JP4763028B2 - Discussion support system, discussion support method, and discussion support program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a discussion support system, a discussion support method, and a discussion support program for supporting a discussion about the pros and cons of a theme by a plurality of participants.

  Today, there are cases where a computer terminal connected to a network is used to hold a meeting or a discussion on a specific theme, and a technique for supporting such a discussion is being studied (for example, see Patent Document 1). .) In the technique described in this document, the server supports discussion using VOIP on the Internet. Those who wish to participate in the discussion select a discussion rule (prohibited term, time limit, etc.) on the discussion theme and send it to the server. After the discussion rules are determined, discussions are conducted on the Internet, and whether each participant's remarks violate the discussion rules is determined by the discussion rule violation determination means. In the case of a violation, the judging means transmits a warning text to the terminal of the participant who has violated.

Also, when the discussion ends, a vote on the theme may be made. Then, the technique for accelerating the expression of intention in the active discussion and voting of the participant is examined (for example, refer to Patent Document 2). In the technology described in this document, a conference system including a central device having a storage unit and a terminal device that communicates with the central device is used. And a terminal device transmits the identification information which identifies the participant of a meeting, proposal information, or opinion information to a central apparatus. In this case, the central apparatus stores the received proposal information or opinion information in the storage means and transmits it to another terminal apparatus. Each terminal device then transmits to the central device identification information for identifying the participants of the conference and approval information or disagreement information indicating approval or disagreement corresponding to the received proposal information. In this case, the central apparatus counts the number of received approval information or disagreement information, and quantifies the proposal information, opinion information, approval information, or disagreement information.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-281067 (first page, FIG. 4) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-236196 (first page, FIG. 12)

  By the way, in such discussions, not only the participants but also the person in charge of managing the progress such as the chairperson or chairman (progressor) may adjust the management of the discussions so that appropriate discussions are conducted. is there. Such a facilitator monitors the progress of the discussion and, depending on the discussion status, sometimes seeks content that can be mutually compromised by the proponents and opponents of the theme. However, the technologies described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not consider the existence or role of such a facilitator. In addition, the activation of discussions may depend on the ability and experience of the facilitator. Also, depending on the subjectivity of the facilitator, there may be cases where appropriate discussion cannot be realized.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a discussion support system, a discussion support method, and a discussion support program for supporting a discussion about the pros and cons of a theme by a plurality of participants. There is to do.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1 is a client terminal used by a plurality of participants and facilitators who discuss a theme to be discussed, and opinion data acquired from the client terminal of the participant Opinion data storage means for recording, additional condition data storage means for recording additional conditions set for the theme, approval / disapproval vote data storage means for recording approval and disapproval votes obtained from the client terminal of each participant, each client A discussion support system comprising a discussion support server provided with a control means connected to a terminal, wherein the control means of the discussion support server gives an approval opinion or an opposite opinion on the theme from a client terminal of a participant. The means for acquiring and storing in the opinion data storage means and the opinions stored in the opinion data storage means A means for outputting to an ant terminal, a means for obtaining an approval vote for each opinion from each client terminal of the participant, and calculating the number of votes for the approval for each opinion, And a means for outputting a list table in which the opinions are rearranged, and an addition including text data included in the opinions acquired from the participant's client terminal in an editable display mode for the client terminal of the facilitator Means for transmitting a condition editing screen; means for acquiring an additional condition edited on the additional condition editing screen from the client terminal of the facilitator and recording it in the additional condition data storage means; and each client terminal of the participant Means for obtaining the approval vote or the negative vote from the client, and recording it in the approval vote data storage means; Means for calculating the number of each vote of approval or disapproval vote recorded in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means, and recording information on the vote count in the additional condition data storage means in association with the previous additional condition; And a means for outputting the number of votes to the client terminal of the participant together with the setting history of the additional condition recorded in the additional condition data storage means .

Invention according to claim 2, in discussion support system according to claim 1, the control means of the discussion support server extracts the common vocabulary included in each feedback obtained from the client terminal of the participant, the common The gist is further provided with means for calculating the appearance frequency of the entire vocabulary opinion and displaying the common vocabulary having the high frequency on the client terminal of the facilitator.

The invention according to claim 3 is the discussion support system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the control means of the discussion support server has a ratio of the number of votes of either the approval vote or the opposite vote acquired from the client terminal. The gist of the invention is that it further includes means for outputting a message for debate convergence to the client terminal of the facilitator when the reference value is exceeded.

The invention described in claim 4 is a client terminal used by a plurality of participants and a facilitator who discuss a theme to be discussed, an opinion data storage means for recording opinion data acquired from the client terminal of the participant, and a theme Additional condition data storage means for recording the additional conditions set for each , a vote vote data storage means for recording the approval and disapproval votes obtained from the client terminals of the participants, and a control means connected to each client terminal A discussion support system configured with a discussion support server, wherein the control means of the discussion support server provides an approval opinion or a disagreement with respect to the theme from a client terminal of a participant. Obtaining and accumulating in the opinion data storage means, and the opinions accumulated in the opinion data storage means. Outputting to the ant terminal, obtaining a vote for each opinion from each client terminal of the participant, and calculating the number of votes for the opinion for each opinion. A step of outputting a list table in which the opinions are rearranged , and an additional condition including text data included in the opinion acquired from the client terminal of the participant in an editable display mode for the client terminal of the facilitator A step of transmitting an edit screen, a step of acquiring the additional condition edited on the additional condition edit screen from the client terminal of the progressing person, and recording it in the additional condition data storage means; and from each client terminal of the participant A step of obtaining an approval vote or a disapproval vote and recording it in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means, and additional conditions from the client terminal of the facilitator If acquired, calculating the number of votes for or against vote recorded in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means, and recording information on the vote count in the additional condition data storage means in association with the previous additional conditions; The gist is to execute the step of outputting the number of votes to the client terminal of the participant together with the setting history of the additional condition recorded in the additional condition data storage means .

