JP2022155362A - Program, information processing method, and terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a method for presenting a search result to a user in relation to display of a chat room.SOLUTION: A program to be executed by a terminal that displays a chat room including a first user of a first terminal causes the terminal to execute: displaying the chat room on a display unit of the terminal; displaying image information with a search condition set thereto in the chat room, on the basis of an input by a user of the terminal on the chat room; and controlling, by a control unit of the terminal, to transmit a search result searched based on the search condition set to the image information to the first terminal by a communication unit of the terminal, and to display the search result in the chat room.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1-1

Description

The present disclosure relates to programs, information processing methods, terminals, and the like.

There are services (for example, messaging services) for exchanging content between accounts. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique of distributing advertisements using an official account.

JP 2016-53929 A

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a program executed by a terminal that displays a chat room including a first user of a first terminal displays the chat room on a display of the terminal and chats by the user of the terminal. Displaying image information with search conditions set in the chat room based on an input to the room, and transmitting search results searched based on the search conditions set in the image information to the first terminal. and the control of displaying the search results in the chat room are performed by the control unit of the terminal.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, an information processing method for a terminal displaying a chat room including a first user of a first terminal comprises: displaying the chat room on a display of the terminal; Displaying image information with search conditions set in the chat room based on the input to the first terminal, and transmitting search results searched based on the search conditions set in the image information to the first terminal by the communication unit of the terminal and controlling display of the search results in the chat room by the control unit of the terminal.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, a terminal that displays a chat room including a first user of the first terminal includes a display unit that displays the chat room, and a search condition based on an input to the chat room by the user of the terminal. a control unit for controlling display of the image information set in the chat room, and the control unit sends the search result searched based on the search condition set in the image information to the first terminal. and to control the display of search results in the chat room.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a terminal displaying a chat room including a first user of a first terminal comprises a processor reading a program stored in a memory and executing processing based on the program, the processor comprising: Displaying a chat room on a display unit of a terminal; Displaying image information with search conditions set in the chat room based on input to the chat room by a user of the terminal; Search conditions set in the image information and control to transmit the search result searched based on to the first terminal by the communication unit of the terminal, and control to display the search result in the chat room.

The figure which shows an example of the system configuration|structure of the communication system which concerns on 1st Example. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of functions realized by a control unit of the server according to the first embodiment; FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information and the like stored in a storage unit of the server according to the first embodiment; The figure which shows an example of the account registration data based on 1st Example. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of functions realized by a control unit of the terminal according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information and the like stored in a storage unit of the terminal according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a search condition setting stamp database according to the first embodiment; FIG. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 1st Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 1st Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 1st Example. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device according to the first embodiment; The figure which shows an example of the search condition setting stamp database based on a 1st modification. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 2nd Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 2nd Example. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device according to the second embodiment; 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device according to the second embodiment; The figure which shows an example of the search condition setting stamp database based on 2nd Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 2nd Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 2nd Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 2nd Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on a 2nd modification. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on a 2nd modification. The figure which shows an example of the search condition setting stamp management database based on 3rd Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 3rd Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 3rd Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 3rd Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 3rd Example. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device according to the third embodiment; FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device according to the fourth embodiment; FIG. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on a 4th modification. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on a 4th modification. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on a 4th modification. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 5th Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 5th Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 6th Example. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of search condition setting stamp data according to the seventh embodiment; FIG. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 7th Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 7th Example. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 7th Example. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device according to the seventh embodiment; FIG. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of search condition setting stamp data according to the seventh embodiment; FIG. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of the terminal which concerns on 7th Example. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device according to the seventh embodiment; FIG.

<Compliance with legal matters>
Note that the disclosure provided herein is subject to compliance with the legal requirements of the implementing country required for the practice of this disclosure, such as confidentiality of communications.

<Embodiment>
In this specification, there are places described as "as an example, not as a limitation" for the sake of clarity, but not only the relevant places, but also the whole of the embodiments described below are not limited to the contents of that description. Please note.

An embodiment for implementing a program or the like according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, a system may be configured with a plurality of devices, by way of example and not limitation.
The plurality of devices may be a combination of devices of the same type, a combination of devices of different types, or a combination of devices of the same type and devices of different types.
It should be noted that, by way of example and not limitation, a system can also be considered as a plurality of devices working together to perform some processing.

Also, a system involving a client (client device) and a server can be considered, by way of example and not limitation, to be at least one of the following.
(1) Terminal & Server (2) Server (3) Terminal

(1) is a system including, by way of example and not limitation, at least one terminal and at least one server. An example of this is a client-server system.

The server is made up of, by way of example and not limitation, the following devices, which may be a single device or a combination of multiple devices.

Specifically, the server includes, by way of example and not limitation, at least one processor (examples and not limitation include: CPU: Central Processing Unit, GPU: Graphics Processing Unit, APU: Accelerated Processing Unit, DSP: Digital Signal Processor (not limited to Instead, as an example, ASIC: Application Specific Integrated Circuit, FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array), etc.), computer device (processor + memory), control device, arithmetic device, processing device, etc. Or a configuration with a plurality of the same type of one device (as a non-limiting example, CPU + CPU, homogeneous multi-core processor, etc.), or a configuration with a plurality of different types of any one device (as a non-limiting example, CPU + DSP, heterogeneous multi-core processor etc.), or a combination of a plurality of devices (as non-limiting examples, a processor + computer device, a processor + arithmetic device, a plurality of heterogeneous devices, etc.).
Note that the processor may be a virtual processor.

Also, in the case where some processing is executed by the server, if it is composed of a single device, the processing described in the embodiments is executed by the single device. Further, in the case of a configuration having a plurality of devices, it may be configured such that one device executes a part of the processing and the other device executes the other processing. By way of example and not limitation, when configured with a processor and an arithmetic device, the processor may be configured to perform the first process and the arithmetic device may be configured to perform the second process.
In addition, when a plurality of devices are used, each device may be arranged at a position physically separated from each other.

Also, the functions of the server may be provided in the form of PaaS, IaaS, or SaaS in cloud computing, for example and not limitation.

Also, the control unit of the system can be at least one of the control unit of the terminal and the control unit of the server. That is, as an example and not a limitation, any one of (1A) only the control unit of the terminal, (1B) only the control unit of the server, or (1C) both the control unit of the terminal and the control unit of the server may be used in the system. can be a control unit.

Further, the control and processing performed by the control unit of the system (hereinafter collectively referred to as "control, etc.") may be performed only by (1A) the control unit of the terminal, or (1B) the control of the server (1C) It may be performed by both the control unit of the terminal and the control unit of the server.
In addition, in (1C), as an example and not a limitation, part of the control performed by the control unit of the system is performed by the control unit of the terminal, and the rest of the control is performed by the control unit of the server. You may do so. In this case, the allocation (allocation) of control and the like may be equally divided, or may be allocated at different ratios instead of equally divided.

Further, in the case of the communication unit of the server, when the server is composed of a single device, the communication unit itself provided in the single device may be used. Further, when the server is configured to have a plurality of devices, the communication section of the server may be configured to include each communication section provided in each device.
By way of example and not limitation, if a server comprises a first device and a second device, the first device having a first communication portion and the second device having a second communication portion, the communication portion of the server may include: It is good also as a concept containing a 1st communication part and a 2nd communication part.

(2) can be, for example and not limitation, a system composed of a plurality of servers (hereinafter referred to as "server system"). In this case, the configuration described above can be similarly applied as the configuration of each server.

The control or the like performed by the server system may be performed by (2A) only one server, (2B) only another server, or (2C) one of the plurality of servers. server and another server.
Also, in (2C), as an example and not a limitation, one server may perform part of the control performed by the server system, and the remaining control may be performed by another server. good. In this case, the allocation (allocation) of control and the like may be equally divided, or may be allocated at different ratios instead of equally divided.

(3) can be, by way of example and not limitation, a system composed of a plurality of terminals.
The system may be, by way of example and not limitation, a system such as the following.
・A system in which terminals have server functions (distributed system). This can be accomplished using blockchain technology, by way of example and not limitation.
・A system in which terminals communicate wirelessly with each other. As an example and not a limitation, this can be realized by performing communication in a P2P (Peer-to-Peer) method or the like using short-range wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth.

Note that the above is not limited to the control section, and the same applies to each functional section such as an input/output section, a communication section, a storage section, a clock section, etc., which can be components of the system.

In the following embodiments, by way of example and not by way of limitation, a system including a terminal and a server (by way of example and not by way of limitation, a client-server system) is illustrated.
It is also possible to apply the server system of (2) above as the server.

Also, instead of a system including a terminal and a server, it is possible to apply a system that does not include a server, such as the system of (3) above as an example and not as a limitation.
An embodiment in this case can be configured based on the above-described blockchain technology or the like. Specifically, as an example and not a limitation, data stored and managed in a server described in the following embodiments is saved (stored) on a blockchain. The terminal can then generate a transaction to the blockchain, and when the transaction is approved on the blockchain, the data stored on the blockchain can be updated.

It should be noted that even when the term "terminal" is used, this is not limited to the meaning of a terminal as a client device in a client server.
That is, a terminal may include the concept of a device that is not in a client server.

Also, in this specification, the expression "by communication I/F" is used as appropriate. This indicates that, as an example and not a limitation, the device transmits and receives various types of information and data via a communication I/F (via a communication unit) under the control of a control unit (processor or the like). It shall be acceptable.

Also, in this specification, the terms “related” and “related” are not limited to the terms “B related to A” and “B related to A”, and “A” and some relationship shall mean "B" having A specific example of this will be described later.

Further, in this specification, "A" and Including those in which "B" is performed at the same time (hereinafter referred to as "simultaneous") and those in which "A" and "B" are performed at different times (hereinafter referred to as "non-simultaneously"). shall be acceptable.
As an example and not as a limitation, in the case of transmitting the first information and the second information, it is possible to transmit the first information and the second information at the same timing, and to transmit the first information and the second information at the different timings. may include both the concept of what is sent with
In consideration of lag (time lag), "at the same time" may include "almost at the same time."

It should be noted that even though "A" and "B" are performed at different timings, it is only necessary to process "A" and "B" as targets, and the purpose is not necessarily the same. be omitted.
By way of example and not limitation, when it is said that the first information and the second information are transmitted as described above, it is only necessary to transmit the first information and the second information, and the first information and the second information are used for the same purpose. In addition to the case of transmitting the first information and the second information for different purposes, it may also include the case of transmitting the first information and the second information.

In the following embodiments, a messaging service will be exemplified as an example of a service for users to chat (hereinafter referred to as "chat service"). Also, an application for realizing a chat service is called a "chat application", and an application for realizing a messaging service is called a "messaging application".
A chat application may, by way of example and not limitation, allow users to chat in a chat room.

The messaging service: MS (including the instant messaging service: IMS) can also be considered as one form (one form) of the social networking service: SNS. Thus, messaging services and social networking services may or may not be distinguished. In other words, social networking services may include messaging services.

Also, in the following embodiments, as an example of a messaging service, an instant messaging service: IMS (Instant Messaging Service).
An instant messaging application, by way of example and not limitation, may allow users to talk in a talk room.

A chat room (as a non-limiting example, a talk room) can be a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphical User Interface) that allows each user to view content transmitted and received between terminals of multiple users. .

The talk room includes a one-to-one user talk room (hereinafter referred to as a "one-to-one talk room") and a group talk room including a plurality of users (hereinafter referred to as a "group talk room"). ), talk rooms with official account users (hereinafter referred to as “OA talk rooms”), and the like.

An official account is not a general user's account but a business user's account, and the user of this official account also uses a terminal similar to a general user's terminal as an example, not a limitation, via a server, Content (messages) can be sent and received to and from other devices.

In this specification, content may be information transmitted from a source to a destination. Also, the content may be one or more pieces of content.

Content includes, by way of example and not limitation, text content in the form of text, image content in the form of images (including at least one of still images and moving images), sound content in the form of sound (including voice), etc. shall be included.
In addition to this, operation contents such as buttons and icons for user operation, and link contents such as link information (including URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) etc. as an example without limitation) may be included. shall be

Text may include, by way of example and not limitation, at least one of national characters represented by character codes, extended characters, machine-dependent characters, numerals, symbols, graphics and symbols.
Note that the text may not include at least one of the characters, extended characters, machine-dependent characters, numerals, symbols, graphics, and symbols described above, and may include other text.

Images can include, by way of example and not limitation, at least one of various types of image information such as icons, buttons, stamps, pictograms, banner images.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1-1 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of a communication system 1 according to this embodiment.
In the communication system 1, a server 10 and a plurality of terminals 20 (terminals 20A, 20B, 20C, . . . ) are connected via a network 30 as an example and not a limitation.

The server 10 has a function of providing a chat service (chat application) including a messaging service (messaging application) to official users and terminals 20 owned by the users via the network 30 . Server 10 can also be expressed as a messaging server, a messaging service service server, a messaging application management server, or the like.

In this embodiment, the user of the server 10 is a messaging service provider (operator).

Note that, unlike the present embodiment, a provider of a payment service (payment application) that enables electronic payment using electronic money (electronic currency) or the like may become a user of the server 10 and operate the messaging service. good. The payment service provider may or may not offer messaging services as a function of the payment application.

Note that the number of servers 10 and the number of terminals 20 connected to the network 30 are not limited.

The terminal 20 (terminal 20A, terminal 20B, terminal 20C, . . . ) may be any information processing terminal capable of realizing the functions described in each embodiment. Terminal 20 includes, 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, satellite set top boxes, digital video recorders), handheld computer devices (as non-limiting examples include PDA (personal digital assistant), email clients, etc.), wearable terminals (glass-type devices, watch-type devices, etc.), VR (Virtual Reality) Including terminals, smart speakers (devices for voice recognition), or other types of computers or communication platforms. Also, the terminal 20 may be expressed as an information processing terminal.

The configuration of terminal 20A, terminal 20B and terminal 20C may be identical, by way of example and not by way of limitation. Further, if necessary, the terminal used by the user X may be expressed as the terminal 20X, and the user information in a predetermined service associated with the user X or the terminal 20X may be expressed as the user information X. It doesn't have to be.
The user information is user information associated with an account used by the user in a predetermined service. User information includes, by way of example and not limitation, user's name, user's icon image, user's age, user's gender, user's address, user's hobbies, entered by the user or provided by a given service It may include information associated with the user, such as preferences, user identifiers, etc., and may or may not be any one or combination of these.

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 various devices can transmit and receive data after being connected.

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 (VPN), a local area network (LAN), a wireless LAN (wireless LAN), wide area network (WAN), wireless WAN (WWAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), part of the Internet, public switched telephone network (Public Part of Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), mobile phone network, ISDN (integrated service digital networks), wireless LAN, LTE (long term evolution), CDMA (code division multiple access), Bluetooth (registered trademark), satellite communication, etc., or a combination of two or more thereof. Network 30 may include one or more networks 30 .

The server 10 (not limited to, but an example of a server, an information processing device, an information management device) has a function of providing a predetermined service (messaging service in this embodiment) to the terminal 20 . The server 10 may be any information processing device capable of realizing the functions described in each embodiment. Server 10 includes, by way of example and not limitation, server devices, computers (including but not limited to desktops, laptops, tablets, etc.), media computer platforms (including but not limited to cable, satellite set-top boxes, digital video recorders, etc.). ), handheld computing devices (by way of example and not limitation, PDAs, email clients, etc.), or other types of computers or communication platforms. Also, the server 10 may be expressed as an information processing device. If there is no need to distinguish between the server 10 and the terminal 20, the server 10 and the terminal 20 may or may not be represented as information processing devices.

[Hardware (HW) configuration of each device]
The HW configuration of each device included in the communication system 1 will be described.

(1) HW Configuration of Terminal FIG. 1-1 shows an example of the HW configuration of the terminal 20. As shown in FIG.
The terminal 20 includes a control unit 21 (CPU: central processing unit (central processing unit)), a storage unit 28, a communication I/F 22 (interface), an input/output unit 23, a clock unit 29A, and a position calculation information detection unit 29B. . Each component of the HW of terminal 20 is interconnected via bus B, by way of example and not limitation. Note that the HW configuration of the terminal 20 does not necessarily include all the components. By way of example and not limitation, terminal 20 may or may not be configured for individual or multiple components to be removed.

Communication I/F 22 transmits and receives various data via 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. The communication I/F 22 has a function of executing communication with various devices such as the server 10 via the network 30 . Communication I/F 22 transmits various data to various devices such as server 10 according to instructions from control unit 21 . The communication I/F 22 also receives various data transmitted from various devices such as the server 10 and transmits the data to the control unit 21 . Also, the communication I/F 22 may be simply referred to as a communication section. Moreover, when the communication I/F 22 is configured by a physically structured circuit, it may be expressed as a communication circuit.

The input/output unit 23 includes a device for inputting various operations to the terminal 20, a device for outputting processing results processed by the terminal 20, and the like. In the input/output unit 23, the input unit and the output unit may be integrated, the input unit and the output unit may be separated, or not.

The input unit is implemented by any one or a combination of all types of devices that can receive input from the user and transmit information related to the input to the control unit 21 . The input unit includes, but is not limited to, hardware keys such as a touch panel, a touch display, and a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, a camera (operation input via moving images), and a microphone (operation input by voice).

The output unit is implemented by any one or a combination of all types of devices capable of outputting processing results processed by the control unit 21 . The output unit includes, as non-limiting examples, a touch panel, a touch display, a speaker (audio output), a lens (as non-limiting examples, 3D (three dimensions) output, hologram output), a printer, and the like.

Although it is only an example, the input/output unit 23 includes a display unit 24 , a sound input unit 25 , a sound output unit 26 and an imaging unit 27 as an example and not a limitation.

The display unit 24 is realized by any one or a combination of all kinds of devices capable of displaying according to the display data written to the frame buffer. The display unit 24 includes a touch panel, a touch display, a monitor (as a non-limiting example, a liquid crystal display and an OELD (organic electroluminescence display)), a head mounted display (HDM), projection mapping, and a hologram. , including devices capable of displaying images, text information, etc. in air (which may or may not be a vacuum). Note that these display units 24 may or may not be capable of displaying display data in 3D.

The sound input unit 25 is used to input sound data (including voice data; the same applies hereinafter). Sound input unit 25 includes a microphone and the like.
The sound output unit 26 is used for outputting sound data. Sound output unit 26 includes a speaker and the like.
The imaging unit 27 is used to acquire image data (including still image data and moving image data; the same applies hereinafter). The imaging unit 27 includes a camera and the like.

When the input/output unit 23 is a touch panel, the input/output unit 23 and the display unit 24 may be arranged to face each other with substantially the same size and shape.

The clock unit 29A is a built-in clock of the terminal 20 and outputs time information (clock information). The clock unit 29A is configured with a clock using a crystal oscillator or the like, for example and not limitation. The clock unit 29A can also be expressed as a clock unit or a time information detection unit as an example and not as a limitation.

Note that the clock unit 29A may or may not have a clock to which the NITZ (Network Identity and Time Zone) standard or the like is applied.

The position calculation information detection unit 29B has a function of detecting (measuring) information necessary for the control unit 21 to calculate (measure) the position of its own terminal 20 (hereinafter referred to as “position calculation information”). Department. The position calculation information detection section 29B can also be expressed as a position calculation sensor section as an example and not as a limitation.

