JP2024043930A - Information processor, method for processing information, and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide other users with information on the weather a user is paying attention to.SOLUTION: An information processor includes: a reception unit for receiving information on weather information a user is watching from a terminal device of the user; a specification unit for specifying the place and the date and the time of the weather information the user is watching on the basis of the information on the weather information acquired by the reception unit; a calculation unit for calculating a combination of the place and the date and the time which are larger than a predetermined threshold value on the basis of the result of specification specified by the specification unit; a generation unit for generating information including a message and an image regarding the weather information for the place and the date and the time which are larger than a predetermined threshold value on the basis of the result of the calculation calculated by the calculation unit; and a provision unit for providing other users with the information generated by the generation unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

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

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, local weather information has been acquired and displayed on an information processing device owned by a user. Furthermore, a technology has been disclosed for acquiring weather information and displaying a warning on slave devices installed in a local area.

JP 2021-021741 A

However, with the above-mentioned conventional technology, users who are within a range where a weather abnormality is likely to occur are notified of the possibility of a weather abnormality occurring, but other users who are away from that range are not notified. .

The present application has been made in view of the above, and aims to provide other users with information regarding the weather that users are paying attention to.

The information processing device according to the present application includes a reception unit that receives information related to the weather information that the user is viewing from a user's terminal device, and a reception unit that receives information related to the weather information that the user is viewing based on the information related to the weather information acquired by the reception unit. a specifying unit that specifies the location and date and time of the weather information that the person is viewing; a calculation unit that calculates a combination of the location and date and time that exceeds a predetermined threshold based on the identification result specified by the specifying unit; a generation unit that generates information including a message and an image regarding weather information for the location and date and time exceeding the threshold value based on the calculation result calculated by the calculation unit; A provision unit that provides the information.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, weather information that a user is interested in can be provided to other users.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a display mode for displaying current weather information to other users according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the information processing system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of an information providing device according to an embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a user information database. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the history information database. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a weather information database. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration.

Below, the information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program according to the present application are not limited to these embodiments. In addition, the same components in the following embodiments will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicated descriptions will be omitted.

[1. Overview of information processing method]
First, with reference to FIG. 1, an overview of an information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment will be described. In addition, in FIG. 1, a case will be described as an example in which a terminal device is notified that there is a range that other users are paying attention to. Here, a user refers to a person who uses, accesses, views, or takes screenshots or local photos of weather forecast apps, weather forecast sites, etc., and other users refer to those who receive weather information. Point. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a display mode for displaying current weather information to other users according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a terminal device 10 and an information providing device 100. The terminal device 10 and the information providing device 100 are connected to each other via a network N (see FIG. 2) so that they can communicate with each other by wire or wirelessly. In this embodiment, the terminal device 10 cooperates with the information providing device 100.

The terminal device 10 is a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet used by the user U, and can communicate with any server device via a wireless communication network such as 4G (Generation) or LTE (Long Term Evolution). This is a mobile terminal device that can perform Further, the terminal device 10 has a screen such as a liquid crystal display, which has a touch panel function, and displays data such as content through the user U's finger, stylus, etc., such as a tap operation, a slide operation, a scroll operation, etc. Accepts various operations on. Note that an operation performed on an area of the screen where content is displayed may be an operation on the content. Further, the terminal device 10 may be not only a smart device but also an information processing device such as a desktop PC (Personal Computer) or a notebook PC.

The information providing device 100 cooperates with the terminal device 10 of each user U, and provides API (Application Programming Interface) services for various applications (hereinafter referred to as apps) to the terminal device 10 of each user U, and various other services. It is an information processing device that provides data, and is realized by a server device, a cloud system, etc.

The information providing device 100 may also be an information processing device that provides some kind of web service online to the terminal device 10 of each user U. For example, the information providing device 100 may provide services such as Internet connection, search services, SNS (Social Networking Service), electronic commerce, electronic payment, online games, online banking, online trading, accommodation and ticket reservations, and video and music distribution as web services. In practice, the information providing device 100 may cooperate with various servers that provide the above-mentioned web services, and may act as an intermediary for the web services or be responsible for processing the web services.

Note that the information providing device 100 can acquire user information regarding the user U. For example, the information providing device 100 acquires information regarding attributes of the user U, such as the user's U's gender, age, and area of residence. The information providing device 100 stores and manages identification information indicating the user U (user ID, etc.) as well as information regarding attributes of the user U.

Further, the information providing device 100 acquires various kinds of history information (log data) indicating the actions of the user U from the terminal device 10 of the user U or from various servers based on the user ID and the like. For example, the information providing device 100 acquires a location history, which is a history of the user U's location, date and time, from the terminal device 10. The information providing device 100 also acquires a search history, which is a history of search queries input by the user U, from a search server (search engine). The information providing device 100 also acquires a viewing history, which is a history of content viewed by the user U, from the content server. Further, the information providing device 100 acquires a purchase history (payment history) that is a history of product purchases and payment processing by the user U from the electronic commerce server and the payment processing server. Further, the information providing device 100 may acquire the listing history and the sales history, which are the listing history of the user U on the marketplace, from the electronic commerce server or the payment server. The information providing device 100 also acquires a posting history, which is a history of postings by the user U, from a posting server or SNS server that provides a word-of-mouth posting service.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device 10 cooperates with the information providing device 100 to take a screenshot taken by the user U when the user U launches a weather forecast app (or views a weather forecast site on a browser). Other users U are notified of information including weather information regarding the area (place) and address that the user U is paying attention to, along with photos and information. The region of interest may be a region where user U has taken many screenshots of weather forecast apps, or user U has launched a weather forecast app (or viewed a weather forecast site in a browser). It may be an area with a large number of locations, an area corresponding to the current location based on the location information of user U in that area, or an area selected on the area selection screen, etc. Good too.

