WO2017195410A1

WO2017195410A1 - Communication method, communication program, and communication terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2017195410A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/004013
Authority: WO
Inventors: 輔奥田
Original assignee: Ｌｉｎｅ株式会社
Priority date: 2016-05-11
Filing date: 2017-02-03
Publication date: 2017-11-16
Also published as: JP2017204131A; JP6764253B2

Abstract

In order to make a user's communication smooth, this communication method has: a step for detecting a message inputting operation to the user's own communication terminal and specifying the input time; a step for detecting a message transmission operation and specifying the transmission time; a reception step for receiving a message that includes an input time and a transmission time and that has been transmitted from another communication terminal; a comparison step for comparing a period from a first input time to a first transmission time of a first message inputted to the own communication terminal with a period from a second input time to a second transmission time of a second message that has been received from the other communication terminal; and a display step for displaying the first message and the second message so that the messages can be visually recognized to have been received/transmitted within a prescribed time when there is an overlapping of a period between the period from the first input time to the first transmission time and the period from the second input time to the second transmission time.

Description

Communication method, communication program, and communication terminal

The present invention relates to a communication method, a communication program, and a communication terminal for transmitting and receiving messages between a plurality of communication terminals.

In recent years, a method for communicating between users by transmitting and receiving messages using a mobile terminal such as a smartphone (hereinafter referred to as “communication terminal”) is often used.

In the communication terminal, when displaying the received message on the display, not only the message received from the other communication terminal but also the message transmitted from the own communication terminal to the other communication terminal may be displayed simultaneously on one screen. Yes (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As a result, the user can confirm the message transmitted by the user and the message received by the user, and can easily grasp the process of the story established by the message.

However, there are cases where each user inputs and transmits a message at the same time.
If they are input at the same time, the flow of the message input by each user may become unnatural.

Rather than using a communication terminal, when multiple people actually talk in the same space, if multiple people speak at the same time, even if the statements overlap, the participants in the conversation were told at the same time I understand. Therefore, since it is understood that the utterances are made at the same time, even if the utterances of a plurality of people relate to different contents, the conversation participants can understand the reason. However, when a message is input by a plurality of users at the same time, the message is related to different contents, and the state of the conversation is uncomfortable, the cause is unknown to each user. Therefore, each user may feel anxious about whether or not the other party has correctly understood the message issued by the other party. This also causes the user to feel uneasy about communication with the other party.

No. 2014-2357

As described above, when communication is performed by sending and receiving messages using communication terminals of a plurality of users, it may be difficult to communicate because it is unknown that the messages are input at the same time.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a communication method, a communication program, and a communication terminal that facilitate communication between users using the communication terminal.

In the communication method according to one aspect of the present invention, a step of detecting an input operation of a message and specifying an input time in the own communication terminal, and a transmission operation of the message detecting operation in the own communication terminal are detected. A receiving step for receiving a message including an input time and a transmission time transmitted from another communication terminal at the own communication terminal; and a first step of the first message input at the own communication terminal at the own communication terminal. A comparison step of comparing from the first input time to the first transmission time with the second input time to the second transmission time of the second message received from the other communication terminal; and from the first input time to the first transmission time When there is an overlapping time from the second input time to the second transmission time, the first message and the second message are within a predetermined time in the own communication terminal. And a display step of displaying in a manner visible as received.

Further, the communication terminal may further include a transmission step of transmitting a message including the input time and the transmission time to another communication terminal.

In addition, the first display for displaying the first message and the second display for displaying the second message are displayed in parallel on the display in accordance with the input time series, and the first input When there is a time overlap between the first transmission time from the time and the second transmission time from the second input time, in the display step, the earlier input of the first input time and the second input time on the time axis of the display data. The message display unit corresponding to the time may be started first, and the message display unit corresponding to the later transmission time of the first transmission time and the second transmission time may be displayed later.

In the reception step, when the second message transmitted from a plurality of other communication terminals is received and there are overlapping times from the plurality of second input times to the second transmission time, the input time is displayed in the display step. The second display part of the early message may start first, and the second display part of the message with the later transmission time may display the display data that ends later.