The invention according to claim 5 is a client terminal used by a plurality of participants and a facilitator who discuss a theme to be discussed, an opinion data storage means for recording opinion data acquired from the client terminal of the participant, and a theme Additional condition data storage means for recording the additional conditions set for each , a vote vote data storage means for recording the approval and disapproval votes obtained from the client terminals of the participants, and a control means connected to each client terminal A discussion support system comprising a discussion support server, which supports a discussion, wherein the control means of the discussion support server is used to send an opinion for or against the theme from a client terminal of a participant. Means for acquiring and storing in the opinion data storage means, opinions stored in the opinion data storage means, Means for outputting the client terminal, means for obtaining the approval vote for each opinion from each client terminal of the participant to calculate the number of votes of the support form for each opinion, to the client terminal of the moderator, depending on the votes Means for outputting a list table in which the opinions are rearranged , and an additional condition editing screen including text data included in the opinions acquired from the client terminal of the participant in an editable display mode with respect to the client terminal of the facilitator , Means for acquiring the additional condition edited on the additional condition editing screen from the client terminal of the facilitator, and recording it in the additional condition data storage means; A means for acquiring a vote and recording it in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means, and acquiring additional conditions from the client terminal of the facilitator Means for calculating the number of votes for and against the vote recorded in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means, and recording the information related to the vote count in the additional condition data storage means in association with the previous additional condition, The gist is to make the function function as a means for outputting the number of votes to the client terminal of the participant together with the setting history of the additional condition recorded in the condition data storage means .

(Function)
According to the invention described in claim 1, 4 or 5 , the control means of the discussion support server acquires the approval opinion or the objection opinion for the theme from the client terminal of the participant, and accumulates it in the opinion data storage means. Next, the opinion accumulated in the opinion data storage means is output to each client terminal. Then, a vote table for each opinion is obtained from each client terminal of the participant, the number of votes for the opinion vote is calculated for each opinion, and a list table in which opinions are sorted according to the number of votes is given to the client terminal of the facilitator. Output. As a result, the facilitator can proceed with the discussion while taking into consideration the opinions with many approvals among the opinions proposed by the participants. Therefore, even if the facilitator has little ability and experience, a smooth and accurate discussion can be managed.

According to the present invention, the control means of the discussion support server includes an additional condition editing screen including text data included in the opinion acquired from the participant's client terminal in a display mode that can be edited with respect to the client terminal of the facilitator. Send. Next, the additional condition edited on the additional condition editing screen is acquired from the client terminal of the progress person and recorded in the additional condition data storage means. And an additional condition is output with respect to each participant's client terminal. As a result, the facilitator can make a proposal for summarizing the discussion by setting an additional condition for the theme in consideration of the opinions of the participants.

According to the present invention, the control means of the discussion support server obtains an approval vote or a negative vote from each client terminal of the participant and records it in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means. When additional conditions are acquired from the client terminal of the facilitator, the number of each vote of approval or disapproval vote recorded in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means is calculated, and information regarding the number of votes is associated with the previous additional conditions and additional condition data storage means To record. Then, together with the additional condition setting history recorded in the additional condition data storage means, the number of votes is output to the participant's client terminal. Thereby, the participant can determine the pros and cons while considering the pros and cons of the additional conditions set for the theme.

According to the invention described in claim 2 , the control means of the discussion support server extracts the common vocabulary included in each opinion acquired from the participant's client terminal. Then, the appearance frequency in the entire opinion of the common vocabulary is calculated, and the common vocabulary with high frequency can be identified and displayed on the client terminal of the facilitator. Thereby, the facilitator can set a new additional condition in consideration of the opinion on the common topic.

According to the invention described in claim 3, when the control means of the discussion support server has exceeded the reference value of the percentage of either the vote of approval or the vote of vote obtained from the client terminal, A message for debate convergence is output to the client terminal. As a result, the facilitator can determine the convergence time of the discussion.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the discussion about the pros and cons with respect to the theme by a some participant can be supported.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, one theme will be described as a discussion support system, a discussion support method, and a discussion support program for supporting a discussion that is performed while a plurality of participants express approval or disagreement. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the client terminals (10, 30) and the discussion support server 20 are connected to each other via a network.

  Each client terminal (10, 30) is a computer terminal for browsing a web page provided from the discussion support server 20. In this embodiment, the client terminal 10 is a computer terminal used by a participant, and the client terminal 30 is a computer terminal used by a discussion facilitator. Therefore, the client terminal (10, 30) includes a display unit (15, 35) configured from a display or the like, and an input unit (16, 36) configured from a keyboard, a pointing device, or the like.

Further, the client terminal (10, 30) includes a client control unit (11, 31) as a control means including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like.
Here, the client control unit 11 performs the processes described later (each process such as an information acquisition stage from the discussion support server, an output stage of the acquired information, and a transmission stage of various information to the discussion support server). As shown in FIG. 2, the client control unit 11 functions as a display control unit 11a, a pros and cons output unit 11b, and an additional condition display unit 11c according to a display processing program. Further, the client control unit 11 functions as an opinion output unit 11d, an additional condition history output unit 11e, an opinion approval unit 11f, an opinion setting unit 11g, and an approval / disapproval setting unit 11h.

  The display control unit 11 a executes processing for controlling display of each area in the web page output from the display unit 15. In the present embodiment, a browser for displaying a web page described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or the like is used.

  Here, the participant screen 500 output to the display unit 15 by the display control unit 11a will be described with reference to FIG. The participant screen 500 includes a theme display area 501, additional condition display area 502, approval / disapproval vote number display area 503, approval / disapproval transition graph display area 504, opinion selection area 505, and additional condition history display area 506. Further, the participant screen 500 includes an opinion input area 507 and an approval / disapproval vote button display area 508.

The theme display area 501 displays the theme of the current discussion. Participants will discuss this topic and vote for and against.
In the additional condition display area 502, the current additional conditions set by the person in charge are displayed. When an additional condition is set for the theme, the participant votes for and against the condition under the additional condition.

