JP5851065B1 - Information processing apparatus and information notification program - Google Patents

Abstract

Information about notification contents suitable for a user is sent at a timing suitable for the lifestyle of the user. An information processing apparatus according to the present invention stores content usage information of each user generated by collecting data on usage status of one or more contents for one day for each user over a plurality of days. By referencing, for each user, the disposable time zone in which the user is likely to be able to use the content within one day and the degree of interest in the one or more content used by the user for each user based on the usage status of the content. Set. Further, the optimum content selected from the one or more contents is set for each user based on the degree of interest in the one or more contents used by each user. And the information regarding the optimal content set for every user is notified to each user at the predetermined timing based on the disposable time zone set for every user. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information notification program.

  There is known a system that notifies a user who is provided with a certain service (for example, a game service) of information about other services (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-214204 A

However, in such a system, when notifying the user of information related to the service, the lifestyle of the user who receives the notification is not considered. Therefore, depending on the timing at which information related to the service is notified, the user may not be able to use his / her own lifestyle and may not be able to use the notified service. Furthermore, even if the information about the service is notified to the user, if the notification content is not of interest to the user, there is a possibility that the user may feel uncomfortable or uncomfortable.
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to notify information about notification contents suitable for a user at a timing suitable for the user's lifestyle.

The main invention of the present invention to solve the above problems is
A storage unit that stores content usage information of each user generated by collecting data related to the usage status of one or more contents for one day for each user over a plurality of days;
By referring to the content usage information of each user, based on the usage status of the content, identify a time zone in which the user is likely to be able to use the content, and dispose of the identified time zone. Disposable time zone setting part to set for each user as a time zone,
An interest level setting unit that sets an interest level for one or a plurality of contents used by a user for each user based on the usage status of the content by referring to the content usage information of each user;
Based on the degree of interest in the one or more contents used by each user, at least one content that is likely to be used by each user during the disposable time zone is selected from the one or more contents. An optimal content setting unit that sets the selected content as optimal content for each user;
A notification unit for notifying each user of information related to the optimum content set for each user at a predetermined timing based on the disposable time zone set for each user;
An information processing apparatus characterized by comprising:
Other features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

It is a figure which shows the example of whole structure of the service provision system. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a server device 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows the data structure example of content information. It is a figure which shows the data structure example of template information. It is a figure which shows the data structure example of user information. It is a figure which shows the data structure example of content utilization information. It is a figure which shows the data structure example of user content information. It is a figure which shows the data structure example of utilization attribute information. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a user terminal 20. FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process which notifies a message with respect to each user. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process which sets notification object for every user. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process which sets the content of notification for every user.

At least the following matters will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.
That is, a storage unit that stores content usage information of each user generated by collecting data on usage status of one or more contents for one user over a plurality of days for each user;
By referring to the content usage information of each user, based on the usage status of the content, identify a time zone in which the user is likely to be able to use the content, and dispose of the identified time zone. Disposable time zone setting part to set for each user as a time zone,
An interest level setting unit that sets an interest level for one or a plurality of contents used by a user for each user based on the usage status of the content by referring to the content usage information of each user;
Based on the degree of interest in the one or more contents used by each user, at least one content that is likely to be used by each user in the disposable time zone is selected from the one or more contents. An optimal content setting unit that sets the selected content as optimal content for each user;
A notification unit for notifying each user of information related to the optimum content set for each user at a predetermined timing based on the disposable time zone set for each user;
An information processing apparatus characterized by comprising:
According to such an information processing apparatus, by using the user's content usage information, the user's lifestyle can be estimated from the usage status of the content in one day, so the information is notified at a timing suitable for the user's lifestyle. It becomes possible. Furthermore, since the optimum content that is of interest to the user can be identified from the degree of interest in the content used by the user, it is possible to notify information about the notification content suitable for the user.

In addition, such an information processing apparatus,
By referring to the content usage information of each user, one of the usage attributes selected from a plurality of types of usage attributes set in advance based on the usage status of the content is 1 or A usage attribute setting section for setting a plurality of contents,
Based on usage attributes set for one or a plurality of contents used by each user, the template set for each user using any one of templates selected from a plurality of preset templates It is good also as providing the notification content setting part which sets the notification content when notifying the information regarding optimal content with respect to each user.
According to such an information processing apparatus, it is possible to specify the notification content suitable for the user from the use attribute set for the optimum content.

In addition, such an information processing apparatus,
The content usage information is generated by collecting data on usage status of one or more contents for one day for each usage of a plurality of sub-contents set in the content,
The notification unit provides information about the optimum content set for each user to each user only when any sub-content set for the optimum content for each user is not yet used. May be notified.
According to such an information processing apparatus, the information on the optimum content is notified only when the sub-content of the optimum content is not yet used. Therefore, the information is excessively notified. This can be suppressed.

