JP5604605B1 - Server device, program, and system - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a server device, a program, and a system that can promote communication between SNS participating users on the subject of a photo posting.
A server device 10 receives an image uploaded from a participating user, receives support information indicating support for the image from another participating user, and receives the support until the viewable time elapses. Count the number of times information is accepted. After the browseable time has elapsed, the image is hidden on the terminal screens of all participating users, and the number of receptions for each participating user is displayed on the terminal screens of all participating users.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a social communication technique using an information communication terminal.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a so-called chat service that performs real-time character communication using an information processing apparatus such as a PC (Personal Computer) terminal or a portable terminal has been provided. Examples of the chat service include user-to-user chats performed one-on-one by users, in-group chats between a plurality of users belonging to a specific group, and chats between groups. These chats are carried out between users who enter a virtual room called a chat room.

  On the other hand, since 2010, multifunctional mobile terminals called smartphones have spread rapidly, and many SNSs (Social Networking Services) such as chat services that are supposed to be used on mobile terminals have been provided, and the number of users has increased. Yes.

  In such a situation, an SNS service that can be shared among friends by posting a photograph taken by a user via a network is provided. (For example, refer to Patent Documents 1 and 2).

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  However, in the conventional SNS service, it may be difficult to obtain comments from viewers depending on the content captured in the posted shared photos, and it is difficult to activate communication between users based on the shared photos. There was a problem.

  This invention is made in view of this subject, The objective is to provide the server apparatus, program, and system which can accelerate | stimulate the communication which made the subject the photograph contribution between the participating users of SNS. is there.

  One embodiment of the present invention is a server device. This server device is uploaded from a participating user via a communication line, a service information receiving unit that receives a request for starting a predetermined SNS service from a user's terminal, and information on one or more participating users to participate in the SNS service. The image related information receiving unit that receives support information indicating support for the image from other participating users, and the number of receptions of support information for the image received by the image related information receiving unit are counted. A counting unit, and a screen display control unit that displays the number of receptions counted by the counting unit on the terminal screen of the participating user who uploaded the image. The image-related information receiving unit receives support information from the terminals of other participating users only during a predetermined input time.

  According to such an aspect, by receiving support information from the terminals of other participating users only during a predetermined input possible time, the user is imposed a time limit in supporting the image, so that a quick response is obtained. As a result, it is possible to improve image browsing, motivation for support, and interest, and to promote communication on the subject of photo submission among participating users.

  In addition, the screen display control unit may display the number of times of reception for each participating user on the terminal screen of each participating user after the allowable input time has elapsed for all the participating users who have received the support information. According to such an aspect, after the allowable input time for all participating users has elapsed, the number of receptions of other users is displayed by displaying the number of receptions for each participating user on the terminal screen of each participating user. Can be compared with the number of times it has been accepted, which not only enhances the willingness to participate with the motivation of ranking according to the number of times, but also allows natural communication between the participating users after viewing time has passed. Because of this, it is possible to promote communication on the subject of photo submission among SNS participating users.

  The image-related information receiving unit may receive the viewable time set by the uploading participating user together with the upload of the image. The service control unit may manage the continuous browsing time after the participating user starts browsing the image for each participating user, and may set the browsing available time received by the image related information receiving unit as the inputable time. . The image related information receiving unit may receive support information from the terminal of the participating user when the continuous browsing time managed for each participating user in the service control unit is within the browsing possible time. Here, the screen display control unit may hide the image on the terminal of the participating user after the continuous browsing time managed for each participating user in the service control unit has passed the viewable time.

  According to such an aspect, when the continuous browsing time managed for each participating user is within the viewable time, support information is received from the terminal of the participating user, and is managed for each participating user in the service control unit. After the continuous browsing time that has been viewed has passed, the user is placed in a non-display state at the participating user's terminal, so that the user is given a time limit in supporting the image, and a quick response Therefore, it is possible to improve the motivation and interest of image browsing and support, and it is thus possible to promote communication on the subject of photo submission among participating users.

  In addition, when an image displayed on the terminal screen of the participating user is captured using a screen shot, a notification unit that notifies the terminal of the participating user who posted the image may be provided.

  According to such an aspect, when an image is captured using a screen shot, the owner of the copy of the image can be recognized by notifying the participating user's terminal that posted the image to that effect. Therefore, the user can post a photo without hesitation, and thus can promote communication on the subject of photo posting among SNS participating users.

