Combined location and frequency information processing apparatus, method, and program

• US 8,392,389 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2009
• Issued: 03/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Konishi, Toru, YASUMI, Manabu, Ono, Kenichi, Tsuyuhara, Tomohiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Uyen T.
• Application Number:
  US12/621,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20100169004A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,202 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/705
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

An information processing apparatus is provided which includes an acquired information storage unit capable of storing acquired information that associates one or a plurality of pieces of mutually different position information and an acquisition count of each of one or the plurality of pieces of position information, an acquisition unit that acquires the position information indicating a position of a local apparatus, an acquisition count measuring unit that, when the acquisition unit acquires the position information, adds a predetermined value to the acquisition count associated with the acquired position information, and a control unit that sorts the acquired information stored in the acquired information storage unit in descending order of the acquisition count.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

at least one memory that stores acquired information that associates mutually different position information and an acquisition count of the position information, the acquisition count being a value corresponding to a frequency in which the position information is acquired;

an acquisition unit that acquires the position information indicating a position of a local apparatus;

at least one processor that, when the acquisition unit acquires the position information, adds a predetermined value to the acquisition count based on the acquired position information, and the stored position information corresponding to the acquisition count, and that sorts the acquired information stored in the at least one memory in descending order of the acquisition count.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display unit,

wherein the at least one processor causes the display unit to display the position information of the acquired information stored in the at least one memory in the sorted order.

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

the at least one memory further stores browsing data identification information to identify browsing data displayed in the display unit, and wherein

the at least one processor further causes the display unit to display the browsing data identification information stored in the at least one memory.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

an input unit,

wherein the at least one processor, when the input unit accepts input of position selection information to select one piece of the position information displayed in the display unit and browsing data selection information to select one piece of the browsing data identification information displayed in the display unit, acquires the browsing data identified by the browsing data identification information selected based on the browsing data selection information and related to the position information selected based on the position selection information from another apparatus and causes the display unit to display the browsing data.

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

the at least one memory further stores time zone conditions indicating conditions for a date, a day of week or a time associated with the browsing data identification information, and

the at least one processor acquires a current date, day of week or time as current information, determines whether the acquired current information satisfies the time zone conditions and, if the time zone conditions are satisfied, causes the display unit to display the browsing data identification information associated with the time zone conditions.

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

the at least one memory further stores a search keyword indicating a term specified as a key when a search is performed by at least one processor, and

the at least one processor causes the display unit to display the search keywords stored in the at least one memory and, when the input unit further accepts input of search keyword selection information to select one of the search keywords displayed in the display unit, acquires the browsing data identified by the browsing data identification information selected based on the browsing data selection information, related to the position information selected based on the position selection information, and related to the search keyword selected based on the search keyword selection information from another apparatus and causes the display unit to display the browsing data.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

an input unit,

wherein

the at least one memory further stores group identification data to identify a belonging group of a user, and

the at least one processor causes the display unit to display the group identification data stored in the at least one memory and, when the input unit accepts input of position selection information to select one piece of the position information displayed in the display unit and group selection information to select one piece of the group identification data displayed in the display unit, acquires the browsing data related to the group identification data selected based on the group selection information and related to the position information selected based on the position selection information from another apparatus and causes the display unit to display the browsing data.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

an input unit,

wherein

the at least one memory further stores content data; and

the at least one processor, when the content data stored in the at least one memory is reproduced, acquires information about the reproduced content data and causes the at least one memory to store the information as related information, and the at least one processor causes the display unit to display the related information stored in the at least one memory and, when the input unit accepts input of position selection information to select one piece of the position information displayed in the display unit and related information selection information to select the related information displayed in the display unit, acquires the browsing data related to the related information selected based on the related information selection information and related to the position information selected based on the position selection information from another apparatus and causes the display unit to display the browsing data.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

an input unit,

wherein

the at least one memory further stores application data as well as browsing data identification information to identify browsing data displayed in the display unit and associates application data identification information to identify the application data, an activation count indicating a number of times of activating the application data, and position information for storage, and

