JP2021002366A - Program, information processing method, and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow an expanded function to be used through a simple operation in a group including a plurality of users.SOLUTION: A program causes a processor of a terminal to be used for providing a message service to function as: means for displaying a talk room including messages transmitted/received to/from another user on a display unit of the terminal; means for displaying candidate stamps to be determined based on a text input by a user from among a plurality of stamps, on the display unit; means for transmitting information for displaying a stamp determined based on an input with respect to the candidate stamps, to the other user by a communication unit of the terminal; and means for displaying a search result using search information associated with the determined stamp, on the basis of a user input, in the talk room.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to programs, information processing methods, and information processing systems.

Conventionally, there is known a technique for searching for products and services by using an application provided by a Web or a company.

In recent years, using the technology of natural language processing (NLP, natural language processing) and natural language understanding (NLU, Natural language understanding) by artificial intelligence (AI), chatting with users, chat bots, etc. The technology called is known. In addition, a technique for making reservations for various services using this chatbot is known. In this case, for example, the user invites the chatbot to the chat room, exchanges chats with the chatbot, and searches for products and services.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-071889

However, in the prior art, there is a problem that the service required by the user may not be appropriately provided depending on the accuracy of the processing result such as natural language understanding by AI. Further, in the prior art, the case of searching for a product or service in a group including a plurality of users is not considered.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a program, an information processing method, and an information processing system that can use extended functions with simple operations in a group including a plurality of users. ..

A program according to an embodiment of the present invention includes means for displaying a talk room including a message sent and received between a terminal processor used for providing a message service with another user on the display unit of the terminal, and a plurality of means. Of the stamps, the means for displaying the candidate stamp determined based on the text input by the user on the display unit and the information for displaying the stamp determined based on the input for the candidate stamp are provided in the communication unit of the terminal. It functions as a means for transmitting to the other user and a means for displaying the search result using the search information associated with the determined stamp in the talk room based on the user input.
Further, the information processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention is an information processing method of a terminal used for providing a message service, and a talk room including a message transmitted / received to / from another user is displayed on the terminal. To display on the display unit a candidate stamp determined based on the text input by the user among a plurality of stamps, and to display a stamp determined based on the input to the candidate stamp. Information is transmitted to the other user by the communication unit of the terminal, and the search result using the search information associated with the determined stamp is displayed in the talk room based on the user input. including.
Further, the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention is an information processing system used for providing a message service, and displays a talk room including messages sent and received with another user, and has a plurality of stamps. Among them, a display control unit that displays a candidate stamp determined based on the text input by the user, and a transmission control unit that causes the other user to transmit information for displaying the stamp determined based on the input to the candidate stamp. , And the display control unit causes the talk room to display the search result using the search information associated with the determined stamp based on the user input.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a program, an information processing method, and an information processing system that can use an extended function with a simple operation in a group including a plurality of users.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication system in one aspect of Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the processing sequence of the communication system which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing of the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 1) of the display screen in the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 2) of the display screen in the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 3) of the display screen in the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the fourth) of the display screen in the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 5) of the display screen in the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of stamp information. It is a figure which shows an example (the 1) of the display screen of the website of the external server in the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the second) of the display screen of the website of the external server in the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 3) of the display screen of the website of the external server in the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 1) of the display screen of the result of the processing request in the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 2) of the display screen of the result of the processing request in the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the processing sequence of the communication system 1 which concerns on the 2nd modification of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing of the terminal 20A which concerns on the 2nd modification of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing of the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 1) of the display screen in the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 2) of the display screen in the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 3) of the display screen in the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the fourth) of the display screen in the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 5) of the display screen in the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the sixth) of the display screen in the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (7) of the display screen in the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 1) of the display screen of the website of the external server in the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the second) of the display screen of the website of the external server in the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 3) of the display screen of the website of the external server in the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the 1) of the display screen of the result of the processing request in the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example (the second) of the display screen of the result of the processing request in the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. This is an example (part 1) of the display screen of the terminal when accepting a payment request operation. This is an example (No. 2) of the display screen of the terminal when accepting a payment request operation. This is an example (No. 3) of the display screen of the terminal when accepting a payment request operation. This is an example (No. 4) of the display screen of the terminal when accepting a payment request operation. This is an example (No. 5) of the display screen of the terminal when accepting a payment request operation. This is an example (No. 6) of the display screen of the terminal when accepting a payment request operation. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing of the terminal 20A which concerns on the modification of the 2nd Embodiment.

<Observation of confidentiality of communications>
It should be noted that when implementing the embodiments described herein, they will be implemented in compliance with the legal matters relating to the secrecy of communications.

The embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication system 1 according to an embodiment of the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the communication system 1, the server 10, the terminal 20 (terminal 20A, the terminal 20B, the terminal 20C), and the external server 30 are connected via the network 2. The server 10 provides a service that realizes transmission / reception of contents such as messages, still images, moving images, and stamps between the terminals 20 to the terminals 20 used by the user via the network 2, for example, SNS (Social Network Service). To do. The number of terminals 20 connected to the network 2 is not limited.

