JP2012003349A - Message sharing device, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable each user to flexibly set message creation authority according to a relation between a user and a user on the other side without a system manager being involved among individual users.SOLUTION: The presence/absence of message creation authority with respect to relation attributes between users is preliminarily set in a storage unit 12 as sharing condition information 12B, and when a message is transmitted, the relation attributes showing a relation between users set by a user for a user on the other side is acquired from relation information 12C of the storage unit 12, and the presence/absence of the message creation authority with respect to the user is determined based on the presence/absence of the message creation authority corresponding to the relation attributes.

Description

  The present invention relates to a message sharing technique, and more particularly to a message sharing technique for sharing a message useful for behavior change among users.

  In order to realize behavioral changes that change the habitual behavior patterns of individuals for the purpose of promoting health, efforts to change behaviors from others, such as relatives, acquaintances at work, friends, and people familiar with the medical and health fields Communication in the form of encouragement and praise for is considered important. On the other hand, defamation, slander, and denial of people who are engaged in behavior change are not allowed forms of communication. This is because the cause of slander, slander, and denial is related to the action of behavior change, which is an obstacle to the action.

In order to provide communication with others as a network service, message sharing services such as instant messengers and electronic bulletin boards are now widely used.
Among them, the feature of instant messenger is that users who have already shared a communication background can transmit messages with high real-time characteristics by sharing presence information.

  Therefore, according to the instant messenger, in the implementation form for realizing presence grasping and message sharing, the service providing system requires at least a user presence management function, a message creation function, and a message transmission / reception function. Further, the user needs to introduce the above function as a client program. Further, in order to realize message sharing, there is a problem that messages are not shared unless this client program is activated.

  On the other hand, a feature of the electronic bulletin board is that an unspecified number of users can view the message by recording the message in the service providing system. However, when targeting an unspecified number of users, it is known that the background of communication is not shared among users, that is, there is no same knowledge / experience, or knowledge / experience is acquired. Otherwise, unlike the intention of the sender of the message, the receiver side may perceive the received message as a message of slander, slander, or denial.

  In the past, organizations such as the Internet Association of Japan that have created guidelines for communication on the Internet regarding such issues have summarized points to consider regarding message transmission with consideration for others and confirmation of the reliability of received messages. ing. For example, in order to confirm the reliability, it is mentioned that the sender of the information is clearly specified and the information can be supported. Taking these points to consider as specific issues, as a method for solving the above-mentioned problems, administrator authority on electronic bulletin boards and SNS (Social Network Service) is provided step by step. A method has been proposed in which the administrator manually sets the authority based on the trust of the person (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1).

Shinji Takao, Tadashi Iijima, Akito Sakurai, “Development of an electronic bulletin board system that enables the gradual development of many online communities and documents”, IEICE Transactions, J89-D (12), 2521-2535, 2006

  However, in such a conventional technique, the administrator authority in the electronic bulletin board or SNS is provided in stages, and the authority is manually set by the system administrator, so that the communication background is shared between users. Even so, there is a problem that useful communication cannot be planned for the action change initiative. In addition, if the system administrator sets the message creation authority, communication between specific users is possible. However, for the administrator to set the message creation authority between individual users, it is enormous. A work burden is necessary and it is difficult to realize.

  The present invention is for solving such a problem, and the system administrator does not get involved with each user, and each user has the authority to create a message according to the relationship with the other user. It aims to provide a message sharing technology that can be set flexibly.

  In order to achieve such an object, the message sharing apparatus according to the present invention shows a relationship between users and a communication unit that performs data communication with each user terminal connected via a communication network. For each relationship attribute, pre-store the sharing condition information that is given to the user who has established the relationship with the other user and set for the message user's authority to create messages for the other user Input from the user terminal, a relationship information registration unit for registering a relationship attribute indicating the relationship between the user and the other user input from the user terminal to the storage unit as relationship information, and the user terminal A behavior information registration unit that registers behavior information indicating the user's behavior pattern in the storage unit, and a message input form that is presented to the user terminal in response to a message transmission request from the user terminal. Message registration unit that registers the message to the other user entered in the message input form as a shared message in the storage unit, and the user and the other user acquired from the related information in the storage unit when presenting the message input form The creation authority that determines the message creation authority for the other user of the user by confirming the setting contents of the message creation authority corresponding to the relation attribute with the sharing condition information in the storage unit In response to a behavior information browsing request from the determination unit and the user terminal, the user's behavior information is acquired from the storage unit, presented to the user terminal, and used in response to a message browsing request from the user terminal. An information presentation unit that obtains a shared message addressed to the user from the storage unit and presents the message to the user terminal, and determines the creation authority in the message registration unit If the determination result indicates that the user has authority, the message input form can be used to obtain a message that the user has freely entered. If the determination result indicates that the user has no authority, a plurality of standard sentences can be acquired using the message input form. Get message selected from.

  At this time, the sharing condition information is set for each relational attribute indicating whether or not the message creation authority exists and whether the relational attribute needs to be established in both directions between the users. The creation authority determination unit shares the setting contents of the bidirectional establishment corresponding to the first relation attribute for the first relation attribute indicating the relation from the user to the counterpart user acquired from the relation information. When the condition information confirms that the setting contents indicate that bidirectional establishment is necessary, the second relationship attribute indicating the relationship from the partner user to the user acquired from the relationship information is the first relationship. It is confirmed whether or not the attribute matches, and if both match, the user is set according to the setting contents of the message creation authority corresponding to the first relation attribute acquired from the sharing condition information. Partner If the message creation authority for the user is determined and the two do not match, it is determined that the message creation authority for the other user of the user is not authorized, and the settings need not be established in both directions. If the message creation authority for the other user of the user is determined according to the setting contents of the message creation authority corresponding to the first relation attribute acquired from the sharing condition information, Also good.

