WO2014006709A1

WO2014006709A1 - Messaging system and message transmitting method

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Publication number: WO2014006709A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/067120
Authority: WO
Inventors: ▲高▼恩金; 茂木　健一
Original assignee: 株式会社Ｈｕｇｇ
Priority date: 2012-07-04
Filing date: 2012-07-04
Publication date: 2014-01-09
Also published as: JPWO2014006709A1

Abstract

[Problem] To easily transmit a message using a mobile terminal. [Solution] This messaging system is provided with: a motion acquiring unit, which acquires motion information indicating a physical force applied to a transportable first communication apparatus; a message generating unit, which generates a message corresponding to the motion information; and a message transmitting unit, which transmits to a second communication apparatus the message thus generated.

Description

Messaging system and message transmission method

The present invention relates to a messaging system and a message transmission method.

A portable device (hereinafter referred to as a mobile terminal) having a communication function such as a mobile phone terminal or a smartphone in using a messaging service such as a short message service (SMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMS), or an instant message (IM). Increasing use. Patent Document 1 also discloses a technique that allows a user to easily know a message content and a transmission source using a mobile phone terminal.

JP2012-010376A

In the conventional technology such as Patent Document 1, it is necessary to input a message by operating an input device such as an alphanumeric key or a joystick, but it takes time to operate the input device in the mobile terminal.

The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a messaging system and a message transmission method capable of easily transmitting a message using a mobile terminal.

A main invention of the present invention for solving the above-described problems is a motion acquisition unit that acquires motion information indicating physical force applied to the portable first communication device, and a message corresponding to the motion information as a transmission message. A message determination unit to be determined and a message transmission unit to transmit the transmission message to the second communication device are provided.

In the messaging system of the present invention, the messaging system according to claim 1, wherein the message determination unit indicates that the motion information indicates that the first communication device has been moved in a short direction. A message requesting the start of communication is determined as the transmission message, and when the motion information indicates that the first communication device has been moved in the longitudinal direction, a message for accepting the start of communication is used as the transmission message. Determining, when the motion information indicates that the first communication device has been turned over, determining a message indicating that communication is not possible as the transmission message, blowing on the first communication device If the motion information indicates that Determining a message indicating affection as the transmission message; determining the message indicating affection as the transmission message when the motion information indicates that pressure is applied to the first communication device; When the motion information indicates that the first communication device has been warmed, at least one of determining a command to increase the temperature of the second communication device as the transmission message is performed. Also good.

In addition, the messaging system of the present invention further includes a message storage unit that stores a message in association with each of the plurality of physical forces that can be detected for the first communication device, and the message determination unit includes: The message corresponding to the physical force indicated may be read from the message storage unit, and the read message may be determined as the transmission message.

Further, the messaging system of the present invention registers a message requesting the start of communication in the message storage unit in association with the motion information indicating that the first communication device has been moved in the short direction. A message for accepting the start of communication is registered in the message storage unit in association with the motion information indicating that the first communication device is moved in the longitudinal direction, and the first communication device is turned over. A message indicating that communication is not possible is registered in the message storage unit in association with the motion information indicating, and in association with the motion information indicating that the first communication device has been blown. Registering a message indicating affection in the message storage unit, A message indicating affection is registered in the message storage unit in association with the motion information indicating that pressure is applied to one communication device, and the motion indicating that the first communication device is warmed A message registration unit that performs at least one of registering a command instructing to raise the temperature of the second communication device in the message storage unit in association with the information may be further provided.

Another aspect of the present invention is a messaging system including a portable first communication device and a message server that is communicably connected to the first communication device and the second communication device. The first communication device includes a motion detection unit that detects physical force applied to the first communication device, and a motion information transmission unit that transmits motion information indicating the detected motion to the message server, The message server includes a motion acquisition unit that receives the motion information from the first communication device, a message determination unit that determines a message according to the received motion information as a transmission message, and the transmission message as the second communication device. And a message transmission unit that transmits the message.

In the messaging system of the present invention, the message server further includes a message storage unit that stores a message in association with each of the plurality of physical forces that can be detected for the first communication device, and the message determination unit includes: The message corresponding to the physical force indicated by the motion information may be read from the message storage unit, and the read message may be determined as the transmission message.

In the messaging system of the present invention, the second communication device includes a command execution unit that executes a command that can be executed by the second communication device in the transmission message. Also good.

