JP7361235B1 - Information processing device, information processing terminal, information processing program, display method, and system - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a technology that can easily recognize relationships between multiple contents or a technology that can limit responses. SOLUTION: An information processing device for communicating between a plurality of users according to an embodiment includes an output unit that outputs information for displaying a polygonal first object including a first message; an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a polygonal second object that includes a second message related to the message, and an output unit that associates one side of the second object with one side of the first object. Output information for display. [Selection diagram] Figure 5

Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, communication tools such as Internet bulletin boards and SNS (Social Networking Services) via networks have provided methods for displaying a plurality of related contents.

Non-Patent Document 1 describes that a link called a response anchor is used as a response to a post by a user to indicate the relationship between the post and the response.

Non-Patent Document 2 describes that a message posted by a user is displayed in a rectangular box, and a reply to the posted message is displayed in an adjacent rectangular box.

With these techniques, the relationships between multiple contents cannot be intuitively recognized, the relationships between the contents are difficult to understand, and the identifiability when viewing the contents is low.

Further, if a message posted by a user is a topical one, a large number of responses to the posted message are posted.

Non-Patent Document 3 describes a method for limiting the number of posts by a user. However, in Non-Patent Document 3, since the number of responses to a message is not limited, the relationship between contents is not improved.

“Breaking news + @2ch bulletin board”, [online], [searched on March 15, 2020], Internet <https://2ch. sc/2ch. html＞ “Our How-to Notes: Creating and Posting Tweets”, [online], [Searched on March 15, 2020], Internet <https://www. howtonote. jp/twitter/tweet/index7. html＞ “Gigazine SNS “Minus” where the number of posts is limited to 100 times”, [online], [searched on March 15, 2020], Internet <https://gigazine.net/news/20210920-minus- 100-posts-SNS/>

Therefore, it is desired that communication tools have a function that allows easy recognition of relationships between multiple pieces of content.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a technology that allows easy recognition of relationships between a plurality of contents.

An information processing device for communicating between a plurality of users according to a first aspect of the present invention includes an output unit that outputs information for displaying a polygonal first object including a first message; an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a polygonal second object that includes a second message related to the first message, the output unit converts one side of the second object to the first object. Outputs information to be displayed in association with one side.

In the information processing device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the first message is a preset message.

In the information processing device according to the third aspect of the present invention, one side of the second object is associated with a side that is not associated with any other object among the plurality of sides of the first object.

In the information processing apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, displaying one side of the second object in association with one side of the first object means that at least a part of the second object Including displaying objects in a tangential manner.

In the information processing device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, displaying one side of the second object in association with one side of the first object means that one side of the second object and one side of the first object are connected to each other. This includes displaying one side in association with a connected object.

In the information processing device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the output unit outputs information for displaying the relationship between the first object and the second object in a recognizable manner.

An information processing terminal for communicating between a plurality of users according to a seventh aspect of the present invention includes: a display processing unit that displays a polygonal first object including a first message on a display unit; an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a polygonal second object that includes a second message related to the message, the display processing unit converts one side of the second object to one side of the first object. is displayed on the display unit in association with.

An information processing program according to an eighth aspect of the present invention provides information for displaying a polygonal first object including a first message on a computer in an information processing apparatus for communicating between a plurality of users. a function to output information, a function to obtain information regarding a polygonal second object including a second message related to the first message, and a function to make one side of the second object one side of the first object. It is possible to execute a function of outputting information to be displayed in association with each other.

An information processing program according to a ninth aspect of the present invention has a function of displaying a polygonal first object including a first message on a display unit of an information processing terminal for communicating between a plurality of users on a computer. and a function of acquiring information regarding a polygonal second object including a second message related to the first message, and a function of associating one side of the second object with one side of the first object. It is possible to execute the functions displayed on the display unit.

A display method using an information processing apparatus for arranging a plurality of objects according to a tenth aspect of the present invention displays a polygonal first object including a first message, and based on a user's operation, displays a polygonal first object including a first message. A polygonal second object including a second message related to is displayed such that one side of the second object is associated with one side of the first object.

A system according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention includes: a first display processing unit that displays a polygonal first object including a first message; and a first display processing unit that displays a polygonal first object including a first message; and a second display processing unit that displays a polygonal second object including a message No. 2 in such a manner that one side of the second object is associated with one side of the first object.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing device, an information processing terminal, an information processing program, a display method, and a system in which relationships between a plurality of contents can be easily recognized.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of the configuration of the server according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a user terminal according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of object information according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a content display image displayed on a user terminal according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a content display image displayed on a user terminal according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a content display image displayed on a user terminal according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a content display image displayed on a user terminal according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an example of information processing operation in the server of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an example of information processing operation in the user terminal according to the embodiment.

[Embodiment]
Below, an information processing apparatus, an information processing terminal, an information processing program, a display method, and a system according to embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration example)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment.

An information processing system is a system for communicating between multiple users. The information processing system includes a server 1 and a user terminal 2. The server 1 may be communicatively connected to the user terminal 2 via a network. Note that although three user terminals 2 are illustrated in FIG. 1, the number of user terminals 2 is not limited to the illustrated number.
The server 1 is a server device that provides communication services via a network. The server 1 is a device for communicating between multiple users. The server 1 is an electronic device including a computer having an information processing function. The server 1 distributes content data to a plurality of user terminals 2 based on the content data received from the user terminals 2. The content data includes text data indicating a comment or message. Content data may include video data and still image data. In the following description, it is assumed that the content data is text data indicating a message. Content data is also referred to as a message or message information. Content data is also called response or response information.

The server 1 provides a communication service that displays messages posted by users of a plurality of user terminals 2 in association with each other. The message includes a posted message posted by a user or the like, and a response to the posted message. The posted message may be a preset message. A posted message may be a message that is not associated with other messages. A posted message indicates a message other than a message posted as a response to another message. The posted message is also called an initial message. The posted message may be, for example, a message that provides a new topic. The posted message may be a message that includes a question for other users. The posted message may be a message for starting communication with other users. The posted message may be a message posted by the user of the user terminal 2, or may be a message posted by the administrator of the server 1, the administrator of the information processing system, or the like. The posted message is an example of the first message. In the following description, "posting" may be read as "sending" or "creating".

The response indicates a message posted as a response to the posted message. The response includes a message indicating a reaction to the posted message. The response includes a reply message to the posted message. The response is an example of a message related to the posted message. The response is posted by the user by selecting the posted message to be associated with it. A posted message associated with a response is also referred to as a response target message. The response target message is an example of the first message. The response is an example of the second message.

