JP2006129337A - Document issuing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document issuing system which issues a document in a fixed format, including a specified item when the specified item is inputted, and the document issue system being an output method for the issued document capable of being specified. <P>SOLUTION: When a reception portion 11 of a document-issuing server 4 receives output destination specification information, wherein item information to be included in a document and an output method are specified from a user terminal 1 through the Internet 2, a document creating portion 12 creates the document in the fixed form in accordance with the item information. An output portion 13 outputs the document, created by the document creation portion 12 by the output method specified in the output destination specification information. For example, when the output by HTML is specified, an HTML document is created and transmitted to the user terminal 1. When, for example, electronic mail or a facsimile transmission is specified, the document is transferred in the form of image data to an internet FAX 6, to transmit the document by electronic mail or by facsimile. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a document issuing system that issues a document in a fixed format using the Internet.

  In recent years, business transactions and paperwork using the Internet have been actively performed, and in the process, documents in a fixed format are often issued automatically. For example, when obtaining an estimate before purchasing a product, the user accesses the site to display an input form, inputs a predetermined item on the input form, and then operates the button to transmit the input item. Then, a standard estimate is created according to the input items, returned, and displayed.

  At this time, the returned quotation is displayed on the terminal device used by the user. If the terminal device is a mobile phone or the like, the returned quotation is displayed depending on the performance. There was a problem that it was not possible or it was difficult to see because the display screen was small. Also, even if you want to transfer or print the displayed estimate, you need to display it once on the terminal device, then store it on the terminal device, transfer it, and print it. There was a problem.

  There is also a system that transmits, for example, an estimate by e-mail. In this case, however, the user can only receive a quote or the like by e-mail. For this reason, for example, even if a series of operations are possible in which a specified item is input and transmitted in a browser and a quote is displayed and an order is displayed, the browser switches to a mailer after inputting and transmitting the specified item in the browser. Refer to the quote email and switch to the browser again to place an order. As described above, there is a problem that even though there is an ability to perform a series of processes such as input, estimate, order, etc., the ability cannot be used.

  On the other hand, if only document printing is performed, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, an output destination can be designated and printed. However, this technique can specify an output destination for a document created in advance, and does not create a document in accordance with, for example, input of predetermined items as described above. In this way, since the predetermined items are not input, the output destination of the returned document is not specified in consideration of the display capability of the terminal device used by the user for the input.

JP 2004-234299 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances. When a predetermined item is input, when a standard format document including the predetermined item is issued, the output method of the issued document is designated. The object is to provide a possible document issuing system.

  The present invention relates to a document issuing system for issuing a document in a fixed format, a receiving unit for receiving, via the Internet, item information included in the document and output destination specifying information specifying an output method, and a document for generating a document in a fixed format according to the item information It has a generation means and an output means for outputting a document generated by the document generation means by an output method designated by output destination designation information.

  For example, in a configuration having a facsimile unit capable of facsimile transmission, the output unit causes the facsimile unit to facsimile-transmit the document generated by the document generation unit when the facsimile output method is designated by the output destination designation information. be able to. When the HTML output method is designated by the output destination designation information, the output unit can transmit the document generated by the document generation unit via the Internet as an HTML document. Furthermore, when the output method by electronic mail is designated by the output destination designation information, the output means can transmit the document generated by the document generation means by electronic mail.

  Further, for example, in a configuration having Internet facsimile means capable of facsimile communication and transmission / reception of electronic mail, the output means is connected to the Internet facsimile means when the output method by electronic mail and facsimile is designated by the output destination designation information. The document generated by the document generation means can be transmitted by e-mail or facsimile. At this time, the output means can request the Internet facsimile means to send a document by e-mail or facsimile transmission directly, or can make a request by e-mail.

  Further, for example, in a configuration having a printing unit for printing a document, the output unit prints out a document generated by the document generation unit to the printing unit when an output method by printing is specified by the output destination designation information. Can be performed.

  Furthermore, a storage unit that stores information necessary for generating a document by the document generation unit can be provided, and the output unit stores the storage unit when the receiving unit receives a re-output instruction and output destination designation information. Reads the information necessary to generate the document from, generates a document in a format suitable for output using the output method specified in the output destination specification information, and outputs the document specified in the output destination specification information You can add a function to output by the method.

