JPH07123384A - Multimedia conference proceeding preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the multimedia conference proceeding preparing device in a dispersed conference system where a person can participate in a conference in his own seat., he can edit a proceeding in his seat and he can easily prepare, approve and distribute the proceeding. CONSTITUTION:A dispersed conference system performing a multi-spot communication conference is constituted by connecting a conference terminal 40 and a conference server 60 where multimedia information composed of video, sound and data is treated by a communications network 300. In the conference terminal 40 and the conference server 60, a sound and video recorder for recording the sound and video in the conference to prepare a multimedia conference proceeding and a sound and video controller performing instructions on the start and termination of the recording of video and sound are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a distributed conference system in which conference terminals for handling multimedia information including video, audio and data are connected to each other through a communication line between remote locations to hold a communication conference between multiple points. The present invention relates to a multimedia meeting record creating apparatus for creating a meeting record of the communication meeting using multimedia information such as voice, moving image, still image, and text.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a remote conference system, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, a type is known in which a conference room between two points is connected via a wide area network 30. The configuration of this system is such that a camera 10 capable of imaging and displaying a plurality of participants.
-3 and a television 10-4, and two communication terminal devices 10 and 10 'having a voice system including a microphone 10-1 and a speaker 10-2 are connected by a wide area network 30. Here, the camera 10-3 captures the participant, the participant of the other party is displayed on the television 10-4, and the microphone 10-1 and the speaker 10-2 can be used to exchange opinions and discuss each other. With such a structure, it is possible to hold a highly realistic conference even if it is far away.

An electronic blackboard system 1 as an auxiliary device
It is also possible to display the figure written on the electronic blackboard using 0-5 on the television (not shown) of the partner's electronic blackboard system. Further, by using the facsimile 10-6, it is possible to transmit the material of the conference. Remote controller 20 controls these elements. A conference can be held even if such systems are connected via the wide area network 30 and are separated from each other.

[0004]

By the way, one of the problems in the operation of such a conventional remote conference system is the problem of creating and approving the conference proceedings. Each time a meeting is held, it is necessary to create a meeting record and distribute it to many participants. It is troublesome for the proceedings creator to create and approve the proceedings, and the time spent for editing and distributing the proceedings such as correcting and deleting the proceedings is not foolish. Also, approval of the minutes is usually obtained only at the next meeting.

Therefore, according to the present invention, a voice, a moving image, a still image,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a multimedia recording apparatus that can create and edit a meeting record at its own seat using multimedia information such as text, and can easily create, approve, and distribute the meeting record.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is to connect a conference terminal for handling multimedia information including video, voice and data via a communication network to make a communication conference between multiple points. In a multimedia meeting record creating apparatus for creating a meeting record of a distributed meeting system using multimedia information, an instructing unit for instructing recording start and recording end of the recording of the conference record during the meeting, and the instructing unit. A conference record creating means for creating a conference record using the multimedia information by recording the contents of the communication conference using the multimedia information from the instructed recording start time to the recording end time. It is characterized by doing.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the recording start and the recording end of the recording of the conference record are instructed during the conference by the instructing means, and the communication conference is started from the recording start time point to the recording end time pointed by the instructing means. A conference proceeding is created using the multimedia information by recording the contents using the multimedia information. As a result, the minutes can be created and edited at one's own seat, and the minutes can be easily approved, distributed, and searched.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A multimedia media recording apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, a distributed conference system to which the present invention is applied will be described.

FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration of a distributed conference system to which the present invention is applied. This distributed conference system comprises a conference server 60, a plurality of conference terminals 40, and a communication network 300 connecting them. It is equipped and configured. Here, as the communication network 300, a wide area network such as a broadband ISDN network, an ATM-LAN, or an STM multimedia L is used.
An internal network such as AN can be used.

The plurality of conference terminals 40 respectively include a video system including a camera 41-3 and a terminal device 42, an audio system including a microphone 41-1 and a speaker 41-2, and a conference. The terminal control device 44 is provided.

The video from the camera 41-3 of each conference terminal 40 and the voice from the microphone 41-1 are sent to the conference server 60 via the conference terminal control unit 44, and the respective video and voice are synthesized, and again. Sent to the conference terminal 40,
It is reproduced by the speaker 41-2 and the terminal device 42 through the conference terminal control device 44. This allows the conference participants to listen to other participants' voices and see the video.

