Device and method for processing situated information

• US 20050164725A1
• Filed: 02/18/2005
• Published: 07/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Takayama, Kuniharu, Maeda, Yoshiharu, Naito, Hirohisa
• Granted Patent: US 7,533,079 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/517
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2477 Temporal data queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/30 of unstructured textual data document management systems G06F16/93
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or optimizing

Abstract

Situated information (SI) is created by adding situation information, which expresses by 5W1H a situation where an information resource becomes effective, to the information resource, and the SI is registered to an SI memory unit. Then, information resource which has situation information fitting the current situation is selected and presented to a user.

Claims

1. An information provision device comprising:

a memory unit for storing situated information which is obtained by adding, to an information resource, situation information representing a situation where the information resource becomes useful by stating information which specifies an entity utilizing the information resource, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the information resource becomes effective, a temporal situation where the information resource becomes effective, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity;

a registration unit for registering the situated information to the memory unit; and

a collection unit for collecting the situated information from the memory unit and providing the situated information.

2. An information provision device comprising:

a collection unit for collecting situated information which is obtained by adding, to an information resource, situation information representing a situation where the information resource becomes useful by stating information which specifies an entity utilizing the information resource, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the information resource becomes effective, a temporal situation where the information resource becomes effective, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity;

a detection unit for detecting a current situation of the entity;

a matching unit for performing a matching process of the situation information included in the situated information collected by the collection unit and the current situation detected by the detection unit; and

a presentation unit for presenting an information resource to which situation information fitting the current situation is added.

3. An information provision device comprising:

a collection unit for collecting situated information which is obtained by adding, to an information resource, situation information representing a situation where the information resource becomes useful by stating information which specifies an entity utilizing the information resource, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the information resource becomes effective, a temporal situation where the information resource becomes effective, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity;

a prediction unit for predicting transition in a situation of the entity;

a matching unit for performing a matching process of the situation information included in the situated information collected by the collection unit and a situation predicted by the prediction unit; and

a presentation unit for presenting an information resource to which situation information fitting the predicted situation is added.

4. An information creation device comprising:

a monitor unit for monitoring an information resource which is viewed by an entity utilizing the information resource;

a detection unit for detecting information which specifies the entity, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the entity is laid, a current temporal situation, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity as a current situation of the entity;

a creation unit for creating situated information by adding situation information showing the current situation detected by the detection unit to the information resource observed by the monitoring unit; and

a registration unit for registering the created situated information.

5. An information processing device comprising:

a memory unit for storing situated information which is obtained by adding, to an information resource, situation information representing a situation where the information resource becomes useful by stating information which specifies an entity utilizing the information resource, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the information resource becomes effective, a temporal situation where the information resource becomes effective, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity; and

a processing unit for performing a process utilizing the situated information.

6. An information provision device placed in an environment, comprising:

a download unit for downloading situated information which corresponds to a location of the information provision device, out of situated information which is obtained by adding, to an information resource, situation information representing a situation where the information resource becomes useful by stating information which specifies an entity utilizing the information resource, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the information resource becomes effective, a temporal situation where the information resource becomes effective, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity, regularly from the internet; and

a presentation unit for presenting a service to a user utilizing the information provision device using the downloaded situated information.

7. An information provision device comprising:

a detection unit for detecting a physical situation in a surrounding area of a user; and

a presentation unit for selecting information according to the detected situation and presenting the selected information to the user.

8. An information provision device comprising:

a detection unit for detecting whether a user is a person inside of an organization or a person outside of the organization; and

a presentation unit for selecting information according to a detection result and presenting the selected information to the user.

9. An information provision device comprising:

a detection unit for detecting a target of an action of a user; and

a presentation unit for selecting information according to the detected target and presenting the selected information to the user.

10. An information provision device comprising:

a detection unit for detecting motivation for an action of a user; and

a presentation unit for selecting information according to the detected motivation and presenting the selected information to the user.

11. An information provision device comprising:

a detection unit for detecting a method for actualizing an action of a user; and

a presentation unit for selecting information according to the detected method and presenting the selected information to the user.

