JP2022107622A - Program, information processing method, and information processing terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technique which enables a user to more relievedly register a partner who is permitted to perform communication, when the user registers the partner.

SOLUTION: An information processing terminal is caused to perform the steps of: receiving, from a second user, a registration request for a party permitted to perform communication; receiving, from a first user, an operation of selecting a group in which the second user is included, in accordance with the reception of the registration request; and transmitting information whose content changes in accordance with the selected group to a terminal of the second user, and requesting a reply from the second user.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present disclosure relates to a program, an information processing method, and an information processing terminal.

Conventionally, in social networking services (SNS), etc., there is a technology that allows you to register a person you allow to communicate with as an acquaintance, friend (friend), etc., and then send and receive instant messages, etc. with the registered person. known (see, for example, Patent Literature 1). When registering a partner, for example, the user approves a friend request from the partner, registers using the phone number of the other user registered in the phonebook of his/her mobile phone, or registers himself/herself as an acquaintance. It is possible to register using a list of other users who have

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However, in the conventional technology, when registering a partner to allow communication with, even if the display name, icon, etc. of the partner is displayed, it may be unclear whether the partner is an acquaintance of the user. .

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above problem, and an object thereof is to provide a technology that allows a user to register a partner to be permitted to communicate with more peace of mind.

A program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a step of receiving, from a second user, a request to register a partner to be permitted to communicate with an information processing terminal; a step of receiving an operation to select from a first user; and a step of transmitting information whose contents change according to the selected group to the terminal of the second user and requesting a reply from the second user. let it run.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication system which concerns on embodiment. 4 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing of the communication system according to the embodiment; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen for setting display names and icons for each group; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting display names and icons for each group; It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the notification of being registered as a friend. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen which starts registration as a friend. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a list of groups; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a list of actions according to groups; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a talk room screen on the authenticated side; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a talk room screen on the authenticating side;

<Observance of Confidentiality of Communications>
It should be noted that the implementation of the disclosure contained herein is subject to legal requirements relating to the secrecy of communications.

An embodiment for implementing a communication system 1 according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a communication system 1 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in a communication system 1, a server 10 and terminals 20 (terminals 20A, 20B, and 20C) are connected via a network 30. FIG. The server 10 provides the terminal 20 owned by the user via the network 30 with a service for realizing transmission and reception of messages between the terminals 20 . Note that the number of terminals 20 connected to the network 30 is not limited.

The network 30 serves to connect one or more terminals 20 and one or more servers 10 . That is, the network 30 means a communication network that provides a connection path so that the terminal 20 can transmit and receive data after connecting to the server 10 .

For example, one or more portions of network 30 may be wired or wireless networks. The network 30 may be an ad hoc network, an intranet, an extranet, a virtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), a wireless LAN (WLAN). ), wide area network (WAN), wireless WAN (WWAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), part of the Internet, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) mobile phone networks, ISDNs (integrated service digital networks), wireless LANs, LTE (long term evolution) CDMA (code division multiple access), Bluetooth (registered trademark), satellite communications, etc., or any of these Combinations of two or more can be included. However, in the present disclosure, network 30 is not limited to these. Network 30 may also include one or more networks 30 .

The terminal 20 (terminal 20A, terminal 20B, terminal 20C) may be any information processing terminal capable of realizing the functions described in each embodiment. Terminal 20 is typically a smart phone, but also a mobile phone (e.g., feature phone), computer (e.g., desktop, laptop, tablet, etc.), media computer platform (e.g., cable, satellite set-top box, digital video recorders), handheld computing devices (eg, personal digital assistants (PDAs), email clients, etc.), wearable terminals (eg, glasses-type devices, watch-type devices, etc.), or other types of computers or communication platforms. However, in the present disclosure, the terminal 20 is not limited to these. Also, the terminal 20 may be expressed as an information processing terminal.

Since terminal 20A, terminal 20B, and terminal 20C have basically the same configuration, terminal 20 will be described as a representative in the following description. Also, user information associated with the terminal 20X will be described as user information X, and a user who operates the terminal 20X will be described as user X, as required. The user information is part or all of the information associated with an account in SNS (Social Network Service) typified by instant messenger, and is, for example, a user name and a user image. In addition, information such as a user identifier, age, sex, and address of the user, or a combination thereof may be used. However, it is not limited to these.