In addition, such an information processing apparatus,
The notification unit may not notify the user of information regarding the optimal content when the degree of interest in the optimal content is higher than a predetermined value.
According to such an information processing apparatus, the optimum content having an interest level higher than a predetermined value is very likely to be used by the user without notification, and thus the information can be notified to the user. On the other hand, it would be uncomfortable. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the information from being excessively notified without giving discomfort to the user by not notifying the information.

In addition, such an information processing apparatus,
The degree-of-interest setting unit may reset the degree of interest with respect to the optimum content based on the usage state of the optimum content after the information about the optimum content set for each user is notified.
According to such an information processing apparatus, it is possible to set a more appropriate degree of interest according to the usage state of the optimum content after notification.

In addition, such an information processing apparatus,
The notification content setting unit uses, for each user, information related to the optimal content set for each user, using a template including a link for allowing the user to transition to a screen where the optimal content can be used immediately. It is good also as setting the notification content when notifying.
According to such an information processing apparatus, the user can immediately use the optimum content when the information of the optimum content is notified.

In addition, such an information processing apparatus,
The storage unit stores user information in which an average usage time of content is set for each user,
Whether or not each user can finish using all of one or a plurality of contents set as the optimum content in the disposable time zone set for each user based on the average usage time of each user A determination unit for determining;
The notification unit may notify each user of information related to the optimum content based on the determination result.
According to such an information processing device, information that is appropriate for the user can be obtained without causing discomfort to the user by suppressing the notification so as not to notify a large amount of information that the user cannot use during the disposable time period. Can be sent.

And a storage unit for storing content usage information of each user generated by collecting data related to usage status of one or more contents for one day for each user over a plurality of days;
By referring to the content usage information of each user, based on the usage status of the content, it is possible to identify a time zone in which each user is likely to be able to use the content, and to allow the identified time zone. Disposable time zone setting part to set for each user as the disposal time zone,
By referring to the content usage information of each user, any one selected from a plurality of types of usage attributes set in advance for one or a plurality of content used by each user based on the usage status of the content. A usage attribute setting section for setting the usage attribute,
Based on usage attributes set for one or a plurality of contents used by each user, at least content that is likely to be used by each user during the disposable time period is selected from the one or more contents. An optimal content setting unit that selects one and sets the selected content as optimal content for each user;
A notification unit for notifying each user of information related to the optimum content set for each user at a predetermined timing based on the disposable time zone set for each user;
An information processing apparatus characterized by comprising:
According to such an information processing apparatus, by using the user's content usage information, the user's lifestyle can be estimated from the usage status of the content in one day, so the information is notified at a timing suitable for the user's lifestyle. It becomes possible. Furthermore, since the optimum content that is highly available to the user can be identified from the usage attributes set for the content used by the user, it is possible to send information about the notification content suitable for the user.

Next, on the computer
A recording process for recording, in a storage unit, content usage information of each user generated by collecting data related to the usage status of one or more contents for one day for each user over a plurality of days;
By referring to the content usage information of each user, based on the usage status of the content, identify a time zone in which the user is likely to be able to use the content, and dispose of the identified time zone. Disposable time zone setting process to set for each user as a time zone,
An interest degree setting process for setting, for each user, an interest degree with respect to one or a plurality of contents used by the user, by referring to the content usage information of each user;
Based on the degree of interest in the one or more contents used by each user, at least one content that is likely to be used by each user during the disposable time zone is selected from the one or more contents. An optimum content setting process for setting the selected content as the optimum content for each user;
A notification process for notifying each user of information related to the optimum content set for each user at a predetermined timing based on the disposable time zone set for each user;
This is an information notification program characterized in that
According to such an information notification program, it is possible to send information about notification content suitable for the user at a timing suitable for the user's lifestyle.

And on the computer,
A recording process for recording, in a storage unit, content usage information of each user generated by collecting data related to the usage status of one or more contents for one day for each user over a plurality of days;
By referring to the content usage information of each user, based on the usage status of the content, it is possible to identify a time zone in which each user is likely to be able to use the content, and to allow the identified time zone. Disposable time zone setting process to set for each user as the disposal time zone,
By referring to the content usage information of each user, any one selected from a plurality of types of usage attributes set in advance for one or a plurality of content used by each user based on the usage status of the content. Usage attribute setting processing for setting each usage attribute,
Based on usage attributes set for one or a plurality of contents used by each user, at least content that is likely to be used by each user during the disposable time period is selected from the one or more contents. An optimum content setting process for selecting one and setting the selected content as optimum content for each user;
A notification process for notifying each user of information related to the optimum content set for each user at a predetermined timing based on the disposable time zone set for each user;
This is an information notification program characterized in that
According to such an information notification program, it is possible to notify information about notification contents suitable for the user at a timing suitable for the user's lifestyle.

=== Embodiment ===
<< Configuration of Service Providing System 1 >>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of the service providing system 1. The service providing system 1 provides various services to a user via a network 2 (for example, the Internet), and includes a server device 10 and a plurality of user terminals 20.

