Event notification device, event notification method, program, and recording medium
First Claim
1. An event notification device comprising:
- a notification event detection unit that detects an event to be notified to a user and outputs notification data;
a stimulus control unit that outputs stimulus presentation data for providing control for presenting a stimulus to the user until the stimulus control unit receives the notification data, and outputs stimulus removal data for providing control for removing the presented stimulus after the stimulus control unit receives the notification data;
a stimulus presentation unit that presents the stimulus upon receipt of the stimulus presentation data and removes the presented stimulus upon receipt of the stimulus removal data; and
a transmission unit that transmits presentation and removal of the stimulus to the user, whereinthe stimulus presentation data provides control for presenting the stimulus to the user while increasing the stimulus gradually.
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Abstract
Provided is an event notification device capable of notifying an event with excellent immediacy without giving a shock or a sense of discomfort to a user. The event notification device 10 of the present invention includes: a notification event detection unit 11 that detects an event to be notified to a user and outputs notification data a; a stimulus control unit 12 that outputs stimulus presentation data b for providing control for presenting a stimulus to the user until the stimulus control unit receives the notification data a, and outputs stimulus removal data c for providing control for removing the presented stimulus after the stimulus control unit receives the notification data a; a stimulus presentation unit 13 that presents the stimulus upon receipt of the stimulus presentation data b and removes the presented stimulus upon receipt of the stimulus removal data c; and a transmission unit 14 that transmits presentation and removal of the stimulus to the user.
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1. An event notification device comprising:
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a notification event detection unit that detects an event to be notified to a user and outputs notification data; a stimulus control unit that outputs stimulus presentation data for providing control for presenting a stimulus to the user until the stimulus control unit receives the notification data, and outputs stimulus removal data for providing control for removing the presented stimulus after the stimulus control unit receives the notification data; a stimulus presentation unit that presents the stimulus upon receipt of the stimulus presentation data and removes the presented stimulus upon receipt of the stimulus removal data; and a transmission unit that transmits presentation and removal of the stimulus to the user, wherein the stimulus presentation data provides control for presenting the stimulus to the user while increasing the stimulus gradually. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An event notification method comprising:
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an event notification preparation step of preparing for event notification by presenting a stimulus to a user until an event to be notified to the user occurs; and an event notification step of notifying the event to the user by removing the stimulus being presented to the user when the event occurs, the event notification step being performed by a stimulus control unit that outputs stimulus removal data for providing control for removing the stimulus after the stimulus control unit receives notification data indicating that the event to be notified has occurred, wherein the event notification preparation step comprises presenting the stimulus to the user while gradually increasing the stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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