Communication system
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsTetsujiro Kondo, Tomoyuki Ohtsuki, Junichi Ishibashi
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Abstract
A teleconferencing system has a group determination information generating section for detecting the attention degree of a participant HM with respect to a monitor device corresponding to each of the other teleconferencing devices TCD and then generating information for grouping the other teleconferencing devices TCD corresponding to the individual monitor devices on the basis of the result of detection, and an information processing section for carrying out grouping based on the information, then generating group information indicating to which group each participant HM belongs, and processing image data and/or audio data from each of the grouped teleconferencing devices TCD on the basis of the group information.
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A communication system comprising:
- at least three communication devices, each having attention degree prediction information acquisition means for acquiring attention degree prediction information for detecting an attention degree for communication data communicated from each of the other communication devices, and communication data output means for outputting the communication data processed on the basis of group information to a corresponding presentation device;
- an attention degree detection device having attention degree detection means for detecting the attention degree on the basis of the attention degree prediction information, and attention degree output means for outputting the attention degree;
- a grouping device having grouping means for carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of the attention degree, and group information output means for outputting the group information indicating the result of grouping;
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- a processing device having processing means for processing the communication data transmitted to each of the communication devices from the other communication devices on the basis of the group information, and processed data output means for outputting the communication data processed by the processing means.
A communication system comprising:
- at least three communication devices, each having attention degree prediction information acquisition means for acquiring attention degree prediction information for detecting an attention degree for communication data communicated from each of the other communication devices, and communication data output means for outputting the communication data processed on the basis of group information to a corresponding presentation device;
- an attention degree detection device having attention degree detection means for detecting the attention degree on the basis of the attention degree prediction information, and attention degree output means for outputting the attention degree;
- a grouping device having grouping means for carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of the attention degree, and group information output means for outputting the group information indicating the result of the grouping;
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- a processing device having processing means for processing the communication data transmitted to each of the communication devices from the other communication devices on the basis of the group information, and processed data output means for outputting the communication data processed by the processing means.
A grouping device used in a communication system including at least three communication devices and adapted for grouping communication data communicated to each of the communication devices from the other communication devices, the grouping device comprising:
- grouping means for carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of an attention degree for each of the communication data from the other communication devices, of a user corresponding to each of the communication devices;
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- group information output means for outputting group information indicating the result of the grouping by the grouping means.
A grouping method used in a communication system including at least three communication devices and adapted for grouping communication data communicated to each of the communication devices from the other communication devices, the grouping method comprising:
- a grouping step of carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of an attention degree for each of the communication data from the other communication devices, of a user corresponding to each of the communication devices;
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- a group information output step of outputting group information indicating the result of the grouping at the grouping step.
A recording medium used in a communication system including at least three communication devices and having recorded thereon a computer-controllable grouping program for grouping communication data communicated to each of the communication devices from the other communication devices,
- the grouping program comprising:
- a grouping step of carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of an attention degree for each of the communication data from the other communication devices, of a user corresponding to each of the communication devices;
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- a group information output step of outputting group information indicating the result of the grouping at the grouping step.
An information processing device in a communication system including the information processing device and at least three communication devices, the information processing device comprising:
- receiving means for receiving communication data from each of the communication devices and receiving an attention degree which is transmitted from each of the communication devices and which is related to the communication data transmitted from the other communication devices except for the communication device itself;
- grouping means for carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of the attention degree;
- processing means for processing the communication data transmitted from the other communication devices except for the communication device itself, with respect to each of the communication devices, on the basis of a group to which the communication data belong;
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- processed data output means for transmitting the communication data processed by the processing means to each of the communication devices.
An information processing method in a communication system including an information processing device and at least three communication devices, the method comprising:
- a receiving step of receiving communication data from each of the communication devices and receiving an attention degree which is transmitted from each of the communication devices and which is related to the communication data transmitted from the other communication devices except for the communication device itself;
- a grouping step of carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of the attention degree;
- a processing step of processing the communication data transmitted from the other communication devices except for the communication device itself, with respect to each of the communication devices, on the basis of a group to which the communication data belong;
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- a processed data output step of transmitting the communication data processed at the processing step to each of the communication devices.
A recording medium having recorded thereon a computer-controllable information processing program in a communication system including an information processing device and at least three communication devices,
- the information processing program comprising:
- a receiving step of receiving communication data from each of the communication devices and receiving an attention degree which is transmitted from each of the communication devices and which is related to the communication data transmitted from the other communication devices except for the communication device itself;
- a grouping step of carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of the attention degree;
- a processing step of processing the communication data transmitted from the other communication devices except for the communication device itself, with respect to each of the communication devices, on the basis of a group to which the communication data belong;
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- a processed data output step of transmitting the communication data processed at the processing step to each of the communication devices.
A communication device in a communication system including an information processing device and at least three communication devices, the communication device comprising:
- receiving means for receiving communication data from the other communication devices and receiving group information indicating a group to which communication data transmitted from the information processing device belong;
- information acquisition means for acquiring user reaction information for each of the communication data from the communication devices;
- attention degree detection means for detecting an attention degree for each of the communication data on the basis of the user reaction information;
- attention degree output means for outputting the attention degree to the information processing device;
- processing means for processing the communication data on the basis of the group information;
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- processed data output means for outputting the communication data processed by the processing means to a presentation device.
