JP2005092655A - Lecture attendance integrating system and method for attending lecture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that students (hereinafter referred to as users) who want to receive broadcasts from a public communication network must access a distributing university site to attend lectures using means provided by different departments. <P>SOLUTION: Each user accesses a service-providing system 110 via the Internet 140 from an information device such as a cellular phone 3, a PDA 12, a personal computer 11, or a personal computer 130 at home, to select and input a lecture which the user wants to attend. The system 110 is provided with a program for operating lecture distribution devices 120-122 (departments), and the users' inputs for the selection of lectures are allocated to the distribution devices of the departments. The lecture distribution devices 120-122 of the departments distribute corresponding reception devices 130, 131 according to inputs form the system 110. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication learning system and a learning method using a communication network.

  Currently, there are several technologies for distributing digitized lectures over the public communication network using the Internet. Some use general lines, while others distribute via dedicated lines or satellite lines. There are also many types of distribution technologies. As such a distribution education system, a communication education system using a communication network as shown in Patent Document 1 is known.

JP 2002-91279 A

  In the current lecture system, the technology adopted by each lecture provider is different, so multiple providers are required to receive lectures provided by multiple providers from public communication networks. It is necessary to provide a distribution device corresponding to a public communication network and to access and receive each. For this reason, it has been difficult to view lectures provided by a plurality of providers collectively.

  In the conventional correspondence education system as shown in Patent Document 1 above, a correspondence education center is provided to solve this problem, and lectures from a plurality of universities are managed and distributed together. It was necessary to change the method of each lecture at the center or to accept it in a uniform way.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, to realize a site that automatically provides a single interface for receiving lectures from different public networks for each lecture providing organization, and provides a single login for each user or for each user. It is to provide a lecture attendance integrated system that enables customization of a lecture and a lecture attendance method using the system.

  In order to solve the above problems, the lecture attendance integrated system of the present invention is configured as follows. The user terminal for the student, the system, the lecture providing institution, and the user receiving device are connected by a communication network. A plurality of lecture providing institutions can be connected. For example, a form in which a plurality of universities or a plurality of departments in the university participate is assumed. Each means of the integrated lecture attendance system is provided in this system, means for storing the personal information of the student and information about the attendance, means for disclosing the saved information on a web page etc. on the network, the user terminal and the attendance Procedural processing means for transmitting and receiving necessary information and processing procedures related to attendance at lecture providing institutions is provided. This makes it possible for the system to process user attendance procedures for a plurality of lecture providing institutions in a batch. The personal information disclosure means allows the user to confirm the registered content on the web page.

  Furthermore, the lecture attendance integrated system of the present invention includes means for registering attendance information of a lecture providing organization and contents of a communication lecture provided by a lecture providing organization, means and system for disclosing the registered information on a network, each department, Means are provided for executing communication attendance from the user's receiving device to the user terminal. As a result, a plurality of lectures of a plurality of departments of a plurality of universities can be collectively managed by the system, a lecture menu can be disclosed to a user, and an actual attendance can be performed. The integrated lecture attendance system differs in communication methods between each faculty-side distribution device and user-side receiving device, and varies from device to device, in order to provide users with a common operability that does not depend on the implementation of the lecture distribution device. A means for absorbing and encoding differences in input / output items is provided.

  This is realized by providing a table in which the reception method for each user and the distribution method for each lecture providing organization are registered in the lecture attendance integrated system, and the conversion method is selected based on this table. As a result, both the lecture providing organization and the user can distribute and receive the lecture without being aware of the communication method.

  The lecture attendance integration system of the present invention centrally manages the IDs of a plurality of departments so that the user can save the trouble of managing a plurality of accounts, and the user uses the account for using this service to the lecture providing institution server. It has a single login function for access and authentication. This single login function may be realized by a conventional single login method. Furthermore, it has a function of automatically generating and mass-customizing a user interface corresponding to a receiving apparatus operated by each user from information collected from each user in the system, and can provide an individual interface for each user.

  In addition, the lecture attendance integrated system provides attendance information and lectures of each lecture providing organization through a single site on an interface such as a web page. As a result, what conventionally required a plurality of viewing means can be used from a single interface. In the case of taking a plurality of courses, there is also a means for displaying a menu for each lecture providing organization on the same screen and performing a centralized operation.

