JP2014090247A - Message exchange system, user management device, and message exchange program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a message exchange system suitable for exchanging messages among users in a company.SOLUTION: A message management server 100 sets a plurality of groups systematically and sets users who belong to each group. A mobile terminal 300 displays each group systematically and displays the users who belong to each group as message exchange candidates. In this step, it is restricted that the users who belong to each group are excluded from the exchange candidates and a user other than the users who belong to each group is added to the exchange candidates. In the mobile terminal 300, a message exchange object is selected from the displayed exchange candidates and, when a message is input, the input message is transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 of the selected user.

Description

  The present invention relates to a system, apparatus, and program for exchanging messages among a plurality of portable terminals, and in particular, a message exchange system, a user management apparatus, and a message exchange program suitable for exchanging messages between users in a company. About.

  Conventionally, techniques described in Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 are known as techniques for exchanging messages among a plurality of portable terminals.

  The technologies described in Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 are applications applied to portable terminals such as smartphones. When exchanging messages such as chat, a user who wants to exchange messages is searched manually from the telephone directory and then manually selected, a message such as voice is input, and the message is transmitted to the selected user.

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  However, it is difficult to introduce the technology described in Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 because it may conflict with the “technical safety management measures” in the Personal Information Protection Law in order to introduce it in a company. There was a problem that there was.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made paying attention to such an unsolved problem of the conventional technology, and is a message exchange system and a user management apparatus suitable for exchanging messages between users within a company. And to provide a message exchange program.

  [Invention 1] In order to achieve the above object, a message exchange system according to Invention 1 connects a plurality of portable terminals and a user management device that manages users of the portable terminals so as to be able to communicate with each other. A message exchange system for exchanging messages, wherein the user management device systematically sets a plurality of groups and sets a user belonging to each group; and the user configuration setting means User configuration information transmitting means for transmitting to the mobile terminal user configuration information related to the group and user set in the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal receiving user configuration information receiving means for receiving the user configuration information, and the user configuration information Based on the user configuration information received by the receiving means, the groups are displayed systematically and the groups are displayed. Exchange candidate display means for displaying users belonging to the message as exchange candidates, Exchange object selection means for selecting a group or user to be exchanged for messages from among the groups and exchange candidates displayed by the exchange candidate display means, The message input means for inputting a message and the message input by the message input means to the user belonging to the group selected by the exchange target selection means or the portable terminal of the user selected by the exchange target selection means A message transmitting means for transmitting, wherein the mobile terminal is restricted from excluding users belonging to each group from the exchange candidates and adding users other than users belonging to each group to the exchange candidates Has been.

  With such a configuration, in the user management apparatus, an administrator or the like can systematically set a plurality of groups and set users belonging to each group according to, for example, a corporate organization system. In the user management apparatus, when a group and a user are set by the user configuration setting unit, the user configuration information transmission unit transmits user configuration information related to the set group and user to the mobile terminal.

  In the mobile terminal, when the user configuration information is received by the user configuration information receiving means, each group is displayed in an organized manner based on the received user configuration information by the exchange candidate display means, and the users belonging to each group receive a message. Displayed as an exchange candidate. Here, the user can select a group or a user to exchange messages from among the displayed groups and exchange candidates, and input a message. In the portable terminal, when a group or user is selected by the exchange target selection unit and a message is input by the message input unit, the message that is input by the message transmission unit is a user belonging to the selected group or the selected user. Sent to your mobile device.

  In mobile terminals, it is restricted to exclude users belonging to each group from the exchange candidates and to add users other than users belonging to each group to the exchange candidates. Therefore, the user is set in the user management apparatus. Messages can only be exchanged with other users.

  Here, the message transmission means only needs to be able to directly or indirectly transmit the message to the portable terminal. For example, the message transmission means may be configured to indirectly transmit the message via a user management device or other device / terminal. It includes sending a message to the mobile terminal. In other words, the message can be transmitted by the cooperation of the mobile terminal and one or a plurality of external terminals.

  In addition, the message includes text, an image, a moving image, or sound. The same applies to the message exchange program of the sixth aspect.

