INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20140081955A1
• Filed: 11/08/2012
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rakuten, Inc. (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Osaki, Shoichi
• Granted Patent: US 8,849,805 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services

Abstract

It is possible to present a recipe according to a request reflecting how strongly the user feels for cooking. An information processing apparatus acquires a first feeling degree specified by a user as a degree of strength of feelings for cooking. The information processing apparatus acquires a second feeling degree of each recipe on the basis of a plurality of attributes of the recipe. The second feeling degree is calculated as the degree of strength of feelings for cooking. The plurality of attributes are identified from the recipe stored in a storage means. The information processing apparatus searches for one or more recipes whose second feeling degrees within a range according to the first feeling degree is calculated, and causes the found recipe to be presented.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a first acquisition unit that acquires a first feeling degree specified by a user as a degree of strength of feelings for cooking;

a second acquisition unit that acquires a second feeling degree of each recipe on the basis of a plurality of attributes of the recipe, the second feeling degree being calculated as the degree of strength of feelings for cooking, the plurality of attributes being identified from the recipe stored in a storage unit;

a search unit that searches for one or more recipes whose calculated second feeling degrees are within a range according to the first feeling degree; and

a presentation unit that causes the recipe found by the search unit to be presented.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising:

a generation unit that converts at least one of a procedure and an ingredient included in an original recipe stored in the storage unit into a replaceable procedure or ingredient and thereby generates a recipe whose second feeling degree is different from the second feeling degree of the original recipe,

wherein the presentation unit is configured to be able to cause the recipe generated by the generation unit to be presented.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the search unit searches for one or more original recipes whose calculated second feeling degrees are within the range, and

when the number of the original recipes found is smaller than or equal to a preset number, the search unit searches for one or more recipes included in the recipes generated by the generation unit, the calculated second feeling degrees of the recipes to be searched for being within the range.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the presentation unit causes the recipe found by the search unit to be presented together with a widget including pointer that is able to be slid by the user to change the first feeling degree, and

when the first feeling degree is changed by an operation of the widget displayed together with the recipe, the presentation unit causes a certain recipe to be presented, the certain recipe being one of a copy and an original of the recipe presented before, the calculated second feeling degree of the certain recipe being within a range according to the changed first feeling degree.

18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein

the second acquisition unit acquires the second feeling degree calculated by weighting each of the plurality of attributes by a weight based on a designation history of the user designating the attribute as a key for sorting the recipes found by the search unit, the designation history being stored in the storage unit.

19. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein

the second acquisition unit acquires the second feeling degree calculated by weighting each of the plurality of attributes by a weight based on a use history of the user using the recipe, the use history being stored in the storage unit.

20. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein

the presentation unit causes a search result of recipes found by the search unit together with a widget including pointer that is able to be slid by the user to change the first feeling degree,

the presentation unit causes a recipe specified by the user from the search result to be presented, and

when the first feeling degree is changed by an operation of the widget displayed together with the search result, the presentation unit causes a search result of certain recipes to be presented, the calculated second feeling degree of the certain recipes being within a range according to the changed first feeling degree.

21. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein

when the first feeling degree acquired by the first acquisition unit is smaller than or equal to a preset threshold value, the presentation unit causes information recommending using of a home delivery service of food to be presented.

22. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein

the second feeling degree is calculated based on the plurality of attributes including an attribute that affects time and effort to cook.

23. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein

the second feeling degree is calculated based on the plurality of attributes including a degree of quality of ingredients used for cooking.

25. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein

the presentation unit causes the recipe found by the search unit to be presented together with a widget including pointer that is able to be slid by the user to change the first feeling degree, and

when the first feeling degree is changed by an operation of the widget displayed together with the recipe, the presentation unit causes a certain recipe to be presented, the certain recipe being one of a copy and an original of the recipe presented before, the calculated second feeling degree of the certain recipe being within a range according to the changed first feeling degree.

26. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the second acquisition unit acquires the second feeling degree calculated by weighting each of the plurality of attributes by a weight based on a designation history of the user designating the attribute as a key for sorting the recipes found by the search unit, the designation history being stored in the storage unit.

27. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein

the second acquisition unit acquires the second feeling degree calculated by weighting each of the plurality of attributes by a weight based on a designation history of the user designating the attribute as a key for sorting the recipes found by the search unit, the designation history being stored in the storage unit.

28. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein

the second acquisition unit acquires the second feeling degree calculated by weighting each of the plurality of attributes by a weight based on a designation history of the user designating the attribute as a key for sorting the recipes found by the search unit, the designation history being stored in the storage unit.

29. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the second acquisition unit acquires the second feeling degree calculated by weighting each of the plurality of attributes by a weight based on a use history of the user using the recipe, the use history being stored in the storage unit.

30. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein

the second acquisition unit acquires the second feeling degree calculated by weighting each of the plurality of attributes by a weight based on a use history of the user using the recipe, the use history being stored in the storage unit.

31. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein

the second acquisition unit acquires the second feeling degree calculated by weighting each of the plurality of attributes by a weight based on a use history of the user using the recipe, the use history being stored in the storage unit.

32. The information processing apparatus according to claim 18, wherein

the second acquisition unit acquires the second feeling degree calculated by weighting each of the plurality of attributes by a weight based on a use history of the user using the recipe, the use history being stored in the storage unit.

24. An information processing method performed by a computer, the method comprising:

a first acquisition step of acquiring a first feeling degree specified by a user as a degree of strength of feelings for cooking;

a second acquisition step of acquiring a second feeling degree of each recipe on the basis of a plurality of attributes of the recipe, the second feeling degree being calculated as the degree of strength of feelings for cooking, the plurality of attributes being identified from the recipe stored in a storage unit;

a search step searching for one or more recipes whose calculated second feeling degrees are within a range according to the first feeling degree; and

a presentation step causing the recipe found in the search step to be presented.