JPH0556069A - Confidential function release system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To restore a confidential data into a general data manually or automatically by releasing only a confidential function of the confidential data with respect to a communication equipment having a facsimile equipment and an electronic mail and a storage section such as a bulletin board system. CONSTITUTION:When a confidential mail is changed into a general mail by an information offer party, and confidential mail storage area 2 of a hard disk 1 is provided with a confidentiality release ID storage section 4 and a reserve storage section 5 in addition to a confidential ID storage section 3 provided in a conventional system. When the information offer party sets a confidentiality release ID in advance in the case of registration and desires to release the confidential function, the confidentiality release ID is sent, and a confidentiality release ID check means 7 confirms the coincidence of ID to revise the confidential mail into a general mail. Moreover, when the confidential mail is automatically revised into a general mail and the information offer party registers the confidential mail, a confidential mail registration means 9 sets the confidential ID, the confidentiality release ID and release date time information in advance, and a release date time information check means 8 of a host confirms the coincidence of data and time at the release designation date time to revise the confidential mail into a general mail.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for releasing a confidential function in a communication device (communication system) having a storage unit such as a facsimile, an electronic mail, an electronic bulletin board. FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of a communication system in which various information services are provided to subscribers using a public network or a private line in a company. In the figure, 21 is a public network / intra-company private network, 22 is a host system, 23 is a personal computer terminal, 24 is a fax terminal, and 25
Indicates a telephone terminal.

The host system 22 has a storage unit, and
The information stored in the storage unit from the X terminal 24 or the telephone terminal 25 can be used as an electronic bulletin board to retrieve or register the stored information by facsimile or voice. Further, electronic mails can be exchanged between a plurality of personal computer terminals 23 as personal computer communication by sending or retrieving information to or from the storage unit of the host system 22.

For these information services, services are given and received only by specific users by ID, information by password is provided only to members, and specific information and sales information between head office branches in a company are handled. Service is possible. In recent years, the society is becoming an information society, and it is required to disclose information and provide various information services. Therefore, confidential data provided to a specific user and general data provided to a general user have been used separately.

[0004]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional confidential data, a confidential ID and data are stored in a storage unit provided in a host system for each confidential mail, and the confidential data is a confidential ID transmitted from a terminal side. When is matched, the contents can be referenced and deleted. However, confidential data cannot be referenced from a general user terminal that does not have a confidential ID. Further, in order to change confidential data into general data, it was necessary to delete the confidential data once and then register it as general data again without confidentiality.

In the case of changing confidential data to general data, for example, a ticket can be given a priority reservation for a specific user up to one month ago, and thereafter the reservation can be made open to general users, or a new product is announced. When selling, provide information only to designated distributors in advance, and apply when announcing general sales of new products all at once on a specified date. In the past, it was necessary to re-register data to change confidential data to general data.

[0006]

Conventionally, in order to use confidential data as general data, it was necessary to delete the confidential data once and then re-register it as general data without confidential information. Therefore, it was not possible to release only the confidential function of confidential data and use it as general data.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to manually or automatically change the confidential data once registered in the storage unit of the host exchange to the general data by the setting of the information provider without deleting and re-registering the confidential data. To do.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention. FIG. 1A shows a case where an information provider changes a confidential mail to a general mail, and FIG. 1B shows a case where the confidential mail is automatically changed to a general mail. In the figure,
1 is a hard disk of an electronic bulletin board or a host for electronic mail, 2 is a confidential mail storage area, 3 is a confidential ID storage unit, 4
Is a confidentiality release ID storage unit, 5 is a reserve storage unit, 5'is a release date and time information storage unit, 6 is a data storage unit, and 7 is a confidentiality release ID.
Checking means, 8 indicates release date / time information checking means, and 9 indicates confidential mail registration means.

When the confidential mail is changed to the general mail by the information provider of FIG. 1A, in addition to the conventional confidential ID storage unit 3 in the confidential mail storage area 2 of the hard disk 1, the confidential release ID storage unit 4 is provided. And a reserve storage unit 5, the information provider sets a confidentiality cancellation ID at the time of registration in advance, and when the confidentiality function is desired to be canceled, the confidentiality cancellation ID is transmitted, and the confidentiality cancellation ID check means 7 performs ID. Configure to check for a match and change to plain mail.

When the confidential mail of FIG. 1B is automatically changed to a general mail, when the information provider registers the confidential mail, the confidential mail registration means 9 is used by the confidential mail registration means 9 to obtain the confidential ID, the confidential release ID, and the release date / time information. Is set in advance, and the reserve storage unit 5 of the confidential mail storage area 2 is released.
As a result, the release date and time is stored, and when the release specified date and time is reached, the release date and time information check means 8 of the host confirms that the date and time match and changes to a general mail.

