JP6935464B2 - Programs, information processing methods, terminals, systems - Google Patents

Description

The present invention, program, information processing method, terminal, about the system.

A technique relating to an instant messenger in which a plurality of users send and receive messages between their respective terminals has been proposed (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-160467). In such a technique, for example, it is desired that information can be easily shared by a plurality of users.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-160467

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a program executed by a terminal of a user different from the first user and the second user included in the group including the first user and the second user is transmitted to the group. Based on the display of the first content among the plurality of the displayed contents on the display unit of the terminal and the input by the user for the first content displayed on the display unit, the first area in which the user can input the content is set. The third content, which is displayed on the display unit and includes at least a part of the first content transmitted to the group and information about the sender of the first content, is different from the first area in that the user inputs the content. The second content and the third content are transmitted only to the first user based on the display in the second area of the display unit, which is not possible, and the input of the second content in the first area by the user. , Displaying the second content and the third content transmitted only to the first user on the display unit, and including at least a part of the first content and information on the sender of the first content, the display unit. Based on the user's input to the third content displayed in, the terminal controls to acquire the first content among a plurality of contents and display the acquired first content by the terminal. Will be executed.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the information processing method of the terminal of the user different from the first user and the second user included in the group including the first user and the second user is transmitted to the group. The first content of the plurality of contents is displayed on the display unit of the terminal, and the first area in which the user can input the content is displayed based on the input by the user for the first content displayed on the display unit. The third content, which is displayed in the section and includes at least a part of the first content transmitted to the group and the information about the sender of the first content, can be input by the user, which is different from the first area. The second content and the third content are transmitted only to the first user based on the display in the second area of the display unit and the input of the second content in the first area by the user. Displaying the second content and the third content transmitted only to the first user on the display unit, and including at least a part of the first content and information on the sender of the first content, are displayed on the display unit. This includes acquiring the first content among a plurality of contents based on the input by the user with respect to the displayed third content, and controlling the display of the acquired first content by the control unit of the terminal.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the terminals of users different from the first user and the second user included in the group including the first user and the second user have a plurality of contents transmitted to the group. The first content is displayed, the first area in which the user can input the content is displayed based on the input by the user for the displayed first content, and at least the first content transmitted to the group is displayed. The third content including a part and information about the sender of the first content is displayed in the second area, which is different from the first area and in which the user cannot input the content, and the first area is displayed by the user . 2 A display in which the second content and the third content are transmitted only to the first user based on the input of the content, and the second content and the third content transmitted only to the first user are displayed. The first content of the plurality of contents includes the part, at least a part of the first content, and information about the sender of the first content, and based on the user's input to the third content displayed on the display part. It includes a control unit that controls acquisition and display of the acquired first content.
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the system transmits the terminal and the first content in the third aspect to the group, and transmits the second content and the third content only to the first user. Including the server.

It is a figure which shows the communication system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the information processing method which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows talk room information and content information. It is a flowchart which shows the information processing method which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process about the generation of a citation content. It is a figure which shows the process of accepting a request for citation. (A) is a diagram showing a process related to generation of quoted content, and (B) is a diagram showing a process related to transmission of quoted content. (A) is a diagram showing processing related to setting the destination of the quoted content, and (B) is a diagram showing processing after transmission of the quoted content. It is a flowchart which shows the information processing method which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. (A) and (B) are diagrams showing the process relating to the display of the candidate of the first content. It is a flowchart which shows the information processing method which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. (A) is a diagram showing a process related to display when citation is permitted, and (B) is a diagram showing a process related to display when citation is not permitted. It is a flowchart which shows the information processing method which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the information processing method which concerns on 5th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the information processing method which concerns on 6th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the information processing method which concerns on 7th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the talk room information. It is a figure which shows the information processing method which concerns on 8th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the information processing method which concerns on 8th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process about the display of the 3rd image. It is a figure which shows the information processing method which concerns on 9th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process concerning the display of the 2nd image and the 3rd image. It is a figure which shows the process concerning the display of the 2nd image and the 3rd image. It is a flowchart which shows the information processing method which concerns on 10th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the information processing method which concerns on 11th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process about the display of the 2nd image when the display of the 3rd image is not permitted. It is a flowchart which shows the information processing method which concerns on 12th Embodiment. (A) and (B) show the process related to the display of the second image including the content for which the display of the third image is permitted, and the process related to the display of the second image including the content for which the display of the third image is not permitted. It is a figure. It is a figure which shows the information processing method which concerns on 13th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the information processing method which concerns on 14th Embodiment.

<Compliance with legal matters>
It should be noted that the disclosures described herein are premised on compliance with the legal matters of the country or region in which the technology relating to this disclosure is implemented, with respect to confidentiality of communications and the like.

The information processing method and the embodiment of the information processing program according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system 1 includes a server 10 and a plurality of terminals 20. Each of the plurality of terminals 20 is connected to the server 10 via the network 30. The network 30 may be a part of the communication system 1 or a part of a system different from the communication system 1. The server 10 provides a service for transmitting and receiving a message (appropriately referred to as content) between the terminals 20 to the terminal 20 owned by the user via the network 30.

In FIG. 1, the plurality of terminals 20 include terminals 20A, terminals 20B, terminals 20C, and terminals 20D. When the terminals 20 are appropriately distinguished in the following description, the terminals are represented by reference numerals 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20D. The number of terminals 20 connected to the network 30 is not limited to the number shown in FIG. 1, and may be any number. Further, the number of servers 10 connected to the network 30 is not limited to the number shown in FIG. 1, and may be any number.

The network 30 plays a role of connecting one or more terminals 20 and one or more servers 10. That is, the network 30 means a communication network that provides a connection route so that data can be transmitted and received after the terminal 20 connects to the server 10.

One or more parts of the network 30 may or may not be a wired or wireless network. The network 30 is not limited, but is, for example, an ad hoc network, an intranet, an extranet, a virtual private network (appropriately referred to as VPN), a local area network: Appropriately referred to as LAN), wireless LAN (appropriately referred to as WLAN), wide area network (appropriately referred to as WAN), wireless WAN (wireless WAN: appropriately represented as WWAN), metropolitan area Network (metropolitan area network: appropriately referred to as MAN), part of the Internet, part of public switched telephone network (appropriately referred to as PSTN), mobile phone network, integrated service digital networks: ISDN as appropriate), wireless LAN, long term evolution (long term evolution: LTE as appropriate), code division multiple access (CDMA as appropriate), Bluetooth (as appropriate) Bluetooth®) and one or a combination of two or more communication modes of satellite communication can be included. The network 30 may be composed of one network or a plurality of networks.

The terminal 20 may be any information processing terminal that can realize the functions described in each embodiment. The terminal 20 is not limited but, for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone (feature phone), a computer (not limited, for example, a desktop, a laptop, a tablet, etc.), a media computer platform (not limited, for example, cable television broadcasting, etc.). Set-top boxes, digital video recorders that receive satellite, terrestrial television, or IP broadcast signals and convert them into video signals, handheld computer devices (not limited, but as an example, personal digital assistants: as appropriate) , PDA), communication terminals with an e-mail client installed), wearable terminals (for example, not limited to glasses-type devices, clock-type devices, etc.), or other types of computers, or communication platforms. Further, the terminal 20 may be expressed as an information processing terminal.

The plurality of terminals 20 may have at least one terminal having the same configuration as the other terminals, or the at least one terminal may have a configuration different from that of the other terminals. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the terminal 20A as an example of the configuration of the terminal 20. At least one of the terminal 20B, the terminal 20C, and the terminal 20D may have the same configuration as the terminal 20A or may have a different configuration from the terminal 20A.

In the following description, information about a user in a predetermined service associated with the terminal 20 or the user of the terminal 20 is appropriately expressed as user information. The user information is user information associated with an account used by the user in a predetermined service. The user information may include information input by the user or may include information provided by a predetermined service. The user information is not limited, but is, for example, at least one item out of a plurality of items of information such as a user's name, a user's icon image, a user's age, a user's gender, a user's address, a user's hobbies and tastes, and a user's identifier. Contains information. The user information is information different from the information of the above-mentioned plurality of items, and may include information associated with the user.

The server 10 has a function of providing a predetermined service to the terminal 20. The server 10 may be any device as long as it is an information processing device capable of realizing the functions described in each embodiment. The server 10 is not limited to, for example, a server device, a computer (for example, not limited to a desktop, a laptop, a tablet, etc.), a media computer platform (not limited to, for example, cable television broadcasting, satellite broadcasting, terrestrial television, etc.). Set-top boxes, digital video recorders, which receive at least one signal for broadcasting and IP broadcasting and convert it into a video signal, handheld computer devices (for example, PDA, communication terminals with an e-mail client installed, etc.) ), Or other types of computers, or communication platforms. Further, the server 10 may be expressed as an information processing device. The type of hardware does not have to be distinguished between the server 10 and the terminal 20, and for example, they may be expressed as an information processing device or may be expressed by other names.

<Hardware configuration>
The hardware configuration of each device included in the communication system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, hardware is appropriately referred to as HW.

(1) HW configuration of the terminal

The terminal 20 includes a processing unit 21, a communication I / F 22, an input / output unit 23, and a storage unit 24. Each component of the HW of the terminal 20 is connected to each other via the bus B2, for example, without limitation.

The communication I / F 22 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving various data via the network 30. Communication may be executed by wire or wirelessly, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be executed. The communication I / F 22 has a function of executing communication with the server 10 via the network 30. The communication I / F 22 transmits various data to the server 10 according to the instruction from the processing unit 21. Further, the communication I / F 22 receives various data transmitted from the server 10 and transmits the various data to the processing unit 21. The communication I / F 22 may be expressed as a communication unit. Further, the communication I / F 22 may be expressed as a communication circuit when it is composed of a physically structured circuit.

The input / output unit 23 includes, as an example, not limited to, an input unit 23A that receives an input to the terminal 20 and an output unit 23B that outputs a processing result processed by the terminal 20.

The input unit 23A is realized by any one or a combination of two or more of all kinds of devices capable of receiving an input from the outside of the terminal 20 and transmitting information related to the input to the processing unit 21. The input unit 23A includes, but is not limited to, at least one of a hardware key such as a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, a touch pad, a touch panel operation unit, a camera, a microphone, and other input devices. The input unit 23A of FIG. 1 includes an input unit 25, a microphone 26, and a camera 27.

The input unit 25 is an operation unit that receives input by being operated by the user. The input unit 25 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of a touch panel operation unit, a touch pad, a hardware key, and a pointing device. The input unit 25 detects that the user's finger or the like has come into contact with the input unit 25, and transmits the detection result to the processing unit 21 as an example, not a limitation.

The microphone 26 is a voice input unit used for inputting voice data. The microphone 26 converts the input voice into digital voice data as an example, but not a limitation. The terminal 20 may transmit the voice data acquired by the microphone 26 to the processing unit 21 or may store the voice data in the storage unit 24. The processing unit 21 may recognize the voice input to the microphone 26, or may acquire a command or information previously associated with the recognized voice. The terminal 20 may accept input of a voice operation.

The camera 27 is an imaging unit that executes imaging. The camera 27 generates image data in digital format as an imaging result, not as a limitation but as an example. The camera 27 may acquire a moving image by repeatedly acquiring a still image. The terminal 20 may transmit the image data acquired by the camera 27 to the processing unit 21 or may store the image data in the storage unit 24. The processing unit 21 may recognize the image acquired by the camera 27, or may acquire a command or information associated with the recognized image in advance. The terminal 20 may accept input of an operation via a moving image.

The input unit 23A does not have to include at least one of the input unit 25, the microphone 26, and the camera 27. The input unit 23A may include a device different from the input unit 25, the microphone 26, and the camera 27 (not limited to, for example, various sensors such as an acceleration sensor). At least one of the input unit 25, the microphone 26, and the camera 27 may be an external device different from the terminal 20. The input / output unit 23 may include an input interface such as an input terminal connected to the external device. For example, the input / output unit 23 may not include the microphone 26 but may include an input terminal connected to the output terminal of the external microphone. The input / output unit 23 does not have to include the above input interface.

The output unit 23B is realized by any one or a combination of two or more of all kinds of devices capable of outputting the processing result processed by the processing unit 21. The output unit is not limited, but as an example, an audio output unit that outputs sound from a speaker or the like, a display unit that displays an image, a lens (not limited, as an example, three dimensions (appropriately expressed as 3D) output), It includes at least one of an optical output unit (hologram output) or a projector or the like that outputs light, a printer, and other output devices. The output unit 23B of FIG. 1 includes a display unit 28 and a speaker 29.

The display unit 28 is realized by one or a combination of two or more of all kinds of devices that can display according to the display data written in the frame buffer. The display unit 28 is not limited to, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescence display (appropriately referred to as OELD), an electrophoresis display, a plasma display, and a head mounted display (appropriately referred to as HMD). , Projectors, and other display devices.

The display unit 28 may be a device for displaying on an object such as a screen or a screen, or a device such as a hologram for displaying in a space in air, other gas, or a vacuum. Further, the display unit 28 may be a device that displays an image that is visually recognized two-dimensionally, or may be a device that displays an image that is visually recognized three-dimensionally. The display unit 28 may display information including at least one of a shape, a pattern, a figure, a symbol, and a text as an image.

The input unit 25 and the display unit 28 are not limited, but as an example, a touch panel. In this case, the input unit 25 includes the operation unit of the touch panel, and the display unit 28 includes the display area of the touch panel. The display unit 28 has substantially the same size and shape as the input unit 25, and is overlapped and integrated with the input unit 25. The input unit 25 and the display unit 28 do not have to be a touch panel, and the input unit 25 and the display unit 28 may be separated from each other.

The speaker 29 is used for outputting audio data. The speaker 29, as an example, is not limited to, converts audio data in a digital format into an electric signal in an analog format, vibrates an object by the electric signal, and reproduces the audio.

The output unit 23B may not include one or both of the display unit 28 and the speaker 29. The output unit 23B may include a device different from the display unit 28 and the speaker 29. One or both of the display unit 28 and the speaker 29 may be an external device different from the terminal 20. The input / output unit 23 may include an output interface such as an output terminal connected to the external device. For example, the input / output unit 23 may not include the speaker 29 but may include an output terminal connected to the input terminal of the external speaker. The input / output unit 23 does not have to include the output interface.

The processing unit 21 executes at least one of a control process for controlling each component of the terminal 20, various arithmetic processes, and various image processes, as an example but not a limitation. The processing unit 21 has a physically structured circuit for executing a function realized by a code or an instruction contained in the program, and is not limited to, but as an example, a data processing device built in hardware. Is realized by. Therefore, the processing unit 21 may be expressed as a processing circuit or may be expressed by a name different from that of the processing circuit.

The processing unit 21 is not limited, but as an example, a central processing unit (appropriately referred to as a CPU), a microprocessor, a processor core, a multiprocessor, and an integrated circuit for a specific application. It includes at least one of an application-specific integrated circuit (appropriately referred to as an ASIC), a field programmable gate array (appropriately referred to as an FPGA), and other circuits. The processing unit 21 may include a general-purpose processor, or may include a processing circuit or an embedded system that performs only predetermined processing.

The storage unit 24 has a function of storing various programs and various data required for the terminal 20 to operate. The storage unit 24 is not limited, but as an example, a hard disk drive (appropriately referred to as HDD), a solid state drive (appropriately referred to as SSD), a flash memory, and a ram (random access memory: appropriately represented as appropriate). It includes at least one of various storage media such as RAM (referred to as RAM) and rom (read only memory: appropriately referred to as ROM). Further, the storage unit 24 may be expressed as a memory, or may be expressed by a name different from the memory.

The terminal 20 stores the program P1 in the storage unit 24, and by executing the program P1, the processing unit 21 executes the processing as each unit included in the processing unit 21. That is, the program P1 stored in the storage unit 24 causes the terminal 20 to realize each function executed by the processing unit 21. The program P1 causes the processing unit 21 (not limited, but as an example, a CPU, a computer) of the terminal 20 to execute the processing. Further, the program P1 may be expressed as a program module, or may be expressed by a name different from that of the program module.

The terminal 20 does not have to include a part of the components of the HW. Further, the terminal 20 may include a component different from the component of the HW.

(2) HW configuration of server The server 10 includes a processing unit 11, a communication I / F 12, a storage unit 13, and an input / output unit 14. Each component of the HW of the server 10 is connected to each other via the bus B1 as an example without limitation. It is not essential that the HW of the server 10 includes all the components as the configuration of the HW of the server 10. As an example, but not limited to, the HW of the server 10 may or may not be configured to remove at least a part of the input / output unit 14.

The processing unit 11 executes at least one of a control process for controlling each component of the server 10, various arithmetic processes, and various image processes, as an example but not a limitation. The processing unit 11 has a physically structured circuit for executing a function realized by a code or an instruction contained in the program, and is not limited to, but as an example, a data processing device built in hardware. Is realized by. Therefore, the processing unit 11 may be expressed as a processing circuit or may be expressed by a name different from that of the processing circuit.

The processing unit 11 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of a CPU, a microprocessor, a processor core, a multiprocessor, an ASIC, an FPGA, and other circuits. The processing unit 11 may include a general-purpose processor, or may include a processing circuit or an embedded system that performs only predetermined processing.

The communication I / F 12 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving various data via the network 30. Communication may be executed by wire or wirelessly, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be executed. The communication I / F 12 has a function of executing communication with the terminal 20 via the network 30. The communication I / F 12 transmits various data to the terminal 20 according to an instruction from the processing unit 11. Further, the communication I / F 12 receives various data transmitted from the terminal 20 and transmits the various data to the processing unit 11. Further, the communication I / F 12 may be expressed as a communication unit. Further, the communication I / F 12 may be expressed as a communication circuit when it is composed of a physically structured circuit.

The storage unit 13 has a function of storing various programs and various data required for the server 10 to operate. The storage unit 13 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of various storage media such as HDD, SSD, flash memory, RAM, and ROM. Further, the storage unit 13 may be expressed as a memory, or may be expressed by a name different from the memory.

The input / output unit 14 includes, as an example, not limited to, an input unit 15 that receives an input to the server 10 and an output unit 16 that outputs a processing result processed by the server 10. The input unit 15 is realized by any one or a combination of two or more of all kinds of devices capable of receiving an input from the outside of the server 10 and transmitting information related to the input to the processing unit 11. The input unit 15 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of a hardware key such as a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, a touch pad, a touch panel operation unit, a camera, a microphone, and other input devices. The output unit 16 is realized by any one or a combination of two or more of all kinds of devices capable of outputting the processing result processed by the processing unit 21. The output unit 16 is not limited, but as an example, an audio output unit that outputs sound from a speaker or the like, a display unit that displays an image, a lens (3D output, hologram output as an example, not limited), or light from a projector or the like is output. Includes at least one of an optical output unit, a printer, and other output devices.

The output unit 16 includes a display unit 17 as an example, not a limitation. The display unit 17 is realized by one or a combination of two or more of all kinds of devices that can display according to the display data written in the frame buffer. The display unit 17 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of a liquid crystal display, an OELD, an electrophoresis display, a plasma display, an HMD, a projector, and other display devices. The display unit 17 may be a device for displaying on an object such as a screen or a screen, or a device such as a hologram for displaying in a space in air, other gas, or a vacuum. Further, the display unit 17 may be a device that displays an image that is visually recognized two-dimensionally, or may be a device that displays an image that is visually recognized three-dimensionally. The display unit 17 may display information including at least one of a shape, a pattern, a figure, a symbol, and a text as an image.

The input / output unit 14 does not have to include one or both of the input unit 15 and the output unit 16. Further, the input / output unit 14 may not include the input unit 15 but may include an interface to which the input unit 15 is connected. The input / output unit 14 does not have to include the above interface. Further, the input / output unit 14 may not include the output unit 16 but may include an interface to which the output unit 16 is connected. The input / output unit 14 does not have to include the above interface.

The server 10 stores the program P2 in the storage unit 13, and by executing the program P2, the processing unit 11 executes the processing as each unit included in the processing unit 11. That is, the program P2 stored in the storage unit 13 causes the server 10 to realize each function executed by the processing unit 11. The program P2 causes the processing unit 11 (not limited, but as an example, a CPU, a computer) of the server 10 to execute the processing. This program P2 may or may not be expressed as a program module.

In each embodiment of the present disclosure, it is assumed that the processing unit 11 of the server 10 is a CPU and the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 is a CPU. In this case, the server 10 realizes the information processing method in the server 10 by executing the program P1 by the CPU of the server 10. The program P1 causes the CPU of the server 10 to function as each functional unit of the server 10. Further, the terminal 20 realizes the information processing method in the terminal 20 by executing the program P2 by the CPU of the terminal 20. The program P2 causes the CPU of the terminal 20 to function as each functional unit of the terminal 20. The functional unit includes at least one of a control unit, a calculation unit, and an image processing unit as an example without limitation.

