JP7417681B2 - Programs, display methods, and information processing terminals - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a program, a display method, and an information processing terminal that display the background of a chat room.

Conventionally, chat systems that can change the background screen have been developed. For example, in Patent Document 1, an image shot through a camera unit is displayed on the background screen of a chat window that displays instant messages sent and received between a terminal and one or more other terminals, and the surrounding situation is displayed. A technology has been disclosed that allows sharing with other parties in real time.

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However, although Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for displaying a video transmitted from one terminal to another on the background screen of a chat window, it is limited to transmitting video in one direction, and the There was a problem in that the display of the background screen was limited to the video transmitted by any one terminal.

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above problems, and aims to provide a program, a display method, and an information processing terminal that can display content transmitted and received between multiple terminals in the background.

A program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a program that causes an information processing terminal to display a background of an instant messenger chat room in which a first user and a second user participate, A step of displaying the content in the background, and a step of displaying the first content and the second content received from the second user in the background are executed.

A program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure further includes the steps of receiving a layer regarding placement of content in a background, and placing the first content and the second content as a background in response to the layer.

In the program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of receiving another layer different from the one layer transmitted to the second user, and transmitting the first content and the second content to the background in response to the other layer. further comprising the step of arranging as a.

The program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure further includes the step of displaying a newly transmitted/received content among the first content and the second content in a relatively large size as a background.

The program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure further includes the step of changing the number of contents displayed as a background in response to the number of users participating in the talk room.

In the program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a plurality of contents including a first content and a second content are received within a predetermined time, a content determined based on a predetermined condition from among the plurality of contents is including the step of displaying it as a background.

In the program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the content is a photo, the predetermined condition is that a relatively large number of users participate in the talk room.

In the program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of displaying each of the first content and the second content as images in the background of the chat room, and displaying the content selected by the first user from among the plurality of contents in a pop-up and displaying.

In the program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of causing a plurality of contents including a first content and a second content to be selected, and preferentially displaying a content selected by a large number of users as a background among the plurality of contents. The method further includes a step.

A display method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a display method that causes an information processing terminal to display the background of an instant messenger chat room in which a first user and a second user participate, and the display method includes: The method includes the steps of displaying the first content in the background, and displaying the first content and the second content received from the second user in the background.

An information processing terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a display device that displays a background of an instant messenger talk room in which a first user and a second user participate, and a display device that displays a background of a first content transmitted by the first user. An information processing terminal including a control unit that displays a first content and a second content received from a second user in the background.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a program, a display method, and an information processing terminal that can display content transmitted and received between multiple terminals in the background.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system in one aspect of an embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a background of a talk room. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of layers regarding content arrangement. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another display example of the background of a talk room. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing sequence of the communication system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing sequence of a communication system according to a second embodiment.

<Observance of confidentiality of communications>
Please note that the disclosures described herein are made in compliance with legal requirements regarding the confidentiality of communications.

Embodiments for implementing the BOT control management system and the like (examples) according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a communication system in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, in the communication system, a server 10 and terminals 20 (terminal 20A, terminal 20B, terminal 20C) are connected via a network 30. The server 10 provides the terminals 20 owned by users via the network 30 with a service that allows messages to be sent and received between the terminals 20 . Note that the number of terminals 20 connected to the network 30 is not limited.

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

For example, one or more portions of network 30 may be a wired network or a wireless network. The network 30 may be an ad hoc network, an intranet, an extranet, a virtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), or a wireless LAN (WLAN). ), wide area network (WAN), wireless WAN (WWAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), part of the Internet, public switched telephone network (PSTN) mobile phone networks, ISDNs (integrated service digital networks), wireless LANs, LTE (long term evolution), CDMA (code division multiple access), Bluetooth (registered trademark), satellite communications, etc. Combinations of two or more can be included. However, in the present disclosure, the network 30 is not limited to these. Additionally, network 30 may include one or more networks 30.

The terminals 20 (terminal 20A, terminal 20B, terminal 20C) may be any information processing terminal that can implement the functions described in each embodiment. Terminal 20 is typically a smartphone, but may also include a mobile phone (e.g., feature phone), a computer (e.g., desktop, laptop, tablet, etc.), a media computer platform (e.g., cable, satellite set-top box, digital video recorders), handheld computing devices (e.g., personal digital assistants, e-mail clients, etc.), wearable terminals (e.g., glasses-like devices, watch-like devices, etc.), or other types of computers or communication platforms. However, in the present disclosure, the terminal 20 is not limited to these. Further, the terminal 20 may be expressed as an information processing terminal.

