KR102201324B1 - Method for operating conference using smart terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of operating a conference by using a smart terminal includes: a wireless interworking process of wirelessly interworking so as to transmit and receive audio data between a presenter smart terminal and a participant smart terminal; a presenter voice transmission process of directly wirelessly transmitting a presenter voice input through a microphone of the presenter smart terminal to the participant smart terminal or a speaker through wireless communication, or wirelessly transmitting the presenter voice to the participant smart terminal or the speaker via an intermediary terminal; a presenter voice output process of outputting the presenter voice received by the participant smart terminal or the speaker; a participant voice transmission process of directly wirelessly transmitting a participant voice input through a microphone of the participant smart terminal to the presenter smart terminal, another participant smart terminal, or the speaker through the wireless communication, or wirelessly transmitting the participant voice via the intermediary terminal; and a participant voice output process of outputting a received participant voice by the presenter smart terminal, another participant smart terminal, and the speaker, which have received the participant voice. Accordingly, the conference is smoothly conducted without a separate microphone or speaker.

Description

Method for operating conference using smart terminal

The present invention relates to a meeting management method using a smart terminal, which operates a meeting using a smart terminal.

In general, a conference system refers to a microphone sound system that facilitates a conference, and a programmed microphone system is installed on the desk in front of the seats of all participants. This system has a wide variety of types depending on the purpose of use, conference proceedings, and quality, and can be classified into three categories: ① Basic microphone system, ② Microphone and video system for three-dimensional conference, and ③ Simultaneous interpretation added. Multilingual conference system.

Such a conference system includes a plurality of microphones for a plurality of participants, a chairman microphone for conducting a conference, and a controller that controls the system as a whole, and a control signal and data between the controller and a plurality of microphones to control a plurality of microphones. Various cables for transmission are connected.

Accordingly, the conventional conference system constitutes a basic system that is connected to the number of microphones and table stands suitable for the number of conference participants, and the equipment is complicated and the cost of building the entire system as all the microphone cables are connected to the mixer and amplifier. In addition to this high cost, as voice signals are transmitted/received using analog signals, there is a problem of being vulnerable to noise.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1987742

The technical problem of the present invention is to enable smooth conference proceeding without a separate microphone or speaker in a conference hall.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless linking process in which audio data can be transmitted and received between a presenter smart terminal and a participant smart terminal; A speaker voice transmission process in which the speaker's voice input through the microphone of the speaker's smart terminal is directly wirelessly transmitted to the attendee's smart terminal or speaker through wireless communication or wirelessly transmitted to the attendee's smart terminal or speaker through an intermediary terminal; A presenter voice output process in which the participant smart terminal or speaker outputs the received presenter voice; Participant voice transmission process in which the participant's voice input through the microphone of the participant's smart terminal is directly wirelessly transmitted to the presenter smart terminal, other participant smart terminal, speaker through wireless communication or wirelessly transmitted through an intermediary terminal; The presenter's smart terminal receiving the participant's voice, another participant's smart terminal, and the speaker outputting the received participant's voice; may include a participant voice output process.

The presenter smart terminal and the participant smart terminal are each installed with a conference application for transmitting and receiving voice, and the conference application registers a presenter smart terminal and a participant smart terminal to participate in the conference by opening a conference attendance room. can do.

The conference application may receive a phone number of a presenter's smart terminal capable of participating in the conference and a phone number of a participant's smart terminal, and only the smart terminal having the inputted phone number can participate in the conference room.

A phone number of a smart terminal of a presenter and a smart terminal of a participant having the right to participate in the conference room for each conference location may be set differently.

The speaker voice output process and the participant voice output process may be characterized in that the received voice is interpreted in another language and output.

The wireless linking process is wirelessly linked so that image data can be transmitted and received between the presenter's smart terminal and the participant's smart terminal, and the presenter's voice transmission process also transmits the presenter's image captured through the presenter's smart terminal, and the speaker's voice output In the process, the received presenter video is output on the screen, and the participant voice transmission process transmits the participant video photographed through the participant smart terminal together, and the participant voice output process is to output the received participant video on the screen. I can.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, if a description is made by connecting with a personally owned Bluetooth earphone or each individual's smart terminal using a Bluetooth function or a radio function, a question can be heard as if speaking to each individual even in a large place or noisy place. Even when you do, you can also ask questions through your smart terminal.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, not only audio but also video can be directly shared in a conference hall, thereby enabling an efficient conference.

