JP7268099B2 - program, information processing method, terminal - Google Patents

Description

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

Techniques related to instant messengers in which a plurality of users send and receive messages between their terminals have been proposed (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2014-160467). In such technology, for example, it is desired that information can be easily shared by a plurality of users.

JP 2014-160467 A

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a program executed by a terminal of a user different from a first user and a second user, included in a first talk room including a first user and a second user, includes a first displaying a first talk room containing content on a display unit of the terminal; displaying in a chat room and displaying at least a portion of the first content in a second area of the first chat room that is different from the first area and does not allow content input by the user; and the second content and the third content are sent to the first user included in the second talk room including the user based on the input of the second content to the first user displaying a second talk room including second content and third content on a display; and based on user input to third content displayed in the second talk room including at least a portion of the first content. Then, the control unit of the terminal controls to display the first talk room including the first content on the display unit.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, an information processing method of a terminal of a user different from a first user and a second user included in a first talk room including a first user and a second user comprises first content is displayed on the display unit of the terminal, and a first area in which the user can input content is displayed in the first talk based on the user's input to the first content displayed in the first talk room displaying in a room and displaying at least a portion of the first content in a second area of the first talk room that is different from the first area and does not allow content input by the user; based on the input of the second content, the second content and the third content are transmitted to the first user included in the second talk room including the user, and the second content transmitted to the first user displaying a second talk room including the second content and the third content on the display; and performing control to display a first talk room including the first content on the display unit by a control unit of the terminal.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, a terminal of a user different from the first user and the second user included in the first talk room including the first user and the second user is the first user including the first content. displaying a talk room, displaying in the first talk room a first area in which the user can input content based on input by the user to the first content displayed in the first talk room, and displaying at least one of the first content; display a part in a second area of the first chat room that is different from the first area and does not allow content input by the user; and third content are transmitted to the first user included in the second talk room containing the user, and the second talk room includes the second content and the third content transmitted to the first user and a first talk room including the first content is displayed on the display unit based on the user's input to the third content displayed in the second talk room and including at least part of the first content. and a control unit for controlling the

1 illustrates a communication system according to an embodiment; FIG. It is a figure which shows the information processing method which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing talk room information and content information; 4 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the first embodiment; FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing processing related to generation of quoted content; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing processing for accepting a request for citation; (A) is a diagram showing processing related to generation of quoted content, and (B) is a diagram showing processing related to transmission of quoted content. (A) is a diagram showing processing related to setting of a destination of quoted content, and (B) is a diagram showing processing after transmission of quoted content. 9 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the second embodiment; (A) and (B) are diagrams showing processing related to display of first content candidates. 9 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the third embodiment; (A) is a diagram showing the display processing when quoting is permitted, and (B) is a diagram showing the display processing when citation is not permitted. 14 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the fourth embodiment; 14 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the fifth embodiment; 14 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the sixth embodiment; It is a figure which shows the information processing method which concerns on 7th Embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing talk room information; It is a figure which shows the information processing method which concerns on 8th Embodiment. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the eighth embodiment; FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing processing related to display of a third image; It is a figure which shows the information processing method which concerns on 9th Embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing processing related to display of a second image and a third image; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing processing related to display of a second image and a third image; FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the tenth embodiment; FIG. FIG. 22 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to the eleventh embodiment; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing processing related to display of the second image when display of the third image is not permitted; FIG. 22 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to the twelfth embodiment; FIG. (A) and (B) show processing related to display of a second image containing content for which display of the third image is permitted, and processing related to display of a second image containing content for which display of the third image is not permitted. It is a diagram. It is a figure which shows the information processing method which concerns on 13th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the information processing method which concerns on 14th Embodiment.

<Compliance with legal matters>
It should be noted that the disclosure described herein is subject to compliance with the legal requirements of the country or region in which the technology of the present disclosure is implemented, such as regarding secrecy of communications.

Embodiments of an information processing method and an information processing program according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a communication system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1 , the communication system 1 includes a server 10 and multiple terminals 20 . A plurality of terminals 20 are each connected to the server 10 via a network 30 . Network 30 may be part of communication system 1 or may be part of a system different from communication system 1 . The server 10 provides the terminal 20 owned by the user via the network 30 with a service for realizing transmission and reception of messages (hereinafter referred to as content) between the terminals 20 .

In FIG. 1, the plurality of terminals 20 includes terminal 20A, terminal 20B, terminal 20C, and terminal 20D. When the terminals 20 are appropriately distinguished in the following description, the respective terminals are represented by reference numerals 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20D. Note that the number of terminals 20 connected to the network 30 is not limited to the number shown in FIG. 1, and may be any number. Also, the number of servers 10 connected to the network 30 is not limited to the number shown in FIG. 1, and may be any number.

The network 30 serves to connect one or more terminals 20 and one or more servers 10 . That is, the network 30 means a communication network that provides a connection path so that the terminal 20 can transmit and receive data after connecting to the server 10 .

One or more portions of network 30 may or may not be wired or wireless networks. Network 30 may include, by way of example and not limitation, an ad hoc network, an intranet, an extranet, a virtual private network (hereinafter referred to as VPN), a local area network. LAN), wireless LAN (where appropriate WLAN), wide area network (where appropriate WAN), wireless WAN (where appropriate WWAN), metropolitan area network (metropolitan area network, where appropriate MAN), part of the Internet, part of the Public Switched Telephone Network (where appropriate PSTN), mobile phone network, integrated service digital network networks: optionally referred to as ISDN), wireless LAN, long term evolution (optionally referred to as LTE), code division multiple access (optionally referred to as CDMA), Bluetooth ( Bluetooth®, and satellite communication forms, or a combination of two or more. The network 30 may be composed of one network, or may be composed of a plurality of networks.

The terminal 20 may be any information processing terminal capable of realizing the functions described in each embodiment. Terminals 20 may include, by way of example and not limitation, smart phones, mobile phones (feature phones), computers (including but not limited to desktops, laptops, tablets, etc.), media computer platforms (including but not limited to cable television, set-top boxes, digital video recorders that receive signals from satellite, terrestrial television, or IP broadcasts and convert them to video signals; , PDA), communication terminals with an installed email client, etc.), wearable terminals (as non-limiting examples, glasses-type devices, watch-type devices, etc.), or other types of computers or communication platforms. Also, the terminal 20 may be expressed as an information processing terminal.

At least one of the plurality of terminals 20 may have the same configuration as the other terminals, or at least one of the terminals may have a different configuration from the other terminals. As an example of the configuration of the terminal 20, FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the terminal 20A. At least one of the terminals 20B, 20C, and 20D may have the same configuration as the terminal 20A, or may have a different configuration from the terminal 20A.

In the following description, the terminal 20 or information about a user in a predetermined service associated with the user of the terminal 20 will be referred to as user information as appropriate. The user information is user information associated with an account used by the user in a predetermined service. The user information may include information input by the user, or may include information provided by a predetermined service. The user information includes, for example and not limitation, at least one of a plurality of items of information including user name, user icon image, user age, user gender, user address, user hobbies and tastes, and user identifier. Contains information. The user information may include information associated with the user, which is different from the information of the plurality of items described above.

The server 10 has a function of providing a predetermined service to the terminal 20 . The server 10 may be any information processing device capable of realizing the functions described in each embodiment. Server 10 may be, by way of example and without limitation, a server device, a computer (including but not limited to a desktop, laptop, tablet, etc.), a media computer platform (including but not limited to cable, satellite, terrestrial television set-top boxes, digital video recorders that receive and convert at least one signal of broadcasting and IP broadcasting into video signals, handheld computer devices (as non-limiting examples, PDAs, communication terminals with an e-mail client installed, etc.) ), or any other type of computer or communications platform. Also, the server 10 may be expressed as an information processing device. The server 10 and the terminal 20 do not need to be differentiated in terms of hardware type. For example, they may be referred to as information processing devices or may be referred to by other names.

<Hardware configuration>
A hardware configuration of each device included in the communication system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, hardware is appropriately represented as HW.

(1) Terminal hardware configuration

The terminal 20 includes a processing section 21 , a communication I/F 22 , an input/output section 23 and a storage section 24 . Each component of the HW of the terminal 20 is interconnected via a bus B2, by way of example and not limitation.

The communication I/F 22 is a communication interface that transmits and receives various data via the network 30 . Communication may be performed by wire or wirelessly, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be performed. Communication I/F 22 has a function of executing communication with server 10 via network 30 . Communication I/F 22 transmits various data to server 10 in accordance with instructions from processing unit 21 . The communication I/F 22 also receives various data transmitted from the server 10 and transmits the data to the processing unit 21 . In addition, communication I/F22 may be expressed as a communication part. Also, the communication I/F 22 may be expressed as a communication circuit when configured by a physically structured circuit.

The input/output unit 23 includes, by way of example and not limitation, an input unit 23A that receives input to the terminal 20 and an output unit 23B that outputs processing results processed by the terminal 20 .

The input unit 23A is implemented by any one or a combination of two or more of all types of devices that can receive input from the outside of the terminal 20 and transmit information related to the input to the processing unit 21 . The input unit 23A includes, as non-limiting examples, at least one of hardware keys such as a keyboard, pointing devices such as a mouse, touch pads, touch panel operation units, cameras, microphones, and other input devices. The input unit 23A in FIG. 1 includes an input unit 25, a microphone 26, and a camera 27. FIG.

The input unit 25 is an operation unit that receives input by being operated by the user. The input unit 25 includes at least one of a touch panel operating unit, a touch pad, hardware keys, and a pointing device, for example and not limitation. The input unit 25 detects that a user's finger or the like has touched the input unit 25 and transmits the detection result to the processing unit 21 as an example and not a limitation.

A microphone 26 is an audio input unit used for inputting audio data. Microphone 26 converts, by way of example and not limitation, input audio into audio data in digital form. The terminal 20 may transmit the audio data acquired by the microphone 26 to the processing unit 21 or store it in the storage unit 24 . The processing unit 21 may recognize the voice input to the microphone 26, and may acquire commands or information pre-associated with the recognized voice. The terminal 20 may accept an operation input by voice.

The camera 27 is an imaging unit that performs imaging. Camera 27 produces, by way of example and not limitation, image data in digital form as a result of imaging. The camera 27 may acquire moving images by repeatedly acquiring still images. The terminal 20 may transmit the image data acquired by the camera 27 to the processing unit 21 or store it in the storage unit 24 . The processing unit 21 may recognize the image captured by the camera 27, or may acquire instructions or information pre-associated with the recognized image. The terminal 20 may accept input of operations via moving images.

Note that the input unit 23A does not have to include at least one of the input unit 25, the microphone 26, and the camera 27. The input unit 23A may include a device different from the input unit 25, the microphone 26, and the camera 27 (as an example, not a limitation, various sensors such as an acceleration sensor). At least one of the input unit 25 , the microphone 26 and the camera 27 may be an external device different from the terminal 20 . The input/output unit 23 may include an input interface such as an input terminal for connecting with the external device. For example, the input/output unit 23 may not include the microphone 26 but may include an input terminal connected to an output terminal of an external microphone. The input/output unit 23 may not include the input interface.

The output unit 23B is implemented by any one or a combination of two or more of all types of devices that can output the processing results processed by the processing unit 21. FIG. The output unit includes, as a non-limiting example, an audio output unit that outputs sound such as a speaker, a display unit that displays an image, a lens (as a non-limiting example, three-dimensional (three dimensions: appropriately represented as 3D) output, hologram output) or an optical output unit that outputs light such as a projector, a printer, and at least one of other output devices. The output unit 23B in FIG. 1 includes a display unit 28 and a speaker 29. As shown in FIG.

The display unit 28 is realized by one or a combination of two or more of all kinds of devices capable of displaying according to the display data written to the frame buffer. The display unit 28 may be a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescence display (hereinafter referred to as OELD), an electrophoretic display, a plasma display, or a head mounted display (hereinafter referred to as HMD), as non-limiting examples. , projectors, and/or other display devices.

The display unit 28 may be a device that displays on an object such as a screen, or a device such as a hologram that displays in air or other gas, or in a vacuum. Further, the display unit 28 may be a device that displays an image viewed two-dimensionally or a device that displays an image viewed three-dimensionally. The display unit 28 may display information including at least one of shapes, patterns, graphics, symbols, and text as images.

Input unit 25 and display unit 28 are touch panels as an example and not limitation. In this case, the input unit 25 includes a touch panel operation unit, and the display unit 28 includes a touch panel display area. The display unit 28 has substantially the same size and shape as the input unit 25, and is integrated with the input unit 25 by overlapping. Note that the input unit 25 and the display unit 28 may not be touch panels, and the input unit 25 and the display unit 28 may be separated.

The speaker 29 is used for outputting audio data. By way of example and not limitation, the speaker 29 converts audio data in digital format into electrical signals in analog format, and uses the electrical signals to vibrate an object to reproduce sound.

Note that the output unit 23B does not have to include one or both of the display unit 28 and the speaker 29 . The output unit 23B may include a device different from the display unit 28 and the speaker 29. FIG. One or both of the display unit 28 and the speaker 29 may be an external device different from the terminal 20 . The input/output unit 23 may include an output interface such as an output terminal for connecting with the external device. For example, the input/output unit 23 may not include the speaker 29 but may include an output terminal connected to an input terminal of an external speaker. The input/output unit 23 may not have the output interface.

The processing unit 21 performs at least one of control processing for controlling each component of the terminal 20, various arithmetic processing, and various image processing, as an example and not a limitation. The processing unit 21 comprises circuitry physically structured to perform the functions implemented by the code or instructions contained within the program, and is, by way of example and not limitation, a data processing device built into hardware. It is realized by Therefore, the processing unit 21 may be expressed as a processing circuit, or may be expressed by a different name from the processing circuit.

Processing unit 21 may include, by way of example and not limitation, a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a processor core, a multiprocessor, an application specific integrated circuit. (application-specific integrated circuit, where appropriate ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA, where appropriate), and/or other circuitry. The processing unit 21 may include a general-purpose processor, or may include a processing circuit or embedded system that performs only predetermined processing.

The storage unit 24 has a function of storing various programs and various data required for the operation of the terminal 20 . Storage unit 24 may include, by way of example and not limitation, a hard disk drive (optionally referred to as HDD), a solid state drive (optionally referred to as SSD), flash memory, random access memory (optionally It includes at least one of various storage media such as RAM) and ROM (read only memory: appropriately represented as ROM). Also, the storage unit 24 may be expressed as a memory, or may be expressed by a name different from the memory.

The terminal 20 stores the program P<b>1 in the storage unit 24 and executes the program P<b>1 so that the processing unit 21 executes processing as each unit included in the processing unit 21 . That is, the program P<b>1 stored in the storage unit 24 causes the terminal 20 to implement each function executed by the processing unit 21 . The program P1 causes the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 (as a non-limiting example, a CPU, a computer) to execute processing. Also, this program P1 may be expressed as a program module, or may be expressed by a name different from the program module.

Note that the terminal 20 does not have to include some of the components of the HW described above. Also, the terminal 20 may include components different from the components of the HW described above.

(2) Server HW Configuration The server 10 includes a processing unit 11 , a communication I/F 12 , a storage unit 13 and an input/output unit 14 . Each component of the HW of the server 10 is interconnected via a bus B1, for example and not limitation. It should be noted that the HW of the server 10 does not have to include all components as the HW configuration of the server 10 . As an example and not a limitation, the HW of the server 10 may or may not be configured such that at least part of the input/output unit 14 is removed.

The processing unit 11 performs at least one of control processing for controlling each component of the server 10, various arithmetic processing, and various image processing, as an example and not a limitation. The processing unit 11 comprises, by way of example and not limitation, a data processing device that is physically structured to carry out the functions implemented by the code or instructions contained within the program, and is built into hardware. It is realized by Therefore, the processing unit 11 may be expressed as a processing circuit, or may be expressed by a different name from the processing circuit.

Processing unit 11 includes, by way of example and not limitation, at least one of a CPU, microprocessor, processor core, multiprocessor, ASIC, FPGA, and other circuitry. The processing unit 11 may include a general-purpose processor, or may include a processing circuit or embedded system that performs only predetermined processing.

The communication I/F 12 is a communication interface that transmits and receives various data via the network 30 . Communication may be performed by wire or wirelessly, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be performed. Communication I/F 12 has a function of executing communication with terminal 20 via network 30 . Communication I/F 12 transmits various data to terminal 20 in accordance with instructions from processing unit 11 . Also, the communication I/F 12 receives various data transmitted from the terminal 20 and transmits the data to the processing unit 11 . Also, the communication I/F 12 may be expressed as a communication unit. Also, the communication I/F 12 may be expressed as a communication circuit when configured by a physically structured circuit.

The storage unit 13 has a function of storing various programs and various data required for the operation of the server 10 . The storage unit 13 includes at least one of various storage media such as an HDD, an SSD, a flash memory, a RAM, and a ROM as an example without limitation. Also, the storage unit 13 may be expressed as a memory, or may be expressed by a name different from the memory.

The input/output unit 14 includes, by way of example and not limitation, an input unit 15 that receives input to the server 10 and an output unit 16 that outputs processing results processed by the server 10 . The input unit 15 is implemented by any one or a combination of two or more of all types of devices that can receive input from outside the server 10 and transmit information related to the input to the processing unit 11 . The input unit 15 includes, as non-limiting examples, at least one of hardware keys such as a keyboard, pointing devices such as a mouse, touch pads, touch panel operation units, cameras, microphones, and other input devices. The output unit 16 is implemented by any one or a combination of two or more of all types of devices capable of outputting the processing results processed by the processing unit 21 . The output unit 16 includes, as a non-limiting example, an audio output unit that outputs sound such as a speaker, a display unit that displays an image, a lens (not limited to examples, 3D output, hologram output), or light such as a projector. an optical output, a printer, and/or other output device.

Output unit 16 comprises, by way of example and not limitation, display unit 17 . The display unit 17 is realized by one or a combination of two or more of all kinds of devices capable of displaying according to the display data written in the frame buffer. The display unit 17 includes, as non-limiting examples, at least one of a liquid crystal display, an OELD, an electrophoretic display, a plasma display, an HMD, a projector, and other display devices. The display unit 17 may be a device that displays on an object such as a screen, or a device such as a hologram that displays in air or other gas, or in a vacuum. Further, the display unit 17 may be a device that displays an image that is viewed two-dimensionally, or a device that displays an image that is viewed three-dimensionally. The display unit 17 may display information including at least one of shapes, patterns, graphics, symbols, and text as images.

Note that the input/output unit 14 may not include one or both of the input unit 15 and the output unit 16 . Also, the input/output unit 14 may not include the input unit 15 but may include an interface to which the input unit 15 is connected. The input/output unit 14 may not have the interface. Also, the input/output unit 14 may not include the output unit 16 but may include an interface to which the output unit 16 is connected. The input/output unit 14 may not have the interface.

The server 10 stores the program P<b>2 in the storage unit 13 and executes the program P<b>2 so that the processing unit 11 performs processing as each unit included in the processing unit 11 . That is, the program P<b>2 stored in the storage unit 13 causes the server 10 to implement each function executed by the processing unit 11 . The program P2 causes the processing unit 11 of the server 10 (as a non-limiting example, a CPU, a computer) to execute processing. This program P2 may or may not be expressed as a program module.

In each embodiment of the present disclosure, it is assumed that the processing unit 11 of the server 10 is the CPU, and the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 is the CPU. In this case, the server 10 implements the information processing method in the server 10 by the CPU of the server 10 executing the program P1. The program P<b>1 causes the CPU of the server 10 to function as each functional unit of the server 10 . Further, the terminal 20 implements an information processing method in the terminal 20 by the CPU of the terminal 20 executing the program P2. The program P2 causes the CPU of the terminal 20 to function as each functional unit of the terminal 20. FIG. The functional unit includes, by way of example and not limitation, at least one of a control unit, a calculation unit, and an image processing unit.