  The service providing system 1 according to the present embodiment can provide a content distribution service that allows a user to use content distributed via a network. Hereinafter, a manga distribution service that allows a user to view an electronic comic (hereinafter also referred to as “manga”) as an example of content will be described.

  The comic distribution service according to the present embodiment is a service that distributes comics designated by the user from a plurality of types of comics to the user terminal 20 so that the comics can be viewed on the user terminal 20. This manga is constituted by connecting a plurality of stories as examples of sub-contents. The story is completed from the first story to the last story, and is set to be viewable in a predetermined order (for example, in the order from the first story to the last story) every predetermined period (for example, every week). The For this reason, when a user browses a desired manga, in principle, one of the stories already set to be viewable is designated and viewed in units of stories. As an exception, by prefetching, it is possible to designate and browse a story that is not yet viewable.

  The manga distribution service also includes an information notification service for notifying users of information about manga. In this information notification service, the lifestyle of each user is estimated from the usage status (viewing status) of the manga, and information about the manga is notified as a message at a timing suitable for the lifestyle of each user. At this time, the most suitable manga for each user is identified from the usage status (viewing status) of the manga, and information on the optimal manga is notified to each user.

<< Configuration of Server Device 10 >>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the server apparatus 10. The server apparatus 10 is an information processing apparatus (for example, a workstation or a personal computer) used when a system administrator or the like operates and manages various services. Upon receiving various commands from the user terminal 20, the server device 10 is a program / various data operable on the user terminal 20, or a Web page created in a markup language (HTML or the like) that conforms to the user terminal 20 standard. Etc. The server device 10 in this embodiment includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, and a communication unit 15.

  The control unit 11 exchanges data between each unit and controls the entire server device 10 and is realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a predetermined memory. . The control unit 11 according to the present embodiment includes at least a content usage information generation unit 111, a disposable time zone setting unit 112, an interest level setting unit 113, a usage attribute setting unit 114, and an optimum content setting unit 115. Unit 116, notification content setting unit 117, notification unit 118, and screen data generation unit 119.

  The content usage information generation unit 111 has a function of generating content usage information for grasping the user's lifestyle from the usage status of the content. The content usage information generation unit 111 according to the present embodiment generates content usage information for each user by collecting data related to the usage status (browsing status) of manga for each user over a plurality of days.

  The disposable time zone setting unit 112 has a function of executing processing for setting a disposable time zone for each user. The disposable time zone setting unit 112 according to the present embodiment refers to the content usage information of each user, and based on the viewing status of the comics, sets the time zone during which the user is likely to be able to view the comics. The specified time zone is specified for each user as the disposable time zone. In other words, the time zone in which it is estimated that the user is likely to be able to view the manga in one day from the daily life style of the user is set as the disposable time zone.

  The degree-of-interest setting unit 113 has a function of executing processing for setting the degree of interest in the content used by the user for each user. The degree-of-interest setting unit 113 according to the present embodiment sets the degree of interest for one or more comics viewed by the user for each user based on the viewing status of the comics by referring to the content usage information of each user.

  The usage attribute setting unit 114 has a function of executing processing for setting usage attributes for content used by the user. The usage attribute setting unit 114 according to the present embodiment refers to each user's content usage information, and uses one of the usage attributes selected from a plurality of types of usage attributes set in advance based on the viewing status of the manga. Attributes are set for one or more comics viewed by each user.

  The optimum content setting unit 115 has a function of executing processing for setting content most suitable for the user for each user. The optimal content setting unit 115 according to the present embodiment may be viewed by each user during the disposable time period from the one or more comics based on the degree of interest in the one or more comics viewed by each user. At least one manga with a high value is selected, and the selected manga is set as the optimum content for each user.

  The determination unit 116 has a function of executing various determination processes. The determination unit 116 according to the present embodiment uses, for example, each user all of one or a plurality of comics set as the optimum content in the disposable time zone set for each user based on the average browsing time of each user. Determine if it can be finished.

  The notification content setting unit 117 has a function of executing processing for setting the notification content notified to the user for each user. The notification content setting unit 117 according to the present embodiment is any template selected from a plurality of types of templates set in advance based on usage attributes set for one or a plurality of comics viewed by each user. Is used to set a notification content when notifying each user of information related to the optimum content set for each user.

  The notification unit 118 has a function of executing processing for notifying the user of information related to content. The notification unit 118 according to the present embodiment notifies each user of information regarding the optimum content set for each user at a predetermined timing based on the disposable time zone set for each user.

  The screen data generation unit 119 has a function of executing processing for generating screen data for displaying the manga screen on the user terminal 20. The screen data generation unit 119 in the present embodiment generates HTML data as screen data corresponding to the manga screen.