  The message sharing method according to the present invention is a message sharing method used in a message sharing apparatus for exchanging messages between user terminals of each user, and each communication unit is connected via a communication network. The communication step for performing data communication with the user terminal of the user, and the storage unit, for each relationship attribute indicating the relationship between the users, for the user who has established the relationship with the other user A storage step for storing in advance the sharing condition information in which presence / absence of the message creation authority for the partner user is set, and the relationship information registration unit uses the user and the partner's usage input from the user terminal A relationship information registration step for registering a relationship attribute indicating a relationship with a user in the storage unit as relationship information, and a behavior information registration unit that receives the behavior pattern of the user input from the user terminal The action information registration step for registering the action information indicating to the storage unit and the message registration unit present a message input form to the user terminal in response to a message transmission request from the user terminal, and the message input form The message registration step of registering the input message to the other user as a shared message in the storage unit, and when the creation authority determining unit presents the message input form, the user and the other party acquired from the related information in the storage unit Regarding the relation attribute with the user, by checking the setting contents of the message creation authority corresponding to the relation attribute with the sharing condition information in the storage unit, it is determined whether the user has the message creation authority for the other user. The creation authority determination step and the information presentation unit respond to the request for browsing the behavior information from the user terminal. The user's behavior information is acquired from the storage unit and presented to the user terminal, and the shared message addressed to the user is acquired from the storage unit and presented to the user terminal in response to a message browsing request from the user terminal. And when the determination result of the creation authority determination step indicates that the message is authorized, the message input form is used to obtain a message freely input by the user, and the determination result is In the case of indicating no authority, the message input form includes a step of acquiring a message selected from a plurality of fixed phrases.

  At this time, the sharing condition information is set for each relational attribute indicating whether or not the message creation authority exists and whether the relational attribute needs to be established in both directions between the users. In the creation authority determination step, for the first relation attribute indicating the relation from the user to the other user acquired from the relation information, the setting contents of the bidirectional establishment corresponding to the first relation attribute are shared. When the step of confirming with the condition information and the setting content indicate that the two-way establishment is necessary, the second relation attribute indicating the relation from the counterpart user to the user obtained from the relation information is the first relation attribute. A step of confirming whether or not the relationship attribute matches, and if both match, setting of message creation authority corresponding to the first relationship attribute acquired from the sharing condition information The step of determining whether or not the user has the message creation authority for the other user according to the content, and if the two do not match, it is determined that the user has no authority to create the message for the other user. If the step and the setting contents indicate that bidirectional establishment is not necessary, the other party's use of the user according to the setting contents of the message creation authority corresponding to the first relation attribute acquired from the sharing condition information And determining whether or not the user has the message creation authority.

  The program according to the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as each unit constituting the message sharing apparatus described above.

According to the present invention, the presence / absence of the message creation authority for the other user is set by the relationship attribute set according to the relationship with the other user, such as the presence / absence of the same knowledge / experience. For this reason, the system administrator can flexibly set the message creation authority according to the relationship with the other user without being involved in the relationship between individual users. It is possible to exchange useful messages.
In addition, since the system administrator who manages the message sharing system can set in advance whether or not the message creation authority exists for each relation attribute, the policy of each system and the user's request can be reflected.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when there is a message creation authority, a message composed of a free sentence is created, and when there is no message creation authority, a message composed of a fixed sentence is created. Even if you do not have the authority to create messages, you can exchange useful messages for behavior change initiatives, leading to improved overall effort outcomes.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the message sharing apparatus concerning this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect of the fixed phrase message with respect to action change. It is a structural example of user information. It is a structural example of sharing condition information. It is a structural example of related information. It is a structural example of action information. It is a structural example of a shared message. It is a structural example of browsing history information. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the message sharing apparatus concerning this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an authentication process. It is a flowchart which shows a share condition registration process. It is a flowchart which shows a relationship information registration process. It is a flowchart which shows action information registration processing. It is a flowchart which shows a message transmission process. It is a structural example of a fixed phrase selection form. It is a flowchart which shows a creation authority determination process. It is a flowchart which shows a message presentation process. It is a structural example of a message presentation form. It is a flowchart which shows action information presentation processing.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[Message sharing device]
First, a message sharing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the message sharing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  The message sharing apparatus 10 is composed of an information processing apparatus such as a server apparatus as a whole, and manages a user terminal 20 (21 to 24) such as a mobile phone, a PDA or a personal computer, and a message sharing system via a communication network 40. Other users who connect to the administrator terminal 30 used by the user and register the action pattern of the user who is implementing the action modification action input from the user terminal 20 and browse this action pattern A message sharing system that encourages the realization of behavior change by registering messages of encouragement and praise from users and sharing them among users is realized.

[Principle of the present invention]
As described above, it is necessary for the message regarding such an action change initiative to be useful for the action change action. Here, when the background of communication is not shared between users, that is, when there is no knowledge / experience that is the same or when it is not known that the knowledge / experience is acquired, the intention of the sender of the message On the other hand, there is a possibility that the receiver side may regard the received message as a message of slander, slander, or denial. For this reason, the user who transmits the message is required to have the same knowledge / experience as the user of the recipient or to acquire the same knowledge / experience.

  The present invention pays attention to the fact that the presence / absence of the same knowledge / experience between the users is specified by the relationship between the users, and presets the presence / absence of the message creation authority for the relationship between the users. In addition, based on the relationship between users set by each user for the other user, the presence / absence of the message creation authority for the user is determined. This makes it possible for individual users to flexibly set the message creation authority according to the relationship with the other user without involving the individual users, and as a result, it is possible to change the behavior. It is possible to exchange useful messages.

  In addition, the inventors investigated whether a message using a fixed phrase is useful for an action of behavior change by an experiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the effect of the fixed message on the behavior change. Here, for users who are making efforts to increase the number of steps for health promotion, there is a difference between when a fixed message with content such as encouragement and praise is sent and when it is not sent. The results of a follow-up study of changes in the average number of steps per day over 8 weeks are described.

