JPH104462A - Communication system and communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reproduce a conference paper material in such a way that the final paper material is formed by clarifying historically it by whom and how this material has been corrected since start of a conference. SOLUTION: The system is provided with an operation process information generating means 3 that generates operation process information by adding identification information of a revised operator acquired by an identification information acquisition means 2 with respect to operation information entered by an entry means 1 to revise a display image, a storage means 5 storing sequentially the operation process information from other terminal equipment and received by the communication means 4 and the operation process information generated by the operation process information generating means 3 and a reproduction means 6 reproducing the revision process with respect to a displayed image on a display means 7 based on the operation process information stored in the storage means 5. Then by whom and how the displayed image has been revised is stored in the storage means 5 and the result is reproduced at an optional point of time by using the reproduction means 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication system and a communication terminal device, and more particularly, to a remote conference by exchanging data of conference materials between a plurality of terminals connected through a communication line. The present invention relates to a communication system and a communication terminal device that can perform the communication.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional remote conference system. In FIG. 9, the communication terminal device for remote conference on the own terminal side includes an input device 901a, a terminal control device 902a, a communication control device 903a, an application program execution unit (hereinafter abbreviated as APP) 90.
4a and a display device 905a.

Similarly, the remote conference communication terminal on the partner terminal side includes an input device 901b, a terminal control device 902b, a communication control device 903b, an APP 904b, and a display device 905.
b. The own terminal and the partner terminal are connected to a communication line 906 via communication control devices 903a and 903b, and are configured so that a remote conference can be performed by mutually transmitting and receiving data.

[0004] Operation information (information relating to an operation for changing conference materials displayed on the display device 905a) input from the input device 901a on the terminal side is transmitted to the terminal control device 902.
A predetermined process is performed in a. The operation information subjected to the predetermined processing by the terminal control device 902a is transmitted to the communication control device 90
3a and APP 904a.

[0005] Upon receiving the operation information, the APP 904a
A program corresponding to the operation information is executed, and the execution result is output to the display device 905a. As a result, the meeting material is changed and displayed on the display device 905a according to the input operation information. Further, the communication control device 903a that has received the operation information transmits the operation information to the communication control device 903b of the partner terminal via the communication line 906.

[0006] The operation information received by the communication control device 903b is transmitted to the terminal control device 902b. The terminal control device 902b that has received the operation information transmits the operation information to the APP 904b. The APP 904b is the same as the APP 904a on its own terminal side, and outputs the same processing result as the own terminal side apparatus to the display device 905b. Therefore, the same conference material is always displayed on the display devices 905a and 905b of the remote conference terminal device connected via the communication line 906, and each user can have a remote conference while viewing the same screen as the other party. .

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional remote conference terminal, there is no record of who operated the conference material to correct the conference material. In order to know if the meeting materials were finalized, they had to check directly with other meeting participants.

In the conventional conference system, when a conference is held with a plurality of conference terminals connected, the number of people who modify the conference materials increases accordingly. This makes it difficult for the minutes manager to reliably record who and how the material was changed during the meeting. However, in the above-described conventional technology, there is no means other than directly checking with the meeting participants to check the process of correcting the material after the meeting in such a case.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has been made to enable a conference material to reproduce who has made what kind of correction and the final form since the start of the conference. With the goal.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A communication system according to the present invention can change a display image of each terminal by transmitting and receiving predetermined operation information between a plurality of terminals connected to each other via a communication line. Input means for inputting operation information for changing the display image, operation information input by the input means of the own terminal, and operation information sent from another terminal And a reproducing means for reproducing a change process for the display image based on the operation process information stored in the storage means.

Another feature of the present invention is that the operation process information includes identification information of an operator who has performed an operation of changing the display image.

Another feature of the present invention is that a display image of each terminal can be changed by transmitting and receiving predetermined operation information between a plurality of terminals connected to each other via a communication line. Communication system, comprising: input means for inputting operation information for changing the display image; identification information obtaining means for obtaining information for identifying an operator for changing the display image; Operating process information creating means for creating the operating process information by adding the identification information to the operating process information created by the operating process information creating device of the own terminal and the operating process information sent from another terminal. It is characterized by comprising storage means for sequentially storing, and reproduction means for reproducing a change process for the display image based on the operation process information stored in the storage means.