For example, if a message indicating "Did you see the movie XXX?" (for example, "XXX" is the title of the movie) is posted as a posted message, and a message indicating "XXX was interesting" is posted as a response to the posted message. I will explain about it. The posted message "Did you see the movie XXX?" is a response target message and is an example of the first message. The response "XXX was interesting." is a message related to the response target message, and is an example of the second message.

The response includes a message posted in response to a response posted in response to a posted message. In this case, the response is a message related to the response. In this case, the response is also referred to as a response to the response. For example, if a message indicating "AAA was particularly interesting" (for example, "AAA" is a scene from the movie) is posted as a response to the posted message "Did you see the movie XXX?" in response to "XXX was interesting." explain. The response "XXX was interesting." is a response target message and is an example of the first message. ``Scene AAA was particularly interesting.'' posted as a response to the response target message is a message related to the response target message. The response to the response target message is an example of the second message. In the following explanation, messages and responses are also referred to as message information.

Messages are displayed inside objects. An object is an area or box that displays a message. In the following description, it is assumed that the object is an object having a polygonal frame or a box-shaped object. The user can view the message displayed inside the polygonal object. The user views the posted messages and selects the posted message to which he/she wishes to post a response as the response target message. A user can post a response to a response target message. The user can select one side of the polygonal object and specify the position of the object for posting a response. Multiple objects containing related messages are displayed in association. For example, an object containing a response target message is displayed in association with an object containing a response. Multiple related objects are also referred to as related objects. For example, a plurality of related objects may be displayed so as to be connected to each other. Note that the object is not limited to a polygonal object, and may be any tangible object. Note that the polygonal object may be any object having a shape that allows one to imagine a polygon. The polygonal object may be an object with a changed vertex portion. The polygonal object may have a shape in which some of the sides are deformed.

The user terminal 2 is an electronic device including a computer connectable to a content source such as a video camera. The user terminal 2 is an electronic device for communicating between multiple users. The user terminal 2 is, for example, a television receiver (including Internet TV), a PC (Personal Computer), a mobile terminal (for example, a tablet, a smartphone, a laptop, a feature phone, a portable game console, a digital music player, an e-book reader, etc.). ), a VR (Virtual Reality) terminal, an AR (Augmented Reality) terminal, etc., but is not limited to these.

The user terminal 2 includes, for example, at least one processor and a memory storing a program executed by the processor, and is configured to be able to implement various functions using software or a combination of software and hardware. has been done.

The user terminal 2 is capable of receiving content data such as messages from the server 1 and presenting the content to the user using a display device 25, a speaker 26, or the like.

An example of the configuration of the server 1 will be explained.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of the configuration of the server 1 according to the embodiment.
The server 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a control section 11, a communication section 12, a storage section 13, and a clock section 14, as shown in FIG.

The control unit 11 constitutes a computer corresponding to the central part of the server 1. The control unit 11 is a processing circuit including one or more processors. A processor is typically a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and/or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), but it may also be a microcomputer, an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), etc. The control unit 11 includes a memory. The memory includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) as a nonvolatile memory area. The memory includes RAM (Random Access Memory) as a volatile memory area. The processor expands the program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 13 into the RAM. The control unit 11 controls the overall operation of the server 1 by having the processor execute a program loaded in the RAM.

The communication unit 12 is a communication interface that includes a NIC (Network Interface Card controller) for performing wired communication or wireless communication. The communication unit 12 communicates with the user terminal 2 via the network.

The storage unit 13 may be realized by a nonvolatile storage medium such as a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive).

The storage unit 13 includes an object information storage area 130. The object information storage area 130 stores object information. The object information includes message information received from the user terminal 2. Object information indicates information for displaying an object including message information. The object information includes information regarding an object including a posted message and information regarding an object including a response.

The object information includes object identification information, location information, message information, user identification information, and edge identification information. Object identification information is information that can uniquely identify each object. The object identification information may be, for example, an object number. The position information indicates the position where the object is displayed on the display screen of the display device 25. The position information is, for example, coordinate information on a display screen. Message information indicates the content of the message. Message information may include text information, image data, audio data, or video data. The user identification information indicates information that can uniquely identify the user terminal 2 from which the message was output or the user of the user terminal 2.

The side identification information indicates information that identifies the side that the object has. For example, when the object is a hexagon, the side indicates each side of the hexagon. The side identification information may be information that identifies each side of the hexagon as "a, b, c, d, e, f," for example. The edge identification information includes information indicating the relationship between objects. Specifically, the edge identification information includes information indicating which edge of another object each edge of the object is associated with. For example, if side “b” of object number “0” is associated with side “e” of object number “2”, “2-e” is used as the side identification information of side “b” of object number “0”. is memorized. The storage unit 13 updates object information every time it acquires object information. The side identification information is not limited to what is described above, and may be any information that allows the relationship between objects to be recognized.

The storage unit 13 includes a user information storage area 131. The user information storage area 131 stores user information. User information includes user identification information. The user identification information may be a user ID, a user name, an icon indicating the user, or the like. The user information may include information indicating follower relationships between users of the user terminals 2. The follower relationship is information indicating users who are following and users who are being followed. Following indicates, for example, that the user has registered to receive information. The user information may include log information regarding message posting. The log information may include information such as the number of times a message has been posted and the date and time the message has been posted. The user information may include information indicating the user rank of the user of the user terminal 2. The user rank indicates a classification of users that distinguishes users in stages. For example, the user ranks may include ranks such as premium user and regular user. A premium user may be a user with a higher user rank than a normal user. Restrictions may be applied to message posting depending on user rank. The storage unit 13 updates user information every time it acquires user information.

The timer unit 14 includes an oscillation circuit and a variable PLL (Phase Locked Loop) for generating a clock signal, a counter circuit for counting the number of pulses of the clock signal, and the like. The timer unit 14 measures time based on the number of pulses counted. Note that the control unit 11 executes various controls at timings based on the number of pulses counted by the clock unit 14. Further, the control unit 11 counts the time elapsed from the posting time of the object based on the time measured by the clock unit 14, and determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed. The control unit 11 may manage the behavior of viewers or distributors based on the time measured by the clock unit 14.

Note that the hardware configuration of the server 1 is not limited to the above-described configuration. The server 1 allows the above-mentioned components to be omitted and changed, and new components to be added as appropriate.

The functional configuration of the control unit 11 will be described below. The control unit 11 functions as an acquisition unit 110, an object processing unit 111, and an output unit 112. Each unit can be read as the control unit 11, a processor, or a processing circuit.

