JP6488425B2 - Electronic conference management apparatus and electronic conference management method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic conference management apparatus and an electronic conference management method.

  With the development of electronic devices such as electronic blackboards and tablet terminals, efforts are being made to digitize meetings. One of the merits of digitizing a meeting is that it makes it easier to review the contents of the meeting. As related arts related thereto, for example, input means for inputting various operations on each material including an operation for displaying each material on a screen, screen processing means for reflecting the various operations on the screen, and the various types A table storage unit that stores the contents of operations in association with each material; and a calculation unit that calculates an evaluation value of each material associated in the table storage unit using a value corresponding to the contents of the various operations as a parameter; Based on the evaluation value, a summary creation device (see Patent Document 1) that includes summary generation means for narrowing down each material and placing it in one document data has been proposed.

JP 2009-64275 A

  In an electronic conference, when opinions of conference participants and facilitators are displayed on the interface as sticky note-type objects, for example, sticky notes related to similar contents are aggregated according to the progress or change of the discussion to converge the discussion. Etc. are performed.

  An overview of such aggregation of sticky notes in time series can indicate the flow of discussion and changes in topics. Also, if the discussion can be reviewed after the end of the electronic conference, unlike the case where only the conclusion of the discussion is confirmed, information such as the background to the conclusion and the background of the conclusion can be confirmed. However, the prior art does not have a function for converging discussions in the first place, and naturally cannot provide functions such as topic change and reflection of discussions described above.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a technique that easily captures the main points of discussion in an electronic conference and makes it easy to review the discussion.

An electronic conference management apparatus of the present invention that solves the above-described problem is an electronic conference management apparatus that displays an electronic sticky note on a predetermined display device, and in response to a moving operation on the electronic sticky note received from the predetermined device, When moving processing is performed, based on the distance between the electronic sticky note and another electronic sticky note, the electronic sticky note is assigned to a group of electronic sticky notes, or the electronic sticky note is separated from the group to which the electronic sticky note belongs. When the total number of the groups being displayed on the display device changes, a topic change point detection unit that detects the time of the change as a topic change point, and an electronic sticky note at the topic change point of the arrangement, anda conference content display unit for displaying at said display device, the tag group detection unit is within a predetermined distance from an electronic tag performing the moving processing If another electronic sticky note that exists and the other electronic sticky note specified belongs to a predetermined group, the electronic sticky note is assigned to a group to which the other electronic sticky note belongs, and the other electronic sticky note is When not belonging to a predetermined group, a new group consisting of the electronic sticky note and the other electronic sticky note is generated, and another electronic sticky note existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note subjected to the moving process When there are a plurality of electronic sticky notes, the electronic sticky note is assigned to a group to which the most recently moved electronic sticky note belongs .

Further, in the electronic conference management method of the present invention, the electronic conference management device that displays the electronic sticky note on the predetermined display device performs the electronic sticky note moving process in accordance with the movement operation for the electronic sticky note received from the predetermined device. In this case, a sticky note group that performs processing for assigning the electronic sticky note to a group consisting of a plurality of electronic sticky notes based on the distance between the electronic sticky note and another electronic sticky note, or separating the electronic sticky note from the group to which the electronic sticky note belongs. When the total number of the groups being displayed on the display device is changed in the detection process, the topic change point detection process for detecting the time of the change as a topic change point, and the arrangement state of the electronic sticky note at the topic change point, running a conference content display processing for displaying at said display device, in the sticky note group detection processing, within a predetermined distance from an electronic tag performing the moving processing When other electronic sticky notes existing are specified and the specified other electronic sticky note belongs to a predetermined group, the electronic sticky note is assigned to a group to which the other electronic sticky note belongs, and the other electronic sticky note is When not belonging to a predetermined group, a new group consisting of the electronic sticky note and the other electronic sticky note is generated, and there are a plurality of other electronic sticky notes existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process. In this case, the electronic sticky note is assigned to the group to which the most recently moved one of the other electronic sticky notes belongs .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to capture the main points of discussion in an electronic conference with high accuracy and to easily review the discussion.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the electronic conference management apparatus in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure of the electronic conference management program and data of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen display of the tag registration part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure which the tag data storage part of this embodiment has. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen display of the tag edit part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure which the sticky note movement history storage part of this embodiment has. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow which the tag group detection part of this embodiment performs. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure which the tag group information storage part of this embodiment has. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow which the topic change point detection part of this embodiment performs. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure which the topic change point storage part of this embodiment has. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow which the meeting content display part of this embodiment performs. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen display of the meeting content display part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen switching in the meeting content display part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen display of the tag registration part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure which the tag data storage part of this embodiment has. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow which the tag group detection part of this embodiment performs. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow which the tag group detection part of this embodiment performs. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen display of the tag edit part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the processing flow which the tag group detection part of this embodiment performs. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen display of the tag edit part of this embodiment.

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  Hereinafter, the electronic conference management technology of this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, components having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic conference management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. The electronic conference management apparatus 100 according to this embodiment includes a CPU 101, a main storage device 102, an auxiliary storage device 103, an input device 104, an output device 105, and a network interface 106.

  Among them, the CPU 101 receives an instruction of the electronic conference management program 1021 stored in the main storage device 102, and reads, calculates, and writes data in the electronic conference management program 1021.

  The main storage device 102 stores data processed by the electronic conference management apparatus 100 and the entire program. The main storage device 102 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory). The auxiliary storage device 103 stores data processed by the electronic conference management apparatus 100 and the entire program. The auxiliary storage device 103 is, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive).

  The input device 104 is a device that receives a command from the user to the electronic conference management device 100 and transmits the command to the CPU 101. The input device 104 is, for example, a mouse or a keyboard. The output device 105 is a device that displays a user interface screen in the electronic conference management apparatus 100. The output device 105 is, for example, a liquid crystal display.

  The network interface 106 accesses an appropriate network such as the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network), and transmits / receives appropriate data regarding the electronic sticky note to / from terminals of conference participants. The network interface 106 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) card.

