JP6373101B2 - Electronic magazine creation device, electronic magazine creation system, electronic magazine creation method, and computer program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic magazine creation device, an electronic magazine creation system, an electronic magazine creation method, and a computer program.

  Conventionally, for example, Patent Literature 1 is known as a technique for distributing digital content in which a plurality of content such as news is published in the form of newspapers or magazines to a user terminal. In the prior art of Patent Document 1, when the content distribution terminal reaches the distribution date and time specified by the user, the content registration database is searched based on the keyword specified by the user, and the result is obtained as a result of this search. Create digital content using content for posting. Then, the content distribution terminal distributes the created digital content to the terminal of the user.

JP 2002-140364 A

  However, the conventional techniques described above have the following problems.

  For example, let us consider a case in which digital content is distributed daily from a content distribution terminal to a user terminal. This digital content includes a certain number of content for posting every day. Therefore, the user can read a certain number of contents every day using the digital contents that have arrived at the user terminal. Here, consider a user who often reads (for example, reads daily) digital content that arrives daily and a user who does not read much (for example, read only once a week). Users who read every day may feel that the amount of information provided in digital content is small. On the other hand, a user who reads only once a week may feel that the amount of information provided by digital content is large.

  For this reason, it is conceivable to change the amount of information provided as digital content depending on how much content is read by the user. However, in the above-described conventional content distribution terminal, it is not known how much the content for posting included in the digital content distributed to the user terminal is read by the user (there is already read). The amount of information provided as digital content cannot be changed according to the content read ratio.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and can contribute to the optimization of the amount of information provided to the user with an electronic magazine, an electronic magazine creating apparatus, an electronic magazine creating system, an electronic magazine creating method, and It is an object to provide a computer program.

(1) According to one aspect of the present invention, a search execution unit that searches for content via a communication network with a predetermined search condition at a predetermined time, and acquires content via the communication network based on the search result A content acquisition unit, a magazine creation unit that creates magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content, and a read management unit that manages the read of the content related to the magazine data, The magazine creation unit is an electronic magazine creation device that changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the content that has been read, and the magazine creation unit sets the content read ratio to This is an electronic magazine creation device that changes the number of displayed headlines accordingly .
(2) According to one aspect of the present invention, a search execution unit that searches for content via a communication network with a predetermined search condition at a predetermined time, and acquires content via the communication network based on the search result A content acquisition unit, a magazine creation unit that creates magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content, and a read management unit that manages the read of the content related to the magazine data, The magazine creation unit is an electronic magazine creation device that changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the content that has been read, and the magazine creation unit sets the content read rate to the content read rate. Accordingly, the electronic magazine creation device changes the creation frequency of the magazine data accordingly.
(3) According to one aspect of the present invention, a search execution unit that searches for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and under a predetermined search condition, and acquires content via the communication network based on the search result A content acquisition unit, a magazine creation unit that creates magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content, and a read management unit that manages the read of the content related to the magazine data, The magazine creation unit is an electronic magazine creation device that changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data on the basis of management of the content that has already been read. The electronic magazine creation apparatus changes the creation frequency of the magazine data in accordance with the length of use period.
(4) According to one aspect of the present invention, in the electronic magazine creation device according to ( 3 ), a message to the user is sent based on the length of the non-use period and the number of unread contents used for the magazine data. An electronic magazine creating apparatus further comprising a message output unit for outputting.
(5) One aspect of the present invention is the electronic magazine creation device according to ( 4 ) above, wherein the message notifies big news.
(6) According to one aspect of the present invention, a search execution unit that searches for content via a communication network with a predetermined search condition at a predetermined time, and acquires content via the communication network based on the search result A content acquisition unit, a magazine creation unit that creates magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content, and a read management unit that manages the read of the content related to the magazine data, The magazine creation unit is an electronic magazine creation device that changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on management of the already read content, and the search execution unit activates its own electronic magazine creation device. The electronic magazine creation apparatus changes the predetermined timing based on time history information.
(7) One aspect of the present invention is the electronic magazine creation device according to (1), wherein the magazine creation unit changes the creation frequency of the magazine data according to the read ratio of the content. It is.
(8) One aspect of the present invention is the electronic magazine creation device according to any one of the above (1), (2), or (7), wherein the magazine creation unit has a long period of non-use period of its own electronic magazine creation device. The electronic magazine creation apparatus changes the creation frequency of the magazine data accordingly.
(9) One aspect of the present invention is the electronic magazine creation device according to any one of the above (1), (2), (7), or (8), and the length of the non-use period of its own electronic magazine creation device; The electronic magazine creation apparatus further includes a message output unit that outputs a message to the user based on the unread number of contents used for the magazine data.
(10) One aspect of the present invention is the electronic magazine creating apparatus according to (9), wherein the message notifies big news.
(11) One aspect of the present invention is the electronic magazine creation device according to any one of (1), (2), (7), (8), (9), or (10), wherein the search execution unit includes: The electronic magazine creation apparatus changes the predetermined timing based on the startup time history information of its own electronic magazine creation apparatus.

( 12 ) One aspect of the present invention is an electronic magazine creation system in which the electronic magazine creation device according to any one of (1) to ( 11 ) and a content provider device are connected via a communication network. The content provider device is an electronic magazine creation system that provides the content via the communication network based on the search result of the electronic magazine creation device.

