JP2000347974A - Information shared processing method, information shared processing program storage medium and information shared processing device and system therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily access a Web page during a chat and also to instantaneously know whether or not another user is accessing the same Web page. SOLUTION: An HTML(hypertext markup language) file is acquired from a WWW(world wide web) server and displayed as a Web page. Meanwhile, the icons 23a and 23b showing the users are displayed at the positions designated by the users in response to the shared data which are supplied from the users accessing the same Web page via a chat server. At the same time, the user messages are displayed in the balloons 25a and 25b and then put on each other.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information sharing processing method, an information sharing processing program storage medium, an information sharing processing device, and an information sharing processing system, and more particularly, to bidirectional communication such as chatting with another user via a network. The present invention relates to an information sharing processing method, an information sharing processing program storage medium, an information sharing processing device, and an information sharing processing system for performing communication of the above.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a plurality of users using personal computers connected via the Internet transmit text data to a predetermined server and display the input text on the screen of each personal computer. Communicate with each other,
A so-called chat system is widely used.

In such a chat system, a screen displayed by chat client software used on a user's personal computer generally includes an input field for inputting text, a transmission button for instructing transmission, and a transmission button for instructing transmission. A chat history field for displaying the transmitted / received text with the nickname of each user over time is arranged.

[0004] The user inputs his / her remarks as text in the input field and clicks a send button. Then, the content of the utterance of the user is displayed in the chat history field, transferred to the personal computer of another user via the network, and displayed in the chat history field of the personal computer of the transfer destination user. On the other hand, remarks transferred from another user's personal computer are also displayed in the chat history field as text.

In such a chat system, an avatar (an icon representing a user) as a proxy for a user participating in a chat is displayed in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional virtual space displayed on a screen of a personal computer. The thing is called a visual chat, and a chat that expresses the nickname of the participant and the content of the remark only by text is called a text chat.

[0006] By the way, WWW (World
A WWW browser is used to browse Web pages such as characters and images stored in a Wide Web server. Various HTML (HyperText Markup Languag
e) Files are stored, and in these HTML files, URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) that uniquely specify other HTML files on the Internet are described. Then, by browsing a Web page as visible information by specifying a desired URL using a WWW browser and obtaining a desired HTML file from a WWW server on the Internet in accordance with HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). Can be.

[0007] In order to browse a Web page while chatting as described above, chat client software and a WWW browser are separately activated and used alternately.

[0008]

By the way, a plurality of users exchange opinions while chatting as described above,
When attempting to navigate to a web page, the URL must be forwarded to the other party as text information of the chat, and the recipient of this URL must enter the URL into the WWW browser one by one. However, there was a problem that it was not possible to continue chatting at a good tempo on a topical Web page.

Furthermore, it has not been possible to immediately know whether another user is viewing the same Web page or has moved to another Web page.

[0010] The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and it is possible to easily access the same Web page while chatting, and to allow another user to access the same Web page while chatting. The purpose is to be able to immediately know whether or not there is.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information sharing processing method, comprising: writing a file described in a predetermined page description language and describing link information to an arbitrary file on a network; A page display processing step of acquiring from a predetermined server on the network and displaying it as a page, and being supplied via a shared server on the network from a user accessing the page displayed in the processing of the page display processing step On the shared screen shared with the user based on the shared data, an icon indicating the user is displayed at a position designated by the user,
A shared screen display processing step for displaying a user message, and a screen superimposition processing step for displaying the shared screen displayed in the shared screen display processing step on the page displayed in the page display processing step It is characterized by including.

[0012] The page display processing step is performed by using Hyper Text Transfer from a World Wide Web server on the Internet.
A HyperText Markup Language file that describes a Uniform Resource Locator that uniquely specifies a file on the Internet, acquired according to the Protocol, can be displayed as a page.

[0013] The shared screen display processing step includes a step of transmitting shared data supplied according to a predetermined chat protocol from a user accessing the same URL displayed in the page display processing step via a chat server on the Internet. Based on this, an icon indicating the user and a message of the user can be displayed at a position specified by the user on the sharing screen shared with the user.

