Information notification system and information notification method

Abstract

A notification-purpose user state managing apparatus, a notification controlling apparatus, an information notification apparatus, an information notification system and an information notification method capable of reducing an unpleasant feeling and a burden and encouraging a user to recognize information are provided. The information notification system includes a notification-purpose user state managing apparatus including user's internal state assuming means for assuming a user's internal state based on an observable state element and user's notification utility assuming means for assuming utility to a user receiving information when information is notified based on the user's internal state; and a notification controlling apparatus including notification executing means for determining whether or not information is notified based on the utility and notifying information based on the determination. Whether notified information is renotified is determined based on the result of assumption of user's information recognizability, whereby it is not necessarily required to use a specified user's reaction indicating that information has been received, and whether information has been received is assumed, and if it is determined that information has not been received, notified information is renotified, whereby a possibility that the user recognizes information can be increased.

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