JP2009295026A - Content providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content providing system suitable for providing content in output environments corresponding to the taste of a user. <P>SOLUTION: A content provision system 100 includes: an information communication terminal 10; a content provision server 20; a base station 40; and a network 50. Thus, this information communication terminal 10 stores and holds environment information to be generated according to the execution of various applications being the object of extraction of the taste information of a user related with the output environment of the information, operation history information and contents in a storing part and extracts the taste information from the held information, and displays setting sequence information from the content provision server 20, and designates arbitrary setting information from the setting information. Furthermore, the content provision server 20 sequences the candidates of information on the basis of the taste information from the information communication terminal 10 and a weighting factor, and creates the setting sequence information on the basis of the sequencing result, and transmits the sequence information to the information communication terminal 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a content providing system that provides predetermined content in response to access from an information communication terminal, and more particularly, to a content providing system suitable for providing content in an output environment that suits system user preferences. .

Conventionally, there are scenes in which content (news, images, personal diaries, videos, etc.) on a server such as a portal site or blog page is viewed or viewed via a browser from a personal terminal such as a personal computer or a mobile phone. It is expanding.
When viewing or viewing these contents, the server that provides these contents sets the output contents (layout) of the page on which the contents are displayed in order to improve its expressiveness, convenience, and user preference. It provides a function that allows the user to customize the background image, character font, character size, character color, etc. independent of the content content).

For example, there is a receiving apparatus described in Patent Document 1 as a technique that allows a user to customize the output contents of a content.
In the invention according to Patent Document 1, when the event relay control operation is performed, the CPU reads the viewing history management table from the history data storage unit and detects the attribute information. After detecting the attribute information, the counter value and date information regarding the event relay source and event relay destination attribute information stored by this detection is used to determine which program has higher preference for the viewer. . Based on this preference determination result, a screen layout and a sound output mode are determined, and screen display and sound output are performed according to the determined screen layout and sound output mode.
JP 2002-176593 A

  However, in the related art described in Patent Document 1, it is described that the viewer's preference is determined based on the viewing history and the content is provided in an output environment according to the viewer's preference. The screen layout and the audio output form relating to the multi-screen display form of the broadcast program (moving image) are limited, and detailed settings such as the design of the frame for displaying the content and the design of the background screen are not considered. Therefore, for example, regarding the distribution of content different from moving images such as news and still images (for example, photographic images), there is a possibility that the output environment does not necessarily match the viewer's preference.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made paying attention to such an unsolved problem of the conventional technology, and is a content providing system suitable for providing content in an output environment according to the user's preference. The purpose is to provide.

  [Invention 1] In order to achieve the above object, the content providing system of Invention 1 includes an information communication terminal and a content providing server, and the content providing server receives predetermined content in response to a request from the information communication terminal. Is provided to the information communication terminal, the information communication terminal and the content providing server are connected to each other via a communication line so that data communication is possible, and the information communication terminal is connected to the information communication terminal. An output environment setting unit that sets an output environment of information, an output environment information storage unit that stores output environment information that is information of the output environment set by the output environment setting unit, and the output environment information storage unit Output that extracts output content information that is information related to the output content of the information of the system user from the output environment information Content information extracting means, output content information transmitting means for transmitting the output content information extracted by the output content information extracting means to the content providing server via the communication line, and from the content providing server via the communication line A setting for notifying the rank information for the plurality of setting information based on the received setting rank information including rank information for a plurality of setting information corresponding to a plurality of types of output contents of the content provided to the information communication terminal. Setting information designation for designating setting information used when the content providing server provides the content to the information communication terminal from the order information notification means and the plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents Provided to the information communication terminal received from the content providing server via the communication line Provision page display means for displaying the provision page based on the information of the provision page including content, and the content provision server responds to the request of the information communication terminal from provision content storage means in which a plurality of types of contents are stored. Content acquisition means for acquiring the corresponding content, setting information storage means for storing a plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents, and output content information acquisition means for acquiring the output contents information from the information communication terminal And ranking means for ranking the plurality of setting information stored in the setting information storage means based on the acquired output content information, and the information based on the ranking result of the ranking means Setting order information generating means for generating the setting order information for the communication terminal, and the generated setting order information Based on the setting order information transmitting means to be transmitted to the information communication terminal via the line, the setting information designated by the information communication terminal, and the content acquired by the content acquisition means, information on the provided page including this content Provided page information generating means, and provided page information transmitting means for transmitting the generated provided page information to the information communication terminal via the communication line.

With such a configuration, the information communication terminal stores the set output environment information in the output environment information storage unit when the output environment setting unit sets the output environment such as an image, a moving image, and sound, for example. Is done. As the output environment information, not only the latest information but also information set in the past may be stored and held, or only the latest information may be stored and held.
Further, the information communication terminal relates to the output contents of the system user information from the output environment information stored in the output environment information storage means by the preference information extracting means in response to an acquisition request received from the content providing server. Extract output contents information. The extracted output content information is transmitted to the content providing server by the output content information transmitting means.

On the other hand, in response to an access from the information communication terminal, the content providing server acquires content corresponding to the requested content (for example, specified URL) from the provided content storage unit by the content acquisition unit.
Further, for example, in response to a setting information designation request from the information communication terminal, the output content information is acquired from the information communication terminal by the output content information acquisition means. For example, an acquisition request for output content information is transmitted to the information communication terminal, and the output content information transmitted from the information communication terminal is received in response to the acquisition request.

  When the output content information is acquired, the ranking unit ranks the plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents stored in the setting information storage unit based on the acquired output content information. Further, the setting order information generating means generates setting order information based on the ranking result. The generated setting order information is transmitted to the information communication terminal by the setting order information transmitting means.

  When the information communication terminal receives the setting order information from the content providing server, the setting order information notifying unit displays the setting order information for a plurality of setting information on the display unit based on the received setting order information, for example. Notice. And the setting information designation | designated means designates the setting information used for a content provision server to provide a content to the said information communication terminal. For this specification, for example, a plurality of setting information displayed by the system user (user of the information communication terminal) and the setting order information thereof are selected, and an arbitrary one is selected by operating the operation unit of the information communication terminal. The information indicating the type of the selected setting information is transmitted to the content providing server.

  When the setting information is specified by the system user (in the information communication terminal), the content providing server is based on the setting information specified by the providing page information generating unit and the content acquired by the content acquiring unit. Information on the provided page including the content is generated (for example, content data + style sheet corresponding to setting information + page information described in HTML). The provided information on the provided page is transmitted to the information communication terminal by the provided page information transmitting unit.

When the information communication terminal receives the information of the provided page including the content from the content providing server, the provided page is displayed by the provided page display unit.
Therefore, since the output content information related to the output content of information such as images, moving images, and sounds is extracted from the output environment information of the information communication terminal, the output environment of moving images and still images that the system user sees on a daily basis The output content information can be extracted from the information. Further, since the content providing server ranks the plurality of setting information based on the extracted output content information and generates the setting order information, for example, as the output content information, the system user's information By extracting information related to preferences for output contents, ranking according to user preferences can be performed. Furthermore, the content providing server can generate setting order information based on the ranking result, and can provide this information to the information communication terminal.

On the other hand, the information communication terminal can display order information for a plurality of setting information based on setting order information from the content providing server, and can specify setting information used by the content providing server to provide content. .
As a result, the system user can refer to the displayed ranking information and can easily select and specify setting information that suits his / her preference.

Here, the communication line includes lines constituting various networks such as a LAN, a WAN, and the Internet. The same applies to the content providing systems of the inventions 4 and 5 below.
The content is digital content that can be obtained from a content providing server via a network such as the Internet, for example, news, personal diary, image (including moving image) data, DL (download) list thereof, music This includes data (including songs) and their DL lists. The same applies to the content providing systems of the inventions 4 and 5 below.

The output environment is a setting environment of the information communication terminal for display output, audio output, and the like. For example, the display size and display of characters and images when outputting background images, web pages, word processing documents, still picture (such as photos) images, video images (including audio), music, etc. to system users Includes resolution, number of output colors, audio volume, etc.
The output content information corresponds to, for example, information related to the preference of the system user with respect to the output content (output form, output format, etc.) of the content. The display output content includes, for example, the shape of the frame for displaying the content, the layout of the content, the display color of the frame, content and background, the type of display font, the size of the content such as a character string and an image, and the like. The audio output content includes, for example, audio volume, equalizer settings, and the like. The same applies to the content providing systems of the inventions 4 and 5 below.

  The setting information is information on setting values according to the output contents of the content. For example, the display size, the aspect ratio, the number indicating the type of music to be played, the volume of the playback sound, the setting value of the equalizer, the frame setting This includes design numbers, layout design numbers, etc., and includes direct setting values and numbers corresponding to each setting value. Each set numerical value or number corresponds to what is prepared in advance on the content providing server side and what is set on the client information communication terminal side. Specifically, the setting information includes a setting value used by a Web browser or the like on the information communication terminal side, a setting value and a number corresponding to information (frame information, content information) transmitted from the content providing server side, and the like. It is. The same applies to the content providing systems of the inventions 4 and 5 below.

Further, the setting order information is, for example, order information of setting information candidates according to the preference of the output contents of the system user, and order information for all setting information candidates on the content providing server side, The information up to the top number among the ranked candidates is applicable. The same applies to the content providing systems of the inventions 4 and 5 below.
In addition, the setting order information notifying means is set by, for example, displaying a provided sample according to each setting information together with the order together with a display sample (may be test data or part or all of the actual provided content). Notify ranking information. In addition, as a display form, for example, if the information communication terminal is a portable terminal such as a mobile phone, the information is displayed while switching the screen in order from the top according to the operation input of the system user, or on the desktop terminal or the like If there is, it may be changed according to the type of the information communication terminal, such as displaying a list in a thumbnail format. The same applies to the content providing systems of the inventions 4 and 5 below.

[Invention 2] Furthermore, the content providing system of Invention 2 is the content providing system of Invention 1,
The information communication terminal is
Furthermore, an operation history storage means for storing history information indicating a history of operation contents related to a predetermined application in the information communication terminal is provided,
The output content information extraction unit extracts the output content information from the history information stored by the operation history storage unit.

