JP2015022747A - Server device, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problems in a conventional SNS service, in which users hesitate to post their pictures due to possible disadvantages, thereby hindering active communication between the users on their posted pictures.SOLUTION: A server device 10 receives a request from a user terminal to start a predetermined SNS service and information on one or more joining users to join in the SNS service, and manages the turn to upload an image for each of the users. The server device 10 notifies a terminal of a user having a turn that his or her turn has come, and sets a joining user relating to the next turn as a new user having a turn, when receiving an image uploaded from the previous user having a turn.

Description

  The present invention relates to a social communication technique using an information communication terminal.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a so-called chat service that performs real-time character communication using an information processing apparatus such as a PC (Personal Computer) terminal or a portable terminal has been provided. Examples of the chat service include user-to-user chats performed one-on-one by users, in-group chats between a plurality of users belonging to a specific group, and chats between groups. These chats are carried out between users who enter a virtual room called a chat room.

  On the other hand, since 2010, multifunctional mobile terminals called smartphones have rapidly spread, and many SNSs (Social Networking Services) such as chat services that are supposed to be used on mobile terminals have been provided, and the number of users has increased. Yes.

  In such a situation, an SNS service that can be shared among friends by posting a photograph taken by a user via a network is provided. (For example, refer to Patent Documents 1 and 2).

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  However, in the conventional SNS service, self-control may work strongly depending on the person and content captured in the photos to be posted, and this tends to be reluctant to post photos. It was. For this reason, there has been a problem that it is difficult for users to interact with each other by posting photos.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this subject, The objective is to provide the server apparatus, method, and program which can accelerate | stimulate the contribution of the photograph between the participating users of SNS.

  One embodiment of the present invention is a server device. For each participating user, the server device receives a request for starting a predetermined SNS service from a user terminal via a communication line, a service information receiving unit that receives information on one or more participating users to participate in the SNS service, and The turn management unit that manages the turn for uploading the image, and after receiving the start request by the service information reception unit, the turn is managed for the terminal of the user who has arrived the turn that is managed by the turn management unit. A notification unit for notifying of arrival, an image reception unit for receiving an image uploaded from a participating user's terminal and storing it in a memory, and a display for displaying the image received by the image reception unit on the screen of the participating user's terminal A control unit. When the image receiving unit receives an image uploaded from a turn arrival user, the turn management unit sets a participating user related to the next turn as a new turn arrival user.

  According to such an aspect, the turn for the photograph posting is semi-forced in turn among the participating users by notifying the terminal of the user who has arrived that the turn has arrived that the turn has arrived. Thus, it is possible to give a sense of fun to the posting of the photos and to provide an environment in which the photos can be easily posted, so that the posting of photos among the participating users can be promoted.

  Further, the display control unit displays a prompt button for prompting a user who has arrived on the turn to upload an image to a terminal of a participating user other than the user who has arrived on the turn, and the notification unit is a terminal of the terminal on which the prompt button is displayed. When a prompt request is received from a participating user, the terminal of the user who has reached the turn may be notified that the prompt request has been received.

  According to such an aspect, when a prompt request is received from a participating user of the terminal on which the prompt button is displayed, a post of a photograph between the participating users can be made by notifying the terminal of the user who has arrived the turn that the prompt request has been received. Can be promoted.

  In addition, a search processing unit that receives a search word from a participating user and performs an image search process may be further included. The display control unit may display one or more searched images searched by the search processing unit on the terminal of the participating user, and the image receiving unit may receive one searched image selected by the participating user. .

  According to such an aspect, one or more searched images searched by the search processing unit are displayed on the terminal of the participating user, and the image receiving unit receives one searched image selected by the participating user. This makes it possible to easily obtain a posting target photo and easily post a photo, thereby promoting the posting of photos among participating users.

  Another embodiment of the present invention is a method. This method includes a step of receiving a start request for a predetermined SNS service from a user's terminal and information of one or more participating users to participate in the SNS service via a communication line, and an image after receiving the start request. It is a turn for uploading, and a step of notifying that the turn has arrived to the terminal of the turn-arriving user whose turn set for each participating user has arrived, and an image uploaded from the terminal of the participating user Is received and stored in the memory, the image received from the participating user is displayed on the screen of the participating user's terminal, and when the image uploaded from the user who has reached the turn is received, the participating user related to the next turn is selected. Setting as a new turn arrival user.

