JP2022060797A - Electronic device, control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an electronic device for a remote conference, etc. for supporting participants to speak smoothly.SOLUTION: An electronic device 2 used for a remote conference among a plurality of users comprises: control means 15 which controls display of a display unit; and obtaining means 12 which obtains information regarding an utterance request of each user in the remote conference. The control means 15 controls the display unit to display a user who made the utterance request and information regarding an elapsed time after the user made the utterance request in association with each other when the obtaining means 12 has obtained the information regarding the utterance request.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates mainly to electronic devices used for teleconferencing.

Various systems are known to support remote conferences held over a network.

In teleconferencing, it was sometimes more difficult to time the remarks than in face-to-face meetings.

Patent Document 1 discloses a teleconferencing system that allows participants to express their intention to speak to the moderator by providing a means for notifying the intention to speak.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-2170668

However, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the participant notifies the intention to speak, the information as to when the notification was given is not notified at all. Therefore, it was not possible to distinguish between a participant who has been waiting for a long time after notifying the intention to speak and a participant who has just notified the intention to speak. As a result, support for teleconferencing may be inadequate.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device for a remote conference to support participants so that they can speak smoothly.

The electronic device of the present invention is an electronic device used for a remote conference between a plurality of users, and is a control means for controlling the display of a display unit and acquisition of information regarding a speech request of each user in the remote conference. The control means has means, and when the acquisition means acquires the information regarding the speech request, the user who has made the speech request and the information regarding the elapsed time since the user made the speech request. It is characterized in that the display unit is controlled so that is associated with the display unit and displayed on the display unit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize an electronic device for a remote conference for assisting a participant to speak smoothly.

It is a block diagram of a teleconferencing system. It is a figure which shows an example of the client of a remote conference system. It is a block diagram of a server. It is a block diagram of a client. It is a figure which shows an example of the display by a client. It is a figure which shows the process about the user's intention display performed by a client. It is a figure which shows the process about the setting of the speech waiting display flag performed by a server. It is a figure which shows the process about the speech waiting display performed by a client. It is a figure which shows the speech waiting time related processing performed by a server. It is a figure which shows the transformation example of the display by a client. It is a figure which shows the process about the speech duration performed by a server. It is a figure which shows the process about the speech duration performed by a client.

Hereinafter, the remote conference system including the electronic device of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a basic configuration of the remote conference system of the present embodiment. The remote conference system of the present embodiment is a system for realizing a remote conference held between a plurality of users.

The remote conference system of the present embodiment is composed of a remote conference server 1 that manages the entire system in an integrated manner, and a plurality of remote conference clients (2-1, 2-2, ...). Although the clients are shown on behalf of only 2-1 and 2-2 in FIG. 1, a large number of clients can participate in the teleconferencing system. Hereinafter, one client representing each client participating in the remote conference system may be referred to as "client 2".

The server 1 and the client 2 are connected by the network 5 and can communicate with each other. As the server 1, a workstation for a server or the like is used. As the client 2, a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like that can be connected to a network is used.

An information input device 3 and an information output device 4 are connected to the client 2, and information necessary for holding a remote conference can be input and output. In the example of FIG. 1, the information input device 3-1 and the information output device 4-1 are connected to the client 2-1 and the information input device 3-2 and the information output device 4-2 are connected to the client 2-2. Is connected.

The client 2, the information input device 3, and the information output device 4 may be integrally configured or may be configured separately.

The information input device 3 includes, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a camera, a voice microphone, and the like. The information output device 4 includes a display, a voice speaker, and the like. The display as the information output device 4 may be a touch panel type display, and may have the functions of a keyboard and a mouse as the information input device 3.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific situation when a participant is participating in a remote conference using client 2-1. Participants face this client 2-1 and take a picture of their own face with the camera 3-1a, which is an information input device, and send it to the server 1 as face image data. In addition, the microphone 3-2-b records its own voice and transmits it to the server 1 as voice data. The display 4-1a, which is an information output device, displays facial images of other participants and image interface information for meetings, and the speaker 4-1b displays voice data and sound effects of other participants. Is played.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a calculation / processing unit included in the remote conference server 1. Each function shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3 is controlled and executed by a computer including a processor such as a CPU of the server 1 and a memory.

