JP7419329B2 - Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a technology that allows other users to view reactions by receiving evaluations (for example, "likes") on the content from users who have distributed content such as news.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2010-063008

However, the above-mentioned user reactions are directed to the entire content, and it is difficult to grasp which part of the content the user has reacted to.

The present application has been made in view of the above, and aims to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program that can grasp a user's reaction to a part of content.

The information processing device according to the present application includes a designation reception section, a display control section, a reaction reception section, and a provision section. The specification accepting unit accepts a specification for highlighting a part of the content displayed on the screen. The display control unit highlights a portion of the specified content. The reaction receiving unit receives a user's reaction to the highlighted portion of the content. The providing unit provides information based on the received reaction of the user.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, it is possible to grasp the user's reaction to a part of the content.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing information processing according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing device according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of user information. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of highlighted display information. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of information provided by the providing unit. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of information processing executed by the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Below, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a form for implementing an information processing program (hereinafter referred to as an "embodiment") according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program according to the present application are not limited to this embodiment. Further, in each of the embodiments below, the same parts are given the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations will be omitted.

(Embodiment)
First, information processing executed by an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment will be described using FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing information processing according to an embodiment. Note that FIG. 1 shows an example of the operation of an information processing system S including an information processing device 1 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system S according to the embodiment includes an information processing device 1 and a plurality of user terminals 50.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the information processing system S according to the embodiment, the information processing device 1 first distributes content to the user terminal 50 (step S1). Although FIG. 1 shows an example of distributing news as an example of content, the content is not limited to news, and may be any content that includes text, images, etc. such as posted articles.

Subsequently, the user terminal 50 displays the distributed content on the screen and receives a designation from the user to highlight a portion of the content (step S2). FIG. 1 shows an example in which a part of the text included in the content, specifically, "Remote work... may be possible." is specified. Note that in addition to text, the user can also specify images (still images and videos) included in the content to be highlighted.

Furthermore, although Figure 2 shows an example in which the specification is made on a sentence basis, the specification may be made on a word-by-word or phrase-by-phrase basis, and the specification may be made in multiple places in one content. You can.

Subsequently, the information processing device 1 highlights a portion of the specified content (step S3). Although FIG. 1 shows an example in which a portion of the specified content is highlighted, the characters of the text may be displayed in bold, underlined, or surrounded by a frame. Further, the information processing device 1 displays a highlighted display when, for example, a cursor displayed on the screen (which can be moved with a mouse, etc.) moves to a part of the content, or when the user selects a part of the content. It may be made even stronger (highlighted, bolded, etc.).

Subsequently, the information processing device 1 distributes the highlighted content to other user terminals 50 (step S4). The highlighted content may be distributed only to other users whose attribute information is similar to the user who specified the highlighting. Further, the highlighted content may be distributed only to other users who are interested in the content (estimated to be interested based on behavior information, etc.).

Subsequently, the information processing device 1 receives the user's reaction to a portion of the highlighted content via the user terminal 50 (step S5). For example, the information processing device 1 receives, as a user's reaction, a reaction (e.g., “like”) that agrees with (evaluates) a portion of the content, a comment on a portion of the content, and the like. For example, the information processing device 1 may display evaluation buttons (agree and disagree buttons) for performing evaluation reactions and buttons for inputting comments near a portion of the highlighted content. Accept user reactions. Furthermore, the information processing device 1 may display an evaluation button for accepting evaluations (agreeing and disagreeing) with respect to the input comments.

Further, the information processing device 1 may display information regarding the user who specified the highlighted display (attribute information, the number of users who specified the highlighted display, etc.) together with the highlighted content.

Subsequently, the information processing device 1 provides information based on the received user's reaction (step S6). For example, the information processing device 1 provides information on the number of users who pressed the evaluation button. The information processing device 1 may also provide a list of input comments, a summary of comments, analysis results of comments (comment trends, etc.), and the like. Further, the information processing device 1 may provide information (attribute information, etc.) regarding the user who has responded.