  With such a configuration, the history information of the operation contents of the system user when executing a predetermined application can be stored in the operation history storage means, and the preference information can be extracted from the stored history information. u [For example, URL information to be accessed and information such as the number of accesses are extracted as output content information from history information of operation details performed by the user, such as access to a predetermined Web page (URL) by a Web browser. Thus, it is possible to extract the preference information related to the output contents of the user information such as the Web page information of the design that the user likes. Furthermore, since the setting order information can be generated based on the information extracted in this way, there is an effect that the user can select and specify the setting information more suited to his / her preference. It is done.

[Invention 3] Furthermore, the content providing system of Invention 3 is the content providing system according to Invention 1 or 2,
The information communication terminal is
Furthermore, content creation means for creating predetermined content;
Content storage means for storing the created content,
The output content information extraction unit extracts the output content information from the content stored in the content storage unit.

With such a configuration, the content created by the user of the information communication terminal in the information communication terminal can be stored in the content storage means, and the output content information can be extracted from the stored content. Furthermore, since the setting order information can be generated based on the information extracted in this way, the user can select and specify the setting information that suits his / her preference.
Here, the content includes Web pages (including documents, blogs, etc.), documents created with word processing software, tables created with spreadsheet software, images created with image creation software, and the like.

  [Invention 4] On the other hand, in order to achieve the above object, the content providing system of the invention 4 includes an information communication terminal and a content providing server, and the content providing server is predetermined according to access from the information communication terminal. A content providing system for providing the information communication terminal to the information communication terminal, wherein the information communication terminal and the content providing server are connected to each other via a communication line so that data communication is possible, and the information communication terminal has a predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator), an operation history storage unit that stores history information indicating a history of operation contents for the application in the information communication terminal, and history information stored by the operation history storage unit From the URL accessed by the information communication terminal and the number of accesses Output content information extracting means for extracting output content information, which is information relating to the output content of information in the information communication terminal including information, and output content information transmitting means for transmitting the extracted output content information to the content providing server; The content provided to the information communication terminal received from the content providing server via the communication line is based on setting order information including order information for a plurality of setting information corresponding to a plurality of types of output contents, The content providing server provides the content to the information communication terminal from setting order information notifying means for notifying the order information for a plurality of setting information and a plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents. Setting information designating means for designating setting information to be used when the communication is performed from the content providing server. Providing page display means for displaying the provided page based on the information of the provided page including the content provided to the information communication terminal received via the line, and the content providing server stores a plurality of types of content. Content acquisition means for acquiring content corresponding to the request of the information communication terminal from the provided content storage means, setting information storage means for storing a plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents, and the information Weighting coefficient storage means for storing a weighting coefficient set for each of the plurality of setting information for the output content information including the URL to be extracted by the communication terminal, and the output content information from the information communication terminal. Output content information acquisition means to be acquired, the acquired output content information and the weight stored in the weighting coefficient storage means A ranking unit that ranks the plurality of setting information stored in the setting information storage unit based on a ranking coefficient; and the setting for the information communication terminal based on a ranking result of the ranking unit Setting order information generating means for generating order information, setting order information transmitting means for transmitting the generated setting order information to the information communication terminal via the communication line, setting information designated by the information communication terminal, Providing page information generating means for generating information on the provided page including the content based on the content acquired by the content acquiring means, and sending the generated provided page information to the information communication terminal via the communication line. Providing page information transmitting means for transmitting.

  With this configuration, when the user accesses the predetermined URL using an application that can access the predetermined URL such as a Web browser, the information communication terminal uses the operation history storage unit to The history information of the user's operation content is stored. For example, information such as when the Web page of which URL is accessed is stored as history information. In addition, access time, time, access duration, and the like may be stored as history information.

Further, the information communication terminal outputs the output contents including the URL accessed from the history information stored in the operation history storage means by the output contents information extracting means and the information on the number of accesses in response to an acquisition request from the content providing server. Extract information. The extracted output content information is transmitted to the content providing server by the output content information transmitting means.
On the other hand, in response to a request from the information communication terminal, the content providing server acquires content corresponding to the requested content (for example, specified URL) from the provided content storage unit by the content acquisition unit. Further, for example, in response to a setting information designation request from the information communication terminal, the output content information is acquired from the information communication terminal by the output content information acquisition means. For example, an acquisition request for output content information is transmitted to the information communication terminal, and the output content information transmitted from the information communication terminal is received in response to the acquisition request.

  When the output content information is acquired, the ranking means corresponds to a plurality of types of output content stored in the setting information storage means based on the acquired output content information and the weighting coefficient stored in the weighting coefficient storage means. Prioritize multiple setting information. Further, the setting order information generating means generates setting order information based on the ranking result. The generated setting order information is transmitted to the information communication terminal by the setting order information transmitting means.

  When the setting order information receiving unit receives the setting order information from the content providing server, the information communication terminal displays, for example, setting order information for a plurality of setting information based on the received setting order information by the setting order information notifying unit. Notify it by displaying it in the department. And the setting information designation | designated means designates the setting information used for a content provision server to provide a content to the said information communication terminal. This designation is performed, for example, by a system user looking at a plurality of displayed setting information and setting order information, and selecting and specifying by operating the operation unit of the information communication terminal.

  When arbitrary setting information is specified by the user (in the information communication terminal) from a plurality of setting information, the content providing server specifies the specified setting information and the content acquired by the content acquisition unit by the providing page information generation unit Based on the above, information on the provided page including this content is generated. The provided information on the provided page is transmitted to the information communication terminal by the provided page information transmitting unit.

When the information communication terminal receives information on the provided page from the content providing server, the information communication terminal displays the provided page by the provided page display unit.
Accordingly, the output content information is extracted from the operation history information for the access to the predetermined URL in the information communication terminal. Therefore, in the content providing server, for example, the URL that the system user likes to access regularly and its access Based on the information on the number of times and the weighting coefficient preset for each setting information for each URL based on the information on the output contents of the Web page of these URLs, the setting order information is obtained by ranking a plurality of setting information. Can be generated.

Specifically, for example, for each setting information, for each URL accessed by the system user, the weight that is more relevant to the page information of each URL is increased, and the weight that is less relevant is reduced. Weighting coefficients are set, and a comprehensive evaluation value for the URL accessed for each setting information is calculated using these weighting coefficients. In other words, the higher the evaluation value, the higher the ranking, so that ranking suitable for the preference of the system user can be performed.
Thereby, the system user can refer to the ranking information and can obtain an effect that the setting information suitable for his / her preference can be easily selected and designated.

  [Invention 5] In order to achieve the above object, the content providing system according to Invention 5 includes an information communication terminal and a content providing server, and the content providing server is predetermined in response to a request from the information communication terminal. A content providing system for providing the information communication terminal to the information communication terminal, wherein the information communication terminal and the content providing server are connected to each other via a communication line so that data communication is possible, and the information communication terminal An application to be created, an email storage means for storing an email created by the application in the information communication terminal, and an email stored by the email storage means, and a specific description described in the email Output of information in the information communication terminal including information on the phrase and the number of times it is described Output content information extracting means for extracting output content information, which is information relating to the content, output content information transmitting means for transmitting the extracted output content information to the content providing server via the communication line, and the content providing server Based on setting order information including order information for a plurality of pieces of setting information corresponding to a plurality of types of output contents of content provided to the information communication terminal received from the communication line. Setting used when the content providing server provides the content to the information communication terminal from the setting order information notifying means for notifying the order information and the plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents. Setting information designating means for designating information, and the information received from the content providing server via the communication line. Providing page display means for displaying the provided page based on information of the provided page including the content provided to the information communication terminal, and the content providing server includes a provided content storage means storing a plurality of types of content. Content acquisition means for acquiring content in response to the request of the information communication terminal, setting information storage means for storing a plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents, and extraction targets of the information communication terminal Weighting coefficient storage means for storing a weighting coefficient set in each of the plurality of setting information for output content information including the phrase, and output content information acquisition means for acquiring the output content information from the information communication terminal And the obtained output content information and the weighting coefficient stored in the weighting coefficient storage means, Ranking means for ranking the plurality of setting information stored in the setting information storage means, and a setting order for generating the setting order information for the information communication terminal based on the ranking result of the ranking means Information generating means, setting order information transmitting means for transmitting the generated setting order information to the information communication terminal via the communication line, setting information designated by the information communication terminal, and acquisition by the content acquisition means Provided page information generating means for generating information on the provided page including the content based on the content, and provided page information transmitting means for transmitting the generated provided page information to the information communication terminal via the communication line. And comprising.

With such a configuration, the information communication terminal uses the e-mail storage means when the user creates an e-mail using an application for creating an e-mail (including web mail) such as mailer software. Memorize the created email.
In addition, the information communication terminal, in response to an acquisition request from the content providing server, causes the output content information extraction unit to use a specific word (word) described in the email from the email stored in the email storage unit. , Sentences, etc.) and output content information including the number of times of description thereof is extracted. The extracted output content information is transmitted to the content providing server by the output content information transmitting means.

  On the other hand, in response to a request from the information communication terminal, the content providing server acquires content corresponding to the requested content (for example, specified URL) from the provided content storage unit by the content acquisition unit. Further, for example, in response to a setting information designation request from the information communication terminal, the output content information is acquired from the information communication terminal by the output content information acquisition means. For example, an acquisition request for output content information is transmitted to the information communication terminal, and the output content information transmitted from the information communication terminal is received in response to the acquisition request.

  When the output content information is acquired, the ranking means corresponds to a plurality of types of output content stored in the setting information storage means based on the acquired output content information and the weighting coefficient stored in the weighting coefficient storage means. Prioritize multiple setting information. Further, the setting order information generating means generates setting order information based on the ranking result. The generated setting order information is transmitted to the information communication terminal by the setting order information transmitting means.

  When the information communication terminal receives the setting order information from the content providing server, the setting order information notifying unit displays the setting order information for a plurality of setting information on the display unit based on the received setting order information, for example. Notice. And the setting information designation | designated means designates the setting information used for a content provision server to provide a content to the said information communication terminal. This designation is performed, for example, by viewing and selecting a plurality of setting information displayed on the system user and its setting order information by operating the operation unit of the information communication terminal.