The acquisition unit 110 acquires object information. The acquisition unit 110 may acquire object information from the object information storage area 130. The object information includes information regarding the object including the posted message. An object that includes a posted message is also called a posted object. A posted object is an example of a first object. The object information includes information about objects including responses that have already been posted. An object containing a response is also called a response object. The acquisition unit 110 acquires an object generation instruction for generating an object including a response from the user terminal 2 via the communication unit 12. The response object is an example of a second object. The object generation instruction includes identification information of the object including the response target message. An object containing a response target message is also referred to as a response target object. The response target object is an example of the first object. The object generation instruction includes target side identification information that identifies the position where the response object is to be generated and the side of the response target object with which the response object is associated. The acquisition unit 110 acquires, via the communication unit 12, information regarding a polygonal object including a response related to the posted message.

The object processing unit 111 determines whether the response object can be placed in association with the response target object based on the object generation instruction. For example, the object processing unit 111 refers to the object information and determines that placement is possible when no other object is associated with the side of the response target object indicated by the target side identification information. The object processing unit 111 determines that placement is possible when another object is associated with the side of the response target object. The object processing unit 111 may update object information based on the object generation instruction.

The output unit 112 outputs information for displaying a polygonal posted object including a posted message on the user terminal 2 via the communication unit 12 . Outputting information for displaying the posted object on the user terminal 2 includes displaying the posted object. The output unit 112 outputs information for displaying a polygonal response object including already posted responses on the user terminal 2 via the communication unit 12. Outputting information for displaying the response object on the user terminal 2 includes displaying the response object. The output section 112 includes a first display processing section and a second display processing section.

The output unit 112 outputs information for displaying on the user terminal 2 in association with one side of the response object via the communication unit 12. The output unit 112 outputs information for displaying one side of the response object in association with a side that is not associated with any other object among the plurality of sides of the response target object. In one example, the output unit 112 outputs information for displaying at least a portion of the response object in contact with the response target object. In this example, the output unit 112 outputs information for displaying one side of the response object so as to be in contact with one side of the response target object. In this example, one side of the response object may be modified to include an arrow-like symbol. The arrow-shaped symbol on one side of the response object touches one side of the response target object. In another example, the output unit 112 outputs information for displaying one side of the response object and one side of the response target object in association with each other using a connected object. In this example, the output unit 112 outputs information for displaying an arrow-shaped connected object that connects one side of the response object and one side of the response target object. The connected object is not limited to an arrow shape, but may be linear or the like.

The output unit 112 may output information for displaying the relationship between the response target object and the response object in a recognizable manner. The relationship between a response target object and a response object corresponds to the relationship between a response target message and a response message. Recognizable aspects include color, brightness or brightness, type of frame line, and the like. For example, the output unit 112 may output information for coloring the response target object and the response object in the same color.

The output unit 112 outputs information for displaying the response target object and the response object on one two-dimensional space.

The output unit 112 outputs information for displaying the response target object and at least part of the response object in a different display manner depending on the acquisition time when the information regarding the response target object and the information regarding the response object were acquired. Good too. The acquisition time corresponds to the posting time when the message or object was posted. For example, the output unit 112 may output information for changing the color, brightness, brightness, etc. of the response object every time a predetermined time elapses from the posting time of the response object.

The output unit 112 may output error information to the user terminal 2 when the object processing unit 111 determines that the response object cannot be placed. The user terminal 2 can display an error notification based on the error information. The error information is not limited to text information, and may be information including audio and video. The user terminal 2 may perform control to not accept user operations based on the error information.

An example of the configuration of the user terminal 2 will be explained.
The user terminal 2 shown in FIG. 1 includes a control section 21, a storage section 22, a communication section 23, an input device 24, a display device 25, a speaker 26, and a camera 27, as shown in FIG.

The control unit 21 constitutes a computer corresponding to the central part of the user terminal 2. The control unit 21 is a processing circuit including one or more processors. The control unit 21 has the same hardware configuration as the control unit 11 described above. The processor expands the program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 22 into the RAM. The control unit 21 controls the overall operation of the user terminal 2 by causing the processor to execute a program loaded in the RAM.

The storage unit 22 may be realized by, for example, a nonvolatile storage medium such as an HDD or an SSD.
The storage unit 22 includes an object information storage area 220. The object information storage area 220 stores object information. The object information includes object information obtained from the server 1. The storage unit 22 updates object information every time it acquires object information.

The storage unit 22 includes a user information storage area 221. The user information storage area 221 stores user information of the user of the user terminal 2. The storage unit 22 updates user information every time it acquires user information.

The communication unit 23 is a communication interface that includes a NIC for wired or wireless communication. The communication unit 23 communicates with the server 1 via the network.

The input device 24 is a device that can input data or instructions to the user terminal 2. For example, the input device 24 includes a keyboard, a touch panel, or the like. The input device 24 includes a microphone that can input audio.

The display device 25 is a device that can display various images under the control of the control unit 21. For example, the display device 25 is a liquid crystal display, an EL (electroluminescence) display, or the like. The display device 25 is an example of a display section.

The speaker 26 is a device that can output audio under the control of the control unit 21.

The camera 27 is a device that can acquire photographic data of a photographing range under the control of the control unit 21 .

Note that the hardware configuration of the user terminal 2 is not limited to the above-described configuration. The user terminal 2 allows omission and modification of the above-mentioned components and addition of new components as appropriate.

The functional configuration of the control section 21 will be explained below. The control unit 21 functions as an acquisition unit 210, an output unit 211, and a display processing unit 212. Each unit can be read as the control unit 11, a processor, or a processing circuit.

The acquisition unit 210 acquires object information from the server 1 via the communication unit 23. The object information includes information about posted objects and information about response objects that have already been posted.

The acquisition unit 210 acquires an object generation instruction based on a user's operation. The object generation instruction includes selection of a response target object by the user. The object generation instruction includes identification information of the response target object, a position at which the response object is generated, and target side identification information.

The acquisition unit 210 acquires information regarding a polygonal response object that includes a response related to a response target message based on a user's operation. Information regarding the response object includes message information indicating the content of the response. The message information includes text information based on input of a response message by the user. The message information may include image data, audio data, or video data based on input by the user.

The output unit 211 outputs information regarding the response object to the server 1 via the communication unit 23.

The display processing unit 212 displays a polygonal posted object including a posted message on the display device 25. The display processing unit 212 displays a polygonal response object including responses that have already been posted on the display device 25.

The display processing unit 212 displays a polygonal response object on the display device 25 based on the user's operation. The display processing unit 212 displays one side of the response object on the display device 25 in association with one side of the response target object. The display processing unit 212 displays the object on the display device 25 based on the object information acquired from the server 1. The display processing unit 212 displays the object on the display device 25 based on the information for displaying the object obtained from the server 1 . Note that the display processing unit 212 may combine or superimpose messages corresponding to each object and display the message on the display device 25. The display processing section 212 includes a first display processing section and a second display processing section.

Object information will be explained.
FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of object information according to the embodiment.

Object information is an example of data for managing objects displayed on the display device 25 of the user terminal 2.