At this time, when the user U specifies an arbitrary region from regional classifications such as the Kanto region or administrative divisions such as prefectures and municipalities on the region selection screen etc., the terminal device 10 A region may be determined as the target region of interest. In addition, the terminal device 10 determines the area as the area of interest according to the area name (facility name, names of mountains, rivers, oceans, lakes, etc.) and address entered by the user U in the search box. You may. Furthermore, the terminal device 10 may determine an area centered on a position, facility, or position of a POI (Point of Interest) pin designated by the user U on the map as the area of interest. .

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the information providing device 100 constantly or periodically provides information when the user U starts a weather forecast application, or while the weather forecast application is started, or when the user U starts a weather forecast application. When the target area is changed (designation of another area, movement of user U, movement of the center point of the map, etc.), the weather forecast application is started from the terminal device 10 via the network N (see Figure 2). , terminal information (information regarding the weather information being viewed by the user) including weather information such as the number of accesses and views of a weather forecast site, and screenshots of weather information is received (step S1).

Next, the information providing device 100 calculates the launch of the weather forecast app, the number of accesses and views of the weather forecast site, the number of screenshots taken of weather information, etc. from the received terminal information, and identifies locations with many of these. The weather information of the specified location is provided to the terminal device 10 of another user U via the network N (see FIG. 2).

Next, the terminal device 10 displays the weather information on the lock screen LF based on the weather information for the location identified by the information providing device 100 (step S3). The terminal device 10 may also display the weather information on the home screen when the lock screen LF is unlocked.

In this embodiment, the terminal device 10 displays the weather information as a push notification PN that includes an image P and a message Ms.

For example, the terminal device 10 displays a message Ms on the left side of the push notification PN, and an image P of the area of interest on the right side. The image P is, for example, a screenshot of a weather forecast app or a weather forecast site, a photo taken by a user U in the area, or an image of a local camera. The terminal device 10 may also display the contents of the push notification PN as a weather forecast 53 of interest on the top page TP of the search site. The top page TP includes a search window 50, a content tab 51, and a plurality of contents 52. The terminal device 10 displays the weather forecast 53 at the top of the content 52. The weather forecast 53 is composed of a message M and an image I. At this time, the information providing device 100 displays the weather forecast 53 on the top page TP in advance or simultaneously with the provision of the push notification PN when providing the push notification PN. The display position of the weather forecast 53 is not limited to the top of the content 52, and may be above the content tab 51. Furthermore, the content of the weather forecast 53 is not limited to being the same as the push notification PN, and for example, a screenshot of a raincloud radar of a region of interest may be displayed as image P of the push notification PN, and an image from a local camera may be displayed as image I of the weather forecast W. Also, in the example shown in FIG. 1, an example of displaying a notification on a search-related portal site is described, but the embodiment is not limited to this, and for example, the weather forecast 53 may be displayed by being placed on any content, such as the top page of a portal site that provides weather-related information.

Next, when the other user U taps the push notification PN, the user is redirected to the top page TP of the search site (step S4). At this time, the user may be redirected to a page showing weather information without going through the top page TP. Furthermore, when the user U taps on the weather forecast W of interest, the user is redirected to a page showing weather information (step S5), where the user U can find out more detailed weather information for the location of interest.

In this embodiment, the terminal device 10 displays a raincloud radar RR on a page showing weather information. The raincloud radar RR is composed of a radar 60 displayed on a map and an action sheet AS having text TX and a slider bar SB. The terminal device 10 displays the movement of rainclouds from the past hour to 15 hours into the future when another user U directly moves the slider (knob) of the slider bar SB of the action sheet AS or operates a scroll button displayed at or near the end of the slider bar SB. The action sheet AS can be enlarged or reduced by another user U sliding his or her finger up and down.

The other user U can fade out the display of the push notification PN by sliding the push notification PN to the right or left. The terminal device 10 can also display the push notification PN while the other user U is using an app or browsing a website. In this case, if the other user U does not tap for several seconds, the PN may fade out from the screen and remain as an icon at the top of the screen of the terminal device 10.

In the above explanation, the current weather is used as an example, but in reality, it is not limited to the current weather. For example, a weather forecast predicted for the future, such as three hours from now, the weekend, or one week from now, may be displayed.

In this way, the terminal device 10 displays to other users U information about the current weather in the area that the user U is paying attention to. The push notification PN may also have an image P on the left side and a message Ms on the right side. The push notification PN may also be only the message Ms.

The heading of the message Ms is not limited to "Weather Information" and may be any heading such as "Areas of Interest." The message Ms is not limited to Japanese and may be in a foreign language according to the language setting of the terminal device 10, app, etc. of another user U.

The image P of the push notification PN may be a circle or a polygon instead of a rectangle. The method of notification is not limited to the push notification PN, but may be an alert from a weather forecast app.

Here, push notifications that warn of weather changes are displayed at the top (the top of the screen gives a strong sense of alert. Also, the relative position of weather information and advertisements (display position on the screen) The purpose of the above-mentioned push notifications is to get the attention of other users.Therefore, as a layout pattern, push notifications that warn of changes in weather, etc. are displayed above the terminal device 10. preferable.

Although the present embodiment is described using a weather forecast app as an example, the present invention is not limited to the weather forecast app, but may be an app that can display a rain cloud radar as an option. For example, it may be a map app, a navigation app, etc. that has a function of displaying a rain cloud radar.

In addition, in this embodiment, a rain cloud radar is explained as an example, but in reality, it is not limited to rain, but also includes snow, wind, typhoons, lightning, pollen, PM2.5, temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, ultraviolet rays, etc. It may also display information indicating the degree, distribution, and prediction. It may also display information regarding tides and wave predictions.

