JP2016019204A - Conference system, information processing apparatus, arrangement adjustment method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program for making it easy, in an information processing apparatus such as a conference system in which a plurality of windows are displayed, to arrange the plurality of windows at suitable positions.SOLUTION: A program for adjusting arrangement of a first window, which is a display area based on a first program, and a second window, which is a display area based on a second program, makes an information processing apparatus function as: determination means for determining whether or not the first program and the second program are activated; and adjustment means for arranging a predetermined area of the first window and the second window on areas differing from each other on the basis of information on display areas of the first window and the second window, when it is determined that the first program and the second program are activated.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a conference system, an information processing apparatus, an arrangement adjustment method, and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art There are known technologies for performing a remote conference while sharing a conference image, conference materials, and the like using an information terminal such as a PC (Personal Computer), a tablet terminal, and a smartphone, such as a video conference system and a paperless conference system.

  Some information terminals have a multitasking (multiwindow) function for simultaneously operating a plurality of programs on different windows. With such a multi-task function, it is possible to simultaneously operate an application program of a video conference system that shares images and sounds in real time and a paperless conference system that shares conference materials at the same time.

  Also, a technology for extracting a specific area from an image, controlling the size of the extracted image based on the size of the audio data of the video conference, and displaying the image in a communication device that performs a video conference is known. (For example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  For example, when a remote conference is performed by starting a video conference program and a paperless conference program on one information terminal, two windows are displayed separately on the screen of the information terminal. In such a case, in order to arrange both the window of the video conference program and the window of the paperless conference program in an easily viewable position, for example, the user can adjust the window arrangement by changing the window arrangement. It was done. Thus, for example, in an information processing apparatus that displays a plurality of windows, such as a conference system, it has been difficult to arrange the plurality of windows at suitable positions.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems. For example, in an information processing apparatus that displays a plurality of windows, such as a conference system, the plurality of windows are arranged at suitable positions. It aims to provide a program that facilitates.

  In order to solve the above problems, a program according to an embodiment of the present invention is a program for adjusting the arrangement of a first window that is a display area by a first program and a second window that is a display area by a second program. Determining means for determining whether or not the first program and the second program are activated, and if it is determined that the first program and the second program are activated, the first window and Based on the information of the display area of the second window, the information processing apparatus functions as an adjustment unit that arranges the predetermined area of the first window and the second window in different areas.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, in an information processing apparatus that displays a plurality of windows, such as a plurality of conference systems, it is possible to provide a program that facilitates arranging a plurality of windows at suitable positions.

It is a figure showing an example of composition of a conference system concerning one embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the information terminal which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information terminal which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the information terminal which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the arrangement | positioning adjustment process which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the arrangement | positioning adjustment process which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen after arrangement | positioning adjustment which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the arrangement | positioning adjustment process which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen after arrangement | positioning adjustment which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the display screen of the video conference window which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the display screen at the time of applying 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen after arrangement | positioning adjustment which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the arrangement | positioning adjustment process which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a conference system according to an embodiment. The conference system 100 includes, for example, a plurality of information terminals 101-1, 101-2, and 101-3 connected to a network 104 such as the Internet, a video conference server 102, and a paperless conference server 103. In the following description, “information terminal 101” is used to indicate an arbitrary information terminal among the plurality of information terminals 101-1 to 101-3.

  The information terminal 101 is an example of an information processing apparatus used in the conference system 100. The information terminal 101 may be a general-purpose information processing device such as a PC (Personal Computer), a tablet terminal, or a smartphone, or may be a dedicated terminal for the conference system 100, for example. When the information terminal 101 is a general-purpose information processing apparatus, each function of the information terminal 101 is realized by an application program or the like installed in the information terminal 101.

  The video conference server 102 is a server device that relays and manages a video conference that is performed by bidirectionally transmitting and receiving a conference image, audio, and the like between a plurality of information terminals 101. The video conference server 102 monitors, for example, whether the information terminals 101-1 to 101-3 are connected, monitors connection status, connection control at the start / end of the video conference, images and audio during the video conference, etc. Controls data transmission / reception (relay).