As a result, a decrease in the average daily number of steps is seen in the case where the standard text message is not transmitted, whereas an increase in the average daily number of steps is seen in the case where the standard text message is transmitted. Even so, it was confirmed that it was useful to some extent for behavior modification.
The present invention pays attention to the result of this investigation, and when the other user does not have the message creation authority, the one selected from a plurality of fixed text messages can be transmitted to the other user. Thereby, it is possible to transmit a message useful for the action modification action in a fixed sentence to a partner user for whom a specific relationship has not been established.

  For this reason, specifically, in this embodiment, for each relationship attribute indicating the relationship between users, the relationship is given to the user who is established with the other user. The shared condition information in which whether or not to create a message for the partner user is set is stored in the storage unit in advance, and the relationship between the user and the partner user input from the user terminal Is registered in the storage unit as relationship information, and behavior information indicating the user's behavior pattern input from the user terminal is registered in the storage unit. Then, in response to a message transmission request from the user terminal, a message input form is presented to the user terminal, a message to the other user input to the message input form is registered in the storage unit as a shared message, In response to a message browsing request from the user terminal, a shared message addressed to the user is acquired from the storage unit and presented to the user terminal.

  In addition to this, when presenting the message input form, for the relationship attribute between the user and the other user acquired from the relationship information in the storage unit, the setting contents of the message creation authority corresponding to the relationship attribute are stored in the storage unit. By checking the sharing condition information, it is determined whether or not the user has the authority to create a message for the other user. If the determination result indicates that the user has authority, the message input form indicates that the user When a freely input message is acquired and the determination result indicates no authority, a message selected from a plurality of fixed phrases is acquired by the message input form.

[Configuration of message sharing device]
Next, the configuration of the message sharing apparatus 10 according to the present exemplary embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The message sharing apparatus 10 includes, as main functional units, a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, an authentication processing unit 13, a sharing condition registration unit 14, a relationship information registration unit 15, a behavior information registration unit 16, a message registration unit 17, and a creation An authority determination unit 18 and an information presentation unit 19 are provided, and these functional units are connected so as to exchange data with each other.

  The communication unit 11 has a dedicated data communication interface. The communication unit 11 connects to the user terminal 20 of each user via the communication network 40 such as the Internet or a mobile network, and uses this data communication. Thus, it has a Web communication function for exchanging various information with the user terminal 20 by presenting a Web page including various forms.

  The storage unit 12 includes a storage device such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory, and has a function of storing various processing information and programs 12P used in each functional unit. Main processing information stored in the storage unit 12 includes user information 12A, sharing condition information 12B, relationship information 12C, behavior information 12D, sharing message 12E, and browsing history information 12F.

  The user information 12 </ b> A is various information related to a user who uses the message sharing apparatus 1. FIG. 3 is a configuration example of user information. Here, for each personal ID for identifying the user, the user name, the login ID and password used for user authentication, the user address and telephone number, and the icon ID for identifying the user icon Various information about the user is registered.

  The sharing condition information 12B is information indicating a sharing condition for determining the presence / absence of a message creation authority based on a relationship attribute indicating a relationship between users. FIG. 4 is a configuration example of the sharing condition information. Here, for each condition ID for identifying a sharing condition according to the relationship between users, a relationship attribute indicating the relationship, for the user who has established the relationship with the other user Given permission for message creation for the other user, necessity of two-way establishment indicating the necessity of establishing the relationship attribute in both directions between the users, and registration date / time when these information was registered Is registered as a set.

  The relationship information 12C is information indicating the relationship between the user and the other user input from the user terminal 20. FIG. 5 is a configuration example of the relationship information. Here, for each relationship ID for identifying relationship information, a registrant individual ID for identifying a user, a partner individual ID for identifying a partner user, a name assigned to the relationship, and the contents of the relationship The relationship attribute to be shown and the registration date and time when these pieces of information are registered are registered as a set.

  The behavior information 12 </ b> D is information indicating a behavior pattern related to the behavior modification approach of the user input from the user terminal 20. FIG. 6 is a configuration example of behavior information. Here, for each data ID that identifies individual behavior information, the individual ID of the user who performed the behavior, the type, item, and content related to the behavior, the calorie value increased or decreased by the behavior, the date of data measurement, and The registration date and time when these pieces of information are registered is registered as a set.

  The shared message 12E is information indicating a message exchanged between uses. FIG. 7 is a configuration example of a shared message. Here, for each message ID for identifying a message, the creator of the message, a format indicating whether it is a fixed sentence or a free sentence, the content of the message, and the registration date and time when the message is registered are registered as a set.

  The browsing history information 12F is information indicating a record in which a user browses a message addressed to the user. FIG. 8 is a configuration example of browsing history information. Here, for each history ID for identifying the browsing history of a message, a registrant personal ID indicating the user who registered the message, a message ID indicating the registered message, and a transmission partner personal ID indicating the transmission partner of the message The registered date and time when the information is registered, and a browsed flag indicating whether or not the message has been browsed are registered as a set.

  The authentication processing unit 13 presents a login form in response to a login request from the user terminal 20, and receives the login ID and password acquired by the login form and the login ID and password of the user information 12A in the storage unit 12. It has a function of performing authentication processing for determining the legitimacy of the user by collating.

  The sharing condition registration unit 14 is given to the user who has established the relationship with the other user for each relationship attribute input from the administrator terminal 30 and indicating the relationship between the users. The sharing condition information 12B in which the presence / absence of message creation authority for the partner user is set is registered in the storage unit 12.

The relationship information registration unit 15 has a function of registering in the storage unit 12 as relationship information 12C, a relationship attribute indicating the relationship between the user and the other user input from the user terminal 20.
The behavior information registration unit 16 has a function of registering behavior information 12 </ b> D indicating the user's behavior pattern input from the user terminal 20 in the storage unit 12.

  The message registration unit 17 presents a message input form to the user terminal 20 in response to a message transmission request from the user terminal 20, and a message to the other user input in the message input form is shared message 12E. If the function registered in the storage unit 12 and the determination result of the creation authority determination unit 18 indicate that there is an authority, the message input by the user freely by the message input form is acquired, and the determination result is not authorized. , The message input form has a function of acquiring a message selected from a plurality of fixed sentences.

