenience of the examinee.
- step S224 After step S224, step S225, step S227, and step S228, and when it is determined in step S221 that the handwriting input is not detected, the control unit 201 selects one of the operation buttons 23. is operated (step S231 in FIG. 13).
- step S231 When it is determined in step S231 that any one of the operation buttons of the operation button group 23 has been operated, the control unit 201 uses the function of the button operation validity/invalidity determination unit 214 to set the test start time and the test end time. Since it is the time between, it is determined that the operation of all the operation buttons is valid, and it is determined which operation button of the operation button group 23 has been operated (step S232).
- step S232 When it is determined in step S232 that the next page button 23a has been operated, the control unit 201 erases the display information of the page displayed at that time on the electronic paper 21, and displays the display information of the next page. is displayed (step S233). Further, when it is determined in step S232 that the previous page button 23b has been operated, the control unit 201 erases the display information of the page displayed at that time on the electronic paper 21, and displays the previous page. Display information is displayed (step S234). If the examinee's name, examinee's number, etc. have already been written on the cover page or question page, or if answers have already been written on the question page, they will be displayed on the display screen of the electronic paper 21. The written input is also displayed on each page.
- step S231 determines whether any operation button of the operation button group 23 has not been operated.
- the control unit 201 determines whether the test end time has come. It is determined whether or not (step S235), and when it is determined that the test end time has not yet come, the process returns to step S221 in FIG. 12, and the processes after step S221 are repeated.
- step S232 when it is determined in step S232 that the submit button 23c has been operated, the control unit 201 stores the information in the examinee's name entry column and examinee number entry column on the cover page and the information in the answer column on the question page.
- the included answer information is transmitted to the test server device 1 through the wireless communication unit 202 and the communication network NW (step S236).
- step S236 the control unit 201 prohibits all writing input with the electronic pen 3 after operating the submission button 23c, operation of the operation button group 23, and communication through the wireless communication unit 202 (step S237).
- step S237 the control unit 201 monitors reception of a power off command from the test server device 1 through the wireless communication unit 202, and waits for reception of a power off command (step S238).
- step S238 the control unit 201 advances the process to step S250 in FIG. Turn off the power and finish this processing routine.
- step S235 when it is determined that the test end time has come, the control unit 201 reads out the cover page of the test question information from the test question information storage unit 205 and controls to display it on the electronic paper 21 (step S239).
- a message prompting the user to operate the submit button is also displayed on the display surface of the electronic paper 21 so that the examinee can reliably operate the submit button. good too.
- control unit 201 determines whether or not the position detection circuit unit 210 detects a handwriting input with the electronic pen 3 through the position detection sensor 22 (step S241 in FIG. 14).
- the control unit 201 stores test question information whether or not the written input is a written input in the entry fields for the examinee's name and examinee's number. It is determined by referring to the setting table information (see FIG. 4) stored in the unit 205 (step S242).
- step S242 When it is determined in step S242 that the written input is the written input in the entry fields for the examinee's name and examinee's number, the control unit 201 uses the function of the written input information validity/invalidity determination unit 211 to check the written input. is determined to be valid, and the handwritten input information detected by the position detection circuit unit 210 is displayed on the electronic paper 21, and is stored in the answer information storage unit 212 in association with the page information (page number "0" of the cover page) Store (step S243).
- control unit 201 when it is determined in step S242 that the written input is in a space other than the entry column for the examinee's name and examinee's number on the cover page, the control unit 201 performs the function of the written input information validity/invalidity determination unit 211. determines that the written input is invalid, and flashes the notification indicator 25 without displaying it on the electronic paper 21, and emits a beep sound to notify that the written input is invalid (step S244).
- step S241 determines that the handwriting input is not detected.
- the control unit 201 determines that any operation button of the operation button group 23 is operated. It is determined whether or not it has been (step S245).
- step S245 When it is determined in step S245 that any operation button of the operation button group 23 has been operated, the control unit 201 determines whether or not the submission button 23c has been operated (step S246).
- step S246 When it is determined in step S246 that the submission button 23c has been operated, the control section 201 determines that the operation is valid by the function of the button operation validity/invalidity determination section 214, and the examinee's name on the cover page. and the information of the entry column of the examination number and the information of the answer column of the question page are transmitted to the test server device 1 through the wireless communication section 202 and the communication network NW (step S247).
- step S246 when it is determined in step S246 that the submit button 23c was not operated, the control unit 201 causes the function of the button operation validity/invalidity determination unit 214 to determine that the operation of the operation button is prohibited. Then, the notification indicator 25 is flashed and a beep sound is emitted to notify that the button operation is invalid (step S248).
- control unit 201 monitors reception of a power off command from the test server device 1 through the wireless communication unit 202, and waits for reception of a power off command (step S249). Even when it is determined in step S245 that the operation button has not been operated, the control unit 201 advances the process to step S249 and waits for reception of the power off command.
- step S249 when it is determined in step S249 that the power off command has been received, the control unit 201 stops the supply of the power supply voltage from the battery 219 to each unit to turn off the power of the terminal device 2 (step S250). , terminates this processing routine.
- the operation is performed corresponding to each time period before the test start time, between the test start time and the test end time, and after the test end time.
- next page button to move the page of the test question information to the next page and the previous page button to return to the previous page in the operation button group are allowed to be operated only between the test start time and the test end time. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from turning over the pages of the test questions before the start of the test, and to prevent the user from returning to the question page after the test time and trying to write down the answers. , can ensure fairness among examinees.
- the terminal device 2 in the communication system of the first embodiment described above is configured to be able to communicate only with the test server device and not to communicate with others. It is possible to prevent cheating by communicating with others during the time period between the time and the test end time.
- the test server device 1 controls the power of the terminal device 2 to be turned on and off. may be configured to turn on and off.
- the terminal device 2 accesses the test server device 1 for a connection request when the power is turned on.
- the test server device 1 confirms that it is connected to the terminal device 2 through the communication network NW in response to the access of the connection request from the terminal device 2, the test server device 1 transmits the test question information and the schedule information. The data is transmitted to the terminal device 2.
- test schedule information, test question information, and setting table information are transmitted from the test server device 1 to each terminal device 2 before the start of the test.
- a terminal device 2 storing information, test question information, and setting table information may be prepared and lent to each examinee. In that case, the test server device 1 does not need to transmit any information to the terminal device 2, so it only needs to receive and store the answer information from the terminal device 2.
- the operation buttons 23a, 23b, and 23c are provided as mechanical parts in the electronic component housing 2K, they are displayed as icon buttons at partial positions of the electronic paper 21, for example, on the electronic component housing 2K side.
- the position detection area of the position detection sensor 22 and the detection area corresponding to the icon button position may be configured to detect the pointing operation of each icon button with the electronic pen.
- the operation input of the operation button is an example of position indication input by the electronic pen 3 .
- step S223 of FIG. when it is determined that there is no response information, only the display is performed on the electronic paper 21, and it is not stored and transmitted to the test server device 1, but is stored and transmitted to the test server device 1 together with the answer information. good too.
- the written input information other than those answer information can be referred to by the evaluator of the test result as a material to know the examinee's way of thinking leading to the answer, and can be used as part of the evaluation.
- step S223 in FIG. 12 When it is determined in step S223 in FIG. 12 that the space for entering the examinee's name and the space for entering the examinee's number is not on the cover page, and when it is determined in step S226 that there is no space for entering the answer on the question page, the writing input is performed. may be invalidated so as not to be displayed on the electronic paper 21, and the invalidation may be notified by the indicator 25 or a beep sound.