  For example, when a video conference is performed using the information terminals 101-1, 101-2, and 101-3 in FIG. 1, the information terminal 101-1 transmits data such as images and sounds to be transmitted to the video conference server 102. In addition, the video conference server 102 distributes data such as images and sounds received from the information terminal 101-1 to the other information terminals 101-2 and 101-3. Further, the other information terminals 101-2 and 101-3 participating in the video conference receive data such as images and sounds distributed from the video conference server 102.

  By performing such processing bidirectionally, for example, the user of the information terminal 101-1 can communicate with the users of the other information terminals 101-2 and 101-3 via images and sounds transmitted and received in real time. Video conferencing.

  The paperless conference server 103 is a server device that manages a paperless conference that shares display content among a plurality of information terminals 101 and distributes an input operation or the like of a presenter in real time. The paperless conference server 103 manages information about paperless conferences, display content to be shared, and the like. The paperless conference server 103 has functions such as holding and participation control of a paperless conference, and a function for distributing the presenter's input operation to the information terminals 101 participating in the paperless conference in real time.

  As described above, the conference system 100 includes two conference systems: a video conference system by the video conference server 102 and a paperless conference system by the paperless conference server 103.

  Note that the configuration in FIG. 1 is merely an example. For example, the number of information terminals 101 constituting the conference system 100 may be two or more other numbers. Further, the information terminal 101 may be capable of a video conference by peer-to-peer connection with another information terminal 101 without using the video conference server 102. Furthermore, the video conference server 102, the paperless conference server 103, and the like may be configured by a plurality of information processing apparatuses, or may be realized by a cloud service or the like.

(Example of display screen)
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the information terminal according to the embodiment. In FIG. 2, a display screen 201 of the information terminal 101 displays a paperless conference window 202 that is a display area of a paperless conference program and a video conference window 203 that is a display area of a videoconference program.

  The paperless meeting window 202 is a display area that is displayed when the paperless meeting program is started on the information terminal 101 and displays shared content (for example, meeting material) in the material display area (content display area) 204.

  The conference material displayed in the material display area 204 may not necessarily display the same page. For example, one of the plurality of information terminals 101 participating in the paperless conference becomes a presenter terminal, and controls which page of the conference material or the like is displayed. Further, the information terminal 101 other than the presenter terminal becomes a participant terminal, and can select whether to display the same page as the presenter (shared mode) or to display another arbitrary page (personal mode). . Thereby, in a paperless meeting, not a simple screen sharing but a paperless meeting using meeting materials or the like can be suitably performed. Note that the display position of the paperless conference window 202 can be changed (moved) by a user operation or the like, for example.

  The video conference window 203 is displayed when the video conference program is started on the information terminal 101, and an image (real-time moving image) of a communication destination (remote location, etc.) is displayed in the video display area (video display region) 205. Is a display area for displaying. Note that the position of the video conference window 203 can be changed (moved) by, for example, a user operation.

  When the video conference program and the paperless conference program are different application programs, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, there are cases where windows by the two programs overlap and an area that is difficult to see occurs. For example, in the example of FIG. 2, the paperless conference window 202 is displayed on the video conference window 203 and a part of the moving image display area 205 of the video conference window 203 is not visible.

  It is possible to move the window by, for example, a user operation so that the paperless conference window 202 and the video conference window 203 do not overlap. However, every time the paperless conference program and the video conference program are used (activated), it is very troublesome and troublesome to move the window by a user operation.

  When the paperless conference program and the video conference program are activated, the program according to this embodiment is configured so that a predetermined area having a higher priority than other areas such as the material display area 204 and the moving image display area 205 can be seen. Automatically adjust the placement of the two windows. The program according to the present embodiment may be included in a video conference program, a paperless conference program, or the like, or may be a program different from the video conference program or the paperless conference program.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information terminal according to the embodiment. The information terminal 101 includes a general computer configuration. For example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 301, a memory 302, a storage unit 303, a communication I / F (Interface) unit 304, a camera unit 305, and a microphone unit 306 are included. A speaker unit 307, a display unit 308, an input unit 309, an external I / F unit 310, a bus 311 and the like.

  The CPU 301 is an arithmetic device that realizes each function of the information terminal 101 by, for example, reading an OS (Operating System), a program, data, and the like from the storage unit 303 and the like and executing processing.

