JP7034998B2 - Programs, display methods, and terminals - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a program, a display method, and a terminal.

On social network services (SNS), it is widely practiced to form a group to which a plurality of users belong and to share contents such as messages and stamps between terminals of users belonging to the group. The server that provides the SNS receives an instruction from the user's terminal and creates a new group according to the user's purpose.

Further, it is widely practiced that a user belongs to a plurality of groups and a user's terminal simultaneously sends and receives content addressed to different groups, and a display control method in this case has also been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). ).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-96097

However, in the conventional method, although the user's terminal can send and receive content addressed to a plurality of groups at the same time, the content transmitted and received within the first group is transferred to the second group. I couldn't take over.

When a user belonging to the first group and a user belonging to the second group overlap, when the content or the like is transmitted or received by the second group, the content or the like transmitted or received by the first group is displayed on the screen of the terminal. It is desirable to be displayed in association with.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and when content is transmitted / received between the terminals of some users belonging to the same group, the state of the group is appropriately associated with the terminals. The purpose is to display it.

The program according to the embodiment of the present invention is a program executed by a terminal of a user included in a group including a first user and a second user, and is a program transmitted from the first terminal of the first user. The 1 content and the second content transmitted from the second terminal of the second user are displayed as the content of the group on the display unit of the terminal, and are associated with the first content displayed as the content of the group. In addition, the first information, which is information related to the state of the first content displayed as the content of the group, is displayed in an area different from the area where the first content is displayed in the display unit. The third content transmitted from the first terminal to the terminal is displayed on the display unit as the content of the first user and the user, and as the content of the group based on the input to the terminal. The displayed first content and the third content are displayed on the display unit as content between the first user and the user, and displayed on the display unit as content between the first user and the user. It is executed in the terminal to display the first information in association with the first content that has been made in a region different from the region in which the first content is displayed in the display unit.
Further, the display method according to the embodiment of the present invention is a display method for the terminals of users included in the group including the first user and the second user, and is transmitted from the first terminal of the first user. The first content and the second content transmitted from the second terminal of the second user are displayed as the content of the group on the display unit of the terminal, and are associated with the first content displayed as the content of the group. The first information , which is information related to the state of the first content displayed as the content of the group, is displayed in an area different from the area where the first content is displayed in the display unit. The third content transmitted from the first terminal to the terminal is displayed on the display unit as the content between the first user and the user, and the content of the group is based on the input to the terminal. The first content and the third content displayed as are displayed on the display unit as content between the first user and the user, and displayed on the display unit as content between the first user and the user. The present invention includes displaying the first information in association with the displayed first content in an area different from the area in which the first content is displayed in the display unit .
Further, the terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention is a terminal of a user included in a group including a first user and a second user, and is a first content transmitted from the first terminal of the first user. , The second content transmitted from the second terminal of the second user is displayed as the content of the group, and is displayed as the content of the group associated with the first content displayed as the content of the group. The first information, which is information related to the state of the first content, is displayed in an area different from the area where the first content is displayed, and the third content transmitted from the first terminal to the terminal. The first content displayed as the content of the group and the third content based on the input to the terminal and the display unit displaying the content of the first user and the user. Control is performed to display the content of one user and the user on the display unit, and the first information is associated with the first content displayed on the display unit as the content of the first user and the user . The display unit includes a control unit that controls display of the first content in an area different from the area in which the first content is displayed .

When sending and receiving content between the terminals of some users belonging to the same group, it is possible to appropriately associate the state of the group and display it on the terminal.

It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure (the 1) which shows an example of the operation sequence which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure (the 2) which shows an example of the operation sequence which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure (the 3) which shows an example of the operation sequence which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure (the 1) which shows an example of the screen display of the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure (the 2) which shows an example of the screen display of the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure (the 3) which shows an example of the screen display of the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure (the 4) which shows an example of the screen display of the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware composition of the information processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware composition of the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional structure of the terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the group management table which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the content management table which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the information processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation flow which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation sequence which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen display of the terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment. The information processing system 1 includes an information processing device 10 and a terminal 20. The information processing device 10 and the terminal 20 are connected via the network 2. The network 2 includes a wired network and a wireless network.

The information processing device 10 is realized by, for example, a server. The terminal 20 is a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PC (Personal Computer), a mobile phone, a game console, a touch pad, an electronic book reader, a wearable terminal, or the like.

The information processing apparatus 10 provides the user of the terminal 20 with an SNS (Social Network Service, social network service).

The information processing device 10 provides a chat service for transmitting and receiving contents such as messages, stamps, still images, and moving images between terminals 20 as one service of SNS.

The information processing apparatus 10 receives a group generation request on the chat service from the terminal 20 and generates the group. The information processing device 10 manages a group of chat services to which the user belongs. When the information processing apparatus 10 receives the content set for the group as the destination from the terminal 20, the information processing apparatus 10 transmits the content to the terminal 20 of the user who belongs to the group.

The information processing apparatus 10 receives a request from the terminal 20 to generate a new group to which some users of the existing group belong, and generates a new group. The new group will take over the state of some of the existing groups. Details will be described later.

The terminal 20 installs the SNS application and receives the SNS from the information processing apparatus 10. The terminal 20 transmits / receives content between the terminals 20 via the information processing device 10.

The terminal 20 transmits the content to the information processing apparatus 10 with the user of the terminal 20 as the transmission source. Further, the terminal 20 receives the content from the other terminal 20 from the information processing apparatus 10. The terminal 20 displays the received content on the screen of the terminal 20.

The terminal 20 receives an instruction to generate a group from the user. The instructions for creating a group include information that identifies the users who belong to the group. The terminal 20 transmits the group generation request to the information processing apparatus 10 in response to the reception of the group generation instruction. Further, the terminal 20 receives an instruction from a user to generate a new group to which some users of the existing group belong, and sends a request for creating a new group to the information processing apparatus 10.

<Operation sequence>
(1) Subgroup generation An operation sequence related to subgroup generation will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 shows an operation sequence in which content is transmitted / received between the terminal 20A of the user A, the terminal 20B of the user B, and the terminal 20C of the user C. Here, it is assumed that the user A, the user B, and the user C belong to the same group # 1 of the chat service.

In step S201, the terminal 20A transmits the content addressed to the group # 1 to the information processing apparatus 10.

In step S202, the information processing apparatus 10 identifies a user who belongs to the group # 1. The information processing apparatus 10 specifies that the user B and the user C belong to the group # 1 in addition to the user A.

In step S203, the information processing apparatus 10 transmits the content to the terminal 20B of the user B.

In step S204, the information processing apparatus 10 similarly transmits the content to the terminal 20C of the user C.

