JP7479419B2 - Information providing device, information providing method, and information providing program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information providing device, an information providing method, and an information providing program.

Conventionally, with the rapid spread of the Internet, various information is provided via the Internet. As an example of a technology for providing such information, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology for providing information tailored to each user to the user.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-024603

However, the technology described in Patent Document 1 leaves room for improvement in terms of providing users with more convenient information.

The present application has been made in consideration of the above, and aims to provide an information providing device, an information providing method, and an information providing program that can provide highly convenient information to users.

The information providing device according to the present application includes a generating unit and a providing unit. The generating unit generates content in which a first content string in which a plurality of first contents satisfying a first condition are arranged in a first direction and a second content string in which a plurality of second contents satisfying a second condition different from the first condition are arranged in the first direction, are arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The providing unit provides the content generated by the generating unit.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, it is possible to provide highly convenient information to users.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an information providing process performed by an information providing device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information providing system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information providing device according to an embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user information table stored in a user information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a content table stored in the content storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of home content provided by the providing unit of the information providing device according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a first content sequence and a second content sequence provided by a providing unit of the information providing device according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of how a first content string and a second content string included in home content provided by a providing unit of an information providing device according to the embodiment are scrolled. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of information processing by the processing unit of the information providing device according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating another example of the configuration of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer that realizes the functions of the information providing device and the terminal device according to the embodiment.

Below, the information providing device, information providing method, and information providing program according to the present application (hereinafter referred to as "embodiments") will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the information providing device, information providing method, and information providing program according to the present application are not limited to these embodiments. Furthermore, the embodiments can be appropriately combined as long as the processing contents are not contradictory. Furthermore, the same parts in the following embodiments are given the same reference numerals, and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

1. An example of information provision processing
First, an information providing process performed by the information providing device according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a diagram for explaining the information providing process performed by the information providing device according to the embodiment.

The information providing device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an information processing device that works in conjunction with each user U's terminal device 2 to provide each user U with various types of information online, and is realized, for example, by one or more servers or a cloud system.

The information providing device 1 provides various types of information through a portal site or the like. A user U can obtain content related to, for example, news, weather, rain clouds, disasters, e-mail, routes, payments, shopping, auctions, tickets, finance, sports, events, videos, music, television programs, travel, restaurants, traffic jams, congestion, routes, maps, route searches, web searches, or cooking from the information providing device 1 through the portal site or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing device 1 identifies a plurality of first contents based on the setting information of the user U (step S1). The setting information of the user U includes information indicating the types and order of the first contents included in the first content string.

The first content is content that satisfies a first condition and is content that is specified by the setting information of the user U. The first condition is that the content must be preset as the target of the constant first view, and in the setting information of the user U, the target of the constant first view is set as the first content. Constant first view means that the content is always displayed in the home content, which is the content of the top screen.

The information providing device 1 also identifies multiple second contents to be notified to the user U based on information about the user U, etc. (step S2). The second contents to be notified to the user U are second contents that satisfy a second condition that is different from the first condition. The second condition is a notification condition.

The notification condition is a condition related to notification, for example, the importance satisfies a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition is common to all notification targets, for example, the importance is equal to or greater than a first threshold Dth1, but different conditions may be set as the predetermined condition for each notification target. Note that the second condition may be any condition different from the first condition, and is not limited to the notification condition.

The second content is, for example, content including weather forecast information, content including billing information, content including email information, content including emergency information from a local government, content including alert information, etc. Content including alert information is, for example, content related to an object for which an alert has been set by a user U or the like. Objects for which an alert is set include, for example, stock prices, auctions, hotel vacancies, etc.

Next, the information providing device 1 generates home content including the first content string and the second content string (step S3). The home content is the content of the top screen of a portal site, but is not limited to this example and may be the content of the top screen of a site other than a portal site.

The information providing device 1 generates a first content string including the multiple first contents identified in step S1. At least one of the multiple first contents included in the first content string is a content that indicates the current state of a specific target. The specific target is, for example, weather, e-mail, etc., and the content that indicates the current state of the specific target is a content that includes information that indicates the current weather, a content that includes information that indicates the number of e-mails that currently have not been received, etc.

The information providing device 1 also generates a second content string that includes the multiple second contents identified in step S2. The information providing device 1 prioritizes arranging second contents with higher importance at higher positions in the second content string, and fixes the position of second contents with importance equal to or greater than a second threshold value Dth2 (>Dth1) at the top position in the second content string.

The information providing device 1 can preferentially arrange, among the multiple second contents, second contents with a more recent notification timing, which is the timing when the importance of the second contents satisfies a predetermined condition, in a higher position in the second content column. In addition, the information providing device 1 can arrange, for example, second contents with a higher value obtained by weighting and adding the importance and the recency of the notification timing in a higher position in the second content column.

When the information providing device 1 places the second content using the notification timing, it can move the second content, after a predetermined period of time has passed since the notification timing, to a position according to its importance without using the notification timing.

The information providing device 1 provides home content including the first content string and the second content string generated in step S3 to the terminal device 2 of the user U (step S4).

When the terminal device 2 acquires the home content from the information providing device 1, it displays the acquired home content (step S5). This allows the user U to use the content including the first content string and the second content string.

The first content string included in the home content shown in FIG. 1 includes multiple first contents. The first contents are button contents for transitioning to linked content when selected by the user U, and include character strings and figures showing an overview of the information of the linked content.

The first content string shown in FIG. 1 includes a first content that includes a character string indicating the current weather, temperature, humidity, etc., and an image indicating the current weather, and links to content showing detailed information about the weather, temperature, and humidity, and a first content that links to content showing detailed information about raincloud radar.

The second content string included in the home content shown in FIG. 1 includes multiple second contents. Like the first content, the second contents are button contents for transitioning to linked content when selected by the user U, and include text and figures showing an overview of the information of the linked content.

The second content string shown in FIG. 1 includes a second content including a character string related to a weather forecast and an image showing the results of the weather forecast, and a second content including a character string related to the bill amount and an image of a credit card ... a link to content showing detailed information about the bill amount.

The second content includes text and images that provide an overview of the notification information provided in the linked content, and therefore the user U can quickly grasp the overview of the notification information provided in the linked content by the text and images provided in the second content.

By operating the terminal device 2 to select the first content or the second content, the user U can display the content linked to the selected content on the terminal device 2 and obtain detailed information.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the first content column has multiple first contents arranged in the left-right direction, and the second content column has multiple second contents arranged in the left-right direction as well. The first content column and the second content column are arranged in a vertical direction perpendicular to the left-right direction.