The data transmission / reception unit 6 transmits / receives data to / from the client 2 via the information network 5. The parameter operation unit 7 operates various parameters in various processes shown later. The parameter discrimination unit 8 discriminates various parameters and makes various judgments. The voice analysis unit 9 analyzes the voice data sent from each client in order to grasp information such as which client is currently speaking. The measuring unit 10 measures the time according to a predetermined instruction. The display control unit 11 processes the video or image of the remote conference to be transmitted to each client.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a calculation / processing unit possessed by the client 2. Each function shown in the block diagram of FIG. 4 is controlled and executed by a computer including a processor such as a CPU of the client 2 and a memory.

The data transmission / reception unit 12 transmits / receives data to / from the server 1 via the network 5. That is, the data transmission / reception unit 12 has a function as an acquisition means for the client to acquire information from an external device. The parameter operation unit 13 operates various parameters in various processes shown later. The parameter discriminating unit 14 discriminates the parameters and makes various determinations. The display control unit 15 has a function as a control means for controlling the screen display of the display unit (display) as the information output device 4 of the client 2.

The functional configurations shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are examples of the present invention, and the present invention may be carried out by adopting other functional configurations.

Next, the processing performed by the remote conference system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a graphical user interface (GUI) screen displayed on the display 4-1a of a client 2. Presentation materials and the like of the presenter are displayed in the information sharing area 102 in the screen frame 101.

Each operation area with 103 to 106 is a GUI for various operations.

103 is a text box for chat, and 104 is a send button for chat. These can be used to communicate textually with other participants.

105 is a hand-raising button for displaying the intention to speak (to make a request for speech), and 106 is a cancel button for canceling the intention to speak.

Further, the screen frame 101 is provided with a participant's face image display area (F-1 to F-6) and a participant's name display area (N-1 to N-6). In the following, it may be expressed that the face image of the "nth participant" is displayed in the area Fn, the name is displayed in the area Nn, etc. using the natural number n.

In this embodiment, a case of 6 participants is shown, but even if the number of participants changes, adjustments are made to enlarge / reduce each face image display area and name display area according to the number of participants, and all participants participate. Information can be placed. Also, of all the participants in the teleconferencing system, their face image may not be displayed.

In this embodiment, there are six participants in the conference, and it is assumed that the first participant wants to express his / her will to speak. At this time, the first participant presses the raise hand button 105 (mouse click or touch panel operation) using the client 2 operated by the first participant.

Then, the frame line of the face image display area F-1 of the first participant changes to the thick dotted line display 107, and differentiation from other participants is achieved. Therefore, the first participant speaks to the other participants. You can recognize from the image that you want to.

It should be noted that such a screen transition corresponding to the operation of the hand raising button 105 may occur on the client 2 of a participant other than the first participant.

Here, the frame line of the face image display area is changed to differentiate the display, but if it can be differentiated, other expression methods may be used. For example, an illustration icon imitating a "raised hand" may be displayed by superimposing it on a face photograph.

In addition, a plurality of participants may express their intention to speak at the same time. FIG. 5 shows a “waiting for speech” state in which two participants, the first participant and the fifth participant, have expressed their intention to speak.

Further, in the remote conference system of the present embodiment, information on the elapsed time since the participant expresses his / her intention to speak is displayed in association with the user who requested the speech. Therefore, in the remote conference system of the present embodiment, the measuring unit 10 measures the elapsed time from the operation of the hand raising button 105 by the participants. The elapsed time measured by the measuring unit 10 is transmitted as data to each client.

The indicator 108 in FIG. 5 represents the elapsed time since the participant operated the hand raising button 105. The indicator 108 is displayed so that its height increases as the elapsed time increases. For example, if one of the stacked blocks of the bar graph represents 10 seconds, it can be seen that the elapsed time is 30 seconds or more and less than 40 seconds in the example of FIG. Similarly, from the bar graph of the fifth participant, it can be seen that the elapsed time is 10 seconds or more and less than 20 seconds. That is, according to the GUI shown in the present embodiment, about 30 seconds have passed since the first participant pressed the raised hand button, and about 10 seconds have passed since the fifth participant pressed the raised hand button. Participants will be able to understand at a glance.

Although the elapsed time is displayed as a bar graph here, another display means may be used as long as the elapsed time can be determined. For example, the elapsed time may be displayed numerically by superimposing it on the face photograph. More graphically, the elapsed time may be expressed by changing the facial expression of the "face" icon. For example, as the elapsed time increases, the "face" icon may be changed to a frustrated or angry expression. In addition, the elapsed time can be displayed by the color depth.

