KR20010109545A - Method and its System for Mediating Video Conference through Internet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an Internet videoconferencing mediation method and system, the present invention comprising the steps of a user connecting to a website providing a videoconferencing brokerage service through the Internet network; Loading the home page to display a user member ID and password input guide window for determining whether a member is present; If the user is a non-member, a member registration step of displaying a member registration guide message on the screen, storing personal information input by the user, and granting a new member number (ID) and password; In the step of determining whether or not the member, if the user is a member, the step of displaying a variety of user guides and video conference room location information related to the Internet video conferencing brokerage service through the home screen divided by region; If the user selects a service area, displaying a list of facilities and facilities, and facility information and a brief information of the number of persons, having a video conference system of the selected service area on a screen; If the user selects the service provider displayed on the screen, displaying detailed information of the selected service provider on the screen and performing a reservation reception procedure through the service details selected by the user and the reservation information of the payment condition; Displaying the reservation information on the screen, and if the confirmation of the reservation is selected by the user, storing the reservation information and performing a payment process; and an institution such as an enterprise, a public institution, a school corporation, etc. In partnership with the company, renting an expensive videoconferencing system and re-renting it to the real users who need it.

Description

Internet video conferencing mediation method and its system {Method and its System for Mediating Video Conference through Internet}

The present invention relates to an internet videoconferencing brokerage system, and more particularly, to lease expensive videoconferencing systems in cooperation with organizations and corporations such as corporations, public institutions and school corporations that have videoconferencing systems, and video conferencing systems. The present invention relates to an internet videoconferencing brokerage method and system for re-lease to real users who need a network.

At present, there is a great change in information and transactions due to the development of the Internet-based network, and the era of sharing all information and trading without borders is approaching rapidly.

In addition, the creation of virtual spaces through the network has brought about the provision of various services and online transactions in such virtual spaces, as well as the offline physical transactions and various agency services, as well as the online reservation and e-commerce transactions. It is true.

On the other hand, as multimedia communication services have become popular recently, multimedia has been developed based on video communication, which can face and face conversations with far-flung opponents. Among them, a video conference system participates in a number of people. Therefore, the video conference system connects with the other party through a network that can connect several regions together and delivers conference information such as voice or video to the other party.

In addition, for example, an integrated service digital network (ISDN) has been disclosed, in which a large amount of high-speed transmission of meeting information is performed at the same time using a single digital line. For example, H.221 is recommended and used as a method for multiplexing video, audio, and other data.

However, the videoconferencing system is mainly installed and used in corporations where the headquarters, branch offices, factories or sales offices are far away with high cost and high performance, and in public institutions or schools that have networks in each region. The inefficiency of leaving an expensive and high performance video conferencing system as it is limited to the date and time has arisen.

In addition, the videoconferencing system has a problem in that it is unable to cope with the excessive cost and timely upgrade due to the upgrade of the videoconferencing system due to the rapid development of the costs associated with the maintenance and repair of the videoconferencing system.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, lease the system in cooperation with institutions and enterprises having a video conferencing system, and accepts the reservation information of the real users who need a video conferencing system on the Internet It is an object of the present invention to provide an intermediary video conferencing intermediation method and a system capable of more efficiently operating a high-cost and high-performance video conferencing system by re-lease a video conferencing system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a videoconferencing intermediation method and system that can provide a more effective videoconferencing service by providing a video conferencing system as well as a variety of additional services to the real users who need a videoconferencing system. will be.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing an internet videoconferencing mediation system according to the present invention;

2 and 3 are flowcharts for explaining the Internet video conferencing mediation system according to the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing ♣

11: Internet user 12: Internet network

13: Web Server 14: Database Management Server

15: Member Information Database (DB) 16: Location Information Database (DB)

17: Reservation Information Database (DB) 18: Management Information Database (DB)