In step S205, the terminal 20A receives from the user A a selection of another user belonging to the group # 1 and an instruction to change the display mode of the content. The terminal 20A changes the display mode of the content from which another user selected in response to the instruction from the user A is the transmission source and displays the content on the screen. For example, when the user A selects the user B, the terminal 20A uses the user B and / or the user C as the sender so that the user B can easily confirm the content as the sender. Change the display mode of the content. A specific example of screen display when the display mode is changed will be described later.

Next, an operation procedure in which the terminal 20A generates a new group from the user A to the user B who is a user belonging to the group # 1 will be described. Here, a newly generated group to which some users belonging to the group belong is called a subgroup. The subgroup inherits the state of a part of the group on which the subgroup is based.

After the user A confirms the display mode of the content to which another user is the transmission source, the terminal 20A gives an instruction from the user A to individually start sending and receiving the content to and from some users of the group # 1. The processing after step S206 is started according to the acceptance.

In step S206, the terminal 20A receives an instruction to generate a subgroup from the user A. The instructions for creating a subgroup include the selection of users who belong to the subgroup. When a subgroup is generated from the group A, the user A can select the user B or the user C as a user belonging to the subgroup.

In addition, the instruction to generate the subgroup includes information for specifying the state to be inherited from the group on which the subgroup is based.

The inherited state is the content transmitted / received in the group that is the basis of the subgroup, and the browsing state (unread, read) indicating whether the content has been viewed by another user. The information that identifies the inherited state includes information that identifies the content that is inherited by the subgroup. The terminal 20 may specify the source of the content and the period during which the content is transmitted / received, and specify the content to be inherited by the subgroup and the viewing state thereof.

The instruction to generate the subgroup may include the name of the subgroup, information specifying the display mode at the transfer destination of the content to be inherited, and the like.

Here, it is assumed that the terminal 20A receives an instruction from the user A to select the user B as a user belonging to the subgroup. Further, it is assumed that the terminal 20A has received from the user A the designation that the content set as the transmission source by the user A and the user B for the past month and the viewing state of the content are to be taken over. It is assumed that the terminal 20A receives an instruction from the user A to set the name of the subgroup to "subgroup # 2". The terminal 20A may be in a state of inheriting only the content or the like set as the transmission source by the user B, which is displayed in a different display mode so as to be easily confirmed in step S205.

In step S207, the terminal 20A transmits a generation request for subgroup # 2. The generation request shall include the user identifier belonging to the subgroup, the information specifying the inherited state, and the name of the subgroup.

In step S208, the information processing apparatus 10 belongs to the terminal 20B of the user B selected as the user belonging to the subgroup # 2 in response to receiving the generation request of the subgroup # 2. Inquire about the availability of.

In step S209, the terminal 20B receives an instruction from the user B that it belongs to the subgroup # 2.

In step S210, the terminal 20B sends a notification to the information processing apparatus 10 that it has agreed to belong to the subgroup # 2.

In step S211th, the information processing apparatus 10 generates a subgroup # 2 to which the user A and the user B belong. The generated subgroup # 2 includes the contents sent from the user A and the user B for the past month and the browsing state of the contents.

In step S212, the information processing apparatus 10 notifies the terminal 20A that the generation of the subgroup # 2 is completed.

Since the generated subgroup # 2 includes the contents and the like sent by the user A and the user B for the past one month, the user A activates the chat service on the terminal 20A and subgroups. When a group is selected, the contents of the group # 1 in which the user A and the user B are set as the transmission source are displayed on the screen of the terminal 20A. When the terminal 20A receives an instruction from the user A to change the display period of the content displayed on the screen, the content of the group # 1 to which the user A and the user B for the past month are the transmission source is used. The browsing status can be displayed on the screen. Even when the user B selects the subgroup # 2 in the terminal 20B, the terminal 20B can display the same as the terminal 20A.

In step S213, the terminal 20A transmits the content to the information processing apparatus 10 with the subgroup # 2 as the destination.

In step S214, the terminal 20A displays the content transmitted in step S213 in the display area of the subgroup # 2 on the screen of the terminal 20A. Here, the terminal 20A may display the content transmitted in step S213 as the content following the content inherited from the group # 1. Further, the terminal 20A may display the content received from the terminal 20B as the content following the content inherited from the group # 1.

In step S215, the information processing apparatus 10 identifies that the users belonging to the subgroup # 2 are the user A and the user B.

In step S216, the information processing apparatus 10 transmits the content from the terminal 20A to the terminal 20B of the user B.

In step S217, the terminal 20B displays the received content in the display area of the subgroup # 2 on the screen of the terminal 20B. Similar to the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B may display the content received in step S217 as the content following the content inherited from the group # 1.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where two users belong to a subgroup has been described, but the same procedure can be applied even when three or more users belong to a subgroup.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the information processing apparatus 10 transfers the content from the group to the subgroup, but the terminal 20 may perform the process of transferring the content specified by the user to the subgroup. .. This is because the content for which a predetermined period has passed since it was transmitted may be deleted from the information processing apparatus 10.

(2) Inheriting the state to an existing group In the above-described embodiment, a procedure in which a subgroup is generated by the information processing apparatus 10 in response to a request to generate a subgroup from the terminal 20, and the state of the group is inherited by the subgroup. However, it is also possible to pass on the state of a group to another group. The operation procedure when the state is handed over to another group will be described below.

FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an operation sequence when the state is inherited to an existing group. Similar to FIG. 2, an operation sequence in which content is transmitted / received between the terminal 20A of the user A, the terminal 20B of the user B, and the terminal 20C of the user C is shown. Here, it is assumed that the user A, the user B, and the user C belong to the same group # 1 of the chat service. Further, it is assumed that the user A and the user B belong to the group # 2, which is a chat service group, at the same time.

The procedure of steps S301 to S305 is the same as that of steps S201 to S205, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

In step S306, the terminal 20A receives an instruction from the user A to take over the state of the group # 1 to the group # 2.

The takeover instruction includes information that identifies the state of takeover from the takeover source group.

The inherited state is the content sent / received by the group of the inheriting source, the browsing state (unread, read) of the content, and the like. The information that identifies the inherited state includes information that identifies the content that is inherited by the inherited group. The terminal 20 may be specified as the source of the content and the period during which the content is transmitted / received, and may specify the content to be inherited by the transfer destination group and the viewing state thereof. Further, the instruction to be inherited may include an instruction regarding the display mode of the inherited content in the inherited group.

Here, the terminal 20A specifies that the content set as the transmission source by the user A and the user B for the past one month and the viewing state of the content as the state to be inherited from the group # 1 to the group # 2. It is assumed that it has been received from user A. The terminal 20A may be in a state of inheriting only the content or the like set as the transmission source by the user B, which is displayed in a different display mode so as to be easily confirmed in step S305.

