JP5817789B2 - Transmission management apparatus, program, transmission system, and transmission management method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention, the transmission management system, a program, a transmission system and transmission management method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an example of a transmission system that transmits and receives content data between a plurality of transmission terminals via a relay device, a video conference system that performs a video conference via a communication network such as the Internet is known.

  In the video conference system, when content data such as video and audio is transmitted and received, the content data is encrypted to maintain the security of the content data. As a content data encryption method, for example, SRTP (secure real-time transport protocol) (RFC3711) is known.

  As a method of encrypting content data, for example, in Patent Document 1, a packet to be encrypted is selected from a plurality of packets of digital video content according to a selection criterion, and selected by encrypting the selected packet. Techniques for forming digitally encrypted digital video content have been disclosed.

  However, the processing related to encryption and decryption in the transmission system consumes a large amount of hardware resources provided in the transmission system, and not only impairs the real-time property of content data communication, but also causes image loss and sound skipping. It has become.

The present invention was made in view of the above, while maintaining the security of data transmitted and received in the transmission system, transmission management apparatus capable of achieving high-quality data transmission, program, transmission systems and transmission The purpose is to provide a management method.

To solve the above problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a transmission managing device, the first transmission terminal from among the plurality of transmission terminals connected to the network, among the plurality of transmission terminals a receiver for receiving a communication request for communication with the second transmission terminal, depending on the content of the communication request, from the relay device associated with the first transmission terminal or the second transmission terminal, data to be relayed and relaying device selecting unit for selecting the relay device for relaying data to be transmitted, the relay device selected by the pre-Symbol repeater selecting unit from the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal a determining section for determining the necessity of encryption, a result of determination by the determination unit, characterized in that it comprises a transmitting section that transmits the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reception step of receiving a communication request for requesting communication with a second transmission terminal among the plurality of transmission terminals from a first transmission terminal among the plurality of transmission terminals connected to the network ; Depending on the content of the communication request, data transmitted from the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal is transmitted from the relay apparatus associated with the first transmission terminal or the second transmission terminal. a relay apparatus selecting step of selecting the relay device for relaying, a judgment step of determining the necessity of encryption of data to relay the relay apparatus selected in the relay apparatus selecting step, the decision result in the decisions step and a program for executing the transmitting step to the computer to be transmitted to the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal.

Further, the present invention is a transmission system comprising a plurality of transmission terminals for transmitting the data over the network, from the first transmission terminal from among the previous SL plurality of transmission terminals, among the plurality of transmission terminals a first receiving unit for receiving a communication request for communication with the second transmission terminal, depending on the content of the communication request, associated with the first transmission terminal or the second transmission terminal repeater from the device, the first transmission terminal and the relay apparatus selecting section for selecting the relay equipment for relaying data transmitted from the second transmission terminal, the relay device selected by the pre-Symbol repeater selector comprising a determining section for determining the necessity of encryption of data to be relayed to a result of determination by the determination unit, a front Symbol transmitting unit that transmits the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal, the said A first transmission terminal and said Second transmission terminal, indicates that the second receiving unit that receives the determination result transmitted by the transmission unit, before Symbol the determination result by the second reception unit receives is needed the encrypted Each of the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal respectively receives the data encrypted by the encryption processing unit in the second transmission terminal . It transmits to the said relay apparatus corresponding to the said determination result received by the receiving part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

In addition, the present invention is a transmission management method, wherein a communication requesting communication from a first transmission terminal among a plurality of transmission terminals connected to a network to a second transmission terminal among the plurality of transmission terminals. A reception step of receiving a request, and the first transmission terminal and the second transmission from the relay apparatus associated with the first transmission terminal or the second transmission terminal according to the content of the communication request A relay device selection step of selecting the relay device that relays data transmitted from a terminal; a determination step of determining whether or not encryption of data relayed through the relay device selected in the relay device selection step; And a transmission step of transmitting a determination result in the determination step to the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize high-quality data transmission while maintaining security of data transmitted and received in the transmission system.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a video conference system. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a session between a request source terminal and a destination terminal. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating functional configurations of the transmission terminal, the transmission management system, and the relay apparatus. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the authentication DB. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the destination terminal DB. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the relay apparatus DB. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the relay apparatus DB according to the modification example. FIG. 8 shows the data structure of the encryption necessity DB. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a communication sequence of the video conference system. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing detailed processing of the transmission management system in the relay device selection processing (step S110). FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing data transmission processing of the transmission terminal in the video conference. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing data reception processing of the transmission terminal in the video conference. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing data transmission / reception processing of the relay device in the video conference. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing data transmission / reception processing of the relay device in the video conference. FIG. 15 is an external view of a transmission terminal. FIG. 16 is a hardware configuration diagram of the transmission terminal. FIG. 17 is a hardware configuration diagram of the transmission management system.

With reference to the accompanying drawings, the transmission management system, a program will be described in detail embodiments of a transmission system and transmission management method.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a video conference system 1 as a transmission management system. The video conference system 1 includes a plurality of transmission terminals 10a to 10n, a plurality of relay devices 30a to 30f, a transmission management system 50 as a transmission management device, and a plurality of routers 70a to 70h.

  In the following, an arbitrary transmission terminal among the plurality of transmission terminals 10a to 10n is simply referred to as “transmission terminal 10”, and an arbitrary relay apparatus among the plurality of relay apparatuses 30a to 30f is simply referred to as “relay apparatus 30”. An arbitrary router among the plurality of routers 70a to 70h is simply referred to as “router 70”.

  Each transmission terminal 10, each relay device 30, transmission management system 50, and each router 70 are connected to each other via a communication network 20.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the video conference system 1 according to the present embodiment, the transmission terminals 10a to 10g, the relay devices 30a to 30c, and the routers 70a to 70d are installed in the area A.