The network 2 plays a role of connecting one or more terminals 20 and one or more servers 10. That is, the network 2 means a communication network that provides a connection route so that data can be transmitted and received after the terminal 20 connects to the server 10.

For example, one or more parts of network 2 may be a wired network or a wireless network. The network 2 includes an ad hoc network, an intranet, an extranet, a virtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), and a wireless LAN (wireless LAN: WLAN). ), Wide area network (WAN), Wireless WAN (WWAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), part of the Internet, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Part of, mobile network, ISDNs (integrated service digital networks), wireless LANs, LTE (long term evolution) CDMA (code division multiple access), Bluetooth (Bluetooth®), satellite communication, etc., or these It can include two or more combinations. However, in the present invention, the network 2 is not limited to these. In addition, the network 2 may include one or more networks 2.

The terminal 20 (terminal 20A, terminal 20B, terminal 20C) may be any information processing terminal that can realize the functions described in each embodiment. The terminal 20 is typically a smartphone, as well as a mobile phone (eg, feature phone), a computer (eg, desktop, laptop, tablet, etc.), a media computer platform (eg, cable, satellite set top box, digital). Includes video recorders), handheld computer devices (eg, personal digital assistants (PDA), email clients, etc.), wearable devices (glass-type devices, watch-type devices, etc.), other types of computers, or communication platforms. However, in the embodiment, the terminal 20 is not limited to these. Further, the terminal 20 may be expressed as an information processing terminal 20.

Since the configurations of the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B, and the terminal 20C are basically the same, in the following description, the terminal 20 is described, the terminal 20A is referred to as the own terminal 20A, and the terminal 20B is referred to as the other terminal 20B. , The terminal 20C will be described as another terminal 20C.

The server 10 has a function of providing a predetermined service to the terminal 20. The server 10 may be any device as long as it is an information processing device that can realize the functions described in each embodiment. The server 10 is typically a server device, as well as a computer (eg, desktop, laptop, tablet, etc.), media computer platform (eg, cable, satellite set top box, digital video recorder), handheld computer device (eg, cable, satellite set top box, digital video recorder). For example, PDA, e-mail client, etc.), or other types of computers, or communication platforms. However, in the embodiment, the server 10 is not limited to these. Further, the server 10 may be expressed as an information processing device.

The external server 30 has a function of providing a predetermined service such as purchasing a product or reserving a service to the terminal 20. The external server 30 may be any device as long as it can realize the functions described in the following embodiments.

<Hardware (HW: Hardware) configuration>
The HW configuration of each device included in the communication system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

(1) HW configuration of terminal The terminal 20 includes a control device (CPU: central processing unit) 207, a storage device 208, a communication I / F (interface) 201, an input / output device 202, a display device 203, and a microphone. It includes 204, a speaker 205, and a camera 206. The components of the HW of the terminal 20 are connected to each other via, for example, bus B.

The communication I / F201 transmits and receives various data via the network 2. The communication may be executed by wire or wirelessly, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be executed.

The input / output device 202 includes an input device for inputting various operations to the terminal 20 and an output device for outputting the processing result processed by the terminal 20. The input / output device 202 may be integrated with the input device and the output device, or may be separated into the input device and the output device.

The input device is realized by any or a combination of all kinds of devices capable of receiving an input from a user and transmitting information related to the input to the control device 207. The input device is typically realized by a touch panel or the like, detects contact by a user's finger or an indicator such as a stylus and the contact position thereof, and transmits the coordinates of the contact position to the control device 207. On the other hand, the input device may be realized by an input device other than the touch panel. The input device includes, for example, a hardware key typified by a keyboard or the like, a pointing device such as a mouse, a camera (operation input via a moving image), and a microphone (operation input by voice). However, the input device is not limited to these.

The output device is realized by any or a combination of all kinds of devices capable of outputting the processing result processed by the control device 207. The output device is typically realized by a touch panel or the like. On the other hand, the output device may be realized by an output device other than the touch panel. For example, a speaker (audio output), a lens (for example, 3D (three dimensions) output, a hologram output), a printer, and the like can be included. However, the output device is not limited to these.

The display device 203 is realized by any or a combination of all kinds of devices that can display according to the display data written in the frame buffer. The display device 203 is typically realized by a monitor (for example, a liquid crystal display or an OELD (organic electroluminescence display)). The display device 203 may be a head mounted display (HDM). Further, the display device 203 may be realized by a device capable of displaying an image, text information, or the like in projection mapping, a hologram, air (which may be a vacuum), or the like. In addition, these display devices 203 may be able to display display data in 3D. However, the display device 203 is not limited to these.

When the input / output device 202 is a touch panel, the input / output device 202 and the display device 203 may be arranged so as to face each other with substantially the same size and shape.

The control device 207 has a physically structured circuit for executing a function realized by a code or an instruction contained in a program, and is realized by, for example, a data processing device built in hardware. ..

