JP4588310B2 - Communication system, server, and terminal device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication system, a server, a terminal device, and a computer program, and more particularly to a technique for disclosing a diary described in a terminal device to a limited number of partners.

  In the past, personal diaries were usually described in paper-based diaries, but recently, with the development of personal computers (PCs) and communications, it is easy to describe and store diaries electronically. became.

  In addition, personal opinions and recorded items are uploaded to websites on communication networks, and their contents are disclosed to an unspecified number of people (for example, blog (abbreviation of weblog)). ).

  Mobile terminal devices (hereinafter simply referred to as mobile terminals or terminals), which are widely used in recent years, have a high degree of freedom in use in terms of place and time, and came up with them regardless of time or place. Sometimes it is very convenient to record the contents, and it is also possible to upload the contents to the communication network at any time using the communication function.

Patent Document 1 discloses an exchange diary system processing apparatus that is attached to a connection portion of a mobile phone and can exchange a diary or the like with a friend or the like via the mobile phone.
JP 2002-261196 A

  Disclosure of information on websites such as the above-mentioned blog is intended for an unspecified number of people, and is not suitable for the case where a diary is desired to be disclosed only to a limited number of specific people (or people). . In other words, it was not possible to use such that only the designated partner is allowed to browse freely.

  In addition, the technique described in Patent Document 1 transmits a diary to a specific partner in a one-to-one relationship, and allows browsing freely only to a designated partner in a one-to-many relationship. It was not available. (Note that the prior art described in Patent Document 1 uses a mobile phone as a communication means, and writing and storing a diary is performed by a separate device that can be connected to the mobile phone.)

  The present invention has been made in such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a communication system, a server, a terminal device, and a computer program that can open a diary only to a designated partner.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a communication system, a server, a terminal device, and a computer program that allow a user to specify a portion to be disclosed in a diary.

  The diary browsing system according to the present invention is a diary browsing system in which a server and a plurality of terminal devices are connected via a communication network. Each of the plurality of terminal devices has means for describing a diary and means for transmitting and receiving the described diary data to and from the server. On the other hand, the server receives from the first user terminal device diary data and user designation information for designating other users who are permitted to publish the diary data, and stores the first user terminal device. The diary data created by the first user in response to a request from the user is browsed by the first user, and the diary data is updated in response to a request from the terminal device of another user permitted to publish. And means for allowing other users to browse.

  A first user of a plurality of terminal devices transmits diary data described by his / her terminal device to the server. When the diary data described by the first user is disclosed to other users, it is received together with user designation information for designating the user. The server stores diary data and user-specified information. In response to a request from the terminal device of the first user, the diary data is browsed, and the diary data is also browsed by the user designated by the user designation information.

  By storing the diary data in the server, relatively large data can be stored even for a terminal device having a relatively small storage capacity. Similarly, by storing the diary data in the server, it becomes possible to easily publish to other specified users on the server.

  A server according to the present invention is a server connected to a plurality of terminal devices via a communication network, and a user who designates diary data and other users who are permitted to publish the diary data from the terminal device of the first user Storage means for receiving and storing the designation information, and causing the first user to browse the diary data created by the first user in response to a request from the terminal device of the first user, and the disclosure Diary data management means for allowing the other user to browse the diary data created by the first user in response to a request from the terminal device of another authorized user is provided.

  This server receives the diary data and the user designation information from the terminal device of the first user and stores them in the storage means. In response to a request from the terminal device of the first user, the first user is allowed to browse the diary data of the person, and the first user is requested to respond to a request from the terminal device of another user who is permitted to publish. The other user browses the diary data created by the user.

  The storage means may store information instructing whether or not a part of the specified diary data of the first user is open to public. In this case, the diary data management means allows the other user to browse only the part that has been made public in response to a request from the other user. This selectively restricts the disclosure of the contents of the diary to the other party who has permitted browsing.

  A terminal device according to the present invention is a terminal device connected to a server via a communication network, using a display unit for displaying data, an input unit for inputting user instructions, and the display unit and the input unit. Means for creating a diary, means for uploading the created diary data to the server, and means for registering user designation information for designating a user permitted to view the created diary data from the input unit to the server And means for browsing the user's own diary data uploaded to the server on the display unit, and means for browsing the diary data of other users permitted by the user designation information of other users on the display unit; It is provided with.

  The user of the terminal device uploads the diary data created by himself / herself to the server, and designates another user who is permitted to view the data by the user designation information. The server not only allows the creator himself / herself to view the uploaded diary data, but also allows the user designated in the user designation information to be browsed.