A communication program according to an aspect of the present invention includes a time management function for detecting a message input operation, specifying an input time, detecting a message transmission operation, and specifying a transmission time in a terminal device; A reception function for receiving a message including an input time and a transmission time transmitted from a communication terminal, a first message input from the communication terminal from the first input time to the first transmission time, and reception from another communication terminal The comparison function for comparing the second message from the second input time to the second transmission time, and the overlapping time from the first input time to the first transmission time and from the second input time to the second transmission time When there is, the display function which displays in the aspect which can be visually recognized that the 1st message and the 2nd message were transmitted within the predetermined time is implement | achieved.

A communication terminal according to an aspect of the present invention detects a message input operation, specifies an input time, detects a message transmission operation, and transmits from a time management unit that specifies a transmission time and another communication terminal The receiving unit that receives the message including the input time and the transmission time, the first input time to the first transmission time of the first message input in the communication terminal, and the second message received from the other communication terminal When there is an overlapping time from the second input time to the second transmission time and from the first input time to the first transmission time and from the second input time to the second transmission time, And a display unit that displays the first message and the second message in a manner that can be visually recognized as being transmitted within a predetermined time.

According to the present invention, communication between users using communication terminals can be facilitated.

It is explanatory drawing of the communication system with which the communication method which concerns on one embodiment of this invention is utilized. It is an example of the display screen displayed with the communication terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic explaining the communication method which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the process which transmits data with the communication terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the process which displays data with the communication terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is another example of the display screen displayed with the communication terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is another example of the display screen displayed with the communication terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is another example of the display screen displayed with the communication terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is another example of the display screen displayed with the communication terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is another example of the display screen displayed with the communication terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is another example of the display screen displayed with the communication terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is another example of the display screen displayed with the communication terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is circuit explanatory drawing of the communication system in which the communication method which concerns on one embodiment of this invention is utilized.

Hereinafter, a communication method, a communication program, and a communication terminal according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The communication method according to the embodiment is a method for transmitting and receiving a message between a plurality of communication terminals. The communication program is a program executed on the communication terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the communication system 1, the information processing apparatus 10 and the communication terminals 20 (20A, 20B, 20C) are connected via a network 30. The information processing apparatus 10 provides a service for realizing transmission and reception of messages between the communication terminals 20 to the communication terminal 20 held by the user via the network 30. Note that the number of communication terminals 20 connected to the network 30 is not limited.

The communication terminal 20 (20A, 20B, 20C) is a terminal that a user can use for sending and receiving messages. The configuration of the

communication terminals

20A and 20B is basically the same. In the following description, the communication terminal 20A will be described as the own communication terminal 20A, the communication terminal 20B as the other communication terminal 20B, and the communication terminal 20C as the other communication terminal 20C as necessary.

The configuration of the communication terminal 20A will be described using FIG. The communication terminal 20 A is a terminal including a CPU (central processing unit) 21, a storage device 22, a communication I / F (interface) 23, an operation input unit 24, a display 25, a microphone 26, a speaker 27, and a camera 28.
Specific examples include information processing apparatuses such as mobile phones and personal computers.
The communication terminal 20A registers the user in the information processing apparatus 10 that provides the communication service, stores the communication program P in the storage device 22, and executes the communication program P, whereby the CPU 21 stores the time management unit 211, Processing as the processing unit 212, the communication control unit 213, the comparison unit 214, the generation unit 215, and the display processing unit 216 can be executed, and transmission / reception of messages with the other communication terminal 20B can be realized. In other words, the communication program P stored in the storage device 22 causes the communication terminal 20A to realize a time management function, a storage processing function, a communication control function, a comparison function, a generation function, and a display processing function. .

The communication I / F 23 is a means used for data transmission / reception via the network 30.

The operation input means 24 is a means used by the user for inputting an operation signal, such as an operation button or a touch panel. The operation input means 24 can input an operation signal for using other services using the network 30 in addition to inputting an operation signal related to transmission / reception of a message with the other communication terminal 20B. Here, the message includes image data such as a photograph and a stamp in addition to text data.

