Message display apparatus, a message display method, and a message display program

• US 10,639,224 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2017
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ambass, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ambass, Inc.
• Inventors: Nagayama, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Pollack, Melvin H
• Application Number:
  US15/768,088
• Publication Number:
  US 20190083346A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• Field of Search: 709206
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/00 Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units interface circuits for specific input/output devices G06F3/00 ; multiprogram control therefor G06F9/46; multiprocessor systems G06F15/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/00 Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems

Abstract

Message display apparatus disclosed in application includes: communication unit for receiving image information of gravestone transmitted from mobile terminal along with position information of mobile terminal; deceased person specification unit for specifying deceased person'"'"'s identification information for identifying deceased, wherein deceased person'"'"'s identification information is associated with image information of gravestone along with pre-stored position information of gravestone; first message output unit for outputting and displaying first message on mobile terminal; browsing control unit for controlling first message so as to be unbrowsable in mobile terminal for predetermined period after browsable period has elapsed, and controlling first message so as to be browsable if communication unit receives image information of gravestone along with position information of mobile terminal after predetermined period has elapsed; and second message output unit for outputting and displaying second message on mobile terminal after predetermined period has elapsed.

Claims

1. A message display apparatus for displaying messages of a deceased person on a mobile terminal of a user, comprising:

a communicator configured to receive image information of a gravestone transmitted from the mobile terminal along with position information of the mobile terminal;

a processor configured to;

specify a deceased person'"'"'s identification information if the image information of the gravestone received by the communicator corresponds with pre-stored image information of the gravestone, and the position information of the mobile terminal received by the communicator corresponds with pre-stored position information of the gravestone, wherein the deceased person'"'"'s identification information identifies the deceased and is associated with the pre-stored image information of the gravestone along with the pre-stored position information of the gravestone;

output and control a display to display a first message on the mobile terminal, wherein the first message is associated with the deceased person'"'"'s identification information specified by the processor, and pre-stored;

control the first message so as to be unbrowsable in the mobile terminal for a predetermined period after a browsable period has elapsed, based on pre-stored browsable period information showing the browsable period of the first message, and control the first message so as to be browsable if the communicator receives the image information of the gravestone along with the position information of the mobile terminal after the predetermined period has elapsed;

output and control a display to display a second message on the mobile terminal, wherein the second message is associated with the deceased person'"'"'s identification information specified by the processor, and pre-stored, if the communicator receives the image information of the gravestone along with the position information of the mobile terminal after the predetermined period has elapsed;

determine that a reception time at which the communicator received the image information of the gravestone along with the position information of the mobile terminal is within a first distribution period based on pre-stored first distribution period information showing the first distribution period in which the first message can be output on the mobile terminal, and determine that the reception time is within a second distribution period based on pre-stored second distribution period information showing the second distribution period in which the second message can be output on the mobile terminal; and

if the processor determines that the reception time is within the first distribution period, the processor outputs and displays the first message on the mobile terminal,

if the processor determines that the reception time is within the second distribution period, the processor outputs and displays the second message on the mobile terminal, and

if the processor determines that the reception time is within the second distribution period, the processor controls the first message so as to be browsable in the mobile terminal.

2. The message display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, if the processor determines that the reception time is not within the first distribution period, the processor does not output the first message to the mobile terminal, and

if the processor determines that the reception time is not within the second distribution period, the processor does not output the second message to the mobile terminal.

3. The message display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to output a pre-stored message for unspecified persons, and

the communicator is further configured to receive user identification information for identifying the user, with the user identification information transmitted from the mobile terminal, and

the processor is further configured to output and display the message for unspecified persons on the mobile terminal of the user if the user identification information received by the communicator does not correspond with destination identification information showing a destination person of the first message.

4. The message display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to output and display a pre-notification message for pre-notifying the second message, on the mobile terminal after the browsable period has elapsed.

5. The message display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to notify the mobile terminal of release date information showing a number of days until the second distribution period, based on the second distribution period information after the browsable period has elapsed.

6. The message display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to change the second distribution period information, and

the communicator is further configured to receive, from the mobile terminal, changing instructions of the second distribution period along with information on changing to a desired period showing the second distribution period after the change, and

the processor is further configured to change the second distribution period information, such that the second distribution period serves as the second distribution period after the change shown in the information on changing to the desired period, based on the changing instructions and the information on changing to the desired period.

7. The message display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

create grave-visitation history information showing that the user visited a grave of the deceased; and

notify that the user visited the grave of the deceased, and

the communicator is further configured to receive user identification information for identifying the user, with the user identification information transmitted from the mobile terminal,

the processor is further configured to create grave-visitation history information, which is associated with the deceased person'"'"'s identification information specified by the processor, and associated with the user identification information received by the communicator, and

the processor is further configured to notify the mobile terminal of other users identified by the other pre-stored users'"'"' identification information associated with the deceased person'"'"'s identification information specified by the processor that the user visited the grave of the deceased, if the processor creates the grave-visitation history information, wherein the user is identified by the user identification information which is associated with the grave-visitation history information.