  Another aspect of the present invention relates to a program executed by a computer. This program receives a request to start a predetermined SNS service from a user's terminal and information of one or more participating users to participate in the SNS service via a communication line, and receives an image after receiving the start request. It is a turn for uploading, and a step of notifying that the turn has arrived to the terminal of the turn-arriving user whose turn set for each participating user has arrived, and an image uploaded from the terminal of the participating user Is received and stored in the memory, the image received from the participating user is displayed on the screen of the participating user's terminal, and when the image uploaded from the user who has reached the turn is received, the participating user related to the next turn is selected. And setting as a new turn arrival user.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a representation of the present invention converted between a method, an apparatus, a system, a computer program, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to promote photo posting among SNS participating users.

  Before describing the embodiments of the present invention, an outline of the present invention will be described first. The present invention relates to a technique for providing a photograph posting environment among participating users in an SNS system in an SNS system by a plurality of users performed via a network.

  In a conventional SNS system, when posting a photo, depending on the person and content captured in the photo, self-control such as privacy infringement or shame may be active, and there is a case where the post is hesitant. Therefore, there are many opportunities for photos to be posted, and even if they are posted, there are many photos of common scenes such as meal contents, and communication through photos is often active. There wasn't.

  In the present embodiment, as a general rule, the posting of photographs is performed in turn among the participating users by adopting a turn system for posting photographs. When a user who has made his turn (hereinafter referred to as a turn-arriving user) posts a photo to the SNS service, the next user (when two people are playing, the other user, when there are three or more, the next (Users in order). However, it is also possible for a user who has not turned around to post a photo. In this case, the turn remains with the same user and does not move.

  When the user who is in his turn activates the app, the first screen after launching becomes the image posting screen. The image posting screen may be a camera screen or a screen for selecting an image. That is, when the user who is his turn activates the application, a screen for directly posting an image is displayed. As a result, the user can easily post an image without performing complicated operations. In this way, by making the image posting turn-based, it is possible to make the user aware that it is the turn to post, and this encourages the user to post photos, so that users can exchange images. Can be activated.

  As described above, in the present invention, the above-mentioned problems are solved, and by posting photos to each other in a turn system, the photos can be posted as if they were a game, and the photos can be taken without any hesitation. You can create an environment to post. According to such an aspect, more photographs can be posted and communication can be activated.

  First, Example 1 will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an SNS system 100 for providing a photo posting service according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The photo posting service in the SNS system 100 is a closed communication service for the purpose of posting photos to each other, and may be provided as a native application.

  The SNS system 100 includes a server device 10, a network 30 that connects the server device 10 and the base station 40 with a wired line, a first base station 40a to a third base station 40c represented by the base station 40, a mobile terminal The first mobile terminal 50 a to the third mobile terminal 50 c, represented by 50, and the PC terminal 70 are included.

  For convenience of illustration, only three base stations 40 and mobile terminals 50 are shown, but the number of base stations 40 and mobile terminals 50 may be more than that. The same applies to the PC terminal 70. In addition, the first mobile terminal 50 a to the third mobile terminal 50 c are illustrated as being connected to different base stations 40, but not limited to this, a plurality of mobile terminals 50 are connected to one base station 40. Needless to say, the present invention is applicable.

  The server device 10 is a device for implementing and providing a photo posting service, a chat service, and the like. The server device 10 performs communication processing necessary for providing the service with the mobile terminal 50 and the PC terminal 70 via the network 30 and the base station 40.

  In the following, in order to simplify the description, it is simply expressed as “execution of communication processing between the server device 10 and the mobile terminal 50 or the PC terminal 70” and the like via the network 30 and the base station 40. The description of points is omitted. In the following, the mobile terminal 50 and the PC terminal 70 may be collectively referred to as a user terminal. The server device 10 may be a platform that provides a network service, or may be a server that provides an application for a network service.

