INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20130304732A1
• Filed: 03/19/2013
• Published: 11/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: TATENO, Kei
• Granted Patent: US 9,922,110 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/635 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including a link feature amount selecting unit that selects a link feature amount that is a feature amount for linking a first item with another item, an item selecting unit that selects one or more candidates of a second item to be linked with the first item, on the basis of the selected link feature amount, a provision control unit that controls provision, to a user, of the first item, the link feature amount, and the one or more candidates of the second item, and a link creating unit that selects the second item and creates a link of the first item and the second item.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a link feature amount selecting unit that selects a link feature amount that is a feature amount for linking a first item with another item;

an item selecting unit that selects one or more candidates of a second item to be linked with the first item, on the basis of the selected link feature amount;

a provision control unit that controls provision, to a user, of the first item, the link feature amount, and the one or more candidates of the second item; and

a link creating unit that selects the second item and creates a link of the first item and the second item.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the link feature amount selecting unit selects the link feature amount, on the basis of at least one of the user and the first item.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the link feature amount selecting unit calculates an important degree of a feature amount of the user, on the basis of an evaluation with respect to an item provided by the user, and selects the link feature amount on the basis of the calculated important degree.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the link feature amount selecting unit calculates an important degree of a feature amount of the user, on the basis of the link feature amount used in the link of the item that is created by the user, and selects the link feature amount on the basis of the calculated important degree.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the link feature amount selecting unit selects a feature amount notably showing a feature of the first item as the link feature amount.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the link feature amount selecting unit selects a plurality of candidates of the link feature amount,

wherein the provision control unit performs control in a manner that the plurality of candidates of the link feature amount are provided to the user, and

wherein the item selecting unit selects the one or more candidates of the second item, on the basis of the link feature amount selected by the user.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the provision control unit performs control in a manner that a plurality of candidates of the first item are provided to the user, and

wherein the item selecting unit selects the one or more candidates of the second item, on the basis of the first item selected by the user and the link feature amount.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the link creating unit creates a link of the first item and the second item selected by the user.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the provision control unit controls provision, to the user, of a further created link of an item to the user.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9,

wherein the provision control unit performs control in a manner that the link of the item is provided together with created user information.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9,

wherein the provision control unit performs control in a manner that the link of the item is provided together with information showing the link feature amount used for creation of the link of the item.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9,

wherein, when an item use history of the user is provided, the provision control unit performs control in a manner that an item forming a link with an item included in the item use history is provided to the user.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

a recommended user selecting unit that calculates, when a plurality of candidate users who are to be candidates recommended for the user are each provided, an expectation value of a change amount of behavior of the user, and selects a recommended user recommended for the user from the candidate users, on the basis of the calculated expectation value,

wherein the provision control unit performs control in a manner that the link of the item that is created by the recommended user is provided to the user together with the recommended user.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13,

wherein the recommended user selecting unit calculates the expectation value, on the basis of a probability of the user accepting the candidate user and a change amount of a prediction value of an evaluation of the user with respect to a predetermined item group by provision of feedback of the candidate user.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14,

wherein the recommended user selecting unit calculates the expectation value, on the basis of a probability of the candidate user providing feedback to an item further included in the item group.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the provision control unit controls provision, to another information processing apparatus, of the first item, the link feature amount, and the one or more candidates of the second item.

17. An information processing method comprising:

causing an information processing apparatus to select a link feature amount that is a feature amount for linking a first item with another item;

causing the information processing apparatus to select one or more candidates of a second item that is to be linked with the first item, on the basis of the selected link feature amount;

causing the information processing apparatus to control provision, to a user, of the first item, the link feature amount, and the one or more candidates of the second item; and

causing the information processing apparatus to select the second item and create a link of the first item and the second item.

18. A program for causing a computer to execute the processes, the processes including

selecting a link feature amount that is a feature amount for linking a first item with another item,

selecting one or more candidates of a second item that is to be linked with the first item, on the basis of the selected link feature amount,

controlling provision, to a user, of the first item, the link feature amount, and the candidates of the second item, and

selecting the second item and creating a link of the first item and the second item.