In step S307, the terminal 20A transmits a request for taking over the state of the group to the information processing apparatus 10. The takeover request includes a group identifier of the takeover source, a group identifier of the takeover destination, information for specifying the takeover state, and the like.

That is, the terminal 20A transmits the transition request from the group # 1 to the group # 2 to the information processing apparatus 10, and the transition request includes a state for specifying the state to be inherited.

In step S308, the information processing apparatus 10 takes over the state of the group # 1 to the terminal 20B of the user B belonging to the group to be taken over to the group # 2 in response to receiving the request to take over the state of the group. Inquire whether it is possible or not.

In step S309, the terminal 20B receives an input from the user B to the effect that the state of the group # 1 is to be inherited by the group # 2.

In step S310, the terminal 20B transmits a notification to the information processing apparatus 10 that the transfer of the state of the group has been approved.

In step S311 the information processing apparatus 10 executes a process of inheriting the state of the group # 1 to the group # 2. As a result of the processing, the information processing apparatus 10 sets the content in the group # 1 to which the user A and the user B for the past month are the transmission source and the browsing state of the content as the content in the group # 2 and the like. to manage.

In step S312, the information processing apparatus 10 notifies the terminal 20A that the takeover process is completed.

After the takeover process is executed, the group # 2 will include the content transmitted / received within the group # 1. Specifically, the contents transmitted / received within the group # 1 for the past month and which are the transmission sources of the user A and the user B are included.

Therefore, when the user A activates the chat service on the terminal 20A and selects the group # 2, the content inherited from the group # 1 is also displayed on the screen of the terminal 20A on the screen of the terminal 20A. Even when the user B selects the group # 2 in the terminal 20B, the terminal 20B can display the same as the terminal 20A. The display method will be described later.

In step S313, the terminal 20A transmits the content to the information processing apparatus 10 with the group # 2 as the destination.

In step S314, the terminal 20A displays the content transmitted in step S313 together with the content inherited from the group # 1 in the display area of the group # 2 on the screen of the terminal 20A.

In step S315, the information processing apparatus 10 identifies that the users belonging to the group # 2 are the user A and the user B.

In step S316, the information processing apparatus 10 transmits the content from the terminal 20A to the terminal 20B of the user B.

In step S317, the terminal 20B displays the received content in the display area of the group # 2 on the screen of the terminal 20B. Similar to the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B may display the content received in step S317 together with the content inherited from the group # 1.

In the above-described embodiment, the information processing apparatus 10 transfers the content from the group # 1 to the group # 2, but the terminal 20 performs a process of transferring the content specified by the user to the group # 2. May be good. This is because the content for which a predetermined period has passed since it was transmitted may be deleted from the information processing apparatus 10.

(3) Inheriting the state to the one-to-one talk mode In the above-described embodiment, the embodiment in which the state is inherited to the group has been described, but the content is one-to-one with other users included in the group. It is also possible to take over the state to the "one-to-one talk mode" which is a mode for transmitting and receiving. The operation procedure when the state is taken over to the one-to-one talk mode will be described below.

FIG. 3B shows an operation sequence when the state is inherited to the one-to-one talk mode. Similar to FIG. 3A, an operation sequence in which content is transmitted / received between the terminal 20A of the user A, the terminal 20B of the user B, and the terminal 20C of the user C is shown. Here, it is assumed that the user A, the user B, and the user C belong to the same group # 1 of the chat service.

Since steps S351 to S355 are the same as steps S301 to S305, the description thereof will be omitted.

In step S356, the terminal 20A receives an instruction from the user A to take over the state of the group # 1 to the one-to-one talk mode between the user A and the user B. The designation of the inherited state is the same as in step S306.

In step S357, the terminal 20A transmits a request for taking over the group state to the one-to-one talk mode to the information processing apparatus 10. The takeover request includes a group identifier of the takeover source, an identifier of the user B, information for specifying the takeover state, and the like.

In step S358, the information processing apparatus 10 takes over the state of the group # 1 to the terminal 20B of the user B in the one-to-one talk mode with the user A in response to receiving the request to take over the state of the group. Inquire whether it is possible or not.

In step S359, the terminal 20B receives an input from the user B to the effect that the state of the group # 1 is to be taken over to the one-to-one talk mode with the user A.

In step S360, the terminal 20B transmits a notification to the information processing apparatus 10 that the transfer of the state of the group has been approved.

In step S361, the information processing apparatus 10 executes a process of taking over the state of the group # 1 to the one-to-one talk mode between the user A and the user B. As a result of the processing, the information processing apparatus 10 sets the content in the group # 1 to which the user A and the user B are the transmission source and the browsing state of the content as a pair between the user A and the user B for a specified period. 1 Manage as talk mode content, etc. Here, it is assumed that the contents for the past one month have been taken over.

In step S362, the information processing apparatus 10 notifies the terminal 20A that the takeover process is completed. When the takeover process is completed, the takeover state shifts to the one-to-one talk mode.

After the takeover process is executed, the one-to-one talk mode between the user A and the user B includes the content transmitted / received within the group # 1. Specifically, the contents transmitted / received within the group # 1 for the past month and which are the transmission sources of the user A and the user B are included.

Therefore, when the user A activates the chat service on the terminal 20A and selects the one-to-one talk mode with the user B, the content or the like inherited from the group # 1 is also displayed on the screen of the terminal 20A on the terminal 20A. It is displayed on the screen. Even when the user B selects the one-to-one talk mode with the user A at the terminal 20B, the terminal 20B can display the same as the terminal 20A.

In step S363, the terminal 20A transmits the content to the information processing apparatus 10 with the user B as the destination.

In step S364, the terminal 20A displays the content transmitted in step S363 together with the content inherited from the group # 1 in the display area of the one-to-one talk mode with the user B on the screen of the terminal 20A.

In step S365, the information processing apparatus 10 identifies the destination of the content as the user B.

In step S366, the information processing apparatus 10 transmits the content from the terminal 20A to the terminal 20B of the user B.

In step S367, the terminal 20B displays the received content in the display area of the one-to-one talk mode with the user A on the screen of the terminal 20B. Similar to the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B may display the content received in step S367 together with the content inherited from the group # 1.

<Screen display example>
(1) Generation of Subgroups The display of the screen of the terminal 20A related to the generation of subgroups will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an example of the display of the screen of the terminal 20A in step S205. A message 31 (31B / 31C), which is a content sent by another user, is displayed on the left side of the screen together with an icon 30 (30B / 30C) indicating another user. Here, the message 31B displayed together with the icon 30B is a message whose source is the user B, and the message 31C displayed together with the icon 30C is a message whose source is the user C. Further, the message 31A, which is the transmission source of the user A, is displayed on the right side of the screen. Each message is displayed together with a status 32 such as a message transmission / reception time and information indicating a browsing status by another user (display of "read").

