METHOD AND INTERFACE TOOL FOR MANAGING AUDIO DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT EXECUTED BY COMPUTER WHICH MANAGES AUDIO DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for managing remote audio devices in a remote audio/video conference and utilizing information of a camera output grasping an entire conference room to accurately acquire sounds.

SOLUTION: An audio device management system (ADMS) automatically manages available microphones for audio pickup by forming customized two-way audio links according to user requests and learning audio pickup strategies and camera management strategies from user operations. An ADMS control interface for a remote user provides a multi-window GUI that provides an overview window and a selection display window.

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