TW202331736A - Information processing device, information processing method, and program that includes a storage section, an answer acquiring section, a type specifying section, an information acquiring section, and a notification section - Google Patents

Abstract

An object is to more properly provide the health-related information to a user, as this is important. The solution includes a storage section (110), in which the information related to the user is stored in a manner of being corresponding to a user identifier; an answer acquiring section (141), which acquires an answer made by a user that is an answer to a questionnaire; a type specifying section (143), which uses at least one answer that has been acquired to specify a health type related to the user, and associates a type identifier that identifies an already-specified type with the user identifier to be stored in the storage section (110); an information acquiring section (151), which acquires the first information corresponding to the type identifier, and acquires the second information that is different from the first information and correspond to the type identifier; and a notification section (161), which notifies the user of the first information at a first point of time, and notifies the user of the second information at a second point of time that is later than the first point of time. By means of such an information processing device (100), information that is suitable for the user can be properly notified to the user.

Description

Information processing device, information processing method and program

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for processing information using answers to questionnaires.

Conventionally, devices configured to output information such as health advice and homework to users already exist (for example, refer to the following patent documents 1 to 3). [Prior Art Literature] [Patent Document]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2017-062842 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2021-135554 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2021-167995

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention]

As users' awareness of health is increasing, it is becoming more and more important to be able to provide users with more appropriate health information. It is useful to be able to provide information to the user in an aspect different from the aspects described in the above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 to 3.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of properly notifying a user of information suitable for the user. [Means to solve the problem]

The information processing device of the first invention is an information processing device comprising: a storage unit in which information about a user is stored in association with a user identifier used to identify the user; and an answer The acquisition part is to obtain the answer given by one user and is the answer to each of one or more questions included in the questionnaire; and the type specific part is to use one or more answers that have already been obtained, Specify the type of health of the user, and store the type identifier used to identify the specified type in correspondence with the user identifier used to identify the user in the storage unit; and the information acquisition unit is The first information corresponding to the type identifier can be obtained, and the second information different from the first information and corresponding to the type identifier can be obtained; and the notification part notifies the user of the first information at the first point in time, And the second information is notified to the user at a second time point later than the first time point.

With such a configuration, it is possible to appropriately notify the user of information suitable for the user.

In addition, the information processing device of the second invention is related to the first invention, wherein the information processing device is configured such that the user information includes information indicating the start time point; The corresponding information indicating the start time point is used to set the first time point and the second time point corresponding to the user.

With the above configuration, information can be notified at a timing suitable for the user.

In addition, the information processing device of the third invention is related to the first or second invention, wherein the information processing device is configured to include: a receiving unit capable of receiving a start instruction from a user; a notification unit based on The time point corresponding to the user's start instruction is used to set the first time point and the second time point corresponding to the user.

With such a configuration, information can be notified at a timing corresponding to a user's instruction.

In addition, the information processing device of the fourth invention is the information processing device of the first to third inventions, wherein the information processing device is configured such that the notification unit sets the type identifier of a user according to the user's type identifier. Corresponding to the first time point and the second time point.

With the above configuration, information can be notified at a time point corresponding to the type of the user.

In addition, the information processing device of the fifth invention is related to the first to fourth inventions, wherein the information processing device is provided with: a receiving unit, a user who will be notified of the first information later than the first time point The action taken is accepted; the information acquisition department obtains the second information in response to the action already accepted by the acceptance department.

With the above configuration, information corresponding to the user's actions can be notified.

In addition, the information processing device of the sixth invention is related to the first to fifth inventions, wherein the information processing device is provided with: a receiving unit, which is a user who will be notified of the first information later than the first time point The action taken will be accepted; the notification department will set the second time point in response to the action already accepted by the acceptance department.

With the above configuration, information can be notified at a time point corresponding to the user's action.

In addition, the information processing device of the seventh invention is related to the fifth or sixth invention, wherein the information processing device is configured such that the receiving unit responds to the notification of the first information by the user, and gives accepted.

With the above configuration, information can be notified in response to an action input corresponding to the notification.

In addition, the information processing device of the eighth invention is related to the first to seventh inventions, wherein, in the information processing device, the storage unit has information about the order of the product from the user or the time point related to the delivery of the product. The order information is stored in correspondence with the user identifier used to identify the user; the notification part is to notify the user of the predetermined common information at the predetermined time point corresponding to the order information.

With the above configuration, the common information can be notified to the user at an appropriate time point corresponding to the time point of ordering or shipping of the product.

In addition, the information processing device of the ninth invention is related to the eighth invention, wherein the information processing device is configured such that the notification unit uses the order information corresponding to the user to be notified to set the order information corresponding to the user. The first time point and the second time point.

With the above configuration, it is possible to notify the user of information corresponding to the type at an appropriate time point corresponding to the time point of ordering or shipping of the product.

In addition, the information processing device of the tenth invention is related to the first to ninth inventions, wherein the information processing device is a type specifying unit that determines the type of health issue related to the user's health issue.

With the above configuration, the user can be appropriately notified of information corresponding to the type of the user's health problem.

In addition, the information processing device of the eleventh invention is related to the first to tenth inventions, wherein the information processing device is a type specifying unit that determines the type of sleep problem related to the user's sleep problem.

With the above configuration, the user can be appropriately notified of information corresponding to the type of sleep problem of the user. [Invention effect]

According to the information processing device and the like according to the present invention, it is possible to properly notify the user of information suitable for the user.

Embodiments of an information processing device and the like will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the embodiment, constituent elements denoted by the same reference numerals perform the same operations, and thus overlapping descriptions may be omitted.

In addition, the terms used below are generally defined as follows. In addition, the semantics of these terms do not necessarily follow the interpretations disclosed here. For example, in the following individual explanations, they should also be interpreted according to the explanations.

The so-called health-related type (hereinafter sometimes referred to as type) refers to the information required to express the nature, degree, characteristics, etc. of the user from the health-related point of view. In addition, those expressing specific properties, etc. are not equivalent to other types, and may be regarded as one of the types. In the following embodiments, one user can be classified into any one of two or more predetermined types.

The so-called identifier for a certain matter refers to the words or symbols used to uniquely represent the matter. The identifier is, for example, an ID, but the type is not limited as long as it is information that can identify the corresponding item. That is to say, the identifier system can also be its own name, and it can also be formed by combining symbols in a uniquely corresponding manner.

The so-called obtaining may also include obtaining items input by a user, etc., and may also include information memorized from a device or other devices (either pre-recorded information or information obtained through The information generated by information processing in the device) is obtained. The so-called acquisition of information memorized in other devices may also include obtaining information memorized in other devices through APIs, etc., and may also include the contents of files to be provided by other devices (including content of web pages, etc.) to obtain. In addition, it may also include optical text reading for image files to obtain information, etc., and obtain information in a format different from the original information.