One or both of the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 and the processing unit 11 of the server 10 may be an integrated circuit (integrated circuit, abbreviated as IC) or a large scale integrated circuit (large scale integration, abbreviated as LSI). ) or the like may be realized by a logic circuit or a dedicated circuit that is hardware. The logic circuit or dedicated circuit may be realized by one integrated circuit or may be realized by a plurality of integrated circuits. A plurality of processes shown in each embodiment may be implemented by one integrated circuit, or may be implemented by a plurality of integrated circuits. LSIs are sometimes called VLSIs, super LSIs, ultra LSIs, etc., depending on the degree of integration. In addition, one or both of the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 and the processing unit 11 of the server 10 may realize at least a part of processing by a CPU having a processing circuit and the logic circuit or dedicated circuit. . One or both of the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 and the processing unit 11 of the server 10 may not include the logic circuit or the dedicated circuit.

In addition, the program according to the present disclosure (as a non-limiting example, a software program, a computer program, or a program module) may be provided in a state stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or may be provided in another state. may be provided in The storage medium can store the program in a "non-temporary tangible medium". Further, the program according to the present disclosure may be for realizing part of the functions of each embodiment, or may be for realizing all of the functions of each embodiment. It may include a function different from the function of The program according to the present disclosure may or may not be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can realize the functions of each embodiment in combination with a program already recorded on a storage medium. .

The storage medium may be one or more semiconductor-based or other integrated circuits (for example, without limitation, FPGAs, ASICs, etc.), HDDs, hybrid hard drives (hereafter referred to as HHD), optical discs, optical disc drives (hereafter referred to as HHD), , ODD), magneto-optical disk, magneto-optical drive, floppy diskette, floppy disk drive (FDD), magnetic tape, SSD, RAM drive, secure digital card, drive, or any other suitable Any suitable combination of one or more storage media may be included. Storage media may, where appropriate, be solely volatile, solely non-volatile, or a combination of volatile and non-volatile storage media. Note that the storage medium is not limited to these examples, and may be any device or medium as long as it can store the program. Also, the storage medium may be referred to as memory, or may be referred to as a different name from memory.

In addition, the program according to the present disclosure is provided to one or both of the server 10 and the terminal 20 via any transmission medium capable of transmitting the program (examples without limitation include communication networks, broadcast waves, etc.) or may be provided in any other form. One or both of the server 10 and the terminal 20, as a non-limiting example, by executing a program downloaded via the Internet etc. ) functions.

Embodiments of the present disclosure may also be implemented in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission. At least part of the processing in the server 10 may or may not be realized by cloud computing configured by one or more computers. At least part of the processing in terminal 20 may or may not be realized by cloud computing configured by one or more computers. At least part of the processing in the terminal 20 according to the embodiment may be performed by the server 10 . In this case, the server 10 may perform at least a part of the processing of each functional unit (control unit, arithmetic unit, image processing unit as examples, not limitation) of the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 . Also, all of the processing in the terminal 20 according to the embodiment may be executed in the terminal 20 . Also, at least part of the processing in the server 10 according to the embodiment may be executed by the terminal 20 . In this case, at least a part of the processing of each functional unit of the processing unit 11 of the server 10 (for example, without limitation, the control unit, the calculation unit, and the image processing unit) may be executed by the terminal 20 . Also, all of the processing in the server 10 according to the embodiment may be executed by the server 10 . The configuration of the determination in the embodiment of the present disclosure is not essential unless explicitly mentioned, and a predetermined process is operated when the determination condition is satisfied, or a predetermined process is performed when the determination condition is not satisfied. may or may not.

Note that the programs of the present disclosure are not limited to examples, but include script languages such as ActionScript and JavaScript (registered trademark), object-oriented programming languages such as OBjective-C and Java (registered trademark), markup languages such as HTML5, and the like. implemented using

The information processing method according to the embodiment provides, as an example and not a limitation, a service of transmitting and receiving content between terminals 20 of a group including a plurality of users. In the following description, the user of terminal 20A is referred to as user A, the user of terminal 20B is referred to as user B, the user of terminal 20C is referred to as user C, and the user of terminal 20D is referred to as user D. The number of users included in one group is any number equal to or greater than two. For example, one group may consist of user A and user B, and the number of users included in this group is two. Another group may consist of User A, User B, User C and User D, and the number of users included in this group is four.

Further, in the following description, a service provided by the information processing method according to the embodiment will be referred to as a messaging service as appropriate. Terminal 20 displays, by way of example and not limitation, an image of a graphical user interface (where appropriate referred to as GUI) provided by the messaging service. In the following description, a GUI that allows users included in a group to view content transmitted and received between terminals of a group including a plurality of users will be referred to as a talk room as appropriate. A talk room corresponding to the first group is called a first talk room, and a talk room corresponding to the second group is called a second talk room.

As an example and not a limitation, the display unit 28 includes a display area 28A (shown in FIG. 2 and the like) in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, and displays an image of the talk room on the display area 28A. A first image including content transmitted and received between terminals of a first group including a plurality of users corresponds to an image of the first talk room. Also, the second image including the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group including a plurality of users corresponds to the image of the second talk room.

The content includes, by way of example and not limitation, at least one of text, images, and audio. The text included in the content includes, as a non-limiting example, at least one of national characters represented by character codes, extended characters, machine-dependent characters, numerals, symbols, graphics, and symbols. The text included in the content may not include at least one of the characters, extended characters, machine-dependent characters, numerals, symbols, graphics, and symbols, and may include other text.

Examples of images included in the content include, but are not limited to, captured images captured by a camera, processed images obtained by subjecting captured images to image processing, and computer graphics images generated using a computer (as examples, not limited to , icons, pictograms, emoticons), and at least one of text images that are images of text. An image included in the content may include a synthesized image obtained by synthesizing two or more of various images such as the captured image, the processed image, the computer graphics image, and the text image. Images included in the content may not include at least one of the captured image, the processed image, the computer graphics image, the text image, and the synthesized image, and may include other images. The images included in the content may be still images, moving images, or images in other forms. Content that includes images may be represented by icons, such as thumbnails, in the chat room images, for example and not by way of limitation. By way of example and not limitation, terminal 20 may display images included in content based on input to icons representing images included in the content.

Sounds included in the content include, but are not limited to, recorded sounds recorded with a microphone, processed sounds processed by recording sounds, synthesized sounds generated using a computer, and computer read-aloud functions. includes at least one read-aloud speech converted from text using The sound contained in the content may include a combined sound obtained by combining two or more of the above recorded sounds, processed sounds, synthesized sounds, and read-out sounds. The voice included in the content may not include at least one of the recorded voice, processed voice, synthesized voice, reading voice, and combined voice, and may include other voices. The audio included in the content may include at least one of sounds or voices emitted by humans or living things other than humans, sounds emitted by objects such as musical instruments or machines, sound effects, environmental sounds, noise sounds, and alarms, At least one of these sounds or voices may not be included, or a voice different from these sounds or voices may be included. Content that includes audio may be represented, for example and not by way of limitation, in an image of the talk room, such as by an icon. By way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 may reproduce the audio included in the content based on an input to an icon representing the audio included in the content.

The content may be, by way of example and not limitation, content that combines two or more of text, images, and audio. Content may be, by way of example and not limitation, content in which video and audio are played in parallel, content in which images and text are displayed in combination, and text is displayed in sync with audio playback. It may be content that The content may also be content in which audio is played in parallel with the display of text and images. The content may be, by way of example and not limitation, content that combines at least one of text, images and audio with content that is different from any of the text, images and audio.

The storage unit 24 of the terminal 20 stores, by way of example and not limitation, information used in messaging services. The information includes, by way of example and not limitation, account information D1, talk room information D2, content information D3, and history information D4. Talk room information D2, content information D3, and history information D4 will be described later.

The account information D1 is account information used by the user of the terminal 20 in the messaging service. The account information D1 is information used for user authentication in the messaging service. Account information D1 includes, by way of example and not limitation, a user's identification information and a password. User identification information will be referred to as a user ID as appropriate in the following description. The user ID may be information registered by the user of the terminal 20, or may be information given in a messaging service.

Note that the storage unit 24 may not store one or both of the user ID and password. For example, the user may operate the input/output unit 23 of the terminal 20 to input necessary information out of the user ID and password when the user is authenticated in the messaging service. Also, the account information D1 may include information different from the user ID and password. For example, when user authentication is performed by biometric authentication, the account information D1 may include information such as the user's fingerprint, vein pattern, and facial photograph as information used for biometric authentication.

Note that the storage unit 24 does not have to store at least part of the information used for the messaging service (for example, not limitation, the talk room information D2, the content information D3, and the history information D4). For example, at least part of the information used for the messaging service may be stored in a storage unit external to the terminal 20 (as an example, not limitation, the storage unit 13 of the server 10). The terminal 20 may acquire information used for the messaging service, for example and not limitation, from a storage unit external to the terminal 20 via the network 30 .

The storage unit 13 of the server 10 stores, by way of example and not limitation, information used in messaging services. The information includes, by way of example and not limitation, user information D6, content information D7, and talk room information D8. User information D6 includes, by way of example and not limitation, user IDs and passwords associated with each account on the messaging service. In the messaging service, the terminal 20 transmits account information D1. When the server 10 receives the account information D1 transmitted by the terminal 20, the server 10 identifies the user associated with the terminal 20 by comparing the user ID and password included in the account information D1 with the user information D6. Content information D7 and talk room information D8 will be described later.

An information processing method according to each embodiment will be described below. In the following description, for each component of the communication system 1, refer to FIG. 1 and its description as appropriate.

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FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an information processing method according to the first embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, the information about the first content and the second content included in the first talk room are transmitted from the terminal 20 of the user who is included in the first group and who is included in the second group to the terminal 20. (communication I/F 22 as an example, not limitation). In the upper right diagram of FIG. 2, the image T1 of the first talk room includes content Q1, content Q2, and content Q3. As an example and not a limitation, the user selects first content from content (Q1, Q2, Q3) included in image T1 of the first talk room, and inputs second content through input unit 23A of terminal 20 . In FIG. 2, assume that the first content is content Q1 and the second content is content Q4 (shown in the lower right diagram). In the case of FIG. 2, the first content Q1 is the text "Would you like to have an event?" and the second content Q4 is the text "How are you?"

The terminal 20 transmits the information about the first content and the second content to the second talk room. As an example and not a limitation, when transmitting second content associated with the first content, the terminal 20 automatically attaches information about the first content to the second content and transmits the second content. In the case of FIG. 2, the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content Q1 and the second content Q4. In the case of FIG. 2, the information about the first content Q1 includes at least part of the first content Q1.

In the lower right diagram of FIG. 2, the second chat room image T2 includes content Q5, content Q6, and content Q7. Content Q5 includes, by way of example and not limitation, content Q8 related to first content Q1 and second content Q4. The content Q8 related to the first content is, by way of example and not limitation, content based on the information related to the first content. The content related to the first content may be part or all of the first content, or may be content generated by subjecting the first content to processing such as compression. In the lower right diagram of FIG. 2, the content Q8 is the same as the first content Q1. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays, in the display area 28A, an image of the second talk room including content that reproduces at least part of the first content based on the information regarding the first content.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 arranges the content related to the first content and the second content in a predetermined positional relationship to generate an image of the second talk room, and displays the generated image of the second talk room in the display area. 28A. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays, in the display area 28A, the image T2 of the second talk room including the content Q5, which is a set of the content Q8 and the second content Q4 regarding the first content. The content Q5 is, by way of example and not by way of limitation, content that quotes the first content Q1. In the following description, the content (content Q5 in FIG. 2) that is a set of the content (content Q8 in FIG. 2) and the second content (content Q4 in FIG. 2) related to the first content (content Q5 in FIG. 2) is referred to as quoted content. called.

By way of example and not limitation, the user of the terminal 20 transmitting the second content Q4 can communicate the information contained in the first talk room (eg, the first content Q1) to the user of the second talk room. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 includes the second content input by the terminal 20 in the image of the second chat room, and also includes information about the first content associated with the second content in the image of the second talk room. can be included. Thus, the information processing method according to the embodiment contributes to information sharing between the users included in the first group and the users included in the second group. By way of example and not limitation, the user of the terminal 20 transmitting the second content Q4 can simply convey the information contained in the first talk room to the user of the second talk room.

Next, the content described in this embodiment, which will be described in more detail about this embodiment, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. In FIG. 2, it is assumed that the first group consists of users A and B, and the second group consists of users A, B, C, and D. In FIG.

Symbol TL in the upper left diagram of FIG. 2 is an image showing a list of talk rooms. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays an image TL of a list of talk rooms associated with the own terminal or the user of the own terminal in the display area 28A. The talk room associated with the own terminal or the user of the own terminal is, by way of example and not limitation, a talk room in which the user of the own terminal is included. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 determines that a talk room has been selected when a predetermined input is made to the input unit 23A for the image TL of the list of talk rooms. [User B], [User C], [User D], [Baseball Club], and [Cat Lover] are icons to which the names of the talk rooms are attached in the image TL of the list of talk rooms in FIG. . As a non-limiting example, the terminal 20 determines that a talk room with the name "user B" has been selected when an input is made to the input unit 23A for the [user B] icon. As an example and not a limitation, when the display area 28A is the display area of the touch panel and the input unit 25 is the operation unit of the touch panel, the terminal 20 taps the [USER B] icon displayed on the display area 28A. In this case, it is determined that the talk room with the name "user B" has been selected, and the image of the talk room with the name "user B" is displayed in the display area 28A as shown in the upper right diagram of FIG.

Each user can create a talk room, by way of example and not limitation. Each user selects one or more users when creating a chat room, and a chat room including the users selected by the user is created in the messaging service. The process of creating a talk room may be executed by the terminal 20, by the server 10, or by the terminal 20 and the server 10. FIG. A device different from the terminal 20 and the server 10 may perform the process of generating the talk room.

In each image of the talk room, the symbol Ta is the name of the talk room. If the number of users included in the group is 2, the name of the talk room is set to the user name of the other party as an example and not as a limitation. Here, the users included in the first group are user A and user B, and the user name of terminal 20B, which is the partner of terminal 20A, is "user B". The terminal 20A may or may not display the name of this talk room as "user B". If the number of users included in the group is 3 or more, the name of the talk room is set to the name entered by the user, by way of example and not limitation. The name of the talk room may be, for example and not limitation, a name automatically given in the messaging service, or may be represented by identification information of the talk room.

In the image T1 of the first talk room, the content Q1 and the content Q3 are the content input by the own terminal (here, the terminal 20A). As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the content input by the input unit 23A of the terminal 20 side by side in the first direction with respect to the image of the talk room. By way of example and not limitation, the first direction is vertical with respect to the image of the talk room, and the second direction intersecting the first direction is horizontal with respect to the image of the talk room. For example, the content Q1 and the content Q3 in the image T1 of the first chat room in FIG. 2 are the content input by the own terminal (here, the terminal 20A), and are arranged on one side of the image T1 of the chat room in the horizontal direction. are placed side by side in the vertical direction.

In the image T1 of the talk room, content Q2 is content transmitted from a terminal (terminal 20B here) different from the own terminal (terminal 20A here). In the following description, a terminal different from the own terminal will be referred to as another terminal as appropriate. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the content transmitted from the other terminal at a position different from the content transmitted from the own terminal in the second direction. As an example and not a limitation, the content Q2 in the image T1 of the chat room in FIG. placed on the opposite side.

As a non-limiting example, the terminal 20 sets each content transmitted from the other terminal and information about the user of the terminal 20 that transmitted this content, and arranges them in the image of the talk room. The information about the user includes, by way of example and not limitation, at least one of a user's icon, a user's name, and a user ID. In the image of the talk room, symbols Ua1, Ub1, Uc1, and Ud1 are icons of user A, user B, user C, and user D, respectively. Also, in the image of the talk room, symbols Ua2, Ub2, Uc2, and Ud2 are the user names of user A, user B, user C, and user D, respectively.

In the image T1 of the talk room, the symbol Ub1 is the icon of the user of the other terminal (here, the terminal 20B) that has transmitted the content. The terminal 20 arranges the content Q2 and the icon Ub1 of the user of the terminal 20B that transmitted the content Q2 in the talk room image T1 so as to have a predetermined positional relationship. The information about the user may not include at least one of the user icon, user name, and user ID, or may include information different from the user icon, user name, and user ID. The terminal 20 does not have to include the information about the user in the chat room image.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 arranges the contents in each talk room in the first direction in order of the time when they were transmitted, and displays an image of each talk room in the display area 28A. For example, in the image T1 of the first talk room, the content Q2 is content transmitted after the content Q1, and is arranged below the content Q1 in the vertical direction of the image T1 of the talk room.

The second content is, by way of example and not limitation, content including at least one of text, images, and voice, which is input by the input unit 23A of the terminal 20 . The input of the second content includes, but is not limited to, text input by operating the input unit 25, voice input via the microphone 26, text input by voice recognition of voice input via the microphone 26, text input via the camera 27, and at least one of input by selecting a file by operating the input unit 25. FIG. The files include, by way of example and not limitation, at least one of audio data, image data, and other data. The above files may include files of data stored in the storage unit 24, or may be stored in a storage unit different from the storage unit 24 (as a non-limiting example, a storage unit of a device connected via the network 30). may include files of data that are

As an example and not a limitation, when the [baseball club] icon in the image TL of the list of talk rooms shown in the lower left diagram of FIG. An image T2 of the "baseball club" talk room is displayed in the display area 28A. Here, it is assumed that the talk room with the name "baseball club" is the second talk room. The image T2 of the second talk room is the second image including the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group. The second content Q4 is associated with the first content Q1 and included in the second image including the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group. The terminal 20 displays the second talk room image T2 including the second content Q4 associated with the first content Q1 in the first talk room image T1 in the display area 28A. The content Q5 is quoted content that quotes the first content Q1 in the image T1 of the first talk room, and is included in the image T2 of the second talk room, as an example and not a limitation. Content Q5 includes, by way of example and not limitation, second content Q4 and at least a portion of first content Q1 associated with second content Q4. Code Q6 is content transmitted from user C's terminal 20C, and code Q7 is content transmitted from user D's terminal 20D.

The information about the first content is, by way of example and not limitation, information that the device holding this information uses to reproduce at least part of the first content. The device holding the information about the first content includes, as an example and not limitation, the terminal 20 that transmits the information about the first content, the server 10 that receives the information about the first content, and the information about the first content via the server 10 may be at least one device of the terminal 20 that received the , or may be a device different from these devices.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays an image of the talk room in the display area 28A based on the talk room information D2 and the content information D3 shown in FIG. Here, an example of the talk room information D2 and an example of the content information D3 will be described.

FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of talk room information. The talk room information D2 includes, by way of example and not limitation, items of talk room ID, name, user ID, and content. The talk room ID is identification information of the talk room. The chat room ID is provided in the messaging service, by way of example and not limitation, when the user creates the chat room. Here, it is assumed that the talk room with the [talk room ID] of [tr01] is the first talk room (see image T1 of the talk room in FIG. 2), and the talk room with the [talk room ID] of [tr04] is the second talk room. Suppose that it is a talk room (see image T2 of the second talk room in FIG. 2).

[Name] is, by way of example and not limitation, the name of the talk room. [Name] is associated with [Talk Room ID]. For example, the [name] of the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr01] is [user B]. Also, the [name] of the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr04] is [baseball club].

[User ID] is, by way of example and not limitation, identification information of a user included in a group corresponding to each talk room. [User ID] is associated with [Talk room ID]. For example, the users included in the group corresponding to the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr01] are user A and user B, and the [user ID] corresponding to [tr01] is the user ID of user A. and user B's user ID. Also, users included in the group corresponding to the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr04] are user A, user B, user C, and user D, and the [user ID] corresponding to [tr04] contains user A's user ID, user B's user ID, user C's user ID, and user D's user ID.

[Content List] is information indicating, by way of example and not limitation, a list of content included in each talk room. [Content list] is associated with [Talk room ID]. For example, the content included in the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr01] is represented by [list 1], which is part of the content information D3. Also, the content included in the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr04] is represented by [list 4] which is part of the content information D3.

