Content recommendation system and method, and communication terminal device
First Claim
1. A content recommendation system comprising:
- a first portable communication device adapted to be carried by a first user; and
a second portable communication device adapted to be carried by a second user,wherein the first portable communication device and the second portable communication device are within communication range of each other and are connected to each other wirelessly without using an access point, and content recommendation information is transmitted and received between the first portable communication device and the second portable communication device, wherein the content recommendation information enables the second user to determine whether further information concerning the at least one of audio, image, book, traffic, or map content data is desired, and wherein the content recommendation information comprises a user-generated textual comment concerning the at least one of audio, image, book, traffic, or map content data;
the first portable communication device comprises;
storage means which stores pieces of content recommendation information to be transmitted,selecting means which accesses user preference information associated with the second portable communication device, the user preference information comprising at least one alphabetic preference keyword, and selects, based at least in part on the user preference information associated with the second portable communication device, a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted to the second portable communication device, from among the pieces of content recommendation information stored in the storage means, the piece of content recommendation information matching the at least one alphabetic preference keyword, andtransmitting means which transmits the piece of content recommendation information selected by the selecting means to the second portable communication device; and
the second portable communication device comprises;
receiving means which receives the piece of content recommendation information transmitted from the first portable communication device, andstorage means which stores the piece of content recommendation information received by the receiving means.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A content recommendation system includes first and second communication devices which are connected to each other and in which content recommendation information is transmitted and received between both devices. The first communication device includes a storage section for storing pieces of content recommendation information to be transmitted, a selecting section for selecting a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted from the storage section, and a transmitting section for transmitting the selected piece of content recommendation information. The second communication device includes a receiving section for receiving the piece of content recommendation information transmitted from the first communication device, and a storage section for storing the received piece of content recommendation information.
-
Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A content recommendation system comprising:
-
a first portable communication device adapted to be carried by a first user; and a second portable communication device adapted to be carried by a second user, wherein the first portable communication device and the second portable communication device are within communication range of each other and are connected to each other wirelessly without using an access point, and content recommendation information is transmitted and received between the first portable communication device and the second portable communication device, wherein the content recommendation information enables the second user to determine whether further information concerning the at least one of audio, image, book, traffic, or map content data is desired, and wherein the content recommendation information comprises a user-generated textual comment concerning the at least one of audio, image, book, traffic, or map content data; the first portable communication device comprises; storage means which stores pieces of content recommendation information to be transmitted, selecting means which accesses user preference information associated with the second portable communication device, the user preference information comprising at least one alphabetic preference keyword, and selects, based at least in part on the user preference information associated with the second portable communication device, a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted to the second portable communication device, from among the pieces of content recommendation information stored in the storage means, the piece of content recommendation information matching the at least one alphabetic preference keyword, and transmitting means which transmits the piece of content recommendation information selected by the selecting means to the second portable communication device; and the second portable communication device comprises; receiving means which receives the piece of content recommendation information transmitted from the first portable communication device, and storage means which stores the piece of content recommendation information received by the receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 12, 17)
-
-
5. A communication terminal device adapted to be carried by a first user, the communication terminal device being a first portable device comprising:
-
communication means which establishes, without using an access point, wireless communication with a second portable device adapted to be carried by a second user, when the second portable device is within communication range of the first portable device, the second portable device being different from the first portable device; transmitting-information storage means which stores pieces of content recommendation information to be transmitted, wherein the content recommendation information enables the second user to determine whether further information concerning the at least one of audio, image, book, traffic, or map content data is desired, and wherein the content recommendation information comprises a user-generated textual comment concerning the at least one of audio, image, book, traffic, or map content data; selecting means which accesses user preference information associated with the second portable device, the user preference information comprising at least one alphabetic preference keyword, and selects, based at least in part on the user preference information associated with the second portable device, a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted to the second portable device, from among the pieces of content recommendation information stored in the transmitting-information storage means, the piece of content recommendation information matching the at least one alphabetic preference keyword; and transmission control means which controls the communication means to transmit the piece of content recommendation information selected by the selecting means to the second portable device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 13, 18)
-
-
9. A content recommendation method for transmitting and receiving content recommendation information between first and second portable communication devices that are within communication range of each other and are connected to each other wirelessly without using an access point, the first portable communication device being adapted to be carried by a first user and the second portable communication device being adapted to be carried by a second user, the content recommendation method comprising the steps of:
-
by the first portable communication device, accessing user preference information associated with the second portable communication device; by the first portable communication device, selecting, based at least in part on the user preference information associated with the second portable communication device, a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted to the second portable communication device, from among pieces of content recommendation information stored in the first portable communication device, wherein the content recommendation information enables the second user to determine whether further information concerning the at least one of audio, image, book, traffic, or map content data is desired, and wherein the content recommendation information comprises a user-generated textual comment concerning the at least one of audio, image, book, traffic, or map content data; by the first portable communication device, transmitting the piece of content recommendation information selected in the selecting step to the second portable communication device; by the second portable communication device, receiving the piece of content recommendation information transmitted from the first portable communication device; and by the second portable communication device, storing the piece of content recommendation information received in the receiving step in storage means included in the second portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 19)
-
-
10. A content recommendation system comprising:
-
a first portable communication device adapted to be carried by a first user; and a second portable communication device adapted to be carried by a second user, wherein the first portable communication device and the second portable communication device are within communication range of each other and are connected to each other wirelessly without using an access point, and content recommendation information is transmitted and received between the first portable communication device and the second portable communication device, wherein the content recommendation information enables the second user to determine whether further information concerning the at least one of audio, image, book, traffic, or map content data is desired, and wherein the content recommendation information comprises a user-generated textual comment concerning the at least one of audio, image, book, traffic, or map content data; the first portable communication device comprises; a storage section storing pieces of content recommendation information to be transmitted, a selecting section accessing user preference information associated with the second portable communication device, the user preference information comprising at least one alphabetic preference keyword and selecting, based at least in part on the user preference information associated with the second portable communication device, a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted to the second portable communication device, from among the pieces of content recommendation information stored in the storage section, the piece of content recommendation information matching the at least one alphabetic preference keyword, and a transmitting section transmitting the piece of content recommendation information selected by the selecting section to the second portable communication device; the second portable communication device comprises; a receiving section receiving the piece of content recommendation information transmitted from the first portable communication device, and a storage section storing the piece of content recommendation information received by the receiving section. - View Dependent Claims (15, 20)
-
-
11. A communication terminal device adapted to be carried by a first user, the communication terminal device being a first portable device comprising:
-
a communication section establishing, without using an access point, wireless communication with a second portable device adapted to be carried by a second user, when the second portable device is within communication range of the first portable device, the second portable device being different from the first portable device; a transmitting-information storage section storing pieces of content recommendation information to be transmitted, wherein the content recommendation information enables the second user to determine whether further information concerning the at least one of audio, image, book, traffic, or map content data is desired, and wherein the content recommendation information comprises a user-generated textual comment concerning the at least one of audio, image, book, traffic, or map content data; a selecting section accessing user preference information associated with the second portable device and selecting, based at least in part on the user preference information associated with the second portable device, a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted to the second portable device, from among the pieces of content recommendation information stored in the transmitting-information storage section; and a transmission control section controlling the communication section to transmit the piece of content recommendation information selected by the selecting section to the second portable device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 21)
-
Specification