Since the configurations of terminal 20A, terminal 20B, and terminal 20C are basically the same, in the following description, terminal 20 will be explained as a representative. Further, the user information associated with the terminal 20X will be described as user information X, and the user who operates the terminal 20X will be described as the user X, if necessary. Note that the user information is part or all of the information associated with an account on an SNS (Social Network Service) such as an instant messenger, and is, for example, a user name or a user image. In addition, information such as a user identifier, age, gender, and address of the user may be used, or a combination thereof may be used. However, it is not limited to these.

The server 10 has a function of providing predetermined services to the terminal 20. The server 10 may be any information processing device that can implement the functions described in each embodiment. Server 10 is typically a server device, and may also include a computer (e.g., desktop, laptop, tablet, etc.), a media computer platform (e.g., cable, satellite set-top box, digital video recorder), or a handheld computer device (e.g., cable, satellite set-top box, digital video recorder). (e.g., a PDA, email client, etc.) or other type of computer or communication platform. However, in the present disclosure, the server 10 is not limited to these. Further, the server 10 may be expressed as an information processing device.

<Hardware (HW) configuration>
The HW configuration of each device included in the communication system will be explained using FIG. 1.

(1) HW configuration of the terminal The terminal 20 includes a control device 21 (CPU: central processing unit), a storage device 28, a communication I/F 22 (interface), an input/output device 23, a display device 24, and a microphone 25. , a speaker 26, and a camera 27. The HW components of the terminal 20 are interconnected via a bus B, for example.

The communication I/F 22 transmits and receives various data via the network 30. The 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 communicating with the server 10 via the network 30. The communication I/F 22 transmits various data to the server 10 according to instructions from the control device 21. Further, the communication I/F 22 receives various data transmitted from the server 10 and transmits it to the control device 21.

The input/output device 23 includes a device for inputting various operations to the terminal 20 and a device for outputting processing results processed by the terminal 20. The input/output device 23 may be an integrated input device and an output device, or may be separated into an input device and an output device.

The input device is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices capable of receiving input from a user and transmitting information related to the input to the control device 21. The input device is typically realized by a touch panel or the like, detects a touch made by a user's finger or a pointing tool such as a stylus, and the position of the touch, and transmits the coordinates of the touch position to the control device 21 . On the other hand, the input device may be realized by an input device other than a touch panel. Input devices include, for example, hardware keys such as a keyboard, pointing devices such as a mouse, a camera (operation input via moving images), and a microphone (operation input via voice). However, in the present disclosure, the input device is not limited to these.

The output device is realized by any one of all types of devices capable of outputting the processing results processed by the control device 21 or a combination thereof. The output device is typically realized by a touch panel or the like. On the other hand, the output device may be realized by an output device other than a touch panel. For example, it can include a speaker (audio output), a lens (for example, 3D (three dimensions) output or hologram output), a printer, and the like. However, in the present disclosure, the output device is not limited to these.

The display device 24 is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices capable of displaying according to the display data written to the frame buffer. The display device 24 is typically realized by a monitor (for example, a liquid crystal display or an OELD (organic electroluminescence display)). The display device 24 may be a head mounted display (HDM). Further, the display device 24 may be realized by projection mapping, a hologram, or a device capable of displaying images, text information, etc. in air (or in a vacuum). Note that these display devices 24 may be capable of displaying display data in 3D. However, in the present disclosure, the display device 24 is not limited to these.

When the input/output device 23 is a touch panel, the input/output device 23 and the display device 24 may have substantially the same size and shape and may be disposed facing each other.

The control device 21 has a physically structured circuit for executing functions realized by codes or instructions included in a program, and is realized, for example, by a data processing device built in hardware. .

The control device 21 is typically a central processing unit (CPU), and may also include a microprocessor, processor core, multiprocessor, ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), or FPGA. (field programmable gate array). However, in the present disclosure, the control device 21 is not limited to these.

The storage device 28 has a function of storing various programs and various data necessary for the terminal 20 to operate. The storage device 28 is realized by various storage media such as an HDD (hard disk drive), an SSD (solid state drive), a flash memory, a RAM (random access memory), and a ROM (read only memory). However, in the present disclosure, the storage device 28 is not limited to these.