  When presenting the message input form, the creation authority determination unit 18 sets the message creation authority setting corresponding to the relationship attribute for the relationship attribute between the user and the other user acquired from the relationship information 12C of the storage unit 12. Is confirmed with the sharing condition information 12B of the storage unit 12, and based on the confirmation result, there is a function of determining whether or not the user has the authority to create a message for the other user.

  The information presentation unit 19 obtains the user behavior information 12D from the storage unit 12 in response to a behavior information browsing request from the user terminal 20, and presents the behavior information 12D to the user terminal 20. In response to the message browsing request, the shared message 12E addressed to the user is acquired from the storage unit 12 and presented to the user terminal 20.

  Among these functional units, the authentication processing unit 13, the sharing condition registration unit 14, the relationship information registration unit 15, the behavior information registration unit 16, the message registration unit 17, the creation authority determination unit 18, and the information presentation unit 19 are a CPU or the like. This is realized by executing a program 12P in the storage unit 12 by an arithmetic processing unit having a microprocessor and its peripheral circuits. The program 12P is read from an external device or a recording medium (both not shown) and stored in the storage unit 12 in advance.

[Operation of this embodiment]
Next, the operation of the message sharing apparatus 10 according to this exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram illustrating the operation of the message sharing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  Here, the user A logs in to the message sharing apparatus 10 from the user terminal 21 and transmits a message to the user B, and then the user B logs in to the message sharing apparatus 10 from the user terminal 22, The case where the message from the user A is browsed will be described as an example. It is assumed that the sharing condition information 12B, the relationship information 12C, and the behavior information 12D are already registered in the message sharing apparatus 10.

[Message sending operation]
First, when transmitting a message, the user A operates the browser at the user terminal 21 to make a login request to the message sharing apparatus 10 (step 100). In response to the login request, the authentication processing unit 13 of the message sharing apparatus 10 executes an authentication process, and uses the login ID and password acquired from the user terminal 21 as the login ID and password of the user information 12A in the storage unit 12. To verify the legitimacy of user A (step 101). Here, when the validity of the user A is confirmed, a menu form for the user A to select various service processes is presented to the user terminal 21 (step 102).

  Next, when message transmission processing is selected on the user terminal 21 in response to the operation of the user A using the menu form (step 110), the message registration unit 17 of the message sharing device 10 Is sent to the user terminal 21 (step 111).

  Thereafter, when the search condition of the transmission partner is notified from the user terminal 21 in response to the operation of the user A using the transmission partner search form (step 112), the message registration unit 17 makes the search based on this search condition. A message transmission partner is searched from the user information 12A of the storage unit 12 (step 113), and the list of searched transmission partners is presented to the user terminal 21 (step 114).

  Subsequently, when the user B is notified as the transmission partner from the user terminal 21 in response to the operation of the user A using the transmission partner list (step 115), the message registration unit 17 creates the creation authority determination unit 18. Thus, the authority determination process is executed to check whether or not the user A has the message transmission authority with respect to the user B as the transmission partner (step 116).

  Here, when it is determined that there is a transmission authority (step 117: YES), the message registration unit 17 presents to the user terminal 21 a free text input form that allows the text content of the message to be freely input (step 118). When it is determined that there is no transmission authority (step 117: NO), the message registration unit 17 presents to the user terminal 21 a fixed sentence selection form that can select a fixed sentence prepared in advance as the contents of the message (step 117). 119).

  Thereafter, when the message content is notified from the user terminal 21 in accordance with the operation of the user A using the free text input form or the fixed text selection form (step 120), the message registration unit 17 determines the message content. Is registered in the shared message 12E of the storage unit 12 as a message from the user A to the user B (step 121).

[Message display operation]
Thus, after the message from the user A to the user B is transmitted, when the user B views the message, the user B operates the browser at the user terminal 22 to operate the message sharing apparatus 10. A login request is made (step 130). In response to this login request, the authentication processing unit 13 of the message sharing device 10 executes an authentication process, and uses the login ID and password acquired from the user terminal 22 as the login ID and password of the user information 12A in the storage unit 12. Is verified to determine the legitimacy of user B (step 131). Here, when the legitimacy of the user B is confirmed, a menu form for the user B to select various service processes is presented to the user terminal 22 (step 132).

  Next, when a message browsing process is selected on the user terminal 22 in response to the operation of the user B using the menu form (step 140), the information presenting unit 19 of the message sharing device 10 is stored in the storage unit 12. The message addressed to the user B is searched from the shared message 12E (step 141), and the contents of the searched message and the information of the transmission partner are presented to the user terminal 22 (step 142). As a result, the message is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 22 of the user B.

[Authentication process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 10, an authentication process in the message sharing apparatus 10 according to the present exemplary embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the authentication process.
The authentication processing unit 13 of the message sharing apparatus 10 executes the authentication process of FIG. 10 in response to a login request from the user terminal 20.

In response to a login request from the user terminal 20, the authentication processing unit 13 reads a login form stored in advance in the storage unit 12 and presents it to the user terminal 20, and the user using the login form uses the login form. In accordance with the operation, a login ID and a password are acquired (step 200).
Thereafter, the acquired login ID and password are checked against the login ID and password of the user information 12A in the storage unit 12 (step 201). If these login IDs and passwords do not match (step 202: NO) The process returns to step 100 as an authentication error.

  On the other hand, when these login IDs and passwords match (step 202: YES), the storage unit 12 uses the personal ID of the user information 12A as the personal ID of the user used in various service processes until the user logs out. A menu form for temporarily saving (step 203) and pre-stored in the storage unit 12 for the user to select various service processes is read out and presented to the user terminal 20 (step 204), and a series of authentications is performed. The process ends. This menu form is provided with a menu for selecting various service processes provided to the user, such as a relationship information registration process, a behavior information registration process, a behavior information browsing process, a message transmission process, and a message browsing process. .