1 and 2 are configuration diagrams of a conference system using a smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a presenter smart terminal or a participant smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a conference management method using a smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various different forms, and is provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. As such, the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that related known technologies may obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 and 2 are configuration diagrams of a conference system using a smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of a speaker smart terminal or a participant smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, in the present specification, the term "smart terminal" is an intelligent terminal in which a computer support function such as Internet communication and information search is added to a mobile phone, such as a smart phone or a tablet smart device, and an application desired by the user can be installed. The smart terminal combines the advantages of a mobile phone and a personal digital assistant (PDA), and integrates data communication functions such as schedule management, fax transmission/reception, and Internet access to the mobile phone function. Not only can you directly access the Internet using the wireless Internet, but you can access it in various ways using various browsing programs. In addition, unlike existing mobile phones, hundreds of different applications (application programs) can be installed, added or deleted as desired by the user, so that the user can directly create the desired application, and provide an interface suitable for himself through various applications. Can be implemented.

In the conference system using a smart terminal of the present invention, a smart terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet is connected to a main speaker (Bluetooth speaker) or each individual's smartphone or Bluetooth earphone using a Bluetooth function, a local area wireless network, or screen mirroring. By interlocking, it is possible to connect and use smart terminals, Bluetooth earphones, and speakers without wearing a microphone for lectures and conferences.

In addition, each individual's smart terminal can be connected to a Bluetooth speaker so that when he or she is speaking, he can use his own smart terminal (smartphone, blue suit earphone, tablet, etc.) as a microphone to speak. You can relieve the inconvenience of using a microphone. In addition, even when there is an inquiry, many people can hear it together by speaking using their smart terminal. You can also use your own smart terminal when conducting discussions or meetings.

In addition, if the history commentator connects with an individual's own Bluetooth earphone or each individual's smart terminal using the Bluetooth function or the radio function to explain, they can hear each individual as if speaking to each individual in a large place or in a noisy place. You can also ask questions through your smart terminal.

You can set the main Kang Young's smart terminal (smart phone) as the main device, and divide the functions into one-way delivery mode and two-way communication mode according to the needs of the lecturer. And when there is a question from everyone who is one-sided, it allows access to the questioner who got the opportunity to ask the question with his smart device. Also, a smart terminal can be used as an interpreter.

To this end, the conference operating system using the smart terminal of the present invention may include a presenter smart terminal 100 and a participant smart terminal 200 as shown in FIG. 1.

The presenter smart terminal 100 is a smart terminal such as a smartphone used by the presenter, and may wirelessly transmit an input presenter voice or presenter image to the attendee smart terminal 200 as shown in FIG. 1. For such wireless transmission, various wireless communication means such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, 3G/4G/5G, etc. may be used. In addition, the presenter smart terminal 100 may receive a participant voice or participant image wirelessly received from the participant smart terminal 200 and output it through a speaker, a Bluetooth earphone, and a screen.

The participant smart terminal 200 is a smart terminal such as a smart phone used by the participant and may wirelessly transmit an input participant voice or participant image to the presenter smart terminal 100 or another participant smart terminal 200. In addition, the attendee smart terminal 200 may receive a speaker voice or a speaker image wirelessly received from the speaker smart terminal 100 and output through a speaker, a Bluetooth earphone, and a screen.

As described above, the speaker smart terminal 100 and the attendee smart terminal 200 shown in FIG. 1 can directly transmit and receive voice using various wireless communications such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, 3G/4G/5G, and Wi-Fi. As an embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 2, transmission and reception may be performed through a separate intermediary terminal 300. The intermediary terminal 300 may correspond to a server or a computer in which a wireless AP providing Wi-Fi is built.

Meanwhile, the presenter smart terminal 100 and the participant smart terminal 200 have a communication unit 10, an audio processing unit 20, an input unit 30, a display unit 40, and a control unit 50 as shown in FIG. 3. Can include.

The communication unit 10 is a communication module that supports Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and mobile communication, and includes an RF transmitter (not shown) that up-converts and amplifies the frequency of a signal transmitted wirelessly, and amplifies the received radio signal with low noise It includes an RF receiver (not shown) for down-converting.

The audio processing unit 20 performs a function of reproducing a voice analog signal output from an audio codec through a speaker or converting a voice analog signal input from a microphone into a data format and transmitting the converted voice analog signal to the audio codec. The microphone is a means for receiving a user's voice, and the speaker outputs a voice signal provided from the audio processing unit 20.