  The transmission terminals 10a to 10c, the relay device 30a, and the router 70a are communicably connected via the LAN 21. The transmission terminals 10d to 10f, the relay device 30b, and the router 70b are communicably connected via the LAN 22. The LAN 21 and the LAN 22 are communicably connected via a dedicated line 23 including the router 70c. The dedicated line 23 is connected to the Internet 27 in addition to the LANs 21 and 22. The transmission terminal 10g and the relay device 30c are directly connected to the Internet 27 via a router 70d and not via a dedicated line.

  On the other hand, the transmission terminals 10h to 10n, the relay devices 30d to 30f, and the routers 70d to 70f are installed in the region B. The transmission terminals 10h to 10j, the relay device 30d, and the router 70e are communicably connected via the LAN 24. The transmission terminals 10k to 10m, the relay device 30e, and the router 70f are communicably connected via the LAN 25. The LAN 24 and the LAN 25 are communicably connected via a dedicated line 26 including a router 70g. The dedicated line 26 is connected to the Internet 27 in addition to the LANs 24 and 25. The transmission terminal 10n and the relay device 30f are directly connected to the Internet 27 via the router 70h and not via a dedicated line.

  Here, for example, the region A is Japan, the LAN 21 may be provided in a Tokyo office, and the LAN 22 may be provided in an Osaka office. Area B is the United States of America, LAN 24 is located in the New York office, and LAN 25 is Washington D.C. C. It may be provided in the office. The devices in the region A and the region B are communicably connected via the Internet 27 via routers 70c and 70d and routers 70g and 70h, respectively.

  LANs 21, 22, 24, and 25 are local networks such as local networks to which only limited terminals and devices can be connected. Internet 27 is an external network to which an unspecified number of terminals and devices can be connected. It is. That is, the video conference system 1 includes terminals and devices connected to the internal network such as the transmission terminals 10a to 10c, the relay device 30a, and the router 70a, and the external network such as the transmission terminal 10g, the relay device 30c, and the router 70d. It has a terminal and a device to connect to. Therefore, data transmitted and received between the transmission terminals 10 in the video conference system 1 may pass through only the internal network, through the external network only, or through both the internal network and the external network. Here, as data transmitted / received between the transmission terminals 10, there are image data and audio data including video data and still image data.

  In FIG. 1, IP addresses are shown below the terminals 10, the relay devices 30, the transmission management system 50, and the routers 70. For example, the IP address of the transmission terminal 10a is “1.2.1.3”. In the present embodiment, an IPv4 IP address is used, but as another example, IPv6 or FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) may be used.

  Each transmission terminal 10 is used not only for calls between a plurality of offices, calls between different rooms in the same office, but also calls within the same room, and calls outdoors and indoors or outdoors and outdoors. can do. When each transmission terminal 10 is used outdoors, wireless communication such as a cellular phone communication network may be performed.

  In the video conference system 1 according to the present embodiment, the communication network 20 is constructed by LANs 21 and 22, dedicated lines 23, LANs 24 and 25, dedicated lines 26, and the Internet 27. In addition to wired communication, wireless communication such as WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) or Bluetooth (registered trademark) may be included.

  Further, the number of transmission terminals 10, the relay devices 30, and the routers 70 included in the video conference system 1 and the connection modes of the terminals and the like are not limited to the embodiment.

  In the above configuration, the transmission terminal 10 performs transmission / reception of image data and audio data as an example of content data, that is, data transmission. Here, the image data may be either one or both of a still image and a moving image. The relay device 30 relays content data transmitted / received between a plurality of transmission terminals 10 that perform a video conference. Specifically, the relay device 30 edits the content data received from the transmission terminal 10 and generates video conference data to be transmitted to each transmission terminal 10. Here, the video conference data includes image data displayed during the video conference and audio data output as audio during the video conference in each transmission terminal 10 that performs the video conference. The relay device 30 further transmits the generated video conference data to the plurality of transmission terminals 10 that perform the video conference.

  The transmission management system 50 manages data transmission related to the video conference between the transmission terminals 10. Specifically, when the transmission management system 50 receives a request for starting a video conference with another transmission terminal 10 from a predetermined transmission terminal 10, the transmission management system 50 includes a plurality of relay devices 30 a to 30 f included in the video conference system 1. The relay device 30 to be used for the video conference related to the start request is selected. Hereinafter, the requesting transmission terminal 10 that requests the start of the video conference is referred to as a requesting terminal, and the destination transmission terminal 10 that is requested to start is referred to as a destination terminal. The transmission management system 50 further performs login authentication from the transmission terminal 10, management of the call status of the transmission terminal 10, and the like. The transmission management system 50 also performs management of destination terminals at which each transmission terminal 10 can hold a video conference, centralized management of the communication status of each relay device 30, and the like.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a session between a request source terminal and a destination terminal. As shown in FIG. 2, in the video conference system 1, a management information session sei for transmitting / receiving various types of management information is established between the request source terminal and the destination terminal via the transmission management system 50. . By using this management information session sei, connection control (call control) between the transmission terminals 10 is performed. In call control, communication protocols used for communication between the transmission terminal 10 and the transmission management system 50 include XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presentation Protocol), SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), IMS (IP Multimedia SubsystemB). -Streams Over Synchronous HTTP) or the like can be used.

  Also, a session (image / audio data session sed) for transmitting / receiving image data and audio data is established between the request source terminal and the destination terminal via the relay device 30. In the image / sound data session sed, RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol), HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), or the like can be used as a distribution protocol for image data and sound data.

  In addition, RTP (RTP Control Protocol) can be used for RTP as a protocol for controlling transmission and reception and exchanging information between the transmission side and the reception side.

  Further, the transmission terminal 10 and the relay device 30 can compress image data and audio data, respectively. For image data, see H.C. H.264 and H.264. A compression method such as H.323 can be used. For audio data, G.I. 711 and G.G. A compression method such as 722 can be used.

  However, the above-described communication protocol and data compression method are not limited to the embodiment.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating functional configurations of the transmission terminal 10, the transmission management system 50, and the relay device 30. The transmission terminal 10 includes a transmission / reception unit 11, an operation input reception unit 12, an image acquisition unit 13, a voice acquisition unit 14, a storage unit 15, a voice output unit 16, a display control unit 17, and an encryption processing unit 18. And have.

