KR20010085329A - An apparatus for transmitting data to a plurality of receivers using a network communication and thereof method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A data wire and wireless group transmitting apparatus and a method thereof are provided to select a group of a receiver from data stored in a database and transmit a certain message to a receiving device of the selected group. CONSTITUTION: A database server(80) stores and manages receiver data of person or group related with a data transmitter and voice data inputted from the transmitter. An interactive voice response server(60) performs a voice response interface function to a voice transmitting and receiving terminal device of the transmitter connected through a PSTN by wire and wireless, and receives the voice data to be transmitted from the voice transmitting and receiving terminal device of the transmitter to the receiver and stores the received voice data in the database server(80). A call dividing server(65) transmits the voice data stored in the database server(80) to a voice transmitting and receiving terminal device of the receiver of person or group related with the transmitter.

Description

An apparatus for transmitting data to a plurality of receivers using a network communication and pretty method}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for transmitting data wired and wireless, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for selecting a group of recipients from data stored in a database and transmitting a predetermined message to a receiving apparatus of a selected group.

It is used to send e-mail when internet connection is not available and to send text input from computer to telephone or mobile phone.

1 is a view showing a message transmission apparatus over the Internet according to the prior art. In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a public switched telephone network (PSTN), 6 a web server, 7 an internet, 8 a computer, 1 a mobile phone, 5 a telephone, 4 a fax, and 3 a pager.

Referring to Fig. 1, an example in which a user transmits a predetermined e-mail to a mobile phone 1 or the like through a web server 6 will be described.

First, the user inputs an e-mail to be sent through the computer 8. Then, for example, when the send button is pressed, the created e-mail is stored in an e-mail server (not shown) of the designated web server 6 via the Internet 7.

When the e-mail is received, the web server 6 sends the e-mail to a device corresponding to the destination e-mail address, for example, a mobile telephone 1, a pager 3, a fax 4, a telephone 5, or the like. Send a message that it was received.

Such a conventional message transmission apparatus has a problem in that, for example, when a user wants to send an e-mail to a predetermined destination through the computer 8, it can be sent to only one person and not to multiple recipients. .

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and to select a group of recipients from data stored in a database, and to transmit a predetermined message to a receiving apparatus of the selected group. To provide.

1 is a view showing a message transmission apparatus over the Internet according to the prior art.

2 is a block diagram of a data wired and wireless group transmission apparatus according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating only a configuration for a VMS operation in the wired and wireless group transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user connecting through a mobile phone or a phone in the apparatus of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user connecting through a web server in the apparatus of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating only a configuration for an SMS task in a wired or wireless group transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram showing only the configuration for the FMS operation in the wired and wireless group transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a case where a user connects through a fax in the apparatus of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user accesses through a web server or an email server in the apparatus of FIG. 7.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data wired / wireless transmission device for transmitting data between data terminal devices through a wired / wireless network, the database server storing and managing receiver data of an individual or a group associated with a data sender. And transmitting the data input from the sender's data terminal device to the data terminal device of the recipient of the individual or group selected by the sender through the database server.

Data transmitted to an individual or group of recipients by the present invention include voice data, text data, text messages, e-mail, and the like.

The present invention means for transmitting voice data includes a database server for storing and managing receiver data of an individual or group associated with the data sender and voice data input from the sender; It performs a voice response interface function for the sender's voice transmission and reception terminal device that is wired or wirelessly connected through a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and receives voice data to be transmitted to the receiver from the sender's voice transmission and reception terminal device and stores it in the database server. An interactive voice response server; And an automatic call distribution server configured to transmit voice data stored in the database server according to an instruction of the interactive voice response server by the sender and transmit the voice data stored in the database server to a receiver voice transmitting / receiving terminal apparatus of an individual or group related to the sender. do.

Another means of the present invention for transmitting voice data comprises: a database server for storing and managing individual or group recipient data and specific text data associated with a data sender; A web that performs a user interface function for a sender's data terminal device connected through a network, and stores text data selected by the sender among text data inputted from the sender's data terminal device or previously stored text data in the database server. server; And when the text data input by the sender or selected by the sender is stored in the database server, after converting the text data into voice data, the voice data is selected by the sender and stored in the database server. Or an automatic call distribution server for transmitting to a group of recipient voice transceiver terminals, respectively.

Another means of transmitting the voice data comprises the steps of providing a user interface service using the sender-related environment information of the user environment information when there is a connection from the sender's voice transmission and reception terminal device; Storing voice data input by the sender; Selecting a receiver to receive the stored voice data among individual or group receiver data; And transmitting the stored voice data to the voice transceiving terminal device of the selected receiver.

Another means of transmitting the voice data comprises the steps of: providing a user interface service when there is a connection from the sender's data terminal device; Storing character data selected by the sender among character data input by the sender or previously stored character data; Selecting a receiver to receive the stored text data from among receiver data of an individual or a group; Converting the stored text data into voice data; And transmitting the converted voice data to a voice transceiving terminal device of the selected receiver, respectively.

The present invention means for transmitting a text message includes a database server for storing and managing recipient data and specific text data of individuals or groups associated with the data sender; A web server that performs a user interface function for a sender's data terminal device connected through a network, and stores a text message selected from the sender's data terminal device or selected by the sender among previously stored text data in the database server; And a plurality of mobile communication service providers connected to a plurality of mobile communication service providers through a dedicated network, and when the specific text message is stored in the database server, the text message is selected by the sender through the corresponding mobile communication service service providers among the plurality of mobile communication service companies. And a short message server for transmitting to a receiver voice transmitting / receiving terminal apparatus of a sender-related person or group stored in the database server, respectively.

