JP2014071616A - Message display system, control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a message desired by a user from among a plurality of messages, on a display part.SOLUTION: A message display system includes: a first screen display control part which displays a first screen including a plurality of messages associated with date/time information and arranged in time series on the basis of the date/time information, on a display part; a search part which extracts a message including an input search character from the messages; a second screen display control part which displays a second screen including the message extracted by the search part in a selectable manner, on the display part; a third screen display control part which displays a third screen including the extracted message and other messages with date/time information next to that of the extracted message, and displays the extracted message in a selectable manner on the display part; and a screen switching part which selects the second screen or the third screen according to a predetermined operation.

Description

  The present invention relates to a message display system, a control method, and a program.

  An application is provided in which a plurality of user terminals transmit and receive messages input in an e-mail, an electronic bulletin board, a chat, and the like via a network such as the Internet (for example, see Patent Document 1). . When a user terminal having such an application receives a message, for example, information such as a user name for identifying the user who has input the message and an input message is arranged in time series based on the transmission date / time or the reception date / time. Is displayed so that can be listed. If multiple messages cannot be displayed on one screen, they can be scrolled.

Japanese Patent No. 4782822

  However, as the amount of stored messages increases, the amount of message scrolling increases. At this time, if the user wants to see one of the accumulated messages again, he / she has to do many scroll operations to move to the place he / she wants to see It may not be possible to operate efficiently due to passing through the location. Therefore, it is desirable to perform an operation for displaying a message that the user wants to see among a plurality of messages displayed in this manner more easily and efficiently.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and provides a message display system, a control method, and a program for displaying a message that a user wants to see among a plurality of accumulated messages on a display unit.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to one aspect of the present invention, a first screen that displays a first screen in which a plurality of messages associated with date and time information are arranged in time series based on the date and time information is displayed on the display unit. A display control unit (152), a search unit (157, 157a, 221) that extracts a message including a search character to be input from a plurality of messages, and an extracted message that is a message extracted by the search unit can be selected. The second screen to be displayed in the state includes the second screen display control unit (153) for displaying on the display unit, the extracted message, and another message in which the extracted message and date / time information are continuous, and the extracted message can be selected. The third screen to be displayed in a stable state on the third screen display control unit (154) for displaying on the display unit, and screen switching for switching between the second screen and the third screen in accordance with a predetermined operation Parts and (155), a message display system characterized in that it comprises a (100, 100a, 100b, 200b).

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, the second screen display control unit and the third screen display control unit display the extracted message as a selectable operator, or display a message selection operator associated with the extracted message. Whether the extracted message is displayed in a selectable state by either or both of them, and whether the screen switching unit selects the extracted message displayed as the selectable operator or the message selection operator The second screen and the third screen are switched according to any of the operations.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the second screen display control unit displays a selectable first end operator on the display unit when a predetermined operation is performed on the second screen, and the screen switching unit When the 1 end operator is selected, the first screen is displayed on the display unit.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the third screen display control unit displays a selectable second end operator on the display unit when a predetermined operation is performed on the third screen, and the screen switching unit When the 2 end operator is selected, the first screen is displayed on the display unit.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the second screen and the third screen include a message input area, and the screen switching unit displays the first screen on the display unit when the message input in the input area is confirmed. It is characterized by that.

  Further, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of messages are associated with each of a plurality of groups including a plurality of users, and the search unit is associated with a selected group among the plurality of groups. A message including a search character is extracted from a plurality of messages.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, the plurality of messages are associated with each of a plurality of users, and includes a selection unit (160) that selects a user to be searched among the plurality of users. A message including a search character is extracted from a plurality of messages associated with a user selected by the selection unit.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, the selection unit selects a user that is a search target by selecting a user selection operator corresponding to each of a plurality of users, and selects a user as a user selection operator. A selection operation element display control unit (159) for distinguishing from a user selection operation element for selecting a user and displaying it on the display unit is provided.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, a step of causing a display unit to display a first screen in which a plurality of messages associated with date and time information are arranged in a time series based on the date and time information is extracted from the plurality of messages. , Including a step of causing the display unit to display a second screen that displays the extracted message including the input search character in a selectable state, the extracted message, and another message in which the extracted message and date and time information are continuous. And a step of displaying on the display unit a third screen for displaying the extracted message in a selectable state, and a step of switching between the second screen and the third screen in accordance with a predetermined operation. This is a method for controlling a message display device.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, the computer of the message display device causes the display unit to display a first screen in which a plurality of messages associated with date and time information are arranged in time series based on the date and time information; A step of displaying a second screen, which is extracted from a plurality of messages and including an input search character to be displayed in a selectable state, on the display unit, the extracted message, and the extracted message and date / time information are continuous. A step of causing the display unit to display a third screen that includes other messages and displays the extracted message in a selectable state, and a step of switching between the second screen and the third screen in accordance with a predetermined operation. This is a program that executes