One or both of the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 and the processing unit 11 of the server 10 may be referred to as an integrated circuit (integrated circuit: appropriately referred to as an IC) or a large scale integration (appropriately referred to as an LSI). ) Etc., or at least a part of the processing may be realized by a logic circuit or a dedicated circuit which is hardware formed in the above. The logic circuit or the dedicated circuit may be realized by one integrated circuit or may be realized by a plurality of integrated circuits. The plurality of processes shown in each embodiment may be realized by one integrated circuit or may be realized by a plurality of integrated circuits. The LSI may be referred to as a VLSI, a super LSI, an ultra LSI, or the like depending on the degree of integration. Further, one or both of the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 and the processing unit 11 of the server 10 may realize at least a part of the processing by the CPU having the processing circuit and the logic circuit or the dedicated circuit. .. One or both of the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 and the processing unit 11 of the server 10 may not include the logic circuit or the dedicated circuit.

Further, the program according to the present disclosure (not limited to, for example, a software program, a computer program, or a program module) may be provided in a state of being stored in a storage medium readable by a computer, or in other states. May be provided at. The storage medium can store the program in a "non-temporary tangible medium". Further, the program according to the present disclosure may be for realizing a part of the functions of each embodiment, or may be for realizing all the functions of each embodiment, and each embodiment. It may include a function different from the function of. The program according to the present disclosure may or may not be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can realize the functions of each embodiment in combination with a program already recorded on the storage medium. ..

The storage medium may be one or more semiconductor-based or other integrated circuits (for example, but not limited to FPGA, ASIC, etc.), HDDs, hybrid hard drives (appropriately referred to as HHD), optical disks, optical disk drives (as appropriate). , ODD), optical magnetic disks, optical magnetic drives, floppy diskettes, floppy disk drives (FDDs), magnetic tapes, SSDs, RAM drives, secure digital cards, drives, or any other suitable It can include one or more suitable combinations of storage media. When appropriate, the storage medium may be only a volatile storage medium, may be only a non-volatile storage medium, or may be a storage medium that is a combination of volatile and non-volatile storage media. The storage medium is not limited to these examples, and any device or medium may be used as long as the program can be stored. Further, the storage medium may be expressed as a memory, or may be expressed by a name different from the memory.

Further, the program according to the present disclosure is provided to one or both of the server 10 and the terminal 20 via an arbitrary transmission medium (not limited to, for example, a communication network, a broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. It may be provided in other forms. One or both of the server 10 and the terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, by executing a program downloaded via the Internet or the like, a functional unit (not limited, as an example, a control unit, a calculation unit, and an image processing unit). ) Function is realized.

Each embodiment of the present disclosure can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission. At least a part of the processing in the server 10 may or may not be realized by cloud computing composed of one or more computers. At least a part of the processing in the terminal 20 may or may not be realized by cloud computing composed of one or more computers. At least a part of the processing in the terminal 20 according to the embodiment may be performed by the server 10. In this case, at least a part of the processing of each functional unit (not limited to the control unit, the arithmetic unit, and the image processing unit) of the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 may be executed by the server 10. Further, all the processes in the terminal 20 according to the embodiment may be executed in the terminal 20. Further, at least a part of the processing in the server 10 according to the embodiment may be executed by the terminal 20. In this case, at least a part of the processing of each functional unit (not limited to the control unit, the arithmetic unit, and the image processing unit) of the processing unit 11 of the server 10 may be executed by the terminal 20. Further, all the processes on the server 10 according to the embodiment may be executed on the server 10. The configuration of the determination in the embodiment of the present disclosure is not indispensable unless explicitly mentioned, and a predetermined process is operated when the determination condition is satisfied, or a predetermined process is performed when the determination condition is not satisfied. It may or may not be.

The program of this disclosure is not limited to, but examples include scripting languages such as ActionScript and JavaScript (registered trademark), object-oriented programming languages such as OBjective-C and Java (registered trademark), and markup languages such as HTML5. Implemented using.

The information processing method according to the embodiment is not limited to, but as an example, provides a service for transmitting and receiving content between terminals 20 of a group including a plurality of users. In the following description, the user of the terminal 20A is referred to as the user A, the user of the terminal 20B is referred to as the user B, the user of the terminal 20C is referred to as the user C, and the user of the terminal 20D is referred to as the user D. The number of users included in one group is any number of 2 or more. For example, one group may be composed of user A and user B, and the number of users included in this group is two. Further, the other group may be composed of user A, user B, user C, and user D, and the number of users included in this group is four.

Further, in the following description, the service provided by the information processing method according to the embodiment is referred to as a messaging service as appropriate. The terminal 20 displays an image of a graphical user interface (appropriately referred to as GUI) provided by a messaging service as an example, not limited to. In the following description, a GUI that allows users included in a group to view contents transmitted and received between terminals of a group including a plurality of users is referred to as a talk room. Further, the talk room corresponding to the first group is referred to as a first talk room, and the talk room corresponding to the second group is referred to as a second talk room.

As an example but not a limitation, the display unit 28 includes a display area 28A (shown in FIG. 2 and the like) in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, and displays an image of the talk room in the display area 28A. The first image including the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the first group including a plurality of users corresponds to the image of the first talk room. Further, the second image including the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group including a plurality of users corresponds to the image of the second talk room.

The content includes, but is not limited to, at least one of text, image, and audio as an example. The text contained in the content includes at least one of national characters represented by character codes, extended characters, machine-dependent characters, numbers, symbols, figures, and symbols as an example, but not a limitation. The text included in the content does not have to include at least one of the above characters, extended characters, machine-dependent characters, numbers, symbols, figures, and symbols, and may include other texts.

The images included in the content are not limited and are examples, such as captured images captured by a camera, processed images obtained by processing the captured images, and computer graphics images generated by a computer (as an example, not limited). , Icon, pictogram, face character), and at least one of the text images that image the text. The image included in the content may include a composite image obtained by synthesizing two or more of the above captured image, processed image, computer graphics image, and various images of the text image. The image included in the content may not include at least one of the captured image, the processed image, the computer graphics image, the text image, and the composite image, and may include other images. The image included in the content may be a still image, a moving image, or an image in another form. The content including the image may be represented by an icon such as a thumbnail in the image of the talk room as an example without limitation. As an example, the terminal 20 may display the image included in the content based on the input to the icon representing the image included in the content.

The voice included in the content is not limited, but for example, the recorded voice recorded by the microphone, the processed voice processed by the recorded voice, the synthetic voice generated by the computer, and the reading function of the computer are used. Includes at least one of the read-aloud voices converted from the text. The voice included in the content may include a combination voice in which two or more of the various voices of the recorded voice, the processed voice, the synthetic voice, and the read-aloud voice are combined. The voice included in the content may not include at least one of the recorded voice, processed voice, synthetic voice, read-aloud voice, and combined voice, and may include other voices. The audio contained in the content may include at least one of a person or a non-human organism's sound or voice, a sound produced by an object such as an instrument or machine, a sound effect, an environmental sound, a noise sound, and an alarm. It may not include at least one of these sounds or voices, and may include voices different from these sounds or voices. The content including audio may be represented by an icon or the like in the image of the talk room as an example without limitation. As an example, the terminal 20 may reproduce the sound included in the content based on the input to the icon representing the sound included in the content.

The content is not limited, but may be, for example, a combination of two or more text, images, and sounds. The content is not limited, but as an example, it may be content in which video and audio are played in parallel, content in which images and text are displayed in combination, and text is displayed according to audio playback. Content may be used. Further, the content may be content in which audio is reproduced in parallel with the display of text and images. The content may be, for example, a combination of at least one of text, image, and voice and content different from any of text, image, and voice.

The storage unit 24 of the terminal 20 stores information used in the messaging service as an example, but not limited to it. The information is not limited, and includes, as an example, account information D1, talk room information D2, content information D3, and history information D4. The talk room information D2, the content information D3, and the history information D4 will be described later.

The account information D1 is the information of the account used by the user of the terminal 20 in the messaging service. The account information D1 is information used for user authentication in the messaging service. The account information D1 includes, but is not limited to, the user identification information and the password as an example. In the following description, the user identification information is appropriately referred to as a user ID. The user ID may be information registered by the user of the terminal 20 or information given in the messaging service.

The storage unit 24 does not have to store one or both of the user ID and the password. For example, the user may operate the input / output unit 23 of the terminal 20 to input necessary information among the user ID and the password when the user is authenticated in the messaging service. Further, the account information D1 may include information different from the user ID and password. For example, when the user is authenticated by biometric authentication, the account information D1 may include information such as the user's fingerprint, vein pattern, and face photograph as the information used for biometric authentication.

The storage unit 24 does not have to store at least a part of the information used for the messaging service (for example, the talk room information D2, the content information D3, and the history information D4). For example, at least a part of the information used for the messaging service may be stored in an external storage unit of the terminal 20 (not limited to the storage unit 13 of the server 10 as an example). The terminal 20 may acquire the information used for the messaging service from the external storage unit of the terminal 20 via the network 30 as an example without limitation.

The storage unit 13 of the server 10 stores information used in the messaging service as an example, but not limited to it. The information includes, but is not limited to, user information D6, content information D7, and talk room information D8. The user information D6 includes, but is not limited to, a user ID and password associated with each account in the messaging service. In the messaging service, the terminal 20 transmits the account information D1. When the server 10 receives the account information D1 transmitted by the terminal 20, the server 10 collates the user ID and password included in the account information D1 with the user information D6 to identify the user associated with the terminal 20. The content information D7 and the talk room information D8 will be described later.

Hereinafter, the information processing method according to each embodiment will be described. In the following description, for each component of the communication system 1, refer to FIG. 1 and its description as appropriate.

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FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an information processing method according to the first embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, information about the first content and the second content included in the first talk room are transmitted from the terminal 20 of the user included in the first group and the user included in the second group to the terminal 20. It is a form of transmission by the communication unit (not limited to the communication I / F22 as an example). In the upper right figure of FIG. 2, the image T1 of the first talk room includes the content Q1, the content Q2, and the content Q3. As an example, not a limitation, the user selects the first content from the contents (Q1, Q2, Q3) included in the image T1 of the first talk room, and inputs the second content by the input unit 23A of the terminal 20. In FIG. 2, it is assumed that the first content is the content Q1 and the second content is the content Q4 (shown in the lower right figure). In the case of FIG. 2, the first content Q1 is the text "Would you like to have an event?", And the second content Q4 is the text "How is it convenient?".

The terminal 20 transmits information about the first content and the second content to the second talk room as a destination. As an example, the terminal 20 automatically attaches information about the first content to the second content and transmits the second content associated with the first content. In the case of FIG. 2, the terminal 20 transmits the information regarding the first content Q1 and the second content Q4. In the case of FIG. 2, the information regarding the first content Q1 includes at least a part of the first content Q1.

In the lower right figure of FIG. 2, the image T2 of the second talk room includes the content Q5, the content Q6, and the content Q7. The content Q5 includes, as an example, not a limitation, a content Q8 relating to the first content Q1 and a second content Q4. The content Q8 relating to the first content is not limited, but is, as an example, content based on the information regarding the first content. The content related to the first content may be a part or all of the first content, or may be content generated by subjecting the first content to processing such as compression. In the lower right figure of FIG. 2, the content Q8 is the same as the first content Q1. As an example, the terminal 20 displays an image of the second talk room including a content that reproduces at least a part of the first content in the display area 28A based on the information about the first content.

The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, the content related to the first content and the second content are arranged in a predetermined positional relationship to generate an image of the second talk room, and the generated image of the second talk room is displayed as a display area. Display at 28A. The terminal 20 displays the image T2 of the second talk room including the content Q5, which is a set of the content Q8 and the second content Q4 related to the first content, in the display area 28A as an example, not a limitation. The content Q5 is not limited, but is a content that cites the first content Q1 as an example. In the following description, the content (content Q5 in FIG. 2), which is a set of the content related to the first content (content Q8 in FIG. 2) and the second content (content Q4 in FIG. 2), is referred to as the cited content. It is called.

The user of the terminal 20 for transmitting the second content Q4 can convey the information included in the first talk room (for example, the first content Q1) to the user of the second talk room as an example, not limited to the user. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 includes the second content input by the own terminal in the image of the second talk room, and also includes information about the first content associated with the second content in the image of the second talk room. Can be included. As described above, the information processing method according to the embodiment contributes to the sharing of information between the users included in the first group and the users included in the second group. As an example, not a limitation, the user of the terminal 20 for transmitting the second content Q4 can easily convey the information included in the first talk room to the user of the second talk room.

Next, the contents described in the present embodiment, which will explain the present embodiment in more detail, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. In FIG. 2, it is assumed that the first group is composed of user A and user B, and the second group is composed of user A, user B, user C, and user D.

Reference numeral TL in the upper left figure of FIG. 2 is an image showing a list of talk rooms. The terminal 20 displays the image TL of the list of the own terminal or the talk room associated with the user of the own terminal in the display area 28A as an example, not the limitation. The talk room associated with the own terminal or the user of the own terminal is not limited, but is, for example, a talk room in which the user of the own terminal is included. The terminal 20 determines that the talk room has been selected when the input unit 23A receives a predetermined input for the image TL of the list of talk rooms, not as a limitation but as an example. In the image TL of the talk room list in FIG. 2, [User B], [User C], [User D], [Baseball club], and [Cat group] are icons with the names of the talk rooms. .. As an example, the terminal 20 determines that the talk room whose name is "User B" is selected when the input unit 23A receives an input for the icon of [User B]. As an example, not a limitation, when the display area 28A is the display area of the touch panel and the input unit 25 is the operation unit of the touch panel, the terminal 20 is tapped with the [User B] icon displayed in the display area 28A. In this case, it is determined that the talk room with the name "user B" is selected, and the image of the talk room with the name "user B" is displayed in the display area 28A as shown in the upper right figure of FIG.

Each user can generate a talk room as an example, not a limitation. When each user creates a talk room, one or more users are selected, and a talk room containing the user selected by the user is generated in the messaging service. The process of generating the talk room may be executed by the terminal 20, the server 10, or the terminal 20 and the server 10. The process of generating the talk room may be executed by a device different from the terminal 20 and the server 10.

In each image of the talk room, the reference numeral Ta is the name of the talk room. When the number of users included in the group is 2, the name of the talk room is set to the user name of the other party as an example, not the limitation. Here, the users included in the first group are the user A and the user B, and the user name of the other terminal 20B is "user B" with respect to the terminal 20A. The terminal 20A may or may not display the name of the talk room as "user B". When the number of users included in the group is 3 or more, the name of the talk room is set to the name input by the user as an example, not the limitation. The name of the talk room is not limited, and may be, for example, a name automatically given in the messaging service, or may be represented by the identification information of the talk room.

In the image T1 of the first talk room, the content Q1 and the content Q3 are contents input by the own terminal (here, the terminal 20A), respectively. As an example, the terminal 20 displays the contents input by the input unit 23A of the own terminal side by side in the first direction with respect to the image of the talk room. As an example, but not a limitation, the first direction is the vertical direction with respect to the image of the talk room, and the second direction intersecting with the first direction is the horizontal direction with respect to the image of the talk room. For example, the contents Q1 and the contents Q3 in the image T1 of the first talk room of FIG. 2 are the contents input by the own terminal (terminal 20A in this case), and are arranged close to one side in the horizontal direction of the image T1 of the talk room. And arranged vertically side by side.

Further, in the image T1 of the talk room, the content Q2 is the content transmitted from a terminal (here, the terminal 20B) different from the own terminal (here, the terminal 20A). In the following description, a terminal different from the own terminal is appropriately referred to as another terminal. As an example, the terminal 20 displays the content transmitted from another terminal at a position different from the content transmitted from the own terminal in the second direction. As an example, not a limitation, the content Q2 in the image T1 of the talk room of FIG. 2 is the content transmitted from another terminal (terminal 20B in this case), and is the content Q1 and the content Q3 in the horizontal direction of the image T1 of the talk room. On the other hand, it is placed closer to the opposite side.

The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, each content transmitted from another terminal and information about the user of the terminal 20 who has transmitted this content are arranged as a set in the image of the talk room. The information about the user includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the user's icon, the user's name, and the user ID. In the image of the talk room, the codes Ua1, Ub1, Uc1, and Ud1 are icons of user A, user B, user C, and user D, respectively. Further, in the image of the talk room, the codes Ua2, Ub2, Uc2, and Ud2 are the user names of the user A, the user B, the user C, and the user D, respectively.

In the image T1 of the talk room, the reference numeral Ub1 is an icon of a user of another terminal (here, terminal 20B) that has transmitted the content. The terminal 20 arranges the content Q2 and the icon Ub1 of the user of the terminal 20B who transmitted the content Q2 on the image T1 of the talk room so as to have a predetermined positional relationship. The information about the user may not include at least one of the user's icon, the user's name, and the user ID, or may include information different from the user's icon, the user's name, and the user ID. The terminal 20 does not have to include the information about the user in the image of the talk room.

As an example, the terminal 20 arranges the contents in each talk room in the first direction in the order of the transmission time, and displays the image of each talk room in the display area 28A. For example, in the image T1 of the first talk room, the content Q2 is the content transmitted after the content Q1 and is arranged below the content Q1 in the vertical direction of the image T1 of the talk room.

The second content is, but is not limited to, content that includes at least one of text, image, and voice input by the input unit 23A of the terminal 20 as an example. The input of the second content is not limited, but as an example, a text input by the operation of the input unit 25, a voice input through the microphone 26, a text input by voice recognition of the voice input through the microphone 26, and a camera. It includes at least one input by inputting an image by capturing the image in 27 and input by selecting a file by operating the input unit 25. The file includes, but is not limited to, at least one of audio data, image data, and other data as an example. The above file may include a file of data stored in the storage unit 24, or may be stored in a storage unit different from the storage unit 24 (not limited to, for example, a storage unit of a device connected via the network 30). It may include a file of data that has been stored.

The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, when the [baseball club] icon in the image TL of the talk room list shown in the lower left figure of FIG. 2 is tapped, the name is changed as shown in the lower right figure of FIG. The image T2 of the talk room of the "baseball club" is displayed in the display area 28A. Here, it is assumed that the talk room whose name is "baseball club" is the second talk room. The image T2 of the second talk room is a second image including contents transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group. The second content Q4 is associated with the first content Q1 and is included in the second image including the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group. The terminal 20 displays the image T2 of the second talk room including the second content Q4 associated with the first content Q1 in the image T1 of the first talk room in the display area 28A. The content Q5 is not a limitation but, as an example, is a quoted content quoting the first content Q1 in the image T1 of the first talk room, and is included in the image T2 of the second talk room. The content Q5 includes, for example, not a limitation, the second content Q4, and at least a part of the first content Q1 associated with the second content Q4. Reference numeral Q6 is the content transmitted from the terminal 20C of the user C, and reference numeral Q7 is the content transmitted from the terminal 20D of the user D.

The information regarding the first content is not limited, but is, for example, information used by a device holding this information to reproduce at least a part of the first content. The device that holds the information about the first content is not limited, but as an example, the terminal 20 that transmits the information about the first content, the server 10 that receives the information about the first content, and the information about the first content via the server 10. It may be at least one device of the terminal 20 which received the above, or it may be a device different from these devices.

The terminal 20 displays the image of the talk room in the display area 28A based on the talk room information D2 and the content information D3 shown in FIG. 1 as an example, not a limitation. Here, an example of the talk room information D2 and an example of the content information D3 will be described.

FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of talk room information. The talk room information D2 includes, but is not limited to, the talk room ID, the name, the user ID, and the item of the content as an example. The talk room ID is the identification information of the talk room. The talk room ID is not limited, but is given in the messaging service when the user creates the talk room as an example. Here, it is assumed that the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr01] is the first talk room (see the image T1 of the talk room in FIG. 2), and the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr04] is the second talk room. It is assumed that it is a talk room (see image T2 of the second talk room in FIG. 2).

[Name] is not a limitation but an example of the name of the talk room. The [name] is associated with the [talk room ID]. For example, the [name] of the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr01] is [user B]. Further, the [name] of the talk room in which the [talk room ID] is [tr04] is [baseball club].

[User ID] is not limited, but is, for example, user identification information included in a group corresponding to each talk room. The [User ID] is associated with the [Talk Room ID]. For example, the users included in the group corresponding to the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr01] are user A and user B, and the [user ID] corresponding to [tr01] is the user ID of user A. And the user ID of the user B. Further, the users included in the group corresponding to the talk room in which the [talk room ID] is [tr04] are user A, user B, user C, and user D, and the [user ID] corresponding to [tr04]. Includes the user ID of user A, the user ID of user B, the user ID of user C, and the user ID of user D.

The [content list] is information indicating a list of contents included in each talk room as an example, not a limitation. The [content list] is associated with the [talk room ID]. For example, the content included in the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr01] is represented by [List 1] which is a part of the content information D3. Further, the content included in the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr04] is represented by [List 4] which is a part of the content information D3.

3 (B) and 3 (C) are diagrams showing an example of content information, respectively. FIG. 3B is a part of the content information D3 and corresponds to [List 1] of FIG. 3A. Further, FIG. 3C is a part of the content information D3 and corresponds to [List 4] of FIG. 3A. The content information D3 includes, but is not limited to, the items of [content ID], [sending user ID], [content], and [related information] as an example.

