JP2007142729A - Program recommending apparatus, program recommending method, program recommending program, and recording medium with program recommending program recorded - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program recommending apparatus capable of recommending programs by using electronic program guide information. <P>SOLUTION: A program information recording section 103 records program information of programs recorded with a program recording apparatus 107 by a user in the past, and a program information acquisition section 101 acquires program information from a broadcast wave. A people name recording section 102 records people name information under the classification of categories in advance. A recommended program determining section 104 determines recommended programs on the basis of the program information recorded in the program information recording section 103 and associated with the programs recorded in the past, the people name information recorded in the people name recording section 102, and the program information acquired by the program information acquisition section 101. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program recommendation device, a program recommendation method, a program recommendation program, and a recording medium on which the program recommendation program is recorded, and in particular, a program recommendation device capable of recommending a program using electronic program guide information of a television program, The present invention relates to a program recommendation method, a program recommendation program, and a recording medium on which the program recommendation program is recorded.

  In recent years, a receiver that can select a program to be viewed or recorded using program information called an electronic program guide (EPG) when a broadcast wave is received and used using a television receiver or the like. Is widely spread.

  The electronic program guide includes information such as program organization for each broadcasting station and program contents, and information can be obtained visually and easily using the electronic program guide. Furthermore, the user can select a program to view while viewing the electronic program guide, and the selection of a viewing program that relies on newspapers and magazines is very simple. Such program information is transmitted from a broadcasting station or the like, and examples of the transmitting means include means for transmitting together with broadcast waves and means for transmitting via the Internet.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a specific example of the electronic program guide, and more specifically, a diagram showing a specific example of the electronic program guide displayed on the display screen or the like of the television receiver.

  Referring to FIG. 15, the electronic program guide specifically includes program information such as program organization and program contents for each program transmitted by each broadcasting station.

  Further, FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a specific example of program information for one program. Referring to FIG. 16, the program information for one program specifically includes information for specifying a broadcast station, broadcast start / end times, information for classifying programs (genre, etc.), and information for specifying programs. Information about the program such as (program name, program content, performer, etc.) is included.

  The electronic program guide shown in FIG. 15 is a summary of program information related to programs transmitted by each broadcasting station for a certain time zone. In the screen shown in FIG. It is displayed according to.

  FIG. 15 shows a state in which the news program “News News” is selected from the programs included in the displayed electronic program guide. Information about the program, such as the title and content of the selected program, is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

  As described above, when the electronic program guide is used, it is possible to easily select a program while confirming the program name, performers, contents, and the like.

  However, in recent years, for example, in television broadcasting, not only terrestrial broadcasting and BS (Broadcasting Satellite) broadcasting but also CS (Communication Satellite) broadcasting has become widespread, and accordingly, the number of programs that users can view is very large. It has become to. In this way, when the number of programs that can be viewed by users increases, it becomes difficult to grasp all the programs even if the electronic program guide is used. It is difficult to select a program to be viewed or recorded after grasping.

  Therefore, in recent years, a system has been proposed in which a user's preference for a program is determined from a history of program viewing and the like, and a program is recommended using program information.

  For example, “Recording and channel selection method in video equipment” disclosed in Patent Document 1 below decomposes text included in electronic program guide information of a program that the user has viewed or recorded in the past, and the appearance of a keyword. This is a method of recommending a program by counting the frequency and judging the user's preference for the program.

Further, the “program recommendation system and program recommendation method” disclosed in the following Patent Document 2 is provided with keywords for each of a plurality of themes for each program from information indicating the contents of the program. A system and method for recommending a program by performing theme-specific classification that gives a numerical value to each of a plurality of themes using a theme dictionary. In this system and method, a recommended program is determined from values obtained by thematic classification and a user profile.
JP-A-7-135621 JP 2002-320159 A

  However, the recording and channel selection method disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it may not be possible to recommend a program with high accuracy because the determination is performed using keywords. For example, a word such as “incident” is widely used in news programs, suspense dramas, and the like, and when such a word is used as a keyword, there is a problem that it is not possible to appropriately narrow down programs that the user likes.

  Further, in the recommendation system disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is possible to recommend a program with a theme that the user often sees, but there is a case where the program that the user wants to watch may not be recommended by the recommendation by the theme. There is. For example, when a person appearing in a drama preferred by the user appears as a guest in a talk program or a news program, even if the user wants to watch even a theme that the user does not normally watch at all There is. Even in this case, there is a problem that it is difficult to cope with such user preferences because themes other than the user's preferred themes are not recommended in the recommendation by the theme. In addition, a program that a user likes and a person who has the same activity as a person appearing in a certain program is likely to be preferred, but it is also difficult to recommend such a program by recommendation based on a theme.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and has recorded a program recommendation device, a program recommendation method, a program recommendation program, and a program recommendation program that can recommend a program according to the user's preference. An object is to provide a recording medium.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, the program recommendation device includes a personal name information recording unit that records personal name information for each category, and program information that records program information related to a program used by a user in the past. A recording means; an input means for accepting a user operation; a program information obtaining means for obtaining program information relating to a program broadcast in a predetermined period from the time when the user operation is accepted by the input means; and a name recorded in the personal name information recording means Information, program information recorded in the program information recording means, and recommended program determining means for determining a recommended program based on a result of comparing the program information acquired by the program information acquiring means.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the program recommending device includes a personal information acquisition unit that acquires personal name information, a personal name information recording unit that records personal name information for each category, and program information related to a program used by a user in the past. Program information recording means for recording, input means for accepting user operations, program information obtaining means for obtaining program information relating to programs broadcast in a predetermined period from the time when user operations are accepted by the input means, and personal information recording means And a recommended program determining unit that determines a recommended program based on a result of comparing the recorded personal name information, the program information recorded in the program information recording unit, and the program information acquired by the program information acquiring unit.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the personal name information acquisition means acquires personal name information by communicating with another device.

  The person name information preferably includes a person name and an index of importance in the category of the person corresponding to the person name.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the personal information recording unit changes the index based on program information recorded in the program information recording unit.

