69 results about "Electronic meeting system" patented technology

The multiple-network typed electronic conferencing system 104 comprises, as shown in FIG. 15, two network information processing systems #n (n=1, 2) each for processing arbitrary information and a wire or wireless communication 40 for connecting these system to each other, each network information processing systems having input operation function. It comprises, for example, five notebook personal computers PCi (i=1-5), and projectors Pj (j=1-5) for processing at least information transferred from any one of these notebook personal computers PCi and providing electric information contents including display information, thereby permitting the projector Pj to perform simultaneous display control based on the input operations of the notebook personal computers Pci. This allows multiple projectors Pj to display the same electric information contents at the same time.

In an evacuation route obtaining system according to the present invention, a mobile terminal apparatus and a plurality of display apparatuses are connected to each other via a wireless network. The plurality of display apparatuses are connected to corresponding storage apparatuses respectively. The mobile terminal apparatus includes: an arithmetic section for calculating a positional relationship between the mobile terminal apparatus and each of the plurality of display apparatuses; a destination selecting section for selecting a particular display apparatus from among the plurality of display apparatuses based on a result of the calculation carried out by the arithmetic section; a communication section for sending request data to the particular display apparatus selected by the destination selecting section, and receiving evacuation route information that has been read out of the storage apparatus corresponding to the particular display apparatus and customized in accordance with an installation site of the particular display apparatus; and a display section for displaying the evacuation route information received by the communication section. This realizes a system which (i) provides a user with easy operation procedures, (ii) provides the user with an evacuation route suitable for a real-time situation, and (iii) evacuates the user safely and successfully while making the user feel secure.

Only important portions in all of messages are extracted in the halfway or after the end of a discussion and are allowed to be referred to the user. The time for discussion is reduced, thereby smoothly proceeding a conference. An electronic conference system is constructed in an electronic conference system server in a manner such that a plurality of user clients are connected to the electronic conference system server through a network (not shown). The electronic conference system is made up of a message database, a message relation extracting unit, a message type setting unit, a message input and display unit, and an electronic conference summarizing system. The electronic conference summarizing system is constructed by a discussion path specifying unit, a message merging unit, a duplication message deleting unit, and a message summary file. All of the conclusions derived from a subject and its discussion tree are extracted, unnecessary portions such as quotations or the like are deleted, and the correspondence of questions and answers is arranged and is formed as a summary.

In electronic conference systems, a terminal operation system prevents a conflict of operations to a plurality of processing objects displayed on a shared screen of an operated terminal, enhances smooth proceeding of the conference and realizes easier operation. An operating terminal and an operated terminal are connected via a network, and an operation authority is set on a shared screen display device of the operated terminal by each AP or window as an unit for processing objects. The operation authority is managed with an operation authority managing table in an operation authority managing portion, which controls the active processing objects and operates input operation from the operating terminal having the operation authority and the processing objects via an operation input accepting portion. Conditions can be set with respect to acquiring operation authorities and making them effective. The operated terminal also plays a roll as one operating terminal by acquiring the operation authority as one operating terminal under an equal condition.

An electronic Meeting system that utilizes unique methods and processes to create consecutive successions of audio video Meeting Sessions that occur in set blocks of time continuously 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, world-wide across all time zones. The system provides for a plurality of Members to be simultaneously matched real-time to other Members, using varied matching preferences, for a series of short Meetings to interact one on one for a fixed period of time in a controlled environment. The use of a live Countdown Clock Display allows for a spontaneous use of the system by visually communicating to Members that a Check-in Process for Meetings is always available.

The present invention relates to a network information processing system and the like that are well applicable to a network electronic conference system and the like. When multiple pieces of information transferred from multiple information input devices is input, it is easy to create contents efficiently without making any mistakes, and to edit an image or audio as well as a still picture, text and the like without their display timing staggering. For example, multiple pieces of information including at least moving picture or audio information that is sent from an information processor and a moving picture / audio input apparatus in a network information processing system and still picture information in synchronized with the moving picture or audio information are recorded with them being met a predetermined time axis and according to their time series, and viewable or audible contents are created on the basis of these pieces of information. When editing, the multiple pieces of information are visibly displayed with a display band along each time axis using a thumbnail and the like and according to their time series.

In an electric conference system using a large-screen display, presentation in an environment with a plurality of portable terminals connected is not taken into consideration. To do this, a host computer for an electric conference system is arranged to store a member ID to specify a terminal, generate a password, display the generated password on a large-screen display and make the password open to participants of a conference, authenticate the terminal on the basis of a member ID and a password, which are contained in a connection request received from the terminal, and process a command received from the terminal on the basis of the authentication result.

