JP7096808B2 - Information processing equipment, information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

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

In recent years, with the rapid spread of the Internet, for example, techniques related to analysis using various information on the Internet have been provided. For example, Non-Patent Document 1 (unpublished prior patent application by the same applicant; Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-241840) proposes a technique for estimating the propagation of a target's needs using a needs propagation pattern. Further, Non-Patent Document 2 (unpublished prior patent application by the same applicant; Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-240112) proposes a technique for determining solution information indicating a solution using another object to a need for an object. ..

Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-241840 Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-240112

By the way, if the target of the need is not solved, the consumer (hereinafter, also referred to as "user" or "general user") is the next best solution (alternative) even if the desired solution to the need is not reached. Draft) is often searched from various information on the Internet using a search query (eg, a search keyword). However, for many users, it is not easy to obtain the next best solution (alternative). Similarly, it is not easy for not only consumers but also target providers (businesses) to obtain alternative use plans for the targets they provide. Furthermore, it is not easy for a person who intends to propose alternative information to a general user or a business operator to manually collect or store alternative information to be suggested to any user.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of easily obtaining alternative information.

The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized by comprising an acquisition unit that acquires alternative information indicating another target that the searcher substitutes for a predetermined target, based on the search information related to the search by a certain searcher. ..

According to one aspect of the embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect that alternative information can be easily obtained.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of an alternative information registration database referred to by the information processing apparatus 10a of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10a according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the terminal device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of processing executed by the information processing apparatus 10a according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the subroutine of the alternative information acquisition process in step S510 of FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the subroutine of the alternative information proposal processing in step S520 of FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the query suggestion model referred to by the information processing apparatus 10b of FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10b according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of an alternative information registration database referred to by the information processing apparatus 10A of FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10A according to the third embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of processing executed by the information processing apparatus 10C in the information processing system 1C shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration.

Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and an embodiment for implementing an information processing program (hereinafter, referred to as “embodiment”) according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. do. It should be noted that these embodiments do not limit the information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program according to the present invention. Further, in each of the following embodiments, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate explanations are omitted.

[First Embodiment]
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this first embodiment, based on the search information related to the search by a certain searcher, the searcher can acquire alternative information indicating another target as a substitute for the predetermined target. Further, in the present embodiment, the acquired alternative information can be suggested to the user when any user gives an instruction to execute the search or after instructing the execution of the search.

[1-1. Information processing system configuration]
First, the configuration of the information processing system including the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The information processing system 1a shown in FIG. 1 includes an information processing device 10a, a terminal device 100, and a terminal device 100a. The information processing system 1a may have a plurality of terminal devices 100a, or may have a plurality of terminal devices 100. Here, the information processing device 10a, the terminal device 100, and the terminal device 100a are connected so as to be communicable by wire or wirelessly via an arbitrary network.

In the present embodiment, the information processing device 10a is an information processing device capable of receiving search information from the terminal device 100 and the terminal device 100a, and is realized by, for example, a server device, a cloud system, or the like. Further, the information processing device 10a is configured to be able to acquire the position information of the terminal device 100a.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device 100a is a user terminal capable of transmitting search information to the information processing device 10a. The terminal device 100a is, for example, a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet, and can communicate with an arbitrary server device via a wireless communication network such as 3G, 4G, 5G (GENERATION) or LTE (LONG TERM EVOLUTION). It is a portable terminal device that can be used. Further, the terminal device 100a is a screen of a liquid crystal display or the like, and has a screen having a touch panel function, and a character input related to a search such as a tap operation, a slide operation, a scroll operation, etc. Accepts various operations such as specifying (selecting) the context related to the search. The terminal device 100 is a terminal device capable of communicating with an arbitrary server device like the terminal device 100a, and may be a mobile terminal device or a fixed terminal device. The terminal device 100 accepts various operations such as character input related to the search and designation (selection) of the context related to the search from the operator. Further, the terminal device 100 and the terminal device 100a are configured to be able to display an image or a character string corresponding to various data distributed from the information processing device 10a.

[1-2. About the processing executed in the information processing system]
First, the processing executed in the information processing system 1a shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The process executed in the information processing system 1a is an alternative information acquisition process for acquiring alternative information indicating another target that the searcher substitutes for a predetermined target based on the search information related to the search by a certain searcher. , Includes alternative information proposal processing for suggesting the acquired alternative information to any user. Hereinafter, the alternative information acquisition process will be described by taking as an example a case where new alternative information is acquired based on the first search information, the second search information, and the location information from a certain searcher. The alternative information proposal process will be described by taking as an example a case where the search result information is output to the user and the alternative information is suggested after an arbitrary user gives an instruction to execute the search.

[1-2-1. Information flow]
First, an example of processing executed in the information processing system 1a will be described with reference to FIG. 1, focusing on the flow of information.

[1-2-1a. Information flow in the alternative information acquisition process]
In FIG. 1, first, in the terminal device 100a, when search information (for example, a search query) from an operator (searcher) of the terminal device 100a, which is a portable terminal device, is input, the terminal device 100a is an information processing device. Search information is transmitted to 10a (step S11). Instead of transmitting the search information, a search result reply request based on the search information may be transmitted. Then, the information processing apparatus 10a that has received the search information (also referred to as "first search information" here) from the terminal device 100a has search result information (here, "first search") corresponding to the first search information. "Result information") is acquired (step S12). The first search result information is transmitted from the information processing device 10a to the terminal device 100a, and the received first search result information is output (displayed) to the terminal device 100a.

Next, when the second search information (search information following the first search information) is transmitted from the terminal device 100a as in steps S11 to S12 (step S13), the information processing device 10a receives the second search information. The second search result information corresponding to the search information of is acquired (step S14). The second search result information is transmitted from the information processing device 10a to the terminal device 100a, and the received second search result information is output (displayed) to the terminal device 100a. Further, the information processing device 10a acquires the position information of the terminal device 100a that has received the first search information and the second search information (step S15).

After that, the information processing apparatus 10a acquires alternative information based on the first search information, the second search information, and the position information (step S16). The details of the process for acquiring the alternative information will be described later. By repeating the processes of steps S12 and S14 to S16, a plurality of alternative information will be acquired. In this way, one or more alternative information (hereinafter, also referred to as "one group of alternative information") is automatically acquired without human intervention. As a result, the owner or manager of the information processing apparatus 10a can easily collect or store alternative information. It is preferable that the information processing apparatus 10a is configured to register the acquired alternative information in the alternative information registration database as schematically shown in FIG.

[1-2-1b. Information flow in alternative information proposal processing]
In FIG. 1, first, in a terminal device 100 which is an example of an arbitrary terminal device, when search information (for example, a search query) from an operator (arbitrary user) of the terminal device 100 is input, the terminal device The 100 transmits search information (also referred to as “arbitrary search information” here) to the information processing apparatus 10a (step S21). Then, the information processing device 10a that has received the arbitrary search information from the terminal device 100 acquires the search result information corresponding to the arbitrary search information (step S22). Further, the information processing apparatus 10a acquires alternative information according to the arbitrary search information from the group of alternative information acquired in step S16 (step S23).

After that, the information processing apparatus 10a transmits the search result information acquired in step S22 and the alternative information acquired in step S23 to the terminal device that has transmitted the arbitrary search information (step S24). Then, the received search result information and alternative information are output (displayed) to the terminal device 100 (step S25). In this way, for the operator (arbitrary user) of the terminal device 100, the alternative information acquired based on the search information of a certain searcher (operator of the terminal device 100a) (the searcher substitutes for a predetermined target). (Alternative information indicating other targets) is automatically proposed (suggested) as information to be suggested to the user. As a result, any user can easily obtain alternative information.

[1-3. About an example of alternative information]
Subsequently, with reference to FIG. 2, a configuration example of an alternative information registration database in which the alternative information acquired by the information processing apparatus 10a of FIG. 1 is registered will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of an alternative information registration database referred to by the information processing apparatus 10a of FIG. 1.

In the alternative information registration database illustrated in FIG. 2, a combination of the search information and the alternative information related to the search information is registered. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the first search information, the second search information, the location information, and the alternative information are associated with each other. Here, the first search information is the information received in step S12, the second search information is the information received in step S14, and the location information is the information acquired in step S15. Yes, the alternative information is the information acquired in step S16. As an example, as a result of the searcher instructing the execution of the first search "rental meeting room" and then the execution instruction of the second search "karaoke", the search result regarding the second search result "karaoke". When the information is acquired, if the position "near the south exit of AB station" indicated by the acquired location information matches the position of the target "Karaoke AB station square store" corresponding to the second search result information, the target is concerned. The target information about is acquired as alternative information and registered in the alternative information registration database.

In addition, once the alternative information is acquired, the alternative information registration database does not have to include the second information and the location information. That is, in the alternative information registration database, the first search information and the alternative information may be associated with each other. As shown in FIG. 2, since a plurality of combinations are registered in the alternative information registration database, it is possible to acquire alternative information corresponding to the search information by referring to the alternative information registration database based on the search information. It will be possible.

