JP2018032125A - Program, information processing method, and information processing terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow the identity of a communication opposite party to be confirmed at prescribed timing.SOLUTION: An information processing terminal performs, in a messaging service, the steps of: receiving an authentication request for a user operating an information processing terminal from another information processing terminal communicating content with the information processing terminal; restricting a prescribed function of the information processing terminal; and removing the restriction on the prescribed function if it is determined that the restriction on the prescribed function is removed on the basis of removal information received from the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a program, an information processing method, and an information processing terminal.

  With the spread of terminals such as smartphones, electronic mails, SNS (Social Network Service) messages, and the like are frequently transmitted and received between terminals.

  In order to confirm the user status, it has been proposed to transmit a message addressed to the user and determine the user status based on the operation of the user terminal that received the message. For example, in Patent Document 1, a server that receives a request from one terminal transmits a safety confirmation message to a user of another terminal, and the server accepts a login from the other terminal that has received the message, When login is successful, it is proposed that the user of another terminal is determined to be in a normal state and the determination result is notified to one terminal.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-82505

  By the way, there is a problem in that a user impersonating another user transmits a message using another user's terminal. The user of the terminal that has received the message set as the sender of another user can verify the identity of the user of the sender of the message from the content of the message and the reception status of the message. I could not confirm.

  According to the methods proposed in the past, it is possible to check the status of other users, but it is difficult to check the identity of the user of the communication partner when sending and receiving messages and the like between terminals. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a program, an information processing method, and an information processing terminal that can execute confirmation of the identity of a communication partner at a predetermined timing.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, an information processing terminal sends an authentication request for a user operating the information processing terminal from another information processing terminal that transmits and receives content to and from the information processing terminal in a messaging service. A step of receiving, a step of restricting a predetermined function of the information processing terminal, and a predetermined function when it is determined that the restriction of the predetermined function is released based on release information received from the user. A program for executing the step of releasing the restriction on the function is provided.

  It is possible to provide a program, an information processing method, and an information processing terminal that can execute identity verification of a communication partner at a predetermined timing.

It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the communication system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement sequence which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement sequence which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement sequence which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement flow which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen display of the terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional block of the service provision server which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the response management table and user information management table which concern on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement sequence which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen display of the terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen display of the terminal which concerns on embodiment.

[Outline of Embodiment]
<Compliance of communication secrets>
It should be noted that the implementation of the embodiments described herein is performed in compliance with legal matters relating to communication secrets.

  Embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system 1 according to an aspect of an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the communication system 1, the server 10 and the terminal 20 (terminal 20A, terminal 20B, terminal 20C) are connected via the network 2. The server 10 provides the terminal 20 used by the user via the network 2 with a service for transmitting / receiving contents such as messages, still images, moving images, and stamps between the terminals 20, for example, SNS (Social Network Service). To do. The number of terminals 20 connected to the network 2 is not limited.

  The network 2 serves to connect one or more terminals 20 and one or more servers 10. That is, the network 2 means a communication network that provides a connection path so that data can be transmitted and received after the terminal 20 is connected to the server 10.

  For example, one or more portions of the network 2 may be a wired network or a wireless network. The network 2 includes an ad hoc network, an intranet, an extranet, a virtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), and a wireless LAN (WLAN). ), Wide area network (WAN), wireless WAN (wireless WAN: WWAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), part of the Internet, public switched telephone network (PSTN) Mobile phone networks, ISDNs (integrated service digital networks), wireless LANs, LTE (long term evolution) CDMA (code division multiple access), Bluetooth (Bluetooth®), satellite communications, etc., or these Two or more combinations Mukoto can. However, in the present invention, the network 2 is not limited to these. The network 2 can include one or more networks 2.

  The terminal 20 (terminal 20A, terminal 20B, terminal 20C) may be any terminal as long as it is an information processing terminal capable of realizing the functions described in the following embodiments. The terminal 20 is typically a smartphone, and in addition, a mobile phone (eg, a feature phone), a computer (eg, a desktop, a laptop, a tablet, etc.), a media computer platform (eg, a cable, a satellite set-top box, a digital phone) Video recorders), handheld computer devices (eg, personal digital assistants (PDAs), email clients, etc.), wearable terminals (glasses-type devices, watch-type devices, etc.), other types of computers, or communication platforms. However, in the embodiment, the terminal 20 is not limited to these. Further, the terminal 20 may be expressed as the information processing terminal 20.

