Reference state output system, reference state output method, and computer readable medium on which reference state output program is recorded

• US 6,704,783 B1
• Filed: 03/20/2000
• Issued: 03/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Shibata, Keiichiro, Shiozawa, Hidefumi, Ikeda, Hitoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Le Hien
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, QUANG N
• Application Number:
  US09/528,824
• Time in Patent Office: 1,450 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/224, 709/218, 709/219, 709/238, 709/239, 709/223, 705/51
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A reference state output system, a reference state output method, and a computer readable medium on which a reference state output program is recorded according to the present invention includes a calculation unit for calculating reference times per character included in referred information and outputting a reference state as information including the reference times and a standard deviation of the reference times, and an editing unit for calculating deviations of the reference times per character of each piece of information by the standard deviation of the reference times of the information on the basis of the reference state, and outputting the degree of interest in the information. Therefore, the degree of interest in provided information of an information referrer can be accurately output.

Claims

1. A system, having a display device for displaying information, for outputting a reference state of a referrer for the information, comprising:

a storage unit for storing reference times per predetermined number of characters of the referrer for pieces of information displayed on the display device;

a standard deviation calculation unit which reads the reference times stored in the storage unit and calculates a standard deviation of the reference times;

a degree-of-interest calculation unit for calculating the degrees of interest corresponding to the reference times by using the standard deviation calculated by the standard deviation calculation unit;

an analysis unit for analyzing the degrees of interest calculated by the degree-of-interest calculation unit by using data related to an information referrer, wherein the data related to the information referrer is hobby data representing the hobby of the information referrer, and the analysis unit forms analysis results including specific information of the information, the degree of interest corresponding to the information, and hobby data corresponding to the degree of interest; and

a transmission unit for the degrees of interest calculated by the degree-of-interest calculation unit to the analysis unit through a network, wherein

when the transmission unit gives the degrees of interest to the analysis unit through the network, a warning for inquiring of a referrer whether the transmission can be performed or not.

2. A reference state output system according to claim 1, wherein the data related to the information referrer is age data representing the age of the information referrer, and

the analysis unit forms analysis results including specific information of the information, the degree of interest corresponding to the information, and age data corresponding to the degree of interest.

3. A reference state output system according to claim 1, wherein the data related to the information referrer is name data representing the name of the information referrer, and

the analysis unit forms analysis results including specific information of the information, the degree of interest corresponding to the information, and name data corresponding to the degree of interest.

4. A reference state output system according to claim 1, wherein the data related tQ the information referrer is sex data representing the sex of the information referrer, and

the analysis unit forms analysis results including specific information of the information, the degree of interest corresponding to the information, and sex data corresponding to the degree of interest.

5. A reference state output system according to claim 1, wherein the data related to the information referrer is occupation data representing the occupation of the information referrer, and

the analysis unit forms analysis results including specific information of the information, the degree of interest corresponding to the information, and occupation data corresponding to the degree of interest.

6. A reference state output system according to claim 1, wherein the data related to the information referrer is area data representing an area at which the information referrer refers to the information, and

the analysis unit forms analysis results including specific information of the information, the degree of interest corresponding to the information, and area data corresponding to the degree of interest.

7. A reference state output system according to claim 1, wherein the standard deviation calculation unit calculates the standard deviation by using the number of pieces of information which are referred to, a total of reference times of the pieces of information which are referred to, and a total of squares of the reference times.

8. A reference state output system according to claim 7, further comprising a reference time calculation unit for calculating the reference times,

wherein the storage unit stores the reference times calculated by the reference time calculation unit.

9. A reference state output system according to claim 8, further comprising:

an information storage unit in which pieces of information displayed on the display device are stored; and

a display control unit for respectively displaying the pieces of information stored in the information storage unit on the display device.

10. A reference state output system according to claim 9, further comprising an acquisition unit for acquiring the pieces of information,

wherein the information storage unit stores the pieces of information acquired by the acquisition unit.

11. A reference state output system according to claim 10, wherein the acquisition unit includes a receiving unit for receiving information transmitted through a network.

12. A reference state output system according to claim 11, wherein the receiving unit receives information carried on an electronic mail transmitted through the network.

13. A reference state output system according to claim 12, further comprising a determination unit for checking whether information received by the receiving unit through the network is information the reference time of which must be calculated is not,

wherein the information determined by the determination unit as the information the reference time of which must be calculated is stored in the information storage unit.

14. A reference state output system according to claim 11, wherein the receiving unit receives information transmitted from a world wide web server connected to the receiving unit through the network.

15. A reference state output system according to claim 14, wherein the reference time has an upper limit which is not related to time for which information is actually displayed.