Notification system, and notification method

Abstract

To provide a notification system capable of easily improving the convenience of users.SOLUTION: A notification system 100 includes acquisition unit 11 and a processing unit 12. The acquisition unit 11 acquires a piece of first notification information regarding a notification that a portable terminal 3 executes by using a push technique upon request from a notifier. The processing unit 12 is configured to control a notification device 2 to output a piece of second notification information that indicates that the above notification will be performed on at least portable terminal 3 in response to the first notification information acquired by the acquisition unit 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a notification system or the like that, when an event occurs, causes a notification device to output notification information related to the event. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for making a home appliance equipped with a voice input / output function speak by instructing the content and timing of the speech to the home appliance. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-151718 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The present disclosure provides a notification system etc. that can easily improve convenience for users of mobile terminals. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] A notification system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit and a processing unit. The acquisition unit acquires first notification information related to a notification to be performed by a mobile device using push technology in response to a request from a notification source. The processing unit causes a notification device to output second notification information indicating that the notification will be performed by at least the mobile device in response to the first notification information acquired by the acquisition unit.

[0006] In a notification method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a mobile terminal acquires first notification information related to a notification to be performed by the mobile terminal using a push technology in response to a request from a notification source. In the notification method, in response to the acquired first notification information, a notification device is caused to output second notification information indicating that the notification will be performed by at least the mobile terminal. Effect of the Invention

[0007] The notification system and the like according to the present disclosure has the advantage that it is easy to improve convenience for users who use mobile terminals. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration including a notification system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a communication path when the notification source is an operating system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a communication path when the notification source is a management server. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the notification system according to the embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the problem of a mobile terminal. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an advantage of the notification system according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] (Findings on which this disclosure is based) First, the inventor's point of view will be explained below.

[0010] Conventionally, mobile terminals such as smartphones have a function of notifying users of the mobile terminals by so-called push notification. A push notification is a notification that uses push technology, and in response to a request from the notification source, the notification content is displayed on a display provided on the mobile terminal, or an audio message indicating the notification content is output from a speaker provided on the mobile terminal.

[0011] The notification source may be, for example, an operating system of the mobile terminal or an application installed in the mobile terminal. For example, if the notification source is an operating system, when the remaining charge of the battery of the mobile terminal reaches a threshold, the mobile terminal notifies the user that the remaining charge of the battery has reached the threshold by a push notification. Also, for example, if the notification source is an application provided by a social network service (SNS), when the mobile terminal receives a message from another user, the mobile terminal notifies the user that the message from the other user has been received by a push notification.

[0012] Here, the user can appropriately set whether or not to permit push notification. Although there are many users who do not permit push notification, when the push notification is permitted, it is presumed that the contents notified by the push notification are relatively important to the user. However, the user does not always carry the mobile terminal, and when the user does not carry the mobile terminal, the user may not notice the push notification. Thus, with only the push notification of the mobile terminal, there is a problem that the user does not notice the notification that is relatively important to the user, and the convenience of the user is impaired.

[0013] In view of the above, the inventors have created the present disclosure.

[0014] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. However, more detailed explanation than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed explanation of already well-known matters or duplicate explanation of substantially the same configuration may be omitted. This is to avoid the following explanation becoming unnecessarily redundant and to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

[0015] The inventor provides the accompanying drawings and the following description so that those skilled in the art can fully understand the present disclosure, and does not intend for them to limit the subject matter described in the claims.

[0016] (Embodiment) [1-1. Overall composition] First, an overall configuration including a notification system 100 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration including a notification system 100 according to an embodiment. In the embodiment, the notification system 100 is a system that, for example, when a mobile terminal 3 issues a push notification, causes a notification device 2 to at least notify that a push notification will be issued.

