JP2019191764A - Information processing method and information processor and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transmit appropriate information to a user. An information processing method of an information processing device that provides an instant messaging service, wherein a first account and a second account of the instant messaging service are grouped, and the grouped first accounts are associated with each other. The content displayed on the first electronic device is transmitted to the first electronic device or received from the first electronic device, and is displayed in an area different from the content, and the first account and the second account are displayed. Based on the selection of the first information by a user of the first electronic device, the first information selected based on Send to the first electronic device. [Selection diagram] Figure 2

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an information processing method, an information processing apparatus, and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system that transmits and receives content using a messaging service is known as disclosed in Patent Document 1. However, there are cases where appropriate information cannot be transmitted to the user.

JP 2005-316849 A

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method for an information processing apparatus that provides an instant messaging service, in which a first account and a second account of an instant messaging service are grouped, and the grouped first accounts Is transmitted to the first electronic device or received from the first electronic device and displayed in a different area from the content, and is displayed based on the first account and the second account. The selected first information is transmitted to the first electronic device, and information on which processing corresponding to the first information has been executed is transmitted to the first electronic device based on the selection of the first information by the user of the first electronic device. To do.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus that provides an instant messaging service, the control unit that groups the first account and the second account of the instant messaging service, and the grouped first account. And a communication unit that transmits or receives content displayed on the first electronic device associated with the first electronic device, and the communication unit is displayed in a different area from the content, The first information selected based on the first account and the second account is transmitted to the first electronic device, and processing corresponding to the first information is executed based on the selection of the first information by the user of the first electronic device. The transmitted information is transmitted to the first electronic device.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program that is executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus that provides an instant messaging service, the process of grouping a first account and a second account of the instant messaging service, and grouping The content displayed on the first electronic device associated with the first account associated with the first electronic device is transmitted to the first electronic device or received from the first electronic device, and the content is displayed in a different area from the first electronic device. Processing for transmitting first information selected based on the account and the second account to the first electronic device, and processing corresponding to the first information based on selection of the first information by the user of the first electronic device And processing for transmitting the information to the first electronic device.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a figure which shows an example of the sequence of the process which registers the menu of the communication system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu information which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the image of the menu which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu setting information which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the sequence of the process which displays the menu of the communication system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the sequence of the process which displays the menu of the communication system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the provider side account information which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the sequence of the process which displays the menu of the communication system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen of the talk room which concerns on embodiment.

<Compliance with legal matters>
It should be noted that the disclosure described herein presupposes compliance with the legal requirements of the country of implementation necessary to implement this disclosure, such as communications secrets.

  An embodiment for carrying out an information processing method according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As disclosed in FIG. 1, in the communication system 1, a server 10, a terminal 20 (terminal 20 </ b> A, terminal 20 </ b> B, terminal 20 </ b> C) and an external server 50 are connected via a network 30. The server 10 provides a service for transmitting and receiving messages between the terminals 20 to the terminal 20 owned by the user via the network 30. The number of terminals 20 connected to the network 30 is not limited.

  The network 30 plays a role of connecting one or more terminals 20, one or more servers 10, and one or more external servers 50. That is, the network 30 means a communication network that provides a connection path so that data can be transmitted and received after the terminal 20 is connected to the server 10 or the like.

  One or more portions of the network 30 may be a wired network or a wireless network. Examples of the network 30 include, but are not limited to, an ad hoc network, an intranet, an extranet, a virtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), wireless LAN (wireless LAN: WLAN), wide area network (WAN), wireless WAN (wireless WAN: WWAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), part of the Internet, public switched telephone network (Public Part of Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), mobile phone network, ISDN (integrated service digital networks), wireless LAN, LTE (long term evolution), CDMA (code division multiple access), Bluetooth (Bluetooth (registered trademark)), satellite Communication etc. or these It may include two or more thereof. The network 30 can include one or more networks 30.

  The terminal 20 (terminal 20A, terminal 20B, terminal 20C) may be any terminal as long as it is an information processing terminal capable of realizing the functions described in each embodiment. The terminal 20 includes, but is not limited to, a smartphone, a mobile phone (feature phone), a computer (such as, but not limited to, a desktop, a laptop, a tablet, etc.), a media computer platform (such as, but not limited to, a cable, a satellite set) Top box, digital video recorder), handheld computer device (for example, but not limited to PDA · (personal digital assistant), e-mail client, etc.), wearable terminal (glass-type device, watch-type device, etc.), or other types of computers Or including a communication platform. Further, the terminal 20 may be expressed as an information processing terminal.

  Since the configurations of the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B, and the terminal 20C are basically the same, the terminal 20 will be described in the following description. Further, as necessary, a terminal used by the user X is expressed as a terminal 20X, and user information in a predetermined service associated with the user X or the terminal 20X is expressed as user information X. Note that the user information is user information associated with an account used by the user in a predetermined service. By way of example and not limitation, the user information is input by the user or given by a predetermined service. The user name, the user icon image, the user age, the user gender, the user address, the user hobby It includes information associated with the user such as preferences and user identifiers, and any one or a combination of these may be used.

  The server 10 has a function of providing a predetermined service to the terminal 20. The server 10 may be any device as long as it is an information processing device that can realize the functions described in each embodiment. Server 10 includes, but is not limited to, server devices, computers (such as, but not limited to desktops, laptops, tablets, etc.), media computer platforms (such as, but not limited to, cables, satellite set-top boxes, digital video recorders). ), Handheld computing devices (for example, but not limited to, PDAs, email clients, etc.), or other types of computers or communication platforms. Further, the server 10 may be expressed as an information processing apparatus. When it is not necessary to distinguish between the server 10 and the terminal 20, the server 10 and the terminal 20 may be expressed as information processing apparatuses, respectively.

  The external server 50 is a server that is operated by, for example, a company, a public office, various organizations, and the like, and has a function of providing various services to the user of the terminal 20. The external server 50 may be any device as long as it is an information processing device that can realize the functions described in each embodiment.

<Hardware (HW) configuration>
The HW configuration of each device included in the communication system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

(1) Terminal HW Configuration The terminal 20 includes a control unit 21 (CPU: central processing unit), a storage unit 28, a communication I / F 22 (interface), an input / output unit 23, a display unit 24, and a microphone 25. A speaker 26 and a camera 27. The components of the HW of the terminal 20 are connected to each other via a bus B as an example and not a limitation. Note that it is not essential to include all the components as the HW configuration of the terminal 20. By way of example and not limitation, the terminal 20 may have a configuration that does not include individual components or a plurality of components such as the microphone 25 and the camera 27.

  The communication I / F 22 transmits and receives various data via the network 30. The communication may be executed either by wire or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be executed. The communication I / F 22 has a function of executing communication with the server 10 via the network 30. The communication I / F 22 transmits various data to the server 10 in accordance with instructions from the control unit 21. The communication I / F 22 receives various data transmitted from the server 10 and transmits the data to the control unit 21. Further, the communication I / F 22 may be simply expressed as a communication unit. Further, when the communication I / F 22 is configured by a physically structured circuit, it may be expressed as a communication circuit.

  The input / output unit 23 includes an input unit that is a device that inputs various operations to the terminal 20 and an output unit that is a device that outputs a processing result processed by the terminal 20. In the input / output unit 23, the input unit and the output unit may be integrated, or the input unit and the output unit may be separated.

  The input unit is realized by any one or a combination of devices of all types that can receive an input from a user and transmit information related to the input to the control unit 21. The input unit includes, without limitation, hardware keys such as a touch panel, a touch display, and a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, a camera (operation input via a moving image), and a microphone (operation input by voice).

