JP2015150278A - notification control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience in notification.SOLUTION: A notification control device comprises a detection unit that detects whether a human body is on bedding, a notification unit that makes a predetermined notification under predetermined conditions, and a control unit that controls the notification unit according to a result of detection by the detection unit.

Description

  The present invention relates to a notification control apparatus.

  In the alarm clock, when the current time reaches the alarm set time, the alarm clock is notified by sound or vibration. In addition, in a mobile phone, when there is an incoming call or an electronic information by e-mail or the like, the incoming call is notified by sound or vibration.

  Patent Document 1 below discloses a structure in which a cellular phone having an alarm clock function is held by a pillow.

JP 2008-194148 A

  Notifications such as alarm notifications and incoming call notifications are useful. However, there are cases where inconvenience arises when these notifications are made regardless of the state of the user. For example, even when the user wakes up earlier than the wake-up time, when the current time reaches the wake-up time, the wake-up notification is performed, and the sleep of a person close to the user is disturbed or the wake-up user notifies Forced to stop. If such an inconvenience can be eliminated, convenience is improved.

  Also, for example, when the user is sleeping, an unnecessary incoming notification disturbs the user's sleep. Even in a conventional mobile phone, at the time of going to bed, it is possible to limit the execution of the incoming call notification through the mode setting by manual operation. In this case, when the user gets up, a manual operation for releasing the restriction is given to the mobile phone. That is, in the conventional mobile phone, the user himself / herself controls the notification unit that performs incoming call notification. If such manual operation becomes unnecessary, it is highly convenient.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a notification control apparatus that contributes to improvement in convenience related to notification.

  The notification control device according to the present invention includes a detection unit that detects whether or not a human body is placed on a bedding, a notification unit that performs a predetermined notification under a predetermined condition, and the detection unit according to a detection result of the detection unit. And a control unit for controlling the notification unit.

  Accordingly, it is possible to appropriately control the notification unit according to whether the user of the notification control apparatus is sleeping or getting up without relying on the manual operation of the user, and convenience is improved.

  Specifically, for example, the notification includes a time-related notification based on a comparison result between a current time and a set time, and the control unit controls whether to execute the time-related notification according to a detection result of the detection unit. Good.

  This makes it possible to control whether or not the time-related notification is executed, depending on whether the user of the notification control device is sleeping or getting up without relying on the user's manual operation, and convenience is improved.

  More specifically, for example, the control unit executes the time-related notification when the current time reaches the set time in a state where it is detected that the human body is placed on the bedding, In a state where it is detected that the human body is not placed on the bedding, even if the current time reaches the set time, the time-related notification is preferably not executed.

  Thereby, when the user gets up earlier than the set time, the time-related notification is not executed even if the current time reaches the set time. As a result, inconvenience due to execution of time-related notification in this case (for example, inconvenience that a person close to the user is disturbed or a user who has already woken up is forced to perform a notification stop operation) is resolved. , Improve convenience.

  In addition, for example, the control unit stops the time-related notification when a predetermined notification stop condition is satisfied after the execution of the time-related notification, and even if a predetermined time elapses after the execution of the time-related notification starts. When the notification stop condition is not satisfied, predetermined information may be transmitted to the external device.

  Thereby, the user who should wake up in response to the time-related notification can inform other people that he / she has not actually woken up or has not been able to wake up. As a result, for example, the other person can know the good / bad condition of the user of the notification control device through the external device.

  Further, for example, at least one of a call function unit for performing a telephone call and a communication function unit for communicating electronic information via a network may be further provided in the notification control device. For example, the notification may include an incoming call notification in response to the incoming call or the electronic information, and the control unit may control whether or not the incoming call notification is executed according to a detection result of the detection unit.

  This makes it possible to control whether or not the incoming call notification is executed, depending on whether the user of the notification control apparatus is sleeping or getting up without relying on the user's manual operation, and convenience is improved.

  More specifically, for example, when the telephone or the electronic information is received in a state where it is detected that the human body is not placed on the bedding, the control unit performs the incoming notification, When the incoming call is received when the human body is detected on the bedding, the incoming call notification is executed depending on whether or not the caller source information satisfies a predetermined caller source condition. The presence / absence control is performed, and when the electronic information is received in a state where it is detected that the human body is placed on the bedding, the incoming notification may not be executed.

  As a result, incoming calls are notified for incoming calls that are urgent or important (phones that satisfy the caller conditions), but are not executed for wrong or mischievous calls. Such control is possible. As a result, sleep is not unnecessarily inhibited and convenience is enhanced. In addition, since the incoming notification of electronic information is automatically restricted at bedtime, disturbing sleep due to the incoming notification of electronic information is suppressed. Information transmission by electronic information (e-mail or the like) is generally considered to be less urgent than that of a telephone, so it is expected that there will be fewer problems due to the limitations.

  Alternatively, for example, when the telephone or the electronic information is received in a state where it is detected that the human body is not placed on the bedding, the control unit performs the incoming call notification, while on the bedding When there is an incoming call or electronic information in a state where the human body is detected, depending on whether or not the caller or electronic information source information satisfies a predetermined caller condition The presence / absence of the incoming call notification may be controlled.