In the shared screen display processing step, an icon indicating the user is displayed at a position designated by the user on the shared screen shared with the user matching the attribute set in advance, and a message of the user is displayed. You can do so.

In the shared screen display processing step, the user
When starting access to a page different from the page displayed in the page display processing step, erasing the icon indicating the user displayed superimposed on the position on the page where the link information to the different page is described In such a case, the movement to a different page can be explicitly displayed.

In the shared screen display processing step, the user
When the user starts accessing a page different from the page displayed by the page display processing step, the icon indicating the user is gradually changed and then deleted to explicitly display the movement to a different page. Can be

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium storing a program in an information sharing processing program storage medium, which is described in a predetermined page description language and stores a file in which link information to an arbitrary file on a network is described. Page display processing step of acquiring from a predetermined server and displaying the page, and shared data supplied via a shared server on a network from a user accessing the page displayed by the processing of the page display processing step On the shared screen shared with the user, an icon indicating the user is displayed at a position designated by the user, and a shared screen display processing step of displaying the user's message and a page display processing step are displayed. Shared page displayed in the shared screen display processing step Characterized in that it comprises a screen superimposition processing step of displaying by superposing screen.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information sharing processing apparatus which converts a file described in a predetermined page description language and describing link information to an arbitrary file on a network into a predetermined server on the network. From
Page display processing means for displaying as a page, and a shared screen shared with the user based on shared data supplied from a user accessing the page displayed by the page display processing means via a shared server on a network. A shared screen display processing means for displaying an icon indicating the user at a position designated by the user and displaying the user's message, and displaying the shared screen display processing means on the page displayed by the page display processing means. Screen superimposing processing means for superimposing and displaying the shared screens.

According to an ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information sharing processing system, wherein the file providing server provides a file described in a predetermined page description language and a file in which link information to an arbitrary file on a network is described. Means, the shared server, shared data consisting of a position on the shared screen to be shared with each user on the network, a type of icon indicating the user, and a message between the users,
The information sharing processing device includes a sending and receiving means for sending and receiving via a network, the information sharing processing device acquires a file from the file providing server, and accesses a page displayed by the page display processing means and a page display processing means for displaying as a page. A shared screen that displays an icon indicating a user at a position designated by the user and displays a message of the user on a shared screen shared with the user based on shared data supplied from the user via the shared server. It is characterized by including display processing means and screen superimposition processing means for displaying the shared screen displayed by the shared screen display processing means on the page displayed by the page display processing means.

The information sharing processing method according to claim 1, the information sharing processing program storage medium according to claim 7, the information sharing processing device according to claim 8, and the information sharing processing system according to claim 9 Is a file described in a predetermined page description language, and a file in which link information to an arbitrary file on the network is described is obtained from a predetermined server on the network, displayed as a page, and the displayed page On the shared screen shared with the user based on the shared data supplied via the shared server on the network from the user accessing the, an icon indicating the user is displayed at a position designated by the user, The user's message is displayed, and the page and the shared screen are displayed in a superimposed manner.

[0021]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a visual chat system according to the present invention. The client computer 2-1 and the client computer 2-2 are personal computers on the client side.
It is connected to a server 11 and a chat server 12.

Here, the WWW server 11 and the chat server 12 are HTTP servers operating physically on a single server 1.
It can be realized by a d (Hypertext Transfer Protocol daemon) server program and a chat sharing server program, and the HTTPd server program and the chat sharing server program operate separately on physically separate WWW servers 11 and chat servers 12. It is also feasible by doing so.

Client computer 2-1 or 2
-2 indicates HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Pro
requesting transmission of a desired HTML file based on tocol). The WWW server 11 transfers the HTML file corresponding to the request from the client computer 2-1 or 2-2 to the requesting client computer 2-1 or 2-2 based on the function of the HTTPd program.

Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish the client computer 2-1 and the client computer 2-2 individually, they are simply referred to as the client computer 2.

The data transmitted to the client computer 2
The HTML file contains the UR of the chat server 12 to be connected.
L is described. Client computer 2 is H
U of the chat server 12 described in the TML file
Connect to the chat server 12 based on the RL.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a hardware configuration of the client computer 2 shown in FIG. The hardware configuration of the server 1 is also basically the same as that of the client computer 2 shown in FIG.
The description is omitted.

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31
After executing a basic OS (Operating System), various application programs are executed, thereby performing various processes described later. ROM (Read-Only Memor
y) 32 stores basically fixed data of programs used by the CPU 31 and parameters for calculation. A RAM (Random-Access Memory) 33 stores programs executed by the CPU 31, data necessary for the processing, and the like. These are interconnected by a bus 34.

The keyboard 36 is operated by the user when inputting various commands to the CPU 31. Mouse 37
Is operated by the user when indicating (pointing) a position on the screen of a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) 38 or making a selection. The CRT 38 displays various information as text or images. HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 39 and FDD
(Floppy (registered trademark) Disk Drive)
40 drives a hard disk or a floppy (registered trademark) disk (both not shown), and records or reproduces a program executed by the CPU 31, data, or the like. The communication board 32 is a device for connecting to the Internet 3, and specifically includes, for example, an Ethernet (registered trademark) (registered trademark) board, a modem, a terminal adapter, and the like.

The keyboard 36 to the communication board 4
1 is connected to the interface 35, and the interface 35 is connected to the CPU 31 via the bus 34.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a source of an HTML file including a tag <CHATSERVER> for specifying a URL for connecting to the chat server 12. “Cvtp” shown in the source of the HTML file in the example of FIG. 3 specifies a protocol used for chat. In the example of FIG. 3, the domain name of the chat server 12 is “cv-server.chat.com”. “1.cvs” following the domain name of the chat server 12 specifies a file (recorded in the chat server 12) in which information necessary for conducting a chat, which will be described later, is stored (this is a file name). .

The chat server 12 of the server 1 operates to realize the following functions based on a predetermined chat sharing program.

The chat server 12 is connected to the Internet 3
Via the client computer 2, the text of the user's statement and the shared data related to the operation of the avatar corresponding to the user are received from the client computer 2, and the shared data (FIG.
The user ID, the nickname, the chat character string, the avatar type, the XY coordinates of the avatar, and the URL being viewed shown in FIG. For example, the chat server 12 receives the chat text and shared data indicating the avatar operation and the like from the client computer 2-1, and sends the chat text and the avatar operation and the like to the client computers 2-1 and 2-2. Send the shared data shown.

The client computer 2 responds based on the HTML file received from the WWW server 11.
In addition to displaying the web page, a two-dimensional virtual space based on the text of the user's statement received from the chat server 12 and the shared data indicating the operation of the avatar and the like is displayed so as to overlap the web page. In the two-dimensional virtual space, an avatar icon indicating each user and a balloon indicating the text of the content of the utterance of each user are displayed.

The client computer 2 transmits the chat text corresponding to the user's operation and the shared data indicating the avatar operation to the chat server 12 and requests the WWW server 11 to transmit a predetermined HTML file.

FIGS. 4 to 11 are diagrams for explaining the transition of the display screen of the client computer 2. FIG. In these figures, the right figure (A) shows a display screen of the client computer 2-1. It is assumed that the user of the client computer 2-1 has set a cat icon as an avatar in advance. The left figure (B) shows a display screen of the client computer 2-2. It is assumed that the user of the client computer 2-2 has set a monkey icon as an avatar in advance.

The Web page supplied as an HTML file from the WWW server 11 is displayed on the screen of the client computer 2 as an HTML display layer 22 by the HTML rendering function of the Web browser. In the example shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that the home page of http://www.chat.com is displayed.