( 13 ) According to one aspect of the present invention, an electronic magazine creation device searches for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition, and the electronic magazine creation device is based on a result of the search. The content is acquired via a communication network, and the electronic magazine creation device creates the magazine data displayed on the screen using the obtained content, and the electronic magazine creation device creates the content related to the magazine data. The electronic magazine creation device is configured to change the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the content already read , wherein the electronic magazine creation device This is an electronic magazine creation method in which the number of displayed headings is changed in accordance with the read ratio of the content .
(14) According to one aspect of the present invention, the electronic magazine creation device searches for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition, and the electronic magazine creation device is based on the search result. The content is acquired via a communication network, and the electronic magazine creation device creates the magazine data displayed on the screen using the obtained content, and the electronic magazine creation device creates the content related to the magazine data. The electronic magazine creation device is configured to change the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the content already read, wherein the electronic magazine creation device The electronic magazine creation changes the creation frequency of the magazine data according to the read ratio of the content. It is a method.
(15) According to one aspect of the present invention, the electronic magazine creation device searches for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition, and the electronic magazine creation device is based on the search result. The content is acquired via a communication network, and the electronic magazine creation device creates the magazine data displayed on the screen using the obtained content, and the electronic magazine creation device creates the content related to the magazine data. The electronic magazine creation device is configured to change the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the content already read, wherein the electronic magazine creation device The frequency of creating the magazine data is changed according to the length of the non-use period of the electronic magazine creation device. , It is an electronic magazine creation method.
(16) According to one aspect of the present invention, an electronic magazine creation device searches for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition, and the electronic magazine creation device is based on a result of the search. The content is acquired via a communication network, and the electronic magazine creation device creates the magazine data displayed on the screen using the obtained content, and the electronic magazine creation device creates the content related to the magazine data. The electronic magazine creation device is configured to change the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the content already read, wherein the electronic magazine creation device An electronic machine that changes the predetermined timing based on the startup time history information of its own electronic magazine creation device. Gin creation method.

( 17 ) According to one aspect of the present invention, a computer is provided with a search execution function for searching for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and under a predetermined search condition, and via a communication network based on the search result. A content acquisition function for acquiring content, a magazine creation function for creating magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content, a read management function for managing read of content related to the magazine data, The magazine creation function changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the content already read, and the magazine creation function It is a computer program that changes the number of headings displayed according to the ratio .
(18) According to one aspect of the present invention, a computer performs a search execution function for searching for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition, and via a communication network based on the search result. A content acquisition function for acquiring content, a magazine creation function for creating magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content, a read management function for managing read of content related to the magazine data, The magazine creation function changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the content already read, and the magazine creation function It is a computer program that changes the creation frequency of the magazine data according to the ratio. .
(19) According to one aspect of the present invention, a search execution function for searching a content via a communication network at a predetermined time and a predetermined search condition is transmitted to a computer via a communication network based on the search result. A content acquisition function for acquiring content, a magazine creation function for creating magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content, a read management function for managing read of content related to the magazine data, The magazine creation function changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data on the basis of the management of the content already read, and the magazine creation function has its own electronic magazine creation device. Depending on the length of non-use period, the computer may change the frequency of creating the magazine data. Which is another program.
(20) According to one aspect of the present invention, a search execution function for searching a content via a communication network with a predetermined search condition at a predetermined timing and a communication network based on a result of the search A content acquisition function for acquiring content, a magazine creation function for creating magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content, a read management function for managing read of content related to the magazine data, The magazine creation function changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the content already read, and the search execution function has its own electronic magazine creation device. A computer program for changing the predetermined timing based on the startup time history information of A.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to contribute to the optimization of the amount of information provided to the user by the electronic magazine.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic magazine creation device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the hardware which implement | achieves the electronic magazine production apparatus 1 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the electronic magazine production system which uses the electronic magazine production apparatus 1 shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the whole procedure of the electronic magazine production method which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence chart which shows the specific example of the electronic magazine production method which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the magazine data creation method which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the read management data based on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the read management data based on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the already-read determination method of the content which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 includes an input unit 2, a search timing condition data storage unit 3, a search execution unit 4, a content acquisition unit 5, a content data storage unit 6, a magazine creation unit 7, and a magazine data storage unit 8. A read management unit 9, a read management data storage unit 10, and an output unit 11 are provided.

  The input unit 2 inputs data used in the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1. The search timing condition data storage unit 3 stores data indicating search timing and search conditions. The search execution unit 4 searches for content via a communication network with a predetermined search condition at a predetermined time. The predetermined timing and the predetermined search condition are based on data stored in the search timing condition data storage unit 3. The content acquisition unit 5 acquires content via the communication network based on the search result by the search execution unit 4. The content data storage unit 6 stores content data acquired by the content acquisition unit 5. The magazine creation unit 7 creates the magazine data displayed on the screen using the content acquired by the content acquisition unit 5. The magazine data storage unit 8 stores the magazine data created by the magazine creation unit 7. The read management unit 9 manages the read of content related to magazine data. The already-read management data storage unit 10 stores data related to the management of content that has been read regarding magazine data. The output unit 11 outputs data such as magazine data.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of hardware that implements the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 illustrated in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 includes a CPU unit 21, a storage unit 22, a communication unit 23, an operation unit 24, and a display unit 25. These units are configured to exchange data.

  The CPU unit 21 controls the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1. This control function is realized by the CPU unit 21 executing a computer program. The storage unit 22 stores a computer program executed by the CPU unit 21 and various data. The storage unit 22 stores an electronic magazine creation program 31. The functions of each unit of the electronic magazine creating apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 are realized by the CPU unit 21 shown in FIG. 2 executing an electronic magazine creating program 31 stored in the storage unit 22. Each storage unit of the electronic magazine creating apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in the storage unit 22 shown in FIG.

