JP2003036319A - Terminal device, information-registeration method, information-browsing method, information-management method, information-browsing method of information server system, program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To restrict the contents of the information carried on letters left, which are prepared by specific users to provide for reading to more than one user through an information service system, according to purposes for which they are used. SOLUTION: When the information for reading is produced with a game device 1a, the letters left are produced by selecting works from the groups of words previously prepared to combine them.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal device in which a plurality of terminal devices read user letter information in a storage area assigned to a specific user in a communication server system and display it on another user's terminal device. The present invention relates to an information registration method, an information browsing method, an information management method, an information browsing method of an information service system, a program and a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an information service system for providing various information services to connected terminals is well known. In an information service system that adopts a membership system, in order to promote fellowship between members, information services that allow users to view the user-related guides from their terminals by posting self-introductions of the members themselves and guides on websites created by the members There are things that are doing.

In such an information service, when a user registers a guide text from a terminal in advance, the guide text to be registered is stored in a specific storage area in the information service system.

[0004]

When the letter information limited to a specific purpose such as a user's absence notification is disclosed to other users by using such an information browsing function, the following problems occur. is there.

Since the information used for browsing is created by the user, guide information other than the specific purpose may be created and posted. For example, a situation may occur in which a prize advertisement or company advertisement is posted even though the purpose is only notification of absence. In order to avoid this situation, the information service company must visually confirm all the posted information. Moreover, even if the information is browsed, there arises a problem of invasion of privacy.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device, an information registration method, an information browsing method, an information management method, an information browsing method for an information server system, a program, and a program which can easily and effectively use the letter information. To provide a recording medium.

[0007]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention stores letter information of a user in a storage area and browses the letter information based on an instruction from another user. In the information service system allowing the above, a terminal device for registering the letter-posting information, storage means for storing a plurality of words, and display means for displaying the plurality of words stored in the storage means, Selection means for selecting an arbitrary word from the displayed plurality of words, and user letter information processing means for creating user letter information to be registered in the storage area by combining the selected words. And a letter-information transmitting means for transmitting the created letter information to the server of the information service system and instructing registration in the storage area of the server.

[0008] In the terminal device, it is desirable that the type of the letter information of the user is an absence notification. Further, in the terminal device, it is also preferable that the plurality of words are classified and displayed according to their types.

Further, in the terminal device, identification codes associated with meanings are assigned to the plurality of words, the plurality of words are displayed in the form of a character string, and the information processing means is selected. It is also desirable to convert the written word into the identification code and create the letter information of the user.

Further, according to the present invention, in an information service system that allows the user to browse the letter information registered in the storage area by another user based on an instruction from the user, the terminal device for browsing the letter information. A means for acquiring the letter-posting information of the user in the form of an identification code string created by another user from the storage area, a means for converting the obtained letter-posting information of the user into a character code string, and And a display means for displaying the converted character code string in the form of characters.

In the terminal device, it is preferable that the information service system converts the user's postscript information in the form of an identification code string registered from the terminal device into the user's postcard information in the form of a character code string.

Further, according to the present invention, in the information service system in which the letter information of the user is stored in the storage area and the letter information can be browsed based on an instruction from another user, the letter information is registered. A method for registering information of a terminal device, wherein a plurality of words are stored in a storage device in the terminal device, the plurality of words stored in the storage device are displayed, and the plurality of words are displayed. Select any word of, to create letter information of the user to be registered in the storage area by combining the selected words, and send the created letter information to the server of the information service system, Instruct to register in the storage area of the server.

In the information registration method of the terminal device, it is desirable that the type of the letter information of the user is an absence notification. Further, in the information registration method of the terminal device, it is also preferable that the plurality of words are classified and displayed according to their types.

Further, in the information registration method of the terminal device, identification codes associated with meanings are assigned to the plurality of words, the plurality of words are displayed in the form of a character string, and the selected word is selected. It is also preferable that the word is converted into the identification code to create the letter information of the user.

Further, according to the present invention, in an information system service which permits viewing of the letter information registered in the recording area by another user based on an instruction from the user, the terminal device for browsing the letter information. In the information browsing method, the terminal device obtains user's letter information in the form of an identification code string created by another user from the storage area, and the obtained user's letter information is a character code string. And the converted character code string is displayed in the form of characters.

In the information browsing method of the terminal device,
It is preferable that the information service system converts the letter-posting information of the user in the form of an identification code string registered from the terminal device into the letter-posting information of the user in the form of a character code string.