  As described above, according to the present invention, the message display system causes the display unit to display the first screen in which a plurality of messages associated with the date information are arranged in time series based on the date information. A screen display control unit; a search unit that extracts a message including a search character to be input from a plurality of messages; and a second screen that displays an extracted message that is a message extracted by the search unit in a selectable state. A second screen display control unit to be displayed on the display unit; an extracted message; and a third screen for displaying the extracted message in a selectable state including the extracted message and another message in which the date and time information continues. A third screen display control unit that is displayed on the screen, and a screen switching unit that switches between the second screen and the third screen in accordance with a predetermined operation. Among di, it is possible to display the message that the user wants to see on the display unit.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the message transmission / reception system by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the group selection screen by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the basic screen by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the search character input screen by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the search result screen by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the expansion | deployment screen by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the user information by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the group information by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of message information by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the user terminal by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the termination operator displayed on a search result screen by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the completion | finish operation element displayed on the expansion | deployment screen by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the message transmission / reception system by the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the user selection operation element displayed on the search character input screen by the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the message transmission / reception system by the 5th Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<First Embodiment>
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a message transmission / reception system 1 according to the present embodiment. The message transmission / reception system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100-N (N is a positive integer; user terminal 100-1, user terminal 100-2, user terminal 100-3,...) And a server device 200. These computer apparatuses are connected via a network 5. Here, since the plurality of user terminals 100-N have the same configuration, the description of “−1”, “−2”, etc. will be omitted and described as the user terminal 100 unless otherwise distinguished. Here, the three user terminals 100 are explicitly described, but the message transmission / reception system 1 may include four or more arbitrary number of user terminals 100.

  The message transmission / reception system 1 supports communication between users by transmitting and receiving messages between a plurality of user terminals 100. As the message transmission / reception system 1, for example, an application such as e-mail, electronic bulletin board, timeline, mini blog (micro blog, tweet blog), chat or the like transmits / receives a message associated with date / time information among a plurality of user terminals 100. Thus, a computer system that displays the images in chronological order based on the date / time information can be applied. In the present embodiment, an example in which the user terminal 100 displays a plurality of messages transmitted and received by the chat application will be described. Here, the user ID (Identifier) that identifies the user of the user terminal 100-1 is user A, the user ID that identifies the user of the user terminal 100-2 is user B, and the user of the user terminal 100-3 is identified. The user ID will be described as user C.

  First, an outline of the present embodiment will be described. The message transmission / reception system 1 performs chat control for each group associated as a user who transmits and receives messages to and from each other. The unit of users who chat is called a group. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the group selection screen W1 displayed on the screen of the user terminal 100. The group selection screen W1 displays a list of groups to which the user, who is the user operating the user terminal 100, belongs. When one of the groups displayed in the list is selected, the basic screen W2 ( Transition to (first screen).

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a basic screen W2 displayed on the user terminal 100. Here, an example of the basic screen W2 when the “tennis companion” group is selected on the user terminal 100-1 is shown. On the basic screen W2, a plurality of messages associated with the selected group are displayed in chronological order based on the transmission date / time or reception date / time of the message. In the present embodiment, a search button E12 is displayed at the upper left of the basic screen W2. When the search button E12 is pressed, the search character input screen W3 is transitioned to.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search character input screen W3 displayed on the user terminal 100. A search character text box E32 for inputting a search character is displayed on the search character input screen W3. When a search character is input in the search character text box E32 and the search button E33 is pressed, a search process for extracting a message including the input search character from the accumulated message is performed, and a search result screen W4 (second display) Screen).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search result screen W4 displayed by the user terminal 100. On the search result screen W4, extracted messages including the search characters input on the search character input screen W3 are displayed in time series. As a result, the user can search for the message he / she wants to see among the accumulated messages by using the extracted message including the search character without searching while visually confirming by scrolling. Here, when a user searches for a message, the purpose may not be to look at the message itself containing the search characters, but to look at other messages associated with the message. For example, if a user schedules to go to a movie with another user by chat, he wants to know when he has made an appointment to watch a movie, even though he remembers that he has made an appointment to go to the movie There is a case. In such a case, even if the user searches for a message with the search character as “movie”, the user's purpose cannot be achieved only by displaying the extracted message including the search character as shown in FIG. Therefore, in the search result screen W4, each of the extracted messages including the search character is displayed in a selectable state, and when any one of the extracted messages is selected, the screen shifts to the development screen W5 (third screen). . For example, when the balloon E45 or the selection button E46 is selected and pressed in this figure, the screen changes to a development screen W5 as shown below.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a development screen W5 displayed by the user terminal 100. The expanded screen W5 displays the extracted message displayed in the balloon E52 selected on the search result screen W4 and other messages in which the extracted message and date / time information are continuous. As a result, the user can efficiently find and confirm the message he / she wants to see. An embodiment for performing such control will be described in detail below.

Returning to FIG. 1, the network 5 is an information communication network configured by the Internet, a WAN (Wide Area Network), a LAN (Local Area Network), a dedicated line, or a combination thereof.
The user terminal 100 is a computer device used by a user, and is a message display device (message display system) that displays messages transmitted to and received from other user terminals 100 via the server device 200. As the user terminal 100, for example, an apparatus that includes a display device and can be connected to an information communication network, such as a PC (Personal Computer), a tablet PC, a smartphone, and a game machine, can be applied. Here, the user terminal 100 will be described as a smartphone. The user terminal 100 includes a storage unit 110, a display unit 120, an input unit 130, a communication unit 140, and a control unit 150. The plurality of user terminals 100-N are assumed to include the same units.

  The storage unit 110 is configured using a recording medium such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a combination thereof, and controls each unit included in the user terminal 100. Stores programs and various information. Moreover, the memory | storage part 110 may be a memory card with which the user terminal 100 is mounted | worn. The storage unit 110 includes a user information storage unit 111, a group information storage unit 112, and a message information storage unit 113.