Another feature of the present invention is that the reproducing means includes means for displaying the identification information together when the change process is reproduced.

[0014] The communication terminal device according to the present invention comprises: input means for inputting operation information for changing a display image displayed on the display means; communication means for transmitting and receiving the operation information; Storage means for storing, as operation process information, history of operation information received and operation information received by the communication means, and reproduction means for reproducing a change process for the display image based on the operation process information stored in the storage means. And

Another feature of the present invention is that input means for inputting operation information for changing a display image displayed on the display means, and an input means for identifying an operator who changes the display image. Identification information acquisition means for acquiring information; operation process information creation means for creating operation process information by adding the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means to the operation information input by the input means; Communication means for transmitting and receiving process information, storage means for sequentially storing the operation process information created by the operation process information creation means and the operation process information received by the communication means,
A reproducing unit that reproduces a change process for the display image based on the operation process information stored in the storage unit.

Another feature of the present invention is that the reproducing means includes a means for displaying the identification information together with the change process.

Since the present invention comprises the above technical means, the operation information input by the input means of the own terminal to change the display image and the operation information sent from another terminal are changed in accordance with the operation order. It is sequentially stored in the storage means. Thereafter, the operation information stored in the storage means is sequentially read out by the reproduction means, and a series of change operations on the display image is reproduced.

According to another feature of the present invention, in addition to the operation information, information for identifying an operator who has performed a change operation of a display image is sequentially stored in a storage means.
A series of change operations on the display image and the person who performed those change operations are reproduced in association with each other.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the communication terminal device according to the present embodiment. FIG.
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an input means for inputting operation information for changing or correcting a display image displayed on the display means 7.

Reference numeral 2 denotes identification information acquiring means for acquiring information (for example, an operator name) for identifying a person who has performed a change operation of the display image. Reference numeral 3 denotes operation process information creating means for creating operation process information by adding the identification information obtained by the identification information obtaining means 2 to the operation information input by the input means 1.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a communication means, which transmits the operation process information created by the operation process information creation means 3 to another communication terminal device (not shown, but has the same configuration as that of FIG. 1) via the communication line 8. Are connected to each other via the communication line 8).

Reference numeral 5 denotes a storage unit for sequentially storing the operation process information created by the operation process information creation unit 3 and the operation process information from another communication terminal device received by the communication unit 4. Things. At this time, the storage means 5 stores the operation process information creating means 3 and the communication means 4
The operation process information is stored in order according to the order given from.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a reproducing means for reproducing a change process for the display image on the display means 7 based on the operation process information stored in the storage means 5. The reproducing means 7 displays the corresponding identification information along with a series of changed images when the process of changing the display image is reproduced.

With the above arrangement, when operation information is input to a plurality of communication terminal devices connected via a communication line, the operation information is transmitted and received to each other, and the operation information is stored in the storage means 5 of each terminal device. And identification information for identifying a person who has performed the change operation are sequentially stored.

Thereafter, by operating the reproducing means 6 at an arbitrary time, the operation information and identification information stored in the storage means 5 are sequentially read out, and a series of changing operations on the display image are reproduced on the display means 7. Will be done. As described above, according to the communication terminal device of the present embodiment, it is possible to record who has changed the display image and through what procedure, and reproduce it at any time. .

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a remote conference system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
The communication terminal device for the remote conference on the own terminal side is the input device 201.
a, terminal control device 202a, communication control device 203a, A
It comprises a PP 204a, a data creation / analysis device 205a, a storage device 206a, and a display device 207a.

The input device 201a is a display device 207
This is for inputting information and the like regarding an operation for changing the conference material displayed in a, and is configured by a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. The terminal control device 202a
The control of the entire remote conference terminal device, the operation information input from the input device 201a of the terminal itself, and the communication control device 2
The processing of the operation information from the partner terminal received at 03a is performed.