The present invention stores the letter-posting information of the user in a storage area of the server, and registers the letter-posting information in an information service system that allows the letter-posting information to be browsed based on an instruction from another user. A recording medium for recording a program executed by the terminal device, wherein a plurality of words are stored in advance in the storage means in the terminal device,
A display step of displaying a plurality of words stored in the storage means, a selection step of selecting an arbitrary word from the plurality of displayed words, and a combination of the selected words in the storage area An information processing step of creating letter information of a user to be registered, and a letter information transmitting step of transmitting the letter information thus created to a server of the information service system and instructing registration in a storage area of the server. It is a program recorded with.

In the recording medium, it is desirable that the type of the letter information of the user is recorded with a program which is an absent notice. Further, in the recording medium, it is also preferable that the plurality of words have recorded therein a program displayed by classifying the plurality of words.

Further, in the recording medium, identification codes associated with meanings are assigned to the plurality of words, the plurality of words are displayed in the form of a character string, and the selected in the information processing step. It is also preferable that a program for converting the above-mentioned words into the identification code and creating the letter information of the user is recorded.

Further, according to the present invention, in an information service system which permits viewing of letter information registered in a recording area by another user based on an instruction from a user, a terminal device for browsing the letter information. A recording medium for recording a program executed by the above, wherein the step of acquiring the letter-posting information of the user in the form of an identification code string created by another user from the storage area, and the obtained letter-posting information of the user To a character code string and a display step of displaying the converted character code string in the form of characters are recorded.

[0021] In the recording medium, the information service system records a program for converting user's letter information in the form of an identification code string registered from the terminal device into user letter information in the form of a character code string. It is desirable to be one.

In the information service system according to the present invention, the letter information of the user is stored in the storage area of the server, and the letter information can be browsed based on an instruction from another user. A program for causing a computer to execute a process of registering a plurality of words, a displaying step of displaying a plurality of words on the computer, a selecting step of selecting an arbitrary word from the plurality of displayed words, and the selecting step. An information processing step of creating letter information of the user to be registered in the storage area by combining the created words, and a step of sending the created letter information to the server and instructing registration in the storage area. The letter information transmitting step is executed.

Further, according to the present invention, in the information service system that allows the user to browse the letter information registered in the recording area by another user based on the instruction from the user, the letter information is browsed. A program to be executed by a computer, wherein the computer acquires the letter-posting information of the user in the form of an identification code string created by another user from the storage area, and the obtained letter-posting information of the user. The step of converting into a character code string and the display step of displaying the converted character code string in the form of characters are executed.

Further, the present invention is a server which stores the letter-posting information of the user in the storage area and allows the letter-posting information to be browsed based on an instruction from another user. A list that stores a handle name indicating another user who is permitted to browse, and a detection unit that receives an instruction of a browse request for the letter information of the user and detects the handle name of another user included in the instruction. Confirmation means for confirming whether or not the handle name of another user detected by the detection means is stored in the list, and the handle name of the other user is stored in the list by the confirmation means. If it is confirmed, the terminal device of the other user is provided with a permission unit that allows the user to browse the letter information.

The present invention is also an information management method in a server which stores letter information of a user in a storage area and allows the letter information to be browsed based on an instruction from another user. The step of receiving the instruction for requesting to browse the written information of the user and detecting the handle name of the other user included in the instruction, and the handle name of the other user detected in the detecting step is A confirmation step of confirming whether or not the handle name indicating another user who permits the request for browsing the letter information is stored in the list, and in the confirmation step, the handle name of the other user is stored in the list. When it is confirmed that the message is stored, the permission step of permitting the terminal device of the other user to browse the letter information of the user is provided.

Further, the present invention is a recording medium in which a program executed by a server which stores letter information of a user in a storage area and allows the letter information to be browsed based on an instruction from another user is recorded. Then, a detection step of receiving an instruction of a request for browsing the written information of the user and detecting a handle name of another user included in the instruction, and a handle of the other user detected in the detection step A confirmation step of confirming whether or not the first name is stored in a list storing handle names indicating other users who allow the user to browse the letter information, and in the confirmation step, the handles of the other users When it is confirmed that the first name is stored in the list, the permission step of permitting the terminal device of the other user to browse the letter information of the user is executed. It is intended to store the program.

Further, the present invention is a program for storing letter-posting information of a user in a storage area and causing a computer to execute processing for permitting browsing of the letter-posting information based on an instruction from another user. In the computer, a detection step of receiving an instruction of a request for browsing the written information of the user and detecting a handle name of another user included in the instruction, and a detection step of the other user detected in the detection step A confirmation step of confirming whether or not the handle name is stored in a list storing handle names indicating other users who allow the user to browse the written information, and in the confirmation step, the other user's If it is confirmed that the handle name is stored in the list, a permission step for allowing the terminal device of the other user to browse the letter information of the user is given. Is intended to be executed and-flops.

