Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and program

Abstract

To sufficiently store recording of a conference without requiring a user to perform an operation to start the recording.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus comprises a schedule information management unit that acquires conference schedule information, and a video recording control unit that controls video recording data of the conference or automatic video recording of acquiring the video recording data. The schedule information management unit acquires the starting time of the conference and the finishing time of the conference included in the conference schedule information, and when the present time is later than the starting time and before the finishing time, causes the video recording control unit to start automatic video recording of the conference.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, conference support systems have been used that store video footage of conference proceedings and screen information of terminals as conference record information.

[0003] Patent document 1 discloses a terminal communication unit that receives from an information processing terminal a notification that the reservation of a second resource selected by a user has been completed while a first resource is being used, and an electronic data management unit that, when the terminal communication unit receives the notification that the reservation of the second resource has been completed, starts a process of saving electronic data output by the electronic device while the first resource is being used. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, with conventional technology, when starting to record a meeting, the user must perform an operation to start recording, and if the meeting proceeds without performing such an operation, there is a problem that the meeting record cannot be adequately saved.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above, and has an object to enable a user to adequately save a record of a conference without performing an operation to start recording. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention comprises a schedule information management unit that acquires schedule information for a conference, and a recording control unit that controls automatic recording that acquires video or audio data for the conference, wherein the schedule information management unit acquires the start time and end time of the conference contained in the schedule information for the conference, and if the current time is after the start time and before the end time, causes the recording control unit to start automatic recording of the conference. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to sufficiently store a record of a conference without the user having to perform an operation to start recording. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a system configuration of a system according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of an information processing device and a conference device realized by a smartphone or a tablet terminal. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of an information processing device realized by a notebook PC, a desktop PC, a server, etc., a conference server, and a schedule management server. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a functional configuration of the information processing system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a process in which the conference assistance application acquires conference schedule information from the schedule management server. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a process in which the information processing system starts and ends automatic recording. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the automatic recording determination process according to the first embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for making automatic recording settings in the first embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the automatic recording determination process according to the second embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the automatic recording determination process according to the third embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the automatic recording determination process according to the fourth embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for making automatic recording settings in the fourth embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0010] (First embodiment) 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information processing system 1 according to a first embodiment. The system of this embodiment includes an information processing device 20, a conference server 30, a storage 40, and a schedule management server 50, which are connected to one another via a communication network 70 such as the Internet, a conference support application 10 that runs on the information processing device 20, and a conference device 60 that is communicably connected to the information processing device 20.

[0011] Here, the information processing device 20 is a terminal used by users (conference organizers and participants), and the conference device 60 is a terminal installed in a conference room that records or audiotapes of the conference to acquire conference data (recorded or audiotapes of the conference, etc.). When the conference data is recorded data, the conference data includes video data that records video and images and audio data that records audio. The conference data may also be audio data that includes only audio data. Therefore, in this embodiment, "acquisition" of conference data includes "recording" that acquires video data and audio data, and "audio recording" that acquires only audio data.

[0012] The conference server 30 is a device that manages conference schedule information (such as conference name, conference type, start time, end time, and participants) in association with conference data. The storage 40 is a device that stores conference data, for example, on the cloud, and provides cloud services such as storage services. The schedule management server 50 is a device that manages user conference schedule information (hereinafter referred to as "schedule information"), and provides cloud services such as schedule management services. The schedule management server 50 also transmits schedule information to the information processing device 20.

[0013] The information processing device 20 and the conference device 60 are, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a desktop PC, or the like, and are computers connected to a communication network 70 such as the Internet. The conference device 60 may also be a dedicated conference terminal equipped with a camera capable of capturing 360-degree images of the surroundings. The information processing device 20 and the conference device 60 may be connected to each other wirelessly or by wire via an internal network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), or may be connected to each other wirelessly such as by Bluetooth (registered trademark) connection.

[0014] The conference support application 10 is an application that runs on the information processing device 20 and executes processes to realize each function described below. The conference support application 10 is, for example, a native application that runs on an OS (Operating System) or a Web application that runs on a browser.