  [Invention 2] Further, the message exchange system of Invention 2 is the message exchange system of Invention 1, wherein the message transmission means is selected by a user belonging to the group selected by the exchange object selection means or by the exchange object selection means. A message that is sent to the user management device and the message that is input by the message input means, and the user management device receives the destination information and the message. Based on the receiving means, the communication history recording means for recording the destination information received by the message receiving means and the communication history including the message, and received by the message receiving means based on the destination information received by the message receiving means A second message transmission means for transmitting a message to the portable terminal; .

  If it is such a structure, in a portable terminal, the message transmission means will send the destination information and the input message to the user management device, with the user belonging to the selected group or the portable terminal of the selected user as the destination. Sent.

  In the user management apparatus, when the destination information and the message are received by the message receiving unit, the communication history recording unit records the communication history including the received destination information and the message. Further, the second message transmission means transmits a message to the portable terminal based on the received transmission destination information.

  [Invention 3] The message exchange system according to Invention 3 is the message exchange system according to any one of Inventions 1 and 2, wherein the mobile terminal receives a second message receiving means for receiving a message, and the second message receiving means. A message notification means for notifying the message received in the message, a message confirmation notification transmitting means for transmitting a message confirmation notification to the portable terminal that is a transmission source of the message notified by the message notification means, and a message for receiving the message confirmation notification Based on the message confirmation notification received by the confirmation notification receiving means and the message confirmation notification receiving means, among the exchange candidates displayed by the exchange candidate display means, the user of the portable terminal that is the transmission source of the message confirmation notification, Message confirmation display means for displaying a predetermined display in association To.

  With such a configuration, in the portable terminal, when the second message receiving unit receives the message, the received message is notified by the message notification unit, and the message confirmation notification transmitting unit transmits the message that is the source of the message. A message confirmation notification is sent to the terminal.

  In the portable terminal that is the message transmission source, when the message confirmation notification is received by the message confirmation notification receiving means, the message confirmation display means transmits the message confirmation notification among the displayed exchange candidates based on the received message confirmation notification. A predetermined display is performed in association with the user of the original mobile terminal.

  Here, the message confirmation notification transmission means may be configured to transmit the message confirmation notification directly or indirectly to the portable terminal. Examples of the case where the message confirmation notification is indirectly transmitted include a user management device and other devices, It includes sending a message confirmation notification to the mobile terminal via the terminal. That is, the message confirmation notification can be transmitted by the cooperation of the mobile terminal and one or a plurality of external terminals.

  [Invention 4] Further, in the message exchange system of Invention 4, in the message exchange system of any one of Inventions 1 and 2, the message input means inputs a message including a plurality of answer options, and the portable terminal A second message receiving means for receiving a message, a message notifying means for notifying a message received by the second message receiving means, and a plurality of reply options included in the message notified by the message notifying means. Answer option selection means for selecting, answer option information transmitting means for sending answer option information relating to the answer options selected by the answer option selecting means to the mobile terminal that is a transmission source of a message including the answer options, and Answer option information receiving means for receiving answer option information, and the answer selection Based on the answer option information received by the information receiving means, among the exchange candidates displayed by the exchange candidate display means, the answer option information is associated with the user of the mobile terminal that is the transmission source of the answer option information. It has answer option display means for displaying such answer options or performing a predetermined display corresponding to the answer options.

  With such a configuration, in the portable terminal, when the message is received by the message receiving unit, the received message is notified by the message notification unit. Here, the user can select one of a plurality of answer options. When the answer option is selected by the answer option selecting means, the answer option information transmitting means transmits the answer option information related to the selected answer option to the portable terminal that is the message transmission source.

  In the mobile terminal that is the message transmission source, when the answer option information is received by the answer option information receiving means, the answer option display means transmits the answer option information among the displayed exchange candidates based on the received answer option information. Corresponding to the user of the original mobile terminal, display of answer options related to the answer option information or a predetermined display corresponding to the answer options is performed.

  Here, the answer option information transmitting means only needs to be able to transmit the answer option information directly or indirectly to the mobile terminal. Examples of the case of indirectly transmitting the answer option information include a user management device and other devices, This includes sending answer option information to the mobile terminal via the terminal. In other words, the reply option information can be transmitted by the cooperation of the mobile terminal and one or a plurality of external terminals.

