Multipurpose conferencing terminal and multipurpose conference system

• US 9,888,126 B2
• Filed: 06/11/2015
• Issued: 02/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Dong, Youmei, Su, Jing, Lv, Xuewen
• Primary Examiner(s): AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE
• Application Number:
  US14/787,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20160212183A1
• Time in Patent Office: 971 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4038 with floor control
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/50 Telephonic communication in combination with video communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2027 Live party detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/62 user interface aspects of conference calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/563 User guidance or feature selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

The present invention discloses a multipurpose conferencing terminal and a multipurpose conferencing system. The multipurpose conferencing terminal comprises a display device and a control circuit, and the control circuit comprises a wireless communication module through which the multipurpose conferencing terminal communicates with a mobile terminal of a corresponding attendee. As the multipurpose conferencing terminal of the present invention has the wireless communication module capable of communicating with the mobile terminal of the attendee, a communication between the multipurpose conferencing terminal and the mobile terminal of the attendee is realized.

Claims

1. A multipurpose conferencing terminal, comprising a display device and a control circuit, and the control circuit comprises a wireless communication module through which the multipurpose conferencing terminal communicates with a mobile terminal of a corresponding attendee of a conference, wherein

the multipurpose conferencing terminal further comprises a person detection module;

the control circuit further comprises a first judgment module and a recording module;

the person detection module is configured to acquire one or more images, and send the acquired one or more images to the first judgment module;

the first judgment module is configured to judge whether the corresponding attendee has left the conference according to the acquired one or more images; and

the recording module is configured to record content of the conference when the first judgment module judges that the corresponding attendee has left the conference.

2. The multipurpose conferencing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to create a communicative connection with the mobile terminal of the corresponding attendee through the wireless communication module, and acquire stored terminal information from the mobile terminal;

and

the display device is configured to display the acquired terminal information.

3. The multipurpose conferencing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the multipurpose conferencing terminal further comprises a body parameter measuring device, and the control circuit further comprises a second judgment module and a prompting module;

the body parameter measuring device is configured to measure body information of the corresponding attendee;

the second judgment module is configured to judge body state of the corresponding attendee according to the body information; and

the prompting module is configured to send prompt information according to the body state of the corresponding attendee.

4. The multipurpose conferencing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit further comprises an interference module;

and

the interference module is configured to cause interference with the mobile terminal under a preset condition.

5. The multipurpose conferencing terminal according to claim 4, wherein the control circuit further comprises a privilege authentication module;

and

the privilege authentication module is configured to perform privilege authentication on the mobile terminal, and allow the mobile terminal to communicate with other communication devices outside a conference room after the privilege authentication is successful.

6. The multipurpose conferencing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit further comprises a positioning module and an alarm module;

the positioning module is configured to detect a position of the multipurpose conferencing terminal; and

the alarm module is configured to send alarm information when the positioning module detects that the multipurpose conferencing terminal has been taken away from a conference room in a set period of time.

7. A multipurpose conferencing system, comprising a plurality of multipurpose conferencing terminals and at least one mobile terminal of an attendee corresponding to one of the multipurpose conferencing terminals;

and

the multipurpose conferencing terminals are the multipurpose conferencing terminal according to claim 1.

8. The multipurpose conferencing system according to claim 7, wherein an instant communication is performed among the multipurpose conferencing terminals.

9. The multipurpose conferencing system according to claim 8, further comprising a main server of the conference;

and

the main server of the conference is configured to send instruction information or server information to the multipurpose conferencing terminals, and/or receive data information from the multipurpose conferencing terminals and process the data information.

10. The multipurpose conferencing system according to claim 9, wherein the control circuit further comprises a guide signal module;

and

the guide signal module is configured to send guide information according to the instruction information sent by the main server, and the guide information is used for guiding the corresponding attendee to his/her seat.

11. The multipurpose conferencing system according to claim 10, wherein the instruction information is sent after the main server receives a guide request sent by the mobile terminal of the corresponding attendee, the instruction information is used for instructing the multipurpose conferencing terminal corresponding to the mobile terminal to provide guidance, and the guide request is sent when the mobile terminal of the corresponding attendee communicates with the main server.

12. The multipurpose conferencing system according to claim 7, wherein the control circuit is configured to create a communicative connection with the mobile terminal of the corresponding attendee through the wireless communication module, and acquire stored terminal information from the mobile terminal;

and

the display device is configured to display the acquired terminal information.

13. The multipurpose conferencing system according to claim 7, wherein the multipurpose conferencing terminal communicates with a main server of the conference;

and

the control circuit is further configured to receive server information sent by the main server of the conference, and send the server information to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication module.

14. The multipurpose conferencing system according to claim 7, wherein the multipurpose conferencing terminal further comprises a body parameter measuring device, and the control circuit further comprises a second judgment module and a prompting module;

the body parameter measuring device is configured to measure body information of the corresponding attendee;

the second judgment module is configured to judge body state of the corresponding attendee according to the body information; and

the prompting module is configured to send prompt information according to the body state of the corresponding attendee.

15. The multipurpose conferencing system according to claim 7, wherein the control circuit further comprises an interference module;

and

the interference module is configured to cause interference with the mobile terminal under a preset condition.

16. The multipurpose conferencing terminal according to claim 15, wherein the control circuit further comprises a privilege authentication module;

and

the privilege authentication module is configured to perform privilege authentication on the mobile terminal, and allow the mobile terminal to communicate with other communication devices outside a conference room after the privilege authentication is successful.

17. The multipurpose conferencing system according to claim 7, wherein the control circuit further comprises a positioning module and an alarm module;

the positioning module is configured to detect a position of the multipurpose conferencing terminal; and

the alarm module is configured to send alarm information when the positioning module detects that the multipurpose conferencing terminal has been taken away from a conference room in a set period of time.

18. The multipurpose conferencing terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the multipurpose conferencing terminal communicates with a main server of the conference;

and

the control circuit is further configured to receive server information sent by the main server of the conference, and send the server information to the mobile terminal directly through the wireless communication module while not through the main server.