- the power supply of the terminal device 2 is turned on and off by the user by providing a power button on the terminal device 2 instead of by remote control from the test server device 1 as in the above-described embodiment.
- the applicant's name and examinee number can be entered on the cover sheet before and after the examination start time. It is possible to restrict the entry of the examinee's number. In addition, applicants' name and examinee number cannot be entered on the cover sheet during the examination, but after the examination is completed, the applicant may be given an opportunity to check and correct the information before submission.
- response information can be sent by operating the submit button 23c during the test period, it may be limited to after the test is over.
- the second embodiment is a modification of the communication system of the first embodiment described above, and is also an example applied when simultaneous tests are conducted.
- the test question information is provided to the terminal device by including the answer column in the question page.
- the question page includes only questions and does not include answer columns, and the test question information is divided into question page information and answer page information. be done.
- the question page and the answer page are the cover page (page number 0) and the page following the cover page, respectively, and correspond to each other.
- the question page and the answer page are displayed on separate devices, and the device displaying the answer page is configured so that the answer can be input.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the outline of the configuration of the communication system of the second embodiment.
- the communication system of the second embodiment includes a test server device 1A having the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and a terminal connected to the test server device 1A through a communication network NW.
- the device 20 is provided between the answering terminal device 4 (hereinafter referred to as the answering terminal) and the answering terminal 4 and the communication network NW, and controls relaying of information between the test server device 1 and the answering terminal 4. and a relay control terminal 5 for performing That is, the terminal device 20 is composed of two devices, a first device and a second device.
- the test server device 1A of the second embodiment has the same configuration as the test server device 1 of the first embodiment, and performs the same operations as shown in FIG.
- the test question information is divided into question page information and answer page information, as described above.
- the page on which the examinee's name input field and examinee number input field are displayed is the cover page of the answer page information (page number 0), and the cover page of the question page information ( Page number 0) is, for example, a page on which information that examinees should read before starting the examination, such as notes for examinees before taking the examination.
- Each page of the answer page following the cover page of the answer page information corresponds to each page of the question page following the cover page of the question page information.
- Question 2 are provided, on the first page of the corresponding answer pages, a column for answering Question 1 and a column for answering Question 2 are provided with their respective areas defined. there is Therefore, as in the case of the first embodiment, if the page number (the page number of the answer page in the second embodiment) is divided, it is possible to determine which question the answer information corresponds to. can.
- the setting table information in the second embodiment is formed for answer page information. That is, the cover page in the setting table information shown in FIG. 4 is the cover page of the answer page information. Also, the page number of the answer page is used instead of the page number of the question page in FIG. 4, and the position range is information of the position range of the answer column for the question on each page of the answer page.
- test server device 1A of the second embodiment differs from the test server device 1 of the first embodiment only in the test question information and setting table information provided to the terminal device side. The same shall apply. Therefore, the configuration example and details of the operation of the test server device 1A of the second embodiment are omitted here.
- the relay control terminal 5 includes, for example, a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) wireless communication unit for connecting to the test server device 1A through the communication network NW, and for wirelessly connecting to the answer terminal 4.
- a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) wireless communication unit for connecting to the test server device 1A through the communication network NW, and for wirelessly connecting to the answer terminal 4.
- It has a configuration including a Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard wireless communication unit.
- the relay control terminal 5 also has a display screen 5D for displaying question pages of the test question information.
- the drawing speed of the display image on the display screen 5 ⁇ /b>D of the relay control terminal 5 is faster than the drawing speed of the display image on the electronic paper 12 of the answer terminal 4 .
- the relay control terminal 5 is composed of a high-performance mobile phone terminal called a smart phone, and the display screen 5D is composed of an LCD (Lyquid Crystal Display) in this example.
- LCD Liquid Crystal Display
- the functions of the relay control terminal 5 in the second embodiment are installed in advance as one of application software executed on the smartphone. Since the configuration of the smartphone is well known, detailed description of the configuration example of the relay control terminal 5 is omitted here.
- the answer terminal 4 does not have a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) wireless communication unit 202 for directly connecting to the test server device 1 through the communication network NW, but instead wirelessly connects to the relay control terminal 5. , for example, a Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard wireless communication unit. Since the answer terminal 4 does not display the question page of the exam question information, the exam question information storage unit 205 stores the answer page information and the setting table information in the exam question information.
- a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) wireless communication unit 202 for directly connecting to the test server device 1 through the communication network NW, but instead wirelessly connects to the relay control terminal 5.
- a Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard wireless communication unit for example, a Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard wireless communication unit. Since the answer terminal 4 does not display the question page of the exam question information, the exam question information storage unit 205 stores the answer page information and the setting table information in the exam question information.
- the answer terminal 4 has the same electrical configuration as the terminal device 2 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Therefore, a detailed block diagram of an electrical configuration example of the answering terminal 4 is omitted here.
- the same reference numerals are used for the components of the reply terminal 4 that are the same as those of the terminal device 2 of the first embodiment.
- the relay control terminal 5 should be placed near the answer terminal 4 so that the examinee can enter the answer by handwriting with the electronic pen 3 while looking at the display screen 5D of the answer terminal 4 .
- the answering terminal 4 is configured so that the relay control terminal 5 can be leaned against the answering terminal 4 so that the user can answer while looking at the display screen 5D of the relay control terminal 5. It is configured to facilitate writing input.
- the answer terminal 4 includes a relay control terminal mounting section 2H for leaning the relay control terminal 5 to lock it.
- 16A is a plan view of the answer terminal 4 of the second embodiment
- FIG. 16B is a side view of the answer terminal 4
- FIG. 16C is a relay control terminal mounted on the answer terminal 4.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the relay control terminal 5 is leaned against the placing portion 2H and locked.
- the relay control terminal mounting portion 2H is formed in a state of protruding on the side opposite to the sheet-like portion 2S side of the electronic component housing portion 2K. . That is, as shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B, the relay control terminal mounting section 2H extends from the electronic component housing section 2K of the answering terminal 4 along the bottom surface direction of the answering terminal 4. It consists of an extension member 41 and an inclined wall portion 42 formed on the end portion side of the extension member 41 in the longitudinal direction of the answering terminal. The extension member 41 is formed with a recess 43 into which the end of the relay control terminal 5 can be inserted.
- the relay control terminal 5 can be leaned against the recess 24 by making the recess portion of the recess 24 for placing the electronic pen 3 deep. may be configured.
- relay control terminal 5 may be placed not only horizontally in the relay control terminal mounting portion 2H or the concave portion 24, but also vertically.
- test questions may be provided not only as a static image but also as a moving image. In some cases, it is easier to provide the problem with a video. By making it possible to provide questions using videos, it is possible to issue a variety of questions. For example, it is convenient for language tests.
- test server device 1A of the communication system according to the second embodiment is the same as the operation shown in FIG. 9 of the test server device 1 of the communication system according to the first embodiment, so the description thereof will be omitted here.
- the difference is that the test question information consists of question page information and answer page information, and that the setting table information relates to answer page information.
- Example of Flow of Operation of Relay Control Terminal 5>> 17 to 19 are flow charts showing an example of the operation flow of the relay control terminal 5 in this second embodiment. As described above, this flowchart is executed by executing the application software of the relay control terminal function installed in the smart phone constituting the relay control terminal 5 .
