Information processing device, information processing method, and program

Abstract

To make it possible to output the contribution degree of a participant of a predetermined session by interpreting the semantic content of output of the participant.SOLUTION: A participant output information acquisition unit 51 executes the control to obtain output information of participants U1 to Un of a predetermined session. A semantic content interpretation unit 52 interprets the semantic content of the obtained output information. A contribution degree information output control unit 53 generates and outputs contribution degree information indicating the contribution degree of the participants U1 to Un of the predetermined session, based on the interpreted semantic content of the output information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

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

[0002] Conventionally, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses an information classification means for grouping participants' comments and related materials according to a predetermined rule, and classifying them into an idea generation phase, a development phase, a closing phase, and a disturbance phase. In addition, there is a conclusion detection means for detecting the part that will be the conclusion of the meeting within the conclusion phase, a contribution part detection means for detecting the parts that are thought to have contributed, a contribution calculation means for calculating the contribution of each statement or document, and a contribution analysis means for analyzing the contribution of each meeting participant to the meeting from the contribution. Furthermore, there is a comment detection means for detecting comments such as idea comments, development comments, and closing comments, and assigning their contribution levels. Furthermore, there is a disturbance utterance detection means for penalizing utterances that begin within the disturbance phase. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2000-099570 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, no mechanism has been proposed for interpreting the meaning of the output of a participant in a given session and outputting the degree of contribution of that participant.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and aims to make it possible to interpret the meaning of the output of a participant in a particular session and output the degree of contribution of that participant. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, an information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: A participant output information acquisition means for acquiring output information of a participant of a given session; a semantic content interpretation means for interpreting the semantic content of the output information; a contribution information output control means for executing control to generate and output contribution information indicating the contribution of the participant in the given session based on the interpreted semantic content of the output information; Equipped with.

[0007] An information processing method and a program according to one aspect of the present invention are a method and a program corresponding to an information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to interpret the meaning of the output of a participant in a given session and output the degree of contribution of that participant. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of a service that can be realized by an information processing system to which a server according to an embodiment of the information processing device of the present invention is applied. [Diagram 2] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information processing system to which a server according to an embodiment of the information processing device of the present invention is applied. [Diagram 3] 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a server in the information processing system shown in FIG. 2. [Figure 4] 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a server in FIG. 3 that constitutes the information processing system in FIG. 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0011] First, referring to FIG. 1, an overview of a service (hereinafter referred to as "this service") that can be realized by an information processing system (see FIG. 2 described later) to which a server according to one embodiment of an information processing device of the present invention is applied will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of the present service that can be realized by an information processing system to which a server according to an embodiment of the information processing device of the present invention is applied.

[0012] This service interprets the meaning of the output of participants U1 to Un (n is an integer value of 2 or more) (k is any integer value from 1 to n) in a specified session such as a conference, and outputs the degree of contribution of those participants U1 to Un to the specified session.

[0013] Specifically, for example, in step S1 of this service, the participant output information acquisition unit 51 of the server 1 acquires the output information of the participants U1 to Un of a given session. Here, the predetermined session includes not only a conference but also chats, etc. Furthermore, the output information is, for example, information such as remarks, presented materials, and writings.

[0014] In step S2, the semantic content interpretation unit 52 of the server 1 interprets the semantic content of the acquired output information. Here, when interpreting the semantic content, for example, a large-scale language model or the like may be used to interpret the semantic content.

[0015] In step S3, the contribution information output control unit 53 of the server 1 executes control to generate and output contribution information indicating the contributions of the participants U1 to Un in a given session based on the meaning of the interpreted output information. Here, the contribution information is, for example, as shown in the table in Fig. 1. Specifically, it is information that can indicate to the participants U1 to Un what percentage of the contribution of the participants U1 to Un in a given session.

[0016] The contribution information in Figure 1 shows that participant U1's contribution to a given session is 10 percent, participant U2's contribution to a given session is 15 percent, participant Uk's contribution to a given session is 60 percent, and participant Un's contribution to a given session is 15 percent.

[0017] In this way, it becomes possible to interpret the meaning of the outputs of the participants U1 to Un in a given session such as a conference, and output the contributions of the participants U1 to Un in the given session.

