JP2021184263A - Terminal device, communication system, control method thereof, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a mechanism that allows terminals participating in a conference to be easily used as devices that perform certain functions.MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM: In an electronic conference, a connection request from a client terminal is received based on user information an input of which the client terminal has accepted. When another client terminal corresponding to the user information the input of which the client terminal has accepted is connected, it is determined to operate the client terminal which has accepted the connection request as a terminal that performs a predetermined function in an electronic conference which the other client terminal is participating in, and according to the determination, the client terminal is controlled to operate as the terminal that performs the predetermined function in the electronic conference.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, a control method and a program thereof.

Generally, electronic conferencing system services such as web conferencing are provided. Terminals that use electronic conference systems use dedicated cameras, speakers, and microphones that are directly connected to the terminal to send information input from each device to other devices and output the received information to hold a conference. It can be carried out.

For example, Patent Document 1 provides a technique for connecting a terminal in which a camera, a monitor, and a speaker are integrated and a camera device via a multipoint video conference device to perform a video conference.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-26843 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-122937

In recent years, PCs and smartphones with built-in microphones, speakers, and cameras have been distributed and used by employees. Therefore, each user can hold an electronic conference using a device such as a PC or a smartphone that is already installed in the terminal that the user has.

However, there may be some users who cannot use their own PC for some reason. That is, one user and one terminal may not necessarily be held in a state where there are a plurality of users in one base such as a conference room. When the user who holds the terminal puts the terminal in front of him / her, it is difficult for the user who does not hold the terminal at a distant position to join the conference. For example, you have to make a loud voice in order to input your own voice into the microphone.

Also, in order to prevent howling caused by using the microphones and speakers of multiple terminals in the same room, and to prevent bandwidth pressure due to image transmission / reception, we may dare not use all terminals.

For example, in order to make it easier for each user to input a voice / to easily hear the sound of a speaker, an electronic conference may be held by placing a user's terminal in the center of the conference room as a substitute for a microphone and a speaker, for example. When used as a camera, a terminal may be placed in the corner of the conference room to take a picture of the entire conference room so that as many users as possible can be projected.

However, unlike a dedicated camera, microphone, speaker, etc., the terminal is counted as one of the users participating in the conference, so that it is displayed to the other party of the electronic conference as one of the participants (). For example, Patent Document 2).

In addition, when using it as a microphone or speaker, it is necessary to adjust the volume, and when using it as a camera, it is necessary to adjust the angle of view / zoom in / zoom out, but in order to adjust the function on the terminal without a remote control etc. , It is troublesome to operate the terminal by directly touching it.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism that allows a terminal participating in a conference to be easily used as a device that executes a certain function.

The present invention is an information processing device capable of communicating with a plurality of client terminals in an electronic conference, and is a receiving means that accepts a connection request of the client terminal based on user information that has received input in the client terminal, and the client. When another client terminal corresponding to the user information that has received the input is connected to the terminal, the client terminal that has received the connection request can be subjected to a predetermined function in an electronic conference in which the other client terminal participates. The decision means for deciding to operate as the terminal to be executed and the client terminal for which the connection request is received by the reception means in response to the decision by the decision means are operated as terminals for executing a predetermined function in the electronic conference. It is characterized by comprising a control means for controlling the control.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism that allows a terminal participating in a conference to be easily used as a device that executes a certain function.

It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the information processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware composition of various devices in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional structure of various devices in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the conventional login and room entry processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the room entrance processing in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the transmission / reception processing to the server of an image and sound in an embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the image and sound acquisition processing from a server in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of various data structures in an embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the confirmation screen and the like in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the function selection screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the conference screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the function operation screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the confirmation screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the conventional conference screen.

Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, an example of the configuration of the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The information processing system of the present invention is configured by connecting a plurality of information processing devices (a plurality of client terminals 100 and a server 200) so as to be able to communicate with each other via a network 101.

The client terminal 100 (general term for client terminals 100A to 100D) is a display terminal for accepting input of user information and allowing a user to participate in an electronic conference, and includes a microphone, a speaker, and a camera.

A terminal that inputs voice with a microphone and shoots an image with a camera is called an input terminal, a terminal that plays back voice with a speaker and a terminal that plays back and outputs an image taken with a camera is called an output terminal, and a terminal that performs both is input / output. Called a terminal.

The server 200 has a function of storing user information received from the client terminal 100, camera images, and audio information, and distributing the information to necessary client terminals to hold an electronic conference.

In the description of the present invention, it is assumed that User001, User002, User00X, and User00Y are present in the actual conference room A, and User003 and User004 are present in the actual conference room B.

Further, each of the client terminals 100A to 100D can hold an electronic conference by entering room001, which is a virtual conference room, on the server 200. The above is the description of FIG.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, an example of the hardware configuration of various devices according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In FIG. 2, 201 is a CPU that comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204. Further, the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 is necessary to realize a function executed by a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or an operating system program (hereinafter, OS) which is a control program of the CPU 201, and each server or each PC. Various programs described later are stored.

Reference numeral 203 denotes a RAM, which functions as a main memory, a work area, and the like of the CPU 201. The CPU 201 realizes various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for executing a process from the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 into the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

Further, 205 is an input controller, which controls input from a pointing device such as a keyboard (KB) or a mouse (not shown), an input device 209 such as a touch panel or a camera.

Reference numeral 206 denotes a video controller, which controls display on a display (external output device) such as a display device 210 (eg, CRT display). The display device shown in the display device 210 may be not only a CRT display but also another display such as a liquid crystal display or a multi-touch screen. Further, it may be an external output device such as a projector.

The video controller 206 can control a video memory (VRAM) for display control, can use a part of the RAM 203 as a video memory area, or can provide a dedicated video memory separately. It is possible. In the present embodiment, each client terminal 100 displays a first video memory area used for display when the client terminal 100 is normally used, and a first video memory area when a predetermined screen is displayed. It has a second video memory area used for displaying another display on top of the content. The video memory area is not limited to two, and it is possible to have a plurality of video memory areas as long as the resources of the information processing apparatus allow.

Reference numeral 212 denotes an audio input / output controller, which controls input / output from the microphone / speaker 213 (102 and 103 in FIG. 1). It is possible to recognize the voice input from the microphone. Earphones can also be connected to the speakers.

