JP6454106B2 - Emotional text display program, method and system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a text display program, a method, and a system for displaying text using an emotion font on a message screen of a user terminal, and in particular, a program, a method, and a method for displaying an emotion text using an emotion font representing a user's emotion, And the system.

  When text communication is performed between users using conventional personal computers and portable terminals, it is difficult for the sender's emotion to be transmitted to the message receiver.

  In particular, in recent years, mobile terminals such as smartphones are rapidly spreading. As a result, not only a fixed terminal such as a personal computer but also a mobile terminal has developed a communication technique between various users. For example, in a chat service using a mobile terminal, users can communicate with each other using a stamp, a character stamp, and a pictogram to convey the emotion of a message sender.

  However, in the system according to the background art, the stamp, the character stamp, and the pictogram are created in advance, and the message sender cannot edit the stamp or the pictogram. In addition, the number of stamps and pictograms was very large, and it took time to find stamps and pictograms that the sending user thought was appropriate for expressing their feelings.

  Also, it is difficult to perform operations such as editing the contents of stamps and pictograms on a limited display area of the portable terminal. In particular, in communication that requires immediate correspondence between the message sender side and the receiver side, such as a chat service, such a very complicated operation takes time, which is not preferable.

  Further, in the conventional chat service, it is not possible to simply select a character font representing the subtlety of the emotion of the message sender and convey the emotion on the sender side to the receiver side.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and when performing communication by characters between users, an emotion text display program that expresses an emotion using an emotion font that can represent an emotion on the sender side, It is to provide a method and system. According to the present invention, by using the emotion font, the transmission side user can create a message he / she wants to send in the emotion font and can easily express his / her emotion.

  In order to solve the above problems, a program according to the present invention provides a message screen in a user terminal configured to store a plurality of emotion icons and an emotion font corresponding to each one of the plurality of emotion icons. An emotion text display program for causing a processor to execute a method for displaying text on a message screen, receiving text from a user input on a message screen, displaying a plurality of emotion icons on the message screen, And displaying a text representing the user's emotion on the message screen in an emotion font corresponding to one emotion icon selected from among the plurality of emotion icons.

  In the emotion text display program according to the present invention, the step of displaying a plurality of emotion icons on the message screen may include a step of displaying a plurality of emotions on the message screen when a button displayed on the message screen is selected by a long press of the user. It features an emotion text display program that displays icons.

  The emotion text display program according to the present invention is a chat program.

  The emotion font used in the emotion text display program according to the present invention is an animation.

  In addition, an emotion text display program according to the present invention provides a processor with a method for displaying an emotion text on a message screen of a first user terminal that stores an emotion font corresponding to one emotion icon among a plurality of emotion icons. A program for executing the method comprising: receiving a text from a second user terminal and emotion type information corresponding to the text; and receiving a text input by a user on a message screen When a button provided on the message screen is selected by the user, a step of displaying a plurality of emotion icons corresponding to the emotion type information from the second user terminal on the message screen, and among the plurality of emotion icons The emotion font that corresponds to the selected emotion icon. Displays the text by input from the user to the di-screen, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: displaying the emotion text.

  The method according to the present invention is a method executed by a processor that displays an emotion text on a message screen of a user terminal that stores an emotion font corresponding to one emotion icon among a plurality of emotion icons. The step of receiving text from the user on the screen, the step of displaying a plurality of emotion icons on the message screen, and the emotion font corresponding to one emotion icon selected from the plurality of emotion icons on the message screen Displaying the text, and displaying the text.

  Further, a system according to the present invention is a system that stores emotion fonts corresponding to one emotion icon among a plurality of emotion icons, and displays emotion text on a message screen. Text on the message screen with a receiving unit that receives text from input, an emotion icon display unit that displays multiple emotion icons on the message screen, and an emotion font that corresponds to one emotion icon selected from the multiple emotion icons And an emotional text display unit for displaying.