[Sharing condition registration process]
Next, a sharing condition registration process in the message sharing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the sharing condition registration process.
The sharing condition registration unit 14 of the message sharing apparatus 10 executes the sharing condition registration process of FIG. 11 in accordance with the selection operation of the sharing condition registration process by the administrator at the administrator terminal 30.

  In response to the selection operation of the sharing condition registration process at the administrator terminal 30, the sharing condition registration unit 14 reads an input form for sharing condition registration stored in advance in the storage unit 12 and presents it to the administrator terminal 30. Then, various sharing conditions are acquired according to the operation of the administrator using this input form (step 210). In the input form for registering the sharing condition, the relationship attribute indicating the relationship between users, the bidirectional establishment indicating whether the relationship is established in both directions, and the message creation applied when the relationship is established An input field for inputting various sharing conditions such as authority is provided.

  Thereafter, the sharing condition registration unit 14 sets these sharing conditions as the sharing condition information 12B of the storage unit 12 together with the registration date and time in response to the administrator's registration OK operation on the administrator terminal 30 (step 211: YES). Registration is performed (step 212), and a series of sharing condition registration processing ends. Further, in response to the administrator's change operation at the administrator terminal 30 (step 211: NO), the process returns to step 210.

[Relation Information Registration Process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the relationship information registration process in the message sharing apparatus 10 according to this exemplary embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the relationship information registration process.
The relation information registration unit 15 of the message sharing apparatus 10 executes the relation information registration process of FIG. 12 in response to the selection operation of the relation information registration process by the user using the menu form on the user terminal 20.

  The relationship information registration unit 15 reads out an input form for user search stored in advance in the storage unit 12 and presents it to the user terminal 20 in response to a selection operation of the relationship information registration process at the user terminal 20. Then, various search items are acquired in accordance with the user's operation using this input form (step 220). In the user search input form, keywords such as the name, address, age, nickname, icon, and type of activity are displayed as keywords for searching for the other user who is the target of the new relationship information. An input field for inputting a search item is provided.

Next, the relationship information registration unit 15 searches the user information 12A and the behavior information 12D in the storage unit 12 for candidate users corresponding to the acquired search items, and creates a list of candidate users including each individual ID. It is presented to the user terminal 20 (step 221).
Subsequently, the relationship information registration unit 15 acquires the personal ID of the partner user from the user terminal 20 in accordance with the user's operation using the list or various forms, and indicates the relationship with the partner user. A relation attribute and a relation name are acquired (step 222). At this time, the user may name the relationship name, but the relationship attribute is preferably a fixed name. Further, the system administrator may freely define the fixed relationship attributes.

  Thereafter, the relationship information registering unit 15 responds to the user's registration OK operation at the user terminal 20 (step 223: YES), and the personal ID of the user (registrant personal ID), and the other user's personal ID. An ID (partner personal ID), a relation name, a relation attribute, and the like are registered as relation information 12C in the storage unit 12 together with the registration date and time (step 224), and a series of relation information registration processing ends. Further, in response to the user's change operation at the user terminal 20 (step 223: NO), the process returns to step 220.

[Behavior information registration process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 13, the action information registration process in the message sharing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the behavior information registration process.
The behavior information registration unit 16 of the message sharing device 10 executes the behavior information registration process of FIG. 13 in response to a selection operation of the behavior information registration process by the user using the menu form on the user terminal 20.

  The behavior information registration unit 16 reads out an action data registration input form stored in advance in the storage unit 12 and presents it to the user terminal 20 in response to a selection operation of the behavior information registration process at the user terminal 20. Then, various action data are acquired according to the user's operation using this input form (step 230). The input form for behavior data registration is provided with input fields for inputting various behavior data such as the type, item, and content related to the behavior, the calorie value increased or decreased by the behavior, and the date of data measurement.

  Thereafter, the relationship information registration unit 15 responds to the user's registration OK operation on the user terminal 20 (step 231: YES), and the behavior information of the storage unit 12 together with the registration date and time. 12D is registered (step 232), and the series of behavior information registration processing is terminated. Further, in response to the user's change operation on the user terminal 20 (step 231: NO), the process returns to step 230. When registering action data, the consistency between the new action data and the action information 12D in the storage unit 12 is confirmed. If no match is obtained, an input error is presented to the user terminal 20 and the action data is displayed. Data re-input may be prompted.

[Message transmission processing]
Next, message transmission processing in the message sharing apparatus 10 according to the present exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing message transmission processing.
The message registration unit 17 of the message sharing apparatus 10 executes the message transmission process of FIG. 14 in response to the user's selection operation of the message transmission process using the menu form on the user terminal 20.

  The message registration unit 17 reads out a user search input form stored in advance in the storage unit 12 and presents it to the user terminal 20 in response to a selection operation of the message transmission process on the user terminal 20. Various search items are acquired according to the user's operation using the input form (step 240). In the user search input form, keywords such as the name, address, age, nickname, icon, and type of activity are displayed as keywords for searching for the other user who is the target of the new relationship information. An input field for inputting a search item is provided. Other users who are registered in advance may be displayed in a list.

Next, the message registration unit 17 searches the user information 12A and the behavior information 12D in the storage unit 12 for candidate users corresponding to the acquired search items, and uses a list of candidate users including each individual ID. To the person terminal 20 (step 241).
Subsequently, the message registration unit 17 acquires the other user's personal ID from the user terminal 20 in response to the user's operation using the list (step 242). The creation authority determination unit 18 executes authority determination processing to check whether or not the user has authority to send a message to the other user (step 243).

  Here, when it is determined that there is a transmission authority (step 244: YES), the message registration unit 17 uses a free text input form that can be pre-stored in the storage unit 12 and can freely input text contents of the message. The message registration unit 17 is prepared in advance as the content of the message stored in advance in the storage unit 12 when it is determined that there is no transmission authority (step 244: NO). A fixed sentence selection form capable of selecting a fixed sentence is presented to the user terminal 21 (step 246).