The present invention may further include an e-mail server that receives and stores an e-mail transmitted from the sender's data terminal device through the web server, and when the short message server stores a specific e-mail in the e-mail server, Characterized by the sender of the text message indicating the arrival of the specific e-mail is characterized in that for transmitting to the recipient voice transmission and reception terminal of the sender-related individual or group stored in the database server, respectively.

Another means of transmitting the text message comprises providing a user interface service when there is a connection from the sender's data terminal device; Storing a text message input by the sender or a text message selected by the sender among previously stored text messages; Selecting a recipient to receive the stored text message from among individual or group of recipient data; Converting the stored text message into a text message that can be received by a voice transceiving terminal apparatus of the receiver; And transmitting the converted text message to the voice transceiving terminal device of the selected receiver, respectively.

Another means of transmitting the text message comprises providing a user interface service when there is a connection from the sender's data terminal device; Storing the email input by the sender; Selecting recipients to receive the stored email from among individual or group recipient data; Generating a text message indicating the arrival of the stored email; And transmitting the generated text message to the voice transceiving terminal device of the selected receiver, respectively.

Means for transmitting fax data include a database server for storing and managing recipient data of an individual or group associated with a fax data sender and fax data input from the sender; And perform an interface function for a sender's fax, which is wired or wirelessly connected through a PSTN, receive fax data to be transmitted to the receiver from the sender's fax machine, and store the received fax data in the database server. And a fax server each transmitting to a recipient fax of a sender-related person or group stored in the server.

In addition, the data wired and wireless group transmission device further comprises an email server for storing and managing email, wherein the fax server is configured to electronically transmit fax data transmitted from the fax distribution control unit when the sender selects an email transmission. And a fax data processing unit for converting the converted e-mail to the e-mail address of a recipient of an individual or a group related to the sender selected by the sender and stored in the database server, respectively, through the e-mail server.

Another means of the present invention for transmitting fax data comprises: a database server for storing and managing individual or group recipient data and specific document data associated with a data sender; A web that performs a user interface function for a sender's data terminal device connected through a network, and stores document data selected by the sender among document data inputted from the sender's data terminal device or previously stored document data in the database server. server; And when document data input by the sender or selected by the sender is stored in the database server, after converting the document data into fax data, the converted fax data is selected by the sender and stored in the database server. It includes a fax server that sends each person or group of recipient faxes.

In addition, the present invention further comprises an email server for receiving and storing the e-mail transmitted from the sender's data terminal device via the web server, the fax server, if a particular e-mail is stored in the e-mail server, The specific e-mail is converted into the corresponding fax data, and the converted fax data is selected by the sender and transmitted to the recipient fax of the sender-related person or group stored in the database server.

Another means for transmitting fax data includes providing a user interface service using sender related environmental information in user environment information when there is a connection from the sender's fax; Storing fax data input by the sender; Selecting a recipient to receive the stored fax data among individual or group of recipient data; And transmitting the stored fax data to the fax of the selected recipient, respectively.

Another means of transmitting the fax data comprises the steps of providing a user interface service using the sender related environmental information of the user environment information when there is a connection from the sender's fax; Storing fax data input by the sender; Selecting a recipient to receive the stored fax data by e-mail from among individual or group of recipient data; Converting the stored fax data into a corresponding email; And sending the converted email to the email address of the selected recipient, respectively.

Yet another means of the present invention for transmitting fax data includes providing a user interface service when there is a connection from a sender's data terminal device; Storing document data selected by the sender among document data input by the sender or previously stored document data; Selecting recipients to receive the stored document data by fax from among individual or group recipient data; Converting the stored document data into fax data; And transmitting the converted fax data to a fax of the selected recipient, respectively.

Yet another means of the present invention for transmitting fax data includes providing a user interface service when there is a connection from a sender's data terminal device; Storing the email input by the sender; Selecting a recipient to receive the stored e-mail by fax among individual or group of recipient data; Converting the stored email into fax data; And transmitting the converted fax data to a fax of the selected recipient, respectively.

Another means of the present invention for achieving the above object is a database server for storing and managing the recipient data of the individual or group associated with the data sender and voice data, text data, document data, fax data, etc. input from the sender; An interactive voice response server configured to perform a voice response interface function for a voice transmission / reception terminal apparatus of a sender connected to a wired / wireless device through a PSTN, and receive voice data to be transmitted to the receiver from the voice transmission / reception terminal apparatus of the sender; An automatic call distribution server configured to transmit voice data stored in the database server according to an instruction of the interactive voice response server to the receiver voice transmitting / receiving terminal apparatus of a sender-related person or group stored in the database server, respectively; It performs the interface function of the sender's fax through wired / wireless connection through the PSTN, receives the fax data to be sent to the receiver from the sender's fax, stores it in the database server, and stores the stored fax data in the database server by being selected by the sender. A fax server for transmitting each of the stored sender-related individuals or groups to a recipient fax; When a specific text message is stored in the database server, the text message is selected by the sender through the corresponding mobile communication service provider among the plurality of mobile communication service providers. A short message server for transmitting to a receiver voice transmitting / receiving terminal apparatus of a sender related individual or group stored in the database server, respectively; A user interface function for a data terminal device of a sender connected through a network, the character selected by the sender among text data or document data input from the sender's data terminal device, or prestored text data or prestored document data. A web server for storing data or document data in the database server; And receiving and storing an e-mail transmitted from a sender's data terminal device through the web server, and an e-mail transmitted from the fax server is selected by the sender and stored in the database server. It includes an email server that sends each address.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram of a data wired and wireless group transmission apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wired / wireless group transmission apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is an interactive voice connected to a user terminal such as a mobile telephone 10, a telephone 50, a fax 40, and the like through the PSTN 20. Answering server 60, automatic call distribution server 65, and fax server 70.

