Patent ID: 8433595
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. An information providing system implemented on a computer having a processor and a memory coupled to said processor, comprising: a store information storage unit in which store information regarding individual stores is stored; a store evaluation information storage unit in which store evaluation information (E) for the respective stores is stored, said store evaluation information (E) includes store IDs to specify the respective stores and evaluation values of the respective stores with respect to specified feature items defined in advance; a user taste information storage unit in which user taste information (T) for various users is stored, said user taste information (T) includes user IDs to specify the respective users and taste values of the respective users with respect to said feature items; and a store information providing unit for providing store information when a provision request of store information coincident with a specified retrieval condition is received from a user, said store information providing unit selecting store information coincident with the retrieval condition and suitable for the user, by comparing user taste information (T) of the user stored in the user taste information storage unit with store evaluation information (E) with respect to various stores which is stored in the store evaluation information storage unit, extracting the selected store information from the store information storage unit, and providing the extracted store information to a terminal device of the user, wherein at least some of said units use said processor: a personal satisfaction information recording unit for, when a plurality of users utilize a specified store as a group, accumulating and recording personal satisfaction information including group composition information to specify users who compose the group, user IDs to specify individual users, and personal satisfaction degrees of the users; and a satisfaction degree ratio calculating unit for calculating a satisfaction degree ratio of respective users under a specified group utilization condition of a specified group that utilizes a store based on all or a part of the personal satisfaction information recorded in the personal satisfaction information recording unit; wherein the store information providing unit, when receiving a provision request of store information under the specified group utilization condition, extracts store information suitable for individual users pertaining to the specified group utilization condition, respectively, as candidates and selects and provides store information among the candidates in compliance with the satisfaction degree ratio under the specified group utilization condition.