Seminar planning / operation assistance system, seminar planning / operation assistance method, server device, and program

Abstract

Provided is a technology for assisting planning / operation of a seminar. Provided is a server device comprising: a reception unit (11b) that receives seminar progress plan information and information pertaining to a seminar content summary; a storage unit (13) that stores a mathematical model; a generation unit (11f) that generates lecture text on the basis of the mathematical model upon receipt of the information pertaining to the seminar content summary; a progress control unit (11d) that performs, on the basis of a timetable included in the progress plan information, processes for managing the progress time of a seminar and allocating the lecture text to subdivided periods in the seminar progress plan information so as to control performance of the seminar on the basis of the processed lecture content; and a transmission unit (11b) that transmits lecture data of the seminar to a terminal device for performing the seminar.

Description

Seminar planning and management support system, seminar planning and management support method, server device, and program

[0001] The present invention relates to a technology for supporting the planning and management of seminars.

[0002] Traditionally, many companies have held study groups and seminars that meet customer needs with the primary goal of marketing, hoping to attract customers. In this situation, there is a demand for planning and efficiently implementing seminars that are effective in attracting customers.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a schedule management system in which user information requested by a user and schedule range information specified by the user, which are acquired by a public schedule acquisition means, are sent to a schedule management server via a network, and the schedule management server selects event schedule information based on each piece of information and displays the event schedule information on a schedule display means of a user client.

[0004] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-38580

[0005] However, Patent Document 1 only manages schedules and does not support the planning and management of seminars.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to provide a technique for supporting the planning and management of seminars.

[0007] In order to solve the above problem, the server device of the first aspect of the present invention comprises a receiving unit that receives information related to a seminar progress plan outline and a seminar content outline from a terminal device of a seminar organizer, a memory unit that stores a mathematical model for generating a lecture text, a generation unit that receives the information related to the seminar content outline and generates a lecture text based on the mathematical model, a progress control unit that time-manages the progress of the seminar based on a timetable included in the seminar progress plan information and processes the lecture text to each of the subdivided segments of the seminar progress plan information, and controls the execution of the seminar so that display and audio output are performed on the terminal device based on the processed lecture content, and a transmission unit that transmits the seminar lecture data to the terminal device used for executing the seminar.

[0008] A second aspect of the present invention is a seminar planning and management support system comprising a terminal device for the seminar organizer, a terminal device for executing the seminar, and a server device, wherein the server device comprises a receiving unit that receives seminar progress plan information and information relating to the seminar content outline from the terminal device of the seminar organizer, a memory unit that stores a mathematical model for generating lecture text, a generation unit that receives the information relating to the seminar content outline and generates lecture text based on the mathematical model, a progress control unit that time-manages the progress of the seminar based on the timetable included in the seminar progress plan information and processes the lecture text to each of the subdivided segments of the seminar progress plan information, and controls the execution of the seminar so that display and audio output are performed on the terminal device based on the processed lecture content, and a transmission unit that transmits seminar lecture data to the terminal device for executing the seminar.

[0009] A third aspect of the present invention provides a method for supporting seminar planning and management using a seminar planning and management support system comprising a terminal device for the seminar organizer, a terminal device for executing the seminar, and a server device, wherein in the server device, a receiving unit receives seminar progress plan information and information relating to the seminar content outline from the terminal device of the seminar organizer, a memory unit stores a mathematical model for generating lecture text, a generating unit receives the information relating to the seminar content outline and generates lecture text based on the mathematical model, a progress control unit manages the time of the seminar based on a timetable included in the seminar progress plan information and performs processing to assign the lecture text to each of the subdivided segments of the seminar progress plan information, and controls the execution of the seminar so that display and audio output are performed on the terminal device based on the processed lecture content, and a transmitting unit transmits the seminar lecture data to the terminal device for executing the seminar.

[0010] A program according to a fourth aspect of the present invention causes a computer having a memory unit for storing a seminar progress plan and a mathematical model for generating a lecture text to function as a receiving unit that receives seminar progress plan information and information related to a seminar content outline from a terminal device of a seminar organizer, a generating unit that receives the information related to the seminar content outline and generates a lecture text based on the mathematical model, a progress control unit that manages the timeline of the seminar based on a timetable included in the seminar progress plan information and processes the lecture text to each of the subdivided segments of the seminar progress plan information, and controls the execution of the seminar so that display and audio output are performed on the terminal device based on the processed lecture content, and a transmitting unit that transmits the seminar lecture data to the terminal device used for executing the seminar.

[0011] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique for supporting the planning and management of seminars.