[2. Configuration example of information processing system]
Next, the configuration of the information processing system 1 including the information providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment will be described using FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the information processing system according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment includes a terminal device 10 and an information providing device 100. These various devices are connected via a network N so that they can communicate by wire or wirelessly. The network N is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network) such as the Internet.

Furthermore, the number of devices included in the information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 2 is not limited to that shown. For example, in FIG. 2, only one terminal device 10 is shown to simplify the illustration, but this is merely an example and is not limiting, and there may be two or more devices.

The terminal device 10 is an information processing device used by a user (another user) U. For example, the terminal device 10 is a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, a feature phone, a PC (Personal Computer), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a game console with a communication function, a car navigation system, a wearable device such as a smart watch or a head-mounted display, smart glasses, etc.

In addition, the terminal device 10 can connect to the network N via a wireless communication network such as LTE (Long Term Evolution), 4G (4th Generation), or 5G (5th Generation: 5th generation mobile communication system), or a short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or wireless LAN (Local Area Network), and communicate with the information providing device 100.

The information providing device 100 is, for example, a PC, a server device, a mainframe, a workstation, etc. The information providing device 100 may be realized by cloud computing.

3. Example of terminal device configuration
Next, the configuration of the terminal device 10 will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the terminal device according to the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 3, the terminal device 10 includes a communication unit 11, a display unit 12, an input unit 13, a positioning unit 14, a sensor unit 20, a control unit 30 (controller), and a storage unit 40.

(Communication unit 11)
The communication unit 11 is realized by, for example, a communication module compatible with a wireless LAN or a third to fifth generation mobile communication system (3G to 5G), etc. The communication unit 11 is connected to the information providing device 100 via a network N in a wired or wireless manner.

(Display unit 12)
The display unit 12 is a display device for displaying various types of information. For example, the display unit 12 is realized by a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, etc. The display unit 12 displays various screens, such as a display screen input from the control unit 30.

(Input section 13)
The input unit 13 is an input device that receives various operations from the user U. For example, the input unit 13 includes buttons for inputting characters, numbers, and the like. Note that the input unit 13 may be an input/output port (I/O port) or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port. Further, when the display section 12 is a touch panel display, a part of the display section 12 functions as the input section 13. Further, the input unit 13 may be a microphone or the like that receives voice input from the user U. The microphone may be wireless.

(Positioning unit 14)
The positioning unit 14 receives signals (radio waves) transmitted from satellites of the GPS (Global Positioning System), and acquires position information (e.g., latitude and longitude) indicating the current position of the terminal device 10, which is a ground device, based on the received signals. That is, the positioning unit 14 measures the position of the terminal device 10. Note that the GPS is merely one example of the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System).

The positioning unit 14 can also measure the position using various methods other than GPS. For example, the positioning unit 14 may measure the position using various communication functions of the terminal device 10 as described below, as an auxiliary positioning means for position correction, etc.

(Wi-Fi positioning)
For example, the positioning unit 14 positions the terminal device 10 using the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) communication function of the terminal device 10 or the communication network provided by each communication company. Specifically, the positioning unit 14 performs Wi-Fi communication, etc., and determines the position of the terminal device 10 by measuring the distance to nearby base stations and access points.

(Beacon positioning)
Furthermore, the positioning unit 14 may measure the position by using a Bluetooth (registered trademark) function of the terminal device 10. For example, the positioning unit 14 measures the position of the terminal device 10 by connecting to a beacon oscillator connected by the Bluetooth (registered trademark) function.

(geomagnetic positioning)
In addition, the positioning unit 14 locates the position of the terminal device 10 based on a geomagnetic pattern of a structure that has been measured in advance and a geomagnetic sensor provided in the terminal device 10 .

(RFID positioning)
Furthermore, for example, if the terminal device 10 has a function of an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag equivalent to a contactless IC card used at station ticket gates, stores, etc., or has a function of reading an RFID tag, the location of use is recorded together with information on a payment or the like made by the terminal device 10. The positioning unit 14 may obtain such information to measure the location of the terminal device 10. Furthermore, the location may be measured by an optical sensor, an infrared sensor, or the like provided in the terminal device 10.

If necessary, the positioning unit 14 may use one or a combination of the positioning means described above to determine the position of the terminal device 10.

(sensor section 20)
The sensor unit 20 includes various sensors mounted on or connected to the terminal device 10. Note that the connection may be a wired connection or a wireless connection. For example, the sensors may be a detection device other than the terminal device 10, such as a wearable device or a wireless device. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the sensor unit 20 includes an acceleration sensor 21, a gyro sensor 22, an atmospheric pressure sensor 23, an air temperature sensor 24, a sound sensor 25, an optical sensor 26, a magnetic sensor 27, and an image sensor ( camera) 28.

Note that the above-mentioned sensors 21 to 28 are merely examples and are not limiting. In other words, the sensor unit 20 may be configured to include some of the sensors 21 to 28, or may include other sensors such as a humidity sensor in addition to or instead of the sensors 21 to 28.

The acceleration sensor 21 is, for example, a three-axis acceleration sensor, and detects the physical movement of the terminal device 10, such as the moving direction, speed, and acceleration of the terminal device 10. The gyro sensor 22 detects physical movements of the terminal device 10 such as tilt in three axes directions based on the angular velocity of the terminal device 10 and the like. The atmospheric pressure sensor 23 detects the atmospheric pressure around the terminal device 10, for example.

Since the terminal device 10 is equipped with the above-mentioned acceleration sensor 21, gyro sensor 22, air pressure sensor 23, etc., it is possible to measure the position of the terminal device 10 using technology such as pedestrian dead-reckoning (PDR) that utilizes these sensors 21 to 23. This makes it possible to obtain indoor position information that is difficult to obtain using positioning systems such as GPS.

