JP2004145745A - Chat device, method for controlling chat device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chat device by which a sufficient variable messages are selectively transmitted by simple operation; and to provide a method for controlling the chat device, and a program. <P>SOLUTION: The chat device comprises; receiving output instruction operation from a user by an operation reception section 42; acquiring clocking start timing by a clocking start timing acquisition section 35;. acquiring clocking completion timing by a clocking completion timing acquisition section 36;. selecting a message in the course of the clocking start timing and the clocking completion timing based on the output instruction operation received by the operation reception section 42 by a selection section 38; and outputting the selected message by an output section 39. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a chat device for chatting between users.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, the use of the Internet has spread rapidly, and various services have been provided on the Internet accordingly. One of them is called a network game service. In this service, each player's game device is connected to a game server on the Internet, and the game server mutually exchanges the state of each player in a game space virtually constructed in each game device connected to the game device. Is reflected.
[0003]
In such a network game, a chat service is often provided along with the network game. This is a service in which each player transmits and receives character information and the like to each other via the Internet, and creates a state as if they are having a conversation (chat). In this case, for example, the game server may also serve as a chat server that relays the content of the chat. Note that the chat service itself may be provided independently of the network game.
[0004]
Conventionally, in such a chat service, a game device on a player (a user who performs a chat) includes a text input field and a send button on a part of a game screen, and the player inputs a character string into the text input field. When the user inputs and clicks the send button, the game device sends the character string input in the text input box as a message to a chat server or the like.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional message transmission method described above, the content of the conversation to be exchanged must be input one by one from a keyboard or the like, and if this operation is attempted during the game, the operation of the game itself is neglected. In other words, there were problems such as hindering the progress of the game.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a chat device, a chat device control method, and a program capable of selectively transmitting a sufficient variation of messages with a simple operation. One.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention for solving the problems of the above conventional example is a chat device, a means for receiving an output instruction operation from a user, a means for acquiring a timing start timing, a means for acquiring a timing end timing, It is characterized by including a selecting unit for selecting a message based on an output instruction operation received between the timing start timing and the timing end timing, and a unit for outputting the selected message. In the present invention, since a message is selected based on the output instruction operation performed from the timing start timing to the timing end timing, a sufficient variation of messages can be selectively transmitted by a simple operation.
[0008]
Further, here, the selecting means, at least during the time from the timing start timing to the timing end timing, every time there is an output instruction operation, tentatively sequentially selects any one of a plurality of preset messages, The message provisionally selected at the timing end timing may be set as the selected message.
[0009]
By changing the message each time there is an output instruction operation in this manner, variations can be enriched. Furthermore, the selection means may present a message that is temporarily provisionally selected to the user.
[0010]
Further, the timing start timing acquisition means may detect and acquire a timing at which a user's output instruction operation is started as a timing start timing. By doing so, the operation becomes easier. Further, the timing end timing obtaining means may obtain a timing after a predetermined time from the timing start timing as a timing end timing. As described above, the operation is more simplified by acquiring the timing end timing based on the time.
[0011]
In addition, the apparatus may further include a timing end instruction receiving unit that receives a timing end instruction from a user, and the timing end timing obtaining unit may obtain a timing at which the timing end instruction is received as the timing end timing. This improves operability.
[0012]
The present invention for solving the problems of the conventional example is a control method for a chat device, which comprises an output instruction operation receiving step of receiving an output instruction operation from a user by an operation means, and acquiring a timing start timing. By a timing start timing obtaining means, a timing start timing obtaining step of obtaining a timing start timing, and a timing end timing obtaining means of obtaining a timing end timing, a timing end timing obtaining step of obtaining a timing end timing, and a selecting means, A selection step of selecting a message based on an output instruction operation received from the timing start timing to the timing end timing, and a selection message output step of outputting the selected message by a message output unit. Including That.
[0013]
Further, the program according to the present invention, an output instruction operation receiving procedure for receiving an output instruction operation from the user, a timing start timing obtaining procedure for obtaining a timing start timing, a timing end timing obtaining procedure for obtaining a timing end timing, The computer causes the computer to execute a selection procedure of selecting a message based on an output instruction operation received from the timing start timing to the timing end timing, and a selection message output procedure of outputting the selected message. .
