JP2012003667A - Presentation support device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable participants to attain a better understanding by showing answers suitable for contents of a presentation to participants' questions without interrupting progress of the presentation.SOLUTION: A presentation support device 2 can perform data communication with an information processing terminal 3 operated by a presenter, an information processing terminal 4 operated by participants who view the presentation by the presenter, an information processing terminal 11 operated by a sub-presenter who helps the presenter, and a projector 5 which projects a presentation material, respectively. The presentation support device 2 receives requests related to questions for the presentation from participants who input from the information processing terminal 4, transmits the requests to the information processing terminal 11, receives input of the answers to the questions from the information processing terminal 11, and transmits answer information to the information processing terminal 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a presentation support apparatus for supporting a presentation performed by a presenter.

  Conventionally, as one of presentation support devices that support presentations by a presenter, for example, a viewer terminal is provided, and a viewer inputs information from the viewer terminal with a unique intention. Analyzing the input information, extracting information that reflects the viewer's psychology, and displaying the extracted information on the presenter's terminal using visual expressions, making it easier for the presenter There is known an apparatus that provides information for inferring and assists so as to realize a presentation that attracts viewers' interest (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-200440

  By the way, a participant who views a presentation cannot fully grasp the contents of the presentation if, for example, an incomprehensible term is used in the presentation by the presenter. In such a case, if a participant asks a question to the presenter while the presentation is in progress, the presenter will need to answer the question, which will pause the presentation and reduce the efficiency of the presentation. It becomes a factor to lower.

  In order to prevent this, conventionally, participants bring their own information processing terminals (such as PCs) to the presentation venue, and when an incomprehensible term appears during the presentation by the presenter, the information processing terminals are operated to operate the Internet. To search for the meaning of terms using a general search engine.

  However, when a participant searches using a general search engine, a large number of web pages corresponding to the search keyword are extracted, so the participant answers from the many web pages according to the contents of the presentation. You have to find it yourself. For this reason, it is difficult to efficiently obtain answers in accordance with the contents of the presentation in a short time, and there is a problem that the participants cannot concentrate on viewing the contents of the presentation by the presenter.

  In addition, according to the above-described conventional presentation support device, the presenter makes a presentation while inferring the participant's psychology, but understands that the contents of the presentation are too simple or too detailed. I can't. Also, it is impossible to grasp that the explanation time is too short or too long. Therefore, there is a problem that it is still difficult for the presenter to simplify or elaborate the contents of the explanation according to the degree of understanding of the participants during the presentation.

  Therefore, in order to solve the conventional problems described above, the present invention increases the level of understanding of the participant by presenting an answer suitable for the content of the presentation to the participant's question without interrupting the progress of the presentation. The first objective is to provide a presentation support device that can be deepened, and the presenter can simplify or make detailed explanations in real time according to the level of understanding of the participants. A second object of the present invention is to provide a presentation support apparatus that improves the quality of presentation.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first information processing terminal operated by a presenter, a second information processing terminal operated by a participant who views a presentation by the presenter, and a sub presenter assisting the presenter are provided. A presentation support device capable of data communication with each of a third information processing terminal operated by the projector and a projector for projecting presentation material, storage means for storing the presentation material, and input from the first information processing terminal Based on the instruction to read out the presentation material from the storage unit and output the presentation material to the projector, thereby projecting the presentation material onto the projector, and the presentation of the participant input from the second information processing terminal quality Or a request receiving means for receiving a request regarding an opinion and transmitting the request to the third information processing terminal; and when the request is a question for a presentation, an input of an answer to the question from the third information processing terminal And a response processing means for receiving and transmitting the response information to the second information processing terminal.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the presentation support device according to the first aspect, the notification information input to the presenter is received from the third information processing terminal, and the notification information is transmitted to the first information processing terminal. It is the structure characterized by further providing a notification processing means.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the presentation support device according to the first or second aspect, the answer processing means reflects the answer input from the third information processing terminal in the presentation material output to the projector. It is the structure characterized by making it carry out.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the presentation support apparatus according to the third aspect, the storage unit stores original data prohibited from being rewritten and shared data permitted to be rewritten as data relating to the presentation material. The document projection means can selectively read either original data or shared data stored in the storage means and output the presentation material to the projector, and the answer processing means can store the storage data in the storage means. By adding the answer information to the stored shared data, the answer is reflected in the presentation material output to the projector.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the presentation support apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the document projection unit stores the data in the storage unit when a request input from the second information processing terminal satisfies a predetermined condition. By switching the original data to the shared data and reading the data, the answer is reflected in the presentation material projected by the projector.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the presentation support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition is that a request regarding a question is input from a predetermined number or more of participants. It is.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the presentation support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition is that a total value of requests input from the second information processing terminal reaches a predetermined number. It is the structure characterized by these.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the presentation support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition is that a specific keyword is included in a request input from the second information processing terminal. This is a characteristic configuration.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the presentation support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition is that a request input from the second information processing terminal relates to a specific page of the presentation material. It is the structure characterized by these.

  The invention according to claim 10 is the presentation support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition is that a request input from the second information processing terminal is a request from a specific participant. It is the structure characterized by doing.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the presentation support apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the predetermined condition is that information indicating that the urgency level is a predetermined level in a request input from the second information processing terminal. The configuration is characterized in that it is included.

  According to the present invention, when a request regarding a question about a presentation input from a second information processing terminal operated by a participant is accepted during the presentation, the third information processing terminal operated by the sub presenter. And receiving an answer to the question from the third information processing terminal, and sending the answer information to the second information processing terminal. Therefore, the presenter need not interrupt the progress of the presentation, and can present answers suitable for the contents of the presentation to the participants 'questions, and can deepen the understanding of the participants' presentation. .

  In addition, the presenter can participate by accepting input of notification information to the presenter from the third information processing terminal operated by the sub presenter and transmitting the notification information to the first information processing terminal operated by the presenter. It is possible to simplify or elaborate the contents of the explanation in real time according to the degree of understanding of the person, and the quality of the presentation can be improved.

It is a figure which shows the example of 1 structure of a presentation system. It is a block diagram which shows an example of an internal structure of a presentation assistance apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the various data registered into presentation BOX by the presentation registration part. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence regarding the presentation registration process performed by the control part of a presentation assistance apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a presentation material. It is a figure which shows an example of status notification setting information. It is a figure which shows an example of question-and-answer mode switching condition information. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence regarding the presentation execution process performed by the control part of a presentation assistance apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the presentation operation screen displayed on the information processing terminal of a presenter. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation screen displayed on a participant's information processing terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation screen displayed on the information processing terminal of a sub presenter. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the detailed process sequence of a presentation process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the detailed process sequence of a question-and-answer process. It is a figure which shows an example of a participant request list. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the detailed process sequence of a participant corresponding | compatible process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the detailed process sequence of a sub presenter process. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation screen displayed on the information processing terminal of a sub presenter during the progress of a presentation. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation screen displayed on a participant's information processing terminal during the progress of a presentation. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation screen displayed on the information processing terminal of a presenter during the progress of a presentation. It is a figure which shows an example of the presentation material in which the request | requirement and answer from a participant were reflected.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the embodiments described below, members that are common to each other are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof are omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a presentation system 1 according to the present embodiment. This presentation system 1 includes a presentation support device 2, a first information processing terminal 3 operated by a presenter, a second information processing terminal 4 operated by a participant who views a presentation by the presenter, and during execution of the presentation. The third information processing terminal 11 operated by the sub presenter that assists the presenter and the projector 5 that displays the image by projecting an image such as a presentation material on the screen 7 mutually exchange data via a network 6 such as a LAN. It is a configuration capable of performing input / output.

  The presentation support apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment is configured by an information device 10 configured by, for example, a multifunction peripheral or an MFP (Multi Function Peripheral). The information device 10 can perform data communication with the information processing terminals 3, 4, and 11 via the network 6 and can output image data for projection onto the screen 7 to the projector 5. is there. The projector 5 is a display device that displays an image such as a presentation material so that the presenter, the sub presenter, and each participant can view the image simultaneously.