For example, the number of steps, walking speed, and distance walked can be calculated using a pedometer that uses the acceleration sensor 21. In addition, the gyro sensor 22 can be used to know the user U's direction of travel, line of sight, and body inclination. In addition, the air pressure detected by the air pressure sensor 23 can be used to know the altitude and floor on which the user U's terminal device 10 is located.

The temperature sensor 24 detects, for example, the temperature around the terminal device 10. The sound sensor 25 detects, for example, sounds around the terminal device 10. The optical sensor 26 detects the illuminance around the terminal device 10 . The magnetic sensor 27 detects, for example, the earth's magnetism around the terminal device 10. The image sensor 28 captures an image of the surroundings of the terminal device 10.

The above-described atmospheric pressure sensor 23, temperature sensor 24, sound sensor 25, optical sensor 26, and image sensor 28 each detect atmospheric pressure, temperature, sound, and illuminance, and capture images of the surroundings, so that the terminal device 10 It is possible to detect the surrounding environment and situation. Further, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the position information of the terminal device 10 based on the environment and situation around the terminal device 10.

(Control unit 30)
The control unit 30 includes, for example, a microcomputer having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM, an input/output port, etc., and various circuits. Further, the control unit 30 may be configured of hardware such as an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). The control section 30 includes a transmitting section 31, a receiving section 32, a processing section 33, and a display control section 34.

(Transmitter 31)
The transmission unit 31 can transmit, for example, various information input by the user U using the input unit 13, various information detected by the sensors 21 to 28 mounted on or connected to the terminal device 10, and location information of the terminal device 10 measured by the positioning unit 14 to the information providing device 100 via the communication unit 11. In this embodiment, the transmission unit 11 transmits terminal information including weather information to the information providing device 100 via the communication unit 11 when the user U starts a weather forecast app (or browses a weather forecast site with a browser), or while the weather forecast app is running (or while browsing a weather forecast site), constantly or periodically, or when the area displayed on the map is changed (for example, designation of another area, movement of the user U, movement of the center point of the map, etc.).

(Receiving unit 32)
The receiving unit 32 can receive various information provided from the information providing device 100 and requests for various information from the information providing device 100 via the communication unit 11 . In the present embodiment, the receiving unit 32 constantly or periodically receives weather information from the information providing device 100 via the communication unit 11.

(Processing Unit 33)
The processing unit 33 controls the entire terminal device 10, including the display unit 12, etc. For example, the processing unit 33 can output various pieces of information transmitted by the transmission unit 31 and various pieces of information received by the reception unit 32 from the information providing device 100 to the display unit 12 for display.

(Display control unit 34)
The display control unit 34 displays the push notification PN on the display unit 12 based on the weather information of interest.

The display control unit 34 may be a part of the processing unit 33, or may be integrated with the processing unit 33. In other words, the display control unit 34 may be the processing unit 33.

(Storage unit 40)
The storage unit 40 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or an optical disk. Ru. The storage unit 40 stores various programs, various data, and the like.

[4. Configuration example of information providing device]
Next, the configuration of the information providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment will be described using FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information providing apparatus according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the information providing device 100 includes a communication section 110, a storage section 120, and a control section 130.

(Communication unit 110)
The communication unit 110 is realized by, for example, a network interface card (NIC) etc. The communication unit 110 is connected to the terminal device 10 via a network N in a wired or wireless manner.

(Memory unit 120)
The storage unit 120 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk, an optical disk, etc. As shown in FIG. 4, the storage unit 120 has a user information database 121, a history information database 122, and a weather information database 123.

(User information database 121)
The user information database 121 stores user information regarding the user U. For example, the user information database 121 stores various information such as user U's attributes. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the user information database 121. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the user information database 121 includes items such as "user ID (identifier),""age,""gender,""home,""worklocation," and "interest."

“User ID” indicates identification information for identifying user U. Note that the "user ID" may be user U's contact information (telephone number, email address, etc.), or may be identification information for identifying user U's terminal device 10.

Moreover, "age" indicates the age of the user U identified by the user ID. Note that the "age" may be information indicating the specific age of the user U (for example, 35 years old, etc.), or may be information indicating the age of the user U (for example, 30s, etc.) . Alternatively, the "age" may be information indicating the date of birth of the user U, or may be information indicating the generation of the user U (for example, born in the 1980s). Furthermore, “gender” indicates the gender of the user U identified by the user ID.

"Home" indicates the location information of the home of user U, which is identified by the user ID. In the example shown in FIG. 5, "Home" is illustrated as an abstract code such as "LC11", but it may also be latitude and longitude information, etc. For example, "Home" may also be the name of a region or an address.

Moreover, "work place" indicates the location information of the work place (school in the case of a student) of the user U identified by the user ID. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the "work location" is illustrated as an abstract code such as "LC12", but it may also be latitude/longitude information or the like. Further, for example, the "work location" may be a region name or address.

Moreover, "interest" indicates the interest of the user U identified by the user ID. That is, "interest" indicates an object in which the user U identified by the user ID has a high interest. For example, "interest" may be a search query (keyword) that the user U inputs into a search engine. In the example shown in FIG. 5, one "interest" is shown for each user U, but there may be a plurality of "interests".

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the age of user U identified by user ID "U1" is "20s" and the gender is "male." Also, for example, user U identified by user ID "U1" indicates that his/her home address is "L11." Also, for example, user U identified by user ID "U1" indicates that his/her workplace is "LC12." Also, for example, user U identified by user ID "U1" indicates that he/she is interested in "sports."