The server 10 has a function of providing a predetermined service to the terminal 20 . The server 10 may be any information processing device capable of realizing the functions described in each embodiment. Server 10 is typically a server device, and also a computer (e.g., desktop, laptop, tablet, etc.), media computer platform (e.g., cable, satellite set-top box, digital video recorder), handheld computing device (e.g., e.g., PDA, email client, etc.), or any other type of computer or communication platform. However, in the present disclosure, the server 10 is not limited to these. Also, the server 10 may be expressed as an information processing device.

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

(1) Terminal HW Configuration The terminal 20 includes a control device 21 (CPU: central processing unit (central processing unit)), a storage device 28, a communication I/F 22 (interface), an input/output device 23, a display device 24, and a microphone 25. , a speaker 26 and a camera 27 . Each component of the HW of the terminal 20 is interconnected via a bus B, for example.

Communication I/F 22 transmits and receives various data via network 30 . The communication may be performed by wire or wirelessly, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be performed. Communication I/F 22 has a function of executing communication with server 10 via network 30 . The communication I/F 22 transmits various data to the server 10 according to instructions from the control device 21 . Also, the communication I/F 22 receives various data transmitted from the server 10 and transmits the data to the control device 21 .

The input/output device 23 includes a device for inputting various operations to the terminal 20 and a device for outputting processing results processed by the terminal 20 . The input/output device 23 may be an integrated input device and an output device, or may be separated into an input device and an output device.

The input device is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices that can receive input from the user and transmit information related to the input to the control device 21 . The input device is typically realized by a touch panel or the like, detects contact with a pointing tool such as a user's finger or a stylus, and the contact position, and transmits the coordinates of the contact position to the control device 21 . 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, hardware keys typified by a keyboard, etc., a pointing device such as a mouse, a camera (operation input via moving images), and a microphone (operation input by voice). However, in the present disclosure, the input device is not limited to these.

The output device is realized by any one or a combination of all kinds of devices capable of outputting processing results processed by the control device 21 . The output device is typically realized by a touch panel or the like. On the other hand, the output device may be implemented by an output device other than the touch panel. For example, speakers (audio output), lenses (eg, 3D (three dimensions) output or hologram output), printers, and the like can be included. However, in the present disclosure, the output device is not limited to these.

The display device 24 is implemented by any one or a combination of all kinds of devices capable of displaying according to the display data written to the frame buffer. The display device 24 is typically realized by a monitor (for example, a liquid crystal display or an OELD (organic electroluminescence display)). The display device 24 may be a head mounted display (HDM). Also, the display device 24 may be implemented by a device capable of displaying images, text information, etc. in the air (or even in a vacuum) using projection mapping, holograms, or the like. Note that these display devices 24 may be capable of displaying display data in 3D. However, in the present disclosure, the display device 24 is not limited to these.

When the input/output device 23 is a touch panel, the input/output device 23 and the display device 24 may be arranged facing each other with substantially the same size and shape.

The controller 21 has physically structured circuitry to perform the functions implemented by the code or instructions contained within the program, for example implemented by a hardware built-in data processor. .

The control device 21 is typically a central processing unit (CPU), in addition to a microprocessor, processor core, multiprocessor, ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), FPGA (field programmable gate array). However, in the present disclosure, the control device 21 is not limited to these.

The storage device 28 has a function of storing various programs and various data required for the terminal 20 to operate. The storage device 28 is realized by various storage media such as HDD (hard disk drive), SSD (solid state drive), flash memory, RAM (random access memory), and ROM (read only memory). However, in the present disclosure, the storage device 28 is not limited to these.

The terminal 20 stores the program P in the storage device 28 , and executes the program P so that the control device 21 executes processing as each part included in the control device 21 . In other words, the program P stored in the storage device 28 causes the terminal 20 to implement each function executed by the control device 21 .

A microphone 25 is used to input voice data. The speaker 26 is used for outputting audio data. The camera 27 is used for acquiring moving image data.

(2) Server hardware configuration
The server 10 includes a control device 11 (CPU), a storage device 15 , a communication I/F 14 (interface), an input/output device 12 and a display 13 . Each component of the HW of the server 10 is interconnected via a bus B, for example.

The controller 11 has physically structured circuitry to perform the functions implemented by the code or instructions contained within the program, and is implemented, for example, by a data processor embedded in hardware. .

The controller 11 is typically a central processing unit (CPU), but may also be a microprocessor, processor core, multiprocessor, ASIC, or FPGA. However, in the present disclosure, the control device 11 is not limited to these.