  Since the configurations of the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B, and the terminal 20C are basically the same, in the following description, they are referred to as the terminal 20, and the terminal 20A is the own terminal 20A and the terminal 20B is the other terminal 20B as necessary. The terminal 20C will be described as another terminal 20C.

  The server 10 has a function of providing a predetermined service to the terminal 20. The server 10 may be any device as long as it is an information processing device that can realize the functions described in the following embodiments. The server 10 is typically a server device, in addition to a computer (for example, a desktop, a laptop, a tablet, etc.), a media computer platform (for example, a cable, a satellite set-top box, a digital video recorder), a handheld computer device ( For example, PDA, e-mail client, etc.), or other types of computers or communication platforms. However, in the embodiment, the server 10 is not limited to these. Further, the server 10 may be expressed as an information processing apparatus.

<HW (Hardware) configuration>
The HW configuration of each device included in the communication system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

(1) HW configuration of terminal The terminal 20 includes a control device (CPU: central processing unit) 207, a storage device 208, a communication I / F (interface) 201, an input / output device 202, a display device 203, and a microphone. 204, a speaker 205, and a camera 206. The components of the HW of the terminal 20 are connected to each other via a bus B, for example.

  The communication I / F 201 transmits and receives various data via the network 2. The communication may be executed either by wire or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be executed.

  The input / output device 202 includes an input device that inputs various operations to the terminal 20 and an output device that outputs a processing result processed by the terminal 20. In the input / output device 202, the input device and the output device may be integrated, or the input device and the output device may be separated.

  The input device is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices that can receive input from a user and transmit information related to the input to the control device 207. The input device is typically realized by a touch panel or the like, detects contact by a pointing tool such as a user's finger or stylus and the contact position, and transmits the coordinates of the contact position to the control device 207. On the other hand, the input device may be realized by an input device other than the touch panel. The input device includes, for example, hardware keys typified by a keyboard and the like, a pointing device such as a mouse, a camera (operation input via a moving image), and a microphone (operation input by sound). However, the input device is not limited to these.

  The output device is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices that can output the processing result processed by the control device 207. The output device is typically realized by a touch panel or the like. On the other hand, the output device may be realized by an output device other than the touch panel. For example, a speaker (audio output), a lens (for example, 3D (three dimensions) output or hologram output), a printer, and the like can be included. However, the output device is not limited to these.

  The display device 203 is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices that can display according to the display data written in the frame buffer. The display device 203 is typically realized by a monitor (for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic electroluminescence display (OELD)). The display device 203 may be a head mounted display (HDM). In addition, the display device 203 may be realized by a device that can display an image, text information, or the like in projection mapping, a hologram, air, or the like (which may be a vacuum). Note that these display devices 203 may be capable of displaying display data in 3D. However, the display device 203 is not limited to these.

  When the input / output device 202 is a touch panel, the input / output device 202 and the display device 203 may be arranged to face each other with substantially the same size and shape.

  The control device 207 has a physically structured circuit for executing a function realized by a code or an instruction included in the program, and is realized by, for example, a data processing device built in hardware. .

  The control device 207 is typically a central processing unit (CPU), and in addition, a microprocessor, a processor core, a multiprocessor, an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), an FPGA. (Field programmable gate array) may be used. However, the control device 207 is not limited to these.

  The storage device 208 has a function of storing various programs and various data necessary for the operation of the terminal 20. The storage device # is realized by various storage media such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, a random access memory (RAM), and a read only memory (ROM). However, the storage device 208 is not limited to these.

  The terminal 20 stores the program in the storage device 208, and by executing the program, the control device 207 executes processing as each unit included in the control device. That is, the program stored in the storage device 208 causes the terminal 20 to realize each function executed by the control device 207.

The microphone 204 is used for inputting voice data. The speaker 205 is used for outputting audio data. The camera 206 is used for acquiring moving image data.
(2) Server HW configuration
The server 10 includes a control device (CPU) 104, a storage device 105, a communication I / F (interface) 103, an input / output device 101, and a display 102.

  The control device 104 has a physically structured circuit for executing functions realized by codes or instructions included in the program, and is realized by, for example, a data processing device built in hardware. .

  The control device 104 is typically a central processing unit (CPU), and may be a microprocessor, a processor core, a multiprocessor, an ASIC, or an FPGA. However, the control device 104 is not limited to these.

  The storage device 105 has a function of storing various programs and various data necessary for the server 10 to operate. The storage device 105 is realized by various storage media such as an HDD, an SSD, or a flash memory. However, the storage device 105 is not limited to these.