  The apparatuses 101 to 106 of the electronic conference management apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 are connected by a bus 107. Therefore, each of the devices 101 to 106 inputs / outputs data and programs via the bus 107.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the electronic conference management program 1021 and data in this embodiment. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 2, the sticky note data storage unit 201, the sticky note movement history storage unit 202, the sticky note group information storage unit 203, and the topic change point storage unit 204 store data processed by the electronic conference management program 1021. Storage area.

  In addition, the electronic conference management program 1021 includes programs of a tag movement processing unit 211, a tag group detection unit 212, a topic change point detection unit 213, a tag registration unit 221, a tag editing unit 222, and a conference content display unit 223. Contains.

  Among the above-mentioned programs, the tag group detection unit 212, the topic change point detection unit 213, and the meeting content display unit 223 analyze the input data using the data stored in the data storage unit 210 as an input, and the analysis result Is a program that outputs On the other hand, the sticky note movement processing unit 211, the sticky note registration unit 221, and the sticky note editing unit 222 perform processing related to the user interface, such as receiving a command from the user and displaying an analysis result.

  The data stored in the data storage unit 210 is assumed to be stored data in the sticky note data storage unit 201, the sticky note movement history storage unit 202, the sticky note group information storage unit 203, and the topic change point storage unit 204. However, these details will be described later.

  Moreover, although the data of each of the above-described programs 211 to 213 and 221 to 223 and each of the storage units 201 to 204 are stored in the main storage device 102 in the electronic conference management apparatus 100, auxiliary data is stored as necessary such as the amount of data. It may be stored in the device 103.

  Next, functions of each program described above and data in each storage unit will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of the sticky note registration unit 221 in the present embodiment.

  The sticky note registration unit 221 of the present embodiment is configured to input an electronic sticky note registration instruction by a user who is a conference participant including a facilitator via an input device 104 or a conference participant via an appropriate input interface such as the screen 900 illustrated in FIG. And a function of storing the sticky note data of the electronic sticky note in the sticky note data storage unit 201.

  A screen 900 shown in FIG. 3 includes a text input unit 901 and a registration execution unit 902. Of these, the text input unit 901 is an interface that accepts input of the text of the tag data. For example, the text input unit 901 is a text box.

  The registration execution unit 902 accepts a user registration execution command, and stores the sticky note data having the text input to the text input unit 901 in the tag data storage unit 201. For example, the registration execution unit 902 is a button. When the user operates the button of the registration execution unit 902, the tag data is stored in the tag data storage unit 201. In storing sticky note data, for example, predetermined initial coordinates are stored in the X coordinate 303 and the Y coordinate 304, for example.

  An example of the sticky note data storage unit 201 in which sticky note data is stored by the processing by the sticky note registration unit 221 is shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of the content and data structure of data stored in the tag data storage unit 201 according to the present embodiment.

  In the sticky note data storage unit 201 of the present embodiment, sticky note data including the opinions of conference participants registered by the above-described sticky note registration unit 221 is stored. The tag data storage unit 201 stores an entry in which each value of the text 302, the X coordinate 303, and the Y coordinate 304 is associated with the tag ID 301 as a key.

  Of these, the value of the tag ID 301 is an ID assigned by incrementing sequentially from a predetermined initial value each time an opinion or the like is received from each conference participant (including a facilitator), and uniquely identifies the tag data. ID. Further, the value of the text 302 is the text of the sticky note data that is an opinion of the above-mentioned meeting participant.

  Further, the X coordinate 303 and the Y coordinate 304 are coordinates at which the tag data is displayed as an electronic tag on a predetermined coordinate plane in the tag editing unit 222 and the meeting content display unit 223. The electronic conference management apparatus 100 configures an electronic sticky note object by setting the value of the text 302 in the sticky note data to an appropriate icon (previously held in the main storage device 102 or the auxiliary storage device 103), and outputs this object to the output device The X coordinate 303 and the Y coordinate 304 can be arranged on the 105 coordinate plane. Each of these values of the X coordinate 303 and the Y coordinate 304 is a predetermined default value as described above, or a facilitator capable of operating the electronic conference management apparatus 100 adds an electronic sticky note corresponding to each opinion or the like. The coordinate values when the placement operation is performed on the screen of the output device 105 are obtained.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of the tag editing unit 222 in the present embodiment. The sticky note editing unit 222 in this embodiment has a function of reading the sticky note data stored in the sticky note data storage unit 201 and displaying a list of electronic sticky notes corresponding to the data on the output device 105. Further, the tag editing unit 222 accepts the input device 104 by the user facilitator using the input device 104 to specify the tag ID 301 of the tag data indicated by the electronic tag to be moved and the X coordinate 303 and the Y coordinate 304 of the destination of the tag data. , A function of sending these pieces of information to the sticky note movement processing unit 211 is provided.

  A screen 1000 shown in FIG. 5 includes a sticky note display unit 1001 and electronic sticky notes 1011 to 1014 arranged on the sticky note display unit 1001. In the electronic sticky notes 1011 to 1014 displayed on the sticky note display unit 1001, the sticky note editing unit 222 sets the text 302 of each piece of sticky data stored in the sticky note data storage unit 201 as an electronic sticky note object, and the X coordinate 303 and It is displayed at the corresponding position of the Y coordinate 304.

  Further, the tag editing unit 222 receives user input related to movement of the electronic tag displayed on the tag display unit 1001 by the input device 104. For example, the user input is performed by dragging the mouse as the input device 104 by the facilitator.

  In the case of the example in FIG. 5, the facilitator drags the electronic sticky note 1014 out of the electronic sticky notes 1011 to 1014 of the sticky note display unit 1001 from the initial position along the path 1016 by the mouse operation, and moves it to a desired destination. It is supposed to be.

  When the movement of the electronic sticky note by such a movement operation is completed, the sticky note editing unit 222 uses the sticky note ID 301 of the sticky note data corresponding to the moved electronic sticky note and the X and Y coordinates of the movement source and the movement destination to perform a sticky note movement process. To the unit 211.

