JP2002016721A - Message transmission reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a message transmission reception system that can receive a message in its preferred form such as voice and character at a convenient time of a recipient independently of a kind of a terminal under every environment. SOLUTION: The message transmission reception system consists of management servers W, S, a 1st communication network A interconnecting the management servers, and user terminals 1, 2 connectable to the servers W, S via 2nd communication networks B, C, and each of the management servers W, S is provide with a data processing section and a data storage section. The data processing section stores message data sent from a sender user terminal with a designated receiver user ID to the storage section and the terminals 1, 2 of any kind at the receiver user can extract the message data on the basis of the receiver user ID.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention enables a message created and transmitted by a communication terminal such as a telephone, a facsimile or a personal computer to be received by a convenient terminal when the receiver is convenient. The present invention relates to a message transmission / reception system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, it is possible to make and receive calls by using a mobile phone without being in a fixed place such as home or office. However, having a mobile phone does not always mean that the recipient can answer the phone. For example, the mobile phone must be turned off when in a public vehicle such as a train or in a hospital. An answering machine service is a way to deliver a message to someone who is not always available to answer the phone. This service is a system in which, for example, if the called party cannot answer the call, the answering machine service center stores and stores the message from the sender. Then, the receiver who has the service center keep the message can call the service center when the telephone becomes usable, so that the message stored therein can be heard.

[0003] Thanks to such a service, the sender does not have to keep making calls until the receiver is ready to answer the call, and the receiver can listen to the message at his own convenience. You can do it. In addition, e-mail using a personal computer or the like is a communication method in which a sender can send a message regardless of the other party's convenience, and a receiver can retrieve the message at his own convenience. .

[0004]

However, telephone communication is usually performed on a one-to-one basis. for that reason,
For example, to a sales person who is scattered widely,
If you want to send a message to a number of people over the phone, such as notifying the same content from the headquarters, you must call each person separately, even if the content is the same. You can call your mobile phone to notify you directly or leave a message at the Voice Mail Service Center.
Either way, you have to call each one separately. This takes time, effort, and expense. On the other hand, in the case of electronic mail, the same message can be simultaneously transmitted to a plurality of parties regardless of the circumstances of the parties. However, PCs and PDs that can be connected to a computer communication network such as the Internet outside of the company or home
A person who is not in an environment where A or the like can use cannot see the e-mail when he wants to see it.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a receiver, in any environment, irrespective of the type of terminal such as a mobile phone and a personal computer, at the time of his / her convenience, and in addition to his / her favorite voice and characters An object of the present invention is to provide a message transmission / reception system capable of receiving a previously transmitted message.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of management servers, a first communication network connecting the plurality of management servers to each other, and the plurality of servers are connected to each other via a second communication network. And a plurality of connectable sender or receiver user terminals.
The data processing unit includes a data processing unit and a data storage unit. The data processing unit receives the message data transmitted from the sender user terminal by designating the receiver user ID, and stores the message data in the data storage unit. The present invention is characterized in that the message data can be extracted from all kinds of terminals of the recipient user based on the recipient user ID.

A second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the data processing unit of the management server stores the received message data in the data storage unit in association with different IDs for each of a plurality of recipient users. . A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the data processing unit of the management server has a function of converting message data received as audio data into character data or image data.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the data processing unit of the management server has a function of converting message data received as character data into voice data or image data. The fifth invention is characterized in that the data processing unit of the management server has a function of converting message data received as image data into character data or audio data.

In a sixth aspect, the data processing unit of the management server determines whether the message data stored in the data storage unit has been extracted by the recipient user, and creates opening confirmation data indicating the determination result. The function and the opening confirmation data are stored in the data storage unit in association with the sender user ID corresponding to each message data, and the opening confirmation data is stored on the sender side based on the sender user ID. And a function of storing the data in the data storage unit in a form that can be pulled out from the user terminal.

[0010] In a seventh aspect, the data storage section of the management server stores a plurality of e-mail addresses owned by one person.
It is characterized in that it has a function of storing one user ID in the data storage unit in association with the user ID. An eighth invention is characterized in that the data storage section of the management server includes a mailbox to which an address in the data storage section is assigned in correspondence with each user ID.

