Information recommendation apparatus and information recommendation system

Abstract

An information recommendation apparatus has recommendation means of selecting and recommending contents coincident with or similar to conditions input by condition input means of inputting the conditions represented by predetermined items and attribute values corresponding thereto designated through the terminal of a user via the Internet, from among contents formed of plural pieces of data having plural items and attribute values corresponding thereto and stored in a content database in which the contents are registered by registration means, wherein the recommended contents are output to the terminal by output means via the Internet.

1 . An information recommendation apparatus comprising:
 recommendation means of selecting and recommending contents coincident with or similar to conditions input by condition input means of inputting said conditions represented by predetermined items and attribute values corresponding thereto, from among contents formed of plural pieces of data having plural items and attribute values corresponding thereto and stored in a content database in which said contents are registered by registration means, wherein   said recommended contents are output by output means, and   said conditions input to said condition input means are conditions extracted by condition extraction means of automatically extracting said conditions.   
   
   
       2 . An information recommendation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the conditions to be input to said condition input means are those extracted on the basis of contents registered in the past by a user who will receive recommendation. 
   
   
       3 . An information recommendation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the characteristic of each item of said user is obtained by calculation each time said user registers said data. 
   
   
       4 . An information recommendation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the conditions to be input to said condition input means are extracted on the basis of contents recommended in the past to a user who is attempting to receive recommendation or on the basis of contents recommended to and specified by said user. 
   
   
       5 . An information recommendation apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the characteristic of each item of said user is obtained by calculation by characteristic calculation means each time said user receives recommendation or each time said user receives recommendation and specifies the contents. 
   
   
       6 . An information recommendation apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein, when said conditions are extracted from said contents, said conditions having tendencies opposite to those of said contents are extracted. 
   
   
       7 . An information recommendation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said condition input means inputs said externally input conditions and said automatically extracted conditions, and
 said recommendation means selects contents coincident with or similar to said automatically extracted conditions from only said contents conforming to said externally input conditions and recommend said selected contents.   
   
   
       8 . An information recommendation apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein, when said conditions are extracted from said contents, said conditions having tendencies opposite to those of said contents are extracted.