INTEREST LEVEL ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND INTEREST LEVEL ESTIMATION METHOD

Abstract

This interest level estimation system (10) comprises: an acquisition unit (44) which acquires prediction information based on an input operation of a user, the prediction information indicating an action schedule of a toddler (A); an estimation unit (45) which estimates, on the basis of the acquired prediction information, a first interest level of the toddler (A) for each of a plurality of genres related to the action of the toddler (A); and an output unit (46) which outputs first interest level information that indicates the estimated first interest level. The input operation includes: a selection operation for selecting a plurality of candidates for an action that the toddler (A) wants to perform in a target period; a selection operation for selecting a plurality of final candidates from among the plurality of candidates; a designation operation for designating the order in which the plurality of final candidates are performed in the target period; and a designation operation for allocating the time for each of the plurality of final candidates in the target period.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an interest level estimation system and an interest level estimation method for estimating an interest level of a young child. [Background technology]

[0002] Various technologies relating to childcare have been proposed. Patent Document 1 discloses a desk for children that allows children to develop the habit of sitting at a desk. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2013-287 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When educating young children, it is important to understand what topics they are interested in.

[0005] The present invention provides an interest level estimation system and the like that can estimate an interest level of a young child. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An interest level estimation system according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an acquisition unit that acquires schedule information indicating a planned behavior of a young child based on a user's input operation, an estimation unit that estimates a first interest level of the young child in each of a plurality of genres related to the young child's behavior based on the acquired schedule information, and an output unit that outputs first interest level information indicating the estimated first interest level, wherein the input operation includes a selection operation for selecting a plurality of candidates for behavior that the young child wishes to perform during a target period, a selection operation for selecting a plurality of final candidates from the plurality of candidates, an operation for specifying the order in which the plurality of final candidates will be performed during the target period, and an operation for specifying the time allocation of each of the plurality of final candidates during the target period.

[0007] An interest level estimation method according to one embodiment of the present invention is an interest level estimation method executed by a computer, and includes an acquisition step of acquiring schedule information indicating a planned behavior of a young child, the schedule information being based on a user's input operation, an estimation step of estimating a first interest level of the young child in each of a plurality of genres related to the young child's behavior based on the acquired schedule information, and an output step of outputting first interest level information indicating the estimated first interest level, wherein the input operation includes a selection operation for selecting a plurality of candidates for behavior that the young child wishes to perform during a target period, a selection operation for selecting a plurality of final candidates from the plurality of candidates, an operation for specifying the order in which the plurality of final candidates will be performed during the target period, and an operation for specifying the time allocation of each of the plurality of final candidates during the target period.

[0008] A program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the interest level estimating method. Effect of the Invention

[0009] The interest level estimation system etc. of the present invention can estimate the interest level of a small child. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a level of interest estimating system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure for inputting plan information and performance information. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a first input screen for schedule information. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the second input screen for schedule information. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the third input screen for schedule information. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the fourth input screen for schedule information. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the fifth input screen for schedule information. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the sixth input screen for schedule information. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen for performance information. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the schedule information and the performance information. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a schedule-action comparison screen. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of calendar information. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a flowchart of an interest level estimation operation. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of the conversion parameter information. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a method for converting second interest level information into first interest level information. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of an image indicating first interest level information. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiments described below are all comprehensive or specific examples. The numerical values, shapes, materials, components, component arrangement and connection forms, steps, and order of steps shown in the following embodiments are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, among the components in the following embodiments, components that are not described in the independent claims will be described as optional components.

[0012] In addition, each drawing is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily a precise illustration. In each drawing, the same reference numerals are used for substantially the same configurations, and duplicated explanations may be omitted or simplified.

[0013] (Embodiment) [composition] First, a configuration of a level of interest estimating system according to an embodiment will be described below. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the level of interest estimating system according to an embodiment.

[0014] The interest level estimation system 10 according to the embodiment is a system capable of estimating the interest level of the child A in each of a plurality of genres related to possible behaviors of the child A. The interest level is a parameter indicating how much the child A is interested in the genre, in other words, the interest level.

[0015] The behavior here refers to behavior that infant A may take, such as going to the park, playing with blocks, drawing, studying numbers, and studying letters. The behavior can be rephrased as activity or action. The genre corresponds to a higher concept of the behavior, and can be rephrased as field, classification, or type. In the following embodiment, the genre is a learning genre (in other words, a learning field) such as Japanese language, arithmetic, science, etc.

[0016] Specifically, the level of interest estimating system 10 estimates the level of interest of infant A in each genre based on a schedule of actions made by infant A or infant A's guardian B and actions actually performed by infant A. As shown in Fig. 1, the level of interest estimating system 10 includes a first information terminal 20, a second information terminal 30, and a level of interest estimating device 40. Each of these devices will be described below.