In a ninth aspect, the plurality of management servers are one
Or a plurality of web servers and a plurality of regional servers, in the second communication network, a computer communication network such as the Internet between the web server and the user terminals, and a telephone call between the regional servers and the user terminals. It is characterized by a general public network such as a line.

In a tenth aspect, the web server stores the message data transmitted from the sender user terminal by specifying the receiver user ID in the data storage unit, and transmits the message data to the specified regional server. The specific regional server is characterized in that the received message data is stored in its own data storage unit in association with the ID of the user on the receiving side, and the data can be retrieved via a general public network. .

In an eleventh aspect, the regional server stores the message data transmitted from the sender user terminal by specifying the receiver user ID in the data storage unit of the regional server, and specifies the message data. The specific web server is characterized in that the received message data is stored in its own data storage unit and can be extracted via a computer communication network such as the Internet.

The twelfth invention is characterized in that the web server or the regional server has a function of converting message data received as character data via another web server into voice data. The thirteenth invention is characterized in that the web server or the regional server has a function of converting message data received as voice data via another regional server into character data.
The fourteenth invention is characterized in that the data processing unit of the web server converts the received message data into a database corresponding to the search rule and stores it in the data storage unit.

[0015]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. In this system, as shown in FIG. 1, a web server W and a number of regional servers S are connected to a first server of the present invention.
Is connected by the Internet A which is a communication network of the Internet. The user terminal 1 is connected to the web server W via the Internet B. The user terminal 1 may be any terminal that can be connected to the Internet B, such as a personal computer.

However, when transmitting the same message data from a specific management server to a plurality of other management servers via this network, the first communication network synchronizes the transmission to each server. Is preferred. This is because, by synchronizing and transmitting to a plurality of servers, the immediacy of message data shared by a plurality of users is maintained.

On the other hand, the regional server S is installed in each region such as prefectures, for example, and is connected to the user terminal 2 via the telephone line C. The user terminal 2 may be any terminal that can transmit and receive messages via the telephone line C. For example, a stationary telephone, a mobile phone, a fax, and the like. That is, the web server W and the regional server S are the management server of the present invention, and the Internet B and the telephone line C constitute the second communication network of the present invention. Here,
The first communication net is the Internet A, but the first communication net may be any type.

This system is for exchanging messages between the user terminals 1, between the user terminals 2, or between the user terminals 1 and 2. Each user may use either type of the user terminal 1 or the terminal 2 in this system, or may use a plurality of terminals by himself. Also, the sender of the message is referred to as the sender user and the receiver of the message is referred to as the user, but the sender and the receiver are not fixed. It is possible for the user to be a sender or a recipient. In addition, here
The web server W and each regional server S are referred to as an administrator of the system.

Next, the function of each server will be described. The web server W includes a data processing unit 3 and a data storage unit 4. The data processing unit 3 is an Internet B
Via the Internet A, receives the message data transmitted from the user's personal computer 1, stores it in the data storage unit 4, converts it if necessary, and transmits the message data to any regional server via the Internet A It has a function to do. The data storage unit 4 includes a mailbox 5 in which addresses are assigned to all user IDs. The user ID is the ID of a user who intends to use this system, and is given by the administrator when registered as a member of the system.

The regional server S also has a web server W
Similarly to the above, a data processing unit 6 and a data storage unit 7 are provided. The data processing unit 7 has a function of receiving message data transmitted via the telephone line C, and processing and transmitting the message data in the same manner as the data processing unit 3. In addition, the data storage unit 7
It has a mailbox 8 to which an address is assigned by a user ID, similarly to the data storage unit 4. However, the mailbox 8 provided in the data storage unit 7 is only a mailbox for a user in an area managed by the area server S.

The operation of this system will be described below.
However, the procedure on the management side is different between the case where the terminal used by the sender user who sends the message is the terminal 1 connected to the Internet B and the case where the terminal 2 is connected to the telephone line C. Each will be described separately. First, the operation when a message is sent using the telephone as the user terminal 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This flowchart explains the operation of the server on the administrator side.