In addition, when acquiring information, a so-called machine learning method can also be used. Utilization of the method of machine learning can be as follows, for example. That is, learning information that inputs a specific type of input information and outputs a desired type of output information is constructed using a machine learning technique. For example, a combination of two or more sets of input information and output information is prepared in advance, and the two or more sets of information are given to modules required to form learning information for machine learning to form learning information, and the formed learning information is accumulated. in storage. In addition, the learning information system is also called a learner or a classifier. In addition, the method of machine learning can be, for example, deep learning, random forest, SVR, etc., without limitation. In addition, the machine learning system can use functions in various machine learning frameworks such as fastText, tinySVM, random forest, TensorFlow, etc., or various existing function libraries.

Also, learning information is not limited to those obtained through machine learning. The learning information system may be, for example, a table showing correspondence between input vectors based on input information and the like, and output information. In this case, the output information corresponding to the feature vector based on the input information can also be obtained from the table, and more than two input vectors in the table and parameters such as weighting of each input vector can be used to generate an approximation to Based on the vector of feature vectors of the input information, the final output information is obtained by using the output information and parameters corresponding to the input vectors used during generation. In addition, the learning information system may be, for example, a function indicating a relationship between an input vector based on input information, and information necessary for generating output information. In this case, for example, information corresponding to a feature vector based on input information is obtained by a function, and output information is obtained using the obtained information.

The so-called output of information includes: displaying on a monitor, projecting with a projector, printing with a printer, outputting sound, sending to an external device, storing in a recording medium, and using other processing devices Or other programs, etc. to deliver the concept of processing results, etc. Specifically, it includes, for example, making it possible to display information on a web page, or sending it as an e-mail, or outputting information necessary for printing.

The so-called acceptance of information includes: the acceptance of information input from input devices such as keyboards, mice, and touch panels; the reception of information sent from other devices through wired or wireless communication lines; The concept of the reception of information read from recording media such as optical disks, magnetic disks, and semiconductor memories.

With regard to various information stored in information processing devices, etc., the term "updating" means not only changing the stored information, but also adding new information to the stored information, or adding a part of the stored information or The concept of deleting all, etc.

(implementation form)

In this embodiment, the information processing device uses the answers to the questionnaire to determine the type of the user related to health, and notifies the user of different information at two or more points in time according to the type. By. The information processing device may also be configured to manage the start time point of notification to the user for each user, or may be configured to store the time point corresponding to the start instruction after the user receives the start instruction. . Also, it may be configured so that the timing of the notification varies according to the type of the user. It may also be configured so that the information to be notified later or the timing of the notification to be notified later may be different in response to the user's actions. In addition, the information processing device may be configured to manage the timing of the user's order or delivery of the product, and based on the timing, change the period from the start of notification to the notification of specific common information. .

In addition, in this embodiment, a category is a health issue category related to a user's health issue. For example, the subject of health is: the subject of the user's brain, muscles, bones, joints, intestines, eyes, blood/vessels/blood flow, skin, sleep, fatigue, aging, etc. Preferably, the type is a type of sleep problem related to the user's sleep problem. That is, in recent years, with the diversification of life styles, users tend to have issues such as insufficient sleep time or deterioration of sleep quality. The presence or absence of such subjects, the content of subjects, and the like differ for each user. In this embodiment, several sleep problem types to be categorized are set in advance from such a viewpoint. Then, the information processing device 100 is configured to identify the type of sleep problem of the user based on the user's answers to one or more questions included in the questionnaire.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the information processing system 1 including the information processing device 100 configured in this way will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system 1 in this embodiment.

The information processing system 1 includes: an information processing device 100 and a terminal device 600 . In addition, in this embodiment, the information processing system 1 is used together with the order management device 700 inside and outside the information processing system 1 . The information processing system 1 is roughly configured to output output information from the information processing device 100 to a predetermined terminal device 600 and the like to notify the user of the output information. The output information output from the information processing device 100 can be recognized by the user when it is received by the terminal device 600 . In addition, the order management device 700 can also be interpreted as being included in the information processing system 1 or not included. It may also be configured such that the functions performed by the order management device 700 are performed by the information processing device 100 .

In the information processing system 1, the information processing device 100 can communicate with external devices such as the terminal device 600 or the order management device 700, for example, through a network such as the Internet. In addition, the network is not limited thereto, and may also be a LAN or other communication networks. Also, the connection mode or communication method between the information processing device 100 and the terminal device 600, and the connection mode or communication method between the information processing device 100 and the order management device 700 are not limited thereto. For example, the network through which the information processing device 100 communicates with the terminal device 600 and the network through which the information processing device 100 communicates with the order management device 700 may also be different.

The terminal device 600 is a device that can be an output destination of output information from the information processing device 100 in this embodiment. The terminal device 600 can also be said to be a notification target of output information. In addition, it may be configured such that the terminal device 600 is not used, and output information is directly output to a device connected to the information processing device 100 and used by the user (for example, a display, etc.), and notified to the user.

In addition, for example, various devices such as a personal computer, a portable information terminal device such as a so-called smart phone, or a tablet-type information terminal device can be used as the electronic computer used in the terminal device 600 . In the following example, although portable information terminal devices such as smart phones are assumed to be used as electronic computers used in the terminal device 600 and described, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The terminal device 600 has, for example, a display unit 661 which is a touch panel. The terminal device 600 is configured to display various information on the display unit 661 and to accept user operations. The terminal device 600 is configured, for example, to transmit information to the information processing device 100 in response to a user's operation, or in response to an action of predetermined software or the like.

The order management device 700 is, for example, a server device storing order information. The order information is information about the order (order) of the product by the user. The order information may also contain information about the shipping of the items for each order. Information about the delivery of goods can also be said to be information about delivery. For example, the order information system may also include: a product identifier used to identify the product, the quantity ordered, the time point of the order (information indicating date and time, etc.), a user identifier used to identify the ordering user, the Information such as the user's contact information or delivery destination, information indicating whether the delivery has been carried out (whether it has been delivered), and the time when the delivery was carried out. Instead of the information indicating the point at which the delivery was performed, information indicating the point at which the delivery was scheduled may be included instead. In addition, the user identifier may be different from the user identifier used in the information processing device 100 as will be described later. Attribute values, etc., can be created to correspond to the information of the same user. The order management device 700 is configured to transmit the stored information to the information processing device 100 when a predetermined query or access is performed from the information processing device 100 . In addition, the process of storing order information in the storage unit of the order management device 700 does not matter. For example, when information about an order is transmitted from the user's terminal device 600, the order management device 700 may receive the information and store it in the storage unit. In addition, it may be configured such that information input by an operator or the like who knows the details of the order made by the user is stored in the order management device 700 .