  According to the present invention, the item information to be included in the document can be designated when the item information included in the document is transmitted to the document issuing system, so the output method can be selected according to the display capability of the terminal device used by the user. It is. For example, if a large display device such as a personal computer is available, HTML output may be designated as the output method, or facsimile output may be designated if paper output is required. In addition, when an HTML document cannot be displayed or is difficult to see, such as a portable terminal, e-mail or facsimile may be designated as an output method. Furthermore, if the printer is nearby, such as when used locally, and paper output is necessary, printing may be designated as the output method. As described above, the user can refer to the issued document in a desired form by designating the output method according to various situations and preferences.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a user terminal, 2 is the Internet, 3 is a router, 4 is a document issuing server, 5 is an information database, 6 is an Internet FAX, 7 is a LAN, 8 is an external Internet FAX, 9 is a public line, and 10 is a facsimile. 11 is a receiving unit, 12 is a document generation unit, 13 is an output unit, and 14 is a document storage unit. In the configuration shown in FIG. 1, a user terminal 1 used by a user and a document issuing system can be communicated via the Internet 2. The external Internet FAX 8 can also communicate through the Internet 2. Further, here, facsimile communication is possible with the facsimile apparatus 10 through the public line 9.

  In this example, the document issuing system includes a router 3, a document issuing server 4, an information database 5, an Internet FAX 6, and the like, which are configured to be communicable via a LAN 7. In the document issuing system, communication is performed via the Internet 2 through the router 3. The router 3 may include a firewall function for system protection.

  The information database 5 stores various types of information and provides them on demand. Here, information is provided in response to a request from the document issuing server 4. The Internet FAX 6 has a function of performing facsimile communication with the facsimile apparatus 10 and the like via the public line 9 and a function of transmitting and receiving electronic mail. Note that the exchange of electronic mail via the Internet may be performed by a mail server (not shown). Alternatively, the document may be printed using the Internet FAX 6 as a printer.

  The document issuing server 4 issues a document in a fixed format in accordance with a request received from the outside via the Internet 2 and outputs the document by a designated output method. Here, HTML (Web page), e-mail, FAX, and print can be selected as the output method. Here, a Web page for inputting predetermined item information necessary for creating a standard format document to be issued is also provided to the user.

  The document issuing server 4 includes a reception unit 11, a document generation unit 12, an output unit 13, a document storage unit 14, and the like. The accepting unit 11 accepts a document issuance request or a re-output instruction sent from the user terminal 1 via the Internet. When a document issuance request is made, item information included in the document, output destination designation information designating the output method, and the like are also acquired. Such information may be received in advance by inputting to a Web page provided by the document issuing server 4 before the document issuing request. When the re-output is instructed, the management ID information for specifying the issued document and the output destination specifying information specifying the output method are also acquired. Also in this case, the document issuing server 4 may receive such information in advance. The reception unit 11 passes the received information to the document generation unit 12.

  The document generation unit 12 generates a standard format document according to the item information received from the user terminal 1. At this time, it is possible to appropriately access the information database 5 and acquire part or all of the information necessary for generating the document based on the item information. The document format may also be acquired from the information database 5. The document format can be specified and selected in a document issuance request in addition to being fixed. The generated document generates a document in a data format corresponding to the output destination specified by the output destination designation information, and passes the generated document to the output unit 13 together with the output destination designation information. In this example, information necessary for generating a document is stored in the document storage unit 14 in preparation for re-output. When the receiving unit 11 receives a re-output instruction later, information necessary for generating the issued document designated by the document ID information in the re-output instruction is extracted from the document storage unit 14 and output. The document is regenerated in accordance with the destination designation information and passed to the output unit 13 together with the output destination designation information.

  The output unit 13 outputs the document generated (regenerated) by the document generation unit 12 by the output method specified by the output destination designation information. For example, when the HTML output method is designated by the output destination designation information, the document delivered from the document generation unit 12 is returned as an HTML document to the user terminal 1 using the Internet 2 through the router 3. For example, when the facsimile output method is designated by the output destination designation information, the document image delivered from the document generation unit 12 is sent to the Internet FAX 6 to send the document image by facsimile. Further, for example, when an output method by electronic mail is designated by the output destination designation information, the document delivered from the document generation unit 12 is transmitted as the body of the electronic mail or an attached file. At this time, the output unit 13 may send an e-mail directly or to a mail server (not shown), or may request the Internet FAX 6 to send an e-mail. Note that if the output method by printing is specified by the output destination specification information or the print output is set in advance, the document delivered from the document generation unit 12 can be sent to the Internet FAX 6 to be printed out. .