- the relay control terminal 5 monitors reception of a power-on command from the test server device 1A via the communication network NW, and waits for reception of a power-on command (step S301 in FIG. 17).
- the relay control terminal 5 transfers the received power-on command to the reply terminal 4 (step S302).
- the relay control terminal 5 monitors reception of test schedule information from the test server device 1A via the communication network NW, and waits for reception of test schedule information (step S303). Then, when it is determined in step S303 that the test schedule information has been received, the relay control terminal 5 stores the received test schedule information in the storage unit (step S304). The relay control terminal 5 also transfers the received test schedule information to the response terminal 4 (step S305).
- the relay control terminal 5 monitors reception of test question information and setting table information from the test server device 1A via the communication network NW, and waits for reception of test question information and setting table information (step S306). Then, in step S306, when determining that the test question information and the setting table information have been received, the relay control terminal 5 stores the question page information in the received test question information in the storage unit, and also stores the question page information.
- the cover page (page number 0) is displayed on the display screen 5D (step S307).
- the relay control terminal 5 transmits the answer page information and setting table information in the test question information received from the test server device 1A to the answer terminal 4 (step S308).
- the relay control terminal 5 prohibits access to the outside other than the test server device 1A (step S309).
- the relay control terminal 5 refers to the test schedule information stored in the storage unit, determines whether the test start time has come, and waits for the test start time (step S311 in FIG. 18).
- the relay control terminal 5 displays the first page (page number 1) of the question page of the question page information on the display screen 5D (step S312).
- the examinee can read the questions displayed on the display screen 5D and input the answers for the first page of the question pages using the answer terminal 4.
- the relay control terminal 5 determines whether or not it has received a next page request to advance the page to the next page from the response terminal 4 (step S313).
- Information about the question on the next page of the currently displayed page of the question page information is displayed on the screen 5D (step S314).
- step S313 When it is determined in step S313 that the next page request has not been received, and after step S314, the relay control terminal 5 sends a previous page request from the reply terminal 4 to return to the previous page. It is determined whether or not it has been received (step S315), and when it is determined that a previous page request has been received, the question page information of the question page preceding the currently displayed page is displayed on the display screen 5D. (Step S316).
- step S315 When it is determined in step S315 that the previous page request has not been received, after step S316, the relay control terminal 5 determines whether or not the test end time has come (step S317). When it is determined in step S317 that the test end time has not yet come, the relay control terminal 5 determines whether or not the answer page information and submission request have been received from the answer terminal 4 (step S318).
- step S318 When it is determined in step S318 that the response page information and submission request have not been received from the response terminal 4, the relay control terminal 5 returns the process to step S313, and repeats the processes from step S313 onward.
- step S317 Even when it is determined in step S317 that the test end time has come, the relay control terminal 5 determines whether or not the answer page information and submission request have been received from the answer terminal 4 (step S321 in FIG. 19).
- the relay control terminal 5 temporarily stores the received answer page information (step S322). 5 is sent to the test server apparatus 1A through the communication network NW (step S323).
- the relay control terminal 5 monitors reception of a power off command from the test server device 1A through the communication network NW, and waits for reception of a power off command (step S324).
- the relay control terminal 5 transfers the received power off command to the reply terminal 4 (step S325). The relay control terminal 5 then terminates this processing routine.
- Example of the operation flow of the response terminal 4>> 20 to 24 are flow charts showing an example of the operation flow of the response terminal 4 when simultaneous testing is performed using the second embodiment of the communication system configured as described above.
- the response terminal 4 monitors reception of the power-on command transferred from the relay control terminal 5, and waits for reception of the power-on command (step S401 in FIG. 20).
- the answering terminal 4 supplies power supply voltage to each part and turns on the power (step S402).
- the response terminal 4 monitors reception of test schedule information from the test server device 1A transferred from the relay control terminal 5, and waits for reception of the test schedule information (step S403). Then, when it is determined in step S403 that the test schedule information has been received, the received test schedule information is stored in the test schedule information storage unit 204 (step S404).
- the answer terminal 4 monitors reception of the answer page information and setting table information transferred from the relay control terminal 5, and waits for the reception (step S405).
- the received answer page information and setting table information are stored in the test question information storage unit 205 (step S406).
- the answer terminal 4 reads out the cover page including the columns for the examinee's name and examinee's number in the stored answer page information, and displays it on the electronic paper 21 (step S407). Further, the response terminal 4 prohibits access to the outside other than the relay control terminal 5 from the response terminal 4 (step S408).
- the response terminal 4 refers to the test schedule information in the test schedule information storage unit 204 and determines whether or not the test start time has arrived (step S409).
- the response terminal 4 executes the processing flow shown in FIG.
- the processing of steps S411 to S416 of FIG. 21 corresponds to the processing of steps S211 to S216 before the test start time shown in FIG. 11 executed by the terminal device 2 of the first embodiment. is processed.
- the response terminal 4 allows the writing input with the electronic pen 3 to enter the examinee's name and examinee's number on the cover page of the answer page information before the test start time. Accepts only handwritten input to a field, prohibits handwritten input to other position ranges, and invalidates handwritten input by beep sound and indicator 25 when there is handwritten input to the other position range. to notify that Further, before the test start time, the response terminal 4 prohibits the operation of any of the operation buttons in the operation button group 23. Even if any of the operation buttons is operated, the beep sound and the indicator 25 indicate that the operation is invalid. Notify that it is invalid.
- step S409 when it is determined that the test start time has come, the response terminal 4 performs the flow of processing shown in FIG.
- the processing of steps S421 to S428 in FIG. 22 is the processing for handwriting input with the electronic pen 3 between the test start time and the test end time shown in FIG. 12 executed by the terminal device 2 of the first embodiment. This corresponds to steps S221 to S228 of , and the processing is almost the same.
- step S422 it is determined whether the page on which the handwritten input is detected is the cover page of the answer page information or the answer page.
- step S422 determines whether the determination result in step S422 is the cover page. If the determination result in step S422 is the cover page, the response terminal 4 performs the processing of steps S423 to S425, and the writing input in the entry column for the examinee's name and the entry column for the examinee number is It is saved as a part of the answer information (which becomes the identification information), and the handwritten input in other areas is displayed on the electronic paper 21 but not saved as the answer information. Further, when the determination result in step S422 is the answer page, the processing of steps S426 to S428 is performed, the writing input to the answer column is saved as answer information, and the writing input to the area other than the answer column is Although it is displayed on the electronic paper 21, it is not saved as answer information.
- the processing of steps S431 to S439 in FIG. 23 is performed for the operation buttons of the operation button group 23 between the test start time and the test end time shown in FIG. 13 executed by the terminal device 2 of the first embodiment. This corresponds to steps S231 to S239 of the process, and the process is almost the same except for some parts.
- the response terminal 4 when any operation button of the operation button group 23 is operated between the test start time and the test end time, performs the same operation as in the first embodiment. Then, a process corresponding to the operated operation button is executed. However, in the second embodiment, the question pages are displayed on the display screen 5D of the relay control terminal 5, and the answer information is transmitted to the test server apparatus 1A through the relay control terminal 5. Therefore, it is necessary to perform processing in consideration of cooperation between the relay control terminal 5 and the reply terminal 4 .
- step S436 is different from step S236 in the first embodiment, and the preprocessing of step S433 corresponding to step S233 of the first embodiment is performed. , and step S441 is added as preprocessing of step S434 corresponding to step S234 of the first embodiment.