The left-right direction is an example of a first direction, and the up-down direction is an example of a second direction. The arrangement direction of the first content and the second content may be the up-down direction, in which case the arrangement direction of the first content column and the second content column is the left-right direction.

Each of the first content column and the second content column is longer than the width of the display area of the terminal device 2, and can be moved into the display area of the terminal device 2 by scrolling left and right.

The second content included in the second content column is content that satisfies different conditions than the first content included in the first content column, and since the content is divided into different columns according to conditions, convenience for user U can be improved.

The first content string includes a first content indicating the current state of the specific target, and the second content string includes a second content in which the importance of the notification satisfies a predetermined condition. This allows the user U to understand the current state of the specific target from the first content included in the first content string, and to understand important notifications from the second content included in the second content string, thereby improving the convenience of the user U with the information providing device 1.

The second content whose notification importance satisfies a predetermined condition includes second content whose importance according to the current or future situation of a specific target satisfies a predetermined condition. As a result, the first content and the second content are provided to the user U as content related to the same specific target, and the information providing device 1 can improve the convenience of the user U.

The information providing device 1 can add new second content that satisfies the notification condition to the second content sequence. This eliminates the need for the user U to perform operations such as updating the home content, and the information providing device 1 can improve the convenience of the user U.

The information providing device 1 deletes the second content selected by the user U from the second content column. This prevents the second content, whose linked content the user U confirmed, from continuing to be displayed in the second content column, and the information providing device 1 can improve the convenience for the user U.

The information providing device 1 also deletes from the second content sequence any second content whose importance no longer satisfies a predetermined condition among the multiple second contents. This eliminates the need for the user U to perform operations such as updating the home content, and the information providing device 1 can improve the convenience of the user U.

The information providing device 1 can also display multiple second contents in the second content column in a carousel format. For example, the information providing device 1 can display multiple second contents in the second content column in a carousel format at predetermined intervals. This allows the information providing device 1 to improve the convenience of the user U.

In this way, the information providing device 1 according to the embodiment provides the user U with content including the first content sequence and the second content sequence, and is therefore able to provide the user U with highly convenient information.

In the above example, the information providing device 1 generates home content and displays it on the terminal device 2, but the terminal device 2 may collect information from the information providing device 1, generate home content, and display the generated home content. For example, the terminal device 2 acquires a plurality of first contents and a plurality of second contents from the information providing device 1, and generates home content including the acquired plurality of first contents and a plurality of second contents. The terminal device 2 then displays the generated home content to provide the home content to the user U. In this case, the terminal device 2 functions as an information providing device that executes some or all of the above-mentioned functions of the information providing device 1 together with or independently of the information providing device 1.

The following provides a detailed explanation of the configuration of an information provision system that includes an information provision device 1 and a terminal device 2 that perform such processing.

2. Configuration of the information provision system
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of an information providing system according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 2, an information providing system 100 according to an embodiment includes an information providing device 1 and terminal devices 2 ₁ , 2 ₂ , ..., 2 _n , where n is, for example, an integer of 3 or more.

Terminal device ₂₁ is used by user _U1 , terminal device ₂₂ is used by user _U2 , and terminal device _2n is used by user _Un . In the following, when terminal devices ₂₁ , ₂₂ , ..., _2n are not individually distinguished from one another, they may be referred to as terminal device 2.

The information providing device 1 and the terminal device 2 are connected to each other via a network N so as to be able to communicate with each other by wire or wirelessly. Note that the information providing system 100 shown in FIG. 2 may include multiple information providing devices 1.

The terminal device 2 is, for example, a desktop PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). Note that the terminal device 2 is not limited to the above examples, and may be, for example, a smart watch or a wearable device.

[3. Terminal device 2]
Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the terminal device 2 according to the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 3, the terminal device 2 according to the embodiment includes a communication unit 10, a display unit 11, an operation unit 12, a sensor group 13, a storage unit 14, and a processing unit 15.

3.1. Communication unit 10
The communication unit 10 is realized by, for example, a network interface card (NIC), etc. The communication unit 10 is connected to a network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits and receives information to and from the information providing device 1 via the network N.

[3.2. Display unit 11
The display unit 11 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display.

[3.3. Operation unit 12
The operation unit 12 includes, for example, a keyboard including keys for inputting letters, numbers, and spaces, an enter key, arrow keys, and the like, a mouse, and a power button. The operation unit 12 includes a touch panel.

3.4. Sensor Group 13
The sensor group 13 includes, for example, a positioning sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, an illuminance sensor, and an image sensor. The positioning sensor is a sensor that detects the position of the terminal device 2. The acceleration sensor is a sensor that detects the acceleration of the terminal device 2. The gyro sensor is a sensor that detects the attitude of the terminal device 2, such as the tilt and rotation. The geomagnetic sensor is a sensor that detects geomagnetism. The illuminance sensor is a sensor that detects illuminance indicating the brightness or darkness of the surroundings of the terminal device 2, and the image sensor is a sensor that captures an image of the surroundings of the terminal device 2.

[3.5. Storage unit 14
The storage unit 14 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a random access memory (RAM) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk.

The memory unit 14 stores, for example, information transmitted from the information providing device 1 and acquired by the processing unit 15 via the network N and the communication unit 10, and detection information, which is information detected by the sensor group 13.

3.6. Processing Unit 15
The processing unit 15 is a controller, and is realized, for example, by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) executing various programs stored in a storage device inside the terminal device 2 using a RAM as a working area. The processing unit 15 may be realized in part or in whole by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). The processing unit 15 includes an information acquisition unit 16, a display processing unit 17, and an information output unit 18.

[3.6.1. Information Acquisition Unit 16
The information acquisition unit 16 acquires various contents transmitted from the information providing device 1 and received by the communication unit 10 via the network N. The contents transmitted from the information providing device 1 include, for example, the first content described above. and the second content, and so on.

[3.6.2. Display Processing Unit 17]
The display processing unit 17 causes the display unit 11 to display the information acquired by the information acquisition unit 16. For example, the display processing unit 17 causes the display unit 11 to display content acquired by the information acquisition unit 16.

[3.6.3. Information output unit 18]
The information output unit 18 transmits, for example, operation information corresponding to an operation on the operation unit 12 by the user U to the information providing device 1 via the communication unit 10. In addition, the information output unit 18 transmits detection information corresponding to information detected by the sensor group 13 to the information providing device 1 via the communication unit 10.