  In the following description, it is assumed that the server apparatus 10 mainly controls the execution of the photo posting service. However, the function sharing is not limited to this and other devices such as a user terminal. And this invention may be implement | achieved by mutually cooperating.

  The server device 10 causes the user terminal to download an application in accordance with a request from the user terminal. Alternatively, the application may be downloaded to the user terminal from an application providing server other than the server device 10. Thereafter, the user can start using the photo posting service by uploading the contact information stored in the memory in the user terminal and importing the contact information into the memory in the server device 10.

  Here, the server device 10 has a room creation function for newly creating a room for carrying out the photo posting service, a photo posting function for carrying out the photo posting service in the created room, and a turn for controlling the photo posting order. A control function, a friend recommendation function for recommending friends in the SNS system 100, a friend list management function for managing a list of friends, a search function for searching for friends and the like to share images, and an SNS A mail integration function for chatting with unregistered users.

  The room creation function has a function of creating a room for using the photo posting service and a function of selecting a user invited to the created room. When creating a room, the name of the room and the theme required for the photo to be posted are received from the user terminal. Further, when selecting a participating user, the user is notified of the participation request to the selected user selected by the user, and the user who has responded to participate is registered as a participating user.

  The photo posting function has a function of receiving a photo posted from a participating user in the room and displaying it on the screen of the participating user's terminal. In addition, it accepts comments and evaluations on posted photos and displays them on the screens of participating users' terminals.

  The turn control function is a function for controlling a turn for posting a photo. The terminal of the participating user whose turn has arrived is notified that the turn has arrived, and is encouraged to post a photo. When a photograph is posted by the user who has arrived at the turn, the participating user for the next turn is set as a user who has arrived at the new turn.

  The friend recommendation function has a function for introducing and recommending users to be registered in the friend list (hereinafter referred to as “suggest function”). Although the details will be described later, the suggest function determines another user to be recommended to the registered user. The friend list management function has a function of registering the user selected by the registered user among the recommended users in the friend list. The search function searches for user information stored in the server device 10 and displays the searched one or more user information on the user terminal in a predetermined order. The user information includes a registered user ID, a group ID to which the user belongs, a user ID of a partner who has shared a past image, an ID on the SNS, and the like.

  The mail integration function is a function for performing chat with a desired user without causing the user to consider whether or not the user invited to the room is a registered user. When there is a request to start the SNS service from the user terminal, the server device 10 determines a communication method to the other party of the SNS service. Specifically, according to the priority information of the communication method, the most suitable communication method is determined from the registration information stored in the memory in the server device 10, and the message transmitted from the user terminal is changed to the communication method, for example, E Convert to email format and send to the recipient.

  As a communication method applied when communicating with a transmission destination, a chat method is selected in principle when the transmission partner is a registered user. On the other hand, when the transmission partner is an unregistered user, a method corresponding to information registered in the memory regarding the unregistered user is selected. Details will be described later. By taking such an aspect, even if the other party is an unregistered user, the user can chat without being aware of it.

  When using the photo posting service, the user terminal first accesses the server device 10 to download and install the application. Next, contact information registered in the terminal is uploaded in accordance with a request from the server device 10. After that, when using the photo posting service, you can use the photo posting service by launching the app and registering your friends registered as friend lists or users searched by the search function as participating users. Become.

  User terminal users can post photos regardless of whether or not a turn has arrived during the photo posting service, add comments to the posted photos, and press the evaluation button. Thus, communication between participating users can be carried out. In addition, it is possible to prompt the user who has arrived to turn, and to promote a smooth loop of the photo posting turn.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the server device 10 in the SNS system 100 of FIG. The server device 10 includes a server communication unit 12, a service information reception unit 14, a service control unit 16, a turn management unit 18, a notification unit 20, an image reception unit 22, a display control unit 24, and a search processing unit. 26 and server memory 28.

  The server communication unit 12 receives a signal from the user terminal, performs a predetermined demodulation process, performs a service information reception unit 14, a service control unit 16, a turn management unit 18, a notification unit 20, an image The demodulated signal is sent to the receiving unit 22, the display control unit 24, and the search processing unit 26.

