System and method for providing electronic content
The system according to an embodiment of the present invention may more appropriately provide recommendation information of contents based on use status of the contents by a plurality of users. The system includes a service provision control unit for controlling provision of services, an information storage unit for storing information, a recommended content selection unit for selecting recommended games based on closeness information between the users and use degree information by the users for each game, a recommended content information sending unit for sending content recommendation information including information specifying recommended games, a recommended user selection unit for selecting recommended users based on the use degree information, a recommended user information sending unit for user recommendation information including information specifying the recommended users, and a relationship request information sending unit for sending relationship request information in response to a request for setting a friend with the recommended users.
1. A system for providing a plurality of electronic contents to a plurality of users each operating a respective terminal device communicatively connected to the system, the system comprising:
an information storage unit configured to store at least closeness information specifying closeness between the plurality of users and use degree information specifying degree of use of each of the plurality of electronic contents by each of the plurality of users; and
one or more computer processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
select one or more electronic contents to be recommended to one user from the plurality of electronic contents based at least on the closeness information and the use degree information;
send, to the terminal device operated by the one user, content recommendation information including information specifying the recommended electronic contents;
select one or more other users to be recommended to the one user from the plurality of users based at least on the use degree information; and
send, to the terminal device operated by the one user, user recommendation information including information specifying the recommended other users,
wherein the user recommendation information is sent to the terminal device as screen data of a particular screen containing the user recommendation information and enabling the one user to make a request for setting, a particular relationship with the recommended other users, the relationship impacting the closeness between the one user and the recommended other users,
in addition to the recommended other users, one or more electronic contents are selected to be introduced as electronic contents used by both the one user and the recommended other users from the plurality of electronic contents, and
the user recommendation information includes information specifying the introduced electronic contents.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein
the system provides a communication platform for implementing a particular communication between the plurality of users, in addition to the plurality of electronic contents; and
the particular screen is configured to enable the one user to make a request for setting the particular relationship with the recommended users in the communication platform.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the particular screen is configured to enable the one user to make a request for setting the particular relationship with the recommended users in the electronic contents.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein
the one or more computer processors are further configured to send, to the terminal device operated by the recommended other user, relationship request information including information specifying the one user and information specifying the introduced electronic contents, in response to a request for setting the particular relationship with the recommended other users from the one user.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more computer processors are further configured by the machine-readable instructions to
select, from the plurality of users, one or more other users to be introduced as users using the recommended electronic contents, in addition to the recommended electronic contents; and, wherein
the content recommendation information includes information specifying the introduced other users.
6. A method using one or more computers for providing a plurality of electronic contents to a plurality of users each operating a respective terminal device communicatively connected, the method comprising:
storing at least closeness information specifying closeness between the plurality of users and use degree information specifying degree of use of each of the plurality of electronic contents by each of the plurality of users;
selecting one or more electronic contents to be recommended to one user from the plurality of electronic contents based at least on the closeness information and the use degree information;
sending, to the terminal device operated by the one user, content recommendation information including information specifying the recommended electronic contents;
selecting one or more other users to be recommended to the one user from the plurality of users based at least on the use degree information; and
sending, to the terminal device operated by the one user, user recommendation information including information specifying the recommended other users,
wherein sending the user recommendation information includes sending, to the terminal device, screen data of a particular screen containing the user recommendation information and enabling the one user to make a request for setting, a particular relationship with the recommended other users, the relationship impacting the closeness between the one user and the recommended other users,
in addition to the recommended other users, one or more electronic contents are selected to be introduced as electronic contents used by both the one user and the recommended other users from the plurality of electronic contents, and
the user recommendation information includes information specifying the introduced electronic contents.