4. Configuration of Information Providing Device 1
4 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of the information providing device 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the information providing device 1 includes a communication unit 20, a storage unit 21, and a processing unit 22.

4.1. Communication unit 20
The communication unit 20 is realized by, for example, a NIC. The communication unit 20 is connected to a network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits and receives information to and from various other devices. For example, the communication unit 20 transmits and receives information to and from the terminal device 2 via the network N.

[4.2. Storage unit 21
The storage unit 21 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 21 has a user information storage unit 30 and a content storage unit 31. .

[4.2.1. User information storage unit 30
The user information storage unit 30 stores various information related to the user U. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a user information table stored in the user information storage unit 30 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the user information table stored in the user information storage unit 30 includes information on the items of "user ID,""attributeinformation,""historyinformation," and "setting information."

"User ID" is an identifier that identifies user U. "Attribute information" is attribute information related to the attributes of user U that are associated with the "user ID." The attributes of user U are, for example, demographic attributes, psychographic attributes, etc. Demographic attributes are demographic attributes, such as age, gender, occupation, place of residence, annual income, family composition, etc. Psychographic attributes are psychological attributes, such as lifestyle, values, interests, etc.

"History information" is history information that includes information such as the service usage history, and includes, for example, user U's payment history information, user U's search history information, user U's browsing history information, user U's context history information, and user U's movement history information.

User U's payment history information includes purchase history information on products purchased by user U online, at a physical store, or at a physical facility using a payment service, service usage history information on services used by user U for a fee online, at a physical store, or at a physical facility using a payment service, etc.

Purchase history information includes information on products purchased by user U, information on the purchase cost, purchase date and time, information on the store where the purchase was made, etc. Service usage history information includes information on services used by user U, information on the usage cost, purchase date and time, information on the store where the purchase was made, etc.

User U's search history information is, for example, information on the search history of web content on search sites, information on search history on various websites, etc. User U's browsing history information is information on user U's browsing history of web content, and includes various information such as information on user U's browsing history of property information, information on the browsing history of flyers from stores such as convenience stores and supermarkets, etc.

The movement history information of user U is information on the movement history of user U, and includes, for example, information on the location of user U for each unit time. Note that the movement history information of user U may be information on the stores and facilities visited. The context history information of user U is history information of user U's context estimated by the processing unit 22. The context of user U is the situation of user U. For example, types of situation of user U include the situation of user U over a relatively long period of time, the situation of user U over a relatively short period of time, and the momentary situation of user U.

Examples of the status of user U that last for a relatively long period of time include, but are not limited to, a daily living state, which is a state of daily living, a travel state, which is a state of traveling, a business trip state, which is a state of business trip, and a hospitalization state, which is a state of hospitalization.

Examples of user U's statuses that are relatively short in duration include, but are not limited to, a working state, a commuting state, a eating state, a bathing state, or a sleeping state.

The momentary state of the user U may also include, for example, the motion state of the user U, the operation state of the terminal device 2 by the user U, the state of the surrounding environment of the user U, etc. The motion state of the user U may be, for example, a state of moving, a state of being stopped, a state of exercising, etc.

"Setting information" is setting information set by user U, and includes first content column information, alert setting information, etc. The first content column information includes information indicating the editing contents of the first content column by user U. The editing contents of user U include, for example, information indicating the type and order of the first contents included in the first content column. Note that if user U does not perform an editing operation on the first content column, the first content column information includes information on the initial setting of the type and order of the first contents included in the first content column. In the first content column information, the first content is always set as the target for first view.

Also, the alert setting information is information about the target for which an alert has been set by the user U or the like, and includes, for example, information about stock prices, auctions, hotel vacancies, tickets, products, etc. for which an alert has been set by the user U or the like.

[4.2.2. Content storage unit 31]
The content storage unit 31 stores information related to content. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a content table stored in the content storage unit 31 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in Fig. 6, the content table stored in the content storage unit 31 has information on items such as "content ID" and "content".

"Content ID" is an identifier that identifies the content. "Content" is information about the content associated with the "Content ID." Specifically, the content is, for example, information about the content or information about the address of the content.

The content is, for example, content related to a portal site that provides various types of content, such as various types of content related to news, weather, rain clouds, disasters, email, routes, payments, shopping, auctions, tickets, finance, sports, events, videos, music, television programs, travel, restaurants, traffic jams, congestion, routes, maps, route searches, web searches, or cooking. The content may also be content related to web blog sites, SNS (Social Networking Service) sites, payment services, etc.

In FIG. 6, the content with content ID "C1" is content "CO1", the content with content ID "C2" is content "CO2", and the content with content ID "C3" is content "CO3". Note that in the example shown in FIG. 6, the content is expressed with abstract codes such as "CO1", "CO2", and "CO3", but the content is, for example, data in a file format that includes various information. Furthermore, the content storage unit 31 is not limited to the above, and may store various information according to the purpose.

4.3. Processing section 22
The processing unit 22 is a controller, and is realized by a processor such as a CPU or an MPU, for example, executing various programs (one example of an information provision program) stored in a storage device (for example, the storage unit 21) inside the information provision device 1 using a RAM as a working area. Also, the processing unit 22 may be realized in part or in whole by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA.

As shown in FIG. 4, the processing unit 22 has an acquisition unit 40, an identification unit 41, a generation unit 42, and a provision unit 43, and realizes or executes the functions and actions of the information processing described below. Note that the internal configuration of the processing unit 22 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 4, and may be other configurations as long as they perform the information processing described below.

[4.3.1. Acquisition unit 40
The acquisition unit 40 acquires various information. The acquisition unit 40 acquires various information from the storage unit 21. The acquisition unit 40 acquires various information from the user information storage unit 30, the content storage unit 31, etc. do.

The acquisition unit 40 can also acquire information about the user U from, for example, the terminal device 2 or an external device, and store the acquired information about the user U in the user information storage unit 30. The information about the user U acquired from the terminal device 2 includes, for example, the detection information described above. The acquisition unit 40 can also acquire various types of content from, for example, an external device, and store the acquired content in the content storage unit 31.

[4.3.2. Identification unit 41
The identification unit 41 identifies information on the user U to whom home content is to be provided. For example, the identification unit 41 identifies information on the user U associated with the user ID included in the information provision request from the terminal device 2. The acquiring unit 40 acquires information from among the information of a plurality of users U stored in the user information storage unit 30 .

