Information processing device

Abstract

To provide content on the basis of a user's diathesis based on Chinese medical science.SOLUTION: An information processing system according to the present invention includes: storage means having a database for storing question information, answer information, diathesis information based on Chinese medical science, and content information; inquiry means for transmitting the question information and the answer information regarding a body condition, and for acquiring selection of the answer information from a user; diathesis specifying means for specifying the diathesis information regarding the user on the basis of the acquired answer information; content specifying means for specifying content information associated with the diathesis information on the basis of the diathesis information; and content providing means for providing the content information to the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, and more particularly to an information processing apparatus that provides content based on a user's constitution in traditional Chinese medicine.

Background Art

[0002] There is a disclosed technique for effectively enabling a user to recognize their own state from their health level and constitution.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide content based on a user's constitution in traditional Chinese medicine based on a novel method.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The present invention has a storage means having a database for storing question information, answer information, constitution information in traditional Chinese medicine, and content information, questioning means for transmitting the question information and the answer information regarding the physical condition to obtain a selection of the answer information from the user, constitution specifying means for specifying the constitution information regarding the user based on the obtained answer information, content specifying means for specifying the content information associated with the constitution information based on the constitution information, and content providing means for providing the content information to the user, and provides an information processing apparatus.

Effects of the Invention

[0006] According to the present invention, content can be provided based on the user's traditional Chinese medicine constitution.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0008] The contents of the embodiments of the present invention will be listed and described. The present invention has the following configuration. [Item 1] Storage means having a database for storing question information, answer information, traditional Chinese medicine constitution information, and content information; Interrogation means for transmitting the question information and the answer information regarding the physical condition to obtain a selection of the answer information from the user; Constitution identification means for identifying the constitution information regarding the user based on the obtained answer information; Content identification means for identifying the content information associated with the constitution information based on the constitution information; Content providing means for providing the content information to the user, comprising An information processing apparatus. [Item 2] The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising execution acquisition means for acquiring execution information regarding whether the user has executed with respect to the provided content information, wherein the content identification means identifies the content information based on both the constitution information and the execution information, An information processing apparatus. [Item 3] The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, After a predetermined period has elapsed since the inquiry means acquired the execution information, the inquiry means transmits the inquiry information and the response information to perform a re-inquiry to obtain a selection of the response information from the user. Based on the response information obtained based on the re-inquiry, the constitution specifying means specifies the constitution information regarding the user. Based on the constitution information and the execution information, and in addition, based on the constitution information obtained by the re-inquiry, the content specifying means specifies the content information. Information processing apparatus.

[0009] <Details of the Embodiment> Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

[0010] <System Configuration> FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the processing flow of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the information processing system realized by the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment executes processes SQ01 to SQ10 as main processes. Note that other processes may be performed.

[0011] <Hardware Configuration> The information processing system according to this embodiment includes an information processing apparatus and a user terminal. Each hardware can be configured by, for example, the hardware provided in a computer, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or software. For example, when configured by software, it is actually configured with a computer's CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and is realized by the operation of a program stored in a recording medium such as RAM, ROM, a hard disk, or a semiconductor memory. A series of processes by the system and terminal described in this specification may be realized using any of software, hardware, and a combination of software and hardware. It is possible to create a computer program for realizing each function of the information processing apparatus according to this embodiment and install it on a PC or the like. Also, it is possible to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing such a computer program. The recording medium is, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a flash memory, etc. Further, the above computer program may be distributed via a network, for example, without using a recording medium.

[0012] <Data Structure> As shown in FIG. 2, the typical data structures handled by the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention include the following four databases (DBs). (1) Question Information DB It is information regarding questions for prompting a user to answer. The question information includes various forms such as text sentences, image diagrams, moving images, voices, etc., for appropriately asking the questions. (2) Answer Information DB It is information that is a candidate for answering the above-described question information. A response form for causing the user to answer is prepared corresponding to the content of the question information. Examples of the response form include those for selecting options, those for answering the degree or intensity by numerical values, symbols, etc., those for providing (uploading) some information, those for allowing free description, etc., but are not limited thereto. (3) Constitution Information DB Based on the status of answers to question information, the physical constitution information of the user is identified and calculated. For example, each answer to all questions is scored, statistically processed, and the predefined traditional Chinese medicine constitutions are identified. In particular, when allowing free description, it may also be possible to determine whether the answer given by the user corresponds to any of the answer candidates. In addition, a predetermined parameter is associated with each answer, and the parameters of the options selected by the user are considered in identifying the constitution of the user (described later). The constitution is determined, for example, by the combination of "syndrome (excess syndrome and deficiency syndrome)" and "qi, blood, and water". (4) Content Information DB It is information on products, services, etc. statistically identified for the above-mentioned constitution. For example, it includes various contents such as not only traditional Chinese medicines but also tea, food, exercise, hospitals, etc. The content information DB may be linked to the DBs of products and services held by each company providing these contents. Thereby, it becomes possible to provide a wide variety of contents to the user.