19: Billing Information Database (DB) 20: Homepage

21: Video Conference Room 22: Financial Institution

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises the steps of: a user accessing a website for providing a videoconferencing brokerage service through the Internet network; Loading the home page to display a user member ID and password input guide window for determining whether a member is present; If the user is a non-member, a member registration step of displaying a member registration guide message on the screen, storing personal information input by the user, and granting a new member number (ID) and password; In the step of determining whether or not the member, if the user is a member, the step of displaying a variety of user guides and video conference room location information related to the Internet video conferencing brokerage service through the home screen divided by region; If the user selects a service area, displaying a list of facilities and facilities, and facility information and a brief information of the number of persons, having a video conference system of the selected service area on a screen; If the user selects the service provider displayed on the screen, displaying detailed information of the selected service provider on the screen and performing a reservation reception procedure through the service details selected by the user and the reservation information of the payment condition; When the reservation confirmation is selected by the user by displaying the reservation information on the screen, it is to provide a mediation method of an internet conference, comprising storing the reservation information and performing a payment procedure.

In addition, the present invention provides an Internet network for sharing information online; An Internet video conferencing brokerage service operator for renting a video conferencing system based on the reservation information and providing information related to the video conferencing brokerage service through the internet network and offline; A video conferencing room in which a video conferencing system is installed and a plurality of internet users execute multi-party video conferencing; An Internet user who searches for and reserves various information provided by the Internet video conferencing brokerage service operator through the Internet network; It is to provide an internet videoconferencing brokerage system comprising a financial institution that handles the transfer of rent and use fees according to the videoconferencing system rental.

Hereinafter, an internet videoconferencing mediation method and a system thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an Internet videoconferencing mediation system according to the present invention, Figures 2 and 3 is a flow for explaining the Internet videoconferencing mediation method and the system according to the present invention It is a chart.

Referring to this, reference numeral 11 denotes a personal computer (PC) or Internet TV installed in a home or office space, a cellular phone, a PCS (personal portable terminal) phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or an IMT2000. It is a number of Internet users who are physically connected to the Internet 12 through a built-in client program. 12 is an internet network for sharing various information online, and 13 is an internet video conferencing brokerage service through a website. Web server for providing various related information and services, reference numeral 14 is a database management server connected to the web server 13 to provide various information data related to the Internet video conferencing brokerage service, reference numeral 15 is the management server ( 14) linked to member information such as personal name, corporate name, ID, password, gender, occupation, address and email address, etc. Member information database (DB) for storing in detail, reference number 16 is connected to the management server 14, for example, location information, facility usage information, facility scale, number of people, contacts of companies and institutions that have a videoconferencing system. Location information database (DB) for storing the transportation and available date and time, reference number 17 is connected to the management server 14, the reservation information input by the Internet user 11, such as service area, company, facility usage date and time , A reservation information database (DB) for storing the number of people, transport, interpretation, recording, relaying, beverages and meals as data, reference number 18 is connected to the management server 14 and a plurality of video conference rooms to be described later ( 21 is a management information database (DB) for storing, maintaining, repairing and installing information of the videoconferencing system installed in the data, and reference number 19 is connected to the management server 14 to make a videoconference A billing information database (DB) for storing billed data such as fee for each hour of use for users who wish to use the rent-paying and videoconferencing system to institutions and companies that own the system of reference. The homepage where various service details and various information data and various advertisement icons related to the Internet video conferencing brokerage service provided through the website of the web server 13 are displayed on the screen, and reference numeral 21 is dedicated to the web server 13. A number of video conferencing rooms owned by institutions and corporations, etc., which have leased a video conferencing system in cooperation with a service operator providing an internet video conferencing intermediary service connected through a line or an internet network 12, reference numeral 22 denotes the web server. (13) and the leased line and usage fee, etc. of the video conferencing system connected through a dedicated line or the Internet network (12) It consists of a financial institution having a bank computer network for processing debit.

The Internet videoconferencing mediation method according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, a service operator who provides an Internet videoconferencing brokerage service according to the present invention leases the videoconferencing system in cooperation with companies, public institutions, and school corporations that have a videoconferencing system for each region, and pays rent according to the rent. In addition, to promote the maintenance, repair and upgrade of the video conferencing system, it is built as a database and periodically stored in the location information database 16 and the management information database 18.

