JP2008176551A - Chat communication method, computer system, portable telephone terminal, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve expressiveness as a moving e-mail and to enrich a chat e-mail function. <P>SOLUTION: Avatars registered in respective portable telephone terminals 3, 8 are mutually downloaded from a network server 1 and set in respective terminals 8, 3, and in transmitting of a chat, an avatar motion command is simultaneously transmitted. The terminal receiving the avatar motion command operates the avatar together with chat on the basis of the received avatar motion command. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for improving expressive power as a moving electronic mail.

  With the widespread use of mobile phone terminals, the tendency to enjoy e-mail on mobile phone terminals is increasing.

Here, the behavior setting unit generates chat data to which the speech information input from the operation unit and the motion number are attached. When a chat data transmission instruction is input from the operation unit, the communication unit When the instruction to send chat data to the other game system is output via the server system, and the chat data is received from the other game system, the character action unit displays the motion number attached to the chat data. A technology has been proposed that can express emotions included in speech more clearly when chatting over a network by reading the motion data corresponding to (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-351806 A

  However, the frequency of use of the e-mail chat function is lower than that of the e-mail function because of its low expressiveness.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. Its purpose is to improve expressiveness as a moving e-mail, which is different from decoration e-mail, and to enhance the chat e-mail function.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, registered avatars are downloaded to each other, set in the own terminal, an avatar operation command is also transmitted at the time of chat transmission, and the avatar is operated in conjunction with the chat based on the received avatar operation command. This is a chat communication method using a mobile phone terminal.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the chat communication method according to claim 1, the avatar operation command can be designated by an arbitrary number and can be transmitted as attached data of an e-mail.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the chat communication method according to the first or second aspect, the avatar is read out by the avatar by a mail reading function.

  The invention described in claim 4 downloads registered avatars from each other network server and sets them in its own terminal, transmits an avatar operation command at the same time when sending a chat, and sends an avatar together with the chat based on the received avatar operation command. A computer system using a mobile phone terminal that is characterized by being operated.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the computer system according to the fourth aspect, the avatar operation command can be designated by an arbitrary number and can be transmitted as attached data of an e-mail.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the computer system according to the fourth or fifth aspect, the avatar is read out by the avatar by the mail reading function.

  The invention according to claim 7 is a mobile phone terminal having the function according to any one of claims 4 to 6.

  The invention described in claim 8 is a program characterized by causing a computer to realize the function described in any one of claims 4 to 6.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the expressive power as a moving electronic mail and to enhance the chat electronic mail function.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Referring to FIG. 1, in the computer system according to the present embodiment, 1 indicates a network server such as i-mode (registered trademark).

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a content company that provides avatar data. The provided content is given as an example (Avatar A, Avatar B, ~ Avatar Y, Avatar Z).

  3 shows a user A's mobile phone terminal as an example.

  4 shows an example of a chat electronic mail screen when the user implements the present invention. 5 is a chat function screen, 6 is a partner avatar display screen, a chat text display screen, a transmitted chat email text input screen, and an avatar command input screen.

  7 shows the screen of the avatar set by the user and the corresponding command list.

  Reference numeral 8 denotes a mobile phone terminal of the user B as an example.

  9 shows an example of a chat electronic mail screen when the user implements the present invention. Reference numeral 10 denotes a chat function screen and a partner avatar display screen, and reference numeral 11 denotes a chat text display screen, a transmission chat email text input screen, and an avatar command input screen.

  Reference numeral 12 denotes a screen of the avatar set by the user and a list of corresponding commands.

  13 shows an example where user A is 2. A processing operation for downloading and setting the avatar data A from the avatar content providing company is shown.

  14 is an example of user B. A processing operation for downloading and setting avatar data B from an avatar content provider is shown.

  Reference numeral 15 denotes a processing operation for registering chat friends with each other in order to use the avatar chat function. At this time, confirm which avatar you are using.

  Reference numerals 16 and 17 denote processing operations for downloading avatar data from the avatar content provider 2 when the avatar data used by the partner confirmed when the mutual registration is completed in 15 is not downloaded to the own terminal.

  When the mutual registration of 2 and the downloading of the partner avatar data in 16 and 17 are completed, the avatar chat function can be used. As an example, at 18, the avatar operation command is transmitted simultaneously with the transmission of the chat text.

  You can check how your avatar works on the 7th and 12th screens.

  Reference numeral 19 denotes a processing operation in which the counterpart avatars 5 and 10 operate based on the received avatar operation command.

  That is, when the user uses the chat e-mail function via a network server such as i-mode (registered trademark), the user downloads a favorite avatar from the avatar content providing company and sets it as an avatar for the chat function.

  At the same time, the avatar data can be shared with the chat partner.

  When sending a chat, the user can simultaneously determine the action of the avatar and send it as action command data together with the e-mail body data.

