JP2023056579A - SNS management device, SNS management method, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

To ensure quality of information posted in an SNS.SOLUTION: An SNS management device 1 is provided, comprising a community management unit 12 for managing communities to which users belong in an SNS, a clip management unit 14 for setting one or more low order categories for each community, and a posting management unit 15 configured to display a selection screen G22 for receiving selection of a low order category upon acknowledgment of a start operation for starting posting of content by a user and accept the posting of the content upon receipt of selection of a low order category on the selection screen.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

There is an application for exception to loss of novelty

The present invention relates to a technique for prompting users who participate in SNS (Social-Networking Service) to transmit high-quality information in line with a theme.

In recent years, many users have participated in SNSs, and various types of information have been transmitted within the SNSs. Conventionally, within an SNS, communities defined for each theme are set, and users transmit information after selecting a community for posting.

However, in the conventional SNS, there is a risk that posts deviating from the theme can be made freely, and it cannot be said that high-quality information is necessarily accumulated in SNS.

Patent Literature 1 describes identifying a photo associated with a target user in an SNS system and creating a group. Patent Document 2 describes a system in which a user designates one or more social circles within an SNS and distributes a post so that only contacts within the designated social circle can view the post. there is Patent Literature 3 describes that a plurality of sites generated based on user-desired concepts are set in a community and collectively managed by multisite.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2015-519645 JP 2017-224329 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-72115

One of the objects of the present invention is to prevent derailment of topics posted in SNS and to ensure the quality of posted content.

To achieve the above object, an SNS management device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a community management unit that manages a community to which a user belongs within an SNS, and a clip management unit that sets one or more subcategories for each community. and, when a start operation for starting posting of content is accepted by the user, a selection screen for accepting selection of the lower category is displayed, and when the selection of the lower category is accepted on the selection screen, the posting of the content is performed. and a post management unit that accepts.

The post management unit may not display the content input screen when the selection of the lower category is not accepted on the selection screen.

The display control unit may further include a display control unit that, when the user selects the subcategory to browse, extracts and displays the content posted by selecting the subcategory.

When the selection of the lower category is accepted on the selection screen, the post management unit displays the input screen of the content without transitioning to the display screen of the content posted by selecting the lower category. good too.

When receiving the start operation, the post management unit may display, on the selection screen, a list of the subcategories set in the community displayed when the start operation was received.

In order to achieve the above object, a SNS management method according to another aspect of the present invention includes: a computer performing community management processing for managing a community to which a user belongs within an SNS; and setting one or more subcategories for each community. When a clip management process and a start operation for starting posting of content by the user are accepted, a selection screen for accepting selection of the lower category is displayed, and when selection of the lower category is accepted on the selection screen, the a posting management process for accepting content posting;

To achieve the above object, a computer program according to another aspect of the present invention provides a computer with community management processing for managing a community to which a user belongs within an SNS and setting one or more subcategories for each community. and clip management processing to be performed by the user, and when a start operation for starting posting of content is received by the user, a selection screen for accepting selection of the lower category is displayed, and when selection of the lower category is accepted on the selection screen, and a post management process of accepting the post of the content.

The computer program can be provided by downloading via a network such as the Internet, or can be provided by being recorded on various computer-readable recording media.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the derailment of the topic posted in SNS can be suppressed and the quality of the content posted can be ensured.

It is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of an SNS management device concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the (a) 1st example of the screen displayed on a user terminal by the said SNS management apparatus, (b) 2nd example. It is a figure which shows the (a) 3rd example of the screen displayed on the said user terminal by the said SNS management apparatus, and (b) 4th example. It is a flow chart which shows one example of the flow of processing of the above-mentioned SNS management device.

One embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The SNS management device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a device that prompts a user to transmit high-quality information, especially within the SNS. In this SNS, a plurality of users register an account on the SNS and then log in to the account to browse and post via their respective user terminals. Individual users send content within the SNS, and other users participating in the SNS can view this content.