  In more detail, the recommended program determining means compares the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording means with the personal name information included in the program information recorded in the program information recording means, and performs the recommended program performers. If the name information related to the performer included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means belongs to the category that is considered as a category candidate, It is preferable to add an index of importance in the category of the person who performs the determination, and to determine a program whose importance index is higher than a predetermined value as a recommended program.

Further, the category preferably has a hierarchical structure.
Further, the personal name information includes a personal name and an index of importance in the category of the person corresponding to the personal name, and the recommended program determining means includes the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording means and the program information recording means. The name of the performer included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means is obtained by comparing the name information included in the recorded program information with the candidate of the category to which the name information regarding the performer of the recommended program belongs. When the information belongs to a category that is a candidate for the category, the index of importance in the category of the person corresponding to the person name information is added for each level of the hierarchy, and is added. It is preferable to determine a program whose total is higher than a predetermined value as a recommended program.

  Alternatively, the recommended program determining means compares the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording means with the personal name information included in the program information recorded in the program information recording means, so that the personal name information relating to the performer of the recommended program is obtained. When a candidate for a category belonging is acquired and the personal name information related to the performer included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means belongs to the category that is a candidate for the category, a value corresponding to the depth of the hierarchy is set. It is preferable that a program whose sum corresponding to the depth of the hierarchy is higher than a predetermined value is determined as the recommended program.

  The personal name information recording means preferably updates the personal name information based on the program information recorded in the program information recording means.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a recommended program determination means determines a recommended program based on the comparison result and the description position of the personal name information in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means.

  In more detail, the recommended program determining means compares the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording means with the personal name information included in the program information recorded in the program information recording means, and performs the recommended program performers. If the personal information regarding the performer included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means belongs to the category that is a candidate for the category, the program information acquisition means It is preferable to determine a program corresponding to the acquired program information as a recommended program.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, a program recommendation method includes a program comprising output means for outputting a recommended program, personal information recording means for recording personal name information for each category, and program information recording means for recording program information. A program recommendation method in a recommendation device, a program information recording step for acquiring program information relating to a program used by a user in the past and recording it in a program information recording means, an input step for accepting a user operation on the program recommendation device, and an input A program information acquisition step for acquiring program information relating to a program broadcast in a predetermined period from the time when a user operation is received in the step, personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording means, and program information recorded in the program information recording means And a recommended number for determining a recommended program based on the result of comparing the program information acquired in the program information acquisition step Comprising a determining step, and an output step of outputting to the output device recommended program.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, a program recommendation method includes a program comprising output means for outputting a recommended program, personal information recording means for recording personal name information for each category, and program information recording means for recording program information. A program recommendation method in a recommendation device, a program information recording step for acquiring program information relating to a program used by a user in the past and recording it in a program information recording means, an input step for accepting a user operation on the program recommendation device, and a person name A personal information acquisition step for acquiring information and recording it in the personal information recording means; a program information acquisition step for acquiring program information relating to a program broadcast in a predetermined period from the time when the user operation is accepted in the input step; and a personal information recording In the program information acquisition step, the name information recorded in the means, the program information recorded in the program information recording means, It includes a recommended program determining step of determining a recommended program based on the results of comparing the program information to be obtained, and an output step of outputting to the output device recommended program.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, the program recommendation program includes output means for outputting a recommended program, personal name information recording means for recording personal name information for each category, and program information recording means for recording program information. A program for causing a computer to execute program recommendation processing in the program recommendation device, the program information recording step of acquiring program information relating to a program used by the user in the past and recording it in the program information recording means, and a user operation on the program recommendation device An input step for receiving program information, a program information acquisition step for acquiring program information relating to a program broadcast in a predetermined period from the time when a user operation is received in the input step, personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording means, and program information recording Program information recorded in the means, program information acquired in the program information acquisition step, and A recommended program determining step of determining a recommended program based on the comparison result, to execute an output step of outputting to the output device recommended program.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, the program recommendation program includes output means for outputting a recommended program, personal name information recording means for recording personal name information for each category, and program information recording means for recording program information. A program recommendation processing program in a program recommendation device, which is a program to be executed by a computer, acquires program information related to a program used by a user in the past, and records it in a program information recording means, and a user operation on the program recommendation device An accepting input step, a person name information obtaining step for obtaining person name information and recording it in the person name information recording means, and a program information obtaining for obtaining program information relating to a program broadcast in a predetermined period from the time when the user operation is accepted in the input step. Step, personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording means, and recording in the program information recording means And program information, and recommended programs determining step of determining a recommended program based on the results of comparing the program information acquired in the program information acquisition step to execute an output step of outputting to the output device recommended program.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, the recording medium is a computer-readable recording medium, and records the program recommendation program.

  Since the program recommendation device according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, when a user views a program, the user in the category including the performer often likes the user. Can be recommended.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts and components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same.

  In the present embodiment, the program recommendation device according to the present invention is a broadcast program output device itself such as a television receiver (hereinafter abbreviated as TV) or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) recorder, or the broadcast program output device. It is assumed to be realized by a device connected by wire or wireless, or a device included in the broadcast program output device. More specifically, it is assumed that the program recommendation device according to the present embodiment is realized by those broadcast program output devices, and in the following description, the configuration for realizing the program recommendation device according to the present invention and the present invention are applied. Although the process for realizing the program recommendation method is shown, it is a matter of course that these apparatuses normally have a configuration that is normally provided, and a process that is normally executed is executed.

[First Embodiment]
(Configuration of program recommendation device)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a specific example of a functional configuration of the program recommendation device 100 according to the first embodiment. Each function shown in FIG. 1 may be realized by hardware of a program recommendation device 100 that is a broadcast program output device such as a TV, or is included in the device configuration of the program recommendation device 100 (not shown). The CPU (Central Processing Unit) may be realized by being formed in the CPU by reading and executing a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory), or may be realized by both.

  Referring to FIG. 1, a program recommendation device 100 according to the first embodiment includes a program information acquisition unit 101, a person name information recording unit 102, a program information recording unit 103, a recommended program determination unit 104, an input unit 105, and An output unit 106 is provided.