The user information database 121 may store various information according to the purpose, not limited to the above. For example, the user information database 121 may store various information related to the terminal device 10 of the user U. The user database 121 may also store information related to the attributes of the user U, such as demographic attributes, psychographic attributes, geographic attributes, and behavioral attributes. For example, the user database 121 may store information such as name, family structure, place of origin (hometown), occupation, job title, income, qualifications, type of residence (detached house, apartment, etc.), whether or not the user has a car, commuting time, commuting route, commuter pass section (station, line, etc.), frequently used stations (other than the nearest station to the home or workplace), extracurricular activities (location, time period, etc.), hobbies, interests, and lifestyle.

(History information database 122)
The history information database 122 stores various information related to history information (log data) indicating the behavior of the user U. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the history information database 122. In the example shown in Fig. 6, the history information database 122 has items such as "user ID", "location history", "search history", "browsing history", "purchase history", and "posting history".

"User ID" refers to identification information for identifying user U. "Location history" refers to location history, which is a history of user U's location and movements. "Search history" refers to search history, which is a history of search queries entered by user U. "Browse history" refers to browse history, which is a history of content viewed by user U. "Purchase history" refers to purchase history, which is a history of purchases made by user U. "Post history" refers to post history, which is a history of posts made by user U. "Post history" may include questions about user U's possessions.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, user U identified by user ID "U1" moves as per "location history #1", searches as per "search history #1", and searches as per "view history #1". This indicates that the content was viewed according to "history #1", a predetermined product, etc. was purchased at a predetermined store etc. according to "purchase history #1", and the content was posted according to "posting history".

Here, in the example shown in FIG. 6, abstracts such as "U1", "location history #1", "search history #1", "browsing history #1", "purchase history #1" and "posting history #1" are used. Although illustrated using typical values, "U1", "location history #1", "search history #1", "browsing history #1", "purchase history #1" and "posting history #1" have the following values: It is assumed that information such as specific character strings and numerical values is stored.

Note that the history information database 122 is not limited to the above, and may store various information depending on the purpose. For example, the history information database 122 may store the user U's usage history of a predetermined service. Further, the history information database 122 may store the user U's visit history to a physical store, visit history to a facility, or the like. Further, the history information database 122 may store the payment history of user U's payment using the terminal device 10 (electronic payment).

(Weather Information Database 123)
The weather information database 123 stores various information related to history information (log data) indicating the actions of the user U. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the weather information database 123. In the example shown in Fig. 7, the weather information database 123 has items such as "area", "date", "elapsed time", "time", "weather", "temperature", and "probability of precipitation".

"Area" indicates identification information for identifying the area that user U is focusing on. "Date" indicates the date on which weather information was acquired. In other words, "Date" indicates the date on which weather information for the area of interest was acquired. The date may be the year, month, and day, or may include the day of the week. "Elapsed time" indicates the amount of time that has elapsed from the present. "Time" indicates the time according to the amount of time that has elapsed from the present. For example, if the present time is "8:30" and the elapsed time is "1 hour," the time is "9:30."

Furthermore, "weather" indicates information regarding the weather condition at that time. Note that "weather" may be information indicating the approach and condition of rain clouds. Moreover, "temperature" indicates information regarding the temperature at that time. Moreover, "precipitation probability" indicates information regarding the probability of precipitation at that time.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7, in the area identified by "Area #A," the weather condition at "9:30," one hour after the current time of "8:30" on the date "7/6 (Wed)," is "rain," the temperature is "27°C," and the probability of precipitation is "80%."

Here, in the example shown in Figure 7, an abstract value such as "Area #A" is used to illustrate the case, but "Area #A" is assumed to store specific information such as a character string or a numerical value.

The weather information database 123 may store various information according to the purpose, not limited to the above. For example, the weather information database 123 may store an icon image according to the weather or a message to be displayed in the push notification PN. The weather information database 123 may also store information regarding the maximum and minimum temperatures for a given date. The weather information database 123 may also store information expressing the hourly rainfall (mm) for each hour, and the intensity of the rain (how it is falling) according to the hourly rainfall (mm). The weather information database 123 may also store information indicating not only rain, but also snow, wind, typhoons, thunder, pollen, PM2.5, temperature, air pressure, humidity, and the level, distribution, and forecast of ultraviolet light.

(Control unit 130)
Returning to FIG. 4, the explanation will be continued. The control unit 130 is a controller, and includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). of the information providing device 100 using an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or the like. This is realized by executing various programs (corresponding to an example of an information processing program) stored in an internal storage device using a storage area such as a RAM as a work area. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 130 includes an acquisition unit 131, a reception unit 132, a specification unit 133, a setting unit 134, a calculation unit 135, a learning unit 136, a generation unit 137, and a provision unit 138. and has.

(Acquisition unit 131)
The acquisition unit 131 acquires weather information published on the network N (see FIG. 2 ) via the communication unit 110. The acquisition unit 131 may also acquire weather information as observation results from an observation device that observes weather, etc. The acquisition unit 131 may also acquire, as the weather information, information (sensor information) on the measurement results of temperature, humidity, illuminance, etc. measured by the terminal device 10 of the user U, weather information (posted information) posted by the user U, etc. The acquisition unit 131 may also acquire posted information posted by the user U on a social networking service (SNS) from the SNS.

The acquisition unit 131 also acquires user information about the user U via the communication unit 110. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires identification information (such as a user ID) indicating the user U, location information of the user U, attribute information of the user U, and the like from the terminal device 10 of the user U. The acquisition unit 131 may also acquire identification information indicating the user U and attribute information of the user U, and the like when registering the user U. Then, the acquisition unit 131 registers the user information in the user information database 121 of the storage unit 120.

Further, the acquisition unit 131 acquires various types of history information (log data) indicating the behavior of the user U via the communication unit 110. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires various types of history information indicating the behavior of the user U from the terminal device 10 of the user U or from various servers based on the user ID or the like. The acquisition unit 131 then registers various types of history information in the history information database 122 of the storage unit 120.