First, in step 1, the regional server S
The message data and the recipient user ID are received. The above-mentioned message data is what the sender-side user calls and blows into the regional server S using the terminal 2 which is his / her own telephone. At this time, the local server S to which the sender user makes a call is the local server S closest to the place where the user is.

Actually, a message can be left in the same manner when making a call to any one of the regional servers S. However, if a call is made to the nearest regional server S, communication costs will be higher than if a call is made to a distant regional server S. In other words, the telephone bill can be reduced. Then, the sender-side user designates the ID of the receiver-side user and blows the message. At this time, since there may be a plurality of receiver-side user IDs specified by the sender-side user, a case where a plurality of recipients are specified will be described in this embodiment.

In step 2, the data processing unit 6 of the regional server S confirms the existence of a mailbox corresponding to the recipient user ID. This confirmation is made on Internet A
Is also performed with another regional server S via Thereby, the regional server S including the mailbox corresponding to the recipient-side user ID is specified. In step 3,
The message data is copied by the number of user IDs on the receiving side. In step 4, the copied message data is stored in the mailbox 8 corresponding to the recipient user ID specified by the sender user.
If the mailbox corresponding to the recipient's user ID is in another regional server S, the message data is transmitted to the regional server S with the recipient's user ID specified. The regional server S that has received the message data inputs the message data to the message box 8 corresponding to the specified user ID.

In step 5, the data processing section 6 sets the message data and a plurality of recipient-side user IDs as a set and transmits the set to the web server W. In step 6, the web server W receives the message data and the plurality of recipient user IDs. Step 7
Then, the data processing unit 3 of the web server W converts the received message data into a form that can be retrieved by the user terminal 1 via the Internet B. If the data processing unit 3 includes software for converting voice data into character data, the voice data can also be converted into character data. In such a case, the message data is two types of data: voice data and character data.

In step 8, the converted message data is copied by the number of receiver user IDs, and in step 9, the converted message data is input to the mailbox corresponding to each receiver user ID. As described above, the message data blown by the telephone by the sender user is registered in the memories 7 and 4 of the regional server S and the web server W. In addition, 1 that the user on the sender side imbued
One message data is registered in a plurality of message boxes of the other party at the same time.

Next, a procedure for retrieving a message stored in each mailbox will be described. The receiver-side user calls the regional server S that he / she has registered and specifies his / her user ID. The processing unit 6 of the regional server S extracts the message data from the mailbox 8 of the input user ID and transmits the message to the telephone as the user terminal 2.

The recipient user can also retrieve the message data by using a personal computer as the user terminal 1 or a PDA in the Internet environment instead of the telephone. In that case, the recipient user accesses the web server W and transmits his / her user ID to the web server W. The processing unit 3 of the web server W sends the transmitted user ID
, The mailbox 5 is specified, and the message data stored therein is transmitted. At this time, if there are a plurality of types of message data such as voice data and character data, all of them may be transmitted to the user terminal 1. First, the type of data may be displayed and the recipient The side user may be allowed to select the type of data to be received.

According to this embodiment, the sender user can use a telephone to deliver messages to the mailboxes of a plurality of receiver users simultaneously in one call, and the receiver user can The message can be taken out from the convenient place by using the terminal 1 or the terminal 2 which can be used at that time.

Here, the telephone has been described as an example of the sender's user terminal 2 for transmitting a message.
You can also send message data using a fax instead of a telephone. In this case, if the image data transmitted from the fax is stored as the image data in the mailbox of the regional server S, the receiving user can retrieve the image data from the fax or change it to voice data and store it. If you do, you can listen on the phone. However, when the image data is converted into the voice data, a case is described in which characters are written on a message original transmitted by facsimile. In that case, the data processing unit 6 of the regional server S converts the image of the document into character data, and further converts the converted character data into voice data.

Of course, the web server W can also convert image data received from a facsimile into data in the same manner as the local server S, and store the converted message data in a mailbox. In this way, the message data transmitted from the facsimile via the telephone line C can be extracted from the user terminal 1 connected to the Internet B as characters or voice. In addition, a password that is not reported to other users can be set in advance together with the user ID, so that the receiving user cannot retrieve the message data without inputting the password together with his / her user ID. By doing so, there is no possibility that the message data addressed to the user is extracted by another person.

