JP2005026969A - Server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology through which information concerning the users of terminals can be shared efficiently among the users. <P>SOLUTION: The server 101 connected with terminals installed at a plurality of users, respectively, through a communication line receives an image from a terminal having a section for imaging the user at a server manager section 402 through the communication line. A table managing the users to be imaged is stored in a database section 413. With reference to the table, a decision is made whether received images are the images for the plurality of users or not. Based on the decision results, the server manager section 402 classifies the received images for each user and transmits them to a plurality of terminals. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system in which a server device and terminal devices installed in each of a plurality of users are connected to each other via a communication line.
[0002]
[Prior art]
With the spread of communication networks such as Internet networks, mobile communication networks, intranet networks in organizations, and wireless LANs, distributed systems that share information among users at remote locations using these communication network It has become widespread.
[0003]
Conventionally proposed as such a distributed system is “Distributed Office System and its Management Method” as Patent Document 1. In this case, an image captured by a camera provided in the user terminal device is transferred to the server device, and transferred from the server device to another user terminal device. Then, on the screen of each user terminal device, a virtual private office composed of images of work status of other users and work status information is displayed.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-181967 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the distributed system such as the above-described prior art, there is a problem that an image of a user who has a camera is only displayed and an image of a user who does not have a camera and an image of a user who is not near the terminal cannot be referred to.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of efficiently sharing information about users among users who use terminal devices.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a server apparatus according to the present invention comprises the following arrangement. That is,
A server device connected via a communication line to a terminal device installed in each of a plurality of users,
Receiving means for receiving an image from a terminal device having an imaging means for taking an image of the user via the communication line;
Storage means for storing a table for managing users to be imaged by the imaging means;
Determining means for referring to the table to determine whether the image received by the receiving means is an image for a plurality of users;
A transmission unit configured to distinguish an image received by the reception unit for each user based on a determination result of the determination unit and transmit the image to each of the plurality of terminal devices;
Is provided.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0008]
The distributed office system in this embodiment realizes various functions as a distributed office system by connecting a plurality of user terminal devices to a host server device via a communication network, and as a result, the operation of the distributed office system. Is realized.
[0009]
In particular, as the distributed office system of the present embodiment, in addition to the main office where the host server device is installed, as another base, a home office realized at the user's home, a mobile office that can use a mobile communication network Is configured.
[0010]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a distributed office system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0011]
In the figure, reference numeral 101 denotes a host server device, which is installed in a main office (a head office of various organizations such as a company introducing a distributed office) and connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) 102 in the main office. Has been.
[0012]
Reference numerals 103 and 104 denote user terminal devices for workers who work in the main office. In the present embodiment, the user terminal device 103 is realized by combining three types of devices including the personal computer 108, the user terminal device software 109, and the telephone 110, and other devices. The user terminal device 104 is realized by combining three types of devices including the portable personal computer 112, the user terminal device software 109, and the telephone 110, and other devices.
[0013]
In the user terminal apparatuses 103 and 104, the telephone 110 is connected to the host server apparatus 101 through a PSTN line (general subscriber telephone line) or an ISDN line. The personal computer 108 and the portable personal computer 112 are each connected to the host server apparatus 101 through the LAN 102.
[0014]
Various devices installed in the main office can be connected to the Internet via an Internet server and a router connected on the LAN 102.
[0015]
Reference numeral 105 denotes a user terminal device for a user working in a home office. In this embodiment, the user terminal device 105 is realized by combining three types of devices including the personal computer 108, the user terminal device software 109, and the telephone 110, and other devices, like the user terminal device 103. Among these, the telephone 110 is connected to the host server apparatus 101 through a PSTN line (general subscriber telephone line) or an ISDN line. The personal computer 108 is connected to the host server apparatus 101 through the Internet 111.
[0016]
Reference numeral 106 denotes a portable user terminal device for a user working in a mobile office. In the present embodiment, the portable user terminal device 106 is a combination of three types of devices including the portable personal computer 112, the user terminal device software 109, and the mobile phone 113 similar to the user terminal device 104, and other devices. It has been realized. Among these, the cellular phone 113 is connected to the host server apparatus 101 through a mobile communication network and a PSTN line (general subscriber telephone line) or an ISDN line. The portable personal computer 112 is connected to the host server device 101 through the Internet 111.
[0017]
Reference numeral 107 denotes another portable user terminal device for a user working in a mobile office. In the present embodiment, the portable user terminal device 107 uses, for example, a combination of two types of devices such as a general-purpose portable information terminal (with built-in WWW browser) 114 such as a PDA and a mobile phone 113. Among these, the mobile phone 113 is connected to the host server apparatus 101 through a mobile communication network and a PSTN line (general subscriber telephone line) or an ISDN line. The portable information terminal 114 is connected to the host server device 101 through the Internet 111.
[0018]
In the following description, a “server” stores information such as HTML documents and images in a WWW system, and transmits information through a network such as the Internet in response to a request from client software such as a Web browser. Web server (web server), an application server (or web application server) having a function of bridging processing such as a database system in response to a request from a user through a network, and a mail management function such as mail transmission / reception It means a mail server provided.
[0019]
The “client” means a computer and software that use functions and data provided by a server in a network. Examples of the client include a computer connected to a network, a home personal computer, a Web browser operating on the computer, a viewer, and the like.
[0020]
In the embodiment of the present invention described below, an example in which various processes relating to image display between a server and a client are realized in a Web environment via the Internet will be described. It is not limited to a simple configuration. In other words, the present invention can be applied to any computer network environment in which various operation screens for executing processing related to services provided by the server can provide a form that can be displayed on the browser (viewer) of the client. it can.
[0021]
Next, the hardware configuration of the host server apparatus 101 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0022]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the host server device according to the embodiment of this invention.
[0023]
A BP (Basic Platform) 201 is a PC server device. An SPU (Signal Processing Unit) 202 is a parallel DSP (Digital Signal Processor) signal processing board. A CU (Call Unit) 203 is a telephone line board (Computer Telephony Board). The BP 201 is connected to the LAN 102 in the main office through a LAN network board. The CU 203 is connected to a PSTN line or an ISDN line.