The terminal 20 stores the program P in the storage device 28, and by executing the program P, the control device 21 executes processing as each unit included in the control device 21. That is, the program P stored in the storage device 28 causes the terminal 20 to realize each function executed by the control device 21.

The microphone 25 is used for inputting audio data. The speaker 26 is used to output audio data. The camera 27 is used to obtain moving image data.

(2) Server HW configuration
The server 10 includes a control device 11 (CPU), a storage device 15, a communication I/F 14 (interface), an input/output device 12, and a display 13. The HW components of the server 10 are interconnected via a bus B, for example.

The control device 11 has a physically structured circuit for executing functions realized by codes or instructions included in a program, and is realized by, for example, a data processing device built in hardware. .

The control device 11 is typically a central processing unit (CPU), but may also be a microprocessor, processor core, multiprocessor, ASIC, or FPGA. However, in the present disclosure, the control device 11 is not limited to these.

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

The communication I/F 14 transmits and receives various data via the network 30. The 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 communicating with the terminal 20 via the network 30. The communication I/F 14 transmits various data to the terminal 20 according to instructions from the control device 11. Further, the communication I/F 14 receives various data transmitted from the terminal 20 and transmits it to the control device 11.

The input/output device 12 is realized by a device that inputs various operations to the server 10. The input/output device 12 is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices capable of receiving input from a user and transmitting information related to the input to the control device 11. The input/output device 12 is typically realized by hardware keys such as a keyboard or a pointing device such as a mouse. Note that the input/output device 12 may include, for example, a touch panel, a camera (operation input via moving images), and a microphone (operation input via voice). However, in the present disclosure, the input/output device 12 is not limited to these.

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

The server 10 stores a program P in the storage device 15, and by executing the program P, the control device 11 executes processing as each unit included in the control device 11. That is, the program P stored in the storage device 15 causes the server 10 to realize each function executed by the control device 11.

In each embodiment of the present disclosure, explanation will be given assuming that the CPU of the terminal 20 and/or the server 10 executes the program P. Note that the BOT server 40 has the same configuration as the server 10, for example.

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

Further, the program P (software program/computer program) of each embodiment of the present disclosure may be provided in a state stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium is a "non-temporary tangible medium" that can store a program.

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

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

Further, the program P of the present disclosure may be provided to the server 10 and/or the terminal 20 via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) that can transmit the program. The server 10 and/or the terminal 20 realize the functions of the plurality of functional units shown in each embodiment by, for example, executing a program P downloaded via the Internet or the like.

Furthermore, each embodiment of the present disclosure can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, 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 be realized by cloud computing configured by one or more computers.

A configuration may be adopted in which at least part of the processing in the terminal 20 is performed by the server 10. In this case, for example, at least part of the processing of each functional unit of the control device 21 of the terminal 20 may be performed by the server 10.

At least part of the processing in the server 10 may be performed by the terminal 20. In this case, for example, at least part of the processing of each functional unit of the control device 11 of the server 10 may be performed by the terminal 20.

In the present disclosure, the configuration of the determination is not essential, and it goes without saying that a predetermined process may be performed when the determination condition is met, or a predetermined process may be performed when the determination condition is not met.

Note that the program of the present disclosure can be implemented using, for example, a scripting language such as ActionScript or JavaScript (registered trademark), an object-oriented programming language such as Objective-C or Java (registered trademark), a markup language such as HTML5, etc. . However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

<First embodiment>
The first embodiment is a mode in which content displayed in the background is shared among a plurality of users participating in a talk room. The content described in the first embodiment is applicable to any of the other embodiments.

<Functional configuration>
(1) Functional configuration of the terminal
As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal 2 includes a talk participating section 211, a message processing section 212, a content processing section 213, and a display processing section 214 as functions realized by the control device 21.

The talk participation unit 211 has a function of performing processing for participating in a desired talk room. Individuals and groups can participate in the talk room. Furthermore, the BOT server 40 can also participate in a talk room in the same way as individuals. You can also create a new talk room. By transmitting (speaking) a message while participating in the talk room, the message is transmitted to the terminals 2 and/or the BOT server 40 of other participants.

The message processing unit 212 has a function of performing processing such as sending and receiving messages in the talk room and displaying the sent and received messages on its own terminal. In a typical display screen, received messages are displayed on the left side and transmitted messages are displayed on the right side with respect to the time axis going from top to bottom. The message processing unit 212 generates display data for displaying transmitted and received messages.