  The transmission / reception unit 11 transmits / receives various types of information to / from other devices included in the video conference system 1 via the communication network 20. For example, the transmission / reception unit 11 transmits a video conference start request to the transmission management system 50.

  The operation input reception unit 12 is realized by an operation button and a power switch described later, and receives input of various information from the user. For example, when the user turns on the power switch, the operation input accepting unit 12 accepts information on power on.

  The image acquisition unit 13 acquires image data such as an image taken by a camera described later from the outside. The voice acquisition unit 14 acquires voice data from a microphone or the like described later. The storage unit 15 stores information transmitted / received in the video conference, such as data received by the transmission / reception unit 11, image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 13, audio data acquired by the audio acquisition unit 14, and data transmitted / received in the video conference. doing. The storage unit 15 also stores information such as a terminal ID for identifying the transmission terminal 10 and a password used for authentication of the user of the transmission terminal 10.

  The audio output unit 16 outputs audio data to a speaker described later. The display control unit 17 outputs image data to a display described later. The audio output unit 16 and the display control unit 17 output data stored in the storage unit 15.

  The encryption processing unit 18 appropriately encrypts content data to be transmitted to the outside via the transmission / reception unit 11. The encryption processing unit 18 also decrypts the data received via the transmission / reception unit 11 as appropriate. The encrypted data is also stored in the storage unit 15.

  The relay device 30 includes a transmission / reception unit 31, a storage unit 32, a content data editing unit 33, and an encryption processing unit 34. The transmission / reception unit 31 transmits / receives various types of information to / from other devices included in the video conference system 1 via the communication network 20. For example, the transmission / reception unit 31 receives content data from the transmission terminal 10.

  The storage unit 32 stores various types of information such as content data received by the transmission / reception unit 31. The content data editing unit 33 edits the content data received by the transmission / reception unit 31 to obtain video conference data to be transmitted to the transmission terminal 10 that is conducting the video conference. Specifically, the content data editing unit 33 performs, for example, change of the frame rate of image data, resolution conversion, and the like. The encryption processing unit 34 appropriately decrypts the data received by the transmission / reception unit 31. The encryption processing unit 34 also encrypts data to be transmitted via the transmission / reception unit 31 as appropriate.

  Of the relay devices 30 included in the video conference system 1 according to the present embodiment, an external device such as the Internet 27 that has a relatively high possibility of unauthorized access from a third party such as the relay devices 30c and 30f. The relay device connected to the network and having the possibility that the data transmitted / received by itself may pass through the external network includes the encryption processing unit 34 shown in FIG. 3, and the encryption processing unit 34 encrypts the content data transmitted / received by the relay device. Turn into.

  On the other hand, of the relay devices 30 included in the video conference system 1, for example, the terminals to be accessed are limited such as the relay devices 30a, 30b, 30d, and 30e, and there is a possibility of unauthorized access from a third party. A relay device connected to a relatively low internal network and having no possibility of data transmitted / received by itself passing through an external network has a low need to encrypt content data transmitted / received by itself. Therefore, these relay apparatuses do not include the cryptographic processing unit 34 shown in FIG.

  As another example, the relay apparatus connected to the internal network may include the encryption processing unit 34. In this case, according to the connection destination of each relay device 30, an administrator or the like sets in advance whether or not to perform encryption processing on each relay device 30.

  The transmission management system 50 includes a transmission / reception unit 51, a storage unit 52, an authentication unit 53, a destination terminal management unit 54, a relay device selection unit 55, and an encryption necessity determination unit 56. The transmission / reception unit 51 transmits / receives various types of information to / from other devices included in the video conference system 1 via the communication network 20. The transmission / reception unit 51 transmits, for example, a video conference start request from the transmission terminal 10.

  The storage unit 52 includes an authentication DB 521, a destination terminal DB 522, a relay device DB 523, and an encryption necessity DB 524. The authentication DB 521 stores data for authenticating the user of each transmission terminal. The destination terminal DB 522 stores data that defines a transmission terminal 10 (destination terminal) that allows each transmission terminal to perform data transmission such as a video conference. The relay device DB 523 stores data that defines the relay device 30 that can be used when each transmission terminal 10 performs a video conference. The encryption necessity DB 524 stores data that determines the necessity of encryption of data transmitted and received in a video conference performed via each relay device 30.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the authentication DB 521. The authentication DB 521 stores a terminal ID and a password in association with each other. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the destination terminal DB 522. The destination terminal DB 522 stores a request source terminal ID and a destination terminal ID in association with each other. Here, both the request source terminal ID and the destination terminal ID are the terminal ID of the transmission terminal 10.

  In the destination terminal DB 522, the destination terminal associated with the request source terminal ID is the terminal ID of the counterpart transmission terminal 10 with which the request source terminal can perform data transmission. A destination terminal to which each request source terminal can perform data transmission is determined in advance, and the destination terminal DB 522 stores a predetermined destination terminal ID in association with the request source terminal ID.

  Note that the destination terminal to which each request source terminal can transmit data may be changeable. For example, a destination terminal ID stored in association with each request source terminal ID in the destination terminal DB 522 may be added or deleted in response to a request from an arbitrary transmission terminal 10.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the relay apparatus DB 523. The relay device DB 523 stores a terminal ID, a relay device ID, and a priority in association with each other. Here, the relay device ID is information for identifying the relay device 30. Each terminal ID is associated with the relay device ID of the relay device 30 that can be used by the transmission terminal 10 identified by the terminal ID. The priority is a priority at which the corresponding transmission terminal 10 uses each relay device 30 in the video conference. As the priority value of the relay device 30 is larger, the relay device 30 is a device that is preferentially used in a video conference. The priority is a value set in advance by the administrator. For example, the priority of the relay device 30 connected to the internal network with limited access devices such as an in-house LAN is set high. The priority of the relay device 30 connected to an external network accessed by an unspecified number of devices such as the Internet 27 may be set low.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the relay apparatus DB 525 according to the modified example. In the relay device DB 523 illustrated in FIG. 6, one field for storing one relay device ID is provided for one terminal ID, whereas in the relay device DB 525 according to the modification example, one terminal is stored. A plurality of columns for storing a plurality of relay device IDs are provided for the ID.