  As a result, it is possible to perform control such that an incoming call notification is executed for an incoming call of telephone or electronic information that seems to be urgent or important, but an incoming call notification is not executed for an incoming call that is not so. As a result, sleep is not unnecessarily inhibited and convenience is enhanced.

  Alternatively, for example, when the telephone or the electronic information is received in a state where it is detected that the human body is not placed on the bedding, the control unit executes the incoming call notification. In a state where it is detected that the human body is placed, the incoming call notification may not be executed even if the incoming call or the electronic information is received.

  Thereby, when the user of the notification control device is sleeping without relying on the user's manual operation, the incoming call notification is limited, and the disturbing sleep due to the incoming call notification is suppressed.

  For example, the detection unit may detect whether or not the head of the human body is on a pillow included in the bedding.

  Thereby, it can be detected whether the user is sleeping or getting up.

  Moreover, it is good to form the notification control system provided with the said notification control apparatus and the said bedding.

  Thereby, the above-mentioned convenience improvement is realizable by integrating with bedding.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is possible to provide the notification control apparatus which contributes to the convenience improvement regarding notification.

It is a block diagram of the electronic device which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. 1 is an external view of a bedding according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between an electronic device, the other party apparatus, and an external device. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the alarm function based on 1st Embodiment of this invention. 6 is an operation flowchart of the electronic apparatus when there is an incoming call according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 4 is an operation flowchart of the electronic device when electronic information is received according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 12 is an operation flowchart of the electronic apparatus when a call is received according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 12 is an operation flowchart of the electronic apparatus when an electronic information is received according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is an external view of the electronic device which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the pillow which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure concerning a 3rd embodiment of the present invention and showing signs that electronic equipment is stored in a pocket of a pillow. It is structural drawing of the pillow which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the electroconductive member which can be installed in the lower surface of the pocket of a pillow.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In each of the drawings to be referred to, the same part is denoted by the same reference numeral, and redundant description regarding the same part is omitted in principle. In this specification, for the sake of simplification, information, signals, physical quantities, and state quantities corresponding to the symbols or signs are described by writing symbols or signs that refer to information, signals, physical quantities, state quantities, or members. Or names of members, etc. may be omitted or abbreviated. Further, in an arbitrary flowchart described later, a plurality of processes in any of a plurality of steps can be arbitrarily changed in execution order or can be executed in parallel as long as no contradiction occurs in the processing contents.

<< First Embodiment >>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 1 is provided with each part referred by the codes | symbols 11-19. However, all or some of the blocks 14 to 19 may not be mounted on the electronic device 1. For example, only one of the blocks 14 and 15 may be mounted on the electronic device 1. The electronic device 1 includes, for example, a portable information terminal, a mobile phone, and an alarm clock. In particular, when the electronic device 1 is an alarm clock, the electronic device 1 only needs to include at least the blocks 11 to 13 and 16.

  Although the electronic device 1 can realize various functions, in the present embodiment, attention is particularly paid to the characteristic function of the electronic device 1 in the relationship between the human body and the bedding 2 of FIG. The bedding 2 includes a pillow 3 on which a human head is to be placed and a portion 4 on which a portion other than the human head (hereinafter referred to as a body part) is to be placed. Part 4 is a mattress in a mattress or bed. The bedding 2 may further include a sheet that is put on a mattress or a mattress. Below, the site | part 4 assumes that it is a mattress.

  The detection unit 11 detects whether or not a human body is placed on the bedding 2, and outputs a signal indicating the detection result to the control unit 13. When the detection unit 11 detects that a human body is placed on the bedding 2, the detection unit 11 outputs a Y detection signal (for example, a digital value of “1”) indicating the detection result, and if the human body is not placed on the bedding 2. When detected, an N detection signal (for example, a digital value of “0”) indicating the detection result is output.

  The detection in the detection unit 11 is head detection or body detection. In the detection for the head, the detection unit 11 detects whether or not the head of the human body is placed on the pillow 3, and outputs a Y detection signal when it is detected that the head of the human body is placed on the pillow 3; Otherwise, an N detection signal is output. In the body detection, the detection unit 11 detects whether or not a human body part is placed on the mattress 4, and outputs a Y detection signal when it is detected that the human body part is placed on the mattress 4 If not, an N detection signal is output.

  The specific method of the above detection is arbitrary. For example, a pressure sensor that detects pressure applied to the pillow 3 or the mattress 4 may be provided in the detection unit 11. In this case, the detection unit 11 outputs a Y detection signal when the detected pressure of the pressure sensor is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference pressure, and outputs an N detection signal otherwise. Alternatively, for example, a weight sensor that detects the weight of an object present on the pillow 3 or the mattress 4 may be provided in the detection unit 11. In this case, the detection unit 11 outputs a Y detection signal when the weight detected by the weight sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference weight, and outputs an N detection signal when the weight is not the case. The pressure sensor or the weight sensor described above can be arranged inside the pillow 3 or under the pillow 3, or inside the mattress 4 or under the mattress 4. Further alternatively, for example, a human sensor (not shown) may be provided in the detection unit 11. The human sensor detects whether a head or a body part is located on the pillow 3 or the mattress 4 by a known method using infrared rays, visible light, ultrasonic waves, or the like.