[0014]
As described above, the message is selected based on the output instruction operation performed from the timing start timing to the timing end timing, so that a sufficient variation of the message can be selectively transmitted by a simple operation.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, an example in which a chat is realized in a network game system will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a chat system according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a server device 1 and a plurality of client devices 2 that are communicably connected via the Internet. .
[0016]
The server device 1 includes a chat server unit 11 and a game server unit 12. This server device 1 is realized by a computer system.
[0017]
The chat server unit 11 manages a list of users who have become chat participants, and upon receiving a message from the client-side device 2 used by a user on this list, the client-side device 2 of another user on the list. To relay the message. The game server unit 12 manages a list of players who have become game participants, and relays game information between players on the list. The list of users of the chat participants managed by the chat server unit 11 and the list of players managed by the game server unit 12 may be a common list.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 2, the client device 2 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, and a network interface (I / F) 25. The client device 2 includes a general personal computer, a home or business game machine, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital).
Assistant) and other devices with a built-in computer.
[0019]
The control unit 21 operates according to a program stored in the storage unit 22, and performs a game process and a chat process. The specific contents of these processes will be described later in detail. The storage unit 22 stores a program executed by the control unit 21 and also operates as a work memory of the control unit 21. The storage unit 22 is, specifically, a semiconductor storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory), and an electromagnetic and optical device such as a hard disk, a CD-ROM, and a DVD (trademark) -ROM. It includes a computer-readable storage medium for storing information, a device for reading information stored therein, or a device for writing information to them.
[0020]
The operation unit 23 is a keyboard, a mouse, a game controller, or the like, and receives a user operation and outputs the content to the control unit 21. The display unit 24 is, for example, a display, a home television receiver, or the like. The network I / F 25 is a modem, a WAN (Wide Area Network) device, or the like. The network I / F 25 transmits information input from the control unit 21 via the Internet, and receives information arriving via the Internet to control the unit. 21.
[0021]
The client device 2 of the present embodiment is functionally configured to include a game processing unit 31, a chat processing unit 32, and a communication control unit 33, as shown in FIG. The unit 32 further includes a clock start timing acquisition unit 35, a clock end timing acquisition unit 36, a clock end instruction unit 37, a selection unit 38, an output unit 39, a reception unit 40, a display control unit 41, It includes a receiving unit 42 and a timer unit 43. Each of these units is stored in the storage unit 22 and can be implemented as a program executed by the control unit 21, and is embodied by the control unit 21 executing this program.
[0022]
The game processing unit 31 manages game information related to the game, updates the game information according to the operation contents of the user as a player, and outputs at least a part of the game information to the communication control unit 33 to connect to the Internet. The game is transmitted to the game server 12 of the server device 1 via the server. Furthermore, the game processing unit 31 receives from the communication control unit 33 at least a part of the game information of another player received from the game server 12 of the server device 1 and updates the managed game information. The game processing unit 31 further performs a process of generating a game screen based on the game information and outputting the generated game screen to the display unit 24. Thereby, the game processing unit 31 realizes a network game.
[0023]
The chat processing unit 32 generates output data such as a character string based on a user operation, outputs the data to the communication control unit 33, and the communication control unit 33 transmits the data to the chat server 11 via the Internet. Further, the chat processing unit 32 receives an input of output data from another user, which is received from the chat server 11 via the Internet, from the communication control unit 33, synthesizes the output data with a game screen, and combines the output with the display unit 24. Output to
[0024]
The communication control unit 33 transmits information input from the game processing unit 31 to the game server 12 of the server device 1 via the Internet, and receives game information coming from the game server 12 via the Internet. And outputs it to the game processing section 31. Further, the communication control unit 33 transmits the output data output by the chat processing unit 32 to the chat server 11 of the server device 1 via the Internet, and transmits the data arriving from the chat server 11 via the Internet. It receives and outputs it to the chat processing unit 32.