In addition, in addition to personal computers and server devices, various devices such as portable information terminal devices such as so-called smart phones, tablet-type information terminal devices, etc., can be used as the electronic computer used in the order management device 700. And be used. In addition, the order management device 700 may be constituted by a single device, may be constituted by a plurality of devices that operate in cooperation with each other, and may be an electronic computer built in other equipment. In addition, the server system may also be a so-called cloud server, or an ASP server, etc., regardless of its type.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the same information processing system 1 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the information processing device 100 includes: a storage unit 110 , a receiving unit 130 , a processing unit 140 , an output unit 161 , and a communication unit 170 . The information processing device 100 is, for example, a server device, but may also be a personal computer or a portable information terminal. The information processing device 100 may be constituted by one server, may be constituted by a plurality of servers operating in cooperation with each other, or may be an electronic computer built in other devices. In addition, the server system may also be a so-called cloud server, or an ASP server, etc., regardless of its type. The user of the information processing device 100 can use the information processing device 100 by using the terminal device 600 to communicate with the information processing device 100 . The user can also use it by directly operating the information processing device 100 .

The storage unit 110 is provided with: a classified information storage unit 111 , a user information storage unit 115 , a common information storage unit 117 , and a notification information storage unit 119 . The storage unit 110 is suitably a non-volatile recording medium, but it can also be realized by a volatile recording medium. Each part of the storage unit 110 stores, for example, information accepted by the acceptance unit 130 or information obtained by the processing unit 140, but the information stored in each part of the storage unit 110, or the information, etc. The process of being remembered is not limited to this. For example, information and the like may be stored in the storage unit 110 through a recording medium, information transmitted through a communication line and the like may be stored in the storage unit 110, or information and the like may be stored in the storage unit 110 through an input device. The input information and the like are stored in the storage unit 110 .

The classification information storage unit 111 stores classification information necessary for specifying the type of the user based on the user's answer. In the present embodiment, the category information is information associated with the type and the answer to each of one or more questions of the questionnaire. In addition, classification information is not limited to this. For example, learning information of machine learning configured to use a combination of answers to questions corresponding to a combination of answers from one user as input information and a type as output information may be regarded as classification information to use.

In this embodiment, classification information includes, for example, information such as identifiers specifying plural questions and types that can be expressed in a tree structure. In this embodiment, classification information is information that can be used for users to implement questionnaires. Such classification information may be, for example, as shown below. That is, for example, with the first question as the root node, each of two or more child nodes that diverge in response to the answer to the first question is the second question, and then diverges again from the child node. Each of the nodes is the third question, and in this way, nodes corresponding to the question are set across a depth of 2 or more. Becoming the terminal leaf node, the line represents the type. By using such classification information, a questionnaire can be taken as follows. That is, the question of the root node is first presented to the user, and the answer to the question is accepted. Then, the node of the lower layer corresponding to the answer is presented to the user as the next question and the answer is accepted, and the following is repeated until reaching the leaf node. In this case, the type corresponding to the reached leaf node can be specified as the type of the user. In addition, the implementation form of such classified information can be selected appropriately.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a summary of classification information used in the information processing device 100 .

In FIG. 3, classification information is represented in a tree structure for explanation. In this embodiment, the questionnaire is constituted by, for example, n (n is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) stages of questions. Choices are prepared in advance for each question, and any of the choices is the user's answer to the question. For example, in the question with a depth of 0 (stage 1) in the tree structure, that is, "question 1A", it can be any answer of "choice 1a", "choice 1b", and "choice 1c", and then Depending on which option is selected, the next question with a depth of 1 (stage 2) will be different from "Question 2A", "Question 2B", and "Question 2C". The leaf node corresponding to the answer in the question in the nth stage becomes the type specified for the user. In addition, there may be the same questions in each stage of questions (questions at the same depth in the tree structure).

Here, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the questionnaire includes questions related to predetermined viewpoints about sleep for each stage. Various questions may be included in the predetermined point of view, such as the user's life style, sleep state, content of sleep habits, self-thoughts on whether or not a good sleep has been obtained, and the like. More specifically, in the present embodiment, questions about the lifestyle and sleep state are set, and other questions are set in a subsequent stage. For example, in the first stage, questions related to life style are set, and in the second stage, questions about the state of sleep are set. Then, in phase 3, set up questions about sleeping habits, and then follow up with other questions after that. In this way, the questions about the lifestyle and the state of sleep are placed in a high position, thereby making it easy to determine the type of sleep problem. In addition, subsequent questions can be presented based on objective factors useful for discriminating the type of sleep problem. In addition, by setting questions about sleep habits, it is possible to distinguish the types of sleep problems according to the current user's awareness of sleep-related problems, or to provide information to users.

Returning to FIG. 2 , user information is stored in the user information storage unit 115 . In the present embodiment, the user information is information that is associated with information about the user, which is an identifier for identifying a user who uses the information processing system 1 , that is, a user identifier. User information can contain various information. For example, information transmitted from the terminal device 600 used by the user, information obtained by the information processing device 100 for the user as described later, and the like may be included. The information transmitted from the terminal device 600 used by the user is, for example, information for identifying the terminal device 600 of the user, that is, notification target information, or demographic data of the user, etc., and is equivalent. Answers to questionnaire questions made by users or information generated based on the answers may also be included in user information. In addition, the information acquired by the information processing device 100 for the user is, for example, a type identifier indicating a type specified for the user, etc., and is equivalent. In this embodiment, the user information includes, for example, information indicating the start time of the time point when the user starts using the information notification service provided by the information processing device 100 . This start time point can be used as information corresponding to the time point of each notification opportunity to the user a plurality of times. In addition, the user information may also include, for example, information obtained from a wearable terminal worn by the user, or information obtained from an external database in which user information is recorded. . Also, the user information may be updated, for example, using information sent from the user or information acquired by the processing unit 140 .

User information transmitted from other external devices or the like may also be stored in the user information storage unit 115 . For example, order information about orders placed by a user may also be stored as user information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of user information used in the information processing device 100 .

FIG. 4 shows an example of user information about one user. User information may include, for example: an identifier used to identify a specified type, or an identifier used to specify a notification target, or a time designated as a daily notification time, or start using information The date and time of the information notification service provided by the processing device 100 (an example of start time), the date and time of an ordered product (an example of order information), and the like. Each piece of information is associated with a user identifier. In addition, although the case where an order is made for the same product is assumed here, when two or more different products can be ordered, the order date and time may be managed for each product. Also, for example, an identifier required to identify a user in an external Web service such as an instant messaging service used for notification to a user as follows is specified as a notification target. In addition, without being limited thereto, in the case of notification by e-mail, the user's e-mail address may also be designated as a notification destination. In addition, in the case of notification using so-called push notifications, etc., which are used in applications that can operate on smartphones, etc., the identifiers required to perform push notifications to users are also Can be specified as notification target. Also, for example, the time when the user logged in using a predetermined method, or the time when the user answered the questionnaire, or the time when the type of user was identified, etc., can be used as start-of-use information at various times. It is used to notify the start date and time of the service. In addition, instead of the order date and time, the time when the product is delivered or the time when the product is delivered to the user may be used instead.

Returning to FIG. 2 , common information is stored in the common information storage unit 117 . Common information is information that is commonly notified to users who meet predetermined conditions regardless of the type. Common information is stored in association with identifiers for identifying predetermined conditions. The so-called predetermined condition is, for example, that the predetermined attribute other than the type has a predetermined attribute value. More specifically, for example, attributes such as residential area, age, gender, physical indicators, measurement values related to health status, and ordered products have a predetermined attribute value or a predetermined range, and can be used as conditions are set. In addition, it is also possible to set predetermined conditions common to all users. In this case, the common information may be information that is commonly notified to all users regardless of the type. Common information refers to information sent at a predetermined point of time for each user.

