# US 2021/0241236 A1 · Information presentation method, information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0241236 A1 - Document ID: US20210241236A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/015,083 - Filed: 2020-09-09 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-03 - Assignees: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yasuto ISHIBASHI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241236A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/40: Business processes related to social networking or social networking services - G01C 21/20: Instruments for performing navigational calculations (G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence) - G01C 21/362: {received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application} - G06F 3/0484: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range - G06Q 10/047: Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem - G06Q 10/1093: Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups - G06Q 30/0205: {based on location or geographical consideration} - G06Q 50/265: {Personal security, identity or safety} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An information presentation method is executed by a processor of an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus providing a service, the service presenting plural target persons who satisfy a criterion with a meeting place to meet at. The information presentation method includes acquiring information, the information being related to plural reference points designated by the plural target persons, determining a meeting place from at least one location, the at least one location being a location whose distances from the plural reference points designated by the plural target persons are all greater than or equal to the corresponding predetermined thresholds, and presenting the determined meeting place to each target person. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information presentation method executed by a processor of an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus providing a service, the service presenting a plurality of target persons who satisfy a criterion with a meeting place to meet at, the information presentation method comprising: acquiring information, the information being related to a plurality of reference points designated by the plurality of target persons; determining a meeting place from at least one location, the at least one location being a location whose distances from the plurality of reference points designated by the plurality of target persons are all greater than or equal to corresponding predetermined thresholds; and presenting the determined meeting place to each target person. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information presentation method according to claim 1, further comprising presenting a first screen to each target person, the first screen prompting the target person to enter a reference point. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information presentation method according to claim 2, further comprising accepting designation of a plurality of reference points through the first screen. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The information presentation method according to claim 1, further comprising presenting a second screen to each target person, the second screen accepting designation of a threshold. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The information presentation method according to claim 2, further comprising presenting a second screen to each target person, the second screen accepting designation of a threshold. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The information presentation method according to claim 4, further comprising presenting the second screen to each target person. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The information presentation method according to claim 4, further comprising, if each one target person designates a plurality of reference points, presenting the second screen for each reference point. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The information presentation method according to claim 4, further comprising presenting a threshold candidate on the second screen. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The information presentation method according to claim 8, further comprising changing, in accordance with a regional characteristic, a threshold candidate presented to each target person, the regional characteristic being a characteristic of a geographical region where the service is provided. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The information presentation method according to claim 9, wherein the regional characteristic comprises one of a population of the geographic region and a population density of the geographical region. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The information presentation method according to claim 9, wherein the regional characteristic comprises a station-to-station distance in the geographic region. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The information presentation method according to claim 1, further comprising, if a specific target person makes a setting of not considering how far a meeting place is from a reference point, determining a meeting place from at least one location, the at least one location being a location whose distances from a plurality of reference points designated by a plurality of other target persons excluding the specific target person are all greater than or equal to corresponding predetermined thresholds. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The information presentation method according to claim 12, further comprising presenting a third screen to each target person, the third screen accepting the setting of not considering how far a meeting place is from a reference point. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The information presentation method according to claim 1, further comprising determining a location to be a meeting place, the location being a location for which a number of routes available for traveling between the location and a reference point is greater than a number of locations for another location. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The information presentation method according to claim 14, further comprising counting the number of routes with the meeting place as a starting point. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The information presentation method according to claim 1, further comprising determining a location to be a meeting place, the location being a location with a shorter distance of route overlap with another target person than another location. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The information presentation method according to claim 1, further comprising determining a meeting place based on information related to a facility previously designated by each target person. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The information presentation method according to claim 1, further comprising, if the plurality of reference points designated by the plurality of target persons are placed on a map and connected by a plurality of line segments, determining a meeting place from two locations, the two locations including a location lying on an edge of a polygon and a location outside the polygon, the polygon being formed by connecting a plurality of outermost line segments of the plurality of line segments. ### Claim 19 An information processing apparatus comprising a processor, the processor being configured to acquire information, the information being related to a plurality of reference points designated by a plurality of target persons, the plurality of target persons being a plurality of users of a service who satisfy a criterion, the service presenting a meeting place for the plurality of target persons to meet at, determine a meeting place from at least one location, the at least one location being a location whose distances from the plurality of reference points designated by the plurality of target persons are all greater than or equal to corresponding predetermined thresholds, and present the determined meeting place to each target person. ### Claim 20 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising: acquiring information, the information being related to a plurality of reference points designated by a plurality of target persons, the plurality of target persons being a plurality of users of a service who satisfy a criterion, the service presenting a meeting place for the plurality of target persons to meet at, determining a meeting place from at least one location, the at least one location being a location whose distances from the plurality of reference points designated by the plurality of target persons are all greater than or equal to corresponding predetermined thresholds; and presenting the determined meeting place to each target person.