JP2001282682A - Method and system for transmitting electronic information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To always receive the latest electronic information selectively according to a previously set rule, where conventionally there existed the problem where the state of necessary electronic information cannot be grasped within a time limit, without connecting to an electronic information service provider. SOLUTION: A data table for transmission of transmit information is generated with user's setting data, and the data for identification to be transmitted in the electronic information is discriminated based on the data table for transmission to transmit the data for identification to a specified reception-end device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and a system for transmitting electronic information, and more particularly to a method and system for selectively receiving electronic information without being restricted by time and space during reception.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Electronic mail transmitted over a communication network (usually using a computer as a means) is not in the same context as traditional mailing with paper and brush. When a user wants to send an e-mail to another user, the user uses a word processor software to create a mail by key input to a computer and sends the mail to one or more users via the Internet. At this time,
If the recipient does not need to receive the email immediately,
That is, the e-mail is stored on the Internet at what is referred to as a "mail server", and until the recipient opens the mailbox, retrieves the mail, and sees the message by the next Internet connection. In fact, it is left on the Internet.

[0003] With the spread of electronic information services, people's lives are becoming more and more closely related to electronic information. Generally, people can first connect to the Internet and then send and receive electronic information. At present, a method of connecting a user of electronic information to the Internet is mainly divided into two stages. As shown in FIG. 5, the user first operates the personal computer 10 and makes a dial-up connection to the electronic information service provider 16 via the telephone network 14 via the modem 12 by using the dial function. . Next, the user makes an Internet connection to the electronic information service provider 16 using the contract address.

[0004] For all users, checking electronic information within the time limit is possible only by connecting to the Internet using this two-stage connection method. As a result, one major drawback arises in that the user cannot grasp the status of necessary electronic information within the time limit unless the user connects to the Internet. Even if urgent electronic information is generated, if the user has not just connected to the Internet for another work, the user cannot know the electronic information, and a delay occurs in obtaining the information.

[0005] In the conventional electronic information transmission method, an electronic information service provider (for example, Internet service provider (ISP)) requires
Electronic information is recorded and stored on a server and, like an e-mail server, a user waits for access. Therefore, as one of the methods by which a user can grasp the status of electronic information at any time in this method, there is a method of constantly maintaining the connection state with the server. As a concrete measure to solve this problem, in the case of e-mail transmission as an example, there is e-mail software for computers that can be set to receive e-mail automatically at predetermined intervals, but many users have The use of this software setting causes a problem that the network line is occupied. In addition, there is a problem particularly when the user does not stay at the same place all the time or uses the same one receiving terminal device. For example, if a user is currently in a conference room, half an hour later in an office, one hour later in a cafeteria, and shortly thereafter traveling by car, the user himself may Automatically connecting to this server everywhere not only increases the cost, but also increases the operational difficulties for the user.

[0006]

Therefore, how to ensure that the user always knows when new electronic information appears, and how to always obtain the data of the new electronic information. Is an important issue in the field of electronic information services.

[0007] In view of the fact that this conventional electronic information service has many problems, an object of the present invention is to transmit electronic information that can always receive the latest message as electronic information according to rules set by the user himself / herself. It is to provide a method and a system thereof.

It is another object of the present invention to enable a user to selectively receive desired electronic information as required. In particular, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for transmitting electronic information that can receive necessary electronic information at different times and places set in advance.

[0009] Still another object of the present invention is to allow an electronic information service provider to automatically transmit electronic information to a receiving terminal device designated by the user so that the user can connect to the electronic information service provider. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a system for transmitting electronic information which enables new electronic information to be immediately obtained without performing the method.

[0010]

One solution of the present invention is a method of transmitting identification data of electronic information, the method improving the quality of service to customers by an electronic information service provider, and at least improving the following. The basic steps of (A) The user's setting data is received, and a transmission data table of transmission information is created based on the received data. (B) When receiving the electronic information from the user, the identification data to be transmitted of the electronic information is determined based on the transmission data table, and the identification data is transmitted to the designated receiving terminal device.