The control device 207 is typically a central processing unit (CPU), and is also a microprocessor (microprocessor), a processor core (processor core), a multiprocessor (multiprocessor), an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), and an FPGA. (Field programmable gate array). However, the control device 207 is not limited to these.

The storage device 208 has a function of storing various programs and various data required for the terminal 20 to operate. The storage device # is realized by various storage media such as an HDD (hard disk drive), an SSD (solid state drive), a flash memory, a RAM (random access memory), and a ROM (read only memory). However, the storage device 208 is not limited to these.

The terminal 20 stores the program P in the storage device 208, and by executing the program P, the control device 207 executes the processing as each part included in the control device 207. That is, the program P stored in the storage device 208 causes the terminal 20 to realize each function executed by the control device 207.

The microphone 204 is used for inputting voice data. The speaker 205 is used for outputting audio data. The camera 206 is used for acquiring moving image data.
(2) Server HW configuration
The server 10 includes a control device (CPU) 104, a storage device 105, a communication I / F (interface) 103, an input / output device 101, and a display 102. The components of the HW of the server 10 are connected to each other via, for example, bus B.

The control device 104 has a physically structured circuit for executing a function realized by a code or an instruction contained in a program, and is realized by, for example, a data processing device built in hardware. ..

The control device 104 is typically a central processing unit (CPU), and may be a microprocessor, a processor core, a multiprocessor, an ASIC, an FPGA, or the like. However, the control device 104 is not limited to these.

The storage device 105 has a function of storing various programs and various data required for the server 10 to operate. The storage device 105 is realized by various storage media such as HDD, SSD, or flash memory. However, the storage device 105 is not limited to these.

The communication I / F 103 transmits and receives various data via the network 2. The communication may be executed by wire or wirelessly, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be executed. The communication I / F 103 has a function of executing communication with the terminal 20 via the network 2. The communication I / F 103 transmits various data to the terminal 20 according to an instruction from the control device 104. Further, the communication I / F 103 receives various data transmitted from the terminal 20 and transmits the various data to the control device 104.

The input / output device 101 is realized by a device that inputs various operations to the server 10. The input / output device 101 is realized by any or a combination of all kinds of devices capable of receiving an input from a user and transmitting information related to the input to the control device 104. The input / output device 101 is typically realized by a hardware key represented by a keyboard or the like, or a pointing device such as a mouse. The input / output device 101 may include, for example, a touch panel, a camera (operation input via a moving image), a microphone (operation input by voice), or the like. However, the input / output device 101 is not limited to these.

The display 102 is typically realized by a monitor (for example, a liquid crystal display or an OELD (organic electroluminescence display)). The display 102 may be a head-mounted display (HDM) or the like. In addition, these displays 102 may be able to display display data in 3D. However, the display 102 is not limited to these.

The server 10 stores the program P in the storage device 105, and by executing the program P, the control device 104 executes the processing as each part included in the control device 104. That is, the program P stored in the storage device 105 causes the server 10 to realize each function executed by the control device 104.

Each embodiment of the present invention will be described as being realized by the CPU of the server 10 and / or the terminal 20 executing the program P.

The control device 207 of the terminal 20 and / or the control device 104 of the server 10 is not only a CPU but also a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, LSI (Large Scale Integration)) or the like. Each process may be realized by hardware) or a dedicated circuit. Further, these circuits may be realized by one or a plurality of integrated circuits, and a plurality of processes shown in each embodiment may be realized by one integrated circuit. Further, the LSI may be referred to as a VLSI, a super LSI, an ultra LSI, or the like depending on the degree of integration.

Further, the program P (software program / computer program) of each embodiment may be provided in a state of being stored in a storage medium readable by a computer. The storage medium can store the program in a "non-temporary tangible medium".

The storage medium is, where appropriate, one or more semiconductor-based or other integrated circuits (ICs) (eg, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or application-specific ICs (ASICs)), hard disks. Disk drive (HDD), hybrid hard drive (HHD), optical disk, optical disk drive (ODD), magneto-optical disk, magneto-optical drive, floppy diskette, floppy disk drive (FDD), magnetic tape, solid drive It can include (SSD), RAM drives, secure digital cards or drives, any other suitable storage medium, or any suitable combination of two or more of these. The storage medium may be volatile, non-volatile, or a combination of volatile and non-volatile, where appropriate. The storage medium is not limited to these examples, and any device or medium may be used as long as the program P can be stored.

The server 10 and / or the terminal 20 can realize the functions of the plurality of functional units shown in each embodiment by reading the program P stored in the storage medium and executing the read program P, for example.

Further, the program P may be provided to the server 10 or the terminal 20 via an arbitrary transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. The server 10 and / or the terminal 20 realizes the functions of the plurality of functional units shown in each embodiment by executing the program P downloaded via the Internet or the like, for example.

In addition, each embodiment of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program P is embodied by electronic transmission.
The program can be implemented using, for example, a script language such as ActionScript or JavaScript (registered trademark), an object-oriented programming language such as Objective-C or Java (registered trademark), or a markup language such as HTML5. However, the program is not limited to the program implemented using the above-mentioned languages.