  The storage unit 12 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a read-only storage area in which system programs are stored, and a RAM (Random Access) that is a rewritable storage area that is used as a work area for arithmetic processing by the control unit 11. For example, a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk. The storage unit 12 in the present embodiment stores at least content information, template information, user information, and usage attribute information. These pieces of information will be described in detail later.

  The input unit 13 is for a system administrator or the like to input various data (for example, content information, template information, usage attribute information, etc.), and is realized by, for example, a keyboard or a mouse.

  The display unit 14 is for displaying an operation screen for a system administrator based on a command from the control unit 11 and is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD).

  The communication unit 15 functions as a transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving various kinds of information to / from the user terminal 20 via the network 2, and is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. .

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example data structure of content information. In the content information in the present embodiment, at least a content name indicating a manga title, a genre, and a plurality of story IDs are set in association with the content ID. That is, one manga is formed by connecting a plurality of stories (the first story to the last story). Each story constituting the manga is set with at least a story name, a browsing start date, and a plurality of page data in association with the story ID. The browsing start date is information indicating a date on which the story can be browsed. Here, the browsing start date is sequentially set every week from the first story to the last story. The page data is data corresponding to one page of the manga, and has image data for forming a frame included in one page and a URL assigned to the page.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary data structure of template information. This template information is information relating to a template that defines the format of a message notified to the user. In the template information in the present embodiment, at least template content data is set in association with the template ID. The content data is composed of text data including a fixed area and an atypical area. A fixed sentence is preset in the fixed area, and for example, "content name" or "story name" is displayed in the non-standard area (shown as "XX" or "□□" in the figure). Inserted.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example data structure of user information. In the user information in this embodiment, at least a user name, an average usage time, a disposable time zone, a notification target, notification content, user content information, and content usage information are set in association with the user ID. The average usage time is information indicating the average manga browsing time per story. The disposable time zone is information indicating a time zone during which it can be estimated that the user is likely to be able to view the manga in one day. The notification target is information indicating a manga to be notified. The notification content is information indicating the notification content based on the template. The user content information is manga evaluation information that has been viewed by the user. The content usage information is information indicating a user's manga usage status (viewing status).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data structure example of content usage information. This content usage information is data in which log information recorded every time a user browses various manga is accumulated for each user. In the content usage information in the present embodiment, the usage start date and time when the user starts using (browsing) the manga, the usage end date and time when the user ends using (viewing), the usage content, Flag information indicating whether or not a manga has been read, flag information indicating whether or not a manga has been pre-read, and the like are set for each user. In the usage content, the story of the manga and the current number of pages in the story are set in association with the manga used (viewed) by the user. Prefetching is a function that allows a user to browse a story before the viewing start date when the user satisfies a predetermined charging condition. By using this content usage information, for example, users who tend to browse manga early in the morning, or users who tend to browse manga late in the night, etc. Daily life style can be inferred from the browsing situation.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example data structure of user content information. In the user content information in this embodiment, for each manga that has been browsed by the user, the browsing status, interest level, and usage attributes for each story are set. The degree of interest is information obtained by quantifying the user's interest in manga. In this embodiment, points are set in advance for various items related to the story (for example, “reading” = + 10 points, “unread” = − 5 points, etc.), and the degree of interest in the manga by adding the points. Is determined. The usage attribute is information that classifies the characteristics when using the manga. In the present embodiment, in the user content information, regarding the browsing status (usage start date / time, use end date / time, etc.) for each story, necessary items are updated along with the data update of the content usage information. .

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a data structure example of usage attribute information. In this usage attribute information, a usage attribute, a template ID, and the like are set in association with the attribute ID. In this embodiment, as an example of the usage attribute, “read with a set of other manga”, “read on the reading start date”, “multiple stories read at once”, “by prefetching” “Read” is set. The template ID is information for identifying a template used when setting the notification content corresponding to the usage attribute.

<< Configuration of User Terminal 20 >>
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the user terminal 20. The user terminal 20 is an information processing apparatus (for example, a tablet terminal, a mobile phone terminal, a smartphone, or the like) that the user can carry and use. Since the user terminal 20 has a Web browser function, the Web page (manga screen or the like) transmitted from the server device 10 can be displayed on the screen. The user terminal 20 in the present embodiment includes a terminal control unit 21 that controls the entire user terminal 20, a terminal storage unit 22 that stores various data programs, a terminal operation unit 23 for a user to perform operation input, A terminal display unit 24 that displays a manga screen / operation screen and a terminal communication unit 25 that performs information communication with the server device 10 are provided.

<< Operation of Service Providing System 1 >>
<Content distribution / content usage information generation>
First, when a menu screen displaying a list of comics that can be browsed is displayed on the terminal display unit 24, the user terminal 20 specifies a story of a comic to be browsed from the list by a user operation, When an operation button for starting the browsing is selected, a browsing request for the first page corresponding to the designated comic story is transmitted to the server device 10.

