Chronology providing method, chronology providing apparatus, and recording medium containing chronology providing program

摘要

A method for providing chronologic information that is generated by placing one or more pieces of related information according to information about elapsed time is provided. The method includes the steps of obtaining, by an obtaining unit, (i) basic information associating pieces of the related information with the information about time indicating positions on the chronologic information and (ii) information indicating a display form of the chronologic information; and providing, by a control unit, the chronologic information to a user by displaying the chronologic information in a display unit based on the information indicating a display form of the chronologic information by using the basic information.

主权项

1. A method for providing chronologic information, the method comprising acts, performed by at least one computer processor, of:
(i) obtaining basic information associating a plurality of pieces of information relating to a first user with information about time, the association defining chronologic information on which the plurality of pieces of information are positioned; (ii) analyzing the chronologic information to determine an initial display form of the chronologic information to a user other than the first user, the analyzing comprising identifying one or more first time periods during which a relatively greater number of the plurality of pieces of information relating to the first user was created and one or more second time periods during which a relatively lesser number of the plurality of pieces of information relating to the first user was created; (iii) generating information that indicates the initial display form of the chronologic information, and that comprises an identification of a subset of the plurality of pieces of information to be initially displayed to the user other than the first user, the subset comprising pieces of information created during the one or more first time periods; and (iv) providing at least a portion of the chronologic information to a display unit for display, the providing comprising employing the information generated in the act (iii) indicating the initial display form of the chronologic information to identify the at least a portion that is provided.