Online meeting system and online meeting control method

An online meeting system comprising:

• an information processing device being disposed at each of a plurality of seats;
• a playback device connected to the information processing device through a transmission line that transmits source information of at least one of video and voice to play back source information input through the transmission line;
• and
• a server device communicably connected to the information processing device, wherein
• the information processing device includes a source information transmission control unit which outputs source information received from the server device to the transmission line connected to the playback device, and
• the server device includes:
• a registration management unit which registers, in meeting registration information, a plurality of seats specified to be used by participants of an online meeting;
• and
• a transmission control unit which transmits the received source information to each information processing device associated with the plurality of seats registered in response to the online meeting.

An online meeting control method for an online meeting system including:

• an information processing device disposed in each of a plurality of seats;
• a playback device connected to the information processing device through a transmission line capable of transmitting source information of at least one of video and voice to play back source information input through the transmission line;
• and a server device communicably connected to the information processing device, the online meeting control method comprising:
• outputting, by the information processing device, source information received from the server device to the transmission line connected to the playback device;
• registering, by the server device, seats specified to be used by participants of an online meeting, wherein the seats are registered in meeting registration information;
• and
• transmitting, by the server device, the received source information to each of information processing devices associated with the seats registered in response to the online meeting.