Patent ID: 7574364

Claim:
A method of evaluating contents provided in the form of a plurality of works from a server apparatus having a storage unit that stores a frequency of evaluation for each work obtained by dividing a number of evaluations counted for each work by a total number of evaluations counted for the plurality of works, and a communication unit that communicates with a terminal apparatus where the evaluation of works is conducted, the method, performed by the server apparatus, comprising the steps of: receiving a request for a list of works to be evaluated from the terminal apparatus; determining an order of the works in the list by use of random numbers, thereby randomizing the order of the works, until the number of evaluations counted for the works in the list reaches a given number; determining the order of the works in the list according to the frequency of evaluation for each work such that the lower the frequency of evaluation the higher the position in the list, after the number of evaluations counted for the works in the list exceeds the given number; transmitting the list of the works arranged in a determined order to the terminal apparatus, thereby prompting the evaluation of the works in the list; and receiving a result of the evaluation from the terminal apparatus and updating the frequency of evaluation for each work according to the result of the evaluation.