Information recommendation device, information recommendation system, and information recommendation method

An information recommendation method comprising:

• calculating, by a computer executing a control program, for each of a plurality of content items being broadcasted, a first evaluation value which is defined depending on a user, the first evaluation value being calculated, for each of the content items, to be greater, as relevance between the content item and a preference of the user or a past viewing history of the user is higher;
• calculating, by the computer, for each of the content items, a second evaluation value which is defined based on a current reaction of public toward the content item;
• determining, by the computer, a recommended content item based on the first evaluation value calculated in the calculating of a first evaluation value and the second evaluation value calculated in the calculating of a second evaluation value, the recommended content item being a content item recommended to the user for viewing;
• and
• outputting the determined recommended content item for displaying on a display, wherein:
• the calculating the second evaluation value comprises:
• calculating, by the computer, the second evaluation value by using a current viewing status toward the content item as the reaction;
• selecting, by the computer, two or more of the content items based on the first evaluation value;
• and
• calculating, by the computer, the second evaluation value, for each of the two or more of the content items, to be greater, as the number of viewers of the content item is greater, and
• the determining a recommended content item comprises determining the first broadcasting program as the recommended content item, when (i) the first evaluation value for a first broadcasting program is greater than, by a first threshold or more, the first evaluation value for a second broadcasting program, and (ii) the second evaluation value for the second broadcasting program is not greater than the second evaluation value for the first broadcasting program, the first broadcasting program and the second broadcasting program being included in the plurality of content items and being different from each other.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for use in a computer, the recording medium having a computer program recorded thereon, wherein:

• wherein the computer program, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform:
• calculating, for each of a plurality of content items being broadcasted, a first evaluation value which is defined depending on a user, the first evaluation value being calculated, for each of the content items, to be greater, as relevance between the content item and a preference of the user or a past viewing history of the user is higher;
• calculating, for each of the content items, a second evaluation value which is defined based on a current reaction of public toward the content item;
• determining a recommended content item based on the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value, the recommended content item being a content item recommended to the user for viewing;
• and
• outputting the determined recommended content item for displaying on a display, the calculating the second evaluation value comprises:
• calculating, by the computer, the second evaluation value by using a current viewing status toward the content item as the reaction;
• selecting, by the computer, two or more of the content items based on the first evaluation value;
• and
• calculating, by the computer, the second evaluation value, for each of the two or more of the content items, to be greater, as the number of viewers of the content item is greater, and
• the determining a recommended content item comprises determining the first broadcasting program as the recommended content item, when (i) the first evaluation value for a first broadcasting program is greater than, by a first threshold or more, the first evaluation value for a second broadcasting program, and (ii) the second evaluation value for the second broadcasting program is not greater than the second evaluation value for the first broadcasting program, the first broadcasting program and the second broadcasting program being included in the plurality of content items and being different from each other.