JP2019159423A - Information processing device, data display method, program, communication system, communication method, and registration information management device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing device capable of reducing time and effort when a user displays electronic data.SOLUTION: An information processing device 10 capable of communicating with a registration information management device 30 for managing registered electronic data via a network includes: place storage means for storing place identification information to identify a place where the information processing device is installed; authentication information acquisition means for acquiring authentication information to authenticate a user; transmission means for transmitting a transmission request of the electronic data including the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquisition means and the place identification information stored in the place storage means to the registration information management device; electronic data acquisition means for acquiring the electronic data associated with the authentication information and the place identification information as a response for the transmission request from the registration information management device; and display control means for displaying the electronic data acquired by the electronic data acquisition means on a display device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing device, a data display method, a program, a communication system, a communication method, and a registration information management device.

  A shared terminal used for a video conference such as an electronic blackboard or a video conference terminal is known. These shared terminals have the function of an information processing apparatus, but a general-purpose information processing apparatus such as a PC (Personal Computer) can also be used in a video conference by operating predetermined software.

  A user participating in the video conference receives the user authentication by holding the IC card over the IC card reader or inputting a user name and password. Since only a user who has succeeded in authentication can use the information processing apparatus, it is possible to prevent an unauthorized user from using the information processing apparatus.

  A technique for preparing materials used in a video conference by using such user authentication has been devised (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 describes an information processing apparatus that specifies a user using an IC card, acquires electronic data via a network associated with the user, and displays the acquired electronic data. The materials can be shared with other participants in the video conference or used personally.

  However, in Patent Document 1, even if an individual is specified using an IC card, if there are a plurality of electronic data associated with the individual, it is necessary to select electronic data to be displayed by the user, which is troublesome. There's a problem.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus that can reduce the trouble for a user to display electronic data.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention is an information processing apparatus capable of communicating via a network with a registered information management apparatus that manages registered electronic data, and identifies the place where the information processing apparatus is installed For storing location identification information for storing, authentication information acquiring means for acquiring authentication information for authenticating a user, and storing the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquiring means and the location storage means A transmission means for transmitting a transmission request for electronic data including the location identification information, to the registered information management device, and the electronic information associated with the authentication information and the location identification information as a response to the transmission request. Electronic data acquisition means for acquiring data from the registered information management device, and a display for displaying the electronic data acquired by the electronic data acquisition means on a display device And a control means,.

  It is possible to provide an information processing apparatus that can reduce the trouble for the user to display electronic data.

It is an example of the figure explaining the outline of the operation | movement which a communication system displays document data on an information processing apparatus. It is an example of the schematic block diagram of a communication system. It is an example of the figure explaining the communication method when a communication system performs a video conference. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the communication system using an electronic blackboard. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus as an electronic blackboard. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of an authentication apparatus or a registration information management apparatus. It is an example of the functional block diagram which shows the function of the authentication information acquisition apparatus, information processing apparatus, authentication apparatus, registration information management apparatus, and registration apparatus which a communication system has in a block form. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration screen which a registration apparatus displays. It is an example of the sequence diagram which shows the procedure in which information processing apparatus displays material data based on a user's authentication result. It is an example of the flowchart figure which shows the procedure in which the material data specific | specification part of a registration information management apparatus specifies material data. It is an example of the flowchart figure which shows the procedure which determines the material data which the material data acquisition part of information processing apparatus displays. It is an example of the figure which illustrates typically the judgment whether it is when the present time is in the predetermined time before and after the meeting start time. It is another example of the schematic block diagram of the communication system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the meeting reservation screen which a commercially available web application displays on a registration terminal. It is an example of the external view of the electronic blackboard which can transmit board writing information with an email.

  Hereinafter, a communication system, a communication method performed by the communication system, an information processing apparatus, and a data display method performed by the information processing apparatus will be described as an example for carrying out the present invention with reference to the drawings.

<Outline of operation of communication system>
The overall outline will be described with reference to FIG. In the communication system 100 of the present embodiment, the registration information management device 30 manages not only the user identification information specified by the IC card 9 but also the material data associated with the conference room ID and the conference start time. The material data is electronic data of materials used in the conference and actually takes the form of a file or the like. When user authentication is performed by an IC card or the like at the start of the conference, the registration information management device 30 specifies electronic data associated with the user identification information, the conference room ID, and the conference start time.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of an operation in which the communication system 100 displays material data on the information processing apparatus 10. In the figure, an electronic blackboard 10A is shown as an example of the information processing apparatus 10.
(1) A user who enters the conference room 8 holds the IC card 9 over the IC card reader connected to the electronic blackboard 10A.
(2) The electronic blackboard 10A transmits the card ID read from the IC card 9 to the authentication device 50. As a result, the user is authenticated, and an account ID that is user identification information in the registered information management apparatus 30 is acquired.
(3) Next, the electronic blackboard 10 </ b> A transmits the account ID and the conference room ID of the conference room 8 in which the electronic blackboard 10 </ b> A is installed to the registration information management device 30 in order to acquire the document data.
(4) The registration information management device 30 specifies material data associated with the account ID, the conference room ID, and the conference start time that can be regarded as the same as the current time.
(5) Since the registration information management apparatus 30 transmits this material data to the electronic blackboard 10A of the conference room 8, the electronic blackboard 10A displays, for example, the first page of the material data on the display.

  Thus, even if the user has a plurality of material data, since the material data used in the video conference is registered in advance, the user can simply perform the authentication operation on the electronic blackboard 10A and use the material data used in the conference. Can be displayed on the electronic blackboard 10A. Conventionally, even when the user has a plurality of material data and only one of them is used in the video conference, the user has to select the material data to be used in the video conference from the plurality of material data. .

<Terminology>
The place identification information is information indicating a location where the information processing apparatus is installed. However, the information processing devices do not always have to be installed at the same place. For example, location identification information may be set when moving from a warehouse to a conference room. In the present embodiment, the term meeting room ID will be described.

  A user is a person who uses an information processing apparatus. For example, a user, a user, an employee, etc. are mentioned.

  In addition to the electronic blackboard, the information processing apparatus includes a projector, a video conference terminal, and the like. These can be called a shared terminal or a shared apparatus in the sense that they are shared by a plurality of users. In the sense of being used in a communication system, it may be referred to as a communication terminal, and in the sense of being used in a conference, it may be referred to as a conference terminal. Moreover, you may call a data display apparatus in the meaning of displaying data.

  Authentication refers to determining the validity of a user's identity at the start of use of the system or computer. The authentication information is information for determining the validity of the user's identity, and different information is used for each user. In the present embodiment, description will be made with terms such as a card ID, a user name (user ID) and a password, and an account ID. Note that ID is an abbreviation of Identification and means an identifier or identification information. ID refers to a name, a code, a character string, a numerical value, or a combination of one or more of these used to uniquely distinguish a specific target from a plurality of targets.

<Configuration example>
FIG. 2 shows an example of a schematic configuration diagram of the communication system 100 of the present embodiment. The communication system 100 includes an authentication information acquisition device 6, an information processing device 10, an authentication device 50, a registration information management device 30, and a registration device 70 disposed at each site 7. The base 7 is a place where the information processing apparatus 10 is installed and the user is active. Examples of the base 7 include a conference room 8, an in-house, a facility, a department, and a room. The outside of the base 7 is, for example, the Internet or a cloud environment, but a facility other than the base 7 may be outside the base 7. Although three bases A to C are shown in the figure, the number of bases 7 may be one or more. When there is one base 7, a plurality of users meet using the electronic blackboard 10 </ b> A in the same base 7.

