JP7727052B2 - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device that can output information appropriately.

Conventionally, there have been email systems that prevent newly arrived emails from remaining unread (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In this email device, when the sender sends an email, they can specify the time for re-notification of the message notifying them that an email has arrived. When the recipient receives the email, they can read the reception notification control data included in the email. Even if the pop-up display of the message closes before the email is read, the message will pop up again once the re-notification time indicated by the reception notification control data has elapsed, informing them that there is an unread email. In other words, the pop-up display is repeated each time the re-notification time elapses until the email is read, preventing the recipient from forgetting about the email they received without reading.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-148607

However, with conventional technology, it has not been possible to appropriately distinguish between displaying the information itself and notifying users of the presence of that information.

The information processing device of the first invention is an information processing device that includes a display information receiving unit that receives one or more pieces of display information that are information to be displayed; a first determination unit that determines whether a first condition is met; an existence indicating information output unit that outputs existence indicating information that corresponds to the satisfaction of the first condition; a second determination unit that determines whether a second condition is met; and a display information output unit that outputs display information if the second condition is met.

This configuration allows for appropriate use between displaying the information itself and notifying users of the presence of that information.

Furthermore, the information processing device of the second invention is an information processing device in which, compared to the first invention, the first determination unit determines whether the display information or an attribute value of the display information satisfies a first condition, and the display information output unit outputs display information other than the display information corresponding to the presence manifestation information if the second condition is satisfied.

This configuration allows for appropriate use between displaying the information itself and notifying users of the presence of that information.

Furthermore, the information processing device of the third invention is an information processing device according to the first or second invention, in which the second condition is that a pop-up window is output.

This configuration allows for appropriate use between displaying the information itself and notifying users of the presence of that information.

The information processing device of the fourth invention also includes a display information storage unit that stores display information, which is information to be displayed; a display information output unit that outputs the display information; an operation reception unit that receives operations on the display information; a third determination unit that determines whether the operation received by the operation reception unit is a predetermined first operation; a non-display processing unit that performs processing to hide the display information when the third determination unit determines that the operation is the predetermined first operation; and a presence explicit information output unit that outputs presence explicit information that explicitly indicates the presence of display information when the third determination unit determines that the operation is the predetermined first operation.

This configuration allows you to appropriately switch between displaying the information itself and notifying you of the existence of the information.

Furthermore, the information processing device of the fifth invention is an information processing device in which, compared to the fourth invention, the predetermined first operation is a swipe operation in a predetermined direction.

This configuration allows for easy switching between displaying the information itself and notifying users of its existence.

In addition, the information processing device of the sixth invention is an information processing device according to the fourth or fifth invention, further comprising a fourth determination unit that determines whether the operation received by the operation reception unit is a predetermined second operation, and a deletion unit that deletes the display information when the fourth determination unit determines that the operation is the predetermined second operation.

With this configuration, displayed information can be deleted using a predetermined operation.

The information processing device of the present invention can appropriately switch between displaying the information itself and notifying users of the presence of the information.

1 is a conceptual diagram of an information system including an information processing device A according to a first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information system including the information processing device A. A flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the information processing device A. A flowchart illustrating an example of the operation target process FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the display information. FIG. 10 shows an example of displaying the presence indication information. FIG. 10 shows an example of displaying the presence indication information. Overview of the computer system Block diagram of the computer system

Embodiments of information processing devices and the like will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that components with the same reference numerals in the embodiments perform similar operations, and therefore may not be described again.

(Embodiment 1)
In this embodiment, an information processing device will be described that indicates the presence of information to be popped up when a first condition is met, and outputs information as a pop-up when a second condition is met. The second condition is, for example, that a pop-up window is being displayed. Pop-up output refers to output to the forefront of the screen. A pop-up window is a window that is displayed at the forefront of the screen. The pop-up window here may be set to a state other than the forefront window by a user operation.

In this embodiment, we will also describe an information processing device that outputs presence indicating information that should be displayed as a pop-up when a first operation that meets predetermined conditions is performed on pop-up displayed information or a window. The first operation is, for example, a swipe operation in a predetermined direction.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, an information processing device will be described that deletes pop-up information when a predetermined second operation is accepted. Note that the second operation is, for example, a swipe operation in a predetermined direction, and is an operation different from the first operation.

Figure 1 is a conceptual diagram of an information system including an information processing device A in this embodiment. The information system has one or more information processing devices A and one or more server devices B.

