JP2004252970A - Remote lecture system, method and program, information processing system and method and remote attending terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote lecture system with which reactions of multiple audiences are collected as information with a simple structure and information of the audiences can be supplied to a lecturer on a real time basis. <P>SOLUTION: A request part 35 makes respective attending terminals 3 display a confirmation operation request, receive a confirmation operation and return presence or absence of the confirmation operation. The confirmation operation is mouse clicking on a prescribed part of a display picture, for example. Prescribed privilege such as point application is displayed to be given when the part is clicked in the request. A calculating part 40 receives and processes a return, counts the number of substantial audiences performing the confirmation operation, divides the number of the substantial audiences by the number of nominal audiences after permitted time passes and calculates an attending rate at that time. A display part 50 displays the attending rate being a substantial audience rate in the number of the substantial audiences and the number of the nominal audiences, and audience information on the audiences including advices based on the rate to the lecturer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in technology for remotely delivering lecture contents via a communication network such as the Internet, and collects responses of many listeners as information with a simple configuration, and provides the lecturer information to the lecturer in real time. It relates to things that can be used, such as providing.

  In recent years, with the rapid development of broadband (broadband communication) technologies such as ADSL and optical fiber, which are the center of the Internet, and distribution technologies such as video compression and streaming, the contents of lectures, such as investment seminars, have been made available to audience members in real time. The technology for remote lectures to be delivered to the Internet is also being enhanced.

  However, there is a limit to remote lectures that lacks the power and realism of both lecturers and auditors as if they were a real lecture meeting together. In this regard, in remote lectures, it is possible to know the number of listeners and inform the lecturer by monitoring the access and condition of user identification and authentication, but how well each individual listener can It was not possible to collect information about what they were seeing or hearing and to inform the lecturer specifically.

  In particular, for the lecturer, since the audience is not directly visible, the audience will be able to elaborate on the points according to the audience's interests based on the audience's appearance, attitude, and sign, and if they are sleepy they will be interested in attracting them with interesting derailed stories It was difficult to respond properly. Also, the listeners do not have the tension seen by the instructor, and nod, breathe or groan unintentionally like a real lecture, unconsciously uniting with the place It was impossible to get involved in the excitement, and sometimes I couldn't get enough.

  Therefore, using the interactive nature of broadband, not only the lecturer but also the image of the listener can be sent to the lecturer, so that the lecturer can know the state of each listener in real time. A system has also been proposed (see Patent Document 1). However, in this technology, since each listener sends out images, the system conditions are strict such that a wide bandwidth is required in the upstream direction in addition to the downstream direction. The system load increased due to switching and switching playback, and it was expected that implementation would be difficult.

There is also known an audiovisual terminal which sends a viewing confirmation code from a viewer to a transmitting side of an audiovisual program and receives authentication (see Patent Document 2). However, this technique has a problem that the viewer of the program needs to take appropriate actions and send information to the program provider side, which burdens the viewer side, and furthermore, since authentication is performed, the entire system becomes large-scale. Was.
JP 2001-337589 A (FIGS. 1 and 2) International Publication WO00 / 59226

  The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and its purpose is to collect responses of many listeners as information with a simple configuration, and to provide the information of the listeners to the instructor in real time. The goal is to provide technology for remote lectures that can be used.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 displays an attending terminal that receives an image of a lecture content and displays it to each attendant, and displays information about the attendant to an instructor based on information from the attendant terminal. In a remote lecture system in which a main unit and a main unit are each realized using a computer and connected via a communication network, the main unit allows the computer to grasp the number of nominal listeners based on the start and end of communication from the listening terminal. Means for requesting the computer to receive a confirmation operation of the lecture at a predetermined time by transmitting control data to the computer of the lecture terminal, and to return the presence or absence of the confirmation operation to the main device; Means for counting the number of real listeners who performed the confirmation operation based on a reply from the terminal; and a computer, Or further comprising a display means for displaying the audience information containing the real audience rate in the nominal audience number lecturer.

  The invention of claim 11 captures the invention of claim 1 from the viewpoint of a method, and relates to an auditing terminal that receives an image of a lecture content and displays the image to each attendant, and a listener based on information from the auditing terminal. And a main unit for displaying information to the instructor, and a remote lecture method using a computer and realizing the connection using a communication network. In the main unit, the computer uses a computer based on the start and end of communication from the listening terminal. The number of nominal audiences is grasped, and the computer transmits control data to the computer of the auditing terminal, thereby accepting a confirmation operation of the audition at a predetermined time, and returning the presence or absence of the confirmation operation to the main device, and the computer Counting the number of real listeners who performed the confirmation operation based on the reply from the listening terminal, and calculating the number of the real listeners by a computer. Performs a display process of displaying the audience information containing the real audience rate in number the nominal audience instructors, characterized in that.

  A remote lecture program according to a twentieth aspect captures the inventions of the first and eleventh aspects from the viewpoint of a computer program, and is connected to an attendance terminal that receives an image of the content of the lecture and displays it to each attendee via a communication network. By controlling the computer of the main device, the number of nominal listeners of the lecture is grasped based on the start and end of communication from the listening terminal, and control data is transmitted to the computer of the listening terminal at a predetermined time. Let the confirmation operation of the audition be accepted and return the presence or absence of the confirmation operation to the main device, and count the number of the actual listeners who performed the confirmation operation based on the reply from the auditing terminal, the number of the actual listeners or The present invention is characterized in that the instructor displays audience information including a real audience ratio in the nominal audience number.