The object information is, for example, a table that stores object identification information, position information, message information, user identification information, and side identification information in association with each other. For example, object identification information "0" is associated with position information "x0, y0", message information "Did you see movie XXX?", and the like. The user identification information associated with the object identification information "0" indicates information that identifies the user who created the object identified by the object identification information "0". In this example, it is assumed that object "0" identified by object identification information "0" is an initial object created by a service administrator. Object "0" is associated with information that identifies the administrator of the service. Object "0" is an object containing a message "Did you see movie XXX?" set by the administrator of the service.

The side identification information is information indicating one side of another object that is associated with one side of the object. The edge identification information associated with object identification information "0" indicates information for identifying edges of other objects associated with each edge of object "0". In this example, each object has a hexagonal shape, and each side of the hexagon has one of "a, b, c, d, e, f" as identification information. In the example of FIG. 4, the edge of object "0" indicated by edge identification information "b" is associated with the edge indicated by edge identification information "2-e". The edge indicated by edge identification information “2-e” is edge “e” of object “2”. The edge identification information indicates that edge "b" of object "0" is associated with edge "e" of object "2". The edge identification information may include information indicating that it is not associated with other objects. Edges that are not associated with other objects may be managed as "N/A" or the like. In the example of FIG. 4, for example, side "a" of object "0" indicates that it is not associated with any other object.

Note that the object is not limited to a hexagonal shape. The object may have any geometric shape such as a polygon or a circle. Objects may have geometric shapes and may be combined in series. Each object may have the same shape. Each object may be a different shaped object. The number of sides indicated by the side identification information may vary depending on the shape of the object. When the object is circular, the side identification information may be information that allows identification of a position on the outer circumference of the object.

Note that each object may limit the users who can select the associated object. For example, an object may limit users who can select an associated object based on user rank. For example, the object associated with object "0" may be selectable only by premium users. For example, it may be set that the objects associated with an object are only followers. For example, it may be set that the only users who can select objects associated with object "1" are followers of the user who created object "1". Different charges may be set for each object associated with the object. For example, it may be set that an object associated with object "0" and an object associated with object "1" require different charges.

Note that the objects associated with each side of the object may be limited based on user information or the like. For example, the objects associated with each edge of an object may be limited based on user rank. For example, the object associated with side "a" of object "0" may be selectable only by premium users. For example, it may be set that the objects associated with each side of the object are only followers. For example, it may be set that the only users who can select objects associated with object "1" are followers of the user who created object "1". Different charges may be set for each side of the object associated with each side of the object. For example, it may be set that an object associated with edge "a" of object "0" and an object associated with edge "b" require different charges.

The object information may include time information indicating the posting time when each object was posted.

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The content display image displayed on the user terminal 2 will be explained. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a content display image displayed on the user terminal 2 of the embodiment. The content display image is an image that the user of the user terminal 2 can view.

Content display image Im1 includes an initial object and an object associated with the initial object. Each object includes a message entered by the user who created the object or the like. The message may be displayed in a message box or the like. The message box may include a scroll bar or the like that allows scrolling of long messages. The message is not limited to text information, and may also include data such as images and videos. Each object may include user identification information that can identify the user who created the object. The user identification information may include text information indicating a user name, handle name, or the like. The user identification information may include an image such as a user icon. In the example of FIG. 5, user names "aaa", "bbb", etc. are shown.

In the example of FIG. 5, it is assumed that an initial object Ob0 including an initial message set in advance by a service administrator or the like is posted. The content display image Im1 shows that the user "aaa", the user "bbb", and the user "ddd" selected the initial object Ob0 as a response target object and input a message related to the message included in the initial object Ob0 as a response. shows. The content display image Im1 displays one side of the response target object and one side of the response object in association with each other. The content display image Im1 includes an arrow-shaped symbol such as a speech bubble mark indicating the relationship between the initial object Ob0 and the response object. The content display image Im1 may be displayed such that one side of the response target object and one side of the response object are in contact with each other. The content display image Im1 may be displayed so that one side of the response target object and a part of one side of the response object are in contact with each other. The content display image Im1 may display one side of the response target object and one side of the response object so that at least a portion thereof is in contact with the connected object. The shape of the connected object may be arrow-like or linear. The content display image Im1 may be displayed in such a manner that the relationship between the response target object and the response object can be recognized. The content display image Im1 may display the response target object and the response object in the same color or similar colors, for example. The response target object and the response object may be associated regardless of the connected object. For example, a response target object and a response object may be associated with each other by a display format that allows the relationship to be recognized. The display form includes, for example, the text color, size, font, surrounding text, text decoration such as brightness or brightness of the message, background color of the object, background brightness or brightness, background pattern, frame color, blinking display, etc.

A part of one side of the response target object or a connected object may function as an edit button. The edit button indicates a button that allows the user to create, edit, or delete an object. The user can create, edit, or delete objects by selecting the edit button by touch operation or the like.

The initial object Ob0 may be associated with the same number of response objects as the object's shape has edges. In this example, the initial object Ob0 has a hexagonal shape, so it can be associated with six response objects. For example, when posting a message related to the initial message, the user selects one side of the initial object Ob0. The user can create a response object associated with one side of the selected initial object Ob0. The user can select a side that is not associated with any other object from among the multiple sides of the initial object Ob0. The user cannot select an edge associated with another object from among the multiple edges of the initial object Ob0. According to this example, the information processing system can limit the number of response objects that can be created by the user. Therefore, the information processing system can limit the number of responses that can be posted to a message. Thereby, the information processing system can suppress a phenomenon that is troublesome to the user, such as a large number of responses being posted to one message.

A response object can be a response target object. For example, an object created by user "bbb" as a response object for initial object Ob0 may be selected as a response target object by another user (for example, user "eee"). Similarly, an object created by user "eee" may be selected as a response object by another user (eg, user "iii").

The content display image Im1 displays a response target object and a plurality of objects including the response object in one two-dimensional space. Therefore, the content display image Im1 can display a list of multiple objects. As a result, the user can view a variety of opinions, so the information processing system can make it difficult to cause an echo chamber phenomenon or the like.

The content display image Im1 displays a plurality of objects in a manner that allows the relationship between the plurality of objects to be recognized. Thereby, the information processing system can allow the user viewing the content display image Im1 to easily visually recognize which message has been posted for which message.

According to this example, the information processing system can display the relationships between a plurality of objects on the user terminal 2 as a content display image Im1 that has a high visibility. Therefore, the user can view responses to multiple messages as a list. Thereby, the information processing system can provide an environment in which the echo chamber phenomenon is unlikely to occur. Furthermore, the user can recognize the popularity of the message by the number of associated objects. Furthermore, since the user can select an object containing an interesting message and post a response, it is possible to post a response not only to the initial message but also to messages derived from the initial message. Thereby, the information processing system can enhance the interest of communication.

