Learning terminal, learning support system, learning support method, and program

Abstract

To allow a learning management terminal to efficiently manage learning results in a learning terminal with limited network connection.SOLUTION: In an electronic wristwatch 10, when a learning application is started, a CPU 11 displays a question on a subject a user is going to learn on a display unit 13 and writes information about learning results for the displayed question (such as results as to whether an answer to the question is correct or incorrect, time elapsed until the answer is made, and learning time) in an IC chip of an NFC tag 16. Then, when coming into close proximity to a smartphone 20, the CPU 11 transmits the information about the learning results written in the IC chip of the NFC tag 16 to the smartphone 20 via short-distance wireless communication using NFC tag 16.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a study terminal, a study support system, a study support method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Traditionally, learning has been done using learning applications on smartphones, tablet devices, etc. (See, for example, Patent Document 1.) However, the use of smartphones is not permitted in schools, and when learning is done using devices that can connect to networks (including carrier communication networks and wireless LANs (WiFi (registered trademark))), such as smartphones and tablet devices, notifications from other applications come in, which interfere with learning.

[0003] One solution would be to have the user (learner) perform a switching operation, disconnecting from the network when studying and reconnecting to the network when sharing the results of their studies. However, this operation would be cumbersome, and if the user forgets to disconnect, other applications may end up interfering with their studies. Therefore, there is a demand for study terminals with limited network connectivity. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2023-55305 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, with the learning terminals with limited network connection as described above, there is a problem in that the learning results cannot be efficiently managed by the learning management terminal.

[0006] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to enable efficient management of learning results from a learning terminal that has limited network connection using a learning management terminal. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The learning terminal of this invention is characterized by comprising an RFID tag for performing short-range wireless communication with a learning management terminal that manages information regarding the user's learning results, a timing unit that measures time, a presentation unit that presents learning objects for the user to study, and a control unit that writes information about the learning objects presented by the presentation unit and time information regarding the time spent learning the learning objects, measured by the timing unit, as information regarding the learning results and associates them with each other as information regarding the learning results to the RFID tag, and transmits the information regarding the learning results written to the RFID tag to the learning management terminal via short-range wireless communication using the RFID tag.

[0008] The learning support system of the present invention is a learning support system comprising a learning terminal that presents learning objects to a user and a learning management terminal that manages information regarding the user's learning results, wherein the learning terminal comprises an RFID tag for performing short-range wireless communication with the learning management terminal, a timing unit that measures time, a presentation unit that presents learning objects for the user to study, and a first control unit that writes information about the learning object presented by the presentation unit and time information regarding the time it took to study the learning object, measured by the timing unit, as information regarding the learning result and associates them with each other as information regarding the learning result to the RFID tag, and transmits the information regarding the learning result written to the RFID tag to the learning management terminal via the short-range wireless communication by the RFID tag, and the learning management terminal comprises a communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the RFID tag of the learning terminal, a display unit, and a second control unit that, when information regarding the learning result is received via the short-range wireless communication with the learning terminal, generates statistical data based on the received information regarding the learning result and displays the generated statistical data on the display unit.

[0009] The learning support method of the present invention is a learning support method in which information regarding the learning results of a user who has studied on a learning terminal is managed by a learning management terminal, wherein the learning terminal includes the steps of: timing a time; presenting a learning object for the user to study; acquiring information about the presented learning object and time information regarding the time spent studying the learning object as information regarding the learning result; writing the information regarding the learning result to an RFID tag capable of short-range wireless communication; and, upon close proximity to the learning management terminal, transmitting the information regarding the learning result written in the RFID tag to the learning management terminal via short-range wireless communication with the RFID tag; and the learning management terminal includes the steps of: receiving information regarding the learning result via short-range wireless communication with the RFID tag upon close proximity to the learning terminal; generating statistical data based on the received information regarding the learning result; and displaying the generated statistical data on a display unit.

[0010] The program of the present invention is characterized in that it enables a computer of a learning terminal, which is equipped with an RFID tag that performs short-range wireless communication and a control unit, to realize the following: a timing function that measures time, a presentation function that presents learning objects for the user to study, a writing function that associates information about the presented learning objects with time information about the time spent learning the time-stamped learning objects as information about the learning results and writes the information about the learning results written to the RFID tag to the learning management terminal via the short-range wireless communication of the RFID tag when the RFID tag comes close to a learning management terminal.

[0011] The program of the present invention is characterized in that it implements, in a computer of a learning management terminal which has a communication unit capable of short-range wireless communication with a learning terminal and a control unit, a receiving function which receives information regarding learning results transmitted from the learning terminal via short-range wireless communication by the communication unit when the control unit comes into close proximity with the learning terminal, and a display control function which generates statistical data based on the received information regarding the learning results and displays the generated statistical data on a display unit. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to this invention, the learning results of a learning terminal that has limited network connection can be efficiently managed by a learning management terminal. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a learning support system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a block diagram showing the configurations of an electronic wristwatch 10 and a smartphone 20 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the electronic wristwatch 10 according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the smartphone 20 according to the first embodiment. [Figure 5] 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display during learning on the electronic wristwatch 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 6] 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of information related to learning results collected by the electronic wristwatch 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 7] 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display when selecting a communication means on the electronic wristwatch 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 8] 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of display of information relating to learning results on the smartphone 20 according to the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 9]FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a learning support system 60 according to the second embodiment. [Figure 10] 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the tablet terminal 70-i and the personal computer 80 according to the second embodiment. [Figure 11] 10 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the electronic wristwatch 10 and smartphone 20 according to the third embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display when updating learning content on the smartphone 20 according to the third embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, although the embodiments described below are subject to various limitations that are technically preferable for carrying out the present invention, the scope of the invention is not limited to the following embodiments and illustrated examples.