  An advantage of the present invention is that, when users communicate with each other by characters, for example, chat service or e-mail communication, emotion icons can be selected to express user emotions by characters more easily. When the user selects an emotion icon, an emotion font corresponding to the selected emotion icon is selected, and the text is converted into an emotion font. By a simple operation of selecting an emotion icon, the user can accurately and concisely convey the subtlety of emotion that is difficult to express compared to conventional text-only communication.

  Yet another advantage of the present invention is that an emotional text corresponding to a message can be created by inputting the message the user wants to convey. The stamps and pictograms used in the conventional chat service use predetermined ones, and the user cannot edit the text of the stamps or pictograms.

  Yet another advantage of the present invention is that it is possible to provide original fonts or the like instead of stamps on the side of communication services between users, for example, chat service providers.

  The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following more specific description of the embodiments of the invention, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

It is an emotion text display system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is an illustration figure which shows the message screen in the user terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is an illustration figure which shows the message screen in the user terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the emotion text display method concerning one embodiment of this invention. It is an illustration figure which shows the functional structure of the user terminal concerning one embodiment of this invention. It is an illustration figure which shows the functional structure of the server concerning one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the emotion text display method concerning one embodiment of this invention. It is an illustration figure which shows the emotion font (Japanese) which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is an illustration figure which shows the emotion font (English) which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is an illustration figure which shows the emotion font table which concerns on one embodiment of this invention.

  FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of an emotion text display system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this system, user terminals 100A and 100B are connected to a server 120 via a data communication network 140 such as the Internet. User terminal 100A may include at least one display 102A, at least one memory 104A, at least one processor 106A, and at least one interface 108A. The user terminal 100B is configured similarly to the user terminal 100A. The user terminals 100A and 100B are realized by various computer systems such as a known personal computer, a known portable terminal, or a known computer game system. The display 102A can display a message screen displaying a message input from the user, a message converted into an emotion font, an emotion icon, and the like. The memory 104A stores an emotion text display program and an emotion font table composed of a plurality of emotion icons downloaded from the server 120 via the network 140 and a plurality of emotion fonts respectively corresponding to the emotion icons. The emotion font table is, for example, emotion fonts corresponding to each of the four types of emotions “sorrow”, “anger”, “joy”, “joy”, hiragana, katakana, kanji, numbers, alphabets, etc. 10 is a table storing each character that constitutes (FIG. 10).

  The processor 106A is configured to execute an emotion text display program. The interface 108A is an input / output interface that receives input from a user who operates the user terminal 100A and outputs data to the display 102A. An interface for receiving input from a user may include a touch-sensitive display, a mouse, a keyboard, or the like. The user terminals A and B can be composed of three or more. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish between the user terminals 100A and 100B and the displays (102A and 102B), the memories (104A and 104B), the processors (106A and 106B), and the interfaces (108A and 108B) that constitute them. These are simply referred to as user terminal 100, display 102, memory 104, processor 106, and interface 108.

  The server 120 is realized by a known server computer mainly configured with a processor, various storage devices, and a data communication device. The server 120 manages communication performed between the user terminals 100 and communicates with the user terminals 100. Data is transmitted and received.

  2 and 3 show an example of a message screen used in the chat service displayed on the display of the user terminal.

  Reference numeral 200 denotes a message screen displayed on the display of the user terminal. The message screen displays a message balloon from the user. Reference numeral 202 denotes text input by the transmission-side user. In FIG. 2, the text 202 “OK!” Input from the user is input.

  Reference numeral 204 denotes an example of a button selected by the user. When the button is selected by the user, a plurality of selectable emotion icons 206 are pop-up displayed on the message screen. In FIG. 2, the button 204 selected by the user is a “send” button, but may be an existing button other than the send button or a newly created button on the message screen, for example. The selection operation using an existing button, for example, a transmission button can be performed by a long press operation of the button. The long press operation of the button is a general operation by a user who is familiar with the operation of the smartphone. By using a transmission button that is normally used in communication between users, the user can perform an emotion icon pop-up display operation on a limited display area of the portable terminal.