  When there are a plurality of relay devices 30 that can be used by one transmission terminal 10, the relay device DB 523 illustrated in FIG. 6 stores the same terminal ID in a plurality of rows, and a plurality of relay devices 30 for the same terminal ID. The relay device ID is stored in association with each other. On the other hand, when there are a plurality of relay devices 30 that can be used by one transmission terminal 10, the relay device DB 525 according to the modification shown in FIG. 7 has a plurality of columns in the same row for one terminal ID. A plurality of relay device IDs are stored.

  The relay device ID associated with the terminal ID can be specified by referring to any relay device DB. For example, when the number of relay device IDs stored in the relay device DB is large, The search speed of the relay device ID is faster when the relay device DB 523 shown in FIG. 6 is used than when the relay device DB 525 shown in FIG. 7 is used. Therefore, in this case, it is preferable to use the relay device DB 523. Further, for example, when the number of relay device IDs stored in the relay device DB is small, the case where the relay device DB 525 shown in FIG. 7 is used as compared with the case where the relay device DB 523 shown in FIG. 6 is used. The search speed of the relay device ID is fast. Therefore, in this case, it is preferable to use the relay device DB 525.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a data configuration of the encryption necessity DB 524. The encryption necessity DB 524 illustrated in FIG. 8 stores the relay device ID and the encryption flag in association with each other. The encryption flag is information indicating whether or not the data passing through the relay device 30 identified by the relay device ID needs to be encrypted. In the present embodiment, “TRUE” indicates that encryption is necessary, and “FALSE” indicates that encryption is not necessary.

  In the encryption necessity DB 524, the relay device ID of the relay device 30 such that the data relayed (transmitted / received) by itself may pass through the external network, such as the relay device 30 directly connected to the external network. , An encryption flag indicating that encryption is necessary is associated. In addition, in the encryption necessity DB 524, like the relay device 30 connected to the internal network, the relay device 30 in which the data relayed by itself does not pass through the internal network only and does not pass through the external network. The relay apparatus ID is associated with an encryption flag indicating that encryption is not necessary.

  Even in the relay device 30 connected to the internal network, if there is a possibility that the data relayed by the relay device 30 passes through the external network, an encryption flag indicating that encryption is necessary is associated with the relay device 30. Also good. It is assumed that the relay device ID and the necessity of encryption stored in the encryption necessity DB 524 are set in advance by an administrator or the like. In addition, the administrator or the like can appropriately add, change, or delete data stored in the encryption necessity DB 524 when the configuration of the communication network 20 is changed.

  The terminal ID and the relay device ID in the present embodiment may be information such as language, characters, symbols, or various signs used for uniquely identifying the transmission terminal 10 and the relay device 30 respectively. As another example, the terminal ID and the relay device ID may be identification information in which at least two of the languages, characters, symbols, and various signs are combined. In the present embodiment, the IP address of relay device 30 is used as the relay device ID.

  Returning to FIG. 3, when the transmission / reception unit 51 receives a login request from the transmission terminal 10, the authentication unit 53 searches the authentication DB 521 using the terminal ID and password included in the login request as search keys, and is included in the login request. It is confirmed whether or not the combination of the terminal ID and the password stored in association with each other in the authentication DB 521 is stored. Specifically, the authentication unit 53 determines that the authentication is successful when the terminal ID and password included in the login request are stored in the authentication DB 521, and fails when the terminal ID and password are not stored. Judge that

  The destination terminal management unit 54 searches the destination terminal DB 522 using the terminal ID of the request source terminal as a search key, and identifies the transmission terminal 10 that can perform data transmission, that is, the destination terminal. The destination terminal management unit 54 further specifies the transmission terminal 10 on which the predetermined transmission terminal 10 conducts the video conference based on the video conference start request received from the transmission terminal 10.

  The relay device selection unit 55 searches the relay device DB 523 using the terminal ID of the request source terminal of the video conference as a search key, and is used when performing a video conference with the destination terminal specified by the destination terminal management unit 54. The relay device 30 to be selected is selected.

  The encryption necessity determination unit 56 refers to the encryption necessity DB 524 to determine whether it is necessary to encrypt data transmitted and received in the video conference. Specifically, the encryption necessity determination unit 56 searches the encryption necessity DB 524 using the relay device ID of the relay device 30 selected by the relay device selection unit 55 as a search key, and associates it with the relay device ID. Specify whether encryption is necessary.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a communication sequence of the video conference system 1. The communication sequence in FIG. 9 shows a process for starting a conference session for an arbitrary transmission terminal 10 as a request source terminal to perform a video conference with an arbitrary transmission terminal 10 as a destination terminal. In the communication sequence shown in FIG. 9, various types of management information are transmitted and received through the management information session sei described with reference to FIG.

  First, when the user of the transmission terminal 10 turns on a power switch (described later) of the transmission terminal 10, the operation input reception unit 12 shown in FIG. 3 receives the power ON and turns on the power (step S100). Here, a case where the transmission terminal 10 operates as a request source terminal will be described. Next, the transmission / reception unit 11 of the request source terminal automatically transmits the login request and the IP address of the request source terminal to the transmission management system 50 in response to the reception of the power ON (step S101). Here, the login request includes the terminal ID of the request source terminal and the password input by the user at the request source terminal. Note that the terminal ID and IP address of the request source terminal are stored in the storage unit 15. In this way, the request source terminal also transmits the IP address of the request source terminal to the transmission management system 50. Therefore, the transmission management system 50 can grasp the IP address of the request source terminal.

  Next, the authentication unit 53 of the transmission management system 50 searches the authentication DB 521 using the terminal ID and password included in the login request received via the transmission / reception unit 51 as search keys, and the same terminal ID as the authentication DB 521. Based on whether or not the password is stored, the requesting terminal is authenticated (step S102).