Further, the information processing device 1 may provide a ranking according to the number of users who have pressed the agree evaluation button. Such rankings may be displayed on the timeline, for example, along with content access information (eg, URL).

Further, the information processing device 1 may highlight and provide comments that have a high evaluation (agreement is above a threshold) with respect to the input comments. Further, the information processing device 1 may provide the input comments to other services (for example, SNS, etc.).

Next, a configuration example of the information processing system S according to the embodiment will be described using FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing system S according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, in the information processing system S according to the embodiment, an information processing device 1 and a plurality of user terminals 50 are connected to a network N by wire or wirelessly. The network N is, for example, the Internet, WAN (Wide Area Network), LAN (Local Area Network), or the like.

The information processing device 1 is a server device that executes an information processing method. The information processing device 1 accepts a specification for highlighting a portion of the content distributed to the user. Further, the information processing device 1 highlights a portion of the specified content and receives a user's reaction to the highlighted portion of the content. Further, the information processing device 1 provides information based on the received user's reaction.

Note that the content may be distributed by the information processing device 1 or may be distributed by an external distribution server.

The information processing device 1 also cooperates with the user terminal 50 of each user, and provides API (Application Programming Interface) services for various applications (hereinafter referred to as applications) and various data to the user terminal 50 of each user. It is an information processing device that provides information, and is realized by a server device, a cloud system, etc.

Further, the information processing device 1 may be an information processing device that provides some kind of web service online to the user terminal 50 of each user. For example, the information processing device 1 provides web services such as Internet connection, search service, SNS (Social Networking Service), electronic commerce (EC), electronic payment, online games, online banking, online trading, accommodation and ticket reservations. , video/music distribution, news, maps, route searches, route guidance, route information, operation information, weather forecasts, and other services may be provided. In reality, the information processing device 1 may cooperate with various servers that provide the above-mentioned Web services, and may mediate the Web services, or may be in charge of processing the Web services.

The user terminal 50 is a terminal device owned by a user. The user terminal 50 can be any type of terminal device such as a smartphone, desktop PC, notebook PC, tablet PC, or the like. The user terminal 50 transmits various information to the information processing device 1 and receives information provided from the information processing device 1.

Next, a configuration example of the information processing device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing device 1 includes a communication section 2, a control section 3, and a storage section 4. The control unit 3 includes a distribution unit 31 , a designation reception unit 32 , a display control unit 33 , a reaction reception unit 34 , and a provision unit 35 . The storage unit 4 stores user information 41 and highlighting information 42.

The communication unit 2 is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card). The communication unit 2 is connected to a network by wire or wirelessly.

The control unit 3 is a controller that executes various programs (information processing) stored in a storage device inside the information processing device 1 by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit). (corresponding to an example of a program) is executed using a RAM or the like as a work area. Further, the control unit 3 is a controller, and may be realized by, for example, an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a GPGPU (General Purpose Graphic Processing Unit). .

The storage unit 4 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk.

User information 41 is information related to users. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of user information 41. As shown in FIG. 4, the user information 41 includes items such as "user ID," "attribute information," and "emphasized location information."

"User ID" is identification information that identifies a user. "Attribute information" is information regarding user attributes, and includes psychographic attributes, demographic attributes, and the like. "Highlighted point information" is information indicating a highlighted point specified by the user, and is information specified as a target of highlighted display from among the contents. The "highlighted part information" is, for example, text, a still image, a video, or the like.

The highlighted display information 42 is information regarding highlighted content. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the highlighted display information 42. As shown in FIG. 5, the highlighted display information 42 includes items such as "designated ID", "content information", "highlighted part information", and "reaction information".

The "designation ID" is identification information that identifies a part of the content designated as a target for highlighted display. "Content information" is information indicating the entire content specified as a target for highlighted display. "Highlighted part information" is information indicating a part of the content designated as a target of highlighted display. "Reaction information" is information indicating a user's reaction to a portion of the highlighted content.