  Next, when receiving the browsing request transmitted from the user terminal 20, the server device 10 displays screen data for displaying the first page manga screen corresponding to the designated manga story on the user terminal 20 as screen data. The generation unit 119 generates the data.

  Specifically, the screen data generation unit 119 refers to the content information shown in FIG. 3 on the basis of the content ID, the story ID, and the URL for specifying the first page received together with the browsing request. The specified manga story and page data are specified, and image data of the first page is acquired for the specified story. The screen data generation unit 119 generates the first page comic screen data for the identified story based on the acquired image data. Thereafter, the server device 10 transmits the manga screen data thus generated by the screen data generation unit 119 to the requesting user terminal 20 via the network.

  At this time, the content usage information generation unit 111 identifies the content usage information of the user by referring to the user information shown in FIG. 5 based on the user ID received together with the browsing request. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the content usage information generation unit 111 sets the usage content (manga, story, number of pages) of the user to the specified content usage information, and the date and time when the browsing request is made. Is set as the use start date and time.

  Next, when the user terminal 20 receives the screen data transmitted from the server device 10, the user terminal 20 analyzes the screen data to display a manga screen (first page) corresponding to the designated manga story on the terminal display unit. 24.

  Next, when the manga screen (first page) corresponding to the designated manga story is displayed on the terminal display unit 24, the user terminal 20 starts browsing the next page by a user operation. When the operation button is selected, a browsing request for the next page corresponding to the designated comic story is transmitted to the server device 10.

  Next, when receiving the browsing request transmitted from the user terminal 20, the server device 10 displays screen data for causing the user terminal 20 to display a manga screen of the next page corresponding to the designated manga story. The generation unit 119 generates the data. That is, the screen data generation unit 119 generates data for the subsequent second page manga screen in the same manner as in the case of the first page described above. Thereafter, the server device 10 transmits the manga screen data of the next page generated by the screen data generation unit 119 in this way to the requesting user terminal 20 via the network.

  At this time, the content usage information generation unit 111 updates data on the content usage information of the user. That is, the content usage information generation unit 111 resets the usage content (manga, story, updated page number) being browsed to the content usage information, and ends use of the date and time when the next page is requested to be browsed. Temporarily set as date and time.

  The content usage information generation unit 111 sets the flag information indicating “reading” in the content usage information when the usage content being browsed is updated to the last page in this way, and the usage ends. Confirm the date and time. On the other hand, the content usage information generation unit 111 sets flag information indicating “reading” in the content usage information when a predetermined period has passed without the data being used being updated until the last page. Confirm the end date and time without using it. Further, the content usage information generation unit 111 sets flag information indicating “prefetching” in the content usage information when “prefetching” is performed by the user specifying a manga story that cannot be browsed. To do.

  In this way, the content usage information generation unit 111 generates content usage information for each user by collecting data related to the content usage status for each user over a plurality of days.

<Message notification>
FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining processing for notifying each user of a message.

  First, the server apparatus 10 sets a disposable time zone for each user (step S101). In other words, the disposable time zone setting unit 112 refers to each user's content usage information, and sets a time zone during which a user is likely to be able to view manga for each user based on the manga viewing status. To be specific. Specifically, the disposable time zone setting unit 112 divides a day into a plurality of time zones every predetermined period (for example, every hour), and refers to the content usage information shown in FIG. Count the number of manga stories viewed by users during the time period. Based on the count result, the disposable time zone setting unit 112 identifies a time zone that is viewed by the user and has the largest number of manga stories, and the identified time zone is shown as a disposable time zone in FIG. Set in user information.

  Next, the server device 10 sets a manga to be notified for each user (step S102). Below, the process which sets notification object for every user is demonstrated concretely.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining processing for setting a notification target for each user. First, the degree-of-interest setting unit 113 calculates the degree of interest for one or a plurality of comics viewed by each user based on the viewing status of the comics by referring to the content usage information of each user (step S201). .

  Specifically, the interest level setting unit 113 checks the browsing status for each of the stories that can be browsed from among a plurality of stories constituting the manga, and adds the points according to the browsing statuses, thereby adding the points for the manga. Calculate the degree of interest. For example, when calculating the degree of interest in a manga, 10 points are added for reading a story, and 2 points are subtracted for not reading a story, and the story is unread. For example, 5 points are subtracted, and 15 points are added for prefetching a story. Points according to the browsing situation of each story are added or subtracted. Thereafter, the degree-of-interest setting unit 113 sets the degree of interest for each calculated manga in the user content information shown in FIG.

  Next, the determination unit 116 determines whether or not there is a story that is “unread” for one or more comics viewed by each user by referring to the user content information of each user (step S202). .