[1-4. About the realization mode of processing]
The processing executed in the above-mentioned information processing system can be realized by any embodiment. For example, all of the above-mentioned processes may be realized in the information processing apparatus 10a. That is, when the operator (for example, the owner of the information processing device 10a or its administrator) inputs or specifies the search information in the information processing device 10a, the information processing device 10a acquires alternative information according to the search information. , If necessary, output (suggest) the acquired alternative information to any user. The suggestion of alternative information may be carried out by another information processing device. In this case, the first information processing device that acquires the alternative information and the second information processing device that outputs (suggests) the alternative information constitute an information processing system. On the other hand, for example, all of the above-mentioned processes may be realized in the terminal device 100a. In this case, it is preferable that the terminal device 100a is equipped with an application that realizes the above-mentioned processing in advance, and more preferably, the access right to the above-mentioned alternative information registration database or the like is set.

[1-5. Configuration of information processing device 10a]
Next, an example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10a according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10a according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing apparatus 10a includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a control unit 13.

The communication unit 11 is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. Then, the communication unit 11 is connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits / receives information to / from the terminal device 100a.

The storage unit 12 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory (Flash Memory), or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. Further, the storage unit 12 has a search information storage area 12a, a position information storage area 12b, and an alternative information storage area 12c. Preferably, the storage unit 12 includes a storage area for storing the above-mentioned search result information.

The search information storage area 12a is an area for storing search information received from the terminal device. The position information storage area 12b is an area for storing the position information of the terminal device. The alternative information storage area 12c is an area for storing alternative information, and for example, the alternative information registration database shown in FIG. 2 is stored.

The control unit 13 is realized by, for example, using a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like to execute various programs stored in the storage device inside the information processing device 10a using the RAM as a work area. Will be done. Further, the control unit 13 is realized by, for example, an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 13 has an acquisition unit 14 and a proposal unit 15a.

Based on the search information related to the search by a certain searcher, the acquisition unit 14 acquires alternative information indicating another target that the searcher substitutes for the predetermined target. The acquisition unit 14 includes an acquisition unit that acquires search information related to a search by a certain searcher, and a specific unit that identifies another target that the searcher substitutes for a predetermined target based on the search information. It may be configured as follows. As described with reference to FIG. 1, the acquisition unit 14 according to the present embodiment can acquire alternative information based on the search information regarding the search by a certain searcher and the position information regarding the position of the searcher. More preferably, when a searcher gives an instruction to execute a first search and then gives an instruction to execute a second search, and as a result, search result information regarding the result of the second search is acquired, the search is performed. When the position indicated by the position information of the person matches the position of the target corresponding to the second search result information, the target information regarding the target is acquired as alternative information.

The proposal unit 15a suggests to the user the alternative information acquired by the acquisition unit 14. The proposal unit 15a acquires specific search information from a group of alternative information based on the first acquisition unit that acquires the search information related to the search by the searcher and the search information acquired by the first acquisition unit. The second acquisition unit may be configured to include an output unit that outputs the specific search information acquired by the second acquisition unit to the searcher. As described with reference to FIG. 1, the alternative information to be suggested is preferably acquired based on the search information regarding the search by a certain searcher and the position information regarding the position of the searcher. The timing of suggesting the alternative information is preferably the timing after the user searches, so that the alternative information can be suggested together with the search result information. Alternatively, the alternative information may be suggested when the user is searching, which allows the user to obtain the alternative information before obtaining the search result information.

[1-6. Configuration of terminal device 100a and configuration of terminal device 100]
Next, the configuration of the terminal device 100a according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the terminal device according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal device 100a has a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, an output unit 130, a physical sensor 140, and a control unit 150.

The communication unit 110 is realized by, for example, a NIC or the like. Then, the communication unit 110 is connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits / receives information to / from the information processing apparatus 10a.

The input unit 120 is an input device that receives various operations from the operator. For example, the input unit 120 is realized by a keyboard, a mouse, operation keys, or the like. The output unit 130 is a display device for displaying various information. For example, the output unit 130 is realized by a liquid crystal display or the like. When a touch panel is adopted for the terminal device 100a, the input unit 120 and the output unit 130 are integrated.

The physical sensor 140 is a sensor that detects various physical information of the terminal device 100a, and is, for example, a gyro sensor, a temperature sensor, a volume sensor, a brightness sensor, an acceleration sensor, or the like. The physical sensor 140 may be a sensor that identifies the current position of the terminal device 100a by using a positioning system such as GPS.

The control unit 150 is realized by, for example, using a CPU, an MPU, or the like to execute various programs stored in the storage device inside the terminal device 100a with the RAM as a work area. For example, these various programs correspond to application programs called web browsers. Further, the control unit 150 is realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC or FPGA.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 150 includes a request unit 151, an operation control unit 152, and a display processing unit 153, and realizes or executes an information processing function or operation described below. The internal configuration of the control unit 150 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 4, and may be any configuration capable of performing the above-mentioned processing. Further, the connection relationship of each processing unit included in the control unit 150 is not limited to the connection relationship shown in FIG. 4, and may be another connection relationship.

The request unit 151 transmits the search information received via the operation control unit 152 to the information processing device 10a via the communication unit 110. That is, a request for acquiring search result information or the like corresponding to the search information is issued to the information processing apparatus 10a. The request unit 151 may be configured to be able to issue a request for acquisition of search result information and alternative information. In this case, for example, a terminal device 100a is equipped with a specific application related to distribution of alternative information. The request unit issues a request for acquisition of search result information and alternative information by referring to the control information included in the application, or issues a request for acquisition of search result information via the application. The information acquisition request is issued as a search result information and alternative information acquisition request.

The operation control unit 152 executes various controls according to the operation of the operator received via the input unit 120. For example, when the operator performs various operations (scroll operation, tap operation, character input, specification (selection) of the context related to the search, etc.) on the input unit 120, the operation control unit 152 requests the operation content 151. Alternatively, it is output to the display processing unit 153.

The display processing unit 153 displays an image or a character string corresponding to various data on the output unit 130.

The terminal device 100 has a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, an output unit 130, a physical sensor 140, and a control unit 150, as in the configuration of the terminal device 100a described with reference to FIG. , I will omit the detailed explanation of each part. However, in the present embodiment, when it is not necessary to acquire the position information of the terminal device 100b, the terminal device 100b does not have to have the physical sensor 140.

[1-7. About the processing executed in the information processing device 10a]
Next, the processing executed by the information processing apparatus 10a in the information processing system 1a shown in FIG. 1 will be described. Specifically, the information processing device 10a receives search information regarding a search from an arbitrary terminal device, for example, a terminal device 100a (a certain searcher), and based on the received search information, the searcher substitutes a predetermined target. 5 to 7 are used as an example of the process of acquiring the alternative information indicating the other target and suggesting (proposing) the acquired alternative information to an arbitrary user (for example, the operator of the terminal device 100). I will explain. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of processing executed by the information processing apparatus 10a according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the processes executed by the information processing apparatus 10a include a process of acquiring alternative information (alternative information acquisition process) (step S510) and a process of proposing alternative information (suggestion) (alternative information proposal process). And (step S520). FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the subroutine of the alternative information acquisition process in step S510 of FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the subroutine of the alternative information proposal processing in step S520 of FIG.

[1-7-1. Alternative information acquisition process (step S510)]
In FIG. 6, first, in step S511, it waits for the first search information (for example, a search query) to be transmitted from an arbitrary terminal device, for example, the terminal device 100a (a certain searcher). Here, the transmission of the search information by the terminal device to the information processing device 10a is executed by the operator (searcher) inputting, for example, a search query. The terminal device 100a may be configured to send a search result reply request based on the search query instead of sending the search query. Then, when the first search information is received (Yes in step S511), the first search information is accepted and the search result information related to the search result corresponding to the first search information (hereinafter, "first search"). (Also referred to as "result information") is acquired (step S512). Search results typically include target information about one or more targets corresponding to the search query. The target information is, for example, identification information for identifying a store or facility and information on a place (space) or service (service) provided by the store or facility. The identification information included in the target information includes, for example, the address of a store or facility or information specifying an area including the address.

Subsequently, in steps S513 to S514, the terminal device that received the first search information in step S511 waits until the second search information is transmitted until a time-out occurs. That is, it is determined whether or not a searcher has instructed to execute the first search and then instructed to execute the second search within a predetermined time set in the timeout. If the second search information is received before the time-out occurs (Yes in step S513 and No in step S514), the second search information is accepted and the search result corresponding to the second search information is received. (Hereinafter, also referred to as “second search result information”) is acquired (step S515). On the other hand, if the second search information is not received by the time-out (No in step S513), the process returns to step S511 and waits for the reception of the first search information from any terminal device. When the second search information is received after the timeout, the second search information is accepted as the first search information, and the first search result information is acquired accordingly.