  On the other hand, the tag movement processing unit 211 receives the tag ID 301, which is the ID of the tag data to be moved, and the X coordinate and Y coordinate values of the tag data movement source and destination transmitted from the tag editing unit 222. And registered in the tag movement history storage unit 202. Further, the tag movement processing unit 211 updates the X coordinate and the Y coordinate with the entry of the tag data in the tag data storage unit 201.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of the content and data structure of data stored in the tag movement history storage unit 202. The sticky note movement history storage unit 202 in this embodiment stores the movement history of electronic sticky notes performed by the sticky note movement processing unit 211 in response to the input from the above-described sticky note editing unit 222.

  In such a sticky note movement history storage unit 202, with a history ID 401 as a key, a movement sticky note ID 402, a movement source X coordinate 403, a movement source Y coordinate 404, a movement destination X coordinate 405, a movement destination Y coordinate 406, and a movement time 407, An entry in which a value is associated is stored.

  Among these values, the value of the history ID 401 is an ID for uniquely identifying the tag movement history. Further, the value of the moving sticky note ID 402 is a sticky note ID 301 of sticky note data that is an electronic sticky note that has been moved.

  Further, the values of the movement source X coordinate 403 and the movement source Y coordinate 404 are the positions before the movement of the sticky note data, which is the electronic sticky note that is the movement target. On the other hand, the values of the movement destination X coordinate 405 and the movement destination Y coordinate 406 are the movement destination, that is, the position after movement of the tag data that is the movement target. The value of the movement time 407 is the time when the movement of the electronic sticky note is completed.

The details of the tag group detection unit 212, the topic change point detection unit 213, and the conference content display unit 223 will be described later with reference to FIGS.
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  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow performed by the tag group detection unit 212. Here, it is assumed that the sticky note group detecting unit 212 starts the flow upon completion of the electronic sticky note moving process by the sticky note moving processing unit 211 described above.

  The sticky note group detection unit 212 in the flow determines whether the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process in the sticky note movement processing unit 211 belongs to the group (S600).

  Specifically, the sticky note group detection unit 212 in step S600 includes an entry in which the sticky note ID information 503 indicating the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process is included in the value of the belonging sticky note ID 503 in the sticky note group information storage unit 203. Search for. This entry is generated and stored for each group of electronic sticky notes grouped according to the electronic sticky note moving operation by the facilitator.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of the contents and data structure of data stored in the tag group information storage unit 203 in the present embodiment. The tag group information storage unit 203 stores the number of groups of tag data corresponding to the electronic tag related to a predetermined meeting and a list of tag data belonging to each group.

  The sticky note group information storage unit 203 stores the number of groups 501, the group ID 502, and the belonging sticky ID 503. Among these, the number of groups 501 is the value of the total number of groups. The group ID 502 is an ID for uniquely identifying group information. Also, the belonging tag ID 503 is a list of tag IDs 301 of tag data belonging to each group.

  If no entry is found as a result of the search in the sticky note group information storage unit 203, the sticky note group detection unit 212 determines that the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process is an electronic sticky note that does not belong to the group. (S600: n), and the process proceeds to step S602.

  On the other hand, if an entry is found as a result of the above-described search, the sticky note group detection unit 212 determines that the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process is an electronic sticky note belonging to the group (S600: y). The sticky note data of the electronic sticky note is excluded from the group to which it belongs (S601).

  Specifically, the sticky note group detection unit 212 in step S601 determines a sticky note ID 301 indicating an electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process from the value of the belonging sticky note ID 503 in the entry in the sticky note group information storage unit 203. delete. When the number of sticky IDs 301 in the belonging sticky ID 503 of the target entry becomes 1 with the deletion, the sticky note group detection unit 212 deletes the entry from the sticky note group information storage unit 203 and The value of Formula 501 is reduced by one.

  Subsequently, the sticky note group detection unit 212 detects sticky note data of another electronic sticky note existing in the vicinity of the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process (S602).

  Specifically, the sticky note group detection unit 212 in step S602 calculates the distance between the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process and another electronic sticky note based on each value of the X coordinate 303 and the Y coordinate 304, Another electronic sticky note whose calculated distance is smaller than a predetermined threshold is identified as another electronic sticky note present in the vicinity.

  Subsequently, the sticky note group detection unit 212 calculates the number of other electronic sticky notes present in the vicinity, that is, the number of sticky note data specified in step S602 described above (S603). When the number of sticky note data calculated here is 0 (S603: 0), the sticky note group detection unit 212 regards the electronic sticky note that is the target of the movement process as not belonging to any group, and ends the flow. To do.

  On the other hand, when the number of sticky note data calculated above is 1 (S603: 1), the sticky note group detection unit 212 shifts the processing to step S605.

  On the other hand, when the number of sticky note data calculated above is two or more (S603: two or more), the sticky note group detection unit 212 moves the movement time 407 in the movement history storage unit 202 for each of the other electronic sticky notes specified in S602. Are compared, and the electronic sticky note that has been moved most recently among the other electronic sticky notes is identified (S604).

  Subsequently, the sticky note group detection unit 212 determines whether the other electronic sticky note specified in S602 or S604 belongs to the group (S605). Specifically, the determination is made as to whether the tag ID of the other electronic tag is included in the value of the belonging tag ID 503 in each entry of the tag group information storage unit 203, that is, whether it belongs to the group. It will be.

  As a result of the above determination, when it is determined that the other electronic sticky note specified in S602 or S604 belongs to the group (S605: y), the sticky note group detection unit 212 determines the electronic sticky note that is the target of the movement process. The sticky note data is added to the group to which the other electronic sticky note specified in S602 or S604 belongs, and the flow ends (S606).

  Specifically, the sticky note group detection unit 212 in step S606 includes, among the entries in the sticky note group information storage unit 203, an entry related to the other electronic sticky note (the sticky note ID 301 of the sticky note data is stored in the belonging sticky note ID 503). Entry), the sticky ID 301 of the electronic sticky subject to the movement process is added as the value of the belonging sticky ID 503.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination described above, when it is determined that the other electronic sticky note identified in S602 or S604 does not belong to the group (S605: n), the sticky note group detection unit 212 determines that the electronic note that has been subjected to the movement process A new group consisting of two pieces of sticky note data, that is, a sticky note and the other electronic sticky note is created (S607), and the flow ends.