  If it is determined that there is a story that is “unread” for one or more comics viewed by each user (step S202: YES), the disposable time is selected from one or more comics viewed by each user. The optimum content that is highly likely to be browsed in the band is set as a notification target (step S203). That is, the optimum content setting unit 115 identifies a manga having the highest degree of interest as the optimum content from one or a plurality of manga viewed by the user, and the user information shown in FIG. 5 with the identified optimum content as a notification target. Set to.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no “unread” story for one or more comics viewed by each user (step S202: NO), the optimum content setting unit 115 displays the content information shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 5, a manga randomly selected from a plurality of manga not viewed by each user is identified as the optimum content, and the identified optimum content is set as the notification target in the user information shown in FIG. 5 ( Step S204).

  Next, returning to FIG. 10, the server device 10 sets, for each user, a notification content when a message is notified to the user (step S103). Below, the process which sets the notification content for every user is demonstrated concretely.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a process of setting notification contents for each user.

  First, the usage attribute setting unit 114 sets usage attributes for one or a plurality of comics viewed by each user based on the viewing status of comics by referring to the content usage information of each user (step S301). . Specifically, the usage attribute setting unit 114 compares a plurality of types of usage attributes preset in the usage attribute information shown in FIG. 8 with the usage status of one or more comics viewed by each user. One or more matching usage attributes are selected from the plurality of types of usage attributes, and are set in the user content information shown in FIG. 7 as usage attributes for one or more comics viewed by each user.

  Next, the notification content setting unit 117 refers to the user information shown in FIG. 5 and the user content information shown in FIG. 7, and specifies the usage attribute of the notification target set for the user for each user (step S302).

  Next, the notification content setting unit 117 refers to the template information shown in FIG. 4 and the usage attribute information shown in FIG. 8 and selects a template corresponding to the specified usage attribute of the notification target for each user (step S303). .

  Next, the notification content setting unit 117 sets the notification content when notifying each user of information related to the notification target set for each user, using the selected template. Specifically, the notification content setting unit 117 refers to the template information shown in FIG. 4 and acquires content data associated with the selected template. Then, the notification content setting unit 117 completes the notification content by inserting “content name”, “story name”, etc. into the non-standard area among the standard area and the non-standard area constituting the acquired content data. . At this time, the “content name” and “story name” inserted in the non-standard area are the “content name” and “story name” of the manga to be notified set in the user information shown in FIG.

  After that, the notification content setting unit 117 completes the notification content by inserting “content name”, “story name”, etc. in the template fixed area, and converts the notification content after the completion into the user information shown in FIG. Setting is made (step S304).

  Next, returning to FIG. 10, the server apparatus 10 notifies the message to each user (step S104). That is, the notification unit 118 refers to the user information shown in FIG. 5 and sets the notification target (optimum content) set for each user when the predetermined timing is reached based on the disposable time zone set for each user. ) Information (notification content) is notified to each user. For example, when the user's disposable time zone is “7: 05-7: 10”, a message regarding the optimum content of the user is notified at the earlier timing “7:00”.

  As described above, according to the service providing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the user's lifestyle (disposable time) can be estimated from the viewing status of manga in one day by using the user's content usage information. It is possible to send a message about the manga at a timing suitable for the lifestyle of the person. Furthermore, since the optimum content of interest to the user can be identified from the degree of interest in the manga viewed by the user, it is possible to notify a message about the notification content suitable for the user.

=== Other Embodiments ===
The above-described embodiments are for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes equivalents thereof. In particular, the embodiments described below are also included in the present invention.

<Notification target>
In the present embodiment described above, in the notification target setting process in step S102 shown in FIG. 10, the optimum content setting unit 115 identifies the manga with the highest degree of interest as the optimum content from one or more manga viewed by the user. However, the case where the identified optimum content is set as a notification target (step S203 in FIG. 11) has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the optimum content setting unit 115 refers to the user content information shown in FIG. 7 and selects from among the one or more comics based on the usage attributes set for the one or more comics viewed by the user. The user may select at least one manga that is likely to be used in the disposable time zone, and set the selected manga as the optimum content. Specifically, if “Attribute A: Read with other comics” is set as the usage attribute of the manga, the usage attribute is given priority even if the manga's interest level is low. A plurality of comics read in the set may be set as the optimum content.

  In the present embodiment, in the notification target setting process in step S102 shown in FIG. 10, the optimum content setting unit 115 selects a manga randomly selected from a plurality of manga not viewed by the user as the optimum content. The case where the specified optimum content is specified as the notification target (step S204 in FIG. 11) has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the optimum content setting unit 115 refers to the content information shown in FIG. 3, identifies the genre set in one or more comics viewed by the user, and has the same or similar genre as the identified genre. Extract all manga. Then, the optimum content setting unit 115 may select a comic that the user has not browsed from the extracted comics, and set the selected comic as a notification target as the optimum content.

<Message notification>
In the present embodiment, the optimum content is notified only when it is determined by the determination process in step S202 shown in FIG. 11 that there is a story that is “unread” for one or more comics viewed by each user. May be set to notify the message. In this case, if it is determined that there is no “unread” story for one or more comics viewed by each user, no notification target is set, so no message is sent to the user. You may control so that it may not.

