Information display apparatus, information display method, and program

Abstract

To make it possible to find a desired article without remembering precisely posted information of the article.SOLUTION: An information display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention has an acquiring means for acquiring post information of an article posted on a medium, a reception means for receiving specifying information for use in specifying the post media which posted a product to be retrieved, a specifying means for, based on the post information and the specifying information, specifying a specified article posted on the post medium and a candidate article posted on a similar medium similar to the post medium, and a display means for displaying information of the specified article and information of the candidate article.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information display device, an information display method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] When a customer visits a store looking for a product that has been featured in the media, such as a television program, the customer or a store clerk searches for the relevant product using a terminal installed in the store.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology in which a customer who is watching a broadcast program or the like, selects a desired product introduced there, visits a store, and inputs a request for information on the selected product, and the sales location of the product in the store, detailed product information, etc. are displayed on a display device from a product database. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2003-233751 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, with the method disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, a customer may not accurately remember the name of the media he or she has viewed or information about the product, and may have difficulty finding the product he or she is looking for.

[0006] An example of an objective of the present disclosure is to provide an information display device that enables a user to find a desired product even if the user does not remember the exact information about the product. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] An information display device in one aspect of the present disclosure includes an acquisition means for acquiring posting information of a product posted in a media, a reception means for receiving specific information that identifies the posting media in which the product to be searched for is posted, an identification means for identifying the specific product posted in the posting media and candidate products posted in similar media similar to the posting media based on the posting information and the identification information, and a display means for displaying information on the specific products and information on the candidate products.

[0008] An information display device in one aspect of the present disclosure includes an acquisition means for acquiring posting information of a product posted in a media, a reception means for receiving specific information that identifies the posting media in which the product to be searched for is posted, an identification means for identifying the specific product posted in the posting media and candidate products posted in similar media similar to the posting media based on the posting information and the identification information, and a display means for displaying information on the specific product and an icon for displaying information on the candidate products.

[0009] In one aspect of the information display method of the present disclosure, a computer acquires posting information of a product posted in a media, receives specific information identifying the posting media in which the product to be searched for is posted, and based on the posting information and the specific information, identifies the specific product posted in the posting media and candidate products posted in similar media to the posting media, and displays information about the specific product and information about the candidate products.

[0010] A program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes acquiring information about a product published in a media outlet, The computer executes a process of receiving specific information for specifying the publication media in which the product to be searched for is published, specifying the specific product published in the publication media and candidate products published in media similar to the publication media based on the publication information and the specific information, and displaying information on the specific product and information on the candidate products. Effect of the Invention

[0011] One example of the effect of the present disclosure is to provide an information display device that allows a user to find a desired product even if the user does not remember the exact information listed on the product. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an example of an information display device according to the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration in which the information display device according to the present disclosure is realized by a computer device and its peripheral devices. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a display example of information on a specific product and information on candidate products in this disclosure. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of displaying information in the present disclosure. [Figure 5A] FIG. 5A is a display example of icons for displaying information on a specific product and information on candidate products in the present disclosure. [Figure 5B] FIG. 5B is an example of displaying information on candidate products in this disclosure. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing an example of an information display device according to the present disclosure. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a display example of a list of related products in this disclosure. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of displaying information in the present disclosure. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing an example of an information display device according to the present disclosure. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of displaying information in the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, embodiments of an information display device, an information display method, a program, and a non-transitory recording medium for recording a program according to the present disclosure will be described in detail. The present embodiments do not limit the disclosed technology.

[0014] 1 is a functional block diagram showing an example of an information display device 100 according to the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the information display device 100 includes an acquisition unit 101, a reception unit 102, an identification unit 103, and a display unit 104.

[0015] The information display device 100 identifies the product in the store that the customer has purchased from among the products featured in the media, and displays information about the product. A store is, for example, a retail store where the customer purchases products displayed on shelves. Retail stores include bookstores, department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, bookstores, electronics retailers, home improvement centers, drug stores, and other specialized mass retailers, regardless of business type.