In the approval / disapproval vote number display area 503, the ratio of the number of approval votes and the disapproval vote, and a graph representing the ratio are displayed.
In the approval / disapproval transition graph display area 504, a graph showing a temporal transition of the proportion of the number of votes for and against is displayed. Further, the approval / disapproval transition graph display area 504 displays the time when each additional condition is set with respect to the temporal transition.

  In the opinion selection area 505, as shown in FIG. 8A, the approval opinion and the disagreement submitted by the participant are displayed. In this opinion selection area 505, an opinion code for specifying each opinion is set, and an approval button for placing an approval vote for each opinion is displayed. When this approval button is selected, an approval registration request including an opinion code for specifying each opinion is transmitted to the discussion support server 20.

  In the additional condition history display area 506, as shown in FIG. 8B, a history table showing the history of the current and past additional conditions set by the progress person is displayed. Further, the additional condition history display area 506 displays the final vote number of votes for or against each additional condition.

The opinion input area 507 is provided with an input field for the participant to input his / her opinion.
In the approval / disapproval vote button display area 508, an approval / disapproval setting button for displaying “agree” or “disagree” for the theme is displayed. When the approval / disapproval setting button of “Yes” or “No” is selected, an approval registration request or an opposite registration request is transmitted to the discussion support server 20.

And each means (11b-11h) of the client control part 11 performs the following processes with respect to the screen 500 for participants displayed in this way.
The approval / disapproval number output means 11b periodically accesses the discussion support server 20 and executes processing for acquiring data relating to the vote number ratio of the approval vote and the negative vote. Then, the approval / disapproval number output unit 11b executes a process of outputting the vote ratio obtained from the discussion support server 20 to the approval / disapproval vote number display area 503. Further, the approval / disapproval number output unit 11b executes a process of outputting the change to the approval / disapproval transition graph display area 504.

  The additional condition display unit 11c periodically accesses the discussion support server 20 and executes a process of acquiring data related to the additional condition. Then, the additional condition display unit 11c executes a process of displaying the additional condition set by the progress person in the additional condition display area 502 for the theme.

  The opinion output unit 11d periodically accesses the discussion support server 20 and executes a process of acquiring data related to the opinion submitted from the client terminal 10. Then, the opinion output unit 11d executes processing for displaying the contents of each opinion in the opinion selection area 505.

  The additional condition history output unit 11e periodically accesses the discussion support server 20 and executes processing for acquiring data related to the additional condition history. Then, the additional condition history output unit 11e executes a process of displaying the additional condition setting history in the additional condition history display area 506.

  When the approval button is selected to approve the displayed opinion, the opinion approval unit 11f executes a process of transmitting an approval registration request to the discussion support server.

The opinion setting unit 11g executes processing for holding an opinion input in the opinion input area 507 by the participant.
The approval / disapproval setting means 11h, when the approval / disapproval setting button of “Yes” or “No” is selected for the theme (or the theme for which additional conditions are set), sends an approval registration request or an opposite registration request expressing approval / disapproval. Processing to be transmitted to the discussion support server 20 is executed. Further, the approval / disapproval setting unit 11h acquires the opinion data input in the opinion input area 507 from the opinion setting unit 11g, and includes it in the approval registration request or the opposite registration request.

On the other hand, the client control unit 31 also performs processes described later (each process such as an information acquisition stage from the discussion support server, an output stage of the acquired information, and a transmission stage of various information to the discussion support server). Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the client control unit 31 functions as display control means 31a, approval / disapproval number output means 31b, additional condition display means 31c, and opinion number graph generation means 31d by the discussion support program. Further, the client control unit 11 functions as an opinion output unit 31e, an opinion ranking output unit 31f, a group generation unit 31g, an additional condition editing unit 31h, and an additional condition transmission unit 31i.

  The display control unit 31a executes a process for controlling display of each area in the web page output from the display unit 35. In the present embodiment, a browser for displaying a web page described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or the like is used.

  Here, the progress screen 510 that the display control means 31a outputs to the display unit 35 will be described with reference to FIG. The progress person-in-charge screen 510 includes a theme display area 511, additional condition display area 512, approval / disapproval vote number display area 513, approval / disapproval transition graph display area 514, and opinion amount transition graph display area 515. Furthermore, the progress screen 510 includes an additional condition history display area 516 and an additional condition setting area 517.

The theme display area 511 displays the theme of the current discussion.
In the additional condition display area 512, the current additional condition is displayed.
In the approval / disapproval vote number display area 513, the number of votes for the approval vote and the opposite vote and a graph representing the ratio thereof are displayed.

In the approval / disapproval transition graph display area 514, a graph showing the temporal transition of the proportion of the number of votes for the pros and cons is displayed.
In the opinion amount transition graph display area 515, a graph showing the transition of the number of approval opinions and disagreements submitted every predetermined period is displayed.

  In the additional condition history display area 516, the current and past additional conditions are displayed as in the display shown in FIG. In addition, the final number of votes for the approval or disapproval for each additional condition is displayed.

  The additional condition setting area 517 functions as an additional condition editing screen, and includes an opinion display area 517a in which an opinion opinion or a negative opinion submitted by a participant is displayed, as shown in FIG. Further, the additional condition setting area 517 includes a ranking display area 517b in which rankings for and against are displayed according to the number of votes. In the opinion display area 517a and the ranking display area 517b, among the common vocabulary included in each opinion, the vocabulary having a large number is output with the display form (display color here) changed.

  Further, a grouping area 517c and an additional condition proposal area 517d are provided in the additional condition setting area 517. The contents of the pros and cons displayed in the opinion display area 517a, the ranking display area 517b, and the grouping area 517c are displayed as selectable blocks (icons). Then, it is possible to perform a “drag and drop” operation of selecting a desired icon indicating each opinion and moving it to another area (grouping area 517c or additional condition proposal area 517d). When the icon is moved to the grouping area 517c, the block (icon) is copied. When the icon is moved to the additional condition proposal area 517d, the text included in the icon (the text of the approval or disagreement) is copied to the additional condition proposal area 517d in an editable display mode. . Then, text editing can be performed in the additional condition proposal area 517d.