  Specifically, the tag group detection unit 212 in step S607 registers a new entry in the tag group information storage unit 203, and generates a value of the unregistered group ID 502 as a group ID 502 of the entry according to a predetermined rule. Store. Further, the sticky note group detection unit 212 stores the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process and each sticky note ID 301 of the other electronic sticky note as the value of the belonging sticky note ID 503 in the above-described entry.

Note that the tag group detection unit 212 adds one value for the number of groups 501 in accordance with the process of registering such a new entry in the tag group information storage unit 203.
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  Next, the flow by the topic change point detection unit 213 will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow performed by the topic change point detection unit 213. Here, it is assumed that the topic change point detection unit 213 starts the flow in response to the end of the processing of the tag group detection unit 212 in the flow example 1 described above.

  First, the topic change point detection unit 213 in the flow determines whether the number of groups has increased or decreased by the processing of the above-described tag group detection unit 212 (S801).

  Specifically, the topic change point detection unit 213 in step S801 increases or decreases the value of the number of groups 501 in the tag group information storage unit 203 before and after execution of the processing flow performed by the tag group detection unit 212. It will be judged whether there was. Naturally, prior to such processing, the tag group detection unit 212 assumes that the main storage device 102 or the auxiliary storage device 103 holds the value of the group number 501 before and after the execution of the flow example 1 described above.

  As a result of the above-described determination, when it is determined that the number of groups has increased or decreased (S801: y), the topic change point detection unit 213 selects an electronic sticky note entry that is the target of movement processing in the above-described flow example 1. By referring to the tag movement history storage unit 202, the value of the movement time 407 of the entry is extracted, and an entry having the value as the value of the topic change point 702 is stored in the topic change point storage unit 204 (S802).

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the data contents and data structure in the topic change point storage unit 204. The topic change point storage unit 204 illustrated in FIG. 10 stores values of the change point ID 701 and the topic change point 702.

Among these, the change point ID 701 is an ID that uniquely identifies an entry including the value of the topic change point stored in step S802, that is, the topic change point. The topic change point 702 is the value of the movement time 407 extracted in step S082 as the value of the topic change point.
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  Next, the flow by the conference content display unit 223 will be described. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow performed by the conference content display unit 223 of the present embodiment. Here, the conference content display unit 223 starts the flow in response to the processing end of the topic change point detection unit 213 in the flow example 2 described above or a predetermined instruction from the facilitator received by the input device 104. And

  In the conference content display unit 223 in the flow, first, based on the sticky note data storage unit 201 and the sticky note movement history storage unit 202, the value of the movement time 407 from the electronic sticky note registration time (information in the sticky note data storage unit 201) is set. The movement history of each electronic sticky note on the time series shown is specified (S1100). In this process, the electronic sticky note transitions from the X coordinate 303 and Y coordinate 304 positions at the time of registration of the electronic sticky note to the positions of the movement destination X coordinate 404 and the movement destination Y coordinate 406 in the movement process occurring at each movement time 407. Can be identified.

  Subsequently, the conference content display unit 223 uses the change in topic as the value of the movement time 407 as the time indicated by the value of each topic change point in the topic change inspection storage unit 204 in the movement history specified in step S1100 described above. It is specified as a movement history in which points have occurred (S1101).

  The meeting content display unit 223 also includes the movement tag ID 402, the movement source X-coordinate 403, the movement source indicated by the corresponding entry in the movement history storage unit 202 identified by the above-described step S1101, where the topic change point has occurred. Based on the respective values of the Y coordinate 404, the movement destination X coordinate 405, and the movement destination Y coordinate 406, the movement time 407 of the corresponding entry, that is, the arrangement position of the corresponding electronic sticky note at the topic change point is reproduced, and is output to the output device 105. Are displayed (S1102).

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen display in the conference content display unit 223. A screen 1100 shown in FIG. 5 includes a sticky note display unit 1001, electronic sticky notes 1011 to 1014, a topic change point display unit 1101, and a topic change point selection unit 1102. The meeting content display unit 223 reproduces and displays the state of the tag display unit 1001 before and after the topic change point designated by the topic change point selection unit 1102.

  The topic change point display unit 1101 displays to which topic change point the state of the currently displayed sticky note display unit 1001 corresponds. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the total number of topic change points and the number of the topic change points in order of time are displayed on the sticky note display unit 1001.

  The topic change point selection unit 1102 receives input from the user who is a facilitator via the input device 104, and switches the topic change point to be displayed. For example, the topic change point selection unit 1102 is a button. FIG. 13 shows a change example of the screen display when the topic change point to be displayed is switched by the user operation of the topic change point selection unit 1102.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating changes in screen display when the topic change points to be displayed are switched. For example, from the screen 1202 to the screen 1203, a group consisting of two electronic sticky notes 12021 and 12022 such as “progressing aging” and “decreasing working population” is newly created by moving the electronic sticky note 12021 “progressing aging”. Generated and registered as a topic change point. Therefore, the screen 1202 displays the state immediately before this topic change point.

As described above, based on the relative position of the electronic sticky note and the time when the electronic sticky note moved, the change of topic is detected as a topic change point with high accuracy, and the electronic sticky note at the topic change point is detected. By displaying each status, it is possible to easily review the conference.
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  Next, a first modification of the present embodiment will be described. In the first modification, not only “normal” tag data but also “summary” tag data in which intentions indicated by a plurality of “normal” tag data are aggregated are generated in the first embodiment. The topic change point is detected in consideration of the types of the “normal” and “summary” tag data. Hereinafter, the difference from the above-described embodiment will be mainly described, and description of similar points will be omitted.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of the tag registration unit 221. A screen 1500 shown in FIG. 14 includes a text input unit 901, a registration execution unit 902, and a normal / summary selection unit 1501. On this screen 1500, the user inputs sticky data of an electronic sticky note and performs an operation of registering it in the sticky note data storage unit 201.

  The normal / summary selection unit 1501 on the screen 1500 determines whether the input content in the text input unit 901 is a summary, that is, whether the type of the tag data input on the screen 1500 and registered in the tag data storage unit 201 is “normal”. This interface accepts selection from the user as to whether it is “summary”.