[0011]

FIG. 2 shows a processing flow chart by the host of the present invention. FIG. 2A shows a case where the information provider changes a confidential mail into a general mail, and FIG. 2B shows a case where the confidential mail is automatically changed into a general mail.

When the confidential mail is changed to a general mail by the information provider of FIG. 2 (a), (1) The confidential cancel ID is input by inputting the confidential cancel ID of the information provider.
Is sent to the host, and the ID is input to the confidential mail 2 that has already been registered. (2) I stored in the host confidentiality release ID storage unit 4
It is checked whether or not it matches D, and if it does not match, it waits until the confidentiality release ID is input. (3) I stored in the host confidentiality release ID storage unit 4
If it matches with D, the confidential information is released and a general mail is sent.

To automatically change the confidential mail of FIG. 2 (b) to a general mail, (1) 'When registering the confidential mail of the information provider, register the confidential ID, and then register the confidential release ID. Next, register the release date / time information and then register the data. (2) The respective information is registered and stored in the confidential ID storage unit 3, the confidential release ID storage unit 4, the release date / time storage unit 5 of the confidential mail 2 of the host, and the data storage unit 6. (3) When the specified release date and time comes, it is checked whether it matches the date and time information stored in the release date and time storage unit 5 ', and if they match, the confidential release is automatically performed and a general mail is sent. .. If they do not match, the confidential release will not be performed.

[0014]

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. The figure shows a case where a public relations officer (information provider A) of a certain company announces a new product by using a mail system.
In the figure, 11 is a confidential mail of the host such as an electronic bulletin board / email, 12 is new product information, 13 is a confidential ID, 14 is a confidential release ID, and 15 is a general mail of the host such as an electronic bulletin board / email.

Until the announcement date (one month before the release)
Since the information is limited to in-house SE (system engineer), sales company (designated dealer), etc., a public relations officer sets a confidential ID 13 / confidential release ID 14 and registers it as a confidential mail 11 in the host. The SE or sales company in the company can receive the new product information of the confidential mail 11 by mail by inputting the confidential ID 13.

On the announcement date (release date), a public relations officer (information provider A) releases the confidentiality I, for example, with a touch-tone telephone.
Send D14 to the mail system host by PB signal.
Then, a general mail without the confidential function that can be disclosed to all users such as general users who could not receive confidential mail 11
Can be offered as 15.

If the date and time for general mail is fixed in advance, the confidential ID / confidential release ID / release date / time information is set when registering the confidential email, and the release date / time information is stored in the reserve storage section of the confidential email 11. Can be stored, and when the set date and time is reached, confidential mail can be automatically converted to general mail.

[0018]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the confidential data once registered can be made into general data without re-registering it, it is effective in reducing communication costs when making confidential data into general data and improving communication line use efficiency. , Confidential information can be easily and automatically used as general information. In addition, it contributes greatly to the activation of information distribution and the diversification of information provision and disclosure methods.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a processing flowchart of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment.

FIG. 4 Example of communication system configuration

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Host hard disk 2 Confidential e-mail storage area 3 Confidential ID storage section 4 Confidential release ID storage section 5 Reserve storage section 5'Releasing date and time information storage section 6 Data storage section 7 Confidential release ID checking means 8 Release date and time information checking means 9 Confidential mail Registration method 11 Host confidential mail 12 New product information 13 Confidential ID 14 Confidential release ID 15 Host general mail 21 Public network / intra-company private line network 22 Host system 23 Personal computer terminal 24 Fax terminal 25 Telephone terminal

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hiroki Aome 3-9-18 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture Fujitsu Comunication Systems Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a communication device having a storage unit such as a facsimile, an electronic mail, an electronic bulletin board, etc., a confidential mail storage area (2) is provided in a hard disk (1) of a host for the electronic bulletin board or electronic mail, and information is provided. When a person changes a confidential mail to a general mail, in addition to the conventional confidential ID storage unit (3) in the confidential mail storage area (2) of the hard disk (1), a confidential release ID storage unit (4) and reserved storage are stored. (5) is provided, the information provider sets a confidential release ID at the time of registration in advance, and when the confidential function is desired to be released, the confidential release ID is transmitted, and the confidential release ID check means (7) is used. Confidential function cancellation method characterized by confirming ID match and changing to general mail. 2. In the above device, when the confidential mail is automatically changed to a general mail, when the information provider registers the confidential mail, the confidential mail registration means (9) releases the confidential ID and the confidential release ID. The date and time information is set in advance, and the reserve storage unit (5) of the confidential mail storage area (2) is set.
The release date and time information storage unit (5 ') stores the release date and time, and when the release specified date and time arrives, the release date and time information checking means (8) of the host confirms that the date and time match and changes to general mail. The confidential function cancellation method according to claim 1, wherein the confidential function cancellation method is used.