FR2573234A1 - Multifunction devices for congresses or conferences, in particular for personalising each participant by reading a data support - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a device enabling each participant in a congress or conference to be personalised by means of a data support. This device can consist of a reader 1 which communicates characteristics to a processor 10 which stores the position of the participant, his name and language, and which automatically selects the corresponding translation from the headphone 15. Facilities make it possible to display on the board 13 and monitors 11 the position of the participant relative to the printers 12 and which authorises a contribution via a microphone 10 visualised on the display 44 and authorised via the button 24. Other facilities enable the name of the speaker to be displayed, electronic voting 19, a telephone conversation, mechanical shutting-off 32 for the sound volume in the headset 34, and the use of a teleprompter 46.

Description

In an assembly of people like Congress or
conferences, it is often necessary and difficult to establish
a debate between the speakers and the delegates when the
many of its delegates.

This invention therefore relates to the possibility of
Dividualize every moment every congressman and speaker
and thus ensure multiple functions.

The basic element is a data carrier on
which are stored the characteristics allowing
the identification of each person, and those concerning
his language for example.

For an illustration of the application of the dispo
Of this invention, the magnetic card type system may be retained as an example.

In this particular case, chosen as an example, and constituting in no way any limitation of the invention, ancillary devices allow the
lysing the contents of the stored data and using the
characteristics.

More particularly, for example, the congressman,
as the lecturer, has, as is currently the custom in all salons, a personalized card,
which, in addition to the inscriptions in relief allowing the re
production written on paper, magnetic stripe
or an electronic component, which may be of the type of
those used as a payment card or subway ticket
on which are stored for example, the name, pre
name, the original language of the congressist, etc.
When he sits on his monkey, he finds in
the armrest for example, or in the back of the previous seat, a slot for the introduction of the card.

The invention consists, from the data
identifying a memory in an electronic processing apparatus that will persist as long as
the card is in the player.

It is aimed more particularly at certain modes
of application, as well as certain embodiments
provisions, and it is even more specific
first, as new industrial products,
systems of the kind in question with application
of these same provisions, as well as the special elements
specific to their establishment, and sets comprising
such systems.

The invention can be well understood using the
additional description that follows, as well as drawings
annexed, which supplements and drawings, are,
heard, given as an indication.

Figure (1) shows a card reader
which can be located for example in the armrest or any
other place and who receives the map proper (2).

The diagram of figure (2) specifies the various functions
permitted by the data transferred to a
electronic processing (10).

According to the invention, and more particularly according to
its modes of application as well as those of its
embodiments, of its various parts, to which
it seems that the preference should be given,
for example, to set up a set for a
congress-conference room and ensure, by a system
appropriate selection and analysis of interventions
of each congressist = - * 8and speaker interacting with
Simultaneous translation and voting system
follows, or in a similar way (see diagram
Figure 2). Each reader (1) having an assignment
spatial, the introduction of the card into the reader
therefore assigns the name of the congressman to a given place
in the processor and in mmeij; emps tells him his language.

The processor (10) therefore selects the language of inter
interpretation by the interface (14) in listening and intervention
and connects the motor of the headset (15) to the corresponding in-interpretation network and places a response microphone (16) on the same network.

At the same time, Table 13 displays permanently
form a synoptic table, the actual position of the name
congressman and occupied seats.

 A call on the monitors 11 allows viewing in other places such as reception, management premises, telephone switchboard, etc. A printer or printers (12) allow; thanks to an incorporated clock, delist the movements of the delegates in the different rooms and thus facilitate the establishment of the reports of the work of the plenary sessions as well as the commissions.

 An individual micro congressist (16) incorporated for example, in the back of the chair in front, allows interventions or responses with other people outside.

 For example, by pressing a button 17, the processor informs the speaker by writing the name of the caller on a display via the processor 10.

 As soon as the speaker wishes to give the floor, he validates the authorization by the button located in front of the display of the concerned congress participant (there may be several) and the individual call display 22, incorporated near the microphone Intervention of each congress participant indicates that it is up to him to speak until he cancels his request (end of intervention) by the dreary button 25.

 A general display 18, advantageously placed on either side of the platform, displays the name of the speaker for the sake of clarity, and a restitution by synthetic voice is automatically done on the recording track 26. debates specifically assigned to this effect to allow an accurate account of all debates.

 The process also allows the automatic electronic voting by 3 buttons l9 (yes, nonabstention) with effective automatic registration of the complete listing of the cards on the printer 20 by automatically highlighting the result with display of the results on the displays 18 and 44 (fig.3) with the possibility to know at will the evolution of votf in progress and on the printer.

 It is also possible to use these same displays 18 for the distribution of time and search for people in simultaneous messages QU successive.

The displays can also vary in intensity according to the level of illumination of the rooms concerned by a photocell acting on the excitation voltage of the displays, for example so as not to interfere with cinematographic projections.
For another use of the multifunction device Congress Conferences, it allows each congressman to receive in its place the external communications that are intended for him.

 For this purpose, the individual display 22 (fig.2) indicates to the congressman that he must put his headphones in the listening position if he does not already have it.

 I1 then has 2 buttons, 23 acceptances or refusals that allow it to be connected with the call standard 21 to hear, on 1 of the 2 channels of the headset.

the individual message concerned.

 If he wishes to answer, he presses the acceptance button 23 and he then uses the intervention microphone 16 and the speaking button 17, which enables him, for example, a telephone conversation, or to answer the service. welcome from his seat without disturbing himself.

