JP2022063770A - Conference system and control method in the same - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a mechanism that makes it possible for a user who leaves a conference to easily grasp the contents of the conference while away from the conference.SOLUTION: A conference system in which a plurality of client terminals are connected communicatively determines whether a user corresponding to a client terminal is away from a seat or present in the seat. Then, the system acquires conference data concerning the contents of the conference during a period of time until the user is determined to be away and then determined to be present, and controls to display the acquired conference data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a conference system and a control method in the conference system.

In recent years, efforts to realize diverse work styles have become active, such as allowing employees who cannot leave their homes due to long-term care or childcare to choose remote work. When meeting in a remote work environment, a web conferencing system is used.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for changing materials including minutes and summaries presented to participants according to past attendance in a continuous conference body. By using the technique described in Patent Document 1, the user can grasp the record of the absent web conference.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-039203

By the way, users who choose remote work for long-term care or childcare may have to temporarily leave their seats during the meeting.

However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, when the user temporarily leaves the meeting, it is not possible to smoothly grasp the contents while the user is away from the meeting. Therefore, it is hindered from returning to the meeting immediately after leaving the seat.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism that allows a user who has left the meeting to easily grasp the contents of the meeting while he / she is away.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is a conference system in which a plurality of client terminals are connected so as to be communicable, and the user can use the determination means for determining the absence and presence of the user corresponding to the client terminal, and the determination means. An acquisition means for acquiring meeting data regarding the contents of the meeting from the time when it is determined to be away from the desk until it is determined to be present, and a display control means for controlling to display the conference data acquired by the acquisition means. It is characterized by having.

According to the present invention, the user can easily grasp the contents of the meeting while he / she is away from the meeting.

It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the schematic configuration example of a conference system. It is a functional block diagram of the information processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a user interface. It is a flowchart of the information processing apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a user interface. It is a functional block diagram of the information processing apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the information processing apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the information processing apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure used for the functional explanation of the information processing apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a user interface. It is a figure which shows an example of a user interface.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiment described below is an example as a means for realizing the present invention, and can be appropriately modified or changed depending on the configuration of the apparatus to which the present invention is applied and various conditions. Not limited. Further, in the following embodiments, the same configurations will be described with the same reference numerals.

(First embodiment)
First, the first embodiment will be described. After detecting that the user is away from the desk, the information processing apparatus in the present embodiment acquires the conference data from a server or the like that manages the conference data while the user is away from the desk and presents the conference data to the user.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. The information processing apparatus 100 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, a storage 104, and a communication I / F 105. The ROM 102, RAM 103, storage 104 and communication I / F 105 are connected to the internal bus 106.

The CPU 101 is a central arithmetic unit that comprehensively controls the operation of the information processing device 100. The ROM 102 is a non-volatile memory that stores programs required for the CPU 101 to execute processing, various initial data, and the like. The RAM 103 is a volatile memory that functions as a main memory, a work area, or the like of the CPU 101, and temporarily stores programs, image data, and the like. The CPU 101 loads a program or the like required from the ROM 102 into the RAM 103 when executing the process, and realizes various functional operations by executing the program or the like.

The storage 104 is a recording device having a larger capacity than the RAM 103, and is, for example, an HDD (hard disk drive) or an SSD (solid state drive). The storage 104 stores an OS (basic software) executed by the CPU 101, a user's absence determination according to the present embodiment, a conference data generation program for the absence period, and various other data. The storage 104 can also record information used for generating conference data such as image data, video data, character data, and audio data.

The CPU 101 executes a booting program stored in the ROM 102 when the power is turned on or the like. This booting program is for reading the OS stored in the storage 104 and expanding it to the RAM 103. After the OS is started, the CPU 101 reads the program from the storage 104 and expands it in the RAM 103 when the user gives an instruction to start the program, for example, via the operation unit 107 shown in FIG. As a result, the CPU 101 is in a state where it can execute the process of displaying the conference data during the absence period when the user returns in the present embodiment. Further, the CPU 101 also stores various data used for the operation of displaying the conference data when the user returns, in the RAM 103, and reads / writes the data.