In this embodiment, the common information is, for example, information indicating the content of a notification message to the user. Common information may be prepared in such a manner that a part of the notification text is replaced by a variable or the like every notification. In addition, the common information may notify information by sending data such as images to users, and may include information for specifying the location of the data or information used for generating the data.

The common information system may also be configured so that one user is notified separately at two or more different timings. In this case, the same common information may be used for notification, or different common information may be used for notification.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of common information used in the information processing device 100 .

As shown in Figure 5, the common information system may include, for example: the identifier used to identify the product ordered by the user, the title of the common information, and the content of the common information corresponding to the identifier used to identify the common information etc. information etc. In the example shown in FIG. 5, ordering a specific product is a predetermined condition. That is, an example of a case where a user who orders a specific product is notified of common information associated with the product is shown in FIG. 5 . In this embodiment, a plurality of pieces of common information are prepared for users who satisfy predetermined conditions. That is, among each common information, the one corresponding to the timing of the notification can be used. In addition, for example, predetermined character strings, information indicating locations of image data, etc., etc., are set as the content of the common information. In addition, in the content of the common information, variables (for example, "$NAME" which means the user's name etc.) are used. By using such common information, appropriate information can be notified to each user.

In addition, in this embodiment, for example, information related to the description of the information notification service (also called a program) and product information for a specific product can be included as common information. For example, information on how to ingest a product, that is, a nutritional supplement, or information used to order a product can be included as product information. The information used for ordering products is, for example, the information indicating the webpage required to enter the information required for placing an order, or the information indicating the contact method required for placing an order, etc., but is not limited to these.

Returning to FIG. 2 , notification information is stored in the notification information storage unit 119 . Notification information refers to information about the content of notifications to users. Notification information can be prepared for each type, for example, stored in association with the type identifier. In addition, it is also possible to notify that information is common to two or more types. Also, in this embodiment, notification information is prepared for each notification stage of two or more. That is, in the present embodiment, notification using the notification information is performed at two or more different timings for one user. Then, it is configured such that notification information at two or more different points of time corresponding to one type are mutually different. In addition, some of the notification information at each point in time may be shared with each other.

In this embodiment, notification information is, for example, information indicating the content of a notification message to a user. Notification information may be prepared in such a manner that a part of the notification text is replaced by a variable or the like every notification. In addition, notification information may be used to notify information by sending data such as images to users, and may include information for specifying the location of the data or information used for generating the data. For example, the notification information may include the value of a predetermined parameter used when notifying the user of the information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of notification information used in the information processing device 100 .

As shown in FIG. 6 , the notification information is associated with the identifier used to identify the type. A plurality of notification information is prepared for one type. In this embodiment, the user who starts using the information notification service is notified of different notification information over a plurality of times. In each notification, the corresponding one among the plurality of notification information will be used and notified to the user. In the example shown in the figure, for example, the order in which the notification information is notified is specified by the identifier used to identify the notification information, but it is not limited thereto. In addition, notification information may be set as content such as a predetermined character string or information indicating a location of video data, etc., similarly to the common information. In addition, variables can also be used in the contents of the notification information.

In this embodiment, as notification information, for each type of health issues, an explanation of the type is set, or information that may be helpful for obtaining better health, or other entertainment information is provided. wait. Users can easily know what kind of health problems they have by receiving notifications of notification information and recognizing its content. In addition, the user can recognize the information necessary to obtain better health, and can improve his or her own life in order to obtain better health. Also, the user can receive notification information about entertainment and enjoy it. In addition, the notification information is not limited to this, and may also include information that differs from these viewpoints, or may not include information on some of these viewpoints.

Returning to FIG. 2, the receiving unit 120 receives information sent from other devices. The receiving unit 120 stores the received information, for example, in the storage unit 110 . The receiving unit 120 is usually realized by means of wireless or wired communication, but it can also be realized by means of receiving broadcasts.

In this embodiment, for example, the user uses the terminal device 600 to input information and send it to the information processing device 100 . The receiving unit 120 associates each sent information with the user ID and stores it in the storage unit 110 . In addition, when receiving information from the terminal device 600, the receiving unit 120 can identify the user identifier of the user who sent the information based on the transmitted information.

The accepting unit 130 accepts information input using an input means (not shown) connected to the information processing device 100 . The accepting unit 130 is, for example, accepting the user's operation. The accepting unit 130 stores the accepted information, for example, in the storage unit 110 . In addition, the input means may be numeric keys, a keyboard, a mouse, or a menu screen, etc., without limitation. The accepting unit 130 can also input an input operation (including, for example, information read by the device) performed by a reading device (such as a code reader) connected to the information processing device 100. Information is accepted. The receiving unit 130 can be realized by a device driver of an input means such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, or by a control software of a menu screen. In addition, the receiving unit 130 may also accept information such as voice input through a microphone.

In addition, the receiving unit 130 can also be said to accept the information received by the receiving unit 120 as information input to the information processing device 100 . The accepting unit 130 can be said to accept the user's operation performed using the terminal device 600 . That is, the so-called input of information to the information processing device 100 can also be interpreted as meaning that the information is indirectly input to the information processing device 100 by the user through the terminal device 600, etc., and can also be interpreted as, by using Or, directly input to the information processing device 100 using the input means. In addition, the user can also give information to the information processing device 100 by executing a program that automatically generates information or providing various information to the program to make it function, etc. input of information.

In this embodiment, the receiving unit 120 can receive a start instruction from the user to start using the information notification service. The start instruction is, for example, access from the user by a predetermined method, transmission of predetermined information, etc., and the receiving unit 120 can receive them. Once the reception unit 120 receives the start instruction, the acceptance unit 130 accepts it. Thereby, the provision of the information notification service to the user by the information processing device 100 is started.

The processing unit 140 is generally realized by an MPU or a memory. The processing program of the processing unit 140 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it can also be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit). The processing unit 140 performs various processing. The various processing is, for example, processing performed by each unit of the processing unit 140 as follows.

In the present embodiment, the processing unit 140 is provided with an answer acquisition unit 141 , a genre identification unit 143 , an information acquisition unit 151 , and a notification unit 161 . The notification unit 161 includes a time point setting unit 163 .

The answer acquisition unit 141 acquires the answer given by one user and is an answer to each of one or more questions included in the questionnaire. The answer obtaining unit 141 transmits each question of the questionnaire to the user who has sent a start instruction regarding the use of the information notification service, and obtains an answer to each question. The obtained answers are stored in association with the user identifiers in the user information storage unit 115 .

In the present embodiment, the answer acquisition unit 141 is configured, for example, to send the questions from the first stage to the user based on the classification information, and to acquire the answer input by the user. Questions after the second stage are sent to the user using the answer input by the user as described above. Once the answer to the question of the final stage (the question corresponding to the child node one order higher than the depth of the leaf node) is obtained, the answer obtaining unit 141 stops obtaining the answer.