The communication control device 203a has a communication line 208
A communication process such as transmission and reception of data such as operation information and a communication command is performed by a protocol according to. APP2
04a executes the same program shared with the APP 204b of the partner terminal.

The data creation / analysis device 205a
It creates transmission data and analyzes received data. The storage device 206a stores operation information, corrector information,
This is for storing information such as a destination address. The display device 207a displays conference materials and various images, and is configured by a display such as a CRT or an LCD.

Similarly, the communication terminal device for remote conference on the partner terminal side includes an input device 201b, a terminal control device 202b, a communication control device 203b, an APP 204b, a data creation / analysis device 205b, a storage device 206b, and a display device 207b. You. The own terminal and the partner terminal are connected to the communication control device 20.
It is connected to the communication line 208 via 3a and 203b, and is configured so that a remote conference can be performed by mutually transmitting and receiving data.

Next, the processing operation of the remote conference system according to the present embodiment configured as shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to the following flowchart. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a conference participant name registration process when the system is activated.

When starting the remote conference, first, an input panel for setting the participant name shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on each terminal (S301), and the input of the participant names from the input devices 201a and 201b is accepted. When the participant name is input (S302), the input participant name is stored in the storage device 2.
06a and 206b (S303), the participant name setting panel is closed (S304), and the initial setting operation ends.

Thereafter, the participant names stored in the storage devices 206a and 206b are used as the names of the correctors on the own terminal side of each terminal, and operation process information exchanged between the remote terminals (changes or corrects conference materials, etc.). History of information about operations for

Next, the procedure of operation process information creation processing when operation information is input on the terminal itself will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the input device 201a
When there is any data input from the terminal control device 202
a reads the input data (S501),
It is determined whether the input data is operation information for performing a change operation on the meeting material (S502).

If the input data is operation information for the conference material, the terminal control device 202a transmits the input operation information to the APP 204a (S503). In response to this, the APP 204a executes a program corresponding to the operation information and transmits the execution result to the display device 207a. As a result, on the display device 207a, the meeting material is changed and displayed according to the given operation information.

Further, the terminal control device 202a stores the input operation information and the corrector name information on the own terminal side registered in the storage device 206a into the data creation / analysis device 205.
a to request creation of operation process information. The data creation / analysis device 205a that has received the operation information and the corrector name information creates the operation process information by adding the corrector name to the operation information (S504), and transmits it to the terminal control device 2.
Tell 02a.

Then, the terminal control device 202a transmits the operation process information and the transmission destination address created by the data creation / analysis device 205a to the communication control device 203a (S5).
05). In response to this, the communication control device 203a transfers the operation process information on its own terminal side to the communication partner terminal via the communication line 208.

On the other hand, on the terminal side, the data creation / analysis device 205a stores the input operation information and corrector name information in the operation process information management table (see FIG. 7) in the storage device 206a, Operation process information necessary for reproducing a series of conference material correction processing on the terminal side is stored (S506).

Here, the input operation information is APP20.
If it is the end command of 4a (S507), a series of operation process information accumulation processing ends. Otherwise,
The process returns to step S501 and continues.

Next, the operation in the case where the conference material correction processing reproduction command is input on the terminal side will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when data is input from the input device 201a, the terminal control device 202a reads the input data (S501), and determines whether the input data is operation information for a meeting material (S502).

The input data input from the input device 201a is not the operation information for the conference material but the storage device 20a.
If the command is a reproduction command of the operation process information stored in 6a (S508), the terminal control device 202a
One of a series of operation information stored in the operation process information management table in the storage device 206a so far is represented by A
The notification is sent to the PP 204a (S509).

In response, the APP 204a executes a program based on the transmitted operation information, and reproduces a change processing operation for the conference material. Then, the reproduction result is transmitted to the display device 207a. Thereby, the display device 2
07a displays a reproduction result corresponding to the transmitted operation information.