Further, when the elapsed time of waiting for speech (the elapsed time after pressing the "raise hand" button) exceeds a predetermined reference time, it may indicate that the time has been exceeded. Specifically, the frame line of the face image display area of the participant who has exceeded the time may blink, or the entire face image display area may be colored red. By doing this, it is possible to more clearly show that the participant has been waiting for a speech for a long time.

As described above, in the present embodiment, not only the "waiting for speech" state is shown, but also the information regarding the elapsed time since the person is in the "waiting for speech" state is shared with each participant. For this reason, it is possible to prompt the decision on the proceedings of the meeting, such as who should speak next and whether the speaker should be switched soon. That is, the remote conference system of the present embodiment can support smooth speech by the participants by sharing information on the elapsed time from the state of "waiting for speech" to each participant. ..

Next, the processing on the remote conference server 1 side and the remote conference client 2 side for realizing the remote conference system of the present embodiment described above will be described.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process performed by the client 2 when each participant expresses or withdraws his / her intention to speak. "S" in the figure represents a step (process). The process according to this flowchart can be realized as a program executed by the computer constituting the remote conference system.

In the following explanation, the term "flag" is used repeatedly, which means a binary variable representing two types of states such as true or false. Here, it has two types of values, ON (1) and OFF (0). For example, the state in which the client is waiting for his / her own remark is represented by the “waiting for remark” flag = ON, and the state in which the client is not waiting for remark is represented as the “waiting for remark” flag = OFF. In the following processing, the setting of the values of these flags is performed by the parameter operation unit 7 and the parameter operation unit 13, and the determination of the values of these flags is performed by the parameter determination unit 8 and the parameter determination unit 14.

FIG. 6A is a process performed by the client 2 when the participant wants to express his / her intention to speak. The process of FIG. 6A is started from the timing when the participant presses the hand raising button 105 on the screen (S101).

In S102, the parameter determination unit 14 determines the state of the speech waiting flag in the current client 2. If the speech waiting flag is OFF, the process proceeds to S103, and if the speech waiting flag is ON, the process proceeds to S104. If the process proceeds to S104, the process is terminated without doing anything in order to prevent the double process.

In S103, the parameter operation unit 13 changes the speech waiting flag to ON.

In S105, the client 2 transmits a signal (data) indicating the state of the speech waiting flag to the server 1 via the data transmission / reception unit 12.

FIG. 6B is a process performed by the client 2 when the participant who has expressed his / her intention to speak withdraws his / her intention to speak. The process of FIG. 6B is started from the timing when the participant presses the cancel button 106 on the screen (S201).

In S202, the parameter determination unit 14 determines the state of the speech waiting flag in the current client 2. If the speech waiting flag is ON, the process proceeds to S203, and if the speech waiting flag is OFF, the process proceeds to S204. If the process proceeds to S204, the process is terminated without doing anything in order to prevent the double process.

In S203, the parameter operation unit 13 changes the speech waiting flag to OFF.

In S205, the client 2 transmits a signal (data) indicating the state of the speech waiting flag to the server 1 via the data transmission / reception unit 12.

By the process shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), the participants of the remote conference can express or withdraw their intention to speak through the client 2.

FIG. 7 shows the processing on the server 1 side regarding the speech waiting flag. The process of FIG. 7 is started from the timing when the server 1 receives the speech waiting flag signal from the client 2 (S301).

In S302, the server 1 sends the client No. 1 that is transmitting the speech waiting flag signal acquired in S301. To get. Here, the client No. It is assumed that n is acquired as.

In S303, the parameter determination unit 8 of the server 1 checks the value of the received speech waiting flag. If the speech waiting flag is ON, the process proceeds to S304, and if it is OFF, the process proceeds to S309.

In S304, the parameter determination unit 8 of the server 1 is the client No. Check the status of the previous speech waiting flag of the client with = n. If the state of the previous speech waiting flag is OFF, the process proceeds to S305, and if it is ON, the process proceeds to S306.

In S305, the server 1 is the client No. = Start the process related to the waiting time of the client of n. The processing related to the waiting time may include, for example, measuring the waiting time and checking whether the waiting time exceeds the specified time. The details of the processing related to the waiting time will be described later.

In S307, the parameter operation unit 7 of the server 1 is the client No. = Set the client's waiting display flag of n to ON.