- step S440 the response terminal 4 sends a next page request, which is a request to change the question page to the next page, to the relay control terminal 5 in step S440.
- the page next to the answer page is displayed.
- the previous page button 23b the response terminal 4 sends a previous page request, which is a request to change the question page to the previous page, to the relay control terminal 5 in step S441.
- the electronic paper 21 is made to display the page before the answer page.
- step S435 when it is determined in step S435 that the test end time has come, the response terminal 4 reads out the cover page of the response page information from the test question information storage unit 205 and stores it on the electronic paper 21. It is controlled to display (step S439).
- the reply terminal 4 executes the flow of processing shown in FIG.
- the processing of steps S451 to S460 in FIG. 24 is performed by the terminal device 2 of the first embodiment, and is the processing for writing input with the electronic pen 3 after the test end time and the operation button group 23 shown in FIG. This corresponds to steps S241 to S250 of , and the processing is almost the same.
- step S457 corresponding to step S247 in the case of the first embodiment, the reply information and the reply submission request are transmitted to the relay control terminal 5. Points are different.
- operation buttons such as a next page button, a previous page button, and a submission button are provided on the response terminal, but these operation buttons may be provided on the relay control terminal 5 side.
- the relay control terminal 5 changes the question page displayed on the display screen 5D to the next page or the previous page, and A next page request to set the answer page to the next page or a previous page request to set the answer page to the previous page is sent to the terminal 4 to change and display the answer page.
- the relay control terminal 5 sends the answer information to the answer terminal 4, acquires the answer information, and sends it to the test server device 1A.
- the relay control terminal 5 stores question page information
- the answer terminal 4 stores answer page information
- each terminal manages the question page and the answer page.
- the relay control terminal 5 may store all of the question page information, answer page information and setting table information, and control and manage the answer terminal 4 as well. In that case, the relay control terminal 5 is provided with an operation button group.
- the answer terminal 4 only has a buffer memory for displaying one answer page on the electronic paper, and the relay control terminal 5 displays the problem on the display screen 5D.
- An answer page corresponding to the page is sent to the answer terminal 4.
- FIG. 4 writing information input by writing with electronic pen 3 is always transmitted to relay control terminal 5, and the process of whether writing input is valid or invalid is also set in relay control terminal 5.
- the relay control terminal 5 may manage the answer information.
- the configuration of the response terminal 4 includes the function of displaying on electronic paper, and the position detection circuit through the position detection sensor to detect handwriting input based on position indication input with the electronic pen 3, and relay control terminal 5, the configuration becomes very simple, and the reply terminal 4 can be manufactured at a lower cost.
- the relay control terminal 5 is configured by a smartphone, but is not limited to this. Any device or terminal may be used as long as it is an electronic device including a section, a communication section for connecting to the answer terminal 4, and a display section for displaying question sentences.
- it may be a pad-type mobile terminal or a notebook computer.
- the question page information of the test question information may be configured to be distributed to each examinee as a paper medium instead of being provided to the terminal device side as electronic information. good.
- the relay control terminal 5 only plays a role of relaying information exchanged between the test server device 1A and the terminal device 20A.
- the answer page information and the setting table information need only be provided from the test server device 1A to the terminal device 20 side. It becomes unnecessary to transmit page change information from the device 20 side to the relay control terminal 5 .
- the answer terminal 4 and the relay control terminal 5 are connected by short-range wireless communication means conforming to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard. Needless to say, the method of wireless connection with the terminal 5 is not limited to this. Also, the answer terminal 4 and the relay control terminal 5 may be connected by wire via a connection cable such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable.
- a connection cable such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable.
- the modification of the terminal device 2 in the first communication system described above can also be applied to the response terminal 4 in the communication system of the second embodiment described above.
- the communication system of the third embodiment is a case where the configuration of the communication system of the first embodiment and the configuration of the communication system of the second embodiment can be selectively constructed.
- FIG. 25 shows a configuration example of the communication system of the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 25, in the third embodiment, a test server device 1B and terminal devices 20B are connected through a communication network NW.
- the hardware configuration of the test server device 1B is the same as that shown in the block diagram of FIG.
- first test question information consisting of question page information including answer columns as in the first embodiment
- question page information as in the second embodiment.
- Answer page information and second test question information are stored.
- the setting table information storage unit 103 as in the first embodiment, the relationship between the page number of the question page information as shown in FIG.
- test server device 1B as a functional unit for controlling the flow of test question information provision to the terminal device, is the same as in the first embodiment.
- test information provision processing function unit 110 and a second test information provision processing function unit 120 for test question information consisting of question page information and answer page information as in the second embodiment.
- the test server device 1B automatically determines whether the terminal device 20B accesses via the relay control terminal 5 or not, as will be described later. In addition, it is configured to automatically select which of the first test information provision processing function unit 110 and the second test information provision processing function unit 120 to operate.
- the terminal device 20B is composed solely of the response terminal 6 (configuration of the communication system of the first embodiment), or composed of the response terminal 6 and the relay control terminal 5.
- the user can select the case (configuration of the communication system of the second embodiment).
- the selection of the communication system by the user is, in this example, whether or not to connect the relay control terminal 5 to the answer terminal 6. It is configured to automatically select whether the own terminal has the configuration of the communication system of the first embodiment or the configuration of the communication system of the second embodiment.
- the reply terminal 6 constituting the terminal device 20B of the third embodiment is configured by adding the functions of the reply terminal 4 of the second embodiment to the terminal device 2 of the first embodiment.
- the configuration is compatible with both the communication system of the first embodiment and the second communication system.
- the hardware configuration of the reply terminal 6 is the same as that of the terminal device 2 shown in the block diagram of FIG.
- the answer terminal 6 has a first wireless communication unit 61 for directly connecting to the test server device 1B through the communication network NW, A second wireless communication unit 62 for connecting to the relay control terminal 5 is provided.
- the answer terminal 6 has a power button as one of the operation buttons, and when the power button is turned on and the power is turned on, a connection request is sent to the test server apparatus 1B. Answer terminal 6 determines whether or not it is connected to relay control terminal 5 before transmitting a connection request to test server apparatus 1B.
- the response terminal 6 determines that it is connected to the relay control terminal 5, it transmits a connection request to the test server apparatus 1B via the relay control terminal 5, and determines that it is not connected to the relay control terminal 5. Then, the connection request is directly transmitted to the test server apparatus 1B.
- the first wireless communication unit 61 of the answer terminal 6 is, for example, a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) wireless communication unit
- the second wireless communication unit 62 is for wireless connection with the relay control terminal 5.
- a short-range wireless communication unit of Bluetooth registered trademark
- the second wireless communication unit 62 of the answer terminal 6 constantly monitors whether or not the relay control terminal 5 having the corresponding short-range wireless communication unit exists within the connectable range, and determines that the relay control terminal 5 exists. It is configured to be automatically connected to the relay control terminal 5 when the connection is made.
- the configurations of the first wireless communication unit 61 and the second wireless communication unit 62 are not limited to the above examples.
- the answer terminal and the relay control terminal 5 may be connected by wire using a connection cable such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable.
- the terminal device 2 as a function unit for control processing of the operation flow for generating answer information for the test question information provided from the test server device 1B, has an answer column as in the first embodiment. and a second test information correspondence processing function unit for examination question information consisting of question page information and answer page information as in the second embodiment. 64.