[First Embodiment]
The first embodiment relates to an information processing method for searching for a product or service by using a stamp in a talk room of an SNS messaging service that communicates between a plurality of specific users. As a result, a group including a plurality of users can search for products and services while communicating with each other.

The contents described in the first embodiment can also be applied to the second embodiment described later.

<Functional configuration>
(1) Functional configuration of the terminal
The functional configuration of the terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The terminal 20 has an SNS processing unit 210, a search unit 220, and an extended function processing unit 230. These functions are realized by reading out one or more programs stored in the storage device 208 and executing the control device 207 (for example, CPU 207A).

The SNS processing unit 210 performs various processes using the SNS messaging service using the server 10. For example, the SNS processing unit 210 sends and receives contents such as character string messages, stamps, and images to and from other terminals via the server 10 in the talk room.

The search unit 220 searches for a stamp (an example of an "object") according to the information input by the user.

The extended function processing unit 230 processes the extended function according to the stamp having the sent / received command (search query) function on the screen of the talk room.
(2) Functional Configuration of Server The functional configuration of the server 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The server 10 has a communication processing unit 110 and an SNS processing unit 120. These functions are realized by reading one or more programs stored in the storage device 105 and executing the control device 104 (CPU 104A).

The communication processing unit 110 has a function of executing communication with each of the external server 30 and the terminal 20 via the network 2. The communication processing unit 110 transmits various data to the terminal 20 according to the instruction from the SNS processing unit 120. Further, the communication processing unit 110 receives various data transmitted from the terminal 20 and notifies the SNS processing unit 120 of the various data.

The SNS processing unit 120 receives content such as a message addressed to the user of the terminal 20 and transmits the content to the terminal 20 of the destination user.

The storage device 105 stores various information of the program and the user of the SNS. For example, the storage device 105 stores the address of the destination of the content addressed to the user, the information of the account of the user's terminal 20, and the like.

<Processing>
Next, the process of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment.

In FIG. 2, a service using a stamp having a command (search query) function is provided when content is transmitted / received between a plurality of terminals 20A, terminals 20B, and terminals 20C using an SNS messaging service. The operation sequence when it is done is shown.

In step S101, content is transmitted and received between a plurality of terminals 20A, terminals 20B, and terminals 20C via a server 10, which is a device that provides an SNS messaging service. For example, content is transmitted / received using a talk room in which the history of content transmission / reception between a plurality of terminals 20A, terminals 20B, and terminals 20C is displayed in a list.

In step S102, the SNS processing unit 210 of the terminal 20A receives a stamp selection operation having a command function from the user of the terminal 20A.

In step S103, the extension function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A displays the selected stamp and the extension function associated with the stamp.

In step S104, the SNS processing unit 210 of the terminal 20A transmits the selected stamp to the terminals 20B and 20C via the server 10.

In step S105, the extended function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20B and the terminal 20C displays the received stamp and the extended function associated with the stamp.

In step S106, the extension function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A receives a selection operation in the extension function from the user of the terminal 20A. The selection operation in the extended function can be performed not only on the terminal 20A that transmitted the stamp, but also on the terminal 20B and the terminal 20C that received the stamp. Here, an example in which the selection operation is accepted by the terminal 20A will be described, but the same applies when the selection operation is accepted by the terminals 20B and 20C.

In step S107, the extended function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A requests the external server 30 for a processing request according to the received operation. In this case, the terminal 20A or the server 10 that receives the request from the terminal 20A receives an ID (room ID) that identifies the SNS messaging service between the terminals 20A, the terminal 20B, and the terminal 20C, and sends the external server 30 an ID (room ID). The ID may be notified.

In step S108, the external server 30 transmits the result of the processing request to the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B, and the terminal 20C via the server 10. Here, the external server 30 specifies the room ID and transmits the result of the processing request to the server 10.

In step S109, the extended function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B, and the terminal 20C displays the result of the processing request received from the external server 30 via the server 10.

<< Processing of terminal 20 >>
Next, the processing of the terminal 20A will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the terminal 20A according to the first embodiment.

In step S201, the SNS processing unit 210 of the terminal 20A transmits and receives contents via the server 10 in the talk room of the SNS messaging service including the users of the other terminals 20B and the terminal 20C as members. In this talk room, the transmitted and received contents are displayed in the order in which they were transmitted and received (in chronological order).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in the terminal 20 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when transmitting and receiving contents using a talk room. In FIG. 4A, the icons 501A, 501B, 501C indicating the account of the user of the terminal 20 who transmitted the content and the contents 502A, 502B, 502C transmitted from each account are displayed in association with each other on the left side.

In step S202, the SNS processing unit 210 of the terminal 20A receives input of a message to be transmitted to the talk room from the user.

In step S203, the search unit 220 of the terminal 20A searches for a stamp according to the character string input by the user. For example, a stamp in which the character string input by the user matches the keyword stored in the stamp information 241 of the storage device 208 is searched.