FIGS. 3B and 3C are diagrams each showing an example of content information. FIG. 3B shows part of the content information D3 and corresponds to [List 1] in FIG. 3A. FIG. 3(C) is part of the content information D3 and corresponds to [List 4] in FIG. 3(A). The content information D3 includes, by way of example and not limitation, items of [content ID], [transmitting user ID], [content], and [related information].

[Content ID] is identification information of each content. The identification of the content is provided, by way of example and not limitation, in the messaging service when the terminal 20 transmits the content. Here, it is assumed that the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c01] corresponds to the content Q1 in the image T1 of the first talk room in FIG. Similarly, the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c02] corresponds to the content Q2, and the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c03] corresponds to the content Q3.

[Transmitting User ID] is, by way of example and not limitation, a user ID corresponding to the terminal 20 that transmitted each content. [Sending User ID] is associated with [Content ID]. For example, the content with [content ID] [tr01c01] is sent by user A as the user corresponding to terminal 20, and the [transmitting user ID] corresponding to [tr01c01] includes user A's user ID. The user corresponding to the terminal 20 that sent the content with [content ID] [tr01c02] is user B, and the [transmitting user ID] corresponding to [tr01c02] includes user B's user ID.

[Content] is, by way of example and not limitation, data representing each piece of content. If the content contains text, [Content] stores the text data of the content. When the content includes an image, [content] stores image data, a link to the image data, or the address of the storage section where the image data is stored. The image data may include, by way of example and not limitation, still image data or moving image data. The image data may or may not include, by way of example and not limitation, data representing stamps, stickers, emojis, and emoticons. When the content includes audio, [Content] stores audio data, a link to the audio data, or the address of the storage section in which the audio data is stored.

[Content] is associated with [Content ID]. For example, the content Q1 shown in the upper right diagram of FIG. 2 is the text "Would you like to have an event?" Stored. The content Q2 shown in the upper right of FIG. 2 is the text "Let's recruit at the baseball club", and the [content] corresponding to [tr01c02] is the text "Let's recruit at the baseball club". data is stored.

[Related information] is information representing a relationship with other content as an example and not as a limitation. If the content is the second content and is associated with the first content, the [related information] of the second content includes, by way of example and not limitation, identification information of the first content. [Related Information] is, by way of example and not limitation, at least a portion of information about the first content. [Related Information] is associated with [Content ID]. In FIG. 3B, the content with the [content ID] of [tr01c01] is not associated with other content, and the [related information] corresponding to [tr01c01] is [NULL]. [NULL] is information indicating that there is no data.

FIG. 3(C) corresponds to [List 4], which is a content list whose [talk room ID] is [tr04] in FIG. 3(A). The content whose [content ID] is [tr04c01] corresponds to the content Q4 in the image T2 of the second talk room shown in the lower right diagram of FIG. The content Q4 is associated with the content Q1 in the image T1 of the first talk room shown in the upper right diagram of FIG. In this case, in FIG. 3C, the [related information] whose [content ID] corresponds to [tr04c01] includes [tr01c01], which is the identification information of the content Q1.

When transmitting content from its own terminal, the terminal 20 registers the content to be transmitted in the content information D3 of the talk room containing the content. Also, when receiving content from another terminal, the terminal 20 registers the received content in the content information D3 of the talk room containing the content. The history information D4 stored in the storage unit 24 shown in FIG. 1 is information about the history of transmitted/received content as an example and not as a limitation. For example, the history information D4 includes information that associates content identification information and transmission times with respect to content transmitted from the own terminal. Also, the history information D4 includes information that associates the identification information of the content and the reception time with respect to the content received from the other terminal. The history information D4 may include, by way of example and not limitation, one or both of the time history and frequency with which each talk room has been used. “Use of the talk room” means, for example, that at least one of display of the talk room, transmission of content in the talk room, and reception of content in the talk room has been performed on the own terminal.

When displaying the second content in the display area 28A, the terminal 20 identifies the first content by referring to [related information] as an example and not as a limitation. For example, when the processing unit 21 displays the image T2 of the second talk room including the quoted content Q5 shown in the lower right diagram of FIG. Refer to [related information] of [tr04c01]. Then, the processing unit 21 acquires [tr01c01], which is the identification information of the first content, as [related information]. Then, the processing unit 21 refers to the content information D3 of the first chat room shown in FIG. 3B, and acquires [content] corresponding to [tr01c01] of [content ID]. The processing unit 21 obtains [content] from the content information D3 of the first talk room shown in FIG. 3B as the first content, and the second talk room shown in FIG. The [contents] obtained from the content information D3 are arranged in a predetermined positional relationship to generate an image T2 of the second talk room including the quoted content Q5. The processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the image T2 of the second talk room in the display area 28A.

Note that the [related information] is not limited to the forms shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C. The information associated with the first content may include, by way of example and not limitation, information that is different from the identification information of the first content. For example, the [related information] of the second content may include all of the first content, or information obtained by processing the first content. The information obtained by processing the first content is information generated based on the first content, and may be, for example, information obtained by extracting a part of the first content or information obtained by compressing the first content.

Storage unit 13 of server 10 shown in FIG. 1 stores content information D7 and talk room information D8 as an example and not limitation. The talk room information D8 is information including the talk room information D2 of each terminal 20 for a plurality of terminals 20 as an example and not a limitation. For example, talk room information D8 includes talk room information D2 associated with terminal 20A or user A of terminal 20A and talk room information D2 associated with terminal 20B or user B of terminal 20B.

The content information D7 includes, by way of example and not limitation, information about the content transmitted by each terminal 20 for the plurality of terminals 20 . For example, the content information D7 is information including the content information D3 of each of the plurality of terminals 20. FIG. When receiving content transmitted from the terminal 20 , the server 10 temporarily stores the received content in the storage unit 13 as an example and not as a limitation. As an example and not a limitation, the server 10 collates the destination of the received content with the talk room information D8 to identify users included in the destination talk room. As a non-limiting example, the server 10 sets the specified user's terminal 20 as a transmission destination, and transmits (for example, distributes) the content. Thus, by way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 transmits content via the server 10 to the terminal 20 associated with the destination talk room. When the terminal 20 receives the content transmitted by the server 10, the terminal 20, by way of example and not limitation, transmits a notification of reception. When the server 10 receives the notification of reception transmitted by the terminal 20, the server 10 deletes the content associated with the notification of reception from the content information D7 as an example and not as a limitation.

Note that the server 10 may store the content received from the terminal 20 for any period of time. The server 10 may delete from the storage unit 13 at least part of the content of the talk room in which the user is included, according to an instruction from the user. The server 10 does not have to erase the content received from the terminal 20 from the storage unit 13 .

When transmitting the second content, the terminal 20 generates quoted content including at least part of the first content, identification information of the first content, and the second content, for example and not limitation. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 generates quoted content by the processing unit 21 and transmits the quoted content generated by the processing unit 21 through the communication I/F 22 .

In the following description, the terminal 20 that transmitted the second content will be referred to as the first terminal, and the terminal 20 that displays the image of the second talk room including the second content transmitted by the first terminal will be referred to as the second terminal. The second terminal is the same terminal as the first terminal in FIG. 2, but may be the terminal 20 of the user included in the second group and different from the first terminal.

Information about the first content may include, by way of example and not limitation, information identifying the first content in a messaging service. The information specifying the first content is, by way of example and not limitation, identification information of the first content. A device holding the first content may, by way of example and not limitation, reproduce at least part of the first content based on the identification information of the first content. As an example and not a limitation, the identification information of the first content Q1 in FIG. 2 is [tr01c01] in the content information D3 shown in FIG. tr01c01]] may be acquired as the content "Would you like to have an event?" The device holding the first content includes, by way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 that sent the information about the first content, the server 10 that received the information about the first content, and the server 10 that received the information about the first content. It may be at least one device of the terminal 20, or may be a device different from these devices.

Note that the terminal 20 does not have to transmit the quoted content. As an example and not a limitation, the server 10 may store content information D7 including the first content in the storage unit 13, and the terminal 20 may transmit the identification information of the first content as the information regarding the first content. As an example and not a limitation, when receiving the identification information transmitted by the terminal 20, the server 10 may acquire the first content from the content information D7 stored in the storage unit 13 based on the received identification information.

By way of example and not limitation, the server 10 may transmit at least a portion of the first content, identification information for the first content, and the second content. As an example and not a limitation, when the terminal 20 receives at least a portion of the first content, the identification information of the first content, and the second content transmitted from the server 10, the terminal 20 makes a quotation based on these information. Content (eg, content Q5 in the bottom right diagram of FIG. 2) may be generated. The terminal 20 may display an image of the talk room including the generated quoted content in the display area 28A.

As an example and not a limitation, the server 10 uses the quoted content (for example, may generate the quoted content Q5). The server 10 may transmit the generated quoted content to the terminals 20 of the users included in the second group.

Note that the terminal 20 that has received the second content displays at least part of the first content and the second content in a form different from the quoted content (for example, the quoted content Q5 in the lower right diagram of FIG. 2). It may be displayed in area 28A. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 that has received the second content treats at least part of the first content (for example, the content Q8 in the lower right diagram of FIG. 2) and the second content as one piece of content. It may be displayed in the display area 28A. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 may arrange the first content and the second content separately in the image of the second talk room. By way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 arranges at least one of the first content in a first frame, arranges the second content in a second frame different from the first frame, and places the first content and the second content in a second frame. 2 may be arranged so as to have a predetermined positional relationship. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 arranges a first frame containing at least part of the first content and a second frame containing the second content in the image of the talk room in a predetermined direction (e.g., vertical direction). ) may be arranged side by side.

When the content includes an image, the image may be compressed and included in the chat room image, or may be uncompressed and included in the talk room image. When the content includes an image, the terminal 20 displays, as a non-limiting example, an image of the talk room including a compressed thumbnail of the image of the content, and based on the input for the thumbnail, an image with more information than the thumbnail ( original image) may be displayed. Also, when the content includes audio, the terminal 20 may display an image of a talk room including an icon for reproducing audio as content, for example and not limitation.

Next, based on the configuration of the communication system 1, the flow of the information processing method according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8. FIG. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to the first embodiment.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 causes the display area 28A to display the image TL of the list of talk rooms as shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. 2 when the messaging service application is activated. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 reads out the talk room information D2 (see FIG. 3A) stored in the storage unit 24 and generates a talk room list image TL. Then, the processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the image TL on the display unit 28 . Then, when the user selects a talk room using the input unit 23A, the processing unit 21 displays an image of the talk room on the display area 28A. Here, an arbitrary talk room selected by the user is defined as the first talk room.

In step S1, the terminal 20 displays an image of the first talk room. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 generates an image T1 of the first talk room as shown in the upper right diagram of FIG. do. For example, the processing unit 21 identifies [List 1] as content information corresponding to the first talk room based on the talk room information D2 shown in FIG. 3A. Then, the processing unit 21 reads [list 1] shown in FIG. Then, the processing unit 21 arranges each content defined in [List 1] in a predetermined positional relationship, and generates an image T1 of the first talk room. Then, the processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the image T1 of the first talk room in the display area 28A.

In step S2, the terminal 20 determines whether or not there is a quote request. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of processing for accepting a request for citation. The terminal 20 accepts the user's input for the image T1 of the first talk room. In the case of FIG. 5, the display area 28A is part of the touch panel, and the user can input various information to the terminal 20 by operating the input section 25 (see FIG. 1) superimposed on the display area 28A. As an example and not a limitation, when it is detected that the content Q1 displayed in the display area 28A as shown in the upper diagram of FIG. 5 has been long pressed, the processing unit 21 issues a command A window Tc is displayed in the display area 28A. In the case of FIG. 5, [copy], [delete], [quote], and [save] are command icons for executing predetermined processing on the selected content (here, content Q1). As a non-limiting example, the processing unit 21 determines that there is a request for citation when it is detected that the [Quote] icon as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. 5 has been tapped.

Note that the process of accepting a quote request is not limited to the example shown in FIG. For example, in the lower diagram of FIG. 5, the terminal 20 displays a command window Tc (also referred to as a command list or menu as an example without limitation) in which a plurality of command icons are arranged. good. Further, the terminal 20 may not display the [Quote] icon, and may determine that there is a quote request when, for example, it is detected that the content Q1 has been tapped. Further, the input unit 25 may be a device different from the operation unit of the touch panel. For example, when the input unit 25 is a mouse, the user can place the pointer on the display area 28A on the content Q1 by operating the mouse. , the selection of content or the display of commands may be executed by clicking the mouse. Further, the icons used for inputting the quotation request are displayed by the user operating the input unit 25 in the upper diagram of FIG. 5, but they may be displayed in the display area 28A in advance. Further, the terminal 20 may receive the request for quotation by a device different from the input unit 25, and may receive the request for quotation by voice input using the microphone 26, for example.

Returning to the description of FIG. 4, when the processing unit 21 determines in step S2 that there is a quote request (step S2: Yes), the terminal 20 generates quoted content in step S3 as an example and not as a limitation. Then, the terminal 20 designates or sets the destination of the quoted content in step S4, and transmits the quoted content in step S5. When the processing unit 21 determines in step S2 that there is no request for quotation (step S2: No), or after the processing in step S5, the terminal 20 performs a series of operations related to transmission of the information regarding the first content and the second content. End the process. Hereinafter, an example of the processing after step S2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing related to generation of quoted content.
FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an example of processing related to generation of quoted content. FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an example of processing related to transmission of quoted content. FIG. 8A is a diagram showing an example of processing for setting the destination of quoted content. FIG. 8B is a diagram showing an example of processing after transmission of quoted content.

The processing of steps S11 to S14 shown in FIG. 6 corresponds to the processing of step S3 shown in FIG. In step S11, the processing section 21 acquires the identification information of the first content. As a non-limiting example, the processing unit 21 acquires the identification information of the content Q1 when it is detected that the [Quote] icon is tapped after the content Q1 is selected as shown in the upper diagram of FIG. do. In step S12, the processing unit 21 displays the first content in the display area 28A based on the identification information of the first content acquired in step S11. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 acquires [tr01c01] shown in FIG. Shall we?" is specified as the first content. Then, as shown in FIG. 7A, the processing unit 21 displays the software keyboard Td in the display area 28A, arranges the information window Te in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the software keyboard Td, and displays the specified number. 1 At least part of the content is arranged in the information window Te. The user can input the second content using the software keyboard Td while referring to the first content displayed in the information window Te.

In step S13 of FIG. 6, the terminal 20 acquires the second content input by the user. For example, the input unit 23A detects input from the user, and the processing unit 21 acquires information input by the user from the input unit 23A. Then, in step S14, the terminal 20 associates the first content and the second content. For example, the processing unit 21 associates the first content and the second content by registering the identification information of the first content acquired in step S11 in the related information of the second content. For example, in the content information D3 shown in FIG. 3C, the processing unit 21 is the second content, which has a [content ID] of [tr04c01]. [tr01c01], which is the [content ID] of the first content, is registered in [related information]. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 generates quoted content by combining at least part of the first content, the identification information of the first content, and the second content.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the user causes the terminal 20 to transmit the second content after completing the input of the second content. Symbol Tf in FIG. 7B is an icon of a command for executing transmission, and the user can transmit the second content using icon Tf. As an example and not a limitation, when the terminal 20 detects that the icon Tf has been pressed for a long time, the terminal 20 displays a list Tg indicating candidates of the second group, which are destinations, in the display area 28A, as shown in FIG. to display. Candidates for the second group are, by way of example and not limitation, groups associated with the identity of the terminal or the user of the terminal. For example, candidates for the second group are groups that include users of the terminal itself. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 refers to the talk room information D2, arranges the names of the talk rooms included in the talk room information D2, and displays them as a list Tg of candidates for the second group.

The second group of candidates are displayed in the display area 28A in an order based on information about each group of the second group of candidates, by way of example and not limitation. For example, the processing unit 21 uses history information D4 stored in the storage unit 24 as information about each group of candidates for the second group. For example, the processing unit 21 generates the list Tg based on when each talk room was used. For example, the processing unit 21 arranges the names of the talk rooms included in the talk room information D2 in descending order of the time when each talk room was used to generate the list Tg.

Note that the order in which the names of the talk rooms are arranged in the list Tg is not limited to the above example. For example, the processing unit 21 may generate the list Tg based on the frequency with which each talk room is used. For example, the processing unit 21 may generate the list Tg by arranging the names of the talk rooms included in the talk room information D2 in descending order of frequency of use of each talk room. Also, the order in which the names of the talk rooms are arranged in the list Tg may be the order preset by the user.

In the example of FIG. 8A, the user sets the destination from the list Tg. As an example and not a limitation, the user can set the destination by tapping the name of the talk room to which the second content is scheduled to be transmitted in the list Tg displayed in the display area 28A. The terminal 20 designates the talk room set by the user as the destination, and transmits the quoted content. Here, it is assumed that [baseball club] is set as the destination. The processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 controls the communication I/F 22 to transmit the quoted content addressed to [baseball club] with the server 10 as the destination.

When the information related to the first content Q1 is transmitted, the terminal 20 displays the first image including the information indicating that the information related to the first content Q1 has been transmitted in the display area 28A as an example and not as a limitation. do. In FIG. 8B, the image T1 of the first talk room corresponds to the first image, and the symbol Th corresponds to information indicating that information related to the first content Q1 has been transmitted. In the example of FIG. 8B, the information Th is the text "cited". As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 generates an image T1 of the first talk room in which the information th is arranged in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the first content Q1. The processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the generated image T1 of the first talk room in the display area 28A.

In this embodiment, the program P2 stored in the storage unit 24 of the terminal 20 is an information processing program executed by the terminals of users included in a first group including a plurality of users and a second group including a plurality of users. displaying, in a display area of the terminal, a first image including content transmitted and received between the terminals of the first group; transmitting, by a communication unit of the terminal, information about one content and a second content input by the terminal, the second content being associated with the first content and being transmitted and received between each terminal of the second group. is included in the second image containing the content to be displayed. The program P2 causes the processing unit 21 (CPU as an example, not limitation) of the terminal 20 to display the first image including the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the first group in the display area of the terminal; The communication unit of the terminal transmits information about the first content among the contents included in the first image displayed in the display area and the second content input by the terminal.

In the present embodiment as described above, the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content among the contents included in the first image displayed in the display area 28A and the second content input by the terminal 20 to the terminal. 20 communication unit. The second content is associated with the first content and included in the second image including the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group. Accordingly, users of terminals of the second group can obtain information about the first content (by way of example and not limitation, at least part of the first content) in the second image. Thus, the information processing method according to the present embodiment facilitates information sharing between the first group and the second group. As a result, the information processing method according to the present embodiment reduces the user's effort when collecting information, and contributes to improving the user's convenience. Also, the information processing method according to the present embodiment contributes to reducing the load on the terminal 20 when the user uses the terminal 20 to collect information.

In this embodiment, the second image includes, by way of example and not limitation, the second content and at least a portion of the first content associated with the second content. In this case, a user who browses the second image can obtain at least a part of the first content and the second content, so the relationship between the first content and the second content (as an example, not as a limitation, context) becomes easier to grasp.

By way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 displays the second group of candidates and transmits the second content to the terminals 20 of the users included in the second group selected from the second group of candidates. In this case, the user can select a destination from the displayed second group of candidates, which improves convenience. Also, in the present embodiment, the candidates in the second group are, by way of example and not limitation, associated with the identity of the terminal 20 or the user of the terminal 20 and arranged in an order based on information about each group of candidates in the second group. It is displayed in the display area 28A. In this case, the user is more likely to be able to easily specify the destination, and the user's convenience is enhanced.

As an example and not a limitation, when the information about the first content is transmitted, the terminal 20 displays the first image including the information indicating that the information about the first content has been transmitted in the display area. In this case, the user of the terminal 20 that has transmitted the information regarding the first content can confirm that the terminal 20 has operated normally. Also, in the first group, a user other than the user of the terminal 20 that transmitted the information regarding the first content can know that the information regarding the first content has been transmitted.

