JP2001022661A - Fax information display system using browser software - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To view the contents of FAX information which is sent and received through the Internet by a quick operation by displaying electronic mail at a 1st divided display part and a FAX image which is converted in response to access to the electronic mail at a 2nd divided display part. SOLUTION: A display picture is divided into a menu picture #100, a message link list picture #200, and a message contents display picture #300 where the contents of specified electronic mail are displayed when the electronic mail is specified. When a FAX message is sent and received, its FAX file is converted to image file format enabling browser display and stored in a memory. When a specific link in the list picture #200 of message links is selected, the message contents display picture #300 displaying the contents of a message at a URL where an image file of FAX is stored is displayed if the message is FAX.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile information display system using browser software, and more particularly to a facsimile information display system using browser software that facilitates quick confirmation of transmitted / received facsimile information by e-mail via the Internet. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A system for transmitting and receiving document information and image information by using e-mail via the Internet is now rapidly expanding in use, and is expanding to various fields such as communication, distribution, and finance. , So much that it replaces telephone and fax. Information handled by such a system includes audio information in addition to character information and image information.

In order to view and listen to information on the Internet, a browser is required. Using an interface of an e-mail software, a user can view and listen to e-mail, voice mail, FAX and other messages in a list. I have. Here, usually, data information such as image data and facsimile is transmitted / received in a form attached to an electronic mail as an attached file.

With reference to FIGS. 6 to 8, a processing procedure for visually recognizing FAX information pasted on an electronic mail will be specifically described.

FIGS. 6 to 8 show examples of display screens of e-mails received by a commonly used mailer. In the display in FIG. 6, M indicates a menu screen section for file operation, file editing, display, move, tool, creation, help, and the like. The display unit # 10 is a mailer function unit. The display unit # 10 holds an inbox that holds received e-mails, a transmission tray that holds e-mails to be transmitted, and an e-mail that has already been sent. Various function icons (names) such as sent items that have been deleted, deleted items that have deleted e-mails, and drafts that have e-mails that are scheduled to be sent in the future, are displayed in a list. I have.

Clicking on the required icon displays the details on another display section # 20. For example, a list of received e-mails and messages is displayed on the display unit # 20 by clicking the inbox of the display unit # 10. Furthermore, when the user accesses the specific e-mail from the list of e-mails and messages displayed on the display unit # 20 to open the specific e-mail and the message, that is, clicks (first operation),
The display # 30 displays the content of the e-mail.
At this time, if an attached file (for example, FAX image information) is pasted, the operation of opening the e-mail (double-click or the like) is performed by clicking the display unit T indicating the attached file (second operation). As a result, the contents and the attached file of the e-mail are displayed as shown in FIG. If you want to see the details of the FAX information, click on the attached file F to display the FAX contents as shown in FIG.

[0007]

In such a conventional facsimile information display system using e-mail software, data information such as image data and facsimile is pasted as an attached file in an e-mail, and the attached file is opened. In order to confirm the contents, a dedicated or special application program is used. Therefore, FA
To visually check the contents of the X information, a first operation (clicking an icon) for designating and opening a desired e-mail from the arrived e-mails and checking the contents is performed;
A total of two operations (clicks) of the second operation of clicking the attached file icon to open the FAX file pasted on the e-mail are required, and prompt reception F
There is a problem that it is difficult to visually recognize the AX.

An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile information display system using browser software which allows the contents of facsimile information transmitted and received via the Internet to be visually recognized by a quick operation.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a facsimile information display system using browser software according to the present invention employs the following characteristic configuration.

(1) The browser screen is divided into a plurality of display units, the FAX image data attached to the e-mail is converted into an image format that can be displayed on the browser, and the e-mail is converted to the first display of the divided display unit. 1 and displays the converted FA in response to the access to the electronic mail.
A fax information display system using browser software for displaying an X image on a second display unit of the divided display unit.

(2) In a facsimile information display system using browser software for sending and receiving e-mail including facsimile information via the Internet and a browser and displaying the e-mail on a browser screen, an image capable of displaying the facsimile information on the browser Converted to a file format, a link list screen of the exchanged message, and FAX information included in the specified message in the message link list screen,
A facsimile information display system using browser software that displays respective divided browser screen displays.