After acquiring the second search result information, the location information is acquired (step S516). The position information is information regarding the position (that is, the position of the searcher) of the terminal device (for example, the terminal device 100a) that has transmitted the first search information and the second search information. The acquisition of the position information may be performed at an arbitrary timing, or may be performed at a preset timing. In addition, the position information is always acquired, and the position information of one group from the acquisition of the second search information to the time corresponding to the predetermined timeout is extracted from the acquired position information of the group. Or you may want to generate the saved data. In this way, the position information of one group is acquired intermittently or collectively.

Subsequently, the position indicated by the position information of one of the acquired position information of the group is the position of the target corresponding to the second search result information (that is, the other that the searcher substitutes for the predetermined target). It is determined whether or not it matches the target location) (step S517). As a result of this determination, if they match (Yes in step S517), the target information regarding the target at the position corresponding to the acquired position information is acquired as alternative information (step S518). Then, this process is terminated.

On the other hand, if the two do not match as a result of the determination in step S517 (No in step S517), the position indicated by the other position information in the group of position information up to the predetermined time (that is, the timeout) is It is repeated to determine whether or not it matches the position of the target corresponding to the second search result information, and if a timeout occurs (Yes in step S519), step S518 is skipped and alternative information is not acquired. , End this process. While the time-out has not occurred (No in step S519), the process returns to the process of step S516 in order to select one position information from the position information of one group.

The alternative information acquired by the alternative information acquisition process described above is held as information that can be provided to any user. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, an alternative information registration database is constructed by registering a record in which the first search information, the second search information, the location information, and the alternative information are associated with each other. May be good.

The above-mentioned alternative information acquisition process is an example and is not limited to the above-mentioned process. It may be possible to acquire alternative information. For example, refer to the alternative information registration database shown in FIG. 2. It may be possible to acquire alternative information (without using location information). Further, in the above-mentioned example, it is assumed that the position information of one group is acquired, but by extracting a plurality of position information whose positions do not change over a predetermined time from the position information of one group, the terminal device (searcher). ) May be specified and the target information of the target at the staying position may be acquired as alternative information. Further, in the above-mentioned alternative information acquisition process, if the terminal device that received the first search information in step S511 is not a mobile terminal but a fixed terminal, it is not necessary to acquire the movement information, so that the movement information is not required. The process may be skipped or omitted.

According to the alternative information acquisition process as shown in FIG. 6, the information processing apparatus 10a can easily acquire the alternative information. Then, by repeatedly executing such a process, a plurality of alternative information will be automatically collected or accumulated without human intervention.

[1-7-2. About alternative information proposal processing (step S520)]
In FIG. 7, first, in step S521, the information processing device 10a waits for the search information to be transmitted from the terminal device 100, which is an example of an arbitrary terminal device. Here, the transmission of the search information to the information processing device 10 by the terminal device is executed by, for example, an operator (arbitrary user) inputting a search query. The terminal device 100 may be configured to send a search result reply request based on the search query instead of sending the search query.

Then, when the information processing apparatus 10a receives the search information (Yes in step S521), the information processing apparatus 10a receives the search information and acquires the search result information corresponding to the search information and the alternative information associated with the search information. (Step S522). Here, the alternative information is the alternative information corresponding to the search information received in step S521 among the alternative information acquired in the above-mentioned alternative information acquisition process. The alternative information is acquired, for example, by referring to the alternative information registration database shown in FIG. 2 based on the received search information.

Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10a outputs the acquired search result information and the acquired alternative information to the terminal apparatus 100 that has transmitted the search information (step S523). In this way, when an operator (arbitrary user) gives an instruction to execute a search via the terminal device 100, alternative information is provided (suggested) to the operator (arbitrary user). If the alternative information is not acquired, the search result information is output. Further, the information processing apparatus 10 may be configured to output only the alternative information instead of outputting both the search result information and the alternative information. Note that the query suggestion information may be output instead of the output of the alternative information, and this embodiment will be described later as a second embodiment.

According to the alternative information proposal processing as shown in FIG. 7, the alternative information is output to the terminal device 100. As a result, the operator (arbitrary user) of the terminal device 100 can easily acquire the alternative information.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment described above, the alternative information is configured to be suggested, whereas in the present embodiment, the query suggestion information is output as information to be suggested to an arbitrary user instead of the alternative information (suggest). It is configured to be able to. Query suggestion information is information about search query candidates.

[2-1. Information processing system configuration]
First, the configuration of the information processing system including the information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The information processing system 1b shown in FIG. 8 includes an information processing device 10b and a terminal device 100b. The information processing system 1b may have three or more terminal devices 100b, or may have one terminal device. Here, the information processing device 10b and the terminal device 100b are connected so as to be communicable by wire or wirelessly via an arbitrary network.

The information processing device 10b is, for example, an information processing device capable of receiving search information from the terminal device 100b, and is realized by, for example, a server device, a cloud system, or the like.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device 100b is a user terminal for receiving the query suggestion information provided by the information processing device 10b. The terminal device 100b may be a mobile terminal device or a fixed terminal device in the same manner as the terminal device 100a described with reference to FIG. If the terminal device 100b is a fixed terminal device, or if it is not necessary to acquire the position information of the terminal device 100b, it is not necessary to have a physical sensor. Further, the terminal device 100b accepts various operations such as character input and context designation (selection) related to the search. Further, the terminal device 100b is configured to be able to display an image or a character string corresponding to various data distributed from the information processing device 10b.

[2-2. About the processing executed in the information processing system 1b]
First, the processing executed in the information processing system 1b shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The process executed in the information processing system 1b includes at least a query suggestion information proposal process. The query suggestion information proposal process is a process for proposing query suggestion information. The process executed in the information processing system 1b may include the alternative information acquisition process described in the first embodiment, but since the processing content is the same, the description thereof will be omitted. In the following, regarding the query suggestion information proposal process, when any user gives an instruction to execute a search (specifically, when a context related to the search is specified or selected), the query suggestion information is proposed. Will be described as an example.

[2-2-1. Information flow]
First, an example of the query suggestion information proposal process executed in the information processing system 1b will be described with reference to FIG. 8, focusing on the flow of information.

In FIG. 8, first, in a certain terminal device (for example, the terminal device 100b shown in FIG. 8), search information (for example, designation of a context related to the search) is specified so that an operator (arbitrary user) of the terminal device can start a search. Or selection), the terminal device transmits search information to the information processing device 10b (step S21a). Further, the information processing apparatus 10b acquires alternative information according to the search information from a group of alternative information stored in advance (for example, the alternative information registration database shown in FIG. 2), and the acquired alternative. Acquire the query suggestion information corresponding to the information (step S23a). The query suggestion information can be obtained by referring to the query suggestion model described later with reference to FIG. 9 based on the alternative information. When the alternative information registration database and the query suggestion model are integrated, the query suggestion information may be acquired directly without acquiring the alternative information.

After that, the information processing apparatus 10a transmits the query suggestion information acquired in step S23a to the terminal apparatus that has transmitted the search information (step S24a). At this time, if there is other query suggestion information, it is sent at the same time. Then, a group of search query candidates including the search query corresponding to the received query suggestion information is output (displayed) to the terminal device (step S25a). In this way, when the operator (arbitrary user) of the terminal device is started to search, the query suggestion information corresponding to the context corresponding to the search information is proposed. That is, the user can easily obtain the query suggestion information as the alternative information corresponding to the search information. In addition, instead of specifying or selecting the context related to the search, the query suggestion information may be proposed when the search query is input.

[2-3. About an example of query suggestion information]
Subsequently, a configuration example of the query suggestion model referred to by the information processing apparatus 10b of FIG. 8 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the query suggestion model referred to by the information processing apparatus 10b of FIG.

In the query suggestion model illustrated in FIG. 9, a combination of the alternative information and the query suggestion information related to the alternative information is registered. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the same information as the alternative information registered in the alternative information registration database shown in FIG. 2 is registered as the alternative information. The query suggestion information is the query suggestion information to be acquired in step S23a. As an example, when the alternative information is "Karaoke AB station square store", "Karaoke" is registered as the query suggestion information. Instead of this, when the alternative information is "Karaoke AB station square store", for example, "Karaoke AB station south exit suburbs" may be registered as query suggestion information.

The alternative information registration database shown in FIG. 2 and the query suggestion model shown in FIG. 9 may be integrated with each other. That is, in the alternative information registration database, the query suggestion information may be further associated with the alternative information. As a result, the information processing apparatus 10b can quickly acquire the query suggestion information. Further, in order to acquire the query suggestion information without acquiring the alternative information, a query suggestion model in which the first search information in the alternative information registration database shown in FIG. 2 and the query suggestion information are associated with each other is prepared. May be.