Each server 60, 65, 70 is connected to a database server 80 and a short message server 130, and a file server 85 is connected to a database server 80.

The short message server 130 is connected to a mobile communication service company through a dedicated line such as a wide area network (WAN). At this time, the mobile communication service company can be connected regardless of the type of mobile communication service such as 011, Ol6, 017, 018, 019.

The email server 90 is connected between the database server 80 and the short message server 130.

The web server 100, which is connected to the user's computer 120 via the Internet 110, is connected to the database server 80.

Here, the sender may be a computer 120 and a user terminal, that is, a mobile phone 10, a phone 50, a fax 40, and the receiver may be a user terminal.

On the other hand, in the case of the mobile phone 10 can use the wireless Internet service, it is possible to access the web server 100 via the Internet 110 instead of the computer 120.

The interactive voice response server 60 functions as a voice response interface to the user when there is a connection to the mobile phone 10 or the phone 50 via the PSTN 20.

The automatic call distribution server 65 outputs the voice data to the mobile phone 10 or the phone 50 through the PSTN 20, and distributes and outputs the voice data to a plurality of users.

The fax server 70 is connected to the user's fax 40 through the PSTN 20 and performs operations such as fax-to-fax and fax-transfer, text or email-to-fax.

The database server 80 manages a database of individuals or groups.

The database server 80 stores, for example, name books such as clubs, social gatherings, and reunions. The directory includes data such as group name, name, address, telephone number, mobile phone number, fax number, ID, etc. of an individual or group.

The email server 90 performs a task related to email transmission.

When the sender's computer 120 is connected, the web server 100 outputs a service menu through a web browser. When the sender selects a predetermined service menu, the web server 100 performs overall control to perform a corresponding service.

The short message server 130 performs a task of transmitting a short message through the mobile communication service company 140.

On the other hand, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a service serviced to a user is classified into three types: a voice service service (VMS), a short message service operation, a short message service (SMS), and a fax message service (FMS). can do.

Hereinafter, the VMS task which is a voice service task will be described.

3 is a diagram illustrating only a configuration for a VMS operation in the wired and wireless group transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the interactive voice response server 60 includes a voice response control unit 610, a customer-only interface unit 620, an environment information providing unit 630, and a voice recording unit 640. The automatic call distribution server 65 includes a distribution control unit 650, a data voice processing unit 660, and a sender data monitoring unit 670.

The voice response controller 610 of the interactive voice response server 60 is connected to the user terminals 10 and 50 through the PSTN 20 and performs overall control of the interactive voice response server 60.

The environment information provider 630 transmits user environment information stored in the user environment DB 810 in the database server 80 to the voice response controller 610.

The voice recorder 640 stores voices input from the user terminals 10 and 50 through the voice response controller 610 as voice data in the voice record file DB 850 in the file server 85.

The customer-only interface unit 620 is connected to the customer interface unit 150 through the Internet 110, and allows the customer to directly access the interactive voice response server 60 through the customer interface unit 150.

Meanwhile, the distribution control unit 650 of the automatic call distribution server 65 stores the voice data stored in the voice recording file DB 850 or the voice data output from the data voice processing unit 660 in the receiver DB (in the database server 80). And outputs to the terminal 10, 50 of the receiver determined by 820.

The sender data monitoring unit 670 determines whether the text data input from the computer 120 connected to the web server 100 via the Internet 110 is stored in the sender DB 830 in the database server 80. If the specific text data is stored in the sender DB 830, the data voice processor 660 controls to convert the text data into voice data.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user connects through the mobile telephone 10 or the telephone 50 in the apparatus of FIG. 3.

First, when the sender connects to the interactive voice response server 60 through the specific telephone number using the mobile telephone 10 or the telephone 50, the voice response control unit 610 communicates with the terminals 10 and 50. Type voice response service. For example, it provides services such as checking mail contents, sending mail contents, and transmitting voice recordings.

The mail content confirmation service is a service well known in the art to check mail received by the user and stored in the database server 80.

Here, the voice recording transmission service will be described.

This is a service used when the sender wants to transmit a specific voice to an individual or a group by using the mobile phone 10 or the phone 50. When the sender selects the corresponding service, the voice response control unit 610 may transmit the caller. The voice input from the mobile phone 10 or the phone 50 is transmitted to the voice recording unit 640, and the voice recording unit 640 stores the transmitted voice as a corresponding voice data file in the voice recording file DB 850. do.

At this time, the voice response controller 610 receives the sender's environment information stored in the user environment DB 810 through the environment information provider 630 to determine whether the sender is a member, whether the service is available, and the like. .

On the other hand, when all the voice input from the sender is stored, the voice response control unit 610 is designated by the sender the range of the receiver to receive the voice. At this time, the range of the receiver designated from the sender is stored in the receiver DB 820.

