JP2002197022A - Homepage updating method, facsimile machine used for the same, cti server, web server, and homepage updating facsimile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a homepage generating and updating method which enables anybody to easily generate and update a homepage without having the knowledge of a computer and the Internet, requires a little cost, and generates no insertion miss. SOLUTION: A format is provided with more than one layout block and a specific mail address meaning homepage update and text data and/or image data to be written to the layout blocks are transmitted from the facsimile machine to a CTI(Computer Telephony Integration) server, which converts the data format of the image data, mails the data to the web server where the homepage is stored, and overwrites the text data and/or image data for update to the data written to the layout blocks to update the homepage.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for updating a homepage which allows anyone to easily update a homepage without knowledge of a personal computer or the Internet, a facsimile apparatus used for the method, and a CT.
The present invention relates to an I (Computer Telephony Integration) server, a web server, and a homepage updating facsimile communication system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, network technology has been remarkably advanced. In particular, the spread of Internet-related technologies has been remarkable. This internet is
Personal computer (hereinafter referred to as computer)
World Wide Web (World Wide Web) by browsing software installed on mobile devices
Since a web page can be linked to a web page in the web site via the web), various businesses are becoming indispensable. That is, the top page, which is the entrance of the website, and the web pages within the site (hereinafter, both are referred to as home pages) are sources of various information, and can be accessed anywhere in the world in real time. Yes, connecting to the Internet is a great way to get ever-changing business information.

However, in order to connect to the Internet, it is necessary to operate a computer, a portable terminal, and the like.
Relatively young people tend to benefit from the Internet more than older people. However, the flow of information is skewed, and most people just pull out information from the Internet at present, and relatively few people have their own homepages and information sources. The obstacle is that creating a homepage requires knowledge of a computer, software for creating the software, knowledge of a network, and the like. Therefore, when it is not possible to create it, an external expert is requested to create it. However, not only the creation but also the updating of data requires a large amount of expense, which also hinders the spread of homepages.

[0004] As described above, creating a homepage is very troublesome, but there is a big movement all over the world to transmit information using the Internet and conduct business. If you have a homepage, whether you are an individual or a company,
In other words, information can be provided on an equal basis, and business opportunities are expanded. However, there are quite a few people who want to do the Internet, even if they want to.

[0005] By the way, it is said that urbanization has progressed in recent years, and young people have flowed out in local areas, and local vitality has been lost. For example, local shopping streets have long been depopulated by the outflow of population, and have been shouted at large suburban stores, which have a large ability to attract customers, to deprive them of their customers and to revitalize them. There is a possibility that such shopping streets will have a chance to be activated if information is transmitted using the homepage as described above. For that reason, homepages that promote the entire shopping district have recently appeared. However, at the level of individual stores, computers are not familiar with computers and the Internet, and expectations for computers are extremely low. Given that the manipulation of computers is painful for those who are not interested, there is no immediate possibility that computers will explode in such people.

At present, the most popular communication terminals used in such shopping streets are telephones and facsimile machines. Facsimile machines are already established among those who are unfamiliar with computers as devices capable of performing data communication, and if a facsimile machine can be connected to the Internet, a new perspective will be opened.
For example, by transmitting daily information on stores on the homepage to the region, a new customer environment can be cultivated, and it will be possible to operate in large stores.

[0007] However, there is no facsimile machine that can directly connect to the Internet and browse the homepage except for special terminals, and the most popular one is to transmit and receive data via a public line. It is a facsimile machine. Therefore, at present, it is not possible to obtain information directly from the Internet using a facsimile machine. On the other hand, uploading information to a homepage using a facsimile machine has not been performed at all. The only thing that can be done in connection with the Internet is E
The only thing that exists is a model that can send and receive e-mails by a mail server. If a facsimile machine could easily launch a homepage, it would be good news for traditional small-scale shops, and for those who were not familiar with the Internet, hobbies and social life. Good news.

[0008] By the way, even if the homepage is started, the following problems occur next. that is,
If you do not update the information on the homepage every day, the value of the homepage will decrease and the chance of getting access will drastically decrease. If you can not easily update the data on this homepage yourself, if you can not do it easily, you will not be able to practically post daily information on shops etc., and even though the homepage is expensive, it will be less effective . It is difficult to update data on a daily basis by people who are not familiar with the Internet unless it is a very easy way to update the homepage.

[0009] Furthermore, there is a service in which a public organization sets up a home page free of charge for persons who do not have a personal computer or a fax, but there is a problem that an e-mail cannot be received although the home page is opened. In a normal homepage, people who access the site can communicate their opinions by sending e-mail, but expect to see facsimile transmission from customers on the homepage of such stores. It's difficult to do, and you can't use it for sales unless you have a homepage that can send emails automatically with one click. If there is no response from the customer looking at the homepage, an illusion that the homepage has no effect occurs, and the user cannot continue.