On the other hand, when proceeding from S304 to S306, the server 1 has already started the client No. 1 in the past. = Continue processing related to the client wait time of n.

Further, when S303 is No, in S309, the server 1 is the client No. = Ends the process related to the waiting time of the client of n.

In S310, the parameter operation unit 7 of the server 1 is the client No. = Set the client's waiting display flag of n to OFF.

In S308, the server 1 uses the data transmission / reception unit 6 to transmit the information of the speech waiting display flag of each client and the information of the speech waiting time to the client. That is, the server 1 transmits to each client information as to which client should be displayed in the waiting state and how long has passed since the client was in the waiting state. In S308, the server 1 may transmit this information to all clients, and the client No. It may be transmitted only to clients other than the client of = n. Further, the information of the waiting time excess display flag described later may be included in the information transmitted in S308.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process when a client who has acquired information on waiting for speech from the server 1 changes the display screen. The process of FIG. 8 is started from the timing when the client 2 receives the speech waiting display flag information from the server 1 (S401). The speech waiting display flag information functions as information regarding a speech request by a participant to the client 2.

In S402, the client 2 confirms which client the speech waiting display flag information acquired in S401 belongs to. Here, the received speech waiting display flag information is the client No. = M.

In S403, the parameter determination unit 14 of the client 2 checks the speech waiting display flag received in S401. If the waiting display flag is ON, the process proceeds to S404, and if it is OFF, the process proceeds to S405.

In S404, the display control unit 15 of the client 2 is the client No. The display of the information output device 4-1 is controlled so that the display indicates that the client with = m is in the waiting state. The display indicating that the user is in the waiting state is, for example, as described in FIG. 5, the elapsed time since the user is in the waiting state by making the frame line of the face image display area different from that of other users. It can be a display showing an indicator. Here, when the client 2 has received the information of the waiting time excess flag described later from the server 1, the client 2 has the client No. The waiting time excess display for the client of = m may be further performed. The waiting time excess display may be, for example, a display in which the frame line of the face image display area is blinked.

On the other hand, in S405, the display control unit 15 of the client 2 has the client No. = Ends the display indicating that the client with m is waiting for speech. That is, the emphasis of the face image display area and the display of the waiting time indicator are canceled.

Next, the process related to the waiting time performed in S305 of FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIG. The process shown in FIG. 9 is substantially equivalent to the process performed in S303, S305, and S309 in FIG. 7.

S502 is substantially equivalent to S303.

In S503, the measurement unit 10 of the server 1 acquires (measures) the elapsed time (that is, the waiting time of the client) from the start of the waiting time-related processing to the present.

In S505, the server 1 determines whether or not the waiting time acquired in S503 exceeds the preset reference time. If it is exceeded, the process proceeds to S506, and if it is not exceeded, the process proceeds to S507.

In S506, the parameter operation unit 7 of the server 1 sets the waiting time excess display flag to ON.

On the other hand, in S507, the parameter operation unit 7 of the server 1 sets the waiting time excess display flag to OFF.

S508 may be substantially equivalent to S308, or may be performed in a control cycle different from that of S308. In S508, the server 1 has the client No. 1 for each client. = N Wait time and wait time excess display flag information is transmitted.

After that, the process returns to S502, and the client No. The above process is repeated until the speech waiting flag of the client with = n is turned off.

S504 is substantially equivalent to S309. The server 1 stops the waiting time measurement of S503.

In the present embodiment, the "waiting for speech" state is visualized by the above processing. This makes it possible to support smooth remote conferences (for example, all participants have sufficient opportunities to speak).

The server 1 of the present embodiment is configured to include a voice analysis unit 9. The voice analysis unit 9 has a function of grasping which client is currently speaking. Therefore, when it is determined that the client in the speech waiting state has started speaking without operating the cancel button 106, the parameter operation unit 7 performs an interrupt process for changing the speech waiting flag of the client from ON to OFF. May be. As a result, it is possible to reduce the operation load for canceling the speech waiting state in each client.

Further, in the present embodiment, the example in which the voice analysis unit 9 is provided in the server 1 has been described, but the function of the voice analysis unit 9 may be provided in the client 2. In this case, if the client waiting to speak starts speaking without operating the cancel button 106, the client 2 may start the process of FIG. 6B. By providing the voice analysis unit 9 on the client 2 side in this way, the processing load of the server 1 can be reduced.

