JP4256821B2 - Conference support system and conference support method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention makes it easy to transfer discussions to an electronic conference that complements the real conference by accumulating the progress of the conference, etc. by utilizing electronic processing while retaining the goodness of the real conference as much as possible. The present invention relates to a conference support system and a conference support method that can be performed at any time.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram in which opinions are collected by pasting participants' opinions on a wall or the like in a conventional conference. In FIG. 9, 1 is a counterfeit paper placed on a wall, 2 is a participant's opinion written on a sticky sticky note, and 3 is to collect similar opinions so that the coordinator can easily understand the results. The boundary lines drawn in are shown respectively.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing how a realistic conference is held. In FIG. 10, the coordinator of the participant 4 of the real meeting explains the purpose of the meeting (the first realistic meeting), and the participant 4 discusses (discusses) according to the purpose (the second realistic meeting). (Conference), and the results are summarized (third realistic meeting).

  As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, at present, the normal conference is mainly a real conference. A realistic meeting allows all the participants 4 to experience what their opinions were and how their opinions have changed, because they were on the spot. For this reason, all participants can hold a conference with a common consciousness. However, in a real meeting, due to time and expense issues, not many participants can participate, so it is basically difficult to aggregate the opinions of many people and feed back the results. There was a problem. Moreover, in order to collect opinions of many people, it is necessary to hold so many realistic meetings, which is problematic in terms of time and cost.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state of the electronic conference, and 5 is a screen image of the electronic conference. FIG. 12 shows the participation in an electronic conference utilizing the Internet environment. 6 is a server on which the electronic conference is implemented, 7 is a communication means such as the Internet, and 8 is a participant in the electronic conference. Respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, recently, an attempt has been made to gather a large number of opinions by holding an electronic conference because the Internet can be used for easy participation. However, since the electronic conference is a virtual space, there are many irresponsible remarks, and the question is that it ends up as a question and does not become a debate. There are cases where there are none, and there are a number of devices that can be easily joined, but there is a problem that they are not functioning in practice (see Non-Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document 2).

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the relationship between a real conference and an electronic conference. Here, 4 indicates a participant in a real conference, 8 indicates a participant in an electronic conference, 9 indicates that there is no exchange between the real and the electronic conference, 10 indicates a real conference, 11 Represents each electronic conference.

In a realistic meeting, it is easy to gather opinions from participants based on the common understanding of all participants, but since there are only a few participants, the representativeness of the participants' opinions is questioned. On the other hand, in electronic conferences, participation is easy, so although it is a suitable medium for gathering a large number of opinions, it is not a debate because all participants' awareness is disjointed. Have Despite the advantages of each, there is no system to connect them, so the current situation is that they are operating separately.
Hakuhodo Social Marketing Newsletter No.5, page 11, published in December 2000 IT Revolution and Community Creation Series Practical Theory for Consensus Building-Thinking about the 2nd Internet Discussion Board-Hakuhodo Social Marketing Department Director Jun Umemoto, Brand Logistics Team Work representative Shozo Koide Hakuhodo Social Marketing Newsletter No.9, p.14, published in March, 2002 Considering the Literacy of Discussion in the IT Era / Practical Theory for Consensus Building -Thinking about the Bulletin Board for Internet Discussion (3)-Shozo Koide (Brand Logistics Team (Work representative)

  A meeting (real meeting) is held in order to apply a method such as public evolution that listens to various opinions of residents and reflects them in public works. In that case, it is as realistic as possible. It is preferable to transfer the discussion to the electronic conference while leaving the goodness of the conference.

The present invention relates to a conference support system and a conference support method that can easily transfer a discussion to an electronic conference that accumulates the progress of the conference and the like by supplementing a real conference by utilizing electronic processing. The purpose is to provide.

  The present invention digitally identifies the state of opinion aggregation in a realistic meeting held by a plurality of participants and a coordinator so that participants can identify the contents of panels on which opinions are written by codes and manage position information. It is a memorandum that it can be reproduced.

The invention according to one aspect of the present invention specifically takes the following measures.
That is, a first photographing unit that photographs each of the signed panels in which the participants have described their opinions, a second photographing unit that captures the whole of the plurality of panels after the association, a projector that projects an image, A conference support system comprising a computer connected to the first photographing means, the second photographing means, and a projector,
Means for taking the image of the photographed panel from the first photographing means into the computer as first image information, and storing the code and opinion included in the first image information in association with each other; A means for causing the photographing by the photographing means 2 to be performed a plurality of times during the period of the real meeting, associating the position of the panel with the opinion each time, and sequentially storing each information as second image information; Means for providing the second image information at the end of the real meeting as a background picture of an electronic meeting opinion in which a plurality of participants can freely write opinions using communication; Means for pasting opinions from participants to the second image information provided as electronic means, and a recording result describing the opinions of each participant gathered at the end of the electronic conference. Means for recording as the third image information, means for causing the projector to project the recorded third image information as a sketch when holding a real meeting, and a real image on the projected third image information. In a state in which the signed panel on which an opinion of a conference is written is pasted, the entire third image information is photographed by the second photographing means, and an image obtained by the photographing is obtained by the first photographing. 4 and means for taking in as image information.