  In the present embodiment, the determination process in step S202 shown in FIG. 11 may be omitted. Furthermore, in that case, up to the top three comics may be set as the optimum content in order of the degree of interest, and a message may be notified.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the process of step S104 illustrated in FIG. 10, the determination unit 116 determines whether the degree of interest in the optimal content to be notified is higher than a predetermined value, and the notification unit 118 When it is determined that the degree of interest in the optimal content is higher than a predetermined value, the information regarding the optimal content may not be notified to the user. This is because there is a high possibility that the user will be able to use the optimal content with a degree of interest higher than the predetermined value without notification. Become. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the information from being excessively notified without giving discomfort to the user by not notifying the information.

  In the above-described embodiment, the message may be notified only for the manga that the user can finish reading in the disposable time zone. Specifically, based on the average usage time of the user, the determination unit 116 determines whether or not the user can finish browsing all the manga (optimum content) to be notified in the disposable time zone. Then, the notification unit 118 notifies a message regarding the manga (optimum content) to be notified based on the determination result. For example, if it is determined that the user cannot finish viewing all of the manga (optimum content) to be notified during the disposable time period, the message may not be notified, or the manga to be notified When there are two or more (optimal contents), only one of them may be changed to a notification target and a message may be notified.

<Notification contents>
In the present embodiment described above, the notification content setting unit 117 is a link (for example, the head of the story of the notified manga) for allowing the user to transition to the manga screen that allows the user to immediately view the manga (optimum content) to be notified. The notification content may be set using a template including a URL specifying a page. This eliminates the need for user operations such as searching for and specifying a desired manga (story) from the manga list displayed on the menu screen after the message is notified.

<Resetting interest level>
In the present embodiment described above, after the information about the optimum content set for each user is notified in the process of step S104 shown in FIG. 10, the degree-of-interest setting unit 113 determines that based on the usage status of the optimum content. The degree of interest in the optimal content may be reset. For example, the determination unit 116 determines whether the notified optimal content is used by the user within a predetermined time (for example, within 2 hours) after the notification of the message, and the interest level setting unit 113 When it is determined that the optimum content has not been used by the user within a predetermined time, it may be reset so that the degree of interest in the optimum content becomes low.

<Browse app>
In the above embodiment, the case where the manga screen is displayed by the browser function of the user terminal 20 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a viewing application may be installed in the user terminal 20 in advance, and the viewing application may be activated so that the manga screen is displayed on the user terminal 20 for browsing. In this case, a push-type message may be used when notifying the user of the message.

<Content>
In the above embodiment, an electronic comic (manga) has been described as an example of content, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be an electronic book such as a newspaper, a novel, or a magazine. Further, the content is not limited to such still image content, and may be video content such as news, animation, drama, movie, or music content.

<Server device>
In the above-described embodiment, the service providing system 1 including one server device 10 has been described as an example of the server device. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a plurality of server devices 10 may be used as an example of the server device. It is good also as the service provision system 1 provided with. That is, a plurality of server apparatuses 10 may be connected via the network 2 and each server apparatus 10 may perform various processes in a distributed manner.

<Information processing device>
In the service providing system 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the case where various types of information processing are executed by causing the server apparatus 10 and the user terminal 20 to cooperate based on a program has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Instead, the user terminal 20 alone or the server device 10 alone as the information processing apparatus may execute the various information processing based on the program.
Moreover, it is good also as a structure which the user terminal 20 bears a part of function as an information processing apparatus. In this case, the server device 10 and the user terminal 20 constitute an information processing device.
Note that the information processing apparatus is an example of a computer including a processor and a memory.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Service provision system 2 Network 10 Server apparatus 11 Control part 12 Storage part 13 Input part 14 Display part 15 Communication part 20 User terminal 21 Terminal control part 22 Terminal storage part 23 Terminal input part 24 Terminal display unit 25 Terminal communication unit 111 Content usage information generation unit 112 Disposable time zone setting unit 113 Interest level setting unit 114 Usage attribute setting unit 115 Optimal content setting unit 116 Determination unit 117 Notification Content setting unit, 118 notification unit, 119 screen data generation unit

Claims (9)