  The output unit is realized by any one or a combination of all types of apparatuses that can output the processing result processed by the control unit 21. Examples of the output unit include, but are not limited to, a touch panel, a touch display, a speaker (audio output), a lens (for example, 3D (three dimensions) output and hologram output).

  The display unit 24 is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices that can display according to the display data written in the frame buffer. Examples of the display unit 24 include, but are not limited to, a touch panel, a touch display, a monitor (for example, a liquid crystal display or an OELD (organic electroluminescence display)), a head mounted display (HDM), projection mapping, and a hologram. And a device capable of displaying images, text information, etc. in the air (may be vacuum). Note that these display units 24 may be capable of displaying display data in 3D.

  When the input / output unit 23 is a touch panel, the input / output unit 23 and the display unit 24 may be arranged to face each other with substantially the same size and shape.

  The control unit 21 includes a physically structured circuit for executing a function realized by a code or an instruction included in the program, and is a data processing device built in hardware, for example, without limitation. It is realized by. Therefore, the control unit 21 may be expressed as a control circuit.

  The control unit 21 includes, but is not limited to, a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a processor core, a multiprocessor, an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), and an FPGA (field programmable). gate array).

  The storage unit 28 has a function of storing various programs and various data necessary for the operation of the terminal 20. The storage unit 28 includes various storage media such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, a random access memory (RAM), and a read only memory (ROM). Further, the storage unit 28 may be expressed as a memory.

  The terminal 20 stores the program P in the storage unit 28 and executes the program P so that the control unit 21 performs processing as each unit included in the control unit 21. That is, the program P stored in the storage unit 28 causes the terminal 20 to realize each function executed by the control unit 21.

  The microphone 25 is used for inputting voice data. The speaker 26 is used for outputting audio data. The camera 27 is used for acquiring moving image data.

(2) Server HW configuration
The server 10 includes a control unit 11 (CPU), a storage unit 15, a communication I / F 14 (interface), an input / output unit 12, and a display (display unit) 13. The components of the HW of the server 10 are connected to each other via a bus B as an example and not a limitation. Note that the HW of the server 10 does not necessarily include all components as the configuration of the HW of the server 10. By way of example and not limitation, the HW of the server 10 may be configured not to have the display 13.

  The control unit 11 has a physically structured circuit for executing a function realized by a code or an instruction included in a program, and is a data processing device built in hardware, for example, without limitation. It is realized by.

  The control unit 11 is typically a central processing unit (CPU), and may be a microprocessor, a processor core, a multiprocessor, an ASIC, or an FPGA. However, in the present disclosure, the control unit 11 is not limited to these.

  The storage unit 15 has a function of storing various programs and various data necessary for the operation of the server 10. The storage unit 15 is realized by various storage media such as an HDD, an SSD, and a flash memory. However, in the present disclosure, the storage unit 15 is not limited to these. Further, the storage unit 15 may be expressed as a memory.

  The communication I / F 14 transmits and receives various data via the network 30. The communication may be executed either by wire or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be executed. The communication I / F 14 has a function of executing communication with the terminal 20 via the network 30. The communication I / F 14 transmits various data to the terminal 20 in accordance with instructions from the control unit 11. In addition, the communication I / F 14 receives various data transmitted from the terminal 20 and transmits the data to the control unit 11. Further, the communication I / F 14 may be simply expressed as a communication unit. Further, when the communication I / F 14 is configured by a physically structured circuit, it may be expressed as a communication circuit.

  The input / output unit 12 is realized by a device that inputs various operations to the server 10. The input / output unit 12 is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices that can receive an input from a user and transmit information related to the input to the control unit 11. The input / output unit 12 is typically realized by a hardware key typified by a keyboard or the like, or a pointing device such as a mouse. Note that the input / output unit 12 may include a touch panel, a camera (operation input via a moving image), and a microphone (operation input by voice) as an example without limitation. However, in the present disclosure, the input / output unit 12 is not limited to these.

  The display 13 is typically realized by a monitor (for example, but not limited to, a liquid crystal display or an organic electroluminescence display (OELD)). The display 13 may be a head mounted display (HDM) or the like. These displays 13 may be capable of displaying display data in 3D. However, in the present disclosure, the display 13 is not limited to these. The server 10 stores the program P in the storage unit 15 and executes the program P so that the control unit 11 performs processing as each unit included in the control unit 11. That is, the program P stored in the storage unit 15 causes the server 10 to realize each function executed by the control unit 11.

  In each embodiment of the present disclosure, description will be made assuming that the terminal 20 and / or the CPU of the server 10 is realized by executing the program P.

  The control unit 21 of the terminal 20 and / or the control unit 11 of the server 10 is not only a CPU but also a logic circuit formed in an integrated circuit (IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, LSI (Large Scale Integration)) or the like. Each processing may be realized by (hardware) or a dedicated circuit. These circuits may be realized by one or a plurality of integrated circuits, and a plurality of processes shown in the embodiments may be realized by a single integrated circuit. An LSI may also be referred to as a VLSI, super LSI, ultra LSI, or the like depending on the degree of integration. Therefore, the control unit 21 may be expressed as a control circuit.

  The program P (software program / computer program) of each embodiment of the present disclosure may be provided in a state of being stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium can store the program in “a tangible medium that is not temporary”.

  The storage medium may be one or more semiconductor-based or other integrated circuits (ICs), such as, but not limited to, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or application specific ICs (ASICs) where appropriate. ), Hard disk drive (HDD), hybrid hard drive (HHD), optical disk, optical disk drive (ODD), magneto-optical disk, magneto-optical drive, floppy diskette, floppy disk drive (FDD), magnetic It may include tape, solid state drive (SSD), RAM drive, secure digital card or drive, any other suitable storage medium, or any suitable combination of two or more thereof. The storage medium may be volatile, non-volatile, or a combination of volatile and non-volatile, where appropriate. The storage medium is not limited to these examples, and may be any device or medium as long as the program P can be stored. Further, the storage medium may be expressed as memory.

  The server 10 and / or the terminal 20 can realize the functions of the plurality of functional units shown in the embodiments by reading the program P stored in the storage medium and executing the read program P.

  Further, the program P of the present disclosure may be provided to the server 10 and / or the terminal 20 via any transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. For example, the server 10 and / or the terminal 20 execute the program P downloaded via the Internet or the like, thereby realizing the functions of a plurality of functional units shown in each embodiment.

  Each embodiment of the present disclosure may also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program P is embodied by electronic transmission.

  At least a part of the processing in the server 10, the external server 50, and / or the terminal 20 may be realized by cloud computing configured by one or more computers.

  The server 10 may be configured to perform at least part of the processing in the terminal 20 and the external server 50. In this case, it is good also as a structure which performs at least one part process in the control part 21 of the terminal 20, and each function part of the external server 50 by the server 10. FIG.

  It is good also as a structure which performs at least one part of the process in the server 10 and the external server 50 by the terminal 20. FIG. In this case, it is good also as a structure which performs at least one part process among the processes of the control part 11 of the server 10, and each function part of the external server 50 by the terminal 20.

  Unless explicitly stated, the configuration of determination in the embodiment of the present disclosure is not essential, and predetermined processing is performed when the determination condition is satisfied, or predetermined processing is performed when the determination condition is not satisfied. May be.

  Note that the program of the present disclosure includes, but is not limited to, script languages such as ActionScript and JavaScript (registered trademark), object-oriented programming languages such as Objective-C and Java (registered trademark), and markup languages such as HTML5. Implemented using. The hardware configuration of the external server 50 may be the same as the hardware configuration of the server 10.

