Patent application EP16185195A (EP), filed 2016-08-22
Publication number: EP3223222A1
Title: INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
Abstract: [0001]    There is provided an information processing system. A recognition unit recognizes a user near a display device that displays information. An acquiring unit acquires information of an interest level with respect to each theme of the user who is recognized by the recognition unit. A display control unit controls the display device to highlight the information on the theme according to the interest level corresponding to the theme.
IPC codes: G06Q  30/    02            A I
G06Q  50/    00            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: An information processing system, comprising:
number: 2
text: The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein, in a case where the recognition unit recognizes a plurality of users, the display control unit controls the display device to highlight the information on the theme according to the interest levels of the plurality of users corresponding to the theme.
number: 3
text: The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit controls the display device to highlight the information on a theme to which a plurality of users recognized by the recognition unit commonly have the interest level equal to or more than a threshold.
number: 4
text: The information processing system according to claim 3, wherein the display control unit controls a display position on the display device of the information on the theme, to which the plurality of users commonly have the interest level equal to or more than the threshold, according to positions of the plurality of users.
number: 5
text: The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, in a case where a sender of the information on the theme displayed on the display device is in a facility installed with the display device, or in a case where the sender is scheduled to come to the facility, the display device is controlled to highlight the information on the theme.
number: 6
text: The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a unit that, in a case where the information on the theme is highlighted on the display device, issues a notification to a user who has the interest level equal to or more than the threshold with respect to the theme among the users recognized by the recognition unit.
number: 7
text: The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: a unit that, in a case where the information on the theme is highlighted on the display device, issues a notification to a sender of the information on the theme.
Office action: search_report, dated 2017-09-27
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
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Final disposition: pending (2017-09-27)