The communication I / F 105 is, for example, a LAN (local area network) interface, and communicates with a network camera, another computer, or the like via the network.

The video data, image data, character data, and audio data used in the conference data generation process during the absence period in the present embodiment may be acquired via the network.

Further, various data used for the absence determination process, the display data acquisition process, the display data generation process, and the conference data display process in the present embodiment may also be acquired via the network.

The information processing device 100 can be configured by one device having the configuration shown in FIG. 1, such as a personal computer (PC) or a tablet PC. However, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 may be configured by separate hardware. That is, the information processing device 100 may be composed of a plurality of devices.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a conference system 1000 including the information processing apparatus 100 in the present embodiment.

The conference system 1000 includes a plurality of information processing devices 100 and a management server 200.

The information processing apparatus 100 and the management server 200 are connected to each other by a network 300 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

The information processing device 100 is a client terminal for participating in a conference in the conference system 1000. By accessing the management server 200, a web conference application screen (interface) can be acquired and a web conference can be held. A web browser for accessing the management server 200 and a dedicated module are installed in the information processing apparatus 100.

The information processing apparatus 100 may include an operation unit 107 and a display unit 108 as a hardware configuration in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. Here, the operation unit 107 can be provided with a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse. Further, the display unit 108 can be provided with a monitor such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display unit 108 is a display device for a user (operator) to browse when operating the information processing apparatus 100.

A camera (not shown) is connected to the information processing apparatus 100 when transmitting a moving image of a user in a web conference, and a microphone (not shown) is connected when transmitting voice. In addition, a speaker (not shown) is connected to listen to the voice of the other party. Further, the information processing apparatus 100 may include a camera, a microphone, and a speaker.

The information processing apparatus 100 determines whether to leave the seat by, for example, the user operating the leave button displayed on the display unit 108 via the operation unit 107. The information processing apparatus 100 generates the conference data during the user's absence period by acquiring the conference data stored in the management server 200. Then, the information processing apparatus 100 performs a process of presenting the generated conference data when the user returns to the conference.

The management server 200 is a server that records conference data, and is connected by a plurality of information processing devices 100. The management server 200 transmits the stored conference data to the information processing apparatus 100 via the network 300.

The conference data is, for example, a conversation history generated by converting the user's conversation voice data acquired via a microphone into characters, or conference materials transmitted from the information processing apparatus 100 via the network 300. It is the data generated based on. Further, the data itself of the conversation voice of the user acquired through the microphone may be used. A known technique can be applied to character conversion from conversational voice data, and for example, the technique described in JP-A-2020-052511 can be used.

If the conference data is a conversation history, the time when the conversation took place is managed by the management server 200 in association with the conversation history. If the conference data is conference material, the time when the conference material is shared by the management server 200 to each information processing device 100 and displayed by the data display unit 304 of each information processing device 100 is the same as the conference material. It is linked and managed by the management server 200.

Further, the conference materials generated at the same time and the conversation history are linked to each other and managed by the management server 200.

The network 300 can be, for example, a LAN. The network 300 may have any communication standard, scale, and configuration as long as it can communicate between the information processing device 100, the management server 200, and the microphone, camera, and speaker. Further, the physical connection form to the network 300 may be wired or wireless. Further, the information processing device 100, the management server 200, and the microphone, the camera, and the speaker are not limited to the connection by the network 300, and may be connected by, for example, USB or the like.

Microphones and cameras are used to record conference data. For example, the microphone acquires the conversation voice of the user. In addition, the camera can acquire images of users participating in the conference, and can acquire the state of the conference room. Speakers are used to present audio information for conference data. The video acquired from the camera and the audio acquired from the microphone are transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100 and the management server 200 via the network 300.

The microphone and speaker may be, for example, a headset including a microphone and headphones.

The configuration of the conference system 1000 shown in FIG. 2 is an example, and each device may be integrated. That is, for example, the information processing apparatus 100 may have the function of the management server 200.