In step S205, the terminal 20A changes the display mode of the content transmitted by another user in response to the instruction from the user A. In FIG. 4A, the terminal 20A receives an instruction from the user A and displays the message 31B from the user B in an emphasized display mode, and displays the message 31C from the user C in a grayed out display mode. It shows how to do it. As a result, the user A can easily confirm the message from the user B.

In the example of FIG. 4A, the display mode of the message 31C from the user C is grayed out, but the message 31C from the user C may be hidden. Further, when the message 31C from the user C is grayed out or hidden, the message 31B from the user B may be used as a normal display mode.

In addition to changing the display mode of the message 31C from the user C, the terminal 20A causes the message 31B from the user B to attract more attention by graying out or hiding the display mode of the message 31A of the user A. You may change the display on the screen.

The terminal 20A may highlight and display the message 31B so that the message 31B from the user B attracts more attention.

When the terminal 20A hides a part of the message 31A of the user A, the terminal 20A displays the message 31A of the user A within a predetermined number from the message 31B on the screen in order to confirm the response of the user B to the message 31B. It may be displayed.

(B) to (E) of FIG. 4 and (A) and (B) of FIG. 5 are diagrams showing an example of the display of the screen of the terminal 20A in step S206.

The terminal 20A starts a process of generating a subgroup in response to receiving a predetermined operation from the user A while executing the chat service using the existing group (group A).

FIG. 4B shows a screen when the terminal 20A receives a predetermined operation from the user A while displaying the screen of FIG. 4A. The terminal 20A displays on the screen "Do you want to start an individual talk with a specific user? (40)", which is a message confirming to the user whether or not to generate a subgroup in response to the acceptance of a predetermined operation. indicate. When Yes 41 is selected, the terminal 20A displays the screen of FIG. 4 (C). When No42 is selected, the process related to the generation of the subgroup ends.

FIG. 4C is a screen in which the terminal 20A accepts the selection of another user belonging to the subgroup from the user A. The terminal 20A displays "Please select a user to start an individual talk (43)", which is a message prompting the selection of a user belonging to the subgroup, together with the list 44 of the users belonging to the group A. Since the user A of the terminal 20A belongs to the group, the terminal 20A displays the user B and the user C, which are other users belonging to the group A, in a selectable state. When the selection field 45 of the user list 44 is selected and the selection of the member selection completion button 46 is accepted, the terminal 20A displays the screen of FIG. 4D.

FIG. 4D is a screen in which the terminal 20A accepts the selection of the content to be inherited by the subgroup from the user A. The terminal 20A displays "Please select the content to be inherited (47)", which is a message prompting the selection of the content, together with the content designation table 48. The terminal 20A can receive designations such as "content sender user (49)", "content type (50)", and "viewing state (51)" from the user, and can specify the content to be inherited. .. In the example of (C) of FIG. 4, the user A can specify a message, a stamp, a photo, and a moving image as the content type to be inherited. Further, in the example of FIG. 4D, the user A can specify either "unread only" or "all" as the browsing state of the content to be inherited. When "Unread only" is selected, the content that has not been viewed by other users belonging to the subgroup among the contents of the selected content type is inherited by the subgroup.

In FIG. 4D, all users belonging to group A (user A, user B, user C) can select the source content, but only the content of the user belonging to the newly generated subgroup. May be displayed so that it can be selected. When only the content of the user belonging to the subgroup, for example, the user A and / or the user B is selected, the user can send and receive the content transmitted and received between the users belonging to the subgroup on the terminal 20 in chronological order. It has the advantage of being easy to check.

By letting the user select the type of content to be inherited, the user can select the type of content to be inherited according to the purpose. For example, when a message is selected as the content type, the user can confirm the content of the discussion in the group before taking over. Further, for example, when a photo is selected as the content type, the user can collectively check the photos sent to the group before taking over.

When the selection field 45 of the content designation table 48 is selected and the selection of the content selection completion button 95 is accepted, the terminal 20A displays the screen of FIG. 4 (E).

FIG. 4 (E) is a screen for receiving from the user A the designation of the period for which the terminal 20A takes over the content. The terminal 20A displays "Please select the period to be inherited (52)", which is a message prompting to specify the period to inherit the content, together with the period selection table 53.

The period selection table 53 is provided with a period (1 week, 1 month) selection column 45 and a period direct designation column 54. The terminal 20A displays the screen of FIG. 5 (A) when the period is selected in the selection field 45 of the period selection table 53 or the period is directly input in the designation field 54 and the selection of the period designation completion button 55 is accepted.

FIG. 5A is a screen in which the terminal 20A accepts the setting of the subgroup name from the user A. The terminal 20A displays "Please set the group name of the individual talk (56)", which is a message prompting the setting of the name of the subgroup, together with the name input field 57.

When the terminal 20A accepts the input of the subgroup name and accepts the selection of the completion button 58, the terminal 20A displays the screen of FIG. 5B.

FIG. 5B is a screen in which the terminal 20A accepts from the user A the designation of the display mode of the content inherited from the group to the subgroup. The terminal 20A, displays "Please select the display mode of the inherited content (59)", which is a message prompting the determination of the display mode of the inherited content, together with the display mode selection table 60.

When the terminal 20A accepts the selection of the display mode of the inherited content and accepts the selection of the completion button 61, the terminal 20A transmits the generation request of the subgroup # 2 in step S207 to the information processing apparatus 10.

FIG. 5C is a diagram showing an example of the display of the screen of the terminal 20A in step S214. On the screen of the terminal 20A, the contents included in the subgroup # 2 are displayed together with the information indicating the state of the contents. Here, the information indicating the state of the content is information indicating the transmission / reception date / time of the content and the viewing state of the content by another user (read display).

FIG. 5C shows that the content 62 inherited from the group # 1 to the subgroup # 2 is displayed in a display mode different from that of the content 80 newly generated in the subgroup # 2.

The information 63 indicating the status of the inherited content displays the time when the content in group # 1 is transmitted / received and the information indicating the browsing status of another user.

The information 81 indicating the state of the newly generated content 80 indicates the time when the newly generated content 80 is transmitted from the terminal 20A and the viewing state of other users in the subgroup.

(2) Handing over of the state to the existing group Next, the display of the screen of the terminal 20A relating to the handing over of the state to the existing group will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. Refer to FIGS. 4 and 5 as appropriate for the parts common to the display of the subgroup generation screen.

In step S305, the terminal 20A receives an instruction from the user A in response to the instruction from the user A, and changes the display mode of the content transmitted by another user in the same manner as in step S205. .. The terminal 20A displays, for example, the screen of FIG. 4A.

In step S306, when the display mode of the content is changed and displayed, the terminal 20A starts the process of handing over the state to the existing group in response to receiving a predetermined operation from the user A. ..