  The notification unit 12 performs predetermined notification by output of sound or vibration, or output of both sound and vibration under satisfaction of predetermined notification execution conditions. The notification by the notification unit 12 includes a notification for the user of the electronic device 1, that is, the human body. The notification by sound is realized by a sound source body that can be provided in the notification unit 12. The sound source body includes a speaker, a buzzer, or a bell. The notification by vibration is realized by a vibrating body (vibrator) that can be provided in the notification unit 12. The significance of the notification execution condition will be clear from the following description. In the following description, any state in which notification (including an alarm notification and an incoming notification described later) is being executed is a state where the notification execution condition is satisfied. You may think that it belongs to. For example, when a call or electronic information is received, the notification execution condition is satisfied and the notification is executed.

  The control unit 13 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, and comprehensively controls the operation of each part in the electronic device 1. In particular, the control unit 13 has a function of controlling the notification unit 12 based on the detection result of the detection unit 11 (details will be described later). Whether the notification execution condition is satisfied / not satisfied is determined by the control unit 13, and the control unit 13 controls whether the notification unit 12 executes the notification.

  The call function unit 14 includes a speaker, a microphone, an audio signal processing circuit, and the like, and realizes a telephone call. The call function unit 14 realizes a call by receiving voice from the counterpart device 5 (see FIG. 3A) and transmitting voice generated by the user to the counterpart device 5. The counterpart device 5 is an external device having a telephone function, which is different from the electronic device 1. A user refers to a user of the electronic device 1.

  The communication function unit 15 performs communication of arbitrary electronic information via an arbitrary network such as the Internet. Electronic information communication by the communication function unit 15 is performed by transmitting electronic information from the communication function unit 15 to the external device 6 (see FIG. 3B) and receiving electronic information from the external device 6 by the communication function unit 15. Including. The electronic information may be any form of electronic information, information by e-mail, or information using a line or Twitter.

  The clock unit 16 acquires current time information indicating the current time. The clock unit 16 may acquire current time information by measuring the current time using a crystal resonator. The clock unit 16 may acquire or correct the current time information by receiving the standard radio wave. The clock unit 16 may use the communication function unit 15 to obtain current time information via a network.

  The display unit 17 includes a liquid crystal display panel and the like, and displays an arbitrary video under the control of the control unit 13. The memory 18 records arbitrary information. The memory 18 is a program memory for storing a program that defines processing executed by the electronic device 1 (particularly the control unit 13), and a data memory that temporarily stores various data used or calculated by the electronic device 1. You may have. The operation input unit 19 includes a mechanical operation member such as a mechanical button or a mechanical dial, and / or a touch panel attached to the display unit 17, and inputs an arbitrary operation and instruction from an arbitrary person including a user. receive.

[Alarm function]
A unique alarm function by the electronic device 1 will be described. The notification by the notification unit 12 includes an alarm notification (time-related notification) based on a comparison result between the current time and the alarm setting time, and the control unit 13 controls whether or not the alarm notification is executed according to the detection result of the detection unit 11. can do. Any person including the user can designate an arbitrary time as a wake-up setting time via the operation input unit 19. The control unit 13 recognizes the current time using the clock unit 16.

  The user state is a state in which a Y detection signal is output from the detection unit 11 or a state in which an N detection signal is output from the detection unit 11. The state in which the Y detection signal is output is a state in which it is detected that a human body is placed on the bedding 2 by head detection or body detection (hereinafter referred to as a bedtime detection state). The state in which the N detection signal is output is a state in which it is detected that a human body is not placed on the bedding 2 by head detection or body detection (hereinafter referred to as a wake-up detection state).

  The operation of the alarm function will be described with reference to FIG. The operation includes the processes of steps S11 to S22. First, the control unit 13 substitutes “0” for the counter variable CNT in step S11, and confirms whether or not the current time has reached the set alarm time in step S12. If the current time has reached the alarm set time, the process proceeds to step S13. If not, the process returns to step S12. The control unit 13 has a calendar function and can determine whether or not the current day to which the current time belongs belongs to a predetermined specific day. The specific day is, for example, all or part of Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays. In addition, any person including the user can designate an arbitrary day in advance using the operation input unit 19. The transition from step S13 to step S14 occurs only when today does not belong to the specific day, and when today belongs to the specific day, the process returns to step S12.

In step S14, when the detection result of the detection unit 11 is confirmed by the control unit 13 and a Y detection signal is output from the detection unit 11, the process proceeds to step S15, but an N detection signal is output from the detection unit 11. If yes, the process returns to step S12. The control unit 13 adds 1 to the counter variable CNT in step S15, and compares the counter variable CNT with a predetermined threshold value TH _CNT in subsequent step S16. The threshold value TH _CNT is a predetermined integer of 2 or more. If the inequality “CNT ≧ TH _CNT ” is satisfied in step S16, the process proceeds to step S22. If not, the process proceeds to step S17.

