JP7300927B2 - Information processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technology for identifying viewing history of programs on a viewer-by-viewer basis.

Attempts have been made to estimate the viewing history of individual viewers for televised programs. For example, Patent Literatures 1 and 2 disclose recording personal information about the user of the mobile terminal and location information of the mobile terminal in association with the viewed program.

JP-A-2005-229221 JP 2013-247544 A

In the mechanism described in Patent Document 1, the mobile terminal functions as a remote controller of the television receiver, and in the mechanism described in Patent Document 2, the mobile terminal functions as the television receiver. In other words, the mechanisms described in any of the patent documents presuppose a system in which the mobile terminal can immediately identify the program selected by the user. Therefore, even if these mechanisms are applied to a system in which the portable terminal does not function as a television receiver or its remote controller, it is difficult to identify the viewing history of individual users.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to identify a program viewing history of a user even when the terminal carried by the user cannot identify the program selected by the user.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a user position specifying unit that specifies a positioning position of a terminal carried by a user and a positioning time when the positioning is performed, and a viewing point corresponding to each user. an output history identifying unit that acquires an output history of a program output at each of the viewing points; and the viewing that the positioning position identified for one user is identified for the one user. If it is included in the location, the one user viewed the program output at the positioning time specified for the one user among the programs included in the output history specified for the viewing location. A determination unit that determines that the one user has not viewed the program among the programs that the one user has viewed based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing location. An information processing apparatus characterized by comprising a determining unit that determines that the one user has not viewed a program that satisfies a non-viewing condition .

The determination unit acquires attributes of a program determined to be viewed by the one user based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing point, and attributes of the one user, and acquires attributes of the program and attributes of the one user. It may be determined that the one user has not viewed a program whose combination with the attribute of the one user satisfies the non-viewing condition.

When the viewing point specified for the one user also corresponds to another user different from the one user, the determination unit determines, based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing point, Acquiring the attribute of the program determined to be viewed by the one user and the attribute of the one user, and determining that the other user has viewed the program based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing point acquiring attributes of the program and attributes of the other user, and combining the attributes of the program and the attributes of the one user satisfies the non-viewing condition, and the attributes of the program and the attributes of the other user are obtained; When the combination with the attribute does not satisfy the non-viewing condition, it may be determined that the one user is not viewing the program and the other user is viewing the program.

The determining unit obtains information about the behavior of the one user during a period in which the program determined to be viewed by the one user based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing point is being output,
It may be determined that the one user has not viewed a program whose information on the behavior of the one user satisfies the non-viewing condition.

An output device that outputs a program at each of the viewing points and the terminal carried by the user are associated based on a cookie linkage, and the viewing point specifying unit is configured to identify the terminal carried by each of the users. , the viewing point associated with the cookie may be specified.

In a case where the one user belongs to a user group consisting of a plurality of users, the viewing point identification unit determines the viewing point associated with the terminal carried by the one user based on cookie cooperation. may be specified as viewing points corresponding to other users included in the user group to which the one user belongs.

According to the present invention, even if the terminal carried by the user cannot identify the program selected by the user, it is possible to identify the viewing history of the program by the user.

1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a viewing history generating system 1; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of terminal 10. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a server device 30; FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a viewing history generating system 1; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of positioning information generated by the terminal 10; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an output history of programs output by the television receiver 20. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information stored by a server device 30; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of an operation by the server device 30; It is a figure which illustrates a mode that a user ID and a cookie are matched. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating how cookies are associated with global ID addresses of home routers; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating how global ID addresses and television IDs are associated with each other;

[composition]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a viewing history generating system 1 of this embodiment. The viewing history generation system 1 includes a terminal 10 carried by a user, a television receiver 20 for outputting television broadcast programs, a server device 30 for generating a viewing history of each program for each user, a wireless communication network or and a communication network 2 including a wired communication network. A point where the television receiver 20 is installed and a user can view a program output from the television receiver 20 is hereinafter referred to as a "viewing point". This viewing point is typically the user's place of residence such as the user's home or villa, but may be any point such as the user's place of work or temporary residence. Although one terminal 10 and one television receiver 20 are shown in FIG. 1, there are actually a plurality of them. Also, the number of server devices 30 may be plural.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the terminal 10. As shown in FIG. The terminal 10 is a user-portable computer such as a smart phone, a wearable terminal, or a tablet. The terminal 10 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a sensor 1007, a positioning device 1008, and a bus connecting them. It is Each of these devices operates with power supplied from a battery (not shown). Note that in the following description, the term "apparatus" can be read as a circuit, device, unit, or the like. The hardware configuration of the terminal 10 may be configured to include one or more of each device shown in the figure, or may be configured without some of the devices. Also, the terminal 10 may be configured by connecting a plurality of devices each having a different housing for communication.