[0018] Specifically, for example, records of remarks, presented materials, etc. in a specific session are acquired as basic information for certifying the contributions of participants U1 to Un in a specific session to the conference (including contributions to inventions), and the meaning of the recorded basic information is interpreted, for example, using generative AI, and then the contributions of participants U1 to Un in a specific session to the conference (including contributions to inventions) are certified. Therefore, contribution information on the output of a session, such as each deliverable, product, patent application, etc., can be generated and presented using generative AI.

[0019] In this service, the server 1 can also execute the following operations, although these are not shown in FIG. That is, the server 1 can output the meaning of the output information. Specifically, the server 1 can execute control to output semantic content information indicating the semantic content of the output information interpreted for the participant. This allows the administrator to confirm the meaning of the output information interpreted by the system and certify the degree of contribution output by the system.

[0020] In addition, in this service, the server 1 can also execute the following operations, although these are not shown in FIG. That is, the server 1 can output the degree of contribution based on the relationship with the purpose of a given session. Specifically, the server 1 can acquire purpose information indicating the purpose of a specified session, and the contribution information output control unit 53 can output contribution information based on the relationship between the meaning of the output information interpreted for participants U1 to Un and the purpose of the specified session. This allows the degree of contribution to be output based on the relationship with the purpose of a given session.

[0021] In addition, in this service, the server 1 can also execute the following operations, although these are not shown in FIG. That is, the server 1 can output the degree of contribution based on the relationship with the product related to a specific session. Specifically, the server 1 can obtain product information indicating the products related to a specified session, and the contribution information output control unit 53 can execute control to output the contribution information based on the relationship between the meaning of the output information interpreted for participants U1 to Un and the products related to the specified session. This makes it possible to output the degree of contribution based on the relationship with the product for a given session.

[0022] In addition, in this service, the server 1 can also execute the following operations, although these are not shown in FIG. That is, the server 1 can output the degree of contribution to the facilitation of a given session. Specifically, the contribution information output control unit 53 in the server 1 can execute control to output the contribution to the facilitation of a certain session based on the meaning of the output information interpreted for participants U1 to Un, for example by identifying the output of other participants who encouraged the output of a participant with a high contribution (Uk). This makes it possible to output the degree of contribution to the facilitation of a particular session.

[0023] Furthermore, in this service, the server 1 can also execute the following operations, although these are not shown in FIG. That is, the server 1 can output contribution information based on the context related to the semantic content of the output information. Specifically, the server 1 can acquire context information indicating the context related to the semantic content of the output information interpreted for participants U1 to Un, for example, based on semantic analysis of Internet scraping information, and the contribution information output control unit 53 can execute control to output the contribution based on the context information, for example, based on the degree of conformity with market needs trends, uniqueness compared to market common sense, etc. This makes it possible to output the degree of contribution based on the context related to the semantic content of the output information.

[0024] Next, with reference to FIG. 2, a description will be given of the configuration of an information processing system that realizes the provision of the above-mentioned service, that is, an information processing system to which a server according to an embodiment of an information processing device of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system to which a server according to an embodiment of the information processing device of the present invention is applied.

[0025] The information processing system shown in FIG. 2 is configured to include a server 1, n (n is an integer value of 2 or more) participant terminals 2-1 to 2-n, and an administrator terminal 3. The server 1, participant terminals 2-1 to 2-n, and manager terminal 3 are connected to one another via a network such as the Internet.

[0026] The server 1 is an information processing device managed by the provider of this service (FIG. 1). The server 1 executes various processes for realizing this service while appropriately communicating with the participant terminals 2-1 to 2-n and the administrator terminal 3.

[0027] Each of the participant terminals 2-1 to 2-n is an information processing device operated by each of the participants U1 to Un of a given session. In the following, when there is no need to distinguish between the participant terminals 2-1 to 2-n, they are collectively referred to as the "participant terminal 2." The participant terminal 2 is composed of a smartphone, a tablet, a personal computer, etc. The manager terminal 3 is an information processing device operated by a manager such as an owner of a predetermined project that is the subject of this service. Here, when a given session is managed and provided by this service, the administrator belongs to the provider of this service. On the other hand, when a given session is managed and provided by an external party, the administrator belongs to an external party, and the administrator terminal 3 may be an external system.