[Content ID] is identification information of each content. The content identification information is not limited, but is given in the messaging service when the terminal 20 transmits the content, for example. Here, it is assumed that the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c01] corresponds to the content Q1 in the image T1 of the first talk room of FIG. Similarly, it is assumed that the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c02] corresponds to the content Q2 and the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c03] corresponds to the content Q3.

The [transmitting user ID] is not limited, but is, for example, a user ID corresponding to the terminal 20 that has transmitted each content. The [sending user ID] is associated with the [content ID]. For example, in the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c01], the user corresponding to the transmitting terminal 20 is the user A, and the [sending user ID] corresponding to [tr01c01] includes the user ID of the user A. In the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c02], the user corresponding to the transmitting terminal 20 is the user B, and the [sending user ID] corresponding to [tr01c02] includes the user ID of the user B.

[Content] is not limited, but is data representing each content as an example. If the content contains text, the text data of the content is stored in [Content]. When the content includes an image, the [content] stores the image data, the link to the image data, or the address of the storage unit in which the image data is stored. The image data is not limited, and may include still image data or moving image data as an example. The image data may or may not include data representing stamps, stickers, pictograms, and emoticons, as an example without limitation. When the content includes audio, the [content] stores the audio data, a link to the audio data, or the address of the storage unit in which the audio data is stored.

[Content] is associated with [Content ID]. For example, the content Q1 shown in the upper right figure of FIG. 2 is the text "Would you like to have an event?", And the [Content] corresponding to [tr01c01] has the text data representing "Would you like to have an event?" Stored. In addition, the content Q2 shown in the upper right figure of FIG. 2 is the text "Let's recruit at the baseball club", and the [Content] corresponding to [tr01c02] is the text indicating "Let's recruit at the baseball club". Data is stored.

[Related information] is not a limitation but, as an example, information showing a relationship with other contents. When the content is the second content and is associated with the first content, the [related information] of the second content includes, but is not limited to, the identification information of the first content as an example. The [related information] is, by example, at least a part of the information regarding the first content, not by limitation. [Related information] is associated with [Content ID]. In FIG. 3B, the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c01] is not associated with other content, and the [related information] corresponding to [tr01c01] is [Null]. [Null] is information indicating that there is no data.

FIG. 3C corresponds to [List 4] in which the [Talk room ID] of FIG. 3 (A) is the content list of [tr04]. The content whose [content ID] is [tr04c01] corresponds to the content Q4 in the image T2 of the second talk room shown in the lower right figure of FIG. The content Q4 is associated with the content Q1 in the image T1 of the first talk room shown in the upper right figure of FIG. In this case, in FIG. 3C, the [related information] whose [content ID] corresponds to [tr04c01] includes [tr01c01] which is the identification information of the content Q1.

When the terminal 20 transmits the content from its own terminal, the terminal 20 registers the content to be transmitted in the content information D3 of the talk room including the content. Further, when the terminal 20 receives the content from another terminal, the terminal 20 registers the received content in the content information D3 of the talk room including the content. The history information D4 stored in the storage unit 24 shown in FIG. 1 is not limited, but is, as an example, information related to the history of transmitted / received contents. For example, the history information D4 includes information related to the content identification information and the transmission time of the content transmitted from the own terminal. Further, the history information D4 includes information related to the content identification information and the reception time of the content received from another terminal. The history information D4 may include, but is not limited to,, for example, one or both of the time history and the frequency in which each talk room is used. "The talk room is used" means that, for example, at least one of displaying the talk room, transmitting the content in the talk room, and receiving the content in the talk room is executed on the own terminal.

When displaying the second content in the display area 28A, the terminal 20 specifies the first content by referring to [Related Information] as an example, not as a limitation. For example, when the processing unit 21 displays the image T2 of the second talk room including the cited content Q5 shown in the lower right figure of FIG. 2 in the display area 28A, the [content ID] in FIG. 3 (C) is set. Refer to [Related Information] of [tr04c01]. Then, the processing unit 21 acquires [tr01c01], which is the identification information of the first content, as [related information]. Then, the processing unit 21 refers to the content information D3 of the first talk room shown in FIG. 3B, and acquires the [content] corresponding to the [tr01c01] of the [content ID]. The processing unit 21 has the [content] acquired from the content information D3 of the first talk room shown in FIG. 3 (B) as the first content and the second talk room shown in FIG. 3 (C) as the second content. The [content] acquired from the content information D3 is arranged in a predetermined positional relationship to generate the image T2 of the second talk room including the cited content Q5. The processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the image T2 of the second talk room in the display area 28A.

[Related information] is not limited to the forms shown in FIGS. 3 (B) and 3 (C). The information related to the first content is not limited, and may include information different from the identification information of the first content as an example. For example, the [related information] of the second content may include all of the first content, or may include information obtained by processing the first content. The information obtained by processing the first content is information generated based on the first content, and may be, for example, information obtained by extracting a part of the first content or information obtained by compressing the first content.

The storage unit 13 of the server 10 shown in FIG. 1 stores the content information D7 and the talk room information D8 as an example without limitation. The talk room information D8 is not limited to the information including the talk room information D2 of each terminal 20 for a plurality of terminals 20 as an example. For example, the talk room information D8 includes the talk room information D2 associated with the terminal 20A or the user A of the terminal 20A, and the talk room information D2 associated with the user B of the terminal 20B or the terminal 20B.

The content information D7 includes, as an example, not limited to, information on the content transmitted by each terminal 20 for a plurality of terminals 20. For example, the content information D7 is information including the content information D3 of each of the plurality of terminals 20. When the server 10 receives the content transmitted from the terminal 20, the server 10 temporarily stores the received content in the storage unit 13 as an example, not a limitation. The server 10 collates the destination of the received content with the talk room information D8 and identifies a user included in the talk room of the destination as an example, not a limitation. As an example, the server 10 sets the terminal 20 of the specified user as the transmission destination, and transmits (for example, distributes) the content. As described above, the terminal 20 transmits the content to the terminal 20 associated with the destination talk room via the server 10 as an example but not a limitation. When the terminal 20 receives the content transmitted by the server 10, the terminal 20 transmits a reception notification as an example, not a limitation. When the server 10 receives the reception notification transmitted by the terminal 20, the server 10 deletes the content associated with the reception notification from the content information D7, not as a limitation but as an example.

The server 10 may store the content received from the terminal 20 for an arbitrary period. The server 10 may erase at least a part of the contents of the talk room including the user from the storage unit 13 according to an instruction from the user. The server 10 does not have to erase the content received from the terminal 20 from the storage unit 13.

When transmitting the second content, the terminal 20 generates, as an example, not limited to, the cited content including at least a part of the first content, the identification information of the first content, and the second content. As an example, the terminal 20 generates the quoted content by the processing unit 21, and transmits the quoted content generated by the processing unit 21 by the communication I / F 22.

In the following description, the terminal 20 that has transmitted the second content will be referred to as a first terminal, and the terminal 20 that displays the image of the second talk room including the second content transmitted by the first terminal will be referred to as a second terminal. The second terminal is the same terminal as the first terminal in FIG. 2, but may be a terminal 20 of a user included in the second group and different from the first terminal.

The information regarding the first content may include, for example, information that identifies the first content in the messaging service without limitation. The information that identifies the first content is not limited, but is, for example, identification information of the first content. The device for holding the first content may, for example, reproduce at least a part of the first content based on the identification information of the first content. As an example, not a limitation, the identification information of the first content Q1 in FIG. 2 is [tr01c01] in the content information D3 shown in FIG. 3 (B), and the device holding the first content has a [content ID] of [content ID]. You may acquire "Would you like to have an event?" As the content that is tr01c01]] and reproduce the first content Q1. The device that holds the first content is not limited, but as an example, the terminal 20 that transmits the information about the first content, the server 10 that receives the information about the first content, and the device that receives the information about the first content via the server 10. It may be at least one device of the terminal 20 or a device different from these devices.

The terminal 20 does not have to transmit the quoted content. As an example but not a limitation, the server 10 may store the content information D7 including the first content in the storage unit 13, and the terminal 20 may transmit the identification information of the first content as the information regarding the first content. As an example but not a limitation, when the server 10 receives the identification information transmitted by the terminal 20, the server 10 may acquire the first content from the content information D7 stored in the storage unit 13 based on the received identification information.

As an example, but not limited to, the server 10 may transmit at least a part of the first content, the identification information of the first content, and the second content. As an example, but not a limitation, when the terminal 20 receives at least a part of the first content transmitted from the server 10, the identification information of the first content, and the second content, the terminal 20 quotes based on these information. Content (for example, content Q5 in the lower right figure of FIG. 2) may be generated. The terminal 20 may display the image of the talk room including the generated quoted content in the display area 28A.

The server 10 is not limited, but as an example, the cited content (for example, the lower right figure of FIG. 2) is used as information including at least a part of the first content, the identification information of the first content, and the second content. The quoted content Q5) may be generated. The server 10 may transmit the generated quoted content to the terminal 20 of the user included in the second group as a destination.

The terminal 20 that has received the second content displays at least a part of the first content and the second content in a form different from the quoted content (for example, the quoted content Q5 in the lower right figure of FIG. 2). It may be displayed in the area 28A. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 that has received the second content uses at least a part of the first content (for example, the content Q8 in the lower right figure of FIG. 2) and the second content as one content. It may be displayed in the display area 28A. As an example but not a limitation, the terminal 20 may arrange the first content and the second content separately in the image of the second talk room. As an example, but not a limitation, the terminal 20 arranges at least one of the first contents in the first frame, arranges the second content in the second frame different from the first frame, and arranges the first frame and the first frame. It may be arranged so that the frame of 2 has a predetermined positional relationship. As an example, but not a limitation, the terminal 20 arranges the first frame including at least a part of the first content and the second frame including the second content in a predetermined direction (for example, the vertical direction) in the image of the talk room. ) May be arranged side by side.

When the content includes an image, the image may be compressed and included in the talk room image, or may be included in the uncompressed talk room image. When the content includes an image, the terminal 20 displays an image of the talk room including a thumbnail obtained by compressing the image of the content as an example, and the terminal 20 displays an image having a larger amount of information than the thumbnail based on the input to the thumbnail ( For example, the original image) may be displayed. When the content includes audio, the terminal 20 may display an image of a talk room including an icon for reproducing the audio as the content, as an example without limitation.

Next, the flow of the information processing method according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8 based on the configuration of the communication system 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the first embodiment.

As an example, the terminal 20 causes the display area 28A to display the image TL of the talk room list as shown in the upper left figure of FIG. 2 when the application of the messaging service is started. The processing unit 21 reads the talk room information D2 (see FIG. 3A) stored in the storage unit 24 as an example, not limited to the above, and generates an image TL of the talk room list. Then, the processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28, and causes the display unit 28 to display the image TL. Then, when the user selects the talk room by the input unit 23A, the processing unit 21 displays the image of the talk room in the display area 28A. Here, an arbitrary talk room selected by the user is set as the first talk room.

In step S1, the terminal 20 displays an image of the first talk room. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 generates an image T1 of the first talk room as shown in the upper right figure of FIG. 2 based on the talk room information D2 and the content information D3 stored in the storage unit 24. do. For example, the processing unit 21 specifies [List 1] as the content information corresponding to the first talk room based on the talk room information D2 shown in FIG. 3 (A). Then, the processing unit 21 reads out [List 1] shown in FIG. 3B among the content information D3 stored in the storage unit 24. Then, the processing unit 21 arranges each content defined in [List 1] in a predetermined positional relationship, and generates an image T1 of the first talk room. Then, the processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the image T1 of the first talk room in the display area 28A.

In step S2, the terminal 20 determines whether or not there is a request for citation. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a process of accepting a request for citation. The terminal 20 accepts the user's input to the image T1 of the first talk room. In the case of FIG. 5, the display area 28A is a part of the touch panel, and the user can input various information to the terminal 20 by operating the input unit 25 (see FIG. 1) superimposed on the display area 28A. The processing unit 21 is not limited, but as an example, when it is detected that the content Q1 displayed in the display area 28A is long-pressed as shown in the upper figure of FIG. 5, a command is given as shown in the lower figure of FIG. The window Tc is displayed in the display area 28A. In the case of FIG. 5, [copy], [delete], [quote], and [save] are icons of commands for executing a predetermined process for the selected content (here, content Q1), respectively. The processing unit 21 determines that there is a request for citation when it is detected that the [quote] icon is tapped as shown in the lower figure of FIG. 5, as an example, not a limitation.

The process of accepting the request for citation is not limited to the example shown in FIG. For example, in the lower figure of FIG. 5, the terminal 20 displays a command window Tc (not limited but also referred to as a command list or menu as an example) in which icons of a plurality of commands are lined up, but the command icon may be only [quote]. good. Further, the terminal 20 does not have to display the [quote] icon. For example, when it is detected that the content Q1 is tapped, it may be determined that there is a request for citation. Further, the input unit 25 may be a device different from the operation unit of the touch panel. For example, when the input unit 25 is a mouse, the user arranges the pointer on the display area 28A on the content Q1 by operating the mouse. , Content selection or command display may be executed by clicking the mouse. Further, the icon used for input in the request for citation is displayed by the user operating the input unit 25 in the upper figure of FIG. 5, but may be displayed in advance in the display area 28A. Further, the terminal 20 may accept the request for citation by a device different from the input unit 25, and may accept the request for citation by voice input using, for example, the microphone 26.

Returning to the description of FIG. 4, when the processing unit 21 determines that there is a citation request in step S2 (step S2: Yes), the terminal 20 generates the citation content in step S3 as an example, not a limitation. Then, the terminal 20 specifies or sets the destination of the quoted content in step S4, and transmits the quoted content in step S5. When the processing unit 21 determines in step S2 that there is no request for citation (step S2: No), or after the processing in step S5, the terminal 20 is a series of information regarding the transmission of the information regarding the first content and the second content. End the process. Hereinafter, an example of the processing after step S2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of processing related to the generation of the cited content.
FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an example of processing related to the generation of the cited content. FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an example of processing related to transmission of the quoted content. FIG. 8A is a diagram showing an example of processing related to setting the destination of the quoted content. FIG. 8B is a diagram showing an example of processing after transmission of the quoted content.

The processes of steps S11 to S14 shown in FIG. 6 correspond to the processes of step S3 shown in FIG. In step S11, the processing unit 21 acquires the identification information of the first content. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 acquires the identification information of the content Q1 when it is detected that the [quote] icon is tapped after the content Q1 is selected as shown in the upper figure of FIG. do. In step S12, the processing unit 21 causes the first content to be displayed in the display area 28A based on the identification information of the first content acquired in step S11. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 acquires [tr01c01] shown in FIG. 3 (B) as the identification information of the first content in step S11, and the [event] which is the [content] corresponding to [tr01c01]. Let's specify "Let's do it?" As the first content. Then, as shown in FIG. 7 (A), the processing unit 21 displays the software keyboard Td in the display area 28A, and arranges the information window Te with respect to the software keyboard Td in a predetermined positional relationship to identify the third. 1 At least a part of the content is arranged in the information window Te. The user can input the second content by the software keyboard Td while referring to the first content shown in the information window Te.

In step S13 of FIG. 6, the terminal 20 acquires the second content input by the user. For example, the input unit 23A detects the input from the user, and the processing unit 21 acquires the information input by the user from the input unit 23A. Then, in step S14, the terminal 20 associates the first content with the second content. For example, the processing unit 21 associates the first content with the second content by registering the identification information of the first content acquired in step S11 in the related information of the second content. For example, the processing unit 21 relates to the content whose [content ID] is [tr04c01], which is the second content, in the content information D3 shown in FIG. 3 (C). Register [tr01c01], which is the [content ID] of the first content, in the [related information]. The processing unit 21 generates the quoted content by combining at least a part of the first content, the identification information of the first content, and the second content as an example, not the limitation.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the user causes the terminal 20 to transmit the second content after the input of the second content is completed. The reference numeral Tf in FIG. 7B is an icon of a command for executing transmission, and the user can transmit the second content using the icon Tf. As an example, not a limitation, when it is detected that the icon Tf is long-pressed, the terminal 20 displays a list Tg indicating a candidate of the second group as a destination in the display area 28A as shown in FIG. 8 (A). Display on. The candidate for the second group is, for example, a group associated with the identification information of the own terminal or the user of the own terminal, without limitation. For example, the candidate for the second group is a group including the user of the own terminal. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 refers to the talk room information D2, arranges the names of the talk rooms included in the talk room information D2, and displays them as a list Tg of the candidates of the second group.

The candidates of the second group are displayed in the display area 28A side by side in order based on the information about each group of the candidates of the second group as an example, not a limitation. For example, the processing unit 21 uses the history information D4 stored in the storage unit 24 as information regarding each group of candidates of the second group. For example, the processing unit 21 generates a list Tg based on the time when each talk room is used. For example, the processing unit 21 generates a list Tg by arranging the names of the talk rooms included in the talk room information D2 in the order of the newest time when each talk room was used.

The order in which the names of the talk rooms are arranged in the list Tg is not limited to the above example. For example, the processing unit 21 may generate a list Tg based on the frequency with which each talk room is used. For example, the processing unit 21 may generate a list Tg by arranging the names of the talk rooms included in the talk room information D2 in descending order of frequency in which each talk room is used. Further, the order in which the names of the talk rooms are arranged in the list Tg may be an order preset by the user.

In the example of FIG. 8A, the user sets the destination from the list Tg. As an example, but not a limitation, the user can set the destination by tapping on the name of the talk room where the second content is scheduled to be transmitted in the list Tg displayed in the display area 28A. The terminal 20 designates a talk room set by the user as a destination and transmits the quoted content. Here, it is assumed that [Baseball Club] is set as the destination. The processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 controls the communication I / F 22 and transmits the quoted content destined for the [baseball club] to the server 10 as the transmission destination.

When the terminal 20 transmits the information related to the first content Q1, the terminal 20 displays, as an example, not limited to, the first image including the information indicating that the information related to the first content Q1 has been transmitted in the display area 28A. do. In FIG. 8B, the image T1 of the first talk room corresponds to the first image, and the reference numeral Th corresponds to the information indicating that the information related to the first content Q1 has been transmitted. In the example of FIG. 8B, the information Th is the text [cited]. The processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 generates, as an example, not a limitation, the image T1 of the first talk room in which the information th is arranged in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the first content Q1. The processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the generated image T1 of the first talk room in the display area 28A.

In the present embodiment, the program P2 stored in the storage unit 24 of the terminal 20 is an information processing program executed by the terminals of the users included in the first group including a plurality of users and the second group including a plurality of users. The first image including the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the first group is displayed in the display area of the terminal, and the first of the contents included in the first image displayed in the display area. The information about one content and the second content input by the terminal are transmitted by the communication unit of the terminal, and the second content is associated with the first content and is transmitted and received between each terminal of the second group. It is included in the second image including the content to be created. The program P2 displays the first image including the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the first group on the processing unit 21 (not limited, but as an example, the CPU) of the terminal 20 in the display area of the terminal. Information about the first content among the contents included in the first image displayed in the display area and the second content input by the terminal are transmitted by the communication unit of the terminal.

In the present embodiment as described above, the terminal 20 displays information about the first content among the contents included in the first image displayed in the display area 28A and the second content input by the terminal 20. It is transmitted by 20 communication units. The second content is associated with the first content and is included in the second image including the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group. Therefore, the user of the terminal of the second group can acquire the information about the first content (not limited, but at least a part of the first content as an example) in the second image. As described above, the information processing method according to the present embodiment facilitates the sharing of information between the first group and the second group. As a result, the information processing method according to the present embodiment reduces the labor of the user when the user collects information, and contributes to the improvement of the convenience of the user. Further, the information processing method according to the present embodiment contributes to reducing the load on the terminal 20 when the user collects information using the terminal 20.

In the present embodiment, the second image includes, but is not limited to, an example of the second content and at least a portion of the first content associated with the second content. In this case, since the user viewing the second image can obtain at least a part of the first content and the second content, the relationship between the first content and the second content (as an example, not a limitation). It becomes easy to grasp.

The terminal 20 displays the candidates of the second group as an example, not a limitation, and transmits the second content to the terminals 20 of a plurality of users included in the second group selected from the candidates of the second group. In this case, the user can select the destination from the displayed candidates of the second group, which improves convenience. Further, in the present embodiment, the candidates of the second group are not limited, but as an example, are associated with the identification information of the terminal 20 or the user of the terminal 20, and are arranged in order based on the information about each group of the candidates of the second group. It is displayed in the display area 28A. In this case, there is a high possibility that the user can easily specify the destination, and the convenience of the user is improved.

As an example, the terminal 20 displays in the display area a first image including information indicating that the information regarding the first content has been transmitted when the information regarding the first content is transmitted. In this case, the user of the terminal 20 who has transmitted the information regarding the first content can confirm that the terminal 20 has operated normally. Further, in the first group, a user different from the user of the terminal 20 who has transmitted the information regarding the first content can know that the information regarding the first content has been transmitted.