[0016] The information display device 100 displays information about a specific product on a display device such as a signage installed in a store, or on a terminal device carried by a customer or a store clerk. An application program for searching for product information published in media, for example, is installed on these display devices or terminal devices. In this specification, it is mainly assumed that the customer performs the operation to search for the product, but it is also acceptable for a store clerk to perform the operation to search on behalf of the customer.

[0017] Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration in which the information display device 100 in the present disclosure is realized by a computer device 500 including a processor. As shown in Fig. 2, the information display device 100 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 501, memories such as a read only memory (ROM) 502 and a random access memory (RAM) 503, a storage device 505 such as a hard disk for storing a program 504, a communication interface 508 for network connection, and an input / output interface 509 for inputting and outputting data. In the present disclosure, the storage device 505 stores media names and information on products published in the media in association with each other.

[0018] In the first embodiment, the components of the information display device 100 are connected to each other, for example, via a bus 510. The information display device 100 shown in Fig. 1 can also be configured using cloud computing or the like.

[0019] The CPU 501 operates an operating system to control the entire information display device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. The CPU 501 also reads out programs and data from a recording medium 506 mounted in, for example, a drive device 507 into a memory. The CPU 501 also functions as the acquisition unit 101, the reception unit 102, the identification unit 103, and the display unit 104 in the present disclosure, and as a part of these, and executes processes or commands in the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, which will be described later, based on the programs.

[0020] The recording medium 506 is, for example, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, an external hard disk, or a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory, which is a part of the recording medium, is a non-volatile storage device, and the program is recorded therein. The program may also be downloaded from an external computer (not shown) connected to a communication network.

[0021] As described above, the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is realized by the computer hardware shown in FIG. 2. However, the means for realizing each part of the information display device 100 in FIG. 1 is not limited to the configuration described above. The information display device 100 may be realized by one physically combined device, or may be realized by two or more physically separated devices connected by wire or wirelessly. The information display device 100 may further include a display device such as a display. The information display device 100 and the display device may be configured as a system realized by separate devices.

[0022] The acquisition unit 101 is a means for acquiring information on products published in media. The acquisition unit 101 acquires information on products published in mass media, such as television programs, the Internet including SNS (Social Networking Service), newspapers, magazines, radio programs, or transportation advertisements published on public transportation vehicles or in train stations, during a predetermined period of time, and stores the information in the storage device 505. In the present disclosure, publishing is not limited to a specific product name being displayed in the media, but also includes verbal introduction of the product name or information identifying the product.

[0023] Specifically, the publication information is information that can identify the media in which the product is published, such as the name of the media and the publication date, and for a television or radio program, the program name and broadcast date, for the Internet, the site name and publication date, for a newspaper, the newspaper name and publication date, for a magazine, the magazine name and publication date, etc. Publication information for a transit advertisement, for example, is the location where it was published and the publication date.

[0024] The acquisition unit 101 acquires the posting information in each medium by a known method. For example, in the case of a television program, the acquisition unit 101 acquires the posting information posted on the program site of each broadcasting station. For example, the acquisition unit 101 may acquire the posting information from an external database that compiles information on products posted in each medium. For example, the acquisition unit 101 stores in the storage device 505, linking each combination of the medium name and the posting date with the information on the posted product.

[0025] The reception unit 102 is a means for receiving specific information that identifies the media in which the product to be searched for is published. The reception unit 102 receives specific information input via a display device such as a signage installed in a store, a terminal device carried by a customer or a store clerk, etc. The input specific information may be text data or voice data.

[0026] The reception unit 102 receives, as the identification information, information that identifies the medium in which the product was published, such as the name of the medium in which the product was published, the date and time of publication, or the place in which the product was published. When the medium in which the product was published is a television program or a radio program, the reception unit 102 receives, for example, information on the program name, the program genre, or the names of the people who appeared in the program. The program genre is, for example, a classification such as "news / reporting," "sports," "information / show / variety." When the medium is the Internet, for example, the reception unit 102 receives information on the name of the site where the product was posted, the poster to the SNS, or the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) where the product was posted. When the medium is a newspaper or a magazine, for example, the reception unit 102 receives information on the name of the newspaper or magazine and the publication date. When the medium is a transit advertisement, for example, the reception unit 102 receives information on the place where the product was published and the date on which the product was published.