[0015] 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of an information processing device 20 realized by a smartphone or a tablet terminal and a conference device 60. As shown in Fig. 2, the information processing device 20 and the conference device 60 include a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 401, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 402, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 403, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) 404, a camera 405, an image sensor I / F (Interface) 406, and a media I / F 409.

[0016] Of these, the CPU 401 controls the operation of each of the information processing device 20 and the conference device 60. The ROM 402 stores programs executed by the CPU 401 and programs used to drive the CPU 401, such as an IPL (Initial Program Loader). The RAM 403 is used as a work area for the CPU 401. The EEPROM 404 reads and writes various data, such as smartphone programs, under the control of the CPU 401. The camera 405 is a type of built-in imaging means that captures images of the conference situation and the like to obtain image data under the control of the CPU 401. The imaging element I / F 406 is a circuit that controls the operation of the camera 405. Note that the camera 405 in the conference device 60 may be a camera that can capture 360-degree images of the surroundings. The information processing device 20 does not necessarily have to include the camera 405 and the imaging element I / F 406.

[0017] The media I / F 409 controls reading and writing (storing) of data from and to a recording medium 408 such as a flash memory. The information processing device 20 and the conference device 60 also include a long-distance communication circuit 412, a microphone 415, a speaker 416, an audio input / output I / F 417, a display 418, an external device connection I / F 419, a short-distance communication circuit 420, an antenna 420a of the short-distance communication circuit 420, and a touch panel 421. The long-distance communication circuit 412 is a circuit that communicates with other devices via the communication network 70.

[0018] The microphone 415 is a built-in circuit that converts sound into an electrical signal. The speaker 416 is a built-in circuit that converts an electrical signal into physical vibrations to produce sounds such as music and voice. The audio input / output I / F 417 is a circuit that processes input and output of audio signals between the microphone 415 and the speaker 416 under the control of the CPU 401. The display 418 is a type of display means (display unit) such as a liquid crystal or organic electroluminescence (EL) that displays an image of a subject, various icons, etc. The external device connection I / F 419 is an interface for connecting various external devices. The short-range communication circuit 420 is a communication circuit such as NFC (Near Field Communication) or Bluetooth. The touch panel 421 is a type of pointing device and also a type of input means (input unit) that allows a user to operate the information processing device 20 and the conference device 60 by pressing the display 418.

[0019] The information processing device 20 and the conference device 60 also include a bus line 410. The bus line 410 is an address bus, a data bus, or the like for electrically connecting the components such as the CPU 401 shown in FIG.

[0020] The information processing device 20, conference server 30, and schedule management server 50 of this embodiment can be realized by a notebook PC, desktop PC, server, etc. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing device 20, conference server 30, and schedule management server 50 realized by a notebook PC, desktop PC, server, etc.

[0021] As shown in Figure 3, the information processing device 20, the conference server 30, and the schedule management server 50 are constructed using computers and include a CPU 501, a ROM 502, a RAM 503, an HD (Hard Disk) 504, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) controller 505, a display 506, an external device connection I / F 508, a network I / F 509, a bus line 510, a keyboard 511, a pointing device 512, a DVD-RW (Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable) drive 514, and a media I / F 516.

[0022] The CPU 501 controls the operation of each of the information processing device 20, the conference server 30, and the schedule management server 50. The ROM 502 stores programs used to drive the CPU 501, such as an IPL. The RAM 503 is used as a work area for the CPU 501. The HD 504 stores various data, such as programs. The HDD controller 505 controls the reading and writing of various data from and to the HD 504 under the control of the CPU 501. The display 506 is a type of display means (display unit) that uses liquid crystal or organic EL (Electro Luminescence) to display various information such as a cursor, menu, window, text, or image.

[0023] The external device connection I / F 508 is an interface for connecting various external devices. The external devices are cameras, microphones, speakers, etc. used for video conferencing. The network I / F 509 is an interface for data communication using the communication network 70. The bus line 510 is an address bus, data bus, etc. for electrically connecting each component such as the CPU 501 shown in FIG. 3.

