JP2023063034A - Information providing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information providing device capable of providing information so as to be easily viewed by a user.SOLUTION: Provided is a device that manages action of a user in a virtual space. In this information providing device 100, an acquisition unit 102 acquires user action information indicating action of the user for a commodity as a recommendation object in the virtual space. A generation unit 103 generates an explanation about the commodity as recommendation information for the commodity on the basis of the user action information and past user action information. A communication unit 104 notifies a user terminal 200 of the recommendation information including such explanation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an information providing device that provides virtual space to users.

VR (Virtual Reality) display technology for displaying a virtual world constructed on a computer is known. For example, Patent Literature 1 describes that a character in the store guides the user. In this patent document 1, when the user's viewpoint position moves within a predetermined range from a product (object) arranged at a predetermined position in the store in a VR space and the user approaches the product, individual products are displayed. There is a description of guiding information to the user through a character.

JP 2019-192026 A

However, in the invention described in Patent Literature 1, the information of the product that the user has approached is provided, and the provision method is not necessarily devised so as to make it easier for the user to see.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-described problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information providing apparatus capable of providing information that is easy for a user to see.

An information providing apparatus according to the present invention is an information providing apparatus for managing behavior of a user in a virtual space. and a generating unit that generates recommendation information for the recommended object or a related recommended object related to the recommended object based on past user behavior information, and a notification unit that notifies the user of the recommended information. .

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide user-friendly information based on past user behavior.

1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an information providing device 100 according to the present disclosure; FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of goods DB105a. It is a figure which shows action-history DB which shows a user's action-history information. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of an explanation parameter DB 105c; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of a mob avatar parameter file; 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the information providing device 100 according to the present disclosure; It is a flowchart which shows the description process by which the product attribute, the product category, and the description flag were set. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display screen in which a user is looking at a product shelf with a virtual store; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen when a user (avatar) tries to pick up a character B's CD. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen when a user (avatar) tries to pick up a character B's CD. It is a figure which shows a screen when a mob avatar appears. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen when a mob avatar appears and explains at the height of the face; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen when a mob avatar appears and explains at chest height. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen when a mob avatar appears and explains at waist height. It is a figure showing an example of hardware constitutions of information providing device 100 concerning one embodiment of this indication.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Where possible, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are omitted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of an information providing device 100 according to the present disclosure. As shown in the figure, the information providing device 100 includes a virtual space providing unit 101 , an acquiring unit 102 , a generating unit 103 , a notification unit 104 and a storage unit 105 . This information providing apparatus 100 is configured to be able to communicate with a user terminal 200 via a network.

The virtual space providing unit 101 is a part that provides the user terminal 200 with a virtual space. That is, the virtual space providing unit 101 transmits image information forming a predetermined virtual space to the user terminal 200 . The user terminal 200 is a so-called VR terminal and is a goggle type device. By wearing the user terminal 200, the user can move within the virtual space provided therefrom. In the present disclosure, the virtual space providing unit 101 provides a user with a virtual space including a store, a so-called virtual store. A user can move through the virtual store to see, pick up, and purchase products.

The acquisition unit 102 is a part that acquires behavior information in the user terminal 200 . Behavior information indicates the behavior in the virtual space of the user operating the user terminal 200 . For example, the position where the user moved, the position where the user is staying, the direction the user is looking (right side, left side, center of the screen, etc.), the height the user is looking at (eye level, chest level, waist level) ), information on the hand the user is moving (right hand, left hand, or both hands, etc.), the product the user picked up, or the product the user saw.

At the user terminal 200, based on the user's viewpoint information, etc., it is possible to grasp which product the user is looking at and which product the user has picked up, and transmit that information as action information. It should be noted that the acquisition unit 102 may determine which product is being viewed or which product is picked up based on viewpoint information or the like.

The action information acquired by the acquisition unit 102 is stored in the action history DB 105b. The virtual space providing unit 101 provides the user terminal 200 with a virtual space reflecting the behavior information acquired by the acquiring unit 102 .

The generation unit 103 is a part that generates a mob avatar and recommendation information provided by the mob avatar based on user behavior information. Specifically, the generation unit 103 refers to the action history DB 105b to acquire the action information of the latest record, grasps the behavioral characteristics of the user, and acquires the explanation information from the explanation parameter DB 105c according to the behavioral characteristics. . Then, the generation unit 103 generates a mob avatar in the virtual space, and causes the mob avatar to present the acquired explanation information. A mob avatar is a character operated by a computer. In the present disclosure, they are treated as assistant characters that support the actions of the user. In this disclosure, they are referred to as mob avatars or assistant avatars.