  Further, the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment is one of the broadcast program output devices, and records a program or supports a recorded program among program information included in a received broadcast wave or the like. A program recorder 107 for outputting the program information is connected. The program recorder 107 is connected to the program information recording unit 103 and outputs program information corresponding to the recorded program as shown in FIG. 16 to the program information recording unit 103. The broadcast program output device connected to the program recommendation device 100 may be connected to a normal broadcast program output device (regardless of the presence or absence of the recording function) such as a TV instead of the program recording device 107. That is, the connected broadcast program output device outputs program information corresponding to broadcast programs used by the user in the past, such as recorded broadcast programs and output broadcast programs, to the program information recording unit 103.

  The program information recording unit 103 records program information that is formed in a predetermined area of the recording device and that corresponds to a broadcast program that has been used by the user in the past and that has been input from the program recording device 107. A specific example of the configuration of the program information recorded in the program information recording unit 103 is the same as that shown in FIG. 16, and information for specifying a broadcast station, broadcast start / end times, information for classifying a program (genre) Etc.), information relating to the program such as information for identifying the program (program name, program content, performers, etc.). The program information recording unit 103 records each information as a character string.

  The personal name information recording unit 102 records personal name information that is formed in a predetermined area of the recording device and is divided into categories in advance.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102. Referring to FIG. 2, personal name information recording unit 102 of program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment uses, for example, the name of a television performer from the United States as category 1 (501), and the personal name information belonging to category 1 “J. Smith” and “B. Williams” are recorded. In addition, the name of a Korean TV performer is set as category 2 (502), and “S. Changho” and “H. Chung-hee” are recorded as personal name information belonging to category 2. Further, the name of a TV performer from Germany is set to category 3 (503), and “R. Meinunger” is recorded as the name information belonging to category 3. Each of these personal names is recorded as a character string. In the specific example shown in FIG. 2, the categories are classified according to the country of origin, but the way of dividing the categories is not limited to this. It is assumed that these pieces of information are recorded in advance in the program recommendation device 100.

  The input unit 105 is connected to an input device (not shown) such as an input button and a remote controller, and a recommended program determination unit 104, and receives a program recommendation command input by the user in the input device, and receives a command signal as a recommended program determination unit 104. Output for.

  The recommended program determination unit 104 is connected to the program information acquisition unit 101, the person name information recording unit 102, the program information recording unit 103, and the output unit 106, and issues a program information acquisition instruction according to a command signal input from the input unit 105. Output to the program information acquisition unit 101.

  Further, according to the command signal input from the input unit 105, the program information is received from the program information acquisition unit 101, and the user is referred to the information recorded in each of the program information recording unit 103 and the personal name information recording unit 102. A recommended program (recommended program) is determined, and program information of the recommended program is output to the output unit 105.

  The program information acquisition unit 101 is connected to a recommended program determination unit 104 and a communication device (not shown), and receives program information from broadcast waves received by the communication device in accordance with the program information acquisition instruction input from the recommended program determination unit 104. Acquired and output to the recommended program determination unit 104. Note that the method for acquiring program information in the program information acquisition unit 101 is not limited to this method. For example, the program information acquisition unit 101 is connected to another device having a function of receiving program information, and acquires program information or similar information from the device. It may be a method to do.

  The output unit 106 is connected to the recommended program determining unit 105 and outputs program information of the recommended program input from the recommended program determining unit 105. In the present embodiment, a recommended program is presented to the user by outputting program information as shown in FIG. 16 as a recommended program to an apparatus capable of displaying video, including a TV.

(Operation of program recommendation device)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing in the program recommendation device 100 according to the first embodiment. The processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 is realized by a CPU (not shown) of the program recommendation device 100 reading and executing a program stored in the ROM and controlling each unit shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 3, first, in step S401, program information output from program recording device 107 and corresponding to a program recorded by the user in the past is recorded in program information recording unit 103 as shown in FIG. Is done. The process of step S401 is executed at a timing such as when recording is performed in the program recording apparatus 107, a preset time, a predetermined interval, or the like.

  Next, in step S402, it is determined whether or not a user program recommendation command has been input from the input unit 105. If it has been input (YES in step S402), the process proceeds to step S403, and if not (NO in step S402). ) Wait in step S402.

  In step S403, the program information acquisition unit 101 acquires program information from the broadcast wave. The program information acquired in step S403 is program information of a program that has not been broadcast yet when the user's program recommendation command is input in step S402, and is acquired to determine a program recommended to the user from the program information. Is done. Alternatively, the program information acquired in step S403 may be program information of a program that is broadcast for a predetermined period from now on, and may include program information of a program that is currently being broadcast.

  Next, in S404, the recommended program is determined by the recommended program determination unit 104. The recommended program determination process in step S404 will be described later. In step S405, the determined recommended program is output from the output unit 107, and the process ends.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the recommended program determination in step S404 according to the first embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 4, first, in step S <b> 601, recommended program determination unit 104 selects one program from program information related to a program recorded in the past recorded in program information recording unit 103. Next, in step S602, one person's name information of performers is selected from the program information selected in step S601.

  In step S603, the person name selected in step S602 is compared with the person name information recorded in the person name information recording unit 102. If these person name information matches, that is, in step S602, the person name information is selected. If the recorded personal name is recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 (YES in step S604), the character string of the category to which the matched personal name information belongs in step S605 is the category of the category to which the personal name information of the performer of the recommended program belongs. As a candidate, it is recorded in an array prepared for processing in a temporary storage area. If the personal information does not match (NO in step S604), step S605 is skipped.

  The processes in steps S603 to S605 are repeated until the personal name information selected in step S602 is compared with all the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102, and the comparison is completed (in step S606). YES) Proceed to step S607.

  Further, the processes in steps S602 to S606 are repeated for the name information of all performers included in the program information selected in step S601, and the names of all performers included in the program information selected in step S601. When the above process for determining whether or not information is recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 is completed (YES in step S607), the process proceeds to step S608.

  Further, the processing of steps S602 to S607 is repeated for all program information recorded in the program information recording unit 103, and for all program information recorded in the program information recording unit 103, the performers included When the above process for determining whether or not the personal name information is recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 is completed (YES in step S608), the process proceeds to step S609.