  The diary can be browsed by designating a date via a calendar screen displayed on the display unit. Thereby, it becomes possible to shift to browsing the diary of the day using the date on the calendar screen as a key. At this time, it is preferable that the date on which the diary is described on the calendar screen is displayed separately from the date on which the diary is not described. As a result, the day in which the diary is described and the day in which the diary is described can be recognized at a glance, and the written diary can be browsed and corrected quickly.

  The daily diary may have a plurality of description areas, and the number of the description areas may be displayed so as to be recognizable in the distinction display of the date on which the diary is described. This allows the number of description areas to be recognized on the calendar screen before browsing the actual diary.

  The means for creating the diary may include means for designating whether to publish in units of diaries or means for designating whether to publish in units of description areas. As a result, a specified part of the diary can be made private even to the partner who has made the diary public.

  If a mark indicating that the description area is permitted to be displayed is displayed in the storage area designated as open to the public, the diary creator makes the description area public and the description area private. Is easily recognized.

  The means for creating the diary may include means for designating a different display form for each description area. For example, the background or the like can be changed for each description area.

  The means for creating the diary may comprise means for uploading photographed image data to the server, receiving reduced image data of the image data created by the server, and pasting it on the page of the diary. . As a result, the captured image is converted into an image suitable for the page size of the diary. In addition, when the conversion process is performed by the server, such processing capability and processing load are reduced in the terminal device. In this case, the means for creating the diary links the reduced image data to the original image data uploaded to the server, so that the terminal device receives and confirms the captured image of the original size from the server. Can do.

  As a user interface on the terminal device, a first icon indicating its own diary and a second icon indicating the diary of another user who has opened the diary to itself are displayed on the screen of the display unit, In response to an instruction from one icon, the screen shifts to a diary calendar screen. In response to an instruction from the second icon, the screen shifts to the other user's calendar screen via another user's selection screen. Even in this case, the date diary may be reached by selecting the date from the calendar screen. This makes it possible to perform a diary browsing operation that is easy for the user to understand.

  It is also possible to display a third icon indicating the diary for the current day on the screen of the display unit, and shift from the third icon to a screen for describing the diary for the current day. Thereby, it is possible to directly shift to the diary description screen for the current day without using the calendar screen.

  The present invention can also be understood as a computer program for realizing the above-described means and functions in the terminal device and server.

  According to the present invention, when a user of a terminal device publishes a diary created by himself / herself on a server on a communication network, it is possible to publish it limited to a designated partner. This increases the utility value of the diary publishing service. It is also possible to publish only a part of the diary even for the specified partner. Moreover, the publication of this diary can be used as a means for exchanging information and communicating with pre-designated friends.

  By saving the diary data in the server, the storage capacity required for the terminal device can be reduced. This is particularly useful for portable terminal devices.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the entire system according to the present embodiment. This system includes a server 160 and a plurality of mobile phones 100 as examples of mobile terminals, which are connected to each other via a communication network 155. The communication network 155 can include a telephone network, the Internet, and the like. To the server 160, a database 220a and a program storage device 220b are connected.

  FIG. 2 shows a configuration of the entire system according to the present embodiment and an internal configuration of mobile phone 100. In this system, the mobile phone 100 is connected to a communication network 155 via a base station 150. To the communication network 155, a server 160, another mobile phone 100, and the like are connected.

  The control unit 105 of the mobile phone 100 is connected to the modulator 103 and the demodulator 104, which are further connected to the antenna 101 via the antenna duplexer 102, and connected to the external mobile phone via the base station 150 and the communication network 155. Send and receive voice and data to and from the phone. The control unit 105 includes a CPU 110 and realizes the function of the mobile phone by using a control program and application program stored in the memory 122 and necessary parameters. The memory 122 may include ROM, EEPROM, which are nonvolatile memories, or RAM that is usually volatile. In the present embodiment, the memory 122 includes a program 122a, a display screen / component data 122b, and a cache memory 122c. The control unit 105 further includes an external interface 111, through which an input / output operation of the input unit 106 (various keys, jog dial, etc.) and the display unit 107 (display means such as an LCD) is controlled. A clock unit 121 is further connected to the control unit 105. The clock unit 121 has a timer function for generating and managing date and time information and monitoring a timeout. The control unit 105 constitutes control means for performing various controls of the portable terminal in the present invention.

  FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration example of the server 160. The server 160 includes a Web processing unit 203, a table processing unit 205, a diary data management unit 207, and a data transfer processing unit 209 as main function units.