The notification unit 104 is a part that transmits the generated mob avatar and description information to the user terminal 200 . The user terminal 200 reflects the received mob avatar and the like on its screen.

The storage unit 105 is a part that stores a product DB 105a, an action history DB 105b, a description parameter DB 105c, and a mob avatar parameter file 105d.

The product DB 105a is a database that stores product information. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of the product DB 105a. As shown in the figure, the product DB 105a associates and stores product IDs, product names, product attributes, product categories, brief descriptions, and detailed descriptions. A product ID is an identifier for identifying a product. The product name is the name of the product. In the figure, the semantics of the categories are included. The product attribute indicates the character with which the product is related. In the present disclosure, character merchandise is sold to the virtual store, and the merchandise attribute indicates which character it is associated with. The product category indicates the category of products, such as books or CDs. In the figure, a book or a CD is described as a specific example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other products such as towels and handkerchiefs may be used.

The brief description is simple description information of the product. For example, it may be a product name, attributes, or a simple product description. For example, in the case of a CD, it is the title of the CD and its image. The detailed explanation is detailed explanation information with a larger amount of information than the simple explanation. For example, if it is a CD, a song list or the like may be added to the simple explanation.

The action history DB 105b is a database that stores user action history information. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example thereof. As shown in the figure, the action history DB 105b associates and stores time, product ID, action, the direction the user's avatar is looking, the height the avatar is looking at, and the hand used by the avatar. do. The time is the time when the user (avatar) performed the action. The product ID is the product ID of the product viewed by the user.

Actions are actions (operations) of the avatar. In the figure, examples of user actions such as "just looking" and "picking up" are given, but other actions are also possible. In addition, this action includes the time during which the action is performed. Although omitted in the figure, the time spent looking and the time held in hand may be included.

The viewing direction, height, and hand used are details of the avatar's behavior. The direction is right, left, center, etc. on the screen. The height is the height of the face (eyes), the height of the chest, the height of the waist, and the like. The hand being used may be the right hand, the left hand, or both hands. Although the user ID and the like are omitted in FIG. 3, the action history DB 105b is stored for each user.

The explanation parameter DB 105c is a database that stores explanation parameters that are set according to user behavior. The generating unit 103 refers to the action history DB 105b and sets various information in the explanatory parameter DB 105c. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example thereof. As shown in the figure, the explanation parameter DB 105c stores explanation target attributes, explanation target categories, and simple/detailed flags in association with each other. The attribute to be explained indicates the attribute of the object to be explained to the user. For example, when the user is holding a character B CD, the character B (attribute) of the object (CD) is set. The explanation target category indicates the category of the object to be explained to the user. For example, if the user is picking up Character B's CD, the category (CD) for that object is set.

The mob avatar parameter file 105d is a file that stores various parameters for the mob avatar to operate. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example thereof. As shown, the mob avatar parameter file 105d stores description, direction, height, and handedness. The description is set to either a detailed description or a short description. Direction, height, and handedness are spatial information that the mob avatar uses when explaining the product to the user. The generation unit 103 generates a mob avatar in which the description information is arranged in a space using the direction, height, and dominant hand of the mob avatar and the description information.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the information providing device 100 according to the present disclosure. In the flowchart, each database written in parentheses indicates a database to be accessed or a database to be registered.

The user terminal 200 collects user's viewpoint information (S001), determines action information based on the viewpoint information, and distributes the action information to the information providing apparatus 100 (S002).

In the information providing apparatus 100, the acquisition unit 102 receives user behavior information from the user terminal 200 (S101), and stores the user behavior information in the behavior history DB 105b. Then, the generation unit 103 starts interest analysis of the user. The generation unit 103 refers to the action history DB 105b and determines which product the interest analysis is for based on the action information of the latest record (S102).

The generation unit 103 refers to the action history DB 105b to determine whether the user's avatar is just looking at the product or picking it up (S103). If it is determined that the product is being picked up, the generation unit 103 sets the product attribute and product category of the latest record in the action history DB 105b to the explanation parameter DB 105c. The generation unit 103 also sets a flag indicating detailed description.

The generation unit 103 also refers to the action history DB 105b to determine how many seconds the user's avatar has been looking at the product of the latest record (S105). If it is less than 3 seconds, the generation unit 103 terminates the process. Note that the process may return to step S101 and repeat the interest analysis based on the viewpoint information or action information in the next motion.

