JP2013061752A - Electronic conference system, server device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an attendee's opinion at an electronic conference from being unexpectedly treated.SOLUTION: An electronic conference system (S) comprises: opinion information storage means (24) which stores opinion information on opinions of attendees of an electronic conference; disclosure method storage means (28) which stores disclosure method data in which methods of attendance of the attendees to the electronic conference, target information to be disclosed among the opinion information on the attendees' opinions, and a disclosure method of the target information are associated with one another; attendance method acquisition means (40) which acquires an attendance method of an attendee who inputs an opinion relating to the opinion information; and information disclosure means (42) which discloses target information associated with the attendance method of the attendee who inputs the opinion relating to the opinion information among the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means (24), to other attendees by the disclosure method associated with the attendance method and the target information on the basis of the disclosure method data.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic conference system, a server device, and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technology related to an electronic conference that can digitize conference materials and participate in the conference from a remote location is known.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for determining whether or not a participant who has made a speech has a right to speak in an electronic conference by performing authentication based on the speech made by the participant in the electronic conference. Is described. Patent Document 2 describes a technique in which a person who cannot participate in an electronic conference describes an opinion in advance and records it, and reproduces the opinion in the electronic conference to substantially participate in the electronic conference.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 describes a technique for eliminating a bandwidth limitation when distributing an electronic conference by dividing the conference into participants and viewers. Patent Document 4 describes a technology for restricting access to opinions exchanged in an electronic conference so that information is not leaked to persons other than the participants of the electronic conference. Patent Document 5 describes a technique for storing information exchanged in an electronic conference in a database.

JP-A-8-316953 JP-A-7-123098 JP 2008-22552 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-202887 JP 2005-117155 A

  An object of the present invention is to prevent unexpected handling of opinions of participants in an electronic conference.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 includes an opinion information storage unit that stores opinion information related to an opinion of a participant of an electronic conference, a method of participating in the electronic conference by the participant, Of the opinion information relating to the opinions of the participants, the disclosure method storage means for storing the disclosure method data associating the target information to be disclosed and the disclosure method of the target information, and the opinion relating to the opinion information Participation method acquisition means for acquiring the participation method of the input participant, and the opinion related to the opinion information among the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means based on the disclosure method data Information disclosure means for publishing the target information associated with the participation method of the participant to the other participants using the disclosure method associated with the participation method and the target information. An electronic conference system according to claim.

  The electronic conference system may further include participant data storage means for storing data indicating a relationship between the participant and the other participant, wherein the disclosure method data is stored in the electronic conference system. The publishing method indicates a relationship between the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information and the other participant to whom the target information is disclosed, and the information publishing means includes the publishing method data Based on the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information, the participation method and the target information The electronic conferencing system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic conference system is disclosed to the other participants having a relationship indicated by the disclosure method associated with the electronic conference.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the disclosure method indicated by the disclosure method data indicates a period during which the target information is disclosed, and the information disclosure means is configured to provide the opinion information based on the disclosure method data. Of the opinion information stored in the storage means, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information, and the disclosure associated with the participation method and the target information The electronic conference system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic conference system is disclosed to the other participants during a period indicated by the method.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the disclosure method indicated by the disclosure method data indicates a start point at which the disclosure of the target information is started, and the information disclosure means is based on the disclosure method data, Of the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information is associated with the participation method and the target information. The electronic conference system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the start time point indicated by the disclosure method comes, the disclosure method is disclosed to the other participants.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 5, the disclosure method indicated by the disclosure method data indicates a place where the target information should be disclosed, and the information disclosure means is configured to provide the opinion based on the disclosure method data. Of the opinion information stored in the information storage means, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information, the association with the participation method and the target information The electronic conference system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the electronic meeting system is disclosed to the other participants at the place indicated by the disclosure method.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic conference system, the input information acquisition unit that acquires input information input by the participant, the input information acquired by the input information acquisition unit, and the input Further comprising: opinion information recording means for recording the opinion information in the opinion information storage means based on the target information and the disclosure method associated with the participation method of the participant who has input information. It is an electronic conference system as described in any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 7, the electronic conference system accepts designation from a plurality of the participants regarding the participation method, the target information, and the disclosure method to be set in the disclosure method data, 7. The disclosure method data setting means for setting the disclosure method data based on the participation method, the target information, and the disclosure method that received the designation, further comprising: The electronic conference system according to one item.

  The invention according to claim 8 is an opinion information storage means for storing opinion information related to an opinion of a participant of an electronic conference, a method of participating in the electronic conference by the participant, and an opinion of the participant Among the opinion information, the disclosure method storage means for storing the disclosure method data in which the target information to be disclosed and the disclosure method of the target information are associated with each other, and the participant who input the opinion related to the opinion information Participation method acquisition means for acquiring a participation method, and among the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means based on the disclosure method data, the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information Information disclosure means for publishing the associated target information to the other participants in the participation method and the disclosure method associated with the target information. It is.

