Display control method, recording medium storing program, terminal

1. A display control method for a first terminal of a first user, from among a group of users, to communicate with one or more terminals of one or more other users of the group via an information processing apparatus, the display control method comprising:

receiving from the first user a selection of a part of users belonging to the group;

receiving from the first user a selection of a displaying aspect from among a plurality of different displaying aspects;

first displaying on a screen, using the selected displaying aspect, first content, the first content being content one or more senders of which are users from among the selected part of the users, the selected displaying aspect being different from a displaying aspect of other contents;

transmitting to the information processing apparatus, based on a command from the first user, a request for activating an individual process of individually transmitting or receiving content with one or more terminals of one or more users included in the selected part of the users;

executing the individual process based on receiving a response indicating that the individual process has been activated; and

incorporating a portion of the first content into the individual process, the portion of the first content being provided to the group of users during a period.

2. The display control method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

second displaying both the content transmitted and received in the individual process and the portion of the first content on the screen.

3. The display control method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the portion of the first content includes content transmitted from the first terminal whose sender is the first user, during the period.

4. The display control method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second displaying displays the portion of the first content and content newly transmitted and received in the individual process in different displaying aspects on the screen.

5. The display control method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second displaying displays the portion of the first content and content newly transmitted and received in the individual process, in a same time series.

6. The display control method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second displaying displays the portion of the first content in a first display area, and displays content transmitted and received in the individual process in a second display area different from the first display area.

7. The display control method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the request for activating the individual process is a request for generating a new group to which the first user and the selected part of the users will belong.

8. The display control method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the request for activating the individual process is a request for transitioning to an existing group to which the first user and the selected part of the users belong.

9. The display control method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the request for activating the individual process is a request for executing a process of one-to-one content transmission and reception between the first user and the one or more users of the selected part of the users.

10. The display control method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

setting the selected part of the users as a transmission destination of second content; and

setting a display area of the group as a display destination of the second content.

11. The display control method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the portion of the first content includes a respective read state of each of a plurality of messages included in the first content.

12. The display control method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the portion of the first content includes a plurality of messages of a selected message type.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having program instructions stored therein for causing a computer being a first terminal of a first user, from among a group of users, to perform operations for communicating with one or more terminals of one or more other users of the group via an information processing apparatus, the operations including:

receiving from the first user a selection of a part of users belonging to the group;

receiving from the first user a selection of a displaying aspect from among a plurality of different displaying aspects;

displaying on a screen, using the selected displaying aspect, first content, the first content being content one or more senders of which are users from among the selected part of the users, the selected displaying aspect being different from a displaying aspect of other contents;

transmitting to the information processing apparatus, based on a command from the first user, a request for activating an individual process of individually transmitting or receiving content with one or more terminals of one or more users included in the selected part of the users;

executing the individual process based on receiving a response indicating that the individual process has been activated; and

incorporating a portion of the first content into the individual process, the portion of the first content being provided to the group of users during a period.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the operations include displaying both the content transmitted and received in the individual process and the portion of the first content on the screen.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the portion of the first content includes content transmitted from the first terminal whose sender is the first user, during the period.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the portion of the first content includes a respective read state of each of a plurality of messages included in the first content.

17. A first terminal of a first user, from among a group of users, to communicate with one or more terminals of one or more other users of the group via an information processing apparatus, the first terminal comprising:

memory storing computer-executable instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions such that the first terminal is configured to perform operations including,

receiving from the first user a selection of a part of users belonging to the group;

receiving from the first user a selection of a displaying aspect from among a plurality of different displaying aspects;

displaying on a screen, using the selected displaying aspect, first content, the first content being content one or more senders of which are users from among the selected part of the users, the selected displaying aspect being different from a displaying aspect of other contents;

transmitting to the information processing apparatus, based on a command from the first user, a request for activating an individual process of individually transmitting or receiving content with one or more terminals of one or more users included in the selected part of the users;

executing the individual process based on receiving a response indicating that the individual process has been activated; and

incorporating a portion of the first content into the individual process, the portion of the first content being provided to the group of users during a period.

18. The first terminal as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the operations include displaying both the content transmitted and received in the individual process and the portion of the first content on the screen.

19. The first terminal as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the portion of the first content includes content transmitted from the first terminal whose sender is the first user, during the period.

20. The first terminal as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the portion of the first content includes a respective read state of each of a plurality of messages included in the first content.