JP7490538B2 - Information processing terminal, user support method and program - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an information processing terminal, such as a personal computer, that a user uses for work or study, and a work support method and program for supporting the user's work or study using this information processing terminal.

In recent years, the number of opportunities to work remotely from home using information processing terminals such as personal computers has increased. While remote work generally allows users to work in a more flexible environment than when they are in the office, users often have to fight the temptation to access hobby sites or use applications other than those for work while working.

Therefore, a technology has been proposed in which a setting information management device sends setting information for each function of each application to a user terminal, and the user terminal determines whether or not to execute the application functions or branches the execution based on the setting information (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Using this technology, it becomes possible to control the functions of applications that can be executed on a user terminal according to the usage environment of the user terminal.

JP 2016-51250 A

However, in the technology described in Patent Document 1, the execution of applications is restricted in a fixed manner depending on the location, for example, when the user terminal is outside the company. As a result, even when work is performed outside the company, such as in remote work, the execution of applications that are less relevant to the work is unconditionally restricted, which may cause a psychological sense of restriction for users who want to work in a free environment, and may actually lead to a decrease in work efficiency. The above issues may also arise in situations other than work, such as when working adults or students use a personal computer to study independently.

This invention was made with the above in mind, and aims to provide technology that improves the work efficiency or learning efficiency of users when performing remote work using an information processing terminal.

In order to solve the above problem, one aspect of an information processing terminal of the present invention and a user assistance method executed by this information processing terminal is an information processing terminal that is capable of selectively executing a first application related to a user's work or study, and a second application unrelated to the work or study, and determines whether the first application is running, and restricts execution of the second application during a period when it is determined that the first application is running .
In addition, during the period in which the first application is determined to be running, the user's level of concentration on the work or study is estimated, and based on the estimated level of concentration, it is determined whether the user's state is a state of high concentration in which the level of concentration is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, or a state of low concentration in which the level of concentration is less than the threshold.
Furthermore, during a period in which it is determined that the first application is being executed and the user's state is determined to be the low concentration state, the execution of the second application is also restricted.

According to one aspect of the present invention, for example, when a user is working or studying using a first application, the period is determined based on whether the first application is being executed, and execution of other second applications during that period is restricted. Therefore, even if the user's concentration level decreases during work or study and the user wants to use other second applications, their execution is restricted. Therefore, it is expected that the user's work efficiency or learning efficiency will improve when working remotely.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a user terminal that operates as an information processing terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the software configuration of a user terminal that operates as an information processing terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the overall processing procedure and processing contents of the user assistance processing executed in the user terminal shown in FIGS. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure and contents of the user status determination process among the overall processing procedures shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure and contents of the other application execution control process of the entire processing procedure shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure and contents of a user status determination process executed in a user terminal operating as an information processing terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure and contents of another application execution control process executed in a user terminal operating as an information processing terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the user state determination process executed by the user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the user state determination process executed by the user terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

[First embodiment]
(Configuration example)
In the first embodiment of the present invention, an example will be described in which a user uses a user terminal such as a personal computer, a tablet terminal, or a smartphone as an information processing terminal to perform tasks such as remote work and document creation.

1 and 2 are block diagrams respectively showing the hardware configuration and the software configuration of a user terminal UT according to the first embodiment.
The user terminal UT has a control unit 1 having a hardware processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), and a program memory unit 2, a data memory unit 3, a communication interface unit (communication I/F) 4 and an input/output interface unit (input/output I/F) 5 are connected to this control unit 1 via a bus 10.

The communication I/F 4 includes, for example, an interface for a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) or an interface for a wired LAN. Then, data communication is performed between other information processing terminals, server devices, or websites via a public network such as the Internet (not shown) for remote conferences, various information searches, and the use of shared applications.

The input/output I/F 5 is connected to a display unit 9a for displaying images and data, and an input unit 9b consisting of a keyboard or mouse, etc., as well as a microphone 6, speaker 7, and camera 8 used for remote conference communication.