As described above, the conventional facsimile apparatus is
A homepage was set up on the Internet, and it could not be used. In order to make this possible, Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3059894 has been proposed. The point of this invention is to establish a homepage on the Internet based on automatic reading of a handwritten manuscript without input operation from a computer. That is, first, a form for writing a home page is prepared, and image data such as handwriting, a photograph, and image data are written in a predetermined column of the form for writing a home page. Then, fill in the title, the fax number for sending and receiving, the keyword, etc. in another predetermined column, and configure the fax server for sending and receiving faxes, the fax image correcting means, the homepage creating means, the homepage replying means, etc. via the telephone line Send to homepage editing means. The homepage editing means automatically converts the information into Internet image format information, which creates information such as the homepage and homepage address, and stores the information so that it can be connected to the outside world.
In addition, the homepage address is sent back to the sender.

However, this registered utility model No. 305989
No. 4 proposes a method for preparing a predetermined homepage writing form without performing an input operation from a computer keyboard, and performing character recognition by a fax image correcting means constituted by an OCR to perform correction. Things. However, the accuracy of character recognition by this OCR is poor,
Practically, the utility was extremely poor. In addition, it is necessary to write and prepare a form for writing the home page in advance, and it is not possible to freely take anything into the home page.

[0012]

As described above, the conventional facsimile apparatus can transmit and receive e-mails by an e-mail server, however, it is necessary to connect to the Internet to access a homepage. Could not obtain information, and moreover, could not upload information to the homepage. If a homepage can be easily created without operating a computer and a homepage can be established on the Internet, the Internet can be further utilized. At this time, if it can be easily created with a facsimile machine, which is the most popular data communication terminal, it is considered that the population of homepage establishers can be dramatically increased.

If the information on the home page is not updated every day, the number of opportunities to access the home page is drastically reduced. Unless the homepage can be updated on its own and easily, it is impossible for a shop or the like to publish daily information virtually, and the homepage becomes worthless. Considering the updating of the homepage in this way, anyone must be able to easily perform the updating process, and the facsimile machine must be easy to operate.

If the updating process deletes the homepage at the time of creation or the previously updated homepage and newly uploads the newly created updated homepage, data that does not need to be rewritten is prepared again and uploaded. Therefore, it is complicated and time-consuming, and there is a possibility that a posting error may be mixed.

Further, the technology proposed in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 30598894 requires that a form for writing a standard homepage be prepared, and handwriting, photographs, image data, etc. are written in a predetermined column of the form for writing the homepage. In addition to the image data described above, a title, a fax number for transmission / reception, a keyword, and the like are entered in another column, and character recognition is performed by OCR to correct the character data. However, the accuracy of character recognition by this OCR is poor, and the practicality is poor.

Therefore, in order to solve such a conventional problem, according to the present invention, anyone can easily update the homepage without any knowledge of the computer and the Internet, at little cost, and without posting errors. The purpose is to provide a homepage update method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile machine which can easily create and update a homepage without any knowledge of computers and the Internet, incurs little cost, and does not cause a posting error. I do.

An object of the present invention is to provide a CTI server that allows anyone to easily update a home page and that does not cause a posting error.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a web server which allows anyone to easily update a homepage, incurs little cost, and does not cause a posting error.

Further, the present invention provides a homepage updating facsimile communication system in which anyone can easily create and update a homepage without any knowledge of a computer or the Internet, incurs little cost, and does not cause a posting error. With the goal.

[0021]

In order to achieve the above object, a homepage updating method according to the present invention is provided with one or more layout blocks in a format, a specific mail address indicating a homepage update, and an update for writing in a layout block. The text data and / or image data of the facsimile apparatus to the CTI server,
The I server converts the data format of the image data and sends it by e-mail to the web server where the homepage is stored,
The homepage is updated by overwriting data written in the layout block with text data and / or image data for updating.

As a result, anyone can easily update the homepage without any knowledge of the computer and the Internet, at little cost, and without posting errors.

The facsimile apparatus of the present invention has a homepage creation mode selecting means for selecting a mode when updating a homepage, and a CTI for transmitting an e-mail.
E-mail management means for facsimile sending data to the server is provided, and when updating the homepage, the dialogue management means prompts for the input of a specific e-mail address meaning the homepage update. It is characterized by prompting input of text data and / or image data.

[0024] This allows anyone to easily update the homepage without any knowledge of the computer or the Internet, incurs little cost, and eliminates erroneous posting.

The CTI server of the present invention includes a communication input / output unit for receiving data for creating an electronic mail created in an interactive format and transmitted by facsimile, and a facsimile transmission of the data format of image data in the data. A data format conversion unit for converting from a possible data format to a data format that can be transmitted to the Internet, and to a specific mail address indicating a homepage update, update text data to be written into a layout block and / or a data format after the data format conversion An electronic mail having image data as a content is transmitted.

As a result, anyone can easily update the home page, and no posting error occurs.

The web server of the present invention transmits text data and / or text data in a layout block decrypted by a decryption unit by an e-mail transmitted by facsimile from the facsimile apparatus and created by converting the data format of the image data in the CTI server. Alternatively, the homepage is updated by overwriting image data.

[0028] Thus, anyone can easily update the homepage, incur little cost, and do not make a posting error.

The homepage update facsimile communication system according to the present invention is transmitted from a facsimile apparatus and has a CTI
By writing the text data and / or the image data after the data format conversion into the layout block decrypted by the decryption unit of the web server by the e-mail created by converting the data format of the image data in the server, creating the homepage. Features.

As a result, anyone can easily update the home page without any knowledge of the computer and the Internet, at little cost, and without posting errors.