  When an output method by facsimile, e-mail, or print is designated or set, and a document is sent to the Internet FAX 6, an IP address of the Internet FAX 6 is set in advance, and the IP address is used for the Internet FAX 6. Can be sent directly. Alternatively, a special electronic mail may be transmitted to the Internet FAX 6 to request facsimile transmission, electronic mail transmission, and print output. In this case, it is necessary to register in advance the e-mail address of the Internet FAX 6, mail server name, DNS server name, mail body keyword, and the like.

  The document storage unit 14 can store a document generated and issued by the document generation unit 12 in association with management ID information for specifying the document, and is issued in response to a request from the document generation unit 12 Provide completed documentation.

  Next, an example of the operation in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. Here, a case where an estimate is issued as a standard format document will be described as an example. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure until a document issuance request is made at the user terminal. The user uses the user terminal 1 to access the website via the Internet 2 in S31. The Web site to be accessed may be the document issuing system shown in FIG. 1 or may be different. In the accessed site, for example, the top page is sent to the user terminal 1 and presented to the user. From this top page, for example, an estimate issuance page is requested.

  In this example, it is assumed that the document issue server 4 performs processing after the estimate issuance page. Upon receiving access to the estimate issuance page, the document issuance server 4 authenticates the access. In S32, it is determined whether or not the authentication is successful. If the authentication is successful, the process proceeds to S33. If the authentication fails, for example, a page indicating that the authentication has failed is sent to the user terminal 1 to finish the process. If access authentication is not performed, the process can proceed to S33 as it is.

  In S33, the top page for issuing the estimate is sent from the document issuing server 4 to the user terminal 1 and displayed. In this top page, customer information is input in S34 in this example. As customer information, a company name, department name, name, telephone number, e-mail address, and other information can be input. After the input, the information input by the user operating the button on the page is transmitted to the document issuing server 4, and the input information is checked. The result of the check is determined in S35. If the customer information has been input, the process proceeds to S36, and if there is an input omission, for example, the process returns to S34 to request further input or correction from the user.

  When the customer information input is completed and the check is completed, in S36, the document issuing server 4 determines the customer ID information and sends the next product information input page to the user terminal 1 for display. In S <b> 37, the user inputs information related to a target product to be estimated on the product information input page. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the product information input page. In the example shown in FIG. 3, it is possible to input a product, an option, and a quantity. These items can be selected and input by operating the items with a lower triangle displayed on the right side. When the input of the product information is completed, the input content is transmitted to the document issuing server 4 by operating the “OK” button, and the input information is checked. The result of the check is determined in S38, and if the input of the product information is completed, the process proceeds to S39. If there is an input omission, for example, the process returns to S37 to request further input or correction from the user.

  When the input of the product information is completed and the check is completed, a page for selecting a method for issuing an estimate is sent from the document issuing server 4 to the user terminal 1 and displayed. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the issuance method selection page. In this example, HTML, electronic mail, and facsimile can be selected as a method for issuing an estimate. For example, when referring to an estimate on the user terminal 1, it is sufficient to select the issue by HTML. When the user terminal 1 is a portable terminal and the display area is small, or when it is desired to receive it at another terminal, the output by e-mail may be selected. Furthermore, when printing is desired to be performed by the facsimile apparatus 10, the facsimile output may be selected. In S39, the user selects a desired issuing method from among these issuing methods. Multiple selection is possible, and of course, all may be selected.

  If it is determined in S40 that an e-mail issuing method is selected, the user inputs an e-mail address in S41. If it is determined in S42 that the FAX issuing method is selected, the user inputs a FAX number in S43. When input about these issuing methods is completed, by operating the “Issue” button, the information input regarding the issuing method is sent to the document issuing server 4 as output destination designation information, thereby making a document issuing request. In response to this document issuance request, the document issuance server 4 creates an estimate and issues it using the designated issuance method in S45.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of processing from receiving a document issuance request to issuing a document, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a data flow. When a document issuance request is sent from the user terminal 1 as shown in FIG. 2 ((1) in FIG. 6), the product information (item information) and output destination designation information sent so far in S51. Based on the above, the information database 5 is accessed as necessary, and some or all of the information necessary for creating the estimate, such as the price of the product, is taken out (( 2)).

