JP6689184B2 - Display method, information processing device, information processing terminal, display program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method of displaying a message transmitted / received between a plurality of terminals.

  In recent years, messages have been exchanged between a plurality of communication devices over a chat room.

  When exchanging messages between such multiple communication devices, a reply message to a message is displayed apart from the message that is the source of the reply message when it occurs after another message has been exchanged to some extent. It may be done. This occurs because the message group exchanged between the message and its reply message is displayed. Therefore, it may be difficult for a user who participates in the chat room to understand which message the reply message corresponds to.

  Therefore, there is a technique that, when a reply message to a specific message is made, the corresponding reply message is displayed below the specific message by using the transmission / reception time of the specific message (see Patent Document 1).

JP, 2014-160467, A

  By the way, in such a message UI, each message is sequentially displayed in the order in which the message was transmitted. Therefore, although a user who uses the message UI can understand which messages have been transmitted and in what order, there is a problem in that the time interval at which those messages are exchanged cannot be intuitively understood.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a display method, an information processing device, an information processing terminal, and a message display that can provide a message UI that allows a user to intuitively understand a time interval in which messages are exchanged. The purpose is to provide the program.

  In order to solve the above problems, a display program according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving step of receiving a message from another information processing terminal different from the information processing terminal, the first message, An interval set based on a difference between a first time associated with the first message and a second time associated with the second message, and a second message different from the first message The display step displayed by and are executed.

  Further, the display program according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a transmission step in which the information processing terminal transmits a message, and a step of storing the transmitted message and the time when the message is transmitted in association with each other. The program to be executed, wherein the first message is either the received message or the transmitted message, and the second message is either the received message or the transmitted message. Good.

  Further, a display method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a display method of displaying a message on an information processing terminal, and a receiving step of receiving a message from another information processing terminal different from the information processing terminal, One message and a second message different from the first message are set based on a difference between a first time associated with the first message and a second time associated with the second message. A display step of displaying at a set interval.

  An information processing terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is an information processing terminal that displays a message on a display screen, and a receiving unit that receives the message from another information processing terminal different from the information processing terminal, A first message and a second message different from the first message, based on a difference between a first time associated with the first message and a second time associated with the second message. And a display unit that displays at set intervals.

  According to the server, the terminal, and the display program according to an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to display the exchanged messages at the display intervals according to the reception time of each message in the terminal. Therefore, the user can intuitively recognize the time intervals at which the respective messages are received.

1 is a system diagram showing a system configuration of a communication system according to a first exemplary embodiment. 3 is a block diagram of a server 100 according to the first embodiment. FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a terminal 200 according to the first embodiment. It is a data conceptual diagram which shows the data structural example of the message information which concerns on embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the server 100 according to the first embodiment. It is a screen figure which shows the example of a display of the message which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a terminal 200 according to the second embodiment. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of terminal 200 according to the second embodiment. It is a screen figure which shows the example of a display of the message which concerns on a reference example. It is a screen figure which shows the transition of the display example of the message which concerns on a reference example. It is a screen figure which shows the example of a display of the message which concerns on a reference example. It is a screen figure which shows the example of a display of the message which concerns on a reference example. It is a screen figure which shows the example of a display of the message which concerns on a reference example. It is a block diagram which shows one structural example of the server 100 which concerns on a reference example.

  One embodiment of the server and the terminal according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing the system configuration of the communication system according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system includes a server 100, and the server 100 communicates with a user terminal 200a and a user terminal 200b via a network 500. Here, the user terminal 200a and the user terminal 200b enjoy the same messaging service provided by the server 100. The messaging service includes a service of relaying a message exchanged between user terminals and transmitting the message to the other. Although only two user terminals are shown in FIG. 1, it is assumed that there are innumerable users registered in the service. Note that in the following, the user terminals are collectively referred to as the user terminal 200 when there is no particular need for distinction.

<Structure>
An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention relays communication between a plurality of terminals and transmits display information for displaying a message transmitted from each terminal to a plurality of terminals (100). A receiving unit (111) that receives a message (text content of the message, body) of the terminal (200a, 200b) and a storage unit (120) that stores the message and the time when the message is received in association with each other. , The first message stored in the storage unit and the second message different from the first message according to the difference between the first time when the first message is received and the second time when the second message is received. A generation unit (131) that generates display information to be displayed on the display unit at intervals, and a transmission unit (112) that transmits the display information generated by the generation unit to a plurality of terminals. The information processing device (100) is a type of processing device that processes message information received from each terminal and transmits display information generated by processing message information received from each terminal to each terminal.

  This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 100 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130.

  The communication unit 110 includes a reception unit 111 and a transmission unit 112, and has a function of executing communication with each user terminal 200 via the network 500. The communication may be executed by wire or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be executed.