At the same time, until the next operation information stored in the operation process information management table is transferred to the APP 204a, the terminal controller 202a keeps the corrector name information attached to the operation information currently being executed. The display device 207
a to be displayed (S510).

After the display processing is completed, if the next operation information is still stored in the operation process information management table (S511), the process returns to step S509 to process the next operation information. On the other hand, if the next operation information is not stored in the operation process information management table (S5).
11), the terminal control device 202a ends the change reproduction process for a series of meeting materials.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of the display device 207a. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 801 denotes a remote conference terminal device, and reference numeral 802 denotes a display screen of the terminal device 801. On the display screen 802, an execution result 803 of the application program corresponding to the operation information is displayed, and a corrector name accompanying the operation information is displayed on a corrector name display panel 804.

Next, the procedure of the conference material change processing and the operation process information accumulation processing in the terminal when the conference material is changed by a terminal other than the own terminal will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, when the communication control device 203a receives data sent from the communication partner terminal via the communication line 208, the terminal control device 202a reads the received data (S601), and the received data transmits the communication data. It is determined whether or not the operation process information is created by the partner terminal (S602).

If the received data is the operation process information, the terminal control device 202a transfers the received data to the data creating / analyzing device 205a. The data creation / analysis device 205a receiving this acquires the operation information and the corrector name information from the received data, and stores and saves them respectively in the operation process information management table in the storage device 206a (S603).

Further, the data creation / analysis device 205a
The operation information and the corrector name information acquired from the received data are also transferred to the terminal control device 202a. Terminal control device 202
a transmits the operation information received from the data creation / analysis device 205a to the APP 204a (S604). In response to this, the APP 204a executes a process according to the operation information, and transmits the execution result to the display device 207a. As a result, on the display device 207a, the meeting material is changed and displayed according to the given operation information.

Here, the given operation information is the APP20
If it is the end command of 4a (S605), a series of meeting material change processing and operation process information accumulation processing are ended.
If not, the process returns to step S601 to continue.

As described above, in the remote conference system of the present embodiment, for example, when predetermined operation information is input from the input device 201a of the terminal itself, the operation information is transmitted to the APP 204a via the terminal control device 202a. Is transmitted to the communication control device 203b on the partner terminal side via the communication control device 203a with the corrector name information added by the data creation / analysis device 205a.

The APP 204a on the terminal side executes a process according to the received operation information, and outputs the execution result to the display device 207a. Also, on the partner terminal side,
The data creation / analysis device 205b extracts the operation information and the corrector's name from the received data, and the operation information is transmitted to the APP 204b. In the APP 204b, a process corresponding to the received operation information is executed, and the execution result is output to the display device 207b.

As a result, the display device 207a on the own terminal side
And the display device 207b on the partner terminal side always displays the same conference material. Therefore, the user of each terminal
A remote conference can be held while always looking at the same screen as the communication partner.

Also, based on the operation information input from the input device 201a of the terminal itself, the data creation / analysis device 205
The operation process information (operation information + corrector name information) created in step (a) is stored in the storage device 206a of the own terminal, and transmitted to the partner terminal to store the storage device 206 of the partner terminal.
b is also stored.

When a plurality of pieces of operation information are input, as shown in FIG. 7, the pieces of operation information are sequentially stored in the operation process information management tables in the storage devices 206a and 206b according to the input order. .

At this time, the input of the operation information is not limited to the input device 201a of the own terminal, but may be input from the input device 201b of the partner terminal. Also, there is a case where it is input from another terminal (not shown). As a result, in the operation process information management table of each terminal, a plurality of pieces of operation information input from a plurality of terminals and the corrector name information are mixed and sequentially stored.

Thereafter, when an operation process information reproduction command is input at any time from the input device 201a of the terminal itself (or the input device 201b of the partner terminal), the command is stored in the storage device 206a (or 206b) at that time. The operating process information is read sequentially, and the APP 204a is read.
(Or 204b) and the corresponding processes are sequentially executed. As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to always reproduce who made what kind of correction and the final form of the conference material since the conference started.