  Next, the transmission / reception unit 51 of the transmission management system 50 transmits the authentication result obtained by the authentication unit 53 to the request source terminal that is the transmission source of the login request (step S103). Hereinafter, a process when the authentication unit 53 determines that the request source terminal is a terminal having a valid use authority will be described.

  The destination terminal management unit 54 of the transmission management system 50 searches the destination terminal DB 522 using the terminal ID of the request source terminal as a search key, and reads out terminal IDs of candidate destination terminals that can perform a video conference with the request source terminal. Thus, the destination terminal is specified (step S104). Next, the transmission / reception unit 51 transmits the terminal ID of the destination terminal specified by the destination terminal management unit 54 to the request source terminal (step S105).

  Next, in the request source terminal, when the transmission / reception unit 11 receives the terminal ID of the destination terminal, the display control unit 17 of the request source terminal displays a list of destination terminals based on the destination terminal ID (step S106). As a result, the user of the request source terminal can check the destination terminal that can perform the video conference. Here, the operation input acceptance unit 12 accepts selection of a desired destination terminal from the user (step S107).

  Next, the transmission / reception unit 11 of the request source terminal transmits a video conference start request to the transmission management system 50 (step S108). Here, the start request includes the terminal ID of the request source terminal and the terminal ID of the destination terminal selected in step S107.

  In the transmission management system 50, when the transmission / reception unit 51 receives the start request, the relay device selection unit 55 refers to the relay device DB 523 and selects the relay device 30 to be used for the video conference related to the start request (step S110). ).

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing detailed processing of the transmission management system 50 in the relay device selection processing (step S110). In the transmission management system 50, when the transmission / reception unit 51 receives a start request from the request source terminal, the relay device selection unit 55 first searches the relay device DB 523 using the terminal ID of the request source terminal included in the start request as a search key, The relay device ID and priority associated with the terminal ID of the request source terminal are extracted (step S111). The relay device selection unit 55 further searches the relay device DB 523 using the terminal ID of the destination terminal included in the start request as a search key, and extracts the relay device ID and priority associated with the terminal ID of the destination terminal. (Step S112).

  Next, the relay device selection unit 55 compares the relay device ID for the request source terminal extracted in step S111 with the relay device ID for the destination terminal extracted in step S112 (step S113). When the relay device selection unit 55 matches the relay device ID for the request source terminal and the relay device ID for the destination terminal as a result of the comparison (Yes in step S114), the relay device selection unit 55 selects the matching relay device 30 (step S114). Step S115).

  In step S115, when there are a plurality of matching relay devices 30, a relay device 30 having a higher priority with respect to the relay device ID associated with the terminal ID of the request source terminal is selected.

  Furthermore, in the comparison process in step S113, the relay device selection unit 55 compares the relay device ID with the destination terminal in order from the relay device ID associated with the highest priority among the relay device IDs with respect to the request source terminal. I decided to. Note that the relay device IDs for the destination terminal are also compared in order from the relay device ID associated with a higher priority. Then, the comparison process ends when the relay device IDs match. Thereby, unnecessary comparison processing can be omitted.

  On the other hand, if there is no matching relay device 30 in step S114 (No in step S114), the transmission / reception unit 51 transmits an error to the request source terminal (step S116). Thus, the relay device selection process (step S110) by the transmission management system 50 is completed.

  Returning to FIG. 9, after the relay device selection process (step S <b> 110), the encryption necessity determination unit 56 of the transmission management system 50 performs data transmission / reception between a plurality of transmission terminals 10 that perform the video conference in the video conference. It is determined whether encryption is necessary or not (step S120). Specifically, the encryption necessity determination unit 56 searches the encryption necessity DB 524 using the relay device ID selected in step S110 as a search key, and specifies the encryption flag associated with the relay device ID. To do. The encryption necessity determination unit 56 determines that the encryption is unnecessary when the encryption flag “FALSE” is specified, and the encryption is necessary when the encryption flag “TRUE” is specified. to decide.

  Next, the transmission / reception unit 51 of the transmission management system 50 transmits a video conference start request to the transmission terminal 10 as the destination terminal (step S121). The start request transmitted to the destination terminal includes the IP address of the relay device 30 selected in the relay device selection process (step S110) and the encryption flag specified in the encryption necessity determination process (step S120). It is. Thereby, in addition to the start request | requirement of a video conference, the destination terminal can grasp | ascertain the relay apparatus 30 which should be utilized for a video conference. Further, it is possible to grasp whether or not information to be transmitted at the time of a video conference should be encrypted.

  In the destination terminal, when the transmission / reception unit 11 receives a start request from the transmission management system 50, the display control unit 17 of the destination terminal displays a video conference request screen on the display (step S122). The video conference request screen includes information indicating that a video conference start request has been received. The user of the destination terminal can grasp that the start request has been received by browsing the video conference request screen.

  Next, when the destination terminal accepts an input of permission / inhibition of the start of the video conference from the user via the operation input unit 12 (step S123), the transmission / reception unit 11 determines whether the start of the video conference input from the user is permitted. Is transmitted to the transmission management system 50 (step S124). When a user inputs permission to start a video conference, the start response includes information indicating start permission. On the other hand, when the user inputs the rejection of the start of the video conference, the start response includes information indicating the start rejection.

  Hereinafter, a case where the destination terminal transmits a start response indicating start permission to the transmission management system 50 in step S124 will be described. In the transmission management system 50, when the transmission / reception unit 51 receives the start response from the transmission terminal 10 as the destination terminal, the transmission / reception unit 51 transmits the start response to the request source terminal (step S125). The start response transmitted to the request source terminal includes information indicating start permission, the IP address of the relay device 30 selected in the relay device selection process (step S110), and the encryption necessity determination process (step S120). Contains the specified encryption flag.

  When the above processing is completed, a video conference session is started (step S126), and a video conference is performed between the request source terminal and the destination terminal. In the video conference, data transmission between the request source terminal and the destination terminal is performed via the relay device 30 selected in the relay device selection (step S110).