  When the setting information is specified by the system user (in the information communication terminal) from a plurality of setting information, the content providing server specifies the specified setting information and the content acquired by the content acquisition means by the providing page information generating means. Based on the above, information on the provided page including this content is generated. The provided information on the provided page is transmitted to the information communication terminal by the provided page information transmitting unit.

When the information communication terminal receives information on the provided page from the content providing server, the information communication terminal displays the provided page by the provided page display unit.
Accordingly, since the output content information is extracted from the e-mail created in the information communication terminal, in the content providing server, for example, information on words and phrases such as words and sentences that the system user preferably uses in the e-mail and its Based on the information on the number of times of description and the weighting coefficient preset for each piece of setting information for these words and phrases, the setting order information can be generated by ranking a plurality of setting information.

  Specifically, for example, for each setting information, a weight that increases the weight of a word that is more relevant to each word and lower the weight that is less relevant to the word that the system user describes in the e-mail. Coefficients are set, and a comprehensive evaluation value for the word / phrase described for each setting information is calculated using these weighting coefficients. In other words, the higher the evaluation value, the higher the ranking, so that ranking suitable for the preference of the system user can be performed.

Thereby, the system user can refer to the ranking information and can obtain an effect that the setting information suitable for his / her preference can be easily selected and designated.
Here, in addition to the phrases generated by the language of each country, the above-mentioned phrases include symbols, pictographs generated by combinations of symbols, pictographs prepared for mobile phones, and the like.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1-18 is a figure which shows embodiment of the content provision system which concerns on this invention.
(Configuration example of content provision system)
First, the configuration of the content providing system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a content providing system 100 according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the content providing system 100 includes n information communication terminals 10_1 to 10_n under the control of a system user (hereinafter simply referred to as a user) and m under the control of the system provider. Content providing servers 20_1 to 20_m, a mobile phone base station 40, and a network 50 are included.
The information communication terminals 10_1 to 10_n (n is an integer of 6 or more in FIG. 1) and the content providing servers 20_1 to 20_ are connected to each other via a network 50 so that data communication is possible. When the information communication terminal is a mobile phone, these information communication terminals are connected to the content providing servers 20_1 to 20_m (m is an integer of 3 or more in FIG. 1) via the base station 40 so as to be able to communicate with each other. Is done.
In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the network 50 is the Internet.

(Configuration example of information communication terminal)
Next, a detailed configuration of the information communication terminals 10_1 to 10_n (hereinafter simply referred to as the information communication terminal 10 when it is not necessary to distinguish) will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the information communication terminal 10. Since the information communication terminals 10_1 to 10_n have the same main components according to the present invention regardless of these models, the information communication terminals 10 will be described below without distinguishing the models.

  The information communication terminal 10 is mainly composed of a desktop PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, a PDA (Personal Data Assistance), a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and the like, as shown in FIG. Data collection that collects various data from which information related to the user's preferences regarding the output contents of content (hereinafter referred to as preference information) is extracted based on the execution of applications executed under the management of an OS (Operating System) Part 1 is included.

  The data collection unit 1 monitors an application executed in the information communication terminal 10, and when the executed application is an application from which user preference information for content output is extracted, The environment information, the operation history information, and the content generated by the execution are separately stored in the environment information storage unit 2, the operation history storage unit 3, and the content storage unit 4, respectively.

Specifically, when an environment information registration application 1a (hereinafter referred to as an environment information registration application) for setting and registering environment information related to the information output environment in the information communication terminal 10 is executed, an operation input by the user is performed. In response to this, the environment information set and registered is acquired and stored in the environment information storage unit 2.
For example, if the information communication terminal 10 is a desktop PC, the environment information is output information setting information for various types of information in the OS activated on the PC. For example, setting information on the display screen of the OS, setting information related to image display, setting information related to moving image playback, setting information related to audio output, and the like are applicable.

Further, for example, if the information communication terminal 10 is a mobile phone, setting information relating to a standby screen in the mobile phone, setting information relating to moving image reproduction, setting information relating to audio output, and the like are applicable.
Further, when the content browsing application 1b (hereinafter referred to as the content browsing application 1b) is executed, information related to the user's operation input to the content browsing application 1b is stored in the operation history storage unit 3 as operation history information. Execute the process.

For example, if the content browsing application 1b is a web browser, the operation history information corresponds to URL information accessed, access start time information, access end time information, and the like.
Further, when the content creation application 1c (hereinafter referred to as the content creation application 1c) is executed, a process of storing the content created on the content creation application 1c in the content storage unit 4 is executed.

For example, if the content creation application 1c is mailer software, the content is an e-mail created by the mailer software. If the content creation application 1c is, for example, a homepage builder, the created page is the content. If the content creation application 1c is a word processing software, the created document data is the spreadsheet data.
The information communication terminal 10 further includes an environment information storage unit 2 that stores environment information, an operation history storage unit 3 that stores operation history information, and a content storage unit 4 that stores content.

The environment information storage unit 2 includes a non-volatile storage medium capable of rewriting data, and has a function of storing designated environment information in the storage medium in response to a command from the data collection unit 1. Have.
The operation history storage unit 3 is configured to include a non-volatile storage medium capable of rewriting data, and a function of storing designated operation history information in the storage medium in response to a command from the data collection unit 1 have.

The content storage unit 4 includes a non-volatile storage medium capable of rewriting data, and has a function of storing designated content in the storage medium in response to a command from the data collection unit 1. ing.
In the example of FIG. 2, the storage medium has a configuration independent of each of the environment information storage unit 2, the operation history storage unit 3, and the content storage unit 4. The present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration may be adopted in which each storage medium has a common storage medium and is stored in the storage medium.

The information communication terminal 10 further browses a content providing page provided by the content providing server, displays setting order information, and designates setting information, and the content providing server via the network 50. 20 and a transmission / reception unit 6 that transmits and receives data.
The interface unit 5 corresponds to the function of CSS1 (Cascading Style Sheets, Level 1), and accesses URLs of Web pages provided by various Web servers such as the content providing server 20 on the network 50 from the Web server. Processing according to various information provided (including programs and the like in addition to the content providing page) is executed. Specifically, it has functions for accessing the URL specified by the user from the browser via the transmission / reception unit 6, executing various programs provided from the Web server, and displaying various access pages. ing. Furthermore, it has a function of transmitting various information input by the user via the operation unit on the display page displayed on the display unit of the browser screen to the corresponding Web server via the transmission / reception unit 6.

The interface unit 5 includes a setting order information display unit 5a that displays a setting order information page for a setting information candidate based on the display page information of the setting order information received from the content providing server 20.
The interface unit 5 further displays content to the information communication terminal 10 by operating an operation unit (not shown) while browsing the output content of the content corresponding to the setting information on the displayed information page. The setting information specifying unit 5b is configured to be able to specify the setting information used for providing the information.

The interface unit 5 further provides a provision page display that displays a provision page including the designated content based on the provision page information of the content received from the content provision server 20 (including style sheet information corresponding to the designated setting information). The unit 5c is configured to be included.
The transmission / reception unit 6 has a function of transmitting data to a target device, such as transmitting data instructed by the interface unit 5 to a Web server such as the content providing server 20 via the base station 40 or the network 50. have. Further, it has a function of receiving data sent from an external device such as receiving data sent from a web server such as the content providing server 20 via the base station 40 or the network 50 and outputting the data to the interface unit 5. is doing.

The information communication terminal 10 further includes a preference information extraction unit 7 that extracts preference information from various data stored in the environment information storage unit 2, the operation history storage unit 3, and the content storage unit 4.
The preference information extraction unit 7 operates in cooperation with the interface unit 5 and operates in response to a preference information acquisition request from the content providing server 20 via the interface unit 5. Specifically, it is provided from the content providing server 20 from the environment information stored in the environment information storage unit 2, the operation history information stored in the operation history storage unit 3, and the content stored in the content storage unit 4. User preference information related to the output content of the content to be extracted. Then, the extracted preference information is transmitted to the content providing server 20 via the interface unit 5.

This preference information includes information related to the user's preference related to the layout of the content, the preference related to the design of the frame for displaying the content, the preference related to the screen layout and audio output when viewing the content, and the like.
Although not shown, the information communication terminal 10 includes a nonvolatile storage medium storing a program for controlling the processing of each unit, a RAM for storing data used in the execution of the program, and a program. A CPU (central processing unit) for execution, a bus for transmitting / receiving data between the above-described units, and an I / F (interface) circuit for transmitting / receiving data to / from an external device are provided. And, for example, if the information communication terminal 10 is a PC, it communicates with an output device such as a printer, a CRT monitor, a liquid crystal display, an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard, and an external device via this I / F circuit. Network card is connected. Further, if the information communication terminal 10 is, for example, a mobile phone or PHS having a function of connecting to the network 50 such as the Internet, an output device such as an antenna and a transceiver for wireless communication with the base station 40, a liquid crystal display, etc. An input device such as an operation panel is formed integrally with the main body, and a USB cable or the like for connecting the main body to an external PC is connected to the I / F circuit. In addition, as an option, a unit for receiving digital broadcasting corresponding to 1Seg, a short-range wireless unit, a digital camera, and the like are incorporated.

  The storage medium is a semiconductor storage medium such as RAM or ROM, a magnetic storage type storage medium such as FD or HD, an optical reading type storage medium such as CD, CDV, LD, or DVD, or a magnetic storage type such as MO. The optical reading type storage medium includes any storage medium as long as it is a computer-readable storage medium regardless of electronic, magnetic, optical, or other reading methods. However, if the information communication terminal 10 is a mobile phone, the storage medium is mainly a semiconductor storage medium due to its structure.

(Configuration example of content providing server)
Next, a detailed configuration of the content providing servers 20_1 to 20_m (hereinafter simply referred to as the content providing server 20 when it is not necessary to distinguish) will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the content providing server 20. The content providing servers 20_1 to 20_m are all the same as the main components according to the present invention, and will be described below as the content providing server 20.

