JP7392978B2 - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

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

Determining a child's aptitude and utilizing it in education is attracting attention. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system that ascertains the aptitude of a child receiving group education and creates instructional guidelines and information on how to proceed with learning in order to provide instruction that matches the child's aptitude. There is.

JP2006-64880A

However, this system only ascertains the aptitude of children who have already received group education, and cannot determine the aptitude of children from early stages such as infancy.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that can determine a child's aptitude from an early stage such as infancy. shall be.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes:
An information processing device that determines a field for which a child using a toy has aptitude according to the usage status of the toy, the information processing device comprising:
a toy selection department that selects toys to provide according to the developmental status of the child being judged;
a receiving unit that receives, from a terminal device, information indicating the degree of use of the toy selected by the toy selecting unit by a child who has been provided with the toy for each set period;
a memory unit that stores field-specific scores indicating the degree to which each toy contributes to the development of abilities in each of the plurality of fields;
Based on the information indicating the degree of use of the toy received by the receiving unit and the field-specific score of the toy stored in the storage unit, the level of aptitude of the child to be determined in each field is indicated. an aptitude field determination unit that determines an aptitude field in which the child has aptitude by determining an aptitude score;
a transmitter that transmits information including information indicating the aptitude field determined by the aptitude field determination section to the terminal device;
Equipped with.

The information indicating the degree of use of the toy includes a score value indicating the degree of use of each toy,
The aptitude field determination department is
By multiplying the score value of each toy received by the receiving unit and the field-specific score of that toy stored in the storage unit, the aptitude score for each field of the child to be determined is obtained, and the aptitude score for each field is determined in advance. determining that the field with the highest cumulative value obtained by integrating the aptitude scores obtained in a predetermined period is the aptitude field;
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The aptitude field determination department is
If the cumulative value of the field with the highest cumulative value and the difference between the cumulative value of the field with the highest cumulative value and the cumulative value of the field with the second highest cumulative value are each greater than a predetermined threshold, determining that the field with the highest cumulative value is the appropriate field;
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The receiving unit receives, from the terminal device, information indicating the degree of growth of the child to be determined for each set period,
The storage unit stores target age information indicating the target age of each toy and basic information including the child's date of birth,
a developmental age analysis unit that calculates the developmental age of the child based on information indicating the degree of growth of the child received by the receiving unit;
A timer that measures the current date and time,
Furthermore,
The toy selection unit determines the age of the child to be determined based on the date of birth and the date and time measured by the timer, and determines the age of the child to be determined or the determined age of the child determined by the developmental age analysis unit. selecting a toy for which any developmental age of the child is included in the target age information stored in the storage unit;
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The storage unit stores toy classification information indicating whether each toy contributes to the development of abilities in the plurality of fields or basic abilities,
The age of the child is determined during the basic ability development period, which is a period for developing the basic abilities, the aptitude field determination period, which is a period for determining the aptitude field from among the plurality of fields, and the aptitude field determination period. It is divided into three categories: the aptitude field strengthening period, which is a period to develop abilities in the aptitude field that has been acquired;
The toy selection department is
For a child whose age in months is determined to fall under the basic ability development period, the toy classification information stored in the storage unit classifies the child as contributing to the development of the basic ability. Select toys,
In the toy category information stored in the storage unit, two or more of the plurality of fields are selected for the child whose age in months is determined to fall within the appropriate field determination period. Select multiple toys that belong to toy categories that contribute to the development of skills in the field,
The aptitude field determined by the aptitude field determination unit in the toy category information stored in the storage unit for the child whose age in months is determined to fall under the aptitude field strengthening period. select toys that are classified as contributing to the development of children's abilities;
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In order to achieve the above object, an information processing method according to a second aspect of the present invention includes:
A computer that determines the field for which a child using the toy has aptitude according to the usage situation of the toy,
a toy selection step of selecting a toy to be provided according to the developmental status of the child to be determined ;
a receiving step of receiving information indicating the degree of use of the toy selected in the toy selection step a plurality of times;
a memorization step of memorizing a domain score indicating the extent to which each toy contributes to the development of abilities in each of the plurality of domains;
By determining the aptitude score for each field of the child to be determined based on the information indicating the degree of use of the toy received in the receiving step and the field-specific score of each toy stored in the storing step. , an aptitude field determination step of determining an aptitude field in which the child has aptitude ;
This is an information processing method that executes .

In order to achieve the above object, a program according to a third aspect of the present invention,
A computer that determines the field for which a child using the toy is suited, depending on the usage situation of the toy .
A toy selection process that selects a toy to be provided according to the developmental status of the child who is the subject of judgment ;
a reception process that receives information indicating the degree of use of the toy selected in the toy selection process multiple times;
a memory process that stores domain-specific scores indicating the extent to which each toy contributes to the development of abilities in each of multiple domains;
By determining an aptitude score for each field of the child to be judged based on the information indicating the degree of use of the toy received by the receiving process and the field-specific score of each toy stored by the storage process. , an aptitude field determination process for determining an aptitude field in which the child has aptitude ;
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According to the present invention, a child's aptitude can be determined from an early stage such as infancy.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of an information processing device and a terminal according to an embodiment. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a toy list stored in the storage section shown in FIG. 2. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a development check sheet stored in the storage unit shown in FIG. 2; 3 is a diagram showing an example of a toy usage frequency evaluation sheet stored in the storage unit shown in FIG. 2. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an aptitude evaluation sheet stored in the storage section shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an evaluation report generated by the aptitude field determining section shown in FIG. 2; 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the information processing device according to the embodiment. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the basic ability development period of the information processing device according to the embodiment. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the aptitude field determination period of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

An information processing device, an information processing method, and a program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding parts in the figures.