  The Web processing unit 203 is connected to a Web data storage device 204 that stores image data and text data for configuring a Web screen, and is connected to the communication network 155 via the communication unit 201. It functions as a response means that returns Web data in response to a request for Web data from the user. The Web processing unit 203 may perform Web data processing before this transmission. The Web processing unit 203 is also connected to an application program (application) 309 that functions on the terminal and a storage device 202 that stores various data, and transmits these to the terminal in response to a download request from the terminal. The diary creation and browsing service in the present embodiment can be used on a mobile terminal by installing an application program on the mobile terminal. Such an application program may be initially installed at the time of shipment of the portable terminal, or may be installed at the request of the user after shipment. The “diary” in the present invention is data such as records and memos described in date units, and is typically composed of text data, but in addition to or instead of text data, image data and audio data. Etc. may be included.

  The table processing unit 205 is connected to a data storage device 206 that stores various management data tables such as a friend list 51 and a destination list 52 as described later, and is given from the Web processing unit 203 and the diary data management unit 207. The table data is created and updated according to the information.

  The diary data management unit 207 is connected to the communication network 155 via the communication unit 201, receives the diary data upload from the diary creator, saves the uploaded diary data in the diary data storage unit 208, and permits The user who has been read is allowed to browse the diary. The diary data 208a is managed for each user, and is described by text data with tag information, for example. The diary data storage unit 208 also stores and manages image data (photographing data) 208b for each user. A diary resource data storage unit 211 is also connected to the diary data management unit 207. In the diary resource data, calendar data 211a for displaying a monthly calendar, sticker data 211b defining a sticker image, background data 211c defining a page background image (color, pattern, etc.), added to the calendar date Icon data 211d defining icon images such as icons, weather images, fortune-telling images, and the like is stored. At least a part of the diary resource data may be stored in the memory 122 on the mobile terminal side instead of or in addition to the server 160. For example, the calendar data 211a may not be stored in the server when the calendar data stored in the terminal can be used. The diary data management unit 207 is also connected to the table processing unit 205. The diary data 208a is associated with background data 211c, sticker data 211b, image data 208b, and the like by tag information. The tag information may include attribute information such as position information in the page in addition to the URL of the target data.

  The data transfer processing unit 209 is connected to the communication network 155 via the communication unit 201 and temporarily stores data received from the outside in the data buffer 210 in order to realize a transporter function described later. Read the stored data and send it to the outside.

  The database 220a illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a data storage device 206, a diary data storage unit 208, a diary resource data storage unit 211, and the like. The program storage device 220b shown in FIG.

  The diary data management function, the Web function, and the data transfer function of the server 160 may be configured so that different servers are in charge and exchange necessary information with each other as appropriate. Although not shown, an interface for inputting / outputting various data to / from the outside may be provided separately from the communication unit 201.

  FIG. 4 shows a data table schematically showing the configuration of the friend list 51. The friend list 51 is for registering, for each user who is the creator of the diary, a public partner (for example, a friend) to whom the user is allowed to view his / her diary, and is held in the server 160. In this example, the friend list 51 registers the “nickname”, “user id”, and “terminal id” of the other party permitted to browse. Here, the user id uses an email address. As the terminal id, a unique terminal number of each mobile phone is used. As will be described later, when accessing the server from the terminal, the terminal id and / or the user id are sent to the server, and the server can identify the accessing user or terminal based on these.

Although not shown, the transmission destination list 52 has the same configuration as the friend list 51. The transmission destination list 52 is a data table in which transmission destinations of data by a transporter described later are determined in advance. A copy of all or a part of the friend list 51 and the destination list 52 may be stored in the cache memory 122c in the mobile phone. This eliminates the need to access the server each time a friend or destination is confirmed. May be jar'll hold the copy in the cache memory 122c for diary data also limited the amount of data. The data in the cache is stored together with the last update date of the contents. Thereby, it is possible to confirm whether or not the data held in the cache memory is the latest.

  FIG. 5 schematically shows the structure of the daily diary data of one user. In this example, the diary data includes date 241, data 242, 244, 246 of each page of the diary, and flag information 243, 245, 247 indicating whether each page is open / closed. The data of each page may not exist depending on the number of pages. As described above, the background data 211c, the seal data 211b, the image data 208b, and the like are associated with the data of each page of the diary by the tag information with respect to the text data body.

  Hereinafter, the operation in the present embodiment will be described in detail.