The terminal device 42 can be specifically realized by a personal computer or a workstation. Since these personal computers and workstations have a built-in video board for displaying video, the video sent from the conference server 60 via the conference terminal control unit 44 can be displayed in the window on the screen. . In addition, there are electronic blackboard / digitizer 41-5 and facsimile 41-6 as options for peripheral devices, which are used for transmitting and receiving digital image information and still images. In addition, the conference terminal 40
The conference server 60 is provided with conference record editing devices 45 and 65, respectively, as described later.

FIG. 2 shows a detailed configuration of the conference server 60 shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the conference server 60 includes a service control system 61 and a status monitoring terminal 6.
2. The conference record editing device 65 is configured to include the conference record editing device 65, and the conference record editing device 65 records a sound and an image.
A recording control device 64 for controlling recording of voice and images is provided.

The service control system 61 includes a conference terminal 4
The video signal, the audio signal, the data, and the call control data from 0 are received, multiplexed, expressed in a fixed format having a plurality of windows, and transmitted again to the conference terminal 40 through the communication network 300. In addition, the status monitoring terminal 6
2 is connected to the service control system 61 and manages the operation of the system.

Recording device 6 constituting the conference record editing device 65
3 records the multimedia conference proceedings. The recording control device 64 controls the recording device 63 when the conference proceedings editor edits the conference proceedings.

The structure of the service control system 61 is shown in FIG. The service control system 61 includes modules M1 to M
n, each line L1 to Ln or each conference terminal 4
The same modules M1 to Mn are prepared for each 0. The service control system 61 is connected to the conference record editing apparatus 65, and inputs / outputs video signals, audio signals, data, and call control data to the conference record editing apparatus 65.

The function of the service control system 61 is line 1
A description will be given along with the module M1 of (L1). The line interface unit 610-1 includes a video processing unit 611-1, an audio processing unit 612-1, a data processing unit 614, and a call control unit 61.
The video signal, the audio signal, the data, and the call control data are received from 3-1 and multiplexed and transmitted to the network 300. On the contrary, a signal is received from the network 300 and separated, and the video signal, the audio signal and the data are passed to the video processing unit 611-1, the audio processing unit 612-1 and the data processing unit 614. The video processing unit 611-1 outputs the input video signal from the line interface unit 610-1 to the image selection unit 618 after synchronizing with the other lines L2 to Ln, and the control unit 615 from a plurality of videos flowing therethrough. Under the control of the conference record editing device 65, the video is selected / combined and the line interface unit 6 is selected again.
It is sent to the network 300 via 10-1. Video processing unit 6
With the selective combining function of 11-1, it is possible to combine images such as one screen, two screens, four screens, and nine screens. For example, in the case of two screens, it is composed of a full screen and a small screen. 4 screens, 9
In the case of the screen, it becomes as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b) described later.

The voice processing unit 612-1 decodes the input voice signal from the line interface unit 610-1 and outputs it to the voice highway 617. Then, in response to an instruction from the control unit 615 via the control highway 619, the conference record editing apparatus 65 performs selective voice addition and encoding such as N-1 addition for adding only the voice of its own, and again the line interface unit 610-. 1 to the network 300.
Since there is a difference in the delay between audio and video, the audio is delayed by a fixed amount so that it does not look unnatural on the terminal.

The call control unit 613-1 controls / monitors the line interface unit 610-1 and controls call setting. The connection between the call control unit 613-1 and the control unit 615 is performed via the control highway 619. The control unit 615 controls / monitors the entire inside of the service control system 61 and the conference record editing apparatus 65 via the control highway 619.
It also interfaces with the status monitoring terminal 62.

These operations are performed on other lines, line 2 to line n.
The same applies to the modules (M2 to Mn) of (L2 to Ln). The line interfaces 610-2 to 610-n in the respective line modules M2 to Mn are similar to the line interface 610-1 of the module M1. The image processing units 611-2 to 611 to n are the same as the image processing unit 611-1 of the module M1 and are the audio processing units 612-2 to 612-6.
12-n is the same as the voice processing unit 612-1 of the module M1, and the call control units 613-2 to 613-n are the module M.
The call control unit 613-1 has the same function.

