Context-Aware Facility Information Filtering for User Schedules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems fail to effectively filter and present relevant information to users based on their schedules and current contexts, often overwhelming them with excessive data.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that determines and presents facility information to users based on their schedule, using a processor to obtain and analyze schedule information to identify relevant facilities around the user's current position, and selectively display this information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all objects within user's view or all objects recognized by user are presented, then information completeness is improved, but information overload occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and presents only the relevant facility information from the complete set of objects within user's view. By using schedule information to determine which facilities are relevant (i.e., not scheduled to visit around current position), the system extracts useful information while filtering out excessive data, thus resolving the contradiction between information completeness and information overload.
2Loss of information
If facility information is presented without considering user schedule, then information availability is improved, but user relevance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by tailoring the information presentation to the specific user context. Instead of uniformly presenting all facility information, the system selectively presents facility information based on the user's schedule and current position, making the information locally adapted to user needs and thereby improving user relevance while maintaining information availability.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive facility information is displayed, then information coverage is improved, but user focus is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential facility information that is relevant to the user's current context and schedule, presenting a focused subset rather than comprehensive coverage. This extraction approach maintains adequate information coverage for decision-making while improving user focus by eliminating irrelevant distractions.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: obtain schedule information of a user; determine, based on the schedule information of the user, facility information to present to the user, the facility information including information on one or more facilities the user is not scheduled to visit around a current position of the user; and present the facility information to the user.