  The user information storage unit 111 stores user information related to a user who performs chat. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of user information stored in the user information storage unit 111. The user information includes information in which the user ID is associated with the user name. The user ID is information for identifying the user. The user name is the name of the user. The user information of the chat partner is registered by the user himself / herself in each user terminal 100-N. The user information of the chat partner may be corrected later on the user terminal 100.

  The group information storage unit 112 stores information related to a group of users who perform chat. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of group information stored in the group information storage unit 112. Two or more users belong to one group. For example, when user A and user B chat, group information regarding the group to which user A and user B belong is stored in the group information storage unit 112. The group information includes information in which a group ID, a group name, and a user ID are associated with each other. The group ID is information that uniquely identifies a group generated by the server device 200. The group name is a name of the group and is automatically given when the group is formed, and can be set by the user afterwards.

  The user ID is information for identifying users belonging to the group. Here, for example, the name of the group whose group ID is “G1” is not set by the user. In a chat (one-to-one chat) to which two people belong as in the G1 group, the user name of the chat partner is automatically set as the group name with reference to the user information storage unit 111. It is indicated that two users, “user A” and “user B”, belong to the G1 group. It is indicated that two users “user A” and “user D” belong to the G2 group. The name of the group whose group ID is “G2” is set as “tennis companion” by the user. It is shown that the users belonging to this group are four users of “user A”, “user B”, “user C”, and “user D”.

  In the message information storage unit 113, a plurality of messages including a message transmitted from the user terminal 100 of the own user and a message transmitted from the user terminal 100 of the other user are stored for each of a plurality of groups composed of a plurality of users. The associated message information is stored. The plurality of messages are stored in association with each user who transmitted the message. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of message information stored in the message information storage unit 113. The message information includes information in which a group ID, a user ID, date / time information, and a message are associated with each other. The group ID is information for identifying a group in which a message is transmitted / received. The user ID is information for identifying the user who has input the message. The date / time information is information indicating the date / time when the message was transmitted / received. For example, in the case of a message transmitted from another user, the message is stored in association with date and time information indicating the date and time when the user terminal 100 of the own user has received the message. The date and time information indicating the date and time when the user's user terminal 100 transmits the message to the server device 200 is stored in association with each other. The date / time information includes year, month, day, hour, minute, second (YYYY / MM / DD HH: MM: SS) information. The message is a character string indicating a message transmitted / received to / from another user.

The display unit 120 is a display device that displays information such as images and characters. Each screen displayed on the display unit 120 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6 described above.
Among the display components displayed on the group selection screen W1 shown in FIG. 2, a character string indicating that this screen is a screen for performing group selection is displayed on the title label E1. Below the title label E1, an icon for selecting a group for opening the basic screen W2 and a group name are displayed. Here, in the case of one-to-one chat, an example is shown in which the user name of the other party is displayed as the group name. For example, the icon E2 is an icon indicating the user B (Tanaka B child), and the character string “Tanaka B child” that is the group name is displayed on the group label E3. When the chat screen of the same group is displayed on the user terminal 100-2 of the user B, the user name of the user A who is the chat partner is displayed as the group name.

  On the basic screen W2 shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of messages associated with date and time information are displayed in chronological order based on the date and time information. Among the display components displayed on this screen, the title label E11 displays the group name of the selected group and the search button E12. When the search button E12 is pressed, the search character input screen W3 is transitioned to. Below the title label E11, messages sent and received in the group are arranged so as to be displayed in descending order based on the date and time when the messages were sent and received. In the balloon E13, a message transmitted by the user is displayed. The time label E14 displays the time when the message displayed in the balloon E13 is transmitted. Here, the message of the own user is displayed in a balloon from the right side, and the message of another user is displayed in a balloon from the left side. The icon E15 is an icon indicating another user. The icon may be, for example, an image registered in advance by another user or an image prepared in advance by the message transmission / reception system 1. The user name label E16 displays the user name of the user corresponding to the icon E15. In the balloon E18, a message transmitted from another user is displayed. The time label E17 displays the time when the message displayed in the balloon E18 is received.

  In the date label E19, the date when the message is transmitted and received is displayed. When there are a plurality of messages having the same date, the date label E19 is displayed on the upper part of the message associated with the date and time information indicating the oldest date and time among the plurality of messages. In other words, messages are displayed separated by date label for each date. Here, the display unit 120 is a touch panel, and the message is scroll-displayed according to a scroll operation (slide operation) at an arbitrary position in the area where the message is displayed. For example, when an upward scroll operation is performed on the touch panel, a scroll balloon is displayed so as to display a balloon in which a message having a date and time newer than that of the balloon E18 is displayed in an area where the balloon E18 is displayed. . On the other hand, when the scroll operation in the downward direction is performed, the scroll display is performed so as to display a balloon in which a message with a date and time older than the message of the balloon E18 is displayed in the area where the balloon E18 is displayed. A message input from the user is displayed in the message input text box E20. The send button E21 is an operator for confirming the message input in the message input text box E20 and transmitting it to other users.

  Of the display components displayed on the search character input screen W3 shown in FIG. 4, when the return button E31 is pressed, the screen transitions to the basic screen W2. When a search character is input to the search character text box E32 and the search button E33 is pressed, a search process is performed and the search result screen W4 is displayed. In the search history list E34, a list of search characters input in the past is displayed.