  The receiving unit 111 has a function of transmitting the data received from each user terminal 200 to the control unit 130 via the network 500. The receiving unit 111 receives a message that is a user's statement made using the user terminal 200 in the talk room, and transmits the message to the control unit 130. The message includes the transmission time of the message, sender information indicating the sender of the message, talk room identification information indicating the talk room to which the message corresponds, and information of the body of the message.

  The transmission unit 112 has a function of transmitting display information to be displayed on each user terminal 200 based on an instruction from the control unit 130.

  The storage unit 120 has a function of storing various programs and data necessary for the server 100 to operate. The storage unit 120 stores message information 400 including information on messages exchanged between users who are using the service. The storage unit 120 is typically realized by various recording media such as an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), and a flash memory. The message information 400 is updated by the control unit 130 every time the server 100 receives a message from the user terminal. Here, it is assumed that the message information 400 is generated for each talk room formed between users who are exchanging messages and is stored in the storage unit 120. The message information 400 is information including message transmission time information, message sender information, and message body information. Details of the message information 400 will be described later. Further, the talk room corresponds to a so-called chat room in which a plurality of users participate and exchange messages.

  The control unit 130 is a processor having a function of controlling each unit of the server 100. The control unit 130 executes processing related to the service provided by the server 100. As a part of the service, the control unit 130 updates the message information 400 stored in the storage unit 120 based on the message received from the receiving unit 110, and generates the display information to be displayed on the user terminal.

  The control unit 130 includes a generation unit 131. The generation unit 131 has a function of generating display information displayed on each user terminal 200. The generation unit 131 transmits the generated display information to the transmission unit 112.

  The generation unit 131 refers to the message information 400 for each user's message, and generates display information for displaying each message on the user terminal 200 at a time interval corresponding to each reception time. Specifically, the generation unit 131 generates display information when the reception unit 110 receives a new message and the control unit 130 updates the message information 400.

  The generation unit 131 refers to the reception time of the message information 400 for successive messages and calculates the difference between the reception times. As a result, the time interval between the reception times of consecutive messages can be calculated. Then, the calculated time interval is multiplied by a predetermined display interval coefficient that converts the time interval into a display interval for displaying a message. The generation unit 131 compares the calculated display interval with a predetermined threshold. The threshold is a threshold set so that a predetermined number of messages can be displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 200. When the calculated display interval exceeds the predetermined threshold, it is determined that the predetermined number of messages are not displayed in one screen, and the predetermined display interval coefficient is reduced by a predetermined value to calculate a new coefficient. Then, the display interval is calculated based on the new coefficient. This is repeated until the calculated display interval becomes equal to or less than the predetermined threshold. Then, display information for displaying each message is generated at the finally determined display interval. Then, the generation unit 131 transmits the generated display information to the transmission unit 112. Note that, here, the reception time when the server 100 receives the message from the terminal is used, but this may be the time when the message is transmitted by the terminal. In this case, information indicating the time when the terminal transmitted the message is preferably added to the message as metadata.

The display interval coefficient is uniform for one talk room, and the same display interval coefficient is used to calculate the display interval between any messages. Therefore, when the display interval coefficient is changed, it is applied to all display intervals for displaying each message to be displayed in the talk room. As a result, if the reception interval between receiving a message and another message is short, that is, if the difference between the reception times is small, the interval between the message and another message is shortened and displayed, and the message and another message are received. If the reception interval is long, that is, if the difference between the reception times is large, it is possible to realize a display mode in which the interval between the message and another message is increased and displayed. Thereby, even when the size of the display screen is different, the display size is changed, or the character font size is changed, the display interval can be set according to the time interval.
The above is the configuration of the server 100.

  Next, the configuration of the user terminal 200 will be described. The user terminal 200 is a terminal having at least a communication function, which is called a so-called mobile phone, a smartphone or the like.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the user terminal 200. As shown in FIG. 3, the user terminal 200 includes a communication unit 210, a storage unit 220, a control unit 230, an input reception unit 240, and a display unit 250.

  The communication unit 210 includes a reception unit 211 and a transmission unit 212, and has a function of executing communication with the server 100 and other user terminals via the network 500. The communication may be executed by wire or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be executed.

  The reception unit 211 has a function of transmitting data received from the server 100 or another user terminal 200 to the control unit 130 via the network 500.

  The transmission unit 212 has a function of transmitting data to the server 100 or another user terminal 200 based on an instruction from the control unit 130. The transmission unit 212 transmits the message received from the user via the input reception unit 240 according to the instruction from the control unit 230. The message includes the transmission time of the message, sender information indicating the sender of the message, talk room identification information indicating the talk room to which the message corresponds, and information of the body of the message.

  The storage unit 220 has a function of storing various programs and data necessary for the user terminal 200 to operate. The storage unit 220 stores display information for displaying the message received from the server 100. The storage unit 120 is typically realized by various recording media such as an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), and a flash memory.