  The information processing apparatus 10, the authentication apparatus 50, the registration apparatus 70, and the registration information management apparatus 30 are connected to a network. However, these are not required to be always connected, and may be connected during the video conference and when the document data is registered.

  The network N in FIG. 2 mainly corresponds to the outside of the firewall that divides the inside of the base 7 and the outside of the base 7, and thus corresponds to, for example, the Internet or a cloud environment. However, the communication system 100 may be closed within the company, and the network may be a LAN. In addition, VPN (Virtual Private Network) and wide area Ethernet (registered trademark) may be included. In FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 10 is illustrated in the base 7, but the information processing apparatus 10 such as a PC may be connected to the network N from the outside of the firewall.

  The network N may be a combination of wired and wireless. In addition, in the case of wireless communication, short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) may be included in addition to mobile phone networks such as wireless LAN, 3G, LTE (Long Term Evolution), and 4G.

  The functions of the authentication information acquisition device 6 and the information processing device 10 at each site 7 are the same. However, the type of information processing apparatus 10 (electronic blackboard, video conference terminal, projector, general-purpose information processing apparatus, etc.) may be different. The authentication information acquisition device 6 is a device that acquires authentication information from the IC card 9. The authentication information is a card ID stored in the IC card 9 or a user ID and a password. The authentication information may be called account information, login information, sign-in information, or logon information. When the authentication information is a user ID and a password, the authentication information acquisition device 6 is an input device such as a keyboard (soft key or hard key) and a display device that displays an input result. When the authentication information is a card ID, the authentication information acquisition device 6 is, for example, an IC card reader (which may also have a writer function), and reads the card ID from the IC card 9. The card ID is information for uniquely identifying the IC card. For example, a card number. The IC card reader may be a contact type or a non-contact type. The IC card 9 may be of a card type or may be built in a mobile phone or a smartphone.

  Further, the authentication information acquisition device 6 may be a device that acquires biometric authentication information. In this case, for example, fingerprints, palm prints, veins, retinas, irises, faces, voices, and the like are acquired as authentication information.

  The information processing apparatus 10 may be any apparatus that can be used in a video conference. For example, the electronic blackboard 10A having a video conference function, a video conference terminal, or a projector. Further, the information processing apparatus 10 may be a general-purpose information processing terminal. A general-purpose information processing terminal can realize a video conference function by executing application software or browser software. Note that the function used in the video conference is a function of transmitting and receiving image data and audio data, displaying the image data, and outputting the audio data from a speaker. Examples of general-purpose information processing terminals include a PC (Personal Computer), a smartphone, a tablet terminal, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). Further, for example, a browser that operates browser software includes a television receiver, a game machine, a car navigation system, and the like.

  The authentication device 50 authenticates the user using the authentication information acquired from the information processing device 10. The authentication device 50 holds authentication information in advance, and determines whether or not user authentication is established based on whether or not there is authentication information that matches the authentication information transmitted from the information processing device 10. The authentication result is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 10, and when authentication is established, the information processing apparatus 10 accepts various operations by the user. If the authentication is not successful, the information processing apparatus 10 displays that fact and prompts the user to authenticate again.

  An example of the authentication device 50 is an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server. LDAP is a protocol for connecting to a directory service that manages information such as network devices and users. A directory service is a service that centrally manages various information existing in a network and provides functions such as search. The client (the information processing apparatus 10 in this embodiment) connects to the LDAP server using the TCP port 389 (default port number), and is configured with attributes (such as a department name or personal name in the case of an in-house name list). Search, add, delete, and modify entries (group of related attributes).

  For example, if user IDs and passwords of a plurality of services are registered together as attributes of one user ID, each service can perform authentication work by referring only to the LDAP server. Since the administrator can also manage the information in a centralized manner, the trouble of changing user information in each service directory can be reduced.

  The LDAP server includes open software such as OpenLDAP, and commercial software represented by Microsoft's Active Directory (registered trademark).

表１に認証装置５０に設定される認証装置設定情報の一例を示す。
・優先サーバアドレス: 認証装置５０のＩＰアドレスである。
・代替サーバアドレス１、２：認証装置５０が停止中に認証装置５０を代替する代替認証装置のＩＰアドレスである。
・ポート番号：認証装置５０のＴＣＰのポート番号である。ＬＤＡＰの規定値は３８９である。
・ユーザ名：認証装置５０にアクセスするユーザ名である（社内などのユーザの識別情報でありユーザＩＤと同様の機能をもつ。）。
・パスワード：認証装置５０にアクセスするための普段は秘匿される情報である。
・識別名（ＤＮ）：ＬＤＡＰでオブジェクトを識別するための名称である。所定の書式で識別名（ＤＮ）とオブジェクトを対応付けることで、クライアントは識別名（ＤＮ）でオブジェクトを取得できる。
・カードＩＤ：ＩＣカードの識別情報である。
・アカウントＩＤ：クラウドサービスにおけるユーザの識別情報に相当する。本実施形態では、クラウドサービスとして会議の予約が可能なスケジュール管理用のサービスが利用される。別々の認証情報である、アカウントＩＤ、ユーザ名（パスワード）、及び、カードＩＤが相互に対応付けられているため、社内のユーザの識別情報とクラウドサービスのユーザの識別情報とが相互に交換可能になる。

Table 1 shows an example of authentication device setting information set in the authentication device 50.
Preferred server address: The IP address of the authentication device 50.
Alternative server addresses 1 and 2: IP addresses of alternative authentication devices that replace the authentication device 50 while the authentication device 50 is stopped.
Port number: TCP port number of the authentication device 50. The default value of LDAP is 389.
User name: a user name for accessing the authentication device 50 (identification information of a user in the company or the like and having the same function as the user ID).
Password: Information that is normally kept secret to access the authentication device 50.
Identification name (DN): A name for identifying an object by LDAP. By associating the identification name (DN) with the object in a predetermined format, the client can acquire the object with the identification name (DN).
Card ID: IC card identification information.
Account ID: corresponds to user identification information in the cloud service. In the present embodiment, a schedule management service capable of conference reservation is used as a cloud service. Account ID, user name (password), and card ID, which are separate authentication information, are associated with each other, so internal user identification information and cloud service user identification information can be exchanged become.

  The authentication device 50 may be connected to the network N, but may exist in the base 7 and be connected to the information processing device 10. Further, the information processing apparatus 10 may include the authentication device 50.

  Next, the registration information management device 30 will be described. The registered information management device 30 is the information processing device 10 that performs overall schedule management, such as accepting conference reservations. In the present embodiment, registration of material data used in schedule management and video conference as a cloud service is accepted. The registered information management apparatus 30 may be called a server. Cloud computing such as a cloud service refers to a usage form in which resources on a network are used without being aware of specific hardware resources.

  The registration device 70 is a terminal device that is operated by a user to register material data in the registration information management device 30. For example, although it is a PC, any terminal device that can register the material data to be stored in the registration information management device 30 may be used. In addition, the material data may be stored in a storage on the network. In this case, the registration device 70 registers the material data downloaded from the storage in the registration information management device 30.

