Information processing apparatus, conference support method, and conference support program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017244863-A1
Application number	US-201715440542-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 23, 2017
Priority date	Feb 24, 2016
Publication date	Aug 24, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing apparatus to which a plurality of users can log in includes: a display unit configured to display an image; and a display controller configured to display personal region images corresponding to the respective users in a plurality of personal display regions at different positions in a display face of the display unit, display common images in the same common display region among the users in the display face of the display unit, and display images of data acquired on the authority to access of a corresponding user in the personal display regions to be movable, respectively, wherein when any of the users logs out, the display controller finishes displaying the image arranged in the personal display region among the data acquired on the authority to access of the user who logs out, and continues to display the image arranged in the common display region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing apparatus to which a plurality of users can log in, comprising:
a display that displays an image; and a display controller that causes the display to display:
personal region images corresponding to the respective users in a plurality of personal display regions at different positions in a display face of the display,
common images in the same common display region among the users in the display face of the display, and
display images of data acquired on the authority to access of a corresponding user in the personal display regions to be movable, respectively,
wherein when any of the users logs out, the display controller finishes displaying the image arranged in the personal display region among the data acquired on the authority to access of the user who logs out, and continues to display the image arranged in the common display region.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an operation reception unit that receives a user operation, wherein
the display controller comprises:
a plurality of personal task execution units that correspond to a plurality of logged-in users, respectively, and perform processing only when a corresponding user is logging in; and
a task controller that controls the personal task execution units,
each of the personal task execution units comprises:
a personal task image generation unit that generates a personal task image including the personal display region and the common display region for each of the users and in which an image of data acquired on the authority to access of a corresponding user is arranged in the personal display region; and
a movement unit that moves an image of data arranged in each of the personal display regions in the display face of the display on the basis of an operation received by the operation reception unit, and
the task controller comprises:
a common image generation unit that, when any of the users logs out, generates a common image in which the image arranged in the personal display region among the images of the data acquired on the authority to access of the user who logs out is arranged in the common display region; and
a combined screen display that displays a combined screen in which one or more personal task images generated by one or more personal task execution units corresponding to one or more logged-in users among the personal task execution units are combined with the common image on the display.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the task controller further comprises a data acquisition unit that, when a user corresponding to any of the personal task execution units logs out, acquires data corresponding to an image moved to the common display region by the personal task execution unit of which a user corresponding to any of the personal task execution units logs out.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein the task controller further comprises an authority setting unit that sets an authority to restrain an access to the acquired data.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the task controller further comprises a restraint unit that restrains an access to the acquired data based on an operation received by the operation reception unit on the set authority, each of the personal task execution units comprises:
a setting region display that displays one or more authority setting regions corresponding to one or more authorities difference in restraint contents, respectively, in the common display region; and
an authority determination unit that, when an image arranged in the personal display regions is moved by the movement unit to any of one or more authority setting regions, determines an authority corresponding to an authority setting region including a position to which the image is moved in the one or more authority setting regions for the data corresponding to the moved image, and
the authority setting unit sets the authority determined by the data movement execution unit for the data acquired by the data acquisition unit.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the one or more authorities include authorities different in restraint contents between before and after all the users log out.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein the task controller further comprises a deletion unit that deletes the acquired data when an effective period elapses after all the users log out.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the task controller further comprises a task-based data acquisition unit that acquires data corresponding to an image arranged in the personal display region by any of the personal task execution units, and the data acquisition unit acquires the data acquired by the task-based data acquisition unit in order for the personal task execution unit of which a user corresponding to any of the personal task execution units logs out to arrange an image in the personal display region.

9 . A conference support method performed in an information processing apparatus to which a plurality of users can log, the method comprising:
displaying personal task images corresponding to the respective users in a plurality of personal display regions at different positions in a display face of a display, and displaying common images in the same common display region among the users in the display face of the display; displaying images of data acquired on the authority to access of a corresponding user in the personal display regions to be movable, respectively; and when any of the users logs out, finishing displaying the image arranged in the personal display region among the data acquired on the authority to access of the user who logs out, and continuing to display the image arranged in the common display region.

10 . A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable conference support program which is executed by a computer for controlling an information processing apparatus to which a plurality of users can log, the program causing the computer to perform:
displaying personal task images corresponding to the respective users in a plurality of personal display regions at different positions in a display face of a display, and displaying common images in the same common display region among the users in the display face of the display; displaying images of data acquired on the authority to access of a corresponding user in the personal display regions to be movable, respectively; and when any of the users logs out, finishing displaying the image arranged in the personal display region among the data acquired on the authority to access of the user who logs out, and continuing to display the image arranged in the common display region.

Assignees

• Konica Minolta Inc

Inventors

• Takahashi Kenichi
• Akita Katsuhiko
• Ozawa Kaitaku
• Yamada Masami
• Okamoto Yuji
• Asai Yuki
• Ito Yasutaka

Classifications

• H04N1/00511

  for a group of users, e.g. a workgroup, company, or a service provider · CPC title

• H04N1/00931

  Synchronising different operations or sub-apparatus, e.g. controlling on-times taking into account different warm-up times · CPC title

• H04N1/444 Primary

  to a particular document or image or part thereof · CPC title

• H04N1/00514

  for individual users · CPC title

• H04N1/00392

  Other manual input means, e.g. digitisers or writing tablets · CPC title