  In step S <b> 17, the control unit 13 starts to execute the alarm notification (that is, causes the notification unit 12 to start executing the alarm notification). The alarm notification that has been started may be continuously executed until step S20 is reached. After starting the execution of the alarm notification, in step S18, the control unit 13 determines whether or not a predetermined notification stop condition is satisfied. The notification stop condition is a first condition that the N detection signal is output from the detection unit 11 or a second condition that a predetermined stop operation is input to the operation input unit 19. Alternatively, the notification stop condition may be satisfied only when both the first and second conditions are satisfied.

  After reaching step S18, if the state where the notification stop condition is not satisfied continues for a predetermined period of time, the process returns to step S15 via step S19. Therefore, unless the notification stop condition is satisfied, the counter variable CNT is incremented by “1” every time a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the execution of the alarm notification.

  In step S <b> 22, the control unit 13 transmits predetermined alert information to the external device while using the communication function unit 15. The external device here is a device registered in advance in the electronic device 1 and may be the external device 6 in FIG. The alert information is, for example, information that suggests that the user's physical condition is poor or may be bad. Alert information can be sent in the form of an email. Even after the alert information is transmitted, the alarm notification may be continuously executed.

  If the notification stop condition is satisfied in step S18, the process proceeds to step S20. The control unit 13 stops the wake-up notification in step S20, and then waits for a predetermined time in step S21 before returning to step S14. Therefore, even if the notification stop condition is satisfied once and the wake-up notification is stopped, the wake-up notification is executed again when the user goes to sleep again. Furthermore, when the execution start and stop of such a wake-up notification are repeated a predetermined number of times, the process proceeds to step S22 via step S16.

  As described above, first, as a premise, the control unit 13 does not execute the alarm notification when the current time has not reached the alarm setting time regardless of the state of the user (N in step S12). Then, the control unit 13 performs a wake-up notification when the current time reaches the wake-up set time in the sleep detection state (Y in step S14 and step S17). However, even when the current time reaches the wake-up set time in the wake-up detection state, the control unit 13 does not execute the wake-up notification (N in step S14). In the alarm function of the conventional device, since the alarm notification is executed even when the user wakes up earlier than the alarm clock setting time, the sleep of the person close to the user is disturbed, or the operation for stopping the notification is performed on the user who has woken up. I was strong. Such inconvenience is avoided by performing execution / non-execution control of the wake-up notification through bedtime / wake-up detection as in the present embodiment.

  In addition, the control unit 13 stops the alarm notification when a predetermined notification stop condition is satisfied after the execution of the alarm notification is started (step S20). On the other hand, when the notification stop condition is not satisfied even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of the alarm notification, the control unit 13 uses the communication function unit 15 to transmit predetermined alert information to the external device ( Step S22). Accordingly, it is possible to notify the user of the external device (for example, the user's family) that the user has not been able to wake up in response to the alarm notification. As a result, for example, the user of the external device can be informed of the user's physical condition.

  In addition, the alarm function of the conventional apparatus is inconvenient for the user because the alarm notification is executed at the alarm setting time even on a day such as a holiday when the user wants to go to sleep late. On the other hand, in the operation of FIG. 4, for example, by including a holiday on a specific day, the alarm notification is not executed even if the current time reaches the alarm setting time (Y in step S13). This contributes to improvement of user convenience.

[Incoming call notification function]
A unique incoming call notification function by the electronic device 1 will be described. The notification by the notification unit 12 includes an incoming notification in response to an incoming call or electronic information, and the control unit 13 can control whether or not the incoming notification is executed according to the detection result of the detection unit 11.

  FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the electronic device 1 when there is an incoming call. When the call function unit 14 detects an incoming call from an arbitrary device having a telephone function, the process of FIG. 5 starting from step S31 is executed. Here, it is assumed that there is an incoming call from the counterpart device 5 (FIG. 3A). When there is an incoming call, first in step S31, the control unit 13 confirms the detection result of the detection unit 11. If the Y detection signal is output from the detection unit 11, the process proceeds to step S32. If the N detection signal is output from the detection unit 11, the process proceeds to step S34.

  In step S <b> 32, the control unit 13 acquires caller source information via the call function unit 14, and determines whether the caller source information satisfies a predetermined source condition. If the caller information satisfies the caller condition, the process proceeds from step S32 to step S34. If not, the process proceeds from step S32 to step S33.

  The caller source information here is information for specifying the counterpart device 5 and includes the telephone number of the counterpart device 5. The memory 18 stores an address book containing one or more telephone numbers. The user or the like can register an arbitrary telephone number in the address book using the operation input unit 19. If the phone number in the caller information is included in the address book, the caller condition is satisfied, otherwise the caller condition is not satisfied.