<Configuration example when the communication system performs a video conference>
Although the configuration related to the registration of electronic data has been described with reference to FIG. 2, a configuration example when the communication system 100 performs a video conference will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an example of a diagram illustrating a communication method when the communication system 100 performs a video conference.

  In a video conference, image data obtained by the information processing apparatus 10 (the electronic blackboard 10A in the figure) as an image of the participants and surroundings, voices uttered by the participants, and material data displayed on the display by the information processing apparatus 10 (Hereinafter, these three are referred to as content data) are transmitted to all the other information processing apparatuses 10 participating in the conference (electronic blackboard 10A in the figure). Other information processing apparatuses 10 participating in the conference also transmit content data in the same manner. The information processing apparatus 10 that has received the content data displays the image data and the material data on the display, and outputs the audio data from the speaker. By continuously performing such processing, participants who are away from the remote place can hold a conference.

  In addition, the communication system 100 of this embodiment is demonstrated as what is applied to a video conference. However, the communication system 100 is also applied to a communication system or a data communication system. The communication system 100 includes a data providing system that transmits content data in one direction from one information processing apparatus 10 to a plurality of information processing apparatuses 10 via the management system 400 or the relay apparatus 401. A video conference may be called a video conference.

  Between the information processing apparatus 10 and the information processing apparatus 10 used for the conference, there are four kinds of high resolution image data, medium resolution image data, low resolution image data, and audio data via the relay apparatus 401. Four sessions are established for sending and receiving each data. In FIG. 3, these four sessions are collectively shown as an image / audio data session.

  In FIG. 3, a material data session for transmitting and receiving material data of the conference material is established via the relay device 401. Thereby, it becomes possible for each information processing apparatus 10 to transmit / receive material data in a session (band) different from the audio data and the image data.

  Note that the content data passes through the relay device 401 is an example, and the content data may be transmitted / received via the management system 400. However, the load can be distributed by installing the relay device 401 separately from the management system 400. There is also a mechanism in which two or more information processing devices 10 transmit and receive content data without using the relay device 401. In this case, the information processing devices 10 at each site 7 communicate directly via the Internet. Can do.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 3, management for transmitting and receiving various types of management information between the information processing apparatus 10 between the bases in the communication system 100 and the information processing apparatus 10 via the management system 400. An information session is established. In the management information session, online (during a meeting), online (standby) or offline determination, bandwidth monitoring, and the like are performed, and the state of each information processing apparatus 10 is recorded in the management system 400.

  When the information processing apparatus 10 logs in to the management system 400, the management system 400 transmits a list of destination terminals (destination information processing apparatus 10) capable of performing a video conference to the information processing apparatus 10. The same processing is performed for the destination information processing apparatus 10. When one information processing apparatus 10 calls the other information processing apparatus 10 and the other information processing apparatus 10 responds, the management system 400 determines the relay apparatus 401 and makes two or more conferences with the relay apparatus 401. The information processing apparatus 10 is set. In addition, the management system 400 notifies each information processing apparatus 10 participating in the conference of the IP address of the relay apparatus 401 and the like. As a result, an image / audio data session for the video conference is established, and the relay device 401 can relay the content data to each electronic blackboard 10A participating in the conference.

  Note that the management system 400 may also serve as at least one of the authentication device 50 and the registration information management device 30 in FIG.

<< Another example of the configuration of an electronic blackboard >>
The electronic blackboard 10A according to the present embodiment has a large touch panel as described in the external view of FIG. 1 and the like and FIG. 5 described later, but the electronic blackboard 10A is not limited to the one having a touch panel.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a communication system 100 using the electronic blackboard 10A. In FIG. 4, a projector 411 is installed on the upper side of a normal white boat 413. This projector 411 corresponds to the information processing apparatus 10. The normal white boat 413 is not a flat panel display integrated with a touch panel, but is a white boat that is directly handwritten by a user with a marker. The white boat may be a blackboard as long as it is a plane large enough to project an image.

  The projector 411 has an ultra-short focus optical system, and can project an image with little distortion from about 10 cm onto the white boat 413. This video may be transmitted from a PC connected wirelessly or by wire, or may be stored in the projector 411.

  The user performs handwriting on the white boat 413 using the dedicated electronic pen 2500. The electronic pen 2500 has, for example, a light emitting portion that emits light when the user presses it against the white boat 413 for handwriting to emit light. Since the wavelength of light is near infrared or infrared, it is not visible to the user. The projector 411 includes a camera, images the light emitting unit, analyzes the image, and specifies the direction of the electronic pen 2500. Further, the electronic pen 2500 transmits sound waves together with light emission, and the projector 411 calculates the distance based on the arrival time of the sound waves. The position of the electronic pen 2500 can be specified by the direction and the distance. A stroke is drawn (projected) at the position of the electronic pen 2500.

  Since the projector 411 projects the menu 430, when the user presses the button with the electronic pen 2500, the projector 411 specifies the pressed button by the position of the electronic pen 2500 and the switch ON signal. For example, when the save button 431 is pressed, a stroke (a set of coordinates) handwritten by the user is saved in the projector 411. The projector 411 stores handwritten information in a predetermined server 412 or USB memory 2600 or the like. Handwritten information is stored for each page. Since it is stored as coordinates instead of image data, the user can re-edit.

  When applied to the present embodiment, the projector 411 acquires a card ID from the IC card 9, and transmits the account ID and the conference room ID to the registered information management apparatus 30 when the authentication is successful. The information processing apparatus 10 acquires the material data associated with the account ID and the conference room ID, narrows down the data by the conference start time and the current time, and transmits the data to the projector 411. The projector 411 projects material data. Therefore, even in the electronic blackboard 10A using the projector 411, the user can display the document data by holding the IC card 9 in the same manner.

<Example of hardware configuration of information processing apparatus>
Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of each device included in the communication system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 as the electronic blackboard 10A.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the electronic whiteboard 10A includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, an SSD (Solid State Drive) 204, a network I / O. The terminal device includes an F (Interface) 205 and an external device connection I / F 206.

  Among these, the CPU 201 controls the entire operation of the electronic blackboard 10A. Note that the CPU 201 may include a plurality of CPUs, for example.

  The ROM 202 stores programs used for driving the CPU 201 such as the CPU 201 and IPL (Initial Program Loader). The RAM 203 is used as a work area for the CPU 201. The SSD 204 stores various data such as a program for the electronic blackboard 10A. A network I / F 205 controls communication with a communication network. The external device connection I / F 206 controls communication with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory 2600 and external devices (camera 2700, speaker 2300, microphone 2200).

  The electronic blackboard 10A includes a capture device 211, a GPU 212, a display controller 213, a contact sensor 214, a sensor controller 215, an electronic pen controller 216, a short-range communication circuit 219, an antenna 219a of the short-range communication circuit 219, a power switch 222, and RS-232C (reference numeral 223).

  Among these, the capture device 211 captures an image displayed on the display by the PC 2400-1 as a still image or a moving image. A GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) 212 is a semiconductor chip that specializes in graphics. The display controller 213 controls and manages screen display in order to output an input image from the GPU 212 to a display 230 (an example of a display device). The contact sensor 214 detects that the electronic pen 2500, the user's hand H, or the like has touched the display 230.