(3) In a facsimile information display system using browser software for sending and receiving e-mail including facsimile information via the Internet and a browser and displaying the e-mail on a browser screen, the display area on the browser screen is divided into a plurality of areas. A first area for displaying a list of the e-mails or messages, and a second area for displaying a facsimile image converted to data that can be displayed by the browser software in response to access to the e-mails or messages.
Facsimile information display system using browser software that includes a region.

(4) In a facsimile information display system using browser software for transmitting and receiving a message including facsimile information via the Internet and a browser and displaying the message on a browser screen, the type of the message is determined when a message is transmitted and received. Is a facsimile, the facsimile is converted into an image file format that can be displayed on a browser and stored in a memory, and when a link of a specific message is selected from the message link list screen, it is associated with the message. A fax information display system using browser software for displaying the contents of the message corresponding to the URL in which the image file of the fax is stored together with the list screen if there is the received fax.

(5) In a facsimile information display system using browser software for sending and receiving a message including facsimile information via the Internet and a browser and displaying the message on a browser screen, the transmitted / received e-mail is converted into a format that can be browsed by the browser. The converted data is stored in a www server, and when a facsimile is transmitted / received, detailed information of the facsimile is created in an HTML document, and predetermined page information is converted into an image format that can be browsed by a browser, and the converted image is converted. Storing the data on a www server, creating a list of the stored data, generating the list in HTML language, and displaying the list on the browser screen;
In response to the access to the link of the specific message in the list screen, the type of the specific message is determined, and if the message is a facsimile, an HTML for displaying a facsimile image corresponding to the message.
A facsimile information display system using browser software that displays a document at a predetermined display position on a display screen and, if the message is an e-mail, displays the contents of the e-mail corresponding to the message at a predetermined display position.

(6) In a facsimile information display system using browser software for transmitting and receiving a message including facsimile information via the Internet and a browser and displaying the message on a browser screen, the transmitted / received message is converted into a format that can be displayed by the browser. If the message type is FAX, the first page of the FAX is converted into an image file format that can be displayed on a browser, and the corresponding image file is used to create an index for a message list. FAX information display system using browser software that also creates an HTML document to be displayed on a computer.

(7) The FAX data is a TIF file, and the data that can be displayed by the browser is JPEG
A facsimile information display system using the browser software according to any one of (1) to (6), which is a file.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a FAX information display system using browser software according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the browser screen is divided into a message link list screen and a screen displaying message contents. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the display screen displays a menu screen section # 100 arranged at the upper part as in the related art, and a list of links of received e-mail messages (links of message 1 to links of message N). Message list screen # 200 arranged on the lower left side, and a message content display screen arranged on the lower right side to display the contents of the specified e-mail when the specified e-mail is opened among the received e-mails #
It is divided into 300. As another example of the divided display, as shown in FIG. 2, a menu screen section # 100 arranged at the top, a message content display screen # arranged at the lower left side
There is also a display example having a display 300 and a message link list screen # 200 arranged on the lower right side. In addition to the three divisions of the display unit as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, four division display units can be used, and an arbitrary division mode can be set.

In the embodiment of the present invention, if a message type is FAX when a message is transmitted and received on the display screen as described above, the FAX file (TIF file) can be displayed on a browser by an image file. It is converted into a format (JPEG file) and stored in the memory. When a specific link on the message link list screen is selected and the message is a facsimile, the UR in which the image file of the facsimile is stored.
By displaying the message content on the message content display screen # 300 displaying the content of the message in L, the content of the fax can be easily visually recognized.

FA using browser software according to the present invention
An operation processing procedure in the embodiment of the X information display system will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When an electronic mail is transmitted / received (step S1), it is converted into a format that can be browsed by a browser, and the converted data is stored in a www server (step S2). On the other hand, if there is FAX transmission / reception (step S3), FAX
Information in HTML format, and the first page can be viewed in a browser (for example, JPE
G), and stores the converted image data in the www server (step S4). The detailed information of the FAX includes the reception date and time of the received FAX, the name of the person who distributed the FAX, the header information of the received FAX, the destination telephone number of the transmitted FAX, and the like. Here, it is needless to say that the information to be converted into the image format that can be browsed by the browser is not limited to the first page of the FAX, but may be information of all pages or an arbitrary page.