  Only when the telephone number in the telephone caller information is a specific telephone number among the telephone numbers included in the address book, the caller condition may be satisfied. A user or the like can designate an arbitrary telephone number in the address book as a specific telephone number using the operation input unit 19.

  In step S33, the control unit 13 does not execute the incoming call notification. That is, the incoming call notification is not executed. On the other hand, in step S34, the control unit 13 executes an incoming call notification (that is, causes the notification unit 12 to execute an incoming call notification). The user or the like can set in advance in the electronic apparatus 1 what kind of incoming call notification is to be made (whether the incoming call notification is made by vibration, what kind of sound is used for incoming call notification, etc.). . The same applies to an incoming notification for electronic information to be described later.

  FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of the electronic device 1 when electronic information is received. When the communication function unit 15 detects the arrival of electronic information, the process of FIG. 6 starting from step S41 is executed.

  When there is an incoming electronic information, first, in step S41, the detection result of the detection unit 11 is confirmed by the control unit 13. When the Y detection signal is output from the detection unit 11, the process proceeds to step S43, but when the N detection signal is output from the detection unit 11, the process proceeds to step S44. In step S43, the control unit 13 does not execute the incoming call notification. That is, the incoming call notification is not executed. On the other hand, in step S44, the control unit 13 executes incoming call notification (that is, causes the notification unit 12 to execute incoming call notification).

  As described above, the control unit 13 performs an incoming call notification when there is an incoming call in the wake-up detection state. However, when there is an incoming call in the sleep detection state, the transmission source information indicates the transmission source condition. The incoming call notification is executed only when it is satisfied (see FIG. 5). This ensures that incoming calls are received for incoming calls that are urgent or important (phones that satisfy the caller conditions), while incoming notifications are made for wrong or mischievous calls. Because it is not performed, sleep is not disturbed.

  On the other hand, information transmission by electronic information (e-mail, text information by Twitter, etc.) is generally less urgent than that of a telephone. Considering this, the control unit 13 executes an incoming notification when an electronic information is received in the wake-up detection state, but does not execute the incoming notification when an electronic information is received in the sleep detection state. (See FIG. 6). As a result, sleep disturbance caused by notification of incoming electronic information is suppressed.

<< Second Embodiment >>
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The second embodiment and the third and fourth embodiments described later are embodiments based on the first embodiment, and the matters not specifically described in the second to fourth embodiments are the first unless there is a contradiction. The description of the embodiment is also applied to the second to fourth embodiments. As long as there is no contradiction, any one of the first to fourth embodiments may be combined.

  In the electronic device 1, when an incoming call is received, the operation of FIG. 7 may be performed instead of the operation of FIG. The operation of FIG. 7 will be described. When there is an incoming call, the control unit 13 confirms the detection result of the detection unit 11 in step S31. If the Y detection signal is output from the detection unit 11, the process proceeds to step S33 as shown in FIG. 7 instead of proceeding to step S32 (see FIG. 5). When the N detection signal is output from the detection unit 11, the process proceeds to step S34. In step S33, the control unit 13 does not execute the incoming call notification. That is, the incoming call notification is not executed. On the other hand, in step S34, the control unit 13 executes an incoming call notification (that is, causes the notification unit 12 to execute an incoming call notification). According to the operation of FIG. 7, during a sleep, no incoming call notification is made no matter where the incoming call arrives.

  Further, in the electronic device 1, when electronic information is received, the operation of FIG. 8 may be performed instead of the operation of FIG. The operation of FIG. 8 will be described assuming that there is an incoming electronic information from the external device 6 (see FIG. 3B). When there is an incoming electronic information, the control unit 13 confirms the detection result of the detection unit 11 in step S41. And when the Y detection signal is output from the detection part 11, it transfers to step S42. When the N detection signal is output from the detection unit 11, the process proceeds to step S44.

  In step S <b> 42, the control unit 13 acquires the transmission source information of the electronic information via the communication function unit 15, and determines whether or not the transmission source information of the electronic information satisfies a predetermined transmission source condition. If the sender information of the electronic information satisfies the sender condition, the process proceeds from step S42 to step S44. Otherwise, the process proceeds from step S42 to step S43.

  The sender information of the electronic information here is unique information that identifies the sender of the electronic information, and the unique information includes, for example, an e-mail address. The specific information may be information that identifies the external device 6. The address book in the memory 18 stores one or more e-mail addresses and the like. The user or the like can register an arbitrary e-mail address or the like in the address book using the operation input unit 19. When the unique information in the sender information of the electronic information is included in the address book, the sender condition is satisfied, otherwise, the sender condition is not satisfied.

  In step S43, the control unit 13 does not execute the incoming call notification. That is, the incoming call notification is not executed. On the other hand, in step S44, the control unit 13 executes incoming call notification (that is, causes the notification unit 12 to execute incoming call notification). According to the operation of FIG. 8, since the incoming notification is performed even when the user is sleeping, the electronic information from the sender that seems to be important (electronic information that satisfies the sender condition) is notified. It becomes possible to respond.