[0031]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the first aspect of the present invention, one or more layout blocks are provided in a format of a homepage registered in a web server, and a specific mail address indicating a homepage update and a layout block are added to the layout block. The text data and / or image data for updating to be written is transmitted from the facsimile apparatus to the CTI server, the CTI server converts the data format of the image data, transmits the data to the web server where the homepage is stored by mail, and writes it in the layout block. Since the homepage updating method is characterized in that the homepage is updated by overwriting the existing data with the updating text data and / or image data, the data can be overwritten for each layout block, and the image data can be overwritten. Perform character recognition It is not required, in order to specify the contents of the control from the e-mail address of the addressed web server,
Updating of the homepage can be performed reliably and easily using a communication system that sends and receives e-mails from the facsimile machine. Since character recognition is not performed by the OCR or the like, the reading accuracy does not matter, and no posting error occurs.

In the invention according to a second aspect of the present invention, the specific mail address indicating the creation of a home page indicates a layout block name and update text data and / or image arrangement information to be written in the layout block. The method of updating a home page according to claim 1, further comprising a control parameter including a home page creation parameter, so that an e-mail can be used to update a position in the layout at which data is to be arranged.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication input / output unit for transmitting / receiving data via a communication line, a display means capable of performing display for interactive input, and a homepage creation on the display means. Dialogue management means for facsimile transmission of data for creating e-mail with guidance in interactive form, input means for inputting data for creating e-mail, scanner capable of reading images, and updating of homepage A homepage creation mode selecting means capable of selecting a mode when performing the operation, and an e-mail managing means for facsimile sending data to the CTI server for transmitting an e-mail. When updating the homepage, the dialog managing means means updating the homepage. Prompts for a specific email address,
The facsimile apparatus is characterized by prompting input of update text data and / or image data to be written in a layout block by guidance display.
CTI data for updating emails interactively
It can be sent to the server and manages the update of the homepage using a specific e-mail address, so you do not have to create a homepage to upload by operating the computer yourself, just instruct the web server to overwrite data, The homepage can be updated easily and easily.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a facsimile according to the third aspect is characterized in that a control parameter is added to a specific e-mail address indicating creation / update of a homepage by input from an input means. Because it is a device, it adds a control parameter to a specific e-mail address and sends it as a specific e-mail address with a control function, so you do not have to create a homepage to upload by operating a computer yourself Just by instructing data overwriting, the homepage can be automatically and easily updated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication input / output unit for receiving data for creating an electronic mail which is created in an interactive form and transmitted by facsimile, and an image data of the image data in the data. A data format conversion unit for converting a data format from a data format that can be transmitted by facsimile to a data format that can be transmitted by the Internet, and updating text data and / or writing to a layout block to a specific mail address indicating a homepage update; Since the CTI server is characterized by transmitting an e-mail containing the image data after the data format conversion, the CTI server converts the image data and sends the text data and / or the converted image to the web server together with the control parameters. Data can be emailed. In addition,
In this specification, a CTI server is a server that implements a unified message in which at least a facsimile function and an e-mail function are integrated with a computer.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a layout block constituting a home page is compared with a layout block name designated for updating, and a layout block name transmitted from a facsimile apparatus via a CTI server is updated. A home page processing unit for overwriting text data and / or image data written in the layout block with text data and / or image data, and a control parameter from a specific mail address indicating a home page update of the sent e-mail. And a homepage processing section for notifying the homepage processing section of the name of the layout block to be processed and the control information, a memory section for storing the received data, a homepage storage section for storing the homepage data, and a URL for the homepage. Web with a URL management unit to manage A server, which overwrites text data and / or image data in a layout block decrypted by a decryption unit with an e-mail transmitted by facsimile from a facsimile device and created by converting the data format of image data in a CTI server. Since the web server is characterized by updating the homepage, the decryption unit can take out the control parameters such as the layout block name specified for the update, and operate the computer to upload the homepage yourself. Even if it is not created, text data and / or image data can be uploaded in layout block units only by instructing the web server to overwrite data, there is no need to perform character recognition, and e-mails can be sent from the facsimile machine. Send and receive Homepage update is reliably and easily by utilizing the signal system.
Since character recognition is not performed by the OCR or the like, the reading accuracy does not matter, and no posting error occurs.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus according to the third or fourth aspect, and a fifth aspect of the present invention.
And a web server according to claim 6, which is transmitted from a facsimile machine,
The e-mail created by converting the data format of the image data in the TI server converts text data and / or text into the layout block decoded by the decoding unit of the web server.
Alternatively, a homepage updating facsimile communication system characterized by writing image data after data format conversion and creating a homepage, so that control parameters such as a layout block name designated for updating can be extracted from an e-mail address. It is possible to upload text data and / or image data in layout block units by simply instructing the web server to overwrite data without having to create a homepage to upload by operating a computer. The homepage can be updated using an existing communication system that sends and receives e-mails from a facsimile machine without having to perform the above operations. Since character recognition is not performed by the OCR or the like, the reading accuracy does not matter, and no posting error occurs.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) A homepage updating method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, a facsimile apparatus, a CTI server, a web server, and a homepage updating facsimile communication system used therefor will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an operation unit of a facsimile apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus and a homepage updating facsimile communication system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a CTI server according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a web server according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 7A is a sample diagram of an e-mail transmitted by the homepage update facsimile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7A is a diagram of a homepage created by the homepage update facsimile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 (b) is a diagram of homepage creation parameters used in the homepage update facsimile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a diagram of processing after facsimile transmission of the homepage update facsimile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a facsimile apparatus main body capable of creating and updating a home page by facsimile transmission;
An operation unit 2 includes an operation dial and operation keys for making a call, and can perform various operations. Reference numeral 3 denotes a liquid crystal display capable of displaying a menu screen as a list and allowing the user to select a function using the operation unit 2, and performing interactive display in the homepage creation / update mode. In the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment, since the homepage creation and the homepage update have many points in common, the homepage update mode and the homepage creation mode are integrated into the homepage creation / update mode. It is also appropriate to have a split mode. Hereinafter, in the first embodiment, the homepage creation / update mode is described in some cases, but the homepage update mode of the present invention. 4
Is a handset that can make a call, 5 is an e-mail button that is pressed when selecting an e-mail sending mode, 6 is a facsimile transmission and CT of e-mail data.
This is a send button (start button) to be pressed when sending to the I server.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 20 denotes a central control unit.
Reference numeral 20a denotes a memory unit such as a nonvolatile memory for storing various control setting values and the like necessary for control by the central control unit 20, and 20b denotes a RAM as a work area.
A program storage unit 0c stores a program for the central control unit 20 to control each unit of the facsimile apparatus and the entire system. Reference numeral 21 denotes an image data storage unit that stores data received via a communication line and stores transmission image data read by a scanner 24 described later.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a communication input / output unit that performs connection between a telephone line and the facsimile apparatus, exchanges various protocol data, and transmits and receives data. Reference numeral 23 denotes various input means, which can output an input signal to the central control unit 20 by operating the operation keys and the operation dial of the operation unit 2 shown in FIG. In addition to the functions that can be entered simply by pressing the operation key, the functions can also be executed by listing or individually displaying the menu screen on the liquid crystal display 3 and confirming one highlighted (cursor display) with the operation key. it can. The homepage creation mode selection means according to the first embodiment includes an operation unit 2 and various input means 2.
3 and a transmission button 6, the operation dial of the operation unit 2 is turned, an input signal from various input means 23 is used to display a homepage creation / update mode on the liquid crystal display 3, and the selection is confirmed by the transmission button 6. Is what you do.
Note that the homepage creation mode selection means is a means for creating in a broad sense, and can perform both creation and update modes. Therefore, the homepage update mode can be selected. In the homepage creation / update mode and the e-mail mode, the user inputs information interactively as described later. Reference numeral 24 denotes a scanner capable of reading a document image. In the first embodiment, the scanner 24 includes a CCD line image sensor. Reference numeral 25 denotes a printing unit which is used in the facsimile mode or the copy mode, receives the received facsimile image data,
The image data and the like read by can be printed. 2
Reference numeral 6 denotes a voice input / output unit, and reference numeral 27 denotes a display unit that can display a menu screen on the liquid crystal display 3 and perform interactive display. 28 is homepage creation
When the update mode or the e-mail mode is selected, this is a dialog management means for displaying and giving instructions in a dialog format. 28
Reference numeral a denotes an e-mail management unit that manages transmission and reception of e-mail. For example, the e-mail management unit 28a performs an e-mail transmission / reception process, displays an incoming call on the liquid crystal display 3 when an e-mail arrives, or stores a user ID (user name of a user address, described later) stored in the memory unit 20a. ) And the security ID are automatically transmitted when the e-mail is transmitted.