Information processing device A is a terminal that displays information. Information processing device A can be, for example, a smartphone, tablet terminal, personal computer, etc., and its type does not matter. It is preferable that information processing device A is a terminal such as a smartphone whose screen is smaller than a threshold.

Server device B is, for example, a server that transmits display information, which will be described later. Server device B may be, for example, a cloud server, an ASP server, or the like, and the type does not matter. The type and content of the information transmitted by server device B does not matter. Server device B may, for example, be a server that distributes advertising information, a mail server, or a web server.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of an information system including information processing device A in this embodiment. Information processing device A includes a storage unit 1, a reception unit 2, a reception unit 3, a processing unit 4, and an output unit 5. The storage unit 1 includes a display information storage unit 11. The reception unit 2 includes an operation reception unit 21. The reception unit 3 includes a display information reception unit 31. The processing unit 4 includes a first determination unit 41, a second determination unit 42, a third determination unit 43, a fourth determination unit 44, a non-display processing unit 45, and a deletion unit 46. The output unit 5 includes a pop-up window output unit 51, a presence indication information output unit 52, and a display information output unit 53.

Storage unit 1 stores various types of information. Examples of the various types of information include display information (described below), window information for displaying a pop-up window, presence indication information (described below), presence indication information designs (described below), a first condition (described below), and a second condition (described below). Window information includes, for example, size information specifying the size of the pop-up window and position information specifying the position of the pop-up window. Size information includes, for example, width and height information (e.g., (w, h)). Position information is typically coordinate information indicating the relative position on the screen of information processing device A. For example, position information is the top left coordinate (x, y) of the pop-up window. Window information may also include, for example, the top left coordinate (x1, y1) of the pop-up window and the bottom right coordinate (x2, y2) of the pop-up window.

The display information storage unit 11 stores one or more pieces of display information. Display information is information to be displayed. Display information is information to be displayed in a pop-up window. Display information is, for example, advertising information, email, information specifying a schedule, etc. Display information is usually text, but may be a still image, a video, or two or more types of information from text, a still image, and a video, and the data type does not matter. Furthermore, the content of the display information does not matter. Display information usually has one or more attribute values. The one or more attribute values are, for example, the size of the display information, the data type of the display information, the background color, etc.
The display information stored in the display information storage unit 11 is preferably information transmitted from one or more server devices B, but may also be information input by the user, information stored in a recording medium, or the like.

The reception unit 2 receives various instructions and commands. The reception unit 2 receives various operations. The various operations include, for example, the first operation described below, the second operation described below, and an instruction to display a pop-up window. The input means for the various operations may be any means, such as a touch panel, keyboard, mouse, or menu screen.

Also, "reception" usually refers to the reception of information entered from an input device such as a keyboard, mouse, or touch panel.

The operation reception unit 21 receives operations on the display information. The operations on the display information are, for example, a first operation or a second operation.

The first operation is an operation for hiding the display information displayed in a pop-up window. The first operation is, for example, an operation for outputting presence indication information. The first operation is, for example, a swipe operation in a predetermined direction on the display information or the pop-up window. The first operation is, for example, a swipe operation to the left on the display information or the pop-up window. The first operation is, for example, a swipe operation to the right on the display information or the pop-up window.

The second operation is an operation for deleting the displayed information. The second operation is, for example, a swipe operation in a predetermined direction on the displayed information or a pop-up window. The predetermined direction is, for example, up or down. The second operation is an operation different from the first operation. The second operation may be an operation in a different direction from the first operation. An operation in a different direction (for example, a swipe operation in a different direction) is a different operation.

The receiving unit 3 receives various types of information. The various types of information may be, for example, one or more pieces of display information.

The display information receiving unit 31 receives one or more pieces of display information. Note that "receiving" here typically refers to receiving from one or more server devices B. However, "receiving" may also include the concept of receiving information input from an input device such as a keyboard, mouse, or touch panel, or information read from a recording medium such as an optical disk, magnetic disk, or semiconductor memory.

The processing unit 4 performs various types of processing. These types of processing include, for example, processing performed by the first judgment unit 41, the second judgment unit 42, the third judgment unit 43, the fourth judgment unit 44, the undisplay processing unit 45, and the deletion unit 46.

The first determination unit 41 determines whether a first condition is met. The first condition is, for example, that a pop-up window is not being output.