- the functions of the first test information processing function unit 63 and the second test information processing function unit 64 are installed in advance as application software for the control unit of the response terminal 6 .
- the processing of the first test information handling processing function unit 63 is the processing of the flow shown in FIGS. 10 to 14 described as being executed by the response terminal 2 in the first embodiment. Also, the processing of the second test information handling processing function unit 64 is the processing of the flow shown in FIGS.
- FIG. 26 is a flow chart for explaining an example of the operation flow of the reply terminal 6 of the communication system of the third embodiment.
- the answer terminal 6 monitors whether or not the power button is turned on to turn on the power, and waits for the power to be turned on (step S601). When it is determined in step S601 that the power has been turned on, the response terminal 6 determines whether or not it is connected to the relay control terminal 5 via the second wireless communication section 62 (step S602).
- step S602 When it is determined in step S602 that the second wireless communication unit 62 is not connected to the relay control terminal 5, the answer terminal 6 is directly connected to the test server device 1B through the first wireless communication unit 61. A request is sent (step S603). Then, it is determined whether or not it has been confirmed that connection with the test server apparatus 1B has been established by the connection request in step S603, for example, by whether or not connection confirmation information has been received from the test server apparatus 1B (step S603). S604).
- step S604 when it is determined in this step S604 that the connection with the test server apparatus 1B has been confirmed, the response terminal 6 executes the processing of the first test information handling processing function unit 63 (step S605). After completing the process of step S605, the answering terminal 6 determines whether or not the power has been turned off by operating the power button (step S609). do.
- step S602 when it is determined that the second wireless communication unit 62 is connected to the relay control terminal 5, the answer terminal 6 is connected to the test server via the relay control terminal 5 via the second wireless communication unit 61.
- a connection request is transmitted to the device 1B (step S606). Then, it is determined whether or not it has been confirmed that connection with the test server apparatus 1B has been established by the connection request in step S606, for example, by whether or not connection confirmation information has been received from the test server apparatus 1B (step S606). S607).
- step S607 when it is determined in this step S607 that the connection with the test server apparatus 1B has been confirmed, the reply terminal 6 executes the process of the second test information handling processing function unit 64 (step S608). After completing the process of step S608, the answering terminal 6 determines whether or not the power has been turned off by operating the power button (step S609). do.
- FIG. 27 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation flow of the test server device 1B of the communication system of the third embodiment.
- the test server apparatus 1B first determines whether or not a connection request has been received from the terminal apparatus 20B (step S111). wait. Then, when it is determined in step S111 that the connection request from the terminal device 20B has been received, connection processing with the terminal device 20B is performed, and when the connection is established, connection confirmation information is transmitted to the terminal device 20B (step S112).
- the test server device 1B determines whether or not it is connected to the terminal device 20B via the relay control terminal 5 (step S113).
- step S113 for the partner device connected to the test server device 1B through the communication network NW, information for identifying the answer terminal 6 and the relay control terminal 5 is sent to each identification device in the communication protocol. It is registered as information, and executed by discriminating the identification information when the partner device is connected.
- step S113 When it is determined in this step S113 that the terminal device 20B is not connected to the terminal device 20B via the relay control terminal 5, but is directly connected to the answer terminal 6 of the terminal device 20B, the test server device 1B performs the first (step S114), and after the execution of step S114 ends, this processing routine ends.
- step S113 when it is determined in step S113 that the terminal device 20B is connected via the relay control terminal 5, the test server device 1B executes the processing of the second test information provision processing function unit 120 (step S115). After the step S115 is completed, this processing routine is terminated.
- ⁇ Modified example of the third embodiment> when the answer terminal 6 is turned on by operating the power button, it is determined whether or not the relay control terminal 5 is connected. However, the answer terminal 6 is provided with a connection request button, and when the connection request button is pressed after the power is turned on, the relay control terminal 5 is connected, and a connection request may be sent from the terminal device 20B to the test server device 1B according to the determination result.
- the test server device 1B side may send an instruction as to whether or not to establish a connection via the relay control terminal 5. That is, for example, a power-on command is sent from the test server device 1B side to the answer terminal 6 to turn on the power of the answer terminal 6 . Then, when performing the operation of the mode of the first embodiment, the test schedule information, the test question information, and the setting table information are directly sent from the test server device 1B. When performing the operation of the mode of the second embodiment, the test server device 1B notifies the response terminal 6 that it should be connected to the relay control terminal 5, and relays control to the response terminal 6. Terminal 5 is connected, and via this relay control terminal 5, test schedule information, test question information, and setting table information are sent from test server device 1B.
- the reply terminal 6 acquires the reply page information from the server device 1B through the relay control terminal 5, is transmitted to the server device 1B through a relay.
- the server device 1B sends the question page information to the relay control terminal 5 and the answer page information to the answer terminal 6, and the answer terminal 6 sends the answer information without the relay control terminal 5. It may be configured to transmit to 1B.
- modifications of the terminal device 2 and the reply terminal 4 in the communication systems of the above-described first and second embodiments are similar to those of the reply in the above-described third communication system. It is applicable as a modification of the terminal.
- the display unit is configured by electronic paper, but the present invention is not limited to electronic paper, and the position detection sensor If it can be superimposed on the display unit, the display unit may be configured using an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electroluminescence).
- LCD Liquid Crystal Display
- organic EL Electrode
- a configuration using electronic paper as in the above-described embodiment has the advantage of being able to realize a low-cost, ultra-thin terminal device.
- test schedule information is provided from the test server device.
- the schedule information may be stored in advance.
- test question information and setting table information may be stored in the terminal device 2, the answer terminals 4 and 6, and the relay control terminal 5 in advance.
- the question page information of the test question information is not necessarily provided as electronic information, but is provided to the examinee in the form of a collection of test questions printed on paper. may be made.
- page information indicating the answer column of each page and setting table information are provided to the terminal device 2, and the examinee writes and inputs the answer in the answer column of each page. do it.
- the exam question information as electronic information as described above, a collection of exam questions printed on paper is provided so that examinees can easily read the question sentences.
- the test server apparatus omits the question page information of the test question information in the relay control terminal 5 among the test question information, and It is sufficient to provide the answer page information and setting table information to be transferred to 4 and 6.
- Patent Document Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-37033
- paper is placed so as to overlap with the position detection sensor.
- a handwriting input device has been proposed that includes a board device that can be clipped and an electronic pen that has writing instrument functions such as a ballpoint pen function and that interacts with a position detection sensor and signals.
- the coordinate information of the handwriting input is detected by the position detection device unit through the position detection sensor, and the detected coordinate information is , for example, is output to a personal computer and used.
- the display panel for confirming and displaying the handwritten information as described above is unnecessary, and the cost is reduced. can be reduced, which is very convenient.
- This handwriting input device may be applied to the terminal device 2 and the answer terminals 4 and 6. In that case, it is not necessary to provide not only the question page information of the test question information but also the answer page information to the terminal device side as electronic information, and they may be provided as paper information.
- the position detection area of the position detection sensor It is configured to allow alignment. Then, the schedule information and the setting table information are stored in the terminal device 2 and the response terminals 4 and 6, the restriction processing for the handwritten input is executed in the same manner as described above, and the generated response information is stored in the same manner as described above. and transmitted to the test server device for processing.
- an eraser is usually used to erase what is written on paper. There is a way to fill it. In this case, it is necessary to distinguish between writing input and erasing input, and there are various methods for making this distinction.