[0017] [First information terminal] First, the first information terminal 20 will be described. The first information terminal 20 is an information terminal used by the infant A or the guardian B. The first information terminal 20 is, for example, a portable information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, but may also be a stationary information terminal such as a personal computer. Specifically, the first information terminal 20 includes an operation receiving unit 21, a display unit 22, a control unit 23, a storage unit 24, a communication unit 25, and a speaker 26.

[0018] The operation receiving unit 21 receives operations from the infant A or the guardian B. For example, the operation receiving unit 21 receives input operations of schedule information indicating the schedule of the behavior of the infant A and achievement information indicating the achievement of the behavior of the infant A from the infant A or the guardian B. The operation receiving unit 21 is realized by, for example, a touch panel, but may also be realized by a mouse and a keyboard.

[0019] The display unit 22 displays an image. The display unit 22 displays, for example, an input screen for schedule information and performance information. The display unit 22 is realized by, for example, a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel.

[0020] The control unit 23 performs control such as causing the communication unit 25 to transmit the schedule information and performance information input to the operation receiving unit 21 to the interest level estimating device 40. The control unit 23 is realized, for example, by a microcomputer, but may also be realized by a processor. The functions of the control unit 23 are realized, for example, by the microcomputer or processor constituting the control unit 23 executing a computer program stored in the storage unit 24.

[0021] The storage unit 24 is a storage device that stores computer programs and the like executed by the control unit 23. The storage unit 24 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory.

[0022] The communication unit 25 is a communication module (communication circuit) for the first information terminal 20 to communicate with the degree of interest estimating device 40 via a wide area communication network 70 such as the Internet. The communication unit 25 transmits, for example, schedule information and performance information to the degree of interest estimating device 40. The communication performed by the communication unit 25 is, for example, wireless communication, but may also be wired communication. There is also no particular limitation on the communication standard used for the communication.

[0023] The speaker 26 outputs sounds such as an alarm sound, etc. The speaker 26 is a speaker built into the first information terminal 20, but may be a speaker attached externally to the first information terminal 20.

[0024] [Second information terminal] Next, the second information terminal 30 will be described. The second information terminal 30 is an information terminal used by a teacher C of an early childhood classroom (a school for preschool children) attended by an infant A. The second information terminal 30 is, for example, a portable information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, but may also be a stationary information terminal such as a personal computer. Specifically, the second information terminal 30 includes an operation receiving unit 31, a display unit 32, a control unit 33, a storage unit 34, and a communication unit 35.

[0025] The operation receiving unit 31 receives an operation of the teacher C. The operation receiving unit 31 receives, for example, an input operation of conversion parameter information from the teacher C. The conversion parameter information will be described later. The multiple operation receiving units 31 are realized, for example, by a touch panel, but may also be realized by a mouse and a keyboard.

[0026] The display unit 32 displays an image. The display unit 32 displays, for example, an input screen for conversion parameter information. The display unit 32 is realized by, for example, a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL panel.

[0027] The control unit 33 controls the communication unit 35 to transmit the conversion parameter information input to the operation receiving unit 31 to the degree of interest estimating device 40. The control unit 33 is realized, for example, by a microcomputer, but may also be realized by a processor. The function of the control unit 33 is realized, for example, by the microcomputer or processor constituting the control unit 33 executing a computer program stored in the storage unit 34.

[0028] The storage unit 34 is a storage device that stores computer programs and the like executed by the control unit 33. The storage unit 34 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory.

[0029] The communication unit 35 is a communication module (communication circuit) for the second information terminal 30 to communicate with the degree of interest estimating device 40 via the wide area communication network 70. The communication unit 35 transmits, for example, conversion parameter information to the degree of interest estimating device 40. The communication performed by the communication unit 35 is, for example, wireless communication, but may also be wired communication. There is also no particular limitation on the communication standard used for the communication.

[0030] [Interest Level Estimation Device] Next, a description will be given of the degree of interest estimating device 40. The degree of interest estimating device 40 is a cloud server (server device) that performs information processing for estimating the degree of interest of the child A based on the information received from the first information terminal 20 and the information received from the second information terminal 30. The degree of interest estimating device 40 includes a communication unit 41, an information processing unit 42, and a storage unit 43.

[0031] The communication unit 41 is a communication module (communication circuit) for the interest estimating device 40 to communicate with the first information terminal 20 and the second information terminal 30 via the wide area communication network 70. The communication performed by the communication unit 41 is, for example, wired communication, but may be wireless communication. There is also no particular limitation on the communication standard used for the communication.