Next, each function of the control section 3 of the information processing device 1 (the distribution section 31, the specification reception section 32, the display control section 33, the reaction reception section 34, and the provision section 35) will be explained.

The distribution unit 31 distributes content to the user terminal 50. For example, the distribution unit 31 distributes content that is partially highlighted by a display control unit 33, which will be described later. The distribution destination of the highlighted content is, for example, another user whose attribute information is similar to the user who specified the highlighted display. Furthermore, the highlighted content is distributed to other users who are interested in the highlighted content.

The designation receiving unit 32 receives a designation for highlighting a part of the content distributed by the distribution unit 31. For example, the designation accepting unit 32 accepts text and images (still images and videos) included in the content as a designation for highlighted display.

Note that the highlighting can be specified in any range such as in units of sentences, units of words, units of clauses, etc. Further, highlighting may be specified at multiple locations in one content.

In addition, when the specification reception unit 32 receives a specification within a range that does not make sense, the specification reception unit 32 confirms with the user whether there is an incorrect input or corrects the specified range so that the meaning is correct. You can.

The display control unit 33 highlights a portion of the content specified by the specification reception unit 32. For example, the display control unit 33 may highlight a portion of the specified content, display text in bold, underline it, or surround it with a frame. In addition, the display control unit 33 displays a highlighted display when, for example, a cursor displayed on the screen (which can be moved with a mouse, etc.) moves to a part of the content, or when the user selects a part of the content. It may be made even stronger (highlighted, bolded, etc.).

The reaction reception unit 34 receives a user's reaction to a portion of the content highlighted by the display control unit 33. For example, the reaction receiving unit 34 receives, as a user's reaction, a reaction (e.g., “like”) that agrees with (evaluates) a part of the content, a comment on a part of the content, and the like.

For example, the reaction reception unit 34 may display evaluation buttons (agree and disagree buttons) for performing evaluation reactions and buttons for inputting comments near a portion of the highlighted content. Accept user reactions. These buttons may be displayed, for example, when the user selects a portion of the highlighted content or when the user moves the cursor to the portion of the content. The reaction reception unit 34 may also display an evaluation button for accepting evaluations (agreeing and disagreeing) with respect to the input comments.

The providing unit 35 provides information based on the user's reaction received by the reaction receiving unit 34. For example, the providing unit 35 provides information on the number of users who pressed the evaluation button. Thereby, it is possible to easily grasp the number of other users who agree with or disagree with a portion of the highlighted content.

Further, the providing unit 35 may provide a list of input comments, a summary of comments, analysis results of comments (comment trends, etc.), and the like. By providing information regarding such comments, it is possible to easily understand other users' opinions regarding the highlighted part of the content.

Further, the providing unit 35 may provide information (attribute information, etc.) regarding the user who has responded. With this, it is possible to easily understand what attributes of users have responded.

In addition to the highlighted content, the providing unit 35 may also provide information regarding the user who specified the highlighted display (attribute information, the number of users who specified the highlighted display, etc.). Thereby, the user to whom the highlighted content is distributed can easily grasp information regarding the user who specified the highlighted display.

Note that the providing unit 35 displays (provides) the various information described above, for example, when the user selects a portion of the highlighted content or when the user moves the cursor to a portion of the content.

Further, the providing unit 35 may provide a ranking according to the number of users who pressed the agree evaluation button. Such a ranking may be displayed on a timeline in a service such as news, for example, along with content access information (eg, URL). Thereby, it is possible to easily understand which content has a large (or small) number of approvals or disapprovals from other users.

Further, the providing unit 35 may highlight and provide comments that have a high evaluation (agreement is equal to or higher than a threshold value) for the input comments. Thereby, it is possible to easily understand other users' main opinions regarding the highlighted part of the content.

Further, the providing unit 35 may provide the input comment to other services (for example, SNS, etc.). Thereby, comments regarding a portion of the highlighted content can be shared with other services.