[0024]
Next, the internal configuration of the host server apparatus 101 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0025]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the host server apparatus according to the embodiment of this invention.
[0026]
Reference numeral 301 denotes a CPU which controls various components of the host server apparatus 101 and performs control for realizing various processes executed in the present embodiment. Reference numeral 302 denotes an input unit that enables input of information from an operator of the host server apparatus 101. Examples of the input unit 302 include a keyboard, a mouse, and a digitizer.
[0027]
Reference numeral 303 denotes an output unit that displays information to the operator of the host server apparatus 101. Examples of the output unit 303 include a CRT and a liquid crystal display. Reference numeral 304 denotes an external storage device that reads and writes information on a medium separate from the host server device 101. Examples of the external storage device 304 include an FD drive, an MO drive, a CD-RW, and a DVD-RW drive.
[0028]
Reference numeral 305 denotes a ROM (Read Only Memory), which is a read-only memory. The ROM 305 includes a PROM (Programmable ROM) that allows a user to write a program electrically and a mask ROM that writes contents at the time of manufacture. However, any ROM may be used in the present embodiment. The ROM 305 stores control programs for various processes executed in the present embodiment, initial data, parameters, and the like.
[0029]
A RAM (Random Access Memory) 306 is a memory that can be freely written and read. The RAM 306 functions as a temporary save area and work area for data required when performing various processes executed in the present embodiment.
[0030]
A network interface 307 enables connection to a network such as the Internet or a LAN / WAN. Examples of the network interface 307 include a modem and a network card. Communication is realized by a network protocol such as TCP / IP.
[0031]
Reference numeral 308 denotes an internal storage device for storing information in the host server device 101. An example of the internal storage device is a hard disk. A bus 309 functions as a transmission / reception path for various data and a power supply path between various components in the host server apparatus 101. The bus 309 includes an address line, a data line, a control line, a power source / ground line, and the like.
[0032]
Reference numeral 202 denotes an SPU, which has various image processing functions such as a reduction process for reducing work status images from various user terminal devices (103 to 107) when performing the processing of this embodiment. A CU 203 has a communication processing function such as a telephone line connection process between users in accordance with instructions from various user terminal devices (103 to 107).
[0033]
Next, the software configuration of the host server apparatus 101 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0034]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a software configuration of the host server device according to the embodiment of this invention.
[0035]
The software 401 included in the host server apparatus 101 includes a software program developed using a program language such as C ++ and an existing software program, and operates under an OS (Operating System) 412.
[0036]
4, 402 is a server manager unit, 403 is a CU access library unit, 404 is an SPU access library unit, 405, 406, and 409 are driver units, 407 is a mail transmission unit, 408 is a DLL (Dynamic Link Library) unit, 410 Is a dynamic Web server unit, 411 is a database connector unit, 412 is an OS, and 413 is a database unit.
[0037]
The processing executed in the present embodiment described below is executed based on control by all or part of the software shown in FIG.
[0038]
Next, the hardware configuration of the user terminal devices 103 to 107 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0039]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the user terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0040]
In FIG. 5, the hardware configuration of the user terminal devices 103 and 105 will be described in particular. However, the hardware configuration of the portable user terminal devices 104, 106, and 107 is also configured in accordance with the configuration of FIG. Needless to say.
[0041]
As described above, there are three types of main components of the user terminal device: the personal computer 108, the user terminal device software 109, and the telephone 110. In addition to these, a camera (a video camera or a digital camera) 505 is a personal computer. It is connected to a video input terminal provided in the computer main body 501. Further, the display 504, the keyboard 503, the mouse 502, the speaker 506, the microphone 507, and the like are connected to input / output terminals corresponding to the respective devices provided in the personal computer main body 501.
[0042]
Next, the internal configuration of the PC main body 501 of the personal computer 108 used as the user terminal devices 103 and 105 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0043]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the PC main body of the personal computer used as the user terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0044]
In FIG. 6, the internal configuration of the PC main body 501 of the personal computer 108 used as the user terminal devices 103 and 105 will be described. However, the portable personal computer used as the portable user terminal devices 104, 106 and 107 is described. Needless to say, the internal configuration of 112 or 114 is configured in accordance with the configuration of FIG.
[0045]
Reference numeral 601 denotes a CPU that controls various components of the user terminal device and performs control for realizing processing executed in the present embodiment. Reference numeral 602 denotes an input unit that enables input of information from an operator of the user terminal device. Examples of the input unit 602 include a keyboard, a mouse, and a digitizer.
[0046]
Reference numeral 603 denotes an output unit that displays information to the operator of the user terminal device. Examples of the output unit 603 include a CRT and a liquid crystal display. Reference numeral 604 denotes an external storage device, which reads and writes information on a medium separate from the user terminal device. Examples of the external storage device 604 include an FD drive, an MO drive, a CD-RW drive, and a DVD-RW drive.
[0047]
Reference numeral 605 denotes a ROM (Read Only Memory), which is a read-only memory. The ROM 605 includes a PROM (Programmable ROM) that allows a user to write a program electrically and a mask ROM that writes contents when manufacturing, but any ROM may be used in the present embodiment. The ROM 605 stores control programs for various processes executed in this embodiment, initial data, parameters, and the like.
[0048]
Reference numeral 606 denotes a RAM (Random Access Memory), which is a memory that can be freely written and read. The RAM 606 functions as a temporary save area or work area for data necessary for performing various processes executed in the present embodiment.
[0049]
Reference numeral 607 denotes a network interface that enables connection to a network such as the Internet or a LAN / WAN. Examples of the network interface 607 include a modem and a network card. Communication is realized by a network protocol such as TCP / IP.