If it is between 3 seconds and 5 seconds, the generation unit 103 sets the product attribute and product category of the latest record in the action history DB 105b to the explanation parameter DB. The generation unit 103 also sets a flag indicating a brief explanation (S106).

If it is 5 seconds or more, the generation unit 103 further refers to the action history DB 105b to determine whether or not there is an action history (S107). If there is no action history other than the latest record, the generation unit 103 sets the product attribute and product category of the latest record in the action history DB 105b to the explanation parameter DB 105c. The generation unit 103 also sets a flag indicating a brief explanation (S108).

If there is an action history, the generation unit 103 identifies the product with which product attribute (character) is viewed the most from the action history database 105b (S109).

The generation unit 103 sets, in the description parameter DB 105c, the product category (CD, etc.) of the product viewed for 5 seconds or more in the processes S103 and S105, among the product attributes (characters) viewed most in the action history DB 105b. The generation unit 103 also sets a flag indicating detailed explanation (S110).

Here, an explanation will be given using an example. The mob avatar provides a detailed description of the product that the user's avatar is holding. For items that the user's avatar looks at briefly (for example, about 3 to 5 seconds), the mob avatar gives a simple explanation. For products that the user's avatar looks at for a long time (for example, 5 seconds or longer), processing is performed according to the user's action history. If there is no action history, the mob avatar gives a simple explanation. When there is an action history, the information is used for the explanation based on the product attribute viewed most from the action history.

For example, if the product (books, CDs, etc.) related to character B has been often seen in the past, the product indicated by the product category that has been viewed for a long time among the character B is to be explained.

If the avatar is looking at the product for a long time, it can be considered that the user is not interested in the product itself, although the user should be interested in the product. Therefore, it is considered preferable to specify a product attribute (character) in which the user is interested from the action history and provide information on products related to the character.

In the present disclosure, information on products indicated by the product category of other products that have been viewed for a long time is provided as information on products related to the character.

Description processing in which product attributes, product categories, and explanation flags are set as described above will now be described. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation.

The generation unit 103 refers to the action history DB 105b to determine which direction and height the user's avatar is using, and which hand is used (S111). This is a process of determining the user's behavioral characteristics (so-called habits). This determination is made based on the direction, height, and hand that account for the largest proportion of the action history. The generation unit 103 sets the direction, height, and dominant hand in the mob avatar parameter file 105d (S112).

The generation unit 103 refers to the description parameter DB 105c, searches for descriptions registered in the product DB 105a using description target attributes, description target categories, and simple/detailed flags as search keys, and registers them in the mob avatar parameter file 105d. (S113).

The notification unit 104 transmits the mob avatar parameter file 105d to the user terminal 200 (S114).

The user terminal 200 receives the mob avatar parameter file 105d and operates the mob avatar accordingly (S003, S004).
The information providing device 100 can move the mob avatar by performing such operations. The operations of the user's avatar and the mob avatar will be described below with reference to FIGS. 8 to 14. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display screen on which the user is looking at product shelves in the virtual store. As shown, character A's CD and book and character B's CD and book are now presented.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen when the user (avatar) tries to pick up the character B's CD. As shown, the right hand H of the user's avatar extends toward character B's CD.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen when the user (avatar) tries to pick up the character B's CD. As shown, the user is holding the CD at face level.

11 and 12 are diagrams showing screens when the mob avatar MA appears. In FIG. 11, the mob avatar MA appears from the bottom of the screen and gradually moves to fit within the screen. In FIG. 12, the mob avatar MA displays explanatory information S at the height of the face on the right side of the screen (upper side of the screen) based on the user's action history.

The place where the mob avatar MA appears is not limited to the place shown in FIG. Depending on the user's action history, it may appear from the right side or from the left side. Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the location explained by the mob avatar MA (the location of the explanation information S) may be set according to the action history of the user. FIG. 13 shows an example in which the explanation is given around the chest (in the middle of the screen) of the user's avatar (not shown in FIG. 13). FIG. 14 shows an example in which the explanation is given around the waist of the user's avatar (lower side of the screen).

In this way, by displaying the explanation by the mob avatar at a position according to the user's action history, it is possible to follow the habits of the user's action space and provide a display that does not make the user feel uncomfortable. For example, if the user has a habit of using the right hand and picking up a product on the right side, the action history reflects that habit. Then, the mob avatar also behaves according to the action history, so that the user can see the explanation at the same place as usual, and can easily act in the virtual space.