When the designation of the receiver to receive the corresponding voice from the sender is completed, the voice response controller 610 transmits an instruction to the distribution controller 650 to output the corresponding voice to the designated receiver.

Thereafter, the distribution control unit 650 receives the corresponding voice data from the voice recording file DB 850, receives the designated range of recipients from the receiver DB 820, and then inputs the mobile phone number or the telephone number of the receiver included in the range of the receiver. The voice data is extracted and output to the terminals 10 and 50 of the corresponding receiver through the PSTN 20.

On the other hand, if the receiver's terminal is the phone 50, up to three attempts are made, and in the case of the mobile phone 10, the receiver automatically switches to the voice mailbox when the reception is not possible and records the corresponding voice.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user accesses through a web server 100 in the apparatus of FIG. 3.

First, when the sender accesses the web server 100 through a computer 120 connected to the Internet 110, the web server 100 provides a stored web page to determine whether the sender is a member of the sender and uses the corresponding voice service. After determining availability, the sender inputs or selects text data to be transmitted to the receiver, if available.

When the sender chooses to input the text data to be sent to the receiver, the text data input from the sender's computer 120 is stored in the sender DB 830 in the database server 80.

However, when the sender wants to select from the example sentences recorded in advance in the web server 100, the web server 100 displays the example sentence to the sender, and the sender selects the desired example sentence among the example sentences. At this time, the date, time, etc. of the example sentences can be changed by the sender.

As such, when a specific example is selected by the sender, the web server 100 stores the example sentence in the sender DB 830.

Thereafter, the web server 100 extracts data of the individual or group to which the sender belongs from the receiver DB 820 in the database server 80 so that the sender can select a range of recipients to receive the corresponding text data or example sentences. The sender specifies a specific recipient range from the individual or group of recipients to be displayed.

In this way, the receiver range specified by the sender is stored in the receiver DB 820.

On the other hand, the sender data monitoring unit 670 monitors the sender DB 820 and operates when the specific text data or example sentence is stored by the web server 100 to send the sender DB 830 to the data voice processing unit 660. Informs that certain data or example has been stored.

The data voice processing unit 660 woken up by the sender data monitoring unit 670 converts specific text data or example sentences stored in the sender DB 830 into corresponding voice data and outputs the corresponding voice data to the distribution control unit 650.

Next, the distribution control unit 650 extracts the mobile phone number or the telephone number of the receiver included in the receiver range designated by the sender from the receiver DB 820, and then outputs the voice data output from the data voice processing unit 660 to the PSTN 20. ) Outputs to the terminal (10, 50) of the receiver.

At this time, as in the embodiment of Fig. 4, when the receiver terminal is the phone 50, up to three attempts are made, and in the case of the mobile phone 10, the voice mail is automatically switched to an inaudible voice mailbox and then the corresponding voice is received. Process to record.

On the other hand, the transmitter of the transmitter described above with a computer 120, but not limited to this, a mobile phone capable of accessing the Internet 110 may also be used.

In addition, when selecting the example sentences recorded in advance in the web server 100 by voice actors, the distribution control unit 650 may output the recorded voice data directly to the receiver terminal (10, 50).

Meanwhile, in FIG. 3, the customer is directly connected to the customer-only interface unit 620 of the interactive voice response server 60 through his or her customer interface 150 connected to the Internet 110. This is for a service such as an Application Service Provider (ASP) and the like, and allows a customer to directly transmit voice data or the like to be transmitted to the receiver in his system through the interactive voice response server 60.

Hereinafter, an SMS task which is a short message service task will be described.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating only a configuration for an SMS task in a wired or wireless group transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The SMS task described in this embodiment is divided into two types, firstly, a task of transmitting a text message input by a sender through a web server 100 to a receiver, and secondly, received through a web server 100. And the e-mail stored in the e-mail server 90 is transmitted to the receiver.

First, an operation of transmitting a text message input through the web server 100 will be described.

When the sender accesses the web server 100 through the computer 120, the web server 100 provides the stored web page to determine whether the sender is a member, whether the SMS service is available, and the like. In this case, the sender inputs or selects a text message to be sent to the receiver.

When the sender chooses to enter a text message to send to the receiver, the text message input from the sender's computer 120 is stored in the database server 80.

However, when the sender wants to select among example sentences stored in the web server 100 in advance, the web server 100 displays the example sentence to the sender, and the sender selects a desired example sentence among the example sentences. At this time, the date, time, etc. of the example sentences can be changed by the sender.

For example, if the example sentence provided by the web server 100 and selected by the sender is "the meeting time was changed from 17:00 to 19:00 today", the sender may display the time displayed during the example (17:00, 19:00). ) Can be changed.

As such, when a specific example is selected by the sender, the web server 100 stores the example sentence in the database server 80.

Thereafter, the web server 100 extracts and displays the data of the individual or group to which the sender belongs in the database server 80 to the sender so that the sender can select a range of recipients to receive the corresponding text message or example. Specifies a specific recipient range from the recipients individual or group to be displayed.

Meanwhile, the short message server 130 monitors whether the text message is stored in the database server 80, and when a specific text message or example sentence is stored by the web server 100, the short message server 130 is included in the receiver range specified by the sender. After extracting the mobile phone number of the receiver, the text message or example stored in the database server 80 is transmitted to the mobile communication service company 140 connected through a dedicated line such as a WAN along with the receiver mobile phone number, and the corresponding mobile communication service. The company sends the text message or example sentence to the recipient.