The SNS management device 1 is connected to multiple user terminals 20a and 20b via a network NW. The user terminals 20a and 20b respectively include display units 21a and 21b that display information received from the SNS management device 1, and input units 22a and 22b that receive input from users. The display units 21a and 21b are configured by, for example, displays, and the input units 22a and 22b are configured by, for example, touch panels or keyboards.

For convenience of explanation, the user terminal of the user who distributes the content will be described as the user terminal 20a, and the user who browses the content, i.e., the user terminal of the viewer, will be described as the user terminal 20b. Yes, content may be transmitted from the user terminal 20b, and it is also possible to view content from the user terminal 20a. Also, all users can be both viewers and originators.

Although there are two user terminals in FIG. 1, more than two user terminals are connected and can participate in the SNS. The user terminal may be a personal computer, or may be a mobile terminal such as a tablet terminal or a smart phone.

In this embodiment, as a premise, there may be a plurality of client terminals having the SNS management device 1 . Also, there may be a plurality of user terminals equipped with the SNS management device 1 . Furthermore, there may be a plurality of servers each having the SNS management device 1 . Also, the functions of the SNS management device 1 may be realized as a system by a plurality of configurations connected by a network. A part or all of the functions of the SNS management device 1 may be realized by cloud computing.

●Functional configuration The SNS management device 1 is composed of a storage medium such as a memory, a processor, a communication module, an input/output interface, and the like. function blocks are realized. The storage medium is a computer-readable recording medium such as a RAM (random access memory), a ROM (read only memory), a disk drive, an SSD (solid state drive), a flash memory, and the like. may contain Here, non-temporary storage devices such as ROMs, disk drives, SSDs, and flash memories may be included in the SNS management device 1 as separate storage devices separated from memories.

The SNS management device 1 mainly includes a display control unit 11, a community management unit 12, an authority management unit 13, a clip management unit 14, a post management unit 15, a storage unit 16, and a communication processing unit 17, according to the hardware configuration described above. do.

The display control unit 11 is a functional unit that displays content transmitted from the user via the user terminal 20a on the user terminal 20b of the viewer belonging to the SNS.

The display control unit 11 extracts content transmitted from a user according to selection by a viewer belonging to the SNS, and displays the content on the user terminal 20b of the user.

In this embodiment, the user's authority is set in stages, and is classified by the names of "moderator", "speaker" and "follower" according to the level of authority, and the names are displayed on the screen. It has become so. According to such a configuration, the user's authority is clear at a glance just by checking the classification, without having to check in detail whether or not he or she has various authorities. "Moderator", "Speaker" and "Follower" are in descending order of authority. Although the authority is divided into three levels in this embodiment, it may be divided into two levels or four levels or more.

The display control unit 11 displays only content transmitted by at least a user having authority of a first level or higher, i.e., a moderator, in accordance with a viewer's selection via the user terminal 20b. , and a second display mode in which content transmitted by a user having authority equal to or greater than a second level smaller than the first level, i.e., a moderator or a speaker, is displayed on the user terminal 20b of the other user. indicate. That is, in the first display mode, only content transmitted by the moderator is displayed on the user terminal 20b. In the second display mode, only content transmitted from the moderator or speaker is displayed on the user terminal 20b.

Further, the display control unit 11 may further switch to a third display mode in which the content posted to the community is displayed regardless of the authority of the user who transmitted the content, according to the viewer's selection. . Note that the first to third display modes may be displayed on the screen of the user terminal 20b under the names of "mute display", "normal display", and "priority display", respectively, and selection of the display mode may be accepted by clicking or tapping. .

The community management unit 12 is a functional unit that manages communities to which users selectively belong within the SNS. A plurality of communities are configured for each specific hobby or idea, and the user can select and join a community that is close to his/her own hobby or idea. Each user can participate in multiple communities. All users who wish to join may be allowed to join the community, or an authorized user may decide whether or not each user who wishes to join may participate. The community management unit 12 stores identification information of users who have joined each community in the storage unit 16 .

