JP2004056551A - Image information transmitting device for electronic conference - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image information transmitting device for an electronic conference that has high operability and smoothly performs a conference. <P>SOLUTION: A remote conference control image of this image information transmitting device that configures an electronic conference system is provided with an image inputting/registering operation area 210 for reading and registering images needed for presentation, a registered/transmission window area 250 for displaying the data names of a plurality of the registered images and transmitting the registered images, a contents display window area 260 for displaying a plurality of data images selected optionally among the display data names, and a transmission/reception alternate soft button 281 for making the presentation by the trsanmission destination in the place of transmission source. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image information transmission apparatus for an electronic conference in which a plurality of image information transmission apparatuses connected via a network transmit and display image information for presentation.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In general, there is known an electronic conferencing system for performing a conference by mutually transmitting images and sounds between geographically distant points. In this type of electronic conference system, it is necessary to transmit not only an image of a person participating in the conference but also an image of a document such as a document used in the conference. Have been.
[0003]
Usually, such materials such as drawings are transmitted to a required destination in advance before the meeting. This is to prevent the data from being interrupted during the meeting and preventing a smooth meeting from being performed.
[0004]
There is also known an electronic conferencing system to which a minutes creating function is added, which compiles the contents of all the meetings including the audio during the electronic meeting into minutes.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the materials are not always prepared in advance, and there are times when additional materials are needed or a meeting must be performed while transmitting the materials. In such a case, the conventional electronic conference system has a disadvantage that the conference is interrupted while the material is being transmitted.
[0006]
In addition, although it has a minutes creation function, it is the whole minutes, and it is cumbersome and inconvenient to use, for example, when reading out only materials and confirming, or materials that you do not want to keep in the record are also left in the record There was a disadvantage.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an image information transmission apparatus for an electronic conference that can smoothly perform a conference with good operability and can easily search for a material used in the conference if desired. The purpose is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A first electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention includes an input device for inputting image information, a storage device for storing required information, a display device capable of displaying images, and an input device for inputting from the input device. A conference control screen of the image information transmitting apparatus in an electronic conference system in which at least two image information transmitting apparatuses each including an information processing apparatus that transmits image information to another image information transmitting apparatus via the network are connected to a network. The conference control screen includes a line connection and a remote conference soft button for displaying a network line connection and a remote conference control screen, and a local conference control screen display soft button for displaying a local conference control screen. It is characterized by comprising.
[0008]
A second electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention includes an input device for inputting image information, a storage device for storing required information, a display device capable of displaying an image, and an input device for inputting from the input device. An electronic conference image information transmission device including an information processing device that transmits image information to another image information transmission device via a network, wherein the information processing device displays a predetermined function on the display device. A remote conference control screen on which soft buttons are arranged, wherein the remote conference control screen includes an image input / registration operation area including operation item soft buttons for reading and registering images required for presentation, and a plurality of registered and registered operation areas. A window for displaying the material name of the image and a registered / transmit window area having a transmission soft button for transmitting the registered image; A content display window for displaying a plurality of images of the material arbitrarily selected from the material names displayed in the registered / transmitted window, and a content display window area having a scroll button for scrolling the displayed image forward and backward; A transmission / reception switching soft button for switching the transmission source screen to the standby screen and switching the transmission destination screen to the remote conference control screen in order to perform a presentation from the image information transmission apparatus of the transmission destination instead of the transmission source. It is characterized by the following.
[0009]
In the third electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the remote conference control screen described in the second electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus displays the transmitted / received images by a transmission image, a reception image, and a transmission / reception image category. The transmission / reception history operation area includes a transmission history display soft button, a reception history display soft button, and a transmission / reception history display soft button for displaying a list in the registered / transmission window. is there.
[0010]
In a fourth electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention, the remote conference control screen described in the second electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus includes an end soft button for exiting from the remote conference mode. After the operation of the soft buttons, a dialog box indicating whether or not to save the minutes is displayed on the remote conference control screen, and a storage soft button for saving all images used during the conference in the box, and a source button used for the presentation. And a deletion soft button for saving only the image and deleting another image.
[0011]
A fifth electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention is arranged such that the registered / transmission window is operated by operating a transmission soft button in the registered / transmission window area described in the second electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus. And transmitting the preselected image to the destination, closing the remote conference control screen, and displaying the first transmitted image on the full screen.