The information processing system may display a plurality of objects in different display modes for each user who created the object. The information processing system may display a plurality of objects in different display modes for each related object. Related objects may include messages about related topics.

The information processing system may change the display mode of a plurality of objects based on a user's operation. For example, the information processing system may change the display mode of objects related to the selected object based on a user's operation of selecting a specific object. The information processing system may perform a display that emphasizes the frame of an object related to the selected object. Thereby, the information processing system can make the user easily recognize the relationship between the plurality of contents.

Note that when the user selects a response target object, the user can control the number of subsequent responses depending on the selected side. For example, if a user does not want to create a subsequent response, they can create a response object in a location where all sides of the response object are already surrounded by other objects. Thereby, the information processing system can provide diversity in communication and increase interest.

In addition, if the number of new edges to which a response object can be newly associated is limited, such as when multiple response objects have been posted for a posted object, the number of edges required to post the response object is determined according to the number of newly associated edges. Prices may vary. For example, the fee required for posting a response object may be increased as the number of new edges to which a response object can be associated is reduced. Thereby, the information processing system can enhance the interest of communication.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a content display image displayed on the user terminal 2 of the embodiment. Content display image Im2 includes initial object Ob1.

Initial object Ob1 includes a message box M1. The message box M1 includes "Did you see the movie XXX?" as text information indicating an initial message set in advance by a service administrator or the like.

The initial object Ob1 includes edge identification information that allows each edge of the object to be identified. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, each side of the initial object Ob1 can be identified by side identification information "a, b, c, d, e, f".

The example in FIG. 6 shows a state in which no other objects are associated with any sides of the initial object Ob1. In this case, the user can select any one side of the initial object Ob1. The user can create a response object associated with the selected side using the initial object Ob1 as the response target object.

Note that each edge of each object may be identifiable by edge identification information "a, b, c, d, e, f" similarly to the initial object Ob1.

Note that the initial object is not limited to an initial message preset by a service administrator or the like. The initial object may be a posted message posted by the user of the user terminal 2.

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a content display image displayed on the user terminal 2 of the embodiment. Content display image Im3 includes an initial object Ob1 and a response object Ob2. Content display image Im3 shows a state in which side "f" of initial object Ob1 has been selected by user "aaa" and response object Ob2 has been created.
Response object Ob2 includes a message box M2. Message box M2 includes "XXX was interesting" as text information indicating the response associated with the initial message. Response object Ob2 includes user identification information N1. The user identification information N1 indicates a user name or the like that can identify the user who posted the response object Ob2.

The content display image Im3 displays the initial object Ob1 and the response object Ob2 in association with each other by a side portion having a balloon shape. The content display image Im3 may be displayed in such a manner that the relationship between the initial object Ob1 and the response object Ob2 can be recognized by the direction of the arrow-shaped portion of the speech bubble. In the example of FIG. 7, the balloon shape is displayed in the shape of an arrow pointing from the response object Ob2 to the initial object Ob1. This allows the user to recognize that the message of the response object Ob2 was posted in response to the message of the initial object Ob1.

The example in FIG. 7 shows a state in which the response object Ob2 is associated with the side "f" of the initial object Ob1. A user viewing this state can select any side other than side "f" of initial object Ob1 to create a response object. The user can create a response object associated with the selected side using the initial object Ob1 as the response target object. Furthermore, the user can create a response object by selecting any side other than side "c" of response object Ob2. The user can create a response object associated with the selected side using the response object Ob2 as the response target object.

FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a content display image displayed on the user terminal 2 of the embodiment. Content display image Im4 includes an initial object Ob1, a response object Ob2, and a response object Ob3. Content display image Im3 shows a state in which side "b" of initial object Ob1 has been selected by user "bbb" and response object Ob3 has been created. Response object Ob3 includes a message box M3. Message box M3 includes "YYY was wonderful" (for example, "YYY" is a movie cast name) as text information indicating a response associated with the initial message. Response object Ob3 includes user identification information N2. The user identification information N2 indicates a user name or the like that can identify the user who posted the response object Ob3.

The content display image Im4 displays the initial object Ob1 and the response object Ob3 in association with one side of a balloon shape. The content display image Im4 may be displayed in such a manner that the relationship between the initial object Ob1 and the response object Ob3 can be recognized by the direction of the arrow-shaped part of the speech balloon shape. In the example of FIG. 8, the balloon shape is displayed in the shape of an arrow pointing from the response object Ob3 to the initial object Ob1. Thereby, the user can recognize that the message of the response object Ob3 is posted in response to the message of the initial object Ob1.

The example in FIG. 8 shows a state in which response object Ob2 is associated with edge "f" of initial object Ob1, and response object Ob3 is associated with edge "b" of initial object Ob1. A user viewing this state can select any side other than side "f" and side "b" of initial object Ob1 to create a response object. The user can create a response object associated with the selected side using the initial object Ob1 as the response target object. Furthermore, the user can create a response object by selecting any side other than side "e" of response object Ob3. The user can create a response object associated with the selected side using the response object Ob3 as the response target object.

Although display examples of content display images displayed on the user terminal 2 have been described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8, display examples on the user terminal 2 are not limited thereto.

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The operation of the server 1 will be explained.
The processing procedure described below is only an example, and each process may be changed as much as possible. Regarding the processing procedure, each process can be omitted or replaced depending on the embodiment, and new processes can also be added.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an example of information processing operation in the server 1 of the embodiment.

In the following explanation, it is assumed that an initial message preset by a service administrator or the like has been posted. The initial message is displayed on the display device 25 of the user terminal 2 as an initial object. The user of the user terminal 2 posts a response as a message related to the initial message. Note that the user of the user terminal 2 may post a message related to the response after the response is posted.

In the example below, the initial message is an example of a first message. The response associated with the initial message is an example of a second message. It is assumed that the first message is a response target message for the second message. It is assumed that the second message is a message related to the response target message. In the following example, information processing operations in the server 1 will be explained according to the examples shown in FIGS. 6 to 8.

The output unit 112 outputs object information for displaying a polygonal initial object including an initial message to the user terminal 2 (step S1). In step S1, for example, the output unit 112 acquires object information from the storage unit 13. The object information includes object information regarding the initial object. The object information may include object information regarding a response object associated with the initial object. The object information may include object information about response objects associated with the response object. The output unit 112 outputs the acquired object information to the user terminal 2. The user terminal 2 displays the initial object based on the object information. If the object information includes object information regarding the response object, the user terminal 2 may display the response object based on the object information. Note that the output unit 112 may output to the user terminal 2 information that displays a composite or superimposed message corresponding to each object.