The display 25 is a means for outputting text data and image data necessary for the communication terminal 20A such as a liquid crystal display. The microphone 26 is used for inputting voice data. The speaker 27 is used for outputting audio data. The camera 28 is used for acquiring image data.

The time management unit 211 identifies the message input time at the timing when the message input operation is started by the user via the operation input unit 24, that is, the message input operation is detected. In addition, the time management unit 211 identifies the message transmission time by detecting the message transmission operation at the timing when the message transmission is operated by the user via the operation input unit 24.

When the user inputs a message via the operation input unit 24, the storage processing unit 212 stores the input message in the storage device 22. In addition, the storage processing unit 212 stores the input time and transmission time of the message specified by the time management unit 211 in the storage device 22 in association with the message. Hereinafter, a message input from the communication terminal 20A stored in the storage device 22 will be described as a “first message” as necessary.

When transmission of a message is operated by the user via the operation input unit 24, the communication control unit 213 displays the input message together with the input time and transmission time of the message specified by the time management unit 211 as a communication I / O. It transmits to the other communication terminal 20B via F23. When the communication control unit 213 receives a message including the input time and the transmission time transmitted from the other communication terminal 20B via the communication I / F 23, the communication control unit 213 stores them in the storage device 22. Hereinafter, the message received from the other communication terminal 20B will be described as a “second message” as necessary.

The comparison unit 214 receives the message at the timing at which the communication control unit 211c receives the message, and inputs the first message stored in the storage device 22 and stored in the storage device 22. The “first transmission time” is compared with the “second input time and second transmission time” which are the input time and transmission time of the second message received from the other communication terminal 20B. That is, the comparison unit 214 determines whether or not there are overlapping times from the first input time to the first transmission time and from the second input time to the second transmission time. When there are overlapping times, the input operation of the first message and the input operation of the second message are performed simultaneously, specifically, in the same time zone.

The generation unit 215 generates display data including the first message and the second message. Here, when there is a time overlap between the first input time and the first transmission time and the second input time and the second transmission time, the generation unit 215 determines that the first message and the second message are a predetermined time. Display data to be displayed in a manner that can be visually recognized as being transmitted and received, for example, display data indicating that they are simultaneously input.

The display processing unit 216 displays the display data generated by the generation unit 215 on the display 25.

For example, the display data generated by the generation unit 215 is data for displaying a display screen W1 as shown in FIG. The display screen W1 shown in FIG. 2 includes a plurality of first display units b10 to b13 that display the first message input by the user in the own communication terminal 20A, and a plurality of second messages that are received from the other communication terminal 20B. Second display portions b20 to b22. In other words, the messages displayed on the display units b10 to b12 and b20 to b22 are messages transmitted and received between the

communication terminals

20A and 20B.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, each message is arranged from the top to the bottom of the display screen W1 along the time series of transmission and reception. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the message displayed on the second display unit b20 is the message transmitted first, and the message displayed on the first display unit b12 is the message transmitted last. I understand. Further, the display screen W1 shown in FIG. 2 has a configuration in which the first display parts b10 to b12 are arranged on the right side and the second display parts b20 to b22 are arranged on the left side. Therefore, FIG. 2 shows an example of a display screen W1 in which a message sent by a user having own communication terminal 20A is displayed on the right side and a message sent by a user having other communication terminal 20B is displayed on the left side.

The display screen W1 has an input box b3 for inputting a message and a send button b4. The user can send a message by inputting text constituting the message into the input box b3 via the operation input means 24 and pressing the send button b4.

This will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (d). FIG. 3A is an example of a display screen W11 displayed on the display 25 of the other communication terminal 20B at “15:00 on Saturday, April 9”. FIG. 3B is an example of a display screen W12 displayed on the display 25 of the own communication terminal 20A at the same time “Saturday, April 9 at 15: 0: 30”. The display screens W11 and W12 correspond to each other and display a message transmitted and received on “Friday, April 8” between the

communication terminals

20A and 20B.