  For the free text input form, a text input symbol used in a general Web page may be used. For the fixed sentence selection form, a list of fixed sentences may be used. FIG. 15 is a configuration example of the fixed phrase selection form. Here, one or more standard sentences are prepared for each partner user who is a transmission partner, and an arbitrary standard sentence can be selected.

Users can select a standard shared message, but as shown in Figure 2 above, a general encouragement message such as “Let's do our best” or “It ’s amazing” The message also has a certain effect on personal behavior change (preventing a decrease in the number of steps).
Since the fixed phrase itself can be customized, when performing service using the message sharing apparatus 10 according to the present invention, a higher effect can be expected if the fixed sentence message is changed to a more specific one by one. For example, add a seasonal element to the standard message “Let's do our best”. If it is winter, it will be “Cold but let's do our best”. Can also be transmitted.

  Subsequently, when the message content is notified from the user terminal 21 in response to the user's operation using the free text input form or the fixed text selection form (step 247), the message registration unit 17 displays the message content. A message from the user to the other user is registered in the shared message 12E in the storage unit 12 (step 248).

  Thereafter, the message registration unit 17 registers the message as a shared message 12E in the storage unit 12 together with the registration date and time in accordance with the user's registration OK operation on the user terminal 20 (step 249: YES) ( Step 250), a series of message transmission processing is terminated. Further, in response to the user's change operation at the user terminal 20 (step 249: NO), the process returns to step 240.

[Create authority judgment processing]
Next, the creation authority determination process in the message sharing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the creation authority determination process.
The creation authority determination unit 18 of the message sharing apparatus 10 executes the creation authority determination process of FIG. 16 in response to an instruction from the message registration unit 17.

  In response to an instruction from the message registration unit 17 including the personal IDs of the user who sends the message and the other user who receives the message, the creation authority determination unit 18 sets the personal ID from the relation information 12C of the storage unit 12. Based on this, the first relation attribute for the other user is acquired from the user (step 260), and the sharing condition regarding the first relation attribute is acquired from the sharing condition information 12B of the storage unit 12 (step 261).

  Next, the creation authority determination unit 18 confirms the setting contents of bidirectional establishment corresponding to the first relation attribute according to the sharing condition (step 262), and indicates that the setting contents indicate the necessity of bidirectional establishment. (Step 262: YES), the second relation attribute for the user is acquired from the other user based on the personal ID from the relation information 12C in the storage unit 12 (Step 263), and the first relation attribute is obtained. Is matched with the second relation attribute (step 264).

  Here, when the first relation attribute matches the second relation attribute (step 264: YES), the creation authority determination unit 18 confirms the setting contents of the message creation authority of the sharing condition (step 265). ) If the setting content indicates that the user has authority (step 265: YES), it is determined that the user has the authority to create a message for the other user (step 266). If the setting content indicates that the user has no authority, (Step 265: NO), it is determined that the message creation authority of the user is not given to the other user (Step 267), and the series of creation authority judgment processing is terminated.

On the other hand, if the first relationship attribute and the second relationship attribute do not match in step 264 (step 264: NO), the creation authority determination unit 18 determines that the user's message creation authority is not given to the other user. (Step 267), and a series of creation authority determination processing ends.
In step 262, when the setting content indicates that bidirectional establishment is not necessary (step 262: NO), the process proceeds to step 265.

Thus, for example, if the administrator determines that a message between family members cannot be taken as slander, slander, or denial, in the sharing condition information 12B, the attribute relationship is “family”, the two-way relationship establishment is “necessary”, the message Set the creation authority to "Yes".
At this time, in the relationship information 12C, if “family” is set as a relationship attribute between the user who is the message sender and the partner user who is the receiver, the user can enter the message transmission form. Text input is possible.

In this case, even if only the user sets “family”, the message creation authority is not given unless the other user sets “family”.
As a result, it is possible to transfer the authority to create a message in consideration of the mutual relationship such as the background of communication between the message sender and the receiver, and the possibility of being deceived / defamated / denied is reduced compared to the conventional method. In addition, by adjusting the setting contents of the sharing condition information 12B according to the policy of each message sharing system and the user's request, it is possible to relax the conditions for granting message creation authority.

[Message presentation process]
Next, with reference to FIG. 17, a message presentation process in the message sharing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing message presentation processing.
The information presentation unit 19 of the message sharing apparatus 10 executes the message presentation process of FIG. 17 in response to the user's selection operation of the message presentation process using the menu form on the user terminal 20.

  The information presentation unit 19 obtains the relevant information corresponding to the personal ID of the user from the relevant information 12C of the storage unit 12 in response to the selection operation of the message presentation process on the user terminal 20 (step 270). An unprocessed partner user is selected from the partner users registered in the relationship information (step 271).

Next, the information presentation unit 19 acquires the name and icon ID corresponding to the personal ID of the selected partner user from the user information 12A of the storage unit 12 (step 272), and the icon corresponding to this icon ID. An image is acquired from the storage unit 12 (step 273).
In addition, the information presenting unit 19 obtains a message from the shared message 12E in the storage unit 12 in which the personal ID of the selected partner user is the registrant personal ID and the personal ID of the user is the transmission partner personal ID ( Step 274).

Thereafter, the information presenting unit 19 checks whether there is an unprocessed partner user among the partner users registered in the related information (step 275), and if it exists (step 275: YES), Return to step 271.
On the other hand, when there is no unprocessed partner user (step 275: NO), the information presentation unit 19 lists the name, icon image, and message of the partner user acquired for each partner user and presents the message. The form is presented to the user terminal 20 (step 276), and the fact that the presented message has been browsed is set by the browsed flag of the message and recorded in the browsing record information 12F of the storage unit 12 (step 276). 277), a series of message presentation processing ends.

  FIG. 18 is a configuration example of a message presentation form. Here, for each partner user, the message transmitted to the user is displayed as a list together with the partner user's icon image.