Next, 29 is a public line to which the facsimile apparatus is connected, and 30 is data for creating an e-mail transmitted from the facsimile apparatus when a homepage creation / update mode or an e-mail mode is selected. Is a CTI server that creates and sends an e-mail. Details will be described later. 31a and 31b are web servers capable of registering homepages, and 32 is an Internet network. The web server 31a is a web server integrated or integrated with the CTI server 30, and the web server 3a
1b is a web server installed by another provider connected via the Internet network 32. Usually CTI
Web server 31 linked or integrated with server 30
It is advantageous to set up a homepage using a.
In some cases, the homepage can be registered in the web server 31b.

Next, a flow of interactive input and a message displayed on the liquid crystal display when a homepage is created or updated in the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, when creating a homepage,
The following preparations need to be made. That is, in order to create a homepage, it is necessary to transmit e-mail creation data from the facsimile apparatus to the CTI server 30, and it is necessary to determine the user ID, security ID, and mail address.

When the facsimile apparatus telephone number is registered in the facsimile apparatus and the facsimile apparatus telephone number is transmitted to the CTI server 30 (establisher), the CTI server 3
0 registers this, and transmits the user ID (user name of the user address) and the security ID to the facsimile machine. The notified security ID is registered in the memory unit 20a of the facsimile machine. The security ID is unique to the device, and is automatically attached to an electronic mail together with the user ID and transmitted. next,
In order to receive the service of the homepage, the facsimile in which necessary information including the user ID is filled in is sent to the web server 31.
a, the installer registers the user, sets various data of the homepage, and, as described later, a specific URL (Uniform Resource L) of the user's homepage.
ocator) to the user. This completes the preparation procedure.