The stamp is a content such as an illustration. By using stamps, for example, it is possible to convey the subtleties of emotions that are difficult to express in words. In addition, since it is an illustration or the like, it is possible to convey the requirements to the other party at a glance.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of stamp information 241. In the stamp information 241 stored in the storage device 208, items such as a stamp ID, contents, commands, keywords, the number of times of use, and the total amount of affiliates are stored in association with each other.

The stamp ID is information that identifies the stamp.

The design is a design such as an illustration of a stamp. In addition, in the design of the stamp having the command function (the stamp in which the data of the item of the command is set in the stamp information 241), the company, etc., can understand the company, etc. that provides the service or product related to the command. A logo mark may be added.

The command is a command associated with a stamp, for example, a search query for searching for a service or product. The keyword is a keyword associated with each stamp.

The number of times the stamp is used is the number of times the stamp is selected by the user and transmitted to the other user in a talk room or the like. Further, the number of times the stamp is used may be the number of times the user sends the stamp to the other user.

The total amount of affiliates is the total amount of fees (rewards) paid to the business operator of the server 10 that provides the SNS messaging service by the company that provides the service or product related to the command associated with the stamp by using the stamp. Is. For example, the total amount of affiliates can be calculated by setting a unit price to be paid each time a stamp is transmitted in advance and multiplying the unit price by the value of "number of times used".

In step S204, the SNS processing unit 210 of the terminal 20A displays a list of the searched stamps. As a result, the stamp candidates to be transmitted are suggested to the user.

Here, when there are a plurality of searched stamps, the terminal 20A displays them in a list in descending order of the number of times they have been used, in descending order of the total amount of affiliates, or in descending order of eCPM (effective Cost Per Mille). Here, the eCPM is a business operator of the server 10 that provides an SNS messaging service from a company or the like that provides a service or product related to a command associated with the stamp when the stamp is displayed a predetermined number of times (for example, 1000 times). Is the fee paid to.

FIG. 4B is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a list of stamps corresponding to at least a part of a character string of a message to be transmitted to the talk room input by the user.

FIG. 4B is an example in which "grilled meat" is included in at least a part of the character string input by the user in the input area 511 of the message to be transmitted. In this case, a list of stamps in which "grilled meat" is registered as a keyword in the stamp information 241 is displayed in the stamp suggestion area 512. In the example of FIG. 4B, in the stamp suggestion area 512, it is assumed that the left side has a higher display priority.

In step S205, the SNS processing unit 210 of the terminal 20A receives a stamp selection operation and a stamp transmission operation from the user.

In step S206, the extension function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A transmits the stamp selected by the user to the talk room, and displays the design of the stamp on the screen of the talk room.

As a result, the design of the stamp is displayed on the screen of the talk room in the other terminals 20B and 20C of the talk room as well as the terminal 20A.

In step S207, the extended function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A displays the information based on the command associated with the stamp on the screen of the talk room so as to be consistent in time series. In the other terminals 20B and 20C of the talk room, information based on the command associated with the stamp is displayed on the screen of the talk room.

FIG. 4C is a diagram showing an example of a display screen based on a command associated with a stamp on the screen of the talk room of the terminal 20.

In FIG. 4C, the stamp symbol 513 is displayed on the screen of the talk room. The stamp symbol 513 may be the same as the symbol displayed in the stamp suggestion area 512. Alternatively, when the stamp is transmitted to the talk room, the symbol may be a symbol acquired from an external server 30 operated by, for example, a company or the like that provides services or products related to the command based on the command associated with the stamp.

Further, in FIG. 4C, based on the command associated with the stamp, the display area 514 of the keyword "grilled meat" when the stamp is searched, the "search by current value" button 515, and the "change location" button 516. Is displayed.

In step S208, the extended function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A accepts an operation of specifying search conditions in the information display area based on the command associated with the stamp on the screen of the talk room.

In step S209, the extension function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A acquires the search result corresponding to the operation of specifying the search condition from the external server 30 and displays it.

In step S210, the extended function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A causes the search result to be displayed on the other terminals 20B and 20C of the talk room.

For example, the terminal 20A transmits the search result to the server 10 as the content addressed to the talk room. As a result, the search result is displayed on the screen of the talk room as well as the contents such as the message, stamp, and image of the character string. On the screen of the talk room, the transmitted / received contents are displayed in chronological order, for example. For example, the most recently sent and received content may be displayed at the bottom, and previously sent and received content may be moved up in sequence.

It should be noted that the other terminals 20B and 20C of the talk room can also perform the processes of steps S208 to S210 in the same manner as the terminal 20A that transmitted the stamp. That is, the search result according to the operation of the other terminal 20B and / or the terminal 20C in the talk room is also displayed on the terminal 20A.

As a result, users can proceed with processing such as searching while communicating with each other by messages or the like in the talk room.

FIG. 4D is a diagram showing an example of a search result display screen when the “Check by current value” button 515 is pressed in FIG. 4C.