  In S52, the information necessary for creating the estimate, such as the product information received from the user terminal 1 or the information extracted from the information database 5, is associated with the management ID information that can uniquely identify the estimate. Thus, it is registered in the document storage unit 14 in the document issuing server 4 or an external storage unit. At this time, it can also be associated with customer ID information.

  The estimate is issued according to the output destination designation information. First, when it is determined in S53 that an HTML output method is designated, the document generation unit 12 generates an HTML-format estimate in S54 and passes it to the output unit 13. In S55, the output unit 13 sends a document in HTML format to the user terminal 1 through the router 3 via the Internet 2 ((3) in FIG. 6) and displays it. Thereby, the user can refer to the estimate displayed on the user terminal 1.

  If it is determined in S56 that the e-mail output method is designated, the estimate is sent as an e-mail. At this time, in S57, it is determined whether the electronic mail is transmitted by the Internet FAX 6, or whether the document issuing server 4 directly transmits the electronic mail. When an electronic mail is transmitted via the Internet FAX 6, the document generation unit 12 generates an estimate as image data in S58. In S59, the output unit 13 causes the document generation unit 12 to send an instruction to the Internet FAX 6 together with a transmission instruction. The generated estimate image data is transmitted ((4) in FIG. 6). In step S60, the Internet FAX 6 uses the image data of the estimate received from the output unit 13 as an attached file, and creates an e-mail addressed to the e-mail address specified in the output destination designation information received by the receiving unit 11. And send. The e-mail is sent to a mail server (not shown) connected to the LAN 7 or, if the Internet FAX 6 has a mail server function, to the external mail server that can communicate via the Internet 2, the router 3. May be sent through.

  When the document issuing server 4 directly creates and sends an e-mail, in S61, the document generation unit 12 generates an estimate as image data, and in S62, the output unit 13 receives the document from the document generation unit 12. The estimated image data is attached as an attached file, and an e-mail addressed to the e-mail address specified in the output destination designation information received by the receiving unit 11 is created and transmitted to a mail server (not shown).

  In addition, when the e-mail transmission method is fixed to any one, only one of the functions may be installed. Of course, it may be configured to be selectable by setting. In the above example, the estimate is attached to the e-mail as image data. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the e-mail may be attached as the body of the e-mail without being imaged or as an attached file.

  If it is determined in S63 that the facsimile output method is designated, the document is transmitted by facsimile via the Internet FAX 6 ((4) in FIG. 6). At this time, in S64, it is determined whether the document issuing server 4 directly issues a transmission instruction to the Internet FAX 6 or by sending a special electronic mail to the Internet FAX 6.

  When the document issuing server 4 directly issues a transmission instruction to the Internet FAX 6, the document generation unit 12 generates an estimate as image data in S65, and in S66, the output unit 13 uses the HTTP to the Internet FAX 6 according to HTTP. The image data of the estimate generated by the document generation unit 12 is transmitted together with the transmission instruction. In step S67, the Internet FAX 6 makes a call to the public line 9 using the facsimile number specified in the output destination designation information received by the receiving unit 11, connects the line with the facsimile apparatus 10, and then outputs from the output unit 13. The image data of the received estimate is transmitted by facsimile.

  When a special electronic mail is transmitted to the Internet FAX 6 and a transmission instruction is issued, the document generation unit 12 generates an estimate as image data in S68. In step S69, the output unit 13 creates an e-mail in which the image data of the estimate received from the document generation unit 12 is attached as an attached file, and the FAX transfer keyword and the destination facsimile number are described in the text. The electronic mail is transmitted to the Internet FAX 6 in S70. When the Internet FAX 6 receives the electronic mail sent from the document issuing server 4 in S71, the Internet FAX 6 confirms that the keyword for FAX transfer exists in the text, and similarly extracts the facsimile number in the text. Then, a call is made to the public line 9 by the facsimile number and the facsimile apparatus 10 is connected to the line, and then the estimate image data attached to the e-mail is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 10 by facsimile.

  Even in the case of facsimile transmission, if the transmission method is fixed to any one, any transmission method may be executed without performing the determination in S64. Of course, it may be configured to be selectable by setting. In the above example, the facsimile number of the other party is included in the body of the e-mail. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be included in the subject field or attached.