  The additional condition setting area 517 is provided with an additional condition transmission button. When this additional condition transmission button is selected, the additional condition input or edited in this additional condition setting area is displayed in the discussion support server. 20 is transmitted.

And each means (31b-31i) of the client control part 31 performs the following processes with respect to the screen for progress persons 510 displayed in this way.
The approval / disapproval number output means 31b periodically accesses the discussion support server 20 and executes processing for acquiring data relating to the vote number ratio of the approval vote and the negative vote. Then, the approval / disapproval number output means 31b executes a process of outputting the vote ratio obtained from the discussion support server 20 to the approval / disapproval vote number display area 513. Further, the approval / disapproval number output means 31b executes a process of outputting the change to the approval / disapproval transition graph display area 514.

  The additional condition display unit 31c periodically accesses the discussion support server 20 and executes a process of acquiring data related to the additional condition. Then, the additional condition display unit 31c executes a process of displaying the additional condition set by the progress person in the additional condition display area 512 for the theme.

  The opinion number graph generating unit 31d periodically accesses the discussion support server 20 and executes processing for acquiring data relating to the number of opinions. Then, the opinion number graph generating unit 31d executes a process of displaying a graph representing a change in the number of opinions of the participants in the opinion amount transition graph display area 515.

  The opinion output means 31e periodically accesses the discussion support server 20 and executes a process of acquiring data relating to the newly registered opinion. Then, the opinion output unit 31e displays a block (icon) representing the content of the participant's opinion acquired from the client terminal 10 in the opinion display area 517a.

  The opinion ranking output unit 31f periodically accesses the discussion support server 20, acquires the ranking display data rearranged in the order in which the number of approvals for each opinion is large, and executes a process of displaying the ranking display data in the ranking display area 517b. Again, the opinion ranking output means 31f displays a block (icon) representing the content of the opinion in the ranking display area 517b.

  The group generation unit 31g executes a process of accepting a block (icon) representing the content of the opinion in order to collect common opinions. Specifically, when the icon displayed in the opinion display area 517a or the ranking display area 517b is moved (drag and drop) by the progress person, the icon is copied and displayed in the grouping area 517c.

  The additional condition editing means 31h executes processing for supporting setting and editing of additional conditions by the progress person. Specifically, the additional condition editing unit 31h detects a movement (drag and drop) to the additional condition proposal area 517d for the opinion icons displayed in the opinion display area 517a, the ranking display area 517b, and the grouping area 517c. In this case, the text associated with this icon is acquired and copied to the additional condition proposal area 517d. Then, the text editing is accepted in the additional condition proposal area 517d.

  The additional condition transmission unit 31i executes a process of transmitting an additional condition registration request to the discussion support server 20 when detecting the selection of the additional condition transmission button by the facilitator. This additional condition registration request includes the additional condition input or edited in the additional condition proposal area 517d.

The discussion support server 20 is a computer system that supports the progress of the discussion, and includes a server control unit 21 serving as a control unit including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. The discussion support server 20 further includes a discussion management data storage unit 22, an additional condition data storage unit 23, a vote vote data storage unit 24, an approval opinion data storage unit 25, and a disagreement opinion data storage unit 26. Here, the approval opinion data storage unit 25 and the opposition opinion data storage unit 26 function as opinion data storage means.

  The server control unit 21 performs processing described later (a stage for accumulating opinions of participants, a stage for outputting the accumulated opinions to the client terminal, a stage for obtaining approval votes for each opinion, and a list table in which opinions are sorted. Each process such as an output stage) is performed. For this purpose, the server control unit 21 functions as a theme display means 21a, approval / disapproval vote acquisition means 21b, approval / disapproval number output means 21c, and convergence determination means 21d by the discussion support program. Furthermore, the server control unit 21 functions as an additional condition registration unit 21e, an additional condition display update unit 21f, and an opinion acquisition unit 21g. Furthermore, the server control unit 21 functions as an opinion number graph generation unit 21h, a common vocabulary detection unit 21i, an opinion output unit 21j, and an opinion ranking output unit 21k.

  The theme display means 21a executes a transmission process for outputting the theme registered in the discussion management data storage unit 22 to the screen (500, 510) of each client terminal (10, 30).

The approval / disapproval vote acquisition unit 21b executes a process of acquiring approval / disapproval votes from each client terminal 10 of the participant.
The approval / disapproval number output unit 21c executes a process of calculating the vote number ratio by counting the number of votes of the acquired approval vote and the opposite vote. And in order to make it output on the screen (500,510) of each client terminal (10,30), the process which transmits the data regarding a vote number ratio is performed.

  The convergence determination unit 21d executes processing for determining the convergence of the discussion according to the vote number ratio of the approval vote and the opposite vote. Specifically, the convergence determination unit 21d holds data related to the reference value (for example, 80%) and the reference value is displayed on the display unit 35 of the client terminal 30 of the progress person when the vote number ratio exceeds the reference value. Output a message indicating that has exceeded.

  The additional condition registration unit 21e executes a process of registering the additional condition acquired from the client terminal 30 of the progress person in the additional condition data storage unit 23. Further, the additional condition registering unit 21e records the number of votes for and the number of votes against when the new additional condition is acquired in the additional condition record 230 of the previous additional condition.

  The additional condition display updating means 21f executes a process of transmitting data related to the additional condition for output on the screen (500, 510) of each client terminal (10, 30). Further, the additional condition display update unit 21f extracts the setting history of the current and past additional conditions from the additional condition data storage unit 23, and creates a history table by arranging them in time series. In this history table, the number of final votes and the number of negative votes are associated with past additional conditions. Then, the additional condition display update means 21f outputs this history table to the additional condition history display area (506, 516) of each client terminal (10, 30).