The first condition is, for example, a condition related to the display information or the attribute value of the display information. In other words, the first determination unit 41 determines, for example, whether the display information or the attribute value of the display information satisfies the first condition. Conditions related to the display information or the attribute value of the display information include, for example, that the type of display information (an example of an attribute value) is specific data (e.g., "advertisement" or "email"), that the display information contains a specific character string, or that the data type of the display information is a specific data type (e.g., text, image, etc.).

It is preferable that the first condition is a condition unrelated to the second condition described below. The information included in the first condition and used to determine whether the first condition is satisfied is information included in the second condition described below and is different from the information used to determine whether the second condition is satisfied. However, there may also be a relationship where if the first condition is satisfied, the second condition is not satisfied, and if the second condition is satisfied, the first condition is not satisfied.

The second determination unit 42 determines whether a second condition is met. The second condition is, for example, that a pop-up window is output. The second condition is, for example, that the first condition is not met. Note that here, output typically refers to display on a display, but it may also refer to projection using a projector.

The third determination unit 43 determines whether the operation received by the operation reception unit 21 is a predetermined first operation. The predetermined first operation is, for example, a swipe operation in a predetermined direction. The predetermined first operation is typically an operation on display information or a pop-up window.

The fourth determination unit 44 determines whether the operation received by the operation reception unit 21 is a predetermined second operation. The predetermined second operation is, for example, a swipe operation in a predetermined direction, which is a swipe operation in a direction different from the first operation. The predetermined second operation is typically an operation on display information or a pop-up window.

The non-display processing unit 45 performs processing to hide the display information when the third determination unit 43 determines that the operation is a predetermined first operation. The processing to hide the display information is, for example, processing to close the pop-up window in which the display information is displayed.

The deletion unit 46 deletes the display information when the fourth determination unit 44 determines that the operation is a predetermined second operation.

The output unit 5 outputs various types of information. Examples of such information include pop-up windows, presence indication information, and display information. Here, output typically refers to displaying on a display or projecting using a projector, but it can also be considered a concept that includes sending to an external device, handing over processing results to other processing devices or other programs, etc.

The pop-up window output unit 51 outputs a pop-up window. For example, the pop-up window output unit 51 displays a pop-up window in response to receiving an instruction to display a pop-up window. For example, the pop-up window output unit 51 displays a pop-up window in a position and size according to the window information in the storage unit 1.

The presence indicating information output unit 52 outputs presence indicating information. The presence indicating information output unit 52 typically outputs one piece of presence indicating information. However, the presence indicating information output unit 52 may output more than one piece of presence indicating information. Presence indicating information is information that indicates the presence of display information. Examples of presence indicating information include a design indicating the presence of display information, the number of pieces of display information, and the size of the display information.

The presence indicating information output unit 52 outputs, for example, presence indicating information corresponding to satisfaction of the first condition.

The presence indicating information output unit 52 outputs presence indicating information when the third determination unit 43 determines that the operation is a predetermined first operation.

The display information output unit 53 outputs one or more pieces of display information. The display information output unit 53 typically outputs one or more pieces of display information in a pop-up window.

The display information output unit 53 outputs display information, for example, when the second condition is met. It is preferable that the display information output unit 53 output display information other than display information corresponding to the presence explicit information, for example, when the second condition is met.

The storage unit 1 and the display information storage unit 11 are preferably non-volatile recording media, but can also be realized as volatile recording media.

The process by which information is stored in storage unit 1, etc. is not important. For example, information may be stored in storage unit 1, etc. via a recording medium, information transmitted via a communication line, etc. may be stored in storage unit 1, etc., or information input via an input device may be stored in storage unit 1, etc.

The reception unit 2 and operation reception unit 21 can be realized by device drivers for input means such as touch panels and keyboards, or control software for menu screens, etc.

The receiving unit 3 and the display information receiving unit 31 are realized, for example, by wireless or wired communication means, but may also be realized by means of receiving broadcasts.

The processing unit 4, first judgment unit 41, second judgment unit 42, third judgment unit 43, fourth judgment unit 44, undisplay processing unit 45, and deletion unit 46 can typically be realized using an MPU, memory, etc. The processing procedures of the processing unit 4, etc. are typically realized using software, and this software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, they may also be realized using hardware (dedicated circuits).