Next, the operation of this system when the sender user deposits a message from the user terminal 1 such as a personal computer or the like via the Internet B to the mailboxes 4 and 8 of the recipient user will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. It is explained according to. In step 11, the web server W receives the message data and the recipient user ID. In this step, the sender user accesses the web server W from the user terminal 1 and transmits a message. At this time, a plurality of recipient user IDs as destinations are specified.

In step 12, the data processing section 3 of the web observer W confirms the existence of a mailbox corresponding to the above-mentioned recipient-side user ID. Then, each regional server S having a mailbox corresponding to the user ID is specified. In step 13, the data processing unit 3
Copies the message data twice as many as the number of recipient user IDs. Here, the reason why the message data is copied twice as many as the number of user IDs on the receiving side is that the message data is input to both the mailbox 5 of the web server W and the mailbox 8 of the regional server S. However, when a plurality of recipient users are users registered in the same regional server S, only one message data is transmitted to the regional server S, and the necessary number of copies are made in the regional server S receiving the message data. It does not matter.

In step 14, in the web server W,
Mailbox 5 corresponding to the above recipient-side user ID
Enter the message data. In step 15, the message data and the recipient's user ID are set and transmitted to the regional server S. In step 16, the regional server S sends the message data and the recipient's user ID
And receive. In step 17, the data processing unit of each regional server S that has received the data converts the message data into a form that can be retrieved by the terminal 2 via the telephone line C. Here, the form of the message data is converted so that the user terminal 2 can retrieve the message using a telephone or a fax device. For example,
It converts character data to voice data, and conversely, converts voice data to character data.

In step 18, the voice data and character data converted as described above are input to the mailbox 8 corresponding to the recipient user ID. According to the above procedure, the message data transmitted by the sender user accessing the web server W can be stored in the mailboxes 5 and 8 of a plurality of other parties. The mailbox corresponding to the recipient-side user ID is stored in both the web server W and the regional server S. Therefore, the recipient can retrieve the message via the Internet B or retrieve the message via the telephone line C in the same manner as in the case where the sender user transmits the message using the telephone as described above. Either way, you can choose the one that works best for you. Moreover, when retrieving messages on a personal computer,
It can be heard as voice data or read as character data.

As described above, according to the system of the present invention, the sender user can simultaneously transmit a message to a plurality of destinations by one transmission only by designating the ID of the receiver user as the destination. be able to. The same message does not have to be sent over and over again, saving time, effort and money. In particular, the effect increases as the number of transmission destinations increases.

The recipient user can retrieve a message at a convenient time using a convenient terminal. For example, if you are in a place where you cannot use a personal computer that can connect to the Internet, you can listen to the message on your mobile phone. In addition, if the web server W or the regional server S has a data conversion function, even if the message data input by the sender is not voice data, the message data can be extracted as voice data. A message composed of voice data transmitted by the user can be extracted as text or image data.

The above description has been made on the assumption that the sender user and the receiver user who use the above-mentioned system have been registered in advance and each has an ID. In this system, only the user who has been given an ID from the administrator can assign the mailboxes 5 and 8 in the web server W or the regional server S, so that the recipient user who retrieves the message always acquires the ID. There must be. On the other hand, the sender-side user can leave a message even if the mailboxes 5 and 8 are not assigned, so that even a non-member can become a sender-side user. However, in order to exchange messages between users, the sender and the recipient are not fixed, so register both as members,
You need to get an ID.

If the sender user has acquired an ID and has been assigned a mailbox, it is possible to confirm whether or not the message sent by the sender user has reached the recipient who is the recipient user. A method of confirming whether the transmitted message has been retrieved by the recipient user will be described below. First, the sender user sends a message using the user terminal 1 or the user terminal 2. The message data transmitted to the web server W or the regional server S is stored in the mailboxes 5 and 8 of both servers W and S. The procedure for storing the message data in each of the mailboxes 5 and 8 is the same as that described above in accordance with the flow shown in FIGS.

