Patent ID: 8572116
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A recommendation system connectable with a user's terminal, having: article list storing unit storing, corresponding to identification information of each category, an article list including multiple pieces of identification information of article sections associated with said category, the recommendation system comprising: input unit which receives an image containing at least one article, from the terminal, thereby to achieve input of the image; article recognizing unit which analyzes the input image to recognize an article section according to the article contained in the image; category specifying unit which refers to the article list storing unit to specify a category corresponding to the input image on the basis of the recognized article section; article information extracting unit which extracts from the article list storing unit, identification information of an article section except for the recognized article section among article sections associated with the specified category; and output unit which outputs information corresponding to the extracted identification information of the article section.