First, with reference to FIG. 1, an information processing system 1 to which an information processing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described. The information processing system 1 has high suitability in five fields (hereinafter referred to as aptitude fields): artist, engineer, liberal arts, communicator, and athlete, based on the usage status of children's toys input by the user. This is a system that determines the field of aptitude.

An administrator who provides a service using this information processing system 1 provides the user with toys according to the child's age, and periodically (for example, every three months) replaces the toys with different toys. Regarding the child's age, 0 to 17 months is the basic ability development period, which is the period when children develop their basic abilities (visual, auditory, tactile, taste, smell, etc.), and 18 to 47 months is the period when the child's aptitude field is determined. The period is divided into three categories: the aptitude field determination period, and the period after 48 months as the aptitude field strengthening period, in which the determined aptitude field is strengthened. Administrators provide toys that contribute to the development of basic abilities to children in the basic ability development stage, and provide toys that contribute to the development of one of the five aptitude areas mentioned above to children in the aptitude field determination stage. Toys that contribute to the development of the determined aptitude field are provided to children who are in the stage of strengthening their aptitude fields.

The information processing system 1 includes an information processing device 100 that determines the aptitude of the child based on input information regarding the child's development and input information regarding the usage status of the toy, and an information processing device 100 that determines the aptitude of the child based on input information regarding the child's development and input information regarding the usage status of the toy. and a terminal device 200 that receives input of information regarding usage status of the toy and transmits the information input to the information processing device 100. The information processing device 100 and the terminal device 200 are communicably connected via a network 300.

The information processing device 100 determines the child's growth status based on input information regarding the child's growth, selects a toy to be given to the child according to the child's age or the determined growth status, and receives input regarding the usage status of the toy. Based on the information, each of the five aptitude areas is evaluated, and the child's aptitude is determined based on the evaluation results. The information processing device 100 is any computer device such as a mainframe, a workstation, or a PC (Personal Computer).

The terminal device 200 is used by a user such as a child's guardian. The terminal device 200 receives input from the user, such as information regarding the child's growth and information regarding the usage status of toys, and transmits the input information to the information processing device 100 . The terminal device 200 is an information terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, or a PC.

Next, the configuration of the information processing device 100 will be described using FIGS. 2 to 6. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing device 100 includes a storage unit 110 that stores various data and programs, a control unit 120 that executes processing according to the program, and a communication unit 130 that transmits and receives information to and from the terminal device 200. and an input/output unit 140 that inputs and outputs data, and these are connected via an internal bus (not shown).

The storage unit 110 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like. The RAM is used as a work area for a CPU (Central Processing Unit) included in the control unit 120. The ROM stores a program executed by the CPU of the control unit 120, and stores various data used when executing the program.

Specifically, the storage unit 110 stores a toy list 111 that includes information regarding the characteristics of toys owned by the administrator, a development check sheet 112 that includes items for determining the level of child development, and information on the usage status of the toys. A toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 containing information, an aptitude evaluation sheet 114 containing information for evaluating a child's aptitude, and a user DB (Database) 115 containing information input by the user are stored.

The toy list 111 includes basic information such as the names of toys owned by the administrator, and toy characteristic information indicating factors that contribute to development when each toy is used. Information on the toy list 111 is input in advance by the administrator and stored in the storage unit 110. The toy list 111 is used by the toy selection unit 122 when selecting toys to be provided to the user.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the toy list 111. The toy list 111 includes a "product name" indicating the name of the toy, a "product ID" indicating information for identifying the toy, a "target age" indicating the target age of the child who will use the toy, and a "target age" indicating the target age of the child who will use the toy. "Target gender" that indicates gender, "Toy characteristic information" that indicates the factors that contribute to development through the use of the toy, "Score by aptitude field" that includes the field (attribute) to which the toy belongs and the score for each of the five aptitude fields mentioned above. It has information such as. "Toy characteristic information" includes "elements that contribute to development," which indicates the developmental elements of the child's basic ability field or aptitude field, and "presence/absence", etc., which indicates whether the toy contributes to the development of each element. Contains items. In "Presence/Presence", "1" is input if the toy has "elements that contribute to development", and "0" is input if the toy does not have "elements that contribute to development". . The "score by aptitude field" includes a "toy classification" indicating the attributes of the toy, and one or more of the classifications of basic ability, artist, engineer, liberal arts, communicator, and athlete are input. In addition, "score by aptitude field" is information about the score for each aptitude field calculated according to the number of "elements contributing to development" for which "1" is entered in "presence" of "toy characteristic information". include.