  The registration execution unit 902 is an interface that accepts a user registration execution command. The sticky note registration unit 221 converts the sticky note data having the type information selected by the normal / summary selection unit 1501 and the text input by the text input unit 901 in response to the user pressing the registration execution unit 902. Store in the storage unit 201. That is, when the user operates the button of the registration execution unit 302, the tag data is stored in the tag data storage unit 201 by the tag registration unit 221.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining an example of the content and data structure of data stored in the tag data storage unit 201 in the first modification. In the sticky note data storage unit 201 in the first modification, sticky note data associated with the type information of “normal” and “summary” is stored by the sticky note registration unit 221 as described above.

  The tag data storage unit 1301 stores an entry in which each value of the type 1301, the body text 302, the X coordinate 303, and the Y coordinate 304 is associated with the tag ID 301 as a key.

  Of these, the type 1301 is a value of “normal” or “summary” indicating the type of the sticky note data acquired from the user input by the sticky note registration unit 221. In the above-described embodiment, the type of each tag data is only “normal”, but in the first modified example, the type of “summary” is added.

  FIG. 16 shows an example of a process flow performed by the tag group detection unit 212 in the first modification. In this flow, the sticky note group detection unit 212 determines the type of the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process based on the value of the type 1301 indicated by the sticky note data of the electronic sticky note in the sticky note data storage unit 201 (the one shown in FIG. 15). It is determined (S1401).

  As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the type of the electronic sticky note is “normal” (S1401: normal), the sticky note group detection unit 212 performs the same processing as in the above-described embodiment (S600 to S607).

  On the other hand, as a result of the above-described determination, if it is determined that the type of the electronic sticky note is “summary” (S1401: summary), the sticky note group detection unit 212 performs electronic processing of the “summary” that is the target of the movement process. Other electronic sticky notes (hereinafter referred to as normal electronic sticky notes) that are closest to the sticky note (hereinafter referred to as summary electronic sticky notes) belong to the same group, and other electronic sticky notes that are closest to other summary electronic sticky notes It is determined whether or not (S1402).

  Specifically, the sticky note group detection unit 212 in step S1402 has the group ID 502 to which the normal electronic sticky note (the sticky note ID) closest to the summary electronic sticky subject to the movement process belongs (in the belonging sticky note ID 503). The sticky note group information storage unit 202 searches for a case where the normal electronic sticky note (the sticky note ID) closest to the other summary electronic sticky notes matches the group ID 502 to which it belongs (in the belonging sticky note ID 503).

  As a result of the above determination, there is no case where the normal electronic sticky closest to the summary electronic sticky subjected to the transfer process and the normal electronic sticky closest to another summary electronic sticky belong to the same group. Is found (S1402: n), the tag group detection unit 212 ends the flow.

  On the other hand, as a result of the above-described determination, it is found that the normal electronic sticky note closest to the summary electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process and the normal electronic sticky note closest to the other summary electronic sticky note belong to the same group. In the case (S1402: y), the sticky note group detection unit 212 converts the normal electronic sticky note belonging to the group including the other summary electronic sticky note to the summary electronic sticky note and the other summary electronic sticky note subjected to the transfer process. It is divided into two groups close to each (S1403).

  Specifically, the sticky note group detection unit 212 in step S1403 adds a new entry to the data in the sticky note group information storage unit 203, and stores a group ID 502 that does not exist in the entry. Further, the sticky note group detection unit 212 deletes the sticky ID 301 of the normal electronic sticky note that is close to the summary child sticky note subjected to the movement process from the belonging sticky note ID 502 of the group that matches between the above-described normal electronic sticky notes, and belongs to the new entry It adds to tag ID503.

As a result of such a series of processing, when the number of entries in the tag group information storage unit 203 is increased by 1, the tag group detection unit 212 increases the value of the group number 501 by one.

  Note that the sticky note group detection unit 212 deletes the entry of the group from the sticky note group information storage unit 203 when the attached sticky ID of the corresponding group is one as a result of the above-described step S1403.

As explained above, taking into account the types of electronic sticky notes such as “Normal” and “Summary”, it is possible to detect topic switching as a topic change point with high accuracy and display the state of the sticky note at the topic change point, respectively. Thus, the conference can be easily reviewed.
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  Next, a second modification of the present embodiment will be described. In the second modification, it is assumed that the user can perform grouping operation of electronic sticky notes and detect the topic change point in consideration of the grouping operation in the above-described embodiment. Hereinafter, the difference from the above-described embodiment will be mainly described, and description of similar points will be omitted.

  The sticky note movement processing unit 211 in the second modified example can also receive information related to grouping operations for electronic sticky notes from the sticky note editing unit 222. Specifically, when a predetermined grouping operation by the user is performed on the input device 104, the sticky note movement processing unit 211 displays a list of sticky IDs 301 of the sticky note data of the electronic sticky notes that are the grouping target. Is sent to the tag group detection unit 212.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow performed by the tag group detection unit 212. In this flow, the tag group detection unit 212 determines whether the user operation received by the input device 104 is a grouping operation or an electronic tag moving operation (S1601).

  As a result of the above-described determination, when it is determined that the operation is an electronic sticky note moving operation (S1601: n), the sticky note group detection unit 212 performs the same processing as in the above-described embodiment (S600 to S607).

  On the other hand, if it is determined as a result of the above-described determination that the operation is a grouping operation (S1601: y), the sticky note group detection unit 212 newly creates a group including electronic sticky note groups designated by the grouping operation (S1602). ).