[0024] The keyboard 511 is a type of input means (input unit) equipped with multiple keys for inputting characters, numbers, various instructions, etc. The pointing device 512 is a type of input means for selecting and executing various instructions, selecting a processing target, moving a cursor, etc., and may be a mouse, touchpad, trackball, joystick, pen tablet, or the like. The display 506 and pointing device 512 may be realized by a touch panel display that integrates these functions.

[0025] The DVD-RW drive 514 controls reading and writing of various data from and to a DVD-RW 513, which is an example of a removable recording medium. Note that the medium is not limited to a DVD-RW, and may be a DVD-R, etc. The media I / F 516 controls reading and writing (storing) of data from and to a recording medium 515, such as a flash memory.

[0026] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment. The conference support application 10 operating on the information processing device 20 includes a first communication unit 101, an operation reception unit 102, a schedule information management unit 103, a first storage unit 104, a device communication unit 105, a recording control unit 106, and a display control unit 107. These functional units are configured by cooperation between the hardware illustrated in Fig. 2 or 3 and software (programs, etc.). At least one of these functional units may be configured by dedicated hardware (circuits, etc.).

[0027] The conference server 30 includes a second communication unit 301, an authentication unit 302, a conference management unit 303, and a second storage unit 304. These functional units are configured by the cooperation of the hardware and software (programs, etc.) illustrated in Fig. 3. At least one of these functional units may be configured by dedicated hardware (circuits, etc.).

[0028] The first communication unit 101 communicates with the second communication unit 301 and the schedule management server 50. The operation reception unit 102 receives user operations on the conference support application 10. The schedule information management unit 103 acquires schedule information transmitted by the schedule management server 50 and stores the acquired schedule information in the first storage unit 104. The first storage unit 104 stores the schedule information acquired by the schedule information management unit 103 in the recording medium 408, the HD 504, the recording medium 515, etc.

[0029] The device communication unit 105 communicates with the conference device 60. The recording control unit 106 controls the start and stop of recording by the conference device 60. The display control unit 107 generates a display screen of the conference support application 10 and displays it on the display 418, the display 506, etc.

[0030] The second communication unit 301 communicates with the first communication unit 101 and the storage 40. The authentication unit 302 authenticates the login of a user operating the conference support application 10. The conference management unit 303 creates conference frames, which are management information for managing conferences, and links conference schedule information with conference data. The second storage unit 304 stores information generated by the conference server 30 in the HD 504, recording media 515, etc.

[0031] 5 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a process in which the conference support application 10 acquires conference schedule information from the schedule management server 50. Each of steps S101 to S114 will be described below.

[0032] S101: The user performs a login operation to the conference support application 10 via the operation reception unit 102.

[0033] S102: The operation receiving unit 102 receives a login operation from the user and transmits the login information to the first communication unit 101.

[0034] S103: The first communication unit 101 transmits the login information to the second communication unit 301.

[0035] S104: The second communication unit 301 transmits the login information to the authentication unit 302.

[0036] S105: The authentication unit 302 authenticates the user's login based on the login information.

[0037] S106: The authentication unit 302 transmits the login authentication result to the second communication unit 301.

[0038] S107: The second communication unit 301 transmits the login authentication result to the first communication unit 101.

[0039] S108: The first communication unit 101 transmits the login authentication result to the schedule information management unit 103.

[0040] S109: The schedule information management unit 103 transmits to the first communication unit 101 inquiry information inquiring about the user's schedule information for the day.

[0041] S110: The first communication unit 101 sends the inquiry information to the schedule management server 50. Thereafter, the conference support application 10 sends the inquiry information to the schedule management server 50 at regular intervals. Here, the regular intervals are predetermined intervals, and may be changeable by the user depending on the schedule situation, etc.

[0042] S111: The schedule management server 50 transmits the schedule information to the first communication unit 101.

[0043] S112: The first communication unit 101 transmits the schedule information to the schedule information management unit 103.

[0044] S113: The schedule information management unit 103 transmits the schedule information to the first storage unit 104.

[0045] S114: The first storage unit 104 stores the received schedule information.