A user must belong to at least one community. When a new user is registered in the SNS management apparatus 1, a screen for selecting the community to which the user belongs at the time of account creation is displayed in the account creation process. This community selection screen is displayed before the content display screen in the SNS. With this configuration, the user can determine the community to which the user belongs based on the information set by the community administrator, such as the community name and logo icon, without being affected by existing posted content.

The authority management unit 13 is a functional unit that determines the level of authority for each user. The authority management unit 13 determines the level of user authority for each community. In the present embodiment, the authority management unit 13 determines the user's authority in stages, and the moderator, speaker, and follower are assigned in descending order of authority. The authority management unit 13 may grant authority equivalent to that of the moderator to the administrator who created the community, that is, the community owner.

Comments and reactions to other users' content are displayed regardless of the display mode selected by the user, regardless of whether the user has moderator, speaker, or follower authority. The display control unit 11 associates these with each content and displays them below each content.

The clip management unit 14 is a functional unit that sets one or more subcategories, ie, clips, for each community. Moderators have the authority to set new clips within the community, Speakers and Followers do not have the authority to set clips.

The posting management unit 15 is a functional unit that manages posting of content by users. Post management unit 15 receives a user's start operation to start posting content. The start operation is, for example, an operation of selecting a post start button B13 in FIG. 2B, which will be described later.

Here, the state of screen transition by the post management unit 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. In the description, operations for selecting buttons or icons on the screen indicate various user operations, such as tapping or clicking, that are employed according to the functions of the terminal.

FIG. 2(a) is an example of a screen G1 in the SNS displayed on the user terminal 20b. The screen G1 includes a community information field G11 displaying information about the community, a content field G12 displaying content transmitted within the community, and a user information field G13 displaying information about the selected user. is displayed. In this embodiment, the screen G1 is vertically divided, and a community information column G11, a content column G12, and a user information column G13 are displayed on the same screen in this order from left to right on the screen.

The community information column G11 displays a menu bar G11a, an information column G11b such as the name of the community and the number of participating members, a name column G11c of members participating in the community, and the like. In the name column G11c, the size of the icon displayed differs depending on the authority. That is, the icon of the user with greater authority, that is, the moderator icon is displayed in a large size, and the speaker icon is displayed in a smaller size than the moderator icon.

The content column G12 is a display area that can be browsed only by users belonging to the community. The content column G12 displays a so-called timeline, in which content posted within the community by users belonging to the community is displayed in chronological order. Also, the icon of the clip selected at the time of posting is displayed for each content.

In the content field G12, a reaction input field G12b is displayed for each content in which a reaction to the content can be input. In the reaction input field G12b, in addition to a text input box, a plurality of illustrations showing various emotions are arranged so as to be selectable, and by selecting these illustrations, it is possible to vote for the emotion to the content as a reaction.

The user information column G13 includes a menu bar G13a, an information column G13b, and the like. The menu bar G13a is an area that accepts an operation to switch information displayed in the information column G13b. By selecting from the menu bar G13a, for example, the user's profile information, a list of contents marked for later viewing by the user, or a list of contents posted by the user are displayed in the information column G13b in a timeline. be. The information displayed in the user information field G13 may be the information of the selected user or the information of the logged-in user.

The profile information displayed in the user information field G13 is information about the selected user, and includes, for example, the user's name, self-introduction information, the number and names of communities to which the user has joined, and the like. The profile information also includes an authority information column G13c indicating the user's authority within the community. In the figure, users are classified into one of "moderator", "speaker" and "follower" according to the level of authority they have.

A community column G13d displaying a list of communities to which the user belongs is displayed below the authority information column G13c. When "moderator", "speaker" or "follower" is selected in the authority information field G13c, the communities to which the user has the selected authority are extracted and displayed.

FIG. 2(b) shows how "clip" is selected in the menu bar G11a in a state where the "sake" community is selected in the community column G13d. In the community, subcategories that further subdivide the contents of the community are set, and the user designates a subcategory to post. The subcategory is called "clip" in the figure and in the following description.