  In addition, each time counting is performed by the counting unit, at least one of a predetermined audio output process, a predetermined screen effect display process, and a vibration process is performed on the participating user terminals that have received the support information. You may provide the terminal management part which instruct | indicates execution.

  According to such an aspect, each time it is counted, at least one or more of a predetermined audio output process, a predetermined screen effect display process, and a vibration process is performed on the terminal of the participating user who has received the support information. By instructing the execution of the process, it is possible to increase the willingness to participate, and it is possible to promote communication on the subject of photo posting among SNS participating users.

  Further, the terminal management unit may instruct execution of a special process set in advance when the number of receptions counted in the counting unit reaches a predetermined number.

  According to such an aspect, when the counted number of receptions reaches a predetermined number, it is possible to increase the willingness to participate by instructing execution of a special process set in advance, and a photograph among SNS participating users Promote communication on the subject of posting.

  In addition, the screen display control unit displays on the terminal screen of the participating user who posted the image every time support information is received in the image-related information reception unit, or every time the support information is received a multiple of a predetermined number. Information regarding participating users who have received support information may be displayed.

  According to such an aspect, since the user who posted the image can feel the reaction of the participating user to the image in real time, the user can increase the willingness to post the image, and therefore, the photo posting among the SNS participating users. Can promote communication on the subject.

  Another aspect of the present invention relates to a program executed by a computer. This program receives a request to start a predetermined SNS service from a user's terminal, information of one or more participating users to participate in the SNS service, and an image uploaded from the participating user via a communication line. Receiving support information indicating support for the image from other participating users, counting the number of times the received support information is received until the viewable time elapses after receiving the image, After the possible time has elapsed, the image is hidden on the terminal screens of all participating users, and the number of receptions counted by the counting unit is displayed on the terminal screens of the participating users who uploaded the images, and can be viewed Terminal screens of all participating users who have received support information after a lapse of time Is a program for executing a step of displaying the reception frequency of each participating user, to the computer.

  Another aspect of the present invention relates to a program executed by a computer. The program includes a step of uploading an image to a server device or downloading an image from the server device via a communication line, a step of accepting a viewable time concerning the image from the server device, and a viewable time Only, displaying the image on the screen of the user's terminal, receiving support information from the user for the image for a viewable time, counting the number of times received, and sending the number of times received to the server In the terminal of the user who uploaded the image, the step of receiving the number of receptions in the terminal of the browsing user who browsed the image and displaying it on the screen, and in the browsing user's terminal, Receiving the number of receptions and displaying the ranking; Is a program of the order to.

  Another aspect of the invention relates to a system. This system includes a service information reception unit that receives a request for starting a predetermined SNS service from a user's terminal and information on one or more participating users to participate in the SNS service, and uploaded from a participating user via a communication line. An image is received, and an image-related information receiving unit that receives support information indicating support for the image from other participating users, and an image-related information receiving unit receives an image until the viewable time elapses. A counting unit that counts the number of times the support information is received, and the count unit is displayed on the terminal screens of the participating users who have uploaded the images after the browsing time has elapsed and the images are not displayed on the terminal screens of all the participating users. And a screen display control unit for displaying the number of receptions counted in step (b). A screen display control part displays the reception frequency for every participating user on the terminal screen of all the participating users who received support information after progress of browsing possible time.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a representation of the present invention converted between a method, an apparatus, a system, a computer program, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the communication on the theme of the contribution photograph between the participating users of SNS can be promoted.

  Before describing the embodiments of the present invention, an outline of the present invention will be described first. The present invention relates to a technique for providing a communication environment based on a posted photograph among participating users in an SNS system in an SNS system with multiple users performed via a network.

  In a conventional SNS system, when posting a photo, depending on the person and content captured in the photo, self-control such as privacy infringement or shame may be active, and there is a case where the post is hesitant. Therefore, there are many opportunities for photos to be posted, and even if they are posted, there are many photos of common scenes such as meal contents, and communication through photos is often active. There wasn't.

  In this embodiment, the time limit for viewing the posted photos, and if the posted photos are held by others by screen shots, by notifying the image poster to that effect, Since subsequent image management becomes possible, we decided to eliminate as much reason as possible when posting photos. Further, when the user taps the screen on which the image is displayed, support for the image can be expressed easily. Therefore, troublesome operations are not required for the user, participation becomes easy, and communication becomes active.