  In the electronic device 1, the operation of FIG. 5 may be combined with the operation of FIG. In this case, whether it is a phone call or electronic information, an incoming call notification is given to a call coming from a sender that seems important, even if you are sleeping, so you can respond quickly to the call. It becomes possible. On the other hand, when there is an incoming call from a non-important caller (a call that does not satisfy the caller condition or an incoming call for electronic information) while sleeping, an incoming call notification is not performed, so sleep is not hindered.

  In the electronic device 1, the operation of FIG. 6 and the operation of FIG. In this case, even if it is an incoming call or an incoming electronic information, the incoming call notification is not performed during sleep, so that the sleep is not hindered.

  In the electronic device 1, the operation of FIG. 7 and the operation of FIG.

  Note that even in a conventional mobile phone, it is possible to limit the execution of an incoming call notification through a mode setting by manual operation when going to bed. In this case, when the user gets up, a manual operation for releasing the restriction is given to the mobile phone. In the first or second embodiment, the presence / absence of the incoming call notification is automatically controlled without requiring such a manual operation, which is highly convenient. In particular, when the electronic device 1 is installed in the bedding 2 or in the vicinity of the bedding 2 in order to use the wake-up function, the execution / non-execution control of the incoming call notification is automatically performed by the detection of waking up / sleeping. Without disturbing, sleep disturbance can be minimized.

<< Third Embodiment >>
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment, a specific example of a method for realizing the head detection will be described. FIG. 9 is an external view of the electronic apparatus 1 according to the third embodiment. The electronic device 1 is provided with a touch panel TP as a component of the display unit 17. The touch panel TP is a capacitive touch panel. Therefore, in the touch panel TP, an electrode array including a plurality of electrodes arranged two-dimensionally is provided. When a conductive object touches an arbitrary position on the touch panel TP, the capacitance between the electrode and the conductive object at that position changes, and the change is detected by the touch panel TP. The occurrence of contact with the TP and the contact position are detected. The electronic device 1 has a substantially plate-shaped housing, and a surface opposite to the surface on which the touch panel TP is provided is called a back surface BACK among the surfaces forming the housing.

  FIG. 10A is an external perspective view of the pillow 100 according to the third embodiment. The pillow 100 can be used as the pillow 3 of FIG. FIG. 10B is a top view of the pillow 100, that is, a plan view of the pillow 100 when the pillow 100 is viewed from above. FIGS. 10C and 10D are side views of the pillow 100. FIG. The pillow 100 is a so-called air pillow, and thus includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped exterior portion 101 having airtightness. The exterior portion 101 can be formed using a resin or the like. On one side surface 110 of the exterior part 101, a pocket 102 is provided as a substantially rectangular parallelepiped cavity toward the inside of the exterior part 101. FIG. 10D is a side view of the pillow 100 when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the side surface 110, and FIG. 10C is a side view of the pillow 100 when viewed from a direction parallel to the side surface 110. FIG.

  An alternate long and short dash line 120 in FIG. 10B is a center line of the pillow 100 passing through the pocket 102 and orthogonal to the side surface 110. FIG. 10 (e) is a cross-sectional view of the pillow 100 according to a cross section along the center line 120. In FIG. 10E, the dot area is filled with air (the same applies to FIG. 11 described later). The pocket 102 is a space formed in the pillow 100 in which the electronic device 1 can be inserted and arranged. Reference numeral 103 represents a takeout port for taking the electronic device 1 into and out of the pocket 102. The surfaces 105 and 106 are an upper surface and a lower surface that form the inner surface of the pocket 102, respectively. Similar to the general interpretation of “up” and “down”, the direction from top to bottom matches the direction of gravity. Therefore, the upper surface 105 is located above the lower surface 106. The upper surface 105 and the lower surface 106 are orthogonal to the direction of gravity. A conductive sheet 104 is fixed to the upper surface 105.

  A user who uses the pillow 100 inserts the electronic device 1 into the pocket 102 so that the touch panel TP faces upward before putting the head on the pillow 100 and sleeping. That is, as shown in FIG. 11, the electronic device 1 is arranged in the pocket 102 so that the back surface BACK (see FIG. 9) of the electronic device 1 and the lower surface 106 of the pocket 102 are in contact with each other.

  When no force is applied to the exterior portion 101, the thickness of the electronic device 1 (the distance between the back surface BACK and the surface on which the touch panel TP is provided) is larger than the distance between the conductive sheet 104 and the bottom surface 106, and thus the touch panel TP is not in contact with the conductive sheet 104. When the touch panel TP is not in contact with the conductive object including the conductive sheet 104, the touch panel TP outputs a non-contact signal.

  When the user's head is placed on the pillow 100 (that is, when the user's head is placed on the upper surface of the exterior part 101), the space in the pocket 102 is deformed and reduced with an increase in air pressure in the exterior part 101, The conductive sheet 104 contacts the touch panel TP. When the touch panel TP is in contact with a conductive object including the conductive sheet 104, the touch panel TP outputs a contact presence signal. However, when the contact area between the touch panel TP and the conductive object is small, it is possible to output a no-contact signal. Here, when the contact area between the touch panel TP and the conductive object including the conductive sheet 104 is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference area, a touch signal is output from the touch panel TP, and the contact area is less than the reference area. In some cases, a touchless signal is output from the touch panel TP.