In FIG. 1, the content providing system 100 includes three or more content providing servers 20_1 to 20_m. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the content providing server may be configured with less than three.
As shown in FIG. 3, the content providing server 20 includes a transmission / reception unit 21 and a session management unit 22.

  The transmission / reception unit 21 has a function of transmitting data such as transmission of data instructed by the session management unit 22 to the information communication terminal 10 via the base station 40 or the network 50. Further, it has a function of receiving data such as receiving data transmitted from the information communication terminal 10 via the base station 40 or the network 50 and outputting the data to the session management unit 22.

The session management unit 22 has a function of managing a session between the information communication terminal 10 and the content providing server 20.
Specifically, a session is established in response to access from the information communication terminal 10, authentication processing (login processing) of a user ID or password that operates the information communication terminal 10, or information communication with authentication It has a function of transmitting various data transmitted from the terminal 10 to each component, and transmitting data requested by each component to the information communication terminal 10 via the transmitter / receiver 21.

The content providing server 20 further includes a user setting operation control unit 23, a setting order information generation unit 24, a user setting registration unit 25, a weighting coefficient correction unit 27, a setting information storage unit 31, and a weighting coefficient storage unit 32. And a user setting storage unit 33.
The user setting operation control unit 23 has a function of controlling a series of processes related to setting information setting operations related to the output contents of the content of the user (user) who operates the information communication terminal 10.

  Specifically, the preference information acquired from the information communication terminal 10 via the session management unit 22 and associated with the identification information of the user and the information communication terminal 10 is transmitted to the setting order information generation unit 24, or the setting order The setting order information associated with the identification information of the user and the information communication terminal 10 from the information generation unit 24 is transmitted to the session management unit 22. Further, the setting information designation information associated with the identification information of the user and the information communication terminal 10 acquired from the information communication terminal 10 via the session management unit 22 is transmitted to the user setting registration unit 25.

  The setting order information generation unit 24 stores the preference information received from the user setting operation control unit 23 in the setting information storage unit 31 based on the weighting coefficient stored in the weighting coefficient storage unit 32 for each user identification information. The setting information candidates are ranked according to the user's preference. Furthermore, it has a function of generating setting order information for each user based on the ranking result.

  For the generation of the setting order information, specifically, an evaluation value for ranking is calculated from the weighting coefficient set for each setting information in advance for the preference information and the preference information received from the information communication terminal, Based on the calculated evaluation value, each setting information is ranked. In this embodiment, this ranking is performed for each type of information from which preference information is extracted. In this embodiment, there are three types of information: environment information, operation history information, and content. When the ranking is completed, setting ranking information is generated based on the ranking result. The generated setting order information is output to the user setting operation control unit 23.

  The user setting registration unit 25 has a function of storing the setting information designation information received from the user setting operation control unit 23 in the user setting storage unit 33 in association with each user based on the user identification information. Yes. Also, based on the setting order information and the designation information, it is determined whether or not the first setting information is designated by the user, and is designated when the first setting information is not designated. The setting information evaluation value information (hereinafter referred to as setting evaluation information) and user identification information are output to the weighting coefficient correction unit 27.

The weighting coefficient correction unit 27 has a function of correcting the weighting coefficient for the user corresponding to the identification information based on the setting evaluation information and the identification information from the user setting registration unit 25.
The setting information storage unit 31 has a non-volatile storage medium, and stores a plurality of setting information corresponding to output contents of a plurality of types of contents in the storage medium.
Here, the setting information is information on each item according to the output content of the content. For example, the display size of the content (image size, character size), font type, frame design, content layout information, etc. Including, direct setting numerical values and numbers corresponding to the respective setting numerical values are applicable.

The weighting coefficient storage unit 32 has a non-volatile storage medium capable of rewriting data, and is weighted for each setting information stored in the setting information storage unit 31 in association with user identification information. The coefficient is stored in a storage medium.
The user setting storage unit 33 has a nonvolatile storage medium capable of rewriting data, and stores setting information designated by the user in the storage medium in association with user identification information.

The content providing server 20 further includes a content browsing control unit 26 and a content storage unit 34.
The content browsing control unit 26 generates content provision page information according to the content browsing operation content received from the session management unit 22, and sends the generated provision page information to the session management unit 22 to the information communication terminal 10. It has a function of outputting together with a transmission request.

  Specifically, the content corresponding to the operation content is acquired from the content storage unit 34, and further, the setting information corresponding to the identification information of the user who operates the access source information communication terminal 10 is acquired from the user setting storage unit 33. . Then, based on the acquired content and setting information, a style sheet and HTML data corresponding to the setting information are generated, and information on the content providing page is created. Further, the information of the created provided page is transmitted to the access information communication terminal 10 via the session management unit 22.

  The content storage unit 34 stores various contents provided by the content providing server 20. For example, if the provided content is news, news text information and photo information related to the news are stored. In addition, moving image data is stored if the provided content is a moving image, image data is stored if it is a still image, and music data is stored if it is music.

  Although not shown, the content providing server 20 is a non-volatile storage medium storing a program for controlling the processing of each component, a RAM for storing data used in the execution of the program, A CPU (central processing unit) for executing a program, a bus for transmitting / receiving data between the components, and an I / F (interface) circuit for transmitting / receiving data to / from an external device I have. Via this I / F circuit, an output device such as a printer, a CRT monitor, a liquid crystal display, an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard, a network card for communicating with an external device, and the like are connected.

  The storage medium is a semiconductor storage medium such as RAM or ROM, a magnetic storage type storage medium such as FD or HD, an optical reading type storage medium such as CD, CDV, LD, or DVD, or a magnetic storage type such as MO. The optical reading type storage medium includes any storage medium as long as it is a computer-readable storage medium regardless of electronic, magnetic, optical, or other reading methods.

(Example of data collection processing for extracting preference information)
Next, the flow of data collection processing of the data collection unit 1 in the information communication terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the data collection processing of the data collection unit 1.
When the data collection process is started, first, the process proceeds to step S100, where the data collection unit 1 determines whether or not the application is activated. If it is determined that the application is activated (Yes), the process proceeds to step S102. If not (No), it waits until it is activated.
When the process proceeds to step S102, the data collection unit 1 determines whether the activated application is the environment setting registration application 1a. If it is determined that the application is the environment setting registration application 1a (Yes), the process proceeds to step S104. If not (No), the process proceeds to step S106.

When the process proceeds to step S104, the data collection unit 1 acquires the environment information related to the information output environment in the information communication terminal 10 set and registered under the execution environment of the environment setting registration application 1a. A process of storing the environmental information in the environmental information storage unit 2 is executed, and the process proceeds to step S100.
On the other hand, when the process proceeds to step S106, the data collection unit 1 determines whether the activated application is the content browsing application 1b, and when it is determined that the application is the content browsing application 1b (Yes), the process proceeds to step S108. If not (No), the process proceeds to step S110.

When the process proceeds to step S <b> 108, the data collection unit 1 acquires information related to operation details performed by the user in the execution environment of the content browsing application 1 b, and uses the acquired information as operation history information. The process stored in the storage unit 3 is executed, and the process proceeds to step S100.
On the other hand, when the process proceeds to step S110, the data collection unit 1 determines whether or not the activated application is the content creation application 1c. If it is determined that the application is the content creation application 1c (Yes), the process proceeds to step S112. If not (No), it is determined that the activated application is not a preference information extraction target application, and the process proceeds to step S100.

  When the process proceeds to step S112, the data collection unit 1 acquires the content created by the content creation application 1c, executes processing for storing the acquired content in the content storage unit 4, and the process proceeds to step S100. .

(Example of content browsing process)
Next, the flow of content browsing processing in the information communication terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing content browsing processing in the information communication terminal 10.
When the content browsing process is started, first, the process proceeds to step S200, and the interface unit 5 is activated by the CPU in accordance with an instruction via the user's operation unit, and the process proceeds to step S202.

In step S202, in the interface unit 5, in response to the input of the URL of the content providing server 20 and the input of the access instruction by the user via the operation unit, the content providing page of the content providing server 20 corresponding to the specified URL is displayed. The session is established by accessing, and the process proceeds to step S204.
In the present embodiment, first, the top page is accessed, and from there, it is possible to access a page for general users and a page for members. When the member page is accessed, a user authentication process is performed in accordance with an instruction from the content providing server 20. On the other hand, in the page for general users, it is possible to browse the provision page of the content with the default setting and configuration, and it is not possible to browse the provision page by the environment setting based on the preference information of the present invention and this setting. It is like that. In this embodiment, in order to use the member-dedicated page, the user needs to perform user registration in advance.

Hereinafter, an example of content browsing processing when a session with a member-dedicated page is established will be described.
In step S204, the interface unit 5 determines whether the specified provided page information from the content providing server 20 has been received. If it is determined that the received provided page information has been received (Yes), the process proceeds to step S206. (No) waits until reception.

When the process proceeds to step S206, the provided page display unit 5c displays the received designated page, and the process proceeds to step S208.
In step S208, the interface unit 5 determines whether or not a browsing operation or a viewing operation for the provided content displayed on the specified page has been executed. If it is determined that it has been executed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S210. When that is not right (No), it transfers to step S216.

When the process proceeds to step S210, the interface unit 5 transmits the operation input information to the content providing server 20 via the transmission / reception unit 6, and the process proceeds to step S212.
In step S212, the interface unit 5 determines whether the provided page information including the content corresponding to the operation input from the content providing server 20 is received. If it is determined that the received page information is received (Yes), the process proceeds to step S214. If not (No), wait until receiving.

When the process proceeds to step S214, the provided page including the designated content is displayed on the provided page display unit 5c, and the process proceeds to step S208.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S208 that the browsing operation or the viewing operation has not been performed and the process proceeds to step S216, the interface unit 5 determines whether or not the environment setting operation has been performed. If it is determined that the environment setting operation has been performed (Yes) Shifts to step S218, and if not (No), shifts to step S208.

When the process proceeds to step S218, the interface unit 5 transmits the environment setting instruction information to the content providing server 20 via the transmission / reception unit 6, and the process proceeds to step S220.
In step S220, the interface unit 5 determines whether or not a preference information acquisition request has been received from the content providing server 20. If it is determined that the request has been received (Yes), a preference information extraction instruction is issued. It outputs to the part 7, and it transfers to step S222, and when that is not right (No), it waits until it receives.