  Furthermore, communication from users viewed within the time limit is aggregated in real time, and the results of the aggregation are notified to the participating users, thereby promoting communication with the SNS participating users as a subject.

  First, Example 1 will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an SNS system 100 for providing a photo posting service according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The photo posting service in the SNS system 100 is a closed communication service for the purpose of communicating with posted photos as subjects, and may be provided as a native application.

  The SNS system 100 includes a server device 10, a network 30 that connects the server device 10 and the base station 40 with a wired line, a first base station 40a to a third base station 40c represented by the base station 40, a mobile terminal The first mobile terminal 50 a to the third mobile terminal 50 c, represented by 50, and the PC terminal 70 are included.

  For convenience of illustration, only three base stations 40 and mobile terminals 50 are shown, but the number of base stations 40 and mobile terminals 50 may be more than that. The same applies to the PC terminal 70. In addition, the first mobile terminal 50 a to the third mobile terminal 50 c are illustrated as being connected to different base stations 40, but not limited to this, a plurality of mobile terminals 50 are connected to one base station 40. Needless to say, the present invention is applicable.

  The server device 10 is a device for implementing and providing a photo posting service, a chat service, and the like. The server device 10 performs communication processing necessary for providing the service with the mobile terminal 50 and the PC terminal 70 via the network 30 and the base station 40.

  In the following, in order to simplify the description, it is simply expressed as “execution of communication processing between the server device 10 and the mobile terminal 50 or the PC terminal 70” and the like via the network 30 and the base station 40. The description of points is omitted. In the following, the mobile terminal 50 and the PC terminal 70 may be collectively referred to as a user terminal. The server device 10 may be a platform that provides services, or may be a server that provides SNS applications.

  In the following description, it is assumed that the server apparatus 10 mainly controls the execution of the photo posting service. However, the function sharing is not limited to this and other devices such as a user terminal. And this invention may be implement | achieved by mutually cooperating.

  The server device 10 downloads the application according to the request from the user terminal. Thereafter, the user can start using the photo posting service by uploading the contact information stored in the memory in the user terminal and importing the contact information into the memory in the server device 10.

  Here, the server device 10 creates a room for newly creating a room for performing the photo posting service, a photo posting function for executing the photo posting service in the created room, and viewing the posted photos. A browsing control function for controlling, a friend recommendation function for recommending friends in the SNS system 100, a friend list management function for managing a list of friends, a search function for searching for friends and the like, and an SNS system A mail integration function for chatting with participating users.

  The room creation function has a function of creating a room for using the photo posting service and a function of selecting a user invited to the created room. When creating a room, the name of the room and the theme required for the photo to be posted are received from the user terminal. Further, when selecting a participating user, the user is notified of the participation request to the selected user selected by the user, and the user who has responded to participate is registered as a participating user.

  The photo posting function has a function of receiving a photo posted from a participating user in the room and displaying it on the screen of the participating user's terminal. The browsing control function limits the time that can be viewed for each terminal of the participating users of the posted photos and the time that can be input to accept support input (such as screen tap operations) from the user. Monitor shot imaging. When this viewable time elapses, the image becomes an emergency state and the user cannot view it. Note that this browsing possible time is compared with the continuous browsing time counted from the time when the user starts browsing the image, thereby controlling browsing. Since each user starts browsing the image at an arbitrary timing, the timing at which the image is hidden is also different for each user. Accordingly, not all users' images are necessarily hidden at the same time. In addition, the number of support information received from the participating user is counted during the viewable time, and the count is displayed on the terminal of the image posting user and the participating user during the viewable time or after the end of the time.

  The friend recommendation function has a function for introducing and recommending users to be registered in the friend list (hereinafter referred to as “suggest function”). Although the details will be described later, the suggest function determines another user to be recommended to the registered user. The friend list management function has a function of registering the user selected by the registered user among the recommended users in the friend list. The search function searches for user information stored in the server device 10 and displays the searched one or more user information on the user terminal in a predetermined order. The user information includes a registered user ID, a group ID to which the user belongs, a user ID of a past chat partner, an ID on the SNS, and the like.

  The mail integration function is a function for performing chat with a desired user without causing the user to consider whether or not the user invited to the room is a registered user. When there is a request to start the SNS service from the user terminal, the server device 10 determines a communication method to the other party of the SNS service. Specifically, according to the priority information of the communication method, the most suitable communication method is determined from the registration information stored in the memory in the server device 10, and the message transmitted from the user terminal is changed to the communication method, for example, E Convert to email format and send to the recipient.