When the preparation procedure is completed, a home page can be created and updated. The updating of the homepage is based on the premise that the homepage is created. Since the processing flow is common to both, the updating and the creation will be described together.
As shown in FIG. 3, a check is made as to whether or not to send an image in order to create and update the home page (step
1). When the image is to be sent, the original image is inserted into the facsimile apparatus in the facsimile e-mail mode, and the image is read (step 2). If the image is read in step 2, the process proceeds to step 4, and if the image cannot be read, an error process is performed (step 3), and then an END process is performed (step 12). Also step
If the image is not sent in step 1, the process proceeds to step 4 as the e-mail mode (or the fax e-mail mode in which no image is sent).

When the E-mail button 5 is pressed in step 4, "" Fax E-mail transmission "" (m1a) is displayed on the liquid crystal display 3 in the case of the facsimile e-mail mode, and is selected with the operation dial in the case of the e-mail mode. As a result, "" Send text E-mail "" (m1b) is displayed. When the send button 6 (start button) is pressed, "" = "is displayed on the liquid crystal display 3 prompting the user to enter an address, and an address for selecting a mode for creating and updating a home page is input ( step5). At this time, instead of inputting the address, selecting the mode for creating / updating the home page by using the operation dial (step 6), "" Updating the home page "" (m
3) is displayed on the liquid crystal display 3. This display may be different from homepage creation and update,
Since there are many opportunities for updating, it is displayed as updating here. Creation / update or creation in a broad sense may be displayed.
Here, the mode is determined by the transmission button 6, and when the transmission button 6 is pressed again, "" is displayed. When the target home page is composed of a plurality of pages, a page number to be created / updated is entered in this title (step 7). If it is not entered, it will be the top page.

Next, when the send button 6 is further depressed, "" message = "" (m5) is displayed, and it is checked whether or not there is a message (step 8). In the case of the e-mail mode, or in the case of the facsimile e-mail mode for sending a message, a message is input (step
9), proceed to step 10. In step 8, if you want to send only images in fax e-mail mode,
Proceed to step 10. In step 10, when the send button 6 is pressed, a call is made to the CTI server 30 and "" E-mail communication in progress "" (m6) is displayed.
To transmit data to the CTI server 30. At this time, "" E-mail is being transmitted "" (m7) is displayed.
In the case of homepage update, sent message and /
Or the existing data will be overwritten with the image.
At the time of this data transmission, the electronic mail management means 28a stores the user ID and the security ID stored in the memory unit 20a.
Is sent automatically.

When the transmission is completed, if there is an e-mail which has not been received on the CTI server 30, ““ E-mail not received = 1 ”
The message "" (m8) is displayed, an unreceived e-mail is displayed on the liquid crystal display 3 (step 11), and the user is prompted to open the unreceived e-mail. Thereafter, END processing is performed (step 12). Thus, the first embodiment
The facsimile apparatus can interactively transmit data for creating an e-mail to the CTI server 30 and overwrite the data for updating the home page with the existing data on the home page.
And a security ID can be automatically transmitted.

Next, the CTI server according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, this CTI server is a server that implements a unified message in which at least a facsimile function and an e-mail function are integrated with a computer in this specification.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 40 denotes a CTI server control unit; 40a, a memory unit such as a non-volatile memory for storing various control setting values required when the CTI server control unit 40 controls; Is a RAM serving as a work area, and 40c is a CTI server control unit 40
A program storage unit that stores programs for controlling each unit of the I server and the entire system. Reference numeral 41 denotes a reception data section for storing data received via a communication line. Reference numeral 42 denotes a communication input / output unit connected to the public line and the web, and exchanges various protocol data, controls connection, and transmits and receives data. A data conversion unit 43 converts image data transmitted by facsimile from a data format that can be transmitted by facsimile, for example, an MR / MH format or TIFF format, to a data format that can be transmitted to the Internet, for example, a GIF format or a JPEG format. It is. Reference numeral 44 denotes an e-mail creation unit that creates an e-mail from information for creating an e-mail sent from the facsimile machine and sends the e-mail to the web server 31a. The homepage update e-mail of the present invention instructs to overwrite the layout block data of the homepage already created with the update data.
57 is a random number generator.

The electronic mail created by the electronic mail creating section 44 will be described with reference to FIG. 45 is a user ID. P1234567 described as an example
8, "5678" is the last four digits of the facsimile machine telephone number, and "1234" is a random number obtained by the random number generator 57. Not only the last four digits but all digits may be used. If the user IDs overlap, a random number may be obtained again. Therefore, the same ID never occurs in the user ID 45.