The storage device 15 has a function of storing various programs and data necessary for the operation of the server 10 . The storage device 15 is realized by various storage media such as HDD, SSD, and flash memory. However, in the present disclosure, the storage device 15 is not limited to these.

Communication I/F 14 transmits and receives various data via network 30 . The communication may be performed by wire or wirelessly, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be performed. Communication I/F 14 has a function of executing communication with terminal 20 via network 30 . Communication I/F 14 transmits various data to terminal 20 according to instructions from control device 11 . Also, the communication I/F 14 receives various data transmitted from the terminal 20 and transmits the data to the control device 11 .

The input/output device 12 is realized by a device for inputting various operations to the server 10 . The input/output device 12 is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices that can receive input from a user and transmit information related to the input to the control device 11 . The input/output device 12 is implemented by hardware keys typically represented by a keyboard and a pointing device such as a mouse. Note that the input/output device 12 may include, for example, a touch panel, a camera (operation input via moving images), and a microphone (operation input by voice). However, in the present disclosure, the input/output device 12 is not limited to these.

The display 13 is typically realized by a monitor (for example, a liquid crystal display or an OELD (organic electroluminescence display)). Note that the display 13 may be a head mounted display (HDM) or the like. Note that these displays 13 may be capable of displaying display data in 3D. However, in the present disclosure, the display 13 is not limited to these.

The server 10 stores the program P in the storage device 15 , and executes the program P so that the control device 11 executes processing as each unit included in the control device 11 . In other words, the program P stored in the storage device 15 causes the server 10 to implement each function executed by the control device 11 .

Each embodiment of the present disclosure is described as being implemented by the CPU of the terminal 20 and/or the server 10 executing the program P. FIG.

Note that the control device 21 of the terminal 20 and/or the control device 11 of the server 10 is not only a CPU, but also a logic circuit formed in an integrated circuit (IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, LSI (Large Scale Integration)) or the like. (hardware) or a dedicated circuit may realize each process. Moreover, these circuits may be realized by one or more integrated circuits, and a plurality of processes shown in each embodiment may be realized by one integrated circuit. LSIs are also called VLSIs, super LSIs, ultra LSIs, etc., depending on the degree of integration.

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

The storage medium may, where appropriate, be one or more semiconductor-based or other integrated circuits (ICs) such as Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) or Application Specific ICs (ASICs), hard drives, 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 state drive (SSD), RAM drive, secure digital card or drive, any other suitable storage medium, or any suitable combination of two or more thereof. Storage media may, where appropriate, be volatile, nonvolatile, or a combination of volatile and nonvolatile. Note that the storage medium is not limited to these examples, and may be any device or medium as long as the program P can be stored.

The server 10 and/or the terminal 20 can, for example, read the program P stored in the storage medium and execute the read program P to implement the functions of the functional units shown in each embodiment.

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

Embodiments of the present disclosure may also be implemented in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which program P is embodied by electronic transmission.

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

At least part of the processing in the terminal 20 may be configured to be performed by the server 10 . In this case, for example, the server 10 may perform at least a part of the processing of the functional units of the control device 21 of the terminal 20 .

At least part of the processing in the server 10 may be configured to be performed by the terminal 20 . In this case, for example, the terminal 20 may perform at least a part of the processing of the functional units of the control device 11 of the server 10 .

In the present disclosure, the determination configuration is not essential, and it is natural that predetermined processing may be performed when the determination condition is satisfied, or predetermined processing may be performed when the determination condition is not satisfied.

The program of the present disclosure can be implemented using, for example, script languages such as ActionScript and JavaScript (registered trademark), object-oriented programming languages such as Objective-C and Java (registered trademark), markup languages such as HTML5, and the like. . However, the present disclosure is not limited to these.

<Embodiment>
In the embodiment, when a user registers a partner to allow communication, the user selects a group to which the partner belongs. Then, a display name of the user and an icon image corresponding to the selected group and a message requesting the other party to act for authentication according to the selected group are transmitted to the other party.

<Functional configuration>
(1) Terminal functional configuration
As shown in FIG. 1 , the terminal 20 has a reception unit 210 , a control unit 211 , a transmission/reception unit 212 , and a display control unit 213 as functions realized by the control device 21 .

