Communication conference system and communication conference apparatus
First Claim
1. A communication conference apparatus comprising:
- setting means for setting a direction of communication between said apparatus and each of the other communication conference apparatuses participating in a communication conference, said setting means setting said direction at any time during the communication conference; and
connecting means for connecting communication lines in accordance with the direction of communication set by said setting means.
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Abstract
A terminal device which can set a connection status of a communication tool line between terminal devices in various ways and an electronic conference system having such a terminal device are provided. The terminal device for communicating information between remote terminal devices comprises a connection status operation/control unit for setting a connection status of a line to be used by the communication tool, a connection modification unit for changing the line connection in accordance with the content set by the connection status operation/control unit, a connection status modification convey unit for outputting the content set by the connection status operation/control unit to other terminal device, and a connection status modification inform unit for receiving the content of the modification of the line connection from the other terminal.
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24 Claims
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1. A communication conference apparatus comprising:
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setting means for setting a direction of communication between said apparatus and each of the other communication conference apparatuses participating in a communication conference, said setting means setting said direction at any time during the communication conference; and connecting means for connecting communication lines in accordance with the direction of communication set by said setting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication conference system comprising:
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a plurality of communication conference apparatuses; setting means for setting a direction of communication between the plurality of communication conference apparatuses participating in a communication conference, said setting means setting said direction at any time during the communication conference; and connection means for connecting communication lines in accordance with the direction of communication set by said setting means.
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9. A communication conference method for use amongst a plurality of communication conference apparatuses, said method comprising the steps of:
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setting a direction of communication between one apparatus and each of the other communication conference apparatuses participating in a communication conference, the setting step setting the direction at any time during the communication conference; and connecting communication lines among the plurality of communication conference apparatuses in accordance with the direction of communication set in said setting step. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication conference method comprising the steps of:
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disposing a plurality of connected communication conference apparatuses; setting a direction of communication between the plurality of communication conference apparatuses participating in a communication conference, said setting step setting said direction at any time during the communication conference; and connecting communication lines in accordance with the direction of communication set in said setting step.
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17. A computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program which causes a computer to perform the steps of:
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setting a direction of communication between one apparatus and each of other communication conference apparatuses participating in a communication conference, the setting step setting the direction at any time during the communication conference; and connecting communication lines among the plurality of communication conference apparatuses in accordance with the direction of communication set in said setting step. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program which causes a computer to perform the steps of:
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setting a direction of communication between a plurality of communication conference apparatuses participating in a communication conference, said setting step setting said direction at any time during the communication conference; and connecting communication lines in accordance with the direction of communication set in said setting step.
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