<Function>
(1) Terminal Function The input / output unit 23 receives various operations from the user of the terminal 20 and outputs them to the control unit 21. The input / output unit 23 receives, for example, a tap operation on a menu (rich menu) displayed on the talk room screen. The talk room screen is a time series in which various contents such as messages, images, and stamps transmitted / received by a group including a plurality of accounts are transmitted / received using an instant messaging service provided by the server 10, for example. It is a display screen which displays along these. Also, the input / output unit 23 receives, for example, an operation for designating content to be transmitted on the screen of the talk room.

  The control unit 21 performs processing for using various services provided by the server 10. The control unit 21 transmits and receives content designated by the user to and from the external server 50 and other terminals 20 using an instant messaging service in SNS (Social Networking Service) provided by the server 10, for example.

  The communication I / F 22 (communication unit) transmits / receives data to / from the server 10 or the like according to instructions from the control unit 21.

(2) Server Function As shown in FIG. 1, the server 10 stores menu information 151, menu setting information 152, and the like in the storage unit 15. Data stored in the menu information 151 and the menu setting information 152 will be described later.

  The control unit 11 performs various processes for providing a service such as an instant messaging service to the user of the terminal 20 and the operator of the external server 50. For example, the control unit 11 causes the terminal 20 to display various display screens by transmitting information for displaying various display screens to the terminal 20 by the communication I / F 14.

  Further, for example, when receiving a login request from an account such as a user of the terminal 20 and a business operator of the external server 50, the control unit 11 performs user authentication, and the account and the terminal 20 used for login or the external The server 50 is stored in association with it. In this case, for example, the control unit 11 may store the account ID of the account and the ID of the terminal 20, the communication address, or the communication session information in association with each other.

  Moreover, the control part 11 groups each user of a some account, for example with an instant messaging service, and transmits / receives the content in the group containing a some account. Here, the grouping means, for example, setting a group (talk room) in which each user of a plurality of accounts designated by the user is associated with the operation of the user of the terminal 20 or the like.

  The control unit 11 also includes, for example, the account of the user of the terminal 20 (not a limitation, but an example of a first account) and the operator account of the external server 50 (not a limitation, but an example of a second electronic device). (Not a limitation, but an example of a second account), and information on the menu displayed on the screen of the talk room of the terminal 20 in a different area from the content transmitted and received by the instant messaging service ( An example of the first information, not limitation, is transmitted to the terminal 20 (an example of the first electronic device, not limitation). Here, in different areas, it is sufficient that the menu and the content do not overlap at least partially. Thereby, more appropriate content can be displayed for each user.

  The communication I / F 14 (communication unit) transmits / receives data to / from the terminal 20 and the external server 50 in accordance with instructions from the control unit 11.

<Processing>
Next, processing of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment will be described. First, the server 10 performs a “menu registration process” for registering a menu for each account of the user of the terminal 20 from an operator account of the external server 50.

  Then, the server 10 displays the talk room screen in the group including the user account of the terminal 20 and the operator account of the external server 50, and uses the account of the operator of the external server 50 as the user account of the terminal 20. On the other hand, “menu display processing” is performed in which information for displaying the registered menu is transmitted to the terminal 20. As a result, a menu image 713 corresponding to the user of the terminal 20 can be displayed in an area 703 of the talk room screen 700 as shown in FIG.

≪Menu registration process≫
Next, processing for registering a menu of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sequence of processing for registering a menu of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the menu information 151 according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a menu image according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the menu setting information 152 according to the embodiment.

  Prior to the processing shown in FIG. 2, the server 10 performs user authentication or the like, accepts login from the external server 50, and permits the external server 50 to register a menu.

  In step S <b> 1, the external server 50 receives an operation for registering various types of information related to one menu (hereinafter referred to as “menu information”) from the provider of the external server 50. Here, the menu information may include, for example, information on a menu image, menu size, menu name, and text (character string) to be displayed under the menu. The menu information includes, for example, one or more areas included in the menu area and a predetermined text when an operation such as tapping is performed on the terminal 20 specified for each of the one or more areas. Information on processing such as notification of data to the external server 50 may be included.

  Subsequently, the external server 50 transmits a menu registration request to the server 10 (step S2). Here, the registration request includes information on the menu set in the process of step S1. The external server 50 may upload the menu image to the server 10 in association with the menu ID after the assigned menu ID is notified in the process of step S5 described later. The server 10 may store the menu image in association with the menu ID in a database for storing the image in association with the menu ID.

  Subsequently, the control unit 11 of the server 10 assigns a menu ID to the received menu information (step S3). Subsequently, the control unit 11 of the server 10 stores the received menu information in the menu information 151 in association with the account ID (bot ID) of the operator operating the external server 50 and the assigned menu ID. (Step S4).

  In the example of FIG. 3, the menu information 151 includes a menu image, a menu size, a menu name, a text (character string) to be displayed under the menu, in association with the account ID of the business operator and the menu ID. An area (position), designated processing, and the like are stored. The account ID of the operator is identification information of the account of the operator who operates the external server 50 in a service such as SNS including the instant messaging service provided by the server 10. The menu ID is menu identification information assigned in step S3. The menu image is an image displayed as a menu. The size of the menu is menu identification information on the display screen of the talk room. The name of the menu is a name set for the menu. The text to be displayed below the menu is the text to be displayed at the top of the display screen when the menu is displayed on the talk room display screen of the terminal 20. The area and the designated process are processes to be executed by the terminal 20 when the user of the terminal 20 performs a tap (touch, press) operation on the area and the area in the menu, respectively. As the designated process, for example, a process for transmitting predetermined text data or the like to the terminal 20 by a communication method other than an instant message, a process for transmitting predetermined text data or the like to the terminal 20 by an instant message, a predetermined URL ( The operator of the external server 50 may be allowed to designate processing for displaying the Uniform Resource Locator website on the terminal 20.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the account ID of the business operator is “101” and the menu ID is “001”. It is shown that the menu image is “Image A”. FIG. 4 shows an image 711 of “image A” that is a menu image with the account ID “101” and the menu ID “001” in the menu information 151 of FIG. In the example of FIG. 3, the size of the menu is “2500” pixels (pixels) in the horizontal direction, “843” pixels in the vertical height, and the name of the menu is “ "Gender / age selection menu", and the text to be displayed under the menu is "Tap gender and age!" Also, in the menu, as one of the areas, the coordinates of the upper left corner of the area are “0” pixels in the horizontal direction and “0” pixels in the vertical direction from the upper left corner of the area where the menu is displayed, and the width is An area of “1250” pixels and a height of “321” pixels is set. In addition, the menu is set so that text data “man” is notified from the server 10 to the external server 50 as a process executed when the user of the terminal 20 performs a tap (touch, press) operation on the area. It is shown that. In the menu, as one of the areas, the coordinates of the upper left corner of the area are “0” pixels in the horizontal direction and “322” pixels in the vertical direction from the upper left corner of the area where the menu is displayed, and the width is An area of “833” pixels and a height of “522” pixels is set. Also, the menu is set to notify the text data “twenties” from the server 10 to the external server 50 as a process executed when the user of the terminal 20 taps (touches, presses) the area. It is shown that.

  Subsequently, the control unit 11 of the server 10 transmits a menu ID notification for the menu information to the external server 50 (step S5). Subsequently, the external server 50 transmits a registration request for the user of one or more terminals 20 for displaying the menu to the server 10 (step S6). Here, the registration request includes, for example, a menu ID and a user account ID.

  Subsequently, the control unit 11 of the server 10 stores the account ID of the user in the menu setting information 152 in association with the account ID of the operator operating the external server 50 and the menu ID (step S7). In the example of FIG. 5, the menu setting information 152 stores the account ID of the business operator and the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 in association with the menu ID. In the example of FIG. 5, “201”, “202”, and the like are stored as the account IDs of the user of the terminal 20 that displays the menu whose account ID is “101” and the menu ID is “001”. Yes.