  The information processing terminal 3 operated by the presenter is configured by a general personal computer (PC), for example. The information processing terminal 11 operated by the sub presenter is the same as this, and is configured by, for example, a general personal computer (PC). Further, the information processing terminal 4 operated by the participant is similar to this, and is constituted by a general personal computer (PC). In this embodiment, the case where three participants A, B, and C view a presentation by a presenter is illustrated, and information processing terminals 4a, 4b, 4c is provided. Each information processing terminal 3, 4 a, 4 b, 4 c and 11 may be connected to the network 6 by wire or may be connected wirelessly.

  The information device 10 has a presentation function in addition to a copy function, a scanner function, a printer function, and the like, and operates as the presentation support apparatus 2 when the presentation function is activated. In other words, the presentation support apparatus 2 stores presentation material registered in advance by the presenter, reads out image data for one page from the presentation material based on an instruction from the presenter, and outputs the image data to the projector 5 to thereby output the screen. 7. Project the presentation material. The presentation support apparatus 2 displays an operation screen for the presenter on the information processing terminal 3 operated by the presenter as the presentation starts, and information processing terminals 4a and 4b operated by the participants A, B, and C. , 4c are displayed with operation screens corresponding to the participants A, B, C, respectively. Furthermore, the presentation support apparatus 2 displays an operation screen for the sub presenter on the information processing terminal 11 operated by the sub presenter. The presentation support apparatus 2 is configured to control the progress of the presentation based on information input from each information processing terminal 3, 4 a, 4 b, 4 c, 11.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the internal configuration of the presentation support apparatus 2. The presentation support device 2 includes a control unit 20 that controls each unit, an operation panel 21 that serves as a user interface when the user directly operates the presentation support device 2, a scanner unit 22 that reads a document and generates image data, A printer unit 23 that performs print output based on image data, a storage device 24 that includes a hard disk device, and the like, and a network interface 25 that performs data communication with other devices via the network 6 are provided. A program and various data are stored in the storage device 24, and a presentation BOX 28 is stored as related to the presentation function. The presentation BOX 28 is a dedicated storage area created for each presentation, and various data that are referred to when the presentation is executed are stored in advance.

  The control unit 20 includes a CPU and a memory (not shown), and operates various functions such as the above-described copy function, scanner function, printer function, and presentation function when the CPU executes a predetermined program. In particular, when the presentation function is operated, the control unit 20 functions as a presentation registration unit 31 and a presentation execution unit 32 as shown in FIG.

  The presentation registration unit 31 is a processing unit that registers a presentation with the presentation support apparatus 2. The presenter can register the presentation in the information device 10 by operating the presentation panel 31 directly by operating the operation panel 21 or by performing a remote operation from the information processing terminal 3. The presentation registration unit 31 creates a presentation BOX 28 in the storage device 24 for each presentation registered by the presenter. The presentation registration unit 31 stores various data registered by the presenter in the presentation BOX 28.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of various data registered in the presentation BOX 28 by the presentation registration unit 31. When the presentation registration unit 31 creates a presentation BOX 28 corresponding to one presentation, the presentation registration unit 31 further creates a shared BOX 51, a presenter BOX 52, and a participant BOX 53 in the presentation BOX 28. The presentation registration unit 31 also includes a participant A-BOX 54, a participant B-BOX 55, and a participant as a storage area for each participant A, B, C registered by the presenter in the participant BOX 53. C-BOX 56 is created. Here, the shared BOX 51 is a storage area shared by the presenter, the sub presenter, and each of the participants A, B, and C, and information stored therein is the presenter, the sub presenter, and each of the participants A, B, and C, respectively. Can be referred to. The presenter BOX 52 is a dedicated storage area for the presenter and the sub presenter, and information stored therein can be referred to or rewritten only by the presenter and the sub presenter. The participant A-BOX 54 is a storage area for the participant A, and the participant A and the sub presenter can be referred to. Participant B-BOX 55 is a storage area for participant B, and can be referred to by participant B and the sub presenter. Further, the participant C-BOX 56 is a storage area for the participant C, and the participant C and the sub presenter can be referred to.

  When the presentation material previously created by the presenter is input, the presentation registration unit 31 generates three data related to the presentation material, and stores the presentation materials 61, 62, and 63 corresponding to the respective data in the presentation BOX 28. The presentation material 61 is original data in which data rewriting is prohibited, and is stored in the shared BOX 51. The presentation material 62 is shared data that is permitted to be rewritten, and is stored in the shared BOX 51 in the same manner as described above. Furthermore, the presentation material 63 is data for participants referred to by the participants A, B, and C, and is data that is permitted to be rewritten. The presentation material 63 is individually stored in each of the participant A-BOX 54, the participant B-BOX 55, and the participant C-BOX 56.

  In addition, the presentation registration unit 31 creates the participant request list 64 and stores it in the shared BOX 51 with the creation of the presentation BOX 28. This participant request list 64 is a list in which requests are registered when requests such as questions and opinions from the participants A, B, and C are accepted after the presentation is started. When stored in the shared BOX 51 by the unit 31, the contents of the list are empty. Details of the participant request list 64 will be described later.

  The presentation registration unit 31 accepts a status notification setting operation by the presenter, and stores the setting content as status notification setting information 66 in the presenter BOX 52. The status notification is a notification indicating the status of the presentation at that time by the sub presenter while the presentation is in progress. This status notification includes not only notification information simply notified to the presenter but also a command regarding the progress of the presentation to the presenter. The status notification setting information 66 stored in the presenter BOX 52 is information that is set in advance by the presenter as to what items are notified to the presenter during the presentation. Details of the status notification setting information 66 will be described later.

  The presentation registration unit 31 accepts a setting operation of the projection material dynamic switching mode by the presenter, and stores the setting content in the presenter BOX 52 as the projection material dynamic switching mode setting information 67. The projection material dynamic switching mode is a mode in which when the presentation material is output to the projector 5, the material of the page to be projected is read from the presentation material 62 that is the shared data and output. Therefore, if the setting of the projection material dynamic switching mode is ON, the material is projected based on the presentation material 62 that is shared data. On the other hand, if the setting of the projection material dynamic switching mode is OFF, the material is projected based on the presentation material 62 which is the original data.

  Here, as will be described later, when there is a request regarding a question from any of the participants A, B, and C during the presentation, the presentation material 62 that is shared data includes the question and the answer to the question. It is reflected in the contents. Therefore, when the projection material dynamic switching mode is set to ON and a request regarding a question is made from the participants A, B, and C during the presentation, the question and the question are displayed on the material projected on the screen 7. The answer to the question is displayed, and other presenters and participants can grasp the contents of the request from one participant, for example.

  On the other hand, the presenter may want to concentrate on the contents to be announced as late as possible until the end of the presentation, such as supplementary explanations for individual requests from the participants A, B, and C. In such a case, by setting the projection material dynamic switching mode to OFF in advance, even if a request for a question or the like is made from the participants A, B, and C during the presentation, The request or the like is not reflected in the material projected on the screen 7, so that the contents to be presented can be concentrated.

  However, in the present embodiment, the setting of the projection material dynamic switching mode is automatically set to ON when the operation mode shifts from the presentation mode to the question and answer mode while the presentation is in progress. Therefore, in this case, even if the presenter has previously set the projection material dynamic switching mode to OFF, the materials to be projected on the screen 7 are requested to ask questions from the participants A, B, and C. Will be projected. In addition, the presenter can change the projection material dynamic switching mode to off even while the presentation is in progress, so the request from each participant A, B, C is reflected in the projection material. If it is difficult to continue the presentation in a state, the projection material dynamic switching mode may be changed to OFF and the material projection based on the presentation material 61 as the original data may be switched manually.