  The communication unit 23 communicates with other devices via a communication network. The operation unit 24 includes input devices such as a keyboard, a numeric keypad, and a mouse, and performs data input according to a user operation. The display unit 25 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display device and displays data. Further, a touch panel capable of both data input and data display may be provided.

  The electronic magazine creation device 1 may be configured using a general-purpose computer device, or may be configured as a dedicated hardware device. Further, as the electronic magazine creation device 1, a mobile communication terminal device such as a smartphone, a tablet computer device, a stationary personal computer device, or the like may be used.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic magazine creation system using the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. The electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 communicates with content providers such as a content search / distribution system 40, a news distribution server 41, an electronic commerce server 42, an SNS (Social Networking Service) server 43, and a video sharing server 44 via a communication network 50. To do. The electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 searches the content provider for content under a predetermined search condition, and acquires content from the content provider based on the search result.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an overall procedure of the electronic magazine creation method according to the present embodiment. With reference to FIG. 4, an outline of the entire operation related to electronic magazine creation performed by the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

(Step S1) First, search timing and search conditions are set. Search timings and search conditions include those designated by the user and preset as defaults. As for the data indicating the search timing and search conditions designated by the user, the data input from the input unit 2 is stored in the search timing condition data storage unit 3. Data indicating the default search timing and search conditions is stored in advance in the search timing condition data storage unit 3.

(Step S <b> 2) The search execution unit 4 searches for content via a communication network with a predetermined search condition at a predetermined time. The predetermined time and the predetermined search condition are based on data stored in the search time condition data storage unit 3.

(Step S3) The content acquisition unit 5 acquires the content via the communication network based on the search result by the search execution unit 4. The acquired content data is stored in the content data storage unit 6.

(Step S4) The magazine creation unit 7 creates the magazine data displayed on the screen using the content acquired by the content acquisition unit 5. The created magazine data is stored in the magazine data storage unit 8.

(Step S5) The read management unit 9 manages the read of content related to magazine data. Data regarding this read management is stored in the read management data storage unit 10.

  FIG. 5 is a sequence chart showing a specific example of the electronic magazine creation method according to the present embodiment. The example of FIG. 5 corresponds to the electronic magazine creation system of FIG. With reference to FIG. 5, the specific example of the operation | movement which concerns on the electronic magazine preparation which the electronic magazine preparation apparatus 1 of this embodiment performs is demonstrated.

(Step S11) First, the user inputs a keyword. The keyword is input by operating the operation unit 24 (see FIG. 2), for example. The input unit 2 stores the input keyword in the search timing condition data storage unit 3. In the example of FIG. 5, three keywords X, Y, and Z are input and stored in the search timing condition data storage unit 3.

(Step S12) The search execution unit 4 searches for content using keywords X, Y, and Z at a predetermined time. As the predetermined time, for example, content is searched every day at 5 am. This content search is performed for each of the keywords X, Y, and Z. Specifically, the search execution unit 4 transmits the keyword X, the content search distribution system 40, the news distribution server 41, the electronic commerce server 42, the SNS server 43, and the video sharing server 44 via the communication network 50. Y and Z are transmitted, and a search is requested for each of the keywords X, Y, and Z. As a response to the search request, the search execution unit 4 receives, for each of the keywords X, Y, and Z, from the content search distribution system 40, the news distribution server 41, the electronic commerce server 42, the SNS server 43, and the video sharing server 44. , Receive search results.

  The news distribution server 41, the electronic commerce server 42, the SNS server 43, and the video sharing server 44 connected to the Internet 52 receive information indicating their own contents corresponding to the keywords X, Y, and Z as keywords , Z as a search result. In the content search / distribution system 40, the search server 61 searches the content stored in the content database 62 included in the content search / distribution system 40 for each of the keywords X, Y, and Z, and the content that is the result of the search. Is returned as a search result of each keyword X, Y, Z.

(Step S13) The content acquisition unit 5 downloads (receives), for example, a predetermined number of contents from the contents indicated by the search results received in Step S12. The content acquisition unit 5 causes the content data storage unit 6 to store content data acquired by the download. The content data includes the content heading data and the detailed data of the content. The moving image sharing server 44 downloads moving image header data and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) indicating the location of the moving image data, and does not download detailed moving image data.

(Step S14) The magazine creation unit 7 creates magazine data to be displayed on the screen using the content acquired in step S13. This magazine data is created for each of the keywords X, Y, and Z. The magazine creation unit 7 creates magazine data for the keyword X by using the content acquired based on the search result by the keyword X. Further, the magazine creation unit 7 creates magazine data for the keyword Y by using the content acquired based on the search result by the keyword Y. Further, the magazine creation unit 7 creates magazine data for the keyword Z using the content acquired based on the search result by the keyword Z.

  The magazine creation unit 7 stores the created magazine data in the magazine data storage unit 8. The output unit 11 outputs the created magazine data. The output magazine data is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 25 (see FIG. 2), for example. In displaying the magazine data, for example, the cover of the magazine is first displayed. The magazine data may be displayed on the display unit 25 of the electronic magazine creating apparatus 1 or by outputting the magazine data to an external display device of the electronic magazine creating apparatus 1. It may be displayed.