The content processing unit 213 has a function of performing processing such as sending and receiving content to be displayed in the background of a chat room and displaying the sent and received content on its own terminal. The content processing unit 213 performs, for example, a process of displaying the first content transmitted by the first user in the background. In response to the user of the own terminal (first user) selecting the first content as the background of the talk room, the content processing unit 213 performs a process of displaying the first content on the background of the own terminal, and also displays the first content as the background of the talk room. The information is sent to the terminals of other users (for example, the second user) participating in the room.

Further, the content processing unit 213 performs a process of displaying second content received from another user (for example, a second user) participating in the talk room in the background. For example, the content processing unit 213 performs a process of displaying the second content in the background of its own terminal in response to receiving the second content from the second user.

The content processing unit 213 may receive a layer regarding the arrangement of content in the background of the chat room from the server 10 in advance, and may display the content in the background in response to the received layer. A layer is, for example, a background of a talk room divided into a plurality of regions. The content processing unit 213 displays each of the plurality of contents in one of the plurality of areas. Note that each of the plurality of areas may be provided with a priority level for arranging content.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of the background of the talk room displayed on the display device 24. As shown in FIG. FIG. 2(a) is an example of layers regarding content arrangement. The layer is the background of the talk room divided into a plurality of regions, and in the example of FIG. 2(a), it is divided into two. In the example of FIG. 2(a), the regions are divided into approximately the same size, but the sizes of the divided regions do not have to be approximately the same, and one region may be larger than the other. It may be divided into Furthermore, in the layer example shown in FIG. 2A, a priority level is set for each of the plurality of divided areas. In the example of Fig. 2(a), of the two regions in which the background of the talk room is divided, the upper region has a higher priority (priority 1), and the lower region has a higher priority (priority 1). 2) is low. Note that the priorities of the regions shown in FIG. 2A are merely examples, and the priority of the upper region may be set lower than the priority of the lower region.

The content processing unit 213 receives the layer illustrated in FIG. 2A from the server 10 in advance, and displays the content as a background in response to the received layer. FIG. 2(b) is a display example where a plurality of contents are displayed as a background in response to a layer. As shown in FIG. 2(b), different content is displayed in each of a plurality of areas set in layers. Note that the content displayed in each of the plurality of areas does not necessarily need to be different, and may be the same content.

The layer that the terminal 10 receives in advance only needs to be divided into a plurality of regions in which content is placed, and the plurality of regions is not necessarily limited to two. FIG. 3 is another example of layers regarding content arrangement. As shown in FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b), the layer may divide the background of the chat room into three parts. The layer may be one that divides the background of the talk room into three approximately identical areas, as shown in Figure 3(a), or one that divides the background into three areas, each of a different size, as shown in Figure 3(b). It may be divided into three areas. Further, as shown in FIG. 3(c), the layer may divide the background of the chat room into five regions. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, layers may be divided into any number of areas as long as the background of the chat room is divided into multiple areas, and the divided areas may have different sizes. It may be size (area). Note that the division method is not limited to these.

The content processing unit 213 may display newly transmitted/received content relatively larger than other content. For example, as shown in FIG. 3(c), a layer may be configured to combine the area of a region with a high priority (for example, the area of a region with a priority of 1) with the area of a region with a low priority (for example, the area of a region with a priority of 5). ), set it relatively larger (wider). As a result, the content processing unit 213 can display the newly transmitted/received content relatively larger than other content by displaying the content in response to the layer.

The content processing unit 213 displays the content as a background, for example, in response to the time series in which the content is transmitted and received. For example, the content processing unit 213 displays the most recently transmitted/received content in the area with the highest priority. When displaying new content in an area with a high priority, the content processing unit 213 causes other content that was displayed in the area with a high priority to be displayed in an area with a low priority. That is, the content processing unit 213 performs processing to transpose (move) other content displayed in a high priority area to a low priority area.

Further, the content processing unit 213 may display each of the plurality of contents as an image. The content processing unit 213 may display the selected content as a pop-up in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of contents displayed as an image.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another display example of the background of the talk room displayed on the display device 24. Note that the display example of the background illustrated in FIG. 4 is one in which a plurality of contents are displayed in response to the layer illustrated in FIG. 3(c).