  The presentation registration unit 31 accepts an operation for setting a switching condition to the question and answer mode by the presenter, and stores the setting content in the presenter BOX 52 as the question and answer mode switching condition information 68. In the present embodiment, there are two modes, an announcement mode and a question and answer mode, as operation modes related to the progress of the presentation. The presentation mode is a mode in which the presentation material is projected while the presentation material is projected onto the screen 7. On the other hand, the question and answer mode is automatically switched when the request from each participant A, B, C satisfies a predetermined condition during the presentation mode, and the participant request list 64 is projected on the screen 7. This is a mode for notifying the presenter of the status of requests such as questions from the participants A, B, and C. Therefore, when the presentation mode is switched to the question-and-answer mode, the presenter can grasp the status of requests such as questions from each participant A, B, C, and each participant A, B, C can also participate in other participation. It is possible to grasp questions and the like that are asked by the person. In the question and answer mode switching condition information 68, a condition for switching from the presentation mode to the question and answer mode is defined as described above. The details of the question and answer mode switching condition information 68 will be described later.

  On the other hand, the presentation execution unit 32 is a processing unit that functions based on a presentation execution instruction from the presenter and controls the progress of the presentation when the presentation is registered in the information device 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the presentation execution unit 32 mainly includes a request reception unit 41, an answer processing unit 42, a notification processing unit 44, a material projection unit 45, and a material distribution unit 46.

  The request receiving unit 41 is a processing unit that receives requests from the participants A, B, and C from the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c during the presentation. The request input from the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c by the request receiving unit 41 includes a request related to a question and a request related to an opinion. The request related to the question is a request when each participant A, B, or C asks about the contents or terms of the presentation. Requests related to opinions are, for example, the opinion that you want to explain briefly when the contents of explanation by the presenter are too detailed, the opinion that you want to explain in detail when the contents of explanation by the presenter are too simple, the explanation by the presenter is too early This is a request such as an opinion that he wants to explain slowly in some cases, an opinion that he wants to give an explanation earlier when explanation by the presenter is too early.

  When the request reception unit 41 receives a request regarding a question or an opinion from each participant A, B, or C, the request reception unit 41 registers the request in the participant request list 64 and the request to the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter. Send. By transmitting the request from the participant to the information processing terminal 11, the request from each participant A, B, C is displayed on the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter, and the sub presenter confirms the request. can do.

  When the request from each participant A, B, C is displayed on the information processing terminal 11, the sub presenter responds to the request from the participant A, B, C by performing an operation on the information processing terminal 11. Enter information. For example, when the request from the participants A, B, and C is a request related to a question, the sub presenter inputs an answer to the question. When the request from the participants A, B, and C is a request for opinions, the sub presenter inputs a command to the presenter to reflect the opinions. Such input information is transmitted from the information processing terminal 11 to the presentation support apparatus 2.

  When the request from the participants A, B, and C is a question for the presentation, the answer processing unit 42 receives an input of the answer to the question from the information processing terminal 11 operated by the sub presenter, and processes the answer Part. This answer processing unit 42 generates answer information when an answer is input from the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter. The answer processing unit 42 additionally registers the answer information in the participant request list 64, and the answer information is the presentation data 63 of the participant data corresponding to the participant who is the sender of the request and the shared data. The information is added to each presentation material 62 and the response information is reflected in the presentation materials 62 and 63.

  Further, when reflecting the response information in the presentation materials 62 and 63, the answer processing unit 42 identifies a portion corresponding to the question in the presentation material based on the keyword included in the request regarding the question, and The answer information is synthesized and arranged in the vicinity.

  The notification processing unit 44 is a processing unit that receives a command input to the presenter from the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter and transmits the command information to the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter. For example, when the request from the participants A, B, and C is an opinion on the presentation, the information processing terminal 11 operated by the sub presenter receives input of notification information to be notified to the presenter in response to the opinion, and the notification Information is transmitted to the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter. In addition, the sub presenter can input various types of notification information for notifying the presenter by operating the information processing terminal 11 even when there is no request from each participant A, B, C. . Therefore, the notification processing unit 44 transmits the notification information to the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter when there is input of the notification information from the information processing terminal 11 even when there is no request from the participants A, B, and C.

  The type of notification information that the notification processing unit 44 receives from the information processing terminal 11 and transmits to the information processing terminal 3 is defined by the state notification setting information 66 described above. That is, the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter can input notification information for items that are set to ON in the state notification setting information 66. In addition, the notification processing unit 44 receives input of notification information regarding an item that is set to ON in the state notification setting information 66 and transmits the received notification information to the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter.

  As a result, the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter displays the notification information notified from the sub presenter regarding the item set to ON in the state notification setting information 66. By confirming the notification information displayed on the information processing terminal 3, the presenter can adjust the progress of the presentation, the content or details of the explanation, and the like in real time.

  Next, the material projection unit 45 is a processing unit that reads out the material to be projected onto the screen 7 and outputs it to the projector 5. In the presentation mode, the material projection unit 45 reads the material of the projection target page from either the original data presentation material 61 or the shared data presentation material 62, and outputs the material to the projector 5. 7 is projected. For example, if the setting of the projection material dynamic switching mode is ON, the material of the projection target page is read from the presentation data 62 of the shared data and output to the projector 5. If the setting of the projection data dynamic switching mode is OFF, the data of the projection target page is read from the presentation data 61 of the original data and output to the projector 5. Further, when in the question and answer mode, the material projecting unit 45 reads the participant request list 64 and outputs the participant request list 64 to the projector 5 to project it onto the screen 7.

  For example, in the shared data presentation material 62, the answer processing unit 42 reflects the answer information to the questions from the participants A, B, and C as described above. If so, everyone can share the answer information by the presentation material projected on the screen 7. This eliminates the need for other participants to ask for the same questions and allows them to concentrate on the presentation.

  The material distribution unit 46 is a processing unit that reads and distributes the presentation material 63 dedicated to each participant to the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c of the participants A, B, and C. For example, for the participant A, the presentation material 63 is read from the participant A-BOX 54 and transmitted to the information processing terminal 4a. As a result, the presentation material 63 corresponding to the participant A is displayed on the information processing terminal 4a. The delivery to the other participants B and C is the same as this. For example, when each participant A, B, C makes a request relating to a question, the question is displayed on the presentation material 63 displayed on the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, 4c by the answer processing unit 42 as described above. Answer information for will be reflected. Therefore, each participant A, B, C can obtain an answer corresponding to the question without directly asking the presenter during the presentation, and does not hinder the progress of the presentation.

  Next, a detailed operation by the presentation support apparatus 2 (information device 10) configured as described above will be described. First, the presentation registration process will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure related to the presentation registration process performed by the control unit 20 of the presentation support apparatus 2. This process is executed when the presentation registration operation by the presenter is detected and the presentation registration unit 31 functions in the control unit 20. When this process is started, the presentation registration unit 31 creates a presentation BOX 28 in the storage device 24 (step S10). In the presentation BOX 28 created at this time, a shared BOX 51, a presenter BOX 52, and a participant BOX 53 are created at the same time. And the presentation registration part 31 registers the information regarding a presenter based on the information input by a presenter (step S11). The information about the presenter is not shown in the figure, but is stored in the presenter BOX 52, for example. The presentation registration unit 31 registers information related to the sub presenter based on information input by the presenter (step S12). The information regarding the sub presenter is also stored in the presenter BOX 52, for example, although not shown. Then, the presentation registration unit 31 registers information on the participants A, B, and C based on the information input by the presenter (step S13). Accordingly, a participant A-BOX 54, a participant B-BOX 55, and a participant C-BOX 56 are created in the participant BOX 53 as BOXes corresponding to the participants A, B, and C, respectively. The information registered in steps S11, S12, and S13 includes information for establishing data communication with the information processing terminals 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, and 11 at the start of presentation execution.

  Next, the presentation registration unit 31 receives an input of presentation material created in advance by the presenter (step S14). FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the presentation material. Such a presentation material is usually a material consisting of a plurality of pages, but a part of the presentation material (only the third page) is shown in the figure. For example, the presenter creates a plurality of pages as shown in FIG. 5 and transmits the information from the information processing terminal 3 to the information device 10 to register the presentation material.