  In step S124, when the destination terminal transmits a start response indicating start rejection to the transmission management system 50, the transmission management system 50 transmits a start response indicating start rejection to the request source terminal 10, The process ends.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a data transmission process of the transmission terminal 10 in the video conference. If the encryption flag included in the start response received by the destination terminal in step S121 of FIG. 9 and the start response received by the request source terminal in step S125 is “TRUE” (step S200, Yes), the encryption The processing unit 18 encrypts the content data to be transmitted (step S201). Then, the transmission / reception unit 11 transmits the encrypted content data, that is, the encrypted data, to the relay device 30 (step S202).

  In step S200, when the encryption flag included in the start response is “FALSE” (No in step S200), the encryption processing by the encryption processing unit 18 is not performed, and the transmission / reception unit 11 Data is transmitted to the relay device 30 (step S203). Thus, the data transmission process of the transmission terminal 10 is completed.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing data reception processing of the transmission terminal 10 in the video conference. When the encryption flag included in the start response received by the destination terminal in step S121 of FIG. 9 and the start response received by the request source terminal in step S125 is “TRUE” (Yes in step S210), transmission / reception is performed. Data received by the unit 11 from the relay device 30 is encrypted video conference data, that is, encrypted data. Therefore, the encryption processing unit 18 decrypts the encrypted data to obtain video conference data (step S211).

  Next, the audio output unit 16 and the display control unit 17 output audio data and image data as video conference data, respectively (step S212). In step S210, when the encryption flag included in the start response is “FALSE” (No in step S210), the decryption process by the encryption processing unit 18 is not performed, and the process proceeds to step S212. Thus, the data reception process of the transmission terminal 10 is completed.

  13 and 14 are flowcharts showing the data transmission / reception processing of the relay device 30 in the video conference. FIG. 13 shows processing of the relay device 30 that encrypts transmission / reception data. FIG. 14 shows the processing of the relay device 30 that does not encrypt transmitted / received data. In the relay device selection process (step S110) shown in FIG. 9, when the relay device 30 that performs encryption of transmission / reception data is selected, the selected relay device 30 that performs encryption transmits the data in the video conference. In the relay device selection process (step S110), when the relay device 30 that does not encrypt transmitted / received data is selected in the relay device selection process (step S110), the selected relay device 30 that does not perform encryption does not receive data in the video conference. Send and receive.

  In the data transmission / reception process of the relay device 30 that performs encryption illustrated in FIG. 13, when the transmission / reception unit 31 receives encrypted data from the transmission terminal 10 (step S300), the encryption processing unit 34 decrypts the received encrypted data. To obtain content data (step S301). In step S300 and step S301, a plurality of content data is obtained by receiving encrypted data from each of the plurality of transmission terminals 10 and decrypting each encrypted data.

  Next, the content data editing unit 33 edits the plurality of content data obtained in step S301 to obtain video conference data (step S302). Next, the encryption processing unit 34 encrypts the video conference data to obtain encrypted data (step S303). Next, the transmission / reception unit 31 transmits the encrypted data to the transmission terminal 10 (step S304). Thus, the data transmission / reception process of the relay device 30 that performs encryption is completed.

  In the data transmission process of the relay device 30 that does not perform encryption illustrated in FIG. 14, the transmission / reception unit 31 receives content data from a plurality of transmission terminals 10 (step S310). Next, the content data editing unit 33 edits the content data to obtain video conference data (step S311). Next, the transmission / reception unit 31 transmits the video conference data to the transmission terminal 10 (step S312). This completes the data transmission / reception process of the relay device 30 that does not perform encryption.

  Note that the data transmission processing described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14 includes processing for editing content data and generating video conference data (steps S303 and S311). Can be omitted. That is, the relay device 30 may transmit the content data as it is without editing the content data. For example, the relay device 30 may dynamically determine whether or not to edit the content data in accordance with the status of the network bandwidth.

  As described above, in the video conference system 1 according to the present embodiment, the relay device DB 524 needs to encrypt transmission data in association with the relay device 30 that relays transmission data transmitted and received between the transmission terminals 10. By setting “No” in advance, the transmission terminal 10 and the relay device 30 automatically perform transmission without encrypting data that includes only the internal network and does not include the external network in the transmission path of the transmission data. Only data whose path includes an external network can be encrypted.

  Thereby, since unnecessary encryption processing can be reduced, consumption of hardware resources and the like required for encryption processing can be reduced, delay of communication of content data due to such processing load, It is possible to reduce a deterioration in data transmission quality such as missing video skipping. That is, the video conference system 1 can perform high-quality data transmission.

  FIG. 15 is an external view of the transmission terminal 10. The transmission terminal 10 includes a housing 100, an arm 110, and a camera housing 120. An operation panel 102 is formed on the right wall surface 101 of the housing 100. The operation panel 102 includes a plurality of operation buttons 103a to 103e as operation input units, a power switch 104, an alarm lamp 105, a sound output surface 106 for outputting sound from a built-in speaker, and the like.

  Further, a housing part 108 as a recess for housing the arm 110 and the camera housing 120 is formed on the left wall surface 107 of the housing 100. A display 150 is connected to the casing 100 of the transmission terminal 10 with a cable.

  The arm 110 is attached to the casing 100 via a torque hinge 111, and the arm 110 is configured to be rotatable in the vertical direction with respect to the casing 100 within a tilt angle θ1 of 135 degrees. FIG. 15 shows a state where the tilt angle θ1 is 90 degrees.

  The camera housing 120 incorporates a camera, which will be described later, and can capture images of users, documents, rooms, and the like. A torque hinge 121 is formed on the camera housing 120. The camera housing 120 is attached to the arm 110 via a torque hinge 121. The camera housing 120 has a panning angle θ2 of ± 180 degrees and a tilt angle θ3 of ± 45 degrees, with the state shown in FIG. It is configured to be rotatable in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  FIG. 16 is a hardware configuration diagram of the transmission terminal 10. As shown in FIG. 16, the transmission terminal 10 according to the present embodiment is used to drive a CPU 131 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 131 that controls the operation of the entire transmission terminal 10 and an IPL (Initial Program Loader). ROM (Read Only Memory) 132 that stores a program to be stored, RAM (Random Access Memory) 133 that is used as a work area of the CPU 131, a flash memory 134 that stores various data such as a transmission terminal program, image data, and audio data, An SSD (Solid State Drive) 135 for controlling reading or writing of various data to the flash memory 134 according to the control of the CPU 131, a flash memo The media drive 137 that controls the reading or writing (storage) of data with respect to the recording medium 136 such as a remote control, the operation button 138 that is operated when the destination of the transmission terminal 10 is selected, and the power supply of the transmission terminal 10 are turned on / off. A power switch 139 for switching and a network I / F (Interface) 141 for performing data transmission using the communication network 20 are provided.

