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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2006
Tadakatsu Izumi, Minato-ku, JP;
Tadakatsu Izumi, Minato-ku, JP;
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a chat system for achieving good communication among users, a control method for a chat device and devices in a chat server, and an information storage medium. A message transfer unit () transfers a message to a transmission destination game terminal upon receipt of the message, and a stop restriction unit () transmits an instruction to restrict chat function stop processing to a transmission source game terminal. Also, a stop restricting time calculation unit () calculates a stop restricting time T depending on the count of characters in the message, and a timer unit () activates a timer to measure an elapsed time E. When the elapsed time E reaches or exceeds the stop restricting time T, the stop restriction unit () transmits an instruction to release the restriction of the chat function stop processing to the transmission source game terminal. Further, an advanced time calculating unit () calculates an advanced stop restricting time T−t upon receiving the message directed to the game terminal before the elapsed time E reaches or exceeds the stop restricting time T.