When the process proceeds to step S222, the preference information extraction unit 7 performs a preference information extraction process, and the process proceeds to step S224.
In step S224, the interface unit 5 transmits the preference information extracted in step S222 to the content providing server 20 via the transmission / reception unit 6, and the process proceeds to step S226.

In step S226, the interface unit 5 determines whether or not the setting order information has been received from the content providing server 20, and if it is determined that it has been received (Yes), the process proceeds to step S228, and if not (No ) Waits until it is received.
When the process proceeds to step S228, the setting order information display unit 5a displays setting order information for a plurality of setting information candidates related to the output contents of the contents, and the process proceeds to step S230. In the present embodiment, in displaying the setting order information, a selection button is displayed so that the user can select arbitrary setting information.

In step S230, the setting information specifying unit 5b determines whether or not setting information is specified by the user via the operation unit. If it is determined that the setting information is specified (Yes), the process proceeds to step S232, and so on. If not (No), wait until specified.
When the process proceeds to step S232, the interface unit 5 transmits information (such as a serial number associated in advance) indicating the type of designated setting information to the content providing server 20 via the transmission / reception unit 6, and step S208. Migrate to

(Example of preference information extraction processing)
Next, the flow of preference information extraction processing in step S222 will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the preference information extraction processing in the preference information extraction unit 7.
When the preference information extraction process is executed in step S222, the process first proceeds to step S300, and the preference information extraction unit 7 acquires the environment information stored in the storage medium of the storage unit 2 from the environment information storage unit 2. Then, the process proceeds to step S302.

In step S302, the preference information extraction unit 7 extracts preference information (hereinafter referred to as environment preference information) from the environment information acquired in step S300, and the process proceeds to step S304.
In step S304, the preference information extraction unit 7 acquires operation history information stored in the storage medium of the storage unit 3 from the operation history storage unit 3, and the process proceeds to step S306.

In step S306, the preference information extraction unit 7 extracts preference information (hereinafter referred to as operation preference information) from the operation history information acquired in step S304, and the process proceeds to step S308.
In step S308, the preference information extraction unit 7 acquires the content stored in the storage medium of the storage unit 4 from the content storage unit 4, and the process proceeds to step S310.
In step S310, preference information (hereinafter referred to as content preference information) is extracted from the content acquired in step S308, a series of processes is terminated, and the process returns to the original process.

(Example of content provision processing)
Next, the flow of content providing processing of the content providing server 20 will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the content providing process of the content providing server 20.
When the content providing process is started, the process first proceeds to step S400, where the session management unit 22 determines whether or not there is an access from the information communication terminal 10, and if it is determined that there is an access (Yes), The process proceeds to S402. If not (No), the process waits until there is an access.

In step S402, the session management unit 22 transmits information requesting input of a user ID and password to the information communication terminal 10, and executes authentication processing based on the ID and password sent thereto. The process proceeds to step S404.
In step S404, the session management unit 22 determines whether or not the user of the access source information communication terminal 10 has been authenticated from the authentication result in step S402. If it is determined that the user has been authenticated (Yes), step S406 is performed. If not (No), the process proceeds to step S420.

When the process proceeds to step S406, the session management unit 22 establishes a session with the information communication terminal 10, and the process proceeds to step S408.
When the process proceeds to step S408, the session management unit 22 transmits designated page information, which is information on a page providing content, to the information communication terminal 10 via the transmission / reception unit 21, and the process proceeds to step S410.

In step S410, the session management unit 22 determines whether or not browsing or viewing operation information for the provided content has been received from the information communication terminal 10, and if it is determined that it has been received (Yes), the operation information and user Is transmitted to the content browsing control unit 26, and the process proceeds to step S412. Otherwise (No), the process proceeds to step S418.
When the process proceeds to step S412, the content browsing control unit 26 acquires the content corresponding to the operation information from the content storage unit 34, acquires the setting information corresponding to the identification information from the user setting storage unit 33, and step S414. Migrate to

In step S414, the content browsing control unit 26 generates provided page information including the content based on the content acquired in step S412 and the setting information, and outputs the generated provided page information to the session management unit 22. Then, the process proceeds to step S416.
In step S416, in the session management unit 22, the provided page information acquired from the content browsing control unit 26 is transmitted to the access source information communication terminal 10 via the transmission / reception unit 21, and the process proceeds to step S410.

  On the other hand, in step S410, when the browsing or viewing operation information is not received and the process proceeds to step S418, the session management unit 22 determines whether the environment setting instruction information is received from the information communication terminal 10, or not. If it is determined that it has been received (Yes), the received environment setting instruction information is output to the user setting operation control unit 23, and the process proceeds to Step S420. If not (No), the process proceeds to Step S432.

When the process proceeds to step S420, the user setting operation control unit 23 transmits a preference information acquisition request to the information communication terminal 10 via the session management unit 22, and the process proceeds to step S422.
In step S422, the session management unit 22 determines whether or not preference information has been received from the information communication terminal 10, and if it is determined that the preference information has been received (Yes), the received preference information and user identification information are displayed. The data is output to the setting order information generation unit 24 via the user setting operation control unit 23, and the process proceeds to step S424. If not (No), it waits until it is received or performs another process.

When the process proceeds to step S424, the setting order information generation unit 24 executes a setting order information generation process, and the process proceeds to step S426.
In step S426, the setting order information generation unit 24 transmits the setting order information generated in step S424 to the information communication terminal 10 via the user setting operation control unit 23 and the session management unit 22, and the process proceeds to step S428. To do.

  In step S428, the user setting operation control unit 23 determines whether or not the setting information is specified by the user based on the information from the session management unit 22. If it is determined that the setting information is specified (Yes), the setting is performed. The rank information, information indicating the type of designated setting information, and user identification information are output to the user setting registration unit 25, and the process proceeds to step S430. If not (No), the process waits until it is designated. Or perform other processing.

  When the process proceeds to step S430, the user setting registration unit 25 stores the setting information specified by the user in association with the user identification information in the user setting storage unit, and also sets the setting order information and the specification information. Based on the above, it is determined whether or not the setting information having the first rank is designated by the user. When the setting information having the first rank is not designated, the setting evaluation information of the designated setting information is obtained. The data is output to the weighting coefficient correction unit 27, and the process proceeds to step S410.

  On the other hand, when the process proceeds to step S432 without receiving the environment setting instruction information in step S418, the session management unit 22 determines whether or not the user has logged out from the member-dedicated page, or the operation of the interface unit 5 ends. Then, it is determined whether or not a timeout has occurred. If it is determined that the user has logged out or a timeout has occurred (Yes), the process proceeds to step S434. If not (No), the process proceeds to step S410.

  When the process proceeds to step S434, the session management unit 22 ends the session with the information communication terminal 10, and the process proceeds to step S400. In the case of authentication failure, connection to a general user page may be performed.

(Example of setting order information generation processing)
Next, based on FIG. 8, the flow of the generation process of the setting order information in step S428 will be described.
Here, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the setting order information generation processing in the setting order information generation unit 24.
When the setting order information generation process is started, the process first proceeds to step S500, where the setting order information generation unit 24 obtains a weighting coefficient corresponding to the identification information of the user from the weighting coefficient storage unit 32, and step S502. Migrate to

In step S502, the setting order information generation unit 24 acquires a plurality of types of setting information from the setting information storage unit 31, and the process proceeds to step S504.
In step S504, the setting order information generation unit 24 calculates the evaluation value of each setting information acquired in step S502 using the preference information from the information communication terminal 10 and the weighting coefficient acquired in step S500. The process proceeds to step S506.

For example, in the case of operation preference information when the content browsing application 1b is a Web browser, the evaluation value is calculated for each type of setting information and for each URL type for each URL included in this information. The set weighting coefficient is multiplied by the number of accesses of each URL, and the total value for each type of setting information of the multiplication result is calculated as an evaluation value.
In this embodiment, for each of the environment preference information and the content preference information, an evaluation value is calculated in the same manner as the operation preference information, and each setting information is calculated based on the table value calculated for each setting information for each preference information. One evaluation value is calculated for.

In step S506, the setting order information generation unit 24 ranks the plurality of types of setting information in ascending order from the highest evaluation value calculated in step S504, and the process proceeds to step S508.
In step S508, the setting order information generation unit 24 generates setting order information based on the ranking result in step S506, ends a series of processes, and returns to the original process.

  In the present embodiment, as the setting order information, when the number of setting information candidates is relatively small, setting order information including all the order information is generated, and when the number of candidates is relatively large, the top five or 10 Setting order information including some upper order order information is generated.

(Example of weighting coefficient correction processing)
Next, the flow of the weighting coefficient correction process in the weighting coefficient correction unit 27 will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the weighting coefficient correction processing in the weighting coefficient correction unit 27.
When the weighting coefficient correction process first proceeds to step S600, the weighting coefficient correction unit 27 determines whether or not the setting evaluation information and the identification information are acquired from the user setting registration unit 25, and when it is determined that it has been acquired (Yes). Shifts to step S602, and if not (No), waits until acquisition.

When the process proceeds to step S602, the weighting coefficient correction unit 27 acquires the user weighting coefficient corresponding to the identification information from the weighting coefficient storage unit 32, and the process proceeds to step S604. That is, the weighting coefficient for users corresponding to the identification information is acquired from the weighting coefficient stored for each user.
In step S604, the weighting coefficient correction unit 27 corrects the weighting coefficient acquired in step S602 based on the setting evaluation information, and the process proceeds to step S606.

Here, as a correction method of the weighting coefficient, there is a method of increasing and correcting the weighting coefficient for the setting information designated other than the first rank. As a method of increasing correction, for example, the weighting coefficient for some items of preference information (environment setting items, URLs, phrases) having a large contribution constituting the evaluation value of the acquired setting information is increased and corrected. The coefficient of is left as it is.
In step S606, the weighting coefficient corrected in step S604 is stored in the weighting coefficient storage unit 32 in place of the weighting coefficient before correction, and the process ends.