  As a communication method applied when communicating with a transmission destination, a chat method is selected in principle when the transmission partner is a registered user. On the other hand, when the transmission partner is an unregistered user, a method corresponding to information registered in the memory regarding the unregistered user is selected. Details will be described later. By taking such an aspect, even if the other party is an unregistered user, the user can chat without being aware of it.

  When using the photo posting service, the user terminal first accesses the server device 10 to download and install the application. Next, contact information registered in the terminal is uploaded in accordance with a request from the server device 10. After that, when using the photo posting service, you can use the photo posting service by launching the app and registering your friends registered as friend lists or users searched by the search function as participating users. Become.

  The user of the user terminal can recommend and support the browsed image by tapping the screen during the viewable time during the photo posting service. The more times you tap, the more support you have. After the browseable time has elapsed, the support count for each participating user is displayed on the terminal screen in a liking manner.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the server device 10 in the SNS system 100 of FIG. The server device 10 includes a server communication unit 12, a service information reception unit 14, a service control unit 16, an image related information reception unit 18, a count unit 20, a screen display control unit 22, a notification unit 24, a terminal A management unit 26 and a server memory 28 are included.

  The server communication unit 12 receives a signal from the user terminal, performs a predetermined demodulation process, a service information reception unit 14, a service control unit 16, an image related information reception unit 18, a count unit 20, The demodulated signal is sent to the screen display control unit 22, the notification unit 24, and the terminal management unit 26.

  In addition, the server communication unit 12 transmits predetermined data to the user terminal by a predetermined communication method. The predetermined data includes, for example, notification of the number of times counted by the counting unit 20, distribution of posted photos received by the image related information receiving unit 18 to other participating users, and the like. Further, the server communication unit 12 transmits the friend list or the suggest list stored in the server memory 28 to the user terminal of the user associated with the list at a predetermined timing.

  The modulation / demodulation processing in the server communication unit 12 may use a conventional modulation / demodulation technique, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be applied even in such a mode. is there.

  The service information reception unit 14 manages information uploaded from the user who executed the photo posting application in the server memory 28. In addition, the service information receiving unit 14 receives a request for starting a photo posting service and information on one or more users to participate in the photo posting service from the user's terminal via a communication line.

  A request to start the photo posting service is a request to create a new room for gathering participating users to submit photos (hereinafter referred to as a new room creation request), or a request to restart a room created in the past (hereinafter referred to as a new room). , Restart request). The request for creating a new room includes the name of the room and the theme of the posted photo. The user information includes user identification information, a user name, avatar image information, a comment input by the user, a cumulative total number of support, and the like. Such user information may be referred to and used in the screen display control unit 22 or the like.

  In addition, the service information reception unit 14 requests participation to one or more users participating in the photo posting service via the server communication unit 12 and joins the user who responds to participate in the participation request. Accept as a user. Further, the service information receiving unit 14 manages the information of the participating users and the names of the participating rooms in the server memory 28 in association with each other.

  The server memory 28 may manage information related to the photo posting application provided by the SNS system 100 in addition to user information. The information related to the photo posting application may be an execution history of the photo posting application, information on rooms created in the past, photos posted in the past, and the like. The server memory 28 may store the number of supported counts and the number of times of support for each user in association with each photo posted in the past.

  The service control unit 16 reads out the photo posting application for the user to download to the server memory 28, imports the contact information transmitted from the user terminal, and accesses information for determining the communication method I do. In addition, the service control unit 16 causes the user terminal to download an application in accordance with a request from the user terminal. After downloading to the user terminal, the user terminal is inquired whether to import the contact information stored in the user terminal into the server device 10. If the import is permitted, contact information is sent from the user terminal, so the service control unit 16 writes the information in the server memory 28.

  In addition, the service control unit 16 has a friend recommendation function, and determines other users to be recommended to registered users as friend candidates by using predetermined conditions set in accordance with the presence or absence of registration in the SNS service. Then, it is registered in the suggestion list in the server memory 28. The predetermined condition set in accordance with the presence / absence of registration in the chat service indicates that the recommended user is a registered user and the unregistered user is a different condition. This condition is a condition for estimating the closeness with the recommended user.

  In addition, the service control unit 16 has a friend list management function, and among the users registered in the suggestion list as friend candidates, the user selected from the registered user terminal received via the server communication unit 12 is stored in the server memory. It registers in the friend list in 28. The friend list is managed for each registered user in the server memory 28.

