JPH03293840A - Mail transmission system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely transmit an electronic text by transmitting a mail, whose number of destinations is determined by comparison between the number of destinations of the mail and the number of destinations to which a mail dilivery means can deliver the mail, from a storage means to the mail delivery means. CONSTITUTION:A scheduler task part 9a periodically detects whether a mail device main body 2 has an electronic text to be outputted or not and discriminates whether telephone line terminal parts 7a and 7b and a PBX 5 are capable of output operation or not. When it is discriminated that they are capable of output operation, a comparator 10 compares the stored number of destinations of the mail, the number of usable transmission lines out of all transmission lines, and the number of destinations to which the mail can be delivered with one another to transmit the mail of the determined number of destinations. Thus, a mail transmission system of high reliability is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a mail transmission system for transmitting mail such as electronic texts and audio signals.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a general mail transmission system as a prior art. In Fig. 5, (1) is a sender's FAX that outputs the information to be transmitted as an electronic text; (2)
(3) is the mail device itself, (2) is provided in the main body of the device, and sender FAX (1)
A disk in the form of an output queue that stores the electronic sentences output by and inputs them into memory. (4) is a plurality of telephone lines for transmitting the electronic text stored in the disk (3) to the P B X (5);
(5) is a PBX which dials the electronic text input from disk (3) to each destination's FAX.

(6a), (6b), (6c), (6d), (
6e), (6f), (6g), and (h) are destination 1 and destination 2 connected to PBX (5), respectively. Destination 3.
Destination 4. Destination 5. Destination 6. This is a FAX for destinations 7 and 8. (7a) is the mail device body (2) and the telephone line (4)
The telephone line terminal part (7b) is the connection part with P B
A telephone line terminal section (13) is provided in the mail device main body (2) and connects the disk (3) and the telephone line terminal section (7a), which is the connection section between X (5) and the telephone line (4).
(7b) The operation of the control unit connected to the multicast transmission will be explained based on FIGS. 5, 6, and 7. For broadcast transmission, sender FAX (1)
One electronic document outputted from multiple FAX (6
) is a technology that simultaneously transmits data to Sender F A
1) to destination 1. Destination 2. Destination 3, Destination 4. Destination 5. Destination 6. Destination 7. The electronic text to be transmitted to the addressee 8 is once output to the mail device body (2 disk (3)).The electronic text output from the sender FAX (1) is segmented page by page and provided with address information. Yes.Sender FA
The electronic text input from X (1) is stored in the disk (3) in the form of an output queue. The output queue type disk (3) provides an in-disk pointer for the message. As shown in FIG. 7, when an electronic message is stored in the disk (3), the control unit (13) scans the disk (3) by an output scheduling task that detects an output message at regular intervals. It is detected that an electronic sentence has been input into the disk (3). The control unit (13) determines whether an operation for outputting an electronic text from the mail device body (2) to the FAX (6) is possible. When determining that the output operation is possible, the control unit (13) scans the status of the telephone line (4) using a communication task. When the control unit (13) determines that there is an empty telephone line, it starts call schedule processing. Please note that the mail device itself (
2) requires at least eight empty telephone lines in order to simultaneously send eight electronic messages to the PBX (5) from destinations 1 to 8. 5 due to call schedule processing
Address 1. to PBX (5) via the main telephone line (4). Destination 2. Destination 3. Destination 4. Destination 5. Destination 6. Destination 7
゜Each electronic sentence for destination 8 is input at the same time. )) BX (5) is the F A X (6a
).

(6b), (6c), (6d), (6e)
, (6f), (6g), and (6h) at the same time, and FAX for each destination.
When the connection with (6) is completed, transmission of the electronic message is started. In addition, a general PB with 200 to 300 boats
The problem with the X is that it is only capable of dialing for outputting electronic messages to multiple FAX machines per hour, which is equivalent to only eight machines.

A general high-performance fax machine, for example, sends a message from sender F A
When transmitting an electronic text to the fax of the sender F.A.
X (1) Input the manuscript - times and specify the destination. In this case, there are five destinations. Then, FAX for destination 1
The electronic text of the manuscript entered in is input.

When the input for destination 1 is completed, the electronic text is then input to the FAX for destination 2. Similarly, the electronic text is transmitted to the FAX destination 5. With this configuration, there is a problem in that it takes a long time to transmit an electronic text to a plurality of FAXes using a general high-performance FAX.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Conventional mail transmission systems are configured as described above, so a general PBX with 200 to 300 ports only has the dial processing capacity of eight machines to transmit electronic messages to multiple fax machines at the same time. Therefore, if one electronic message output from a five-sender fax machine is dialed to nine or more fax machines at the same time, there is a problem that one fax cannot be dialed.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a highly reliable mail transmission system that reliably transmits electronic texts.