  [Invention 5] On the other hand, in order to achieve the above object, a user management apparatus according to Invention 5 is the user management apparatus in the message exchange system according to any one of Inventions 1 to 4.

  With such a configuration, an operation equivalent to that of the message exchange system according to any one of inventions 1 to 4 can be obtained.

  [Invention 6] On the other hand, in order to achieve the above object, the message exchange program of Invention 6 is applied to a portable terminal communicably connected to the user management apparatus in the message exchange system of any one of Inventions 1 to 4. A message exchange program for receiving the user configuration information, and displaying each of the groups in an organized manner based on the user configuration information receiving step and the user configuration information received in the user configuration information receiving step. Exchange candidate display step for displaying users belonging to a group as message exchange candidates, and an exchange target selection step for selecting a group or user to be exchanged for messages from the groups or exchange candidates displayed in the exchange candidate display step And message input step to input a message A message transmission step of transmitting the message input in the message input step to the mobile terminal of a user belonging to the group selected in the exchange target selection step or a user selected in the exchange target selection step, Excluding users belonging to each group from the exchange candidates and adding users other than users belonging to each group to the exchange candidates are restricted.

  With such a configuration, an operation equivalent to that of the message exchange system according to any one of inventions 1 to 4 can be obtained.

  Here, in the message transmission step, the message may be transmitted directly or indirectly to the portable terminal. In the case of indirectly transmitting the message, for example, the message is transmitted to the portable terminal via the user management device or other device / terminal. Includes sending. In other words, the message can be transmitted by the cooperation of the mobile terminal and one or a plurality of external terminals.

  As described above, according to the message exchange system of aspect 1, the user of the mobile terminal can exchange messages only with the user set in the user management apparatus. Therefore, since it is possible to reduce the possibility of conflicting with “technical safety management measures” in the Personal Information Protection Law, it becomes easier to introduce the technologies of Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 into companies. If introduction becomes possible, users in the company can easily exchange messages.

  Furthermore, according to the message exchange system of aspect 2, the communication history can be recorded in the user management apparatus, so that the use of the user can be managed centrally. Therefore, since the possibility of conflicting with “technical safety management measures” in the Personal Information Protection Law can be further reduced, it becomes easy to introduce the technologies of Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 into a company.

  Furthermore, according to the message exchange system of the invention 3, in the portable terminal, among the displayed exchange candidates, a predetermined display is performed in association with the user of the portable terminal that is the transmission source of the message confirmation notification. Can easily grasp whether the message has been confirmed. For example, when a disaster such as a major earthquake occurs, it is possible to easily confirm the safety of users in the company using a mobile terminal.

  Furthermore, according to the message exchange system of the invention 4, in the mobile terminal, the answer options are displayed in association with the user of the mobile terminal that is the transmission source of the answer option information among the displayed exchange candidates. Alternatively, since a predetermined display corresponding to the answer option is performed, it is possible to easily grasp which user has selected which answer option. For example, when a disaster such as a major earthquake occurs, it is possible to easily confirm the safety of users in the company using a mobile terminal.

  On the other hand, according to the user management device of the invention 5 or the message exchange program of the invention 6, the same effect as the message exchange system of any one of the inventions 1 to 4 can be obtained.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the whole structure of the message exchange system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows a user structure setting process. It is a flowchart which shows a communication history recording process. It is a flowchart which shows a user structure information reception process. It is a flowchart which shows a message transmission process. It is a flowchart which shows a message reception process. It is a flowchart which shows a message confirmation notification reception process. It is a screen which sets a group and a user. It is a screen which shows the procedure which performs message transmission. It is a screen which shows the procedure which performs message confirmation. It is a screen which shows the procedure which carries out a questionnaire.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
First, the configuration of the message exchange system according to the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of the overall configuration of the message exchange system according to the present embodiment.

  The message exchange system is installed in one company, for example. As shown in FIG. 1, the message exchange system includes a plurality of portable terminals 300, an administrator terminal 200 used by a system administrator, and a message management server 100 that controls message exchange between the plurality of portable terminals 300. The file server 400 is configured. Each portable terminal 300 is connected to, for example, one or a plurality of wireless routers (not shown) installed in a company so as to be able to communicate wirelessly. The message management server 100, the administrator terminal 200, and the wireless router are connected to be communicable with each other via a network such as a LAN.

