Data Collection Method and Apparatus
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsNobuaki KOHINATA, Yoshimasa MASUOKA
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Abstract
Example implementations described herein are directed to collection of social media information based on a social media event. The example implementations provide for the service of digital marketing, especially for public sector marketing in which it may be necessary to collect user's needs and opinions at the early stage. The example implementations may determine a start time for collection of social media based on the social media event, as well as a stop time.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a memory configured to store information for inferring a restoring status;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- determine a start time for collecting social media information associated with a social event, based on a calculation of a transition of the social event to the restoring status, the calculation based on the information for inferring the restoring status stored in the memory;
- and
- activate collection of the social media information related to the social event from the determined start time.
A computer readable storage medium, storing instructions for executing a process, the instructions comprising:
- determining a start time for collecting social media information associated with a social event, based on a calculation of a transition of the social event to the restoring status, the calculation based on information for inferring the restoring status;
- and
- activating collection of the social media information related to the social event from the determined start time.
A method, comprising:
- determining a start time for collecting social media information associated with a social event, based on a calculation of a transition of the social event to the restoring status, the calculation based on information for inferring the restoring status;
- and
- activating collection of the social media information related to the social event from the determined start time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.