There is provided an information terminal device in an electronic conference system, including a reception unit that receives information on a state of attendance of participants in a conference, who are present in a plurality of conference holding spaces; a disadvantageous degree calculation processor that calculates a disadvantageous degree indicating a degree of disadvantage which each participant has when participating in the conference, based on the received information; and a disadvantageous degree output processor that outputs the calculated disadvantageous degree.

As shown in FIG. 3, a network electronic conference system comprises: at least one notebook personal computer PC1 through PCi each having an input operation function to process arbitrary information; presentation apparatus 10 for displaying image based on information transferred from the notebook personal computer PC1; a creator (5) for storing information contents DIN displayed on the presentation apparatus 10 together with their time information TD and creating electronic information DOUT; and a communication cable 40 and a access point 6, which connect at least the notebook personal computer PCi, communicator 10, and the creator 5 to each other. The apparatus 10 controls the creator 5 so that it can store the mark information CD obtained on the basis of an input operation function of the notebook personal computer PCi together with the time information TD. This configuration allows the contents to easily be created without any complicated editing operation.

An electronic conference system includes a portable storage device that stores written content as image data, a reader that reads the image data recorded in the portable storage device, and a display controller that incorporates the image data read by the reader as additional image data into image data to be displayed on a display device and displays the image data incorporating the additional image data.

A conference server computer connected with a display device is provided, which comprises: a unit designed to obtain input and assign attribute information to the graphic objects contained in screen images displayed on the display device; a controller, designed to process the graphic objects according to the attribute information; and, a unit designed to transmit the obtained attribute information to an electronic conference control device. The electronic conference control device comprises: a unit designed to manage some images in the screen images formed when the screen data is displayed as graphic objects; a processor designed to receive attribute information transmitted from a conference server computer; and, a processor designed to notify other conference server computers (except for the conference server computer for which the attribute information is inputted and specified) of the attribute information on the graphic objects.

A conference terminal apparatus is used by a speaker of an electronic conference for transmitting image information displayed on a screen and causing a remote conference terminal apparatus used by an audience to display the image information on a remote screen. In the conference terminal apparatus, a screen control part displays a plurality of image information items on the screen. A priority allocation part allocates to each of the displayed image information items priority for being displayed on the remote screen. An information transmission processing part transmits to the remote conference terminal apparatus the displayed image information items and the priority allocated to each of the image information items.

There is provided an electronic conference system, including a presenter terminal device that displays on a screen of a presenter display in an electronic conference, a conference participant terminal device that receives a screen image displayed on the presenter display and displays the screen image on a screen, a receiving unit that receives the screen image sent from the presenter terminal device, and a storage processing unit that writes a currently displayed screen image in a memory, when a screen image which is different from the currently displayed screen image has not been sent from the presenter terminal device within a predetermined time.

A method and apparatus is disclosed for .Iadd.data .Iaddend.communication between agents.Iadd., such as those .Iaddend.in an electronic conferencing system. In .[.an electronic conferencing.]. .Iadd.a .Iaddend.system wherein data is shared between a plurality of .[.participants during an electronic conference.]. .Iadd.users.Iaddend., a method is disclosed for maintaining consistency of the data among the .[.participants during the electronic conference.]. .Iadd.users.Iaddend.. The method of the present invention comprises the following steps: a) each .[.participant in the electronic conferencing system.]. .Iadd.user .Iaddend.maintains a local copy of the shared data .[.for the electronic conference during the electronic conference.]. ; b) one of the .[.participants.]. .Iadd.users .Iaddend.commences to perform modifications to an associated local copy of the shared data; c) subsequent to the step of commencing modifications, a .[.participant.]. .Iadd.user .Iaddend.requests an index for the modifications from an arbitrator .[.participant.]. .Iadd.user.Iaddend., wherein the modifications to the associated local copy of the shared data may continue to be performed; d) the arbitrator .[.participant.]. .Iadd.user .Iaddend.responds to the .[.participant.]. .Iadd.user .Iaddend.requesting the index for the modifications; and e) a .[.participant.]. .Iadd.user .Iaddend.modifies the associated local copy of the shared data according to the index received from the arbitrator .[.participant.]. .Iadd.user .Iaddend.and transfers the local modifications to remote .[.participants.]. .Iadd.users.Iaddend.. .Iadd.In one embodiment, the users are participants of an electronic conference, and the shared data are the "meeting" data of the electronic conference. .Iaddend.