  The message management server 100 has the same function as a general computer in which, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an I / F (InterFace), and the like are connected by a bus. Configured. A storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a display device such as a display, a network adapter, and other devices are connected to the I / F. The storage device constitutes a communication history database 110 for storing communication histories related to message exchange performed between the plurality of mobile terminals 300.

  For example, the administrator terminal 200 is configured to have the same function as a general computer in which a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an I / F, and the like are connected by a bus. A storage device such as an HDD, a display device such as a display, a network adapter, and other devices are connected to the I / F.

  The mobile terminal 300 is configured to have the same function as, for example, a general computer in which a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an I / F, and the like are connected via a bus. A non-volatile memory, a touch panel, an audio output device, a wireless communication device, and other devices are connected to the I / F.

  For example, the file server 400 is configured to have the same function as a general computer in which a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an I / F, and the like are connected by a bus. A storage device such as an HDD, a display device such as a display, a network adapter, and other devices are connected to the I / F. The storage device includes an image database 410 for storing image data as a communication history and a moving image database 420 for storing moving image data as a communication history.

Next, processing executed by the message management server 100 will be described.
In the message management server 100, the CPU activates a program stored in a predetermined area of the ROM, and executes the processes shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3 in a time-sharing manner according to the program.

First, user configuration setting processing will be described.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the user configuration setting process.

  The user configuration setting process is a process in which a system administrator sets a group and a user. When the user configuration setting process is executed by the message management server 100, the process first proceeds to step S100 as shown in FIG.

  In step S100, in response to a request from the administrator terminal 200 based on the access authority of the system administrator, a plurality of groups are set systematically and users belonging to each group are set, and the process proceeds to step S102.

  In step S102, the user configuration information related to the set group and user is recorded in the communication history database 110, and the process proceeds to step S104 where the user configuration information related to the set group and user is stored in the mobile terminal 300 of the set user. To complete the series of processing and return to the original processing.

Next, communication history recording processing will be described.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the communication history recording process.

  The communication history recording process is a process for recording a communication history related to message exchange performed between a plurality of portable terminals 300. When executed in the message management server 100, as shown in FIG. The process proceeds to S200.

  In step S200, it is determined whether or not the destination information indicating the message destination and the message have been received. If it is determined that the destination information and the message have been received (YES), the process proceeds to step S202. If it is determined that it is not (NO), the process waits in step S200 until the destination information and the message are received.

  In step S202, a communication history including the received transmission destination information and message (excluding image data and moving image data) is recorded in the communication history database 110. If the received message includes image data, the image data is stored. The communication history including the moving image data is recorded in the image database 410 of the file server 400. If the received message includes moving image data, the communication history including the moving image data is recorded in the moving image database 420 of the file server 400, and the process proceeds to step S204. Then, based on the received transmission destination information, the received message is transmitted to the mobile terminal 300, and a series of processing is terminated and the original processing is restored.

Next, processing executed on the mobile terminal 300 will be described.
In the portable terminal 300, the CPU activates a program stored in a predetermined area of the ROM, and executes the processes shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 7 in a time division manner according to the program.

First, user configuration information reception processing will be described.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing user configuration information reception processing.

  When the user configuration information reception process is executed by the mobile terminal 300, the process first proceeds to step S300 as shown in FIG.

  In step S300, it is determined whether or not the user configuration information has been received by the push method from the message management server 100. If it is determined that the user configuration information has been received (YES), the process proceeds to step S302. (NO), it waits in step S300 until user configuration information is received.

  In step S302, the received user configuration information is stored in a non-volatile memory, and a series of processing is terminated and the original processing is restored.

Next, message transmission processing will be described.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing message transmission processing.

  The message transmission process is a process executed in response to a request from the user. When the message transmission process is executed by the mobile terminal 300, the process first proceeds to step S400 as shown in FIG.