[0025]
The client-side device 2 according to the present embodiment selects and outputs a message based on an output instruction operation received during a predetermined time. The timing start timing acquisition unit 35 acquires the start point of the predetermined time as the timing start timing. The timing start timing acquisition unit 35 receives, for example, an instruction operation (output instruction operation) for selecting a message from the user via the operation reception unit 42 for the first time (previous time, after the predetermined time has elapsed). The timing is detected as the timing start timing, and the selection unit 38 is notified of the timing start timing, and instructs the timer unit 43 to start the timer.
[0026]
The timing end timing obtaining unit 36 obtains a timing end timing of a predetermined time for receiving an output instruction operation. Specifically, the timing end timing acquisition unit 36 monitors whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the timing of starting the timing. For example, the timer unit 43 monitors whether the timer unit 43 has timed out. The time-up point is detected as the timing end timing, and the selection unit 38 is notified of the timing end timing. When receiving an instruction to end the timekeeping from the timekeeping end instruction unit 37, the timekeeping end timing acquisition unit 36 detects that time as the timekeeping end timing, and sends the timekeeping end timing to the selection unit 38. Notify. At this time, an instruction may be output to the timer unit 43 to stop the timer.
[0027]
The timer end instruction unit 37 monitors the content of the instruction operation input from the operation unit 23 via the operation reception unit 42, and, upon receiving an instruction to end the clock operation and immediately output a message, performs timing end timing. An instruction to end the clocking is output to the acquisition unit 36.
[0028]
Based on the notification from the timing start timing acquisition unit 35 and the timing end timing acquisition unit 36, the selection unit 38 determines the reception time with the timing start timing related to the notification as the start and the timing end timing as the end, and The message is selected on the basis of the output instruction operation accepted by the user. The specific contents of the selection unit 38 will be described later in detail. The output unit 39 outputs the message selected by the selection unit 38 to the communication control unit 33.
[0029]
When receiving the message from the chat server 11 of the server device 1, the receiving unit 40 outputs the message to the display control unit 41. The display control unit 41 displays the message received by the receiving unit 40 on the display unit 24. When the game screen is displayed on the display unit 24, the display control unit 41 combines and displays the display content of the message on the game screen. The operation receiving unit 42 includes the operation unit 23 and transmits the content of the user's instruction operation input from the operation unit 23 to each unit. The timer unit 43 starts a timer (not shown) in accordance with an instruction input from the timing start timing acquisition unit 35. When the timer finishes measuring a predetermined time, the timer unit 43 outputs a signal indicating that the timer has expired to a timing end timing. Output to the acquisition unit 36.
[0030]
Here, the content of the selection unit 38 will be specifically described with an example. As shown in FIG. 4A, the selection unit 38 holds a table storing a plurality of message candidates to be selected. Upon receiving the notification of the timing start timing from the timing start timing acquisition unit 35, the selection unit 38 stores the pointer in the storage unit 22 and initializes it. Then, the selection unit 38 reads out one of the message candidates from the table shown in FIG. 4A based on the pointer and temporarily selects the message candidate, and outputs the temporarily selected message candidate to the display unit 24.
[0031]
For output of the candidates, for example, a message displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 5A is used, and a message provisionally selected as a character string displayed on the button can be displayed. In this case, the message is presented to the user as a character string on the button.
[0032]
The selection unit 38 checks whether or not there is an output instruction operation from the user via the operation reception unit 42 until the notification of the timing end timing is received from the timing end timing acquisition unit 36, and every time there is an output instruction operation, The pointer is incremented, one of the message candidates shown in FIG. 4A is read out based on the pointer, and temporarily selected, and the temporarily selected message candidate is output to the display unit 24.