The information of user U acquired by the acquisition unit 40 includes first content string information including information indicating the type and order of the first contents included in the first content string, and the identification unit 41 identifies multiple first contents based on the first content string information. The identification unit 41 also identifies the order of the multiple first contents in the first content string based on the first content string information.

The first content is, for example, content that transitions to linked content when selected by the user U, and some of the first content displays, for example, part of the information contained in the linked content. The first content is, for example, content related to weather, rain clouds, disasters, email, routes, payments, shopping, auctions, tickets, finance, sports, events, videos, music, television programs, travel, restaurants, traffic jams, congestion, routes, maps, route searches, web searches, or cooking, but is not limited to such examples.

At least one of the first contents is a content indicating the current state of a specific target. The specific target is, for example, weather, e-mail, etc., and the content indicating the current state of the specific target is a content including information indicating the current weather, a content including information indicating the number of e-mails that currently have not been received, etc.

The identification unit 41 also identifies multiple second contents to be notified to the user U based on information about the user U to whom the content is to be provided. The second contents are, for example, contents to be transferred to linked contents when selected by the user U, and part of the information contained in the linked contents is displayed.

The second content is, for example, content including weather forecast information, content including billing information, content including email information, content including emergency information from a local government, content including alert information, etc. Content including alert information is, for example, content related to civil protection information, stock prices for which an alert has been set by user U, an auction, hotel room availability, etc.

The identification unit 41 identifies the second content to be notified to the user U, for example, based on the information about the user U and the content acquired by the acquisition unit 40. For example, the identification unit 41 identifies the current location of the user U based on detection information transmitted from the terminal device 2 of the user U to which the content is to be provided. Then, the identification unit 41 causes the acquisition unit 40 to acquire the content including the identified information about the current location as the second content from among the multiple contents stored in the content storage unit 31.

The content including information about the current location is, for example, content related to the area including the current location of user U. The content related to the area including the current location of user U is, for example, content including weather forecast information for the area including the current location of user U, content including emergency information from the local government of the area including the current location of user U, etc.

The identification unit 41 can also identify the second content based on information about the email address of the user U to whom the content is to be provided, information about the amount billed to the user U to whom the content is to be provided, alert setting information for the user U to whom the content is to be provided, etc.

The identification unit 41 identifies the second contents that satisfy the second condition as a plurality of second contents to be notified to the user U. The second condition is a notification condition that is a condition related to the notification, for example, a condition that the importance satisfies a predetermined condition.

The identification unit 41 identifies the importance of the second content. The importance of the second content is the importance of the notification, and the identification unit 41 identifies the importance of the second content based on the second content acquired by the acquisition unit 40.

When the second content is content including weather forecast information, the importance is determined based on, for example, the time until rain is predicted to fall and the intensity of the predicted rain. For example, the closer it is until rain is predicted to fall, the higher the importance, and the stronger the predicted rain, the higher the importance.

In addition, if the second content is content that includes information on the bill amount, the importance is determined, for example, based on the bill amount and the time until the deduction. For example, the higher the bill amount, the higher the importance, and the closer the time until the deduction is, the higher the importance.

In addition, if the second content is content that includes emergency information from a local government, the importance level is determined according to the type of emergency information. For example, if the information is a state of emergency declaration, the importance level is the first importance level D1, and if the information is information on priority measures to prevent the spread of infection, the importance level is the second importance level D2 (<D1). The first importance level D1 and the second importance level D2 satisfy the above-mentioned predetermined conditions.

In addition, when the second content is content that includes information about emails, the importance is determined based on, for example, the number of currently unreceived emails. For example, the greater the number of currently unreceived emails, the higher the importance, but the importance may also be set to be higher the greater the number of currently unreceived emails that are set to a high importance.

When the second content is content that includes information about e-mail, the identification unit 41 can identify an e-mail whose sender e-mail address is the e-mail address set by the user U as an e-mail with a high importance setting. The identification unit 41 can also identify an e-mail whose sender has set the importance level to high as an e-mail with a high importance setting. In the following, an e-mail with a high importance setting may be referred to as an important message.

In addition, when civil protection information issued by the Japanese government via a J-Alert or the like is acquired by the acquisition unit 40, the identification unit 41 identifies the content including the civil protection information as the second content to be notified to the user U. The content including the civil protection information satisfies the above-mentioned predetermined condition, and is set to have the highest importance, for example.

The identification unit 41 can narrow down the second contents to be arranged in the second content column based on the context of the user U. For example, when the user U is moving, the identification unit 41 can reduce the number of second contents identified as the second contents to be arranged in the second content column compared to when the user U is stationary. The identification unit 41 can also identify a type of second content according to the context of the user U as the second content to be arranged in the second content column.

[4.3.3. Generation unit 42
The generating unit 42 generates a home content based on the plurality of first contents and the plurality of second contents identified by the identifying unit 41. The home content is a second content in which the plurality of first contents are arranged in the left-right direction. The content display device includes a content column and a second content column in which a plurality of second contents are arranged in a left-right direction. The first content column and the second content column are arranged in a vertical direction perpendicular to the left-right direction.

The left-right direction is an example of a first direction, and the up-down direction is an example of a second direction. The arrangement direction of the first content and the second content may be the up-down direction, in which case the arrangement direction of the first content column and the second content column is the left-right direction.

The generation unit 42 generates a first content string by arranging the multiple first contents identified by the identification unit 41 in the order identified by the identification unit 41. The order identified by the identification unit 41 is the order indicated in the first content string information, but is not limited to this example. The identification unit 41 can also identify, for example, the order of the multiple first contents based on their frequency of selection by the user U.

At least one of the first contents included in the first content string is a content that indicates the current state of a specific target. The specific target is, for example, weather, e-mail, etc., and the content that indicates the current state of the specific target is a content that includes information that indicates the current weather, a content that includes information that indicates the number of e-mails that currently have not been received, etc.

The generating unit 42 also generates a second content string including a plurality of second contents identified by the identifying unit 41 as the items to be notified to the user U. The generating unit 42 preferentially places second contents having a higher importance in a higher position in the second content string, and also preferentially fixes the position of second contents having an importance equal to or greater than a second threshold Dth2 (>Dth1) to the top position in the second content string. The second content string is ranked higher as it moves to the left, and the top position of the second content string is the leftmost position.

The generation unit 42 can preferentially arrange a second content having a newer notification timing among the multiple second contents in a higher position in the second content column. The notification timing is a timing at which the importance satisfies a predetermined condition. In addition, the generation unit 42 can also arrange, for example, a second content having a higher weighted sum of the importance and the newness of the notification timing in a higher position in the second content column.