  In step S400, each group is systematically displayed on the touch panel based on the user configuration information in the nonvolatile memory, and users belonging to each group are displayed on the touch panel as message exchange candidates. Here, excluding users belonging to each group from the exchange candidates and adding users other than users belonging to each group to the exchange candidates are limited.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S402, and a group or user to be exchanged for a message is selected from the displayed groups and exchange candidates using the touch panel, and the process proceeds to step S404.

  In step S404, a message is input from the touch panel. Here, a plurality of answer options (for example, “Yes”, “No”, “Else”) may be included in the message.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S406, where the destination information and the input message with the destination belonging to the user belonging to the selected group or the portable terminal 300 of the selected user are sent to the message management server 100, and a series of processes To return to the original process.

Next, message reception processing will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing message reception processing.

  When the message reception process is executed by the portable terminal 300, as shown in FIG. 6, first, the process proceeds to step S500.

  In step S500, it is determined whether or not a message has been received by the push method from the message management server 100. When it is determined that a message has been received (YES), the process proceeds to step S502, but when it is determined that it is not (NO) waits in step S500 until a message is received.

  In step S502, it is displayed on the touch panel that a message has been received, and the process proceeds to step S506.

  In step S506, the received message is notified. If the message includes voice, the voice is output from the voice output device. If the message includes text or an image, the text or image is displayed on the touch panel. When the message includes a moving image, the moving image is reproduced on the touch panel and the sound is output from the sound output device.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S508, where it is determined whether or not the answer option is included in the received message. If it is determined that the answer option is included (YES), the process proceeds to step S510 to notify One of the plurality of answer options included in the message is selected using the touch panel, and the process proceeds to step S512.

  In step S512, when the reply option is included in the message, the message confirmation notification for notifying that the message has been confirmed by the user and the reply option information regarding the selected reply option are sent to the portable terminal that is the message transmission source. To 300. On the other hand, when the answer option is not included in the message, a message confirmation notification is transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 that is the transmission source of the message. When the process of step S512 is completed, the series of processes is terminated and the original process is restored.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S508 that the received message does not include an answer option (NO), the process proceeds to step S512.

Next, message confirmation notification reception processing will be described.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing message confirmation notification reception processing.

  When the message confirmation notification reception process is executed by the portable terminal 300, the process first proceeds to step S600 as shown in FIG.

  In step S600, it is determined whether or not a message confirmation notification has been received by the push method from the message management server 100. If it is determined that the message confirmation notification has been received (YES), the process proceeds to step S602. (NO), it waits in step S600 until a message confirmation notification is received.

  In step S602, it is determined whether or not the reply option information has been received by the push method from the message management server 100 together with the message confirmation notification. If it is determined not to receive the reply option information (NO), the process proceeds to step S604. Based on the received message confirmation notification, the confirmation message indicating that the message has been confirmed by the user is displayed on the touch panel in association with the user of the mobile terminal 300 that is the transmission source of the message confirmation notification among the displayed exchange candidates. Is displayed, and a series of processing is terminated and the original processing is restored.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S602 that the answer option information has been received (YES), the process proceeds to step S606, and the message confirmation is displayed among the displayed exchange candidates based on the received message confirmation notification and answer option information. The answer options related to the answer option information are displayed on the touch panel in association with the user of the mobile terminal 300 that is the notification transmission source, and the series of processes is terminated to return to the original process.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
First, the case of exchanging normal messages will be described.

  The system administrator accesses the message management server 100 on the administrator terminal 200 based on the access authority of the system administrator, and systematically sets a plurality of groups in the message management server 100 according to the organizational structure of the company, for example. In addition, users belonging to each group can be set.

FIG. 8 is a screen for setting a group and a user.
Groups and users can be created as shown in the organization chart of FIG.

  When creating a new organization chart, paste the CSV data of the organization chart into the input box on the right side and click the “Create organization chart with screen contents” button to display a review of the organization chart on the left side.

  When modifying an existing organization chart, clicking the “Build by DB” button displays CSV data of the existing organization chart on the right side and a review of the organization chart on the left side.

  When editing details, selecting a node from the left organization chart displays the details (ID and remarks) of that node on the left. If you want to change the details, edit directly in the input box and click the change button to update.