  Specifically, the sticky note group detection unit 212 in step S1602 adds a new entry to the sticky note group information storage unit 203, and stores a nonexistent group ID 502 for the new entry. Further, the sticky note group detection unit 212 adds the sticky ID 301 of each sticky note data of the electronic sticky note group that is the grouping target to the belonging sticky ID 503 of the new entry. On the other hand, the tag group detection unit 212 deletes the tag ID 301 of each tag data of the electronic tag group from the belonging tag ID 503 of the entry related to another group. When the number of sticky notes belonging to the belonging sticky ID ID 503 becomes one by the deletion, the sticky note group detection unit 212 deletes the entry of the corresponding group from the sticky note group information storage unit 203. When the number of entries in the tag group information storage unit 203, that is, the number of groups is changed by such a series of processes, the tag group detection unit 212 updates the value of the group number 501 in accordance with the change.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of the tag editing unit 222 in the second modification. A screen 1700 shown in FIG. 18 includes a sticky note display unit 1001 and electronic sticky notes 1011 to 1014.

  The tag editing unit 222 receives input from the user regarding grouping on the screen 1700. For example, user input is performed by dragging the mouse. For example, the user operates the mouse to drag the electronic sticky note 1013 and the electronic sticky note 1014 so as to enclose the electronic sticky note 1013 and the electronic sticky note 1014 as a group of electronic sticky notes to be grouped. Information on the electronic sticky note 1013 and the electronic sticky note 1014, which are grouped electronic sticky notes, is sent from the sticky note editing unit 222 to the sticky note movement processing unit 211.

As explained above, taking into account grouping operations by the user, topic switching can be detected with high accuracy as topic change points, and the status of sticky notes at each topic change point can be displayed, making it easy to look back on the conference It can be carried out.
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  Then, the 3rd modification of this embodiment is demonstrated. In the third modification, even if the above-described group assignment or group generation is performed on the electronic sticky note that is the object of the movement process, the distance between the electronic sticky notes is not much on the display. Address the situation where the group of electronic sticky notes is not visually obvious, such as there are other electronic sticky notes that are not near or other close distances (but not subject to grouping) The electronic sticky note will be clearly indicated.

  Hereinafter, the difference from the above-described embodiment will be mainly described, and description of similar points will be omitted. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow performed by the tag group detection unit of the present embodiment.

  In this case, the sticky note group detection unit 212 determines the distance between the electronic sticky note after the movement process described in the above-described embodiment and the other electronic sticky note that is the target of assignment to a group or generation of a new group. Is calculated (S1900).

  Specifically, the sticky note group detection unit 212 in step S1900 determines the destination X from the entry of the electronic sticky note in the sticky note movement history storage unit 202 as each value of the X coordinate and the Y coordinate of the electronic sticky note after the movement process. Each value of coordinate 405 and destination Y coordinate 406 is acquired.

  Further, the sticky note group detection unit 212 uses the X coordinate and Y coordinate values of the other electronic sticky notes described above as the destination X coordinate 405, the destination Y from the entry of the other electronic sticky note in the sticky note movement history storage unit 202. Each value of the coordinate 406 is acquired. If the other electronic sticky note entry does not exist in the sticky note movement history storage unit 202, the sticky note group detection unit 212 identifies the other electronic sticky note entry in the sticky note data storage unit 201, and Each value of the X coordinate 303 and the Y coordinate 304 is acquired.

  Further, the sticky note group detection unit 212 calculates the distance between the electronic sticky note and the other electronic sticky note based on the X-coordinate and Y-coordinate values obtained as described above. An existing method may be adopted as a method for calculating the distance between the coordinates.

  Next, the tag group detection unit 212 compares the distance calculated in step S1900 with a predetermined reference, and determines whether the distance exceeds the predetermined reference (S1901).

  As a result of the above determination, when it is determined that the distance between the electronic sticky note and the other electronic sticky note does not exceed the predetermined reference (S1902: n), the flow is ended.

  On the other hand, if it is determined as a result of the above determination that the distance between the electronic sticky note and the other electronic sticky note exceeds a predetermined standard (S1902: y), the electronic sticky note group (the electronic sticky note and the other electronic sticky note) The electronic sticky note) is identified as a group that is not clearly grouped, and the placement position of the electronic sticky note is moved from the other electronic sticky note to the position of the predetermined reference distance range (S1903) End the flow.

  Specifically, the sticky note group detection unit 212 in step S1903, based on the respective X-coordinate and Y-coordinate values of the electronic sticky note and the other electronic sticky note (both acquired in S1900), for example, Predetermined values are added or subtracted so that the X-coordinate and Y-coordinate values of the electronic sticky note approach the X-coordinate and Y-coordinate values of the other electronic sticky note. As this predetermined value, for example, a value such as 1/3 or 1/4 of an X coordinate difference between electronic sticky notes can be assumed. The same applies to the Y coordinate.

  Further, the sticky note group detection unit 212 adds the above-described values to the electronic sticky note based on the X and Y coordinate values of the electronic sticky note and the X and Y coordinate values of the other electronic sticky notes. The distance between the sticky note and the other electronic sticky note is calculated again.

  The sticky note group detection unit 212 repeats the above-described value addition or subtraction processing and the subsequent distance calculation processing until the calculated distance is equal to or less than the predetermined reference.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of the tag editing unit of the present embodiment. In the case of the screen 2000 shown in FIG. 20, the facilitator drags the electronic sticky note 1014 out of the electronic sticky notes 1011 to 1014 of the sticky note display unit 1001 from the initial position along the path 1016 by the mouse operation, and moves to the desired destination. It is assumed that As a result of this movement, it is assumed that the electronic sticky note 1014 generates a new group with the electronic sticky note 1013. However, although the group is generated, visually, the electronic sticky note 1013 and the electronic sticky note 1014 are arranged at a distance that does not make it obvious that they belong to the same group.

  Therefore, by the processing of the tag group detection unit 212 in the third modification described above, as shown on the screen 2001, the arrangement position of the electronic tag 1014 is set within the predetermined reference distance range from the electronic tag 1013 which is another electronic tag. Moved to position. As a result, the electronic sticky note 1014 is disposed at a position sufficiently close to the electronic sticky note 1013, and it is visually apparent that both belong to the same group.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment which concerns on this invention has been demonstrated, this invention is not limited to an example of above-described embodiment, Various modifications are included. For example, the above-described exemplary embodiment has been described in detail for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the present invention, and is not necessarily limited to one having all the configurations described. In addition, a part of the configuration of the embodiment can be replaced with another configuration, and another configuration can be added to the configuration of a certain embodiment.