[2-4. About the realization mode of processing]
The process executed in the information processing system 1b described above can be realized by any embodiment. For example, all of the above-mentioned processes may be realized in the information processing apparatus 10b. That is, when the operator (for example, the owner of the information processing device 10b or its administrator) inputs or specifies the search information in the information processing device 10b, the information processing device 10b acquires the query suggestion information corresponding to the search information. Then, if necessary, the acquired query suggestion information is output (suggested) to any user. The suggestion of the query suggestion information may be performed by another information processing device. In this case, the first information processing device that acquires the query suggestion information and the second information processing device that outputs (suggests) the query suggestion information constitute an information processing system. On the other hand, for example, all of the above-mentioned processes may be realized in the terminal device 100b. In this case, it is preferable that the terminal device 100b is equipped with an application that realizes the above-mentioned processing in advance, and more preferably, the access right to the above-mentioned query suggestion model or the like is set.

[2-5. Configuration of information processing device 10b]
Next, an example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10b according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10b according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the information processing device 10b has a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a control unit 13, and each of these units is the same as the information processing device 10a shown in FIG. Therefore, I will omit the detailed explanation.

The storage unit 12 of the information processing apparatus 10b includes an alternative information storage area 12c and a query suggestion information storage area 12d. The alternative information storage area 12c stores, for example, the alternative information registration database shown in FIG. 2, and the query suggestion information storage area 12d stores, for example, the query suggestion model shown in FIG.

The control unit 13 of the information processing apparatus 10b has a proposal unit 15b. The proposal unit 15b acquires the query suggestion information and suggests the acquired query suggestion information to the user. The query suggestion information to be suggested is acquired based on the search information related to the search by a certain searcher, as described with reference to FIG. In addition, the proposal unit 15b is a specific query from a group of query suggestion information based on the first acquisition unit that acquires the search information related to the search by the searcher and the search information acquired by the first acquisition unit. It may be configured to include a second acquisition unit for acquiring suggestion information and an output unit for outputting specific query suggestion information acquired by the second acquisition unit to the searcher. The timing for suggesting the query suggestion information is preferably while the user is searching, so that the query suggestion information can be suggested at an appropriate timing. Alternatively, the query suggestion information may be suggested after the user finishes the search, whereby the user obtains the search result information and then performs another search based on the query suggestion information. It will be prompted by that.

The control unit 13 of the information processing device 10b may include an acquisition unit 14 included in the control unit of the information processing device 10a shown in FIG. This makes it possible to acquire new alternative information. Further, the control unit 13 of the information processing apparatus 10b includes a proposal unit 15a provided in the control unit of the information processing apparatus 10a shown in FIG. 3, or includes a proposal unit in which the proposal unit 15a and the proposal unit 15b are integrated. Also, this makes it possible to propose (output) alternative information. In this case, a regulation unit may be provided so that the process executed by the proposal unit 15a and the process executed by the proposal unit 15b can be switched.

[2-6. Configuration of terminal device 100b]
The terminal device 100b according to the second embodiment has a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, an output unit 130, a physical sensor 140, and a control unit, similar to the configuration of the terminal device 100a described with reference to FIG. It has 150 and therefore, a detailed description of each of them is omitted. However, in the present embodiment, since it is not necessary to acquire the position information of the terminal device 100b, the terminal device 100b does not have to have the physical sensor 140.

[2-7. About the processing executed in the information processing device 10b]
Next, the query suggestion information proposal processing executed by the information processing apparatus 10b in the information processing system 1b shown in FIG. 1 will be described. In the query suggestion information proposal process, the information processing device 10a receives search information related to a search from an arbitrary terminal device, for example, a terminal device 100b (arbitrary user), and based on the received search information, query suggestion information is sent to an arbitrary user. Is output (suggested). Since this query suggestion information proposal processing is the same as the alternative information proposal processing described with reference to FIG. 7, different points will be described. In the alternative information proposal process using FIG. 7, since the operation after the execution of the user's search instruction is assumed, the search result information is obtained, but in the query suggestion information proposal process, the user's search instruction is being executed. Is assumed, so after acquiring the query suggestion information without obtaining the search result information, the acquired query suggestion information is promptly output to the user.

According to the query suggestion information proposal processing according to the second embodiment, the query suggestion information is output to the terminal device (for example, the terminal device 100b). The list of search query candidates of a group including the search query corresponding to this query suggestion information is used when the operator (arbitrary user) of the terminal device inputs the search query or selects or specifies the context related to the search. It is output when you do. As a result, the user of the terminal device can easily acquire the query suggestion information as alternative information of the context related to the search, for example. As a result, the operator selects one search query from the list of search query candidates output from the information processing device 10b to the terminal device when instructing the execution of the search, thereby performing the search via the terminal device. Another search information can be transmitted to the information processing apparatus 10b.

[Third Embodiment]
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this third embodiment, the second information corresponding to the search query input by the user can be easily acquired as alternative information of the first information regarding the search query.

[3-1. Information processing system configuration]
First, the configuration of the information processing system including the information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The information processing system 1A shown in FIG. 11 includes an information processing device 10A and a terminal device 100A. The information processing system 1A may have a plurality of terminal devices 100A. Here, the information processing device 10A and the terminal device 100A are connected so as to be communicable by wire or wirelessly via an arbitrary network.

The information processing device 10A is an information processing device for providing information corresponding to a search query, which is an example of search information, or alternative information thereof from the terminal device 100A, and is realized by, for example, a server device, a cloud system, or the like.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device 100A is a user terminal for receiving information from the information processing device 10A. The terminal device 100A is, for example, a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet, and can communicate with an arbitrary server device via a wireless communication network such as 3G, 4G, 5G (GENERATION) or LTE (LONG TERM EVOLUTION). It is a portable terminal device that can be used. Further, the terminal device 100A is a screen such as a liquid crystal display and has a screen having a touch panel function, and is related to character input and search such as tap operation, slide operation, scroll operation, etc. from the operator with a finger, a stylus, or the like. Accepts various operations such as context specification (selection). Further, the terminal device 100A is configured to be able to display an image or a character string corresponding to various data distributed from the information processing device 10A.

[3-2. About the processing executed in the information processing system]
First, the processing executed in the information processing system 1A shown in FIG. 11 will be described. Hereinafter, a process in which the information processing device 10A receives a search query from the terminal device 100A and provides search result information or alternative information thereof according to the received search query to the terminal device 100A will be described as an example.

[3-2-1. Information flow]
First, an example of processing executed in the information processing system 1A will be described with reference to FIG. 11, focusing on the flow of information.

In FIG. 11, first, in the terminal device 100A, in a state where the website including the search query input field is displayed, the input of the search query from the operator of the terminal device 100A (hereinafter, also referred to as “general user”) is input. When the terminal device 100A waits and the search query is input, the terminal device 100A transmits the search query to the information processing device 10A (step S31). Instead of sending the search query, a search result reply request based on the search query may be sent.

Then, when the search query is a search query related to a place or a service, the information processing apparatus 10A that has received the search query from the terminal device 100A refers to the predetermined search result database for the search result information related to the search result corresponding to the search query. The alternative information corresponding to the search result information is acquired by referring to the alternative information registration database in which the alternative information described later is registered using FIG. 12 (step S32).

Here, the search result information includes information about the target corresponding to the search query. The object is, for example, one or more selected from a place and a service, and the place or a service will be described below as an example. A specific example of the subject is information about one or more stores or facilities that provide a place or service. Therefore, for convenience, the information including the search query itself and which can include the information about the target corresponding to the search query is also referred to as "first information". The target location or service usually refers to the location of the store or facility of the search result or the service provided there, but instead, the location information of the terminal device 100A that has sent the search query may be used. Further, in the present embodiment, the alternative information can be considered as the second information different from the first information. In this case, the first information and the second information are information having an alternative relationship with each other. The second information is a second object (eg, a second place or a second service) that is different from the first object (eg, a first place or a first service) that may be included in the first information. ) Includes at least information. The terminal device 100A may edit or process the acquired alternative information into related information related to the alternative information. The information related to the alternative information may be, for example, message data including the alternative information or message data including a URL in which the alternative information can be obtained.

Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10A outputs the acquired search result information and the acquired alternative information or its related information to the terminal apparatus 100A that has transmitted the search query in step S11 (step S33). The acquired search result information preferably includes the above-mentioned first information. If there is no search result information, alternative information or related information is output. In response to this, at least alternative information or related information thereof is output to the terminal device 100A (step S34).

In this way, a general user can easily obtain alternative information or related information corresponding to the search query only by inputting the search query.

[3-2-2. About an example of alternative information]
Subsequently, a configuration example of the alternative information registration database referred to by the information processing apparatus 10A of FIG. 11 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of an alternative information registration database referred to by the information processing apparatus 10A of FIG.

In the alternative information registration database illustrated in FIG. 8, one or more records in which the first information and the second information are associated with each other are registered. The first information includes information about the first search query and further includes information about the first object (eg, first place or first service) associated with the first search query. obtain. The first information may include both information about the first place and information about the first service. The second information includes information about a second object (eg, a second place or a second service) that is different from the first object associated with the first information, and further, a second search. It may contain information about the query. In the example shown in FIG. 12, one first information and one second information are associated and registered in the alternative information registration database, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of first information can be used. The information may be associated with one second piece of information, or one first piece of information may be associated with a plurality of second pieces of information. As shown in FIG. 12, the alternative information registration database contains a large number of records, which makes it possible to support various alternative models.