FIG. 3 is an example of a functional configuration diagram of the information processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing apparatus 100 includes an absentee determination unit 301, a data acquisition unit 302, a data generation unit 303, and a data display unit 304.

At least some of the functions of the information processing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 3 can be realized by the CPU 101 of the information processing apparatus 100 executing a program. However, at least a part of each function of the information processing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 3 may be operated as dedicated hardware. In this case, the dedicated hardware operates based on the control of the CPU 101.

The absentee determination unit 301 shown in FIG. 3 determines whether or not the user is absent from the meeting by temporarily leaving the meeting.

The data acquisition unit 302 acquires the conference data during the absentee period from the management server 200 after the absentee determination unit 301 determines that the user has left the seat. That is, the data acquisition unit 302 acquires the conference data regarding the contents of the conference between the time when the user is determined to be away from the desk and the time when the user is determined to be present.

The data generation unit 303 uses the conference data acquired by the data acquisition unit 302 to generate conference data presented by the user when returning to the conference.

The data display unit 304 controls the display so that the conference data during the absence period is displayed on the display unit 108 when the user returns to the conference. In addition, the data display unit 304 can also display the face image of the user participating in the conference, the conference material, and the conference data in which the user is present.

Next, the user interface displayed on the display unit 108 of the information processing apparatus 100 by the data display unit 304 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is an example of a user interface (hereinafter, simply referred to as UI) displayed on the display unit 108 of the information processing apparatus 100 by the data display unit 304 in the conference system 1000. The UI is composed of a material display unit 401, a conversation history display unit 402, a person display unit 403, an absentee determination button 404, and an attendance determination button 405. The document display unit 401, the conversation history display unit 402, and the person display unit 403 are not essential configurations in the present invention, and may be displayed in any one or in any combination. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the area may be divided and displayed in one window, or may be displayed in a plurality of windows. Further, the components may be divided and displayed on a plurality of liquid crystal displays (LCDs).

The leave determination button 404 is pressed by the user's mouse operation or the like, and when the leave determination button 404 is pressed, the leave determination unit 301 determines that the user has left the meeting and is temporarily absent. ..

The attendance determination button 405 is pressed by the user's mouse operation or the like, and when the attendance determination button 405 is pressed, the absence determination unit 301 determines that the user has returned to the meeting and is present.

It should be noted that the absence determination button 404 and the presence determination button 405 are not indispensable configurations. The absentee determination unit 301 may determine whether the user is absent or present depending on whether the user is in front of the information processing apparatus 100, based on the image of the camera capable of photographing the user in front of the information processing apparatus 100. .. In that case, the absentee determination unit 301 determines that the user is absent when there is no user in front of the information processing device 100, and returns to the conference when the user is not in front of the information processing apparatus 100. It is determined that the information has been processed.

Further, the UI shown in FIG. 4 is an example of the absence determination button 404 and the presence determination button 405. For example, the shape of the toggle button may be taken, and the form is not limited.

The material display unit 401 displays the data of the conference material, the electronic whiteboard, and the like. The conversation history display unit 402 displays the conversation history during the meeting. The conversation history display unit 402 may display a transcription of the speaker's voice, or may display a history of character data input by the user via the operation unit 107, or both. May be displayed. The person display unit 403 displays an image of a user participating in the conference. As a result, the facial expressions of the conference participants may be confirmed. Further, the video may not be displayed and only the name of the user who is participating in the conference may be displayed, or an icon or the like may be displayed.

Next, using the flowchart of FIG. 5, the flow of processing in which the information processing apparatus 100 displays the conference data while the user is away from the desk will be described. The process of FIG. 5 starts when the user joins the web conference. However, the start timing of the process of FIG. 5 is not limited to the above timing. For example, it may be the timing when the scheduled time of the meeting is reached.

The information processing apparatus 100 can realize each process shown in FIG. 5 by reading and executing a necessary program by the CPU 101. Hereinafter, the alphabet S shall mean a step in the flowchart.