  The presentation registration unit 31 stores the original data of the input presentation material in the shared BOX 51 (step S15). At this time, attribute information for prohibiting data rewriting is added to the original data. In addition, the presentation registration unit 31 generates shared data obtained by copying the original data, and stores the shared data in the shared BOX 51 (step S16). At this time, attribute information that permits rewriting of data is given to the shared data. Further, the presentation registration unit 31 generates participant data obtained by copying the original data, and stores the participant data in each of the participant A-BOX 54, the participant B-BOX 55, and the participant C-BOX 56. (Step S17). Attribute information that permits data rewriting is also given to the data for participants.

  Then, the presentation registration unit 31 receives an input of a setting operation related to the status notification condition by the presenter, and stores the status notification setting information 66 in the presenter BOX 52 (step S18). FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the status notification setting information 66. As shown in FIG. 6, the state notification setting information 66 is information in which state notification conditions, settings, and remarks columns are associated with each other. In the status notification condition, three notification conditions are defined in advance: progress speed, easy understanding, and other conference room status. The presenter sets these three notification conditions on and off, and registers arbitrary information in the remarks column as necessary. In the example of FIG. 6, all three notification conditions of the progress speed, the ease of understanding, and the status of other conference rooms are set to ON. Information specifying room Z "is included.

  Here, the notification condition regarding the progress speed is a condition that determines whether or not the sub presenter notifies the presenter regarding the progress speed of the presentation. If the setting of the notification condition regarding the progress speed is turned on, the sub presenter can notify the presenter regarding the progress speed of the presentation while the presentation is in progress.

  In addition, the notification condition regarding the legibility is a condition that determines whether or not the sub presenter notifies the presenter about the legibility of the presentation. If the setting of the notification condition regarding legibility is turned on, the sub presenter can notify the presenter about legibility of the presentation while the presentation is in progress.

  Furthermore, the notification condition regarding the status of the other conference room is a condition that determines whether the sub presenter notifies the presenter of the status of the other conference room. If the setting of the notification condition regarding the other conference room status is turned on, the sub presenter can notify the presenter of the status of the other conference room while the presentation is in progress. For example, if the content of a presentation by a presenter must be changed according to the progress or result of another presentation being made in another conference room, it can be performed in another conference room while the presenter is presenting. It is meaningful to notify the presenter of the status of another presentation.

  Note that FIG. 6 illustrates a case where three notification conditions are defined in advance as the status notification condition: progress speed, legibility, and other conference room status, but other notification conditions are defined. May be.

  Next, the presentation registration unit 31 performs initial setting of the projection material dynamic switching mode based on the operation by the presenter (step S19). Here, the projection material dynamic switching mode is set to ON or OFF.

  Then, the presentation registration unit 31 receives an input of a setting operation related to the switching condition of the question and answer mode by the presenter, and stores the question and answer mode switching condition information 68 in the presenter BOX 52 (step S20). FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the question and answer mode switching condition information 68. As shown in FIG. 7, the question and answer mode switching condition information 68 is information in which mode switching conditions, settings, and switching determination values are associated with each other. In the mode switching condition, conditions relating to the number of participants, the requested total value, a specific keyword, a specific page, a specific participant, and an urgency level are defined.

  Here, the condition regarding the number of participants is a condition for automatically switching from the presentation mode to the question-and-answer mode when the number of participants who have issued requests during the presentation reaches a predetermined number. If the setting corresponding to this condition is on, when the number of participants who issued requests during the presentation reaches the value registered in the switching determination value (“3” in the example in the figure), the mode Automatic switching is performed. If the setting corresponding to this condition is off, the mode is not automatically switched depending on the number of participants who have issued the request.

  The condition regarding the request total value is a condition for automatically switching from the presentation mode to the question and answer mode when the total value of requests issued from the participants A, B, and C reaches a predetermined number during the presentation. If the setting corresponding to this condition is ON, the total value of requests from the participants A, B, and C during the presentation is set to the value registered in the switching determination value (“5” in the illustrated example). When it reaches, the mode is automatically switched. If the setting corresponding to this condition is OFF, the mode is not automatically switched depending on the total value of requests.

  As for the condition regarding the specific keyword, if a specific keyword is included in a request issued from the participants A, B, and C during the presentation, the presentation mode is automatically switched to the question and answer mode at the timing when the request is input. This is a condition for switching. If the setting corresponding to this condition is ON, a request including the keyword (“CCD” in the example) registered in the switching determination value is input from the participants A, B, and C during the presentation. Then, automatic mode switching is performed. If the setting corresponding to this condition is off, the mode is not automatically switched by a specific keyword.

  The condition regarding the specific page is a condition for automatically switching from the presentation mode to the question and answer mode when a request for a specific page of the presentation material is issued from the participants A, B, and C during the presentation. If the setting corresponding to this condition is ON, when a request for a page (“3” in the example) registered in the switching determination value is input from the participants A, B, and C during the presentation, Automatic mode switching is performed. If the setting corresponding to this condition is off, the mode is not automatically switched by a specific page.

  The condition regarding the specific participant is a condition for automatically switching from the announcement mode to the question and answer mode when a request is issued from a specific participant among the participants A, B, and C during the presentation. If the setting corresponding to this condition is on, from the participants A, B, and C registered in the switching determination value during the presentation (from “participant C” in the example) When a request is entered, the mode is automatically switched. If the setting corresponding to this condition is off, the mode is not automatically switched by a specific participant.

  The urgency condition is a condition that automatically switches from the presentation mode to the question-and-answer mode when a request with a predetermined level of urgency is issued from the participants A, B, and C during the presentation. is there. If the setting corresponding to this condition is ON, a request corresponding to the urgency level registered in the switching determination value (“level 1” in the example) from the participants A, B, and C during the presentation is in progress. When is input, the mode is automatically switched. Also, if the setting corresponding to this condition is off, the mode is not automatically switched according to the urgency level. In this embodiment, there are “level 1” and “level 2” as the level of urgency, and “level 1” is handled as having a higher level of urgency than “level 2”.

  The presenter sets on / off of each condition in the question and answer mode switching condition information 68 as described above, and when performing the on setting, sets a desired value as the switching determination value.

  This completes the presentation registration process. Through the presentation registration process as described above, the presentation support apparatus 2 stores information necessary for giving a presentation. In the above description, the case where the presenter performs operations related to various types of registration is illustrated, but the sub presenter may perform operations related to registration.

  Next, presentation execution processing will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure related to the presentation execution process performed by the control unit 20 of the presentation support apparatus 2. This processing is executed when the presentation execution instruction by the presenter is detected and the presentation execution unit 32 functions in the control unit 20. When this process is started, the presentation execution unit 32 initially sets the operation mode to the presentation mode (step S30).

  Then, the presentation execution unit 32 outputs an operation screen for the presenter to perform a presentation progress operation to the presenter information processing terminal 3 (step S31). Thus, the operation screen output from the presentation support apparatus 2 is displayed on the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the presentation operation screen G1 displayed on the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter. As shown in FIG. 9, the operation screen G1 includes an operation area R1 for the presenter to perform various operations related to the progress of the presentation, and a status notification area R2 for displaying notification information notified by the sub presenter. Is displayed. An end button 79 for ending the presentation is displayed at the bottom of the operation screen G1.

  In the operation area R1, a page update field for updating the page of the presentation material projected on the screen 7 from the projector 5 and an operation mode for manually switching the operation mode between the presentation mode and the question and answer mode are provided. An ode switching field and a projection material dynamic switching mode field for manually switching on / off setting of the projection material dynamic switching mode are displayed.

  In the page update column, the next page button 71 for updating the projection material page to the next page, the input column 72 for inputting the page number to display the desired page, and the input column 72 are input. A designated page button 73 for projecting the page number material is provided. The presenter operates the information processing terminal 3 to move the pointer MP displayed on the operation screen G1 and clicks the next page button 71 or inputs a desired page number in the input field 72 and designates the specified page button. A desired page can be projected on the screen 7 by clicking 73 or the like.