  In the search result screen W4 shown in FIG. 5, an extracted message that is a message extracted by the search process based on the search character input on the search character input screen W3 is displayed in a selectable state. When the search button E41 is pressed, the screen shifts to a search character input screen W3. The title label E42 displays the group name of the selected group and the search character entered on the search character input screen W3. In this screen, a balloon is displayed as a selectable operator, and an operator associated with the balloon is displayed in the vicinity. For example, the extracted message extracted by the search process is displayed in the balloon E43. The balloon E43 is displayed as a selectable operator. The balloon E43 that displays the extracted message can be displayed in a different manner from the message balloon on the basic screen W2. For example, the balloon itself can be displayed by shading or changing the color.

  The selection button E44 displayed in the vicinity of the balloon E43 is displayed as a selectable operator similar to the balloon E43. As described above, the extracted message balloon E43 is displayed as a selectable operator on the search result screen W4, and the selection button E44 that is a message selection operator associated with the extracted message is displayed. When the balloon E43 is selected or the selection button E44 is selected, the extracted message indicated by the balloon E43 or the selection button E44 is selected, and the screen shifts to the development screen W5. The search result screen W4 displays a message input text box and a send button similar to those on the basic screen W2.

  The expanded screen W5 shown in FIG. 6 includes the extracted message selected on the search result screen W4 and other messages in which the extracted message and date / time information are continuous, and the extracted message is displayed in a selectable state. Is done. When the search button E51 is pressed, the screen changes to a search character input screen W3. The balloon E52 is a balloon indicating the extracted message selected on the search result screen W4. The extracted message and the other message in which the date / time information is continuous correspond to the date / time information continuous to the date / time indicated by the date / time information associated with the extracted message among the plurality of messages stored in the group information storage unit 112. Another message attached. The selection button E53 displayed in the vicinity of the balloon E52 is displayed as a selectable operator similar to the balloon E52. In this way, on the expanded screen W5, the extracted message balloon E52 is displayed as a selectable operator, and the selection button E53, which is a message selection operator associated with the extracted message, is displayed. When the balloon E52 is selected or the selection button E53 is selected, the extracted message indicated by the balloon E52 or the selection button E53 is selected, and the screen shifts to the search result screen W4. When the search button E51 is pressed, the screen changes to a search character input screen W3. Further, a message input text box and a send button similar to those on the basic screen W2 are displayed on the development screen W5.

Returning to FIG. 1, the input unit 130 is an input device that generates an input signal in response to an operation from a user. For example, a keyboard, a button, a touch panel, or the like can be applied to the input unit 130. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which a touch panel in which the input unit 130 and the display unit 120 are integrally configured to receive an operation input from a user is applied.
The communication unit 140 communicates with the server device 200 via the network 5.

The control unit 150 includes an information processing apparatus such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that functions as a control center of the user terminal 100, and controls each unit included in the user terminal 100. The control unit 150 includes a display control unit 151, an instruction unit 156, a search unit 157, and a message transmission / reception unit 158.
The display control unit 151 includes a basic screen display control unit 152, a search result screen display control unit 153, an expanded screen display control unit 154, and a screen switching unit 155, and displays each screen as described above. 120 is displayed.

The basic screen display control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display the basic screen W2 as described above in response to an operation from the user.
The search result screen display control unit 153 causes the display unit 120 to display the search result screen W4 as described above in response to an operation from the user.
The expanded screen display control unit 154 displays the expanded screen W5 as described above on the display unit 120 in response to an operation from the user.

  The screen switching unit 155 switches between the search result screen W4 and the development screen W5 according to a predetermined operation. For example, the predetermined operation is an operation in which the balloon E43 or the selection button E44 is selected on the search result screen W4. In the development screen W5, the balloon E52 or the selection button E53 is selected.

  The instruction unit 156 generates instruction information based on an input signal generated by the input unit 130 according to an operation from the user. For example, when the icon E2 or the group label E3 is pressed on the group selection screen W1, the instruction unit 156 generates an instruction for selecting the pressed group. In addition, the instruction unit 156 generates a character input instruction for the message input text box E20 on the basic screen W2 and a message transmission instruction when the transmission button E21 is pressed. In addition, the instruction unit 156 generates a character input instruction to the search character text box E32 on the search character input screen W3 and a search instruction when the search button E33 is pressed. The instruction unit 156 generates a screen switching instruction when the balloon E43 or the selection button E44 is pressed on the search result screen W4. In addition, when the balloon E52 or the selection button E53 is pressed on the development screen W5, the instruction unit 156 generates a screen switching instruction. The instruction unit 156 generates instruction information corresponding to every operation in this way.

  The search unit 157 performs a search process for extracting, from the message information storage unit 113, a message including the search character input in the search character text box E32 on the search character input screen W3. The search process is a message in which a group ID of a selected group is associated among a plurality of messages stored in the message information storage unit 113 and matches a search character (partial match, complete match or It means that a message including a character string is extracted. As a search character, input of a search character by a wild card (*) or a regular expression may be accepted.

When the instruction unit 156 generates a message transmission instruction in response to an operation on the input unit 130, the message transmission / reception unit 158 reads the group ID of the group selected when the message is input from the group information storage unit 112. Then, using the read group ID as a destination, message information including the message input in the message input text box is generated and transmitted to the server apparatus 200. At this time, the group ID, user ID (own user), date / time information, and message included in the message information are stored in the message information storage unit 113 as new records.
In addition, the message transmission / reception unit 158 receives message information transmitted from another user terminal 100 with the own user as the destination from the server apparatus 200, and includes a group ID, user ID (other user), date and time included in the message information. The information and message are stored in the message information storage unit 113 as a new record.

