JP2012089160A - Processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an input operation that is intuitive and speedy and has few misrecognitions.
A holding unit holds a set of a rhythm pattern to be used as reference data to be collated with a rhythm pattern formed by a plurality of user input operations and a specific processing content. The accepting unit 122 accepts a set of a specific rhythm pattern and specific processing content to be registered in the holding unit 130. The registration determination unit 124 determines whether or not to register the accepted set in the holding unit 130 with reference to the rhythm pattern already registered in the holding unit 130.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a processing apparatus that receives an input operation from a user directly or indirectly.

  Mobile devices such as mobile phones and portable music players have been downsized, and the space for installing the operation unit in the housing has become narrower. In addition, mobile devices have become increasingly multifunctional, with mobile phones at the top, and their operations have become complicated. Under such circumstances, portable devices with various input forms have been put into practical use. For example, those equipped with a QWERTY keyboard, those capable of touch panel input (for example, see Patent Document 1), those capable of voice input, and the like have been put into practical use.

JP 2008-282380 A

  A QWERTY keyboard mounted on a portable device is not very easy to operate because the key interval is very narrow. In addition, since the input is not intuitive, the operation is difficult for a user who is not familiar with the PC. Current touch panel inputs often require a large number of touches to achieve the desired operation, and are difficult to operate quickly. In addition, it is difficult to operate without looking at the screen. Although voice input is an intuitive operation, it is not very accurate at present, and many erroneous inputs occur.

  Under such circumstances, the present inventor holds a set of rhythm patterns and specific processing contents in advance, and collates the rhythm pattern formed by a plurality of user input operations with the held rhythm pattern. Thus, the inventor has come up with an input form for executing the processing contents. In order to make this input form more sophisticated, an improvement in recognition accuracy is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique that enables an input operation with few erroneous recognitions while being intuitive and speedy.

  A processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a holding unit that holds a set of rhythm patterns to be matched with rhythm patterns formed by a plurality of user input operations and reference processing data, and specific processing contents, A rhythm pattern that has already been registered in the holding unit, and a reception unit that receives a set of a specific rhythm pattern and specific processing content to be registered in the copy unit, and whether or not to register the received pair in the holding unit And a registration determination unit for determining.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a conversion of the expression of the present invention between a method, an apparatus, a system, a recording medium, a computer program, and the like are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to perform an input operation with few erroneous recognitions while being intuitive and speedy.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the processing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the description method of the said rhythm pattern. It is a figure which shows the rhythm pattern formed by the actual user input operation at the time of the input which should be collated with the rhythm pattern shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the 1st example of the data structure hold | maintained at a holding | maintenance part. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of the data structure hold | maintained at a holding | maintenance part. It is a figure which shows the 3rd example of the data structure hold | maintained at a holding | maintenance part. It is a figure for demonstrating the said touch position pattern. It is a figure which shows the touch position pattern formed by actual user input operation. It is a figure which shows the 4th example of the data structure hold | maintained at a holding | maintenance part. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a registration determination process of the processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an input authentication process of the processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the processing system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the image which drawn the position of the rhythm pattern already registered, and its exclusive area on the two-dimensional space. It is a figure which shows the example of the image which drew the position of the rhythm pattern already registered, and its exclusive area on the three-dimensional space.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a processing apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the description of the first embodiment, the processing device 100 is assumed to be a mobile device such as a mobile phone, a PDA, a smartphone, or a portable music player. In particular, it is assumed that one mobile device is shared and used by a plurality of users.

  The processing apparatus 100 includes an operation unit 110, a generation unit 120, a reception unit 122, a registration determination unit 124, a holding unit 130, an acquisition unit 140, a verification unit 150, a processing unit 160, a display control unit 170, and a display unit 180. These configurations can be realized in hardware by any computer's CPU, memory, and other LSIs, and in software, they are realized by programs loaded into the memory. Draw functional blocks. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by hardware only, software only, or a combination thereof.

  The operation unit 110 accepts user input operations. The input operation here refers to the exercise of tangible force or intangible force applied to the operation unit 110 by the user. Therefore, the input operation is not necessarily limited to a form that is executed by being pressed with a user's finger or a tool such as a pen held by the user. It may be a form that is executed by giving light, sound, magnetism, or atmospheric pressure change to the operation unit 110 in a non-contact manner. Further, the input operation may be executed by a change in acceleration component generated when the user shakes the housing itself. In this case, a configuration in which the operation unit 110 is not provided on the housing surface is possible. In either case, it can be realized if a change amount of light or the like corresponding to one touch is set in advance.

  The operation unit 110 is provided with a touch panel, a touch pad, or a sensor for receiving the input operation. Here, the area in which it is provided does not matter. For example, a touch pad having a small area that can be touched by one finger may be used. Further, it may be a food stamp type touch pad that is stepped on by a user's foot.