[0013] <Configuration of Information Processing Device> As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing device (also referred to as an information processing terminal or an information processing server) includes a storage means, an interrogation means, a constitution identification means, a content identification means, a content providing means, and an execution acquisition means. The storage means stores a database that stores the above-mentioned question information, answer information, traditional Chinese medicine constitution information, and content information. The interrogation means transmits question information and answer information regarding the physical condition and obtains the selection of answer information from the user. The constitution identification means identifies the constitution information regarding the user based on the obtained answer information. The content identification means identifies the content information associated with the constitution information based on the constitution information. The content providing means provides the content information to the user. The execution acquisition means obtains execution information regarding whether the user has executed the provided content information.

[0014] <Processing Flow> Referring to FIG. 1 again, the information processing by this system is performed as follows. The information processing device (also referred to as an information processing terminal or an information processing server) transmits inquiry information and response information regarding physical condition to cause the user to transmit and select response information and acquires it (SQ01). Then, based on the acquired response information, the information processing device identifies physical constitution information regarding the user. At this time, the above-described physical constitution information DB is referred to (SQ02). Next, the content to be provided to the user whose physical constitution has been identified is identified and provided. The content is identified from the content information DB (SQ03). At this stage, content suitable for the physical constitution is appropriately suggested to the user.

[0015] The information processing device asks whether the user has executed the provided content and acquires a response (SQ04). For example, it is confirmed whether the user has taken the provided Chinese herbal medicine or visited the suggested hospital. Then, a re-inquiry is made based on the confirmation result (SQ05).

[0016] All the responses obtained as described above are used to update the parameters that associate the physical constitution information DB and the content information DB. The update may be automatically performed, such as increasing the weighting when the physical constitution is improved in the re-inquiry (SQ06), or the operation of the parameters by an expert may be accepted (SQ07).

[0017] Note that the information of users with various identified constitutions and the presence or absence of content execution may be collected after undergoing a predetermined anonymization process and provided only for purposes such as product development to companies or the like that provide the content. As a result, each company can develop new products by grasping the number, actions, needs, etc. of users with specific constitutions, or can provide existing products to more appropriate users. If such provision is to be made via the content information DB (SQ10), each company can link the information of each of its products through the API (Application Programming Interface) of the information processing system of the present invention.

[0018] A series of processes by the apparatus described in this specification may be realized using any of software, hardware, and a combination of software and hardware. Also, a computer-readable recording medium storing such a computer program can be provided. The recording medium is, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a flash memory, or the like. Further, the above computer program may be distributed via a network, for example, without using a recording medium.

[0019] Also, the processes described using flowcharts in this specification do not necessarily have to be executed in the order shown. Some processing steps may be executed in parallel. Also, additional processing steps may be adopted, and some processing steps may be omitted.

[0020] Also, the effects described in this specification are merely illustrative or exemplary and not limiting. That is, the technology according to the present invention may exhibit other effects that are obvious to those skilled in the art from the description in this specification, in addition to or instead of the above effects.

Claims

1. Storage means having a database for storing question information, answer information, constitution information in traditional Chinese medicine, and content information; An interrogation means for transmitting the question information and the answer information regarding the physical condition to obtain a selection of the answer information from the user; A constitution specifying means for specifying the constitution information regarding the user based on the obtained answer information; Content specifying means for specifying the content information associated with the constitution information based on the constitution information; Content providing means for providing the content information to the user, comprising An information processing apparatus.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising Execution acquisition means for acquiring execution information regarding whether or not the user has executed the provided content information, The content specifying means specifies the content information based on both the constitution information and the execution information. An information processing apparatus.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein The interrogation means performs a second interrogation to transmit the question information and the answer information after a predetermined period has elapsed since the execution information was acquired, to obtain a selection of the answer information from the user, The constitution specifying means specifies the constitution information regarding the user based on the answer information obtained based on the second interrogation, The content specifying means specifies the content information based on the constitution information obtained by the second interrogation in addition to the constitution information and the execution information. An information processing apparatus.

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