JPH04354054A - Question and answer data recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To record a presentation material, and the content of a question and answer and the data of a questioner as information related with the presentation material. CONSTITUTION:This device is equipped with a data inputting means 10 which inputs the content of the question and answer, and the data of the questioner related with the presentation material, data processing means 20 which describes the relation between the presentation material and the inputted content of the question and answer, and data of the questioner, data storage means 30 which stores the question and answer data constituted of the presentation material, the content of the question and answer, and the data of the questioner, user interface 50 equipped with a display means 51, and control means 40. Thus, when the question to the presentation material is presented, the content of the question and answer can be immediately and exactly recorded in relation with the above mentioned material.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a question-and-answer data recording device for recording presentation materials, the content of questions and answers regarding the presentation materials, and, if necessary, questioner data as data related to the presentation materials.

0002

[Background Art] At research presentations, business negotiations, etc.
Various questions arise from attendees or other parties regarding the materials provided (presented) by the presenter or proposer (hereinafter referred to as presentation materials), and the presenter or proposer provides explanations in response to various questions. is normal. Traditionally, the questions and answers that occur during a presentation are recorded by the presenter or related parties in writing or on a recording device such as a tape recorder.
Based on this, we organize and keep records after the presentation or business negotiation. In addition, with the recent development of information processing equipment, it has become easier to accumulate and use materials using information devices such as workstations, and as seen in so-called electronic filing systems, it has become easier to input search codes and keywords. It is now possible to search for required materials and retrieve related materials or data visually on the display window. An example of this type of information storage/retrieval system is Terada. other,"
The disclosure is made in ``Prototype of an information storage and retrieval system using image information and hypertext structure'' (Information Processing Society of Japan 40th (first half of 1990) national conference proceedings, p. 644, 1Q-6).

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-mentioned conventional technology, the method of recording question-and-answer information by a person or on a tape recorder has the problem that the content of the question-and-answer session is complicated and the discussion develops quickly. There is a possibility that the records may be incomplete if the information is changed, and accurate descriptions may not be possible over time. Further, with electronic files, there is a problem in that it is difficult to immediately record information such as questions and responses to questions that occur at presentations, business negotiations, etc. as a file. The purpose of the present invention is to immediately and accurately record presented presentation materials, the content of questions and answers that have occurred regarding the materials, and, if necessary, the questioner's data as information related to the presentation materials. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a question-and-answer data recording device.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a user interface (50) having a display means (51) for displaying presentation materials, and a user interface (50) having a display means (51) for displaying presentation materials. A data input means (10) for inputting question-and-answer content and questioner data regarding the presentation material, and a description of the relationship between the presentation material and the question-and-answer content and questioner data input from the data input unit regarding the presentation material. data processing means (
20), and data storage means (3) for recording question and answer data consisting of the presentation materials processed by the data processing means, the question and answer contents, and questioner data.
0), and control means (40) for controlling operations of the user interface, the data input means, the data processing means, and the data storage means. The data input means (10) includes a video camera, a microphone, or a keyboard or mouse provided in a user interface, and a signal converter that converts the input signal into a format that can be processed by the data processing means (20) as necessary. configured. The data storage means (30) includes a question and answer table area for associating image files, audio files, text files, and presentation materials with question and answer data related thereto. The display means 51 for displaying the presentation materials is not limited to a window provided in a user interface, but may also be a large display device including an OHP or other projection type. In addition, the above user interface (50
) can also be operated in a conference format by connecting multiple devices via a local area network, in which case a workstation can be used as the user interface. Furthermore, it is also possible to perform presentation activities at remote locations using communication lines.

[0005]

[Operation] Users of this device, such as presenters and proposers, can use the user interface ( When the user selects a material related to the question on the display means (51) of 50), data indicating the relevant material is read from the data storage means (30) and displayed as the display means (51). Displayed on a window or other display means. Next, the content of the question and answer session and, if necessary, the data of the questioner are inputted from the data input means (10). This input includes image information, audio information, text information, etc. The image information is inputted by a video camera, the audio information is inputted by a microphone, and the text information is inputted by a keyboard or a mouse. 1
31) into a signal format that can be processed by the data processing unit. The input question-and-answer content is processed in the data processing means (20) to be matched with the material, and is stored together with the material in the data storage means (30).

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an embodiment of a question-and-answer data recording device according to the present invention.
2 is a data input means, 20 is a data processing means, 30 is a data storage means, 40 is a control means, 50 is a user interface, and 51 is a window as a display means. The data input means 10 is for inputting question content data and questioner data, and has functions for inputting images, sounds, and characters. Input devices constituting the data input means 10 include:
A video camera (to record questions as still images or videos), a microphone (for audio input), a keyboard, and a mouse (for text and graphics input, hereinafter referred to as text information, etc.) will be provided. The data processing means 20 has a function of describing the relationship between the question and answer data and questioner data input from the data input means 10 and the materials read from the data storage means 30, and storing the results in the data storage means 30 again. has. A method for describing the relationship between the above-mentioned materials and data input from the data input means 10 is to generate a table of question data for the materials in the data storage means 30 and record it together with the materials in the data storage means 30. . The data storage means 30 includes materials and question and answer data,
It has a function to save a table that describes questioner data and their relationships. These operations are automatically performed by a processing procedure provided in the control means 40, but manual operations are also possible. In the above description, the data to be recorded together with the materials are the question and answer data and the questioner data, but it is also possible to record only the question data.