[0050]
Reference numeral 608 denotes an internal storage device for storing information in the user terminal device. An example of the internal storage device is a hard disk. Reference numeral 609 denotes a bus, which functions as a data transmission / reception path and a power supply path between various components in the user terminal device. The bus 609 includes an address line, a data line, a control line, a power supply / ground line, and the like.
[0051]
Next, the software configuration of each of the user terminal devices 103 to 107 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0052]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a software configuration of the user terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0053]
The user terminal device software includes a software program developed using a program language such as C ++ and an existing software program, and, for example, Windows (registered trademark) of Microsoft Corporation is adopted as the OS.
[0054]
In FIG. 7, reference numeral 701 denotes a window / dialog part, 702 denotes a program component part, 703 denotes a signal line, 704 denotes an HTML part, and 705 denotes a web browser (component) part.
[0055]
Processing executed in the present embodiment described below is executed based on control by all or part of the software shown in FIG.
[0056]
Next, a configuration example of a home office where a user works will be described with reference to FIG.
[0057]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a home office according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0058]
In the home office shown in FIG. 8, the camera 505 is installed in the personal computer 108 used by the user, and the telephone 110 is installed in the vicinity of the personal computer 108.
[0059]
Next, operations of various functions in the distributed system according to the embodiment of this invention will be described.
[0060]
In the following description, in order to simplify the description, it is assumed that each user has already completed the connection to the host server device using each user terminal device and has started work.
[0061]
First, an example of a screen displayed on the display 504 of the user terminal device will be described with reference to FIG.
[0062]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display of the user terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0063]
In FIG. 9, reference numeral 902 denotes a user's virtual private office. 903 is a work status image of the user, 904 is a name information display unit of the user, 905 is a work status display unit such as the user's working, resting, and closing times, and 906 is a message display unit input by the user. A combination of these four forms a virtual private office 902 for this user.
[0064]
In the present embodiment, eight private offices are displayed on the same screen, but the number of private offices can be set arbitrarily according to the purpose and purpose. In FIG. 9, the display space 901 of the entire screen is a private room office area. The space between the private office and the adjacent private office is a virtual corridor.
[0065]
The user work status image 903 displayed as part of the private office is an image captured by the camera 505 provided in the user terminal device used by the user. A processing operation until this captured image is displayed as a user work information image 903 will be described.
[0066]
The captured image is input from each camera to the personal computer 108 through the video input terminal of the personal computer main body 501, and is compressed as, for example, a QCIF format (176 × 144 pixels) by the image compression / transmission program component of the program component unit 702. The data is compressed and encoded and transferred to the host server apparatus 101 via the signal line 703 (see FIG. 7).
[0067]
When the host server apparatus 101 receives the compressed image, the host server apparatus 101 transfers the image to the SPU 202 by the operation of each software of the server manager unit 402, the SPU access library unit 404 and the driver unit 406.
[0068]
The SPU 202 uses a compressed image reduction processing function software program stored in advance in the image processing function program storage unit provided in the SPU 202, and performs image reduction processing for reducing the compressed image by a factor of two both vertically and horizontally. Do. Thus, a reduced compressed image of 88 × 72 pixels is generated, and the reduced compressed image is transmitted to all user terminal devices other than the user terminal device that has captured the image via the server manager unit 402.
[0069]
These user terminal devices display the received reduced and compressed images as work status images of private offices on the respective screens using the image decompression display program component of the program component unit 702.
[0070]
As described above, the SPU 202 of the host server apparatus 101 is used to generate a reduced compressed image based on an original compressed image generated by a certain user terminal device, and transmits it to another user terminal device. Thereby, the update frequency (frame rate) of the work status image of each user displayed in each private office on the screen of each user terminal device can be increased.
[0071]
That is, when the image reduction process in the SPU 202 is not performed, the user's work status image displayed in the private office has a frame rate of 1 fps (frame per second), for example, about 4 fps by this image reduction process. It is possible to increase the speed. However, the actual frame rate depends on various factors such as the transmission speed of a communication line such as the Internet to be used.
[0072]
As described above, the basic function of the host server device 101 of the present embodiment is to receive images (work situation images) from each user terminal device, distinguish the received images for each user, and display the screen of each terminal device. Can be displayed.
[0073]
Here, when the user terminal device used by the user does not have the camera 505, the work status image of the user cannot be transmitted to the host server device 101.
[0074]
Therefore, in this embodiment, in order to display the work status image of the user A of the user terminal device (for example, the user terminal device 104) that does not have the camera 505, the user terminal device (for example, the user terminal device) having the camera 505 is displayed. 103) The user B's camera 505 images the user A together with the user B, thereby realizing the display of work status images of both users.
[0075]
However, as a precondition for realizing this, an installation location where the user A and the user B can be imaged simultaneously can be secured as an installation location of the user B's camera 505. As a specific example, there is a case where the user A and the user B are adjacent to each other. In this case, it is possible to capture both users by installing a camera 505 at the boundary between the seats of the user A and the user B. . As another example, the camera 505 can be installed at a position where the entire office can be imaged. In this case, all users belonging to the office can be imaged.
[0076]
As described above, in this embodiment, when the user A is imaged by the camera 505 of the user B, the camera 505 is shared by the user A and the user B (when viewed from the user A, the camera from the user B 505. On the other hand, from the viewpoint of the user B, the camera 505 is lent to the user A). Therefore, in this embodiment, a camera usage status table is stored in the host server apparatus 101 as a table for managing the lending and borrowing of the camera. Needless to say, there may be a plurality of users A.
[0077]
The camera usage status table will be described with reference to FIG.
[0078]
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a camera usage status table according to the embodiment of this invention.
[0079]
The camera usage status table in FIG. 10 is stored in the database unit 413 (FIG. 4) of the host server apparatus 101.
[0080]
In this camera usage status table, a field F1001 is a serial number for specifying each record managed in the camera usage status table. A field F1002 is camera lending user information indicating a user name that lends his camera to another user. A field F1003 is camera borrowing user information indicating a user name that borrows another user's camera.