(Reception Department 132)
The reception unit 132 receives an image showing the weather from the terminal device 10 of the user U via the communication unit 110. For example, when the user U starts a weather forecast application (or views a weather forecast site in a browser) on the terminal device 10, or while the weather forecast application is started (or while viewing a weather forecast site), the reception unit 132 , constantly or periodically, or when the user U changes the area displayed on the map (for example, designating another area, moving the user U, moving the center point of the map, etc.) , the terminal device 10 accepts the launch of a weather forecast application, the number of accesses and views to a weather forecast site, screenshots of weather information, etc. Note that the reception unit 132 may be the acquisition unit 131 described above.

At this time, the reception unit 132 also receives information regarding the place of interest. The information regarding the place of interest may be the location information of the terminal device 10, or may be a region name, address, etc. input/designated by the user U. The reception unit 132 also receives information regarding the center point of the rain cloud radar map of the area or address designated by the user U. The center point of the rain cloud radar map may be the current location based on the location information of the terminal device 10 of the user U, or may be a specific location specified/registered in advance, a POI (Point of Interest), etc. It can also be the position of the pin.

(Identification unit 133)
The identification unit 133 identifies the location and date and time of the weather forecast being viewed by the user U, based on the image accepted by the acceptance unit 132. The identification unit 133 may also acquire terminal information directly from the terminal device 10 to identify the location and date and time of the weather information. The identification unit 133 may also identify the location and date and time of the weather information from posted information posted on the SNS. The identification unit 133 may also identify the location and date and time at which the number of views or the number of screenshots calculated by the calculation unit 134 exceed a preset threshold.

(Setting section 134)
The setting unit 134 sets a threshold value. The threshold value is a value that determines whether to broadcast the push notification PN, and is set in advance. The threshold value is arbitrarily set using parameters such as current weather, area, number of accesses, number of views, number of screenshots, weather information, attributes of each user U, current position from the place of interest, and the like.

(Calculation Unit 135)
The calculation unit 135 calculates the number of views, the number of screenshots, etc., that exceed the threshold for each combination of location and date and time based on the results identified by the identification unit 133. Furthermore, the calculation unit 135 calculates a popularity score from an image showing weather based on the learning model generated by the learning unit 136. For example, the calculation unit 135 outputs a high score when a weather forecast image or screenshot with a number of views of 10,000 or more is input, and outputs a low score when a weather forecast image or screenshot with a number of views of 100 is input. The calculation unit 135 may also calculate the number of views or screenshots that exceed the threshold in combination with the user information database 121 and the history information database 122.

(Learning section 136)
The learning unit 136 performs machine learning on the relationship between the image and the user U, and generates a model (popularity model) learned to output a popularity score indicating the degree of popularity of the image. For example, the learning unit 136 performs machine learning on the relationship between the attributes of each user U and images, and generates a learning model for each image or each attribute of the user U.

The learning model generates a learning model for each user U by performing machine learning such that the popularity score of an image related to the behavior of the user U becomes high for each attribute of the user U, for example.

Any known technique can be applied to the learning model generation method. Note that each model may be generated using various conventional techniques related to machine learning as appropriate. For example, the model may be generated using a technique related to supervised machine learning such as SVM (Support Vector Machine). Further, for example, the model may be generated using a technique related to unsupervised machine learning. For example, the model may be generated using deep learning technology. For example, the model may be generated using various deep learning techniques such as DNN (Deep Neural Network), RNN (Recurrent Neural Network), and CNN (Cibvolutional Neural Network). Note that the above description regarding model generation is merely an example, and model generation may be performed using a learning method appropriately selected depending on obtainable information and the like. That is, if the learning unit 136 can learn a learning model so as to output a popularity score when the input information included in the learning data is input, then what method can be used to generate the learning model? Good too.

(Generation unit 137)
When the generation unit 137 receives the terminal information from the user U, the generation unit 137 generates information (push notification PN ) is generated. The generation unit 137 generates information when the calculation result exceeds the threshold value. For example, if 500 users U are viewing (accessing) and taking screenshots of the weather forecast for Shibuya Ward at 8:30 in the morning, users commuting to Shibuya Ward (other users) ) A push notification PN is generated as "weather information" in U. In addition, if the score is high (such as a screenshot showing the intensity of a huge earthquake), it will be answered with "It's serious!" or "It's an emergency!", and if the score is low (such as typhoon information), it will be "Everyone in the ×× region A push notification PN such as "Attention" is generated. At this time, the generation unit 137 also generates the content to be displayed on the weather forecast 53. Note that the contents of the message Ms of the push notification PN are not limited to these, and can be arbitrarily changed according to predetermined conditions (threshold values).

(Providing unit 138)
The providing unit 138 provides the push notification PN generated by the generating unit to the terminal device 10 of another user U via the communication unit 110 as weather information. The providing unit 138 provides the content to be displayed in the weather forecast 53 on the top page TP. Note that the providing unit 138 may provide push notification PN for each attribute of other users U.

5. Processing Procedure
Next, a process performed by the terminal device 10 and the information providing device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing the process performed according to the embodiment. The process described below is repeatedly executed by the control unit 30 of the terminal device 10 and the control unit 130 of the information providing device 100.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the user U launches a weather forecast app (or browses a weather forecast site in a browser), or while the weather forecast app is running, the transmission unit 31 of the terminal device 10 transmits terminal information including weather information (information related to the weather information being viewed by the user) to the information providing device 100 via the communication unit 11, either continuously or periodically, or when the user U changes the area covered by the weather forecast (specifying another area, moving the user U, moving the center point of the map, etc.) (step S101). At this time, the reception unit 132 of the information providing device 100 receives the terminal information from the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 110. Then, the provision unit 139 of the information providing device 100 provides the weather information to the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 110.