  The control unit 230 is a processor having a function of controlling each unit of the user terminal 200. When the control unit 230 executes various programs stored in the storage unit 220, the user terminal 200 operates in the same manner as a generally known mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a smartphone. In the present embodiment, control unit 230 has a function of displaying on display unit 250 when display information is received from server 100 via communication unit 210.

  The input accepting unit 240 has a function of accepting an input from the user, and is realized by a soft key such as a touch panel or a hard key.

The display unit 250 is a monitor having a function of displaying the display information transmitted from the server 100 according to the display data written in the frame buffer by the control unit 230. The display unit 250 is realized by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL (Electronic Luminescence) display, a plasma display, or the like.
The above is the configuration of the user terminal 200.

<Data>
FIG. 4 is a data conceptual diagram showing a data configuration example of the message information 400. As shown in FIG. 4, the message information 400 is information in which a message ID 401, a reception time 402, a sender ID 403, and a message body 404 are associated with each other.

  The message ID 401 is unique identification information attached to identify the message.

  The reception time 402 is information indicating the time when the corresponding message is received.

  The sender ID 403 is unique identification information on the communication system for identifying the sender who sent the message.

  The message body 404 is information indicating the body of the content of the transmitted message.

  In FIG. 4, for example, the message whose message ID is “M20151000021” is transmitted at “11:21:11 on October 1, 2015”, and the sender ID including the terminal that transmitted the message is It is "U2300983", and the content of the message body is "It was fun today! See you again!"

  The information is stored in the storage unit 120, and each time a message is received, the information is added to the bottom of the message information 400 of the corresponding talk room and updated, so that the server 100 participates in the talk room. Display information can be provided to the user terminal 200.

<Operation>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of server 100 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, first, the receiving unit 111 of the server 100 receives a message from the user terminal 200 (step S501). The receiving unit 111 that has received the message transfers the received message to the control unit 130.

  The control unit 130 identifies which talk room the transmitted message corresponds to by referring to the talk room identification information associated with the message (step S502). The control unit 130 adds the information of the newly received message to the message information 400 corresponding to the specified talk room and updates it (step S503).

  The control unit 130 determines the display interval between the received message and the message received before the message (step S504). Specifically, the control unit takes the difference between the reception time of the received message and the reception time of the message received before the message. Then, the control unit 130 determines the display interval by multiplying the calculated difference by a predetermined display interval coefficient.

  After determining the display interval, the control unit 130 determines whether or not the display interval exceeds the threshold value of the location (step S505). If the number exceeds the predetermined threshold value (YES in step S505), it means that the predetermined number of messages cannot be displayed on one screen, so the control unit 130 changes the predetermined display interval coefficient (step S506). ). That is, the display interval coefficient is changed to a smaller value. Then, the control unit 130 returns to the process of step S504.

  On the other hand, in step S505, when it is determined that the display interval determined by the control unit 130 does not exceed the predetermined threshold value, that is, is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold value (NO in step S505), based on the determined display interval. Display information for displaying each message is generated (step S507).

Then, the control unit 130 transmits the generated display information to the transmitting unit 112, and the transmitting unit 112 transmits the transmitted display information to the user terminal 200 of each user included in the talk room.
The above is the operation of the server 100 according to the first embodiment.

<Display example>
The user terminal 200, which has received the display information from the server 100 by the processing of the server 100 described above, displays the display information on the display unit 250 according to an instruction from the control unit 230. At this time, the display information may be displayed via the input receiving unit 240 according to an instruction from the user. A display example of this display information is shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the messages 601 to 604, which are the statements of each user, are displayed at display intervals according to the reception time of the preceding and following messages. Specifically, the display interval ΔL1 between the message 601 and the message 602, the display interval ΔL2 between the message 602 and the message 603, and the display interval ΔL3 between the message 603 and the message 604 are each message. Has a length corresponding to the difference in the reception time of receiving. Therefore, each message is displayed at the same ratio as the ratio of the difference between the reception times of the messages. For other messages, past or previous messages can be scroll-displayed by the user swiping the display screen upward or downward.

  With such a display, the user of the user terminal 200 can recognize the time interval at which each message is received at a glance, and can intuitively recognize the elapsed time by the distance between the messages.

<Second Embodiment>
In the above-described first embodiment, the example in which the server 100 generates the display information and transmits the display information to each user terminal 200 to realize the display illustrated in FIG. 6 has been described. In the second embodiment, an example in which the user terminal 700 generates display information will be described.

<Structure>
The user terminal 700 according to the second embodiment is an information processing terminal that executes communication with another terminal and displays a message transmitted / received with the other terminal on a display screen. And a storage unit (720) that stores the message received by the reception unit and the time when the message is received in association with each other, and the first message and the first message stored in the storage unit. And a display unit (250) for displaying a second message different from the above, at an interval according to the difference between the first time associated with the first message and the second time associated with the second message. Prepare

  In the second embodiment, the system configuration is the same as that of FIG. 1, and only the user terminal 700 is located in the user terminals 200a and 200b in FIG.

