Electronic conference system
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1. An electronic conference system for a remote conference among a plurality of stations each displaying the same picture data, each of said stations comprising:
- a data input unit for inputting the picture data;
a storage unit for storing picture data for plural pictures;
a display unit for displaying each of said pictures one at a time; and
control means connected to said data input unit, said storage unit and said display unit, for controlling the storing of picture data input from said data input unit in a first station or transferred from a second station, for controlling a display on said display unit, for controlling transmitting of picture data stored in said storage unit to said second station, and for controlling receiving of picture data transferred from said second station, each of said control means comprising;
absolute number providing means for assigning a first absolute number to picture data when said picture data of said picture is input from said data input unit of the first station, said storage unit storing said first absolute number;
absolute number transmitting means for transmitting said first absolute number to said second station;
picture data transmitting means for transmitting said picture data provided with said first absolute number to said second station only when said second station stores no number equal to said first absolute number;
absolute number receiving means for receiving a second absolute number from said second station when picture data is formed in said second station, said storage unit storing said second absolute number;
discriminating means for discriminating whether said storage unit stores a number equal to said second absolute number from said second station;
discriminating result transmitting means for transmitting result information concerning the discrimination by said discriminating means to said second station; and
picture data receiving means for receiving picture data provided, from said second station, with said second absolute number, said second station transmitting said picture data with said second absolute number in response to the result information received from said discriminating result transmitting means, said result information indicating that said storage unit has not stored the number equal to said second absolute number;
whereby, the same picture data for the same pictures stored in respective storage units in respective stations is supervised by the same absolute number at connected stations.
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An electronic conference system for a remote conference among a plurality of stations, each of the stations comprising an absolute number providing element, for assigning absolute number to an input picture data, an absolute number transmission element for transmitting the absolute number to another station, and a picture data transmitting element for transmitting the picture data only when the other station does not store the number equal to the absolute number, whereby, the same picture data are supervised or coordinated by the same absolute number.
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14 Claims
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1. An electronic conference system for a remote conference among a plurality of stations each displaying the same picture data, each of said stations comprising:
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a data input unit for inputting the picture data; a storage unit for storing picture data for plural pictures; a display unit for displaying each of said pictures one at a time; and control means connected to said data input unit, said storage unit and said display unit, for controlling the storing of picture data input from said data input unit in a first station or transferred from a second station, for controlling a display on said display unit, for controlling transmitting of picture data stored in said storage unit to said second station, and for controlling receiving of picture data transferred from said second station, each of said control means comprising; absolute number providing means for assigning a first absolute number to picture data when said picture data of said picture is input from said data input unit of the first station, said storage unit storing said first absolute number; absolute number transmitting means for transmitting said first absolute number to said second station; picture data transmitting means for transmitting said picture data provided with said first absolute number to said second station only when said second station stores no number equal to said first absolute number; absolute number receiving means for receiving a second absolute number from said second station when picture data is formed in said second station, said storage unit storing said second absolute number; discriminating means for discriminating whether said storage unit stores a number equal to said second absolute number from said second station; discriminating result transmitting means for transmitting result information concerning the discrimination by said discriminating means to said second station; and picture data receiving means for receiving picture data provided, from said second station, with said second absolute number, said second station transmitting said picture data with said second absolute number in response to the result information received from said discriminating result transmitting means, said result information indicating that said storage unit has not stored the number equal to said second absolute number; whereby, the same picture data for the same pictures stored in respective storage units in respective stations is supervised by the same absolute number at connected stations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A electronic conference system station connected to a remote station, said system station comprising:
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input means for inputting picture data; storage means for storing the picture data; display means for displaying pictures associated with the picture data; supervisory means for coordinating the input picture data by assigning to the picture data an indicator indicating at which station the picture data was input or originally stored; and update transmitting means for transmitting only picture changes and an updated indicator.
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13. A method of coordinating picture data input at and used by a plurality of remote stations, comprising the steps of:
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(a) assigning to the input picture data an indicator indicating at which station the picture data was input or originally stored; (b) transmitting the indicator to the remote stations; (c) assigning to the updated input picture data an updated indicator; and (d) transmitting only the updated input picture data and the updated station indicator to the remote stations. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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