JP6091534B2 - Message posting system - Google Patents

Description

In the present invention, each user of a plurality of terminal devices connected to a server device that provides a message board for a plurality of topics to which an unspecified user can participate participates in a topic provided by the server device and messages It is related with the message posting system which posts.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are some that provide a message board on the net that can be used by unspecified users. Examples of such message boards include a chat system in which each user can enjoy a conversation in real time and a bulletin board in which each user's opinions are exchanged to develop discussions. Although there is a difference, there is basically no big difference in that the messages posted by each user are displayed sequentially. Also, such a message board usually has a predetermined topic, and speaks (posts a message) according to the topic.

However, since unspecified users post messages, if many users speak at the same time, they can search for messages that they want to comment on or have comments added. It can be very difficult to find where the original message is. Moreover, even if a discussion board has a relatively slow discussion, the same problem will occur if the time interval for each user to view it becomes long.

Such a problem becomes prominent when the user uses a terminal device of a mobile phone with a small size and resolution of the display device and a small number of messages that can be displayed. Even if the screen is scrolled and past messages are referred to, it is very difficult to find a desired message from a large number of messages, and the operation is complicated. In addition, each user's remarks on the message board may change sideways, which may be different from the original topic of the topic, making it difficult for new users to participate.

Therefore, in order to solve such a problem in a message board that an unspecified user can participate in, there has been proposed one in which only a specified user's remark is extracted and displayed on the message board (for example, a patent). Reference 1). In addition, it has been proposed to analyze messages posted for each community (subject to almost the same concept as the topic) and give a classification of topics currently being discussed in each community (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2007-42137 A JP 2006-227711 A

However, in the invention of Patent Document 1, although only the utterances of the designated user can be followed, there is no guarantee that the designated user speaks only about a certain topic. Further, in the invention of Patent Document 2, if each user speaks to the same topic in each community, it becomes easy to grasp the current topic in each community, but comments on a plurality of topics are made in parallel. There is also a problem in the accuracy of the case, and there is also a problem that it is very vulnerable to so-called vandalism.

An object of the present invention is to provide a message posting system that allows each user to easily grasp a message that a user wants to refer to from among messages posted on a message board regarding topics in which unspecified users participate.

To achieve the above object, a message posting system according to the present invention includes a server device that provides a message board for a plurality of topics to which an unspecified user can participate, and a plurality of terminals connected to the server device. A message posting system in which a user of each terminal device participates in a topic provided by the server device and posts a message, the server device being a predetermined topic among the plurality of topics. Participating user management means for managing a plurality of participating users, and providing a first message board for the predetermined topic to a plurality of users participating in the predetermined topic, and participating in the predetermined topic A first message for managing a message posted from a terminal device of a user who is using the first message board. Board management means, grouping means for grouping a plurality of users among users participating in the predetermined topic managed by the participating user management means according to a predetermined rule, and the grouping means Group user management means for managing users grouped according to the above, and a second message board for a special topic different from the predetermined topic for the plurality of grouped users, and the grouping A second message board managing means for managing a message posted from a terminal device of a user participating in the special topic on the second message board as a user who participates in the special topic, Receives a message transmitted from each of a plurality of terminal devices and associates it with the message The received message is managed by the first message board management means and the first message board management means for causing the first message board management means or the second message board management means to manage the received message as a posted message in accordance with the received topic. The information corresponding to the contents of the first message board or the information corresponding to the contents of the second message board managed by the second message board management means is a topic corresponding to each message board. Message board information transmitting means for transmitting to a terminal device of a user who participates in the message, and the plurality of terminal devices each input a message to be posted to a topic to which the user of the terminal device participates. And a message input from the posted message input means. The message is sent to the server device in association with the topic to which the message is to be posted and the user who posts the message, and according to the information transmitted from the message board information transmission unit, the terminal device Message board display means for displaying on a display device a message board including a message posted from each user regarding a topic to which the user participates is characterized.

In the message posting system, the grouping means groups users who posted messages to the predetermined topic within a predetermined period among a plurality of users participating in the predetermined topic. be able to.