[0028]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the system configuration of an information service system including a message exchange server system. In FIG. 1, the information service system includes a communication network 100, a server group 102 of an information service company,
And clients (terminal devices) used by a plurality of users connectable to the server group 102 via the communication network 100, for example, 103a, 103b, 104a, 104b.
Including etc. Server group 102 and client 103a,
Reference numerals 103b, 104a and 104b are computer systems. The communication network 100 may be excluded from the system.

A plurality of types of servers within the server group 102 operate in cooperation to provide various information services. The information service system includes an authentication server (group) 111, a content server (group) 112, a message server (group) 113,
Mail server (group) 114, profile server 115
And a game server (group) 116. The authentication server 111 manages user accounts (login IDs (identifiers)) and passwords. Authentication server 1
11 is the connection status of the user (online / offline)
Also, the address of the client machine of the user who is online may be managed.

The content server 112 provides sports, music, comics, shopping information and various other information.

The message server 113 transfers messages exchanged between at least two clients.

The mail server 114 provides an electronic mail exchange service between users.

The game server 116 provides online games. A user starts an online game in the game server from the viewer to play the game. For example, when the online game is a role-playing game (a game that a user plays as a character of the game), the role-playing game can be played together with other users.

The profile server 115 manages, for each user account (so-called login ID), the profile (user information) of the user corresponding to the account. The user can register his / her profile and the handle name used in games and message exchanges in the profile server 115 from the viewer. The profile includes information indicating whether the user's client is currently connected to the information service system, the information service used in the information service system, and the handle name registered in advance by the user. included.

The profile contains information that can be viewed only by other specific users. In this embodiment, this information will be called a letter. The letter is registered by the user from the client, and a dedicated storage area is provided in the storage device in the profile server for each login ID of the user.

The user also registers the handle name of the user who is permitted to view the letter. The list of registered user handle names will be referred to as a friend list in this embodiment. Services such as online notification are provided to the terminals of the users registered in the friend list. The online notification is, for example, a notification that the user A logs in to the terminal of the user on the friend list registered by the user A when the user A logs in to the information service system. The online notification includes a handle name, and the terminal that has received the online notification displays an icon indicating whether or not the user has logged in and the handle name of the logged-in user.

The clients 103a and 103b are home (video) game devices, for example, PlaySt of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
ation2 (PlayStation is a registered trademark) can be used.

The clients 104a and 104b are general-purpose personal computers (hereinafter referred to as PCs). The client can load and execute a program, which will be described later according to the present invention, from a recording medium such as a CDROM. Clients 103a, 10
3b, 104a, 104b may be collectively referred to simply as a client.

The communication network 100 includes a server group 10
2 and the clients 103a, 103b, 104 described above
a, 104b, etc. are connected. As the communication network 100, the Internet is assumed in this embodiment. TCP / IP, HTTP (hypertext
transfer protocol), SMTP (simple mail transfe)
An ordinary protocol such as r protocol) or FTP (file transfer protocol) may be used.

In this embodiment, a case where the client is the home video game device 103a will be briefly described. An example of the configuration of the video game device is shown in FIG.

The main body 2 of the video game device 1 includes a main controller 11, a RAM 12, and a hard disk drive (HDD).
18, sound processing unit 14, graphic processing unit 15,
CD-ROM drive 16, communication interface 17
And an interface unit 13.

The main control unit 11 has a CPU and a ROM. The CPU controls the system based on the system program loaded in the ROM, and loads the game software installed in the hard disk onto the RAM 12 and executes it.

The RAM 12 temporarily stores input / output data for the CPU. The HDD 18 reads / writes data from / to the hard disk. The sound processor 14 converts the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal and outputs the analog audio signal to the speaker 62 of the output device 6. Graphic processing unit 1
5 stores an image to be displayed on the display screen 61 of the display of the output device 6 and provides it to the display.

The CD-ROM drive 16 is a CD-ROM
4 is loaded and the game software and related data are read from the CD-ROM 4. The communication interface 17 communicates with an external device via the Internet 100.

The interface section 13 inputs various kinds of information for a game from the input device (controller) 3 and reads / writes game-related data from / to the memory card 5.

The game apparatus main body 201 activates a viewer to access the server group 102. The television receiver outputs image and sound data from the game device body 201.
The controller inputs a user instruction to the game apparatus body 2. The viewer is installed in the game device body from the CDROM 4. In the present embodiment, FIG.
~ The program of Fig. 6 is incorporated, and the CPU of the game apparatus main body executes the program of Fig. 4 to Fig. 6.