  The detection unit 11 performs head detection based on the output signal of the touch panel TP. That is, when the contact presence signal is output from the touch panel TP, the detection unit 11 detects that a human head is placed on the pillow 3, and when the contact no signal is output from the touch panel TP, the pillow 3 Detects that the human head is not on the top.

  When such a pillow 100 is used and the above alarm function or incoming call notification function is used, the following operation can be realized. That is, for example, when the current time reaches the set alarm time while the head is on the pillow 100, the alarm notification is executed, and when the head is removed from the pillow 100, the alarm notification is stopped. Or, for example, in a state where the head is on the pillow 100, the incoming call notification is executed only for the incoming call that satisfies the transmission source condition, and in the state where the head is not placed on the pillow 100, it is related to whether or not the transmission source condition is satisfied. Without incoming call notification.

  In the case where the alarm notification or the incoming call notification is a notification by vibration, the vibration passes through the inner surface of the pocket 102 and the air in the exterior portion 101 and the inner surface and the side surface 110 of the pocket 102 and near the user's head. The user can recognize the notification because the exterior portion 101 of the user is vibrated.

  According to the structure of the pillow 100 as described above, head detection can be realized with a very simple and inexpensive configuration when the electronic device 1 has the touch panel TP. In particular, when the electronic device 1 is a mobile phone or the like having a touch panel, head detection can be realized without newly requiring a dedicated sensor. This also applies to a fourth embodiment described later.

<< Fourth Embodiment >>
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the pillow 100 described above, a modification may be applied in which a part of the air in the pillow 100 is replaced with a padding other than air (buckwheat, urethane, small diameter resin pipe, etc.). A pillow to which this deformation is applied is called a pillow 200. The pillow 200 can be used as the pillow 3 of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, the pillow 200 is provided with a cavity SP, and a unit having the same structure as the pillow 100 of the third embodiment, and a main pillow part 200A in which a portion other than the cavity SP is filled with fillings. 100A. The unit 100A is inserted and fixed in the cavity SP of the main pillow part 200A. Although the unit 100A has the same structure as the pillow 100, the size of the unit 100A is the same as the pillow 100 of the third embodiment so that the outer size of the pillow 200 is approximately the same as the outer size of the pillow 100 of the third embodiment. Further, the shape of the unit 100A (including the ratio of vertical, horizontal, and height) is appropriately modified from the pillow 100 of the third embodiment.

  FIG. 12B is a top view of the pillow 200, that is, a plan view of the pillow 200 when the pillow 200 is viewed from above. 12C and 12D are side views of the pillow 200. FIG. FIG. 12E is a cross-sectional view of the pillow 200, which is a cross-section along the center line 220 of the pillow 200. In FIG. 12 (e), the dot area is filled with air, and the padding of the main pillow portion 200 </ b> A exists in the hatched area 230. That is, the padding of the main pillow portion 200A exists around the exterior portion 101 of the unit 100A.

  As described in the third embodiment, the conductive sheet 104 is fixed to the upper surface 105 of the pocket 102. For this reason, as described in the third embodiment, the user using the pillow 200 inserts the electronic device 1 into the pocket 102 so that the touch panel TP faces up before putting the head on the pillow 200 and sleeping. To do. The take-out port 103 of the unit 100A is exposed to the outside of the pillow 200 so that it can be taken into and out of the pocket 102 of the electronic device 1 through the take-out port 103 of the unit 100A.

  When no force is applied to the pillow 200, the touch panel TP does not come into contact with the conductive sheet 104. When the user's head is placed on the pillow 200 (that is, when the user's head is placed on the upper surface of the main pillow portion 200A), force is applied to the stuffing of the main pillow portion 200A. Then, as the air pressure in the exterior part 101 of the unit 100A increases, the space in the pocket 102 is deformed and reduced, and the conductive sheet 104 contacts the touch panel TP. Therefore, head detection is possible as in the third embodiment. When the alarm notification or the incoming call notification is a notification by vibration, the vibration passes through the inner surface of the pocket 102, the air, and the padding, and passes through the inner surface of the pocket 102, the side surface 110, and the outer periphery of the main pillow portion 200A. Since the main pillow portion 200A near the user's head is vibrated, the user can recognize the notification.

  In the third or fourth embodiment, a conductive object (hereinafter referred to as a lower surface conductive object) may also be disposed on the lower surface 106 of the pocket 102. Thereby, even if the touch panel TP is facing down, head detection is possible, and the user can insert the electronic device 1 into the pocket 102 without worrying about the vertical direction of the electronic device 1. However, if the lower surface conductive object is a simple conductive sheet, the contact area between the touch panel TP and the lower surface conductive object is equal to or greater than the reference area even when no force is applied to the pillow 100 or 200, and a contact signal is generated. May be output.