Another aspect of the present invention is a message transmission method in which a computer acquires motion information indicating physical force applied to a portable first communication device that is communicably connected to the computer; It is assumed that a step of determining a message according to the motion information as a transmission message and a step of transmitting the transmission message to the second communication device are executed.

Another aspect of the present invention is a message transmission method in which a portable first communication device acquires motion information indicating a physical force applied to the first communication device, and according to the motion information The step of creating the message and the step of transmitting the created message to the second communication device are executed.

Other problems and solutions disclosed in the present application will be clarified in the column of the embodiment of the invention and the drawings.

According to the present invention, a message can be easily transmitted using a mobile terminal.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the communication system of this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the example of the motion of the mobile terminal. It is a figure explaining 3 axes | shafts which show the direction of the motion of the mobile terminal. It is a figure explaining the communication in the communication system of this embodiment. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of a mobile terminal 10. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a software configuration of a mobile terminal 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen 16 for the text input part 121 to receive the input of a transmission text. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of message data 14. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of a message server 20. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a software configuration of a message server 20. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the motion message information memorize | stored in the motion message memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the pair information which the pair memory | storage part 242 memorize | stores. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process in which the motion message registration part 225 registers default motion message information. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow of message transmission / reception processing by the mobile terminal 10. It is a figure which shows the flow of the message transfer process by the message server. It is a figure explaining the flow of the drawing process of a message.

== Overview ==
Hereinafter, a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The communication system according to this embodiment exchanges messages between a pair of mobile terminals using a messaging service such as a short message service (SMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMS), and an instant message (IM). Suppose. In the messaging service, one of two communicating users inputs text to a mobile terminal, and sends a message including the input text from the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal of the other user. When messages are exchanged, in the communication system of the present embodiment, the mobile terminal detects physical force applied to the mobile terminal (hereinafter referred to as motion) and transmits a message corresponding to the motion. I have to.

== System configuration ==
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a communication system according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the communication system of the present embodiment includes two portable communication terminals (hereinafter referred to as mobile terminals 10) such as smartphones and a message server 20. The mobile terminal 10 and the message server 20 are connected via a communication network 30 so that they can communicate with each other. The communication network 30 is, for example, the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a VAN (Value Added Network), or the like configured by a public telephone line network, a mobile phone line network, Ethernet (registered trademark), a wireless communication path, or the like. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that communication is performed in the communication network 30 by TCP / IP.

The mobile terminal 10 is a portable computer operated by a user. The mobile terminal 10 can be, for example, a mobile phone terminal, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or the like. The user exchanges messages with other users by operating the mobile terminal 10.

The message server 20 is a computer that provides a messaging service, such as a personal computer or a workstation. The message server 20 provides a messaging service by transferring a message received from the mobile terminal 10 to another mobile terminal 10.

== Description of motion ==
As described above, in the communication system of the present embodiment, a message corresponding to the motion of the mobile terminal 10 can be transmitted, and motions of six mobile terminals as shown in FIG. 2 are assumed.

The first motion shown in FIG. 2 (1) is a motion in the short direction of the mobile terminal 10 (hereinafter referred to as a lateral motion). The lateral motion may be a parallel movement with respect to the X axis in FIG. 3, or may be a rotation about the Y axis or the Z axis in FIG.

The second motion shown in FIG. 2 (2) is a motion in the longitudinal direction of the mobile terminal 10 (hereinafter referred to as a longitudinal motion). The vertical motion may be a parallel movement with respect to the Y axis in FIG. 3, or may be a rotation about the X axis or the Z axis in FIG.

The third motion shown in FIG. 2 (3) is a motion that turns the mobile terminal 10 over (hereinafter referred to as a turn motion). The turn motion may be that the screen of the mobile terminal 10 is directed vertically downward, or that the rotation about the X axis or the Y axis in FIG. 3 becomes a predetermined angle or more.

The fourth motion shown in FIG. 2 (4) is a motion that blows strongly against the mobile terminal 10 (hereinafter referred to as blow motion). In the present embodiment, the blow motion is assumed to be a wind noise generated when the user blows strongly against the microphone of the mobile terminal 10.

The fifth motion shown in FIG. 2 (5) is a motion for gripping the mobile terminal 10 with a hand (hereinafter referred to as grip motion). In the present embodiment, the grip motion refers to a state where pressure is applied to the mobile terminal 10.

The sixth motion shown in FIG. 2 (6) is a motion that exhales to the mobile terminal 10 (hereinafter referred to as heat motion). The heat motion is an operation for warming the mobile terminal 10. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that wind noise is generated when the microphone is blown weakly. That is, the difference between blow motion and heat motion is determined by the frequency of the sound detected as wind noise. In addition, when the mobile terminal 10 has a temperature sensor, you may detect a temperature rise as a heat motion.