  The communication I / F 103 transmits and receives various data via the network 2. The communication may be executed either by wire or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be executed.

  The input / output device 101 is realized by a device that inputs various operations to the server 10. The input / output device 101 is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices that can receive input from a user and transmit information related to the input to the control device 104. The input / output device 101 is typically realized by a hardware key represented by a keyboard or the like, or a pointing device such as a mouse. Note that the input / output device 101 may include, for example, a touch panel, a camera (operation input via a moving image), a microphone (operation input by sound), or the like. However, the input / output device 101 is not limited to these.

  The display 102 is typically realized by a monitor (for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic electroluminescence display (OELD)). The display 102 may be a head mounted display (HDM) or the like. Note that these displays 102 may be capable of displaying display data in 3D. However, the display 102 is not limited to these.

  In the present embodiment and the embodiments to be described later, the description will be given assuming that the server 10 and / or the CPU (104A, 207A) of the terminal 20 executes the program.

  In the server 10 and / or the terminal 20, the control device (104, 207) is formed not only in the CPU (104A, 207A) but also in an integrated circuit (IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, LSI (Large Scale Integration)) or the like. Each processing may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) or a dedicated circuit. These circuits may be realized by one or a plurality of integrated circuits, and the plurality of processes described in the above embodiments may be realized by a single integrated circuit. An LSI may also be referred to as a VLSI, super LSI, ultra LSI, or the like depending on the degree of integration.

  Further, the program (software program / computer program) of each embodiment may be provided in a state of being stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium can store the program in “a tangible medium that is not temporary”.

  The storage medium may be one or more semiconductor-based or other integrated circuits (ICs), such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or application specific ICs (ASICs), hard Disk drive (HDD), hybrid hard drive (HHD), optical disk, optical disk drive (ODD), magneto-optical disk, magneto-optical drive, floppy diskette, floppy disk drive (FDD), magnetic tape, solid state drive (SSD), RAM drive, secure digital card or drive, any other suitable storage medium, or any suitable combination of two or more thereof. The storage medium may be volatile, non-volatile, or a combination of volatile and non-volatile, where appropriate. The storage medium is not limited to these examples, and any device or medium may be used as long as it can store the program.

  For example, the server 10 and the terminal 20 read the program stored in the storage medium and execute the read program to realize the functions of the plurality of functional units described in the above embodiment.

Further, the program may be provided to the server 10 or the terminal 20 via any transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program.
For example, the server 10 or the terminal 20 executes a program downloaded via the Internet or the like, thereby realizing the functions of the plurality of functional units described in the above embodiments.

The present embodiment and the embodiments described later can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.
The program can be implemented using, for example, a script language such as ActionScript or JavaScript (registered trademark), an object-oriented programming language such as Objective-C or Java (registered trademark), or a markup language such as HTML5. However, the program is not limited to a program implemented using the language described above.

[First Embodiment]
The first embodiment relates to a communication control method used when content is transmitted and received between the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B using an SNS messenger function or the like. Specifically, when the terminal 20B receives a signal requesting confirmation from the terminal 20A whether the user operating the terminal 20B is the user B, the terminal 20B locks a predetermined function of the terminal 20B. The terminal 20B receives an unlocking instruction from the user together with information necessary for unlocking, and the terminal 20B determines whether or not unlocking is possible. Here, the lock of the predetermined function is to restrict the use of the predetermined function.

  The contents described in the first embodiment can also be applied to a second embodiment described later.

<Functional configuration>
(1) Functional configuration of terminal
A functional configuration of the terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The terminal 20 includes a communication processing unit 210, a reception processing unit 220, a display processing unit 230, a determination unit 240, and a control unit 250. These functions are realized by reading one or more programs stored in the storage device 208 and executing them by the control device 207 (for example, the CPU 207A). The terminal 20 has an information storage unit 260. The information storage unit 260 is realized by the storage device 208.

  The communication processing unit 210 has a function of executing communication with the server 10 via the network 2. The communication processing unit 210 transmits various data to the server 10 in accordance with instructions from the control unit 250. Further, the communication processing unit 210 receives various data transmitted from the server 10 and notifies the control unit 250 of the various data.

  The reception processing unit 220 identifies the instruction content received by the input / output device 202 from the user of the terminal 20, and notifies the control unit 250 and the like of the identification result.

  The display processing unit 230 generates display data in response to an instruction from the control unit 250 and displays the display data via the display device 203. The display processing unit 230 has a function of converting display data into pixel information and writing it into a frame buffer of the display device 203.