For example, in the second content column, the generation unit 42 can increase the width in the left-right direction for second contents with higher importance, or increase the number of characters shown in the second content.

When the identification unit 41 identifies new second content that satisfies the notification condition, the generation unit 42 can add the identified new second content to the second content string. This eliminates the need for the user U to perform, for example, an operation to update the home content, thereby improving the convenience of the user U.

For example, if the position based on the importance of the new second content that satisfies the notification condition is outside the display area of the display unit 11, the generation unit 42 can temporarily move the new second content that satisfies the notification condition to a position within the display area of the display unit 11, and then, after a predetermined time has elapsed, move it to a position based on the importance.

The generation unit 42 also deletes the second content selected by the user U from the second content column. This prevents the second content whose linked content the user U has confirmed from continuing to be displayed in the second content column, thereby improving the convenience for the user U.

In addition, when the identification unit 41 identifies a second content among the plurality of second contents whose importance no longer satisfies a predetermined condition, the generation unit 42 deletes the second content whose importance no longer satisfies the predetermined condition from the second content sequence. This eliminates the need for the user U to perform, for example, an operation to update the home content, thereby improving the convenience of the user U.

The generation unit 42 can also, for example, delete the second content, whose importance no longer satisfies a predetermined condition, from the second content column when a predetermined time has elapsed after temporarily highlighting the second content. In addition, for example, when the second content, whose importance no longer satisfies a predetermined condition, is outside the display area of the display unit 11, the generation unit 42 can also temporarily move the second content, whose importance no longer satisfies the predetermined condition, to a position within the display area of the display unit 11, and then delete the second content from the second content column when a predetermined time has elapsed.

The generation unit 42 can also generate a second content string that displays multiple second contents in a carousel format, which can also improve the convenience of the user U. For example, the generation unit 42 can generate a second content string that displays multiple second contents of the second content string in a carousel format at predetermined intervals.

[4.3.4. Providing unit 43
The providing unit 43 provides the home content generated by the generating unit 42 to the user U. For example, the providing unit 43 transmits the home content generated by the generating unit 42 to the terminal device 2 via the communication unit 20 and the network. N to provide home content to user U.

The home content is, for example, the content of a top screen in a portal site, and is displayed on the display unit 11 of the terminal device 2. The providing unit 43 transmits the home content to the terminal device 2, for example, based on an information request from the terminal device 2. The information acquiring unit 16 of the terminal device 2 acquires the home content provided by the providing unit 43, and the display processing unit 17 of the terminal device 2 causes the display unit 11 to display the home content acquired by the information acquiring unit 16.

Figure 7 is a diagram showing an example of home content provided by the provider 43 of the information providing device 1 according to the embodiment. The home content 50 shown in Figure 7 includes a search box 51, a search button 52, a first content column 53, a second content column 54, a third content column 55, a fourth content column, and a tab column 57.

A search keyword is input into the search box 51 by the user U operating the operation unit 12. When the user U operates the operation unit 12 to select the search button 52 with the search keyword input into the search box 51, the information output unit 18 of the terminal device 2 transmits a search query including the search keyword input into the search box 51 to the information providing device 1. The providing unit 43 transmits search results according to the search keyword included in the search query to the terminal device 2. The search results are acquired by the information acquisition unit 16 and displayed on the display unit 11 by the display processing unit 17.

Each of the contents included in the first content column 53, the second content column 54, the third content column 55, and the fourth content column is a content that transitions to the linked content when selected by the user U, and some of the contents, for example, display part of the information included in the linked content.

In the third content column 55, multiple contents are arranged vertically. The multiple contents arranged in the third content column 55 can be switched by selecting a tab included in the tab column 57. The fourth content column 56 includes home button content for transitioning to an initial screen, as well as content for transitioning to linked content when selected by the user U.

When the user U selects the first content in the first content column 53 or the second content in the second content column 54, the content to which the selected content is linked is displayed on the display unit 11. The user U can redisplay the home content 50 by selecting the back button or home button displayed on the display unit 11.

The first content column 53 and the second content column 54 included in the home content 50 will be described with reference to FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the first content column 53 and the second content column 54 provided by the providing unit 43 of the information providing device 1 according to the embodiment. Note that in the example shown in FIG. 8, the display area 70 of the display unit 11 of the terminal device 2 is shown, but due to space limitations, part of the vertical area of the display area 70 is omitted and the vertical length is shown short.

8, the first content column 53 includes a plurality of first contents ₆₀₁ , ₆₀₂ , ₆₀₃ , ₆₀₄ , ₆₀₅ , ₆₀₆ , ₆₀₇ , and _608. The first content ₆₀₁ includes character strings indicating the current weather, temperature, humidity, etc., and a diagram indicating the current weather, and links to content indicating detailed information on the weather, temperature, and humidity. The first content ₆₀₂ includes a diagram indicating a raincloud radar, and links to content indicating detailed information on the raincloud radar.

The first content ₆₀₃ includes a number indicating the number of unreceived e-mails and an image related to the e-mails, and indicates detailed information about the e-mails. The first content ₆₀₄ includes an image related to a route, and links to a route information site. The first content ₆₀₅ includes an image related to shopping, and links to a shopping site.

The first content ₆₀₆ is a content that includes an image related to an auction and links to an auction site. The first content ₆₀₇ is a content that includes an image related to a television program and links to content including television program guide information. The first content ₆₀₈ is a content that links to content for setting the first content included in the first content column 53. Hereinafter, when the first contents ₆₀₁ , ₆₀₂ , ₆₀₃ , ₆₀₄ , ₆₀₅ , ₆₀₆ , ₆₀₇ , and ₆₀₈ are referred to without being individually distinguished, they may be referred to as the first content 60.

8, the second content column 54 includes a plurality of second contents 61 ₁ , 61 ₂ , 61 ₃ , 61 ₄ , 61 ₅ , etc. The second content 61 ₁ is a second content that includes a character string related to a weather forecast and a diagram showing the result of the weather forecast, and has a link to a content showing the weather forecast information. The second content 61 ₁ is a content whose specific target is the same weather as the first content 60 ₁ , and is placed in the second content column 54 when the importance according to the future weather situation determined by the weather forecast satisfies a predetermined condition.