The output unit 5, pop-up window output unit 51, presence manifestation information output unit 52, and display information output unit 53 may or may not include output devices such as displays and speakers. The output unit 5, etc., may be realized by driver software for an output device, or by a combination of driver software for an output device and an output device, etc.

Next, an example of the operation of information processing device A will be described using the flowchart in Figure 3.

(Step S301) The display information receiving unit 31 determines whether display information has been received. If display information has been received, the process proceeds to step S302; if display information has not been received, the process proceeds to step S309.

(Step S302) The first judgment unit 41 acquires the first condition stored in the storage unit 1.

(Step S303) The first judgment unit 41 determines whether the first condition acquired in step S302 is met. If the first condition is met, the process proceeds to step S304; if the first condition is not met, the process proceeds to step S306.

(Step S304) The processing unit 4 acquires the presence indicating information. For example, the processing unit 4 reads the presence indicating information pattern from the storage unit 1, acquires the number of pieces of display information received, and adds this number to the presence indicating information pattern to construct presence indicating information that indicates the number of pieces of display information. Note that the presence indicating information pattern is, for example, an image that constitutes the presence indicating information, or information that constitutes the image that constitutes the presence indicating information.

(Step S305) The presence explicit information output unit 52 displays the presence explicit information acquired in step S304. Return to step S301. Note that the processing of step S304 may be performed by the presence explicit information output unit 52.

(Step S306) The second judgment unit 42 acquires the second condition stored in the storage unit 1.

(Step S307) The second judgment unit 42 determines whether the second condition acquired in step S306 is met. If the second condition is met, the process proceeds to step S308; if the second condition is not met, the process returns to step S301.

(Step S308) The display information output unit 53 displays the display information received in step S301 in a pop-up window. Return to step S301.

(Step S309) The operation reception unit 21 determines whether an operation has been received from the user. If an operation has been received, the process proceeds to step S310; if an operation has not been received, the process returns to step S301.

(Step S310) The operation reception unit 21 determines whether the operation received in step S309 is an instruction to display a pop-up window. If it is an instruction to display a pop-up window, the process proceeds to step S311; if it is not an instruction to display a pop-up window, the process proceeds to step S312. Note that an instruction to display a pop-up window may be, for example, a selection of the "Display pop-up window" menu item, an instruction to the "Pop-up window icon," etc. However, the method of inputting the instruction to display a pop-up window is not important.

(Step S311) The pop-up window output unit 51 displays a pop-up window. Return to step S301. Note that the pop-up window here may or may not have display information.

(Step S312) The processing unit 4 etc. performs operation object processing, which is processing corresponding to the operation accepted in step S309. The process returns to step S301. An example of the operation object processing will be described using the flowchart in Figure 4.

Note that the order of processing and decision making in the flowchart in Figure 3 is not important.

In the flowchart in Figure 3, processing ends when the power is turned off or an interrupt occurs to end processing.

Next, an example of the operation target processing in step S312 will be explained using the flowchart in Figure 4.

(Step S401) The processing unit 4 determines whether display information is currently being displayed. If display information is currently being displayed, the process proceeds to step S402; if display information is not currently being displayed, the process proceeds to step S408. Note that while display information is being displayed, a pop-up window may always be displayed. However, even if a pop-up window is displayed, there may not be any display information in that pop-up window.

(Step S402) The third judgment unit 43 determines whether the operation accepted by the operation acceptance unit 21 in step S309 is a predetermined first operation. If it is the first operation, the process proceeds to step S403; if it is not the first operation, the process proceeds to step S406.

(Step S403) The processing unit 4 acquires the presence indication information. For example, the processing unit 4 reads the presence indication information pattern from the storage unit 1, acquires the number of pieces of display information in the pop-up window, and adds this number to the presence indication information pattern to form presence indication information that indicates the number of pieces of display information.

(Step S404) The presence indicating information output unit 52 displays the presence indicating information acquired in step S403.

(Step S405) The non-display processing unit 45 puts the display information displayed in the pop-up window into a non-display state. The process returns to the upper level process. Note that the non-display processing unit 45 normally performs processing to close the currently displayed pop-up window.

(Step S406) The fourth judgment unit 44 determines whether the operation received by the operation reception unit 21 in step S309 is a predetermined second operation. If it is the second operation, the process proceeds to step S407; if it is not the second operation, the process returns to the upper level processing.