The terminal 20 displays the image of the second talk room in the display area 28A as an example and not a limitation. Since this information processing method displays an image of the second talk room including the second content in the display area 28A of the terminal 20 that has transmitted the information on the first content and the second content, the user of this terminal 20 can: The transmitted second content can be confirmed by looking at the image of the second talk room, so the user's convenience is improved.

The second content is, by way of example and not limitation, content of at least one of text, image, and voice input by the input unit 23A of the terminal 20 . Text, by way of example and not limitation, can represent information such as comments and schedules in a smaller amount of data than images and audio. Therefore, when the second content includes text, this information processing method can reduce the communication traffic of the terminal 20, for example. In addition, images and voices, for example and not limitation, have a larger amount of information than text, and can express information that is difficult to express in text. Therefore, when the second content includes one or both of images and sounds, this information processing method can convey the second content with rich expressiveness, contributing to improvement of convenience for the user.

As an example and not a limitation, when the transmission of the second content is permitted, the terminal 20 displays an image of the second talk room based on the first content and the second content input by the input unit 23A of the terminal 20. to generate Since this information processing method generates the image of the second talk room in the terminal 20, as an example and not as a limitation, compared to the case of acquiring the image of the second talk room from the outside of the terminal 20 by communication or the like, the second talk room The image of the talk room can be quickly displayed in the display area 28A. As a result, this information processing method can improve the user's convenience, reduce the amount of communication of the terminal 20, and the like.

In addition, although the information processing method according to the embodiment includes the processing of steps S2 to S4 in FIG. 4, at least part of the processing of steps S2 to S4 may not be included. As an example and not a limitation, the destination of the information regarding the first content may be set in advance, and in this case, the terminal 20 may omit the process of step S4. Also, at least part of the processing from step S2 to step S4 may be executed by a device external to the terminal 20 (as an example, not a limitation, a cloud computer).

Note that at least part of the processing from step S2 to step S4 may be part of a series of processing for transmitting information about the first content and the second content. Also, the order of processing from step S2 to step S4 can be changed arbitrarily. For example, the quoted content may be generated after specifying the destination in step S4. Also, in step S4, if a talk room different from the first talk room is designated as the destination, the terminal 20 may request to quote the content to another talk room.

Note that the quoted content displayed in the display area 28A is a set of at least a part of the first content and the second content in the case of the content Q5 in the lower right diagram of FIG. is not limited to any form. For example, the quoted content may be displayed in such a manner that the content including at least part of the first content and the second content are arranged separately. For example, the terminal 20 may display an image of a talk room in which at least part of the first content and the second content are arranged as one piece of content. In this case, at least part of the first content may or may not be arranged in the vertical direction of the image T2 of the second talk room with respect to the second content.

<Second embodiment>
FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to the second embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. This embodiment is an example, not a limitation, in which quoting of content under predetermined conditions is permitted. Terminal 20, by way of example and not limitation, transmits quoted content when citation is permitted and does not transmit quoted content when citation is not permitted. The predetermined condition is, as an example and not a limitation, a condition that the user who transmitted the content to be quoted is the same as the user of the terminal 20 . As an example and not as a limitation, the user transmits, from the terminal 20, the content that is quoted from the content that has been input on the user's terminal 20 among the content included in the first chat room, with the second chat room as the destination. can do. For example, when the user who transmitted the first content and the user of the terminal are the same, the processing unit 21 controls the communication I/F 22 to provide information including information about the first content (as an example, not limitation, quoted content).

Next, the content described in this embodiment, which will be described in more detail about this embodiment, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In FIG. 9, the processes in steps S1 and S2 are the same as those in FIG. 4, so the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. If the processing unit 21 determines in step S2 that there is a quote request (step S2: Yes), the processing unit of the terminal 20 determines in step S21 whether or not to permit transmission of information on the first content. 21 to determine. As an example and not a limitation, when the user who transmitted the first content is the same as the user of the terminal 20, the processing unit 21 determines to permit transmission of information on the first content (step S21: Yes).

The processing unit 21 performs the process of step S21 by referring to the content information D3 illustrated in FIG. 3B as an example and not a limitation. For example, when the [content ID] of the first content selected by the user is [tr01c01], the processing unit 21 refers to the [transmitting user ID] corresponding to [tr01c01], and refers to the user who transmitted the first content. Get the user ID of Then, the processing unit 21 compares the user ID of the user who transmitted the first content and the user ID of the user of the terminal 20, and determines to permit transmission of information on the first content when both match. . For example, in the terminal 20A of the user A, when the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c01] is selected as the first content, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20A sets the [transmitting user ID] corresponding to [tr01c01] and the terminal 20 matches the user ID of user A, it is determined that the transmission of information on the first content is permitted. Also, in the terminal 20A of the user A, when the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c02] is selected as the first content, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20A sets the [transmitting user ID] corresponding to [tr01c02] and the terminal Since the user ID of user A in 20 does not match, it is determined that the transmission of information regarding the first content is not permitted.

If the processing unit 21 determines to permit transmission of the information regarding the first content (step S21: Yes), as an example and not as a limitation, the processing unit 21 executes the processing of steps S3 to S5, and performs the processing of the information regarding the first content and the 2. Send content. The processing from step S3 to step S5 is the same as that in FIG. 4, so the description thereof will be omitted. When the processing unit 21 determines not to permit the transmission of the information on the first content (step S21: No), as an example and not as a limitation, the processing unit 21 notifies that the citation is not permitted in step S22. For example, the processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display an image including a message such as "Quoting is not allowed" in the display area 28A, and notifies the user that quoting is not permitted.

Note that the processing unit 21 may cause the speaker 29 to output a sound indicating that the citation is not permitted to notify that the citation is not permitted. In addition, the processing unit 21 may notify the disapproval of quotation by a form different from voice or image (for example, vibration of the terminal 20, lighting or blinking of a lamp). Also, the processing unit 21 does not have to execute the process of step S22.

After executing the process of step S5 or after executing the process of step S22, the terminal 20 ends a series of processes for transmitting information about the first content.

By way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content by means of the communication unit if the user who transmitted the first content and the user of the terminal 20 are the same. Therefore, such an information processing method can reduce unintentional transmission of information related to the first content when the terminal 20 is owned by a user different from the user who transmitted the first content.

As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 determines whether or not to permit transmission of information about the first content. Since this information processing method determines whether or not to permit transmission of information on the first content at the terminal 20 that transmits the second content, the determination result can be obtained quickly. Therefore, as an example and not as a limitation, the terminal 20 can quickly transmit the information about the first content and the second content compared to the case where the determination is performed outside the terminal 20, thereby improving user convenience. do.

Also, as an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to permit citation in step S21 before executing the processes of steps S3 and S4. Therefore, when the processing unit 21 determines that the citation is not permitted (step S21: No), the terminal 20 can omit the processes of steps S3 and S4, and can reduce the load required for these processes. Note that the process of step S21 may be performed before the process of step S5, may be performed after step S3, or may be performed after the process of step S4.

Note that the terminal 20 may transmit information about the first content based on a condition that the user who transmitted the first content is the same as the user of the terminal 20 or a different condition. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 may determine whether to permit transmission of information about the first content based on one or both of the type of the first content and the amount of data. For example, the terminal 20 may transmit information about the first content when the first content is text, and may not transmit information about the first content when the first content is different from text. Conditions for the terminal 20 to transmit information about the first content are not limited to the above example, and will be described in later embodiments.

It should be noted that the terminal 20 may transmit the second content without transmitting the information related to the first content when it is not permitted to transmit the information related to the first content to the second chat room. Also, the terminal 20 does not have to determine whether or not to permit transmission of the information about the first content to the second talk room. As an example and not a limitation, when the server 10 receives the information about the first content and the second content transmitted by the terminal 20, at least a part of the received information is transmitted from the server 10 to the users included in the second group. It may be determined whether or not to transmit to the terminal 20 of the When the server 10 determines not to transmit the information related to the first content transmitted by the terminal 20 to the terminals 20 of the users included in the second group, the information related to the first content is not transmitted as a non-limiting example, The second content may be transmitted, or the second content may not be transmitted.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 may display an image of a talk room in which content that is permitted to be quoted and content that is not permitted to be quoted are distinguished. In the following description, content that is permitted to be quoted will be referred to as a first content candidate as appropriate.

10(A) and 10(B) are diagrams showing the processing related to the display of candidates for the first content. In image T1 of the first talk room in FIG. 10A, content Q1 and content Q2 are content transmitted by the user of terminal 20. In FIG. The content Q1 and the content Q2 are candidates for the first content because they are sent by the same user as the user of the terminal 20 and are permitted to be quoted. Also, the content Q2 is content transmitted from another terminal, and since the user who transmitted it is different from the user of the terminal 20, the content Q2 is not permitted to be quoted. Content Q1 and content Q2, which are candidates for the first content, are arranged in a first positional relationship with respect to image T1 of the first talk room. A symbol CL is the center line of the image T1 of the first talk room, and the first positional relationship is a positional relationship that is shifted to one side with respect to the center line CL. For example, the content Q1 and the content Q2 are arranged at a position shifted to the right with respect to the center line CL of the image T1 of the first talk room. Further, the content Q3, which is different from the content that is the candidate for the first content, is arranged at a position on the opposite side of the content that is the candidate for the first content with respect to the center line CL. Note that the positional relationship between the content that is a candidate for the first content and the content that is different from the content that is a candidate for the first content is not limited to the above example, and is arbitrarily set so that a person can visually distinguish them. .

In the image T1 of the first talk room in FIG. 10B, the content that is the candidate for the first content of the first image is displayed in the display area 28A in a manner different from the content that is the candidate for the first content. be done. In FIG. 10B, content that is a candidate for the first content of the first image is content Q1 and content Q2. Content Q3 is different from the content that is a candidate for the first content. Each piece of content is displayed, by way of example and not limitation, as an item in which the main body of the content is enclosed in a frame (eg, a balloon-shaped frame). The content that is a candidate for the first content and the content that is different from the content that is a candidate for the first content are displayed in a form in which one or both of the frame color and brightness are different. By way of example and not limitation, content Q1 and content Q2 have a first color (e.g., green) inside said frame, and content Q3 has a second color (e.g., green) inside said frame that differs from the first color. For example, white).

Note that the content that is a candidate for the first content and the content that is different from the content that is a candidate for the first content are the brightness inside the frame, the color of the line of the frame, the thickness of the line of the frame, and the line of the frame. may differ in line type (eg, solid line, dotted line). Further, the difference in display form between the content that is the candidate for the first content and the content that is different from the content that is the candidate for the first content is not limited to the above example, and is arbitrarily set so that a human can visually distinguish between the content and the content. be done.

In FIGS. 10A and 10B, terminal 20 distinguishes between content that is a candidate for the first content and content that is different from the content that is a candidate for the first content. In this case, the user can easily distinguish between content for which transmission of information on the first content is permitted and content for which transmission of information on the first content is not permitted, thereby improving convenience for the user.

<Third Embodiment>
FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to the third embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. The third embodiment is an example, not a limitation, in which it is determined whether or not citation is permitted before the second content is entered. Terminal 20, by way of example and not limitation, generates quoted content when citations are permitted and does not generate quoted content when citations are not permitted. FIG. 12A is a diagram showing the display processing when citation is permitted. FIG. 12B is a diagram showing the display processing when citation is not permitted. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays a [quote] icon as shown in FIG. 12(A) when quoting is not permitted, and [ Do not display the citation icon.

Next, the content described in this embodiment, which will be described in more detail about this embodiment, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

After displaying the image of the first talk room in step S1, the terminal 20 determines whether or not there is content selection in step S24. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 detects that the content Q1 has been long-pressed in the image T1 of the first talk room displayed in the display area 28A, as shown in the upper diagram of FIG. In this case, it is determined that the content Q1 has been selected. If the processing unit 21 determines that there is content selection (step S24: Yes), it determines whether or not to permit quoting in step S25. When the processing unit 21 determines that the content selected in step S24 is permitted to be quoted (step S25: Yes), in step S26, a command window including the quote is displayed. If the processing unit 21 determines that the content selected in step S24 is not permitted to be quoted (step S25: No), it displays a command window that does not include quotes in step S27.

When the citation is permitted, the processing unit 21, as shown in FIG. 12A, displays a first token including a command window Tc1 including a command (for example, [citation] in the figure) for executing a process related to citation. A room image T1a is generated. The processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the image T1a of the first talk room in the display area 28A. In the case of FIG. 12A, [copy], [delete], [quote], and [save] are command icons for executing predetermined processing on the selected content (here, content Q1). . The user can cause the terminal 20 to execute the process assigned to the icon by tapping any one of the [copy], [delete], [quote], and [save] icons.

Further, when the quoting is not permitted, the processing unit 21 generates an image T1b of the first talk room including a command window Tc2 that does not include a command for executing a process related to quoting, as shown in FIG. 12(B). . In FIG. 12B, the [citation] icon is disabled. When the [quote] icon is tapped, the terminal 20 does not accept the input of the [quote] command as an example and not as a limitation. [Quote] does not function as an icon for inputting a command, but is displayed with a lower contrast than other commands such as [Copy], visually indicating that the command cannot be executed. The terminal 20 may not display [citation]. Note that for [copy], [delete], and [save] for which the icon is valid, the user can cause the terminal 20 to execute the process assigned to the icon by tapping the icon. note that,

Returning to the description of FIG. 11, the terminal 20 displays the command window Tc1 including the quotation in step S26, and then determines in step S28 whether or not there is a request for quotation. As a non-limiting example, the processing unit 21 determines that there is a quote request when it is detected that the [Quote] icon shown in FIG. 12A has been tapped. When the processing unit 21 determines that there is a request for quotation (step S28: Yes), the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content and the second content by executing the processing from step S3 to step S5. do. The processing from step S3 to step S5 is the same as that in FIG. 4, so the description thereof will be omitted.

As a non-limiting example, the processing unit 21 determines that there is no request for citation when it is detected that a portion different from the [Quote] icon shown in FIG. 12A has been tapped (step S28: No). The portion different from the [quote] icon may be an icon different from the [quote] icon, or a portion outside the command window Tc1 in the display area 28A, for example and not limitation. If the processing unit 21 determines that there is no quote request (step S28: No), or after the process of step S27, it determines whether or not there is command selection. When the processing unit 21 detects that an icon representing a valid command has been tapped in the command window Tc1 shown in FIG. 12A or the command window Tc2 shown in FIG. (Step S29: Yes). If the processing unit 21 determines that a command has been selected (step S29: Yes), the terminal 20 executes the selected command in step S30. If the processing unit 21 determines that there is no content selection in step S24 (step S24: No), the terminal 20 determines that there is no command selection in step S29 after step S5. (Step S29: No), or after the process of step S30, the series of processes for transmitting the information on the first content and the second content ends.

As a non-limiting example, the terminals 20 as described above can transmit information about content transmitted/received between the terminals of the first group as content transmitted/received between the terminals of the second group different from the first group. If not permitted, input of a command for executing at least part of the process of transmitting information about the content will not be accepted. In this case, as an example and not as a limitation, the user does not have to know that the transmission of information about the first content is not permitted after the second content is input, thereby improving convenience for the user. In addition, the terminal 20 can omit the process of accepting the input of the second content for the information about the content whose transmission is not permitted, thereby reducing the processing load.

<Fourth Embodiment>
FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to the fourth embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. This embodiment differs from the above-described embodiments in the conditions under which citation is permitted. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to permit citation based on the users included in the second group. As an example and not a limitation, after the destination of the second content is designated, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to permit quoting based on the destination of the second content. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 permits quoting when there is a user who overlaps the users included in the first group and the users included in the second group in addition to the user of the own terminal. The information about the first content is transmitted by the communication unit, as an example and not a limitation, when one or more users other than the user of the terminal 20 among the users included in the second group are included in the first group. .

Next, this embodiment will be described in more detail. The content described in this embodiment can be applied to other embodiments as appropriate. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

The processing of steps S1 and S2 in FIG. 13 is the same as in FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. If the processing unit 21 determines in step S2 that there is a request for quotation (step S2: Yes), the terminal 20 designates a destination to which the information on the first content and the second content are to be sent in step S31. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays a list of names of talk rooms that are destination candidates in the display area 28A, and designates the talk room selected by the user from the list as the destination.

In step S32, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to permit citation. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 executes the process of step S32 based on the destination specified in step S31. For example, the processing unit 21 refers to the talk room information D2 shown in FIG. 3A to obtain the user IDs of the users included in the group corresponding to the destination talk room specified in step S31. Then, the processing unit 21 compares the user IDs of the users included in the first group corresponding to the first talk room with the user IDs of the users included in the group corresponding to the destination talk room. Thereby, the processing unit 21 determines whether or not one or more users other than the user of the own terminal among the plurality of users included in the second group are included in the first group. If the processing unit 21 determines that N1 or more users excluding the user of the own terminal among the plurality of users included in the second group are included in the first group, the processing unit 21 determines that transmission of information regarding the first content is permitted. (Step S32: Yes). The above N1 is an integer of 1 or more, and is a preset value as an example and not as a limitation. When the processing unit 21 determines that the transmission of the information on the first content is permitted (step S32: Yes), the terminal 20 executes the processes of steps S3 and S5 to transmit the information on the first content and the second content. to send. The processes in steps S3 and S5 are the same as those in FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted.

When the processing unit 21 determines that the transmission of the information on the first content is not permitted (step S32: No), the terminal 20 notifies that the quotation is not permitted in step S33. The processing of step S33 is the same as the processing of step S22 in FIG. 9, and the description thereof will be omitted. After the processing of step S33, the processing unit 21 determines whether or not to change the destination in step S34. By way of example and not limitation, terminal 20 causes a dialog box such as "Do you want to change the destination?" When the user's input to change the destination is detected, the processing unit 21 determines to change the destination (step S34: Yes). When the processing unit 21 determines that the destination is to be changed (step S34: Yes), the terminal 20 returns to the processing of step S31 and repeats the subsequent processing. When the processing unit 21 determines not to change the destination (step S34: No), the terminal 20 ends a series of processes for transmitting the information regarding the first content and the second content.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 as described above, when one or more users other than the user of the terminal 20 among the plurality of users included in the second group are included in the first group, to send. In other words, the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content when there is a user who overlaps between the first group and the second group in addition to the user of the terminal itself. Therefore, by way of example and not limitation, the terminals 20 can convey information about the first content to the terminals 20 of the second group that are related to the first group, for example, while suppressing unintended diffusion of the information, Information can be shared.

Also, as an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 determines in step S32 whether or not to permit transmission of information about the first content before executing the process of accepting input of the second content in step S3. . In this case, the user is prevented from finding out, for example, that quoting is not permitted after inputting the second content, thereby improving convenience for the user. In addition, when transmission of information on the first content is not permitted, the terminal 20 can omit the process of accepting the input of the second content, thereby reducing the processing load.

<Fifth Embodiment>
FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to the fifth embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. This embodiment differs from the above-described embodiments in the timing of determining whether or not citation is permitted. By way of example and not limitation, terminal 20 determines whether or not to allow citation after generation of quoted content.

Next, the content described in this embodiment, which will be described in more detail about this embodiment, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

The processing of steps S1 and S2 in FIG. 14 is the same as in FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. When the processing unit 21 determines in step S2 that there is a quote request (step S2: Yes), the terminal 20 generates quoted content in step S41. Then, the terminal 20 sets the destination of the quoted content in step S42. The processing of steps S41 and S42 is the same as the processing of steps S3 and S4 in FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted. After the process of step S42, the processing unit 21 determines whether or not to permit the citation. The processing of step S43 is the same as the processing of step S32 of FIG. 13, and the description thereof is omitted.

When the processing unit 21 determines that the quotation is permitted (step S43: Yes), the terminal 20 transmits the information on the first content and the second content in step S5. When the processing unit 21 determines that the citation is not permitted (step S43: No), the terminal 20 notifies the citation disapproval in step S44, and determines whether or not to change the destination in step S45. The processes of steps S44 and S45 are the same as the processes of steps S33 and S34 of FIG. 13, and the description thereof will be omitted.