  The sensor controller 215 controls processing of the contact sensor 214. The contact sensor 214 performs input of coordinates and detection of coordinates by an infrared ray blocking method. In this coordinate input and coordinate detection method, two light emitting and receiving devices installed at both upper ends of the display 230 emit a plurality of infrared rays in parallel with the display 230, and are provided around the display 230. This is a method of receiving light that is reflected by the reflecting member and returns on the same optical path as the light path emitted by the light receiving element. The contact sensor 214 outputs infrared IDs emitted from the two light receiving and emitting devices blocked by the object to the sensor controller 215, and the sensor controller 215 specifies the coordinate position that is the contact position of the object.

  The electronic pen controller 216 communicates with the electronic pen 2500 to determine whether the display 230 has a pen tip touch or a pen butt touch. The short-range communication circuit 219 is a communication circuit such as NFC or Bluetooth (registered trademark). Therefore, the short-range communication circuit 219 corresponds to the authentication information acquisition device 6. Note that the authentication information acquisition apparatus 6 may be connected to an external device connection I / F.

  The power switch 222 is a switch for switching on / off the power of the electronic blackboard 10A.

  The electronic blackboard 10 </ b> A includes a bus line 210. The bus line 210 is an address bus, a data bus, or the like for electrically connecting each component such as the CPU 201 shown in FIG.

  Furthermore, the electronic blackboard 10A includes a conversion connector 224 and a Bluetooth controller 225.

  The RS-232C port 223 is connected to the bus line 210, and connects the PC 2400-2 and the like to the CPU 201 and the like. The conversion connector 224 is a connector for connecting the electronic blackboard 10A to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port of the PC 2400-2.

  The Bluetooth controller 225 is a controller for performing Bluetooth communication with the PC 2400-1 or the like, for example.

  The contact sensor 214 is not limited to the infrared blocking method, and a capacitive touch panel that specifies a contact position by detecting a change in capacitance, and a contact position is specified by a voltage change between two opposing resistance films. Various detection means such as a resistive film type touch panel that detects the electromagnetic induction generated when the contact object touches the display unit and identifies the contact position may be used. Further, the electronic pen controller 216 may determine whether there is a touch on a part gripped by the user of the electronic pen 2500 and other parts of the electronic pen 2500 as well as the pen tip and the pen butt of the electronic pen 2500. .

  Next, a hardware configuration of the authentication device 50 or the registration information management device 30 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the authentication device 50 or the registration information management device 30.

  The authentication device 50 or the registration information management device 30 is constructed by a computer. As shown in FIG. 6, the CPU 301, ROM 302, RAM 303, HD (Hard Disk) 304, HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 305, media The information processing apparatus 10 includes an I / F 307, a display 308, a network I / F 309, a keyboard 311, a mouse 312, an optical drive 314, and a bus line 310.

  Among these, the CPU 301 controls the overall operation of the authentication device 50 or the registration information management device 30. In the present embodiment, the CPU 301 may include a plurality of CPUs.

  The ROM 302 stores a program used for driving the CPU 301 such as IPL. The RAM 303 is used as a work area for the CPU 301. The HD 304 stores various data such as programs. An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 305 controls reading or writing of various data with respect to the HD 304 according to the control of the CPU 301. A media I / F 307 controls reading or writing (storage) of data with respect to a recording medium 306 such as a flash memory. The display 308 displays various information such as a cursor, menu, window, character, or image. A network I / F 309 is an interface for performing data communication using a communication network. The keyboard 311 is a kind of input means having a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, and the like. The mouse 312 is a kind of input means for selecting and executing various instructions, selecting a processing target, moving a cursor, and the like. The optical drive 314 controls reading or writing of various data with respect to an optical storage medium 313 such as a CD (Compact Disk) as an example of a removable recording medium.

  The authentication device 50 or the registration information management device 30 includes a bus line 310. The bus line 310 is an address bus, a data bus, or the like for electrically connecting the components such as the CPU 301 shown in FIG.

  Note that the hardware configuration of the registration device 70 is the same as or different from that of the authentication device 50 or the registration information management device 30, but there is no problem in the description of this embodiment. The hardware configuration of the authentication information acquisition device 6 may be a general one.

<About functions>
Next, functions of each device included in the communication system 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is an example of a functional block diagram illustrating the functions of the authentication information acquisition device 6, the information processing device 10, the authentication device 50, the registration information management device 30, and the registration device 70 included in the communication system 100 in a block form.

<< Authentication information acquisition device >>
The authentication information acquisition device 6 includes an IC card reading unit 61 and a card information transmission unit 62. These functions of the authentication information acquisition apparatus 6 are realized by any of the constituent elements shown in FIG. 6 operating according to a command from the CPU 301 according to a program expanded from the HD 304 to the RAM 303. Or means.

  The IC card reading unit 61 acquires information on a card including at least a card ID from the IC card 9. In the case of the non-contact type IC card 9, an electromotive force is generated by electromagnetic induction and communicates with the IC card 9. In the case of the contact type IC card 9, the IC card reading unit 61 is connected to the electrode of the IC card 9 to perform communication. In addition, you may read from a magnetic tape. The card information transmission unit 62 transmits the card ID read by the IC card reading unit 61 to the information processing apparatus 10.

<< Information processing device >>
The information processing apparatus 10 includes a card information reception unit 11, an authentication request unit 12, an operation reception unit 13, a display control unit 14, a material data request unit 15, and a material data acquisition unit 17. These functions of the information processing apparatus 10 are functions realized by any of the constituent elements shown in FIG. 5 being operated by an instruction from the CPU 201 according to a program expanded from the SSD 204 to the RAM 203, or Means.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus 10 includes a storage unit 19 configured by the SSD 204, the ROM 202, and the like illustrated in FIG. The storage unit 19 stores a conference room ID 16. The conference room ID 16 is identification information for identifying the conference room 8 in which the information processing apparatus 10 is arranged. The conference room ID 16 is information (location ID) for identifying the location (location) where the information processing apparatus 10 is installed, and may be referred to as identifying the base 7. Further, when the conference room 8 and the information processing apparatus 10 are associated on a predetermined server, the information processing apparatus 10 may hold an information processing apparatus ID instead of the conference room ID. The information processing apparatus 10 inquires of the server and converts the information processing apparatus ID into a conference room ID (location ID).

  The card information receiving unit 11 acquires a card ID from the authentication information acquisition device 6. An authentication request is transmitted together with the card ID, and the information processing apparatus 10 starts a user authentication process. First, the card ID is sent to the authentication request unit 12.

  The authentication request unit 12 transmits an authentication request including the card ID to the authentication device 50. The authentication request unit 12 acquires an authentication result (authentication OK, authentication NG) from the authentication device 50, and therefore determines whether the authentication has succeeded or failed. The authentication request unit 12 can be acquired if the authentication apparatus 50 is authentication apparatus setting information managed by the setting information DB 59. Using this, when the authentication is successful, the authentication request unit 12 sends the account ID acquired from the authentication device 50 to the material data request unit 15 in order to start acquiring the material data.

  The material data request unit 15 transmits a transmission request for material data including the account ID and the conference room ID to the registration information management device 30. On the other hand, the material data acquisition unit 17 acquires material data from the registration information management device 30. Whether or not the data is automatically displayed is attached to the document data. In addition, there may be a plurality of material data. In this case, priority setting information indicating which material data is displayed with priority is also attached.