  Furthermore, in order to enable remote operation and reservation and reception of multiple lectures at the same time without being aware of time zones across faculties, a means for taking stored lectures as well as real-time lecture distribution is provided. It has a means to operate the lecture sending and receiving of the lecture providing organization from one place.

  Furthermore, the integrated lecture attendance system has a function to link with the academic affairs information management system of each lecture provider, and obtains information such as student schedule management, acquisition units, cancellation notices, supplementary notices, and the current status of the receiving device in advance. And means for reflecting various lecture information on the user interface. As a result, it is possible to obtain holding information on abrupt cancellation or supplementary lectures using the same interface as the attendance. In addition, it is possible to display on the above interface lectures that can be recognized across departments in general education or limited lectures by linking with the information on credit management of the academic affairs information management system of multiple lecture providers. It becomes.

  The lecture attendance integrated system has not only the distribution of lectures but also a function of receiving information from users and transmitting it to each lecture providing organization. As a result, when a lecture subject such as a report is required due to a lecture, a document in a specified format or the like can be transmitted and received, and a report can be submitted to each lecture provider on the same interface.

  As described above, in the lecture attendance integration system of the present invention, a user individually accesses a distribution device provided by a lecture providing organization by providing a lecture reception service from a plurality of lecture providing organizations by one site. Reduces labor, enables the reception of lectures from a lecture provider from a single location, enables remote operation, and allows reservation and reception of multiple lectures across departments without being aware of lecture time zones.

  In addition, by absorbing differences in communication methods and input / output items that differ from device to device, and providing users with a common operability that is not affected by the implementation of lecture distribution devices, they are forced to perform different operations for each distribution technology. This has the effect of reducing the user's labor.

  The lecture attendance integration system of the present invention is characterized in that the user can unify the means for viewing lectures of each faculty from a public communication network. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of an overall configuration in which a lecture attendance integrated system according to the present invention is linked to a user and each lecture providing organization. In FIG. 1, a user accesses a system 110 that realizes a service from an information device such as a mobile phone 3, a PDA 12, a personal computer 11, or a personal computer 130 via the Internet 140, and selects and inputs a lecture to be taken. To do. The system 110 is provided with a program for operating the lecture distribution apparatuses 120 to 122 (each faculty) in advance, and allocates a lecture selection input from the user to the distribution apparatus of each faculty. The lecture distribution devices 120 to 122 of each faculty distribute corresponding receiving devices 130 and 131 according to the input from the system 110.

FIG. 8 shows a functional configuration example of the lecture integration system provided in the system 110 of FIG. The lecture integration system includes an information providing function 81 for providing various information to clients, a single login function 82 for centrally managing accounts and authenticating each user, an encoding function 83 for absorbing differences between different input / output items, and each lecture providing organization. It consists of a remote operation function 85 that operates lecture transmission and reception from one place, a mass customization function 86 that automatically generates a user interface according to the attendance format, and a communication system support function 87 that supports communication systems adapted to different media. Personal information database for personal information, personal information database for managing personal attendance information, undergraduate information database for managing lecture information for each faculty of university, information acquired in cooperation with university attendance methods and academic information systems University information database, category for classifying lectures Database, including video and audio database is an entity of the lecture, comprising a further log database that manages the attendance history of each user.
In FIG. 8, the user accesses the system 86 through the Internet 89 from the operation terminal 810. After access, the user is issued an account by registering personal information. The registered personal information is stored in the database of the system 86 and managed centrally. As a result, when the user accesses the system 86 in the future, the troublesome access work is reduced by the single login function 82. The system 86 can be accessed from the remote operation function 85 regardless of the terminal location of the user. The system 86 has an information providing function 81 for registering undergraduate information at the same time as user information and enabling mutual exchange of on-campus information desired by the user and personal information desired by the undergraduate side. In addition, information obtained on the user side is executed by a mass customization function 86 in which an interface is automatically generated according to an information amount and an information form.