Each function of the terminal 10 is performed by causing the processor 1001 to perform calculations, controlling communication by the communication device 1004, controlling communication by the communication device 1004, and controlling the communication by the memory 1002 and the It is realized by controlling at least one of data reading and writing in the storage 1003 .

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

The processor 1001 reads programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication device 1004 to the memory 1002, and executes various processes according to them. As the program, a program that causes a computer to execute at least part of the operations described later is used. The functional blocks of terminal 10 may be implemented by a control program stored in memory 1002 and running on processor 1001 . Various types of processing may be executed by one processor 1001, but may also be executed by two or more processors 1001 simultaneously or sequentially. Processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips. Note that the program may be transmitted from the communication network 2 to the terminal 10 via an electric communication line.

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

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

The communication device 1004 is hardware (transmitting/receiving device) for communicating between computers via the communication network 2 according to a communication standard such as LTE (Long Time Evolution). Also called a communication module. The communication device 1004 includes a high-frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, and the like, for example, in order to realize at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). may consist of For example, a transmitting/receiving antenna, an amplifier section, a transmitting/receiving section, a transmission line interface, etc. may be implemented by the communication device 1004 . The transmitter/receiver may be physically or logically separated from the transmitter and receiver.

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

The sensor 1007 includes, for example, a sensor group such as a temperature sensor, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, a magnetic (orientation) sensor, and an ultrasonic sensor.

Positioning device 1008 measures the position of terminal 10 . The positioning device 1008 is, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, and measures the position of the terminal 10 based on GPS signals received from multiple satellites.

Each device such as processor 1001 and memory 1002 is connected by a bus for communicating information. The bus may be configured using a single bus, or may be configured using different buses between devices.

The terminal 10 includes hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). Alternatively, part or all of each functional block may be implemented by the hardware. For example, processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these pieces of hardware.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server device 30. As shown in FIG. The hardware configuration of the server device 30 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in FIG. 3, or may be configured without some of the devices. Further, the server device 30 may be configured by connecting a plurality of devices having different housings for communication.

The server device 30 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 3001, a memory 3002, a storage 3003, a communication device 3004, an input device 3005, an output device 3006, and a bus connecting them. Each function in the server device 30 is performed by causing the processor 3001 to perform calculations, controlling communication by the communication device 3004, controlling communication by the communication device 3004, and controlling the and by controlling at least one of data reading and writing in the storage 3003 . A processor 3001, a memory 3002, a storage 3003, a communication device 3004, an input device 3005, an output device 3006, and a bus connecting them are similar to the processor 1001, memory 1002, storage 1003, communication device 1004, and input device 1005 described for the terminal 10. , the output device 1006, and the bus connecting them are similar in terms of hardware, so description thereof will be omitted. However, the communication device 3004 does not have to be hardware for performing communication according to the wireless communication standard, but hardware for performing communication between computers via the communication network 2 according to any wired communication standard. (transmitting and receiving device).

The television receiver 20 is an output device for outputting broadcast programs in the form of video and audio, and incorporates a computer. This computer includes the same hardware configuration as the server device 30 shown in FIG. 3, that is, a processor, memory, storage, communication device, input device, output device, and a bus connecting them. Note that the television receiver 20 may include a control device called a so-called set-top box.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the viewing history generation system 1. As shown in FIG. In the server device 30 , an acquisition unit 31 acquires various kinds of information from the terminal 10 and the television receiver 20 via the communication network 2 . For example, the acquisition unit 31 acquires the positioning information regarding the position measured by the positioning device 1008 in the terminal 10 from the terminal 10 via the communication network 2 . FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of positioning information. The positioning information includes identification information (user ID) uniquely assigned to the terminal 10 (that is, the user using the terminal 10) and information indicating the position measured by the positioning device 1008 of the terminal 10 (positioning position). and information indicating when the positioning was performed (positioning time). In the example of FIG. 5, for example, the positioning position of the terminal 10 assigned the user ID "UID001" is "p01", and the positioning time is "t01".