According to FIG. 3 (a) and FIG. 3 (b), the message “Can you meet next week? ] Is transmitted at 22:00 on Friday, April 8, and the message “Like” is transmitted at 23:00 on Friday, April 8. As described above with reference to FIG. 2, each communication terminal 20 A, 20 B displays a message input at its own terminal on the right side and displays a message received from another terminal on the left side.
Therefore, in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the left and right of the displayed message are reversed.

In FIG. 3 (a) and FIG. 3 (b), when the vertical direction (vertical axis) of the screen is the time axis indicating the input time of the message, the message “Like” is the message “Can you meet next week? ”In the time axis direction (from the upper part of the display screen W11 or W12 to the lower part) is displayed later (lower part). Therefore, each user receives the message “Like” from the display screens W11 and W12 displayed on the display 25, and the message “Can you meet next week? It can be seen that it was entered after.

In the other communication terminal 20B, as shown in FIG. 3A, a new message “When is it available?” With the message displayed on the display 25. ”Was started at the second input time“ 15:00:10 ”. In addition, this message transmission operation was executed at the second transmission time “15:00:00”. In the following description using FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (d), a new message “When is it available?” Transmitted by the communication terminal 20B here. Is described as the second message.

On the other hand, in the communication terminal 20A, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the message is displayed on the display 25, the input of a new message “Let's meet in Shibuya” is the first input time “15. It started at "0:15". Also, this message transmission operation was executed at the first transmission time “15:00:00”. In the following description using FIGS. 3A to 3D, a new message “Let's meet in Shibuya” transmitted by the communication terminal 20A will be described as the first message.

Here, when the time from the input time to the transmission time is “input time”, the input time of the first message is “15: 0: 15 to 15: 0: 40”, and the input time of the second message Is “15:00:00 to 15:00:00”. Therefore, the input time of each message is overlapped between 15:00:15 and 15:00:40 and is input simultaneously. Therefore, in the communication terminal 20, the first message and the second message are displayed in parallel so that it can be understood that the first message and the second message are input simultaneously. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 3C and 3D.

FIG. 3C is an example of the display screen W13 in the communication terminal 20B after transmitting and receiving the first message and the second message input in FIGS. 3A and 3B. This display screen W13 is a screen updated by adding the first message and the second message to the display screen W11. In FIG. 3C, when the vertical direction (vertical axis) of the screen is the time axis representing the message input time, the display part b61 for the first message and the display part b51 for the second message are arranged side by side in parallel. Has been placed.

FIG. 3D is an example of the display screen W14 in the communication terminal 20A after transmitting and receiving the first message and the second message input in FIGS. 3A and 3B. This display screen W14 is a screen updated by adding the first message and the second message to the display screen W11. Also on the display screen W1 shown in FIG. 3D, the display part b11 for the first message and the display part b21 for the second message are arranged side by side in parallel.

Therefore, each message is input simultaneously because the first message and the second message are arranged in parallel with respect to the time axis on the display screens W13 and W14 displayed on the display 25. I understand that. As a result, even if the message from the other party who is communicating with the message is not a reply to the message you sent to the other party, you did not feel uncomfortable and entered the message at the same time. I understand that. Therefore, the other party does not have distrust and the like, and smooth communication can be achieved.

Also, if multiple users input the same message at the same time, each user knows that the other party was thinking about the same content at the same time, feeling the fun of the conversation using the message, It also leads to having. Therefore, also in this case, smooth communication can be achieved.

3C and 3D, the second message display units b51 and b21 start before the first message display units b61 and b11 on this time axis, and the first message The display parts b51 and b21 for the second message are terminated later than the display parts b61 and b11. Therefore, each user starts the input of the second message before the input of the first message from the display screens W13 and W14 displayed on the display 25, and the transmission of the second message is performed before the input of the first message. You can see that it was executed later.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3C and FIG. 3D, the display units b61 and b11 for the first message and the display units b51 and b21 for the second message arranged in parallel are arranged at the input time. Accordingly, the size of the display unit is different. That is, the user who has seen the display screens W13 and W14 can see at a glance that the input time of the second message is longer than the input time of the first message.

Although description regarding the configuration of the communication terminal 20B is omitted, the configuration of the communication terminal 20B is the same as that of the communication terminal 20A. Therefore, the process executed in the communication terminal 20B is the same as the process executed in the communication terminal 20A.