Next, functions and effects of the information providing device 100 of the present disclosure will be described. The information providing device 100 of the present disclosure is a device that manages user behavior in virtual space. In the information providing apparatus 100, the acquisition unit 102 acquires user behavior information indicating user behavior with respect to products that are recommended items in the virtual space. The generation unit 103 generates a product description, which is recommendation information for a product, based on user behavior information and past user behavior information. The notification unit 104 notifies the user terminal 200 of the recommendation information including the description. The user terminal 200 receives the explanatory information based on the action history of the user and displays the explanatory information accordingly. For example, the display position of the explanatory information on the user terminal 200 is determined based on the user's action history.

In the information providing apparatus 100 of the present disclosure, the acquisition unit 102 acquires habits (spatial information on the display position of the explanation) that are behavioral characteristics of the user based on the user's behavior information in the virtual space, and the generation unit 103 , to generate product description information according to the behavior information. In the present disclosure, specifically, the generation unit 102 generates explanation information so that the display position on the user terminal 200 is set to a position according to the user's past behavioral characteristics. In the above disclosure, the generation unit 102 sets the position and the like in the mob avatar parameter file 105d.

Here, the behavior characteristics of the user are at least one of the direction in which the user's avatar looks in the virtual space, the avatar's dominant hand, or the height at which the avatar looks at the recommended object. This is a habit of users in the virtual space, and following this, the display position of explanatory information such as recommendation information is changed. Therefore, it is possible to cause the mob avatar (assistant avatar) to behave in the virtual space in the same manner as the user usually does, and to receive recommendation information (description information) that is easy to see.

Also, in the information providing apparatus 100, the behavior information indicates that the user's avatar picks up a product that is a recommendation target, or that the user's avatar looks at a product that is a recommendation target.

Then, the generation unit 102 switches between detailed information and simple information on the product according to the behavior of the user. Further, the generation unit 102 may generate recommendation information based on the time during which the recommendation object is viewed.

The degree of interest in a product differs depending on whether the user actually picks up the product or just looks at it. Also, in the case of just watching, the degree of interest varies depending on the time. Therefore, it is better to explain accordingly.

In addition, the generation unit 102 generates a relation related to a product determined based on the user's viewpoint based on the product recognized based on the user's viewpoint (product the user was looking at) and the past behavior information. A related product that is a recommended item is determined, and explanatory information for the related product is generated. That is, the generation unit 102 determines a product related to the product viewed by the user based on the product viewed in the past.

In this case, if the user is currently viewing the CD of character B and has previously viewed the book of character A, the description information of the book of character B may be generated. Also, as another explanatory information, information on the character A's CD may be generated.

In the present disclosure, a store is formed in the virtual space, and products as objects are displayed in the store. Related information related to the product is generated as the recommendation information based on the history information.

The block diagrams used in the description of the above embodiments show blocks for each function. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Also, the method of realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be implemented using one device physically or logically coupled, or directly or indirectly using two or more physically or logically separate devices (e.g. , wired, wireless, etc.) and may be implemented using these multiple devices. A functional block may be implemented by combining software in the one device or the plurality of devices.

Functions include judging, determining, determining, calculating, calculating, processing, deriving, investigating, searching, checking, receiving, transmitting, outputting, accessing, resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, assuming, expecting, assuming, Broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, assigning, etc. can't For example, a functional block (component) that makes transmission work is called a transmitting unit or a transmitter. In either case, as described above, the implementation method is not particularly limited.

For example, the information providing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may function as a computer that performs processing of the information providing method of the present disclosure. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of information providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The information providing device 100 described above may be physically configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus 1007, and the like.

Note that in the following description, the term "apparatus" can be read as a circuit, device, unit, or the like. The hardware configuration of the information providing apparatus 100 may be configured to include one or more of each device shown in the figure, or may be configured without some of the devices.

Each function in the information providing apparatus 100 is performed by causing the processor 1001 to perform calculations, controlling communication by the communication apparatus 1004, and controlling the communication by the communication apparatus 1004 by loading predetermined software (programs) onto hardware such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002. It is realized by controlling at least one of data reading and writing in 1002 and storage 1003 .

The processor 1001, for example, operates an operating system to control the entire computer. The processor 1001 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, a control device, an arithmetic device, registers, and the like. For example, the generation unit 103 and the like described above may be implemented by the processor 1001 .