[0081]
In FIG. 10, it can be seen that the user “ONO” indicated by the camera lending user information lends his camera 505 to the user “TOTTI” indicated by the camera borrowing user information. Further, it can be seen that the user “CAFU” indicated by the camera rent user information rents his / her camera 505 to the two users “MONTERO” and “SEAMAN” indicated by the camera borrowing user information.
[0082]
Note that a record to be registered in the camera usage status table is registered based on an operation sequence for performing a camera borrowing permission, which will be described later.
[0083]
Next, based on the camera usage status table, the user terminal device having the camera 505 (for example, the user terminal device 103) captures the user of the user terminal device having the camera 505 (for example, the user terminal device 105). In this case, processing executed by the user terminal device having the camera 505 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0084]
11, 13, 14, and 19, which will be described below, will be described by taking an example of processing executed between the host server device 101 and the user terminal device 103, but other user terminal devices It goes without saying that the same processing can be executed between the servers 104 to 107 and the host server apparatus 101. Further, the user terminal device 103 has a camera 505, and this camera 505 is installed in a place where the user of another user terminal device not having the camera 505 can be imaged in addition to the user of the user terminal device 103. Suppose that
[0085]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the user terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0086]
First, in step S1101, after the user terminal device 103 starts operating, the process proceeds to step S1102.
[0087]
In step S1102, referring to the camera usage status table (FIG. 10) stored in the database unit 413 of the host server apparatus 101, the camera lending that matches the user name logged in to the own terminal (user terminal apparatus 103). Camera borrowing user information corresponding to the user information is acquired. Note that when camera borrowing user information is acquired, the camera borrowing user information is temporarily stored in the RAM 606, for example.
[0088]
In step S1103, an image (work status image) captured by the camera 505 is captured into the personal computer main body 501 through the video input terminal, and the captured image is compressed to generate compressed image data.
[0089]
Note that the processing order of steps S1102 and S1103 may be reversed.
[0090]
In step S1104, user information of the user terminal device 103 is added to the compressed image data generated in step S1103, and the compressed image data is transmitted to the host server device 101 via the signal line 703 (see FIG. 7).
[0091]
In step S1105, it is determined whether there is camera borrowing user information corresponding to the user information (camera renting user information) of the user terminal device 103. If camera borrowing user information does not exist (NO in step S1105), the process returns to step S1102. On the other hand, if camera borrowing user information exists (YES in step S1105), the process advances to step S1106.
[0092]
In step S1106, the camera borrowed user information acquired in step S1102 is added to the compressed image data generated in step S1103, and the compressed image data is transmitted to the host server apparatus 101 via the signal line 703 (see FIG. 7).
[0093]
If there are a plurality of camera borrowing user information, one of them is acquired and added to the compressed image data generated in step S1103. Thereafter, the camera borrowing user information is added to the compressed image data generated in step S1103 by repeating the processes in steps S1107 and S1108.
[0094]
In step S1107, it is determined whether there is unprocessed camera borrowing user information among the camera borrowing user information acquired in step S1102. If there is no unprocessed camera borrowed user information (NO in step S1107), the process returns to step S1102. On the other hand, if unprocessed camera borrowed user information exists (YES in step S1107), the process advances to step S1108.
[0095]
In step S1108, one of the unprocessed camera borrowed user information acquired in step S1102 is added to the compressed image data generated in step S1103, and the signal line 703 (see FIG. 7) is added. The compressed image data is transmitted to the host server apparatus 101, and the process returns to step S1107.
[0096]
The above-described processing of FIG. 11 is repeatedly executed regularly or periodically (for example, every predetermined time (1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour)) while the user is logged in. Also, by this process, an image in which the user indicated by the camera rental user information and the user indicated by the corresponding camera borrowing user information are simultaneously captured is transmitted to the host server apparatus 101. Then, the host server device 101 distributes this image to each user terminal device, so that it is possible to display the work situation image captured by both users on each user terminal device.
[0097]
An example of a screen displayed on the display 504 of the user terminal device in this case will be described with reference to FIG.
[0098]
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display of the user terminal device by the processing of the embodiment of the present invention.
[0099]
In particular, FIG. 12 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display 504 of the user terminal device when the processing of FIG. 11 is executed while the host server device 101 manages the camera usage status table (FIG. 10). ing.
[0100]
In FIG. 12, a state in which the camera 505 of the user “ONO” displays the images of the two persons “ONO” and “TOTTI” as work status images displayed in the private room offices 1201 and 1202 of each person. Is shown. In addition, an image in which “CAFU” itself and “MONTERO” and “SEAMAN” are captured by the camera 505 of the user “CAFU” is displayed as a work status image in each person's private offices 1203 to 1205. It shows the state.
[0101]
Next, a process when the host server apparatus 101 receives image data from the user terminal apparatus 103 and distributes work status images based on the image data by the process of FIG. 11 will be described with reference to FIG. .
[0102]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the host server device according to the embodiment of this invention.
[0103]
First, in step S1301, after the operation is started in the host server apparatus 101, the process proceeds to step S1302.
[0104]
In step S <b> 1302, image data (image data (work situation image) captured by the camera 505 of the user terminal device 103) is received from the user terminal device 103 via the signal line 703.
[0105]
In step S1303, user information (camera lending user information or camera borrowing user information) included in the received image data is extracted and stored in the RAM 306 of the host server apparatus 101.
[0106]
In step S1304, the following operation is performed as image distribution processing for normal image distribution. First, the image data is subjected to image reduction processing that reduces the image data by half in both vertical and horizontal directions to generate reduced compressed image data. Next, the reduced and compressed image data is distributed to all user terminal devices logged in to the host server device 101 via the server manager unit 402.
[0107]
In step S1305, the camera borrowing user information corresponding to the camera lending user information stored in the RAM 306 is acquired with reference to the camera usage status table (FIG. 10) stored in the database unit 413 of the host server apparatus 101. Note that when camera borrowing user information is acquired, the camera borrowing user information is temporarily stored in the RAM 306, for example.
