JPH11127256A - Electronic conference device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve selection of operating environment and operability in an input of a user ID in an electronic conference device having a system GUI. SOLUTION: An electronic conference device is equipped with a system GUI that, on an operating environment selection screen 1, has a common operating environment selection button 2, a user ID input frame 3 and a user ID list display button 4. It is made possible to easily select on a user side whether an operating environment common to users is used or an operating environment for each user is used. At the time of input of the user ID, to input easily is made possible by displaying a user ID list on a screen and selecting the user ID.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a system GUI.
The present invention relates to an electronic conference apparatus that compresses and expands image and audio data, and performs communication of image and audio and communication of user data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The spread of digital communication networks and the accompanying spread of videophone / conference devices are markets that are expected to expand in the future. In this videophone / conference device, it is essential to facilitate complicated operations and improve operability. In addition, as for the use of this electronic conference device, it is assumed that multiple people will use it, such as a company or school, but it is expected that more and more people will use it in the future, so each user has set The problem is how to easily reproduce and provide the operating environment.

Hereinafter, a conventional electronic conference apparatus having a GUI will be described. In the conventional electronic conference apparatus, a system GUI shown in FIG. 4 is used, a user ID input frame 13 appears on a user ID input screen 12, and a user ID is input. In other words, depending on the system, it is decided whether to use a common operating environment for users or to use an operating environment for each user, and the user selects which operating environment to use I couldn't.

As a method of inputting a user ID, a user ID list cannot be displayed on a screen and a user cannot be selected from the list, and the user ID must be input every time.

[0005]

As described above, in the system GUI in the conventional electronic conference apparatus, whether the user uses the common operating environment or the operating environment for each user is determined. Side cannot select it, and every time a user ID is entered, the user ID
Must be input, which is a troublesome operation for the user.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic conferencing apparatus having a system GUI for improving operability in selecting an operating environment and inputting a user ID, while keeping in mind the above conventional problems.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for determining whether a user uses a common operating environment or a user-specific operating environment in the same system. Side for a system that allows easy selection by the user and displays a list of user IDs on the screen when inputting a user ID, and allows easy input by selecting a user ID. It is assumed that the electronic conference device has a GUI.

According to the present invention, in an electronic conference apparatus having a system GUI, selection of an operating environment and user I
Operability in the input of D can be improved.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is to determine whether a user uses a common operating environment or a user-specific operating environment in the same system. This is an electronic conference device equipped with a system GUI that allows the user to select a user ID from a list of user IDs displayed on the screen when inputting a user ID. The environment can be easily selected on the user side, so that the operability of the entire electronic conference apparatus can be improved. Further, it is not necessary to input the user ID every time, and the operability of inputting the user ID is improved. It has the effect of doing.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a pattern diagram of a system GUI in an electronic conference apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control unit configuration of a system GUI of the electronic conference apparatus, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a pattern diagram of a user ID list of a system GUI in the electronic conference device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system GUI has an operation environment selection screen 1 in which a common operation environment selection button 2, a user ID input frame 3, and a user ID list display button 4 are displayed. have.

On the other hand, the control unit of the system GUI is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the codec communication unit 5, the CPU unit 6,
It comprises an information storage unit 7, a ROM unit 8, a RAM unit 9, an input control unit 10, and a display unit 11.

The codec communication unit 5 performs compression and decompression of images and sounds, and the display unit 11 is display means such as a monitor for displaying various information.
Includes input means such as a mouse and a keypad and means for controlling information input from the input means, and an application used in the electronic conference apparatus is written in the ROM unit 8, The RAM section 9 holds information that must be held from the start of the system to the end of the system, and the information storage section 7 holds information that must be held even after the end of the system. All these processes are controlled by the CPU 6.

Here, for example, when the power of the electronic conference apparatus is turned on and the screen rises and the system becomes operable, on the operation environment selection screen 1 displayed on the display unit 11 through the input control unit 10, When it is detected that the common operating environment selection button 2 has been selected, nothing can be entered in the user ID input box 3, and the user common operating environment information stored in the information storage unit 7 is stored in the system. Used by the side. Similarly, when it is detected through the input control unit 10 that the common operating environment selection button 2 has not been selected, the user ID can be entered in the user ID input frame 3 and the input control unit 10 Based on the user ID information input through the server, the operation environment information for each user stored in the information storage unit 7 is searched for information corresponding to the input user ID. The system side uses the operating environment information corresponding to the user ID. As an example of the operation environment information referred to here, there is a communication setting for setting a communication rate of voice, image, and user data.

At the time of inputting the above-mentioned user ID, by selecting the user ID list display button 4 by the input control unit 10, the user ID list 14 shown in FIG. Therefore, by selecting the corresponding user ID from the displayed user ID list 14 with the input control unit 10, the user ID can be easily input.

As described above, in the first embodiment, since the system GUI has the operation environment selection screen 1, when the user selects the common operation environment selection button 2, the information is stored in the information storage unit 7. If the system uses the common operating environment information among the users and does not select the common operating environment selection button 2, the system uses the user ID information input by the user from the input control unit 10 based on the user ID information. From the operating environment information for each user stored in the information storage unit 7, the operating environment information corresponding to the input user ID is searched, and the operating environment corresponding to the user ID is determined on the system side. Since it is used, a desired operating environment for the user can be easily selected on the user side, and the operability of the entire electronic conference apparatus is improved.

When the user ID list display button 4 on the operation environment selection screen 1 is selected as a user ID input method, a user ID list 14 is displayed on the screen, and the displayed user ID is displayed. User ID from ID list 14
By selecting, the user ID can be input, so that the user does not need to input the user ID every time, and the operability at the time of inputting the user ID is improved.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, there is provided an electronic conferencing apparatus which includes a system GUI, compresses and expands image and voice data, and performs image and voice communication and user data communication. By providing an operating environment selection screen, the user can easily select whether to use a common operating environment for users or to use an operating environment set for each user, and to input a user ID. In this case, instead of inputting the user ID, the user can be easily selected from the user ID list displayed on the screen, and the desired operating environment can be easily selected on the user side. The operability of the entire electronic conference apparatus is improved, and the trouble of inputting the user ID every time can be omitted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a pattern diagram of a system GUI in an electronic conference device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit of a system GUI of the electronic conference apparatus;

FIG. 3 is a pattern diagram of a user ID list of a system GUI in the electronic conference device.

FIG. 4 is a system GUI in a conventional electronic conference apparatus.
Pattern diagram

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 operating environment selection screen 2 common operating environment selection button 3 user ID input frame 4 user ID list display button 5 codec communication unit 6 CPU unit 7 information storage unit 8 ROM unit 9 RAM unit 10 input control unit 11 display unit 14 use User ID list

Claims (1)

[Claims] In the same system, a user can select whether to use a common operating environment for users or to use an operating environment for each user, and in inputting a user ID, User ID displayed on the screen
System GU that allows users to be selected from a list
An electronic conference device comprising I.