[0032] The information processing unit 42 performs information processing for estimating the interest level of the infant A. The information processing unit 42 is realized, for example, by a microcomputer, but may also be realized by a processor. The information processing unit 42 has an acquisition unit 44, an estimation unit 45, and an output unit 46 as functional components. The functions of the acquisition unit 44, the estimation unit 45, and the output unit 46 are realized, for example, by a microcomputer or a processor constituting the information processing unit 42 executing a computer program stored in the storage unit 43. The detailed functions of the acquisition unit 44, the estimation unit 45, and the output unit 46 will be described later.

[0033] The storage unit 43 is a storage device that stores the computer program executed by the information processing unit 42 and various information used to perform the above information processing. The storage unit 43 is realized by, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD).

[0034] [Planned and actual information] The interest level estimation system 10 estimates the interest level of the child A in each of a plurality of genres related to the behavior, using schedule information indicating the schedule of the behavior of the child A and result information indicating the results of the behavior of the child A. The schedule information and result information will be described below.

[0035] First, the schedule information will be described. In other words, the schedule information is plan information, and is information indicating the schedule (plan) of the behavior of the infant A. The schedule information is generated based on an input operation to the first information terminal 20 by at least one of the users, infant A and guardian B. The schedule information includes information obtained in relation to the input of the schedule (such as information indicating the time required for a candidate to be selected and information indicating whether or not it has been selected as a final candidate, which will be described later).

[0036] For example, the control unit 23 of the first information terminal 20 executes a first application program (hereinafter also referred to as the first app) dedicated to the interest level estimating system 10, thereby causing the display unit 22 to display an input screen for schedule information.

[0037] The following describes the input operation procedure for inputting schedule information and performance information, and examples of input screens. Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the input operation procedure. Figs. 3 to 9 are diagrams showing examples of input screens.

[0038] In the following description, the input operation for inputting the schedule information is described as being performed by guardian B, but may be performed by child A. The input operation may be performed by at least one of child A and guardian B.

[0039] First, the display unit 22 of the first information terminal 20 displays a first input screen as shown in FIG. 3. When such a first input screen is displayed, the infant A and the guardian B discuss what kind of behavior the infant A would like to perform during the target period of the next day. The target period is, for example, a period of about one hour, but the length of the target period is not particularly limited. The guardian B performs an operation to select a candidate of the behavior that the infant A would like to perform during the target period based on the result of the discussion, and the operation receiving unit 21 receives such a selection operation (S11). Specifically, the guardian B can display a display screen (second input screen) of options as shown in FIG. 4 by tapping an icon labeled "Select" in FIG. 3. The guardian B selects a candidate of the behavior that the infant A would like to perform from the displayed options. For example, several tens to about 50 types of options are prepared. The guardian B can also freely input an action that does not exist in the options.

[0040] In step S11, for example, a plurality of candidates (specifically, a predetermined number or more) are selected. The predetermined number is, for example, three. At this time, the control unit 23 records the time required for each of the plurality of candidates to be selected (S12). Note that the time required for the first candidate to be selected is the time from when the first input screen is displayed until the first candidate is selected, and the time required for the second candidate to be selected is the time from when the first candidate is selected until the second candidate is selected.

[0041] When the acceptance of the candidate selection operation is completed, the display unit 22 displays a third input screen as shown in Fig. 5. While such a third input screen is displayed, the child A discusses from among the multiple candidates which activity he or she would particularly like to perform during the target period the next day. Based on the result of the discussion, the guardian B performs a selection operation to select a final candidate, and the operation acceptance unit 21 accepts such a selection operation (S13).

[0042] In step S13, the final candidates are selected, for example, the predetermined number. In the example of Fig. 5, three actions are selected as final candidates from five action candidates, "TV", "Study numbers", "Drawing", "Go to the park", and "Building blocks".

[0043] When the acceptance of the selection operation of the final candidates is completed, a fourth input screen as shown in Fig. 6 is displayed on the display unit 22. While such a fourth input screen is displayed, the child A and the guardian B discuss the planned implementation order of the final candidates (three actions) during the target period. Based on the result of the discussion, the guardian B performs an operation to specify the planned implementation order of the determined multiple final candidates during the target period, and the operation acceptance unit 21 accepts such a specification operation (S14).

[0044] When the acceptance of the operation of designating the scheduled execution order is completed, the display unit 22 displays a fifth input screen as shown in Fig. 7. While such a fifth input screen is displayed, the child A and guardian B discuss the time allocation of the final candidates (three actions) in the target period. Based on the result of the discussion, guardian B performs an operation of designating the time allocation of the determined multiple final candidates in the target period, and the operation acceptance unit 21 accepts such a designation operation (S15). As shown in Fig. 7, the operation of designating the time allocation is, for example, an operation on a triangular icon displayed on the fifth input screen. Note that the designation of the time allocation is performed in a minimum unit of about 5 to 10 minutes.