The acquisition unit 110 acquires an object generation instruction for generating a response object including a response from the user terminal 2 (step S2). In step S2, for example, the acquisition unit 110 acquires an object generation instruction based on the operation of the user of the user terminal 2. The object generation instruction includes an instruction to select a response target object. The object generation instruction may include information indicating the position at which the response object is generated. The object generation instruction may include information indicating one side of the response target object with which the response object is associated. In this example, it is assumed that the user of the user terminal 2 selects the initial object Ob1 as the response target object.

The object processing unit 111 determines, based on the object generation instruction, whether the response object can be placed in association with the response target object (step S3). In step S3, for example, the object processing unit 111 determines whether the response target object selected by the user is an object with which a response object can be associated. The object processing unit 111 may determine whether one side of the response target object selected by the user is a side with which a response object can be associated. The object processing unit 111 determines whether the initial object has edges that are not associated with other objects, based on the object information. The object processing unit 111 may determine whether the side selected by the user is a side that is not associated with another object, based on the object information. In this example, it is assumed that the user of the user terminal 2 selects side "f" of the initial object Ob1. In this case, the object processing unit 111 determines whether the side "f" of the initial object Ob1 is a side that is not associated with any other object. The fact that the object processing unit 111 determines that the side is not associated with any other object corresponds to the fact that the response object can be placed.

If the object processing unit 111 determines that the response object can be placed (step S3: YES), the process transitions from step S3 to step S5. If the object processing unit 111 determines that the response object cannot be placed (step S3: NO), the process transitions from step S3 to step S4.

The output unit 112 outputs error information to the user terminal 2 in response to the determination by the object processing unit 111 that the response object cannot be placed (step S4). In step S4, for example, the output unit 112 outputs a notification to the user terminal 2 indicating that the response object cannot be created. The notification may be text information, image data, audio data, video data, or a combination thereof. Note that the output unit 112 may output an instruction to the user terminal 2 to perform a process of not accepting the selection of a response target object by the user.

The acquisition unit 110 acquires object information regarding the response object including the response (step S5). In step S5, for example, the acquisition unit 110 acquires information indicating a response related to the response target message based on the operation of the user of the user terminal 2. In this example, the acquisition unit 110 acquires text information indicating a response related to the initial message. The acquisition unit 110 may acquire position information indicating the position where the response object is displayed. The acquisition unit 110 may acquire side identification information that identifies one side of the initial object with which the response object is associated. The acquisition unit 110 may acquire time information indicating the posting time when the response was posted by the user. The time when the response was posted corresponds to the acquisition time when information regarding the response object was acquired.

The output unit 112 outputs object information for displaying the response object on the user terminal 2 (step S6). In step S6, for example, the output unit 112 outputs information for displaying one side of the response object in association with one side of the response target object. In one example, the output unit 112 outputs information for displaying at least a portion of the response object in contact with the response target object. In the example of FIG. 7, the output unit 112 outputs information for displaying one side of the initial object Ob1 and one side of the response object Ob2 in contact with each other. The output unit 112 may output information for displaying one side of the initial object Ob1 and a part of one side of the response object Ob2 in contact with each other. In another example, the output unit 112 outputs information for displaying one side of the response object and one side of the response target object in association with each other using a connected object. In the example of FIG. 7, the output unit 112 outputs information for displaying a side portion having a balloon shape connecting one side of the initial object Ob1 and one side of the response object Ob2. The output unit 112 may output information for displaying a connected object that connects one side of the initial object Ob1 and one side of the response object Ob2. Note that the display manner of the initial object Ob1 and the response object Ob2 in the output unit 112 is not limited to that described above. The output unit 112 may output information for displaying the relationship between the initial object Ob1 and the response object Ob2 in a recognizable manner. The output unit 112 outputs information for displaying the response target object and the response object on one two-dimensional space.

The output unit 112 may output information for displaying the relationship between the response target object and the response object in a recognizable manner. For example, the output unit 112 may output information for displaying the background colors of the initial object Ob1 and the response object Ob2 in the same color. The output unit 112 outputs information for displaying the response target object and at least part of the response object in a different display manner depending on the acquisition time when the information regarding the response target object and the information regarding the response object were acquired. Good too. For example, the output unit 112 may output information that changes the background color of the response object Ob2 depending on the time that has passed since the time when the response object Ob2 was acquired. This allows the user to visually recognize the display duration of the response object.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an example of information processing operation in the user terminal 2 of the embodiment.

In the following description, it is assumed that the user of the user terminal 2 posts a response to the initial message. Note that the user of the user terminal 2 may post a response to a response posted by another user after the other user posts a response to the initial message.

In the example below, the initial message is an example of a first message. The response associated with the initial message is an example of a second message. It is assumed that the first message is a response target message for the second message. It is assumed that the second message is a message related to the response target message. In the following example, information processing operations in the user terminal 2 will be explained according to the examples shown in FIGS. 6 to 8.

The acquisition unit 210 acquires object information from the server 1 (step S11). In step S11, for example, the acquisition unit 210 acquires object information regarding the initial object. The acquisition unit 210 may acquire object information regarding a response object associated with the initial object. The acquisition unit 210 may acquire information regarding a response object associated with the response object. The user terminal 2 may store the acquired object information in the storage unit 22.

The display processing unit 212 displays a polygonal initial object including the initial message on the display device 25 (step S12). In step S12, for example, the display processing unit 212 displays the initial object on the display device 25 based on the object information. The display processing unit 212 may display the response object associated with the initial object on the display device 25 based on the object information. The display processing unit 212 may display the response object associated with the response object on the display device 25 based on the object information.

The acquisition unit 210 acquires an object generation instruction based on the user's operation (step S13). In step S13, for example, the acquisition unit 210 acquires an instruction to select a response target object based on the user's operation. The user's operation includes, for example, an operation of selecting the initial object Ob1 by touch input or the like. The user's operation may include an operation in which the acquisition unit 210 selects one side of the initial object Ob1 by touch input or the like. Note that the display processing unit 212 may display a button or the like that allows selection of one side of the initial object Ob1 when the user places a pointer such as a mouse pointer over the initial object Ob1. In this case, the user's operation includes an operation of selecting by touch input of a selectable button or the like. The acquisition unit 210 may acquire information indicating the position where the response object is generated. The acquisition unit 210 may acquire information indicating one side of the initial object with which the response object is associated. The output unit 211 outputs the object generation instruction acquired by the acquisition unit 210 to the server 1. Based on the object generation instruction, the server 1 determines whether the response object can be placed in association with the response target object. The acquisition unit 210 acquires information indicating whether the response object can be placed from the server 1. Note that if the acquisition unit 210 acquires information indicating that the response object cannot be placed, the process repeats step S13.