First, in the process of S5001, the absentee determination unit 301 determines the user's absenteeism. Before the user leaves the seat, the leaving seat determination button 404 is pressed, and the leaving seat determination unit 301 detects the pressing of the leaving seat determination button 404, thereby determining that the user is away from the seat. Alternatively, based on the image of the camera capable of photographing the user in front of the information processing device 100, it is detected that the user has left the front of the information processing device 100, and it is determined that the user is away from the seat. 301 may determine. Alternatively, if the user has not participated at the start time of the meeting, the absence determination unit 301 may determine that the user is absent at the start of the meeting. The determination that the user is not participating at the conference start time may be determined from the login status of the user to the conference system 1000, or the determination is made based on the fact that audio and video cannot be used due to equipment trouble or the like. May be good.

In the process of S5002, the data acquisition unit 302 acquires the conference data while the user is away from the desk.

The conference data during the web conference is recorded in the management server 200, and the data acquisition unit 302 acquires the conference data after the time when it is determined that the user has left the seat from the management server 200.

In the process of S5003, the data generation unit 303 generates the conference data to be presented to the user at the time of returning to the conference by using the conference data acquired by the data acquisition unit 302.

In the process of S5004, the absentee determination unit 301 determines whether or not the user has returned to the meeting. If the user has not returned to the conference (S5004 / No), the process returns to S5002 and the data acquisition unit 302 continues to acquire the conference data. When the user returns to the conference (S5004 / Yes), in the process of S5005, the data display unit 304 displays the conference data while the user is away from the desk.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a UI in which the data display unit 304 displays the conference data while the user is away from the information processing device 100 on the display unit 108 will be described. Here, the absentee period meeting data display unit 601, the scroll bar 602, the information icon 603, the absentee period meeting data expansion display screen 604, and the absentee period document presentation screen 605, which are shown in FIG. 6, will be described. Further, since the material display unit 401, the conversation history display unit 402, the absence determination button 404, and the attendance determination button 405 are the same as those in FIG. 4, the description thereof will be omitted.

The absentee period meeting data display unit 601 displays the meeting data during the period when the user was away from the desk. The away-time meeting data display unit 601 may be displayed in place of the person display unit 403, or may be displayed in place of the conversation history display unit 402. The user may set low-priority information on the UI in advance and replace it with the low-priority information for display. In addition, the data may be displayed in a pop-up as a separate window, or the data may be displayed on another display connected via a network.

The scroll bar 602 can display all the data to be displayed on the meeting data display unit 601 during the absence period by the user operating the scroll bar 602. As another embodiment, a page transition button or the like may be displayed instead of the scroll bar 602, and the form is not limited.

The information icon 603 presents to the user that there is a material associated with the conversation history. When the user presses the information icon 603, the material associated with the conversation history is expanded and displayed on the absentee period material presentation screen 605 as shown in the absentee period meeting data expansion display screen 604. The absentee period meeting data expansion display screen 604 may be displayed on the absentee period meeting data display unit 601 or may be pop-up displayed as a separate window. On the material presentation screen 605 during the absence period, a state in which the speaker points to the material with a pointer is displayed. The developed data may be a video, an electronic whiteboard, an external website, or the like. Further, the expanded data may be voice data, and when the data is voice data, the voice data may be reproduced by temporarily switching from the current conference voice by pressing the information icon 603. In this way, the type and form of the expanded data does not matter.

Further, as another embodiment, the absentee period meeting data expansion display screen 604 may be displayed in the absentee period meeting data display unit 601 without being based on the user pressing the information icon 603.

These display screens are examples, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist, such as a message, the wording of a button, an image to be used, and the arrangement of each.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the user can easily grasp the contents of the meeting while he / she is away from the meeting when he / she returns to the meeting.

(Second embodiment)
Next, the second embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, in addition to the first embodiment, the configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 that continues to generate the conference data even after the user returns to the conference until the user finishes checking the conference data while he / she is away from the desk will be described. ..

