Message providing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a message providing process, the message providing process comprising:

• receiving a service request message for a software robot program that operates on a message service exchanging messages between users and that exchanges messages with the users;
• granting a usage right to a user who has performed a specific operation on the software robot program;
• providing service permission information to the user to whom the usage right is granted;
• and
• when the service request message is received, controlling execution and non-execution of a service according to presence or absence of the service permission information associated with the service request message.

A message providing apparatus comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive a service request message for a software robot program that operates on a message service exchanging messages between users and that exchanges messages with the users;
• a storage configured to store information of a user having a usage right in response to the user performing a specific operation on the software robot program;
• and
• a controller configured to, when a user who has transmitted the service request message does not have the usage right, control a service not to be executed in response to the service request message.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a message providing process, the message providing process comprising:

• receiving a service request message for a software robot program that operates on a message service exchanging messages between users and that exchanges messages with the users;
• storing information of a user having a usage right in response to the user performing a specific operation on the software robot program;
• and
• when a user who has transmitted the service request message does not have the usage right, controlling a service not to be executed in response to the service request message.