  The server device 200 includes a storage unit that stores the same information as the user information storage unit 111 and the group information storage unit 112 included in the user terminal 100, and the message information transmitted from the user terminal 100 with the group ID as the destination. Upon reception, the user ID associated with the destination group ID is specified and transmitted to the user terminal 100 indicated by the user ID. Here, the user information storage unit 111 and the group information storage unit 112 included in the user terminal 100 store only information related to the user itself, whereas the storage unit included in the server device 200 includes a server Information on all users and groups that send and receive messages via the device 200 is stored.

Next, an operation example of the message transmission / reception system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the user terminal 100 according to the present embodiment.
When a group is selected on the group selection screen W1 displayed on the display unit 120, the basic screen display control unit 152 displays the basic screen W2 (first screen) on the display unit 120 (step S1). When the search button E12 is pressed on the basic screen W2, the display control unit 151 displays the search character input screen W3 on the display unit 120. When a search character is input into the search character text box E32 and the search button E33 is pressed on the search character input screen W3, the search unit 157 performs search processing based on the search character input into the search character text box E32. Perform (step S2).

  The search result screen display control unit 153 causes the display unit 120 to display a search result screen W4 (second screen) in which the extracted messages extracted by the search unit 157 are arranged in time series (step S3). When the balloon E43 or the selection button E44 is pressed on the displayed search result screen W4 (step S4: YES), the screen switching unit 155 generates a screen switching instruction. When the screen switching unit 155 generates a screen switching instruction, the development screen display control unit 154 displays the development screen W5 (third screen) on the display unit 120 (step S5). When the balloon E52 or the selection button E53 is pressed on the displayed expanded screen W5 (step S6: YES), the process returns to step S3, and the screen switching unit 155 generates a screen switching instruction. When the screen switching unit 155 generates a screen switching instruction, the search result screen display control unit 153 causes the display unit 120 to display the search result screen W4. If the balloon E43 or the selection button E44 is not pressed on the search result screen W4 (step S4: NO), or if the balloon E52 or the selection button E53 is not pressed on the expansion screen W5 (step S6: NO), the screen is switched. The unit 155 does not switch the screen.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the extracted message balloon E43 is displayed as a selectable operator and the selection button E44 associated with the extracted message is displayed on the search result screen W4 is shown. May be displayed. Specifically, when only the extracted message balloon E43 is displayed, the selection button E44 is not displayed. On the other hand, when only the selection button E44 is displayed, the balloon E43 is not displayed as an operator. At this time, the balloon E43 of the extracted message is displayed as a selectable operator, but the function when the operator is selected may be different. Similarly, in the expanded screen W5, an example in which the extracted message balloon E52 is displayed as a selectable operator and the selection button E53 associated with the extracted message is displayed, but only one of them is displayed. It may be. The specific description is the same as that of the selection button E44.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the search result screen W4 including the extracted message extracted by searching the message including the search character that the user wants to view from the plurality of messages can be displayed on the display unit 120. it can. Furthermore, when an arbitrary extracted message is selected on the search result screen W4, the expanded screen W5 including the extracted message and another message whose time series is continuous can be displayed on the display unit 120. Furthermore, it is possible to transition from the development screen W5 to the search result screen W4. Thereby, even when there are a large number of messages, the user can efficiently display the message he / she wants on the user terminal 100.

  That is, according to the present embodiment, a search function capable of searching for messages transmitted and received between users is installed, and a search based on a search character can be performed. In this search, a search character input from a user is used as a clue, and not only a message including the search character but also a series of message exchanges including the front and back can be displayed. In this way, when multiple messages containing search characters are extracted, only the extracted messages can be seen, and even if it is not possible to determine whether the message is a series of messages that the user wants to see, the previous and subsequent messages can be confirmed. Thus, a series of messages that the user wants to see can be found.

  Further, by selecting an extraction message or a selection operator associated with the extraction message on the search result screen W4 and the expansion screen W5, the search result screen W4 and the expansion screen W5 can be moved back and forth to improve operability. did. That is, for example, in the control in the smartphone, when the user wants to return from the search result screen W4 to the expanded screen W5 and then return to the search result screen W4, a physical operation for returning to the previous screen mounted on the terminal itself. In some cases, you can return by pressing the button. However, it may be inconvenient in terms of operability to move between the operation on the touch panel and the physical operation buttons of the terminal. Furthermore, some applications in the smartphone have a function of terminating the application when a physical operation button for returning to the previous screen is pressed during the operation of the application. In this case, the application may be terminated by mistake. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the search result screen W4 and the expansion screen W5 are moved back and forth by selecting an extraction message or a selection operator associated with the extraction message on the search result screen W4 and the expansion screen W5. Is possible. Further, when the balloon E52 or the selection button E53 to be displayed on the search result screen W4 is pressed, when the expansion screen W5 is displayed, the balloon E43 or the selection button E44 is displayed at the same position on the screen. When the user presses the same position, the search result screen W4 and the development screen W5 can be easily moved back and forth.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the configuration of the message transmission / reception system 1 of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, a characteristic process in this embodiment will be described. When a predetermined operation is performed on the search result screen W4a, the search result screen display control unit 153 in the present embodiment causes the display unit 120 to display a selectable end operator. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a termination operator that the search result screen display control unit 153 displays on the search result screen W4a. For example, when the selection button E62 in the vicinity of the balloon E61 is pressed for a long time, a pop-up label E63 that is an end operation element is displayed. “Long press” means, for example, that the same button is pressed for a certain time (for example, 2 seconds) or longer.