  The generation unit 120 generates a rhythm pattern in response to a plurality of user input operations on the operation unit 110. This rhythm pattern is described as a series of time intervals between adjacent beats. The beat corresponds to one input operation (for example, one touch) on the operation unit 110. Here, each time interval may be described as a ratio of the time interval between the first beat and the second beat. At that time, the time interval between the first beat and the second beat is always 1, so the time interval may be omitted. A specific example of the rhythm pattern will be described later.

  The holding unit 130 holds a set of a rhythm pattern to be used as reference data to be collated with a rhythm pattern formed by a plurality of user input operations and a specific processing content. The set held in the holding unit 130 is a set of a specific rhythm pattern and specific processing content determined to be registration-permitted by the registration determination unit 124.

  The accepting unit 122 accepts a set of a specific rhythm pattern and specific processing content to be registered in the holding unit 130. In the first embodiment, a plurality of user input operations are received by the operation unit 110, and the rhythm pattern generated according to the input operation by the generation unit 120 and the user operation on the operation unit 110 are specified. Accepts a pair with the processing content.

  The registration determination unit 124 determines whether or not the pair received by the reception unit 122 is registered in the holding unit 130 with reference to the rhythm pattern already registered in the holding unit 130. For example, when the rhythm pattern in which the value indicating the difference from the accepted rhythm pattern (hereinafter referred to as a difference value at the time of registration) is smaller than a predetermined registration time setting value is held in the holding unit 130, If it is determined that registration is not possible, and the rhythm pattern whose registration difference value is smaller than the registration setting value is not held in the holding unit 130, it may be determined that registration is permitted. The set value at the time of registration can be set based on statistical values obtained through experiments and simulations.

  In addition, the registration determination unit 124 refers to the upper limit number for which registration is permitted and is set for each rhythm pattern having the same beat number. When the accepted rhythm pattern is registered, the upper limit number of the corresponding beat number is exceeded. In this case, it may be determined that registration is not possible. This upper limit number may be set to increase as the number of beats increases. In addition, the upper limit number may be set for each user who uses the processing apparatus 100.

  The acquisition unit 140 acquires a rhythm pattern formed by a plurality of user input operations. In the first embodiment, a user input operation is received by the operation unit 110 and the rhythm pattern generated by the generation unit 120 is acquired.

  The collation unit 150 collates the rhythm pattern acquired by the acquisition unit 140 with the rhythm pattern held in the holding unit 130. More specifically, the rhythm pattern acquired by the acquisition unit 140 is collated with the rhythm pattern included in all or a part of the sets held in the holding unit 130. More specifically, the rhythm pattern acquired by the acquisition unit 140 and all the rhythm patterns held in the holding unit 130 may be collated in order to identify the closest rhythm pattern. Further, a method as described below may be used. All the rhythm patterns held in advance in the holding unit 130 are classified into a plurality of approximate rhythm patterns, and an index pattern representing the plurality of rhythm patterns to which each group belongs is provided. Then, the rhythm pattern acquired by the acquisition unit 140 is compared with the index pattern to identify the closest index pattern. Next, the rhythm pattern acquired by the acquisition unit 140 is collated with each of a plurality of rhythm patterns belonging to the index pattern to identify the closest rhythm pattern. A specific example of detailed collation processing will be described later.

  When the rhythm pattern corresponding to the rhythm pattern acquired by the acquisition unit 140 is held in the holding unit 130 as a result of the collation by the collation unit 150, the processing unit 160 executes the processing content that forms a pair with the rhythm pattern. . More specifically, when a rhythm pattern in which a value indicating a difference from an acquired rhythm pattern (hereinafter referred to as an input difference value) is smaller than a predetermined input setting value is held in the holding unit 130, the rhythm The processing content that forms a pair with the pattern is executed. The input set value can be set based on statistical values obtained through experiments and simulations.

  The holding unit 130 can also hold a plurality of sets of a specific rhythm pattern, a touch position pattern formed by a plurality of touches performed as an input operation on the contact detection area, and a specific processing content. . The touch detection area may be a touch panel, a touch pad, or an input button. In this case, the reception unit 122 receives a set of a specific rhythm pattern, a specific touch position pattern, and specific processing content that should be registered in the holding unit 130. The registration determination unit 124 determines whether or not to register the received group in the holding unit 130 with reference to the rhythm pattern and touch position pattern of the group already registered in the holding unit 130.

