JP2003143357A - Web page facsimile transmission service system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a web page FAX transmission service system that can transmit a web page to a desirable opposite FAX without using a FAX MO DEM. SOLUTION: The system has a terminal accessible to the Internet, a web server 31 being a FAX transmission service provider, and a FAX server 32 that transmits an image to the FAX via a telephone line network according to a command from the Web server 31. When a user operates a FAX transmission function button displayed on the web page being a FAX transmission service providing object, a display device of the terminal displays an entry menu of FAX transmission information. When the user operates a transmission button after the entry, the FAX transmission information with a URL of the web page attached thereto is transmitted to the Web server 31. The FAX server 32 transmits the menu information of the web page with an address, a guide message, and a sender name attached thereto to a destination FAX number on the basis of the FAX transmission information and the URL of the web page received from the Web server 31.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a service system for transmitting a web page (home page) designated by an Internet browser to a facsimile (FAX) having a designated telephone number.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A particular FAX is used to identify a page that one likes while browsing the Internet or a homepage requested by another person.
In the conventional method, the personal computer first issued a print command to the printer to print it out, then created an invoice and sent it to the other party by fax together with the invoice.

However, in this case, the web page must be once printed out in order to send the FAX, and the F
If the print after sending the AX is unnecessary, it is discarded and resources are wasted.

Of course, if the personal computer is not connected to a printer, printing is not possible, but if the user carries a mobile notebook personal computer and works outside the company, he / she meets with the customer on the go. Sometimes you want to print out a web page you want to print, but you can't do that on a mobile laptop. In such a case, conventionally, it was necessary to make a note of the URL of the website and print it after returning to the company.

In another example, there is a case where the personal computer of the company is personally browsing the home page of the Internet at free time and the like, and it is desired to personally print the application form for the prize or the product order. However, printing private things on company printers is discouraging, and regular companies prohibit personal use of consumables.

Some personal computers are provided with a fax modem function, and if they are used, printing can be performed by a fax machine at work or at home. However,
The FAX modem is not always installed in any personal computer, and its setting is troublesome if it does not have a certain amount of specialized knowledge, and even if an attempt is made to send a FAX, it cannot be done immediately.

On the other hand, mobile phones and handy terminals that have the function of accessing the Internet have become the mainstream, and although web pages can be browsed, the display screen is so small that the whole is difficult to see, and there are cases in which it is desired to print the whole. However, since there is no print function on mobile phones,
It's inconvenient.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The problem to be solved by the present invention is to transmit a web page to a desired FAX of a partner without using a FAX modem, and to connect a personal computer or a mobile phone to which a printer is not connected. It is another object of the present invention to provide a web page facsimile transmission service system capable of printing web pages through a FAX.

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems, a web page facsimile transmission service system of the present invention comprises a terminal capable of accessing the Internet,
It has a web server of a facsimile transmission service provider and a facsimile server that transmits images to a facsimile via a telephone line network according to an instruction from this web server, and displays a facsimile transmission function button on a web page for which a facsimile transmission service is provided. And a means for displaying an input screen of facsimile transmission information such as destination facsimile number, address, guide text, sender name, etc. on the display of the terminal when this facsimile transmission function button is operated, and this facsimile transmission A means for transmitting the facsimile transmission information to the web server with the address of the web page on the Internet when the transmission button displayed on the information input screen is operated, and the facsimile transmission information received by the web server. And web page in Based on the address on Netto, the facsimile server, the screen information of the web page to the destination facsimile number, those having address, guidance words, and means for transmitting commands are designated by the sender's name.

According to the present invention, the client, who is the owner of the web page desiring the web page facsimile transmission service, requests the service in advance and performs a predetermined examination. If the examination is successful, the service start preparation is completed by writing a program that displays the facsimile transmission function button on the web page. When a viewer searches for a web page and wants to use the fax transmission service of that web page, he / she operates the fax transmission function button (clicks with the mouse), and the fax number of the transmission destination is displayed on the display of the viewer's terminal. A screen for inputting facsimile transmission information such as an address, a guide text, and a sender name is displayed. After manually inputting the necessary items on the input screen of this facsimile transmission information,
When the send button is operated, the information and the Internet address (URL) of the web page are sent to the web server. The web server uses the received fax transmission information and the URL of the web page to determine the U
The RL web page is converted into a facsimile image, and the facsimile server is instructed to send a facsimile to the destination facsimile number. The facsimile server attaches a transmission guide to the image and transmits the image to the destination facsimile number.