Another solution of the present invention is a system for transmitting identification data of electronic information, which system is used to improve the quality of service to customers of electronic information service providers, and at least the following: Including equipment. (B) used to store transmission data tables for multiple users,
A judgment data device having an individual transmission data table for each user. (B) A receiving device used to receive electronic information. (C) A storage device used to store electronic information. (D) A judging device for judging to which user the electronic information belongs and to which receiving terminal device the identification data of the electronic information should be transmitted, based on the transmission data table of the user. (E) A transmitting device used to transmit identification data based on the result of the determining device.

The present invention is not limited to the description of the embodiments described below, but can be implemented in a wide range as long as the same effects are obtained. First, as a system to which the present invention can be applied, there is a dial terminal identification type (hereinafter referred to as CID) telephone system. In this CID telephone system, the telephone has a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, and can provide the receiver with identification data of the dial sender (sender) displayed on the receiving terminal device. Dialer data typically includes the dialer's phone number, and some systems have additional support for character transmission, transmitting the dialer's name and date and time. I have. This CID telephone system can obviously be extended to other receiving terminal devices, and a user of electronic information can automatically transmit a message of electronic information using a mobile phone or the like without connecting to the Internet. To be able to get it.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention is a method for transmitting identification data of electronic information. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes at least the following steps.
First, as shown in the setting step 201, a transmission data table is created in advance based on the user setting data. Thereafter, as shown in the receiving step 202, when the user receives new electronic information, if the electronic information has not been opened, downloaded or otherwise processed by the user, furthermore, As shown in decision step 203, what is to be transmitted to the receiving terminal device as identification data of this electronic information is determined based on the contents of the transmission data table, and then shown in step 204. Thus, the identification data of this electronic information is compiled, and finally, as shown in the transmission step 205, this identification data is transmitted to the corresponding recipient terminal device.

The identification data of the electronic information may include more information, advertising information of an electronic information service provider, or other electronic information, such as newspapers, stock markets, weather, entertainment, living information, exercise, and Kusase Such information, including traffic or business, can be obtained using this selectable electronic information transmission method or system. Of course, the user can naturally set the electronic information that he / she wants to obtain by designating the time in advance, for example, at 10:00 am so that the user can view the stock market information from the portable receiver.

Next, an example of a transmission data table when the electronic information transmission method of the present invention is applied to electronic mail will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the data table for transmission is:
It includes at least user (recipient) identification data 301, for example, an e-mail box. In addition to this, the transmission data table includes an initial setting (default) condition 302 having at least the address number of the receiving terminal device, and according to the contents of the initial setting condition, the setting condition of the user (that is, the user added later). Condition), and if they do not correspond, it is determined whether to transmit or not to transmit. Usually, the initial setting condition data 302 is at least an address or an address number of the receiving terminal device, and includes, for example, a pager, a mobile phone, a telephone or a facsimile.

Of course, the user can increase the transmission condition data 303 and the target condition data 304 as necessary. The so-called transmission condition data 303 is used to determine whether to transmit or not to transmit based on conditions such as the date, time, sender's e-mail box, sender's name or communication purpose.
04 is used to classify an essential transmission condition at the time of transmission, for example, an address (or an address number) of a receiving terminal device, or to make a setting to classify a warning notification signal according to data of a caller. For example, if the callers do not match, the receiving terminal device notifies the user with a different bell sound, beep sound, flashing light, character code, melody, music, or the like.

Briefly, based on the transmission data table, the flow of transmission to the receiving terminal is determined as shown in FIG. First, as shown in a confirmation step 401, it is determined whether the electronic information is required by the user. If unnecessary, end step 402
Abandon this electronic information as shown in. If necessary, as shown in the decision step 403, the receiving terminal device that the user wants to receive in this case is inspected based on the transmission data table to make a decision. of course,
The method according to the invention further comprises transmitting the identification data to a plurality of receiving terminals simultaneously, all of which are set by means of a transmission data table. For example, the objective condition records a certain predetermined time limit and what the identification data of a plurality of receiving terminal devices the user wants to receive is.