Further, the data processing unit 614 receives the packet data from any of the line interface units 610-1 to 610-n via the data highway, stores them in the conference record editing device 65, and then again via the data highway. It is sent to the conference terminal 40 via the network 300 via the line interface units 610-1 to 610-n.

FIG. 4 shows the conference terminal 4 of the embodiment shown in FIG.
The detailed configuration of 0 is shown. In FIG. 4, the conference editing device 45 in the conference terminal 40 has a storage device 46 for recording audio and images and its activation and deactivation, as shown in FIG.
That is, it comprises a storage control device 47 for instructing the start and end of storage of voice or image, a terminal device 42 of the conference record editor, and a delay device 48.

FIG. 6 shows the terminal device 4 in this embodiment.
2 shows a display example of the screen of No. 2 when the video of each conference participant is displayed. The screen of the terminal device 42 is divided into four according to the number of participants like the image 42-11 shown in FIG. 6A, or the image 42-12 shown in FIG. 6B.
Is divided into 9 parts. Also, a window 4 is displayed on a part of the screen.
Open 2-13 and use it as text to send information individually to the participants, available for example as an email.

The audio and image storage device 46 may be composed of an audio recorder and a video recorder individually, or may be integrated. Audio and image storage controller 47
Controls the recording operation of this audio recorder and video recorder, or an integrated one, and as a simple example, it can be realized by a device having a plurality of push switches. FIG. 7 shows an example of the panel arrangement of each switch of the audio and image storage control device 47 when a plurality of push switches are provided. Under the control of the voice and image storage control device 47 having this panel, the voice and the image are simultaneously recorded and controlled. The voice and image storage control device 47 may control voice and image separately, but it is preferable for the conference record creation device to control the voice and image simultaneously and synchronously. The operation of the conference editing device 45 in the conference terminal 40 will be briefly described.

The audio and image signals during the conference pass through the conference terminal control device 44 and the conference editor terminal device 42 and the delay circuit 48.
Are entered at the same time. The delay device 48 transfers to the audio and image storage control device 47 for recording the conference record a slightly delayed version of the audio and video during the actual conference. During the conference, the conference editor edits the recording and recording of the conference record from the audio and image storage control device 47 while looking at the screen of the terminal device 42 of the conference editor's conference terminal 40. Since the recording start signal from the audio and image storage control device 47 is output without delay and the recording stop signal is output with a delay of the delay time of the delay device, it is possible to record without loss of information before and after recording start and recording stop. .

In the conference editing device 45 in the conference terminal 40,
As shown in FIG. 8, it is also possible to use one provided with two sets of the voice / image storage device 46 and the voice / image storage control device 47. As will be described later, such a conference editing device 4
5, the conference record can be easily edited in one conference terminal 40.

The configuration of the conference terminal control unit 44 is shown in FIG. The line interface unit 44-1 is a video transmission / reception unit 44.
-2, the video signal from the voice transceiver 44-3, the voice signal from the voice transmitter / receiver 44-3, the call control data from the call controller 44-4, and the data from the data transmitter / receiver 44-5.
It is transmitted to the conference server 60 via 0. On the contrary, the signal from the conference server 60 is received via the network 300 and each signal is separated and the video transmitting / receiving unit 44-2, the audio transmitting / receiving unit 44-3, the call control unit 44-4, the data transmitting / receiving unit 44-. 5
Send to.

The video transmitting / receiving unit 44-2 is connected to the video board built in the terminal and the camera 41-3, and digitizes the NTSC signal from the camera 41-3 and sends it to the line interface unit 44-1. . Further, the signal from the line interface unit 44-1 is converted into an analog signal and sent to the video board built in the terminal and the camera 41-3.
The voice transmitting / receiving unit 44-3 performs the transmitting / receiving process with the line interface unit 44-1 by performing the encoding / decoding process of the voice signals of the microphone 41-1 and the speaker 41-2. The data transmission / reception unit 44-5 is connected to the terminal device 42, and can send data from the terminal device 42 to the conference server 60 and data stored in the conference server 60 to the terminal device 42.