  When the determination unit 240 receives a request from another terminal 20 and a predetermined function of the terminal 20 is locked, and receives a lock release instruction from the user of the terminal 20, the determination unit 240 determines whether to release the lock. Make a decision. Specifically, when the reception processing unit 220 receives an input of information (release information) necessary for unlocking together with an unlocking instruction from the user of the terminal 20, the determination unit 240 is necessary for the input unlocking. Based on such information, it is determined whether or not the lock can be released. Here, the information necessary for unlocking includes, for example, a pre-registered passcode, a pre-registered user's personal information (for example, date of birth), and a pre-registered user's biometric information (for example, the date of birth). For example, fingerprint, iris, voice, vein pattern).

  When the information necessary for unlocking matches information such as a passcode registered in advance, the determining unit 240 determines that the unlocking is possible and causes the control unit 250 to unlock a predetermined function.

  The determination unit 240 may cause the server 10 to determine whether or not the lock release is possible, and may receive the determination result. In this case, the determination unit 240 causes the communication processing unit 210 to transmit the input information necessary for unlocking to the server 10.

  The control unit 250 performs overall control of the terminal 20. Each function of the control device 207 executes processing in response to an instruction from the control unit 250. For example, the control unit 250 controls the SNS application. In response to an instruction from another terminal 20, a predetermined function of the terminal 20 is locked.

  Here, when the predetermined function of the terminal 20 is locked, even when the reception processing unit 220 receives an instruction to operate the locked predetermined function from the user, the terminal 20 does not operate the predetermined function. When the predetermined function is locked, the terminal 20 may operate so as not to display information regarding the predetermined function on the display device 203.

  The predetermined function to be locked is, for example, a function of an SNS application or a function (for example, a talk room) in which content transmitted / received by the SNS is displayed. The control unit 250 may lock the operation on the terminal 20 (so-called terminal lock).

  In response to the reception processing unit 220 receiving an instruction from the user, the control unit 250 may transmit a pass code for releasing a predetermined function that is locked to the other terminal 20 that is in communication. . Here, when a message is transmitted / received to / from another terminal 20 using the same communication method, the control unit 250 notifies the other terminal 20 of a passcode using another communication method. For example, the control unit 250 may notify the passcode by an SNS chat service other than the SNS that is sending and receiving messages, may notify the passcode by e-mail, You may notify a passcode by SMS (Short Messaging Service) using a network.

  Thereby, even when the user forgets a passcode other than the locked SNS application, the passcode can be acquired.

The information storage unit 260 stores the program and various types of information of the user of the terminal 20. The various information of the user of the terminal 20 is, for example, the terminal 20 and application passcodes, biometric information, and the like.
(2) Functional Configuration of Server The functional configuration of the server 10 will be described using FIG. The server 10 includes a communication processing unit 110 and an SNS processing unit 120. These functions are realized by reading one or more programs stored in the storage device 105 and executing them by the control device 104 (CPU 104A). The information storage unit 130 is realized by the storage device 105, for example.

  The communication processing unit 110 has a function of executing communication with each of the terminals 20 via the network 2. The communication processing unit 110 transmits various data to the terminal 20 in accordance with instructions from the SNS processing unit 120. In addition, the communication processing unit 110 receives various data transmitted from the terminal 20 and notifies the SNS processing unit 120 of it.

  The SNS processing unit 120 receives content such as a message addressed to the user of the terminal 20 and transmits it to the terminal 20 of the destination user.

  When the communication processing unit 110 receives information necessary for unlocking from the terminal 20, the SNS processing unit 120 refers to the information storage unit 130 and identifies information necessary for unlocking. When it is determined that the received information necessary for unlocking matches the information necessary for unlocking stored in the information storage unit 130, the SNS processing unit 120 can unlock the predetermined function. This is notified to the terminal 20.

  The information storage unit 130 stores a program and various types of information of SNS users. For example, the information storage unit 130 stores an address of a transmission destination of content addressed to the user, information necessary for unlocking the user's terminal 20, and the like.

<Operation procedure>
(1) Operation Sequence An operation sequence according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a process of confirming the identity of a user when content is transmitted and received between the terminal 20A of the user A and the terminal 20B of the user B using the SNS messaging service. The operation sequence is shown.

  In step S201, content is transmitted and received between the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B via the server 10 which is a device that provides SNS. Here, user A or user B is set as the content destination, and user B or user A is set as the content transmission source.

  In step S202, the terminal 20B receives from the user B an instruction to lock a predetermined function of the terminal 20A in order to confirm that the user operating the terminal 20A is the user A.