In addition, the answer acquisition unit 141 may be configured to acquire a plurality of answers in advance answered by the user with respect to a plurality of questions, in batches. That is to say, the question of the questionnaire for the user may not be different according to the answer of the user, but may be common.

The category specifying unit 143 uses one or more answers obtained by the answer obtaining unit 141 to specify the category of the user's health. The answer obtaining unit 141 associates the genre identifier for identifying the specified genre with the user identifier for identifying the user, and stores them in the user information storage unit 115 . Thereby, after that, the notification of the user's information can be carried out according to the specified type.

The information acquisition unit 151 is configured to acquire the notification information corresponding to the type identifier for the user who is using the information notification service. The acquisition of notification information is performed by, for example, retrieving corresponding notification information from the notification information storage unit 119 at each occasion of notification. That is, among the notification information corresponding to the type identifier corresponding to the type of the user, the notification information that becomes the order of the next notification is obtained from the notification information storage unit 119 . That is, it can be said that the information obtaining unit 151 can obtain the notification information notified at the first time point, that is, the first information, and can also obtain the notification information notified at the second time point after the first time point. It is the second information different from the first information.

The notification unit 161 is configured to, for example, use the transmission unit 170 or the like to transmit information to other devices through a network or the like to output notification information or common information. The notification unit 161 may also be configured to output information by, for example, displaying information on an output device such as a display or a speaker provided on the information processing device 100 .

In this embodiment, the notification unit 161 establishes correspondence with the user and outputs notification information or common information. That is, the notification unit 161 notifies the corresponding user of notification information or common information. The output recommendation information is output in such a way that it can be grasped that it corresponds to a specific user. For example, the output unit 161 can output notification information or common information to the user's terminal device 600 using the communication unit 170 . In this way, the user can receive notification of notification information or common information through the terminal device 600 .

In this embodiment, the notification unit 161 notifies the user of the notification information acquired by the information acquisition unit 151 at each occasion of notification. That is, it can be said that the notification unit 161 is configured to notify the user of the first information at least at the first time point, and notify the user of the second information at the second time point after the first time point.

Here, the notification unit 161 is configured to set the timing of each opportunity to notify for each user, and to notify at the set timing. The time point is set, for example, by the time point setting unit 163 . In this embodiment, the time point setting unit 163 sets the time point based on user information.

More specifically, the time point setting unit 163 sets the time point of each opportunity to notify the user by using the information indicating the start time point of the user. The use of information indicating the start time means, for example, that the elapse of a predetermined period from the start time is included in at least one setting condition of the notification time. More specifically, for example, the time point setting unit 163 sets, as the notification time point, a day that has elapsed a predetermined number of days from the start time point. In addition, it is not limited to this, and for example, the first fixed Sunday that comes after a predetermined number of days has passed from the start time point may be used as the notification time point, etc., based on the conditions about the start time point and one other The above conditions are used to set the notification time point. In addition, the time point setting unit 163 may be configured so that when a predetermined period has elapsed from the start time point, the notification time point is not set thereafter.

In the present embodiment, the time point setting unit 163 is configured to set at least two or more time points at which the user is notified. That is, it can be said that the notification unit 161 is configured to set the first time point and the second time point corresponding to the user using the information indicating the start time point corresponding to the user to be notified. Thereby, notification of information can be performed appropriately at the appropriate time point for each of the plurality of users who start using the information notification service at different time points.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the time point setting unit 163 may set the time points of two or more opportunities for notifying information without using the start time point.

For example, the time point setting unit 163 can also set the time point according to the user's order information. That is, the notification unit 161 may also be configured to use the order information corresponding to the user to be notified to set the first time point and the second time point corresponding to the user. For example, the timing setting unit 163 may be configured to set the timing of each opportunity to notify the user using the order date and time or information indicating the shipping timing of the product. In this case, information can be notified in a timely manner according to the expected time point when the user starts to use the product. In particular, the notification time point of the common information containing information about the product is set based on the order information, thereby effectively enhancing the user's understanding of the product, and prompting the user to replenish the product before it is completely consumed. Effective information can be provided by ordering as needed.

In addition, the time point setting unit 163 may be configured, for example, to set the time point of each opportunity to perform notification to the user based on a reference time point specified by the user, for example. For example, even if a certain period of time has elapsed since the user started using the product until he started using the information notification service, by asking the user to set a time point close to the start of using the product as the reference time point, the It is possible to notify the user of content information corresponding to the actual product utilization basis or consumption basis.

Furthermore, the timing setting unit 163 may be configured, for example, to set the notification timing of the notification information based on the start timing, and to set the notification timing of other information such as common information based on information different from the startup timing. For example, notification of notification information may be performed in stages from the start time point, and common information for prompting the order of products may be notified based on order information or the above-mentioned reference time point. With such a design, it is possible to efficiently provide notification information corresponding to the type of user, and to present the order of the product to the user according to the actual use basis or consumption basis of the product.

In addition, the time point setting unit 163 may not use the start time point, but may set the time points of two or more opportunities for notifying information in accordance with, for example, the user's genre identifier. Thereby, in such a case that the appropriate notification timing differs depending on the type of user, information notification can be performed at an appropriate timing for each type of user.

In addition, in this embodiment, the date when the information is notified is set as described above by the time point setting unit 163, but it can also be configured such that the time or time zone when the user is actually notified of the information can be Specify by the user. For example, if the notification time is not specified by the user, the notification unit 161 performs notification at a preset time as an initial value, and when there is a notification time specified by the user, it performs the notification at the time. Make a notification. In this way, the user can receive the notification at the desired time or time zone in accordance with his own life rhythm, etc., and the convenience of the information notification service provided by the information processing device 100 can be improved.

The transmission unit 170 transmits the information to other devices constituting the information processing system 1 through the network. The transmission unit 170 is usually implemented by wireless or wired communication means, but may also be implemented by broadcast means. The transmission unit 170 transmits information to the terminal device 600, for example. In other words, the transmission unit 170 outputs information to the terminal device 600 , for example.

In addition, in this embodiment, the notification may be sent as an instant message in a predetermined instant message service or the like. That is, the transmission unit 170 accesses the API of the service, etc., and transmits information to the user using the user's notification destination. In addition, the method of notification by the transmission unit 170 is not limited to this. For example, notification may be performed by e-mail, or by so-called push notifications used in other applications that can operate on smartphones or the like.

Next, an example of the operation of the information processing device 100 performed when the user uses the information processing system 1 described in this embodiment will be described.

In the present embodiment, for example, by using the terminal device 600 to instruct the user to start using the information notification service, the user can receive notification of information. Thereafter, intermittently, the notification information, etc. are sent to the terminal device 600 at the predetermined time point set by the information processing device 100, and the user can use the terminal device 600 to receive the notification information, etc. every time it is sent. notify. In the terminal device 600, for example, by operating a predetermined application program such as a client application program of an instant messaging service, it is possible to instruct the start of the information notification service or to receive notification of information.