[0033]
The selection unit 38 may initially present a plurality of message candidates on the display unit 24 at the same time. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4B, the selection unit 38 stores a plurality of message sequences MA1, MA2,... MAn each including a plurality of message candidates in the storage unit 12.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 5A, when a message temporarily selected by a button is displayed, the message may be clicked by a mouse operation or a button operation of a game controller, or a predetermined key (for example, a function key) on a keyboard may be pressed. This corresponds to an output instruction operation. That is, for example, every time this button is clicked, the temporarily selected message is sequentially displayed as shown in FIG. 5B. In addition, not only a simple click but also a continuous click operation (an operation of continuously clicking a plurality of times within a predetermined short time, such as a double click or a triple click), or a so-called " The operation of "continuous hit" may be set as an output instruction operation, and the message may be temporarily selected one by one every time such an operation is performed.
[0035]
In the case of this "continuous hit", processing as shown in FIG. 6 is performed as a whole. The timing start timing acquisition unit 35 waits for the first operation (click or key press, etc., here, the case of clicking will be described as an example) to be performed (S1), and when the click operation is performed, the timer measures the time. (S2), and notifies the selection unit 38 of the timing start timing.
[0036]
The selection unit 38 receives the notification of the timing start timing, resets the pointer (S3), and acquires the number of clicks so far within the click time (S4). Then, it is determined whether or not the acquired number of clicks has exceeded a predetermined first number (N1) (S5). If the number has exceeded (if Yes), the pointer is incremented (S6). If it does not exceed the value in step S5 (if No), step S6 is skipped and the process is continued. Here, the processing S4 can be realized by setting a click counter and incrementing each time there is a click.
[0037]
Further, the selection unit 38 repeats the same processing as the processing S5 to S6 for the second to n-th predetermined times (N2 to Nn) (S7). Thereafter, the selection unit 38 provisionally selects one of the message candidates indicated by the pointer (S8).
[0038]
Then, the selection unit 38 checks whether or not the notification of the clock end timing has been received from the clock end timing acquisition unit 36 (S9). If the notification has not been received (No), the process returns to step S3 to continue the process. If the notification has been received in step S9 (if Yes), the message temporarily selected at that time is selected (actual selection), the selected message is output (S10), and the process ends.
[0039]
The timer end timing acquisition unit 36 determines the timer end timing when the timer has finished measuring the click time, or when the timer end instruction unit 37 receives an instruction to end the clock and immediately output a message. Since the notification is made, the message temporarily selected at the time of the lapse of the click time from the first click operation or at the time of the end of the timing operation is output.
[0040]
According to this, for example, the order of tentative selection of message candidates is set to a word order in which emphasis is strengthened step by step, such as "noisy" → "hmm, noisy" → "noisy!" A natural selection that matches the user's feeling that the degree of emphasis is increased becomes possible. Here, the first number, the second number,... Can be set to “2”, “4”, “8”, etc., respectively. When the number of times is set in this way, the same message is provisionally selected in two and three consecutive hits. That is, in the third click, provisional selection is performed while maintaining the contents in the second click.
[0041]
Upon receiving the notification of the timing end timing from the timing end timing acquisition unit 36, the selection unit 38 actually selects (actually selects) the message temporarily selected at that time.
[0042]
The reading based on the pointer in the selection unit 38 is, for example, as follows. For the message candidates M1, M2,... Mn on the table shown in FIG. 4A, if the pointer value is i, the message candidate Mi is read, and if i exceeds n, the message candidate Mn is read. . When the value of the pointer is i, the remainder j obtained by dividing the value by n may be calculated to read out the message candidate Mj. When the pointer is initialized, the pointer is set to 1. As a result, every time there is an input of an output instruction operation, message candidates are sequentially provisionally selected.
[0043]
Further, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), when a plurality of message sequences MA1, MA2,... MAn are stored in the storage unit 12, the selection unit 38 determines a predetermined message sequence from each of the message sequences. The messages are read one by one and output to the display unit 24. The output in this case can also be performed by displaying buttons corresponding to the respective message series as shown in FIG. When receiving the notification of the timing start timing from the timing start timing acquisition unit 35, the storage unit 12 stores the pointer in the storage unit 12 and initializes it.