  The memory 302 includes a storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory). The RAM is a volatile memory used as a work area for the CPU 301. The ROM is, for example, a nonvolatile memory that stores a startup program for the information terminal 101, setting values, and the like.

  The storage unit 303 is a storage device that stores application programs such as a video conference program and a paperless conference program, an OS, data, and the like, and includes, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Device), an SSD (Solid State Drive), and the like. Is done.

  The communication I / F unit 304 is an interface for connecting the information terminal 101 to the network 104 and transmitting / receiving data to / from other information terminals 101, the video conference server 102, the paperless conference server 103, and the like.

  For example, the camera unit 305 captures an image of a video conference and acquires image data. For example, the microphone unit 306 collects sound such as a video conference and acquires sound data. The speaker unit 307 converts, for example, received audio data such as a video conference into audio and outputs the audio. Note that the camera unit 305, the microphone unit 306, the speaker unit 307, and the like may be included in the information terminal 101 as illustrated in FIG. 3 or may be externally attached to the information terminal 101. good. Further, the information terminal 101 does not necessarily include the microphone unit 306 and the speaker unit 307.

  The display unit 308 is a display device of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) display, for example. The input unit 309 is an input device such as a touch panel, a keyboard, and a mouse. The display unit 308 and the input unit 309 may be an integrated display input device such as a touch panel display. The display unit 308 may be an external display or a projector.

  The external I / F unit 310 is an interface such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) for connecting to an external device to transmit and receive data. The information terminal 101 is connected to a recording medium 312 such as a USB memory via the external I / F unit 310, and can read and write application programs and data. The bus 311 transmits, for example, an address signal, a data signal, various control signals, and the like.

<Functional configuration>
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information terminal according to the embodiment. The information terminal 101 includes, for example, a video conference unit 401, a paperless conference unit 402, an arrangement adjustment unit 403, and the like.

  The video conference unit 401 is a unit for performing a video conference on the information terminal 101, and is realized, for example, by a video conference program or the like that operates on the CPU 301 in FIG.

  The paperless conference unit 402 is a unit for performing a paperless conference on the information terminal 101, and is realized by, for example, a paperless conference program operating on the CPU 301 of FIG.

  The arrangement adjusting unit 403 is a unit that automatically adjusts the arrangement of the video conference window 203 and the paperless conference window 202 when the information terminal 101 executes the video conference and the paperless conference simultaneously in parallel. The arrangement adjustment unit 403 includes, for example, a determination unit 404, an acquisition unit 405, an adjustment unit 406, and the like. The arrangement adjustment unit 403 is realized by, for example, an arrangement adjustment program that operates on the CPU 301 in FIG.

  The determination unit 404 determines whether or not the video conference program and the paperless conference program are activated simultaneously on the information terminal 101. The title of the window running on the information terminal 101 can be acquired using the OS function. The determination unit 404 can determine, for example, whether the video conference program and the paperless conference program are activated based on the title of the window.

  When the determination unit 404 determines that the video conference program and the paperless conference program are activated simultaneously, the acquisition unit 405 acquires information on the display area of the activated video conference program and the paperless conference program. The information on the display area acquired here includes, for example, information such as the coordinates, width, and height of each window.

  Preferably, the information on the display area includes information on a non-priority area that is an area in which another window can be displayed among the display areas of the window. For example, in FIG. 2, even if the video conference window 203 is displayed in the area (margin) 206 around the document display area 204 in the paperless conference window 202, it is considered that there is no problem in displaying the document display area 204. It is done. In this way, an area different from a predetermined area to be preferentially displayed, such as the material display area 204 of the paperless conference window 202 and the video display area 205 of the video conference window, is set as a non-priority area.

  The adjustment unit 406 adjusts the arrangement of the video conference window 203 and the paperless conference window 202 based on the display area information of the video conference program and the paperless conference program acquired by the acquisition unit 405.

  For example, the adjusting unit 406 arranges the predetermined region of the video conference window 203 and the paperless conference window 202 in different regions based on the display area information acquired by the acquiring unit 405. Here, the predetermined area may be, for example, the entire paperless conference window 202 or the video conference window 203, or a priority area with a high priority such as the material display area 204 or the moving image display area 205. Also good.

