Message transmitting and receiving system, message transmitting and receiving method, and computer-readable recording medium
AssigneeDeNA Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki JORAKUJI, Jun Matsuura, Masahiro Tateno
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Abstract
The present invention aims to promote communication and provides a chat service in which users exchange messages while viewing a video. In the chat service, the messages are transmitted to users participating in the channel until an opening time period has passed, the messages being allowed to be sent and received during the opening time period. If any of the users pays a price, the opening time period of the channel is extended.
Claims9
A system that sends and receives a message to users belonging to a group, comprising:
- a message transmission section that transmits the message among the users belonging to the group only until an opening time period has passed, the message being allowed to be sent and received during the opening time period;
- a closing information storage section that stores, for each group, closing information for determining a closing time point at which the opening time period ends;
- a payment-reception section that receives from a user a payment of a price to a specified group;
- and
- an extension processing section that updates the closing information in response to the payment so that the closing time point corresponding to the specified group is delayed.
A method for assisting in sending and receiving of a message among users belonging to a group, by a computer having a processor and a memory, comprising:
- transmitting the message to the users belonging to the group only until an opening time period has passed, the message being allowed to be sent and received during the opening time period;
- storing, for each group, closing information for determining a closing time point at which the opening time period ends;
- receiving from a user a payment of a price to a specified group;
- and
- updating the closing information in response to the payment so that the closing time point corresponding to the specified group is delayed.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer having a processor and a memory to execute steps for assisting in sending and receiving of a message among users belonging to a group, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting the message to the users belonging to the group only until an opening lime period has passed, the message being allowed to be sent and received during the opening time period;
- storing, for each group, closing information for determining a closing time point at which the opening time period ends;
- receiving from a user a payment of a price to a specified group;
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- updating the closing information in response to the payment so that the closing time point corresponding to the specified group is delayed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.