A communication method in a communication system including an information processing device and at least three communication devices, the method comprising:
- a first receiving step of receiving communication data from the other communication devices;
- an information acquisition step of acquiring user reaction information for each of the communication data from the communication devices;
- an attention degree detection step of detecting an attention degree for each of the communication data on the basis of the user reaction information;
- an attention degree output step of outputting the attention degree to the information processing device;
- a second receiving step of receiving group information indicating a group to which communication data transmitted from the information processing device belong;
- a processing step of processing the communication data on the basis of the group information;
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- a processed data output step of outputting the communication data processed at the processing step to a presentation device.
A recording medium having recorded thereon a computer-controllable communication program in a communication system including an information processing device and at least three communication devices,
- the communication program comprising:
- a first receiving step of receiving communication data from the other communication devices;
- an information acquisition step of acquiring user reaction information for each of the communication data from the communication devices;
- an attention degree detection step of detecting an attention degree for each of the communication data on the basis of the user reaction information;
- an attention degree output step of outputting the attention degree to the information processing device;
- a second receiving step of receiving group information indicating a group to which communication data transmitted from the information processing device belong;
- a processing step of processing the communication data on the basis of the group information;
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- a processed data output step of outputting the communication data processed at the processing step to a presentation device.
An information processing device in a communication system including the information processing device and at least three communication devices, the information processing device comprising:
- receiving means for receiving an attention degree for communication data transmitted from each of the communication devices;
- grouping means for carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of the attention degree;
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- group information output means for outputting group information indicating the result of the grouping by the grouping means.
An information processing method in a communication system including an information processing device and at least three communication devices, the method comprising:
- a receiving step of receiving an attention degree for communication data transmitted from each of the communication devices;
- a grouping step of carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of the attention degree;
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- a group information output step of outputting group information indicating the result of the grouping at the grouping step.
A recording medium having recorded thereon a computer-controllable information processing program in a communication system including an information processing device and at least three communication devices,
- the information processing program comprising:
- a receiving step of receiving an attention degree for communication data transmitted from each of the communication devices;
- a grouping step of carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of the attention degree;
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- a group information output step of outputting group information indicating the result of the grouping at the grouping step.
A communication device in a communication system for carrying out communication among at least three communication, the communication device comprising:
- a receiving section for receiving communication data from the other communication devices;
- information acquisition means for acquiring user reaction information for each of the communication data from the communication devices;
- attention degree detection means for detecting an attention degree for each of the communication data on the basis of the user reaction information;
- grouping means for carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of the attention degree;
- processing means for processing each of the communication data on the basis of a group to which each of the communication data belongs;
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- processed data output means for outputting the communication data processed by the processing means to a presentation device.
A communication method in a communication system for carrying out communication among at least three communication devices, the method comprising:
- a receiving step of receiving communication data from the other communication devices;
- an information acquisition step of acquiring user reaction information for each of the communication data from the communication devices;
- an attention degree detection step of detecting an attention degree for each of the communication data on the basis of the user reaction information;
- a grouping step of carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of the attention degree;
- a processing step of processing each of the communication data on the basis of a group to which each of the communication data belongs;
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- a processed data output step of outputting the communication data processed at the processing means to a presentation device.
A recording medium having recorded thereon a computer-controllable communication program in a communication system for carrying out communication among at least three communication devices,
- the communication program comprising:
- a receiving step of receiving communication data from the other communication devices;
- an information acquisition step of acquiring user reaction information for each of the communication data from the communication devices;
- an attention degree detection step of detecting an attention degree for each of the communication data on the basis of the user reaction information;
- a grouping step of carrying out grouping of the communication data on the basis of the attention degree;
- a processing step of processing each of the communication data on the basis of a group to which each of the communication data belongs;
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- a processed data output step of outputting the communication data processed at the processing means to a presentation device.
A communication device in a communication system including an information processing device and at least three communication devices, the communication device comprising:
- information acquisition means for acquiring user reaction information for each of communication data from the communication devices;
- communication means for receiving communication data from the information processing device and group information indicating a group to which the communication data transmitted from the information processing device belong, and for transmitting the user reaction information to the information processing device;
- processing means for processing the communication data on the basis of the group information;
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- processed data output means for outputting the communication data processed by the processing means to a presentation device.
A communication method in a communication system including an information processing device and at least three communication devices, the method comprising:
- an information acquisition step of acquiring user reaction information for each of communication data from the communication devices;
- a transmission step of transmitting the user reaction information to the information processing device;
- a receiving step of receiving communication data from the information processing device and group information indicating a group to which the communication data transmitted from the information processing device belong;
- a processing step of processing the communication data on the basis of the group information;
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- a processed data output step outputting the communication data processed at the processing step to a presentation device.
A recording medium having recorded thereon a computer-controllable communication program in a communication system including an information processing device and at least three communication devices,
- the communication program comprising:
- an information acquisition step of acquiring user reaction information for each of communication data from the communication devices;
- a transmission step of transmitting the user reaction information to the information processing device;
- a receiving step of receiving communication data from the information processing device and group information indicating a group to which the communication data transmitted from the information processing device belong;
- a processing step of processing the communication data on the basis of the group information;
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- a processed data output step outputting the communication data processed at the processing step to a presentation device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.