The 207 is a memory controller, which is connected to a hard disk (HD) for storing boot programs, various applications, font data, user files, edit files, various data, etc., a flexible disk (FD), or a PCMCIA card slot via an adapter. Controls access to external memory 211 such as CompactFlash® memory.

Reference numeral 208 denotes a communication I / F controller, which connects and communicates with an external device via a network (for example, network 150 (eg, LAN or the like) shown in FIG. 1), and executes communication control processing on the network. .. For example, communication using TCP / IP, communication using a telephone line such as ISDN, and communication using a 3G line of a mobile phone are possible.

The CPU 201 enables display on the display device 210 by, for example, executing an outline font expansion (rasterization) process in the display information area in the RAM 203. Further, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction by a mouse cursor or the like (not shown) displayed on the display device 210.

Further, the storage device (storage medium) for permanently storing information, such as the external memory 211, is not limited to a storage device such as a hard disk. For example, it may be a medium such as SSD (Solid State Drive).

Various programs described later for realizing the present invention are recorded in the external memory 211, and are executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 203 as needed. Further, a definition file and various information tables used when executing the above program are also stored in the external memory 211, and detailed explanations thereof will be described later. The above is the explanation of FIG.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, an example of the functional configuration of various devices in the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The user information input receiving unit 311 accepts the input of user information by user operation. The user information is, for example, a user ID and a password. An example of user information is shown in the user information 800 of FIG.

In the description of the present embodiment, the user ID and the password are used as the user information, but since the information can identify the user, only the user ID may be used as the user information for input.

The login request unit 312 requests to log the user of the own machine (the user indicating the user information who received the input in the own machine) to the server 200 based on the user information that has received the input in the user information input reception unit 311 (server). Connection request to) is sent. The request receiving unit 321 of the server 200 receives the login request.

The login user determination unit 322 determines whether the user who has been requested to log in is a user who has already logged in.

In the case of a user who has already logged in, the master unit determination unit 323 uses the client terminal that the logged-in user has already used for login as the master unit of the client terminal that has newly sent the login request (new login request). It is decided that the client terminal that sent the message is the slave unit).

That is, it is determined which terminal is used as the master unit of the client terminal that has newly sent the login request.

The slave unit participation control unit 324 causes the client terminal that has newly transmitted the login request to participate in the electronic conference in which the user of the master unit participates as the slave unit of the terminal determined by the master unit determination unit 323.

The function specifying unit 325 specifies a function to be executed (operated) in the slave unit. The operation control unit 326 executes the function specified by the function specifying unit 325 on the slave unit, and controls the distribution of input / output information (transmission information) according to the function executed by the server 200 on the slave unit.

The input / output information (transmission information) referred to here is, for example, an image or voice, and is information that is input / output by a function of a camera, a microphone, a speaker, or the like and is transmitted between users.

The function setting unit 313 sets and operates the function to be operated / executed by the own machine according to the instruction from the operation control unit 326. The above is the explanation of FIG.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the flow of the conventional login and room entry processing will be described. In the description of FIG. 4, a case where the terminal newly logged in / entering the conference room is the client terminal 100A and the terminal of the user who has already entered the conference room is the client terminal 100C will be described as an example.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A accesses a predetermined URL according to a user operation on the browser software in order to enjoy the web conferencing service provided by the server 200, and displays a login screen as shown in 900 of FIG. ..

Then, by accepting the input of the user ID and the password on the login screen and accepting the pressing of the "login" button, the login request to the server 200 is transmitted (step S401).

The CPU 201 of the server 200 receives the login request (step S402), matches it with the user information (user ID and password / exemplified in 800 in FIG. 8) stored in advance in the external memory of the own device, and performs an authentication process (login process). )I do.

When the authentication is successful (when the login to the server 200 using the received user ID is successful), the screen information (for example, html information) of the menu screen as shown in 910 of FIG. 9 is generated to generate the client terminal 100A. (Step S403).

In the conventional process, at the time of the login process, it is determined whether the user with the user ID is logged in from another terminal by referring to the list of logged-in users (not shown) stored in the server 200, and the list of logged-in users. If the newly received login request user is not included in, the login process is executed as an unlogged-in user. That is, the user ID of the user is added to the login user list and stored. After that, the process proceeds to step S403.

If the login user list includes a newly received login request user, that is, if the same user is already logged in on another terminal, the user who is logged in on another terminal is forcibly logged out. .. Then, the user is re-logged in, and the process of step S403 is executed for the transmission source terminal that has newly transmitted the request.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A receives the screen information and displays the menu screen 910 on the display screen based on the received screen information (step S404).

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A accepts a room selection operation for the logged-in user to enter in the selection unit of the room (room terminal ID) which is a virtual conference room included in the menu screen 910 (step S405), and the same screen. By accepting the pressing of the "entry" button included in the above, the entry request of the user with the user ID who accepted the input by the own machine to the selected room is transmitted to the server 200 (step S406).

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A responds to the entry request by the user ID of the logged-in user who is logged in on the client terminal 100A that has received the entry operation, the terminal ID (room ID) of the room to be entered, and the terminal ID of the client terminal 100A. For example, the IP address) and the terminal type information of the client terminal 100A are included, and the request is transmitted to the server 200.

The terminal type is information for identifying whether the client terminal 100A itself is a PC (desktop PC, notebook PC) or a mobile terminal (for example, a tablet PC, a mobile phone, etc.). If the own device is a PC, the value of terminal type = pc is transmitted, and if the own device is a mobile terminal, the value of terminal type = mobile is transmitted.

Each client terminal 100 holds and stores information on the terminal type of its own device in advance in a storage area such as an external memory of its own device, and acquires the information and embeds it in the request.

Here, by including the room whose selection has been accepted by the client terminal 100A in the room entry request, the server 200 acquires the room ID of the room for which the room entry request and the room entry request have been made. When the operation is accepted, the ID of the room is transmitted to the server 200 as the ID of the selected room, the server 200 accepts this, and the pressing of the "enter" button is accepted, so that the client terminal is assigned to the selected room. A user who is logged in at 100A may be requested to enter the room, and the server 200 may accept this.

When the CPU 201 of the server 200 receives the entry request (step S407), it executes an entry process for allowing the user to enter the requested room (meeting room) (step S408).

Here, in the room entry process, it is registered and stored which user enters the room by communicating with which conference in which conference room, which terminal of what terminal type, and by what communication method.