As shown in FIG. 4(a), the content processing unit 213 divides the background of the chat room into five regions in response to the layers illustrated in FIG. 3(c), and displays different content in each region. let Here, it is assumed that the terminal of one user (for example, the first user) participating in the talk room transmits and receives new content as the background of the talk room (FIG. 4(b)). In response to transmitting and receiving new content, the content processing unit 213 displays the new content in the highest priority area of the layer. That is, the content processing unit 213 displays the transmitted and received new content illustrated in FIG. 4(b) in the priority level 1 area. In this case, the content processing unit 213 performs a process of transposing (moving) each of the other contents displayed in the area with the higher priority to the area with the lower priority. The content processing unit 213 causes the content A displayed in the priority level 1 area to be displayed in the priority level 2 area. Further, the content processing unit 213 causes content B displayed in the priority level 2 area to be displayed in the priority level 3 area. In this way, when displaying new content in an area with a high priority, the content processing unit 213 causes other content that was displayed in the area with a high priority to be displayed in an area with a low priority. In this way, the content processing unit 213 displays the plurality of contents in the chronological order in which the contents were transmitted and received, from the region with the highest priority to the region with the lowest priority.

The display processing unit 214 displays display data related to the message generated by the message processing unit 212 via the display device 24. Furthermore, the display processing unit 214 displays display data regarding the background of the chat room generated by the content processing unit 213 via the display device 24. The display processing unit 214 has a function of converting the display data generated by the message processing unit 212 and the content processing unit 213 into pixel information and writing it into the frame buffer of the display device 24. Note that the display processing unit 214 displays the display data related to the message generated by the message processing unit 212, superimposed on the display data related to the background of the chat room generated by the content processing unit 213.

(2) Server functional configuration
As shown in FIG. 1, the server 1 includes a talk room management section 111, a message processing section 112, and a content processing section 113 as functions realized by the control device 11.

The talk room management section 111 has a function of managing the participants of the talk room.

The message processing unit 112 has a function of transmitting (transferring) the message to the terminal 2 of another participant and/or the BOT server 40 as the destination, when a message sent in a specific talk room is received from the terminal 2. have.

The content processing unit 113 also has a function of transferring content received from the terminal 20 of a user participating in the talk room to the terminal 20 of another user. For example, the content processing unit 113 transfers the first content received from the first user's terminal 20A to the second user's terminal 20B. Further, the content processing unit 113 transfers the second content received from the second user's terminal 20B to the first user's terminal 20A.

Further, the content processing unit 113 transmits in advance a layer regarding the arrangement of content in the background of the chat room to each of the terminals of users participating in the chat room. The content processing unit 113 transmits, for example, the layers illustrated in FIG. 2A and FIGS. 3A to 3C in advance to the terminals 20A and 20B.

Note that the content processing unit 113 may transmit different layers to the terminals of users participating in the talk room. For example, the layer illustrated in FIG. 2(a) is transmitted to the first user's terminal 20A, and the layer illustrated in FIG. 3(c) is transmitted to the second user's terminal 20B. Good too. Furthermore, each of the layers transmitted to the terminals of users participating in the talk room may be selected by the users using the respective terminals.

Further, the content processing unit 113 may change the number of regions into which the background of the chat room is divided in response to the number of users participating in the chat room. The content processing unit 113 may divide the background of the talk room into more areas when there are many users participating in the talk room than when there are fewer users participating. The content processing unit 113 transmits the layer divided into the number of regions determined in response to the number of users participating in the chat room to the terminals 20 of the users participating in the chat room.

Further, the content processing unit 113 may transmit a new layer to each of the terminals of users participating in the talk room at a predetermined timing. The predetermined timing may be any case, such as when a request is received from a user participating in a talk room, or when a predetermined time has elapsed after transmitting a layer.

Furthermore, the content processing unit 113 may hide all of the content displayed as the background of the chat room at a predetermined timing. That is, the content processing unit 113 returns (resets) the state in which no content is displayed in the background of the chat room at a predetermined timing. Then, the content processing unit 113 may display the newly transmitted/received content from the time when the content was hidden as the background of the talk room. The predetermined timing may be in any case, such as a predetermined cycle or a predetermined time (for example, one hour) from the time when the content is first displayed as the background of the chat room. Further, the content processing unit 113 may hide part of the content displayed as the background of the chat room at a predetermined timing.

<Communication system processing>
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing sequence of the communication system according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 5, the server 10 transmits in advance a layer regarding the arrangement of content in the background of the chat room to each of the terminals of users participating in the chat room (S101).