The acquisition unit 210 acquires information indicating a response message related to the initial object based on the user's operation (step S14). In step S14, for example, the acquisition unit 210 acquires text information indicating a response message input by the user. Note that the acquisition unit 210 may acquire image data, audio data, video data, or the like as information indicating the response message. The user terminal 2 may store information indicating the acquired response message in the storage unit 22. Information indicating the obtained response message is included in the object information of the response object.

The display processing unit 212 displays the polygonal response object on the display device 25 (step S15). In step S15, for example, the display processing unit 212 displays the initial object and the response object on the display device 25 based on the object information stored in the storage unit 22. The display processing unit 212 displays the initial object and the response object in association with each other. For example, the display processing unit 212 displays side “c” of response object Ob2 in association with side “f” of initial object Ob1.

The output unit 211 outputs information regarding the response object to the server 1 (step S16). In step S16, for example, the output unit 211 outputs object information of the response object to the server 1. The server 1 stores object information acquired from the user terminal 2 in the storage unit 13. Based on the object information, the server 1 can output information for displaying a plurality of objects including an initial object and a response object in association with each other to the user terminal 2.

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As described above, according to the present embodiment, an information processing device for communicating between a plurality of users outputs information for displaying a polygonal first object including a first message, Obtain information regarding a polygonal second object that includes a second message related to the first message, and output information for displaying one side of the second object in association with one side of the first object. .

Thereby, the information processing device associates the response to the first message with the edge of the first object and displays it via the user terminal, thereby displaying the response on the user terminal in a manner that allows the user terminal to recognize the relationship between the multiple messages. be able to. For example, the information processing device can output to the user terminal information that displays one side of the response object in association with one side of the response target object. Therefore, the user can easily recognize the response to one message. In this way, the information processing apparatus can provide a technology that allows easy recognition of relationships between multiple pieces of content.

Furthermore, the information processing device limits the number of responses to the first message displayed on the user terminal by associating the responses to the first message with the sides of the first object and displaying them via the user terminal. be able to. For example, the information processing device can limit the number of responses to a hexagonal response target object to the maximum number of sides. Therefore, the user does not feel bothered by posting a large number of responses to one message. The information processing device can improve the troublesomeness of communication services via a network. In this way, the information processing device can provide a technique that can limit responses.

According to the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus can output, as the first message, information for displaying a first object including a preset message to the user terminal. For example, an administrator of an information processing device or the like can provide a topic by displaying a first object including a preset message via a user terminal.

According to the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus displays information such that one side of the second object is associated with a side that is not associated with another object among the plurality of sides of the first object. can be output. Thereby, the information processing apparatus can provide a technology that allows easy recognition of relationships between multiple contents. Further, if a response object is already associated with the response target object, the information processing apparatus can limit the number of responses to the response target object to the number of edges with which no other object is associated. Therefore, the user does not feel bothered by having to post a large number of responses to one message. The information processing device can further reduce the inconvenience of communication services via a network.

According to this embodiment, the information processing apparatus can output information for displaying at least a portion of the second object in contact with the first object. For example, the information processing device can output information to the user terminal that is displayed such that one side of the response object is in contact with one side of the response target object. Therefore, the user can more easily recognize the response to one message. In this way, the information processing apparatus can provide a technology that allows easy recognition of relationships between multiple pieces of content.

According to this embodiment, the information processing apparatus can output information for displaying one side of the second object and one side of the first object in association with each other using a connected object. For example, the information processing device can output to the user terminal information that displays one side of the response object and one side of the response target object so that they are in contact with each other via an arrow-shaped speech bubble mark or the like. Therefore, the user can more easily recognize the response to one message. In this way, the information processing apparatus can provide a technology that allows easy recognition of relationships between multiple pieces of content.

According to this embodiment, the information processing apparatus can output information for displaying the relationship between the first object and the second object in a recognizable manner. For example, the information processing device can display the relationship between the response target object and the response object in a display manner such as color in a recognizable manner via the user terminal. Therefore, the user can more easily recognize the relationship between the plurality of response target messages and the responses associated therewith. In this way, the information processing apparatus can provide a technology that allows easy recognition of relationships between multiple pieces of content.

According to this embodiment, the information processing device can output information for displaying the first object and the second object on one two-dimensional space. For example, the information processing device can display a list of relationships between a plurality of response target objects and their associated response objects via a user terminal. Therefore, the user can more easily recognize the relationship between the plurality of response target messages and the responses associated therewith. In this way, the information processing apparatus can provide a technology that allows easy recognition of relationships between multiple pieces of content.

According to the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus displays at least a portion of the first object and the second object according to the acquisition time at which the information regarding the first object and the information regarding the second object are acquired. It is possible to output information for display in different formats. For example, the information processing apparatus can display the temporal relationships between a plurality of response target objects and response objects associated therewith via the user terminal. Therefore, the user can visually recognize the display duration of the plurality of objects. For example, the user can recognize which objects are old objects, which objects are new objects, etc., and can make a selection such as responding to a newer object. The user can easily recognize the temporal relationship between multiple response target messages and the responses associated therewith. In this way, the information processing apparatus can provide a technology that allows easy recognition of relationships between multiple pieces of content.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, an information processing terminal for communicating between a plurality of users displays a polygonal first object including a first message on a display device, and Information regarding a polygonal second object including a second message related to the message is acquired, and one side of the second object is displayed on a display device in association with one side of the first object.

Thereby, the information processing terminal can display the response to the first message in association with the side of the first object, thereby displaying the plurality of messages in a manner that allows the relevance of the messages to be recognized. For example, the information processing terminal can display one side of the response object in association with one side of the response target object. Therefore, the user can easily recognize the response to one message. In this way, the information processing terminal can provide a technology that allows easy recognition of the relationships between multiple pieces of content.

Furthermore, the information processing terminal can limit the number of responses to the first message by displaying the responses to the first message in association with the sides of the first object. For example, the information processing terminal can limit the number of responses to a hexagonal response target object to the maximum number of sides. Therefore, the user does not feel bothered by having to post a large number of responses to one message. The information processing terminal can improve the troublesomeness of communication services via a network. In this way, the information processing terminal can provide a technology that can limit responses.

[Modified example]
The control unit 21 of the user terminal 2 may realize the functions of the control unit 11 included in the server 1. In this case, the acquisition unit 210 of the user terminal 2 acquires object information from the server 1. The display processing unit 212 of the user terminal 2 combines or superimposes and displays messages corresponding to each object in order to display a plurality of objects in association with each other.