12. An information provision device, comprising:

memory means for storing situated information which is obtained by adding, to an information resource, situation information representing a situation where the information resource becomes useful by stating information which specifies an entity utilizing the information resource, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the information resource becomes effective, a temporal situation where the information resource becomes effective, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity;

registration means for registering the situated information to the memory means; and

collection means for collecting the situated information from the memory means and providing the situated information.

13. An information provision device, comprising:

collection means for collecting situated information which is obtained by adding, to an information resource, situation information representing a situation where the information resource becomes useful by stating information which specifies an entity utilizing the information resource, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the information resource becomes effective, a temporal situation where the information resource becomes effective, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity;

detection means for detecting a current situation of the entity;

matching means for performing a matching process of the situation information included in the situated information collected by the collection means and the current situation detected by the detection means; and

presentation means for presenting an information resource to which situation information fitting the current situation is added.

14. An information provision device comprising:

collection means for collecting situated information which is obtained by adding, to an information resource, situation information representing a situation where the information resource becomes useful by stating information which specifies an entity utilizing the information resource, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the information resource becomes effective, a temporal situation where the information resource becomes effective, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity;

prediction means for predicting transition in a situation of the entity;

matching means for performing a matching process of the situation information included in the situated information collected by the collection means and a situation predicted by the prediction means; and

presentation means for presenting an information resource to which situation information fitting the predicted situation is added.

15. An information creation device comprising:

monitor means for monitoring an information resource which is viewed by an entity utilizing the information resource;

detection means for detecting information which specifies the entity, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the entity is laid, a current temporal situation, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity as a current situation of the entity;

creation means for creating situated information by adding situation information showing the current situation detected by the detection means to the information resource observed by the monitoring means; and

a registration unit for registering the created situated information.

16. A computer-readable recording medium wherein a program for a computer is recorded, the program causing the computer to perform:

registering situated information which is obtained by adding, to an information resource, situation information representing a situation where the information resource becomes useful by stating information which specifies an entity utilizing the information resource, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the information resource becomes effective, a temporal situation where the information resource becomes effective, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity; and

collecting and providing the registered situated information.

17. A computer-readable recording medium wherein a program for a computer is recorded, the program causing the computer to perform:

collecting situated information which is obtained by adding, to an information resource, situation information representing a situation where the information resource becomes useful by stating information which specifies an entity utilizing the information resource, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the information resource becomes effective, a temporal situation where the information resource becomes effective, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity;

detecting a current situation of the entity;

performing a matching process of the situation information included in the collected situated information and the detected current situation; and

presenting an information resource to which situation information fitting the current situation is added.

18. A computer-readable recording medium wherein a program for a computer is recorded, the program causing the computer to perform:

collecting situated information which is obtained by adding, to an information resource, situation information representing a situation where the information resource becomes useful by stating information which specifies an entity utilizing the information resource, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the information resource becomes effective, a temporal situation where the information resource becomes effective, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity;

predicting transition in a situation of the entity;

performing a matching process of the situation information included in the collected situated information and a predicted situation; and

presenting an information resource to which situation information fitting the predicted situation is added.

19. A computer-readable recording medium wherein a program for a computer is recorded, the program causing the computer to perform:

monitoring an information resource which is viewed by a entity utilizing the information resource;

detecting information which specifies the entity, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the entity is laid, a current temporal situation, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity as a current situation of the entity;

creating situated information by adding situation information showing the detected current situation to the monitored information resource; and

registering the created situated information.

20. A propagation signal which propagates a program for a computer to the computer, the program causing the computer to perform:

registering situated information which is obtained by adding, to an information resource, situation information representing a situation where the information resource becomes useful by stating information which specifies an entity utilizing the information resource, a target of an action of the entity, a spatial situation where the information resource becomes effective, a temporal situation where the information resource becomes effective, an internal situation of the entity, and a method for actualizing the action of the entity; and

collecting and providing the registered situated information.