Specifically, the room ID of the room entering the conference room 811 of the conference information 810 of FIG. 8 and the user ID of the user who enters the participant ID 813 are added.

In the description of the present embodiment, it is assumed that entry into the conference room = participation in the conference corresponding to the conference room.

If there is no user in the room (when entering an unmanned room), a conference ID for identifying the conference is issued, inserted into the conference ID 812, and stored. In the case of a second person or later, the conference ID (meeting ID corresponding to the room being entered) of the conference in which the user ID (participant) who is in the same room is participating shall be stored in the conference ID 812.

Further, the terminal ID of the client terminal 100A included in the room entry request received in step S407 is inserted into the terminal ID 814. Further, the received terminal type information is stored in the terminal type 815.

The entry notification 816 is information indicating which user's terminal in the same conference room is notified that the user in the corresponding line has entered the conference room, but the entry notification 816 does not exist in the conventional entry process. No, the value is not used.

When the room entry process is completed, the CPU 201 of the server 200 enters the room with screen information (for example, html information) of the conference screen displaying the conference image captured by the camera of each client terminal 100 as shown in 1400 of FIG. It is transmitted to the client terminal 100A that is the source of the user ID of the user (step S409).

The conference image is a camera image taken by a camera, which is transmitted and received in an electronic conference, and is an image mainly of a user.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A receives the screen information of the conference screen (step S410), and displays the conference screen 1400 based on the received screen information (step S411).

At this point, as shown on the conference screen 1400, it is assumed that the image is not displayed in the display area of the conference image.

The CPU 201 of the server 200 transmits a list of users participating in the conference in the room in which the user has entered the conference to the client terminal 100A (step S409) together with the transmission of the screen information of the conference screen, and the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A transmits this to the client terminal 100A. It receives (step S410), allocates which user's conference image is displayed in which display area, and stores it in the memory (step S412).

When the camera function is set to on, the CPU 201 of the server 200 is an image for each frame of a moving image captured by a camera functioning on the own machine (for example, a camera mounted on the own machine). (Frame image) is stored in the image queue on the memory. An example of the image queue on the client terminal is shown in FIG. 820.

Further, the frame image is sequentially transmitted to the server 200. The server 200 receives the frame image of the moving image and stores it in the image queue on the memory. An example of an image queue on the server is shown in FIG. 830.

When the microphone function is set to ON, the CPU 201 of the server 200 inputs audio information input to a microphone functioning in the own machine (for example, a microphone mounted in the own machine) at predetermined intervals. It is stored in the voice queue on the memory as the data of. The configuration of the voice queue on the client terminal is such that voice information is stored instead of the image in 820 of FIG. 8, for example.

Further, the voice information is sequentially transmitted to the server 200. The server 200 receives the voice information and stores it in the voice queue on the memory. The configuration of the voice queue on the server is such that voice information is stored instead of the image in 830 of FIG. 8, for example.

Further, the CPU 201 of the server 200 notifies the client terminal 100C, which is a client terminal of another user who has entered the same conference room, of a user (eg, User001) newly entered into the conference room by the client terminal 100A (example: User001). Step S413).

For example, the data of User001 81 to 815 in the conference information 810 is transmitted to the client terminal 100C.

In the description of FIG. 4, it is assumed that the user (User003) of the client terminal 100C is participating in the same conference as the user (User001) of the client terminal 100A (entering the same conference room). As shown in 810 of FIG. 8, when there are users who are participating in the same conference as User001 other than User003, the users who are participating in the same conference room are also newly entered into the conference room by the client terminal 100A. Notify the user (eg User001).

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100C receives the information of the user who has newly entered the conference room (step S414) and stores it in the memory of the own machine (step S415). For example, it has the same configuration as the conference information 810, and stores and manages a list of users participating in the conference.

Actually, each time a new user enters or leaves the conference room, a notification is received from the server 200, and the list of users participating in the conference is updated. The above is the explanation of FIG.

The CPU 201 of each client terminal 100 requests the server 200 for the conference image and voice of the user of the other device based on the list of users of the other devices participating in the same conference, which is notified by the server, and the server 200 requests the server 200. By transmitting an image or a sound in response to a request, the conference screen is displayed and updated as shown in 1410 of FIG. 14, and the sound is reproduced.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the flow of the room entry process in the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the description of the present embodiment, the CPU 201 of the server 200 performs an additional login process and steps the process in step S402 of FIG. 4, even if the same user has already logged in, without forcibly logging out the user. Move to S403.

When the CPU 201 of the server 200 receives the entry request in step S407 of FIG. 4, the CPU 201 of the server 200 starts the process of FIG.

The CPU 201 of the server 200 identifies the user ID included in the room entry request received in step S407 (step S501), and whether the same user is in the meeting room requested to enter the room or with reference to the meeting information 810. Determination (step S502).

If the same user is not in the room, the process proceeds to step S408 in FIG. If the same user is in the room, the process proceeds to step S503.

The CPU 201 of the server 200 generates screen information (html information) of the confirmation screen as shown in 920 of FIG. 9 and transmits it to the client terminal 100B of the transmission source of the room entry request (step S503).

The confirmation screen 920 is a screen for confirming how to enter the user based on the new entry request when the user who has already logged in and entered the conference room receives a new entry request. Yes, and to confirm how the client terminal that is the source of the new entry request functions in the electronic conference in the conference room after entering the room (which function is used to participate in the conference). It is a screen.

The check box 922 is a selection reception unit for allowing the client terminal 100B displaying the confirmation screen 920 to enter the conference room as a slave unit.

The master unit selection reception unit 923 is a selection reception unit that accepts the selection of which terminal slave unit the own unit should be when entering the room as a slave unit, that is, the selection reception unit that accepts the selection of the master unit, and the client terminal 100B requests login. It is a list display unit that logs in to the server 200 with the same user ID as the user ID requested to enter the room, and can selectably display the client terminal entering the room with the same user ID in the conference room requested to enter the room.

In the description of the present embodiment, it is assumed that User001 has already logged in to the server 200 and is in room 001 on the client terminal 100A, and has newly received the login request of User001 and the entry request to room 001 from the client terminal 100B. do.

Therefore, the client terminal 100A is displayed on the master unit selection reception unit 923 so as to be selectable.