  In step S203, the terminal 20B transmits a user confirmation request (authentication request) to the terminal 20A via the server 10. The user confirmation request may include information specifying a predetermined function to be locked.

  In step S204, when receiving the user confirmation request, the terminal 20A locks a predetermined function.

  In step S205, the terminal 20A receives an instruction to unlock a predetermined function from the user A. The unlock instruction includes information (passcode, biometric information, etc.) necessary for unlocking. When it is determined that the information necessary for unlocking matches the information stored in the terminal 20A in advance, the terminal 20A unlocks the predetermined function.

  In step S206, the terminal 20A transmits the user confirmation result to the terminal 20A via the server 10. When the lock of the predetermined function is released, the confirmation result of the user includes information indicating that it is confirmed that the user who operates the terminal 20A is the user A. When the lock of the predetermined function is not released, the user confirmation result includes information indicating that the user operating the terminal 20 </ b> A cannot be confirmed as the user A.

  By using the operation sequence described above, the user can confirm the identity of the user who is operating the terminal 20 that is a content transmission / reception destination at a predetermined timing. As for a predetermined function to be locked, a menu for transmitting / receiving content (for example, a talk room for transmitting / receiving content between user A and user B) may be set in advance, or locked by a user confirmation request. A predetermined function may be designated.

  Next, an operation sequence according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the operation sequence of FIG. 3, the server 10 determines whether to unlock a predetermined function.

  Since the procedure from step S301 to step S305 is the same as the procedure from step S201 to step S205, the description thereof is omitted.

  In step S <b> 306, the terminal 20 transmits information received from the user A, that is, information necessary for unlocking, such as a passcode, to the server 10.

  In step S307, the server 10 determines whether or not the predetermined function that is locked can be unlocked. Specifically, the server 10 determines whether the information necessary for unlocking received from the terminal 20 matches the information necessary for unlocking stored in the server 10.

  In step S <b> 308, the server 10 notifies the determination result of whether or not unlocking is possible.

  Since the procedure of step S309 is the same as that of step S206, description thereof is omitted.

  By using the operation procedure described above, it is possible to confirm the identity even when information necessary for unlocking is stored in the server 10 without being stored in the terminal 20A.

  The operation sequence according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the operation sequence of FIG. 4, when content is transmitted / received between the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B, a passcode for unlocking a predetermined function is notified using an electronic mail. Here, it is assumed that the e-mail is transmitted / received via the mail server 30 that executes e-mail transmission / reception processing.

  About the procedure of step S401 thru | or step S404, since it is the same as the procedure of step S301 thru | or step S304, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In step S <b> 405, the terminal 20 </ b> B receives from the user B an instruction to notify the user A of a passcode for releasing the locked predetermined function. Here, it is assumed that an instruction for notifying a passcode is received by e-mail addressed to user A's e-mail address.

  In step S406, the terminal 20B notifies the passcode by an e-mail addressed to the user A. The e-mail is transmitted via the mail server 30. When the terminal 20A is used by the user A and a login process or the like for receiving an e-mail is being executed, an e-mail including a passcode is received by the terminal 20A.

  In step S407, the terminal 20A accepts an unlocking instruction from the user A. The lock release instruction includes the passcode notified in step S406.

  Since the procedure of step S408 is the same as the procedure of step S206, description thereof is omitted.

  According to the operation procedure described above, even when the user A who is requested to confirm the identity does not store the passcode, by using another communication method, a message including the passcode is transmitted to the user A. , Identity can be confirmed. Of course, information necessary for unlocking may be notified by a message.

(2) Operation Flow The operation flow of the terminal 20 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows the operation of the terminal 20A when a user confirmation request is received from the terminal 20B of the user B who is the communication partner when the terminal 20A of the user A is transmitting and receiving content using the SNS messaging service. The flow is shown.

  In step S501, when the reception processing unit 220 receives a content transmission instruction from the user A, the communication processing unit 210 transmits the content to the user B who is a communication partner. In addition, when the communication processing unit 210 receives content addressed to the user A from the terminal 20B, the display processing unit 230 displays the received content on the display device 203.

  In step S502, the control unit 250 determines whether a user confirmation request has been received from the terminal 20B of the user B who is a content transmission / reception partner. If it is determined that the user confirmation request has been received (step S502 Yes), the process proceeds to step S503. On the other hand, when it is not determined that the user's confirmation request has been received (No in step S503), the process returns to step S501 and the content transmission / reception process is continued.