[0027] Furthermore, the reception unit 102 may receive a keyword for identifying a media name when the customer does not remember a media name such as a program name, a site name, a newspaper name, or a magazine name. In this case, when there are multiple applicable media names, the reception unit 102 may display a screen for allowing the customer to select a media name.

[0028] In addition, when a store handles various products, the reception unit 102 may receive product categories to facilitate identification of products that customers are looking for. For example, the reception unit 102 receives product categories such as food, books, cosmetics, and the like.

[0029] The identification unit 103 is a means for identifying a specific product published in a publication medium and a candidate product published in a similar medium to the publication medium, based on the publication information and the identification information. The identification unit 103, for example, accesses the storage device 505, identifies the corresponding publication medium using the identification information received by the reception unit 102 as a search key, and acquires information on the specific product published in the identification medium.

[0030] Furthermore, the identifying unit 103 identifies candidate products published in media similar to the publication media. If the media is a television program or radio program, the similar media are programs of a similar genre broadcast in the same time slot, or the same programs broadcast on different days. If the media is a magazine or newspaper, the similar media are media of the same genre released at the same time, or the same media with different release dates. If the media is the Internet, the similar media are sites viewed by a specified percentage or more of people with a specific attribute or hobby. If the media is transportation advertisements, the similar media are advertisements published in the same area.

[0031] The identification unit 103 may identify, as similar media, media that have been mistaken for the posted media a predetermined number of times or more in the past. The number of times of mistake is stored, for example, in the storage device 505, and when the product the customer is looking for is not the specific product posted in the posted media but a candidate product posted in a similar media, the number of times the posted media has been mistaken for the similar media is counted. Although examples of similar media have been described above, the above examples are merely examples of similar media, and are not limited to these as long as the customer may confuse and remember the media.

[0032] The display unit 104 is a means for displaying information on the specific product and information on the candidate products. The display unit 104 displays the information on the specific product identified by the identification unit 103 and the information on the candidate products together with the names of the media in which those products are published. The display unit 104 displays the information on the specific product and the information on the candidate products on, for example, a display device or a terminal device that has received the identification information.

[0033] Here, an example of a display screen of the search result of the product by the display unit 104 will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the case where the product is a book is taken as an example. FIG. 3 is an example of displaying information of a specific product in the present disclosure and information of a candidate product. The example of FIG. 3 is an example of a case where the media is a television program, and is a display example when a product published in Program A on June 1, 2023 is searched for. As shown in FIG. 3, when the book title "WWW" published in "Program A" of YY TV is a specific product, the book "BBB" published in "Program B" of the same genre television program XX TV in the same time period, the book "CCC" published in "Program C", the book "DDD" published in "Program D" of ZZ TV, and the book "EEE" published in "Program E" are also displayed as candidate products. In addition, the display unit 104 may display the specific product in a manner that is distinguishable from the candidate product so that the specific product can be grasped. In the example of FIG. 3, the frame surrounding the information of the specific product is highlighted with a thick line.

[0034] The operation of the information display device 100 configured as above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0035] 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of the operation of information display device 100 according to the present disclosure. Note that the processing according to this flowchart may be executed based on program control by the above-mentioned processor.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 4, first, the acquisition unit 101 acquires posting information of a product posted in a media (step S101). Next, the reception unit 102 receives specification information that specifies the posting media in which the product to be searched for was posted (step S102). Next, the specification unit 103 specifies the specific product posted in the posting media and candidate products posted in similar media similar to the posting media based on the posting information and the specification information (step S103). Finally, the display unit 104 displays information on the specific product and information on the candidate products (step S104). With this, the information display device 100 ends its operation.