A camera control apparatus includes a storage section storing, for each person to be photographed, face direction information when each face of a plurality of persons to be photographed by a camera is positioned in the central portion of a photographing range by the camera; a face position detection section detecting a position of a face of a person from a photographed image signal of the camera; a registration section computing face direction information on the basis of a detection result by the face position detection section and information indicating a current photographing direction of the camera and registering the face direction information in the storage section; and a driving control section reading face direction information corresponding to a person specified by an operation input from a user and controlling the driving apparatus in accordance with the face direction information in order to change the photographing direction of the camera.

When a signal detection section detects a signal of an earthquake early warning, a control section (i) causes a storage apparatus to store display information being displayed on a display apparatus, (ii) reads, out of the storage apparatus, information on instructions in the event of an earthquake and an evacuation map in the event of an earthquake, (iii) causes the display apparatus to display: information on the instructions and the evacuation map; and information on the earthquake early warning and (iv) causes a printing apparatus to print the information on the instructions and the evacuation map. This allows a user to be appropriately evacuated from an installation site of the display apparatus.

The present invention relates to a network information processing system comprising a plurality of information processors having an input operation function, information provision management means for providing electronic information including display information, and communication means for connecting them to each other, wherein the information provision management means is remote-controlled exclusively or cooperatively utilizing the input operation functions of the information processors. Further, the present invention features that a participation right is remotely set for each network information processing system utilizing the input operation functions of the information processors. By such a configuration, a network electronic conference system etc. can be built up easily and many concerned parties can easily attend an electronic conference without exchanging an attachment of a notebook personal computer to a projector etc. Further, the present invention does not require a manager having relations with a network information processing system and enables a holder (attendee) involved in network information processing to set a participation right freely each time the conference is hold and for each network information processing system.

As shown in FIG. 4, a remote electronic conference system (102) related to the present invention comprises: a notebook personal computer PCi (i=1-4) having a GUI function and processing arbitrary information; a presentation apparatus (10A) for processing at least the information transferred from the personal computer (PCi) and providing electronic information contents including display information; and a wireless LAN for connecting this apparatus (10A) and each of the personal computers ID (PC1-PC4), in which at the presentation apparatus (10A) or the notebook personal computer (PCi), a GUI function of this personal computer (Pci) is utilized to perform authentication processing for the purpose of identifying an original user. With this, it is possible to refuse an unauthorized user from entering this system (102). In addition, it is possible to prevent a third party for performing unauthorized use of network-constituent devices including this presentation apparatus (10A).

An electronic conference server apparatus is provided, which carries out proper access management over electronic data used at an electronic conference in accordance with an access authority of each participant in the electronic conference. A folder making portion makes a folder for each participant in the electronic conference, the folder being accessible only by the participant, in a participant data recording portion, and copies electronic data limited in access in accordance with an access authority level set for the participant, to the made folder. An access managing portion permits a participant's access to a folder that is made for the participant, but denies other participants' access to the folder.

A computer implemented method, apparatus and computer usable program code for coordinating electronic conferences. A server determines a presentation latency period in a set of attendee computers. A server transmits the presentation latency period to a presenter computer. The server receives screen content update. The server transmits the screen content update to the set of attendee computers.

In an electronic conference system, a speaker's equipment acquires information regarding the audience's equipment from the audience's equipment, produces presentation data for transmission suitable for the audience's equipment, by applying a prescribed processing to the presentation data according to the information regarding the audience's equipment, and transmits the presentation data for transmission to the audience's equipment, such that the presentation data can be displayed correctly even at the audience's equipments which have display capabilities different from that of the speaker's equipment.

There is provided an electronic conference system, including a presenter terminal device that displays on a screen of a presenter display in an electronic conference, a conference participant terminal device that receives a screen image displayed on the presenter display and displays the screen image on a screen, a receiving unit that receives the screen image sent from the presenter terminal device, and a storage processing unit that writes a currently displayed screen image in a memory, when a screen image which is different from the currently displayed screen image has not been sent from the presenter terminal device within a predetermined time.

A first conference controller that controls display of a first display includes a storage processing unit that stores in a screen image data storage a screen image displayed on the first display upon receipt of copy-instructing request from a portable storage, and a writer that sends, to the portable storage, acquisition source information regarding data of the screen image displayed on the firstdisplay in accordance with the copy-instructing request from the portable storage for storing the information in the portable storage. A second conference controller that controls display of a seconddisplay includes a reader that reads the acquisition source information stored in the portable storage, an acquisition processing unit that acquires the data from the screen image data storage on thebasis of the acquisition source information, and a display controller that displays on the second display the screen image acquired by the acquisition processing unit.