The second content _61-2 is a content including a character string related to the billing amount and a drawing of a credit card, and a link to content showing detailed information about the billing amount. The second content _61-3 is a content including a character string and a drawing related to Tokyo's preventive measures against the spread of infection, and a link to content showing detailed information about Tokyo's preventive measures against the spread of infection. The second content _61-4 is a content including a character string and a drawing related to e-mail, and a link to content showing detailed information about e-mail.

The second content _61-4 is a content whose specific target is an e-mail similar to the first content _60-3 , and is arranged in the second content column 54 when the importance corresponding to the e-mail satisfies a predetermined condition. The second content _61-4 includes a character string indicating that there is an important message, and the user U can easily know that there is an e-mail containing an important message.

The second content _61-5 is a content that includes a character string and a figure related to the auction for which an alert has been set, and links to a content showing detailed information related to the product for which an alert has been set. The second content _61-6 is a content that links to a content showing a list of the second contents 61 to be notified and that are not arranged in the second content column 54. Hereinafter, when the second contents _61-1 , _61-2 , _61-3 , _61-4 , _61-5 , and _61-6 are not individually distinguished from one another, they may be referred to as the second content 61.

The first content column 53 and the second content column 54 shown in FIG. 8 are longer than the width of the display area 70 of the display unit 11 of the terminal device 2, and the area displayed in the display area 70 of the display unit 11 of the terminal device 2 can be moved by a scroll operation.

Figure 9 is a diagram showing an example of how a first content column 53 and a second content column 54 included in a home content 50 provided by a providing unit 43 of an information providing device 1 according to an embodiment are scrolled.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the first content column 53 is scrolled from the state shown in FIG. 9(a), the areas of the first content column 53 and the second content column 54 displayed in the display area 70 become, for example, the state shown in FIG. 9(b). Also, when the second content column 54 is scrolled from the state shown in FIG. 9(b), the areas of the first content column 53 and the second content column 54 displayed in the display area 70 become, for example, the state shown in FIG. 9(c).

When new second content 61 is added to the second content string 54 by the generation unit 42, the provision unit 43 provides the second content string 54 to which the new second content 61 has been added to the user U.

The providing unit 43 also provides the user U with the second content column 54 from which the second content 61, the linked content of which has been confirmed by the user U, has been deleted. This prevents the second content 61, the linked content of which has been confirmed by the user U, from continuing to be displayed in the second content column 54, thereby improving the convenience for the user U.

The providing unit 43 also provides the user U with the second content column 54 from which the second content 61 that no longer satisfies the notification condition has been deleted. This prevents the second content 61 that no longer satisfies the notification condition from continuing to be displayed in the second content column 54, thereby improving the convenience for the user U.

The second content 61 that no longer satisfies the notification condition is, for example, the second content 61 whose importance no longer satisfies a specified condition, but is not limited to such an example. For example, the second content 61 that no longer satisfies the notification condition may be the second content 61 whose newness no longer satisfies a specified condition, etc.

5. Processing Procedure
Next, a procedure of information processing by the processing unit 22 of the information providing device 1 according to the embodiment will be described. Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of information processing by the processing unit 22 of the information providing device 1 according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 10, the processing unit 22 of the information providing device 1 determines whether or not there is a request for information provision (step S10). Next, if the processing unit 22 determines that there is a request for information provision (step S10: Yes), it generates home content 50 including a first content string 53 and a second content string 54 (step S11). Then, the processing unit 22 provides the home content 50 generated in step S11 to the user U (step S12).

When the processing of step S12 is completed or when it is determined that there is no request for information (step S10: No), the processing unit 22 determines whether or not the home content 50 is being displayed on the display unit 11 (step S13).

When the processing unit 22 determines that the home content 50 is being displayed (step S13: Yes), it determines whether or not there is a second content 61 to be added (step S14). When the processing unit 22 determines that there is a second content 61 to be added (step S14: Yes), it adds the second content 61 to be added to the second content column 54 (step S15).

When the processing of step S15 is completed, or when it is determined that there is no second content 61 to be added (step S14: No), the processing unit 22 determines whether there is a second content 61 to be deleted (step S16). When it is determined that there is a second content 61 to be deleted (step S16: Yes), the processing unit 22 deletes the second content 61 to be deleted from the second content column 54 (step S17).

When the processing of step S17 is completed, when it is determined that there is no second content 61 to be deleted (step S16: No), or when it is determined that the home content 50 is not being displayed (step S13: No), the processing unit 22 determines whether or not the operation end timing has arrived (step S18). The processing unit 22 determines that the operation end timing has arrived, for example, when the power supply of the information providing device 1 is turned off, or when it is determined that an end operation has been performed by operating an operation unit (not shown) of the information providing device 1.

If the processing unit 22 determines that the operation end time has not yet arrived (step S18: No), it transitions to step S10, and if it determines that the operation end time has arrived (step S18: Yes), it terminates the processing shown in FIG. 10.

6. Other Configuration Examples of Terminal Device 2
In the above example, the information providing device 1 generates the home content 50 and displays it on the terminal device 2, but the terminal device 2 may collect information from the information providing device 1, generate the home content 50, and display the generated home content 50. In this case, the terminal device 2 functions as a part of the information providing device that executes some of the above-mentioned functions of the information providing device 1 together with the information providing device 1. The terminal device 2 may also function as an information providing device that executes all of the above-mentioned functions of the information providing device 1.

Fig. 11 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of a terminal device 2 according to an embodiment. The terminal device 2 shown in Fig. 11 differs from the terminal device 2 shown in Fig. 3 in the function of the processing unit 15. The processing unit 15 of the terminal device 2 shown in Fig. 11 differs from the terminal device 2 shown in Fig. 3 in that it further includes an identification unit 41, a generation unit 42, and a provision unit 43.

Each of the identification unit 41, generation unit 42, and provision unit 43 shown in FIG. 11 has, for example, some or all of the functions of the identification unit 41, generation unit 42, and provision unit 43 shown in FIG. 4. The storage unit 14 stores information about a user U of the terminal device 2, and the identification unit 41 identifies a plurality of first contents 60 based on the information about the user U stored in the terminal device 2.

The information acquisition unit 16 transmits an information request including specific information for identifying the multiple first contents 60 identified by the identification unit 41 of the terminal device 2, a user ID, etc., to the information providing device 1 via the communication unit 10 and the network N. The acquisition unit 40 of the information providing device 1 acquires the information request via the network N and the communication unit 20.

When the identification unit 41 of the information providing device 1 receives an information provision request via the communication unit 20 and the network N, it identifies information about the user U based on the user ID included in the information provision request, and identifies multiple second contents 61 based on the determined information about the user U.

