| US 7,580,955 B2 | ||
| Information processing apparatus, system and method, and recording medium | ||
| Tetsujiro Kondo, Tokyo (Japan); and Koji Ohta, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 21, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/232,380. | ||
| Application 11/232380 is a continuation of application No. 09/948393, filed on Sep. 07, 2001, granted, now 6,990,489. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2000-272959 (JP), filed on Sep. 08, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0015508 A1, Jan. 19, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 707—104.1 [707/1; 707/3; 707/8; 707/10; 709/201] | 17 Claims |
| 1. An information processing apparatus for providing content data to a terminal device, said information processing apparatus
comprising:
a content data storage unit configured to store a plurality of pieces of content data;
a communication unit configured to transmit the content data stored in said content data storage unit to a plurality of terminal
devices and for receiving input information from a user for the transmitted content data;
an input information storage unit configured to store said input information received by said communication unit for said
user;
an analysis unit configured to analyze a preference of a target user on the basis of the input information of a similar user,
wherein the input information of the similar user resembles the input information of said target user stored in said input
information storage unit; and
a processing unit configured to change a body of content data to be transmitted to said terminal device as a function of analysis
results by said analysis unit.
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