For the icon image of the partner user displayed in the message presentation form, an icon image corresponding to the action change action result determined from the partner user's action record may be selected. For example, the behavior information corresponding to the personal ID of the other user is acquired from the behavior information 12D of the storage unit 12, and the calorie consumption and intake calories are totaled from these behavior information. A typical icon image may be selected, and if calorie consumption <calorie intake, an icon image representing a meal action may be selected.
Thereby, at the time of message browsing, it is possible to inform the user of the result of each partner user who sent the message.

[Behavior information presentation processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 19, the action information presentation process in the message sharing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the behavior information presentation process.
The information presentation unit 19 of the message sharing apparatus 10 executes the behavior information presentation process of FIG. 19 in response to a behavior information processing selection operation by the user using the menu form on the user terminal 20.

  The information presentation unit 19 reads out an action information browsing input form stored in advance in the storage unit 12 in response to a selection operation for behavior information processing at the user terminal 20, and presents it to the user terminal 20. Various setting items are acquired in accordance with the user's operation using this input form (step 280). The action information browsing input form is provided with an input field for inputting setting items such as type, item, content, calorie, and counting unit related to the action information as setting items for the action information to be presented. .

  Subsequently, the information presentation unit 19 reads out the user search input form stored in advance in the storage unit 12 and presents it to the user terminal 20, in accordance with the user's operation using this input form. Various search items are acquired (step 281). In the user search input form, search for the name, address, age, nickname, icon, type of activity, etc. of the other user as keywords to search for the other user who is the target of the new relationship information. An input field for inputting an item is provided.

Next, the information presentation unit 19 searches the user information 12A and the behavior information 12D in the storage unit 12 for candidate users corresponding to the acquired search item, and uses a list of candidate users including each individual ID. To the person terminal 20 (step 282).
Subsequently, the related information registration unit 15 acquires the personal ID of the other user to be presented from the user terminal 20 in response to the user's operation using the list or various forms, and corresponds to this personal ID. Action information to be acquired is acquired from the action information 12D of the storage unit 12 (step 283).

  Thereafter, the relationship information registration unit 15 aggregates the data included in the acquired behavior information in the aggregation unit input as the setting item in the input form in step 280, and the user terminal 20 displays these aggregation results in a list or graph. (Step 284), and a series of behavior information presentation processing is terminated.

[Effects of the present embodiment]
In this way, the present embodiment provides for each of the relationship users indicating the relationship between the users, the relationship being given to the user who has established the relationship with the partner user. The sharing condition information in which the message creation authority is set is stored in advance in the storage unit, and the relation attribute indicating the relation between the user and the other user input from the user terminal is the relation information. To the storage unit, and the behavior information indicating the behavior pattern of the user input from the user terminal is registered in the storage unit. Then, in response to a message transmission request from the user terminal, a message input form is presented to the user terminal, a message to the other user input to the message input form is registered in the storage unit as a shared message, In response to a message browsing request from the user terminal, a shared message addressed to the user is acquired from the storage unit and presented to the user terminal.

  In addition to this, when presenting the message input form, for the relationship attribute between the user and the other user acquired from the relationship information in the storage unit, the setting contents of the message creation authority corresponding to the relationship attribute are stored in the storage unit. By checking the sharing condition information, it is determined whether or not the user has the authority to create a message for the other user. If the determination result indicates that the user has authority, the message input form indicates that the user When a freely input message is acquired and the determination result indicates no authority, a message selected from a plurality of fixed phrases is acquired by the message input form.

Thereby, the presence / absence of the message creation authority for the other user is set by the relationship attribute set in accordance with the relationship with the other user, such as whether each user has the same knowledge / experience. For this reason, the system administrator can flexibly set the message creation authority according to the relationship with the other user without being involved in the relationship between individual users. It is possible to exchange useful messages.
In addition, since the system administrator who manages the message sharing system can set in advance whether or not the message creation authority exists for each relation attribute, the policy of each system can be reflected.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, when there is a message creation authority, a message composed of a free sentence is created, and when there is no message creation authority, a message composed of a fixed sentence can be created. Even if you do not have the authority to create messages, you can exchange useful messages for action modification. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2 described above, it is possible to improve the efforts of each user as compared to the case where a message is not transmitted when there is no message creation authority.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, the user terminal 20 simply exchanges various types of information by performing Web communication with the message sharing apparatus 10 using a general browser function widely installed in the user terminal 20. , Message sharing services are available.
For this reason, unlike the instant messenger described above, functions that are not installed in general user terminals such as a user presence management function, a message creation function, and a message transmission / reception function become unnecessary. Therefore, it is not necessary to introduce these functions as a client program, and the message sharing service can be used very easily in various user terminals such as a mobile phone, a PDA, and a personal computer.

  In the present embodiment, the creation authority determination unit 18 uses both of the first relationship attribute indicating the relationship from the user to the partner user acquired from the relationship information 12C, corresponding to the first relationship attribute. If the setting content of the direction establishment is confirmed by the sharing condition information 12B and the setting content indicates the necessity of the bidirectional establishment, the second information indicating the relationship from the partner user acquired from the relationship information to the user. It is confirmed whether or not the relationship attribute matches the first relationship attribute. If both match, the message creation authority corresponding to the first relationship attribute acquired from the sharing condition information 12B is confirmed. In accordance with the setting contents, the presence / absence of the message creation authority for the other user of the user is determined. If they do not match, the message creation for the other user of the user is not performed. If it is determined that the authority is not authorized, and the setting content indicates that there is no need for bidirectional establishment, according to the message creation authority setting content corresponding to the first relation attribute acquired from the sharing condition information, You may make it determine the presence or absence of the message creation authority with respect to the other user of a user.

  Thereby, the message creation authority can be applied only when a specific relationship is established in both the user and the other user. Therefore, it is confirmed that both the user and the other user have the same knowledge / experience, and messages can be exchanged only between users who have obtained mutual approval. For this reason, it is possible to provide a high level of security to the user who receives the message, that is, the user who is working on the behavioral change, and can actively work on the behavioral change.

