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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2013
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);
Kazunori Isogai, Kyoto, JP;
Motoji Ohmori, Osaka, JP;
Yuji Unagami, Osaka, JP;
Hideo Umetani, Osaka, JP;
Michiko Sasagawa, Osaka, JP;
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
An information-providing method provides a notification relating to an item owned by a user in accordance with change in condition of the item. The information-providing method is implemented on a computer system that stores therein notifications that are each linked to one of a plurality of levels expressing possible conditions of the item. In the information-providing method, condition information is acquired which indicates change in condition of the item resulting from aging or use. Judgment is performed as to whether a current time is a provision time at which a notification is to be provided to the user. Upon judging affirmatively, a level matching condition of the item at the provision time is selected from among the levels, based on the condition information, and a notification linked to the selected level is determined to be the notification that is provided.