First, the general processing contents of the entire system of FIG. 1 according to the present invention will be described, and then the processing contents of each device will be described.

(Registration of Friend List) For example, when the game device 1a (hereinafter abbreviated as a game device) registers a friend list, the display screen 61 of the display.
The above friend list registration menu is selected, and the handle name of the user to be registered is input using the input device 3.

Next, when the user operates a registration instruction button or the like on the display screen, the game device causes the profile server 1 to operate.
The user's login ID and friend list-related data are transmitted to 15. Profile server 115
Registers the received friend list related data, in this case, the registration handle name in the internal dedicated storage area.

(Registration of Letters) The user creates letters on the display screen. In the present embodiment, for example, words that can be used for each setting item such as who do what at a time are prepared in advance, and the user can select from the available word group displayed on the display screen 61. By making a selection, a letter will be created for the purpose of notification of absence. By adopting such an information processing method, the words that the user can use are limited, and it is impossible to create a message other than a specific purpose, in this case, a message other than the absence notification. The created absence notification and login ID are sent from the game device to the profile server 115 in accordance with the registration instruction from the user and registered in the letter storage area of the user.

(Browsing Letters) When a user wants to see a letter written by another user, he / she instructs the game device to browse the letter. There are two types of browsing modes.
In the first browsing mode, a list of handle names registered in the friend list is displayed, and when the user specifies a specific handle name, the profile server provides a letter with the specified handle name, which is provided by the game device. This is the mode for displaying the posted letters. In the second browsing mode, when the user inputs a particular handle name, the profile server searches the letter group for the letter corresponding to the handle name, provides the letter, and displays it on the game device side.

(Processing contents of profile server 115)
Next, the processing contents of the profile server 115 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 are installed in the storage device of the profile server in the form of a programming language and executed by the CPU in the profile server.

In FIG. 3, step S10 is a process for determining whether or not an instruction to register a friend list is received from the game device. When the profile server 115 receives an instruction to register a friend list from the game device, the procedure is as follows: The process proceeds from step S10 to step S15, and the friend list received together with the registration instruction, that is, the handle name of the user who is permitted to browse the letter or self-introduction information registered by the storage area assigned to the user ( (On the hard disk).

Step S20 is a process for determining whether or not a letter registration instruction from the game device is received. When the profile server 115 receives a letter registration instruction from the game device, the procedure is step S10 → S20 →
In step S25, the letter received together with the registration instruction is registered in the storage area (on the hard disk) assigned to the user.

Step S30 is a process for determining whether or not the instruction to browse the letter has been received from the game device. When there is an instruction to browse the letter from the game device, the procedure is steps S10 to S30 → S35. Then, the profile server 115 provides the letter stored in the storage area of the specific user to the game device that has accessed. More specifically, the profile server 115 determines whether or not the handle name of the user transmitted together with the browsing instruction is registered in the friend list of the user who registered the letter, and if it is registered, the profile server 115 Providing a letter. If it is not registered in the friend list, a message refusing to browse is sent to the game device. There is a first browsing mode in which a letter is browsed from the handle name list and a second browsing mode in which it is retrieved by the handle name. The profile server 115 retrieves the letter in the designated mode and provides it to the game device. This process will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Step S40 is other processing executed by the profile server 115 other than the above.

FIG. 4 shows details of the letter search process in the browsing process of step S35 of FIG.

In FIG. 4, the profile server 115
Identifies the type of the received browsing instruction and determines whether it is the second browsing mode because it is the first browsing mode (step S100). When the first browsing mode is instructed, the handle name received together with the browsing instruction, that is, the handle name of the viewer is used as a query (so-called keyword) to search the friend list of all users,
Acquires the friend list describing the handle name of the browser and the handle name of the registrant of the friend list. The acquired handle name is sent to the game device that has issued the browsing instruction (step S130).

In the game device, the profile server 15
A list of handle names sent from is displayed, so the browsing user selects a desired handle name (step S
140).

In response to this selection, the handle name selected from the game device is transmitted to the profile server 115. The profile server 115 reads the letter corresponding to the transmitted handle name from the hard disk and provides it to the game device (step 150). The provided letter is displayed on the game device side.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S100 that the second browsing mode is instructed, the profile server 115 advances the procedure to step S110.

In step S110, the profile server 115 receives the handle name of the user who wants to browse from the game device. Next, the profile server 115 reads out the letter corresponding to the accepted handle name and provides it to the game device (step S120). The provided letter is displayed on the game device side.