  When importing a user, paste the CSV data of the user into the input box on the right and click the “Input user” button to display a confirmation screen. Click the confirmation button to complete the import operation. .

  In the message management server 100, when a group and a user are set through step S100, user configuration information regarding the set group and user is transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 through steps S102 and S104.

  In the mobile terminal 300, when the user configuration information is received, the received user configuration information is stored in the nonvolatile memory through step S302.

FIG. 9 is a screen showing a procedure for performing message transmission.
When transmitting a message, the user first inputs a message transmission request in the portable terminal 300. In the mobile terminal 300, when a transmission request is input from the user, each group is displayed in an organized manner based on the user configuration information in the non-volatile memory through step S400, and the users belonging to each group exchange messages. Displayed as a candidate. Here, as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), the user selects a group or user as a message exchange target from the displayed groups and exchange candidates, and as shown in FIG. 9 (c). You can enter a message. However, since it is restricted to exclude users belonging to each group from exchange candidates and to add users other than users belonging to each group to exchange candidates, the user is set in the message management server 100. Messages can only be exchanged with users. In the mobile terminal 300, when a group or a user is selected through steps S402 and S404 and a message is input, a user belonging to the selected group or the mobile terminal 300 of the selected user is transmitted to the transmission destination through step S406. Destination information and the input message are transmitted to the message management server 100.

  When the message management server 100 receives the destination information and the message, the communication history including the received destination information and the message is recorded through steps S202 and S204, and the message is transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 based on the received destination information. Sent to.

FIG. 10 is a screen showing a procedure for confirming a message.
When the destination mobile terminal 300 receives the message, the message is received through step S502. Here, when the user taps the screen of the mobile terminal 300, the mobile terminal 300 notifies the message through step S506 as shown in FIG. Then, through steps S508 and S512, a message confirmation notification is transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 that is the transmission source.

  Upon receiving the message confirmation notification, the source mobile terminal 300 receives the message confirmation from among the displayed exchange candidates as shown in FIG. 10B based on the received message confirmation notification through steps S602 and S604. A confirmation message is displayed in association with the user of the portable terminal 300 that is the transmission source of the notification.

Next, the case where messages including answer options are exchanged will be described.
The user can also input a message including a plurality of answer options on the mobile terminal 300. In the portable terminal 300, when a message is input through step S404, transmission destination information and a message are transmitted to the message management server 100 through step S406.

  When the message management server 100 receives the destination information and the message, the communication history including the received destination information and the message is recorded through steps S202 and S204, and the message is transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 based on the received destination information. Sent to.

FIG. 11 is a screen showing a procedure for conducting a questionnaire.
When the destination mobile terminal 300 receives the message, the message is received through step S502. Here, the user inputs a message notification request on the mobile terminal 300. In the portable terminal 300, when a notification request is input from the user, a message is notified through step S506 as shown in FIG. Here, the user can select one of a plurality of answer options. In the portable terminal 300, when an answer option is selected through step S510, a message confirmation notification and answer option information are transmitted to the transmission source portable terminal 300 through step S512.

  Upon receiving the message confirmation notification and answer option information, the source mobile terminal 300 displays the message confirmation information and the answer option information through steps S602 and S606 as shown in FIG. 11B based on the received message confirmation notification and answer option information. Among the exchange candidates, the answer options are displayed in association with the user of the mobile terminal 300 that is the transmission source of the message confirmation notification.

  In this manner, in the present embodiment, the message management server 100 systematically sets a plurality of groups, sets users belonging to each group, and sets user configuration information related to the set groups and users to the mobile terminal 300. Mobile terminal 300 receives the user configuration information, systematically displays each group based on the received user configuration information, and displays the users belonging to each group as message exchange candidates. A group or a user to be exchanged for a message is selected from the selected groups and exchange candidates, a message is input, and the input message is transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 of the user belonging to the selected group or the selected user. Then, the mobile terminal 300 excludes users belonging to each group from exchange candidates. When, and are limited to add users other than users belonging to each group in an exchange candidate.