The call control unit 44-4 supports control / monitoring of the line interface unit 44-1 and connection control of lines such as voice, data and video. The control unit 44-6 passes through the control highway 44-7, the video transmission / reception unit 44-2, the voice transmission / reception unit 44-3, the call control unit 44-4, the data transmission / reception unit 4-4.
4-5 are connected to each other and have an interface with the terminal device 42 as well as manage each, and cooperate with the terminal device 42.

FIG. 10 shows a display example of the multimedia conference proceedings displayed on the display 42-1 of the terminal device 42 of this embodiment. The conference participants who distribute the conference proceedings will see the conference proceedings A, on the display 42-1 thus displayed.
B and C can be received in the form of video, still image, audio or text. In FIG. 10, 42-1 is the terminal device 42.
, 42-2, 42-3 and 42-4 are windows for displaying conference proceedings A, B and C, and 42-5 is a window for command input.

In the figure, a window 42-2 showing the proceedings record A
Is a text screen and can be used to display text or as an email medium. In the window 42-3 showing the conference record B, the state of the conference such as the facial expressions of the conference participants is displayed as a video, and the content of the conversation is displayed as a voice. In this window, the person who is speaking is clarified by displaying, for example, blinking ● at the conference participants who are speaking at the conference. Window 42-4 shows minutes C as additional minutes
Is displayed. In addition to displaying supplementary items for meeting records, other meetings and materials submitted in past meetings are also displayed here.

In FIG. 10, the windows 42-2, 42-3 and 42-4 for displaying the conference proceedings A, B and C are displayed on the display 42-1 all at once, but the windows are displayed individually. If you close the window of the proceedings that you have already viewed and start reading the next proceedings, you can obtain the proceedings that are easier to read or view.

FIG. 11 shows the display 4 of the terminal device 42.
2-1 shows another display example of the multimedia conference proceedings displayed on 2-1. In the figure, a text is displayed in the conference record A window 42-2, a conference image is displayed in the conference record B window, and a command input screen is displayed in the command window 42-5.

FIG. 12 shows the display 4 of the terminal device 42.
2-1 shows another display example of the multimedia conference proceedings displayed on 2-1. In this example, various kinds of conference proceedings are displayed in one window, the conference proceedings display menu is selected with a mouse, and the state of the conference and the contents of the conference summarized in text are displayed as the conference proceedings. Which display among FIG. 10, FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 is displayed can be appropriately selected according to the purpose and content of the conference proceedings.

Next, a method of editing the conference record after the conference is finished will be described.

There are two methods for the conference editor to read the recorded conference record. One is a method of reading the recorded meeting record from the meeting server 60, and the other is a method of reading from the audio and image storage device 46 in the meeting record editing apparatus 45 of the meeting terminal 40 which is in the hands of the meeting record editor. Is the way.

In the former case, the terminal device 42 of the conference editor.
And the conference server 60 are connected to each other, the conference minutes editor reads the conference minutes from the conference server 60, and the audio and image storage device 63 is connected.
Edit while recording the minutes read in. The conference server 60 always records the conference record recorded during the conference as a master file. The conference record editor looks at the conference record editor terminal device 42, and if there is a place to record, presses the record start button of the audio and image storage control device 47 to record, and when there is no need to record, press the record stop button to record. Stop recording, and if you want to record again, press the recording start button again to edit.

For addition to the conference record, the conference record editor terminal device 42 and the conference server 60 are temporarily disconnected, and the camera 41-3 and the microphone 41-1 of the own conference terminal 40 are added.
And the terminal device 42. Then, when the editing addition is completed, the conference minutes editor terminal device 42 and the conference server 60 are reconnected, and the reproduction button of the audio and image storage control device 47 is pressed to reproduce the edited contents, and the conference terminal control device 44 is operated. The edited minutes are transmitted to the conference server 60 via the recording system and recorded separately from the master file.

On the other hand, in the latter case, as shown in FIG.
Another voice and image storage device 46-2 and a voice and image storage control device 47-2 are prepared. Then, the contents of the conference are recorded as a master file during the conference in the audio and image storage device 46-1, and the recorded conference record is
The voice and image storage control device 47-1 is used to read to the other voice and image storage device 46-2, and the recording start button and the recording stop button of the second voice and image storage control device 47-2 are operated. Record and edit where you need it. After finishing the editing record of the proceedings,
If there is any addition, camera 41-3, microphone 41-
1 and the terminal device 42 to add to the conference record being edited in the second audio and image storage device 46-2.