If there are a plurality of client terminals already in the room with the same ID, screen information is created so that the plurality of client terminals are listed in the master unit selection reception unit 923.

The check box 921 is a selection reception unit for entering the conference room as a general machine. A general device is a terminal that is neither a master unit nor a slave unit. When entering the room as a general machine, the entry and login of the user who has already entered the room with the same user ID is forcibly canceled, and the user of the client terminal 100B is newly entered into the conference room.

The client terminal 100B receives the screen information of the confirmation screen 920 and displays it on the display screen (step S504). Then, the user operation is accepted on the confirmation screen 920 (step S505).

For example, it is assumed that the operation of the entry request as a general machine is accepted by accepting the pressing of the "OK" button in the state of accepting the selection of "enter the room as a general machine".

For example, by accepting the selection of the master unit and pressing the "OK" button while accepting the selection of "Enter as a slave unit", the operation of the room entry request as the slave unit of the selected master unit is accepted. Is accepted.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100B sets all the functions (camera, microphone, speaker) of its own device to off (step S506), and transmits the contents of the operation received in step S505 to the server 200 (step S507).

Each client terminal 100 manages on / off of the camera, microphone, and speaker functions of its own unit by the setting table shown in the function setting 850 of FIG. 8 stored in the memory of its own unit. When the function is turned on, ON / OFF 852 of the target function name 851 is set to ON. When the function is turned off, ON / OFF 852 of the target function name 851 is set to OFF.

The CPU 201 of the server 200 receives the information on the operation content received by the client terminal 100B in step S505, and determines whether or not the operation of entering the conference room (example: room001) as a slave unit is accepted (step S508).

When the operation of entering the room as a general machine is accepted, the same user (User001 of the client terminal 100A) as the user of the client terminal 100B (example: User001) in the conference room of the entry destination is logged out, and the process is performed in step S408 of FIG. Move to.

When the room entry process is performed as a general machine, the CPU 201 of the server 200 inserts and stores "all machines" in the room entry notification 816 of the data of the user who entered the room in the conference information 810.

When the press of the "Cancel" button is accepted, the user logged in in step S402 (User001 of the client terminal 100B) is logged out from the server 200.

The room entry notification 816 is data that determines which terminal participating in the conference is notified that the user of the data of the room entry notification 816 has entered the room.

The CPU 201 of the server 200 transmits a notification of entry of the client terminal 100, which has entered the room as a general machine, to all the machines participating in the same conference according to the contents set in the room entry notification 816.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the operation of entering the room as a slave unit has been accepted, the process proceeds to step S509.

When the CPU 201 of the server 200 determines that the operation of entering the room as a slave unit is accepted, the CPU 201 determines that the client terminal 100B is to be entered into the target conference room as the slave unit, and holds the terminal ID of the client terminal 100B in the memory. (Step S509).

Further, it is determined that the master unit selected on the confirmation screen 920 is the master unit of the client terminal 100B, and the terminal ID of the master unit is held in the memory. Here, it is assumed that the client terminal 100A is selected as the master unit (step S510).

The CPU 201 of the server 200 associates the terminal IDs of the master unit and the slave unit and stores them in the memory (step S511). Specifically, the value of the client terminal 100A is recorded in the master unit ID 841 of the parent-child information 840 of FIG. 8, and the value of the client terminal 100B is recorded in the slave unit ID 842. The parent-child information 840 is a table created on the memory by the server 200 for each conference ID at the time of creating the conference ID.

The slave unit function 843 indicates what function the slave unit is designated as a terminal in the relationship between the master unit ID 841 and the terminal of the slave unit ID 842. No value has been inserted into the handset function 843 at this time.

The CPU 201 of the server 200 causes the User001 of the client terminal 100 to enter the room001, which is the conference room of the entry destination (step S512). An example of the meeting information after entering the room is shown in FIG. 810.

In the case of the room entry process as a slave unit, the CPU 201 of the server 200 inserts and stores "only the master unit" in the room entry notification 816 of the data of the user who entered the room in the conference information 810.

The CPU 201 of the server 200 transmits a notification of entry of the client terminal 100 that has entered the room as a slave unit of the client terminal 100A only to the client terminal 100A which is the master unit according to the contents set in the entry notification 816 (step S513 / non-display). Corresponds to control means).

That is, it does not notify that the same user has entered the room from two terminals other than the master unit.

Other terminals that have not been notified of entering the room do not know that User001 of the client terminal 100B has newly entered the room, so that the image and sound of User001 of the client terminal 100B are not requested by the process of FIG. 7 described later. Further, in the first place, the display area of User001 of the client terminal 100A and the display area of User001 of the client terminal 100B are not individually generated and displayed on the conference screen.

The notification shall include the display instruction of the function selection screen 1000 shown in FIG. For example, the CPU 201 of the server 200 creates screen information (html) of the function selection screen 1000 and transmits it to the client terminal 100A.

The function selection screen 1000 is a screen that allows the user to select on the master unit what function the client terminal 100B, which has entered the room as a slave unit, is to be operated as a terminal.

1001, 1002, and 1003 are areas for selecting a terminal to function as a camera, a microphone, and a speaker, or a dedicated device (camera, microphone, speaker) mounted on and connected to the own device, respectively.

The server 200 generates a screen on 1001, 1002, and 1003 so that a slave unit and a dedicated device can be selected and displayed by pulling down, respectively. 1010 and 1020 show how to select a device to perform a function.

Reference numeral 1004 is a display unit that displays an image being photographed by the slave unit or device that functions as the camera selected in 1001.

The "OK" button 1005 is a button for confirming the contents selected in 1001, 1002, and 1003. In other words, it is a button for determining which terminal is the terminal that executes the functions of the camera, microphone, and speaker by operating the master unit.

Returning to the description of FIG. The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A receives the notification of the ID of the slave unit whose entry has been executed by the same user as the own unit, and also receives the display instruction of the function selection screen 1000 (step S514).

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A displays the function selection screen 1000 according to the screen information included in the received instruction (step S515).

On the function selection screen 1000, the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A accepts a selection operation of which terminal / device is the terminal to execute which function (step S516).