In the system which can confirm that the message has been extracted from the mailboxes 5 and 8, the web server W and the regional server S store the data by associating the recipient's user ID with the sender's user ID. In addition to storing the data in the units 4 and 7, the data processing units 3 and 6 of each server have a function of confirming that the message data in the mailbox of the recipient user has been extracted. When the specific message data is extracted, the data processing units 3, 6
However, in the mailbox corresponding to the user ID of the sender user who transmitted the message data, the opening confirmation data indicating that fact is input.

Therefore, the sender-side user accesses the web server W or the regional server S to access his or her own
By specifying D, the open confirmation data of the mailbox assigned to the ID can be extracted. This opening confirmation data indicates whether or not the message has been opened for each message and each transmission destination. And, like the message data, these opening confirmation data can be pulled out and confirmed at any time, regardless of the type of terminal such as a personal computer or a telephone, as characters and voices.

Further, the web server W can be provided with a function to retrieve a mail to a specified mail address. This e-mail address is an e-mail address used in an e-mail system different from the system of the present invention. If such a function is provided, e-mails sent to the e-mail address used by each user are automatically sent. On the other hand, the web server W receives the mail and
Like the above message data, it can be entered in the user's mailbox. In other words, even when the sender does not access the web server W but sends a mail to the user's mail address, the mail is stored in the mailboxes of the web server W and the regional server S. become.

In particular, the data storage units 4 and 6 of each server store the user information of the registered user. If a plurality of e-mail addresses used by the user are registered among them, different The web server W controls and manages all e-mails delivered to the address, and can input the e-mails to the mailboxes 5 and 8 corresponding to the user ID. In the above embodiment, each server W,
Although the S data storage units 4 and 7 include the mailboxes 5 and 8 corresponding to the user IDs, even if the mailboxes 5 and 8 are not provided in advance, each time the message data is received, The information may be stored in association with the user ID.

Also, when sending the same message data to a plurality of parties, different user IDs may be stored in correspondence with a plurality of message data of the same content, or one message data may be stored. A plurality of user IDs may be associated. However, if a mailbox is set in advance, input and retrieval of message data can be performed more smoothly.

In the above embodiment, the data processing section of the server provided with the mailbox for inputting the received message data performs various conversion processes such as voice to character and character to voice. Such a conversion process may be performed by the data processing unit of any server. Further, in the above embodiment, after performing the above conversion process, the message data is stored in the data storage unit, but the receiving user, at the timing of withdrawal, according to the type of the receiving user terminal, Conversion processing may be performed. Further, in the above embodiment, each regional server S has information on only users in the region where the server S is installed. However, all servers may store all user information, or only a specific server may store user information. In short, which server stores and manages the user information of which registered user is free.

Further, if the message data to be stored in the storage unit 3 of the web server W is formed into a database in a form that can correspond to a predetermined search rule,
The recipient user can freely search for the message data addressed to himself. To correspond to the above search rule means, for example, to add a reading to the sender's name in order to be able to search by the sender's name. Of course, it is also possible to search for the message data by a word in the message. As described above, the message data stored in the database can be individually deleted by inputting a deletion signal, and the deletion time can be determined based on the mailbox capacity and the storage period. Can also.

[0047]

According to the first to fourteenth aspects, the receiver-side user can receive a message addressed to him / her at a convenient place regardless of the type of terminal. . According to the second aspect, the user can send a message to a plurality of parties by one transmission. According to the third aspect, the message transmitted by the sender as image data can be extracted as text or audio data. For example, the contents of a message sent by fax can be heard over the telephone.

According to the fourth aspect, the sender can extract the message data transmitted as character data as voice or image data. For example, if you send an e-mail from a personal computer,
You can take it out by fax. According to the fifth aspect, the message transmitted by the sender as image data can be extracted as text or audio data. In other words, you can view faxed messages on your computer screen or listen to them over the phone.

According to the sixth aspect, the sender can know whether or not the message transmitted by the sender is actually extracted by the other party. According to the seventh aspect, messages arriving at a plurality of mail addresses can be collectively stored in one mailbox. Therefore, the user can retrieve messages sent to a plurality of mail addresses from one mailbox. According to the eighth aspect, since a mailbox in which an address is set in the data storage unit is provided in advance, message input / output is smooth.

According to the ninth to fourteenth aspects, message data can be transmitted and received on either a computer communication network such as the Internet or a general public line network such as a telephone line. According to the tenth aspect, the message data transmitted by the sender user via the computer communication network can be received by the receiver user via the general public network.

