JP2023183038A - Information processing system, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce workloads for participating in an online conference.SOLUTION: An information processing system comprising an information processing device utilized for an online conference comprises: a place specification information acquisition unit which acquires information which can specify an installation place of the information processing device; a selection unit which selects any one piece of schedule information from among one or more pieces of schedule information of the online conference of which the held place and the held period are specified on the basis of the information which can specify the installation place and current time; and a participation unit which executes processing for the information processing device to participate in the online conference concerning the selected schedule information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

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

In recent years, with the spread of working from home, the frequency of online conferencing has increased. Online conference information is registered in advance in a server or the like, and each participant needs to input information for specifying the online conference to participate when participating in the online conference.

Patent Document 1 discloses an automatic report creation system that detects a "predetermined geographical range" set in advance when specifying a location for the purpose of automatically creating minutes.

However, the automatic report creation system described above only creates minutes of face-to-face meetings, but does not have a function for easily participating in online meetings. For example, in the automatic report creation system, it is difficult to reduce the workload of inputting information for specifying the online conference to participate in when participating in an online conference.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the workload for participating in an online conference.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, an information processing system including an information processing device used for online conferences includes a location specifying information acquisition unit that acquires information that can identify the installation location of the information processing device, and a location identification information acquisition unit that acquires information that can identify the installation location of the information processing device. a selection section that selects any one of the schedule information of one or more online conferences in which the venue and duration are specified, based on the identifiable information and the current time; and a participation unit that executes processing for the information processing device to participate in the online conference related to the schedule information.

The workload for participating in online meetings can be reduced.

1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing system 1 in a first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example hardware configuration of an online conference device 10 according to a first embodiment. FIG. It is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a conference server 30 in the first embodiment. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of an information processing system 1 according to a first embodiment. FIG. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system 1 in the first embodiment. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a device information storage section 23. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a conference storage unit 35. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a conference room storage unit 36. FIG. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system 1 according to the third embodiment. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system 1 according to the fourth embodiment. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a device storage section 37. FIG. It is a figure showing an example of functional composition of information processing system 1 in a 5th embodiment. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system 1 according to the fifth embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing system 1 in the first embodiment.

In FIG. 1, an online conference device 10 and one or more stationary devices 20 such as a stationary device 20A and a stationary device 20B (hereinafter referred to as "stationary devices 20" if not distinguished from each other) are connected to a LAN (Local Area Network). Alternatively, it connects to the conference server 30 via a network such as the Internet.

The online conference device 10 is a mobile online conference device that is equipped with a microphone, a speaker, etc., and is portable. The online conference device 10 is carried, for example, to a location (for example, conference room A or conference room B) used by a user for the online conference, and is used for the online conference. Note that the online conference device 10 may be a dedicated device, or may be realized by installing online conference software into a general-purpose device such as a PC (Personal Computer).

The stationary device 20 is equipment that is installed (fixed) in advance at a location used for a conference (regardless of whether a conference is being held or not). For example, equipment such as an electronic whiteboard, a multifunction device, or a projector that is installed at a location that is moved infrequently is suitable as the stationary device 20. The stationary device 20 is also capable of communicating with the online conferencing device 10 via near field communication. Note that in this embodiment, the stationary device 20A is installed in conference room A, and the stationary device 20B is installed in conference room B.

The conference server 30 is one or more computers that manage information regarding conferences and information regarding conference rooms, and execute processing for conducting online conferences. The conference server 30 may be located, for example, in a business office including conference room A and conference room B, or in a cloud environment connected to the business office via the Internet.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the online conference device 10 in the first embodiment. The online conference device 10 in FIG. 2 includes a drive device 100, an auxiliary storage device 102, a memory device 103, a CPU 104, an interface device 105, a video I/F 106, an input device 107, a camera 108, and It has a microphone 109, a speaker 110, and the like.

A program for realizing processing in the online conference device 10 is provided by a recording medium 101 such as a CD-ROM. When the recording medium 101 storing the program is set in the drive device 100, the program is installed from the recording medium 101 to the auxiliary storage device 102 via the drive device 100. However, the program does not necessarily need to be installed from the recording medium 101, and may be downloaded from another computer via a network. The auxiliary storage device 102 stores installed programs as well as necessary files, data, and the like.