== Communication according to motion ==
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating communication (message exchange) in the communication system of the present embodiment. In FIG. 4, messages are exchanged between the mobile terminal A (10) operated by the user A and the mobile terminal B (10) operated by the user B. When the user A moves the mobile terminal A (10) in the horizontal direction indicated by the arrow 1, the message 2 including the text “Ne-ne-” indicating that communication is to be started is sent from the mobile terminal A (10) to the mobile terminal. Sent to B (10). In response to this, when the user B moves the mobile terminal B (10) in the vertical direction indicated by the arrow 3, the message 4 including the text “What?” Indicating that the communication is accepted is displayed on the mobile The data is transmitted from the terminal B (10) to the mobile terminal A (10).

As described above, in this embodiment, at least a part of communication can be performed by a message corresponding to the motion of the mobile terminal 10.

== Hardware Configuration of Mobile Terminal 10 ==
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the mobile terminal 10. The mobile terminal 10 includes a touch panel display 101, a display controller 102, a wireless communication device 103, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 104, an acceleration sensor 105, a pressure sensor 106, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 107, a flash memory 108, an audio controller 109, A microphone 110 and a speaker 111 are provided. The flash memory 108 is a storage device that stores various data and programs. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the flash memory 108 stores a messenger program 11 for realizing a messenger that transmits and receives messages by a messaging service. Instead of the flash memory 108, a storage device such as a hard disk drive or a solid state drive may be employed. The CPU 104 implements various functions by reading a program such as the messenger program 11 stored in the flash memory 108 into the RAM 107 and executing it. The acceleration sensor 105 is a sensor that measures acceleration in three directions of the XYZ axes as shown in FIG. The acceleration sensor 105 can detect the movement and tilt of the mobile terminal 10, thereby detecting the above-described lateral motion, vertical motion, and turn motion. The pressure sensor 106 is a sensor that detects the pressure applied to the mobile terminal 10. A grip motion can be detected by the pressure sensor 106. The display controller 102 detects information display on the touch panel display 101, a finger touch on the touch panel display 101, a swipe, and the like, and accepts data input from the user. The sound controller 109 reproduces sound data from the speaker 111 and acquires sound data from the microphone 110. Blow motion and heat motion can be detected by analyzing sound data acquired from the microphone 110.

== Software Configuration of Mobile Terminal 10 ==
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a software configuration example of the mobile terminal 10. The mobile terminal 10 includes a text input unit 121, a message transmission unit 122, a motion detection unit 123, a message reception unit 124, a message display unit 125, and a temperature control unit 126. In addition, each function part of the text input part 121, the message transmission part 122, the motion detection part 123, the message reception part 124, the message display part 125, and the temperature control part 126 is provided. Each functional unit is realized by the CPU 104 included in the mobile terminal 10 reading out the messenger program 11 stored in the flash memory 108 to the RAM 107 and executing it.

The text input unit 121 accepts input of text to be transmitted as a message (hereinafter referred to as transmission text). FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the screen 16 for the text input unit 121 to accept input of transmission text. The user inputs text in an input field 161 provided on the screen 16. The text input unit 121 displays a software keyboard on the screen 16, for example, and the user can input text by tapping the software keyboard.

The message transmission unit 122 transmits a message. In the present embodiment, the message transmission unit 122 transmits a message to the message server 20 and is transferred from the message server 20 to another mobile terminal 10. For example, when the user taps the send button 162 on the screen 16 in FIG. 7, the message sending unit 122 can send a message including the text entered in the input field 161.

The motion detection unit 123 detects the motion of the mobile terminal 10. The motion detection unit 123 can detect vertical motion, horizontal motion, and turn motion based on the output from the acceleration sensor 105. The motion detection unit 123 can detect blow motion and heat motion by analyzing sound data input to the microphone 110 based on the output from the audio controller 109. Furthermore, the motion detection unit 123 can detect a grip motion based on an output from the pressure sensor 106. In order to prevent erroneous detection, the motion detection unit 123 detects the same vertical motion, horizontal motion, or turn motion, for example, a plurality of times (any number of times such as 2 times or 3 times), or a predetermined time (eg, 2 seconds or 3 times). These motions may be detected only when blow motion or heat motion is detected continuously for an arbitrary time such as seconds.