<Message transmission processing>
The message transmission process executed by the communication terminal 20A will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. Here, the message transmitted by the communication terminal 20A is the first message.

The communication terminal 20A starts inputting a message by an operation using the operation input means 24 (S01). For example, the timing at which the input box b3 is selected on the display screen W1 described with reference to FIG. 2 is set as the message input start timing or the content selection start timing for selecting content such as a stamp or a photo.

At this time, the communication terminal 20A specifies the first input time at the timing when the input of the message is started (S02).

Subsequently, after the message is input to the communication terminal 20A, the transmission is operated by the user via the operation input unit 24 (S03). For example, the timing at which the send button b4 is pressed on the display screen W1 described with reference to FIG.

At this time, the communication terminal 20A specifies the first transmission time at the timing when the message transmission is operated (S04).

Thereafter, the communication terminal 20A generates a message for transmission by combining the input time specified in step S02 and the transmission time specified in step S04 with the message (S05).

Further, the communication terminal 20A causes the storage device 22 to store a transmission message in which the input time and the transmission time are associated in step S05 (S06).

Furthermore, the communication terminal 20A transmits the transmission message generated in step S05 to the other communication terminal 20B (S07). Here, the process of step S05 and step S06 may be performed simultaneously. Or the process of step S06 and step S07 may be performed simultaneously.

<Message display processing>
The message display process executed by the communication terminal 20A will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG.

The communication terminal 20A starts display processing at the timing when a message is transmitted / received to / from another communication terminal 20B (S11). Here, the message transmitted from the communication terminal 20A to the other communication terminal 20B is the first message. The processing related to the transmission of the message is as described above with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The message received by the communication terminal 20A from the other communication terminal 20B is the second message. The second message includes a second input time for specifying the start time of input of the second message and a second transmission time for specifying the operation time of transmission.

Next, the communication terminal 20A, the communication terminal 20A, from the first input time to the first transmission time of the first message transmitted to the other communication terminal 20B stored in the storage device 22, and the second of the received second message. The two input times to the second transmission time are compared (S12). Specifically, the communication terminal 20A determines whether or not there is an overlapping time from the first input time to the first transmission time and from the second input time to the second transmission time.

When it is determined in step S12 that there are overlapping times (YES in S13), the communication terminal 20A generates display data for displaying messages with overlapping input times on the same time axis (S14). For example, as described above with reference to FIG. 3D, the communication terminal 20 A generates display data for displaying the display screen W 14 in which the overlapping message display parts b 11 and b 21 are arranged side by side.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S12 that there is no overlapping time (NO in S13), the communication terminal 20A generates display data in which messages are arranged in time series (S15).

When display data for displaying messages transmitted and received in the past between the

communication terminals

20A and 20B has been generated in the past, the communication terminal 20A newly transmits and receives this display data in the processes of steps S14 and S15. Generate display data with added messages. That is, in the communication terminal 20A, the storage device 22 stores display data related to past messages. Therefore, the communication terminal 20A can update the display data to the display data related to the latest message by adding the newly transmitted / received message to the past display data.

Further, the communication terminal 20A stores the generated display data in the storage device 22 (S16).

Furthermore, the communication terminal 20A displays the display screen on the display using the generated display data (S17).

As examples of display screens generated by the display data generated by the generation unit 215, various examples are conceivable. Each example of the display screen will be described below as a first display form to a fifth display form. In the following description, a message “Let's meet in Shibuya” transmitted from the communication terminal 20A to the other communication terminal 20B is referred to as a first message. Also, the message “When are you free?” Received by the communication terminal 20A from the other communication terminal 20B is the second message.

<< First display form >>
The display screen W1 in the first display form is an example described above with reference to FIG. Here, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the first input time of the first message is 15:00:15, the first transmission time is 15: 0: 40, and the second input time of the second message is 15 In this example, the time is 0 minute 10 seconds and the second transmission time is 15 hours 0 minutes 50 seconds.