The outline of the function of the public diary in the present embodiment is as follows.
1. Writing and browsing diaries from mobile devices
2. Open diary to designated friends
3. Specifying whether to open or close each page of the diary (only specified pages can be made invisible or only visible to friends who have made it open)
4. Browsing a friend's diary that has been publicly specified

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a graphic user interface (GUI) screen on the display unit 107 of the portable terminal used in the present embodiment. This screen can be shifted from a higher-level screen (not shown) by an operation such as menu selection or predetermined button selection. The user interface shown in the figure displays on the screen a character (hereinafter referred to as a mascot) 401 called an agent or a mascot, and a plurality of items operated (instructed) according to the operation of the mascot 401 by the user. It is intended to provide a user interface that can be intuitively and easily operated by a user. In the example of the figure, various items are arranged on the screen, and the mascot 401 can move in the screen according to the user's operation and can act on a desired item. As items in the figure, a daily diary 402, a diary 403, a fellow diary 404, a seal box 405, and a transporter 406 are prepared. The mascot 401 can move on the screen by a user's operation of a jog dial or a cursor movement key, and can select a specific item. Specifically, when the mascot 401 approaches the target item, the item is highlighted, and by pressing a specific key (for example, enter key) of the operation unit in this state, the item is selected. Further, data temporarily copied to the buffer (for example, image data, stickers, etc.) can be pasted on a predetermined item (for example, transporter 406 in the example shown in the figure) by the operation of the mascot 401. . The state where the data is copied can be recognized by the display form of the mascot. For example, the mascot 401 is shown with a crystal ball (not shown). The crystal ball disappears when the data is pasted.

  The diary for the day is a tool for describing the diary for the day. By selecting an item in the diary 402 for the day, it is possible to directly shift to a screen (to be described later with reference to FIG. 7) for keeping a diary for the day. This saves the trouble of selecting the current day from the calendar screen. The diary 403 is a tool for browsing and correcting a diary that the user has created, and can shift from a calendar screen (FIG. 9) described later to a diary screen of an arbitrary date. The diary created in the diary on that day is reflected in the contents of the diary 403. A friend diary 404 is a tool for browsing a friend's diary whose self is disclosed, and browsing a friend's diary via a friend selection screen (friend diary selection screen) and a calendar screen (FIG. 14), which will be described later. You can move to the screen.

  The seal box 405 is a tool for storing a seal obtained from the outside (for example, attached by message communication or received via the transporter 406), and a desired seal is selected from these seals. Can be selected and pasted to the diary page.

  The transporter 406 is a tool for transferring data between users. One user's transporter can be considered as connected to another user's transporter. The connection destination is not limited to a single user but may be a transporter of a plurality of users. The transmission destination can be selected from the transmission destination list 52. By checking the contents of the data reception transporter 406, it is possible to check whether or not there is data in the area allocated to the user-specific reception buffer in the data buffer 210 of the server 160. If it exists, it can be taken out and used in any application. Data transfer using such a transporter can be performed more directly and intuitively with a simple operation compared to the conventional transfer using an electronic mail attachment. Data transfer by the transporter is described in detail in Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-285612 previously proposed by the present applicant.

  FIG. 7A shows an example of a screen that is opened when the current day diary 402 in the screen of FIG. 6 is selected. In the present embodiment, a storage area for a maximum of 3 pages per day is allocated, and the screen shown in FIG. 7A is opened when the storage area has not reached 3 pages. If the diary 402 is selected on the current day when three pages have already been described, a message for editing from the diary 403 is displayed as shown in the screen example of FIG.

  In the screen of FIG. 7A, a writing tool 601, a sealing tool 602, a camera tool 603, and a background tool 604 are arranged on a part of the screen (right side in this example). The writing tool 601 is a tool for shifting to a screen (page) for actually describing a diary. The seal tool 602 is a tool for applying a seal at a desired position on the page. FIG. 7B shows a state in which text input and sealing of the seal 704 and the like have been completed. An icon 702 indicating the weather of the day is displayed on a part of the page (here, the upper right corner). The weather is confirmed by the server 160 and the result is added as an icon 702. Thus, the weather information is automatically recorded on the diary page of the day without the user confirming and recording the weather. The camera tool 603 is effective when the mobile phone 100 is a mobile terminal with a camera, and allows an image taken by the camera to be pasted on a diary page. FIG. 7C shows a state where the camera tool 603 is selected. In this state, the camera function is called up and the shooting function is enabled. FIG. 7D shows a state in which the photographed photographic image is pasted at a predetermined position on the page. The display position is automatically shifted so that already written text and pasted stickers do not overlap with the photo. In the present embodiment, the image data captured by the camera of the mobile terminal is once transmitted to the server 160, managed by the server 160, and the thumbnail image is created and returned to the mobile terminal. A thumbnail image is an image obtained by reducing a captured image to a predetermined size. The picture displayed on the diary page on the portable terminal is this thumbnail image. The thumbnail image on the page is linked to the original captured image data. The background tool 604 is a tool for switching a background image (color, pattern, etc.) as a “taste” for each page. As background data, default background data is given from the server when a new page of the diary is created, and a weather icon is added to the background. As will be described later, the background data can be changed later by a background tool. By selecting the “Save” button after the diary is written, the contents of the written diary can be saved on the server.

