INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD

• US 20120271589A1
• Filed: 03/02/2012
• Published: 10/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Kenta, Okamoto, Yuzo, Sasaki, Kenta, Nagano, Shinichi
• Application Number:
  US13/410,641
• Publication Number:
  US 20120271589A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/141
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus extracts utterance information of at least one user who utilizes a network community from a server. The information processing apparatus includes a measurement unit, an estimation unit, an extraction unit, and a display unit. The measurement unit is configured to measure a present location and an acceleration representing a rate of a specific user'"'"'s move. The estimation unit is configured to estimate a moving status of the specific user based on the acceleration, and to estimate a line information which the specific user is presently utilizing or will utilize based on the present location and the moving status. The extraction unit is configured to extract at least one utterance information related to the line information from the server. The display unit is configured to display the utterance information extracted.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus for extracting utterance information of at least one user who utilizes a network community from a server, comprising:

a measurement unit configured to measure a present location and an acceleration representing a rate of a specific user'"'"'s move;

an estimation unit configured to estimate a moving status of the specific user based on the acceleration, and to estimate a line information which the specific user is presently utilizing or will utilize based on the present location and the moving status;

an extraction unit configured to extract at least one utterance information related to the line information from the server; and

a display unit configured to display the at least one utterance information.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire utterance information of the specific user;

wherein the extraction unit extracts the at least one utterance information from the server, based on the utterance information of the specific user and the line information.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the extraction unit analyzes the at least one utterance information, and estimates utterance information of another user who is utilizing the line information from the at least one utterance information, and

the display unit displays the utterance information of another user.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the extraction unit extracts the at least one utterance information in a predetermined period prior to the present time.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a keyword extraction unit configured to extract at least one keyword related to the line information from the at least one utterance information.

6. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein,

when another user replies to or transfers the at least one utterance information,

the extraction unit further extracts utterance information related to the traffic route from the server, based on the at least one utterance information replied or transferred.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the moving status represents whether the specific user is presently utilizing a railway, walking, or resting.

8. An information processing method for extracting utterance information of at least one user who utilizes a network community from a server, comprising:

measuring a present location and an acceleration representing a rate of a specific user'"'"'s move;

estimating a moving status of the specific user based on the acceleration;

estimating a line information which the specific user is presently utilizing or will utilize based on the present location and the moving status;

extracting at least one utterance information related to the line information from the server; and

displaying the at least one utterance information.