(Operation example of content provision system)
Next, the actual operation of the content providing system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
Here, FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of operation history information, FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of operation preference information extracted from operation history information, and FIG. 12 is a content extracted from content. It is a figure which shows an example of preference information. FIG. 13A is a diagram illustrating an example of a weighting coefficient of each setting information with respect to environment preference information, and FIG. 13B is a diagram illustrating an example of an evaluation value of each setting information with respect to environment preference information. FIG. 14A is a diagram illustrating an example of a weighting coefficient of each setting information with respect to operation preference information, and FIG. 14B is a diagram illustrating an example of an evaluation value of each setting information with respect to operation preference information. FIG. 15A is a diagram illustrating an example of a weighting coefficient of each setting information with respect to content preference information, and FIG. 15B is a diagram illustrating an example of an evaluation value of each setting information with respect to content preference information. FIGS. 16A and 16B are diagrams illustrating examples of comprehensive evaluation values for each preference information. FIGS. 17A to 17C are diagrams illustrating an example of a display screen for setting order information. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a weighting coefficient correction method.

Hereinafter, the preference setting extraction target environment setting registration application 1a will be described as an OS environment setting application, the content browsing application 1b as a Web browser, and the content creation application 1c as mailer software.
First, when the data collection unit 1 detects the activation of various applications (“Yes” in step S100), the information communication terminal 10 activates the environment setting registration application 1a to set and register environment information. (Environment information is stored in the environment information storage unit 2). Here, as environment information, output environment setting information such as a theme (background, icon, sound), display character size, presence / absence of animation, etc. for the OS startup screen is stored.

When the Web browser is activated and a predetermined operation is performed (“Yes” branch of step S106), the operation history information is stored in the operation history storage unit 3 (step S108). Here, as the operation history information, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, information on the operation time of the Web browser, information on the URL accessed by this operation, and the like are stored.
When the mailer software is activated and an e-mail is created (“Yes” branch of step S110), the created e-mail is stored in the content storage unit 4 (step S112).

  Next, the information communication terminal 10 activates the interface unit 5 in accordance with an operation instruction from the user in order to acquire the desired content (step S200), and accesses the content providing server 20 (step S200). Step S202). This access is performed, for example, by inputting the URL of the top page of the content providing server 20 from which the content is acquired in the interface unit 5 including a Web browser and accessing the URL. Here, in addition, in response to a user's operation instruction, a member-dedicated page is accessed from the top page.

On the other hand, when the content providing server 20 accesses the member-dedicated page from the information communication terminal 10 (branch “Yes” in step S400), the session management unit 22 uses the information communication terminal 10 to authenticate the user. Information for prompting the input of the ID and password is transmitted (step S402).
In the information communication terminal 10, the ID and password input by the user via the operation unit are transmitted to the content providing server 20 in response to an ID and password input instruction from the content providing server 20.

When the content providing server 20 receives the ID and password from the information communication terminal 10, the session management unit 22 collates the received ID and password with, for example, the registrant ID and password stored in the user setting storage unit 33. Then, a user authentication process corresponding to the ID and password is executed (step S402).
Thus, when the user is authenticated (“Yes” branch of step S404), a session ID is issued to establish a session with the information communication terminal 10 (step S406). Further, after the session is established, the session management unit 22 transmits the page information of the designated URL (member dedicated page information) to the information communication terminal 10 that is the access source (step S408).

  When the information communication terminal 10 receives the provision page information of the designated member-dedicated page from the content provision server 20 with which the session is established, the provision page display unit 5c displays the member-dedicated page (step S206). The member-dedicated page displays a list of linked content and a button for shifting to a content output environment setting mode. The user can display the member displayed by the provided page display unit 5c. On the dedicated page, depending on the model of the information communication terminal 10, a desired content can be designated or a button of an output environment setting mode can be pressed by operating a mouse or an operation panel.

Here, when the environment setting operation is executed and the setting mode button is pressed (“Yes” branch of step S216), the interface unit 5 transmits the environment setting instruction information to the content providing server 20 (step). S218).
When the content providing server 20 receives the environment setting instruction information from the information communication terminal 10 (the branch of “Yes” in step S418), the user setting operation control unit 23 sends a preference information acquisition request transmission instruction to the session management unit. The session management unit 22 transmits an acquisition request to the information communication terminal 10 via the transmission / reception unit 21 (step S420).

When the information communication terminal 10 receives a preference information acquisition request from the content providing server 20 via the interface unit 5 (the branch of “Yes” in step S220), the preference information extraction unit 7 that operates in cooperation with the interface unit 5 Is given an instruction to extract preference information.
When the preference information extraction process is executed in the preference information extraction unit 7 (step S222), the environment information for the OS startup screen is first obtained from the environment information storage unit 2 (step S300). Environment preference information such as a background image of the OS startup screen (image of a standby screen in the case of a mobile phone), a theme color, and a display character size is extracted (step S302). Here, when a plurality of pieces of environment information set in the past are stored in the environment information storage unit 2, information on the number of times set may be extracted as preference information.

  Next, operation history information for the Web browser is acquired from the operation history storage unit 3 (step S304). From this operation history information, as shown in FIG. 11, the URL of the top page of the accessed URL, the number of accesses, etc. Is extracted (step S306). Here, the URL information stored in the operation history storage unit 3 is only the URL of a Web site set as an access target in the content providing server 20. Note that the URL access information may be stored indiscriminately in the operation history storage unit 3 and only the URL of the set website may be extracted.

Next, an e-mail created by the mailer software is acquired from the content storage unit 4 (step S308). From this e-mail, as shown in FIG. 12, “fun” is 3 times and “interesting” is 2 times. , Content preference information including information such as a descriptive phrase such as “sleepy” is 5 times and “sea of pictograms” is 3 times and the number of times of description is extracted (step S310).
The extracted preference information is transmitted to the content providing server 20 via the transmission / reception unit 6 in the interface unit 5 (step S224).

When the content providing server 20 receives the preference information from the information communication terminal 10 (“Yes” branch of step S422), the setting order information generating unit 24 executes the setting order information generating process (step S424).
When the setting order information generation process is executed, the setting order information generation unit 24 acquires the weighting coefficient corresponding to the identification information of the user from the weighting coefficient storage unit 32 (step S500), and the setting information storage unit 31 To obtain setting information candidates (step S502).

Here, it is assumed that the setting information candidates include six types of setting information A to F.
For example, the weighting coefficients of the setting information A to F with respect to each setting item extracted as the environment preference information are as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 13A, the weighting coefficient for the environment preference information has a maximum value of 10 when an arbitrary image can be set for the background image in the setting items of the environment information extracted as the preference information. For example, a numerical value such as “5” is set when the prepared image can be set, and “0” is set when the set image cannot be set. As for “theme: blue”, the maximum value “10” is set for the setting information A to F having the highest blue ratio, and the values other than 10 are set according to the ratio. The For the display character, the maximum value “10” is set for the setting information that includes the largest number of characters whose character size matches the user's preference. Otherwise, 10 is set according to the ratio. A value less than is set.

Moreover, the weighting coefficient of the setting information A to F with respect to each URL extracted as the operation preference information has contents as shown in FIG. 14A, for example.
Further, the weighting coefficients of the setting information A to F with respect to each word extracted as the content preference information are as shown in FIG. 15A, for example.

Next, the setting order information generation unit 24 calculates an evaluation value corresponding to the preference of the setting information A to F based on the preference information and the weighting coefficients for the setting information A to F (step S504).
Specifically, for each setting information, an addition value of a weighting coefficient for each setting item included in the environment preference information is calculated. Thereby, for the environment preference information, for example, as shown in FIG. 13B, the evaluation value of the setting information A is “56”, B is “30”, C is “35”, D is “41”, E is calculated as “52” and F is calculated as “48”. Therefore, regarding the environment preference information, the order of each setting information is A, E, F, D, C, B in the order of 1st to 6th.

  For operation preference information, for each setting information, a multiplication result of the weighting coefficient set for each URL and the number of accesses of the URL is calculated, and a total value for all URLs is calculated. Thereby, for the operation preference information, for example, as shown in FIG. 14B, the evaluation value of the setting information A is “322”, B is “584”, C is “310”, D is “312”, E is calculated as “370” and F is calculated as “352”. Therefore, regarding the environment preference information, the order of each setting information is B, E, F, A, D, C in the order of 1st to 6th.

  For the content preference information, a multiplication result of the weighting coefficient set for each word and the number of times of description is calculated for each setting information, and a total value for all the words is calculated. Thereby, for the content preference information, for example, as shown in FIG. 15B, the evaluation value of the setting information A is “731”, B is “532”, C is “333”, D is “123”, E is calculated as “400” and F is calculated as “200”. Accordingly, with regard to the content preference information, the order of each setting information is A, B, E, C, F, D in the order of 1st to 6th.

Since the ranking of the setting information based on the calculated evaluation value varies depending on the type of preference information, in the present embodiment, the overall evaluation value is further calculated using these ranking results or evaluation values. Ask.
In the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 16A, a method of setting the total value of the ranks of the setting information for each type of preference information as the final evaluation value, as shown in FIG. In addition, a method is used in which the sum of the evaluation values of the setting information for each type of preference information is used as the final evaluation value.

When the final evaluation value is calculated by any one of the above methods, the setting information A to F is ranked based on the calculated evaluation value (step S506).
Here, in the case of using the method shown in FIG. 16A, it is assumed that the lowest ranking total matches the user's preference. Therefore, the overall ranking of each setting information is A, E, B, F, C, D in the order of 1st to 5th. In this example, C and D are in the same order.

On the other hand, when the method shown in FIG. 16B is used, it is assumed that the larger the sum of the evaluation values, the better the user's preference. Therefore, the overall ranking of each setting information is B, A, E, C, F, D in the order of 1st to 6th.
Here, since normalization is not performed in the method of FIG. 16B, the numerical difference between the environment preference information and other preference information is large. For this reason, when normalization is not performed, it is considered that the method of FIG. 16A performs ranking that more closely matches the user's preference. Therefore, normalization may be performed before calculating the total evaluation value.

When ranking for the setting information A to F is completed, next, setting ranking information is generated based on the acquired setting information and the ranking result (step S508).
In the present embodiment, as the setting order information, page information including the setting order up to the top three of the setting candidates A to F and the information of the test page having the style sheet generated from the setting information is generated. .