[0028] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a server in the information processing system shown in FIG.

[0029] The server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input / output interface 15, an input unit 16, an output unit 17, a memory unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20.

[0030] The CPU 11 executes various processes according to a program recorded in the ROM 12 or a program loaded from the storage unit 18 into the RAM 13 . The RAM 13 also stores data and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes.

[0031] The CPU 11, ROM 12, and RAM 13 are connected to one another via a bus 14. An input / output interface 15 is also connected to this bus 14. An input unit 16, an output unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20 are connected to the input / output interface 15.

[0032] The input unit 16 is configured with, for example, a keyboard and is used to input various information. The output unit 17 is configured with a display such as a liquid crystal display, a speaker, and the like, and outputs various information as images and sounds. The storage unit 18 is configured with a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) or the like, and stores various data. The communication unit 19 communicates with other devices (for example, the participant terminal 2 and the manager terminal 3 in FIG. 2) via a network including the Internet.

[0033] Removable media 30, such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, is appropriately loaded into the drive 20. A program read from the removable media 30 by the drive 20 is installed in the storage unit 18 as necessary. Furthermore, the removable medium 30 can also store various data stored in the storage unit 18 in the same manner as the storage unit 18 .

[0034] Although not shown, the participant terminal 2 and the administrator terminal 3 in Fig. 2 can also have a configuration basically similar to the hardware configuration shown in Fig. 3. Therefore, the description of the hardware configuration of the participant terminal 2 and the administrator terminal 3 will be omitted.

[0035] 1 can be executed by cooperation of various hardware and software constituting the information processing system of FIG. 2 including the server 1 of FIG.

[0036] FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the server of FIG. 3 in the information processing system of FIG.

[0037] As shown in Figure 4, the CPU 11 of the server 1 functions as a participant output information acquisition unit 51, a semantic content interpretation unit 52, a contribution information output control unit 53, a semantic content information output unit 54, a purpose information acquisition unit 55, a product information acquisition unit 56, and a context information acquisition unit 57.

[0038] In addition, in one area of ​​the storage unit 18 of the server 1, a participant output information DB 71, a semantic content information DB 72, a contribution information DB 73, a purpose information DB 74, a product information DB 75, and a context information DB 76 are provided.

[0039] The participant output information acquisition unit 51 can execute control to acquire output information (e.g., statements shown in speech bubbles in FIG. 1) of participants (participants U1 to Un in FIG. 1) of a specified session (e.g., the conference in FIG. 1). The acquired output information is stored in the participant output information DB 71 by the participant output information acquisition unit 51 .

[0040] The semantic content interpretation unit 52 can execute control to interpret the semantic content of the acquired output information using, for example, a large-scale language model (not shown). The interpreted semantic content of the output information is stored in the semantic content information DB 72 by the semantic content interpretation unit 52 .

[0041] The contribution information output control unit 53 can execute control to generate and output contribution information (e.g., the contribution information in Figure 1) indicating the contribution of participants (participants U1 to Un in Figure 1) in a specified session based on the meaning of the interpreted output information. The generated contribution information is stored in the contribution information DB 73 by the contribution information output control unit 53.

[0042] In this way, by operating the participant output information acquisition unit 51, the semantic content interpretation unit 52, and the contribution information output control unit 53, it becomes possible to interpret the semantic content of the output of a participant in a specified session and output the contribution of that participant.

[0043] The semantic content information output unit 54 can execute control to output semantic content information indicating the semantic content of the output information interpreted for the participant. This allows the meaning of the output information to be output. Specifically, the administrator can confirm the meaning of the output information interpreted by the system and certify the degree of contribution output by the system.

[0044] The purpose information acquisition unit 55 can execute control to acquire purpose information indicating the purpose of a given session. The acquired objective information is stored in the objective information DB 74 by the objective information acquisition unit 55 . The purpose information acquisition unit 55 enables the contribution information output control unit 53 to output contribution information based on the relationship between the meaning of the output information interpreted about the participant and the purpose of a given session.

