JPS62279791A - Television conference system having help function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To immediately and appropriately cope with a case that a problem for the usage, or the operation of a system is generated in session, by holding whole information regarding a TV conference system as a help function at a terminal equipment. CONSTITUTION:At the time of generating an unfamiliar state for the usage, the operation, or a function, in session of a TV conference, switching is performed so as to be able to send-help information to a video signal switching part 116, by depressing an operating button at the help information operating part 118 of a TV conference terminal 11. And by inputting problem information from the operating part 118, the help information 120 in which the whole information regarding the TV conference system are stored as the help function, is retrieved, and preparatory information corresponding to the problem is displayed on its own room monitoring TV receiver 115. By the above operation, it is possible to appropriately cope with the problem for the usage, or the operation generated in session, and to smoothly and effectively progress a conference.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] 3. Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention is directed to the effective use of a TV conference system that connects multiple remote locations using video and audio. It is about law.

[Conventional technology]

TV camera, TV receiver, microphone.

A video conference system that connects conference rooms equipped with video conference terminals with speakers, etc. as a basic configuration (hereinafter referred to as a multi-point conference using audio, moving images, still images, etc.) The use of conference systems in which rooms are connected by transmission lines (generally referred to as video conference systems) is becoming more popular because of the advantage of eliminating temporal and spatial constraints.

[Problems that invention attempts to solve]

BACKGROUND ART As video conference systems have become more widespread, there has been a demand for advanced video conference systems with various additional functions. In order to make effective use of advanced systems, it is necessary to fully inform users about how to use and operate them, but this means generally relying on materials such as instruction manuals. is the current situation. As a result, there is a problem in that when a question arises about usage or operation during a meeting, it is difficult to immediately find out how to deal with it.

[Means and effects for solving the problem] In order to solve this problem, the present invention stores information about the video conference system in general as a help function in the video conference terminal, and transmits the information to the TV as necessary. It enables effective use by searching and displaying on the receiver.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a video conference system implementing the present invention, where / is a video conference room, // is a video conference terminal, // is a microphone, //, 2 is a speaker, / /3 is a TV receiver, //Hiro is a TV camera,
//j; is a television receiver for monitoring in your room, //O is a video signal switching section, //7 is a video signal generation section, ノ/♂ is a help information operation section, //ri is a help information control section, /20 is a help information storage section, /2/ is a line termination section, and 2 is a transmission path.

When using a video conferencing system normally, the microphone /// receives audio, the TV camera //≠ captures the video, and these signals are sent to the other party through the line termination section /2/ and the transmission path. At the same time as being sent to the video conference terminal, the video captured by the TV camera //≠ is sent to the TV receiver for your room monitor //! It is shown in the image. Further, the video signal and the audio signal from the other party are sent to the television receiver //3 and speaker //2 through the transmission line-1 line termination section /2/, respectively.

If a situation arises during a meeting in which you do not know how to use or operate it, or if you are unsure about a function, please use the TV receiver for your own room monitor. The solution is to switch the information displayed on the screen to help information. That is, by pressing the operation button of the help information operation section //♂, the video signal switching section //O is switched so that the help information can be transmitted. Subsequently, the help information operation unit //♂ requests the help information control unit // to search for information related to the question. The help information control unit // searches the help information storage unit / 20 for relevant information, and the searched information is converted into a video signal by the video signal generation unit // 7, and the video signal switching unit // It will be displayed in the evening through your room monitor TV receiver. Conference participants are
TV receiver for home monitor //! By looking at the help information displayed on the screen, you can find out how to deal with any questions you may have.

In the above explanation, we talked about the case where you use the help information when you have questions about usage or operation, but when you start using the video conference system (for example, when you turn on the main power of the video conference terminal) )’s TV receiver for your room monitor//! Alternatively, information stored in the help information storage unit/20 (for example, explanations about the help function, etc.) may be displayed.

Furthermore, if the own room monitor television receiver //Y is not installed, the television receiver //3 may be used instead.

Help information includes not only text but also graphics, 2 images, etc.
Sometimes dimensional information is used to display visually,
The effect is profound.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, information about the video conferencing system is stored as a help function, and if a question arises about the usage or operation method while using the video conferencing system, information can be immediately received on the TV as needed. Since the video conference system can be displayed on a computer, there is an advantage that the video conference system can be used effectively.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows an example of a configuration for implementing the present invention. / is a video conference room, 2 is a transmission line, // is a video conference terminal, // / is a microphone, //2 is a speaker, //3 is a TV receiver, //Hiro is a TV camera, // is his room in the evening TV receiver for monitor, //B is video signal switching unit, //
7 is a video signal generation section, //♂ is a help information operation section, /
/ri is a help information control unit, /20 is a help information storage unit,
/2/ is the line termination part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a video conferencing system in which video conference terminals, which basically consist of a television camera, television receiver, microphone, speaker, etc., are connected through a transmission line and a conference is held by transmitting and receiving audio and video to each other, information about the video conference system in general is provided. As a help function, it is stored in the video conferencing terminal, and when a question arises about usage or operation during a video conference, it has the function to search for the information necessary to deal with it and display it on the TV receiver. A video conferencing system with distinctive help functions.