A storage unit that stores content usage information of each user generated by collecting data related to the usage status of one or more contents for one day for each user over a plurality of days;
By referring to the content usage information of each user, based on the usage status of the content, identify a time zone in which the user is likely to be able to use the content, and dispose of the identified time zone. Disposable time zone setting part to set for each user as a time zone,
An interest level setting unit that sets an interest level for one or a plurality of contents used by a user for each user based on the usage status of the content by referring to the content usage information of each user;
Based on the degree of interest in the one or more contents used by each user, at least one content that is likely to be used by each user during the disposable time zone is selected from the one or more contents. An optimal content setting unit that sets the selected content as optimal content for each user;
A notification unit for notifying each user of information related to the optimum content set for each user at a predetermined timing based on the disposable time zone set for each user;
By referring to the content usage information of each user, each user used one of the usage attributes selected from a plurality of types of content usage attributes set in advance based on the usage status of the content. A use attribute setting unit for setting one or more contents,
Based on the usage attribute set for one or a plurality of contents used by each user, it is set for each user using one of the templates selected from a plurality of preset templates. A notification content setting unit for setting a notification content when notifying each user of information on the optimum content;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
The content usage information is generated by collecting data on usage status of one or more contents for one day for each usage of a plurality of sub-contents set in the content,
The notification unit provides information about the optimum content set for each user to each user only when any sub-content set for the optimum content for each user is not yet used. Notify
An information processing apparatus characterized by that. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The notification unit does not notify the user of information regarding the optimal content when the degree of interest in the optimal content is higher than a predetermined value.
An information processing apparatus characterized by that. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
The interest level setting unit is configured to reset the interest level for the optimal content based on the usage status of the optimal content after the information related to the optimal content set for each user is notified.
An information processing apparatus characterized by that. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
The notification content setting unit uses, for each user, information related to the optimal content set for each user, using a template including a link for allowing the user to transition to a screen where the optimal content can be used immediately. Set the notification content when notifying,
An information processing apparatus characterized by that. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
The storage unit stores user information in which an average usage time of content is set for each user,
Whether or not each user can finish using all of one or a plurality of contents set as the optimum content in the disposable time zone set for each user based on the average usage time of each user A determination unit for determining;
The notification unit notifies each user of information on the optimum content based on the determination result.
An information processing apparatus characterized by that. Each user's content usage information generated by collecting data related to the usage status of one or more contents per day over a plurality of days , and the average usage time of the content is set for each user. A storage unit for storing user information ,
By referring to the content usage information of each user, based on the usage status of the content, identify a time zone in which the user is likely to be able to use the content, and dispose of the identified time zone. Disposable time zone setting part to set for each user as a time zone,
An interest level setting unit that sets an interest level for one or a plurality of contents used by a user for each user based on the usage status of the content by referring to the content usage information of each user;
Based on the degree of interest in the one or more contents used by each user, at least one content that is likely to be used by each user during the disposable time zone is selected from the one or more contents. An optimal content setting unit that sets the selected content as optimal content for each user;
Whether or not each user can finish using all of one or a plurality of contents set as the optimum content in the disposable time zone set for each user based on the average usage time of each user A determination unit for determining;
Based on the determination result, at a predetermined timing based on the disposable time zone set for each user, a notification unit for notifying each user of information regarding the optimum content set for each user,
An information processing apparatus comprising: On the computer,
A recording process for recording, in a storage unit, content usage information of each user generated by collecting data related to the usage status of one or more contents for one day for each user over a plurality of days;
By referring to the content usage information of each user, based on the usage status of the content, identify a time zone in which the user is likely to be able to use the content, and dispose of the identified time zone. Disposable time zone setting process to set for each user as a time zone,
An interest degree setting process for setting, for each user, an interest degree with respect to one or a plurality of contents used by the user, by referring to the content usage information of each user;
Based on the degree of interest in the one or more contents used by each user, at least one content that is likely to be used by each user during the disposable time zone is selected from the one or more contents. An optimum content setting process for setting the selected content as the optimum content for each user;
A notification process for notifying each user of information related to the optimum content set for each user at a predetermined timing based on the disposable time zone set for each user;
By referring to the content usage information of each user, each user used one of the usage attributes selected from a plurality of types of content usage attributes set in advance based on the usage status of the content. Use attribute setting processing to be set for each of one or more contents;
Based on the usage attribute set for one or a plurality of contents used by each user, it is set for each user using one of the templates selected from a plurality of preset templates. A notification content setting process for setting a notification content when notifying each user of information on the optimum content;
An information notification program characterized in that On the computer,
Each user's content usage information generated by collecting data related to the usage status of one or more contents per day over a plurality of days , and the average usage time of the content is set for each user. Recording process for recording the user information in the storage unit;
By referring to the content usage information of each user, based on the usage status of the content, identify a time zone in which the user is likely to be able to use the content, and dispose of the identified time zone. Disposable time zone setting process to set for each user as a time zone,
An interest degree setting process for setting, for each user, an interest degree with respect to one or a plurality of contents used by the user, by referring to the content usage information of each user;
Based on the degree of interest in the one or more contents used by each user, at least one content that is likely to be used by each user during the disposable time zone is selected from the one or more contents. An optimum content setting process for setting the selected content as the optimum content for each user;
Whether or not each user can finish using all of one or a plurality of contents set as the optimum content in the disposable time zone set for each user based on the average usage time of each user A determination process for determining;
Based on the determination result, at a predetermined timing based on the disposable time zone set for each user, a notification process for notifying each user of information regarding the optimum content set for each user;
An information notification program characterized in that

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