For example, in the description of the present embodiment, the client terminal 100A itself (the microphone mounted on the client terminal 100A) itself (the microphone mounted on the client terminal 100A) is accepted as the terminal that accepts the selection of the client terminal 100B of the slave unit as the terminal that functions as a camera and functions as a microphone and a speaker. And speaker) selection is accepted.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A transmits information to the effect that the "camera" is specified as a function to be executed by the slave unit to the server 200 in order to enable the function of the camera in the slave unit (step S517). Also, set the function of the camera installed in your device to off.

The CPU 201 of the server 200 receives the information that the "camera" is designated as the function to be executed by the slave unit, and stores the value of the "camera" in the slave unit function 843 of the parent-child information 840. (Step S518).

The CPU 201 of the server 200 notifies the client terminal 100B, which is a slave unit, to enable the "camera" function (step S519).

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100B accepts the notification (step S520) and enables the notified function (step S521). Here, the "camera" function is set to on.

Further, the CPU 201 of the server 200 transmits a screen display update instruction to the client terminal 100A which is the master unit. For example, as shown in 1100 of FIG. 11, the client terminal 100B that has become a slave unit is identified and displayed, and the screen information of the conference screen that identifies and displays that the client terminal 100A has become the master unit is generated and the client terminal is generated. It is transmitted to 100A (step S522).

The adjustment button 1101 in FIG. 11 is a button for displaying the function adjustment screen 1201 (shown in FIG. 12) for adjusting the quality of the camera, microphone, and speaker of the slave unit, and the terminal displaying the screen is a button. It is identification information indicating that it is a master unit of another terminal.

The client terminal 100A receives the conference screen 1100 and displays it on the display screen (step S523).

Further, the CPU 201 of the server 200 transmits a screen display update instruction to the client terminal 100B which is a slave unit. For example, as shown in 1120 of FIG. 11, the client terminal 100A that has become the master unit is identified and displayed, and the screen information of the conference screen that identifies and displays that the client terminal 100B has become the slave unit is generated and the client terminal 100B is generated. (Step S524).

The client terminal 100B receives the conference screen 1120 and displays it on the display screen (step S525).

It should be noted that another client terminal 100 (eg, 100C, 100D) that is neither a master unit nor a slave unit displays a conventional conference screen such as 1110. However, when the camera that captures the conference image of User001 is changed from the client terminal 100A to the client terminal 100B, the conference image captured by the camera of the client terminal 100B is displayed in the display area of User001. .. The above is the explanation of FIG.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the flow of transmission / reception processing of images and sounds to the server in the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The process of FIG. 6 is started and executed from the timing when the user's entry into the conference room by the client terminal 100 is completed.

In the description of FIG. 6, it is assumed that the client terminal 100B is a slave unit of the client terminal 100A and is entered as a terminal operating as a camera terminal.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A identifies a function that is enabled in the own machine. Here, it is specified that the microphone function is enabled (step S601).

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A repeats the process of step S603 at predetermined time intervals until the end of the conference (step S602). For example, repeat every 0.5 seconds.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A acquires the voice information input from the microphone of the client terminal 100A and transmits it to the server 200 (step S603).

The CPU 201 of the server 200 receives the voice information (step S621), and specifies the terminal ID of the transmission source from the information of the session stretched when transmitting and receiving the voice (step S622).

The CPU 201 of the server 200 refers to the parent-child information 840 and determines whether the terminal of the specified voice transmission source is the slave unit (step S623). If it is not a slave unit, the process proceeds to step S626, and the received voice information is stored in the voice queue (not shown) of the user of the terminal of the voice transmission source (step S626).

The voice queue is information that manages voice information at predetermined time intervals, a sequence number, a user ID, and a destination user who has delivered the voice. That is, it is information for storing and managing voice information instead of the image 833 of the image queue shown in FIG. 830. The voice queue is created and managed in the memory by the server 200 for each terminal entering the conference.

When the terminal of the voice transmission source is a slave unit, the CPU 201 of the server 200 determines whether the terminal of the transmission source is designated as a terminal for executing the microphone function by referring to the slave unit function 843 (step). S624).

When designated as a terminal for executing the microphone function, the process proceeds to step S625, and the received voice information is stored in the voice queue of the user of the client terminal 100A (master unit) (step S625). If it is not specified as a terminal that executes the microphone function, the process ends without storing the voice.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100B identifies a function that is enabled in the own machine. Here, it is specified that the camera function is enabled (step S611).

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100B repeats the processes of steps S613 to S615 for each frame of the camera image captured by its own camera until the end of the conference (step S612).

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A displays the input image (video) from the camera on the conference screen in step S613, while compressing the image (video) by the video codec, and compresses the compressed image frame by frame. Then, the images are sequentially saved and stored in the image queue on the memory of the own device (step S614).

An example of the image queue is shown in the image queue 820 of FIG. The image queue 820 is an identification number (terminal ID) of each image, and is derived from the sequence number 821 indicating the order of the images and the item of the image 822 which is the actual image (image data / one frame image in the video). It is composed.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A assigns sequence numbers to the images of each frame of the video acquired from the camera of the client terminal in the order in which the images are acquired, and stores them in the image queue 820.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100A sequentially transmits the images stored in the image queue 820 to the server 200 together with the sequence number (step S615). That is, the information shown in the image queue 820 is transmitted to the server 200.

The CPU 201 of the server 200 receives the image (compressed data) (step S627), and identifies the source terminal ID from the session information stretched when transmitting and receiving the image (step S628).

The CPU 201 of the server 200 refers to the parent-child information 840 and determines whether the terminal that is the source of the specified image is the slave unit (step S628).

If the CPU 201 of the server 200 is not a slave unit, the process proceeds to step S632. In step S632, the CPU 201 of the server 200 is added to and stored in the image queue 830 of the user entering the room at the client terminal 100A (terminal ID) that is the source of the image, which is held in the memory of the own device (step S632). S632).

When the user enters the conference room, the CPU 201 of the server 200 generates a conference image queue for each terminal of the user and holds it in the memory.

The image queue 830 on the memory of the server 200 stores the same information as the sequence numbers 821 and the image 822 of the image queue 820 received from the client terminal 100 in association with each other.

When the terminal of the image transmission source is a slave unit, the CPU 201 of the server 200 determines whether the terminal of the transmission source is designated as a terminal for executing the camera function by referring to the slave unit function 843 (step). S630).

When designated as a terminal for executing the camera function, the process proceeds to step S631 and the received image is stored in the image queue 830 of the user of the master unit (step S631).