  The invention according to claim 9 is an opinion information storage means for storing opinion information related to an opinion of a participant of an electronic conference, a method of participating in the electronic conference by the participant, and an opinion of the participant Among the opinion information, the disclosure method storage means for storing the disclosure method data in which the target information to be disclosed and the disclosure method of the target information are associated with each other, and the participant who input the opinion related to the opinion information Participation method acquisition means for acquiring a participation method, and among the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means based on the disclosure method data, the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information Information disclosure means for publishing the associated target information to the other participants in the participation method and the disclosure method associated with the target information. Is a program for causing a computer to function as a.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, claim 8, and claim 9, it is possible to prevent unexpected handling of the opinions of the participants in the electronic conference.

  According to invention of Claim 2, the range by which an opinion of a participant is disclosed can be defined.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, it is possible to determine a period during which the opinions of the participants are made public.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to determine the start point at which the opinions of the participants are made public.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, it is possible to determine the place where the opinions of the participants are made public.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, it is possible to record only an appropriate opinion among the opinions of the participants.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, all the participants can determine how information is handled in the electronic conference system.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the electronic conference system which concerns on this invention. It is a functional block diagram of an electronic conference system. It is a figure which shows the example of a data storage of personal information data. It is a figure which shows the example of data storage of schedule data. It is a figure which shows the input screen displayed in a user apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of data storage of opinion information. It is a figure which shows the example of data storage of disclosure method data. It is a figure which shows an example of the publication method screen displayed based on the publication method data. It is a figure which shows the disclosure method setting process performed in an electronic conference system. It is a figure which shows an example of a setting screen. It is a figure which shows the disclosure method confirmation process performed in an electronic conference system. It is a figure which shows the opinion information recording process performed in an electronic conference system. It is a figure which shows the information disclosure process performed in an electronic conference system.

[1. Embodiment]
DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[2. Configuration of each device of electronic conference system]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electronic conference system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic conference system S includes, for example, a server device 1 and a user device 10, and each device is connected via a network N. The server device 1 and the user device 10 may be realized by hardware of various computers such as a personal computer and a mobile phone.

  The server device 1 includes, for example, a control unit 2 configured to include a CPU, a storage unit 3 that stores programs executed by the control unit 2 and various types of data related to electronic conferences, and other devices via the network N. And a communication unit 4 for transmitting and receiving data. In addition to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1, the server device 1 may be configured to include an operation unit, a display unit, and the like.

  The user device 10 includes, for example, a control unit 11 including a CPU, a storage unit 12 that stores a program executed by the control unit 11 and various data, a keyboard for a participant to perform various operations, and the like. Including a display unit 14 including a liquid crystal monitor, a communication unit 15 for transmitting and receiving data to and from other devices via the network N, a microphone for detecting sound, and the like. And an audio input unit 16. The user device 10 may include a configuration other than the configuration illustrated in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic conference system S includes a plurality of user devices 10. Each of the plurality of user devices 10 is operated by a participant or a prospective participant of an electronic conference (hereinafter simply referred to as a participant). During or before the electronic conference, participants of this electronic conference input their opinions by inputting text from the operation unit 13 or inputting voice from the voice input unit 16.

  Data (for example, text data and voice data) indicating an opinion input by a participant of the electronic conference is transmitted from the user device 10 to the server device 1 via the network N. The server device 1 centrally controls the electronic conference by receiving the information transmitted by each user device 10 via the network N.

  Note that the user device 10 may be installed, for example, in a conference room where an electronic conference is held, or may be installed in a place different from the conference room. For example, the user devices 10A, 10B, and 10C illustrated in FIG. 1 may be installed in a conference room, and the user devices 10D and 10E may be installed in a place away from the conference room.

  In the above example, participants who operate the user devices 10A, 10B, and 10C (referred to as participants A, B, and C, respectively) gather in the conference room and hold a conference. On the other hand, participants who operate the user devices 10D and 10E (referred to as participants D and E, respectively) participate in the electronic conference via the network N from a remote place away from the conference room, for example.

  In this embodiment, the information disclosed to other participants is different depending on the participation method of each participant in the electronic conference. For example, the speech contents of participants A, B, and C who join the electronic conference face-to-face in the conference room are disclosed to other participants without being anonymized, and the participant D who participates in the electronic conference from a remote location , E may be anonymized and disclosed to other participants. The above configuration will be specifically described below.

[3. Functions realized in the electronic conference system]
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the electronic conference system S. As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic conference system S includes a participant data storage unit 20, an input information acquisition unit 22, an opinion information storage unit 24, an opinion information recording unit 26, a disclosure method data storage unit 28, and a disclosure method data setting unit. 30, a disclosure method display unit 38, a participation method acquisition unit 40, and an information disclosure unit 42.

  Each function illustrated in FIG. 2 is realized by the control unit 2 executing the program stored in the storage unit 3 and the control unit 11 executing the program stored in the storage unit 12.

[3-1. Participant data storage]
For example, the participant data storage unit 20 is realized mainly by the storage unit 3. The participant data storage unit 20 stores various information related to the participants of the electronic conference system S. Here, a case where the participant data storage unit 20 stores personal information data indicating personal information of each participant and schedule data indicating an electronic conference that each participant plans to participate in will be described as an example. To do.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a data storage example of personal information data. As shown in FIG. 3, for example, a participant ID for identifying each participant and the personal information of the participant are associated with each other and stored in the personal information data. As the personal information, for example, the name of the participant, attribute information indicating the attribute of the participant, and connection information indicating the connection of the participant are stored.