[0046] 6 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the process of starting and ending automatic recording (process of automatically acquiring conference data) by the information processing system 1. First, each step of the process of starting automatic recording (S201 to S225) will be described below.

[0047] S201: The schedule information management unit 103 searches for the meeting (target meeting) whose start time is closest to the current time from among the meetings included in the schedule information, and acquires the schedule information of that meeting.

[0048] S202: The schedule information management unit 103 determines whether the acquired schedule information satisfies the conditions for automatic recording, which will be described later.

[0049] S203: If it is determined that the conditions for automatic recording are met, the schedule information management unit 103 transmits recording start information to the recording control unit 106, which indicates that automatic recording of the target conference is to be started.

[0050] S204: The recording control unit 106 transmits recording start information to the first communication unit 101.

[0051] S205: The first communication unit 101 transmits recording start information to the second communication unit 301.

[0052] S206: The second communication unit 301 transmits recording start information to the conference management unit 303.

[0053] S207: The conference management unit 303 creates a conference frame for the target conference.

[0054] S208: The conference management unit 303 transmits a storage destination request (a signal requesting the storage 40 for storage destination information indicating the destination where the conference data of the target conference is to be saved) to the second communication unit 301.

[0055] S209: The second communication unit 301 transmits a save destination request to the storage 40.

[0056] S210: The storage 40 transmits the storage destination information to the second communication unit 301.

[0057] S211: The second communication unit 301 transmits the storage destination information to the conference management unit 303.

[0058] S212: The conference management unit 303 associates the schedule information and storage destination information of the target conference with the conference frame.

[0059] S213: The second communication unit 201 transmits the storage destination information to the first communication unit 101.

[0060] S214: The first communication unit 101 transmits the storage destination information to the recording control unit .

[0061] S215: The recording control unit 106 transmits the storage destination information to the first storage unit 104.

[0062] S216: The first storage unit 104 stores the destination information.

[0063] S217: The recording control unit 106 transmits recording start information to the device communication unit 105.

[0064] S218: The device communication unit 105 transmits recording start information to the conference device 60.

[0065] S219: The conference device 60 starts acquiring (video or audio recording) the conference data.

[0066] S220: The conference device 60 transmits the conference data to the device communication unit 105.

[0067] S221: The device communication unit 105 transmits the conference data to the recording control unit .

[0068] S222: The recording control unit 106 transmits the conference data to the first storage unit 104.

[0069] S223: The first storage unit 104 stores the conference data.

[0070] S224: The recording control unit 106 transmits recording start information to the display control unit 107.

[0071] S225: The display control unit 107 displays a screen indicating that automatic recording has started on the display 418, the display 506, or the like.

[0072] The conference device 60 continues to acquire the conference data and the first storage unit 104 continues to store the conference data until the automatic recording is terminated. Next, each step of the process (S301 to S311) for terminating the automatic recording will be described below.

[0073] S301: The user performs an operation (end operation) on the operation reception unit 102 to end automatic recording.

[0074] S302: The operation receiving unit 102 receives an end operation and transmits to the recording control unit 106 a signal (end signal) indicating that an end operation has been performed.

[0075] S303: The recording control unit 106 transmits an end signal to the device communication unit 105.

[0076] S304: The device communication unit 105 transmits an end signal to the conference device 60.

[0077] S305: The conference device 60 finishes acquiring the conference data.

[0078] S306: The recording control unit 106 requests the first storage unit 104 to transmit the conference data.

[0079] S307: The first storage unit 104 transmits the conference data to the recording control unit .

[0080] S308: The recording control unit 106 transmits the conference data to the first communication unit 101.

[0081] S309: The first communication unit 101 transmits the conference data to the second communication unit 301.

[0082] S310: The second communication unit 301 transmits the conference data to the storage 40.

[0083] S311: The storage 40 stores the conference data in the destination indicated by the destination information.

[0084] The process of ending the automatic recording may be automatically started by the schedule information management unit 103 using the end time of the target conference. In this case, the schedule information management unit 103 transmits an end signal to the recording control unit 106 instead of the operation reception unit 102.

