JP-7857308-B2 - Information output method, information output device, and program

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Inventors

鈴木太郎
小西一暢
石川雅文
泉裕子
高岡勇紀

Assignees

パナソニックインテレクチュアルプロパティコーポレーションオブアメリカ

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20220620
Priority Date: 20210929

Claims (20)

Computers Obtain first information regarding first equipment installed in a facility used by the user, Second information is obtained regarding a plurality of second devices installed outside the aforementioned facility, The second information includes installation location information indicating the location where each of the plurality of second devices is installed outside the facility, Based on the first and second information, a plurality of candidate devices that can replace the first device are determined from among the plurality of second devices. Location information indicating the user's location is obtained, Based on the location information and the installation location information, at least one of the candidate devices included in the plurality of candidate devices, which is installed at a predetermined distance from the user's current location, is selected as one or more recommended devices. The system outputs recommendation information , which recommends one or more of the aforementioned recommended devices to the user, to a terminal that notifies the user of the recommendation information . Information output method.
The first information includes the manufacturing date of the first device, The second information includes the manufacturing dates of each of the plurality of second devices. In determining the aforementioned multiple candidate devices, Of the aforementioned plurality of second devices, a plurality of second devices whose manufacturing date is newer than the manufacturing date of the first device are selected as the plurality of candidate devices. The information output method according to claim 1.
The first information further includes the service period and lifespan of the first device, In determining the aforementioned multiple candidate devices, If the ratio of the service period of the first device to the lifespan of the first device is greater than a predetermined ratio, then among the plurality of second devices, a plurality of second devices whose manufacturing date is newer than the manufacturing date of the first device are selected as the plurality of candidate devices. The information output method according to claim 2.
The first information includes the set of functions of the first device, The second information includes the set of functions that each of the plurality of second devices has, In determining the aforementioned multiple candidate devices, From among the plurality of second devices, a plurality of second devices having functions that the first device does not have are selected as the plurality of candidate devices. The information output method according to claim 1.
The first information includes the set of functions of the first device, The second information includes a set of functions possessed by each of the plurality of second devices and one or more predetermined characteristic functions possessed by each of the plurality of second devices. In determining the aforementioned multiple candidate devices, From among the plurality of second devices, a plurality of second devices having functions that the first device does not have and that are included in the one or more characteristic functions are selected as the plurality of candidate devices. The information output method according to claim 1.
The first information includes the set of functions of the first device and the attributes of one or more users who use the facility. The second information includes a set of functions possessed by each of the plurality of second devices, and a set of beneficial functions which are predetermined sets of functions that are beneficial to the attributes of each of the one or more users possessed by each of the plurality of second devices. In determining the aforementioned multiple candidate devices, From among the one or more second devices, a plurality of second devices having functions included in the beneficial function group that are beneficial to each of the attributes of the one or more users are selected as the plurality of candidate devices. The information output method according to any one of claims 2 to 5 .
In determining the aforementioned multiple candidate devices, Information indicating the rules set based on the first and second information is obtained, In accordance with the aforementioned rules, the plurality of candidate devices are selected from the plurality of second devices. The information output method according to claim 1.
In determining the aforementioned multiple candidate devices, The user sets rules based on the first and second information, In accordance with the aforementioned rules, the plurality of candidate devices are selected from the plurality of second devices. The information output method according to claim 1.
In the output of the aforementioned recommendation information, Furthermore, the user acquires history information indicating the history of using the first device, Furthermore, by referring to the history information, when it is detected that the frequency of use of the first device by the user in the most recent first period has changed by a predetermined frequency or more compared to the second period prior to the first period, the recommendation information is output. The information output method according to claim 1.
In the output of the aforementioned recommendation information, Furthermore, the computer receives response information indicating that the user has requested information about at least one of the recommended devices from the terminal to an external device. Furthermore, when the computer receives the response information , it outputs information recommending at least one recommended device to the terminal as the recommendation information. The information output method according to claim 1.
In the output of the aforementioned recommendation information, Furthermore, price information showing the prices of one or more of the aforementioned recommended devices is obtained periodically. Furthermore, when at least one of the recommended devices is detected whose price, as indicated by the price information, has been reduced by a predetermined percentage or more compared to the price indicated by the previously acquired price information, information recommending that at least one recommended device is output as the recommendation information. The information output method according to claim 1.
In the output of the aforementioned recommendation information, Furthermore, the recommendation information is output periodically. The information output method according to claim 1.
In the output of the aforementioned recommendation information, Furthermore, the computer accepts input via the terminal of information requesting the output of the recommendation information by the user, Furthermore, when the computer receives information requesting the output of the recommendation information, it outputs the recommendation information to the terminal . The information output method according to claim 1.
In the output of the aforementioned recommendation information, Furthermore, information is obtained indicating the set of functions that each of the recommended devices recommended by the recommendation information possesses. Furthermore, along with the aforementioned recommendation information, information recommending the aforementioned set of functions to be recommended is output. The information output method according to claim 1.
In the output of the aforementioned recommendation information, Furthermore, information is obtained indicating related product groups associated with each of the recommended equipment groups recommended by the aforementioned recommendation information. Furthermore, along with the aforementioned recommendation information, information recommending the aforementioned related product group is output. The information output method according to claim 1.
The first information includes the period of use of the first equipment, The second information includes the installation location of each of the plurality of second devices, Furthermore, the system acquires movement history information indicating the user's current location history and log information indicating the operating status of each of the multiple second devices. Furthermore, by referring to the first information, the second information, the movement history information, and the log information, the system stores information regarding at least one of the user's use and purchase of each of the recommended equipment groups recommended by the output recommendation information. The information output method according to claim 1.
The first information includes the period of use of the first equipment, The second information includes information regarding the installation location and purchase of each of the plurality of second devices. Furthermore, the system acquires movement history information indicating the user's current location history and log information indicating the operating status of each of the multiple second devices. Furthermore, by referring to the first information, the second information, the movement history information, and the log information, when it is detected that the user has used any of the recommended devices from the group of recommended devices recommended by the outputted recommendation information, information regarding the purchase of any of the recommended devices is output. The information output method according to claim 1.
Equipped with a processor, The aforementioned processor, Obtain first information regarding first equipment installed in a facility used by the user, Second information is obtained regarding a plurality of second devices installed outside the aforementioned facility, The second information includes installation location information indicating the location where each of the plurality of second devices is installed outside the facility, Based on the first and second information, a plurality of candidate devices that can replace the first device are determined from among the plurality of second devices. Location information indicating the user's location is obtained, Based on the location information and the installation location information, at least one of the candidate devices included in the plurality of candidate devices, which is installed at a predetermined distance from the user's current location, is selected as one or more recommended devices. The system outputs recommendation information , which recommends one or more of the aforementioned recommended devices to the user, to a terminal that notifies the user of the recommendation information . Information output device.
A program that makes a computer work, The aforementioned computer, Obtain first information regarding first equipment installed in a facility used by the user, Second information is obtained regarding a plurality of second devices installed outside the aforementioned facility, The second information includes installation location information indicating the location where each of the plurality of second devices is installed outside the facility, Based on the first and second information, a plurality of candidate devices that can replace the first device are determined from among the plurality of second devices. Location information indicating the user's location is obtained, Based on the location information and the installation location information, at least one of the candidate devices included in the plurality of candidate devices, which is installed at a predetermined distance from the user's current location, is selected as one or more recommended devices. The system outputs recommendation information , which recommends one or more of the aforementioned recommended devices to the user, to a terminal that notifies the user of the recommendation information . A program that makes it work in that way .
Computers Obtain first information regarding first equipment installed in a facility used by the user, Second information is obtained regarding a plurality of second devices installed outside the aforementioned facility, Based on the first and second information, a plurality of candidate devices that can replace the first device are determined from among the plurality of second devices. Location information indicating the user's location is obtained, We obtain information indicating the location of a designated group of facilities that encourage equipment replacement. Based on the location information and the information indicating the location of the predetermined group of facilities, when it is detected that the user's current location is within a predetermined first distance from at least one of the facilities in the group, one or more recommended devices are selected from the plurality of candidate devices that are installed within a predetermined second distance from at least one of the facilities. The system outputs recommendation information, which recommends one or more of the aforementioned recommended devices to the user, to a terminal that notifies the user of the recommendation information. Information output method.