  Participant attributes are information attached to the participant (for example, information other than the name), such as the company name to which the participant belongs, the type of business, occupation, gender, hobby, family structure, address, etc. of the company. Is stored. The network of the participant indicates another participant (participant of acquaintance) associated with the participant, for example, the participant ID of another participant who participated in the electronic conference in which the participant participated in the past. Is stored. The content of the participant's personality stored in the personal information data may be updated by, for example, specifying other participants who participated in the same electronic conference based on schedule data described later. .

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data storage example of schedule data. As shown in FIG. 4, for example, the participant ID, the electronic conference information related to the electronic conference in which the participant participates, and the participation method in the electronic conference are associated with each other and stored in the schedule data.

  The electronic conference information is information for identifying the electronic conference, and stores, for example, information indicating the name of the electronic conference in which the participant participates, the participant ID of the organizer, the date and time of the organizer, and the venue.

  The participation method of the electronic conference is a participation form (participation type) by the participant, that is, information indicating how the participant participates in the electronic conference is stored. For example, information on a place or time at which a participant participates in an electronic conference is stored as a participation method of the electronic conference.

  The place to participate in the electronic conference indicates whether to participate in the electronic conference at the place where the electronic conference is held or to participate in the electronic conference in another place. The time to participate in an electronic conference indicates whether to participate at the time of the electronic conference or to participate by expressing opinions before or after the electronic conference. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, as a method for participating in an electronic conference, either “direct participation” for participating in an electronic conference holding place or “remote participation” for participating in an electronic conference from a remote location. The case where is stored will be described as an example.

[3-2. Input information acquisition unit]
The input information acquisition unit 22 is realized mainly by the control unit 2. The input information acquisition unit 22 acquires input information input by a participant of the electronic conference. The input information is information exchanged with other participants in the electronic conference, and is information indicating the content of the opinion on the agenda of the electronic conference. The input information is input from information input means (for example, the operation unit 13 or the voice input unit 16) for the participant to input information. For example, the input information acquisition unit 22 acquires the input information input by the participant via the network N.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an input screen displayed on the user device 10. The input screen 50 is displayed, for example, during or before the electronic conference. The participant inputs input information by making a given input from the comment input field 52 of the input screen 50 and selecting the comment button 54. For example, the participant inputs an opinion from the input screen 50 using the keyboard of the operation unit 13 or the like. Further, for example, the participant may input voice via the voice input unit 16 in a state where the input screen 50 is displayed.

  Note that the input screen 50 may display a document 56 used in the electronic conference and an agenda column 58 in which the contents of opinions of other participants are displayed. As described above, the contents displayed in the agenda column 58 differ depending on the participation method of the participants. That is, there is information that is displayed and information that is not displayed depending on the participation method of the speaker.

  Further, here, for the sake of simplification of explanation, a case where text data and voice data are used as input information will be described as an example. However, if input information is information input by various input devices, Good. In addition, for example, data copied in an OCR (Optical Character Reader) used in a conference room may be used as input information.

[3-3. Opinion information storage unit, opinion information recording unit]
The opinion information storage unit 24 is realized mainly by the storage unit 3. The opinion information storage unit 24 stores opinion information related to the opinions of the participants of the electronic conference. The opinion information recording unit 26 is realized mainly by the control unit 2. The opinion information recording unit 26 records the opinion information in the opinion information storage unit 24 based on the input information acquired by the input information acquisition unit 22. Opinion information indicates the proceedings in the electronic conference, and is, for example, input information input in the electronic conference and information on the participant who inputs the input information (for example, participant ID, attribute information, connection information, etc.). .

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data storage example of opinion information. As illustrated in FIG. 6, for example, the participant ID of the participant who has input the input information and the input information acquired by the input information acquisition unit 22 are associated and stored as opinion information. For example, as input information, text data indicating a participant's statement content or voice data indicating a participant's statement content is stored as opinion information. Note that the opinion information shown in FIG. 6 is stored for each electronic conference.

  For example, when the input information is acquired by the input information acquisition unit 22, the opinion information recording unit 26 converts the input information into information related to the participant who has input the input information (for example, participant ID, attribute information, personal network information). Etc.) and recorded in the opinion information storage unit 24 as opinion information. That is, here, a case where a new record is added to opinion information every time a participant inputs input information in a certain electronic conference will be described as an example.

[3-4. Disclosure method data storage unit]
The disclosure method data storage unit 28 is realized mainly by the storage unit 3. The disclosure method data storage unit 28 is a disclosure method in which a participant participation method in an electronic conference, target information to be disclosed among opinion information related to the opinions of the participants, and a disclosure method of the target information are associated with each other. Store the data.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data storage example of the disclosure method data. As shown in FIG. 7, the disclosure method data is data defining how information sent by the user is disclosed to other participants when participating in the electronic conference.

  In the “participation method” of the disclosure method data, information for identifying a participant participation method in the electronic conference is stored, and here, either “direct participation” or “remote participation” is stored.