[0045] When the acceptance of the time allocation designation operation is completed, the display unit 22 displays a sixth input screen as shown in Fig. 8. While such a sixth input screen is displayed, the child A and the guardian B discuss the start time of the target period. Based on the result of the discussion, the guardian B performs an operation to designate the start time of the target period, and the operation acceptance unit 21 accepts such a designation operation (S16).

[0046] Next, the control unit 23 generates schedule information for the infant A based on the input operations received in steps S11 to S16, and stores the generated schedule information in the storage unit 24 (S17). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of schedule information (and performance information). As shown in FIG. 10, the schedule information corresponds to a scheduled implementation date (the date following the day when the schedule information is input), (a) a candidate for an action selected on the scheduled implementation date, (b) a time required for the candidate to be selected, (c) whether or not the candidate is selected as a final candidate, (d) a scheduled implementation order of the final candidate, and (e) a scheduled implementation time of the final candidate. The scheduled implementation time is determined by the above-mentioned operation of specifying the time allocation. In addition, the schedule information is associated with performance information, as described later.

[0047] Thereafter, when it is a predetermined time (e.g., 10 minutes) before the start time of the target period designated in step S16, the control unit 23 outputs an alarm sound from the speaker (S18). Instead of or in addition to the alarm sound, the control unit 23 may vibrate the first information terminal 20 using a vibration motor (not shown) provided in the first information terminal 20.

[0048] Furthermore, the control unit 23 causes the display unit 22 to display an input screen for inputting performance information, which is an input screen shown in FIG.

[0049] When the child A actually performs one of the three final candidate actions scheduled for the previous day, the guardian B performs a selection operation to select one action to be performed through the input screen of FIG. 9 and taps an icon marked "Start Activity". In addition, the guardian B taps an icon marked "End Activity" when completing the selected action. The operation reception unit 21 receives these input operations (S19), and the control unit 23 generates performance information based on the received input operations and stores the generated performance information in association with the schedule information (S20). As shown in FIG. 10, the performance information is associated with (f) the order in which the final candidate actions were actually performed and (g) the time when the final candidate actions were actually performed.

[0050] As described above, the guardian B can input schedule information and achievement information through the first information terminal 20. The schedule information and achievement information are input daily (a series of processes shown in FIG. 2), and the schedule information and achievement information are accumulated in the storage unit 24. As described later, the accumulated schedule information and achievement information are transmitted to the interest level estimating device 40 by the communication unit 25.

[0051] When a predetermined operation is performed on the first information terminal 20 (operation receiving unit 21) that is executing the first application, the control unit 23 can display on the display unit 22 a comparison screen in which the planned behavior indicated by the schedule information and the actual behavior indicated by the actual behavior information are arranged side by side. Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the comparison screen. In Fig. 11, the upper part shows the planned behavior, and the lower part shows the actual behavior. With such a comparison screen, the infant A and the guardian B can look back on how the actual behavior was compared to the planned behavior.

[0052] Furthermore, the control unit 23 can display calendar information indicating whether or not schedule information and achievement information have been input for each date, when a predetermined operation is performed on the first information terminal 20 (operation receiving unit 21) while the first application is being executed. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of calendar information. In the example of FIG. 12, a star-shaped stamp is stamped on the day when schedule information and achievement information have been input (corresponding to the date in FIG. 10), and no stamp is stamped on the day when schedule information and achievement information have not been input. According to such calendar information, the interest level estimating system 10 can increase the motivation of the infant A and the guardian B to input schedule information and achievement information.

[0053] Incidentally, it is assumed that the input of the schedule information is performed while the infant A and the guardian B are discussing it before going to bed on the day before the actual action is performed. Therefore, the control unit 23 may automatically transition from the normal mode to the night mode when the time period before going to bed (for example, the time period after 9 p.m. and before midnight) arrives while the first application is being executed. In the night mode, the control unit 23 reduces the brightness of the display unit 22 below that of the normal mode, and reduces the output volume of the speaker 26 below that of the normal mode. This prevents the input of the schedule information and the performance information from interfering with sleep.

[0054] [Estimated behavior] A description will now be given of an operation for estimating the interest level of the child A using the schedule information and result information input as described above. Fig. 13 is a flowchart of the operation for estimating the interest level.

[0055] First, the communication unit 41 of the interest level estimating device 40 receives schedule information indicating the schedule of the behavior of the infant A and result information indicating the results of the behavior of the infant A from the first information terminal 20 (S21), and the information processing unit 42 stores the received schedule information and result information in the storage unit 43 (S22). The schedule information and result information are, for example, periodically transmitted from the first information terminal 20 to the interest level estimating device 40, but may be transmitted non-periodically. The storage unit 43 stores (accumulates) the schedule information and result information for at least a predetermined period, and the interest level of the infant A is estimated based on the schedule information and result information for the predetermined period. The predetermined period is, for example, one month, but may also be one week, and is not particularly limited.