On the other hand, based on shared data (user ID, nickname, chat character string, avatar type, avatar XY coordinate value, and URL being browsed shown in FIG. 13 described later) supplied from the chat server 12, Are displayed on the screen of the client computer 2 as the chat layer 21 as the chat layers 21 including the icons 23a and 23b and the balloons 25a and 25b displaying the text of the user's remarks.

On the display screen of the client computer 2, the chat layer 21 is superimposed on the HTML display layer 22, and the mouse pointer 24 that moves according to the operation of the mouse 37 of the client computer 2.
Is displayed. Here, FIG. 4 shows the HTML display layer 22.
For convenience, separate mouse pointers 24 are shown above and on the chat layer 21.
Are the same.

The avatar icon 2 of the chat layer 21
3a and 23b, balloons 25a and 25b for displaying the text of the user's remark, and pointer 24
Is displayed in preference to the Web page of the HTML display layer 22, and the Web page of the display screen of the client computer 2 is displayed.
Above the page image, avatar icons 23a and 2
3b, balloons 25a and 25b displaying the text of the user's remark and the pointer 24 are overwritten.

That is, the chat layer 21 is located on the near side with respect to the HTML display layer 22.

Therefore, on the screen of the client computer 2 viewed by the user, an image of a Web page on which links to other pages are arranged, avatar icons 23a and 23b, a balloon 25a for displaying the text of the user's remarks, and 25b and a pointer are displayed.

Note that the text of the user's remark may be displayed in a predetermined other window on the screen of the client computer 2 and displayed in that window.

As shown in FIG. 5A, when the user of the client computer 2-1 moves the pointer 24 to a predetermined position on the screen and clicks, the avatar icon 23a is displayed on the screen where the pointer 24 is clicked. Move to the upper position. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 5B, the avatar icon 23a on the screen of the other client computer 2-2 moves.

As shown in FIG. 6A, when the user of the client computer 2-1 moves the pointer 24 to a position where a link of another Web page is described on the screen and clicks, the user moves to the state shown in FIG. As shown in ()), the avatar icon 23a moves to a position where the link of another Web page is described on the screen, and moves to another Web page.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG.
In order to indicate that the user has moved to the eb page, the avatar icon 23a is gradually reduced and finally displayed in FIG.
As shown in (A), the avatar icon 23a is deleted.

Here, the display effect of the avatar icon 23a for indicating that the user has moved to another Web page can be displayed, for example, by gradually reducing the blinking interval and deleting the avatar icon, in addition to gradually reducing the display. It may be expressed by an effect such as erasing gradually from below the avatar icon 23a.

Thereafter, the client computer 2-1
As shown in FIG. 10A, the HTML display layer 22 of
Another Web page (in the example of FIG. 10, http: //www.c
ool.com).

At this time, the Web page displayed on the HTML display layer 22 is transmitted to the client computer 2-
8B, FIG. 9B and FIG. 10 show the same display screen of the client computer 2-2 as that of FIG.
As shown in (B), the client computer 2-1
The avatar 23a indicating the user is deleted after a reduced display indicating that the user has moved to another Web page is performed.

Accordingly, the client computer 2-2
Can know that the avatar 23a of the user of the client computer 2-1 has moved to another Web page, and can also know the link destination used when moving to another Web page.

Thus, the client computer 2
2B moves the pointer 24 to the same position as the link destination used by the user of the client computer 2-1, and clicks on the pointer 24 to change the position shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), the avatar icon 23b moves to a position where a link of another Web page is described on the screen, and the same Web page () as the user of the client computer 2-1 accesses. In the example of FIG. 11, the user can move to http://www.cool.com).

Thereafter, as shown in FIG.
On page b, avatar icons 23a and 23b of each other
Are displayed at the same time.

Here, the HTML file in which the link destination is described may be supplied not only from the WWW server 11 of the server 1 but also from another WWW server (not shown).