[0012]
A sixth electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention selects an arbitrary image from a plurality of images displayed in a content display window of a content display window area described in the second electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus. Then, by clicking the image, the image is displayed on the display device of the image information transmission device for electronic conference at the connection destination.
[0013]
According to a seventh electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus of the present invention, the image input / registration operation area described in the second electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus includes an RGB input operation area, a PC card input operation area, and a handwriting input. It is characterized by comprising an operation area.
[0014]
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image information transmission apparatus for an electronic conference, wherein the RGB input operation area and the PC card operation area described in the seventh electronic conference image information transmission apparatus are provided with new input software for newly capturing an image. A button, an interrupt soft button for capturing and inserting another image into a group of images being presented, and a registration soft button for registering these captured images are provided.
[0015]
A ninth electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the handwriting input operation area described in the seventh electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus includes a handwriting input start soft button and an interrupt soft button, and a start soft button. The display is switched to the presentation screen by the operation of (1), the handwriting input tool icon is displayed at a predetermined position on the screen, and the image input by handwriting is inserted into the group of images during the presentation by operating the interrupt soft button. .
[0016]
[Action]
According to the present invention, a remote conference and a local conference can be easily selected and executed in accordance with the form of the conference on the conference control screen of the electronic conference image information transmission apparatus, and the progress of each conference can be performed. Since the conference is performed on one screen of the remote conference control screen or the local conference control screen, the conference can be smoothly performed with good operability.
Furthermore, since each conference control screen is provided with an image input and interruption input function according to the material form, transmission of materials during the conference can be facilitated and interruption of the conference can be minimized.
[0017]
Furthermore, since the taken-in materials can be displayed as a list and an arbitrary material can be selected and transmitted at any time, the meeting can be efficiently advanced while using the required materials as needed. Furthermore, since a function of displaying a plurality of images on each conference control screenNote and individually selecting and displaying the images is provided, the conference can be efficiently advanced while using necessary materials as needed.
[0018]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the electronic conference system. In FIG. 1, transmission control units 4 and 5 are connected to a network line 3. The transmission control unit 4 is connected to the electronic conference image information transmission device 1, and the transmission control unit 5 is connected to the electronic conference image information transmission device 2.
In this system, two electronic conference image information transmission devices are connected via the network line 3. However, as long as the number is two or more, any number may be connected. The image information transmission device is installed at a geographically distant place.
[0019]
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the electronic conference image information transmission device 1. The electronic conference image information transmission device 2 has the same configuration.
In FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 11 is connected to the transmission control unit 4 and controls transmission and reception of audio and image information from the electronic conference image information transmission apparatus 2 via the transmission control unit 5. The information processing device 11 is a display device 12 that displays an image from the information processing device 11, a keyboard 13 that is a key input device, a storage device 14 that is a hard disk that stores required information, and one input device for image information. A PC card drive 15 as a drive device of a PC card (not shown), a mouse 16 as an input device for pointer data, and a speaker 17 with a microphone as an input / output device for audio information in a conference are connected. The information processing apparatus 11 performs input / output control, thumbnail display, and creation of history data.
[0020]
Further, a document camera 21 which is another image information input device for directly reading information such as printed matter and outputting it as analog image data (RGB signals), and a projector 22 for enlarging and projecting an output image of the information processing device 11 include an interface device 23. Connected through. The interface device 23 A / D converts analog image data from the document camera 21, performs predetermined compression, performs data processing so that the analog image data can be loaded on a communication line such as Ethernet (registered trademark), and transmits the data to the information processing device 11. At the same time, the output image from the information processing apparatus 11 is passed through without any processing and connected to the projector 22.
[0021]
Here, it is assumed that the document camera 21 can handle an image having an image size of at least XGA (extended Graphics Array) so that the image can be read finely. The storage device 14 stores at least a transmission file folder for storing transmission files, a reception file folder for storing reception files, and image information used for the conference as folders for storing files necessary for the electronic conference. It consists of a history file folder stored as a history file. In order to exchange the position information of the mouse 16 with each other, a mouse pointer position transmission command including “transmission length, command, X coordinate, Y coordinate” is used. This command is transmitted once every 100 ms.