  In step S503, the control unit 250 locks a predetermined function of the terminal 20A.

  In step S504, the reception processing unit 220 receives a lock release instruction from the user A. The lock release instruction includes information such as a passcode necessary for releasing the lock of a predetermined function.

  In step S505, the determination unit 240 determines whether or not the information necessary for releasing the received lock matches the information necessary for releasing the lock stored in the information storage unit 260. . If it is determined that they match, the determination unit 240 determines that the predetermined function can be unlocked, and the process proceeds to step S506. If it is determined that they do not match, the determination unit 240 determines that the predetermined function cannot be unlocked, and the process proceeds to step S507.

  In step S506, the control unit 250 unlocks the predetermined function.

  In step S507, the control unit 250 continues to lock a predetermined function.

  In the operation flow described above, the determination unit 240 of the terminal 20A refers to the information storage unit 260 to determine whether or not the lock can be released. However, the server 10 may inquire about whether or not the lock can be released. When a pass code for unlocking is received from the terminal 20B by e-mail or the like, the display processing unit 230 causes the display device 203 to display the received pass code before step S504.

<Screen display>
The screen display of the terminal 20 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen 61A displayed on the display device 203 of the terminal 20A when the content transmission / reception procedure in step S301 is being executed. FIG. 6A shows a state in which messages (63A, 63B, 63C, 63D, and 63E) that are contents transmitted and received between the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B are displayed. The messages (63A, 63C, 63E) transmitted from the terminal 20B are displayed together with the user B icons (62A, 62B, 62C).

  FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an example of a screen 61B displayed on the display device 203 of the terminal 20A when the procedure for locking the predetermined function in step S304 is being executed. FIG. 6B shows a state in which a talk room, which is a menu for transmitting and receiving content between the user A and the user B, is locked according to an instruction from the user B. A message indicating that the talk room has been locked is displayed on the screen, “The talk room has been locked according to an instruction from user B. Please enter a passcode to unlock the lock” (64). In addition, a menu “input passcode?” (65) for displaying a screen for inputting a passcode is displayed on the screen.

  FIG. 6C is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen 61C displayed on the display device 203 of the terminal 20A when the lock release instruction receiving procedure in step S305 is being executed. A passcode input field 66 and a passcode input button 67 are displayed on the screen 61C.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, when content is transmitted and received between the terminal 20A of the user A and the terminal 20B of the user B, a form in which a predetermined function is locked and a process for confirming the identity of the user is executed. In the second embodiment, when the user A uses the terminal 20A to transmit / receive content to / from the service providing server 40 in which the automation program (for example, Bot) is operating, The sex confirmation process is executed. Description of parts common to the first embodiment will be omitted, and only different parts will be described.

<System configuration and functional configuration>
The communication system 1A according to the second embodiment includes a service providing server 40. Other points are the same as those of the communication system according to the first embodiment.

  The service providing server 40 is connected to the network 2 and transmits / receives content such as messages to / from the terminal 20 via the server 10 that provides SNS.

  When transmitting / receiving content to / from the terminal 20, the service providing server 40 analyzes the content of the received content, selects an appropriate content according to the content of the received content, and selects the selected content from the terminal 20 to send.

  Further, the service providing server 40 executes a process for confirming the identity of the user of the terminal 20 according to the content received from the terminal 20. Specifically, the service providing server 40 transmits a user confirmation request to the terminal 20. When the user confirmation request is received, the terminal 20 displays a message prompting the user to perform an identity confirmation operation.

  When receiving a message such as an inquiry relating to the user's personal information or a service execution request from the terminal 20, the service providing server 40 may execute a process for confirming the identity of the user of the terminal 20. For example, when the service providing server 40 provides a management service for the user's bank account, the service providing server 40 receives the request for processing such as balance inquiry and transfer from the terminal 20, and the identity of the user. The confirmation process may be executed. When the service providing server 40 provides a user data management service, the service providing server 40 receives a request for processing such as acquisition and change of stored data from the terminal 20, and The identity confirmation process may be executed.

  The service providing server 40 has a hardware configuration similar to that of the server 10.

  A functional configuration of the service providing server 40 will be described with reference to FIG. The service providing server 40 includes a communication processing unit 410, an analysis unit 420, and a service processing unit 430. These functions are realized by reading one or more programs stored in the storage device and executing them by a control device such as a CPU. Further, the service providing server 40 includes an information storage unit 440. The information storage unit 440 is realized by a storage device, for example.

  The communication processing unit 410 transmits and receives various data to and from the terminal 20 via the server 10.