Obviously, the user can specify in advance at which time the receiving terminal device is to be used for reception, if necessary. For example, from 9 am to 6 pm, a company phone can be designated, from 6 pm to 11 am a personal mobile phone, and at other times, a home phone can be designated. In this way, the user can acquire the identification data relating to the electronic information from the intended receiving terminal device wherever he is, thereby grasping the identification data in a timely manner without being restricted by time or place. obtain. Of course, the electronic information service provider should always provide the user with a service to revise the data table for transmission so that the user always specifies the receiving terminal device to be used as needed.

Since the user may not be able to act according to the predetermined schedule, even after the user requests the electronic information service provider to provide the transmission data table,
The user can receive the transmission data table from another receiving terminal device without immediately removing the memory. Naturally, it would be convenient if the user purchased a portable receiving terminal device for receiving the identification data, and in this case, the method and system of the present invention can be applied. In addition, the contents of the so-called identification data include the purpose of communication of electronic information, the date, time, or the name of the sender, the e-mail address, and, in short,
It can be applied to all information related to the electronic information. In addition, at least one of the receiving terminal devices includes a telephone with an electronic information identification function, an auxiliary device with an electronic information identification function, a dial terminal identification telephone having an electronic information identification function, and an electronic information identification function. Dial terminal identification assisting device, mobile phone, satellite mobile phone, pager, facsimile, home information and electric equipment, television, computer and the like. Of course, the method of the present invention involves obtaining electronic information from an electronic information service provider after the user receives the identification data.

Another embodiment of the present invention is a system for transmitting identification data of electronic information, and FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram thereof. This system includes at least the following devices: a judgment data device 501, a receiving device 502, and a storage device 50.
3, a determination device 504, a transmission device 505, and a setting correction device 506. These devices are not constituted only by the hardware system or the software system, but are constituted by a combination of both as necessary.

Next, the function of each device (501 to 506) will be described. The determination data device 501 is used to store a plurality of transmission data tables for a plurality of users,
One transmission data table is provided for each of those users or for each e-mail address (one person may have a plurality of e-mail addresses). I have. The receiving device 502 is used to receive a plurality of pieces of electronic information, and the storage device 503 is used to store these pieces of electronic information. The determination device 504 determines whether any one piece of electronic information is addressed to a certain user, and further determines whether it is necessary to transmit identification data of this information based on the transmission data table of the user. Are used to determine the content and type of the identification data to be transmitted, and which one to transmit to the receiving terminal device.
The transmitting device 505 is used to transmit identification data based on the determination result of the determining device 504. In the system of the present invention, each transmission data table is preset and modified by the corresponding user one by one. The setting correction device 506 is used for setting or correcting a transmission data table of each individual by a user.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, at least the data of the user (recipient) is stored in the transmission data table.
For example, the user's e-mail address is included. In addition, the transmission data table includes at least one initial setting (default) condition of the address (address number) of the receiving terminal device, and when the transmission condition (that is, the condition added by the user later) does not match. Is used to check whether or not to transmit according to the contents of the setting conditions, and the setting conditions usually include at least the address or address number of the receiving terminal device. Of course, the user can increase the setting of the transmission condition and the target condition as needed by the setting operation.

The so-called transmission conditions are used to identify whether or not to transmit, for example, the date, time, the sender's electronic information address, the sender's name or the purpose of communication. It is used to identify the condition (eg, the address (or address number) of the receiving terminal device and the content of the transmission) as to the type of transmission, and, of course, the type and identification warning for the set sender data. A signal, for example, the receiving terminal device notifies the user of a different bell sound, beep sound, flashing light, character code, melody, music, or the like according to the difference of the caller.