[0012] Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram of a seminar planning and management support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figs. 2(a) to 2(e) are configuration diagrams of a server device of the system. Fig. 3 is a configuration diagram of a terminal device of the system. Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing steps for planning and managing a seminar by the system. Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing steps for question processing by the system. Fig. 6 is a diagram for explaining the evaluation of questions.

[0013] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0014] FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a seminar planning and management support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0015] As shown in the figure, the seminar planning and management support system is configured by connecting a server device 1 that functions as a seminar planning and management support device, a user terminal device 2, a seminar execution terminal device 3, and a seminar organizer terminal device 4 wirelessly or with a cable via a communication network 5 such as the Internet. The terminal devices 2 and 3 can be various devices such as smartphones, tablet devices, notebook personal computers, and desktop personal computers.

[0016] In this configuration, the server device 1 has a generative artificial intelligence (AI) function and generates a seminar progress plan (including a timetable) and a lecture text based on the seminar content outline and seminar progress plan outline sent from the seminar organizer's terminal device 4. Then, the seminar is executed by the seminar execution terminal device 3 based on the progress plan and lecture text.

[0017] Furthermore, when a question is received from the user's terminal device 2 at the beginning, middle, or end of the seminar, it is evaluated as to whether it is a question about the seminar (to the organizer / moderator / lecturer, etc.), a comment to other users, or simply a comment such as an impression, and for questions about the seminar, an answer is generated using the generative AI function, and the answer is output (audio / display) from the seminar execution terminal device 3 or sent to the user's terminal device 2.

[0018] As described above, this seminar planning and management support system generates everything from the seminar progress plan to the lecture content and even answers to questions, enabling the seminar to proceed smoothly and respond flexibly to changing circumstances.

[0019] 2A to 2E show the configuration of the server device in the seminar planning and management support system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and will be described below.

[0020] 2(a), the server device 1 has a control unit 11, a communication I / F 12, and a storage unit 13. The control unit 11, the communication I / F 12, and the storage unit 13 are communicably connected via a system bus. In addition to these components, the server device 1 may have input units such as a keyboard and a mouse, and a display unit such as a liquid crystal display for displaying various information.

[0021] The communication I / F 12 is realized by, for example, a NIC, and is connected to a communication network 5 such as the Internet via a wired or wireless connection, and is a communication interface for communicating with the terminal devices 2, 3, etc. The storage unit 13 is realized by a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM or flash memory, a HDD, an optical disk device, etc., and stores in advance the programs to be executed by the control unit 11. The storage unit 13 has a user information storage unit 14, a seminar information storage unit 15, and a generation storage unit 16.

[0022] The user information storage unit 14 stores attribute information such as the user's name, age, gender, email address, and telephone number, as well as seminar attendance history information (including the seminar ID of the seminar attended), and payment information, linked to the user ID.

[0023] The seminar information storage unit 15 stores information such as the seminar title, date and time, venue, participants (including user IDs), progress plan, and lecture text, linked to a seminar ID.

[0024] The generation storage unit 16 stores mathematical models and various data used by the generation unit 11f when generating progress plans, lecture texts, question and answer documents, etc., and the contents are updated periodically.

[0025] The control unit 11 is realized by a CPU, an MPU, etc. The control unit 11 is composed of an integrated circuit such as an ASIC, an FPGA, etc. The control unit 11 reads and executes programs stored in the storage unit 13, thereby functioning as a main control unit 11a, a communication control unit 11b, a management unit 11c, a progress control unit 11d, a question processing unit 11e, and a generation unit 11f.

[0026] In this configuration, the communication control unit 11b functions as a receiving unit that accepts user information sent from the user's terminal device 2, information such as an outline of the seminar content and an outline of the seminar progress plan sent from the seminar organizer's terminal device 3, and a transmitting unit that sends answers to questions to the user's terminal device.

[0027] The management unit 11c has a detailed configuration as shown in Figure 2(b) and is composed of a user management unit 11c-1 and a seminar management unit 11c-2. That is, the user management unit 11c-1 registers user information in the user information storage unit 14 and manages it while updating it as appropriate. The seminar management unit 11c-2 registers seminar information in the seminar information storage unit 15 and manages it while updating it as appropriate.

[0028] The progress control unit 11d is configured in detail as shown in FIG. 2(c) and comprises a timetable management unit 11d-1, a lecture text processing unit 11d-2, and a lecture execution unit 11d-3. The timetable management unit 11d-1 manages the time of the seminar based on the timetable included in the progress plan information generated by the generation unit 11f. The lecture text processing unit 11d-2 performs processing such as assigning the lecture text generated by the generation unit 11f to each segment of the progress plan. The lecture execution unit 11d-3 controls the execution of the seminar so that the display and audio output are performed on the seminar execution terminal device 3 based on the lecture content processed by the lecture text processing unit 11d-2. From the above perspective, the progress control unit 11d plays the role of a seminar facilitator.