FIG. 7 shows an example of a configuration diagram of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment is composed of an absentee determination unit 301, a data acquisition unit 302, a data generation unit 303, a data display unit 304, and a data confirmation determination unit 701. Since the departure determination unit 301, the data acquisition unit 302, the data generation unit 303, and the data display unit 304 have the same functions as those shown in FIG. 3, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The data confirmation determination unit 701 determines whether or not the user has completed the confirmation of the conference data during the period when the user was away from the conference. When the scroll bar 602 in FIG. 6 is scrolled to the end by the user operation, the data confirmation determination unit 701 determines that the confirmation is completed. Further, a confirmation button (not shown) is displayed on the UI displayed on the display unit 108 of the information processing apparatus 100, and when the confirmation button is pressed by the user, the data confirmation determination unit 701 determines that the confirmation is completed. It may be a method of doing. That is, the data confirmation determination unit 701 determines that the confirmation is completed by receiving an input from the user indicating that the conference data has been confirmed.

Using the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, the flow of processing in which the information processing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 7 continues to generate conference data until the user finishes confirming the conference data while he / she is away from his / her seat will be described. The start timing of the process of FIG. 8 is the same as the start timing of the process shown in FIG. 5, and the information processing apparatus 100 realizes each process shown in FIG. 8 by reading and executing a program required by the CPU 101. be able to. Hereinafter, the alphabet S shall mean a step in the flowchart. Since the processing of S5001 to S5005 in FIG. 8 is the same as that of FIG. 5, the description thereof will be omitted.

In the process of S8006, the data confirmation determination unit 701 determines whether or not the user has completed the confirmation of the conference data during the absence period. The data confirmation determination unit 701 determines that the confirmation is completed when the scroll bar 602 of FIG. 6 is scrolled to the end. Further, in the data confirmation determination unit 701, when the confirmation button (reception button) in the UI displayed on the display unit 108 of the information processing apparatus 100 is pressed by the user, the data confirmation determination unit 701 indicates that the confirmation is completed. You may judge.

When the confirmation of the conference data by the user has not been completed (S8006 / No), the data acquisition unit 302 performs the process of S8007. When the user finishes confirming the conference data (S8006 / Yes), this process ends.

In the process of S8007, the data acquisition unit 302 acquires the conference data at the current time from the management server 200. In the process of S8008, the data generation unit 303 continuously generates and updates the conference data until the user finishes confirming the conference data.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, in addition to the effect of the first embodiment, after the user returns to the meeting, while checking the meeting data during the absence period, he / she listens to the contents of the current meeting. It is possible to reduce the chance of missing.

(Third embodiment)
Next, the third embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, in addition to the first and second embodiments, an information processing device 100 that changes the form of conference data to be displayed according to the time when the user is away from the desk is provided.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a configuration diagram of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the third embodiment is composed of an absentee determination unit 301, a data acquisition unit 302, a data generation unit 303, a data display unit 304, and an absentee period acquisition unit 901. .. Since the departure determination unit 301, the data acquisition unit 302, the data generation unit 303, and the data display unit 304 have the same functions as those shown in FIG. 3, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The leave period acquisition unit 901 acquires the period during which the user has been away. The period during which the user has been away from the seat is determined by the time from when the user is determined to have left the seat to when it is determined that the user has returned from the seat. In addition, the period during which the user has been away may be determined according to the amount of text (data capacity) in the conversation history while the user is away and the progress of the meeting.

When the period (time) when the user is away from the desk is shorter than the predetermined time, the data display unit 304 displays all the conference data on the UI. If the user has been away from the desk for a period longer than a predetermined time, the conference data may be summarized and displayed, or data closely related to the user may be displayed preferentially.

Further, when the text amount (data capacity) of the conversation history is acquired by the absence period acquisition unit 901, when the data capacity exceeds a predetermined value, the data display unit 304 determines that the user has been away from the desk for a period of time. Decide that it is longer than the specified time. Then, the data display unit 304 determines whether to summarize the conference data and display it on the UI or to display all of the conference data according to the degree of involvement of the user described later.