  The transmission terminal 10 includes a built-in camera 142 that captures an image of a subject under the control of the CPU 131 to obtain image data, an image sensor I / F 143 that controls driving of the camera 142, a built-in microphone 144 that inputs sound, The built-in speaker 145 for outputting sound, the sound input / output I / F 146 for processing input / output of sound signals between the microphone 144 and the speaker 145 according to the control of the CPU 131, and the image data on the external display 150 according to the control of the CPU 131 Display I / F 147, external device connection I / F 148 for connecting various external devices, and address buses and data for electrically connecting the above components as shown in FIG. A bus line 140 such as a bus is provided.

  The display 150 is a display unit configured by a liquid crystal or an organic EL that displays an image of a subject, an operation icon, and the like. The display 150 is connected to the display I / F 147 by a cable 160. The cable 160 may be an analog RGB (VGA) signal cable, a component video cable, an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), or a DVI (Digital Video Interactive) signal. It may be a cable.

  The camera 142 includes a lens and a solid-state image sensor that converts light into electric charges and digitizes a subject image (video). As the solid-state image sensor, a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) or a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) is used. Etc. are used.

  External devices such as an external camera, an external microphone, and an external speaker can be connected to the external device connection I / F 148 by a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable or the like. When an external camera is connected, the external camera is driven in preference to the built-in camera 142 according to the control of the CPU 131. Similarly, when an external microphone is connected or when an external speaker is connected, each of the external microphones and the built-in speaker 145 is given priority over the internal microphone 144 and the built-in speaker 145 according to the control of the CPU 131. An external speaker is driven.

  The medium 136 is configured to be detachable from the transmission terminal 10. Further, as long as it is a non-volatile memory that reads or writes data according to the control of the CPU 131, not only the flash memory 134 but also an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM) or the like may be used.

  Further, the terminal program may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium such as the medium 136 and distributed in the form of an installable or executable file. The terminal program may be stored in the ROM 132 instead of the flash memory 134.

  FIG. 17 is a hardware configuration diagram of the transmission management system 50. The transmission management system 50 includes a CPU 201 that controls the overall operation of the transmission management system 50, a ROM 202 that stores a program used to drive the CPU 201 such as an IPL, a RAM 203 that is used as a work area for the CPU 201, and a transmission management program. HD 204 for storing data, HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 205 for controlling reading or writing of various data to the HD 204 in accordance with control of the CPU 201, media for controlling reading or writing (storage) of data to a recording medium 206 such as a flash memory A network for transmitting data using the drive 207, a display 208 for displaying various information such as a cursor, menu, window, character, or image, and the communication network 20. Keyboard I / F 209, keyboard 211 having a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, etc., mouse 212 for selecting and executing various instructions, selecting a processing target, moving a cursor, etc. FIG. 17 shows a CD-ROM drive 214 that controls reading or writing of various data with respect to a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) 213 as an example of a simple recording medium, and the above-described components as shown in FIG. A bus line 210 such as an address bus or a data bus for electrical connection is provided.

  The transmission management program may be an installable or executable file, and may be recorded and distributed on a computer-readable recording medium such as the medium 206 or the CD-ROM 213. The transmission management program may be stored in the ROM 202 instead of the HD 204.

  Note that the relay device 30 has the same hardware configuration as that of the transmission management system 50, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, a relay device program for controlling the relay device 30 is recorded in the HD 204. Also in this case, the relay device program is a file in an installable or executable format, and is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as the recording medium 206 or CD-ROM 213 for distribution. Good. The relay device program may be stored in the ROM 202 instead of the HD 204.

  As another example of the detachable recording medium, the recording medium is provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), or a Blu-ray disc. May be.

  In the present embodiment, the video conference system as the transmission system has been described. As another example, the transmission system transmits content data in one direction from one transmission terminal to the other transmission terminal via the transmission management system. May be a data providing system for transmitting information, or a communication system for mutually transmitting information, emotions, and the like between a plurality of transmission terminals via a transmission management system.

  The communication system is a system for mutually transmitting information, emotions, etc. between a plurality of communication terminals (corresponding to “transmission terminal”) via a communication management system (corresponding to “transmission management system”). In addition to the system, a videophone system and the like can be cited as examples.

  Further, the transmission system 1 may be a mobile phone communication system. In this case, for example, the transmission terminal 10 corresponds to a mobile phone.

  In the above embodiment, the case where a video conference is performed by the transmission system has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the transmission system may be a general conversation such as a meeting, between family members or friends, or in one direction. It may be used for presenting information.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Video conference system 10 Transmission terminal 11 Transmission / reception part 12 Operation input reception part 13 Image acquisition part 14 Audio | voice acquisition part 15 Storage part 16 Audio | voice output part 17 Display control part 18 Encryption processing part 20 Communication network 30 Relay apparatus 31 Transmission / reception part 32 Storage part 33 Content Data Editing Unit 34 Cryptographic Processing Unit 50 Transmission Management System 51 Transmission / Reception Unit 52 Storage Unit 53 Authentication Unit 54 Destination Terminal Management Unit 55 Relay Device Selection Unit 56 Encryption Necessity Determination Unit 521 Authentication DB
522 Destination terminal DB
523 Relay device DB
524 Encryption Necessity DB

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Claims (18)