[0108]
In step S1306, it is determined whether there is camera borrowing user information corresponding to the camera rental user information. If camera borrowing user information does not exist (NO in step S1306), the process returns to step S1302. On the other hand, if camera borrowed user information exists (YES in step S1306), the process advances to step S1307.
[0109]
In step S1307, the camera borrowed user information acquired in step S1305 is added to the reduced and compressed image data generated in step S1304, and all the user terminal devices logged in to the host server apparatus 101 via the server manager unit 402 are added. To deliver.
[0110]
If there are a plurality of user borrowed user information, one of them is acquired and added to the reduced compressed image data generated in step S1304. Thereafter, the camera borrowing user information is added to the compressed image data generated in step S1304 by repeating the processes in steps S1308 and S1309.
[0111]
In step S1308, it is determined whether there is unprocessed camera borrowing user information among the camera borrowing user information acquired in step S1305. If there is no unprocessed camera borrowed user information (NO in step S1308), the process returns to step S1302. On the other hand, if unprocessed camera borrowed user information exists (YES in step S1308), the process advances to step S1309.
[0112]
In step S1309, one of the unprocessed camera borrowing user information acquired in step S1305 is added to the reduced compressed image data generated in step S1304, and the host server is connected via the server manager unit 402. The message is distributed to all user terminal devices logged into the device 101, and the process returns to step S1308.
[0113]
The above-described processing of FIG. 13 is repeatedly executed constantly or periodically (for example, every predetermined time (1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour)) while the host server apparatus 101 is operating. .
[0114]
In addition, by the processing of FIG. 13, as shown in FIG. 12 described above, the private office including the work status image of each user based on the camera usage status table (FIG. 10) is displayed on the display 504 of each user terminal device. become.
[0115]
Next, a process when the user terminal apparatus 103 receives image data from the host server apparatus 101 and displays the image by the process of FIG. 13 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0116]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the user terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0117]
First, in step S1401, after the operation is started in the user terminal device 103, the process proceeds to step S1402.
[0118]
In step S1402, image data (reduced and compressed image data of image data captured by the camera 505 of a user terminal device) is received from the host server apparatus 101 via the signal line 703.
[0119]
In step S1403, user information (camera rental user information) is extracted from the received image data, and the user information is stored in the RAM 606 of the user terminal device 103.
[0120]
In step S1404, the following operation is performed as image display processing for normal image display. A user corresponding to the camera rental user information on the screen generates the reduced image data by expanding the reduced compressed image data from the received reduced compressed image data using the image expansion display program component of the program component unit 702. It is displayed as a work situation image of the private room office.
[0121]
Note that the processing order of steps S1403 and S1404 may be mixed.
[0122]
In step S1405, referring to the camera usage status table (FIG. 10) stored in the database unit 413 of the host server apparatus 101, camera borrowing user information corresponding to the camera rental user information stored in the RAM 606 is acquired. Note that when camera borrowing user information is acquired, the camera borrowing user information is temporarily stored in the RAM 606, for example.
[0123]
In step S1406, it is determined whether camera borrowing user information corresponding to the camera rental user information stored in the RAM 606 exists. If camera borrowing user information does not exist (NO in step S1406), the process returns to step S1402. On the other hand, if camera borrowing user information exists (YES in step S1406), the process advances to step S1407.
[0124]
In step S1407, the camera borrowed user information acquired in step S1405 is added to the reduced compressed image data received in step S1402, and the reduced compressed image data is expanded using the image expansion display program component of the program component unit 702. Reduced image data is generated and displayed as a work situation image of the user's private room office corresponding to the camera borrowed user information on the screen.
[0125]
If there are a plurality of user borrowed user information, one of them is acquired and added to the reduced compressed image data received in step S1402. Thereafter, the camera borrowing user information is added to the reduced and compressed image data received in step S1402 by repeating the processes in steps S1408 and S1409.
[0126]
In step S1408, it is determined whether there is unprocessed camera borrowing user information among the camera borrowing user information acquired in step S1405. If it does not exist (NO in step S1408), the process returns to step S1402. On the other hand, if unprocessed camera borrowed user information exists (YES in step S1408), the process advances to step S1409.
[0127]
In step S1409, unprocessed camera borrowing user information is added to the reduced compressed image data received in step S1402 in the camera borrowing user information acquired in step S1405, and the image decompression display program component of the program component unit 702 is used. The reduced compressed image data is expanded to generate reduced image data, which is displayed as a work status image of the user's private office corresponding to the camera borrowed user information on the screen, and the process returns to step S1408.
[0128]
The above-described processing of FIG. 14 is repeatedly executed constantly or periodically (for example, every predetermined time (1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour)) while the user is logged in.
[0129]
Further, by the processing of FIG. 14, as shown in FIG. 12 described above, the private office including the work status image of each user based on the camera usage status table (FIG. 10) is displayed on the display 504 of each user terminal device. become.
[0130]
In the processing described above, the user terminal device having the camera 505 can set in advance whether or not to lend (borrow) its own camera 505 to a user terminal device that does not have the camera 505. . In other words, the user of the user terminal device having the camera 505 can set whether or not other users are to be imaged by the camera 505 in addition to the user. This setting can be executed on the host server device 101 or the user terminal device using, for example, a lending camera setting screen provided by the host server device 101.
[0131]
Then, the user information of the user terminal device of the rentable camera 505 set on the rented camera setting screen is registered as camera rented user information in the camera usage status table (FIG. 10).
[0132]
On the other hand, when borrowing the camera 505 of the user terminal device having the camera 505 by the user terminal device having no camera, the desired camera is used by using the camera borrowing registration screen provided by the host server device 101. Will be borrowed.
[0133]
Here, the camera borrow registration screen will be described with reference to FIG.
[0134]
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a camera borrow registration screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0135]
In FIG. 15, reference numeral 1501 denotes a camera borrowing user selection dialog displayed on the display 504 of the user terminal device. Reference numeral 1502 denotes a field for displaying a list of users who can lend a camera among users of the user terminal device having the camera 505. Reference numeral 1503 denotes a registration button which is pressed when executing borrowing of a camera. Reference numeral 1504 denotes a cancel button which is pressed when canceling the borrowing of the camera.