On the other hand, the short message server 130 is a mobile communication service company depends on the mobile phone number of the recipient, it should be noted that it must be able to convert to a text message form corresponding to the mobile communication service provider to be transmitted.

Next, an operation of transmitting an email received through the web server 100 and stored in the email server 90 to the receiver will be described.

When the sender writes an e-mail to the computer 120 and transmits it through the Internet 110, the transmitted e-mail is stored in the e-mail server 90 through the web server 100 and the database server 80.

The e-mail server 90 retrieves the recipient of the e-mail through the database server 80 when the specific e-mail is stored, extracts the mobile phone number of the corresponding recipient, and then sends the e-mail and the extracted mobile phone number to the short message server. Forward to 130.

On the other hand, the short message server 130 receives the e-mail and the recipient's mobile phone number delivered from the e-mail server 90, a text message indicating that the e-mail has arrived to the recipient, for example, "Nam Young-soo <ysnam @ humanbelt. com> has received mail. "is sent to the mobile communication service provider 140, which is connected through a dedicated line such as WAN with the recipient mobile phone number, and the mobile communication service provider sends the text message to the recipient. do.

In this case, since the short message server 130 varies depending on the mobile phone number of the receiver, the mobile communication service company should be aware that the short message server 130 should be converted into a text message type corresponding to the mobile communication service company and transmitted.

Meanwhile, e-mail stored in the e-mail server 90 may be transmitted to an individual or a group of recipients. In this case, the sender may use his or her computer 120 to send an e-mail of the individual or group to which the sender in the database server 80 belongs. You can specify a specific range of recipients from the data.

Thereafter, the short message server 130 extracts the mobile phone number of the recipient within the designated recipient range as described above and transmits it to the mobile communication service company 140 together with the corresponding e-mail received text message, and the mobile communication service company Send the text message to the receiver.

Hereinafter, the FMS job, which is a fax service job, will be described.

7 is a diagram showing only the configuration for the FMS operation in the wired and wireless group transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the fax server 60 includes a fax response controller 710, a customer-only interface 720, an environment information provider 730, a fax data storage 740, and a fax distribution controller 750. , A fax data processor 760, and a sender data monitor 770.

The fax response controller 710 of the fax server 70 is connected to the user fax 40 through the PSTN 20, and performs overall control of the fax server 70.

The environment information provider 730 transmits the user environment information stored in the user environment DB 810 in the database server 80 to the fax response control unit 710.

The fax data storage unit 740 stores the fax data input from the user fax 40 through the fax response control unit 710 in the fax data storage DB 860 in the file server 85.

The customer-only interface unit 720 is connected to the customer interface unit 150 through the Internet 110, and allows the customer to directly access the fax server 70 through the customer interface unit 150.

On the other hand, the fax distribution control unit 750 is a receiver that is determined by the receiver DB 820 in the database server 80 for the fax data stored in the fax data storage DB 860 and the fax data output from the fax data processing unit 760. The fax data is output to the fax 40 or the fax data stored in the fax data storage DB 860 is output to the email address of the receiver determined by the receiver DB 820 in the database server 80.

The sender data monitoring unit 770 determines whether document data input from the computer 120 connected to the web server 100 via the Internet 110 is stored in the sender DB 830 in the database server 80. When the document data is stored in the sender DB 830, the fax data processor 760 controls to convert the document data into the fax data.

The fax data processing unit 760 receives document data input from the sender DB 830 or e-mail data input from the e-mail server 90, converts the document data into fax data, outputs it to the fax distribution processing unit 750, or distributes the fax. The fax data output from the control unit 750 is converted into an e-mail document and transmitted to the e-mail server 90. In this case, the documents that can be processed by the fax data processing unit 760 are a word document, an Excel document, a Hangul document, a text document, an image document, and the like, and the data contained in these documents are converted into fax data for faxing, Or convert fax data into an email document.

On the other hand, a particular customer is directly connected to the customer-only interface unit 720 of the fax server 70 through his customer interface 150 connected to the Internet 110. This is for services such as ASP, like the VMS service, and allows customers to send fax data, etc., to their recipients directly from their system via the fax server 70.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user connects through the fax 40 in the apparatus of FIG. 7.

At this time, a case in which the user connects via the fax 40 and transmits to an individual or a group of user faxes and a case in which the user connects via the fax 40 and transmits to individual or group e-mails will be described as an example. .

First, when a user, that is, a fax sender, uses the fax 40 to access the fax server 70 through a specific telephone number, the fax response control unit 710 provides an interactive fax answering service to the fax 40. . For example, the present invention provides a service for checking a sender's ID and password, and checking whether a fax transmission or an electronic mail transmission is selected.

This section describes the case of a fax transmission service.

This is a service used when the sender wants to send a specific fax to an individual or a group by using the fax 40. When the sender selects the corresponding service, the fax response control unit 710 transmits from the sender's fax 40. The fax data is transferred to the fax data storage 740, and the fax data storage 740 stores the fax data in the fax data storage DB 860.

At this time, the fax response controller 710 receives the sender's environment information stored in the user environment DB 810 through the environment information provider 730 to determine whether the sender is a member, whether the service is available, and the like. .

On the other hand, if all of the fax data input from the sender is stored, the fax response control unit 710 receives the specified range of the receiver to receive the fax data from the sender. At this time, the range of the receiver designated from the sender is stored in the receiver DB 820.