  In the mode switching field, two buttons 74a and 74b that can alternatively select the presentation mode and the question and answer mode are provided. The presenter can set a desired operation mode by operating the information processing terminal 3 to move the pointer MP displayed on the operation screen G1 and selecting one of the two buttons 74a and 74b. . In the example shown in the figure, the presentation mode is selected.

  The projection material dynamic switching mode column is provided with two buttons 75a and 75b that can be selectively switched on and off. The presenter operates the information processing terminal 3 to move the pointer MP displayed on the operation screen G1 and selects one of the two buttons 75a and 75b, thereby turning on / off the projection material dynamic switching mode. And can be switched. In the example shown in the figure, the projection material dynamic switching mode is turned off.

  On the other hand, in the status notification area R2, items that are set to ON in the status notification setting information 66 are displayed as notification fields for notification information. For example, the status notification area R2 shown in FIG. 9 corresponds to the status notification setting information 66 shown in FIG. In the status notification setting information 66 of FIG. 6, since the three notification conditions regarding the progress speed, the ease of understanding, and the status of other conference rooms are all set to ON, the status notification area R2 includes a notification column 76 regarding the progress speed. A notification column 77 regarding easy understanding and a notification column 78 regarding the status of other conference rooms are displayed. When the notification information is input from the presentation support apparatus 2, the information processing terminal 3 determines the type of the notification information, and displays the notification information in any of the notification columns 76, 77, and 78 according to the type of the notification information. . Unless notification information is input from the presentation support apparatus 2, these notification columns 76, 77, and 78 remain blank.

  Next, the presentation execution unit 32 allows the participants A, B, and C to perform various operations on the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c of the participants A, B, and C as the presentation progresses. An operation screen is output (step S32). Thereby, the operation screen output from the presentation support apparatus 2 is displayed on the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c of the participants A, B, and C.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation screen G2 displayed on the information processing terminal 4a of the participant A. Although the operation screen G2 in FIG. 10 is a screen related to the participant A, the operation screens displayed on the information processing terminals 4b and 4c of the other participants B and C are the same as this. As shown in FIG. 10, the operation screen G2 displays a material display area R3 for displaying the presentation material 63 distributed by the presentation support apparatus 2 and an operation area R4 for the participant A to perform various operations. Is done. For example, one page of material distributed from the presentation support device 2 is displayed in the material display region R3. In the operation area R4, the page number of the material displayed in the material display area R3 is displayed, a page operation column for operating the page displayed in the material display area R3, and questions and opinions regarding the presentation. A request operation field for inputting and transmitting a request such as the above, and an answer field for displaying the answer when an answer to the question request is acquired are displayed.

  In the page update column of the operation screen G2, a next page button 71, a page number input column 72, and a designated page button 73 are provided as in the presenter operation screen G1 (see FIG. 9). Participant A operates the information processing terminal 4a to move the pointer MP displayed on the operation screen G2 and clicks the next page button 71 or inputs the desired page number in the input field 72 and designates it. By clicking the page button 73 or the like, the presentation material 63 displayed in the material display region R3 can be updated to a desired page.

  The request operation field includes an urgency level input field 81 for inputting an urgency level for a request, a question input field 82 for inputting a question, an opinion input field 83 for inputting an opinion, and these input fields. A request transmission button 84 for transmitting information input in 81 to 83 to the presentation support apparatus 2 as a request from the participant A is provided. When the participant A has a question about the contents of the presentation, the participant A inputs the question in the question input field 82. If there is an opinion, the opinion is input in the opinion input field 83. Then, the participant A inputs, for example, one of the level 1 and the level 2 in the urgency input field 81 as the urgency regarding the question or the opinion. By clicking the request transmission button 84, a request regarding a question or an opinion is transmitted to the presentation support apparatus 2. When the request transmitted to the presentation support apparatus 2 is a request related to a question, and thereafter, answer information for the question is input from the presentation support apparatus 2, the answer information is displayed in the answer column 85.

  Next, the presentation execution unit 32 outputs an operation screen for the sub presenter to perform various operations to the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter (step S33). Thereby, the operation screen output from the presentation support apparatus 2 is displayed on the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation screen G3 displayed on the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter. As shown in FIG. 11, the operation screen G3 includes a request display area R5 for displaying requests from the participants A, B, and C output from the presentation support apparatus 2, and a sub presenter that displays various information. An operation area R6 for performing an input operation is displayed.

  In the request display area R5, for example, a request display field for each of the participants A, B, and C is provided. In each request display field, an urgency level for the request input by each participant A, B, and C is displayed. An urgency display field 86 for displaying, a question display field 87 for displaying a question, and an opinion display field 88 for displaying an opinion are provided. In these display fields 86, 87, 88, when the information processing terminal 11 receives a request from each participant A, B, C from the presentation support device 2 as the presentation progresses, it relates to the request at the received timing. Information is displayed. Therefore, the sub presenter can grasp requests from the participants A, B, and C in real time.

  On the other hand, in the operation area R6, there are an answer operation column for inputting and transmitting an answer to a question from a participant, and a status notification column for inputting and transmitting various notification information for notifying the presenter. Provided. In the answer operation column, a participant designation column 91 for designating a participant as a reply destination, an answer input column 92 for inputting an answer to the question, and a send button 93 are displayed. The sub presenter operates the information processing terminal 11 to move the pointer MP displayed on the operation screen G3, selects a participant as a reply destination in the participant designation field 91, and enters the answer input field 92 from the participant. After inputting the answer corresponding to the question, the answer can be sent to the presentation support apparatus 2 by clicking the send button 93.

  In the status notification column, items set to ON in the status notification setting information 66 are displayed as notification information input columns. For example, the status notification column shown in FIG. 11 corresponds to the status notification setting information 66 shown in FIG. In the status notification setting information 66 of FIG. 6, since all three notification conditions regarding the progress speed, ease of understanding, and other conference room status are set to ON, this status notification field includes a notification information input field regarding the progress speed. 94, a notification information input field 95 regarding easy understanding, a notification information input field 96 regarding the status of other conference rooms, and a send button 97 are displayed. The sub presenter operates the information processing terminal 11 to input information necessary to be notified to the presenter in each of the notification information input fields 94, 95, and 96, and clicks the send button 93. Can be transmitted to the presentation support apparatus 2.

  For example, when a request from any participant is “difficult to understand” as an opinion, the sub presenter notifies the notification information input field 95 regarding easy-to-understand, “Please explain a little more in detail because it is difficult to understand”. When information is input and the transmission button 97 is clicked, the notification information is displayed on the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter via the presentation support device 2. If any participant requests that the explanation is “too early”, the sub presenter provides notification information such as “Please explain a little more slowly” in the notification information input field 94 regarding the progress speed. When input is made and the transmission button 97 is clicked, the notification information is displayed on the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter via the presentation support apparatus 2. Therefore, the sub presenter can notify the presenter of a command corresponding to the opinion from the participant.

  Further, when the sub presenter manages the progress of the presentation, the remaining time can be notified to the presenter without request from the participant. Further, as described above, when the sub presenter has to notify the presenter of the status of the other conference room, the status of the other conference room is input to the notification information input field 96 and the transmission button 97 is clicked. By doing so, the presenter can be notified of the information.

  As described above, the presentation support apparatus 2 performs the processes of steps S31 to S33 in FIG. 8, thereby operating the dedicated operation screens G1, G2, and G3 for the information processing terminals 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, and 11 respectively. Will be displayed.

  Next, the presentation execution unit 32 proceeds to the loop process of steps S34 to S39 in order to start the progress of the presentation. When proceeding to the loop processing, the presentation execution unit 32 first determines whether or not the current operation mode is the presentation mode (step S34).