  FIG. 9A shows a display example of a monthly calendar screen that is opened when the diary 403 is selected. On this screen, an icon is drawn on the day the diary is written so that it can be seen that it is written. As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 9 (c), the same number of icons as the number of pages is shifted and superimposed. And each icon is drawn according to the background (taste) used for the diary. For example, as the icon for each page, an icon having the same color or pattern as the background color or pattern of the page (however, for the sake of convenience, a different hatch is used in the figure). Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the day of the week and the current day are identified and displayed by changing the color of the characters. In this example, the colors of the day, holiday, Saturday, weekday, and current day are distinguished from each other. A focus (highlighting such as highlighting) is given to one date on the calendar (February 12 in the example in the figure). This focus can be moved by an operation on the operation unit. When the focus moves beyond the upper and lower limits of one month on the screen, the displayed calendar month changes.

When the user selects the day in which the diary is described (with focus) and presses the enter key, the user enters the browsing mode, and selects the “edit” button at the bottom of the screen to enter the editing mode.
FIG. 10 shows a screen example in the browsing mode. FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 10C show examples of diaries for three pages on the selected date. A diary date 701 is displayed at the top of the screen of each page. As described above, the icon 702 indicating the weather on the diary description day is displayed on a part of each page (here, the upper right corner). A seal 704 and a photograph 703 are affixed to a part of the area of the text 705. In the example of the third page, when the photograph 713 is selected (specifically, when the photograph 713 is focused and the enter key is pressed), the original image is read from the server as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the entire screen in actual size. By operating the operation unit, pages can be switched and focus can be moved within each page. For example, the page can be moved with the left and right keys, and the focus can be moved between items on the page such as photos, weather, and stickers with the up and down keys. It is also possible to link the seal and assign the seal to some information or action. Also, stickers and images can be copied and used. An icon 706 indicates that this page is to be disclosed. The method of designation will be described later.

  On the other hand, when the “edit” button is selected on the screen of FIG. In the edit mode, it is possible to modify an existing diary or add a new page in the same way as editing a diary on the day. Specifically, when the diary of the selected date has not reached 3 pages, a message asking whether to create a new page is displayed as shown in FIG. When creating a new page, the screen shifts to a writing screen as shown in FIG. When the number of pages has reached three, or when the number of pages has not reached three but a new page is not created, as shown in FIGS. 11-B (a), (b), and (c), the description contents of each page Move to a screen where you can make corrections. Transition between pages can be done by operating the left and right keys. When the “Modify” button is selected on this screen, the mode is changed to the edit mode, and the page can be edited. As specific editing, character input, sticker pasting, and photo pasting are possible. In the present embodiment, characters are automatically colored by a character color template defined in advance for each background selected. When the “Save” button is selected after the editing is completed, the correction contents are saved. Switching between pages is as described above.

  In the present embodiment, the publication of the diary can be controlled by two attributes. One is a public attribute for each page, and the other is a public attribute for a friend. In this embodiment, the publication of the page is specified simultaneously with the designation of the background of the diary. That is, as shown in FIG. 12-A (a), after the background tool is selected, the “switch” button is selected or a predetermined key operation is performed, so that FIGS. 12-A (b) to 12 (d) and FIG. As shown in (a) and (b), the background data can be sequentially switched. In this embodiment, a plurality of pairs of backgrounds are prepared which differ only in the presence or absence of the “eye” mark icon 706. Yes. When the background with the “eye” icon 706 is selected and the diary is saved, this diary will be made public to friends designated to be published. In other words, for a page without the icon 706 added, browsing is prohibited even for friends designated to be public. For example, when the enter key or the “switch” button is selected in the state where the background with the “eye” icon 706 shown in FIG. 12-B (c) is selected, the friend is displayed as shown in FIG. 12-C (a). A confirmation screen will be displayed. When the user confirms this, the release of the page is confirmed as shown in FIG. The user can immediately recognize whether or not the page is open based on the presence or absence of the “eye” icon 706 on the page of the diary created by the user.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of a method for deleting a specific page of the diary. In this example, when all the text, stickers, and photos on the page to be deleted as shown in FIG. 13A are deleted, a screen as shown in FIG. 13B is displayed. Then, by selecting the “Save” button, FIG. The page can be deleted through the confirmation screen 13 (c). However, the method for deleting the page is not limited to this, and for example, the page may be deleted while leaving the contents of the page by a predetermined key operation or menu operation. The designation of a friend as a partner to publish his / her diary will be described later.