≪Menu display processing (part 1) ≫
Next, processing for displaying a menu of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 6, FIG. 7A, and FIG. 7B. In the following example, a menu corresponding to the user of the terminal 20 is displayed on the screen of the talk room of the terminal 20, and then another menu corresponding to the user of the terminal 20 is talked by an operation from the user of the terminal 20 to the menu. An example of displaying on a room screen will be described. In the following example, first, as shown in FIG. 7A to be described later, for example, the gender and the age are registered in the area 703 of the talk room screen 700 for the user terminal 20 whose age and age are not registered in the external server 50. Then, a menu image 713 for designating the age is displayed. When the user of the terminal 20 operates the menu, an image 713 of another menu is displayed in the area 703 as shown in FIG. 7B described later.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing sequence for displaying a menu of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment. 7A to 7B are diagrams illustrating display examples of the talk room screen according to the embodiment. Before the processing shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 11 of the server 10 performs user authentication and accepts login from the terminal 20, and uses the service such as SNS provided by the server 10 to the user of the terminal 20. It shall be allowed.

  In the process of step S <b> 101, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 receives from the user of the terminal 20 an operation for displaying a talk room screen with an account of the external server 50 (not limited to an example of a second account). Here, for example, the terminal 20 receives an operation of selecting a talk room with an account of the external server 50 from a list of talk rooms. Subsequently, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 transmits a request for acquiring talk room information to the server 10 (step S102). Here, the acquisition request may include an account ID of a user account of the terminal 20 (not limited to an example of the first account) and an account ID of a business operator operating the external server 50.

  Subsequently, the control unit 11 of the server 10 transmits information on the menu corresponding to the account of the external server 50 and the user account of the terminal 20 to the terminal 20 (step S103). Here, the control unit 11 of the server 10 refers to the menu setting information 152 in FIG. 5 and acquires the menu ID associated with the account ID of the operator included in the acquisition request and the account ID of the user of the terminal 20. To do. Then, the control unit 11 of the server 10 refers to the menu information 151 in FIG. 3 and transmits the account ID of the business operator, a menu image associated with the menu ID, and the like to the terminal 20. For example, when the account ID of the operator included in the acquisition request is “101” and the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 is “201”, the control unit 11 of the server 10 determines from the menu setting information 152 in FIG. , “001” menu ID is acquired. Then, referring to the menu information 151 of FIG. 3, the menu image, size, name, text to be displayed under the menu, each of which is associated with the account ID of the operator “101” and the menu ID “001”, Information on the area and the processing designated for each area is transmitted to the terminal 20.

  Here, when the menu for the user is not registered, the control unit 11 of the server 10 may cause the terminal 20 to display a default menu common to each user of the business operator. In this case, the control unit 11 of the server 10 refers to the menu setting information 152 and determines whether the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 is stored. When the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 is not stored, the control unit 11 of the server 10 transmits to the terminal 20 an image of a menu set for each business operator account ID.

  Subsequently, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays the menu on the screen of the talk room (step S104). Here, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays the received menu image in the menu display area on the talk room screen. In the example of FIG. 7A, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays the display name 701 of the account of the business operator included in the talk room on the talk room screen 700. In addition, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 is transmitted from the operator account icon 702A and the operator account bot to the area 702 for displaying the content transmitted and received using the instant messaging provided by the server 10. Message 702B is displayed. Further, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays an image 711 of “image A” in FIG. 4 in an area 703 in which a menu is displayed. Further, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays a text 712 “tap gender and age!” And a keyboard icon 705 set as text to be displayed under the menu of FIG. 3 in an area 704 below the menu. It is displayed. When the keyboard icon 705 is tapped by the user of the terminal 20, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 hides the menu and designates content to be transmitted using instant messaging under the area 702 ( Display a keyboard for input).

  Subsequently, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 receives a tap operation on the menu from the user of the terminal 20 (step S105). Subsequently, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 transmits information corresponding to the menu operated by the user to the server 10 (step S106). Here, when the area 703A of FIG. 7A is tapped, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 transmits text data “man” to the server 10 based on the menu information received from the server 10 in the process of step S103. . When the area 703B in FIG. 7A is tapped, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 similarly transmits text data “twenties” to the server 10.

  Subsequently, the control unit 11 of the server 10 transmits information corresponding to the menu transmitted from the terminal 20 to the external server 50 (step S107). Here, the information includes, for example, the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 and text data corresponding to the processing set in association with each area with reference to the menu information 151 in FIG. . This notifies the bot of the external server 50 that the menu has been selected by the user of the terminal 20.

  The terminal 20 notifies the server 10 of the coordinates of the position tapped by the user in the menu display area. Then, the server 10 may refer to the menu information 151 in FIG. 3 and transmit text data or the like corresponding to the processing set in association with the area including the coordinates to the external server 50.

  Subsequently, the external server 50 determines a menu corresponding to the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 (step S108). Here, the external server 50 determines a second menu to be displayed next on the terminal 20 based on the first menu tapped by the user in the display area of the display unit 24 of the terminal 20.

  In addition, the external server 50 next connects the terminal 20 to the terminal 20 based on the fact that the third menu (not limited to an example of third information) in the display area of the display unit 24 of the terminal 20 is tapped by the user. A fourth menu to be displayed (not limited to an example of fourth information) is determined. Thereby, according to operation of each menu, each menu can be changed into a menu which a user is interested.

  For example, when the area 703A and the area 703B in FIG. 7A are sequentially tapped, the external server 50 performs the following operation based on the text data “man” and “twenties” received from the terminal 20 by the operation on the menu. A menu to be displayed on the terminal 20 is determined.

  The external server 50 may determine a menu to be displayed next on the terminal 20 based on the instant message received from the terminal 20. In this case, the external server 50 transmits an instant message such as “What is your age and sex?” To the terminal 20 via the server 10 by using, for example, a bot. Then, when the external server 50 receives an instant message such as “I am a 25-year-old man” from the terminal 20 via the server 10, the external server 50 may determine the meaning of the instant message using AI (Artificial Intelligence).

  Subsequently, the external server 50 transmits a request to switch the menu displayed on the terminal 20 to the determined menu to the server 10 (step S109). Here, the switching request may include, for example, the menu ID of the determined menu and the account ID of the user of the terminal 20.

  Subsequently, the control unit 11 of the server 10 transmits, to the terminal 20, information on the menu specified by the request for switching (not limited to an example of second information) (Step S <b> 110). Here, for example, the control unit 11 of the server 10 refers to the menu information 151 in FIG. 3, and stores the menu information stored in association with the menu ID received by the process of step S109 in the terminal 20. Send. As a result, the menu displayed on the screen of the talk room is changed by the operation of the user of the terminal 20. For example, the operator of the external server 50 that provides a predetermined service to the user of the terminal 20 A menu according to the above can be displayed.

  Note that the control unit 11 of the server 10 is notified by a display on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20 or a sound generated by the speaker 26 of the terminal 20 before the menu specified in the request for switching is displayed on the terminal 20. Information indicating that the menu is displayed may be transmitted to the terminal 20. When notified by the display on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20, it may be displayed as a pop-up in a partial area of the display unit 24 of the terminal 20 as an example, not a limitation. Alternatively, a message may be sent from the server 10 and displayed on the talk room screen of the display unit 24 of the terminal 20. Thereby, since it can notify to the user of the terminal 20 by a display or a sound beforehand that new information is displayed, the user can recognize that a menu changes by operation of a menu.