By including the sender's mail address in the above-mentioned facsimile transmission information, it is possible to notify the sender of the facsimile transmission result notification.

Further, by providing the web server with means for counting the number of times the facsimile transmission service is used for each web page and totaling the number of times for each fixed period,
The client who owns the web page can know the usage status. Further, based on the result of this aggregation, the provider of the system can charge and charge a fee to the client who owns the web page.

Further, when the terminal has a small amount of display information on the screen such as a mobile phone or a handy terminal, the facsimile transmission information is replaced with the information displayed on the screen, and the information for the computer of the specified URL is used. The web page or the facsimile transmission information can be used as the information of the manuscript created by the document creation software, the table creation software or the like registered in advance.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 shows a facsimile according to the present invention (hereinafter,
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an initial setting procedure of operation of a transmission service (called FAX), and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of the operation. In FIG. 1, 10 is a client who desires this service, 20 is a service providing company, 30 is an operation server, 31 is a Web server, and 32 is a FAX server.

First, the operator of the client 10 who desires this service connects his / her personal computer to the Internet and applies for a service from the application site on the home page of the service providing company 20. In the application form of the application site,
Applicant's name, address, contact telephone number, e-mail address, web page address (UR)
Input L) etc. and press the application button to send.

The service providing company 20 carries out an examination based on the contents of the application. The content of the examination is to browse the home page of the requested URL and convert the applied home page into one page after converting it to data for FAX transmission, whether the converted data size will be within 200 KB beforehand, etc. Judgment based on established criteria. If it does not meet the standards, we will contact you by e-mail or telephone to refuse acceptance. If it matches, we will notify you by e-mail or telephone of notification of completion of examination. At that time, the operation server 3 of this system
Notify URL and ID for connecting to 0. Also, F
Notify the AX transmission mark (logo) and the example of description in the source on the web page.

An example of the description is shown below. In this example, Ja
It is written in the va script language (a trademark of Sun Microsystems). <SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript"><!-Function sub1 () {var jmpurl; jmpurl = 'http: //www.aaaaaa.co.jp/faxon/faxon.cgi? Priurl =' + document.UR L + '& userid = XXXXXX'; window.open (jmpurl, '_blank', 'width = 450, height = 420');}-></SCRIPT><ahref="#"onClick="sub1()"><IMG SRC = "http://www.aaaaaa.co.jp/faxon/fax on.gif" ALT = "Send FAX" BORDER = 0></a><BR>

On the client 10 side, the notified logo mark and command are sent to the target home page (web page).
To describe. This completes the service start preparation.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an operation image of this service, and FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an outline of the operation procedure. In the figure, 40 is a general viewer, and 50 is a FAX transmission destination.

The viewer 40, while browsing the Internet,
If you find a web page that you like, such as company profile, various application forms, recipes, etc., and there is a FAX mark, please check the web page that the client 10 mentioned above.
Mark), and click the FAX mark. Then, the program in the operation server 30 is activated. Here, the operation server 30 links the FAX mark and the URL issued in the initial operation stage, authenticates the ID and the linked URL, and identifies the client of the owner of the web page. If the client is an unpaid or expired page, display an error message.

If it is a web page of a legitimate client, a FAX transmission screen is displayed. Therefore, the FAX number of the transmission destination, the name of the other party, the e-mail address for transmitting the transmission result, etc. are input and the FAX transmission button is clicked. Operation server 30
When the transmission instruction is received, the transmission completion message screen is displayed on the screen of the personal computer of the viewer 40, and the FA
A transmission instruction is given to the X server 32.

Next, the web page in which the FAX mark is clicked is converted into a FAX image, and the FAX image is transmitted as image data to the designated FAX number. FAX transmission is
Retry processing will be automatically performed about 3 times until it reaches the other party.

When the series of FAX transmission processing is completed, the transmission result (normal or abnormal) is notified to the mail address set at the time of the transmission instruction.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are flowcharts showing an example of an operation procedure with an optional function added. This will be described in order.

Click the FAX mark on the home page. Automatically access the operation server 30 of the service providing company.

The operation server 30 checks the ID and URL of the owner (client) of the web page,
If it does not match, an error message is displayed on the screen.

If they match, then the transmission frequency is checked. This is to check if the upper limit of the transmission frequency within a predetermined period is set in the contract with the client and whether or not the upper limit is reached. For example, an over message is displayed on the screen to notify that the service will be stopped.