[0037] In this embodiment, the identification unit 103 identifies the specific product published in the publication media and the candidate products published in media similar to the publication media based on the publication information and the identification information. Then, the display unit 104 displays the information on the specific product and the candidate products. In this case, even if the specific product is not the product the customer is looking for, the customer is more likely to find the desired product by checking the candidate products. Therefore, the customer can find the desired product even if he or she does not remember the product's publication information exactly.

[0038] [Variation 1] Next, a modified example of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the first embodiment, the display unit 104 displays information on a specific product and information on candidate products. In contrast, in the modified example, the display unit 104 displays information on a specific product and an icon for displaying the information on the candidate products. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a display mode of information on a specific product and an icon for displaying the information on the candidate products in the present disclosure. FIG. 5A is an example of displaying information on a specific product and an icon for displaying the information on the candidate products, and FIG. 5B is an example of displaying information on the candidate products.

[0039] The example in FIG. 5A shows a display example when searching for products featured in Program A on June 1st, similar to FIG. 3. In FIG. 5A, information about a specific product and icons for "Program B," "Program C," "1 day before," and "1 day after" are displayed as icons for displaying information about candidate products. In FIG. 5A, the icons for "Program B" and "Program C" are icons for displaying products featured in programs of the same genre that are broadcast in the same time slot as "Program A." In FIG. 5A, the icons for "1 day before" and "1 day after" are icons for displaying products featured in "Program A" one day before and one day after June 1st, respectively.

[0040] The example in Fig. 5B shows a display example when the icon "1 day ago" is selected in Fig. 5A. As shown in Fig. 5B, information on a product that was featured in Program A on May 31, one day before June 1, is displayed.

[0041] In this modification, the display unit 104 displays information on a specific product and an icon for displaying information on candidate products. This makes it easier to view the product information because only the information on the candidate product corresponding to the icon selected by the customer is displayed.

[0042] [Variation 2] Next, modified examples of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Below, the description of the present embodiment will be omitted to the extent that the description of the present embodiment is not unclear. Each component in each embodiment of the present disclosure can be realized not only by hardware but also by a computer device or software based on program control, as in the computer device shown in FIG. 2.

[0043] Fig. 6 is a functional block diagram showing an example of an information display device 110 in the present disclosure. With reference to Fig. 6, the information display device 110 according to the second embodiment will be described, focusing on the parts different from the information display device 100 according to the first embodiment.

[0044] The information display device 110 includes an acquisition unit 111, a reception unit 112, a determination unit 113, a display unit 114, and a selection reception unit 115. The acquisition unit 111, the reception unit 112, and the determination unit 113 have the same configurations and functions as the corresponding components in the first embodiment.

[0045] The selection receiving unit 115 is a means for receiving a selection of at least one of the specific products and the candidate products. In this modification, an area on the display screen displayed by the display unit 114 in which information on the specific product and information on each of the candidate products is displayed may be displayed in a selectable manner. The selection receiving unit 115 then receives an operation by the customer to select one of the specific products and the candidate products on the display screen, and outputs information on the selected product to the display unit 114. The selection receiving unit 115 may also receive information on the product selected by the customer through character input or voice input.

[0046] In addition to the functions of display unit 104, display unit 114 displays information about any selected product. Display unit 114 displays, as information about the product, information posted on SNS, information published in media, or a display position in a store. Display unit 114 may display, as information posted on SNS, information posted by celebrities, or the number of times information about the product has been posted. Display unit 114 may also display, as information published in media, the features of the product, or comments made by media performers about the product.

[0047] The display unit 114 may display a list of related products of the selected product. FIG. 7 is an example of displaying a list of related products in the present disclosure. The example in FIG. 7 shows an example in which a specific product, the book "WWW", is selected. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the display unit 114 displays a list of related products related to "WWW" next to the book "WWW". If the product is a book, examples of related products include books in the same genre and books that have been purchased at the same time a predetermined number of times, but are not limited to these as long as they have some kind of relationship with the selected specific product or candidate product.