In the message posting system, each of the plurality of terminal devices may include a message that one of the users has previously posted on the predetermined topic when the user of the terminal device is participating in the predetermined topic. Message designation means for designating a desired message from the message, and designation message transmission means for transmitting information indicating the message designated by the message designation means to the server device in association with the user who designated the message. It may be. In this case, the grouping means receives information transmitted from the designated message transmitting means of each of the plurality of terminal devices, and designates users who designated the same message for the predetermined topic according to the received information. Can be grouped.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a network system applied to the message posting system according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, this network system includes a server device 2 and a plurality of mobile phones 1 (1-1 to 1-n) connected to the server device 2 via a network 3 including a mobile phone network and the Internet. Consists of

The server device 2 provides a message board for a plurality of topics to which unspecified users can participate. The mobile phone 1 individually executes a browser application program by each user, and uses the browser function to display a message board and post a message on a topic to which the user of the mobile phone 1 participates. Details of the message boards for each topic provided by the server device 2 and the display of the message boards on the mobile phone 1 will be described later.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the mobile phone 1 of FIG. As shown in the figure, the mobile phone 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an input device 14, a display device 15, and a communication device 16. And. The cellular phone 1 includes other components necessary for making a call, but is omitted in FIG. 2 because it is not directly related to the present invention.

The CPU 11 executes a program stored in the ROM 12 and performs processing necessary for displaying a message board and posting a message. The CPU 11 includes an internal timer. The ROM 12 stores a processing program for the CPU 11 including an application program such as a browser. At least a part of the ROM 12 is configured by a flash memory that is electrically writable / erasable. The RAM 13 is battery-backed up and used as a work area for the CPU 11.

The input device 14 includes numeric keys “1” to “0”, a “*” key, a “#” key, a direction key, and the like, and inputs necessary information to the CPU 11 by a user operation. Messages posted on the message board can be input by performing predetermined operations on these keys. The display device 15 is configured by a liquid crystal display device or the like, and displays a message board screen while using a browser function. The communication device 16 transmits / receives information to / from the server device 2 via the network 3.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the server device 2. As shown in the figure, the server apparatus 2 includes a server body 20 including a control unit 22, a RAM 23, a hard disk drive (HDD) 24, a DVD / CD-ROM drive 25, and a communication interface 27 connected to an internal bus 21. It is composed mainly of. A recording medium (DVD-ROM or CD-ROM) 26 can be attached to the DVD / CD-ROM drive 25.

The control unit 22 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like, and executes a program stored on the HDD 24 or the recording medium 26 to control the server body 20. The RAM 23 is a work area for the control unit 22. The HDD 24 is a storage area for storing programs and data. The communication interface 27 is connected to the network 3 and transmits / receives information to / from the mobile phone 1.

The program and data for providing the message board function in the server device 2 are first stored in the recording medium 26, for example. The program and data are read by the DVD / CD-ROM drive 25 at the time of execution and loaded into the RAM 23. The control unit 22 processes the program and data loaded in the RAM 23, transmits / receives information to / from the mobile phone 1, and sends a message board for each topic (message posted to each message board, each topic to each topic). Manage information about participating users (including email addresses). Intermediate data while the control unit 22 is performing processing is stored in the RAM 23.

Hereinafter, the management of the message boards for each topic provided by the server device 2 and the display of the message boards and the posting of messages on the mobile phone 1 will be described in detail. 4A to 4E are diagrams schematically showing a message board provided by the server device 2 and displayed on the display device 15 of the mobile phone 1 in the message posting system according to this embodiment. .

FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a topic R message board among the message boards provided by the server device 2 as an initial state for explaining the message posting system according to this embodiment. Six users A to F participate in the topic R, and the server apparatus 2 includes at least information that can identify the corresponding mobile phone 1 for each of the users A to F participating in the topic R. The user's mail address is managed in the HDD 24 or the like. In addition, in order for each of the users A to F to participate in the topic R, it is necessary to express their intention to participate and pre-register their own e-mail address, etc. There is no requirement for this.

Also, in the message board 100 shown in FIG. 4A, the latest message posted by each user is displayed in association with the icons 101A to 101F indicating the users A to F, respectively. Multiple messages are not displayed to the user. Also, in the message board 100, the latest messages are sorted and displayed on the top, and in the example of FIG. 4A, the message was posted last among the users A to F. Is user A, and it is user B who posted the message before that. The posting of the message from the user F is not performed for the longest period.