  With the above configuration, when the video conference program and the paperless conference program are activated (executed) at the same time, the arrangement adjusting unit 403 acquires information on the display areas of the video conference program and the paperless conference program. In addition, the arrangement adjustment unit 403 displays a predetermined display area of one of the paperless conference window 202 and the video conference window 203 in a different area from the other window based on the acquired display area information. Automatically adjust the placement to Accordingly, for example, in the information terminal 101 (information processing apparatus) that displays a plurality of windows, such as a plurality of conference systems, it is easy to arrange the plurality of windows at suitable positions.

  Note that the functional configuration of FIG. 4 is merely an example. For example, the determination unit 404, the acquisition unit 405, and the adjustment unit 406 may be included in a video conference program, a paperless conference program, or the like.

<Process flow>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of the arrangement adjustment processing according to the embodiment. In FIG. 5, the first program is assumed to be either a video conference program or a paperless program. The second program is a different program from the first program among the video conference program and the paperless program. The video conference program and the paperless conference program are examples of the first program and the second program, and this embodiment can be applied to other programs.

  In step S501, the determination unit 404 determines whether the first program is being activated. If the first program is being activated in step S501, the process proceeds to step S502. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S501 that the first program is not running, the process proceeds to step S501 and the process is repeated.

  In step S502, the determination unit 404 determines whether or not the second program is being activated. If the second program is being activated in step S502, the process proceeds to step S503. On the other hand, if the second program is not activated in step S502, the process returns to step S501 and the process is repeated.

  In step S503, the acquisition unit 405 acquires information on display areas of the first program and the second program. A specific example of the display area information will be described later as the first to third embodiments.

  In step S504, the adjusting unit 406 arranges the two windows so that the predetermined area of the window of the first program and the window of the second program are arranged in different areas based on the acquired display area information. Adjust.

  Next, specific embodiments will be described.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of the adjustment process according to the first embodiment. Here, description will be made assuming that window A is a window of a paperless conference program and window B is a window of a video conference program. Conversely, the window A may be a window of a video conference program, and the window B may be a window of a paperless conference program.

  In step S601, the determination unit 404 determines whether or not the window A exists. If the window A exists in step S601, the process proceeds to step S602. On the other hand, if window A does not exist in step S601, the process returns to step S601 and is repeated.

  For example, the determination unit 404 can acquire the title, class name, and window size (coordinates, width, height, etc.) of the active window using the OS function. For example, the determination unit 404 determines whether the title of the window A of the paperless conference program is included in the acquired title of the active window. Thereby, the determination means 404 can determine whether or not the window A exists, that is, whether or not the paperless conference program is being activated.

  In step S602, the determination unit 404 determines whether or not the window B exists. If window B exists in step S602, the process proceeds to step S603. On the other hand, if window B does not exist in step S602, the process returns to step S601 and the process is repeated. As in the case of window A in step S601, the determination unit 404 can determine whether the window B exists, that is, whether the video conference program is running.

  In step S <b> 603, the acquisition unit 405 acquires display area information such as the width of the window A (AW), the width of the window B (BW), and the width (SW) of the screen (display screen) of the information terminal 101. For example, the acquisition unit 405 can acquire information such as the width of the window A, the window B, and the display screen using the function of the OS.

  In step S604, the adjusting unit 406 determines whether the sum of the width of the window A (AW) and the width of the window B (BW) is equal to or less than the screen width (SW). That is, the adjusting unit 406 determines whether or not the window A and the window B can be accommodated side by side within the range of the screen width. If it is determined in step S604 that the sum of the width of window A (AW) and the width of window B (BW) is equal to or less than the screen width (SW), the process proceeds to step S605. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S604 that the sum of the width (AW) of window A and the width (BW) of window B is not less than the width (SW) of the screen, the process proceeds to step S606.

  In step S605, the adjusting unit 406 sets the X coordinate (AX) of the window A to “0” and sets the X coordinate (BX) of the window B to “AW”, and ends the process.