  The acquisition unit 140 acquires a touch position pattern formed by the input operation together with a rhythm pattern formed by a plurality of user input operations. The collation unit 150 collates the acquired touch position pattern and the touch position pattern held in the holding unit 130 together with the rhythm pattern collation. As a result of the collation performed by the collation unit 150, the processing unit 160 inputs the difference between the rhythm pattern acquired and the acquired rhythm pattern smaller than the input value for the rhythm pattern and the acquired touch position pattern. When a set having a touch position pattern whose value is smaller than the input position setting value for the touch position pattern is held in the holding unit 130, the processing content included in the set is executed. The touch position pattern may be described by a series of position intervals from the touch position of a specific finger (for example, the middle finger). Details of the touch position pattern and a specific example of the holding unit 130 will be described later.

  The holding unit 130 can also hold a plurality of sets of specific rhythm patterns, specific regions, and specific processing contents. The processing device 100 is provided with a GPS receiver (not shown), and the GPS receiver generates position information based on signals from GPS satellites. In this case, the accepting unit 122 accepts a set of a specific rhythm pattern, a specific region, and specific processing content to be registered in the holding unit 130. The registration determination unit 124 determines whether or not to register the accepted set in the holding unit 130 with reference to the rhythm pattern and region already registered in the holding unit 130.

  The acquisition unit 140 acquires the position information of the user who performs the input operation, which is generated by the GPS reception unit based on the signal from the GPS satellite, together with the rhythm pattern formed by a plurality of user input operations. To do. The collation unit 150 collates the acquired position information and a plurality of areas held in the holding unit 130 together with the rhythm pattern collation. As a result of the collation by the collation unit 150, the processing unit 160 obtains a rhythm pattern whose difference value at the time of input with respect to the acquired rhythm pattern is smaller than the set value at the time of input, and an area to which the position specified by the acquired position information belongs. When the possessed group is held in the holding unit 130, the processing content included in the set is executed. A specific example of the holding unit 130 will be described later. Note that the position information is not limited to a form generated based on a signal from a GPS satellite, and may be generated by other forms such as a user input.

  The holding unit 130 can hold a plurality of sets of specific rhythm patterns, specific time zones, and specific processing contents. In this case, the accepting unit 122 accepts a set of a specific rhythm pattern, a specific time zone, and a specific processing content to be registered in the holding unit 130. The registration determination unit 124 determines whether or not to register the accepted set in the holding unit 130 with reference to the rhythm pattern and time zone already registered in the holding unit 130.

  Moreover, the acquisition part 140 acquires the time information when the input operation is performed with the rhythm pattern formed by the user input operation of multiple times. The collation unit 150 collates the acquired time information and a plurality of time zones held in the holding unit 130 together with the rhythm pattern collation. The processing unit 160, as a result of the collation by the collation unit 150, has a rhythm pattern whose input difference value from the acquired rhythm pattern is smaller than the input time set value, and a time zone to which the time specified by the acquired time information belongs When the group having “” is held in the holding unit 130, the processing content included in the group is executed. A specific example of the holding unit 130 will be described later.

  Note that the holding unit 130 can hold a set including an arbitrary combination of a specific region, a specific time zone, and a specific touch position pattern, with a specific rhythm pattern and specific processing content as essential items.

 The display control unit 170 forms an axis to which each time interval composing the rhythm pattern should be assigned, and forms a multidimensional space by these axes. Then, by assigning as coordinates each time interval that composes the already registered rhythm pattern to each time axis of the multidimensional space, the position where the rhythm pattern should be plotted in the multidimensional space is specified. In addition, an exclusive area including the position of the rhythm pattern and where registration of another rhythm pattern should be prohibited is specified. An image showing the position of the rhythm pattern thus generated and its exclusive area is displayed on the display unit 180. An example of this image will be described later.

  As described above, when the rhythm pattern is described as a sequence of time intervals between adjacent beats, and each time interval is described by the ratio of the time interval between the first beat and the second beat, the four-beat rhythm A pattern is described in a two-dimensional space, and a 5-beat rhythm pattern is described in a three-dimensional space. This is because the time interval between the first beat and the second beat is always 1, so that the corresponding axis is omitted.

  The axes forming the multidimensional space are not limited to the axes to which the respective time intervals for composing the rhythm pattern should be assigned, but the axes to which the regions should be assigned, the axes to which the time zones should be assigned, and the touch position patterns, respectively. It may be an axis to which the position interval is to be assigned.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the description method of the rhythm pattern. Here, a rhythm pattern formed by five beats is shown. This rhythm pattern is described as a series of time intervals between adjacent beats. When this rhythm pattern is described in a series of raw time intervals, it becomes “1.5 seconds, 1.5 seconds, 1.5 seconds, 0.75 seconds”. Hereinafter, the unit notation is omitted for simplification. The data is normalized so that the time interval between the first beat and the second beat is 1. Here, “1, 1, 1, 0.5”. A rhythm pattern is expressed by a series of time intervals after normalization. Moreover, since the time interval between the first beat and the second beat is always 1 when normalized, the time interval can be omitted. Here, “1, 1, 0.5” (enclosed by a dotted frame in FIG. 2).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a rhythm pattern formed by an actual user input operation at the time of input, which should be collated with the rhythm pattern shown in FIG. The sequence of time intervals after normalization of this rhythm pattern is “0.9, 1.1, 0.4”.
In the following, an example of a rhythm pattern matching method by the matching unit 150 will be described according to this example. It is assumed that the input set value is set to 0.4.