[0015] A. First embodiment First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a learning support system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the learning support system 1 comprises an electronic wristwatch (learning terminal) 10 and a smartphone (learning management terminal) 20. The electronic wristwatch 10 and the smartphone 20 each communicate data via NFC (Near Field Communication). NFC is a short-range wireless communication technology known as RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) that identifies individuals through wireless communication. This technology reads and writes data from an NFC tag with an IC chip built in that is placed in close proximity using a device with an NFC reader / writer function. The electronic wristwatch 10 is equipped with an NFC tag (RFID tag) with an IC chip built in, and the smartphone 20 is equipped with a short-range wireless communication function with a reader / writer function.

[0016] The learning terminal may be any electronic device other than the electronic wristwatch 10 that is not connected to a network and preferably has no communication functions other than short-range wireless communication. For example, it may be a tablet terminal or electronic dictionary device that does not have a network connection function. Furthermore, the smartphone 20 may be a tablet terminal, laptop (notebook personal computer), personal computer, or other electronic device that has an NFC communication means (reader / writer) or can be connected externally.

[0017] In the first embodiment, the electronic wristwatch 10 is not connected to any network (including a carrier's communication network and wireless LAN) 30. Therefore, notifications from other applications will not be received during study, preventing the student from interrupting the study. Meanwhile, the smartphone 20, like a typical smartphone, can connect to the network (including a carrier's communication network and wireless LAN) 30, allowing it to receive notifications from other applications and acquire (view) information from an information server 31 on the Internet via the network 30. Essentially, the electronic wristwatch 10 and the smartphone 20 are used by the same person. If the use of the smartphone 20 is prohibited at school or other institution, it is assumed that during study, communication functions (other wireless communication functions) other than near-field wireless communication via NFC of the smartphone 20 are automatically disabled, the smartphone 20 is turned off, or the smartphone 20 is left at home or elsewhere. Therefore, even if the smartphone 20 can connect to the network (including a carrier's communication network and wireless LAN) 30, the study using the electronic wristwatch 10 will not be interrupted.

[0018] A learning application is installed on the electronic wristwatch 10. The user (student) uses the learning application on the electronic wristwatch 10 to study a desired (selected) subject (e.g., English, history, mathematics, etc.). Information about the learning results (e.g., whether the answer to the question was correct or incorrect, the elapsed time until the answer was correct, or the learning time from the start to the end of the study) is stored in an IC chip in the NFC tag (RFID tag) 16 of the electronic wristwatch 10. After completing the study, the user either takes out the smartphone 20 and turns it on, or, after returning home, brings the electronic wristwatch 10 within close proximity (a few centimeters) of the smartphone 20 as shown in FIG. 1 . In response to the magnetic field generated by the near-field wireless communication unit (reader / writer) 26 of the smartphone 20, an induced current is generated in the coil antenna of the NFC tag 16, establishing near-field wireless communication between the electronic wristwatch 10 and the smartphone 20. Information about the learning results stored in the IC chip in the NFC tag 16 is transmitted to the smartphone 20. As will be described in more detail later, the electronic wristwatch 10 and smartphone 20 are also equipped with a communication means via Bluetooth (registered trademark; hereafter referred to simply as BT) in addition to NFC, and depending on the situation, data communication can also be carried out via BT.

[0019] A learning support application is installed on the smartphone 20, and based on the information about the learning results from the electronic wristwatch 10, it creates compiled data (statistical data) using statistical methods (mathematical processing and analysis of statistical data), graphs the compiled data, provides advice about learning progress based on the compiled data, and transmits updated information about learning content, such as new subjects and learning content (questions), to the electronic wristwatch 10. When the smartphone 20 is brought into close proximity to the electronic wristwatch 10, the smartphone 20 automatically starts the learning support application upon the start of short-range wireless communication via NFC, receives information about the learning results transmitted from the electronic wristwatch 10 via short-range wireless communication via NFC, and creates compiled data using statistical methods (mathematical processing and analysis of statistical data) and graphs the compiled data.

[0020] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configurations of an electronic wristwatch 10 and a smartphone 20 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The electronic wristwatch 10 includes a CPU (first control unit) 11, a memory 12, a display (presentation unit) 13, an operation unit 14, a timer 15, an NFC tag 16, and a Bluetooth communication unit 17. The CPU 11 controls various operations of the electronic wristwatch 10 according to programs stored in the memory 12 (ROM). The CPU 11 may be a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, or the like. The CPU 11 displays the time on the display 13 based on the current time measured by the timer 15. The CPU 11 is also wired to the IC chip in the NFC tag 16 and has a wired reader / writer function that can directly read and write data from the IC chip. The CPU 11 transmits information about the study results (such as whether the answer to the question was correct, the elapsed time until the answer was obtained, or the study time from the start to the end of the study) to the smartphone 20 via the NFC tag 16.

[0021] The memory 12 stores a system program (not shown) that controls the overall operation of the electronic wristwatch 10. The display unit 13 is an integrated structure that combines a touch panel that detects the position touched by the user's finger or the like with a display unit consisting of an LCD display, and is configured by overlaying the touch panel on the display unit. The display unit 13 displays various information related to learning (questions, answers, elapsed time, etc.). The operation unit 14 is a variety of keys that the user uses to operate the electronic wristwatch 10.