The message receiving unit 124 receives a message. In the present embodiment, the message receiving unit 124 receives a message from the message server 20. For example, when messages are exchanged between the pair of the mobile terminal A (10) and the mobile terminal B (10) in FIG. 1, the message transmission unit 122 of the mobile terminal A (10) sends the message to the message server 20 The message server 20 transfers the message to the mobile terminal B (10), and the message receiving unit 124 of the mobile terminal B (10) receives the message from the message server 20.

The message display unit 125 displays a message. The message display unit 125 displays the message transmitted by the message transmission unit 122 on the touch panel display 101 and also displays the message received by the message reception unit 124. In the screen example of FIG. 4, the message display unit 125 displays the text “Ne-ne-” and “Na-ni?”.

The temperature control unit 126 changes the temperature of the mobile terminal 10. In the present embodiment, the temperature control unit 126 increases the temperature of the mobile terminal 10 using heat generated by the operation of the CPU 104. In other words, the temperature control unit 126 gives a large number of instructions to the CPU 104 to execute arithmetic processing (in particular, arithmetic processing that simply repeats four arithmetic operations without causing an output). The temperature can be increased. Note that the temperature control unit 126 may not perform temperature control in accordance with the remaining battery level of the mobile terminal 10, for example, when the remaining battery level falls below a predetermined amount. In addition, the mobile terminal 10 may include a heating element such as a heating wire, and the temperature control unit 126 may control the energization of the heating element to generate heat.

== Message data ==
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of data for realizing a message (hereinafter referred to as message data). The message data 14 includes a user ID 141 and any one of the motion ID 142 and the text 143.

The user ID 141 is information for identifying the user who is operating the mobile terminal 10. It is assumed that the user ID 141 is always included in the message data 14.

The motion ID 142 is information for specifying the detected motion that is set when any of the six motions of the mobile terminal 10 described above is detected. The motion ID 142 is set in the message data 14 only when the motion of the mobile terminal 10 is detected and a message corresponding to the motion is transmitted. When the motion ID 142 is set, in this embodiment, “horizontal”, “vertical”, “turn”, “blow”, and “horizontal” corresponding to each of the horizontal motion, vertical motion, turn motion, blow motion, grip motion, and heat motion described above. One of “grip” and “heat” is set.

The body 143 is a character string indicating a transmission text received by the text input unit 121, a message set by the message server 20 according to the motion ID 142, or a command for the mobile terminal 10. In this embodiment, the command included in the text 143 is assumed to be a command for instructing the mobile terminal 10 to warm (hereinafter referred to as a heat command).

== Hardware Configuration of Message Server 20 ==
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the message server 20. The message server 20 includes a CPU 201, a memory 202, a storage device 203, a communication interface 204, an input device 205, and an output device 206. The storage device 203 stores various data and programs, for example, a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, a flash memory, or the like. The CPU 201 implements various functions by reading the program stored in the storage device 203 into the memory 202 and executing it. The communication interface 204 is an interface for connecting to the communication network 30. For example, an adapter for connecting to Ethernet (registered trademark), a modem for connecting to a public telephone line network, and a wireless communication network. Such as a wireless communication device. The input device 205 is a keyboard, mouse, trackball, touch panel, microphone, or the like that accepts data input. The output device 206 is, for example, a display, a printer, or a speaker that outputs data. The message server 20 may include a plurality of input devices 205 and output devices 206.

== Software Configuration of Message Server 20 ==
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a software configuration example of the message server 20. The message server 20 includes a message reception unit 221, a motion message determination unit 222, a transmission destination identification unit 223, a message transmission unit 224, and a function unit of the motion message registration unit 225, and each of the motion message storage unit 241 and the pair storage unit 242. And a storage unit. Each functional unit described above is realized by the CPU 201 included in the message server 20 reading out the program stored in the storage device 203 to the memory 202 and executing it.

The motion message storage unit 241 stores information about a message corresponding to the motion of the mobile terminal 10 (hereinafter referred to as motion message information). FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of motion message information stored in the motion message storage unit 241. The motion message information includes a message associated with the user ID and the motion ID. The message may be text, multimedia data such as an image, or a command for causing the mobile terminal 10 to execute. A plurality of combinations of text, multimedia data, and commands can be set as a message. However, in the present embodiment, only one of these is set to simplify the description.

The motion message registration unit 225 registers the motion message information in the motion message storage unit 241. The motion message registration unit 225 registers default motion message information in the motion message storage unit 241 in advance for each user. The default message registration process will be described later. The motion message registration unit 225 can change the message included in the motion message information in response to a request from the user. Thereby, the user can freely set a message corresponding to the motion.