In addition, the acquisition unit 31 acquires the output history of programs output from the television receiver 20 from the television receiver 20 via the communication network 2 . FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an output history. The output history includes identification information (TV ID) uniquely assigned to the TV receiver 20, the identifier (channel) of the broadcasting channel on which the program is broadcast, and the program actually output from the TV receiver 20. viewing time (viewing time). The channel and viewing time are information for specifying the program actually output from the television receiver 20, that is, the program that the user actually viewed. In the example of FIG. 6, for example, it means that the TV receiver 20 to which the TV ID "TID001" is assigned has output the program on the channel "X" during the viewing time "T1 to T2". In other words, the program output from the television receiver 20 on the channel "X" during the viewing time "T1 to T2" stayed at the point where the television receiver 20 was installed during the period "T1 to T2". It can be estimated that it was viewed by the user.

In the server device 30 , the user position specifying unit 32 specifies the measured positioning position of the terminal 10 and the timing of the positioning based on the positioning information acquired by the acquiring unit 31 . Here, it is assumed that the user carries the terminal 10 with him or has the terminal 10 near him. Therefore, the positioning position and the positioning time measured for the terminal 10 mean the position of the user using the terminal 10 and the staying time at that position.

In the server device 30 , the output history identification unit 33 identifies the output history of programs output at each viewing point based on the output history acquired by the acquisition unit 31 .

In the server device 30, the viewing point identification unit 34 identifies the viewing point corresponding to each user. As described above, the viewing point is typically the user's place of residence, and the correspondence between the user and the viewing point is predetermined. The user notifies the administrator of the server device 30 in advance of the viewing point where the user views the program, and the information on the viewing point is stored in the viewing point storage section 341 provided in the viewing point specifying section 34. there is

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the viewing point storage unit 341. As shown in FIG. The viewing point storage unit 341 stores a group ID, a user ID, a viewing point, and a TV ID in association with each other. For example, a plurality of users, such as family members, may view a program at the same viewing point. Therefore, an identifier called a group ID for identifying a group consisting of one or more users is used to identify a group unit such as a family. In the example of FIG. 7, for example, users with user IDs "UID001", "UID002", and "UID002" belonging to a group with a group ID "GID001" can access the television receiver assigned the television ID "TID001" at the viewing point "a1". This means that the program output from 20 can be viewed. Also, for example, a user with a user ID "UID004" belonging to a group with a group ID "GID002" can view a program output from the television receiver 20 to which the television ID "TID002" is assigned at the viewing point "a2". It means something.

In the server device 30, the determining unit 35 determines that, when the positioning position specified by the user position specifying unit 32 for one user is included in the viewing point specified by the viewing point specifying unit 34 for the user, the viewing point of the programs included in the output history specified by the output history specifying unit 33, the program output at the positioning timing specified by the user position specifying unit 32 for the user is judged to have been viewed by the user. In the example of FIG. 7, like the group with the group ID "GID002", only one user (the user with the user ID "UID004") views the program output from the television receiver 20 at one viewing point. If possible, when the positioning position specified for the user is included in the user's viewing point "a2", it means that the user is staying at a predetermined viewing point such as home. there is At this time, it is determined that the user with the user ID "UID004" has viewed the program output at the positioning time when it is determined that the user with the user ID "UID004" is staying at the viewing point. Become.

On the other hand, like the group with the group ID "GID001", a plurality of users (three users with user IDs "UID001", "UID002", and "UID003") at one viewing point listen to programs output from the television receiver 20. It may be viewable. In this case, it is assumed that the positioning positions identified for any of those users were included in the viewing point "a1" corresponding to those users. For example, in a certain time period, the positioning position specified for the user with the user ID "UID001" is included in the viewing point "a1", and the positioning positions specified for the users with the user IDs "UID002" and "UID003" are included in the viewing position. Suppose that it is not included in the point "a1". At this time, it is determined that the program output at the viewing point "a1" at the positioning time specified for the user with the user ID "UID001" was viewed by the user with the user ID "UID001".

Regarding the group with the group ID "GID001", for example, in a certain time period, the positioning positions specified for the users with the user IDs "UID001" and "UID002" are included in the viewing point "a1", and the user ID "UID003" is not included in the viewing point "a1". At this time, it is assumed that the program output at the viewing point "a1" has been viewed by two users with user IDs "UID001" and "UID002".