The collation unit 150 calculates an absolute value of a difference between each time interval composing the acquired rhythm pattern and each time interval composing the rhythm pattern to be referred to. Next, all the calculated absolute values of the differences are added to obtain the input difference value. Finally, the difference value at the time of input is compared with the set value at the time of input, and if the former is less than the latter, it is determined that it is appropriate, and otherwise, it is determined that it is not compatible. In the example above,
Difference value at input = | 1-0.9 | + | 1-1.1 | + | 0.5-0.4 | = 0.3
0.3 (difference value at input) <0.4 (set value at input)
Therefore, both rhythm patterns are determined to be compatible.

  This technique can also be used for collation processing between a rhythm pattern formed by a user input operation at the time of registration and a rhythm pattern already registered in the holding unit 130. That is, the registration determination unit 124 calculates the absolute value of the difference between each time interval composing the accepted rhythm pattern and each time interval composing the rhythm pattern to be referred to. Next, all the calculated absolute values of the differences are added to obtain a registration difference value. Finally, the difference value at the time of registration is compared with the set value at the time of registration. If the former is less than the latter, it is determined that registration is not possible, and otherwise, it is determined that registration is permitted. The input set value and the registration set value may be set to the same value, or may be set to different values. The latter value may be set larger. In that case, registration determination can be performed more strictly.

  Note that the method for collating rhythm patterns by the collation unit 150 is not limited to this example. For example, when the absolute value of the difference is compared with a predetermined set value (for example, 0.12) at each time interval, and the absolute value of the difference is less than the set value at all time intervals , It may be determined as conforming. In addition, all time intervals composing the rhythm pattern are classified into a plurality of groups (for example, the first half and the second half), and the difference value (that is, the sum of absolute differences) is obtained for each group. The set values of each group may be compared with each other, and when all the groups have a difference value less than the set value, it may be determined that they are suitable. Here, the set value may be set to a larger value in the rear group. In a long rhythm pattern, the reproducibility of rhythm pattern formation by a user operation often decreases as going backward. If the difference value and the set value are compared for each group, it can be adjusted, and the collation determination can be further optimized. A square value of the difference may be used instead of the absolute value of the difference.

In the following description of the first embodiment, a case where a mobile phone is assumed as the processing device 100 and a specific processing content is processing for accessing a specific web page will be described.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a first example of a data structure held in the holding unit. In this data structure 130a, one set has items of set ID 131, rhythm pattern 132, and processing content 136.
When the rhythm pattern of “1.3, 0.4, 2” is input to the group 1, the URL is http: // www. aaa. This is data for executing an access process to a jp web page.
When the rhythm pattern of “0.7, 2, 1.3” is input to the group 2, the URL is http: // www. bbbb. This is data for executing an access process to a jp web page.
When the rhythm pattern “2, 1.1, 1.6” is input to the group 3, the URL is http: // www. cccc. This is data for executing an access process to a jp web page.
Thus, the user can replace the operation for accessing a web page with a high number of visits with an input operation of a specific rhythm pattern.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a second example of the data structure held in the holding unit 130. In this data structure 130b, one set has items of set ID 131, rhythm pattern 132, region 133, and processing content 136. Here, it is assumed that a web page of a retail business or a restaurant business is accessed.
When the processing device 100 is located in Tokyo and the rhythm pattern “2, 1.1, 1.6” is input, the group 1 has a URL of http: // www. cccc. This is data for executing access processing to a jp / tokyo web page. This page is the Tokyo store page.
In the group 2, when the processing device 100 is located in Saitama and a rhythm pattern of “2, 1.1, 1.6” is input, the URL is http: // www. cccc. This is data for executing an access process to a web page of jp / saitama. This page is the page of Saitama store.
In the group 3, regardless of the current position of the processing apparatus 100, the URL is http: // www. aaa. This is data for executing an access process to a jp web page. This page is the top page of the store.
Here, the rhythm patterns of set 1 and set 2 are the same. Therefore, even when the user performs an input operation with the same rhythm, it is possible to execute access processing to different web pages depending on the current position of the processing device 100. For example, it is possible to access a store page close to the current position.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a third example of the data structure held in the holding unit. In this data structure 130c, one set has items of set ID 131, rhythm pattern 132, time zone 134, and processing content 136. Here, it is assumed that a web page of a restaurant business is accessed.
If the rhythm pattern of “0.7, 2, 1.3” is input before 14:00, the group 1 has a URL of http: // www. cccc. This is data for executing an access process to a jp / lunch web page. This page is the lunch menu page.
In group 2, when a rhythm pattern of “0.7, 2, 1.3” is input after 14:00, the URL is http: // www. cccc. This is data for executing an access process to a jp / dinner web page. This page is the dinner menu page.
When the rhythm pattern of “1.3, 0.4, 2” is input regardless of the time, the group 3 has a URL of http: // www. aaaa. This is data for executing an access process to a jp web page. This page is the top page of the store.
Here, the rhythm patterns of set 1 and set 2 are the same. Therefore, even when the user performs an input operation with the same rhythm, it is possible to execute access processing to different web pages depending on the time zone. For example, it is possible to access a menu page for that time period.