[3-2-3. About the construction example of alternative model information]
The record to be registered in the alternative information registration database shown in FIG. 12 can be acquired by learning the alternative model described later. The learning of the alternative model may be performed in the information processing device 10A or another information processing device, but the record including the alternative information obtained as a result of the learning of the alternative model is the alternative model information. As an alternative information registration database as shown in FIG. 12, the information processing apparatus 10A can refer to and store the information. If there is an existing alternative information registration database, alternative model information may be added to the alternative information registration database. Further, the record including the alternative information is not limited to the combination of the first information and the second information obtained as a result of learning the alternative model, and the first information regarding the search query and the first information are not limited to the combination. It is a combination with the second information associated with and may include a preset combination.

Next, a learning example of the alternative model will be described. The learning of the alternative model is, for example, with the basic relationship information showing the correspondence between the information about the search query and the information about the first object (eg, the first place or the first service) associated with the search query. , It can be performed by comparing with the target information to be compared and acquiring the target information that does not correspond to the basic relationship information as the second information. Here, the target information that can be acquired as the second information is usually that the general user takes an action according to the search result for the search query (specifically, receives the provision of a suitable place or service). If you think that it is (basic), it is information about a different case (for example, action).

The first example of the target information that can be acquired as the second information is the user information regarding the action after the general user inputs the search query, and the position information regarding the position of the user or the service provided at the position. Service information about. To give a specific example, information that a general user went to a place (facility) called "Karaoke AB station square store" after entering the search query "rental conference room" or the service "Karaoke business" at "Karaoke AB station square store". It is the information that the offer was received. If such target information can be obtained, the general user gives up going to the intended place called "rental conference room" or receiving the intended service "rental conference room business", and " It is presumed that "Karaoke store" or "Karaoke business" was selected as an alternative place for the "rental conference room" or an alternative service for the "rental conference room business", and the karaoke room was used instead of the rental conference room. , Use this information. Therefore, according to this embodiment, there is an effect that alternative information based on the behavior of another user can be provided to a general user.

The second example of the target information that can be acquired as the second information is when a general user inputs a first search query and then inputs a second search query after the first search query. Information about the location or service corresponding to the second search query. To give a specific example, when a general user inputs the first search query "rental conference room" and then the second search query "Karaoke", the general user adds to the place or service desired to be searched. Or it is information that there was a change. If such target information can be obtained, instead of the option that the general user goes to the intended place called "rental conference room" or receives the provision of the intended service "rental conference room business" or In addition to this option, it is presumed that the user already owns the option of "Karaoke" or "Karaoke business", and this information is used in this embodiment. Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide general users with information about options owned by other users as alternative information. Since the information about the place or service corresponding to the second search query can be acquired in the same manner as the search result for the first search query, the target information that can be acquired as the second information is the second search. Information about the second search query itself (eg "Karaoke") on behalf of or in addition to the information about the location (eg "Karaoke store") or service (eg "Karaoke business") corresponding to the query. May be.

In the third example of the target information that can be acquired as the second information, the general user inputs the first search query, and the second search query is input after the first search query, and , Information that it was in a position that matches the location corresponding to the second search query. To give a specific example, it was confirmed that a general user entered the first search query "rental conference room", then entered the second search query "Karaoke", and then was at a specific karaoke shop. It is the information. Such information may be added or changed to the place or service that the general user wants to search, and actually, it does not depend on the first search result, but to a specific target (place) based on the second search result. It is information that it was confirmed that it was done. If such target information can be obtained, the first option is for the general user to go to the intended place called "rental conference room" or to receive the intended service "rental conference room business". Instead or in addition to the first option, you already own the second option, "Karaoke" or "Karaoke Business", and go to a specific place based on the second option to receive services. It is presumed that this information is used in this embodiment. Therefore, according to this embodiment, information regarding the second option owned by another user and actually adopted is provided to the general user as alternative information. It has the effect of becoming. Here, the method of acquiring the user's position information is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include the method described in the first embodiment and the method described in the first example.

Prior to the acquisition of the second information by learning the alternative model described above, the preset target information may be set as the second information. Further, in parallel with the acquisition of the second information by learning the alternative model, the preset target information may be set as the second information. Specifically, a preset combination of the first information regarding the search query and the second information associated with the first information is registered in the alternative information registration database. The second information included in the preset target information is obtained by extracting information published as alternative information of the first information (example: "meeting at a karaoke shop") from various information on the Internet. It may be alternative information proposed by the operator (eg, "Karaoke room conference available"), or it may be an existing second that has already been acquired by learning the alternative model described above. The information or a copy thereof may be used, or the second information obtained by a learning model different from the training of the alternative model described above or a copy thereof may be used. In these cases, if the second information acquired by learning the alternative model overlaps or resembles the preset second information, the acquired second information and the second information are used. It is preferable to configure the combination with the corresponding first information so as not to be registered in the alternative information registration database, but instead, the alternative information registration database is registered once in the alternative information registration database and at any time. May be maintained.

[3-2-4. About output of alternative information or related information]
An output example of the search result information (first information) acquired in step S32 and the alternative information or its related information (second information) will be described.

A first example of output will be described. First, in step S32, the information processing apparatus 10A usually acquires the search result information (first information) corresponding to the search query transmitted from the terminal apparatus 100A, and further, in the present embodiment, the first The second information is acquired as an alternative information of the information. When both the first information and the second information are acquired in this way, the information processing apparatus 10A generates data in which the first information is followed by the second information, and then a search query is made. It is output to the transmitted terminal device 100A. As a result, in the terminal device 100A, an image or a character string corresponding to the data in which the second information is arranged following the first information transmitted from the information processing device 10A is displayed. As a result, the general user who is the operator of the terminal device 100A can obtain not only the search result information but also the second information as alternative information. Further, since the second information is displayed after the first information, a general user usually has information that can be replaced with search result information although the second information is not sufficiently matched with the search query. It is possible to understand that. The first information and the second information may be singular or plural. When the first information and the second information are plural, it is preferable that the information has the highest priority and is displayed in order. The priority is set, for example, in descending order of the degree of matching as a search result (example: similarity score).

A second example of output will be described. In this second example, the information processing apparatus 10A generates the acquired alternative information as message data, and then outputs the search query to the terminal apparatus 100A that has transmitted the search query. As a result, the terminal device 100A displays an image or a character string corresponding to the message data transmitted from the information processing device 10A. Instead of displaying the image or character string corresponding to the message data, the terminal device 100A may display the character string corresponding to the message data by using e-mail or SNS. The output of the message data according to the second example may be duplicated with the output of the data in which the second information is arranged following the first information according to the first example described above, or the first information described above may be output. It may be performed instead of the output of the data in which the second information is arranged after the first information according to the example of 1. Preferably, when the first information cannot be acquired in the first example, the output according to the second example is configured to acquire the search result information (first information) corresponding to the search query. General users can easily understand what could not be done. The specific example of the message (character string) corresponding to the message data is not particularly limited, but the first specific example is a message (example: "Karaoke" or "Karaoke business") including alternative information (example: "Karaoke" or "Karaoke business"). : "There is a possibility that alternative information can be obtained by searching again with" Karaoke ""), and the second specific example is a message containing related information (example: URL) of the alternative information (example: "URL: https". : // Seerch. ○○ .co.jp / search? P = ○○ can be used to obtain alternative information. "

[3-2-5. About the realization mode of processing]
The processing executed in the above-mentioned information processing system can be realized by any embodiment. For example, all of the above-mentioned processes may be realized in the information processing apparatus 10A. That is, in the information processing apparatus 10A, when the operator inputs a search query, the information processing apparatus 10A acquires alternative information of the first information corresponding to the input search query or related information thereof, and is necessary. Depending on the situation, the acquired alternative information or its related information may be output. In this case, the owner of the information processing apparatus 10A or its administrator obtains a copy of the alternative information or its related information from the information processing apparatus 10A by inputting a search query, and obtains the alternative information or its related information. The copy may be output to a general user via an arbitrary information processing device, or may be provided accessible via a storage device. On the other hand, for example, all of the above-mentioned processes may be realized in the terminal device 100A. In this case, it is preferable that the terminal device 100A is equipped with an application that realizes the above-mentioned processing in advance, and more preferably, the access right to the above-mentioned search result database and the alternative information registration database is set.

[3-3. Information processing device configuration]
Next, an example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10A according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 13, the information processing apparatus 10A has a communication unit 11A, a storage unit 12A, and a control unit 13A, similarly to the configuration of the information processing apparatus 10a described with reference to FIG. Detailed explanation of each part is omitted.

The storage unit 12A according to the present embodiment has an alternative information storage area 12e. Preferably, the storage unit 12 includes a storage area for storing the above-mentioned search result database.