[0044]
When any of the buttons is clicked or a key associated with any of the buttons is pressed, the selection unit 38 sets the target button as the output instruction target and disables the other buttons. (A state in which an output instruction is not accepted). Then, every time the output instruction operation is performed thereafter, the selection unit 38 increments the pointer, reads one message based on the pointer from the message sequence corresponding to the button for which the output instruction has been made, and temporarily selects the message. The temporarily selected message is output to the display unit 24. That is, the character string indicated by the button that is the output instruction target is set as the character string of the temporarily selected message.
[0045]
Then, when the timing end timing is notified, the message temporarily selected at that time is selected (actually selected). Here, in order to set any one of the buttons as an output instruction target, an example has been described in which a button that is not an output instruction target is made inoperable, but using a plurality of pointers corresponding to each message sequence, Finally, the message that has been provisionally selected may be selected (actually selected) with the button that was the target of the output operation. In this case, it is not necessary to make any buttons inoperable.
[0046]
Next, the operation of the chat device according to the present embodiment will be described. The chat device according to the present embodiment is realized as the client device 2. As shown in FIG. 7, a screen (D) for a chat service is synthesized and displayed on the screen of the network game on the display unit 24 of the client device 2. On this screen, a button group (BG) composed of buttons corresponding to a plurality of message series and a button (E) indicated as "utterance" are displayed in advance, and the button group (BG) The default message of the corresponding message series is displayed. Specifically, in FIG. 7 each button or "Hello", the message such as "Thank you" indicates the state that is displayed.
[0047]
A user who wants to chat during the game can use a button corresponding to a message series including a desired message (for example, “Thank you”) that includes a desired message (for example, “Thank you”). Click). The click of this button is detected by the clock start timing acquisition unit 35 as an output instruction operation, and the timer of the timer unit 43 starts clocking. By the operation of the selection unit 38, the clicked button is set as an output instruction target, and the other buttons are set in a state where they cannot be operated.
[0048]
Every time the user clicks the button for which the output instruction is made, the operation of the selection unit 38 causes “Thank you” → “Thank you very much” → “I am happy” →... As shown in FIG. Temporarily selected according to the message sequence and shown on the button. The user stops clicking when the tentatively selected message becomes the desired "best of luck."
[0049]
Eventually, when the timer of the timer unit 43 times out, the timing end timing acquisition unit 36 detects this and notifies the selection unit 38. Then, the selection unit 38 selects (actually selects) the message of “I'm glad to be the best” provisionally selected at that time, and the output unit 39 sends the selected message of “I'm glad to be the best” to the communication control unit. 33. The communication control unit 33 transmits this message to the chat server 11 of the server device 1 via the Internet. The chat server 11 receives the message, refers to a list of users who are chat participants, and transmits the received message to other chat participants.
[0050]
As in the example of FIG. 7, it is also preferable to display a gauge (G) indicating how much time the timer of the timer section 43 will time up. With this gauge, the user can understand how much time must be left to call a desired message. Furthermore, when a desired message is provisionally selected, the user clicks the "Speak" button (E) without waiting for the timing end timing to cause the provisionally selected message to be transmitted on the spot. You can also. Although not shown here, it is also preferable to arrange a button for canceling the comment and returning to the initial state, so that it is possible to cope with an erroneous operation.
[0051]
In the chat device of the present embodiment, when a message arrives from chat server 11, receiving unit 40 receives the message and outputs the message to display control unit 41, and display control unit 41 transmits the received message. It is displayed on the display unit 24.
[0052]
Further, the game processing unit 31 of the client device 2 updates the game information in response to the operation of the user as a player in parallel with the above processing, and sends the updated game information to the game server 12 of the server device 1. In addition to the transmission, the game information that has been received via the game server 12 and reflects the operation of another player is received, and the managed game information is updated.
[0053]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, at least the number of variations from which the number of buttons can be selected increases, and a message rich in variations can be selectively transmitted by a simple operation without trouble of searching for a button.
[0054]
The chat device of the present invention is not limited to the above example. For example, a chat device for simply enjoying a chat, not in parallel with a game, may be used. In this case, the present invention also enables selective transmission of a variety of messages with simple operation. At this time, the game server 12 and the game processing unit 31 are not always necessary.