Next, after the processing in steps S2 and S4, the stored data is arranged according to a predetermined standard such as time series or message type, and a list is created. The list is written in HTML language. It is generated and displayed on a browser (step S5). This list is displayed, for example, on the message link list screen # 200 in FIG.

When a link of a desired message is clicked (accessed) in the list (step S6),
The type of the message is determined (step S7). If the message is a facsimile, the F
HTML for displaying the image of the first page of AX
The document is displayed and set at a specified location (a predetermined display position on one screen) (step S8), and an HTML document for displaying FAX detailed information with a specified FAX image is displayed and set at the specified display position ( Step S1
0). If the message is an e-mail, the contents of the e-mail corresponding to the message are displayed and set at a specified location (a predetermined display position on one screen) (step S9).

As described above, the transmitted / received message is converted into a format that can be displayed on the browser and stored in the WWW server.
The page is converted into an image file format that can be displayed by a browser, and an HTML document for displaying the corresponding image file on a designated screen of the browser when creating an index of a message list is also created.

FIG. 4 shows an image display example displayed on a screen in the embodiment of the FAX information display system using the browser software according to the present invention. In FIG. 4, a menu screen section # 100 showing function buttons is at the top, and a database map screen # 400 is at the bottom left.
On the lower left side, a message link list screen # 200 is displayed. On the lower right side, a predetermined e-mail designated by the user among the e-mails displayed in the message link list (in this example, the time information and the e-mail The message content display screen # 3 at the bottom right with the content specified by the title)
00 is displayed the same.

As is apparent from FIG. 4, a message link list screen # 200 as a list of received fax electronic mails (faxes are attached as attached mails) displayed at predetermined positions on one screen is specified. Is designated, the first page of the FAX image as an attached file is displayed on the message content display screen # 300. Therefore, if the user performs a single click operation to open the e-mail, the first page (or a predetermined number of pages) of the facsimile is displayed simultaneously with the contents of the e-mail, so that the user can quickly view necessary information. can do.

That is, when a specific URL of a www server in which the user's own message is stored is designated from the browser software of the client, as shown in FIG. 4, a menu screen section # 100 and a message link list screen # 2 are displayed.
00 and the message content display screen # 300. When the link of the message is designated, if the type of the designated message is an e-mail, an e-mail is displayed. If the designated message is a facsimile, an image file associated with the facsimile is displayed on a message content display screen. Will be done. On this screen, detailed information of the transmitted and received faxes is associated, and if an image is designated, detailed information of the fax is displayed.
For example, the reception date and time of the received fax, the name of the person who distributed the fax, header information of the received fax, the destination telephone number of the transmitted fax, and the like can be confirmed.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the configuration of an Internet system to which the present invention is applied. A client configured with a mail server, a www server, a facsimile server, and a voice mail server connected to the Internet via the Internet network or a telephone line network and having a terminal having browser software is connected via the Internet network or the telephone line network. To send and receive the above-described electronic mail, fax image information, voice mail information, and the like. These can be connected by LAN.

In the above description of the embodiment, the client is assumed to be a personal computer in this case.
It is obvious that the OS and the form thereof are not limited as long as an ML document can be displayed, and that a terminal such as a so-called PDA only needs to have a function of displaying an HTML document.

As described above, F using the browser software of the present invention
Although the preferred embodiment of the AX information display system has been described, however, the present invention should not be limited to such a particular embodiment, and those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications can be made depending on the particular application. It will be easily understood. Therefore, the present invention includes such modifications.

