Chat system, server device, chat method, chat execution program, storage medium stored with chat execution program, information processing unit, image display method, image processing program, storage medium stored with image processing program
View Patent ↗A matching server, when a chat room specified by participation request information received from a client terminal device is registered in a room storage region, associates and registers that client terminal device to the chat room, and when the chat room specified by the participation request information is not registered, associates the client terminal device and the chat room with each other and registers them newly in the room storage region. When a chat room specified by leave request information received by the client terminal device is registered in the room storage region, it cancels registration of the client terminal device for the chat room, and when there is no client terminal device registered to the registered chat room, it cancels registration of the chat room.
1. An information processing unit of a chat system where the information processing unit and a server device are connected allowing transmission and reception of message data via a network, said information processing unit comprising:
a storage unit for storing room-specific information, which allows the information processing unit in the chat system to specify one or more available chat rooms, and room attribute information associated with the room-specific information; and
a display controller for displaying on a display means the room attribute information and room corresponding images corresponding to the room-specific information in a mode allowing visible confirmation that the room-specific information and the room attribute information are associated, where the room attribute information includes information indicating whether or not a user of the information processing unit previously participated in one or more of the chat rooms,
wherein the display controller operates to display on the display means a room selection screen with the room corresponding images corresponding to the available chat rooms specified by the room specific information stored in the storage unit.
2. The information processing unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a storage controller for associating chat history information received by the information processing unit from the server device through participation in one or more of the chat rooms of the server device with reception time and date and room-specific information specifying the one or more chat rooms, and storing the associated information in the storage unit,
wherein the display controller displays on a display means the chat history information and room corresponding image corresponding to the room-specific information in a mode allowing visible confirmation that the room-specific information and the chat history information are associated.
3. The information processing unit according to claim 1 , wherein the room attribute information includes information indicating whether or not one or more of the chat rooms are occupied.
4. The information processing unit according to claim 1 , comprising: a participation processing execution means for executing processing, in accordance with an operation input specifying the room corresponding image, for allowing participation in a given chat room that corresponds to a corresponding one of the room corresponding images.
5. The information processing unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a storage controller for associating chat history information that the information processing unit receives from the server device through participation in one or more of the chat rooms of the server device with reception time and date and room-specific information specifying the one or more chat rooms, and storing the associated information in the storage unit,
wherein the display controller operates to display on the display means images for the chat history information lined up in a time series on one or more chat screens of the one or more chat rooms.
6. The information processing unit according to claim 5 , wherein
the storage unit is stored with room attribute information associated with the room-specific information, and
the display controller displays room attribute information associated with room-specific information of the one or more chat rooms on one or more chat screens of the one or more chat rooms.
7. An image display method implemented by an information processing unit of a chat system where the information processing unit and a server device are connected allowing transmission and reception of message data via a network, said image display method comprising the steps of:
storing room-specific information for the information processing unit in the chat system to specify one or more available chat rooms, and room attribute information associated with the room-specific information;
displaying on a display means the room attribute information and room corresponding images corresponding to the room-specific information in a mode allowing visible confirmation that the room-specific information and the room attribute information are associated, where the room attribute information includes information indicating whether or not a user of the information processing unit previously participated in one or more of the chat rooms; and
displaying on the display means a room selection screen with the room corresponding images corresponding to the available chat rooms specified by the room specific information stored in the storage unit.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising the steps of:
associating chat history information received by the information processing unit from the server device through participation in one or more of the chat rooms of the server device with reception time and date and room-specific information specifying the one or more chat rooms, and storing the associated information in the storage unit; and
displaying on the display means images for the chat history information lined up in a time series on one or more chat screens of the one or more chat rooms.
9. A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing an image processing program, which when executed by a computer of an information processing unit in a chat system, in which the information processing unit and a server device are connected allowing transmission and reception of message data via a network, causing the information processing unit to function as:
a storage unit for storing room-specific information for the information processing unit in the chat system to specify one or more available chat rooms, and room attribute information associated with the room-specific information; and
a display controller for displaying on a display means the room attribute information and room corresponding images corresponding to the room-specific information in a mode allowing visible confirmation that the room-specific information and the room attribute information are associated, where the room attribute information includes information indicating whether or not a user of the information processing unit previously participated in one or more of the chat rooms,
wherein the display controller operates to display on the display means a room selection screen with the room corresponding images corresponding to the available chat rooms specified by the room specific information stored in the storage unit.
10. The non-transitory, computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the image processing program causing the information processing unit to function as
a storage controller for associating chat history information that the information processing unit receives from the server device through participation in one or more of the chat rooms of the server device with reception time and date and room-specific information specifying the one or more chat rooms, and storing the associated information in a storage unit,
wherein the display controller operates to display on the display means images for the chat history information lined up in a time series on one or more chat screens of the one or more chat rooms.
11. The information processing unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a game execution means for executing game processing, and
the game execution means acquires chat participant information received by the information processing unit transmitted from the server device.