  “Target information” in the disclosure method data indicates information that is disclosed to other participants among the opinion information related to the participants. Here, for simplification of explanation, “both name and input information” A case where either “input information only” or “name only” is stored will be described as an example. The opinion information related to the participant is the opinion information recorded based on the input information input by the participant. Here, the participant ID and the input information correspond to the opinion information related to the participant. To do.

  For example, “both name and input information” indicates that the opinion is disclosed without being anonymized. For example, “input information only” indicates that the opinion is anonymized and published. For example, “name only” indicates that the opinion itself is not disclosed, but the participant who gave the opinion is disclosed.

  “Publication method” of the publication method data indicates how the information indicated in “target information” is handled (access method). For example, information on participants to whom information indicated in “target information” is disclosed, Information about the time that can be made public and information about the place that can be made public are shown. Here, a case where “propagation range”, “share period”, “share timing”, and “public location” are stored in the “disclosure method” will be described as an example.

  In the “propagation range”, information on other participants to whom the information indicated in the “target information” is to be disclosed is stored, for example, information indicating a relationship with the participant who has input the input information. That is, here, an example in which the disclosure method indicated by the disclosure method data indicates the relationship between a participant who has input an opinion related to opinion information and another participant whose target information is disclosed will be described. .

  For example, here, in the “propagation range”, either “all participants” or “only acquaintance participants” is stored in the “propagation range”. Being “all participants” indicates that the information indicated in “target information” is open to all participants. “Only acquaintance participants” indicates that the information indicated in “target information” is disclosed only to acquaintance participants.

  The “sharing period” stores information indicating a period during which the information indicated in the “target information” is disclosed. For example, “only during holding” indicating that the information is disclosed only during the electronic conference is held, Either “designated period only” indicating that the information is disclosed in a predetermined period including before and after the meeting or “permanent period” indicating that the information can be disclosed at any time is stored. That is, here, a case where the disclosure method indicated by the disclosure method data indicates a period during which the target information is disclosed will be described as an example.

  The “sharing timing” stores information indicating the start time at which the information indicated in “target information” is released. For example, “real time” indicating that the information is released in real time and after the end of the electronic conference Either “after a predetermined period” indicating that the information will be released after a predetermined period or “after approval” indicating the time when the approval of the organizer or participant of the electronic conference is obtained is stored. That is, here, the disclosure method indicated by the disclosure method data will be described by taking as an example the case of indicating the start time at which disclosure of the target information is started.

  The “public location” stores information indicating a location where the information indicated in the “target information” is permitted to be disclosed, and indicates that the information is not disclosed unless the server apparatus 1 is accessed from the location. For example, one of “only the venue” indicating that it is not disclosed unless accessed from the venue of the electronic conference and “all locations” indicating that it can be disclosed from any location is stored. That is, here, the disclosure method indicated by the disclosure method data will be described by taking as an example a case where the location where the target information should be disclosed is indicated.

  Thus, the disclosure method data can be said to be data indicating the policy of the electronic conference that defines how the opinion is handled in the electronic conference. For example, in the data storage example shown in FIG. 7, for a participant who “directly participates” in the electronic conference, all participants can refer to any information from the electronic conference anytime and anywhere. . On the other hand, for the participants who “participated remotely” in the electronic conference, it is shown that the information spoken in the electronic conference can be referred anonymously and only by a known participant after a predetermined period of speech.

[3-5. Publication method data setting section]
The disclosure method data setting unit 30 is realized mainly by the control unit 2. The disclosure method data setting unit 30 generates or updates disclosure method data by receiving an input from the electronic conference organizer (for example, one of the participants) or the user device 10 operated by the participant. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the disclosure method data is generated or updated by the organizer of the electronic conference.

  For example, the disclosure method data setting unit 30 includes a participation method setting unit 32, a target information setting unit 34, and a disclosure method setting unit 36.

  The participation method setting unit 32 accepts designation by the organizer or the participant regarding the “participation method” stored in the disclosure method data. For example, the participation method setting unit 32 stores the participation method designated by the organizer or the participant among the participation methods that the participant can take in the “participation method” of the disclosure method data. For example, data indicating participation methods that the participant can take may be stored in advance in the disclosure method data storage unit 28, and the designation by the organizer or the participant among these participation methods may be accepted.

  The target information setting unit 34 accepts designation by the organizer or the participant regarding “target information” stored in the disclosure method data. For example, the target information setting unit 34 stores information specified by the organizer or the participant among the information included in the opinion information in the “target information” of the disclosure method data. For example, the type of information included in the opinion information may be stored in advance in the disclosure method data storage unit 28 and the like, and the designation by the organizer or the participant among these types may be accepted. The type of information included in the opinion information is an item of information stored as opinion information. Here, either or both of “participant ID” and “input information” are designated. Become.

  The publication method setting unit 36 accepts designation of “publication method” stored in the publication method data. For example, the publishing method setting unit 36 stores “propagation range”, “sharing period”, “sharing timing”, and “publishing location” designated by the organizer or the participant in “publishing method” of the publishing method data. . For example, the “propagation range”, “sharing period”, “sharing timing”, and “public location” that can be designated by the organizer or participants are stored in advance in the disclosure method data storage unit 28 and the like, and these “propagation ranges” , “Sharing period”, “sharing timing”, and “public location” may accept designation by the organizer or participants.

