Text data transmission-reception system, shared terminal, and method of processing information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11979440-B2
Application number	US-202217661086-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2022
Priority date	Mar 31, 2020
Publication date	May 7, 2024
Grant date	May 7, 2024

Abstract

A text data transmission-reception system includes a plurality of user terminals; a shared terminal; and an information processing apparatus connectable to each of the plurality of user terminals and the shared terminal via a network. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to receive text data transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminals; determine whether or not the text data transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminals includes a request for controlling the shared terminal; and control the shared terminal based on a determination that the text data includes the request for controlling the shared terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An audio data transmission-reception system comprising:
a plurality of user terminals;
one or more shared terminals; and
an information processing apparatus connectable to each of the plurality of user terminals and the one or more shared terminals via a network, the information processing apparatus including circuitry configured to
receive and transmit audio data between the plurality of user terminals, said audio data being input by users of the plurality of the user terminals;
perform a voice analysis processing for the audio data that is input by the users and received and transmitted between the plurality of user terminals,
determine whether or not the audio data transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminals includes shared terminal that is identified based on the audio data among the one or more shared terminals and a message regarding an operation of the shared terminal; and
control the shared terminal to perform the operation upon determining that the audio data includes the shared terminal and the message regarding the operation of the shared terminal.

2. The audio data transmission-reception system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the circuitry controls or not control the shared terminal based on a result of determining whether a particular user who has transmitted the audio data from one of the user terminals is participating an event related to the audio data transmitted and received between the user terminals,
wherein the circuitry controls the shared terminal if the particular user who has transmitted the audio data from one of the user terminals is participating the event, and
wherein the circuitry does not control the shared terminal if the particular user who has transmitted the audio data from one of the user terminals is not participating the event.

3. The audio data transmission-reception system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the circuitry determines whether identification information of the particular user who has transmitted the audio data from one of the plurality of user terminals is included in identification information of persons to participate the event, and
wherein the circuitry controls the shared terminal when the circuitry determines that the identification information of the particular user who has transmitted the audio data from one of the plurality of user terminals is included in the identification information of persons to participate the event, and
wherein the circuitry does not control the shared terminal when the circuitry determines that the identification information of the particular user who has transmitted the audio data from one of the plurality of user terminals is not included in the identification information of persons to participate the event.

4. The audio data transmission-reception system according to claim 2 , further comprising:
one or more memories that store shared data including audio data used in the event.

5. The audio data transmission-reception system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the one or more memories store the shared data while performing a particular event related to the audio data transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminals or after ending the particular event related to the audio data transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminals.

6. The audio data transmission-reception system according to claim 5 ,
wherein the circuitry stores, in the one or more memories, event information including information on one or more users who transmit and receive the audio data between the plurality of user terminals, and information on the shared terminal.

7. The audio data transmission-reception system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the circuitry controls the shared terminal using at least one of control modes including
a control of acquiring a screen to be displayed on a display of the shared terminal,
a control of displaying a screen of the shared terminal, captured by an image capture device, on a display of each of the plurality of user terminals, and
a control of storing shared data used in the event related to the audio data transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminals.

8. The audio data transmission-reception system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
in response to a determination that the audio data includes the request, cause control the shared terminal to perform a process which is based on the request.

9. The audio data transmission-reception system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
receive, via the network, audio data including a message, the audio data being transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminals;
determine whether or not the message included in the audio data transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminals via the network includes one of a plurality of predetermined messages, each the predetermined messages being associated with each process to perform; and
in response to a determination that the message includes one of the plurality of predetermined messages, cause the shared terminal to perform a process associated with the message.

10. The audio data transmission-reception system according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatuses determines whether or not the identification information of a user who inputs the audio data is included in a database that is managed by the information processing apparatuses, and controls the shared terminal to perform the operation to upon further determining that the identification information of the user is included in the database.

11. A shared terminal connectable to a plurality of user terminals and an information processing apparatus via a network, the shared terminal comprising circuitry configured to:
receive the audio data that is input by users of the plurality of user terminals, and transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminals;
perform a voice analysis processing for the audio data that is input by the users and received and transmitted between the plurality of user terminals,
determine whether or not the audio data includes a shared terminal that is identified based on the audio data among one or more shared terminals and a message regarding an operation of the shared terminal; and
control the shared terminal to perform the operation upon determining that the audio data includes the shared terminal and the message regarding the operation of the shared terminal.

12. A method of processing information performable by a user terminal, an information processing apparatus, and another user terminal via a network, the method comprising:
receiving an input of the audio data to be transmitted to the another user terminal;
performing a voice analysis processing for the audio data that is input by the users and received and transmitted between the plurality of user terminals,
determining whether or not the audio data includes a shared terminal that is identified based on the audio data among one or more shared terminals and a message regarding an operation of the shared terminal; and
requesting, to the information processing apparatus, for controlling the shared terminal to perform the operation upon determining that the audio data includes the shared terminal and the message regarding the operation of the shared terminal.

13. An information processing apparatus connectable to each of a plurality of user terminals, the information processing apparatus including circuitry configured to
receive audio data that is input by users, transmitted and received between the

Assignees

• Iwasaki Ryo
• Imai Takuya
• Mano Takuro
• Kagawa Masaaki
• Koike Hiromasa
• Koura Seiya
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Iwasaki Ryo
• Imai Takuya
• Mano Takuro
• Kagawa Masaaki
• Koike Hiromasa
• Koura Seiya

Classifications

• H04L65/4015 Primary

  where at least one of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. white board sharing, collaboration or spawning of a subconference · CPC title

• H04L67/12

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• H04M3/567

  Multimedia conference systems · CPC title

• H04W4/12

  Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title

• H04L65/1089 Primary

  by adding media; by removing media · CPC title