[0048] The operation of information display device 110 configured as above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0049] 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of the operation of information display device 110 according to the present disclosure. Note that the processing according to this flowchart may be executed based on program control by the above-mentioned processor.

[0050] As shown in FIG. 8, first, the acquisition unit 111 acquires posting information of a product posted in a media (step S111). Next, the reception unit 112 receives specification information that specifies the posting media in which the product to be searched for is posted (step S112). Next, the specification unit 113 specifies the specific product posted in the posting media and the candidate products posted in similar media similar to the posting media based on the posting information and the specification information (step S113). Next, the display unit 114 displays information on the specific product and information on the candidate products (step S114). Next, if the selection reception unit 115 receives that at least one product has been selected from the specific product and the candidate products (S115; YES), the display unit 114 displays information on the selected product (step S116). On the other hand, if the selection reception unit 115 does not receive that at least one product has been selected from the specific product and the candidate products (S115; NO), the flow ends. With the above, the information display device 110 ends its operation.

[0051] In this modified example, the selection receiving unit 115 receives a selection of at least one of the specific product and the candidate products, and the display unit 114 displays information about the selected product. This makes it possible to increase the possibility that the customer will purchase the product by obtaining information about the product selected by the customer. Also, in this modified example, when the display unit 114 displays a list of products related to the selected product, information about products that the customer may purchase at the same time as the selected product can be displayed.

[0052] 9 is a functional block diagram showing an example of an information display device 120 in the present disclosure. With reference to FIG. 9, information display device 120 will be described, focusing on differences from information display device 100 and information display device 110.

[0053] The information display device 120 includes an acquisition unit 121, a reception unit 122, an identification unit 123, a display unit 124, and a customer information acquisition unit 125. The acquisition unit 121 and the reception unit 122 have the same configurations and functions as the corresponding components in the information display device 100 or the information display device 110.

[0054] The customer information acquisition unit 125 is a means for acquiring preference information on customer preferences. The preference information is a customer's preference tendency for food, entertainment, etc., estimated based on at least one of attribute information such as the customer's gender or age and purchase history information. The customer information acquisition unit 125 acquires preference information by a known method. For example, the customer information acquisition unit 125 acquires attribute information of a customer by analyzing an image of the customer's appearance captured by a camera. The camera is provided, for example, in a display device or a terminal device that searches for a specific product. The customer information acquisition unit 125 acquires purchase history information including information on the product purchased by the customer from, for example, the terminal device where the customer made payment when purchasing the product. The customer information acquisition unit 125 outputs the acquired customer preference information to the identification unit 123.

[0055] In addition to the functions of the identification unit 103, the identification unit 123 identifies recommended products from products published in a specific media and similar media based on preference information. For example, the identification unit 123 identifies products that are the same as or similar to products that the customer has purchased a predetermined number of times or more as recommended products. In the case where the product is a book, a similar product is, for example, a book written by the same author or an author with a similar writing style. However, the method by which the identification unit 123 identifies recommended products can be various known methods, and is not limited to the above-mentioned examples as long as it is a method for identifying products that the customer may purchase.

[0056] The display unit 124 displays information about the recommended products identified by the identification unit 123. The information that the display unit 124 displays as information about the recommended products is the same as information about the specific products or candidate products, and is, for example, information posted on SNS, information published in media, or a display position in a store.

[0057] 10 is a flowchart showing an outline of the operation of the information display device 120 according to the present disclosure. Note that the processing according to this flowchart may be executed based on program control by the above-mentioned processor.

[0058] As shown in FIG. 10, first, the acquisition unit 121 acquires posting information of a product posted in a media (step S121). Next, the reception unit 122 receives specification information that specifies the posting media in which the product to be searched for is posted (step S122). Next, the specification unit 123 specifies a specific product posted in the posting media and a candidate product posted in a similar media similar to the posting media based on the posting information and the specification information (step S123). Next, the display unit 124 displays information on the specific product and information on the candidate product (step S124). Next, the customer information acquisition unit 125 acquires preference information on the customer's preferences (step S125). Next, the specification unit 123 specifies a recommended product from the products posted in the specific media and similar media based on the preference information (step S126). Finally, the display unit 124 displays information on the recommended product (step S127). With the above, the information display device 120 ends its operation.