  The user terminal according to the second embodiment will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the configuration of the user terminal 200 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the user terminal 200 includes a communication unit 210, a storage unit 220, a control unit 230, an input reception unit 240, and a display unit 250.

  Since the basic configuration is the same as the configuration of the user terminal 200 shown in the first embodiment, the description of the configuration that operates similarly will be omitted, and only the different configuration will be described.

  The communication unit 710 includes a receiving unit 711 and a transmitting unit 212, and the receiving unit 711 further receives a message from another user terminal via the server 100. Upon receiving a message from another user terminal, the receiving unit 711 transfers the message to the control unit 730.

  The storage unit 720 has the same function as the storage unit 220 shown in the first embodiment, and stores the message information 400 held by the server 100 in the first embodiment. Instead of the reception time 402, the message information 400 in this case is associated with the transmission / reception time indicating the time at which the terminal transmits the message or the time at which the message is received from another terminal.

  The control unit 730 has the same function as the control unit 230 shown in the first embodiment, and when a message is transmitted from the receiving unit 711, the message related information is stored in the storage unit 720. The information 400 is added and updated.

  The control unit 730 also includes a generation unit 731, and the generation unit 731 has a function of generating display information for displaying a message. In the display information, the display interval between the messages is an interval corresponding to the difference between the reception time or the transmission time of each message. That is, the generation unit 731 has the same function as the generation unit 131 held by the server 100 according to the first embodiment.

  Then, the display unit 250 displays the display information generated by the generation unit 731 of the user terminal 700, as shown in FIG. 6, for example.

<Operation>
FIG. 8 is information indicating the operation of the user terminal 700. As shown in FIG. 8, the user terminal 700 transmits or receives a message (step S801). That is, the transmission unit 712 transmits the message input by the user of the user terminal 700, or the reception unit 711 receives the message transmitted by another user terminal.

  The control unit 730 identifies the talk room corresponding to the transmitted message or the received message (step S802). Then, the control unit 730 updates the message information 400 of the specified talk room by adding information related to the transmitted message or the received message (step S803).

  When the message information 400 is updated, the generation unit 731 determines the display interval between the transmitted or received message and the message transmitted / received before that based on each reception time and a predetermined display interval coefficient ( Step S804). Specifically, the message information 400 is referred to, and the reception time of the transmitted or received message and the reception time of the previous message are referred to. Then, the difference between both reception times is calculated. Then, the display interval is calculated by multiplying the difference by a predetermined display interval coefficient.

  The generation unit 731 compares the calculated display interval with a predetermined threshold value (step S805). When the calculated display interval is larger than the predetermined threshold value (YES in step S805), it means that the predetermined number of messages cannot be displayed in one screen, and thus the generation unit 731 changes the predetermined display interval coefficient. Yes (step S806). Specifically, the generation unit 731 reduces the predetermined display interval coefficient. Then, the control unit 700 returns to the process of step S804.

  On the other hand, when the calculated display interval is not larger than the predetermined threshold value, that is, when it is equal to or smaller than the predetermined threshold value (NO in step S805), the generation unit 731 displays each message based on the determined display interval. Generate display information for doing.

  The control unit 700 transmits the display information generated by the generation unit 731 to the display unit 250. Then, the display unit 250 displays the transmitted display information (step S808).

  Through the above processing, the user terminal 700 generates the display information by itself without receiving the display information from the server 100, and, for example, displays the intervals between the messages as shown in FIG. It can be displayed at a distance according to the difference in transmission time.

<Reference example>
Although one embodiment of the invention according to the present invention has been described in the above embodiment, it is needless to say that the idea according to the present invention is not limited to this. Hereinafter, various reference examples included as ideas of the present invention will be described.

  (1) In the first and second embodiments, the display information is shown as displaying each message. However, this is not the case. The generation unit may group the messages into a thread and display the thread in addition to the message.

  FIG. 9 is a screen view showing an example of a threaded display. As shown in FIG. 9, in addition to the message of the user, buttons 901 to 903 in which a message group is threaded in units of a predetermined period may be displayed for exchanging messages in the talk room. Each button includes information indicating a unit period. The example of FIG. 9 shows an example in which the unit period is divided into units of one day, and the button 901 is a group of messages exchanged 5 days ago, the button 902 is four days ago, and the button 903 is a group of messages exchanged two days ago. Corresponds to the gathered threads. By touching these buttons, the thread for the day is expanded and displayed at the bottom of the screen. The example of FIG. 9 shows an example in which the today button is touched. As a result, it becomes easy to manage messages on a period basis. Note that in the example of FIG. 9, the corresponding button is not displayed three days ago because no communication occurred. Further, like the message, these buttons may be displayed at display intervals according to the time interval between the period indicated by the button and the period indicated by another button.