The display unit 9a, input unit 9b, microphone 6, speaker 7 and camera 8 may be built into the user terminal UT or may be externally attached. If externally attached, each of the above devices is connected to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal provided on the input/output I/F 5. The display unit 9a and input unit 9b may also be a touch panel type device with an input detection sheet arranged on a display panel.

The program storage unit 2 is configured, for example, by combining a non-volatile memory such as a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive) as a storage medium that can be written to and read from at any time, and a non-volatile memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), and may store control programs necessary for executing various control processes according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in addition to middleware such as an OS (Operating System). The program storage unit 2 may also store various applications used for work or study, as well as game applications and SNS applications that are less related to work or study.

The data storage unit 3 is, for example, a combination of a non-volatile memory such as an HDD or SSD, which can be written to and read from at any time, and a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), as a storage medium, and includes a period determination information storage unit 31, a concentration estimation model storage unit 32, and a user state determination information storage unit 33 as storage units according to the first embodiment.

The period determination information storage unit 31 is used to store information representing the determination results of the user's work/study period obtained by the control unit 1 described below.

The concentration level estimation model storage unit 32 stores a learning model that the control unit 1, which will be described later, uses to estimate the user's concentration level. The learning model is trained in advance to output a score that represents the user's concentration level on work or study, for example, according to the features of the user's data input operation or the features of the user's facial image.

The user status determination information storage unit 33 is used to store information indicating the determination results of the user's work or learning status obtained by the control unit 1 described below.

The control unit 1 includes, as processing functions according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a work/learning application execution processing unit 11, a work/learning period determination processing unit 12, a concentration level estimation processing unit 13, a user state determination processing unit 14, and an other application execution control processing unit 15. All of these processing units 11 to 15 are realized by causing the processor of the control unit 1 to execute application programs stored in the program storage unit 2.

The business/learning application execution processing unit 11 executes various control processes related to business or learning in accordance with various applications used for business or learning stored in the program storage unit 2. Various applications used for business or learning include, for example, applications for remote conference communication and applications that do not involve communication, such as applications used for creating and editing documents, charts, presentation materials, etc.

The work/learning period determination processing unit 12 performs a process of determining the period during which the user is working or studying by monitoring the execution state of the work/learning application executed by the work/learning application execution processing unit 11, and storing information representing the determined period in the period determination information storage unit 31.

The concentration estimation processing unit 13, for example, calculates the feature amount of the data input operation by the input unit 9b and inputs the calculated feature amount into the learning model stored in the concentration estimation model storage unit 32, thereby obtaining a score indicating the user's concentration level. The concentration estimation processing unit 13 also, for example, extracts feature amounts from a facial image of the user obtained by the camera 8, and inputs the feature amount of the extracted facial image into the learning model stored in the concentration estimation model storage unit 32, thereby obtaining a score indicating the user's concentration level.

The user state determination processing unit 14 performs a process of determining the state of the user's efforts in work or learning by comparing the score indicating the user's concentration level obtained by the concentration level estimation processing unit 13 with a preset threshold value, and storing information indicating the result of the determination of the user's state thus obtained in the user state determination information storage unit 33 in association with information indicating the time of the determination.

The other application execution control processing unit 15 executes control processing such as execution restrictions for other applications related to games, SNS, and the like that are less related to work or study, based on the period determination information stored in the period determination information storage unit 31 and the user state determination information stored in the user state determination information storage unit 33, according to the state of the user's efforts in work or study.

(Example of operation)
Next, a support process for a user who is working or studying, which is executed by the user terminal UT configured as above, will be described.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the overall processing procedure and processing contents relating to the user assistance processing executed by the control unit 1 of the user terminal UT.

(1) Determination of the user's work/study period The control unit 1 of the user terminal UT monitors the start of a work/study application in step S1. In this state, when an application for creating document or chart data is started, the work/study period determination processing unit 12 determines the user's work/study period in step S2 under the control of the work/study period determination processing unit 12. For example, the work/study period determination processing unit 12 determines the user's work/study period by timing the period during which the work/study application is actually executed based on the execution state of the work/study application. Then, information indicating the determination result of the user's work/study period is stored in the period determination information storage unit 31 in association with information indicating the determination time. The work/study period determination process described above is performed, for example, at regular intervals.