[0022]
When the electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus 1 is activated, the conference control screen 100 shown in FIG. The conference control screen 100 includes a line connection and remote conference control screen display soft button “Connection” 101 for displaying a network line connection and a remote conference control screen 200 (FIG. 4), and a standby screen display soft button “ It has a “standby” 102 and a soft button “start” 103 for displaying a local conference control screen for displaying the local conference control screen 300 (FIG. 5). 104 is a program termination soft button for terminating the program.
[0023]
When the user clicks a "connect" soft button 101 for remote conference on the conference control screen 100, the user is connected to a pre-registered destination, and when the connection is normally established, the remote conference control shown in FIG. The screen 200 is displayed, and the display device 12 of the transmission destination becomes a standby screen (not shown) in which only the pointer is displayed.
Reference numeral 105 denotes a soft button “environment setting” for setting a telephone number of a transmission destination and the like, and reference numeral 106 denotes a soft button “preparation for conference” for entering a conference mode.
[0024]
The remote conference control screen 200 includes an image input / registration operation area 210 having operation item buttons for reading and registering images required for a presentation, a window 251 for displaying a plurality of registered material names of the images, and When an arbitrary material is selected (clicked) from a registered / sending window area 250 provided with a “send” soft button 252 for transmitting an image and a material name displayed in the registered / sending window 251, the content of the material is selected. A content display window 261 for thumbnail-displaying (image) and a pair of scroll buttons 262a and 262b for scrolling the thumbnail-displayed image forward and backward are displayed at the transmission destination when the image is transmitted to the transmission destination. Content display window in which the image corresponding to the image is displayed with a red frame An area 260 is provided.
[0025]
Further, a “Send” soft button 271 and a “Receive” software for displaying images transmitted and received during the conference in the registered / transmit window 251 in categories of transmitted images, received images and transmitted / received images (total) are displayed. A transmission / reception history area 270 provided with a button 272 and a “transmission / reception” soft button 273, and a source screen is switched to a standby screen in order to perform a presentation from the electronic conference image information transmission apparatus at the destination instead of the source. It also has a “change” soft button 281 for transmission and reception for switching the destination screen to the remote conference control screen 200 and a “end” soft button 282 for exiting the conference to exit the remote conference mode.
[0026]
The image input / registration operation area 210 includes an RGB input operation area 220, a PC card input operation area 230, and a handwriting input operation area 240. The RGB input operation area 220 includes a new input soft button 221 for newly capturing an output image in an RGB format such as a document camera 21 (FIG. 2) or a personal computer (not shown). There are provided an interrupt soft button 222 for taking in and inserting the material, and a registration soft button 223 for registering the taken material.
[0027]
Also, in the PC card input operation area 230, a “new” soft button 231 for newly capturing an image from a medium such as a PC card or an HDD (both not shown), and capturing another image in the image being presented. An "interrupt" soft button 232 for inserting the image and a "registration" soft button 233 for registering (storing) these captured images are provided.
[0028]
Further, the handwriting input operation area 240 is provided with a “start” soft button 241 for switching to a handwriting input mode and an “interrupt” soft button 242 for inserting a handwritten image into a group of images during a presentation. I have. To perform handwriting input on the displayed image, switch the presentation screen to the remote conference control screen 200, and click the “Start” soft button 241 for handwriting input. When the remote conference control screen 200 is switched to the presentation screen, the remote conference control screen 200 is switched to the presentation screen. Since a handwriting input tool icon is displayed at a predetermined position, handwriting is performed using this handwriting input tool. The image input by handwriting can be interrupted in the image by clicking the interrupt soft button 242.
[0029]
In the present electronic conference system, image information is read by the information processing device 11 by operating the remote conference control screen 200 of the display device 12 as described above, and predetermined image information is selected by the keyboard 13 and the mouse 16, and the storage device 14 is displayed. Store in the transmission file folder. Thereafter, the stored information is transmitted to the other electronic conference image information transmitting device 2 via the transmission control units 4 and 5, and the image information is displayed on the respective display devices 12 or enlarged by the projector 22, The display contents are explained and questions and answers are made using the speaker 17 with a microphone.
[0030]
At this time, not only the image information but also the positional information of the mouse 16 is transmitted and received, and the information is displayed on the display device 12 of the other party. Communication can be facilitated.
Since the image information is transmitted using the image information port and the audio is transmitted using the audio port, it is possible to transmit the image while having a conversation such as question and answer by audio.
[0031]
Next, the operation of such an electronic conference image information transmission apparatus (hereinafter referred to as an image information transmission apparatus) 1 and 2 will be described.