The position calculation information detection unit 29B includes, as a non-limiting example, a satellite positioning sensor (satellite positioning sensor) which is a sensor or unit for calculating the position of the terminal 20 using a satellite positioning system such as GPS (Global Positioning System). unit), an inertial measurement sensor (inertial measurement unit (IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit))), which is a sensor or unit for calculating the position of the terminal 20 using an inertial navigation system, UWB (ultra wideband radio: Ultra Wide A UWB positioning sensor (UWB positioning unit), etc., which is a sensor or unit for calculating the position of the terminal 20 using a band).

The satellite positioning unit includes, as a non-limiting example, an RF receiving circuit that converts an RF (Radio Frequency) signal including a positioning satellite signal transmitted from a positioning satellite received by an antenna (not shown) into a digital signal, Positioning satellite signals are acquired by performing correlation calculation processing, etc. on the digital signals output from the RF receiving circuit, and information such as satellite orbit data and time data extracted from the positioning satellite signals is used as position calculation information. It has a baseband processing circuit for output.

The inertial measurement unit has an inertial sensor that detects information necessary to calculate the position of terminal 20 by inertial navigation calculation. Examples of inertial sensors include, but are not limited to, triaxial acceleration sensors and triaxial gyro sensors. The acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor and the angular velocity detected by the gyro sensor are used as position calculation information. Output.

As a non-limiting example, the UWB positioning unit converts an ultra-wideband RF (Radio Frequency) signal including an ultra-wideband pulse signal for positioning transmitted from a positioning beacon received by an antenna (not shown) into a digital signal. It has a wideband RF receiving circuit, a relative position calculation processing circuit that calculates the relative position between the terminal 20 and the positioning beacon based on the digital signal output from the ultra-wideband RF receiving circuit, and the like.
As an example and not a limitation, the UWB positioning unit may cause the terminal 20 to function as a positioning beacon by transmitting an ultra-wideband RF signal including a positioning ultra-wideband pulse signal from an antenna (not shown), You don't have to.

As a non-limiting example, the control unit 21 calculates the position of its own terminal 20 at regular timings or specific timings based on the position calculation information detected by the position calculation information detection unit 29B. The position of the terminal is called "terminal position", and the calculated terminal position is called "calculated terminal position". The control unit 21 may or may not associate the calculated terminal position with the date and time when the calculated terminal position was calculated and store it in the storage unit 28 as calculated terminal position history data.

The control unit 21 comprises, by way of example and not limitation, a hardware built-in data processing device comprising physically structured circuitry for carrying out the functions implemented by the code or instructions contained within the program. It is realized by Therefore, the control unit 21 may or may not be expressed as a control circuit.

Control unit 21 includes, by way of example and not limitation, a central processing unit (CPU), microprocessor, processor core, multiprocessor, ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), FPGA (field programmable gate array).

The storage unit 28 has a function of storing various programs and various data required for the terminal 20 to operate. The storage unit 28 includes various storage media such as HDD (hard disk drive), SSD (solid state drive), flash memory, RAM (random access memory), and ROM (read only memory) as examples and not limitation. Also, the storage unit 28 may or may not be expressed as a memory.

The terminal 20 stores the program P in the storage unit 28 and executes the program P so that the control unit 21 executes processing as each unit included in the control unit 21 . That is, the program P stored in the storage unit 28 causes the terminal 20 to implement each function executed by the control unit 21 . Also, this program P may or may not be expressed as a program module.

(2) Server HW Configuration FIG. 1-1 shows an example of the HW configuration of the server 10. As shown in FIG.
The server 10 includes a control section 11 (CPU), a storage section 15 , a communication I/F 14 (interface), an input/output section 12 and a clock section 19 . Each component of the HW of server 10 is interconnected via bus B, by way of 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 . By way of example and not limitation, the HW of server 10 may or may not be configured to remove individual components or multiple components.

The control unit 11 comprises, by way of example and not limitation, a hardware built-in data processing device comprising physically structured circuitry for carrying out the functions implemented by the code or instructions contained within the program. It is realized by

The control unit 11 is typically a central processing unit (CPU), and may or may not be a microprocessor, processor core, multiprocessor, ASIC, or FPGA. In the present disclosure, the controller 11 is not limited to these.

The storage unit 15 has a function of storing various programs and various data necessary for the operation of the server 10 . The storage unit 15 is realized by various storage media such as HDD, SSD, and flash memory. However, in the present disclosure, the storage unit 15 is not limited to these. Also, the storage unit 15 may or may not be expressed as a memory.

Communication I/F 14 transmits and receives various data via 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. The communication I/F 14 has a function of executing communication with various devices such as the terminal 20 via the network 30 . Communication I/F 14 transmits various data to various devices such as terminal 20 according to instructions from control unit 11 . The communication I/F 14 also receives various data transmitted from various devices such as the terminal 20 and transmits the data to the control unit 11 . Also, the communication I/F 14 may be simply referred to as a communication unit. Moreover, when the communication I/F 14 is configured by a physically structured circuit, it may be expressed as a communication circuit.

The input/output unit 12 includes a device for inputting various operations to the server 10, a device for outputting processing results processed by the server 10, and the like. In the input/output unit 12, the input unit and the output unit may be integrated, the input unit and the output unit may be separated, or not.

The input unit is implemented by any one or a combination of all types of devices that can receive input from the user and transmit information related to the input to the control unit 11 . The input unit is realized by hardware keys typically represented by a keyboard and a pointing device such as a mouse. Note that the input unit may or may not include a touch panel, a camera (operation input via a moving image), and a microphone (operation input by voice) as examples, not limitation.

The output unit is implemented by any one or a combination of all types of devices capable of outputting processing results processed by the control unit 11 . The output unit includes, as non-limiting examples, touch panels, touch displays, speakers (sound output), lenses (three-dimension (3D) output and hologram output as non-limiting examples), printers, and the like.

Although it is only an example, the input/output unit 12 includes the display unit 13 as an example and not as a limitation.

The display unit 13 is realized by a display or the like. The display is typically implemented by a monitor (for example, but not by way of limitation, a liquid crystal display or an OELD (organic electroluminescence display)). Note that the display may or may not be a head mounted display (HDM) or the like. These displays may or may not be capable of displaying display data in 3D. In the present disclosure, displays are not limited to these.

The clock unit 19 is an internal clock of the server 10 and outputs time information (timekeeping information). The clock unit 19 includes, for example and not limitation, an RTC (Real Time Clock) as a hardware clock, a system clock, and the like. The clock unit 19 can also be expressed as a clock unit or a time information detection unit as an example and not as a limitation.

(3) Others The server 10 stores the program P in the storage unit 15 and executes the program P so that the control unit 11 executes processing as each unit included in the control unit 11 . That is, the program P stored in the storage unit 15 causes the server 10 to implement each function executed by the control unit 11 . This program P may or may not be expressed as a program module.
The same is true for other devices.

Each embodiment of the present disclosure will be described as being implemented by the CPU of the terminal 20 and/or the server 10 executing the program P. FIG.

Note that the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 and/or the control unit 11 of the server 10 is not only a CPU having a control circuit, but also an integrated circuit (IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, LSI (Large Scale Integration)) or the like. Each process may or may not be implemented by a logic circuit (hardware) or a dedicated circuit. Also, these circuits may be realized by one or more integrated circuits, and the plurality of processes shown in each embodiment may or may not be realized by one integrated circuit. LSIs are also called VLSIs, super LSIs, ultra LSIs, etc., depending on the degree of integration. Therefore, the control unit 21 may or may not be expressed as a control circuit.

In addition, the program P of each embodiment of 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, It does not have to be. The storage medium can store the program P in a "non-transitory tangible medium". Also, the program P may or may not be for realizing part of the functions of each embodiment of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the function of each embodiment of the present disclosure may or may not be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can be realized in combination with a program P already recorded on a storage medium.

Also, when referring to a program of the system (a program executed by the system), the system is as described above. The program of the system mentioned above is a program that can be executed by the entire system. This program, as an example and not a limitation, may be composed of a program for each device that constitutes the system. Programs stored in individual devices may be different. In other words, the programs do not have to be common to the individual devices that make up the system.
By way of example and not limitation, if the system consists of a terminal and a server, let the program of the system be P1. P2 and P3 are for executing system programs, and may be different programs. By way of example and not limitation, the program P2 stored in the terminal is a program that performs a first process and sends the results of the first process to the server, and the program P3 that is stored in the server is a program that receives The program may be a program that performs a second process on the result of the first process and transmits the result of the second process to the terminal.

The storage medium may include one or more semiconductor-based or other integrated circuits (ICs) (such as, by way of example and without limitation, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or application specific ICs (ASICs)), hard Disk drive (HDD), hybrid hard drive (HHD), optical disk, optical disk drive (ODD), magneto-optical disk, magneto-optical drive, floppy diskette, floppy disk drive (FDD), magnetic tape, solid state It may include a drive (SSD), RAM drive, secure digital card or drive, any other suitable storage medium, or any suitable combination of two or more thereof. Storage media may, where appropriate, be volatile, nonvolatile, or a combination of volatile and nonvolatile. Note that the storage medium is not limited to these examples, and may be any device or medium as long as the program P can be stored. Also, the storage medium may or may not be expressed as memory.

The server 10 and/or the terminal 20 can realize the functions of the functional units shown in each embodiment by reading the program P stored in the storage medium and executing the read program P.

In addition, the program P of the present disclosure may or may not be provided to the server 10 and/or the terminal 20 via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. . As a non-limiting example, the server 10 and/or the terminal 20 implement the functions of the plurality of functional units shown in each embodiment by executing a program P downloaded via the Internet or the like.

Each embodiment of the present disclosure can also be implemented in the form of a data signal in which the program P is embodied by electronic transmission.
At least part of the processing in the server 10 and/or the terminal 20 may or may not be realized by cloud computing configured by one or more computers.
At least part or all of the processing in the terminal 20 may or may not be performed by the server 10 . In this case, the server 10 may or may not perform at least some or all of the processing of the functional units of the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 .
At least part or all of the processing in the server 10 may or may not be performed by the terminal 20 . In this case, the terminal 20 may or may not perform at least some or all of the processing of the functional units of the control unit 11 of the server 10 .

Unless explicitly mentioned, the configuration of determination in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not essential, and predetermined processing is performed when the determination condition is satisfied, or predetermined processing is performed when the determination condition is not satisfied. may or may not.

Note that the program of the present disclosure uses script languages such as ActionScript and JavaScript (registered trademark), compiler languages such as Objective-C and Java (registered trademark), markup languages such as HTML5, and the like, for example and not limitation. Implemented.

<First embodiment>
The first embodiment is, by way of example and not limitation, terminal 20 displaying a talk room (an example of a chat room, but not limitation) in a messaging application. Then, based on the input to the talk room by the user of his/her own terminal 20, the stamp content with the set search condition (not limited but an example of image information) is displayed in the talk room, and the search set for the stamp content is displayed. In this embodiment, the search results retrieved based on the conditions are transmitted to the terminal 20 of the user of the talk partner included in the talk room, and displayed in the talk room displayed on the own terminal 20. FIG.

There are cases where users who are talking in a chat room of a messaging application want to hold various events such as a meal or a drinking party as an example, not as a limitation. Then, there is a case of searching for information about an event.
In this embodiment, search conditions are set in the stamp content in advance, and it is possible to present the search results to the user when the stamp content set with the search conditions is sent.

The content described in the first embodiment can be applied to each of the other embodiments and each of the other modifications.
Moreover, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected about the component same as an already-appearing component, and description for the second time is abbreviate|omitted.

Search results may be displayed based on at least one of the following data, by way of example and not limitation.
(1) Data in the database of the external server (hereinafter referred to as "external data" for convenience)
(2) Data in the database of the server 10 (hereinafter referred to as "internal data" for convenience)

In the following description, it is assumed that the internal data is stored in the database of the server 10. However, as a non-limiting example, it is assumed that the internal data is stored in a database of a server different from the server 10 managed by the messaging service provider. can be

[Functional configuration of each device]
(1) Server FIG. 1B is a diagram showing an example of functions realized by the control unit 11 of the server 10 in this embodiment.
Control unit 11 includes, as a functional unit, application management processing unit 111 for executing messaging application management processing according to application management processing program 151 stored in storage unit 15, as an example and not limitation.

FIG. 1-3 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the storage unit 15 of the server 10 in this embodiment.
The storage unit 15 stores, as a non-limiting example, an application management processing program 151 executed as messaging application management processing, account registration data 153, a search engine database 155, a search condition setting stamp management database 157, an account management A database 159 is stored.

The account registration data 153 is registration data relating to a messaging application account, and an example of the data configuration is shown in FIG. 1-4.
The account registration data 153 stores, for example and not limitation, a user name, an application ID, and other registration information in association with each other.

The user name is the name of the account of the terminal 20 that uses the application, and as a non-limiting example, the name registered when the user of the terminal 20 uses the application is stored.

The application ID is information used to identify the account of the application, or the account itself.
This application ID is preferably a unique value for each account, and as an example and not a limitation, the server 10 sets and stores a unique value (unique value) for each account.
The application ID is information associated with the terminal 20 or the user of the terminal 20, and is an example of information about the terminal or information about the user of the terminal.

The other registration information includes, for example and not limitation, identification information for identifying the terminal 20, the telephone number of the terminal 20 (terminal telephone number), the e-mail address (terminal e-mail address), and the Various information such as authentication information such as a password (login password, authentication password, etc.) can be included.

The identification information for identifying the terminal 20 may be, by way of example and not by way of limitation, a terminal ID (by way of example and not by way of limitation, IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)).
Also, the identification information for identifying the user of the terminal 20 can be an application ID or an official application ID as an example and not limitation.
A "user ID" may or may not be used instead of the application ID.

Also, if the application allows only one account to be registered for one terminal 20, as an example without limitation, "identification information for identifying the terminal 20=identification information for identifying the user of the terminal 20= Application ID".

Also, by way of example and not limitation, it may or may not be possible to assign multiple terminal IDs to one application ID.

It is also possible to apply a method of managing an account using information such as a terminal phone number instead of the application ID.
In this case, instead of storing the application ID in the account registration data 153, information such as the terminal telephone number can be stored in the account registration data 153. FIG.

The search engine database 155 is a search engine database managed by the messaging service provider (server 10).

Messaging service providers may, by way of example and not limitation, search and collect various types of information on the web by robotic search engines.
Specifically, by way of example and not limitation, a crawling process using a crawler (bot) may collect various external data.
Below, the information (contents) of the content of the external data is referred to as "external information" for convenience.

By way of example and not limitation, the server 10 may parse the obtained external information, convert it into searchable data, and register (index) it in the search engine database 155 . By doing so, the server 10 can perform search processing.

As a non-limiting example, the search engine database 155 stores external information and external data link information (hereinafter referred to as "external link information") in association with a data ID, which is identification information for uniquely identifying data. ) can be stored.

The link information can be, by way of example and not limitation, a "URI".
In this case, the external link information is information for accessing an external server different from the server 10, and as a non-limiting example, information for accessing an external server to acquire data in the database of the external server. can be done.
Various devices can access external servers based on external link information to display external pages containing targeted external information.

Note that the link information (URI as an example, not limitation) may or may not be described according to a description scheme specified by the messaging service provider.

In addition, the terminal 20 on which the messaging application has been installed, based on the fact that the link information is specified while the messaging application is running, for example without limitation, the browser of the messaging application (hereinafter referred to as "in-app browser (internal browser) ) allows external pages to be displayed.

In addition, unlike this, it is also possible to display an external page using an external browser (hereinafter referred to as an "external browser") that is not an in-app browser.

Also, in addition to or in place of external data, by way of example and not limitation, (2) internal data described above may be stored in search engine database 155 based on at least one of the following information: can also be
(2-1) Internal original information (2-2) External organized information (2-3) Composite information

(2-1) The internal original information can be search information uniquely generated by the messaging service provider, for example and not limitation.
It is conceivable that a messaging service provider may construct its own search system.
It is possible to generate search information without necessarily acquiring external information, and there may be cases where external information that can be referred to does not exist in the first place.

In this case, the search engine database 155 can store internal original information, internal data link information based on the internal original information, etc. in association with the data ID, for example and not limitation.

(2-2) External organized information can be information obtained as a result of organizing external information. A messaging service provider may want to organize external information and use it for searching.
Arrangement of information can be, by way of example and not limitation, adjustment without tampering with the underlying information (content). By way of example and not limitation, this may include editing content, deleting portions of content, extracting key portions of content, summarizing content, and the like.
Note that the arrangement of external information may also be referred to as arrangement of external data.

In this case, the search engine database 155 can store external organization information, internal data link information based on the external organization information, etc. in association with the data ID, for example and not limitation.

It should be noted that it is not always essential to organize the external information, and the external information may be diverted (used as it is) or may not be used.

(2-3) Composite information can be information generated based on external information and internal original information. A messaging service provider may want to use internal original information for searching while referring to external information.

In this case, for example and not limitation, the search engine database 155 can store compound information, link information of internal data based on the compound information, etc. in association with the data ID.

The search condition setting stamp management database 157 is a database for managing search condition setting stamps.
By way of example and not limitation, it is possible to store search condition setting stamp data described later, which is transmitted to the terminal 20 based on a download request from the terminal 20. For each search condition setting stamp, a stamp ID , stamp contents, search conditions, stamp thumbnails, stamp categories, search categories, etc. are associated and stored.
The details of these pieces of information will be described in the data configuration of the terminal 20. FIG.

As an example and not a limitation, content having a relationship with a search condition (hereinafter referred to as " ) can be generated by the server 10 and stored in the search condition setting stamp management database 157 .

By way of example and not limitation, the server 10 generates search condition content based on the search conditions of the search condition setting stamp. Then, the generated search condition content is stored in the search condition setting stamp management database 157 in association with the stamp ID.
A specific example of the search condition content will be described later.

The account management database 159 is a database of management data related to accounts stored in the account registration data 153. For example, but not limited to, for each account (application ID), friend registration data related to accounts registered as friends, Group registration data related to group-registered accounts, content transmission/reception history data related to transmission/reception of content, and the like are stored.

(2) Terminal FIG. 1-5 is a diagram showing an example of functions realized by the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 in this embodiment.
Control unit 21 includes, as a functional unit, application processing unit 211 for executing messaging application processing according to application processing program 281 stored in storage unit 28, as an example and not limitation.

FIG. 1-6 is a diagram showing an example of information and the like stored in the storage unit 28 of the terminal 20 in this embodiment.
The storage unit 28 stores an application processing program 281 executed as a messaging application process, an application ID 283 of the own terminal 20 or the user of the own terminal 20, and a search condition setting stamp database 287 as an example and not limitation. remembered.

Note that the application ID 283 may or may not store a plurality of application IDs.

The search condition setting stamp database 287 is a database related to search condition setting stamps, and an example of the data configuration of the search condition setting stamp database 287A is shown in FIG. 1-7.

A stamp is, by way of example and not limitation, a type of content used in a messaging application, and can convey a user's feelings that are difficult to express in words to the other user through illustrations or the like.

Hereinafter, a stamp as content used for display or transmission/reception in a messaging application will be referred to as "stamp content".
In the technique of the present disclosure, unlike normal stamps (stamp content), search conditions are preset in stamp content or can be set based on user input.

In the present embodiment, the search condition can be a condition for the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 or the control unit 11 of the server 10 to perform a search, not as a limitation, but as an example.

By way of example, and not limitation, "a search condition is set for stamp content" can represent at least one of the following.
(A1) Only search words, keywords, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "search words") are set in the stamp content.
(A2) A search category (hereinafter referred to as a "search category") is set in the stamp content, and a corresponding search word is also set in the stamp content.

Search categories can be, by way of example and not limitation, conceptual divisions for searching, such as genre, location, time, number of people, and situation.
By way of example and not limitation, the search category "location" can be a category that encompasses states, cities, countries, and the like.