(Step S407) The deletion unit 46 deletes the display information displayed in the pop-up window. The process returns to the upper level processing. Note that here, the deletion unit 46 may also delete the display information displayed in the pop-up window from the storage unit 1, so that it will never be displayed in the pop-up window again. The deletion unit 46 may also attach a deletion flag to the display information displayed in the pop-up window, and remove the deletion flag by a predetermined operation, so that the information can be restored. The deletion unit 46 may also perform processing to close the pop-up window, so that the display information is not displayed.

(Step S408) Processing unit 4 determines whether or not presence explicit information is displayed. If presence explicit information is displayed, processing proceeds to step S409; if presence explicit information is not displayed, processing returns to the upper level processing.

(Step S409) The processing unit 4 determines whether the operation received by the operation receiving unit 21 in step S309 is a predetermined third operation. If it is the third operation, the process proceeds to step S410; if it is not the third operation, the process returns to the upper level processing. Note that the predetermined third operation is, for example, an instruction to the presence specifying information. An instruction to the presence specifying information is, for example, a double-click on the presence specifying information, a click on the presence specifying information, or a drag of the presence specifying information to a pop-up window.

(Step S410) The display information output unit 53 displays the display information corresponding to the presence specification information in a pop-up window. The process returns to the upper-level processing.

The specific operation of an information system including information processing device A in this embodiment will be described below. The conceptual diagram of the information system is shown in Figure 1.

The following four specific examples will now be described. Specific example 1 is a case where display information received while a pop-up window is displayed is displayed in the pop-up window. Specific example 2 is a process where, when a predetermined first operation (here, a swipe in a predetermined direction) is performed on the display information displayed in the pop-up window, the display information is hidden and presence indicating information is displayed. Specific example 3 is a case where, if the type, which is an attribute value of the received display information, is "advertising information," it is displayed in a pop-up window; if the type, which is an attribute value of the received display information, is "email," presence indicating information is displayed; and, when the presence indicating information is double-clicked, the display information is displayed in the pop-up window. Specific example 4 is a case where, when a predetermined second operation (here, a swipe downwards) is performed on the display information displayed in the pop-up window, the display information is deleted. Note that in each of the specific examples, information processing device A is a smartphone.

(Specific Example 1)
Now, suppose that a user inputs an instruction to display a pop-up window to information processing device A. In response, operation receiving unit 21 receives the instruction to display a pop-up window. Next, pop-up window output unit 51 reads window information for the pop-up window from storage unit 1, configures the pop-up window according to the window information, and displays the pop-up window on the screen of information processing device A. An example of such a display is shown in FIG. 5( a). In FIG. 5( a), 501 is the pop-up window. Note that the numerous icons corresponding to 502 are app icons displayed on the screen of information processing device A.

Next, let's assume that the display information receiving unit 31 of information processing device A receives the display information "Delicious XX Restaurant XX" from server device B. Here, the display information is advertising information, but the type of information is not important.

Next, the first determination unit 41 obtains the first condition "A pop-up window is not displayed" stored in the storage unit 1. Next, the first determination unit 41 determines that the obtained first condition "A pop-up window is not displayed" is not met.

Next, the second determination unit 42 obtains the second condition "a pop-up window is displayed" stored in the storage unit 1. The second determination unit 42 then determines that the second condition is met.

The display information output unit 53 then displays the received display information in the currently displayed pop-up window. An example of such a display is 503 in Figure 5(b).

(Specific Example 2)
Next, it is assumed that the user performs a predetermined first operation (here, a predetermined horizontal swipe operation) on the pop-up window of FIG. 5(b).

The operation reception unit 21 then receives a horizontal swipe operation. Next, the processing unit 4 determines that the display information is currently being displayed. Furthermore, the third determination unit 43 determines that the horizontal swipe operation received by the operation reception unit 21 is a predetermined first operation.

Next, the processing unit 4 obtains the presence indication information. That is, the processing unit 4, for example, reads the presence indication information design (design including the word "advertisement") from the storage unit 1, obtains the number of pieces of display information in the displayed pop-up window ("1"), and adds this number to the presence indication information design to form presence indication information that indicates the number of pieces of display information.

Next, the presence indicating information output unit 52 displays the constructed presence indicating information. Next, the non-display processing unit 45 hides the display information 503 displayed in the pop-up window. An example of the displayed presence indicating information is 601 in Figure 6.

