JPH04337957A - Electronic conference system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To preserve data such as proceeding contents, etc., in the middle of a conference as information with the passage of time by providing a display means, input means to input information and storing means to time sequentially store the information. CONSTITUTION:An I/O control part 11 is provided to control the input/output of required data, a data processing part 12 is provided to execute a suitable processing concerning the accepted data, a timer part 13 is provided to manage time concerning the change, etc., of the proceeding contents with the advancement of the conference, and a memory part 14 is provided to store the proceeding contents in the middle of the conference with the passage of time. A display 3 is used for displaying information required for the conference by suitably using the input means such as an electronic pen 4 or an electronic eraser 5. Then, the information displayed on the display 3 is time sequentially stored in the memory part 14. Therefore, the proceeding contents of the conference can be precisely and dynamically displayed with the passage of time.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to an electronic conference system, and in particular, data (data) during a conference.
The present invention relates to an electronic conference system characterized in that it is possible to save conference data (hereinafter referred to as conference data).

0002

[Prior Art] In ordinary general meetings, blackboards and whiteboards are used to temporarily write down the contents of the proceedings that appear during the meeting, and they are also used as tools for writing. Chalk or erasable ink is used. By the way, recently there has been a trend toward computerization in various fields, and even in general meetings, various electronic tools such as electronic OHPs (overhead projectors), electronic whiteboards, and large displays are being used. Electronic conference systems using . FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display on a screen (or on a suitable hard copy) regarding the results of a conference held using such a conventional electronic conference system. In FIG. 7, page 1 (71) shows a so-called table of contents of the conference. In other words, as today's agenda item 74, 1
: Shows that the next WS plan and 2: Management committee have been taken up. The next page 2 (72) shows the contents of 1: Next WS Plan, which is the first topic of the meeting. That is, specific example sentences 75 and example designs 76 regarding the first topic are shown. The following page 3 (73) shows the contents of 2: Management meeting, which is the second topic of the meeting. That is, the second
A specific correspondence table example 77 and draft example 78 for the topic are shown. Then, the contents of pages 1 to 3 are made into a suitable hard copy and distributed to the participants of the meeting as minutes or memos of the meeting.

[0003] As such a conventional method, Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 6
No. 2-150960 (electronic conference system), JP-A-61
-235981 (presentation device), JP-A-2-75014 (electronic whiteboard), etc. are known.

0004

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in conventional electronic conference systems such as those described above, the screen showing the content of the meeting is usually saved by paging, and for this reason, the screen showing the content of the meeting is saved by paging. It was difficult to clearly grasp the progress status of the meeting afterwards, and at most it was possible to roughly know the final situation of the meeting. Therefore, with such conventional electronic conference systems, it becomes impossible to track and consider opinions and counterproposals presented during the meeting, and their usefulness as so-called meeting data becomes poor. There was a problem.

[0005] This invention was made in order to solve the problems in the conventional technology as described above, and provides an electronic conference system that allows desired "meeting data" to be arbitrarily stored. The purpose is to provide the following.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The electronic conference system according to the present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and includes a display means (display 3 in FIG. 1) and information to be displayed on the display means. It has input means for inputting information (electronic pen 4, electronic eraser 5 in FIG. 1), and storage means for storing information displayed on the display means in chronological order (memory section 14 in FIG. 1). It is characterized by:

[0007]

[Operation] According to the present invention, it is possible to display the contents of a meeting in a detailed and dynamic manner as time passes. That is, for example, by reconsidering an opinion that was once given during a meeting and then canceled or changed as the content of the meeting changed over time, a more accurate counter-proposal can be easily and reliably presented. can do. In this way, the convenience of meeting data is significantly improved.

[0008]

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an electronic conference system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the workstation 1 includes an I/O control unit 11 for controlling input/output of required data;
A data processing unit 12 performs appropriate processing on the received data, a timer unit 13 manages temporal changes in the contents of the proceedings as the meeting progresses, and a timer unit 13 manages the changes in the contents of the proceedings as the meeting progresses over time. This is a memory unit 14 for storing information. The display 3 corresponds to a conventional blackboard or whiteboard, and is used to display information required in a meeting by appropriately using input means such as an electronic pen 4 or an electronic eraser 5. Further, the coordinate reading section 2 is provided corresponding to the display 3, and detects the movement locus of the electronic pen 4 or the electronic eraser 5 on the display 3 and transmits the coordinate position signal to the workstation 1 side. After the necessary processing on the workstation 1 side, the data is returned to the display 3 side, and the trajectory of points, lines, etc. at the corresponding position on the display screen of the display 3 is displayed or deleted.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an electronic conference system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This figure 2
, the workstation 1 is similar to that in FIG. 1 above. 2A is a screen section with a coordinate reading function, which also performs the same function as the coordinate reading section 2 in FIG. 1 described above. 6 is an overhead projector (OHP), and a display section such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) 7 and a reflector 8 are attached thereto. Now, if data that has undergone the necessary processing on the workstation 1 side is transmitted to the overhead projector (OHP) 6 side, a corresponding image will be displayed on the liquid crystal display (LCD) 7 and reflected on the reflector 8. The image is displayed on the screen section 2A with a coordinate reading function. A user (e.g. a conference moderator) near the screen unit 2A with a coordinate reading function can use an appropriate electronic pen 4 as needed.
The screen unit 2A with the coordinate reading function is
You can modify the images shown in the image. Then, the coordinate information regarding the image that has been subjected to necessary corrections is transmitted to the workstation 1 side, and the image on the overhead projector (OHP) 6 side is corrected accordingly.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the above embodiment (the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be explained here). In FIG. 3, a necessary activation is performed in step S30, and an initial screen is displayed on the display screen of the display 3 (S31). Here, since there are meetings that are newly started and meetings that are restarted after being interrupted, these can be distinguished and displayed. Next, the meeting is started (or restarted) by the moderator's voice, etc. (S
32). Then, as the meeting progresses, a command for writing or erasing the contents of the proceedings on the display screen of the display 3 is selected as necessary by using the electronic pen 4 or the electronic eraser 5 (S33). . Here, when a selection is made to perform normal writing/erasing (S34A), the timer indicates that the displayed image on the display screen of the display 3 has not changed for a predetermined period of time (for example, 5 seconds). When the display image is detected by the unit 13, the corresponding display image is stored in the memory unit 14 (S37), and then the step S of the previous command selection is performed.
It will return to 33. On the other hand, when a selection is made to select and display an image before or after the currently displayed image (S34B), the currently displayed image is stored in the memory section 14, and the image before or after the currently displayed image is selected and displayed. After moving to the image specified as the latter stage and displaying it on the display screen of the display 3 (S39), the process returns to the previous command selection step S33. Further, when a selection is made to select and display a so-called browse screen that simultaneously displays many images on the display screen of the display 3 (S34C), a browse screen display operation is then performed (S38). ) However, at this time as well, the current display image is stored in the memory section 14, and after passing through the step (S39) of selectively displaying the desired screen, the process returns to the previous command selection step S33. Furthermore, when all of the above commands, including non-selections, are completed (S34D), the results are printed out as necessary (S35), and all required operations are completed (S36). ).

FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram of saved conference data for explaining the operation of the above embodiment. In this Figure 4,
Scene 1 (41) shows the table of contents of the meeting as in the conventional example. That is, as today's agenda 41A, 1:
It shows that the next WS plan and 2: Management Committee were taken up. The next scene 2 (42) shows 1: Next WS Plan, which is the first topic in the meeting. In scene 3 (43) that follows this, a specific draft example 43A for the first topic is shown. In the next scene 4 (44), in addition to a specific example 43A of sentences for the first topic, a related example 44A of designs is also shown. Also, in scene 11 (45) after this,
The second topic in the meeting, 2: Steering Committee, is shown. Scene 12 (46) following this shows a specific correspondence table example 46A and a first part 46B of the draft example in the second topic. In the next scene 13 (47), in addition to the specific correspondence table example 46A and the first part 46B of the draft example in the second topic, a second part 47A of the draft example is also shown. In addition, taking this case as an example, only the difference in information between the two (here, the second part 47A of the draft example) is displayed in scene 12.
(46) so as to add it to the image information in the memory unit 14.
Scene 13 (47) that follows this by transmitting to
image information can be stored in this memory section 14. Further, in the subsequent scene 14 (48), a third portion 48A of the draft example is also shown in an added format. Then, the contents of scenes 1 to 14 are made into appropriate hard copies and distributed to the participants of the meeting as minutes or memos of the meeting. Now, in FIG. 3, the operation of step S34B is being performed,
Assume that the current screen shows scene 13 (47). At this time, if an instruction is issued to select the preceding scene 12 (46), the second part 47A of the draft example will be deleted from the current screen, and the specific response in the second table of contents will be deleted. Only the table example 46A and the first portion 46B of the example text will remain and be displayed. This makes it possible to infer, for example, the causal relationship between the first part 46B and the second part 47A of the draft example, thereby improving the convenience of proceeding with the meeting.

FIG. 5 is an illustrative diagram of a browse screen for explaining the operation of the above embodiment. In FIG. 5, the display screen 51 of the display 3 (FIG. 1) shows, for example, scenes 500 to 515 from the start to the end of a certain meeting in chronological order in a tiled format to show the progress of a certain meeting. Displayed. Display of such a browse screen is performed in step S38 of FIG. 3 described above. By displaying many scenes on one screen in this way, you can easily understand the flow of the meeting, and by selecting and enlarging the desired scene, you can view the relevant situation. You can check the contents of the meeting.

FIG. 6 is another exemplary diagram of saved conference data for explaining the operation of the above embodiment. Also in FIG. 6, scene 1 (61) shows the table of contents of the conference, as in the conventional example. In other words, today's agenda item 61A shows that 1: Next WS Plan and 2: Steering Committee were taken up. Next, in the illustrated scene 2 (62), the first topic in the meeting (1: next WS
Interim data on the plan) are shown. That is, specific example designs 62A and example sentences 62B that were presented in the process of discussion of the first topic are shown. In addition, scene 3 (63) illustrated after this shows specific example sentences 63A and example designs 63B that were presented in the process of discussing the second topic (2: management meeting) in the meeting. has been done. These scenes are displayed side by side from the top to the bottom of the diagram in accordance with the flow of time 64, so that the process of discussion on each topic can be easily grasped.

[0014]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained in detail above, according to the electronic conference system according to the present invention, it is possible to display the contents of a meeting in a detailed and dynamic manner as time passes. By reconsidering opinions that were once raised and later canceled during the meeting while referring to the content of the proceedings that changes over time, it is possible to easily come up with a more accurate counterproposal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an electronic conference system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an electronic conference system according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the above embodiment. FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram of saved conference data for explaining the operation of the above embodiment. FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram of a browse screen for explaining the operation of the above embodiment. FIG. 6 is another exemplary diagram of saved conference data for explaining the operation of the above embodiment. FIG. 7 is an exemplary diagram of saved conference data for explaining the operation of a conventional electronic conference system. [Explanation of symbols]

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display device comprising a display means, an input means for inputting information to be displayed on the display means, and a storage means for storing information displayed on the display means in chronological order. Electronic conference system.