The terminal 20A displays (B) in FIG. 4 and (C) in FIG. 4 on the screen, and prompts the user A to select another user. If an existing group exists with another user selected by the user A, the terminal 20A displays the screen of FIG. 6A.

FIG. 6A is a screen that prompts the user A to select whether the terminal 20A creates a new group, uses an existing group, or uses the one-to-one talk mode.

The terminal 20A displays "Do you want to generate a new group? (63)", which is a message prompting you to select whether to generate a new group, together with the option 64.

When the selection field 45 corresponding to "generate a new group" is selected and the selection button 65 is selected by the user A, the terminal 20A creates a new group. In this case, the terminal 20A starts the process of generating the subgroup.

When the selection field 45 corresponding to "Use existing group" is selected and the selection button 65 is selected by the user A, the terminal 20A executes the process of handing over to the existing group. In this case, the terminal 20A displays the screen of FIG. 6B.

Further, when the selection field 45 corresponding to "use one-to-one talk mode" is selected and the selection button 65 is selected by the user A, the terminal 20A executes the hand-over process to the one-to-one talk mode. Display the screen (described later). The display and selection fields of "Use one-to-one talk mode" are displayed when one other user is selected.

FIG. 6B is a screen for confirming with the user A whether or not the terminal 20A uses an existing group with another selected user. The terminal 20A displays the message "Are you sure you want to use group # 2? (66)" on the screen. When Yes67 is selected, the terminal 20A displays the screen of FIG. 6C. When No68 is selected, the process of handing over to the existing group ends.

FIG. 6C is a screen in which the terminal 20A prompts the user A to select a display method of the inherited content. The terminal 20 displays "Please select the display method of the inherited content (69)", which is a message prompting the selection of the display method of the inherited content, together with the option 70.

The terminal 20A transmits a takeover request in step S307 when the selection field 45 corresponding to "display in chronological order" or "display collectively" is selected and the selection button 82 is selected by the user A. ..

The terminal 20A may display the screen of FIG. 6 (C) and then display a screen prompting the selection of the display mode of the content of FIG. 5 (B), or the terminal 20A may display the screen of FIG. 6 (C). Before displaying the screen of FIG. 5, a screen prompting the selection of the display mode of the content of FIG. 5 (B) may be displayed.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display when the terminal 20A takes over the content to an existing group.

FIG. 7A is a diagram showing the display of the screen of the terminal 20A when "display in chronological order" is selected by the user A in the display method of the inherited content of FIG. 6C. Is.

The content 72 transmitted / received by the existing group # 2 and the content 71 inherited from the group # 1 to the group # 2 are displayed in the same time series. Upon receiving an instruction from the user A, the terminal 20A may display the content transmitted / received in the group # 2 and the content inherited from the group # 1 in a distinguishable display mode. As a result, the user A of the terminal 20A can confirm the contents transmitted / received between the users of the group # 2 in chronological order while distinguishing the contents inherited from the group # 1.

FIG. 7B is a diagram showing the display of the screen of the terminal 20A when "collectively display" is selected by the user A in the method of displaying the inherited contents of FIG. 6C. Here, the content displayed on the screen of the terminal 20 is the content existing in the content display area 77. The content displayed in the content display area 77 is changed in response to the terminal 20A receiving the change in the display area from the user A by scrolling or the like.

When the inherited contents are collectively displayed, the inherited contents display area in which the contents inherited from the group # 1 are displayed between the existing content display areas 79 in which the contents transmitted / received in the group # 2 are displayed. 78 is provided.

In the example of FIG. 7B, the display area 78 of the inherited content is provided between the display areas 79A and 79B of the existing content. The display area 78 of the takeover content is indicated by a mark 75 of "beginning of takeover content" and a mark 76 of "end of takeover content". As a result, the user A of the terminal 20A can collectively check the contents inherited from the group # 1.

In FIG. 7B, the case where the display area 78 of the inherited content is set between the display areas 79A and 79B of the existing content has been described, but the display area 78 of the inherited content is set when the inheritance process is completed. , It may be provided below the display area 79 of the existing content, that is, in a place where the latest content should be displayed.

Even in the case of handing over to one-to-one talk, the same display as in FIG. 7 is displayed on the screen of the terminal 20A.

(3) Taking over the state to the one-to-one talk mode Next, the screen of the terminal 20A when taking over the state to the one-to-one talk mode will be described. Since the display on the screen of the terminal 20A when the state is taken over to the one-to-one talk mode is almost the same as the state is taken over to the existing group, only the different part will be described.

In step S356, similarly to step S306, the display mode of the content transmitted by another user is changed. The terminal 20A displays, for example, the screen of FIG. 4A.

In step S356, when the display mode of the content is changed, the terminal 20A starts the process related to the transfer of the state to the one-to-one talk mode in response to the reception of the predetermined operation from the user A. When the screen of FIG. 6A is displayed on the terminal 20A, the selection field 45 corresponding to "use one-to-one talk mode" is selected, and the selection button 65 is selected by the user A. The terminal 20A displays the screen of FIG. 6D.

In (D) of FIG. 6, "Are you sure you want to use the one-to-one talk mode?" (96), which is a message prompting confirmation whether the process of taking over the state to the one-to-one talk mode can be started. Is displayed. When Yes97 is selected, the process of handing over to the one-to-one talk mode is continued. If No98 is selected, the process ends.

<Hardware configuration>
Next, the hardware configuration of each device included in the information processing system 1 will be described.

(1) Information processing device The information processing device 10 has a general computer configuration.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the computer according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 8, the computer 300 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 301, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 302, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 303, a storage device 304, an input device 305, a display device 306, and a communication I / F. It has (Interface) 307 and an external I / F 308, and each component of the hardware is connected via the bus B.

The CPU 301 is an arithmetic unit that realizes control and functions of the computer 300 by reading a program or data from a memory such as the ROM 303 or the storage device 304 onto the RAM 302 and executing processing. The ROM 303 stores programs and data such as BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) settings, OS (Operating System) settings, and various settings executed when the computer 300 is started. The RAM 302 is a volatile memory that temporarily holds programs and data. The storage device 304 is a large-capacity storage device that stores programs and data.

The input device 305 is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, and is used by a user to input various operation signals. The display device 306 is, for example, a display or the like, and displays a processing result by the computer 300. The input device 305 and / and the display device 306 may be connected and used when necessary.

The communication I / F 307 is an interface for connecting the computer 300 to the network 2. The external I / F 308 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes an external storage medium 308a and the like. As a result, the computer 300 can read and / or write to the external storage medium 308a via the external I / F 308. The external storage medium 308a includes, for example, various optical disks, various memory cards, and the like.

Each function of the information processing apparatus 10 can be realized by the CPU 301 executing a program stored in the ROM 303 or the like.