Below the menu bar G11a, a clip field G11d is displayed in which a list of a plurality of clips set in the community is displayed. In the figure, the clips in the sake community may be multifaceted clips, such as those related to flavors such as "refreshing" or "fruity" and those related to sales information of alcoholic beverages. Alternatively, clips may be sorted by genre and stored in advance, and extraction icons G11e may be displayed for extracting clips to be displayed in the clip field G11d for each genre. Each clip is iconized and displayed in the clip field G11d. When a clip selection is received in the clip field G11d, the display control unit 11 extracts content belonging to the specified clip and displays it in the content field G12. According to this configuration, the user can easily collect necessary information from a large amount of information accumulated in the SNS.

At the bottom of the community field G13d, there are a home button B11 for transitioning to the home screen displayed after login, a switching button B12 for switching the community in which content is displayed, a posting start button B13 for starting posting content, and a search for searching communities. A button B14 and a community information call button B15 in which a community information column G11 is displayed in the center are arranged.

FIG. 3(a) is a diagram showing a screen displayed when the start posting button B13 is selected on the screen G1. In the figure, a clip selection screen G22 is displayed superimposed on the screen G1. Genre selection buttons G22a are also displayed for extracting and displaying clip icons for each genre. When the decision button B22 is selected after alternatively selecting an icon indicating a clip on the selection screen G22, the selection screen G22 transitions to the input screen G23 shown in FIG. 3(b).

If the selection of the clip is not accepted on the selection screen G22, the post management unit 15 does not accept the posting of the content. More specifically, the post management unit 15 does not display the input screen G23. Also, in other words, the enter button B22 is disabled and does not accept selection such as click or tap. That is, selection of a clip is essential at the time of posting. According to this configuration, when posting content, the user always selects a clip before inputting the posted content. Therefore, as a result of inputting the title of the selected clip more consciously when inputting the contribution, it is urged to post in accordance with the clip. In other words, it is possible to prevent postings that do not match the content of the community or clip, and promote high-quality postings that are in line with the intentions of the moderator who set the clip.

Note that in the present embodiment, the screen for accepting input of content is a separate screen from the screen for accepting clip selection, but they may be displayed on the same screen. In this case, when clip selection is not accepted, the content entry field may be disabled, and the enter button for sending content may be disabled. When a disabled entry field or decision button is selected, a notification prompting the user to select a clip may be displayed. A mode in which the content entry field or the decision button is disabled is another example of a mode in which the post management unit 15 does not accept posts. The content input field includes text data input boxes as well as various buttons for selecting images to be inserted into the content. With this configuration as well, it is possible to prompt the user to post content in accordance with the clip by always selecting a clip before posting the content.

When receiving the selection of a clip on the selection screen G22, the post management unit 15 displays the input screen G23 without transitioning to the display screen of the content posted in the past. In this embodiment, the selection screen G22 is superimposed on the content field G12 and displayed, and the selection screen G22 transitions to the input screen G23. Note that even if the selection screen G22 is not superimposed on the content field G12, the screen G1 does not change when transitioning to the input screen G23.

According to this configuration, content belonging to the clip can be posted without viewing past content posted to the clip. If past content is displayed, the topic may be derailed by the previous content, and content intended by the moderator may not be posted. On the other hand, according to the configuration in which the past content belonging to the clip is posted without being displayed, it is possible to encourage posting according to the title of the clip without being affected by the content of the past content.

The input screen G23 may have an icon for displaying an image library stored in the terminal or on the cloud and posting an image by selection, in addition to a text input box. Further, image data preset in the community may be displayed on the input screen G23, and by selecting the image data, the user may be able to insert the image data into the content posted by the user.

The communication processing unit 17 shown in FIG. 1 is a functional unit that transmits and receives information to and from the user terminals 20a and 20b via the network NW. accept. Further, the communication processing unit 17 transmits pages in the SNS and content transmitted from users to the user terminals 20a and 20b.