Next, the touch position pattern will be described.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the touch position pattern. On the touch panel 110a provided on the operation unit 110, a thumb touch zone 111 indicating the touch position of the thumb, an index finger touch zone 112 indicating the touch position of the index finger, a middle finger touch zone 113 indicating the touch position of the middle finger, and a ring finger touch position. A ring finger touch zone 114 indicating the touch position and a child finger touch zone 115 indicating the touch position of the child finger are displayed. These zones may be displayed in a color different from the background, or a frame of each zone may be displayed.

  When the user performs a plurality of touch operations for forming the rhythm pattern, the user performs the finger performing each touch with the designated finger. At that time, the touching finger touches the touch zones 111 to 115 corresponding to the type of the finger. Note that five buttons corresponding to five types of fingers may be provided in the operation unit 110 in advance.

  Further, a configuration in which the touch zones 111 to 115 are not displayed on the touch panel 110 a provided in the operation unit 110 is also possible. In this case, two rules are assumed: the first touch is performed with the middle finger, and the touch direction of the five fingers is always matched or substantially matched when the touch panel or the touch pad is touched. According to these rules, the processing apparatus 100 can specify the finger that has been touched for the second time or later based on the distance from the touch position of the first touch. In FIG. 7, the touch position of the thumb is -4.5 cm from the touch position of the middle finger, the touch position of the index finger is -2 cm from the touch position of the middle finger, the touch position of the ring finger is +2 cm from the touch position of the middle finger, and the touch position of the child finger Is set to +4 cm from the touch position of the middle finger. Hereinafter, the unit notation is omitted for simplification. A function for customizing these distances may be provided according to the thickness of the user's finger.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a touch position pattern formed by an actual user input operation. Here, a touch position pattern formed by four beats is shown. More specifically, an example is shown in which the first night is touched with the middle finger, the second night with the ring finger, the third night with the index finger, and the fourth night with the thumb. This touch position pattern is described as a series of position intervals from the touch position of the middle finger touched first. In the case of this touch position pattern, “+2.2, −1.9, −4.8”.

  The touch position pattern matching can be performed using the same method as the rhythm pattern matching. That is, the collation unit 150 calculates an absolute value of a difference between each position interval composing the acquired touch position pattern and each position interval composing the touch position pattern to be referred to. Next, all the calculated absolute values of the differences are added to obtain the input difference value. Finally, the input difference value is compared with the input setting value for the touch position pattern. If the former is less than the latter, it is determined to be suitable, and otherwise, it is determined to be non-conforming. The registration difference value is calculated in the same manner, and the registration determination unit 124 compares the registration difference value with the registration value set for the touch position pattern, and determines that registration is impossible if the former is less than the latter. Otherwise, it is determined that registration is permitted.