  Thereby, the user of the portable terminal 300 can exchange messages only with the user set in the message management server 100. Therefore, since it is possible to reduce the possibility of conflicting with “technical safety management measures” in the Personal Information Protection Law, it becomes easier to introduce the technologies of Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 into companies. If introduction becomes possible, users in the company can easily exchange messages.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the message management server 100 receives the transmission destination information and the message, and records a communication history including the received transmission destination information and the message.

  Thereby, the use of the user can be managed in an integrated manner. Therefore, since the possibility of conflicting with “technical safety management measures” in the Personal Information Protection Law can be further reduced, it becomes easy to introduce the technologies of Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 into a company.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, mobile terminal 300 notifies a message in response to a request from the user, transmits a message confirmation notification to mobile terminal 300 that is a message transmission source, receives a message confirmation notification, and receives Based on the received message confirmation notification, a confirmation message is displayed in association with the user of the mobile terminal 300 that is the transmission source of the message confirmation notification among the displayed exchange candidates.

  Thereby, it is possible to easily grasp which user has confirmed the message. For example, when a disaster such as a major earthquake occurs, it is possible to easily check the safety of users in the company using the mobile terminal 300.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, mobile terminal 300 notifies the message, selects one of a plurality of answer options included in the message, and sends the answer option information regarding the selected answer option to the message transmission source. Is sent to the mobile terminal 300, receives the response option information, and responds in association with the user of the mobile terminal 300 that is the transmission source of the response option information among the displayed exchange candidates based on the received response option information Display choices.

  Thereby, it is possible to easily grasp which user has selected which answer option. For example, when a disaster such as a major earthquake occurs, it is possible to easily check the safety of users in the company using the mobile terminal 300.

  In the present embodiment, the message management server 100 corresponds to the user management device of the invention 1, 2, 5 or 6, step S100 corresponds to the user configuration setting means of the invention 1, and step S104 corresponds to the invention 1 of the invention 1. Corresponding to the user configuration information transmitting means, step S200 corresponds to the message receiving means of aspect 2. Step S202 corresponds to the communication history recording means of the invention 2, step S204 corresponds to the second message transmission means of the invention 2, and step S300 is the user configuration information receiving means of the invention 1 or the invention 6 of the invention 6. This corresponds to the user configuration information receiving step.

  In the present embodiment, step S400 corresponds to the exchange candidate display means of invention 1, 3 or 4 or the exchange candidate display step of invention 6, and step S402 is the exchange object selection means of invention 1 or 2. Or it corresponds to the exchange object selection step of the invention 6. Step S404 corresponds to the message input means of the invention 1, 2, or 4, or the message input step of the invention 6, and step S406 corresponds to the message transmission means of the invention 1 or 2, or the message transmission step of the invention 6. doing.

  In the present embodiment, step S500 corresponds to the second message receiving means of invention 3 or 4, step S506 corresponds to the message notification means of invention 3 or 4, and step S510 corresponds to the answer of invention 4. Corresponding to the option selection means, step S512 corresponds to the message confirmation notification transmission means of the invention 3 or the answer option information transmission means of the invention 4. Step S600 corresponds to the message confirmation notification receiving means of the invention 3, step S602 corresponds to the answer option information receiving means of the invention 4, and step S604 corresponds to the message confirmation display means of the invention 3, S606 corresponds to the answer option display means of the fourth aspect.

  In the above embodiment, the mobile terminal 300 is configured to display the answer options in association with the user of the mobile terminal 300 that is the transmission source of the answer option information among the displayed replacement candidates. Not limited to this, a predetermined display corresponding to the answer option may be performed in association with the user of the mobile terminal 300 that is the transmission source of the answer option information among the displayed exchange candidates.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, arbitrary users can be selected from the users set in the message management server 100, and can also be registered as a group. For example, a group arbitrarily created in this way (group not based on an organization chart) can be withdrawn freely, and after withdrawal, a message transmitted by a user belonging to the group is not received. When the number of people in a group becomes 1 or less, the group is automatically dissolved.

  In the above embodiment, recording is started when a predetermined button (for example, “touch and record” button) is touched when inputting a message, and recording is ended when a finger is spoken from the button. The recorded content is transmitted to the message management server 100, the first few characters are converted into text for content determination, and the recorded voice and character information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 of the other party.