  When the pop-up label E63 is selected and pressed, the screen switching unit 155 generates a screen switching instruction for switching the search result screen W4a displayed on the display unit 120 to the basic screen W2. In response to the screen switching instruction generated by the screen switching unit 155, the basic screen display control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display the basic screen W2. Thereby, the search state ends.

Similarly, when a predetermined operation is performed on the development screen W5, the development screen display control unit 154 displays a selectable end operator on the display unit 120. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an end operator displayed on the development screen W5a by the development screen display control unit 154. For example, when the selection button E72 in the vicinity of the balloon E71 is pressed for a long time, a pop-up label E73 that is an end operation element is displayed. When the pop-up label E73 is selected and pressed, the screen switching unit 155 generates a screen switching instruction for switching the expanded screen W5a displayed on the display unit 120 to the basic screen W2. In response to the screen switching instruction generated by the screen switching unit 155, the basic screen display control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display the basic screen W2. Thereby, the search state ends.
Here, the predetermined operation for displaying the end operator on the search result screen W4a and the predetermined operation for displaying the end operator on the expanded screen W5a can be the same operation. Thereby, intuitive operability can be improved by making the operation on the search result screen W4a and the operation on the development screen W5a the same.

  In the above-described example, the predetermined operation for displaying the end operation element is an example of long pressing the selection button E62 or the selection button E72. For example, the balloon E61 or the balloon E71 can be operated. The end operator can be displayed in the same manner by displaying it as an operator and pressing and holding it. The end operator can be displayed by a predetermined operation for only one of the balloon and the selection button, or the end operator can be displayed by a predetermined operation for both the balloon and the selection button. Specifically, for example, when the end operator is displayed by a predetermined operation on the balloon E61 on the search result screen W4a, the end operator can be prevented from being displayed by a predetermined operation on the selection button E62. Alternatively, in this case, the selection button E62 can be prevented from being displayed. On the other hand, when the end operation element is displayed by a predetermined operation on the selection button E62, the end operation element can be prevented from being displayed by a predetermined operation on the balloon E61. The same applies to the development screen W5a.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the configuration of the message transmission / reception system 1 of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first and second embodiments, characteristic processing in the present embodiment will be described.
The screen switching unit 155 in the present embodiment searches for a search state when a message is input to a message input text box that is an input area for a transmission message on the search result screen W4 and the expansion screen W5, and the message is confirmed by pressing the transmission button. And the basic screen W2 is displayed on the display unit 120. Thus, the search state can be terminated when a new message is transmitted.
Alternatively, in the search result screen W4 and the expansion screen W5, the message input text box and the send button may be invalidated or not displayed so that the message cannot be sent.

<Fourth Embodiment>
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the message transmission / reception system 1a according to this embodiment. The message transmission / reception system 1a according to the present embodiment has the same configuration as the message transmission / reception system 1 according to the first embodiment, and the functional unit having the same name has the same function. Therefore, characteristic processing in the present embodiment will be described. . Since the plurality of user terminals 100a-N have the same configuration, the description of “−1”, “−2”, etc. will be omitted and described as the user terminal 100a unless otherwise distinguished.
The user terminal 100a of the message transmission / reception system 1a of this embodiment includes a control unit 150a. The display control unit 151a included in the control unit 150a includes a user selection operator display control unit 159. In addition, the control unit 150 a includes a selection unit 160.

The user selection operator display control unit 159 displays a selection operator for selecting a user to be searched among the selected groups on the search character input screen W3a shown in FIG.
The selection unit 160 selects a user as a search target from among a plurality of users according to an operation on the selection operator displayed on the search character input screen W3a by the user selection operator display control unit 159.
The search unit 157a included in the control unit 150a of the present embodiment extracts a message including a search character from a plurality of messages associated with the user selected by the selection unit 160.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user selection operator displayed by the user selection operator display control unit 159 on the search character input screen W3a. Here, user selection buttons of a user A selection button E81, a user B selection button E82, a user C selection button E83, and a user D selection button E84 are displayed as selection operators for selecting a search target user. Yes. For example, in the initial state, all user selection buttons are in a selected state, and when the user selection button is pressed, the selected state of the pressed user selection button is released. When the selected state is released, for example, the user selection button operator can be displayed by shading, or the color can be changed or darkened with other user selection buttons.

In this example, a user A selection button E81 for selecting the own user, a user B selection button E82 for selecting another user, a user C selection button E83, and a user D selection button E84 are divided by a bidirectional arrow and displayed. 120a is displayed. Thereby, the visibility of the distinction of the own user and other users can be improved.
However, the user selection button of the own user and the user selection button of another user can be displayed without being separated.

<Fifth Embodiment>
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the message transmission / reception system 1b according to this embodiment. The message transmission / reception system 1b according to the present embodiment has the same configuration as the message transmission / reception system 1 according to the first embodiment, and the functional unit having the same name has the same function. Therefore, characteristic processing in the present embodiment will be described. . Since the plurality of user terminals 100b-N have the same configuration, when not particularly distinguished, description of “−1”, “−2”, etc. is omitted and described as the user terminal 100b. The message transmission / reception system 1b according to the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the server device 200a stores information such as a message, and the server device 200a performs processing such as message search instead of the user terminal 100b. In the present embodiment, a message display system is configured by the user terminal 100b and the server device 200a.

  The control unit 150b of the user terminal 100b in the present embodiment includes a search request unit 161 instead of the search unit 157 provided in the user terminal 100 in the first embodiment. When a search character is input on the search character input screen W3, the search request unit 161 transmits a search request based on the input search character to the server device 200a.