In FIG. 4D, a list of stores searched for the "Yakiniku" genre and "current value" as area conditions obtained from the external server 30 operated by a company that provides services and products related to commands is displayed in the carousel area 517. Is displayed. The information displayed in FIG. 4C has been moved to the upper part of the screen of the talk room in FIG. 4D. This is the same process as the screen of the conventional talk room, and the transmitted / received contents are moved to the upper part in the oldest order. By scrolling down the screen of the talk room, it is possible to display the information displayed in FIG. 4C.

The carousel area 517 is scrolled horizontally according to the swipe operation of the user or automatically. By pressing the "Like" button 518, the popularity vote of the store may be performed.

FIG. 4E is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when a user of the terminal 20A sends a message to another user in the talk room in the talk room.

FIG. 4E is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when the user of the terminal 20A selects a store to be used from the list of stores displayed in the carousel area 517 and notifies another user.

The process of sending a message to another user in the talk room is the same as the process of the conventional SNS messaging service.

In step S211 the extended function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A activates the IAB (in-appli browser) in response to an operation from the user and makes a processing request to the external server 30. The IAB is a function that uses the browser function provided by the OS of the terminal 20 in the application installed on the terminal 20. In the present embodiment, the browser function is used in the application that performs the SNS messaging service installed in the terminal 20.

It should be noted that the other terminals 20B and 20C of the talk room can also perform the process of step S211 in the same manner as the terminal 20A that transmitted the stamp.

As a result, while users communicate with each other by messages or the like in the talk room, it is possible to proceed with processing such as product purchase or service reservation by using search results obtained by operations of a plurality of users, for example.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the website of the external server 30 in the terminal 20 according to the first embodiment.

For example, when the "reservation" button 518B of FIG. 4E is pressed by the user, the IAB is activated, the website of the external server 30 is accessed, and the screen of FIG. 6A is displayed. The server 10 and the external server 30 may cooperate with each other and automatically log in to the external server 30 by using the login information of the user account of the terminal 20 on the server 10. In the example of FIG. 6A, the number of people and the date when the store is reserved are selected.

In FIG. 6B, for example, the user information of the terminal 20 is input after the input on the screen of FIG. 6A is completed. The server 10 and the external server 30 may cooperate with each other, and the user information in FIG. 6B may be automatically input by using the personal information of the user account of the terminal 20 on the server 10.

In FIG. 6C, information when the reservation is completed is displayed. When the user presses the "x" button 519 in FIG. 6, the screen returns to the talk room screen.

In step S212, the extension function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A displays the result of the processing request received from the external server 30.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the result of the processing request in the terminal 20 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7A is an example of a display screen of the result of the processing request received to the talk room.

When the external server 30 or the server 10 receives the same processing request from the same talk room within a certain time (for example, 10 seconds), the external server 30 or the server 10 may perform processing only for one processing request. Thereby, for example, in the talk room, when a plurality of users perform the same operation, it is possible to prevent a plurality of the same processing results from being displayed.

In FIG. 7A, the reservation result 520 and the like of the store are displayed. When the "reservation confirmation / change / cancellation" button 521 is pressed, for example, IAB can be started, the website of the external server 30 can be accessed, and the reservation can be confirmed. When the "share" button 522 is pressed, the reservation result 520 is shared with, for example, another talk group selected by the user.

FIG. 7B is an example of a display screen of the result of the processing request received to the account of the user of the terminal 20 who made the processing request.

For example, when the account of the user of the terminal 20A follows the account of the company or the like of the external server 30 in the SNS messaging service provided by the server 10, even if the processing result is received from the account of the company or the like. Good.

<First modification>
When the stamp received from the terminal 20A is not stored in the stamp information 241 of the storage device 208 of the terminal 20B, the terminal 20B may display the stamp design, for example, in gray out on the screen of the talk room. Then, when the terminal 20B is selected by the user by clicking the stamp on the screen of the talk room, the terminal 20B displays information such as the account name of the user of the terminal 20A who transmitted the stamp.

<Second modification>
In the second modification, each of the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B, and the terminal 20C independently acquires the search result according to the operation in each terminal from the external server 30.

The processing of the communication system 1 according to the second modification of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence of the communication system 1 according to the second modification of the first embodiment.

The processing of steps S101 to S107 of FIG. 8 is the same as the processing of steps S101 to S107 of FIG.

In step S108-2, the external server 30 transmits the result of the processing request to the terminal 20A via the server 10.

In step S109-2, the extension function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A displays the result of the processing request received from the external server 30 via the server 10.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the terminal 20A according to the second modification of the first embodiment.

The processing of steps S201 to S209 of FIG. 9 is the same as the processing of steps S201 to S209 of FIG.

In step S209, the extension function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A acquires the search result corresponding to the operation of specifying the search condition from the external server 30 and displays it on the screen of the terminal 20A.

Then, in the second modification, the process of step S210 of FIG. 3 is not performed. That is, the search result acquired from the external server 30 is not transmitted to the other terminals 20B and 20C of the talk room.