[0055]
Also, here, the server device 1 relays messages between the client-side devices 2, but in a so-called peer-to-peer form in which the client-side devices 2 directly communicate with each other. It does not matter.
[0056]
In the above-described example, the content of the temporary selection is shown using the button, but it may be a menu, other graphical user interface components, or simply a character string display. Further, as described above, there are various methods for the output instruction operation for provisional selection, such as clicking and key operation of the keyboard.
[0057]
There are many acquisition methods for timing start timing and timing end timing. For example, as described above, the start of a predetermined operation by the user may be used as the timing start timing, and the time when a certain time has elapsed therefrom may be used as the timing end timing, but in another example, the time at which the output instruction operation was last performed is counted. The timing may be a start timing, and a time when a certain time has elapsed from the start timing may be set as a timing end timing. Regardless of the user's operation, a point in time at which a predetermined signal (for example, a signal notifying that “chat time” has been reached) is received from the outside is set as a timing start timing, It is conceivable that a point in time when a predetermined signal (such as a signal notifying of “chat time end”) separately received from the outside is received is set as the timing end timing.
[0058]
Furthermore, the tables shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B may be rewritable by the user as desired.
[0059]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, a wide variety of messages can be transmitted by a simple operation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram illustrating a network system including a chat device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram illustrating an example of a client-side device for realizing the chat device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a chat device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a setting state of a message candidate.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a button for presenting a temporarily selected message.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an overall processing flow.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed by the chat device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 server device, 2 client-side device, 11 chat server, 12 game server, 21 control unit, 22 storage unit, 23 operation unit, 24 display unit, 25 network I / F, 31 game processing unit, 32 chat processing unit, 33 Communication control unit, 35 clock start timing acquisition unit, 36 clock end timing acquisition unit, 37 clock end instruction unit, 38 selection unit, 39 output unit, 40 reception unit, 41 display control unit, 42 operation reception unit, 43 timer unit.

Claims (8)

Output instruction operation receiving means for receiving an output instruction operation from a user;
A timing start timing obtaining means for obtaining a timing start timing,
A timing end timing obtaining means for obtaining a timing end timing,
Selecting means for selecting a message based on an output instruction operation received between the timing start timing and the timing end timing,
Selection message output means for outputting the selected message,
A chat device comprising: The chat device according to claim 1,
The selection means, at least during the period from the timing start timing to the timing end timing, every time there is an output instruction operation, tentatively sequentially selects any one of a plurality of preset messages, and at the timing end timing. A chat device, wherein a temporarily selected message is selected as a selected message. The chat device according to claim 2,
The chat device according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit presents a message that is sequentially provisionally selected to the user. The chat device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The chat device, wherein the timing start timing acquisition means detects and acquires a timing at which a user's output instruction operation is started as a timing start timing. The chat device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The chat device, wherein the timing end timing obtaining means obtains a timing after a predetermined time from the timing start timing as a timing end timing. The chat device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A chat device further comprising a timing end instruction receiving unit that receives a timing end instruction from a user, wherein the timing end timing obtaining unit obtains a timing at which the timing end instruction is received as a timing end timing. An output instruction operation receiving step of receiving an output instruction operation from the user by the operation means,
A timing start timing acquisition step of acquiring a timing start timing by a timing start timing acquisition means for acquiring a timing start timing;
A clocking end timing obtaining step of obtaining a clocking end timing, by a clocking end timing obtaining means for obtaining a clocking end timing,
A selecting step of selecting a message based on an output instruction operation received between the timing start timing and the timing end timing,
By a message output means, a selected message output step of outputting the selected message,
A method for controlling a chat device, comprising: On the computer,
An output instruction operation receiving procedure for receiving an output instruction operation from the user;
A timing start timing obtaining procedure for obtaining the timing start timing,
A timing end timing obtaining procedure for obtaining the timing end timing,
A selection procedure for selecting a message based on an output instruction operation received between the timing start timing and the timing end timing,
A selection message output step of outputting the selected message,
A program characterized by executing

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