  In addition, the server communication unit 12 transmits predetermined data to the user terminal by a predetermined communication method. Transmitting the predetermined data includes, for example, notification of a reminder message to the user who has reached the turn by the notification unit 20, distribution of the posted photo received by the image reception unit 22 to other participating users, and the like. In addition, the server communication unit 12 transmits a friend list or a suggest list stored in the server memory 28 to a user terminal of the user associated with the list at a predetermined timing.

  The modulation / demodulation processing in the server communication unit 12 may use a conventional modulation / demodulation technique, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be applied even in such a mode. is there.

  The service information reception unit 14 manages information uploaded from the user who has executed the photo posting application in the server memory 28. In addition, the service information receiving unit 14 receives a request for starting a photo posting service and information on one or more users to participate in the photo posting service from the user's terminal via a communication line.

  A request to start the photo posting service is a request to create a new room for gathering participating users to submit photos (hereinafter referred to as a new room creation request), or a request to restart a room created in the past (hereinafter referred to as a new room). , Restart request). The request for creating a new room includes the name of the room and the theme of the posted photo. The user information includes user identification information, user name, avatar image information, and a comment input by the user. These pieces of user information may be referred to and used by the turn management unit 18 or the display control unit 24.

  In addition, the service information reception unit 14 requests participation to one or more users participating in the photo posting service via the server communication unit 12 and joins the user who responds to participate in the participation request. Accept as a user. Further, the service information receiving unit 14 manages the information of the participating users and the names of the participating rooms in the server memory 28 in association with each other.

  The server memory 28 may manage information related to the photo posting application provided by the SNS system 100 in addition to user information. The information related to the photo posting application may be an execution history of the photo posting application, information on rooms created in the past, photos posted in the past, and the like.

  The service control unit 16 reads out the photo posting application for the user to download to the server memory 28, imports the contact information transmitted from the user terminal, and accesses information for determining the communication method I do. In addition, the service control unit 16 causes the user terminal to download an application in accordance with a request from the user terminal. After downloading to the user terminal, the user terminal is inquired whether to import the contact information stored in the user terminal into the server device 10. If the import is permitted, contact information is sent from the user terminal, so the service control unit 16 writes the information in the server memory 28.

  In addition, the service control unit 16 has a friend recommendation function, and determines other users to be recommended to registered users as friend candidates by using predetermined conditions set in accordance with the presence or absence of registration in the SNS service. Then, it is registered in the suggestion list in the server memory 28. The predetermined condition set in accordance with the presence / absence of registration with the SNS service indicates that the recommended user is a registered user and the unregistered user is a different condition. This condition is a condition for estimating the closeness with the recommended user.

  In addition, the service control unit 16 has a friend list management function, and among the users registered in the suggestion list as friend candidates, the user selected from the registered user terminal received via the server communication unit 12 is stored in the server memory. It registers in the friend list in 28. The friend list is managed for each registered user in the server memory 28.

  In addition, the service control unit 16 has a friend search function, and when there is no request from the registered user's user terminal, the service control unit 16 targets users included in the registered user's suggestion list stored in the server memory 28. Search for one or more users to be displayed. The user searched here is displayed on the user terminal as a friend candidate.

  When a plurality of users are searched, the display order is determined by a predetermined algorithm and displayed on the screen of the user terminal. That is, a list of friend candidates is displayed on the user terminal as “Friends”. The search timing and display timing may be performed at regular intervals when the SNS service application is activated or after activation. Thereby, it is possible to give the user an opportunity to increase friends.

  Further, the service control unit 16 receives a real name search request from the user terminal of the registered user from the server communication unit 12, acquires the real name to be searched, and stores all the real names stored in the server memory 28 for the real name. Search for user information. The search may use a conventional search technique such as forward matching or partial matching.

  When a plurality of users are searched, the display order is determined by a predetermined algorithm determined in accordance with the familiarity with the registered user, transmitted via the server communication unit 12, and displayed on the screen of the user terminal . The suggest list is managed for each registered user in the server memory 28.

