Patent ID: 8613023
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processor for supporting content processing for a recommended user having a known viewing history, based on a viewing history of each of a plurality of users, the processor comprising: a user's viewing history counter which counts the viewing history of each of the plurality of users; a similar user's viewing history counter which retrieves user information representing at least one similar user, whose viewing history includes selections similar to the viewing history of the recommended user, and counts the viewing history of the similar user of content other than the selections of the recommended user; a collaborative filtering processor which categorizes content recommendation information based on the viewing history information or operational information of the similar user, by counting up a number of times the similar user has viewed or reserved each content based on the viewing history of the similar user not counting the viewing history of the recommended user, in a collaborative filtering matrix, to obtain a matching number for each content indicating the number of similar users who have viewed or reserved the same content as the recommended user, and viewing history information or operational information which represents a group of hit programs obtained based on a search condition for realizing the search topic set by the recommended user in the collaborative filtering matrix, in which the counts of the viewing history information or operational information are mapped in association with each content per user excluding content already reserved by the recommended user, thereby executing the collaborative filtering process; and an information creator which creates content recommendation information including a selection of recommended programs to be provided to the recommended user, based on a result of the filtering process, wherein the information creator creates the content recommendation information to be provided to the recommended user and representing a recommendation list including contents which are selected in order based on the matching number.