  Further, in the case of threading in units of periods as described above, the message may be displayed as shown in FIG. 10 instead of being displayed at the bottom of the screen. The left part of FIG. 10 shows a state in which only buttons corresponding to threads are displayed. By touching any of these buttons, as shown in the right part of FIG. 10, a message corresponding to the touched period is expanded. At this time, as for each message, as shown in the above embodiment, the display interval of the message may be set according to the difference between the respective reception times. Then, in the state where the display on the right side of the screen is displayed, the display may be returned to the display on the left side of the screen by performing a swipe operation from the right side of the screen to the left side. The control unit 130 of the server 100 described in the first embodiment or the control unit 730 of the user terminal 700 described in the second embodiment selects such a display (a button which is period display information indicating a period unit). In this case, display information may be generated to realize (display for expanding the message corresponding to the case). Further, the display information after the expansion may be executed after the button is selected. In that case, in the case of the server 100, the selection information of the button from the user terminal is accepted and the message after the message is expanded. Display information is generated, and the generated display information after message expansion is transmitted to the selected user terminal.

  Further, the unit period is not limited to one day, and may be another period, or may be a week unit as shown in FIG. Alternatively, it may be on a monthly basis.

  Further, a configuration in which buttons for a plurality of period units are mixed may be adopted. For example, if the number of days has passed for a certain number of days, the generation unit threads each week, and when the number of days has passed, the generation unit threads the weekly buttons and the daily buttons. Display information may be generated.

  (2) The display mode of the message shown in the above embodiment is an example, and other display modes may be adopted. An example thereof is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 12 shows an example in which each message is displayed three-dimensionally. Then, at that time, the display interval of each message may be displayed at a display interval corresponding to the difference between the respective reception times. At that time, the generation unit may generate display information for pseudo-stereoscopically displaying the message, or may generate a parallax image based on the display information for realizing stereoscopic vision, and display unit 250. Alternatively, the right-eye parallax image and the left-eye parallax image may be alternately displayed.

  (3) Although not particularly described in the above, the display forms shown in the above-mentioned embodiments and reference examples may be selectable by the user. An example thereof is shown in FIG.

  As shown in the lower left of FIG. 13, the user terminal may be able to set the display form of the message from the menu screen. The setting may be performed each time the messaging service provided by the server 100 is started, or may be a permanent setting until the setting is changed when using the messaging service.

  When the user selects the "time interval view" on the screen, the user terminal performs the display described in the first embodiment as shown in the upper left of FIG. When the user selects the "thread view", the user terminal performs the display described in the above reference example (1) as shown in the upper right of FIG. When the user selects "stereoscopic view", the display described in the reference example (2) is performed. Although not shown in FIG. 13, the “normal view” refers to a conventional display form in which messages are displayed at close intervals.

  (4) In the first and second embodiments, the message information 400 is held for each talk room, but this is not the only option. It is possible to associate each message with a talk room by using another method. That is, only one message information 400 is held, and the message information 400 can also be realized by associating the talkroom identification information for specifying the talkroom with each message.

  (5) In the first and second embodiments, the process of comparing the calculated display interval with a predetermined threshold value is performed, but this process may be omitted.

  Also, instead of the processing, when the display information is generated at the actually calculated display interval, it is determined whether a predetermined number of messages can be displayed within one screen in the display information, and it is determined that the display information cannot be displayed. Alternatively, the display interval coefficient may be reduced.

  (6) Each functional unit of the server 100 and the user terminals 200 and 700 is realized by a logic circuit (hardware) or a dedicated circuit formed in an integrated circuit (IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, LSI (Large Scale Integration)) or the like. Alternatively, it may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory. Further, each functional unit may be realized by one or a plurality of integrated circuits, and the functions of a plurality of functional units may be realized by one integrated circuit. The LSI may be referred to as VLSI, super LSI, ultra LSI, or the like depending on the degree of integration. 14A shows an example in which each functional unit of the server 100 is shown by a circuit, and FIG. 14B shows an example in which each functional unit of the user terminal 700 is shown by a circuit. The term "circuit" may include the meaning of digital processing by a computer, that is, functional processing by software. In addition, the circuit may be realized by a reconfigurable circuit (for example, FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Away).

  When each functional unit of the server 100 and the user terminals 200 and 700 is realized by software, the server 100 or the user terminals 200 and 700 executes a command of a display information generation program, which is software for realizing each function, and the above search. A ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as a “recording medium”) in which a program and various data are recorded so that they can be read by a computer (or a CPU), a RAM (Random Access Memory) that expands the search program, and the like. Is equipped with. Then, the computer (or CPU) reads the search program from the recording medium and executes the search program to achieve the object of the present invention. As the recording medium, a “non-transitory tangible medium”, for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The search program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the search program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the search program is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The search program can be implemented using, for example, a script language such as ActionScript or JavaScript (registered trademark), an object-oriented programming language such as Objective-C or Java (registered trademark), or a markup language such as HTML5.