Subsequently, the identifying unit 133 of the information providing device 100 identifies the location from the terminal information (information regarding the weather information being viewed by the user) received by the accepting unit 132 (step S102).

Next, the calculation unit 135 of the information providing device 100 calculates the number of accesses, views, screenshots, etc. that exceed a threshold for each combination of location and date and time based on the identification results (step S103).

Next, the generation unit 138 of the information providing device 100 generates weather information (push notification PN) to be notified to the terminal device 10 based on the calculation result (step S104).

Subsequently, the providing unit 139 of the information providing device 100 provides weather information (push notification PN) to the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 110 (step S105).

Subsequently, the receiving unit 32 of the terminal device 10 receives weather information (push notification PN) from the information providing device 100 via the communication unit 11 (step S106).

Subsequently, the display control unit 34 (or processing unit 33) of the terminal device 10 displays weather information (push notification PN) on the display unit 12 (step 107).

6. Modifications
The terminal device 10 and the information providing device 100 described above may be implemented in various different forms other than the above embodiment. Therefore, modifications of the embodiment will be described below.

In the above embodiment, part or all of the processing executed by the information providing device 100 may actually be executed by the terminal device 10. For example, the process may be completed stand-alone (by the terminal device 10 alone). In this case, it is assumed that the terminal device 10 is equipped with the functions of the information providing device 100 in the above embodiment. Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, since the terminal device 10 cooperates with the information providing device 100, from the perspective of the user (another user) U, the terminal device 10 also executes the processing of the information providing device 100. It looks like there are. That is, from another perspective, it can be said that the terminal device 10 includes the information providing device 100.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the information providing apparatus 100 may specify a location where a user U with a predetermined attribute (another user) is browsing. Other users U having a predetermined attribute refer to other users with whom the user has something in common. For example, it refers to another user U who is of the same gender and has the same interests. Also, for example, it refers to another user U who is within a predetermined range from the location specified by the information providing device 100. Other users U who are within the predetermined range can also be said to be other users U who are within the range according to the weather information that they are paying attention to. For example, if more than 10,000 other users U are viewing (accessing) the weather forecast for Tokyo and taking screenshots, this will be notified to other users U within a predetermined range (Kanto region). do. For example, if more than 50,000 or 100,000 other users U are paying attention to weather information in the Kyushu region, you can expand the specified range and share that information with other users in Hokkaido. You may notify U.

In the above embodiment, the information providing device 100 may provide weather information of interest to people with the same attributes, depending on commonalities with other users U. For example, on days when the temperature exceeds 30 degrees, other users U who are wearing makeup may be notified of information such as "Your makeup may come off, so take measures!". Also, other users U whose physical condition changes depending on the temperature and air pressure may be notified of information such as "Your physical condition may change due to changes in air pressure."

Further, in the above embodiment, the information providing device 100 may acquire future weather information and provide future weather information. For example, the information providing device 100 acquires the rain cloud radar set by user U for 10 hours later and its screenshot, acquires the weekly weather forecast such as ``There is a risk of a typhoon hitting in 10 hours,'' and ``On Sunday.'' Information such as "The temperature may exceed 40 degrees" may be notified.

[7. effect〕
As described above, the information providing device 100 (information processing device) according to the present application has a reception unit that receives an image showing the weather, that is, information regarding the weather information that the user is viewing, from the terminal device 10 of the user U. 132, a specifying unit 133 that specifies the location and date and time of the weather information being viewed by the user U based on the information regarding the weather information being viewed by the user acquired by the receiving unit 132; A calculation unit 135 calculates a combination of location and date and time that exceeds a predetermined threshold value for each case based on the identified identification result, and a message Ms and an image regarding the location and date and time based on the calculation result calculated by the calculation unit 135. It includes a generation unit 137 that generates information including P, and a provision unit 138 that provides other users U with the information generated by the generation unit 137. As a result, the user U can know information regarding the weather of the place he/she is paying attention to. Further, other users U who know information about the weather at the place they are paying attention to can make preparations or change their plans based on the weather at the place they are paying attention to.

Further, the information providing device 100 (information processing device) according to the present application has a learning unit 136 that generates a model trained to output a popularity score indicating the degree of popularity of the image regarding the relationship between the image and the user U. The calculating unit 135 calculates a popularity score from the image showing the weather based on the model, and the providing unit 138 provides weather information to other people according to the popularity score when the popularity score satisfies a predetermined condition. provided to user U. As a result, the user U can know information regarding the weather of the place he/she is paying attention to.

8. Hardware Configuration
Moreover, the terminal device 10 and the information providing device 100 according to the above-described embodiment are realized by a computer 1000 having a configuration as shown in Fig. 9, for example. The information providing device 100 will be described below as an example. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration. The computer 1000 is connected to an output device 1010 and an input device 1020, and has a configuration in which a calculation device 1030, a primary storage device 1040, a secondary storage device 1050, an output I/F (Interface) 1060, an input I/F 1070, and a network I/F 1080 are connected by a bus 1090.

The arithmetic unit 1030 operates based on programs stored in the primary storage device 1040 and the secondary storage device 1050, programs read from the input device 1020, and performs various processes. The arithmetic unit 1030 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or an FPGA (Field P This is realized by a rogrammable Gate Array) or the like.

The primary storage device 1040 is a memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores data used by the calculation device 1030 for various calculations. Further, the secondary storage device 1050 is a storage device in which data used by the calculation device 1030 for various calculations and various databases are registered, and includes ROM (Read Only Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State (Drive), flash memory, etc. The secondary storage device 1050 may be a removable storage medium such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory or an SD (Secure Digital) memory card. Further, the secondary storage device 1050 may be a cloud storage (online storage), a NAS (Network Attached Storage), a file server, or the like.