Further, although the measurement unit 10 is provided on the server 1 side in the present embodiment, the measurement unit 10 may be provided on the client 2 side so that the data transmission / reception unit 12 transmits the measurement result by the measurement unit 10 to the server 1. This can also reduce the processing load of the server 1.

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Next, a modified example of the present embodiment described above will be described. In this modification, in addition to the above-mentioned display of waiting for remarks, the display of continuous remarks is performed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example in which, in addition to the display of waiting for speech, the display of continuous speech is performed.

In the example shown in FIG. 10, the sixth participant is determined to be "speaking" by the voice analysis unit 9 of the server 1. At this time, the frame line of the 6th participant's face photo display area F-6 is changed to a thick solid line display 109 to differentiate from other participants. Other participants can also recognize from the image that the sixth participant is speaking.

In the example shown in FIG. 10, the frame line of the face image display area is changed to differentiate the display, but other expression methods may be used as long as the differentiation can be achieved. For example, an illustration icon imitating "lips" may be displayed by superimposing it on a face photograph.

Further, the measuring unit 10 measures the duration of the speech for the participants determined by the voice analysis unit 9 to be speaking. The measurement by the measuring unit 10 is continuously performed while the voice analysis unit 9 determines that the voice is being spoken.

The duration of the remark measured by the measuring unit 10 is visualized like the indicator 110.

Here, the duration of speech is displayed by the bar graph-like indicator 110, but another display may be used as long as the duration of speech can be determined. For example, the duration of speech may be displayed numerically by superimposing it on a face photograph. Further, the size of the icon indicating that the person is speaking (for example, an illustration icon imitating "lips") may be gradually increased.

Further, when the duration of speech exceeds a predetermined reference time, it may indicate that the time has been exceeded. Specifically, the frame line of the face image display area of the participant who has exceeded the time may blink, or the entire face image display area may be colored red. By doing this, it can be clearly shown that the participant has been speaking for a long time.

By visually presenting information to participants on how long they continue to speak in this way, it supports the smooth progress of remote conferences (for example, all participants have sufficient opportunities to speak). It becomes possible to do.

Next, the process on the server 1 side for displaying the above-described modified example will be described.

FIG. 11 is a process performed at regular intervals to determine whether or not the client is speaking.

In S601, the voice analysis unit 9 of the server 1 starts the analysis of the voice information of each client acquired via the data transmission / reception unit 6.

In S602, the server 1 determines whether or not there is a client who is speaking. If there is a speaking client, the process proceeds to S603, and if not, the process proceeds to S604.

In S603, the server 1 is the client No. of the client who is speaking. To get. Here, the client No. It is assumed that the client of = p is speaking.

In S605, the parameter determination unit 8 of the server 1 is the client No. = Check the status of the client's previous remark ongoing display flag of p. If the state of the previous remark continuous display flag is OFF, the process proceeds to S606, and if it is ON, the process proceeds to S608.

In S606, the parameter operation unit 7 of the server 1 is the client No. = Set the continuous speech display flag to ON for the client with p.

In S607, the measurement unit 10 of the server 1 is the client No. = Start measuring the duration of the client's remarks at p.

On the other hand, in S608, the measurement unit 10 of the server 1 is the client No. = Continue measuring the client's remark duration of p.

In S609, the server 1 determines whether or not the speech duration measured by the measuring unit 10 exceeds a preset reference time. If it is exceeded, the process proceeds to S610, and if it is not exceeded, the process proceeds to S611.

In S610, the parameter operation unit 7 is the client No. = Set the overtime display flag for the duration of speech to ON for the client with p.

In S611, the parameter operation unit 7 is the client No. = Set the overtime display flag for the duration of speech to OFF for the client with p.

When No is determined in S602, in S604, the parameter operation unit 7 of the server 1 is the client No. = Set the continuous speech display flag to OFF for the client with p.

In S612, the measurement unit 10 of the server 1 stops the measurement of the speech duration.

In S613, the parameter operation unit 7 of the server 1 is the client No. = Set the excess display flag of the duration of speech to the client of p to OFF.

In S614, the server 1 has a client number for each client. = Sends related information about the client's speech duration (including the speech continuation display flag, speech duration, and excess display flag).

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a process when a client who has acquired related information regarding the duration of speech from the server 1 changes the display screen. The process of FIG. 12 is started from the timing when the client 2 receives the related information regarding the speech duration from the server 1 (S701).