  The opinion acquisition unit 21g acquires the opinions of each participant from each client terminal 10 of the participant, identifies the approval opinion and the disagreement opinion, and stores them in the approval opinion data storage unit 25 and the disagreement opinion data storage unit 26, respectively. Execute the recording process. Furthermore, the opinion acquisition unit 21g receives an approval registration request for each opinion, and updates the number of approvals in the approval opinion data storage unit 25 and the disagreement data storage unit 26.

The opinion number graph generating unit 21 h executes processing for outputting the opinion number graph in the opinion amount transition graph display area 515 of the client terminal 30. Specifically, the opinion number graph generating unit 21h counts the number of opinions acquired from each client terminal 10 and the number of approvals for each opinion at every measurement interval. Next, the opinion number graph generating means 21h generates a graph representing the time series change of the total number of opinions and approvals. Then, the opinion number graph generating unit 21h transmits data related to the opinion number graph in order to output the progress number screen 510 of the client terminal 30.

  The common vocabulary detecting means 21i executes a process of identifying and displaying a common vocabulary having a high frequency in the opinion. Specifically, the common vocabulary detecting means 21i breaks down the opinion text acquired from the participants into vocabulary for each part of speech. Then, the common vocabulary detecting means 21i extracts common vocabulary among them and calculates the frequency of the common vocabulary. Next, the common vocabulary detection means 21i instructs the opinion output means 21j to change the display form (for example, color scheme, size, font) so that the common vocabulary with a frequency equal to or higher than the reference value can be identified.

  The opinion output means 21j executes a process of distributing the opinion newly acquired from the client terminal 10 to each client terminal (10, 30). Specifically, the opinion output means 21j transmits content display data of each opinion and approval button data including an opinion code to the client terminal 10. On the other hand, to the client terminal 30, an icon associated with the content display data of each opinion and the text data of each opinion is transmitted.

  The opinion ranking output means 21k executes a process of transmitting ranking display data in order to output the progress ranking screen 510 of the client terminal 30. Specifically, the opinion ranking output means 21k counts the number of approval votes voted for each opinion, and generates ranking display data rearranged in descending order of the number of votes. Also in this ranking display, the content display data for each ranked opinion and the associated icon including the text data of each opinion are transmitted.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5A, the discussion management data storage unit 22 records a discussion management record 220 for managing discussions on a specific theme. The discussion management record 220 is recorded when a theme or a facilitator is determined before the discussion is started. The discussion management record 220 includes data relating to a theme and a progress code.

In the theme data area, data related to the discussion subject to be supported is recorded.
In the progress code data area, data relating to an identifier for identifying a progress manager that manages the progress of the discussion is recorded. Then, the client terminal 30 of the progresser is specified by collating this progresser code with the accessor code acquired from the client terminal.

  The additional condition data storage unit 23 functions as additional condition data storage means, and as shown in FIG. 5B, an additional condition record 230 set for the theme is recorded. The additional condition record 230 is recorded when data related to the additional condition is acquired from the client terminal 30 of the progress person. The additional condition record 230 includes data relating to an additional condition code, a proposal time, an additional condition, a final number of votes in favor, and a final number of negative votes.

In the additional condition code data area, data relating to an identifier for specifying each additional condition is recorded.
In the proposed time data area, data relating to the time at which the additional condition is acquired from the client terminal 30 of the attendant is recorded.

In the additional condition data area, data relating to the contents of the additional conditions acquired from the client terminal 30 of the progress person is recorded.
In the final approval vote number data area and the final opposite vote number data area, data relating to the number of approval votes and the opposite vote number with respect to the previous additional condition at the time when a new additional condition is set is recorded.

  The approval / disapproval vote number data storage unit 24 functions as a approval / disapproval vote data storage unit, and records approval / disapproval vote count records 240 about approval and disapproval for the theme as shown in FIG. 5C. This approval / disapproval vote number record 240 is updated and recorded when an approval vote or a negative vote is acquired. The approval / disapproval vote number record 240 includes data relating to the update time, the number of approval votes, and the number of negative votes.

In the update time data area, data related to the time at which the vote of approval or the vote of noness is acquired and the number of votes is updated is recorded.
In the approval vote number data area and the negative vote number data area, data relating to the number of approval votes and negative votes at this time are recorded, respectively.

  In the approval opinion data storage unit 25, as shown in FIG. 5D, an approval opinion record 250 is recorded. The approval opinion record 250 is recorded when an approval opinion is acquired from the client terminal 10 of the participant. The approval opinion record 250 includes data regarding an opinion code, a reception time, the content of the approval opinion, and the number of approvals.

In the opinion code data area, data relating to an identifier for specifying each opinion is recorded.
In the reception time data area, data related to the time at which the approval opinion is received from the client terminal 10 is recorded.

In the approval opinion content data area, data relating to the content of the approval opinion received from the client terminal 10 is recorded.
In the approval number data area, data regarding the number of approvals for each opinion is recorded.

  As shown in FIG. 5E, the objection data storage unit 26 records an objection record 260. This objection record 260 is recorded when an objection is received from the client terminal 10 of the participant. The objection record 260 includes data regarding an opinion code, reception time, objection content, and number of approvals.

In the opinion code data area, data relating to an identifier for specifying each opinion is recorded.
In the reception time data area, data related to the time when the objection is received from the client terminal 10 is recorded.

In the objection content data area, data relating to the objection content received from the client terminal 10 is recorded.
In the approval number data area, data regarding the number of approvals for each opinion is recorded.

(Discussion support processing)
Processing performed using the system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 executes a discussion theme setting process (step S1-1). Specifically, the administrator of the discussion support server 20 accesses the discussion support server 20 and registers the discussion management record 220 regarding the discussion theme and the facilitator in the discussion management data storage unit 22. And the server control part 21 of the discussion support server 20 transmits the screen data for performing a discussion, when an access request is received from each client terminal. Specifically, the accessor code is acquired from each client terminal, and when it matches the progress person code recorded in the discussion management data storage unit 22, the progress person screen data is transmitted. On the other hand, in the case of access from other client terminals 10, participant screen data is transmitted.