[0056] After step S22, the communication unit 41 receives the conversion parameter information from the second information terminal 30 (S23), and the information processing unit 42 stores the received conversion parameter information in the storage unit 43 (S24). First, the conversion parameter information will be described. Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the conversion parameter information.

[0057] As described later, the estimation unit 45 of the interest level estimation system 10 estimates the second level of interest of the child A in each of a plurality of behaviors (i.e., the level of interest in each behavior), and then converts the second level of interest into the first level of interest of the child A in each of a plurality of genres (i.e., the level of interest in each genre). The conversion parameter information is information used for this conversion, and is information (e.g., table information) indicating coefficients (parameters) for converting the second level of interest in each of the above-mentioned several tens to about 50 types of behavior candidates (multiple behavior candidates prepared as options) into the first level of interest. In other words, the conversion parameter information is information indicating the extent to which a certain behavior fits into each of a plurality of genres.

[0058] The multiple genres here are, for example, four genres: Japanese, arithmetic, science, and social studies, but these genres are just an example. For example, the number of multiple genres may be three or less, or five or more. In addition, the multiple genres may be genres with approaches different from the learning fields (learning subjects), such as right-brain and left-brain.

[0059] The conversion parameter information is manually input to the second information terminal 30 by the teacher C. That is, the relationship between the behavior and the genre indicated by the conversion parameter information is based on the subjective evaluation of the teacher C. For example, the control unit 33 of the second information terminal 30 executes a second application program (hereinafter also referred to as a second app) dedicated to the degree of interest estimating system 10 to cause the display unit 32 to display an input screen for the conversion parameter information. When the input screen is displayed, the operation receiving unit 31 receives an input operation for the conversion parameter information (in the example of FIG. 14, the numerical values ​​1 to 5 in the table) from the teacher C. The conversion parameter information thus input is transmitted to the degree of interest estimating device 40 by the communication unit 35.

[0060] The above-described conversion parameter information is input by teacher C, and reflects the characteristics of the preschool classroom (the school to which teacher C belongs) attended by child A, the content of lessons at the preschool, etc. In other words, the conversion parameter information is different for each preschool classroom.

[0061] Next, the acquisition unit 44 acquires schedule information and performance information of infant A for the above-mentioned predetermined period from the storage unit 43 (S25), and the estimation unit 45 estimates infant A's second level of interest (second interest level information) in each of the multiple behaviors based on the acquired schedule information and performance information (S26). For example, infant A's second level of interest S in a certain behavior is estimated based on the following formula. The second level of interest S is a value equal to or greater than 0, and a larger value indicates a higher level of interest.

[0062] S = wa Sa + wb Sb + wc Sc + wd Sd +we·Se+wf·Sf+wg·Sg

[0063] In the above formula, Sa to Sg mean scores corresponding to each of the items (a) to (g) in Fig. 10, and all of them are positive values. The maximum and minimum values ​​of each of Sa to Sg are set to the same value.

[0064] For example, the score Sa is a score based on the cumulative number of times that a certain behavior has been selected as a candidate in a given period of time, and the more the cumulative number, the higher the value. In other words, the more likely a behavior is to be selected as a candidate by infant A, the higher the score Sa will be.

[0065] The score Sb is based on the cumulative value of the time required to select a candidate, and the smaller the cumulative value, the higher the score Sb. In other words, the more easily the behavior is selected as a candidate by the child A, the higher the score Sb.

[0066] The score Sc is based on the cumulative number of times that a certain behavior has been selected as a final candidate in a given period of time, and the more the cumulative number, the higher the value. In other words, the more likely a behavior is to be selected as a final candidate by child A, the higher the score Sc will be.

[0067] The score Sd is based on the average value of the scheduled performance order, and the smaller the average scheduled performance order, the higher the score Sd. In other words, the more likely a behavior is to be scheduled for infant A first, the higher the score Sd.

[0068] The score Se is a score based on the cumulative value of the scheduled execution time, and the larger the cumulative value, the higher the score Se. In other words, the longer the action scheduled for infant A, the higher the score Se.

[0069] The score Sf is based on the average value of the execution order, and the smaller the average execution order, the higher the score Sf. In other words, the higher the score Sf is for an action that is likely to be performed first by infant A.

[0070] The score Sg is based on the cumulative value of the duration of the behavior, and the larger the cumulative value, the higher the score Sg becomes. In other words, the longer the behavior is performed by the infant A, the higher the score Sg becomes.