- FIG. 28 shows an example of a terminal device 2A having an erase button. That is, the terminal device 2A of the example shown in FIG. 28 is an example in which an erase button is provided in the terminal device 2 of the above-described first embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as the terminal device 2. show.
- the terminal device 2A of this example includes a next page button 23a, a previous page button 23b, and a submit button 23c, as well as delete buttons 23L and 23R.
- the erase button 23L is for a right-handed user who holds the electronic pen 3 with his right hand
- the erase button 23R is for a left-handed user who holds the electronic pen 3 with his left hand.
- the position indication input detected by the position detection circuit section through the position detection sensor 22A is handled as a writing input when both the erase buttons 23L and 23R are off, but the erase button 23L is handled as a handwriting input. , and 23R is turned on, it is treated as an erase input.
- the user can erase the electronic data of the handwritten input by pressing one of the erasing buttons 23L and 23R to turn it on, and by inputting a position indication by tracing the part of the handwritten input.
- a writing input position indicator for writing input is provided on the pen tip side, which is one of the axial directions of the pen housing of the electronic pen, and the other side of the pen housing in the axial direction is provided.
- An erasing position indication unit for erasing input is provided on the tail end side, which is the side, and the frequency of the position indication signal transmitted from the writing input position indication unit to the position detection sensor and the frequency of the position indication signal transmitted from the erasing position indication unit to the position detection sensor are provided. It differs from the frequency of the position indication signal.
- the position detection circuit section discriminates the frequency of the position indication signal received through the position detection sensor to distinguish between writing input and erasing input.
- the user brings the pen tip side of the electronic pen closer to the position detection sensor when writing input, and turns the electronic pen upside down so that the tail end side approaches the position detection sensor when erasing. , to input a position indication so as to trace the part where the handwriting input is performed. As a result, the electronic data of the handwritten input is erased.
- FIG. 29 shows a configuration example in the case of an electromagnetic induction type electronic pen 3A.
- a writing input position indicator 310 for writing input is provided on the pen tip side, which is one of the axial directions of the pen housing of the electronic pen 3A.
- An erasure position indicator 320 for erasure input is provided on the tail end side, which is the other side.
- the handwriting input position indication unit 310 is composed of a resonance circuit composed of a coil 312 wound around a ferrite core 311 and a capacitor 313 .
- a core 314 for writing input is inserted through the through hole of the ferrite core 311, and the tip of the core 314 is arranged to protrude to the outside as a pen tip.
- the erasing position indicating section 320 is composed of a resonance circuit composed of a coil 322 wound around a ferrite core 321 and a capacitor 323 .
- a core body 324 for erasing instruction is inserted through the through hole of the ferrite core 321, and the tip of the core body 324 is arranged in a state of protruding to the outside as a tip part for erasing instruction.
- the frequency of the resonant circuit of the writing input position indicating section 310 and the frequency of the resonant circuit of the erasing position indicating section 320 are configured to be different.
- the frequency of the position detection signal output from the conductive writing input core and the frequency of the position detection signal output from the conductive erasing core It is configured to have a frequency different from that of the position detection signal to be received.
- a third example is a method of using an erasing unit (electronic erasing tool) separate from the electronic pen.
- FIGS. 30A and 30B show an example of an erasing unit.
- FIG. 30(A) is an external view of the erasing unit 7 of this example, and
- FIG. 30(B) is a sectional view thereof.
- the erasing unit 7 is a method of providing an erasing position indication part for erasing input provided on the tail end side of the electronic pen of the second example in an erasing unit separate from the electronic pen. That is, as shown in FIGS. 30A and 30B, one end side of the housing 71 of the erasing unit in the axial direction is defined as the erasing end 72, and this erasing end 72 is located inside the hollow portion of the housing 71. A coil 74 wound around a ferrite core 73 is provided near the . Then, an erasing position indicating section 75 having a resonance circuit including a coil 74 and a capacitor (not shown) is constructed. In this case, the frequency of the resonance circuit of the erasing position indicating section 75 is made different from the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit of the electronic pen for handwriting input.
- the position detection circuit also discriminates the frequency of the erasing position indicating signal from the erasing unit 7 received through the position detecting sensor, and distinguishes between writing input and erasing input. do.
- the user can erase the electronic data of the written portion by tracing the written portion using the erasing unit 7 in the same manner as when erasing the written portion of the paper with an eraser.
- the example of the erasing unit can also have an active capacitance type configuration.
- the communication system of the above-described embodiment has been described as a case where simultaneous tests are conducted at a test center, it goes without saying that it is not limited to such a case.
- it can be applied in the same way when taking a mock test at home.
- the present invention can also be applied to a school, a cram school, or the like, in which a test schedule is determined for students and the test is conducted.
- one terminal device 2, 2A, 20, 20B may be provided for the test server device instead of a plurality of devices, that is, only one student may study.
- the communication system of the present invention is not limited to a test system, but can be used for various purposes. It can be applied to any purpose as long as it is used to transmit reply information corresponding to provided information generated based on the above to the server device.
- the predetermined provided information is a questionnaire
- the provided information corresponding reply information is an answer to the questionnaire
- the answer is time-limited (limited)
- the answer column is defined.
- the position detection sensors provided in the terminal devices 2 and 2A and the answer terminals 4 and 6 use an electromagnetic induction method, but other position detection methods such as an active electrostatic coupling method may be used. sensor can be used.