  In addition, when determining the communication method to the transmission destination, the service control unit 16 indicates the priority of the communication method to be applied from one or more communication methods registered in the server memory 28 regarding the transmission destination. One communication method may be selected according to the information.

  The turn management unit 18 manages a turn for uploading an image for each participating user. Specifically, after the service information reception unit 14 receives a new room creation request, the turn management unit 18 associates the name of the new room and the participating user, registers them in the server memory 28, and manages them.

  When the service information receiving unit 14 receives a new room creation request, the turn management unit 18 ranks the registered participating users and turns the turn in order. The ranking may be in the registered order, in alphabetical order of the names of registered participating users, or in an arbitrarily set order. The turn management unit 18 uses the server memory 28 to manage the participating users who are the turn arrival users.

  Next, the turn management unit 18 starts the photo posting service with the first set participating user as a turn arrival user. Here, when the image receiving unit 22 receives an image uploaded from a turn arrival user, the turn management unit 18 sets a participating user related to the next turn in the server memory 28 as a new turn arrival user.

  When the service information reception unit 14 receives a restart request, the turn management unit 18 accesses the server memory 28 and restarts the selected room.

  After receiving the start request by the service information receiving unit 14, the notification unit 20 notifies the terminal of the user who has reached the turn managed by the turn management unit 18 that his turn has arrived. Do. Any notification mode may be used as long as it can notify the user who has reached the turn that the turn has arrived. For example, a message for prompting the upload of an image or a message indicating that his turn has arrived may be sent to the user terminal. Display as a pop-up message, display a message prompting you to upload an image when you start the app, or a message that your turn has arrived in the message field of the service screen, sound a sound effect, activate the vibrator Or a combination thereof. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively notify the turn arrival user that the turn has arrived.

  Moreover, the notification part 20 notifies a turn arrival user's terminal of having received the prompting request, when the prompting request is received from the participating user of the terminal where the prompting button is displayed. This notification may be notified together with a predetermined sound effect, an image, or the like, and may also include instruction information for vibrating the terminal. Thereby, it is possible to more effectively prompt the user who has arrived on the turn to post a photo.

The image receiving unit 22 receives an image uploaded from a participating user's terminal and stores it in the server memory 28. Here, the display control unit 24 displays the image received by the image receiving unit 22 on the screen of the participating user's terminal. In addition, the display control unit 24
A prompt button for prompting the uploading user to upload an image is displayed on the terminals of participating users other than the user who has arrived.

  The search processing unit 26 receives a search word from a participating user and performs an image search process. Here, the display control unit 24 displays one or more searched images searched by the search processing unit 26 on the terminal of the participating user. Further, the image receiving unit 22 receives one searched image selected by the participating user and stores it in the server memory 28.

  Note that this search process may be performed in the user terminal. In this case, the server device 10 may accept one searched image selected by the user terminal as a posted photo.

  In the search process, a photo to be posted can be acquired by searching a Web page on the network. When a search word is input by the user, a Web page is searched using the search word, and search result images are displayed in a list. The user selects a favorite photo from them. Then, when a posting button is pressed, the photograph is posted by downloading the photograph from the Web page and automatically uploading it to the server.

  In this way, even if the user does not have a photo to upload or is not in an environment where a good photo can be taken on the spot, it is easy to find and post a photo from the Web. be able to. As a result, the exchange of posts can be continued smoothly without interruption, and the room can be activated.

  Next, the configuration on the user terminal side will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the mobile terminal 50 or the PC terminal 70 of FIG. Here, for convenience of explanation, the configuration of the mobile terminal 50 will be described, but the PC terminal 70 has the same configuration.

  The mobile terminal 50 includes a terminal communication unit 52, a terminal control unit 54, a user interface 56, and a terminal memory 58. The terminal communication unit 52 receives an application downloaded from the server device 10 and various information transmitted from the server device 10. In addition, the terminal communication unit 52 transmits a user instruction input via the user interface 56 to the server device 10.

  The terminal control unit 54 receives an instruction from the user via the user interface 56 and accesses the terminal memory 58 while controlling application installation, opening a new room for starting a posted photo service, and participating users. Selection processing, upload processing of photos to be posted, social game API control, and the like.