Now, the image information transmitting apparatuses 1 and 2 are installed at geographically distant points, and image information is transmitted from the image information transmitting apparatus 1 side to the image information transmitting apparatus 2 side using this electronic conference system. A description will be given from the side of the image information transmission apparatus 1 based on this, and a case will be considered in which the contents of the explanation are questioned and answered. For convenience of description, the image information transmission apparatus 1 side is referred to as a transmission source (speaker side), and the image information transmission apparatus 2 side is referred to as a transmission destination (listener side). In addition, here, the explanation and the question and answer will be given on the maintenance of a certain apparatus A using a maintenance manual consisting of 10 pages, a circuit diagram consisting of 5 pages, and a timing chart consisting of 3 sheets used as necessary. Assume a meeting.
[0032]
The preparation of the material and the registration in the information processing device 11 will be described.
The maintenance manual and the circuit diagram are electronically created in advance by the document camera 21 or the information processing device 11 or another information processing device (not shown) at the transmission source, and stored in a PC card (memory card) not shown. At this time, a file name (for example, maintenance manual 001, maintenance manual 002... Maintenance manual 010, circuit diagram 001... Circuit diagram 005) is given to each page of both the maintenance manual and the circuit diagram. These files are stored in a folder called a maintenance manual and a folder called a circuit diagram.
[0033]
At the start of the conference, first, a standby soft button (hereinafter, the soft button is simply referred to as a button) 102 on the conference control screen 100 of the information processing apparatus 12 of the transmission destination is clicked to set a connection standby state. The PC card is inserted into the PC card drive 15 of the information processing apparatus 11, and the connection button 101 on the conference control screen 100 of the information processing apparatus 11 is clicked. A pre-registered destination (telephone number and name) is displayed on the screen (not shown). Click the destination to select it and click the connect button displayed on the screen to connect. When the connection to the information processing apparatus 12 of the transmission destination is normally established, the remote conference control screen 200 is displayed at the transmission source, and the remote conference standby screen is displayed at the transmission destination.
[0034]
The transmission source reads a maintenance manual and a circuit diagram from the PC card by clicking the new button 231 in the PC card input operation area 230 of the remote conference control screen 200 using the keyboard 13 or the mouse 16, and transmits the transmission file. Save it as a document for transmission in a folder. The material name of the read folder is displayed in the registered / transmission window 251 of the remote conference control screen 200. The configuration of the folder is such that the folder of the device A has two folders of the maintenance manual and the circuit diagram. The maintenance manual folder stores ten maintenance manual files, and the circuit diagram folder stores five circuit diagram files. Thus, preparation for transmitting the material is completed.
[0035]
Next, transmission of the transmission material will be described.
First, the transmission source selects the material name displayed in the registered / transmission window 251 and clicks the transmission button 252 to display all the materials stored in the transmission file folder of the storage device 14 of the information processing apparatus 11. Is transmitted to the transmission destination. The transmission destination image information transmission device 2 stores the maintenance manual and the circuit diagram transmitted to the reception file folder of the storage device 14 of the information processing device 11, which are its components, in the same folder configuration as the transmission source. Thus, transmission of the required data is completed.
[0036]
The source remote conference control screen 200 switches to the presentation screen, and automatically displays the first image of the transmitted image. The transmission image is displayed as a thumbnail in the content display window area 260 of the remote conference control screen 200, and the material currently displayed at the transmission destination is surrounded by a red frame. Switching from the presentation screen to the remote conference control screen 200 is performed by clicking a “Guide” soft button 284 outside the screen, and switching from the remote conference control screen 200 to the presentation screen is performed by “close” in the remote conference control screen 200. This is performed by clicking the soft button 283.
[0037]
To re-designate an image to be presented from among the transmitted images, click on a desired image from among the transmitted images displayed as thumbnails in the content display window 260 to close the thumbnail display window 261 and display the image. The image information is displayed and clicked at the same time to transmit the specified image information identifier (for example, a file name) to the transmission destination. At the transmission destination, the information processing device 11 receives the identifier, extracts the corresponding image information from the receiving folder of the storage device 14, and displays the extracted image information on the display device 12. To display an image that is not displayed in the content display window 261, the screen is scrolled using the scroll buttons 262a or 262b to display an undisplayed image. In this way, the same image is instantaneously displayed on the respective display devices 12 and 12 at the transmission source and the transmission destination.