[0022] The timer 15 is a counter that counts and stores the current time. This current time is read and displayed on the display 13. The timer 15 is also used to measure the study time from the start to the end of the study by the user and the elapsed time until the user answers the questions. The NFC tag 16 includes a coil antenna that generates an induced current in response to a magnetic field generated by the near-field wireless communication unit (wireless reader / writer) 26 of the smartphone 20, and an IC chip that operates using the induced current flowing through the coil antenna as electromotive force. When an induced current is generated by bringing the NFC tag 16 into close proximity with the smartphone 20, the NFC tag 16 transmits information about the study results stored in the IC chip to the smartphone 20 via near-field wireless communication using NFC. The Bluetooth communication unit 17 performs Bluetooth data communication with external devices such as the smartphone 20.

[0023] The smartphone 20 includes a CPU (second control unit) 21, a memory 22, a display unit 23, an operation unit 24, a network communication unit 25, a short-range wireless communication unit (reader / writer) 26, and a Bluetooth communication unit 27. The CPU 21 controls various operations of the smartphone 20 in accordance with a program stored in the memory 22 (ROM). The CPU 21 may be a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, or the like. The CPU 21 may also be composed of two or more CPUs.

[0024] The CPU 21 operates as a determination unit that determines input of a specific operation key in the operation unit 24 and input of a touch operation (such as a touch with a finger) on the display unit 23. The CPU 21 also operates as a control unit that changes the processing to be executed in response to the operation of a specific operation key or the touch operation.

[0025] The memory 22 stores a system program (not shown) that controls the overall operation of the smartphone 20, various application programs (learning support applications), and the like. By executing the learning support application, the CPU 21 receives information about learning results from the electronic wristwatch 10 and statistically manages the learning results by creating aggregated data using statistical techniques (mathematical processing and analysis of statistical data) and graphing the aggregated data. The display unit 23 has a structure in which a touch panel that detects the position touched by the user's finger or the like is integrated with the display unit, and is configured by overlaying the touch panel on the display unit. The operation unit 24 is a variety of keys that the user uses to operate the smartphone 20.

[0026] The network communication unit 25 uses a carrier's communication network or wireless LAN communication to transmit and receive telephone calls and emails to and from mobile base stations, and to process packet communications related to the acquisition of various information from the information server 31. The short-range wireless communication unit 26 performs short-range wireless communication using NFC with external devices such as the electronic wristwatch 10. The BT communication unit 27 performs data communication using BT with external devices such as the electronic wristwatch 10.

[0027] 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the electronic wristwatch 10 according to the first embodiment. In the electronic wristwatch 10, the CPU 11 determines whether the user has started a study application by launching it (step S10). If study has not started (NO in step S10), the operation continues. When the user wants to study a desired content (subject), they perform a predetermined operation to launch the study application.

[0028] On the other hand, if the user has started studying (YES in step S10), CPU 11 executes processing related to the study of the selected subject, such as presenting questions for the selected subject and collecting answers from the user (step S12; presentation function). Accordingly, the user progresses with the study according to the study content displayed on display 13 of electronic wristwatch 10.

[0029] 5(a) and 5(b) are schematic diagrams showing examples of displays during learning on the electronic wristwatch 10 according to the first embodiment. For example, learning English words may involve the user answering questions about the meanings of English words displayed on the display 13 of the electronic wristwatch 10. When learning English words, as shown in FIG. 5(a), the display 13 of the electronic wristwatch 10 displays the English word 40 and phonetic symbols 41 that serve as a question. In addition, the display 13 displays the current time 42 at the top and the elapsed time 43 until the answer is given at the bottom.

[0030] When the user determines that he or she understands the meaning of the English word displayed on the display unit 13, or when he or she thinks about it but does not understand, the user swipes his or her finger across the display unit 13 (or performs a predetermined operation on the operation unit 14). When the user swipes the display unit 13, the CPU 11 displays the meaning (answer) 44 of the English word on the display unit 13, as shown in FIG. 5(b).

[0031] At this time, as shown in Fig. 5(b), in addition to the meaning 44 of the English word, a "Correct" button 45, an "Incorrect" button 46, and an "Unknown" button 47 are displayed on the display unit 13 to select whether the meaning the user remembered was correct, incorrect, or unknown. The user touches the "Correct" button 45 if the meaning was correct (the user remembered), the "Incorrect" button 46 if the meaning was incorrect, and the "Unknown" button 47 if the user did not know (do not remember).

[0032] In the first embodiment, the learning object is displayed on the display unit 13, but this is not limiting, and questions and answers may be given by voice, and after confirming the answer by voice, the user may indicate whether the answer was correct, incorrect, or unknown by different touch operations on the display unit 13 or by operations on the operation unit 14.

[0033] The CPU 11 writes the time elapsed since the question was asked, the learning result selected by the user (correct, incorrect, or unknown), and the like into the IC chip of the NFC tag 16 as information about the learning result (step S14; write function). Next, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the user has instructed the user to end the learning (step S16). If the user wishes to end the learning, the user instructs the end of the learning via the display unit 13 or the operation unit 14. If the user has not instructed the end of the learning (NO in step S16), the CPU 11 returns to step S12 and continues the learning.

[0034] Therefore, the above-described learning is performed until the user instructs the end of learning. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of information related to learning results collected by the electronic wristwatch 10 according to the first embodiment. In the case of learning English words, as shown in FIG. 6, information 50 related to learning results is written to the IC chip of the NFC tag 16, including the date of learning, the words learned, the time required for each word (the elapsed time from when the English word was displayed until it was swiped), and information indicating whether the learning result was correct, incorrect, or unknown (such as a 2-bit flag).