The terminal 20 displays the image of the second talk room in the display area 28A as an example, not a limitation. In this information processing method, the image of the second talk room including the second content is displayed in the display area 28A of the terminal 20 that has transmitted the information about the first content and the second content, so that the user of the terminal 20 can use the information processing method. Since the transmitted second content can be confirmed by looking at the image of the second talk room, the convenience of the user is improved.

The second content is, by example, not limited to, at least one content of text, image, and voice input by the input unit 23A of the terminal 20. The text can represent information such as comments and schedules with a smaller amount of data than images and sounds, as an example, not a limitation. Therefore, when the second content includes text, this information processing method can reduce the communication amount of the terminal 20, for example. Further, the image and the sound are not limited, and as an example, the amount of information is larger than that of the text, and it is possible to express information that is difficult to express in the text. Therefore, when the second content includes one or both of the image and the sound, this information processing method can convey the second content having rich expressive power, which contributes to the improvement of user convenience.

The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, when the transmission of the second content is permitted, the image of the second talk room is based on the first content and the second content input by the input unit 23A of the terminal 20. To generate. Since this information processing method generates an image of the second talk room on the terminal 20, the second talk room image is not limited to the case where the image of the second talk room is acquired from the outside of the terminal 20 by communication or the like. The image of the talk room can be quickly displayed in the display area 28A. As a result, this information processing method can improve the convenience of the user, reduce the communication amount of the terminal 20, and the like.

The information processing method according to the embodiment includes the processes of steps S2 to S4 in FIG. 4, but may not include at least a part of the processes of steps S2 to S4. As an example, not a limitation, the destination of the information regarding the first content may be set in advance, and in this case, the terminal 20 may omit the process of step S4. Further, at least a part of the processing of steps S2 to S4 may be executed by an external device of the terminal 20 (not limited to, for example, a cloud computer).

It should be noted that at least a part of the processes of steps S2 to S4 may be a part of a series of processes for transmitting information about the first content and the second content. Further, the order of processing from step S2 to step S4 can be arbitrarily changed. For example, the quoted content may be generated after the destination is specified in step S4. Further, in step S4, when a talk room different from the first talk room is designated as the destination, the terminal 20 may request to quote the content to another talk room.

In the case of the content Q5 in the lower right figure of FIG. 2, the quoted content displayed in the display area 28A is a set of at least a part of the first content and the second content. It is not limited to any form. For example, the quoted content may be in a form in which the content including at least a part of the first content and the second content are arranged and displayed separately. For example, the terminal 20 may display an image of a talk room in which at least a part of the first content and the second content are arranged as one content. In this case, at least a part of the first content may or may not be arranged in the vertical direction of the image T2 of the second talk room with respect to the second content.

<Second Embodiment>
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the second embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. This embodiment is not limited to, but as an example, a form in which citation is permitted for content under predetermined conditions. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 transmits the cited content when the citation is permitted, and does not transmit the cited content when the citation is not permitted. The above-mentioned predetermined condition is not limited, but is, for example, a condition in which the user who has transmitted the content to be quoted and the user of the terminal 20 are the same. As an example, not a limitation, the user transmits the content quoting this content by the terminal 20 to the second talk room as the content input by the terminal 20 among the contents included in the first talk room. can do. For example, when the user who transmitted the first content and the user of the terminal are the same, the processing unit 21 controls the communication I / F22 and cites information including information about the first content (as an example, not a limitation). Content) is sent.

Next, the contents described in the present embodiment, which will explain the present embodiment in more detail, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In FIG. 9, the processes of steps S1 and S2 are the same as those in FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. When the processing unit 21 determines that there is a request for citation in step S2 (step S2: Yes), the processing unit of the terminal 20 determines whether or not to allow the transmission of information regarding the first content in step S21. 21 is determined. As an example, the processing unit 21 determines that the transmission of information regarding the first content is permitted when the user who has transmitted the first content and the user of the terminal 20 are the same (step S21: Yes).

The processing unit 21 executes the process of step S21 with reference to the content information D3 illustrated in FIG. 3B as an example, not a limitation. For example, when the [content ID] of the first content selected by the user is [tr01c01], the processing unit 21 refers to the [sending user ID] corresponding to [tr01c01] and transmits the first content. Acquire the user ID of. Then, the processing unit 21 compares the user ID of the user who transmitted the first content with the user ID of the user of the terminal 20, and determines that the transmission of information regarding the first content is permitted when both match. .. For example, in the terminal 20A of the user A, when the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c01] is selected as the first content, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20A has the [sending user ID] corresponding to [tr01c01] and the terminal. Since the user IDs of the 20 users A match, it is determined that the transmission of information regarding the first content is permitted. Further, when the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c02] is selected as the first content in the terminal 20A of the user A, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20A has the [transmitting user ID] corresponding to [tr01c02] and the terminal. Since the user IDs of the 20 users A do not match, it is determined that the transmission of information regarding the first content is not permitted.

When the processing unit 21 determines that the transmission of the information related to the first content is permitted (step S21: Yes), the processing unit 21 executes the processes of steps S3 to S5 as an example, not limited to the information related to the first content, and the first content. 2 Send the content. Since the processing of steps S3 to S5 is the same as that of FIG. 4, the description thereof will be omitted. When the processing unit 21 determines that the transmission of the information regarding the first content is not permitted (step S21: No), the processing unit 21 notifies the disapproval of citation in step S22 as an example rather than limitation. For example, the processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display an image including a message such as "cannot be quoted" in the display area 28A, and notifies the user of the disapproval of quoting.

The processing unit 21 may output a voice indicating the disapproval of citation by the speaker 29 to notify the disapproval of citation. Further, the processing unit 21 may notify the disapproval of citation by a form different from the voice or the image (for example, vibration of the terminal 20, lighting or blinking of the lamp). Further, the processing unit 21 does not have to execute the processing of step S22.

After executing the process of step S5 or after executing the process of step S22, the terminal 20 ends a series of processes for transmitting information regarding the first content.

As an example, the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content by the communication unit when the user who transmitted the first content and the user of the terminal 20 are the same. Therefore, such an information processing method can reduce unintentional transmission of information regarding the first content when the terminal 20 is a user different from the user who transmitted the first content.

The processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 determines whether or not to allow the transmission of information regarding the first content, not as a limitation but as an example. In this information processing method, it is determined whether or not the terminal 20 for transmitting the second content is permitted to transmit the information regarding the first content, so that the determination result can be obtained promptly. Therefore, the terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, the information regarding the first content and the second content can be quickly transmitted as compared with the case where the above determination is performed outside the terminal 20, and the convenience of the user is improved. do.

Further, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to allow citation in step S21 before executing the processes of step S3 and step S4, as an example but not a limitation. Therefore, when the processing unit 21 determines that citation is not permitted (step S21: No), the terminal 20 can omit the processing of steps S3 and S4, and can reduce the load required for these processing. The process of step S21 may be executed before the process of step S5, may be executed after step S3, or may be executed after the process of step S4.

The terminal 20 may transmit information about the first content based on conditions different from the conditions in which the user who transmitted the first content and the user of the terminal 20 are the same. As an example, but not a limitation, the terminal 20 may determine whether or not to allow transmission of information regarding the first content based on one or both of the type of the first content and the amount of data. For example, the terminal 20 does not have to transmit the information about the first content when the first content is text, and does not have to transmit the information about the first content when the first content is different from the text. The conditions under which the terminal 20 transmits information regarding the first content are not limited to the above examples, and will be described in later embodiments.

If the terminal 20 is not permitted to transmit the information regarding the first content to the second talk room as the destination, the terminal 20 may transmit the second content without transmitting the information regarding the first content. Further, the terminal 20 does not have to determine whether or not to allow the information regarding the first content to be transmitted to the second talk room as a destination. As an example, not limited to, when the server 10 receives the information about the first content and the second content transmitted by the terminal 20, at least a part of the received information is from the server 10 to the users included in the second group. It may be determined whether or not to transmit to the terminal 20 of the above. When the server 10 determines that the information regarding the first content transmitted by the terminal 20 is not transmitted to the terminal 20 of the user included in the second group, the server 10 does not transmit the information regarding the first content as an example, not a limitation. The second content may or may not be transmitted.

The terminal 20 may display an image of a talk room that distinguishes between the content for which citation is permitted and the content for which citation is not permitted, as an example, not limited to the content. In the following description, the content for which citation is permitted is referred to as a candidate for the first content as appropriate.

10 (A) and 10 (B) are diagrams showing processing related to display of candidates for the first content. In the image T1 of the first talk room of FIG. 10A, the content Q1 and the content Q2 are contents transmitted by the user of the terminal 20. The content Q1 and the content Q2 are candidates for the first content because the transmitting user and the user of the terminal 20 are the same and citation is permitted. Further, the content Q2 is the content transmitted from another terminal, and since the transmitting user and the user of the terminal 20 are different, the content is not allowed to be quoted. The content Q1 and the content Q2, which are candidates for the first content, are arranged in a first positional relationship with respect to the image T1 of the first talk room, respectively. The reference numeral CL is the center line of the image T1 of the first talk room, and the first positional relationship is a positional relationship closer to one side with respect to the center line CL. For example, the content Q1 and the content Q2 are arranged at positions closer to the right side with respect to the center line CL of the image T1 in the first talk room. Further, the content Q3, which is a content different from the content that is a candidate for the first content, is arranged at a position closer to the opposite side of the content that is a candidate for the first content with respect to the center line CL. The positional relationship between the content that is the candidate for the first content and the content that is different from the content that is the candidate for the first content is not limited to the above example, and is arbitrarily set so that a human can visually distinguish it. ..

In the image T1 of the first talk room of FIG. 10B, the content that is a candidate for the first content of the first image is displayed in the display area 28A in a different manner from the content that is different from the content that is the candidate for the first content. Will be done. In FIG. 10B, the contents that are candidates for the first content of the first image are the content Q1 and the content Q2. The content different from the content that is the candidate for the first content is the content Q3. Each content is displayed as an item in which the main body of the content is housed in a frame (for example, a frame in the shape of a balloon) as an example, not a limitation. The content that is a candidate for the first content and the content that is different from the content that is a candidate for the first content are displayed in a form in which one or both of the color and the brightness of the above frame are different. As an example, not a limitation, in the content Q1 and the content Q2, the inside of the frame is the first color (for example, green), and in the content Q3, the inside of the frame is a second color different from the first color (for example). For example, white).

The content that is the candidate for the first content and the content that is different from the content that is the candidate for the first content are the brightness inside the frame, the color of the frame line, the thickness of the frame line, and the frame line. Line types (eg, solid line, dotted line) may be different. Further, the difference in the display form between the content that is the candidate for the first content and the content that is different from the content that is the candidate for the first content is not limited to the above example, and is arbitrarily set so that a human can visually distinguish them. Will be done.

In FIGS. 10A and 10B, the terminal 20 distinguishes between the content that is the candidate for the first content and the content that is different from the content that is the candidate for the first content. In this case, the user can easily distinguish between the content for which the transmission of the information regarding the first content is permitted and the content for which the transmission of the information regarding the first content is not permitted, which improves the convenience of the user.

<Third Embodiment>
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the third embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. The third embodiment is not a limitation but, as an example, a form of determining whether or not citation is permitted before the second content is input. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 generates citation content when citation is permitted, and does not generate citation content when citation is not permitted. FIG. 12A is a diagram showing a process related to display when citation is permitted. FIG. 12B is a diagram showing a process related to display when citation is not permitted. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the [Citation] icon as shown in FIG. 12 (A) when citation is not permitted, and [Citation] as shown in FIG. 12 (B) when citation is not permitted. Do not display the [Quote] icon.

Next, the contents described in the present embodiment, which will explain the present embodiment in more detail, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

After displaying the image of the first talk room in step S1, the terminal 20 determines whether or not there is a content selection in step S24. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 has detected that the content Q1 is long-pressed in the image T1 of the first talk room displayed in the display area 28A as shown in the upper figure of FIG. If so, it is determined that the content Q1 is selected. When it is determined that the content is selected (step S24: Yes), the processing unit 21 determines whether or not to allow citation in step S25. When it is determined that the content determined to be selected in step S24 is allowed to be quoted (step S25: Yes), the processing unit 21 displays a command window including the citation in step S26. Further, when it is determined that citation is not permitted for the content determined to be selected in step S24 (step S25: No), the processing unit 21 displays a command window not including citation in step S27.

When citation is permitted, the processing unit 21 includes a command window Tc1 including a command for executing processing related to citation (for example, [citation] in the figure) as shown in FIG. 12 (A). Generate the room image T1a. The processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the image T1a of the first talk room in the display area 28A. In the case of FIG. 12A, [Copy], [Delete], [Quote], and [Save] are command icons for executing a predetermined process for the selected content (here, content Q1), respectively. .. By tapping any of the [Copy], [Delete], [Quote], and [Save] icons, the user can cause the terminal 20 to execute the process assigned to the icon.

If the citation is not permitted, the processing unit 21 generates an image T1b of the first talk room including a command window Tc2 that does not include a command for executing the processing related to the citation, as shown in FIG. 12 (B). .. In FIG. 12B, in FIG. 12B, the [Citation] icon is disabled. When the [Quote] icon is tapped, the terminal 20 does not accept the input of the [Quote] command as an example, not a limitation. [Quote] does not function as an icon for inputting a command, but it is expressed with a lower contrast than other commands such as [Copy], and visually indicates that the command cannot be executed. The terminal 20 does not have to display [Quote]. The user can cause the terminal 20 to execute the process assigned to the icon by tapping the icon for [copy], [delete], and [save] in which the icon is valid. note that,

Returning to the description of FIG. 11, the terminal 20 displays the command window Tc1 including the citation in step S26, and then determines in step S28 whether or not there is a request for citation. The processing unit 21 determines that there is a request for citation when it is detected that the [quote] icon shown in FIG. 12A is tapped, as an example, not a limitation. When the processing unit 21 determines that there is a request for citation (step S28: Yes), the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content and the second content by executing the processes of steps S3 to S5. do. Since the processes of steps S3 to S5 are the same as those in FIG. 4, the description thereof will be omitted.

As an example, the processing unit 21 determines that there is no request for citation when it is detected that a portion different from the icon of [citation] shown in FIG. 12 (A) is tapped (step S28: No). The part different from the above [quote] icon is not limited, but may be an icon different from the [quote] icon, or may be a part outside the command window Tc1 in the display area 28A. The processing unit 21 determines whether or not there is a command selection when it is determined that there is no citation request (step S28: No) or after the processing in step S27. When it is detected that the icon representing a valid command is tapped in the command window Tc1 shown in FIG. 12A or the command window Tc2 shown in FIG. 12B, the processing unit 21 selects a command. It is determined that there is (step S29: Yes). When the processing unit 21 determines that there is a command selection (step S29: Yes), the terminal 20 executes the selected command in step S30. When the processing unit 21 determines that there is no content selection in step S24 (step S24: No), the terminal 20 determines that there is no command selection in step S29 after the processing of step S5. (Step S29: No), or after the process of step S30, a series of processes for transmitting information about the first content and the second content is completed.

The terminal 20 as described above is not limited, but as an example, it is possible to transmit information about the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the first group as the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group different from the first group. If not allowed, do not accept input for commands that cause at least part of the process of sending information about the content. In this case, the user does not have the inconvenience of knowing that the transmission of the information regarding the first content is not permitted after the input of the second content, and the convenience of the user is improved. Further, the terminal 20 can omit the process of accepting the input of the second content for the information related to the content for which transmission is not permitted, and the processing load is reduced.

<Fourth Embodiment>
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the fourth embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. This embodiment differs from the above-described embodiment in the conditions under which citation is permitted. The terminal 20 determines whether or not to allow citation based on the users included in the second group as an example, not the limitation. As an example, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to allow quoting based on the destination of the second content after the destination of the second content is specified. As an example, but not a limitation, the terminal 20 allows quoting when a user included in the first group and a user included in the second group overlap with each other in addition to the user of the own terminal. The information regarding the first content is not limited, but is transmitted by the communication unit as an example, when one or more users excluding the user of the terminal 20 among the plurality of users included in the second group are included in the first group. ..

Next, the present embodiment will be described in more detail. The contents described in this embodiment can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

The processing of steps S1 and S2 of FIG. 13 is the same as that of FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. When the processing unit 21 determines in step S2 that there is a request for citation (step S2: Yes), the terminal 20 specifies a destination for transmitting information about the first content and the second content in step S31. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays a list of talk room names that are candidate destinations in the display area 28A, and designates a talk room selected by the user from the list as the destination.

In step S32, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to allow citation. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 executes the processing of step S32 based on the destination specified in step S31. For example, the processing unit 21 refers to the talk room information D2 shown in FIG. 3A to acquire a user ID of a user included in the group corresponding to the talk room of the destination specified in step S31. Then, the processing unit 21 compares the user ID of the user included in the first group corresponding to the first talk room with the user ID of the user included in the group corresponding to the destination talk room. As a result, the processing unit 21 determines whether or not one or more users excluding the user of the own terminal among the plurality of users included in the second group are included in the first group. When the processing unit 21 determines that N1 or more users excluding the user of the own terminal among the plurality of users included in the second group are included in the first group, the processing unit 21 determines that the transmission of information regarding the first content is permitted. (Step S32: Yes). The above N1 is an integer of 1 or more, and is not a limitation but a preset value as an example. When the processing unit 21 determines that the transmission of the information regarding the first content is permitted (step S32: Yes), the terminal 20 executes the processes of steps S3 and S5 to obtain the information regarding the first content and the second content. To send. The processing of steps S3 and S5 is the same as that of FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted.

When the processing unit 21 determines that the transmission of information regarding the first content is not permitted (step S32: No), the terminal 20 notifies that the citation is not permitted in step S33. The process of step S33 is the same as the process of step S22 of FIG. 9, and the description thereof will be omitted. After the processing in step S33, the processing unit 21 determines in step S34 whether or not to change the destination. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays a dialog box such as "Do you want to change the destination?" In the display area 28A, and accepts the user's input. When the user's input to change the destination is detected, the processing unit 21 determines that the destination is changed (step S34: Yes). When the processing unit 21 determines that the destination is changed (step S34: Yes), the terminal 20 returns to the process of step S31 and repeats the subsequent processes. When the processing unit 21 determines that the destination is not changed (step S34: No), the terminal 20 ends a series of processes for transmitting information regarding the first content and the second content.

The terminal 20 as described above is not limited, but as an example, when one or more users excluding the user of the terminal 20 among a plurality of users included in the second group are included in the first group, information on the first content. To send. In other words, the terminal 20 transmits information about the first content when there are overlapping users in the first group and the second group other than the users of the own terminal. Therefore, the terminal 20 can convey information about the first content to the terminal 20 of the second group, which is related to the first group, as an example, not limited to the terminal 20, for example, while suppressing the unintended diffusion of the information. Information can be shared.

Further, the terminal 20 determines, for example, whether or not to allow the transmission of information regarding the first content in step S32 before executing the process of accepting the input of the second content in step S3. .. In this case, the user is prevented from having the inconvenience of knowing that the citation is not permitted after inputting the second content, and the convenience of the user is improved. Further, when the transmission of the information regarding the first content is not permitted, the terminal 20 can omit the process of accepting the input of the second content, and the processing load is reduced.

<Fifth Embodiment>
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the fifth embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, the timing for determining whether or not citation is permitted is different from that in the above-described embodiment. The terminal 20 determines, as an example, not a limitation, whether or not to allow citation after the citation content is generated.

Next, the contents described in the present embodiment, which will explain the present embodiment in more detail, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

The processing of step S1 and step S2 of FIG. 14 is the same as that of FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. When the processing unit 21 determines that there is a request for citation in step S2 (step S2: Yes), the terminal 20 generates the citation content in step S41. Then, the terminal 20 sets the destination of the quoted content in step S42. The processing of step S41 and step S42 is the same as the processing of step S3 and step S4 of FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted. After the process of step S42, the processing unit 21 determines whether or not to allow citation. The process of step S43 is the same as the process of step S32 of FIG. 13, and the description thereof will be omitted.

When the processing unit 21 determines that the citation is permitted (step S43: Yes), the terminal 20 transmits the information regarding the first content and the second content in step S5. When the processing unit 21 determines that citation is not permitted (step S43: No), the terminal 20 notifies that citation is not permitted in step S44, and determines whether or not to change the destination in step S45. The processing of step S44 and step S45 is the same as the processing of step S33 and step S34 of FIG. 13, and the description thereof will be omitted.