The reception unit 210 receives various operations from the user. The receiving unit 210 receives, for example, settings of a display name and an icon (an example of an “image”) for each group, selection operations for actions for authentication for each group, and the like. In addition, for example, the reception unit 210 is configured to communicate between the user of the own terminal 20 (hereinafter referred to as "first user") and the user of another terminal 20 (hereinafter referred to as "second user"). To enable communication, an operation of selecting a group including the second user is received from the first user. Note that the group may be a group set by the first user that indicates the relationship between the first user and the second user.

The control unit 211 performs various processes for using the SNS provided by the server 10 . The control unit 211 performs, for example, instant messaging (group chat) for transmitting and receiving contents such as text and images within a group including a plurality of users.

The transmitting/receiving unit 212 transmits/receives various kinds of information for using SNS to/from the server 10 and other terminals 20 according to instructions from the control unit 211 .

The display control unit 213 displays various setting screens, talk room screens, and the like according to instructions from the control unit 211 .

(2) Server functional configuration
As shown in FIG. 1 , the server 10 has an SNS processing unit 110 , a transmission/reception unit 111 , and a display control unit 112 as functions realized by the control device 11 .

The SNS processing unit 110 provides various SNS services to the terminal 20 . The SNS processing unit 110, for example, relays content transmitted and received between multiple terminals 20. FIG.

The transmitting/receiving unit 111 transmits/receives data such as contents to/from the terminal 20 according to instructions from the SNS processing unit 110 .

The display control unit 112 controls the display screen on the terminal 20 according to instructions from the SNS processing unit 110 .

<Processing>
Next, processing of the communication system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 10. FIG. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment. In the following description, the first user is User A of the terminal 20A, and the second user is User B of the terminal 20B.

In step S1, the accepting unit 210 of the terminal 20A accepts from the user A an operation of setting a display name and an icon for each group of acquaintances. Here, the name of each group may be set by user A, or may be set in advance in terminal 20A. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen for setting display names and icons for each group. In the example of FIG. 3, when the button 301 is pressed, for example, an input field for entering a group name and a software keyboard are displayed, and the group name can be set. Also, when the camera icon 302 is pressed, an icon image file can be set for the group of the group name. Note that the set image may be displayed in the area 303 . Also, when a button 304 is pressed, an input field for entering a display name and a software keyboard are displayed, and a display name for the group can be set.

Subsequently, the control unit 211 of the terminal 20A stores the display name and icon for each acquaintance group set by the operation of the user A (step S2). Here, the display name may be, for example, the nickname of user A in each group. Also, the icon may be an image or the like from which it can be determined that the user classified into each group is the user A, for example. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting display names and icons for each group. In the example of FIG. 4, the nickname of user A during college days and an image showing the hobbies of user A during college days are stored in association with the group "college acquaintances". The display name and icon information for each group stored by the terminal 20A may also be stored in the server 10 in association with the user A's ID or the like.

Subsequently, the accepting unit 210 of the terminal 20B accepts an operation from the user B to register (add) the user A as a friend (step S3). Here, the reception unit 210 of the terminal 20B may receive from the user B the phone number of the user A, the ID of the user A, or the account name of the user A in another SNS or the like with which the server 10 cooperates. .

Subsequently, the control unit 211 of the terminal 20B transmits a request for the user B to register the user A as a friend to the server 10 (step S4). Note that when mutual authentication between user A of terminal 20A and user B of terminal 20B enables communication between user A and user B, a request for friend application (friend request) is sent from terminal 20B via server 10. may be transmitted to the terminal 20A.

Subsequently, the SNS processing unit 110 of the server 10 transmits a notification that the user B has registered the user A as a friend to the terminal 20A (step S5). Here, the notification may include the user B's display name and icon that are pre-registered in the terminal 20B or the server 10 .

Further, the display name and icon of user B for each group are set in advance by the same processing as steps S1 and S2 described above and steps S7 to S12 described later, and user B selects a group to which user A belongs. In this case, the notification may include User B's display name and icon according to the group.

Subsequently, the control unit 211 of the terminal 20A receives the notification, and causes the display control unit 213 to display a message indicating that the user B has registered the user A as a friend, the display name and icon of the user B on the screen (step S6). Here, the display control unit 213 of the terminal 20A may display the display name and icon of the user B included in the received notification. Alternatively, if the notification includes the phone number of user B and the phone number is stored in the phone book of terminal 20A, display control unit 213 of terminal 20A stores the phone number in the phone book of terminal 20A. may be displayed as the display name. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen for notification of being registered as a friend. In the example of FIG. 5, a display name 501 and an icon 502 of user B are displayed in area 503 on the screen of terminal 20A.