  206 is an emotion icon. The emotion icons are, for example, four types of face icons representing “sorrow”, “anger”, “joy”, and “joy” shown in FIG. 2, and each icon represents a user's emotion. In this embodiment, the emotion icon is a face icon. However, the icon is not limited to the face icon as long as the emotion can be intuitively understood. For example, the characters “sorrow”, “anger”, “joy”, “joy” May be a character icon representing "." In this embodiment, the face icon is used as an emotion icon, so that characters “sorrow”, “anger”, “joy”, “joy” are translated into each language even in communication between users in different languages. The user can easily understand which face icon should be selected. Also, in this embodiment, four types of face icons are shown, but the emotion icons are dislikes, likes, jealousy in addition to emotions such as “sorrow”, “anger”, “joy”, “joy”. It may be a face icon indicating various other emotions such as boredom, relief, anxiety, startle, excitement, satisfaction, fear, pleasure, contempt. Furthermore, the emotion icons may be less than four types or more than four types. For example, in the case of five or more types, it is possible to display scroll bars and icons that can further scroll emotion icons.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a message screen 300 when text input from the user is displayed in emotion font.

  Reference numeral 302 denotes a balloon including a display of the emotion text after the text 202 “OK!” Input in FIG. 2 is converted into an emotion font. The emotion font is stored in the emotion font table. The emotion font is a font created in advance so as to correspond to the emotion icon expressing each emotion, and a different emotion font is assigned to each emotion icon. The emotion font may be a font, a combination of backgrounds, a font animation, a background animation, or a combination thereof.

  An icon 304 indicates the type of emotion icon selected by the user. In the present embodiment, since the second “angry” from the top of the face icons 206 is selected by the user, the angry face icon 304 is displayed. By displaying the angry face icon 304, it becomes clearer which emotion the text sender has selected. The icon indicating the type of emotion icon selected by the user may not be displayed.

  FIG. 4 shows a flowchart illustrating an emotion text display method according to one embodiment of the present invention. Prior to processing, the user terminal 100 downloads an emotion font table including a plurality of emotion icons and a plurality of emotion fonts corresponding to each of the plurality of emotion icons from the server 120 via the network 140 in advance. A plurality of emotion icons and emotion fonts corresponding to each of the plurality of emotion icons are stored in the memory 104 of the user terminal in advance. The user terminal 100 can access the server 120 and download an additional emotion font table.

  In the description of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 will be referred to as appropriate. The message screens illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 relate to the chat service, but it is understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented in a similar manner in other network services such as e-mail and SNS services. Will be easy to understand.

  First, the user terminal receives text input from the user via the interface 108 on the message screen of the display 102 (S400). In FIG. 2, a text input 202 “OK!” Is displayed on the message screen of the user terminal 100.

  Next, when the button displayed on the message screen is selected by the user, a plurality of emotion icons are pop-up displayed on the message screen (S402). In FIG. 2, when the send button is pressed and held on the message screen of the user terminal 100, a plurality of emotion icons 206 are pop-up displayed on the send button on the message screen.

  Next, when one emotion icon is selected by the user from among a plurality of pop-up emotion icons, the emotion font table is referred to and the emotion font corresponding to the selected emotion icon is used. Is converted into text composed of emotion fonts and displayed on the balloon 302 of the message screen on the user terminal 100A (S404). Then, the user terminal 100A transmits the text information input by the user and the emotion type information selected by the user to the server 120. The emotion type information is information indicating the type of emotion corresponding to the emotion icon selected by the user. For example, in FIG. 3, the emotion icon selected by the user is an “angry face icon”. It is anger information.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the user terminal 100. As shown in the figure, the user terminal 100 includes a text receiving unit 502, an emotion icon display unit 504, an emotion text display unit 506, and a communication unit 508. These functions are realized by the processor 106 executing a predetermined program stored in the memory 104 in the user terminal.