[0035] On the other hand, if the user instructs to end the learning (YES in step S16), CPU 11 determines whether or not the user instructs to send information about the learning result (step S18). When the user finishes learning and wants to send information about the learning result up to that point to smartphone 20, the user selects to send the information about the learning result. Then, if the user instructs to send the information about the learning result (YES in step S18), CPU 11 determines whether or not NFC has been selected as the communication means (step S20).

[0036] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display when selecting a communication method on the electronic wristwatch 10 according to the first embodiment. The user can select either NFC or BT as the communication method for transmitting information about learning results to the smartphone 20. At this time, the CPU 11 displays a message 51 asking "Do you want to send learning results?" on the display unit 13, as shown in FIG. 7, along with an "NFC" button 52 for selecting NFC and a "BT" button 53 for selecting BT as the communication method. Additionally, a learning time 54 from the start to the end of learning is displayed at the bottom of the display unit 13.

[0037] When using BT, if the communication partner is a device whose owner (user) is obvious, such as one's own smartphone 20, tablet terminal (not shown), or personal computer (not shown), there is an advantage that there is no need to worry about incorrectly sending information about the learning results if the partner terminal has been paired once.

[0038] Another advantage of BT is that it is convenient because there are relatively loose restrictions on the distance between the other device (it can be several meters to several dozen meters away) and the amount of data.However, with BT, if pairing has been performed once in the past, it will automatically pair again when it enters the communication range, which has the disadvantage that information about learning results, including personal information, may be sent to other devices to which it should not be sent.

[0039] In contrast, when using NFC, the device must be brought within a few centimeters of the other terminal, which has the advantage of ensuring reliable transmission of information about the learning result to the visually recognized other terminal. Conversely, the disadvantage is that the device must be brought within close proximity to the other terminal and is not suitable for transmitting large amounts of data. In the present invention, the principle is to transmit information about the learning result using short-range wireless communication via NFC. This is because a priority is given to ensuring reliable transmission of information about the learning result, including personal information, to the visually recognized other terminal.

[0040] If the user selects NFC as the communication method (YES in step S20), CPU 11 waits until an induced current is generated in the coil antenna of NFC tag 16 due to a magnetic field caused by the smartphone 20 being brought into close proximity (NO in step S22). When an induced current is generated in the coil antenna of NFC tag 16 by the user bringing electronic wristwatch 10 into close proximity with smartphone 20 (YES in step S22), CPU 11 uses the generation of the induced current to send information about the learning result and identification information ID1 of electronic wristwatch 10 to smartphone 20 via short-range wireless communication using NFC (step S24; transmission function). When transmission of the information about the learning result and identification information ID1 is complete, CPU 11 ends this process.

[0041] On the other hand, if the user selects BT as the communication method because the other terminal is sufficiently known (NO in step S20), CPU 11 performs pairing with smartphone 20 via BT communication unit 17 (step S26), and once pairing is established, transmits information about the learning result and identification information ID1 of electronic wristwatch 10 to smartphone 20 (step S28). Once transmission is complete, the process ends.

[0042] 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the smartphone 20 according to the first embodiment. In the smartphone 20, the CPU 21 remains in standby mode (NO in step S40, NO in step S42) until a pairing request is received from the electronic wristwatch 10 via BT (YES in step S40) or until the electronic wristwatch 10 approaches the smartphone 20 closely and short-range wireless communication via NFC is initiated (YES in step S42).

[0043] Then, when the electronic wristwatch 10 approaches closely and short-range wireless communication using NFC begins with the electronic wristwatch 10 (YES in step S42), the CPU 21 launches the learning support application (step S46) and receives information about the learning results and the identification information ID1 of the electronic wristwatch 10 sent from the electronic wristwatch 10 via the short-range wireless communication unit 26 (step S48; receiving function).

[0044] CPU 21 determines whether the received identification information ID1 matches its own pre-registered identification information, i.e., whether the electronic wristwatch 10 (or user) is pre-registered (step S50). If the pre-registered identification information does not match the received identification information ID1 (NO in step S50), CPU 21 discards the received information on the learning results and the identification information ID1 of the electronic wristwatch 10, returns to step S40, and continues in standby mode.

[0045] In this way, if the information about the learning results received via NFC is not information about the learning results from a pre-registered electronic wristwatch 10 (or user), the smartphone 20 automatically discards the received information about the learning results, so that information about other people's learning results cannot be used.

[0046] On the other hand, if the pre-registered identification information matches the received identification information ID1 (YES in step S50), the CPU 21 displays, on the display unit 23, the aggregated data created by statistical methods (mathematical processing and analysis of statistical data) based on the received information on the learning results, as well as graphs of the aggregated data (step S58; display control function). Here, various operations are possible, such as displaying aggregated data for each subject (content) being studied or switching subjects, according to user operations.

[0047] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of displaying information related to learning results on the smartphone 20 according to the first embodiment. For example, in the case of learning English words, as shown in FIG. 8, the display unit 23 of the smartphone 20 displays a graph showing the results of compiling information related to the learning results, with the date on the horizontal axis, the number of words learned on the left vertical axis, and the study time on the right vertical axis. In this graph, the number of words learned each day is displayed as a bar graph. The bar graph clearly displays the number of words answered correctly, the number of words answered incorrectly, and the number of words that the user did not understand. Furthermore, the study time each day is displayed as a line graph.

[0048] In addition, the smartphone 20 may display, for example, a graph showing the elapsed time from when the question was asked to when the answer was given for each word. The smartphone 20 may also provide advice regarding the progress of the study depending on the progress of the study and the study results. The smartphone 20 may also send updated information about the study content to the electronic wristwatch 10 so that the user can study the word again if the word was answered incorrectly, was not understood, or took a long time to answer (a third embodiment will be described later).