  According to the electronic conference management apparatus of the present embodiment, it is possible to capture the main points of the discussion in the electronic conference with high accuracy and to easily review the discussion.

  At least the following will be clarified by the description of the present specification. That is, in the electronic conference management apparatus according to the present embodiment, the sticky note group detection unit identifies another electronic sticky note existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process, and the identified other electronic sticky note is If the electronic sticky note belongs to a predetermined group, the electronic sticky note is assigned to a group to which the other electronic sticky note belongs, and if the other electronic sticky note does not belong to the predetermined group, the electronic sticky note and the other electronic sticky note are assigned. It is also possible to generate a new group consisting of

  According to this, an appropriate grouping process can be performed simply by moving the electronic sticky note by a user who operates the electronic sticky note without performing a special group specifying operation.

  Further, in the electronic conference management apparatus according to the present embodiment, the sticky note group detection unit, when there are a plurality of other electronic sticky notes that exist within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process, The electronic sticky note may be assigned to a group to which the most recently moved item belongs.

  According to this, even if the user who operates the electronic sticky note does not perform a special group designation operation, the user only moves the electronic sticky note, and the topicality in the conference among the groups existing near the destination is the latest. It is possible to perform efficient grouping.

  Further, in the electronic conference management apparatus according to the present embodiment, when the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process is a predetermined type of electronic sticky note, the sticky note group detection unit detects other electronic devices existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note. If the specified other electronic sticky note belongs to a group of another electronic sticky note of the same type as the predetermined type, the specified other electronic sticky note is separated from the group, and the separated electronic sticky note is identified. A new group including the electronic sticky note and the electronic sticky note subjected to the moving process may be generated.

  According to this, a user who operates an electronic sticky note of a type indicating a summary of a plurality of electronic sticky notes can move the electronic sticky note of the summary type only by moving the electronic sticky note of the summary type without performing a special group designation operation. Perform group division by appropriately grouping general electronic sticky notes in a group associated with other electronic sticky notes with summary types existing near the destination of the sticky notes and electronic sticky notes with summary types of moving targets described above. Is possible.

  Moreover, in the electronic conference management apparatus according to the present embodiment, the sticky note group detection unit performs a process of generating a group including the electronic sticky note group in response to a grouping operation for the electronic sticky note group received from a predetermined device. It is good also as.

  According to this, it is possible to quickly execute an appropriate grouping process in response to an instruction of a user who wants to clearly specify a group.

  Further, in the electronic conference management apparatus according to the present embodiment, the sticky note group detection unit includes the electronic sticky note after the moving process and the other assignment target of assignment to the belonging group or generation of the new group. If the distance from the electronic sticky note exceeds a predetermined reference, a process of moving the placement position of the electronic sticky note after the moving process from the other electronic sticky note to a position within the predetermined reference distance range is performed. It may be a thing.

  According to this, even if the above-described group assignment or group generation is performed on the electronic sticky note that is the target of the movement process, the distance between the electronic sticky notes is not so close on the display, or other short distances A group of electronic sticky notes can be clearly indicated by dealing with a situation where a group of electronic sticky notes is visually unclear, such as the presence of electronic sticky notes (but not a target for grouping). As a result, the main points of the discussion in the electronic conference are grasped with higher accuracy, and the discussion can be reviewed more easily.

  In the electronic conference management method of the present embodiment, the electronic conference management device identifies another electronic sticky note that exists within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note that has performed the movement process in the sticky note group detection process, and If the specified other electronic sticky note belongs to a predetermined group, the electronic sticky note is assigned to a group to which the other electronic sticky note belongs, and if the other electronic sticky note does not belong to the predetermined group, A new group including a sticky note and the other electronic sticky note may be generated.

  Further, in the electronic conference management method of the present embodiment, when the electronic conference management apparatus includes a plurality of other electronic sticky notes that exist within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process in the sticky note group detection process. The electronic sticky note may be assigned to a group to which the most recently moved electronic sticky note belongs.

  Further, in the electronic conference management method of the present embodiment, when the electronic conference management apparatus performs the movement process in the sticky note group detection process, if the electronic sticky note is a predetermined type of electronic sticky note, a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note If another electronic sticky note existing within is specified, and the other electronic sticky note specified belongs to a group of another electronic sticky note of the same type as the predetermined type, the other electronic sticky note specified is It is good also as separating from a group and producing | generating the new group which consists of the said electronic sticky note and the electronic sticky note which performed the said movement process.

  Also, in the electronic conference management method of the present embodiment, the electronic conference management device is configured by the electronic sticky note group in response to a grouping operation for the electronic sticky note group received from the predetermined device in the sticky note group detection process. It is good also as performing the process which produces | generates.

  Further, in the electronic conference management method of the present embodiment, the electronic conference management apparatus, in the sticky note group detection process, assigns the electronic sticky note after the moving process and assigns to the belonging group or generates the new group. When the distance from the target other electronic sticky note exceeds a predetermined reference, the placement position of the electronic sticky note after the movement process is set to a distance within the predetermined reference distance from the other electronic sticky note. Processing to move to a position may be performed.

100 Electronic Conference Management Device 101 CPU
102 Main storage device 1021 Electronic conference management program 103 Auxiliary storage device 104 Input device 105 Output device 106 Network interface 107 Bus 201 Sticky note data storage unit 202 Sticky note movement history storage unit 203 Sticky note group information storage unit 204 Topic change point storage unit 210 Data storage Unit 211 Sticky note movement processing unit 212 Sticky note group detection unit 213 Topic change point detection unit 221 Sticky note registration unit 222 Sticky note editing unit 223 Conference content display unit 900 Screen 1000 Screen 1001 Sticky note display units 1011 to 1014 Electronic sticky note 1100 Screen 1201 to 1203 Screen 1500 Screen 1700 Screen 2000 Screen 2001 Screen

Claims (10)