If the voice and image storage control devices 47 and 64 have the function of fast-forward and fast-reverse, such editing of the conference record can be executed promptly. In addition to manually controlling the buttons of the voice and image storage control device 47, the control of the voice and image storage devices 46 and 63 can also be performed using the command input screen 42-5 of the conference editor terminal device 42. .

FIG. 13 shows an example of the editing screen of the conference minutes editor terminal device 42. On this edit screen, a monitor screen 42-3 for monitoring the conference record at the time of editing the conference record or reproducing the conference record and a voice / image storage control screen 42-5 can be displayed. Each function of the voice and image storage control screen 42-5 can be activated by a method such as clicking with a mouse. With reference to FIG. 14, the effect of time reduction according to the present invention will be described. The proceedings are recorded by recording audio and images during the conference. If all the time during the meeting is recorded, it is necessary to record the same time as the time t1 spent in the meeting, but if the recording of the minutes is limited to important parts or conclusions, the minutes will be simplified. , That time can be shortened. The time for these important and conclusion parts is t2.
1, t2 · 2 ... t2 · n, the recording time of the conference proceedings master file is t3 = t2 + 1 + t2 · 2 + ... + t2 ·
n <t1. Further, if only necessary parts t4, t4, 2 ... t4.n are taken from the master file by editing, the record length t5 of the edited word is t5 =
The time can be further shortened by t4 · 1 + t4 · 2 + ... + t4 · n <t3. Assuming that the minutes editor further performs additional recording for t6 hours, the final length t7 of the minutes is t7 = t5 + t6.

The time loss here can be shortened by replaying the recording at the time of editing by fast-forwarding and rewinding as much as possible. In this way, the shorter the edited minutes, the shorter it takes to read the minutes distributed by the meeting participants, and the points and conclusions of the meeting can be clarified. The time t10 required for editing the meeting record is the sum of the reproduction time t8 of the meeting record master file, the time t9 for playing back and checking the edited meeting record, and the additional record t6 of the meeting record editor. It can be shortened by fast-forwarding the playback of.

If the terminal for receiving the proceedings record is also provided with the voice and image storage device 46 and the voice and image storage control device 47, the recipient can further fast forward the conference proceedings and read, skipping unnecessary portions. You can extract only the part you want to see and watch it slowly.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the connection configuration of the remote conference system.
5 shows. The conference terminal 40 includes the panel conference terminals 40-1 to 40-1.
40-4 and floor conference terminals 40-5 to 40-8. The panel conference terminals 40-1 to 40-4 are constantly connected to the conference server 60 by multimedia bidirectional connections 301 to 304, and are used for voice, moving image,
Data can be sent and received. Panela conference terminal 4
The users 0-1 to 40-4 are panelists who can always speak during the conference, and the figure is normally displayed on the divided screen 42-3. The conference terminal of the conference editor must be the panel conference terminals 40-1 to 40-4. The floor conference terminals 40-5 to 40-8 are constantly connected to the conference server 60 by the one-way broadcast multimedia connection 310, and can receive the voice and the moving image to hear and hear the contents of the conference. In addition to this one-way connection 310, a two-way connection 320 is also prepared. If necessary, this two-way connection 320
The conference server 60 and floor conference terminals 40-5 to 40-8
You can send and receive data, voice, and movies between them. As a result, floor conference terminals 40-5 to 40- of floor participants
From 8 it is possible to transmit the voice of the floor participant's remark together with the video of the speaker to the panelists and the moderator via the conference server 60. However, the users of the floor conference terminals 40-5 to 40-8 can appear on the screen only while speaking.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Audio and video recording devices and audio and video for recording audio and video during a conference to realize a multimedia conference record by connecting conference terminals that handle multimedia information through a communication network to form a distributed conference system. Since a voice and video recording control device for instructing the start and end of recording, etc. is provided, conference participants can participate in the conference at their own seats, and the minutes editors also create the minutes at their own desk. be able to.