[Extended embodiment]
The present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Message sharing apparatus, 11 ... Communication part, 12 ... Memory | storage part, 12A ... User information, 12B ... Sharing condition information, 12C ... Relation information, 12D ... Action information, 12E ... Shared message, 12F ... Browsing history information, 12P ... Program, 13 ... Authentication processing unit, 14 ... Shared condition registration unit, 15 ... Relational information registration unit, 16 ... Behavior information registration unit, 17 ... Message registration unit, 18 ... Creation authority determination unit, 19 ... Information presentation unit, 20 , 21, 22, 23, 24 ... user terminal, 30 ... administrator terminal, 40 ... communication network.

Claims (5)

A communication unit that performs data communication with each user terminal connected via a communication network;
For each relationship attribute indicating the relationship between the users, presence / absence of a message creation authority for the other user, which is given to the user who has established the relationship with the other user, is set. A storage unit for storing the shared condition information in advance;
A relationship information registration unit that registers a relationship attribute indicating the relationship between the user and the counterpart user input from the user terminal as relationship information in the storage unit;
An action information registration unit that registers, in the storage unit, behavior information indicating the behavior pattern of the user input from the user terminal;
A message that presents a message input form to the user terminal in response to a message transmission request from the user terminal, and registers the message to the other user input to the message input form as a shared message in the storage unit A registration department;
When presenting the message input form, for the relationship attribute between the user and the other user acquired from the relationship information in the storage unit, the setting contents of the message creation authority corresponding to the relationship attribute are set in the storage unit. A creation authority determination unit that determines whether or not the user has a message creation authority by confirming with the sharing condition information;
In response to a behavior information browsing request from the user terminal, the user's behavior information is acquired from the storage unit and presented to the user terminal, and the user is responded to a message browsing request from the user terminal. An information presentation unit that obtains a shared message addressed to the storage unit and presents the shared message to the user terminal;
When the determination result of the creation authority determination unit indicates that there is authority, the message registration unit acquires a message that is freely input by the user using the message input form, and the determination result indicates that there is no authority The message sharing apparatus, wherein a message selected from a plurality of fixed sentences is acquired by the message input form. The message sharing apparatus according to claim 1,
In the sharing condition information, for each relationship attribute, presence / absence of the message creation authority and necessity / unnecessity of bidirectional establishment indicating the necessity of establishment of the relationship attribute in both directions between the users are set. And
The creation authority determination unit
For the first relationship attribute indicating the relationship from the user to the partner user acquired from the relationship information, confirm the setting content of bidirectional establishment corresponding to the first relationship attribute in the sharing condition information,
When the setting content indicates that the two-way establishment is necessary, the second relationship attribute indicating the relationship from the partner user to the user acquired from the relationship information matches the first relationship attribute. Check whether or not
If the two match, the message creation authority of the user for the other user is determined according to the setting contents of the message creation authority corresponding to the first relation attribute acquired from the sharing condition information. Determine the presence or absence,
If they do not match, it is determined that the user has no authority to create a message for the other user,
When the setting content indicates that bidirectional establishment is not necessary, the user's use of the other party according to the message creation authority setting content corresponding to the first relation attribute acquired from the sharing condition information A message sharing device for determining whether or not a message creation authority is given to a user. A message sharing method used in a message sharing apparatus for exchanging messages between user terminals of each user,
A communication step in which the communication unit performs data communication with the user terminal of each user connected via a communication network;
For each relationship attribute indicating the relationship between the users, the storage unit is given to the user who has established the relationship with the other user, and the message creation authority for the other user A storage step of storing in advance sharing condition information in which presence / absence is set;
A relationship information registration step in which a relationship information registration unit registers a relationship attribute indicating a relationship between the user and the counterpart user input from the user terminal in the storage unit as relationship information;
A behavior information registration step in which a behavior information registration unit registers behavior information indicating the behavior pattern of the user input from the user terminal in the storage unit;
The message registration unit presents a message input form to the user terminal in response to a message transmission request from the user terminal, and stores the message to the other user input in the message input form as a shared message Message registration step to register with
When the creation authority determination unit presents the message input form, setting of message creation authority corresponding to the relation attribute for the relation attribute between the user and the other user acquired from the relation information in the storage unit A creation authority determination step for determining the presence or absence of message creation authority for the other user of the user by confirming the content in the sharing condition information of the storage unit;
In response to a behavior information browsing request from the user terminal, the information presentation unit acquires the user's behavior information from the storage unit and presents it to the user terminal, and responds to a message browsing request from the user terminal. Accordingly, an information presentation step of acquiring a shared message addressed to the user from the storage unit and presenting the shared message to the user terminal,
In the message registration step, when the determination result of the creation authority determination step indicates authority, the message is freely input by the user using the message input form, and the determination result indicates no authority Includes a step of acquiring a message selected from a plurality of fixed phrases using the message input form. The message sharing method according to claim 3,
In the sharing condition information, for each relationship attribute, presence / absence of the message creation authority and necessity / unnecessity of bidirectional establishment indicating the necessity of establishment of the relationship attribute in both directions between the users are set. And
The creation authority determining step includes:
Confirming the setting contents of bidirectional establishment corresponding to the first relationship attribute with the sharing condition information for the first relationship attribute indicating the relationship from the user to the partner user acquired from the relationship information; ,
When the setting content indicates that the two-way establishment is necessary, the second relationship attribute indicating the relationship from the partner user to the user acquired from the relationship information matches the first relationship attribute. A step to check whether or not
If the two match, the message creation authority of the user for the other user is determined according to the setting contents of the message creation authority corresponding to the first relation attribute acquired from the sharing condition information. Determining presence or absence;
If the two do not match, it is determined that the user has no authority to create a message for the other user,
When the setting content indicates that bidirectional establishment is not necessary, the user's use of the other party according to the message creation authority setting content corresponding to the first relation attribute acquired from the sharing condition information A message sharing method comprising: determining whether or not the user has message creation authority.   A program for causing a computer to function as each unit constituting the message sharing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.

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