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Event data processing apparatus

  • US 9,111,242 B2
  • Filed: 11/15/2012
  • Issued: 08/18/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An event data processing apparatus, comprising:

  • a memory that stores meeting information including a time, person information, and data indicating that persons meet each other therein;

    a controller programmed to receive an input of the meeting information, and control recording of the meeting information in the memory; and

    a processor programmed to calculate a number of meeting persons who meet each other according to the meeting information of the input received by the controller, calculate a first meeting person number difference which is a difference in the number of meeting persons between a first number of meeting persons at a first time and a second number of meeting persons at a second time and a second meeting person number difference which is a difference in the number of meeting persons between a third number of meeting persons at a third time and a fourth number of meeting persons at a fourth time, determine that a continuous communication is conducted between the first time and the second time and records persons included in the first number of meeting persons and the second number of meeting persons, the first time, and the second time in association with event identifiers for identifying events when the first meeting person number difference is equal to or smaller than a meeting person number threshold value which is a predetermined threshold value, and determine that a continuous communication is conducted between the first time and the fourth time and records persons included in the third number of meeting persons and the fourth number of meeting persons, the third time, and the fourth time in association with event identifiers for identifying events when the first meeting person number difference and the second meeting person number difference are equal to or smaller than the meeting person number threshold value;

    wherein the controller outputs the recorded event identifiers;

    wherein the third time is a predetermined time plus the first time;

    wherein the fourth time is the predetermined time plus the second time; and

    wherein the predetermined time is shorter than an interval between the first time and the second time.

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