[0071] Also, wa to wg are weights for the scores Sa to Sg and are basically positive values, but may be 0. In other words, the second interest level S may be calculated using at least a part of the scores Sa to Sg, and it is not necessary to calculate using all of the scores Sa to Sg. Also, wa to wg may be negative values. The values ​​of wa to wg may be appropriately set empirically or experimentally. For example, the score Sa is a score based on the cumulative number of times selected as a candidate, while the score Sc is a score based on the cumulative number of times selected as a final candidate, so it is considered that the score Sc has a higher influence on the second interest level S than the score Sa. In such a case, it is set as wc>wa.

[0072] Next, the acquisition unit 44 acquires conversion parameter information from the storage unit 43 (S27), and the estimation unit 45 converts the second interest level information obtained in step S26 into first interest level information based on the acquired conversion parameter information (S28). That is, the estimation unit 45 estimates the first interest level of the child A in each of a plurality of genres based on the estimated second interest level and the acquired conversion parameter information. Figure 15 is a diagram for explaining a method of converting the second interest level information into first interest level information.

[0073] The estimation unit 45 multiplies each value (i.e., second interest level) in the column of the second interest level of the second interest level information in (a) of FIG. 15 by each value (coefficient) in the column of the “Japanese language” in the conversion parameter information in (b) of FIG. 15, and sums up the multiplied values, thereby calculating the first interest level in “Japanese language”. Similarly, the estimation unit 45 calculates the first interest level in each of “arithmetic”, “science”, and “social studies”, and normalizes the calculated first interest levels. As a result, as shown in (c) of FIG. 15, first interest level information indicating the first interest level of the child A in each of a plurality of genres is obtained. In other words, the estimation unit 45 can convert the second interest level information (second interest level) into the first interest level information (first interest level).

[0074] The output unit 46 outputs the first interest level information obtained in step S28 (S29), and causes the communication unit 41 to transmit the output first interest level information to the second information terminal 30 (S30). The communication unit 35 of the second information terminal 30 receives the first interest level information, and the control unit 33 causes the display unit 32 to display an image indicating the received first interest level information. Fig. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the image indicating the first interest level information.

[0075] In this way, if the degree of interest of infant A in each genre (field of study) is displayed on the display unit 32, teacher C can grasp infant A's degree of interest and use it to guide infant A. In other words, the interest degree estimation system 10 can assist teacher C in grasping infant A's degree of interest by providing the degree of interest in genres. Teacher C who is provided with the degree of interest in genres that correspond to the higher concept of behavior can more easily set educational guidelines for infant A than when he is provided with the degree of interest in behavior. For example, comparing a case where teacher C is provided with information that infant A is interested in playing with blocks with a case where teacher C is provided with information that infant A is interested in arithmetic, teacher C can more easily set educational guidelines (such as what kind of teaching materials to prepare) in the latter case.

[0076] In step S30, the communication unit 41 may transmit the first interest level information to the first information terminal 20 instead of or in addition to the second information terminal 30. In this case, the communication unit 25 of the first information terminal 20 receives the first interest level information, and the control unit 23 causes the display unit 22 to display an image indicating the received first interest level information.

[0077] In this way, if the degree of interest of infant A in each genre (field of study) is displayed on the display unit 22, parent B of infant A can understand the degree of interest of infant A. In other words, the interest level estimation system 10 can assist parent B in understanding the degree of interest of infant A by providing the degree of interest in genres. A parent who is provided with the degree of interest in genres that correspond to higher concepts of behavior can more easily set educational guidelines for infant A than when the parent is provided with the degree of interest in behavior. For example, comparing a case where parent B is provided with information that infant A is interested in playing with blocks with a case where parent B is provided with information that infant A is interested in arithmetic, parent B can more easily set educational guidelines (such as what kind of teaching materials to prepare) in the latter case.

[0078] In addition, in the above estimation operation, the acquisition unit 44 acquires both the schedule information and the performance information, but it is sufficient for the acquisition unit 44 to acquire at least the schedule information. That is, in the above embodiment, in a portion where it has been described that both the schedule information and the performance information are used, only the schedule information may be used.

[0079] Moreover, the formula used to estimate the second interest level in the above estimation operation is just an example, and the formula for estimating the second interest level may be appropriately determined empirically or experimentally. A machine learning model may be used to estimate the second interest level. Such a machine learning model takes schedule information and performance information (at least the schedule information) as input, and outputs second interest level information. The machine learning model can construct schedule information and performance information (at least the schedule information) as learning data, to which the subjective evaluation result of the interest level for each behavior is assigned as a correct answer label.

[0080] [Effects, etc.] As described above, the interest level estimation system 10 includes an acquisition unit 44 that acquires schedule information indicating a schedule of an action of the infant A based on an input operation of the user, an estimation unit 45 that estimates a first interest level of the infant A in each of a plurality of genres related to the action of the infant A based on the acquired schedule information, and an output unit 46 that outputs first interest level information indicating the estimated first interest level. The input operation includes a selection operation for selecting a plurality of candidates of an action that the infant A wishes to perform during the target period, a selection operation for selecting a plurality of final candidates from the plurality of candidates, an operation for designating the order of performance of the plurality of final candidates during the target period, and an operation for designating the time allocation of each of the plurality of final candidates during the target period.