(2) Estimation of Concentration Level Next, in step S3, the control unit 1 of the user terminal UT determines the user's concentration level during the determined task/learning period under the control of the concentration level estimation processing unit 13. For example, the concentration level estimation processing unit 13 calculates a feature amount of the data input operation by the input unit 9b. As this feature amount, for example, the amount of input data per unit time by the input unit 9b is used. Then, the concentration level estimation processing unit 13 inputs the calculated feature amount of the input operation into the learning model stored in the concentration level estimation model storage unit 32, thereby obtaining a score indicating the user's concentration level.

The concentration level estimation processing unit 13 also extracts, for example, blink frequency and changes in gaze direction as features from the user's facial image obtained by the camera 8, and inputs the extracted features of the facial image into a learning model stored in the concentration level estimation model storage unit 32 to obtain a score indicating the user's concentration level.Then, the obtained concentration level score is provided to the user state determination processing unit 14.

(3) Determination of user state for work/study Next, in step S4, the control unit 1 of the user terminal UT, under the control of the user state determination processing unit 14, determines the state of the user's effort for the above work or study based on the concentration score provided by the concentration estimation processing unit 13 and a preset threshold value as follows.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the processing procedure and processing contents.
That is, the user state determination processor 14 first compares the concentration score with a threshold value TH0 in step S41, and determines in step S42 whether the concentration score is equal to or greater than the threshold value TH0. If the concentration score is equal to or greater than the threshold value TH0, the processor 14 determines in step S43 that the user is in a "concentration" state, that is, the user is concentrating on a task or study.

On the other hand, if the concentration score is less than the threshold value TH0, in step S44, the user is determined to be in a "non-concentrated" state, meaning that the user is not able to concentrate on work or study.

Figure 8 shows an example of the change over time in a user's concentration score for work or study in the first embodiment. In this example, for a specified period of time after the start of work or study, the concentration score is equal to or greater than the threshold value TH0, and the user is determined to be maintaining a "concentrated" state. After the specified period has elapsed, the user's concentration score falls below the threshold value TH0, and during this period, the user's state is determined to have transitioned to a "non-concentrated" state.

In addition, in step S43 or step S44, the user state determination processing unit 14 stores information representing the determination result of the user state in the user state determination information storage unit 33 in association with information indicating the determination time.

(4) Execution Control of Other Applications Next, in step S5, the control unit 1 of the user terminal UT, under the control of the other application execution control processing unit 15, performs execution control of other applications as follows.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure and contents.
That is, in step S51, the other application execution control processing unit 15 first reads period determination information for the most recent fixed period from the period determination information storage unit 31. Then, in step S52, based on the read period determination information, it is determined whether the user was working or studying during the most recent fixed period.

When it is determined that the user is working or studying, the other application execution control processing unit 15 then reads user state determination information for the above-mentioned most recent fixed period from the user state determination information storage unit 33 in step S53. Then, based on the above-mentioned read user state determination information, it determines in step S54 whether the user is in a "concentrated" state or a "non-concentrated" state. If the result of this determination is that the user is in a "concentrated" state, the other application execution control processing unit 15 determines that the user is unlikely to start up another application at this time, and does not take any particular action to restrict the start of other applications.

On the other hand, if the result of the above judgment is that the state is "non-concentrated," the other application execution control processing unit 15 proceeds to step S55. Then, measures are taken to restrict the execution of other applications that are less related to work or study, such as games and SNS. At the same time, in step S56, the other application execution control processing unit 15 generates a support message for the user, and outputs the generated support message from the input/output I/F 5 to the display unit 9a for display.

As an example of the support message, "You cannot start other applications at this time. Please try to work or study a little harder." The support message may be composed of voice data, and this voice data may be output from the input/output I/F 5 to the speaker 7 to be presented as a voice message.

Therefore, even if the user begins to get bored with work or study and is tempted to start playing games or using SNS, the user can refrain from doing so. Furthermore, even if the user inputs a request to start another application, the requested other application will not be started. This keeps the probability that the user will continue working or studying high.