[0038]
Next, the conference will be described.
When the transmission of the material to be presented from the transmission source, that is, the required maintenance manual and the circuit diagram is completed (the presentation can be started when the first image is displayed even if the transmission is not completed), the display is switched to the presentation screen and the presentation is performed. Start. At this time, the same image as the image currently displayed at the transmission source is displayed at the transmission destination.
[0039]
At the same time, the image information and its file name (for example, as history data) in the history folders of the storage devices 14 and 14 of the information processing devices 11 and 11 of both the transmission source and the transmission destination as the folder name with the start date and time. A serial number is added to the start folder name, which is the start date and time. Therefore, every time image information necessary for explanation is transmitted, this image information is stored in both history folders together with the file name.
[0040]
Even if the same image information is displayed at the transmission source and the transmission destination and the description is started from the transmission source, if the description is given without indicating the part being described, immediately what the transmission destination explains is described. In many cases, it cannot be determined, and when it can be determined, the description often proceeds before the place previously explained is well understood. Therefore, as described above, both the transmission source and the transmission destination transmit the positions of the mice 16, 16 of their own information processing apparatuses 11, 11 to the other party as mouse pointer position information.
[0041]
Therefore, in order to make it easy to understand which part of the image is being described, the transmission source can specify the point of interest by tracing a predetermined position using the mouse 16 of the information processing apparatus 11. As described above, the position information of the mouse pointer is transmitted to the destination information processing device 11 in units of about 100 ms, and is displayed at the corresponding position on the display device 12 of the destination information processing device 11 based on the position information. In addition, the position specified by the mouse 16 by the transmission source is also displayed at the transmission destination, so that the current explanation point and the point of interest can be transmitted. On the other hand, since the position information of the mouse pointer of the transmission destination can also be transmitted to the transmission source, the position can be specified from the transmission destination, and good communication between the two can be achieved. Here, the color of the mouse of the other system can be selected to distinguish the mouse of the own system from the mouse of the other system.
[0042]
When there is untransmitted data at the time of the description, the untransmitted data is transmitted in the background. This is because, as described above, the image port and the audio port are specified separately. When the description of the first image information is completed, another image is selected, the identifier is transmitted to the transmission destination, and the image information is displayed on the display device 12 of the transmission destination. As a method of designating the image, there is a method of operating the screen forward soft button “← Previous” 285 and “→ Next” 286 outside the screen, or selecting from the thumbnail display. In the thumbnail display, only transmitted images can be displayed, and the destination side does not output a display request for an image that has not been received yet. By doing so, the presentation can be performed smoothly.
[0043]
As described above, the operation of the circuit may need to be explained with reference to a timing chart in some cases. At this time, the timing chart is placed at a predetermined position of the document camera 21, the guide button 284 is clicked to switch to the remote conference control screen 200, and the interrupt button 222 in the RGB input operation area 220 is clicked. Then, a timing chart is displayed on the screen of the display device 12, so that an imaging state is confirmed, and a capture button of a dialog box (not shown) is clicked. When the status display returns from "saving" to "image loading", click the registration button, enter the material name in the displayed dialog box, and click the OK button to insert it in the current image.
[0044]
When the interruption operation of the material is completed, the screen returns to the remote conference control screen 200. Click the material name displayed in the registered / send window 251 and click the send button 252 to send the timing chart to the destination. Send At this time, as in the case of the transmitted image information, this timing image information is a file name with a sequential number added to the start date and time Will be saved.
[0045]
Further, it is possible to perform handwriting input on an image being displayed in the middle of the explanation, or handwriting input as a new image. To input by handwriting, the guide button 284 outside the presentation screen is clicked to switch to the remote conference control screen 200, and the start button 241 in the handwriting input operation area 240 is clicked. Then, the screen is automatically switched to the presentation screen, and a handwriting input tool icon is displayed in an upper right column of the screen. When this icon is double-clicked, a tool palette is developed, and handwriting is performed by each tool. The image input by handwriting can be saved.
[0046]
In this case, click the import button on the tool palette. When the status display returns from "storing" to "image loading", click the register button, enter the material name in the displayed dialog box, and click the OK button to save. When the data is stored, it is possible to interrupt the data by using the interrupt button 242 in the handwriting input operation area 240. The interruption operation and the transmission operation to the transmission destination are the same as described above.