  In the above embodiment, the message exchange system, the user management apparatus, and the message exchange program according to the present invention are applied as a system installed in a company. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and does not depart from the gist of the present invention. It can be applied to other cases.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Message management server, 110 ... Communication history database, 200 ... Manager terminal, 300 ... Portable terminal, 400 ... File server, 410 ... Image database, 420 ... Movie database

Claims (6)

A message exchange system that connects a plurality of portable terminals and a user management device that manages users of the portable terminals in a communicable manner, and exchanges messages between the plurality of portable terminals,
The user management device systematically sets a plurality of groups and sets a user belonging to each group, user configuration setting means,
User configuration information transmitting means for transmitting user configuration information related to groups and users set by the user configuration setting means to the mobile terminal;
The portable terminal includes user configuration information receiving means for receiving the user configuration information;
Based on the user configuration information received by the user configuration information receiving means, an exchange candidate display means for systematically displaying the groups and displaying users belonging to the groups as message exchange candidates;
An exchange target selection means for selecting a group or a user to be exchanged for a message from among the groups and exchange candidates displayed by the exchange candidate display means;
A message input means for inputting a message;
A message transmission unit configured to transmit a message input by the message input unit to the mobile terminal of a user belonging to the group selected by the exchange target selection unit or a user selected by the replacement target selection unit;
The mobile terminal is restricted from excluding users belonging to each group from the exchange candidates and adding users other than users belonging to each group to the exchange candidates. Exchange system. In claim 1,
The message transmission means is input by the message input means and the destination information and the message input means for the user belonging to the group selected by the exchange target selection means or the portable terminal of the user selected by the exchange target selection means. Send the message to the user management device,
The user management device includes message receiving means for receiving the destination information and the message;
A communication history recording means for recording a communication history including the destination information and the message received by the message receiving means;
A message exchange system comprising: second message transmission means for transmitting a message received by the message reception means to the portable terminal based on destination information received by the message reception means. In any one of Claim 1 and 2,
The portable terminal includes a second message receiving means for receiving a message;
Message notifying means for notifying the message received by the second message receiving means;
Message confirmation notification sending means for sending a message confirmation notice to the portable terminal that is the sender of the message notified by the message notification means;
Message confirmation notification receiving means for receiving the message confirmation notification;
Based on the message confirmation notification received by the message confirmation notification receiving means, a predetermined display associated with the user of the portable terminal that is the sender of the message confirmation notification among the exchange candidates displayed by the exchange candidate display means A message exchange display means for performing In any one of Claim 1 and 2,
The message input means inputs a message including a plurality of answer options,
The portable terminal includes a second message receiving means for receiving a message;
Message notifying means for notifying the message received by the second message receiving means;
Answer option selection means for selecting one of a plurality of answer options included in the message notified by the message notification means;
Answer option information sending means for sending answer option information related to the answer options selected by the answer option selecting means to the mobile terminal that is the sender of the message containing the answer options;
Answer option information receiving means for receiving the answer option information;
Based on the answer option information received by the answer option information receiving means, the answer corresponding to the user of the mobile terminal that is the transmission source of the answer option information among the exchange candidates displayed by the exchange candidate display means, A message exchange system comprising answer option display means for displaying an answer option related to option information or a predetermined display corresponding to the answer option.   5. The user management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user management apparatus is the message management system according to claim 1. A message exchange program applied to a portable terminal communicably connected to the user management device in the message exchange system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A user configuration information receiving step for receiving the user configuration information;
Based on the user configuration information received in the user configuration information reception step, an exchange candidate display step for systematically displaying the groups and displaying users belonging to the groups as message exchange candidates;
An exchange target selection step for selecting a group or user to be exchanged for a message from among the groups or exchange candidates displayed in the exchange candidate display step;
A message input step for inputting a message;
A message transmission step of transmitting the message input in the message input step to the mobile terminal of a user belonging to the group selected in the exchange target selection step or a user selected in the replacement target selection step;
A message exchange program characterized in that it is restricted to exclude users belonging to each group from the exchange candidates and to add users other than users belonging to each group to the exchange candidates.

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