  In addition, the user interface 56 displays photos posted by other participating users who provide the photo posting service and information related to the photo posting service. The user interface 56 includes a display device with a sensing function that senses a tap operation by the user, an input interface that receives input from the user such as a keyboard and a touch panel, and an image capturing unit such as a camera. The posted photograph may be an image captured using this image capturing means, or may be an image stored in the terminal memory 58.

  The terminal memory 58 is used to store the application program in the case of an application service that does not use a web browser. However, the browser service provided via the web browser may also be used for cache memory, temporary storage of image data, and the like.

  Hereinafter, the overall operation of the present invention will be described using the first to fifth screen display examples of the user terminal shown in FIGS. In addition, about the same display in each example of a screen display, description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol only in the first appearance, and having already appeared.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first screen display example 210 of the user terminal of FIG. The first screen display example 210 includes a menu button 302, a room creation button 304, room display fields 306, 308, 310, and 312 and a room name display field 314.

  When the user activates the photo posting application on the mobile terminal, a screen as shown in the first screen display example 210 is displayed. In the first screen display example 210, a list of rooms created by the user in the past or a participating user is displayed in the room display fields 306, 308, 310, and 312. The room name display field 314 displays the name of the room currently selected by the user. Here, when the user taps the room creation button 304, a room generation screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a second screen display example 220 of the user terminal of FIG. The second screen display example 220 includes a room generation screen 320, a title input field 322, a theme setting button 324, a participation user addition button 326, and a room generation button 328.

  In the second screen display example 220, the user can input the name of the room by tapping the title input field 322. Further, by tapping the theme setting button 324, the theme imposed on the posted photo can be set. In addition, by tapping the join user addition button 326, it is possible to select an arbitrary friend (one or more) from his / her friend list. With these settings, a room is opened. In selecting a participating user, a user found by ID search or the like may be selected.

  On the other hand, in the first screen display example 210, when the user selects any room, the screen shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7 is displayed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a third screen display example 230 of the user terminal of FIG. The third screen display example 230 is a screen displayed on the user terminals of participating users other than the turn arrival user. The third screen display example 230 includes a return button 330, a setting button 332, a message field 334, a reminder button 336, a posting button 338, a poster name display field 340, and a posted image display field 342.

  The return button 330 is a button for returning to the previous screen when the user taps. The setting button 332 is a button for setting details about the photo posting service. The message column 334 is a column in which a message for the user is displayed. The prompt button 336 is a button for prompting a user who has reached the turn to post a photo. The posting button 338 is a button for posting a photo. By tapping this button, the user can post photos in a timely manner even if no turn has arrived. The contributor name display field 340 is a field for displaying the name of a user who has posted a photo in the past. The posted image display column 342 is a column for displaying photos posted in the past.

  As shown in the third screen display example 230, the name of the user who is currently turning is displayed in the message field 334 on the room screen of the user terminal of the user who is not his / her turn, and the prompt button 336 A posting button 338 is displayed. Here, the user can tap the prompt button 336 to display a message prompting posting, for example, a message “Hurry!” To the user of the user who has arrived, and prompt the user to post a photo. is there.

  “Hurry!” Is displayed as a push notification on the mobile terminal of the user who is sent “Hurry!”. As a result, it is possible to notify the user who is turning the photo posting in a conspicuous manner that it is the order of the user. As a result, since the user is conscious of the fact that it is the turn to post, the user is encouraged to post a photo, so that the room can be activated.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a fourth screen display example 240 of the user terminal of FIG. The fourth screen display example 240 is a screen displayed on the user terminal of the user who has reached the turn. As shown in the figure, the message field 334 displays that a turn has arrived. Also, unlike the third screen display example 230, the prompt button 336 does not exist, and only the posting button 338 is displayed. The user who has reached the turn can tap the posting button 338 to select a photo to be posted. As a result, the turn is completed, and a new turn arrival user is set by the server device 10.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a fifth screen display example 250 of the user terminal of FIG. The fifth screen display example 250 is a screen that displays photos posted in the past in the room. The fifth screen display example 250 includes a like button 350, a dislike button 352, and a comment button 354. Like button 350 and dislike button 352 are buttons for simply displaying a will for a posted photo. The comment button 354 can be tapped to input a comment on the posted photo. With these buttons, communication about the posted photos becomes active.