In (A2), as an example and not a limitation, a search category and a search word corresponding to the search category can be set in advance. As a non-limiting example, the search category is "location", and one of the prefectures "Tokyo" is preset as a search word corresponding to this search category "location". be able to.

In other words, the search conditions can be, by way of example and not limitation, conditions determined based on search words, search categories, and the like.
Note that the following stamp categories may be included as elements for determining search conditions.
Also, a search word input by the user to set search conditions may be referred to as a "search query."

In this embodiment, the search condition setting stamp database 287A stores search condition setting stamp data as data for each search condition setting stamp.
Each search condition setting stamp data stores, by way of example and not limitation, a stamp category and one or more stamp-specific data relating to stamps to which this stamp category is commonly applied.

The stamp category is the category of this stamp, and for non-limiting examples, the user selects stamps such as "meals (stores)", "recipes", "movies", "shopping", "games", etc. A conceptual division of the stamps according to the purpose of using the stamps, the application of the stamps, and the like is stored.

The stamp-specific data stores, by way of example and not limitation, stamp IDs, stamp contents, stamp thumbnails, and search conditions.

The stamp ID is an ID for identifying this search condition setting stamp, and as an example and not a limitation, a unique ID set by the server 10 is stored.

The stamp content is data of the stamp content described above. This includes data such as stamp illustrations composed of characters and images (including those in which characters are part of the image).
In the following description, "search condition setting stamp" may be used synonymously with "stamp content".

A stamp thumbnail is data of a thumbnail of stamp content (hereinafter referred to as a “stamp thumbnail”). A stamp thumbnail is an example of a reduced image of image information, and is used, for example and not by way of limitation, to allow the user to select stamp content to be transmitted by, for example, displaying a list of stamp thumbnails.

The search condition is a search condition set for this stamp content.
In this embodiment, the above-described search words are set in advance in the search condition as an example and not as a limitation.

By way of example and not limitation, the search condition setting stamp data on the frontmost side in FIG. "Western food", which is a word indicating the genre, is set.

In the following, the stamp category “meal” is used as an example, not a limitation, as a stamp category used for the purpose of searching for dining establishments, and an example in which the server 10 searches for dining establishments will be shown.
In this data example, the stamp category may store "store", "food &store", and the like. Further, in this data example, "Western food &store" or the like may be stored as the search condition.

Further, in the search condition setting stamp data in this example, in consideration of user convenience, each search condition setting stamp data stores a "stamp category" so that the user can select a stamp for each stamp category. However, it is not essential to store the stamp category, and it may not be stored. The same applies hereinafter.

For example and not limitation, the search condition setting stamp data can be downloaded from the server 10 and stored in the search condition setting stamp database 287A of the storage unit 28 of the terminal 20 .

In this embodiment, the terminal 20 acquires, for example, by downloading from the server 10, search condition setting stamp data including data of stamp contents for which search conditions are set.
That is, the search criteria are set for the image information before the stamp content (an example of image information, not a limitation) is received by the terminal.

It should be noted that this ``the search condition is set for the image information before the image information is received by the terminal'' can be a concept including the following as an example and not as a limitation.
(a) the search conditions are not set based on user input; (b) given (a), the underlying conditions are not set based on user input, but the specific conditions are In addition to (c) and (b), the search conditions are fixed and set based on user input

In (b), as an example and not a limitation, basic conditions such as the search category "place" and the search category "genre" are not set based on user input (as an example and not a limitation, set by the server 10, etc.) ), but specific conditions corresponding to the search category "place" (as an example, not limitation, Tokyo) and specific conditions corresponding to the search category "genre" (as an example, not limitation, Western food) is configurable based on user input, and so on. Details of this will be described later in the second embodiment.

(c) can include, for example, that search conditions are hard-coded by the server 10 or the like, including the basic conditions and specific conditions described above.

In this embodiment, the terminal 20 may acquire search condition setting stamp data including search condition content from the server 10 and store it in the search condition setting stamp database 287A of the storage unit 28 of the terminal 20. .

In addition, without the terminal 20 acquiring the search condition content from the server 10, as a non-limiting example, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 acquires the search condition and the search condition included in the search condition setting stamp data acquired from the server 10. Based on the template data of the content, processing for generating search condition content may or may not be performed.

In addition, without the terminal 20 acquiring the stamp thumbnail from the server 10, as a non-limiting example, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 can, based on the stamp content included in the search condition setting stamp data acquired from the server 10, A process for generating a stamp thumbnail may be performed, or may not be performed.

Here, in the messaging application, normal stamps with no search conditions set may be downloaded from the server 10 .
Although illustration is omitted, the data regarding this normal stamp can be stored in a normal stamp database that stores normal stamps in the storage unit 28 of the terminal 20 as an example and not a limitation.

Alternatively, the search condition setting stamp and the normal stamp may be stored in the same database.
In this case, as an example and not a limitation, each stamp data may store a stamp type. As a non-limiting example, a stamp type "search condition setting" may be associated with a search condition setting stamp and stored, and a normal stamp may be associated with a stamp type "normal" and stored.
Also, a stamp ID may be used to distinguish between a search condition setting stamp and a normal stamp. In this case, the range of assigning numerical values and the like as stamp IDs can be made different between the search condition setting stamp and the normal stamp.

Hereinafter, the user who is the sender of the stamp content will be referred to as the "source user", and the user who is the recipient of the stamp content will be referred to as the "destination user".

<Display screen>
In the following, the display screen is exemplified by using the terminal 20 as a smart phone having a vertically long display unit 24 as an example and not as a limitation.

As an example and not a limitation, a smartphone has a touch panel that functions as an input unit facing its display, thereby forming a touch screen. When an element such as an icon, button, item, or input area is displayed on the display, if the user operates an area that is part of the touch panel and faces the area where the element is displayed, A program associated with the element or a subroutine of that program can be executed, and so on.

In the following, tapping (tapping operation) refers to, as an example and not a limitation, a user's action of lightly tapping the display unit 24 (touch screen) integrated with a touch panel with a finger or pen tip. It may be an action to release from.

Note that the transition of the display screens described below is merely an example of the transition of the display screens for realizing the technique of the present disclosure, and is not limited to these.
Regarding the transition of the display screens illustrated below, the display of a part of the display screens may be omitted, or another display screen may be added.

1-8 and 1-9 are diagrams showing an example of screen transitions displayed on the display unit 24A of the terminal 20A in this embodiment. Here, a case of displaying/transmitting stamp content for which search conditions have already been set will be described.

On the screen displaying the talk room, characters "Messaging App" are displayed as the name of the messaging application at the top center of the screen. Also, at the top right of the screen, an icon image and a user name (user A.A in this example) in the messaging application of the user of this terminal 20A are displayed.

In the screen on the left of Figure 1-8, under the area where the name of the messaging application, etc. is displayed at the top of the screen, for example and not limitation, any page within the messaging application (in this example, a chat room) A talk room name display region CLR including the name of the talk room (hereinafter referred to as "talk room name") is provided as a type of region indicating whether is currently being displayed. The talk room name display area CLR can also be said to be an area indicating the page in the messaging application where the user is currently located (the talk room in this example).

In this example, the talk room name display area CLR includes, by way of example and not limitation, the user A. A is user B.A. Characters (“B.B” in this example) indicating that the room is for talking with B as the other party are displayed.

User A. A and user B. A talk area TR is provided for interactive talk with user B.B. B's content (message) is displayed on the right side of the screen by user A.B, who is himself. The content (message) of A is configured to be displayed.

In this example, user A. Text content including the text "Would you like to go out for dinner tomorrow?" is displayed in a balloon on the right side of the screen as the content originating from A.

Below the talk area TR, there is an area for the user to select content to be transmitted and for the user to input. Below that, there is an area for displaying information on search condition setting stamps. ing.

Specifically, a stamp category display area SCR is provided in which one or more stamp categories are displayed so that the user can select a stamp category. In this example, icon images indicating stamp categories are displayed.
Further, below it, one or more stamp thumbnails configured so that the user can select stamp thumbnails corresponding to stamp content included in the stamp category selected by the user from among the stamp categories of the stamp category display area SCR. is provided in the stamp thumbnail display area STR.

In the stamp thumbnails displayed in the stamp thumbnail display area STR, stamp thumbnails that can be used by the user (user AA) of the terminal 20A are displayed as an example and not a limitation.
In this example, by way of example and not limitation, based on the user's selection of the stamp category of "meal" represented by the spoon and fork icon image, the stamp thumbnail corresponding to the stamp content included in this stamp category is , by way of example and not limitation, a plurality of stamp thumbnails corresponding to the stamp content of the sushi illustration, a stamp thumbnail corresponding to the stamp content of the hamburger illustration, and a stamp thumbnail corresponding to the stamp content of the gyoza illustration. A stamp thumbnail is displayed.

In this example, these stamp thumbnails are, by way of example and not limitation, stamp thumbnails corresponding to stamp content for which search conditions have been preset.
As a non-limiting example, "Japanese food" is set as a search condition for the stamp content with an illustration of sushi, and "Western food" is set as a search condition for the stamp content with an illustration of hamburger steak. "Chinese" is set as a search condition for the illustrated stamp content.

In the left screen of FIG. 1-8, as an example and not limitation, a stamp thumbnail corresponding to the stamp content of the hamburger steak illustration among the plurality of stamp thumbnails is tapped. As a result, by way of example and not limitation, the screen shown to the right of FIGS. 1-8 is displayed.

On the right screen of FIG. 1-8, as an example and not limitation, a preview display area PVR including a preview image of the stamp content corresponding to the tapped stamp thumbnail is provided so as to be superimposed on the talk area TR. .
In this example, by way of example and not limitation, user A. Based on A tapping the stamp thumbnail corresponding to the stamp content of the hamburger illustration, a preview image of the stamp content of the hamburger illustration is displayed in the preview display area PVR.

By way of example and not limitation in the right screen of FIGS. 1-8, tapping preview results in, by way of example and not limitation, the screen shown on the left of FIGS. 1-9.
Specifically, the display of the preview display area PVR, the stamp category display area SCR, and the stamp thumbnail display area STR is erased, and the talk area TR is widely displayed. User A. is displayed on the right side of the talk area TR when facing the screen. A stamp content SCT10 with an illustration of a hamburger steak is displayed as a message from A as a transmission source.

Further, based on the terminal 20 requesting the server 10 to transmit the stamp content SCT10, the server 10 performs a search process and transmits the search result to the terminal 20A. As a result, by way of example and not limitation, the screen shown to the right of FIGS. 1-9 is displayed.
In this screen, in the talk area TR, below the stamp content SCT10 of the hamburger illustration, which is the latest content, is displayed, as an example and not as a limitation, information indicating that the server 10 has searched based on the search conditions (not limited to As an example, the text "Recommended shops are here") is displayed, and a list of search results is displayed below it.

In this example, a list of search results is displayed in a carousel format to the left and right of the chat room, and for example and not limitation, can be scrolled horizontally based on a user's swipe operation or automatically. configured to allow

In this example, a search is performed based on the search condition "Western food", and the search result of a Western restaurant is displayed in the talk room as an example, not as a limitation. Specifically, a list of the search results of a plurality of Western-style restaurants whose locations are not limited, such as Western-style restaurant A located in Tokyo and Western-style restaurant B located in Kanagawa Prefecture, is displayed.

Also, in this example, each search result is a composite search result including a banner image related to the linked store, location of the store, genre, budget, reservation button for making a reservation to the store, etc. It is a search result.

By way of example and not limitation, when a banner image relating to a store is tapped, the home page of this store is displayed on display 24 based on the corresponding link information.
Also, when the reservation button is tapped, the reservation page of this store is displayed on the display unit 24 based on the corresponding link information.

FIG. 1-10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display section 24B of the terminal 20B in the above example.
An icon image and a user name (user BB in this example) in the messaging application of the user of this terminal 20B are displayed at the top right of the screen.

In the talk room name display area CLR, by way of example and not limitation, user B. B is user A.B. Characters (“A.A” in this example) indicating that this is a talk room for talking with A as a partner are displayed.

Under it, user B. B and user A.B. A talk area TR is configured for interactive talk with user A.A. A's content (message) is displayed on the right side of the screen by user B.A. The content (message) of B is configured to be displayed.

The screen of FIGS. 1-10 shows, as an example and not a limitation, the state after the stamp content SCT10 of the above-described hamburger illustration is transmitted from the terminal 20A to the terminal 20B.
The talk room of the terminal 20B displays the same information as the information displayed in the talk room of the terminal 20A described in the right screen of FIG. 1-9.

<Processing>
FIG. 1-11 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device in this embodiment.
In this figure, from left to right, user A. A processing executed by the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A of user A, processing executed by the control unit 11 of the server 10, user B.A. An example of the processing executed by the control unit 21 of the B terminal 20A is shown.

Prior to this process, the user A.A. User B.A. B is registered as a friend, and user A.B is registered as a friend. A is user B.A. Assume a case where a talk is performed with B. Also, in this process, the user A. Let user B.A be the source user and user B.A. A case where B is the destination user will be exemplified.

Note that the destination user's terminal 20 does not necessarily have to start the messaging application at the timing of receiving the stamp content. It is assumed that the messaging application has been started with

Further, the processing described below is merely an example of processing for realizing the technique of the present disclosure, and is not limited to these.
Another step may be added to the processing described below, or some steps may be omitted (deleted) from the processing described below.

First, as a non-limiting example, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A selects a talk room to the input/output unit 23 of the terminal 20A based on an input (a non-limiting example, user operation; the same shall apply hereinafter) to the user B. . A talk room with B is displayed on the display unit 24 (A110).

After that, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A refers to the search condition setting stamp database 287A stored in the storage unit 28 based on the input to the input/output unit 23 of the terminal 20A, and displays a list of the stamp thumbnails on the display unit 24. user A. It is determined whether or not a stamp thumbnail has been selected by A (A115).

If it is determined that it has been selected (A115: YES), the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A performs preview processing (A120). Specifically, the preview image of the stamp content corresponding to the selected stamp thumbnail is displayed on the display unit 24 .

Note that the preview image may represent the image of the stamp content displayed in the preview display area, or may represent the entirety of the preview display area assuming it to be an image.

After that, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A determines whether or not to transmit the selected stamp content to the destination user (A125). Specifically, as an example and not as a limitation, it is determined whether or not an operation on the preview image has been detected.

If it is determined to transmit (A125: YES), the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A displays the corresponding stamp content on the talk room of the display unit 24 of its own terminal 20A (A130).

Next, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A transmits stamp transmission request information including the stamp ID associated with the stamp content to the server 10 via the communication I/F 22 (A135).

The control unit 11 determines whether or not stamp transmission request information has been received (S110), and if it determines that it has been received (S110: YES), the stamp ID associated with the stamp The stamp content is transmitted to the destination user's terminal 20 (terminal 20B in this example) via the communication I/F 14 (S120).

After that, the control unit 11 performs search processing (S130). Specifically, the search condition setting stamp management database 157 of the storage unit 15 is referenced to acquire the search condition associated with the stamp ID included in the received stamp transmission request information. Then, the search engine database 155 of the storage unit 15 is referenced to perform a search based on the acquired search conditions. In this case, the control unit 11 may include the stamp category in the search condition to perform the search.

Note that the processing order of the step of S120 and the step of S130 may be reversed.

Next, control unit 11 transmits search result list information including the search results obtained by the search process to terminal 20A and terminal 20B via communication I/F 14 (S140).
In this case, the control unit 11 can associate each search result with the data ID, the link information, and the searched information as an example and not as a limitation, and transmit them.

When the search result list information is received from the server 10 via the communication I/F 22, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A displays the received search result list information in the talk room (A140).

After that, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A determines whether or not a search result has been selected from the displayed search result list information (A145). As an example, an external server or server 10 is accessed based on link information associated with the selected search result, and a page (external page or internal page) containing information corresponding to the selected search result is displayed on the display unit 24. to display.

Next, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A determines whether or not to close the talk room being displayed (A190).
If it is determined not to close the talk room (A190: NO), the control section 21 of the terminal 20A returns the processing to A115.
On the other hand, if it is determined to close the talk room (A190: YES), the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A controls to hide the talk room being displayed, and then ends the process.

The control unit 21 of the terminal 20B determines whether or not the stamp content has been received from the server 10 via the communication I/F 22 (B120). User A. of the display unit 24. A is displayed in the talk room with A as the talk partner (B130).

Further, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B displays the search result list information received from the server 10 via the communication I/F 22 in the talk room (B140).

After that, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B determines whether or not a search result is selected from the displayed search result list information (B145), and if it is determined that it is selected (B145: YES), the same as A150 Further, by way of example and not limitation, based on the link information associated with the selected search result, an external server or server 10 is accessed and a page containing information corresponding to the selected search result (external page or internal page ) is displayed on the display unit 24 (B150).

Next, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B determines whether or not to end the process (B190).
If it is determined to continue the process (B190: NO), the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B returns the process to B120.
On the other hand, if it is determined to end the process (B190: YES), the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B ends the process.

In the above process, conceptually, the search result is displayed on the terminal 20 of the destination user based on the transmission of the stamp content from the terminal 20 of the source user to the terminal 20 of the destination user. You may consider the stamp content to be the information for displaying a search result. Also, the stamp transmission request information transmitted from the terminal 20 of the transmission source user to the server 10 may be considered as information for displaying the search results.
In addition, since a search is performed based on the search conditions set in the stamp content and the search results are displayed on the terminal 20 of the destination user, the search results can be sent from the terminal 20 of the source user to the terminal 20 of the destination user. You can think of it as being sent.

Further, at A130, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A may or may not display the corresponding search condition content in the talk room together with the stamp content. In this case, as described above, the search condition content is obtained from the server 10 and stored in the storage unit 28 in advance, or the search condition content is generated by the terminal 20 and stored in the storage unit 28. can be read out and displayed in the talk room.

In S120, the control unit 11 of the server 10 may or may not transmit the corresponding search condition content to the terminal 20B together with the stamp content.
Also, in this case, in B130, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B may or may not display the corresponding search condition content in the talk room together with the stamp content.

<Effect of the first embodiment>
In this embodiment, the transmission source user's terminal 20 that displays a talk room (not a limitation, but an example of a chat room) including a destination user (not a limitation, but an example of a first user) displays the talk room on the display unit 24 to display. In addition, the terminal 20 of the transmission source user displays the stamp content (not a limitation, but an example of image information with search conditions set) in the talk room based on the input to the talk room by the user of its own terminal 20. Then, the terminal 20 of the source user receives the search result searched based on the search conditions set in the stamp content, and the terminal 20 (not limited to, the first user) of the destination user (first user) included in the talk room (an example of a terminal) through the communication I/F 22, and control to display in the chat room the search results searched based on the search conditions set in the stamp content. .
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, it is possible to allow the first user to check the search results obtained based on the search conditions based on the image information for which the search conditions are set, The user of the terminal can also be made to be able to confirm.

Also, in this case, search conditions are set in advance. That is, the search condition can be set for the stamp content before the stamp content is received by the terminal 20 by downloading or the like.
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, image information for which search conditions have already been set can be received by the terminal.

In addition, in this embodiment, the terminal 20 displays a stamp thumbnail (not limited, but an example of a reduced image of image information) on the display unit 24 . Then, based on the input for the stamp thumbnail, the terminal 20 controls transmission of the corresponding stamp content to the terminal 20 of the destination user included in the talk room via the communication I/F 22, and displays the corresponding stamp content in the talk room. It shows a configuration in which the control unit 21 performs the control to
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, after having the user of the terminal view a reduced image of the image information, the image information is sent to the first terminal based on the input of the reduced image by the user of the terminal. It can be sent for confirmation by the first user and can also be confirmed by the user of the terminal.