When the processing unit 21 determines not to change the destination (step S46: No), the terminal 20 determines whether or not to store the quoted content in step S46. By way of example, and not limitation, terminal 20 may select [Remember? ] is displayed in the display area 28A to accept user input. When the processing unit 21 detects that the user has input to store the quoted content, the processing unit 21 determines to store the quoted content (step S46: Yes). When the processing unit 21 determines to store the quoted content (step S46: Yes), the terminal 20 stores at least part of the quoted content generated in step S41 in the storage unit in step S47. The storage unit is, for example and not limitation, the storage unit 24 of the terminal 20 , but may be a storage unit different from the storage unit 24 or an external storage unit of the terminal 20 . By way of example and not limitation, terminal 20 may display stored quoted messages in display area 28A based on a user's request. When the processing unit 21 determines not to store the quoted content (step S46: No), or after the process of step S47, the terminal 20 ends the series of processes.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 as described above determines whether or not to permit quoting after generating quoted content, and determines whether or not to change the destination when quoting is not permitted. In this case, the user may be permitted to quote by changing the destination, and it is possible to reduce the inconvenience that the effort required for inputting the second content is wasted, and the user's convenience is improved. . In addition, the terminal 20 can reduce the inconvenience of not transmitting the information about the first content due to, for example, an erroneous input of the destination, and the robustness is improved.

In addition, as an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to permit quoting after generating quoted content, and determines whether or not to store the quoted content when quoting is not permitted. In this case, the user may, for example, view or reuse the stored quoted content, which improves convenience for the user.

Note that the terminal 20 does not have to execute the process of step S45. Further, the terminal 20 does not have to execute the process of step S46, and if the processing unit 21 determines that the quoting is not permitted (step S43: No), the quoting message may be automatically stored, or the quoting message may be stored automatically. You don't have to remember the message.

<Sixth embodiment>
FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to the sixth embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, as an example rather than a limitation, whether or not to permit citation is determined based on a plurality of conditions. As an example and not a limitation, when the content to be quoted is specified, the terminal 20 determines whether to permit the quote based on the user who sent the specified content. In addition, as an example and not a limitation, when the destination is specified, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to permit citation based on the specified destination. Then, as an example and not as a limitation, the terminal 20 transmits the quoted content when the own terminal determines that the quote is permitted. In addition, as an example and not as a limitation, when the terminal 20 determines that the quotation is not permitted, the terminal 20 transmits a request for permission to quote, and transmits quoted content based on the response to the request for permission to quote.

Next, this embodiment will be described in more detail. The content described in this embodiment can be applied to other embodiments as appropriate. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

The processing of steps S1 and S2 in FIG. 15 is the same as in FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. If the processing unit 21 determines that there is a request for citation (step S2: Yes), it determines whether or not to permit citation in step S51. The processing of step S51 is the same as that of step S21 of FIG. 9, and the processing unit 21 determines that the citation is permitted when the user of the terminal that transmitted the first content is the same as the user of the own terminal (step S51: Yes). When the processing unit 21 determines that the citation is permitted, it sets a citation permission flag in step S52. As an example and not as a limitation, the processing unit 21 generates a flag to the effect that citation is permitted.

When the processing unit 21 determines that the citation is not permitted (step S51: No), or after the processing of step S52, the terminal 20 designates the destination in step S4. After the process of step S4, the terminal 20 determines in step S53 whether or not to permit citation. The processing in step S53 is similar to the processing in step S32 in FIG. 13 as an example and not a limitation, and the processing unit 21 selects one of a plurality of users included in the second group corresponding to the destination talk room. If one or more users other than the user are included in the first group, it is determined that the citation is permitted. If the processing unit 21 determines that the quotation is permitted (step S53: Yes), the processing unit 21 sets a quotation permission flag in step S54.

When the processing unit 21 determines that the citation is not permitted (step S53: No), or after the process of step S54, the processing unit 21 generates quoted content in step S3. After the process of step S3, the processing unit 21 determines whether or not there is a citation permission flag in step S55. If the quoting permission flag is set in one or both of steps S52 and S54, the processing unit 21 determines that there is a quoting permission flag (step S55: Yes). If the processing unit 21 determines that there is no quoting permission flag (step S55: No), in step S56, it determines whether or not to transmit a quoting permission request. By way of example and not by way of limitation, terminal 20 may select [Send request for permission to quote? ] is displayed in the display area 28A to accept user input. When the user's input to the effect of transmitting a request for permission to quote is detected, the processing unit 21 determines to transmit a request for permission to quote (step S56: Yes).

When the processing unit 21 determines that the request for permission to quote is to be transmitted (step S56: Yes), the terminal 20 transmits a request for permission to quote in step S57. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 transmits information indicating a request for permission to quote to the terminal 20 of the user who is permitted to transmit information about the first content. A user who is permitted to send information about the first content is, by way of example and not limitation, the user who sent the first content.

Note that the destination of the request for permission to quote is not limited to the above example. For example, the terminals 20 may be the terminals 20 of one or more users included in the first group, or the terminals 20 of preset users (as a non-limiting example, preset users among the users included in each group). , administrator) terminal. The terminal 20 that receives the request for permission to quote may, as an example and not by way of limitation, [Allow quote? ] is displayed in the display area 28A to accept user input. When the processing unit 21 detects the user's input to transmit a request for permission to quote, the processing unit 21 transmits permission to quote. As an example and not a limitation, when the server 10 receives a request for permission to quote from the terminal 20, the server 10 determines whether or not to permit the quote, and transmits the permission to quote based on the determination result. may

In step S58, the processing unit 21 determines whether or not permission to quote has been received. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 determines whether or not information indicating permission for citation has been received as a response to the request for permission for citation transmitted in step S57. If the processing unit 21 determines in step S55 that there is a quoting permission flag (step S55: Yes), or if the processing unit 21 determines that the quoting permission has been received in step S58 (step S58 : Yes), the information about the first content and the second content are transmitted in step S5.

If the processing unit 21 determines that there is no request for citation in step S2 (step S2: No), the terminal 20 determines that the processing unit 21 does not transmit a request for permission to quote in step S56 (step S56: No), or if the processing unit 21 determines in step S58 that permission for citation has not been received (step S58: No), the series of processing ends.

If the destination is set in step S4 and the information about the first content is not transmitted, the terminal 20 may determine whether to change the destination in the same manner as in step S45 of FIG. If the user inputs the second content in step S3 and does not transmit the information about the first content, the terminal 20 sends either or both of the information about the first content and the second content to step S46 of FIG. It may be determined whether or not to store in the same manner as in the processing of , or may be stored without determining whether or not to store, or may not be stored without determining whether or not to store. .

The terminal 20 as described above transmits the information regarding the first content and the second content based on a plurality of conditions as an example and not as a limitation. In this information processing method, as an example and not as a limitation, it is possible to finely set the conditions under which the transmission of information about the first content is permitted. It can be shared. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 permits quoting when the user of the terminal 20 that transmitted the first content is the same as the user of the terminal 20, and the user included in the second group is the user of the terminal 20. Citation is permitted if a user different from the user is included in the first group. In this case, a user who is included in the first group and who is included in the second group can transmit the quoted content from the terminal 20, thereby improving convenience for the user.

Also, by way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content and the second content based on the response to the request for permission to quote. Such an information processing method does not require the terminal 20 to determine whether or not to permit citation, as an example and not a limitation, and can reduce the processing load of the terminal 20 . In addition, as an example and not a limitation, such an information processing method is such that when the terminal 20 lacks the information necessary to determine whether or not to permit citation, the terminal 20 can respond to a request for permission to citation. Information on the first content and the second content can be transmitted based on this, and information can be shared between the first group and the second group.

Also, by way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content and the second content based on a plurality of conditions, the plurality of conditions including receiving permission to quote. As an example and not as a limitation, such an information processing method prevents unauthorized transmission of information related to the first content from the terminal 20 when it is determined outside the terminal 20 whether or not to permit citation. can be done. As a result, the information processing method can share information among a plurality of users while preventing unintended information leakage.

Note that the number of conditions for the terminal 20 to transmit the information on the first content and the second content may be one or plural. Terminal 20, by way of example and not limitation, has one condition for transmitting information about the first content and the second content, and this condition may be the condition that permission to quote has been received. Also, by way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content and the second content based on multiple conditions, and the multiple conditions do not include the condition that permission to quote has been received. good. The plurality of conditions may or may not include at least one of the conditions described in each of the above embodiments. Also, the plurality of conditions may include conditions different from the conditions described in each of the above embodiments.

<Seventh embodiment>
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an information processing method according to the seventh embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, as an example and not a limitation, when quoted content is transmitted, information about the talk room is displayed in the display area 28A. By way of example and not limitation, when the quoted content is sent, the terminal 20 displays images of the second talk room, including advertisements related to the first talk room. As an example and not by way of limitation, the terminal 20 displays an image of the first talk room including advertisements related to the second talk room when the quoted content is sent.

Next, the content described in this embodiment, which will be described in more detail about this embodiment, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

Symbol TL in the upper left diagram of FIG. 16 is an image of the list of talk rooms. In this image TL, [Music] and [Rock] are names of talk rooms. The [Music] talk room and the [Rock] talk room are themed talk rooms, by way of example and not limitation. For example, a talk room with the name [Music] is a talk room whose theme is music and is intended for posting and browsing of information related to music in general. A talk room with the name [Rock] has a theme of rock, and is a talk room intended for posting and viewing information about rock in general. The theme of each talk room is arbitrary, and may be food, fashion, travel, movies, work, romance, or the like. By way of example and not limitation, a user can set any theme to create a talk room.

In this embodiment, the chat rooms provided by the messaging service include public chat rooms and private chat rooms. A public talk room is, by way of example and not limitation, a talk room that any user using the messaging service can join. By way of example and not limitation, the messaging service may provide users with a list of published chat rooms, and users may subscribe themselves to groups corresponding to chat rooms selected from the list. By way of example and not limitation, the messaging service provides a system for users to search for published talk rooms, where users can find thematic talk rooms of interest, such as by keyword search.

Also, by way of example and not limitation, the user can set the type of the chat room to public when creating the chat room, thereby creating a public chat room. A public chat room may be generated, by way of example and not limitation, by a messaging service provider or its outsourcer. For example, an event organizer may commission a messaging service provider to create a chat room, and the messaging service provider may create a public chat room themed to the event.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays an image of the talk room (as an example and not a limitation, the user of the terminal 20 registers himself/herself as a user of the group corresponding to the open talk room). can be viewed by the user). As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 transmits content to the talk room by registering itself as a user of the group corresponding to the open talk room (as a non-limiting example, the terminal 20 20 users can post).

Note that the terminal 20 may be able to display the image of the talk room without registering the user of the terminal 20 as a user of the group corresponding to the open talk room, as an example and not as a limitation. For example, a user may be able to browse a talk room without registering in a group corresponding to the talk room, or may be required to register with the group when posting to the talk room. After browsing the talk room, the user may decide whether or not to register himself/herself to the group. Also, when the terminal 20 displays the published image of the talk room, the user of the terminal 20 may be registered in the group corresponding to the talk room.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 may be capable of transmitting content addressed to the talk room without the user of the terminal 20 being registered as a user of the group corresponding to the open talk room. For example, when content addressed to a public talk room is transmitted from the terminal 20, the user of the terminal 20 may be registered in the group corresponding to the talk room.

In the above private chat room, for example and not limitation, the terminals 20 of users who are not included in the group corresponding to the chat room are restricted from displaying images of the chat room and from transmitting content destined for the chat room. It is a talk room that A user included in a group corresponding to a private chat room can add other users to the group. In the image TL of the list of talk rooms shown in the upper left of FIG. 16, [user B] is the name of the talk room, and the type of the talk room with the name [user B] is not open to the public.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays an image TL of a list of talk rooms associated with the own terminal or the user of the own terminal in the display area 28A. As an example and not a limitation, when [Music] of the image TL is tapped as shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. It is displayed in the display area 28A. Here, it is assumed that the group corresponding to the [Music] talk room is the first group, and the talk room image T6 is the first image. It is also assumed that the group corresponding to the [Rock] talk room is the second group, and the image T7 of the [Rock] talk room shown in the lower left figure is the second image.

The terminal 20 transmits information about the first content among the contents included in the first image displayed in the display area 28A and the second content input by the terminal 20 to a communication unit (example, not limitation) of the terminal 20. , and transmitted by the communication I/F 22). In the image T6 of the talk room shown in the upper right diagram, reference numerals Q11 to Q13 denote content transmitted and received between the terminals of the first group. Here, content Q11 is assumed to be the first content. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content Q11 and the second content based on the user's input to the first content Q11 displayed in the display area 28A.

In the image T7 of the talk room shown in the lower left diagram, reference numerals Q14 and Q15 are contents transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group. A reference Q16 is quoted content that quotes the first content Q11, and a content Q14 is a second content input by the user A through the terminal 20. FIG. As an example and not a limitation, when the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content Q11 and the second content Q14, the terminal 20 displays a first image including information about the second group to and from which the second content Q14 is transmitted and received.

As shown in the lower right diagram, the terminal 20 displays the image T6 of the talk room corresponding to the first group in the display area 28A after transmitting the information regarding the first content Q11. In the image T6 of the talk room, the code Q18 is content including information about the second group. Here, the talk room corresponding to the second group is the talk room named [Rock]. By way of example and not limitation, the content Q18 includes information on the theme of the [Rock] talk room as information about the [Rock] talk room. Content Q18 is, by way of example and not limitation, content generated and transmitted by server 10 . As an example and not a limitation, when the server 10 receives the information about the first content Q11 and the second content Q14 transmitted by the terminal 20, the server 10 includes the information about the first content Q11 and the second content Q14 in the second group. After transmitting to the terminals 20 of the users included in the first group, the information about the second group is transmitted to the terminals 20 of the users included in the first group. The processing unit 21 of the server 10 generates content including information about the second group based on the talk room information D8 stored in the storage unit 13, as an example and not a limitation.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing talk room information. The talk room information D8 includes, as a non-limiting example, a [Type] item and a [Theme] item. [Type] is information indicating whether the chat room is public or private. [Type] is associated with [Talk Room ID] by way of example and not limitation. For example, the chat room whose [chat room ID] is [tr01] is the chat room whose [name] is [user B] shown in FIG. 2, and whose [type] is [private]. Also, the chat room whose [talk room ID] is [tr11] is the talk room whose name is [Music] (see the upper right diagram in FIG. 16) and whose type is [public]. Also, the chat room whose [talk room ID] is [tr12] is the talk room whose name is [Rock] (see the lower left diagram in FIG. 16) and whose type is [public].

[Theme] is, by way of example and not limitation, information about the talk room. [Theme] is associated with [Talk Room ID] by way of example and not limitation. For example, a talk room with a [talk room ID] of [tr11] has a [theme] of [music]. In addition, the [theme] of the chat room with the [chat room ID] of [tr12] is [rock]. [Music] and [Rock] may be, for example and not limitation, keywords indicating the theme of the talk room, or information such as an advertisement registered by a messaging service provider or the like. Note that the [theme] of the talk room with the [talk room ID] of [tr01] is [NULL]. [NULL] is information indicating that there is no data.

After transmitting the information about the first content Q11 and the second content Q14 to the terminals 20 of the users included in the second group, the server 10 retrieves the information about the second group from the talk room information D8, for example and not limitation. get. For example, in the case of FIGS. 16 and 17, the processing unit 21 of the server 10 determines that the information about the second group is included in [lock] as the [theme] corresponding to the chat room whose [chat room ID] is [tr12]. Get the information you need. As an example and not a limitation, if the information included in [lock] is a keyword indicating the theme of the chat room, the server 10, for example, transmits information that is permitted to be disclosed as information related to this keyword via the network. get. The server 10 generates the content Q18 by the processing unit 21 based on the acquired information, and transmits the content Q18 to the terminals 20 of the users included in the first group. Also, the information included in [lock] may be an advertisement in line with the theme of the talk room. Send to When the [theme] of the talk room corresponding to the second group is [NULL], the server 10 does not transmit the information on the talk room to the terminals 20 of the users included in the first group, as an example and not as a limitation.

When transmitting information about the first content, the terminal 20 as described above displays the first image including the information about the second group in the display area 28A as an example and not as a limitation. In this case, as an example and not a limitation, a topic in the first group may be related to the second group, and the terminal 20 may transmit information about the second group to the first group as information related to the topic in the first group. Can be provided to users included in a group. As a result, for users included in the first group, the trouble of searching the Internet for information derived from information related to the first content, for example, is reduced, and user convenience is improved. In addition, the terminal 20 reduces processing when the user searches for information derived from the information about the first content on the Internet, for example.

It should be noted that, if the chat room has a public or private setting, the terminal 20, as a non-limiting example, based on whether the chat room is public or private, displays the information about the first content and the second content. and may be sent. As an example and not a limitation, in the processing of step S21 in FIG. It may be determined to transmit (step S21: Yes). This process may or may not be performed separately from the process of step S21 in FIG.

Note that the chat room does not have to be set to public or private. By way of example and not limitation, all chat rooms may be private or all chat rooms may be public. If all chat rooms are open to the public, terminal 20 may not determine whether to permit transmission of information about the first content and the second content, for example and not by way of limitation.

It should be noted that when terminal 20 transmits information about the first content and second content, as an example and not limitation, terminal 20 displays the first image including information about the second group in display area 28A in FIG. A second image containing information about one group may be displayed in the display area 28A. Further, when the information on the first content and the second content are transmitted, the terminal 20 displays the first image including the information on the second group in the display area 28A, as an example and not by way of limitation, and displays the information on the first group. may be displayed in the display area 28A. In addition, as a non-limiting example, the terminal 20 displays the information about the group as content in the display area 28A in FIG. good.

<Eighth Embodiment>
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an information processing method according to the eighth embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, as an example and not a limitation, a third image including at least part of the first content is displayed in the display area 28A based on the input for the second chat room image T2 shown in the lower left diagram. is. In FIG. 18, the terminal 20A that displays the third image is the same as the terminal 20 that transmitted the second content. The terminal 20 that displays the third image may be a terminal different from the terminal 20 that transmitted the second content, and this form will be described in the ninth embodiment. The third image is, by way of example and not limitation, the image T1 of the first talk room shown in the bottom right diagram. When there is a predetermined input to the image T2 of the second talk room, the terminal 20, for example and not limitation, displays the image TL of the list of talk rooms shown in the upper left diagram without going through the state of displaying the image TL of the list of talk rooms. An image T1 of the first talk room shown below is displayed in the display area 28A.

As an example and not as a limitation, when a talk room is selected based on the image TL of the list of talk rooms, the terminal 20 selects a talk room including the most recently transmitted content among the contents included in the selected talk room. Display an image of the room. If the amount of content included in the talk room exceeds the amount that can be displayed at one time in display area 28A, then by way of example and not limitation, the image of the talk room does not include content in excess of the amount that can be displayed at one time. By way of example and not limitation, the user can view content included in the talk room that is not included in the image of the talk room by scrolling the display.

As an example and not a limitation, when the terminal 20A displays the image T1 of the first talk room based on the input for the image T2 of the second talk room, the terminal 20A displays the image T1 of the first talk room so as to include at least part of the first content. Generate an image T1. By way of example and not limitation, if the amount of content included in the first chat room exceeds the amount that can be displayed in the display area 28A at one time, the amount of content included in the first talk room that can be displayed in the display area 28A at one time will be removed. Content is extracted to include at least part of the first content to generate an image T1 of the first talk room. By way of example and not limitation, if the terminal 20 displays the image T1 of the first talk room based on the input for the image T2 of the second talk room, the user can view at least the first content Q1 without scrolling the display. The image T1 of the second talk room including part can be seen.