When the designation of the recipient to receive the fax data from the sender is completed, the fax response control unit 710 transmits an instruction to the fax distribution control unit 750 to output the fax data to the designated recipient.

Thereafter, the fax distribution control unit 750 receives the corresponding fax data from the fax data storage DB 860, receives the designated recipient range from the receiver DB 820, and extracts the fax number of the recipient included in the recipient range. The fax data is output to the recipient's fax machine through the PSTN 20.

On the other hand, fax data transmission by the recipient is attempted up to three times when an error occurs, but is not limited thereto.

Next, the case where the fax sender sends the fax to individual or group user e-mails will be described.

This service is used when the fax answering control 710 provides an interactive fax answering service to the fax 40 after the fax sender uses the fax 40 to access the fax server 70 through a specific telephone number. Performed when the sender chooses to send an e-mail, this service is used when the sender wants to send a specific fax to an individual or a group using the fax (40). The control unit 710 transmits the fax data transmitted from the sender's fax 40 to the fax data storage unit 740, and the fax data storage unit 740 stores the transmitted fax data in the fax data storage DB 860. do.

At this time, the fax response controller 710 receives the sender's environment information stored in the user environment DB 810 through the environment information provider 730 to determine whether the sender is a member, whether the service is available, and the like. .

On the other hand, if all of the fax data input from the sender is stored, the fax response control unit 710 receives the specified range of the receiver to receive the fax data from the sender. At this time, the range of the receiver designated from the sender is stored in the receiver DB 820.

When the designation of the recipient to receive the fax data from the sender is completed, the fax response control unit 710 transmits an instruction to the fax distribution control unit 750 to output the fax data to the designated recipient.

Thereafter, the fax distribution control unit 750 receives the fax data from the fax data storage DB 860, receives the designated recipient range from the receiver DB 820, and extracts the email address of the recipient included in the recipient range. The fax data is transferred to the fax data processing unit 760, and the fax data processing unit 760 converts the transmitted fax data into an electronic mail document and transmits the fax data to an e-mail address designated by the fax distribution control unit 750.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user accesses through a web server 100 or an e-mail server 90 in the apparatus of FIG. 7.

First, a case in which the sender connects through the web server 100 will be described.

When the sender accesses the web server 100 through a computer 120 connected to the Internet 110, the web server 100 provides a stored web page to determine whether the sender is a member and whether the corresponding voice service is available. After determining, etc., the sender inputs or prepares a document to be sent to the recipient fax 40, if available.

When the sender chooses to enter a document to send to the receiver, the document data input from the sender's computer 120 is stored in the sender DB 830 in the database server 80.

However, when the sender wants to select from the documents previously stored in the web server 100, the web server 100 displays the document to the sender, and the sender selects a desired document from the document. At this time, the date, time, and other contents of the document can be changed by the sender.

As such, when a specific document is selected by the sender, the web server 100 stores the document data in the sender DB 830.

Thereafter, the web server 100 extracts data of the individual or group to which the sender belongs from the receiver DB 820 in the database server 80 so that the sender can select a range of recipients to receive the document, and displays the data to the sender. In this case, the sender specifies the specific recipient range from the displayed recipient individual or group.

In this way, the receiver range specified by the sender is stored in the receiver DB 820.

On the other hand, the sender data monitoring unit 770 monitors the sender DB 820 and operates when the specific document data is stored by the web server 100, thereby specifying the sender data monitoring unit 760 in the sender DB 830. Signals that document data has been saved.

The fax data processing unit 760 operated by the sender data monitoring unit 770 converts specific document data stored in the sender DB 830 into corresponding fax data and outputs the fax data to the fax distribution control unit 750. For example, document data is converted to a TIFF (Tag Image File Format).

Next, the fax distribution control unit 750 extracts the fax number of the receiver included in the receiver range designated by the sender from the receiver DB 820, and then outputs the fax data output from the fax data processing unit 760 through the PSTN 20. Output to the recipient's fax (40).

At this time, similar to the embodiment of Fig. 8, fax data transmission to the recipient's fax 40 is attempted up to three times when an error occurs.

On the other hand, the case where the sender connects via the email server 90 will be described.

When the sender accesses the web server 100 through a computer 120 connected to the Internet 110, the web server 100 provides a stored web page to determine whether the sender is a member and whether the corresponding voice service is available. After determining, etc., if possible, the sender inputs an e-mail to be sent to the recipient fax 40. At this time, it may be to write an email to be transmitted through the web server (100).

When the sender inputs and sends an e-mail to the receiver, the e-mail data is stored in the e-mail server 90.

The web server 100 then extracts the data of the individual or group to which the sender belongs from the receiver DB 820 within the database server 80 so that the sender can select a range of recipients to receive the email by fax. The sender specifies a specific recipient range from the individual or group of recipients to be displayed.

In this way, the receiver range specified by the sender is stored in the receiver DB 820.

Meanwhile, the fax data processor 760 receives the email data stored in the email server 90, converts the email data into corresponding fax data, and outputs the fax data to the fax distribution controller 750.

The fax distribution control unit 750 extracts the fax number of the receiver included in the receiver range designated by the sender from the receiver DB 820, and then outputs the fax data output from the fax data processing unit 760 through the PSTN 20. To the fax (40).

At this time, as described above, fax data transmission to the recipient's fax 40 is attempted up to three times when an error occurs.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the most practical and preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above disclosed embodiments, but also includes various modifications and equivalents within the scope of the following claims.