  The display control unit 14 displays the material data acquired by the material data acquisition unit 17 on the display 230. The operation reception unit 13 receives various operations on the information processing apparatus 10. For example, pressing of a menu button, handwritten information, page switching, page change of document data, and the like are accepted.

<< Authentication device >>
The authentication device 50 includes an authentication request response unit 51 and an authentication processing unit 52. These functions of the authentication device 50 are functions or means realized by any one of the constituent elements shown in FIG. 6 operating according to a command from the CPU 301 according to a program expanded from the HD 304 to the RAM 303. It is.

  Further, the authentication device 50 has a setting information DB 59 constructed in the HD 304, RAM 303, ROM 302 or the like shown in FIG. The setting information DB 59 stores the authentication device setting information shown in Table 1. Therefore, the card ID is also stored. The authentication device setting information is set by the system administrator from the information processing device 10 or the like.

  The authentication request response unit 51 acquires an authentication request including the card ID from the information processing apparatus 10 and sends it to the authentication processing unit 52. The authentication processing unit 52 authenticates the user with the card ID acquired from the information processing apparatus 10. For example, if the card ID acquired from the information processing apparatus 10 is registered in the setting information DB 59, it is determined that the authentication has succeeded, and otherwise, it is determined that the authentication has failed. The authentication request response unit 51 transmits the authentication result to the information processing apparatus 10. At this time, the authentication apparatus setting information stored in the setting information DB 59 can be transmitted, and at least the account ID is transmitted in this embodiment.

<< Registration Device >>
The registration device 70 includes an information registration request unit 71, a display control unit 72, and an operation reception unit 73. These functions of the registration device 70 are functions or means realized by any one of the constituent elements shown in FIG. 6 operating according to a command from the CPU 301 in accordance with a program expanded from the HD 304 to the RAM 303. It is. In the registration device 70, for example, browser software operates, and the browser software processes the screen information transmitted from the registration information management device 30 to realize the illustrated function. The screen information is described by, for example, HTML, JavaScript (registered trademark), and CSS (Cascade Style Sheet). The software that operates on the registration device 70 may be application software created for information registration.

  The display control unit 72 analyzes the above screen information and displays a screen on the display 308 for reserving a conference or registering material data in the registration information management apparatus 30. The operation accepting unit 73 accepts various operations for the registration device 70 on this screen. For example, material data, the conference room 8, and the conference start time are received. An example of the registration screen 501 displayed by the registration device 70 is shown in FIG.

  The information registration request unit 71 transmits registration information including the material data received by the operation receiving unit 73 to the registered information management apparatus 30. As a result, the registration information is registered in the registration information management apparatus 30.

<< Registered information management device >>
The registration information management apparatus 30 includes a request reception unit 31, a material data identification unit 32, a material data transmission unit 33, an information registration reception unit 34, and an information registration unit 35. These functions of the registered information management apparatus 30 are realized by any one of the constituent elements shown in FIG. 6 operating according to a command from the CPU 301 according to a program expanded from the HD 304 to the RAM 303. Or means.

  Further, the registration information management apparatus 30 has a registration information DB 39 constructed in the HD 304, RAM 303, ROM 302 or the like shown in FIG. An example of registration information stored in the registration information DB 39 is shown in Table 2.

表２は、登録情報ＤＢ３９に登録されている登録情報を模式的に示す。登録情報ＤＢ３９には、資料ＩＤ、アカウントＩＤ、会議室ＩＤ、会議日時、及び、自動表示の各項目が対応付けて登録されている。資料ＩＤは、会議で使用される資料データを特定又は識別する識別情報である。資料データは、プレゼンテーションソフトやワープロソフトで作成されたファイル、又は、ＰＤＦ（Portable Document Format）ファイルなどであるため、資料ＩＤはファイルパスなどでよいし、登録情報管理装置３０が付与した何らかのＩＤでもよい。資料ＩＤには「※」が設定された資料がある。この「※」が優先設定情報であり、どの資料データを優先して表示するかを示す。

Table 2 schematically shows registration information registered in the registration information DB 39. In the registration information DB 39, items of material ID, account ID, conference room ID, conference date and time, and automatic display are associated and registered. The material ID is identification information that identifies or identifies material data used in the conference. Since the document data is a file created by presentation software or word processing software, or a PDF (Portable Document Format) file, the document ID may be a file path or any ID assigned by the registration information management device 30. Good. There is a material in which “*” is set in the material ID. This “*” is priority setting information, which indicates which material data is to be displayed with priority.

  The account ID is the same as described above. The conference room ID is identification information of the conference room 8 where the conference is held. The meeting date and time are the date and time and the time zone (conference start time and meeting end time) when the meeting is held. The automatic display setting (an example of display setting information) indicates whether the information processing apparatus 10 automatically displays material data.

  If registration information as shown in Table 2 is registered before the start of the conference, for example, when the conference room 8 is reserved, the user holds the IC card 9 over the information processing device 10 (electronic blackboard 10A) to the information processing device 10. Document data can be displayed.

  Returning to FIG. The information registration receiving unit 34 receives registration information from the registration device 70 and sends it to the information registration unit 35. The information registration receiving unit 34 functions as a Web server, for example, and generates the above screen information and transmits it to the registration device 70. The information registration unit 35 registers the registration information transmitted by the registration device 70 in the registration information DB 39.

  The request receiving unit 31 receives a transmission request for material data including a card ID and a conference room ID from the information processing apparatus 10. As a result, the registration information management apparatus 30 starts providing the document data. First, when the material data specifying unit 32 is material data associated with a card ID and a conference room ID, and the current time is within a predetermined time (for example, within 5 minutes) before and after the conference start time, the card ID and conference The material data associated with the room ID and the meeting start time is acquired from the registration information DB 39 (if there are a plurality of data). Also, the automatic display setting (ON, OFF) is acquired. Further, when there are a plurality of material data, priority setting information is acquired.

  The material data transmitting unit 33 transmits the material data searched by the material data specifying unit 32, the automatic display setting, and the priority setting information to the information processing apparatus 10. By doing so, it is possible to provide the information processing apparatus 10 with the material data associated with the conference room ID and the conference start time that is scheduled to be used in the conference, instead of the material data simply associated with the user (card ID).

<Example of registration screen>
FIG. 8 shows an example of a registration screen 501 displayed by the registration device 70. This registration screen 501 also serves as a screen for reserving the conference room 8. The user can register the material data together with the reservation of the conference room 8.

  First, the user logs in to the registration information management apparatus 30 with the account ID and password of the registration information management apparatus 30 before the registration screen 501 is displayed. Thereby, the registration information management apparatus 30 can specify a user. The account information 502 (“account: XXXXXX”) displayed above the registration screen 501 is an account ID (or a user name in the registration information management device 30, etc.) for identifying the user by the registration information management device 30. When the service of the registration information management apparatus 30 and the service of the communication system 100 that performs a video conference are operated by different management sources, the account ID managed by the registration information management apparatus 30 is displayed in this way. When two services are operated by the same management source, the account information 502 is a user name (or card ID) registered in the setting information DB 59 or the like.