The pair storage unit 242 stores information related to a pair performing communication (hereinafter referred to as pair information). FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of pair information stored in the pair storage unit 242. The pair information includes two user IDs (user ID 1 and user ID 2) indicating two users constituting the pair. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the user forms a pair with only one user.

The message receiving unit 221 receives a message. In the present embodiment, the message receiving unit 221 receives message data 14 transmitted from the mobile terminal 10. Instead of the message data 14, the user ID and motion ID, or the user ID and text may be received separately.

The motion message determination unit 222 determines a message to be transmitted according to the motion of the mobile terminal 10. In the present embodiment, the motion message determination unit 222 reads a message corresponding to the motion ID 142 from the motion message storage unit 241 when the motion ID 142 is included in the message data 14.

The transmission destination specifying unit 223 specifies a destination to which the message data 14 is transferred. In the present embodiment, the transmission destination specifying unit 223 searches the pair storage unit 242 for pair information in which the user ID 141 of the message data 14 matches the user ID 1 or the user ID 2, and the two user IDs included in the searched pair information are Each of the mobile terminals 10 of the user shown is specified as a transmission destination. Note that specifying the mobile terminal 10 from the user ID can be realized by a technique adopted in a general messaging service.

The message transmission unit 224 transmits a message to the transmission destination specified by the transmission destination specification unit 223. If the motion ID 142 is included in the message data 14, the message transmission unit 224 includes the message determined by the motion message determination unit 222 in the message data 14 instead of the motion ID 142, and includes the transmission destination and the original message data. To 14 transmission sources.

Hereinafter, processing executed in the communication system of this embodiment will be described.

== Default message registration process ==
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a flow of processing in which the motion message registration unit 225 registers default motion message information. The process of FIG. 13 is performed at a predetermined timing, for example, when a user is registered in the messaging service.

The motion message registration unit 225 performs motion message information including a user ID indicating a user, “horizontal” indicating a horizontal motion, and a message from one user requesting the other user to start communication. The message is registered in the message storage unit 241 (S401). The motion message registration unit 225 can set different default messages according to attributes such as the gender and age of the user. For example, in the example of FIG. 11, “Ne-Ne-” and “Ne-Ne.” Are registered as examples of messages corresponding to the lateral motion. "Nene." Can be set as the default for male users.

The motion message registration unit 225 registers motion message information including a user ID, “vertical” indicating vertical motion, and a message indicating acceptance of communication start in the motion message storage unit 241 (S402). For the vertical motion, different default messages can be set according to the user's attributes. For example, in the example of FIG. 11, “What?” And “N” are examples of messages corresponding to the vertical motion. "?" Is registered, and "What?" Can be set as the default for female users, and "N?" Can be set as the default for male users.

The motion message registration unit 225 registers motion message information including a user ID, a “turn” indicating turn motion, and a message indicating that communication cannot be performed in the motion message storage unit 241 (S403). It is possible to set different messages according to the user's attributes for the turn motion. For example, in the example of FIG. 11, “I ’m sorry! I ’m sorry, I ’ll contact you later” and “I ’m sorry. "I can't take my hands off, so I'll contact you later."

The motion message registration unit 225 registers motion message information including a user ID, a message including “blow” indicating blow motion, and a message indicating affection in the motion message storage unit 241 (S404). In the present embodiment, a kiss mark is adopted as a message corresponding to the blow motion, and a character string “<kiss mark>” is set in the message. As will be described later, the character string “<kiss mark>” is converted into a kiss mark image in the mobile terminal 10.

The motion message registration unit 225 stores motion message information including a user ID, a “grip” indicating grip motion, and a message indicating affection (different from that corresponding to the blow motion) in the motion message storage unit 241. Register (S405). In the present embodiment, a figure representing a hug (hereinafter referred to as a hug mark) is adopted as a message corresponding to the grip motion, and a character string “<hug mark>” is set in the message. As will be described later, the character string “<hug mark>” is converted into a hug mark image in the mobile terminal 10.

The motion message registration unit 225 registers motion message information including a user ID, “heat” indicating heat motion, and a heat command in the motion message storage unit 241 (S406). In the example of FIG. 11, the heat motion is expressed as “#temperature UP”.

As described above, the motion message registration unit 225 registers the default message for each motion in the motion message storage unit 241.