When the conference data is summarized and displayed, the data acquired by the data acquisition unit 302 may be the data in which the conference data managed by the management server 200 is summarized in advance.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a UI in which the display form of the conference data generated according to the period when the user is away from the desk is changed. Here, the conference data display unit 1001, the conference data delimiter 1002, the data expansion display 1003, and the data omission display 1004 shown in FIG. 10 will be described. Further, since the material display unit 401, the conversation history display unit 402, the absence determination button 404, and the attendance determination button 405 are the same as those in FIG. 4, the description thereof will be omitted.

The conference data display unit 1001 is an example of another display form of the conference data display unit 601 during the absence period. The conference data division 1002 is a data division in which the period is divided according to the topic of the conference and the like, and the display can be switched between the data expansion display 1003 and the data omission display 1004.

The data delimiter 1002 may be delimited by switching the topic of the conversation history data. The change of topic may be determined by the timing of the speaker's remarks such as "more than" or "end" of the speaker, or by recognizing the chat input etc. and deciding according to the timing. Is also good. Further, the data delimiter 1002 may be determined according to the switching of the material displayed on the material display unit 401, or may be determined according to the time interval. When the data delimiter 1002 is determined by the time interval, it may be determined according to the agenda of the meeting and the scheduled time corresponding to it, or it may be determined according to a fixed time interval. Further, in the data delimiter 1002, the data display unit 304 identifies the theme of the conversation by analyzing the contents of the conversation history, and displays the specified theme as the title. In FIG. 10, for example, "Product A", "O factory", and the like are specified themes.

The data delimiters 1002 may be arranged in chronological order or may be arranged according to the degree of user involvement. Further, the data delimiter 1002 may be expanded and displayed as in the data expansion display 1003 when the user returns to the conference, depending on the degree of involvement of the user.

The degree of user involvement may be determined by the number of words involved in the user appearing within the data break 1002. The threshold value may be determined as large, medium, or small according to the number of words involved in the user. The word related to the user may be determined by the user's name, the organization to which the user belongs, and the business content (product in charge, plan in charge, etc.), or may be defined in advance by the user.

Alternatively, it may be determined according to the relationship between the speaker and the user during the period of the data delimiter 1002. If the speaker has the same department or team as the user, it may be determined that the degree of involvement is high. Further, when the data delimiter 1002 corresponds to the agenda of the conference, the degree of involvement may be specified in advance by the user's intention.

The data omission display 1004 may be switched to the data expansion display 1003 by clicking the data delimiter 1002 with a mouse or the like. At this time, the display state of the icon may be changed between the expanded display and the abbreviated display. In FIG. 10, it is displayed as a downward triangle in the expanded display and a left-pointing triangle in the abbreviated display.

As shown in FIG. 10, in the form of displaying the conference data during the period when the user was away from the desk, the data with low involvement of the user may not be displayed, or all the data can be viewed by the user's operation. You may do so. When browsing all the data, the data full display button may be displayed on the UI. By pressing the data full display button, all data may be displayed. At this time, all the data may be displayed in a pop-up, or all the data may be displayed in the form of the data expansion display 1003 on the conference data display unit 1001.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, when the conference data is too large to be displayed on the UI, the visibility of the user can be improved.

(Fourth Embodiment)
Finally, a fourth embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, in addition to the functions described in the first to third embodiments, the information processing apparatus 100 separately displays the conference data during the user's absence period and the conference data while the user is present. ..

11 and 12 are examples of UIs in which the conference data during the absence period and the conference data during the attendance period are displayed separately. In FIGS. 11 and 12, the material display unit 401, the conversation history display unit 402, the absence determination button 404, and the attendance determination button 405 are the same as those in FIG. 4, so the description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 11, the conference data display unit 1101 shows the conference data display 1101 during the attendance period, the scroll bar 1103, the conference data position display 1104, the absence period display 1105, the absence period division 1106, and the departure period conference data display 1107. Consists of.

The conference data display unit 1101 displays the conversation history of the conference, the conference materials, and the like. The conference data display 1102 during the attendance period displays the conference data while the user is present. The scroll bar 1103 is a scroll bar for scrolling the conference data. The conference data position display 1104 indicates which position of all the conference data is displayed. By operating the conference data position display 1104, the user displays the conference data in an arbitrary time zone on the conference data display unit 1101.