In an example of the toy list 111 in FIG. 3, the "product name" is "XYZ", the "product ID" is "1766", and the "target age" is "36 months to 60 months old". Show that. Furthermore, this toy contributes to the development of ``three-dimensional spatial cognition'' as an ``element that contributes to development'', the ``toy category'' is ``engineer'', and the ``aptitude field score'' is the aptitude field of artists. is "0", the field of aptitude for engineers is "1", the field of aptitude for liberal arts is "0", the field of aptitude for communicator is "0", and the field of aptitude for athletes is "0". shows.

The development check sheet 112 shown in FIG. 2 is composed of items related to the developmental status of motor functions and brain functions corresponding to the child's age in months. The development check sheet 112 is data that is displayed on the terminal device 200 and is used to receive input of information regarding the child's development from the user.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the development check sheet 112. The developmental check sheet 112 includes "age of birth" indicating the child's age in months, "motor function development behavior" consisting of items for motor function development behavior corresponding to the child's age in months, and brain function development behavior corresponding to the age in months. It has information such as "brain function development behavior" which is composed of items, and "check date" indicating the date when the user checked it.

Specifically, the user periodically (for example, every month) enters the date in the "check date" corresponding to the "motor function development behavior" and "brain function development behavior" items that the child has achieved. and transmits it to the information processing device 100. The development check sheet 112 sent to the information processing device 100 is stored in the user DB 115. Note that instead of inputting the date of the check, information indicating what has been achieved may be input. The development check sheet 112 in which the date has been input by the user is used by the developmental age analysis unit 121 to calculate the developmental age indicating the child's developmental status.

The toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 shown in FIG. 2 includes information regarding the child's usage status of the provided toy during the appropriate field determination period. The toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 is data that is displayed on the terminal device 200 and is used to receive input of information regarding the child's usage status of the toy provided by the user.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113. The toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 includes information such as "name" indicating the name of the provided toy, "product ID" indicating information for identifying the toy, and "favorite level" indicating the child's usage status of the toy. have The "favorite level" is information input by the user according to the usage status of the child's toy within a predetermined period, and is expressed by a numerical value of 1 to 5. "1" indicates the lowest frequency of use by children, and "5" indicates the highest frequency of use by children.

Specifically, the user periodically (for example, every three months corresponding to the toy replacement period) inputs the favorite degree of the provided toy and transmits it to the information processing apparatus 100. The toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 sent to the information processing device 100 is stored in the user DB 115. The toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 is used by the aptitude field determination unit 123 when evaluating the child's aptitude field.

In an example of the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 in FIG. 5, "shape matching" was used the most during the period from June 13, 2019 to September 12, 2019, followed by "toy grand piano wood grain" and " It shows that the ``ABC tricycle'' was used, followed by the ``play house tray set,'' and then the ``looping toy.''

The aptitude evaluation sheet 114 shown in FIG. 2 includes information for evaluating a child's aptitude field based on the information in the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 input by the user. The aptitude evaluation sheet 114 is used by the aptitude field determination unit 123 to calculate an aptitude score for determining the child's aptitude field.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the aptitude evaluation sheet 114. The aptitude evaluation sheet 114 includes "scores by aptitude field" indicating the scores for each aptitude field of the toy whose frequency of use has been evaluated by the user, and "score by aptitude field" indicating the degree of favorite for each toy inputted by the user into the toy frequency evaluation sheet 113. ``favorite degree'' and an ``aptitude score'' that indicates the level of aptitude for each aptitude field calculated based on the value of the toy's ``score by aptitude field'' and the ``favorite degree.''

The user DB 115 shown in FIG. 2 stores information on the development check sheet 112 and toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 sent by the user, and information on the aptitude evaluation sheet 114 for each user generated by the aptitude field determination unit 123. . Each piece of data is given an identification number for identifying the user, and each piece of data is managed for each user. Further, the user DB 115 stores basic user information such as the child's gender and date of birth.

The control unit 120 includes a CPU, operates according to a program stored in the storage unit 110, and executes processing according to the program. The control unit 120 includes a developmental age analysis unit 121, a toy selection unit 122, and an aptitude field determination unit 123 as main functional units provided by the program. The control unit 120 is also connected to a timer that measures the current date and time via an internal bus. The control unit 120 calculates the child's age in months from the child's date of birth stored in the user DB 115 and the current date and time information measured by the timer.

The developmental age analysis unit 121 performs processing to determine the child's developmental status based on the developmental check sheet 112 input by the user. The developmental age analysis unit 121 determines the developmental age as the developmental status. The developmental age is different from the actual child's age in months, and is determined by the degree of achievement of "motor function development behavior" and "brain function development behavior" included in the development check sheet 112.

Specifically, when the developmental age analysis unit 121 acquires the developmental check sheet 112 sent by the user, the date is entered in the "check date" corresponding to "motor function development behavior" or "brain function development behavior". Determine whether or not the The developmental age analysis unit 121 selects the one with the latest "birth period" among the "motor function development behavior" and "brain function development behavior" that correspond to the "birth period" with dates entered, Calculated as developmental age.

