Information processing apparatus and method, computer program thereof, and recording medium

Abstract

An information processing apparatus is provided in which a first record control means controls record of user presence time information indicating time in which a user was present within a predetermined range around a display means displaying content, based on an output from a sensor detecting the user; a second record control means controls record of operation history information including content specifying information for specifying the content as target of operation, operation content information for indicating content of operation related to display of the content by the user, and operation time information for indicating time of the operation; and an audience-quality constituent item calculation means calculates an audience-quality constituent item constituting audience quality which indicates quality of content watched by the user, based on the recorded user presence time information and operation history information.

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         11 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
 a processor configured to:
 receive sensor data; 
 create user profile information based on first information and the sensor data including time series information, the first information includes operation history information for one or more contents using a device terminal; and 
 provide recommended information using the created user profile information to device terminal. 
   
     
     
         12 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the time series information includes user presence time information indicating a time at which a user enters a range of a display of the device terminal. 
     
     
         13 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the operation history information includes:
 content specifying information for specifying the content as a target of operation,   operation content information for indicating a content of operation, the content of operation related to a display of the content, and   operation time information for indicating a time of the operation.   
     
     
         14 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising a record controller configured for:
 acquiring the content specifying information,   acquiring EPG information containing a broadcast start time and a broadcast end time of the content, and   controlling a recording of the EPG information.   
     
     
         15 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a calculating unit configured for calculating audience-quality constituent item according to the user presence time information, the operation history information, and the EPG information.   
     
     
         16 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising an audience quality generation unit configured for generating data of audience quality according to a value of the audience-quality constituent item. 
     
     
         17 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the audience quality generation unit is further configured for storing the data of the audience quality into an audience quality database, and the data of the audience quality stored in the audience quality database is transmitted to another apparatus via a network at a preset timing. 
     
     
         18 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 17 , further comprising a deletion unit configured for deleting unnecessary information among the user presence time information, operation history information, EPG information, and information of the audience quality database. 
     
     
         19 . A computer-implemented information processing method comprising the following operations performed by at least one processor:
 receiving sensor data;   creating user profile information based on first information and the sensor data including time series information, the first information includes operation history information for one or more contents using a device terminal; and   providing recommended information using the created user profile information to device terminal.   
     
     
         20 . The computer-implemented information processing method of  claim 19 , wherein the time series information includes user presence time information indicating a time at which a user enters a range of a display of the device terminal. 
     
     
         21 . The computer-implemented information processing method of  claim 19 , wherein the operation history information includes:
 content specifying information for specifying the content as a target of operation;   operation content information for indicating a content of operation, the content of operation related to a display of the content; and   operation time information for indicating a time of the operation.   
     
     
         22 . The computer-implemented information processing method of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 acquiring the content specifying information;   acquiring EPG information containing a broadcast start time and a broadcast end time of the content; and   controlling a recording of the EPG information.   
     
     
         23 . The computer-implemented information processing method of  claim 22 , further comprising:
 calculating audience-quality constituent item according to the user presence time information, the operation history information, and the EPG information.   
     
     
         24 . The computer-implemented information processing method of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 generating data of audience quality according to a value of the audience-quality constituent item.   
     
     
         25 . The computer-implemented information processing method of  claim 24 , further comprising:
 storing the data of the audience quality into an audience quality database; and   transmitting the data of the audience quality stored in the audience quality database to another apparatus via a network at a preset timing.   
     
     
         26 . The computer-implemented information processing method of  claim 25 , further comprising:
 deleting unnecessary information among the user presence time information, operation history information, EPG information, and information of the audience quality database.   
     
     
         27 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the processor to perform an information processing method comprising:
 receiving sensor data;   creating user profile information based on first information and the sensor data including time series information, the first information includes operation history information for one or more contents using a device terminal; and   providing recommended information using the created user profile information to device terminal.   
     
     
         28 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 27 , wherein the time series information includes user presence time information indicating a time at which a user enters a range of a display of the device terminal. 
     
     
         29 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 28 , wherein the operation history information includes:
 content specifying information for specifying the content as a target of operation,   operation content information for indicating a content of operation, the content of operation related to a display of the content, and   operation time information for indicating a time of the operation.   
     
     
         30 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 acquiring the content specifying information;   acquiring EPG information containing a broadcast start time and a broadcast end time of the content; and   controlling a recording of the EPG information.