[0017] The notification device 2 is a device capable of notifying the user U1 (see FIG. 5, etc., described later) that the mobile terminal 3 will execute a push notification. In the embodiment, the notification by the notification device 2 is performed, for example, by outputting a sound from a speaker. The notification by the notification device 2 may be performed, for example, by displaying a character string or an image on a built-in display, or may be performed by both outputting a sound and displaying it. Furthermore, the notification by the notification device 2 may be performed, for example, by blinking a lighting device such as a backlight or a lamp of a built-in display in a predetermined pattern. The notification by the lighting device may also be performed together with at least one of the above-mentioned outputting a sound and displaying it.

[0018] The notification device 2 is, for example, a device installed in a facility where the user U1 lives, and is a device having the above-mentioned audio output function or display function. In the embodiment, the notification device 2 is a home appliance. Specifically, the notification device 2 may include, for example, a smart speaker, a television receiver, a lighting fixture, a pet camera, an intercom master unit, an intercom slave unit, an air conditioner, or a robot vacuum cleaner. The notification device 2 may be, for example, a portable information device owned by the user U1, such as a portable television receiver, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a laptop personal computer.

[0019] The notification device 2 includes an instruction acquisition unit 21 and an output unit 22. In the embodiment, the notification device 2 includes a processor and a memory, and the notification device 2 realizes each of its components by causing the processor to execute a computer program stored in the memory.

[0020] The instruction acquisition unit 21 acquires an instruction to output second notification information (described later) from the notification system 100. In the embodiment, the instruction acquisition unit 21 acquires an instruction included in an instruction signal by receiving the instruction signal transmitted from the notification system 100 via a network such as the Internet (hereinafter simply referred to as "network").

[0021] When the instruction acquisition unit 21 acquires an instruction, the output unit 22 outputs the second notification information. For example, if the notification device 2 has an audio output function, the output unit 22 accesses a sound source URL (Uniform Resource Locator) included in the instruction to download an audio message, and plays the audio message to output the second notification information. The output unit 22 may play the audio message included in the instruction. If various audio messages are stored in advance in the memory of the notification device 2, the output unit 22 may read out and play a corresponding audio message from the memory in accordance with the instruction. If the notification device 2 has a function of automatically generating audio, the output unit 22 may generate and play a corresponding audio message in accordance with the instruction.

[0022] Also, for example, if the notification device 2 has a display function, the output unit 22 outputs the second notification information by displaying a character string or an image, etc., included in the instruction on a display. Note that, if various character strings or images, etc., are stored in advance in the memory of the notification device 2, the output unit 22 may read out the corresponding character strings or images, etc., from the memory in accordance with the instruction and display them on the display. Also, if the notification device 2 has a function to automatically generate a character string or an image, etc., the output unit 22 may generate the corresponding character string or image, etc., in accordance with the instruction and display it on the display.

[0023] The mobile terminal 3 is a mobile terminal carried by the user U1, such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a laptop-type personal computer. The mobile terminal 3 has a function of sending a notification using push technology in response to a request from a notification source. In other words, the mobile terminal 3 has a function of executing a push notification. Here, the notification source is an operating system 31 (see FIG. 2 described later) of the mobile terminal 3, an application 33 (see FIG. 3 described later) installed in the mobile terminal 3, or a management server 4 (see FIG. 3 described later) that manages the application 33, etc.

[0024] When the notification source is the operating system 31, the mobile terminal 3 executes a push notification regarding information related to functions of the mobile terminal 3, such as the remaining battery charge of the mobile terminal 3. In this case, for example, a message such as "Battery charge is now at 20%" is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 3.

[0025] When the notification source is the application 33 or the management server 4, the mobile terminal 3 executes a push notification of information related to the application 33. For example, when the application 33 is an application provided by an SNS service, the mobile terminal 3, upon receiving a message from another user U1, notifies the user U1 by push notification that a message from the other user U1 has been received. In this case, for example, a message such as "A message has arrived from XX" is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 3. In addition, in this case, for example, part of the content of the received message may be displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 3.

[0026] The management server 4 is a server operated by a business operator that provides the application 33, and manages the application 33. In the embodiment, the application 33 is used by one user U1, but if there are multiple users U1 who use the application 33, the management server 4 manages the application 33 for each user U1. In the example shown in Fig. 3, which will be described later, there is only one management server 4, but if multiple types of applications 33 are installed on the mobile terminal 3, there will be a management server 4 for each application 33.