The toy selection unit 122 refers to the toy list 111 and performs a process of selecting toys to be provided according to information such as the child's age in months. In this embodiment, the toy selection unit 122 provides five toys, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Specifically, the toy selection unit 122 selects toys using different methods in the above-mentioned basic ability development period, aptitude field determination period, and aptitude field strengthening period corresponding to the child's age in months. For a child in the period of basic ability development, the toy selection unit 122 refers to the toy list 111 and selects toys for basic ability development based on the child's age in months or the developmental age calculated by the developmental age analysis unit 121. do. For children in the aptitude field determination period, the toy selection unit 122 refers to the toy list 111 and selects toys that are classified into any of the five aptitude fields so that all the aptitude fields are covered. For a child in the aptitude field strengthening period, the toy selection section 122 refers to the toy list 111 and selects toys that are classified into the aptitude field determined by the aptitude field determination section 123.

The toy selection unit 122 generates a shipping label that includes information such as the selected toy's product name, product ID, user ID, user's address, and scheduled delivery date. The administrator provides (deliveries) the selected toys to the user every three months based on the shipping label.

The aptitude field determining unit 123 uses the aptitude evaluation sheet 114 to evaluate each aptitude field based on the information on the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 sent by the user every three months during the aptitude field determination period. The aptitude field determining unit 123 performs evaluation for a certain period of time and determines the aptitude field of the child.

When the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 is input, the aptitude field determination unit 123 uses the aptitude evaluation sheet 114 to calculate an aptitude score indicating the level of aptitude for each aptitude field. Specifically, the aptitude field determination unit 123 calculates the "favorite level" value for each toy input into the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 shown in FIG. 5 and the value for each toy input into the toy list 111 shown in FIG. The aptitude score for each aptitude field is calculated by multiplying by the value of the "score by aptitude field". In the example of the aptitude evaluation sheet 114 shown in FIG. 6, the aptitude field determination unit 123 integrates the "aptitude field-specific scores" and "favorite degree" values of toys A to E provided to the child, and the artist The aptitude score for each aptitude field is calculated, such as ``17'', ``16'' for engineers, ``1'' for liberal arts, ``7'' for communicators, and ``6'' for athletes. The aptitude field determining unit 123 performs this process every time the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 is sent from the user, adds the calculated aptitude score and the previously calculated aptitude score for each aptitude field, and determines the aptitude field for each aptitude field. Calculate the cumulative value of

After calculating the cumulative value for each aptitude field, the aptitude field determining unit 123 determines whether the cumulative value for each aptitude field is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, and determines whether the cumulative value for each aptitude field is the highest or the cumulative value of the aptitude field with the highest cumulative value. It is determined whether the difference rate with the cumulative total value of the aptitude field with the highest cumulative value is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value. When determining that there is an appropriate field that satisfies each threshold value, the appropriate field determining unit 123 determines that the appropriate field that satisfies the conditions is the appropriate field for children. Furthermore, if the aptitude field determination unit 123 does not determine an aptitude field that satisfies the above conditions by the final month of the aptitude field determination period, the aptitude field that has the highest cumulative value up to the final month of the aptitude field determination period is selected as the child's aptitude field. It is determined that it is a field.

Furthermore, the aptitude field determination unit 123 generates an evaluation report 116 that represents the scores in a chart or the like based on the calculated aptitude scores and cumulative values for each aptitude field. FIG. 7 shows an example of the evaluation report 116. The generated evaluation report 116 is transmitted to the terminal device 200 via the communication unit 130.

The communication unit 130 is a network terminal device or a wireless communication device connected to the network 300 and a serial interface or a LAN (Local Area Network) interface connected thereto, and transmits and receives information to and from the terminal device 200 via the network 300. I do. Note that the communication unit 130 is an example of a receiving unit or a transmitting unit in the claims.

The input/output unit 140 is a device for inputting/outputting data, and includes a keyboard, a mouse, a camera, a microphone, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (electro-luminescence) display, and the like. The input/output unit 140 receives information input by the administrator.

The above is the configuration of the information processing device 100. Next, the configuration of the terminal device 200 will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. The terminal device 200 includes a control unit 210 that executes processing according to a program, a storage unit 220 that stores various data, an input unit 230 that accepts input of information, and a display unit 240 that visualizes and displays information. The information processing device 100 includes a communication unit 250 that transmits and receives information, and these are connected via an internal bus (not shown).

The control unit 210 includes a CPU, operates according to a program stored in the storage unit 220, and executes processing according to the program.

The storage unit 220 includes a RAM and a ROM. The RAM is used as a work area for the CPU of the control unit 210, and the ROM stores programs executed by the CPU of the control unit 210 and various data used when executing the programs.

The input unit 230 is a user interface that includes a keyboard, mouse, etc. for operating the terminal device 200. The input unit 230 receives input from the user to the development check sheet 112 and the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113. Specifically, the user inputs date information into the development check sheet 112 and inputs the degree of favorites into the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113.