  The communication unit 508 previously receives an emotion font table including emotion icons and emotion fonts corresponding to each of the plurality of emotion icons via the network 140 from the server 120 and stores them in the memory 104.

  The text receiving unit 502 receives text input from the user via the interface 108 on the message screen displayed on the display 102.

  When the user selects a button displayed on the message screen, the emotion icon display unit 504 pops up a plurality of emotion icons on the message screen.

  Next, when one emotion icon is selected by the user from among the plurality of emotion icons displayed by the emotion icon display unit 504, the emotion text display unit 506 selects an emotion font corresponding to the selected emotion icon. Used to display text input from the user on the message screen. Thereby, the text input from the user received at the user terminal 100 is displayed on the message screen in an emotion font indicating the subtlety of the input user's emotion.

  Next, the communication unit 508 transmits text input from the user and emotion type information regarding the emotion icon selected by the user to the server 120.

  Note that the communication unit 508 can receive the text input transmitted from another user terminal and the emotion type information regarding the emotion icon selected by the user from the server 120 via the network 140. Further, when adding emotion fonts and emotion icons, the communication unit 508 receives from the server 120 an emotion font table including emotion icons and emotion fonts corresponding to each of the plurality of emotion icons via the network 140. And stored in the memory 104 of the user terminal.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the server 120. As shown in the figure, the server 120 includes a receiving unit 602, a transmitting unit 604, and a storage unit 606. These functions are realized by executing a predetermined program in the server 120. The receiving unit 602 performs data communication with the user terminal 100, and is particularly configured to receive text information and emotion type information transmitted from one user terminal. The transmission unit 604 is configured to transmit text information and emotion type information from one received user terminal to another user terminal. The recording unit 606 stores a plurality of emotion icons and an emotion font table composed of a plurality of emotion fonts respectively corresponding to the plurality of emotion icons. The transmission unit 604 transmits emotion icons stored in the storage unit 606 of the server and emotion fonts corresponding to the emotion icons to the user terminal 100 via the network 140 in accordance with a request from the user terminal 100.

  FIG. 7 shows a flowchart illustrating an emotion text display method according to a second embodiment of the present invention. First, the user terminal 100A receives the text input and emotion type information transmitted from the user terminal 100B from the server 120 via the network 140 (S700). Then, the user terminal 100A displays the text input generated from the text input and emotion type information transmitted from the user terminal 100B on the message screen of the user terminal 100A.

  Next, the user terminal 100A receives text input from the user via the interface 108A on the message screen (S702).

  Next, when the button displayed on the message screen is selected by the user, the emotion icon display unit 504 displays a plurality of emotion type information corresponding to the emotion type information from the user terminal 100B (that is, the transmission-side user terminal of the communication partner). The emotion icon is selected and displayed on the message screen of the user terminal 100A (S704). For example, when the communication partner user selects “anger” from the emotion types “sorrow”, “anger”, “happy”, “joy”, the emotion icon display unit 504 displays the emotion types “happy”, “joy”. Emotion icons corresponding to “sorrow” and “anger” are selected and displayed. This is because when the communication partner user has an emotion “anger”, the emotions that respond to the emotion are generally assumed to be “sorrow” and “anger” rather than “joy” and “joy”. When there are many types of emotion icons, the receiving side user can select an emotion icon that corresponds to the type of emotion that can be automatically selected by the message receiving side user. It is possible to simplify the troublesome work of selecting the emotion icon that one wants to use.

  Next, when one emotion icon selected from the plurality of emotion icons is selected by the receiving user, the emotion text display unit 506 uses the emotion font corresponding to the selected emotion icon to receive the selected emotion icon. The text input from the user is converted into emotional text and displayed in a balloon on the message screen on the user terminal 100A (S706).

  FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of an emotion font in Japanese corresponding to each face icon together with the face icon. Reference numeral 800 denotes a face icon representing the emotion “joy” and a corresponding “fun font”. Reference numeral 802 denotes a face icon representing the emotion “anger” and a corresponding “anger font”. Reference numeral 804 denotes a face icon representing the emotion “sorrow” and a corresponding “sorrow font”. Reference numeral 806 denotes a face icon representing the emotion “sad” and a corresponding “sad font”. These face icons and emotion fonts are merely examples, and other forms can be used.

  FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of an emotion font in English corresponding to each face icon together with the face icon.

  FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of an emotion font table including a plurality of emotion icons and a plurality of emotion fonts respectively corresponding to the emotion icons.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

  For example, in the above description, the type of the emotion icon selected by the user is not used for the emotion text display of the text to be input next by the user, but when the next message is input by the user, Information on emotion icons previously selected by the user may be used. That is, the emotion type information corresponding to the emotion icon selected last time is stored in the memory 104A of the user terminal 100A, and when the text input from the user is received next, the previous selection stored in the memory 104A is stored. An emotion icon corresponding to the emotion type information of the sent emotion icon may be displayed in a pop-up on the message screen. For example, when the emotion icon selected by the previous user is “angry” and the next text input from the user is received, the emotion icon “angry” corresponding to the emotion type information “angry” is displayed by the system. Automatically select and pop up. In this way, the user can quickly and easily communicate with the communication partner without having to select one emotion icon from a plurality of emotion icons.

  As mentioned above, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Other embodiment and use of this invention are clear to those skilled in the art in consideration of the specification and method of this invention disclosed by this specification. Let's go. Although the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, various modifications of the embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that.

Claims (6)

An emotion text display program for causing a processor to execute a method for displaying text on a message screen of a user terminal that stores an emotion font corresponding to one emotion icon among a plurality of emotion icons, the method comprising:
Receiving text from a user input on the message screen;
When a button displayed on the message screen is selected by the user by long pressing the user , displaying a plurality of emotion icons on the message screen;
Displaying the text on the message screen with the emotion font corresponding to one emotion icon selected from the plurality of emotion icons.   The text display program according to claim 1, wherein the text display program is a chat program.   The emotion text display program according to claim 1, wherein the emotion font is an animation. A program for causing a processor to execute a method of displaying emotion text on a message screen of a first user terminal that stores an emotion font corresponding to one emotion icon among a plurality of emotion icons, the method comprising: ,
Receiving text from the second user terminal and emotion type information corresponding to the text;
Receiving text from a user input on the message screen;
When a button provided on the message screen is selected by the user, displaying a plurality of emotion icons corresponding to emotion type information from the second user terminal on the message screen;
An emotion text display comprising: displaying the text input by the user on the message screen in the emotion font corresponding to one emotion icon selected from the plurality of emotion icons; and displaying the emotion text. program. A method executed by a processor that displays an emotion text on a message screen of a user terminal that stores an emotion font corresponding to one emotion icon among a plurality of emotion icons,
Receiving text from a user input on the message screen;
When a button displayed on the message screen is selected by the user by long pressing the user , displaying a plurality of emotion icons on the message screen;
Wherein a plurality of said emotion font corresponding to one of the emotion icons that are selected among the emoticon, and a Luz step to display the text in the message screen, the method. An emotion font corresponding to one emotion icon among a plurality of emotion icons is stored, and an emotion text is displayed on a message screen.
A receiving unit for receiving text from the user in the message screen;
When a button displayed on the message screen is selected by the user by long press of the user, an emotion icon display unit that displays a plurality of emotion icons on the message screen;
A system including an emotion text display unit configured to display the text on the message screen with the emotion font corresponding to one emotion icon selected from the plurality of emotion icons.