When the processing unit 21 determines that the destination is not changed (step S46: No), the terminal 20 determines in step S46 whether or not to store the quoted content. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 says [Remember? ] Etc. is displayed in the display area 28A to accept user input. When it is detected that the user has input to store the quoted content, the processing unit 21 determines that the quoted content is stored (step S46: Yes). When the processing unit 21 determines that the quoted content is to be stored (step S46: Yes), the terminal 20 stores at least a part of the quoted content generated in step S41 in the storage unit in step S47. The storage unit is not limited to the storage unit 24 of the terminal 20, but may be a storage unit different from the storage unit 24 or an external storage unit of the terminal 20. As an example, the terminal 20 may display the stored quote message in the display area 28A based on the user's request. The terminal 20 ends a series of processes when the processing unit 21 determines that the quoted content is not stored (step S46: No) or after the process of step S47.

The terminal 20 as described above is not limited, but as an example, determines whether or not to allow citation after generating the citation content, and determines whether or not to change the destination when the citation is not permitted. In this case, the user may be allowed to quote by changing the destination, and the inconvenience such as wasting the labor required for inputting the second content can be reduced, and the convenience of the user is improved. .. Further, the terminal 20 can reduce the inconvenience of not transmitting the information regarding the first content due to, for example, an erroneous input of the destination, and the robustness is improved.

Further, the terminal 20 determines, as an example, not a limitation, whether or not to allow citation after generating the citation content, and determines whether or not to store the citation content when the citation is not permitted. In this case, the user may browse or reuse the stored quoted content, for example, which improves the convenience of the user.

The terminal 20 does not have to execute the process of step S45. Further, the terminal 20 does not have to execute the process of step S46, and when the processing unit 21 determines that quoting is not permitted (step S43: No), the quoted message may be automatically stored or quoted. You don't have to remember the message.

<Sixth Embodiment>
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the sixth embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. This embodiment is not a limitation but an example, in which it is determined whether or not citation is permitted under a plurality of conditions. As an example, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to allow citation based on the user who transmitted the specified content at the stage when the content to be quoted is specified. Further, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to allow quoting based on the specified destination at the stage where the destination is specified, not as a limitation but as an example. Then, the terminal 20 transmits the quoted content when it is determined by the own terminal that the citation is permitted, not as a limitation but as an example. Further, the terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, when it is determined by the own terminal that citation is not permitted, the terminal 20 transmits a request for citation permission, and transmits the citation content based on the response to the request for citation permission.

Next, the present embodiment will be described in more detail. The contents described in this embodiment can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

The processing of steps S1 and S2 of FIG. 15 is the same as that of FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. When it is determined that there is a request for citation (step S2: Yes), the processing unit 21 determines in step S51 whether or not to allow the citation. The processing of step S51 is the same as that of step S21 of FIG. 9, and when the user of the terminal that transmitted the first content and the user of the own terminal are the same, the processing unit 21 determines that citation is permitted (step). S51: Yes). When the processing unit 21 determines that the citation is permitted, the processing unit 21 sets the citation permission flag in step S52. The processing unit 21 generates a flag to allow citation as an example, not a limitation.

The terminal 20 specifies the destination in step S4 when the processing unit 21 determines that citation is not permitted (step S51: No) or after the processing in step S52. After the process of step S4, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to allow citation in step S53. The process of step S53 is not limited, but is the same as the process of step S32 of FIG. When one or more users excluding the user are included in the first group, it is determined that citation is permitted. When the processing unit 21 determines that citation is permitted (step S53: Yes), the processing unit 21 sets a citation permission flag in step S54.

The processing unit 21 generates the cited content in step S3 when it is determined that the citation is not permitted (step S53: No) or after the processing of step S54. After the processing of step S3, the processing unit 21 determines in step S55 whether or not there is a citation permission flag. When the citation permission flag is set in one or both of the processes of step S52 and step S54, the processing unit 21 determines that the citation permission flag is present (step S55: Yes). When it is determined that there is no citation permission flag (step S55: No), the processing unit 21 determines in step S56 whether or not to transmit the citation permission request. As an example, but not a limitation, terminal 20 sends a request for permission to cite. ] Is displayed in the display area 28A to accept user input. When the user's input to send the request for permission of citation is detected, the processing unit 21 determines that the request for permission of citation is transmitted (step S56: Yes).

When the processing unit 21 determines that the request for permission to cite is transmitted (step S56: Yes), the terminal 20 transmits the request for permission to cite in step S57. As an example, but not a limitation, the terminal 20 transmits information indicating that the permission of citation is requested to the terminal 20 of the user who is permitted to transmit the information regarding the first content. The user who is permitted to transmit the information regarding the first content is not limited, but is, for example, the user who has transmitted the first content.

The destination of the request for permission to cite is not limited to the above example. For example, the terminal 20 may be a terminal 20 of one or more users included in the first group, or may be a preset user (not limited, but as an example, a preset user among the users included in each group). , Administrator) terminal. The terminal 20 that receives the request for permission to cite is not limited, but as an example, [Do you allow citation? ] Is displayed in the display area 28A to accept user input. When the user's input to send the request for permission of citation is detected, the processing unit 21 transmits the permission of citation. In addition, the server 10 is not limited, but as an example, when the terminal 20 receives the request for permission of citation, it determines whether or not to permit the citation, and transmits the permission of citation based on the determination result. You may.

In step S58, the processing unit 21 determines whether or not the permission for citation has been received. The processing unit 21 determines, as an example, not a limitation, whether or not the information indicating that the citation is permitted is received as a response to the request for permission of the citation transmitted in step S57. When the processing unit 21 determines that the citation permission flag is present in step S55 (step S55: Yes), or when the processing unit 21 determines that the citation permission has been received in step S58 (step S58). : Yes), in step S5, the information regarding the first content and the second content are transmitted.

Further, when the processing unit 21 determines in step S2 that there is no citation request (step S2: No), the terminal 20 determines that the citation permission request is not transmitted in step S56 (step S2). When the processing unit 21 determines that the citation permission has not been received in S56: No) or in step S58 (step S58: No), a series of processes is terminated.

If the destination is set in step S4 and the information regarding the first content is not transmitted, the terminal 20 may determine whether or not to change the destination in the same manner as in the process of step S45 of FIG. Further, when the user inputs the second content and does not transmit the information regarding the first content in step S3, the terminal 20 displays one or both of the information regarding the first content and the second content in step S46 of FIG. It may be determined whether or not to memorize, or it may be memorized without determining whether or not to memorize, and it is not necessary to memorize without determining whether or not to memorize. ..

As an example, the terminal 20 as described above transmits information about the first content and the second content based on a plurality of conditions. Such an information processing method is not limited, but as an example, the conditions under which information regarding the first content is permitted can be set in detail, so that information can be transmitted by a plurality of users while preventing unintended leakage of information. It can be shared. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 allows quoting when the user of the terminal 20 who transmitted the first content and the user of the own terminal are the same, and among the users included in the second group, the terminal 20 of the own terminal Citation is allowed when a user different from the user is included in the first group. In this case, the user included in the first group and included in the second group can transmit the quoted content by the terminal 20, so that the convenience of the user is improved.

Further, the terminal 20 transmits the information regarding the first content and the second content based on the response to the request for permission of citation, as an example, not the limitation. Such an information processing method is not limited, and as an example, it is not necessary for the terminal 20 to determine whether or not to allow citation, and the processing load of the terminal 20 can be reduced. Further, such an information processing method is not limited, but as an example, the terminal 20 responds to a request for permission of citation in a state where the terminal 20 lacks information necessary for determining whether or not to permit citation. The information about the first content and the second content can be transmitted based on the above, and the information can be shared between the first group and the second group.

Further, the terminal 20 transmits the information regarding the first content and the second content based on a plurality of conditions, and the plurality of conditions include a condition that the permission for citation is received. Such an information processing method is not limited, but as an example, when determining whether or not to allow citation outside the terminal 20, it is possible to prevent the information regarding the first content from being illegally transmitted from the terminal 20. Can be done. As a result, the information processing method can share information among a plurality of users while preventing an unintended leakage of information.

The number of conditions for the terminal 20 to transmit the information regarding the first content and the second content may be one or plural. The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, the number of conditions for transmitting the information regarding the first content and the second content is one, and this condition may be a condition that the permission for citation is received. Further, the terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, the information regarding the first content and the second content are transmitted based on a plurality of conditions, and the plurality of conditions do not include the condition that the permission for citation is received. good. The plurality of conditions may or may not include at least one of the conditions described in each of the above embodiments. Further, the plurality of conditions may include conditions different from the conditions described in each of the above-described embodiments.

<7th Embodiment>
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an information processing method according to the seventh embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. This embodiment is not limited to, but as an example, when the quoted content is transmitted, the information about the talk room is displayed in the display area 28A. As an example, the terminal 20 displays an image of the second talk room including an advertisement related to the first talk room when the quoted content is transmitted. As an example, the terminal 20 displays an image of the first talk room including an advertisement related to the second talk room when the quoted content is transmitted.

Next, the contents described in the present embodiment, which will explain the present embodiment in more detail, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

Reference numeral TL in the upper left figure of FIG. 16 is an image of a list of talk rooms. In this image TL, [Music] and [Rock] are the names of talk rooms. The [Music] talk room and the [Rock] talk room are not limited, but are examples of themed talk rooms. For example, a talk room whose name is [Music] is a talk room whose theme is music and is supposed to post and browse information related to music in general. In addition, the talk room whose name is [Rock] is a talk room whose theme is rock and is supposed to post and browse information about rock in general. The theme of each talk room is arbitrary, and may be food, fashion, travel, movies, work, romance, and the like. The user can set an arbitrary theme and generate a talk room as an example, not a limitation.

In the present embodiment, the talk room provided by the messaging service includes a public talk room and a private talk room. The public talk room is not limited, but as an example, a talk room in which any user who uses the messaging service can participate. The messaging service provides the user with a list of public talk rooms as an example, but not a limitation, and the user can register himself / herself in the group corresponding to the talk room selected from the list. As an example, but not limited to, the messaging service provides a system for the user to search for a public talk room, and the user can find a talk room with a theme of interest by keyword search or the like.

Further, the user can set the type of the talk room to public when generating the talk room, and thereby, the public talk room can be generated. The public talk room may be generated by the provider of the messaging service or its consignor, for example, without limitation. For example, the event organizer may outsource the generation of a talk room to a messaging service provider, and the messaging service provider may generate a public talk room with the theme of the event.

The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, the user of the terminal 20 registers himself as a user of the group corresponding to the published talk room, so that the image of the talk room is displayed (as an example, not limited to the terminal 20). Can be viewed by the user). The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, the user of the terminal 20 registers himself / herself as a user of the group corresponding to the public talk room, so that the content is transmitted to the talk room as the destination (as an example, not limited). 20 users can post).

The terminal 20 is not limited, and as an example, the image of the talk room may be displayed without the user of the terminal 20 being registered as a user of the group corresponding to the public talk room. For example, the user may be able to browse the talk room without registering to the group corresponding to the talk room, and may need to register to the group when posting to the talk room. The user may decide whether or not to register himself / herself in the group after browsing the talk room. Further, when the terminal 20 displays the image of the published talk room, the user of the terminal 20 may be registered in the group corresponding to the talk room.

The terminal 20 is not limited, and as an example, the user of the terminal 20 may be able to transmit the content destined for the talk room without registering the user of the terminal 20 as the user of the group corresponding to the public talk room. For example, when the content destined for the public talk room is transmitted from the terminal 20, the user of the terminal 20 may be registered in the group corresponding to the talk room.

The private talk room is not limited, but as an example, the display of the image of the talk room and the transmission access of the content destined for the talk room by the terminal 20 of the user who is not included in the group corresponding to the talk room are restricted. It is a talk room. Users included in the group corresponding to the private talk room can add other users to the group. In the image TL of the talk room list shown in the upper left of FIG. 16, it is assumed that [user B] is the name of the talk room and the type of the talk room whose name is [user B] is not disclosed.

The terminal 20 displays the image TL of the list of the own terminal or the talk room associated with the user of the own terminal in the display area 28A as an example, not the limitation. The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, when [Music] of the image TL is tapped as shown in the upper left figure of FIG. 2, the image T6 of the talk room whose name Ta is [Music] is displayed as shown in the upper right figure. It is displayed in the display area 28A. Here, it is assumed that the group corresponding to the talk room of [Music] is the first group, and the image T6 of the talk room is the first image. Further, it is assumed that the group corresponding to the talk room of [Rock] is the second group, and the image T7 of the talk room of [Rock] shown in the lower left figure is the second image.

The terminal 20 uses information about the first content among the contents included in the first image displayed in the display area 28A and the second content input by the terminal 20 as a communication unit (not limited, but an example) of the terminal 20. As a result, it is transmitted by communication I / F22). In the image T6 of the talk room in the upper right figure, the reference numerals Q11 to Q13 are contents transmitted and received between the terminals of the first group. Here, it is assumed that the content Q11 is the first content. The terminal 20 transmits the information regarding the first content Q11 and the second content based on the user's input to the first content Q11 displayed in the display area 28A as an example, not the limitation.

In the image T7 of the talk room shown in the lower left figure, reference numerals Q14 and reference numeral Q15 are contents transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group. Reference numeral Q16 is a quoted content quoting the first content Q11, and content Q14 is a second content input by the user A by the terminal 20. As an example, the terminal 20 displays the first image including the information about the second group to which the second content Q14 is transmitted and received when the information about the first content Q11 and the second content Q14 are transmitted.

As shown in the lower right figure, the terminal 20 displays the image T6 of the talk room corresponding to the first group in the display area 28A after transmitting the information regarding the first content Q11. In the image T6 of the talk room, reference numeral Q18 is content including information about the second group. Here, the talk room corresponding to the second group is a talk room whose name is [Rock]. As an example, not a limitation, the content Q18 includes information on the theme of the [Rock] talk room as information on the [Rock] talk room. The content Q18 is not limited, but is, as an example, content generated and transmitted by the server 10. As an example, not a limitation, when the server 10 receives the information about the first content Q11 and the second content Q14 transmitted by the terminal 20, the server 10 includes the information about the first content Q11 and the second content Q14 in the second group. After transmitting to the terminal 20 of the user, the information about the second group is transmitted to the terminal 20 of the user included in the first group. The processing unit 21 of the server 10 generates content including information about the second group based on the talk room information D8 stored in the storage unit 13 as an example, not limited to the processing unit 21.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing talk room information. The talk room information D8 includes, but is not limited to, an item of [type] and an item of [theme] as an example. [Type] is information indicating whether the talk room is public or private. The [Type] is not limited, but is associated with the [Talk Room ID] as an example. For example, the talk room whose [talk room ID] is [tr01] is the talk room whose [name] is [user B] and whose [type] is [private] as shown in FIG. The talk room having the [Talk Room ID] of [tr11] is a talk room having the name [Music] (see the upper right figure of FIG. 16), and the type is [Public]. The talk room having the [Talk Room ID] of [tr12] is a talk room having the name [Rock] (see the lower left figure of FIG. 16), and the type is [Public].

[Theme] is information about the talk room as an example, not limited. The Theme is associated with the Talk Room ID as an example, not a limitation. For example, in a talk room where the [talk room ID] is [tr11], the [theme] is [music]. Further, in the talk room where the [talk room ID] is [tr12], the [theme] is [lock]. [Music] and [Rock] are not limited, but may be, for example, keywords indicating the theme of the talk room, or information such as advertisements registered by a messaging service provider or the like. In the talk room where the [talk room ID] is [tr01], the [theme] is [NULL]. [Null] is information indicating that there is no data.

After transmitting the information about the first content Q11 and the second content Q14 to the terminal 20 of the user included in the second group, the server 10 transmits the information about the second group from the talk room information D8, not as a limitation but as an example. get. For example, in the case of FIGS. 16 and 17, the processing unit 21 of the server 10 is included in the [lock] as the [theme] corresponding to the talk room in which the [talk room ID] is [tr12] as the information regarding the second group. Get the information. As an example, not a limitation, when the information contained in [Lock] is a keyword indicating the theme of the talk room, the server 10 provides, for example, information related to this keyword, which is permitted to be disclosed, via the network. get. The server 10 generates the content Q18 by the processing unit 21 based on the acquired information, and transmits the content Q18 to the terminal 20 of the user included in the first group. Further, the information included in the [lock] may be an advertisement or the like according to the theme of the talk room. In this case, the server 10 inputs the information such as the advertisement registered in advance to the terminal 20 of the user included in the first group. Send to. When the [theme] of the talk room corresponding to the second group is [Null], the server 10 does not transmit the information about the talk room to the terminal 20 of the user included in the first group as an example, not a limitation.

When the terminal 20 as described above transmits the information regarding the first content, the terminal 20 displays the first image including the information regarding the second group in the display area 28A as an example, not the limitation. In this case, as an example, not a limitation, the topic in the first group may be related to the second group, and the terminal 20 uses the information about the second group as the information related to the topic in the first group. It can be provided to users included in the group. As a result, the user included in the first group can reduce the trouble of searching the Internet for information derived from the information related to the first content, for example, and improve the convenience of the user. Further, the terminal 20 reduces the processing when the user searches the Internet for information derived from the information related to the first content, for example.

When the talk room is set to be public or private, the terminal 20 is not limited to, but as an example, information on the first content and the second content based on whether the talk room is public or private. And may be sent. As an example, not a limitation, in the process of step S21 of FIG. 9, when the [type] of the talk room corresponding to the first group is [public], the terminal 20 provides information on the first content and the second content. It may be determined to transmit (step S21: Yes). This process may or may not be executed separately from the process of step S21 of FIG.

The talk room does not have to be set to be public or private. As an example, not limited to all talk rooms, all talk rooms may be private or all talk rooms may be open. When all the talk rooms are open to the public, the terminal 20 does not have to determine whether or not to allow the transmission of the information about the first content and the second content as an example, not a limitation.

When the terminal 20 transmits the information on the first content and the second content, the terminal 20 displays the first image including the information on the second group in FIG. 16 as an example, not limited to the display area 28A. A second image containing information about one group may be displayed in the display area 28A. Further, when the terminal 20 transmits the information regarding the first content and the second content, the terminal 20 displays the first image including the information regarding the second group in the display area 28A as an example, not limited to the information regarding the first group. The second image including the above may be displayed in the display area 28A. Further, the terminal 20 displays the information about the group as the content in the display area 28A as an example, not the limitation, but may be displayed in a form different from the content (a pop-up, a banner as an example, not a limitation). good.

<8th Embodiment>
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an information processing method according to the eighth embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. The present embodiment is not limited, but as an example, a third image including at least a part of the first content is displayed in the display area 28A based on the input to the image T2 of the second talk room shown in the lower left figure. Is. In FIG. 18, the terminal 20A for displaying the third image is the same as the terminal 20 for transmitting the second content. The terminal 20 for displaying the third image may be a terminal different from the terminal 20 for transmitting the second content, and this embodiment will be described in the ninth embodiment. The third image is not a limitation but an image T1 of the first talk room shown in the lower right figure as an example. When a predetermined input is made to the image T2 of the second talk room, the terminal 20 does not go through the state of displaying the image TL of the talk room list shown in the upper left figure as an example, not limited to the right. The image T1 of the first talk room in the figure below is displayed in the display area 28A.

The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, when a talk room is selected based on the image TL of the list of talk rooms, the talk including the content having the latest transmitted time among the contents included in the selected talk room. Display the image of the room. When the amount of content contained in the talk room exceeds the amount that can be displayed at one time in the display area 28A, the image of the talk room does not include the amount of content that exceeds the amount that can be displayed at one time, as an example without limitation. As an example, the user can browse the contents included in the talk room but not included in the image of the talk room by scrolling the display.

As an example, but not limited to, when the terminal 20A displays the image T1 of the first talk room based on the input to the image T2 of the second talk room, the terminal 20A includes at least a part of the first content of the first talk room. Generate image T1. As an example, not a limitation, when the amount of content contained in the first talk room exceeds the amount that can be displayed at one time in the display area 28A, the amount of content contained in the first talk room that can be displayed at one time in the display area 28A. The content is extracted so as to include at least a part of the first content to generate the image T1 of the first talk room. As an example, but not a limitation, when the terminal 20 displays the image T1 of the first talk room based on the input to the image T2 of the second talk room, the user does not scroll the display and at least the first content Q1. You can see the image T1 of the second talk room including a part.

In the image T2 of the second talk room in the lower left figure, the content Q8 is the content based on the first content Q1 in the lower right figure. As an example, not limited to, when the display area 28A is the display area of the touch panel and the input unit 25 is the operation unit of the touch panel, the terminal 20 is set to the first content Q1 in the image T2 of the second talk room in the lower left figure. When it is detected that the based content Q8 is tapped, the image T1 of the first talk room including the first content Q1 is displayed in the display area 28A.

Next, the contents described in the present embodiment, which will explain the present embodiment in more detail, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In the upper left figure of FIG. 18, the image TL is an image of a list of talk rooms. Here, it is assumed that the first talk room corresponding to the first group is the [baseball club], and the second talk room corresponding to the second group is the [user B]. Further, it is assumed that the terminal 20 has already transmitted the information regarding the first content Q1 and the second content Q4 to the second talk room as described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the upper right figure, the terminal 20 displays the image T2 of the second talk room in the display area 28A. As an example, but not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the image T2 of the second talk room based on the input to the image TL of the list of talk rooms. As an example, not a limitation, when it is detected that the [baseball club] icon is tapped on the touch panel as the input unit 25 and the display unit 28, the terminal 20 of the second talk room associated with this icon Display image T2.

