RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH Web CONFERENCE SUPPORT PROGRAM IS RECORDED AND Web CONFERENCE SUPPORT APPARATUS

A computer readable recording medium on which a Web conference support program is recorded, wherein said Web conference support program causes a computer to execute operations comprising:

• reproducing a video conference data file selected from a Web screen displayed on a terminal device of a user as a result of transmission of Web page information which can accept selection of a Web conference;
• detecting updating of a browsing history by said user in said video conference data file, based upon the reproduction of the selected video conference data file;
• forming a start command of a new Web conference between a participant in a Web conference related to said related video conference data file in which said updating of said browsing history is detected by said detecting unit and said user;
• and
• transmitting a holding notification of said new Web conference on said basis of said formed start command.

A Web conference support apparatus in communication with a terminal device of a user, comprising:

• acquiring arbitrary attribute information from attribute information of the user;
• specifying a related video conference data file having information related to said acquired attribute information in a set of video conference data files of a Web conference;
• forming link information accessing said specified related video conference data file and a start command of a new Web conference between a participant in a related Web conference related to said related video conference data file and said user;
• embedding said link information and said start command formed in Web page information accepting selection of said related video conference data file and said new Web conference;
• and
• transmitting said Web page information to the terminal device of said user.

A method of supporting a Web conference by a user at a terminal device, comprising:

• storing attribute information of the user;
• acquiring an attribute from the attribute information of the user;
• storing a set of video conference data files of Web conferences;
• specifying a related video conference data file having information related to said acquired attribute, based upon the set of video conference data files of the Web conferences;
• forming link information which accesses said related video conference data file and a start command of a new Web conference between a participant in a related Web conference related to said related video conference data file and said user;
• embedding said formed link information and said start command in Web page information accepting selection of said related video conference data file and said new Web conference;
• and
• transmitting said Web page information to the terminal device of said user.