  Next, an operation example will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the server apparatus 10 of FIG. This flowchart may be started when the user launches an application for executing the photo posting service.

  The server device 10 receives a request for starting a photo posting application from the user terminal, and determines whether a new room creation request is included or a request for resuming a room created in the past (S10). If it is a request for creating a new room (Yes in S10), the server device 10 accepts registration of the user to participate from the user terminal (S12) and starts a photo posting service (S14). On the other hand, if the request is a restart request (No in S10), the server device 10 receives the notification of the selected room (S16) and starts the room.

  Next, the server device 10 notifies the turn arrival user (S18). Here, when the posting of the photograph from the user who has reached the turn is accepted (Yes in S20), the server device 10 displays the posted photograph on the screen of the user terminal of the participating user (S22). Furthermore, the server device 10 updates the turn, sets the user who should be the next turn as a new turn arrival user (S24), and returns to the process of S18.

  When posting of a photograph from a user who has arrived on the turn has not been accepted (No in S20), the processes in S26 to S30 are repeated. In S26, if there is a request for photo posting from a participating user other than the user who has arrived at the turn (Yes in S26), this is displayed on the screen of the user terminal of the user who has arrived at the turn. Here, the server apparatus 10 makes an end determination and returns to the process of S20. In the end determination, it is determined whether or not it is possible to continue the room, for example, the room has been deleted according to the instruction of the participating user. When it is determined that the room cannot be continued, it is determined to end (Yes in S30). Processing is terminated. The room may be set so as to be closed with the passage of a predetermined time set by the user.

  Although the description has been given based on the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be implemented in the following manner.

  For example, when a user who arrives at a turn cannot post a photo for some reason, the turn management unit 18 of the server device 10 is posted by notifying the server device 10 of a “pass request” for skipping a turn once. In this case, a user who participates in the next turn may be set as a user who has arrived in a new turn. By such an aspect, a turn can be turned smoothly and it can prevent that the communication by photography contributions stagnate.

  The screen displayed immediately after the application is activated may be different depending on whether the user is a turn arrival user or a user other than the turn arrival user. For example, when a user other than the turn arrival user activates the application, the room list screen of FIG. 4 is displayed, while when the turn arrival user activates the application, the image posting screen is displayed. The image posting screen may be a shooting screen by the camera of the user terminal, a screen for selecting a posted image from a list of images owned by the user, or a screen for searching for a posted image from a web page. That is, when the user who arrives on the turn starts the application, a screen for directly posting an image is displayed. Thus, the user who has arrived on the turn can easily post an image without performing a complicated operation.

  Further, the service control unit 16 may count the number of like buttons or like buttons tapped by the participating users. In this case, the ranking may be totaled within a predetermined period, and the display control unit 24 may be instructed to display a photograph with a high number of times the like button has been pressed. In addition, the user who posted the photo may be controlled so that more users can view it after inquiring whether or not to make it public. Moreover, you may delete the photograph with many frequency | counts with which the dislike button was pushed. By such an aspect, a photo contest can be easily implemented, the willingness to post photos can be promoted, and communication can be activated.

  Further, the service control unit 16 may count the number of times the reminder button has been tapped, and change the effect notified to the user who has reached the turn if the number of tapped times within a certain time exceeds a predetermined number. The effect may be changed depending on the number of times, such as increasing the character, playing a sound effect with the display of the character, increasing the volume of the sound effect, or operating the vibrator. By such an aspect, it is possible to promptly post a photograph effectively.

  Moreover, the turn control part 18 may provide the user who contributed the point according to the required time from when it was contributed last time when a photograph was contributed. By such an aspect, the incentive to make it contribute quickly can be given and the willingness to post a photograph can be promoted. Moreover, the turn control part 18 may change an order so that the 2nd turn may be started from the user whose last contribution time was short. By such an aspect, a turn can be turned more smoothly.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the contents of each embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that the above-described embodiments are exemplifications, and that various modifications can be made to combinations of the respective constituent elements and processing processes, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. .