(Step S15) When the user performs a browsing operation on the magazine data displayed on the screen, the headings and details of the contents included in the magazine data are displayed on the screen. The browsing operation for the magazine data is performed on, for example, a touch panel on which the magazine data is displayed. Information about the headings and details of the content displayed on the screen by the user's operation is input by the input unit 2. The already-read management unit 9 manages the already-read contents based on the input information.

(Steps S16, S17, S18) When the user reproduces the moving image indicated by the content acquired from the moving image sharing server 44, the user operates the reproduction button of the moving image displayed on the screen (step S16). Information on this operation is input by the input unit 2. In response to the input operation information, the content acquisition unit 5 accesses the URL of the corresponding moving image and requests streaming reproduction of the moving image (step S17). Thereby, streaming reproduction of a moving image is performed (step S18).

[Magazine data creation]
Next, a magazine data creation method according to this embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, the magazine creation unit 7 changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the content read management by the read management unit 9. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the magazine data creation method according to this embodiment. With reference to FIG. 6, an operation related to creation of magazine data performed by the magazine creation unit 7 of the present embodiment will be described.

(Step S601) The magazine creation unit 7 calculates the content read ratio. Specifically, the magazine creation unit 7 uses the read management data stored in the read management data storage unit 10 to calculate the content read ratio.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the read management data according to the present embodiment. The read management data is data for managing the read of the content used for the magazine data, and is stored in the read management data storage unit 10. Reading of content related to magazine data is managed for each issue of magazine data. The example of FIG. 7 is a case where an electronic magazine is issued daily. In the example of FIG. 7, the read management data includes data for 7 days of issue numbers (for convenience, from May 1 issue to May 7 issue). The read management data indicates whether or not the content used for the magazine data has been read for each issue number. When “read” is shown in the column corresponding to the content in FIG. 7, it indicates that the content has been read, and when the column is blank, the content is not read (that is, Unread).

  The magazine creation unit 7 calculates the ratio of the number of read contents to the total number of contents based on the total number of contents indicated by the read management data and the number of read contents.

(Step S602) The magazine creation unit 7 compares the calculated content read ratio with a predetermined reference value.

(Step S603) The magazine creation unit 7 determines the amount of information provided by magazine data according to the result of the comparison.

[Magazine data creation: how to determine the amount of information provided]
The following is an example of a method for determining the information provision amount based on magazine data.

[Example 1 of Determination Method of Information Provision Amount] The magazine creation unit 7 changes the number of headlines displayed according to the content read ratio. Specifically, the magazine creation unit 7 determines the number of contents for displaying a heading (the number of headings to be displayed) among the contents included in the magazine data, according to the comparison result in step S602. An example of how to determine the display number of this heading is given below. Note that the initial value of the number of headings displayed is set in advance.

(Example 1-1 of how to determine the number of displayed headings) As a result of the comparison in step S602, if it is determined that the content read ratio is large, the number of displayed headings is increased by a predetermined number. This assumes a user who feels unsatisfactory in the amount of information provided by magazine data.

(Example 1-2 of how to determine the display number of headings) As a result of the comparison in step S602, if it is determined that the content read ratio is large, the display number of headings is reduced by a predetermined number. This assumes a user who feels that the amount of information provided by magazine data is sufficient, but frequently checks electronic magazines to reduce unreadness.

(Example 1-3 of how to determine the number of displayed headings) As a result of the comparison in step S602, if it is determined that the content read ratio is small, the number of displayed headings is reduced by a predetermined number. This is intended for users who are not accustomed to reading electronic magazines and do not feel that much information is needed.

(Example 1-4 of how to determine the number of headline display) As a result of the comparison in step S602, if it is determined that the content read ratio is small, the number of headline display is increased by a predetermined number. This assumes that an electronic magazine is read only occasionally, but when reading it, the amount of information provided by a single electronic magazine is increased for a user who reads in a batch.

  By changing the number of headlines displayed according to Example 1 of the information provision amount determination method described above, it is possible to contribute to optimization of the provision information amount according to the content read ratio.

  Note that the content read ratio in step S601 may be calculated for each genre, and the number of headlines displayed may be changed for each genre according to the read ratio. In this case, the read management data has information indicating the genre of each content. Examples of the genre include the type of content provider. In the example of FIG. 3, there are four types of content providers: news (news distribution server), shopping (electronic commerce server), SNS (SNS server), and entertainment (video sharing server). For example, the genre of the content acquired from the news distribution server 41 is news, and the content heading data for news included in the magazine data is classified and displayed as the heading for news. As for the content search / distribution system 40, when each content database 62 provided in the content search / distribution system 40 is classified by genre, the genre of the content database 62 is used. When displaying headings by date and time, the data of content headings created in the same time zone on the same date are classified and displayed as the same date and time. Further, the content heading data may be classified and displayed by genre and date / time.

[Example 2 of Information Provision Amount Determination Method] The magazine creation unit 7 changes the creation frequency of magazine data according to the content read ratio. Specifically, the magazine creation unit 7 determines the frequency of creating magazine data (magazine data creation frequency) according to the result of the comparison in step S602. An example of how to determine the magazine data creation frequency is given below. Note that an initial value of the magazine data creation frequency (for example, creation only once a day) is set in advance.

(Example 2-1 for determining magazine data creation frequency)
As a result of the comparison in step S602, if it is determined that the content read ratio is large, the magazine data creation frequency is increased by a predetermined number. For example, the number of creations is increased from once a day to twice a day. As a result, the content search by the search execution unit 4 also increases in accordance with the magazine data creation frequency.