  Next, in step S609, one program is selected from the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 in step S403, that is, program information related to a program that is not yet broadcast when the user's program recommendation command is input. Information is selected. Next, in step S610, the name information of performers for one person is selected from the program information selected in step S609. In step S611, one category is selected from the array recorded in step S605.

  In step S612, the personal name information selected in step S610 is compared with the personal name information for one person belonging to the category selected in step S611 in the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102. If the personal name information of the program name matches, that is, the personal name selected in step S610 is recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 in the same category as the category to which the personal name information of the performer of the recommended program belongs (step S613). In step S614, the program selected in step S609 is determined as the recommended program, and it is determined whether or not the other program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 in step S403 is determined as the recommended program. Therefore, the process returns to step S609.

  As a result of the comparison in step S612, the personal name information selected in step S610 and the personal name information for one person belonging to the category selected in step S611 out of the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 are obtained. If they do not match (NO in step S613), the processes in steps S612 to S613 are performed in step S611 of the personal name information selected in step S610 and the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102. It repeats until it matches about the personal name information which belongs to the category selected by.

  When the process of comparing all the personal name information belonging to the category selected in step S611 with the personal name information selected in step S610 is completed (YES in step S615), the personal information matches. Until then, for the other categories included in the array recorded in step S605, the process of comparing the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 in that category with the personal name information selected in step S610 is repeated.

  For all categories included in the array recorded in step S605 without matching one person name information, the person name information recorded in the person name information recording unit 102 in that category and the person name information selected in step S610 are used. When the comparison process ends (YES in step S616), the processes in steps S611 to S616 are repeated for the name information of other performers included in the program information selected in step S609 until the name information matches. It is determined whether or not the personal name information included in the program information is recorded in the category included in the array recorded in step S605 of the personal name information recording unit 102.

  When the processing of steps S611 to S616 is completed for the name information of all performers included in the program information selected in step S609 without matching one name information (YES in step S617), the name information matches. Steps S610 to S617 are repeated for program information related to other programs included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 in step S403 until the personal name information included in the program information is recorded in the personal name information record. It is determined whether it is recorded in the category included in the array recorded in step S605 of the unit 102.

  When the processing of steps S610 to S617 is completed for the program information related to all programs included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 in step S403 (YES in step S618), the processing is ended.

  In the present embodiment, since the personal name information is recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 in such a manner that the category is divided according to the country of origin of the performer as shown in FIG. A program in which a person from the same country of origin as a performer of a program recorded by the user in the past is determined as the recommended program.

  In the processing according to the present embodiment, only the performers in the program information are compared to determine the recommended program, but other information (producer, genre, etc.) included in the program information is included. The recommended program may be determined by comparison.

  By executing the above-described processing in the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment, a program in which a person included in the same category as the category including a performer of a program recorded in the past is output as a recommended program. Is done. When a user views a program, performers in the same category as the category in which the performer is included often match the user's preference. Therefore, the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment can recommend a program that the user prefers.

  Also, viewing of television programs is often determined by performers and producers. Even in view of such a trend, in the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment, not only the same person as the performer or producer of the program recorded in the past by the above processing, but also the same category as the category in which those persons are included. Among them, that is, it is possible to recommend programs that appear or are produced by a person who has similar activities, so that programs that the user prefers can be recommended.

[Second Embodiment]
(Configuration of program recommendation device)
The functional configuration of the program recommendation device 100 according to the second embodiment is the same as the functional configuration of the program recommendation device 100 according to the first embodiment shown in the block diagram of FIG. Explained.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of the person name information recorded in the person name information recording unit 102 of the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment. Person name information recording section 102 of program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment includes person name information including a character string representing a person name and a numerical value representing a score that is an index of importance of the person in the category as person name information. Record. It is assumed that this score is set in advance in consideration of a person's name recognition in a category to which the person belongs.

  Specifically, referring to FIG. 5, personal information recording unit 102 of program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment sets the name of a television performer from the United States as category 1 (801) and belongs to category 1. As personal information, personal names “J. Smith” and “B. Williams” and scores “5” and “4” corresponding to the personal names are recorded. Also, the name of the actor who is a TV performer is category 2 (802), and the personal name information belonging to category 2 is “J. Smith”, “R. Meinunger”, “S. Changho”, “H. Person names and scores “2”, “5”, “5”, and “3” corresponding to each person name are recorded. Also, the name of the TV performer who is a musician is set to category 3 (803), the name information belonging to category 3 is “B. Williams”, “R. Meinunger”, and “3” corresponding to each name. A score of “3” is recorded.

  In addition, according to the activity in each category of the performer who appears in a program, even if it is the personal name information regarding the same person, a score may differ according to the category to which it belongs. This is because there are many performers who appear in one program as an actor and appear in another program as a musician.

  It is assumed that these personal name information is also recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 in advance as in the program recommendation device 100 according to the first embodiment.

(Operation of program recommendation device)
The process in the program recommendation apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment is almost the same as the process in the program recommendation apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and is different in step S404. The recommended program determination process will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the recommended program determination process in step S404 according to the second embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 6, the processes in steps S601 to S603 are executed, and as a result of the comparison in step S603, the name selected in step S602 and the one person recorded in the name information recording unit 102 are stored. If the person name information matches, that is, if the person name selected in step S602 is recorded in the person name information recording unit 102 (YES in step S604), the process in step S905 is replaced with the process in step S605. The numerical value representing the score included in the personal name information and the character string of the category to which it belongs are recorded in a temporary storage area in an array prepared for processing. Thereafter, the processes of steps S606 to S608 are executed.

  Instead of the processing in step S609, in step S909, one of the program information related to the program acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101, that is, the program information not yet broadcast when the user's program recommendation command is input, is selected. A score for a program corresponding to the ease of recommendation of the program prepared in an array different from the above-mentioned array in which the program information is selected and the score for each program acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 is recorded Initialize by assigning 0 to the value of.