The processor 1001 also reads programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication device 1004 to the memory 1002, and executes various processes according to them. As the program, a program that causes a computer to execute at least part of the operations described in the above embodiments is used. For example, the generating unit 103 of the information providing apparatus 100 may be implemented by a control program stored in the memory 1002 and operating on the processor 1001, and other functional blocks may be similarly implemented. Although it has been described that the above-described various processes are executed by one processor 1001, they may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 1001. FIG. Processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips. Note that the program may be transmitted from a network via an electric communication line.

The memory 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is composed of at least one of, for example, ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), and RAM (Random Access Memory). may be The memory 1002 may also be called a register, cache, main memory (main storage device), or the like. The memory 1002 can store executable programs (program codes), software modules, etc. for implementing an information providing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The storage 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium, for example, an optical disc such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disc, a magneto-optical disc (for example, a compact disc, a digital versatile disc, a Blu-ray disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy disk, magnetic strip, and/or the like. Storage 1003 may also be called an auxiliary storage device. The storage medium described above may be, for example, a database, server, or other suitable medium including at least one of memory 1002 and storage 1003 .

The communication device 1004 is hardware (transmitting/receiving device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also called a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like. The communication device 1004 includes a high-frequency switch, duplexer, filter, frequency synthesizer, etc., for realizing at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). may consist of For example, the acquisition unit 102 and the notification unit 104 described above may be implemented by the communication device 1004 . Acquisition unit 102 and notification unit 104 may be implemented physically or logically separately, or may be integrated.

The input device 1005 is an input device (for example, keyboard, mouse, microphone, switch, button, sensor, etc.) that receives input from the outside. The output device 1006 is an output device (eg, display, speaker, LED lamp, etc.) that outputs to the outside. Note that the input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may be integrated (for example, a touch panel).

Devices such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002 are connected by a bus 1007 for communicating information. The bus 1007 may be configured using a single bus, or may be configured using different buses between devices.

The information providing device 100 also includes hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). , and part or all of each functional block may be implemented by the hardware. For example, processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these pieces of hardware.

Notification of information is not limited to the aspects/embodiments described in this disclosure, and may be performed using other methods. For example, notification of information includes physical layer signaling (e.g., DCI (Downlink Control Information), UCI (Uplink Control Information)), higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling, MAC (Medium Access Control) signaling, It may be implemented by broadcast information (MIB (Master Information Block), SIB (System Information Block)), other signals, or a combination thereof. RRC signaling may also be called an RRC message, and may be, for example, an RRC connection setup message, an RRC connection reconfiguration message, or the like.

The processing procedures, sequences, flowcharts, etc. of each aspect/embodiment described in this disclosure may be rearranged as long as there is no contradiction. For example, the methods described in this disclosure present elements of the various steps using a sample order, and are not limited to the specific order presented.

Input/output information and the like may be stored in a specific location (for example, memory), or may be managed using a management table. Input/output information and the like may be overwritten, updated, or appended. The output information and the like may be deleted. The entered information and the like may be transmitted to another device.

The determination may be made by a value represented by one bit (0 or 1), by a true/false value (Boolean: true or false), or by numerical comparison (for example, a predetermined value).

Each aspect/embodiment described in the present disclosure may be used alone, may be used in combination, or may be used by switching according to execution. In addition, the notification of predetermined information (for example, notification of “being X”) is not limited to being performed explicitly, but may be performed implicitly (for example, not notifying the predetermined information). good too.

Although the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in this disclosure. The present disclosure can be practiced with modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the claims. Accordingly, the description of the present disclosure is for illustrative purposes and is not meant to be limiting in any way.

Software, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language or otherwise, includes instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, and software modules. , applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, procedures, functions, and the like.

Software, instructions, information, etc. may also be sent and received over a transmission medium. For example, the software uses wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), etc.) and/or wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.) to access websites, Wired and/or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission media when sent from a server or other remote source.

Information, signals, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description may refer to voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. may be represented by a combination of

The terms explained in the present disclosure and the terms necessary for understanding the present disclosure may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meanings. For example, the channel and/or symbols may be signaling. A signal may also be a message. A component carrier (CC) may also be called a carrier frequency, a cell, a frequency carrier, or the like.

In addition, the information, parameters, etc. described in the present disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, may be expressed using relative values from a predetermined value, or may be expressed using other corresponding information. may be represented. For example, radio resources may be indexed.