  Subsequently, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays the menu after switching on the screen of the talk room (step S111). The control unit 21 of the terminal 20 switches the menu in FIG. 7A to a menu as shown in FIG. 7B. In the example of FIG. 7B, an image 713 of the menu after switching is displayed in a region 703 where the menu of the talk room screen 700 is displayed. In addition, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays a text 714 “menu” in an area 704 below the menu. Thereby, the business operator of the external server 50 can display a menu as shown in FIG. 7A for a user whose attribute such as gender is not registered in the external server 50 and input the user's attribute. it can. Further, for users who have previously registered attributes such as gender in the external server 50 and users who have registered attributes such as gender by operating the menu of FIG. 7A, the external server 50 has already received information on the user's attributes. Have acquired. Therefore, it is not necessary to display the menu as shown in FIG. 7B and display the menu for inputting the user attributes.

  7B has a vertical width (length and height in the vertical direction in FIG. 7B) that is approximately twice that of the menu image 711 in FIG. 7A. For example, if the vertical width of the menu image 711 in FIG. 7A is “843” pixels and the vertical width is doubled, the vertical width of the menu image 713 in FIG. 7B is “1686”. Set to pixel. Note that the control unit 11 of the server 10 can reduce the size of the menu in response to a request from the external server 50, for example. In this case, for example, if the vertical width of the menu image 711 of FIG. 7A is “843” pixels, the menu may be switched to a menu of “562” pixels, which is 2/3 of the height. Note that the control unit 11 of the server 10 may switch the size of the menu by changing the horizontal width of the menu. In this way, by changing the size (size, area) of the menu, for example, it is possible to display a menu that is easy for the user to see according to the contents of the menu.

≪Menu display processing (part 2) ≫
Next, processing for displaying a menu of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following example, after the default menu is displayed on the screen of the talk room on the terminal 20, the user of the terminal 20 is notified based on the operation of the menu displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20 by the user. An example of displaying another menu corresponding to the screen on the talk room will be described.

  In the following example, the control unit 11 of the server 10 first performs a predetermined process on a terminal 20 of a user whose account information in the server 10 is not registered in the external server 50, for example, as illustrated in FIG. A menu image 911 for displaying a Web site is displayed. When the user of the terminal 20 operates the menu displayed in the area 901 of the talk room screen, a Web site for registering account information in the server 10 in the external server 50 is displayed. When the input operation of the user of the terminal 20 on the website is completed, an image 921 of another menu is displayed in the area 901 as shown in FIG. 9B described later.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing sequence for displaying a menu of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment. 9A and 9B are diagrams illustrating display examples of a talk room screen according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the provider side account information 501 according to the embodiment.

  The processing from step S201 to step S205 is the same as the processing from step S101 to step S105 in FIG. When the menu for the user is not registered in the menu setting information 152 of FIG. 5 in the process of step S203, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays a display screen as shown in FIG. 9A including a default menu common to each user. May be displayed on the terminal 20. In the example of FIG. 9A, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays an image 911 of a menu (default menu) set as a menu common to each user of the business operator of the external server 50 in the area 901 in which the menu is displayed. Is displayed. A menu text 912 is displayed on the terminal 20.

  In the process of step S1 in FIG. 2, the process executed when the operator of the external server 50 taps the menu displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20 by the user of the terminal 20 as an external server. Assume that processing for displaying a Web site of a predetermined URL provided by 50 is set. It is assumed that the menu is tapped by the user of the terminal 20 in the process of step S205.

  Subsequently, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays a screen of a Web site with a predetermined URL (step S206). Subsequently, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 accepts an input operation on a website with a predetermined URL (step S207). In addition, on a website with a predetermined URL or a website transitioned from a website with a predetermined URL, a screen (ID input) for inputting the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 at the SNS or the like provided by the server 10 Screen) is displayed. The account ID input on the ID input screen is stored in the item of the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 in the provider side account information 501 shown in FIG.

  Note that the external server 50 stores information on the user of the terminal 20 in advance in the provider-side account information 501 shown in FIG. 10 stored in the storage unit. The company side account information 501 in FIG. 10 stores the name, age, gender, address, favorite, and account ID of the user of the terminal 20 in association with the user ID. The user ID is user identification information in a service provided by a provider of the external server 50. The name, age, gender, and address are the user's age, gender, and address for the user ID, respectively. The favorite is, for example, a store or the like operated by a business operator of the external server 50 registered by the user as a favorite. The name, age, gender, address, and favorite information are information registered by the user on the website provided by the external server 50, for example. The account ID of the user of the terminal 20 is the same as the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 in the menu setting information 152 of FIG. 5 and is the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 in the service provided by the server 10.

  In the example of FIG. 10, the name is “Taro Tanaka”, the age is “35”, the sex is “m”, and the address is “Address A” in association with the user ID “S0001583”. The account ID of the user of the terminal 20 is not registered.

  When the external server 50 inputs the user ID and the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 in the service provided by the server 10 from the user of the terminal 20 on the website display screen in step S207, FIG. The account ID of the user of the terminal 20 is registered in association with the user ID in the provider side account information 501 shown in FIG.

  The processing from step S208 to step S211 is the same as the processing from step S108 to step S111 in FIG. Here, in the provider side account information 501 shown in FIG. 10, the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 is registered in association with the user ID (account cooperation is completed). Therefore, in the process of step S208, the external server 50 determines a menu according to the account ID of the user of the terminal 20.

  In this case, the control unit 11 of the server 10 causes the terminal 20 to display the display screen of FIG. In the example of FIG. 9B, the control unit 11 of the server 10 causes the terminal 20 to display the menu image 921 and the menu text 922 corresponding to each user of the provider of the external server 50 in the area 901 where the menu is displayed. ing. In the example of FIG. 9B, the external server 50 transmits a message “cooperation complete” to the terminal 20 after determining the menu in the process of step S <b> 208. Therefore, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays the message 931 on the terminal 20. When the account linkage is completed, the external server 50 displays, for example, a menu corresponding to the purchase history of the user on the website of the business operator of the external server 50 on the menu of the talk room screen of the user terminal 20. can do.

≪Menu display processing (part 3) ≫
Next, processing for displaying a menu of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8, 10, 11A, and 11B. In the following example, after the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays the default menu on the screen of the talk room of the terminal 20, the user's operation on the menu displayed in the display area of the display unit 24 of the terminal 20 An example in which another menu corresponding to the user of the terminal 20 is displayed on the screen of the talk room will be described.

  In the following example, first, as shown in FIG. 11A to be described later, for example, a user's terminal 20 whose favorite store information is not registered in the external server 50 is displayed in the area 1101 of the talk room screen. A menu image 1111 for displaying a website for registering the store in the external server 50 is displayed. Then, when the user of the terminal 20 operates the menu, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays the website on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20. When the input operation of the user of the terminal 20 on the website is completed, an image 1121 of another menu is displayed in the area 1101 as shown in FIG.

  11A and 11B are diagrams illustrating display examples of a talk room screen according to the embodiment. Since the processing sequence described below is the same as the above-described “menu display processing (part 2)”, only different portions will be described.

  In step S203 of FIG. 8, when the menu for the user is not registered in the menu setting information 152 of FIG. 5, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays a default menu common to each user as shown in FIG. 11A. A screen may be displayed on the terminal 20. In the example of FIG. 11A, the control unit 11 of the server 10 causes the terminal 20 to display a default menu image 1111 that is common to each user of the business operator of the external server 50 in the area 1101 where the menu is displayed. Further, the text 1112 associated with the menu is displayed on the terminal 20.

  Then, when the external server 50 inputs the user ID and the store to be registered as a favorite on the display screen of the website from the user of the terminal 20 in the process of step S207, the provider side account information shown in FIG. In 501, a favorite item is registered in association with the user ID.

