Chat relay server and chat terminal used in chat system, methods of controlling same, and chat system
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorRyutaro MIZOKAMI
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Abstract
A text-data chat message transmitted from a client terminal (21) is received by a chat server (30) via a chat relay system (10). When the chat message is distributed from the chat server (30) toward chat participating users, the chat message is converted to image data by an image converter (10C) of the chat relay system (10) and a chat message image is transmitted to client terminals (21, 22, . . . ).
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A chat relay system, which is provided between a chat terminal and a chat server, for relaying a chat message transmitted from the chat terminal toward the chat server and a chat message transmitted from the chat server toward the chat terminal, said system comprising:
- an image converter for converting a text-data chat message, which is transmitted from the chat server to the chat terminal, to an image-data chat message image;
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- an image transmission control unit for transmitting image data, which represents the chat message image obtained by data conversion performed by said image converter, to the chat terminal in place of the text data representing the chat message.
A chat terminal used in a chat system including the chat terminal, a chat server and a chat relay system, which is provided between the chat terminal and the chat server, for relaying a chat message transmitted from the chat terminal toward the chat server and a chat message transmitted from the chat server toward the chat terminal, said chat terminal comprising:
- a chat message transmitting device for transmitting a text-data chat message;
- a chat message image receiving device for receiving chat message image data, which represents a chat message image that is the result of converting a text-data chat message to an image, obtained by data conversion processing in the chat relay system with regard to a chat message transmitted from the chat server toward said chat terminal;
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- a chat message image display device for displaying the chat message image represented by the chat message image data received by said chat message image receiving device.
A method of controlling a chat relay system, which is provided between a chat terminal and a chat server, for relaying a chat message transmitted from the chat terminal toward the chat server and a chat message transmitted from the chat server toward the chat terminal, the chat relay system including an image converter and an image transmission control unit, and said method comprising the steps of:
- the image converter converting a text-data chat message, which is transmitted from the chat server to the chat terminal, to an image-data chat message image;
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- the image transmission control unit transmitting image data, which represents the chat message image obtained by data conversion performed by the image converter, to the chat terminal in place of the text data representing the chat message.
A method of controlling a chat terminal used in a chat system including the chat terminal, a chat server and a chat relay system, which is provided between the chat terminal and the chat server, for relaying a chat message transmitted from the chat terminal toward the chat server and a chat message transmitted from the chat server toward the chat terminal, said method comprising the step of controlling the chat terminal so as to:
- transmit a text-data chat message;
- receive chat message image data, which represents a chat message image that is the result of converting a text-data chat message to an image, obtained by data conversion processing in the chat relay system with regard to a chat message transmitted from the chat server toward the chat terminal;
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- display the chat message image represented by the chat message image data received.
A chat system comprising:
- a chat terminal having an input unit for accepting input of a text-data chat message;
- a chat message transmitting device for transmitting the text-data chat message received from the input unit;
- an image data receiving device for receiving image data;
- and a display unit for displaying an image represented by the image data received by the image data receiving device;
- a chat server having a chat message receiving device for receiving a text-data chat message transmitted from said chat terminal;
- and a chat message distributing device for distributing the chat message, which has been received by the chat message receiving device, to a chat terminal of a chat participating user;
- a file server having a storage device for storing a document file;
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- a chat relay system for relaying transmission and reception of data between said chat terminal and said chat server and transmission and reception of data between said chat terminal and said file server;
- wherein said chat relay system includes an image converter for converting a text-data chat message, which is transmitted from said chat server to said chat terminal, to an image-data chat message image, and for converting a document file, which is transmitted from said file server to said chat terminal, to an image-data document image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.