Here, normally, the sizes of the display units b10 to b12 and b20 to b22 depend on the number of characters. However, in the example of the first display form, only when the message input time overlaps, the input time and the transmission time are the same. Adjusted accordingly. Specifically, the start position of the first display unit that displays the first message is determined according to the first input time, and the end position is determined according to the first transmission time. The start position of the second display unit that displays the second message is determined according to the second input time, and the end position is determined according to the second transmission time.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, the order of each time is the second input time, the first input time, the first transmission time, and the second transmission time. Therefore, on the display screen W1, the second display part b21 is started first, and the first display part b11 is subsequently started. Further, after the first display part b11 is finished, the second display part b21 is finished.

FIG. 6 shows that the first input time of the first message is 15:00:15, the first transmission time is 15: 0: 55, and the second input time of the second message is 15: 0: 10. In this example, the second transmission time is 15:00:50. Therefore, in the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the order of the times is the order of the second input time, the first input time, the second transmission time, and the first transmission time. Therefore, on the display screen W1, the second display part b21 is started first, and the first display part b11 is subsequently started.
Further, after the second display part b21 is finished, the first display part b11 is finished.

FIG. 7 shows that the first input time of the first message is 15:00:01, the first transmission time is 15: 0: 40, and the second input time of the second transmission message is 15: 0: 10. In this example, the second transmission time is 15:00:50. Therefore, in the example illustrated in FIG. 7, the order of the times is the order of the first input time, the second input time, the first transmission time, and the second transmission time. Therefore, on the display screen W1, the first display part b11 is started first, and the second display part b21 is subsequently started.
Further, after the first display part b11 is finished, the second display part b21 is finished.

FIG. 8 shows that the first input time of the first message is 15:00:01, the first transmission time is 15: 0: 55, and the second input time of the second transmission message is 15: 0: 10. In this example, the second transmission time is 15:00:50. Therefore, in the example illustrated in FIG. 8, the order of the times is the order of the first input time, the second input time, the second transmission time, and the first transmission time. Therefore, on the display screen W1, the first display part b11 is started first, and the second display part b21 is subsequently started.
Further, after the second display part b21 is finished, the first display part b11 is finished.

<< Second display form >>
The example illustrated in FIG. 9 is an example of a display screen W2 that is displayed with overlapping display units that display simultaneously input messages when there are simultaneously input messages. In the display screen W2 of FIG. 9, it can be seen that the first message and the second message are transmitted simultaneously by overlapping the first display part b11 and the second display part b21. Further, the second display unit is started before the first display unit, and the second display unit is ended after the first display unit. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 9, it can be seen that the times are in the order of the second input time, the first input time, the first transmission time, and the second transmission time.

Further, on the display screen W2 shown in FIG. 9, when there are messages input simultaneously, the input time of each message is displayed in units of seconds together with a display unit for displaying the message. In the example of FIG. 9, it can be seen that the first input time is 15:00:20 and the second input time is 15: 0: 10. Note that the display screen W2 in FIG. 9 is an example of displaying the input time of a message whose input time overlaps, but the transmission time may be displayed.

<< Third display form >>
The example illustrated in FIG. 10 is an example of the display screen W3 in which the display units b11 and b12 that display simultaneously input messages are highlighted when there are messages input simultaneously. In the display screen W3 of FIG. 10, it can be seen that the first message and the second message are transmitted simultaneously by emphasizing the first display part b11 and the second display part b21. As an emphasis method, a method of changing the colors of the display parts b11 and b21 to a color different from the colors of the other display parts b10, b12, b20, and b22 or bordering the frames of the display parts b11 and b21 can be considered. In this way, the message is highlighted and displayed, so that the user can know that the emphasized message is input at the same time.

Further, on the display screen W3 shown in FIG. 10, when there are simultaneously input messages, the input time of each message is displayed in units of seconds together with a display unit for displaying the message. In the example of FIG. 10, it can be seen that the first input time is 15:00:20 and the second input time is 15: 0: 10. In addition, although the display screen W3 of FIG. 10 is an example which displays the input time of the message with which input time overlaps, you may make it display transmission time.