The providing unit 43 of the information providing device 1 transmits the plurality of first contents 60 identified by the specific information, the plurality of second contents 61 identified based on the information of the user U, and the plurality of contents constituting the third content string 55, to the terminal device 2 via the communication unit 20 and the network N. The information acquiring unit 16 acquires the plurality of first contents 60, the plurality of second contents 61, and the plurality of contents constituting the third content string 55, transmitted from the information providing device 1 in response to the information provision request, via the network N and the communication unit 10.

The generation unit 42 of the terminal device 2 generates home content 50 based on the multiple first contents 60, multiple second contents 61, and multiple contents constituting a third content string 55 acquired by the information acquisition unit 16. The provision unit 43 of the terminal device 2 causes the display processing unit 17 to execute a process of displaying the home content 50 generated by the generation unit 42 on the display unit 11. The provision unit 43 may include the functions of the display processing unit 17.

The terminal device 2 is not limited to the above-mentioned configuration as long as it can cooperate with the information providing device 1 to generate home content 50 and display the generated home content 50 on the display unit 11. For example, the terminal device 2 may be configured not to include the identification unit 41. In this case, the information output unit 18 of the terminal device 2 transmits an information provision request including a user ID and the like via the communication unit 10 and the network N. The acquisition unit 40 of the information providing device 1 acquires the information provision request via the communication unit 20 and the network N, and the identification unit 41 of the information providing device 1 identifies multiple first contents 60 based on the user ID included in the information provision request.

In this way, the terminal device 2 can execute the functions of the identification unit 41, the generation unit 42, and the provision unit 43 in cooperation with the information providing device 1, and can function as a part of the information providing device having the functions of the identification unit 41, the generation unit 42, and the provision unit 43. Note that, hereinafter, a configuration including the above-mentioned information providing device 1 and part or all of the terminal device 2 may be referred to as the information providing device 1.

The processing unit 15 shown in FIG. 11 is realized, for example, by a processor such as a CPU or MPU, which executes various programs (examples of information provision programs) stored in a storage device (for example, the storage unit 14) inside the terminal device 2 using the RAM as a working area.

7. Modifications
In the above example, the two content columns, the first content column 53 and the second content column 54, are arranged in a direction (second direction) perpendicular to the content arrangement direction (first direction), but the number of content columns arranged may be three or more.

In addition, in the first content column 53 described above, multiple first contents 60 are arranged in a single column, but the providing unit 43 can arrange the multiple first contents 60 in two or more columns when the number of first contents 60 is equal to or greater than a threshold value or when the length of the first content column 53 in the content arrangement direction is equal to or greater than a threshold value.

In addition, the providing unit 43 can also increase the height of the first contents 60 in the vertical direction (second direction) when the number of first contents 60 is equal to or greater than a threshold value or when the length of the first content column 53 in the content arrangement direction is equal to or greater than a threshold value.

Similarly, in the second content column 54 described above, multiple second contents 61 are arranged in a single column, but the providing unit 43 can arrange the multiple second contents 61 in two or more columns when the number of second contents 61 is equal to or greater than a threshold value or when the length of the second content column 54 in the content arrangement direction is equal to or greater than a threshold value.

In addition, the providing unit 43 can also increase the height of the second contents 61 in the vertical direction (second direction) when the number of second contents 61 is equal to or greater than a threshold value or when the length of the second content column 54 in the content arrangement direction is equal to or greater than a threshold value.

8. Hardware Configuration
Each of the information providing device 1 and the terminal device 2 according to the embodiment described above is realized by a computer 80 having a configuration as shown in Fig. 12. Fig. 12 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of the computer 80 that realizes each function of the information providing device 1 and the terminal device 2 according to the embodiment. The computer 80 has a CPU 81, a RAM 82, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 83, a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 84, a communication interface (I/F) 85, an input/output interface (I/F) 86, and a media interface (I/F) 87.

The CPU 81 operates based on the programs stored in the ROM 83 or the HDD 84, and controls each part. The ROM 83 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 81 when the computer 80 starts up, and programs that depend on the hardware of the computer 80.

The HDD 84 stores programs executed by the CPU 81 and data used by such programs. The communication interface 85 receives data from other devices via the network N (see FIG. 2) and sends the data to the CPU 81, and transmits data generated by the CPU 81 to other devices via the network N.

The CPU 81 controls output devices such as a display and a printer, and input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse, via the input/output interface 86. The CPU 81 acquires data from the input devices via the input/output interface 86. The CPU 81 also outputs data generated via the input/output interface 86 to the output devices.

The media interface 87 reads a program or data stored in the recording medium 88 and provides it to the CPU 81 via the RAM 82. The CPU 81 loads the program from the recording medium 88 onto the RAM 82 via the media interface 87 and executes the loaded program. The recording medium 88 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or a PD (Phase change rewritable Disc), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory.

For example, when the computer 80 functions as the information providing device 1 according to the embodiment, the CPU 81 of the computer 80 executes a program loaded onto the RAM 82 to realize the functions of the processing unit 15 and the processing unit 22. In addition, the HDD 84 stores data in the storage unit 14 or the storage unit 21. The CPU 81 of the computer 80 reads and executes these programs from the recording medium 88, but as another example, these programs may be obtained from another device via the network N.

[9. Other]
In addition, among the processes described in the above embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically by a known method. In addition, the information including the processing procedures, specific names, various data and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings can be changed arbitrarily unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

In addition, each component of each device shown in the figure is a functional concept, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figure. In other words, the specific form of distribution and integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in any unit depending on various loads, usage conditions, etc.

For example, the information providing device 1 described above may be realized by multiple server computers, and depending on the functions, the configuration can be flexibly changed, such as by calling an external platform using an API (Application Programming Interface) or network computing.

The above-described embodiments and variations can be combined as appropriate to the extent that they do not cause inconsistencies in the processing content.

10. Effects
As described above, the information providing device 1 according to the embodiment includes the generating unit 42 and the providing unit 43. The generating unit 42 generates a home content 50, which is a content of a top screen, in which a first content column 53 in which a plurality of first contents 60 satisfying a first condition are arranged in a first direction, and a second content column 54 in which a plurality of second contents 61 satisfying a second condition different from the first condition are arranged in the first direction, and are arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The providing unit 43 provides the home content 50 generated by the generating unit 42. As a result, the information providing device 1 provides the user U with the home content 50 including the first content column 53 and the second content column 54 in which contents having mutually different conditions are arranged, and therefore can provide the user U with information that is highly convenient.