  Further, the touch position pattern may be described by a series of data defining the directionality with respect to the previous touch position. For example, “+” may be described if the current touch position is on the right side of the previous touch position, and “−” may be described on the left side. In the case of the touch position pattern shown in FIG. 8, “+, −, −” is described.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a fourth example of the data structure held in the holding unit. In this data structure 130d, one set has items of set ID 131, rhythm pattern 132, touch position pattern 135, and processing content 136.
When the rhythm pattern of “1.3, 0.4, 2” is input with the touch position pattern of “−2, +2, −4.5”, the set 1 has a URL of http: // www. aaaa. This is data for executing an access process to a jp web page.
In the group 2, when the rhythm pattern of “1.3, 0.4, 2” is input with the touch position pattern of “−2, +2, −4.5”, the URL is http: // www. dddd. This is data for executing an access process to a jp web page.
In group 3, when a rhythm pattern of “0.7, 2, 1.3” is input, regardless of which finger each touch is made with, the URL is http: // www. bbbb. This is data for executing an access process to a jp web page.
Here, the rhythm patterns of set 1 and set 2 are the same, but the touch position patterns are different. The number of simple rhythm patterns that are intuitively easy to remember is limited, but the number can be significantly increased by combining with the touch position pattern. It also has an effect on strengthening security in case the rhythm pattern is copied to another person.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the registration determination process of the processing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. The accepting unit 122 receives a set of a specific rhythm pattern and specific processing content (S100). The registration determination unit 124 collates the rhythm pattern with the rhythm pattern already registered in the holding unit 130 (S101). When there is a rhythm pattern in the holding unit 130 whose difference value at the time of registration is smaller than the registered set value (Y in S101), the registration determining unit 124 determines that the accepted pair cannot be registered (S102). When there is no rhythm pattern in which the difference value at the time of registration is smaller than the setting value at the time of registration (N in S101), the registration determination unit 124 determines that the accepted pair is registration-allowed (S103).

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the input authentication process of the processing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. The acquisition unit 140 acquires a rhythm pattern generated in response to a plurality of user input operations (S200). The collation unit 150 collates the rhythm pattern held in the holding unit 130 with the rhythm pattern acquired by the acquisition unit 140 (S201). When there is a rhythm pattern in the holding unit 130 whose difference value at the time of input is smaller than the set value at the time of input (Y in S201), the processing unit 160 executes processing that forms a pair with the rhythm pattern (S202). When there is no rhythm pattern whose difference value at the time of input is smaller than the input value at the time of input (N in S201), the process proceeds to step S200. When the input function based on the rhythm pattern is turned off (Y in S203), the entire processing relating to the function is terminated. While the function is ON (N in S203), the process proceeds to step S200.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, whether or not to register a set of the received specific rhythm pattern and specific processing content is determined with reference to the already registered rhythm pattern. Thus, it is possible to suppress registration of approximate rhythm patterns. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the processing content that is paired with another rhythm pattern that approximates the rhythm pattern formed by the user input operation at the time of input is erroneously executed. Therefore, it is possible to realize an input form that is intuitive and speedy and has few erroneous recognitions.

Further, by providing an upper limit number for which registration is permitted for each rhythm pattern having the same number of beats, it is possible to further suppress registration of rhythm patterns that are approximated or competing. In particular, in a rhythm pattern with a small number of beats, it is desirable to set the upper limit number low. Further, by combining the rhythm pattern and other parameters (region, time zone, etc.), more detailed processing can be executed without increasing the input operation. In addition, the number of registrations can be increased without increasing the number of touches.
Further, by displaying the image of the multidimensional space, it is possible to visually and intuitively grasp the positioning of the already registered rhythm pattern and the range where registration is not possible.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a processing system 500 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The processing system 500 includes a processing device 100 and a terminal device 200. The processing device 100 and the terminal device 200 are configured to communicate with each other via the network 300. A plurality of information providing devices 400 (in FIG. 12, information providing device A 400A and information providing device B 400B) and a plurality of browsing devices 450 (in FIG. 12, browsing device A 450A and browsing device B 450B) are connected to this network 300. Yes.

  In the description of the second embodiment, the processing device 100 is a server or PC, the terminal device 200 is a PC, the information providing device 400 is a server or PC, and the browsing device 450 is a mobile device such as a mobile phone, PDA, smartphone, or portable music player. Is assumed. Further, the terminal device 200 is a processing device that generates a rhythm pattern for a right subject (mainly a company) that sells a product or service to guide the user to his / her web page in order to promote the sale of the product or service. 100 is registered. The rhythm pattern is transmitted to the user through CM broadcast on television or radio, or broadcast on the street or in the store. The user performs a plurality of input operations for forming the rhythm pattern on the browsing device 450 possessed by the user, thereby accessing the web page of the right subject from the browsing device 450 and browsing the web page. I decided to. This web page is constructed in the information providing apparatus 400.

  The processing apparatus 100 includes a generation unit 120, a reception unit 122, a registration determination unit 124, a holding unit 130, an acquisition unit 140, a verification unit 150, a processing unit 160, and a display control unit 170. Hereinafter, description of the component which bears the same function as the processing apparatus 100 which concerns on Embodiment 1 is abbreviate | omitted suitably.

  In the second embodiment, the generation unit 120 receives timing information of a plurality of user input operations from the terminal device 200 or the browsing device 450 via the network 300 and generates the rhythm pattern corresponding to the input operation. . If the device side has the function of generating the rhythm pattern, the generation process by the generation unit 120 is skipped.