General users or corporate operators (hereinafter referred to as users) are web browsers embedded in their personal computers for providing video conferencing intermediary services on the Internet, such as Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer, which are Internet web browsers. For example, a computer communication company provides, for example, mysteriously, and executes an Internet access site such as Netzgo and Cheonlian, and then enters their ID and password to connect to the Internet network 12.

When the user enters the domain address of the website providing the Internet video conferencing brokerage service in the state of being connected to the Internet network 12 (ST 1), the web server 13 is connected to the website homepage 20. Load and display on the screen (ST 2), and display the login message on the screen to execute the login to determine the user authentication and membership based on the ID and password input by the user (ST 3) .

The web server 13 displays the user registration guide message and the membership agreement on the screen when the user is a non-member in step ST 3 of determining user authentication and membership, and the member information inputted by the user such as an address and a name. , Membership name, gender, email address and contact information stored in the member information database (15) and the new member number (ID), password and user authentication key entered by the user To save (ST 4).

In step ST 3 of determining the user authentication and membership, the web server 13, if the user is a member, various usage guides related to the Internet video conferencing brokerage service through the homepage 20 and the location information database 16 The location information of the video conference room 21 stored in the screen is divided into regions (ST 5), and when a user selects a desired service area (ST 6), the video conference system of the selected service area is displayed. The list of institutions and companies owned and brief information such as facility information and capacities are displayed on the screen (ST 7).

When the user selects a desired service company from the list of institutions and companies displayed on the screen (ST 8), the web server 13 displays detailed information of the selected service company, for example, location, capacity, transportation and space. Information on the use of facilities and supplementary services such as interpretation service, transportation service, recording service, relay service, beam projector rental service, beverage and meal providing service, etc. are displayed on the screen (ST 9) and selected or input by the user. The reservation and payment process will be performed based on reservation information such as service details and payment conditions (ST 10).

The reservation information selected by the user is a facility use history such as the date of use, time and number of participants, and additional services such as interpretation, transportation, recording, and relay service. When the service selection is completed by the user, the web server 13 The user performs a user confirmation procedure by displaying reservation information, that is, the details selected by the user and the corresponding fee, and when the reservation confirmation key is selected by the user, the reservation information of the details selected by the user is displayed in the reservation information database ( 17) (ST 11). In this case, the fee is settled through the financial institution 22, for example, payment by credit card, direct debit and telebanking, etc., and can be settled through cyber money obtained through the corresponding website or affiliated website.

When the user selects an end key to terminate the web site providing the internet video conferencing brokerage service, the web server 13 releases the login to terminate the connection to the Internet network 12.

Thereafter, the service operator providing the Internet video conferencing brokerage service searches the reservation information stored in the reservation information database 17 through an operator terminal (not shown) (ST 21) and searches for a reservation received within a video conference date, for example, within a week. When the reservation is received, the corresponding service provider will be notified orally notified of the reservation receipt (ST 22), and the reservation confirmation will be notified orally via the e-mail or the like within one week of the video conference (ST 23).

In addition, when a reservation is received on the day, the service provider and the subscriber are verbally notified within 3 hours before using the video conference system, and a video conference guide is sent to the service provider to set up the video conference system. (ST 24), video conferencing is realized according to the reservation information (ST 25). In this case, when the user has booked the additional service, a more convenient recollection meeting is executed by providing a reserved additional service such as an interpreter, transportation, greening, relay, beam projector rental, beverage and meal providing service.

Therefore, as described above, the Internet videoconferencing mediation method and the system according to the present invention can be recalled to a company that has frequent meetings between a company having a remote headquarter, a branch office, a factory, or a business office and a company having a geographically remote location. By providing an intermediary service, meeting attendees can save time and expenses for long-distance travel, such as business trips.

In addition, the Internet videoconferencing mediation method and system according to the present invention are not limited only to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the technical gist of the invention.