Further, in this embodiment, the terminal 20 of the transmission source user displays a preview image of the corresponding stamp content (not limited to, but an example of a preview image related to a reduced image) on the display unit 24 based on the input for the stamp thumbnail. The configuration to be displayed is shown.
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, a preview image related to the reduced image is displayed on the display unit based on the input of the reduced image by the user of the terminal. Alternatively, the user of the terminal can confirm the image information corresponding to the reduced image.

<First modification (1)>
In the above embodiment, the search results retrieved by the server 10 are displayed in the talk room, but the present invention is not limited to this. As an example and not a limitation, search results may be displayed on a search result display screen displayed by any of the following methods.
(A) Method to display search result display screen by external browser (B) Method to display search result display screen by in-app browser

In the method (A), as an example and not a limitation, the search result display screen can be displayed by an external browser (web application browser) operating on the messaging application as a platform.
Specifically, when the terminal 20 receives the search results, it can activate an external browser that can refer to various information including the account information of the messaging application and display the search result display screen.
In this case, as an example and not a limitation, the search result display screen can be displayed so as to overlap at least part of the talk room (overlay).

The size (or height) of the search result display screen can be set arbitrarily.
If the search result display screen is set to full size, the search result display screen can be displayed so as to be completely superimposed on the talk room. In this case, the talk room is completely hidden by the search result display screen, so the talk room cannot be visually recognized.
On the other hand, if the size of the search result display screen is smaller than the full size, the search result display screen can be displayed so as to be superimposed on a part of the talk room. In this case, some areas of the talk room are covered, but the uncovered areas are visible.

In the method (B), for example and not limitation, the terminal 20 can activate the in-app browser of the messaging application and display the search result display screen based on the search results received.
In this case, by way of example and not by way of limitation,
(B-1) Method of moving (transitioning) from the talk room screen to display the search results display screen (B-2) Method of displaying the search results display screen in parallel with the talk room screen can be applied.

Also, in the method (B-2), as an example rather than a limitation,
(B-2a) Similar to method (A), a method of displaying the search results display screen so as to overlap at least part of the chat room (overlay)
(B-2b) Method of splitting the screen into two and assigning one for the chat room and one for searching (split)
can be applied.

The method (A) may or may not be similar to (B-2b) split.

<First modification (2)>
In the above embodiment, one search condition is set for one stamp content, but the present invention is not limited to this. As an example and not a limitation, a plurality of search conditions may be set for one stamp content.
In this case, a plurality of search conditions may be stored in the search condition setting stamp data in the search condition setting stamp database 287A of FIG. 1-7.

Note that the number of search conditions to be set can be set arbitrarily. Stamp contents with one search condition, stamp content with two search conditions, stamp content with three search conditions, etc. The stamp content data for which different numbers of search conditions are set may be stored in the search condition setting stamp database 287 .

In addition, for one search condition, a plurality of search condition setting stamps may be configured with that search condition as a common search condition.

FIG. 1-12 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of a search condition setting stamp database 287B, which is an example of the search condition setting stamp database 287 in this modified example.
Each search condition setting stamp data stores, by way of example and not limitation, a stamp category, a search category, and a plurality of stamp-specific data.

In this example, the search category under the stamp category can be a search condition (hereinafter referred to as "common search condition") commonly applied to the stamps of each stamp-specific data. In this example, a search category "genre" and a corresponding search word "western food" are stored as common search conditions.

The data by stamp is data related to the search condition setting stamp to which the common search condition is applied, and each data includes, for example and not limitation, the stamp ID, the stamp content, the stamp thumbnail, and the search category. be done.

In this example, each stamp-specific data stores a search category of "place" as an individual search condition and different prefectures as search words corresponding thereto.
As an example and not a limitation, the stamp-specific data on the frontmost side in FIGS. Hokkaido” is remembered. Since the common search condition is applied, the search condition setting stamp with the stamp ID “ST011” can be searched using the words “Western food Hokkaido”.

<Second embodiment>
In the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the terminal 20 sets search conditions for stamp content based on user input. In this embodiment, it is possible to present the search result to the user, triggered by the transmission of the stamp content for which the search condition is set in this way. In other words, this embodiment allows the user of the terminal 20 to set the search conditions himself.

The content described in the second embodiment can be applied to each of the other embodiments and each of the other modifications.
Moreover, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected about the component same as an already-appearing component, and description for the second time is abbreviate|omitted.

The search condition setting in this embodiment includes a pattern for setting search words based on user input for stamp content with no search category set, and a pattern for setting search words based on user input for stamp content with a search category set. You can include patterns, etc. that set search words to search for.

In this embodiment, as an input method for setting search conditions by the user,
(1) Direct input method (2) Selective input method Two types are exemplified.

(1) Direct Input Method In this method, as an example and not a limitation, at least part of the search conditions stored in each search condition setting stamp data of the search condition setting stamp database 287A of FIG. is not set (unset) by default. In other words, the terminal 20 can download, from the server 10, data relating to stamps for which at least some of the search conditions are not set.
Information directly input to the terminal 20 by the sender user using a keyboard or the like can be stored in the storage unit 28 as the set search condition.

<Display screen>
2-1 and 2-2 are diagrams showing an example of screen transitions displayed on the display unit 24A of the terminal 20A when (1) the direct input method is applied.

The screen on the left in Fig. 2-1 includes an illustration of a cat and the words "Let's go!" among the multiple stamp thumbnails corresponding to the stamp content for which the user can set arbitrary search conditions. A state is shown in which a preview of the stamp content corresponding to the stamp thumbnail is displayed in the preview display area PVR after the stamp thumbnail corresponding to the stamp content is tapped.

Note that unlike the first embodiment, in this example, the search condition setting stamp is a general-purpose illustrated stamp so that the user can set arbitrary search conditions.

In the stamp thumbnail display area STR, for example and not limitation, a list of stamp thumbnails that can be used by the user of the terminal 20A (user AA) is displayed.
In this example, as an example and not by way of limitation, a stamp thumbnail corresponding to stamp content containing a cat illustration and the words "Let's go!" A plurality of stamp thumbnails are displayed, including a stamp thumbnail corresponding to , and a stamp thumbnail corresponding to stamp content including an illustration of a cat and the characters "I'm hungry...".

In this example, these stamp thumbnails are stamp thumbnails corresponding to stamp content for which the user can set arbitrary search conditions. By way of example and not limitation, these stamp contents are filtered by entering search words.

By way of example and not limitation, user A.A. Based on A tapping the stamp thumbnail corresponding to the stamp content including the illustration of the cat and the characters "Let's go!", the illustration of the cat and the characters "Let's go!" A preview of the stamp content corresponding to the stamp content including and is displayed.

Further, in this example, as an example, not limitation, in the upper left part of the preview display area PVR, there is a search condition setting icon IC20 represented by a magnifying glass icon as an example of search condition setting information for setting search conditions. is displayed.

The screen on the left in FIG. 2-1 shows a state in which the search condition setting icon IC20 is tapped as an example and not as a limitation. As a result, as an example and not as a limitation, the search condition setting screen shown on the right side of FIG. 2-1 is displayed.

In this search condition setting screen, for example and not limitation, a preview similar to the preview of the stamp content displayed in the preview display area PVR is displayed in the center of the screen.

Further, below it, as an example and not a limitation, a search word input area SWR is formed in which a search word is input as a search condition for the stamp content corresponding to this preview. Based on that, the characters "Western food" are displayed.

A save button BT20 for saving the search word input in the search word input area SWR is displayed below it.

In addition, in this embodiment, when displaying the search condition setting screen, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 performs processing to reduce the visibility of information not related to the search condition setting screen among screens related to the messaging application. In addition, it is possible to display information unrelated to the search condition setting screen (for example, but not limited to, the content of the talk) in a manner that makes it difficult for the user to recognize it.
As an example and not a limitation, visibility can be reduced by performing mosaic processing, hatching processing, or the like on information that is not related to the search condition setting screen in the screen related to the messaging application.

The screen on the right side of FIG. 2-1 shows a state in which the save button BT20 has been tapped as an example and not as a limitation. As a result, by way of example and not limitation, the screen shown on the left of FIG. 2-2 is displayed.

In this screen, a preview image of the stamp content including the illustration of a cat and the characters "Let's go!" is displayed in the preview display area PVR, similar to the screen shown on the left side of FIG. 2-1.

On the search condition setting screen, when the user taps the save button BT20 with a search word input in the search word input area SWR, the stamp content corresponding to the preview is associated with the search condition.

In the left screen of FIG. 2-2, by way of example and not limitation, a state is shown in which a preview image of stamp content including an illustration of a cat and the characters "Let's go!" has been tapped. As a result, by way of example and not limitation, the screen shown to the right of FIG. 2-2 is displayed.

In this screen, as an example and not a limitation, user A. is displayed on the right side of the talk area TR as viewed from the screen. As A's message, stamp content SCT20 including an illustration of a cat and the characters "Let's go!" is displayed.

Further, below that, as an example and not as a limitation, a search condition content CCT20 indicating search conditions set for this stamp content SCT20 is displayed.
In this example, the search condition content CCT20 includes, by way of example and not limitation, the characters "search for shops!" and the characters "search word: western food".

Further, below that, a list of search results is displayed together with the text content of "Recommended shops are here" sent from the server 10. FIG.
The search results displayed in this example are similar to the search results shown in the right screen of FIGS. 1-9.

<Processing>
2-3 and 2-4 are flowcharts showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device in this embodiment. The view of the figure is as described above.

After A120, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A controls user A.A. Inputting search conditions is selected by A, and it is determined whether or not search conditions have been entered (A210). Specifically, as a non-limiting example, it is determined whether or not an icon or the like for inputting a search condition has been operated and the search condition has been input by direct input using a keyboard or the like.

If it is determined that search conditions have been input (A210: YES), the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A performs search condition setting processing (A220). Specifically, as an example and not a limitation, the input search condition is stored as a set search condition in the search condition setting stamp data in which the stamp ID is stored.
Note that it is also possible to set the search condition to "no setting".

On the other hand, if it is determined that the search condition has not been input (A210: NO), the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A advances the processing to A125.

At A135, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A transmits stamp transmission request information including the stamp ID and the set search condition for the selected search condition setting stamp to the server 10 by way of the communication I/F 22 as an example and not as a limitation. do.

In the search process of S130, the control unit 11 of the server 10 refers to the search condition setting stamp management database 157 of the storage unit 15 to determine the setting search conditions included in the received stamp transmission request information. Then, using the search engine database 155 of the storage unit 15, a search is performed based on the determined set search conditions.

Note that if the setting search condition is "no setting", the control unit 11 can skip steps S130 and S140.
In this case, the stamp content transmitted to the destination user's terminal 20 in step S120 is stamp content for which no search condition is set, that is, normal stamp content.
In this case, the terminal 20 of the source user skips steps A140 to A150, and the terminal 20 of the destination user skips steps B140 to B150.

After A130, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A may or may not display the corresponding search condition content in the talk room.
In this case, the search condition content based on the set search condition is acquired from the server 10, or the search condition content is generated on the terminal 20 side based on the set search condition and the template data of the search condition content, and displayed in the talk room. can be made to

In S120, the control unit 11 of the server 10 may or may not transmit the corresponding search condition content to the terminal 20B together with the stamp content. Also, in this case, in B130, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B may or may not display the corresponding search condition content in the talk room together with the stamp content.

(2) Selection input method FIG. 2-5 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of a search condition setting stamp database 287C, which is an example of the search condition setting stamp database 287 stored in the storage unit 28 of the terminal 20 in this embodiment. be.
In this search condition setting stamp database 287C, each search condition setting stamp data stores, for example and not limitation, a stamp category, a search category, search category selection candidates, and stamp-specific data.

The search category stores conceptual divisions for searching using the stamps of this stamp category. In this example, the two items "location" and "genre" described above are stored as search categories.
A search category is an example of a category set in a search condition.

The search category selection candidate stores one or more pieces of information as selection candidates by the user for each category included in this search category.

In this example, a plurality of pieces of information serving as selection candidates by the user are stored corresponding to each of the above two items of "place" and "genre".
In the "place", prefectures are stored as selection candidates as an example, not as a limitation.
In the "genre", meal genres such as "Japanese food", "Western food", and "Chinese food" are stored as selection candidates as examples, not limitation.

The stamp-specific data is data relating to a plurality of search condition setting stamps to which the above stamp category and search category are applied, and as a non-limiting example, stamp IDs, stamp contents, and setting search conditions are stored.

The set search condition stores information selected by the user from search category selection candidates for each search category.
In this example, "Tokyo" is selected for the search category "location" and "Western food" is selected and stored for the search category "genre".

In this data, in consideration of the user's convenience, by storing a "stamp category" in each search condition setting stamp data, a stamp can be selected for each stamp category. is not essential and may not be stored.

<Display screen>
FIGS. 2-6 and 2-7 are diagrams showing an example of screen transitions displayed on the display unit 24A of the terminal 20A when the above-described (2) selective input method is applied.

The left screen of FIG. 2-6 shows a screen similar to the screen shown on the left of FIG. 2-1 in which the search condition setting icon IC20 in the upper left part of the preview display area PVR is tapped. there is
A preview similar to the preview of the stamp content displayed in the preview display area PVR is displayed in the center of the screen.
Further, below that, as an example and not limitation, a search condition selection area is configured for selecting search conditions for the stamp content corresponding to this preview.

Specifically, as a selection field for setting search conditions, the user can select any genre from among the search categories (Japanese food, Western food, Chinese food, etc.) in a drum roll method. and a "location" selection field SPR that allows the user to select an arbitrary location from among the search categories (prefectures where stores are located, etc.) in a drum roll manner. It is

In the left screen of FIG. 2-6, by way of example and not limitation, a state in which the selection field SJR of the search category "genre" has been tapped is shown. As a result, by way of example and not limitation, the screen shown to the right of FIGS. 2-6 is displayed. On this screen, genre candidates are displayed in a drum roll manner, and a state in which the user has tapped "Western food" is shown.

Further, after that, when the selection field SPR of the search category "place" is tapped, the screen shown on the right side of FIG. 2-6 is displayed. On this screen, location candidates are displayed in a drum-roll manner, and a state in which the user has tapped "Tokyo" is shown.

After that, the screen shown on the left in FIG. 2-7 is displayed. In this screen, "Western food" is entered in the search category "genre", and "Tokyo" is entered in the search category "location". , the screen shown in the center of FIG. 2-7 is displayed.

In the center screen of FIG. 2-7, by way of example and not limitation, a state in which a preview image of stamp content including an illustration of a cat and characters of "Let's go!" in the preview display area PVR is tapped is shown. there is As a result, by way of example and not limitation, the screen shown to the right of FIGS. 2-7 is displayed.

In this screen, as an example and not a limitation, user A. is displayed on the right side of the talk area TR as viewed from the screen. As A's message, stamp content SCT20 including an illustration of a cat and the characters "Let's go!" is displayed.

Further, below that, as an example and not as a limitation, a search condition content CCT22 indicating search conditions set for this stamp content SCT20 is displayed.
In this example, the search condition content includes, by way of example and not limitation, the text "Find a store!", the text "Genre: Western food", and the text "Location: Tokyo".

Further, below that, a list of search results is displayed together with the text content of "Recommended shops are here" sent from the server 10. FIG.
In this example, a search is performed with the search category "genre" set to "Western food" and the search category "place" set to "Tokyo". A list of search results related to stores is displayed.

FIG. 2-8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display section 24B of the terminal 20B in the above example.
As an example and not a limitation, this screen shows a state after the stamp content SCT20 including the above-described illustration of a cat and the characters "Let's go!" has been transmitted from the terminal 20A to the terminal 20B. .
In the talk room of the terminal 20B, the same information as the information displayed in the talk room of the terminal 20A described in the right screen of FIG. 2-7 is displayed.

<Processing>
The processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 2-3 and 2-4 described above.
After A120, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A determines whether or not the user has selected to input search conditions and the search conditions have been input (A210). Specifically, as a non-limiting example, whether or not an icon or the like for entering search conditions has been operated, and information has been selected from search category selection candidates for the search category associated with the search condition setting stamp. determine whether

If it is determined that search conditions have been input (A210: YES), the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A performs search condition setting processing (A220). Specifically, as an example and not as a limitation, the search category selection candidates selected as described above are stored in the search category column corresponding to the set search condition in the stamp-specific data of the stamp ID.
As described above, it is possible to set some of the search categories to "no setting", and in this case, the search category corresponding to the set search condition can be set to "no setting".

On the other hand, if it is determined that the search condition has not been input (A210: NO), the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A advances the process to A125.

In A135, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A transmits stamp transmission request information including the stamp ID of the selected search condition setting stamp and the set search condition to the server 10 by way of the communication I/F 22, for example and not limitation. .

In the search process of S130, the control unit 11 of the server 10 refers to the search condition setting stamp management database 157 of the storage unit 15 to search for the search category associated with the stamp of the stamp ID included in the received stamp transmission request information. and the search category of the setting search condition included in the received stamp transmission request information correspond to each other. Then, if it is determined that they are compatible, the search engine database 155 of the storage unit 15 is referred to, and a search is performed based on the set search conditions.
Then, the control unit 11 advances the process to S140.

If the set search condition for some search categories is "not set", the control unit 11 can perform a search using set search conditions corresponding to other search categories as search conditions.

Further, when the set search condition for all search categories is "not set", the control unit 11 can skip steps S130 and S140.
In this case, the stamp content transmitted to the destination user's terminal 20 in step S120 is stamp content for which no search condition is set, that is, normal stamp content.
In this case, the terminal 20 of the source user skips steps A140 to A150, and the terminal 20 of the destination user skips steps B140 to B150.

After A130, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A may or may not display the corresponding search condition content in the talk room.
In this case, the search condition content based on the set search condition is acquired from the server 10, or the search condition content is generated on the terminal 20 side based on the set search condition and the template data of the search condition content, and displayed in the talk room. can be made to

In S120, the control unit 11 of the server 10 may or may not transmit the corresponding search condition content to the terminal 20B together with the stamp content. Also, in this case, in B130, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B may or may not display the corresponding search condition content in the talk room together with the stamp content.

<Effect of Second Embodiment>
This embodiment shows a configuration in which the user of the terminal 20 inputs a search condition set for stamp content (an example of image information, not limitation).
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, it is possible to allow the user of the terminal to set search conditions, thereby improving convenience.

Also, in this case, a plurality of search categories (not a limitation, but an example of a category) are set as search conditions, and conditions can be input by the user of the terminal 20 for each of the plurality of search categories. .
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, it is possible to allow the user of the terminal to input search conditions according to the category, thereby improving convenience.

<Second modification (1)>
Unlike the example shown in the above embodiment, some search conditions are set in the stamp contents in advance, but other search conditions are not set in the stamp contents, and the unset search conditions are , may be set based on user input.

As a non-limiting example, in the data example of FIGS. 1-12, the search word "Western food" corresponding to the search category "genre" is set in advance, but it corresponds to the search category "location" in each stamp-specific data. The search word is set to "no setting" by default. Then, a search word (prefecture as an example, not a limitation) corresponding to this search category "location" can be set based on user input.

As a non-limiting example, when sending stamp content of a hamburger illustration with “Western food” set as a search condition shown in FIG. Make it possible to enter prefectures.
It should be noted that any of the above-described (1) direct input method and (2) selective input method can be applied to the search condition input method.