[3-6. Public method display section]
The disclosure method display unit 38 is realized mainly by the control unit 11 and the display unit 14. The disclosure method display unit 38 acquires the disclosure method data from the disclosure method data storage unit 28 and displays the setting contents of the disclosure method data on the display unit 14.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a disclosure method screen displayed based on the disclosure method data. As shown in FIG. 8, the disclosure method screen 60 is displayed, whereby the contents of the disclosure method data are guided to the participants. The participant of the electronic conference grasps how the content of his / her speech is made public on the disclosure method screen 60 when he / she participates in the electronic conference.

  The participant may change his / her participation method after viewing the disclosure method screen 60. For example, when the change button 62 for accepting a change in the participation method is selected, the participation method of the participant's electronic conference may be changed, and the schedule data may be updated. When the participant determines that the information that he / she does not intend is handled in the current participation method, the participant changes to the participation method in which the information intended by the participant is handled. For example, in the case of setting contents as shown in FIG. 8, when a participant who plans to participate directly wants to express his / her opinion anonymously, the participation method is changed to remote participation.

[3-7. Participation method acquisition department]
The participation method acquisition unit 40 is realized mainly by the control unit 2. The participation method acquisition unit 40 acquires the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information. Here, the participation method acquisition unit 40 acquires the participation method of the participant by referring to the participation method of each participant stored in the schedule data.

[3-8. Information Disclosure Department]
The information disclosure unit 42 is realized mainly by the control unit 2. The information disclosure unit 42, based on the disclosure method data, out of the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage unit 24, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information, It is disclosed to other participants by a public method associated with the participation method and the target information.

  That is, the information disclosing unit 42 publishes only the target information associated with the participation method of the participant among the opinion information related to the one participant to other participants. Of the opinion information related to the one participant, information other than the target information associated with the participant's participation method is restricted so as not to be disclosed to other participants.

  For example, the information disclosure unit 42 may disclose the target information to other participants who have a relationship indicated by the disclosure method data disclosure method. For example, the target information may be disclosed only to other participants who have an acquaintance relationship. That is, the target information is limited so that it is not disclosed to other participants in the relationship indicated by the disclosure method data disclosure method.

  Further, for example, the information disclosure unit 42 may disclose the target information to other participants during the period indicated by the disclosure method data disclosure method. For example, the target information may be disclosed only during a period indicated by the disclosure method data disclosure method. That is, the target information is restricted so that it is not disclosed to other participants at a time other than the period indicated by the disclosure method data disclosure method.

  Further, for example, the information disclosure unit 42 may disclose the target information to other participants when the start point indicated by the disclosure method of the disclosure method data comes. For example, the target information may be disclosed only after the start time indicated by the disclosure method data disclosure method. That is, the target information is restricted so that it is not disclosed to other participants before the start time indicated by the disclosure method data disclosure method.

  Further, for example, the information disclosure unit 42 may disclose the target information to other participants at a location indicated by the disclosure method data disclosure method. For example, the target information may be disclosed only when accessed from a location indicated by the disclosure method data disclosure method. That is, the target information is restricted from being disclosed to other participants when accessed from a place other than the location indicated by the disclosure method data disclosure method.

[4. Processing executed in the electronic conference system]
Next, processing executed by the electronic conference system S will be described. Here, a case where the following four processes are executed will be described as an example. These processes are executed when the control unit 2 follows the program stored in the storage unit 3 and the control unit 11 follows the program stored in the storage unit 12.
(1) Publication method setting process for the electronic conference organizer to set the contents of the publication method data (2) Publication method confirmation process for the participants in the electronic meeting to confirm the contents of the publication method data (3) Opinion information recording process for recording opinion information in an electronic conference (4) Information disclosure process for disclosing opinion information

[4-1. Publishing method setting process]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a disclosure method setting process executed in the electronic conference system S. The disclosure method setting process is executed, for example, before the electronic conference is held.

  As shown in FIG. 9, first, in the user device 10, the control unit 11 transmits a setting method for disclosure method data to the server device 1 in response to an operation from the operation unit 13 by the organizer of the electronic conference (S <b> 101). ). For example, before the electronic conference is held, the organizer selects a button for setting the disclosure method data from a given menu screen (not shown), so that a setting request is transmitted to the server device 1. .

  When receiving the setting method for the disclosure method data, the control unit 11 generates display data for a setting screen for accepting a setting operation by the organizer, and transmits it to the user device 10 (S102). In the user device 10, when receiving the display data of the setting screen, the control unit 11 displays the setting screen on the display unit 14 (S103).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the setting screen. As shown in FIG. 10, the setting screen 70 includes a participation method input field 72 for the organizer to specify the participation method, a target information input field 74 for the organizer to specify the target information, and the organizer. A disclosure method input field 76 for designating a disclosure method and a setting button 78 for an organizer to give a setting instruction are included. For example, when the organizer selects setting contents from a pull-down menu, a participation method, target information, and a disclosure method are designated.

  The control unit 11 accepts designation of a participation method based on the input to the participation method input field 72 (S104). The control unit 11 accepts designation of target information based on the input to the target information input field 74 (S105). The control unit 11 accepts designation of the disclosure method based on the input to the disclosure method input field 76 (S106).