[0045] In this way, by further causing the purpose information acquisition unit 55 to function, the server 1 can output the degree of contribution based on the relationship with the purpose of the session.

[0046] The product information acquisition unit 56 can execute control to acquire product information indicating a product related to a specific session. The acquired product information is stored in the product information DB 75 by the product information acquisition unit 56 . The product information acquisition unit 56 enables the contribution information output control unit 53 to execute control to output contribution information based on the meaning of the output information interpreted about the participant and the relationship with the product related to a specified session.

[0047] In this way, by further causing the product information acquisition unit 56 to function, the server 1 can output the degree of contribution based on the relationship with the product related to a specific session.

[0048] Here, the contribution information output control unit 53 can also execute control to output the contribution of a given session to the facilitation based on the meaning of the output information interpreted about the participant, for example by identifying the output of other participants who encouraged the output of a participant with a high contribution. That is, it is also possible to output the degree of contribution to the facilitation of a particular session.

[0049] The context information acquisition unit 57 can execute control to acquire context information indicating the context related to the semantic content of the output information interpreted about the participants, based on, for example, a semantic analysis of scraping information on the Internet. The acquired context information is stored in the context information DB 76 by the context information acquisition unit 57 . The context information acquisition unit 57 enables the contribution information output control unit 53 to execute control to output the contribution based on the context information, for example, based on the degree of conformity with market needs trends, the uniqueness compared to market common sense, etc.

[0050] In this way, by further causing the context information acquisition unit 57 to function, the server 1 can output the degree of contribution based on the context related to the semantic content of the output information.

[0051] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are considered to be included in the present invention.

[0052] For example, the system configuration shown in FIG. 2 and the hardware configuration of the server 1 shown in FIG. 3 are merely examples for achieving the object of the present invention, and are not particularly limited.

[0053] In addition, the functional block diagram shown in Fig. 4 is merely an example and is not particularly limited. In other words, it is sufficient that the information processing system in Fig. 2 is provided with a function capable of executing the above-mentioned various processes as a whole, and the functional blocks and databases used to realize this function are not particularly limited to the example in Fig. 4.

[0054] Furthermore, the locations of the functional blocks and databases are not limited to those shown in FIG. 4 and may be arbitrary. For example, at least some of the functional blocks and databases arranged on the server 1 side may be provided on the participant terminal 2 side, the administrator terminal 3 side, or another information processing device (not shown).

[0055] Furthermore, the above-described series of processes can be executed by hardware or software. Furthermore, one functional block may be configured as a single piece of hardware, a single piece of software, or a combination of both.

[0056] When the series of processes is executed by software, the program constituting the software is installed into a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium. The computer may be a computer implemented with dedicated hardware. Furthermore, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs thereon, such as a server, a general-purpose smartphone, or a personal computer.

[0057] A recording medium containing such a program may be composed not only of a removable medium (not shown) that is distributed separately from the device body in order to provide the program to the user, but also of a recording medium that is provided to the user in a pre-installed state in the device body.

[0058] In this specification, the steps of describing a program to be recorded on a recording medium include not only processes that are performed chronologically according to the order, but also processes that are not necessarily performed chronologically but are executed in parallel or individually.

[0059] In summary, it is sufficient for an information processing device to which the present invention is applied to have the following configuration, and various embodiments can be adopted. That is, an information processing device to which the present invention is applied (for example, the server 1 in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4) A participant output information acquisition unit (e.g., the participant output information acquisition unit 51 in FIG. 4) for acquiring output information of participants (participants U1 to Un in FIG. 1) of a predetermined session (e.g., the conference in FIG. 1, etc.); A semantic content interpretation means (e.g., the semantic content interpretation unit 52 of FIG. 4) for interpreting the semantic content of the output information; a contribution information output control means (e.g., a contribution information output control unit 53 in FIG. 4) that executes control to generate and output contribution information (e.g., the contribution information in FIG. 1) indicating the contribution of the participant in the given session based on the interpreted meaning of the output information; It will be enough if you have this.

[0060] In this way, it becomes possible to interpret the semantic content of the output of a participant in a given session and output the degree of contribution of that participant.