If it is not specified as a terminal that executes the camera function, the process ends without storing the image. The above is the explanation of FIG.

Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the flow of the image and sound acquisition processing from the server in the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The processes of step S701 or less and step S711 or less in FIG. 7 are repeatedly executed from the time when the server 200 completes the user's entry process and the client terminal 100 receives the notification of the entry completion from the server 200. The time when the notification of the completion of entering the room is received is, for example, the time when the conference image is received.

The process of step S711 or less is executed for the users in the list based on the user list received from the server 200 by the client terminal 100 and entering the same conference room as the user of the client terminal 100. NS.

Hereinafter, audio transmission / reception and reproduction processing will be described.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 repeatedly executes the processes of steps S701 to S706 when the speaker function of the client terminal 100 is valid.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 transmits a request for acquiring the voice of another conference participant (voice of the voice queue of the user ID of another occupant who is in the same conference room) to the server 200 (step S701). The request shall include the user ID logged in to the server 200 on the client terminal 100.

The CPU 201 of the server 200 accepts the acquisition request (step S702), and refers to the user ID of a user who is in the same conference room as the logged-in user other than the login user at the requesting client terminal 100, and refers to the conference information 810. To identify.

Then, among the voices of the voice queues of other identified occupants, the voice of the latest sequence number (latest number) that has not been transmitted to the client terminal 100 that requested the image is acquired and synthesized (step S703). ), The synthesized voice is transmitted to the requesting client terminal 100 (step S704). If the same user has a voice queue for the slave unit and the master unit, the voice stored in the voice queue for the master unit is used for synthesis.

Further, the user ID in the room at the transmission destination client terminal 100 to which the voice is transmitted is stored as the information of the transmitted user in association with each voice used for the synthesis.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 receives the voice information transmitted in step S708 (step S705) and reproduces it on the speaker (step S706).

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 shall sequentially reproduce the received voice information.

Hereinafter, image transmission / reception and display processing will be described.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 identifies a predetermined user among other conference participants, and transmits a request for acquiring the conference image of the user to the server 200 (step S711). For example, the display area currently displayed on the conference screen is specified, and the conference image of the user corresponding to the display area is requested from the server.

The image acquisition request includes the user ID logged in to the server 200 on the client terminal 100.

The CPU 201 of the server 200 receives the acquisition request (step S712), and receives the request with the user ID of a user who is in the same conference room as the logged-in user other than the logged-in user at the requesting client terminal 100. The user ID of the user is specified by referring to the conference information 810. Then, the conference image of the user who received the acquisition request is specified.

Among the images in the image queue of other occupants identified, the image of the latest sequence number (latest number) that has not been transmitted to the client terminal 100 that requested the image is acquired (step S713), and the acquired conference is obtained. The image is transmitted to the requesting client terminal 100 together with the user ID corresponding to the image (step S714).

If the same user has an image queue for the slave unit and the master unit, the image stored in the image queue for the master unit shall be acquired and transmitted.

Further, the user ID in the room of the transmission destination client terminal 100 to which the image is transmitted is stored in the transmitted user 834 (step S715).

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 receives the image (compressed data) transmitted in step S715 (step S716), performs decompression processing by the video codec to restore the video (image), and displays it on the displayed conference screen. (Step S717).

For example, the conference image of each user is assigned to the number of the corresponding display area, stored in the memory, and displayed as shown in the conference screen 1410 of FIG. It is assumed that the correspondence information (information in which the ID of the display area and the user ID are associated) for displaying the image of which user in which display area is stored in the memory of the client terminal 100.

The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 sequentially displays / updates the received image (meeting image) of each user in the display area corresponding to the user of each image, and reproduces / displays it as a moving image (video).

When conducting a web conference, there may actually be a plurality of client terminals 100. Therefore, the CPU 201 of the server 200 is the client terminal 100 having a camera function enabled while the steps S712 to S715 are in the conference room. It will be executed as many times as there are. The above is the explanation of FIG.

The client terminal 100A, which is the master unit, accepts the selection operation of 1101 of FIG. 11 to display the function adjustment screen 1201 shown in 1200 of FIG. 12, and responds to the operation of the slide bar of each device. An instruction to change the volume or image quality is transmitted to the terminal executing the function via the server 200. The terminal that receives the instruction (for example, the client terminal 100B) can change the volume and image quality according to the instruction.

When the "detailed setting" button 1202 is accepted, the function selection screen 1000 is displayed.

In other words, an operable screen for the functions of the slave unit is generated and sent to the master unit for display (corresponding to the operation control means).

Further, in the above-described embodiment, which terminal is used as the master unit is selected, but for example, the server 200 may automatically select the master unit. Specifically, when the user who has received the entry request is in the conference room of the entrance destination, the terminal of the user with the same user ID who is entering the room is the first to enter the conference room (data). The user's client terminal 100 (which has the oldest save date and time) is used as the master unit, and the determination is made in step S509.

Further, when a plurality of users having the same ID have already entered one conference room, the client terminal 100 which is the master unit is referred to the parent-child information 840, and the client terminal of the user who newly receives the entry request is used. It may be decided as the master unit of. For example, when the client terminal 100A is a master unit and the client terminal 100B is a slave unit, and a request to enter User001 is received from the client terminal 100C to the conference room which is entered as User001, the client terminal 100C is used as the client terminal 100A. Determined as a slave unit.

Further, in the above description, the client terminal 100B logged in / entered as a slave unit is used to select which function is to be executed. For example, the confirmation screen 1300 in FIG. 13 is used instead of the confirmation screen 920. Then, the client terminal 100B may be allowed to select which function the own device is to participate in the conference as a slave device to execute.

Specifically, in step S503 of FIG. 5, the CPU 201 of the server 200 generates the screen information of the confirmation screen 1300 and transmits it to the client terminal 100B.

The client terminal 100B displays the confirmation screen 1300 on the display screen, and in step S505, in addition to the operation of entering the room as the slave unit described above, the conference room has its own unit as the terminal of which function for the function selection reception unit shown in 1301. Accepts the selection operation of whether to enter the room. Then, the operation content is transmitted to the server 200.

The CPU 201 of the server 200 executes the processes of steps S508 to S512, skips the processes of steps S513 and S518, and selects the client terminal 100B that has entered the room as a slave unit in the function selection reception unit 1301 in step S519. Notify (instruct) to enable the function that was accepted.