An electronic conference management device that displays an electronic sticky note on a predetermined display device,
A group consisting of a plurality of electronic sticky notes based on the distance between the electronic sticky note and another electronic sticky note when the electronic sticky note moving process is performed according to the movement operation for the electronic sticky note received from the predetermined device. A sticky note group detection unit that performs a process of assigning to or a separation process of the electronic sticky note from the belonging group,
When the total number of the groups being displayed on the display device has changed, a topic change point detection unit that detects the time of the change as a topic change point;
A conference content display unit for displaying an arrangement state of the electronic sticky note at the topic change point on the display device ;
The sticky note group detection unit
When another electronic sticky note existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note subjected to the moving process is specified, and the specified other electronic sticky note belongs to a predetermined group, the electronic sticky note is changed to the other electronic sticky note. When the other electronic sticky note does not belong to the predetermined group, a new group consisting of the electronic sticky note and the other electronic sticky note is generated and the movement process is performed. When there are a plurality of other electronic sticky notes present within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note, the electronic sticky note is assigned to a group to which the most recently moved one of the other electronic sticky notes belongs,
An electronic conference management apparatus characterized by that.   The sticky note group detection unit
  When the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process is a predetermined type of electronic sticky note, another electronic sticky note existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note is specified, and the specified other electronic sticky note is the same as the predetermined type When belonging to a group of other electronic sticky notes of a type, separate the identified other electronic sticky notes from the group, and generate a new group consisting of the separated electronic sticky notes and the electronic sticky note subjected to the moving process To do,
  The electronic conference management apparatus according to claim 1.   The sticky note group detection unit
  In response to a grouping operation for the electronic sticky note group received from the predetermined device, a process for generating a group composed of the electronic sticky note group is performed.
  The electronic conference management apparatus according to claim 1.   The sticky note group detection unit
  If the distance between the electronic sticky note after the moving process and the other electronic sticky note that is the target of assignment to the group or generation of a new group exceeds a predetermined reference, the moving process A process of moving the arrangement position of the subsequent electronic sticky note from the other electronic sticky note to a position within the predetermined reference distance range,
  The electronic conference management apparatus according to claim 1.   An electronic conference management device that displays an electronic sticky note on a predetermined display device,
  A group consisting of a plurality of electronic sticky notes based on the distance between the electronic sticky note and another electronic sticky note when the electronic sticky note moving process is performed according to the movement operation for the electronic sticky note received from the predetermined device. A sticky note group detection unit that performs a process of assigning to or a separation process of the electronic sticky note from the belonging group,
  When the total number of the groups being displayed on the display device has changed, a topic change point detection unit that detects the time of the change as a topic change point;
  A conference content display unit for displaying an arrangement state of the electronic sticky note at the topic change point on the display device;
  The sticky note group detection unit
  When the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process is a predetermined type of electronic sticky note, another electronic sticky note existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note is specified, and the specified other electronic sticky note is the same as the predetermined type When belonging to a group of other electronic sticky notes of a type, separate the identified other electronic sticky notes from the group, and generate a new group consisting of the separated electronic sticky notes and the electronic sticky note subjected to the moving process To do,
  An electronic conference management apparatus characterized by that.   An electronic conference management device that displays an electronic sticky note on a predetermined display device,
  A group consisting of a plurality of electronic sticky notes based on the distance between the electronic sticky note and another electronic sticky note when the electronic sticky note moving process is performed according to the movement operation for the electronic sticky note received from the predetermined device. A sticky note group detection process that performs a process of assigning to a group or a process of separating the electronic sticky note from the group to which it belongs,
  When the total number of the groups being displayed on the display device has changed, topic change point detection processing for detecting the time of the change as a topic change point;
  A conference content display process for displaying the arrangement state of the electronic sticky note at the topic change point on the display device,
  In the tag group detection process,
  When another electronic sticky note existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note subjected to the moving process is specified, and the specified other electronic sticky note belongs to a predetermined group, the electronic sticky note is changed to the other electronic sticky note. If the other electronic sticky note does not belong to a predetermined group, a new group consisting of the electronic sticky note and the other electronic sticky note is generated,
  When there are a plurality of other electronic sticky notes existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process, the electronic sticky note is assigned to a group to which the most recently moved electronic sticky note belongs. ,
  Electronic conference management method characterized by the above   The electronic conference management device is
  In the tag group detection process,
  When the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process is a predetermined type of electronic sticky note,
If another electronic sticky note existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note is specified, and the specified other electronic sticky note belongs to a group of other electronic sticky notes of the same type as the predetermined type, the specified Separating another electronic sticky note from the group, and generating a new group composed of the separated electronic sticky note and the electronic sticky note subjected to the moving process,
  The electronic conference management method according to claim 6.   The electronic conference management device is
  In the tag group detection process,
  In response to a grouping operation for the electronic sticky note group received from the predetermined device, a process for generating a group composed of the electronic sticky note group is performed.
  The electronic conference management method according to claim 6.   The electronic conference management device is
  In the tag group detection process,
  If the distance between the electronic sticky note after the moving process and the other electronic sticky note that is the target of assignment to the group or generation of a new group exceeds a predetermined reference, the moving process A process of moving the arrangement position of the subsequent electronic sticky note from the other electronic sticky note to a position within the predetermined reference distance range;
The electronic conference management method according to claim 6.   An electronic conference management device that displays an electronic sticky note on a predetermined display device,
  A group consisting of a plurality of electronic sticky notes based on the distance between the electronic sticky note and another electronic sticky note when the electronic sticky note moving process is performed according to the movement operation for the electronic sticky note received from the predetermined device. A sticky note group detection process that performs a process of assigning to a group or a process of separating the electronic sticky note from the group to which it belongs,
  When the total number of the groups being displayed on the display device has changed, topic change point detection processing for detecting the time of the change as a topic change point;
  A conference content display process for displaying the arrangement state of the electronic sticky note at the topic change point on the display device,
  In the tag group detection process,
  When the electronic sticky note subjected to the movement process is a predetermined type of electronic sticky note,
If another electronic sticky note existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic sticky note is specified, and the specified other electronic sticky note belongs to a group of other electronic sticky notes of the same type as the predetermined type, the specified Separating another electronic sticky note from the group, and generating a new group composed of the separated electronic sticky note and the electronic sticky note subjected to the moving process,
  An electronic conference management method characterized by the above.

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