[0059] In this modification, the identification unit 123 identifies recommended products from among products published in a specific media and similar media based on the preference information, and the display unit 124 displays information on the recommended products. This makes it possible to display information on products that are narrowed down to those that the customer may purchase.

[0060] Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to each embodiment, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment and modified examples. Various modifications that can be understood by a person skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present disclosure within the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, each of the modified examples described above can be combined with each other. For example, in modified examples 2 and 3, the display units 114 and 124 may display icons for displaying information on the specific product and information on the candidate products, rather than displaying information on the specific product and information on the candidate products.

[0061] For example, although a number of operations are described in a sequence in the form of a flowchart, the sequence does not limit the order in which the operations are performed. Therefore, when implementing each embodiment, the sequence of the operations can be changed as long as it does not affect the content.

[0062] A part or all of the above-described embodiments may be described as follows, but is not limited to the following.

[0063] (Appendix 1) An acquisition means for acquiring information about a product that is featured in a media; A receiving means for receiving specific information for identifying a media in which a product to be searched for is published; A specifying means for specifying a specific product published in the publication media and a candidate product published in a similar media similar to the publication media based on the publication information and the specification information; An information display device comprising: a display means for displaying information on the specific product and information on the candidate products.

[0064] (Appendix 2) An acquisition means for acquiring information about a product that is featured in a media; A receiving means for receiving specific information for identifying a media in which a product to be searched for is published; A specifying means for specifying a specific product published in the publication medium and a candidate product published in a similar medium similar to the publication medium based on the publication information and the specification information; An information display device comprising: a display means for displaying information on the specific product and an icon for displaying information on the candidate products.

[0065] (Appendix 3) 2. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the specific product and the candidate products in a distinguishable manner.

[0066] (Appendix 4) A selection receiving means for receiving a selection of at least one of the specific product and the candidate products, The information display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display means further displays information relating to the selected product.

[0067] (Appendix 5) The information display device according to claim 4, wherein the display means displays a list of related products of the selected product.

[0068] (Appendix 6) The information display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the identification means identifies media that have been mistaken for the featured media a predetermined number of times or more in the past as similar media.

[0069] (Appendix 7) The method further includes a customer information acquisition unit for acquiring preference information relating to customer preferences, The specifying means further specifies a recommended product from among the products published in the publication medium and the similar media based on the preference information; The information display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display means displays the recommended products.

[0070] (Appendix 8) The computer Obtain information about products featured in the media, Accept specific information that identifies the media in which the product you are searching for was published; Identifying a specific product published in the publication media and a candidate product published in a similar media similar to the publication media based on the publication information and the identification information; An information display method for executing a process to display information on the specific product and information on the candidate products.

[0071] (Appendix 9) The computer Obtain information about products featured in the media, Accept specific information that identifies the media in which the product you are searching for was published; Identifying a specific product published in the publication media and a candidate product published in a similar media similar to the publication media based on the publication information and the identification information; An information display method, which executes a process of displaying information about the specific product and an icon for displaying information about the candidate products.

[0072] (Appendix 10) The information display method according to claim 8, wherein, in the display process, the specific product and the candidate products are displayed in a distinguishable manner.

[0073] (Appendix 11) The method further includes a process of accepting a selection of at least one of the specific product and the candidate products, The information display method according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising displaying information about the selected product in the display process.

[0074] (Appendix 12) The information display method according to claim 11, wherein the display process displays a list of related products of the selected product.

[0075] (Appendix 13) The information display method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein in the identifying process, media that has been mistaken for the featured media a predetermined number of times or more in the past is identified as similar media.

[0076] (Appendix 14) obtaining preference information relating to customer preferences; In the process of identifying, a recommended product is identified from among the products published in the publication medium and the similar media based on the preference information; 10. The information display method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the recommended products are displayed in the display process.