  According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote listening terminal device according to the first, eleventh and twentieth aspects of the present invention, wherein a means for connecting to a communication network and a computer are provided for transmitting images of lecture contents via the communication network. Means for receiving and displaying, and a computer, for a timing and a screen display element specified by the control data received via the communication network, accepting a confirmation operation of the audition and determining whether or not the confirmation operation is performed via the communication network by a predetermined Means for replying to the main device.

  In these embodiments, a simple configuration is used in which the main unit counts the audit confirmation operation at the audit terminal, and the number and ratio of the actual listeners who are actually interested in the audit are checked out from the many auditors. By displaying the information in, the distance to the listener can be buried and an effective lecture according to the reaction such as the interest of the listener can be performed.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the remote lecture system according to the first aspect, the main device is configured so that the computer has at least one of a content to be operated as the confirmation operation at the listening terminal and a time to accept the confirmation operation. It is characterized by comprising a designation means for receiving designation.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the invention, the invention of the second aspect is grasped from the viewpoint of a method. In the remote lecture method according to the eleventh aspect, in the main device, a computer is operated as the confirmation operation by the listening terminal. It is characterized in that at least one of a content to be performed and a time to receive a confirmation operation is specified.

  In these modes, the content and timing of the confirmation operation in the listening terminal can be specified from the main device, so that a further effect can be expected by detailed operation according to the purpose and circumstances.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the remote lecture system according to the second aspect, the main device causes the computer to display an image of the instructor on the first screen area of the attending terminal, and to display contents including characters or diagrams. A means for displaying on the second screen area of the auditing terminal is realized, and the specifying means receives a specification of a desired part of the display content of the second screen area as a target of the confirmation operation. Features.

  The invention of claim 13 captures the invention of claim 3 from the viewpoint of a method. In the remote lecture method according to claim 11 or 12, in the main device, a computer transmits an image of a lecturer to the listening terminal. Display on the first screen area, display on the second screen area of the listening terminal the display content including characters or charts, the designation process, as the target of the confirmation operation, the second screen area of the It is characterized in that designation of a desired portion of the display content is accepted.

  In these embodiments, it is possible to freely designate a part to be emphasized by the instructor from the syllabus (gist list) or the like as a part to be checked and to impress the listener, thereby realizing a more effective lecture. You.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the remote lecture system according to any one of the first to third aspects, the request unit transmits a control element to the audition terminal to display a display element for prompting the confirmation operation. It is characterized in that at least a part of the display screen of the attending terminal is displayed so as to be gradually covered, and when the confirmation operation is performed, the display element is reset.

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the invention of the fourth aspect is grasped from the viewpoint of a method. In the remote lecture method according to any one of the eleventh to thirteenth aspects, the request processing includes the step of: By transmitting to the terminal, a display element prompting the confirmation operation is displayed so as to gradually cover at least a part of the display screen of the auditing terminal, and when the confirmation operation is performed, the display element is reset. I do.

  In these aspects, even if the listener is watching the lecture inattentively, the confirmation operation request message field and the like gradually covers the display area, so that it is inevitable that the confirmation operation is required. Accuracy of rate grasp and lecture management is improved.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the remote lecture system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the display means converts a symbol of a seated listener and a symbol of a vacant seat into a ratio of the real listener. It is characterized by displaying computer graphics images depicting the lecture hall arranged side by side according to the ratio.

  The invention of claim 15 captures the invention of claim 5 from the viewpoint of a method. In the remote lecture method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, the display processing is performed by a listener who is seated. The computer graphics image depicting the lecture hall is displayed by arranging the symbols and the symbols of the vacant seats at a ratio according to the actual audience ratio.

  In these modes, the lecture hall seats are displayed in the form of seats and vacant seats according to the actual number of listeners that can be confirmed by the confirmation operation. Easy to understand. In addition, since the ratio of the confirmation operation can be variously considered according to the privilege or the like, the ratio of the seated symbols does not need to match the ratio of the real audience in the nominal audience. If the remote lecture area covers multiple regions, such as Hokkaido, Kanto, and Chugoku regions, or multiple customers with different age groups or assets under custody, the percentage of seated and vacant symbols and the status of other lectures If the information display is displayed or recorded separately for each region, each customer group, etc., more detailed correspondence and post-mortem analysis become easier.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the remote lecture system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the main device allows the computer to transmit control data to the listening terminal to affirm the lecture, At least one of the question and the negative operation is accepted, operation data indicating that the operation has been performed is returned, and the returned positive, doubt or negative operation data is stored and totalized and output at predetermined time intervals. It is characterized by having an evaluation processing means.

  The invention of claim 16 captures the invention of claim 6 from the viewpoint of a method. In the remote lecture method according to any one of claims 11 to 15, in the main device, the computer is controlled by a computer. By transmitting data, the listening terminal receives at least one of affirmative, questionable and negative operations for the lecture and returns operation data indicating that the operation has been performed, and the returned affirmative, doubtful or An evaluation process of storing negative operation data and totalizing and outputting the data at predetermined time intervals is performed.