FIG. 12 is an example showing a screen of the client computer 2 when many users are participating in a chat on the same page. Avatar icons 23-1 to 23-8 corresponding to users who are chatting on the same page are displayed on the screen of the client computer 2. When a large number of users participate in a chat on the same page, the load on the chat server 12 of the server 1 and the client computer 2 increases, so that it takes time to update the display of the client computer 2 and the conversation may be confused.

Therefore, the user can limit the chat partner (other user). FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a user information table used for setting restrictions on chat partners and shared data (visual chat data) transmitted and received with the chat partners. The user information table is generated for each user, and the chat server 1
2 recorded. The ID (IdentificationData) stored in the user information table is a unique value assigned to each of the other users participating in the chat. The nickname is a name when participating in the chat of each other user.

The intimacy is a value that indicates the intimacy set by the user for each of the other users. Intimacy is 100
It has a value from 0 to 0, and a larger value indicates that the user is more intimate with other users. The comment stores a predetermined text that is set by the user for each of the other users and indicates a characteristic or a classification of the other user.

The data stored in the user information table can be edited by the user of the client computer 2 operating the client computer 2.

In the example of the user information table shown in FIG.
D is “0001”, the user name is “val”, and the intimacy level is “10”.
0 "for other users whose comments are" company colleagues "
Other users whose ID is "00025", their username is "tarou", their intimacy is "1", and their comments are "company people";
The other user whose ID is “02045”, the user name is “jirou”, the intimacy level is “50”, the comment is “circle buddy”, and the ID is “08264” and the user name is “saburou”
The intimacy is "5" and the comment is "someone I met"
Is stored for other users.

As described above, the user information table for each user who chats using the chat server 12 is set by the user and stored in the chat server 12.

The client computer 2 is supplied with the information registered in the user information table of the above-mentioned chat partner and the shared data (visual chat data) shown in FIG. 13 via the chat server 12.
This shared data is stored for each user ID of the chat partner.
It contains the chat string, avatar type, XY coordinates of the avatar, and the URL being viewed. The chat character string is text input by a chat partner, and this text is, for example, “Take me cool” as a balloon 25b.
The avatar type is, for example, type data designating the monkey icon 23b shown as an avatar, and is “Monkey” in the example shown in FIG.
The XY coordinate value of the avatar is, for example, an XY coordinate value expressed in a predetermined unit indicating the display position of the avatar icon 23b on the chat layer 21, and in the example shown in FIG.
It is “360 * 10”. The URL being viewed is the URL that the chat partner is viewing on the HTML file display layer 22,
In the example illustrated in FIG. 13, “In the example illustrated in FIG. 13,“ ww
w.chat.com ”.

Here, the user can restrict the partner (other user) with whom the chat is performed.

FIG. 14 shows the setting of chat partner restrictions based on data stored in the user information table.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a filtering condition setting window. When chatting only with another user having a predetermined ID, the user sets the other user's ID in the user ID setting field 51 and clicks a button 54 labeled with filtering. For example, when the user information table shown in FIG. 13 is used, “0001” is set in the user ID
Is clicked, only the avatar icon indicating the user himself and the avatar icons corresponding to other users having the nickname "val" are displayed on the screen of the client computer 2 thereafter. Nickname "va" with user ID "0001"
l ”can be chatted only with the user.

When chatting only with another user whose intimacy is set to a predetermined value or more, the user sets a predetermined value in the intimacy setting field 52 and clicks a button 54. For example, when the user information table shown in FIG. 13 is used, “50” is set in the intimacy degree setting field 52 and the button 54 is clicked. Thereafter, the screen of the client computer 2 displays the user's own information. Only the avatar icon, the avatar icon corresponding to the other user having the nickname “val”, and the avatar icon corresponding to the other user having the user name “jirou” are displayed. You can only chat with other users whose nicknames are "val" and "jirou" that are "50" or more.

When chatting only with another user whose keyword is included in the user name or comment, the user:
A predetermined keyword is set in the keyword setting field 53, and a button 54 is clicked. For example, when the user information table shown in FIG. 13 is used, “company” is set in the keyword setting field 53, and when the button 54 is clicked, the user subsequently enters the text “company” in the user name or comment. Can only be chatted with other users of the nicknames "val" and "tarou".