<Second modification (2)>
In the above embodiment, the terminal 20 can set search conditions for stamp content based on user input, and can also set messages such as text content to be sent together with stamp content based on user input. good.

<Display screen>
Here, the case of transmitting stamp content with a hamburger illustration described in the second modified example (1) will be described with reference to an example of a display screen.

2-9 and 2-10 are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20A in this modified example.
On the left side of FIG. 2-9, like the screen on the right side of FIG. 1-8, a preview image of stamp content with a hamburger illustration for which the search condition (search category) "Western food" is set is displayed in the preview display area PVR. is displayed. As a non-limiting example, to the right of the search condition setting icon IC20 in the upper left portion of the preview display area PVR, there is a text setting icon IC30 for inputting and setting text to be transmitted as text content together with the stamp content. is displayed. When the text setting icon IC30 is tapped, by way of example and not limitation, the text setting screen shown to the right of FIGS. 2-9 is displayed.

In this text setting screen, for example and not limitation, a preview image similar to the preview image of the stamp content displayed in the preview display area PVR is displayed in the center of the screen. Further, below it, as an example and not limitation, a text input area TXR is configured for inputting text to be transmitted together with the stamp content corresponding to this preview image. The text "Let's go to dinner tomorrow" is displayed based on the input of "Let's go". Further, below it, a save button BT20 for saving and setting the text input in the text input area TXR is displayed.

When the save button BT20 is tapped, the entered text is saved and set, and the screen returns to the left screen of FIG. 2-9. Then, based on the preview image of the stamp content being tapped, the screen shown in FIG. 2-10 is displayed as an example and not by way of limitation.

FIG. 2-10 shows display examples of two patterns (pattern 1 and pattern 2).
In the display example of pattern 1 on the left side of FIG. 2-10, the user A.A. As contents originating from A, the text contents indicating "Let's go to dinner tomorrow" and the stamp contents SCT10 of the hamburger illustration are separately displayed. That is, the display example of pattern 1 is an example in which the content corresponding to the set text and the stamp content are separately displayed in the talk room.

On the other hand, in the display example of pattern 2 on the right side of FIG. As the content originating from A, stamp content SCT22 is displayed, which is a combination of a hamburger-illustrated stamp content and an illustrated image of the text "Let's go for dinner tomorrow." That is, the display example of pattern 2 is an example in which the set text is displayed in the talk room as part of the stamp content.

When implementing the display example of pattern 2, as an example and not as a limitation, based on the set text, the terminal 20 or the server 10 may generate stamp content including the text as part of the illustration. can.
When this is realized by the terminal 20, for example and not limitation, illustration material data such as hiragana, katakana, kanji, alphabets, and numbers are associated with the stamp, acquired from the server 10, stored in the storage unit 28, and stamped. The stamp content can be generated using the content data and the illustration material data.
In addition, when implemented by the server 10, as an example and not a limitation, the set text is received from the terminal 20, the server 10 generates the stamp content in the same manner as described above, and then transmits the stamp content to the terminal 20. can do.

Also, if the text is not input/set as described above, the text is not displayed/transmitted, and only the stamp content can be displayed/transmitted.

It should be noted that the stamp content may be generated by omitting some characters of the set text. Specifically, in the above example, even if the stamp content including the text of "Let's go to dinner tomorrow" is omitted from the set text of "Let's go to dinner tomorrow", good.
Also, the stamp content may be generated by changing the character type of at least part of the set text. Specifically, in the above example, the character type of "Rice" in the set text "Let's go to dinner tomorrow" is changed to generate stamp content including the text "Let's go to dinner tomorrow". may

In the display example of FIG. 2-9, the text setting icon IC30 is displayed separately from the search condition setting icon IC20, but the present invention is not limited to this.
As a non-limiting example, when the search condition setting icon IC20 is tapped, a search condition setting screen may be displayed, and the text setting icon IC30 may be displayed on this search condition setting screen.
Information for entering/setting search conditions and information for entering/setting text are displayed on the search condition setting screen. Input and setting may be performed.

<Second modification (3)>
In the above embodiment, the search condition setting stamp and the normal stamp may not be distinguished.
In this case, as an example and not a limitation, one stamp database can be configured in the server 10 or the terminal 20 . As described above, when at least some of the search conditions are "set" based on the user's input, the terminal 20 and the server 10 perform processing using the stamp as the "search condition setting stamp". On the other hand, if all search conditions are set to "not set" based on user input, the terminal 20 and server 10 can process the stamp as a "normal stamp".

<Third embodiment>
In the third embodiment, the information to be searched for in the search process (which can be said to be a search result) in the above-described embodiment is the search condition set in the stamp content (not limited, but an example of image information) and the destination user. This is an embodiment in which the determination is made based on the information (not limited but an example of the first information) input by the terminal 20 of the above.

The content described in the third embodiment can be applied to each of the other embodiments and modifications.
Moreover, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected about the component same as an already-appearing component, and description for the second time is abbreviate|omitted.

<Data structure>
The search condition setting stamp database 287 stored in the storage unit 28 of the terminal 20 can be similar to the search condition setting stamp database 287C shown in FIG. 2-5 as an example and not a limitation.

FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the search condition setting stamp management database 157 stored in the storage unit 15 of the server 10 in this embodiment.
The search condition setting stamp management database 157 stores a plurality of search condition setting stamp management data by way of example and not limitation.

Each search condition setting stamp management data stores, as a non-limiting example, a stamp category, a search category, question data, and management data by stamp.
The stamp category and search category can be the same as the search condition setting stamp database 287C stored in the storage unit 28 of the terminal 20. FIG.

The question data is data related to a question that is transmitted to the terminal 20 (first terminal) of the user (first user) to whom the search condition setting stamp is sent and that requests an answer from this user. An ID and question content are stored in association with each other.

A question ID is an ID for uniquely identifying a question.
The question content is the content of the question associated with this question ID. The question may be, by way of example and not limitation, a question that is based at least on the stamp category and, more specifically, has a relationship with the stamp category.

In the data on the frontmost side in FIG. 3-1, the stamp category is "meals". For this reason, a plurality of questions related to "meals" are prepared in the question data. By way of example and not limitation, this may include the following types of questions.
(a) Questions about the restaurant where you eat (b) Questions about the genre of meals (c) Questions about the cost of meals

Considering the trouble of answering, the question can be a question to be answered in a multiple-choice manner as an example and not as a limitation. By way of example and not limitation, the question may be a two-choice answer such as "YES/NO", "Good/Bad", "Like!/Bad".
Also, for clarity, the question may be, by way of example and not limitation, a question that reflects the user's wishes upon selection of a positive option.

More specifically, the questions of the type (a) include, but not by way of limitation, "Restaurant with a night view?", "Fashionable restaurant?" You can prepare questions such as "A stylish cafe?", "A noisy pub?"
In addition, as examples of the type (b) questions, "Do you feel like Japanese food?", "Do you feel like Western food?", "Do you feel like Chinese food?", "Do you feel like junk food?" ?” and other questions can be prepared.
In addition, as questions of the type (c), prepare questions such as "Do you feel rich?", "Are the costs normal?" can be done.

Making the user answer (response) to such a question can be considered as requesting the user to express his/her intention in performing a search, that is, making the user vote.

The management data by stamp stores, for example and not limitation, stamp IDs, stamp contents, stamp thumbnails, and search category selection candidates.
These can be the same as those in the search condition setting stamp database 287C stored in the storage unit 28 of the terminal 20. FIG.

<Display screen>
3-2 to 3-4 are diagrams showing an example of screen transitions displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20B in this embodiment. Continuing from the previous embodiment, the source user is user A. A, and the destination user is user B.A. A case of B is exemplified.

The screen on the left side of FIG. 3-2 is a diagram showing an example of a talk room screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20B. The stamp content SCT20 with A as the transmission source and the search condition content CCT30 are displayed.

The search condition content CCT30 indicates that "no setting" is set for the search category "genre" and "Tokyo" is set for the search category "place". Thus, in this example, user A. Based on the input by user A, "no setting" is set as the search category "genre" and "Tokyo" is set as the search category "place", and then the stamp content SCT20 is entered by user B.A. The state sent to B is shown.

The search condition content CCT30 includes, in addition to the search conditions, a participation button BT30 containing characters of "participate" for participating in a search for restaurants where meals are served by answering questions.
When this participation button BT30 is tapped, by way of example and not limitation, the question answer page on the right of FIG. 3-2 is displayed.

On this question and answer page, along with the text "Restaurant Matching Search" and the text starting with "Five questions will be asked from now on", to answer the question with two choices of "Good!/Bad.." Good button BT31 and Bad button BT32 are displayed. Also, at the bottom of the page, an answer start button BT33 including characters of "START" for starting an answer to the question is displayed. When the start answer button BT33 is tapped, by way of example and not limitation, the left question answer page of FIG. 3-3 is displayed.

On the question answer page on the left side of FIG. 3-3, as an example and not as a limitation, the question "Q1 Restaurant with a night view?" This question is intended by way of example and not by way of limitation to ask the user if they would like to dine at a moody restaurant.
This example shows a state where the Good button BT31 has been tapped, thereby moving to the next question and displaying the question answer page in the center of FIG. 3-3.

In the central question and answer page of FIG. 3-3, by way of example and not limitation, the question "Q2 Do you feel like Western food?" This question is intended by way of example and not by way of limitation to ask the user if they would like to go out to eat western food.
This example shows a state where the Good button BT31 has been tapped, thereby moving to the next question and displaying the question answer page on the right side of FIG. 3-3.

On the question answer page on the right side of FIG. 3-3, by way of example and not limitation, a Good button BT31 and a Bad button BT32 are displayed along with the question "Q3 Do you feel like being stimulated by spices?" This question is intended by way of example and not limitation to ask the user if they would like to go out to eat Chinese food.
This example shows a state where the Bad button BT32 is tapped, thereby moving to the next question.

In addition, on each question page, a return button BT34 including characters of "return to previous question" is displayed for returning to the previous question page when the answer is to be changed.

When the five questions have been answered in this manner, by way of example and not limitation, the left page of FIGS. 3-4 is displayed. This page displays text beginning with "This is the end of the question" and an illustration (combination of the illustration of the store and the illustration of the magnifying glass) indicating searching for the store. At the bottom of the page, a close button BT35 including characters of "close" for closing the page and returning to the talk room is displayed.

By way of example and not limitation, when the close button BT35 is tapped, the right talk room screen of FIGS. 3-4 is displayed.
A list of search results transmitted from the server 10 is displayed under the search condition content CCT30. In this example, search results of a plurality of Western restaurants located in Tokyo, such as Western restaurant Y and Western restaurant X, are displayed. Unlike the previous embodiment, the displayed search results will include the user B.S. to the question in addition to the search criteria. The search results reflect B's answer.

Figures 3-5 show the source user, user A.3, in the above example. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a talk room screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20A of A, showing a state after the search result is received from the server 10;
In this talk room screen, the search condition content CCT32 that does not include the participation button BT30 is displayed below the stamp content SCT20. In this embodiment, the source user A.A. A is set not to answer questions, and the search condition content CCT32 is not provided with a participation button BT30.

Under the search condition content CCT32, user B. A strip containing the text "B.B has answered" is displayed, indicating that B has answered the question. Below that, a list of search results received from the server 10 is displayed.
This search result is the same as the search result displayed on the talk room screen of the terminal 20B on the right in FIG. 3-4.

<Processing>
FIG. 3-6 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device in this embodiment, and illustrates the portion corresponding to FIG. 2-3. The view of the figure is as described above.

In A135, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A transmits stamp transmission request information including the stamp ID of the selected search condition setting stamp and the set search condition to the server 10 by way of the communication I/F 22, for example and not limitation. .

If it is determined in S110 that the stamp transmission request information has been received (S110: YES), the control section 11 of the server 10 performs question determination processing (S315). Specifically, as a non-limiting example, the search condition setting stamp management database 157A of the storage unit 15 is referred to, and the search category associated with the stamp of the stamp ID included in the received stamp transmission request information and the received It is determined whether or not the setting search condition included in the received stamp transmission request information corresponds. Then, if it is determined that they are compatible, the search condition setting stamp management database 157A is referred to, and the stamp category of the search condition setting stamp of the stamp ID and the setting search conditions included in the received stamp transmission request information are checked. , select a first set number of questions ("five" as an example and not as a limitation).

More specifically, from the question data stored in the search condition setting stamp management data corresponding to the stamp category in the search condition setting stamp management database 157A, the question content related to the set search condition is selected. Identify. In this case, the question content may be specified based on the set search conditions corresponding to all search categories, or the question content may be specified based on the set search conditions corresponding to some search categories.

As a non-limiting example, if the search category includes "location" and "genre", and if "Tokyo" is specified as the "location", the question content related to Tokyo will be specified. good too. Since there are relatively many stylish and delicious restaurants in Tokyo, as an example rather than as a limitation, try to specify questions such as "A restaurant with a night view?", "A stylish restaurant?" can be done.
Also, as an example and not a limitation, when "Western food" is specified as the "Genre", question content related to Western food may be specified.
Further, in this case, it is also possible to specify only the question content related to western food without specifying the question content related to Tokyo. By way of example and not limitation, questions such as "How do you feel about hamburgers?", "How do you feel about pasta?" may be specified.

As described above, it is also possible to set the search condition to "not set". In this case, it is possible to select a larger number of questions related to the "not set" search category than the number of questions related to other search categories.
As an example and not by way of limitation, if "genre" is set to "not set", more questions about the genre may be selected. As an example and not as a limitation, if the first set number is "5", then "3" to "4" questions are selected as the genre-related questions. By way of example and not by way of limitation, the aforementioned questions such as "Do you feel like Japanese food?", "Do you feel like Western food?", "Do you feel like Chinese food?", "Do you feel like junk food?" It is possible to select more than the number of questions.

After that, the control unit 11 generates search condition content for the transmission source user's terminal 20 based on the set search condition and the template data of the search condition content, as an example and not a limitation, and sends the generated search condition content to It transmits to terminal 20A by communication I/F14 (S320).
In this example, by way of example and not limitation, the originating user, user A. A can choose not to answer the question. In this case, the control unit 11 can generate search condition content including the search condition, and then transmit it to the terminal 20A together with the content ID.

Further, as an example and not a limitation, the control unit 11 generates search condition content for the terminal 20 of the destination user based on the set search condition and the template data of the search condition content, and generates the search condition content, The stamp content is transmitted to the terminal 20B via the communication I/F 14 (S330).
In this embodiment, the destination user B. Have B answer the question. For this reason, the control unit 11 generates search condition content including search conditions and information for answering questions (as an example, not a limitation, an object such as the participation button BT30 described above) as an example and not a limitation. Then, it can be transmitted to the terminal 20B together with the content ID.

After step A135, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A displays the search condition content received from the server 10 via the communication I/F 22 on the talk room of the display unit 24 of the own terminal 20A (A330). In this case, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A, by way of example and not limitation, controls the user A.A. The search condition content can be displayed in the talk room as the content with A as the transmission source.

The control unit 21 of the terminal 20B determines whether or not the stamp content and the search condition content have been received from the server 10 via the communication I/F 22 (B320). The stamp content and the search condition content thus obtained are displayed in the talk room of the display unit 24 of the own terminal 20B (B330). In this case, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B, by way of example and not limitation, is the user A.A. As contents originating from A, stamp contents and search condition contents can be displayed in the talk room.

After that, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B determines whether or not to answer the question (B340). Specifically, as an example and not as a limitation, whether an operation on information for answering a question included in the search condition content displayed in B130 (as an example, not as a limitation, an object such as the participation button BT30 described above) has been detected. determine whether or not

If it is determined that the question will be answered (B340: YES), the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B performs question answering processing (B350). Specifically, it transmits to the server 10 through the communication I/F 22 the question/answer request information including the content ID received together with the search condition content. In response to this, the control unit 11 transmits page information regarding a page for answering the question determined in S315 (hereinafter referred to as “question answer page”) to the terminal 20B via the communication I/F 14 . In response to this, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B displays the question-and-answer page on the display unit 24. FIG. Then, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B answers the question based on the user's input to the input/output unit 23. FIG.

Also, in this case, the control unit 11 performs a question-and-answer tallying process (S350). In this process, it is user B. who answers the question. B only, so user B.B. The answer to the question is stored in the storage unit 15 in association with B's application ID.

After that, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the search execution condition is satisfied (S360). As a search execution condition in this process, as an example and not as a limitation, a condition such as acceptance of an answer to a question from the terminal 20B can be set.

An option to skip the question without answering may be provided.
Further, in this case, the control unit 11 may determine that the search execution condition is satisfied when answers to a set number of questions or more are received, even if answers to all questions are not received. You don't have to.

The control unit 11 waits until the search execution condition is satisfied (S360: NO).
Then, if it is determined that the search execution condition is satisfied (S360: YES), the control section 11 performs search processing (S130). Specifically, as a non-limiting example, a search is performed using search words included in the set search conditions and search words related to the contents of questions to which affirmative answers were given among the answers stored in the storage unit 15. can be made to do
Then, the control unit 11 advances the process to S140.

In the above processing, the server 10 generates search condition content to be displayed in the talk room by the source user's terminal 20 (the terminal 20A in the above example) in step A330, but the present invention is not limited to this.
As a non-limiting example, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 of the transmission source user may generate the search condition content based on the set search condition and the template data of the search condition content. In this case, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A can display the generated search condition content in the talk room in step A130 or after.

<Effect of the third embodiment>
In this embodiment, the search results are based on the search conditions associated with the stamp content (not limiting, but an example of image information) and the terminal 20 (not limiting) of the destination user (not limiting, but an example of the first user). , an example of a first terminal).
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, it is possible to present the user with search results that reflect the intention of the first user.

Also, in this case, the first information can include information of the answer to the question displayed on the destination user's terminal 20 based on the search conditions.
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, based on the first user's answer to the first user's question, it is possible to present the user with appropriate search results that reflect the intention of the first user. can.

<Third modification (1)>
In the above embodiment, the source user ("user A.A" in the above example) did not answer the question, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The source user may also answer the question. In other words, the search results include the search conditions set in the stamp content, the information input to the terminal 20 by the source user (not limited, but an example of the user of the terminal), and the destination user (in the above example, "user B.B") may or may not be determined based on the first information input to the terminal 20 (an example of a first terminal, not a limitation).

In this case, in step S320 of the processing in FIG. 20A.

It should be noted that the destination user may not be asked the question, and only the transmission source user may answer the question, or this may not be the case.

In this modified example, the search result is input to the terminal 20 (not limited, but an example of a terminal) by the sender user (not limited, but an example of a terminal user) with the search conditions set in the stamp content. The configuration displayed in the talk room is determined based on the information (not limitation, but an example of the third information).
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, it is possible to determine and present search results that reflect not only the intention of the user of the first terminal but also the intention of the user of the terminal.

<Third modification (2)>
In the above embodiments, the place where questions are displayed is not limited to the question answer page.
By way of example and not limitation, questions sent from the server 10 may be displayed in the talk room. Also, questions are displayed in the talk room, but answers may be given outside the talk room. In this case, as an example and not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the question sent from the server 10 in the talk room, and information for accessing the answer page sent from the server 10 (as an example, not a limitation, a link information, etc.) in the talk room. Then, the terminal 20 can access the answer page based on this information being tapped.