The client terminal 100B receives the notification, and in response to the notification, enables the function for which the function selection reception unit 1301 has accepted the selection.

As a result, it is possible to provide a mechanism that allows the terminal to be easily used as a device that performs a predetermined function by operating from a terminal that newly participates in the conference.

Further, on the function selection screen 1000, the client terminal 100B may be displayed so as to be selectable only as a slave unit of the terminal of the function whose selection has been accepted by the function selection reception unit 1301 of the confirmation screen 1300.

For example, according to the selection state of 1301, in step S513, the client terminal 100B is set to be selectable in the pull-down of 1001 of the function selection screen 1000, and the screen of the function selection screen 1000 is set without being set in 1002 and 1003. Information is generated and transmitted to the client terminal 100A (master unit).

In the client terminal 100A that receives and displays the function selection screen 1000, the client terminal 100B is selectively displayed in the pull-down of 1001, but is not displayed in the pull-down of 1002 and 1003. In other words, only the functions specified / selected by the handset can be selected.

Further, when the client terminal 100B serving as a slave unit does not have a camera function, the server 200 notifies the server 200 that the own unit does not have a camera function and has a microphone and a speaker function, so that the server 200 can display the function selection screen. In 1001 of 1000, the client terminal 100B may not be selectable, and in 1002 and 1003, the client terminal 100B may be selectably set in the pull-down menu.

As a result, by narrowing down the functions that can be executed by the terminal, it is possible to facilitate the selection of the function by the user and provide a mechanism that can easily use the terminal as a device that executes a predetermined function.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the voice queue and the image queue are generated and managed by the server for each client terminal 100 of the transmission source of the voice and the image, but for example, the voice is generated for each user. Queues and image cues may be generated and stored in memory for management.

In this case, instead of steps S625 and S626 of FIG. 6, a process of storing the voice in the voice queue corresponding to the user of the terminal of the voice receiving source is executed. Further, instead of steps S631 and S632 in FIG. 6, a process of storing the image in the image queue corresponding to the user of the terminal receiving the conference image is executed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the same user is allowed to log in to the server 200 once, and the process of FIG. 5 is executed at the timing when the request for entering the conference room is received, but at another timing. You may execute it with.

For example, when a login request with the same user ID as the logged-in user who has already logged in to the server 200 is received, the conference in which the logged-in user is participating (the conference room in which the user is in) is specified, and the conference room of the conference is specified. It may be determined that the request to enter the room has been accepted, and the process of step S501 may be executed. For example, when the press of the "Cancel" button is accepted on the confirmation screen 920, the login by the login request is not performed and the request is discarded. This makes it possible to prevent the consumption of processing resources due to logging in once.

Also, for example, when a client terminal is used as a substitute for a dedicated microphone / speaker in the center of a conference room, or as a substitute for a dedicated camera by installing it at the edge of a conference room, it is easier to carry and install than a large PC. In many cases, a mobile terminal that is easy to use is used.

Therefore, for example, at the time of receiving the login request, the client terminal 100 inquiring whether the client terminal 100 requesting the login request is a mobile terminal is inquired, and if it is a mobile terminal, the login process of FIG. 4 and the child of FIG. The entry process as a machine may be executed.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism that allows a terminal participating in a conference to be easily used as a device that executes a certain function.

It should be noted that the present invention can be, for example, an embodiment as a system, an apparatus, a method, a program, a storage medium, or the like, and specifically, may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices. It may be applied to a device consisting of one device.

The present invention includes a software program that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, which is directly or remotely supplied to a system or an apparatus. The present invention also includes cases where the computer of the system or apparatus can also read and execute the supplied program code.

Therefore, in order to realize the functional processing of the present invention on a computer, the program code itself installed in the computer also realizes the present invention. That is, the present invention also includes the computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention.

Examples of the recording medium for supplying the program include a flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, MO, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, and the like. There are also magnetic tapes, non-volatile memory cards, ROMs, DVDs (DVD-ROM, DVD-R) and the like.

In addition, as a method of supplying the program, the browser of the client computer is used to connect to the homepage of the Internet. Then, it can also be supplied by downloading the computer program of the present invention itself or a compressed file including an automatic installation function to a recording medium such as a hard disk from the homepage.

It can also be realized by dividing the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and downloading each file from different homepages. That is, the present invention also includes a WWW server that causes a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention on a computer.

In addition, the program of the present invention is encrypted, stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, and distributed to users, and the key information for decrypting the encryption is downloaded from the homepage to the user who clears the predetermined conditions. Let me. Then, by using the downloaded key information, it is also possible to execute an encrypted program and install it on a computer.

Further, the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the computer executing the read program. In addition, based on the instruction of the program, the OS or the like running on the computer performs a part or all of the actual processing, and the function of the above-described embodiment can be realized by the processing.

Further, the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted in the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer. After that, based on the instruction of the program, the function expansion board, the CPU provided in the function expansion unit, or the like performs a part or all of the actual processing, and the function of the above-described embodiment is also realized by the processing.

It should be noted that the above-described embodiments are merely examples of embodiment of the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed in a limited manner by these.
That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the technical idea or its main features.

100A client terminal 100B client terminal 100C client terminal 100D client terminal 101 network 200 server

The present invention relates to a terminal device, a communication system, a control method and a program thereof.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism capable of controlling the function of a terminal device participating in a communication system from another terminal associated with the same user.

The present invention is a terminal device associated with the first user, and connect a communication means for communicating with a communication system in which a plurality of information processing terminals end is communicably connected, with the communication system by the communication means in which, when the end other end associated with said first user to said communication system is connected, the particular function of the terminal device based on an operation made to the second terminal It is characterized by comprising a control means for controlling the above.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism capable of controlling the function of a terminal device participating in a communication system from another terminal associated with the same user.