Since the minutes are created by the method of recording the multimedia, the minutes can be created and edited easily and in a short time. Therefore, the time spent for editing the minutes after the meeting can be shortened, and the minutes can be saved. Approval and distribution of conference proceedings can be carried out without delay after the conference. In addition, the minutes can be transferred to the minutes server so that the terminal can easily refer to them at any time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration of a distributed conference system in which the present invention is implemented.

FIG. 2 is a configuration of a conference server of a distributed conference system in which the present invention is implemented.

FIG. 3 is a configuration of a service control system of a distributed conference system in which the present invention is implemented.

FIG. 4 is a configuration of a conference terminal according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration of a conference record editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a display example of a screen on a conference terminal in which the present invention is implemented.

FIG. 7 is an example of a switch panel of a voice and image storage control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is another configuration of the meeting record editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a configuration of a conference terminal control device of a conference terminal in which the present invention is implemented.

FIG. 10 is a display example of multimedia conference proceedings on each window of the terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is another display example of the multimedia conference proceedings on each window of the terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is another display example of the multimedia conference proceedings on each window of the terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an example of a conference record editing screen on a terminal device of the conference record editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a time shortening effect in the embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 15 is an example of a connection configuration of conference terminals in a distributed conference system in which the present invention is implemented.

FIG. 16 is a configuration of a conventional remote conference system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 40 conference terminal 41-1 microphone 41-2 speaker 41-3 camera 41-5 digitizer 41-6 facsimile 42 terminal device 44 conference terminal control device 45 conference record editing device 46, 63 audio and image recording device 47, 64 audio and image Recording control device 60 Conference server 61 Service control system 62 Status monitoring terminal Line L1 to Ln Modules M1 to Mn

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazuo Unemoto 1-6, Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Nihon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Toshihiko Wakahara 1-6-1, Uchiyuki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo No. Japan Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A conference record of a distributed conference system, in which conference terminals handling multimedia information including video, audio and data are connected via a communication network to hold a communication conference between multiple points, using the multimedia information. In the multimedia conference proceedings creating device, an instruction means for instructing recording start and recording end of the recording of the proceedings during the conference, and the communication between the recording start time and the recording end time instructed by the instructing means. A multimedia meeting record creating apparatus, comprising: a meeting record creating means for creating a meeting record using the multimedia information by recording the contents of the meeting using the multimedia information. 2. A conference record presenting unit for presenting the conference record created by the conference record creating unit to a conference participant at the end of the conference, and correcting and accepting the conference record at the end of the conference. The multimedia conference proceedings creation device according to claim 1. 3. A meeting record recording means for recording the meeting record created by said meeting record creating means, a reading means for reading the meeting record stored in said meeting record recording means after the end of the meeting, and a reading means for reading said meeting record. The multimedia conference proceedings creating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an editing unit that edits the proceedings by designating a predetermined range of the proceedings. 4. The conference proceedings creating means further comprises a conference proceedings addition / correction means for allowing the conference proceedings editor to add and correct the proceedings by using a voice or an image simultaneously with the recording of the proceedings. The multimedia conference proceedings creation device according to claim 1. 5. A conference record server, which is connected to the communication network, records the conference record created by the conference record creating means, and allows the recorded conference record to be read by a conference participant. The multimedia conference proceedings creation device according to claim 1, characterized in that. 6. An editing unit that edits the conference record by adding information such as documents, images, and voices used during the conference to the conference record after the conference is finished, and edit unit edited by the editing unit. A means for referring to the proceedings record after the conference is finished, further comprising:
The described multimedia conference proceedings creation device. 7. The multimedia conference proceedings creating apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits the conference proceedings edited by the editing unit to a conference participant. 8. The conference record creating means, a delay means for delaying multimedia information indicating contents of the communication conference, a storage means for storing the multimedia information delayed by the delay means, and recorded by the instructing means. When the start instruction is given, the recording of the conference record is started from the multimedia information stored in the storage means before the predetermined time, and when the recording end instruction is given by the instruction means, the predetermined time elapses from the recording end instruction. 2. The multimedia conference proceedings creating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a recording control unit that continues to record the proceedings.