[0047]
Further, when the presentation is to be performed from the image information transmission apparatus 2 of the transmission destination instead of the transmission source which has been giving the presentation, the user clicks the transmission / reception switching button 281 on the remote conference control screen 200 of the transmission source. I do. Then, the screen of the transmission source and the transmission destination is switched. That is, the screen of the transmission source becomes the standby screen, and the screen of the transmission destination becomes the remote conference control screen 200.
[0048]
When the conference ends in the flow described above, the transmission / reception history of the material can be confirmed. In the transmission / reception history, materials transmitted / received so far can be displayed in a list in the registered / transmission window 251 of the remote conference control screen 200, divided into respective categories of transmission materials, reception materials, and transmission / reception materials (total). These categories are displayed by clicking the transmission, reception, transmission / reception buttons 271, 272 or 273 in the transmission / reception history area 270.
[0049]
When the transmission source clicks the conference end button 282 on the remote conference control screen 200, a conference termination command including “transmission length, command” is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 11 of the transmission destination, and the conference is terminated. finish. At this time, the storage of the history data in the history folders of both the transmission source and the transmission destination is ended. The history data thus created can be used as the minutes data as it is. After the end operation, a confirmation dialog for saving the minutes is displayed. To save the minutes, click "Yes" and specify the destination drive and folder. If the minutes are not required, clicking "No" will destroy all information except the original image used for the presentation.
[0050]
Further, the information processing apparatuses 11 and 11 can insert the PC card into the respective PC card drives 15 and 15 and store the minutes data on the PC card. After the minutes data is stored in the PC card, the transmission data, the reception data, and the history data stored in the storage devices 14 are deleted. This is because unnecessary data is not left after a predetermined storage operation.
[0051]
The above description relates to the case of a remote conference in which a conference is performed by connecting the image information transmission apparatuses 1 and 2, but a conference is performed using only the image information transmission apparatus 1 or 2, that is, without connecting both. This can be referred to as a local conference. When a local conference is to be performed, when the local conference start button 103 is clicked on the conference control screen 100 shown in FIG. 3, the screen is switched to the local conference control screen 300 shown in FIG. The local conference control screen 300 is functionally the same as the remote conference control screen 200 except that the transmission / reception function of the remote conference control screen 200 cannot be used, and thus the description thereof will not be repeated.
This local conference mode is useful when a large number of people hold a conference by displaying a large screen using the projector 22 to display materials and the like.
[0052]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, a remote conference and a local conference can be easily selected and executed in accordance with the form of a conference on a conference control screen of the image information transmission apparatus. Since the conference is performed on the remote conference control screen and the local conference control screen, the conference can be smoothly performed with good operability.
Further, transmission of materials during the meeting can be facilitated to minimize interruption of the meeting, and materials used for the meeting can be easily stored if desired.
[0053]
In addition, an RGB input operation area, a PC card operation area, and a handwriting input operation area are provided in the image input / registration operation area as input forms of materials used in a conference, and each input is appropriately performed. It can be held smoothly and the conference can proceed smoothly.
[0054]
In addition, since the names of a plurality of registered images are displayed in the registered / sending window area, and the displayed materials can be easily transmitted by clicking, the conference can be started quickly. .
[0055]
When an arbitrary material is selected from the materials displayed in the registered / sending window, a plurality of images are displayed in a scrollable content display window, and an arbitrary image is selected and transmitted to a destination. Since the images transmitted and displayed at the transmission destination are surrounded by a red frame and displayed, it is possible to surely proceed with the conference without causing any inconsistency between the images being viewed.
[0056]
In addition, since the materials transmitted and received in the transmission / reception history area are displayed in a list in the registered / transmission window in the categories of the transmission material, the reception material, and the transmission / reception material (total), the history of the conference can be easily confirmed.
[0057]
In addition, since a remote control button is provided on the remote conference control screen, the source and destination can be easily switched and a presentation can be made from the destination. Can contribute to progress.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic conference system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the electronic conference image information transmission apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a conference control screen of the display device.
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a remote conference control screen of the display device.