  When the fellow diary 404 is selected on the screen of FIG. 6, a screen as shown in FIG. 14 (a) is displayed. This screen has a function of selecting a partner who publishes a diary to himself and a function of designating a partner who publishes his diary. In order to view the diary of a friend (friend), a partner who has made the diary public for himself / herself is selected in the selection field 801. The choices in the selection field 801 are determined based on the friend list 51 described with reference to FIG. That is, the user who has specified himself as a friend to be disclosed is selected from the friend list 51. In order to do so, it is necessary to search the entire friend list. This process may be performed each time a partner is selected in the selection field 801. However, this search process is performed for each user in advance, and a list that identifies users who are publishing public to each user. May be prepared as a reverse lookup table. When a friend is selected from the selection column 801 and the “OK” button is selected, a calendar screen of the friend's diary is displayed as shown in FIG. In the upper right of the screen, the user name (here, nickname) of the friend is displayed. However, the diary page reflected on the calendar screen is only the one with the “eye” icon described above. The browsing operation of the friend's diary itself can be performed in the same manner as the own diary.

  When “public registration” 802 is selected on the screen of FIG. 14A, the screen shifts to a screen as shown in FIG. This screen is for designating a partner to publish his / her diary, and is a Web screen for friend list editing provided from the server. A list of friends already specified is displayed on the screen of FIG. Registered friends can be deleted from the friend list by specifying the user name from this screen and selecting the “Delete” button. New friends can be registered by selecting the “Register” button. When the registration button is selected, the screen of FIG. 15B is displayed. In this example, the mail address of the desired friend's mobile terminal is designated on this screen. You can also enter the nickname for that person. When selecting a friend from existing data such as phone book data in the portable terminal (in the memory 122 of FIG. 2) instead of manual input, a screen as shown in FIG. Is displayed, and a desired mail address is selected from this screen. When the “return to application” button is selected on the screen of FIG. 15A, the screen returns to the screen of FIG. The addition or deletion of friends on this screen is notified to the server, and the friend list 51 is updated accordingly.

  FIG. 16 shows a flowchart of a processing example related to diary editing in the mobile terminal.

  In order to edit the diary, as described above, the terminal selects a date according to the user's instruction on the calendar (S11). As a premise, the terminal accesses the server and reflects the presence / absence of diary entries (and the number of pages) for each date on the calendar screen. Whether or not there is a diary for the date is confirmed, and as shown in FIG. 11A (a), the user is confirmed to edit an existing page or add a new page (S12).

  In the case of editing an existing page, a diary editing operation by the user is accepted (S17). When the save button is pressed (S18, Yes), the edited page data is uploaded to the server (S19).

  When adding a new page, the number of existing pages is checked (S13). When the existing page reaches the maximum page (here, 3 pages), the user is notified by a message display that the page cannot be added (S16). If the maximum page has not been reached, a new page is added (S14). When this new page is added, data such as weather and fortune telling is acquired from the server and displayed on the page (S15). Thereafter, the user proceeds to specific diary editing (S17). If the “return” button is selected before the save button is pressed, the diary editing process is terminated without uploading.

  FIG. 17 shows a flowchart of a processing example related to diary browsing in the mobile terminal.

  When the browsing of the diary is started, first, the terminal confirms whether the browsing target is its own diary or a friend's diary (S31). In the case of a friend's diary, the friend is selected as described in the selection field 801 on the screen of FIG. 14A (S32). Next, a calendar screen corresponding to the diary of the self or designated friend is displayed, and the user selects a date to be browsed (S33). If the diary is not described on the date (S34, none), another date is selected. If a diary is described, it is checked whether the data needs to be updated (S35). If the server data is newer by comparing the last update date of the data stored in the cache memory (client cache) in the terminal with the last update date of the same data stored in the server. It is determined that data update is necessary. If it is determined that data update is necessary, new data is acquired from the server (S37). In this case, in the case of a friend's diary, only pages that are open to self are targeted for acquisition. If no data update is required, it is checked whether there is a diary of the target date in the client cache (S36). If not, the data is acquired from the server (S37). If there is, the corresponding page of the diary for the date is read from the client cache and displayed (S38). The corresponding page is the first page by default, but is changed according to the page turning operation (S39), and the process returns to step S35 for the new page and the above processing is continued.

