Server device, method, and system

A control method comprising the steps of:

• storing image information uploaded by any registered user who is registered with the service;
• managing the association between tagged image information that is subjected to tagging and tagged users by performing a tagging operation that associates image information uploaded by the uploading user with any registered user in response to a request from the uploading user who uploaded the image information or other registered users;
• and
• displaying the tagged image information on a user information screen, on which information relating to tagged users is displayed;
• configuring a plurality of groups respectively having specific characteristics, and
• managing the association between the identification information of groups selected by a registered user among the plurality of groups configured by the group configuration unit and the identification information of the registered user, and
• in the event that any of the groups is selected as a tagged user, performing a tagging operation on the identification information of the selected group and tagged image information, and also performing a tagging operation on each of one or more registered users associated with said group and the tagged image information, and
• displaying the tagged image information that has been tagged at a group level on a group information screen, on which information relating to said group is to be displayed, or the user information screen of one or more registered users associated with said group.

A system comprising a server device and terminal devices, wherein:

• the server device is provided with:
• an image information storage unit that stores image information uploaded from any registered user;
• a tagging control unit that manages the association between tagged image information that is subjected to tagging and tagged users by performing a tagging operation that associates the image information uploaded to the image information storage unit by the uploading user with any registered user in response to a request from the uploading user who uploaded the image information or other registered users;
• and
• a display control unit that displays the tagged image information stored in the image information storage unit on a user information screen, on which information relating to tagged users managed by the tagging control unit is displayed;
• a group configuration unit that configures a plurality of groups respectively having specific characteristics, and
• a group management unit that manages the association between the identification information of groups selected by a registered user among the plurality of groups configured by the group configuration unit and the identification information of the registered user, and
• the tagging control unit, in the event that any of the groups managed by the group management unit is selected as a tagged user, performs a tagging operation on the identification information of the selected group and tagged image information, and also performs a tagging operation on each of one or more registered users associated with said group in the group management unit and tagged image information, and
• the display control unit displays the tagged image information that has been tagged at a group level on a group information screen, on which information relating to said group is to be displayed, or the user information screen of one or more registered users associated with said group in the group management unit;
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• the terminal device is provided with:
• an input interface that receives instructions from users;
• a terminal storage unit that stores any image information;
• a contact information storage unit that stores names in conjunction with contact details;
• a screen interface that displays information in accordance with instructions from the display control unit;
• and,
• a terminal communication unit that uploads the image information stored in the terminal storage unit to the server device in accordance with content received via the input interface;
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• the terminal communication unit, in accordance with content received via the input interface, selects a user associated with a name stored in the contact information storage unit as a tagged user, and also selects image information displayed on the screen interface as tagged image information, thereby issuing a tagging request to the server device.