  The analysis unit 420 analyzes the content received from the terminal 20, selects appropriate content, and transmits it to the terminal 20 as a response. The analysis unit 420 analyzes the content received from the terminal 20 and determines whether or not the process of confirming the identity of the user of the terminal 20 is necessary. When it is determined that the identity confirmation process is necessary, the analysis unit 420 transmits a user confirmation request to the terminal 20.

  When the determination of the necessity of content selection and identity confirmation processing is performed, the analysis unit 420 refers to the response management table 441 stored in the information storage unit 440. Information stored in the response management table 441 will be described later.

  The service processing unit 430 refers to the user information management table 442 stored in the information storage unit 440 and executes processing for various services provided by the service providing server 40. Information stored in the user information management table 442 will be described later. If the analysis unit 420 analyzes the content received from the terminal 20 and determines that the service needs to be provided, the service processing unit 430 executes service processing. If the analysis unit 420 determines that the identity confirmation process is necessary before providing the service, after receiving the notification that the identity confirmation process is completed from the analysis unit 420, the service processing unit 430 Perform service processing.

  The information storage unit 440 stores various information related to service provision. The information storage unit 440 includes a response management table 441 and a user information management table 442. FIG. 8 shows an example of a response management table 441 and a user information management table 442 when the service providing server 40 provides a bank account management service. FIG. 8A shows an example of the response management table 441, and FIG. 8B shows an example of the user information management table.

  In the response management table 441 in FIG. 8A, the analysis result, the necessity of identity verification, and the response content are managed in association with each other. In the analysis result column, the content of the content expected to be received from the terminal 20 is set. In the column of whether or not the identity confirmation is necessary, whether or not the identity confirmation process is necessary or not is set. In the example of FIG. 8, if the analysis result is “greeting”, the identity confirmation process is set to be unnecessary, and if the analysis result is “balance inquiry” and “transfer”, the identity confirmation process is set to be required. ing. Content such as a message that responds to the terminal 20 is set in the response content column. When service processing such as balance inquiry and remittance is executed, content including the execution result of the service is transmitted to the terminal 20.

  In the user information management table in FIG. 9B, a user ID, user name, account information, and service provision conditions, which are identifiers that uniquely identify a user, are managed in association with each other. Information for specifying an account, a balance, and the like are set in the account information column, and information for specifying a service that can be provided is set in the service provision condition column.

<Operation sequence>
The operation sequence according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 shows an operation sequence when the user A uses the terminal 20A to access the service providing server 40 and receive service provision. Here, it is assumed that the service providing server 40 provides the bank account management service to the user A.

  In step S901, content is transmitted and received between the terminal 20A and the service providing server 40 via the server 10.

  In step S902, the terminal 20A transmits a message requesting a balance inquiry to the service providing server 40.

  In step S903, the service providing server 40 analyzes the content of the received message and determines that the balance inquiry is requested and that the identity confirmation is required when providing the balance inquiry service. . When making a determination, the response management table 441 is referred to.

  In step S <b> 904, the service providing server 40 transmits a user confirmation request to the terminal 20.

  In step S905, upon receiving a user confirmation request, the terminal 20A displays a message prompting the user A to perform an identity confirmation operation.

  In step S <b> 906, the terminal 20 </ b> A accepts an identity verification operation from the user A. The identity verification operation includes information such as a passcode necessary for identity verification. When the same passcode or the like stored in the terminal 20A is input, the person is confirmed.

  In step S907, the terminal 20A transmits the user confirmation result.

  In step S908, the service providing server 40 executes a process for providing a service. In this operation procedure, since the balance inquiry request is received, the service providing server 40 specifies the balance of the account from the account information stored in the user information management table 442.

  In step S909, the service providing server 40 notifies the terminal 20 of the service execution result. In this case, the account balance is notified to the terminal 20A.

  In step S910, the terminal 20A displays the account balance as the service execution result on the screen.

  When the input information such as the passcode is different from the information stored in the terminal 20, in step S907, the fact that the identity cannot be confirmed is transmitted to the service providing server 40, and in step S909, You are notified that the service cannot be provided.

  The identity verification may be executed by the server 10 or the service providing server 40.

<Screen display>
The screen display of the terminal 20 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

  FIG. 10A is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen 1001A displayed on the display device 203 of the terminal 20A when the procedure of step S902 is executed. A talk room with Bank C is displayed, and a message “Do you want to check the balance? (Y / N)” (1003A) from the service providing server 40 is displayed together with an icon 1002A of Bank C. Further, the message “Please check balance (Y)” (1003B) transmitted from the terminal 20A is displayed.

