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Network conference system, management server, conference terminal, and information origination authorization management method

  • US 20050195955A1
  • Filed: 02/25/2005
  • Published: 09/08/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A network conference system of a server-client type comprising:

  • a management server being connected to a network;

    a plurality of conference terminals provided as clients and connected to the management server through the network, wherein the management server includes;

    a server communication section that communicates with the conference terminals through the network; and

    an information origination authorization management section that, when a new acquisition request of an information origination authorization is requested by a user having no information origination authorization, causes the conference terminal of one of users having the information origination authorization to return the information origination authorization in accordance with a predetermined interchange algorithm, and gives the information origination authorization to the conference terminal of the user issuing the new acquisition request to limit a maximum number of uses who originate information at a same time to a predetermined number, wherein each of the conference terminals includes;

    a client communication section that communicates with the management server through the network; and

    an information origination control section that transfers information concerning the information origination authorization to and from the information origination authorization management section of the management server and controls information origination in response to the presence or absence of the information origination authorization.

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