The terminal 20 has a third image including the first content Q1 attached to the second content based on the input to the image of the second talk room displayed in the display area 28A (in FIG. 18, the third image in the lower right figure). 1 The image T1) of the talk room is displayed. As an example, but not a limitation, the terminal 20 is based on the input for one or both of the information about the first content Q1 and the second content Q4 included in the image T2 of the second talk room, and the image T1 of the first talk room. Is displayed. In the example of the lower left figure, the information regarding the first content Q1 is the first content Q1. The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, in the touch panel as the input unit 25 and the display unit 28, one or both of the information about the first content Q1 and the second content Q4 included in the image T2 of the second talk room are tapped. If it is detected, the image T1 of the first talk room is displayed. When it is detected that at least a part of the quoted content Q5 (not limited to the first content Q1) is tapped, the terminal 20 displays the image T1 of the first talk room.

As an example, not a limitation, the command for executing the process of switching the image displayed in the display area 28A from the image T2 of the second talk room to the image T1 of the first talk room is a predetermined input to the image T2 of the second talk room. Is associated with. In the example of FIG. 18, the predetermined input is a tap for the first content Q1 included in the cited content Q5. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 talks about a state in which the image T2 of the second talk room is displayed in the display area 28A when it is detected that a predetermined input is made to the image T2 of the second talk room. The image T1 of the first talk room is switched to the state of being displayed in the display area 28A without going through the state in which the image TL of the room list is displayed in the display area 28A. The predetermined input may be an input different from the tap, and is not limited to the input by operating the mouse as the input unit 25, the input by voice using the microphone 26, the input by imaging using the camera 27, or the like. It may be input by the input device of.

When the amount of content contained in each talk room exceeds the amount that can be displayed in the display area 28A at one time, the terminal 20 can display the content included in each talk room in the display area 28A as an example without limitation. The amount of content is extracted by the processing unit 21, and an image of the talk room including the extracted content is displayed. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 arranges the latest content with the latest transmission time below the display area 28A, and arranges the latest content transmitted upward from the latest content in the order of newest. To generate an image of the talk room. Further, the terminal 20 changes which content is included in the image of the talk room based on the input to the image of the talk room as an example, not the limitation.

When the processing unit 21 detects that the image of the talk room is flicked upward in the vertical direction on the touch panel as the input unit 25 and the display unit 28, as an example, the processing unit 21 is based on the content in the current display. Also generates an image of the talk room to include previously transmitted content. The terminal 20 displays the image of the talk room generated by the processing unit 21 in the display area 28A. Further, when the processing unit 21 detects that the image of the talk room is flicked downward in the vertical direction, the processing unit 21 generates the image of the talk room so as to include the content transmitted after the content in the current display. do. The terminal 20 displays the image of the talk room generated by the processing unit 21 in the display area 28A. As an example, the user can scroll the display by operating the input unit 25 as the operation unit of the touch panel, and display the image of the talk room including the desired content in the display area 28A of the terminal 20. ..

When displaying the image T1 of the first talk room based on a predetermined input to the image T2 of the second talk room, the processing unit 21 displays the amount of contents included in the first talk room at once in the display area 28A. When the amount exceeds the amount that can be obtained, the content included in the image T1 of the first talk room among the contents included in the first talk room is selected to include the first content Q1 as an example, not a limitation. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 extracts one or two or more contents whose transmission time order is continuous with the order of the first content Q1 from the contents included in the first talk room. The processing unit 21 generates, as an example, not a limitation, an image T1 of the first talk room in which the extracted contents and the first contents Q1 are arranged in the order of transmission. The terminal 20 displays the image T1 of the first talk room generated by the processing unit 21 in the display area 28A.

The third image displayed by the terminal 20 in the display area 28A based on a predetermined input to the image T2 of the second talk room may be the same as the first image or may be different from the first image. As an example, not a limitation, the third image displayed by the terminal 20 in the display area 28A based on a predetermined input to the image T2 of the second talk room is displayed by the terminal 20 based on the input to the image TL of the talk room list. An image different from the image T1 of the first talk room displayed in the area 28A may be used. As an example, but not a limitation, in the third image, at least one of the contents included in the image T1 of the first talk room may be omitted or shortened.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the eighth embodiment. As an example, the terminal 20 causes the display area 28A to display the image TL of the talk room list as shown in the upper left figure of FIG. 18 when the application of the messaging service is started. The processing unit 21 reads the talk room information D2 (see FIG. 3A) stored in the storage unit 24 as an example, not limited to the above, and generates an image TL of the talk room list. Then, the processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28, and causes the display unit 28 to display the image TL. Then, when the user selects the talk room by the input unit 23A, the processing unit 21 displays the image of the talk room in the display area 28A. Here, it is assumed that the second content associated with the first content included in the first talk room is transmitted to the second talk room as the destination, and the user selects the second talk room. Further, here, it is assumed that the first talk room is the talk room of [User B] in the image TL of the list of talk rooms, and the second talk room is the talk room of [Baseball club] in the image TL.

In step S61, the terminal 20 displays an image of the second talk room. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 generates an image T2 of the second talk room as shown in the upper right figure of FIG. 18 based on the talk room information D2 and the content information D3 stored in the storage unit 24. do. For example, the processing unit 21 specifies [List 4] as the content information corresponding to the second talk room based on the talk room information D2 shown in FIG. 3 (A). Then, the processing unit 21 reads out [List 4] shown in FIG. 3C among the content information D3 stored in the storage unit 24. Then, the processing unit 21 arranges each content defined in [List 4] in a predetermined positional relationship, and generates an image T2 of the second talk room. Then, the processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the image T2 of the second talk room in the display area 28A.

In step S62, the terminal 20 determines whether or not there is an input to the image T2 of the second talk room. The terminal 20 accepts the user's input to the image T2 of the second talk room. As an example, not limited to, when the display area 28A is the display area of the touch panel and the input unit 25 is the operation unit of the touch panel, the user can operate the input unit 25 superimposed on the display area 28A to obtain various information. Can be input to the terminal 20. As an example, the processing unit 21 displays the image T2 of the second talk room when it is detected that the quoted content Q5 displayed in the display area 28A is tapped, as shown in the lower left figure of FIG. On the other hand, it is determined that a predetermined input has been made (step S62: Yes).

The process of accepting the input to the image T2 of the second talk room is not limited to the example shown in FIG. As an example, the input unit 25 may be a device different from the operation unit of the touch panel. For example, when the input unit 25 is a mouse, the user can operate the pointer on the display area 28A to cite the content. By arranging the image T1 in Q5 (for example, the content Q1) and clicking the mouse, a command to display the image T1 of the first talk room in the display area 28A may be input. Further, the terminal 20 may accept the request for citation by a device different from the input unit 25, and may accept the request for citation by voice input using, for example, the microphone 26.

When the processing unit 21 determines that a predetermined input has been made to the image T2 of the second talk room (step S62: Yes), the terminal 20 displays the third image including the first content in the display area 28A in step S63. Display on. As an example, not a limitation, the first content is the cited content cited in the second content, and the terminal 20 displays the image T1 of the first talk room including the cited content. The terminal 20 ends a series of processes when the processing unit 21 determines that there is no predetermined input to the image T2 of the second talk room (step S62: No) or after the process of step S63.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an example of processing related to the display of the third image. Step S63 includes, but is not limited to, the processing of steps S65 to S68 as an example. In step S65, the processing unit 21 acquires the information regarding the second content (not limited to, as an example, the [related information] of FIG. 3C. In the case of FIG. 3C, the [related information] is the first. 2 Includes [tr01c01], which is the [content ID] of the first content associated with the content.

In step S66, the processing unit 21 acquires information on one or more contents including the first content. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 specifies the first talk room as a talk room including the first content based on the content ID of the first content acquired in step S65. Then, the processing unit 21 extracts one or two or more contents of a predetermined condition with respect to the first content from the content included in the specified first talk room, as an example but not a limitation.

The predetermined condition is not limited, but includes, as an example, a condition that includes the first content, the order of transmission time is continuous, and the total amount of the content is an amount that can be displayed in the display area 28A at one time. As an example, not a limitation, of the contents displayed at one time in the display area 28A, at least a part of one or both of the contents arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the image of the talk room is displayed. It may be displayed in the area 28A. The content displayed at one time in the display area 28A is not limited, and as an example, the entire content may be displayed in the display area 28A, or a part thereof may be cut off at the edge of the image in the talk room.

The predetermined condition is not limited, and may include, for example, a condition that the content is transmitted within a predetermined period including the time when the first content is transmitted. For example, the predetermined condition may include a condition that the content is transmitted on the day when the first content is transmitted, or includes a predetermined length (eg, 6 hours, 1) including the time when the first content is transmitted. It may include a condition that the content is transmitted within the period of (day, one week). In addition, the above-mentioned predetermined conditions may include conditions relating to the terminal 20 or the user of the terminal 20 who has transmitted the content. As an example, not a limitation, the above-mentioned predetermined condition may include a condition that the content is transmitted from the terminal 20 that has transmitted the first content, or a condition that the content is transmitted from the terminal 20 that has transmitted the second content. May include.

The predetermined condition is not limited to the above example, and may not include at least one of the illustrated conditions, or may include a condition different from the illustrated condition. The contents extracted by the processing unit 21 in step S66 do not have to be in the order of transmission time.

In step S67, the processing unit 21 generates a third image. The processing unit 21 generates a third image based on the information of the content acquired in step S66 as an example, not a limitation. The processing unit 21 arranges the contents acquired in step S66 in a predetermined positional relationship as an example, not limited to the processing unit 21, and generates a third image. The third image may be the same as the first image or may be different from the first image. The third image is not limited, but may be, for example, an image generated by an algorithm for generating the first image, or an image generated by an algorithm different from the algorithm for generating the first image.

It should be noted that at least one of the contents arranged in the third image does not have to be the same as the contents included in the first talk room, and the content included in the first talk room is processed as an example without limitation. It may be the content that has been created. In step S68, the terminal 20 outputs the third image generated by the processing unit 21 to the display unit 28, and displays the third image in the display area 28A.

In the present embodiment, the program P2 is an information processing program executed by the terminals of users included in the second group including a plurality of users, and the content is transmitted and received between the terminals of the first group including the plurality of users. The display area of the terminal is the second image including the second content of the content transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group, which is the second content associated with the first content of the first image including. Including displaying in the display area and displaying a third image including the first content associated with the second content in the display area based on the input by the user of the terminal for the second image displayed in the display area. .. The program P2 is, as an example, not limited, among the first images including the contents transmitted and received between the terminals of the first group including a plurality of users to the processing unit 21 (as an example, not limited, a computer, CPU). Displaying and displaying a second image including the second content among the contents transmitted and received between the terminals of the second group, which is the second content associated with the first content of the above, in the display area of the terminal. Based on the input by the user of the terminal for the second image displayed in the area, the display of the third image including the first content associated with the second content in the display area is executed.

The terminal 20 as described above displays a third image including the first content associated with the second content in the display area based on the input by the user of the terminal for the second image displayed in the display area. Therefore, the user of the terminal 20 can know at least a part of the first content associated with the second content by the third image. As an example, not a limitation, when the terminal 20 that transmits the second content and the terminal 20 that displays the third image based on the input to the second image are the same terminal, the user simply confirms the first content. can do. As an example, but not a limitation, the third image includes one or both of the content transmitted before the first content and the content transmitted after the first content, in which case the user uses the first content. It is possible to know the flow and process of a plurality of contents including, and the convenience of the user is improved.

<9th embodiment>
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an information processing method according to a ninth embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, the second terminal (for example, the terminal 20C in FIG. 21) that displays the image of the second talk room including the second content transmits the second content (for example, the terminal 20A in FIG. 2). ), Which is different from the eighth embodiment.

As an example, the terminal 20 displays the image T11 of the first talk room shown in the lower right figure in the display area 28A based on the input to the image T12 of the second talk room shown in the lower left figure. As an example, the terminal 20 displays the image T11 of the first talk room based on the information about the first content Q1 when it detects that a predetermined input has been made to the image T12 of the second talk room. .. In the form in which the image T11 of the first talk room is displayed based on the input to the image T12 of the second talk room, the information regarding the first content is not limited, but as an example, the information that identifies the first content in the messaging service is used. include. The information that identifies the first content is not limited, but is, for example, identification information of the first content. When the terminal 20 displays the image T11 of the first talk room based on the input to the image T12 of the second talk room, the terminal 20 includes the first content based on the identification information of the first content, not by limitation but as an example. The talk room is specified as the first talk room, and the image T11 of the first talk room is displayed.

When the terminal 20 is a user's terminal 20 (for example, terminal 20C) that is not included in the first group, the terminal 20 is included in the image T11 of the first talk room based on the identification information of the first content as an example and not a limitation. As the content, one or more contents including at least a part of the first content among the contents included in the first talk room are received, and the image T11 of the first talk room is generated based on the received contents.

When a predetermined input is made to the image T12 of the second talk room, the terminal 20 does not go through the state of displaying the image TL of the talk room list shown in the upper left figure as an example, not a limitation. The image T11 of the first talk room in the lower right figure is displayed in the display area 28A. When the terminal 20 is a user's terminal 20 (for example, terminal 20C) that is not included in the first group, the terminal 20 can be displayed at once in the display area 28A of the contents included in the first talk room as an example, not limited to the terminal 20. The amount of content set based on the amount is received, and the image T11 of the first talk room is displayed based on the received content. The terminal 20 may or may not receive all the contents included in the first talk room as an example, not limited to.

Next, the contents described in the present embodiment, which will explain the present embodiment in more detail, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In FIG. 21, as an example, not a limitation, the user who has transmitted the information regarding the first content and the second content is the user A, and the terminal 20 of the user A is the terminal 20A. The terminal 20 in FIG. 21 is not limited, but as an example, is a terminal of a user C who is a user different from the user A, and is a terminal 20C. As an example, not a limitation, the first group corresponding to the first talk room shown in the upper right figure of FIG. 2 is composed of user A and user B, and user C who is a user of terminal 20C is a second group. It is a user who is included in but is not included in the first group.

As shown in the upper left figure of FIG. 21, the terminal 20 displays the image TL of the list of the own terminal or the talk room associated with the user of the own terminal in the display area 28A as an example, not the limitation. The talk room associated with the own terminal or the user of the own terminal is not limited, but is, for example, a talk room in which the user of the own terminal is included. When the talk room is selected by the input to the image TL of the talk room list, the terminal 20 displays the image of the selected talk room in the display area 28A. The terminal 20C is not limited, but as an example, the display area 28A is the display area of the touch panel, the input unit 25 is the operation unit of the touch panel, and the [baseball club] icon in the image TL of the talk room list is tapped. In this case, as shown in the upper right figure of FIG. 21, the image T12 of the talk room whose name Ta is “baseball club” is displayed in the display area 28A.

In the image T12 of the talk room, the reference numeral Q8 is the content based on the information regarding the first content Q1. Information about the first content Q1 is transmitted from the terminal 20A of the user A. The terminal 20C receives the information regarding the first content Q1 via the server 10 as an example, not the limitation. The terminal 20 receives, as an example, not a limitation, the identification information of the first content Q1 and at least a part of the first content Q1 as the information regarding the first content Q1. The terminal 20 generates an image T12 of the second talk room including the content Q8 related to the first content Q1 based on at least a part of the received first content Q1.

The terminal 20C has a third image including the first content Q1 associated with the second content Q4 based on the input to the image T12 of the second talk room displayed in the display area 28A (in FIG. 21, the lower right figure). The image T11) of the first talk room of the above is displayed. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20C displays the image T11 of the first talk room based on the input to the cited content Q5 included in the image T12 of the second talk room in the lower left figure. The terminal 20C is not limited, but as an example, when the display area 28A is the display area of the touch panel and the input unit 25 is the operation unit of the touch panel, the quoted content Q5 included in the image T12 of the second talk room is tapped. When it is detected, the image T11 of the first talk room is displayed.

As an example, not a limitation, the command for executing the process of switching the image displayed in the display area 28A from the image T12 of the second talk room to the image T11 of the first talk room is a predetermined input to the image T12 of the second talk room. Is associated with. The predetermined input is a tap on the quoted content Q5 in the example of FIG. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20C talks about the state in which the image T12 of the second talk room is displayed in the display area 28A when it is detected that a predetermined input is made to the image T12 of the second talk room. The image T11 of the first talk room is switched to the state of being displayed in the display area 28A without going through the state in which the image TL of the room list is displayed in the display area 28A. The predetermined input may be an input different from the tap, and is not limited to the input by operating the mouse as the input unit 25, the input by voice using the microphone 26, the input by imaging using the camera 27, or the like. It may be input by the input device of.

When it is detected that a predetermined input has been made to the image T12 of the second talk room, the terminal 20C is not limited to, but as an example, a device that stores the identification information of the first content Q1 and the first content Q1. Send to. The device for storing the first content Q1 is not limited, but as an example, one or both of the user's terminals 20 (for example, terminals 20A and 20B) included in the first group and the server 10.

The terminal 20C transmits information regarding the first content Q1 (for example, identification information of the first content Q1) as an example, and is included in the third image as a response to the transmission of the information regarding the first content Q1. Receive content information. As an example, not limited to, when the server 10 stores the content information D7 including the content included in the first talk room in the storage unit 13 and receives the identification information of the first content Q1 transmitted by the terminal 20C, the content information. One or two or more contents including the first content Q1 are transmitted based on D7. When the terminal 20C receives the content transmitted from the server 10, the terminal 20C arranges the received content in a predetermined positional relationship to generate a third image.

The server 10 does not have to store the content information D7 including the content included in the first talk room. In this case, as an example, not limited to, the server 10 acquires one or two or more contents including the first content Q1 from the terminal 20A or the terminal 20B holding the contents included in the first talk room, and the acquired contents. May be transmitted to the terminal 20C. As an example, but not a limitation, the server 10 transmits information requesting transmission of the content included in the first talk room to the terminal 20A, and receives and receives the content included in the first talk room as a response to the request. The content included in the first talk room is transmitted to the terminal 20C.

When the amount of content contained in each talk room exceeds the amount that can be displayed in the display area 28A at one time, the terminal 20C can display the content included in each talk room in the display area 28A as an example without limitation. The amount of content is extracted by the processing unit 21, and an image of the talk room including the extracted content is displayed. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 arranges the latest content with the latest transmission time below the display area 28A, and arranges the latest content transmitted upward from the latest content in the order of newest. To generate an image of the talk room. Further, the terminal 20C changes which content is included in the image of the talk room based on the input to the image of the talk room as an example, not the limitation.

When the processing unit 21 detects that the image of the talk room is flicked upward in the vertical direction on the touch panel as the input unit 25 and the display unit 28, as an example, the processing unit 21 is based on the content in the current display. Also generates an image of the talk room to include previously transmitted content. The terminal 20C displays the image of the talk room generated by the processing unit 21 in the display area 28A. Further, when the processing unit 21 detects that the image of the talk room is flicked downward in the vertical direction, the processing unit 21 generates the image of the talk room so as to include the content transmitted after the content in the current display. do. The terminal 20C displays the image of the talk room generated by the processing unit 21 in the display area 28A. As an example, the user can scroll the display by operating the input unit 25 as the operation unit of the touch panel, and display the image of the talk room including the desired content in the display area 28A of the terminal 20C. ..

When the amount of content contained in the first talk room exceeds the amount that can be displayed at one time in the display area 28A, the content included in the image T11 of the first talk room is not limited, but is used as an example in the first talk room. Selected from the included content. The content included in the image T11 of the first talk room may be selected by the terminal 20A, may be selected by the server 10, or may be selected by the terminal 20C. Further, the third image displayed by the terminal 20C in the display area 28A based on a predetermined input to the image T12 of the second talk room may be the same as the first image or may be different from the first image.

As described above, the terminal 20C that displays the third image based on the input to the second image may be a terminal different from the terminal 20A of the user who transmitted the second content. In this case, the user of the terminal 20C can know at least a part of the first content associated with the second content by the third image. As an example, but not a limitation, the third image includes one or both of the content transmitted before the first content and the content transmitted after the first content, in which case the user uses the first content. It is possible to know the flow and process of a plurality of contents including, and the convenience of the user is improved.

The second image displayed on the terminal 20 (for example, terminal 20C) of a user different from the user who transmitted the second content is not limited, but as an example, the terminal 20 of the user who transmitted the second content (for example, the terminal). It may be different from the second image displayed in 20A). Further, the third image displayed on the terminal 20 (for example, terminal 20C) of a user different from the user who transmitted the second content is not limited, but as an example, the terminal 20 of the user who transmitted the second content (for example, the terminal). It may be different from the third image displayed in 20A). Hereinafter, an example of the second image and an example of the third image will be described with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing processing related to display of the second image and the third image. In the upper figure of FIG. 22, reference numeral Q21 is content included in the image T12 of the second talk room. The content Q21 is a third content that is not associated with other contents, unlike the second content Q4 that is associated with the first content Q1. The third content Q21 is not limited but, as an example, content that does not cite other content. The third content Q21 and the information about the user who transmitted the third content Q21 are combined and displayed in the display area 28A. The information about the user is, but not limited to, information that identifies the user who sent the content.