Even when the user's operation terminal 810 is different, the communication method support function 87 supports various communication methods. When the data technology of the distribution device 812 is different from that of the receiving device 811 on the user side at the time of attendance, it is possible to absorb the difference of different input / output items by executing the encoding function 83 on the system 86 side.
Details of the single login process by the single login function 82 will be described below.
The integrated lecture attendance system according to the present invention centrally manages accounts for use of lecture distribution apparatuses in each faculty, and allows a user to use the lecture distribution apparatus of each faculty only with an account for use of this service. A single login function 82 is provided. Each user is registered in advance with a user account for using the receiving apparatus owned by the user. When the user does not have a user account for using the lecture distribution apparatus of each department, an account creation agent for using the lecture distribution apparatus of each department is performed as a service as desired by the user.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the flow of single login processing. In FIG. 2, the user terminal 1 accesses 21 to the lecture attendance integrated system of the system 2. The lecture attendance integrated system transmits 210 a personal information registration screen to the user terminal 1. A personal information registration screen display 22 is displayed on the user terminal 1 side. After inputting the personal information, the user transmits the personal information 22 to the lecture attendance integrated system. The personal information registration 211 is executed for the personal information received on the lecture attendance integrated system side. When the personal information registration 211 is completed, the department list information transmission 212 is performed from the lecture attendance integrated system side to the user terminal 1. The department list display 24 is displayed on the user terminal 1 side. The user performs undergraduate selection 25 to attend. The lecture attendance integrated system sends an undergraduate course list information request transmission 214 of the department selected by the user to the corresponding department.

  Undergraduate 3 side sends undergraduate course list information transmission 240 to the integrated lecture attendance system based on the requested information. The lecture attendance integrated system executes undergraduate course list information transmission 215 to the user terminal 1 based on the received data. The course list display 230 is performed on the user terminal 1 based on the received data. The user executes the course selection 231 on the user terminal 1. The user transmits a personal ID / course information 232 to the lecture attendance integrated system. The lecture attendance integrated system executes lecture registration 216 based on the data received from the user terminal. A personal ID / course information transmission 217 is executed from the lecture attendance integrated system side to each faculty 3. Each faculty 3 executes a personal ID / course registration 241 based on the data received from the integrated lecture attendance system.

  After completing registration, each faculty 3 executes course registration information transmission 242 to the lecture attendance integrated system. The lecture attendance integrated system executes course registration information transmission 218 from the data received from each department 3 to the user terminal 1. The user terminal 1 displays the course registration information display 233 based on the data received from the lecture attendance integrated system. This completes registration 234.

Details of the lecture delivery processing of the lecture attendance integrated system of the present invention will be described below.
The lecture attendance integrated system provides each lecture providing organization with a program for operating the lecture delivery apparatus. The program is prepared for each communication method and for each device, such as a program for a device distributed by CTI, a program for a device that performs distribution operation by e-mail, and a program for a device that distributes lectures from the Web.
FIG. 3 shows the flow of the lecture distribution process. In FIG. 3, the user terminal 1 accesses 31 the lecture attendance integrated system of the system 2. The lecture attendance integrated system transmits the personal ID input screen 310 to the user terminal 1. The personal ID input 32 is performed on the personal ID input screen on the user terminal 1 side. After inputting the personal ID 32, the user performs a personal ID transmission 33 to the lecture attendance integrated system. The personal ID search 311 is executed on the lecture attendance integrated system side. After the search, the undergraduate / attendance information transmission 312 is executed to the corresponding user. Based on the data received by the user terminal 1, a list of lectures currently being taken is displayed, and the undergraduate / participating lecture selection 34 to be taken this time is executed.

  The personal ID is added to the data received from the user terminal 1 side in the lecture attendance integrated system, and the personal ID / faculty / attendance lecture transmission 313 is executed. Each faculty 3 executes a personal ID / faculty / lecture lecture search 320 based on the data received from the lecture attendance integrated system side to retrieve the corresponding user. At this time, in the case where the format technology that can be received (viewed) by the user and the data distribution format technology provided by the undergraduate 3 are different from the personal information that has been previously registered, the attendance data transmission 321 is executed. The data received from the undergraduate side is encoded 314 in a format that matches the receiving technology of the user on the lecture attendance integrated system side. After the encoding is completed, the lecture data distribution 315 is executed to the receiving device 4 of the user.

  After the reception is completed on the reception device 4 side, a reception completion transmission 330 is executed to the lecture attendance integrated system side. The lecture attendance integrated system side executes the reception completion transmission 316 of the message received from the receiving device to the user terminal 1 side. The reception completion display 36 is executed based on the data received on the user terminal 1 side.

Based on the lecture data distributed to the user receiving device 4, the course start 331 is started. After the lecture ends 332, a personal ID / faculty / learning completion information transmission 333 is transmitted from the receiving device 4 side to the lecture attendance integrated system and the corresponding department.
The corresponding faculty 3 executes the personal ID / faculty / lecture lecture search 322 based on the data sent from the receiving device. After the search, the attendance record update 323 of the corresponding user is executed.