  If print output is designated in the output destination designation information or if print output is set on the system side, this is detected in S72. In step S73, the document generation unit 12 generates an estimate as printable data and sends it to the Internet FAX 6 ((4) in FIG. 6). For example, in addition to generating and sending image data, the data format is arbitrary as long as it can be printed, such as generating and sending data described in a print description language. Further, the method of transmitting the estimate data to the Internet FAX 6 can be directly transmitted or transmitted by special e-mail as in the case of facsimile transmission. In step S74, the Internet FAX 6 receives the estimate data sent from the document issuing server 4 and prints it out.

  In this way, the document issuance request sent from the user terminal 1 can be received and an estimate can be issued according to the designated output method. Note that the order of determination of the output methods in S53, S56, S63, and S72 is arbitrary.

  Next, the operation for reissuing an already issued estimate will be described. As described above, information necessary for generating an already issued estimate is stored in the document storage unit 14. Therefore, when reissuing, information stored in the document storage unit 14 may be used.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure until a document reissue request is issued at the user terminal. The processing procedure in the user terminal 1 when making a document reissue request is almost the same as the procedure until the above document issue request is made, and instead of inputting customer information and product information, customer ID information and management The difference is that the ID information is input. For this reason, detailed description of the same part as the procedure for making the document issuance request described above may be omitted.

  The user uses the user terminal 1 to access the website in S81 and receive access authentication. In S82, it is determined whether or not the authentication is successful. If the authentication is successful, the process proceeds to S83. If the authentication fails, for example, a page indicating that the authentication has failed is sent to the user terminal 1 to finish the process. If access authentication is not performed, the process may proceed to S83 as it is.

  In S83, after moving from the document issuing server 4 to the Web page for reissuing the estimate, in S84, information for specifying the estimate that is desired to be reissued, such as management ID information and customer ID information, is provided. input. After the input, the information input by the user operating the button on the page is transmitted to the document issuing server 4, and the input information is checked. The result of the check is determined in S85, and if the input is completed, the process proceeds to S86, and if there is an input omission or an input error, for example, the process returns to S84 to request the user for further input or correction.

  When the input of the management ID information and the customer ID information is completed and the check is completed, a method for issuing an estimate is selected in S86 to S90. This process is the same as the process of S39 to S43 shown in FIG. When the input regarding the issuing method is completed, in S91, the information input regarding the instructed issuing method is sent to the document issuing server 4 as the output destination designation information, thereby making a document reissuing request. In response to this document reissue request, the document issuance server 4 reissues the instructed estimate using the designated issuance method in S92.

  In this way, the user can receive a reissue of the estimate without inputting product information again. At this time, an output method different from the previous one can be selected.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing from receiving a document reissue request to reissuing the document. When the receiving unit 11 of the document issuing server 4 receives a document reissue request from the user terminal 1 in S101, the document generating unit 12 responds based on the management ID information and customer ID information sent so far. Information necessary to generate an estimate to be read is read from the document storage unit 14. Then, according to the output destination designation information, a quotation to be reissued is generated and issued.

  First, when it is determined in S102 that the HTML output method is designated, in S103, the document generation unit 12 generates a reissued estimate in HTML format and passes it to the output unit 13. In step S <b> 104, the output unit 13 sends an estimate in HTML format to the user terminal 1 for display. Thereby, the user can refer to the estimate displayed on the user terminal 1.

  If it is determined in S105 that the output method by e-mail is specified, the document generation unit 12 generates an estimate as image data in S106, and the output unit 13 instructs the image data as an attached file in S107. Send an e-mail to the e-mail address. Alternatively, the output unit 13 sends an estimate generated as image data to the Internet FAX 6 and transmits an e-mail by the Internet FAX 6. The transmission request to the Internet FAX 6 can be made by HTTP or special e-mail. Of course, the estimate may not be image data, and may be included in the body text or the like in addition to being attached to the e-mail.

  If it is determined in S108 that the facsimile output method is designated, in S109, the document generation unit 12 generates a reissued estimate as image data, and sends it from the output unit 13 to the Internet FAX 6. In step S110, the Internet FAX 6 transmits the estimated image data to the facsimile number designated in the output destination designation information by facsimile. A transmission request to the Internet FAX 6 can be made by HTTP or special e-mail.

