Patent ID: 7225227

Claim:
A master conference support apparatus connected via a network to a plurality of information processors used by conferees, the master conference support apparatus comprising: a display device comprising a display which is visible to the conferees; a receiving device which receives information transmitted from the information processors used by the conferees; a display control unit that controls the display device; and an input device which feeds an operational instruction entered by a master operator of the master conference support apparatus to the display control unit, wherein the display control unit includes an area display unit configured to include the display device to provide a display of an information sharing area for listing predetermined objects and a separate editing display area for displaying the objects listed in the information sharing area, an object listing unit configured to display the predetermined objects in the information sharing area according to the information received by the receiving device, a designated object moving unit that employs a desired location in the editing display area to display the object designated by the input device among the objects displayed in the information sharing area, an object editing unit that edits the object displayed in the editing display area based on the operational instruction entered by a master operator of the master conference support apparatus from the input device, and the display control unit is configured to respond to only the operational instruction entered by the master operator.