(Processing Content of Game Device) The processing contents on the game device side are shown in FIGS. FIG. 5 shows a main processing procedure on the game device side. FIG. 6 shows a processing procedure for creating a letter. FIG. 7 shows a processing procedure for displaying a letter posted by another user. These processing procedures are installed in the hard disk in the form of a program, and the main control unit 1
It is executed by one CPU.

In FIG. 5, steps S200 to S23.
By the determination processing of 0, the type of the operation instruction input by the user from the input device 3 (see FIG. 2) is determined. Step S2
00 is a step of determining whether or not a friend list registration instruction has been input. Step S210 is a step of determining whether or not an instruction to create a letter has been input. Step S230 is a step of determining whether or not an instruction to browse a letter has been input.

Whether or not an operation instruction other than the above is input is performed in other processing in step S240.

When a friend list registration instruction is input, the procedure proceeds from step S200 to step S201, in which the friend list registration screen is displayed on the display. The user inputs the handle name of another user who wants to register on the friend list registration screen. The handle name input from the input device 3 is transmitted from the game device to the profile server 115 and registered (step S202).

When the user gives an instruction to create a letter, the procedure proceeds from steps S200 to S210 to S215, in which the letter is created and stored in the hard disk. The process of creating a letter will be described in detail with reference to FIG. When an instruction to register a letter is input, the procedure proceeds to steps S200, S220, and S225, in which a letter already created is sent together with an instruction to register the letter in the server. The process of transmitting is executed.

When an instruction to browse a letter is input, the procedure is steps S200 → S210 → S220 → S.
The process proceeds from 230 to S235, and in this step, the letter reading process is executed. The letter reading process will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

Other operation instructions are determined in step S240, and the processing corresponding to the operation instruction is executed.

Before describing the contents of the letter-posting process, the letter-posting screen will be described.

FIG. 8 shows a window screen displayed when the user selects the letter creation menu on the display screen 61. In FIG. 8, 1000 is a message editing screen. Reference numeral 1001 is a display of the currently set message word and its type (setting item). When the cursor of the pointing device is positioned on the display 1001 of a certain setting item, a pop-up menu for selecting a desired candidate from the plurality of selection candidates 1001 is displayed as indicated by reference numeral 1010 in FIG. The user selects the selection candidates in the pop-up menu 1010 from
It can be displayed sequentially by moving the scroll bar. The button 10 in which the user specifies a desired selection candidate and returns.
When 12 is operated, the word of the setting item in FIG. 8 is replaced with the word of the selected selection candidate.

In this way, the user decides the word of each setting item and operates the decision button 1002. In response to the operation of the enter button 1002, the game device creates a letter by combining a plurality of set words. 1003 is a cancel button for instructing to return the changed word to the initial default and finish the message creation. Reference numeral 1004 is a scroll bar for instructing scrolling of the display 1001 of words and setting items.

Based on the above points, the contents of the letter forming process of the game device will be described.

When the user selects the letter creation menu, the processing procedure of FIG. 6 is started. The CPU temporarily stores the display data stored in the hard disk in the RAM 12, and then uses it to display the message editing screen 1000 as shown in FIG. 8 on the display screen 61 (step S
300). When it is detected in the determination processing in step S310 that the setting item and the word display 1001 are designated by the pointing device (input device 3), the CPU
Causes the pop-up menu 1010 of FIG. 9 to be displayed using the display data stored in the hard disk (step S320).

When the word selected by the user in the pop-up menu 1010 is accepted, the back button 1
In response to the operation of 012, the selected word is replaced with the corresponding word in the RAM 12 (step S33).
0). The word stored in the RAM 12 is not a character code but an identification code indicating the meaning of the word. In the present embodiment, since it is considered that the information service system is used in multiple countries, the same identification code is assigned to the words of the languages of the respective countries even if the notations are different, A word dictionary in which character codes representing words and their identification codes are described is stored in a hard disk.
The word selected by referring to this word dictionary is converted into an identification code and stored in the RAM 12.

Subsequently, the CPU returns the display on the display screen 61 from FIG. 9 to FIG. When the scroll bar 1003 is operated while the display of FIG. 9 is being performed, the display scrolling process is performed.

When one word is selected in step S130, it is determined whether or not the enter button 1002 is operated at that time (step S340) and the cancel button 10 is pressed.
The presence / absence of the operation No. 03 is determined (step S345). When the above two buttons are not operated, the procedure returns to steps S340 → S345 → S300, and waits for the user to select another word. When the user executes an operation for selecting another word, steps S300 to
The other words selected in S340 are temporarily stored in the RAM 12.