  When the photograph on the page is instructed and selected by the user, the actual size data is acquired from the server and displayed (S41). When the “return” button is pressed, the process returns to step S38.

  If there is a data copy instruction from the user (S42, Yes), the data is copied (S44), and this process is terminated. The reason why the process is terminated by the copy instruction is that it is determined that the copied data is moved to the next operation, but the process may return to step S38 even after copying. If there is an end instruction (S43, Yes), this process ends.

  FIG. 18 shows a flowchart of a processing example related to photo pasting in the mobile terminal and the server.

  As described in FIGS. 7C and 7D, when the camera tool is selected, the photo pasting process is started and the native camera function is called (S51). If there is a shooting instruction before the time-out, the shooting operation is performed (S52), and if it is necessary to check again by the user's confirmation, the process returns to step S52. When a timeout occurs, this process is automatically terminated. If the user confirmation is OK (S53, Yes), the image data obtained by the shooting is uploaded to the server (S54). When the server receives this upload while waiting for a request (S61), it stores the image data as original data in the diary data storage unit 208 (FIG. 3) in association with the user, and generates the thumbnail image. (S62). The generated thumbnail image is returned to the terminal together with the pointer information (for example, URL) (S63). When the terminal is waiting for a response (S55) and receives a return before the timeout, the thumbnail image is displayed on the diary page, and when the thumbnail is selected in the diary data, the original data is displayed. A pointer link is set (S56). For this purpose, for example, tag information used in a markup language can be used. Thereafter, the photo pasting process is terminated.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but various modifications and changes other than those mentioned above can be made.

  For example, although the maximum number of pages in the diary per day is three, it may be smaller or larger than three. Further, scrolling may be used instead of page switching. Open / closed is page unit, but may be a daily diary unit. The daily diary does not need to have a page structure, and when divided into a plurality of description areas, it can be specified to be public / private for each description area.

  The publication of the page can be specified by selecting the background of the page. However, the publication / non-publication may be designated regardless of the background.

  Photo images are taken in real time with a camera when a diary is created, but it is also possible to select an image that has already been taken and paste it into the diary.

  The terminal in the system to which the present invention is applied has been described by taking a mobile terminal as an example, but it may be a terminal such as a PC connected to a communication network.

  Although the background can be changed for each page as the taste of the page, it is also possible to change the character color, typeface, etc. for each page.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the whole system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the whole system which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the internal structure of a mobile telephone. It is a block diagram which shows the example of a schematic structure of the server which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data table which represented typically the structure of the friend list which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the structure of one day's diary data of one user in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the graphic user interface (GUI) screen in the display part of the portable terminal utilized in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a screen for attaching the diary of the day in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the example of the message display in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the calendar screen in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a screen in the browsing mode in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of a message display screen when the diary of the date selected in embodiment of this invention has not reached 3 pages. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a screen when the diary of the date selected in embodiment of this invention has reached 3 pages. It is explanatory drawing of switching of the background of a diary in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the screen following FIG. 12-A. It is explanatory drawing of the screen following FIG. 12-B. It is explanatory drawing of the screen of an example of the method of deleting the specific page of a diary in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a screen when the friend diary is selected in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a screen for designating the other party who discloses own diary in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the example of a process regarding diary editing in the portable terminal of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the process example regarding the diary browsing in the portable terminal of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the process example regarding the photo sticking in the portable terminal and server of embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 51 ... Friends list, 52 ... Transmission destination list, 100 ... Portable terminal, 101 ... Antenna, 102 ... Antenna duplexer, 103 ... Modulator, 104 ... Demodulator, 105 ... Control part, 106 ... Input part, 107 ... Display part 111 ... external interface, 122 ... memory, 122a ... program, 122b ... display screen / part data, 122c ... cache memory, 121 ... clock unit, 150 ... base station, 155 ... communication network, 160 ... server, 201 ... communication unit 202 ... Storage device 203 ... Processing unit 204 ... Data storage device 205 ... Table processing unit 206 ... Data storage device 207 ... Diary data management unit 208 ... Diary data storage unit 208a ... Diary data 208b ... Image data, 209 ... Data transfer processing unit, 210 ... Data buffer, 211 ... Diary resource data Storage unit, 211a ... calendar data, 211b ... seal data, 211c ... background data, 211d ... icon data, 220a ... database, 220b ... program storage device, 401 ... mascot, 402 ... day diary, 403 ... diary book, 404 ... friend Diary, 405 ... Seal box, 406 ... Transporter, 601 ... Tool, 602 ... Seal tool, 603 ... Camera tool, 604 ... Background tool, 701 ... Date, 702 ... Icon, 703 ... Photo, 704 ... Seal, 705 ... Text 706 ... Icon, 713 ... Photo, 801 ... Selection field, 802 ... Public registration button, GUI ... Graphic user interface

