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Granted Patent B2
US 12,561,049 · App. 18/420,829 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

Inventor: Kazuhiko Kogami (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
G06F3/04842G06F3/0481G06F3/165
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Patent No.
US 12,561,049
App. No.
18/420,829
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing system includes circuitry that acquires audio of a participant and other participants in communication with each other. The circuitry also receives a predetermined operation by the participant during the communication, records time information indicating the time when the predetermined operation is received, and provides a display screen to display an index indicating an audio status of the participant and the other participants based on the audio, and a location where the predetermined operation is received in the communication based on the time information.

Claims (55)

1 . An information processing system comprising:

circuitry configured to:

acquire audio of a participant and other participants in communication with each other;

receive predetermined operation by the participant during the communication;

record time information indicating a time when the predetermined operation is received; and

provide a display screen to display an index indicating an audio status of the participant and the other participants based on the audio, and a location where the predetermined operation is received during the communication based on the time information,

wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

provide the display screen to display the index based on the audio, and a marker corresponding to the time when the predetermined operation is received based on the time information, and

provide the display screen to display a first audio volume of the participant and a second audio volume of the other participants in chronological order, and display another marker different from the marker at a location where the first audio volume or the second audio volume exceeds a first threshold.

2 . The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

provide the display screen to display a comment field that receive input of a comment corresponding to the marker in a case that the marker is selected on the display screen.

3 . The information processing system of claim 2 , wherein the comment field displays one or more comments input in the comment field.

4 . The information processing system of claim 3 , wherein the comment field further displays information on a user who input the comment.

5 . The information processing system of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

provide the display screen to a terminal used by the participant or an administrator;

wherein the comment field allows the participant or the administrator to enter the comment.

6 . The information processing system of claim 1 ,

wherein the participant participates in the communication using a terminal;

the terminal comprising second circuitry configured to:

transmit the audio of the participant and the other participants;

display an operation screen to receive the predetermined operation by the participant on a display; and

in response to receipt of the predetermined operation, notify that the operation screen has received the predetermined operation.

7 . The information processing system of claim 6 , wherein the predetermined operation includes at least one starting recording of the communication and stopping recording of the communication.

8 . The information processing system of claim 6 ,

wherein the operation screen includes a plurality of display elements that each receive different marking operations;

wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

provide the display screen to display the marker based on a display element selected by the participant.

9 . The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the first threshold is determined by applying machine learning to past communications.

10 . The information processing system of claim 9 , wherein the machine learning includes at least one of supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, and deep learning.

11 . The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

provide the display screen to display a first conversation density of the participant and a second conversation density of the other participants in chronological order, and display another marker different from the marker at a location where the first conversation density or the second conversation density exceeds a second threshold.

12 . The information processing system of claim 11 , wherein the second threshold is determined by applying machine learning to past communications.

13 . The information processing system of claim 12 , wherein the machine learning includes at least one of supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, and deep learning.

14 . The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

provide the display screen to display a comment field corresponding to the other marker in a case that the other marker is selected on the display screen.

15 . The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

replay the audio at a location selected from the index indicating the audio status displayed on the display screen.

16 . The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

provide the display screen to display a character string converted from the audio at a location selected from the index indicating the speech status displayed on the display screen.

17 . An information processing method, comprising:

acquiring audio of a participant and other participants in communication with each other;

receiving predetermined operation by the participant during the communication;

recording time information indicating a time when the predetermined operation is received; and

providing a display screen to display an index indicating audio status of the participant and the other participants based on the audio, and a location where the predetermined operation is received in the communication based on the time information,

wherein the method further includes:

providing the display screen to display the index based on the audio, and a marker corresponding to the time when the predetermined operation is received based on the time information, and

providing the display screen to display a first audio volume of the participant and a second audio volume of the other participants in chronological order, and display another marker different from the marker at a location where the first audio volume or the second audio volume exceeds a first threshold.

18 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions which, when executed by circuitry of an information processing system, cause the information processing system to perform a process comprising:

acquiring audio of a participant and other participants in communication with each other;

receiving predetermined operation by the participant during the communication;

recording time information indicating a time when the predetermined operation is received; and

providing a display screen to display an index indicating audio status of the participant and the other participants based on the audio, and a location where the predetermined operation is received in the communication based on the time information,

wherein the process further includes:

providing the display screen to display the index based on the audio, and a marker corresponding to the time when the predetermined operation is received based on the time information, and

providing the display screen to display a first audio volume of the participant and a second audio volume of the other participants in chronological order, and display another marker different from the marker at a location where the first audio volume or the second audio volume exceeds a first threshold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2024
From: KOGAMI, KAZUHIKO
To: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066224/0287 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-029754 · Feb 28, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240289001A1 · Aug 29, 2024
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