In step S3 described above, the object processing unit 111 of the server 1 may refer to the user information and determine whether or not the object can be placed, depending on the user who selected the response target object. For example, a case will be explained in which the users who can place a response object are limited to followers of the response target object. The object processing unit 111 determines whether the user of the user terminal 2 that has acquired the response object generation instruction is a follower of the response target object. In step S3, the object processing unit 111 determines that the response object can be placed if the user is a follower of the response object. If the user is not a follower of the response target object, the object processing unit 111 determines that the response object cannot be placed. Thereby, the information processing system can limit the users who can post response objects and further limit the number of responses.

The object processing unit 111 of the server 1 may determine the relationship between the response message and the response target message. For example, the object processing unit 111 uses a known technique such as text analysis to determine the relationship between the response message and the response target message. The object processing unit 111 may determine that the response object can be placed based on determining that there is a relationship between the response message and the response target message. The object processing unit 111 may determine that the response object cannot be placed based on the determination that there is no relationship between the response message and the response target message. Thereby, the information processing system can limit the response objects that can be posted based on the relevance of the message, and can further limit the number of responses.

The object processing unit 111 of the server 1 may associate the user who created the response object related to the response target object with the user who created the response target object. For example, the object processing unit 111 may store information indicating the relationship between the user A who created the response target object and the user B who created the response object in the user information. The user relationship may be a follower relationship. Thereby, the information processing system can make the user recognize the relationship between the users based on the relationship between the plurality of objects. Therefore, the information processing system can easily recognize the relationship between multiple objects in relation to the user's relationship.

The plurality of objects may each have a different shape. For example, the initial object may be a hexagon and the response object may be a triangle. In this case, the user of the user terminal 2 may specify the shape of the response object as a response object generation instruction. Thereby, the information processing system can improve the interest of communication by making it possible to select the shape of the object.

The plurality of objects are not limited to polygonal shapes, and may have any shape. In this case, the server 1 may limit the number of response objects associated with the initial object to a predetermined number. Similarly, the number of response objects associated with a response object may be limited to a predetermined number. For example, if the initial object is circular, the predetermined number may be set to "6" by the administrator of the server 1 or the like. In this case, the number of objects that can be connected to each other can be limited regardless of the shape of the objects. This allows the information processing system to limit the number of responses.

The information processing system may linearly rearrange and display a plurality of related objects based on a user's operation. For example, the information processing system may linearly rearrange and display objects related to the selected object based on a user's operation of selecting a specific object. Thereby, the information processing system can easily recognize the relationship between the plurality of contents.

[Other embodiments]
Although an example in which the server 1 includes the storage unit 13 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. The storage unit 13 may be included in a device different from the server 1.

Note that the information processing device may be realized by one electronic device, as described using the server 1 as an example, or may be realized by a system in which functions are distributed among a plurality of electronic devices.

Some embodiments described above may be applied not only to one or more electronic devices such as information processing devices, but also to methods performed by one or more electronic devices. The above-described embodiments may be applied to a program that can cause a computer of an electronic device to execute each function.

The program may be transferred while being stored in the electronic device, or may be transferred without being stored in the electronic device. In the latter case, the program may be transferred via a network or may be transferred while being recorded on a recording medium. A recording medium is a non-transitory tangible medium. The recording medium is a computer readable medium. The recording medium may be any medium capable of storing a program and readable by a computer, such as a CD-ROM or a memory card, and its form is not limited.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be variously modified at the implementation stage without departing from the gist thereof. Moreover, each embodiment may be implemented in combination as appropriate, and in that case, the combined effect can be obtained. Furthermore, the embodiments described above include various inventions, and various inventions can be extracted by combinations selected from the plurality of constituent features disclosed. For example, if a problem can be solved and an effect can be obtained even if some constituent features are deleted from all the constituent features shown in the embodiment, the configuration from which these constituent features are deleted can be extracted as an invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Server, 2... User terminal, 11... Control unit, 12... Communication unit, 13... Storage unit, 14... Time measurement unit, 21... Control unit, 22... Storage unit, 23... Communication unit, 24... Input device, 25 ...display device, 26...speaker, 27...camera, 110...obtaining section, 111...object processing section, 112...output section, 130...object information storage area, 131...user information storage area, 210...obtaining section, 211...output 212... Display processing unit, 220... Object information storage area, 221... User information storage area, Im1 to Im4... Content display image, M1 to M3... Message box, N1 to N2... User identification information, Ob0, Ob1... Initial Object, Ob2-Ob3...Response object.

Claims (11)

An information processing device for communicating between multiple users,
an output unit that outputs information for displaying a polygonal first object including a first message;
an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a polygonal second object that includes a second message related to the first message included in the first object;
Equipped with
The output unit outputs information for displaying one side of the second object in association with one side selected from the plurality of sides of the first object .
Information processing device. the first message is a preset message;
The information processing device according to claim 1. one side of the second object is associated with a side that is not associated with any other object among the plurality of sides of the first object;
The information processing device according to claim 1. Displaying one side of the second object in association with the selected one side of the first object means displaying at least a portion of the second object in contact with the first object. include,
The information processing device according to claim 1. Displaying one side of the second object in association with the selected one side of the first object means that one side of the second object and the selected one side of the first object are connected by a connecting object. including displaying in association with
The information processing device according to claim 1. the output unit outputs information for displaying the relationship between the first object and the second object in a recognizable manner;
The information processing device according to claim 1. An information processing terminal for communicating between multiple users,
a display processing unit that displays a polygonal first object including a first message on a display unit;
an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a polygonal second object that includes a second message related to the first message included in the first object;
Equipped with
The display processing unit displays one side of the second object on the display unit in association with one side selected from the plurality of sides of the first object .
Information processing terminal. A computer included in an information processing device for communicating between multiple users,
a function of outputting information for displaying a polygonal first object including a first message;
a function of acquiring information regarding a polygonal second object that includes a second message related to the first message included in the first object;
a function of outputting information for displaying one side of the second object in association with one side selected from the plurality of sides of the first object ;
An information processing program that can run. A computer included in an information processing terminal for communication between multiple users,
a function of displaying a polygonal first object including a first message on a display unit;
a function of acquiring information regarding a polygonal second object that includes a second message related to the first message included in the first object;
a function of displaying one side of the second object on the display unit in association with one side selected from the plurality of sides of the first object ;
An information processing program that can run. A display method using an information processing device that arranges a plurality of objects, the display method comprising:
displaying a polygonal first object including a first message;
Based on a user's operation, a polygonal second object containing a second message related to the first message included in the first object is created such that one side of the second object is the same as the first message. display in relation to the selected side of the object ,
Display method. a first display processing unit that displays a polygonal first object including a first message;
Based on a user's operation, a polygonal second object containing a second message related to the first message included in the first object is created such that one side of the second object is the same as the first message. a second display processing unit that displays in association with a selected side of the plurality of sides of the object ;
A system equipped with