If it is within the range of the transmission frequency, then a tampering prevention check is performed. This is because the FAX transmission request of the same page from the same IP address is short (for example, 3 minutes).
This is a check function that makes an error when a plurality of requests are made within the range and prevents the FAX transmission from being mischievous. If applicable, the repeated transmission error message screen is displayed.

Next, the transmission instruction screen is displayed. It checks whether the necessary input items have been input. If there are any input items that are not input, an error message screen is displayed to prompt the user to input them.
When the required items are entered, the transmission instruction completion message screen is displayed.

FAX the web page of the notified URL
Convert to image. A transmission instruction is given to the FAX server 32.
The FAX server 32 performs FAX transmission to the designated FAX number. When the FAX transmission is completed, the WEB server 31
Sends a transmission completion message to the viewer 40 by mail.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for the client 10 who is the owner of the web page to confirm the access status of the viewer. The client 10 accesses the URL for the client. The server displays the user ID and password input screen of the viewer. The client inputs the ID and password notified during the operation initial setting procedure. The server checks the ID and password. If they are different, an error message screen is displayed. When the check results match, the fax sender history information list is displayed.

The above is the case where the viewer accesses the personal computer, but the present system can be provided even for the access from the mobile phone or the handy terminal. In this mobile phone version, since the output information due to the size of the screen is small, the information displayed on the screen is not faxed as it is, but the web page for the personal computer of the designated URL is faxed. Then, there are two patterns 2 in which an original created by the document creating software or the table creating software is registered in advance and the original is fax-transmitted.

In the case of pattern 1, the following program is described in the web page. <a href = "http://www.aaaaaa.co.jp/faxon/faxon.cgi?p
riurl = yyyyyyyy & userid = XXXXXX "> Send-FAX </a><BR>Here," yyyyyyyy "represents the URL of the home page to be fax-transmitted, and" XXXXXX "represents the user ID of the viewer.

In the case of pattern 2, the web page includes:
Write the following program. <a href = "http://www.aaaaaa.co.jp/faxon/faxon.cgi?p
riurl = zzzzzzz & userid = XXXXXX "> Send-FAX </a><BR>Here," zzzzzzz "represents the FAX data name to be transmitted by FAX, and" XXXXXX "represents the viewer name.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, a web page can be transmitted to a desired FAX of a partner without using a FAX modem, and a web page can be sent from a personal computer or a mobile phone to which a printer is not connected. A web page facsimile transmission service system capable of printing a page through FAX can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an initial setting procedure of operation of a FAX transmission service according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of an initial setting operation for operation of a FAX transmission service according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an operational image of this service.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of an operation procedure of this service.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation procedure with an optional function added.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation procedure with an optional function added.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for the client to confirm the access status of the viewer.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 clients 20 service providers 30 Operation server 31 Web server 32 FAX server 40 general readers 50 FAX destination

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile having a terminal capable of accessing the Internet, a web server of a facsimile transmission service provider, and a facsimile server for transmitting an image to a facsimile via a telephone line network according to a command from the web server. A means for displaying a facsimile transmission function button on the web page for which the transmission service is provided, and a destination facsimile number, address, and
A means for displaying an input screen for the facsimile transmission information such as a guide text and a sender name, and a method for displaying the facsimile transmission information on the Internet of the web page when the transmission button displayed on the input screen for the facsimile transmission information is operated. Means for sending an address to the web server; and, on the basis of the facsimile transmission information received by the web server and the address of the web page on the Internet, the screen information of the web page is sent to the destination server by the facsimile server. A web page facsimile transmission service system comprising means for giving a transmission instruction by adding an address, a guide text, and a sender name to a number. 2. The facsimile transmission information includes a sender's mail address, and means for notifying a facsimile transmission result notification to the sender's mail address is provided.
Web page facsimile transmission service system described. 3. The web page facsimile transmission service system according to claim 1, wherein the web server is provided with means for counting the number of times of using the facsimile transmission service for each web page and totaling the number of times of use for each fixed period. 4. When the terminal has a small amount of display information on the screen of a mobile phone, a handy terminal, etc., the facsimile transmission information is replaced with the information displayed on the screen, and the information for the computer of the specified URL is used. The web page facsimile transmission service system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is used as web page information. 5. When the terminal has a small amount of display information on the screen of a mobile phone, a handy terminal, etc., the facsimile transmission information is replaced with the information displayed on the screen, and the registered document creation software or The web page facsimile transmission service system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information of the manuscript created by table preparation software or the like is used.