The server device 2 is provided with a management table for managing the message boards for each topic (including the topic R and the temporary topic T described later) in the HDD 24. Each message received from the mobile phone 1 is managed in association with the user who posted the message in the order of reception.

Further, in each of the mobile phones 1 of the users A to F, when trying to browse a message board of a topic whose message board is not displayed on the display device 15, a transmission request for the message board of the topic is transmitted to the server device 2. I am going to do it. In a state where the message board is displayed on the display device 15, a request for transmitting the latest message board of the topic is transmitted to the server device 2 periodically (for example, every minute).

When receiving the transmission request from the mobile phone 1, the control unit 22 of the server device 2 edits the message board 100 to be displayed on the display device 15 of each mobile phone 1 from the message managed for each message board, and edits the message board 100 Information about the message board is sent. When the mobile phone 1 receives the information about the message board edited by the server device 2 transmitted from the server device 2, the mobile phone 1 displays the message board 100 on the display device 15 according to the received information about the message board.

Next, it is assumed that the user C inputs a message to be posted on the topic R message board by operating the input device 14 of his / her mobile phone 1 and instructs the posting by operating the input device 14. At this time, together with the input message (here, XXX...), The corresponding topic (here, topic R) and the user (here, user C) who posts the message are associated with the mobile phone 1 of user C. To the server device 2. When the control unit 22 of the server device 2 receives the message (XXX...) Transmitted from the mobile phone 1 of the user C, the control unit 22 manages this in the topic R management table.

After the message (XXX...) Transmitted from the mobile phone 1 of the user C is managed in the topic R management table, the message is sent to the display device 15 according to the information transmitted in response to the transmission request from any of the mobile phones 1. The displayed message board 100 is as shown in FIG. That is, since the message posted latest by the user C is XXX..., The message CCC... Displayed so far is displayed in association with the icon C of the user C. Also, since the message XXX ... posted by the user C is posted more recently than the message AAA ... posted by the user A, this is displayed at the top of the message board 100, and the user A The posted message AAA ... is displayed second, and the message BBB ... posted by the user B is displayed third.

In addition, the users A to F participating in the topic R operate the input device 14 in a state where the message board 100 of the topic R is displayed on the display device 15 of the mobile phone 1, and the message board 100 A desired message included in the message can be designated as a monitoring target. The message designated as the monitoring target may be a message posted by the user himself or a message posted by another user. Also, the designation as the monitoring target can be canceled by operating the input device 14.

When any message is designated as a monitoring target, as shown in FIG. 4C, a monitoring target mark (WATCH) 102 is attached to the designated message. When any message is designated as a monitoring target, if the designated message is the message of the user, information indicating that the message is designated as a monitoring target at that time is sent from the mobile phone 1 to the server device 2. The management table manages that the message has received its own designation.

Also, if the specified message is not the message of the user, monitoring is performed when the user inputs a new message from the input device 14 and instructs the posting without canceling the specification after the monitoring target is specified. A message to be posted in association with the message designated as the target is transmitted from the mobile phone 1 to the server device 2. In the server device 2, the fact that the message to be monitored is specified together with the posted message is managed by the management table.

Here, it is assumed that the same message (here, user C's message XXX...) Is designated as a monitoring target by a plurality of users within a certain period (for example, within 30 minutes from posting of the monitoring target message). The control unit 22 of the server apparatus 2 groups the users who have specified the message XXX of the user C as a monitoring target from among the users participating in the topic R, and the topic R is a grouped user. Provide a message board for another temporary topic T. As for the temporary topic T, the user and the message board are managed in the same manner as the topic R, but the message XXX of the user C designated as the monitoring target, and other messages after the monitoring target is set as the monitoring target. The message posted by the user is also managed in the management table of the message board of the temporary topic T.

Here, if it is assumed that the users B, C, and E have designated the message XXX of the user C as a monitoring target, information (for example, URL) for accessing the message board of the temporary topic T is as follows: Notification is made from the server device 2 to the mobile phones 1 of the users B, C, and E (notification may be made on the message board of Topic R, or mail may be sent separately). When the users B, C, and E access the message board of the temporary topic T according to the information notified from the server device 2, the message board 200 of the temporary topic T is displayed on the users B, C, and E as shown in FIG. Displayed on the display device 15 of the mobile phone 1.