The memory device 103 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 102 and stores it therein when there is an instruction to start the program. The CPU 104 implements functions related to the online conference device 10 according to programs stored in the memory device 103. The interface device 105 is used as an interface for connecting to a network.

The video I/F 106 is an interface such as HDMI (registered trademark) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) for connecting to a display device for displaying video of the other party in an online conference. The input device 107 is configured with buttons, a touch panel, or the like, and is used to input various operation instructions.

The camera 108 inputs images of users (participants) on the online conference device 10 side in the online conference. The microphone 109 inputs audio uttered by a user (participant) on the online conference device 10 side. The speaker 110 outputs the audio of the other party in the online conference.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the conference server 30 in the first embodiment. The conference server 30 in FIG. 3 includes a drive device 300, an auxiliary storage device 302, a memory device 303, a CPU 304, an interface device 305, etc., which are interconnected by a bus B.

A program that implements processing at the conference server 30 is provided by a recording medium 301 such as a CD-ROM. When the recording medium 301 storing the program is set in the drive device 300, the program is installed from the recording medium 301 to the auxiliary storage device 302 via the drive device 300. However, the program does not necessarily need to be installed from the recording medium 301, and may be downloaded from another computer via a network. The auxiliary storage device 302 stores installed programs as well as necessary files, data, and the like.

The memory device 303 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 302 and stores it therein when there is an instruction to start the program. The CPU 304 executes functions related to the conference server 30 according to programs stored in the memory device 303. The interface device 305 is used as an interface for connecting to a network.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing system 1 in the first embodiment. In FIG. 4 , the online conference device 10 includes an operation reception section 11 , a location specifying information acquisition section 12 , a time acquisition section 13 , and a conference participation section 14 . Each of these units is realized by one or more programs installed in the online conference device 10 causing the CPU 104 to execute the process.

The operation reception unit 11 receives, for example, an operation performed by a user via the input device 107.

The location specifying information acquisition unit 12 acquires information (hereinafter referred to as "location specifying information") that allows specifying the location where the online conference device 10 is installed for an online conference.

The time acquisition unit 13 acquires the current time.

The conference participation unit 14 sends information to the conference server 30 in advance for each conference based on the location identification information and current time acquired by the location identification information acquisition unit 12 and the online conference schedule information registered in the conference server 30. Select any one of the registered schedule information and control (execute) the process for participating in the selected online conference. The process for participating in an online conference includes, for example, a process that allows the user of the online conference device 10 to participate in the online conference, a process that links the online conference device 10 to the online conference, a process that allows the user of the online conference device 10 to participate in the online conference, and a process that connects the online conference device 10 and the conference server 30. This is a process to enable communication for online conferences.

The stationary device 20 has a search response section 21 and a device information response section 22. Each of these units is realized by one or more programs installed in the stationary device 20 causing the CPU of the stationary device 20 to execute the process. The stationary device 20 also utilizes the device information storage section 23. The device information storage unit 23 can be realized using, for example, an auxiliary storage device included in the stationary device 20.

The search response unit 21 transmits a radio wave indicating a response in response to receiving a radio wave indicating a device search request transmitted by the online conference device 10 .

The device information response unit 22 transmits a radio wave indicating a response including information stored in the device information storage unit 23 in response to receiving a radio wave indicating a request to acquire device information transmitted by the online conference device 10. This information is used as location identification information.

The device information storage unit 23 stores information regarding the stationary device 20 (device information).

The conference server 30 includes a conference list response section 31, a conference management section 32, a participation request reception section 33, and an online conference management section 34. Each of these units is realized by one or more programs installed in the conference server 30 causing the CPU 304 to execute the process. The conference server 30 also utilizes a conference storage section 35, a conference room storage section 36, and a device storage section 37. Each of these storage units can be realized using, for example, the auxiliary storage device 302 or the like.

The conference list response unit 31 requests the conference management unit 32 to obtain a list of schedule information of conferences to be held using the location specified based on the location identification information specified in the request from the online conference device 10. and responds the list to the online conference device 10.