  In the external server 50, a favorite store is registered in association with the user ID in the provider side account information 501 shown in FIG. Therefore, in the process of step S208, the external server 50 determines a menu according to the account ID of the user of the terminal 20.

  In this case, the control unit 11 of the server 10 causes the terminal 20 to display the display screen of FIG. 11B including the menu. In the example of FIG. 11B, the control unit 11 of the server 10 causes the terminal 20 to display a menu image 1121 and a menu text 1122 corresponding to each user of the business operator of the external server 50 in the area 1101 where the menu is displayed. ing. In the example of FIG. 11B, the external server 50 determines a menu in the process of step S208, and then sends a message “Yokohama store added to favorites! Shortcut button registered in menu” to the terminal 20. Sending. Therefore, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays the message 1131 on the terminal 20.

(Menu display for each user of the terminal 20 that received the beacon)
Next, processing for displaying a menu of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12, 13A, and 13B. In the following example, based on the ID of a beacon received by the terminal 20 (not limited to an example of a short-range wireless communication device), the beacon ID and other menus according to the user of the terminal 20 are displayed. An example of display on the talk room screen of the display unit 24 will be described. Thereby, since the information transmitted to the terminal 20 is determined based on the ID information of the beacon, it is possible to cause the terminal 20 to display a menu in consideration of information related to the beacon or information around the beacon.

  In the following example, first, as shown in FIG. 13A described later, for example, an image 1311 of a predetermined menu is displayed in an area 1301 on the screen of the talk room. When the terminal 20 receives an ID from a predetermined beacon, a beacon ID and a menu image 1321 corresponding to the user of the terminal 20 are displayed in the area 1301 as shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing sequence for displaying a menu of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment. 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating display examples of a talk room screen according to the embodiment.

  The processing from step S301 to step S304 is the same as the processing from step S101 to step S104 in FIG.

  In the process of step S303, in the example of FIG. 13A, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays the default menu image 1311 common to each user of the business operator of the external server 50 in the area 1301 where the menu is displayed. Is displayed. The menu text 1312 is displayed on the terminal 20.

  Then, it is assumed that the user carrying the terminal 20 has moved to the vicinity (within a predetermined range) of a beacon installed in a facility such as a store operated by a business operator of the external server 50, for example. In this case, in step S305, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 uses a beacon hardware ID (beacon ID, ID) (limited) by short-range wireless communication such as BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy) from the beacon. Rather than an example of ID information).

  Subsequently, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 transmits the received hardware ID to the server 10 (step S306). Subsequently, the control unit 11 of the server 10 determines the account ID of the operator installing the beacon based on the hardware ID, and determines the hardware ID and the account ID of the user of the terminal 20 of the operator. Transfer to the external server 50 (step S307). Thereby, the operator can determine the menu to be displayed on the screen of the talk room of the terminal 20 based on the beacon ID and the like. Moreover, since the process determined by the external server 50 is performed, the processing cost for determining the menu in the server 10 can be reduced.

  The processing from step S308 to step S311 is the same as the processing from step S108 to step S111 in FIG. In step S308, the external server 50 determines a menu corresponding to the received hardware ID and the account ID of the user of the terminal 20.

  In this case, the control unit 11 of the server 10 causes the terminal 20 to display the display screen illustrated in FIG. 13B including the menu. In the example of FIG. 13B, the control unit 11 of the server 10 causes the terminal 20 to display the hardware ID of the beacon, the menu image 1321 according to each user, and the menu text 1322 in the area 1301 where the menu is displayed. Yes. In the example of FIG. 13B, after the external server 50 determines the menu in the process of step S208, the external server 50 sends an instant message “Thank you for visiting. Switch to the visitor-only menu” to the terminal 20. Yes. Therefore, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays the instant message 1323 on the terminal 20. Note that it is not essential to display the instant message 1323 on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20. You may perform the process after step S309, without displaying the instant message 1323. FIG. Further, instead of displaying the instant message 1323, after the message is displayed on the pop screen on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20, the subsequent processing after step S 309 may be performed.

  For example, the control unit 11 of the server 10 may display an image corresponding to one or more beacons installed at the event venue and having received the hardware ID at the terminal 20 on the menu of the terminal 20. In this case, the control unit 11 of the server 10 transmits, for example, an image of an artist participating in the event to be displayed on the menu to the terminal 20. Further, when the menu is selected, the control unit 11 of the server 10 may display an advertisement related to the artist such as a stamp image that can be transmitted by an instant message on the menu.

(Modified example 1 of menu display according to beacon)
The control unit 11 of the server 10 displays a menu on the screen of the talk room based on the time that the terminal 20 stays in the vicinity of the beacon detected based on the ID information of the beacon received by the terminal 20. Alternatively, the displayed menu may be changed. Thereby, the information which a user is interested can be transmitted according to a user's stay time.

  In this case, when the terminal 20 receives the hardware ID from the beacon, the terminal 20 transmits the hardware ID to the server 10, and when the terminal 20 no longer receives the hardware ID from the beacon, the terminal 20 does not receive the hardware ID. A notification to that effect is transmitted to the server 10. The control unit 11 of the server 10 transfers the hardware ID transmitted from the terminal 20 and a notification that the hardware ID is no longer received to the external server 50.

  The external server 50 stays in the vicinity of the beacon during the period from when the hardware ID is received until the present time when the notification that the hardware ID is no longer received is not received. Calculate as time. Then, when the stay time is equal to or longer than a first threshold (for example, 5 minutes), the external server 50 displays detailed information on the products displayed in the vicinity of the beacon or advertisements for products related to the products. Alternatively, a menu including a URL or the like is determined. In the case of a menu including a URL, when the user of the terminal 20 taps the menu, the URL website is displayed on the terminal 20. Then, the control unit 11 of the server 10 transmits information (not limited to an example of second information) for displaying a menu on the screen of the talk room to the terminal 20. Thereby, when the menu is displayed when the hardware ID is received from the beacon by the same process as the menu display process (part 3) described above, the menu is changed. In this case, the control unit 11 of the server 10 may change the menu image and the menu size in response to a request from the external server 50, for example. If the menu is not displayed when the hardware ID is received from the beacon, the menu is newly displayed.

  The external server 50 also recommends including more detailed information about relatively expensive products among products displayed in the vicinity of the beacon when the staying time becomes a second threshold (for example, 30 minutes) or more. Or a menu including a product coupon image or URL. And the control part 11 of the server 10 transmits the information for displaying a menu on the screen of a talk room to the terminal 20. In this case, the menu displayed when the stay time exceeds the first threshold and the menu displayed when the stay time exceeds the second threshold are different in menu image, size, and the like. May be. For example, the size or area of the menu image may be larger for the menu displayed when the second threshold value is exceeded than the menu displayed when the first threshold value is exceeded. The length in the vertical direction or the length in the horizontal direction may be increased. Further, when the staying time is equal to or greater than the first threshold, or when the staying time is equal to or greater than the second threshold, only the size of the menu displayed on the talk room screen may be changed.

(Modified example 2 of menu display according to beacon)
The control unit 11 of the server 10 is based on each user of a plurality of terminals 20 that are located in the vicinity of a predetermined beacon, provided by the server 10 or provided by a server different from the server 10 and have a predetermined relationship. The menu information may be transmitted to the terminal 20. Thereby, for example, information corresponding to the number of users of the plurality of terminals 20 can be transmitted.

  13C and 13D are diagrams illustrating display examples of a talk room screen according to the embodiment. The control unit 11 of the server 10 may display the menu as shown in FIG. 13 when the hardware ID is received from the beacon by the same process as the menu display process (part 3) described above. In the example of FIG. 13C, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays the hardware ID of the beacon and the menu image 1332 corresponding to each user on the terminal 20 in the area 1331 where the menu is displayed. In the example of FIG. 13C, the menu image 1332 displays an advertisement text “Limited to XX stores. Special coupons are being distributed to all SNS friends with more than 10 friends!”.