  When the setting button 78 is selected, the control unit 11 transmits setting content data indicating the setting content designated by the participant to the server device 1 (S107). In the setting content data, “participation method”, “target information”, and “publication method” designated by the organizer are stored in association with each other.

  In the server device 1, when receiving the setting content data, the control unit 2 sets the disclosure method data based on the setting content data (S108), and this process ends.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the organizer of the electronic conference sets the contents of the disclosure method data by executing the disclosure method setting process.

[4-2. Publication method confirmation process]
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a disclosure method confirmation process executed in the electronic conference system S. As shown in FIG. 11, in the user device 10, the control unit 11 sends a reference request for the disclosure method data set in the electronic conference scheduled to participate in response to an operation from the operation unit 13 by the participant. (S201).

  In the server device 1, the control unit 2 reads the disclosure method data set in the electronic conference that has received the reference request (S202). The control unit 2 generates display data for the confirmation screen based on the read data and transmits it to the user device 10 (S203).

  In the user device 10, the control unit 11 displays a confirmation screen (FIG. 8) on the display unit 14 based on the received display data (S204). The control unit 11 determines whether or not an operation for changing the participation method has been accepted (S205). If it is not determined that the change operation of the participation method has been accepted (S205; N), this process ends. When it is determined that the change operation of the participation method is accepted (S205; Y), the control unit 11 transmits information indicating the changed participation method to the server device 1 (S206).

  In the server device 1, the control unit 2 changes the participant participation method stored in the schedule data based on the received information (S207), and the process ends.

  As described above, by executing the disclosure method confirmation process, each participant confirms how his / her speech content is handled.

[4-3. Opinion information recording process]
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating opinion information recording processing executed in the electronic conference system S. As shown in FIG. 12, first, in the user device 10, the control unit 11 determines whether or not input information has been accepted in response to an operation from the operation unit 13 by a participant (S <b> 301).

  When it determines with having received the input of input information (S301; Y), the control part 11 transmits participant ID and input information to the server apparatus 1 (S302). For example, the participant ID may be stored in the storage unit 3.

  When receiving the participant ID and the input information, the control unit 2 associates the participant ID and the input information and records them as opinion information in the storage unit 3 (S303).

  The control unit 2 determines whether or not the electronic conference end condition is satisfied (S304). The end condition may be any condition determined for ending the electronic conference. For example, a weekly time may be set for the electronic conference, and it may be determined whether or not the end time has come.

  When it is determined that the end condition is satisfied (S304; Y), the control unit 2 transmits an end notification to the user device 10 (S305), and the process ends. If it is not determined that the end condition is satisfied (S304; N), the process returns to S303, and the opinion information is recorded when the next opinion is input by the participant.

  In the user device 10, the control unit 11 determines whether or not an electronic conference end notification has been received (S306). If it is not determined that an end notification has been received (S306; N), the process returns to S301. When it is determined that an end notification has been received (S306; Y), this process ends.

  Thus, opinion information is recorded based on the input information which each participant input by performing opinion information recording processing.

[4-4. Information disclosure process]
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an information disclosure process executed in the electronic conference system S. First, as illustrated in FIG. 13, in the user device 10, the control unit 11 transmits an opinion information display request to the server device 1 (S <b> 401). The display request may be transmitted according to the operation of the participant, or may be automatically transmitted at predetermined time intervals during the electronic conference.

  In the server device 1, when receiving the opinion information display request, the control unit 2 acquires the participant ID stored in the opinion information (S402). The control unit 2 refers to the schedule data and specifies the participation method of the participant with the participant ID (S403). The control unit 2 refers to the publication method data, and acquires “target information” and “publication method” associated with the participation method specified in S403 (S404).

  Based on the “target information” acquired in S404, the control unit 2 specifies information to be disclosed among the opinion information related to the participant with the participant ID (S405). For example, when “both name and input information” is indicated in “target information”, both the user ID and the input information stored in the opinion information are specified as information to be disclosed. For example, when “input information only” is indicated in “target information”, only the input information stored in the opinion information is specified as information to be disclosed. Further, for example, when “name only” is indicated in “target information”, the names of the participants of the user ID stored in the opinion information are specified as information to be disclosed.

  The control unit 2 determines whether or not the “propagation range” indicated by the “publication method” acquired in S404 is satisfied (S406). In S406, for example, the connection information in the personal information data is referred to, and whether or not the relationship between the participant who requested the display in S401 and the participant related to the opinion information is the relationship indicated in the “propagation range”. Is determined.

  When it is determined that the “propagation range” is satisfied (S406; Y), the control unit 2 determines whether the “sharing period” indicated by the “public method” acquired in S404 is satisfied (S407). . In S407, for example, it is determined whether or not the current time is within the period indicated in the “share period”.

  When it is determined that the “sharing period” is satisfied (S407; Y), the control unit 2 determines whether the “sharing timing” indicated by the “public method” acquired in S404 is satisfied (S408). . In S408, for example, it is determined whether or not the current time is a time after the “share timing”.