The output I/F 1060 is an interface for transmitting information to be output to the output device 1010 that outputs various information such as a display, a projector, and a printer. (Digital Visual Interface) and HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface). Further, the input I/F 1070 is an interface for receiving information from various input devices 1020 such as a mouse, keyboard, keypad, button, scanner, etc., and is realized by, for example, a USB or the like.

Further, the output I/F 1060 and the input I/F 1070 may be wirelessly connected to the output device 1010 and the input device 1020, respectively. That is, output device 1010 and input device 1020 may be wireless devices.

The output device 1010 and the input device 1020 may be integrated together, such as a touch panel. In this case, the output I/F 1060 and the input I/F 1070 may also be integrated together as an input/output I/F.

The input device 1020 may be a device that reads information from, for example, an optical recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), or a PD (Phase change rewritable Disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory.

Network I/F 1080 receives data from other devices via network N and sends it to computing device 1030, and also sends data generated by computing device 1030 to other devices via network N.

The arithmetic unit 1030 controls the output device 1010 and the input device 1020 via the output I/F 1060 and the input I/F 1070. For example, the arithmetic unit 1030 loads a program from the input device 1020 or the secondary storage device 1050 onto the primary storage device 1040 and executes the loaded program.

For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information providing device 100, the arithmetic unit 1030 of the computer 1000 realizes the functions of the control unit 130 by executing a program loaded onto the primary storage device 1040. Further, the arithmetic device 1030 of the computer 1000 may load a program obtained from another device via the network I/F 1080 onto the primary storage device 1040, and execute the loaded program. Furthermore, the arithmetic unit 1030 of the computer 1000 may cooperate with other devices via the network I/F 1080, and may call and use program functions, data, etc. from other programs of other devices.

[9. Other]
Although the embodiments of the present application have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the contents of these embodiments. The above-described components include those that a person skilled in the art can easily imagine, those that are substantially the same, and those that are within the so-called equivalent range. Furthermore, the above-described components can be appropriately combined. Furthermore, various omissions, substitutions, or modifications of the components can be made without departing from the spirit of the above-described embodiments.

Furthermore, among the processes described in the above embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically using known methods. In addition, the information including the processing procedures, specific names, various data, and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings can be changed as desired unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each drawing is not limited to the information shown in the drawings.

Furthermore, each component of each device shown in the drawings is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as shown in the drawings. In other words, the specific form of distributing and integrating each device is not limited to what is shown in the diagram, and all or part of the devices can be functionally or physically distributed or integrated in arbitrary units depending on various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

For example, the information providing device 100 described above may be realized by multiple server computers, and depending on the function, the configuration can be flexibly changed, such as by calling an external platform using an API (Application Programming Interface) or network computing.

Furthermore, the above-described embodiments and modifications can be combined as appropriate within a range that does not conflict with the processing contents.

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

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Information processing system 10 Terminal device 11 Communication unit 12 Display unit 30 Control unit 31 Transmission unit 32 Reception unit 33 Processing unit 34 Display control unit 100 Information providing device 110 Communication unit 120 Storage unit 121 User information database 122 History information database 123 Weather information database 130 Control unit 131 Acquisition unit 132 Reception unit 133 Identification unit 134 Setting unit 135 Calculation unit 136 Learning unit 137 Generation unit 138 Provision unit

Claims (9)

a reception unit that receives information regarding the weather information that the user is viewing from the user's terminal device;
an identification unit that identifies the location and date and time of the weather information that the user is viewing, based on information regarding the weather information acquired by the reception unit;
a calculation unit that calculates a combination of the location and date and time that exceeds a predetermined threshold based on the identification result specified by the identification unit;
a generation unit that generates information including a message and an image regarding weather information for the location and date and time exceeding the threshold value based on the calculation result calculated by the calculation unit;
An information processing device comprising: a providing unit that provides the information generated by the generating unit to another user. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the information relating to the weather information includes the number of views of at least one of a weather forecast site and a weather forecast application. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the information regarding the weather information includes a map or a screenshot including the weather information. The identification unit identifies a location where another user with a predetermined attribute is browsing;
The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the providing unit provides other users of the attribute with the weather information of a location where the other user of the attribute is viewing. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the other users having the attribute are other users who are within a predetermined range from the location identified by the identification unit. The information according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the other users of the attribute are other users within a range corresponding to the number of other users viewing the weather information. Processing equipment. A learning unit that generates a trained model for outputting a popularity score indicating a popularity degree of the image with respect to a relationship between the weather information and the user,
The calculation unit calculates the popularity score from the image showing the weather based on the model; and
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the providing unit provides the weather information to the other users in accordance with the popularity score when the popularity score satisfies a predetermined condition. An information processing method executed by an information processing device,
a receiving step of receiving information on the weather information being viewed by the user from the terminal device of the user;
a step of identifying a location and date and time of the weather information being viewed by the user based on the information regarding the weather information acquired in the receiving step;
a calculation step of calculating a combination of the location and date and time that exceeds a predetermined threshold based on the identification result identified in the identification step;
a generating step of generating information including a message and an image of weather information about the location and date and time exceeding the threshold based on the calculation result calculated in the calculating step;
a providing step of providing the information generated in the generating step to other users. A receiving step of receiving information about the weather information being viewed by the user from the terminal device of the user;
an identification step of identifying a location and date and time of the weather information being viewed by the user based on the information regarding the weather information acquired in the reception step;
A calculation step of calculating a combination of the location and date and time that exceeds a predetermined threshold based on the identification result identified in the identification step;
a generating step of generating information including a message and an image of weather information about the location and date and time exceeding the threshold based on a calculation result calculated in the calculating step;
a provision step of providing the information generated in the generation step to other users; and an information processing program for causing a computer to execute the provision step.

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