8. The message display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to display a family tree including the deceased and the user on the mobile terminal of the user based on pre-stored family relationship information showing the family relationship with the deceased,

the communicator is further configured to receive user identification information for identifying the user, with the user identification information transmitted from the mobile terminal, and

based on the family relationship information of the user identified by the user identification information which is associated with the deceased person'"'"'s identification information specified by the processor and received by the communicator, along with the family relationship information of other users identified by the other pre-stored users'"'"' identification information which is associated with the deceased person'"'"'s identification information specified by the processor, the processor is further configured to create family tree information for displaying the family tree, output the mobile terminal of the user, and display the family tree on the mobile terminal of the user.

9. The message display apparatus according to claim 8,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

create grave-visitation frequency information showing the grave-visitation frequency of the user, and

change a display showing the user and other users in the family tree in accordance with the grave-visitation frequency shown by the grave-visitation frequency information created by the processor.

10. A message display method in a message display apparatus for displaying messages of a deceased person on a mobile terminal of a user, comprising:

a reception step in which a communicator of the message display apparatus receives image information of a gravestone transmitted from the mobile terminal along with position information of the mobile terminal;

a deceased person specification step in which a processor of the message display apparatus specifies a deceased person'"'"'s identification information in response to the image information of the gravestone being received by the communicator in the reception step corresponding with pre-stored image information of the gravestone, and the position information of the mobile terminal received by the communicator in the reception step corresponding with pre-stored position information of the gravestone, wherein the deceased person'"'"'s identification information identifies the deceased and is associated with the pre-stored image information of the gravestone along with the pre-stored position information of the gravestone;

a first message output step in which the processor of the message display apparatus outputs and displays a first message on the mobile terminal, wherein the first message is associated with the deceased person'"'"'s identification information specified by the processor in the deceased person specification step, and pre-stored;

a browsing control step in which the processor of the message display apparatus controls the first message so as to be unbrowsable in the mobile terminal for a predetermined period after a browsable period has elapsed, based on pre-stored browsable period information showing the browsable period of the first message, and controls the first message so as to be browsable in response to the communicator receiving the image information of the gravestone along with the position information of the mobile terminal in the reception step after the predetermined period has elapsed; and

a second message output step in which, in response to the communicator receiving the image information of the gravestone along with the position information of the mobile terminal after the predetermined period has elapsed, the processor of the message display apparatus outputs and displays a second message on the mobile terminal, wherein the second message is associated with the deceased person'"'"'s identification information specified by the processor in the deceased person specification step, and pre-stored;

determining that a reception time at which the reception step occurs is within a first distribution period based on pre-stored first distribution period information showing the first distribution period in which the first message can be output on the mobile terminal;

determining that the reception time is within a second distribution period based on pre-stored second distribution period information showing the second distribution period in which the second message can be output on the mobile terminal;

outputting and displaying the first message on the mobile terminal when the reception time is within the first distribution period;

outputting and displaying the second message on the mobile terminal when the reception time is within the second distribution period; and

controlling the first message so as to be browsable in the mobile terminal when the reception time is within the second distribution period.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium in a message display apparatus for displaying messages of a deceased person on a mobile terminal of a user, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium includes instructions that cause the following steps to be executed in the message display apparatus:

a reception step in which a communicator of the message display apparatus receives image information of a gravestone transmitted from the mobile terminal along with position information of the mobile terminal;

a deceased person specification step in which a processor of the message display apparatus specifies a deceased person'"'"'s identification information in response to the image information of the gravestone being received by the communicator in the reception step corresponding with pre-stored image information of the gravestone, and the position information of the mobile terminal received by the communicator in the reception step corresponding with pre-stored position information of the gravestone, wherein the deceased person'"'"'s identification information identifies the deceased and is associated with the pre-stored image information of the gravestone along with the pre-stored position information of the gravestone;

a first message output step in which the processor of the message display apparatus outputs and displays a first message on the mobile terminal, wherein the first message is associated with the deceased person'"'"'s identification information specified by the processor in the deceased person specification step, and pre-stored;

a browsing control step in which the processor of the message display apparatus controls the first message so as to be unbrowsable in the mobile terminal for a predetermined period after a browsable period has elapsed, based on pre-stored browsable period information showing the browsable period of the first message, and controls the first message so as to be browsable in response to the communicator receiving the image information of the gravestone along with the position information of the mobile terminal in the reception step after the predetermined period has elapsed; and

a second message output step in which, in response to the communicator receiving the image information of the gravestone along with the position information of the mobile terminal after the predetermined period has elapsed, the processor of the message display apparatus outputs and displays a second message on the mobile terminal, wherein the second message is associated with the deceased person'"'"'s identification information specified by the processor in the deceased person specification step, and pre-stored;

determining that a reception time at which the reception step occurs is within a first distribution period based on pre-stored first distribution period information showing the first distribution period in which the first message can be output on the mobile terminal;

determining that the reception time is within a second distribution period based on pre-stored second distribution period information showing the second distribution period in which the second message can be output on the mobile terminal;

outputting and displaying the first message on the mobile terminal when the reception time is within the first distribution period;

outputting and displaying the second message on the mobile terminal when the reception time is within the second distribution period; and

controlling the first message so as to be browsable in the mobile terminal when the reception time is within the second distribution period.