The conference management unit 32 stores in the conference storage unit 35 and the conference room storage a list of schedule information of conferences to be held using the location specified based on the location identification information specified in the request from the conference list response unit 31. 36 and responds with the list.

The conference storage unit 35 stores schedule information for each conference scheduled to be held. In the schedule information, identification information of the venue (for example, a place where participants participate, such as a conference room), the duration of the event, etc. are specified.

The conference room storage unit 36 stores, for each conference room, a name, position information, identification information of the installed stationary device 20, etc. in association with its identification information.

The participation request receiving unit 33 receives a request to participate in an online conference transmitted from the online conference device 10.

In response to the participation request received by the participation request reception unit 33, the online conference management unit 34 executes processing (for example, video and audio relay processing, etc.) for allowing the participant to participate in the online conference specified in the participation request. .

The device storage unit 37 stores a name for each stationary device 20 in association with its identification information.
Note that in FIG. 4, any or all of the parts that make up the online conference device 10, the parts that make up the stationary device 20, and the parts that make up the conference server 30 may be realized by one or more processing circuits. is possible. Here, the term "processing circuit" refers to a processor that is programmed to execute each function using software, such as a processor implemented using an electronic circuit, or an ASIC (Application Specific This includes devices such as integrated circuits), digital signal processors (DSPs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and conventional circuit modules.

The processing procedure executed by the information processing system 1 will be described below. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system 1 in the first embodiment. Note that in FIG. 5, communication between the online conference device 10 and the stationary device 20 is communication using radio waves for short-range wireless communication.

When the user of the online conference device 10 performs a predetermined operation on the online conference device 10 after installing the online conference device 10 at a location to be used for the online conference (S101), the operation reception section of the online conference device 10 11 requests the location identification information acquisition unit 12 to acquire location identification information regarding the installation location of the online conference device 10 (S102). Here, it is assumed that the online conference device 10 is installed in conference room A.

In response to the request from the operation reception unit 11, the location identification information acquisition unit 12 transmits a radio wave indicating a device search request (S103). Here, since the online conference device 10 is installed in the conference room A, the search response unit 21 of the stationary device 20A installed in the conference room A in advance receives the radio wave. Therefore, the search response unit 21 of the stationary device 20A transmits a radio wave indicating the response (existence of the stationary device 20A) (S104).

The location specifying information acquisition unit 12 of the online conference device 10 transmits a radio wave indicating a request to acquire the installation location information of the stationary device 20A to the stationary device 20A that is the source of the response (S105). The installation location information of the stationary device 20A refers to identification information (name) of the location where the stationary device 20A is installed. Upon receiving the acquisition request, the device information response unit 22 of the stationary device 20A acquires the installation location information of the stationary device 20A from the device information storage unit 23 of the stationary device 20A (S106, S107).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the device information storage section 23. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the device information storage unit 23 stores a value for each key. Keys include device name, installation location information, and the like. The device name is the name of the stationary device 20A. The installation location information is identification information of the installation location of the stationary device 20A. Since acquisition of installation location information is requested in step S106, the value of the installation location ("conference room A") is acquired in step S107.

Subsequently, the device information response unit 22 transmits a radio wave indicating a response including the acquired installation location information ("conference room A") to the online conference device 10 (S108). When the location specifying information acquisition unit 12 of the online conference device 10 receives the response, it specifies the installation location information (“conference room A”) included in the response as the location specifying information of the online conference device 10, and adds the information to the conference. Participation is requested to the conference participation unit 14 (S109).