  In addition, the service control unit 16 has a friend search function, and when there is no request from the registered user's user terminal, the service control unit 16 targets users included in the registered user's suggestion list stored in the server memory 28. Search for one or more users to be displayed. The user searched here is displayed on the user terminal as a friend candidate.

  When a plurality of users are searched, the display order is determined by a predetermined algorithm and displayed on the chat screen of the user terminal. That is, a list of friend candidates is displayed on the user terminal as “Friends”. The search timing and display timing may be performed at regular intervals when the chat service application is activated or after activation. Thereby, it is possible to give the user an opportunity to increase friends.

  Further, the service control unit 16 receives a real name search request from the user terminal of the registered user from the server communication unit 12, acquires the real name to be searched, and stores all the real names stored in the server memory 28 for the real name. Search for user information. The search may use a conventional search technique such as forward matching or partial matching.

  When a plurality of users are searched, the display order is determined by a predetermined algorithm determined according to the intimacy with the registered user, transmitted via the server communication unit 12, and displayed on the chat screen of the user terminal Let The suggest list is managed for each registered user in the server memory 28.

  In addition, when determining the communication method to the transmission destination, the service control unit 16 indicates the priority of the communication method to be applied from one or more communication methods registered in the server memory 28 regarding the transmission destination. One communication method may be selected according to the information.

  The image related information receiving unit 18 receives an image uploaded from a participating user and stores it in the server memory 28. Further, the image related information receiving unit 18 receives the viewable time set by the uploaded participating user together with the upload of the image, and stores it in the server memory 28. This viewable time is a period during which other participating users can view uploaded images. The service control unit 16 manages the continuous browsing time for each participating user after the participating user starts browsing the image. In addition, the service control unit 16 may set the viewable time received by the image related information reception unit 16 as the inputable time.

  Here, the image-related information receiving unit 18 receives support information from the terminals of other participating users only during the input-enabled time. The image related information receiving unit 18 receives support information from the terminal of the participating user only when the continuous browsing time managed for each participating user in the service control unit 16 is within the inputable time (viewable time). May be.

  The count unit 20 counts the number of times the received support information has been received for each participating user until the preset input available time has elapsed since the image-related information reception unit 18 received the image, and stores the received support information in the server memory 28. To do. Further, after the elapse of the input possible time, the count unit 20 calculates the total number of counts and stores it in the server memory 28.

  The screen display control unit 22 participates in posting the image every time the image related information receiving unit 18 receives support information during the input possible time or whenever the support information reception count is a multiple of a predetermined number. Information about the participating users who have received the support information is displayed on the terminal screen of the user. The information regarding the participating user may include a user ID, name, avatar image, number of support times, and the like. The screen display control unit 22 also displays the number of times received by the counting unit 20 on the terminal screen of the participating user who uploaded the image. The displayed number of receptions may be the total number of receptions of all participating users or the number of receptions for each participating user.

  The screen display control unit 22 may hide the image on the terminal of the participating user after the continuous browsing time managed for each participating user in the service control unit 16 has passed the viewable time. In addition, after the observable time of all participating users has elapsed, the number of receptions for each participating user may be displayed on the terminal screens of all participating users who have received support information.

  When the image displayed on the terminal screen of the participating user is captured using a screen shot, the notification unit 24 notifies the terminal of the participating user who posted the image to that effect. That the image is captured using the screen shot may be recognized by the service application monitoring the use of the screen shot in the user terminal and reporting the fact to the server communication unit 12.

  The terminal management unit 26 outputs at least one of a predetermined audio output process, a predetermined screen effect display process, and a vibration process to the participating user's terminal that has received the support information each time it is counted by the count unit 20. Instructs execution of one or more processes. Here, the number of receptions counted by the count unit 20 is instructed to execute a special process set in advance at a rate of once per predetermined number of times. The special process may be a preset display or a message for prompting a tap.

  Next, the configuration on the user terminal side will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the mobile terminal 50 or the PC terminal 70 of FIG. Here, for convenience of explanation, the configuration of the mobile terminal 50 will be described, but the PC terminal 70 has the same configuration.

  The mobile terminal 50 includes a terminal communication unit 52, a terminal control unit 54, a user interface 56, and a terminal memory 58. The terminal communication unit 52 receives an application downloaded from the server device 10 and various information transmitted from the server device 10. In addition, the terminal communication unit 52 transmits a user instruction input via the user interface 56 to the server device 10.

