Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information providing system, machine learning device, and inference device

An information processing method comprising:

• acquiring, using processing circuitry, equipment data and equipment buyer data,
• the equipment data including information on a function included in equipment and performance of the equipment, and
• the equipment buyer data including information on an effect of the equipment obtained for an equipment buyer having already purchased the equipment, information on a first use environment of the purchased equipment, and information on the purchased equipment;
• generating, using the processing circuitry, information on an effect to be provided to a potential equipment buyer based on the information on the effect and the information on the first use environment of the purchased equipment in correlation to each other that are included in the equipment buyer data, and based on information on a second use environment different from the first use environment and in which the potential equipment buyer anticipates using under consideration equipment corresponding to the purchased equipment, the equipment buyer data being acquired from the equipment buyer having already purchased equipment with a desired function and performance desired by the potential equipment buyer who is considering purchasing the under consideration equipment;
• and
• outputting, using the processing circuitry, the generated information on the effect to be provided to the potential equipment buyer to an electronic terminal of the potential equipment buyer for the potential equipment buyer to determine whether to purchase the under consideration equipment,
• wherein the generating information on the effect to be provided to the potential equipment buyer includes converting by calculation the information on the effect based on the information on the first use environment of the equipment included in the equipment buyer data in relation to the second use environment in which the potential equipment buyer anticipates using the under consideration equipment.

An information providing system comprising:

• an equipment buyer terminal to acquire equipment buyer data from an equipment buyer, the equipment buyer data including information on an effect obtained for the equipment buyer having already purchased equipment, information on a first use environment of the purchased equipment, and information on the purchased equipment;
• a potential equipment buyer terminal to acquire, from a potential equipment buyer who is considering purchasing under consideration equipment corresponding to the purchased equipment, information on equipment with a function and performance desired by the potential equipment buyer;
• and
• an information processing apparatus to
• generate, based on the equipment buyer data acquired by the equipment buyer terminal, information on an effect obtained when the potential equipment buyer purchases the under consideration equipment corresponding to the information on the equipment acquired by the potential equipment buyer terminal, and
• output the generated information on the effect to be provided to the potential equipment buyer to the potential equipment buyer for the potential equipment buyer to determine whether to purchase the under consideration equipment, wherein
• the information processing apparatus includes:
• a memory to hold equipment data and the equipment buyer data acquired by the equipment buyer terminal, the equipment data including information on a function included in equipment and performance of the equipment;
• and
• a processor to generate information on an effect to be provided to the potential equipment buyer based on the information on the effect and the information on the first use environment of equipment that are included in the equipment buyer data and information on a second use environment different from the first use environment and in which the potential equipment buyer anticipates using the equipment, the equipment buyer data being acquired by the equipment buyer terminal from the equipment buyer having already purchased the equipment with the function and the performance desired by the potential equipment buyer,
• wherein the generation of the information on the effect to be provided to the potential equipment buyer includes converting by calculation the information on the effect based on the information on the first use environment of the equipment included in the equipment buyer data in relation to the second use environment in which the potential equipment buyer anticipates using the under consideration equipment.