[0085] Next, the conditions for automatic recording will be described. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the automatic recording determination process according to this embodiment. In this embodiment, the condition for automatic recording is whether the current time is within the scheduled time of the target conference (after the start time and before the end time of the target conference).

[0086] The schedule information management unit 103 determines whether the current time is within the scheduled time of the target conference (step S10). If it is within the scheduled time (step S10: Yes), the schedule information management unit 103 transmits recording start information indicating that automatic recording of the target conference should be started to the recording control unit 106, and starts automatic recording of the target conference (step S11). On the other hand, if it is not within the scheduled time (step S10: No), the automatic recording determination process ends.

[0087] If the determination process ends because the current time is before the start time of the target conference, the schedule information management unit 103 starts the determination process again after a predetermined time has passed. If the determination process ends in any other case, or after automatic recording has started, the schedule information management unit 103 searches for another target conference and performs the determination process. Here, the predetermined time is a time that is set in advance, and may be changeable by the user depending on the schedule situation, etc.

[0088] The automatic recording determination process is performed, for example, when schedule information is acquired from the schedule management server 50. In addition, if schedule information is acquired at regular intervals, the automatic recording determination process may be performed for the part of the schedule information that has been updated.

[0089] Note that the user may use the operation receiving unit 102 to select a setting (automatic recording setting) for whether or not to execute the automatic recording determination process, thereby enabling the user to select whether or not to use automatic recording. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for setting automatic recording. This screen displays a selection switch for turning automatic recording determination on / off, and the user can set automatic recording determination on or off by sliding this selection switch using a pointing device or the like. FIG. 8(a) is an example of the screen when the user has turned automatic recording determination off, in which case the automatic recording determination process is not executed. FIG. 8(b) is an example of the screen when the user has turned automatic recording determination on, in which case the automatic recording determination process is executed.

[0090] Thus, according to this embodiment, the schedule information management unit acquires the schedule information of the meeting, compares the start time and end time of the meeting contained in the schedule information with the current time, and performs the automatic recording determination process, so that the meeting record can be sufficiently saved without the user having to perform any operation to start recording.

[0091] (Second embodiment) In this embodiment, the automatic recording determination process determines whether the target meeting is a regular meeting. Here, a regular meeting is a meeting that is held at regular intervals, such as daily, weekly, or monthly. Whether the meeting is regular or not is included in the schedule information, and for example, information indicating "regular," "irregular," "this time only," etc. is written in a field that describes the meeting type, etc.

[0092] 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the automatic recording determination process according to this embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment is that if the current time is within the scheduled time of the target conference, it is determined whether the target conference is a regular conference. The other functional configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment, so detailed description will be omitted.

[0093] If the current time is within the scheduled time of the target conference (step S20: Yes), the schedule information management unit 103 determines whether the target conference is a regular conference (step S21).

[0094] If the target conference is a regular conference (step S21: Yes), the schedule information management unit 103 transmits recording start information indicating that automatic recording of the target conference should be started to the recording control unit 106, and starts automatic recording of the target conference (step S22). On the other hand, if the target conference is not a regular conference (step S21: No), the automatic recording determination process ends. Also, if the current time is not within the scheduled time of the target conference (step S20: No), the automatic recording determination process ends.

[0095] The user may be allowed to select whether or not to include regular meeting conditions in the automatic recording conditions using the operation receiving unit 102. Also, the user may be allowed to select whether to include all regular meetings in the automatic recording conditions or to include only some regular meetings in the conditions, and for some regular meetings, the user may be allowed to select the type of the meetings (for example, only weekly meetings, or weekly and monthly meetings, etc.).

[0096] Thus, according to this embodiment, the schedule information management unit acquires the schedule information of the meeting, compares the start time and end time of the meeting contained in the schedule information with the current time, and performs an automatic recording determination process using information contained in the schedule information indicating whether the meeting is a regular meeting. Therefore, for regular meetings, meeting records can be sufficiently saved without the user having to perform any operation to start recording.