In response to a request from the location specifying information acquisition unit 12, the conference participating unit 14 holds a meeting using a location (for example, a conference room, etc.) related to the location specifying information (“conference room A”) specified in the request. A request to obtain a list of scheduled conference information (hereinafter referred to as "meeting list") for which conferences are scheduled is transmitted to the conference server 30 (S110). When the conference list response unit 31 of the conference server 30 receives the acquisition request, it requests the conference management unit 32 to acquire the conference list (S111). The conference management unit 32 refers to the conference storage unit 35 and the conference room storage unit 36 to obtain a list of corresponding conferences (S112).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the conference storage section 35. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the conference storage unit 35 stores schedule information including the title, date and time, online conference URL, conference room ID, etc. for each conference scheduled to be held. The title is the title of the conference. The date and time is information indicating the duration of the meeting (start date and time and end date and time). The online conference URL is an item valid for online conferences, and is a URL assigned to online conferences. The value of the online conference URL for a conference that is not an online conference (a face-to-face conference) is "none". The conference room ID is identification information of a room (conference room) used for a conference.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the conference room storage section 36. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the conference room storage unit 36 stores the conference room ID, conference room name, location information, device ID, etc. for each conference room. The conference room ID is identification information of the conference room, and has the same value as the conference room ID stored in the conference storage unit 35 for the same conference room. The conference room name is the name of the conference room. The location information is the latitude and longitude of the location of the conference room. The device ID is identification information of the stationary device 20 installed in the conference room.

In step S112, the conference management unit 32 includes, in the schedule information stored in the conference storage unit 35, a conference room ID corresponding to the conference room name that matches the location specifying information specified in the conference list acquisition request. Obtain a list of schedule information as a list of applicable meetings. Here, it can be determined by referring to the conference room storage unit 36 whether the conference room ID corresponds to the conference room name that matches the location information specified in the conference list acquisition request. For example, if the location specifying information is "conference room A", the conference room ID corresponding to the conference room name matching "conference room A" is "ROOM1" from FIG. 8. Therefore, in this case, among the schedule information shown in Figure 7, schedule information that includes "ROOM1" as the conference room ID (schedule information from the first line to the third line in Figure 8) is obtained as the corresponding conference list. be done.

Subsequently, the conference management unit 32 transmits a response including the acquired conference list to the conference list response unit 31 (S113). The conference list response unit 31 transmits the response to the conference participation unit 14 of the online conference device 10 (S114).

Upon receiving the response, the conference participation unit 14 of the online conference device 10 requests the time acquisition unit 13 to acquire the current time (S115). The time acquisition unit 13 acquires the current time from the clock included in the online conference device 10 or via the network, and transmits the current time to the conference participation unit 14 (S116). Next, the conference participation unit 14 selects the relevant schedule information from the conference list that is related to an online conference and whose start time indicated by "date and time" is later than the current time. Schedule information with the smallest difference between the start time and the current time is selected as the online conference to participate in (S117). Note that whether or not the schedule information is related to an online conference can be determined based on whether or not the value of "online conference URL" is valid.

Subsequently, the conference participation unit 14 executes processing for participating in the online conference related to the specified schedule information. For example, the conference participation unit 14 specifies the online conference URL included in the schedule information and transmits a request to participate in the online conference to the conference server 30 (S118). Upon receiving the participation request, the participation request receiving unit 33 of the conference server 30 transmits the participation request to the online conference management unit 34 (S119). When the online conference management unit 34 receives the participation request, it executes processing for causing the sender of the participation request to participate in the online conference related to the online conference URL specified in the participation request.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, an online conference to participate in is automatically selected, so participants in the online conference do not need to input information to identify the online conference. There is no Therefore, the workload for participating in an online conference can be reduced.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be explained. Therefore, points not particularly mentioned may be the same as the first embodiment.

In the second embodiment, the location specifying information acquisition unit 12 of the online conference device 10 acquires location specifying information not from radio waves from the stationary device 20 but from radio waves from a beacon installed in the conference room. A beacon is a device that can communicate with nearby terminals using Bluetooth (registered trademark). For example, if a device (transmitter) equipped with a beacon tag is installed in each conference room, and the radio waves sent by each device include installation location information (conference room name) indicating the installation location, then By installing the online conference device 10 in that conference room, the online conference device 10 can acquire location specifying information. Thereafter, by executing steps S109 and subsequent steps in FIG. 5, the user can automatically participate in the online conference.

As described above, in the second embodiment, even in a small conference room where it is difficult to secure a space for installing the stationary device 20, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

Next, a third embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be explained. Therefore, points not particularly mentioned may be the same as the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system 1 in the third embodiment. In FIG. 9, steps that are the same as those in FIG. 5 are given the same step numbers, and their explanations will be omitted as appropriate.