[0049] On the other hand, if a pairing request is received from the electronic wristwatch 10 via Bluetooth (YES in step S40), the CPU 21 pairs with the electronic wristwatch 10 via the Bluetooth communication unit 27 (step S52), starts the learning assistance application (step S54), and receives information about the learning results transmitted from the electronic wristwatch 10 (step S56). Next, as described above, the CPU 21 displays, on the display unit 23, aggregated data created using statistical methods (mathematical processing and analysis of statistical data) based on the received information about the learning results, as well as graphs of the aggregated data (step S58).

[0050] Thereafter, CPU 21 determines whether or not the user has instructed the end of the learning assistance application (step S60). If the user has not instructed the end of the learning assistance application (NO in step S60), the process returns to step S58, and continues processing such as displaying aggregated data, graphs, etc. for each learning subject (learning target), switching subjects, etc., in response to user operations, as described above. On the other hand, if the user has instructed the end of the learning assistance application (YES in step S60), the learning assistance application is terminated.

[0051] According to the first embodiment described above, information about the learning results of electronic wristwatch 10 with limited network access is transmitted via near-field communication (NFC) to smartphone 20, which has greater processing or display capabilities than electronic wristwatch 10. Smartphone 20 then displays, based on the information about the learning results, compiled data created using statistical techniques (mathematical processing and analysis of statistical data) and graphs that graphically represent the compiled data. This enables advanced processing such as statistical processing and graph display, which would be difficult for electronic wristwatch 10 with relatively low processing or display capabilities to perform. Furthermore, because information about the learning results is transmitted from electronic wristwatch 10 to smartphone 20 via near-field communication (NFC), information about the learning results of electronic wristwatch 10 with limited network access can be efficiently managed by other devices, without accidentally sending or receiving information about the learning results, including personal information, to those other devices.

[0052] Furthermore, according to the first embodiment described above, if the owner (user) of the smartphone 20 is known, it is possible to select to send information about the learning results via data communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark), so that if the other terminal has been paired once, it is possible to send information easily and quickly from a relatively distant location without accidentally sending to the wrong party.

[0053] B. Second embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a learning support system 60 according to this second embodiment. The learning support system 60 is made up of a plurality of tablet terminals (learning terminals) 70-1, 70-2, ..., 70-n and a personal computer (learning management terminal) 80. The configurations of the tablet terminals 70-i (i = 1, 2, ..., n) and the personal computer 80 are common and will not be described here, but the tablet terminal 70-i is equipped with an NFC tag 71-i (i = 1, 2, ..., n), and the personal computer 80 is equipped with a near-field wireless communication unit 81.

[0054] In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9 , multiple users (students) use tablet terminals 70-1, 70-2, ..., 70-n at a school, a cram school, or the like to study, for example, memorizing English vocabulary. After completing the study, each user brings their tablet terminal 70-i (i = 1, 2, ..., n) close to a teacher's (lecturer's) personal computer 80, transmitting information about their study results to the personal computer 80 via near-field communication (NFC). The personal computer 80 creates aggregated data based on each user's study results using statistical techniques (mathematical processing and analysis of statistical data), and displays the aggregated data in graphs. Note that, in the following, communication via Bluetooth (registered trademark) is not performed, but may be selectable as in the first embodiment.

[0055] 10 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the tablet terminal 70-i and the personal computer 80 according to the second embodiment. The tablet terminal 70-i determines whether the user has started a study application by launching it (step S70), and if the user has not started studying (NO in step S70), continues the operation up to that point. When the user wants to study a desired content (subject), the user performs a predetermined operation to launch the study application.

[0056] On the other hand, if the user has started studying (YES in step S70), the tablet terminal 70-i executes processing related to studying the selected subject, such as presenting questions for the selected subject and collecting answers from the user (step S72). The user proceeds with the study according to the study content displayed on the tablet terminal 70-i. As in the first embodiment described above, the user operates during the study by swiping to confirm the correct answer when the user determines that they understand the meaning of the English word displayed on the tablet terminal 70-i or when they do not understand it. As shown in FIG. 5(b), if the answer is correct (the user remembers), the user touches the "Correct" button 45, if the answer is incorrect, the "Incorrect" button 46, and if the user does not understand (remember), the user touches the "Unknown" button 47.

[0057] The tablet terminal 70-i writes the time elapsed since the question was asked, the study result selected by the user (correct, incorrect, or unknown), and the like into the IC chip of the NFC tag 71-i as information about the study result (step S74). Next, the tablet terminal 70-i determines whether the user has instructed the tablet terminal 70-i to end the study (step S76). If the user has not instructed the tablet terminal 70-i to end the study (NO in step S76), the tablet terminal 70-i returns to step S72 and continues the study.

[0058] On the other hand, if the user specifies that the learning should be ended (YES in step S76), the tablet terminal 70-i waits until an induced current due to a magnetic field is generated in the coil antenna of the NFC tag 71-i by bringing the tablet terminal 70-i close to the personal computer 80 at a close distance (NO in step S78). After finishing their learning, each of the multiple users sequentially brings their own tablet terminal 70-i close to the teacher's (lecturer's) personal computer 80 at a close distance.

[0059] When an induced current occurs in the coil antenna of the NFC tag 71-i by bringing the tablet terminal 70-i close to the personal computer 80 (YES in step S78), the generation of the induced current triggers the tablet terminal 70-i to transmit information about the learning result and identification information ID2 of the tablet terminal 70-i to the personal computer 80 by short-range wireless communication using NFC (step S80). When the tablet terminal 70-i has finished transmitting the information about the learning result and the identification information ID2, it ends the process.