Similarly, for example, when “rou” is set in the keyword setting field 53 and the button 54 is clicked, the user thereafter changes the nickname including the text “rou” in the nickname or comment. You can only chat with other users of "tarou", "jirou" and "saburou".

As described above, even if the number of other users who participate in the chat on the same page increases, the chat is not confused by selecting the other party to chat with under the predetermined condition.
The input text is promptly displayed on the screen of the client computer 2.

Next, the chat process of the client computer 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step S11, the client computer 2 reads a predetermined HTML file supplied from the WWW server 11.

In step S12, the client computer 2 determines whether the HTML file read in step S11 has a tag describing a URL specifying the chat server 12, and specifies the chat server 12 in the HTML file. If it is determined that there is a tag, the process proceeds to step S13 to start a chat, and the client computer 2 receives a predetermined chat server setting file from the chat server 12.

In step S14, the client computer 2 connects to the chat server 12 based on the chat server setting file received in step S13.

In step S15, the client computer 2 determines whether or not the connection with the chat server 12 has been made. If it is determined that the connection has been made with the chat server 12, the process proceeds to step S16, where the initial setting of the chat function and the avatar 23, and the process proceeds to step S.
Proceed to 17.

If it is determined in step S15 that the chat server 12 has not been connected, the chat could not be started, so step S16 is skipped and the procedure proceeds to step S17.

If it is determined in step S12 that there is no tag specifying the chat server 12 in the HTML file, the chat does not start, and the procedure proceeds to step S17.

In step S17, the client computer 2 displays a predetermined Web page on the HTML display layer 22 based on the HTML file read in step S11. In step S18, the client computer 2 executes an input event process corresponding to a mouse or keyboard operation. In step S19,
When the chat is being performed, the client computer 2 corresponds to the input event processing in step S18,
The display position of the avatar icon 23a or 23b or the balloon 25a or 25b on the chat layer 21 is determined, and the avatar icon 23a or 23b or the balloon 25a or 25b as the chat layer 21 is superimposed on the HTML display layer 22. Execute processing for display. The process in step S19 is skipped when no chat is performed.

In step S20, the client computer 2 transmits another Web page included in the HTML file.
It is determined whether or not the position where the link to the page is described is clicked. If it is determined that the position where the link to another Web page is described is clicked, the W to be displayed is displayed.
Since it is necessary to update the eb page, step S21
To read the URL of the link destination described at the position linked to another Web page, and execute step S1.
Return to 1 and repeat the process from reading the HTML file.

If it is determined in step S20 that the link tag of another Web page has not been clicked, the process proceeds to step S22, where the client computer 2 determines whether or not to end the processing, and ends the processing. If it is determined not to be performed, the process returns to step S17, and the HTML
Repeat the process from displaying the file.

If it is determined in step S22 that the processing is to be ended, the chat processing of the client computer 2 ends.

As described above, the user of the client computer 2 displays a predetermined page on the HTML display layer 22 based on the HTML file supplied from the Web server 11, and displays the avatar icon 23a on the chat layer 21.
And 23b can be displayed.

Next, the process of limiting the chat partner of the client computer 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step S51, the client computer 2 communicates with the chat server 12. In step S52, the client computer 2 determines whether or not the user information stored in the user information table shown in FIG. 13 has been received from the chat server. If it is determined that the user information table has been received, the process proceeds to step S53. Then, the user limitation condition is read by the filtering condition setting window shown in FIG. In step S54, the client computer 2 executes a matching process between the user limitation condition and the user information.

In step S55, the client computer 2 determines whether or not the user limitation condition matches the user information. If it is determined that the user limitation condition matches the user information, the client computer 2 proceeds to step S5.
6, the avatar icons 23a and 23b are displayed, and the process proceeds to step S57.

If it is determined in step S55 that the user limitation condition does not match the user information,
Step S56 is skipped, and the procedure proceeds to step S
Proceed to 57.

