Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
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Solution Overview
Problem
Typical social graphs on web platforms do not accurately represent real-life human relationships, as they may not account for physical proximity and interactions between individuals.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that uses multiple communication schemes, such as Bluetooth classes, to estimate physical distance and relationship by recording successful communication schemes and associated identification information, allowing for a more accurate representation of human relationships.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple communication schemes are used to estimate physical distance, then measurement precision of human relationship is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the communication process into multiple distinct communication schemes (e.g., Bluetooth classes 1-3, WiFi, NFC) with different transmission ranges. Each scheme acts as an independent measurement tool that provides information about physical distance at different scales, allowing the system to build a comprehensive picture of human relationships through hierarchical segmentation of communication methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The information processing apparatus is designed with multi-functionality by integrating multiple communication units that support different communication schemes. This universal design allows a single device to perform various measurement functions (short-range Bluetooth, medium-range WiFi, very-short-range NFC) without requiring separate dedicated devices, thereby improving measurement precision while managing device complexity through consolidation.
2Loss of information
If communication scheme information is recorded for each device, then information completeness is improved, but data storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential and discriminative communication scheme information (e.g., which communication scheme succeeded, basic identification) from the full communication data. By taking out only the critical elements needed to estimate physical distance and relationship, the system maintains information completeness for relationship estimation while minimizing unnecessary data storage requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of storing all possible communication data and then filtering, the system inverts the approach by recording only the first successful communication scheme and using that to infer distance ranges. This inversion reduces storage requirements by capturing only the most relevant information needed to determine physical proximity, rather than archiving complete communication logs.
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AI summary
To propose an information processing apparatus, information processing method and storage medium which enable acquisition of information useful for estimation of realistic human relationship.[Solution] An information processing apparatus includes: a communication unit configured to be able to communicate with another information processing apparatus by using a plurality of communication schemes; and a control unit configured to, when communication with the another information processing apparatus is successful, store in a storage medium a log in which identification information corresponding to the another information processing apparatus acquired from the another information processing apparatus through the communication unit and communication scheme information indicating a communication scheme with which the communication is successful are associated with each other.