INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20170116320A1
• Filed: 03/17/2015
• Published: 04/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: SUGANUMA, HISAHIRO, TAKEHARA, MITSURU, KAGEYAMA, YUICHI, YAGAMI, KISHIN
• Granted Patent: US 10,860,617 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4809 Sleep detection, i.e. determining whether a subject is asleep or not
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3013 where the computing system is an embedded system, i.e. a combination of hardware and software dedicated to perform a certain function in mobile devices, printers, automotive or aircraft systems testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof G05B23/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3438 monitoring of user actions tracking the activity of the user H04L67/535
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

[Object] To utilize various devices more effectively by organizing such devices. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a device log acquisition unit configured to acquire a device log including information indicating a state caused by behavior of a user related to each of devices from each of the devices; and a correlation determination unit configured to determine a correlation between certain devices included in the devices on the basis of the device logs and a preset condition of the states.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a device log acquisition unit configured to acquire a device log including information indicating a state caused by behavior of a user related to each of devices from each of the devices; and

a correlation determination unit configured to determine a correlation between certain devices included in the devices on the basis of the device logs and a preset condition of the states.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the devices include a first device and a second device, and

the condition includes a first condition that a first state of the first device and a second state of the second device are caused in parallel.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the device logs further include information indicating positions of the first device and the second device,

the correlation determination unit determines that the first device and the second device have a high correlation in a case where the position of the first device and the position of the second device are in proximity at least at any point in time while the first state and the second state are caused in parallel.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the first state indicates that the first device provides content of a first type,

the second state indicates that the second device provides content of a second type that is different from the first type, and

the first condition further includes a condition that the content of the first type and the content of the second type have a commonality.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the first state indicates that the first device is switched on,

the second state indicates that the second device finishes moving, and

the first condition further includes a condition that an end point of the movement of the second device is in proximity to an installation site of the first device.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the first state indicates that the first device is switched off,

the second state indicates that the second device starts moving, and

the first condition further includes a condition that a starting point of the movement of the second device is in proximity to an installation site of the first device.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the first state indicates that the first device is switched on, and

the second state indicates that the second device detects that the user wakes up.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the first state indicates that the first device is switched off,

the second state indicates that the second device detects that the user goes to bed.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the first state indicates a user operation of a predetermined pattern on the first device, and

the second state indicates that the second device provides an instruction of the user operation of the predetermined pattern.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the first state indicates movement of a vehicle equipped with the first device,

the second state indicates that the second device provides navigation of the vehicle, and

the first condition further includes a condition that an end point of the movement of the vehicle is in proximity to a destination of the navigation.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the first state indicates movement of a vehicle equipped with the first device,

the second state indicates that the second device detects posture of the user in the vehicle, and

the first condition further indicates that movement duration of the vehicle corresponds to duration of the posture.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the device log further includes information indicating positions of the first device and the second device, and

the correlation determination unit determines that the first device and the second device have a low correlation in a case where the position of the first device and the position of the second device are in proximity at least at any point in time while the first state and the second state are caused in parallel.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein

the first state indicates that the first device provides content of a first type, and

the second state indicates that the second device also provides content of the first type.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein

the first state indicates that the first device detects sleep of the user, and

the second state indicates that some operation is performed on the second device.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the devices include a first device and a second device, and

the condition includes a second condition that a third state of the first device and a fourth state of the second device are caused alternately.

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

the device log further includes information indicating positions of the first device and the second device, and

the correlation determination unit determines that the first device and the second device have a high correlation in a case where the position of the first device and the position of the second device are in proximity at least at any point in time while the third state and the fourth state are caused alternately.

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

the third state indicates that the first device provides content of a first type,

the fourth state indicates that the second device also provides content of the first type, and

the second condition further includes a condition that the content provided by the first device and the content provided by the second device have a commonality.

18. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring a device log including information indicating a state caused by behavior of a user related to each of devices from each of the devices; and

determining, by a processor, a correlation between certain devices included in the devices on the basis of the device logs and a preset condition of the states.

19. A program for causing a computer to achieve:

a function of determining a correlation between certain devices included in devices on the basis of a preset condition of a state caused by behavior of a user related to each of the devices, and a device log that has been acquired from each of the devices and that includes information indicating the state.