In FIG. 9, a situation is assumed in which a device search request is received by the search response units 21 of two stationary devices 20, stationary device 20A and stationary device 20B (S103-1, S103-2). For example, such a situation may occur when the online conference device 10 is installed at a position where radio waves from the online conference device 10 can be received by both the stationary device 20A and the stationary device 20B.

In this case, the search response unit 21 of each stationary device 20 transmits radio waves indicating a response to the search request (S104-1, S104-2). As a result, the location specifying information acquisition unit 12 receives multiple responses.

When multiple responses (multiple radio waves) are received in response to the search request, the response with the strongest radio wave intensity is selected from among the multiple responses (S131), and the installation location is determined for the stationary device 20 that is the source of the response. A radio wave indicating an information acquisition request is transmitted (S105). In FIG. 9, it is assumed that the online conference device 10 is installed in the conference room A, so of the responses received by the online conference device 10, the radio waves of the response from the stationary device 20A are the strongest. Therefore, an installation location information acquisition request is transmitted to the stationary device 20A.

The processing procedure executed thereafter is as explained in FIG. 5.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, even when the presence of a plurality of stationary devices 20 is detected, the installation location of the online conference device 10 can be specified, which is different from the first embodiment. You can obtain the same effect as the form.

Note that the third embodiment may be applied to the second embodiment. Specifically, when receiving radio waves from a plurality of beacons, the location specifying information acquisition unit 12 of the online conference device 10 may select the radio wave with the strongest radio field strength.

Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. In the fourth embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be explained. Therefore, points not particularly mentioned may be the same as the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system 1 in the fourth embodiment. In FIG. 10, steps that are the same as those in FIG. 5 are given the same step numbers, and their explanations will be omitted as appropriate. In FIG. 10, steps S105 to S112 in FIG. 5 are replaced with steps S105a to S112a.

In step S105a, the location specifying information acquisition unit 12 of the online conference device 10 transmits a radio wave indicating a request to acquire the device name of the stationary device 20A to the stationary device 20A, which is the source of the response in step S104. Upon receiving the acquisition request, the device information response unit 22 of the stationary device 20A acquires the device name of the stationary device 20A from the device information storage unit 23 of the stationary device 20A (S106a, S107a). Although the configuration example of the device information storage section 23 is as shown in FIG. 6, in the fourth embodiment, the installation location information does not need to be stored in the device information storage section 23.

Subsequently, the device information response unit 22 transmits a radio wave indicating a response including the acquired device name ("stationary device A") to the online conference device 10 (S108a). Upon receiving the response, the location specifying information acquisition unit 12 of the online conference device 10 specifies the device name included in the response (“stationary device A”) as the location specifying information, and requests the conference participation unit 12 to participate in the conference. (S109a).

In response to a request from the location specifying information acquisition unit 12, the conference participation unit 14 selects a location (for example, a conference room) where the stationary device 20 related to the device name (“stationary device A”) specified in the request is installed. etc.), a request to obtain a list of schedule information of meetings scheduled to be held (hereinafter referred to as "meeting list") is sent to the conference server 30 (S110a). When the conference list response unit 31 of the conference server 30 receives the acquisition request, it requests the conference management unit 32 to acquire the conference list (S111a). The conference management unit 32 refers to the conference storage unit 35, conference room storage unit 36, and device storage unit 37 to obtain a list of corresponding conferences (S112a). The conference storage unit 35 is as shown in FIG. The conference room storage unit 36 is as shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the device storage section 37. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, the device storage unit 37 stores a device ID and a device name in association with each other for each stationary device 20.

In step S112a, the conference management unit 32 selects the conference room of the conference room in which the stationary device 20 related to the device name specified in the conference list acquisition request is installed, among the schedule information stored in the conference storage unit 35. A list of schedule information including the ID is acquired as a list of applicable meetings. Specifically, the conference management unit 32 refers to the device storage unit 37 and identifies the device ID corresponding to the device name specified in the conference list acquisition request. The conference management unit 32 stores the conference room ID corresponding to the specified device ID (that is, the conference room ID of the conference room in which the stationary device 20 related to the device ID is installed) in the conference room storage unit 36 (FIG. 8). Reference and identify. The conference management unit 32 acquires a list of schedule information including the identified conference room ID from the conference storage unit 35 (FIG. 7) as a list of the corresponding conferences.