Further, the message board of the temporary topic T is not of the same format as the message board of the topic R as shown in FIG. 4D, but has a predetermined background as shown in FIG. The avatars 201B, 201C, and 201E of the users (here, users B, C, and E) who are assumed to be participants of the temporary topic T are displayed on the top, and balloons are attached to the avatars 201B, 201C, and 201E and the corresponding users It is good also as the message board 210 of the form which displays the message posted by.

Any one of the message board 200 shown in FIG. 4D and the message board 210 shown in FIG. 4E may be displayed on the display device 15 according to the user's selection. The message board 200 shown in FIG. 4D and the message board shown in FIG. 4E have the same message board information edited in the server device 2, and the message board display form in the mobile phone 1 is the same. Switching may be performed.

As for the message board of the temporary topic T, the message to be displayed on the display device 15 of each mobile phone 1 from the message managed in the management table for the message board of the temporary topic T as well as the message boards of other topics. The board 200 can be edited and information about the edited message board can be transmitted. Also, when a message is posted to the message board 200 of the temporary topic T, the same processing as that of the message board of the topic R is basically performed. An email indicating that a new message has been posted is transmitted to the mobile phone 1 of another user.

In addition, a user who has become a participant in the temporary topic T may be able to designate withdrawal from the temporary topic T by operating the input device 14 of his mobile phone 1. Information that designates leaving from the temporary topic T is sent from the mobile phone 1 to the server device 2, and the server device 2 thereby excludes the user who designates leaving from the participating users of the temporary topic T. it can. Then, when there is only one remaining user participating in the temporary topic T, the message board of the temporary topic T may be closed, and the user of the server device 2 It is also possible to send an email notifying the closing of the message board of the temporary topic T to 1.

Furthermore, messages posted to the message boards for each topic are managed in the server device 2 in the order in which the messages are received. However, the user operates the input device 14 of the mobile phone 1 to check the past log. Display can be instructed and requested to the server apparatus 2. The server device 2 that has received the past log transmission request transmits the past log information arranged in the order in which the messages posted from each user are managed to the requesting mobile phone 1 to be displayed on the display device 15. It can be. Even when the number of messages included in the past log is large, for example, all messages can be displayed by scroll display.

As described above, in the message posting system according to this embodiment, the server device 2 provides a message board for a plurality of topics, but each topic only requires pre-registration such as an email address. Thus, an unspecified number of users can participate. In addition, the message board for each topic has no restrictions on the content posted, so a message with a content different from the topic of the topic may be posted, or multiple topics may be discussed in parallel. Things can happen. In addition, since there is no restriction on the posting time interval, a large number of messages may be posted in a short period of time.

Here, for example, in a message board of each topic provided by the server device 2, when a specific user who participates in the topic posts a message with a specific content, a short period of time due to an objection from another user or the like In many cases, it is likely that a large number of messages will be posted, or that some users will flow into a topic different from the topic that has been discussed in the message board so far.

On the other hand, in the message posting system according to this embodiment, for example, an arbitrary message posted on the message board 100 of the topic R can be specified as a monitoring target, but the same message is newly set as a monitoring target. When the number of users who have posted a message reaches a plurality, only the users (users B, C, and E in the example of FIG. 4) who monitor the same message are grouped, and a temporary topic is given to the users in the group. A T message board 200 is provided. Then, the message can be posted on the message board 200 of the temporary topic T and the discussion can be advanced only among users who want to discuss the message with the same message as a monitoring target.

As a result, in the message board 100 of the topic R, for example, even when a message with a specific content is posted and reactions from other users are concentrated, the message in the concentrated reaction is the original topic. It is posted to the message board 200 of the temporary topic T provided only to the user who reacts to the same message, not the message board 100 of R. For this reason, many messages are not posted in the message board 100 of the original topic R in a short time.

In addition, a topic discussed by a message that is targeted for monitoring by a plurality of users (often a message with unique contents) flows in a direction different from the original topic of the original topic R. However, discussions that flow in a direction different from the original topic will be performed on the message board 200 of the temporary topic T. For this reason, the topicality in the message posted on the message board 100 of the original topic R is less likely to be blurred.

