JPH0398364A - Television conference system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow a person requesting to take part in the conference but not registered in advance to participate in the conference by providing a means receiving an additional participation request signal from a person requesting the new participation during the conference and a means connecting the person requesting the new participation in addition to each participant during the conference in response to the reception output of the reception means. CONSTITUTION:The system is provided with a means 14 receiving an additional participation request signal from a person requesting the new participation in the conference during the conference held at a date according to the storage content and an additional connection control means 15 giving a command to an inter-multi-point connection control section 13 in response to the reception output of the reception means 14 and allowing a connection means 1 to connect the new conference participation requesting person in addition. Thus, so long as there is a margin in the accommodated circuit number of the connection means 1, the new conference participation requesting, person is freely connected even on the way of conference proceeding.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a system for interconnecting conference participants at multiple locations and conducting a video and audio video conference.

[Conventional technology]

In this method, in order to conduct a multi-point video conference, the date and time of the meeting and the participants in the meeting are stored in advance in a storage means, and the conference conditions are registered in this way. The system reads out the stored contents, and when the registration date and time arrives, controls the connection means and connects the terminal devices of each registered participant to each other.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the past, even if a new participant requests participation during a conference, it is impossible to connect this person to each terminal device in the conference, which poses a problem in the operation of the B1 conference. It is occurring.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has the following features.
It's all about the things that make it up.

That is, in the above-mentioned method, there is a means for receiving an additional request signal from a new conference participation requester during a meeting at a meeting date and time according to the stored contents, and a control according to the received output of this receiving means. Additional control means is provided for giving a command to the means and causing the connection means to additionally connect a person requesting conference participation.

[Effect]

Therefore, there is a limit b1 to the number of circuits that can be accommodated in the connection means.
New participants requesting participation can be freely connected even during the middle of the meeting.

〔Example〕

The details of the present invention will be explained below with reference to a functional block diagram K showing an embodiment.

In the same figure, the video exchange system (hereinafter referred to as VEX) 1
A reservation terminal (hereinafter referred to as RTE) 2, a subscriber control terminal (hereinafter referred to as CTE) 3, and a signal receiving device (hereinafter referred to as SRE)
4 is accommodated, and the central equipment (hereinafter referred to as CCE) 10 is provided in the VEX 1. In the RTE 2, the meeting date and time, such as the date, start time, and duration of the meeting, are stored in advance.
If the registration operation for the terminal number etc. of the conference participant is compromised,
This is the reservation information registration section of CCEIO (
The new registered information is then given to the RIR (hereinafter referred to as RIR) 11, and is compared with the reservation information already stored in the storage device (hereinafter referred to as MEM) 5 such as a magnetic drum. If the information does not overlap with the reservation information, the RIR 11 stores the newly registered information as reservation information in the MEM 5, and the registration is thereby performed.

The memory contents of MEM5 are stored in the reservation information control unit (hereinafter referred to as RIC).
) 12, and when the current time and the meeting date and time of the reservation information match, the RIC 12 gives a command to the multi-point connection control unit (hereinafter referred to as MPC) 13, and the 9V
EX1 is controlled to connect each participant terminal device of the reservation information to each other, thereby starting a multipoint video conference.

In addition, the conference organizer is connected to the SRK4, and when a new conference participation requester sends an additional request signal from the CTE3 during the b1 conference, this is received by the SRE4 and displayed. The participant addition signal receiving unit (hereinafter referred to as ARR 14) of the CCE 10 receives and decodes the signal, and depending on the reception output of ARR 14, the participant addition control unit (hereinafter referred to as ACT) 15 adjusts the number of circuits accommodated in the conference connection. If there is room, ACT15 gives a command including the participation requester's terminal number to MPC13. Make additional connections to participants.

Therefore, by adding some functions to the conventional video conference system, it becomes possible to connect new participants requesting participation even during the b1 conference.

〔Effect of the invention〕

From the above explanation, it is clear that >6 According to the present invention, means for receiving an additional request signal from a participant requesting participation during a conference;
By providing a means for additionally connecting participants requesting participation to each participant in the conference according to the received output, participants requesting participation other than the participants who have been registered in advance can also join the conference. 1) It is possible to eliminate any hindrance to the operation of the meeting, and a remarkable effect can be obtained in multi-point video conferencing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figure is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Video exchange system, 3●... Subscriber control terminal, 4... Signal receiving device, 5... Storage device, 1
1...Reservation information registration unit, 12-4...Reservation information control unit, 13...Multipoint connection control unit, 14...Participant addition signal reception unit, 15...
・Participant midway addition control unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In the video conference system, the video conference system comprises: a means for storing a meeting date and time and reservation information of conference participants; a means for connecting a plurality of conference participants; and a means for controlling the connecting means according to the contents stored in the storing means. means for receiving an additional request signal from a new conference participation requester during a conference on a conference date and time; A video conference system characterized by comprising additional control means for making additional connections.