(2) Terminal FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal 20 in the first embodiment.

The terminal 20 includes a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, a storage device 204, an input / output device 205, a communication I / F 206, and a display 207 (display device). The hardware components of the terminal 20 are connected to each other via the bus B.

The storage device 204 stores various programs. The CPU 201 is a computer that executes various programs stored in the storage device 204.

ROM 202 is a non-volatile memory. The ROM 202 stores various programs, data, and the like necessary for the CPU 201 to execute various programs stored in the storage device 204.

The RAM 203 is a main storage device such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) or a SRAM (Static Random Access Memory). The RAM 203 functions as a work area developed when various programs are executed by the CPU 201.

The input / output device 205 includes functions of an input device for inputting various instructions to the terminal 20 and an output device for outputting the processing result processed by the terminal 20. The input / output device 205 is connected to the display 207. In the present embodiment, the display 207 can be a touch-responsive display (touch panel). The communication I / F 206 communicates between the terminal 20 and the information processing device 10 via the network 2.

Each function of the terminal 20 can be realized by the CPU 201 executing a program stored in the storage device 204 or the like.

<Functional configuration>
(1) Functional Configuration of Terminal The functional configuration of the terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The terminal 20 has a transmission / reception unit 210, a display control unit 220, an input unit 230, a group setting unit 240, a content processing unit 250, and an information storage unit 260. The information storage unit 260 has a group management table 261 and a content management table 262, and a content storage unit 263.

The transmission / reception unit 210 transmits / receives various data to / from the information processing apparatus 10 via the network 2.

The display control unit 220 controls the display of the screen of the terminal 20 in response to instructions from the input unit 230, the group setting unit 240, the content processing unit 250, and the like.

The input unit 230 receives various instructions from the user of the terminal 20.

The group setting unit 240 transmits a request for generation of a subgroup and a request for handing over the state to another group to the information processing apparatus 10 in response to the instruction from the user to the input unit 230.

Upon receiving the completion notification for the request for generation of the subgroup from the information processing apparatus 10, the group setting unit 240 stores the contents related to the generated subgroup in the group management table 261. Further, the group setting unit 240 generates a content management table 262 for the newly generated subgroup. The group setting unit 240 acquires the content to be inherited from the content management table 262 of the generation source group, and sets the content management table 262 for the newly generated subgroup. The content to be inherited is specified from the information that specifies the state to be inherited. Information that identifies the inherited state is generated based on input from the user.

When the group setting unit 240 receives a notification of completion from the information processing apparatus 10 for a request to take over the state to another group, the group setting unit 240 performs a process of taking over the state of the group.

Specifically, the group setting unit 240 stores the correspondence between the group of the takeover source and the group of the takeover destination in the group management table 261. Further, the group setting unit 240 acquires the content to be inherited from the content management table 262 of the inheriting source group and sets it in the content management table 262 of the inheriting destination group. As in the case of subgroup generation, the content to be inherited is specified from the information specifying the inherited state.

The content processing unit 250 creates a message in response to the instruction from the user by the input unit 230, and transmits the created message to the information processing device 10. Further, the content processing unit 250 instructs the display control unit 220 to display selectable stamps, photographs, and moving images on the screen of the terminal 20 in response to the instruction from the user to the input unit 230. do. Further, the content processing unit 250 transmits the selected stamp or the like to the information processing apparatus 10 in response to the input unit 230 receiving an instruction to select a stamp or the like from the user. The content processing unit 250 refers to the data stored in the content storage unit 263 when displaying the selectable stamp or the like.

The content processing unit 250 transmits various contents such as messages and stamps to the information processing device 10 via the transmission / reception unit 210. Further, the content processing unit 250 sets a group or a user identifier as the destination of the transmitted content. When the group identifier is set for the destination, the content is delivered to the terminal 20 of the user who belongs to the set group.

The information storage unit 260 stores various types of information. The group management table 261 stores information about the group to which the user of the terminal 20 belongs. An example of the group management table 261 will be described with reference to FIG. The group management table 261 stores the group identifier that uniquely identifies the group, the group name that is the name of the group, the group attribute, the related group identifier, and the user identifier that indicates the user belonging to the group in association with each other.

The attributes of the group are usually set to either normal or subgroup. The identifier of the group that inherited the state is set in the related group identifier. For example, the group of group identifier 002 indicates that it is a newly generated subgroup that inherits the state of group identifier 001. For example, the group of group identifier 004 indicates that the existing group (group identifier 004) has inherited the state of the group of group identifier 003.

The content management table 262 is generated for each group including subgroups. The content management table 262 stores the transmitted / received content in association with the information about the content. FIG. 12 shows an example of the content management table 262. In FIG. 12, the content transmitted / received in the group of the group identifier 001 and the information related to the content are stored in association with each other. As information about the content, the transmission / reception time, the sender user identifier, the content type, and the browsing state are stored.

The content storage unit 263 stores content such as stamps, photographs, and moving images transmitted from the terminal 20.

(2) Functional Configuration of Information Processing Device The information processing device 10 includes a transmission / reception unit 110, a content distribution unit 120, a group processing unit 130, and an information storage unit 140. Further, the information storage unit 140 has a group management table 141, a content management table 142, and a user management table 143.

The transmission / reception unit 110 transmits / receives various data to / from the terminal 20 via the network 2.

The content distribution unit 120 transmits the content received from the terminal 20 to the terminal 20 of the destination user. The content distribution unit 120 refers to the user management table 143, identifies the address of the terminal 20 of the destination user, and distributes the content. When a group is set as the destination of the content, the content distribution unit 120 refers to the group management table 141 to identify a user belonging to the group, refers to the user management table 143, and refers to the terminal 20 of the destination user. Identify the address.

The group processing unit 130 receives a request for generating a subgroup from the terminal 20, and sends a message asking whether or not the user belongs to the subgroup to the terminals 20 of other users belonging to the group. The generation request includes a user identifier belonging to the subgroup.

When the transmission / reception unit 110 receives a notification from the terminal 20 of another user that it has agreed to belong to the subgroup, the group processing unit 130 processes the generation of the subgroup. Specifically, the group processing unit 130 generates the group management table 141 for the subgroup. Further, the group processing unit 130 generates the content management table 142 for the subgroup. The group processing unit 130 acquires the content to be inherited from the content management table 142 of the generation source group, and sets it in the newly generated content management table 142 for the subgroup. The content to be inherited is specified from the information specifying the inherited state included in the subgroup generation request.

The process of generating a subgroup is executed for the group management table 141 and the content management table 142 of each user belonging to the subgroup.

The group processing unit 130 receives a request from the terminal 20 to take over the state of the group to another group, and determines whether or not to allow the terminal 20 of another user belonging to the group to be taken over to take over the state of the group. Send a message to inquire. The takeover request includes the group identifier of the takeover source and the group identifier of the takeover destination.