The second condition is a notification condition, which is a condition related to notification. The generation unit 42 adds new second content 61 that satisfies the notification condition to the second content column 54. This allows the information providing device 1 to improve the convenience of the user U without the user U having to perform operations such as updating the home content 50.

The generation unit 42 also deletes the second content 61 that no longer satisfies the notification condition from the second content column 54. This prevents the second content 61, whose linked content has been confirmed by the user U, from continuing to be displayed in the second content column 54, thereby improving the convenience for the user U.

The generation unit 42 also prioritizes arranging second content 61 with a newer notification timing at a higher position in the second content column 54. This allows the information providing device 1 to easily identify second content 61 with a newer notification timing.

The generation unit 42 also prioritizes arranging the second content 61 with higher importance at a higher position in the second content column 54. This allows the information providing device 1 to allow the user U to easily understand the second content 61 with higher importance, thereby improving the convenience for the user U.

The generating unit 42 also fixes the position of the second content 61 whose importance is equal to or greater than the threshold to the top position of the second content column 54 as a priority. This allows the information providing device 1 to allow the user U to easily understand the second content 61 with high importance, thereby improving the convenience for the user U.

The second content column 54 is also displayed in a carousel format. This allows the information providing device 1 to further improve the convenience of the user U.

The first condition is that the content must be preset as a target for the always-on first view. This allows the information providing device 1 to further improve the convenience for the user U.

Furthermore, each of the first content 60 and the second content 61 is a content that transitions to linked content when selected by the user U. This allows the information providing device 1 to further improve the convenience of the user U, without the user U having to perform operations such as updating the home content 50.

The generation unit 42 also deletes the second content 61 selected by the user U from the second content sequence 54. This allows the information providing device 1 to further improve the convenience for the user U.

The above describes the embodiments of the present application in detail with reference to the drawings, but this is merely an example, and the present invention can be embodied in other forms with various modifications and improvements based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, including the forms described in the disclosure section of the invention.

In addition, the above-mentioned "section, module, unit" can be read as "means" or "circuit." For example, an acquisition unit can be read as an acquisition means or an acquisition circuit.

LIST OF SYMBOLS 1 Information providing device ₂ , 2 1 , 2 ₂ , ..., 2 _n terminal device 10, 20 Communication unit 11 Display unit 12 Operation unit 13 Sensor group 14, 21 Memory unit 15, 22 Processing unit 16 Information acquisition unit 17 Display processing unit 18 Information output unit 30 User information storage unit 31 Content storage unit 40 Acquisition unit 41 Identification unit 42 Generation unit 43 Provision unit 50 Home content 51 Search box 52 Search button 53 First content column 54 Second content column 55 Third content column 56 Fourth content column 57 Tab column 60, 60 ₁ , 60 ₂ , 60 ₃ , 60 ₄ , 60 ₅ , 60 ₆ , 60 ₇ , 60 ₈ First content 61, 61 ₁ , 61 ₂ , 61 ₃ , 61 ₄ , 61 ₅ , 61 ₆ Second content 70 Display area 100 Information providing system

Claims (12)

a generation unit that generates a content in which a first content sequence in which a plurality of first contents satisfying a first condition are arranged in a first direction and a second content sequence in which a plurality of second contents satisfying a second condition different from the first condition are arranged in the first direction, the second content sequence being arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
a providing unit that provides the content generated by the generating unit ,
The second condition is:
a notice condition, which is a condition regarding a notice;
The generation unit is
A new second content satisfying the notification condition is added to the second content column, and when a position based on the importance of the new second content satisfying the notification condition is outside a display area, the new second content satisfying the notification condition is temporarily moved to a position within the display area, and then moved to a position based on the importance after a predetermined time has elapsed.
1. An information providing device comprising: The generation unit is
When the second content that does not satisfy the notification condition is outside the display area, the second content that does not satisfy the notification condition is temporarily moved to a position within the display area, and then, when a predetermined time has elapsed, the second content is deleted from the second content column.
2. The information providing device according to claim 1 . The generation unit is
The second content that no longer satisfies the notification condition is temporarily highlighted, and then deleted from the second content string when a predetermined time has elapsed.
2. The information providing device according to claim 1 . The generation unit is
When a user to whom the content is to be provided is in a moving state, the number of the second contents arranged in the second content string is reduced compared to when the user is in a stationary state.
4. The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the information providing device is a device for providing information to a user. The generation unit is
4. The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the second content having a higher importance is preferentially arranged at a higher position in the string of second contents. The generation unit is
4. The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein a position of the second content whose importance is equal to or greater than a threshold is preferentially fixed to a top position of the second content sequence. 4. The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the second content string is displayed in a carousel format. The first condition is:
The information providing device according to claim 2 , wherein the condition is that the image is always set in advance as a target for first view. Each of the first content and the second content includes
4. The information providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the content is a linked content that is transferred to when selected by a user. The generation unit is
The information providing device according to claim 9 , wherein the second content selected by the user is deleted from the second content sequence. 1. A computer-implemented information providing method, comprising:
a generating step of generating content in which a first content sequence in which a plurality of first contents satisfying a first condition are arranged in a first direction and a second content sequence in which a plurality of second contents satisfying a second condition different from the first condition are arranged in the first direction, the second content sequence being arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
a providing step of providing the content generated by the generating step ,
The second condition is:
a notice condition, which is a condition regarding a notice;
The generating step includes:
A new second content satisfying the notification condition is added to the second content column, and when a position based on the importance of the new second content satisfying the notification condition is outside a display area, the new second content satisfying the notification condition is temporarily moved to a position within the display area, and then moved to a position based on the importance after a predetermined time has elapsed.
13. An information providing method comprising: a generation step of generating content in which a first content sequence in which a plurality of first contents satisfying a first condition are arranged in a first direction and a second content sequence in which a plurality of second contents satisfying a second condition different from the first condition are arranged in the first direction, the second content sequence being arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
a providing step of providing the content generated by the generating step ;
The second condition is:
a notice condition, which is a condition regarding a notice;
The generating procedure includes:
A new second content satisfying the notification condition is added to the second content column, and when a position based on the importance of the new second content satisfying the notification condition is outside a display area, the new second content satisfying the notification condition is temporarily moved to a position within the display area, and then moved to a position based on the importance after a predetermined time has elapsed.
2. An information providing program comprising:

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