(Example of how to determine magazine data creation frequency 2-2)
As a result of the comparison in step S602, when it is determined that the content read ratio is small, the magazine data creation frequency is reduced by a predetermined number. For example, it is reduced from creation only once a day to creation once every two days. Thereby, the content search by the search execution unit 4 is also reduced in accordance with the magazine data creation frequency.

  By changing the magazine data creation frequency according to Example 2 of the information provision amount determination method described above, it is possible to optimize the amount of information provided according to the content read ratio and to optimize the amount of communication in content search and acquisition. Can contribute.

  The magazine data creation frequency may be changed for each magazine data. For example, when the magazine data is created for each keyword used for content search in the search execution unit 4, the content read ratio is calculated for each magazine data of each keyword, and the read content of the content is calculated. The magazine data creation frequency is determined according to the ratio.

  Further, in the same magazine data, the magazine data creation frequency may be changed for each genre according to the read ratio. In this case, in the same magazine data, the creation frequency may change for each genre. Therefore, in a genre that is not at the creation time, the same content as the previously issued magazine data is used for the newly issued magazine data.

[Example 3 of Determination Method of Information Provision Amount] The magazine creation unit 7 changes the creation frequency of the magazine data according to the length of the non-use period of its own electronic magazine creation device 1. Information indicating the length of the non-use period of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 includes information indicating a period during which the user has not operated the electronic magazine application. The length of the non-use period may be measured by the electronic magazine creation device 1 or may be measured by a device outside the electronic magazine creation device 1. For example, in FIG. 2, the CPU unit 21 may realize the function by executing a computer program that realizes the function of measuring the length of the non-use period of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1.

  An example of how to determine the magazine data creation frequency in Example 3 of the information provision amount determination method will be described below. Note that an initial value of the magazine data creation frequency (for example, creation only once a day) is set in advance. The length of the non-use period of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 is compared with a reference value. If it is determined that the non-use period is long as a result of this comparison, the magazine data creation frequency is reduced by a predetermined number. For example, it is reduced from creation only once a day to creation once every two days. In addition, when the non-use period greatly exceeds the reference value, for example, when the non-use period is one month or more with respect to one week, the magazine data creation frequency is set to 0, and the magazine data You may make it stop creation of.

  By changing the magazine data creation frequency according to the example 3 of the information provision amount determination method described above, the provision of the information provision amount according to the length of the non-use period of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 and the communication in the search and acquisition of the content It can contribute to the optimization of the amount.

  Note that the output unit 11 may output a message to the user based on the length of the non-use period of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 and the number of unread contents used for the magazine data. In this case, the output unit 11 functions as a message output unit. The number of unread contents used for the magazine data is obtained by subtracting the number of read contents from the total number of contents indicated by the read management data related to the magazine data. In addition, as a message output from the output unit 11, a message based on the length of the non-use period of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 and the number of unread contents used for magazine data is prepared in advance. Moreover, the message which alert | reports big news is mentioned as the content of the message which the output part 11 outputs. As a result, it is possible to expect an effect of urging the user to use the electronic magazine creating apparatus 1 for a user whose non-use period is longer than a predetermined length. Big news includes content obtained from a news distribution server that has been distributed from a large number of news distribution servers of a predetermined number or repeatedly distributed from a news distribution server a predetermined number of times or more. It is done. Or, as big news, it is the content of posted articles acquired from the SNS server, which is highly rated by a large number of viewers of a predetermined number or more, or reposted by a large number of viewers of a predetermined number of times, Content.

[Search Content]
The search execution unit 4 may change a predetermined timing for searching for content based on the startup time history information of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 of the search execution unit 4. The activation time history information of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 includes a record of the time when the user starts operating the electronic magazine application. The activation time history information may be generated by the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 or may be generated by a device outside the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1. For example, in FIG. 2, the CPU unit 21 may realize the function by executing a computer program that realizes the function of generating the activation time history information of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1.

  As a method of changing a predetermined timing for searching for content, a time zone with the most startup time is checked in the startup time history information, and a predetermined time for searching for content at a predetermined time earlier in the time zone of the investigation result It is possible to change the timing. Thereby, the content based on the result searched according to the time slot | zone when a user often uses the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 can be provided as an electronic magazine. For example, for a user who starts an electronic magazine application at lunch break every day (for convenience of explanation, from 12:00 to 13:00) and browses the electronic magazine, a predetermined time for searching for content is set to 12:00 By doing so, it is possible to provide content in time for the user to browse the electronic magazine.

  Further, the search execution unit 4 may change the content search amount according to the frequency of use of its own electronic magazine creation apparatus 1. The frequency of use of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 includes the frequency of the user starting the operation of the electronic magazine application. The usage frequency of the electronic magazine creating apparatus 1 may be measured by the electronic magazine creating apparatus 1 or may be measured by a device outside the electronic magazine creating apparatus 1. For example, in FIG. 2, the function may be realized by the CPU unit 21 executing a computer program that realizes a function of measuring the usage frequency of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1.

  As a method for changing the search amount of content, when the frequency of use of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 is higher than a reference value, the number of content search destination sites is increased by a predetermined number. Further, when the frequency of use of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 is less than a reference value, the number of content search destination sites can be reduced by a predetermined number. Thereby, in the search and acquisition of content, it can contribute to optimization of the communication amount according to the use frequency of the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1.

  Hereinafter, an example of a content read management method according to the present embodiment will be described.

[Read Content Management: About Content ID]
The already-read managing unit 9 manages the reading of the content related to the magazine data by using the content identifier (content ID) corresponding to the type of content acquired by the content acquiring unit 5. Specifically, for a content having a content ID unique to the content provider, the content ID unique to the content provider is used. On the other hand, for content that does not have a content ID unique to the content provider, information unique to the content is used as the content ID.