 The speaking can be done of course in the general sound of the room in direct response to the speaker and by direct coupling to the corresponding translator by the selection 14 indicated above.

 Similarly, the present invention relates to a complement that can be individually applied or simultaneously and this invention relates both in the application of part of the principles or in its entirety, which complement consists in setting up technical means to to facilitate the work of speakers in addition to what has just been described with regard to the speaker-congress-speaker interaction.

 Figure 3 shows three speaker positions; the number can obviously vary, the invention not being limited to this number.

 Previously, the speakers were mentioned in the chair in the name of the delegates who asked for the floor. In addition to the speaking authorization button 45, there is a microphone opening switch 43 for speaking the speaker.

 The tilting of this switch also triggers the ignition at higher intensity of the corresponding display 41 located in front of it and recessed in the pulpit 40, the names of the speakers being permanently lit at low level by placing its card 2 in the reader 1 who, in the same way that the delegates enters the processor 10 and the same data that cause the same functions in full, with the same utilities.

 Since all the functions are automated, it goes without saying that reliability is high and maintenance is reduced by the removal of mechanical devices such as language selectors and other accessories, the buttons being of the Touchcontrol type.

 In the same way the helmet is replaced by a set of 2 very inexpensive plastic pipes in the form of a stethoscope. 4 whose ends 35 fit on fixed tubes 31 integral for example with an armrest tip 30.

 To eliminate any potentiometer, source 'due to failure and requiring maintenance, the two helmet motors 36 located in the housing 30 are connected to the ends 31 via a button 32 whose rotation comes more or less close simultaneously by the 2 holes 33 in the button 32, which mechanically adjusts the volume by practically eliminating maintenance.

Fig. 5 is a variant of the mechanical adjustment volume by crushing 2 tubes 37 connecting the
motors 36 at the ends 31 by a knurled knob 38 acting
on a mobile stage 39.

The equipment of the speaker's chair 40 fig. 3
can be supplemented by a teleprompter 46
recessed in the pulpit 40 in the form of a video monitor or a diode display which receives by scrolling a
text stored for this purpose in a processor 47 by a
keyboard 48 and whose scroll speed setting
is provided by a button 49.

In the translation booth, translators can
send a speech slowing message from the speaker by the speech request displays 44 of the congress participants for example.

The assembly can be executed in a wired circuit but it can also be made by coaxial or fiber
optics with digitization and multiplexing, the information being addressed by computer to the decoder of each seat.

Each seat file for example contains a
compact set of the group of electronics,
the microphone, the display and even the card reader as well as
the engines if you want to clear the armrest completely.

One or more auxiliary jacks can
be equipped to receive portable tablets for the digitization of drawings or keyboards for
texts allowing for example a real conversation
graphic or written in addition to the oral through a video projection screen for example.

The whole will be better adapted to teleconferencing.
these and multiplex conference calls. As it goes without saying
and as it follows moreover from the foregoing, the invention is in no way limited to those of its modes of application.
and that, in addition to those of the modes of realization, of its various parts, having been more especially envisaged, it ignites, on the contrary, all the variants.

Claims (13)

RESUME ICAT IONS  1) Dipositif allowing to individualize each congress and orator in a congress or a conference characterized in that it comprises a data carrier 2 fig.1 allowing by a reader 1 to communicate certain characteristics of the congressman sitting in his seat has a processor FIG.2.  2) Arrangements according to claim 1, characterized in that they relate to memorizing the position of the congressman, his name and his original language in the process 10.  3) Arrangements according to claim 2characterized in that they concern the automatic selection by the process u-r10 interpretation through an interface 14 on the listening engine 15 and the standby of the microphone 16.  4) Arrangements according to claim 2 characterized in that they relate to the display in Table 13 and the monitors it of the position of the congressman in relation to printers 12.  5) Arrangements according to claim 2 characterized in that they concern the intervention of the congressman by a microphone 1.6 displayed on the display 44 of the speaker and authorized by the button 24 which prevents the congressman by its display 22 .  6) Arrangements according to claim 5 characterized in that they concern the registration of the name of the congress participant on 1 or more general displays 18 arranged in the room and registration of the name by automatic synthetic voice on a track 26 of the recorder of report.  7) Equal provisions even the claim characterized ee that concern the automatic allocation by the processor 10 automatic electronic voting paw the 3 buttons 19, - and calculation of votes with or under display and with or without printer.  8) Arrangements according to claims 2, 4 and 5 characterized in that concern the establishment of an individualized external conversation by the processor 10, the display 22, the microphone 16, the button 17, the buttons of acceptance or refusal 23 , the helmet 15.  9) Arrangements according to any one or all of the preceding claims characterized in that they relate to the same application to speakers but with in addition to displays 41 recessed facade of the chair 40 in the inscription of the name with more or less intensity following the speaker's speech.  10) Arrangements according to claim 3 characterized in that they relate to the arrangement of the connection of the headset 34 fig.4 whose volume adjustment is done by progressive mechanical closure of the air flow to the tips 31 by a button 32 by holes 33 or by crushing 2 tubes 37 (fig.5) by a plate 39.  11) 'Arrangements according to claim 9 in that they concern the use of teleprompters 46 for scrolling speaker texts stored in the processor 47 by a keyboard 48 with scrolling speed setting 49.  12) Arrangements according to claims 9 and 11 in that they relate to the requests of the speakers of speech slowing down speakers by displays.  13) Provisions consistent with all the claims in that they relate to a provision accessible to lecturers and the addition of auxiliaries by additional plugs.