A PoC communication system (100) includes (i) a plurality of terminal devices (40) that are able to communicate with one another, and a PoC server (10) for giving a speaking right to a terminal device (40). The PoC server (10) includes a speaking right status presentation control section (12) for transmitting to the terminal devices (40), under a condition that the speaking right is not give to any of the terminal devices (40), a reproduction command of instructing reproduction of speaking right acquisition status presentation sound data indicating the condition. This makes it possible for the terminal devices of the multi-location electronic conference system to output a sound according to the holder of the speaking right.

In an evacuation route obtaining system according to the present invention, a mobile terminal apparatus and a plurality of display apparatuses are connected to each other via a wireless network. The plurality of display apparatuses are connected to corresponding storage apparatuses respectively. The mobile terminal apparatus includes: an arithmetic section for calculating a positional relationship between the mobile terminal apparatus and each of the plurality of display apparatuses; a destination selecting section for selecting a particular display apparatus from among the plurality of display apparatuses based on a result of the calculation carried out by the arithmetic section; a communication section for sending request data to the particular display apparatus selected by the destination selecting section, and receiving evacuation route information that has been read out of the storage apparatus corresponding to the particular display apparatus and customized in accordance with an installation site of the particular display apparatus; and a display section for displaying the evacuation route information received by the communication section. This realizes a system which (i) provides a user with easy operation procedures, (ii) provides the user with an evacuation route suitable for a real-time situation, and (iii) evacuates the user safely and successfully while making the user feel secure.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a conference document obtaining method, apparatus, and system. The conference document obtaining method of the present invention comprises: logging in to an electronic conference system according to a personal account of a user; obtaining at least one conference document and a decryption password of each of the at least one conference document from a conference document management platform of the electronic conference system, wherein each conference document comprises encrypted document content and an unencrypted document name; receiving a reading instruction entered by the user, and determining whether the user has a reading right of a first conference document specified by the reading instruction; and when the user has the reading right of the first conference document, decrypting the encrypted document content in the first conference document according to the decryption password of the first conference document, and displaying the decrypted document content. The conference document obtaining method, apparatus, and system provided by the embodiments of the present invention solve the disadvantage in the prior art caused by that security depends only on a conference terminal, reduce a construction period and costs of the electronic conference system, and improve portability of a conference document terminal.

A method for migrating product data within an electronic commerce system (10) includes monitoring requests for products by users (20) of a global content directory (42). The global content directory (42) includes a directory structure (44) including a number of product classes organized in a hierarchy. Each product class categorizes a plurality of products and defines one or more attributes of the products categorized in the product class. The directory (44) also includes one or more pointers associated with each product class. Each pointer identifies a seller database (32) in which product data enabling a product transaction is stored for products associated with the product class. The method further includes identifying the location of a user (20) and determining that product data associated with a product requested by the user (20) should be migrated from a seller database (32) to a storage location closer to the user than the seller database (32). The method also includes initiating the migration of the product data from the seller database (32) to the storage location.

This invention integrates functionality to prior-art meeting system infrastructures that cannot be achieved by existing designs. The system allows for the creation of a meeting enabling multiple end user device combinations of varying compatibility—each device containing multiple different peripherals—to seamlessly two-way communicate and manage incoming and outgoing communications. An advantage is the ability to translate any feed data into a device compatible format. The invention enables end user context-independent subscription to an arbitrary number of data feeds originating from an arbitrary number of connected end users. Finally, the invention defines a meeting replay system using the invention infrastructure that has the ability to record any combinations of data feeds from any combinations of end users and replay any part of the meeting through the same invention-infrastructure. This allows prior meeting replaying through the invention-system, and allows cascading meeting replays ad-infinitum without altering the original meeting.

This invention relates to a method for working corporately by an electronic conference system and its multiple host computers, in which, the system includes a conference system host computer and several conference units connected with it characterizing that said system includes more than one host computers connected to each other under control and the method applies a double-computer thermal backup and a extending mode, in which, the double-thermal backup includes the system host / host device conference control process under the primary mode which sends heart beating data packets in intermission and the system host / slave device working under the slave mode fetches data of the system and monitors the heart beating data packets, if it does not receive them in a period of time, the timer flows over it to turn it to the primary mode then takes over the control automatically and the host computer can be set under the extending mode providing power to the conference units connected with it only controlled by the primary unit.