  The terminal control unit 54 receives an instruction from the user via the user interface 56 and accesses the terminal memory 58 while controlling application installation, opening a new room for starting a posted photo service, and participating users. Selection processing, upload processing of photos to be posted, social game API control, and the like. Further, the terminal control unit 54 can receive an instruction from the user via the user interface 56, take a screen shot of the posted image displayed on the screen, and store it in the terminal memory 58. At this time, the terminal control unit 54 may report to the server device 10 that the screen shot has been taken via the terminal communication unit 52.

Further, the terminal control unit 54 may store a program (application) related to the service in the terminal memory 58 and execute the following processing.
Upload image to server device 10 / Download image from server.
・ Receivable browsing time information is received from the server.
-Support information for an image is received from the user via the user interface 56, and the number of receptions is counted.
-An image is displayed on the user interface 56 only during the viewable time so that the user can view it.
-Send the reception count to the server.
-If it is a contributor of an image, the information regarding the frequency | count of reception of other participating users will be received and displayed.
-If it is a viewer of an image, after progress of browsing possible time, the reception frequency of another participating user will be received and a ranking display etc. will be performed.

  In addition, the user interface 56 displays photos posted by other participating users who provide the photo posting service and information related to the photo posting service. The user interface 56 includes a display device with a sensing function that senses a tap operation by the user, an input interface that receives input from the user such as a keyboard and a touch panel, and an image capturing unit such as a camera. The posted photograph may be an image captured using this image capturing means, or may be an image stored in the terminal memory 58.

  Hereinafter, the overall operation of the present invention will be described using the first and second screen display examples of the user terminal shown in FIGS. In addition, about the same display in each screen display example, it demonstrates only in the first appearance, and omits description by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol in the previous appearance.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first screen display example 210 of the user terminal of FIG. The first screen display example 210 includes an image display field 310, a support count display field 312, a message display field 314, and a tap display field 316, and is a screen that is displayed during a postable image browsing period.

  The image display column 310 is a column in which posted images are displayed during the browseable period. The support count display column 312 is a column in which the number of taps, that is, the support count is displayed. The message display column 314 is a column in which a message is displayed according to the number of taps. The tap display column 316 is a column that displays a location tapped by the user. Note that the image display field 310 may display the same on the terminal device of the user who posted the image, or may display the tap status, the number of taps, or the ranking of all participating users. These displays may be selectively switched between the user who posted the image and the participating user by tapping.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a second screen display example 220 of the user terminal of FIG. The second screen display example 220 includes a result display column 320, a support count display column 322, and a supporter information display column 324, and is a screen that is displayed after the postable image browsing period has elapsed.

  The result display column 320 is a column in which results during the browsing period are displayed. The posted image is not displayed. The support count display column 322 is a column in which the total number of support information counts (tap counts) obtained during the browsing period is displayed. The supporter information display column 324 is a column in which an ID, a name, an avatar image, a support count, and the like for each participating user are displayed. Further, in the supporter information display field 324, the participating users may be ranked and displayed in descending order of the support count.

  Next, an operation example will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the server apparatus 10 of FIG. This flowchart may be started when the user launches an application for executing the photo posting service.

  The server device 10 accepts image posting from the user terminal, displays it on the screen of the participating user's user terminal (S10), and counts the continuous browsing time for the displayed user. Next, the server device 10 determines whether or not there is support from the participating user, that is, whether or not the user has tapped the posted image at the terminal of the participating user (S12). If there is support (Yes in S12), the total number of taps by all participating users at the midpoint of progress is displayed on the screen of the participating user's terminal, and the process proceeds to S16. If there is no instruction, the process proceeds to S16.

  Further, when the server device 10 detects that the posted image has been shot by the participating user (Yes in S16), the server device 10 notifies the terminal of the user who posted the image (S18). Here, in all the participating users, when the continuous browsing time is within the browsing available time (No in S20), the process returns to S12. When the continuous browsing time for all participating users exceeds the browsing possible time (Yes in S20), the server device 10 hides the posted images on the screens of all participating user terminals (S22). ). Finally, the server device 10 displays the total number of taps and the number of taps for each participating user (S24).

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the contents of each embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that the above-described embodiments are exemplifications, and that various modifications can be made to combinations of the respective constituent elements and processing processes, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. .