[0060] The personal computer 80 waits until the tablet terminal 70-i comes close to the personal computer 80 and starts short-range wireless communication using NFC (NO in step S90). When the tablet terminal 70-i comes close to the personal computer 80 and starts short-range wireless communication using NFC with the tablet terminal 70-i (YES in step S90), the personal computer 80 receives, via the short-range wireless communication unit 81, information about the learning result transmitted from the tablet terminal 70-i and the identification information ID2 of the tablet terminal 70-i (step S92). The personal computer 80 determines whether the received identification information ID2 is included in an identification information (ID) list of pre-registered users (student), i.e., whether the user is a user (student) under its management (step S94). When the received identification information ID2 is not included in the pre-registered identification information (ID) list (NO in step S94), the personal computer 80 discards the received information about the learning result and the identification information ID2 and returns to step S90.

[0061] In this way, the personal computer 80 automatically discards the received information about the learning results if it is not information about the learning results from the tablet terminal 70-i of a pre-registered user (student), so that information about the learning results of users (students) other than those under its management (class) cannot be used.

[0062] On the other hand, if the received identification information ID2 is included in the pre-registered identification information (ID) list (YES in step S94), the personal computer 80 creates aggregated data or graphs the aggregated data using a statistical method (a mathematical method for processing and analyzing statistical data) based on the received information on the learning results, in association with the identification information ID2 (step S96). Next, the personal computer 80 determines whether or not it has received information on the learning results of all the students in the class (step S98). If it has not received information on the learning results of all the students in the class (NO in step S98), it returns to step S90 and waits for the start of near-field wireless communication via NFC when another tablet terminal 70-i comes close. Note that the reception of information on the learning results may be forcibly terminated before receiving information on the learning results of all the students in the class.

[0063] Then, when information on the learning results of all students has been received or the teacher (lecturer) has forcibly terminated the reception (YES in step S98), the personal computer 80 displays the aggregated data created based on the learning results of each user (student), the aggregated data of all students created based on the learning results of all students in the class, graphs of the aggregated data, etc. (step S100). Here, various operations are possible, such as displaying the aggregated data for each subject (content) being studied or switching subjects, depending on the operation by the teacher (lecturer).

[0064] Thereafter, the personal computer 80 determines whether or not the teacher (lecturer) has instructed the end of the learning support application (step S102). If the teacher (lecturer) has not instructed the end of the learning support application (NO in step S102), the process returns to step S100, and continues processing such as switching users (students), displaying aggregated data and graphs for each learning subject (learning target), and switching subjects, in accordance with operations by the teacher (lecturer), as described above. On the other hand, if the teacher (lecturer) has instructed the end of the learning support application (YES in step S102), the learning support application is terminated, and the processing ends.

[0065] According to the second embodiment described above, users (students) study (answer questions) on tablet terminals 70-i with limited network connection, and information about the study results is transmitted via near-field communication using NFC to a personal computer 80 used by a teacher (lecturer), which has higher processing power or display capabilities than tablet terminals 70-i. This allows the teacher (lecturer) to grade the answers of the users (students) on the personal computer 80, tally the graded results to create aggregated data, and display the aggregated data in graphs for each user (student). Furthermore, because information about the study results is transmitted from tablet terminals 70-i to the personal computer 80 via near-field communication using NFC, it is possible to prevent unintentional erroneous transmission or reception of information about the study results, including personal information, to other devices, as well as fraudulent acts such as tampering with answers.

[0066] C. Third embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this third embodiment, the smartphone 20 creates aggregated data based on information related to the learning results, and then transmits updated information about the learning content to the electronic wristwatch 10 according to the learning progress and the learning results, thereby updating the learning content of the electronic wristwatch 10. The configurations of the electronic wristwatch 10 and smartphone 20 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and therefore will not be described here. While the third embodiment will be described with reference to the electronic wristwatch 10 and smartphone 20, this is not limiting, and a combination of a tablet terminal 70-i and a personal computer 80, as in the second embodiment, may also be used. In this case, the tablet terminal 70-i corresponds to the electronic wristwatch 10, and the personal computer 80 corresponds to the smartphone 20.

[0067] Update information for learning content includes information for reteaching words that were answered incorrectly, words that the student did not understand, or words that took a long time to answer (by giving higher priority to the order in which the question is asked or the number of times it is asked), information for deleting words that have already been learned, or information for adding new learning content (words).

[0068] 11 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the electronic wristwatch 10 and smartphone 20 according to the third embodiment. In the smartphone 20, when the CPU 21 creates aggregated data from the learning results or graphs the aggregated data in step S56 of FIG. 4 and the user performs a predetermined operation, the CPU 21 displays on the display unit 23 a message indicating that the learning content has been updated, based on the learning progress obtained from the information related to the learning results and the learning results (step S110).

[0069] 12(a) and (b) are schematic diagrams showing examples of displays when the study content is updated on the smartphone 20 according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12(a), the display unit 23 displays a message 90 saying "Study content has been updated," a "Send" button 91, and a "Do not send" button 92. The CPU 21 determines whether the "Do not send" button 92 has been touched (step S112). If the "Do not send" button 92 has been touched (YES in step S112), the CPU 21 proceeds to step S56 in FIG. 3 and continues processing such as displaying the aggregated data created for each study subject (study target) or switching the study subject in accordance with a user operation.

