Patent ID: 6195117
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method of video conference reservation comprising the steps of:triggering a conference program of a video conference, a conference member terminal is automatically connected to a conference control device through a first circuit network;establishing a day which is to hold a video conference to the conference control device from key board;selecting a place where is to participate to the video conference by means of a mouse for example, to establish to the conference control device;establishing the conference participation point, connecting configuration concerning the conference to be held such as circuit speed establishment, multi place conference, broadcasting type conference or the like to the conference control device;judging whether or not a second circuit network is a leased line, such the second circuit network connecting the conference control device to the first to the n-th video conference terminals;establishing either a call originating being implemented from the conference control device to the first to the n-th video conference terminals, or a call originating being implemented from the first to the n-th video conference terminals to the conference control device;establishing start time and end time of the video conference to be reserved to the conference control device;establishing title of conference of the video conference to be held, communication destination of the subscriber and so forth;displaying a confirmation screen for implementing whether or not there is formed established content of reservation of the video conference by way of notification of the conference to be held to the conference member terminal;forming the notification of the conference;displaying a selection screen for selecting whether there is distributed by the electronic mail or there is distributed the notification of the conference with it printed to the conference member terminal;selecting the electronic mail address of transmission destination from the electronic mail address stored in the electronic mail address storing section within the conference control device;displaying selection screen for selecting whether or not there is terminated a video conference reservation program; andterminating the reservation program of the video conference while disconnecting connection to the conference control device.