  For example, in each of the news distribution server 41, the electronic commerce server 42, the moving image sharing server 44, and the content search / distribution system 40 illustrated in FIG. 3, a unique content ID is assigned to each content. In this case, for the content acquired from the news distribution server 41, a content ID unique to the news distribution server 41 assigned to the content by the news distribution server 41 is used. For the content acquired from the electronic commerce server 42, the content ID unique to the electronic commerce server 42 assigned to the content by the electronic commerce server 42 is used. For the content acquired from the video sharing server 44, a content ID unique to the video sharing server 44 assigned to the content by the video sharing server 44 is used. Further, for the content acquired from the content search / distribution system 40, a content ID unique to the content search / distribution system 40 assigned to the content by the content search / distribution system 40 is used. The content IDs specific to these content providers are included in, for example, the content ID field in a response message to an API (Application Programming Interface) of a search request transmitted to the content provider.

  On the other hand, in each of the SNS servers 43 illustrated in FIG. 3, it is assumed that a unique content ID is not assigned to each content. In this case, for content acquired from the SNS server 43, information unique to the content is used as the content ID. For example, a URL (content position information) indicating the location of the content acquired from the SNS server 43 is used as the content ID of the content.

  The read management unit 9 identifies the content by the content ID, and manages the read about each content. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the read management data according to the present embodiment. The read management data is data for managing the read of the content used for the magazine data, and is stored in the read management data storage unit 10. In the example of FIG. 8, whether or not the corresponding content has been read for each content ID is shown for each content provider from which the content acquisition unit 5 has acquired the content. When “read” is shown in the column corresponding to the content ID in FIG. 8, this indicates that the content with the content ID has been read, and when the column is blank, the content with the content ID is Indicates that it has not been read (that is, has not been read).

  In FIG. 8, the content acquired from the news distribution server A is given a unique content ID to the news distribution server 41, and whether or not the corresponding content has been read for the content ID. It is shown. For example, among the contents acquired from the news distribution server A, the content with the content ID_1 is “read”, and the content with the content ID_2 is “unread”. Similarly, for each content acquired from each of the electronic commerce server B, the video sharing server C, the video sharing server D, and the content search / distribution system E, a unique content ID is assigned to each content provider, and the content is provided. For each source, whether or not the corresponding content has been read is indicated for the content ID.

  In FIG. 8, for the content acquired from the SNS server F, the URL that is the location information of the content is used for the content ID of the content, and the corresponding content is already read for the content ID. It is shown whether or not. For example, among the contents acquired from the SNS server F, the content of URL_F1 is “read”, and the content of URL_F2 is “unread”. Similarly, for the content acquired from the SNS server G, the URL that is the location information of the content is used for the content ID of the content, and whether the corresponding content has been read for the content ID. Whether or not is shown.

[Content read management: About the timing of content read]
When the magazine data heading is displayed, the read management unit 9 marks the content of the displayed heading as read. The magazine data includes the content heading data and the content detail data. When the heading data is displayed on the screen, the read management unit 9 displays the screen display in the read management data. “Read” is shown in the column corresponding to the content ID of the headline content. Information about the headline displayed on the screen is input by the input unit 2. The already-read management unit 9 updates the already-read management data based on the input information about the headline.

  The magazine data headings are displayed by genre or date / time. Examples of the genre include the type of content provider. In the example of FIG. 3, there are four types of content providers: news (news distribution server), shopping (electronic commerce server), SNS (SNS server), and entertainment (video sharing server). For example, the genre of the content acquired from the news distribution server 41 is news, and the content heading data for news included in the magazine data is classified and displayed as the heading for news. As for the content search / distribution system 40, when each content database 62 provided in the content search / distribution system 40 is classified by genre, the genre of the content database 62 is used. When displaying headings by date and time, the data of content headings created in the same time zone on the same date are classified and displayed as the same date and time. Further, the content heading data may be classified and displayed by genre and date / time.

[Content read management: About content read determination]
The read management unit 9 reads the content (newly acquired content) acquired by the content acquisition unit 5 when the magazine data is newly issued based on the read management data stored in the read management data storage unit 10. Determine. The newly acquired content whose determination result is already read is discarded. As a result, the magazine creation unit 7 uses only unread content as a result of the already-read determination from the newly acquired content to create newly issued magazine data.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure of the content already read determination method according to the present embodiment. With reference to FIG. 9, an operation related to the content read determination performed by the read management unit 9 of the present embodiment will be described.

(Step S101) The already-read management unit 9 checks whether or not the already-read management data has the same content ID as the content ID of the newly acquired content. In this investigation, only the content ID for the content provider of the newly acquired content in the already-read management data is checked to see if it matches the content ID of the newly acquired content. For example, in the read management data of FIG. 8, when the content provider of the newly acquired content is the news distribution server A, only the content ID for the news distribution server A in the read management data is targeted. It is checked whether or not the content ID of the newly acquired content matches.

(Step S102) As a result of the investigation in step S101, if the content ID that matches the content ID of the newly acquired content is present in the read management data, the process proceeds to step S103. On the other hand, if the matching content ID is not present in the read management data, the processing in FIG. 9 is terminated.

(Step S103) The read management unit 9 checks whether or not the read management data has been read for each content ID found in step S101 in the read management data.

(Step S104) As a result of the investigation in step S103, the content ID that has been read is processed in step S105. On the other hand, no processing is performed for content IDs that have not been read.