The steps after step S113 are the same as those in FIG.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, the online conference device 10 identifies the installation location of the online conference device 10 based on the device name of the stationary device 20 (identification information of the stationary device 20). I can do it. Therefore, there is no need to set installation location information for each stationary device 20, and the installation locations of the stationary devices 20 can be centrally managed by the conference server 30. As a result, flexibility in changing the installation location of the stationary device 20 can be ensured.

Note that the fourth embodiment may be applied to the second or third embodiment. When the fourth embodiment is applied to the second embodiment, each beacon may transmit radio waves including the device name of the beacon.

Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. In the fifth embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be explained. Therefore, points not particularly mentioned may be the same as the first embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing system 1 in the fifth embodiment. In FIG. 12, the same parts as in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof will be omitted. In FIG. 12, the online conference device 10 further includes a position acquisition unit 15. The position acquisition unit 15 acquires position information (latitude and longitude) of the online conference device 10 using GPS (Global Positioning System) (radio waves) or the like.

On the other hand, in the fifth embodiment, the stationary device 20 is not used.

FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system 1 in the fifth embodiment. In FIG. 13, steps that are the same as those in FIG. 5 are given the same step numbers, and their explanations will be omitted as appropriate.

In FIG. 13, following step S102, steps S141 and S142 are executed instead of steps S103 to S108.

In step S141, the location specifying information acquisition unit 12 requests the location acquisition unit 15 to acquire location information of the current location. The position acquisition unit 15 acquires the latitude and longitude of the current location using GPS or the like, and transmits a response including the acquired latitude and longitude to the location specifying information acquisition unit 12 (S141).

Subsequently, steps S109b to S112b are executed instead of steps S109 to S112.

In step S109b, the location specifying information acquisition unit 12 specifies the location information (latitude and longitude) included in the response in step S141 as the location specifying information, and requests the conference participation unit 14 to participate in the conference.

In response to a request from the location specifying information acquisition unit 12, the conference participation unit 14 determines whether the conference is scheduled to be held using a location (for example, a conference room, etc.) related to the location information (latitude and longitude) specified in the request. A request to obtain a list of schedule information for the conference being held (hereinafter referred to as "meeting list") is transmitted to the conference server 30 (S110b). When the conference list response unit 31 of the conference server 30 receives the acquisition request, it requests the conference management unit 32 to acquire the conference list (S111b). The conference management unit 32 refers to the conference storage unit 35 and the conference room storage unit 36 to obtain a list of corresponding conferences (S112b). The conference storage unit 35 is as shown in FIG. The conference room storage unit 36 is as shown in FIG.

In step S112b, the conference management unit 32 first refers to the conference storage unit 35 and identifies the conference room ID corresponding to the location information (latitude and longitude) specified in the conference list acquisition request. The conference management unit 32 acquires a list of schedule information including the identified conference room ID from the conference storage unit 35 (FIG. 7) as a list of the corresponding conferences.

The steps after step S113 are the same as those in FIG.

As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, the same effects as the first embodiment can be obtained without installing the stationary device 20 or beacon.

Note that instead of GPS, the location information of the current location may be acquired using a beacon installed in space. In this case, the radio waves transmitted by the beacon only need to include an ID indicating location information.