When the transmission / reception unit 110 receives a notification from the terminal 20 of another user that the transfer of the group state to another group is accepted, the group processing unit 130 performs a process of inheriting the group state.

Specifically, the group processing unit 130 stores the correspondence between the group of the takeover source and the group of the takeover destination in the group management table 141. Further, the group processing unit 130 acquires the content to be inherited from the content management table 142 of the inheriting source group and sets it in the content management table 142 of the inheriting destination group. As in the case of subgroup generation, the content to be inherited is specified from the information included in the inheritance request that specifies the inherited state.

The process of inheriting the state of the group is executed for the group management table 141 and the content management table 142 of each user belonging to the subgroup.

Further, the group processing unit 130 receives a request for taking over the group state from the user's terminal 20 to the "one-to-one talk mode" with another user, and the other user's terminal 20 takes over the group state. Send a message asking if you agree or not. The takeover request includes the group identifier of the takeover source and the identifier of another user. When the transmission / reception unit 110 receives a notification from the terminal 20 of another user that the group is to be taken over, the group processing unit 130 performs a process of taking over the state of the group.

When the transmission / reception unit 110 receives a notification from the terminal 20 of another user that the transfer of the group state to the "one-to-one talk mode" is accepted, the group processing unit 130 takes over the group state. I do. The content of the process of handing over is the same as the process of handing over to another group.

The information storage unit 140 stores various types of information. The information storage unit 140 stores a group management table 261 and a content management table 262 for each user stored in the terminal 20.

The group management table 141 stores the same contents as the group management table 261 of the terminal 20. The content management table 142 stores the same contents as the content management table 262 of the terminal 20.

The user management table 143 stores the SNS user and the address of the user's terminal 20 in association with each other.

<Operation flow>
The operation flow of the terminal 20 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S1401, the input unit 230 receives an instruction to start the "individual talk" while the content is being transmitted / received in the group # 1. Here, the individual talk is to send and receive contents between some users included in the group.

In step S1402, the display control unit 220 displays the user belonging to the group # 1 on the screen of the terminal 20 in a selectable state. The input unit 230 accepts the selection of the user who starts the individual talk.

In step S1404, the group setting unit 240 causes the display control unit 220 to display a display prompting the determination whether to generate a new group and start the individual talk or to start the individual talk using the existing group. For example, the display control unit 220 displays the screen of FIG. 6A and prompts the user to select.

The display control unit 220 displays a message prompting a judgment on the screen of the terminal 20. When the input unit 230 accepts the selection to generate a new group (step S1404 Yes), the process proceeds to step S1405. On the other hand, when the input unit 230 accepts the selection to use the existing group (step S1404 No), the process proceeds to step S1409. Here, when creating a new group, the group setting unit 240 starts the process of generating a subgroup from group # 1, and when using an existing group, the state of group # 1 is inherited by another group. Start processing.

In step S1405, the group setting unit 240 causes the display control unit 220 to display a display prompting the selection of the content to be inherited from the group # 1. The display control unit 220 displays a display prompting the selection of content on the screen of the terminal 20. For example, the display control unit 220 displays the screens (C) and (D) of FIG. 4 and prompts the user to select a content. When the content selection is accepted, the process proceeds to step S1406.

In step S1406, the group setting unit 240 causes the display control unit 220 to display a display prompting the input of the name of the subgroup. The display control unit 220 displays on the screen of the terminal 20 prompting the input of the name of the subgroup. For example, the display control unit 220 displays the screen of FIG. 5A and prompts the user to input the subgroup name. When the input of the subgroup name is accepted, the process proceeds to step S1407.

In step S1407, the group setting unit 240 causes the display control unit 220 to display a display prompting the selection of the display mode of the content inherited from the group # 1. The display control unit 220 displays on the screen of the terminal 20 prompting the selection of the display mode of the content. For example, the display control unit 220 displays the screen of FIG. 5B and prompts the user to select a display mode. When the selection of the display mode is accepted, the process proceeds to step S1408.

Upon receiving the notification from the information processing apparatus 10 that the generation of the subgroup is completed in step S1408, the group setting unit 240 sets the information of the generated subgroup in the group management table 261 and the content management table 262. ..

In step S1409, the group setting unit 240 causes a display prompting the selection of the content to be inherited from the group # 1, as in step S1405. When the content selection is accepted, the process proceeds to step S1410.

In step S1410, the group setting unit 240 causes a display prompting the selection of the display mode of the content, as in the step S1407. When the selection of the display mode is accepted, the process proceeds to step S1411.

In step S1411, the group setting unit 240 causes the display control unit 220 to display a display prompting the selection of the display method of the content inherited from the group # 1. For example, the display control unit 220 displays the screen of FIG. 6C and prompts the user to select a display method. When the selection of the display method is accepted, the process proceeds to step S1412.

In step S1412, when the group setting unit 240 receives a notification from the information processing device 10 that the process of taking over the group is completed, the group setting unit 240 receives the group management table 261 and the group management table 261 as in the information processing device 10. The group inheritance process is performed in the content management table 262.

According to the first embodiment, when content is transmitted / received between the terminals of user A and user B, which are some users belonging to group # 1, the status of group # 1 is appropriately associated and displayed. It becomes possible. Further, the terminal 20 can adjust the content and the like displayed by the inheritance by receiving the instruction regarding the inherited state from the user. For example, there is an advantage that it is easy to confirm the exchange between the user A and the user B by inheriting only the content transmitted by the user A and / or the user B and the browsing state thereof, and not inheriting the content or the like transmitted by another user. There is.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the second embodiment will be described. The description of the parts common to the first embodiment will be omitted, and only the parts different from the first embodiment will be described.

In the first embodiment, when the terminal 20 of a part of the users of the group individually starts the transmission / reception of the content, the content is transmitted / received in another group, but in the second embodiment, they are the same. It is characterized in that content is transmitted / received between the terminals 20 of some users in the group.

(1) Operation Sequence The operation sequence according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

Steps S1501 to S1504 are the same as steps S201 to S204.

In step S1505, the terminal 20A receives an instruction from the user A to execute the transmission / reception of the content individually with the user B in the group # 1.

In step S1506, the terminal 20A transmits an individual mode activation request for individually transmitting and receiving content to and from the user B in the group # 1. The individual mode activation request includes a user identifier for sending and receiving content individually.

In step S1507, the information processing apparatus 10 inquires the terminal 20B of the user B whether or not the individual mode can be activated.

In step S1508, the information processing apparatus 10 receives a response from the terminal 20B to the effect that the activation of the individual mode is approved.

In step S1509, the information processing apparatus 10 notifies the terminal 20A that the activation of the individual mode is completed.