In step S57, the client computer 2 determines whether there is no more user information for confirming the matching. If it is determined that there is user information for confirming the matching, the process returns to step S54.
The matching process between the limiting condition and the user information is repeated.

If it is determined in step S57 that there is no more user information for confirming the matching, the procedure proceeds to step S58.

If it is determined in step S52 that the user information table has not been received, the procedure proceeds to step S58.

In step S58, the client computer 2 determines whether or not to end the processing. If it is determined that the processing is not to be ended, the process returns to step S51 to repeat the processing for limiting the user.

If it is determined in step S58 that the process is to be terminated, the process for limiting the user is terminated.

As described above, the client computer 2
Can limit the avatars 23 to be displayed based on the limiting conditions and limit the parties to chat with. Even if many users are chatting on the same page, the conversation is not confused, and , Can proceed quickly.

Next, with reference to FIG. 17, a description will be given of a medium used to install a program for executing the above-described series of processing in a computer and make the computer executable.

As shown in FIG. 17A, the program can be provided to the user in a state where the program is previously installed on a hard disk 102 as a recording medium built in the personal computer 101 (corresponding to the client computer 2). it can.

Alternatively, the program is executed as shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), the floppy disk 111 and the CD-R
It can be temporarily or permanently stored in a recording medium such as the OM 112, the MO disk 113, the DVD 114, the magnetic disk 115, and the semiconductor memory 116, and can be provided as package software.

Further, as shown in FIG. 17C, the program is transferred from the download site 121 to the personal computer 123 wirelessly via the satellite 122 or via the network 131 such as a local area network or the Internet. Alternatively, the data can be transferred to the personal computer 123 in a wired or wireless manner, and the personal computer 123 can download the data to a built-in hard disk or the like.

The medium in the present specification means a broad concept including all these media.

In this specification, the step of describing a program provided by a medium includes not only a process including an element over time but also a process executed in parallel or individually.

In this specification, a system is
It represents the entire device composed of a plurality of devices.

[0093]

An information sharing processing method according to claim 1, an information sharing processing program storage medium according to claim 7, an information sharing processing device according to claim 8, and an information sharing processing according to claim 9. According to the system, a file described in a predetermined page description language and describing link information to an arbitrary file on a network is obtained from a predetermined server on the network, displayed as a page, and displayed. An icon indicating the user at a position designated by the user is displayed on the shared screen shared with the user based on the shared data supplied via the shared server on the network from the user accessing the page. In addition, the message of the user is displayed, and the page and the shared screen are superimposed and displayed. Save, you are possible to easily access the same Web page, other users same
It is possible to immediately know whether or not a web page is being accessed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a two-dimensional visual chat system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of a server 1 and a client computer 2 in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a source of an HTML file including a tag for connecting to a chat server 12;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating screens displayed by a client computer 2-1 and a client computer 2-2.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating screens displayed by the client computers 2-1 and 2-2.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating screens displayed by the client computers 2-1 and 2-2.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating screens displayed by the client computers 2-1 and 2-2.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating screens displayed by the client computers 2-1 and 2-2.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating screens displayed by the client computers 2-1 and 2-2.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating screens displayed by the client computers 2-1 and 2-2.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating screens displayed by the client computers 2-1 and 2-2.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed by the client computer 2.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a user information table and shared data supplied from the chat server 12.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a filtering condition setting window.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a chat process performed by the client computer 2.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a process of limiting a chat partner of the client computer 2;

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a medium.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 server, 2-1 and 2-2 client computers, 3 internet, 21 chat layer, 22 HTML display layer, 23a and 23b avatar icons, 24 pointer, 25a and 25b balloon, 102 hard disk, 111 floppy disk, 112 CD- ROM, 113 MO disk, 114 DVD, 115 magnetic disk, 11
6 semiconductor memory, 121 download site,
122 satellites, 131 networks