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a local conference control screen of the display device.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 2 Image information transmission device for electronic conference
3 network lines
4, 5 transmission control unit
11 Information processing device
12 Display device
13 Keyboard
14 Storage device
15 PC card drive
16 mice
17 Speaker with microphone
21 Document Camera
22 Projector
23 Interface device
100 Conference control screen
101 Remote conference connection button
102 Remote conference standby button
103 Local meeting start button
104 Program end button
200 Remote conference control screen
210 Image input / registration operation area
220 RGB input operation area
221 RGB input new button
222 RGB input interrupt button
223 RGB input registration button
230 PC card input operation area
231 PC card input new button
232 PC card input interrupt button
233 PC card input registration button
240 Handwriting input operation area
241 Handwriting start button
242 Handwriting input interrupt button
250 registered / sending window area
251 Registered / Sending window
252 submit button
260 Contents display window area
261 Contents display window
262a, 262b scroll button
270 Transmission / reception history area
271 Transmission history button
272 Reception history button
273 Send / Receive History Button
281 Send / Receive alternate button
282 Conference end button
283 Screen close button
284 control screen switching button
300 Local conference control screen

Claims (9)

An input device for inputting image information, a storage device for storing required information, a display device capable of displaying an image, and transmitting image information input from the input device to another image information transmitting device via a network. In an electronic conference image information transmission device including an information processing device,
A conference control screen in which soft buttons, which are displayed on the display device by the information processing device and provided with a predetermined function, are arranged.
The conference control screen includes a network connection and a remote conference control screen display soft button for displaying a network connection and a remote conference control screen, and a local conference control screen display soft button for displaying a local conference control screen. An image information transmission device for an electronic conference, comprising: An input device for inputting image information, a storage device for storing required information, a display device capable of displaying an image, and transmitting image information input from the input device to another image information transmitting device via a network. In an electronic conference image information transmission device including an information processing device,
A remote conference control screen in which soft buttons displayed on the display device and to which a predetermined function is given by the information processing device are arranged,
The remote conference control screen includes an image input / registration operation area including operation item soft buttons for reading and registering images required for a presentation;
A registered / transmission window area having a window for displaying a plurality of registered material names of the images and a transmission soft button for transmitting the registered images;
A content display window for displaying a plurality of images of the material arbitrarily selected from the material names displayed in the registered / transmit window, and a content display window area having a scroll button for scrolling the displayed image forward and backward; ,
A transmission / reception switching soft button for switching a transmission source screen to a standby screen and switching a transmission destination screen to a remote conference control screen in order to perform a presentation from the image information transmission apparatus of the transmission destination instead of the transmission source. An image information transmission device for an electronic conference, comprising: The remote conference control screen includes a transmission history display soft button, a reception history display soft button, and a transmission / reception history display button for displaying a list of transmitted / received images in respective categories of a transmission image, a reception image, and a transmission / reception image in the registered / transmission window. 3. The image information transmission apparatus for an electronic conference according to claim 2, further comprising a transmission / reception history operation area including history display soft buttons. The teleconference control screen includes an end soft button for exiting from the teleconference mode. After the end softbutton is operated, a dialog box indicating whether or not to save minutes is displayed on the teleconference control screen. A soft button for saving all images used in the presentation, and a soft button for saving only the original image used for the presentation and deleting other images. Item 3. The electronic conference image information transmission device according to Item 2. By operating the transmission soft button in the registered / transmission window area, the preselected image in the registered / transmission window is transmitted to the transmission destination, and the first image of the transmitted image is closed by closing the remote conference control screen. 3. The image information transmitting apparatus for an electronic conference according to claim 2, wherein is displayed on a full screen. By selecting an arbitrary image from the plurality of images displayed in the content display window of the content display window area and clicking the image, the image is displayed on the display device of the electronic conference image information transmission device to which the connection is made. 3. The image information transmitting apparatus for an electronic conference according to claim 2, wherein: 3. The electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image input / register operation area includes an RGB input operation area, a PC card input operation area, and a handwriting input operation area. The RGB input operation area and the PC card operation area are provided with a new input soft button for taking in a new image, an interrupt soft button for taking in and inserting another image in a group of images being presented, and the images taken in. 8. The electronic conference image information transmitting apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a registration soft button for registering the information. The handwriting input operation area includes a handwriting input start soft button and an interrupt soft button, and switches to a presentation screen by operating the start soft button, displays a handwriting input tool icon at a predetermined position on the screen, and operates the interrupt soft button. 8. The image information transmitting apparatus for an electronic conference according to claim 7, wherein the image input by handwriting is inserted into an image group during the presentation.

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