[0136]
When a registration button 1503 on the camera borrowing registration screen is pressed, a camera borrowing permission screen for confirming permission for camera borrowing is transmitted to the user selected in the field 1502.
[0137]
Here, the camera borrowing permission screen will be described with reference to FIG.
[0138]
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a camera borrowing permission screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0139]
In FIG. 16, reference numeral 1601 denotes a camera borrowing permission dialog displayed on the display 504. Reference numeral 1602 denotes a message display field indicating a camera borrowing requester and contents for confirming permission of the request. Reference numeral 1603 denotes an OK button which is pressed when the message display field 1602 is permitted. A cancel button 1604 is pressed when the message display field 1602 is permitted.
[0140]
Next, an operation sequence for granting camera borrowing from a user terminal device user who does not have a camera 505 to a user terminal device user who has a camera will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16.
[0141]
Here, it is assumed that the camera borrowing registration screen of FIG. 15 is displayed on the display 504 of the user terminal device of the user “MALDINI”. In this case, the user information of the “MALDINI” person is not displayed in the field 1502.
[0142]
In this state, when “ONO” in the field 1502 is selected and the registration button 1503 is pressed, the user “ONO” is transmitted from the user terminal device of the user “MALDINI” via the signal line 703 to the user “ONO”. A camera borrowing request from the user “MALDINI” is notified to the terminal device 108, and the camera borrowing permission screen of FIG. 16 is displayed on the display 504 of the user terminal device of the user “ONO”.
[0143]
On the other hand, when the user “ONO” presses an OK button 1603 on the camera borrowing permission dialog 1601, the user terminal device of the user “ONO” notifies the host server device 101 of the camera borrowing permission via the signal line 703. . As a result, the host server apparatus 101 associates the camera rental user information (“ONO”) and the camera borrowing user information (“MALDINI”) with the camera usage status table (FIG. 10) stored in the database unit 413. Add one appended record. The state at this time is shown in the camera usage status table of FIG.
[0144]
In FIG. 17, it can be understood that the user “ONO” is additionally registered as camera rental user information and the user “MALDINI” is additionally registered as camera borrowing user information corresponding to the camera usage status table of FIG. As a result, the user “MALDINI” can borrow the camera from the user “ONO”.
[0145]
As described above, the host server device 101 according to the present embodiment provides the user terminal device with a setting screen for setting a user who is an imaging target of the camera 505 included in the user terminal device. Through the setting screen, it is possible to arbitrarily set the user to be imaged by the camera 505.
[0146]
In the camera usage status table of FIG. 10, the case where the camera rental user information that lends the camera and the camera borrowing user information that borrows the camera are managed in association with each other has been described. If the action schedule of the camera rental user information (operation schedule of the user terminal device) is known in advance, the borrowing start date and time and the borrowing end date and time of the rental camera may be further managed.
[0147]
The camera usage status table in such a case will be described with reference to FIG.
[0148]
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an application example of the camera usage status table according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0149]
In the camera usage status table of FIG. 18, in addition to the configuration of the camera usage status table of FIG. 10, a field F 1804 and a field F 1805 for managing the borrowing start date and time and the borrowing end date and time of the camera 505 are configured for each record. Yes. Note that the fields F1801 to F1804 correspond to the fields F1001 to F1004 of the camera usage status table of FIG.
[0150]
Next, in a state where the camera usage status table of FIG. 18 is stored in the database unit 413 of the host server apparatus 101, the host server apparatus 101 receives image data from the user terminal apparatus 103, and based on the image data. Processing for distributing the work situation image will be described with reference to FIG.
[0151]
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the host server device according to the embodiment of this invention.
[0152]
First, in step S1901, the host server apparatus 101 starts operation, and then proceeds to step S1902.
[0153]
In step S1902, image data (image data captured by the camera 505 of the user terminal device 103) is received from the user terminal device 103 via the signal line 703.
[0154]
In step S1903, user information (camera rental user information) included in the received image data is extracted and stored in the RAM 306 of the host server apparatus 101.
[0155]
In step S1904, the following operation is performed as image distribution processing for normal image distribution. First, image processing is performed on the image data so that the image data is reduced in half both vertically and horizontally, and reduced compressed image data is generated. Next, the reduced and compressed image data is distributed to all user terminal devices logged in to the host server device 101 via the server manager unit 402.
[0156]
In step S1905, referring to the camera usage status table (FIG. 18) stored in the database unit 413 of the host server apparatus 101, the camera borrowing user information corresponding to the camera lending user information stored in the RAM 306 and its borrowing start The date / time and the borrowing end date / time are acquired and stored in the RAM 306.
[0157]
In step S1906, it is determined whether there is camera borrowing user information corresponding to the camera rental user information. If camera borrowing user information does not exist (NO in step S1906), the process returns to step S1902. On the other hand, if camera borrowing user information exists (YES in step S1906), the process advances to step S1907.
[0158]
In step S 1907, current date / time information is acquired from the OS 412 of the host server apparatus 101 and stored in the RAM 306.
[0159]
In step S1908, a sort process for rearranging the camera borrowed user information stored in the RAM 306 for each user is performed.
[0160]
In step S1909, the first camera borrowing user information is acquired from the rearranged camera borrowing user information.
[0161]
In step S1910, it is determined whether or not the current date and time information acquired in step S1907 has passed the borrowing start date and time of the acquired camera borrowing user information and has passed the borrowing end date and time. If this condition is not satisfied (NO in step S1910), the process advances to step S1912. On the other hand, if this condition is satisfied (YES in step S1910), the flow advances to step S1911.
[0162]
In step S 1911, the camera borrowed user information acquired in step S 1909 is added to the reduced compressed image data generated in step S 1904, and all user terminal devices logged in to the host server apparatus 101 via the server manager unit 402 are added. Send.