When a predetermined third operation (e.g., double-clicking) is performed on 601 in FIG. 6, the operation acceptance unit 21 accepts the third operation, and the display information output unit 53 displays the display information "Delicious XX Restaurant XX" corresponding to the existence manifestation information in a pop-up window. An example of such a display is 503 in FIG. 5(b).

(Specific Example 3)
It is assumed that the display information receiving unit 31 of the information processing device A receives the display information "Delicious XX Restaurant XX" having the attribute value "Type: Advertising Information".

Next, the first determination unit 41 retrieves the first condition "Type = Email" stored in the storage unit 1. Next, the first determination unit 41 determines that the attribute value "Type: Advertising Information" of the received display information does not match the first condition "Type = Email".

Next, the second determination unit 42 obtains the second condition "Type = Advertising Information" stored in the storage unit 1. Next, the second determination unit 42 determines that the attribute value "Type: Advertising Information" of the received display information matches the second condition "Type = Advertising Information".

Next, the display information output unit 53 displays the received display information "Delicious XX Restaurant XX" in a pop-up window. An example of such a display is 503 in Figure 5(b).

Next, let us assume that the display information receiving unit 31 of information processing device A receives display information with the attribute value "Type: Email" that reads "Dear Mr./Ms. XX, It's been a while..."

Next, the first determination unit 41 retrieves the first condition "Type = Email" stored in the storage unit 1. Next, the first determination unit 41 determines that the attribute value "Type: Email" of the received display information matches the first condition "Type = Email".

Next, the processing unit 4 obtains the presence indicating information from the storage unit 1. Here, the presence indicating information is assumed to be a mail design. Next, the presence indicating information output unit 52 displays the presence indicating information. An example of the display of such presence indicating information is 701 in Figure 7.

The presence explicit information may correspond to an attribute value (e.g., type) of the display information. The processing unit 4 may then obtain the presence explicit information corresponding to the attribute value of the display information from the storage unit 1. The presence explicit information output unit 52 may then output the presence explicit information.

Also, for example, if you double-click on 701 in Figure 7, a pop-up window will open and the email "Dear Mr./Ms. XX, It's been a while..." will be output in the pop-up window.

(Specific Example 4)
It is assumed that the user performs an operation of swiping downward on the screen of information processing device A with respect to display information (for example, FIG. 5B) displayed in a pop-up window.

The operation reception unit 21 then receives the operation from the user. The processing unit 4 also determines that the display information is currently being displayed.

Next, the fourth determination unit 44 determines that the operation received by the operation reception unit 21 is a predetermined second operation (a downward swipe operation).

Next, the deletion unit 46 deletes the display information displayed in the pop-up window. The deletion unit 46 also performs processing to close the pop-up window. As a result of this processing, the entire window 503 on the screen in Figure 5 (b) is hidden.

As described above, the interface of information processing device A in this embodiment can be used appropriately to display the information itself and to notify the user of the existence of the information.

The processing in this embodiment may be implemented using software. This software may be distributed by software download, etc. The software may also be recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and distributed. This also applies to other embodiments in this specification. The software that implements information processing device A in this embodiment is the following program. In other words, this program causes a computer to function as a display information receiving unit that receives one or more pieces of display information to be displayed, a first determination unit that determines whether a first condition is met, a presence indicating information output unit that outputs presence indicating information corresponding to the first condition being met, a second determination unit that determines whether a second condition is met, and a display information output unit that outputs the display information if the second condition is met.

In addition, Figure 8 shows the appearance of a computer that executes the programs described in this specification to realize the information processing device A and other embodiments described above. The above-mentioned embodiments can be realized by computer hardware and computer programs executed on the computer hardware. Figure 8 is an overview of this computer system 300, and Figure 9 is a block diagram of system 300. Note that in Figure 8, information processing device A is a so-called personal computer, but as mentioned above, it may also be a smartphone, tablet terminal, etc.

In FIG. 8, the computer system 300 includes a computer 301 including a CD-ROM drive 3012, a keyboard 302, a mouse 303, a monitor 304, a microphone 305, and speakers 306.

In FIG. 9, computer 301 includes, in addition to CD-ROM drive 3012, MPU 3013, bus 3014 connected to CD-ROM drive 3012 and the like, ROM 3015 for storing programs such as boot-up programs, RAM 3016 connected to MPU 3013 for temporarily storing application program instructions and providing temporary storage space, and hard disk 3017 for storing application programs, system programs, and data. Although not shown here, computer 301 may also include a network card that provides connection to a LAN.