[0070] On the other hand, if the "Do not send" button 92 is not touched (NO in step S112), CPU 21 determines whether or not the "Send" button 91 has been touched (step S114), and if the "Send" button 91 has not been touched (NO in step S114), CPU 21 returns to step S112 and waits until either button is touched.

[0071] Then, when the "Send" button 91 is touched (YES in step S114), the CPU 21 displays a message 93 such as "Please bring the watch close" on the display unit 23, as shown in Figure 12(b), and waits until the electronic watch 10 comes close to the device and short-range wireless communication via NFC begins (NO in step S116).

[0072] When the smartphone 20 and the electronic wristwatch 10 are brought into close proximity to each other, short-range wireless communication using NFC begins between the electronic wristwatch 10 (YES in step S116), and the CPU 21 transmits the learning content update information and the smartphone 20's identification information ID3 to the electronic wristwatch 10 via the short-range wireless communication unit 26 (step S118). Next, the CPU 21 determines whether the user has instructed the electronic wristwatch 10 to end the learning assistance application (step S120). If the user has not instructed the electronic wristwatch 10 to end the learning assistance application (NO in step S120), the CPU 21 proceeds to step S56 of FIG. 3 and continues processing such as creating summary data for each learning subject, displaying graphs, and switching subjects in response to user operations. On the other hand, if the user has instructed the electronic wristwatch 10 to end the learning assistance application (YES in step S120), the learning assistance application is terminated.

[0073] Meanwhile, in the electronic wristwatch 10, the CPU 11 waits until the electronic wristwatch 10 is brought into close proximity to the smartphone 20, causing an induced current due to a magnetic field in the coil antenna of the NFC tag 16 (NO in step S130). As described above, when a message 93 such as "Bring your wristwatch closer" is displayed on the display 23 of the smartphone 20, the user brings their electronic wristwatch 10 closer to the smartphone 20, or brings the smartphone 20 closer to the electronic wristwatch 10. Then, when the electronic wristwatch 10 and smartphone 20 are brought into close proximity and an induced current due to a magnetic field is generated in the coil antenna of the NFC tag 16 of the electronic wristwatch 10 (YES in step S116), the CPU 11 receives the learning content update information and the identification information ID3 of the smartphone 20 transmitted from the smartphone 20 via the NFC tag 16 (step S132).

[0074] Next, the CPU 11 determines whether the identification information of the smartphone 20 (authenticated) registered in advance in the CPU 11 matches the received identification information ID3, i.e., whether the received identification information is update information of the learning content from the pre-registered smartphone 20 (step S134). If the pre-registered identification information and the received identification information ID3 do not match (NO in step S134), the CPU 11 discards the received update information of the learning content and the identification information ID3 and returns to step S130. The CPU 11 then waits until it comes into close proximity with another smartphone 20 having identification information ID3 that matches the pre-registered identification information.

[0075] In this way, the electronic wristwatch 10 automatically discards any received learning content update information if it is not from a pre-registered smartphone 20 (authenticated), so that it is not possible to mistakenly use someone else's learning content update information.

[0076] On the other hand, if the pre-registered identification information matches the received identification information ID3 (YES in step S134), CPU 11 updates the learning content stored therein based on the received learning content update information (step S136). As described above, updating the learning content includes raising the priority of the question in the question order, increasing the number of times the question is asked, deleting words that have already been learned, or adding new learning content in order to have the user re-study words that were answered incorrectly, words that the user did not understand, or words that took a long time to answer. Thereafter, CPU 11 displays on display unit 13 that the learning content update has been completed, and ends the process.

[0077] According to the third embodiment described above, the smartphone 20, which creates aggregated data based on information regarding learning results, sends update information on the learning content to the electronic wristwatch 10 according to the learning progress, learning results, etc., thereby updating the learning content of the electronic wristwatch 10. This allows the user to study efficiently using learning content updated according to the learning progress, learning results, etc.

[0078] Furthermore, according to the third embodiment, update information for the learning content is transmitted to the electronic wristwatch 10 via NFC data communication, so that the learning content can be updated without unintentionally sending or receiving information about the learning results, including personal information, to other devices by mistake.

[0079] In the first and second embodiments described above, if a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for viewing detailed information about the learning content is included when studying on the electronic wristwatch 10 (or tablet terminal 70-i), and the URL is displayed on the display 13 of the electronic wristwatch 10 (or tablet terminal 70-i) and the electronic wristwatch 10 (or tablet terminal 70-i) is brought close to the smartphone 20 (or personal computer 80), the smartphone 20 (or personal computer 80) that receives the URL may obtain the corresponding information via the Internet in accordance with the URL and display it on the display 23. By displaying the information on a smartphone 20 (or personal computer 80) with a relatively large display 23, it is possible to view a large amount of information obtained via the Internet.

[0080] Furthermore, it goes without saying that the detailed configuration and detailed operation of each component of the learning support system 1 in the above embodiment can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes the scope of the invention described in the claims and its equivalents. [Explanation of symbols]

[0081] 1... learning support system, 10... electronic wristwatch, 11, 21... CPU, 12, 22... memory, 13, 23... display unit, 14, 24... operation unit, 15... timing unit, 16... NFC tag, 17... BT communication unit, 20... smartphone, 25... network communication unit, 26... near field communication unit, 27... BT communication unit, 30... network, 31... information providing server, 40... English word, 43... elapsed time, 44... meaning, 54... study time, 60... learning support system, 70-1 to 70-n, 70-i... tablet terminal, 71-i... NFC tag, 80... personal computer, 81... near field communication unit, ID1, ID2, ID3... identification information

