Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information management apparatus, information management method, recording medium, and information processing system

• US 10,691,727 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2016
• Issued: 06/23/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Takeshita, Naotaka
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Baoquoc N
• Application Number:
  US15/070,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20160196327A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,561 Days
• Field of Search: 707705, 707706, 455 411, 701409
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a collection information obtaining unit configured to collect information stored in a plurality of apparatuses so as to obtain collection information assigned to predetermined category groups, and a display controller configured to control display of the collection information. The category groups include first and second category groups. The display controller controls display of an image including a first category group display region which displays categories of the first category group, a second category group display region which displays categories of the second category group, and a content display region which displays concrete content of the collection information which corresponds to one of the categories selected in the first category group and which corresponds to one of the categories selected in the second category group.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a processing device configured to control;

collecting information stored in a plurality of apparatuses so as to obtain collection information assigned to predetermined category groups;

display of the collection information,

wherein the category groups include first and second category groups, wherein the first category group includes at least one of;

a release information group;

an event information group;

a sale information group;

a campaign information group;

or a coupon information group, associated with to one or more products or services;

display of an image including a first category group display region which displays categories of the first category group, a second category group display region which displays categories of the second category group, and a content display region which displays concrete content of the collection information which corresponds to one of the categories selected in the first category group and which corresponds to one of the categories selected in the second category group; and

when an icon displayed in the image is selected by a user, in which the icon corresponds to a first collection information item of a plurality of collection information items displayed in the content display region as the concrete content of the collection information and is displayed responsive to a selection operation by the user to the first collection information item, registering in a scheduler at a server, via a communication network, the first collection information item as a schedule in a day corresponding to and indicated in the first collection information item.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a mark specifying the selected category in the first category group and a mark specifying the selected category in the second category group are included in the image.

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

the collection information includes information representing a location, and

the processing device is configured to control display of an image including a category display region which displays the categories of the first category group or the categories of the second category group, a geographic range display region which displays a geographic range associated with the information on the location included in the collection information, a map display region which displays a map which clearly specifies a position corresponding to the information on the location included in the collection information in the geographic range, and a location oriented content display region which displays concrete content of the collection information which corresponds to the selected category in the first category group or the second category group and which corresponds to the location clearly specified in the map.

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

the collection information includes information representing a time, and

the processing device is configured to control display of an image including a category display region which displays the categories of the first category group or the categories of the second category group, a time range display region which displays a time range associated with the information on the time included in the collection information, and a time oriented content display region which displays concrete content of the collection information which corresponds to the selected category in the first category group or the second category group and which includes the information on the time included in the time range.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing device is configured to control,

when one of the plurality of collection information items displayed in the content display region is selected, display of detail of the selected collection information item.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the detail of the collection information item includes information specifying an apparatus of a transmission source of the collection information item.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing device is configured to control

display of GUIs used to display functions of utilizing the collection information items with the plurality of collection information items.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein, when one of the GUIs is operated, a corresponding one of the collection information items displayed with the one GUI is registered in the scheduler.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein, when one of the GUIs is operated, a corresponding one of the collection information items displayed with the one GUI is posted to social media.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein, when one of the GUIs is operated, information specifying content of operation of the one GUI and feedback information including information specifying a user of the information processing apparatus are transmitted through the network.

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

the collection information includes information representing user attributes, and

the processing device is configured to control

obtaining collection information selected in accordance with the attributes, and

display of an image including a region which displays the collection information selected in accordance with the attributes.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing device is configured to control display of an image including a region which displays information associated with collection information obtained by information processing apparatuses of other users.

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

the collection information is categorized according to transmission sources in the first category group, and

the collection information is categorized according to content of the collection information in the second category group.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the collection information is obtained via Near Field Communication (NFC).

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second category group includes at least one company that provides the one or more products or services.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first category group is a campaign information group, and wherein the concrete content of the collection information which corresponds to the campaign information group includes at least one of:

a bulk purchase campaign;

an introduce-a-friend campaign;

a cash back campaign;

or a members-only campaign.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first category group is a coupon information group, and wherein the concrete content of the collection information which corresponds to the coupon information group includes at least one of:

a discount;

a coupon offer;

or a day-of-week coupon.