It should be noted that the other terminals 20B and 20C of the talk room can also perform the processes of steps S208 to S209 in the same manner as the terminal 20A that transmitted the stamp. That is, the search result according to the operation of the other terminal 20B and / or the terminal 20C in the talk room is not displayed on the terminal 20A.

As a result, the user can enjoy the convenience of being able to exclude information other than the information he / she wants and to prevent the information from other terminals that he / she does not want from being displayed on the tall room screen.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the second embodiment will be described.

In the second embodiment, in the talk room of the SNS messaging service that communicates between a plurality of specific users, after purchasing the product or service searched by using the stamp, the plurality of users An example of paying a fee will be described. As a result, a group including a plurality of users can search for products and services while communicating with each other, and then the plurality of users can pay the fee. Since the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except for a part, the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

Hereinafter, the difference between the processing of the communication system 1 according to the second embodiment and the first embodiment will be described.

The contents described in the second embodiment can be applied to any of the other embodiments.

<Processing>
<< Processing of terminal 20 >>
Next, the processing of the terminal 20A according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the terminal 20A according to the second embodiment.

Steps S301 to S307 are the same as the processes of steps S201 to S207.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in the terminal 20 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11A is an example of a display screen of a list of stamps corresponding to at least a part of a character string of a message input from a user and transmitted to the talk room when transmitting / receiving content using the talk room. It is a figure which shows.

FIG. 11A is an example in which "movie" is included in at least a part of the character string input by the user in the input area 511 of the message to be transmitted. In this case, a list of stamps in which "movie" is registered as a keyword in the stamp information 241 is displayed in the stamp suggestion area 512.

FIG. 11B is a diagram showing an example of a display screen based on a command associated with a stamp on the screen of the talk room of the terminal 20.

In FIG. 11B, a list of movies is displayed in the carousel area 550 based on the command associated with the stamp. In this carousel area 550, a display area 551 of the movie name, a "view trailer" button 552, and a "find a theater being shown" button 553 are displayed.

In FIG. 11C, the “view trailer” button 552 of FIG. 11B is pressed by the user of the terminal 20A, and the movie trailer of the movie is played back in the display area 554. The data of this moving image may be acquired from, for example, the external server 30.

In step S308, the extended function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A accepts an operation of designating search conditions in the information display area based on the command associated with the stamp on the talk room screen.

In FIG. 11D, when the "find the theater being shown" button 553 is pressed, the display area 554 of the movie name, the "search by current value" button 515, and the "change location" button 516 are displayed.

When the "change location" button 516 is pressed, the location to be searched on the map can be specified as shown in FIG. 11E.

In step S309, the extension function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A acquires the search result corresponding to the operation of specifying the search condition from the external server 30 and displays it.

In FIG. 11F, as a search result, a list of movie theaters around the designated position is displayed in the carousel area 557. In this carousel area 557, a display area 558 for the name of the movie theater and a "view screening schedule" button 559 are displayed.

In step S310, the extended function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A displays the search result on another terminal 20B or the like in the talk room.

In FIG. 11G, in the search result, the "view screening schedule" button 559 is pressed, and in the carousel area 560, the movie name display area 561, the movie theater name display area 562, and the screening schedule display area 563 are displayed. Is displayed.

In step S311 the extended function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A activates the IAB (in-appli browser) in response to an operation from the user and makes a processing request to the external server 30.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the website of the external server 30 in the terminal 20 according to the second embodiment.

For example, in FIG. 11G, when a predetermined screening schedule is selected, the IAB is started, the website of the external server 30 is accessed, and the screen of FIG. 12A is displayed.

In the example of FIG. 12A, the cinema seating position is selected.

In FIG. 12B, for example, after the input on the screen of FIG. 12A is completed, it is selected whether or not to automatically log in to the external server 30 by using the login information of the user account of the terminal 20 on the server 10.

In FIG. 12C, the user information of the terminal 20 is input after logging in to the external server 30. As in the first embodiment, even if the server 10 and the external server 30 cooperate with each other and the personal information of the user account of the terminal 20 on the server 10 is used, the user information is automatically input. Good.

In step S312, the extension function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A displays the result of the processing request received from the external server 30.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the result of the processing request in the terminal 20 according to the second embodiment.

13A and 13B are examples of display screens of the result of the processing request received to the talk room.

In step S313, the SNS processing unit 210 of the terminal 20A receives a payment request operation of at least a part of the fee from the user to another user included in the talk room using the payment service of the server 10.

In step S314, the SNS processing unit 210 of the terminal 20A transmits a payment request to the server 10.

For example, when the "split bill request" button 561 of FIGS. 13A and 13B is pressed, the screen of FIG. 14 is displayed.

FIG. 14 is an example of a display screen of the terminal 20A when accepting a payment request operation.

In FIG. 14A, information such as the amount paid and the purchased service is displayed. In FIG. 14B, the payment amount per person of another user included in the talk room is displayed. In the example of FIG. 14B, since the user of the terminal 20A has completed the payment by the process using the IAB, even if there is only one person to split the bill, the amount obtained by dividing the payment amount by 2 is calculated as the split bill amount. Will be done.