  In the present embodiment, for example, the upper left of the screen (display screen 201) of the information terminal 101 is the origin (0, 0) of the screen. Further, the upper left corners of window A and window B are the coordinates of window A and window B. Therefore, setting the X coordinate (AX) of the window A to “0” indicates that the left end of the window A is aligned with the left end of the screen. In addition, setting the X coordinate (BX) of the window B to “AW” indicates that the window B is arranged adjacent to the right side of the window A brought close to the left end of the screen. Note that the origin and the position of the coordinates are merely examples.

  In step S606, the adjusting unit 406 calculates a size CW (CW = AW + BW−SW) of a portion that does not fit in the screen width SW when the window A and the window B are arranged adjacent to the screen width SW. To do.

  In step S607, the adjustment unit 406 sets the X coordinate (AX) of the window A to “−CW / 2” and sets the X coordinate (BX) of the window B to “−CW / 2 + AW”, and ends the process. An example of the display screen 201 displayed on the screen at this time is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen after arrangement adjustment according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 7, on the display screen 201, a paperless conference window 202 and a video conference window 203 are arranged adjacent to each other. In the example of FIG. 7, the sum of the width AW of the paperless conference window 202 (window A) and the width BW of the video conference window 203 (window B) is larger than the width SW of the display screen 201 (screen). large. Accordingly, the area of the width “CW / 2” on the left side of the paperless conference window 202 and the width “CW / 2” on the right side of the video conference window 203 do not fit on the display screen 201 and are not displayed. However, it can be seen that the paperless conference window 202 and the video conference window 203 are rearranged on the display screen 201 substantially evenly by the above processing without overlapping.

  In the above description, it is assumed that the adjusting unit 406 does not change the Y coordinate of the window A and the window B, but this does not limit the scope of the present invention. For example, the adjusting unit 406 may perform a predetermined change to the Y coordinate (for example, setting the Y coordinate to “0”).

  In the above description, the arrangement adjustment unit 403 has been described as rearranging the paperless conference window 202 and the video conference window 203 in the horizontal direction (X direction) of the display screen 201. However, the arrangement adjusting unit 403 can rearrange the paperless conference window 202 and the video conference window 203 in the vertical direction (Y direction) of the display screen 201 using the same algorithm.

[Second Embodiment]
In the second embodiment, an example in which two windows are rearranged using a blank area of the paperless conference window 202 or the video conference window 203 will be described.

  For example, in FIG. 7, there is a blank area where no information is displayed on the right side of the material display area 204 of the paperless conference window 202. Similarly, there is a blank area on the left side of the video conference window 203. In the present embodiment, two windows are efficiently displayed by displaying the other window so as to overlap the blank area. The blank area is an example of a non-priority area.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the arrangement adjustment processing according to the second embodiment.

  In FIG. 8, the processes in steps S801 and S802 are the same as the processes in steps S601 and S602 in FIG. 6, respectively, and thus description thereof will be omitted. Here, differences will be mainly described.

  In step S <b> 803, the acquisition unit 405 acquires information on the display areas of the windows A and B. In the present embodiment, in addition to the width (AW) of window A, the information on the display area of window A (paperless conference window 202) includes, for example, a margin on the right side of a predetermined area (material display area 204). Width (AM) information is included. In addition to the width (BW) of the window B, the information on the display area of the window B (video conference window 203) includes, for example, the width of the margin (BM) on the left side of the predetermined area (moving image display area 205). Information is included.

  The margin width information may be acquired by the acquisition unit 405 from a paperless conference program, a video conference program, or the like using a predetermined API (Application Programming Interface). Alternatively, the acquisition unit 405 has table information in which the margin information of the paperless conference window 202 and the margin information of the video conference window 203 are stored in advance, and acquires the margin information of each window from the stored table information. It may be what you do.

  In step S804, the adjusting unit 406 determines whether or not “AW−AM + BW−BM + max (AM, BM) is equal to or smaller than the screen width SW. Note that max (AM, BM) is the value of AM. This is an arithmetic expression for obtaining the larger value of the BM values.

  If it is determined in step S804 that “AW−AM + BW−BM + max (AM, BM) is equal to or smaller than the screen width SW, the process proceeds to step S805. On the other hand, in step S804,“ AW−AM + BW−BM + max (AM , BM) is not less than the screen width SW, the process proceeds to step S806.

