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US 2022/0027110 A1Published application
Web conference system, method, and server system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKoichi Abe, Atsushi Nakamura
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Abstract
A web conference system is provided whereby a second apparatus transmits first information indicating whether a printer is connected to a second apparatus or second information indicating setting related to the printer connected to the second apparatus to a server. The server transmits the first information or the second information to a first apparatus. The first apparatus displays printer information about the printer connected to the second apparatus on a display screen based on the first information or the second information.
Claims14
A web conference system comprising:
- a server system including one or a plurality of server apparatuses configured to provide a web conference service;
- a first apparatus including a first application for holding a web conference;
- and
- a second apparatus including a second application for holding a web conference,
- wherein the server system includes
- an acceptance unit configured to accept participation requests for the web conference from the first and second applications, and
- a first transmission unit configured to transmit voice data transmitted from the first application to the second application and transmit voice data transmitted from the second application to the first application based on the acceptance of the participation requests from the first and second applications by the acceptance unit,
- wherein the second apparatus includes
- a first output unit configured to, if the voice data is transmitted by the first transmission unit, output sound based on the voice data by using the second application, and
- a second transmission unit configured to transmit first information or second information to the server system by using the second application, the first information indicating whether a printer configured to print an image is connected to the second apparatus, the second information indicating a setting related to the printer connected to the second apparatus,
- wherein the first apparatus includes
- a second output unit configured to, if the voice data is transmitted by the first transmission unit, output sound based on the voice data by using the first application,
- a display control unit configured to display printer information about the printer connected to the second apparatus on a display screen by using the first application, and
- a print instruction unit configured to instruct the second apparatus to perform printing via the server system by using the first application,
- wherein the first transmission unit of the server system is further configured to transmit the first information or the second information to the first application based on the acceptance of the participation requests from the first and second applications by the acceptance unit, and
- wherein the display control unit of the first apparatus is configured to display the printer information on the display screen based on the first information or the second information transmitted by the first transmission unit.
13 more elements
A method of performing a web conference using a web conference system that includes a server system, a first apparatus, and a second apparatus, the server system including one or a plurality of server apparatuses configured to provide a web conference service, the first apparatus including a first application for holding a web conference, the second apparatus including a second application for holding a web conference, the processing method comprising:
- accepting, by the server system, participation requests for the web conference from the first and second applications;
- transmitting, by the server system, voice data transmitted from the first application to the second application and transmitting voice data transmitted from the second application to the first application based on the acceptance of the participation requests from the first and second applications;
- outputting, by the second apparatus, if the voice data is transmitted from the first application, sound based on the voice data by using the second application;
- outputting, the first apparatus, if the voice data is transmitted from the second application, sound based on the voice data by using the first application;
- transmitting, by the second apparatus, first information or second information to the server system by using the second application, the first information indicating whether a printer configured to print an image is connected to the second apparatus, the second information indicating a setting related to the printer connected to the second apparatus;
- displaying, by the first apparatus, printer information about the printer connected to the second apparatus on a display screen by using the first application;
- instructing, by the first apparatus, the second apparatus to perform printing via the server system by using the first application;
- transmitting, by the server system, the first information or the second information to the first application based on the acceptance of the participation requests from the first and second applications;
- and
- displaying, by the first apparatus, the printer information on the display screen based on the first information or the second information transmitted.
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A server system including one or a plurality of server apparatuses configured to provide a web conference service and configured to communicate with a first apparatus including a first application for holding a web conference and a second apparatus including a second application for holding a web conference, the server system comprising:
- an acceptance unit configured to accept participation requests for the web conference from the first and second applications;
- and
- a first transmission unit configured to transmit voice data transmitted from the first application to the second application and transmit voice data transmitted from the second application to the first application based on the acceptance of the participation requests from the first and second applications by the acceptance unit,
- wherein the second apparatus includes
- a first output unit configured to, if the voice data is transmitted by the first transmission unit, output sound based on the voice data by using the second application, and
- a second transmission unit configured to transmit first information or second information to the server system by using the second application, the first information indicating whether a printer configured to print an image is connected to the second apparatus, the second information indicating a setting related to the printer connected to the second apparatus,
- wherein the first apparatus includes
- a second output unit configured to, if the voice data is transmitted by the first transmission unit, output sound based on the voice data by using the first application,
- a display control unit configured to display printer information about the printer connected to the second apparatus on a display screen by using the first application, and
- a print instruction unit configured to instruct the second apparatus to perform printing via the server system by using the first application,
- wherein the first transmission unit of the server system is configured to further transmit the first information or the second information to the first application based on the reception of the participation requests from the first and second applications by the acceptance unit, and
- wherein the display control unit of the first apparatus is configured to display the printer information on the display screen based on the first information or the second information transmitted by the first transmission unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.