The alternative information storage area 12e is an area for storing the above-mentioned alternative information registration database. The alternative information registration database may be in the table format as shown in FIG. 12, or may be a database in which reference destinations for necessary information are registered. Instead of storing the alternative information registration database, the first database related to the first information and the second database related to the second information are stored separately, and the reference destination of the second database is registered in the first database. , The reference destination of the first database may be registered in the second database. Preferably, the information related to the alternative information (eg, message data) is also registered in the alternative information registration database, whereby the time required for reference can be reduced. Further, information on priority (eg, similarity score), information on display order, and the like may be registered in the alternative information registration database, if necessary.

The control unit 13A is realized by, for example, using a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like to execute various programs stored in the storage device inside the information processing device 10A using the RAM as a work area. Will be done. Further, the control unit 13 is realized by, for example, an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). As shown in FIG. 13, the control unit 13A has an alternative information acquisition unit 14A and a construction unit 16. When referring only to the existing alternative information registration database, the control unit 13 may not include the construction unit 16.

The alternative information acquisition unit 14A acquires one of the first information and the second information designated by the operator so as to be outputable as alternative information of the other information. In the third embodiment, the alternative information acquisition unit 14A acquires the second information corresponding to the search query input by the user as the alternative information of the first information regarding the search query.

The construction unit 16 constructs alternative model information including the above-mentioned alternative information. Specifically, the construction unit 16 is a combination of the search query and the second information, and the information about the search query and the first target (eg, the first place or the first) associated with the search query. By acquiring a combination that does not correspond to the basic relationship information indicating the correspondence relationship with the information related to (service), alternative model information is constructed. As shown in FIG. 13, the construction unit 16 includes a search information acquisition unit 16a, a user information acquisition unit 16b, and a discrimination unit 16c.

The search information acquisition unit 16a acquires the search query input by the user. The acquired search query may be one search query or a combination of a plurality of search queries.

The user information acquisition unit 16b acquires user information which is user information regarding the subsequent action of the user who has input the search query and may include location information regarding the position of the user or service information regarding services provided at the location. For example, the user information acquisition unit 16b is configured to be able to acquire the position information of the user who has input the search query, and is further provided at a position corresponding to the position information of the acquired user's terminal device 100A, if necessary. It is configured so that service information related to the services can be obtained. Specifically, the location information can be acquired by acquiring the location information of the terminal device 100A that has transmitted the search query. The location information can be acquired at any time, but it is preferable that a predetermined time (for example, within one hour after acquiring the search query "Karaoke") is set in advance after the search query is acquired. , It is more preferable that a predetermined time is set for each search query. The position in the location information may be a specific address or an area including a specific address, preferably both a specific address and an area including the specific address. In addition, the service information identifies the store or facility that exists at the position corresponding to the acquired location information, and the service provided at the store or facility can be described by referring to a database registered in advance or on the Internet. It can be obtained by searching from various information.

In the determination unit 16c, whether or not the combination of the search query acquired by the search information acquisition unit 16a and the position information or service information included in the user information acquired by the user information acquisition unit 16b corresponds to the basic relationship information. To determine. The basic relationship information is information indicating a correspondence relationship between information related to a search query and information related to a first place or a first service associated with the search query. As a result of the discrimination by the discrimination unit 16c, the construction unit 16 registers the combination of the search query that does not correspond to the basic relationship information and the position information or the service information included in the user information in the alternative information registration database as the second information. As a result of the determination, the combination of the search query corresponding to the basic relationship information and the location information or service information included in the user information is configured not to be registered in the alternative information registration database.

The construction unit 16 may be configured to be able to acquire alternative information by using the search query acquired by the search information acquisition unit 16a. The construction unit 16 is information about a first search query acquired by the search information acquisition unit 16a and a target (example: place or service) corresponding to the second search query input after the first search query. Is acquired as the second information, so that the combination of the acquired second information and the first search query is acquired. When acquiring alternative information (second information) in this way, the construction unit 16 does not have to include the user information acquisition unit 16b and the determination unit 16c. Preferably, the time until the second search query is input by the terminal device 100A or the time until the second search query is acquired by the information processing apparatus 10A (for example, 15 from the input or acquisition of the first search query). Within minutes) is preferably set in advance, and more preferably a predetermined time is set for each first search query. Preferably, the construction unit 16 includes a user information acquisition unit 16b and a determination unit 16c, and acquires alternative information via a first search query and a second search query, and via a first search query and user information. It is configured to be feasible to acquire both of the alternative information and to switch to one of them.

[3-4. Configuration of terminal device 100A]
The terminal device 100A according to the third embodiment has a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, an output unit 130, a physical sensor 140, and a control unit, similar to the configuration of the terminal device 100a described with reference to FIG. It has 150 and therefore, a detailed description of each of them is omitted.

When the request unit 151 according to the present embodiment receives the input of the search query by the user via the input unit 120 via the operation control unit 152, the request unit 151 makes a search query to the information processing device 10A via the communication unit 110. Send. That is, a request for acquiring search result information or the like corresponding to the search query is issued to the information processing apparatus 10A. The request unit 151 may be configured to be able to issue a request for acquiring search result information and alternative information. In this case, for example, the terminal device 100A is equipped with a specific application related to distribution of alternative information. The request unit issues a request for acquisition of search result information and alternative information by referring to the control information included in the application, or issues a request for acquisition of search result information via the application. The information acquisition request is issued as a search result information and alternative information acquisition request.

[3-5. Information processing device 10A processing flow]
Since the procedure of the process executed by the information processing apparatus 10A in the information processing system 1A is the same as a part of the process procedure described later with reference to FIG. 16, the description thereof will be omitted.

[Fourth Embodiment]
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this fourth embodiment, it is possible to easily acquire alternative information of the second information designated and input by the operator (for example, a business operator). Here, the second information refers to the second information described in the third embodiment, and the alternative information of the second information refers to the first information described in the third embodiment.

[4-1. Information processing system configuration]
First, the configuration of the information processing system including the information processing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The information processing system 1B shown in FIG. 14 includes an information processing device 10B and a terminal device 100B. The information processing system 1B may have a plurality of terminal devices 100B. Here, the information processing device 10B and the terminal device 100B are connected so as to be communicable by wire or wirelessly via an arbitrary network.

The information processing device 10B is an information processing device for providing alternative information of the second information designated by the operator of the terminal device 100B, and is realized by, for example, a server device, a cloud system, or the like.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device 100B is a user terminal for receiving information from the information processing device 10B. However, the terminal device 100B according to the fourth embodiment is not a terminal of a general user (unlike the third embodiment), but is an information processing device such as a personal computer installed in a business operator, for example. The terminal device 100B may be a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet. Further, the terminal device 100B accepts various operations such as character input and context designation (selection) related to the search. Further, the terminal device 100B is configured to be able to display an image or a character string corresponding to various data distributed from the information processing device 10B.

[4-2. About the processing executed in the information processing system]
First, the processing executed in the information processing system 1B shown in FIG. 14 will be described. Hereinafter, a process in which the information processing device 10B receives the second information designated via the terminal device 100B and provides alternative information of the received second information to the terminal device 100B will be described as an example.

[4-2-1. Information flow]
First, an example of processing executed in the information processing system 1B will be described with reference to FIG. 10, focusing on the flow of information.

In FIG. 14, first, in a state where access to the information processing device 10B is permitted in the terminal device 100B, a second information is designated by an operator of the terminal device 100B (hereinafter, also referred to as a “business operator”). Waiting for input, when the second information is input, the terminal device 100B transmits an alternative information reply request based on the second information to the information processing device 10B (step S41). Here, the second information to be input may be information about a target (place or service) provided by the business operator who owns the terminal device 100B, or information about a keyword reminiscent of the target. May be good. It is preferable that the information regarding this keyword is managed as the information regarding the second search query in the alternative information registration database shown in FIG.

Then, the information processing apparatus 10B that has received the alternative information reply request based on the second information from the terminal apparatus 100B uses the second information alternative information or its related information (that is, the first information) with reference to FIG. Obtained by referring to the described alternative information registration database (step S42).

Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10B outputs the acquired alternative information of the second information or its related information to the terminal apparatus 100B that has transmitted the alternative information reply request based on the second information in step S41 (step S43). ). It is preferable that the alternative information to be output or the related information thereof is processed or edited in a preset format (for example, a reply message format or a list attachment format). In response to this, alternative information or related information thereof is output to the terminal device 100B by a preset method (step S44).

In this way, the business operator can easily obtain alternative information of the second information only by inputting an arbitrary keyword (for example, a place or service provided by the company) as the second information. You will be able to do it. Then, based on the obtained alternative information, the business operator can consider or realize, for example, a new business development that effectively utilizes the free space of the existing place or the free time of the service.