[0058]

According to the present invention, as described above, the storage means for sequentially storing the operation information input for changing the display image, and the change to the display image based on the operation information stored in the storage means. Since a reproducing means for reproducing the process is provided, it is possible to record what procedure the display image has been changed and reproduce it at an arbitrary time.

According to another feature of the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned operation information, identification information of a person who has performed a change operation of the display image is stored in the storage means. It is possible to record what procedure has been changed and reproduce it at any time.

Thus, for example, in a case where a remote conference is performed using the communication system or the communication terminal device of the present invention, a conference absent person can easily know who changed the conference material and how. In addition, this makes it possible to extract the intention of the meeting attendees to some extent.

Since the name of the corrector is also displayed when the correction operation of the conference material is reproduced, the minutes clerk can finish the conference even when a plurality of conference terminals are connected and the conference is held. By reproducing the correction operation later, it is possible to easily confirm who made the correction of the conference material during the conference. Therefore, the user can concentrate on the conference without paying extra attention during the conference.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a main configuration of a communication terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of a remote conference system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a conference participant name registration process in the remote conference system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a participant setting panel used in a conference participant name registration process in the remote conference system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 shows a remote conference system according to the present embodiment.
9 is a flowchart showing a procedure of an operation process information creation process and a correction operation reproduction process when data is input from an input device of the terminal itself.

FIG. 6 illustrates a remote conference system according to the present embodiment.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a conference material change process and an operation process information accumulation process performed on the terminal device when the conference material is corrected on the partner terminal device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an operation process information management table for managing operation process information.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen during a correction operation reproduction process.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of a conventional remote conference system.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input means 2 Identification information acquisition means 3 Operation process information creation means 4 Communication means 5 Storage means 6 Reproduction means 7 Display means 201a, 201b Input device 202a, 202b Terminal control device 203a, 203b Communication control device 204a, 204b Application program execution part (APP) 205a, 205b Data creation / analysis device 206a, 206b Storage device 207a, 207b Display device 208 Communication line

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A communication system in which a display image of each terminal can be changed by transmitting and receiving predetermined operation information between a plurality of terminals connected to each other via a communication line. Input means for inputting operation information for changing an image, and storage means for storing, as operation process information, a history of operation information input by the input means of the own terminal and operation information sent from another terminal And a reproducing means for reproducing a change process for the display image based on the operation process information stored in the storage means. 2. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the operation process information includes identification information of an operator who has performed an operation of changing the display image. 3. A communication system in which a display image of each terminal can be changed by transmitting and receiving predetermined operation information between a plurality of terminals connected to each other via a communication line, Input means for inputting operation information for changing an image, identification information obtaining means for obtaining information for identifying a change operator of the display image, and operation by adding the identification information to the operation information Operating process information creating means for creating process information; storing means for sequentially storing operating process information created by the operating process information creating device of the own terminal and operating process information sent from another terminal; A communication unit comprising: a reproduction unit that reproduces a change process for the display image based on the operation process information stored in the unit. 4. The communication system according to claim 2, wherein said reproduction means includes means for displaying said identification information together with reproduction of said change process. 5. An input unit for inputting operation information for changing a display image displayed on a display unit, a communication unit for transmitting and receiving the operation information, an operation information input by the input unit, and Storage means for storing a history of operation information received by the communication means as operation process information; and reproduction means for reproducing a change process for the display image based on the operation process information stored in the storage means. Communication terminal device. 6. An input unit for inputting operation information for changing a display image displayed on a display unit, and an identification information obtaining unit for obtaining information for identifying an operator who changes the display image. An operation process information creation unit that creates operation process information by adding the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit to the operation information input by the input unit; a communication unit that transmits and receives the operation process information; A storage unit for sequentially storing the operation process information created by the operation process information creation unit and the operation process information received by the communication unit; and a change process for the display image based on the operation process information stored in the storage unit. A communication terminal device comprising: a reproduction unit that reproduces the information. 7. The communication terminal device according to claim 6, wherein said reproducing means comprises means for displaying said identification information together when reproducing said change process.