  When it is determined that the “share timing” is satisfied (S408; Y), the control unit 2 determines whether the “public location” indicated by the “public method” acquired in S404 is satisfied (S409). . In S409, for example, the participation method of the participant who requested the display in S401 is acquired, and it is specified from where the participant is participating in the electronic conference. It is determined whether or not the specified place satisfies the “public place”. In addition, by acquiring the IP address of the user device 10 operated by the participant, it may be specified where the participant is participating in the electronic conference.

  When it is determined that the “public place” is satisfied (S409; Y), the control unit 2 determines the target information as information to be disclosed to the participants (S410).

  The control unit 2 determines whether or not disclosure determination processing (the processing of S402 to S410) has been performed for all the opinion information stored in the storage unit 3 (S411). If it is not determined that the determination process has been performed for all the opinion information (S411; N), the process returns to S402, and it is determined whether other opinion information is disclosed to the participant who requested the display in S401.

  On the other hand, when it is not determined that the “propagation range” is satisfied (S406; N), when it is not determined that the “sharing period” is satisfied (S407; N), when it is not determined that the “sharing timing” is satisfied (S408; N), when it is not determined that the “public place” is satisfied (S409; N), the process of S410 is not executed. That is, in these cases, the information specified in S405 is restricted from being disclosed to the participant who requested the display in S401.

  When it is determined that the determination process has been performed for all the opinion information (S411; Y), the control unit 2 transmits the information determined in S409 to the user device 10 (S412).

  In the user device 10, the control unit 11 displays the information received from the server device 1 on the display unit 14 (S412). For example, the information received from the server device 1 is displayed in the agenda column 58 of the input screen 50, so that opinion information relating to other participants is disclosed.

  As described above, by executing the information disclosure process, only the information defined in the disclosure method data among the opinion information is disclosed to the participants.

[5. Summary of Embodiment]
The electronic conference system S according to the embodiment participates in the electronic conference by publishing the target information associated with the participation method among the opinion information related to the participants by the public method associated with the participation method and the target information. Prevent unintended handling of the opinions of employees.

  In addition, the electronic conference system S defines a range in which the opinions of the participants are disclosed in the “propagation range” of the disclosure method data. In addition, the electronic conference system S defines a period during which participants' opinions are disclosed in the “sharing period” of the disclosure method data. In addition, the electronic conference system S determines the start point at which the opinions of the participants are disclosed at the “sharing timing” of the disclosure method data. In addition, the electronic conference system S determines a place where the opinions of the participants are disclosed in the “public place” of the public method data.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment. Modifications can be made as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[6. Modified example]
(1) For example, in the embodiment, a case has been described in which input information input by a participant is recorded as opinion information in association with the participant ID of the participant. When opinion information is recorded, only information that is disclosed to other participants may be recorded.

  The opinion information recording unit 26 of the modified example (1) includes the input information acquired by the input information acquiring unit 22 based on the disclosure method data and the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input the input information. The opinion information is recorded in the opinion information storage unit 24 based on the disclosure method. That is, when a participant inputs input information, only information that is disclosed to other participants among information related to the input information (for example, participant ID and input information) is recorded as opinion information. May be.

  In the meeting information recording process (FIG. 13) of the modified example (1), when the process of S303 is executed, the schedule data is referred to and the participation method of the participant who has input the input information is acquired. Then, the disclosure method data is referred to, and the target information and the disclosure method associated with the participation method are acquired. Only information that is determined based on the target information and public information and is disclosed to other participants is recorded as opinion information.

  For example, when the “target information” of the disclosure method data indicates “input information”, only the input information may be recorded as opinion information, and the participant ID may not be recorded as opinion information. For example, when “target information” of the disclosure method data indicates “participant ID”, only the participant ID may be recorded as opinion information, and input information may not be recorded as opinion information.

  For example, when other participants who participate in the electronic conference are not included in the “propagation range” of the disclosure method data, the opinion information itself may not be recorded. Further, for example, if the current time has already passed the “sharing period” of the disclosure method data, the opinion information itself may not be recorded. In addition, for example, when the participation location of other participants participating in the electronic conference does not satisfy the “public location” of the disclosure method data, the opinion information itself may not be recorded.

  Thus, the electronic conference system S of the modification (1) records only an appropriate opinion among the opinions of the participants. That is, since information that is not disclosed to other participants is not recorded as opinion information, even if a third party refers to the contents stored in the opinion information storage unit 24, the participant who gave the opinion does not want to be disclosed. Since the information itself is not recorded, this information is prevented from leaking to a third party.

  (2) For example, in the embodiment, the case where the organizer sets the electronic conference policy has been described. However, the electronic conference policy may be set based on the contents designated by other participants. Good.

  The disclosure method data setting unit 30 of the modified example (2) accepts designations from a plurality of participants regarding the participation method, target information, and publication method to be set in the publication method data, and the participation method that has accepted the designation. The publication method data is set based on the target information and the publication method.

  For example, the publishing method data setting unit 30 temporarily stores the setting method of the publishing method data designated by each of the plurality of participants in the publishing method data storage unit 28 and the like, and the designated setting contents Based on this, disclosure method data is set. For example, among the setting contents designated by the organizer or the participant, the setting contents that are the largest may be set in the disclosure method data. In addition, for example, setting contents determined by substituting setting contents designated by each of a plurality of participants into a given calculation formula may be set in the disclosure method data.