The registration screen 501 includes a type setting field 503, a subject setting field 504, a participant setting field 505, a conference room setting field 506, a date setting field 507, a meeting start time setting field 508, a meeting end time setting field 509, and an attached file field 510. And an automatic display setting field 511. Information set in these setting fields is registration information.
In the type setting field 503, the use of the conference room 8 is set.
In the subject setting field 504, the subject of the conference is set.
In the participant setting field 505, conference participants are set.
In the conference room setting field 506, the conference room 8 is set.
In the date setting field 507, the date of the meeting is set.
In the conference start time setting field 508, the conference start time is set.
In the conference end time setting field 509, the conference end time is set.
In the attached file column 510, material data is set. Multiple material data can be set. Further, when a plurality of material data are set, a priority setting button 513 appears so that the material data to be displayed with priority can be selected. An additional setting button 512 is prepared below the lowest attached file column 510, and the user can add a necessary number of material data. Note that one document data need not be set. Further, it may be possible to specify a page number displayed by the information processing apparatus 10 when authentication is successful.
The automatic display setting column 511 is a check box for setting a user whether to automatically display the material data when the user authentication is successful. The case where the automatic display setting field 511 is set to ON is, for example, the case where the material used from the beginning of the conference is clear. The automatic display setting field 511 is set to OFF, for example, when a material to be used has not been determined from the beginning of the conference, or when there is a security inconvenience in a conference including outsiders. Therefore, the presence of the automatic display setting field 511 allows the user to set the automatic display setting field 511 to ON or OFF according to the meeting or attendee status. Note that all the material data is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 10 regardless of whether the automatic display setting field 511 is ON or OFF.

  Of the information set on the registration screen 501 shown in FIG. 8, at least a conference room setting field 506, a date setting field 507, a meeting start time setting field 508, a meeting end time setting field 509, an attached file field 510, and an automatic display Information set in the setting field 511 is registered in the registered information management apparatus 30. All of the information set on the registration screen 501 may be registered. In addition, the account ID specified at the time of login to the registration information management apparatus 30 is also registered in the registration information management apparatus 30.

<Operation procedure>
Next, a procedure until the information processing apparatus 10 displays the material data will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is an example of a sequence diagram illustrating a procedure in which the information processing apparatus 10 displays the material data based on the user authentication result.

  S1: First, the user operates the registration apparatus 70 to communicate with the registration information management apparatus 30 to log in, and displays a registration screen 501. Then, the user sets registration information from the registration screen 501. The operation reception unit 73 of the registration device 70 receives the registration information setting, and the information registration request unit 71 transmits the registration information to the registration information management device 30.

  S2: The information registration receiving unit 34 of the registration information management apparatus 30 receives the registration information, and the information registration unit 35 registers it in the registration information DB 39 together with the account ID of the user who has already logged in.

  S3: When it is close to the conference start time, the user carries the IC card 9 and enters the conference room 8 to cause the authentication information acquisition device 6 to read the IC card 9. The IC card reader 61 of the authentication information acquisition device 6 reads the card ID.

  S4: The card information transmission unit 62 of the authentication information acquisition apparatus 6 transmits the card ID to the information processing apparatus 10.

  S5: The card information receiving unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 10 receives the card ID, and the authentication requesting unit 12 transmits an authentication request including the card ID to the authentication apparatus 50.

  S6: The authentication request response unit 51 of the authentication device 50 acquires the authentication request, and the authentication processing unit 52 searches the setting information DB 59 by the card ID. When the card ID transmitted from the information processing apparatus 10 is stored in the setting information DB 59, it is determined that the authentication is successful. When the user authenticates with the user name and password, the material data specifying unit 32 searches the setting information DB 59 for the combination of the user name and password. The authentication request response unit 51 transmits the authentication result to the information processing apparatus 10. In the description of FIG. 9, it is assumed that the authentication OK is transmitted. A user name, account ID, and the like are returned to the information processing apparatus 10 together with the authentication OK. The information processing apparatus 10 can display or specify the user name based on the user name. Further, the material data can be specified by the account ID.

  S7: The authentication request unit 12 of the information processing apparatus 10 acquires the authentication result, and in the case of authentication OK, further sends an account ID to the material data request unit 15. The material data request unit 15 transmits a material data transmission request including the account ID and the conference room ID to the registration information management device 30.

  The reason why the document data request unit 15 transmits the account ID and the conference room ID to the registered information management apparatus 30 is because the document data is associated with the account ID and the conference room ID. When the registration information management device 30 and the operating source of the communication system 100 that conducts the video conference are the same, the document data is associated with the card ID (or user name) and the conference room ID. 15 transmits the card ID (or user name) and the conference room ID to the registered information management apparatus 30.

  As the conference room ID when the information processing apparatus 10 is a general-purpose information processing apparatus, for example, the IP address or MAC address of the LAN network device (switch, router, etc.) at the base 7 can be used. In the case of a wireless LAN, the SSID corresponds to the conference room ID. Since the registration information DB 39 associates the IP address, MAC address, or SSID of the network device with the conference room ID, the conference room can be specified from these.

  S8: When the request receiving unit 31 of the registration information management apparatus 30 receives the transmission request for the material data, the material data specifying unit 32 searches the registration information DB 39 with the account ID and the conference room ID to specify the material data. Further, the material data specifying unit 32 acquires material data associated with the account ID, the conference room ID, and the conference start time from the registration information DB 39 when the current time is within a predetermined time before and after the conference start time. If there are a plurality of items, all the material data and priority setting information are acquired. Considering the meeting time, even if the same user reserves a meeting in the same meeting room 8 on the same day, the material data used in the meeting held from these can be acquired. The current time may be read from an RTC (Real Time Clock) held by the registered information management device 30, may be acquired from an NTP (Network Time Protocol), or receives a GPS (Global Positioning System) radio wave. May be obtained. Further, the information processing apparatus 10 may transmit the current time to the registered information management apparatus 30. On the other hand, if the same user does not reserve the same conference room 8 on the same day, the material data need not be specified by the current time and the conference start time. Further, the material data specifying unit 32 acquires the automatic display setting (ON, OFF) of the specified material data. The specification of the material data will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  S9: The material data transmitting unit 33 transmits the material data searched by the material data specifying unit 32 and the automatic display setting to the information processing apparatus 10. In addition, when there are a plurality of material data, priority setting information is transmitted.

  S10: When the material data acquisition unit 17 of the information processing apparatus 10 acquires the material data or the like, it determines whether or not the automatic display setting is ON. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the automatic display setting is ON. However, when the automatic display setting is OFF, the subsequent processing is not performed (material data is not displayed).

  S11: Next, the material data acquisition unit 17 determines material data to be displayed. When there is one document data, the document data to be displayed is uniquely determined. When there are a plurality of document data, the document data to which the priority setting information is assigned is determined. Steps S10 and S11 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  S12: The display control unit 14 displays the document data on the display 230.

  Next, the document data specifying process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is an example of a flowchart illustrating a procedure in which the material data specifying unit 32 of the registration information management apparatus 30 specifies material data.

  The material data specifying unit 32 searches the registration information DB 39 with the account ID and the conference room ID, and the material data associated with the account ID and the conference room ID transmitted from the information processing apparatus 10 is registered in the registration information DB 39. It is determined whether or not there is (S101). If the determination in step S101 is No, since there is no material data, the material data transmitting unit 33 returns no material data to the information processing apparatus 10 (S105).

  If the determination in step S101 is Yes, the material data specifying unit 32 is currently within a predetermined time before and after the conference start time associated with the material data determined to be associated with the account ID and the conference room ID in step S101. It is determined whether or not the time is included (S102). An appropriate value may be set as the predetermined time, but as an example, 5 minutes to 10 minutes or the like is set. If the determination in step S102 is No, there is a possibility that the material data to be used in a different meeting may be specified in step S101, so the material data specifying unit 32 transmits that there is no material data for the meeting starting at the current time (S104). ).