Finally, in step S6, the control unit 1 of the user terminal UT determines whether or not the work/learning application has been terminated. If no termination operation has been performed, the process returns to step S2 and continues the above series of processes. If the user's state returns to the "concentration" state during this process, the activation restriction measures for other applications are lifted. Furthermore, if a termination operation for the work/learning application is detected, the user assistance process is terminated and the standby state is restored.

(Action and Effects)
As described above, in the first embodiment, the period during which the user is working or studying is determined based on the execution state of the work/study application, and the user's concentration level is estimated and the state of the user's engagement in the work or study is determined based on the result. If the state of the user during the period during which the user is working or studying is determined to be a "non-concentration" state, the launch of other applications that are less related to work or study, such as games and SNS, is restricted.

Therefore, even if the user attempts to launch another application while working or studying, it can be prevented from launching, allowing the user to return to their work or study and continue their work. In other words, it is possible to prevent the user from taking a detour to play games or use SNS while working or studying, thereby improving work or study efficiency.

Second Embodiment
A second embodiment of the present invention classifies and judges the state of a user working or studying into "concentrated,""normal," or "non-concentrated," and restricts the launch of other applications in the "normal" state, but recommends the use of specific other applications in order to actively provide a change of pace in the "non-concentrated" state.

In the second embodiment, the configuration of the user terminal UT is almost the same as in the first embodiment, so the description will be given using Figures 2 and 3. In addition, the process of determining the work/learning execution period (step S2) and the process of estimating the concentration level (step S3) shown in Figure 3 are also the same as in the first embodiment, so the description will be omitted.

6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure and processing contents of the user status determination processing and the other application execution control processing, respectively, in the second embodiment.
(1) Determination of user state for work/study First, in step S61, the user state determination processor 14 compares the concentration score obtained by the concentration estimation processor 13 with the first and second thresholds TH1 and TH2, respectively. Then, in step S62, it is determined whether the concentration score is equal to or greater than the first threshold TH1. If the result of this determination is that the concentration score is equal to or greater than the first threshold TH1, in step S63, it is determined that the user is in a state of concentrating on work or study, that is, in a "concentrated" state.

On the other hand, if the concentration score is determined to be less than the first threshold value TH1, the user state determination processing unit 14 determines in step S64 whether the concentration score obtained by the concentration estimation processing unit 13 is equal to or greater than the second threshold value TH2. If the concentration score is equal to or greater than the second threshold value TH2, then in step S65, the user is determined to be in a "normal" state, in which the user is working or studying with a normal level of concentration.

On the other hand, if the concentration score does not meet the second threshold TH2, in step S66, the user is determined to be in a "non-concentrated" state, i.e., unable to concentrate on work or study.

Figure 9 shows an example of the change over time in a user's concentration score for work or study in the second embodiment. In this example, in the initial period at the start of work or study, the concentration score is equal to or greater than the first threshold value TH1, and the user is determined to be maintaining a "concentrated" state. Furthermore, after the initial period has elapsed, the user's concentration gradually decreases and the concentration score falls below the first threshold value TH1, and the user is determined to be working or studying with a "normal" concentration level. Then, as the user's concentration further decreases over time and the concentration score falls below the threshold value TH2, the user is determined to be in a "non-concentrated" state.

In addition, in steps S63, S65, and S66, the user state determination processing unit 14 stores information representing the determination result of the user state in the user state determination information storage unit 33 in association with information indicating the determination time.

(2) Execution Control of Other Applications Next, the control unit 1 of the user terminal UT, under the control of the other application execution control processing unit 15, performs execution control of other applications as follows.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure and contents.
That is, first, in step S71, the other application execution control processing unit 15 reads period determination information for the most recent fixed period from the period determination information storage unit 31. Then, in step S72, based on the read period determination information, it is determined whether or not the user was working or studying during the most recent fixed period.

When it is determined that the user is working or studying, the other application execution control processing unit 15 then reads the user state determination information for the above-mentioned most recent fixed period from the user state determination information storage unit 33 in step S73. Then, based on the above-mentioned read user state determination information, it determines in step S74 whether the user is in a "concentration" state or another state. If the result of this determination is that the user is in a "concentration" state, the other application execution control processing unit 15 determines that the user is unlikely to start up another application at this time, and does not particularly restrict the start up of other applications.