  The lecture attendance integrated system executes the personal ID / faculty / attendance lecture search 317 based on the data sent from the receiving device 4. After the search, the attendance record update 318 of the corresponding user is executed. Thereafter, the lecture attendance integrated system executes update information transmission 319 to the user terminal 1 side. The attendance record display 36 is performed on the user terminal side based on the data received from the lecture attendance integrated system.

Details of user interface creation processing by the mass customization function 86 of the lecture attendance integrated system will be described below.
The mass customization function 86 provides a mechanism for automatically generating a user interface corresponding to a receiving device operated by each user from personal information in a database collected by the lecture attendance integrated system. In addition, implementation is performed so that the current status of the receiving device is acquired in advance and reflected in the user interface. Furthermore, a mass customization function for providing an individual interface for each user is also provided.

  In addition, in conjunction with the academic information management system, it also provides student schedule management, acquisition units, cancellation notices, and supplementary notices on the same interface.

  FIG. 4 shows a flow of processing for acquiring various lecture information. In FIG. 4, when obtaining various lecture information, the user terminal 1 side accesses 41 the system. The lecture attendance integrated system transmits 410 a personal ID input screen. The personal ID input screen is displayed on the user terminal 1 side and the personal ID input 42 is executed. The personal ID transmission 43 is executed from the user terminal 1 side to the lecture attendance integrated system side. The personal ID search 411 is executed in order to identify the corresponding user on the lecture attendance integrated system side. A personal ID / faculty / lecture lecture transmission 420 is sent to the faculty 3 where the user is attending. Based on the data received by the undergraduate 3 side, a personal ID / undergraduate / learning lecture search 420 is executed.

After identifying the user, various lecture information transmission 421 that the user is attending is transmitted to the lecture attendance integrated system side. The lecture attendance integration system transmits various lecture information 413 to the user terminal based on the data received from the undergraduate 3. Various lecture information displays 44 are performed on the user terminal side based on data from the lecture attendance integrated system side.
Details of the attached material transmission / reception service by the information providing function 81 will be described below.

  The lecture attendance integrated system of the present invention provides a function that supports transmission / reception of a document in a specified format when a lecture subject such as a report is required due to a lecture. This makes it possible to move away from passive lectures that are not in satellite lectures. Also, materials necessary for lectures can be distributed.

  FIG. 5 shows a flow of processing for supporting transmission / reception of reports and materials. In FIG. 5, the personal ID / faculty / lecture lecture search 510 is executed on the faculty 3 side to search for the corresponding user. After retrieving the user, report / material data distribution 511 is performed. The receiving device 4 performs report / material data reception 520. After the reception is completed, a report / material data reception completion transmission 521 is performed to the lecture attendance integrated system. The lecture attendance integrated system performs personal ID / faculty / attendance lecture search 530 in order to identify the user to whom the message is sent based on the transmission data. After specifying the user, the reception completion transmission 531 is executed. When the user terminal 1 receives the message, the reception completion display 540 is displayed on the user terminal 1 side.

  Also, when the user submits a report, the terminal submits a report submission 541 to the integrated lecture attendance system. After executing the personal ID / faculty / attendance lecture search 532 on the lecture attendance integrated system side, the report request transmission 533 is executed to the receiving device of the corresponding user. After the message is received by the receiving device 4, report data transmission 522 is executed to the lecture attendance integrated system. The lecture attendance integrated system implements the received report data registration 534. Send personal ID / faculty / lecture lecture / report data transmission 535 to the submitting faculty 3. Undergraduate 3 performs personal ID / faculty / lecture lecture search 512 to identify the user of the destination.

  After the user is identified, report data reception 513 is performed. After receiving the report data 513, report data reception information transmission 514 is executed to the user terminal 1. After receiving the message, the user terminal 1 displays a report submission completion display 542.

  The details of the service that allows the user to receive notifications of messages from all the receiving devices owned by the user and each faculty by the remote operation function 85 at one place or a plurality of places will be described. The lecture attendance integrated system manages the message transmission destination for the user and sets the message reception destination at one place. When messages with different transmission formats such as telephone and e-mail are mixed as message notification means to the user, the system receives the message and sets the message to be notified to the user by the appropriate message notification means specified by the user .