(Step S105) As a result of the investigation in step S103, the already-read management unit 9 discards the newly acquired content that is the already-read content ID. Thereafter, the process of FIG. 9 is terminated.

  Note that the above-described content read determination in FIG. 9 may be performed only for a predetermined period. For example, the already-read management unit 9 stops the already-read determination of the content used for the magazine data after a predetermined period has elapsed since the creation of the magazine data. The creation date and time of the magazine data and the content ID of the content used for the magazine data are recorded separately. Regarding the content ID of the content for which the read determination is stopped, the read determination is stopped by deleting the content ID from the read management data. As the predetermined period, for example, stopping the read determination of the corresponding content in one week can be mentioned. The content with the content ID for which the read determination has been stopped may be used for creating new magazine data as newly acquired content. However, for example, it is considered that there is a low possibility that the latest news is searched again after one week, for example, after being posted in the magazine data as the latest news. For this reason, even if the read determination of the content is stopped only for a predetermined period such as one week after the content is used for the magazine data, if the disadvantage can be tolerated, only the amount of the read determination is stopped. The effect of reducing the load can be obtained.

  According to the content read management method described above, the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 manages the read of the content retrieved at different times. As a result, the content provider need not manage the read of the distributed content for each content provider.

  In addition, according to the above-described content read management method, the content ID assigned to whether or not the content has been read in the read management data held by the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 is matched with the content ID of the newly acquired content. Thus, it is possible to determine whether the newly acquired content has already been read. This greatly contributes to the reduction of the load required for determining whether the newly acquired content has already been read. This point will be described. Whether the content (used content) used for the magazine data that has already been issued is the same as the newly acquired content can also be determined by checking the used content and the newly acquired content one by one. Can do. However, checking the used content and the newly acquired content one by one is heavy and takes time. For this reason, if the same content ID can be assigned to the same content, it is possible to easily determine the match between the used content and the newly acquired content based on the content ID. However, the problem here is how to assign the same content ID to each of the contents searched for at different times even if they are the same contents. As a means for solving this problem, in the above-described content read management method, a content ID corresponding to the type of content acquired by the content acquisition unit 5 is used. As a result, the same content ID can be assigned to the same content retrieved at different times.

Moreover, according to this embodiment, the effect shown below is acquired.
According to this embodiment, the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 selects unread content from newly acquired content, and uses only the selected unread content for creation of newly issued magazine data. For this reason, the content provider need not extract only the result of the unread content from the search result by the keyword received from the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1. That is, the content provider may transmit the search result to the electronic magazine creation apparatus 1 as it is. This contributes to reducing restrictions on the content provider, and is useful when configuring an electronic magazine creation system.

  For example, as an electronic magazine creation system, contents satisfying both the search condition A “only contents created within the last week” and the search condition B “only unread contents” are assigned to the content provider X and the content provider Y. Suppose you want to develop what you get from each. Here, since the content provider X belongs to the developer, it is possible to create a new API for designating each of the search conditions A and B for the content provider X. On the other hand, since the content provider Y does not belong to the developer, it is difficult to create a new API for the content provider Y. For example, the search condition A can use an existing API, but the search condition B corresponds to the corresponding API. There is a problem that the search condition B cannot be specified. Even under such circumstances, according to the present embodiment, the processing of the search condition B is performed by the electronic magazine creating apparatus 1, and therefore only the search condition A needs to be requested from the content providers X and Y. Thus, according to this embodiment, the effect that the freedom degree in development of an electronic magazine production system becomes large is acquired.

  Further, when the APIs of the search conditions A and B are used for the content provider X, the processing for the search conditions A and B is performed by the content provider X, so the load on the content provider X increases. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, since the electronic magazine creating apparatus 1 processes the search conditions A and B, the content provider X does not need to process the search conditions A and B. As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to obtain an effect that the load can be distributed between the electronic magazine creating apparatus 1 and the content provider.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes design changes and the like within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention.

Further, a computer program for realizing the functions of the electronic magazine creating apparatus 1 described above is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed. Also good. Here, the “computer system” may include an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.
“Computer-readable recording medium” refers to a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, a writable nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, a portable medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and a built-in computer system. A storage device such as a hard disk.

Further, the “computer-readable recording medium” means a volatile memory (for example, DRAM (Dynamic DRAM) in a computer system that becomes a server or a client when a program is transmitted through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. Random Access Memory)), etc., which hold programs for a certain period of time.
The program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the “transmission medium” for transmitting the program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line.
The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electronic magazine production apparatus, 2 ... Input part, 3 ... Search time condition data storage part, 4 ... Search execution part, 5 ... Content acquisition part, 6 ... Content data storage part, 7 ... Magazine creation part, 8 ... Magazine data Storage unit 9 ... Read management unit 10 ... Read management data storage unit 11 ... Output unit

Claims (20)