[0081] Such an interest level estimating system 10 can estimate the first interest level of young child A in each of a plurality of genres related to the behavior of young child A.

[0082] Furthermore, for example, the schedule information includes information indicating the period required for each of the multiple candidates to be selected, and information indicating whether each of the multiple candidates has been selected as a final candidate.

[0083] Such an interest level estimation system 10 can estimate the first interest level of child A based on information indicating the period required for each of the multiple candidates to be selected, and information indicating whether each of the multiple candidates is selected as a final candidate.

[0084] For example, the degree of interest estimating system 10 includes a degree of interest estimating device 40 including an acquiring unit 44, an estimating unit 45, and an output unit 46, and a first information terminal that communicates with the degree of interest estimating device 40. The acquiring unit 44 acquires schedule information based on an input operation to the first information terminal 20 by the user.

[0085] The interest level estimating system 10 as described above can estimate the first interest level of the child A based on the schedule information inputted to the first information terminal 20.

[0086] Furthermore, for example, the first information terminal 20 includes a display unit 22 that displays the schedule of infant A's behavior determined by the schedule information and the results of infant A's behavior side by side.

[0087] Such an interest level estimating system 10 can assist the user in looking back on the performance of an action against the scheduled action.

[0088] Furthermore, for example, the first information terminal 20 includes a display unit 22 that displays calendar information indicating, for each date, whether or not an input operation has been performed.

[0089] Such an interest level estimating system 10 can increase the user's motivation to input schedule information and performance information.

[0090] Also, for example, the user is at least one of infant A and infant A's guardian B.

[0091] Such an interest level estimating system 10 can estimate the first interest level of the infant A based on schedule information input by at least one of the infant A and the guardian B of the infant A.

[0092] Also, for example, the acquisition unit 44 further acquires performance information indicating the performance of the behavior of the infant A, and the estimation unit 45 estimates the first interest level based on the acquired schedule information and the acquired performance information.

[0093] Such an interest level estimating system 10 can estimate the first interest level of infant A in each of a plurality of genres related to infant A's behavior, by using the result information in addition to the schedule information.

[0094] For example, the estimation unit 45 estimates the second interest level of the infant A in each of the plurality of behaviors based on the acquired schedule information, the acquisition unit 44 further acquires conversion parameter information for converting the second interest level into the first interest level, and the estimation unit 45 estimates the first interest level based on the estimated second interest level and the acquired conversion information. The conversion parameter information is an example of conversion information.

[0095] Such an interest level estimating system 10 can estimate the first level of interest of the child A in each of a plurality of genres, based on the second level of interest of the child A in each of a plurality of behaviors.

[0096] Also, for example, the conversion parameter information is input into the second information terminal 30 by a teacher at the preschool classroom attended by child A, and the acquisition unit 44 acquires conversion information based on the input operation of teacher C into the second information terminal 30.

[0097] Such an interest level estimating system 10 can estimate the first interest level of the child A based on the conversion parameter information input by the teacher C.

[0098] The interest level estimation method executed by a computer such as the interest level estimation system 10 includes an acquisition step S25 of acquiring schedule information indicating a schedule of an action of the infant A based on an input operation of the user, an estimation step S28 of estimating a first interest level of the infant A in each of a plurality of genres related to the action of the infant A based on the acquired schedule information, and an output step S29 of outputting first interest level information indicating the estimated first interest level. The input operation includes a selection operation for selecting a plurality of candidates of an action that the infant A wishes to perform during the target period, a selection operation for selecting a plurality of final candidates from the plurality of candidates, an operation for designating the order of performance of the plurality of final candidates during the target period, and an operation for designating the time allocation of each of the plurality of final candidates during the target period.

[0099] Such an interest level estimation method can estimate the first interest level of infant A in each of a plurality of genres related to infant A's behavior.

[0100] (Other embodiments) Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

[0101] For example, in the above embodiment, the second information terminal is used by a teacher in an early childhood classroom, but may be used by a childcare worker (a nursery school or kindergarten employee), etc. Also, in the above embodiment, the genre is described as a learning field, but may be an action field or a work field, etc.

[0102] In the above embodiment, the degree of interest estimation system is realized by a plurality of devices, but may be realized as a single device. For example, the degree of interest estimation system may be realized as a single device corresponding to the degree of interest estimation device. When the degree of interest estimation system is realized by a plurality of devices, the components of the degree of interest estimation system may be distributed among the plurality of devices in any manner.