Returning to the description of FIG. 4 , in the server device 30 , the viewing history storage unit 36 stores the viewing history for each user based on the result determined by the determination unit 35 . This viewing history includes the user ID of the user, the channel on which the program viewed by the user was broadcast, the viewing time, and the like.

[motion]
Next, operation of the server device 30 will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, when the server apparatus 30 is described as a processing subject, specifically, predetermined software (program) is loaded onto hardware such as the processor 3001 and the memory 3002 so that the processor 3001 performs calculations, and controls communication by the communication device 3004 and reading and/or writing of data in the memory 3002 and storage 3003 to execute processing. The same applies to the terminal 10 and the television receiver 20 as well.

In FIG. 8, the acquiring unit 31 of the server device 30 acquires various kinds of information from the terminal 10 and the television receiver 20 via the communication network 2 (step S11). For example, the acquisition unit 31 acquires the positioning information regarding the position measured by the positioning device 1008 in the terminal 10 from the terminal 10 via the communication network 2 . In addition, the acquisition unit 31 acquires the output history of programs output from the television receiver 20 from the television receiver 20 via the communication network 2 . The positioning information and the output history are not necessarily acquired at the same time. The positioning information from the terminal 10 may be acquired immediately after the positioning, for example, and the output history from the television receiver 20 may be acquired periodically, for example, at daily intervals.

When the acquisition unit 31 acquires the positioning information and the output history over the same period, the server device 30 executes a specific process (step S12). Specifically, based on the positioning information acquired by the acquiring unit 31, the user position specifying unit 32 specifies the measured positioning position of the terminal 10 and the timing of the positioning. The output history identification unit 33 also identifies the output history of programs output at each viewing point based on the output history acquired by the acquisition unit 31 . The viewing point identification unit 34 also refers to the viewing point storage unit 341 to identify the viewing point corresponding to each user.

Next, determination processing is executed in the server device 30 (step S13). Specifically, when the positioning position specified for one user is included in the viewing point specified for the one user, the determination unit 35 determines whether the program included in the output history specified for the viewing point Among them, it is determined that the one user has viewed the program output at the positioning timing specified for the one user.

Then, in the server device 30, the viewing history storage unit 36 stores the viewing history for each user based on the result determined by the determining unit 35 (step S14). This viewing history includes, as described above, the user ID of the user, the channel on which the program was broadcast, the viewing time during which the program was output from the television receiver 20, and the like. This viewing history can be used for various purposes such as marketing based on the viewing history of each user.

According to the embodiments described above, even if the terminal carried by the user cannot identify the program selected by the user, it is possible to identify the program viewing history of the user. .

[Modification]
The invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The embodiment described above may be modified as follows. Also, two or more of the following modified examples may be combined for implementation.
[Modification 1]
In the mechanism disclosed in the above embodiment, when a plurality of users are simultaneously staying at one viewing point where a program is output, some users among the plurality of users do not actually view the program. However, users who have not viewed the program cannot be specified. Therefore, when a plurality of users are staying at one viewing point at the same time, the server device 30 specifies a user who is not considered to have viewed the program, and excludes the user from the viewing history. can be Specifically, a non-viewing condition under which it is assumed that the user staying at the viewing point is not viewing the program is determined in advance. Of the programs determined to be viewed by one user, those programs satisfying the non-viewing condition by the user are determined not to be viewed by the user. Non-viewing conditions are, for example, as follows.

The non-viewing condition is, for example, a condition generated based on a user's attribute, and does not regard a program that does not match the user's attribute as having been viewed. In this case, the determination unit 35 acquires the attribute of the program that is determined to be viewed by one user based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing point, and the attribute of the user, and obtains the attribute of the program and the attribute of the user. It is determined that the user has not viewed a program whose combination with a user's attribute satisfies the non-viewing condition. The attributes of a program express or identify the contents of the program, for example, "fishing" or "outdoor" for a program about fishing, or "cooking" or "gourmet" for a program about cooking. This is identification information such as keywords and flags. The server device 30 may acquire the attribute of the program from, for example, a broadcasting organization that performs television broadcasting via the communication network 2 and store it. User attributes include, for example, gender, age, interests, and purchase history or usage history of products or services. The determination unit 35 has an algorithm for calculating the matching degree between the program attribute and the user attribute, and calculates this matching degree according to the algorithm. The non-viewing condition includes a matching degree threshold value, and the determining unit 35 determines that the non-viewing condition is satisfied when the calculated matching degree is less than the threshold value included in the non-viewing condition. In this case, it is determined that the user has not viewed the program.

