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1. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
a log acquiring unit configured to acquire log information indicating a usage pattern of a first application in a mobile electronic device from the mobile electronic device; a characterization unit configured to analyze a usage characteristic of the first application in the mobile electronic device based on the log information acquired from the mobile electronic device, the usage characteristic including a characteristic related to a timing of usage; and a recommendation-information creating unit configured to
determine a second application whose usage in the mobile electronic device is recommended based on an analysis result of the characterization unit and an evaluation value calculated using a result of analyzing usage patterns of a plurality of applications in a plurality of mobile electronic devices,determine a timing of presenting information related to the second application in the mobile electronic device based on the analysis result of the characterization unit, andcreate recommendation information including information related to the second application and information related to the determined timing, wherein the recommendation-information creating unit is configured to calculate the evaluation value as a weighted sum of
a degree of matching between (i) a region where the second application is used by the plurality of mobile electronic devices and (ii) a region corresponding to the usage characteristic of the first application by the mobile electronic device, anda degree of matching between (i) a time period where the second application is used by the plurality of mobile electronic devices and (ii) a time period corresponding to the usage characteristic of the first application by the mobile electronic device. |