When the first user who is the user of the terminal selects the first content as the background of the talk room, the terminal 20A displays the first content as the background in response to the layer received in advance from the server 10 (S102). .

In response to the first user selecting the first content as the background of the chat room, the terminal 20A sends a message to the terminal 20B of the second user, who is another user participating in the chat room, via the server 10. , transmits the first content (S103).

In response to receiving the first content from the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B displays the first content as a background in response to the layer received in advance from the server 10 (S104).

Furthermore, when the first user selects the second content as the background of the chat room, the terminal 20A displays the second content as the background in response to the layer received in advance from the server 10 (S105).

Then, in response to the first user selecting the second content as the background of the chat room, the terminal 20A transmits the second content to the second user's terminal 20B via the server 10 ( S106).

In response to receiving the second content from the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B displays the second content as a background in response to the layer received in advance from the server 10 (S107).

Subsequently, when the second user selects the third content as the background of the chat room, the terminal 20B displays the third content as the background in response to the layer received in advance from the server 10 (S108).

Then, in response to the second user selecting the third content as the background of the chat room, the terminal 20B transmits the third content to the first user's terminal 20A via the server 10 ( S109).

In response to receiving the third content from the terminal 20B, the terminal 20A displays the third content as a background in response to the layer received in advance from the server 10 (S110).

Here, it is assumed that the server 10 transmits a new layer to each of the terminals 20 (terminals 20A and 20B in the example of FIG. 5) of users participating in the talk room (S111).

In this case, each of the terminals 20 re-displays the content (first to third content) that was being displayed as the background of the talk room in response to the new layer received from the server 10 (S112).

As described above, the information processing terminal and the like in the first embodiment can share content displayed in the background among a plurality of users participating in a talk room.

<First modification example>
In the first modification, when a plurality of contents are transmitted and received within a predetermined time, a content determined based on a predetermined condition among the plurality of contents is displayed as the background of the talk room.

For example, when the terminal 20 receives and receives a plurality of contents equal to or greater than the number of area divisions set in the layer within a predetermined period of time, the terminal 20 increases the processing load for displaying the plurality of transmitted and received contents as the background of the chat room. There is a risk that it will increase. In such a case, the processing load on the terminal 20 can be reduced by displaying some of the plurality of contents determined based on predetermined conditions as the background.

When a plurality of contents are transmitted and received within a predetermined time, the content processing unit 213 of the terminal 20 displays a content determined based on a predetermined condition among the plurality of contents as the background of the talk room. The predetermined time period may be of any length, such as, for example, within one minute or within one hour. Furthermore, the plurality of contents may be greater than a predetermined number, for example. The predetermined predetermined number may be set in response to the number of region divisions within a predetermined time and layer; for example, the predetermined time is one minute or less and the number of region divisions in a layer is five. In this case, the predetermined number is set to 10 sheets. Note that these numerical values are merely examples, and it goes without saying that they may be set in any manner.

The content processing unit 213 may, for example, give priority to displaying content transmitted by the own terminal as a predetermined condition. Further, the content processing unit 213 may, on the contrary, display content received from other terminals 20 with priority as a predetermined condition.

Furthermore, when the user selects each of a plurality of transmitted and received contents, the content processing unit 213 prioritizes and displays the content selected by a large number of users as a background among the plurality of contents, as a predetermined condition. Good too.

For example, the content processing unit 213 creates display data for displaying a predetermined icon that can be selected by the user around the content that is displayed in the background. The predetermined icon is, for example, an icon with the words "Like!" added thereto, and can be selected by the user. For example, the user can select an icon for content that he or she feels is "good" or has a "favorable impression." Note that the predetermined icon is not limited to an icon with the word "Like!" appended to it, but may be any icon that can be selected by the user for the content.

When the user selects a predetermined icon, the content processing unit 213 transmits information indicating the selection to the other user's terminal 20 via the server 10. In response to receiving information indicating that the content has been selected from another terminal 20, the content processing unit 213 prioritizes the content that has been selected the most times by users participating in the talk room, from among the multiple content items. May be displayed.

Furthermore, for example, when the content is a photo, the content processing unit 213 may prioritize and display photos that include users participating in the talk room, as a predetermined condition. The content processing unit 213 responds to the shape of the face included in the photo and identifies whether the photo includes a user participating in the talk room. For example, the content processing unit 213 responds to the face rectangle and face attributes (facial landmarks, etc.) of the person included in the photo, and processes the face of the person included in the photo and the user participating in the chat room, which is known in advance. to determine if the user is included in the photo. Then, in response to the identified result, the content processing unit 213 determines that a photo including a user participating in the talk room is the content to be displayed with priority.