[0103] Furthermore, the method of communication between the devices in the above-described embodiment is not particularly limited. In addition, a relay device (not shown) may be involved in the communication between the devices.

[0104] In the above embodiment, the process executed by a specific processing unit may be executed by another processing unit. For example, in the above embodiment, a part or all of the process executed by the interest level estimating device may be executed by the first information terminal or the second information terminal. In addition, the order of multiple processes may be changed, or multiple processes may be executed in parallel.

[0105] In the above embodiment, each component may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each component. Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

[0106] Furthermore, each component may be realized by hardware. For example, each component may be a circuit (or an integrated circuit). These circuits may form a single circuit as a whole, or each may be a separate circuit. Furthermore, each of these circuits may be a general-purpose circuit, or a dedicated circuit.

[0107] Furthermore, the general or specific aspects of the present invention may be realized as a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or may be realized as any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, and a recording medium.

[0108] For example, the present invention may be realized as an interest level estimation method executed by a computer such as an interest level estimation system, or as a program for causing a computer to execute such an interest level estimation method. The present invention may also be realized as an application program (i.e., a first application or a second application) for causing a general-purpose computer to operate as the first information terminal or the second information terminal of the above-mentioned embodiment. The present invention may also be realized as a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium on which these programs are recorded.

[0109] In addition, the present invention also includes forms obtained by applying various modifications to each embodiment that a person skilled in the art may think of, or forms realized by arbitrarily combining the components and functions of each embodiment within the scope that does not deviate from the spirit of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0110] 10 Interest Estimation System 20 First Information Terminal 30 Second information terminal 44 Acquisition Department 45 Estimation part 46 Output section A. Infant B Guardian C teacher

Claims

1. an acquisition unit that acquires schedule information indicating a schedule of an infant's behavior based on an input operation of a user; an estimation unit that estimates a first interest level of the child in each of a plurality of genres related to the behavior of the child based on the acquired schedule information; an output unit that outputs first interest level information indicating the estimated first interest level, The input operation includes: A selection operation for selecting a plurality of candidates of behaviors that the infant wishes to perform during a target period; a selection operation for selecting a plurality of final candidates from the plurality of candidates; A designation operation of an implementation order of the plurality of final candidates during the target period; and A designation operation of a time allocation for each of the plurality of final candidates during the target period is included; The estimation unit estimates a second interest level of the child with respect to each of a plurality of behaviors based on the acquired schedule information; The acquisition unit further acquires conversion information for converting the second interest level into the first interest level, The estimation unit estimates the first interest level based on the estimated second interest level and the acquired conversion information. Interest estimation system.

2. The schedule information includes information indicating a period required for each of the plurality of candidates to be selected, and information indicating whether each of the plurality of candidates has been selected as the final candidate. The interest level estimating system according to claim 1 .

3. The interest level estimation system includes: an interest level estimating device including the acquisition unit, the estimation unit, and the output unit; a first information terminal that communicates with the interest level estimating device, The acquisition unit acquires the schedule information based on the input operation of the user to the first information terminal. The interest level estimating system according to claim 1 .

4. The first information terminal includes a display unit that displays the schedule of the infant's behavior determined by the schedule information and the results of the infant's behavior side by side. The interest level estimating system according to claim 3 .

5. The first information terminal includes a display unit that displays calendar information indicating whether or not the input operation has been performed for each date. The interest level estimating system according to claim 3 .

6. The user is at least one of the child and the guardian of the child. The interest level estimating system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The acquisition unit further acquires performance information indicating a performance of the infant's behavior, The estimation unit estimates the first interest level based on the acquired schedule information and the acquired performance information. The interest level estimating system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

8. the conversion information is input into a second information terminal by a teacher of an early childhood classroom attended by the child; The acquisition unit acquires the conversion information based on an input operation of the teacher to the second information terminal. The interest level estimating system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

9. 1. A computer-implemented method for estimating interest, comprising: an acquisition step of acquiring schedule information indicating a schedule of an infant's behavior based on an input operation of a user; an estimation step of estimating a first interest level of the child in each of a plurality of genres related to the behavior of the child based on the acquired schedule information; and outputting first interest level information indicating the estimated first interest level, The input operation includes: A selection operation for selecting a plurality of candidates of behaviors that the infant wishes to perform during a target period; a selection operation for selecting a plurality of final candidates from the plurality of candidates; A designation operation of an implementation order of the plurality of final candidates during the target period; and A designation operation of a time allocation for each of the plurality of final candidates during the target period is included; The estimation step includes: estimating a second interest level of the child with respect to each of a plurality of behaviors based on the acquired schedule information; obtaining conversion information for converting the second interest level into the first interest level; and estimating the first interest level based on the estimated second interest level and the acquired conversion information. Interest estimation method.

10. A program for causing a computer to execute the interest level estimating method according to claim 9.

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