Content processing device, content processing method, computer-readable recording medium, and integrated circuit for processing at least one of more contents

A content processing method to be executed by a content processing device for processing at least one or more contents, comprising:

• a step of allowing a user to input a content by an input section;
• a sharing user information managing step of managing, by a sharing user information managing section, sharing user information relating to at least one or more sharing users who share the content inputted from the input section;
• a content information managing step of managing subject information relating to a subject included in the content by a content information managing section;
• a social information managing step of managing social information which specifies a relationship between the users, and a degree of intimacy between the users by a social information managing section, the degree of intimacy being a digitized value representing intimacy between the users;
• a content appropriateness degree calculating step of extracting a sharing user who does not appear in the subject of the content as an unappearing sharing user, and of calculating a content appropriateness degree by a content appropriateness degree calculating section in such a manner that a value for the content appropriateness degree decreases, as the degree of intimacy between the extracted unappearing sharing user and the subject increases, with use of the subject information and the sharing user information, the content appropriateness degree being a digitized value representing a degree of appropriateness of the content to be shared between the sharing users;
• a priority determining step of calculating a content evaluation value with use of the calculated content appropriateness degree, and of determining a priority relating to output of the content based on the calculated content evaluation value by a priority determining section;
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• an output control step of controlling the output of the content by an output control section, based on the priority determined by the priority determining section.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium which stores a content processing program which causes a computer to function as a content processing device for processing at least one or more contents, the content processing device comprising:

• a sharing user information managing section which manages sharing user information relating to at least one or more sharing users who share a content inputted from an input section;
• a content information managing section which manages subject information relating to a subject included in the content;
• a social information managing section which manages social information which specifies a relationship between the users, and a degree of intimacy between the users, the degree of intimacy being a digitized value representing intimacy between the users;
• a content appropriateness degree calculating section which extracts a sharing user who does not appear in the subject of the content as an unappearing sharing user, and which calculates a content appropriateness degree in such a manner that a value for the content appropriateness degree decreases, as the degree of intimacy between the extracted unappearing sharing user and the subject increases, with use of the subject information and the sharing user information, the content appropriateness degree being a digitized value representing a degree of appropriateness of the content to be shared between the sharing users;
• a priority determining section which calculates a content evaluation value with use of the calculated content appropriateness degree, and which determines a priority relating to output of the content based on the calculated content evaluation value;
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• an output control section which controls the output of the content, based on the priority determined by the priority determining section.

An integrated circuit of a content processing device for processing at least one or more contents, comprising:

• a sharing user information managing section which manages sharing user information relating to at least one or more sharing users who share a content inputted from an input section;
• a content information managing section which manages subject information relating to a subject included in the content;
• a social information managing section which manages social information which specifies a relationship between the users, and a degree of intimacy between the users, the degree of intimacy being a digitized value representing intimacy between the users;
• a content appropriateness degree calculating section which extracts a sharing user who does not appear in the subject of the content as an unappearing sharing user, and which calculates a content appropriateness degree in such a manner that a value for the content appropriateness degree decreases, as the degree of intimacy between the extracted unappearing sharing user and the subject increases, with use of the subject information and the sharing user information, the content appropriateness degree being a digitized value representing a degree of appropriateness of the content to be shared between the sharing users;
• a priority determining section which calculates a content evaluation value with use of the calculated content appropriateness degree, and which determines a priority relating to output of the content based on the calculated content evaluation value;
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• an output control section which controls the output of the content, based on the priority determined by the priority determining section.