According to the eleventh aspect, the message data transmitted by the sender user via the general public network can be received by the receiver user via the computer communication network. According to the twelfth aspect, the message data transmitted by the sender user as character data can be heard by the receiver user as voice data. According to the thirteenth aspect, the data transmitted by the sender user as audio data can be received by the recipient user as text or image data. According to the fourteenth aspect, the message data stored in the database can be freely rearranged or the necessary data can be searched on the receiver side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall structure of a system according to this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating functions of a web server.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating functions of a regional server.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart until a message transmitted using a telephone is stored in a data storage unit of a server.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart until a message transmitted using a personal computer or the like is stored in a data storage unit of a server.

[Explanation of symbols]

 W Web server S Regional server 1 User terminal 2 User terminal 3 Data processing unit 4 Data storage unit 5 Mailbox 6 Data processing unit 7 Data storage unit 8 Mailbox

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of management servers, a first communication net connecting the plurality of management servers to each other, and a plurality of senders or receivers connectable to the plurality of servers via a second communication net. And a user terminal,
Each of the management servers includes a data processing unit and a data storage unit, and the data processing unit receives, from the sender user terminal, message data transmitted by designating the receiver user ID, and receives the message data. A message transmission / reception system, wherein the message data is stored in the data storage unit, and the message data can be extracted from all types of terminals of the recipient user based on the recipient user ID. 2. The message transmission / reception system according to claim 1, wherein the data processing unit of the management server stores the received message data in the data storage unit in association with different IDs for each of the plurality of recipient users. . 3. The data processing unit of the management server has a function of converting message data received as voice data into character data or image data.
A message transmitting / receiving system according to claim 1. 4. The message transmission / reception system according to claim 1, wherein the data processing unit of the management server has a function of converting message data received as character data into voice data or image data. 5. The message data transmission / reception system according to claim 1, wherein the data processing unit of the management server has a function of converting the message data received as image data into character data or voice data. 6. A function of the data processing unit of the management server to determine whether the message data stored in the data storage unit has been extracted by the recipient user, and to generate opening confirmation data indicating the result of the determination. The opening confirmation data is stored in the data storage unit in association with the sender user ID corresponding to each message data, and the opening confirmation data is extracted from the sender user terminal based on the sender user ID. A function of storing the data in the data storage unit in a possible form.
The message transmitting / receiving system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein 7. The data storage unit of the management server according to claim 1, further comprising a function of storing one user ID in the data storage unit in correspondence with a plurality of mail addresses owned by one user. 2. The message transmitting and receiving system according to item 1. 8. The management server according to claim 1, wherein the data storage unit includes a mailbox to which an address in the data storage unit is assigned in correspondence with each user ID. The message transmission / reception system as described. 9. A plurality of management servers include one or a plurality of web servers and a plurality of regional servers, and a computer communication network such as the Internet is provided between the web server and the user terminal in the second communication network. The message transmission / reception system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a general public line network such as a telephone line is provided between each of the regional servers and the user terminal. 10. A web server stores message data transmitted from a sender user terminal by specifying a receiver user ID in a data storage unit,
Sends it to a specific regional server, and the specific regional server stores the received message data in its own data storage unit in association with the ID of the receiver-side user,
10. The message transmitting / receiving system according to claim 9, wherein the message can be extracted via a general public network. 11. A regional server stores message data transmitted from a sender user terminal by specifying a receiver user ID in a data storage unit of the regional server, and transmits the message data to a specific web server. The message transmission / reception according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the specific web server transmits the message data, stores the received message data in its own data storage unit, and retrieves the data via a computer communication network such as the Internet. system. 12. The message transmission / reception according to claim 9, wherein the web server or the regional server has a function of converting message data received as character data via another web server into voice data. system. 13. The message transmission / reception according to claim 9, wherein the web server or the regional server has a function of converting message data received as voice data via another regional server into character data. system. 14. The Web server according to claim 9, wherein the data processing unit of the web server converts the received message data into a database corresponding to a search rule and stores the database in a data storage unit. A message transmitting / receiving system according to claim 1.