Subsequently, the accepting unit 210 of the terminal 20A accepts an operation from the user A to start registering (adding) the user B as a friend (step S7). FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen for starting registration as a friend. Note that when the area 503 in FIG. 5 is pressed, the screen in FIG. 6 may be displayed. In the example of FIG. 6, a display name 601 and an icon 602 of user B "Marco" are displayed. Note that when the button 603 is pressed, communication with user B is blocked. Here, for example, although user A has an acquaintance in college who has the nickname Marco, he is not convinced that user B is Marco because the nickname is relatively common. and

Subsequently, the control unit 211 of the terminal 20A causes the display control unit 213 to display a list of preset groups on the screen (step S8). FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a list of groups. Note that when the button 604 in FIG. 6 is pressed, the screen in FIG. 7 may be displayed. In the example of FIG. 7, as the labels of the group names, "acquaintances from university days" 701, "colleagues from previous jobs" 702, and the like are displayed.

Subsequently, the accepting unit 210 of the terminal 20A accepts an operation from the user A to select the group of the user B from the list (step S9).

Subsequently, the control unit 211 of the terminal 20A causes the display control unit 213 to display on the screen a list of actions to be performed by the user B in order to authenticate the user B according to the selected group (step S10). FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a list of actions according to groups. It should be noted that the screen shown in FIG. 8 may be displayed when "college acquaintance" 701 is pressed in FIG. In the example of FIG. 8, the actions associated with the group of "college acquaintances" include "send us a video of you singing our university's school song" 801 and "instantly share our university memories". 802, "Send me a picture of us in college." 803, and "Record and send your nickname in college." 804. A message is displayed to indicate Messages indicating these actions may be registered in advance by user A of terminal 20A, or may be registered in terminal 20A in advance.

Subsequently, the receiving unit 210 of the terminal 20A receives from the user A an operation for selecting an action to be performed by the user B (step S11). Here, the following explanation will be given by taking as an example the case where the message indicating the action of "Please send us a video of you singing our university's school song." 801 in FIG. 8 is selected by user A.

Subsequently, the control unit 211 of the terminal 20A includes a message indicating an action to be performed by the user B selected by the user A, and the display name and icon stored in association with the group in the process of step S2. The action request is transmitted to the terminal 20B via the server 10 by the transmitter/receiver 212 (step S12).

Instead of transmitting the display name and icon stored in association with the group from the terminal 20A, the ID of the user A and the ID of the group may be transmitted from the terminal 20A to the server 10. . In this case, the display name and icon of user A stored in the server 10 in association with the ID of the group may be transmitted from the server 10 to the terminal 20B together with the message.

Subsequently, the control unit 211 of the terminal 20B causes the display control unit 213 to display the display name and icon of the user A corresponding to the group and the message indicating the action corresponding to the group, which are included in the received action request, on the screen. is displayed (step S13). FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a talk room screen on the authenticated side. In the example of FIG. 9, on the terminal 20B, on the talk room screen displaying the messages sent and received between the user A and the user B in chronological order, as shown in FIG. , which is the display name of user A registered in association with the group of "Nickname A" 901 and an icon 902 are displayed. Also displayed is a received message 903 "Please send us a video of you singing our university's school song."

In the following, when the content transmitted from user A to user B is displayed, the content is displayed on the talk room screen on which the display name of user A corresponding to the group is displayed, as in FIG. It is displayed in association with the user A's icon corresponding to the group. Thereby, the display name and icon of user A displayed on the other party's terminal can be made different for each group set by user A. FIG. Therefore, the other party can easily identify who the user A is.

Subsequently, the reception unit 210 of the terminal 20B receives from the user B an operation of designating content such as a moving image, still image, sound, or text when the user B performs the action designated by the user A (step S14). Here, when the button 904 in FIG. 9 is pressed by the user B, the control unit 211 of the terminal 20B, for example, responds to the operation of the user B and detects that the user B is doing the action using the camera and the microphone. Take videos, etc.

Subsequently, the control unit 211 of the terminal 20B causes the transmitting/receiving unit 212 to transmit the content to the terminal 20A via the server 10 (step S15). Here, when the user B presses the button 905 in FIG. 9, a captured moving image or the like is transmitted.