The display unit 240 includes a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, etc. that visualize and display information. The user inputs information into the development check sheet 112 and the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 displayed on the display section 240. Furthermore, the display unit 240 displays the evaluation report 116 generated by the aptitude evaluation sheet 114 when operated by the user.

The communication unit 250 is a network terminal device or a wireless communication device connected to the network, and a serial interface or a LAN (Local Area Network) interface connected thereto, and transmits and receives information to and from the information processing device 100 via the network 300. I do.

The above is the configuration of the terminal device 200. Next, the operation of the information processing system 1 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10. Note that an example will be explained in which the child of the user who uses the service for the first time is less than 17 months old. First, with reference to FIG. 8, the overall processing of the information processing apparatus 100 will be described.

The information processing device 100 performs a user registration process to register basic information such as the name, address, user ID, password, child's gender, and child's date of birth of the user who uses the service (step S101). Specifically, the user inputs basic information into a user registration screen for inputting basic information displayed on the user's terminal device 200. Information input by the user and transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100 is stored in the user DB 115 and managed for each user.

Next, the toy selection unit 122 selects a toy to be provided to the user for the first time based on the basic information registered by the user (step S102). Specifically, the toy selection unit 122 acquires information such as the child's gender and date of birth from the user DB 115. The toy selection unit 122 calculates the child's age from the customer's date of birth information and the current date and time information measured by the timer. The toy selection unit 122 selects five toys whose toy category is classified as basic ability according to the acquired gender of the child and the calculated age of the child. The toy selection unit 122 generates a shipping label containing information such as the selected toy's product name, product ID, user ID, user address, and scheduled delivery date, and stores it in the storage unit 110. The administrator delivers the toy to the user based on the shipping label.

Next, the information processing device 100 performs processing for the basic ability development period (step S103). The developmental age analysis unit 121 determines the developmental age indicating the child's developmental status based on the developmental check sheet 112 sent by the user every month. The toy selection unit 122 refers to the toy list 111 every three months, selects five toys for basic ability development, and delivers them based on the child's age in months or the developmental age calculated by the developmental age analysis unit 121. Generate a label for These processes are repeatedly executed until the child's age reaches 0 to 17 months. Details of step S103 will be described later.

Next, when the information processing device 100 determines that the child's age is 18 months or older, it performs processing in the aptitude field determination period (step S104). First, the toy selection unit 122 selects a toy to be provided for the first time in the appropriate field determination period. Specifically, the toy selection unit 122 refers to the toy list 111 and selects five toys that are classified into any of the five aptitude fields so that all the aptitude fields are covered. Thereafter, the toy selection unit 122 performs a process of selecting five toys classified into any of the five aptitude fields every three months so that all the aptitude fields are covered. The aptitude field determining unit 123 uses the aptitude evaluation sheet 114 to evaluate each aptitude field based on the information on the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 sent by the user every three months. The aptitude field determining unit 123 performs evaluation for a certain period of time and determines the aptitude field of the child. These processes are, in principle, repeated until the child reaches 18 to 47 months of age. Details of step S104 will be described later.

When the information processing device 100 determines that the child's aptitude field has been determined in the process of the aptitude field determination stage of step S104, it performs the process of the aptitude field determination stage (step S105). The toy selection unit 122 refers to the toy list 111 every three months and selects five toys from among the toys classified into the appropriate field determined by the process of step S104. Specifically, the toy selection unit 122 acquires the child's gender, age in months, and information on toys provided in the past from the user DB 115. The toy selection unit 122 reads information such as "target gender" and "target age" from the toy list 111, and selects toys that meet the information and conditions acquired from the user DB 115. Information about the selected toy is stored in the storage unit 110. The administrator provides the user with the toys selected by the toy selection unit 122. In principle, this process is executed until the child's age reaches 48 to 59 months, and ends when the child reaches 59 months.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, processing during the basic ability development period will be described.

(Processing during the period of basic ability development)
Children in the basic skill development period are provided with five toys classified as basic skills, which are replaced every three months. By operating the terminal device 200, the user enters the date in the "check date" item corresponding to the behavior achieved by the child from among the motor function development behavior and brain function development behavior listed on the development check sheet 112. is input and transmitted to the information processing device 100 once a month. When the information processing apparatus 100 determines that the deadline for transmitting the development check sheet 112 from the user is approaching (for example, three days before the transmission deadline), it starts processing.

First, the developmental age analysis unit 121 notifies the terminal device 200 that the deadline for transmitting the developmental check sheet 112 is approaching (step S11). Next, when the development check sheet 112 is transmitted by the user, the developmental age analysis unit 121 stores the development check sheet 112 in the user DB 115 and reads the information on the development check sheet 112 (step S12). The developmental age analysis unit 121 identifies the motor function development behavior and the brain function development behavior for which the "check date" item has been input by the user in the development check sheet 112, and calculates the developmental age of the child (step S13). ). Specifically, the developmental age analysis unit 121 sets the date in all "check date" items of "motor function development behavior" and "brain function development behavior" corresponding to each "postnatal period" of the development check sheet 112. If it is determined that the data has been input, it is determined that the child's developmental age has reached the "birth period". If there are multiple "postnatal periods" that are determined to have been reached, the developmental age analysis unit 121 specifies the latest "postnatal period" as the developmental age. The developmental age specified by the developmental age analysis unit 121 is stored in the user DB 115.