When using the information processing system 1 in this way, the information processing device 100 performs various operations as follows, for example. These operations are performed by the processing unit 140 executing control operations and the like using each unit.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an example of the operation of the information processing device 100 .

(Step S1) The processing unit 140 judges whether it is the update time of the order information. The processing unit 140 determines that it is an update time point, for example, when a time point such as a predetermined time comes. If it is the update time point, proceed to step S2, and if not, proceed to step S3.

(Step S2 ) The processing unit 140 acquires order information from the order management device 700 , for example. For example, the processing unit 140 associates the date and time of the order with the user identifier of the corresponding user among the newly acquired order information, and stores them in the user information storage unit 115 . That is, the order information stored in the user information storage unit 115 is updated. Proceed to step S3. In addition, when accumulating the order information of a user whose user information has not yet been accumulated, it only needs to be accumulated as the user information of the new user.

(Step S3) The processing unit 140 judges whether there is an instruction to start using the information notification service by the user. The processing unit 140 is configured, for example, to determine that there is a start instruction when access is made by the user using the terminal device 600 in a predetermined manner, for example. If it is judged that there is a start instruction, the process proceeds to step S4, and if not, the process proceeds to step S6.

(Step S4) The processing unit 140 performs genre identification processing for the user who gave the start instruction. The type-specific processing will be described later. Thereby, the user type is specified and stored as user information. Proceed to step S5.

(Step S5) The processing unit 140 sets the notification time point for the user who gave the start instruction. For example, based on the start date and time, each timing of a plurality of notification opportunities is set. In addition, information about the time point of the notification that has been set may be stored in the user information storage unit 115, for example. Proceed to step S6.

(Step S6) The processing unit 140 judges whether there is a user whose time to be notified has come. If it is judged that there is a user whose time point to be notified has come, the process proceeds to step S7, and if not, a series of processing ends.

(Step S7) The processing unit 140 performs a notification process for each user whose notification time has come. The notification processing will be described later. Once this processing ends, a series of processing ends.

This process is configured to be repeated periodically. In addition, the order of each judgment or the corresponding processing is not limited thereto.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an example of the type specifying process of the information processing device 100 .

(Step S11) First, the processing unit 140 sends the first question to the user based on the classification information. That is, when classification information is expressed in a tree structure, a question corresponding to the root node is sent to the user. Thereby, the user can use the terminal device 600 to answer questions.

(Step S12) The processing unit 140 judges whether or not a reply to the question sent from the user has been received. Wait until it is received, and if it is received, proceed to step S13.

(Step S13 ) The processing unit 140 obtains the answer, associates it with the user identifier, and stores it in the user information storage unit 115 .

(Step S14 ) The processing unit 140 judges whether there is a next question corresponding to the answer obtained this time according to the classification information. If there is a question, go to step S15, and if not, go to step S16.

(Step S15 ) The processing unit 140 sends the next question to the user based on the classification information. Thereby, the user can use the terminal device 600 to answer questions. Thereafter, return to step S12.

(Step S16 ) The processing unit 140 specifies the type corresponding to the leaf node corresponding to the obtained answer as the type of the user according to the classification information.

(Step S17 ) The processing unit 140 associates the specified type identifier with the user identifier and stores it in the user information storage unit 115 . After that, return to the processing shown in FIG. 7 .

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of notification processing by the information processing device 100 .

(Step S21 ) First, the processing unit 140 acquires the user information of the user to be notified from the user information storage unit 115 .

(Step S22 ) The processing unit 140 acquires the notification information corresponding to the type of the user and the number of notifications to be made this time from the notification information storage unit 119 .

(Step S23 ) The processing unit 140 uses the obtained notification information to construct required information for outputting to the user. For example, when the information to be notified includes data such as images, the processing unit 140 acquires the data and configures the information.

(Step S24 ) The processing unit 140 outputs the formed information to the notification target of the user. In this way, the user is notified. Thereafter, it returns to the processing shown in FIG. 7 .

In addition, in the notification process, each time a notification is made, the processing unit 140 may count the number of notifications performed so far, and store the counted number of times as user information. In this way, the next notification can be performed using the information that must be notified next time. In addition, it is not limited to this, for example, in the case of setting a schedule for notification, the time point at which the notification should be made and the information ID indicating the content of the notification may be associated and accumulated.

As described above, in this embodiment, the information processing device 100 has the following configuration. That is, the answer obtaining unit 141 takes the answer given by one user and is the answer to each question included in the questionnaire, and repeatedly uses the classification information to obtain the question corresponding to the user's answer. It is sent and the answer to the question is accepted and obtained. The category specifying unit 143 specifies the category of the user's health-related issues using one or more obtained answers and classification information. The time point setting unit 163 sets the time points of two or more opportunities for information notification according to the user's start time point, order information, or a reference time point specified by the user. In each information notification opportunity, the information acquisition unit 151 obtains the notification information corresponding to the user type and the notification information that must be notified next from the notification information storage unit 119 . Then, the notification unit 161 outputs the notification information acquired by the information acquisition unit 151 to the user at the time specified by the time point setting unit 163 . By configuring the information processing device 100 in this way, the user can be notified appropriately and effectively of the appropriate notification information corresponding to the type of health problem at two or more points in time.

Also, in this embodiment, at the time of setting, in addition to the notification information corresponding to the type, common information is also notified. Common information can be set as, for example, product descriptions, or information that guides the ordering of products, so that users can continue to use products easily. In addition, such common information can be notified at the time point corresponding to the time point of ordering or shipping based on the order information. At the point in time, the common information is notified to the user.

For example, products such as health foods and nutritional supplements have a problem of being difficult to sustain their intake even if they are useful to users due to the high randomness of intake. In this embodiment, not only once but multiple times across a predetermined period, information such as a description of the product or a suggestion for using it can be notified, so that the user can be continuously motivated to ingest the product bestow.

In addition, the processing in this embodiment can also be realized by software. Furthermore, the software may be distributed by software download or the like. In addition, the software may be recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and distributed. In addition, the software for realizing the information processing device 100 in this embodiment is the following programs. That is, the program is a program in the computer of the information processing device 100 of the storage unit that can access the information about the user that is stored in correspondence with the user ID used to identify the user A program executed to make the computer of the information processing device 100 function as an answer acquisition unit that converts an answer given by a user into an answer to each of one or more questions included in the questionnaire , to be obtained; and the type specifying part is to use one or more obtained answers to specify the type of the user's health, and use the type identifier used to identify the specified type and the type identifier used to identify the corresponding The user identifier of the user is associated and stored in the storage unit; and the information obtaining unit is capable of obtaining first information corresponding to the type identifier, and obtaining second information different from the first information and corresponding to the type identifier. 2. information; and the notification unit, which notifies the user of the first information at the first time point, and notifies the user of the second information at the second time point later than the first time point.

In addition, in this embodiment, as a specific example of the information notified to the user, it may be as follows, for example.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of information notified to the user using the same information processing device 100 .