[4-2-2. About an example of alternative information]
Subsequently, since the configuration example and the construction example of the alternative information registration database referred to by the information processing apparatus 10B in FIG. 14 are as described in the third embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

[4-2-3. About output of alternative information]
An output example of the alternative information (first information) acquired in step S42 will be described. Since the alternative information or its related information may contain confidential information for the business operator receiving the information, it is processed into a preset format (for example, reply message format, list attachment format, new business proposal format). Alternatively, it is preferable that the output is edited. To give a specific example of the response message format, a message indicating that the response is based on the alternative information response request based on the second information, the source of the alternative information or its related information (example: URL), and the access method thereof (example: URL). Example: A format that includes information about passwords). To give a specific example of the list attachment format, it is a format including an attachment file and a message to the effect that the response corresponding to the alternative information response request based on the second information is listed in the attachment file. To give a specific example of the new business proposal format, the attached file and the information including alternative information or related information give the business operator a message of the new business proposal (example: "Effective use of the same place or service as your company in the same industry". The case examples are introduced in the attached file. ") The above-mentioned attached file is preferably encrypted, and the password for decrypting the encryption can be arbitrarily set. For example, a business operator providing alternative information (eg, information processing device 10B) A predetermined password may be set by default between the owner) and the business operator receiving the alternative information (eg, the owner of the terminal device 100B). The alternative information or its related information provided to the business operator may be plural, and in this case, it is searched by a search query that can be included in a plurality of first information in descending order of priority (eg, a plurality of first information). It is preferable that they are arranged in descending order of frequency.

[4-2-4. About the realization mode of processing]
The processing executed in the above-mentioned information processing system can be realized by any embodiment. For example, all of the above-mentioned processes may be realized in the information processing apparatus 10B. That is, in the information processing apparatus 10B, when the operator designates and inputs the second information, the information processing apparatus 10B acquires alternative information or related information of the designated input second information, and if necessary. Then, the acquired alternative information or its related information may be output. In this case, the owner of the information processing apparatus 10B or its administrator obtains a copy of the alternative information or its related information from the information processing apparatus 10B by designating and inputting the second information, and the acquired alternative information or the alternative information thereof. A copy of the relevant information may be output to any operator via any information processing device, or may be provided accessible via a storage device. On the other hand, for example, all of the above-mentioned processes may be realized in the terminal device 100B. In this case, it is preferable that the terminal device 100B is previously equipped with an application that realizes the above-mentioned processing, and more preferably, the access right to the above-mentioned alternative information registration database is set.

[4-3. Configuration of information processing device 10B and configuration of terminal device 100B]
An example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10B according to the fourth embodiment may include a communication unit, a storage unit including an alternative information storage area, and a construction unit, as described with reference to FIG. It has a control unit, and therefore a detailed description of each unit is omitted. The information processing device 10B is configured to be able to accept the designation of the second information via the terminal device 100B, and the terminal device 100B to which the second information is designated can be subjected to the alternative information of the second information or the alternative information thereof. It is configured to be able to output related information.

The configuration of the terminal device 100B according to the fourth embodiment has a communication unit, an input unit, an output unit, and a control unit including a request unit, as described with reference to FIG. Therefore, the detailed explanation of each part is omitted. However, unlike the terminal device 100A, the terminal device 100B does not have to have a physical sensor when it is not necessary to acquire the position information. Further, as described above, the request unit of the terminal device 100B is configured to be able to transmit an alternative information reply request based on the second information to the information processing device 10B via the communication unit.

[4-4. Information processing device 10B processing flow]
Since the procedure of the process executed by the information processing apparatus 10B in the information processing system 1B is the same as a part of the process procedure described later with reference to FIG. 16, the description thereof will be omitted.

[Fifth Embodiment]
A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. This fifth embodiment is a combination of the third embodiment and the fourth embodiment. That is, in the fifth embodiment, the second information corresponding to the search query input by the user can be easily acquired as alternative information of the first information regarding the search query. , Substitute information of the second information designated and input by the operator (for example, a business operator) can be easily acquired. Here, the first information refers to the first information described in the third embodiment, and the second information refers to the second information described in the third embodiment, and the first information. The information substitute information refers to the second information described in the third embodiment, and the information substitute information refers to the first information described in the third embodiment.

[5-1. Information processing system configuration]
First, the configuration of the information processing system including the information processing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The information processing system 1C shown in FIG. 15 includes an information processing device 10C, a terminal device 100A, and a terminal device 100B. The information processing system 1C may have a plurality of terminal devices 100A or may have a plurality of terminal devices 100B. Here, the information processing device 10C, the terminal device 100A, and the terminal device 100B are connected so as to be communicable by wire or wirelessly via an arbitrary network.

The information processing device 10B is an information processing device for providing information corresponding to a search query from the terminal device 100A or alternative information thereof, and is a substitute for the second information designated by the operator of the terminal device 100B. It is an information processing device for providing information, and is realized by, for example, a server device, a cloud system, or the like.

The terminal device 100A is the same as the terminal device 100A described in the third embodiment, and is, for example, a terminal of a general user. The terminal device 100B is the same as the terminal device 100B described in the fourth embodiment, and is, for example, a terminal installed by a business operator.

[5-2. About the processing executed in the information processing system]
An example of the processing executed in the information processing system 1C shown in FIG. 15 will be described focusing on the processing executed in the information processing apparatus 10C. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of processing executed by the information processing apparatus 10C in the information processing system shown in FIG.

The information processing apparatus 10C is waiting for the reception of the search query from the terminal apparatus 100A or the reception of the alternative information reply request based on the second information from the terminal apparatus 100B (steps S710 to S711), and the search query is executed. When it is received (Yes in step S710), the process proceeds to steps S720 to S721. On the other hand, when the alternative information reply request based on the second information is received (No in step S710 and Yes in step S711), the process proceeds to the processes of steps S730 to S731 described later. Here, it is possible to determine whether the received information is from the terminal device 100A or from the terminal device 100B, for example, by setting an access right to the terminal device 100B in advance. Is.

In steps S720 to S721, as described in the third embodiment, the information processing apparatus 10C outputs the search result information corresponding to the received search query and its alternative information or its related information to the terminal apparatus 100A. Perform processing.

Specifically, first, in step S720, the search result information (first information) corresponding to the search query is acquired by referring to a predetermined search result database, and the alternative information corresponding to the search result information (1st information). The second information) is obtained by referring to the alternative information registration database as shown in FIG. The acquired alternative information is processed or edited as necessary with the related information related to the alternative information. The process of step S720 is the same as the process of step S12 shown in FIG. Subsequently, the acquired search result information and the acquired alternative information or related information thereof are output to the terminal device 100A that has transmitted the search query (step S721). The process of step S721 is the same as the process of step S33 shown in FIG. Then, this process is completed, and if necessary, the process returns to the processes of steps S710 and S711 to wait for the reception of the search query or the reception of the alternative information reply request based on the second information.

In steps S730 to S731, as described in the fourth embodiment, the information processing apparatus 10C responds to the alternative information reply request based on the received second information, and substitutes information for the second information (that is, the second information). 1) or its related information is output to the terminal device 100B.

Specifically, first, in step S730, the alternative information (that is, the first information) of the second information is acquired by referring to the alternative information registration database as shown in FIG. The acquired alternative information is processed or edited as necessary with the related information related to the alternative information. The process of step S730 is the same as the process of step S42 shown in FIG. Subsequently, the acquired alternative information of the second information or the related information thereof is output to the terminal device 100B that has transmitted the alternative information reply request based on the second information (step S731). The process of step S731 is the same as the process of step S43 shown in FIG. Then, this process is completed, and if necessary, the process returns to the processes of steps S710 and S711 to wait for the reception of the search query or the reception of the alternative information reply request based on the second information.

In the above-mentioned example of processing, the processing performed when the information processing device 10C receives information from the terminal device 100A or the terminal device 100B has been described, but the information processing device 10C uses information from an arbitrary operator. Based on this, it is possible to acquire alternative information of the information or related information thereof and output it as necessary.

[6. Modification example]
In the first to fifth embodiments, an example of the treatment has been described. However, each embodiment is not limited to this. Hereinafter, modification examples of the processing will be described. For example, the above-mentioned first to fifth embodiments may be arbitrarily combined to acquire alternative information. In the first specific example, both the alternative information registration database shown in FIG. 2 and the alternative information registration database shown in FIG. 12 can be individually referenced or integrated into one database. It is configured to be referenceable. In the second specific example, the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment is provided with a construction unit of the information processing apparatus according to the third to fifth embodiments, and in this case, the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment is provided. The alternative information acquisition unit of the information processing apparatus according to the second to fifth embodiments is integrated into the acquisition unit of the information processing apparatus. In the third specific example, the third to fifth embodiments are configured so that the query suggestion information can be acquired as in the second embodiment.

Further, among the processes described in the above-described embodiment, all or a part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, or the processes described as being manually performed can be performed. All or part of it can be done automatically by a known method. In addition, information including processing procedures, specific names, various data and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each figure is not limited to the information shown in the figure.