In this way, in the message board 100 of the topic R, a large number of messages are posted in a concentrated manner in a short time in response to a specific message, or the topic is deviated by a message that is posted in a concentrated manner. Even if it happens, if only the messages posted on the message board 100 of Topic R are viewed, it will feel as if such a problem has not occurred. Thus, it is not difficult to grasp a message that each user wants to refer to from messages posted on the message board 100 of the topic R.

In addition, even if the past log for the message board 100 of topic R is displayed, a message in which a large number of messages are concentrated or posted in a short time in response to a specific message. It makes you feel as if things are not happening. Thereby, it becomes easy to grasp a message that each user wants to refer to from the past log of the topic R.

In addition, among users participating in the topic R, users who are grouped and guided to the message board 200 of the temporary topic T are only users who have responded to the same message at the same time. Even when there are few cases where a large number of messages are concentrated in a short time in response to a message, a message board for a temporary topic is not provided unnecessarily.

Further, in the message board 100 of the topic R and the message board 200 of the temporary topic T, only one latest post is displayed for each user, and the time when the post was made is sorted and displayed in order of newest one. . As a result, the message posted by each user does not become difficult to see even in a terminal device equipped with the display device 15 having a size (resolution) restriction like the mobile phone 1.

Moreover, since each user's icon 101A-101F of posting is matched with each message, it becomes easy to visually grasp the user who posted the message. On the other hand, in the message board 210 of the temporary topic T, since the posted message is displayed in a balloon attached to each user's avatar 201B, 201C, 201E, it participates in the temporary topic T. It is possible to give a visual impression that users are talking with each other, and to make the conversation between users enjoyable.

Furthermore, when a new message is posted on the message board 200 or 210 of the temporary topic T, a new message is posted to other users who are participating in the temporary topic T other than the user who posted the message. An email notifying you will be sent. As a result, even when discussions between users participating in the temporary topic T are temporarily interrupted, the discussion can be smoothly resumed for newly posted messages. Can be urged.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

In the above embodiment, the temporary topic T formed by the users who have specified the same message as the monitoring target among the users who participate in the topic R is considered as a temporary topic to the last, and participates in the temporary topic T. The user also remains a user participating in the topic R. On the other hand, for example, any of the users who participate in the temporary topic T may instruct to make the temporary topic permanent by operating the input device 14.

When information indicating that the temporary topic T is made permanent is sent from the mobile phone 1 to the server device 2, the control unit of the server device 2 sets the message board of the temporary topic T to the permanent topic T similar to the topic R. It may be regenerated as a message board. At this time, among the users who participate in the topic R, the users who have participated in the temporary topic T are deleted from the users who participate in the topic R and become users of the newly generated permanent topic T. It may be a thing. However, the user may be a user who participates in the topic R.

In the above embodiment, among users A to F who participate in topic R, users B, C, and E who specify the same message as a monitoring target within a certain period are grouped and users who participate in temporary topic T Was supposed to be. On the other hand, the control unit 22 of the server device 2 analyzes messages posted by the users A to F participating in the topic R, and posts a message on a topic different from the original topic of the topic R. The users may be grouped to participate in the temporary topic T. As a result, the discussion on the original topic can smoothly proceed on the topic R message board.

In the above embodiment, the message specified as the message to be monitored may be a message posted by each user himself / herself, but the message posted by himself / herself was monitored by a plurality of users. Even if a temporary topic is generated on the basis of this, if the user himself / herself is not a monitoring target, the user has never become a user who participates in the temporary topic. Therefore, messages posted by each user themselves may be handled in the same way as those designated as monitoring targets even if they are not designated as monitoring targets (however, the number of users designated as monitoring targets may be Excluding counting).

For example, in the example of the above embodiment, the message XXX of the user C is specified as a monitoring target by the users B and E even though the user C itself does not specify the monitoring target message. become. In this case, since there are a plurality of users who have posted messages by designating the user C's message XXX... As a monitoring target, a temporary topic T is generated. The user can add the user C who has posted the message XXX... To be monitored in addition to the users B and E who have posted the message by designating the user C's message XXX.

In the above embodiment, a message posted by another user is designated as a monitoring target, and a new message is posted to the monitoring target message so that the user can monitor the message of the other user. The server device 2 is notified of this, but after the message posted by the other user is designated as the monitoring target, the other user is newly notified before posting the message. May post a nasty message. In this case, if the message board 100 displayed on the display device 15 is updated, the message to be monitored is not displayed.