Note that in each of the above embodiments, the online conference device 10 is an example of an information processing device. The conference participation section 14 is an example of a selection section and a participation section.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention as described in the claims. It is possible to transform and change.
Aspects of the present invention are, for example, as follows.
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An information processing system including an information processing device used for online conferences,
a location identification information acquisition unit that acquires information that can identify the installation location of the information processing device;
a selection unit that selects one or more schedule information from among the schedule information of one or more online conferences in which the venue and duration are specified, based on the information that allows identification of the installation location and the current time; and,
a participation unit that executes processing for the information processing device to participate in an online conference related to the selected schedule information;
An information processing system comprising:
<2>
The location identification information acquisition unit acquires information that can identify the installation location using radio waves received by the information processing device.
The information processing system according to <1>, characterized in that:
<3>
The radio waves are radio waves emitted by a device or beacon installed at a location used for the online conference.
The information processing system according to <2>, characterized in that:
<4>
When the information processing device receives a plurality of radio waves, the location identification information acquisition unit obtains information that allows identification of the installation location using a radio wave with the strongest radio wave intensity.
The information processing system according to <2> or <3>, characterized in that:
<5>
The location identification information acquisition unit acquires information that allows identification of the installation location from radio waves transmitted by equipment or beacons installed in advance in the conference room.
The information processing system according to <2> or <3>, characterized in that:
<6>
The location specifying information acquisition unit acquires location information of the installation location.
The information processing system according to <1>, characterized in that:
<7>
The information processing equipment used for online meetings is
a location identification information acquisition procedure for acquiring information that can identify the installation location of the information processing device;
A selection procedure of selecting one or more schedule information from among the schedule information of one or more online conferences in which the venue and the duration are specified, based on the information that can identify the installation location and the current time. and,
a participation procedure for executing processing for the information processing device to participate in an online conference related to the selected schedule information;
An information processing method characterized by performing the following.
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For information processing equipment used for online conferences,
a location identification information acquisition procedure for acquiring information that can identify the installation location of the information processing device;
A selection procedure of selecting one or more schedule information from among the schedule information of one or more online conferences in which the venue and the duration are specified, based on the information that can identify the installation location and the current time. and,
a participation procedure for executing processing for the information processing device to participate in an online conference related to the selected schedule information;
A program characterized by executing.

1 Information processing system 10 Online conference device 11 Operation reception unit 12 Location specific information acquisition unit 13 Time acquisition unit 14 Conference participation unit 15 Location acquisition unit 20A Stationary device 20B Stationary device 21 Search response unit 22 Device information response unit 23 Device information storage unit 30 Conference server 31 Conference list response unit 32 Conference management unit 33 Participation request reception unit 34 Online conference management unit 35 Conference storage unit 36 Conference room storage unit 37 Device storage unit 100 Drive device 101 Recording medium 102 Auxiliary storage device 103 Memory device 104 CPU
105 Interface device 106 Video I/F
107 Input device 108 Camera 109 Microphone 110 Speaker 300 Drive device 301 Recording medium 302 Auxiliary storage device 303 Memory device 304 CPU
305 Interface device

Patent No. 6774120

Claims (8)

An information processing system including an information processing device used for online conferences,
a location identification information acquisition unit that acquires information that can identify the installation location of the information processing device;
a selection unit that selects one or more schedule information from among the schedule information of one or more online conferences in which the venue and duration are specified, based on the information that allows identification of the installation location and the current time; and,
a participation unit that executes processing for the information processing device to participate in an online conference related to the selected schedule information;
An information processing system comprising: The location identification information acquisition unit acquires information that can identify the installation location using radio waves received by the information processing device.
The information processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The radio waves are radio waves emitted by a device or beacon installed at a location used for the online conference.
3. The information processing system according to claim 2. When the information processing device receives a plurality of radio waves, the location identification information acquisition unit obtains information that allows identification of the installation location using a radio wave with the strongest radio wave intensity.
The information processing system according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The location identification information acquisition unit acquires information that allows identification of the installation location from radio waves transmitted by equipment or beacons installed in advance in the conference room.
The information processing system according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The location specifying information acquisition unit acquires location information of the installation location.
The information processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The information processing equipment used for online meetings is
a location identification information acquisition procedure for acquiring information that can identify the installation location of the information processing device;
A selection procedure of selecting one or more schedule information from among the schedule information of one or more online conferences in which the venue and the duration are specified, based on the information that can identify the installation location and the current time. and,
a participation procedure for executing processing for the information processing device to participate in an online conference related to the selected schedule information;
An information processing method characterized by performing the following. For information processing equipment used for online conferences,
a location identification information acquisition procedure for acquiring information that can identify the installation location of the information processing device;
A selection procedure of selecting one or more schedule information from among the schedule information of one or more online conferences in which the venue and the duration are specified, based on the information that can identify the installation location and the current time. and,
a participation procedure for executing processing for the information processing device to participate in an online conference related to the selected schedule information;
A program characterized by executing.

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