  As a result, when the presentation mode is set (YES in step S34), the presentation execution unit 32 executes a presentation process (step S35). In this presentation process, one of the presentation data 61 as original data and the presentation data 62 as shared data is selected as the presentation data to be projected on the screen 7, and the material of the projection target page is read out to the projector 5. Is output. Also, the question and answer mode switching condition information 68 is read, and the operation mode is switched from the announcement mode to the question and answer mode in accordance with the current request accumulation state from each participant A, B, and C. . Details of this announcement process will be described later.

  On the other hand, when the current operation mode is the question and answer mode (NO in step S34), the presentation execution unit 32 executes the question and answer process (step S36). In this question and answer process, the participant request list 64 is read and output to the projector 5. In addition, when the presenter performs an operation to switch the operation mode from the question and answer mode to the presentation mode, a process for switching the operation mode from the presentation mode to the question and answer mode is performed, and the projection material dynamic switching mode is set to ON. Is done. Details of the question and answer process will be described later.

  Thereafter, the presentation execution unit 32 executes a participant handling process (step S37). In this participant correspondence processing, presentation material 63 to be distributed to the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c of the participants A, B, and C is read and output to the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c. The In this participant handling process, when each participant A, B, C sends a request regarding a question or an opinion, a process corresponding to the request is also performed. Details of the participant handling process will also be described later.

  Then, the presentation execution unit 32 executes a sub presenter process (step S38). In this sub presenter process, a process for transmitting the request to the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter is performed in response to a request from the participant, and a process corresponding to the information input from the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter is performed. Is called. For example, if the information input from the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter is an answer to a question, the answer information is generated and transmitted to the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, 4c of the participant who asked the question, Processing for reflecting the response information in the presentation materials 62 and 63 is performed. If the information input from the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter is notification information to the presenter, a process of transmitting the notification information to the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter is performed. Details of the sub presenter processing will be described later.

  Then, the presentation execution unit 32 determines whether or not the presentation is finished (step S39). Here, it is determined whether or not the end button 79 (see FIG. 9) has been operated by the presenter. If the process is not ended (NO in step S39), the processes in steps S34 to S39 described above are repeatedly executed. If the process is to end (YES in step S39), the presentation execution process ends.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a detailed processing procedure of the presentation process (step S35). When starting the presentation process, the presentation execution unit 32 first determines whether or not the projection material dynamic switching mode is on (step S40). If the projection material dynamic switching mode is on (YES in step S40), the shared data presentation material 62 is selected as a projection target (step S41). If the projection material dynamic switching mode is OFF (NO in step S40), the original data presentation material 61 is selected as a projection target (step S42).

  Then, the presentation execution unit 32 determines whether or not the presentation material is being projected on the screen 7 at that time (step S43). If the presentation material is not being projected (NO in step S43), the first page as the projection target page is determined. Set (step S44). If the presentation material is already being projected (YES in step S43), it is determined whether or not a page number is designated as a projection target page from the presenter (step S45). If there is a designation from the presenter (in step S45). YES), the page number designated by the presenter is set as the projection target page (step S46). If no page number is designated from the presenter (NO in step S45), it is determined whether there is an update instruction from the presenter to the next page (step S47). If there is an instruction from the presenter (step S47). The next page number is set as the projection target page (YES in S47) (step S48). Then, the presentation execution unit 32 reads the material corresponding to the page set in step S44, S46, or S48 from the presentation material 61 or 62 to be projected, and outputs it to the projector 5 (step S49). Thus, the projector 5 projects the material output from the presentation execution unit 32 on the screen 7 and updates the projection page. On the other hand, if there is no update instruction from the presenter to the next page (NO in step S47), the process proceeds to step S50 because there is no need to update the currently projected page.

  Then, the presentation execution unit 32 reads the question and answer mode switching condition information 68 (step S50), and determines whether or not there is one for which the mode switching condition is set to ON (step S51). Here, if all the mode switching conditions of the question and answer mode switching condition information 68 are set to OFF (NO in step S51), the presentation process ends. In this case, automatic switching to the question and answer mode is not performed during the presentation. On the other hand, if at least one mode switching condition of the question and answer mode switching condition information 68 is set to ON (YES in step S51), the corresponding switching determination value is read and the mode switching condition is determined ( Step S52). In this determination, the request regarding each question or opinion from each participant A, B, C accumulated up to that point is compared with the switching determination value. Then, it is determined whether or not the mode switching condition is met (step S53). When the request state at that time does not match the switching determination value of the mode switching condition (NO in step S53), the presentation process is terminated. . On the other hand, when the request state at that time matches the switching determination value of the mode switching condition (YES in step S53), the presentation execution unit 32 changes the operation mode from the presentation mode to the question and answer mode (step S53). S54). Thereby, automatic switching to the question and answer mode is performed.

  For example, in the case of the question and answer mode switching condition information 68 shown in FIG. 7, since the specific keyword and the specific page are set to ON as the mode switching condition, a request including the keyword “CCD” from any participant Is received, or when a request for a question or an opinion on the “third page” of the presentation material is received from any participant, the presentation mode is switched to the question and answer mode.

  Next, FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a detailed processing procedure of the question and answer process (step S36). When starting the question and answer process, the presentation execution unit 32 first reads the participant request list 64 (step S60).

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of the participant request list 64. This participant request list 64 includes information in which requests concerning questions and opinions received from the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c of the participants A, B, and C after the start of the presentation are listed according to the reception order. It has become. The participant request list 64 includes a number column indicating the reception order, a request participant column indicating the requesting participant, a request page column indicating which page of the presentation material 63 is requested, a question A question column indicating the content, an opinion column indicating the content of the opinion, an urgency level indicating the urgency level designated by the participant, and an answer column for recording response information when an answer to the question is acquired Is provided.

  Then, the presentation execution unit 32 outputs the participant request list 64 read from the presentation BOX 28 to the projector 5 (step S61). Accordingly, the projector 5 projects the participant request list 64 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the presenter, the sub presenter, and each participant A, B, C see the participant request list 64 projected on the screen 7, so that questions and opinions made by each participant A, B, C can be obtained. You can share the contents. If an answer to the question has been acquired, each participant A, B, C can share the answer by the answer column projected on the screen 7. In addition, since the reply information answered by the sub presenter is recorded in the reply column, the presenter can also provide supplementary explanation as necessary.

  Then, the presentation execution unit 32 determines whether or not the presenter has performed an operation for switching to the presentation mode (step S62). As a result, when the switching operation to the presentation mode has not been performed (NO in step S62), the question and answer process ends in the question and answer mode.

  On the other hand, when the switching operation to the presentation mode by the presenter has been performed (YES in step S62), the presentation execution unit 32 changes the operation mode to the presentation mode (step S63). Then, the information for managing the accumulated request state referred to in step S52 (see FIG. 12) of the presentation process described above is reset (step S64). This information is managed as information different from the participant request list 64 described above. By the reset in step S64, the presentation mode continues until the mode switching condition is met again.

  Then, the presentation execution unit 32 determines whether or not the projection material dynamic switching mode is on (step S65). If the projection material dynamic switching mode is on, the question and answer process ends. On the other hand, if it is off (NO in step S65), the projection material dynamic switching mode is set to on (step S65), and the process ends. By setting the projection material dynamic switching mode to ON, the presentation material 62 that is shared data is read out and projected onto the screen 7 in the subsequent presentation mode. However, the on-setting of the projection material dynamic switching mode can be changed to off at a timing desired by the presenter.

  Next, FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a detailed processing procedure of the participant handling process (step S37). When starting this processing, the presentation execution unit 32 selects the presentation material 63 of the participant data as a projection target (step S70).