When the person to talk to is next to the user, especially when lovers lie side by side, the user often moves the body sideways when talking to the other person, indicating the start of communication as a message according to the lateral motion By registering the message, communication can be started with a natural motion for the user.

In addition, when a user talks from the other party, when the conversation is continued as it is, the head is often shaken vertically, and by registering a message that accepts the start of communication as a message corresponding to the vertical motion, Communication can be continued with natural motion for the user.

In addition, when a mobile phone comes in, if the mobile phone cannot be answered, the screen of the mobile phone may be turned down, and communication cannot be performed as a message corresponding to the turn motion. By registering the message, communication can be suspended, interrupted, or not started by a natural motion for the user.

Also, since the action of blowing is close to the action of kissing, the kiss mark can be transmitted with a natural motion for the user by registering the kiss mark as a message corresponding to the blow motion.

Also, since the gripping motion is similar to the hugging motion, by registering the hugging mark as a message corresponding to the grip motion, the hugging mark can be transmitted with a natural motion for the user.

In addition, since the operation to exhale is an operation to warm an object, it is possible to make the partner mobile terminal 10 warm by registering a heat command as a message corresponding to the heat motion. It becomes. Thereby, a partner's terminal can be warmed by a natural motion for a user.

== Message transmission / reception processing ==
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a flow of message transmission / reception processing by the mobile terminal 10. When the motion detection unit 123 of the mobile terminal 10 detects the motion of the mobile terminal 10 (S501: YES), the message transmission unit 122 indicates the user ID 141 indicating the user of the mobile terminal 10 and the motion detected by the motion detection unit 123. The message data 14 including the motion ID 142 is created (S502). When the motion of the mobile terminal 10 is not detected (S501: NO) and the text input unit 121 accepts text input from the input field 161 of the screen 16 shown in FIG. 7 (S503: YES), the message transmission unit 122 Sets the user ID 141 indicating the user of the mobile terminal 10 and creates the message data 14 in which the text received by the text input unit 121 is set in the body 143 (S504). The message transmission unit 122 transmits the created message data 14 to the message server 20 (S505).

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a flow of message transfer processing by the message server 20. When the message receiving unit 221 receives the message data 14 transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 (S601), and the motion ID 142 is included in the message data 14 (S602: YES), the motion message determining unit 222 A message corresponding to the user ID 141 and the motion ID 142 included in the data 14 is read from the motion message storage unit 241 (S603), and the read message is set in the body 143 of the message data 14 (S604). Here, the motion ID 142 may be deleted.

The transmission destination specifying unit 223 searches the pair storage unit 242 for pair information in which the user ID 141 of the message data 14 matches the user ID 1 or the user ID 2 (S605), and the mobile terminal 10 from the two user IDs included in the pair information. Are specified as transmission destinations (S606). The message transmission unit 224 transmits the message data 14 to the destination mobile terminal 10 (S607). Thereby, when the motion ID 142 is set in the message data 14, the message data 14 in which the text, kiss mark, hug mark, or heat command corresponding to the motion ID 142 is set in the body 143 is included in the mobile terminal 10 constituting the pair. Will be sent to each of them.

14, when the message receiving unit 124 of the mobile terminal 10 receives the message data 14 from the message server 20 (S506: YES), the message drawing process shown in FIG. 16 is executed (S507).

If the text 143 of the message data 14 is the heat command “#temperature UP” (S521: YES), the message display unit 125 performs a control process for increasing the temperature of the mobile terminal 10 (S522). If the text 143 is not a heat command (S521: NO), the message display unit 125 draws a kiss mark image instead of the text string if the text 142 contains the text string “<kiss mark>”. (S523) If the text 143 includes the character string “<hug mark>”, the hug mark image is drawn instead of the character string (S524), and the character string set in the text 143 is set. Is drawn (S525).

Returning to FIG. 14, if an instruction to end the execution of the messenger program 11 is not received (S508: NO), the processing from step S501 is repeated.

In this way, messages are transmitted and received between the two mobile terminals 10. According to the communication system of the present embodiment of the present embodiment, a message corresponding to the motion of the mobile terminal 10 is set in the message data 14 in the message server 20, so that the message corresponding to the motion of one mobile terminal 10 is sent to the other Can be transmitted to the mobile terminal 10. Accordingly, the user of the mobile terminal 10 can apply a physical force to the mobile terminal 10 such as shaking or gripping the mobile terminal 10 horizontally or vertically, and other messages without inputting characters. Can be transmitted to the mobile terminal 10. This makes it possible to easily transmit a message using the mobile terminal 10.