It is a figure which shows the SNS system concerning Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the server apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example in the mobile terminal or PC terminal of FIG. It is a figure which shows the 1st screen display example of the user terminal of FIG. It is a figure which shows the 2nd screen display example of the user terminal of FIG. It is a figure which shows the 3rd screen display example of the user terminal of FIG. It is a figure which shows the 4th screen display example of the user terminal of FIG. It is a figure which shows the 5th example screen display of the user terminal of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence example of the server apparatus of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Server apparatus, 12 Server communication part, 14 Service information reception part, 16 Service control part, 18 Turn management part, 20 Notification part, 22 Image reception part, 24 Display control part, 26 Search processing part, 28 Server memory, 30 Network 40 base station, 40a first base station, 40b second base station, 40c third base station, 50 mobile terminal, 50a first mobile terminal, 50b second mobile terminal, 50c third mobile terminal, 52 terminal communication unit, 54 terminal control unit, 56 user interface, 58 terminal memory, 70 PC terminal, 100 SNS system, 210 first screen display example, 220 second screen display example, 230 third screen display example, 240 fourth screen display example, 250 5th screen display example, 302 menu button, 304 room creation button, 306 Column, 308 room display column, 310 room display column, 312 room display column, 314 room name display column, 320 room generation screen, 322 title input column, 324 theme setting button, 326 add participant user button, 328 room generation button , 330 Back button, 332 Setting button, 334 Message field, 336 Reminder button, 338 Post button, 340 Contributor name display field, 342 Post image display field, 350 Like button, 352 Dislike button, 354 Comment button.

Claims (5)

A service information reception unit that receives a request for starting a predetermined SNS service from a user's terminal and information on one or more participating users to participate in the SNS service via a communication line;
For each participating user, a turn management unit that manages the turn for uploading images,
After accepting a start request by the service information accepting unit, a notification unit for notifying that a turn has arrived for a terminal of a turn arriving user managed by the turn managing unit; and
An image receiving unit that receives an image uploaded from a terminal of a participating user and stores the image in a memory;
A display control unit for displaying an image received by the image receiving unit on a screen of a participating user's terminal;
With
The said turn management part sets the participating user which concerns on the next turn as a new turn arrival user, when the said image reception part receives the image uploaded from the turn arrival user. The display control unit displays a prompt button for prompting the user of the turn to upload an image to the terminal of the participating user other than the user who has reached the turn,
2. The server according to claim 1, wherein, when a notification request is received from a participating user of the terminal on which the prompt button is displayed, the notification unit notifies the terminal of the user who has reached the turn that the prompt request has been received. apparatus. A search processing unit that accepts a search word from a participating user and performs a search process of an image;
Further comprising
The display control unit displays one or more searched images searched by the search processing unit on the terminal of the participating user,
The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image receiving unit receives one searched image selected by the participating user. Receiving a request to start a predetermined SNS service from a user's terminal and information of one or more participating users to participate in the SNS service via a communication line;
After receiving the start request, a step for uploading the image and notifying that the turn arrival user's terminal for which the turn set for each participating user has arrived is notified that the turn has arrived,
Receiving an image uploaded from a terminal of a participating user and storing it in a memory;
Displaying the image received from the participating user on the screen of the participating user's terminal;
When an image uploaded from a turn arrival user is received, a step of setting a participating user related to the next turn as a new turn arrival user;
Image posting method including Receiving a request to start a predetermined SNS service from a user's terminal and information of one or more participating users to participate in the SNS service via a communication line;
After receiving the start request, a step for uploading the image and notifying that the turn arrival user's terminal for which the turn set for each participating user has arrived is notified that the turn has arrived,
Receiving an image uploaded from a terminal of a participating user and storing it in a memory;
Displaying the image received from the participating user on the screen of the participating user's terminal;
When an image uploaded from a turn arrival user is received, a step of setting a participating user related to the next turn as a new turn arrival user;
A program that causes a computer to execute.

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