In step S1510, the terminal 20A receives an instruction from the user A to transmit the content to the user B.

In step S1511, the terminal 20A transmits the content to the information processing apparatus 10. Here, the transmission destination of the content is set to the user B instead of the group # 1, and the group # 1 is set to the display destination of the content.

In step S1512, the information processing apparatus 10 transmits the content from the terminal 20A to the terminal 20B.

In step S1513, the terminal 20B displays the received content in the display area of the group # 1 on the screen.

The content transmitted / received in the individual mode may be managed by the terminal 20 and the information processing device 10 as the content transmitted / received in the subgroup of group # 1. In this case, the content transmitted / received in the subgroup is displayed in the same display area as the group # 1.

(2) Screen display example FIG. 16 shows a screen display example of the terminal 20 according to the second embodiment.

The content 90 transmitted / received within the group and the content 91 transmitted / received in the individual mode are displayed on the screen of the terminal 20 in different display modes.

In addition, a message 92 indicating that the individual mode is being activated is displayed.

In the individual mode, the content transmitted / received in group # 1 and the content transmitted / received in the individual mode are displayed in different display modes in the same display area, so that the user of the terminal 20 does not have to switch the display area. Can be confirmed.

According to the second embodiment, when content is transmitted / received between the terminals of user A and user B, which are some users belonging to group # 1, the status of group # 1 is appropriately associated and displayed. It becomes possible.

[others]
The subgroup generation process, the transfer process to an existing group, and the individual mode process are examples of individual processes.

A storage medium storing a software program code that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment may be supplied to the terminal 20. Needless to say, the above-described embodiment can be achieved by the terminal 20 reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium. In this case, the storage medium stores a program for causing the terminal 20 to execute the above-mentioned display control method.

Specifically, it is a program executed on the terminal of the user who transmits / receives content to / from the terminal of another user in the group to which the user belongs via an information processing device, and belongs to the group from the user. In response to the acceptance of the selection of some users, the first step of displaying the content originating from the partial user on the screen in a display mode different from that of other content, and the instruction from the user are accepted. In response to this, the second step of transmitting the activation request of the individual processing for individually transmitting and receiving the content to and from the terminal of the partial user to the information processing apparatus and the individual processing were activated. A program for causing the terminal to execute the third step of executing the individual processing in response to receiving the response to that effect is stored in the storage medium.

Then, the program code itself read from these storage media realizes the function of the above-described embodiment.

Further, by executing the program code read by the computer device, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized. The operating system (OS) or the like running on the computer device may perform a part or all of the actual processing according to the instruction of the program code. Further, it goes without saying that the function of the above-described embodiment may be realized by the processing.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications and substitutions can be added without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 Information processing system 10 Information processing device 20 Terminal 110 Transmission / reception unit (information processing device)
120 Content distribution unit 130 Group processing unit 140 Information storage unit (information processing device)
141 Group management table (information processing device)
142 Content management table (information processing device)
143 User management table 210 Transmission / reception unit 220 Display control unit 230 Input unit 240 Group setting unit 250 Content processing unit 260 Information storage unit 261 Group management table (terminal)
262 Content management table (terminal)
263 Content storage

Claims (14)

A program executed by a terminal of a user included in a group including a first user and a second user.
The first content transmitted from the first terminal of the first user and the second content transmitted from the second terminal of the second user are displayed on the display unit of the terminal as the content of the group, and the group is displayed. The first content of the display unit displays the first information which is the information related to the state of the first content displayed as the content of the group, which is associated with the first content displayed as the content of the above. Displaying in an area different from the area where it is displayed,
The third content transmitted from the first terminal to the terminal is displayed on the display unit as the content between the first user and the user.
Based on the input to the terminal, the first content displayed as the content of the group and the third content are displayed on the display unit as the content of the first user and the user, and the first content is displayed. Displaying the first information in association with the first content displayed on the display unit as content between the user and the user in an area different from the area where the first content is displayed on the display unit. Is executed on the terminal. The program according to claim 1.
The first content displayed on the display unit as the content of the first user and the user is displayed on the display unit in a display mode different from that of the first content displayed as the content of the group. The program according to claim 2.
The display mode different from the first content includes a color displayed on the display unit. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The first content displayed on the display unit as content between the first user and the user is displayed on the display unit in a display mode different from that of the third content. The program according to claim 4.
The display mode different from the third content includes a color displayed on the display unit. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
The terminal is made to display the fourth content transmitted from the terminal to the first terminal on the display unit as the content between the first user and the user. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
The first content and the third content displayed on the display unit as the content of the first user and the user are displayed on the display unit in chronological order.
The first content displayed on the display unit as content between the first user and the user is displayed on the display unit after the third content. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
The input to the terminal is performed in a state where the contents of the group are displayed on the display unit. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
Displaying as content between the first user and the user means displaying as a one-to-one talk between the first user and the user. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
The first content, the second content, and the third content are transmitted to the terminal via the server. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
The terminal executes the display of the second information on the display unit in association with the third content displayed on the display unit as the content between the first user and the user. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
The first content, the second content, and the first information displayed as the contents of the group are displayed on the first user interface for displaying the contents transmitted and received within the group.
The first content displayed as the content of the first user and the user, the third content, and the first information are the first terminal of the first user and the terminal of the user. It is displayed on the second user interface that displays the content sent and received between them. It is a display method of terminals of users included in a group including a first user and a second user.
The first content transmitted from the first terminal of the first user and the second content transmitted from the second terminal of the second user are displayed on the display unit of the terminal as the content of the group, and the group is displayed. The first content of the display unit displays the first information which is the information related to the state of the first content displayed as the content of the group, which is associated with the first content displayed as the content of the above. Displaying in an area different from the area where it is displayed,
The third content transmitted from the first terminal to the terminal is displayed on the display unit as the content between the first user and the user.
Based on the input to the terminal, the first content displayed as the content of the group and the third content are displayed on the display unit as the content of the first user and the user, and the first content is displayed. Displaying the first information in association with the first content displayed on the display unit as content between the user and the user in an area different from the area where the first content is displayed in the display unit. And include. A terminal of a user included in a group including a first user and a second user.
The first content transmitted from the first terminal of the first user and the second content transmitted from the second terminal of the second user are displayed as the content of the group, and are displayed as the content of the group. The first information, which is information related to the state of the first content displayed as the content of the group, which is associated with the first content, is displayed in an area different from the area where the first content is displayed. A display unit that displays the third content transmitted from the first terminal to the terminal as content between the first user and the user.
Based on the input to the terminal, the first content displayed as the content of the group and the third content are controlled to be displayed on the display unit as the content of the first user and the user. The first information in association with the first content displayed on the display unit as the content between the first user and the user is placed in an area different from the area where the first content is displayed on the display unit. It is provided with a control unit that controls display.

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