<< 4th display form >>
11 (a) and 11 (b) show a case where the communication terminal 20 is used for communication among three users, that is, messages are transmitted / received between the three communication terminals 20A to 20C and input at the same time. It is an example of a display screen W4 when there are a plurality of received messages. In the display screen W4 of FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B, the first display parts b10, b11, b12 for displaying the first message transmitted by the own communication terminal 20A are arranged on the right side. On the display screen W4, the second display units b20 and b21 that display the second message received from the other communication terminal 20B and the second display unit b23 that displays the second message received from the other communication terminal 20C are: Located on the left side.

In the display screen W4, when the input time of the first message and the input time of the second message are the same, as shown in FIG. 11A, the first display portion b11 and the first display portion b11 of the first message input simultaneously. The second display part b21 of two messages is an example displayed in parallel on the same time axis. In addition, when there are a plurality of second messages input simultaneously, as shown in FIG. 11A, the second display parts b21 and b23 of the second message input at the same time are displayed overlapping the same time axis. . As described above, the message is highlighted and displayed, so that the user can know that the messages of the display units b11, b21, and b23 arranged on the same time axis are input simultaneously.

However, as shown in FIG. 11A, when the second display parts b21 and b23 of a plurality of second messages inputted at the same time are displayed so as to overlap each other, the second of the second display part b23 arranged on the back surface. Messages can be difficult to read. Therefore, when the user performs an operation to change the arrangement of the front and back surfaces, the generation unit 215 displays the second display unit b21 on the back surface on the front surface as illustrated in FIG. 11B. Generate data. As the operation for changing the operation on the front and back, when the operation input means 24 is a touch panel, swipe operation, tap operation, flick operation, and the like are conceivable.

In addition, although the example in the case of transmitting / receiving a message between the three communication terminals 20A to 20C has been described here, the same applies to the case of transmitting / receiving a message between more communication terminals 20. In this case, the display units for all messages received from other communication terminals are arranged on the left side of the display screen W4. Moreover, the display part of all the messages input simultaneously in the other communication terminal is displayed in piles.

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FIG. 12 shows a display when the communication terminal 20 is used for communication with three users, that is, when messages are transmitted / received between the three communication terminals 20A to 20C and a plurality of messages are input simultaneously. It is an example of the screen W5. In the display screen W5 of FIG. 12, the first display units b10 and b11 that display the first message transmitted by the communication terminal 20A are arranged on the right side. On the display screen W4, the second display units b20 and b21 that display the second message received from the other communication terminal 20B and the second display unit b23 that displays the second message received from the other communication terminal 20C are: Located on the left side.

In the display screen W4, when the input time of the first message and the input time of the second message are the same, as shown in FIG. 12, the first display part b11 of the first message input simultaneously and the second message The second display part b21 is an example displayed in parallel on the same time axis. When there are a plurality of second messages input at the same time, as shown in FIG. 12, the second display parts b21 and b23 of the second message input at the same time are displayed in parallel on the same time axis. As described above, the messages input at the same time are displayed in parallel on the same time axis, so that the user can understand that the messages on the display units b11, b21, and b23 arranged on the same time axis are input at the same time. .

In addition, although the example in the case of transmitting / receiving a message between the three communication terminals 20A to 20C has been described here, the same applies to the case of transmitting / receiving a message between more communication terminals 20. In this case, the display units for all messages received from other communication terminals are arranged on the left side of the display screen W4.

In the above-described embodiment, the CPU 21 of the communication terminal 20A has been described as being realized by executing the communication program P. On the other hand, in the communication terminal 20A, each process is realized by a logic circuit (hardware) or a dedicated circuit formed in an integrated circuit (IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, LSI (Large Scale Integration)) instead of the CPU 21. Also good. These circuits may be realized by one or a plurality of integrated circuits, and the functions of the plurality of functional units described in the above embodiments may be realized by a single integrated circuit. An LSI may be called a VLSI, a super LSI, an ultra LSI, or the like depending on the degree of integration.