A program that causes computer system 300 to execute the functions of information processing device A and the like in the above-described embodiments may be stored on CD-ROM 3101, inserted into CD-ROM drive 3012, and then transferred to hard disk 3017. Alternatively, the program may be sent to computer 301 via a network (not shown) and stored on hard disk 3017. The program is loaded into RAM 3016 when executed. The program may also be loaded directly from CD-ROM 3101 or the network.

The program does not necessarily have to include an operating system (OS) or third-party programs that cause the computer 301 to execute the functions of the information processing device A of the above-described embodiment. The program need only include instructions that call appropriate functions (modules) in a controlled manner and achieve the desired results. How the computer system 300 operates is well known, so a detailed description will be omitted.

Furthermore, the computer that executes the above program may be a single computer or multiple computers. In other words, it may perform centralized processing or distributed processing.

It goes without saying that in each of the above embodiments, two or more communication means present in one device may be physically realized using a single medium.

Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, each process may be realized by centralized processing on a single device, or may be realized by distributed processing on multiple devices.

As described above, the information processing device of the present invention has the advantage of being able to appropriately switch between displaying the information itself and notifying users of the presence of information, making it useful as a smartphone or other device with an installed app.

A Information processing device B Server device 1 Storage unit 2 Acceptance unit 3 Reception unit 4 Processing unit 5 Output unit 11 Display information storage unit 21 Operation acceptance unit 31 Display information acceptance unit 41 First determination unit 42 Second determination unit 43 Third determination unit 44 Fourth determination unit 45 Undisplay processing unit 46 Deletion unit 51 Pop-up window output unit 52 Presence explicit information output unit 52 Presence explicit information output unit 53 Display information output unit

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Computer,
a display information receiving unit that receives display information that is information to be displayed;
a first determination unit that, when the display information receiving unit receives the display information, determines whether the display information or an attribute value of the display information satisfies a first condition based on the display information;
an existence indicating information output unit that outputs existence indicating information indicating that display information corresponding to the first condition being satisfied exists;
a second determination unit that determines whether a second condition , that is, a pop-up window being output, is satisfied;
a program for causing a display information output unit to output the display information when the second condition is satisfied ,
The display information output unit
When the pop-up window is being output, the display information received by the display information receiving unit is output to the pop-up window;
The presence specifying information output unit
A program for causing the computer to function as a computer that outputs presence indicating information indicating the existence of the display information received by the display information receiving unit when the pop-up window is not output . The first condition is:
2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the type of the display information is a specific type of data, the display information contains a specific character string, or the data type of the display information is a specific data type. An information processing method realized by a display information receiving unit, a first determining unit, a presence indicating information output unit, a second determining unit, and a display information output unit,
a display information receiving step in which the display information receiving unit receives display information that is information to be displayed;
a first determination step in which, when the display information receiving unit receives the display information, the first determination unit determines whether the display information or an attribute value of the display information satisfies a first condition based on the display information;
a presence indicating information output step in which the presence indicating information output unit outputs presence indicating information indicating that display information corresponding to the first condition being satisfied exists;
a second determination step in which the second determination unit determines whether a second condition , that is, a pop-up window is output, is satisfied;
a display information output step of outputting the display information by the display information output unit when the second condition is satisfied ,
In the display information output step,
When the pop-up window is being output, the display information received by the display information receiving unit is output to the pop-up window;
In the presence specifying information output step,
When the pop-up window is not output, the information processing method outputs presence indicating information indicating that the display information received by the display information receiving unit exists . a display information receiving unit that receives display information that is information to be displayed;
a first determination unit that, when the display information receiving unit receives the display information, determines whether the display information or an attribute value of the display information satisfies a first condition based on the display information;
an existence indicating information output unit that outputs existence indicating information indicating that display information corresponding to the first condition being satisfied exists;
a second determination unit that determines whether a second condition , that is, a pop-up window being output, is satisfied;
a display information output unit that outputs the display information when the second condition is satisfied ,
The display information output unit
When the pop-up window is being output, the display information received by the display information receiving unit is output to the pop-up window;
The presence specifying information output unit
When the pop-up window is not output, the information processing device outputs presence indicating information indicating that the display information received by the display information receiving unit exists .