Communication terminal apparatus and communication conference system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKan Itoh
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Abstract
A calendar clock generates a local calendar and date information of the self station to easily obtain local date information of a communication partner. The calendar includes individual information such as holidays, public holidays, and summer time. A time difference conversion circuit converts the date information sent from the communication partner into local date information of the self station.
Claims17
A communication conference system for performing communications between a plurality of communication terminal apparatuses via a communication control unit, wherein,
- each said communication terminal apparatus includes:
- transmitting means for transmitting ID information of said terminal apparatus itself and a communication partner, wherein the ID information includes country information;
- and
- receiving means for receiving date data generated in said communication control unit in accordance with the ID information transmitted by said transmitting means, and
- said communication control unit includes:
- receiving means for receiving the ID information from said communication terminal apparatus;
- generating means for generating date data of a country corresponding to the ID information of said communication terminal apparatus itself which performed the transmission;
- and
- transmitting means for transmitting the generated date data to the communication terminal apparatus being the communication partner,
- wherein the date data of said country is calendar information, and wherein the calendar information includes a holiday and a public holiday of said country.
A communication terminal apparatus for performing communications with another apparatus via a communication control unit, said communication terminal apparatus comprising:
- transmitting means for transmitting ID information representing a desired communication partner, to said communication control unit, wherein the ID information includes country information;
- and
- receiving means for receiving date data of a communication partner's country generated by a generation means in said communication control unit in accordance with the ID information transmitted, wherein the date data is calendar information, and wherein the calendar information includes a holiday and a public holiday of the communication partner's country.
A communication control unit which transmits information from a first communication terminal apparatus to a second communication terminal apparatus, comprising:
- reception means for receiving ID information of said first communication terminal apparatus or ID information of said second communication terminal apparatus, from said first communication terminal apparatus, the ID information including country information;
- generation means for generating calendar information corresponding to the country information included in the ID information received by said reception means, the calendar information including public holidays corresponding to the country information;
- and
- transmission means for transmitting to said second communication terminal apparatus the calendar information generated by said generation means in correspondence with the country information included in the ID information of said first communication terminal apparatus, or for transmitting to said first communication terminal apparatus the calendar information generated by said generation means in correspondence with the country information included in the ID information of said second communication terminal apparatus.
A communication conference method for performing communications between a plurality of communication terminal apparatuses via a communication control unit, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting ID information of the terminal apparatus itself and a communication partner from the communication terminal apparatus to the communication control unit, wherein the ID information includes country information;
- receiving the ID information from the communication terminal apparatus in the communication control unit;
- generating date data of a country corresponding to the ID information of the communication terminal apparatus itself in the communication control unit which apparatus performed the transmission;
- and
- transmitting the generated date data to the communication terminal apparatus in the communication control unit which apparatus is the communication partner,
- wherein the date data of the country is calendar information, and wherein the calendar information includes a holiday and a public holiday of the country, and
- receiving means is provided to receive the date data generated in the communication control unit in accordance with the ID information transmitted in transmitting means in the communication terminal apparatus being the communication partner.
A communication method for a communication terminal apparatus which performs communications with another apparatus via a communication control unit, said method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting ID information representing a desired communication partner, to the communication control unit, wherein the ID information includes country information;
- and
- receiving date data of a communication partner's country generated in the communication control unit in accordance with the ID information transmitted, wherein the date data is calendar information, and wherein the calendar information includes a holiday and a public holiday of the communication partner's country.
A communication method for a communication control unit which transmits information from a first communication terminal apparatus to a second communication terminal apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving ID information of the first communication terminal apparatus or ID information of the second communication terminal apparatus, from the first communication terminal apparatus, the ID information including country information;
- generating calendar information corresponding to the country information included in the ID information received in said reception step, the calendar information including public holidays corresponding to the country information;
- and
- transmitting to the second communication terminal apparatus the calendar information generated in said generation step in correspondence with the country information included in the ID information of the first communication terminal apparatus, or for transmitting to the first communication terminal apparatus the calendar information generated in said generation step in correspondence with the country information included in the ID information of the second communication terminal apparatus.
A storage medium containing computer-readable code for performing a communication conference method for communication between a plurality of communication terminal apparatuses via a communication control unit, the computer-readable code comprising the steps of:
- transmitting ID information of the terminal apparatus itself and a communication partner from the communication terminal apparatus to the communication control unit, wherein the ID information includes country information;
- receiving ID information from the communication terminal apparatus in the communication control unit;
- generating date data of a country corresponding to the ID information of the communication terminal apparatus itself in the communication control unit which apparatus performed the transmission;
- and
- transmitting the generated date data to the communication terminal apparatus in the communication control unit which apparatus is the communication partner,
- wherein the date data of the country is calendar information, and wherein the calendar information includes a holiday and a public holiday of the country, and
- receiving means is provided to receive the date data generated in the communication control unit in accordance with the ID information transmitted in transmitting means in the communication terminal apparatus being the communication partner.
A storage medium containing computer-readable code for performing a communication method for a communication terminal apparatus which performs communications with another apparatus via a communication control unit, the computer-readable code causing the communication terminal apparatus to perform the function of:
- transmitting ID information representing a desired communication partner, to the communication control unit, wherein the ID information includes country information;
- and
- receiving date data of a communication partner's country generated in the communication control unit in accordance with the ID information transmitted, wherein the date data is calendar information, and wherein the calendar information includes a holiday and a public holiday of the communication partner's country.
A storage medium containing computer-readable code for performing a communication method for a communication control unit which transmits information from a first communication terminal apparatus to a second communication terminal apparatus, the computer-readable code causing the communication control unit to perform the functions of:
- receiving ID information of the first communication terminal apparatus or ID information of the second communication terminal apparatus, from the first communication terminal apparatus, the ID information including country information;
- generating calendar information corresponding to the country information included in the ID information received in said reception step, the calendar information including public holidays corresponding to the country information;
- and
- transmitting to the second communication terminal apparatus the calendar information generated in said generation step in correspondence with the country information included in the ID information of the first communication terminal apparatus, or for transmitting to the first communication terminal apparatus the calendar information generated in said generation step in correspondence with the country information included in the ID information of the second communication terminal apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.