In addition, the terminal 20 described in the first modification,
Display the question screen, answer screen, etc. on the display unit 24 using the same method as (A) Displaying the search results display screen using an external browser (B) Displaying the search results display screen using an in-app browser. may

<Fourth embodiment>
A fourth embodiment is an embodiment in which search results and the like are displayed in a group chat room of a group in a messaging application including a plurality of users.

The content described in the fourth embodiment can be applied to each of the other embodiments and each of the other modifications.
Moreover, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected about the component same as an already-appearing component, and description for the second time is abbreviate|omitted.

Below, based on the fact that a search condition setting stamp or the like is transmitted from the terminal 20 of one group user, the display unit 24 of the terminal 20 of the group user of the transmission destination (as an example without limitation, the transmission destination It is assumed that search condition setting stamps and search results are displayed in the talk room displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20 of the group user.

As an example and not a limitation, a group includes two or more users, and for convenience, the number of people in the group (the total number of users included in the group) is "N".
For the sake of convenience, the group user who is the source of the search condition setting stamp and the like will be referred to as the "source group user", and the group user who will be the destination will be referred to as the "destination group user".
Also, one group user is assumed to be the source group user and the other group users are assumed to be the destination group users, and the number of destination group users is assumed to be "N-1".

<Display screen>
The display screens in this embodiment are not limited to the display screens described in the first to third embodiments, but the display screens for the user A.3. The display screen of the terminal 20A of A is assumed to be the display screen of the transmission source group users, and the user B.A. B's terminal 20B is set as a destination group user, and the display screens of the terminals 20 of the other destination group users are configured in the same way as the display screen of the terminal 20B, so that the group can be expanded. Therefore, a basic screen diagram is omitted, and a modified example is illustrated and explained.

<Processing>
The processing in this embodiment is not limited to the processing described in FIGS. User A. A is a source group user, and user B.A of terminal 20B is a user. By setting another group user including B as the destination group user, the contents of the first to third embodiments can be similarly applied to the group.
Here, as an example and not as a limitation, the processing in the case of applying the content of the third embodiment to a group will be illustrated.

FIG. 4A is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device in this embodiment.
In this figure, from left to right, user A. A processing executed by the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A of user A, processing executed by the control unit 11 of the server 10, user B.A. An example of the processing executed by the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A of B is shown, and the part corresponding to FIG. 3-6 is shown.

Note that in this process, the source group user is user A. of terminal 20A. A, and the destination group user is user A.A. A user is included in the same group as A.
Here, user B. of terminal 20B. B is one of the destination group users, and only the processing of the terminal 20B is illustrated, but the processing executed by the terminals 20 of the other destination group users can be the same as that of the terminal 20B.

First, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A displays the group talk room on the display unit 24 (A410). Hereinafter, a talk room in this processing means a group talk room.

In S<b>330 , the control unit 11 of the server 10 transmits the stamp content and the above-described search condition content to the terminal 20 of each destination group user via the communication I/F 14 as an example and not a limitation.

In the question/answer tallying process of S350, the control unit 11 stores the answers to the questions of all destination group users in association with the application IDs of the respective users. Also, as an example, not limitation, a question with many positive answers (as an example, not limitation, a question with a set number or more of positive answers) is specified and stored in the storage unit 15 .

In S360, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the search execution condition is satisfied. As a search execution condition in this process, as an example and not as a limitation, conditions such as acceptance of answers to questions from all destination group users can be set.

In the search process of S140, the control unit 11 searches based on the set search conditions and the answers to the questions, as an example and not a limitation. Specifically, as an example and not as a limitation, the search is performed using the search words included in the set search conditions and the search words related to the content of the question identified in S350 with many affirmative answers. be able to. This increases the possibility of obtaining search results that reflect not only the set search conditions but also the intentions (voting results) of a plurality of users.

The control unit 21 of the terminal 20 of the destination group user displays the group talk room on the display unit 24, similarly to the terminal 20A. As an example and not a limitation, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B displays the group talk room on the display unit 24. FIG. Then, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 of the destination group user advances the process to B320 as an example and not as a limitation.

<Effects of the fourth embodiment>
In this embodiment, a talk room (not limited, but an example of a chat room) includes a source group user (not limited, but an example of a terminal user) and a first destination group user (not limited, first An example of a first user of a terminal) and a second destination group user (example, without limitation, of a second user of a second terminal) as group users. Then, the search result is the search condition set in the stamp content, the first information input to the terminal 20 of the first destination group user (not limited, but an example of the first terminal), and the second transmission The configuration determined based on the second information input to the terminal 20 of the first group user (not limited to, but an example of the second terminal) is shown.
As an example of the effect of the modification obtained by such a configuration, search results reflecting the intentions of a plurality of users (first user, second user) different from the users of the terminals included in the chat room are determined and presented. can be made to be

<Fourth Modification (1)>
As a search execution condition determined in step S360 of FIG. 4-1, the following condition (a) may or may not be applied as an example and not as a limitation. However, in this example, it is assumed that an option to skip the question without answering is provided.
(a) All destination group users have answered more than the second set number of questions. set number”.

Moreover, the above condition (a) may or may not include any of the following.
(a-1) All destination group users have answered all questions (a-2) Even if there are destination group users who have not answered all questions, answering questions

<Fourth Modification (2)>
Also, as a search execution condition determined in step S360 of FIG. 4A, the following condition (b) may or may not be applied as an example rather than as a limitation. However, in this example, it is assumed that an option to skip the question without answering is provided.
(b) Of the destination group users, the number of destination group users who have answered more than the second set number of questions has reached the third set number. -1". In this case, even if at least one of the "N-1" destination group users does not answer the question, the search execution condition may be satisfied.

In this modification, a chat room (not limited, but an example of a chat room) includes a source group user (not limited, but an example of a terminal user) and a first destination group user (not limited, first An example of a first user of a terminal) and a second destination group user (example, without limitation, of a second user of a second terminal) as group users. Then, the search result is obtained based on the input by the source group user, without the second information being input by the terminal 20 of the second destination group user (not limited, but an example of the second terminal). and the first information input to the terminal 20 of the first destination group user (an example of the first terminal, not limited), and displayed in the talk room is shown.
As an example of the effect of the modification obtained by such a configuration, the intention of some users out of a plurality of users (first user, second user) different from the users of the terminals included in the chat room is reflected. Search results can be determined and presented. In addition, since it is possible to determine search results without requiring information to be input by terminals of all users other than the users of the terminals included in the chat room, the search results are presented quickly. be able to.

<Fourth modification (3)>
Also, in the above embodiment, as an example and not a limitation, the source group user may be allowed to select and designate a destination group user to answer the question from among the destination group users. It doesn't have to be.

By way of example and not limitation, when a group event is held as described above, there may be group users who do not or cannot participate in the event. It is conceivable not to request answers to questions from such group users.

<Display screen>
4-2 and 4-3 are diagrams showing an example of screen transitions displayed on the display unit 24A of the terminal 20A in this modified example.

In the left screen of FIG. 4-2, an icon image and user name (user A.A in this example) of the messaging application of the user of the terminal 20A are displayed at the top right of the screen where the group chat room is displayed. is displayed.

In the talk room name display area CLR, by way of example and not limitation, user A. Characters (in this example, the group name "Seminar friends (4)") is displayed.
The number in parentheses shown to the right of the group name represents the number of users "N" that constitute this group.

In this example, user A. User C.A has sent text content to other group users suggesting that they go out to eat together tomorrow. A state is shown in which text content has been sent from C to the effect that other group users cannot participate.

Under this premise, user A. A stamp thumbnail is selected by A, and a preview image of the stamp content corresponding to the selected stamp thumbnail is displayed in the preview display area.
Further, in the upper left portion of the preview display area PVR, a user selection icon IC40 is displayed to the right of the aforementioned search condition setting icon IC20.

The screen on the left in FIG. 4B shows a state in which the search condition setting icon IC20 is tapped as an example and not as a limitation. As a result, by way of example and not limitation, the search condition setting screen shown on the right side of FIG. 4-2 is displayed.

In this screen, "no setting" is selected in the selection field SJR of the search category "genre", and "Tokyo" is selected and input in the selection field SPR of the search category "location". , when the save button BT20 is tapped in this state, the screen shown on the left in FIG. 4-3 is displayed as an example and not as a limitation.

This screen shows a state in which the user selection icon IC40 is tapped as an example and not as a limitation. As a result, by way of example and not limitation, the member selection screen shown to the right of FIG. 4-3 is displayed.

In this screen, as an example and not as a limitation, a destination user selection area SUR is configured for selecting a destination user of the search result corresponding to the stamp content for which the search condition is set.

Specifically, a user can select any member from a group of users (user BB, user C.C, user D.D.) using a check box method as a selection field for selecting a destination user. The possible selection fields are displayed.

In this example, by way of example and not limitation, user B. B's checkbox and user D.B. A state in which the save button BT20 is tapped with a check mark in the D check box is shown. As a result, by way of example and not limitation, user B. is the destination user for search results corresponding to this stamp content. B and user D.B. D is set.
This is because user C.I. User A.C has sent a message to the group that he cannot attend the meal. A is user C. This is intended to exclude C from the subjects to be asked to answer the questions.

FIG. 4-4 is a diagram showing an example of a group talk room screen displayed on the display units 24 of the terminals 20B, 20C, and 20D in this modification.
The screen shown on the left side of FIG. 4-4 is a diagram showing an example of the screen displayed on the display unit 24B of the terminal 20B in the above example.
An icon image and a user name (user BB in this example) in the messaging application of the user of this terminal 20B are displayed at the top right of the screen.

In the talk room name display area CLR, by way of example and not limitation, user B. Characters indicating that B is a group talk room for talking with group users (user A.A, user C.C, user D.D) (in this example, the group name is ”) is displayed.

Under it, user B. A talk area TR is formed for interactive talk between B.B and the group user. On the left side of the screen is the message of the other group user, and on the right side of the screen is the user B.B's own message. It is configured so that B's message is displayed.

On this screen, the stamp contents for which the search conditions have been set are displayed for user A. The state sent from A is shown.

As an example and not a limitation, user A. is displayed on the left side of the talk area TR when facing the screen. As A's message, stamp content SCT20 including an illustration of a cat and the characters "Let's go!" is displayed.

Further, below that, as an example, not limitation, search condition content CCT40 indicating search conditions set for this stamp content is displayed.
In this example, as a non-limiting example, the search condition contents include the characters "search for a store!", the characters "genre: no setting", and the characters "location: Tokyo". .

The screen shown in the center of FIG. 4-4 is a diagram showing an example of the screen displayed on the display unit 24C of the terminal 20C in the above example.
An icon image and a user name (in this example, user C.C.) in the messaging application of the user of this terminal 20C are displayed at the top right of the screen.

In the talk room name display area CLR, as an example and not by way of limitation, user C.I. Characters indicating that C is a group talk room for talking with group users (user A.A, user B.B, user D.D) (in this example, the group name is ) is displayed.

User C.I. A talk area TR is formed in which C.C and a group user talk in an interactive manner. On the left side of the screen is the message of the other group user, and on the right side of the screen is the message of the user C.C. It is configured so that the message of C is displayed.

On this screen, the stamp contents for which the search conditions have been set are displayed for user A. The state sent from A is shown.
As an example and not a limitation, user A. is displayed on the left side of the talk area TR when facing the screen. As A's message, stamp content SCT20 including an illustration of a cat and the characters "Let's go!" is displayed.

However, unlike terminal 20B and terminal 20D, search condition content CCT40 is not displayed in the group talk room displayed on display unit 24 of terminal 20C. This is because user C.I. This is because the search condition content CCT40 was not transmitted from the server 10 to the terminal 20C because C was excluded from the question answering targets.

The screen shown on the right side of FIG. 4-4 is an example of the screen displayed on the display unit 24D of the terminal 20D in the above example.
At the top right of the screen, an icon image and user name (user DD in this example) of the messaging application of the user of this terminal 20D are displayed.

In the talk room name display area CLR, as an example and not by way of limitation, user D. A character (in this example, the group name "seminar (4) ”) is displayed.

Under it, user D.I. D.D and a group user have a talk area TR in which they can talk in an interactive manner. On the left side of the screen is the message of the other group user, and on the right side of the screen is the message of the user D.D. D message is configured to be displayed.

On this screen, the stamp contents for which the search conditions have been set are displayed for user A. The state sent from A is shown.

As an example and not a limitation, user A. is displayed on the left side of the talk area TR when facing the screen. As A's message, stamp content SCT20 including an illustration of a cat and the characters "Let's go!" is displayed.

Further, below that, as an example, not limitation, search condition content CCT40 indicating search conditions set for this stamp content is displayed.
In this example, as a non-limiting example, the search condition contents include the characters "search for a store!", the characters "genre: no setting", and the characters "location: Tokyo". .

<Processing>
In the process of this modified example, as an example and not a limitation, in the process of FIG. 4-1, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A performs the question answer user selection setting process after A220.
Specifically, based on the input to the input/output unit 23, the selection (designation) of the destination group user to answer the question is accepted. Then, the application ID of the selected destination group user (hereinafter referred to as "question/answer selection group user") is temporarily stored in the storage unit 28 .

It should be noted that not all the question-and-answer selection group users answer the questions, and even if all the question-and-answer selection group users do not answer the questions, the search execution conditions may be satisfied. For this reason, the group users who actually answered the questions are called "question answerers".

In step A135, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A includes the application ID of the question/answer selection group user temporarily stored in the storage unit 28 in the stamp transmission request information, as an example and not a limitation, and transmits the stamp transmission request information to the server 10 via the communication I/F 22. Send to

In S330, the control unit 11 of the server 10 identifies the question/answer selection group user based on the application ID included in the stamp transmission request information received from the terminal 20A, for example and not limitation.
Then, as a non-limiting example, the control unit 11 sends the stamp content and the search condition content including information for enabling access to the question-and-answer page to the terminal 20 of the user in the question-and-answer selection group. , is transmitted by the communication I/F 14 .
On the other hand, the control unit 11 transmits only the stamp content via the communication I/F 14 to the terminals 20 of the destination group users other than the question/answer selection group users, as an example and not as a limitation.
By doing so, it is possible to prevent the unselected destination group users from answering the question.

Note that, unlike this, the control unit 11 sends stamp content and information for answering questions (as an example, not limited to You may make it transmit the search condition content which does not contain objects, such as participation button BT30, by communication I/F14.
Even in this way, it is possible to prevent the unselected destination group users from answering the question.

In this modification, a chat room (not limited, but an example of a chat room) includes a source group user (not limited, but an example of a terminal user) and a first destination group user (not limited, first An example of a first user of a terminal) and a second destination group user (example, without limitation, of a second user of a second terminal) as group users. Then, the search result is the first information input by the destination group user selected by the source group user (not a limitation, but an example of the first user selected by the user of the terminal) and the stamp content. It shows the configuration displayed in the talk room determined based on the search conditions.
As an example of the effect of the modification obtained by such a configuration, the first A search result that reflects the user's intention can be determined and presented. In addition, since it is possible to determine search results without requiring information to be input by terminals of all users other than the users of the terminals included in the chat room, the search results are presented quickly. be able to.

<Fourth modification (4)>
In the above embodiment, the source group user ("User A.A" in the above example) did not answer the question. You may make it answer to a question.
In this case, in the question-and-answer group user selection process, the terminal 20 of the transmission source group user, based on the input by the user of the own terminal 20, sets the user of the own terminal 20 to be included in the question-and-answer group users. can do.

Also, as in the third modified example (1), questions may not be asked to the destination group users, and only the source group users may answer the questions.

In this modification, a chat room (not limited, but an example of a chat room) includes a source group user (not limited, but an example of a terminal user) and a first destination group user (not limited, first An example of a first user of a terminal) and a second destination group user (example, without limitation, of a second user of a second terminal) as group users. The search results are then entered by the information entered by the source group user and by the destination group user selected by the source group user (an example of a first user selected by the user of the terminal, but not limited). The configuration displayed in the talk room is determined based on the first information and the search conditions set in the stamp content.
As an example of the effect of the modification obtained by such a configuration, the first It is possible to determine and present search results that reflect not only the intention of the user but also the intention of the user of the terminal.

<Fifth embodiment>
The fifth embodiment is an embodiment relating to measures to be taken when there is a user who has not answered a question.
As mentioned above, when asking all destination users to answer a question, there is a possibility that some destination users will not respond, or some destination users will take a long time to respond. It may take time. This is also the case when designating a destination user to have a question answered.
As described above, the search process is not executed until the search execution condition is met. Therefore, in the case described above, there is a possibility that the search results cannot be displayed until the user who has not yet answered answers.

The content described in the fifth embodiment can be applied to each of the other embodiments and other modifications.
Moreover, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected about the component same as an already-appearing component, and description for the second time is abbreviate|omitted.

In this embodiment, a time limit is set for inputting information for determining search results, such as inputting a destination user's answer to a question from a transmission source user.
Also, in this embodiment, an example of the groups described in the fourth embodiment will be described.

<Display screen>
FIG. 5-1 is a diagram showing an example of screen transitions displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20A in this embodiment. In this example, as in the fourth embodiment, user A.A. This is an example in which A proposes to go out to eat with group users.

On the left screen of FIG. 5-1, as an example and not limitation, a time limit setting icon IC50 for setting a time limit is displayed to the right of the search condition setting icon IC20 in the upper left portion of the preview display area PVR. It is When this time limit setting icon IC50 is tapped, the central screen in FIG. 5-1 is displayed as an example and not as a limitation.

Specifically, the text "Please set the time limit for answering the question" is displayed in the center of the screen, and below it is the time limit input area TSR for displaying the time limit entered by keyboard etc. is provided.
In this example, user A. A indicates a state in which "6 hours (6:00:00)" is input as the time limit. When the save button is tapped in this state, the time limit is set.

Afterwards, user A. By way of example and not limitation, the group talk room screen on the right in FIG.
In this group talk room screen, the set time limit is displayed in a countdown format at the bottom of the search condition content CCT50 displayed in the talk area TR.

FIG. 5-2 shows, in the above example, user B., who is one of the destination group users. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a group talk room screen displayed on the display unit 24 of B's terminal 20B. FIG.
On the group talk room screen on the left side of FIG. 5-2, user A. is displayed in the talk area TR. As contents originating from A, stamp contents SCT20 and search condition contents CCT52 are displayed. Also, in this example, user A. is displayed under the participation button BT30 in the search condition content CCT52. The time limit set based on the input by A is displayed in countdown format.

After that, the state in which the time limit has passed and the count has become "0:00:00" is shown in the center of FIG. 5-2.
In this state, the participation button included in the search condition content is user B. When tapped by B, by way of example and not limitation, the right screen of FIG. 5-2 is displayed.
This screen displays an error screen containing a message indicating that the question cannot be answered because the time limit has passed.

<Processing>
In this embodiment, as an example and not limitation, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 of the source group user, at or before or after step A220 in FIGS. 3-6 and 4-1, as an example and not limitation, A time limit setting process for setting a time limit for answering a question is performed based on the input to the terminal 20 by the transmission source group user. Specifically, the time limit input via the input/output unit 23 is temporarily stored in the storage unit 28 as time limit setting information.
In this case, a time limit may be set as a kind of search condition setting in the search condition setting process of step A220, or a time limit may be set separately from the search condition setting in the search condition setting process of step A220. It may be set.

Also, as an example and not a limitation, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 of the source group user associates the stamp content or the search condition content with the stamp content or the search condition content in step A330 in FIG. 3-6 or FIG. to display the time limit based on the time limit setting information temporarily stored in the storage unit 28 .
The time limit can be displayed in a countdown format as an example, not as a limitation, based on time information from the clock unit 29A of the terminal 20A. Also, in this case, the time limit can be displayed at any position among the search condition content, the search condition content, or the stamp content as an example, not as a limitation.