Therefore, when a message posted by another user is specified as a monitoring target, the message specified as the monitoring target until the monitoring target is canceled or a temporary topic based on the monitoring target message is generated May continue to be displayed on the display device 15 as it is. As a technique for this, when a message posted by another user is specified as a monitoring target, it is specified as a monitoring target until the monitoring target is canceled or a temporary topic based on the monitoring target message is generated The message of the user who posted the message may not be updated. Alternatively, the message designated as the monitoring target may be displayed separately from the latest message board.

In the said embodiment, it demonstrated as what applies the mobile telephone 1 as a terminal device for a user to play a game. On the other hand, other types of terminal devices such as a video game machine, a general-purpose personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and a portable game machine may be used as long as they have the same components as the mobile phone 1. May be. However, the present invention is suitable for being applied to a terminal device having a large restriction on the resolution of the display device, such as the mobile phone 1. PDA and portable game machines will be mentioned.

In the mobile phone according to the above embodiment, the mobile phone 1 displays a message board by using a built-in browser function and allows a user to post a message. However, this function can also be executed by a dedicated application program. This dedicated program may be downloaded from the server device 2 and stored in the ROM 12 of the mobile phone 1. A mobile phone in which this dedicated program is stored in the ROM 12 in advance can also be provided. For example, when a memory card storing a program can be attached to a mobile phone, the dedicated program may be stored in the memory card and distributed. In addition, the game program can be distributed by various methods according to the type of terminal device applied as a platform.

In the above embodiment, the program and data of the server device 2 are stored in the recording medium 26 and distributed. On the other hand, this program and data may be stored in advance in the HDD 24 and applied. The program and data may be stored in a fixed disk device of another server device existing on the network 3 and distributed to the server device 2 via the network 3. In the server device 2, the program and data received by the communication interface 27 from another server device can be stored in the HDD 24 and loaded into the RAM 23 at the time of execution.

It is a block diagram which shows the message posting system concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server apparatus of FIG. In the message posting system according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a diagram schematically showing a message board provided by the server device and displayed on the display device of the mobile phone.

1 (1-1 to 1-n) Mobile phone 2 Server device 3 Network 11 CPU
12 ROM
13 RAM
14 Input device 15 Display device 16 Communication device 20 Server device body 21 Internal bus 22 Control unit 23 RAM
24 HDD
25 DVD / CD-ROM drive 26 Recording medium 27 Communication interface

Claims (3)

A message posting system composed of a server device that provides a message board in which a plurality of users can participate, and a plurality of terminal devices connected to the server device,
The server device
Participating user management means for managing the plurality of users who post messages on the message board;
Message management means for managing messages posted from the users;
Post message management control means for receiving a message transmitted from each terminal device and causing the message management means to manage the received message;
Information transmission means for transmitting information corresponding to the content of the message managed by the message management means to each of the plurality of terminal devices,
Each of the plurality of terminal devices is
Message input means for inputting a message from a user of the terminal device;
Message sending means for sending a message input from the message input means to the server device;
Message board display means for displaying a message board including a message posted from each user on a display device according to the information transmitted from the information transmission means;
A message designating unit for designating a desired message from among messages posted previously by other users based on the input of the user of the terminal device;
Grouping users who have designated the same message by the message designating means , and message contents posted by the grouped users are displayed on the grouped user's display device separately from the message board system. A terminal device connected to a server device that provides a message board in which a plurality of users can participate,
Message input means for inputting a message from a user of the terminal device;
Message sending means for sending a message input from the message input means to the server device;
Message board display means for displaying a message board including a message posted from each user on a display device according to the information transmitted from the server device;
A message designating unit for designating a desired message from among messages posted previously by other users based on the input of the user of the terminal device;
A terminal device that groups users who have designated the same message by the message designating means , and displays the contents of messages posted by the grouped users on the display device of the grouped users separately from the message board . A method executed by a terminal device connected to a server device that provides a message board in which a plurality of users can participate,
Input a message from the user of the terminal device,
Sending the input message to the server device;
According to the information transmitted from the server device, a message board including a message posted from each user is displayed on the display device,
Based on the input of the user of the terminal device, specify a desired message from among messages posted by other users first,
A method of grouping users who specify the same message, and displaying the contents of messages posted by the grouped users on a display device of the grouped users separately from the message board.