By doing so, for example, programs that do not match the interests of the first user (eg parents) but that match the interests of the second user (eg children) who are at home (eg programs for children) animation program) can be regarded as not viewed by the first user (eg, parent) but viewed by the second user (eg, child). That is, when the viewing point specified for one user also corresponds to another user different from the one user, the determination unit 35 determines the one viewing point based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing point. Attributes of programs judged to be viewed by a user and attributes of one user are acquired, and attributes of programs judged to be viewed by other users based on the positioning position, positioning time and viewing point, and attributes of other users A user attribute is acquired, and a combination of the program attribute and the one user attribute satisfies the non-viewing condition, and a combination of the program attribute and the other user attribute does not satisfy the non-viewing condition. Sometimes it will be determined that the one user is not watching the program and the other user is watching the program.

Also, the non-viewing condition is a condition generated based on the behavior of the user, for example, and it is assumed that the user who is exercising above a certain level, such as doing housework or moving frequently at the viewing point, has watched the program. It may be that it is not considered. In this case, the determination unit 35 acquires information about the behavior of the one user during the period when the program determined to have been viewed by the one user based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing point is output, It is determined that the one user has not viewed a program whose information on user behavior satisfies the non-viewing condition. Information related to user behavior is, for example, acceleration detected by the sensor 1007 of the terminal 10 . Acquisition unit 31 of server device 30 acquires this information from terminal 10 via communication network 2 . The determination unit 35 has an algorithm for generating the user's behavior strength from information about the user's behavior, and calculates the user's behavior strength according to the algorithm. The non-viewing condition includes a behavior strength threshold, and the determining unit 35 determines that the non-viewing condition is satisfied when the calculated behavior strength exceeds the threshold included in the non-viewing condition. . In this case, it is determined that the user is not viewing the program.

[Modification 2]
Of the information stored in the viewing point storage unit 341 , the correspondence relationship between the user ID and the TV ID may be specified by a so-called cookie linkage technology and stored in the viewing point storage unit 341 . Cookie linkage is a mechanism for mapping different user IDs given to the same user by different websites. For example, a cookie linkage service called "di-PiNK" (registered trademark) is known. . A website that provides services related to the terminal 10 (for example, a site operated and managed by a telecommunications carrier that provides communication services for the terminal 10) applies this technology, as illustrated in FIG. A cookie assigned to the terminal 10 and a user ID assigned to the terminal 10 can be mapped. Furthermore, on a website that provides services related to the terminal 10 (for example, a site operated and managed by a telecommunications carrier that provides communication services for the terminal 10), as illustrated in FIG. It is possible to map the global IP address assigned to the router of the in-house LAN. Furthermore, when acquiring the viewing history of the television receiver 20, as illustrated in FIG. 11, information obtained by mapping the global ID address and the television ID can be acquired. The server device 30 acquires the information illustrated in FIGS. 9 to 11 to identify the correspondence relationship between the user ID and the television ID illustrated in FIG. It is possible to specify a correspondence relationship between a user ID and a viewing point. In other words, when the television receiver 20 that outputs the program at each viewing point and the terminal 10 carried by the user are associated by cookie cooperation, the viewing point identification unit 34 determines the terminal carried by each user. On the other hand, the associated viewing point may be specified by cookie cooperation.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 7, for example, three users with user IDs "UID001", "UID002", and "UID002" belonging to a group with a group ID "GID001" all have a television IP address at the viewing point "a1". A program output from the television receiver 20 to which "ip1" is assigned can be viewed. In this case, for example, when it is found that the TV ID "TID001" and the user ID "UID001" correspond by the above-mentioned cookie cooperation, the TV ID "TID001" and the user ID belonging to the same group as the user ID "UID001" "UID002" and "UID003" may be associated with each other. This is because any of these three users can view the program output from the same television receiver 20 at the same viewing point. In this way, when one user belongs to a user group consisting of a plurality of users, the viewing point specifying unit 34 assigns the viewing point associated with the terminal 10 carried by the one user through cookie cooperation. , may be specified as viewing points corresponding to other users included in the user group to which the one user belongs.

The positioning method of the terminal 10 is not limited to GPS, and may be any method. For example, a method called base station positioning or beacon positioning may be used.

