Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

An information processing method for storing information provided from different kinds of information sources in a database and for executing processing on stored information, comprising:

• an information storing step for storing information provided from the information sources by corresponding to data for identifying information providing sources;
• an evaluation data obtaining step for obtaining evaluation data for the information stored in the provided information database;
• a reliability computing step for computing reliability of the provided information based on the evaluation data;
• and
• a highly-reliable-information-source extracting step for extracting a highly-reliable information source from the information providing sources of the information stored in the provided information database based on the reliability data calculated by the reliability computing step.

A data communication terminal apparatus connected to an information processor having:

• a provided information database storing information provided from the information sources by corresponding to data for identifying information providing sources;
• evaluation data obtaining means for obtaining evaluation data for the information stored in the provided information database;
• reliability computing means for computing reliability of the provided information based on the evaluation data;
• and
• highly-reliable-information-source extracting means for extracting a highly-reliable information source from the information providing sources of the information stored in the provided information database based on the reliability data calculated by the reliability computing means,
• the data communication terminal apparatus comprising:
• information obtaining means for obtaining the information from the information processor;
• information disclosing means for performing processing for disclosing a content of the information to an evaluator who performs evaluation processing on the obtained information;
• input means for inputting an evaluation for the information;
• and
• information sending means for sending the evaluation of the information to the information obtaining device as the evaluation data.

A data communication terminal apparatus connected to an information processor having:

• a provided information database storing information provided from the information sources by corresponding to data for identifying information providing sources;
• evaluation data obtaining means for obtaining evaluation data for the information stored in the provided information database;
• reliability computing means for computing reliability of the provided information based on the evaluation data;
• and
• highly-reliable-information-source extracting means for extracting a highly-reliable information source from the information providing sources of the information stored in the provided information database based on the reliability data calculated by the reliability computing means,
• the information processor being arranged to perform processing for receiving a question from a user, selecting a highly reliable information source extracted by the highly-reliable-information-source extracting means in accordance with a category of the question, transferring the question to an information source registered as the selected highly reliable information source, and transferring an answer obtained from the information source to the user,
• the data communication terminal apparatus comprising:
• question receiving means for receiving a question from the user, which is transferred from the information processor to the highly reliable information source;
• question presenting means for presenting the question to a question answerer;
• input means for inputting an answer to the question;
• and
• answer sending means for sending an answer input through the input means to the information processor.

A data communication terminal apparatus connected to an information processor having:

• a provided information database storing information provided from the information sources by corresponding to data for identifying information providing sources;
• evaluation data obtaining means for obtaining evaluation data for the information stored in the provided information database;
• reliability computing means for computing reliability of the provided information based on the evaluation data;
• and
• highly-reliable-information-source extracting means for extracting a highly-reliable information source from the information providing sources of the information stored in the provided information database based on the reliability data calculated by the reliability computing means,
• the information processor being arranged to perform processing for receiving a question from a user, selecting a highly reliable information source extracted by the highly-reliable-information-source extracting means in accordance with a category of the question, transferring the question to an information source registered as the selected highly reliable information source, and transferring an answer obtained from the information source to the user,
• the data communication terminal apparatus comprising:
• input means for inputting a question from the user;
• question sending means for sending the question to the information obtaining means;
• answer receiving means for receiving an answer to the question from the information processor;
• and
• answer presenting means for presenting an answer received through the answer receiving means to the user.

A program for, on a computer system, storing information provided from different kinds of information sources in a database and for executing processing on stored information, comprising:

• an information storing step for storing information provided from the information sources by corresponding to data for identifying information providing sources;
• an evaluation data obtaining step for obtaining evaluation data for the information stored in the provided information database;
• a reliability computing step for computing reliability of the provided information based on the evaluation data;
• and
• a highly-reliable-information-source extracting step for extracting a highly-reliable information source from the information providing sources of the information stored in the provided information database based on the reliability data calculated by the reliability computing step.

A program recording medium storing a program for, on a computer system, storing information provided from different kinds of information sources in a database and for executing processing on stored information, the program comprising:

• an information storing step for storing information provided from the information sources by corresponding to data for identifying information providing sources;
• an evaluation data obtaining step for obtaining evaluation data for the information stored in the provided information database;
• a reliability computing step for computing reliability of the provided information based on the evaluation data;
• and
• a highly-reliable-information-source extracting step for extracting a highly-reliable information source from the information providing sources of the information stored in the provided information database based on the reliability data calculated by the reliability computing step.