  FIG. 6 shows the flow of the batch message reception process. In FIG. 6, each user accesses the system using his / her terminals 61 to 63. Each user registers a message transmission destination and message transmission formats 610 to 612 in the lecture attendance integrated system. The lecture attendance integrated system receives messages 621 to 622 for each user from the faculty 3 or the receiving device, and collates the transmission destination / transmission format 630 to 632 of each user. As a result of the collation, the system transmits a message to the transmission destinations 640 to 642 in the transmission format registered by each user. Each user receives data at the registration destination terminals 650 to 654.

  The details of the processing for certifying the credits of a plurality of departments by linking the integrated lecture attendance system of the present invention with the academic information system will be described below. In recent years, depending on general education or limited lectures, it has become possible to cross-faculty and share credits by providing acquired unit data. In addition, not only faculties within universities, but also credits of affiliated universities are accredited. By using an integrated lecture attendance system at each university and each faculty, data can be collaborated and shared across universities. Lectures and credit recognition are possible.

  FIG. 7 shows the flow of credit recognition processing at multiple faculties. In FIG. 7, the personal ID / faculty / lecture lecture 710 is transmitted to the faculty 3 from the lecture attendance integrated system. Undergraduate 3 executes personal ID / undergraduate / attendance lecture search 720 based on the received data. Whether or not the lecture data that has been taken is a shared lecture is executed in the corresponding undergraduate 3. After the determination, if you are authorized in the shared lecture, the undergraduate 3 side will make a personal ID and attendance completion registration 722. The determination result 723 is transmitted to the lecture attendance integrated system. Credit recognition registration 730 is performed on the lecture attendance integrated system side. The determination result 731 is transmitted to the user terminal 1. The determination result is displayed on the user terminal 1.

The figure which shows the structural example of the lecture attendance integrated system of this invention. The figure which shows the process of a personal ID and a lecture registration procedure. The figure which shows the process of an attendance procedure and an attendance completion procedure. The figure which shows the process of a lecture information acquisition procedure. The figure which shows the process of the transmission / reception procedure of an attached material. The figure which shows various message reception processes. The figure which shows provision and sharing processing of attendance data. The figure which shows the function structural example of a lecture integrated system.

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1 user terminal 2 system 3 department delivery device 4 receiving device

Claims (6)

  A lecture attendance integrated system in which a user terminal for a student, a system, at least one lecture providing organization, and a user receiving device are connected by a communication network, the system includes personal information of the student and attendance Means for storing information on the device, means for disclosing the stored information on the network, and procedure processing means for processing the procedures for attending the user terminal, university information of each university, and correspondence lectures provided by each department of each university Lecture attendant comprising means for registering the contents of the information, means and system for disclosing the registered information on the network, lecture providing institution and means for executing communication attendance from the user receiving device to the user terminal Integrated system.   In the lecture attendance integrated system, the lecture reception service by one site and the IDs of a plurality of lecture providing institutions are centrally managed, and the user accesses the lecture providing institution server using an account for using this service for authentication. The lecture attendance integrated system according to claim 1, further comprising means for providing a user with a single login service.   The lecture attendance integrated system has a communication method between a lecture receiving institution side distribution device and a student side receiving device, and means for remotely operating a lecture reception of one or more lecture providing organizations from one place. The integrated system for attending lectures according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising means for absorbing differences and differences in input / output items that differ for each device.   4. The mass customization means for automatically generating a user interface corresponding to a receiving device operated by each user based on information collected from each user in the lecture attendance integrated system. Integrated system for lecture attendance described in Crab.   2. The lecture attendance integrated system includes means for acquiring the current status of a receiving device in advance, enabling transmission of various lecture information of the lecture providing organization to the system, and reflecting the information in a user interface. Lecture attendance integrated system according to any one of 4 to 4. A lecture attendance method in a lecture attendance integrated system in which a user terminal and a system for attendees, each faculty, and a user receiving device are connected by a communication network, the student's personal information and attendance information are stored, Disclose the registered information on the network, process the procedures for attending with user terminals, register attendance information for each lecture provider and the contents of the correspondence course provided by each lecture provider, and store the registered information A lecture attendance method in a lecture attendance integrated system, which is disclosed on a network, and the lecture is transmitted from a system, each lecture providing organization, and a user receiving device to a user terminal.

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