On the other hand, suppose that it is determined in step S74 above that the user is not in a "concentrated" state. In this case, the other application execution control processing unit 15 determines in step S76 whether the user's concentration level is in a "normal" state or a "non-concentrated" state. If it is determined that the user's concentration level is in a "normal" state as a result of this determination, the other application execution control processing unit 15 proceeds to step S76. Then, measures are taken to restrict the execution of other applications that are less related to work or study, such as games and SNS.

At the same time, in step S78, the other application execution control processing unit 15 generates a message indicating that the application is "restricted", and outputs the generated message from the input/output I/F 5 to the display unit 9a for display. An example of a message indicating that the application is "restricted" is "You cannot start other applications at this time. Please try to focus on your work or studies a little longer." The message indicating that the application is "restricted" may be composed of audio data, and this audio data may be output from the input/output I/F 5 to the speaker 7 for presentation as an audio message.

Therefore, even if the user begins to get bored with work or study and is tempted to start playing games or using SNS, the user can refrain from doing so. Furthermore, even if the user inputs a request to start another application, the requested other application will not be started. This allows the user to continue with their work or study.

Let us also assume that the user is determined to be in a "disconcentrated" state in step S76 above. In this case, the other application execution control processing unit 15 generates a message recommending a change of pace in step S79, and outputs the generated message from the input/output I/F 5 to the display unit 9a for display. An example of the recommendation message used at this time is "You're spending a lot of time working/studying. Why not take a moment to change your mood by playing a simple game or playing some content."

Then, in step S80, the other application execution control processing unit 15 generates a list of candidate applications recommended for a change of pace, and outputs the generated list of candidate applications from the input/output I/F 5 to the display unit 9a for display.

Therefore, the user can select a desired application from the list of recommended applications, for example, and launch it, allowing them to change their mood by playing simple games or watching content such as relaxation videos.

(Action and Effects)
As described above, in the second embodiment, it is determined whether the user is in a "concentrated", "normal" or "non-concentrated" state based on the concentration score of the user while working or studying, and in the "concentrated" state, no particular restriction is imposed on the launch of other applications, while in the "normal" state, the launch of other applications is restricted and a "restricted" message is displayed. In contrast, in the "non-concentrated" state, a message recommending a change of pace is displayed, and a list of recommended applications for a change of pace is displayed.

Therefore, for example, if a user's work or study time becomes long and their concentration drops significantly, instead of restricting the launch of other applications, the system will launch an application recommended to the user, allowing them to change their mood by playing simple games, watching relaxation videos, or other content.

[Other embodiments]
(1) In the first and second embodiments, the estimation of the user's concentration level and the process of determining the user's state based on the estimated score obtained thereby are performed separately. However, the process of estimating the concentration level and the process of determining the user's state may be performed together using a determination means to which, for example, a neural network or the like is applied. Other methods may be used to estimate the user's concentration level for work or learning, such as a method based on the interruption time or frequency of interruptions in input operations, or a method based on the frequency of changes in the user's facial direction.

(2) In the first and second embodiments, when the user's concentration on work or study is "non-concentrated" or "normal," the launch of other applications that are less related to work or study is restricted. However, some applications may be allowed to be launched without being restricted, and only some of the functions of the application may be allowed to be executed after launch.

(3) In addition, the functional configuration, processing procedures, and processing contents of the information processing terminal, the type of the first application for business or learning and the second application other than the first application, the processing procedures and processing contents of the execution control of the second application, etc. may be modified and implemented in various ways without departing from the spirit of this invention.

Although each embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the above description is merely an example of the present invention in every respect. It goes without saying that various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. In other words, when implementing the present invention, specific configurations according to the embodiment may be appropriately adopted.

