Visiting place identification device and visiting place identification method
First Claim
1. A visited-place identification apparatus for identifying a visited place of a user, comprising:
- a position determination unit operable to determine a position of the user;
a candidate specification unit operable to specify, as a candidate for the visited place, at least one facility that is located within a predetermined area including the position determined by said position determination unit;
a behavior detection unit operable to detect a behavior of the user; and
a most-likely facility identification unit operable to identify a place most-likely visited by selecting from a plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the behavior detected by said behavior detection unit, when the plurality of facilities are specified by said candidate specification unit,wherein said behavior detection unit is operable to detect a payment amount that the user has paid at the facility, andsaid most-likely facility identification unit is operable to identify the place most-likely visited by selecting from the plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the payment amount detected by said behavior detection unit, when the plurality of facilities are specified by said candidate specification unit.
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Abstract
A current position determination unit determines a current position of a user; a facility candidate search unit specifies, as a candidate for a visited place, a facility that is located within a predetermined area including the current position determined by the current position determination unit; an electronic money unit and a payment amount calculation unit detect a payment amount of the user; and a most-likely visited facility identification unit identifies a most-likely visited place by selecting from a plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the payment amount detected by the electronic money unit and the payment amount calculation unit, when the plurality of facilities are specified by the facility candidate search unit.
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11 Claims
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1. A visited-place identification apparatus for identifying a visited place of a user, comprising:
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a position determination unit operable to determine a position of the user; a candidate specification unit operable to specify, as a candidate for the visited place, at least one facility that is located within a predetermined area including the position determined by said position determination unit; a behavior detection unit operable to detect a behavior of the user; and a most-likely facility identification unit operable to identify a place most-likely visited by selecting from a plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the behavior detected by said behavior detection unit, when the plurality of facilities are specified by said candidate specification unit, wherein said behavior detection unit is operable to detect a payment amount that the user has paid at the facility, and said most-likely facility identification unit is operable to identify the place most-likely visited by selecting from the plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the payment amount detected by said behavior detection unit, when the plurality of facilities are specified by said candidate specification unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A visited-place identification apparatus for identifying a visited place of a user, comprising:
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a position determination unit operable to determine a position of the user; a candidate specification unit operable to specify, as a candidate for the visited place, at least one facility that is located within a predetermined area including the position determined by said position determination unit; a behavior detection unit operable to detect a behavior of the user; and a most-likely facility identification unit operable to identify a place most-likely visited by selecting from a plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the behavior detected by said behavior detection unit, when the plurality of facilities are specified by said candidate specification unit, wherein said behavior detection unit is operable to detect stay time that is a time period the user spent at a facility, and said most-likely facility identification unit is operable to select, from the plurality of facilities, a facility corresponding to the stay time detected by said behavior detection unit, when the plurality of facilities are specified by said candidate specification unit. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A visited-place identification apparatus for identifying a visited place of a user, comprising:
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a position determination unit operable to determine a position of the user; a candidate specification unit operable to specify, as a candidate for the visited place, at least one facility that is located within a predetermined area including the position determined by said position determination unit; a behavior detection unit operable to detect a behavior of the user; and a most-likely facility identification unit operable to identify a place most-likely visited by selecting from a plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the behavior detected by said behavior detection unit, when the plurality of facilities are specified by said candidate specification unit, wherein said behavior detection unit is operable to detect browse information that has been browsed by the user, and said most-likely facility identification unit is operable to identify the place most-likely visited by selecting from the plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the browse information detected by said behavior detection unit, when the plurality of facilities are specified by said candidate specification unit.
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8. A visited-place identification apparatus for identifying a visited place of a user, comprising:
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a position determination unit operable to determine a position of the user; a candidate specification unit operable to specify, as a candidate for the visited place, at least one facility that is located within a predetermined area including the position determined by said position determination unit; a behavior detection unit operable to detect a behavior of the user; and a most-likely facility identification unit operable to identify a place most-likely visited by selecting from a plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the behavior detected by said behavior detection unit, when the plurality of facilities are specified by said candidate specification unit, wherein said behavior detection unit is operable to detect a belonging that has been added to or deleted from personal belongings carried by the user, and said most-likely facility identification unit is operable to identify the place most-likely visited by selecting from the plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the belonging detected by said behavior detection unit, when the plurality of facilities are specified by said candidate specification unit.
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9. A visited-place identification apparatus for identifying a visited place of a user, comprising:
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a position determination unit operable to determine a position of the user; a candidate specification unit operable to specify, as a candidate for the visited place, at least one facility that is located within a predetermined area including the position determined by said position determination unit; a behavior detection unit operable to detect behavior of the user; a most-likely facility identification unit operable to identify a place most-likely visited by selecting from a plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the behavior detected by said behavior detection unit, when the plurality of facilities are specified by said candidate specification unit; and a fee calculation unit operable to calculate a parking fee based on the behavior of the user detected by said behavior detection unit, when the position determined by said position determination unit is a parking lot, wherein said behavior detection unit is operable to detect a path of the user'"'"'s travel, the path starting from the position determined by said position determination unit, and said fee calculation unit is operable to calculate the parking fee based on the path of the user'"'"'s travel detected by said behavior detection unit.
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10. A method for identifying a visited place of a user, comprising:
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determining, using a position determination unit, a position of the user; specifying, using a candidate specification unit, as a candidate for the visited place, at least one facility that is located within a predetermined area including the position determined in said determining of the position; detecting, using a behavior detection unit, a behavior of the user; and identifying, using a most-likely facility identification unit, a facility as a place most-likely visited by selecting from a plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the behavior detected in said detecting, when a plurality of facilities are specified in said specifying of the candidate, wherein in said detecting, a payment amount that the user has paid at the facility is detected, and in said identifying, the place most-likely visited is identified by selecting, from the plurality of facilities, a facility corresponding to the payment amount detected in said detecting, when the plurality of facilities are specified in said specifying.
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11. A program, which is stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, for identifying a visited place of a user, said program causing a computer to execute:
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determining a position of the user; specifying, as a candidate for the visited place, at least one facility that is located within a predetermined area including the position determined in said determining of the position; detecting a behavior of the user; and identifying a facility as a place most-likely visited by selecting from a plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the behavior detected in said detecting, when a plurality of facilities are specified in said specifying of the candidate, wherein in said detecting, a payment amount that the user has paid at the facility is detected, and in said identifying, the place most-likely visited is identified by selecting, from the plurality of facilities, a facility corresponding to the payment amount detected in said detecting, when the plurality of facilities are specified in said specifying.
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