In FIG. 22, the user who transmitted the third content Q21 is the user D, and the information about the user includes, for example, the icon and the user name of the user D without limitation. The processing unit 21 of the terminal 20C is not limited to, but as an example, in the image T12 of the second talk room, the third content Q21 and the information about the user who transmitted the third content Q21 (eg, icon Ud1, user name Ud2) Are arranged in a predetermined positional relationship. Further, the information about the user who transmitted the second content Q4 among the contents included in the image T12 of the second talk room is set not to be displayed in the display area 28A. The processing unit 21 of the terminal 20C does not arrange information about the user who transmitted the second content Q4 with respect to the second content Q4 in the image T12 of the second talk room as an example, not limited to.

The lower figure of FIG. 22 is a diagram showing, as an example, not a limitation, a third image (here, an image T11 of the first talk room) in the case where the information about the user who transmitted the second content Q4 is not displayed. be. In the image T11 of the first talk room displayed based on the image T12 of the second talk room, the information about the user who transmitted each content is set not to be displayed in the display area 28A. In the case of the image T11 of the first talk room shown in the lower right figure of FIG. 21, the user who transmitted the first content Q1 is the user A. In the image T11 of the first talk room, the information about the user is not limited, but by example, the icon Ua1 and the user name Ua2 of the user A. The icon Ua1 and the user name Ua2 are arranged in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the first content Q1. Further, in the case of the image T11 of the first talk room shown in the lower figure of FIG. 22, the information about the user who transmitted the first content Q1 is set not to be displayed in the display area 28A. The processing unit 21 of the terminal 20C does not arrange information about the user who has transmitted the content included in the first talk room in the image T11 of the first talk room as an example, not limited to. In this case, the terminal 20C may or may not receive information about the user who has transmitted the content included in the first talk room, as an example, not limited to.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing processing related to the display of the second image and the third image. Of the contents included in the image T12 of the second talk room shown in the upper part of FIG. 23, the information about the user who has transmitted the second content Q4 is set not to be displayed in the display area 28A. The processing unit 21 of the terminal 20C does not arrange information about the user who transmitted the second content Q4 in the image T12 of the second talk room as an example, not limited to. Further, the image T12 of the second talk room includes information that does not specify the user who transmitted the second content Q4, instead of the information about the user who transmitted the second content Q4. The information that does not specify the user is not limited but, for example, the icon Ux1 and the user name Ux2 given by the terminal 20C. The processing unit 21 of the terminal 20C arranges the second content Q4, the icon Ux1 and the user name Ux2 in a predetermined positional relationship, and generates the image T12 of the second talk room, as an example without limitation.

The lower figure of FIG. 23 is not limited, but as an example, a third image (here, the image T11 of the first talk room) in the case where information that does not specify the user is displayed instead of the information about the user who transmitted the second content Q4. ). In the image T11 of the first talk room displayed based on the image T12 of the second talk room, the information about the user who transmitted each content is set not to be displayed in the display area 28A. The image T11 of the first talk room includes information that does not identify the user instead of the information about the user who transmitted each content. The information that does not specify the user is not limited, but as an example, the icon Ux1 and the user name Ux2 for the user A shown in the lower right figure of FIG. 21, and the icon Uy1 and the user name Uy2 for the user B. The icon Ux1 and the icon Uy1 are set in a one-to-one correspondence with the users of the first group (here, user A and user B) corresponding to the first talk room, respectively, but which user corresponds to is specified. Not done. Further, the user name Ux2 and the user name Uy2 are set in a one-to-one correspondence with the users of the first group (here, user A and user B) corresponding to the first talk room, respectively. Corresponding or not specified.

As described with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23, when the information about the user who transmitted the second content is set not to be displayed in the display area 28A, each user when the information about the first content is transmitted by the terminal 20. , It becomes difficult to be identified by other users. Such an information processing method is not limited, but as an example, it makes it easier for a user to cite the contents of another user, and contributes to information sharing. Further, when displaying the third image based on the input to the second image, if the information about the user who transmitted each content is not displayed, each user in the first talk room can display the information about the user. Concerns known to the user who viewed the third image are reduced, and the convenience of the user is improved. Further, when information that does not identify the user is displayed instead of the information about the user, the diffusion of the information about the user is suppressed, and it becomes easy to grasp the context of the content included in the third image.

<10th Embodiment>
FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the tenth embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. This embodiment is not limited to, but as an example, is a mode for determining whether or not to allow the display of the image of the first talk room based on the user's input to the image of the second talk room. As an example, not a limitation, when the terminal 20 detects a predetermined input to the image of the second talk room and the user of the own terminal satisfies the predetermined condition, the terminal 20 displays the image of the first talk room in the display area 28A. Display on. The predetermined condition is not limited, but is, for example, a condition in which the user who has transmitted the second content and the user of the own terminal are the same. The third image is not limited, but as an example, when the user who transmitted the second content and the user of the terminal 20 are the same, the third image is displayed in the display area 28A.

Next, the contents described in the present embodiment, which will explain the present embodiment in more detail, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

The processing of step S61 and step S62 of FIG. 24 is the same as that of FIG. 19, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. When the processing unit 21 determines in step S62 that there is an input to the image in the second talk room (step S62: Yes), the terminal 20 determines in step S71 whether or not to allow the display of the third image. .. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 determines that the display of the third image is permitted when the user who transmitted the second content and the user of the own terminal are the same (step S71: Yes). The processing unit 21 executes the processing of step S71 based on the content information D3 shown in FIG. 3C as an example, not limited to the processing unit 21. In the example of FIG. 3C, the second content is the content whose [content ID] is [tr01c01], and its [sending user ID] is [user A]. In this case, the processing unit 21 compares the user ID of the user of the own terminal with the [user A], which is the [transmitting user ID] corresponding to the second content, and determines whether or not both match.

When the processing unit 21 determines that the display of the third image is permitted (step S71: Yes), the terminal 20 displays the third image in step S72. When the user who transmitted the second content and the user of the own terminal are the same, this user is included in the first group corresponding to the first talk room, and the terminal 20 is not limited but is an example of the first talk. The content information D3 including the content included in the room is stored in the storage unit 24. In step S72, the processing unit 21 generates a third image based on the content information D3 (see FIG. 3B) stored in the storage unit 24 as an example, not a limitation. Then, the processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the generated third image in the display area 28A.

When the processing unit 21 determines in step S62 that there is no input to the image in the second talk room (step S62: No), or in step S71, the processing unit 21 determines that the display of the third image is not permitted. If this is done (step S72: No), a series of processes related to the display of the third image is completed.

The terminal 20 as described above is not limited, but as an example, when the user who transmitted the second content and the user of the terminal 20 are the same, the third image is displayed in the display area 28A. Such an information processing method is not limited, but as an example, suppresses the display of the third image on the terminal 20 of a user different from the user who transmitted the second content, and the information contained in the third image is unexpected. Suppress the spread to users. As a result, the user of the terminal 20 can browse the first content associated with the second content without worrying about the unintended diffusion of the information, and the convenience of the user is improved.

<11th Embodiment>
FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the eleventh embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. The eleventh embodiment is not limited, but as an example, is a mode in which an image of the first talk room is displayed based on an input to the image of the second talk room on a terminal of a user who is not included in the first group. As an example, the terminal 20 displays an image of the first talk room when a user included in the first group and a user included in the second group satisfy a predetermined condition. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays an image of the first talk room when a user of N3 or more excluding the user of the own terminal among the users included in the second group is included in the first group. The above N3 is not a limitation but, as an example, an arbitrary value of 1 or more, and is a preset value. The image of the first talk room is not limited, but as an example, when one or more users excluding the terminal user among the users included in the second group are included in the first group, the image is displayed in the display area 28A.

Further, the present embodiment is not limited, but as an example, when the image of the first talk room is displayed based on the input to the image of the second talk room by the user who is not included in the first group, the user is set to the first group. It is a form to include. For example, in FIG. 21, the user C of the terminal 20C is a user who is not included in the first group corresponding to the first talk room and is a user included in the second group corresponding to the second talk room. As an example, the terminal 20C transmits information requesting transmission of the content included in the first talk room when a predetermined input is made to the image T12 of the second talk room. The information for requesting the transmission of the content includes, but is not limited to, the identification information of the first content as an example. When the server 10 receives the information requesting the transmission of the content and transmits the content included in the first talk room as a response, the server 10 adds the user C of the terminal 20C to the first group as an example, not limited to the above. The information requesting the transmission of the content is not limited, but may be transmitted to the terminals 20 (for example, terminals 20A and 20B) included in the first group via the server 10 as an example. In this case, the terminal 20 included in the first group may add the user C of the terminal 20C to the first group.

Next, the contents described in the present embodiment, which will explain the present embodiment in more detail, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

The processing of step S61 and step S62 of FIG. 25 is the same as that of FIG. 19, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. When the processing unit 21 determines in step S62 that there is an input to the image in the second talk room (step S62: Yes), the terminal 20 determines in step S75 whether or not to allow the display of the third image. .. As an example, not a limitation, when the users included in the second group and N2 or more users excluding the user who transmitted the second content are included in the first group, the processing unit 21 displays the third image. Judge to allow. The above N2 is a value arbitrarily set from an integer of 1 or more.

Here, it is assumed that the user A and the user B form a first group, and the user A is a user who has transmitted the second content. Further, it is assumed that user A, user B, user C, and user D form a second group. When the user of the own terminal is user C, among the users included in the second group, the users excluding the user who transmitted the second content are user A, user C, and user D, and among these users. User A is included in the first group. Therefore, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20C of the user C determines that the display of the third image is permitted.

When the processing unit 21 determines that the display of the third image is permitted (step S75: Yes), the terminal 20 displays the third image in step S76. When the user of the own terminal is included in the first group, the processing unit 21 generates a third image based on the content information D3 stored in the storage unit 24 as an example, not a limitation. The third image is, but not limited to, an image of the first talk room including the first content. Further, when the user of the own terminal is not included in the first group, the processing unit 21 is not limited to the first, but as an example, based on the content transmitted from the server 10 or the terminal 20 of the user included in the first group. 3 Generate an image. The processing unit 21 controls the display unit 28 to display the generated third image in the display area 28A.

Further, in step S77, the processing unit 21 determines whether or not the user of the own terminal is included in the first group. When the processing unit 21 determines that the user of the own terminal is not included in the first group (step S77: No), the processing unit 21 adds the user of the own terminal to the first group in step S78. At least a part of the processing of step S77 and step S78 may be included in the processing of step S76 as an example without limitation. As an example, not a limitation, when the processing unit 21 determines that the user of the own terminal is included in the first group, the processing unit 21 may generate a third image based on the content information D3 stored in the storage unit 24. .. Further, as an example, not limited to, when it is determined that the user of the own terminal is not included in the first group, the content to be included in the third image is transferred from the server 10 or the terminal 20 of the user included in the first group. You may receive it. In this case, the terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, the terminal 20 of the user included in the server 10 or the first group that receives the request information transmits the request information requesting the transmission of the content to be included in the third image. A process of adding the user of the terminal 20 who has transmitted the request information to the first group may be executed.

When the processing unit 21 determines in step S75 that the display of the third image is not permitted (step S75: No), the terminal 20 notifies that the display of the third image is not permitted in step S79 as an example, not a limitation. .. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 may display a message such as "the third image cannot be displayed" in the display area 28A, or may emit a sound such as a voice or an alarm such as "the third image cannot be displayed" to the speaker 29. You may output from. The process of step S75 may not be necessary.

When the processing unit 21 determines in step S62 that there is no input to the image of the second talk room (step S62: No), the terminal 20 determines that the user of the own terminal is included in the first group in step S77. (Step S77: Yes), after the process of step S78, or after the process of step S79, a series of processes related to the display of the third image based on the input to the second image is completed.

The terminal 20 as described above is not limited, but as an example, when M or more users excluding the user who transmitted the second content among the plurality of users included in the second group are included in the first group, the third terminal 20 is included. Display the image. In other words, the terminal 20 displays the third image when there are overlapping users in the first group and the second group other than the user who transmitted the second content. Therefore, the terminal 20 can display a third image including the first content transmitted and received between the terminals of the first group related to the second group, for example, without limitation, and the information is not intended, for example. Information can be shared while suppressing diffusion.

Further, when the user of the terminal 20 is not included in the first group and the third image is displayed based on the input by the user of the terminal 20 for the second content, the user of the terminal 20 is registered in the first group. Such an information processing method contributes to suppressing the diffusion of unintended information because the user of the terminal 20 displaying the third image is included in the first group that transmits and receives the first content. The terminal 20 of the user who is not included in the first group is not limited, and as an example, the third image may be displayed after the user of the own terminal is added to the first group. Further, users who are not included in the first group may be added to the first group after the user's terminal 20 displays the third image.

The display propriety determination process for determining whether or not to allow the display of the third image is not limited, but is based on, for example, in step S75, the users included in the first group and the users included in the second group. Is executed, but is not limited to this example. The processing unit 21 may execute the display availability determination process based on the type of the talk room described with reference to FIG. 17, as an example, not limited to. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 may determine that the display of the third image including the first content is permitted when the type of the first talk room including the first content is [public]. Such display availability determination processing may be executed instead of the processing in step S75, or may or may not be executed separately from the processing in step S75.

If the display of the third image is not permitted, the terminal 20 may change the form of the first content included in the second image as an example, not the limitation. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing processing related to the display of the second image when the display of the third image is not permitted.

In the upper figure of FIG. 26, the image T12 of the second talk room includes the first information Q25 regarding the first content. The first information Q25 is information having a smaller amount of information than the first content Q1 shown in the lower right figure of FIG. 21. The first information Q25 is not limited but, as an example, information based on information regarding the first content. The first information Q25 is not limited, but is, for example, information obtained by shortening the first content Q1, compressed information of the first content Q1, or information obtained by omitting a part of the first content Q1. When the display of the third image (for example, the image T11 of the first talk room) based on the input by the user of the own terminal with respect to the image T12 of the second talk room is not permitted, the terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, FIG. As shown in the figure below, the image T12 of the second talk room including the second information Q26 is displayed. The second information Q26 is information in which the amount of information related to the first content is larger than that of the first information. The second information Q26 is not limited but, as an example, information based on information regarding the first content. The second information Q26 is the same as the first content Q1 as an example, not a limitation.

As described above, when the terminal 20 displays the second image including the first information Q25, which has a smaller amount of information than the first content Q1, the terminal 20 compactly shows the information regarding the first content Q1 as an example, not a limitation. Can be done. As a result, the terminal 20 can increase the number of contents displayed at one time in the display area 28A, and can increase the amount of information provided to the user, as an example, not limited to.

Further, the terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, when the display of the third image (for example, the image T11 of the first talk room) based on the input by the user of the own terminal with respect to the image T12 of the second talk room is not permitted, the first The image T12 of the second talk room including the second information Q26 whose amount of information about one content is larger than that of the first information Q25 is displayed. Such an information processing method contributes to suppressing unintentional diffusion of content different from the first content among the contents included in the first talk room, and is used for a user who is not permitted to display the third image. It is possible to facilitate the provision of more information regarding one content.

<12th Embodiment>
FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing an information processing method according to the twelfth embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. The present embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that information requesting permission to display the image of the first talk room is transmitted from the terminal 20. In the following description, the information requesting permission to display the image of the first talk room is referred to as a display permission request, and the terminal 20 for transmitting the display permission request is referred to as a third terminal. As an example, not limited to, when the server 10 receives the display permission request transmitted by the third terminal, whether or not the third terminal is allowed to display the image of the first talk room as a response to the display permission request. Information based on the judgment result is transmitted. The information based on the above determination result is not limited, but includes, as an example, the content to be included in the image of the first talk room when the image of the first talk room is permitted to be displayed. When the third terminal receives the information based on the above determination result, the third terminal displays the image of the first talk room in the display area 28A of the own terminal based on this information.

Further, the present embodiment is not limited, but as an example, it is a mode in which it is determined under a plurality of conditions whether or not to allow the display of the image of the first talk room based on the input to the image of the second talk room. The terminal 20 determines whether or not to allow the image of the first talk room to be displayed in the display area 28A of the own terminal. The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, when it is determined by the own terminal that the display of the image of the first talk room is permitted, the image of the first talk room is displayed and the display of the first talk room is not permitted. If it is judged by, a display permission request is sent. As an example, not a limitation, a device different from the third terminal (for example, the server 10 and the terminal 20 that has transmitted the second content) and has received the display permission request displays the image of the first talk room in the third. Determine whether to allow the terminal. The third terminal displays the image of the first talk room based on the response to the display permission request.

Next, the present embodiment will be described in more detail. The contents described in this embodiment can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In FIG. 27, the processes of steps S61 and S62 are the same as those in FIG. 19, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. When the processing unit 21 determines in step S62 that there is an input to the image in the second talk room (step S62: Yes), the terminal 20 determines in step S81 whether or not to allow the display of the third image. .. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 determines that the display of the third image is permitted when the user who transmitted the second content and the user of the own terminal are the same (step S81: Yes). When the terminal 20 determines that the display of the third image is not permitted (step S81: No), the terminal 20 transmits a request for permission to display the third image.

When the server 10 receives the permission request transmitted by the terminal 20, in step S83, the server 10 determines whether or not to permit the display of the third image. The server 10 is not limited, but as an example, when the users included in the second group and M or more users excluding the user who transmitted the second content are included in the first group, the display of the third image is permitted. Then it is determined. When the server 10 determines that the display of the third image is permitted (step S83: Yes), the server 10 transmits information about the third image in step S84. The information about the third image is, but not limited to, content that is permitted to be included in the third image. The server 10 transmits information about the third image as an example, not a limitation, as a notification permitting the display of the third image.

When the server 10 determines that the display of the third image is not permitted (step S83: No), the server 10 determines in step S85 whether or not to disallow the display of the third image. When the server 10 determines in step S83 that the display of the third image is not permitted, the server 10 determines that the display of the third image is not permitted. When the server 10 determines that the display of the third image is disallowed (step S85: Yes), the server 10 transmits a disapproval notice indicating that the display of the third image is not permitted in step S86.

The processing of steps S83 to S86 is not limited, but may be executed by the terminal 20 which is permitted to display the image of the first talk room, or may be executed by the terminal 20 and the server 10. May be good. The terminal 20 permitted to display the image of the first talk room is not limited, but is, for example, one or more of the terminals 20 of the user included in the first group corresponding to the first talk room.

In step S87, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 determines whether or not the disapproval notification has been received. When it is determined that the disapproval notification has not been received (step S87: No), the processing unit 21 determines in step S88 whether or not the information regarding the third image has been received. When the processing unit 21 determines that the information regarding the third image has not been received (step S88: No), the processing unit 21 returns to step S87 and repeats the subsequent processing.

When the processing unit 21 determines that the display of the third image is permitted in step S81 (step S81: Yes), or when the processing unit 21 determines that the information regarding the third image has been received in step S88. (Step S88: Yes), in step S89, the third image is displayed. As an example, not a limitation, when the processing unit 21 determines in step S81 that the display of the third image is permitted (step S81: Yes), the third image is based on the content information stored in the storage unit 24. Is displayed. Further, the terminal 20 displays the third image in the display area 28A based on the response to the permission request received by the communication unit (not limited to the communication I / F22 as an example). As an example, not a limitation, when the processing unit 21 determines that the information regarding the third image has been received (step S88: Yes), the third image is displayed based on the information regarding the received third image.

As an example, the terminal 20 displays information regarding whether or not to permit the display of the third image in the display area 28A when it is determined that the disapproval notification has been received in step S87. As an example, not a limitation, when the terminal 20 determines that the permission notification has been received, the terminal 20 displays a message "The third image cannot be displayed" in the display area 28A. When the terminal 20 determines that the disapproval notification has been received, the terminal 20 may output a voice or an alarm sound such as "The third image cannot be displayed" from the speaker 29 as an example, not limited to the above.

The information processing method as described above is not limited, but includes, as an example, determining whether or not to allow the display of the image of the first talk room based on the input to the image of the second talk room under a plurality of conditions. Such an information processing method is not limited, but as an example, the conditions under which information regarding the first content is permitted can be set in detail, so that information can be transmitted by a plurality of users while preventing unintended leakage of information. It can be shared. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 is a user of the terminal 20 who has transmitted the second content Q4 associated with the first content when the content Q8 based on the first content shown in the lower left figure of FIG. 21 is selected. When the user of the own terminal is the same as the user of the own terminal, the display of the image T11 of the first talk room is permitted, and the image T11 of the first talk room is displayed. In this case, the user can quickly browse the image T11 of the first talk room, which is highly convenient for the user. Further, when the user of the terminal 20 who transmitted the second content Q4 associated with the first content and the user of the own terminal are different, the terminal 20 is based on the response to the request for permission to display the image of the first talk room. Then, the image of the first talk room is displayed. Such an information processing method is not limited, but as an example, it provides the possibility that the image of the first talk room can be displayed by the terminal 20 on a terminal of a user different from the user of the terminal 20 who transmitted the second content Q4. , User convenience is improved.