  In these modes, since the operation of expressing affirmation, doubt, or denial to the lecture is received and transmitted from the listening terminal to the main device, and stored or counted and displayed, the instructor or the administrator can specify the lecturer more specifically. In addition to not only understanding the feelings of the lecture, the listeners can also express a reaction instead of an attitude such as nodding at the venue. It should be noted that the buttons and marks displayed by clicking with the mouse to indicate affirmation, doubt, and negation, the display and names of marks, and the like are free. For example, “I see!” (Affirmation), “What?” (Question) , "Ichiichi" (negative) may be freely set. Further, by changing the pattern of the seated listener in accordance with the result of the aggregation, a more realistic feeling can be obtained.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the remote lecture system according to the sixth aspect, the main device realizes a means for a computer to receive a selection of a charity target from a plurality of candidates prepared in advance from the listening terminal, The evaluation processing means causes the listening terminal to receive the positive operation using a different graphic symbol prepared in advance according to the selection of the charity object by transmitting control data.

  According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, the invention of the seventh aspect is grasped from the viewpoint of a method. In the remote lecture method according to the sixteenth aspect, in the remote lecture method, a computer is provided from the listening terminal in a plurality of ways. Receiving the selection of a charity object from the candidates, and transmitting the control data causes the listening terminal to receive the positive operation using a different graphic symbol prepared in advance according to the selection of the charity object. It is characterized by the following.

  In these aspects, the interest of the listener is stimulated by changing the graphic symbol of the operation target according to the charity target selected by the listener, such as wildlife protection, guide dog development, vaccination support in developing countries, etc. Improve the effectiveness of the lecture.

  An information processing system according to claim 8, wherein the main device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the computer is means for storing ID information and the number of privilege points for each listener, Means for updating the number of privilege points of the corresponding listener in the table based on information from the auditing terminal that the confirmation operation has been performed, and wherein the computer transmits the privilege point number from the main device. It is characterized in that it is connected to a business system that reads out the number, exempts from tuition, fees or account management fees, discounts or rebates, or setstles out the provision of premiums.

  An information processing method according to claim 18 captures the invention according to claim 8 from the viewpoint of a method. In the main device according to any one of claims 11 to 17, a computer is provided for each listener. The ID information and the number of privilege points are stored in a predetermined table, and the computer updates the number of privilege points of the corresponding listener in the table based on information from the listening terminal that the confirmation operation has been performed. The computer of the predetermined business system connected to the main device reads out the number of the privilege points from the main device, thereby exempting a tuition fee, a fee or an account management fee, a discount or rebate, or providing a prize. The settlement process is performed.

  In these embodiments, the privilege points provided by the confirmation operation are paid by another business system connected to the main unit, such as a tuition fee, a trading commission, a securities general account management fee, a foreign securities account management fee, and a foreign exchange fee. It is converted into a special benefit such as a discount such as a deposit or withdrawal fee of a transfer or affiliated ATM, a discount such as a rebate, or a provision of a prize. That is, in addition to expecting a sales promotion effect due to preferential purchase conditions of investment trusts and the like taken up in the lecture, the motivation of the confirmation operation is clarified, and the operational accuracy such as grasping the actual number of listeners is improved.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the remote lecture system according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the main device is configured such that the computer receives an input of a scheduled reward amount for each lecture or each part thereof, Means for calculating, based on the scheduled amount of reward, the actual amount of reward for each lecture or part of the lecture, the larger the real audience rate is, the larger the actual reward is.

  According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, the invention of the ninth aspect is grasped from the viewpoint of a method. In the remote lecture method according to any one of the eleventh to eighteenth aspects, in the main unit, the computer is configured to execute the lecture. Or the input of the scheduled reward amount for each or a part thereof, and the computer calculates, based on the scheduled reward amount, a larger actual reward amount for each lecture or each part of the lecture as the real audience rate is higher. To be characterized.

  In these embodiments, by linking the amount of reward to the actual audience rate, a fair amount of reward is realized according to the motivation of the instructor and the result.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the remote lecture system according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, the main device is configured such that the computer performs a lecture on a product picked up in the lecture from sales for a certain period after the lecture. Means for calculating an amount of incentive for the instructor by multiplying an increment obtained by subtracting the sales of the previous fixed period by a predetermined ratio.

  In this mode, the incentive (incentive / commission) corresponding to the increase in sales of products such as investment trusts taken in the lecture is provided to the instructor, so that the instructor's motivation and effort in the lecture are maximized and efficient sales are achieved. A promoting effect is obtained.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a technology of a remote lecture in which a response of many listeners is collected as information with a simple configuration, and information of the listener is provided to an instructor in real time. be able to.

  Hereinafter, a best embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Although the present invention can be realized by controlling a computer with a program, various configurations of the hardware and software of the computer are conceivable. Therefore, in the following description, each function of the present invention and the present embodiment will be described. The corresponding virtual circuit block is used.

[1. Constitution〕
In the present system, as shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. 1, a main device 1 and one or more listening terminals 3 (3a to 3c) are realized by controlling a computer with a program. This is a remote lecture system connected by. Of these terminals, each listening terminal 3 corresponds to a client system that receives an image of the content of a lecture and displays the image to each audience, and the main device 1 displays information about the audience to the instructor based on the information from the listening terminals 3. It is a server system. The main device 1 and each of the listening terminals 3 may be dedicated electronic devices, but it would be advantageous in terms of cost and renovation to realize a general-purpose product such as a personal computer by controlling it with a program.

  Other necessary functions include lectures such as images (moving images or still images) and voices of lecturers and lecture halls, and audio, etc., which are digitized in real time using a camera, microphone, CPU with sufficient processing capacity, video capture board, etc. There is a function of streaming distribution to the terminal 3. In the example of FIG. 1, this function is realized as an encoder 5 for digitizing video and audio and a distribution unit 10 for distributing digitized signals. However, this function may be provided separately from the main apparatus 1 without being integrated with the main apparatus 1, or may be excluded without being included in the remote lecture system of the present invention.

  The line connecting the main device 1 and each of the listening terminals 3 to the Internet is preferably a large-capacity so-called broadband line. However, the broadband line is not limited to a metallic cable (copper wire) or an optical fiber, but may be a mobile phone or the like. Or a wireless system such as a wireless LAN used in homes, office premises, hot spots in cities, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, since the large traffic is considered to be the bandwidth of the moving image data that distributes the contents of the lecture from the main device 1 to the listening terminal 3, the main device 1 side of the above broadband line has the upstream band. By using, for example, an optical fiber or SDSL, which is emphasized, and setting the listening terminal 3 side of each home or the like to be, for example, ADSL, which emphasizes a downlink band, waste of communication costs can be reduced.

  The auditing terminal 3 is sufficient with general hardware and software, and in addition to a network connection function and a Web browser compatible with JavaScript, various additional software such as, for example, playback software such as Shockwave, FLASH (each trademark), and streaming video are provided. Just fine. Most functions can be realized by sending control data such as HTML files including hyperlinks, Java scripts and applets, and Shockwave and FLASH files from the server side to the listening terminal 3. Therefore, the configuration of main device 1 that sends such control data is important.

  In the main device 1, the computer realizes each part shown in FIG. 1 by the operation of the program as described above. Each part is configured as a means for performing the following functional actions.

[2. Action)
The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2 and each screen. Note that the member numbers in FIG. 1 and the step numbers in FIG. 2 are irrelevant.
[2-1. Determine the nominal number of listeners)
First, the main device 1 counts and grasps the number of nominal listeners based on the start and end of communication from each of the listening terminals 3 before the start of the lecture to be delivered by the control unit 20 such as the login (step 5). . The number of nominal attendees may be the number of attendees in advance, but it is desirable to add the number of participants due to distribution request access or login authentication using ID and password, while leaving the number due to logout or no response to packet communication. It is desirable that the number of nominal listeners be continuously grasped before the start of the lecture (step 5) and after the start of the lecture (steps 20 and 25) by the update process of subtraction. Authentication information 15 such as a user ID is prepared in the main device 1 in advance.

  Prior to the start of the lecture, the setting unit 25 requests the audience to perform what kind of operation as a confirmation operation on the auditing terminal 3 and how many minutes to accept the operation from the lecturer or a predetermined manager regarding the viewing confirmation operation. (Step 10). For example, on the screen of the main device 1 as shown in FIG. 3, the instructor inputs a valid time in minutes in the input field 31 and inputs the number of points to be given in the input field 32. The specification of the confirmation operation, that is, the content of the setting is stored as setting information 30 in a predetermined storage unit and provided to the requesting unit 35. In this way, since the content and timing of the confirmation operation in the auditing terminal 3 can be designated from the main device 1, further effects can be expected by detailed operation according to the purpose and circumstances. Then, the following processing is repeated from the start of the lecture to the end of (Step 15) (Step 70). Note that the main device 1 performs information input and output with the lecturer via, for example, a personal computer (PC) 55 for the lecturer.

[2-2. Confirmation operation)
During the continuation of the lecture, the request unit 35 of the main device 1 causes the listening terminal 3 to accept the confirmation operation of the listening at a predetermined time and return the presence or absence of the confirmation operation to the main device 1. That is, when a preset confirmation operation request timing comes from the setting unit 25 (step 30), the request unit 35 transmits control data to each of the listening terminals 3 to display the confirmation operation request and perform the confirmation operation. And a reply indicating whether or not there is a confirmation operation is performed (step 35). The confirmation operation is, for example, a mouse click on a predetermined portion of the display screen. When the request is clicked, it is displayed that a predetermined privilege such as point grant is given (step 35).

  An example of the confirmation operation is shown in a screen example of FIG. In this example, a double line 41 is displayed in a portion of the displayed content "XX movement" that the instructor wants to impress, and a privilege such as a predetermined point is given at the bottom of the screen by clicking the double line portion. Since the confirmation operation request to the effect (42) is displayed for only 3 minutes which is the allowable time for receiving the click (step 35), the listener points the mouse pointer within the allowable time of 3 minutes. Click operation with. The listening terminal 3 returns to the main device 1 that the confirmation operation has been performed or whether the confirmation operation has been performed.

  An information screen such as a syllabus (pointer) shown in FIG. 4 can be sent to the listening terminal 3 and displayed separately from the image of the lecturer. For example, from the main device 1, an example in which the distribution unit 10 displays an image of the instructor on the main screen of each of the listening terminals 3 and displays display contents including characters or diagrams on the sub-screen of the same listening terminal 3 can be considered. In the case of such an example, the setting unit 20 receives a designation of a desired portion as shown in FIG. In this way, it is possible to freely designate a part to be emphasized by the instructor from the gist list or the like as a target part of the confirmation operation and impress the listener, and a more effective lecture is realized.

[2-3. Aggregation and display)
If the above-described confirmation operation has been performed within the time limit, or if there is a reply as to whether or not the confirmation operation has been performed (step 40), the counting unit 40 of the main device 1 receives and processes each reply. By adding the number of individual listeners who have performed the confirmation operation, that is, the number of clicks, the number of actual listeners at that time is counted again (step 45). Further, the counting unit 40 adds a predetermined point (for example, 5 points) to the listener (listening terminal) that has performed the confirmation operation (step 50). Further, after the permissible time has elapsed (step 55), the counting section 40 calculates the listening rate at that time by dividing the actual number of listeners by the number of nominal listeners (step 60), and the results of these totaling / calculating. Are recorded in the recording unit 45, which is a predetermined storage area, in time series, and provided to the display unit 50. That is, the display unit 50 displays, to the instructor, the instructor information on the audience including the actual number of auditors, the actual audience ratio among the nominal number of auditors, the audience ratio, and advice based on them (step 65).

[2-4. Display example)
Here, an example of an information display screen for the lecturer on the display unit 50 is shown in FIG. In this example, reference numeral 51 (411) indicates the nominal number of listeners, and among them, the number of actual listeners who performed the confirmation operation is numeral 52 (263), and the number of the actual listeners who performed the confirmation operation is divided by the number of nominal audiences. The ratio obtained is the effective listener rate of 53 (64%). When this ratio falls below a predetermined standard, as shown by reference numeral 54, for example, "the ratio of listeners who clicked has fallen. Would you like to take a break?" Display advice. This advice is prepared in advance as a character string for each condition to be displayed. Also, by displaying the elapsed time (reference numeral 55) and the remaining time (reference numeral 56) from the start of the lecture at the bottom of the screen in FIG. 5, the lecturer can easily determine the progress ratio of the lecture. The elapsed time ratio in the entire scheduled lecture time may be displayed.

  In addition, a graph showing the relative increase / decrease in the number of real listeners and the actual listening rate in the main device 1 and other predetermined management devices together with or in place of the numbers of the actual listeners and the actual listening ratio. If a figure such as is displayed, the lecturer can easily grasp the lecture state at a glance from the visual expression such as graphs even during the lecture.

[2-5. Other example of confirmation operation]
The target of the confirmation operation is not limited to the part to be emphasized as illustrated in FIG. 4, but may be, for example, a click button that draws attention on the screen, a “next page” button for switching the display, and the like. It may be displayed only during the time or clickable only during that time. In this way, it is possible to grasp the listener's interest and response to the lecture in an easy-to-understand unit called a page, and it is easy to reflect it in the subsequent part of the lecture and other lectures at a later date.

  As an example, a “next page” button 71 is displayed at a lower right part of a part of the description of the lecture content in the attending terminal 3, for example, a gist (syllabus / resume) displayed on a sub screen as illustrated in FIG. This button is displayed when the content of the lecture moves to the next page. Specifically, a time zone, a start time, an allowable time (3 minutes or 4 minutes, etc.) are set before the lecture starts. When the instructor performs a predetermined operation at hand, the main apparatus 1 causes the listening terminal 3 to display and operate the button 71 by transmitting control data. In this way, the possibility that the listener operates the next page button first regardless of the progress of the lecture can be eliminated.

  The button may be selected from a plurality of buttons. FIG. 7 shows an example of a screen interface of the confirmation operation in such a case, and FIG. 8 shows an example of a setting screen of the confirmation operation. For example, in the screen state of FIG. 7, when each button 1 to 5 is to be subjected to the confirmation operation, the start time is set in the row of each button in FIG. This is designated by inputting the “FROM” field and the end time in the “TO” field. Further, for each time slot, a button that can be clicked (activated) during that time may be designated by, for example, a selection box. In this case, for each specified time zone, the corresponding button on the audience screen is colored during the valid time and the click operation on that button is recognized, but the display is automatically performed even if there is no click operation The next page may be switched to the next page.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of a screen displaying the analysis result of the increase / decrease tendency of the actual number of listeners in such a page unit. In this example, the allowable time during which the next page button can be clicked is a time zone of several minutes between “turning start time” and “turning end time”, and the corresponding number of listeners, attendance rate, The tendency of increase / decrease in the number of real listeners compared to the page turning “↑” and “↓” is also displayed in a tabular form each time a page is turned to the next page. The upper part of the screen displays the number of nominal listeners at the start of the lecture, and the lower part displays the average attendance rate throughout the lecture.

  In this way, by actually listening to the contents of the lecture and checking the number of people who are turning the next page, the listener does not need to be aware that the operation of confirming the lecture is required, so the lecturer or There is an advantage that the organizer or the like can know the substantial audience rate of the audience without being particularly conscious in a natural state. It is not essential that the login and other control unit 20 increase or decrease the number of participations or cancellations during the lecture (steps 20 and 25).

[2-6. Example of use of counting results)
The example of FIG. 9 is also an example in which the instructor reward is linked to the actual listening rate. In such a case, the computer of the main device 1 receives in advance the input of the scheduled reward for the lecture or for each part thereof, and, based on those scheduled rewards, The higher the ratio of the number of real listeners to the number of listeners is, the higher the actual remuneration amount (planned training fee in the rightmost column in FIG. 9) is calculated.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 9, if the scheduled reward for a lecture with 15 pages of material is 100% attendance, 150,000 yen and the unit price of 10,000 yen, for example, 10,000 yen for the second page x audition The rate is 99.8% = 9980 yen. Similarly, the amount of the third page is 10,000 yen x 96.4% = 9640 yen. In contrast, if displayed, the instructor can be inspired, and effective motivation to enhance the content of the lecture can be made. Note that, specifically, the unit price per page, which is the basis of the calculation, may be different for each page in advance, or the reward amount may be calculated based on the average actual listening rate after the lecture. Further, the scheduled fee before the start of the lecture may be used after being recalculated taking into account the large and small number of nominal listeners at the start of the lecture.

  In these embodiments, by linking the amount of reward to the actual audience rate, a fair amount of reward is realized according to the motivation of the instructor and the result. However, such calculation of the reward amount is not essential and can be omitted.

[3. effect〕
In the present embodiment as described above, with a simple configuration in which the attending confirmation operation at the attending terminal is counted by the main device, the number of the actual attending listeners who are actually attending with interest among many attendees is determined. By examining the ratio and informing the instructor, it is possible to fill in the distance to the listener and to give an effective lecture according to the response such as the interest of the listener.

[4. Other embodiments]
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes those exemplified below and other embodiments. For example, the communication network between the main device and the listening terminal is not limited to the Internet, and may use an IP or circuit-switched network such as FR (frame relay), ATM (asynchronous transfer mode), CDMA or PDC for mobile phones, or the like. Good.

[4-1. Other confirmation operations)
In addition, the target of the confirmation operation is not limited to the above examples, and may include characters, graphics, symbols, various marks, graphics, still images, clicks on the display of moving images, alphabets specified on the screen without using a mouse, and the like. Key operation may be used.

  As another mode for requesting the confirmation operation, for example, by transmitting control data from the main device to the listening terminal, a display element prompting the confirmation operation is displayed so as to gradually cover at least a part of the display screen of the listening terminal. Alternatively, when the confirmation operation is performed, the display element may be reset, for example, by deleting the display element. In this way, even if the listener is watching the lecture inattentively, the confirmation operation request message field and the like gradually covers the display area, so that it is inevitable that the confirmation operation is required. The attendance rate grasp and the accuracy of lecture management are improved.

[4-2. Example of privilege grant)
Also, the specific contents of benefits such as privilege points given to the listener by the confirmation operation are free.For example, via the privilege points, rebate of the auditing fee, stock trading commission, foreign exchange fee, account management fee, Privileges such as foreign account management fees, online trade system usage fees, preferential deposit and withdrawal fees for in-house and affiliated ATMs or bank transfers may be given.

  As an example of realizing such handling, in the main device 1 as described above, ID information and the number of privilege points are stored for each listener, and the tallying unit 40 indicates that a confirmation operation has been performed. Based on the information from the listening terminal 3, the number of privilege points of the corresponding listener in the table is updated. Then, the main apparatus 1 is connected to another business system (not shown), and the privilege points are read out from the main apparatus 1 to the business system, thereby exempting, discounting, or rebating a tuition fee, a fee or an account management fee. Or a payment process such as the provision of a prize.

  In this way, the privilege points provided by the confirmation operation are changed by the other business system connected to the main device, such as the tuition fee, the trading commission, the securities general account management fee, and the foreign securities account as exemplified above. It is converted into discounts such as management fees, foreign exchange fees, deposit and withdrawal fees such as transfers and affiliated ATMs, preferential treatments such as rebates, or gifts, and other specific profits. That is, in addition to expecting a sales promotion effect due to preferential purchase conditions of investment trusts and the like taken up in the lecture, the motivation of the confirmation operation is clarified, and the operational accuracy such as grasping the actual number of listeners is improved.

[4-3. Display example of audience information)
Further, the display unit may display a computer graphics image in which the symbols of the seated listeners and the symbols of the vacant seats are arranged in the lecture hall at a ratio according to the substantial audience rate. For example, FIG. 10 is an image in a state where the real audience ratio is high and the seat is almost full, and FIG. 11 is an image in a case where the real audience ratio is low and the vacant seat is conspicuous.

  In this mode, the lecture hall seats are displayed in the form of seats and vacant seats according to the actual number of auditors that can be confirmed by the confirmation operation, so that the degree of enrichment of the audience and its transition are visually apparent to the instructor during the lecture. Can understand. Note that the ratio of the confirmation operation can be variously considered according to the privilege and the like, and therefore, the ratio of the seated symbols does not need to match the actual audience ratio. Also, as an application example, when the remote lecture area covers multiple regions such as the Hokkaido, Kanto, and Chugoku regions, or multiple customers with different age groups and assets under custody, the percentage of seated and vacant symbols If the information display such as the lecture status and the like is separately displayed and recorded for each region, each customer group, etc., more detailed correspondence and post-mortem analysis become easier.

[4-4. Collection of audience responses)
By transmitting control data to the listening terminal, the main device accepts at least one of affirmative, questionable, and negative operations on the lecture and returns operation data indicating that the operation has been performed, and the returned Affirmative, questionable, or negative operation data may be stored, or may be totalized at predetermined time intervals and displayed to the lecturer or predetermined administrator.

  In this aspect, since the operation of expressing affirmation, doubt, or negation to the lecture is received and transmitted from the listening terminal to the main device, and stored or counted and displayed, the instructor or the administrator can specify a more specific In addition to comprehending the feelings, the listeners can express a reaction instead of nodding or the like at the venue, so that the participants' consciousness is felt and interest in the contents of the lecture is increased, and the effect of the lecture is improved. In addition, as the display or name of a button or mark selected by clicking with a mouse to express affirmation, doubt, or negation, for example, “I see!” (Affirmation), “What is it?” (Question), “Imaichi” ("No"). Further, by changing the pattern of the seated listener in accordance with the result of the aggregation, a more realistic feeling can be obtained.

[4-5. (Charity symbol display)
The main device receives a selection of a charity object from a plurality of candidates prepared in advance from the listening terminal, and the evaluation processing unit uses a graphic symbol for receiving the operation of expressing the affirmation, and responds to the selection of the charity object. The listening terminal is controlled by the control data so as to make the design of the graphic symbol different. In this embodiment, the graphic symbol of the operation target is changed according to the charity target selected by the listener, for example, wildlife protection, guide dog breeding, vaccination support in developing countries, etc., to stimulate the interest of the listener and give a lecture. Can be improved. Donations to charities are funded by part of the bonus points.

[4-6. Incentives from product sales)
Information on the incentive amount for the instructor who multiplied the product obtained during the lecture by the specified multiplication rate by subtracting the sales during the fixed period before the lecture from the sales during the certain period after the lecture by the main unit and information from the main unit May be calculated by another computer receiving the. In this mode, the incentive (incentive / commission) corresponding to the increase in sales of investment trusts and other products taken at the lecture is provided to the lecturer, so that the lecturer's motivation and effort at the lecture can be maximized and efficient sales can be achieved. A promoting effect is obtained.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a setting screen for a confirmation operation according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a part to be clicked in a confirmation operation according to the embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the example of a screen which displays attendee information to an instructor in embodiment of this invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating another example of the confirmation operation according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating another example of the confirmation operation according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a setting screen regarding another example of the confirmation operation according to the embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the other example of a display of the audience information in other embodiment of this invention. The figure which exemplifies the computer graphics image which arranged the design of the seated audience and the design of the vacant seat in the lecture hall at the ratio according to the real audience rate as the audience information in other embodiment of this invention. . The figure which exemplifies the computer graphics image which arranged the design of the seated audience and the design of the vacant seat in the lecture hall at the ratio according to the real audience rate as the audience information in other embodiment of this invention. .

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main apparatus 2 ... Internet 3 (3a, 3b, 3c-) ... Audition terminal 5 ... Encoder 10 ... Distribution part 15 ... Authentication information 20 ... Login etc. control part 25 ... Setting part 30 ... Setting information 35 ... Request part 40 ... Tabulation unit 45 ... Recording unit 50 ... Display unit 55 ... PC for lecturer

Claims (21)