It is a figure which shows the SNS system concerning Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the server apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example in the mobile terminal or PC terminal of FIG. It is a figure which shows the 1st screen display example of the user terminal of FIG. It is a figure which shows the 2nd screen display example of the user terminal of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence example of the server apparatus of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Server apparatus, 12 Server communication part, 14 Service information reception part, 16 Service control part, 18 Image related information reception part, 20 Count part, 22 Screen display control part, 24 Notification part, 26 Terminal management part, 28 Server memory, 30 network, 40 base station, 40a first base station, 40b second base station, 40c third base station, 50 mobile terminal, 50a first mobile terminal, 50b second mobile terminal, 50c third mobile terminal, 52 terminal communication Part, 54 terminal control part, 56 user interface, 58 terminal memory, 70 PC terminal, 100 SNS system, 210 first screen display example, 220 second screen display example, 310 image display field, 312 support count display field, 314 message Display field, 316 Tap display field, 320 Result display field, 322 Support The number of display column, 324 proponents information display column.

Claims (9)

A service information reception unit that receives a request for starting a predetermined SNS service from a user's terminal and information on one or more participating users to participate in the SNS service via a communication line;
An image-related information receiving unit that receives images uploaded from participating users and receives support information indicating support for the images from other participating users;
A count unit that counts the number of times support information is received for the image received in the image-related information reception unit for each of the other participating users ;
A screen display control unit for displaying the number of receptions for each of the other participating users counted in the counting unit on the terminal screen of the participating user who uploaded the image;
With
The image-related information accepting unit, the other only during a predetermined input possible time that is managed for each participating user, the server apparatus characterized by receiving the support information from the terminal of the other participating users.   The screen display control unit displays the number of times of reception for each participating user on the terminal screen of each participating user after an allowable input time has elapsed for all the participating users who have received support information. The server device according to 1. The image related information accepting unit accepts the viewable time set by the uploaded participating user together with the upload of the image,
The service control unit manages, for each participating user, a continuous browsing time after the participating user starts browsing images, and sets the browsing available time received by the image related information receiving unit as an inputable time,
The image-related information receiving unit receives support information from the terminal of the participating user when the continuous browsing time managed for each participating user in the service control unit is within the viewable time,
The screen display control unit sets the image in a non-display state on the terminal of the participating user after the continuous browsing time managed for each participating user in the service control unit has passed the viewable time. The server device according to claim 1 or 2. When an image displayed on a participating user's terminal screen is captured using a screen shot, a notification unit that notifies the participating user's terminal that uploaded the image;
The server device according to claim 1, further comprising: Execution of at least one of a predetermined audio output process, a predetermined screen effect display process, and a vibration process on the participating user's terminal that has received the support information each time it is counted by the counting unit A terminal management unit that instructs
The server device according to claim 1, further comprising: The terminal management unit executes a special process set in advance for the terminal of the participating user when the support information reception count from the predetermined participating user counted by the counting unit reaches a predetermined number of times. The server device according to claim 5, wherein the server device is instructed. Each time the support information is received by the image-related information receiving unit, or whenever the support information reception count is a multiple of a predetermined number, the screen display control unit is displayed on the terminal screen of the participating user who posted the image. The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the server apparatus displays information related to the participating user who has received the support information. Uploading an image to a server device via a communication line, or downloading an image from the server device;
Receiving from the server device a viewable time for the image managed for each user ;
Displaying the image on the screen of the user's terminal for the viewable time; and
Receiving support information from the user for the image only for the viewable time, and counting the number of receptions for each user ;
Transmitting the number of receptions for each user to a server;
In the terminal of the user who uploaded the image, receiving the reception count for each browsing user who viewed the image, and displaying it on the screen;
In the browsing user's terminal, after the lapse of browsing time, receiving the number of receptions for each other browsing user , and displaying the ranking;
A program that causes a computer to execute. A service information reception unit that receives a request for starting a predetermined SNS service from a user's terminal and information on one or more participating users to participate in the SNS service via a communication line;
An image-related information receiving unit that receives images uploaded from participating users and receives support information indicating support for the images from other participating users;
A count unit that counts the number of times support information is received for the image received in the image-related information reception unit for each of the other participating users ;
A screen display control unit for displaying the number of receptions for each of the other participating users counted in the counting unit on the terminal screen of the participating user who uploaded the image;
With
The image-related information accepting unit system according to the other only during a predetermined input possible time that is managed for each participating user, characterized in that receiving the support information from the terminal of the other participating users.

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