  In this case, the client control unit 11 of the participant's client terminal 10 outputs the participant screen shown in FIG. 7 to the display unit 15. Further, the client control unit 31 of the client terminal 30 of the progress staff outputs the progress staff screen shown in FIG. 9 to the display section 35. In this case, the theme display unit 21a of the server control unit 21 displays the theme registered in the discussion management data storage unit 22 in the theme display area (501, 511) of each screen (500, 510).

  And when discussion is started, the server control part 21 of the discussion support server 20 performs the voting management process with respect to a theme (step S1-2). Specifically, when the participant expresses approval or disagreement with respect to the theme, he / she selects an approval / disapproval setting button of “support” or “disagree”. In this case, the client terminal 10 transmits an approval registration request or a counter registration request to the discussion support server 20. Then, the approval / disapproval vote acquisition means 21b of the server control unit 21 that has received the approval registration request or the opposite registration request identifies the approval vote or the opposite vote, and sets “1” to the number of votes recorded in the approval / disapproval vote number data storage unit 24. to add.

  Further, the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 executes a process for collecting the opinions of the participants (step S1-3). Specifically, when the participant has an opinion on the theme, the participant inputs his / her opinion in the opinion input area 507. In this case, the client terminal 10 of the participant transmits the opinion registration request or the opposite registration request including the participant's opinion to the discussion support server 20. Then, the opinion acquisition unit 21g of the server control unit 21 that has received the approval registration request or the opposite registration request extracts an opinion from the approval registration request or the opposite registration request, identifies the approval opinion or the opposite opinion, and stores the approval opinion data. Register in the unit 25 or the objection data storage unit 26.

  Then, the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 executes a participant approval / disapproval status and opinion disclosure process (step S1-4). Specifically, the approval / disapproval number output unit 21c and the opinion output unit 21j of the server control unit 21 send each piece of information to the participant screen 500 or the progress screen according to a request from each client terminal (10, 30). Data to be output to 510 is transmitted.

  In addition, the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 executes an approval management process for opinions (step S1-5). Specifically, when the participant agrees with each opinion, the approval button in the opinion selection area 505 is selected. In this case, the participant's client terminal 10 transmits an approval registration request to the discussion support server 20. This approval registration request includes data related to the opinion code to be approved. The opinion acquisition unit 21g of the server control unit 21 that has received the approval registration request extracts the opinion code from the approval registration request, and adds the opinion code recorded in the approval opinion data storage unit 25 or the disagreement data storage unit 26 to the approval number. Add 1 ”. Then, the opinion ranking output unit 21k of the server control unit 21 generates ranking display data rearranged in the order of the largest number of votes, and transmits the ranking display data for output to the progress screen 510 of the client terminal 30. .

Next, the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 executes an additional condition management process (step S1-6). If the pros and cons are divided, the facilitator sets additional conditions to find a compromise. Specifically, when the additional condition is edited using the additional condition setting area 517 of the progress person screen 510 and the additional condition transmission button is selected, the client terminal 30 transmits an additional condition registration request to the discussion support server 20. To do. In this case, the additional condition registration unit 21e of the server control unit 21 registers the additional condition acquired from the client terminal 30 of the progress person in the additional condition data storage unit 23. Then, the additional condition display updating means 21f of the server control unit 21 adds the additional condition display area (502, 502) of the participant screen 500 or the progress person screen 510.
512), the additional condition recorded in the additional condition data storage unit 23 is transmitted in response to a request from each client terminal (10, 30). The discussion continues under the set additional conditions.

  Then, the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 executes voting support processing (step S1-7). Specifically, the convergence determination unit 21d of the server control unit 21 monitors the vote number ratio between the approval vote and the opposite vote. Then, when the vote ratio exceeds the reference value, the convergence determining unit 21d outputs a message indicating that the reference value has been exceeded to the client terminal 30 in charge of progress. The facilitator who confirms this message will vote according to the percentage of votes for and against.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
In the above-described embodiment, the approval / disapproval vote acquisition unit 21b of the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 acquires approval / disapproval votes from each client terminal 10 of the participant. Then, the approval / disapproval number output means 21c transmits data relating to the vote number ratio for output on the screen (500, 510) of each client terminal (10, 30). Thereby, a participant and a facilitator can grasp the pros and cons of the theme. Furthermore, the convergence determination means 21d of the server control unit 21 executes a process for determining the convergence of the discussion according to the vote number ratio of the approval vote and the opposite vote. Thereby, even if there is little ability and experience about discussion progress, the facilitator can grasp the timing of voting according to the approval / disapproval situation.

  In the above embodiment, the opinion acquisition unit 21g of the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 acquires the opinions of each participant from each client terminal 10 of the participant, and the approval opinion data storage unit 25 or the negative opinion The data is recorded in the data storage unit 26. Furthermore, the opinion acquisition unit 21g receives an approval registration request for each opinion, and updates the number of approvals in the approval opinion data storage unit 25 and the disagreement data storage unit 26. Then, the opinion number graph generating unit 21 h generates a graph representing a time series change of the total number of opinions and approvals and outputs the graph to the progress screen 510 of the client terminal 30. Thereby, the facilitator can grasp the activity of the discussion.

  In the above embodiment, the opinion output unit 21j of the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 executes a process of distributing the opinion newly acquired from the client terminal 10 to each client terminal (10, 30). Here, the content display data of each opinion and an associated icon including the text data of each opinion are transmitted to the client terminal 30. When the additional condition editing unit 31h of the client control unit 31 of the client terminal 30 detects the movement of the opinion icons displayed in the opinion display area 517a to the grouping area 517c to the additional condition proposal area 517d, this icon is displayed. The text associated with is copied to the additional condition proposal area 517d. Then, the text editing is accepted in the additional condition proposal area 517d. As a result, the facilitator can efficiently create additional conditions for converging the discussion using the opinions of the participants.