As described above, the user ID 45 is associated with the telephone number of the facsimile machine, and is used for authentication of the web servers 31a and 31b when creating and updating the homepage. Therefore, each facsimile apparatus telephone number is associated with each home page. In the first embodiment, this is a URL management unit 5 described later.
The path name of the URL created in step 6 is entered in the layout block serving as the title of the home page by default as title information, so that it is further closely associated with the facsimile apparatus telephone number.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a title for writing the designated page of the home page. When the home page has a plurality of pages,
This is to indicate which page is the target. Reference numeral 47 denotes an e-mail address, and a control parameter "B" is added to a specific e-mail address "hp@abc.com" which means homepage creation / update for the web servers 31a and 31b.
L ”and the mail address“ hpBL@abc.c ”
om ”. As described above, homepage updating is premised on homepage creation, and in many cases it is common to both.In the first embodiment, a specific address meaning homepage creation / update is used. May be replaced with another address. Also, there may be no control parameters. Reference numeral 48 denotes text data to be written in a predetermined layout block of the homepage, and reference numeral 49 denotes image data read by the scanner unit 24. When there is only text data, there is no image data 49, and when there is only image data, there is no text data 48. It should be noted that the image data can be sent in the form of an attached file instead of being read by the scanner 24.

Next, based on FIG. 5, the web server 31
The configuration of a and 31b will be described. Reference numeral 50 denotes a web server control unit; 50a, a memory unit such as a non-volatile memory for storing various control setting values and the like necessary for control by the web server control unit 50; 50b, a RAM as a work area Yes, 50c is the web server controller 5
Reference numeral 0 denotes a program storage unit that stores programs for controlling each unit of the web servers 31a and 31b and the entire system. Reference numeral 51 denotes a reception data section for storing data received via a communication line. Reference numeral 52 denotes a communication input / output unit that exchanges various protocol data, controls connection, and transmits and receives data. 53 is the web server 31
Create and register a homepage in a, 31b,
This is a home page processing unit that performs overwrite processing when updating the home page. Reference numeral 54 denotes a decoding unit that separates the control parameters from the mail address 47 when receiving the electronic mail, and decodes the layout block to be processed and the homepage creation parameter, which is positional information to be arranged in the horizontal direction. A homepage storage unit 55 stores the registered and overwritten homepages, and a URL management unit 56 manages the URL of each homepage.

The URL of the present invention uses a number common to the user ID 45 associated with the facsimile apparatus telephone number as described above as a path name. The URL is configured by adding a domain name and a user ID 45 to this path name. For example, “http: //www.domain name / user ID”. As described above, the user ID p12
"5678" of 345678 is the last four digits of the facsimile apparatus telephone number, and "1234" is a random number obtained by the random number generator 57. In this case, "http: // www.
Domain name / p12345678 ". As an example, if the domain name is “xxx.co.jp” and the home page is composed of three pages, the top page of the URL is “http://www.xxx.co.jp/p1”.
2345678 / ", and the third page is" http:
// www. xxx. co. jp / p12345678
/ 003 ”. Then, the web servers 31a, 31
b is "hp@abc.c"
om ”, there is a possibility that the location of the server may be common in the case of the web server 31a, and the domain name“ xx ”
x. co. jp ”may become“ abc.com ”. Also, the user ID 45 “p12345678”
Is also associated with the e-mail address of the only facsimile machine in the world, where the e-mail address uses the user name p12345678 and "p
12345678 @ yyy. com ".

However, the user ID 45 and the URL may be numbers associated with different facsimile apparatus telephone numbers. As described above, in the first embodiment, the user ID 45 is associated with the facsimile apparatus telephone number, and the user ID 45 is further associated with the UR.
Since it is associated with L, there is no possibility that the URLs conflict and become duplicated. The user only needs to memorize the facsimile apparatus telephone number as the center, and homepage management is extremely easy.

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the home pages created by the web servers 31a and 31b of the first embodiment include one or more editable formats in a format displayed on a screen as a browser. Layout block A,
, Y, Z are provided. Numerous patterns are prepared for the layout blocks A, B, C,..., Y, and Z. The layout block shown in FIG. I have. In the HTML format, a layout block area may be specified by a FORM tag. Embodiment 1
In, the layout block A is a block serving as a title, and a user ID (URL path name) associated with the facsimile apparatus telephone number is written therein by default. The homepage creation parameter described in FIG. 7B is a control parameter for instructing position information in the horizontal direction in the layout block. L indicates an arrangement to be left-aligned, C indicates an alignment to the center, and R indicates an alignment to the right. As described above, the number of pages is specified in the title of the e-mail. For example,
In FIG. 7A, the text data in the layout block B is left-aligned. When this is represented by a control parameter, it is BL. When this is represented by a mail address, the specific mail address with control function "hpB
L @ abc. com ". If there is text data and image data, it specifies where to place the text data. If a layout box name is not specified as a control parameter, a predetermined layout block will be created / updated. However, according to this, a homepage can be created / updated most easily. In the case of updating, these data are overwritten on the existing data.

Next, a description will be given of how the homepage updating process is performed after data for creating an electronic mail is transmitted from the facsimile apparatus to the CTI server 30. As described above, in the first embodiment, homepage updating is premised on creation, and in many cases, it is common to the processing flow. As shown in FIG. 8, when there is a transmission from the facsimile machine, the CTI server 30 sends the user ID
User authentication is performed with the security ID and the security ID (step 2
0). This user ID is associated with the facsimile machine telephone number, and since this user ID is associated with the URL, there is no possibility that the URLs conflict and become duplicated. After authentication, CTI server 3
0 receives a mail address for creating / updating a home page, text data and / or image data, and stores them in the received data section (step 21). Subsequently, if there is image data transmitted by facsimile, the data conversion unit 43
Converts the data format into a data format that can be sent to the Internet (step 22). When the conversion of the image data is completed, the e-mail creating unit 44 creates the sent data as an e-mail (the image is an attached file) and sends it to the web servers 31a and 31b (step 23).
When the e-mail arrives, the web servers 31a and 31b authenticate the user with the user ID and the security ID (step 24). When the authentication is completed, the web server 31
a and 31b are mail addresses, text data and / or
Alternatively, the image data is received and stored in the reception data section (step 25). Next, the decryption unit 54 separates the layout block name of the control parameter and the homepage creation parameter from the mail address and extracts them (step 2).
6).