In the image T2 of the second talk room in the lower left diagram, the content Q8 is content based on the first content Q1 in the lower right diagram. As an example and not a limitation, when the display area 28A is the display area of the touch panel and the input unit 25 is the operation unit of the touch panel, the terminal 20 displays the first content Q1 in the image T2 of the second talk room shown in the lower left diagram. When it is detected that the based content Q8 has been tapped, the image T1 of the first talk room including the first content Q1 is displayed in the display area 28A.

Next, the content described in this embodiment, which will be described in more detail about this embodiment, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In the upper left diagram of FIG. 18, an image TL is an image of a list of talk rooms. Here, it is assumed that the first talk room corresponding to the first group is [baseball club], and the second talk room corresponding to the second group is [user B]. Also, as described with reference to FIG. 2, it is assumed that the terminal 20 has already transmitted the information regarding the first content Q1 and the second content Q4 with the second talk room as the destination.

The terminal 20 displays the image T2 of the second talk room in the display area 28A, as shown in the upper right figure. By way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 displays the second talk room image T2 based on the input for the talk room list image TL. As an example and not a limitation, when the touch panel serving as the input unit 25 and the display unit 28 detects that the [baseball club] icon has been tapped, the terminal 20 opens the second talk room associated with this icon. Display the image T2.

Based on the input to the image of the second talk room displayed in display area 28A, terminal 20 displays a third image (in FIG. An image T1) of one talk room is displayed. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the image T1 of the first chat room based on the input of one or both of the information about the first content Q1 and the second content Q4 included in the image T2 of the second chat room. display. In the example of the lower left figure, the information about the first content Q1 is the first content Q1. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 can tap one or both of information about the first content Q1 and the second content Q4 included in the image T2 of the second talk room on the touch panel serving as the input unit 25 and the display unit 28. When it is detected that the first talk room is detected, the image T1 of the first talk room is displayed. The terminal 20 displays the image T1 of the first talk room when it is detected that at least part of the quoted content Q5 (first content Q1 as an example, not limitation) has been tapped.

As an example and not a limitation, the command for executing the process of switching the image displayed in the display area 28A from the image T2 of the second talk room to the image T1 of the first talk room is a predetermined input to the image T2 of the second talk room. associated with. The predetermined input is, in the example of FIG. 18, a tap on the first content Q1 included in the quoted content Q5. As an example and not a limitation, when terminal 20 detects that there is a predetermined input to image T2 of the second talk room, terminal 20 displays the state in which image T2 of the second talk room is displayed in display area 28A as a chat room. Without going through the state in which the room list image TL is displayed in the display area 28A, the state is switched to the state in which the first talk room image T1 is displayed in the display area 28A. The above-mentioned predetermined input may be an input different from tapping, and non-limiting examples include input by operating a mouse as the input unit 25, input by voice using the microphone 26, input by imaging using the camera 27, or other input. input device may be used.

Note that if the amount of content included in each talk room exceeds the amount that can be displayed in the display area 28A at one time, the terminal 20 can display the content included in each talk room in the display area 28A as an example and not as a limitation. A quantity of content is extracted by the processing unit 21, and an image of the talk room including the extracted content is displayed. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 arranges the most recent content at the bottom of the display area 28A, and arranges the content in ascending order from the newest content in chronological order. , generate an image of the talk room. Also, by way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 changes which content is included in the chat room image based on the input for the chat room image.

As a non-limiting example, when the processing unit 21 detects that the image of the talk room is flicked upward in the vertical direction on the touch panel serving as the input unit 25 and the display unit 28, the processing unit 21 changes the content from the currently displayed content. Generate chat room images to include previously submitted content. The terminal 20 displays the image of the talk room generated by the processing unit 21 in the display area 28A. Further, when the processing unit 21 detects that the image of the talk room is flicked downward in the vertical direction, the processing unit 21 generates the image of the talk room so as to include the content transmitted after the content currently displayed. do. The terminal 20 displays the image of the talk room generated by the processing unit 21 in the display area 28A. As a non-limiting example, the user can scroll the display by operating the input unit 25 as the operation unit of the touch panel, and display the image of the talk room including the desired content on the display area 28A of the terminal 20. .

When the processing unit 21 displays the image T1 of the first talk room based on the predetermined input for the image T2 of the second talk room, the amount of content included in the first talk room is displayed in the display area 28A at once. If the possible amount is exceeded, by way of example and not limitation, content included in the first talk room image T1 is selected to include the first content Q1. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 extracts one or more pieces of content included in the first chat room whose transmission time order is consecutive with that of the first content Q1. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 generates an image T1 of the first talk room in which the extracted content and the first content Q1 are arranged in the order in which they were transmitted. The terminal 20 causes the image T1 of the first talk room generated by the processing unit 21 to be displayed in the display area 28A.

The third image displayed in the display area 28A by the terminal 20 based on the predetermined input for the image T2 of the second talk room may be the same as the first image or may be different from the first image. By way of example and not limitation, the third image that the terminal 20 displays in the display area 28A based on the predetermined input for the second chat room image T2 is displayed by the terminal 20 based on the input for the talk room list image TL. An image different from the image T1 of the first talk room displayed in the area 28A may be used. As an example and not a limitation, the third image may omit or shorten at least one of the contents included in the image T1 of the first talk room.

FIG. 19 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to the eighth embodiment. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 causes the display area 28A to display a talk room list image TL as shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. 18 when the messaging service application is activated. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 reads out the talk room information D2 (see FIG. 3A) stored in the storage unit 24 and generates a talk room list image TL. Then, the processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the image TL on the display unit 28 . Then, when the user selects a talk room using the input unit 23A, the processing unit 21 displays an image of the talk room on the display area 28A. Here, it is assumed that the second content associated with the first content included in the first talk room has been transmitted with the second talk room as the destination, and the user has selected the second talk room. Also, here, it is assumed that the first talk room is the talk room of [user B] in the image TL of the list of talk rooms, and the second talk room is the talk room of [baseball club] in the image TL.

In step S61, the terminal 20 displays an image of the second talk room. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 generates a second chat room image T2 as shown in the upper right diagram of FIG. do. For example, the processing unit 21 identifies [List 4] as content information corresponding to the second talk room based on the talk room information D2 shown in FIG. 3A. Then, the processing unit 21 reads [List 4] shown in FIG. Then, the processing unit 21 arranges each content defined in [List 4] in a predetermined positional relationship, and generates an image T2 of the second talk room. Then, the processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the image T2 of the second talk room in the display area 28A.

In step S62, the terminal 20 determines whether or not there is an input for the image T2 of the second talk room. The terminal 20 accepts the user's input for the image T2 of the second talk room. As a non-limiting example, when the display area 28A is the display area of the touch panel and the input unit 25 is the operation unit of the touch panel, the user operates the input unit 25 superimposed on the display area 28A to obtain various information. can be input to the terminal 20. As an example and not a limitation, when it is detected that the quoted content Q5 displayed in the display area 28A has been tapped as shown in the lower left diagram of FIG. It is determined that a predetermined input has been made (step S62: Yes).

Note that the process of receiving an input for the image T2 of the second talk room is not limited to the example shown in FIG. As an example and not a limitation, the input unit 25 may be a device different from the operation unit of the touch panel. A command to display the image T1 of the first talk room in the display area 28A may be input by placing it in Q5 (for example, content Q1) and clicking the mouse. Further, the terminal 20 may receive the request for quotation by a device different from the input unit 25, and may receive the request for quotation by voice input using the microphone 26, for example.

When the processing unit 21 determines that a predetermined input has been made to the image T2 of the second talk room (step S62: Yes), the terminal 20 displays the third image including the first content in the display area 28A in step S63. to display. By way of example and not limitation, the first content is cited content that is quoted in the second content, and the terminal 20 displays an image T1 of the first talk room including the cited content. When the processing unit 21 determines that there is no predetermined input for the image T2 of the second talk room (step S62: No), or after the processing of step S63, the terminal 20 ends the series of processes.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for displaying the third image. Step S63 includes, by way of example and not limitation, the processing of steps S65 to S68. In step S65, the processing unit 21 acquires information about the second content (as an example, not limitation, [related information] in FIG. 3C. In the case of FIG. 3C, the [related information] [tr01c01], which is the [content ID] of the first content associated with the second content.

In step S66, the processing unit 21 acquires information on one or more contents including the first content. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 identifies the first talk room as the talk room containing the first content based on the content ID of the first content acquired in step S65. Then, as an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 extracts one or more pieces of content that satisfy predetermined conditions for the first content from the content included in the identified first talk room.

The predetermined conditions include, by way of example and not limitation, the condition that the first content is included, the order of transmission times is consecutive, and the total amount of content is the amount that can be displayed in the display area 28A at one time. As an example and not a limitation, among the contents displayed at once in the display area 28A, one or both of the contents arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the image of the talk room may be at least partly displayed. It should be displayed in the area 28A. The content displayed in the display area 28A at one time may be displayed in its entirety in the display area 28A, or may be partially cut off at the edge of the image of the talk room, for example and not limitation.

The predetermined condition may include, by way of example and not limitation, a condition that the content is transmitted within a predetermined period of time including when the first content was transmitted. For example, the predetermined condition may include a condition that the content is transmitted on the date the first content is transmitted, or a predetermined length including the time when the first content is transmitted (eg, 6 hours, 1 (days, 1 week). Further, the predetermined conditions may include conditions regarding the terminal 20 that transmitted the content or the user of the terminal 20 . As an example and not a limitation, the predetermined condition may include a condition that the content is transmitted from the terminal 20 that transmitted the first content, or a condition that the content is transmitted from the terminal 20 that transmitted the second content. may include

The predetermined conditions are not limited to the above examples, and may not include at least one of the exemplified conditions, or may include conditions different from the exemplified conditions. The contents extracted by the processing unit 21 in step S66 do not have to be transmitted in sequence.

In step S67, the processing section 21 generates a third image. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 generates the third image based on the content information acquired in step S66. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 arranges the content acquired in step S66 in a predetermined positional relationship to generate the third image. The third image may be the same as the first image, or may be an image different from the first image. The third image may be, by way of example and not limitation, an image generated by the algorithm that generated the first image, or an image generated by an algorithm that is different from the algorithm that generated the first image.

Note that at least one of the contents arranged in the third image may not be the same as the contents included in the first chat room. It can also be content that has been In step S68, the terminal 20 outputs the third image generated by the processing unit 21 to the display unit 28 and displays the third image in the display area 28A.

In the present embodiment, the program P2 is an information processing program executed by terminals of users included in a second group including a plurality of users, and is content transmitted and received between terminals in a first group including a plurality of users. is a second content associated with the first content out of the first image including and displaying in the display area a third image including the first content associated with the second content based on input by the user of the terminal to the second image displayed in the display area. . The program P2, as a non-limiting example, instructs the processing unit 21 (a computer, a CPU as a non-limiting example) of the first image including the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the first group including a plurality of users. displaying, on a display area of the terminal, a second image including the second content among the contents transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group, which is associated with the first content of the terminal; and displaying, in the display area, a third image including the first content associated with the second content based on an input by the user of the terminal to the second image displayed in the area.

The terminal 20 as described above displays, in the display area, the third image including the first content associated with the second content based on the terminal user's input to the second image displayed in the display area. Therefore, the user of terminal 20 can know at least part of the first content associated with the second content from the third image. As an example and not a limitation, if the terminal 20 that transmitted the second content and the terminal 20 that displays the third image based on the input for the second image are the same terminal, the user can easily confirm the first content. can do. By way of example and not limitation, the third image includes content sent before the first content, content sent after the first content, or both, where the user is the first content It is possible to know the flow and history of a plurality of contents including, and the user's convenience is improved.

<Ninth Embodiment>
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an information processing method according to the ninth embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, a second terminal (eg, the terminal 20C in FIG. 21) that displays an image of a second talk room that includes the second content is connected to a first terminal (eg, the terminal 20A in FIG. 2) that has transmitted the second content. ) is different from the eighth embodiment.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the first talk room image T11 shown in the lower right diagram in the display area 28A based on the input for the second talk room image T12 shown in the lower left diagram. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the image T11 of the first talk room based on the information about the first content Q1 when it detects that there is a predetermined input to the image T12 of the second talk room. . In the form in which the image T11 of the first chat room is displayed based on the input to the image T12 of the second chat room, the information about the first content is, for example and not limitation, information specifying the first content in the messaging service. include. The information specifying the first content is, by way of example and not limitation, identification information of the first content. When the terminal 20 displays the image T11 of the first chat room based on the input to the image T12 of the second chat room, the first content is included based on the identification information of the first content, for example and not limitation. The talk room is specified as the first talk room, and the image T11 of the first talk room is displayed.

If the terminal 20 is the terminal 20 of a user not included in the first group (for example, the terminal 20C), it is included in the image T11 of the first talk room based on the identification information of the first content as an example and not as a limitation. As contents, one or more contents including at least part of the first contents among the contents included in the first talk room are received, and an image T11 of the first talk room is generated based on the received contents.

When there is a predetermined input to the image T12 of the second chat room, the terminal 20 does not go through the state of displaying the image TL of the list of chat rooms shown in the upper left figure, as an example and not as a limitation. An image T11 of the first talk room shown in the lower right figure is displayed in the display area 28A. If the terminal 20 is a terminal 20 of a user not included in the first group (for example, the terminal 20C), for example and not limitation, among the contents included in the first talk room, it can be displayed at once in the display area 28A. An amount of content set based on the amount is received, and an image T11 of the first talk room is displayed based on the received content. Terminal 20 may or may not, by way of example and not limitation, receive all content contained in the first talk room.

Next, the content described in this embodiment, which will be described in more detail about this embodiment, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In FIG. 21, as an example and not limitation, the user who has transmitted the information about the first content and the second content is the user A, and the terminal 20 of the user A is the terminal 20A. The terminal 20 in FIG. 21 is, by way of example and not limitation, a terminal of a user C who is a different user from the user A, and is a terminal 20C. By way of example and not limitation, the first group corresponding to the first talk room shown in the upper right diagram of FIG. , but not in the first group.

As shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. 21, the terminal 20 displays an image TL of a list of talk rooms associated with the own terminal or the user of the own terminal in the display area 28A as an example and not a limitation. The talk room associated with the own terminal or the user of the own terminal is, by way of example and not limitation, a talk room in which the user of the own terminal is included. When a talk room is selected by inputting a talk room list image TL, the terminal 20 displays an image of the selected talk room in the display area 28A. In the terminal 20C, for example and not limitation, the display area 28A is the display area of the touch panel, the input unit 25 is the operation unit of the touch panel, and the [baseball club] icon in the talk room list image TL is tapped. In this case, an image T12 of a talk room whose name Ta is "baseball club" is displayed in the display area 28A, as shown in the upper right diagram of FIG.

In the image T12 of the talk room, the code Q8 is the content based on the information regarding the first content Q1. Information about the first content Q1 is transmitted from the user A's terminal 20A. The terminal 20C receives, by way of example and not limitation, information regarding the first content Q1 via the server 10 . The terminal 20 receives identification information of the first content Q1 and at least part of the first content Q1 as information about the first content Q1, as an example and not a limitation. The terminal 20 generates an image T12 of the second talk room including the content Q8 related to the first content Q1 based on at least part of the received first content Q1.

Terminal 20C displays a third image (in FIG. 21, the lower right image image T11) of the first talk room is displayed. By way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20C displays the image T11 of the first talk room based on the input for the quoted content Q5 included in the image T12 of the second talk room in the lower left figure. In terminal 20C, as an example and not limitation, when display area 28A is a touch panel display area and input unit 25 is a touch panel operation unit, quoted content Q5 included in second talk room image T12 is tapped. When this is detected, the image T11 of the first talk room is displayed.

As an example and not a limitation, the command for executing the process of switching the image displayed in the display area 28A from the image T12 of the second talk room to the image T11 of the first talk room is a predetermined input to the image T12 of the second talk room. associated with. The predetermined input is a tap on quoted content Q5 in the example of FIG. As an example and not a limitation, when the terminal 20C detects that there is a predetermined input to the image T12 of the second talk room, the terminal 20C displays a state in which the image T12 of the second talk room is displayed in the display area 28A. Without going through the state in which the room list image TL is displayed in the display area 28A, the state is switched to the state in which the first talk room image T11 is displayed in the display area 28A. The predetermined input may be an input different from tapping, and non-limiting examples include input by operating the mouse as the input unit 25, input by voice using the microphone 26, input by imaging using the camera 27, or others. input device may be used.

When it is detected that a predetermined input has been made to the image T12 of the second talk room, the terminal 20C stores the identification information of the first content Q1 as a device for storing the first content Q1 as an example and not as a limitation. Send to The device that stores the first content Q1 is one or both of the terminals 20 of the users included in the first group (for example, terminals 20A and 20B) and the server 10, for example and not limitation.

By way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20C transmits information about the first content Q1 (e.g., identification information of the first content Q1) and includes it in the third image in response to transmitting the information about the first content Q1. Receive content information. As an example and not a limitation, the server 10 stores the content information D7 including the content included in the first chat room in the storage unit 13, and when receiving the identification information of the first content Q1 transmitted by the terminal 20C, the content information One or more contents including the first contents Q1 are transmitted based on D7. When the terminal 20C receives the content transmitted from the server 10, the terminal 20C arranges the received content in a predetermined positional relationship to generate a third image.

Note that the server 10 does not have to store the content information D7 including the content included in the first talk room. In this case, as an example and not a limitation, the server 10 acquires one or more contents including the first content Q1 from the terminal 20A or the terminal 20B holding the content included in the first chat room, may be transmitted to the terminal 20C. By way of example and not limitation, the server 10 transmits information to the terminal 20A requesting transmission of content included in the first talk room, receives content included in the first talk room in response to the request, and receives the content included in the first talk room. The content included in the first talk room is transmitted to the terminal 20C.

If the amount of content included in each talk room exceeds the amount that can be displayed in the display area 28A at one time, the terminal 20C can display the content included in each talk room in the display area 28A as an example and not as a limitation. A quantity of content is extracted by the processing unit 21, and an image of the talk room including the extracted content is displayed. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 arranges the most recent content at the bottom of the display area 28A, and arranges the content in ascending order from the newest content in chronological order. , generate an image of the talk room. Also, by way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20C changes which content is included in the talk room image based on the input for the talk room image.

As a non-limiting example, when the processing unit 21 detects that the image of the talk room is flicked upward in the vertical direction on the touch panel serving as the input unit 25 and the display unit 28, the processing unit 21 changes the content from the currently displayed content. Generate chat room images to include previously submitted content. 20 C of terminals display the image of the talk room which the process part 21 produced|generated in 28 A of display areas. Further, when the processing unit 21 detects that the image of the talk room is flicked downward in the vertical direction, the processing unit 21 generates the image of the talk room so as to include the content transmitted after the content currently displayed. do. 20 C of terminals display the image of the talk room which the process part 21 produced|generated in 28 A of display areas. As an example and not a limitation, the user can scroll the display by operating the input unit 25 as the operation unit of the touch panel to display the image of the talk room including the desired content in the display area 28A of the terminal 20C. .

Note that if the amount of content included in the first talk room exceeds the amount that can be displayed in the display area 28A at one time, the content included in the image T11 of the first talk room may be displayed in the first talk room as an example, not as a limitation. Selected from included content. The content included in image T11 of the first talk room may be selected by terminal 20A, may be selected by server 10, or may be selected by terminal 20C. Also, the third image displayed by the terminal 20C in the display area 28A based on the predetermined input for the image T12 of the second talk room may be the same as the first image, or may be an image different from the first image.

As described above, the terminal 20C that displays the third image based on the input for the second image may be a terminal different from the terminal 20A of the user that transmitted the second content. In this case, the user of the terminal 20C can know at least part of the first content associated with the second content from the third image. By way of example and not limitation, the third image includes content sent before the first content, content sent after the first content, or both, where the user is the first content It is possible to know the flow and history of a plurality of contents including, the user's convenience is improved.