When the user operates the cancel button 1003, the operation is detected in step S345, and the processing procedure of FIG. 6 proceeds from step S345 to the end. Therefore, the letter data stored in the hard disk,
That is, the word group set so far is not changed.

On the other hand, when the user operates the enter button 1002, the operation is detected in step S340, and the procedure shifts to step S350. Here, one or more words that are newly selected by the user and are stored in the RAM 12 and words that have not been newly selected by the user and have the previous settings are combined to create a letter. Where RAM
The word groups on 12 are stored in the hard disk as new setting data. The created letter is sent to the profile server 115 in the form of an identification code string when an automatic response is instructed (step S350). As a modification of this process, the created automatic response message may be transmitted to the profile server 115 at the timing when the enter button 1002 is operated.

The creation of a concrete letter will be introduced. As the plurality of setting items 1001 in FIG. 8, for example, “what time?”, “Connective?”, “Who?”, “What are you doing”, “the last word?”, Etc. are prepared. .

“Month”, “day”, “hour”, and “minute” are prepared as sub setting items in “what time?”.
Among the sub-setting items of "Month", "1. Do not set",
"2.1-12". ． ． Selection candidates are prepared.
Selection candidates are prepared for "day", "hour", and "minute".

Among the setting items of "What is the conjunction?", "1.
Do not set ”,“ 2. From ”,“ 3. "To", "4. From around the time "," 5. Selection candidates such as "until about" are prepared.

Among the setting items of "who is?", "1. not set", "2. I", "3. with family", "4. with everyone", "5. with friends", etc. Selection candidates are prepared.

Among the setting items of "what are you doing",
"1. I'm out of my seat", "2. I'm away", "3. Reading comics", "4. Writing an email", "5. Chatting", "6.
I'm playing a game "" 7. There are selection candidates such as "I am traveling".

In the setting item of "What is the last word?",
"1. Do not set", "2. Please wait a moment", "3. Next time", "4. I cannot reply immediately even if you receive a message", "5. Choices such as "Please contact the phone", "6. Please call me at home", "7. Please send me an email" etc. are prepared.

When the user selects a desired selection candidate from a plurality of selection candidates in the first setting item, the setting item is sequentially changed to select the desired selection candidate.

When such an operation is performed, for example, "8
31st of the month "," 23:00 "," 10 minutes "," until about ",
Letters such as "I am", "I am out of my seat" and "Please wait" are created.

Although the selection candidates displayed on the display screen are in the form of characters, the letters created on the RAM 12 are identification codes assigned to the selection candidates. Since the game device has a word dictionary in which the identification code and its character code string are written, the game device uses this word dictionary when browsing a letter of another user on the profile server 115. The identification code is converted to a character code string and displayed.

When a user wants to browse a letter sent by another user, he / she gives an instruction to browse the letter sent on the display screen 61.
In response to this instruction, the processing procedure of FIG. 7 is started in the game device. The user inputs the browsing mode from the input device 3 (step S400).

In step S410, the input mode is the first browsing mode (a mode for selecting a handle name from a list of handle names) and the second browsing mode (a mode for searching a letter based on a specific handle name). To determine.

When the first browsing mode is instructed,
The game device switches the first browsing mode to the profile server 1
15 (steps S410 → S411). The game device receives and displays the browse list sent from the profile server 115, specifically, the list of handle names of the users who have permitted the browse of the letter for the handle name of the user who has instructed to browse ( Step S412).

When the user selects a desired handle name in the displayed browsing list, the game device transmits the selected handle name to the profile server 115 (step S413). The profile server 115 transmits the letter corresponding to the selected handle name to the game device.

On the other hand, if the second browsing mode is instructed, the procedure proceeds from step S410 to step S420. In this step, the user inputs a desired handle name from the input device 3. The input handle name and the instruction of the second browsing mode are sent to the profile server 115. The profile server 115 transmits a letter corresponding to the handle name to the game device (S430).

The game device receives the letters sent in the processing procedure corresponding to the first browsing mode or the second browsing mode and displays them on the display. As described above, since the letters stored in the profile server 115 are in the form of identification code strings, the identification code strings are converted into character code strings based on the word dictionary and displayed (steps S440 → S450).

For example, when a US user reads a letter registered by a Japanese user, the identification code string is converted into an English word string and displayed.

In addition to the above embodiments, the following modes can be implemented. 1) In the above-described embodiment, the game device side that receives the letter has converted the message in the form of the identification code string into the letter in the character code string form.
May perform the above conversion process.