  In step S805, the adjustment unit 406 sets the X coordinate (AX) of the window A to “0” and sets the X coordinate (BX) of the window B to “AW-AM”, and ends the process. In other words, the adjusting unit 406 arranges the window B so as to overlap the blank portion on the right side of the material display area 204 of the paperless conference window 202 (window A). At this time, it is desirable that the adjusting unit 406 displays the window B so as to overlap the window A (front side).

  In step S <b> 806, the adjustment unit 406 determines that the size “CW = AW−AM + BW−BM + max” of the portion that does not fit in the screen width SW when the window A and the window B are arranged to overlap the screen width SW. (AM, BM) -SW "is calculated.

  In step S807, the adjustment unit 406 sets the X coordinate (AX) of the window A to “−CW / 2” and the X coordinate (BX) of the window B to “−CW / 2 + AW-AM”, and ends the process. An example of the display screen displayed on the screen (display screen 201) at this time is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen after the layout adjustment according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 9, on the display screen 201, a paperless conference window 202 and a video conference window 203 overlaid on the margin of the paperless conference window 202 are arranged. Compared with the display screen example of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the video display window 203 and the video display area 205 are displayed by arranging the video conference window 203 so as to overlap the margin of the paperless conference window 202. You can see that the area is expanding.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, two windows can be automatically rearranged more efficiently.

  In the above description, the arrangement adjusting unit 403 has been described as relocating the paperless conference window 202 and the video conference window 203 in the horizontal direction (X direction) of the display screen 201. However, the arrangement adjusting unit 403 can rearrange the paperless conference window 202 and the video conference window 203 in the vertical direction (Y direction) of the display screen 201 using the same algorithm.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the video conference window according to the third embodiment. The video conference window 203 of the video conference program according to the present embodiment has a shared screen display area 1001 in addition to the moving image display area 205 that displays the communication destination image.

  The shared screen display area 1001 is an area for displaying, for example, the screen of one information terminal 101 participating in the video conference on another information terminal 101 as a shared screen. For example, by displaying the conference material in the shared screen display area 1001, the conference material can be referred to from all the information terminals 101 participating in the video conference. However, in this case, unlike the paperless meeting, it is difficult for the participants to refer to a page different from the presentation or to enlarge a part of the meeting material, and therefore, the convenience is inferior compared to the paperless meeting. Therefore, a paperless conference program may be further activated to display and use the video conference window 203 and the paperless conference window 202 at the same time.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen when the second embodiment is applied. This figure shows an example of a display screen after a paperless conference window 202 is displayed in addition to the video conference window 203 of FIG. 10 and the window arrangement is adjusted by the processing of the second embodiment. In this example, the moving image display area of the video conference window 203 is not displayed, which hinders the video conference. Therefore, in this embodiment, for example, the paperless conference window 202 is displayed in the shared screen display area 1001 of the video conference window 203.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen after the layout adjustment according to the third embodiment. In this example, the paperless conference window 202 is placed on the shared screen display area 1001 of the video conference window 203. By arranging in this way, a video conference can be performed using the moving image display area 205 of the video conference window 203 while sharing the conference material in the paperless conference window 202.

  Even in this case, for example, by selecting the video conference window 203 by a user operation or the like, it is possible to display the image of the shared screen display area 1001. Further, by selecting the paperless conference window 202 by, for example, a user operation from the state, the paperless conference window 202 can be displayed in the shared screen display area 1001 of the video conference window 203 as shown in FIG. It is.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of the arrangement adjustment processing according to the third embodiment. Here, description will be made assuming that window A is the video conference window 203 and window B is the paperless conference window 202.

  In step S1301, the determination unit 404 determines whether or not the window A (the video conference window 203) exists. If window A exists in step S601, the process proceeds to step S1302. On the other hand, if window A does not exist in step S1301, the process returns to step S1301 and the process is repeated. Thereby, the determination means 404 can determine whether the video conference program is running.

  In step S1302, the determination unit 404 determines whether or not the window B (paperless conference window 202) exists. If window B exists in step S1302, the process proceeds to step S1303. On the other hand, if window B does not exist in step S1302, the process returns to step S1301 and the process is repeated. Thereby, the determination unit 404 can determine whether or not the paperless conference program is running.