In short, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment as it is, and in the implementation stage, the components can be modified and embodied without departing from the gist of the invention. Furthermore, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining multiple components disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, components from different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1: control unit 2: program storage unit 3: data storage unit 4: communication I/F
5... Input/Output I/F
Description of the Reference Signs 6: microphone 7: speaker 8: camera 9a: display unit 9b: input unit 10: bus 11: work/learning application execution processing unit 12: work/learning period determination processing unit 13: concentration level estimation processing unit 14: user state determination processing unit 15: other application execution control processing unit 31: period determination information storage unit 32: concentration level estimation model storage unit 33: user state determination information storage unit

Claims (7)

An information processing terminal capable of selectively executing a first application related to a user's work or study and a second application unrelated to the user's work or study,
an execution state determination processing unit that determines whether the first application is being executed;
a control processing unit that limits execution of the second application during a period in which the first application is determined to be running ;
an estimation processing unit that estimates a degree of concentration of the user on the work or study during a period in which the first application is determined to be running;
a user state determination processing unit that determines whether the state of the user is a high concentration state in which the concentration degree is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, or a low concentration state in which the concentration degree is less than the threshold value, based on the estimated concentration degree;
Equipped with
The control processing unit limits the execution of the second application during a period in which the first application is determined to be running and the user's state is determined to be the low concentration state.
Information processing terminal. An information processing terminal capable of selectively executing a first application related to a user's work or study and a second application unrelated to the user's work or study,
an execution state determination processing unit that determines whether the first application is being executed;
a control processing unit that limits execution of the second application during a period in which the first application is determined to be running ;
an estimation processing unit that estimates a degree of concentration of the user on the work or study during a period in which the first application is determined to be running;
a user state determination processing unit that determines, based on the degree of concentration, whether the state of the user is a first state in which the degree of concentration is equal to or greater than a first threshold, a second state in which the degree of concentration is less than the first threshold and equal to or greater than a second threshold set lower than the first threshold, or a third state in which the degree of concentration is less than the second threshold;
Equipped with
The control processing unit does not restrict execution of the second application during a period in which the user's state is determined to be the first state during a period in which the first application is being executed, restricts execution of the second application during a period in which the user's state is determined to be the second state, and generates information recommending execution of the second application during a period in which the user's state is determined to be the third state, and presents the information to the user.
Information processing terminal. 3. The information processing terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first application includes a communication application having a function of performing communication via a network, and a non-communication application not involving the communication. 3 . The information processing terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the control processing unit further generates information representing a list of recommended candidates from among the second applications during a period in which the user's state is determined to be the third state, and presents the information to the user. 1. A user assistance method executed by an information processing terminal capable of selectively executing a first application related to a task or study performed by a user and a second application unrelated to the task or study, comprising:
determining whether the first application is running;
a control step of restricting execution of the second application during a period in which the first application is determined to be running ;
estimating a degree of concentration of the user on the work or study during a period in which the first application is determined to be running;
determining whether the state of the user is a high concentration state in which the degree of concentration is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, or a low concentration state in which the degree of concentration is less than the threshold, based on the estimated degree of concentration;
Equipped with
The control process limits the execution of the second application during a period in which the first application is determined to be running and the user's state is determined to be the low concentration state.
User assistance methods. 1. A user assistance method executed by an information processing terminal capable of selectively executing a first application related to a task or study performed by a user and a second application unrelated to the task or study, comprising:
determining whether the first application is running;
a control step of restricting execution of the second application during a period in which the first application is determined to be running ;
estimating a degree of concentration of the user on the work or study during a period in which the first application is determined to be running;
determining, based on the degree of concentration, whether the state of the user is a first state in which the degree of concentration is equal to or greater than a first threshold, a second state in which the degree of concentration is less than the first threshold and equal to or greater than a second threshold set lower than the first threshold, or a third state in which the degree of concentration is less than the second threshold;
Equipped with
The control step does not restrict execution of the second application during a period in which the user's state is determined to be the first state during which the first application is being executed, restricts execution of the second application during a period in which the user's state is determined to be the second state, and generates and presents to the user information recommending execution of the second application during a period in which the user's state is determined to be the third state.
User assistance methods. 3. A program for causing a processor included in the information processing terminal to execute the processes of the execution state determination processing unit, the control processing unit, the estimation processing unit, and the user state determination processing unit included in the information processing terminal according to claim 1.