[0029] The question processing unit 11e has a configuration shown in detail in FIG. 2(d) and is composed of a question reception processing unit 11e-1, an evaluation unit 11e-2, and an answer reception processing unit 11e-3. The question reception processing unit 11e-1 receives and processes questions from the user's terminal device 2. The evaluation unit 11e-2 analyzes the content of the received question and evaluates whether it is a question about the seminar, a question directed to another user, or a simple comment. The answer reception processing unit 11e-3 receives answers to the questions generated by the generation unit 11f and processes the answers to the questions so that they are displayed or audibly output on the seminar execution terminal device 3 via the lecture execution unit 11d-3 of the progress control unit 11d.

[0030] The generation unit 11f functions as a generative AI, and in detail, as shown in FIG. 2(e), it is made up of a lecture text generation unit 11f-1 and a question and answer generation unit 11f-2.

[0031] The lecture text generation unit 11f-1 receives information such as an outline of the seminar content sent from the terminal device 3 of the seminar organizer, and generates a lecture text based on the mathematical model and various data stored in the generation memory unit 16.

[0032] The question and answer generation unit 11f-2 receives a question from the user's terminal device 2 that the question processing unit 11e has determined to be a question about the seminar, and generates an answer to the question based on the mathematical model and various data stored in the generation storage unit 16. More specifically, an answer to the question is generated using a term such as that shown in FIG. 6 as a prompt. This example shows a case where an answer is generated based on a question asked when applying for the seminar, and a case where the question and answer generation unit 11f-2 generates an answer without any particular constraints. In each case, the answer is generated based on the text on the announcement page, the applicant's attribute information, the questions asked when applying, the questions asked on the day, etc.

[0033] Here, the mathematical models used for generation by the lecture text generation unit 11f-1 and the question and answer generation unit 11f-2 are mathematical models obtained by performing machine learning based on the following learning data related to the domain that is the subject of the seminar, in addition to learning data from general large-scale language models: Articles, news, and papers related to the domain published by various media, research companies, the government, local governments, and other organizations Information related to the domain published by product and service providers Information on the contents of seminars and lectures related to the domain (including images and audio) Other public information related to the domain of discussion

[0034] In addition, the main control unit 11a controls other operations and processes, such as sending emails and chat messages related to answers to questions to the user's terminal device 2.

[0035] 3 shows and describes the configuration of a terminal device in a seminar planning and management support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the configuration of the user's terminal device 2 is described, but the configuration of the seminar organizer's terminal device 3 is substantially the same.

[0036] As shown in the figure, the terminal device 2 has a control unit 21, a communication I / F 22, a display unit 23, an operation input unit 24, an audio output unit 25, and a storage unit 26. The units 21 to 26 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a system bus. The communication I / F 22 is implemented by, for example, a NIC or the like, and is a communication interface that is connected to a communication network 4 such as the Internet via a wired or wireless connection and communicates with the server device 1 or the like.

[0037] The display unit 23 is realized by a liquid crystal display or the like and displays various information. The display unit 23 can also be a projector or an external large display. The operation input unit 24 is realized by a mouse, keyboard, or the like and accepts various operation inputs from the user.

[0038] The audio output unit 25 is configured with a speaker, etc. The storage unit 26 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM or a flash memory, an HDD, an optical disk device, etc., and stores the program executed by the control unit 21.

[0039] The control unit 21 is realized by a CPU, an MPU, or the like, and may be configured as an integrated circuit such as an ASIC, an FPGA, etc. The control unit 21 reads and executes programs stored in the storage unit 26, thereby functioning as a main control unit 21a, a transmission / reception control unit 21b, and an output control unit 21c.

[0040] In this configuration, the main control unit 21a is responsible for overall control of the terminal device 2. The transmission / reception control unit 21b functions as a transmission unit that transmits user information and questions to the server device 1, and as a reception unit that receives lecture data (display and audio data) and the like from the server device 1. The output control unit 21c controls display by the display unit 23 and audio output by the audio output unit 25 based on the received lecture data.

[0041] The processing steps for planning and managing a seminar by the seminar planning and management support system will be described in detail below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0042] When this process starts, the progress plan generation unit 11f-1 acquires seminar progress plan information including a seminar content outline and a timetable sent from the seminar organizer's terminal device 3 (S1). The lecture text generation unit 11f-1 receives the information such as the seminar content outline sent from the seminar organizer's terminal device 3 and generates a lecture text based on the mathematical model and various data stored in the generation storage unit 16 (S2).