  In step S1303, the acquisition unit 405 acquires information on the coordinates, width W, and height H of the shared screen display area 1001 of window A. Note that the information on the coordinates, width W, and height H of the shared screen display area 1001 of window A is acquired by the acquisition unit 405 from a video conference program using a predetermined API (Application Programming Interface), for example. There may be. Alternatively, the acquisition unit 405 includes table information in which information such as coordinates (X, Y), width W, and height H of the shared screen display area 1001 of the video conference window 203 is stored in advance, and the table information stored in advance. From the above, information may be acquired.

  In step S1304, the adjusting unit 406 enlarges the window B so that the coordinates of the window B (paperless conference window 202) are the coordinates (X, Y), and the width of the window B is W or the height is H. to shrink.

  By the above processing, as shown in FIG. 12, the paperless conference window 202 is arranged within the range of the shared screen display area 1001 of the video conference window 203.

The shared screen display area 1001 is an example of a non-priority area. In short, the window A has a predetermined area to be preferentially displayed and a non-priority area different from the predetermined area, and the adjusting unit 406 arranges another window in the non-priority area. This non-priority region may be, for example, a region selected from among a region displaying an image of its own base or a region displaying images of a plurality of bases participating in a video conference.
<Summary>
As described above, the program of the information terminal 101 according to the present invention automatically calculates the arrangement in which the other window does not overlap the predetermined area to be displayed preferentially when the two conference programs are activated. Rearrange the two conference program windows. Thereby, in an information processing apparatus (information terminal 101) that displays a plurality of windows, such as a plurality of conference systems, it is possible to easily arrange the plurality of windows at suitable positions.

100 conference system 101 information terminal (information processing device)
102 video conference server 103 paperless conference server 202 paperless conference window (first or second window)
203 Video conference window (first or second window)
401 Video conferencing means (first or second program)
402 Paperless meeting means (first or second program)
403 Arrangement adjusting means (program)
404 determining means 405 obtaining means 406 adjusting means

JP 2007-150877 A JP 2010-004573 A

Claims (10)

A program for adjusting the arrangement of a first window that is a display area by a first program and a second window that is a display area by a second program,
Determining means for determining whether the first program and the second program are running;
When it is determined that the first program and the second program are activated, the predetermined area of the first window and the second area are determined based on the display area information of the first window and the second window. Adjusting means for arranging the window in different areas;
As a program for causing the information processing apparatus to function.   The program according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined area of the first window includes a moving image display area for displaying a moving image of the video conference system.   The program according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined area of the first window includes a content display area for displaying shared content of the paperless conference system.   The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information on the display area of the first window includes information on a non-priority area that is an area different from the predetermined area in the first window. The adjusting means includes
The program according to claim 4, wherein at least a part of the second window is arranged in the non-priority area of the first window. The adjusting means includes
The program according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the second window is arranged within the non-priority area of the first window.   The program according to claim 6, wherein the non-priority area of the first window is a shared screen display area for displaying a shared screen with another information terminal. An arrangement adjustment method for adjusting an arrangement of a first window which is a display area by a first program and a second window which is a display area by a second program by an information processing apparatus,
A determination step of determining whether or not the information processing apparatus is running the first program and the second program;
When the information processing apparatus determines that the first program and the second program are activated, a predetermined value of the first window is determined based on information on display areas of the first window and the second window. Adjusting the region and the second window in different regions;
A method of adjusting the arrangement. An information processing apparatus for adjusting an arrangement of a first window that is a display area according to a first program and a second window that is a display area according to a second program,
Determining means for determining whether the first program and the second program are running;
When it is determined that the first program and the second program are activated, the predetermined area of the first window and the second area are determined based on the display area information of the first window and the second window. Adjusting means for arranging the window in different areas;
An information processing apparatus. A conference system including a plurality of information processing devices that perform a conference using a first program that uses a first window as a display area and a second program that uses a second window as a display area,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Determining means for determining whether the first program and the second program are running;
When it is determined that the first program and the second program are activated, the predetermined area of the first window and the second area are determined based on the display area information of the first window and the second window. Adjusting means for arranging the window in different areas;
A conference system.

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