  FIG. 10B is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen 1001B displayed on the display device 203 of the terminal 20A when the procedure of step S905 is executed. The message “Your identity is required to proceed with the procedure. Please enter your passcode.” (1004) is displayed along with the passcode input menu 1005.

  FIG. 11A is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen 1101A displayed on the display device 203 of the terminal 20A when the procedure for accepting the identity verification operation in step S906 is being executed. A passcode input field 1102 and a passcode input button 1103 are displayed on the screen 1101A.

  FIG. 11B is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen 1101B displayed on the display device 203 of the terminal 20A when the service execution result display procedure in step S910 is being executed. A message that the identity confirmation process was successful, “identification was successful” (1104A), and a message indicating the processing result of the service “balance is XXX yen” (1104B), together with the bank C icon 1002 Is displayed.

  As described above, the service providing server 40 can execute the process of identity according to the content of the service to be provided.

  Note that the contents described in the second embodiment can also be applied to the first embodiment.

<Others>
The communication processing unit 210 is an example of a transmission / reception unit. The communication processing unit 210 is an example of a request receiving unit. The control unit 250 is an example of a limiting unit.

  The terminal 20 and the service providing server 40 are an example of a first information processing terminal.

  A storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments may be supplied to the terminal 20 and the server 10. Needless to say, the above-described embodiment can also be achieved by the terminal 20 and the server 10 reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium. In this case, the storage medium stores a program that causes the terminal 20 and the server 10 to execute the distribution method and the reception method described above.

  At least a part of the processing in the terminal 20 and the server 10 may be realized by cloud computing configured by one or more computers.

  Further, at least a part of the processing in the terminal 20 may be performed by the server 10. In this case, for example, the processing of each functional unit such as the determination unit 240 of the terminal 20 may be performed by the server 10.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various modifications and corrections based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the functions included in each means, each step, etc. can be rearranged so that there is no logical contradiction, and a plurality of means, steps, etc. can be combined or divided into one. . The structures described in the above embodiments may be combined as appropriate.

1 communication system 10 server 110 communication processing unit 120 processing unit 130 information storage unit 20 terminal 210 communication processing unit 220 reception processing unit 230 display processing unit 240 judgment unit 250 control unit 260 information storage unit 30 mail server 40 service providing server 410 communication processing Unit 420 analysis unit 430 service processing unit 440 information storage unit 441 response management table 442 user information management table

Claims (10)

Information processing terminal
In a messaging service, receiving an authentication request of a user who is operating the information processing terminal from another information processing terminal that transmits and receives content to and from the information processing terminal;
Restricting predetermined functions of the information processing terminal;
A program for executing the step of releasing the restriction of the predetermined function when it is determined that the restriction of the predetermined function is released based on release information received from the user. The predetermined function includes either transmission or reception in a messaging service,
The program according to claim 1. The predetermined function is a function of accepting an operation to the information processing terminal,
The program according to claim 1 or 2. The release information is a passcode, personal information, or biometric information of a user of the information processing terminal,
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. After receiving the authentication request, the method further includes receiving a message including the release information from the other information processing terminal using a communication method different from a communication method for transmitting and receiving the content.
The program as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4. A step of notifying the other information processing terminal of a determination result as to whether or not to release the restriction on the predetermined function;
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The other information processing terminal
As a result of analyzing the content received from the information processing terminal, when authentication of a user of the information processing terminal is required, the method further includes a step of transmitting an authentication request to the information processing terminal.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The content received by the other information processing terminal from the information processing terminal includes a service execution request,
The other information processing terminal
When the authentication of the user of the information processing terminal is successful, the method further includes a step of executing a process related to the service and notifying the information processing terminal of an execution result.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7. In the information processing terminal,
In a messaging service, receiving an authentication request of a user who is operating the information processing terminal from another information processing terminal that transmits and receives content to and from the information processing terminal;
Restricting predetermined functions of the information processing terminal;
A step of releasing the restriction of the predetermined function when it is determined that the restriction of the predetermined function is released based on release information received from the user;
Information processing method to be executed. An information processing terminal,
In a messaging service, a receiving unit that receives an authentication request of a user operating the information processing terminal from another information processing terminal that transmits and receives content to and from the information processing terminal;
A restriction that restricts the predetermined function of the information processing terminal and releases the restriction on the predetermined function when it is determined that the restriction on the predetermined function is released based on release information received from the user. And
An information processing terminal comprising:

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