Content Recommendation Device
First Claim
1. A content recommendation apparatus, comprising:
- a preference analysis unit operable to, with respect to each of a plurality of pieces of content already viewed by a user, analyze a preference of the user, and generate a piece of viewing motivation information that is a combination of attribute entities of the piece of content;
a motivation analysis unit operable to, with respect to each generated piece of viewing motivation information determine a primary viewing motivation portion that shows in the piece of viewing motivation information a portion that particularly motivated the user to view the piece of content and divide the piece of viewing motivation information into the primary viewing motivation portion and a secondary viewing motivation portion;
a hierarchical structuring unit operable to cause a common primary viewing motivation portion of the pieces of viewing motivation information to be shared and arrange a secondary viewing motivation portion below the common primary viewing motivation portion, thereby putting the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion into a hierarchical structure;
a selection unit operable to select one or more pieces of content having a combination of the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion as attribute entities; and
a presentation unit operable to present to the user, content information about the selected one or more pieces of content in correspondence with the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion that have been put into the hierarchical structure.
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Abstract
Preferences of a user are analyzed with respect to each of a plurality of pieces of content. already viewed by the user, and a piece viewing motivation information that is a combination of attribute entities of the piece of content is generated. A primary viewing motivation-portion and a secondary viewing motivation portion are determined in the generated pieces of viewing, motivation information, and pieces of viewing motivation information having a common primary viewing motivation portion are grouped together. Content having the determined primary viewing motivation portion and secondary viewing motivation portion is selected from content not yet viewed by the user, and content information about the selected content is presented to the user in correspondence with the primary viewing motivation portion and secondary viewing motivation portion.
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13 Claims
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1. A content recommendation apparatus, comprising:
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a preference analysis unit operable to, with respect to each of a plurality of pieces of content already viewed by a user, analyze a preference of the user, and generate a piece of viewing motivation information that is a combination of attribute entities of the piece of content; a motivation analysis unit operable to, with respect to each generated piece of viewing motivation information determine a primary viewing motivation portion that shows in the piece of viewing motivation information a portion that particularly motivated the user to view the piece of content and divide the piece of viewing motivation information into the primary viewing motivation portion and a secondary viewing motivation portion; a hierarchical structuring unit operable to cause a common primary viewing motivation portion of the pieces of viewing motivation information to be shared and arrange a secondary viewing motivation portion below the common primary viewing motivation portion, thereby putting the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion into a hierarchical structure; a selection unit operable to select one or more pieces of content having a combination of the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion as attribute entities; and a presentation unit operable to present to the user, content information about the selected one or more pieces of content in correspondence with the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion that have been put into the hierarchical structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
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11. A content recommendation method, comprising the steps of:
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analyzing, with respect to each of a plurality of pieces of content already viewed by a user, a preference of the user; generating a piece of viewing motivation information that is a combination of attribute entities of the piece of content; determining, with respect to each generated piece of viewing motivation information, a primary viewing motivation portion that shows, in the piece of viewing motivation information, a portion that particularly motivated the user to view the piece of content; determining with respect to each generated piece of viewing motivation information a primary viewing motivation portion that shows in the piece of viewing motivation information a portion that particularly motivated the user to view the piece of content; dividing the piece of viewing motivation information into the primary viewing motivation portion and a secondary viewing motivation portion; hierarchical structuring to cause a common primary viewing motivation portion of the pieces of viewing motivation information to be shared, and arrange a secondary viewing motivation portion below the common primary viewing motivation portion, thereby putting the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion into a hierarchical structure; selecting one or more pieces of content having a combination of the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion as attribute entities; and presenting to the user, content information about the selected one or more pieces of content in correspondence with the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion that have been put into the hierarchical structure.
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12. A computer readable program for causing a computer to perform a procedure that comprises:
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preference analysis code for, with respect to each of a plurality of pieces of content already viewed by a user, analyze a preference of the user, and generate a piece of viewing motivation information that is a combination of attribute entities of the piece of content; motivation analysis code for, with respect to each generated piece of viewing motivation information, determine a primary viewing motivation portion that shows, in the piece of viewing motivation information, a portion that particularly motivated the user to view the piece of content, and dividing the piece of viewing motivation information into the primary viewing motivation portion and a secondary viewing motivation portion; hierarchical structuring code for causing a common primary viewing motivation portion of the pieces of viewing motivation information to be shared and arranging a secondary viewing motivation portion below the common primary viewing motivation portion, thereby putting the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion into a hierarchical structure; selection code for selecting, one or more pieces of content having a combination of the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion as attribute entities; and presentation code for presenting, to the user, content information about the selected one or more pieces of content in correspondence with the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion that have been put into hierarchical structure.
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13. A content recommendation integrated circuit, comprising:
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a preference analysis unit operable to, with respect to each of a plurality of pieces of content already viewed by a user, analyze a preference of the user, and generate a piece of viewing motivation information that is a combination of attribute entities of the piece of content; a motivation analysis unit operable to, with respect to each generated piece of viewing motivation information, determine a primary viewing motivation portion that shows, in the piece of viewing motivation information, a portion that particularly motivated the user to view the piece of content, and divide the piece of viewing motivation information into the primary viewing motivation portion and a secondary viewing motivation portion; a hierarchical structuring unit operable to cause a common primary viewing motivation portion of the pieces of viewing motivation information to be shared, and arrange a secondary viewing motivation portion below the common primary viewing motivation portion, thereby putting the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion into a hierarchical structure; a selection unit operable to select one or more pieces of content having a combination of the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion as attribute entities; and a presentation unit operable to present, to the user content information about the selected one or more pieces of content in correspondence with the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion that have been put into the hierarchical structure.
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