Furthermore, for example, when displaying thumbnails of content such as news, the providing unit 35 may display information regarding the highlighted portions together with the thumbnails. This point will be explained using FIG. 6.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of information provided by the providing unit 35. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, when displaying a highlighted news article as a thumbnail, the providing unit 35 extracts a part or all of the highlighted (highlighted in FIG. 6) short content (FIG. 6). , the balloon content) will be displayed side by side with the thumbnail.

Further, the providing unit 35 is not limited to displaying the short content side by side with the thumbnails, but may display the short content in a superimposed manner. Further, the providing unit 35 may extract and display only the short content for the highlighted display that is highly evaluated (responsive) by the user.

Next, the processing procedure of information processing executed by the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment will be described using FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of information processing executed by the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 3 distributes content to the user terminal 50 (step S101). Subsequently, the control unit 3 receives a specification for highlighting a portion of the distributed content (step S102).

Subsequently, the control unit 3 highlights a portion of the specified content (step S103) and receives the user's reaction to the highlighted portion of the content (step S104).

Subsequently, the control unit 3 provides information based on the received user's reaction (step S105), and ends the process.

〔others〕
Further, among the processes described in the above embodiments, some of the processes described as being automatically performed can also be performed manually. Alternatively, all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can also be performed automatically using known methods. In addition, information including the processing procedures, specific names, and various data and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings may be changed arbitrarily, unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each figure is not limited to the illustrated information.

Furthermore, each component of each device shown in the drawings is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as shown in the drawings. In other words, the specific form of distributing and integrating each device is not limited to what is shown in the diagram, and all or part of the devices can be functionally or physically distributed or integrated in arbitrary units depending on various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

For example, part or all of the storage unit 4 shown in FIG. 3 may be held in a storage server or the like instead of being held by each device. In this case, each device obtains various information by accessing the storage server.

[Hardware configuration]
Further, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiments described above is realized by, for example, a computer 1000 having a configuration as shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration. The computer 1000 is connected to an output device 1010 and an input device 1020, and has an arithmetic device 1030, a primary storage device 1040, a secondary storage device 1050, an output IF (Interface) 1060, an input IF 1070, and a network IF 1080 connected by a bus 1090. has.

The arithmetic unit 1030 operates based on programs stored in the primary storage device 1040 and the secondary storage device 1050, programs read from the input device 1020, and performs various processes. The primary storage device 1040 is a memory device such as a RAM that temporarily stores data used by the arithmetic unit 1030 for various calculations. The secondary storage device 1050 is a storage device in which data used by the calculation device 1030 for various calculations and various databases are registered, and includes ROM (Read Only Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), flash memory, etc. This is realized by

The output IF 1060 is an interface for transmitting information to be output to an output device 1010 that outputs various information such as a monitor or a printer, and is, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus), a DVI (Digital Visual Interface), This is realized using a connector compliant with standards such as HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface). Further, the input IF 1070 is an interface for receiving information from various input devices 1020 such as a mouse, a keyboard, and a scanner, and is realized by, for example, a USB or the like.

Note that the input device 1020 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), or a PD (Phase change rewritable disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), or a tape. It may be a device that reads information from a medium, a magnetic recording medium, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Further, the input device 1020 may be an external storage medium such as a USB memory.

Network IF 1080 receives data from other devices via network N and sends it to computing device 1030, and also sends data generated by computing device 1030 to other devices via network N.

Arithmetic device 1030 controls output device 1010 and input device 1020 via output IF 1060 and input IF 1070. For example, the arithmetic device 1030 loads a program from the input device 1020 or the secondary storage device 1050 onto the primary storage device 1040, and executes the loaded program.

For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information processing device 1, the arithmetic unit 1030 of the computer 1000 realizes the functions of the control unit 3 by executing a program loaded onto the primary storage device 1040.

〔effect〕
As described above, the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment includes the specification reception section 32, the display control section 33, the reaction reception section 34, and the provision section 35. The designation receiving unit 32 receives a designation for highlighting a part of the content displayed on the screen. The display control unit 33 highlights a portion of the specified content. The reaction reception unit 34 receives a user's reaction to a portion of the highlighted content. The providing unit 35 provides information based on the received user's reaction. With such a configuration, it is possible to understand the user's reaction to a part of the content.