  Therefore, when the shape of the lower surface conductive object is determined so that the contact area between the touch panel TP and the lower surface conductive object is equal to or larger than the reference area only when the electronic device 1 is pressed toward the lower surface conductive object. good. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the lower surface conductive object may be formed by a sheet-like conductive member 240 having a concave portion and a convex portion. When the electronic device 1 is not pressed toward the conductive member 240, only the convex portion of the conductive member 240 comes into contact with the touch panel TP, and the contact area becomes less than the reference area. On the other hand, when the electronic device 1 is pressed toward the conductive member 240, the pressing force acts so that the conductive member 240 is flattened, and the portion that has been a recess also comes into contact with the touch panel TP and the above contact area. Is over the reference area.

<< Deformation, etc. >>
The embodiment of the present invention can be appropriately modified in various ways within the scope of the technical idea shown in the claims. The above embodiment is merely an example of the embodiment of the present invention, and the meaning of the term of the present invention or each constituent element is not limited to that described in the above embodiment. The specific numerical values shown in the above description are merely examples, and as a matter of course, they can be changed to various numerical values. As annotations applicable to the above-described embodiment, notes 1 to 3 are described below. The contents described in each comment can be arbitrarily combined as long as there is no contradiction.

[Note 1]
In the third and fourth embodiments, the detection unit 11 may be considered to perform head detection using a touch panel TP that is not included in the components of the detection unit 11, and the touch panel TP may be a component of the detection unit 11. You may think that it is included. It may be considered that the detection unit 11 performs head detection in cooperation with the pillow 100 or 200 that is not included in the components of the detection unit 11, and all or part of the pillow 100 or 200 is a configuration of the detection unit 11. You may think that it is included in the element.

[Note 2]
It can be said that the electronic device 1 includes a notification control device that controls whether or not notification is executed. Particularly in the third or fourth embodiment, a notification control system is formed by the notification control device and the pillow 100 or 200.

[Note 3]
The target device which is the notification control device or the electronic device 1 can be configured by hardware such as an integrated circuit or a combination of hardware and software. Arbitrary specific functions that are all or part of the functions realized by the target device may be described as a program, and the program may be stored in a flash memory that can be mounted on the target device. Then, the specific function may be realized by executing the program on a program execution device (for example, a microcomputer that can be mounted on the target device). The program can be stored and fixed on an arbitrary recording medium. The recording medium for storing and fixing the program may be mounted or connected to a device (such as a server device) different from the target device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic device 2 Bedding 3, 100, 200 Pillow 4 Mattress 11 Detection part 12 Notification part 13 Control part 14 Call function part 15 Communication function part

Claims (10)

A detection unit for detecting whether or not a human body is placed on the bedding;
A notification unit for performing a predetermined notification under a predetermined condition;
And a control unit that controls the notification unit according to a detection result of the detection unit. The notification includes a time related notification based on a comparison result between the current time and the set time,
The notification control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls whether or not the time-related notification is executed according to a detection result of the detection unit. The control unit executes the time-related notification when the current time reaches the set time in a state where it is detected that the human body is placed on the bedding, but the human body is on the bedding. The notification control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the time-related notification is not executed even when the current time reaches the set time in a state where it is detected that the information is not listed. The controller is
After the start of execution of the time-related notification, when a predetermined notification stop condition is satisfied, the time-related notification is stopped,
The predetermined information is transmitted to an external device when the notification stop condition is not satisfied even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the execution of the time-related notification. Notification control device. It further includes at least one of a call function unit for performing a telephone call and a communication function unit for performing communication of electronic information via a network,
The notification includes an incoming call notification in response to the incoming call or the electronic information,
The notification control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls whether or not the incoming notification is executed according to a detection result of the detection unit. The controller is
When there is an incoming call of the telephone or electronic information in a state where it is detected that the human body is not placed on the bedding, the incoming notification is executed,
When there is an incoming call when it is detected that the human body is placed on the bedding, the incoming call notification is determined according to whether or not the caller source information satisfies a predetermined caller source condition. Control execution and
The notification control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the electronic information is received while it is detected that the human body is placed on the bedding, the incoming notification is not executed. The control unit performs the incoming call notification when the telephone or the electronic information is received in a state where it is detected that the human body is not placed on the bedding, while the human body is on the bedding. When the telephone or the electronic information is received in a state where it is detected that the telephone or the electronic information is received, the incoming notification is made according to whether or not the transmission source information of the telephone or the electronic information satisfies a predetermined transmission source condition. The notification control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the presence / absence of execution is controlled. The control unit performs the incoming notification when the telephone or the electronic information is received in a state where it is detected that the human body is not placed on the bedding, but the human body is placed on the bedding. 6. The notification control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the incoming notification is not executed even when the telephone or the electronic information is received in a state where it is detected that the incoming call is placed. The notification control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit detects whether or not the head of the human body is placed on a pillow included in the bedding. A notification control device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
A notification control system comprising the bedding.

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