  When the determination in step S102 is Yes, the material data specifying unit 32 transmits the material data (including priority setting information in the case of a plurality of items) and the automatic display setting to the information processing apparatus 10 (S103).

  In the case of step S104, the information processing apparatus 10 displays on the display 230 that there is no meeting material data starting at the current time. On the other hand, although the user does not start at the current time, the user may request the registered information management apparatus 30 for the material data registered by the user. Thereby, even if a user does not receive authentication within a predetermined time before and after the meeting start time, the document data can be automatically displayed.

  Alternatively, when the current time is before a predetermined time with respect to the conference start time, the display control unit 14 of the information processing apparatus 10 displays the material data at a timing when the time is a predetermined time before the conference start time. Also good. In this case, if the registration information management device 30 transmits the conference start time to the information processing device 10 in addition to the automatic display setting and the material data in step S104, the current time is a predetermined time before the conference start time. Data can be displayed at the timing. Even when the user arrives at the conference room 8 early, the document data can be automatically displayed.

  Next, the process for determining the material data displayed by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is an example of a flowchart illustrating a procedure for determining material data to be displayed by the material data acquisition unit 17 of the information processing apparatus 10. In addition, FIG. 11 demonstrates the case where material data are acquirable.

  The material data acquisition unit 17 determines whether or not the automatic display setting acquired from the registered information management apparatus 30 is ON (S201). If the determination in step S201 is No, the material data is not automatically displayed, and the process in FIG. 11 ends.

  When the determination in step S201 is Yes, the material data acquisition unit 17 determines whether there is only one material data (S202).

  If the determination in step S202 is No, in order to determine the material data to be displayed, the material data acquisition unit 17 determines the material data based on the priority setting information (S204).

  If the determination in step S202 is Yes or after step S204, the display control unit 14 displays the material data (S203).

  In this way, the information processing apparatus 10 can automatically display previously registered material data at the start of the conference. Material data to be displayed with priority among a plurality of material data can be automatically displayed at the start of the conference.

<About a predetermined time before and after the meeting start time>
FIG. 12 is an example of a diagram schematically illustrating whether or not the current time is within a predetermined time before and after the conference start time. As shown in FIG. 12A, in the present embodiment, it is determined that the material data is transmitted when the current time is within a predetermined time before and after the conference start time.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12B, it may be determined that the material data is transmitted when the current time is included in a predetermined time before the conference start time and the conference holding time. Thereby, even when a user joins a meeting late, the document data can be automatically displayed.

  As described above, in what range the current time is included with respect to the conference start time, it may be appropriately determined whether to determine that the material data is to be transmitted.

<Summary>
As described above, in the communication system 100 according to the present embodiment, even if the user has a plurality of material data, the material data to be used in the video conference is registered in advance. By simply performing the operation, the material data used in the conference can be displayed on the information processing apparatus. Even when a plurality of material data is used in one conference, the material data used first in the conference can be displayed on the information processing device by the priority setting information.

<Other application examples>
The best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. And substitutions can be added.

<< When there are multiple registered information management devices >>
For example, as illustrated in FIG. 13, the communication system 100 may include a plurality of registered information management devices 30. FIG. 13 shows another example of a schematic configuration diagram of the communication system 100 of the present embodiment. Note that FIG. 13 mainly describes differences from FIG. The communication system of FIG. 13 has a plurality of registration information management devices 30. In the communication system 100 having such a configuration, any registered information management device 30 may be provided with the function of this embodiment.

  In addition, the system configuration in which the information processing apparatus 10 and the registration information management apparatus 30 described in the present embodiment are connected is an example, and it goes without saying that there are various system configuration examples depending on applications and purposes.

<< About a commercial conference reservation system >>
A commercially available Web application can be used as the registration information management device 30 of the communication system 100. A web application refers to software used on browser software or a mechanism thereof, which operates when a program in a script language (for example, JavaScript (registered trademark)) that operates on browser software and a program on the web server cooperate. .

  FIG. 14 shows an example of a conference reservation screen 601 displayed on a registered terminal by a commercially available Web application. The conference reservation screen 601 corresponds to the registration screen 501 in FIG. The conference reservation screen 601 has various settings such as an event setting field 602, an attendee setting field 603, a date setting field 604, a start time setting field 605, a meeting time setting field 606, a material setting field 607, and a meeting room selection field 608. It has a column.

  A conference name is set in the event setting field 602. In the attendee setting field 603, a person who is scheduled to participate in the conference is set. Those who are scheduled to attend the meeting are notified by e-mail of the schedule of the meeting. The conference room selection field 608 displays the conference room 8 that can be used at the conference opening time and that can accommodate the prospective participants. The date setting field 604 and the start time setting field 605 are the same as the registration screen 501. In the conference time setting field 606, the conference time is set. In the material setting field 607, material data is set.

  There is a server for managing the reservation of the conference room 8 on the cloud. This server corresponds to the registered information management apparatus 30, but the server publishes a Web API, and material data can be downloaded from the information processing apparatus 10 by specifying the account ID and conference room ID and calling the Web API. WebAPI is an interface between systems that is called over the network mainly using the HTTP protocol, although there is no strict definition, and is a specification for using server functions from the outside.

  The conference reservation screen 601 in FIG. 14 is based on an Offcie365 (registered trademark) user interface, but the present embodiment can be suitably applied to any commercially available schedule management software. For example, G Suite (registered trademark) may be used.

<< Service using IC card reader >>
By reading the card ID with an IC card reader, services other than the display of the document data can be provided.

  FIG. 15 is an external view of an electronic blackboard 10A that can transmit the board information by electronic mail. This electronic blackboard 10A has a normal white boat 413. The white boat 413 is made of a cloth-like bendable material, and a roll hidden in the right bezel and a roll hidden in the left bezel. Has been around. Further, a line sensor (scanner) is provided between the right bezel and the left bezel.

  The electronic blackboard 10A holds an electronic mail address in association with the card ID. Alternatively, the e-mail address associated with the card ID can be acquired from the authentication device 50. With such a configuration, the electronic blackboard 10A can transmit the board writing information by electronic mail.

  When the user holds the IC card 9 over the IC card reader, the roll rotates and the white boat moves to the right. When moving, the scanner reads the board information. When the roll is rotated by one side, the electronic blackboard 10A transmits the board writing information (image data) and an e-mail associated with the card ID to the destination.

  Therefore, by holding the IC card 9 over the IC card reader, the user can transmit the postcard information to his / her mail address.

  In the case of the electronic blackboard 10A according to the present embodiment described with reference to FIG. In the electronic blackboard 10A of FIG. 4, when the IC card reader reads the card ID from the IC card 9, the screen may be captured (captured) and transmitted by e-mail.

<< Other >>
The electronic blackboard may be called an electronic information board or an electronic whiteboard.

  The configuration example of FIG. 7 corresponds to the main functions in order to facilitate understanding of the processing of the authentication information acquisition device 6, the information processing device 10, the authentication device 50, the registration information management device 30, and the registration device 70. It is a division. The present invention is not limited by the way of dividing the processing unit or the name. Further, the processing of the authentication information acquisition device 6, the information processing device 10, the authentication device 50, the registration information management device 30, and the registration device 70 can be divided into more processing units according to the processing content. Moreover, it can also divide | segment so that one process unit may contain many processes.