Fig. 10 is a graph showing the summary of the time and content of the information notified to each user using the information notification service. As shown in the figure, in this specific example, the notification of teaching information at the point when a start instruction is given is regarded as the 0th time, and thereafter from the first to the last time, from the date when the start instruction is given When the specified number of days has passed, each information will be notified. For example, the notification for the fourth time will be performed on the day after the predetermined date has elapsed from the date when the start instruction was issued. In the fourth notification, notification information "Health Tips (Effective Tips (4))" and "Health Tips (Enjoyable Tips) (1)" corresponding to the user type will be notified. "Health Tips (Effective Tips (4))" is information that is considered useful for suggestions about sleep, "Health Tips (Tips for enjoyment) (1)" is information that can be used as entertainment for users Information. That is, in this specific example, the notification information corresponding to the type of the user and different types of information are combined and notified at one notification opportunity. In addition, in this specific example, for example, the 3rd time is notified by combining the "drinking habits suggestion" of the common information and the "health tips (effective tips (3))" of the notification information. Also, in the ninth time, the "product information/continuous importance" of the common information and the "health tips (effective tips (6))" of the notification information are combined and notified. Also, for example, in the sixth time, the "experience talk" of the common information about the description of the product and the "purchase gift" of the common information related to the order of the product are combined and notified. In this way, the notification of different information is performed in a timely manner, thereby effectively providing the user with the information needed to obtain high-quality sleep, and making it easier for the user to continue using the product, and giving him the motivation to use the product .

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of a notification screen of notification information by the information processing device 100 .

In FIG. 11 , an example of a state in which notification information is displayed on the display unit 661 of the terminal device 600 is schematically shown. The notification information is, for example, displayed in the form of the notification screen 1010 by the client application program of the instant messaging service, but is not limited thereto. For example, the notification information can also be sent by e-mail, in the form of an e-mail text or an attached file.

As shown in the figure, on the notification screen 1010, for example, a character string 1015 indicating notification content is displayed. By confirming the information, the user can recognize his own type or its description, or can follow the suggested information to take actions to improve sleep, etc. In addition, instead of the character string 1015 or in addition to the character string 1015, an explanatory image explaining the type of the user, an advice image including advice information necessary for obtaining better quality sleep, etc. may be displayed. Also, the information displayed on the notification screen 1010 may function and be displayed as a hyperlink to a web page or the like required to provide more detailed information. Thereby, the amount of information in the notification screen 1010 can be suppressed so that the user can easily grasp the outline, and more information can be provided to the user according to the intention of the user receiving the notification.

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In the above-mentioned embodiment, even after the use of the information notification service by the user is started, the method of using the information notification service or the content of the notified information may be changed at any time. For example, the accepting unit 130 may be configured such that when the user accepts a predetermined action, that is, an instruction to the information processing device 100, the processing unit 140 responds to it by notifying the relevant information. Processing is subject to change.

For example, when an action is accepted by the accepting unit 130, the information acquiring unit 151 may change the content of the notification information acquired at a subsequent notification opportunity accordingly. That is, it may also be configured such that the receiving unit 130 accepts an action performed by the user after the first point in time when the notification of the first information is first performed to a user, or may be configured such that the information acquisition The unit 151 obtains the second information in response to the actions accepted by the acceptance unit 130 .

More specifically, for example, it may be configured such that the user can perform an action of setting the type of information to be notified. For example, it can also be set to accept only the notification of the information caused by the word string, only the notification of the information caused by the image, and so on. In this case, it is only necessary to change the method of obtaining notification information that will be notified later in accordance with the action. The setting contents resulting from such actions may be stored as user information in the user information storage unit 115, for example.

Also, it may be configured such that, for example, when an action is accepted by the accepting unit 130, the timing setting unit 163 of the notification unit 161 changes the timing of subsequent notification opportunities accordingly. . That is, it may also be configured such that the accepting unit 130 accepts an action performed by the user after the first point in time when the first information is notified to a user, or the notifying unit may be configured to 161 will set the second time point according to the actions accepted by the acceptance unit 130 .

More specifically, it may be configured such that, for example, the user can perform an action of lengthening or shortening the next notification interval. In this case, it is only necessary to schedule the time point for notification in the future according to the action. For example, regarding such a modified example, the flow of its operation will be described.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the information processing device 100 described in a modified example of the present embodiment.

In the flowchart shown in FIG. 12, steps from step S101 to step S107 are the same as steps 1 to 7 in the above-mentioned embodiment.

(Step S108 ) In this modified example, the processing unit 140 judges whether the action performed by the user has been accepted by the accepting unit 130 . If the action is accepted, proceed to step S109, and if not, end a series of processing.

(Step S109 ) The processing unit 140 sets the notification time point corresponding to the accepted action for the user who has performed the action. For example, by doing this, each time point of the next notification opportunity is reset. In addition, information about the time point of the notification that has been set may be stored in the user information storage unit 115, for example. Once this processing ends, a series of processing ends.

In this way, by configuring to accept an action from the user and change the handling of the information notification in response to it, it is possible for the user to use the information notification service comfortably.

In addition, the notification unit 161 may be configured to notify that an action can be accepted when notification of information is notified. That is, in this case, the accepting unit 130 may also be configured to accept an action performed by the user in response to the notification of the first information. By configuring to accept an action as an answer to the notified information, and to change the processing of the notification about the information according to the action, it is possible to provide information that better matches the user's state or intention.

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In the above-mentioned embodiment, each constituent element may be configured by dedicated hardware, or, for constituent elements that can be realized by software, may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by reading and executing software/programs recorded in a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory by a program execution unit such as a CPU. During execution, the program execution unit may execute the program while accessing the memory unit or the recording medium. In addition, the program may be downloaded from a server or the like to be executed, or may be executed by reading out a program recorded in a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical or magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, etc.). In addition, this program can also be used as a program constituting a program product. Also, the computers that execute the program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

Also, the computers that execute the above programs may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, two or more constituent elements existing in one device may be physically realized by one medium.

Also, in the above-mentioned embodiment, each processing (each function) can also be realized by centralized processing by a single device (system), or can also be realized by distributed processing by a plurality of devices (in this case Hereinafter, the entire system constituted by a plurality of devices performing distributed processing can be grasped as one "device").

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the transmission and reception of information between the respective constituent elements, for example, in the case where the two constituent elements that perform the transmission and reception of the information are substantially different from each other, then one of the The output of information by the constituent elements of the other party is carried out, and the reception of information by the constituent elements of the other party is carried out; or, when the two constituent elements for receiving and receiving the information are substantially the same, it is also It can be performed by shifting from the time of processing corresponding to one constituent element to the time of processing corresponding to the other constituent element.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the information related to the processing performed by each constituent element, for example, the information received, acquired, selected, generated, transmitted, and received by each constituent element, or the information used by each constituent element in processing Information such as threshold values, formulas, addresses, etc., may be temporarily or long-term stored in an unillustrated recording medium even if not explicitly stated in the above description. In addition, the storage of information on the recording medium (not shown) may be performed by each component or a storage unit (not shown). In addition, reading of information from the recording medium (not shown) may be performed by each component or a reading unit (not shown).