Further, the communication program P of the present invention may be provided in a state stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Examples of the storage medium include a semiconductor storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a CF (Compact Flash), and an SD (Secure Digital), a magnetic storage medium such as a flexible disk (Flexible Disk), and the like. An optical storage medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Only Only Memory). The storage medium is not limited to these examples, and any device or medium may be used as long as the communication program P can be stored. The communication terminals (for example, the communication terminals 20A to 20C), for example, read the communication program P stored in the storage medium, and execute the read program P to thereby execute the functions of the plurality of functional units described in the above embodiment. To realize. The communication program P of the present invention may be provided to the communication device 20A by being downloaded via the Internet or the like. The communication device (for example, the communication terminals 20A to 20C) implements the functions of the plurality of functional units described in the above embodiments by executing the communication program P downloaded via the Internet or the like, for example.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the communication terminal 20A includes a control circuit 21a having a time management circuit 211a, a storage processing circuit 212a, a communication control circuit 213a, a comparison circuit 214a, a generation circuit 215a, and a display processing circuit 216a. The storage device 22 that stores the communication program P, the communication I / F 23, the operation input unit 24, the display 25, the microphone 26, the speaker 27, and the camera 28 may be included. Each function is the same as each part which has the same name shown in the said embodiment.

1 Communication System 20 (20A, 20B) Communication Terminal 21 CPU
211 Time management unit 212 Storage processing unit 213 Communication control unit 214 Comparison unit 215 Generation unit 216 Display processing unit 22 Storage device 23 Communication I / F
24 operation input means 25 display 26 microphone 27 speaker 28 camera

Claims

Detecting a message input operation in the communication terminal and identifying an input time;
Detecting a message transmission operation in the communication terminal and specifying a transmission time;
A reception step of receiving a message including an input time and a transmission time transmitted from the other communication terminal in the own communication terminal;
In the own communication terminal, from the first input time of the first message input in the own communication terminal to the first transmission time and from the second input time of the second message received from the other communication terminal to the second transmission time. A comparison step to compare;
When there is a time overlap between the first input time to the first transmission time and the second input time to the second transmission time, the first message and the second message are transmitted and received within a predetermined time in the own communication terminal. The communication method which has a display step which displays in the aspect which can be visually recognized as having been carried out.
A communication method further comprising a transmission step of transmitting a message including an input time and a transmission time to another communication terminal in the communication terminal.
It is a case where the 1st display part which displays the 1st message, and the 2nd display part which displays the 2nd message are displayed in parallel on a display along the inputted time series, and from the 1st input time When there is an overlapping time between the first transmission time and the second input time to the second transmission time, the display step includes an earlier input time of the first input time and the second input time on the time axis of the display data. 3. The communication according to claim 2, wherein the message display unit corresponding to the message is started first, and the message display unit corresponding to the later transmission time of the first transmission time and the second transmission time displays the display data that ends later. Method.
In the receiving step, when the second message transmitted from a plurality of other communication terminals is received and there are overlapping times from the plurality of second input times to the second transmission time, in the displaying step, the input time 4. The communication method according to claim 3, wherein the second display unit for the early message starts first, and the second display unit for the message with the later transmission time displays the display data that ends later.
On the terminal device,
A time management function that detects a message input operation, identifies an input time, detects a message transmission operation, and identifies a transmission time;
A reception function for receiving a message including an input time and a transmission time transmitted from another communication terminal;
A comparison function for comparing the first message input from the first message input at the communication terminal to the first transmission time with the second message input from the second message received from the other communication terminal to the second transmission time; ,
A mode in which it can be visually recognized that the first message and the second message are transmitted and received within a predetermined time when there is an overlapping time from the first input time to the first transmission time and from the second input time to the second transmission time. Display function to display with
Communication program that realizes.
A time management unit that detects a message input operation, identifies an input time, detects a message transmission operation, and identifies a transmission time;
A receiving unit for receiving a message including an input time and a transmission time transmitted from another communication terminal;
A comparing unit for comparing the first message input from the first message input at the communication terminal to the first transmission time with the second message input from the second message received from the other communication terminal to the second transmission time; ,
A mode in which it can be visually recognized that the first message and the second message are transmitted and received within a predetermined time when there is an overlapping time from the first input time to the first transmission time and from the second input time to the second transmission time. A display unit to display with,
A communication terminal comprising: