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Patent US8170003 - Content recommendation system and method, and communication terminal device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA content recommendation system includes first and second communication devices which are connected to each other and in which content recommendation information is transmitted and received between both devices. The first communication device includes a storage section for storing pieces of content recommendation...http://www.google.com/patents/US8170003?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8170003 - Content recommendation system and method, and communication terminal deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8170003 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/390,737Publication dateMay 1, 2012Filing dateMar 28, 2006Priority dateMar 28, 2005Also published asCN1842014A, CN100588159C, US20060250994Publication number11390737, 390737, US 8170003 B2, US 8170003B2, US-B2-8170003, US8170003 B2, US8170003B2InventorsToru Sasaki, Yoichiro Sako, Toshiro Terauchi, Makoto Inoue, Mitsuru Takehara, Kosei Yamashita, Yasushi Miyajima, Takatoshi Nakamura, Masafumi Matsuda, Masamichi AsukaiOriginal AssigneeSony CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (32), Referenced by (1), Classifications (11), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetContent recommendation system and method, and communication terminal device
US 8170003 B2Abstract
A content recommendation system includes first and second communication devices which are connected to each other and in which content recommendation information is transmitted and received between both devices. The first communication device includes a storage section for storing pieces of content recommendation information to be transmitted, a selecting section for selecting a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted from the storage section, and a transmitting section for transmitting the selected piece of content recommendation information. The second communication device includes a receiving section for receiving the piece of content recommendation information transmitted from the first communication device, and a storage section for storing the received piece of content recommendation information.
The present invention contains subject matter related to Japanese Patent Application JP 2005-090696 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Mar. 28, 2005, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
However, in many cases, so-called “direct mail” from dealers that use the Internet to sell goods, such as content data, may be annoyance for users. In addition, in most cases, provision of information from dealers is performed as a part of goods-sales activities. For users, the provision of information may be provision of unnecessary information, and the reliability of the information may be questionable.
The terminal device of the above embodiment is of a so-called “portable type”, as described above. The terminal device has reduced size and weight, and can be carried, with it put in a location such as a pocket of user's clothes or a bag. Accordingly, also in a place such as a location where the user is out, various types of content, such as music and images, can be played back for use.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal device to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied;
Devices and methods according to embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Transmission and Reception of Content Recommendation Information by Two Terminal Devices
1-1. Configuration of Portable Terminal Device
By using, as the ROM 2, a so-called “nonvolatile memory”, such as a flash memory, which is a type of an EEPROM (electronically erasable and programmable read only memory), the ROM 2 can be configured to store data, even if the terminal device is switched off, and so that programs and data are rewritten, if necessary.
The operation unit 5 can be provided on a display screen (described later) of the LCD 11, and can be formed by a touch screen for receiving operation inputs from the user and an interface circuit for notifying the CPU 1 of an operation input (instruction information) received through the touch screen. Also, the operation unit 5 can be formed by a pointing device such as a so-called “mouse”. In addition, an operation section corresponding to the above-described functional units can also be used.
The terminal device according to this embodiment is a so-called “portable terminal device”, as described above. The terminal device has reduced weight and size, and can be carried, with it put in a location such as a pocket of user's clothes or a bag. Accordingly, also in a place such as a location where the user is out, various types of content, such as music and images, can be played back for use.
The preference information shown in FIG. 3C includes an item called the “content type”. This item is necessary to avoid a situation in which, despite that recommendation of a “photograph” of a “mountain” is needed, “music” having a title and an artist name which include a “mountain” is recommended. In this case, if content-type information is added to the piece of content recommendation information, by comparing the content-type information in the transmitted piece of content recommendation information, and the content type of the information stored in the preference information area, it can be easily and accurately determined whether or not the transmitted piece of content recommendation information is a piece of content recommendation information to be acquired.
In the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2, terminal device A actively transmits content recommendation information. However, there is a case in which it is only necessary to provide content recommendation information only to a terminal device that needs to receive content recommendation information. A second modification is an example in which content recommendation information is provided only to a terminal device that requests provision of the content recommendation information. In the second modification, content recommendation information is provided in a so-called “on-demand” manner.
By performing the above manner, in the above-described case, regarding provision of content recommendation information, unidirectional provision of the content recommendation information from terminal device A to terminal device B can be changed to bidirectional provision between terminal devices A and B. Accordingly, a communication environment can be realized which has so-called “payback” in which, if content recommendation information is provided to one user, the user provides another user as the provider with other content recommendation information. In other words, in accordance with the principle of give-and-take, a bidirectionally equal communication environment can be established.
In each of the above-described first to third modifications, it is found in terms of results that the user of terminal device A and the user of terminal device B are “like-minded persons” sharing at least one preference keyword. However, when a plurality of preference keywords are transmitted, if it is found which preference keyword is used for preference matching, a possibility that new communication with the keyword recommender may be promoted is generated.
Therefore, in the above case, when content recommendation information is transmitted from terminal device A, in order for a matched preference keyword to be clearly shown, it is preferable to use, for example, highlighted characters, colored characters, characters enclosed in quotation marks, etc., so that the characters are distinguished from other information. When, as a recommender (the user of terminal device A) described in the “Recommender” which is an item included in the provided piece of content recommendation information, an access link (e-mail address or homepage URL) is established, impressions of the piece of content recommendation information, and another comment can also be transmitted to the recommender.
Reception of Content Recommendation Information from a Service Spot
Differently from the above-described first embodiment in which content recommendation information is transmitted and received between terminal devices to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, in a second embodiment of the present invention, content recommendation information is transmitted and received between a server at a service spot and a terminal device. In the second embodiment, a system and method according to embodiments of the present invention are applied.
The “service spot” is a predetermined area in which various types of information are provided to users or members, and in which a server for providing content recommendation information to terminal devices is installed and each server can communicate with the server. Specifically, service spots are provided in various places such as commercial facilities such as CD/DVD shops and bookstores, sightseeing areas, attraction places, art museums, museums, movie theaters, coffee shops, hotel lobbies, and other public facilities.
In the above-described first and second embodiments, a user simply carries a user's terminal device, whereby so-called “log information” can be stored in a storage unit such as an HDD of the user's terminal device. The stored log information is designed to include content recommendation information, as described above. Accordingly, pieces of content recommendation information from many terminal devices can automatically be collected.
In recent years, a wireless automatic fare collection system, called an “ETC (electronic toll collection)”, has become used. Accordingly, by using the ETC, not only toll collection information, but also information, such as traffic information, map information, guidance information concerning scenic spots and places of historical interest, can be provided to a communication terminal device provided in each automobile or a communication terminal device carried by a user, and the provided information can be utilized.
As described above, in the above-described embodiments and modifications, the content recommendation information means, not only recommendation information concerning so-called “digital content” such as music and movies, but also, in a broad sense, various types of information, such as traffic information and map information, which is to be transmitted to a communication terminal device for use by the user. Also in this case, if detailed information is necessary, it may be separately acquired.
An embodiment of the present invention is applicable to notebook personal computers, portable information terminal devices called “PDAs (personal digital assistants)”, cellular phone terminal devices, other portable information devices of various types, on-vehicle GPS systems, and various types of on-vehicle information processing apparatuses such as on-vehicle audio apparatuses.
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