  In the above embodiment, the common vocabulary detecting unit 21i of the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 executes a process of extracting common words from the vocabulary included in the opinions acquired from the participants. Then, the common vocabulary detecting means 21i instructs the opinion output means 21j to change the display form of the vocabulary having a high frequency in the opinion. As a result, the facilitator can grasp the keyword that is the center of the discussion.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment into the following aspects.
In the above embodiment, discussion on one theme is supported, but a plurality of discussions may be supported. In this case, a discussion code for specifying each discussion is assigned, and each record recorded in the discussion management data storage unit 22 to the objection data storage unit 26 is recorded in association with the discussion code in each discussion.

  In the above embodiment, the participant screen 500 includes the theme display area 501 to the approval / disapproval vote button display area 508. The progress screen 510 includes a theme display area 511 to an additional condition setting area 517. Items displayed on the screens (500, 510) output to the display units (15, 35) of the client terminals (10, 30) are not limited to these. For example, it is possible to display the elapsed time since the discussion was started. Further, the content displayed on the progress screen 510 (for example, the approval / disapproval transition graph display area 514) may be displayed on the participant screen 500. Thereby, the participant can participate in the discussion while sharing information with the facilitator.

  Moreover, you may make it output the information regarding the speech state of each participant on the progress person in charge screen 510. In this case, identification information of the participant who transmitted each opinion is recorded in the approval opinion data storage unit 25 or the disagreement opinion data storage unit 26. Then, the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 outputs the collected opinions for each participant identification information. Thereby, it is possible to proceed while paying attention to the participants who are actively speaking.

  In the above embodiment, the contents of the approval opinion and the disagreement displayed in the opinion display area 517a and the ranking display area 517b are displayed as selectable icons. Then, an icon indicating each opinion is selected and configured to be moved to the grouping area 517c. Here, grouping may be performed in the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20. Specifically, the server control unit 21 is provided with group generation means for holding data related to the group reference number. Then, the group generation unit 31g groups the opinions including the common vocabulary exceeding the group reference number in the common vocabulary extracted by the common vocabulary detection unit 21i as one group. Then, the group generation unit 31g outputs the grouped opinion icons to the grouping area 517c. As a result, the facilitator can efficiently set additional conditions while grasping the group of opinions being discussed.

  In the above embodiment, the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 outputs each information to the participant screen 500 and the progress screen 510 in response to a request from each client terminal (10, 30). Send the data. Instead of the pull technique in which the client terminal acquires information from the server, it is also possible to use a push technique in which the discussion support server 20 periodically distributes information to each client terminal (10, 30).

  In the above embodiment, the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 executes voting support processing (step S1-7). Specifically, the convergence determination unit 21d of the server control unit 21 monitors the vote number ratio between the approval vote and the opposite vote. Then, when the vote ratio exceeds the reference value, the convergence determining unit 21d outputs a message indicating that the reference value has been exceeded to the client terminal 30 in charge of progress. In this case, a message may be output when not only the reference value but also other voting conditions are satisfied. For example, a message is output when the number of votes is maintained at a predetermined reference value or more for a predetermined reference time or more. Specifically, data relating to a reference value and a reference time for determining convergence is stored in the memory of the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20. And the convergence determination means 21d of the server control part 21 measures the elapsed time after exceeding the reference value recorded in the memory. Then, the convergence determination unit 21d outputs a message recommending voting to the client terminal 30 when the elapsed time exceeds the reference time recorded in the memory.

This reference value can also be calculated by a function having elapsed time as a variable. Also in this case, the reference value calculation function is stored in the memory of the server control unit 21. Here, as the reference value calculation function, a function that decreases the reference value when the elapsed time becomes longer is used. For example, the function is such that the reference value is 75% if it is less than 5 minutes, 70% if it is 5 minutes or more, and 65% if it is 10 minutes or more. As a result, there is no progress in the discussion, and in the case of a stuck state, the vote can be promoted by lowering the reference value.

  In the above embodiment, the server control unit 21 of the discussion support server 20 executes voting support processing (step S1-7). Here, it is possible to execute the voting support process in consideration of the elapsed time from the start of the discussion. For example, the scheduled discussion time is recorded in the discussion management data storage unit 22 in advance. In this case, the reference value calculation function is stored in the memory of the server control unit 21. Here, the reference value calculation function is a function using the remaining time as a variable, and a function that decreases the reference value when the remaining time decreases is used. For example, the function is such that the reference value is 75% for 5 minutes or more, 70% for less than 3 minutes, and 65% for less than 1 minute. Then, the convergence determination unit 21d of the server control unit 21 compares the reference value calculated using the reference value calculation function with the vote number ratio, and outputs a message for urging the vote. Thereby, when the remaining time of discussion decreases, accurate time management can be supported by lowering | hanging a reference value.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Explanatory drawing of the functional block of a participant's client terminal. Explanatory drawing of the functional block of the client terminal of a progress person. Explanatory drawing of the functional block of a discussion support server. It is explanatory drawing of the data recorded on each data storage part, (a) is a discussion management data storage part, (b) is an additional condition data storage part, (c) is a vote number data storage part, (d) is The approval opinion data storage unit, (e) is an explanatory diagram of the data recorded in the disagreement data storage unit. Explanatory drawing of the process sequence of one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the screen displayed on a client terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the screen displayed on a client terminal, Comprising: (a) is an opinion selection area, (b) is explanatory drawing of an additional condition log | history display area. Explanatory drawing of the screen displayed on a client terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the screen displayed on a client terminal, Comprising: Additional drawing of an additional condition setting area.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,30 ... Client terminal, 11 ... Client control part, 11a ... Display control means, 11b ... Pros and cons number output means, 11c ... Additional condition display means, 11d ... Opinion output means, 11e ... Additional condition history output means, 11f ... Opinion Approval means, 11g ... opinion setting means, 11h ... approval / disapproval setting means, 20 ... discussion support server, 21 ... server control unit, 21a ... theme display means, 21b ... approval / disapproval vote acquisition means, 21c ... approval / disapproval number output means, 21d ... convergence Determination means, 21e ... additional condition registration means, 21f ... additional condition display update means, 21g ... opinion acquisition means, 21h ... opinion number graph generation means, 21i ... common vocabulary detection means, 21j ... opinion output means, 21k ... opinion ranking output Means, 22 ... discussion management data storage unit, 23 ... additional condition data storage unit, 24 ... approval / disapproval vote number data storage unit, 25 ... approval Data storage unit 26 ... Opposition data storage unit 31 ... Client control unit 31a ... Display control means 31b ... Pros and cons number output means 31c ... Additional condition display means 31d ... Opinion number graph generation means 31e ... Opinion output Means, 31f ... Opinion ranking output means, 31g ... Group generation means, 31h ... Additional condition editing means, 31i ... Additional condition transmission means.