[0027] When an event related to the application 33 occurs, the management server 4 transmits to the mobile terminal 3 a notification instruction signal instructing the mobile terminal 3 to execute a push notification regarding information related to the application 33. For example, when the application 33 is an application provided by an SNS service, the management server 4 transmits a notification instruction signal to the mobile terminal 3 when an event occurs that a message from another user U1 has been received.

[0028] [1-2. Notification system] Next, details of the notification system 100 will be described. As shown in Fig. 1, the notification system 100 includes an acquisition unit 11, a processing unit 12, and a storage unit 13. Note that, although the notification system 100 includes the storage unit 13 in the embodiment, the storage unit 13 does not have to be a component of the notification system 100.

[0029] In the embodiment, notification system 100 is realized by server 1. Server 1 has a processor and a memory, and realizes each configuration of notification system 100 by executing a computer program stored in the memory with the processor. In the embodiment, the memory is storage unit 13.

[0030] The notification system 100 is configured to be capable of communicating with a notification device 2, a mobile terminal 3, and a management server 4 via a network. In the example shown in Fig. 1, there is one each of the notification device 2 and the mobile terminal 3, but there may be multiple each of them.

[0031] The acquisition unit 11 acquires the first notification information. The first notification information is information related to a notification that the mobile terminal 3 executes using push technology in response to a request from a notification source. In other words, the first notification information is information related to a push notification that the mobile terminal 3 executes. In the embodiment, the acquisition unit 11 acquires the first notification information through a communication path according to the notification source of the push notification. Specifically, the acquisition unit 11 acquires the first notification information through one of the two communication paths shown below. Note that the acquisition unit 11 may acquire the first notification information through a communication path other than the two communication paths shown below.

[0032] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a communication path (first communication path) when the notification source is the operating system 31. In the example shown in FIG. 2, a notification application 32 installed in the mobile terminal 3 monitors the occurrence of a push notification request from the operating system 31. In the example shown in FIG. 2, a push notification request is generated from the operating system 31 indicating that the remaining battery level has dropped to a threshold value (here, 20%). Then, when the notification application 32 detects the occurrence of the request, it causes the mobile terminal 3 to transmit a signal including information indicating the contents of the push notification to the server 1 (notification system 100). By receiving the signal, the acquisition unit 11 acquires information indicating the contents of the push notification (first notification information).

[0033] The notification application 32 is, for example, an application provided by a business operator that operates the notification system 100. The user U1 performs a setting to grant authority to detect a push notification request from the operating system 31, for example, by using a UI (User Interface) provided by the notification application 32. This enables the acquisition unit 11 to acquire the first notification information via the first communication path.

[0034] Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a communication path (second communication path) when the notification source is the management server 4. In the example shown in Fig. 3, the management server 4 transmits to the server 1 (notification system 100) a notification instruction signal that is the same as the notification instruction signal transmitted to the mobile terminal 3. The acquisition unit 11 receives the notification instruction signal, thereby acquiring information (first notification information) indicating the contents of the push notification included in the notification instruction signal.

[0035] The user U1 performs settings for transmitting a notification instruction signal from the management server 4 to the server 1 by linking the account of the user U1 in the management server 4 with the account of the user U1 in the server 1, for example, using a UI provided by the notification application 32 or a UI provided by the application 33. This enables the acquisition unit 11 to acquire the first notification information via the second communication path.

[0036] The processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output, in response to the first notification information acquired by the acquisition unit 11, second notification information indicating that a notification (push notification) will be performed at least on the mobile terminal 3. In the embodiment, the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output the second notification information by transmitting an instruction signal to the notification device 2 via a network. In the embodiment, the processing unit 12 transmits the instruction signal including a sound source URL to the notification device 2. The sound source URL is a URL that can be accessed to download a voice message. That is, in the embodiment, the output of the instruction to the notification device 2 corresponds to the transmission of the sound source URL.

