Abstract: A server is provided for a remote meeting conducted between a plurality of clients connected via a network. The server includes one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed, configures the one or more processors, to store, in one or more memories, user id information of a client participating to the remote meeting and a video of the client, associated with each other; store, in one or more memories, a video captured by a predetermined camera and virtual user id information, associated with each other; and transmit, to a client participating to the remote meeting, the video associated with the user id information and the video associated with the virtual user id information.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of controlling a display of a client device connected to an online communication session is provided and includes receiving, at a communication server from a client device, display control information assets that identify a display format and content streams being displayed on the client device operating in a first communication mode, distributing, by the communication server, the provided control information to at least one other client device determined to be operating in the first communication mode, and using, by the at least one other client device operating in the first communication mode, the distributed control information to obtain content streams and cause a user interface on the at least one other client device to have a same format and same content as the client device.

Abstract: A server is provided and comprises one or more processors; and one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed, configures the one or more processors, to receive a series of images including at least one user captured by an image capture apparatus and provide a user interface that enables initiation of an online meeting in response to detecting, in the received series of images, that one of the at least one users has performed a predetermined gesture indicative of the user being physically present in a particular space.

Abstract: An apparatus and control method is provided and controls the issuance of a meeting invitation for an online meeting which allows for meetings to be established and initiated more smoothly. Accordingly the apparatus and method includes receiving a captured video from a camera capturing a meeting room, detecting one or more face regions from the captured video of the meeting room, searching for email addresses corresponding to each of the one or more face regions, obtaining time information regarding the online meeting to be held, and performing control for sending a meeting invitation created based on the time information regarding the online meeting to email addresses corresponding to each of the one or more face regions detected from the captured video of the meeting room.

Abstract: A system for starting multi online meeting having a client, a server, a first meeting control apparatus associated with a first room, and a second meeting control apparatus associated with a second room. The client requests, to the server, to add another meeting control apparatus to the online meeting which the first meeting control apparatus joins. The server provides access information to the second meeting control apparatus to the client in response to the request from the client. The accesses the second meeting control apparatus based on the access information provided by the server and send the meeting ID to the second meeting control apparatus so that the second meeting control apparatus can join the online meeting. The second meeting control performs a verification process to check if a person is in the second room or not.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes at least one memory storing instructions and at least one processor that, upon execution of the instructions stored in at least the one memory, is configured to access to a server to inquire status information of an online meeting with a meeting ID, receive the status information which shows if the online meeting is running or not from the server, select a room for starting the online meeting in a case where the online meeting is not running, receive access information to a meeting control apparatus corresponding to the selected room, and send the meeting ID to the meeting control apparatus so that the meeting control apparatus performs a verification process to check if a person is in the selected room or not to start the online meeting with the meeting ID.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided and connects to a first server. The apparatus receives a first video stream of a captured image captured by a first camera connected to the first server and receives a second video stream of a part of the captured image captured by the first camera. A participant ID is assigned to the first video stream and a virtual participant ID is assigned to the second video stream.

Abstract: A server is provided for a remote meeting conducted between a plurality of clients connected via a network. The server includes one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed, configures the one or more processors, to store, in one or more memories, user id information of a client participating to the remote meeting and a video of the client, associated with each other; store, in one or more memories, a video captured by a predetermined camera and virtual user id information, associated with each other; and transmit, to a client participating to the remote meeting, the video associated with the user id information and the video associated with the virtual user id information.

Abstract: A server is provided and includes one or more processors and one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed, configures the one or more processors, to receive from a communication apparatus a request for activation of an online meeting service, provide, upon receiving the request for activation, a predetermined software program to another server such that the another server is able to provide a predetermined functionality regarding the online meeting service, obtain, from the another server, location information to be accessed to use the predetermined functionality regarding the online meeting service, and provide the location information to the communication apparatus.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided and is configured to send an access request to a meeting control apparatus providing control functions for the online meeting; generate a client ID after passing authentication process executed according to the access request; send a connection request including the client ID to the meeting control apparatus, and control, after connecting between the communication apparatus and the meeting control apparatus based on the connection request, the online meeting using the control functions provided by the meeting control apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing method and apparatus are provided that performs operations including identifying, from an image obtained via an image capture device, at least one character string that is relevant in identifying information to be extracted from the image; defining an area, within the image, that includes information as an information extraction area, the information including a plurality of information elements; selecting a region within the defined area where the information to be extracted is expected to be present using a feature within the defined area; removing the feature from the selected region and correcting one or more errors associated with the information caused by the removal of the feature and extracting one or more alphanumeric characters from the corrected information, wherein the extracted one or more alphanumeric characters correspond to the elements of the information and are associated with a respective one of the at least one character strings.

Abstract: An information processing method and apparatus is provided for obtaining a captured image; detecting a character region from the captured image; performing association processing between expense type information specified from each of one or more receipts which are identified by using a detection result of the character region from the captured image and expense amount information specified from each of the one or more receipts in the captured image; and outputting an expense report obtained based on the association processing between the merchant information of each of one or more receipts and the one or more pieces of expense amount information of each of the one or more receipts.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments described herein are related to techniques for automatically generating narratives about data based on communication goal data structures that are associated with configurable content blocks. The use of such communication goal data structures facilitates modes of operation whereby narratives can be generated in real-time and/or interactive manners.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments described herein are related to techniques for automatically generating narratives about data based on communication goal data structures that are associated with configurable content blocks. The use of such communication goal data structures facilitates modes of operation whereby narratives can be generated in real-time and/or interactive manners.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments described herein are related to techniques for automatically generating narratives about data based on communication goal data structures that are associated with configurable content blocks. The use of such communication goal data structures facilitates modes of operation whereby narratives can be generated in real-time and/or interactive manners.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments described herein are related to techniques for automatically generating narratives about data based on communication goal data structures that are associated with configurable content blocks. The use of such communication goal data structures facilitates modes of operation whereby narratives can be generated in real-time and/or interactive manners.

Abstract: A sewing machine is provided with a workpiece clamping unit which clamps and carries a workpiece along the surface of the bed during stitching operation, and a workpiece clamping unit driving mechanism comprising a driving means and a motion converting means. The driving means comprises first and second drive shafts, first and second driving sources for driving the first and the second drive shaft, and first and second compound plate cams fixedly mounted respectively on the first and the second drive shafts. The motion converting means converts the angular motions of the first and the second drive shaft into motions parallel to the upper surface of the bed (6) of the sewing machine.