Note that the content processing unit 213 may identify the number of users participating in the talk room included in the photo in response to the shape of the face included in the photo. The content processing unit 213 determines a photo with a large number of identified users as content to be displayed with priority over a photo with a small number of identified users.

As mentioned above, in the first modification, when multiple contents are sent and received within a predetermined time, a content determined based on a predetermined condition among the multiple contents is displayed as the background of the talk room. This makes it possible to suppress an increase in the processing load on the terminal 20.

<Second embodiment>
In the second embodiment, the server 10 generates display data for displaying the background of a chat room and transmits it to the terminals 20 of users participating in the chat room.

The content described in the second embodiment is applicable to any of the other embodiments.

In the second embodiment, the content processing unit 213 of the terminal 20 transmits the content to the server 10 in response to the user of the terminal selecting the content as the background of the chat room.

The content processing unit 113 of the server 10 generates display data for displaying the received content as a background in response to a predetermined layer. Then, the content processing unit 113 transmits the generated display data to the terminals 20 of users participating in the talk room.

The display processing unit 214 of the terminal 20 displays the background of the chat room on the display device 24 in response to the display data received from the server 10.

<Communication system processing>
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing sequence of the communication system according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the first user of the terminal 20A selects the first content as the background of the talk room (S201), the terminal 20A transmits the first content to the server 10 (S202).

The server 10 generates display data for displaying the first content received from the terminal 20A as a background in response to a predetermined layer (S203). Then, the server 10 transmits the generated display data to the terminals 20 of the users participating in the talk room (S204).

The display processing unit 214 of the terminal 20 displays the background of the talk room on the display device 24 in response to the display data received from the server 10 (S205).

Furthermore, when the second user of the terminal 20B selects the second content as the background of the talk room (S206), the terminal 20B transmits the second content to the server 10 (S207).

The server 10 generates display data for displaying the second content received from the terminal 20B as a background in response to a predetermined layer (S208). Then, the server 10 transmits the generated display data to the terminals 20 of the users participating in the talk room (S209).

The display processing unit 214 of the terminal 20 displays the background of the chat room on the display device 24 in response to the display data received from the server 10 (S210).

As described above, the server 10 generates display data for displaying the background of the talk room and sends it to the terminals 20 of users participating in the talk room, so that the server 10 collectively manages the content. It becomes possible to control.

Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various changes and modifications based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the functions included in each means, each step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically contradictory, and it is possible to combine multiple means, steps, etc. into one, or to divide them. . Further, the configurations shown in each embodiment may be combined as appropriate.

10 Server (information processing device)
11 Control device 111 Talk room management section 112 Message processing section 113 Content processing section 12 Input/output device 13 Display 14 Communication I/F
15 Storage device 20 Terminal (information processing terminal)
21 Control device 211 Talk participation section 212 Message processing section 213 Content processing section 214 Display processing section 22 Communication I/F
23 Input/output device 24 Display device 25 Microphone 26 Speaker 27 Camera 28 Storage device 30 Network 40 BOT server

Claims (3)

computer,
Message acquisition means for acquiring messages sent and received between multiple users;
Content acquisition means for acquiring content that is a video or image sent by another user;
display area setting means for setting a content display area consisting of a different number of individual areas depending on the number of the plurality of users;
content display means for displaying the content in any of the individual areas;
A program for functioning as a history display means for displaying messages sent and received between a plurality of users overlapping the content display area. The computer is
a message retrieval step of retrieving messages sent and received between multiple users;
a content acquisition step of acquiring content that is a video or image sent by another user;
a display area setting step of setting a content display area consisting of a different number of individual areas depending on the number of the plurality of users;
a content display step of displaying the content in any of the individual areas;
and a history display step of displaying messages sent and received between a plurality of users overlapping the content display area. a message acquisition unit that acquires messages sent and received between multiple users;
a content acquisition unit that acquires content that is a video or image sent by another user;
a display area setting unit that sets a content display area consisting of a different number of individual areas depending on the number of the plurality of users;
a content display unit that displays the content in any of the individual areas;
An information processing terminal comprising: a history display section that displays messages sent and received between a plurality of users overlapping the content display area.

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