By the way, at least one of the receiving terminal devices that can be used is an electronic information identification telephone, an electronic information identification auxiliary device, a dial terminal telephone with an electronic information identification function, a dial terminal auxiliary device with an electronic information identification function, a mobile phone, and a satellite. Examples include a mobile phone, a simple mobile phone, a personal digital device, a facsimile, a home information device, and a pager with a computer.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described.
The claims of the present invention are not limited to these, and all equivalents are included in the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a procedure for transmitting identification data of electronic information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a transmission data table in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of electronic information in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a basic configuration diagram of a transmission system of electronic data for identification shown as a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of dial-up connecting a receiving terminal device to an electronic information service provider.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Personal computer 12 Modem 14 Telephone network 16 Electronic information service provider 501 Judgment data device 502 Receiving device 503 Storage device 504 Judging device 505 Transmitting device 506 Setting correction device

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A method for transmitting electronic information, comprising at least the following steps: (A) A step in which the electronic information service provider creates a transmission data table based on the setting data received from the user. (B) When receiving the electronic information of the user, the electronic information service provider identifies the identification data of the electronic information based on the transmission data table and determines the receiving terminal device transmitting the electronic information. Step to do. (C) transmitting the identification data to the corresponding one or more receiving terminal devices; 2. The method of transmitting electronic information according to claim 1, wherein the user receives the corresponding electronic information from an electronic information service provider after receiving the identification data. 3. The transmission data table includes at least one of a user's e-mail box, other individual data, a predetermined receiving terminal device address number, and other setting conditions. 3. The method for transmitting electronic information according to claim 1, wherein 4. The transmission data table includes at least one transmission condition, and determines whether or not to transmit as the transmission condition, date, time, sender's e-mail address, sender's name, or communication purpose. The method for transmitting electronic information according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising at least one of the following. 5. The transmission data table includes at least one destination condition, and the destination condition includes at least one of an address number of the receiving terminal device, transmission content classification data, and a warning notification signal classification data. The method for transmitting electronic information according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: 6. The receiving terminal device includes a telephone with an electronic mail function, a simple device with an electronic mail function, a dial telephone with an electronic mail function, a dial auxiliary device with an electronic mail function,
Mobile phone, satellite mobile phone, pager, facsimile,
The electronic information transmission method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising at least one of a television, a computer, a household information appliance, a portable cellular phone, and a personal digital assistant. 7. An electronic information transmission system comprising at least the following devices. (A) A determination data device that stores a plurality of transmission data tables so as to have at least one transmission information transmission data table for each of a plurality of users. (B) A receiving device used to receive a plurality of pieces of electronic information. (C) A storage device used to store a plurality of pieces of electronic information. (D) Determine which users the electronic information is for,
And a determination device used to determine which electronic information identification data to transmit based on the transmission data table of the user. (E) A transmitting device used to transmit the contents of the identification data to be transmitted to at least one receiving terminal device to be transmitted based on the determination of the determining device. 8. The electronic information transmission system according to claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of transmission data tables is preset by a corresponding user and can be modified by the user at any time. 9. The data table for transmission includes at least one of an electronic mail box of a corresponding user, at least one of other identification data, an address number of a receiving terminal device, and other predetermined setting conditions of the user. At least one of the following: transmission / non-transmission, due date, time, sender's e-mail box, sender's name, communication purpose, other transmission conditions, address number of receiving terminal device, transmission content 9. The electronic information transmission system according to claim 7, further comprising at least one of classification data of the classification data warning notification signal and other target conditions. 10. The transmission data table includes at least one transmission condition, and determines whether or not to transmit as the transmission condition, date, time, sender's e-mail address, sender's name, or communication purpose. The electronic information transmission system according to any one of claims 7 to 9, comprising at least one of the following. 11. The transmission data table includes at least one target condition, and the target condition includes at least one of an address number of the receiving terminal device, data for classifying transmission contents, and data for classifying a warning notification signal. The electronic information transmission system according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein: 12. The receiving terminal device includes a telephone with an electronic mail function, a simple device with an electronic mail function, a dial telephone with an electronic mail function, a dial auxiliary device with an electronic mail function, a mobile phone, a satellite mobile phone, a pager, The electronic information transmission system according to any one of claims 7 to 11, further comprising at least one of a facsimile, a television, a computer, a home information appliance, a portable telephone, and a personal digital auxiliary device.