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通信可能に接続されるサーバ装置と端末装置とからなり、前記端末装置は、提供された所定の提供情報に対応して前記端末装置の使用者によりなされた位置指示入力に基づいて生成された提供情報対応返信情報を前記サーバ装置に送信する通信システムであって、
前記端末装置は、前記使用者からの前記位置指示入力を受け付けるための位置検出センサを備えると共に、予め定められた時間に基づいて、前記位置検出センサの検出領域の内の、前記位置指示入力を受け付ける領域を制御する制御部を備える
ことを特徴とする通信システムを提供する。
図1は、この発明による通信システムの第1の実施形態の構成の概要を示す図であり、通信ネットワークNWを介して、試験サーバ装置1と、複数台の端末装置2とが接続されて構成される。端末装置2は、この第1の実施形態では、単体の装置の構成とされ、受験生が集合する試験会場において、受験生のそれぞれに、例えば貸与される。なお、後述するように、この第1の実施形態の例では、試験問題情報は、各受験生の氏名及び受験番号の記入欄を有する表紙頁の情報と、表紙頁に続く1~複数頁の問題頁の情報とからなる。この第1の実施形態では、問題頁は、設問と設問に対する回答欄とを含むものとなっている。
この第1の実施形態では、試験サーバ装置1は、試験開始前に、通信ネットワークNWを通じて、複数の端末装置2の全てに、電源投入コマンドを送り、端末装置2のそれぞれをスタンバイ状態から電源投入状態にさせる。
・位置検出センサの位置検出領域のうち、電子ペン3による筆記入力を検出する領域を、時間により制御する。例えば、試験開始時刻前及び試験終了時刻の後では、受験者の氏名及び受験番号の欄のみへの筆記入力を許可にし、また、試験開始時刻から試験終了時刻までの間は、回答欄への筆記入力を許可する。
・試験開始時刻前及び試験開始時刻から試験終了時刻までの間は、試験サーバ装置1以外の外部装置とは、通信ネットワークNWを通じた通信を禁止する。
・試験開始前の全てのボタン操作は無効とし、試験終了時刻後は、提出ボタンの操作のみを許可する。
・試験開始時刻から試験終了時刻までの間に提出ボタン23cを操作したときには、その後の筆記入力を無効とすると共に、その後の全てのボタン操作を禁止(不許可)する。
・次頁ボタン23aあるいは前頁ボタン23bの操作は、試験開始時刻から試験終了時刻までの間だけ可能にする。
図2は、試験サーバ装置1の電気的構成例を示すブロック図である。この図2に示すように、試験サーバ装置1は、システムバス100に対して、制御部101と、提供情報格納部102と、設定テーブル情報記憶部103と、送信情報生成部104と、回答情報受信処理部105と、回答情報格納部106と、通信部107と、が接続されて構成されている。
図5は、この実施形態の端末装置2の外観斜視図である。また、図6(A)は、この第1の実施形態の端末装置2の平面図、図6(B)は、端末装置2の側面図、図6(C)は、図6(B)で〇で囲んだ部分の一部断面図である。
図7は、端末装置2の電気的構成例を示すブロック図である。この図7に示すように、端末装置2は、システムバス200に対して、制御部201と、無線通信部202と、受信情報処理部203と、試験スケジュール情報記憶部204と、試験問題情報記憶部205と、時計回路部206と、送信情報生成部207と、表示情報生成部208と、表示制御部209と、位置検出回路部210と、筆記入力情報有効・無効判定部211と、回答情報記憶部212と、操作ボタンインタフェース(図7では、インタフェースはI/Fと記載。以下同じ)213と、ボタン操作有効・無効判定部214と、インジケータインタフェース215と、ビープ音報知部216と、USBインタフェース217と、充電制御部218と、のそれぞれが接続されて構成されている。
以上のように構成されている通信システムの第1の実施形態が用いられて一斉試験が行われる場合における試験サーバ装置1及び端末装置2の動作の流れについて、以下に説明する。
図9は、以上のように構成されている通信システムの第1の実施形態が用いられて一斉試験が行われる場合における試験サーバ装置1の動作の流れの例を示すフローチャートである。以下の説明においては、試験サーバ装置1の制御部101が、送信情報生成部104及び回答情報受信処理部105の各処理部を、ソフトウェアプログラムにより実行する機能処理部の構成とした場合として説明する。
図10~図14は、上述のように構成されている通信システムの第1の実施形態が用いられて一斉試験が行われる場合における端末装置2の動作の流れの例を示すフローチャートである。以下の説明においては、端末装置2の制御部201が、受信情報処理部203、送信情報生成部207、表示情報生成部208、表示制御部209、筆記入力情報有効・無効判定部211及びボタン操作有効・無効判定部214の各処理部を、ソフトウェアプログラムにより実行する機能処理部の構成とした場合として説明する。
以上のように構成した第1の実施形態の通信システムにおける端末装置2では、試験開始時刻前、試験開始時刻と試験終了時刻との間、試験終了時刻後のそれぞれの時間帯に対応して、位置検出センサの位置検出領域の内の電子ペン3による筆記入力を受け付ける領域を変更制御するようにすることで、受験生間の公平性を確実に担保することができる。
なお、上述の第1の実施形態では、試験サーバ装置1により端末装置2の電源のオン、オフ制御を行うようにしたが、端末装置2に電源ボタンを設けて、使用者(受験生)に電源をオン、オフさせるように構成してもよい。このように端末装置2に電源ボタンを設ける場合には、端末装置2は、電源がオンになったときに、試験サーバ装置1に接続要求のアクセスを行う。そして、この場合には、試験サーバ装置1は、端末装置2からの接続要求のアクセスに応じて通信ネットワークNWを通じて端末装置2と接続したことを確認したときに、試験問題情報とスケジュール情報とを端末装置2に送信するようにする。
第2の実施形態は、上述の第1の実施形態の通信システムの変形例であり、これも、一斉試験が行われる場合に適用した例である。上述した第1の実施形態では、試験問題情報は、問題頁に回答欄を含めて端末装置に提供するようにした。これに対して、この第2の実施形態では、問題頁には、設問のみが含まれて、回答欄は含まれず、試験問題情報は、問題頁情報と、回答頁情報とに分けられて構成される。この場合に、この例では、問題頁と回答頁とは、それぞれ表紙頁(頁番号0)と、当該表紙頁に続く頁とされ、互いに対応する頁とされている。そして、この第2の実施形態では、問題頁と回答頁とを別々の装置に表示して、回答頁を表示する装置は、回答の入力ができるように構成する。
<<試験サーバ装置1Aの動作の流れの例>>
第2の実施形態の通信システムの試験サーバ装置1Aの動作は、第1の実施形態の通信システムの試験サーバ装置1の図9に示した動作と同様であるので、ここではその説明は省略する。ただし、前述したように、試験問題情報が問題頁情報と回答頁情報とならなる点と、設定テーブル情報が、回答頁情報に関するものである点は異なるものである。
図17~図19は、この第2の実施形態における中継制御端末5の動作の流れの例を示すフローチャートである。前述したように、このフローチャートは、中継制御端末5を構成するスマートフォンにインストールされた中継制御端機能のアプリケーションソフトを実行すること遂行される。
図20~図24は、上述のように構成されている通信システムの第2の実施形態が用いられて一斉試験が行われる場合における回答端末4の動作の流れの例を示すフローチャートである。
以上説明した第2の実施形態の通信システムにおいても、問題頁と回答頁とが異なる端末となる点が異なるが、第1の実施形態と同様に、受験生間の公平性を確実に担保することができる。
上述の第2の実施形態では、回答端末に次頁ボタン、前頁ボタン、提出ボタンなどの操作ボタンを設けるようにしたが、これら操作ボタンは、中継制御端末5側に設けられていてもよい。その場合には、中継制御端末5は、次頁ボタン又は前頁ボタンが操作されたときには、表示画面5Dに表示する問題頁を次頁に変更したり、前頁に変更したりすると共に、回答端末4に、回答頁を、次頁にする次頁要求や前頁にする前頁要求を送って、回答頁を変更表示させるようにする。また、提出ボタンが操作されたときには、中継制御端末5は、回答情報を回答端末4に送って回答情報を取得して、試験サーバ装置1Aに送信するようにする。
第3の実施形態の通信システムは、第1の実施形態の通信システムの構成と、第2の実施形態の通信システムの構成とを、選択的に構築することができる場合である。この第3の実施形態の通信システムの構成例を図25に示す。図25に示すように、この第3の実施形態では、試験サーバ装置1Bと、端末装置20Bとが通信ネットワークNWを通じて接続される。
<<回答端末6の動作の流れの例>>
図26は、第3の実施形態の通信システムの回答端末6の動作の流れの例を説明するためのフローチャートである。