In addition, as an example, not as a limitation, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 of the source group user, in step A135 in FIG. 3-6 or FIG. The stamp transmission request information including the time setting information is transmitted to the server 10 .

As an example and not a limitation, in step S330 of FIG. 3-6 or FIG. Send to the terminal 20 of the destination group user.
In this case, the search condition content configured to be displayed within the time limit may be transmitted to the terminals 20 of the destination group users.

As an example and not limitation, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 of the destination group user, in step B330 in FIG. 3-6 or FIG. to display the time limit based on the received time limit setting information.
The time limit can be displayed in a countdown format as an example, not as a limitation, based on the clock information from the clock unit 29A of the terminal 20 of each destination group user.

The terminal 20 of the destination group user transmits the question/answer request information including the content ID of the search condition content to the server 10 via the communication I/F 22 in the question/answer process of B350.

In this case, the control unit 11 of the server 10 determines whether or not the time limit has passed. If it is determined that the time limit has not passed yet, the information on the question-and-answer page is transmitted to the terminals 20 of the destination group users. On the other hand, if it is determined that the time limit has passed, the control unit 11 of the server 10 sends error information indicating that the question cannot be answered because the time limit has passed. is transmitted to the terminal 20 of
By doing so, it is possible to prevent the question from being answered after the time limit has passed.

Further, when the time limit has passed, the control unit 11 of the server 10 can proceed to step S360 and determine that the search execution condition is satisfied.

In the above example, the terminal 20 sets a time limit when transmitting the stamp content. You may make it set time.
In this case, by way of example and not limitation, the search condition content generated by the source user's terminal 20 or the search condition content generated by the server 10 and transmitted to the source user's terminal 20 contains a time limit. A conducting wire for setting may be provided so that the time limit can be set from this conducting wire.

In this embodiment, the terminals 20 of the source group users display time limit information regarding the time limit for inputting answers to questions (not limited but an example of information for determining search results) in the talk room. showing configuration.
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, it is possible to allow the user of the terminal to confirm the time limit for inputting information for determining the search result by displaying it in the chat room.

In addition, the present embodiment relates to the time limit for the terminal 20 of the source group user to answer the question (not limited, but an example of information for determining the search result) based on the input to its own terminal 20. A configuration in which the setting is performed by the control unit 21 is shown.
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, the time limit for inputting information for determining search results can be appropriately set based on the input to the terminal.

<Fifth Modification (1)>
In the above embodiment, the time limit set in terminal 20 of the source user may be changed later.

Specifically, as an example and not as a limitation, between steps A330 and A140 in FIGS. It is determined whether or not an input to change the set time limit has been made. Then, if it is determined that it has been performed, the time limit change processing is performed. Specifically, the time limit input via the input/output unit 23 is temporarily stored in the storage unit 28 as time limit change information.

To change the time limit, the user who set the time limit (that is, the source user) can display the time limit displayed in the search condition content as shown on the right side of Fig. 5-1 as an example, not as a limitation. Alternatively, it can be performed based on tapping the display of the time limit displayed next to the search condition content or the stamp content. Specifically, the transmission source user's terminal 20 displays a display for changing the time limit based on the time limit display being tapped. When the user performs an operation to change the time limit and performs an operation to save the time limit, the time limit is changed.

As with setting the time limit, the search condition content generated by the terminal 20 of the source user or the search condition content generated by the server 10 and transmitted to the terminal 20 of the source user. It may be possible to change the time limit through a wire for setting the time limit.

After that, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 of the transmission source group user transmits the time limit change information temporarily stored in the storage unit 28 to the server 10 via the communication I/F 22 as an example and not as a limitation. In response to this, the control unit 11 of the server 10 stores the time limit change information in the storage unit 15 . Further, the control unit 11 of the server 10 transmits the time limit change information to the terminal 20 of the destination group user via the communication I/F 14 .

The control unit 21 of the terminal 20 of the destination group user updates the display of the time limit based on the time limit change information received from the server 10 .

This modification shows a configuration in which the terminal 20 of the transmission source group user performs control for changing the time limit described above based on the input by the user of the terminal 20 of itself by the control unit 21 .
As an example of the effect of the modification obtained by such a configuration, it is possible to easily and appropriately change the time limit for inputting information for determining search results based on input by the user of the terminal.

<Fifth Modification (2)>
In the above embodiment, considering the possibility that the search results cannot be displayed until the user who has not answered the question answers, a time limit for answering the question is set, but the present invention is not limited to this. .
As an example and not a limitation, a source group user inputs input for at least one of changing, adding, and deleting a destination group user who answers a question to his terminal 20 via the input/output unit 23. go to Based on the input, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 may control at least one of change, addition, and deletion of destination group users who answer the question.

More specifically, after the stamp content or the like is transmitted to the terminal 20 of the destination group user, the source group user changes, adds, or deletes at least one of the destination group users who answer the question. The input for performing the operation may be performed to the own terminal 20 via the input/output unit 23 .

In this case, as an example and not a limitation, between step A330 and step A140 in FIG. 3-6 or FIG. It is determined whether or not an input regarding at least one of change, addition, and deletion of a destination group user to reply has been made. If it is determined that the input has been performed, the control unit 21 performs control corresponding to the input that has been performed.

As a non-limiting example, if there is a destination group user who has not responded even after a certain amount of time has passed, the source group user performs an input to delete the destination group user from the question and answer selection group user and deletes it. can be made to
In this case, the terminal 20 of the source group user transmits respondent deletion request information including the application ID of the destination group user designated to be deleted to the server 10 via the communication I/F 22 . In response to this, the server 10 deletes the destination group user of the application ID included in the received answerer deletion request information from the question/answer selection group user, and determines whether the search execution condition is successful or not in step S360. can be made to do.

In this modification, a chat room (not limited, but an example of a chat room) includes a source group user (not limited, but an example of a terminal user) and a first destination group user (not limited, first An example of a first user of a terminal) and a second destination group user (example, without limitation, of a second user of a second terminal) as group users. Then, the terminal 20 of the source group user, based on the input by the source group user, sends an answer to the question from the source group user (not limited, but an example of information for determining search results). It shows a configuration in which the control unit 21 controls at least one of change, addition, and deletion of the destination group user.
As an example of the effect of the modification obtained by such a configuration, a plurality of users (first user, second user) different from the users of the terminals included in the chat room are targeted, based on the input by the user of the terminal , and at least one of change, addition, and deletion of users who input information for determining search results, so that user convenience can be improved.

<Fifth Modification (3)>
In addition, without setting a time limit, even if the transmission source group user who requested the answer to the question makes an input to his terminal 20 and there is an unanswered group user, You may enable it to browse the answer of the previous group user.

In this case, as an example and not a limitation, between step A330 and step A140 in FIG. 3-6 or FIG. It is determined whether or not an input has been made to Then, if it is determined that it has been done, the terminal 20 of the transmission source group user transmits the reply viewing request information to the server 10 via the communication I/F 22 .

In response to this, the server 10, as an example and not a limitation, determines the transmission source group users whose answers have been aggregated in the question and answer aggregation process of step S350 in FIG. 3-6 and FIG. The answer result of the original group user is transmitted to the terminal 20 of the transmission source group user via the communication I/F 14 . Then, the terminal 20 of the source group user displays the received answer result on the display unit 24 .

In this way, the source group user can understand what the other members want based on the response results of the destination group user, before receiving the search results. can do.

<Sixth embodiment>
The sixth embodiment is an embodiment that makes it possible to notify the user that the search condition has already been set for the stamp content for which the search condition has been set.

The content described in the sixth embodiment can be applied to each of the other embodiments and each of the other modifications.
Moreover, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected about the component same as an already-appearing component, and description for the second time is abbreviate|omitted.

<Display screen>
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of transition of screens displayed on the display unit 24A of the terminal 20A when informing the user that the search condition has been set for the stamp content for which the search condition has been set.

The left screen of FIG. 6 shows a state in which a plurality of stamp thumbnails corresponding to stamp content are displayed in the stamp thumbnail display area STR.
In this example, even if a search category is associated with a stamp, if all search categories are "not set", the search condition is not set.

In this example, as an example and not as a limitation, for stamp content for which search conditions have been set based on user input, in the upper left part of the area where the stamp thumbnails are displayed in the stamp thumbnail display area STR, as an example and not as a limitation, A search condition set mark MK60 represented by an image of a magnifying glass is displayed. That is, stamp thumbnails corresponding to stamp content for which search conditions have been set are displayed with information indicating that the search conditions have already been set. On the other hand, the stamp thumbnail corresponding to the stamp content for which the search condition is not set does not display the search condition set mark MK60.

Note that the search condition set mark MK60 may be regarded as a part of the stamp thumbnail, or may be regarded as being separate from the stamp thumbnail.

In the left screen of FIG. 6, as an example and not limitation, a stamp thumbnail on the top left of the stamp thumbnail display area STR to which the search condition set mark MK60 is added is tapped. As a result, by way of example and not limitation, the screen shown in the middle of FIG. 6 is displayed.

In this screen, for example and not limitation, the preview display area PVR displays a preview image of stamp content including an illustration of a cat and the characters "Let's go!", and a search condition setting icon IC20.
Note that the search condition setting icon IC20 may be regarded as a part of the preview image of the stamp content, or may be regarded as a separate entity from the preview image of the stamp content.

The screen in the center of FIG. 6 shows a state in which the search condition setting icon IC20 is tapped as an example and not as a limitation. As a result, by way of example and not limitation, the screen shown to the right of FIG. 6 is displayed.

This screen is for notifying the user of the search conditions already set for this stamp content. shows that "Tokyo" has been set.

In the right screen of FIG. 6, an icon similar to the search condition setting icon IC20 in the center screen of FIG. 6 is displayed to the left of the stamp content. This icon can function as an icon for changing search conditions (or an icon for resetting search conditions). In other words, when this icon is tapped, for example and not limitation, the user can reselect an arbitrary genre from the selection field SJR of the search category "genre" in a drum roll manner. Any location from column SPR can be reselected by the user in a drum roll fashion. Also, the save button BT20 described above is displayed, and when this save button BT20 is tapped, the search conditions can be changed to the reselected search conditions.

<Processing>
In the processing according to the present embodiment, as an example and not limitation, in various processing such as those shown in FIGS. The unit 21 displays a list of stamp thumbnails in the stamp thumbnail list area as an example, not as a limitation, when making determination in step A115.

At this time, the control unit 21 puts information indicating that the search condition has been set (hereinafter referred to as "search condition setting notification information ) is added to the stamp thumbnail and displayed.

The search condition setting notification information can be, for example and not limitation, text indicating that the search condition is set, or an image such as the aforementioned magnifying glass icon.
On the other hand, the control unit 21 displays the stamp thumbnail corresponding to the stamp content for which the search condition is not set as it is.

In step A120, the control unit 21 displays a preview image including the image of the stamp content corresponding to the selected stamp thumbnail in the preview display area based on the detection of the input to select the stamp thumbnail.

As described above, the preview image may be used to mean the image of the stamp content displayed in the preview display area, or may be used to mean the preview display area by regarding the entire preview display area as an image. .

When previewing the stamp content for which the search condition is set, the control unit 21 displays the search condition setting notification information together with the image of the stamp content in the preview display area.
On the other hand, when displaying a preview of the stamp content for which the search condition is not set, the control unit 21 does not display the search condition setting notification information.

Further, when detecting an operation on the search condition setting notification information displayed in the preview display area, the control unit 21 displays the set search conditions on the display unit 24 .

Furthermore, after displaying the set search conditions on the display unit 24, the control unit 21, as an example and not a limitation, when detecting an operation on the search condition setting notification information, displays for changing the search conditions. .
If the above-described (1) direct input method is applied, a search condition input field can be displayed and the user can directly input using a keyboard or the like.
If the aforementioned (2) selection input method is applied, it is possible to display search category selection candidates and allow the user to select from among them.

Then, as a non-limiting example, the control unit 21 performs search condition change processing based on tapping of the save button described above. Specifically, the set search conditions are updated with the search conditions input by the user.

It is sufficient that the display mode of the stamp thumbnail corresponding to the stamp content for which the search condition is set differs from the display mode of the stamp thumbnail corresponding to the stamp content for which the search condition is not set. It is not mandatory to display the information. As a non-limiting example, the brightness of the stamp thumbnails to be displayed may be changed.

It should be noted that the change of search conditions is not limited to changing information within the same search category, and may or may not include changing the search category to another search category.
To give a specific example, if the search category is "location" and the set information is "Tokyo", the former will change "Tokyo" to another prefecture (such as Chiba). can include Also, if the search category is "genre" and the set information is "Western food", the former can include changing "Western food" to another genre (Japanese food, etc.).

On the other hand, in the latter case, if the search category includes "location" and "genre", change some or all of them to another search category. , the search category "movies", the search category "games", the search category "recipes", etc.

<Effects of the sixth embodiment>
In this embodiment, the terminal 20 displays a stamp thumbnail (not limited, but an example of a reduced image of image information) on the display unit 24 . Then, based on the input for the stamp thumbnail, the terminal 20 controls transmission of the corresponding stamp content to the terminal 20 of the destination user included in the talk room via the communication I/F 22, and displays the corresponding stamp content in the talk room. The control unit 21 performs the control to perform. In this case, the stamp thumbnail of the stamp content for which the search condition is set (not limited, but an example of the first reduced image) and the stamp thumbnail of the stamp content for which the search condition is not set (not limited, but the second reduced image) An example) shows a configuration with a different display mode.
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, after having the user of the terminal view a reduced image of the image information, the image information is sent to the first terminal based on the input of the reduced image by the user of the terminal. It can be sent for confirmation by the first user and can also be confirmed by the user of the terminal. In addition, it is possible for the user of the terminal to recognize whether or not the image information set as the search information is a reduced image.

Further, in this embodiment, the terminal 20 of the transmission source user, based on the input of the stamp thumbnail (not limited, but an example of the first thumbnail image) of the stamp content for which the search condition is set, displays the preview image of the corresponding stamp. (not limiting, but an example of a first preview image related to the first reduced image) is displayed on the display unit 24, and the stamp thumbnail of the stamp content for which the search condition is not set (not limiting, but an example of a second reduced image) ), a preview image of the corresponding stamp (not limited to, but an example of a second preview image related to the second reduced image) is displayed on the display unit 24 .
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, the user of the terminal can recognize the input first thumbnail image or the image information in which the search condition corresponding to the first thumbnail image is set. In addition, the user of the terminal can recognize the input second reduced image or the image information for which the search condition corresponding to the second reduced image is not set.

Also, in this case, a preview image (not limited, but an example of a first preview image) related to the stamp thumbnail (not limited, but an example of a first reduced image) of the stamp content for which the search condition is set is Including display of notification information (not a limitation, but an example of a first display). Then, the terminal 20 of the transmission source user, based on the user's input to this display, displays the search condition (not a limitation, but an example of the first search condition) set for the stamp content related to the preview screen. 24 can be displayed.
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, the terminal user can confirm the first search condition set in the image information based on the input for the first display included in the first preview image. can do.

Also, in this case, the terminal 20 of the transmission source user, after the user of the terminal 20 of the terminal 20 has input for the display of the search condition setting notification information, displays the preview screen on the basis of the change input by the user of the terminal 20 of the terminal 20 itself. The control unit 21 performs control to change the search condition set for the related stamp content (not a limitation, but an example of the first search condition) to another search condition (not a limitation, but an example of the second search condition). can be
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, after the input for the first display included in the first preview image, the first search condition set in the image information is retrieved based on the input by the user of the terminal. It is possible to easily and appropriately change to the second search condition.

<Seventh embodiment>
The seventh embodiment relates to a use case different from the above-described embodiments.
The content described in the seventh embodiment can be applied to each of the other embodiments and each of the other modifications.
Further, the same reference numerals are given to the same constituent elements as those described above, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

Use cases for the techniques of the present disclosure include, by way of non-limiting example, the following, in addition to the aforementioned searches for meals and restaurants.
(1) Recipe search (2) Video search (including movie search, program search, voice call, etc.)
(3) Game search (4) Shopping search (including store search)
(5) News search

In the following, a case of applying (1) recipe search and (2) video search among the above will be exemplified as an example, not a limitation.

(1) In the recipe search, the search categories of the search conditions set in the stamp content include, but not limited to, "cuisine genre" (Japanese, Western, Chinese, etc.), "budget", "number of people", and "situation". (party, Christmas, New Year, celebration, ordinary household, etc.), "ingredients" (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.), "cooking method" (hotpot, stir-fry, stew, etc.), etc. One can be included.

(2) In the video search, the search categories of the search conditions set for the stamp content include, but are not limited to, "service" (name of video distribution service, name of video distribution service provider, etc.), "genre ” (movie genre, etc.), “movie length/time”, and the like can be included.

(1) Recipe Search FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an example of search condition setting stamp data stored in the search condition setting stamp database 287 of the storage unit 28 of the terminal 20 in this embodiment.
This search condition setting stamp data is similar to the search condition setting stamp data in the search condition setting stamp database 287C shown in FIG. 2-5, but is partially different in content.

Specifically, "recipe" is stored in the stamp category.
A plurality of categories such as "cuisine genre", "number of people", and "budget per person" are stored in the search category as an example and not as a limitation.
The search category selection candidates store selection candidates corresponding to each of the above search categories.

The stamp of the data by stamp on the front side of the data by stamp in Fig. 7-1 has "Western food" in the search category "cuisine genre" and It shows that "4 people" is set and "2000 yen to 4999 yen" is set for the search category "budget".

<Display screen>
7-2 to 7-4 are diagrams showing an example of screen transitions displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20A in this embodiment.
On the left screen of FIG. 7-2, the stamp category "recipe" is selected from the stamp category display area SCR, and as a result, the stamp thumbnail corresponding to the stamp content included in the stamp category "recipe" is displayed in the stamp thumbnail display area STR. are listed in Also, in this example, the stamp thumbnail represented by the illustration of "scale and measuring cup" on the top left of the stamp thumbnail display area STR is displayed by user A.2. A is tapped by A, and a preview image of the stamp content corresponding to this stamp thumbnail is displayed in the preview display area PVR.

In this state, the search condition setting icon IC20 at the upper left of the preview display area PVR is displayed by the user A. When tapped by A, by way of example and not limitation, the center screen of FIG. 7-2 is displayed.
This screen is a screen for the user to set the search conditions by the selection input method described above. Along with the text of "select search conditions", the search category "cuisine genre", the search category "number of people", and the search category "1" are displayed. Selection fields SJR, SNR, and SBR are displayed for selecting conditions corresponding to the respective search categories "budget per person" in a drum roll manner.

The screen on the right side of FIG. 7-2 is displayed by the user A.B. The search condition is selected by A. In this example, the search category "cuisine genre" is "Western food", the search category "number of people" is "4 people", and the search category "per person A state in which "2,000 to 4,999 yen" is entered in "Budget" is shown.

In this state, when the save button BT20 at the bottom of the screen is tapped, the left screen of FIG. 7-3 is displayed. This screen is similar to the screen including the preview image shown on the left in FIG. 7-2, and when the preview image is tapped, the screen on the right in FIG. 7-3 is displayed.