  Further, in the processing according to the present embodiment, as a result of the comparison in step S612, the personal name information selected in step S610 and the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 are selected in step S611. If the name information for one person belonging to the selected category matches, that is, the name selected in step S610 is the same category as the category to which the name information of the performer of the recommended program belongs, the name information recording unit 102 (Step S613: YES), in step S914, a numerical value representing the score for the program recorded in the array in step S909 is recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102, and in step S612. In step S615, the score corresponding to the matched person name information is added. If the personal information does not match (NO in step S613), the process skips step S914 and proceeds to step S615.

  Thereafter, similar to the processing according to the first embodiment, all the personal name information belonging to the category selected in step S611 is compared with the personal name information selected in step S610 (YES in step S615), and step S905 is performed. With respect to all categories included in the array recorded in step 1, the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 in that category is compared with the personal name information selected in step S610 (YES in step S616), and step S909 is performed. The above process is executed for the name information of all performers included in the program information selected in (YES in step S617), and all programs included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 in step S403 The above-described processing is executed for program information related to (step S61). In YES).

  In step S919, as a result of the above processing, the score added to the program in step S914 is preset in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 in step S403. A program equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value (for example, 5 in the present embodiment) is determined as a recommended program, and the process ends.

  As described above, the person name information recording unit 102 of the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment is an index of importance of the person in the category, and affects the ease with which the program in which the person appears is recommended. By recording the personal name information including numerical values, the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment can recommend a program with higher accuracy.

[Third Embodiment]
(Configuration of program recommendation device)
FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a specific example of a functional configuration of the program recommendation device 100 according to the third embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 7, the program recommendation device 100 according to the third embodiment includes, in addition to the units 101 to 106 included in the program recommendation device 100 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, A personal name information acquisition unit 1001 is further included.

  In the present embodiment, recommended program determination unit 104 is also connected to personal name information acquisition unit 1001, and outputs a personal name information acquisition instruction to personal name information acquisition unit 1001 in accordance with a command signal input from input unit 105. To do.

  The personal name information acquisition unit 1001 is connected to the personal name information server 1012 through a network defined by the recommended program determination unit 104 and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.3, and is input from the recommended program determination unit 104. In accordance with the program information acquisition instruction, personal name information is acquired from the personal name information server 1012 using a protocol called TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol), and the newly acquired personal name information is registered in the personal name information recording unit 102.

(Operation of program recommendation device)
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the processing in the program recommendation device 100 according to the third embodiment. The processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8 is also realized by a CPU (not shown) of the program recommendation device 100 reading and executing a program stored in the ROM and controlling each unit shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 8, in program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment, the same processing as steps S401 and S402 in the processing according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. If it is determined that the user's program recommendation command is input from 105 (YES in step S402), in step S1103, the personal name information acquisition unit 1001 acquires personal name information through the network, and the process proceeds to step S403. Thereafter, the process similar to the process according to the first embodiment is executed using the newly acquired personal name information.

  When the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, it becomes possible to easily acquire new personal name information using the communication means. This makes it possible to recommend programs with higher accuracy.

[Fourth Embodiment]
(Configuration of program recommendation device)
The functional configuration of the program recommendation device 100 according to the fourth embodiment is the same as the functional configuration of the program recommendation device 100 according to the first embodiment shown in the block diagram of FIG. Explained.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a specific example of the person name information recorded in the person name information recording unit 102 of the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment. The personal name information recording unit 102 of the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment records personal name information divided into hierarchical categories. That is, a subcategory that is a lower layer is included in the category of the uppermost layer.

  Specifically, referring to FIG. 9, personal name information recording unit 102 of program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment sets the name of a television performer from the United States as category 1 (1301), and is also an actor. The name of the TV performer is subcategory 1, the name of the TV performer who is a musician is subcategory 2, the personal information belonging to subcategory 1 is “J. Smith”, and “B. Williams” is the personal information belonging to subcategory 2. "S Jones" and "M Block" are recorded. Also, the name of the Korean performer is category 2 (1302), the name of the actor TV performer is subcategory 1, the name of the musician TV performer is subcategory 2, and the name information belonging to subcategory 1 “S. Changho”, “H. Chung-hee”, and “P. Yongho” record “Y. Namsoon” as the personal name information belonging to the subcategory 2, respectively. In addition, the name of a TV performer from Germany is set to category 3 (1303), the name of a TV performer who is an actor is subcategory 1, the name of a TV performer who is a musician is subcategory 2, and the name information belonging to subcategory 2 "R. Meinunger" and "B. Giselle" are recorded respectively.

  Furthermore, each person name information includes a numerical value representing a score, as in the second embodiment. Note that these pieces of information may be recorded in advance in the personal name information recording unit 102 of the program recommendation device 100 as in the first and second embodiments, or other information may be provided as in the third embodiment. It may be acquired from the device and registered.

(Operation of program recommendation device)
The processing in the program recommendation device 100 according to the fourth embodiment is almost the same as the processing in the program recommendation device 100 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and is different in step S404. The recommended program determination will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the recommended program determination process in step S404 according to the fourth embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 10, the processes in steps S601 to S603 are executed, and as a result of the comparison in step S603, the name selected in step S602 and one person recorded in the person name information recording unit 102 are stored. If the person name information matches, i.e., the person name selected in step S602 is recorded in the person name information recording unit 102 (YES in step S604), the process in step S1405 is replaced with the process in step S605. In step S605, the character string of the category to which the matching person name information belongs and the character string of the subcategory to which the person name information belongs are recorded in an array prepared for processing in a temporary storage area together with a numerical value representing the score included in the person name information. . Thereafter, the processes of steps S606 to S608 are executed.

  Further, in place of the processing in step S609, the processing in step S909 is executed, and the program acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101, that is, the program that has not been broadcast yet when the user's program recommendation command is input. One program information is selected from among the program information related to the program, and the score for each program acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 is recorded. Initialization is performed by assigning 0 to the score value for the program corresponding to the ease.

  In step S1410, one performer is selected from the program information selected in step S909. In step S1411, personal name information for one person is selected from the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102.

  In step S1412, the personal name information selected in step S1410 is compared with the personal name information selected in step S1411. If they match (YES in step S1413), the process proceeds to step S1414, and if they do not match (step S1413). NO), the process proceeds to step S1418.