FIG. 2 shows data input means 10 in the present invention.
11 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a portion of 11.
1 is a video camera, 12 is a keyboard/mouse, 13 is a microphone, and 111 is a video signal data processing means 20.
a video signal converter for converting into a signal format that can be processed by
Reference numeral 31 denotes an audio signal converter that converts the audio signal from the microphone 13 into a signal format that can be processed by the data processing means 20. Note that 20 is a data processing means, and 30 is a data storage means. In addition to the above video camera, microphone, keyboard/mouse, etc., a scanner, light pen, digitizer, etc. can also be used as a means for inputting question data or response data constituting the question and answer data. Furthermore, in applications such as video conferencing, it is also conceivable to use a facsimile line as an input method from a remote location. Regarding the method of describing the relationship between question data and materials, all data may be written as hypertext compatible with multimedia. Also,
It may also be expressed as a link, like a UNIX file system. Furthermore, if the material is a structured document, question data may be incorporated into the material as one of the document structures. Furthermore, by recording the data of the questioner (the questioner's affiliation, name, voice, or image such as a photograph of the questioner's face), it is possible to authenticate the questioner and leave it as evidence of what he or she has said.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the recording processing operation of the question and answer data recording apparatus according to the present invention. First, in response to the start of a presentation or in response to the occurrence of a question, required materials are read into the user interface 50 from the data storage means 30 and displayed on a window serving as the display means 51 (S-1). Video cameras, microphones,
Alternatively, it is taken in from the keyboard/mouse and inputted to the data processing means 20 as data that can be processed by the data processing means 20 (S-2). Data processing means 20
performs an association process between the input question and answer information data and the presentation materials (S-3). This association is executed by creating a question-and-answer table 31 in the data storage means 30 that associates the material concerned with question-and-answer data related to this material. Based on the created question and answer table, the question and answer data is stored in the data storage means 30 (S-4). This process is repeated until there are no more questions regarding the presentation material, and when the questions are finished, recording of question and answer data corresponding to the presentation material ends.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the processing operations of the question-and-answer data recording device according to the present invention in correspondence with user operations. The figure shows an example of a conference involving a plurality of workstations connected to a local area network, where the user is the one making the presentation. As the meeting progresses, it is assumed that the topic is for the user to make a presentation. First, the user retrieves predetermined materials from the data storage means 30 and presents them on the workstations of all attendees. In this state, the user sets the system including the question-and-answer data recording device according to the present invention to the question-and-answer phase, and starts the question-and-answer session. With the start of the question and answer phase, the user puts the system into data recording mode (P-1). As a result, the system automatically selects a pre-prepared input device for inputting question and answer information (P
-2). The input device is specified in advance for the conference according to the type of question and answer recording target (image, audio, text, etc.) depending on the content of the conference, and the data recording mode setting allows you to select one of the above inputs or Multiple selections are automatically made. When the input device is selected, the file specifying the input device to be used is read from the data storage unit 30, and the specified input device is initialized. In addition,
The above file is edited in advance by the user.

[0010] When a question occurs in this state, the user selects a required portion (for example, a page) of the material corresponding to the question on his or her workstation (P-4). The system sets a file for recording data in response to input from the input device (P-5). This file setting is a process of adding information that identifies the input destination and data type. After setting the file, the system sets the reference of the file that records the input data in the property of the required part of the selected material (here, the selected page) (P-6). For example, the contents of the above properties are as follows. Number of questions n: Question 1: Image file 1 Audio file 1 Text file 1 Question 2: Image file 2 Audio file 2 ・ ・ ・ ・ Question n: Image file n Audio file n After setting the file reference, record the question and answer session. (P-7), and the process from (P-3) to (P-8) is repeatedly executed until there are no more questions. When there are no more questions, the question is ended (P-8) and the next question is waited for (P-9). Once all questions have been asked, the question-and-answer phase ends. As above,
Questions that occur regarding presentation materials and information on responses to these questions can be recorded in association with the presentation materials.

[0011]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention,
When a question is asked about the presentation material displayed on a display means, the content of the question and answer can be instantly and accurately recorded in relation to the material.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an embodiment of a question-and-answer data recording device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a data input means portion of the question and answer data recording device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the recording processing operation of the question-and-answer data recording device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the processing operation of the question-and-answer data recording device according to the present invention in correspondence with user operations.

[Explanation of symbols]

10... Data input means, 11... Video camera, 12... Keyboard/mouse, 13... Microphone, 20... Data processing means, 21...
・Question and answer data, 22...Document data, 30...
...Data storage means, 31...Question and answer table,
40...control means, 50...user interface, 51...display means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A user interface having display means for displaying presentation materials; data input means for inputting question-and-answer content and questioner data regarding the presentation materials displayed on the display means of the user interface; , a data processing means for describing the relationship between the question and answer content and the questioner data input from the data input means regarding the presentation material, and the presentation material, the question and answer content, and the questioner processed by the data processing means. a data storage means for recording question and answer data consisting of data; and the user interface;
A question-and-answer data recording device comprising: control means for controlling operations of the data input means, the data processing means, and the data storage means.