According to the present invention, a predetermined message in the form of voice, text message, fax, etc. can be transmitted to a plurality of recipients at once, and can also be converted into various forms and transmitted.

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In a data wired and wireless transmission device for transmitting data between data terminal devices through a wired and wireless network, A database server for storing and managing recipient data of individuals or groups associated with the data sender, Characterized in that for transmitting the data input from the sender's data terminal device to the data terminal device of the recipient of the individual or group selected by the sender through the database server. Data wired and wireless group transmission device. The method of claim 1, The data terminal apparatus includes a wired telephone, a mobile telephone, a fax machine, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the like, and the data includes a voice data, a text message, a fax data, an electronic mail, and the like. A database server for storing and managing receiver data of individuals or groups related to the data sender and voice data input from the sender; It performs a voice response interface function for the sender's voice transmission and reception terminal device that is wired or wirelessly connected through a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and receives voice data to be transmitted to the receiver from the sender's voice transmission and reception terminal device and stores it in the database server. An interactive voice response server; And Automatic call distribution server for transmitting voice data stored in the database server by the sender according to the interactive voice response server and transmitting the selected voice data to the receiver voice transmitting / receiving terminal apparatus of the sender-related person or group stored in the database server. Data wired and wireless group transmission apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 3, The interactive voice response server A voice response interface service is provided for a voice transmission / reception terminal device connected through the PSTN, and after receiving specific voice data from the voice transmission / reception terminal device, the voice response is instructed to transmit the voice data to the automatic call distribution server. Control unit; An environment information provider for extracting user environment information stored in the database server and providing the extracted environment information to the voice response controller; And A voice recorder for storing voice data transmitted through the voice response controller in the database server. Data wired and wireless group transmission apparatus comprising a. Providing a user interface service using the sender related environment information in the user environment information when the sender has a connection from the voice transmission / reception terminal device; Storing voice data input by the sender; Selecting a receiver to receive the stored voice data among individual or group receiver data; And Transmitting the stored voice data to a voice transceiving terminal device of the selected receiver, respectively. Data wired and wireless group transmission method comprising a. A database server for storing and managing receiver data and specific character data of individuals or groups associated with the data sender; A web that performs a user interface function for a sender's data terminal device connected through a network, and stores text data selected by the sender among text data inputted from the sender's data terminal device or previously stored text data in the database server. server; And When the text data entered by the sender or selected by the sender is stored in the database server, after converting the text data into voice data, the voice data is selected by the sender and stored in the database server. Automatic call distribution server for transmitting to voice receiver terminal of group Data wired and wireless group transmission apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 6, The automatic call distribution server A sender data monitoring unit for instructing a conversion process of the character data when specific character data is stored in the database server by the web server; A data voice processing unit for converting text data stored in the database server into voice data according to an instruction of the sender data monitoring unit and outputting the voice data; And Distribution control unit for transmitting the voice data output by the data voice processing unit to the recipient voice transmission and reception terminal of the sender-related individual or group stored in the database server by the sender, respectively. Data wired and wireless group transmission apparatus comprising a. Providing a user interface service when there is a connection from the sender's data terminal device; Storing character data selected by the sender among character data input by the sender or previously stored character data; Selecting a receiver to receive the stored text data from among receiver data of an individual or a group; Converting the stored text data into voice data; And Transmitting the converted voice data to a voice transceiving terminal device of the selected receiver, respectively. Data wired and wireless group transmission method comprising a. The method according to claim 3 or 6, wherein And when the voice transmission and reception terminal of the receiver is a mobile phone, the mobile phone is automatically switched to a voice mailbox when the mobile phone cannot receive the data. The method of claim 6, And pre-stored text data such that a date, a time, and the like are partially changed. A database server for storing and managing receiver data and specific character data of individuals or groups associated with the data sender; A web server that performs a user interface function for a sender's data terminal device connected through a network, and stores a text message selected from the sender's data terminal device or selected by the sender among previously stored text data in the database server; And When a specific text message is stored in the database server, the text message is selected by the sender through the corresponding mobile communication service provider among the plurality of mobile communication service providers. Short message server which transmits to sender voice transmitting / receiving terminal device of sender related person or group stored in the database server. Data wired and wireless group transmission apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 11, And an e-mail server for receiving and storing e-mail transmitted from the sender's data terminal device through the web server. When the short message server stores a specific email in the email server, a text message indicating the arrival of the specific email is selected by the sender and stored in the database server. Characterized in that for transmitting to each device Data wired and wireless group transmission device. Providing a user interface service when there is a connection from the sender's data terminal device; Storing a text message input by the sender or a text message selected by the sender among previously stored text messages; Selecting a recipient to receive the stored text message from among individual or group of recipient data; Converting the stored text message into a text message that can be received by a voice transceiving terminal apparatus of the receiver; And Transmitting the converted text messages to voice transmission / reception terminals of the selected receiver, respectively. Data wired and wireless group transmission method comprising a. Providing a user interface service when there is a connection from the sender's data terminal device; Storing the email input by the sender; Selecting recipients to receive the stored email from among individual or group recipient data; Generating a text message indicating the arrival of the stored email; And Transmitting the generated text messages to voice transmission / reception terminals of the selected receiver, respectively. Data wired and wireless group transmission method comprising a. A database server for storing and managing individual or group