Claims

1. An RFID tag for performing short-distance wireless communication with a learning management terminal that manages information related to the user's learning results; A timing unit that measures time; A presentation unit that presents a learning subject for the user to learn; a control unit that writes information on the learning subject presented by the presentation unit and time information on the time spent learning the learning subject, which is clocked by the clock unit, in the RFID tag in association with each other as information on a learning result, and transmits the information on the learning result written in the RFID tag to the learning management terminal via short-range wireless communication using the RFID tag; A learning terminal comprising:

2. the learning subject comprises questions for a user to study the learning subject; The information about the learning subject includes a correct or incorrect answer of the user to the question, The time information regarding the time spent studying the study subject includes an elapsed time until the user answers the question and / or a study time from the start of study by the user to the end of study, the control unit writes, to the RFID tag, a result of whether the user has answered the question correctly and / or a time elapsed until the user answers the question and / or a learning time from the start of learning to the end of learning by the user, in association with each other as information regarding the learning result.

2. The learning terminal according to claim 1,

3. The information regarding the learning results is information for displaying statistical data based on the information regarding the learning results on the learning management terminal.

2. The learning terminal according to claim 1,

4. The control unit is When update information is received from the learning management terminal via short-distance wireless communication using the RFID tag, the content of the learning subject is updated based on the update information.

2. The learning terminal according to claim 1,

5. The control unit is The wireless communication function other than the short-distance wireless communication by the RFID tag is stopped until the user finishes learning about the learning subject.

2. The learning terminal according to claim 1,

6. The learning terminal is a terminal that does not have any communication function other than short-range wireless communication using the RFID tag.

2. The learning terminal according to claim 1,

7. A learning support system including a learning terminal that presents a learning subject to a user, and a learning management terminal that manages information related to the user's learning results, The learning terminal includes: An RFID tag for performing short-range wireless communication with the learning management terminal; A timing unit that measures time; A presentation unit that presents a learning subject for the user to learn; a first control unit that writes information on the learning subject presented by the presentation unit and time information on the time spent learning the learning subject, which is clocked by the clock unit, in the RFID tag in association with each other as information on a learning result, and transmits the information on the learning result written in the RFID tag to the learning management terminal via the short-range wireless communication by the RFID tag; Equipped with The learning management terminal includes: a communication unit for performing the short-range wireless communication between the learning terminal and the RFID tag; A display unit; a second control unit that, when receiving information about the learning result via the short-range wireless communication with the learning terminal, generates statistical data based on the received information about the learning result and displays the generated statistical data on the display unit; Equipped A learning support system comprising:

8. the learning subject comprises questions for a user to study the learning subject; The information about the learning subject includes a correct or incorrect answer of the user to the question, The time information regarding the time spent studying the study subject includes an elapsed time until the user answers the question and / or a study time from the start of study by the user to the end of study.

8. The learning support system according to claim 7.

9. The second control unit is Generate statistical data based on at least one of information on whether the user's answer to the question is correct or incorrect, and the time elapsed until the user answers the question and / or the study time from the start of study to the end of study, which are received by the communication unit as information on the study result, and display the statistical data in a graph on the display unit.

9. The learning support system according to claim 8.

10. the training terminals are terminals owned by a plurality of users each assigned with identification information; The first control unit of the learning terminal, When transmitting information regarding the learning result written in the RFID tag to the learning management terminal via the short-range wireless communication using the RFID tag, transmitting identification information assigned to each user; The second control unit of the learning management terminal, When the information related to the learning result and the identification information are received from each of the learning terminals, the information related to the learning result for each of the plurality of users is identified based on the identification information, statistical data is generated based on the identified information related to the learning result, and the generated statistical data is displayed on the display unit.

8. The learning support system according to claim 7.

11. The second control unit is transmitting update information for updating the content of the learning subject to the learning terminal via the short-range wireless communication by the communication unit; The first control unit is When update information is received from the learning management terminal via the short-range wireless communication using the RFID tag, the content of the learning object is updated based on the update information.

8. The learning support system according to claim 7.

12. A learning support method for managing information on a learning result of a user who has studied on a learning terminal using a learning management terminal, comprising: The learning terminal includes: A step of timing; presenting a learning subject for the user to learn; acquiring information on the presented learning subject and time information on the time spent learning the learning subject as information on a learning result; writing information about the learning result into an RFID tag capable of short-range wireless communication; and transmitting information about the learning result written in the RFID tag to the learning management terminal via the short-distance wireless communication by the RFID tag when the RFID tag comes close to the learning management terminal at a close range. The learning management terminal includes: receiving information about the learning result through the short-distance wireless communication between the RFID tag and the learning terminal when the learning terminal comes into close proximity; generating statistical data based on the received information about the learning results; and displaying the generated statistical data on a display unit. A learning support method comprising:

13. A learning terminal computer including an RFID tag that performs short-range wireless communication and a control unit, A timing function to measure time, A presentation function that presents learning subjects for the user to study; a writing function of writing information on the presented learning object and time information on the time it took to learn the learning object, in association with each other as information on a learning result, into the RFID tag; a transmission function of transmitting information regarding the learning result written in the RFID tag to the learning management terminal via the short-distance wireless communication by the RFID tag when the RFID tag comes close to the learning management terminal; A program to achieve this.

14. A learning management terminal computer includes a communication unit capable of short-distance wireless communication with a learning terminal, and a control unit. a receiving function for receiving, by the control unit, information regarding the learning result transmitted from the learning terminal via short-distance wireless communication by the communication unit upon coming into close proximity with the learning terminal; a display control function of generating statistical data based on the received information on the learning results and displaying the generated statistical data on a display unit; A program to achieve this.

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