Grid system selection supporting device, grid system selection supporting method and storage medium

• US 20070200557A1
• Filed: 02/20/2007
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Toshio, Miwa, Shinji, Yamakado, Hitoshi
• Granted Patent: US 7,882,431 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

There is disclosed a grid system selection supporting device comprising: a storage unit that stores use histories for a plurality of grid systems; and an extraction unit that extracts at least one of the plurality of grid systems, based on the use histories.

Claims

1. A grid system selection supporting device comprising:

a storage unit that stores use histories for a plurality of grid systems; and

an extraction unit that extracts at least one of the plurality of grid systems, based on the use histories.

2. The grid system selection supporting device according to claim 1, wherein

the use histories include use counts as numbers of times by which the plurality of grid systems have been used, respectively, and

the extraction unit is configured to extract the at least one of the plurality of grid systems, based on the use counts.

3. The grid system selection supporting device according to claim 2, further comprising a management unit that manages the use counts.

4. The grid system selection supporting device according to claim 2, wherein

the storage unit further stores numbers of grid points which are included in the grid systems, respectively,

the management unit is configured to calculate a total of the grid points by adding up the numbers of grid points in order starting from one of the plurality of grid systems having the greatest use count, and

the extraction unit is configured to extract one or more of the plurality of grid systems, the grid points of which have been added up before the total of the grid points exceeds a threshold.

5. The grid system selection supporting device according to claim 2, wherein

the management unit is configured to calculate an accumulated total of use counts of the grid points by adding up totals of use counts of the grid points in order from one of the plurality of grid systems having the greatest use count, and

the extraction unit is configured to extract one or more of the plurality of grid systems, the totals of the use counts of the grid points of which have been added up before the accumulated total exceeds a threshold.

6. The grid system selection supporting device according to claim 3, wherein initial values of the use histories reflect use histories concerning a content set prior to a content set as a target being now processed.

7. A grid system selection supporting method comprising

extracting at least one of a plurality of grid systems, based on use histories respectively for the plurality of grid systems.

8. A computer readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute:

extracting at least one of a plurality of grid systems, based on use histories respectively for the plurality of grid systems.

9. A grid system selection supporting device comprising:

a storage unit that stores use histories respectively for a plurality of grid systems each having a plurality of grid points;

an operation unit for instructing positioning of a content set;

a calculation unit that calculates weighted distances obtained by weighting distances on the basis of the use histories, the distances respectively being between a plurality of close grid points to the content set among the plurality of grid points and the content set, the positioning of which has been instructed by the operation unit; and

an extraction unit that extracts one of the plurality of close grid points on the basis of the weighted distances calculated by the calculation unit.

10. The grid system selection supporting device according to claim 9, wherein the calculation unit is configured to calculate each of the weighted distances by multiplying a distance between the content set and one of the plurality of close grid points as a target being now calculated, by a ratio between a maximum value among totals of use counts of the plurality of close grid points and a use count of the one of the plurality of close grid points as the target being now calculated.

11. The grid system selection supporting device according to claim 9, wherein the extraction unit is configured to extract one grid point among the plurality of close grid points, the extracted one grid point having the shortest weighted distance among the weighted distances calculated by the calculation unit.

12. A grid system selection supporting method comprising:

instructing positioning of a content set;

calculating weighted distances obtained by weighting distances on the basis of use histories respectively for a plurality of grid systems each having a plurality of grid points, the distances respectively being between a plurality of close grid points to the content set among the plurality of grid points and the content set, the positioning of which has been instructed; and

extracting one of the plurality of close grid points on the basis of the weighted distances calculated.

13. A computer readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute:

instructing positioning of a content set;

calculating weighted distances obtained by weighting distances on the basis of use histories respectively for a plurality of grid systems each having a plurality of grid points, the distances respectively being between a plurality of close grid points to the content set among the plurality of grid points and the content set, the positioning of which has been instructed; and

extracting one of the plurality of close grid points on the basis of the weighted distances calculated.