A search execution unit for searching for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition;
A content acquisition unit that acquires content via a communication network based on the search result;
A magazine creation unit that creates magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content;
A read management unit that manages the read of content related to the magazine data,
The magazine creation unit is an electronic magazine creation device that changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the read content .
The magazine creation unit changes the number of headings displayed according to the read ratio of the content.
Electronic magazine creation device. A search execution unit for searching for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition;
A content acquisition unit that acquires content via a communication network based on the search result;
A magazine creation unit that creates magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content;
A read management unit that manages the read of content related to the magazine data,
The magazine creation unit is an electronic magazine creation device that changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the read content.
The magazine creation unit changes the creation frequency of the magazine data according to the read ratio of the content.
Electronic magazine creation device. A search execution unit for searching for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition;
A content acquisition unit that acquires content via a communication network based on the search result;
A magazine creation unit that creates magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content;
A read management unit that manages the read of content related to the magazine data,
The magazine creation unit is an electronic magazine creation device that changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the read content.
The magazine creation unit changes the creation frequency of the magazine data according to the length of the non-use period of its own electronic magazine creation device.
Electronic magazine creation device. The electronic magazine creation apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising a message output unit that outputs a message to a user based on the length of the non-use period and the number of unread contents used for the magazine data. The electronic magazine creating apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the message notifies big news. A search execution unit for searching for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition;
A content acquisition unit that acquires content via a communication network based on the search result;
A magazine creation unit that creates magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content;
A read management unit that manages the read of content related to the magazine data,
The magazine creation unit is an electronic magazine creation device that changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the management of the read content.
The search execution unit changes the predetermined timing based on startup time history information of its own electronic magazine creation device,
Electronic magazine creation device. The electronic magazine creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the magazine creation unit changes the creation frequency of the magazine data in accordance with a read ratio of the content . The electronic magazine creation device according to claim 1, wherein the magazine creation unit changes the creation frequency of the magazine data according to the length of a non-use period of the electronic magazine creation device of its own. . The message output part which outputs the message with respect to a user based on the length of the non-use period of an own electronic magazine production apparatus and the number of unread contents used for the magazine data, or 2 or The electronic magazine creation apparatus according to any one of 7 and 8 . The electronic magazine creating apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the message notifies big news . The search execution unit changes the predetermined timing based on startup time history information of its own electronic magazine creation device,
The electronic magazine creation apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, or 10 . An electronic magazine creation system in which the electronic magazine creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 11 and a content provider device are connected via a communication network,
The content providing device provides the content via the communication network based on the search result by the electronic magazine creation device.
Electronic magazine creation system. The electronic magazine creation device searches for content via a communication network with a predetermined search condition at a predetermined time,
The electronic magazine creation device acquires content via a communication network based on the search result,
The electronic magazine creation device creates the magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content,
The electronic magazine creation device manages the reading of content related to the magazine data,
The electronic magazine creation device is an electronic magazine creation method that changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the read management of the content ,
The electronic magazine creation device changes the number of headings displayed according to the read ratio of the content.
How to create an electronic magazine. The electronic magazine creation device searches for content via a communication network with a predetermined search condition at a predetermined time,
The electronic magazine creation device acquires content via a communication network based on the search result,
The electronic magazine creation device creates the magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content,
The electronic magazine creation device manages the reading of content related to the magazine data,
The electronic magazine creation device is an electronic magazine creation method that changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the read management of the content,
The electronic magazine creation device changes the creation frequency of the magazine data according to the read ratio of the content.
How to create an electronic magazine. The electronic magazine creation device searches for content via a communication network with a predetermined search condition at a predetermined time,
The electronic magazine creation device acquires content via a communication network based on the search result,
The electronic magazine creation device creates the magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content,
The electronic magazine creation device manages the reading of content related to the magazine data,
The electronic magazine creation device is an electronic magazine creation method that changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the read management of the content,
The electronic magazine creation device changes the creation frequency of the magazine data according to the length of the non-use period of its own electronic magazine creation device.
How to create an electronic magazine. The electronic magazine creation device searches for content via a communication network with a predetermined search condition at a predetermined time,
The electronic magazine creation device acquires content via a communication network based on the search result,
The electronic magazine creation device creates the magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content,
The electronic magazine creation device manages the reading of content related to the magazine data,
The electronic magazine creation device is an electronic magazine creation method that changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the read management of the content,
The electronic magazine creation device changes the predetermined timing based on startup time history information of its own electronic magazine creation device,
How to create an electronic magazine. On the computer,
A search execution function for searching for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition;
A content acquisition function for acquiring content via a communication network based on the search result;
A magazine creation function for creating magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content;
A read management function for managing the read of content related to the magazine data, and a computer program for realizing
The magazine creation function changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the read management of the content ,
The magazine creation function changes the number of headings displayed according to the read ratio of the content.
Computer program. On the computer,
A search execution function for searching for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition;
A content acquisition function for acquiring content via a communication network based on the search result;
A magazine creation function for creating magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content;
A read management function for managing the read of content related to the magazine data, and a computer program for realizing
The magazine creation function changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the read management of the content,
The magazine creation function changes the creation frequency of the magazine data according to the read ratio of the content.
Computer program. On the computer,
A search execution function for searching for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition;
A content acquisition function for acquiring content via a communication network based on the search result;
A magazine creation function for creating magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content;
A read management function for managing the read of content related to the magazine data, and a computer program for realizing
The magazine creation function changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the read management of the content,
The magazine creation function changes the creation frequency of the magazine data according to the length of the non-use period of its own electronic magazine creation device.
Computer program. On the computer,
A search execution function for searching for content via a communication network at a predetermined time and with a predetermined search condition;
A content acquisition function for acquiring content via a communication network based on the search result;
A magazine creation function for creating magazine data displayed on the screen using the acquired content;
A read management function for managing the read of content related to the magazine data, and a computer program for realizing
The magazine creation function changes the amount of information provided by the magazine data based on the read management of the content,
The search execution function changes the predetermined time based on the startup time history information of its own electronic magazine creation device,
Computer program.

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