  Then, the presentation execution unit 32 determines whether or not the presentation material 63 is being distributed to the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c of the participants A, B, and C at that time (step S71). (NO in step S71), the first page is set as the distribution target page (step S72). If the presentation material 63 has already been distributed (YES in step S71), it is determined whether a page number is designated as a distribution target page from the participants A, B, and C (step S73). If there is designation from B or C (YES in step S73), the page number designated by the participants A, B and C is set as the distribution target page (step S74). If the page numbers are not designated by the participants A, B, and C (NO in step S73), it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to update the next page from the participants A, B, and C (step S73). If there is an instruction from the participants A, B, and C (YES in step S75), the next page number is set as the distribution target page (step S76). The presentation execution unit 32 reads the material corresponding to the page set in step S72, S74, or S76 from the presentation material 63 to be distributed, and the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, 4c of the participants A, B, C. (Step S77). Thus, an image for one page of the presentation material 63 is displayed in the material display area R3 in the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c of the participants A, B, and C. On the other hand, when there is no update instruction to the next page from the participants A, B, and C (NO in step S75), there is no need to update the currently distributed page, and the process proceeds to step S78.

  The presentation execution unit 32 determines whether or not a request from the participants A, B, and C has been input (step S78). If the requests from the participants A, B, and C are not input, the participant handling process is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, if requests from the participants A, B, and C are input (YES in step S78), the requests are accumulated and stored (step S79). Requests from the participants A, B, and C are registered in the participant request list 64 (step S80). At this time, the presentation execution unit 32 identifies the participant and the request page based on the requests from the participants A, B, and C, and registers them in the participant request list 64. Further, it is determined whether the request is related to a question or an opinion, and if it is a request related to a question, the question is registered in the question column. If the request is for an opinion, the opinion is registered in the opinion column. Further, the urgency level for the request is determined, and the urgency level is registered in the urgency level column. This completes the participant handling process. In addition, the participant corresponding | compatible process of FIG. 15 demonstrated here is a process performed about each of several participants A, B, and C. FIG.

  Next, FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of a detailed processing procedure of the sub presenter processing (step S38). When starting this process, the presentation execution unit 32 first determines whether or not there is a request from the participant (step S90). As a result, when there is no request from the participant (NO in step S90), the process proceeds to step S95.

  When there is a request from the participant (YES in step S90), the presentation execution unit 32 identifies the participant who made the request (step S91), and determines whether or not the request is a question (step S91). S92). As a result, if the request is for a question (YES in step S92), the presentation execution unit 32 transmits the question to the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter (step S93). If the request from the participant is a request for an opinion (NO in step S92), the presentation execution unit 32 transmits the opinion to the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter (step S94). As a result, the questions and opinions transmitted by the participants A, B, and C are displayed in the request display area R5 displayed on the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter.

  The presentation execution unit 32 determines whether information has been input from the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter (step S95). If no information is input from the information processing terminal 11 (NO in step S95), the sub presenter process ends. On the other hand, when information is input from the information processing terminal 11 (YES in step S95), the presentation execution unit 32 determines whether the input information is an answer to the question (step S96). If it is an answer to the question (YES in step S96), the presentation execution unit 32 generates answer information based on the input answer (step S97), and updates the participant request list 64 (step S98). At this time, the presentation execution unit 32 determines which question is the answer by discriminating the attached information of the answer input from the information processing terminal 11, and records the answer information in the answer column of the participant request list 64. To do. Then, the presentation execution unit 32 identifies the participant who has made the question (step S99), and transmits answer information to the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c of the identified participant (step S100). As a result, the answer input by the sub presenter is displayed in the answer field 85 displayed on the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c of the participant who transmitted the request regarding the question.

  Then, the presentation execution unit 32 reads the presentation material 63 that is data for the participant, performs a processing process for reflecting a question or an answer to the requested portion of the request page of the presentation material 63, and updates the presentation material 63 (step). S101). For example, the question part of the presentation material 63 is decorated such as underline, and the answer information generated as described above is synthesized and arranged near the question part. By reflecting the question and answer in the presentation material 63 in this way, the question and answer are subsequently added to the presentation material 63 displayed in the material display area R3 in the information processing terminals 4a, 4b, and 4c of the participants. It will be displayed in the recorded state.

  Next, the presentation execution unit 32 reads the presentation material 62 that is shared data, performs a processing process to reflect the question or answer to the question location on the request page of the presentation material 62, and updates the presentation material 62 (step S102). ). Here, as in the above, for example, the question portion of the presentation material 62 is decorated with an underline or the like, and the answer information generated as described above is combined and arranged near the question portion. In this way, the questions from each participant and the corresponding answers are reflected in the presentation material 62, and then the presentation materials 62 projected on the screen 7 have the questions of each participant A, B, C. And the answers are additionally recorded, and the presenter, the sub presenter, and all of the participants A, B, and C can share the additionally recorded information.

  On the other hand, when the information input from the information processing terminal 11 by the presentation execution unit 32 is not an answer to the question but notification information for notifying the presenter (NO in step S96), the presentation execution unit 32 receives the notification information. Is determined (step S103). Here, it is determined whether the notification information input from the information processing terminal 11 is information relating to progress speed, ease of understanding, or other conference room status. The presentation execution unit 32 transmits notification information to the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter based on the determination result (step S104). At this time, information indicating which of the traveling speed, ease of understanding, and other conference room status is added to the transmitted notification information. Accordingly, the notification information is displayed in any of the notification column 76 regarding the progress speed, the notification column 77 regarding the ease of understanding, and the notification column 78 regarding the status of other conference rooms in the state notification region R2 displayed on the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter. Will be displayed. Thus, the sub presenter process is completed.

  When the presentation by the presenter is started by performing the presentation execution process as described above, the presentation execution unit 32 receives a request for a question or an opinion from each participant A, B, or C. The request is registered in the participant request list 64, and the request is transmitted to the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter. If the request from each participant A, B, C displayed on the information processing terminal 11 is a question regarding the content of the presentation, the sub presenter can support the presenter by inputting an answer to the question. . That is, the presentation execution unit 32 can provide an answer according to the content of the presentation to the participant without interrupting the presentation by the presenter.

  In addition, if the request from each participant A, B, C displayed on the information processing terminal 11 is an opinion about the presentation, the sub presenter inputs notification information to the presenter so that the opinion is reflected in the presentation. Thus, necessary information can be transmitted to the presenter to support the presenter. That is, the presenter can check the instruction from the sub presenter and appropriately adjust the presentation progress without interrupting the presentation.

  In addition, the presentation execution unit 32, when a request such as a question or an opinion from each participant A, B, C reaches a condition defined in the question and answer mode switching condition information 68 as the presentation progresses, at that timing, the screen 7 switches the material to be projected onto the participant request list 64. Therefore, the presenter can grasp that the request for questions and opinions from the participants A, B, and C has reached a predetermined condition, and each question and opinion that has been issued at that time. You can check with participants A, B, and C. After that, when the presenter switches from the question and answer mode to the presentation mode, the presentation material 62 that is shared data is selected as the presentation material projected on the screen 7. , C, and the material reflecting the answers from the sub presenters are projected. At this time, the presentation material 62 projected on the screen 7 is a state in which decoration processing such as underline is applied to the question portions from the participants A, B, and C, and the answer information is attached in the vicinity of the question portions. It becomes. Therefore, the presenter and each of the participants A, B, and C can easily determine what part of the presentation material 62 projected on the screen 7 is the question from each of the participants A, B, and C. It is possible to comprehend, and it is also possible for other participants to share answers to questions asked by one participant. In addition, the presenter will be able to give supplementary explanations for the answers given by the sub presenter at an appropriate timing as necessary, and deepen the understanding of the contents of the presentations of the participants A, B, and C. Is possible.

