Patent ID: 7861090
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A control apparatus for controlling an electric conference system and communicating with a plurality of terminals, the apparatus comprising: a memory which stores an ID of a member who is permitted to participate in the conference; a generator, constructed to generate a temporary password common to, and associated with, the plurality of terminals; a display constructed to display the generated temporary password to make the temporary password open to participants of a conference, wherein the display is different from displays of the plurality of terminals; an authentication section, constructed for availability for use to authenticate any number of the plurality of terminals based at least on the temporary password common to the plurality of terminals and the ID, which are contained in a connection request received from the terminal; and a processor, constructed to process a command received from the terminal based on an authentication result from the authentication section, wherein the authentication section stores a status corresponding to the ID in the memory, and the processor determines based on the status whether the received command is processible.