  And the control part 11 of the server 10 is each terminal 20 (terminal 20A, terminal 20B, terminal 20C, etc.) from the some terminal 20 (for example, terminal 20A, terminal 20B, terminal 20C, etc.) from which a user account respectively differs. ) Is received within a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes). And the control part 11 of the server 10 determines whether the users of each terminal 20 have a predetermined relationship by SNS etc. which the server 10 provides. And when it has a predetermined relationship, ID of a predetermined beacon and the account ID of the user of each terminal 20 are associated and transmitted to the external server 50. When the number of users of each terminal 20 associated with a predetermined beacon ID is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold (for example, 10 people), the external server 50 uses the account ID of the user of each terminal 20 to perform FIG. As shown, information such as coupons (not limited to an example of first information) is distributed.

In this case, when the user account of the terminal 20B is registered as a friend in the user account information of the terminal 20A, the control unit 11 of the server 10 has a predetermined relationship between the user of the terminal 20A and the user of the terminal 20B. You may determine that there is.
For example, when the user of the terminal 20A and each user such as the terminal 20B and the terminal 20C have a predetermined relationship, the control unit 11 of the server 10 is a user such as the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B, and the terminal 20C. May be determined to have a predetermined relationship. Alternatively, for example, the control unit 11 of the server 10 has a predetermined relationship between the user of the terminal 20A and the user of the terminal 20B, and the user of the terminal 20B and the user of the terminal 20C. If the user of the terminal 20C and the user of the terminal 20D have a predetermined relationship, it is determined that each user of the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B, the terminal 20C, and the terminal 20D has a predetermined relationship. May be. Thereby, for example, when ten users who are friends on the SNS of the server 10 go to a predetermined restaurant or the like, a coupon or the like of the restaurant or the like can be acquired.

  When a coupon etc. are acquired, the control part 11 of the server 10 displays the display screen shown to FIG. 13D, for example. In the example of FIG. 13D, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays the menu image 1342 and the like on the terminal 20 in the area 1341 where the menu is displayed. In the example of FIG. 13D, the menu image 1342 displays a coupon message “Congratulations! Limited to XX stores. Free ramen! Please show to the clerk at the time of checkout”.

  The control unit 11 of the server 10 may transmit menu information based on the plurality of users to the terminals 20 of the plurality of users when the plurality of predetermined users are located in the vicinity of the predetermined beacon. . Thereby, for example, when a plurality of predetermined users gather at a predetermined position, it is possible to transmit menu information suitable for the plurality of users.

  In this case, when the control unit 11 of the server 10 receives predetermined beacon IDs from the terminals 20 of a plurality of users set in advance by the external server 50, the control unit 11 stores a plurality of pieces of menu information specified by the external server 50. To the terminal 20 of the user. As a result, for example, when a menu is tapped, a web site with a predetermined URL is displayed on the terminal 20, and when a predetermined member is arranged in a predetermined conference room, a conference held between the members is performed. Documents can be displayed on the terminal 20.

(First modification)
The control unit 11 of the server 10 may display either a menu or a keyboard on the terminal 20 based on a request from the external server 50. Thereby, the provider of the external server 50 can display either the menu or the keyboard on the screen of the talk room of the terminal 20 at a desired timing. Therefore, for example, the input operation by the user of the terminal 20 can be made easier according to the context of the instant message that has already been transmitted and received.

  In this case, for example, the external server 50 requests that the terminal 20 display either a menu or a predetermined type of keyboard when transmitting an instant message requesting input from the menu or the keyboard to the user of the terminal 20. Is added to the instant message as metadata and transmitted to the server 10.

  Then, based on the request, the control unit 11 of the server 10 transmits to the terminal 20 either a request for displaying a menu on the screen of the talk room of the terminal 20 or a request for displaying a predetermined type of keyboard. Then, according to the received request, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays either a menu or a predetermined type of keyboard on the talk room screen.

  14A and 14B are diagrams illustrating display examples of a talk room screen according to the embodiment. In the example of FIG. 14A, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays the menu image 1411 on the terminal 20 in the area 1401 where the menu is displayed. The control unit 21 of the terminal 20 is a process designated by the external server 50 for the area 1411A because the left half area 1411A in the image 1411 is tapped by the user of the terminal 20, and “I want to know the shipping cost” ”Is sent.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 14B, when the external server 50 receives the instant message 1421, the external server 50 transmits an instant message 1422 “It is a postage! Please tell me the postal code!”. In addition, a request for causing the terminal 20 to display a keyboard of a type for inputting numbers is transmitted to the server 10. Therefore, the control unit 11 of the server 10 hides the menu as shown in FIG. 14B and causes the terminal 20 to display the keyboard 1412 of the number input type in the area 1402.

(Second modification)
The control unit 11 of the server 10 may switch the display and non-display of the menu on the terminal 20 based on a request from the external server 50. Thereby, the provider of the external server 50 can display or hide the menu on the screen of the talk room of the terminal 20 at a desired timing. Therefore, for example, the input operation by the user of the terminal 20 can be made easier according to the context of the instant message that has already been transmitted and received.

  In this case, the external server 50 may transmit, to the server 10, a request for displaying the menu on the terminal 20 when transmitting an instant message for requesting input from the menu to the user of the terminal 20, for example.

  Then, based on the request, the control unit 11 of the server 10 transmits to the terminal 20 either a request to display a menu on the screen of the talk room of the terminal 20 or a request to hide the menu. Then, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 switches between display and non-display of the menu on the talk room screen according to the received request.

  15A and 15B are diagrams illustrating display examples of a talk room screen according to the embodiment. In the example of FIG. 15A, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays the game image 1521 and the image 1522 transmitted from the bot of the account of the business operator of the external server 50 in the area 1500, and the menu is It is hidden.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 15B, when the game is settled, the external server 50 transmits an instant message 1523, “You win by 36-28! Congratulations!”. In addition, a request for causing the terminal 20 to display a predetermined menu corresponding to the user of the terminal 20 is transmitted to the server 10. Therefore, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays the menu image 1511 in the area 1500 as shown in FIG. 15B.

(Third Modification)
In the above-described example, the example of the talk room screen in the group including the account of the terminal 20 and the account of the external server 50 has been described. Similarly to the example described above, the control unit 11 of the server 10 also displays the user for each account of the plurality of terminals 20 on the talk room screen in the group including the accounts of the plurality of terminals 20 and the account of the external server 50. A menu corresponding to the above may be displayed on each terminal 20. Thereby, for example, when an instant message is made by a plurality of users, the bot of the external server 50 can display a menu for each user and make it easier to purchase products and services.

(Fourth modification)
The control unit 11 of the server 10 may include information related to the menu before the change in the menu after the change. Thereby, the business operator can display the menu after the change of the information that the user is interested in the menu before the change.

  In this case, for example, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays an advertisement such as a product on the menu before the change, and when the user of the terminal 20 taps an area of the product or the like, the product or the like is displayed on the menu after the change. A coupon for discounting may be displayed.

  16A to 16C are diagrams illustrating display examples of the talk room screen according to the embodiment. In the example of FIG. 16A, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays the display name 1601 of the account of the business operator included in the talk room on the talk room screen 1600. Further, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays the product advertisement image 1604 in an area 1603 for displaying a menu below the area 1602 for displaying content transmitted and received using instant messaging provided by the server 10. ing.

