TV conference system and terminal equipment for use in the same

A TV conference system which enables a conference to be conducted between remotely located points, comprising:

• (a) a plurality of terminal equipment disposed in the remotely located points for enabling information, such as image information and sound information, to be communicated from one of the remotely located points to another in real time,
• wherein one of said plurality of terminal equipment comprises an image input apparatus which can be operated under remote control using a wireless remote controller, including
• a base on which an original having an image to be inputted is to be placed,
• an imaging part having a photoelectric conversion part for converting into an electrical signal the image inputted from the original placed on said base, and
• a support member connected to said base for supporting said imaging part, wherein a light receiving sensor part for receiving light transmitted from the wireless remote controller is arranged for movement into and out of said support member;
• (b) controlling means for enabling the terminal equipment disposed in one of the remotely located points to be controlled from another;
• (c) operation restricting means for restricting execution of a predetermined operation of the terminal equipment which can be operated under remote control;
• and
• (d) display means for providing a visual display indicating that the predetermined operation is restricted by said operation restricting means.