Further, the terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, the third image is based on the fact that the request for permission to display the third image is transmitted by the communication unit of the terminal 20 and the response to the request for permission is received by the communication unit. Is displayed in the display area 28A. Such an information processing method is not limited, and as an example, it is not necessary for the terminal 20 to determine whether or not to allow the display of the third image, and the processing load of the terminal 20 can be reduced. Further, such an information processing method is not limited, and as an example, the terminal 20 is in a state where the terminal 20 lacks the information necessary for determining whether or not to allow the display of the image of the first talk room. The image of the first talk room can be displayed based on the response to the request for permission to display. As a result, the terminal 20 is more likely to be able to display the image of the first talk room, and the convenience of the user is improved. Further, this information processing method permits the display of the third image on an external device of the terminal 20 (not limited, but as an example, the server 10), which is scheduled to display the third image, as an example, not the limitation. Since it is determined whether or not, it is possible to prevent the first talk room from being viewed illegally.

It should be noted that the terminal 20 does not have to determine whether or not to allow the image of the first talk room to be displayed in the display area 28A of the own terminal as an example and not a limitation. As an example, not a limitation, in the case of FIG. 27, the terminal 20 determines whether or not to display the third image in step S81, but this process may not be performed. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 may transmit a display permission request in step S82 without performing the process of step S81. In this case, the server 10 may execute the determination corresponding to step S81 as an example, not the limitation. As an example, not the limitation, the server 10 may determine whether or not the user of the terminal 20 that has transmitted the display permission request and the user of the terminal 20 that has transmitted the second content are the same. This determination is not limited, but may be, for example, at least a part of the process of step S83, or may be a process executed separately from step S83.

28 (A) and 28 (B) are a process relating to the display of the second image including the content for which the display of the third image is permitted, and the second image including the content for which the display of the third image is not permitted, respectively. It is a figure which shows the process about the display of. Here, when the user who transmitted the second content and the user of the own terminal are the same, it is assumed that the display of the third image is permitted based on the input to the second image including the second content.

The left figure of FIG. 28A is a diagram showing an image T2 of the second talk room displayed on the terminal 20A. In the image T2 of the second talk room, the second content Q4 is the content transmitted by the user A, and is the content that is permitted to display the third image in the display area 28A of the terminal 20A. Further, the reference numeral Q31 is the content input by the terminal 20A. The content Q31 is not associated with other contents and is different from the second content Q4.

The content Q31 input by the terminal 20A and the second content Q4 on which the display of the third image is permitted are arranged in the first direction with respect to the image T2 of the second talk room, which is the second image, and the display area 28A. Is displayed in. As an example, not a limitation, the first direction is the vertical direction of the image T2 of the second talk room, and the second direction intersecting the first direction is the horizontal direction of the image T2 of the second talk room. The content Q31 and the second content Q4 are not limited, but as an example, the position of one end (right end in FIG. 28) of the image T2 in the second talk room in the second direction ((horizontal direction in FIG. 28A)) is The content Q31 and the second content Q4 are almost the same. As an example, the position of the one end in the second direction ((horizontal direction in FIG. 28 (A)) is not limited to the image T2 of the second talk room. It is set to one side (right side in FIG. 28) with respect to the center line CL of.

The left figure of FIG. 28A is a diagram showing an image T12 of the second talk room displayed on the terminal 20C. In the image T12 of the second talk room, the second content Q4 is the content for which the display of the third image is not permitted because the user A who is the transmitting user and the user C who is the user of the own terminal are different. Further, the content Q6 is the content input by the terminal 20C. The content Q6 input by the own terminal is not limited, but as an example, the position of one end in the second direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 28A) is one side with respect to the center line CL of the image T12 in the second talk room. ((The right side in FIG. 28A) is set. The contents Q6 and Q7 transmitted from other terminals and the second content Q4 are not limited, but as an example, the second image T12 in the second talk room. The positions of one end (the left end in FIG. 28 (A)) in the direction ((horizontal direction in FIG. 28 (A)) are almost the same. Content Q7 and content Q31 transmitted from another terminal and the second content Q4 Is not limited, but as an example, the position of the one end in the second direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 28 (A)) is the content Q6 input by the own terminal with respect to the center line CL of the image T2 in the second talk room. It is set on the opposite side (left side in FIG. 28 (A)).

In FIG. 28 (B), each reference numeral is the same as in FIG. 28 (A). The second content Q4, which is permitted to display the third image in the image T2 of the second talk room displayed on the terminal 20A, displays the third image in the image T12 of the second talk room displayed on the terminal 20C. Is displayed in a mode different from that of the second content Q4, which is not permitted. Each content is displayed as an item in which the main body of the content is housed in a frame (for example, a frame in the shape of a balloon) as an example, not a limitation. The second content Q4, which is permitted to display the third image, is not limited, and as an example, the color and brightness of the above frame are different from those of the contents Q6 and Q7 transmitted from other terminals. Is displayed. As an example, not a limitation, in the second content Q4, the inside of the frame is the first color (for example, green), and in the contents Q6 and Q7, the inside of the frame is a second color different from the first color. (For example, white). The second content Q4, which is permitted to display the third image, is not limited, and may be displayed in the same display form as the content Q31 input by the own terminal, or may be displayed as the second content input by the own terminal. It may be displayed in a different display form from the different content Q31.

Further, in the image T12 of the second talk room displayed on the terminal 20C, the second content Q4 for which the display of the third image is not permitted is displayed in a form different from the content Q6 input by the own terminal. Each content is displayed as an item in which the main body of the content is housed in a frame (for example, a frame in the shape of a balloon) as an example, not a limitation. The second content Q4, for which the display of the third image is not permitted, is not limited, and as an example, one or both of the color and the brightness of the above frame are displayed in a form different from that of the content Q6 input by the own terminal. .. As an example, not a limitation, the content Q6 has a first color (for example, green) inside the frame, and the second content Q4 has a second color (for example, green) inside the frame different from the first color. , White). The second content Q4, for which the display of the third image is not permitted, is not limited, and may be displayed in the same display form as the content Q7 and the content Q31 transmitted from another terminal, or may be input by the own terminal and the second content Q4 may be displayed. It may be displayed in a display format different from that of the content Q6, which is different from the content.

The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, a display area in which the content input by the own terminal and the second content for which the display of the third image is permitted are arranged in the first direction with respect to the image in the second talk room. Display at 28A. According to this information processing method, the user visually sets the content having the same positional relationship as the content by the own terminal with respect to the image in the second talk room as the second content in which the display of the third image is permitted. Can be recognized. As a result, the information processing method reduces the time and effort required for the user to determine whether or not the third image can be displayed, and contributes to the improvement of the user's convenience.

As shown in FIG. 28 (A), when the position of the first direction in the second image is different between the second content in which the display of the third image is permitted and the content in which the display of the third image is not permitted, the user , It is possible to visually grasp whether or not the content is permitted to display the third image. Further, as shown in FIG. 28 (B), when the display form of the second image is different between the second content in which the display of the third image is permitted and the content in which the display of the third image is not permitted, the user can use the user. It is possible to visually grasp whether or not the content is permitted to display the third image. Such an information processing method can suppress the user from inputting the content requesting the display of the third image with respect to the content for which the display of the third image is not permitted. As a result, such an information processing method contributes to the improvement of user convenience and the reduction of the load on the terminal.

<13th Embodiment>
FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an information processing method according to the thirteenth embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, as an example, the image of the first talk room is displayed based on the input to the image of the second talk room, and then the image of the second talk room is displayed based on the input to the image of the first talk room. Is a form to display. As an example, not a limitation, when the terminal 20 receives an input to the content Q8 based on the first content as shown in the upper left figure of FIG. 29, the terminal 20 includes the first talk including the first content Q1 as shown in the upper right figure. The image T1 of the room is displayed. As an example, not a limitation, as shown in the lower left figure, the terminal 20 received an input for the first content Q1 in the image T1 of the first talk room displayed based on the input for the image T2 of the second talk room. In this case, the image T2 of the second talk room is displayed as shown in the lower right figure.

Next, the contents described in the present embodiment, which will explain the present embodiment in more detail, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In the upper left figure of FIG. 19, the terminal 20 displays the image T2 of the second talk room as the second image in the display area 28A as an example, not the limitation. Based on the input to the image T2 of the second talk room, the terminal 20 displays the image T1 of the first talk room as the third image in the display area 28A as an example, not limited to, as shown in the upper right figure. The terminal 20 displays the image T1 of the first talk room in the display area 28A based on the input by the user of the terminal 20 to the image T2 of the second talk room, and then the terminal 20 is based on the input to the terminal by the user of the terminal 20. 1 The image T1 of the talk room is displayed in the display area 28A. As an example, but not a limitation, the second image is displayed in the display area 28A based on the input of the input unit 25 of the terminal 20 to the first content in the third image. As an example, not a limitation, when the display area 28A is the display area of the touch panel and the input unit 25 is the operation unit of the touch panel, the terminal 20 is the first in the image T1 of the first talk room as shown in the lower left figure. When it is detected that the content Q1 is tapped, the image T2 of the second talk room is displayed as shown in the lower right figure.

As an example, the processing unit 21 of the terminal 20 stores the history information regarding the history of the image displayed in the display area 28A in the storage unit 24 when switching the image displayed in the display area 28A. As an example, not a limitation, the processing unit 21 displays the second talk room first when the image displayed in the display area 28A is switched from the image T2 of the second talk room to the image T1 of the first talk room. The information of the content included in the image T2 of the above is stored in the storage unit 24. Further, the terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, when the image displayed in the display area 28A is switched from the image T1 of the first talk room to the image T2 of the second talk room, the terminal 20 refers to the above history information. , The previously displayed image T2 of the second talk room is reproduced, and the reproduced image T2 of the second talk room is displayed in the display area 28A. The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, when there is an input requesting the display of the second image for the third image, the terminal 20 goes through the image T1 of the talk room list as shown in the upper left figure of FIG. The second image is displayed without doing anything.

The terminal 20 as described above displays the third image (not limited, but as an example, the image of the first talk room) in the display area 28A based on the input by the user of the own terminal for the second content, and then the terminal 20 of the own terminal. The image of the second talk room is displayed in the display area 28A based on the input to the own terminal by the user. According to this information processing method, as an example, the user can easily display the second image after displaying the second image in the display area 28A of the terminal 20 and then displaying the third image. Can be done. As an example, not a limitation, when the user wants to see the second content Q4 included in the image T2 of the second talk room and know the background thereof, the image T1 of the first talk room is displayed by the terminal 20 and the first After confirming the content Q1 or the contents before and after the content Q1, it is easy to return the display of the terminal 20 to the image T2 of the second talk room. Such an information processing method contributes to improvement of user convenience. Further, the terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, it is possible to reduce the operation by the user when switching from the display of the third image to the display of the second image, and as a result, the load on the terminal 20 is reduced.

Further, the terminal 20 displays the image of the second talk room in the display area 28A based on the input for the first content in the third image by the input unit 23A of the own terminal as an example, not the limitation. According to this information processing method, as an example, not limited to, the first content is the content associated with the second content, and the user causes the image of the second talk room to be displayed by inputting to the first content. Therefore, the input method for displaying the third image is easy to understand, and the convenience of the user is improved. Further, this information processing method is not limited, but as an example, it is possible to reduce erroneous input to the terminal 20 when displaying the third image, and it is possible to reduce the load on the terminal 20.

In the information processing method according to the present embodiment, in the example of FIG. 29, after displaying the image T1 of the first talk room based on the input to the image T2 of the second talk room, the image T1 of the first talk room is displayed. The second talk room image T2 is displayed based on the input to the image, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. As an example, but not a limitation, the terminal 20 displays the image T2 of the second talk room in the display area 28A based on the input to the image T1 of the first talk room displayed based on the input to the image TL of the list of talk rooms. You may. As an example, not a limitation, as shown in FIG. 8 (B), the information Th indicating that the information related to the first content Q1 has been transmitted to the image T1 of the first talk room (in FIG. 8 (B), " When "cited") is included, the user can know that the first content Q1 has been quoted. The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, based on the input to the first content Q1 or the information Th included in the image T1 of the first talk room, as shown in the lower right figure of FIG. 29, the terminal 20 is of the second talk room. Image T2 may be displayed.

The terminal 20 may display a list showing the history of images displayed in the display area 28A in the display area 28A, and display an image selected by the user from the list in the display area 28A. As an example but not a limitation, the terminal 20 may display a list in which the names of the talk rooms corresponding to the images of the talk rooms displayed in the display area 28A are arranged in the displayed order. The user selects the name of the talk room corresponding to the image of the talk room displayed twice before from the above list as an example, not limited to the image of the talk room displayed twice before on the terminal 20. Can be redisplayed in the display area 28A of the terminal 20.

When displaying the second image based on the predetermined input to the third image, the form of the predetermined input is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 29. As an example, not a limitation, the terminal 20 may display a third image including an icon such as [Back], and when it detects that this icon has been tapped, display the second image. The predetermined input may be an input different from the tap, and is not limited to the input by operating the mouse as the input unit 25, the input by voice using the microphone 26, the input by imaging using the camera 27, or the like. It may be input by the input device of.

<14th Embodiment>
FIG. 30 is a diagram showing an information processing method according to the 14th embodiment. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. This embodiment is not limited, but as an example, when the image of the first talk room is displayed based on the input to the image of the second talk room, the information about the talk room is displayed in the display area 28A. The terminal 20 is not limited, but as an example, when the image T6 of the first talk room is displayed based on the input to the image T7 of the second talk room, the terminal 20 includes an advertisement related to the first talk room and the like. Image T7 is displayed. As an example, not a limitation, when the server 10 detects that the terminal 20 has displayed the image T6 of the first talk room based on the input to the image T7 of the second talk room, the server 10 moves to the first talk room. Generate related content Q32. The server 10 transmits the generated content Q32 to the terminal 20 of the user of the second group as an example, not a limitation.

Next, the contents described in the present embodiment, which will explain the present embodiment in more detail, can be appropriately applied to each of the other embodiments. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are appropriately designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In the upper left figure of FIG. 30, the terminal 20 displays the image T7 of the second talk room as the second image in the display area 28A. Based on the input to the image T7 of the second talk room, the terminal 20 displays the image T6 of the first talk room as the third image in the display area 28A as shown in the upper right figure. The terminal 20 displays the image T6 of the first talk room in the display area 28A based on the input by the user of the terminal 20 to the image T2 of the second talk room, and then, as shown in the lower left figure, the terminal 20 is a terminal by the user of the terminal 20. Based on the input to, the image T7 of the second talk room is displayed in the display area 28A as shown in the lower right figure.

The terminal 20 displays the image T6 of the first talk room in the display area 28A based on the input by the user of the terminal 20 to the image T2 of the second talk room, and then the terminal 20 is based on the input to the terminal by the user of the terminal 20. When the image T7 of the two talk rooms is displayed in the display area 28A, the image T7 of the second talk room including the information about the first group corresponding to the first talk room is displayed. Reference numeral Q32 in the lower right figure is content including information about the first group. Here, the talk room corresponding to the first group is a talk room whose name is [Music]. As an example, not a limitation, the content Q32 includes information on the theme of the [Music] talk room as information on the [Music] talk room. The content Q32 is not limited, but is, as an example, content generated and transmitted by the server 10.

When the terminal 20 as described above displays the second image again based on the input to the third image, the terminal 20 displays the second image including the information about the first group in the display area 28A as an example, not limited to the above. When the second image is displayed again based on the input to the third image, the topic in the second group may be related to the first group as an example, not the limitation, and the terminal 20 may be associated with the topic in the second group. As related information, information about the first group can be provided to the users included in the second group. As a result, the user included in the second group can reduce the trouble of searching the Internet for information derived from the information related to the first content, for example, and improve the convenience of the user. Further, the terminal 20 reduces the processing when the user searches the Internet for information derived from the information related to the first content, for example.

The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in the above-described embodiments. One or more of the requirements described in the above embodiments and the like may be omitted. In addition, the requirements described in the above-described embodiments and the like can be combined as appropriate. In addition, to the extent permitted by the laws of the country or region in which the technology relating to this disclosure is implemented, the disclosure of all documents cited in the above-mentioned embodiments and the like shall be incorporated as part of the description of the text.

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Claims (23)

A program included in a group including a first user and a second user and executed by terminals of users different from the first user and the second user.
Displaying the first content among the plurality of contents transmitted to the group on the display unit of the terminal, and
Based on the input by the user to the first content displayed on the display unit, the first area in which the user can input the content is displayed on the display unit, and the first area transmitted to the group is transmitted. The third content including at least a part of the content and the information about the sender of the first content is displayed in the second area of the display unit, which is different from the first area and in which the user cannot input the content. To do and
Based on the input of the second content to the first area by the user , the second content and the third content are transmitted only to the first user and transmitted only to the first user. and be displayed and the second content before Symbol third content on the display unit,
The said of the plurality of contents, including at least a part of the first contents and information about the sender of the first contents, based on the input by the user to the third contents displayed on the display unit. The terminal executes control of acquiring the first content and displaying the acquired first content by the control unit of the terminal. The program according to claim 1.
Based on the input by the user to the third content, the terminal controls the display position of the first content so that the first content is displayed on the display unit. The program according to claim 1 or 2.
Based on the input by the user with respect to the third content, the terminal controls the display of the first content associated with the second content on the display unit. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The first content is transmitted to the group by the terminal of the first user. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
The first content is displayed on the display unit after the user inputs the third content without the user operating the terminal. The program according to claim 5.
After the user inputs the third content, the first content is displayed on the display unit without the user scrolling the display unit. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
The second content is input by the operation of the user to the terminal. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
The terminal executes the display of the first content and the group name indicating the group on the display unit. The program according to claim 8.
The terminal executes the display of the second content, the third content, and the user name of the first user on the display unit. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
The third content includes all the information contained in the first content. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
The third content is content in which information of at least a part of the first content is omitted. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
The third content and the second content are displayed on the display unit as a fourth content in which the third content and the second content are paired. The program according to any one of claims 1 2 to claims 1,
The terminal executes to display the contents transmitted to the terminal on the display unit based on the order of transmission. The program according to claim 1 3,
The second content is displayed in the area below the third content in the display unit. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
The first content is displayed in the first talk room of the group.
The second content and the third content are displayed in the second talk room between the first user and the user. The program according to claim 1 5,
The third content includes all the information contained in the first content.
In the first content, the information of the first talk room and the information of the second talk room are associated with each other. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 16.
The first content is transmitted to the group via the server.
The second content and the third content are transmitted only to the first user via the server. A program executed by a system comprising said server according to the terminal and claims 1-7 according to claims 1-7,
Receiving the first content by the communication unit of the server and
The first content is transmitted to the group by the communication unit of the server, and
Receiving the second content and the third content by the communication unit of the server, and
The server executes the transmission of the second content and the third content to only the first user by the communication unit of the server. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 18.
The information about the sender of the first content includes the user name of the sender of the first content. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 19.
The group is a group of messengers. An information processing method for terminals of users different from the first user and the second user, which are included in a group including the first user and the second user.
Displaying the first content among the plurality of contents transmitted to the group on the display unit of the terminal, and
Based on the input by the user to the first content displayed on the display unit, the first area in which the user can input the content is displayed on the display unit, and the first area transmitted to the group is transmitted. The third content including at least a part of the content and the information about the sender of the first content is displayed in the second area of the display unit, which is different from the first area and in which the user cannot input the content. To do and
Based on the input of the second content to the first area by the user , the second content and the third content are transmitted only to the first user and transmitted only to the first user. and be displayed and the second content before Symbol third content on the display unit,
The said of the plurality of contents, including at least a part of the first contents and information about the sender of the first contents, based on the input by the user to the third contents displayed on the display unit. The control including acquiring the first content and displaying the acquired first content is performed by the control unit of the terminal. A terminal of a user different from the first user and the second user, which is included in a group including the first user and the second user.
The first content of the plurality of contents transmitted to the group is displayed, and the first area in which the user can input the content is displayed based on the input by the user for the displayed first content. Then, the third content including at least a part of the first content transmitted to the group and the information about the sender of the first content is input by the user different from the first area. The second content and the third content are transmitted only to the first user based on the input of the second content to the first area by the user. is a display unit for displaying said second content before Symbol third content sent only to the first user,
The said of the plurality of contents, including at least a part of the first contents and information about the sender of the first contents, based on the input by the user to the third contents displayed on the display unit. It includes a control unit that acquires the first content and controls the display of the acquired first content. And terminal according to claim 2 2,
A system including a server that transmits the first content to the group and transmits the second content and the third content only to the first user.

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