[0077] (Appendix 15) Obtain information about products featured in the media, Accept specific information that identifies the media in which the product you are searching for was published; Identifying a specific product published in the publication media and a candidate product published in a similar media similar to the publication media based on the publication information and the identification information; A program for causing a computer to execute a process for displaying information on the specific product and information on the candidate products.

[0078] (Appendix 16) Obtain information about products featured in the media, Accept specific information that identifies the media in which the product you are searching for was published; Identifying a specific product published in the publication media and a candidate product published in a similar media similar to the publication media based on the publication information and the identification information; A program that causes a computer to execute a process of displaying information about the specific product and an icon for displaying information about the candidate products.

[0079] (Appendix 17) The program described in claim 15, wherein, in the display process, the specific product and the candidate products are displayed in a distinguishable manner.

[0080] (Appendix 18) The method further includes a process of accepting a selection of at least one of the specific product and the candidate products, The program according to claim 15 or 16, further comprising, in the display process, displaying information about the selected product.

[0081] (Appendix 19) The program described in Appendix 18, wherein in the display process, a list of related products of the selected product is displayed.

[0082] (Appendix 20) The program according to claim 15 or 16, wherein in the identifying process, media that has been mistaken for the featured media a predetermined number of times or more in the past is identified as similar media.

[0083] (Appendix 21) obtaining preference information relating to customer preferences; In the process of identifying, a recommended product is identified from among the products published in the publication media and the similar media based on the preference information; The program according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the display process displays the recommended products. [Explanation of symbols]

[0084] 100, 110, 120 information display device 101, 111, 121 Acquisition section 102, 112, 122 Reception 103, 113, 123 Specific part 104, 114, 124 display section 115 Selection Reception Department 125 Customer Information Acquisition Department 500 Computer equipment 501 CPU 502 ROM 503 RAM 504 Program 505 Storage device 506 Recording media 507 Drive Unit 508 Communication Interface 509 Input / Output Interface 510 Bus

Claims

1. An acquisition means for acquiring information about a product that is featured in a media; A receiving means for receiving specific information for identifying a media in which a product to be searched for is published; A specifying means for specifying a specific product published in the publication media and a candidate product published in a similar media similar to the publication media based on the publication information and the specification information; An information display device comprising: a display means for displaying information on the specific product and information on the candidate products.

2. An acquisition means for acquiring information about a product that is featured in a media; A receiving means for receiving specific information for identifying a media in which a product to be searched for is published; A specifying means for specifying a specific product published in the publication medium and a candidate product published in a similar medium similar to the publication medium based on the publication information and the specification information; An information display device comprising: a display means for displaying information on the specific product and an icon for displaying information on the candidate products.

3. The information display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display means displays the specific product and the candidate products in a distinguishable manner.

4. A selection receiving means for receiving a selection of at least one of the specific product and the candidate products, 3. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the display means further displays information relating to the selected product.

5. The information display device according to claim 4 , wherein said display means displays a list of related products of the selected product.

6. 3. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the specifying means specifies, as a similar medium, a medium that has been mistaken for the featured medium a predetermined number of times or more in the past.

7. The method further includes a customer information acquisition unit for acquiring preference information relating to customer preferences, The specifying means further specifies a recommended product from among the products published in the publication medium and the similar media based on the preference information; The information display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit displays the recommended products.

8. The computer Obtain information about products featured in the media, Accept specific information that identifies the media in which the product you are searching for was published; Identifying a specific product published in the publication media and a candidate product published in a similar media similar to the publication media based on the publication information and the identification information; An information display method for executing a process to display information on the specific product and information on the candidate products.

9. Obtain information about products featured in the media, Accept specific information that identifies the media in which the product you are searching for was published; Identifying a specific product published in the publication media and a candidate product published in a similar media similar to the publication media based on the publication information and the identification information; A program for causing a computer to execute a process for displaying information on the specific product and information on the candidate products.

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