[0163]
In step S1912, it is determined whether the next camera borrowed user information exists. If there is no next camera borrowed user information (NO in step S1912), the process returns in step S1902. On the other hand, if the next camera borrowed user information exists (YES in step S1912), the process advances to step S1913.
[0164]
In step S1913, the next camera borrowing user information is acquired.
[0165]
In step S1914, it is determined whether the camera borrowing user information acquired in step S1913 is the camera borrowing user information processed in step S1911. If it is not processed camera borrowed user information (NO in step S1914), the process advances to step S1910. On the other hand, if it is processed camera borrowed user information (YES in step S1914), the process advances to step S1912.
[0166]
The above-described processing of FIG. 19 is repeatedly executed at all times or periodically (for example, every predetermined time (1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour)) while the host server apparatus 101 is operating. .
[0167]
With the processing in FIG. 19, it is possible to realize display control of work status images based on the borrowing start date and time and the borrowing end date and time of the camera 505.
[0168]
As a specific example, as a user's action schedule, if there are plans to use the user terminal device of each site at multiple sites, and the user terminal device to be used does not have a camera, it exists at each site. In advance, the user terminal device having the camera to be used is permitted to borrow the camera. As a result, the camera usage status table manages the borrowing schedule (the borrowing start date and time and the borrowing end date and time) of the camera of the user terminal device having the camera at each site according to the action schedule of the user.
[0169]
Then, the host server device 101 appropriately switches the image data from the user terminal device having a camera according to the borrowing schedule obtained from the camera usage status table, and switches the image data from the user terminal device user who does not have the camera. Can be distributed to each user terminal device. In this way, when the action schedule of a user who borrows a camera is known in advance, the user's own work situation image is captured by the camera of the user terminal device having the camera at the location where the user currently exists. Then, it can be distributed to each user terminal device.
[0170]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, in order to display the work status image of the user of the user terminal device that does not have a camera, the user terminal device that has a camera can display both of the user terminal devices. By capturing images of the users and using the captured images as work status images of both users, even if the user terminal device is not equipped with a camera, the user's work status image can be displayed on each user terminal device.
[0171]
In addition, when a camera is borrowed, the borrowing / renting of the camera is established after obtaining the permission for the borrowing, so that unauthorized borrowing of the camera can be prevented.
[0172]
The embodiments according to the above embodiment are listed as follows.
[0173]
<Embodiment 1> A server device connected to a terminal device installed in each of a plurality of users via a communication line,
Receiving means for receiving an image from a terminal device having an imaging means for taking an image of the user via the communication line;
Storage means for storing a table for managing users to be imaged by the imaging means, and determination means for referring to the table to determine whether or not the image received by the receiving means is an image for a plurality of users. ,
A transmission unit configured to distinguish an image received by the reception unit for each user based on a determination result of the determination unit and transmit the image to each of the plurality of terminal devices;
A server device comprising:
[0174]
<Embodiment 2> When the image received by the receiving unit is an image for a plurality of users as a result of the determination by the determining unit, the transmitting unit uses the same image as the image for each of the plurality of users. And transmitting to each of the plurality of terminal devices separately for each user
The server device according to Embodiment 1, wherein
[0175]
<Embodiment 3> Providing means for providing the terminal device with a setting screen for setting an imaging target user of the imaging means included in the terminal device;
When there is a setting request for the user to be imaged from the first terminal device via the setting screen, a confirmation screen for confirming whether or not the user can image is transmitted to the second terminal device having an imaging means for imaging the user. Sending means to
The server device according to Embodiment 1, further comprising:
[0176]
<Embodiment 4> The storage means further manages the start date and time and the end date and time to be imaged by the imaging means in the table.
The server device according to Embodiment 1, wherein
[0177]
<Embodiment 5> A terminal device connected to a server device via a communication line,
An imaging means for capturing an image of the user;
Determination means for determining whether or not the image captured by the imaging means is an image for a plurality of users;
When the image picked up by the image pickup means is an image corresponding to a plurality of users as a result of the determination by the determination means, the same image as the image is identified as the image of each of the plurality of users for each user. Transmitting means for transmitting to the apparatus via the communication line;
A terminal device comprising:
[0178]
<Embodiment 6> First receiving means for receiving a setting screen for setting a user to be imaged by the imaging means from the server device via the communication line;
Second receiving means for receiving a confirmation screen for confirming whether or not the user can capture images from the server device via the communication line when there is a setting request for the user to be imaged from another terminal device via the setting screen. When
The terminal device according to Embodiment 5, further comprising:
[0179]
<Embodiment 7> A terminal device connected to a server device via a communication line,
Receiving means for receiving an image from the server device via the communication line;
Determining means for determining whether or not the image received by the receiving means is an image for a plurality of users;
As a result of determination by the determination unit, when the image received by the reception unit is an image corresponding to a plurality of users, the same image as the image is displayed separately for each user as an image of each of the plurality of users. Display means and
A terminal device comprising:
[0180]
<Embodiment 8> A system in which a server device and terminal devices installed in each of a plurality of users are connected to each other via a communication line,
The server device
Receiving means for receiving an image from a terminal device having an imaging means for taking an image of the user via the communication line;
Storage means for storing a table for managing users to be imaged by the imaging means;
A first determination unit that refers to the table and determines whether the image received by the reception unit is an image for a plurality of users;
Based on the determination result of the first determination means, comprising a transmission means for distinguishing the image received by the reception means for each user and transmitting to each of the plurality of terminal devices,
Each of the plurality of terminal devices
Receiving means for receiving an image from the server device via the communication line;
Second determination means for determining whether the image received by the reception means is an image for a plurality of users;
As a result of the determination by the second determination means, when the image received by the receiving means is an image corresponding to a plurality of users, the same image as the image is distinguished for each user as an image of each of the plurality of users. Display means to display and
A system comprising:
[0181]
<Embodiment 9> A method for controlling a server device connected to a terminal device installed in each of a plurality of users via a communication line,
A receiving step of receiving an image from a terminal device having an imaging step of capturing an image of the user via the communication line;
A storage step for storing a table for managing users to be imaged in the imaging step; a determination step for determining whether or not the image received in the reception step is an image for a plurality of users with reference to the table; ,
A transmission step of transmitting the image received in the reception step to each of the plurality of terminal devices by distinguishing the image received in the reception step based on the determination result of the determination step;
A control method for a server device, comprising:
[0182]
<Embodiment 10> A method for controlling a terminal device connected to a server device via a communication line,
An imaging process for capturing an image of the user;