In this screen, user A.A. The stamp content SCT70 selected by A is displayed in the talk area TR, and the search condition content CCT70 corresponding to the set search condition is displayed therebelow.
Below that, a list of search results searched by the server 10 based on the set search conditions is displayed. In this example, a plurality of search results relating to Western recipes such as a "hamburger" recipe and a "butter chicken curry" recipe are displayed.

Each search result is provided with an image of the dish and a recipe browsing button BT71 including characters of "see recipe". An internal page with details is displayed.
In this example, the browse recipe button BT71 corresponding to the search result for the recipe for "Hamburger" has been tapped, resulting in the display of the left internal page of FIG. 7-4, by way of example and not limitation.

The left inner page of FIG. 7-4 displays an image of a "hamburger" along with the "hamburger" ingredients and corresponding portions.
Based on the setting of "4 people" as the search category "number of people" on the screen on the right side of FIG. A recipe is displayed.

By way of example and not limitation, when the "hamburger" image is tapped, the external page shown on the right in FIG. 7-4 is displayed as an external page that publishes the recipe for this hamburger based on the link information. . This external page is a web page that publishes the recipe for the above-mentioned "hamburger" on a website named "XYZ Recipe".
On this web page, the recipe for the above-mentioned "hamburger steak" is open to the public for "two people".

That is, in this example, the server 10 calculates the portions for "4 people" from the information for the portions for "2 people" published on the page of "XYZ Recipe", and then calculates the portions for "4 people". is provided to the terminal 20 .

<Processing>
As for the processing in this embodiment, as an example and not as a limitation, the processing of FIGS.
Processing different from the case where these processing are applied will be described below.

FIG. 7-5 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device in this embodiment, and illustrates the portion corresponding to FIG. 4-1.
After S130, the control unit 11 of the server 10 performs search result adjustment processing (S535). Specifically, the information included in the search results retrieved by the search process is adjusted based on the number of people in the group or the number of people included in the set search conditions, as an example and not as a limitation.

More specifically, as an example and not as a limitation, the control unit 11 determines the amount of the original information (external information as an example, not a limitation) for each of the recipe search results searched in the search process. Based on this information, the amount information is adjusted by calculating the amount when applying the number of people included in the setting search condition.

Such adjustment of information can also be considered as a kind of arrangement of information described above.
In addition, it can be considered that the adjustment of information does not correspond to falsification of the original information.

After that, the control unit 11 sends list information of search results including the adjusted information (hereinafter referred to as “adjustment information”) as an example, not limitation, via the communication I/F 14 to the terminals 20 of the source group users. and the terminal 20 of the destination group user. In this case, the control unit 11 transmits to the terminal 20 the search result including the data ID, the link information of the internal page including the adjustment information, and the link information of the external page including the original information, as an example and not a limitation. can be made to

It should be noted that there may be cases where the number of persons in the search category is set to "no setting".
Also, it is possible not to provide the category of "number of people" in the search category.
In these cases, the control unit 11 of the server 10 can calculate the amount in the above example based on one of the following numbers of people, as an example and not a limitation, in the search result adjustment process of S535. .
・ Number of people in the group "N"
・The number of users in the question/answer selection group + 1
・ Number of question answerers + 1
However, if the source group user does not answer the question.

In addition, if the source group user also answers the question, as an example, not as a limitation,
・ Number of people in the group "N"
・Number of users in the question/answer selection group (including source group users)
・The number of question answerers.

(2) Moving Image Search FIG. 7-6 is a diagram showing an example of search condition setting stamp data stored in the search condition setting stamp database 287 of the storage unit 28 of the terminal 20 in this embodiment.
This search condition setting stamp data is similar to the search condition setting stamp data in the search condition setting stamp database 287C shown in FIG. 2-5, but is partially different in content.

Specifically, "video" is stored in the stamp category.
Search categories include, by way of example and not limitation, a plurality of categories such as "service", "genre", and the like.
The search category selection candidates store selection candidates corresponding to each of the above search categories.

The service can be the name of the video distribution service or the name of the provider of the video distribution service. By way of example and not limitation, a messaging service provider may have a partnership with a video distribution service provider.
The genre can be the genre of the video.

The search category selection candidates store search category selection candidates corresponding to each of the above search categories.

The stamp of the data by stamp on the front side of the data by stamp in Fig. 7-6 has "XXX video distribution service" in the search category "service" and "XXX video distribution service" in the search category "genre" based on the input by the user. indicates that "Christmas movie" has been set respectively.

<Display screen>
FIG. 7-7 is a diagram showing an example of screen transitions displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20A in this embodiment.
The left side of FIG. 7-7 is the group talk room screen described in the fourth embodiment. A proposes that all the seminar friends watch the moving image by A, and the state in which the stamp content is transmitted is shown.
The search condition content CCT80 displayed under the stamp content includes the text "Let's decide which movie to watch together!" , information indicating that "Christmas" has been set is displayed.

In addition, search results of a plurality of Christmas-related moving images such as "Christmas movie A" and "Christmas movie B" are displayed as search results of moving images retrieved by the server 10 under the above search conditions. In this state, as a non-limiting example, when the simultaneous viewing button BT72 including the characters "watch together" included in the search result of "Christmas movie A" is tapped, as a non-limiting example, FIG. 7 center screen is displayed.

In this screen, by way of example and not limitation, a video call has been initiated and user A.A. A, user B. B, user C. C, user D.C. Images of each of the four persons of D are displayed in four divided areas. In this state, by way of example and not limitation, user A.A. When the play video button BT73 at the bottom of the screen is tapped by A, by way of example and not limitation, the right screen of FIG. 7-7 is displayed.

On this screen, the moving image of "Christmas movie A" distributed by the "XXX moving image distribution service" desired to be viewed at the same time is displayed and reproduced in the moving image area at the top of the screen. Also, the videos of the four members of the group are reduced and displayed in the area below the moving image area.
User A. is displayed at the top of the screen. The characters "A.A is playing back" are displayed to indicate that A has performed an operation to play back the moving image.

Note that in this example, user A. Although the case where the video viewing button BT72 is tapped by A is shown, the same behavior occurs when the video viewing button BT72 is tapped by another group user.
Also, in this example, user A. Although the case where A taps the video playback button BT73 is shown, the same behavior occurs when the video playback button BT73 is tapped by another group user.

Also, in this example, an example of simultaneous viewing of moving images in a group is shown, but the same applies when two users talking in a one-to-one chat room simultaneously viewing moving images.

<Processing>
As for the processing in this embodiment, as an example and not as a limitation, the processing of FIGS.
Processing different from the case where these processing are applied will be described below.

FIG. 7-8 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of processing executed by each device in this embodiment, and illustrates the part corresponding to FIG. 2-4.
After A140, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A determines whether or not an input requesting simultaneous viewing of one moving image has been made from the moving image search result list (A550).

If it is determined that it has been performed (A550), the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A transmits simultaneous viewing request information including the data ID of the search result of the selected moving image to the server 10 via the communication I/F 22 (A560).

When the simultaneous viewing request information is received by the communication I/F 14 (S550: YES), the control unit 11 of the server 10 starts call control (S560). Specifically, as an example and not as a limitation, control is performed to start a video call between the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B.

After that, the control unit 11 starts relay processing (S570). Specifically, as a non-limiting example, to a video distribution service server (hereinafter referred to as "video distribution service server") that distributes videos based on video information of the data ID included in the received simultaneous viewing request information. Access and request delivery of the corresponding video.
Illustration of the moving picture distribution service server is omitted.

In response to video distribution from the video distribution service server, the control unit 11 relays video distribution to the terminals 20A and 20B. In other words, the server 10 can function as a relay server (proxy server) that relays video distribution.

After A560, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A displays the relay screen including the moving image on the display unit 24 (A570). Similarly, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B displays the relay screen including the moving image on the display unit 24 (B570).

After A570, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A performs video playback control based on user input via the input/output unit 23 (A580). Specifically, corresponding reproduction request information is transmitted to the server 10 based on an input for starting, pausing, or terminating reproduction of a moving image. In response to this, the control unit 11 accesses the distribution server and requests to start, pause, or end the reproduction of the moving image.
Similarly, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B also performs video playback control based on user input via the input/output unit 23 (B580).

After A580, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20A determines whether or not to end the simultaneous viewing (A590). If it is determined not to end (A590: NO), the process returns to A580.
On the other hand, if it is determined to end the simultaneous viewing (A590: YES), the relay screen is hidden, and the talk room is returned to. Then, the process proceeds to A190.
The same applies to terminal 20B (B590: NO→B580, B590: YES→B190).

In the above processing, the terminal 20A requests the server 10 for simultaneous viewing, but as described above, the terminal 20B may request the server 10 for simultaneous viewing.
In this case, steps similar to steps A550 and A560 may be performed by the control unit 21 of the terminal 20B. In other words, the terminal 20 of any user may request the server 10 for simultaneous viewing.

The same applies to the case where the above processing is applied to the groups described above.
In this case, as a non-limiting example, the terminal 20 of any group user may request simultaneous viewing from the server 10 .

<Effects of the seventh embodiment>
This embodiment shows a configuration in which the search results are information related to recipes, and the search results are displayed on the terminal 20 after the information is adjusted based on the search conditions.
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, it is possible to present appropriate search results in which information is adjusted based on search conditions.

In addition, in this embodiment, the search result is information related to video information, and the terminal 20 of the transmission source user receives input by the user of the terminal 20 itself (not limited, but an example of input by the user of the terminal), or transmission The moving image is displayed on the display unit 24 based on the input by the first user (input by the first user, not limited). In addition, this moving image is based on input by the user of the terminal 20 itself (not limited, but an example of input by the user of the terminal), or input by the destination user (input by the first user, not limited). The configuration displayed on the source user's terminal 20 (an example of a first terminal, not a limitation) is shown.
As an example of the effect of the embodiment obtained by such a configuration, based on the input by the user of the terminal or the input by the first user, the moving image based on the moving image information is transmitted between the user's terminal and the first user's terminal. can be shared with

<Seventh Modification (1)>
In the above-described embodiment, the amount of information in the search category "recipe" is adjusted in the search result adjustment process, but it is not limited to this. By way of example and not limitation, various pieces of information that may vary depending on the number of people may be subject to adjustment in the search result adjustment process.

As an example and not as a limitation, when users go out to eat with each other, as described above, the external information about the restaurant stored in the search engine database 155 includes information about eating at the restaurant. may include information on the average budget per person for In such a case, the server 10 calculates the average total amount by multiplying the average budget per person by the number of participants based on the number of participants in the meal specified as a search condition. It is possible to adjust the amount information.

<Seventh Modification (2)>
In the above embodiment, an example of simultaneously viewing moving images while making a video call has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The call control performed by the control unit 11 of the server 10 in S560 of FIG. 7-8 may be voice call control so that the users can simultaneously view the video while making voice calls.
In addition, it may be possible to simply watch moving images at the same time without making a call.

Further, when the server 10 transmits a list of search results of moving images to the terminal 20 , only the search results of moving images related to services that can be viewed simultaneously may be transmitted to the terminal 20 .

In a registration-based video distribution service, only users who have registered an account can watch videos. In this case, the messaging service provider acquires information on whether or not an account has been registered from the affiliated video distribution service provider. Alternatively, obtain information on whether or not an account has been registered from the user.

Then, in the one-on-one chat room search, the server 10 transmits to each terminal 20 only the search results of the videos of the video distribution service in which both the source user and the destination user have registered accounts. .
Similarly, in a group chat room search, the server 10 transmits to each terminal 20 only search results of videos of video distribution services for which all group users have registered accounts.

<Other Examples>
(1) Image Information In the above embodiment, a stamp (stamp content) was exemplified as image information for which a search condition was set, but the present invention is not limited to this.
Image information may be used, and image information other than stamps may be applied.

(2) Entity of Search In the above embodiment, the server 10 performs the search process, but the present invention is not limited to this.
As a non-limiting example, a distributed search engine may be configured, a search database may be configured in the terminal 20, and the terminal 20 may be the subject of search processing. It doesn't have to be.
In this case, the user's terminal controls the communication unit of the terminal to transmit the search results searched by the control unit of the terminal based on the search conditions set in the image information to the first terminal, and transmits the search results to the chat room. The display can be controlled by the control unit of the terminal.

(3) Search based on stamp content for which search conditions are not set Unlike the above embodiment, it is also possible to perform a search based on stamp content for which search conditions are not set.
In this case, as an example and not a limitation, questions can be set based on stamp content for which search conditions are not set.

More specifically, based on transmission of stamp content for which search conditions are not set by the transmission source user's terminal 20, the transmission destination user (as described above, the transmission source user may be included). , to allow a variety of questions to be asked. Then, a search may be performed based on the answer to that question. In other words, the search is triggered by the transmission of the stamp content, but the search condition is not set in the stamp content, and the search result is determined based on the answer to the question (it can be said to be the result of voting). You may do so.

(4) Questions In the above-described embodiment, an example was given in which questions were asked to be answered with two choices by a selection formula, but the present invention is not limited to this.
By way of example and not limitation, a multiple-choice question may or may not be asked to answer from three or more choices.
In addition, the question may be given in a descriptive form instead of a multiple-choice form, or may not be so.

(5) Notification/announcement The terminal 20 of the destination user whose answer to the question is requested by the source user, as an example and not a limitation, responds to the question due to the content being exchanged frequently. (as an example, but not as a limitation, the aforementioned search condition content) may be buried. In other words, there is a possibility that the user will not know from which content the question should be answered.

Therefore, as an example and not a limitation, after the server 10 transmits the search condition content to the terminal 20, until the question is answered, it is periodically detected that the question has not been answered. The terminal 20 may be notified to indicate that the answer has not been received (notification indicating that the answer has not yet been received). In this case, the terminal 20 can notify the user of the content of the notification by push notification or the like.

As an example and not a limitation, the announcement function of the messaging application may be used to display the search condition content for answering the question fixedly as an announcement at a predetermined position such as the top of the talk room.
In this case, when the fixedly displayed announcement is tapped by the user, the terminal 20 acquires the content ID of the corresponding search condition content and moves to the position of the search condition content. A region TR can be displayed on the screen.

(6) Display related to stamp category In the above embodiment, the stamp category associated with the search condition setting stamp and the stamp category associated with the normal stamp are displayed together in the stamp category display area SCR. good too.

In this case, the user may not be able to recognize whether the stamp category displayed in the stamp category display area SCR corresponds to a search condition setting stamp or a normal stamp. .
Therefore, as an example and not a limitation, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 causes the stamp category corresponding to the search condition setting stamp to be displayed in a different manner from the stamp category corresponding to the normal stamp. can do.

As a non-limiting example, when an icon image indicating a stamp category is displayed in the stamp category display area SCR as in the above-described embodiment, the display mode of the icon image indicating the stamp category of the search condition setting stamp and the normal stamp can be made different from the display mode of the icon image indicating the stamp category.
As a non-limiting example, the icon image indicating the stamp category of the search condition setting stamp is displayed with the above-described magnifying glass mark or the like, but the icon image indicating the stamp category of normal stamps may not be attached. can.
Also, as an example, not a limitation, an icon image indicating the stamp category of the search condition setting stamp is displayed with a specific character (search "search" or Search "S"), or a normal stamp stamp category may be displayed brighter than the icon image indicating (that is, the brightness may be changed).

As described above, even if the search condition setting stamp is used, it can function as a normal stamp if no search condition is set. Therefore, as an example and not a limitation, if there is no stamp content for which search conditions are set in the same stamp category, the stamp category can be treated as a normal stamp category.
In such a case as well, the above can be applied.

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A program executed by a terminal displaying a chat room including a first user of the first terminal,
displaying the chat room on a display unit of the terminal;
displaying image information with search conditions set in the chat room based on an input to the chat room by the user of the terminal;
Control for transmitting search results searched based on the search conditions set in the image information to the first terminal by a communication unit of the terminal, and control for displaying the search results in the chat room. What is done by a control unit of a terminal is performed by said terminal. The program according to claim 1,
The search conditions are input by a user of the terminal. The program according to claim 2,
A plurality of categories are set for the search condition, and the user of the terminal inputs a condition for each of the plurality of categories. The program according to claim 1,
The search condition is set for the image information before the image information is received by the terminal. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The search result is determined based on the search condition and the first information input to the first terminal. The program according to claim 5,
The first information includes information of answers to questions displayed on the first terminal based on the search conditions. The program according to claim 5 or claim 6,
The chat room includes a user of the terminal, the first user, and a second user different from the first user,
The search result is determined based on the search condition and the first information without inputting the second information to the second terminal of the second user based on the input by the user of the terminal, displayed in the chat room. The program according to claim 5 or claim 6,
The chat room includes a user of the terminal, the first user, and a second user different from the first user,
The search result is determined based on the first information input to the first terminal by the first user selected by the user of the terminal and the search condition, and displayed in the chat room. The program according to claim 5 or claim 6,
The chat room includes a user of the terminal, the first user, and a second user different from the first user,
The control unit controls at least one of change, addition, and deletion of a user who inputs information for determining the search result based on an input by a user of the terminal. . The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The search result is determined based on the search criteria and third information entered into the terminal by a user of the terminal and displayed in the chat room. The program according to any one of claims 5 to 10,
Displaying time limit information regarding a time limit for inputting information for determining the search result in the chat room is performed by the terminal. A program according to claim 11,
Based on the input by the user of the terminal, the terminal performs control to change the time limit by the control unit. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
displaying a reduced image of the image information on the display unit;
Based on the input of the reduced image by the user of the terminal, the control unit performs control to transmit the image information to the first terminal by the communication unit and control to display the image information in the chat room. is performed by said terminal,
A first reduced image of the image information for which the search condition is set and a second reduced image of the image information for which the search condition is not set have different display modes. 14. The program according to claim 13,
displaying a first preview image related to the first reduced image on the display unit based on an input by a user of the terminal for the first reduced image; and based on an input by the user of the terminal for the second reduced image Then, the terminal displays a second preview image related to the second reduced image on the display unit. 15. The program according to claim 14,
the first preview image includes a first representation;
Displaying on the display unit a first search condition set in the image information related to the first preview image is performed by the terminal based on an input by a user of the terminal for the first display. 16. The program according to claim 15,
After input by the user of the terminal for the first display, the first search condition set in the image information related to the first preview image is changed to a second search condition based on the input by the user of the terminal. The terminal performs the control by the control unit. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 16,
The search result is information related to video information,
Displaying a moving image based on the moving image information on the display unit is executed by the terminal based on input by the user of the terminal or input by the first user,
The moving image is displayed on the first terminal based on input by the user of the terminal or input by the first user. A terminal information processing method for displaying a chat room including a first user of a first terminal, comprising:
displaying the chat room on a display unit of the terminal;
displaying image information with search conditions set in the chat room based on an input to the chat room by the user of the terminal;
control for transmitting a search result searched based on the search condition set in the image information to the first terminal by a communication unit of the terminal; and control for displaying the search result in the chat room. and performing by the control unit of A terminal that displays a chat room including a first user of the first terminal,
a display unit that displays the chat room;
a control unit for controlling display of image information for which search conditions are set in the chat room based on an input to the chat room by the user of the terminal;
The control unit controls transmitting a search result searched based on the search condition set in the image information to the first terminal by a communication unit of the terminal, and displays the search result in the chat room. Control and do. A terminal that displays a chat room including a first user of the first terminal,
A processor that reads a program stored in memory and executes processing based on the program,
The processor
displaying the chat room on a display unit of the terminal;
displaying image information with search conditions set in the chat room based on an input to the chat room by the user of the terminal;
performing control to transmit search results searched based on the search conditions set in the image information to the first terminal by a communication unit of the terminal, and control to display the search results in the chat room; and

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