Note that the second image displayed on the terminal 20 (eg, terminal 20C) of the user different from the user who transmitted the second content is, for example and not limitation, the terminal 20 (eg, terminal 20C) of the user who transmitted the second content. 20A) may be different from the second image displayed. Further, the third image displayed on the terminal 20 (eg, terminal 20C) of the user different from the user who transmitted the second content is, for example and not limitation, the terminal 20 (eg, terminal 20) of the user who transmitted the second content. 20A) may be different from the third image displayed. An example of the second image and an example of the third image will be described below with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23. FIG.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing processing related to display of the second image and the third image. In the upper diagram of FIG. 22, the code Q21 is the content included in the image T12 of the second talk room. The content Q21 is third content that is not associated with other content, unlike the second content Q4 that is associated with the first content Q1. The third content Q21 is, by way of example and not limitation, content that does not quote other content. The third content Q21 and the information about the user who transmitted the third content Q21 are grouped and displayed in the display area 28A. Information about the user is, by way of example and not limitation, information identifying the user who sent the content.

In FIG. 22, the user who sent the third content Q21 is user D, and the information about the user includes, by way of example and not limitation, user D's icon and user name. As a non-limiting example, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20C generates third content Q21 and information about the user who transmitted the third content Q21 (e.g., icon Ud1, user name Ud2) in image T12 of the second chat room. are arranged in a predetermined positional relationship. Further, information about the user who transmitted the second content Q4 among the contents included in the image T12 of the second talk room is set not to be displayed in the display area 28A. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20C does not arrange information about the user who sent the second content Q4 to the second content Q4 in the image T12 of the second talk room.

The lower diagram of FIG. 22 is, as an example and not a limitation, a diagram showing a third image (here, an image T11 of the first talk room) when the setting is made so that information about the user who transmitted the second content Q4 is not displayed. be. In the image T11 of the first talk room displayed based on the image T12 of the second talk room, information about the user who transmitted each content is set not to be displayed in the display area 28A. In the case of the image T11 of the first talk room shown in the lower right diagram of FIG. 21, the user A is the user who transmitted the first content Q1. In the image T11 of the first talk room, the information about the user is, by way of example and not limitation, the icon Ua1 and user name Ua2 of user A. Icon Ua1 and user name Ua2 are arranged in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to first content Q1. Further, in the case of the image T11 of the first talk room shown in the lower diagram of FIG. 22, the information regarding the user who transmitted the first content Q1 is set not to be displayed in the display area 28A. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20C does not arrange information regarding the user who transmitted the content included in the first talk room in the image T11 of the first talk room. In this case, the terminal 20C may or may not receive information regarding the user who transmitted the content included in the first talk room, as an example and not a limitation.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing processing related to display of the second image and the third image. Among the contents included in the image T12 of the second talk room shown in the upper part of FIG. 23, information about the user who transmitted the second content Q4 is set not to be displayed in the display area 28A. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20C does not arrange information regarding the user who transmitted the second content Q4 in the image T12 of the second talk room. Also, the image T12 of the second talk room includes information that does not specify the user who transmitted the second content Q4, instead of the information regarding the user who transmitted the second content Q4. Information that does not identify a user is, by way of example and not limitation, an icon Ux1 and a user name Ux2 given by the terminal 20C. As a non-limiting example, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20C arranges the second content Q4, the icon Ux1, and the user name Ux2 in a predetermined positional relationship to generate the image T12 of the second talk room.

The lower diagram of FIG. 23 shows, as an example and not a limitation, a third image (here, an image T11 of the first talk room) when information that does not specify the user is displayed instead of information related to the user who transmitted the second content Q4. ). In the image T11 of the first talk room displayed based on the image T12 of the second talk room, information about the user who transmitted each content is set not to be displayed in the display area 28A. The image T11 of the first talk room includes information that does not specify the user instead of information regarding the user who transmitted each content. Non-user specific information is, by way of example and not limitation, an icon Ux1 and user name Ux2 for user A and an icon Uy1 and user name Uy2 for user B shown in the bottom right diagram of FIG. The icon Ux1 and the icon Uy1 are each set in a one-to-one correspondence with the first group of users (here, user A and user B) corresponding to the first chat room. not. User name Ux2 and user name Uy2 are each set in a one-to-one correspondence with the first group of users (here, user A and user B) corresponding to the first chat room. Correspondence is not specified.

As described with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23, when the information about the user who has transmitted the second content is set not to be displayed in the display area 28A, each user, when transmitting the information about the first content from the terminal 20 , it becomes difficult to be identified by other users. Such an information processing method, by way of example and not limitation, makes it easier for users to cite other users' content and contributes to information sharing. Further, when the third image is displayed based on the input for the second image, if the setting is made so that the information about the user who sent each content is not displayed, each user in the first chat room can display the information about the user, Concerns that the user who browsed the third image will know about it are reduced, and the user's convenience is improved. Further, when information that does not specify the user is displayed instead of information about the user, diffusion of the information about the user is suppressed, and it becomes easier to grasp the context of the content included in the third image.

<Tenth Embodiment>
FIG. 24 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to the tenth embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, as an example and not a limitation, it is determined whether or not to permit the display of the image of the first talk room based on the user's input to the image of the second talk room. As an example and not a limitation, when the terminal 20 detects a predetermined input to the image of the second talk room and the user of the terminal 20 satisfies a predetermined condition, the image of the first talk room is displayed in the display area 28A. to display. The predetermined condition is, as an example and not a limitation, a condition that the user who transmitted the second content is the same as the user of the own terminal. The third image is displayed in the display area 28A if, by way of example and not limitation, the user who sent the second content and the user of the terminal 20 are the same.

Next, the content described in this embodiment, which will be described in more detail about this embodiment, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

The processing of steps S61 and S62 in FIG. 24 is the same as in FIG. 19, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. When the processing unit 21 determines in step S62 that there is an input for the second chat room image (step S62: Yes), the terminal 20 determines in step S71 whether or not to permit display of the third image. . As an example and not a limitation, when the user who transmitted the second content is the same as the user of the own terminal, the processing unit 21 determines to permit the display of the third image (step S71: Yes). The processing unit 21 executes the process of step S71 based on the content information D3 shown in FIG. 3C as an example and not a limitation. In the example of FIG. 3C, the second content is the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c01] and whose [transmitting user ID] is [user A]. In this case, the processing unit 21 compares the user ID of the user of its own terminal with [user A], which is the [transmitting user ID] corresponding to the second content, and determines whether or not they match.

When the processing unit 21 determines that the display of the third image is permitted (step S71: Yes), the terminal 20 displays the third image in step S72. If the user who transmitted the second content and the user of the own terminal are the same, this user is included in the first group corresponding to the first talk room, and the terminal 20, by way of example and not limitation, Content information D3 including content included in the room is stored in the storage unit 24 . In step S72, the processing unit 21 generates the third image based on the content information D3 (see FIG. 3B) stored in the storage unit 24, for example and not limitation. Then, the processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the generated third image in the display area 28A.

In the terminal 20, when the processing unit 21 determines in step S62 that there is no input for the image of the second chat room (step S62: No), or in step S71 the processing unit 21 determines that display of the third image is not permitted. If so (step S72: No), the series of processes for displaying the third image is terminated.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 as described above displays the third image in the display area 28A when the user who transmitted the second content is the same as the user of the terminal 20 . Such an information processing method suppresses the display of the third image on the terminal 20 of a user different from the user who transmitted the second content, and the information included in the third image is suppressed as an example and not a limitation. Suppress the spread to other users. As a result, the user of the terminal 20 can view the first content associated with the second content without worrying about unintended diffusion of information, which improves convenience for the user.

<Eleventh Embodiment>
FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the eleventh embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. The eleventh embodiment is, as an example and not a limitation, a mode in which the terminal of the user not included in the first group displays the image of the first talk room based on the input for the image of the second talk room. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the image of the first talk room when the users included in the first group and the users included in the second group satisfy a predetermined condition. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the image of the first talk room when the first group includes N3 or more users excluding the user of the terminal itself among the users included in the second group. The above N3 is an arbitrary value of 1 or more, and is a preset value, as an example and not a limitation. The image of the first talk room is displayed in the display area 28A, for example and not limitation, when one or more users included in the second group but excluding the user of the terminal are included in the first group.

Further, in this embodiment, as an example and not a limitation, when an image of the first talk room is displayed based on an input for an image of the second talk room by a user who is not included in the first group, the user is assigned to the first group. It is a form of inclusion. For example, in FIG. 21, user C of terminal 20C is a user who is not included in the first group corresponding to the first talk room, but is included in the second group corresponding to the second talk room. As a non-limiting example, the terminal 20C transmits information requesting transmission of content included in the first talk room when there is a predetermined input for the image T12 of the second talk room. Information requesting transmission of content includes, by way of example and not limitation, identification information of the first content. When the server 10 receives information requesting transmission of content and transmits content included in the first talk room in response thereto, the server 10 adds user C of the terminal 20C to the first group as an example and not as a limitation. Information requesting transmission of content may be transmitted to the terminals 20 (eg, terminal 20A, terminal 20B) included in the first group via the server 10 as an example and not as a limitation. In this case, the terminal 20 included in the first group may add the user C of the terminal 20C to the first group.

Next, the content described in this embodiment, which will be described in more detail about this embodiment, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

The processing of steps S61 and S62 in FIG. 25 is the same as in FIG. 19, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. When the processing unit 21 determines in step S62 that there is an input for the second chat room image (step S62: Yes), the terminal 20 determines in step S75 whether or not to permit display of the third image. . As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 displays the third image when N2 or more users excluding the user who transmitted the second content among the users included in the second group are included in the first group. Judge to allow. The above N2 is a value arbitrarily set from an integer of 1 or more.

Here, it is assumed that user A and user B constitute the first group, and user A is the user who has transmitted the second content. It is also assumed that user A, user B, user C, and user D constitute a second group. When the user of the own terminal is user C, among the users included in the second group, the users excluding the user who transmitted the second content are user A, user C, and user D. User A is included in the first group. Therefore, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20C of the user C determines to permit display of the third image.

When the processing unit 21 determines that display of the third image is permitted (step S75: Yes), the terminal 20 displays the third image in step S76. When the user of the own terminal is included in the first group, the processing unit 21 generates the third image based on the content information D3 stored in the storage unit 24 as an example and not as a limitation. The third image is, by way of example and not limitation, an image of the first talk room containing the first content. Further, when the user of the own terminal is not included in the first group, the processing unit 21, as an example and not a limitation, based on the content transmitted from the server 10 or the terminal 20 of the user included in the first group, performs the first 3 images are generated. The processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the generated third image in the display area 28A.

Also, in step S77, the processing unit 21 determines whether or not the user of the own terminal is included in the first group. When determining that the user of the own terminal is not included in the first group (step S77: No), the processing unit 21 adds the user of the own terminal to the first group in step S78. At least part of the processing of steps S77 and S78 may be included in the processing of step S76 as an example and not as a limitation. As an example and not a limitation, when the processing unit 21 determines that the user of the own terminal is included in the first group, the processing unit 21 may generate the third image based on the content information D3 stored in the storage unit 24. . Further, as an example and not a limitation, when the terminal 20 determines that the user of the own terminal is not included in the first group, the content to be included in the third image is sent from the server 10 or the terminal 20 of the user included in the first group. may receive. In this case, as a non-limiting example, the terminal 20 transmits request information requesting transmission of content to be included in the third image, and the server 10 that receives the request information or the terminal 20 of the user included in the first group, A process of adding the user of the terminal 20 that has transmitted the request information to the first group may be executed.

When the processing unit 21 determines in step S75 that the display of the third image is not permitted (step S75: No), the terminal 20 notifies the disapproval of display of the third image in step S79 as an example, not as a limitation. . By way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 may display a message such as "Unable to display the third image" in the display area 28A, or output a sound such as a voice or an alarm such as "Unable to display the third image" to the speaker 29. can be output from Note that the process of step S75 may be omitted.

If the processing unit 21 determines in step S62 that there is no input for the image of the second chat room (step S62: No), the terminal 20 determines in step S77 that the user of the own terminal is included in the first group. (Step S77: Yes) After the process of step S78 or after the process of step S79, the series of processes related to the display of the third image based on the input to the second image ends.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 as described above is used when M or more users excluding the user who transmitted the second content among the plurality of users included in the second group are included in the first group. Display an image. In other words, the terminal 20 displays the third image when there is a user who overlaps the first group and the second group in addition to the user who transmitted the second content. Thus, by way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 may display a third image that includes first content sent and received between terminals of the first group that are related to the second group, e.g. Information can be shared while suppressing diffusion.

Also, when the user of terminal 20 is not included in the first group and the third image is displayed based on the input by the user of terminal 20 for the second content, the user of terminal 20 is registered in the first group. Such an information processing method contributes to suppressing unintended diffusion of information because the user of the terminal 20 displaying the third image is included in the first group that has transmitted and received the first content. Note that the terminal 20 of a user not included in the first group may display the third image after the user of the own terminal is added to the first group, as an example and not a limitation. Also, a user not included in the first group may be added to the first group after the terminal 20 of the user displays the third image.

Note that the display permission/inhibition determination process for determining whether or not to permit the display of the third image is not a limitation, and is performed in step S75 based on the users included in the first group and the users included in the second group. but not limited to this example. As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 may execute display permission/inhibition determination processing based on the type of the talk room described with reference to FIG. 17 . As an example and not a limitation, the processing unit 21 may determine that display of the third image including the first content is permitted when the type of the first chat room including the first content is [public]. Such a display propriety determination process may be performed instead of the process of step S75, may be performed separately from the process of step S75, or may not be performed.

Note that, when the display of the third image is not permitted, the terminal 20 may change the form of the first content included in the second image as an example and not as a limitation. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing processing related to display of the second image when display of the third image is not permitted.

In the upper diagram of FIG. 26, the image T12 of the second talk room includes the first information Q25 regarding the first content. The first information Q25 is information having a smaller amount of information than the first content Q1 shown in the lower right diagram of FIG. The first information Q25 is, by way of example and not limitation, information based on information about the first content. The first information Q25 is, for example and not limitation, information in which the first content Q1 is shortened, information in which the first content Q1 is compressed, or information in which a part of the first content Q1 is omitted. When the terminal 20 is not permitted to display the third image (for example, the image T11 of the first talk room) based on the input by the user of the own terminal to the image T12 of the second talk room, as an example and not as a limitation, the display of FIG. An image T12 of the second talk room including the second information Q26 is displayed as shown in the figure below. The second information Q26 is information having a larger amount of information regarding the first content than the first information. The second information Q26 is, by way of example and not limitation, information based on information about the first content. The second information Q26 is, by way of example and not limitation, the same as the first content Q1.

In this way, when the terminal 20 displays the second image including the first information Q25 having a smaller amount of information than the first content Q1, the information about the first content Q1 is displayed compactly as an example and not as a limitation. can be done. As a result, the terminal 20 can, for example and not by way of limitation, increase the number of pieces of content displayed in the display area 28A at one time, thereby increasing the amount of information provided to the user.

In addition, as an example and not a limitation, when the terminal 20 is not permitted to display the third image (for example, the image T11 of the first talk room) based on the input by the user of the own terminal to the image T12 of the second talk room, the An image T12 of a second talk room including second information Q26 having a larger amount of information about one content than first information Q25 is displayed. Such an information processing method contributes to suppressing the unintended spread of content different from the first content among the content included in the first chat room, and also to a user who is not permitted to display the third image. It may be convenient to provide more information about a piece of content.

<Twelfth Embodiment>
FIG. 27 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to the twelfth embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. This embodiment differs from the above-described embodiments in that information requesting permission to display the image of the first talk room is transmitted from the terminal 20 . In the following description, the information requesting permission to display the image of the first chat room will be referred to as a display permission request, and the terminal 20 that transmits the display permission request will be referred to as a third terminal. As an example and not a limitation, when the server 10 receives the display permission request transmitted by the third terminal, the server 10 determines whether or not to permit the third terminal to display the image of the first chat room as a response to the display permission request. Information is transmitted based on the determination result of whether or not. Information based on the determination result includes, by way of example and not limitation, content to include in the image of the first talk room if the image of the first talk room is permitted to be displayed. When receiving the information based on the determination result, the third terminal displays the image of the first talk room on the display area 28A of the own terminal based on this information.

In addition, this embodiment is an example, not a limitation, in which it is determined based on a plurality of conditions whether or not to permit the display of the image of the first talk room based on the input of the image of the second talk room. The terminal 20 determines whether or not to permit the image of the first talk room to be displayed in the display area 28A of the terminal itself. As a non-limiting example, the terminal 20 displays the image of the first talk room when it determines that the display of the image of the first talk room is permitted, and displays the image of the first talk room when the terminal 20 does not permit the display of the first talk room. , a display permission request is transmitted. As an example and not a limitation, a device that is different from the third terminal (for example, the server 10, the terminal 20 that transmitted the second content) and that has received the display permission request displays the image of the first talk room on the third terminal. Determine whether to allow the terminal. The third terminal displays the image of the first talk room based on the response to the display permission request.

Next, this embodiment will be described in more detail. The content described in this embodiment can be applied to other embodiments as appropriate. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

The processes in steps S61 and S62 in FIG. 27 are the same as those in FIG. 19, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. When the processing unit 21 determines in step S62 that there is an input for the second chat room image (step S62: Yes), the terminal 20 determines in step S81 whether or not to permit display of the third image. . As an example and not a limitation, when the user who transmitted the second content is the same as the user of the own terminal, the processing unit 21 determines to permit the display of the third image (step S81: Yes). When the terminal 20 determines not to permit display of the third image (step S81: No), the terminal 20 transmits a request for permission to display the third image.

When the server 10 receives the permission request transmitted by the terminal 20, in step S83, the server 10 determines whether or not to permit the display of the third image. As an example and not a limitation, the server 10 permits the display of the third image when M or more users excluding the user who transmitted the second content among the users included in the second group are included in the first group. Then judge. When the server 10 determines to permit the display of the third image (step S83: Yes), in step S84, information regarding the third image is transmitted. Information about the third image is, by way of example and not limitation, content that is permitted to be included in the third image. Server 10, by way of example and not limitation, transmits information about the third image as a notification authorizing the third image to be displayed.

When the server 10 determines not to permit display of the third image (step S83: No), in step S85, it determines whether or not to permit display of the third image. If the server 10 determines in step S83 that display of the third image is not permitted, it determines that display of the third image is not permitted. When the server 10 determines to disallow display of the third image (step S85: Yes), it transmits a disapproval notification indicating that display of the third image is not permitted in step S86.

Note that the processing from step S83 to step S86 may be performed by the terminal 20 that is permitted to display the image of the first talk room, or may be performed by the terminal 20 and the server 10, for example and not limitation. good too. The terminals 20 permitted to display the image of the first talk room are one or more of the terminals 20 of the users included in the first group corresponding to the first talk room, for example and not limitation.

The processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 determines whether or not a disapproval notification has been received in step S87. When the processing unit 21 determines that the disapproval notification has not been received (step S87: No), in step S88, it determines whether or not the information regarding the third image has been received. When the processing unit 21 determines that the information regarding the third image has not been received (step S88: No), the processing unit 21 returns to step S87 and repeats the subsequent processing.

If the processing unit 21 determines that the terminal 20 permits display of the third image in step S81 (step S81: Yes), or if the processing unit 21 determines in step S88 that the information regarding the third image has been received. (Step S88: Yes) In step S89, the third image is displayed. As an example and not a limitation, when the processing unit 21 determines in step S81 that the display of the third image is permitted (step S81: Yes), the terminal 20 displays the third image based on the content information stored in the storage unit 24. display. In addition, the terminal 20 displays the third image in the display area 28A based on the reception of the response to the permission request by the communication unit (communication I/F 22 as an example, not limitation). As an example and not a limitation, when the processing unit 21 determines that information regarding the third image has been received (step S88: Yes), the third image is displayed based on the received information regarding the third image.