  The server device 200a of this embodiment includes a storage unit 210 and a control unit 220. The storage unit 210 includes a user information storage unit 211, a group information storage unit 212, and a message information storage unit 213. The storage unit 210, the user information storage unit 211, the group information storage unit 212, and the message information storage unit 213 are respectively the storage unit 110, the user information storage unit 111, the group information storage unit 112, and the message information storage unit in the first embodiment. The configuration is the same as 113. However, the user information storage unit 111, the group information storage unit 112, and the message information storage unit 113 included in the user terminal 100 store only information related to the user itself, whereas the server device 200a includes The storage unit 210 stores information about all users and groups that send and receive messages via the server device 200a.

  The control unit 220 includes a search unit 221. The search unit 221 has the same configuration as the search unit 157 in the first embodiment, performs a search process in response to a search request transmitted from the search request unit 161 of the user terminal 100b, and sends the search result to the user terminal 100b. Send. The user terminal 100b causes the display unit 120 to display a search result screen based on the search result transmitted from the server device 200b.

Note that the functions described in the first to fifth embodiments described above can be arbitrarily combined.
Further, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described example, and can take various forms within the scope of the present invention. For example, the components included in the message transmission / reception system 1 described above can be distributed or aggregated and arranged in any computer device. For example, the server device 200 is distributed or aggregated to any computer device according to the cloud environment, the network environment, the number of users, the number of hardware prepared for configuring the message transmission / reception system 1, specifications, and the like. Can be arranged.

Further, for example, the server device 200 stores all messages transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminals 100, transmits the message in response to an arbitrary request from the user terminal 100, and causes the user terminal 100 to display the message. It may be.
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which a plurality of user terminals 100 transmit and receive messages via the server device 200 has been described. However, a plurality of user terminals 100 directly transmit and receive messages without using the server device 200. May be.

In the above-described embodiment, the message associated with the selected group is set as a search target for search characters. However, all groups may be set as search targets. Alternatively, a group that is a search target may be arbitrarily selected.
In the expanded screen W5, the extracted message and the other message in which the date / time information is continuous may be all messages or only the message on the same day as the extracted message. Or the message of the same day as the extracted message and the message of one day before and after may be sufficient.
In addition, a transmission date filter function may be provided in the search function so that not all messages associated with the search target group are set as search targets, but only messages in an arbitrary period may be set as search targets. The arbitrary period may be a predetermined period, or an input of a period to be searched for may be received from a user, and the input period may be a search target.

  Further, as the date / time information associated with the message information, when the message is a message transmitted from another user, the date / time when the user terminal 100 received the message is stored in association with the message information, and when the message is a message transmitted by the own user. The date and time when the message is transmitted to the server device 200 can be stored in association with each other. However, in the case of a message transmitted from another user, information indicating the date and time when the message was transmitted at another user terminal 100 may be received and stored together with the message. The transmitted date and time can be received and stored together with the message.

  Alternatively, when the server apparatus 200 receives message information from the user terminal 100 that is the transmission source and transfers the message information to the user terminal 100 that is the destination, the server apparatus 200 acquires date and time information from its own clocking function and assigns it to the message information. Then, it may be transmitted to the destination user terminal 100. That is, the reception time at which the server device 200 receives a message transmitted from the user terminal 100 can be used as date / time information indicating the date / time at which the message was transmitted. In this way, even when the time indicated by the timekeeping function among the plurality of user terminals 100 is different or when messages are transmitted and received between the user terminals 100 in areas with a time difference, the server device 200 unifies them. Time-series date and time information can be added, and control can be performed so that messages are arranged in time-series correctly.

  More specifically, for example, when the transmission source user terminal 100 transmits message information to the server apparatus 200 and the server apparatus 200 receives the transmitted message information, the server apparatus 200 displays the received reception time as message information. Is sent back to the user terminal 100 that is the transmission source. The transmission source user terminal 100 can store this reception time as date and time information when the user terminal 100 transmits message information.

  The plurality of message information stored in the message information storage unit 113 may include message information associated with the same date and time information (that is, message information with the same transmission date and time). . In this case, the display control unit 151 may display the message information associated with the same date and time information on the message screen in time series according to the order stored in the message information storage unit 113, for example. . When the message transmission / reception unit 158 receives message information associated with the same date / time information, the message information storage unit counts up the time (for example, the number of seconds) of one of the date / time information as different date / time information. 113 may be stored.

  The plurality of message information stored in the message information storage unit 113 may be configured not to include message information associated with the same date and time information. In this case, the server device 200 may prohibit associating message information with the same date and time information, and may associate different date and time information with each message information. Specifically, for example, when the server device 200 receives message information that has the same date and time information, the server device 200 counts up the time (for example, the number of seconds) of one of the date and time information, and the destination user It can be transmitted to the terminal 100.

  In the above-described embodiment, two or more users belong to one group. However, a group to which only the own user belongs may be created. Such a group may be used, for example, as a memo for one's own use. For example, a message of a group to which only the own user belongs is disclosed to unspecified other users and used for notifying information to other users. May be.

In the above-described embodiment, an example of message display control in the chat application has been described. However, as described above, messages in e-mail, electronic bulletin board, timeline, mini-blog (microblog, tweet blog) chat, etc. The embodiment described above can also be applied to display control. Here, the e-mail may be an e-mail transmitted and received by a short message service using a mobile phone or the like.
In the above-described embodiment, the message transmitted and received between the user terminals 100 is a character string. However, the message may include image information such as a pictograph or a photo, and information such as a voice.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example of the scroll operation at an arbitrary position on the touch panel is shown as the scroll operation. For example, a scroll bar is displayed on the right side of the screen and a knob (knob) of the scroll bar is dragged. The scroll operation can also be performed.