[Other Modifications]
It should be noted that the block diagrams used in the description of the above embodiments show blocks in units of functions. These functional blocks (components) are implemented by any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Also, the method of realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be implemented using one device physically or logically coupled, or directly or indirectly using two or more physically or logically separated devices (e.g. , wired, wireless, etc.) and may be implemented using these multiple devices. A functional block may be implemented by combining software in the one device or the plurality of devices.

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

For example, a payment device or the like according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may function as a computer that performs processing of the present disclosure.

Each aspect/embodiment described in the present disclosure includes LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4G (4th generation mobile communication system), 5G (5th generation mobile communication system), FRA (Future Radio Access), NR (new Radio), W-CDMA (registered trademark), GSM (registered trademark), CDMA2000, UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark) )), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX®), IEEE 802.20, UWB (Ultra-WideBand), Bluetooth®, other suitable systems, and extended It may be applied to at least one of the next generation systems. Also, a plurality of systems may be applied in combination (for example, a combination of at least one of LTE and LTE-A and 5G, etc.).

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

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

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

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

Software, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language or otherwise, includes instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, and software modules. , applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, procedures, functions, and the like. Software, instructions, information, etc. may also be sent and received over a transmission medium. For example, the software uses wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), etc.) and/or wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.) to create websites, Wired and/or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission medium when sent from a server or other remote source.

Information, signals, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description may refer to voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. may be represented by a combination of
The terms explained in this disclosure and the terms necessary for understanding the present disclosure may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meanings.

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

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

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

The "unit" in the configuration of each device described above may be replaced with "means", "circuit", "device", or the like.

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

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

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

1: viewing history generation system, 2: communication network, 10: terminal, 1001: processor, 1002: memory, 1003: storage, 1004: communication device, 1005: input device, 1006: output device, 1007: sensor, 1008: positioning Device, 20: Television receiver, 30: Server device, 3001: Processor, 3002: Memory, 3003: Storage, 3004: Communication device, 3005: Input device, 3006: Output device, 31: Acquisition unit, 32: User position identification Section 33: Output history identification section 34: Viewing point identification section 341: Viewing point storage section 35: Judgment section 36: Viewing history storage section

Claims (6)

a user position specifying unit that specifies a positioning position measured for a terminal carried by a user and a positioning time when the positioning was performed;
a viewing point identification unit that identifies a viewing point corresponding to each user;
an output history identifying unit that acquires an output history of programs output at each viewing point;
When the positioning position specified for one user is included in the viewing point specified for the one user, among the programs included in the output history specified for the viewing point, for the one user A determination unit that determines that the one user has viewed the program output at the specified positioning time, and the one user has viewed the program based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing point. and a determination unit that determines that the one user has not viewed a program that satisfies a non-viewing condition that the user considers that the user has not viewed the program, among the programs determined as and information processing equipment. The determination unit
Acquiring the attribute of the program judged to be viewed by the one user based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing point, and the attribute of the one user;
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein it is determined that said one user has not viewed a program whose combination of said program attribute and said one user's attribute satisfies said non-viewing condition. . When the viewing point specified for the one user also corresponds to another user different from the one user,
The determination unit
Acquiring the attribute of the program judged to be viewed by the one user based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing point, and the attribute of the one user;
Acquiring the attribute of the program judged to have been viewed by the other user based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing point, and the attribute of the other user;
When the combination of the attribute of the program and the attribute of the one user satisfies the non-viewing condition and the combination of the attribute of the program and the attribute of the other user does not satisfy the non-viewing condition, the one user 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the user is not viewing the program, and the other user is viewing the program. The determination unit
Acquiring information about the behavior of the one user during a period in which the program judged to have been viewed by the one user based on the positioning position, the positioning time, and the viewing point is being output;
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein it is determined that the one user has not viewed a program whose information on behavior of the one user satisfies the non-viewing condition. an output device that outputs a program at each viewing point and the terminal carried by the user are associated based on cookie linkage,
5. The viewing point specifying unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the viewing point specifying unit specifies the viewing point associated with the terminal carried by each user through cookie linkage. Information processing equipment. When the one user belongs to a user group consisting of a plurality of users,
The viewing point identification unit associates the viewing point associated with the terminal carried by the one user based on the cookie linkage with another user included in the user group to which the one user belongs. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the viewing point is specified as a viewing point.

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