Some of the embodiments of the present application have been described above in detail based on the drawings, but these are merely examples, and various modifications and variations may be made based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, including the embodiments described in the disclosure section of the invention. It is possible to carry out the invention in other forms with modifications.

〔others〕
Furthermore, among the processes described in the above embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed manually. All or part of the process can also be performed automatically using known methods. In addition, information including the processing procedures, specific names, and various data and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings may be changed arbitrarily, unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each figure is not limited to the illustrated information.

Furthermore, each component of each device shown in the drawings is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as shown in the drawings. In other words, the specific form of distributing and integrating each device is not limited to what is shown in the diagram, and all or part of the devices can be functionally or physically distributed or integrated in arbitrary units depending on various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

Furthermore, the processes described in the embodiments described above can be combined as appropriate within a range that does not conflict with the process contents.

Furthermore, the above-mentioned "section, module, unit" can be read as "means", "circuit", etc. For example, the control unit 3 can be read as a control means or a control circuit.

1 Information processing device 2 Communication section 3 Control section 4 Storage section 31 Distribution section 32 Designation reception section 33 Display control section 34 Reaction reception section 35 Provision section 41 User information 42 Highlighted display information 50 User terminal S Information processing system

Claims (11)

a designation reception unit that accepts designations for highlighting part of the content displayed on the screen;
a display control unit that highlights a specified part of the content;
a reaction reception unit that receives a user's reaction to the highlighted part of the content;
a providing unit that provides information based on the received reaction of the user;
Equipped with
The provision department is
Displaying attribute information of a user who has specified highlighting for the part of the content together with the part of the content highlighted by the display control unit ;
The reaction reception unit is
accepting the user's evaluation of the highlighted portion of the content as the user's reaction;
The provision department is
Provide a ranking of the number of users who have made the above evaluation.
Information processing device. The provision department is
The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the ranking is provided on a timeline of a service that provides the content. The reaction reception unit is
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a comment from the user on a portion of the highlighted content is accepted as the user's reaction. The provision department is
The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein the information processing device provides information based on the received comment. The provision department is
The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the information processing device provides a list of the received comments. The provision department is
The information processing device according to claim 4 or 5 , wherein the information processing device provides a summary of the received comments. The provision department is
The information processing device according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein the information processing device provides an analysis result of the received comment. further comprising a distribution unit that distributes the content highlighted by the display control unit,
The distribution department is
The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the highlighted content is distributed to a user whose attribute information is similar to the user who specified the highlighting. The provision department is
The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein information about a user who has specified the highlighted display is provided. An information processing method performed by a computer, the method comprising:
a specification acceptance step of receiving a specification for highlighting a part of the content displayed on the screen;
a display control step of highlighting a specified part of the content;
a reaction reception step of receiving a user's reaction to the highlighted part of the content;
a providing step of providing information based on the received reaction of the user;
including;
The providing step includes:
Displaying attribute information of a user who has specified highlighting for the part of the content together with the part of the content highlighted in the display control step ;
The reaction reception step includes:
accepting the user's evaluation of the highlighted portion of the content as the user's reaction;
The providing step includes:
Provide a ranking of the number of users who have performed the above evaluation.
Information processing method. a specification acceptance procedure for accepting a specification for highlighting a part of the content displayed on the screen;
a display control procedure for highlighting a specified part of the content;
a reaction reception procedure for receiving a user's reaction to the highlighted part of the content;
a provision procedure for providing information based on the received reaction of the user;
make the computer run
The provision procedure is as follows:
displaying attribute information of a user who has specified highlighting for the part of the content together with the part of the content highlighted by the display control procedure ;
The reaction reception procedure is as follows:
accepting the user's evaluation of the highlighted portion of the content as the user's reaction;
The provision procedure is as follows:
Provide a ranking of the number of users who have made the above evaluation.
Information processing program.

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