In S702, the client 2 confirms which client has the related information regarding the speech duration acquired in S701. Here, the received speech waiting display flag information is the client No. It is assumed that = q.

In S703, the parameter determination unit 14 of the client 2 checks the continuous speech display flag received in S701. If the continuous speech display flag is OFF, the process proceeds to S704.

In S704, the client 2 is the client No. = Turn off the continuous display for the client with q. Then, in S705, the client 2 is the client No. Turn off the indicator display of the duration of speech to the client with = q.

On the other hand, if the continuous speech display flag is ON in S703, the process proceeds to S706.

In S706, the display control unit 15 of the client 2 has the client No. The display of the information output device 4-1 is controlled so that the display indicating that the client with = q is continuing to speak is displayed. The display indicating that the speech is being continued may be a display in which the frame line of the face image display area is different from that of other users, for example, as described with reference to FIG.

In S707, the display control unit 15 of the client 2 has the client No. The display of the information output device 4-1 is controlled so that the speech duration of the client with = q is shown. For example, the client No. = Display an indicator showing the elapsed time since the user of q has been speaking continuously.

In S708, the parameter determination unit 14 of the client 2 is the client No. It is determined whether or not the message waiting display flag of the client with = q is ON. Here, the state of the speech waiting flag may be determined instead of the speech waiting display flag. Client No. If the message waiting display flag of the client with = q is ON, the process proceeds to S709, and if it is OFF, the process proceeds to S711.

In S709, the parameter operation unit 13 of the client 2 is the client No. = Set the client's waiting display flag of q to OFF. Note that S709 may not be performed when the server 1 performs a process of turning off the speech waiting display flag for the client who is speaking.

In S710, the display control unit 15 of the client 2 has the client No. = Ends the client's waiting display for speech.

In S711, the parameter determination unit 14 of the client 2 is the client No. = It is determined whether or not the excess display flag of the client's remark duration of q is ON.

In S712, the display control unit 15 of the client 2 is the client No. Turn on the display of excess of speech duration for clients with = q. In S712, the display control unit 15 of the client 2 is the client No. Turn off the display of excess of speech duration for clients with = q.

Through the above processing, it is possible to visually present to the participant information on how long the participant continues to speak. This makes it possible to support the smooth progress of remote conferences (for example, all participants have sufficient opportunities to speak).

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention and examples of modifications thereof have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various combinations, modifications and modifications can be made within the scope of the gist thereof.

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Claims (10)

An electronic device used for remote conferences between multiple users.
Control means to control the display of the display unit,
An acquisition means for acquiring information regarding each user's request for speech in the remote conference, and
Have,
When the acquisition means acquires the information regarding the speech request, the control means displays the user who made the speech request and the information about the elapsed time since the user made the speech request in association with each other. An electronic device characterized in that the display unit is controlled so as to be displayed on the unit. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control means changes the display to the user who made the speech request when the elapsed time from the speech request exceeds the reference time. The electronic device has a transmission / reception unit for communicating information with an external device.
The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transmission / reception unit receives information related to the speech request transmitted from the external device. The electronic device has a transmission / reception unit for communicating information with an external device.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transmission / reception unit transmits information related to the speech request to the external device. One of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control means controls the display so as to end the display of the information regarding the elapsed time when the user who has made the speech request starts speaking. The electronic device described in. The electronic according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control means controls the display unit so that the operation area for the user to make a speech request is displayed on the display unit. machine. The control means is characterized in that the display unit is controlled so that the user who is speaking and the information regarding the elapsed time since the user starts speaking are displayed on the display unit in association with each other. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the control means changes the display to the user who is speaking when the elapsed time from the start of the speaking exceeds the reference time. A control method for electronic devices used for remote conferences between multiple users.
The process of acquiring information regarding each user's request for speech in the remote conference, and
When the information regarding the speech request is acquired, the user who made the speech request and the information regarding the elapsed time since the user made the speech request are associated and displayed on the display unit of the electronic device. The process of controlling the display unit and
A control method characterized by having. For electronic devices used for remote conferences between multiple users
The process of acquiring information regarding each user's request for speech in the remote conference, and
When the information regarding the speech request is acquired, the user who made the speech request and the information regarding the elapsed time since the user made the speech request are associated and displayed on the display unit of the electronic device. The process of controlling the display unit and
A program characterized by executing.

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