[0043] Next, the timetable management unit 11d-1 manages the progress of the seminar based on the timetable included in the seminar progress plan information (S3). The lecture text processing unit 11d-2 then performs processing such as assigning the lecture text generated by the lecture text generation unit 11f-1 to each segment of the progress plan (S4). Next, the lecture execution unit 11d-3 controls the execution of the seminar so that display and audio are output on the seminar execution terminal device 3 based on the lecture content processed by the lecture text processing unit 11d-2 (S5). Then, as the lecture is executed, the communication control unit 11b transmits the seminar lecture data (display / audio) to the terminal device 3 (S6).

[0044] In the seminar execution terminal device 3, the transmission / reception control unit 21b receives the lecture data (display / audio) (S7), and under the control of the output control unit 21c, the display unit 23 displays the data and the audio output unit 25 outputs audio (S8). This completes the series of processes.

[0045] The procedure for processing questions by the seminar planning and management support system will be described in detail below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0046] When the process starts, a question is input into a predetermined input form by operating the operation input unit 24 of the user's terminal device 2 (S11), and is transmitted to the server device 1 under the control of the transmission / reception control unit 21b (S12).

[0047] In the server device 1, the question reception processing unit 11e-1 receives and processes questions from the user's terminal device 2 (S13), and the evaluation unit 11e-2 analyzes the content of the received question and evaluates whether it is a question about the seminar, a question directed to another user, or a simple comment (S14).Then, the question and answer generation unit 11f-2 receives a question from the user's terminal device 2 that the question processing unit 11e determines to be a question about the seminar, and generates an answer to the question based on the mathematical model and various data stored in the generation memory unit 16 (S15).

[0048] Next, the answer acceptance processing unit 11e-3 accepts the answer to the question generated by the question and answer generation unit 11f-2, and processes the answer to the question so that it is displayed or output as audio at the seminar execution terminal device 3 via the lecture execution unit 11d-3 of the progress control unit 11d (S16). Then, in order to answer the question, the communication control unit 11b transmits the answer data (display / audio) to the terminal device 3 (S17). In the seminar execution terminal device 3, the transmission / reception control unit 21b receives the answer data (display / audio) (S18), and under the control of the output control unit 21c, the display unit 23 displays the answer and the audio output unit 25 outputs the audio (S19). This completes the series of processes.

[0049] As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a server device is provided which includes a receiving unit (11b) that receives seminar progress plan information and information related to the seminar content outline from the seminar organizer's terminal device, a memory unit (13) that stores a mathematical model for generating a lecture text, a generating unit (11f) that receives the information related to the seminar content outline and generates the lecture text based on the mathematical model stored in the memory unit, a progress control unit (11d) that time-manages the progress of the seminar based on the timetable included in the seminar progress plan information, performs processing to assign the lecture text to each segment of the progress plan, and controls the execution of the seminar so that display and audio output are performed on the terminal device based on the processed lecture content, and a transmitting unit (11b) that transmits seminar lecture data to the terminal device used for executing the seminar.

[0050] Therefore, it is possible to support the seminar from planning to actual progress.

[0051] Here, the receiving unit (11b) receives information related to questions from the user's terminal device, the memory unit (13) stores a mathematical model for generating answers to questions, and the system further includes a question processing unit (11e) that receives and processes the information related to the questions, analyzes the content of the received questions, and evaluates whether the questions are questions about the seminar, questions directed to other users, or simply comments, and the generating unit (11f) receives questions that are determined to be questions about the seminar and generates answers to the questions based on the mathematical model stored in the memory unit. Thus, this function makes it possible to support responses to questions.

[0052] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0053] 1...server device, 2...user's terminal device, 3...seminar execution terminal device, 4...organizer's terminal device, 5...communication network, 11...control unit, 11a...main control unit, 11b...communication control unit, 11c...management unit, 11c-1...user management unit, 11c-2...seminar management unit, 11d...progress control unit, 11d-1...timetable management unit, 11d-2...lecture text processing unit, 11d-3...lecture execution unit, 11e...question processing unit, 11e-1...question reception processing unit, 11e-2...Evaluation unit, 11e-3...Answer reception processing unit, 11f...Generation unit, 11f-1...Lecture text generation unit, 11f-2...Question and answer generation unit, 12...Communication I / F, 13...Memory unit, 14...User information memory unit, 15...Seminar information memory unit, 16...Generation memory unit, Control unit 21, 21a...Main control unit, 21b...Transmission and reception control unit, 21c...Output control unit, 22...Communication I / F, 23...Display unit, 24...Operation input unit, 25...Audio output unit, 26...Memory unit.