  In the second embodiment, the registration determination unit 124 has a right in which the right subject who intends to register the rerhythm pattern has the industry or the product or service to be sold and the rhythm pattern already registered in the holding unit 130. When the subject belongs to the industry to which the subject belongs or the product or service to be sold coincides or is adjacent, it can be determined by a registration value that is larger than the registration value used at other times.

The registration determination unit 124 refers to the upper limit number for which registration is permitted and is set for each rhythm pattern having the same number of beats. can do. In the second embodiment, the upper limit number can be set for each industry, product, or service. For example, an upper limit number for one industry may be set for each same beat number. In this case, if a food company has a rhythm pattern with 3 beats, another food company may not be able to register a rhythm pattern with 3 beats, but an automobile company has 3 beats. There is a possibility that you can register the rhythm pattern.
In Embodiment 2, the display control unit 170 controls the display unit 230 of the terminal device 200 to display the above-described image indicating the position of the rhythm pattern and its exclusive area.

The terminal device 200 includes an operation unit 210, an application unit 220, and a display unit 230.
The operation unit 210 receives a plurality of user input operations. The function is basically the same as that of the operation unit 110 of the processing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. The application unit 220 applies to the processing apparatus 100 via the network 300 for registration of a set of a rhythm pattern formed by the input operation and a URL of the web page to be induced due to the input of the rhythm pattern. . The display unit 230 displays an image generated by the display control unit 170 of the processing apparatus 100.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an image in which the positions of the already registered rhythm patterns and their exclusive areas are drawn in a two-dimensional space. This image 230a is a diagram depicting a rhythm pattern having a beat number of 4, a rhythm pattern of “1, 0.9, 1.1”, and a touch position pattern of “+, +, −”. The two-dimensional space is formed by the axis of the time interval between the second beat and the third beat and the axis of the time interval between the third beat and the fourth beat. Here, the touch position pattern is not described by an independent axis, but is described by the positive and negative between corresponding beats. Since the time interval between the first beat and the second beat is normalized to 1, it is ignored. Correspondingly, the directionality between the first beat and the second beat is also ignored.

  A point 171a indicates the position of the rhythm pattern in the two-dimensional space. The basic exclusive area 172a indicates an area where registration of other rhythm patterns can be excluded regardless of the industry, products, and services. Here, it is set to 0.4. The same-business exclusive area 173a indicates an area that can be excluded from registration of other rhythm patterns that are accepted from a right subject of the same or adjacent business, with which the industry, products, or services match or are adjacent. Here, it is set to 0.8.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of an image in which the positions of the already registered rhythm patterns and their exclusive areas are drawn in a three-dimensional space. This image 230b depicts a rhythm pattern having a beat number of 5, a rhythm pattern of “1, 0.9, 1.1, 1.1”, and a touch position pattern of “+, +, −, +”. It is a figure. The three-dimensional space is formed by the axis of the time interval between the second beat and the third beat, the axis of the time interval between the third beat and the fourth beat, and the axis of the time interval between the fourth beat and the fifth beat. Is done.

  A point 171b indicates the position of the rhythm pattern in the three-dimensional space. The basic exclusive area 172b indicates an area where registration of other rhythm patterns can be excluded regardless of the industry, products, and services. Here, it is set to 0.4. The same-business exclusive area 173b indicates an area that can be excluded from registration of other rhythm patterns that are accepted from a right subject of the same or adjacent business, in which the industry, products, or services match or are adjacent. Here, it is set to 0.8.

  Images over four-dimensional space can be displayed in the same way. The four-dimensional space or more may be displayed as a combination of spaces within three dimensions. For example, when a six-dimensional space is displayed, if a certain point is selected on the three-dimensional space formed by the first three parameters, a three-dimensional space formed by the three lower parameters is displayed. It may be a process.

Also in the second embodiment, various optional processes described in the first embodiment can be implemented in combination as appropriate.
As described above, the second embodiment also has the same effect as the first embodiment. Further, in the same industry, the same product, or the same service, it is possible to further suppress the occurrence of misrecognition by more strictly determining whether or not to register the accepted rhythm pattern. In addition, by displaying the images in the above multidimensional space, each supplier can visually grasp the rhythm pattern possession status of other companies in the same industry more intuitively, and use it for their own rhythm pattern acquisition strategy. be able to.

  It is effective to apply the processing system 500 according to the second embodiment to processing for a company to guide to its own web page. Companies use a variety of techniques to increase the number of accesses to their web pages. For example, a technique of notifying the URL of the company's website or pasting a QR code on a poster is used for TV or radio commercials.