  Next, an example of an operation screen displayed on the information processing terminals 11, 4a, 3 of the sub presenter, the participant A, and the presenter while the presentation is in progress by the presentation execution unit 32 described above will be described.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen G3 displayed on the information processing terminal 11 of the sub presenter during the presentation. For example, when the presenter makes a question about the term “CCD” during the presentation by the presenter, as shown in FIG. 17, in the request display area R5 of the operation screen G3 referred to by the presenter, the participant A The request is displayed in the request display column with the question reflected. At this time, since the degree of urgency is level 1, the sub presenter can determine that it is necessary to respond to the participant A as soon as possible. In such a case, the sub presenter designates participant A as the answer destination in the answer operation field of the operation area R6, and inputs an explanatory text for the term “CCD” in the answer input field 92. Then, by clicking the transmission button 93, the answer is transmitted to the information processing terminal 4a of the participant A via the presentation support device 2.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation screen G2 displayed on the information processing terminal 4a of the participant A during the presentation. As described above, for example, when the participant A makes a question about the term “CCD” and then the sub presenter makes an answer to the question, the answer information is transmitted from the presentation support apparatus 2, so the answer field 85 The answer input by the sub presenter is displayed. Therefore, the participant A can understand the term “CCD” by confirming the answer displayed in the answer column 85. When the sub presenter answers the question, the answer information is added to the presentation material 63 distributed from the presentation support apparatus 2, so that the participant A displays the presentation material 63 displayed in the material display area R3. By confirming the above, it becomes possible to easily grasp the place where the user asked the question and the answer to the question.

  As shown in FIG. 17, for example, when a presentation B is in progress by a presenter, when a participant B makes a request regarding an opinion “somewhat difficult to understand” regarding the contents of the presentation, a request for the operation screen G3 referred to by the sub presenter In the display area R5, it is displayed in a state in which the opinion is reflected in the request display column of the participant B. At this time, since the urgency is level 2, the sub presenter can determine that the response to the participant B is less urgent. In such a case, the sub presenter inputs, for example, a command “not easy to understand, please explain in a little more detail” in the notification information input column 95 regarding the legibility displayed in the status notification column of the operation region R6. When the transmission button 97 is clicked, the command is transmitted as notification information to the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter via the presentation support apparatus 2.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the operation screen G1 displayed on the information processing terminal 3 of the presenter during the presentation. As described above, for example, when the sub presenter transmits notification information related to ease of understanding, the notification information is transmitted from the presentation support apparatus 2 to the information processing terminal 3. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 19, a command “substantially difficult to understand, please explain a little more in detail” input by the sub presenter is displayed in the notification column 77 regarding the intelligibility of the state notification area R2 referred to by the presenter. By confirming this display, the presenter can adjust the presentation to be detailed in the ongoing presentation.

  Next, reflection of questions and answers on the presentation material 62 projected on the screen 7 as a result of each participant A, B, and C asking questions during the presentation will be described. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of the presentation material 62 in which requests and responses from the participants A, B, and C are reflected. As described above, for example, when the participant A makes a question about the term “CCD”, the presentation material 62 that is shared data has decorations such as an underline in the term portion of the “CCD” that is the question location. The answer information D1 is arranged in the vicinity of the question part. As a result, the presentation material 62 output to the projector 5 by the presentation execution unit 32 and projected onto the screen 7 is a material as shown in FIG. That is, in the presentation material 62, the answer information D1 is displayed near the character string “CCD”. By projecting such presentation material 62 onto the screen 7, for example, the participants B and C can share the answer information D <b> 1 regarding the term “CCD” asked by the participant A. B and C do not need to ask the same question. In addition, the presenter does not need to individually respond to the questions from the participants A, B, and C, and can make the presentation proceed smoothly.

  As described above, the presentation support apparatus 2 of the present embodiment includes the first information processing terminal 3 operated by the presenter, the second information processing terminal 4 operated by the participant who views the presentation by the presenter, and the sub that assists the presenter. Data communication is possible with each of the third information processing terminal 11 operated by the presenter and the projector 5 that projects the presentation material. Based on an instruction input from the first information processing terminal 3, the presentation is performed from the storage device 24. A document is read out and output to the projector 5 to cause the projector 5 to project the presentation material, and a request regarding a question or an opinion regarding a participant's presentation input from the second information processing terminal 4 is received, and the request is transferred to the third Send to information processing terminal 11 Configured so that. When the request transmitted to the third information processing terminal 11 is a question about the presentation, the presentation support apparatus 2 accepts an input of an answer to the question from the third information processing terminal 11, and the second information processing terminal 4 Send reply information to.

  Therefore, this presentation support apparatus 2 can present an answer suitable for the content of the presentation to the participant's question without interrupting the progress of the presentation by the presenter, and the degree of understanding of the participant's presentation Can be deepened efficiently.

  In addition, the presentation support apparatus 2 of the present embodiment receives input of notification information from the third information processing terminal 11 to the presenter during the presentation, and transmits the notification information to the first information processing terminal 3. , Configured to notify the presenter. Therefore, the presenter can appropriately adjust the speed of presentation and details of explanation based on the notification information notified from the sub presenter. In particular, when an opinion is given from the participant to the presentation, the sub presenter can notify the presenter of notification information for reflecting the opinion. Therefore, the presenter can simplify or elaborate the contents of the explanation in real time according to the level of understanding of the participants, and can improve the quality of the presentation.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment regarding this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to the content mentioned above, A various modification is applicable. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the information device 10 configured by a multifunction peripheral, an MFP, or the like functions as the presentation support apparatus 2 is illustrated, but the function as the presentation support apparatus 2 described above is performed by, for example, a general computer It does not matter if it is realized.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Presentation system 2 Presentation support apparatus 3 Information processing terminal (1st information processing terminal)
4, 4a, 4b, 4c Information processing terminal (second information processing terminal)
5 Projector 6 Network 7 Screen 10 Information Device 11 Information Processing Terminal (Third Information Processing Terminal)
20 control unit 24 storage device (storage means)
31 Presentation Registration Unit 32 Presentation Execution Unit 41 Request Reception Unit 42 Response Processing Unit (Answer Processing Unit)
44 Notification processing unit (notification processing means)
45 Material projection unit (material projection means)
46 Material Distribution Department (Material Distribution Method)

Claims (11)

A first information processing terminal operated by a presenter, a second information processing terminal operated by a participant who views a presentation by the presenter, a third information processing terminal operated by a sub presenter assisting the presenter, and presentation materials A presentation support device capable of data communication with each projector to be projected,
Storage means for storing presentation materials;
Based on an instruction input from the first information processing terminal, the material projection unit that projects the presentation material on the projector by reading the presentation material from the storage unit and outputting the presentation material to the projector;
A request accepting means for accepting a request regarding a question or an opinion on a participant's presentation input from the second information processing terminal, and transmitting the request to the third information processing terminal;
If the request is a question for a presentation, an answer processing means for accepting an input of an answer to the question from the third information processing terminal and transmitting answer information to the second information processing terminal;
A presentation support apparatus comprising:   The presentation support according to claim 1, further comprising notification processing means for receiving notification information input to the presenter from the third information processing terminal and transmitting the notification information to the first information processing terminal. apparatus.   The presentation support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the answer processing unit reflects the answer input from the third information processing terminal in the presentation material output to the projector. The storage means stores, as data related to the presentation material, original data for which rewriting is prohibited and shared data for which rewriting is permitted,
The material projecting means is capable of selectively reading either original data or shared data stored in the storage means and outputting presentation material to the projector.
4. The presentation support according to claim 3, wherein the answer processing means reflects the answer in the presentation material output to the projector by adding the answer information to the shared data stored in the storage means. apparatus.   When the request input from the second information processing terminal satisfies a predetermined condition, the material projection unit switches the original data stored in the storage unit to shared data, and reads the data to thereby read the data. 5. The presentation support apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the answer is reflected in the presentation material projected by the projector.   The presentation support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition is that a request regarding a question is input from a predetermined number or more of participants.   6. The presentation support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition is that a total value of requests input from the second information processing terminal reaches a predetermined number.   The presentation support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition is that a specific keyword is included in a request input from the second information processing terminal.   6. The presentation support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition is that a request input from the second information processing terminal is related to a specific page of presentation material.   The presentation support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition is that a request input from the second information processing terminal is a request from a specific participant.   6. The presentation according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition is that the request input from the second information processing terminal includes information indicating that the urgency level is a predetermined level. Support device.

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