When the setting order information generating unit 24 generates the setting order information, the setting order information generating unit 24 transmits the generated setting order information to the information communication terminal 10 via the user setting operation control unit 23 and the session management unit 22 (step S426).
When the information communication terminal 10 receives the setting order information from the content providing server 20 (step S226), the setting order information display unit 5a displays a test page based on the received setting order information (step S228). Here, as shown in FIGS. 17A to 17C, a test page of a design corresponding to each setting information, its rank, and a selection button are displayed on the test page, and the page is turned. As a result, a test page corresponding to other setting information is displayed.

Then, in the setting information designating unit 5b, when the user selects an arbitrary page by pressing an operation input via the operation unit and the setting information is selected and designated (“Yes” in step S230). In step S232, the interface unit 5 transmits information indicating the type of the specified setting information to the content providing server 20 (step S232).
When the content providing server 20 receives the information indicating the type of the setting information from the information communication terminal 10 and determines that the setting information has been designated (“Yes” in step S428), the user setting registration unit 25, a process of rewriting the setting information stored in the user setting storage unit 33 corresponding to the identification information to the specified setting information based on the user identification information and the information indicating the type of the setting information. This is performed (step S430). Thereby, registration of the setting information suitable for the user's preference in the content providing server 20 is completed.

In this state, when the information communication terminal 10 accesses the designated page and performs an operation of browsing or viewing the content (“Yes” in step S208), information on the operation input is sent to the content providing server 20. It is transmitted (step S210).
When the content providing server 20 receives the operation input information related to browsing or viewing (“Yes” in step S410), the content browsing control unit 26 acquires the content according to the operation information from the content storage unit 34, and the user setting Setting information corresponding to the identification information is acquired from the storage unit 33 (step S412), and based on the acquired information, content provision page information including a style sheet corresponding to the acquired setting information is generated (step S414). . Then, the generated information on the provided page is transmitted to the information communication terminal 10 via the session management unit 22 (step S416).

  When the information communication terminal 10 receives the information of the provided page from the content providing server 20 (“Yes” branch of step S212), the provided page display unit 5c displays the provided page including the content (step S214). Thereby, the content is displayed or reproduced, and the user can view the displayed content or view the reproduced content.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, when the setting information of the first rank is not selected by the user and other setting information is selected, the weighting coefficient correction that corrects the weighting coefficient for the setting information is performed. Processing is executed.
Hereinafter, an actual operation of the weighting coefficient correction process will be described with an example.
The content providing server 20, for example, when the setting information B having the third rank among the first to third setting information A, E, and B shown in FIG. 17 is selected (“Yes” in step S600). Branching), the weighting coefficient correction unit 27 acquires weighting coefficients corresponding to the setting evaluation information of the setting information B and the identification information of the user from the weighting coefficient storage unit 32 (step S602). . Further, based on the setting evaluation information, the weighting coefficient for the setting information B of the user corresponding to the acquired identification information is corrected (step S604), and the corrected weighting coefficient is stored in the weighting coefficient storage unit 32 (step S606). ).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18, among the weighting coefficients for the setting information B with respect to each word / phrase of the content preference information, “sleepy”, “pictogram sea” corresponding to the top 20% having the largest contribution to the evaluation value To increase the value of the weighting coefficient for “1” by one.
Note that the correction method is not limited to this method, and the weighting coefficient for all the phrases is corrected by increasing a predetermined number of times, or in addition to or without increasing correction, Other correction methods may be used, such as a correction that reduces the value by a predetermined number.

  As described above, in the content providing system 100 according to the present embodiment, in the data collection unit 1 of the information communication terminal 10, for example, the environment setting registration application 1a for setting and registering the output environment of the OS startup screen, the content browsing application such as the web browser It is possible to monitor each operation of the content creation application 1c such as 1b and mailer software, and acquire information as an extraction source of various types of preference information and hold it in each storage unit in response to the activation.

Further, when specifying the setting information related to the content output content, various preference information is extracted from the held information in response to an acquisition request from the content providing server 20, and the extracted preference information is used as the content providing server 20. Can be sent to.
On the other hand, the content providing server 20 sets based on the preference information received from the information communication terminal 10 and the weighting coefficient set for each preference information for each user (identification information). Ranking information can be ranked. Furthermore, setting order information can be generated based on the ranking result, and the generated setting order information can be transmitted to the information communication terminal 10.

In the information communication terminal 10, the rank information for the setting information candidates can be displayed based on the setting rank information received from the content providing server 20. Furthermore, user's arbitrary setting information can be designated from the setting information corresponding to the displayed setting order.
The content providing server 20 further stores and holds the setting information specified in the information communication terminal 10 in the user setting storage unit 33 for each user, and inputs an operation for browsing or viewing the provided content from the information communication terminal 10. When there is, the corresponding content is acquired from the content storage unit 34, setting information corresponding to the user identification information is acquired from the user setting storage unit 33, and based on the acquired content and setting information, Information on a content providing page having a design (for example, a style sheet) corresponding to the setting information can be generated, and this information can be transmitted to the information communication terminal 10.

Thereby, the user of the information communication terminal 10 can easily select the setting information suitable for the preference from the setting information ranked according to his / her preference.
In the above embodiment, the environment setting registration application 1a corresponds to the output environment setting means of the invention 1, the content browsing application 1b corresponds to the application of the invention 2 or 4, and the content creation application 1c corresponds to the content of the invention 3. The data collection unit 1 and the environment information storage unit 2 correspond to the output environment information storage unit of the invention 1, and the data collection unit 1 and the operation history storage unit 3 correspond to the invention 2 or the application history of the invention 5. The data collection unit 1 and the content storage unit 4 correspond to the content storage unit of the invention 3 or the e-mail storage unit of the invention 5, and the preference information extraction unit 7 corresponds to the invention 1 to 5 The preference information corresponds to the output content information of any one of inventions 1 to 5, and the interface unit 5 The communication unit 6 corresponds to the preference information transmission unit of any one of the inventions 1, 4 and 5, and the setting order information display unit 5a corresponds to the setting order information notification unit of any one of the inventions 1, 4, and 5. The provided page display unit 5c corresponds to the provided page display unit of any one of the first, fourth, and fifth aspects, and the operation unit, the setting information specifying unit 5b, and the transmitting / receiving unit 6 (not shown) 5 corresponds to the setting information designation means.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the content storage part 34 respond | corresponds to the provision content memory | storage means of any one of invention 1, 4 and 5, and the content browsing control part 26 is either 1 of invention 1, 4 and 5. The user setting operation control unit 23 corresponds to the preference information acquisition unit of any one of the first, fourth, and fifth aspects, and the setting information storage unit 31 corresponds to the invention. Corresponding to any one of the setting information storage means 1, 4, and 5, the setting order information generating unit 24 corresponds to any one of the ranking means and setting order information generating means of the inventions 1, 4, and 5. The weighting coefficient storage unit 32 corresponds to the weighting coefficient storage unit of the invention 4 or 5, and the transmission / reception unit 21 and the session management unit 22 provide the setting order information transmission unit of any one of the inventions 1, 4, and 5, and provide Corresponding to over-di information transmitting means.

  In the above embodiment, the setting order information generating unit 24 sets each setting based on the preference information from the information communication terminal 10 and the weighting coefficient set for each type of setting information for each item of the preference information. A configuration in which an evaluation value of information is calculated, ranking is performed for each setting information candidate related to the output content of the content based on the evaluation value, and setting ranking information including a ranking for the setting information is generated based on the ranking result; However, the configuration is not limited to this.

  For example, a weighting coefficient is set for each setting item constituting setting information such as content layout, frame design for displaying content, font type and size used for content such as news, and the like. An evaluation value is calculated for each setting item, ranking is performed for each setting item of each setting information related to the output content of the content based on the evaluation value, and the ranking for each setting item is determined based on the ranking result. It is good also as a structure which produces | generates the setting order information containing.

In the case of this configuration, for example, as shown in FIGS. 19A to 19C, the information communication terminal 10 displays a test page for each layout type and order information thereof for each setting item. The test data and rank are displayed. Here, FIGS. 19A to 19C are diagrams illustrating an example of a display screen of setting order information for setting items.
In this configuration, since the weighting coefficient is set for each setting item, the weighting coefficient correcting unit 27 sets other ranks in the information communication terminal 10 without selecting the setting item having the first rank. When an item is selected, the weighting coefficient for the selected setting item is corrected. The correction method is the same as the method described in the above embodiment.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the data collection part 1 which collects the data according to the operation | movement content of the environment registration setting application 1a, the content browsing application 1b, and the content creation application 1c from which preference information is extracted, and the environment information The storage unit 2, the operation history storage unit 3, and the content storage unit 4 are configured to extract user preference information related to the information output environment from the three types of data stored in the storage unit. Not limited to.

Any one or two types of data among the above three types of data may be stored, and preference information may be extracted from the one type or two types of data.
In the case of this configuration, the application monitored by the data collection unit 1 can be limited to only one corresponding to the one type or two types of data. The storage unit also corresponds to the one type or two types of data.

In the content providing server 20, the setting order information generation unit 24 generates setting order information based on the preference information extracted from the one or two types of data and the weighting coefficient corresponding to the preference information. Will do.
Further, in the above embodiment, the weighting coefficient correction unit 27 corrects the weighting coefficient related to the selected setting information when the one with the highest setting order is not selected. Not limited to the first place, it may be configured not to be corrected.

  In the above embodiment, the data collection unit 1 monitors the execution of the environment information registration application 1a, the content browsing application 1b, and the content creation application 1c, and the environment information, operation history information, and content generated by the executed application. Are classified and stored in the environment information storage unit 2, the operation history storage unit 3 and the content storage unit 4, respectively. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration.

For example, each of the applications 1a, 1b, and 1c stores information generated by the execution in the environment information storage unit 2, the operation history storage unit 3, and the content storage unit 4, respectively. The preference information extraction unit 7 may be configured to know the storage area of the stored information, search the range, and extract the preference information from the searched information.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the preference information extraction part 7 was set as the structure linked with the interface part 5, it is not restricted to this structure.