  (7) Although the present invention has been described based on the drawings and the embodiments, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various variations and modifications based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the functions and the like included in each means and each step can be rearranged so as not to logically contradict, and a plurality of means and steps can be combined or divided into one. .

  (8) The configurations shown in the above embodiment and various modifications may be combined as appropriate.

<Supplement>
Here, an embodiment of the present invention and its effect will be described.

  (A) A message display method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a display method of displaying a message on a terminal, the receiving step of receiving a message from another terminal different from the terminal, and the message and the message being received. A storage step of storing the time in a storage unit in association with each other, a first message stored in the storage unit, and a second message different from the first message at a first time associated with the first message. And a display step of displaying at intervals according to the difference between the second time and the second time associated with the second message.

  An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that relays communication between a plurality of terminals and transmits display information for displaying a message transmitted from each terminal to a plurality of terminals. And a storage unit that stores the message and the time when the message is received in association with each other, a first message stored in the storage unit, and a first message that is different from the first message. And a generation unit that generates display information that causes the display unit to display the two messages at intervals according to the difference between the first time when the first message is received and the second time when the second message is received, and the generation unit. And a transmitter that transmits the displayed information to a plurality of terminals.

  An information processing terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is an information processing terminal that executes communication with another terminal and displays a message transmitted / received with the other terminal on a display screen. A receiving unit that receives a message from the storage unit, a storage unit that stores the message received by the receiving unit and the time when the message is received in association with each other, and the first message and the first message stored in the storage unit are different from each other. A display unit that displays the second message at intervals according to the difference between the first time associated with the first message and the second time associated with the second message.

  A display program according to an embodiment of the present invention is a display program that causes a computer of a terminal to display a message transmitted / received to / from another terminal on a display screen. A reception function of receiving a message, a storage function of storing a message and a time of receiving the message in a storage unit in association with each other, a first message stored in the storage unit, and a second message different from the first message A display program that realizes a display function of displaying and at a time interval corresponding to a difference between a first time associated with the first message and a second time associated with the second message.

  Thus, the message and the message can be displayed at intervals according to the respective reception times, so that the user can intuitively recognize the time interval at which each message is received.

  (B) In the display method according to (a) above, the terminal further includes a transmitting step of transmitting the message, and the storing step further stores the transmitted message and the time when the message is transmitted in a storage unit. Store, the first message is either the message received in the receiving step or the message transmitted in the transmitting step, and the second message is either the message received in the receiving step or the message transmitted in the transmitting step. It may be that.

  As a result, the message can be displayed at display intervals according to the difference between the time when the message was received or the time when the message was sent, regardless of whether the message was received, sent, or received and sent. . Therefore, the user can recognize the empty time intervals between the messages at a glance.

  (C) In the display method according to (a) or (b) above, the display step shortens the interval between the first message and the second message if the difference between the first time and the second time is small. If the difference between the first time and the second time is large, the interval between the first message and the second message may be lengthened and displayed.

  With this, when the difference between the messages and the times associated with the messages is small, the display interval can be shortened, and when the difference is large, the display interval can be extended to display each message. The time interval of reception or transmission can be intuitively recognized.

  (D) In the display methods according to (a) to (c) above, the display step displays one or more messages transmitted and received within a predetermined period using period display information indicating a predetermined period, and a first predetermined period. The first period display information indicating the period and the second period display information indicating the second predetermined period different from the first predetermined period are set at a time between the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period. It may be displayed at an appropriate interval.

  Thus, when a large number of messages are exchanged and it is desired to check past messages, if past messages are collected for each predetermined period, the user can easily check past messages.

  (E) In the display method according to (d) above, the display step generates display information for displaying the period display information so that the user can select it, and when the period display information is selected, the period display information is displayed. It is also possible to expand and display the messages transmitted and received during the predetermined period.

  As a result, it is possible to confirm by expanding the contents of the received message in the grouped period.

  (F) In the display methods according to (a) to (e) above, the display step may display each message three-dimensionally at time intervals.

  This allows each message to be displayed at intervals according to the respective reception time or transmission time in a manner that is of interest to the user.