[0097] (Third embodiment) In this embodiment, in the automatic recording determination process, it is determined whether the target conference is a specific conference. Here, a specific conference is a conference whose conference name (such as the name of the conference) contains a predetermined word or character string. Whether a conference is a specific conference can be determined using a field that describes the conference name, which is included in the schedule information. Furthermore, the predetermined word or character string may be predetermined, or may be set by the user using the operation reception unit 102.

[0098] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the automatic recording determination process according to this embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment is that if the current time is within the scheduled time of the target conference, it is determined whether the target conference is a specific conference. The other functional configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment, so detailed description will be omitted.

[0099] If the current time is within the scheduled time of the target meeting (step S30: Yes), the schedule information management unit 103 determines whether the meeting name of the target meeting contains a predetermined word or character string (whether the target meeting is a specific meeting) (step S31).

[0100] If the target conference is a specific conference (step S31: Yes), the schedule information management unit 103 transmits recording start information to the recording control unit 106, indicating that automatic recording of the target conference should be started, and starts automatic recording of the target conference (step S32). On the other hand, if the target conference is not a specific conference (step S31: No), the automatic recording determination process ends. Also, if the current time is not within the scheduled time of the target conference (step S30: No), the automatic recording determination process ends.

[0101] The user may be allowed to select, using the operation receiving unit 102, whether or not to include a specific conference condition in the automatic recording conditions. The specific conference condition may also be a condition such as a conference whose name does not contain a predetermined word or character string. When selecting the specific conference condition, the user may be allowed to select whether the condition includes a word or the like or does not include a word or the like.

[0102] Thus, according to this embodiment, the schedule information management unit acquires the schedule information of the meeting, compares the start time and end time of the meeting contained in the schedule information with the current time, and performs an automatic recording determination process using the information on the name of the meeting contained in the schedule information, so that a sufficient record of the meeting can be saved for a specific meeting without the user having to perform any operation to start recording.

[0103] (Fourth embodiment) In this embodiment, in the automatic recording determination process, it is determined whether the target meeting is a regular meeting, and whether the meeting name of the target meeting contains a specified word or character string (whether the target meeting is a specific meeting).

[0104] 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the automatic recording determination process according to the present embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment is that if the current time is within the scheduled time of the target conference, it is determined whether the target conference is a regular conference, and whether the target conference is a specific conference. The other functional configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment, so detailed description will be omitted.

[0105] If the current time is within the scheduled time of the target conference (step S40: Yes), the schedule information management unit 103 determines whether the target conference is a regular conference (step S41). If the target conference is a regular conference (step S41: Yes), the schedule information management unit 103 transmits recording start information indicating the start of automatic recording of the target conference to the recording control unit 106, and starts automatic recording of the target conference (step S43). On the other hand, if the target conference is not a regular conference (step S41: No), the schedule information management unit 103 determines whether the target conference is a specific conference (step S42).

[0106] If the target conference is a specific conference (step S42: Yes), the schedule information management unit 103 transmits recording start information to the recording control unit 106, indicating that automatic recording of the target conference should be started, and starts automatic recording of the target conference (step S43). On the other hand, if the target conference is not a specific conference (step S42: No), the automatic recording determination process ends. Also, if the current time is not within the scheduled time of the target conference (step S40: No), the automatic recording determination process ends.

[0107] In addition, in the setting (automatic recording setting) of whether to execute the automatic recording determination process, the user may be able to select whether to include the conditions for a regular meeting and whether to include the conditions for a specific meeting, along with turning the automatic recording determination on / off, using the operation receiving unit 102. Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for performing automatic recording setting in this embodiment. On this screen, below the selection switch for turning the automatic recording determination on / off, a selection switch for turning the conditions for a regular meeting on / off and a selection switch for turning the conditions for a regular meeting on / off are displayed.

[0108] 12(a) shows an example of the screen when the user turns off the automatic recording determination, in which case the automatic recording determination process is not executed. Also, the selection switches for the regular meeting conditions and the specific meeting conditions (areas surrounded by dashed lines in FIG. 12(a)) are not displayed on the screen or are grayed out, indicating to the user that they cannot be operated.