The display unit 40 is a module that displays a conference GUI (Graphic User Interface) screen.

The input unit 30 is a module that receives input from a user. The display unit 40 and the input unit 30 may be implemented in a single form of a touch screen panel. The touch screen panel is a display window provided on the front of a terminal to display a work screen by providing a touch screen screen capable of performing input and display at the same time, and has a graphical user interface (GUI) for communication with a user. Indicate.

The control unit 50 is a module implemented as a main control unit (MCU) that controls each function module of a terminal, and in which the conference application of the present invention is installed. Such a conference application, the conference application installed in the speaker smart terminal 100, transmits the speaker voice input through the microphone to the attendee smart terminal 200, and similarly, the conference application installed in the attendee smart terminal 200, the microphone The participant's voice input through is transmitted to the presenter's smart terminal 100.

4 is a flowchart showing a method of operating a conference using a smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The method of operating a conference using a smart terminal of the present invention includes a wireless interworking process (S410) in which audio data can be transmitted and received between the presenter smart terminal 100 and the participant smart terminal 200 as shown in FIG. , The speaker voice input through the microphone of the speaker smart terminal 100 is directly wirelessly transmitted to the attendee smart terminal 200 or speaker through wireless communication, or to the attendee smart terminal 200 or speaker through the intermediary terminal 300. The speaker voice transmission process (S420) that is wirelessly transmitted, the speaker voice output process (S430) in which the attendee smart terminal 200 or the speaker outputs the received speaker voice, and input through the microphone of the attendee smart terminal 200 Participant voice transmission process (S440) in which the participant voice is directly wirelessly transmitted to the presenter smart terminal 100, the other participant smart terminal 200, and the speaker or wirelessly transmitted through the intermediary terminal 300 through wireless communication, and participant voice The presenter smart terminal 100 and the other participant smart terminal 200 and the speaker receiving the receive may include a participant voice output process (S450) of outputting the received participant voice. It will be described in detail below.

The wireless linking process (S410) is a process of wirelessly interworking so that audio data can be transmitted and received between the presenter smart terminal 100 and the participant smart terminal 200. For example, the presenter smart terminal 100 and the participant smart terminal 200 may perform 1:1 Bluetooth wireless interworking. For reference, a separate conference application is installed in each of the presenter smart terminal 100 and the participant smart terminal 200 in order to be wirelessly linked to transmit and receive audio data, and the conference application (app) transmits and receives voice. A separate online conference room is opened for, and registered in the conference room, only the presenter smart terminal 100 and the participant smart terminal 200, which have been authorized and authenticated, can participate. Accordingly, presenters and participants participating in the conference room can transmit their voices to the other party by using their smart terminals.

In order to allow only the presenter smart terminal 100 and the participant smart terminal 200 authorized and authenticated in the conference attendance room to participate, the conference application includes the phone number of the presenter smart terminal 100 capable of participating in the conference and the attendee smart terminal The phone number of 200 is set by the administrator, and only the smart terminal having the input phone number is participated in the conference room.

Further, the phone number of the presenter smart terminal 100 and the phone number of the attendee smart terminal 200 having the right to participate in the conference room for each conference location may be set differently. For example, if there are two conference halls, in the first conference room that can be used in the conference held in the first conference hall, the presenter smart terminal 100 having the first telephone number and the 1-1, 1 -2, it may be set so that only the participant smart terminal 200 having a phone number 1-3 can participate. In addition, in the second conference room that can be used in the conference held in the second conference hall, the presenter smart terminal 100 having a second phone number and the 2-1, 2-2, 2-3 phone numbers Only the participant smart terminal 200 may be set to participate.

Therefore, even if an unauthorized participant enters the conference hall, they cannot participate in the online conference room, and only those authorized at the conference room can participate in the online conference room.

In the speaker voice transmission process (S420), the speaker voice input through the microphone of the speaker smart terminal 100 is directly wirelessly transmitted to the attendee smart terminal 200 or speaker through wireless communication, or the attendee through the intermediary terminal 300 This is a process of wireless transmission to the smart terminal 200 or speaker.

The presenter voice output process (S430) is a process in which the participant smart terminal 200 or the Bluetooth speaker outputs the received speaker voice. For example, when the participant smart terminal 200 receives the speaker's voice, it outputs it through the earphone, so that the participant can hear the speaker's voice without noise. Also, when the Bluetooth speaker receives the speaker's voice, it outputs the voice so that everyone in the conference hall can hear it.