  When the advertisement image 1604 is tapped on the display screen of FIG. 16A, the display screen of FIG. 16B may be displayed based on the menu information selected by the external server 50 and distributed from the server 10. In the example of FIG. 16B, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays an image 1611 including a product coupon associated with the product advertisement image 1604 in a menu display area 1603.

  Further, the control unit 11 of the server 10 may include at least information on the menu before the change in the menu after the change. Thereby, it is possible to display the menu after the change while displaying the menu before the change while adding the information of interest to the user to the menu before the change.

  In this case, for example, the control unit 11 of the server 10 displays an advertisement such as a product on the menu before the change, and when the user of the terminal 20 taps the area of the product or the like, the control unit 11 changes the menu before the change to the menu after the change. While maintaining the menu area, a coupon for discounting a product or the like may be displayed in the area above the area. In this case, when the advertisement image 1604 is tapped on the display screen of FIG. 16A, the display screen of FIG. 16C may be displayed based on the menu information selected by the external server 50 and distributed from the server 10. . In the example of FIG. 16C, the control unit 21 of the terminal 20 displays an image 1623 including a product advertisement image 1604 and a product coupon image in an area 1622 in which a menu is displayed.

(5th modification)
The control unit 11 of the server 10 may transmit, to the terminal 20, a menu whose size displayed on the terminal 20 is determined based on the user account of the terminal 20. Thereby, for example, a display size menu corresponding to the attribute of the account can be displayed on the screen of the talk room of the terminal 20.

  In this case, the control unit 11 of the server 10 transmits, to the terminal 20, information on a menu having a display size corresponding to the attribute of the user account of the terminal 20, for example, determined by the bot of the external server 50. In this case, the control unit 11 of the server 10 may display a relatively small size menu on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20 because, for example, if the user is a young person, the visual acuity is considered to be relatively good. . On the other hand, if the user is an elderly person, the eyesight is poor or the possibility of presbyopia is high, so that a menu having a larger size may be displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal 20 as compared with the case of a young person. . In addition, the control unit 11 of the server 10 is, for example, when the user purchases a product of the business operator of the external server 50 by a relatively high frequency, that is, a business operator more than a predetermined number of times (for example, 10 times without limitation). When a product or the like is purchased, a menu having more options or a larger size than that normally displayed may be displayed on the terminal 20.

(Sixth Modification)
The control unit 11 of the server 10 may change the menu at a predetermined timing, not only when the user of the terminal 20 operates the menu. For example, the control unit 11 of the server 10 may change the menu on the talk room screen when the talk room screen is closed by the user of the terminal 20 or when the talk room screen is opened. . Thereby, when the screen of the talk room is displayed next time, a new menu can be displayed on the terminal 20.

  For example, the control unit 11 of the server 10 may change the menu on the talk room screen while the talk room screen is not displayed. In this case, the control unit 11 of the server 10 includes, for example, an operator account and a user account of the terminal 20 based on an event such as a campaign by the operator, an operation on the operator's website, and the like. The menu on the talk room screen may be changed. Thereby, when the screen of the talk room is displayed next time, a new menu can be displayed on the terminal 20.

<Effect of embodiment>
According to at least some of the embodiments described above, in a partial area of a screen of a talk room that displays content sent and received by a group including a first account and a second account of an instant messaging service by an instant messaging service, A menu is displayed based on the first account and the second account. Thereby, more appropriate content can be displayed to each user. Moreover, since the frequency | count of operating the terminal 20 and the frequency | count that the terminal 20 communicates with the server 10 can be reduced by this, the effect that the load of the terminal 20 or the server 10 can be reduced as a result is acquired.

  Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various changes and modifications based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present disclosure. By way of example and not limitation, the functions included in each means, each step, etc. can be rearranged so that there is no logical contradiction, and a plurality of means, steps, etc. can be combined or divided into one. Is possible. Moreover, it is good also as combining suitably the structure shown to each embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication system 10 Server 11 Control part 15 Storage part 151 Menu information 152 Menu setting information 20 Terminal 21 Control part 50 External server 501 Provider side account information

Claims (16)

An information processing method of an information processing apparatus that provides an instant messaging service,
Grouping a first account and a second account of the instant messaging service;
The content displayed on the first electronic device associated with the grouped first account is transmitted to the first electronic device or received from the first electronic device,
Transmitting the first information displayed in a different area from the content and selected based on the first account and the second account to the first electronic device;
Based on the selection of the first information by the user of the first electronic device, information on which processing corresponding to the first information has been executed is transmitted to the first electronic device. An information processing method according to claim 1,
When the first information is selected by the user of the first electronic device, the fact that the first information is selected is transmitted to the second electronic device associated with the second account,
Based on the transmission of the first information to the second electronic device, second information that is at least partially different from the first information is transmitted to the first electronic device. An information processing method according to claim 2,
The second information is information in which a size of the first information displayed on the first electronic device is changed. An information processing method according to claim 2,
The second information is information related to the first information. An information processing method according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
The second information is information including the first information and information related to the first information. An information processing method according to any one of claims 2 to 5,
Information indicating that the second information is displayed, which is displayed before the second information is displayed on the first electronic device, is transmitted to the first electronic device. An information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The first information whose size displayed on the first electronic device is determined based on the first account is transmitted to the first electronic device. An information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The first electronic device receives from the short-range wireless communication device and transmits the first information selected based on the ID information of the short-range wireless communication device transmitted from the first electronic device to the first electronic device. To do. The information processing method according to claim 8,
Receiving the ID information of the short-range wireless communication device from the first electronic device;
Transmitting the received ID information to a second electronic device associated with the second account;
The first information is selected by the second electronic device based on the ID information and the first account. An information processing method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein
Based on the time during which the first electronic device stays in the vicinity of the short-range wireless communication device detected based on the ID information, second information that is at least partially different from the first information is transmitted to the first electronic device. Send. An information processing method according to claim 9,
Associating the ID information with the first account and transmitting it to the second electronic device;
The first information selected based on the number of accounts sent in association with the ID information is transmitted to the first electronic device. An information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
Transmitting to the first electronic device third information different from the first information selected based on the first account and the second account displayed in a different area from the content;
When the first information is selected by the user of the first electronic device, the fact that the first information is selected is transmitted to the second electronic device associated with the second account, and the first information When the second information at least partially different is transmitted to the first electronic device and the third information is selected by the user of the first electronic device, the second electronic device indicates that the third information is selected. Transmit to the device, and transmit the fourth information, which is different in at least a part of the third information, to the first electronic device. An information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
The first account is an account of a user who uses a service provided by a second electronic device associated with the second account,
The first information is set by the second account. An information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
Based on the selection of the first information by the user of the first electronic device, an input screen for an ID for using the service of the second electronic device associated with the second account is displayed, and the displayed input Second information selected based on the ID of the first account input on the screen is transmitted to the first electronic device. An information processing apparatus that provides an instant messaging service,
A control unit for grouping the first account and the second account of the instant messaging service;
A communication unit that transmits or receives content displayed on the first electronic device associated with the grouped first account to the first electronic device;
The communication unit transmits first information selected based on the first account and the second account, which is displayed in a different area from the content, to the first electronic device, and the user of the first electronic device Based on the selection of the first information, the information corresponding to the first information is transmitted to the first electronic device. A program to be executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus that provides an instant messaging service,
Processing to group the first account and the second account of the instant messaging service;
Processing for transmitting or receiving content displayed on the first electronic device associated with the grouped first account to the first electronic device;
Processing for transmitting to the first electronic device first information displayed in a different area from the content and selected based on the first account and the second account;
Based on the selection of the first information by the user of the first electronic device, a process of transmitting information on which processing corresponding to the first information has been executed to the first electronic device is executed.

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