  If print output is designated in the output destination designation information or if print output is set on the system side, this is detected in S111. In step S112, the document generation unit 12 generates an estimate as printable data and sends it to the Internet FAX 6. For example, in addition to generating and sending image data, the data format is arbitrary as long as it can be printed, such as generating and sending data described in a print description language. Further, the method for transmitting the estimate data to the Internet FAX 6 can be directly transmitted or can be transmitted by a special electronic mail. In step S113, the Internet FAX 6 receives the estimate data sent from the document issuing server 4 and prints it out.

  In this way, in response to the document reissue request sent from the user terminal 1, it is possible to reissue the estimate according to the designated output method. Note that the determination order of the output methods in S102, S105, S108, and S111 is arbitrary.

  In the above description, it has been described that information necessary for generating a document stored in the document storage unit 14 is read and a document is created again. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a document in a data format generated according to the output destination designation information can be stored when the document is issued for the first time or when it is reissued after that. In this case, if an output method that has been specified before is specified again, the document in the data format corresponding to the output method generated when the same output method has been specified is output as it is. Can be configured as follows. For example, when a facsimile output method is designated when a document is issued for the first time, the facsimile-transmitted document is stored in the Internet FAX 6. At the time of reissuance, the output unit 13 may send management ID information, customer ID information, or ID information corresponding to those information to the Internet FAX 6, and send a document stored in the Internet FAX 6 in correspondence with them. . In this case, since it is not necessary to generate a document again by the document generation unit 12, the processing load can be reduced and the processing speed can be increased.

It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure until it issues a document issue request in a user terminal. It is explanatory drawing of an example of a merchandise information input page. It is explanatory drawing of an example of an issuing method selection page. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing from receiving a document issuance request to issuing a document. It is explanatory drawing of an example of the flow of data in an example of a process from receiving a document issue request to issuing a document. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure until it performs the reissue request | requirement of a document in a user terminal. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a process after receiving a document reissue request | requirement until a document is reissued.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... User terminal, 2 ... Internet, 3 ... Router, 4 ... Document issuing server, 5 ... Information database, 6 ... Internet FAX, 7 ... LAN, 8 ... External Internet FAX, 9 ... Public line, 10 ... Facsimile device, 11 ... reception part, 12 ... document generation part, 13 ... output part, 14 ... document storage part.

Claims (8)

  In a document publishing system for issuing a document in a fixed format, receiving means for receiving, via the Internet, item information to be included in the document and output destination specifying information specifying the output method, document generating means for generating a document in a fixed format according to the item information, A document issuing system comprising: an output unit that outputs the document generated by the document generation unit by an output method specified by the output destination specifying information.   And a facsimile means capable of facsimile transmission, wherein the output means outputs a document generated by the document generation means to the facsimile means when a facsimile output method is designated by the output destination designation information. 2. The document issuing system according to claim 1, wherein the document is issued by facsimile transmission.   The said output means transmits the document produced | generated by the said document production | generation means through the said internet as an HTML document, when the output method by HTML is designated by the said output destination designation | designated information. Document issuing system.   2. The document issuance according to claim 1, wherein the output unit transmits the document generated by the document generation unit by e-mail when an output method by e-mail is specified by the output destination specification information. system.   And an Internet facsimile means capable of sending and receiving facsimile communication and electronic mail, wherein the output means is adapted to the Internet facsimile means when an output method by electronic mail and facsimile is designated by the output destination designation information. The document issuing system according to claim 1, wherein the document generated by the document generating means is transmitted by electronic mail or facsimile.   6. The document issuing system according to claim 5, wherein the output means requests the Internet facsimile means to send a document by e-mail or to send a facsimile by e-mail.   And a printing unit configured to print the document. When the output method is designated by the output destination designation information, the output unit prints a document generated by the document generation unit with respect to the printing unit. The document issuing system according to claim 1, wherein print output is performed.   Furthermore, the storage unit stores information necessary for generating a document by the document generation unit, and the output unit receives the re-output instruction and the output destination designation information when the reception unit receives the re-output instruction and the output destination designation information. Information necessary for generating the document is read from the storage means, a document having a format suitable for output by the output method specified by the output destination designation information is generated, and the document is output by the output destination designation information. 8. The document issuing system according to claim 1, wherein the document is output by a designated output method.

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