[Means to solve the problem]

In the invention of the present invention, there is provided a storage means for storing an e-mail having one destination and information to be transmitted, a transmission path for transmitting the e-mail stored in the storage means, and a transmission path for transmitting the e-mail to each destination. and control means for causing the mail delivery means to transmit mail to a number of addresses determined by comparing the number of mail destinations stored in the storage means and the number of addresses to which the mail can be delivered. It is something.

In the second invention of the present application, there is provided a storage means for storing mail including an address and information to be transmitted, a transmission line for transmitting the mail stored in the storage means, and a transmission line for transmitting the mail transmitted by the transmission line to each destination. The number of mail destinations stored in the storage means is compared with the number of usable transmission routes and the number of destinations that can be delivered, and the mail is delivered to a predetermined number of destinations. and control means for causing the mail delivery means to transmit the mail.

[Effect]

In the first invention of the present application, the e-mail is stored in the storage means, and the control means compares the number of e-mail destinations with the number of destinations that can be delivered by the e-mail delivery means and delivers the e-mail from the storage means to a determined number of destinations. Transmit to means.

In the second invention of the present application, the e-mail is stored in the storage means, and the control means compares the number of e-mail destinations, the number of usable transmission paths among the transmission paths, and the number of destinations to which the e-mail delivery means can deliver. To transmit mails to a number of destinations from a storage means to a mail delivery means.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
In the figure, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 5 indicate the same members. (1)
is a sender FAX that outputs mail containing information to be transmitted and destinations to 30 FAXes (6). This information is in electronic form. (3) is the mail device itself (
2) is an output queue type disk which stores electronic documents with destinations specified in the storage area for each destination. disk(
3) is a storage means. (5) is a PBX that dials the electronic text input from the disk (3) to the FAX (6) of each destination. P B X (5) is a mail delivery means. (8) is installed in the main body of the mail device (2) and sends one electronic message from sender FAX (1) to 3
The copying section (9) that copies 0 copies is a control section provided in the mail device main body (2).The control section (9) is a control means.(9a) is a control section provided in this control section (9). A scheduler task section (9b) is provided in the control section (9) and detects that 30 electronic messages have been input to the disk (3). ), (7
b) and P B and,
The PBX parameter (Z), which is the number of destinations that can be delivered to, is stored in advance, the number of idle lines (X), and the number of destination faxes (Y).
This is a comparator that compares the values and detects the smallest value.

In this embodiment, the number of faxes to 7 destinations is 30.

The number of free lines is 30, and the PBX parameters are 8.

The PBX parameters are as follows: PBX (5) is FA
) indicates the number of FAX machines that can perform dialing at the same time. Next, the operation will be explained based on FIGS. 1 and 2. 30 faxes (6) from sender FAX (1)
) to output one electronic message at the same time, 30 electronic messages with designated destinations are input into the mail device main body (2). Inside the mail device body (2), first, the copying section (8)
The electronic text is input and 30 copies are made. These 30 electronic messages are stored in the disk (3), separated by each destination. The control section (9) performs operations as shown in FIG. 2 when an electronic text is input into the mail device main body (2). First, the scheduler task unit (9a) detects whether there is an electronic text to be outputted in the mail device body (1) at regular intervals.

The scheduler task section (9a) then determines whether the telephone line terminal section (7aR7b) and the PBX (5) are capable of output operation. ``When it is determined that the output operation is possible, the scheduler task unit (9a) sends the comparator (10) to the destination FAX to which the electronic text is simultaneously transmitted, depending on the number of call target queues.
Detect number 30 (Y). Second, the telephone line terminal section (7
a) From (7b), detect the number of empty lines (X) of 30 that are in a state where electronic texts can be transmitted. Third, the preset and memorized PBX parameter value 8 (z) and the number of idle lines 30 (X)
, the number of destinations is 30 (Y). From the calculation results, the smallest number 8 among the respective values is output to the call schedule processing section (9b). The call schedule processing unit (9b) sends P B X (5
) is triggered. By this trigger, the mail device main body (2) first initiates a calling operation for eight electronic outputs to the PBX at the first timing.
Perform for (5). P B
Transmission begins. After completing the dialing process at the first timing (usually about 6 to 10 seconds), at the second timing with a one-hour difference, the calling operation for the first eight electronic ejection outputs is sent to the PBX (5). conduct. And PBX (5
) performs dial processing for eight lines, and when the connection is completed, FAX transmission of the next eight electronic messages begins. Similarly, the third
FAX transmission of eight electronic documents is started at the timing of . At the fourth timing, a calling operation is performed to the PBX (5) for the six electronic ejection outputs. P B
X (5) performs dial processing for six lines, and when the connection is completed, FAX transmission of six electronic messages is started. The electronic text can be reliably transmitted to the FAX from the first destination to the third destination.

In addition, as a second embodiment, as shown in FIG.
When the number of destinations of the electronic message transmitted from A.X. (1) to F. A.X. (5) is 5, the comparator (10) outputs the smallest number 5 to the call schedule processing section (9b). . The call schedule processing unit (9b) selects 5 telephone lines (4a), (4) from 30 empty telephone lines (4).
b), (4c), (4d), and (4e) are used to simultaneously perform call processing from the mail device body ('t) to the PBX (5).