  If the highest category to which the matching person name information as a result of the comparison in step S1412 is included in the array recorded in step S1405 (YES in step S1414), the process proceeds to step S1415 and must be included. If NO in step S1414, step S1415 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S1416. In step S1415, half of the score corresponding to the name information matched in step S1412 recorded in the name information recording unit 102 is added to the numerical value representing the score for the program recorded in the array in step S909. Then, the process proceeds to step S1416.

  Furthermore, if the subcategory, which is a lower layer of the top category to which the names matched as a result of the comparison in step S1412 belong, is included in the array recorded in step S1405 (YES in step S1416). The process proceeds to step S1417, and if not included (NO in step S1416), the process skips step S1417 and proceeds to step S1418. In step S1417, a numerical value representing the score for the program recorded in the array in step S909 is a quarter of the score corresponding to the name information matched in step S1412 recorded in the name information recording unit 102. Are added, and the process proceeds to step S1418.

  The processes in steps S1412 to S1417 are executed for all personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 (YES in step S1418), and the processes in steps S1411 to S1418 are included in the program information selected in step S909. (Step S1419: YES), and the processing of Steps S1410 to S1419 is executed for program information relating to all programs included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 in Step S403. (YES in step S1420).

  In step S1421, as a result of the above processing, among the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 in step S403, the score added to the program in steps S1415 and S1417 is set in advance. A program equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value (for example, 5 in the present embodiment) is determined as a recommended program, and the process ends.

  As described above, the personal name information recording unit 102 of the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment records personal name information divided into hierarchical categories, and the recommended program determining unit 104 uses hierarchical category matching. By determining the recommended program, the program recommendation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can recommend a program with higher accuracy.

[Fifth Embodiment]
(Configuration of program recommendation device)
FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a specific example of a functional configuration of the program recommendation device 100 according to the fifth embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 11, in the program recommendation device 100 according to the fifth embodiment, the personal name information recording unit 102 is also connected to the program recording device 107 and uses program information output from the program recording device 107. Update the recorded personal name information. In the present embodiment, in the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment, a plurality of person names divided into a plurality of categories in advance and a score for each person name as shown in FIG. Is recorded together with the numerical value representing.

(Operation of program recommendation device)
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing processing in the program recommendation device 100 according to the fifth embodiment. The processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11 is also realized by a CPU (not shown) of the program recommendation device 100 reading and executing a program stored in the ROM and controlling each unit shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 12, in program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment, in step S1601, program recording is performed in place of the process in step S401 in the process according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. The name information recorded in the name information recording unit 102 is updated using program information of a program recorded by the user in the past, which is output from the device 107. Thereafter, processing similar to the processing according to the first embodiment is executed.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the personal information update process in step S1601.

  Referring to FIG. 13, personal name information recording section 102 first selects one program from the program information output from program recording apparatus 107 in step S1700. Next, in step S1701, the personal name information for one person who is one of the performers of the program is selected from the program information selected in step S1700, and the personal name recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 in step S1702 Compare with the name information for one person in the information. If these pieces of personal name information match (YES in step S1703), the process proceeds to step S1704. If not (NO in step S1703), the process proceeds to step S1705.

  In step S1704, for the matched person name information, a numerical value representing the score recorded together with the person name is updated. Specifically, 1 is added to the recorded score. Matching as a result of the comparison in step S1703 means that the performer is appearing in a program recorded in the past, and therefore it can be expected that the user is relatively highly interested. . Note that the method of updating the score in step S1704 is not limited to 1 addition, and other methods may be used.

  The processing in steps S1702 to S1704 is repeated for other personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102, and the processing is completed for all personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 (YES in step S1705). Further, steps S1701 to S1705 are repeated for all the personal name information included in the program information (YES in step S1706). Then, when steps S1701 to S1706 are completed for all program information included in the acquired program information (YES in step S1707), the process is terminated.

  Since the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, recorded personal name information can be updated based on the latest personal name information included in the program information. Therefore, the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment can recommend a program that more reflects the user's preference.

[Sixth Embodiment]
(Configuration of program recommendation device)
The functional configuration of the program recommendation device 100 according to the sixth embodiment is the same as the functional configuration of the program recommendation device 100 according to the first embodiment shown in the block diagram of FIG. Also in the present embodiment, similar to the program recommendation device 100 according to the second embodiment, a plurality of names that are divided into a plurality of categories in advance and a score for each name are shown as shown in FIG. It is recorded together with the numerical value.

(Operation of program recommendation device)
The processing in the program recommendation device 100 according to the sixth embodiment is almost the same as the processing in the program recommendation device 100 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and is different in step S404. The recommended program determination will be described.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the recommended program determination process in step S404 according to the sixth embodiment. The recommended program determining process according to the present embodiment is substantially the same as the recommended program determining process according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6, and the differences will be described below.

  Referring to FIG. 14, the processes in steps S601 to S604, S905, and S608 are executed, and all the programs recorded in the past in the array prepared for processing in the temporary storage area are performed. Among them, a character string of a category to which the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 belongs, and a numerical value representing a score included in the personal name information are recorded.

  One piece of program information is selected from the program information related to the program acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 by executing the process of step S909, and the score for each program acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 is recorded. After being initialized by assigning 0 to the score value for the program prepared in an array different from the above array, in step S1910, the program performer prepared in an area different from the array Is initialized by substituting 0 into a variable representing the order score used to change the score according to the order.

  Thereafter, when the processing of steps S610 to S613 and S904 is executed and the personal name information included in the program information selected in step S909 matches the personal name information belonging to the category included in the array in the personal name information recording unit 102 Is added to the score for the program recorded in the array. Here, the score corresponding to the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 and the value of the variable representing the order score are added to the score for the program selected in step S909. However, the score to be added shall not be negative.

  The process of comparing all the personal name information belonging to the category selected in step S611 with the personal name information selected in step S610 is completed (YES in step S615), and all the categories included in the array recorded in step S905 are completed. When the process of comparing the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 with the category and the personal name information selected in step S610 is completed (YES in step S616), the present embodiment further includes step S1916. , After updating the order score corresponding to the program (specifically, 1 subtraction), the process returns to step S610, the next person name is selected from the program information, and the processes of steps S611 to S616 are performed. Repeat. Thereby, the order score becomes lower (smaller) as the personal information is described later in the program information selected in step S909.