Further, in the communication system of the present embodiment, a message indicating the start of communication and its acceptance can be transmitted according to the horizontal motion and the vertical motion as described above. Therefore, the user can easily start communication, so that communication between users can be activated.

In the communication system of this embodiment, a kiss mark or a hug mark expressing love can be transmitted according to grip motion or blow motion. Therefore, the user can easily express love. Thereby, even a user who is reluctant to input a love expression as a text can easily transmit the love expression. Therefore, for example, when the user's pair is a lover, a couple, or a parent and child, the relationship between the pairs can be improved.

Further, in the communication system of this embodiment, a message corresponding to motion can be managed in the motion message storage unit 241 for each user. Therefore, different messages can be set for each user. Therefore, the user can easily transmit a message intended by the user by registering his own message for each motion.

== Modification ==
In the present embodiment, the message server 20 is a single computer. However, the message server 20 is not limited to this, and may be configured by a plurality of computers. For example, one virtual computer can be formed by a plurality of computers, or at least one of the motion message storage unit 241 and the pair storage unit 242 can be managed by another database server. May be accessed from the message server 20.

In the present embodiment, messages are transmitted and received via the message server 20, but messages can be directly transmitted and received between the mobile terminals 10. In this case, each mobile terminal 10 includes a motion message storage unit that stores a message in association with the motion ID. When the motion detection unit 123 detects a motion (S501 in FIG. 14: YES), a message is transmitted. The unit 122 can read a message corresponding to the motion from the motion message storage unit, and set the read message in the body 143 of the message data 14.

In the present embodiment, the message data 14 includes only one of the motion ID 142 and the text 143 in the message data 14, but both may be included. For example, when a motion is detected in a state where text is input in the input field 161 of FIG. 7, the text input in the input field 161 is set in the body 143 and the message data 14 including the motion ID 142 is generated. Then, the motion message determination unit 222 of the message server 20 adds a message corresponding to the motion ID 142 to the body 143 in step S604 of FIG.

In this embodiment, the command to be executed by the mobile terminal 10 is assumed to be only the heat command. However, in addition to the heat command, for example, a command for instructing the mobile terminal 10 to generate vibration, or predetermined music data An arbitrary command for the mobile terminal 10 such as a command for instructing to reproduce the content may be executed. In this case, a command can be provided in the message data 14 separately from the text 143, and the mobile terminal 10 can execute the command when the command is set in the message data 14.

In this embodiment, the motion message determination unit 222 reads out a message corresponding to the motion from the motion message storage unit 241. However, the message may be generated according to the motion. In this case, for example, a message corresponding to the motion may be created according to a predetermined rule, or only when the motion ID 142 and the text 143 are both included in the message data 14 according to the motion. Then, the message 143 may be rewritten to create new message data 14. The motion message storage unit 241 stores a template instead of the message, and the motion message determination unit 222 rewrites a predetermined character string included in the template into a character string corresponding to the motion. A message may be created.

In the present embodiment, the communication pair is determined in advance. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pair may be determined at the start of communication. In this case, for example, when the mobile terminal 10 activates the messenger program 11, the designation of the partner user to which the message is to be transmitted is accepted, and the received user ID (hereinafter referred to as the partner user ID) A user ID indicating a user who operates the mobile terminal 10 may be transmitted to the message server 20, and the partner user ID and user ID received by the message server 20 may be associated with each other and registered in the pair storage unit 242. For example, it is possible to accept the input of the other party according to the lateral motion.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that message transmission / reception is performed between pairs, but the present invention is not limited to this, and messages may be transmitted / received between three or more users. In this case, instead of the pair storage unit 242 or in addition to the pair storage unit 242, for each group, a group storing information including user IDs indicating a plurality of users belonging to the group (hereinafter referred to as group information). A storage unit is provided. The transmission destination specifying unit 223 may acquire group information including the user ID 141 of the message data 14 from the group storage unit, and specify all user IDs included in the group information as transmission destinations. When one user can belong to a plurality of groups, the motion message storage unit 241 associates the group identification information (hereinafter referred to as group ID) with the user ID. A message for each motion is stored, and a group ID and a user ID are specified in the message data 14. The transmission destination specifying unit 223 specifies all user IDs included in the group information corresponding to the group ID included in the message data 14 as transmission destinations, and the motion message determination unit 222 stores the message data 14 in the message data 14. The message corresponding to the group ID, the user ID 141, and the motion ID 142 included in the message may be read from the motion message storage unit 241.