[0037] Specifically, the processing unit 12 causes a voice synthesis system (not shown) to generate a voice message to be played back on the notification device 2, and stores the generated voice message and a sound source URL linked to the voice message in a notification database (not shown). The voice synthesis system acquires a character string indicating the notification content and parameters for the sound source to be used from the notification system 100 via a network, and generates a voice message by synthesizing a voice using the acquired character string and parameters. The notification database is a storage device that stores various voice messages transmitted from the notification system 100 via a network, linked to the sound source URL. The notification database is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory, but is not particularly limited and any known means for storing electronic information can be used.

[0038] Then, the processing unit 12 transmits the sound source URL to the notification device 2 via the network, thereby outputting an instruction to the notification device 2 to output the voice message to the notification device 2. Furthermore, when an existing voice message exists in the notification database, the processing unit 12 reads out a sound source URL corresponding to the voice message from the notification database without causing the voice synthesis system to generate the voice message, and transmits the read sound source URL to the notification device 2.

[0039] The processing unit 12 may, for example, include a voice message in the instruction signal and transmit it to the notification device 2. Furthermore, for example, when various voice messages are stored in advance in the memory of the notification device 2, or when the notification device 2 has a function of automatically generating voice messages, the processing unit 12 may also include a command specifying a voice message to be played back by the notification device 2 in the instruction signal and transmit it to the notification device 2.

[0040] In the embodiment, the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output the second notification information according to any one of the four output modes shown below. Note that the processing unit 12 may cause the notification device 2 to output the second notification information in an output mode other than the four output modes shown below. In addition, the user U1 can appropriately set in which of the output modes shown below the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output the second notification information, for example, by using a UI provided by the notification application 32 or a UI provided by the application 33.

[0041] In the first output mode, the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output second notification information including the same content as that notified by the push notification on the mobile terminal 3. For example, assume that the application 33 is a disaster prevention application, and the content of the push notification indicates that an earthquake of seismic intensity 3 has occurred. In this case, the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output, as the second notification information, a voice message such as "This is from a disaster prevention app. An earthquake of seismic intensity 3 has occurred." Note that the second notification information does not need to include the name of the application 33 that is the notification source. The first output mode may also be adopted when the notification source is the operating system 31.

[0042] The second output mode may be adopted when the notification source is the application 33 or the management server 4. In the second output mode, the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output second notification information that includes the name of the application 33 that is the notification source and does not include the content of the notification (push notification). For example, it is assumed that the name of the application 33 is "Message App" and the content of the push notification is a message saying "Tomorrow's business meeting with XX Company, please meet at the XX Company building at 2:00 p.m." In this case, the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output, for example, a voice message saying "You have received a message from the message app" as the second notification information.

[0043] The third output mode, like the second output mode, can be adopted when the notification source is the application 33 or the management server 4. In the third output mode, the processing unit 12 converts the name of the application 33 to another name, and causes the notification device 2 to output second notification information that includes the converted other name and does not include the content of the notification (push notification). The other name can be appropriately set by the user U1 using, for example, a UI provided by the notification application 32 or a UI provided by the application 33.

[0044] For example, assume that the application 33 is an application that manages menstrual cycles and has a name of "Menstrual Cycle Management App." In this case, the processing unit 12 converts the name of the application to a name (here, "Mr. Rabbit") previously set by the user U1, and causes the notification device 2 to output second notification information including the converted other name as the notification source. In this case, the notification device 2 outputs a voice message saying "This is a notification from Mr. Rabbit."

[0045] The fourth output manner may be adopted regardless of whether the notification source is the operating system 31, the application 33, or the management server 4. The fourth output manner may be adopted when the first notification information includes the importance of the content of the notification (push notification) on the mobile terminal 3. Here, the importance may be a default value preset for each content of the notification on the mobile terminal 3. The importance may also be appropriately set by the user U1 using, for example, a UI provided by the operating system 31, a UI provided by the notification application 32, or a UI provided by the application 33.