the at least one processor, when the application data stored in the at least one memory is activated by the at least one processor, adds a predetermined value to the activation count associated with the position information indicating the position of the local apparatus during activation of the application acquired by the acquisition unit and the application data identification information corresponding to the activated application data, and the at least one processor further causes the display unit to display the browsing data identification information in accordance with the application data identification information corresponding to the position information indicating the current position acquired by the acquisition unit and the activation count and, when the input unit accepts input of position selection information to select one piece of the position information displayed in the display unit and browsing data selection information to select one piece of the browsing data identification information displayed in the display unit, acquires the browsing data related to the browsing data identification information selected based on the browsing data selection information and related to the position information selected based on the position selection information from another apparatus and causes the display unit to display the browsing data.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

an input unit,

wherein

the at least one memory further stores content data as well as browsing data identification information to identify browsing data displayed in the display unit, associates content data identification information to identify the content data and content analysis results obtained by analyzing the content data for storage, and associates the content data identification information, a reproduction count indicating a number of times of reproducing the content data, and position information for storage,

the at least one processor, when the content data stored in the at least one memory is reproduced, adds a predetermined value to the reproduction count associated with the position information indicating the position of the local apparatus during reproduction of the content data acquired by the acquisition unit and the content data identification information corresponding to the reproduced content data, and

the at least one processor further causes the display unit to display the browsing data identification information in accordance with the content analysis results corresponding to the content data identification information corresponding to the position information indicating the current position acquired by the acquisition unit and the reproduction count and, when the input unit accepts input of position selection information to select one piece of the position information displayed in the display unit and browsing data selection information to select one piece of the browsing data identification information displayed in the display unit, acquires the browsing data related to the browsing data identification information selected based on the browsing data selection information and related to the position information selected based on the position selection information from another apparatus and causes the display unit to display the browsing data.

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

the at least one memory stores address information as the position information, and

the at least one processor converts, when the acquisition unit acquires the position information, the acquired position information into address information and adds a predetermined value to the acquisition count based on the acquired address information and the stored address information corresponding to the acquisition count.

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

the at least one memory stores neighboring station information as the position information, and

the at least one processor converts, when the acquisition unit acquires the position information, the acquired position information into neighboring station information indicating a neighboring station present near the position information and adds a predetermined value to the acquisition count based on the acquired neighboring station information and the stored neighboring station information corresponding to the acquisition count.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:

a display unit,

wherein

the at least one memory further stores browsing data identification information to identify browsing data displayed in the display unit and associates route information indicating a route and station information indicating a station present on the route for storage, and

the at least one processor causes the display unit to display the neighboring station information of the acquired information stored in the at least one memory after being sorted in descending order of the acquisition count associated with the neighboring station information and acquires the station information that is associated with the route information in which the neighboring station information is present and is not the neighboring station information from the at least one memory to cause the display unit to display the station information.

14. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor stores acquired information that associates mutually different position information and an acquisition count of the position information, when a predetermined time X has passed.

15. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor adds the predetermined value to the acquisition count when a predetermined time Y has passed.

16. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor adds the predetermined value to the acquisition count based on a distance between the acquired position information and the stored position information corresponding to the acquisition count.

17. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus having a memory that stores acquired information that associates mutually different position information and an acquisition count of position information, the acquisition count being a value corresponding to a frequency in which the position information is acquired;

an acquisition unit; and

at least one processor, the method comprising;

acquiring position information indicating a position of a local apparatus by the acquisition unit,

adding a predetermined value to the acquisition count based on the acquired position information and the stored position information corresponding to the acquisition count by the at least one processor; and

sorting the acquired information stored in the at least one memory in descending order of the acquisition count by the at least one processor.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program code which, when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute instructions, comprising:

storing acquired information that associates mutually different position information and an acquisition count of the position information, the acquisition count being a value of a frequency in which the position information is acquired;

acquiring the position information indicating a position of a local apparatus;

adding, when the acquisition unit acquires the position information, a predetermined value to the acquisition count based on the acquired position information and the stored position information corresponding to the acquisition count; and

sorting the acquired information stored in the at least one memory in descending order of the acquisition count.