In this case, the letter registration registrant may specify the converted letter letter country and notify the profile server 115 via the game device. The profile server may convert a letter in the form of an identification code into a letter in the form of a character code and then store it internally to provide it for viewing by other users. The letter may be converted into a character code.

2) In the above-mentioned embodiment, the operation has been described by taking the dedicated game device as an example, but the game device may be any electronic device having a communication function, a display function, an information processing function, etc., such as a general-purpose personal computer or a mobile phone. The present invention can be applied to devices. 3) The communication server system for exchanging messages may be composed of one computer or a plurality of computers.

In the above embodiment, the program to be executed is stored in the CDROM as an example of the recording medium. However, the program is stored in another computer readable recording medium such as a DVDROM or a ROM card. You may do it.

Various modifications other than the above-described embodiment are possible, but as long as the modifications are based on the technical idea indicated by the description of the claims, the modifications are within the technical scope of the present invention. Become.

[0102]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the user cannot use words other than the words prepared in advance, the created information may slander or slander others. It is not possible to create information such as information or advertisements and use it for browsing information for a specific purpose such as a letter. Further, by classifying a plurality of pieces of information, it is possible to reduce the effort of the user searching for a desired word from the plurality of pieces of information.

According to the present invention, the information to be created is converted between the users who use different languages by converting the form of the identification code and the character code of the language used by the user when the information is displayed. It becomes possible to transmit information.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a game device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by a profile server.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by a profile server.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the game device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the game device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the game device.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing contents of a display screen of the game device.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the content of the display screen of the game device.

[Explanation of symbols]

113 Message server 114 mail server 115 Profile server

Claims (24)