When the layout block is known and the layout information is known as the homepage creation parameter, the homepage processing unit 53 recognizes the number of pages from the number sent as the title, and the layout block and the layout instructed to be updated (created). The block names are compared, and the text data and the image data read from the reception data unit 51 are written into the layout block in the homepage format for editing. This means that in the case of updating the homepage, the data is overwritten on the written data. In this way, old data is deleted, and new data is written and updated on the home page. At this point, the update (creation) of the homepage is completed, and the homepage processing unit 53 registers and stores the homepage in the homepage storage unit 55 (step 27).

Next, the homepage processing unit 53 sets the CTI
The server 30 is notified of the URL of the updated (created) homepage managed by the URL management unit 56 (step 2).
8). The CTI server 30 acquires home page data based on the URL, and converts the data into data that can be transmitted by facsimile by the data conversion unit 43 (step 29).
The data is transmitted to the facsimile machine (step 30). The facsimile apparatus receives this, and the print unit 25 prints out the image of the homepage (step 3).
1) The END processing is performed (step 32).

As described above, the homepage updating method according to the first embodiment can be updated for each layout block, does not need to perform character recognition from image data, and transmits and receives e-mail from the facsimile apparatus. The homepage can be updated using the system. In addition, since the control parameters include the layout information of the text data and / or image data in the layout block, it is possible to easily indicate at which position in the layout the data is to be arranged by using an e-mail. User I
D is associated with the facsimile machine telephone number,
Further, since this user ID is associated with the URL, it does not occur that the URLs conflict and become duplicated.

Since the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment can create a homepage in an interactive manner, the homepage can be easily updated without knowing the details.

The CTI server according to the first embodiment can send an e-mail to a specific e-mail address meaning homepage creation / update and an e-mail address composed of control parameters.

The web server according to the first embodiment has a simple control parameter written in a mail address, can be decoded with a very simple configuration, and does not need to perform complicated and expensive character recognition. The homepage can be updated using a communication system that sends and receives e-mails from a facsimile machine. Since the user ID associated with the facsimile apparatus telephone number is used for authentication, and this user ID is associated with the URL, the URL
It does not occur that there are conflicts and duplicates.

The homepage update facsimile communication system of the first embodiment can extract the layout block name and the homepage creation parameter from the e-mail address, and can operate the computer without updating the homepage to be uploaded by operating the computer. The text data and / or the image data can be uploaded in units of layout blocks by instructing the data overwriting, and there is no need to perform character recognition, and a communication system that transmits and receives e-mails from a facsimile apparatus is used. The homepage can be updated.

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As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
In the homepage update method, one or more layout blocks are provided in the format, and a specific mail address indicating the homepage update and text data and / or image data for updating written in the layout block are transmitted from the facsimile apparatus to the CTI server. , The CTI server converts the data format of the image data, sends it to the web server where the homepage is stored, and overwrites the data written in the layout block with the update text data and / or image data. Since the data is updated, the data can be overwritten for each layout block, there is no need to perform character recognition from the image data, and the content of the control is specified from the e-mail address addressed to the web server. Electronic Homepage update is reliably and easily by using a communication system for transmitting and receiving Lumpur. Since character recognition is not performed by the OCR or the like, the reading accuracy does not matter, and no posting error occurs.

According to the method of updating the home page according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the specific mail address indicating the home page creation includes the control parameters including the layout block name and the home page creation parameter, The location of the data to be placed can be updated using e-mail.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, when the homepage is updated, the dialogue management means prompts the user to input a specific mail address meaning the homepage update, and further updates the information written in the layout block by the guidance display. Prompting the input of text data and / or image data, the data for updating the e-mail can be sent interactively to the CTI server, and the homepage update is managed using a specific e-mail address. The homepage can be automatically and easily updated simply by instructing the web server to overwrite the data without having to create a homepage to be uploaded by operating the computer.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since a control parameter is added to a specific mail address, a computer is uploaded by operating a computer in order to add and send a control parameter to a specific mail address. Even if you do not create your own homepage, you can simply and easily update the homepage by simply instructing the web server to overwrite data together with the control parameters.

A CTI server according to a fifth aspect of the present invention includes a data format conversion unit for converting the data format of image data from a data format that can be transmitted by facsimile to a data format that can be transmitted by the Internet, and means a homepage update. Since the CTI server transmits an e-mail including text data for updating to be written in a layout block and / or image data after data format conversion to a specific e-mail address, the image data is transmitted After the conversion, the text data and / or the converted image data can be sent to the web server by electronic mail together with the control parameters.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a web server, comprising: a layout block decoded by an e-mail transmitted from a facsimile machine by facsimile and converted by a CTI server into a data format of image data; Updating the homepage by overwriting the text data and / or image data inside, the control unit such as the layout block name to be processed can be taken out by the decoding unit, and the homepage to be uploaded by operating the computer can be created by yourself. Even without this, text data and / or image data can be uploaded in layout block units only by instructing the web server to overwrite data, eliminating the need for character recognition and sending / receiving e-mail from the facsimile machine. Communication system Home of the update is to reliably and readily utilized.