Claims (7)

A server connected to a plurality of terminal devices via a communication network,
The image data received from the terminal device is stored in a storage unit, and a reduced image creating means for creating a reduced image from the image data;
Pointer information creating means for creating pointer information indicating a storage area of the image data in the storage unit;
Transmitting means for transmitting the reduced image and pointer information to the terminal device;
Background data for disclosure and non-disclosure are stored as background data having substantially the same content, and provided to the user of the terminal device , and either the public or non-disclosure background from the terminal device of the user Means for receiving diary data described in text data with tag information on a background of data , and image data of a reduced image placed on the background and linked to the image data by the pointer information ; ,
Reduced image with diary data received from the terminal device, and, The rewritable store image data that is the original data of the reduced image in the storage unit, the other of the diary data based on the public / private of the background data A means of managing the disclosure / non-disclosure to users of
Equipped with a,
2. The server according to claim 1, wherein the public background data is provided with a mark indicating that public disclosure is permitted for background data having the same content as the non-public background data . A communication system in which a server and a terminal device are connected via a communication network,
The server
The image data received from the terminal device is stored in a storage unit, and a reduced image creating means for creating a reduced image from the image data;
Pointer information creating means for creating pointer information indicating a storage area of the image data in the storage unit;
Transmitting means for transmitting the reduced image and pointer information to the terminal device;
Background data for disclosure and non-disclosure are stored as background data having substantially the same content, and provided to the user of the terminal device , and either the public or non-disclosure background from the terminal device of the user Means for receiving diary data described in text data with tag information on a background of data , and image data of a reduced image placed on the background and linked to the image data by the pointer information ; ,
Reduced image with diary data received from the terminal device, and, together with the stores the image data which is original data of the reduced image in the storage unit, other user of the diary data based on the public / private of the background data A means to manage public / private access to
Have
The background data for publishing is obtained by adding a mark indicating that publishing is permitted for background data having the same content as the background data for non-disclosure,
The terminal device
Receiving means for receiving pointer information indicating a storage area for the reduced image and the image data from the server;
Diary data creating means for creating reduced image-added diary data described in text data with tag information using any one of the background data, the reduced image, and the pointer information;
Transmission means for transmitting diary data with reduced images and image data created by the user to the server;
I have a,
The diary data creating means displays the reduced image on the diary and displays the pointer information so that when the user selects the reduced image in the displayed diary, the image data that is the basis of the reduced image is displayed. Create a diary data with a link to the reduced image using
The created diary data with reduced images is transmitted to the server by the transmitting means so as to be managed by the server . A terminal device connected via a communication network to a server providing a service,
Diary data creating means for creating diary data described in text data with tag information by selectively using public and non-public background data prepared as background data having substantially the same content;
Transmitting means for transmitting image data to the server;
Receiving means for receiving pointer information indicating points to storage areas of the reduced image and the image data created from the image data by said server from said server,
With
The diary data creation means, and displays the reduced image on the diary, so that the image data composed in the displayed diary when the user selects the reduced image and the original of the reduced image is displayed, the pointer information The diary data in which a link is set to the reduced image is created by using the reduced image, and the created diary data with the reduced image is transmitted to the server by the transmission unit so as to be managed in the server. Terminal device. The terminal device according to claim 3,
In addition to the reduced image data, seal data is associated with the diary data by tag information. The terminal device according to claim 3,
The receiving means receives calendar data from the server;
A terminal device, wherein a date is selected from a calendar screen displaying the calendar data, and a diary of the selected date is browsed. The terminal device according to claim 3,
The diary is assigned multiple description areas per day,
A terminal device capable of browsing a diary of a desired description area among a plurality of description areas of the day. The terminal device according to claim 3,
The terminal device is a mobile phone with a camera;
The terminal device, wherein the image data is taken by the camera.