The absence period display 1105 identifies and displays the period during which the user was absent from the history of the conference data by changing the color or the like. The absence period division 1106 is displayed in the history of the conference data at a position that is a division between the time when the user is present and the time when the user is away from the seat. The conference data display 1107 during the absence period displays the conference data while the user is away from the desk.

The absentee period display 1105 and the absentee period delimiter 1106 may display both or only one of them. Further, the conference data display during the absence period may be displayed in bold, the font may be changed, the color may be changed, or the like, as in the conference data display 1102 during the attendance period and the conference data display 1107 during the absence period.

FIG. 12 is composed of a meeting data omission display 1201 during the attendance period and a meeting data omission display 1202 during the absence period.

The conference data omission display 1202 during the absentee period is displayed so that the user can distinguish it from the conference data omission display 1201 during the absentee period by displaying the title of the conference data during the absentee period in bold form. Alternatively, the user may display the title of the conference data during the absence period so that it can be distinguished by adding an icon or a wording.

As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, when the user displays both the meeting data of the attendance period and the meeting data of the leaving period, the user can easily distinguish and grasp the meeting data of the leaving period. ..

Although the present invention has been described in detail based on the preferred embodiments thereof, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various embodiments within the range not deviating from the gist of the present invention are also included in the present invention. included. In addition, some of the above-described embodiments may be combined as appropriate.

Then, when a software program that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment is supplied to a system or device having a computer capable of executing the program directly from a recording medium or by using wired / wireless communication, the program is executed. Is also included in the present invention. Therefore, in order to realize the functional processing of the present invention on a computer, the program code itself supplied and installed on the computer also realizes the present invention. That is, the computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention is also included in the present invention. In that case, as long as it has the function of the program, the form of the program such as the object code, the program executed by the interpreter, the script data supplied to the OS, etc. does not matter.

The recording medium for supplying the program may be, for example, a hard disk, a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic tape, an optical / optical magnetic storage medium, or a non-volatile semiconductor memory. Further, as a method of supplying the program, a method is conceivable in which the computer program forming the present invention is stored in a server on the computer network, and the connected client computer downloads and programs the computer program.

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Claims (9)

A conference system in which multiple client terminals are connected so that they can communicate with each other.
A determination means for determining whether or not a user corresponding to the client terminal is absent or present,
The acquisition means for acquiring the conference data regarding the contents of the conference between the time when the user is determined to be away from the desk and the time when the user is determined to be present by the determination means.
A conference system comprising: a display control means for controlling to display the conference data acquired by the acquisition means. The conference system according to claim 1, wherein the conference data acquired by the acquisition means includes at least one of video data, audio data, character data, and image data. Further provided with a reception means for receiving an input indicating that the conference data has been confirmed from the user.
The conference system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display control means controls to display the conference data until the input is received. The conference system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display control means collectively displays the conference data when the user leaves the desk for more than a predetermined time. The display control means is characterized in that, when the user leaves his / her seat for more than a predetermined time, the conference data is displayed in a summarized manner or all of the conference data is displayed depending on the degree of involvement of the user. The conference system according to any one of 3 to 3. When the data capacity of the conference data while the user is away from the desk exceeds a predetermined value, the display control means determines whether the conference data is collectively displayed or all are displayed according to the degree of involvement of the user. The conference system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the conference system is switched. The conference system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the degree of involvement of the user is determined by the organization to which the user belongs and the business content. The acquisition means further acquires the conference data when the user is present, and obtains the conference data.
The display control means is characterized in that it controls to separately display the conference data when the user is away from the conference data and the conference data when the user is present. The conference system according to any one of 7 to 7. It is a control method in a conference system in which multiple client terminals are connected so that they can communicate with each other.
A determination process for determining the user's absence and presence corresponding to the client terminal, and
In the determination step, an acquisition step of acquiring conference data regarding the contents of the conference between the time when the user is determined to be away from the desk and the time when the user is determined to be present,
A control method comprising: a display control step for controlling to display the conference data acquired in the acquisition step.

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