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the information used in each constituent element, for example, information such as the threshold value or address used in the processing of each constituent element, various setting values, etc., can also be obtained by the user. In the event of a change, even if it is not clearly stated in the above description, the user can still change the information as appropriate, or do not need to change it. In the case where the user can change the information, the change can also be made through, for example: the reception department (not shown) that accepts the change instruction from the user, and the unillustrated department that changes the information in response to the change instruction. Change the part shown in the figure to realize it. The acceptance of the change instruction by the unillustrated acceptance unit is, for example, acceptance from an input device, reception of information transmitted through a communication line, or reception from a predetermined recording medium. Acceptance of information read out.

The present invention is not limited to the configurations of the above embodiments or the modified examples, and various changes can be made, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

The configuration itself is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment or its modified examples, and each component of the above-mentioned embodiment and the like may be appropriately substituted or combined with components of other embodiments and the like. In addition, in the above-described embodiments and the like, some constituent elements or functions may be omitted.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiments, although the sleep problem type of the sleep problem is specified by the type specifying unit, the health type is not limited to this. The type of health can also be, for example, the type of other attributes (such as blood pressure, blood sugar level, vision, etc.) related to the state of the user's body. In addition, the type of health can also be made for health issues such as: the user's brain, muscles, bones, joints, intestines, eyes, blood/blood vessels/blood flow, skin, sleep, fatigue, aging, etc. Typed by. [Possibility of industrial use]

As described above, the information processing device according to the present invention has the effect of being able to appropriately notify the user of information suitable for the user, and is useful as an information processing device or the like.

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[Fig. 1] Diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system in this embodiment [Figure 2] Block diagram of the same information processing system [Fig. 3] Diagram showing an example of an overview of classification information used in an information processing device [Fig. 4] Diagram showing an example of user information used in the same information processing device [Fig. 5] Diagram showing an example of common information used in information processing devices [Fig. 6] Diagram showing an example of notification information used in the same information processing device [Fig. 7] Flowchart of an example of the operation of the same information processing device [FIG. 8] Flowchart of an example of the type-specific processing of the same information processing device [Fig. 9] Flowchart of an example of notification processing of the same information processing device [FIG. 10] Explanatory diagram of a specific example of information notified to the user using the same information processing device [Fig. 11] An explanatory diagram of a specific example of the notification screen of the notification information by the information processing device [FIG. 12] A flow chart showing an example of the operation of the information processing device described in a modified example of this embodiment

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700: Order management device

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An information processing device is provided with: a storage unit, in which the information about the user is stored corresponding to the user identifier used to identify the user; and The answer acquisition part acquires the answer given by one user and is an answer to each of one or more questions included in the questionnaire; and The type identification part specifies the health type of the aforementioned user by using one or more answers obtained, and uses the type identifier used to identify the specified type and the usage used to identify the user The corresponding identifier is established and stored in the pre-storage unit; and The information obtaining unit can obtain the first information corresponding to the aforementioned type identifier, and can obtain the second information different from the aforementioned first information and corresponding to the aforementioned type identifier; and The notification unit notifies the first information to the user at the first time point, and notifies the second information to the user at the second time point later than the first time point. The information processing device as described in Claim 1, wherein it is constituted as, The preceding user information contains information indicating the starting point; The antecedent notification part uses the information of the antecedent start time point corresponding to the user to be notified to set the first antecedent time point and the antecedent second time point corresponding to the user. The information processing device as described in Claim 1, wherein it is constituted as, Equipped with: receiving department, which can receive the start instruction from the user; The foreword notification unit is based on the time point corresponding to the start instruction of the foreword user, and sets the first time point and the second time point for the user corresponding to the user. The information processing device as described in Claim 1, wherein, the foreword notification unit is configured to respond to a user's type identifier to set the first time point and foreword corresponding to the user Second time. The information processing device as described in Claim 1, wherein, Possession: the acceptance department is to accept the action taken by the user who was notified of the first information in the foregoing after the first time point in the foregoing; The aforementioned information acquisition department obtains the aforementioned second information in response to an action that has been accepted by the aforementioned acceptance department. The information processing device as described in Claim 1, wherein, Possession: the acceptance department is to accept the action taken by the user who was notified of the first information in the foregoing after the first time point in the foregoing; The aforementioned Notification Department is to set the second time point of the aforementioned in accordance with the actions that have been accepted by the aforementioned Acceptance Department. The information processing device as described in Claim 5 is configured such that the aforementioned accepting unit accepts actions taken by the aforementioned user in response to the notification of the aforementioned first information. The information processing device as described in Claim 1, wherein, In the storage section mentioned above, there is: the order information related to the order of the product from the user or the delivery of the product is stored in correspondence with the user identification element used to identify the user; The forward notification department is to notify the forward users of the predetermined common information at the predetermined time corresponding to the preceding order information. The information processing device as described in claim item 8, wherein, it is configured such that the pre-order notification unit uses the pre-order information corresponding to the user to be notified to set the first time point of the pre-order corresponding to the user And the second point in the previous note. In the information processing device described in any one of Claims 1 to 9, wherein, the aforementioned type specifying part determines the type of health issue related to the user's health issue. In the information processing device described in any one of Claims 1 to 9, wherein the aforementioned type specifying unit determines the type of sleep problem related to the user's sleep problem. An information processing method for using: a storage unit, an answer acquisition unit, a type identification unit, an information acquisition unit, and a notification unit where information about a user is stored in association with a user identifier for identifying the user The information processing method to be carried out has: The answer obtaining step is to obtain the answer given by one user and the answer to each of the questions included in the questionnaire by the above-mentioned answer obtaining part; and The type-specific step is to use the one or more obtained answers to specify the type of health of the aforementioned user through the aforementioned type-specific part, and use the type identifier and user to identify the specified type. The user identifier used to identify the user is associated and stored in the pre-record storage unit; and The step of obtaining information is that the first information corresponding to the aforementioned type identifier can be obtained by the aforementioned information acquiring unit, and the second information different from the aforementioned first information and corresponding to the aforementioned type identifier can be acquired; and The notifying step is to notify the user of the first information at the first point in time through the notification part of the foreword, and notify the user of the second information at the second point in time later than the first time point. A program that enables a computer that can access a storage unit where information about a user is stored in correspondence with a user ID used to identify the user to function to: The answer acquisition part acquires the answer given by one user and is an answer to each of one or more questions included in the questionnaire; and The type identification part specifies the health type of the aforementioned user by using one or more answers obtained, and uses the type identifier used to identify the specified type and the usage used to identify the user The corresponding identifier is established and stored in the pre-storage unit; and The information obtaining unit can obtain the first information corresponding to the aforementioned type identifier, and can obtain the second information different from the aforementioned first information and corresponding to the aforementioned type identifier; and The notification unit notifies the first information to the user at the first time point, and notifies the second information to the user at the second time point later than the first time point.

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