On the other hand, the participant may ask a question to the presenter, and for this purpose, the participant's voice input through the microphone of the participant smart terminal 200 is transmitted through wireless communication to the presenter smart terminal 100, the other participant smart terminal 200, and the speaker. The participant voice transmission process (S440) that is directly wirelessly transmitted to or wirelessly transmitted through the intermediary terminal 300, the presenter smart terminal 100 receiving the participant voice, the other participant smart terminal 200, the speaker, A participant voice output process (S450) of outputting participant voice is performed.

Meanwhile, following the speaker audio output process (S430) and the participant audio output process (S450), the received voice may be interpreted in another language and output through a speaker or earphone. For example, when an English voice is received by the participant smart terminal 200 as the presenter announces in English, the participant smart terminal 200 may translate English into Korean in real time and output it as a Korean voice. To this end, the attendee's smart terminal 200 may be equipped with an artificial intelligence translator such as deep learning.

On the other hand, the conference management method using the smart terminal of the present invention can wirelessly transmit/receive by sharing video images as well as voices.

To this end, the wireless interworking process (S410) is wirelessly linked so that image data can be transmitted and received between the presenter smart terminal 100 and the participant smart terminal 200, and the speaker voice transmission process (S420) is performed by the presenter smart terminal 100 ) Also transmits the speaker image captured through the speaker, and the speaker audio output process (S430) outputs the received speaker image on the screen, and the attendee audio transmission process (S440) is taken through the attendee smart terminal 200. The participant video is also transmitted, and in the participant audio output process (S450), the received participant image is output on the screen.

Therefore, not only audio but also video can be directly shared at the conference hall, thereby enabling an efficient conference.

The embodiments in the description of the present invention described above are presented by selecting the most preferable examples to aid the understanding of those skilled in the art from among various possible examples, and the technical idea of the present invention is not necessarily limited or limited only by this embodiment. , Various changes and modifications, and other equivalent embodiments are possible within the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention.

100: presenter terminal
200: attendee terminal

Claims (6)

A wireless linking process in which audio data can be transmitted and received between the presenter smart terminal 100 and the attendee smart terminal 200;
The speaker's voice input through the microphone of the speaker's smart terminal 100 is directly wirelessly transmitted to the attendee's smart terminal 200 or speaker through wireless communication, or wirelessly to the attendee's smart terminal 200 or speaker through the intermediary terminal 300. The presenter voice transmission process to be transmitted;
A presenter voice output process in which the participant smart terminal 200 or a speaker outputs the received presenter voice;
The participant's voice input through the microphone of the participant's smart terminal 200 is directly wirelessly transmitted to the presenter's smart terminal 100, the other participant's smart terminal 200, the speaker, or wirelessly transmitted through the intermediary terminal 300 through wireless communication. Participant voice transmission process;
Including; an attendee voice output process in which the presenter smart terminal 100 receiving the voice of the participant, the smart terminal 200 of the other participant, and the speaker outputs the received voice of the participant;
The presenter smart terminal 100 and the participant smart terminal 200 are intelligent terminals equipped with a computer support function including Internet communication and information search on a mobile phone,
The presenter smart terminal 100 and the participant smart terminal 200 are each installed with a conference application for transmitting and receiving a voice, and the conference application includes a presenter smart terminal 100 to open a conference room and participate in the conference. Register the participant smart terminal 200,
The conference application receives the phone number of the presenter smart terminal 100 and the phone number of the participant smart terminal 200 that can participate in the conference, and allows only the smart terminal having the input phone number to participate in the conference room,
The phone number of the presenter smart terminal 100 and the phone number of the participant smart terminal 200 having the right to participate in the conference room for each meeting place are set differently,
The presenter voice output process and the participant voice output process, wherein the received voice is interpreted and output in another language.
delete delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The wireless linking process is wirelessly linked so that image data can be transmitted and received between the presenter smart terminal 100 and the attendee smart terminal 200,
In the presenter voice transmission process, the presenter image captured through the presenter smart terminal 100 is also transmitted,
In the speaker audio output process, the received speaker image is output on the screen,
In the participant voice transmission process, the participant video captured through the participant smart terminal 200 is also transmitted,
In the process of outputting the participant's voice, a method of operating a meeting using a smart terminal outputting a received participant's video on a screen.

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