[0046] In the fourth output mode, the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output the second notification information according to the importance included in the first notification information acquired by the acquisition unit 11. For example, if the importance included in the first notification information is less than a preset threshold, the processing unit 12 does not cause the notification device 2 to output the second notification information. On the other hand, if the importance included in the first notification information is equal to or greater than the threshold, the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output the second notification information.

[0047] The storage unit 13 is a storage device that stores information (such as computer programs) necessary for the processor of the notification system 100 to perform various controls. The storage unit 13 is realized, for example, by a semiconductor memory, but is not particularly limited and any known means for storing electronic information can be used. The storage unit 13 stores, for example, instruction data included in an instruction signal transmitted to the notification device 2.

[0048] [2. Operation] Hereinafter, the operation of notification system 100 according to the embodiment (that is, the notification method) will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of notification system 100 according to the embodiment.

[0049] First, the acquisition unit 11 acquires the first notification information (S1). As already described, when acquiring the first notification information via the first communication path, the acquisition unit 11 acquires the first notification information by receiving a signal including information indicating the contents of the push notification transmitted from the mobile terminal 3. When acquiring the first notification information via the second communication path, the acquisition unit 11 acquires the first notification information by receiving a notification instruction signal transmitted from the management server 4.

[0050] Next, the processing unit 12 transmits an instruction signal including an instruction to the notification device 2 via the network in response to the first notification information acquired by the acquisition unit 11, that is, outputs an instruction (S2). The notification device 2 that has received the instruction signal outputs the second notification information in accordance with the instruction included in the instruction signal. As already described, the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output the second notification information in accordance with any one of the first output mode, the second output mode, the third output mode, and the fourth output mode.

[0051] [3. Advantages, etc.] The advantages of the notification system 100 (notification method) according to the embodiment will be described below. Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the problem of the mobile terminal 3. In Fig. 5, the solid line between the mobile terminal 3 and the user U1 indicates that the location of the mobile terminal 3 is different from the location of the user U1. In the example shown in Fig. 5, the mobile terminal 3 executes a push notification indicating that the remaining battery power has reached a threshold value.

[0052] 5, a message indicating the contents of the push notification is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 3. However, when the user U1 is in a location away from the mobile terminal 3 (that is, when the user U1 does not have the mobile terminal 3), the user U1 cannot notice the push notification executed on the mobile terminal 3. In particular, when the push notification is relatively important to the user U1, there is a problem that the convenience for the user U1 is impaired.

[0053] In contrast, in the notification system 100 (notification method) according to the embodiment, when the mobile terminal 3 acquires first notification information related to a notification (push notification) executed using push technology, the notification device 2 is caused to output second notification information indicating that the notification will be executed at least on the mobile terminal 3 in accordance with the acquired first notification information. Therefore, in the notification system 100 (notification method) according to the embodiment, when the mobile terminal 3 executes a notification using push technology, the notification device 2 notifies that the notification exists, which has the advantage that the user U1 is more likely to notice that a notification will be executed on the mobile terminal 3, and this makes it easier to improve the convenience for the user U1.

[0054] Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram of advantages of the notification system 100 (notification method) according to the embodiment. In Fig. 6, the solid lines between the mobile terminal 3 and the user U1 and notification device 2 indicate that the location of the mobile terminal 3 is different from the location of the user U1 and the notification device 2. In the example shown in Fig. 6, similar to the example shown in Fig. 5, the mobile terminal 3 executes a push notification indicating that the remaining battery power has reached a threshold value.

[0055] As shown in Fig. 6, in the notification system 100 (notification method) according to the embodiment, when the mobile terminal 3 issues a push notification indicating that the remaining battery level has reached a threshold, a voice message indicating the same content as the push notification is output from the notification device 2 as second notification information. Therefore, even if the user U1 does not have the mobile terminal 3, the user U1 can notice that the push notification has been executed on the mobile terminal 3. In particular, when the push notification is relatively important to the user U1, the user U1 can quickly respond to the push notification, which has the advantage of making it easier to improve the convenience of the user U1.