recipient data associated with the fax data sender and fax data input from the sender; And It performs an interface function for the sender's fax through wired / wireless connection through the PSTN, receives the fax data to be transmitted to the receiver from the sender's fax, stores the received fax data in the database server, and stores the stored fax data by the sender. Fax server to send to each recipient fax of the sender-related person or group stored within Data wired and wireless group transmission apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 15, The fax server A fax response controller which provides an interface service for a sender fax connected through the PSTN, and instructs transmission of corresponding voice data after receiving specific fax data from the sender fax; An environment information provider for extracting user environment information stored in the database server and providing the extracted environment information to the fax response controller; A fax data storage unit for storing the fax data transmitted through the fax response controller in the database server; And A fax distribution control unit for transmitting fax data stored in the database server by a sender according to an instruction of the fax response control unit to each recipient fax of an individual or group related to the sender stored in the database server; Data wired and wireless group transmission apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 16, The data wired and wireless group transmission device further includes an e-mail server for storing and managing e-mail, When the sender selects an e-mail transmission, the fax server converts the fax data transmitted from the fax distribution control unit into an e-mail, and converts the converted e-mail by the sender and stored in the database server. Further comprising a fax data processing unit for transmitting through the e-mail server to the e-mail address of the recipient of the; Data wired and wireless group transmission device. Providing a user interface service using the sender related environment information in the user environment information when there is a connection from the sender's fax machine; Storing fax data input by the sender; Selecting a recipient to receive the stored fax data among individual or group of recipient data; And Transmitting each of the stored fax data to a fax of the selected recipient. Data wired and wireless group transmission method comprising a. Providing a user interface service using the sender related environment information in the user environment information when there is a connection from the sender's fax machine; Storing fax data input by the sender; Selecting a recipient to receive the stored fax data by e-mail from among individual or group of recipient data; Converting the stored fax data into a corresponding email; And Sending each of the converted emails to an email address of the selected recipient; Data wired and wireless group transmission method comprising a. A database server for storing and managing receiver data and specific document data of individuals or groups associated with the data sender; A web that performs a user interface function for a sender's data terminal device connected through a network, and stores document data selected by the sender among document data inputted from the sender's data terminal device or previously stored document data in the database server. server; And When the document data input by the sender or selected by the sender is stored in the database server, after converting the document data into the fax data, the sender-related person selected by the sender and stored in the database server Or fax servers that each send to recipient faxes in a group Data wired and wireless group transmission apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 20, The fax server A sender data monitoring unit for instructing conversion of the document data when specific document data is stored in the database server by the web server; A fax data processing unit for converting document data stored in the database server into corresponding fax data and outputting the fax data according to an instruction of the sender data monitoring unit; And A fax distribution control unit for transmitting the fax data output by the fax data processing unit to a recipient fax of an individual or a group related to a sender selected by a sender and stored in the database server Data wired and wireless group transmission apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 20 or 21, And an e-mail server for receiving and storing e-mail transmitted from the sender's data terminal device through the web server. When a specific email is stored in the email server, the fax server converts the specific email into corresponding fax data, and converts the converted fax data by a sender into an individual or group of senders related to the sender stored in the database server. Characterized in that each of the transmission by the recipient fax Data wired and wireless group transmission device. Providing a user interface service when there is a connection from the sender's data terminal device; Storing document data selected by the sender among document data input by the sender or previously stored document data; Selecting recipients to receive the stored document data by fax from among individual or group recipient data; Converting the stored document data into fax data; And Transmitting each of the converted fax data to a fax of the selected recipient; Data wired and wireless group transmission method comprising a. Providing a user interface service when there is a connection from the sender's data terminal device; Storing the email input by the sender; Selecting a recipient to receive the stored e-mail by fax among individual or group of recipient data; Converting the stored email into fax data; And Transmitting each of the converted fax data to a fax of the selected recipient; Data wired and wireless group transmission method comprising a. A database server for storing and managing receiver data of individuals or groups related to the data sender, voice data input from the sender, text data, document data, fax data, and the like; An interactive voice response server configured to perform a voice response interface function for a voice transmission / reception terminal apparatus of a sender connected to a wired / wireless device through a PSTN, and receive voice data to be transmitted to the receiver from the voice transmission / reception terminal apparatus of the sender; An automatic call distribution server configured to transmit voice data stored in the database server according to an instruction of the interactive voice response server to the receiver voice transmitting / receiving terminal apparatus of a sender-related person or group stored in the database server, respectively; It performs the interface function of the sender's fax through wired / wireless connection through the PSTN, receives the fax data to be sent to the receiver from the sender's fax, stores it in the database server, and stores the stored fax data in the database server by being selected by the sender. A fax server each transmitting to a recipient fax of a stored sender-related person or group; When a specific text message is stored in the database server, the text message is selected by the sender through the corresponding mobile communication service provider among the plurality of mobile communication service providers. A short message server for transmitting to a receiver voice transmitting / receiving terminal apparatus of a sender related individual or group stored in the database server, respectively; A user interface function for a data terminal device of a sender connected through a network, the character selected by the sender among text data or document data input from the sender's data terminal device, or prestored text data or prestored document data. A web server for storing data or document data in the database server; And Receives and stores the e-mail transmitted from the sender's data terminal device through the web server, and the e-mail address of the recipient of the sender-related person or group selected by the sender and stored in the database server by the sender. E-mail servers to send to each Data wired and wireless group transmission apparatus comprising a.