Claims (5)

Client terminals used by multiple participants and facilitators who discuss the subject of discussion,
Opinion data storage means for recording opinion data acquired from the client terminal of the participant, additional condition data storage means for recording additional conditions set for the theme, and approval and disapproval votes acquired from the client terminal of the participant A discussion support system composed of a vote support data storage means for recording and a discussion support server provided with a control means connected to each client terminal,
Control means of the discussion support server,
Means for acquiring an approval opinion or an objection opinion on the theme from a client terminal of the participant, and storing the opinion data storage means;
Means for outputting the opinions accumulated in the opinion data storage means to each client terminal;
A means of obtaining a vote for each opinion from each client terminal of the participant;
Means for calculating the number of votes of the approval vote for each opinion, and outputting a list table in which the opinions are rearranged according to the number of votes to the client terminal of the facilitator ;
Means for transmitting to the client terminal of the facilitator an additional condition editing screen including text data included in the opinion acquired from the participant's client terminal in an editable display mode;
Means for acquiring an additional condition edited on the additional condition editing screen from the client terminal of the proceeding unit and recording it in the additional condition data storage means;
Means for obtaining a vote of approval or disapproval from each client terminal of the participant and recording it in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means;
When the additional condition is acquired from the client terminal of the facilitator, the number of votes for the approval or disapproval recorded in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means is calculated, and the information regarding the number of votes is added in association with the previous additional condition. Means for recording in the condition data storage means;
A discussion support system , comprising: means for outputting the number of votes to a client terminal of a participant together with a setting history of additional conditions recorded in the additional condition data storage means . Control means of the discussion support server,
Extract common vocabulary included in each opinion obtained from the participant's client terminal,
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising means for calculating an appearance frequency of the common vocabulary in the entire opinion and displaying the common vocabulary having the high frequency on the client terminal of the facilitator so that the common vocabulary can be identified. Discussion support system. When the control means of the discussion support server exceeds the reference value of either the vote vote or the vote vote obtained from the client terminal, the discussion convergence message is sent to the client terminal of the facilitator. discussion support system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a means for outputting. Client terminals used by multiple participants and facilitators who discuss the subject of discussion,
Opinion data storage means for recording opinion data acquired from the client terminal of the participant, additional condition data storage means for recording additional conditions set for the theme, and approval and disapproval votes acquired from the client terminal of the participant A method for supporting a discussion using a discussion support system comprising a discussion support data server for recording and a discussion support server having a control means connected to each client terminal,
Control means of the discussion support server,
Obtaining an approval opinion or an objection opinion on the theme from a client terminal of the participant, and accumulating in the opinion data storage means;
Outputting the opinions accumulated in the opinion data storage means to each client terminal;
Obtaining a vote for each opinion from each participant ’s client device;
Calculating the number of votes of the approval vote for each opinion, and outputting a list table in which the opinions are rearranged according to the number of votes to the client terminal of the facilitator ;
Transmitting an additional condition editing screen including text data included in an opinion acquired from a participant's client terminal in an editable display mode to the client terminal of the facilitator;
Acquiring the additional condition edited on the additional condition editing screen from the client terminal of the facilitator and recording it in the additional condition data storage means;
Obtaining a vote of approval or disapproval from each client terminal of the participant and recording it in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means;
When the additional condition is acquired from the client terminal of the facilitator, the number of votes for the approval or disapproval recorded in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means is calculated, and the information regarding the number of votes is added in association with the previous additional condition. Recording in the condition data storage means;
And a step of outputting the number of votes to a client terminal of a participant together with a setting history of the additional condition recorded in the additional condition data storage means . Client terminals used by multiple participants and facilitators who discuss the subject of discussion,
Opinion data storage means for recording opinion data acquired from the client terminal of the participant, additional condition data storage means for recording additional conditions set for the theme, and approval and disapproval votes acquired from the client terminal of the participant A program for supporting discussion using a discussion support system comprising a discussion support system comprising recording means for recording pros and cons votes data, and a discussion support server having control means connected to each client terminal,
Control means of the discussion support server,
Means for acquiring an approval opinion or an objection opinion on the theme from a client terminal of the participant, and storing it in the opinion data storage means;
Means for outputting the opinions accumulated in the opinion data storage means to each client terminal ;
Means to obtain a vote for each opinion from each client terminal of the participant,
Means for calculating the number of votes of the approval vote for each opinion and outputting a list table in which the opinions are rearranged according to the number of votes to the client terminal of the facilitator ;
Means for transmitting to the client terminal of the facilitator an additional condition editing screen including text data included in the opinion acquired from the participant's client terminal in an editable display mode;
Means for acquiring an additional condition edited on the additional condition editing screen from the client terminal of the proceeding unit and recording it in the additional condition data storage means;
Means for obtaining a vote of approval or disapproval from each client terminal of the participant and recording it in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means;
When the additional condition is acquired from the client terminal of the facilitator, the number of votes for the approval or disapproval recorded in the approval / disapproval vote data storage means is calculated, and the information regarding the number of votes is added in association with the previous additional condition. Means for recording in the condition data storage means;
A discussion support program that functions as means for outputting the number of votes to a client terminal of a participant together with a setting history of additional conditions recorded in the additional condition data storage means .

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