Description

This disclosure relates to a technology for recommending devices to users. Technologies for notifying a user's terminal of information about their current location have been known for some time. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a method for extracting multiple pieces of information about the surrounding location of a terminal device and generating display data that displays this information on the terminal device. However, Patent Document 1 does not consider providing information to select and recommend a group of available external devices based on the equipment used by the user. Therefore, there is a problem in that it cannot recommend a group of devices installed outside the facility that can replace the equipment installed in the facility used by the user. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2021-76714 This disclosure was made to solve the above-mentioned problems and aims to present an information output method, information output device, and program that can recommend a group of devices installed outside the facility that can replace the equipment installed in the facility used by the user. An information output method according to one aspect of the present disclosure involves a computer acquiring first information relating to a first device installed in a facility used by a user, acquiring second information relating to a plurality of second devices installed outside the facility, determining one or more recommended devices from among the plurality of second devices that can replace the first device based on the first and second information, and outputting recommendation information recommending the one or more recommended devices to the user. This figure shows an example of the overall configuration of the equipment recommendation system according to the embodiment of this disclosure.This figure shows an example of the information stored in the first database.This figure shows an example of the information stored in the second database.This figure shows an example of the information stored in a log database.An example of a server configuration is shown in the block diagram.This figure shows an example of the information stored in a server's memory.This is a flowchart showing an example of the process for creating a list of candidate devices.This flowchart shows an example of the recommendation information output process. (Background leading to this disclosure) As mentioned above, technologies for notifying a user's terminal of information about their current location have been known for some time. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a method for extracting multiple pieces of information about the surrounding location of a terminal device and generating display data that displays these multiple pieces of information about the surrounding location of the terminal device on the terminal device. However, Patent Document 1 does not consider selecting a group of available external devices based on the equipment used by the user and providing information recommending such a group of devices. Therefore, even if the technology in Patent Document 1 can display information about a group of devices installed in facilities surrounding the facility used by the user, it is difficult to recommend a group of devices from among those that can replace the equipment installed in the facility used by the user. In particular, equipment such as toilets and bathtubs, which are difficult for users to install themselves and have a long service life, tend to be used for extended periods, making it difficult to gain user interest in new products. If new products installed outside the user's facility, which can replace such equipment, can be recommended, users are expected to try out the new products and become interested in replacing their equipment. Therefore, the inventors have diligently studied technologies for recommending to users a group of devices installed outside the facility that can replace the equipment installed within the facility, and have arrived at the following embodiments of this disclosure. An information output method according to one aspect of the present disclosure involves a computer acquiring first information relating to a first device installed in a facility used by a user, acquiring second information relating to a plurality of second devices installed outside the facility, determining one or more recommended devices from among the plurality of second devices that can replace the first device based on the first and second information, and outputting recommendation information recommending the one or more recommended devices to the user. According to this configuration, based on first information concerning a first device installed in a facility used by the user and second information concerning a plurality of second devices installed outside the facility, it is possible to appropriately determine one or more recommended devices that can replace the first device from among the plurality of