[0031]

As described above, according to the facsimile information display system using the browser software of the present invention, even if the facsimile information is attached to the transmitted / received e-mail message, one click is required. By the operation, the message list is displayed, and the FAX information included in the message specified in the message list can be displayed on the screen at the same time. Therefore, as in the related art, there are two operations, a designation operation of a specific message from a message list (first click) and an operation of opening the FAX information when the designated message includes FAX information (second click). One operation is enough for one operation. That is, in the present invention, if only the operation of specifying a specific message from the message list (first click) is performed, the FAX information included in the specified message can be simultaneously displayed on the same screen.
FAX information can be visually recognized with a single click, and operability is greatly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of dividing a browser screen in an embodiment of a FAX information display system using browser software according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another example of dividing the browser screen in the embodiment of the FAX information display system using the browser software according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation processing procedure in the embodiment of the FAX information display system using the browser software according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of an image displayed on a screen in the embodiment of the FAX information display system using the browser software according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an Internet system configuration to which a FAX information display system using browser software according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an e-mail display screen for explaining a facsimile information display system using conventional e-mail software.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an e-mail display screen for explaining a facsimile information display system using conventional e-mail software.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of an e-mail display screen for explaining a facsimile information display system using conventional e-mail software.

[Explanation of symbols]

 # 100 Menu screen # 200 Message link list screen # 300 Message content display screen # 400 Database map screen

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A browser screen is divided into a plurality of display units, FAX image data attached to an e-mail is converted into an image format that can be displayed by a browser, and the e-mail is converted to a first display of the divided display unit. FAX information using browser software, wherein the FAX information is displayed on a second display unit of the divided display unit in response to access to the electronic mail. Display system. 2. An FA via the Internet and a browser.
In a facsimile information display system using browser software for sending and receiving an e-mail including X information and displaying the same on a browser screen, the facsimile information is converted into an image file format that can be displayed on the browser, and a list of links of the exchanged messages A FAX information display system using browser software, wherein a screen and a FAX information included in a message specified in the message link list screen are displayed on different divided browser screen display sections, respectively. . 3. An FA via the Internet and a browser.
In a facsimile information display system using browser software for sending and receiving an e-mail containing X information and displaying the e-mail or message on a browser screen, the display area on the browser screen is divided into a plurality of areas and the list of e-mails or messages is displayed. And a second area for displaying a FAX image converted into data that can be displayed by the browser software in response to access to the e-mail or message. FAX information display system. 4. The FA via the Internet and a browser
In a FAX information display system using browser software for sending and receiving a message including X information and displaying the message on a browser screen, if the type of the message is FAX when a message is transmitted / received, the FAX is displayed on the browser. Converted to an image file format that can be stored in the memory, and when a link of a specific message is selected from the message link list screen, if there is a fax associated with the message, the image file of the fax is A fax information display system using browser software, wherein the content of a message corresponding to the stored URL is displayed together with the list screen. 5. FA via the Internet and a browser
In a facsimile information display system using a browser software for sending and receiving a message including X information and displaying the message on a browser screen, a transmission / reception e-mail is converted into a format that can be browsed by a browser, and the converted data is stored in a www server. When there is a transmission and reception of
Creates an ML document, converts predetermined page information into an image format that can be browsed by a browser, stores the converted image data in a www server, creates a list of the stored data, and creates a list of the list. Is generated in the HTML language and displayed on the browser screen. In response to the access to the link of the specific message on the list screen, the type of the specific message is determined. HTML for displaying the corresponding FAX image
FAX information using browser software, wherein a document is displayed at a predetermined display position on a display screen, and if the message is an e-mail, the content of the e-mail corresponding to the message is displayed at a predetermined display position. Display system. 6. FA via the Internet and a browser
In a FAX information display system using browser software for sending and receiving a message including X information and displaying the message on a browser screen, a transmission / reception message is converted into a format that can be displayed on a browser, stored in a www server, and the message type is set to FAX. If there is, the first page of the FAX is converted into an image file format that can be displayed on the browser, and an HTML document for displaying the corresponding image file on the designated screen of the browser when creating the index of the message list is also created. A fax information display system using browser software. 7. A FAX information display system using browser software according to claim 1, wherein said FAX data is a TIF file, and said browser displayable data is a JPEG file.