Claims (16)

An information processing device that can communicate with multiple client terminals in an electronic conference.
A receiving means for receiving a connection request of the client terminal based on the user information of receiving the input in the client terminal, and a receiving means.
When another client terminal corresponding to the user information for which input is accepted in the client terminal is connected, the client terminal that has received the connection request is designated in an electronic conference in which the other client terminal participates. The decision-making means that decides to operate as a terminal that performs a function,
A control means for controlling a client terminal that has received the connection request by the reception means to operate as a terminal that executes a predetermined function in the electronic conference in response to a decision by the determination means.
An information processing device characterized by being equipped with. In the determination means, when another client terminal corresponding to the user information input is connected in the client terminal, the other client terminal participates in the client terminal that has received the connection request. Decided to operate as an input terminal and / and an output terminal for transmitted information in an electronic conference,
The control means controls the client terminal that has received the connection request by the reception means to operate as an input terminal and / or an output terminal for transmission information in the electronic conference in response to a determination by the determination means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the transmitted information is voice or an image. The determination means is a terminal that executes the function selected in the function selection screen that is displayed on the client terminal and causes the client terminal to be selected as the terminal that executes the predetermined function among the plurality of predetermined functions. , Decided to operate the client terminal,
One of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control means controls the client terminal to operate as a terminal that executes a function selected on the function selection screen in response to a determination by the determination means. The information processing apparatus according to item 1. The control means causes the client terminal, which is determined by the determination means to operate as a terminal that performs a predetermined function in the electronic conference, to participate in the electronic conference in which the other client terminal participates. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 to 4, wherein the client terminal is operated as a terminal that executes a predetermined function in the electronic conference by turning on a predetermined function. A display control means for controlling a client terminal participating in the electronic conference to be displayed as a participant in the electronic conference, and a display control means.
A non-display control means that controls the client terminal participating in the electronic conference as a terminal that executes the predetermined function so as not to be displayed as a participant in the electronic conference by the display control means.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the information processing apparatus is provided. The display control means controls to display the user of the client terminal participating in the electronic conference as a participant in the electronic conference.
The non-display control means is characterized in that the user of the client terminal participating in the electronic conference as a terminal performing the predetermined function is controlled so as not to be displayed separately from the user of the client terminal of the master unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6. Participation control means for controlling a client terminal that has received the connection request by the reception means to participate in the electronic conference in which the master unit participates, with the other client terminal as a master unit.
An operation control means for controlling the client terminal of the slave unit so as to be operable by the other client terminal which is the master unit.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the information processing apparatus is provided. When a plurality of other client terminals corresponding to the user information for which input is accepted in the client terminal are connected, the client terminal for which the connection request is accepted is a child of any of the plurality of other client terminals. A means of selecting whether to participate in the electronic conference as an opportunity, and
Equipped with
The claim is characterized in that the participation control means controls the other client terminal selected by the selection means as a master unit and the client terminal that has received the connection request as a slave unit to participate in the electronic conference. Item 8. The information processing apparatus according to Item 8. The selection means accepts the selection of the other client terminal as the master unit on the selection screen of which of the plurality of the other client terminals is displayed on the client terminal as the master unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the client terminal is selected as a slave unit of which terminal to participate in the electronic conference. A control method for an information processing device that can communicate with multiple client terminals in an electronic conference.
A reception process for receiving a connection request from the client terminal based on user information for which input has been received at the client terminal, and a reception process for receiving the connection request of the client terminal.
When another client terminal corresponding to the user information for which input is accepted in the client terminal is connected, the client terminal that has received the connection request is designated in an electronic conference in which the other client terminal participates. The decision process that decides to operate as a terminal that executes a function,
A control step that controls the client terminal that has received the connection request by the reception process to operate as a terminal that executes a predetermined function in the electronic conference in response to the determination by the determination process.
A control method for an information processing apparatus, which comprises. A program that controls an information processing device that can communicate with multiple client terminals in an electronic conference.
The information processing device
A receiving means for receiving a connection request of the client terminal based on the user information of receiving the input in the client terminal, and a receiving means.
When another client terminal corresponding to the user information for which input is accepted in the client terminal is connected, the client terminal that has received the connection request is designated in an electronic conference in which the other client terminal participates. The decision-making means that decides to operate as a terminal that performs a function,
It is characterized in that the client terminal that has received the connection request by the receiving means functions as a control means for controlling the client terminal to operate as a terminal that executes a predetermined function in the electronic conference in response to the determination by the determining means. program. An information processing system that includes multiple client terminals participating in an electronic conference and an information processing device.
A receiving means for receiving a connection request of the client terminal based on the user information of receiving the input in the client terminal, and a receiving means.
When another client terminal corresponding to the user information for which input is accepted in the client terminal is connected, the client terminal that has received the connection request is designated in an electronic conference in which the other client terminal participates. The decision-making means that decides to operate as a terminal that performs a function,
A control means for controlling a client terminal that has received the connection request by the reception means to operate as a terminal that executes a predetermined function in the electronic conference in response to a decision by the determination means.
An information processing system characterized by being equipped with. It is a control method of an information processing system including a plurality of client terminals participating in an electronic conference and an information processing device.
A reception process for receiving a connection request from the client terminal based on user information for which input has been received at the client terminal, and a reception process for receiving the connection request of the client terminal.
When another client terminal corresponding to the user information for which input is accepted in the client terminal is connected, the client terminal that has received the connection request is designated in an electronic conference in which the other client terminal participates. The decision process that decides to operate as a terminal that executes a function,
A control step that controls the client terminal that has received the connection request by the reception process to operate as a terminal that executes a predetermined function in the electronic conference in response to the determination by the determination process.
A control method for an information processing system, which comprises. A program for controlling an information processing system including a plurality of client terminals participating in an electronic conference and an information processing device.
The information processing system
A receiving means for receiving a connection request of the client terminal based on the user information of receiving the input in the client terminal, and a receiving means.
When another client terminal corresponding to the user information for which input is accepted in the client terminal is connected, the client terminal that has received the connection request is designated in an electronic conference in which the other client terminal participates. The decision-making means that decides to operate as a terminal that performs a function,
It is characterized in that the client terminal that has received the connection request by the receiving means functions as a control means for controlling the client terminal to operate as a terminal that executes a predetermined function in the electronic conference in response to the determination by the determining means. program. An information processing device that can communicate with multiple client terminals in an electronic conference.
A receiving means for receiving a connection request of the client terminal based on the user information of receiving the input in the client terminal, and a receiving means.
When another client terminal corresponding to the user information for which input is received in the client terminal is connected, the client terminal that has received the connection request is referred to the client terminal in which the other client terminal participates in the electronic conference. Participation control means for controlling participation in the electronic conference as a slave unit of another client terminal,
An information processing device characterized by being equipped with.

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