Subsequently, the control unit 211 of the terminal 20A causes the display control unit 213 to display the received content on the talk room screen that displays messages and the like sent and received between the user A and the user B in chronological order. (step S16). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the talk room screen on the authenticating side. In the example of FIG. 10, a user B display name 1001 of "Marco" and a user B icon 1002 are displayed. Also displayed is a message 1003 "Please send us a video of you singing our university's school song" sent by user A, and received content 1004 . Here, if the content is video or audio, the terminal 20A may display that the content has been received on the talk room screen, and may reproduce the content in response to an operation from user A.

Subsequently, the reception unit 210 of the terminal 20A receives an operation from the user A to confirm registration (addition) of the user B as a friend (step S17). In this case, for example, when the user B icon 1002 in FIG. 10 is pressed, the screen in FIG. 6 is displayed again, and by pressing the button 604 in FIG. 6, registration as a friend may be confirmed.

Subsequently, the control unit 211 of the terminal 20A registers the user B as a friend of the user A (step S18). Thereby, the terminal 20A can transmit an instant message or the like to the user B in response to the user A's operation. Note that the server 10 may also store that user B has been registered as a friend by user A. FIG. In this case, the server 10 may store the user B's ID and the like as friends in association with the user A's ID and the like.

Also, in step S4, when the friend application is transmitted, it means that the friend application has been approved by user A by the process of step S18, and user A and user B are sent to server 10, terminal 20A, or the like as friends. set. Thereafter, user A and user B can communicate via server 10, or terminal 20A and terminal 20B can communicate directly.

Note that after the process of step S18, the control unit 211 of the terminal 20A may manage the user B in the group specified in step S9. As a result, even when the number of users registered as friends is relatively large, users can be searched for each group in which they were registered as friends, so user A can relatively easily manage users. .

<effect>
In the conventional technology, it is unclear whether or not the person to whom the user has sent a friend request, the person whose phone number has been previously obtained, and the person who has registered the user as a friend are really acquaintances of the user. There are cases. For example, if the other party uses a false display name, if a previously obtained phone number is being used by another user, or if the other party's display name is a common nickname, etc., It may be difficult to determine whether

According to the present disclosure described above, in order to enable communication between the first user and the second user, an operation to select a group including the second user is received from the first user, and the selected group is transmitted to the terminal of the second user via the server 10 or the like. As a result, when registering a partner with whom communication is permitted, the user can register the partner with greater peace of mind.

Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described with reference to drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various variations and modifications based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included within the scope of this disclosure. For example, the functions included in each means, each step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, and it is possible to combine a plurality of means, steps, etc. into one or divide them. . Also, the configurations shown in the respective embodiments may be appropriately combined.

Note that the transmitting/receiving unit 212 is an example of a “transmitting unit”.

1 communication system 10 server 110 SNS processing unit 111 transmission/reception unit 112 display control unit 20 terminal 210 reception unit 211 control unit 212 transmission/reception unit 213 display control unit

Claims (7)

to the information processing terminal,
receiving from the second user a request for registration of a party with whom communication is permitted;
receiving, from a first user, an operation of selecting a group including the second user in response to the registration request;
a step of transmitting information whose contents change according to the selected group to the terminal of the second user and requesting a reply from the second user. the group is a group requested to join by the second user;
A program according to claim 1. The information corresponding to the selected group is at least one of a display name corresponding to the first user and an image corresponding to the first user, which are registered in association with the group.
3. A program according to claim 1 or 2. The information corresponding to the selected group is information specifying content returned from the terminal of the second user,
3. A program according to claim 1 or 2. to the information processing terminal,
receiving the content transmitted from the terminal of the second user and displaying the content;
registering the second user as a user capable of communicating with the first user when a predetermined operation is received from the first user after displaying the content;
5. The program according to claim 4, causing the execution of The information processing terminal
receiving from the second user a request for registration of a partner with whom communication is permitted;
receiving, from a first user, an operation of selecting a group including the second user in response to the registration request;
an information processing method for executing the step of transmitting information whose contents change according to the selected group to the terminal of the second user and requesting a reply from the second user. a reception unit that receives from a second user a request to register a partner with whom communication is permitted, and receives from a first user an operation of selecting a group that includes the second user in response to the reception of the registration request;
an information processing terminal, comprising: a transmission unit that transmits information whose contents change according to the selected group to the terminal of the second user, and requests a reply from the second user.

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