A homepage update facsimile communication system according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a decryption unit of a web server transmits an electronic mail transmitted from a facsimile apparatus and created by converting a data format of image data in a CTI server. Write the text data and / or the image data after the data format conversion into the decrypted layout block and create the homepage, so you can take out the control parameters from the e-mail address, and operate the computer to upload the homepage yourself. Even if it is not created, text data and / or image data can be uploaded in layout block units only by instructing the web server to overwrite data, there is no need to perform character recognition, and electronic mail is sent from the facsimile machine. The using the existing communication system for transmitting and receiving becomes possible to home page update. Since character recognition is not performed by the OCR or the like, the reading accuracy does not matter, and no posting error occurs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an operation unit of a facsimile apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus and a homepage updating facsimile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an interactive flowchart for updating a homepage of the facsimile apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a CTI server according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a web server according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sample diagram of an e-mail transmitted by the homepage update facsimile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

7A is a diagram of a homepage created by the homepage update facsimile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7B is a diagram of homepage creation parameters used in the homepage update facsimile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a process after facsimile transmission of the homepage update facsimile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile machine main body 2 Operation part 3 Liquid crystal display 4 Handset 5 E-mail button 6 Send button 20 Central control part 20a, 40a, 50a Memory part 20b, 40b, 50b RAM 20c, 40c, 50c Program storage part 21 Image data storage part 22 , 42, 52 Communication input / output unit 23 Various input units 24 Scanner 25 Print unit 26 Voice input / output unit 27 Display unit 28 Dialog management unit 28a E-mail management unit 29 Public line 30 CTI server 31a, 31b Web server 32 Internet network 40 CTI Server control units 41, 51 reception data unit 43 data conversion unit 44 e-mail creation unit 45 user 46 title 47 e-mail address 48 text data 49 image data 50 web server control unit 53 homepage Processing unit 54 Decryption unit 55 Homepage storage unit 56 URL management unit

Claims (7)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A home page format registered in a web server is provided with one or more layout blocks in a format, and a specific mail address indicating a home page update;
Update text data and / or image data to be written in the layout block are transmitted from the facsimile
The data is transmitted to a TI server, the CTI server converts the data format of the image data, sends an e-mail to the web server where the homepage is stored, and updates the data written in the layout block with text data for updating. And / or updating a home page by overwriting with image data. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the specific mail address indicating the homepage creation includes the layout block name and a homepage creation parameter indicating arrangement information of text data and / or image for update written in the layout block. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a control parameter. 3. A communication input / output unit for transmitting / receiving data via a communication line, a display means capable of performing display for inputting in an interactive manner, and allowing the display means to guide a homepage creation in an interactive manner, and transmitting an e-mail. Dialogue management means for facsimile sending data to be created, input means for inputting data for creating the e-mail, scanner capable of reading an image, and mode selection when updating the homepage Homepage creation mode selecting means; and e-mail management means for facsimile sending data to a CTI server for sending an e-mail. When updating the homepage, the dialog management means sets a specific mail address of the homepage update. Prompts you for input, Facsimile apparatus characterized by prompting the text data and / or image data for updating is written to the serial layout blocks. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a control parameter is added to a specific mail address indicating creation / update of a homepage by input from said input means. 5. A communication input / output unit for receiving data for creating an electronic mail that is created in an interactive format and transmitted by facsimile, and a data format of image data in the data from a data format capable of facsimile transmission. A data format conversion unit for converting the data into a data format that can be transmitted to the Internet, and updating the text data for updating to be written in the layout block and / or the image data after the data format conversion to a specific mail address meaning a homepage update. CT that sends an e-mail
I server. 6. A layout block comprising a home page is compared with a layout block name designated for updating, and the layout block is updated with text data and / or image data for updating transmitted from a facsimile apparatus via a CTI server. A homepage processing unit that overwrites text data and / or image data written in the block, and a control parameter that is decoded from a specific mail address that means updating the homepage of the sent e-mail, and is processed by the homepage processing unit A web site having a decoding unit for notifying the layout block name and control information of the web page, a memory unit for storing received data, a home page storage unit for storing home page data, and a URL management unit for storing and managing the URL of the home page. A server, wherein the file The text data and / or image data is overwritten in the layout block decrypted by the decryption unit by an e-mail transmitted by facsimile from the facsimile apparatus and created by converting the data format of the image data in the CTI server. A web server characterized by updating a homepage. 7. A facsimile apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, a CTI server according to claim 5, and a web server according to claim 6, wherein the CTI server is transmitted from the facsimile apparatus and receives the CTI data. Writing the text data and / or the image data after the data format conversion into the layout block decrypted by the decryption unit of the web server, by using an e-mail generated by converting the data format of the image data in the server, and creating a homepage. A homepage creation / update facsimile communication system characterized by: