JP2008172582A - Minutes generating and reproducing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To generate minutes to be easily referred concerning a target part in a minutes generating and reproducing apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The sound of a conference is recorded with a microphone 2 and the image of the conference is video-recorded with a camera 3 and a video camera 4. Independently recorded sound data can be subsequently added. When the memo of the conference is inputted from the keyboard of a personal computer 1 during recording and video-recording, passage time information from an input start is additionally recorded. When the recorded sound and image are reproduced, the part of a memo corresponding to the passage time is displayed. When the arbitrary part of the memo is designated, the sound and image corresponding to the part are reproduced. The image can be a still image or an animation. When the image is designated, the part of the corresponding memo is displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a minutes creation / playback apparatus, and more particularly, to a minutes creation / playback apparatus that creates and plays a meeting consisting of audio, video, and notes of a meeting.

  There are systems that support meetings and systems that create meeting minutes. For example, when recording a video of a conference, it is possible to easily follow a specific topic or a specific speaker later by recording the video separately for each topic or speaker. It also supports the exchange of information between conference participants who are physically separated, and provides the user with a record of the conference after the conference is over. Alternatively, the conference video is automatically summarized based on events such as remarks and participant movement. The following are some examples of prior art related to the preparation of minutes.

  The “Minute Creation Support Device” disclosed in Patent Document 1 creates an accurate minutes by specifying and playing a voice playback range when generating a text memo from a voice memo made at a conference. To do. The voice information of the speech during the conference is recorded and reproduced so as to be audible only within a predetermined reproduction range. Create and structure a text memo based on the played voice memo. Display structured text notes.

  The “information reproduction apparatus” disclosed in Patent Document 2 displays an electronic document presented at a meeting or presentation in synchronization with time-series information such as a moving image or sound at the timing as actually presented. Is. The electronic document presented at the meeting or presentation is stored in association with the identifier. The identifier and the presentation time information are stored in association with each other. When reproducing a meeting or presentation, an electronic document corresponding to time-series information is retrieved and displayed in synchronization with the time-series information.

  The “meeting file generation method” disclosed in Patent Document 3 is a method for efficiently reducing the data amount of the minutes file of multimedia information and realizing efficient access to the minutes file. A conference server and a plurality of conference terminals are connected via a network. While the conference is in progress, a real-time conference data file and an index file including time information and header information are created. After the conference is finished, edits such as audio stream merge processing and image thinning processing of the real-time conference data file are performed to generate a minutes file. The minutes file is managed as an index file.

The “minutes creation support device” disclosed in Patent Document 4 creates a minutes taking into account the intentions of the minutes creator without placing a burden on the meeting participants. As shown in FIG. 8, the conference video is recorded with date information. While the conference is in progress, a memo of the progress of the conference is input and stored with date and time information. Transcript text is created by recognizing speech during a meeting. Edit meeting notes and create minutes. The minutes associated with the conference video and audio are created by linking the minutes and the conference video and audio. When displaying the minutes, since the video and audio corresponding to the minutes can be displayed, it is possible to confirm which scene of the meeting the description content of the minutes corresponds to.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 08-194492 Japanese Patent No. 3637937 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-055391) JP 2005-244524 JP JP 2006-268800 JP

  However, the conventional minutes preparation method has the following problems. Watching the video of the meeting is a very time-consuming and time-consuming activity. Whether it is summarized or focused on a specific topic, it is wasteful to see what is needed. It takes a long time to see the target part. To avoid this, editing the minutes takes time and cost to create the minutes. In addition, in the method of associating a memo and a video / audio with a link as in the “meeting creation support device” disclosed in Patent Document 4, time and labor for post-editing are required, and the operation of browsing the minutes is complicated. become.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and in the minutes creation / playback apparatus, create a minutes in correspondence with the video and audio of the conference in real time, and immediately convert the memo to video and audio after the conference ends. It is to be able to browse correspondingly, and to make it possible to easily take out the target audio / video or memo part to be browsed.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, the minutes creation / playback apparatus records character data by inputting character data and time information from the start of input to the input character data. Text recording means, voice input means for inputting voice, voice recording means for adding time information from the start of input to the input voice and recording, and text display means for displaying the recorded text in time series The audio output means for reproducing and outputting the recorded voice and the synchronous display control means for controlling to display the position of the text corresponding to the reproduced voice are provided. The synchronous display control means includes means for reproducing sound corresponding to a part of the displayed text when the part of the displayed text is designated. The voice recording means includes means for adding time information and adding voice data.

  In addition, an image input unit that inputs a still image, an image recording unit that adds and records time information from the start of input to the input still image, and an image display unit that reproduces and outputs the recorded still image are provided. The synchronous display control means includes means for reproducing sound corresponding to the time of the still image in response to the designation of the displayed still image. The synchronous display control means includes means for displaying a still image corresponding to the part of the displayed text in response to the part of the displayed text being designated. A video input means for inputting a moving image; a video recording means for recording the input moving image with time information from the start of input; and a video display means for reproducing and outputting the recorded moving image. The display control means includes means for reproducing a moving image corresponding to a part of the displayed text when the part of the displayed text is designated.

  Also, the minutes recording / playback server device communicates with the client device via the network, and the text recording for recording the text data received via the transmitting / receiving device as text with the elapsed time information from the start of input added Means, voice storing means for storing voice data received via the transmitting / receiving means, means for sending recorded text to the client device, means for sending voice data to the client device for playback, and playback voice Synchronous display control means for instructing the client device to display the position of the corresponding text is provided.

  By configuring as described above, it is possible to create a minutes in which the target portion can be easily extracted. That is, since the memo can be referred to during the reproduction of the video and audio of the conference, it becomes easy to grasp the topic. You can specify the memo and play the corresponding audio / video part, so you can easily find the part you want to hear. Since the corresponding memo can be taken out from the video and audio, the contents of the conference can be confirmed by text. You can also search for moving images, so it's easy to understand the content even in meetings that are explained while drawing diagrams on the whiteboard.

  In addition, the minutes creation and playback server device can freely specify the playback start position of the audio data on the server in the URL format, so information such as “this part of this meeting” can be sent to third parties by e-mail, etc. Can be easily communicated by means of character-based. Furthermore, when multiple minutes clerks are creating minutes memos, the same information is displayed on each client PC, which can reduce wrinkles.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, the time information from the start of input is added to the input character data and recorded, the sound is also recorded at the same time, and the corresponding position of the character data is displayed when the recorded sound is reproduced. It is a minutes creation and playback device.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a minutes creation / playback apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a functional block diagram, and a flowchart of a processing procedure. In FIG. 1, a personal computer 1 is a personal computer for creating and reproducing minutes. The microphone 2 is a microphone connected to a personal computer. The camera 3 is a still image shooting camera connected to a personal computer. The video camera 4 is a video camera for shooting moving images connected to a personal computer.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display screen when the minutes are created by the minutes creation / playback apparatus. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of data of the minutes creation / playback apparatus. FIG. 4 is a view showing a display screen when the minutes are viewed by the minutes creation / playback apparatus.

  The function and operation of the minutes creation / playback apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described. First, an overview of the functions of the minutes creation / playback apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. In the configuration shown in FIG. 1A, character data is input from the keyboard of the personal computer 1. Time information from the start of input is added to the input character data and recorded as text. Voice is input from the microphone 2. Time information from the start of input is added to the input voice and recorded. Audio data can be added later with time information added. During playback, the recorded text is displayed in chronological order, and the recorded voice is played back and output. At that time, the position of the text corresponding to the reproduced voice is displayed. When a part of the displayed text is designated, sound corresponding to the part is reproduced.

  In the configuration shown in FIG. 1B, a still image is input from the camera 3. Time information from the start of input is added to the input still image and recorded. During playback, the recorded still image is played back and output. When the displayed still image is designated, sound corresponding to the time of the still image is reproduced. When a part of the displayed text is specified, a still image corresponding to the part is displayed. In the configuration shown in FIG. 1C, a moving image is input from the video camera 4. Time information from the start of input is added to the input moving image and recorded. At the time of reproduction, the recorded moving image is reproduced and output. When one line of the displayed text is designated, a moving image corresponding to the time of the line is reproduced.

  Notes taken by the minutes clerk during the meeting are the best material to follow the topic during the meeting. Record the elapsed time in each sentence of the memo. Before and after that time, the topic corresponding to the memo should have been discussed. The audio and video of the conference is also recorded with elapsed time information, and by specifying the part of the memo that is of interest, the audio and video at the target location can be easily found.

  These functions are collectively shown in the block diagram of FIG. A memo is input from a text input means such as a keyboard. Elapsed time information is added to the input memo by a timer and recorded in the text recording means. The audio, still image, or moving image input from the audio / video input means such as the microphone 2, the camera 3 or the video camera 4 is added with elapsed time information by a timer and recorded in the audio / video recording means. During reproduction, synchronization is controlled by the synchronous display control means, and the corresponding part is displayed on the display means.

  An outline of the procedure for creating the minutes will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step 1, the start of recording and shooting is instructed. In step 2, enter a note. You can enter notes at any time. When the conference is over, in step 3, the end of recording and shooting is instructed. In step 4, a file saving process is performed. The outline of the procedure for reproducing the minutes will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step 5, the playback button is pressed. In step 6, audio and video are reproduced and a memo corresponding to the elapsed time is displayed. When one line of the memo is selected in step 7, an image corresponding to the elapsed time is displayed in step 8. When one of the images is selected in step 9, a memo corresponding to the elapsed time is displayed in step 10. In step 11, when the stop button is pressed, the process ends.

  Next, the operation when creating the minutes will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. First, the microphone 2 is connected to the personal computer 1. As long as the microphone 2 is built in the personal computer 1, it can be used. If recording is performed using an IC recorder not related to the personal computer 1 and audio data is added later, the microphone 2 connected to the personal computer 1 may not be used. When the operator starts the recording software, as shown in FIG. 2A, an indicator unit, an operation unit, a timer unit, and an input unit are displayed on the screen. Recording starts when the recorder presses the recording start button on the screen. An internal timer starts simultaneously with the start of recording, and the time from the start of recording is measured. At the same time, the recording start time is recorded.

  In this state, a character is input to the input unit. When the key is hit with the input portion focused, the time, that is, the elapsed time since the recording start button on the screen is pressed, is recorded and displayed on the left of the input portion. If a line feed is entered in the middle of input, it moves to a new line. If further input is made in this state, the time of the input is recorded again. FIG. 2B shows a screen that has been input to some extent. Pressing the stop button ends recording and the timer also ends. In this state, if you select “Save” from the menu, you will be prompted to enter the name of the minutes and a series of files will be saved. The saved file is, for example, as shown in FIG. This is an example recorded on December 25, 2006 and saved under the name "Christmas Memorial Lecture".

  Here, project.dat is a file recording the file structure of the minutes, and the contents are as shown in FIG. Here, it is a text file in yaml format, but it may be in its own binary format or other text format (XML, JSON, original, etc.). mp3 format files are recorded audio, and the file names are year, month, day, hour, minute, and second (up to 1 / 100th of a second), but there is no need to be particular about this. Also, the format may be other formats such as wav instead of mp3.

  memo.txt is the text entered in the input field and is saved in the format as shown in FIG. By saving the data in the plain text format in this way, it can be edited later by another editor or the like. Other formats such as binary may be used. The above file structure is just an example, and all may be made into one file. The association between the input in the input field and the time data may be divided into a plurality of files. Other shapes are also acceptable.

  Pressing the pause button stops both recording and timer counting. Even if the text in the input section is edited during or after the pause, no time is recorded. By connecting the camera 3 as shown in FIG. 1B, not only audio but also video (still image) can be recorded simultaneously. An example of this screen is shown in FIG. Instead of the microphone 2 and the camera 3, a video camera 4 that can be connected to the personal computer 1 may be used as shown in FIG. After writing a character on a new line and recording the time, deleting the character does not erase the recorded time. If nothing is written on a new line and a line break occurs, the time is not recorded.

  You can attach an image file of a photo taken with a digital still camera or the like later while creating the minutes. When “Add Image” is selected from the menu, a file selection dialog is displayed and an image is added. The file structure at this time is as shown in FIG. Here, the shooting time is extracted from the EXIF information recorded in the image file, and compared with the start time stored in project.dat, the elapsed time from the recording start time is calculated. The relationship between this time and the image file is recorded in the photo.meta file.

  At this time, the contents of project.dat and the contents of photo.meta are as shown in FIGS. 3D and 3F, respectively. In the example of FIG. 3 (f), the yaml format is used, but any format may be used. “After: true” in the second file (R00126.jpg) indicates that the image was shot after the recording was completed. In addition, if there is audio or video shot with another IC recorder or video camera, it can be added in the same way, and information is added to project.dat. If the start time cannot be acquired automatically, the time is input manually.

  Next, an operation during reproduction (browsing) will be described with reference to FIG. The operator starts a playback program. Actually, the playback mode and the recording mode may be set as one program, and the mode may be selected at startup. Alternatively, it may be activated first in the playback mode and changed to the recording mode when necessary. When activated, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the screen has an indicator section, an operation section, a video display section (if there is a video file), an image display section (if there is a photo file), and a text display. Part is displayed.

  When the playback button on the operation unit is clicked, audio and video (moving images) are played back. In the text display area, the cursor moves to the corresponding line, and it can be seen which line is currently being reproduced. On the other hand, when a part of the text display part is clicked, it is judged from the recorded time, and audio and video are reproduced from the corresponding part. Similarly, when there is a still image, when reproducing audio or video, the corresponding still image is indicated by the cursor, and when the still image is clicked, the audio or video is reproduced from the corresponding position. It also has a search function. Selecting Search from the menu opens a dialog for entering a search term. Clicking on the search result not only displays the relevant text, but also plays audio and video from the relevant part.

  In this way, when the conference recording is being played back, the memo recorded by the person in charge of the minutes can be viewed while automatically responding, and the topic at that time can be easily followed. By specifying a part of the memo created by the person in charge of the minutes, the part corresponding to that part can be reproduced from the recording of the meeting, and it becomes easy to find the part to be heard. Voices recorded by other means can be used, and can be used when a recording device fails. You can search not only the audio of the meeting but also the video, and the contents will be easier to understand even in a meeting that is explained while drawing a picture on the whiteboard. In addition to the notes created by the person in charge of the minutes, you can play the topical video and audio from the photo taken by the person in charge of shooting with a digital still camera, etc. Can be displayed, making it easier to convey the atmosphere of the meeting.

  As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the minutes creation / playback apparatus records the input character data with the time information from the start of input added and records the sound at the same time. Since the corresponding position of the character data is displayed at the time of reproduction, it is possible to create a minutes that can easily refer to the target portion.

  Embodiment 2 of the present invention adds the elapsed time information from the start of input to the received character data and records it as text, stores the received audio and video data, and responds to a playback request from the client device. The minutes creation / playback server device that transmits voice and video data and instructs the client device to display the position of the text corresponding to the voice and video.

  FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a system configuration including a minutes creation / playback server apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, a functional block diagram, and a flowchart of a processing procedure. In FIG. 5, a video camera 4 is a video camera for capturing moving images connected to a personal computer. The server 5 is a server device that creates minutes. The client PC 6 is a PC that requests creation of minutes. The network 7 is a LAN or the Internet. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen when creating the minutes. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display screen when viewing the minutes.

  The function and operation of the minutes creation / playback server apparatus configured as above according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, an overview of the function of the minutes creation server device will be described with reference to FIG. The elapsed time information from the start of input is added to the character data received during the conference by a timer and recorded as text. It also stores audio and video data files received after the conference. In response to a playback request from the client device, text, audio, and video data are transmitted and played back. At that time, the client apparatus is instructed to display the position of the text corresponding to the reproduced voice. When the information specifying the elapsed time is received from the client device, text and audio / video data corresponding to the received elapsed time are transmitted to the client device. When character data is received from a plurality of client devices during the conference, the text data is edited into one text according to the elapsed time, and the edited text is returned to each client device.

  The outline of the procedure for creating the minutes will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step 21, an instruction is given to start recording and shooting at the beginning of the meeting. In step 22, a note is input during the meeting. You can enter notes at any time. When the conference is over, in step 23, the end of recording and shooting is instructed. In step 24, the audio and video files are uploaded to the server. The outline of the procedure for reproducing the minutes will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Read the server's minutes browsing page on the client PC in advance. In step 25, the playback button is pressed. In step 26, audio and video are reproduced and a memo corresponding to the elapsed time is displayed. When one line of the memo is selected at step 27, an image corresponding to the elapsed time is displayed at step 28. When one of the images is selected in step 29, a memo corresponding to the elapsed time is displayed in step 30. In step 31, when the stop button is pressed, the process ends.

  Next, the operation at the time of creating the minutes will be described with reference to FIG. It is assumed that user # 1 operates client PC # 1, and user # 2 operates client PC # 2. In this case, the user # 1 or a third party takes a picture with a video camera or the like. Instead of using a video camera, a USB camera and a microphone connected to the client PC may be used. You may record only audio using only a microphone. You may record with an IC recorder. When user # 1 accesses the minutes creation / playback page on the server with a Web browser, the screen shown in FIG. 6A is displayed. Enter the name of the minutes on the displayed screen and click the new button. Then, a URL of a new minutes is generated, and the browser of user # 1 displays the screen of the URL.

