COMMUNICATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, COMMUNICATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A communication assistance device comprising:
- a communication level determination unit that determines a level of a relationship between users based on similarity between the users and on user action records, the similarity between the users being obtained from preference information showing preferences of the users, and the user action records showing records of actions taken by a certain user toward a partner user with whom the certain user communicates out of the users; and
a topic recommendation unit that selects, from among a group of topics that have been prepared in advance, a topic that can be transmitted to the partner user based on the level of the relationship between the users determined by the communication level determination unit and on preferences of the certain user and the partner user.
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Abstract
A communication assistance device (10) includes a communication level determination unit (11) and a topic recommendation unit (16) so as to determine a level of a relationship between users who communicate with each other and provide communication assistance using the result of the determination. The communication level determination unit (11) determines the level (communication level) of the relationship between the users based on similarity between the users obtained from preference information showing preferences of the users, and on user action records showing records of actions taken by a certain user toward a partner user with whom the certain user communicates out of the users. The topic recommendation unit (16) selects, from among a group of topics prepared in advance, a topic that can be transmitted to the partner user based on the determined level of the relationship between the users and on preferences of the certain user and the partner user.
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24 Claims
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1. A communication assistance device comprising:
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a communication level determination unit that determines a level of a relationship between users based on similarity between the users and on user action records, the similarity between the users being obtained from preference information showing preferences of the users, and the user action records showing records of actions taken by a certain user toward a partner user with whom the certain user communicates out of the users; and a topic recommendation unit that selects, from among a group of topics that have been prepared in advance, a topic that can be transmitted to the partner user based on the level of the relationship between the users determined by the communication level determination unit and on preferences of the certain user and the partner user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication assistance method comprising:
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a communication level determination step of determining a level of a relationship between users based on similarity between the users and on user action records, the similarity between the users being obtained from preference information showing preferences of the users, and the user action records showing records of actions taken by a certain user toward a partner user with whom the certain user communicates out of the users; and a topic recommendation step of selecting, from among a group of topics that have been prepared in advance, a topic that can be transmitted to the partner user based on the level of the relationship between the users determined in the communication level determination step and on preferences of the certain user and the partner user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded therein a program including instructions for causing a computer to execute:
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a communication level determination step of determining a level of a relationship between users based on similarity between the users and on user action records, the similarity between the users being obtained from preference information showing preferences of the users, and the user action records showing records of actions taken by a certain user toward a partner user with whom the certain user communicates out of the users; and a topic recommendation step of selecting, from among a group of topics that have been prepared in advance, a topic that can be transmitted to the partner user based on the level of the relationship between the users determined in the communication level determination step and on preferences of the certain user and the partner user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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