  Thus, the electronic conference system S of the modification (2) determines how to handle information in the electronic conference system by all the participants.

  (3) Also, for example, in the embodiment, a case has been described in which information about a place where a participant participates in an electronic conference is stored as a participation method. May be. For example, for a participant who “participates remotely” in an electronic conference, “participation before holding” that inputs an opinion before holding the electronic conference, “participation during holding” that inputs an opinion during the electronic conference, “Participation after holding” for inputting an opinion after the meeting may be set as a participation method.

  For example, the opinions of participants who participated directly are published in association with the participant ID, and the opinions of participants who participated before the conference are entered without inputting the opinions before the electronic conference. As for the opinion, the disclosure method data may be set so that the participant ID is not disclosed and only the opinion is anonymously disclosed.

  Further, for example, for a participant who “remotely participated”, other participants who exchanged information when “participating before holding” or “participating after holding” may be defined as “propagation range”. Also, for example, if the participation method of other participants is specified in the “Propagation range” of the disclosure method data, and if a participant “directly participates” in the electronic conference, The information disclosed by the participant may be different from that of the other participant who “participated during the session” remotely.

  (4) For example, the attribute of the participant to whom the target information is disclosed may be defined in the disclosure method data. For example, the target information may be disclosed only for participants who belong to the same company. In this case, the attributes of other participants to whom the target information is disclosed are further associated with the disclosure method data. The target information is disclosed only to other participants who satisfy this attribute.

  (5) Further, for example, information stored as opinion information is not limited to the example of the embodiment. In addition, for example, attribute information and personal information of a participant who inputs input information may be stored as opinion information. In this case, only the attribute information and connection information of the participant who input the input information may be defined in the disclosure method data as the target information to be disclosed to other participants.

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Claims (9)

Opinion information storage means for storing opinion information related to opinions of participants in the electronic conference;
The disclosure method data in which the participation method of the participant by the participant, the target information to be disclosed among the opinion information related to the opinion of the participant, and the disclosure method of the target information are stored is stored. Disclosure method storage means;
Participation method acquisition means for acquiring a participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information;
Based on the disclosure method data, out of the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information, the participation method And an information disclosing means for disclosing to other participants in the disclosing method associated with the target information;
An electronic conference system comprising: The electronic conference system includes:
Participant data storage means for storing data indicating the relationship between the participant and the other participants;
Further including
The publishing method indicated by the publishing method data indicates a relationship between the participant who inputs an opinion related to the opinion information and the other participant to whom the target information is disclosed,
The information disclosure means includes
Based on the disclosure method data, out of the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information, the participation method To the other participants having a relationship indicated by the disclosure method associated with the target information.
The electronic conference system according to claim 1. The publication method indicated by the publication method data indicates a period during which the target information is disclosed.
The information disclosure means includes
Based on the disclosure method data, out of the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information, the participation method And in the period indicated by the disclosure method associated with the target information, to the other participants,
The electronic conference system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The publishing method indicated by the publishing method data indicates a start point at which the disclosure of the target information is started,
The information disclosure means includes
Based on the disclosure method data, out of the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information, the participation method And when the start time indicated by the publishing method associated with the target information comes to the other participants,
The electronic conference system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic conference system is any one of claims 1 to 3. The publishing method indicated by the publishing method data indicates a place where the target information should be disclosed,
The information disclosure means includes
Based on the disclosure method data, out of the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information, the participation method And in the place indicated by the publication method associated with the target information, to the other participants,
The electronic conference system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic conference system is any one of claims 1 to 4. The electronic conference system includes:
Input information acquisition means for acquiring input information input by the participant;
The opinion information is stored in the opinion information based on the input information acquired by the input information acquisition means, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who input the input information, and the disclosure method. Opinion information recording means for recording on the means;
The electronic conference system according to claim 1, further comprising: The electronic conference system includes:
The participation method to be set in the disclosure method data, the target information, and the disclosure method are accepted from a plurality of the participants, and the participation method, the target information, and the publication method that have accepted the designation, Publishing method data setting means for setting the publishing method data based on
The electronic conference system according to claim 1, further comprising: Opinion information storage means for storing opinion information related to opinions of participants in the electronic conference;
The disclosure method data in which the participation method of the participant by the participant, the target information to be disclosed among the opinion information related to the opinion of the participant, and the disclosure method of the target information are stored is stored. Disclosure method storage means;
Participation method acquisition means for acquiring a participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information;
Based on the disclosure method data, out of the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information, the participation method And an information disclosing means for disclosing to other participants in the disclosing method associated with the target information;
A server device comprising: Opinion information storage means for storing opinion information related to opinions of participants in the electronic conference;
The disclosure method data in which the participation method of the participant by the participant, the target information to be disclosed among the opinion information related to the opinion of the participant, and the disclosure method of the target information are stored is stored. Disclosure method storage means;
Participation method acquisition means for acquiring a participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information;
Based on the disclosure method data, out of the opinion information stored in the opinion information storage means, the target information associated with the participation method of the participant who has input an opinion related to the opinion information, the participation method And an information disclosing means for disclosing to other participants in the disclosing method associated with the target information;
A program for causing a computer to function as a server device.

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