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Information sharing system, information sharing method and terminal device

  • US 9,769,102 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2013
  • Issued: 09/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information sharing system in which, on a computer network formed of terminals of users and a server, information about a posted message posted by a user is shared among the users, the information sharing system comprising:

  • an electronic control unit including a processor programmed to;

    acquire a question message input via a terminal together with positional information associated with the question message;

    cause the acquired question message to be accessible to the users on the computer network;

    acquire an answer message input via a sending terminal as an answer to the question message;

    cause the acquired answer message to be accessible to the users on the computer network;

    acquire positional information of a respondent that is one of the users that inputs the answer message;

    restrict a questioner that is another one of the users that posted the question message from accessing the answer message based on question positional information that is the positional information associated with the question message and respondent positional information that is the acquired positional information of the respondent;

    determine whether the question message is a question that requires an answer in real-time based on contents of the question message;

    determine a type of an object that is a target for the question of the question message;

    in response to determining that the question message requires the answer in real-time, set an access restriction condition based on the type of the object and the question positional information and restrict access to the answer message responsive to the respondent positional information satisfying the access restriction condition; and

    in response to determining that the question message does not require the answer in real-time, allow the answer message to be accessed by the questioner and do not set the access restriction on the answer message.

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