  The method of announcing URLs on television and radio broadcasts has the problem that viewers cannot remember, cannot be copied or typed in because they can only be announced for a short time. In this regard, in the present embodiment, since the means for accessing the company web page can be notified by the rhythm pattern instead of the character information, the possibility that the viewer will remember is increased. Also, humans tend to be more memorable in rhythm than in character strings. If a characteristic melody is broadcast many times on a TV commercial, the possibility of remaining in the viewer's memory can be further enhanced. Also, the operation of touching the panel or pad can be performed more easily and speedily than the operation of typing the URL into the terminal. Therefore, the target web page can be reached more quickly.

  The method of photographing a QR code on a mobile phone with a camera has a problem that a device equipped with a camera function is necessary and a time loss for starting up the camera function occurs. In this respect, in this embodiment, a sufficient notification effect can be obtained even in a situation where no device equipped with a camera function is possessed.

  The present invention has been described based on some embodiments. It is understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are exemplifications, and that various modifications can be made to combinations of the respective constituent elements and processing processes, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. By the way.

  In the above description, the region, the time zone, and the touch position pattern are listed as parameters that can be used in combination with the rhythm pattern. This parameter is not limited to these. For example, pressing intensity, temperature, humidity, brightness, etc. may be used. This can be realized by providing a sensor for detecting each of the casings.

  The touch zones 111 to 115 provided on the touch panel 110a shown in FIG. 7 are formed assuming the position of five fingers in a state where force is lost. In this respect, a touch zone may be provided in a keyboard shape. For example, the thumb may correspond to the “do” keyboard, the index finger to the “le” keyboard, the middle finger to the “mi” keyboard, the ring finger to the “fa” keyboard, and the little finger to the “so” keyboard.

  When this is applied to a process for a company to navigate to its own web page, the company uses a TV CM to play a five-finger image of a keyboard on one area of the screen, etc. At the same time, the viewer can be intuitively notified of the pattern. The scale of the beat that composes the rhythm pattern can be matched to the scale of the keyboard to which the beat is touched. In this case, the CM notification is very memorable for viewers accustomed to playing keyboard instruments.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 processing apparatus, 110 operation part, 120 production | generation part, 122 reception part, 124 registration determination part, 130 holding | maintenance part, 140 acquisition part, 150 collation part, 160 processing part, 170 display control part, 180 display part, 200 terminal device, 210 operation unit, 220 application unit, 230 display unit, 300 network, 400 information providing device, 400A information providing device A, 400B information providing device B, 450 browsing device, 450A browsing device A, 450B browsing device B, 500 processing system.

Claims (7)

A holding unit for holding a set of a rhythm pattern to be matched with a rhythm pattern formed by a plurality of user input operations and a process for accessing a specific web page;
A reception unit that receives a set of a specific rhythm pattern and a process of accessing a specific web page to be registered in the holding unit;
A registration determination unit that determines whether or not to register the accepted set in the holding unit with reference to a rhythm pattern already registered in the holding unit;
The holding unit holds a set of a rhythm pattern to be transmitted to a user through a CM broadcast for sales promotion of a product or service and a process for accessing the web page of the product or service. apparatus.   The registration determination unit determines that registration is not possible when a rhythm pattern whose difference from the received rhythm pattern is smaller than a predetermined set value is held in the holding unit. The processing apparatus as described in.   The registration determination unit includes the industry or sales to which the right entity that is registering the rhythm pattern belongs, or the product or service to be sold, and the industry or sales to which the right entity that has already registered the rhythm pattern belongs. The processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the product or service to be matched matches or is adjacent to each other, the determination is performed with a setting value that is larger than a setting value used at other times.   The registration determination unit refers to an upper limit number that allows registration, which is set for each rhythm pattern having the same number of beats. When the accepted rhythm pattern is registered, the registration determination unit determines that registration is not possible if the upper limit number is exceeded. The processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:   The processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the upper limit number is set for each industry, product, or service. The set held in the holding unit further includes a touch position pattern to be used as reference data to be collated with a touch position pattern formed by a plurality of touches performed as an input operation on the contact detection area,
The reception unit receives a set of a specific rhythm pattern, a specific touch position pattern, and a specific processing content to be registered in the holding unit,
The registration determination unit determines whether or not to register the received set in the holding unit with reference to the rhythm pattern and touch position pattern of the set already registered in the holding unit. The processing apparatus according to claim 1. A rhythm pattern is described as a sequence of time intervals between adjacent beats,
Each axis that forms the rhythm pattern should be assigned to each time interval, and a multi-dimensional space is formed by these axes, and each rhythm pattern that has already been registered is formed on each axis of the multi-dimensional space. By assigning the time interval as a coordinate, an exclusive area that specifies the position where the rhythm pattern is to be plotted in the multidimensional space and includes the position of the rhythm pattern and should be prohibited from registering another rhythm pattern. Identify,
A display control unit that controls the terminal device operated by the user who is registering the rhythm pattern to display the image indicating the position of the rhythm pattern and the exclusive area;
The processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

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