Information providing device, information providing method, and computer program

An information providing apparatus for providing added-value information associated with content viewing selection, comprising:

• a viewing log information acquiring block for acquiring a viewing log associated with viewing of content by a user;
• a content-associated information acquiring block for acquiring information associated with each piece of content included in a viewing log;
• an added-value information generating block for measuring an appearance frequency for each attribute type in content-associated information aggregated for each user to generate added information associated with content viewing selection on the basis of a predetermined number of attribute values of attribute values ranked high in appearance frequency in each attribute type;
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• a presentation-information transmitting block for transmitting a signal to present added-information to a user.

An information providing method for providing added-value information associated with content viewing selection, comprising:

• a viewing log information acquiring step for acquiring a viewing log associated with viewing of content by a user;
• a content associated information acquiring step for acquiring information associated with each piece of content included in a viewing log;
• an added-information generating step for measuring an appearance frequency for each attribute type in content-associated information aggregated for each user to generate added information associated with content viewing selection on the basis of a predetermined number of attribute values of attribute values ranked high in appearance frequency in each attribute type;
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• a presentation-information transmitting step for outputting a signal to present added-information to a user.

A computer program written in a computer-readable form for making a computer system execute processing for providing added-information associated with content viewing selection, comprising:

• a viewing log information acquiring step for acquiring a viewing log associated with viewing of content by a user;
• a content associated information acquiring step for acquiring information associated with each piece of content included in a viewing log;
• an added-information generating step for measuring an appearance frequency for each attribute type in content-associated information aggregated for each user to generate added information associated with content viewing selection on the basis of a predetermined number of attribute values of attribute values ranked high in appearance frequency in each attribute type;
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• a presentation-information transmitting step for outputting a signal to present added-information to a user.