As an example and not a limitation, when the terminal 20 determines that the disapproval notification has been received in step S87, the terminal 20 displays information on whether to permit display of the third image in the display area 28A. By way of example and not limitation, when terminal 20 determines that it has received a disapproval notification, terminal 20 displays a message "cannot display third image" in display area 28A. When the terminal 20 determines that the disapproval notification has been received, for example and not limitation, the terminal 20 may output a voice such as “the third image cannot be displayed” or an alarm sound from the speaker 29 .

The information processing method as described above includes, as an example and not a limitation, determining whether or not to permit display of the image of the first talk room based on the input of the image of the second talk room based on a plurality of conditions. In this information processing method, as an example and not as a limitation, it is possible to finely set the conditions under which the transmission of information about the first content is permitted. It can be shared. By way of example and not limitation, if the content Q8 based on the first content shown in the lower left diagram of FIG. and the user of the own terminal are the same, the display of the image T11 of the first talk room is permitted, and the image T11 of the first talk room is displayed. In this case, the user can quickly view the image T11 of the first talk room, which is highly convenient for the user. In addition, when the user of the terminal 20 that transmitted the second content Q4 associated with the first content is different from the user of the terminal 20 itself, the terminal 20 responds to the request for permission to display the image of the first chat room. to display the image of the first talk room. Such an information processing method provides the possibility of displaying an image of the first talk room by the terminal 20 in a terminal of a user different from the user of the terminal 20 that transmitted the second content Q4, as an example and not as a limitation. , user convenience is improved.

In addition, as an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 transmits the request for permission to display the third image by the communication unit of the terminal 20, and receives the response to the permission request by the communication unit. is displayed in the display area 28A. Such an information processing method does not require the terminal 20 to determine whether to permit the display of the third image, as an example and not a limitation, and can reduce the processing load of the terminal 20 . In addition, as an example and not a limitation, such an information processing method is such that when the terminal 20 lacks the information necessary to determine whether to permit the display of the image of the first talk room, the terminal 20 The image of the first talk room can be displayed based on the response to the request for permission to display. As a result, the terminal 20 is more likely to be able to display the image of the first talk room, improving user convenience. In addition, as an example and not a limitation, this information processing method permits a device external to the terminal 20 scheduled to display the third image (the server 10 as an example and not a limitation) to display the third image. Since it is determined whether or not the first talk room is viewed illegally, it is possible to suppress unauthorized viewing.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 does not need to determine whether or not to permit the image of the first talk room to be displayed in the display area 28A of the own terminal. As an example and not a limitation, in the case of FIG. 27, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to display the third image in step S81, but this process does not have to be performed. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 may transmit the display permission request in step S82 without performing the process of step S81. In this case, the server 10 may execute the determination corresponding to step S81 as an example and not as a limitation. As an example and not a limitation, the server 10 may determine whether the user of the terminal 20 that transmitted the display permission request is the same as the user of the terminal 20 that transmitted the second content. This determination may be at least part of the process of step S83, or may be a process performed separately from step S83, as an example and not a limitation.

FIGS. 28A and 28B respectively show processing related to display of a second image including content for which display of the third image is permitted, and processing for displaying a second image including content for which display of the third image is not permitted. is a diagram showing processing related to the display of . Here, if the user who transmitted the second content and the user of the own terminal are the same, the display of the third image is permitted based on the input for the second image including the second content.

The left diagram of FIG. 28A shows an image T2 of the second talk room displayed on the terminal 20A. In the image T2 of the second talk room, the second content Q4 is the content transmitted by the user A, and is the content permitted to display the third image on the display area 28A of the terminal 20A. Reference Q31 is the content input by the terminal 20A. The content Q31 is not associated with other content and is different from the second content Q4.

The content Q31 input by the terminal 20A and the second content Q4 whose display of the third image is permitted are arranged in the first direction with respect to the image T2 of the second talk room, which is the second image, in the display area 28A. to be displayed. By way of example and not limitation, the first direction is the vertical direction of the second talk room image T2, and the second direction crossing the first direction is the horizontal direction of the second talk room image T2. The content Q31 and the second content Q4 are, for example and not limitation, the position of one end (right end in FIG. 28) of the image T2 of the second chat room in the second direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 28A). Content Q31 and second content Q4 are, for example and not limitation, the position of the one end in the second direction (horizontal direction in FIG. is set on one side (right side in FIG. 28) with respect to the center line CL.

Also, the left diagram of FIG. 28A is a diagram showing an image T12 of the second talk room displayed on the terminal 20C. In the image T12 of the second talk room, the second content Q4 is a content for which display of the third image is not permitted because the user A who transmitted the content Q4 is different from the user C who is the user of the own terminal. Also, the content Q6 is content input from the terminal 20C. As an example and not a limitation, the position of one end of the content Q6 input by the own terminal in the second direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 28A) is on one side of the center line CL of the image T12 of the second talk room. ((Right side in FIG. 28(A)). Contents Q6 and Q7 transmitted from other terminals and the second content Q4 are, for example and not limitation, the second content of the image T12 of the second talk room. The position of one end ((left end in FIG. 28A)) in the direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 28A) is almost the same. As an example and not a limitation, the position of the one end in the second direction ((horizontal direction in FIG. 28A)) is the content Q6 input by the own terminal with respect to the center line CL of the image T2 of the second talk room. is set on the opposite side (left side in FIG. 28(A)).

In FIG. 28(B), each code is the same as in FIG. 28(A). The second content Q4 for which display of the third image is permitted in the image T2 of the second talk room displayed on the terminal 20A is displayed as the third image in the image T12 of the second talk room displayed on the terminal 20C. is displayed in a manner different from that of the second content Q4 that is not permitted. Each piece of content is displayed, by way of example and not limitation, as an item in which the main body of the content is enclosed in a frame (eg, a balloon-shaped frame). The second content Q4 for which the display of the third image is permitted is, for example and not limitation, different from the content Q6 and Q7 transmitted from the other terminal in one or both of the color and brightness of the frame. Is displayed. By way of example and not limitation, the second content Q4 has a first color (e.g., green) inside said frame, and the content Q6, Q7 have a second color different from the first color inside said frame. (eg, white). The second content Q4 for which the display of the third image is permitted may be displayed in the same display form as the content Q31 input by the own terminal, or may be displayed in the same display form as the content Q31 input by the own terminal. It may be displayed in a display form different from that of the different content Q31.

In addition, in the image T12 of the second talk room displayed on the terminal 20C, the second content Q4 for which display of the third image is not permitted is displayed in a form different from the content Q6 input by the own terminal. Each piece of content is displayed, by way of example and not limitation, as an item in which the main body of the content is enclosed in a frame (eg, a balloon-shaped frame). The second content Q4, for which the display of the third image is not permitted, is displayed in a form in which one or both of the color and brightness of the frame are different from the content Q6 input by the own terminal, for example and not limitation. . By way of example and not limitation, the content Q6 has a first color inside the frame (e.g. green), and the second content Q4 has a second color different from the first color inside the frame (e.g. , white). The second content Q4 for which display of the third image is not permitted may be displayed in the same display form as the content Q7 and the content Q31 transmitted from the other terminal, or may be displayed in the same display form as the content Q7 and the content Q31 transmitted from the other terminal, or may be input by the own terminal and It may be displayed in a display form different from that of the content Q6 that is different from the content.

As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 arranges the content input by the own terminal and the second content for which display of the third image is permitted in the first direction with respect to the image of the second chat room, and displays them in the display area. 28A. According to this information processing method, the user visually recognizes the content having the same positional relationship as the content of the own terminal with respect to the image of the second chat room as the second content permitted to display the third image. can recognize. As a result, the information processing method reduces the user's trouble in determining whether or not the third image can be displayed, and contributes to improving the user's convenience.

As shown in FIG. 28A, when the position of the second image in the first direction is different between the second content for which the display of the third image is permitted and the content for which the display of the third image is not permitted, the user , it is possible to visually grasp whether or not the content is permitted to display the third image. Further, as shown in FIG. 28B, when the display form of the second image differs between the second content for which the display of the third image is permitted and the content for which the display of the third image is not permitted, the user may: It is possible to visually grasp whether or not the content is permitted to display the third image. Such an information processing method can suppress a user's input requesting display of the third image for content for which display of the third image is not permitted. As a result, such an information processing method contributes to improvement of user convenience, reduction of load on terminals, and the like.

<Thirteenth Embodiment>
FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an information processing method according to the thirteenth embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. By way of example and not limitation, the present embodiment displays an image of a first chat room based on an input for an image of a second chat room, and then displays an image of a second chat room based on an input for an image of the first chat room. is displayed. As an example and not a limitation, when there is an input for the content Q8 based on the first content as shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. A room image T1 is displayed. As an example and not a limitation, as shown in the lower left diagram, the terminal 20 receives input for the first content Q1 in the first chat room image T1 displayed based on the input for the second chat room image T2. In this case, an image T2 of the second talk room is displayed as shown in the lower right figure.

Next, the content described in this embodiment, which will be described in more detail about this embodiment, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In the upper left diagram of FIG. 19, the terminal 20 displays the image T2 of the second talk room as the second image in the display area 28A as an example and not a limitation. Based on the input for the image T2 of the second talk room, the terminal 20 displays the image T1 of the first talk room as the third image in the display area 28A as shown in the upper right figure, not by way of limitation, as an example. After displaying the image T1 of the first talk room in the display area 28A based on the input to the image T2 of the second talk room by the user of the terminal 20, the terminal 20 displays the image T1 of the first talk room based on the input to the terminal by the user of the terminal 20. An image T1 of one talk room is displayed in the display area 28A. By way of example and not limitation, the second image is displayed in the display area 28A based on the input of the first content in the third image by the input unit 25 of the terminal 20 . As an example and not a limitation, when the display area 28A is the display area of the touch panel and the input unit 25 is the operation unit of the touch panel, the terminal 20 displays the first When it is detected that the content Q1 has been tapped, an image T2 of the second talk room is displayed as shown in the lower right figure.

As a non-limiting example, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 causes the storage unit 24 to store history information about the history of images displayed in the display area 28A when switching images displayed in the display area 28A. As an example and not a limitation, when the image displayed in the display area 28A is switched from the image T2 of the second talk room to the image T1 of the first talk room, the processing unit 21 displays the previously displayed second talk room. The storage unit 24 stores the content information included in the image T2 of . Further, as an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 refers to the history information when the image displayed in the display area 28A is switched from the image T1 of the first talk room to the image T2 of the second talk room. , the image T2 of the previously displayed second talk room is reproduced, and the reproduced image T2 of the second talk room is displayed in the display area 28A. As a non-limiting example, when the terminal 20 receives an input requesting display of the second image with respect to the third image, the terminal 20 displays the image T1 of the talk room list as shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. The second image is displayed without

After the terminal 20 as described above displays the third image (as an example, not limitation, the image of the first talk room) in the display area 28A based on the user's input to the second content, the terminal 20 The image of the second talk room is displayed in the display area 28A based on the user's input to the own terminal. According to this information processing method, for example and not limitation, the user can display the second image on the display area 28A of the terminal 20, then display the third image, and then easily display the second image. can be done. As a non-limiting example, when the user sees the second content Q4 included in the image T2 of the second chat room and wants to know the background, the user causes the terminal 20 to display the image T1 of the first chat room, It is easy to return the display of the terminal 20 to the image T2 of the second talk room after confirming the content Q1 or the content before and after it. Such an information processing method contributes to the improvement of user convenience. In addition, as an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 can reduce user operations when switching from displaying the third image to displaying the second image, and as a result, the load on the terminal 20 is reduced.

In addition, as an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the image of the second talk room in the display area 28A based on the input of the first content in the third image by the input unit 23A of the own terminal. According to this information processing method, for example and not limitation, the first content is content associated with the second content, and the user causes the image of the second talk room to be displayed by inputting such first content. Therefore, the input method for displaying the third image is easy to understand, and the user's convenience is improved. In addition, this information processing method can reduce erroneous input to the terminal 20 when displaying the third image, and can reduce the load on the terminal 20, as an example and not as a limitation.

In the example of FIG. 29, the information processing method according to the present embodiment displays the image T1 of the first chat room based on the input for the image T2 of the second chat room, and then displays the image T1 of the first chat room. Although the second talk room image T2 is displayed based on the input for the image, it is not limited to such an example. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the second chat room image T2 in the display area 28A based on the input for the first chat room image T1 displayed based on the input for the chat room list image TL. You may As an example and not a limitation, as shown in FIG. 8B, information Th indicating that information related to the first content Q1 has been transmitted to the image T1 of the first chat room (in FIG. 8B, " Quoted") is included, the user can know that the first content Q1 has been cited. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the second talk room as shown in the lower right diagram of FIG. Image T2 may be displayed.

Note that the terminal 20 may display a list showing the history of images displayed in the display area 28A in the display area 28A, and may display images selected by the user from the list in the display area 28A. As an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 may display a list in which the names of the talk rooms corresponding to the images of the talk rooms displayed in the display area 28A are arranged in the displayed order. As an example and not a limitation, the user selects the name of the talk room corresponding to the image of the talk room displayed two times before from the above list, thereby selecting the image of the talk room displayed two times before on the terminal 20. can be displayed on the display area 28A of the terminal 20 again.

Note that when displaying the second image based on the predetermined input for the third image, the form of the predetermined input is not limited to the example shown in FIG. By way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 may display a third image that includes an icon such as Back, and display the second image upon detecting that this icon has been tapped. The predetermined input may be an input different from tapping, and non-limiting examples include input by operating the mouse as the input unit 25, input by voice using the microphone 26, input by imaging using the camera 27, or others. input device may be used.

<14th Embodiment>
FIG. 30 is a diagram showing an information processing method according to the fourteenth embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, as an example and not a limitation, when the image of the first talk room is displayed based on the input for the image of the second talk room, information about the talk room is displayed in the display area 28A. As an example and not by way of limitation, when the terminal 20 displays the image T6 of the first talk room based on the input for the image T7 of the second talk room, the terminal 20 displays the image of the second talk room including advertisements related to the first talk room. Display image T7. By way of example and not limitation, when the server 10 detects that the terminal 20 has displayed the image T6 of the first talk room based on the input for the image T7 of the second talk room, the server 10 displays the image T6 of the first talk room. Generate related content Q32. By way of example and not limitation, the server 10 transmits the generated content Q32 to the terminals 20 of the users of the second group.

Next, the content described in this embodiment, which will be described in more detail about this embodiment, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In the upper left diagram of FIG. 30, the terminal 20 displays the image T7 of the second talk room as the second image in the display area 28A. Based on the input for the image T7 of the second talk room, the terminal 20 displays the image T6 of the first talk room as the third image in the display area 28A as shown in the upper right figure. After the terminal 20 displays the image T6 of the first talk room in the display area 28A based on the input of the image T2 of the second talk room by the user of the terminal 20, as shown in the lower left figure, the user of the terminal 20 displays the terminal Based on the input to , an image T7 of the second talk room is displayed in the display area 28A as shown in the lower right figure.

After displaying the image T6 of the first talk room in the display area 28A based on the input to the image T2 of the second talk room by the user of the terminal 20, the terminal 20 displays the image T6 of the first talk room based on the input to the terminal by the user of the terminal 20. When the image T7 of the second talk room is displayed in the display area 28A, the image T7 of the second talk room including information about the first group corresponding to the first talk room is displayed. The code Q32 in the lower right figure is the content including the information about the first group. Here, the talk room corresponding to the first group is the talk room with the name [Music]. By way of example and not limitation, the content Q32 includes information on the theme of the [Music] talk room as information about the [Music] talk room. Content Q32 is, by way of example and not limitation, content generated and transmitted by server 10 .

When displaying the second image again based on the input for the third image, the terminal 20 as described above displays the second image including information about the first group in the display area 28A as an example and not as a limitation. When redisplaying the second image based on the input for the third image, by way of example and not limitation, the topics in the second group may be related to the first group, and the terminal 20 may display the topics in the second group. As related information, information about the first group can be provided to the users included in the second group. As a result, for users included in the second group, the trouble of searching the Internet for information derived from information related to the first content, for example, is reduced, and user convenience is improved. In addition, the terminal 20 reduces processing when the user searches for information derived from the information about the first content on the Internet, for example.

It should be noted that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the aspects described in the above embodiments and the like. One or more of the requirements described in the above embodiments and the like may be omitted. Also, the requirements described in the above-described embodiments and the like can be combined as appropriate. In addition, as long as it is permitted by the laws and regulations of the country or region where the technology according to the present disclosure is implemented, the disclosure of all the documents cited in the above-described embodiments and the like is incorporated into the description of the text.

Reference Signs List 1 communication system 10 server 11 processing unit 13 storage unit 20, 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D terminal 21 processing unit 22. Communication unit (communication I/F) 23A Input unit 24 Storage unit 28 Display unit 28A Display area P1 Program P2 Program , Q1 --- first content, Q4 --- second content, T1 --- first image (image of first talk room, third image), T2 --- second image (of second talk room image), Q11 first content, Q14 second content, Q25 first information, Q26 second information, T11 first image (first talk room image, 3rd image), T12... 2nd image (image of 2nd talk room)

Claims (14)

A program that is included in a first talk room that includes a first user and a second user and is executed by a terminal of a user different from the first user and the second user,
displaying the first talk room containing the first content on a display unit of the terminal;
displaying, in the first talk room, a first area in which the user can input content based on an input by the user to the first content displayed in the first talk room, and at least one of the first content; displaying a part in a second area of the first talk room that is different from the first area and does not allow content input by the user;
Based on the input of the second content to the first area by the user, the second content and the third content are transmitted to the first user included in the second talk room including the user. displaying, on the display unit, the second talk room including the second content and the third content transmitted to the first user;
The first talk room including the first content is displayed on the display unit based on the user's input to the third content including at least part of the first content and displayed in the second talk room. and performing control by a control unit of the terminal is executed by the terminal. The program according to claim 1,
Based on the user's input to the third content, the terminal controls the first content to be displayed in the second talk room displayed on the display unit by the control unit. . The program according to claim 1 or claim 2,
The control unit may perform control to display the first content associated with the second content in the second talk room displayed on the display unit based on the user's input to the third content. executed by the terminal; The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The first content is transmitted by the terminal of the first user. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The second content is input by the user's operation on the terminal. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Displaying the first content and a group name indicating the first talk room on the display unit is executed by the terminal. The program according to claim 6,
Displaying the second content, the third content, and the user name of the first user on the display unit is performed by the terminal. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The third content includes all information included in the first content. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The third content is content obtained by omitting at least part of the information of the first content. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The third content and the second content are displayed on the display unit as fourth content in which the third content and the second content are paired. A program according to claim 10,
The second content is displayed in an area below the third content in the display section. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
the first content is transmitted via a server;
The second content and the third content are transmitted via the server. An information processing method of a terminal of a user different from the first user and the second user included in a first talk room including the first user and the second user,
displaying the first talk room containing the first content on a display unit of the terminal;
displaying, in the first talk room, a first area in which the user can input content based on an input by the user to the first content displayed in the first talk room, and at least one of the first content; displaying a part in a second area of the first talk room that is different from the first area and does not allow content input by the user;
Based on the input of the second content to the first area by the user, the second content and the third content are transmitted to the first user included in the second talk room including the user. displaying, on the display unit, the second talk room including the second content and the third content transmitted to the first user;
The first talk room including the first content is displayed on the display unit based on the user's input to the third content including at least part of the first content and displayed in the second talk room. and performing control by a control unit of the terminal. A terminal of a user different from the first user and the second user, which is included in a first talk room including the first user and the second user,
displaying the first talk room containing the first content, and displaying the first area in which the user can input the content based on the user's input to the first content displayed in the first talk room; displaying in one talk room, displaying at least part of the first content in a second region of the first talk room, which is different from the first region and in which the user cannot input content; the second content and the third content are transmitted to the first user included in the second talk room including the user, based on the input of the second content to the first area by the a display unit for displaying the second talk room including the second content and the third content transmitted to the first user;
The first talk room including the first content is displayed on the display unit based on the user's input to the third content including at least part of the first content and displayed in the second talk room. and a control unit for controlling the

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