Then, the PBX (5) performs dial processing for five lines, and when the connection is completed, FAX transmission of five electronic messages is started.

In addition, in this embodiment, one sender FAX (],) sends one electronic message with multiple destinations to the mail device itself (2).
However, multiple sender faxes may output electronic texts with destinations to the mail device main body (2). As mentioned above, in this example.

The electronic text in the mail device body (2) is sent from the mail device body (2) to the P B X (5) over multiple telephone lines (4
), compare the PBX parameters (number of destination faxes (Y), number of idle lines (X), and other conditions.1) Based on the results of this comparison, the mail device itself (2)
From this, the method of transmitting the electronic text to the PBX (5) is determined. Therefore, the PBX (5) will never receive more electronic text than its dial processing capacity, so no electronic text that cannot be processed by the PBX (5) will be generated.

In addition, when transmitting the electronic text in the mail device main body (2) from the mail device main body (2) to the PBX (5) over multiple telephone lines (4), the PBX parameter (Z) and the number of destination FAX Compare with (Y). Then, based on the comparison result, the method of transmitting the electronic text from the mail device main body (2) to the P B X (5) is determined. By configuring and operating in this manner, an electronic text that cannot be processed will not be generated as in the above-described embodiment, so that a mail transmission system that can perform reliable transmission can be obtained.

In addition, since the control unit (9) has the function of monitoring the mail transmission system, the telephone line (4) is controlled within the mail device body (2).
) and the state of the transmission path for electronic messages input to the mail device main body (2) can be detected at all times.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIG. 4. In the figure, (11) is the main body of the voice mail device, (12) is the receiving telephone connected to the PBX (5), and (14) is the voice mail device (11) and P
The telephone line (15) that connects the BX (5) is the information that should be transmitted by connecting to the voice mail device main body (11) and corresponds to the voice mail device main body (2), so the disk (3).

It includes a scheduler task section (9a), a call schedule processing section (9b), and a comparator (10).

Next, the operation will be briefly explained. Sending telephone (15
), a plurality of audio signals whose destinations are specified are input. The disk in the voicemail device main body (11) (
3), audio signals are stored for each destination. Control unit (
9) compares the number of free lines of the telephone line (14), the PBX parameters, and the number of telephone destinations with the comparator (10), and determines the minimum value. Based on the determination result, the audio signal on the disk (3) is transmitted as P B X (5) as in the previous embodiment. Then, dial processing is performed on the input audio signal by P B X (5).

Note that the mail device main body (2) of the first to third embodiments
, the public in addition to the voice mail device body (11).

It is also applied to equipment that accommodates multiple lines connected to a private switched network.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the control means compares the number of mail destinations with the number of destinations that can be delivered by the mail delivery means, and sends the mail to the determined number of addresses from the storage means to the mail delivery means. This has the effect of providing a highly reliable mail transmission system.

Further, the control means compares the number of mail destinations, the number of usable transmission paths among the transmission paths, and the number of destinations to which the mail delivery means can deliver, and sends mail from the storage means to the mail delivery means. By issuing a command to send a mail to a mail server, an even more reliable mail transmission system can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the operation of the control section (9), and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an electronic text according to a second embodiment of the invention. Transmission route diagram. Figure 4 is a system configuration diagram showing the third embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a system configuration diagram showing a conventional mail transmission system. Figure 6 is an electronic message transmission route by a conventional mail transmission system. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the operation of the control section (13) of a conventional mail transmission system. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an electronic message transmission path using a conventional high-performance FAX. In the figure, (3) is the storage means, and (4) is the transmission path (5).
is a mail delivery means, (9) is a control means, and (10) is a control means. Note that the same reference numerals in each figure indicate the same or equivalent parts.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Enter the email address and information to be sent,
A storage means for storing this mail, a transmission line connected to this storage means and transmitting the mail stored in the storage means, and inputting the said mail connected to this transmission line,
A mail delivery means that delivers the mail to each destination, and a mail delivery means that sends the mail to the number of addresses determined by comparing the number of mail destinations stored in the storage means and the number of addresses to which the mail delivery means can deliver. A mail transmission system comprising: a control means for causing the mail to be transmitted from the storage means to the mail delivery means via the transmission path. (2) Enter the email address and information to be sent,
A storage means for storing this mail, a transmission line connected to this storage means and transmitting the mail stored in the storage means, and inputting the said mail connected to this transmission line,
a mail delivery means for delivering the mail to each destination, the number of mail destinations stored in the storage means, the number of usable transmission paths among the transmission paths, and the number of destinations to which the mail delivery means can deliver; A mail transmission system comprising: a control means for transmitting a number of mails to a determined number of destinations from the storage means to the mail delivery means via the transmission path.