  Here, the user # 1 presses the “start” button at the same time as the recording button of the video camera is pressed. Then, the server is notified that the “start” button has been pressed, and the start time is recorded on the server. Thereafter, when a memo is input to the new input section, the contents are transmitted to the server one by one. The server constructs data as shown in FIG. 3 in accordance with the start of character input. When the character input is started in the new input unit, the server is notified immediately and the time is recorded, but the contents of the editing unit are synchronized with the data on the server as frequently as once every 10 seconds. When the Enter key is input after inputting in the new input section, the input content is added to the end of the editing section, and the new input section is cleared.

  At this time, when the user # 2 accesses the minutes URL, a screen similar to the user # 1 is displayed, and a memo can be input. If both the users # 1 and # 2 edit the editing section, there is a possibility of conflict. If the conflict can be resolved automatically, resolve it. If not, give priority to editing by user # 1. Only user # 1 may be allowed to edit in the editing unit, or priority users may be selected. Information of user # 1 who clicked the “Start” button can be obtained by using a cookie. When user # 1 clicks the “Start” button, the cookie is saved in the browser. Give priority to user # 1 when cookies are stored. Also, user # 1 is allowed to edit.

  When the recording is finished, the user # 1 clicks the “End” button. User # 2 may press it. Further, only the user # 1 may be pressed. Cookies are also used for this determination. When the “Finish” button is clicked, a screen for uploading an audio file, a video file, or an image file is displayed as shown in FIG. When these files are uploaded, metadata as shown in FIG. 3B is generated. The file is saved as indicated by the metadata. When the uploaded file is an image, the shooting time is acquired from the EXIF information as in the first embodiment.

  Next, referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the operation at the time of reproducing (viewing) the minutes will be described. The user selects and clicks the minutes to be viewed from the existing minutes column on the screen shown in FIG. A screen as shown in FIG. 7A is opened, and audio or video streaming playback can be performed. During playback, the text on the text display section and the image on the image display section scroll according to the playback position of the video. Each line of text in the text display section is a link. Clicking on the text starts playback from the corresponding part of the video. Similarly, the image is also a link, and when it is clicked, playback starts from the portion corresponding to the shooting time.

  When a search term is entered in the search box at the upper right of the screen shown in FIG. 6A, the search term is searched from the input text. The search result link is a URL corresponding to the corresponding text. Clicking on the search result will play the video from the corresponding part. Moreover, the reproduction page of each minutes may be able to accept comments and trackbacks as in the blog system. The addition of new minutes may be notified by RSS or Atom feeds. In addition, when using Feed, you may include a link to the video as an enclosure and support a technology called podcasting.

  In this way, since a memo for minutes can be created on the server system, access can be made from a plurality of client PCs, and the memo can be enhanced by a plurality of minutes staff. In addition, by holding and displaying audio data on the server, the minutes can be viewed only with a Web browser without installing special software on the client PC. Since the start position of the voice data on the server can be freely specified in the form of a URL, it is easy to convey the information "this part of this meeting" to a third party by text-based means such as e-mail Can do. When multiple minutes clerks are creating minutes memos, the same information can be displayed on each client PC, thus reducing the number of wrinkles. You can search not only the audio of the meeting but also the video, and the contents will be easier to understand even in a meeting that is explained while drawing a picture on the whiteboard. In addition to the notes created by the person in charge of the minutes, it is possible to reproduce the topical video and audio when the photographer took from the photograph data taken with a digital still camera or the like. On the other hand, a photograph can be displayed during playback, which makes it easier to convey the atmosphere of the meeting.

  As described above, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the minutes creation / playback server device records the received text data as text by adding the elapsed time information from the start of input to the received character data. Since it is configured to store, transmit text, audio and video data in response to a playback request from the client device, and instruct the client device to display the text position corresponding to the audio and video, It is possible to create a minutes on the server that can refer to this part.

