JP2003209658A - Information transmitting system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information transmitting system capable of transmitting an e-mail without manipulating a keyboard and transmitting a FAX to a nearest post office, wherein the post office at the other end can deliver a transmitted information to the receiver without bringing it to the receiver. <P>SOLUTION: An originator writes the zip code 30 and the name (full name) 31 of the person at the other end on a sheet of paper and places it on a scanner 11 of a terminal 10. The terminal 10 derives the address of the person corresponding to address storage means 22 of a server device 20 from the zip code and the name of the person, and transmits the e-mail to that address. In a 'letax' service, the post office corresponding to the address, the place of the residence, and the name of the receiver, is derived from the address storage means of the server device, and the transmitted document is sent to it by means of an e-mail, and the post office which has received the e-mail delivers this e-mail to the receiver. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information transmission system capable of sending transmission information by electronic mail without using a keyboard.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art E-mail is widely used at present, and this e-mail is FAX.
It is clear and easy to read. However, email requires you to enter the required information using the keyboard,
Especially for elderly people, keyboard operation was complicated.

In addition, the post office currently provides a service called retax, and this retax service has the inconvenience of having to send a document to the nearest post office by fax or bring it.

In view of the above, the present invention makes it possible to send an electronic mail by simply writing a document on a paper or the like without performing a keyboard operation, and a business that runs a post office or a postal business equivalent thereto. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information transmission system capable of sending a document to a person by fax or sending the document by e-mail to a post office or a postal carrier in the destination area without bringing it.

[0005]

Therefore, according to the present invention, the e-mail address of the recipient is stored in advance in association with the postal code and name of the recipient (member), and the postal code of the destination written by the sender is used. Scan the name and sent information with a scanner, output the recipient's e-mail address stored in advance from the zip code and name of the destination, and send the sent information of the sender by e-mail to the output e-mail address. Characterize.

Further, according to the present invention, the e-mail address of the post office or the postal carrier that delivers the transmission information to the recipient in association with the recipient's zip code and address is stored in advance, and the destination written by the sender is stored. Delivery information to the recipient stored in advance from the postal code, address, and name Send information sent to the post office or postal operator by e-mail, and post the sent information sent by e-mail to the delivery post office or postal operator Characterized by delivery.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, an information transmission system S of the present invention includes a plurality of communication terminal devices 10, 10 ... 10A (post office or postal service operator), and these terminal devices 10, 10A and LA.
Server device 20 connected through N. Each of the communication terminals 10 and 10A has a scanner 11 for reading the transmission document P shown in FIG. 2, a control unit 13 for controlling the entire terminal, a printer 12 for outputting an electronic mail transmitted to the terminal, and a control unit. OCR 14 connected to 13 and recognizing image information as character data
Document management means 15 for storing a document of an electronic mail manuscript P to be transmitted (transmitted), management information for storing character data of a postal code 30 and a destination name (name) 31 included in the image data of the sent manuscript P. It has a storage means 16 and a communication means 17 for transmitting data to the other terminals 10, 10A and the server device 20 and for receiving these data.

The server device 20 corresponds to a control device 21 as a control means for controlling the entire device and a member of the communication system connected to the control device 21, that is, a zip code and a name of the terminals 10, 10A. Address storage means 22 in which the e-mail address of the terminal is stored
A management information storage means 23 for storing the address information output from the address storage means 22 and a communication means 24 for transmitting and receiving data.

As shown in FIG. 2, the postal code 30, the name (name) 31 of the other party, and the transmitted document 32 are handwritten on the transmitted document P.

Next, the operation of this system will be described.

The sender who is a member of this system has the communication terminal device 10, and when sending a document to another member,
As shown in FIG. 2, the postal code 30 and the recipient's name (name) of the recipient who is another member and has the communication terminal device 10
31 and a transmission document P in which the transmission document 32 is handwritten is prepared. Since the transmission document P is handwritten, no key operation on the computer is required, and anyone can prepare the transmission document P, which is convenient. Then, the transmission document P is read by the scanner 11 as image data, and the zip code and name of the read image data are converted into character information by the OCR 14 via the control means 13, and the transmission document 32 as image information is a document. The postal code 30 and the name 31 are stored in the storage means 15, and the management information storage means 16 stores them. This zip code 30 and name 31
And the ID unique to the terminal are sent to the server device 20 via the communication means 17.

The control means 21 of the server device 20 is the terminal 1
On the basis of the character data of the zip code 30 and the name 31 sent from 0, the address book of the address storage means corresponding to the ID is referred to, and the e-mail address of the recipient (reception terminal 10) is stored in the management information storage means 23. Output. The e-mail address data stored in this means 23 is returned to the terminal device 10 having the inquired ID, and this terminal device 10 sends the transmission document stored in the document storage means 15 based on this e-mail address data. It is transmitted to the recipient via the communication means 17.

Next, another application example of the communication system of the present invention will be described. At present, there is a system at the post office where a person who does not have an electronic document receiving means such as a fax machine or a personal computer can request a local post office to deliver mail to the other party by bringing a fax or a manuscript. It is applicable to this system.

Now, when a sender having the terminal device 10 wants to send a document to the recipient's house 25 without an electronic document receiving means (FAX, PC), the zip code, address, and other party's The address storage means 2 that reads the written name with the scanner 11 and sends this information to the server device 20 to store the address of the post office corresponding to the postal code or address.
Read from 2 and receive the mail address of the post office where the other party has completed. This post office, for example, terminal 1
0A, and the sender's document is sent to this terminal 10A. The post office 10A that has received this e-mail outputs it by the printer 12 and delivers it as a mail item to the recipient's house 25.

In this embodiment, the post office is taken as an example, but it is also possible to use a postal company having a delivery function by conducting a private postal business instead of the post office.

[0017]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
Even a person who cannot operate the keyboard can send an e-mail, and an e-mail letter can be quickly delivered to a person who does not have an electronic receiving means through the post office or the postal carrier.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information transmission system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a transmission document.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Communication terminal device 15 ... Document storage means 16 ... Management information storage means 20 ... Server device 22 ... Address storage means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An e-mail address of the recipient is stored in advance in association with the zip code and name of the recipient (member), and the zip code, name and transmission information of the destination written by the sender are read by a scanner, An information transmission system characterized in that an e-mail address of a recipient stored in advance is output from a zip code and a name of a destination, and transmission information of the sender is sent to the output e-mail address by e-mail. 2. An e-mail address of a post office or a postal carrier that delivers the transmission information to the receiver in association with the postal code and address of the recipient, and stores the e-mail address and address of the destination written by the sender. Recipient pre-stored delivery information by name and e-mail sending information to the post office or postal operator, and mail delivery of the sending information sent by e-mail to the delivery post office or postal operator Characteristic information transmission system.