Next, the control unit 120 obtains the date on which the toy was last delivered from the user DB 115, and determines whether this month is the month in which the toy is to be replaced (step S14). When the control unit 120 determines that it is the month in which the toy is to be replaced (step S14; Yes), the control unit 120 notifies the toy selection unit 122.

Upon receiving the notification from the control unit 120, the toy selection unit 122 selects a toy to be provided to the user (step S15). The toy selection unit 122 refers to the toy list 111 and selects five toys from among the toys whose "toy classification" is classified as basic ability. The toy selection unit 122 acquires the child's gender, age, and information on toys provided in the past from the user DB 115, and acquires the developmental age of the child specified by the developmental age analysis unit 121. The toy selection unit 122 reads information such as "target gender" and "target age" from the toy list 111, and selects a toy by comparing it with the information acquired from the user DB 115. For example, the toy selection unit 122 may select a toy whose target gender matches the child's gender, and whose child's age and/or developmental age are included in the "target age" of the toy. However, toys whose "target age" includes only the developmental age may be selected. Furthermore, toys for developing abilities related to unachieved behaviors in the development check sheet 112 may be selected. Furthermore, five toys may be selected based on these multiple criteria. Information on the selected toy is stored in the storage unit 110 and notified to the terminal device 200. The administrator provides the user with the toys selected by the toy selection unit 122.

In step S14, if the control unit 120 determines that this month is not the month in which the toy is to be replaced (step S14; No), the process ends.

The processing of the information processing device 100 during the basic ability development period described above is executed from 0 months until the child's age reaches 17 months. When the child's age reaches 17 months, the following process for determining the appropriate field is performed. Next, the processing during the aptitude field determination period will be explained with reference to FIG. Note that the description will be made on the assumption that the toys provided at the first stage of the appropriate field determination period have already been delivered to the users.

(Processing during suitability field determination period)
Children in the aptitude field discrimination stage are provided with five toys classified into one of the five aptitude fields to cover all aptitude fields, and are replaced every three months. By operating the terminal device 200, the user inputs a "favorite degree" indicating the frequency with which the child uses the toy into the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 every three months, and transmits it to the information processing device 100. When the information processing device 100 determines that the deadline for transmitting the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 from the user is approaching, it starts processing.

First, the appropriate field determining unit 123 notifies the terminal device 200 that the deadline for transmitting the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 is approaching (step S21). Next, when the user transmits the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113, the appropriate field determination unit 123 stores the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 in the user DB 115, and reads the information on the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 (step S22).

Next, the aptitude field determining unit 123 refers to the acquired toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 and the toy list 111, and calculates an aptitude score indicating the degree of aptitude of the child for each aptitude field (step S23). Specifically, the aptitude field determining unit 123 uses the aptitude evaluation sheet 114 shown in FIG. 6 to calculate the aptitude score. The aptitude field determining unit 123 refers to the toy list 111 and enters the names of the five toys included in the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 and the values of the scores by aptitude field in the "score by aptitude field" of the aptitude evaluation sheet 114. input. Next, the aptitude field determining unit 123 inputs the favorite degrees of the five toys input in the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 into the “favorite degree” of the aptitude evaluation sheet 114. The aptitude field determining unit 123 integrates the "score by aptitude field" and the "favorite degree" and adds them for each aptitude field to calculate an aptitude score for each aptitude field.

Next, the aptitude field determination unit 123 updates the cumulative total value by adding the aptitude score calculated in step S23 to the cumulative total value that is the cumulative total of the aptitude scores up to that point (step S24).

Next, the appropriate field determining unit 123 acquires information on the child's age in months from the user DB 115, and determines whether the child's age in months is less than 47 months (step S25). If the aptitude field determining unit 123 determines that the age is less than 47 months (step S25; Yes), the aptitude field determination unit 123 calculates the cumulative value of each aptitude field, the cumulative value of the aptitude field with the highest cumulative value, and the cumulative value of the aptitude field with the second highest cumulative value. By determining whether or not the difference rate is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value for each, it is determined whether the appropriate field has been determined (step S26). If either or both of the cumulative value and the difference rate of each aptitude field are not equal to or greater than the threshold value, the aptitude field determination unit 123 determines that the aptitude field has not been determined (step S26; No), and selects a toy to that effect. 122.

Next, the toy selection unit 122 selects a toy to be provided to the user (step S27). The toy selection unit 122 refers to the toy list 111 and selects five toys from among the toys classified into any of the appropriate fields. The toy selection unit 122 acquires the child's gender, age, and information on toys provided in the past from the user DB 115. The toy selection unit 122 reads information such as "target gender" and "target age" from the toy list 111, and selects toys that meet the information and conditions acquired from the user DB 115. Furthermore, the toy selection unit 122 selects toys so that toys of all appropriate fields are included. Information on the selected toy is stored in the storage unit 110, and the process ends. The administrator provides the user with the toys selected by the toy selection unit 122.