[0061] Here, a semantic content information output control means (for example, the semantic content information output unit 54 in FIG. 4) for executing control to output semantic content information indicating the semantic content of the output information interpreted for the participant It may further comprise: This allows the administrator to confirm the meaning of the output information interpreted by the system and certify the degree of contribution output by the system.

[0062] The apparatus further includes a purpose information acquisition unit (e.g., a purpose information acquisition unit 55 in FIG. 4) for acquiring purpose information indicating a purpose of the predetermined session, the contribution information output control means outputs the contribution information based on a relationship between the meaning of the output information interpreted about the participant and a purpose of the predetermined session. It is possible. This makes it possible to output the degree of contribution based on the relationship with the purpose of a specific session.

[0063] The device further includes a product information acquisition unit (e.g., the product information acquisition unit 56 in FIG. 4) for acquiring product information indicating a product related to the predetermined session, the contribution information output control means executes control to output the contribution information based on a relationship between the meaning of the output information interpreted about the participant and a product related to the predetermined session. It is possible. This makes it possible to output the degree of contribution based on the relationship with the product related to a specific session.

[0064] the contribution information output control means executes control to output a contribution related to the facilitation of the predetermined session based on the meaning of the output information interpreted about the participant. It is possible. This makes it possible to output the degree of contribution to the facilitation of a particular session.

[0065] The system further includes a context information acquisition unit (for example, the context information acquisition unit 57 in FIG. 4) for acquiring context information indicating a context related to the meaning of the output information interpreted for the participant, the contribution information output control means executes control to output the contribution based on the context information related to the semantic content of the output information interpreted about the participant. It is possible. This makes it possible to output the degree of contribution based on the context related to the semantic content of the output information. [Explanation of symbols]

[0066] 1 server, 2, 2-1 to 2-n participant terminal, 3 administrator terminal, 11 CPU, 12 ROM, 13 RAM, 14 bus, 15 input / output interface, 16 input section, 17 output section, 18 storage section, 19 communication section, 20 drive, 30 removable media, 51 participant output information acquisition section, 52 semantic content interpretation section, 53 contribution information output control section, 54 semantic content information output section, 55 objective information acquisition section, 56 product information acquisition section, 57 context information acquisition section, 71 participant output information DB, 72 semantic content information DB, 73 contribution information DB, 74 objective information DB, 75 product information DB, 76 context information DB

Claims

1. A participant output information acquisition means for acquiring output information of a participant of a given session; a semantic content interpretation means for interpreting the semantic content of the output information; a contribution information output control means for executing control to generate and output contribution information indicating the contribution of the participant in the given session based on the interpreted meaning of the output information; An information processing device comprising:

2. a semantic content information output control means for controlling the output of semantic content information indicating the semantic content of the output information interpreted for the participant; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

3. The apparatus further includes a purpose information acquiring unit for acquiring purpose information indicating a purpose of the predetermined session, the contribution information output control means outputs the contribution information based on a relationship between the meaning of the output information interpreted about the participant and a purpose of the predetermined session. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

4. The device further includes a product information acquisition unit that acquires product information indicating a product related to the predetermined session, the contribution information output control means executes control to output the contribution information based on a relationship between the meaning of the output information interpreted about the participant and a product related to the predetermined session. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

5. the contribution information output control means executes control to output a contribution related to the facilitation of the predetermined session based on the meaning of the output information interpreted about the participant. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

6. The information processing apparatus further includes a context information acquiring means for acquiring context information indicating a context related to the meaning of the output information interpreted for the participant, the contribution information output control means executes control to output the contribution based on the context information related to the semantic content of the output information interpreted about the participant. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

7. An information processing method executed by an information processing device, A participant output information acquisition step of acquiring output information of participants of a given session; a semantic content interpretation step of interpreting the semantic content of the output information; a contribution information output control step of executing control to generate and output contribution information indicating the contribution of the participant in the given session based on the interpreted semantic content of the output information; An information processing method comprising:

8. On the computer, A participant output information acquisition step of acquiring output information of participants of a given session; a semantic content interpretation step of interpreting the semantic content of the output information; a contribution information output control step of executing control to generate and output contribution information indicating the contribution of the participant in the given session based on the interpreted semantic content of the output information; A program that executes control processing including:

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