100 server (information processing device)
110 communication unit 111 reception unit 112 transmission unit 120 storage unit 130 control unit 131 generation unit 200, 200a, 200b, 700 user terminal 210, 710 communication unit 211, 711 reception unit 212 transmission unit 220, 720 storage unit 230, 730 control unit 240 input reception unit 250 display unit 731 generation unit 500 network

Claims (27)

A program to be executed by a terminal where transmitting and receiving first terminal and a message,
Receiving a first message transmitted from the first terminal by a communication unit of the terminal,
Displaying the first message on the display unit of the terminal;
Transmitting a second message different from the first message by the communication unit to the first terminal;
Wherein from the first message displayed on the display unit, spaced a first time associated with the first message, the first interval is set based on a second time associated with the second message and displaying the pre-Symbol display a second message,
Receiving a third message transmitted from the first terminal, which is different from the first message, by the communication unit,
Displaying the third message on the display unit;
Transmitting a fourth message different from the second message by the communication unit to the first terminal;
From the third message displayed on the display unit, at a second interval set based on a third time associated with the third message and a fourth time associated with the fourth message. Causing the terminal to display a fourth message on the display unit,
The second interval is the first interval if the second time interval between the third time and the fourth time is longer than the first time interval between the first time and the second time. It is set longer than the interval. The program according to claim 1, wherein
The first message and the second message are displayed at the first interval set based on the difference between the first time associated with the first message and the second time associated with the second message. To be done. The program according to claim 1 or claim 2,
The terminal is grouped with the first terminal,
The first message and the second message are displayed on the display unit of the first terminal. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
When the first message and the second message are information within a set period, it includes displaying the first message and the second message by one period information. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
When the first message and the second message are information within a set first period, displaying the first message and the second message by one first period information,
When the third message and the fourth message are information within a set second period different from the first period, the third message and the fourth message are combined into one second period information. To display and display on the terminal,
The first period information and the second period information are displayed at intervals set based on the first period and the second period. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Based on the user's selection of the terminal, second to be displayed as the first display and the first message and displaying the second message, the first message and Period information one and the second message Either one of the display and the display is displayed. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
The first message and the second message are displayed by the display unit at different depth positions from the first message and the second message. The program according to claim 7 ,
The first message and the second message are at the depth position intervals set based on the first time associated with the first message and the second time associated with the second message. Is displayed. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 8 ,
Receiving, by the communication unit, a fifth message transmitted from a second terminal different from the first terminal and different from the first message;
Displaying the fifth message on the display unit;
Transmitting a sixth message different from the second message by the communication unit to at least the second terminal;
From the fifth message displayed on the display unit, at a third interval set based on a fifth time associated with the fifth message and a sixth time associated with the sixth message. Displaying a sixth message by the display unit,
The third distance, the third time interval between the fifth time and the sixth time, before SL is longer than the first time interval is set longer than the first interval. The program according to claim 9 ,
The terminal is grouped by the first terminal and the second terminal,
The first message and the second message are transmitted to the second terminal,
The fifth message and the sixth message are transmitted to the first terminal,
The first message, the second message, the fifth message, and the sixth message are displayed on the display unit of the first terminal, and the first message, the second message, and the fifth message are displayed. The message and the sixth message are displayed on the display unit of the second terminal. A program to be executed by a terminal where transmitting and receiving first terminal and a message,
Receiving a first message transmitted from the first terminal by a communication unit of the terminal,
Displaying the first message on the display unit of the terminal;
Transmitting a second message different from the first message by the communication unit to the first terminal;
Wherein from the first message displayed on the display unit, the a first time associated with the first message, said at a set interval based on a second time associated with the second message a second and it is displayed by the previous Symbol display a message,
When the first message and the second message are information within a set period, displaying the first message and the second message by one period information,
A first display for displaying the first message and the second message and a second display for displaying the first message and the second message as one period information based on the selection of the user of the terminal. Causing the terminal to display either one of A program to be executed by a terminal where transmitting and receiving first terminal and a message,
Receiving a first message transmitted from the first terminal by a communication unit of the terminal,
Displaying the first message on the display unit of the terminal;
Transmitting a second message different from the first message by the communication unit to the first terminal;
Causing the terminal to display the second message on the display unit,
The first message and the second message are displayed at a depth position interval set based on a first time associated with the first message and a second time associated with the second message. . A method of displaying a terminal that sends and receives a message to and from a first terminal,
Receiving a first message transmitted from the first terminal by a communication unit of the terminal,
Displaying the first message on the display unit of the terminal;
Transmitting a second message different from the first message by the communication unit to the first terminal;
Wherein from the first message displayed on the display unit, spaced a first time associated with the first message, the first interval is set based on a second time associated with the second message and displaying the pre-Symbol display a second message,
Receiving a third message transmitted from the first terminal, which is different from the first message, by the communication unit,
Displaying the third message on the display unit;
Transmitting a fourth message different from the second message by the communication unit to the first terminal;
From the third message displayed on the display unit, at a second interval set based on a third time associated with the third message and a fourth time associated with the fourth message. Displaying a fourth message by the display unit,