In step S25, if the aptitude field determination unit 123 determines that the age is 47 months or more (step S25; No), it determines the aptitude field with the highest cumulative value updated in step S23 as the aptitude field for the child ( Step S28). Next, the appropriate field determination unit 123 notifies that the appropriate field has been determined (step S29), and ends the process.

In step S26, the aptitude field determination unit 123 determines that the aptitude field has been determined if both the cumulative value and the difference rate of the aptitude field are greater than or equal to their respective thresholds (step S26; Yes). Next, the appropriate field determination unit 123 notifies that the appropriate field has been determined (step S28), and ends the process.

The processing of the information processing apparatus 100 during the aptitude field determination period described above is, in principle, executed from 18 months until the child's age reaches 47 months. When the child's age reaches 47 months, the aptitude field strengthening period described below is performed. If it is determined in step S26 that the aptitude field has been determined before the expiration of 47 months, the subsequent processing will be processing in the aptitude field strengthening period.

As explained above, the information processing device 100 selects toys to be provided according to the age of the child. Toys that contribute to the development of basic abilities are provided to children in the period of basic ability development, taking into consideration the child's age in months and the developmental age calculated based on the development check sheet 112. Furthermore, for children in the stage of determining their aptitude fields, five toys classified into one of the five aptitude fields are provided to cover all aptitude fields, and for children in the stage of strengthening their aptitude fields, they are provided with toys that are classified into one of the five aptitude fields. Toys in the appropriate field determined by the above will be provided. In the aptitude field determination period, the information processing device 100 determines the child's aptitude field based on the toy usage frequency evaluation sheet 113 in which the toy usage frequency is input.

Note that, in the above description, the case where the child who uses the service for the first time is less than 17 months old is explained as an example, but if the child who uses the service for the first time is between 18 months and less than 47 months old, in step S102, The toy selection unit 122 only has to select five toys classified into any of the aptitude fields as toys to be provided for the first time so that all the aptitude fields are covered, and thereafter does not perform step S103. Then, the process of step S104 may be executed.

[Modified example]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible. In the above embodiment, the input/output unit 140 of the information processing device 100 accepts input from the administrator, but the invention is not limited to this. The administrator's terminal device 200 may receive input from the administrator and transmit the information to the information processing device 100.

In the above embodiment, the toy selection unit 122 selects the toys provided, but the toy selection unit 122 may select toy candidates and the user may select a toy from among the selected candidates. .

In the embodiment described above, the aptitude field determination unit 123 determines the child's aptitude from the five aptitude fields of artist, engineer, liberal arts, communicator, and athlete, but is not limited thereto. Aptitude fields other than these may be included, and the names of the aptitude fields may be different.

In the embodiment described above, the aptitude field determination unit 123 calculates the cumulative value for each aptitude field, and determines whether the cumulative value for each aptitude field is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, and determines the aptitude field with the highest cumulative value. When it is determined whether the difference rate between the cumulative value of a field and the cumulative value of the aptitude field with the second highest cumulative value is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and it is determined that there is an aptitude field that satisfies each threshold. Although the aptitude field that satisfies the conditions is determined to be the aptitude field for children, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the difference rate (degree of deviation) between the cumulative value of each aptitude field and the average value of the cumulative values of other aptitude fields is calculated, and it is determined whether these are greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and each If it is determined that there is an aptitude field that satisfies the threshold value, one or more aptitude fields that satisfy the condition may be determined to be the aptitude field for children. Furthermore, the growth rate of the cumulative value at a certain point in time may be used to determine whether or not a person has an appropriate field. Furthermore, each threshold value may be a different value for each lunar age.

In the embodiment described above, the developmental age analysis unit 121 determines that the check date has been entered in all of the "motor function development behavior" and "brain function development behavior" corresponding to each "postnatal period" of the development check sheet 112. If a child is identified, it is determined that the developmental age has reached the corresponding "postnatal period," but the invention is not limited to this. For example, when the developmental age analysis unit 121 specifies that a check date has been entered in either "motor function development behavior" or "brain function development behavior", the child's developmental age is the corresponding "birth period". It may be determined that the value has been reached. Further, the developmental age may have a wide range, such as from 3 months to 5 months after birth.

Note that the information processing device 100 and the terminal device 200 can be realized using a normal computer without using a dedicated device. For example, the information processing device 100 and the terminal device 200 that execute any of the above processes may be configured by installing a program on the computer from a recording medium storing the program for executing any of the above processes. . Further, one information processing device 100 or one terminal device 200 may be configured by a plurality of computers working together.

Further, in the case where the above-mentioned functions are realized by sharing between an OS (Operating System) and an application, or by cooperation between the OS and an application, only the parts other than the OS may be stored on the medium.

It is also possible to superimpose a program on a carrier wave and distribute it via a communication network. For example, the program may be posted on a bulletin board (BBS, Bulletin Board System) on a communication network and distributed via the network. The above-described process may be executed by starting these programs and executing them under the control of the operating system in the same way as other application programs.