A computer that receives the images of the lecture content and displays it to each audience, and a main unit that displays information about the audience to the instructor based on the information from the audience terminals using a computer and connected via a communication network In a remote lecture system
The main device,
Means for the computer to determine the number of nominal listeners based on the start and end of communication from the listening terminal;
Request means for causing the computer to receive a confirmation operation of the listening at a predetermined time by transmitting control data to the computer of the listening terminal, and to return the presence or absence of the confirmation operation to the main device;
Means for the computer to count the number of real listeners who performed the confirmation operation based on the reply from the listening terminal;
Computer, a display means for displaying to the instructor the audience information including the number of the real audience or the real audience rate in the number of the nominal audience,
A remote lecture system comprising:   2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main device includes a specification unit configured to receive at least one of a content to be operated as the confirmation operation by the auditing terminal and a time to receive the confirmation operation. 3. Remote lecture system. The main device, the computer, the instructor to display the image of the instructor terminal on the first screen area of the listening terminal, to realize means for displaying the display content including characters or charts in the second screen area of the listening terminal,
3. The remote lecture system according to claim 2, wherein the specification unit receives a specification of a desired portion of the display content of the second screen area as a target of the confirmation operation. 4.   By transmitting control data to the listening terminal, the request means displays a display element prompting the checking operation so as to gradually cover at least a part of the display screen of the listening terminal, and the checking operation is performed. 4. The remote lecture system according to claim 1, wherein the display element is reset.   2. A computer graphics image depicting a lecture hall by arranging a design of a seated listener and a design of a vacant seat at a ratio according to the real audience ratio. 5. The remote lecture system according to any one of items 1 to 4. The main device,
The computer causes the listening terminal to transmit at least one of affirmative, questionable, and negative operations to the lecture by transmitting control data, and to return operation data indicating that the operation has been performed. The remote lecture system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising an evaluation processing unit that stores the affirmative, questionable, or negative operation data and totals and outputs the data at predetermined time intervals. The main device, the computer, from the listening terminal, implements means for receiving a selection of a charity target from a plurality of candidates prepared in advance,
7. The evaluation processing unit according to claim 6, wherein transmission of the control data causes the listening terminal to receive the positive operation using a different graphic symbol prepared in advance according to the selection of the charity object. Remote lecture system. The main device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
Means for the computer to store the ID information and the number of privilege points for each audience member;
Means for the computer to update the number of privilege points of the corresponding audience in the table based on information from the auditing terminal that the confirmation operation has been performed,
With, and
A computer system which reads out the number of privilege points from the main device, thereby exempting a tuition fee, a fee or an account management fee, a discount or rebate, or a payment system for providing a prize, and connected to a business system. Information processing system. The main device,
Means for the computer to receive an input of a scheduled remuneration amount for each or a part of the lecture;
Means for the computer, based on the scheduled reward amount, for each lecture or part of the lecture, the actual reward amount is calculated to be larger as the real audience rate is higher,
The remote lecture system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising:   The main device, the computer calculates the incentive amount to the instructor by multiplying an increment obtained by subtracting the sales in the certain period before the lecture from the sales in the certain period after the lecture for a product picked up in the lecture by a predetermined ratio. The remote lecture system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising means. A computer that receives the images of the lecture content and displays it to each audience, and a main unit that displays information about the audience to the instructor based on the information from the audience terminals using a computer and connected via a communication network In the remote lecture method used as
In the main device,
The computer grasps the number of nominal listeners based on the start and end of the communication from the listening terminal,
The computer, by transmitting control data to the computer of the listening terminal, to accept a confirmation operation of the audit at a predetermined time, and to return the presence or absence of the confirmation operation to the main device,
Computer counts the number of real listeners who performed the confirmation operation based on the reply from the listening terminal,
The computer executes a display process of displaying, to an instructor, audience information including the number of the actual listeners or the actual audience rate in the number of the nominal audiences,
A remote lecture method characterized by the following.   12. The computer according to claim 11, wherein the main device executes a designation process of accepting designation of at least one of a content to be operated as the confirmation operation and a time to accept the confirmation operation in the listening terminal. Remote lecture method. In the main device,
The computer causes the image of the instructor to be displayed on the first screen area of the listening terminal, and the display content including characters or diagrams to be displayed on the second screen area of the listening terminal,
13. The remote lecture method according to claim 11, wherein the designation process accepts designation of a desired portion of the display content of the second screen area as a target of the confirmation operation.   The request processing, by transmitting control data to the listening terminal, when a display element that prompts the confirmation operation is displayed so as to gradually cover at least a part of the display screen of the listening terminal, and the confirmation operation is performed. 14. The remote lecture method according to claim 11, wherein the display element is reset.   12. The computer graphics image that depicts a lecture hall by arranging a design of a seated listener and a design of a vacant seat at a ratio according to the real audience ratio in the display process. 15. The remote lecture method according to any one of items 1 to 14. In the main device,
The computer transmits control data to the listening terminal, accepts at least one of affirmative, questionable, and negative operations for the lecture and returns operation data indicating that the operation has been performed. The remote lecture method according to any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein an evaluation process of storing affirmative, questionable, or negative operation data and totaling and outputting the data at predetermined time intervals is executed. In the main device, the computer receives a selection of a charity target from a plurality of candidates prepared in advance from the listening terminal,
17. The evaluation process according to claim 16, wherein transmitting the control data causes the listening terminal to receive the positive operation using a different graphic symbol prepared in advance according to the selection of the charity object. Remote lecture method. A main device for performing the processing according to any one of claims 11 to 17,
The computer stores the ID information and the number of privilege points for each audience in a predetermined table,
The computer updates the number of privilege points of the corresponding audience in the table based on information from the auditing terminal indicating that the confirmation operation has been performed,
A computer of a predetermined business system connected to the main device reads out the number of privilege points from the main device, thereby exempting a tuition fee, a fee or an account management fee, a discount or rebate, or adjusting the provision of a prize. An information processing method comprising performing processing. In the main device,
The computer accepts the input of the scheduled reward amount for each or a part of the lecture,
The computer, based on the scheduled reward amount, for each lecture or lecture portion, the higher the real audience rate is, the larger the actual reward amount is calculated,
The remote lecture method according to any one of claims 11 to 17, wherein: By controlling the computer of the main unit connected to the listening terminal and the communication network that receives the image of the lecture content and displays it to each audience,
Based on the start and end of the communication from the listening terminal, let the number of nominal listeners of the lecture be grasped,
By allowing the control terminal to transmit control data to the computer of the listening terminal, to accept a listening confirmation operation at a predetermined point in time and to return the presence or absence of the confirmation operation to the main device,
Let the number of real listeners who performed the confirmation operation based on the reply from the listening terminal be counted,
Displaying instructor information on the number of the actual listeners or the audience information including the actual audience rate in the nominal number of auditors,
A remote lecture program characterized by the following. Means for connecting to a communication network;
Means for the computer to receive and display the image of the lecture content via the communication network,
Means for the computer, for timing and screen display elements specified by the control data received via the communication network, accepting the auditing confirmation operation and returning the presence or absence of the confirmation operation to a predetermined main device via the communication network;
A remote listening terminal device comprising:

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