The names used for the parameters described above are not limiting names in any way. Further, the formulas, etc., using these parameters may differ from those expressly disclosed in this disclosure. Since the various channels (e.g., PUCCH, PDCCH, etc.) and information elements can be identified by any suitable names, the various names assigned to these various channels and information elements are in no way restrictive names. isn't it.

In this disclosure, terms such as “Mobile Station (MS),” “user terminal,” “User Equipment (UE),” “terminal,” etc. may be used interchangeably. .

A mobile station is defined by those skilled in the art as a subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless It may also be called a terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable term.

As used in this disclosure, the terms "determining" and "determining" may encompass a wide variety of actions. "Judgement", "determining" are, for example, judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, searching, inquiring (eg, lookup in a table, database, or other data structure); Also, "judgment" and "determination" are used for receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., transmitting information), input, output, access (accessing) (for example, accessing data in memory) may include deeming that a "judgment" or "decision" has been made. In addition, "judgment" and "decision" are considered to be "judgment" and "decision" by resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc. can contain. In other words, "judgment" and "decision" may include considering that some action is "judgment" and "decision". Also, "judgment (decision)" may be read as "assuming", "expecting", "considering", or the like.

The terms "connected," "coupled," or any variation thereof mean any direct or indirect connection or coupling between two or more elements, It can include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two elements being "connected" or "coupled." Couplings or connections between elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, "connection" may be read as "access". As used in this disclosure, two elements are defined using at least one of one or more wires, cables, and printed electrical connections and, as some non-limiting and non-exhaustive examples, in the radio frequency domain. , electromagnetic energy having wavelengths in the microwave and light (both visible and invisible) regions, and the like.

As used in this disclosure, the phrase "based on" does not mean "based only on," unless expressly specified otherwise. In other words, the phrase "based on" means both "based only on" and "based at least on."

Any reference to elements using the "first," "second," etc. designations used in this disclosure does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations may be used in this disclosure as a convenient method of distinguishing between two or more elements. Thus, reference to a first and second element does not imply that only two elements can be employed or that the first element must precede the second element in any way.

Where "include," "including," and variations thereof are used in this disclosure, these terms are inclusive, as is the term "comprising." is intended. Furthermore, the term "or" as used in this disclosure is not intended to be an exclusive OR.

In this disclosure, where articles are added by translation, such as a, an, and the in English, the disclosure may include the plural nouns following these articles.

In the present disclosure, the term "A and B are different" may mean "A and B are different from each other." The term may also mean that "A and B are different from C". Terms such as "separate," "coupled," etc. may also be interpreted in the same manner as "different."

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100... Information provision apparatus, 101... Virtual space provision part, 102... Acquisition part, 103... Generation part, 104... Notification part, 105... Storage part, 200... User terminal, 105b... Action history DB, 105a... Product DB, 105d …mob avatar parameter files.

Claims (10)

In an information providing device that manages user behavior in a virtual space,
an acquisition unit that acquires user behavior information indicating the behavior of the user with respect to the recommended object in the virtual space;
a generating unit that generates recommendation information for the recommended object or a related recommended object related to the recommended object based on the user behavior information and the past user behavior information;
a notification unit that notifies the user of the recommendation information;
An information providing device. The acquisition unit acquires behavior characteristics of the user based on the past user behavior information,
The generation unit generates recommendation information according to the characteristics.
The information providing device according to claim 1. The behavioral characteristics of the user are at least one of a direction in which the user's avatar in the virtual space looks, a dominant hand of the avatar, or a height at which the avatar views the recommended object.
3. The information providing device according to claim 2. The generation unit generates the recommendation information so as to change the display position of the recommendation information on the user terminal of the user according to the behavior characteristics.
4. The information providing device according to claim 2 or 3. The generation unit generates an assistant avatar in the virtual space and causes the assistant avatar to provide the user with the recommended information.
The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. further comprising a history information storage unit that stores the user behavior information as history information;
The generation unit analyzes the user behavior information stored as history information to generate the recommendation information.
The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The user behavior information indicates that the user's avatar picks up the recommended object or that the user's avatar looks at the recommended object.
The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The generating unit
switching between detailed information and simple information for the recommended object as recommendation information according to the user behavior information;
The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The generating unit
generating the recommendation information based on the time spent viewing the recommended object;
The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The generating unit
determining the related recommendation object based on the recommendation object and the past user behavior information, and generating the recommendation information for the related recommendation object;
The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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