[0056] 6, the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output, as the second notification information, a voice message indicating the content of the push notification executed by the mobile terminal 3, but is not limited to this. For example, the processing unit 12 can be expected to have the effect of easily improving the convenience of the user U1 simply by causing the notification device 2 to output, as the second notification information, a voice message indicating that the mobile terminal 3 will execute a push notification.

[0057] (Modification) As described above, the embodiments have been described as examples of the technology disclosed in this application. However, the technology in this disclosure is not limited to these, and can be applied to embodiments in which modifications, substitutions, additions, omissions, etc. are appropriately made. In addition, it is also possible to combine the components described in the above embodiments to create new embodiments.

[0058] Therefore, modifications of the embodiment will be exemplified below.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the notification system 100 may be realized by a device other than the server 1. For example, the notification system 100 may be realized by the notification device 2. In other words, the notification device 2 may be equipped with the notification system 100. In this aspect, it is only necessary for the notification device 2 to be able to communicate with the mobile terminal 3 or the management server 4 without going through the server 1. Also, in this aspect, the server 1 is not necessary.

[0060] Also, for example, in the above embodiment, notification system 100 is realized as a single device, but may be realized by multiple devices. When notification system 100 is realized by multiple devices, the components of notification system 100 may be distributed in any way among the multiple devices. For example, some of the components of notification system 100 in the above embodiment may be provided in the facility where user U1 resides. In other words, the present disclosure may be realized by cloud computing or edge computing.

[0061] Also, for example, in the above embodiment, all or some of the components of the notification system 100 in the present disclosure may be configured with dedicated hardware, or may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each component. Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a semiconductor memory.

[0062] Furthermore, the components of the notification system 100 of the present disclosure may be configured with one or more electronic circuits. Each of the one or more electronic circuits may be a general-purpose circuit or a dedicated circuit.

[0063] The one or more electronic circuits may include, for example, a semiconductor device, an integrated circuit (IC), or a large scale integration (LSI). The IC or LSI may be integrated into one chip or into multiple chips. Here, the IC or LSI is referred to as an IC or LSI, but the name may vary depending on the degree of integration, and may be called a system LSI, a very large scale integration (VLSI), or an ultra large scale integration (ULSI). Also, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) that is programmed after the LSI is manufactured can be used for the same purpose.

[0064] In addition, the general or specific aspects of the present disclosure may be realized as a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, or a computer program. Alternatively, the present disclosure may be realized as a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium such as an optical disk, HDD, or semiconductor memory in which the computer program is stored. For example, the present disclosure may be realized as a program for causing a computer to execute the notification method in the above-mentioned embodiment. In addition, the program may be recorded on a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or may be distributed via a communication channel such as the Internet.

[0065] As described above, the embodiments have been described as examples of the technology in the present disclosure. For this purpose, the attached drawings and detailed description have been provided.

[0066] Therefore, among the components described in the attached drawings and detailed description, not only are there components essential for solving the problem, but there may also be components that are not essential for solving the problem in order to illustrate the above technology. Therefore, the fact that such non-essential components are described in the attached drawings or detailed description should not be interpreted as immediately indicating that such non-essential components are essential.

[0067] Furthermore, since the above-described embodiments are intended to illustrate the technology in the present disclosure, various modifications, substitutions, additions, omissions, and the like can be made within the scope of the claims or their equivalents.

[0068] (summary) As described above, the notification system 100 according to the first aspect includes the acquisition unit 11 and the processing unit 12. The acquisition unit 11 acquires first notification information related to a notification to be performed by the mobile terminal 3 using push technology in response to a request from a notification source. In response to the first notification information acquired by the acquisition unit 11, the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output second notification information indicating that the notification will be performed at least on the mobile terminal 3.

[0069] According to this, when the mobile terminal 3 sends a notification using push technology, the notification device 2 notifies the user that a notification is available, which has the advantage that the user U1 is more likely to notice that a notification is being sent to the mobile terminal 3, making it easier to improve convenience for the user U1.

[0070] In the notification system 100 according to the second embodiment, the notification source is the operating system 31 of the mobile terminal 3 in the first embodiment.

[0071] This has the advantage that the user U1 can easily notice notifications from the operating system 31 of the mobile terminal 3, which makes it easier to improve convenience for the user U1.