●Processing Flow A processing flow when a user posts content in the SNS management device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
Before starting this process, the SNS management device 1 registers the user's SNS information. More specifically, the SNS management apparatus 1 allows the user to enter a user ID and password on an appropriate user registration page of the SNS and register an SNS account linked to the user ID and password.

(Step S11) The SNS management device 1 causes the display control unit 11 to display a login page on the user terminal 20a, and accepts login from the user, that is, input of, for example, a user ID and password. The SNS management device 1 executes user login processing when the input user ID and password information match the registered information.

(Step S12) The SNS management device 1 causes the display control unit 11 to display a page in the SNS on the user terminal 20a. The post management unit 15 accepts selection of the post start button B13 (see FIG. 2(b)).

(Step S13) The SNS management device 1 causes the post management unit 15 to display a clip selection screen G22. At this time, the post management unit 15 displays, on the selection screen G22 (see FIG. 3A), a list of clips set in the community displayed when the start operation is received.

(Step S14) When the post management unit 15 receives the clip selection, the SNS management device 1 proceeds to step S15. More specifically, when an icon indicating a clip is selected on the selection screen G22 and then the enter button B22 is selected, the process proceeds to step S15.

If the selection screen G22 does not accept clip selection, the post management unit 15 does not display the input screen G23 in step S15.

(Step S15) The SNS management apparatus 1 causes the post management unit 15 to display a post input screen G23 (see FIG. 3B). The post management unit 15 displays the input screen G23 without displaying the content posted by selecting the clip.

(Step S16) The SNS management device 1 receives the content posted by the post management unit 15 on the input screen G23. The content may be image data as well as text data. Image data may include still images and moving images. Also, the content may be a plurality of image data. On the input screen G23, it is possible to associate text data with each selected image data and post it.

Effect of the Present Embodiment According to the present embodiment, content input is accepted when clip selection is accepted on the selection screen, so the user can reliably select a clip. In addition, since it is necessary to perform a selection operation, it is possible to prompt the user to post content that matches the title of the clip. As a result, it is possible to suppress derailment of topics posted in the SNS and ensure the quality of posted content.

1 SNS management device 11 display control unit 12 community management unit 13 authority management unit 14 clip management unit 15 post management unit 16 storage unit 17 communication processing unit 20a user terminal 20b user terminal

Claims (7)

a community management unit that manages a community to which a user belongs within an SNS; and a clip management unit that sets one or more subcategories for each community;
When a start operation for starting posting of content is accepted by the user, a selection screen for accepting selection of the lower category is displayed, and when selection of the lower category is accepted on the selection screen, posting of the content is accepted. Post Management Department,
comprising
SNS management device. The post management unit does not display the content input screen when the selection of the lower category is not accepted on the selection screen.
The SNS management device according to claim 1. Further comprising a display control unit that extracts and displays the content posted by selecting the subcategory when the user selects the subcategory to browse,
The SNS management device according to claim 1 or 2. When receiving selection of the lower category on the selection screen, the post management unit displays an input screen for the content without transitioning to a display screen for the content posted by selecting the lower category.
The SNS management device according to claim 3. When receiving the start operation, the post management unit displays, on the selection screen, a list of the subcategories set in the community displayed when the start operation is received.
The SNS management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. the computer
community management processing for managing a community to which a user belongs within an SNS; clip management processing for setting one or more subcategories for each community;
When a start operation for starting posting of content is accepted by the user, a selection screen for accepting selection of the lower category is displayed, and when selection of the lower category is accepted on the selection screen, posting of the content is accepted. post management process;
run the
SNS management method. to the computer,
community management processing for managing a community to which a user belongs within an SNS; clip management processing for setting one or more subcategories for each community;
When a start operation for starting posting of content is accepted by the user, a selection screen for accepting selection of the lower category is displayed, and when selection of the lower category is accepted on the selection screen, posting of the content is accepted. post management process;
run the
computer program.

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