[Claims] 1. An information service system for storing letter information of a user in a storage area of a server and permitting browsing of the letter information based on an instruction from another user,
A terminal device for registering the written letter information, comprising storage means for storing a plurality of words, display means for displaying a plurality of words stored in the storage means, and a display means for displaying the plurality of displayed words. Selecting means for selecting any of the words, and the user's letter information processing means for creating the letter information of the user to be registered in the storage area by combining the selected words and the letter information thus created. Is sent to the server to instruct registration in the storage area. 2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the type of the letter-posted information of the user is an absence notification. 3. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of words are classified and displayed according to their types. 4. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of words are assigned identification codes associated with meanings, and the plurality of words are displayed in the form of a character string. Is a terminal device, which converts the selected word into the identification code to create lettering information of the user. 5. A terminal device for browsing the written letter information, in an information service system which allows browsing of the written letter information registered in a storage area by another user based on an instruction from the user, Means for obtaining from the storage area the user's letter information in the form of an identification code string created by another user, means for converting the obtained user's letter information to a character code string, and the converted character A terminal device comprising display means for displaying a code string in the form of characters. 6. The terminal device according to claim 5, wherein the information service system converts the letter-posting information of the user in the form of an identification code string registered from the terminal device into letter-posting information of the user in the form of a character code string. A terminal device characterized by conversion. 7. An information service system for storing letter information of a user in a storage area of a server and permitting browsing of the letter information based on an instruction from another user,
A method for registering the letter information, comprising: storing a plurality of words in a storage device in the terminal device; displaying a plurality of words stored in the storage device; Select any word from the plurality of words, create letter information of the user to be registered in the storage area by combining the selected words, and send the created letter information to the server Then, the information registration method of the terminal device, characterized by instructing registration in the storage area. 8. The information registration method for a terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the type of the letter information of the user is an absence notification. 9. The information registration method for a terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of words are classified and displayed according to their types. 10. The information registration method for a terminal device according to claim 7, wherein an identification code associated with meaning is assigned to each of the plurality of words, and the plurality of words are displayed in the form of a character string, The information registration method of a terminal device, wherein the selected word is converted into the identification code to create letter information of the user. 11. An information browsing method of a terminal device that browses the written letter information in an information system service which allows browsing of the letter information registered in a recording area by another user based on an instruction from the user. In the above, the terminal device acquires the user's letter information in the form of an identification code string created by another user from the storage area, and converts the obtained user's letter information to a character code string, An information browsing method for a terminal device, wherein the converted character code string is displayed in a character form. 12. The method for browsing information of a terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the information service system stores the letter information of the user in the form of an identification code string registered from the terminal device of the user in the form of a character code string. A method for browsing information of a terminal device, which is characterized in that it is converted into letter information. 13. A terminal for registering the letter-posting information in an information service system for storing the letter-posting information of a user in a storage area of a server and permitting browsing of the letter-posting information based on an instruction from another user. A recording medium recording a program executed by the device, a plurality of words are stored in advance in the storage means in the terminal device, a display step of displaying the plurality of words stored in the storage means, A selection step of selecting an arbitrary word from the displayed plurality of words; an information processing step of creating letter information of the user to be registered in the storage area by combining the selected words; Transmitting the written letter information to the server, and sending a letter letter information for instructing registration in the storage area. A recording medium characterized by. 14. The recording medium according to claim 13, wherein a program in which the type of the letter information of the user is an absence notification is recorded. 15. The recording medium according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of words are recorded with a program displayed by classifying the plurality of words. 16. The recording medium according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of words are assigned identification codes associated with meanings, and the plurality of words are displayed in the form of a character string. Then, a recording medium for recording a program for converting the selected word into the identification code and creating the letter-posting information of the user. 17. An information service system, which allows a user to browse letter information registered in a recording area by another user based on an instruction from a user, which is executed by a terminal device that browses the letter information. A recording medium having a program recorded thereon, the step of acquiring, from the storage area, the letter information of a user in the form of an identification code string created by another user;
A recording medium having recorded thereon a program including a step of converting the acquired letter information of the user into a character code string and a display step of displaying the converted character code string in a character form. 18. The recording medium according to claim 17, wherein the information service system converts user's written letter information in the form of an identification code string registered from the terminal device into user's written letter information in the form of a character code string. A recording medium on which a program is recorded. 19. A process of registering the letter-posting information in an information service system, which stores the letter-posting information of a user in a storage area of a server and permits the reading of the letter-posting information based on an instruction from another user. A program for causing a computer to execute a step of displaying a plurality of words on the computer, a step of selecting an arbitrary word from the plurality of displayed words, and a step of selecting the selected word. An information processing step of creating letter information of the user to be registered in the storage area by combining it, and a letter information transmitting step of sending the created letter information to the server and instructing registration in the storage area And a program that executes. 20. In an information service system which permits viewing of letter information registered in a recording area by another user based on an instruction from a user, the computer is caused to execute a process of browsing the letter information. And a step of acquiring, in the computer, the user's postscript information in the form of an identification code string created by another user from the storage area, and the acquired user's postscript information in a character code string. A program characterized by executing a converting step and a displaying step of displaying the converted character code string in a character form. 21. A server that stores user's letter-posting information in a storage area and allows the user to browse the letter-posting information based on an instruction from another user. A list storing a handle name indicating a user, a detection unit that receives an instruction of a request for browsing the letter information of the user, and detects a handle name of another user included in the instruction, and the detection unit Confirming means for confirming whether the detected handle name of the other user is stored in the list, and the confirming means confirmed that the handle name of the other user is stored in the list. In this case, the other user's terminal device is provided with a permitting unit that allows the user to browse the letter-posted information. 22. An information management method in a server that stores letter information of a user in a storage area and allows the letter information to be browsed based on an instruction from another user, wherein the letter information of the user. Receiving the instruction of the browsing request, detecting the handle name of the other user included in the instruction, the handle name of the other user detected in the detecting step is the letter information of the user. A confirmation step of confirming whether or not the handle name indicating another user who permits the browsing request is stored in the list, and in the confirmation step, the handle name of the other user is stored in the list. When it is confirmed, a permit step of permitting the terminal device of the other user to browse the letter information of the user is provided, and the information management method. 23. A recording medium in which a program executed by a server which stores letter information of a user in a storage area and allows the letter information to be browsed based on an instruction from another user is stored. A detection step of receiving an instruction of a request for browsing the written information of the user and detecting a handle name of another user included in the instruction, and the handle name of the other user detected in the detecting step is the user A confirmation step for confirming whether or not the handle name of another user who permits the request to browse the written information is stored in the list storing the handle name of the other user; If it is confirmed that the user's letter information is stored in the user's terminal device, the program allows the terminal device of the other user to execute the following steps: Recording medium for storing the beam. 24. A program for causing a computer to store letter-posting information of a user in a storage area and to cause a computer to execute processing for permitting browsing of the letter-posting information based on an instruction from another user. A detection step of receiving an instruction of a request for browsing the written information of the user, and detecting a handle name of another user included in the instruction, and a handle name of the other user detected in the detecting step, A confirmation step of confirming whether or not the handle name indicating the other user who permits the request for browsing the letter information of the user is stored in the list, and in the confirmation step, the handle name of the other user is If it is confirmed that the information is stored in the list, the permission step of permitting the terminal device of the other user to browse the letter information of the user is executed. Program to be.