A determination step of determining whether the image captured in the imaging step is an image for a plurality of users;
As a result of the determination in the determination step, when the image captured in the imaging step is an image corresponding to a plurality of users, the same image as the image is distinguished for each user as an image of each of the plurality of users. A transmission step of transmitting to the apparatus via the communication line;
A control method for a terminal device, comprising:
[0183]
<Embodiment 11> A program for realizing control of a terminal device connected to a server device via a communication line,
A program code of a reception step of receiving an image from the server device via the communication line;
A program code of a determination step for determining whether the image received in the reception step is an image for a plurality of users;
As a result of the determination in the determination step, when the image received in the reception step is an image corresponding to a plurality of users, the same image as the image is displayed separately for each user as an image of each of the plurality of users. Display process program code and
A program comprising:
[0184]
<Embodiment 12> A program for controlling a server device connected to a terminal device installed in each of a plurality of users via a communication line,
A program code of a reception step of receiving an image from a terminal device having an imaging step of capturing an image of the user via the communication line;
A storage step for storing a table for managing users to be imaged in the imaging step, and a determination step for determining whether or not the image received in the reception step is an image for a plurality of users with reference to the table. Program code,
Based on the determination result of the determination step, the program code of the transmission step that distinguishes the image received in the reception step for each user and transmits the image to each of the plurality of terminal devices;
A program comprising:
[0185]
<Embodiment 13> A program for realizing control of a terminal device connected to a server device via a communication line,
A program code of an imaging process for capturing an image of a user;
A program code of a determination step for determining whether or not the image captured in the imaging step is an image for a plurality of users;
As a result of the determination in the determination step, when the image captured in the imaging step is an image corresponding to a plurality of users, the same image as the image is distinguished for each user as an image of each of the plurality of users. A program code of a transmission step for transmitting to the apparatus via the communication line;
A program comprising:
[0186]
<Embodiment 14> A program for controlling a terminal device connected to a server device via a communication line,
A program code of a reception step of receiving an image from the server device via the communication line;
A program code of a determination step for determining whether the image received in the reception step is an image for a plurality of users;
As a result of the determination in the determination step, when the image received in the reception step is an image corresponding to a plurality of users, the same image as the image is displayed separately for each user as an image of each of the plurality of users. Display process program code and
A program comprising:
[0187]
Although the embodiments have been described in detail above, the present invention can take an embodiment as, for example, a system, an apparatus, a method, a program, or a storage medium, and specifically includes a plurality of devices. The present invention may be applied to a system that is configured, or may be applied to an apparatus that includes a single device.
[0188]
In the present invention, a software program (in the embodiment, a program corresponding to the flowchart shown in the figure) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment is directly or remotely supplied to the system or apparatus, and the computer of the system or apparatus Is also achieved by reading and executing the supplied program code.
[0189]
Accordingly, since the functions of the present invention are implemented by computer, the program code installed in the computer also implements the present invention. In other words, the present invention includes a computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention.
[0190]
In that case, as long as it has the function of a program, it may be in the form of object code, a program executed by an interpreter, script data supplied to the OS, or the like.
[0191]
As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card ROM, DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-R) and the like.
[0192]
As another program supply method, a client computer browser is used to connect to an Internet homepage, and the computer program of the present invention itself or a compressed file including an automatic installation function is downloaded from the homepage to a recording medium such as a hard disk. Can also be supplied. It can also be realized by dividing the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and downloading each file from a different homepage. That is, a WWW server that allows a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention on a computer is also included in the present invention.
[0193]
In addition, the program of the present invention is encrypted, stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, distributed to users, and key information for decryption is downloaded from a homepage via the Internet to users who have cleared predetermined conditions. It is also possible to execute the encrypted program by using the key information and install the program on a computer.
[0194]
In addition to the functions of the above-described embodiments being realized by the computer executing the read program, the OS running on the computer based on the instruction of the program is a part of the actual processing. Alternatively, the functions of the above-described embodiment can be realized by performing all of them and performing the processing.
[0195]
Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board or The CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.
[0196]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technology capable of efficiently sharing information about users among users who use terminal devices.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a distributed office system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a host server device according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a host server device according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a software configuration of the host server device according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a PC main body of a personal computer used as a user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a software configuration of the user terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a home office according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display of the user terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a camera usage status table according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the user terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display of the user terminal device by the processing of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the host server apparatus according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the user terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a camera borrow registration screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a camera borrowing permission screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a camera usage status table according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an application example of a camera usage status table according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the host server device according to the embodiment of this invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 Host server device
103-107 User terminal device
108 Personal computer
109 User terminal software
110 Telephone
114 Mobile information terminal
402 Server manager
413 Database section
501 Personal computer body
502 mouse
504 display
505 camera
702 Program component part
901 Private office area
902 Private office space
903 Work status image
904 Name display part
905 Work status display section
906 Message display area

Claims (1)

A server device connected via a communication line to a terminal device installed in each of a plurality of users,
Receiving means for receiving an image from a terminal device having an imaging means for taking an image of the user via the communication line;
Storage means for storing a table for managing users to be imaged by the imaging means;
Determining means for referring to the table to determine whether the image received by the receiving means is an image for a plurality of users;
A server apparatus comprising: a transmission unit configured to distinguish an image received by the reception unit for each user based on a determination result of the determination unit and transmit the image to each of the plurality of terminal devices.

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