  Note that a message display control is performed by recording a program for realizing the function of the processing unit in the present invention on a computer-readable recording medium, causing the computer system to read and execute the program recorded on the recording medium. May be performed. Here, “loading and executing a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system” includes installing the program in the computer system. The “computer system” here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. Further, the “computer system” may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including a communication line such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, and dedicated line. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. As described above, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes a recording medium provided inside or outside that is accessible from the distribution server in order to distribute the program. The code of the program stored in the recording medium of the distribution server may be different from the code of the program that can be executed by the terminal device. That is, the format stored in the distribution server is not limited as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a form that can be executed by the terminal device. It should be noted that the program may be divided into a plurality of parts, downloaded at different timings, and combined in the terminal device, or the distribution server that distributes each of the divided programs may be different. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” holds a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a server or a client when the program is transmitted via a network. Including things. The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

  In addition, some or all of the functions described above may be realized as an integrated circuit such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration). Each function described above may be individually made into a processor, or a part or all of them may be integrated into a processor. Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, and may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. In addition, when an integrated circuit technology that replaces LSI appears due to the advancement of semiconductor technology, an integrated circuit based on the technology may be used.

1, 1a, 1b Message transmission / reception system 5 Network 100, 100a, 100b User terminal 110, 110a Storage unit 111 User information storage unit 112 Group information storage unit 113 Message information storage unit 120 Display unit 130 Input unit 140 Communication unit 150, 150a Control Unit 151, 151a Display control unit 152 Basic screen display control unit 153 Search result screen display control unit 154 Expanded screen display control unit 155 Screen switching unit 156 Instruction unit 157, 157a Search unit 158 Message transmission / reception unit 159 User selection operator display control unit 160 Selection Unit 161 Search Request Unit 200, 200a Server Device 210 Storage Unit 211 User Information Storage Unit 212 Group Information Storage Unit 213 Message Information Storage Unit 220 Control Unit 221 Search Unit

Claims (10)

A first screen display control unit that displays on the display unit a first screen in which a plurality of messages associated with date and time information are arranged in time series based on the date and time information;
A search unit that extracts a message including a search character to be input from the plurality of messages;
A second screen display control unit that causes the display unit to display a second screen that displays the extracted message that is the message extracted by the search unit in a selectable state;
Third screen display control for causing the display unit to display a third screen that includes the extracted message and the extracted message and another message in which the date and time information is continuous and displays the extracted message in a selectable state. And
A screen switching unit that switches between the second screen and the third screen according to a predetermined operation;
A message display system comprising: The second screen display control unit and the third screen display control unit either display the extracted message as a selectable operator, or display a message selection operator associated with the extracted message, or Display the extracted message in a selectable state by both sides,
The screen switching unit is configured to select the second screen and the second screen in response to an operation of either selecting the extracted message displayed as a selectable operator or selecting the message selection operator. The message display system according to claim 1, wherein the third screen is switched. The second screen display control unit displays a selectable first end operator on the display unit when a predetermined operation is performed on the second screen,
3. The message according to claim 1, wherein the screen switching unit displays the first screen on the display unit when the first end operator is selected. 4. Display system. When a predetermined operation is performed on the third screen, the third screen display control unit displays a selectable second end operator on the display unit,
The said screen switching part displays the said 1st screen on the said display part, when the said 2nd completion | finish operation element is selected. The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Message display system. The second screen and the third screen include an input area for the message,
The said screen switching part displays the said 1st screen on the said display part, if the message input into the said input area is decided. The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Message display system. The plurality of messages are associated with a plurality of groups composed of a plurality of users,
The said search part extracts the message containing the said search character from the said some message matched with the group selected among these groups, The any one of Claim 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The message display system according to claim 1. The plurality of messages are associated with each of the plurality of users,
A selection unit for selecting a user to be searched among the plurality of users;
The message display system according to claim 6, wherein the search unit extracts a message including the search character from the plurality of messages associated with the user selected by the selection unit. The selection unit selects a user to be searched by selecting a user selection operator corresponding to each of the plurality of users;
The selection operator display control part which distinguishes and displays the said user selection operation element which selects the own user, and the said user selection operation element which selects another user on the said display part is provided. Message display system. Displaying a first screen in which a plurality of messages associated with date and time information are arranged in time series based on the date and time information on the display unit;
Displaying a second screen that is extracted from the plurality of messages and includes an extracted message including a search character to be input in a selectable state on the display unit;
A step of causing the display unit to display a third screen that includes the extracted message and the extracted message and another message in which the date / time information is continuous and displays the extracted message in a selectable state;
Switching between the second screen and the third screen according to a predetermined operation;
A method for controlling a message display device comprising: In the message display computer,
Displaying a first screen in which a plurality of messages associated with date and time information are arranged in time series based on the date and time information on the display unit;
Displaying a second screen that is extracted from the plurality of messages and includes an extracted message including a search character to be input in a selectable state on the display unit;
A step of causing the display unit to display a third screen that includes the extracted message and the extracted message and another message in which the date / time information is continuous and displays the extracted message in a selectable state;
Switching between the second screen and the third screen according to a predetermined operation;
A program that executes

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