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A page for obtaining a file described in a predetermined page description language and describing link information to an arbitrary file on a network from a predetermined server on the network, and displaying the file as a page A display processing step; and a share to be shared with the user based on shared data supplied from a user accessing the page displayed in the processing of the page display processing step via a shared server on the network. On the screen, an icon indicating the user is displayed at a position designated by the user, and a shared screen display processing step of displaying a message of the user, and on the page displayed in the processing of the page display processing step Superimposing the shared screen displayed in the processing of the shared screen display processing step. Information sharing processing method, which comprises a screen superimposition processing step of displaying Te. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the page is performed from a WorldWide Web server on the Internet.
Uniform Resource Locat that uniquely specifies the file on the Internet obtained according to the sfer Protocol
2. The information sharing processing method according to claim 1, wherein the HyperText Markup Language file in which or is described is displayed as a page. 3. The shared screen display processing step is the same as the URL displayed by the page display processing step.
From the user accessing the RL, via the chat server on the Internet, based on the shared data supplied according to a predetermined chat protocol,
The information sharing process according to claim 2, wherein an icon indicating the user is displayed at a position designated by the user on a sharing screen shared with the user, and a message of the user is displayed. Method. 4. The shared screen display processing step displays an icon indicating the user at a position designated by the user on the shared screen shared with a user matching a preset attribute, The information sharing processing method according to claim 1, wherein a message of the user is displayed. 5. In the shared screen display processing step, when the user starts accessing a page different from the page displayed in the page display processing step, link information to the different page is described. 2. The information sharing processing method according to claim 1, wherein the movement to the different page is explicitly displayed by deleting an icon indicating the user superimposed and displayed on a position on the page. 3. 6. The shared screen display processing step gradually changes an icon indicating the user when the user starts accessing a page different from the page displayed in the page display processing step. rear,
6. The information sharing processing method according to claim 5, wherein the movement to the different page is explicitly displayed by deleting. 7. A page for acquiring a file described in a predetermined page description language and describing link information to an arbitrary file on a network from a predetermined server on the network and displaying the file as a page A display processing step, and a share shared with the user based on shared data supplied from a user accessing the page displayed by the processing of the page display processing step via a shared server on the network. On the screen, an icon indicating the user is displayed at a position designated by the user, and a shared screen display processing step of displaying a message of the user, and on the page displayed in the processing of the page display processing step Overlapping the shared screen displayed in the processing of the shared screen display processing step. Computer readable program stored in which information sharing processing program storage medium, characterized in that it comprises a screen superimposition processing step of displaying Te Align. 8. A page for obtaining a file described in a predetermined page description language and describing link information to an arbitrary file on a network from a predetermined server on the network and displaying the file as a page Display processing means, based on shared data supplied from a user accessing the page displayed by the page display processing means via a shared server on the network,
On the shared screen shared with the user, an icon indicating the user is displayed at a position designated by the user, and shared screen display processing means for displaying a message of the user; and displayed by the page display processing means. An information sharing processing device, comprising: a screen superimposition processing unit that superimposes and displays the shared screen displayed by the shared screen display processing unit on the page. 9. An information sharing processing system comprising a file providing server for providing a file, a shared server for transmitting and receiving shared data, and an information sharing processing device, wherein the file providing server is described in a predetermined page description language. And providing means for providing the file in which link information to an arbitrary file on a network is described, wherein the shared server comprises: a position on a shared screen to be shared with each user on the network; An exchange means for exchanging shared data comprising a type of an icon indicating a user and a message between the users via the network, wherein the information sharing processing device acquires the file from the file providing server, ,
Page display processing means for displaying as a page, sharing with the user based on the shared data supplied via the shared server from the user accessing the page displayed by the page display processing means On the shared screen to display an icon indicating the user at a position designated by the user,
Shared screen display processing means for displaying the message of the user, and screen superimposition processing for superimposing and displaying the shared screen displayed by the shared screen display processing means on the page displayed by the page display processing means And an information sharing processing system.