  Thereafter, the processing of steps S615 to S618 is executed. In step S919, the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 in step S403 as a result of the above processing is displayed in step S914. The program with the highest score added to is determined as the recommended program, and the process is terminated.

  The program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment determines the recommended program using the above-mentioned order score, and the program corresponding to the change in the importance of the performer depending on the description position in the program information. The ease of recommending the program is changed according to the description position of the name information in the information. Therefore, the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment can recommend a program with high accuracy.

[Seventh Embodiment]
(Configuration of program recommendation device)
The functional configuration of the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment is the same as the functional configuration of the program recommendation device 100 according to the first embodiment shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1, and the difference in function will be described below. To do.
In the present embodiment, the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 of the program recommendation device 100 is divided into hierarchical categories as shown in FIG. 17, as in the fourth embodiment. Record information. The personal name information shown in FIG. 17 is the same as the personal name information shown in FIG. 9, but in the present embodiment, the personal name information may not include a numerical value representing a score.

(Operation of program recommendation device)
The processing in the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment is almost the same as the processing in the program recommendation device 100 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, except that the recommended program is determined in step S404. explain.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the recommended program determination process in step S404 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 18, the processes in steps S601 to S603 are executed, and as a result of the comparison in step S603, the name selected in step S602 and one person recorded in the person name information recording unit 102 are stored. If the person name information matches, that is, if the person name selected in step S602 is recorded in the person name information recording unit 102 (YES in step S604), the process in step S2105 is replaced with the process in step S605. In step S605, the character string of the category to which the matching personal name information belongs and the character string of the subcategory to which it belongs are recorded in an array prepared for processing in the temporary storage area. Thereafter, the processes of steps S606 to S608 are executed.

  Further, in place of the processing in step S609, the processing in step S909 is executed, and the program acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101, that is, the program that has not been broadcast yet when the user's program recommendation command is input. One piece of program information is selected from among the program information related to the program, and 0 is assigned to a position corresponding to the selected program in a temporary array in which score values corresponding to the ease of recommendation of each program are stored. And initialize.

  In step S1410, one performer is selected from the program information selected in step S909. In step S1411, personal name information for one person is selected from the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102.

  In step S1412, the personal name information selected in step S1410 is compared with the personal name information selected in step S1411. If they match (YES in step S1413), the process proceeds to step S1414, and if they do not match (step S1413). NO), the process proceeds to step S1418.

  If the highest category to which the matching person name information as a result of the comparison in step S1412 is included in the array recorded in step S1405 (YES in step S1414), the process proceeds to step S2115 and must be included. If NO in step S1414, step S2115 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S1416. In step S2115, 2 is added to the numerical value representing the score for the program recorded in the array in step S909, and the process proceeds to step S1416.

  Furthermore, if the subcategory, which is a lower layer of the top category to which the names matched as a result of the comparison in step S1412 belong, is included in the array recorded in step S1405 (YES in step S1416). The process proceeds to step S1417, and if not included (NO in step S1416), the process skips step S1417 and proceeds to step S1418. In step S2117, 1 is added to the numerical value representing the score for the program recorded in the array in step S909, and the process proceeds to step S1418.

  The processes in steps S1412 to S1417 are executed for all personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit 102 (YES in step S1418), and the processes in steps S1411 to S1418 are included in the program information selected in step S909. (Step S1419: YES), and the processing of Steps S1410 to S1419 is executed for program information relating to all programs included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 in Step S403. (YES in step S1420).

  In step S1421, as a result of the above processing, among the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 101 in step S403, the score added to the program in steps S2115 and S2117 is set in advance. A program equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value (for example, 5 in the present embodiment) is determined as a recommended program, and the process ends.

  As described above, the personal name information recording unit 102 of the program recommendation device 100 according to the present embodiment records personal name information divided into hierarchical categories, and the recommended program determining unit 104 uses hierarchical category matching. By determining the recommended program, the program recommendation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can recommend a program with higher accuracy.

  Furthermore, two or more embodiments may be combined and implemented among the first to seventh embodiments.

  Further, the program recommendation method and the program recommendation process executed by the above-described program recommendation device 100 can be provided as a program. Such a program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk attached to the computer, a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory), a ROM, a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a memory card. It can also be provided as a program product. Alternatively, the program can be provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk built in the computer. A program can also be provided by downloading via a network.

  The provided program product is installed in a program storage unit such as a hard disk and executed. The program product includes the program itself and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a block diagram which shows the specific example of a function structure of the program recommendation apparatus 100 concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the personal name information recorded on the personal name information recording part 102 concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the program recommendation apparatus 100 concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the recommendation program determination in step S404 concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the personal name information recorded on the personal name information recording part 102 of the program recommendation apparatus 100 concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the recommended program determination process in step S404 concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the specific example of a function structure of the program recommendation apparatus 100 concerning 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the program recommendation apparatus 100 concerning 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the personal name information recorded on the personal name information recording part 102 of the program recommendation apparatus 100 concerning 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the recommended program determination process in step S404 concerning 4th Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the specific example of a function structure of the program recommendation apparatus 100 concerning 5th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process in the program recommendation apparatus 100 concerning 5th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the personal information update process in step S1601. It is a flowchart which shows the recommended program determination process in the said step S404 concerning 6th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an electronic program guide. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the program information about one program. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the personal name information recorded on the personal name information recording part 102 of the program recommendation apparatus 100 concerning 7th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the recommended program determination process by step S404 concerning 7th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Program recommendation apparatus, 101 Program information acquisition part, 102 Person name information recording part, 103 Program information recording part, 104 Recommended program determination part, 105 Input part, 106 Output part, 107 Program recording apparatus, 1001 Person name information acquisition part, 1012 Person name Information server.