From the first transmission terminal from among the plurality of transmission terminals connected to the network, a receiver for receiving a communication request for communication with the second transmission terminal from among the plurality of transmission terminals,
Relay data transmitted from the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal from the relay apparatus associated with the first transmission terminal or the second transmission terminal according to the content of the communication request A relay device selection unit for selecting the relay device to be,
A determining section for determining the necessity of encryption of data to relay the relay device selected by the pre-Symbol repeater selecting unit,
A transmission unit that transmits the determination result by the determination unit, to the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal,
A transmission management apparatus comprising: The communication request received by the receiving unit includes terminal identification information for identifying the first transmission terminal and terminal identification information for identifying the second transmission terminal. The transmission management device described in 1. A first storage unit that associates and stores terminal identification information that identifies the transmission terminal and relay apparatus identification information that identifies the relay apparatus that relays data transmitted and received by the first transmission terminal;
In the first storage unit, the relay device selection unit uses the relay device identification information associated with either the terminal identification information of the first transmission terminal or the terminal identification information of the second transmission terminal. The transmission management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the relay apparatus to be identified is selected. A second storage unit that associates and stores the relay device identification information and encryption necessity information that indicates whether encryption of data transmitted and received by the relay device identified by the relay device identification information is associated; Prepared,
The determination unit determines whether encryption is necessary based on the encryption necessity information associated with the relay device identification information of the relay device selected by the relay device selection unit in the second storage unit. The transmission management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a determination is made as to whether or not. The data first transmission terminal is transmitted and received, transmission management device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least one of image data or audio data to any one of 4. The relay apparatus selecting section, in the first storage unit, wherein is associated to an end late identification information of the first transmission terminal, and in associated with the end end identification information of the second transmission terminal 4. The transmission management device according to claim 3 , wherein the relay device identified by the relay device identification information is selected. The first storage unit further stores a priority of the relay device associates to the relay device identification information,
The relay apparatus selecting section, in the first storage unit, among the relay identified by the relay device identification information is associated with the terminal identification information identifying the first transmission terminal, the priority The transmission management device according to claim 3 , wherein the relay device identified by the relay device identification information having a higher degree is selected. The network has an internal network connectable with a predetermined local device, and an external network connectable with an unspecified number of devices,
The second storage unit, to said relay device identification information of the relay device that connects directly to the external network, that is associated with storing the encrypted necessity information indicating that encryption is required The transmission management apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein Receiving a communication request for requesting communication with a second transmission terminal among the plurality of transmission terminals from a first transmission terminal among the plurality of transmission terminals connected to the network ;
Relay data transmitted from the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal from the relay apparatus associated with the first transmission terminal or the second transmission terminal according to the content of the communication request A relay device selection step of selecting the relay device to be performed;
A judgment step of determining the necessity of encryption of data to relay the relay apparatus selected in the relay apparatus selecting step,
Program for executing the decision result of the decisions step, a transmission step of transmitting to the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal to the computer. A transmission system comprising a plurality of transmission terminals for transmitting data via a network,
From the first transmission terminal from among the previous SL plurality of transmission terminals, a first reception unit for receiving a communication request for communication with the second transmission terminal from among the plurality of transmission terminals,
Relay data transmitted from the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal from the relay apparatus associated with the first transmission terminal or the second transmission terminal according to the content of the communication request a relay apparatus selecting section for selecting the relay equipment which,
A determining section for determining the necessity of encryption of data to relay the relay device selected by the pre-Symbol repeater selecting unit,
A transmission unit that transmits the determination result by the determination unit, before Symbol first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal,
With
The first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal are:
A second receiver for receiving the determination result transmitted by the transmitter ;
If the previous SL the determination result by the second reception unit receives indicates the need for the encryption, and the encryption processing unit for encrypting data,
Each with
The first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal, respectively, transmits the data encrypted by the encryption processing unit, the relay device corresponding to the received result of the determination by said second receiving section A transmission system characterized by: Receiving a communication request for requesting communication with a second transmission terminal among the plurality of transmission terminals from a first transmission terminal among the plurality of transmission terminals connected to the network;
Relay data transmitted from the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal from the relay apparatus associated with the first transmission terminal or the second transmission terminal according to the content of the communication request A relay device selection step of selecting the relay device to be performed;
A determination step of determining whether or not the encryption of data relayed through the relay device selected in the relay device selection step;
A transmission step of transmitting the determination result in the determination step to the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal;
The transmission management method characterized by including. The communication request received in the receiving step includes terminal identification information for identifying the first transmission terminal and terminal identification information for identifying the second transmission terminal. The transmission management method described. In the relay device selection step, first identification information that identifies the transmission terminal and relay device identification information that identifies the relay device that relays data transmitted and received by the first transmission terminal are stored in association with each other. In the storage unit, selecting the relay device identified by the relay device identification information associated with either the terminal identification information of the first transmission terminal or the terminal identification information of the second transmission terminal. The transmission management method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that: In the determination step, the relay device identification information is stored in association with encryption necessity information indicating whether encryption of data transmitted and received by the relay device identified by the relay device identification information is necessary. The storage unit determines whether encryption is necessary based on the encryption necessity information associated with the relay device identification information of the relay device selected in the relay device selection step. Item 14. The transmission management method according to any one of Items 11 to 13. 15. The transmission management method according to claim 11, wherein the data transmitted and received by the first transmission terminal includes at least one of image data and audio data. In the relay device selection step, the relay associated with the terminal identification information of the first transmission terminal and associated with the terminal identification information of the second transmission terminal in the first storage unit 14. The transmission management method according to claim 13, wherein the relay device identified by device identification information is selected. The first storage unit further stores the priority of the relay device in association with the relay device identification information,
In the relay device selection step, the priority among the relay devices identified by the relay device identification information associated with terminal identification information for identifying the first transmission terminal in the first storage unit. The transmission management method according to claim 13, wherein the relay device identified by the relay device identification information having a higher value is selected. The network has an internal network connectable with a predetermined local device, and an external network connectable with an unspecified number of devices,
The second storage unit stores the encryption necessity information indicating that encryption is necessary in association with the relay device identification information of the relay device directly connected to the external network. The transmission management method according to claim 14.

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