As mentioned above, although this embodiment was described, the said embodiment is for making an understanding of this invention easy, and is not for limiting and interpreting this invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile terminal 101 Touch panel display 102 Display controller 103 Wireless communication apparatus 104 CPU
105 Acceleration sensor 106 Pressure sensor 107 RAM
108 Flash memory 109 Voice controller 110 Microphone 111 Speaker 121 Text input unit 122 Message transmission unit 123 Motion detection unit 124 Message reception unit 125 Message display unit 126 Temperature control unit 14 Message data 141 User ID
142 Motion ID
143 Text 16 Screen 161 Input field 162 Send button 20 Message server 201 CPU
202 Memory 203 Storage Device 204 Communication Interface 205 Input Device 206 Output Device 221 Message Receiving Unit 222 Motion Message Determination Unit 223 Destination Identification Unit 224 Message Transmission Unit 225 Motion Message Registration Unit 241 Motion Message Storage Unit 242 Pair Storage Unit 30 Communication Network

Claims

A motion acquisition unit that acquires motion information indicating physical force applied to the portable first communication device;
A message determination unit that determines a message according to the motion information as a transmission message;
A message transmission unit for transmitting the transmission message to the second communication device;
A messaging system comprising:
The messaging system of claim 1, comprising:
The message determination unit
When the motion information indicates that the first communication device has been moved in the short direction, determining a message requesting the start of communication as the transmission message;
When the motion information indicates that the first communication device has been moved in the longitudinal direction, a message for accepting the start of communication is determined as the transmission message;
When the motion information indicates that the first communication device is turned over, a message indicating that communication is not possible is determined as the transmission message;
Determining the message indicating affection as the transmission message when the motion information indicates that the first communication device has been blown;
Determining the message indicating affection as the transmission message when the motion information indicates that pressure is applied to the first communication device;
Determining, as the transmission message, a command for instructing to increase the temperature of the second communication device when the motion information indicates that the first communication device has been warmed;
A messaging system that performs at least one of the following.
The messaging system of claim 1, comprising:
A message storage unit that stores a message in association with each of the plurality of physical forces that can be detected for the first communication device;
The message determination unit reads the message corresponding to the physical force indicated by the motion information from the message storage unit, and determines the read message as the transmission message;
A messaging system characterized by:
The messaging system according to claim 3, wherein
Registering a message requesting the start of communication in the message storage unit in association with the motion information indicating that the first communication device has been moved in the short direction;
Registering in the message storage unit a message for accepting the start of communication in association with the motion information indicating that the first communication device has been moved in the longitudinal direction;
Registering a message indicating that communication is not possible in the message storage unit in association with the motion information indicating that the first communication device is turned over;
Registering a message indicating affection in the message storage unit in association with the motion information indicating that the first communication device has been blown;
Registering a message indicating affection in the message storage unit in association with the motion information indicating that pressure has been applied to the first communication device;
Registering a command instructing to raise the temperature of the second communication device in the message storage unit in association with the motion information indicating that the first communication device has been warmed;
A message registration unit for performing at least one of
A messaging system characterized by:
A portable first communication device, and a message server that is communicably connected to the first communication device and the second communication device.
The first communication device is
A motion detector for detecting physical force applied to the first communication device;
A motion information transmitting unit that transmits motion information indicating the detected motion to the message server;
With
The message server
A motion acquisition unit that receives the motion information from the first communication device;
A message determination unit that determines a message according to the received motion information as a transmission message;
A message transmission unit for transmitting the transmission message to the second communication device;
Providing
A messaging system characterized by:
The messaging system of claim 5, comprising
The message server further includes a message storage unit that stores a message in association with each of the plurality of physical forces that can be detected for the first communication device,
The message determination unit reads the message corresponding to the physical force indicated by the motion information from the message storage unit, and determines the read message as the transmission message;
A messaging system characterized by:
The messaging system of claim 5, comprising
The second communication device includes a command execution unit that executes a command that can be executed by the second communication device in the transmission message,
A messaging system characterized by:
Computer
Obtaining motion information indicating physical force applied to a portable first communication device communicably connected to the computer;
Determining a message according to the motion information as a transmission message;
Transmitting the transmission message to a second communication device;
The message transmission method characterized by performing.
The first portable communication device is
Obtaining motion information indicating physical force applied to the first communication device;
Creating the message in response to the motion information;
Transmitting the created message to a second communication device;
The message transmission method characterized by performing.