Claims (17)

Person name information recording means for recording person name information for each category;
Program information recording means for recording program information relating to programs used by the user in the past;
Input means for accepting user operations;
Program information acquisition means for acquiring program information relating to a program broadcast in a predetermined period from the time when the user operation is received by the input means;
The recommended program is determined based on a result of comparing the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit, the program information recorded in the program information recording unit, and the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit. A program recommendation device comprising recommended program determination means. A name information acquisition means for acquiring name information;
Person name information recording means for recording the person name information for each category;
Program information recording means for recording program information relating to programs used by the user in the past;
Input means for accepting user operations;
Program information acquisition means for acquiring program information relating to a program broadcast in a predetermined period from the time when the user operation is received by the input means;
The recommended program is determined based on a result of comparing the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording unit, the program information recorded in the program information recording unit, and the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit. A program recommendation device comprising recommended program determination means.   The program recommendation device according to claim 2, wherein the personal name information acquisition unit acquires the personal name information by communicating with another device.   The program recommendation device according to claim 1, wherein the personal name information includes a personal name and an index of importance in the category of the person corresponding to the personal name.   5. The program recommendation device according to claim 4, wherein the personal name information recording unit changes the index based on the program information recorded in the program information recording unit.   The recommended program determining means compares the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording means with the personal name information included in the program information recorded in the program information recording means, and the personal name related to the performer of the recommended program When the candidate information of the category to which the information belongs is acquired, and the personal name information regarding the performer included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means belongs to the category that is the candidate for the category, the personal name information The program recommendation device according to claim 4, wherein an importance index in the category of the corresponding person is added, and a program whose importance index is higher than a predetermined value is determined as the recommended program.   The program recommendation device according to claim 1, wherein the category has a hierarchical structure. The person name information includes a person name and an index of importance in the category of the person corresponding to the person name,
The recommended program determining means compares the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording means with the personal name information included in the program information recorded in the program information recording means, and the personal name related to the performer of the recommended program When the candidate information of the category to which the information belongs is acquired, and the personal name information regarding the performer included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means belongs to the category that is the candidate for the category, the personal name information The importance index in the category of the corresponding person is changed and added for each depth of the hierarchy, and a program whose total importance index is higher than a predetermined value is determined as the recommended program. Item 8. The program recommendation device according to Item 7.   The recommended program determining means compares the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording means with the personal name information included in the program information recorded in the program information recording means, and the personal name related to the performer of the recommended program When a candidate for a category to which information belongs is acquired and personal name information regarding a performer included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means belongs to the category that is a candidate for the category, The program recommendation device according to claim 7, wherein a value corresponding to the height is added, and a program whose total corresponding to the depth of the hierarchy is higher than a predetermined value is determined as the recommended program.   The program recommendation device according to claim 1, wherein the personal name information recording unit updates the personal name information based on the program information recorded in the program information recording unit.   3. The recommended program determination unit according to claim 1, wherein the recommended program determination unit determines a recommended program based on the comparison result and a description position of personal name information in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit. Program recommendation device.   The recommended program determining means compares the personal name information recorded in the personal name information recording means with the personal name information included in the program information recorded in the program information recording means, and the personal name related to the performer of the recommended program When the candidate information of the category to which the information belongs is acquired and the personal name information about the performer included in the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means belongs to the category that is the candidate for the category, the program information acquisition The program recommendation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a program corresponding to the program information acquired by the means is determined as the recommended program. A program recommendation method in a program recommendation device comprising output means for outputting a recommended program, personal information recording means for recording personal name information for each category, and program information recording means for recording program information,
A program information recording step of acquiring program information related to a program used by the user in the past and recording the program information in the program information recording means;
An input step of accepting a user operation on the program recommendation device;
A program information acquisition step of acquiring program information relating to a program broadcast in a predetermined period from the time when the user operation is accepted in the input step;
The recommended program is determined based on the result of comparing the name information recorded in the name information recording means, the program information recorded in the program information recording means, and the program information acquired in the program information acquisition step. A recommended program determination step,
An output step of outputting the recommended program to the output means. A program recommendation method in a program recommendation device comprising output means for outputting a recommended program, personal information recording means for recording personal name information for each category, and program information recording means for recording program information,
A program information recording step of acquiring program information related to a program used by the user in the past and recording the program information in the program information recording means;
An input step of accepting a user operation on the program recommendation device;
Obtaining personal name information and recording it in the personal name information recording means;
A program information acquisition step of acquiring program information relating to a program broadcast in a predetermined period from the time when the user operation is accepted in the input step;
The recommended program is determined based on the result of comparing the name information recorded in the name information recording means, the program information recorded in the program information recording means, and the program information acquired in the program information acquisition step. A recommended program determination step,
An output step of outputting the recommended program to the output means. A program for causing a computer to execute program recommendation processing in a program recommendation device comprising output means for outputting a recommended program, personal information recording means for recording personal name information for each category, and program information recording means for recording program information. And
A program information recording step of acquiring program information related to a program used by the user in the past and recording the program information in the program information recording means;
An input step of accepting a user operation on the program recommendation device;
A program information acquisition step of acquiring program information relating to a program broadcast in a predetermined period from the time when the user operation is accepted in the input step;
The recommended program is determined based on the result of comparing the name information recorded in the name information recording means, the program information recorded in the program information recording means, and the program information acquired in the program information acquisition step. A recommended program determination step,
A program recommendation program for executing an output step of outputting the recommended program to the output means. A program to be executed by a program recommendation processing computer in a program recommendation device comprising output means for outputting a recommended program, personal information recording means for recording personal name information for each category, and program information recording means for recording program information. ,
A program information recording step of acquiring program information related to a program used by the user in the past and recording the program information in the program information recording means;
An input step of accepting a user operation on the program recommendation device;
Obtaining personal name information and recording it in the personal name information recording means;
A program information acquisition step of acquiring program information relating to a program broadcast in a predetermined period from the time when the user operation is accepted in the input step;
The recommended program is determined based on the result of comparing the name information recorded in the name information recording means, the program information recorded in the program information recording means, and the program information acquired in the program information acquisition step. A recommended program determination step,
A program recommendation program for executing an output step of outputting the recommended program to the output means.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program recommendation program according to claim 15 or 16 is recorded.

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