[0072] In the notification system 100 according to the third aspect, the notification source is the application 33 installed in the mobile terminal 3 or the management server 4 that manages the application 33 in the first aspect.

[0073] This has the advantage that the user U1 can easily notice notifications from the applications 33 installed in the mobile terminal 3, which makes it easier to improve convenience for the user U1.

[0074] In addition, in the notification system 100 according to the fourth aspect, in the third aspect, the processing unit 12 causes the notification device 2 to output second notification information that includes the name of the application 33 that is the source of the notification and does not include the content of the notification.

[0075] This has the advantage that the user U1 can easily notice notifications from the application 33 installed on the mobile terminal 3 while concealing the user U1's private information, which further improves the convenience for the user U1.

[0076] In addition, in the notification system 100 according to the fifth aspect, in the third aspect, the processing unit 12 converts the name of the application 33 to another name and causes the notification device 2 to output second notification information that includes the converted other name and does not include the content of the notification.

[0077] This has the advantage that even if private information of user U1 can be inferred from the name of application 33, user U1 will be more likely to notice notifications from application 33 installed on the mobile terminal 3 while concealing the private information of user U1, which makes it easier to further improve convenience for user U1.

[0078] In the notification system 100 according to the sixth aspect, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the first notification information includes the importance of the content of the notification at the mobile terminal 3. The processing unit 12 determines whether or not to cause the notification device 2 to output the second notification information, depending on the importance included in the first notification information acquired by the acquisition unit 11.

[0079] According to this, only notifications that are relatively important to the user U1 are sent from the notification device 2, which has the advantage that the inconvenience to the user U1 is reduced compared to when all notifications are sent from the notification device 2, and it is easy to further improve the convenience for the user U1.

[0080] In addition, in a notification method according to a seventh aspect, first notification information regarding a notification to be executed by the mobile terminal 3 using a push technology in response to a request from a notification source is acquired (S1). In this notification method, in response to the acquired first notification information, second notification information indicating that the notification will be executed at least by the mobile terminal 3 is output to the notification device 2 (S2).

[0081] According to this, when the mobile terminal 3 sends a notification using push technology, the notification device 2 notifies the user that a notification is available, which has the advantage that the user U1 is more likely to notice that a notification is being sent to the mobile terminal 3, making it easier to improve convenience for the user U1. [Industrial Applicability]

[0082] The present disclosure is applicable to a system in which a mobile terminal notifies a user of a notification using push technology. [Explanation of symbols]

[0083] 1 Server 11 Acquisition Department 12 Processing section 13 Storage section 2 Notification device 21 Instruction acquisition part 22 Output section 3. Mobile devices 31 Operating Systems 32 Notification Applications 33 Applications 4 Management Server 100 Notification System U1 User

Claims

1. an acquisition unit that acquires first notification information regarding a notification to be executed by the mobile terminal using a push technology in response to a request from a notification source; and a processing unit that outputs, to a notification device, second notification information indicating that the notification will be performed at least on the mobile terminal in response to the first notification information acquired by the acquisition unit. Notification system.

2. The notification source is the operating system of the mobile device. The notification system of claim 1 .

3. The notification source is an application installed on the mobile terminal or a management server that manages the application. The notification system of claim 1 .

4. the processing unit causes the notification device to output the second notification information, the second notification information including a name of the application that is the notification source and not including content of the notification. The notification system of claim 3.

5. the processing unit converts a name of the application to another name, and causes the notification device to output the second notification information that includes the converted another name and does not include the content of the notification. The notification system of claim 3.

6. The first notification information includes a level of importance of the content of the notification on the mobile terminal, the processing unit determines whether or not to cause the notification device to output the second notification information, depending on the importance level included in the first notification information acquired by the acquisition unit. A notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. Obtaining first notification information regarding a notification to be executed by the mobile terminal using push technology in response to a request from a notification source; outputting, to a notification device, second notification information indicating that the notification will be performed at least on the mobile terminal in response to the acquired first notification information; Notification method.

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