1 information processing system, 100 information processing device, 200 terminal device, 300 network, 110 storage unit, 111 toy list, 112 development check sheet, 113 toy usage frequency evaluation sheet, 114 aptitude evaluation sheet, 115 user DB, 120 control unit, 121 Developmental Age Analysis Department, 122 Toy Selection Department, 123 Appropriate Field Determination Department, 130 Communication Department, 140 Input/Output Department, 210 Control Department, 220 Storage Department, 230 Input Department, 240 Display Department, 250 Communication Department

Claims (7)

An information processing device that determines a field for which a child using a toy has aptitude according to the usage status of the toy, the information processing device comprising:
a toy selection department that selects toys to provide according to the developmental status of the child being judged;
a receiving unit that receives, from a terminal device, information indicating the degree of use of the toy selected by the toy selecting unit by a child who has been provided with the toy for each set period;
a memory unit that stores field-specific scores indicating the degree to which each toy contributes to the development of abilities in each of the plurality of fields;
Based on the information indicating the degree of use of the toy received by the receiving unit and the field-specific score of the toy stored in the storage unit, the level of aptitude of the child to be determined in each field is indicated. an aptitude field determination unit that determines an aptitude field in which the child has aptitude by determining an aptitude score;
a transmitter that transmits information including information indicating the aptitude field determined by the aptitude field determination section to the terminal device;
An information processing device comprising: The information indicating the degree of use of the toy includes a score value indicating the degree of use of each toy,
The aptitude field determination department is
By multiplying the score value of each toy received by the receiving unit and the field-specific score of that toy stored in the storage unit, the aptitude score for each field of the child to be determined is obtained, and the aptitude score for each field is determined in advance. determining that the field with the highest cumulative value obtained by integrating the aptitude scores obtained in a predetermined period is the aptitude field;
The information processing device according to claim 1. The aptitude field determination department is
If the cumulative value of the field with the highest cumulative value and the difference between the cumulative value of the field with the highest cumulative value and the cumulative value of the field with the second highest cumulative value are each greater than a predetermined threshold, determining that the field with the highest cumulative value is the appropriate field;
The information processing device according to claim 2. The receiving unit receives, from the terminal device, information indicating the degree of growth of the child to be determined for each set period,
The storage unit stores target age information indicating the target age of each toy and basic information including the child's date of birth,
a developmental age analysis unit that calculates the developmental age of the child based on information indicating the degree of growth of the child received by the receiving unit;
A timer that measures the current date and time,
Furthermore,
The toy selection unit determines the age of the child to be determined based on the date of birth and the date and time measured by the timer, and determines the age of the child to be determined or the determined age of the child determined by the developmental age analysis unit. selecting a toy for which any developmental age of the child is included in the target age information stored in the storage unit;
The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The storage unit stores toy classification information indicating whether each toy contributes to the development of abilities in the plurality of fields or basic abilities,
The age of the child is determined during the basic ability development period, which is a period for developing the basic abilities, the aptitude field determination period, which is a period for determining the aptitude field from among the plurality of fields, and the aptitude field determination period. It is divided into three categories: the aptitude field strengthening period, which is a period to develop abilities in the aptitude field that has been acquired;
The toy selection department is
For a child whose age in months is determined to fall under the basic ability development period, the toy classification information stored in the storage unit classifies the child as contributing to the development of the basic ability. Select toys,
In the toy category information stored in the storage unit, two or more of the plurality of fields are selected for the child whose age in months is determined to fall within the appropriate field determination period. Select multiple toys that belong to toy categories that contribute to the development of skills in the field,
The aptitude field determined by the aptitude field determination unit in the toy category information stored in the storage unit for the child whose age in months is determined to fall under the aptitude field strengthening period. select toys that are classified as contributing to the development of children's abilities;
The information processing device according to claim 4. A computer that determines the field for which a child using the toy has aptitude according to the usage situation of the toy,
a toy selection step of selecting a toy to be provided according to the developmental status of the child to be determined ;
a receiving step of receiving information indicating the degree of use of the toy selected in the toy selection step a plurality of times;
a memorization step of memorizing a domain score indicating the extent to which each toy contributes to the development of abilities in each of the plurality of domains;
By determining the aptitude score for each field of the child to be determined based on the information indicating the degree of use of the toy received in the receiving step and the field-specific score of each toy stored in the storing step. , an aptitude field determination step of determining an aptitude field in which the child has aptitude ;
An information processing method that performs A computer that determines the field for which a child using the toy is suited, depending on the usage situation of the toy .
A toy selection process that selects a toy to be provided according to the developmental status of the child who is the subject of judgment ;
a reception process that receives information indicating the degree of use of the toy selected in the toy selection process multiple times;
a memory process that stores domain-specific scores indicating the extent to which each toy contributes to the development of abilities in each of multiple domains;
By determining an aptitude score for each field of the child to be judged based on the information indicating the degree of use of the toy received by the receiving process and the field-specific score of each toy stored by the storage process. , an aptitude field determination process for determining an aptitude field in which the child has aptitude ;
A program to run.

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