  For example, the preference information extraction unit 7 retrieves information from the environment information storage unit 2, the operation history storage unit 3, and the content storage unit 4 regularly and automatically by a regular program, or at a timing according to a user instruction. The preference information may be extracted from the retrieved information. The information extracted in this way may be transmitted to the content providing server 20 regularly and automatically or at a timing according to a user instruction. In addition, when the user operates the operation unit to give a transmission instruction, the extracted information may be transmitted collectively by pressing a transmission button displayed on the screen, or any information may be stored. It is good also as a structure which can be selected and transmitted, and it is good also as a structure which can perform these selectively.

In the above embodiment, the content providing server 20 stores the weighting coefficient set for each user in the weighting coefficient storage unit 32, and uses this weighting coefficient to evaluate each setting information for each user. Although the configuration is such that the value is calculated, it is not limited to this configuration.
For example, a weighting coefficient common to all users may be stored in the weighting coefficient storage unit 32, and an evaluation value of setting information for each user may be calculated using the common weighting coefficient. In this case, the weighting coefficient is corrected for the common weighting coefficient when the user specifies setting information other than the first place.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, it was set as the structure which stores only the URL set as the access object in the content provision server 20 among the accessed URL as operation history information in the operation history storage part 3, and this stored Although the configuration is such that the operation history information is transmitted to the content providing server 20, the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
For example, as operation history information, all URL information accessed by the information communication terminal 10 is stored in the operation history storage unit 3, and all the stored operation history information is transmitted to the content providing server 20. In 20, the operation history information corresponding to the URL set as the access target may be extracted from the received operation history information.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the content provision system 100 which concerns on this invention. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the information communication terminal 10. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a content providing server 20. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a data collection process of the data collection unit 1. 4 is a flowchart showing content browsing processing in the information communication terminal 10. It is a flowchart which shows the extraction process of the preference information in the preference information extraction part. 4 is a flowchart showing a content providing process of the content providing server 20. 5 is a flowchart showing a setting order information generation process in a setting order information generation unit 24. 5 is a flowchart showing weighting coefficient correction processing in a weighting coefficient correction unit 27. It is a figure which shows an example of operation history information. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation preference information extracted from operation history information. It is a figure which shows an example of the content preference information extracted from a content. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the weighting coefficient of each setting information with respect to environmental preference information, (b) is a figure which shows an example of the evaluation value of each setting information with respect to environmental preference information. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the weighting coefficient of each setting information with respect to operation preference information, (b) is a figure which shows an example of the evaluation value of each setting information with respect to operation preference information. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the weighting coefficient of each setting information with respect to content preference information, (b) is a figure which shows an example of the evaluation value of each setting information with respect to content preference information. (A) And (b) is a figure which shows an example of the comprehensive evaluation value with respect to each preference information. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of setting order information. It is a figure which shows an example of the correction method of a weighting coefficient. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the setting order information with respect to a setting item.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Content provision system, 10_1-10_n ... Information communication terminal, 20_1-20_m ... Content provision server, 40 ... Base station, 50 ... Network, 1 ... Data collection part, 1a ... Environment setting registration application, 1b ... Content browsing application, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1c ... Content creation application, 2 ... Environment information storage part, 3 ... Operation history storage part, 4 ... Content storage part, 5 ... Interface part, 5a ... Setting order information display part, 5b ... Setting information designation part, 5c ... Provision page Display unit 6, 21 ... Transmission / reception unit, 7 ... Preference information extraction unit, 22 ... Session management unit, 23 ... User setting operation control unit, 24 ... Setting order information generation unit, 25 ... User setting registration unit, 26 ... Content browsing Control unit, 27 ... weighting coefficient correction unit, 31 ... setting information storage unit, 32 ... weighting coefficient storage unit 33 User setting storage unit 34 Content storage unit

Claims (5)

An information communication terminal and a content providing server, wherein the content providing server provides a predetermined content to the information communication terminal in response to a request from the information communication terminal;
The information communication terminal and the content providing server are connected to each other via a communication line so that data communication is possible.
The information communication terminal is
Output environment setting means for setting the output environment of information of the information communication terminal;
Output environment information storage means for storing output environment information which is information of the output environment set by the output environment setting means;
Output content information extraction means for extracting output content information, which is information related to the output content of the information, from the output environment information stored by the output environment information storage means;
Output content information transmitting means for transmitting the output content information extracted by the output content information extracting means to the content providing server via the communication line;
Based on setting order information including order information for a plurality of setting information corresponding to a plurality of types of output contents of content provided to the information communication terminal received from the content providing server via the communication line. Setting order information notifying means for notifying the order information with respect to the setting information;
Setting information specifying means for specifying setting information used when the content providing server provides the content to the information communication terminal from a plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents;
Providing page display means for displaying the provided page based on information of the provided page including the content provided to the information communication terminal received from the content providing server via the communication line;
The content providing server includes:
Content acquisition means for acquiring content corresponding to the request of the information communication terminal from provided content storage means storing a plurality of types of content;
Setting information storage means for storing a plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents;
Output content information acquisition means for acquiring the output content information from the information communication terminal;
Ranking means for ranking the plurality of setting information stored in the setting information storage means based on the acquired output content information;
Setting order information generating means for generating the setting order information for the information communication terminal based on the ranking result of the ranking means;
Setting order information transmitting means for transmitting the generated setting order information to the information communication terminal via the communication line;
Providing page information generating means for generating information of a providing page including the content based on the setting information specified by the information communication terminal and the content acquired by the content acquiring means;
Provided page information transmitting means for transmitting the information of the generated provided page to the information communication terminal via the communication line. The information communication terminal is
Furthermore, an operation history storage means for storing history information indicating a history of operation contents related to a predetermined application in the information communication terminal is provided,
The content providing system according to claim 1, wherein the output content information extracting unit extracts the output content information from the history information stored by the operation history storage unit. The information communication terminal is
Furthermore, content creation means for creating predetermined content;
Content storage means for storing the created content,
The content providing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the output content information extracting unit extracts the output content information from the content stored in the content storage unit. An information communication terminal and a content providing server, wherein the content providing server provides a predetermined content to the information communication terminal in response to a request from the information communication terminal;
The information communication terminal and the content providing server are connected to each other via a communication line so that data communication is possible.
The information communication terminal is
An application for accessing a predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator);
Operation history storage means for storing history information indicating a history of operation contents for the application in the information communication terminal;
Output for extracting output content information, which is information related to the output content of information in the information communication terminal, including information on the URL accessed by the information communication terminal and the number of accesses from the history information stored by the operation history storage means Content information extraction means;
Output content information transmitting means for transmitting the extracted output content information to the content providing server;
Based on setting order information including order information for a plurality of setting information corresponding to a plurality of types of output contents of content provided to the information communication terminal received from the content providing server via the communication line. Setting order information notifying means for notifying the order information with respect to the setting information;
Setting information specifying means for specifying setting information used when the content providing server provides the content to the information communication terminal from a plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents;
Providing page display means for displaying the provided page based on information of the provided page including the content provided to the information communication terminal received from the content providing server via the communication line;
The content providing server includes:
Content acquisition means for acquiring content corresponding to the request of the information communication terminal from provided content storage means storing a plurality of types of content;
Setting information storage means for storing a plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents;
Weighting coefficient storage means for storing weighting coefficients set in each of the plurality of setting information for output content information including the URL to be extracted by the information communication terminal;
Preference information acquisition means for acquiring the preference information from the information communication terminal;
A ranking unit that ranks the plurality of setting information stored in the setting information storage unit based on the acquired output content information and the weighting coefficient stored in the weighting factor storage unit;
Setting order information generating means for generating the setting order information for the information communication terminal based on the ranking result of the ranking means;
Setting order information transmitting means for transmitting the generated setting order information to the information communication terminal via the communication line;
Providing page information generating means for generating information of a providing page including the content based on the setting information specified by the information communication terminal and the content acquired by the content acquiring means;
Provided page information transmitting means for transmitting the information of the generated provided page to the information communication terminal via the communication line. An information communication terminal and a content providing server, wherein the content providing server provides a predetermined content to the information communication terminal in response to a request from the information communication terminal;
The information communication terminal and the content providing server are connected to each other via a communication line so that data communication is possible.
The information communication terminal is
An application to create emails;
In the information communication terminal, an electronic mail storage means for storing an electronic mail created by the application;
Extracted from the e-mail stored by the e-mail storage means is output content information that is information relating to the output content of the information in the information communication terminal, including information on a specific word and phrase described in the e-mail and the number of times of the description. Output content information extraction means to perform,
Output content information transmitting means for transmitting the extracted output content information to the content providing server via the communication line;
Based on setting order information including order information for a plurality of setting information corresponding to a plurality of types of output contents of content provided to the information communication terminal received from the content providing server via the communication line. Setting order information notifying means for notifying the order information with respect to the setting information;
Setting information specifying means for specifying setting information used when the content providing server provides the content to the information communication terminal from a plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents;
Providing page display means for displaying the provided page based on information of the provided page including the content provided to the information communication terminal received from the content providing server via the communication line;
The content providing server includes:
Content acquisition means for acquiring content corresponding to the request of the information communication terminal from provided content storage means storing a plurality of types of content;
Setting information storage means for storing a plurality of setting information corresponding to the plurality of types of output contents;
Weighting coefficient storage means for storing a weighting coefficient set in each of the plurality of setting information for output content information including the word to be extracted by the information communication terminal;
Preference information acquisition means for acquiring the preference information from the information communication terminal;
A ranking unit that ranks the plurality of setting information stored in the setting information storage unit based on the acquired output content information and the weighting coefficient stored in the weighting factor storage unit;
Setting order information generating means for generating the setting order information for the information communication terminal based on the ranking result of the ranking means;
Setting order information transmitting means for transmitting the generated setting order information to the information communication terminal via the communication line;
Providing page information generating means for generating information of a providing page including the content based on the setting information specified by the information communication terminal and the content acquired by the content acquiring means;
Provided page information transmitting means for transmitting the generated provided page information to the access source information communication terminal via the communication line.

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