  When this data is received by the chat email function, the avatar set for the other party's chat can operate upon receiving the command.

  To share each other's avatar data, register each other as a chat buddy when chatting. At this time, the avatar data set in addition to the e-mail address is also registered as chat registration contents.

Download the registered avatar data from the avatar content provider and save it on your terminal.

  When a chat e-mail is received from a partner who has completed chat buddy registration in chat, the avatar data set by the other party is displayed and displayed together with the text of the chat e-mail.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.

  First, in order to use the avatar chat function, the user downloads his / her favorite avatar and sets it as his / her avatar.

  User A downloads avatar A and user B downloads avatar B from two avatar content providers, respectively (step S201). (See also 13 and 14 in FIG. 1).

  In order to use the avatar chat function, mutual authentication registration is performed with the chat partner (step S202). (See also 15 in FIG. 1). This is for authenticating the avatar data downloaded and set by the other party in each mobile device, in other words, for authenticating that the other party also uses a terminal having an avatar chat function.

  The contents to be mutually authenticated at this time are an e-mail address, a name (such as a chat name), and set avatar data (such as an ID number of avatar data).

  The authentication is only confirmation of the start of the avatar chat and the exchange of the e-mail address and the avatar ID, and is like a business card exchange.

  The avatar chat function cannot be used when using the chat function with a partner (e-mail address) whose authentication is not registered. (Avatar is not displayed)

  When the authentication registration is completed, the avatar data set by the chat partner is downloaded from the two avatar content providing companies (step S203). (See also 16 and 17 in FIG. 2). You are now ready to start chatting using the Avatar Chat feature.

  Next, an example of chatting with a partner who has registered for avatar chat authentication will be described. By setting a chat partner in advance when the avatar chat function is activated, the partner's avatar is displayed on the screens 5 and 10 when the function is activated (step S204). The own avatar is displayed on the screens 7 and 12.

  The user transmits the avatar operation command as additional information along with the data transmission of the chat text (step S205). (See also 6, 11 in FIG. 1).

  When the avatar operation command is transmitted as additional information, the opponent avatar operates on the screen according to the received command data together with the display of the received chat data text (step S206). (See also 19 in FIG. 1). The avatar operation command can be designated by an arbitrary number such as 1 to 9, and can be transmitted as attached data of an e-mail.

  The data format is a text format (a fixed file name such as avator-act.txt), and the content of the data is simply a sequence of command numbers line by line.

  Further, the user can send a combination of a plurality of commands when transmitting the avatar operation command. Thereby, an avatar operation with more expressiveness is possible.

  At this time, it may be possible to preview the operation of the command when combined on the screens 7 and 12.

  Only when the avatar chat function is activated, the mobile phone terminal can read the attached file in the above file format and operate the avatar. Specifically, the avatar chat function analyzes the attached file and passes it to the avatar display process in which the described command data is sequentially displayed. The avatar display process operates the avatar based on the received command.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the conventional e-mail chat function just appears to be chatting by applying the e-mail function, but characters and pictures operate by combining with the avatar function. It can function as an expressive e-mail.

  In addition, an avatar may be provided with a function for reading chat data by combining an avatar chat function with an e-mail reading function. This combination further improves expressive power.

  Each of the above-described embodiments is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the processing for realizing the function of each device is performed by reading and executing the program for realizing the functions of the network server 1, the mobile phone terminal 3 of the user A, and the mobile phone terminal 8 of the user B. May be. Further, the program is transmitted to another computer system by a transmission wave via a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a magneto-optical disk, or via a transmission medium such as the Internet or a telephone line. Also good.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the computer system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the processing operation in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Network server 3 User A's mobile phone terminal 5, 10 Opponent avatar 6, 11 Chat mail screen 7, 12 Own avatar and command list

Claims (8)

Download registered avatars to each other and set them on your own device.
An avatar operation command is also sent at the same time when sending a chat,
A chat communication method using a mobile phone terminal, wherein an avatar is operated in conjunction with a chat based on a received avatar operation command.   2. The chat communication method according to claim 1, wherein the avatar operation command can be designated by an arbitrary number and can be transmitted as attached data of an e-mail.   The chat communication method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a chat mail text is read out by an avatar by a mail reading function. Download the registered avatars from the network server and set them on your own device.
An avatar operation command is also sent at the same time when sending a chat,
A computer system using a mobile phone terminal that operates an avatar in conjunction with a chat based on a received avatar operation command.   5. The computer system according to claim 4, wherein the avatar operation command can be designated by an arbitrary number and can be transmitted as attached data of an e-mail.   6. The computer system according to claim 4, wherein the avatar is read out by the avatar by a mail reading function.   A mobile phone terminal comprising the function according to any one of claims 4 to 6.   A program for causing a computer to realize the function according to any one of claims 4 to 6.

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