  In the present invention, by providing realistic results of the conference at the start of the electronic conference, the consciousness of the electronic conference participants can be shared, so that it becomes easier to make an opinion, and as a result, a large number of opinions can be collected.

  In other words, in a real meeting held by multiple participants and coordinators, the panel can be identified by the sign and the location information can be managed by the participants, and the state of opinion aggregation can be digitally reproduced. it can. For this reason, by providing this result at the start of the electronic conference, it is possible to share the consciousness of the participants of the electronic conference, so that it becomes easy to make an opinion, and as a result, many opinions can be easily and inexpensively aggregated.

  In addition, since the result of the electronic conference can be reflected in a realistic conference, it is possible to collect more diverse and many opinions, so that the problem of representativeness that has been asked so far can be solved.

In addition, since the electronic conference can be used in parallel, the cost of collecting opinions can be kept at a very low price.
Furthermore, it is possible to feed back the results of a real meeting or electronic meeting to a more realistic meeting. As a result, it is possible not only to record the state of real meetings and electronic meetings at any time, but also to advance more realistic meetings while confirming the history of real meetings and electronic meetings that have been held so far. It becomes possible.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an electronic conference system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, opinions from the participants 12 of the first and second realistic conferences 14 are handed over to the first and second electronic conferences 15, respectively, and opinions from the participants 13 of the first and second electronic conferences 15. Are shown to be handed over to the second and third realistic meetings 14, respectively.
As shown in FIG. 1, in the embodiment of the present invention, the results of the conferences are sequentially obtained from the first real conference 14, and an electronic conference that is held at the same time or a subsequent electronic conference (which may be a subsequent real conference). ), And conversely, the result of the electronic conference is delivered to a real conference that is held at the same time or a subsequent real conference (which may be a subsequent electronic conference). For this reason, the embodiment of the present invention is suitable for collecting opinions of a large number of people, and can compensate for the shortcomings of both a real conference and an electronic conference.

  With reference to FIG. 2, a specific method for accumulating and recording the progress of the conference in the real conference 14 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a procedure for identifying by attaching a code such as a barcode on the panel. In FIG. 2, a panel 19 that can be described many times is prepared having a reference numeral 18 composed of a barcode or the like. When the participant writes the opinion of the opinion content 20, the panel 19 on which the opinion content 20 is written is inserted into the panel insertion unit 21 and photographed by the digital camera 23. Reference numeral 22 denotes a hood for taking a picture. The captured image of the panel is transmitted to the computer 25 via the cable 24, and the code 18 of the panel 19 describing the opinion and the opinion content 20 are linked and accumulated. The panel 19 for which shooting has been completed is attached to the imitation paper 26 attached to a wall or the like, and the conference proceeds.

  In this procedure, in order to take in the goodness of a realistic meeting as much as possible, a panel 19 with a sign is used, and the participant writes his / her opinion by hand and pastes it on the imitation paper 26. For this reason, a camera photographing process for taking the correspondence between the reference numeral 18 and the opinion content 20 described on the panel is added to the conventional conference method. That is, in the past, the procedure of (a) → (b) → (d) in FIG. 2 is changed to (a) → (b) → (c) → (d). By adding this photographing step, the correspondence between the sign of each panel and the description can be created and stored on the computer 25.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a panel identification method in a state where all the opinions are pasted. In FIG. 3, an image captured by the camera 28 is displayed on the computer 30 via the cable 29 with the participant pasting a panel having a reference numeral 27 on the dummy paper 26 on the dummy paper 26 attached to a wall or the like. Send. Note that the computer 30 and the computer 25 may use the same computer. The same applies hereinafter.

  In this assembling, the camera 27 is used to photograph the entire image and perform image processing, whereby the reference numeral 27 attached to each panel can be identified. Thereby, the position of the code | symbol 27 on the imitation paper 26 can be pinpointed. In this case, it is only necessary to identify the reference numeral 27, and it is not necessary to capture the opinions described on each panel. Therefore, the system can be configured without using a high-resolution camera system.