Internet video conferencing mediation method and system according to the present invention as described above, the company, school corporations and public institutions that are far away from the headquarters, branch offices, factories, or sales offices, and face-to-face meetings, such as during holidays or year-end and New Year holidays You can receive more realistic services than other voice communication services such as telephone, targeting the individuals, families, specific groups that need face-to-face meetings, overseas companies and organizations, and customers who need to meet with individuals. It can maximize time and cost savings due to long-distance movements, and can expect whole conferences and educational effects by inviting members to participate in various forms of meetings through video conferencing and recording services.

The present invention provides convenience to video conferencing service users through additional services such as interpretation service and transportation service, and can provide high quality video conferencing service at low price without incurring large fixed cost to service users. There is.

Claims (7)

Accessing a website providing a videoconferencing brokerage service through an internet network; Loading the home page to display a user member ID and password input guide window for determining whether a member is present; If the user is a non-member, a member registration step of displaying a member registration guide message on the screen, storing personal information input by the user, and granting a new member number (ID) and password; In the step of determining whether or not the member, if the user is a member, the step of displaying a variety of user guides and video conference room location information related to the Internet video conferencing brokerage service through the home screen divided by region; If the user selects a service area, displaying a list of facilities and facilities, and facility information and a brief information of the number of persons, having a video conference system of the selected service area on a screen; If the user selects the service provider displayed on the screen, displaying detailed information of the selected service provider on the screen and performing a reservation reception procedure through the service details selected by the user and the reservation information of the payment condition; And displaying the reservation information on a screen, when the reservation confirmation is selected by the user, storing the reservation information and performing a payment procedure. The method of claim 1, further comprising: retrieving the reservation receipt history letter and orally to the corresponding service provider and the reservation person when the reservation reception request for which the video conference is held is searched by searching the reservation information stored in the reservation confirmation step is searched. Wow; Orally notifying the service provider and the subscriber prior to the time of the video conference when a reservation reception case of the day of the conference is searched; Dispatching a video conference guide to a corresponding service provider to set up a video conference system; And the step of realizing a video conference according to the reservation information. The method of claim 1, further comprising: leasing the videoconferencing system in partnership with a corporation, a public institution, or a school corporation that has a videoconferencing system for each region; Paying rent according to the lease of the recall conference system; Internet video conferencing brokerage method comprising the step of promoting the maintenance, maintenance and upgrade of the videoconferencing system, and constructing and storing it as a database. According to claim 1, wherein the detailed information of the service provider is a video conference room location, the number of people, transportation and facilities of the facility usage guidance and interpretation, transport, greening, relay, beam projector rental, beverage and meal providing services additional services Internet video conferencing brokerage method, characterized in that. An internet network for sharing information online; An Internet video conferencing brokerage service operator for renting a video conferencing system based on the reservation information and providing information related to the video conferencing brokerage service through the internet network and offline; A video conferencing room in which a video conferencing system is installed and a plurality of internet users execute multi-party video conferencing; An Internet user who searches for and reserves various information provided by the Internet video conferencing brokerage service operator through the Internet network; Video conferencing system Internet video conferencing brokerage system comprising a financial institution that handles the transfer of the rent and usage fee according to the lease. 6. The Internet video conferencing brokerage system according to claim 5, wherein the video conferencing room is a corporation, a bank, a public institution, or a school corporation in which the video conferencing system is installed. The Internet video conferencing brokerage service operator of claim 5, further comprising: a web server for providing various information related to the internet video conferencing brokerage service and making reservations; A website homepage displaying a login message according to a user authentication procedure and an advertisement message in the form of various information and icons on a screen; A member information database storing personal information of a user who subscribes to the website; A location information database for storing facility usage information and location information of the video conference room; A management information database for storing maintenance, maintenance, and installation information of a video conference system installed in the plurality of video conference rooms; A reservation information database for storing reservation information input from the user; Internet video conferencing brokerage system comprising a billing information database for storing the billing data of the usage fee and rental fee according to the use of the video conference room.