  The minutes creation / playback apparatus of the present invention is optimal as a device for creating a meeting minutes. It can also be used as a lecture recording system for recording university lectures.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the minutes creation reproducing apparatus in Example 1 of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the screen of the minutes creation reproducing apparatus in Example 1 of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the data structure of the minutes creation reproducing apparatus in Example 1 of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the reproduction | regeneration screen of the minutes preparation reproducing | regenerating apparatus in Example 1 of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the system containing the minutes production reproduction | regeneration server apparatus in Example 2 of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the input screen which the minutes creation reproduction | regeneration server apparatus in Example 2 of this invention sends to client PC. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the reproduction | regeneration screen which the minutes creation reproduction | regeneration server apparatus in Example 2 of this invention sends to client PC. It is a conceptual diagram of the conventional minutes preparation support apparatus.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Personal computer, 2 ... Microphone, 3 ... Camera, 4 ... Video camera, 5 ... Server, 6 ... Client PC, 7 ... Network.

Claims (16)

  Character input means for inputting character data, text recording means for adding time information from the start of input to the input character data and recording it as text, voice input means for inputting voice, and input to the input voice Voice recording means for adding time information from the start and recording, text display means for displaying the recorded text in time series, voice output means for reproducing and outputting the recorded voice, and text corresponding to the reproduced voice The apparatus for creating and reproducing minutes includes a synchronous display control means for controlling to display the position of the minutes.   2. The minutes creation / playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said synchronous display control means comprises means for playing back a sound corresponding to a part of the displayed text in response to designation of the part of the displayed text.   The apparatus for creating and reproducing minutes according to claim 1, further comprising means for adding time data to the sound recording means to add sound data.   Image input means for inputting a still image, image recording means for adding time information from the start of input to the input still image and recording, and image display means for reproducing and outputting the recorded still image, 2. The minutes creation and reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the synchronous display control means comprises means for reproducing sound corresponding to the time of the still image in response to designation of the displayed still image.   5. The minutes creation / playback apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said synchronous display control means comprises means for displaying a still image corresponding to a part of the displayed text when a part of the displayed text is designated.   Video input means for inputting a moving image, video recording means for adding and recording time information from the start of input to the input moving image, and video display means for reproducing and outputting the recorded moving image, 2. The minutes creation and reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the synchronous display control means comprises means for reproducing a moving image corresponding to a portion of the displayed text when the portion of the displayed text is designated.   A transmission / reception unit that communicates with a client device via a network, a text recording unit that adds text information received from the transmission / reception unit to the elapsed time from the start of input and records the text as text, and a transmission / reception unit Voice storage means for storing received voice data; means for sending recorded text to the client apparatus; means for sending the voice data to the client apparatus for reproduction; and position of text corresponding to the reproduced voice And a synchronous display control means for instructing the client apparatus to display the minutes.   Means for receiving information specifying the elapsed time from the client device; means for transmitting text corresponding to the received elapsed time to the client device; and transmitting voice data corresponding to the received elapsed time to the client device. 8. The minutes creation / playback server apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:   8. The minutes creation according to claim 7, comprising means for editing character data received from a plurality of client devices into one text according to the elapsed time, and means for returning the text of the edited result to each client device. Playback server device.   Still image storage means for storing still image data received via the transmission / reception means, and means for transmitting the still image data to the client device for playback, wherein the synchronous display control means supports playback audio 8. The minutes creation / playback server apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for instructing the client apparatus to display a position of a still image to be displayed.   A moving image storing means for storing moving image data received via the transmission / reception means; and a means for transmitting the moving image data to the client device for reproduction. 8. The minutes creation / playback server apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for instructing the client apparatus to display a position of a corresponding text.   In response to the recording start instruction, the time information from the start of input is added to the input character data and recorded as text, and the time information from the start of input is added to the input voice and recorded. In response, the recorded text is displayed in chronological order, and the recorded voice is played back and output to display the position of the text corresponding to the playback voice, in response to a part of the displayed text being specified. A method for creating and reproducing minutes, characterized in that sound corresponding to the part is reproduced.   Adds time information from the start of input to the input still image, records it, plays back the recorded still image, and responds to the time of the still image when the displayed still image is specified 13. The minutes creation and reproduction method according to claim 12, wherein a sound is reproduced and a still image corresponding to the part of the displayed text is displayed in response to designation of the part of the displayed text.   Time information from the start of input is added to and recorded on the input moving image, the recorded moving image is reproduced and output, and the moving image corresponding to the portion of the displayed text is designated according to the designation 13. The method for creating and reproducing minutes according to claim 12, wherein:   A computer program describing a processing procedure for causing a computer to execute the minutes creation and reproduction method according to claim 12.   A recording medium storing the computer program according to claim 15.

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