[0109] 12(b) to (e) are examples of the screen when the user turns on the automatic recording determination. In this case, the selection switches for the regular meeting conditions and the specific meeting conditions become operable, and the user can slide these selection switches to select the regular meeting conditions and the specific meeting conditions. When the user selects the switch as shown in FIG. 12(c), the regular meeting conditions are turned on, and the automatic recording determination process described in the second embodiment (FIG. 9) is executed. When the user selects the switch as shown in FIG. 12(d), the specific meeting conditions are turned on, and the automatic recording determination process described in the third embodiment (FIG. 10) is executed.

[0110] 12(e), the automatic recording determination process described in this embodiment (FIG. 11) is executed because the regular meeting condition and the specific meeting condition are both on. Note that in this embodiment, if the current time is within the scheduled time of the target meeting, automatic recording is started if either the regular meeting condition or the specific meeting condition is met, but it may also be configured to start automatic recording if both of these two conditions are met.

[0111] Thus, according to this embodiment, the schedule information management unit acquires the schedule information of the meeting, compares the start time and end time of the meeting contained in the schedule information with the current time, and performs an automatic recording determination process using the information on the meeting type and name contained in the schedule information. Therefore, it is possible to sufficiently preserve meeting records for regular meetings and specific meetings without the user having to perform any operation to start recording.

[0112] Although various embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above-described embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These novel embodiments and modifications thereof are included within the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as within the scope of the invention and its equivalents as set forth in the claims. Furthermore, components from different embodiments and modifications may be combined as appropriate.

[0113] Furthermore, each function of the above-described embodiments can be realized by one or more processing circuits. Here, the term "processing circuit" in this specification includes a processor programmed to execute each function by software, such as a processor implemented by an electronic circuit, as well as devices such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), and conventional circuit modules designed to execute each of the above-described functions.

[0114] The devices described in each embodiment represent only one of multiple computing environments for implementing the embodiments disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the information processing device 20, the conference server 30, the storage 40, the schedule management server 50, and the conference device 60 include multiple computing devices, such as a server cluster. The multiple computing devices are configured to communicate with each other via any type of communication link, including a network, shared memory, etc., and perform the processes disclosed herein.

[0115] For example, aspects of the present invention are as follows. <1> An information processing device comprising: a schedule information management unit that acquires schedule information for a conference; and a recording control unit that controls automatic recording that acquires video or audio data for the conference, wherein the schedule information management unit acquires the start time and end time of the conference contained in the schedule information for the conference, and, if the current time is after the start time and before the end time, causes the recording control unit to start automatic recording of the conference. <2> the schedule information management unit, when the current time is after the start time and before the end time, determines whether the conference is a regular conference, and, when the conference is a regular conference, causes the recording control unit to start automatic recording of the conference; <1> The information processing device is described in <3> the schedule information management unit, when the current time is after the start time and before the end time, determines whether a conference name of the conference includes a predetermined word, and when the conference name includes the predetermined word, causes the recording control unit to start automatic recording of the conference; <1> or <2> The information processing device is described in <4> The video recording device further includes an operation receiving unit that receives a user's operation, and the operation receiving unit receives an operation from the user indicating whether or not to use automatic recording. <1> ~ <3> The information processing device according to any one of the above items. <5> The video conferencing system further includes an operation receiving unit that receives user operations, wherein the operation receiving unit receives from the user a first operation indicating whether or not to use automatic recording, and when the first operation indicates the selection to use automatic recording, receives from the user a second operation indicating whether or not to include a regular meeting in the conditions for automatic recording. <2> The information processing device is described in <6> The video recording device further includes an operation receiving unit that receives a user's operation, wherein the operation receiving unit receives from the user a first operation indicating whether or not to use automatic recording, and when the first operation indicates the selection to use automatic recording, receives from the user a second operation indicating whether or not to include a specific conference in the conditions for automatic recording. <3> The information processing device is described in <7> The aforementioned <1> ~ <6> an information processing system comprising an information processing device described in any one of the above, a schedule management server that stores schedule information for a conference, a conference device that acquires conference data that is video or audio data for the conference, and storage that stores the conference data, wherein the schedule management server transmits the schedule information for the conference to the information processing device, and the information processing device controls the process by which the conference device acquires the conference data, and transmits the conference data acquired by the conference device to the storage. <8> This information processing method includes a schedule information management step for acquiring schedule information for a conference, and a recording control step for controlling automatic recording by acquiring video or audio data for the conference, wherein the schedule information management step acquires the start time and end time of the conference contained in the schedule information for the conference, and causes the recording control step to start automatic recording of the conference if the current time is after the start time and before the end time. <9> This program causes a computer to function as a schedule information management means that acquires schedule information for a conference, and a recording control means that controls automatic recording by acquiring video or audio data for the conference. The schedule information management means acquires the start time and end time of the conference contained in the schedule information for the conference, and, if the current time is after the start time and before the end time, causes the recording control means to start automatic recording of the conference. [Explanation of symbols]