  Each function of the present embodiment can be realized by one or a plurality of processing circuits. Here, the “processing circuit” in this specification means a processor programmed to execute each function by software, such as a processor implemented by an electronic circuit, or designed to execute each function described above. ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), DSP (digital signal processor), FPGA (field programmable gate array), SOC (System on a chip), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and conventional circuit modules Shall be.

  The storage unit 19 is an example of a location storage unit, the card information reception unit 11 is an example of an authentication information acquisition unit, the material data request unit 15 is an example of a transmission unit, and the material data acquisition unit 17 is an electronic data. The display control unit 14 is an example of a display control unit, the authentication request unit 12 is an example of an authentication request unit, the conference room ID 16 is an example of location identification information, and the card ID is authentication information. The account ID is an example of second authentication information, the request reception unit 31 is an example of a transmission request reception unit, the registration information DB 39 is an example of an electronic data storage unit, and the material data transmission unit 33 Is an example of electronic data transmitting means, and the material data specifying unit 32 is an example of electronic data specifying means.

6 Authentication Information Acquisition Device 8 Meeting Room 9 IC Card 10 Information Processing Device 30 Registration Information Management Device 50 Authentication Device 70 Registration Device 71 Information Registration Request Unit 100 Communication System

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Claims (12)

An information processing apparatus capable of communicating via a network with a registered information management apparatus that manages registered electronic data,
A location storage means for storing location identification information for identifying a location where the information processing apparatus is installed;
Authentication information acquisition means for acquiring authentication information for authenticating a user;
Transmitting means for transmitting a transmission request for electronic data including the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquiring means and the location identification information stored in the location storage means;
As a response to the transmission request, electronic data acquisition means for acquiring the electronic data associated with the authentication information and the location identification information from the registered information management device;
An information processing apparatus comprising: display control means for displaying the electronic data acquired by the electronic data acquisition means on a display device.   The electronic data acquisition means acquires the electronic data associated with the authentication information and the location identification information and specified based on a current time from the registration information management device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The electronic data acquisition means acquires, from the registered information management device, display setting information in which whether or not to display the electronic data is set together with the electronic data,
In the case where the display control information is set to display the electronic data, the display control means displays the electronic data acquired by the electronic data acquisition means on a display device,
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the display setting information is a setting that the electronic data is not displayed, the electronic data acquired by the electronic data acquisition unit is not displayed on a display device. When the electronic data acquisition means acquires a plurality of the electronic data,
Based on the priority setting information acquired together with the plurality of electronic data, determine the electronic data displayed by the information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the electronic data determined by the electronic data acquisition unit on a display device. An authentication requesting means for requesting authentication by transmitting the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquiring means to an authentication device;
The authentication request means acquires an authentication result from the authentication device as a response to the authentication request,
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the authentication result indicates success, the transmission unit transmits a transmission request for the electronic data to the registration information management apparatus. . In the registration information management device, the registration information management device stores the electronic data in association with the second authentication information for authenticating the user and the location identification information,
The authentication device stores the authentication information and the second authentication information in association with each other,
The authentication request means acquires the authentication result as a response to the authentication request and the second authentication information associated with the authentication information from the authentication device,
6. The information processing according to claim 5, wherein the transmission unit transmits the second authentication information acquired by the authentication request unit as the authentication information to the registered information management apparatus together with the location identification information. apparatus. The authentication information acquisition means is an IC card reader that acquires the authentication information from an IC card,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the authentication information acquisition unit acquires identification information for identifying an IC card as the authentication information. A data display method performed by an information processing apparatus capable of communicating via a network with a registered information management apparatus that manages registered electronic data,
An authentication information acquisition means for acquiring authentication information for authenticating the user;
Transmission request for electronic data including the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquisition unit and location identification information for identifying the location where the information processing device is stored, which is stored in the location storage unit. Transmitting to the registration information management device;
Electronic data acquisition means, as a response to the transmission request, acquiring the electronic data associated with the authentication information and the location identification information from the registration information management device;
And a display control unit displaying the electronic data acquired by the electronic data acquisition unit on a display device. To an information processing apparatus capable of communicating via a network with a registered information management apparatus that manages registered electronic data,
Obtaining authentication information for authenticating the user;
A request for transmission of electronic data including the authentication information acquired in the step of acquiring the authentication information and location identification information for identifying a location where the information processing apparatus stored in the location storage means is installed. Transmitting to the registered information management device;
As a response to the transmission request, obtaining the electronic data associated with the authentication information and the location identification information from the registration information management device;
Displaying the electronic data acquired in the acquiring step on a display device. A communication system having a registration information management device that manages registered electronic data, and an information processing device that can communicate with the registration information management device via a network,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A location storage means for storing location identification information for identifying a location where the information processing apparatus is installed;
Authentication information acquisition means for acquiring authentication information for authenticating a user;
Transmitting means for transmitting a transmission request for electronic data including the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquiring means and the location identification information stored in the location storage means;
As a response to the transmission request, electronic data acquisition means for acquiring the electronic data associated with the authentication information and the location identification information from the registered information management device;
Display control means for displaying the electronic data acquired by the electronic data acquisition means on a display device,
The registration information management device includes:
A transmission request receiving means for receiving a transmission request for electronic data including the authentication information and the location identification information from the information processing apparatus;
Electronic data storage means for storing the electronic data in association with the authentication information and the location identification information;
Electronic data specifying means for specifying the electronic data associated with the authentication information and the location identification information from the electronic data storage means;
A communication system comprising: electronic data transmitting means for transmitting the electronic data specified by the electronic data specifying means to the information processing apparatus. A communication method performed by a communication system having a registered information management device for managing registered electronic data and an information processing device capable of communicating with the registered information management device via a network,
The information processing apparatus includes:
An authentication information acquisition means for acquiring authentication information for authenticating the user;
Transmission request for electronic data including the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquisition unit and location identification information for identifying the location where the information processing device is stored, which is stored in the location storage unit. Transmitting to the registration information management device;
Electronic data acquisition means, as a response to the transmission request, acquiring the electronic data associated with the authentication information and the location identification information from the registration information management device;
A display control unit comprising: displaying the electronic data acquired by the electronic data acquisition unit on a display device;
A step of receiving a transmission request for electronic data including the authentication information and the location identification information from the information processing apparatus;
Reference is made to an electronic data storage means for storing the electronic data in association with the authentication information and the location identification information, and an electronic data specifying means determines the electronic data associated with the authentication information and the location identification information as the electronic data. Identifying from electronic data storage means;
And a step of transmitting electronic data specified by the electronic data specifying means to the information processing apparatus. A registered information management device for managing electronic data displayed by an information processing device,
A transmission request accepting unit that accepts a transmission request for electronic data including authentication information for authenticating a user and location identification information for identifying a location where the information processing device is installed, from the information processing device;
Electronic data storage means for storing the electronic data in association with the authentication information and the location identification information;
Electronic data specifying means for specifying the electronic data associated with the authentication information and the location identification information from the electronic data storage means;
Electronic data transmitting means for transmitting the electronic data specified by the electronic data specifying means to the information processing apparatus;
A registered information management apparatus.

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