In FIG. 14C, when the payment request is sent to the talk room, the message or stamp to be sent together can be selected. Also, if you select the "Send the Dutch bill together" button 571, the other party can also refer to the receipt.

In step S315, the SNS processing unit 210 of the terminal 20A receives and displays the payment result from the terminal 20B.

In FIG. 14D, a payment request 572 to the user of the terminal 20B and a message and a stamp of the notification 573 that the payment from the user of the terminal 20B is completed are displayed.

FIG. 14E shows a display example of the notification 573 when the notification 573 indicating that the payment is completed is clicked.

FIG. 14F shows a display example of a split bill receipt.

<Modification example>
In the modified example, each of the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B, and the terminal 20C independently acquires the search result according to the operation in each terminal from the external server 30.

The figure showing an example of the processing sequence of the communication system 1 according to the modified example of the second embodiment is an example of the processing sequence of the communication system 1 according to the second modified example of the first embodiment in FIG. It may be the same as the figure shown.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the terminal 20A according to the modified example of the second embodiment.

The processing of steps S301 to S309 of FIG. 15 is the same as the processing of steps S301 to S309 of FIG.

In step S309, the extension function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20A acquires the search result corresponding to the operation of specifying the search condition from the external server 30 and displays it on the screen of the terminal 20A.

Then, in the modified example of the second embodiment, the process of step S310 of FIG. 10 is not performed. That is, the search result acquired from the external server 30 is not transmitted to the other terminals 20B and 20C of the talk room.

It should be noted that the other terminals 20B and 20C of the talk room can also perform the processes of steps S308 to S309 in the same manner as the terminal 20A that transmitted the stamp. That is, the search result according to the operation of the other terminal 20B and / or the terminal 20C in the talk room is not displayed on the terminal 20A.

As a result, the user can enjoy the convenience of being able to exclude information other than the information he / she wants and to prevent the information from other terminals that he / she does not want from being displayed on the tall room screen.

<Summary>
According to this embodiment, a stamp having a command (search query) function is displayed as a suggestion to the user, search information required in a conversation in a group of a plurality of users is directly displayed in the talk room, and tasks such as payment are performed. Is processed by the IAB.

As a result, it is possible to search for products and services while communicating with a group including a plurality of users.

The extension function command associated with the stamp may be any command. For example, restaurant reservation, movie theater reservation, recipe search, delivery order, ticket purchase, car rental reservation, hotel reservation, airline ticket purchase, weather forecast, transfer information, news, fortune-telling, manga, music, part-time job, schedule, etc. It may be a command such as searching for a product or service of.

<Others>
The SNS processing unit 210 is an example of the first processing unit. The extended function processing unit 230 is an example of a second processing unit.

A storage medium storing a program code of software that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment may be supplied to the terminal 20 and the server 10. Needless to say, the above-described embodiment can be achieved by the terminal 20 and the server 10 reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium. In this case, the storage medium stores a program that causes the terminal 20 and the server 10 to execute the above-mentioned distribution method and reception method.

At least a part of the processing in the terminal 20 and the server 10 may be realized by cloud computing composed of one or more computers.

Further, at least a part of the processing in the terminal 20 may be performed by the server 10. For example, the extension function processing unit 230 of the terminal 20 may be provided on the server 10 side, and the result processed by the server 10 may be displayed on the terminal 20.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various modifications and modifications based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the functions included in each means, each step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, and a plurality of means, steps, etc. can be combined or divided into one. .. In addition, the configurations shown in the above embodiments may be combined as appropriate.

1 Communication system 10 Server 110 Communication processing unit 120 SNS processing unit 20 Terminal 210 SNS processing unit 220 Search unit 230 Extended function processing unit 241 Stamp information

Claims (3)

The processor of the terminal used to provide the message service,
A means for displaying a talk room containing a message sent / received with another user on the display unit of the terminal, and
A means for displaying a candidate stamp determined based on a text input by a user among a plurality of stamps on the display unit, and
A means for causing the other user to send information for displaying a stamp determined based on an input to the candidate stamp by the communication unit of the terminal.
A means for displaying a search result using the search information associated with the determined stamp in the talk room based on the user input.
A program to make it work. An information processing method for terminals used to provide message services.
Displaying a talk room containing messages sent and received with other users on the display unit of the terminal,
Displaying a candidate stamp determined based on the text input by the user among a plurality of stamps on the display unit, and
Information for displaying the stamp determined based on the input to the candidate stamp is transmitted to the other user by the communication unit of the terminal.
Based on the user input, the search result using the search information associated with the determined stamp is displayed in the talk room.
Information processing methods including. An information processing system used to provide message services.
Display the talk room containing messages sent and received with other users,
A display control unit that displays candidate stamps that are determined based on text entered by the user among multiple stamps.
A transmission control unit that causes the other user to transmit information for displaying a stamp determined based on the input to the candidate stamp.
Including
The display control unit displays the search result using the search information associated with the determined stamp in the talk room based on the user input.
An information processing system characterized by this.

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