The second interval is the first interval if the second time interval between the third time and the fourth time is longer than the first time interval between the first time and the second time. It is set longer than the interval. The display method according to claim 13,
The first message and the second message are displayed at the first interval set based on the difference between the first time associated with the first message and the second time associated with the second message. To be done. The display method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein
The terminal is grouped with the first terminal,
The first message and the second message are displayed on the display unit of the first terminal. The display method according to any one of claims 13 to 15 , wherein
When the first message and the second message are information within a set period, it includes displaying the first message and the second message by one period information. The display method according to any one of claims 13 to 16 , wherein:
When the first message and the second message are information within a set first period, displaying the first message and the second message by one first period information,
When the third message and the fourth message are information within a set second period different from the first period, the third message and the fourth message are combined into one second period information. Including displaying by
The first period information and the second period information are displayed at intervals set based on the first period and the second period. The display method according to claim 13 or claim 16 ,
Based on the user's selection of the terminal, second to be displayed as the first display and the first message and displaying the second message, the first message and Period information one and the second message Either one of the display and the display is displayed. The display method according to any one of claims 13 to 18 ,
The first message and the second message are displayed by the display unit at different depth positions from the first message and the second message. The display method according to claim 19 , wherein
The first message and the second message are at the depth position intervals set based on the first time associated with the first message and the second time associated with the second message. Is displayed. The display method according to any one of claims 13 to 20 ,
Receiving, by the communication unit, a fifth message transmitted from a second terminal different from the first terminal and different from the first message;
Displaying the fifth message on the display unit;
Transmitting a sixth message different from the second message by the communication unit to at least the second terminal;
From the fifth message displayed on the display unit, open the fifth time associated with the prior SL fifth message, said third interval set based on the sixth time associated with a sixth message Displaying the sixth message by the display unit,
The third distance, the third time interval between the fifth time and the sixth time, before SL is longer than the first time interval is set longer than the first interval. The display method according to claim 21 ,
The terminal is grouped by the first terminal and the second terminal,
The first message and the second message are transmitted to the second terminal,
The fifth message and the sixth message are transmitted to the first terminal,
The first message, the second message, the fifth message, and the sixth message are displayed on the display unit of the first terminal, and the first message, the second message, and the fifth message are displayed. The message and the sixth message are displayed on the display unit of the second terminal. A method of displaying a terminal that sends and receives a message to and from a first terminal,
Receiving a first message transmitted from the first terminal by a communication unit of the terminal,
Displaying the first message on the display unit of the terminal;
Transmitting a second message different from the first message by the communication unit to the first terminal;
Wherein from the first message displayed on the display unit, the a first time associated with the first message, said at a set interval based on a second time associated with the second message a second and it is displayed by the previous Symbol display a message,
When the first message and the second message are information within a set period, displaying the first message and the second message by one period information,
A first display for displaying the first message and the second message and a second display for displaying the first message and the second message as one period information based on the selection of the user of the terminal. And displaying one of the two . A method of displaying a terminal that sends and receives a message to and from a first terminal,
Receiving a first message transmitted from the first terminal by a communication unit of the terminal,
Displaying the first message on the display unit of the terminal;
Transmitting a second message different from the first message by the communication unit to the first terminal;
Displaying the second message by the display unit,
The first message and the second message are displayed at a depth position interval set based on a first time associated with the first message and a second time associated with the second message. . A terminal that sends and receives messages to and from the first terminal,
A communication unit that receives the first message transmitted from the first terminal and transmits a second message different from the first message to the first terminal;
To display the first message, wherein the first message, the first time associated with the first message, at a first interval which is set based on a second time associated with the second message and a display unit that displays the second message,
The communication unit receives a third message transmitted from the first terminal, which is different from the first message, and transmits a fourth message different from the second message, to the first terminal,
The display unit displays the third message and the fourth message at a second interval set based on a third time associated with the third message and a fourth time associated with the fourth message. Is displayed,
The second interval is the first interval if the second time interval between the third time and the fourth time is longer than the first time interval between the first time and the second time. It is set longer than the interval . A terminal that sends and receives messages to and from the first terminal,
A communication unit that receives the first message transmitted from the first terminal and transmits a second message different from the first message to the first terminal;
A display unit for displaying the first message and the second message at an interval set based on a first time associated with the first message and a second time associated with the second message. Prepare ,
When the first message and the second message are information within a set period, the display unit displays the first message and the second message by one period information,
The display unit uses a first display for displaying the first message and the second message, and the first message and the second message as one of the period information based on the selection of the user of the terminal. Either one of the second display to be displayed is displayed . A terminal that sends and receives messages to and from the first terminal,
A communication unit that receives the first message transmitted from the first terminal and transmits a second message different from the first message to the first terminal;
And a display unit for displaying the previous SL first message and the second message,
The first message and the second message are displayed at intervals of depth positions set based on a first time associated with the first message and a second time associated with the second message. Is displayed in.

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