[0116] 10 Meeting support applications 20 Information processing equipment 30 Conference Server 40 Storage 50 Schedule Management Server 60 conference devices 101 First Communications Department 102 Operation reception unit 103 Schedule Information Management Department 104 1st memory section 105 Device communication unit 106 Recording control unit 107 Display control unit 301 Second Communications Department 302 Authentication Section 303 Conference Management Department 304 2nd memory section [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0117] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-24318

Claims

1. a schedule information management unit that acquires schedule information for a meeting; a recording control unit that controls automatic recording to acquire video or audio data of a conference; Equipped with The schedule information management unit acquiring a start time and an end time of the conference included in the schedule information of the conference; causing the recording control unit to start automatic recording of the conference when the current time is after the start time and before the end time; Information processing device.

2. The schedule information management unit If the current time is after the start time and before the end time, determine whether the meeting is a regular meeting; If the conference is a regular conference, causing the recording control unit to start automatic recording of the conference. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

3. The schedule information management unit If the current time is after the start time and before the end time, determine whether the conference name of the conference includes a predetermined word; If the conference name includes a predetermined word, causing the recording control unit to start automatic recording of the conference. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

4. further comprising an operation receiving unit that receives an operation from a user; the operation receiving unit receives an operation from a user indicating whether or not to use automatic recording; The information processing device according to claim 1 .

5. further comprising an operation receiving unit that receives an operation from a user; the operation receiving unit receives from a user a first operation indicating a selection as to whether or not to use automatic recording, and, when the first operation indicates a selection as to whether or not to use automatic recording, receives from the user a second operation indicating a selection as to whether or not to include a regular meeting in a condition for automatic recording; The information processing device according to claim 2 .

6. further comprising an operation receiving unit that receives an operation from a user; the operation receiving unit receives from a user a first operation indicating a selection as to whether or not to use automatic recording, and, when the first operation indicates a selection as to whether or not to use automatic recording, receives from the user a second operation indicating a selection as to whether or not to include a specific conference in a condition for automatic recording; The information processing device according to claim 3 .

7. An information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6; a schedule management server that stores schedule information for meetings; a conference device that acquires conference data, which is video or audio data of a conference; a storage for storing the conference data; Equipped with the schedule management server transmits schedule information of the conference to the information processing device; The information processing device includes: Controlling a process of the conference device acquiring the conference data; transmitting the conference data acquired by the conference device to the storage; Information processing system.

8. a schedule information management step of acquiring schedule information of a meeting; a recording control step for controlling automatic recording to acquire video or audio data of the conference; Equipped with The schedule information management step includes: acquiring a start time and an end time of the conference included in the schedule information of the conference; causing the recording control step to start automatic recording of the conference when the current time is after the start time and before the end time; Information processing methods.

9. Computer, a schedule information management means for acquiring schedule information of a meeting; a recording control means for controlling automatic recording to acquire video or audio data of a conference; It functions as The schedule information management means acquiring a start time and an end time of the conference included in the schedule information of the conference; causing the recording control means to start automatic recording of the conference when the current time is after the start time and before the end time; program.

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