図27は、第3の実施形態の通信システムの試験サーバ装置1Bの動作の流れの例を説明するためのフローチャートである。
この第3の実施形態の通信システムの構成によれば、上述した第1の実施形態及び第2の実施形態の効果を備えると共に、使用者は、中継制御端末5を回答端末6に対して接続する状態に置いたか否かにより、第1の実施形態の態様と第2の実施形態の態様を選択することができて非常に便利である。
上述の第3の実施形態の例では、回答端末6の電源ボタンの操作により、電源が投入されたときに、中継制御端末5が接続されているか否かを判別して、その判別結果に応じて、端末装置20Bから試験サーバ装置1Bに接続要求を送るようにしたが、回答端末6に接続要求ボタンを設け、電源が投入された後、接続要求ボタンが押下されたときに、中継制御端末5が接続されているか否かを判別し、その判別結果に応じて端末装置20Bから試験サーバ装置1Bに接続要求を送るようにしてもよい。
なお、上述の実施形態の通信システムの端末装置2、回答端末4及び回答端末6では、表示部は、電ペーパーで構成するようにしたが、電子ペーパーに限定されるものではなく、位置検出センサと重畳配置可能であれば、LCD(Liquid Crystal Display)や有機EL(Electroluminescence)を用いた表示部で構成してもよい。ただし、上述の実施形態のように、電子ペーパーを用いた構成であれば、廉価で極薄型の端末装置を実現することができるというメリットがある。
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- 通信可能に接続されるサーバ装置と端末装置とからなり、前記端末装置は、提供された所定の提供情報に対応して前記端末装置の使用者によりなされた位置指示入力に基づいて生成された提供情報対応返信情報を前記サーバ装置に送信する通信システムであって、
前記端末装置は、前記使用者からの前記位置指示入力を受け付けるための位置検出センサを備えると共に、予め定められた時間に基づいて、前記位置検出センサの検出領域の内の、前記位置指示入力を受け付ける領域を制御する制御部を備える
ことを特徴とする通信システム。 - 前記端末装置は、前記サーバ装置を含む外部と通信を行うための通信部を備え、前記制御部は、前記予め定められた時間に基づいて、前記通信部の通信機能を制御する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の通信システム。 - 前記端末装置は、1~複数個のボタン操作部を備え、前記制御部は、前記予め定められた時間に基づいて、前記ボタン操作部のボタン操作の有効、無効を制御する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の通信システム。 - 前記所定の提供情報は試験問題であり、前記提供情報対応返信情報は、前記試験問題の回答である
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の通信システム。 - 前記サーバ装置は、前記端末装置に、前記所定の提供情報を送信すると共に、前記端末装置からの前記提供情報対応返信情報を受信する通信部を備え、
前記端末装置は、前記所定の提供情報を受信する受信部と、受信した前記提供情報を前記使用者に提供する表示部を備える
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の通信システム。 - 前記端末装置は、表示画面を備える表示部を備え、
前記表示画面には、前記提供情報対応返信情報を生成するための前記位置指示入力を受け付けるための表示画像を表示し、
前記位置検出センサの前記検出領域は、前記表示画面の表示領域と重畳関係にあるように構成されており、前記位置指示入力は、前記表示画面を通じてなされる
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の通信システム。 - 前記表示画面には、前記提供情報が表示されると共に、前記提供情報対応返信情報の入力欄が表示されており、
前記提供情報対応返信情報の前記入力欄への前記位置指示入力の受け付けが、前記時間に基づいて制御される
ことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の通信システム。 - 前記端末装置は、第1の装置と第2の装置とからなり、
前記第1の装置は、前記提供情報が表示される第1の表示部を備え、
前記第2の装置は、前記提供情報対応返信情報の入力欄が表示される第2の表示部を備えると共に、前記位置検出センサが、当該位置検出センサの前記検出領域が前記第2の表示部の表示画面の表示領域と重畳関係にあるように配設されており、前記提供情報対応返信情報の前記入力欄への前記位置指示入力の受け付けが、前記時間に基づいて制御される
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の通信システム。 - 前記サーバ装置は、前記端末装置に、前記提供情報対応返信情報の前記入力欄の表示情報を伴う前記所定の提供情報を送信するものであり、
前記第1の装置は、前記サーバ装置と第1の通信路を通じて接続されると共に、前記第2の装置と第2の通信路を通じて接続され、前記サーバ装置から受信した前記所定の提供情報を前記第1の表示部の表示画面に表示すると共に、前記サーバ装置から受信した前記提供情報対応返信情報の前記入力欄の表示情報を前記第2の装置に送信し、
前記第2の装置は、前記第1の装置から受信した前記提供情報対応返信情報の前記入力欄の表示情報を前記第2の表示部の表示画面に表示すると共に、前記提供情報対応返信情報の前記入力欄に位置指示入力された位置指示入力情報に基づく前記提供情報対応返信情報を、前記第1の装置を通じて前記サーバ装置に送信する
ことを特徴とする請求項8に記載の通信システム。 - サーバ装置と通信可能に接続され、提供された所定の提供情報に対応して使用者によりなされた位置指示入力に基づいて生成された提供情報対応返信情報を前記サーバ装置に送信する端末装置であって、
前記使用者からの前記位置指示入力を受け付けるための位置検出センサを備えると共に、予め定められた時間に基づいて、前記位置検出センサの検出領域の内の、前記位置指示入力を受け付ける領域を制御する制御部を備える
ことを特徴とする端末装置。 - 前記サーバ装置を含む外部と通信を行うための通信部を備え、前記制御部は、前記予め定められた時間に基づいて、前記通信部の通信機能を制御する
ことを特徴とする請求項10に記載の端末装置。 - 前記端末装置は、1~複数個のボタン操作部を備え、前記制御部は、前記予め定められた時間に基づいて、前記ボタン操作部のボタン操作の有効、無効を制御する
ことを特徴とする請求項10に記載の端末装置。 - 第1の装置と第2の装置とからなり、
前記第1の装置は、前記提供情報が表示される第1の表示部を備え、
前記第2の装置は、前記提供情報対応返信情報の入力欄が表示される第2の表示部を備えると共に、前記位置検出センサが、当該位置検出センサの前記検出領域が前記第2の表示部の表示画面の表示領域と重畳関係にあるように配設されており、前記提供情報対応返信情報の前記入力欄への前記位置指示入力の受け付けが、前記時間に基づいて制御される
ことを特徴とする請求項10に記載の端末装置。 - 前記サーバ装置は、前記端末装置に、前記提供情報対応返信情報の前記入力欄の表示情報を伴う前記所定の提供情報を送信するものであり、
前記第1の装置は、前記サーバ装置と第1の通信路を通じて接続されると共に、前記第2の装置と第2の通信路を通じて接続され、前記サーバ装置から受信した前記所定の提供情報を前記第1の表示部の表示画面に表示すると共に、前記サーバ装置から受信した前記提供情報対応返信情報の前記入力欄の表示情報を前記第2の装置に送信し、
前記第2の装置は、前記第1の装置から受信した前記提供情報対応返信情報の前記入力欄の表示情報を前記第2の表示部の表示画面に表示すると共に、前記位置指示入力欄に位置指示入力された位置指示入力情報に基づく前記提供情報対応返信情報を、前記第1の装置を通じて前記サーバ装置に送信する
ことを特徴とする請求項13に記載の端末装置。 - 前記第1の表示部と前記第2の表示部とは異なる表示方式の表示部であって、前記第1の表示部の描画速度は、前記第2の表示部の描画速度よりも速い
ことを特徴とする請求項13に記載の端末装置。 - 前記第2の装置の前記第2の表示部は、電子ペーパーで構成されている
ことを特徴とする請求項13に記載の端末装置。 - 前記位置検出センサは、電磁誘導方式のものであり、前記位置指示入力は、電磁誘導方式の電子ペンが前記使用者により操作されることによりなされる
ことを特徴とする請求項10に記載の端末装置。 - 前記位置検出センサは、アクティブ静電容量方式のものであり、前記位置指示入力は、アクティブ静電容量方式の電子ペンが前記使用者により操作されることによりなされる
ことを特徴とする請求項10に記載の端末装置。
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