Further, each component of each of the illustrated devices is a functional concept, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figure. That is, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them may be functionally or physically distributed / physically in arbitrary units according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

In addition, the above-described embodiments can be appropriately combined as long as the processing contents do not contradict each other.

Further, the information processing apparatus and the terminal apparatus according to the first to fifth embodiments described above are realized by, for example, a computer 1000 having a configuration as shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration. The computer 1000 is connected to the output device 1010 and the input device 1020, and the arithmetic device 1030, the primary storage device 1040, the secondary storage device 1050, the output IF (Interface) 1060, the input IF 1070, and the network IF 1080 are connected by the bus 1090. Have.

The arithmetic unit 1030 operates based on a program stored in the primary storage device 1040 or the secondary storage device 1050, a program read from the input device 1020, or the like, and executes various processes. The primary storage device 1040 is a memory device that temporarily stores data used by the arithmetic unit 1030 for various operations such as RAM. Further, the secondary storage device 1050 is a storage device in which data used by the calculation device 1030 for various calculations and various databases are registered, and is realized by a ROM (Read Only Memory), an HDD, a flash memory, or the like.

The output IF 1060 is an interface for transmitting information to be output to an output device 1010 that outputs various information such as a monitor and a printer. For example, USB (Universal Serial Bus), DVI (Digital Visual Interface), and the like. It is realized by a connector of a standard such as HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface). Further, the input IF 1070 is an interface for receiving information from various input devices 1020 such as a mouse, a keyboard, a scanner, and the like, and is realized by, for example, USB.

The input device 1020 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versaille Disc), a PD (Phase change rewritable Disc), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magnet-Optical disc), or a tape. It may be a device that reads information from a medium, a magnetic recording medium, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Further, the input device 1020 may be an external storage medium such as a USB memory.

The network IF 1080 receives data from another device via the network N and sends it to the arithmetic unit 1030, and also transmits the data generated by the arithmetic unit 1030 to the other device via the network N.

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

For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information processing device according to any one of the first to fifth embodiments of the present invention, the arithmetic unit 1030 of the computer 1000 executes a program loaded on the primary storage device 1040. As a result, the function of the control unit 13 is realized. Further, when the computer 1000 functions as the terminal device 100A, the arithmetic unit 1030 of the computer 1000 realizes the function of the control unit 150 by executing the program loaded on the primary storage device 1040.

[7. effect〕

According to the first embodiment described above, since the information processing apparatus 10 acquires the alternative information, the alternative information can be easily output (suggested). Further, since the alternative information is acquired based on the first search information, the second search information, and the position information, more accurate alternative information can be acquired.

Further, according to the second embodiment described above, since the information processing apparatus 10 acquires the query suggestion information, it can be output (suggested) as alternative information to any user who should provide the query suggestion information.

According to the third to fifth embodiments described above, the present invention has the following effects.

As described above, the information processing apparatus 10C includes the first information regarding the search query and the information regarding the first target associated with the search query, and the first information. The first information and the second information specified by the operator based on the information indicating the correspondence with the second information including the information about the second target different from the associated first target. Acquire one as alternative information to the other information. Specifically, this alternative information is information indicating another target that the searcher substitutes for a predetermined target, which is acquired based on the search information related to the search by a certain searcher. As a result, the operator can easily obtain the alternative information only by designating one of the first information and the second information. Examples of subjects are one or more selected from location and service.

Further, the information processing apparatus 10C or the information processing apparatus 10B acquires the first information corresponding to the second information designated by the operator as alternative information of the second information. As a result, the operator, for example, the business operator, can easily obtain the alternative information only by designating the second information.

Further, the information processing device 10C or the information processing device 10A acquires the second information corresponding to the first information regarding the search query input by the user as the operator as alternative information of the first information. .. As a result, the user as an operator can easily obtain the alternative information only by inputting the search query or the first information regarding the search query.

Further, the information processing devices 10A, 10B and 10C are a combination of the search query and the second information, and correspond to the information related to the search query and the information related to the first target associated with the search query. By acquiring a combination that does not correspond to the basic relationship information indicating the relationship, the alternative model information including the alternative information is constructed. As a result, the alternative information can be newly acquired, and the time and effort for manually constructing the alternative model information can be omitted or reduced.

Further, when the information processing apparatus 10C or the information processing apparatus 10A acquires both the first information and the second information, the information processing apparatus 10C or the information processing apparatus 10A generates data in which the second information is arranged following the first information. do. As a result, the user as an operator can easily obtain both the first information and the second information which is the alternative information thereof. Further, when the information processing devices 10A, 10B and 10C acquire one of the first information and the second information, the information processing apparatus 10A, 10B and 10C generate message data related to the one information. As a result, the operator can easily obtain alternative information via the message data.

Although some of the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, these are examples, and various modifications are made based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, including the embodiments described in the disclosure column of the invention. , It is possible to carry out the present invention in other modified forms.

Further, the above-mentioned "section (module, unit)" can be read as "means" or "circuit". For example, the distribution unit can be read as a distribution means or a distribution circuit.

1a Information processing system 1b Information processing system 1A Information processing system 1B Information processing system 1C Information processing system 10a Information processing device 10b Information processing device 10A Information processing device 10B Information processing device 10C Information processing device 11 Communication unit 11A Communication unit 12 Storage unit 12a Search information storage area 12b Position information storage area 12c Alternative information storage area 12d Query suggestion information storage area 12A Storage unit 12e Alternative information storage area 13 Control unit 14 Acquisition unit 15a Proposal unit 15b Proposal unit 13A Control unit 14A Alternative information acquisition unit 16 Construction 16a Search information acquisition unit 16b User information acquisition unit 16c Discrimination unit 100 Terminal device 100a Terminal device 100b Terminal device 100A Terminal device 100B Terminal device 110 Communication unit 120 Input unit 130 Output unit 140 Physical sensor 150 Control unit 151 Request unit 152 Operation control Part 153 Display processing part

Claims (7)

It is equipped with an acquisition unit that acquires alternative information indicating other targets that the searcher substitutes for a predetermined target based on the search information related to the search by a certain searcher and the location information regarding the position of the searcher.
The acquisition unit
When the searcher gives an instruction to execute the second search within a predetermined time after instructing the execution of the first search, and as a result, the search result information regarding the result of the second search is acquired, the location information When the position indicated by is matched with the position of the target corresponding to the result information regarding the result of the second search, the information processing apparatus is characterized in that the target information regarding the target is acquired as the alternative information. The first aspect of claim 1, wherein the alternative information acquired by the acquisition unit is provided with a proposal unit that suggests the alternative information to the user when an arbitrary user gives an instruction to execute the search or after instructing the execution of the search. Information processing equipment. The acquisition unit
When a context is specified as the search information, the query suggestion model in which a combination of the alternative information corresponding to the context and the query suggestion information regarding the query suggestion corresponding to the alternative information is registered is transferred to the specified context. Based on this, the query suggestion information is acquired instead of the alternative information, and
The proposal section
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the query suggestion information acquired by the acquisition unit is suggested instead of the alternative information. The acquisition unit
Any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the alternative information is acquired from the alternative information registration database in which the combination of the search information and the alternative information related to the search information is registered, based on the search information. The information processing apparatus according to item 1. An information processing system including a first information processing device and a second information processing device that are wirelessly or wiredly connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other.
The first information processing device is
It is equipped with an acquisition unit that acquires alternative information indicating other targets that the searcher substitutes for a predetermined target based on the search information related to the search by a certain searcher and the location information regarding the position of the searcher.
The acquisition unit
When the searcher gives an instruction to execute the second search within a predetermined time after instructing the execution of the first search, and as a result, the search result information regarding the result of the second search is acquired, the location information When the position indicated by matches the position of the target corresponding to the result information regarding the result of the second search, the target information regarding the target is acquired as the alternative information.
The second information processing device is
An information processing system including a proposal unit that suggests to the user when an arbitrary user searches for alternative information acquired by the acquisition unit or after the search. It is an information processing method executed by a computer.
It includes an acquisition step of acquiring alternative information indicating another target that the searcher substitutes for a predetermined target based on the search information related to the search by a searcher and the location information regarding the position of the searcher.
The acquisition process is
When the searcher gives an instruction to execute the second search within a predetermined time after instructing the execution of the first search, and as a result, the search result information regarding the result of the second search is acquired, the location information When the position indicated by is matched with the position of the target corresponding to the result information regarding the result of the second search, the information processing method is characterized in that the target information regarding the target is acquired as the alternative information. Based on the search information related to the search by a certain searcher and the location information related to the position of the searcher, the computer is made to execute an acquisition procedure for acquiring alternative information indicating another target that the searcher substitutes for a predetermined target. ,
The acquisition procedure is
When the searcher gives an instruction to execute the second search within a predetermined time after instructing the execution of the first search, and as a result, the search result information regarding the result of the second search is acquired, the location information When the position indicated by is matched with the position of the target corresponding to the result information regarding the result of the second search, the information processing program is characterized in that the target information regarding the target is acquired as the alternative information.

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