With the configuration as described above, it is possible to grasp which opinion is located at which position on the imitation paper 26 through the reference numeral 27. By accumulating this information, each person's opinion can be discussed by discussion. It is possible to accumulate changes and the like. The delivery of a realistic conference result to the electronic conference will be described later.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another procedure for identifying by pasting a code such as a barcode on the panel. In FIG. 4, a panel 31 that can be described many times is prepared having a reference numeral 32 constituted by active tags. When the participant writes the opinion of the opinion content 33, the panel 31 on which the opinion content 33 is described is inserted into the panel insertion unit 34 and photographed by the digital camera 37. At this time, the tag information 36 is read by the tag reader 36. Reference numeral 35 denotes a hood for taking a picture. The tag information and the captured video of the panel are transmitted to the computer 40 via cables 38 and 39, respectively, and the sign 32 of the panel 31 describing the opinion and the opinion content 33 are linked and stored. The panel 31 that has been photographed is attached to the imitation paper 41 attached to a wall or the like, and the conference proceeds.

  32 is a code composed of active tags, 31 is a panel that can be described many times, 33 is the content of the opinion written by the participant, and 34 is a photo for linking the code and content of the panel describing the opinion 35 is a hood for taking pictures, 36 is a tag reader, 37 is a digital camera, 38 is a cable for transmitting information of a photographed video, 39 is a cable for transmitting tag information, and 40 is a computer. , 41 is a dummy paper affixed to a wall or the like, and 42 is a panel affixed on the dummy paper by a participant.

  In this procedure, in order to take in the goodness of a realistic meeting as much as possible, the panel 31 with a tag is used, and the participant writes his opinion by handwriting and pastes it on the imitation paper 41. For this reason, the process of taking a camera and taking the ID of the tag for taking correspondence between the reference numeral 32 and the opinion 33 described on the panel is added to the conventional conference method. Conventionally, in FIG. 4, the procedure of (a) → (b) → (d) is changed to (a) → (b) → (c) → (d). Through this process, the correspondence between the sign of each panel and the description can be created and stored on the computer 40.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another identification method of the panel in a state where all the opinions are pasted. In FIG. 5, the response time signal from each tag is transmitted by tag readers 43 and 44 for reading tag information in a state in which the panel is pasted on the dummy paper 41 by the participant on the dummy paper 41 pasted on the wall or the like. The data is transmitted to the computer 46 via the cable 45.

  In this case, a plurality of tag readers 43 and 44 installed around the wall are used to measure the reflection time from the tag attached to each panel, and the time difference is used to determine the reflection time on the wall. The relationship between the position and the sign can be related.

By performing such an operation, it is possible to grasp which opinion is located at which position via the reference numeral 32, and by accumulating this information, each person's opinion changes by discussion. The situation can be accumulated.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the contents of a real meeting sequentially recorded according to the history of the meeting in the above procedure. FIG. 6 shows a situation 47 at the beginning of the meeting, a situation 48 at the middle of the meeting, and a situation 49 at the end of the meeting, respectively, according to the background of the discussion.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the embodiment of the present invention, a realistic meeting can be reproduced later according to the progress. For this reason, the precondition which advances an electronic conference can be shared by showing the content of this realistic conference to the participant at the time of the start of an electronic conference, for example via the internet. As a result, even in an electronic conference, a large number of opinions can be collected without causing the conference to diverge. At that time, the contents compiled by the coordinator may be provided together as an audio file.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which the conference is being advanced while sharing the result of the real conference by presenting the result of sequentially recording the state of the real conference as a sketch of the electronic conference. In FIG. 7, opinions 51 aggregated in a real meeting are presented as a background picture on the electronic conference system 50. On the electronic conference system 50, opinions 52 of electronic conference participants are pasted in a sticky note format.
According to FIG. 7, since the result of such a realistic conference can be applied to an electronic conference, opinions are not diverged in the electronic conference, and a large number of opinions can be collected at a low cost.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the result of the electronic conference is fed back to the real conference and opinions are collected in the real conference, contrary to FIG. Here, the content 53 that has been discussed in the real meeting and the electronic meeting is projected by the projector 55 onto, for example, a screen or the like. 8, the other configuration is the same as that of FIG. 3, and a signed panel created by a real conference participant 58 on the image projected by the projector 55 by the method shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. In a state where 54 is pasted, an image captured by the camera 56 for identifying the whole is transmitted to the computer 59 via the cable 57. Also, video information from the computer 59 is transmitted to the projector 55 via the cable 60 and projected onto a screen or the like, for example.
The example shown in FIG. 8 shows a method of feeding back the result of a real meeting or electronic meeting to a more realistic meeting. However, if the method according to the present invention is adopted, the state of the meeting can be recorded at any time. In addition, it is possible to proceed with the conference while checking the history of the conference at any time.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention at the stage of implementation. Further, the above embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements.

  In addition, for example, even if some structural requirements are deleted from all the structural requirements shown in each embodiment, the problem described in the column of the problem to be solved by the invention can be solved, and the effect described in the effect of the invention Can be obtained as an invention.