Claims

1. A server device comprising: a receiving unit which receives information relating to a seminar progress plan outline and a seminar content outline from a terminal device of a seminar organizer; a memory unit which stores a mathematical model for generating a lecture text; a generating unit which receives the information relating to the seminar content outline and generates a lecture text based on the mathematical model; a progress control unit which time-manages the progress of the seminar based on a timetable included in the seminar progress plan information, and processes the lecture text to each of the subdivided segments of the seminar progress plan information, and controls the execution of the seminar so that display and audio output are performed on the terminal device based on the processed lecture content; and a transmitting unit which transmits lecture data of the seminar to the terminal device used for executing the seminar.

2. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving unit receives information related to a question from a user's terminal device, the memory unit stores a mathematical model for generating an answer to the question, and the server further comprises a question processing unit which receives and processes the information related to the question, analyzes the content of the received question, and evaluates whether the question is a question about a seminar, a question for another user, or a simple comment, and the generation unit receives a question determined to be a question about the seminar and generates an answer to the question based on the mathematical model stored in the memory unit.

3. A seminar planning and management support system consisting of a terminal device for a seminar organizer, a terminal device for executing the seminar, and a server device, wherein the server device comprises: a receiving unit for receiving seminar progress plan information and information related to a seminar content outline from the terminal device of the seminar organizer; a memory unit for storing a mathematical model for generating a lecture text; a generating unit for receiving the information related to the seminar content outline and generating a lecture text based on the mathematical model; a progress control unit for time-managing the progress of the seminar based on a timetable included in the seminar progress plan information, and for processing to assign the lecture text to each segment of the seminar progress plan information, and for controlling the execution of the seminar so that display and audio output are performed on the terminal device based on the processed lecture content; and a transmitting unit for transmitting seminar lecture data to the terminal device for executing the seminar.

4. The seminar planning and management support system as described in claim 3, wherein the receiving unit receives information related to questions from a user's terminal device, the memory unit stores a mathematical model for generating answers to questions, and the system further includes a question processing unit which receives and processes the information related to the questions, analyzes the content of the received questions, and evaluates whether they are questions about the seminar, questions for other users, or simply comments, and the generation unit receives a question determined to be a question about the seminar and generates an answer to the question based on the mathematical model stored in the memory unit.

5. A method for supporting planning and running a seminar using a seminar planning and running support system comprising a terminal device of a seminar organizer, a terminal device for executing the seminar, and a server device, wherein in the server device, a receiving unit receives seminar progress plan information and information relating to an outline of the seminar content from the terminal device of the seminar organizer, a memory unit stores a mathematical model for generating a lecture text, a generating unit receives the information relating to the outline of the seminar content and generates a lecture text based on the mathematical model, a progress control unit manages the time progress of the seminar based on a timetable included in the seminar progress plan information and performs processing to assign the lecture text to each segment of the seminar progress plan information, and controls the execution of the seminar so that display and audio output are performed on the terminal device based on the processed lecture content, and a transmitting unit transmits seminar lecture data to the terminal device for executing the seminar.

6. The method for supporting seminar planning and management as described in claim 5, wherein the receiving unit receives information related to a question from a user's terminal device, the memory unit stores a mathematical model for generating an answer to the question, the question processing unit receives and processes the information related to the question, analyzes the content of the received question, and evaluates whether it is a question about the seminar, a question for another user, or simply a comment, and the generation unit receives a question determined to be a question about the seminar and generates an answer to the question based on the mathematical model stored in the memory unit.

7. A program that causes a computer having a memory unit that stores a seminar progress plan and a mathematical model for generating a lecture text to function as: a receiving unit that receives seminar progress plan information and information related to the seminar content outline from a terminal device of the seminar organizer; a generating unit that receives the information related to the seminar content outline and generates a lecture text based on the mathematical model; a progress control unit that manages the progress of the seminar based on a timetable included in the seminar progress plan information, and processes the lecture text to each of the subdivided segments of the seminar progress plan information, and controls the execution of the seminar so that display and audio output are performed on the terminal device based on the processed lecture content; and a transmitting unit that transmits the seminar lecture data to the terminal device used for executing the seminar.

8. The program described in claim 7, wherein the receiving unit receives information related to a question from a user's terminal device, the memory unit stores a mathematical model that generates an answer to the question, and further functions as a question processing unit that receives and processes the information related to the question, analyzes the content of the received question, and evaluates whether it is a question about a seminar, a question directed to another user, or simply a comment, and the generation unit receives a question determined to be a question about the seminar and generates an answer to the question based on the mathematical model stored in the memory unit.

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