1 is a diagram showing an outline of an electronic conference system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which showed the procedure which affixes code | symbols, such as barcode, on a panel and identifies. The figure which showed the identification method of the panel in the state which stuck all the opinions. The figure which showed the other procedure which affixes code | symbols, such as a barcode, on a panel and identifies. The figure which showed the other identification method of the panel in the state which affixed everyone's opinion. The figure which showed the content which recorded the state of the realistic meeting sequentially according to the history of the meeting. A diagram showing how a conference is proceeding while sharing the results of a real conference by presenting the results of recording a real conference as a sketch of an electronic conference The figure which showed a situation where the result of an electronic conference was fed back to a realistic meeting and an opinion was collected in a more realistic meeting. The figure which pastes the opinion of the participant on the wall etc. and collects the opinion in the conventional meeting. The figure which showed the mode of holding of a realistic meeting. The figure which shows the mode of an electronic conference. The figure which showed a mode that it participates in an electronic conference using the internet environment. The figure which showed the mode of a realistic meeting and an electronic meeting.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 ... Panel 20 ... Opinion content 21 ... Panel insertion part 23 ... Digital camera 24 ... Cable 25 ... Computer 26 ... Imitation paper 27 ... Match 28 ... Camera 29 ... Cable 30 ... Computer

Claims (7)

In a conference support system applied to a real meeting held by a plurality of participants and a coordinator and an electronic conference that complements the real meeting ,
A panel capable of filling in the opinions of the plurality of participants, each having an identifiable code;
First photographing means for photographing each of the signed panels in which the participants have described their opinions ;
Second imaging means for imaging the whole of the plurality of panels after the association;
A projector that projects an image;
A computer connected to the first photographing means, the second photographing means and the projector;
Comprising
The calculator is
Means for capturing an image of the photographed panel from the first photographing means as first image information, and storing a code and an opinion included in the first image information in association with each other;
Photographing by the second photographing means is performed a plurality of times during the period of the real meeting, the position of the panel is associated with the opinion each time, and each information is sequentially stored as second image information. Means,
Means for providing the second image information at the end of the real meeting as a sketch of an electronic meeting opinion in which a plurality of participants can freely write opinions using communication;
Means for pasting opinions from participants to the second image information provided as a sketch of the electronic conference by electronic means;
Means for recording, as third image information, a recording result describing the opinions of the participants gathered at the end of the electronic conference;
Means for projecting the recorded third image information by the projector as a sketch when holding a real meeting;
In a state where the signed panel on which the participants of the real meeting have written their opinions is pasted on the projected third image information, the entire third image information is obtained by the second photographing unit. Means for photographing and capturing an image obtained by the photographing as fourth image information;
Conference support system comprising: a. The computer identifies which panel has an opinion based on second image information photographed by the second photographing means and a code included in the first image information. The conference support system according to claim 1, wherein: 2. The conference support system according to claim 1 , wherein the code is a bar code, and a digital camera is used as the first photographing means . 2. The conference support system according to claim 1, wherein the code is an active tag, a tag reader is used to detect the active tag, and a digital camera is used as the first photographing means . The conference support system according to claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of tag readers arranged separately from each other, wherein the position of the panel is determined based on a result detected by the plurality of tag readers. The calculator is
Means for accumulating the contents compiled by the coordinator at the end of the real meeting as audio information;
The meeting support system according to claim 1, further comprising means for providing the accumulated audio information to people participating in the electronic conference. Panel having a meeting realistic to be held in a plurality of participants and the coordinator, is applied to an electronic conference to supplement the real meetings, each a possible fill the opinions of the plurality of participants discernible code a first imaging means for use, and to shoot the participant each said signed panel described views respectively, a second imaging means for imaging the entire plurality of panels after the association, image A conference support method implemented in a conference support system comprising: a projector for projection; and a computer connected to the first imaging unit, the second imaging unit, and the projector ,
The computer takes the image of the photographed panel from the first photographing means as first image information, and stores the code and opinion included in the first image information in association with each other;
The computer causes the second photographing means to perform photographing a plurality of times during the period of the real meeting, and associates the position of the panel with the opinion each time, and each piece of information is obtained as the second image information. As the process of accumulating as
Providing the second image information at the end of the real meeting as a sketch of an electronic meeting opinion in which a plurality of participants can freely write opinions using communication;
The computer pastes opinions from participants to the second image information provided as a sketch of the electronic conference by electronic means;
A process in which the computer records, as third image information, a recording result describing the opinions of the participants gathered at the end of the electronic conference;
A step of causing the projector to project the recorded third image information by the projector as a sketch when holding a realistic meeting;
In the state in which the signed panel on which the participants of the real meeting have written their opinions is pasted on the projected third image information, the computer displays the entire third image information in the second image information. A process of taking an image by the photographing means and taking an image obtained by the photographing as fourth image information;
Conference support method characterized by comprising a.

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