JPH10190926A - Facsimile information access method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method by which the user peruses object information without print out on paper by simplifying the user operation for access in a facsimile information service system. SOLUTION: First an HTML text display means 1 displays interfaces for entering a telephone number and an information BOX number of a facsimile information service center or interfaces to select a desired information BOX from a list of information BOX sets, possessed by the facsimile information service center. Then an access means 2 accesses the facsimile information service center with a selected information BOX number of a transmitter which is linked with the selected information BOX or directly entered from the interface. Then a FAX data entry means 3 receives facsimile data from the facsimile information service center, and a FAX data conversion means 4 converts the facsimile data into an HTML format displayed on a Web browser and provides an output of the data via an output means 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an existing facsimile information providing service which can be accessed from a Web browser or the like on the Internet.
The present invention relates to a facsimile information access method for converting received facsimile information so that it can be viewed on a Web browser or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile information providing service, first, a telephone number of a facsimile information provider is input from a facsimile terminal, and then a telephone push button is pressed according to voice guidance from the facsimile information provider. BOX number etc. where information is stored in PB
(Push button) By inputting as a signal, the target information was extracted as facsimile data on paper.

[0003]

In the above prior art,
It is necessary for the user to actually input the telephone number of the facsimile information provider and the BOX number where the information is stored with the push button, so that the operation is complicated and there is a high possibility that an input error is caused. And information cannot be extracted from a facsimile terminal that does not support PB signals, and the obtained information is output on paper. When consuming and browsing at a later date, there are problems such as the need to search among those many papers.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art by allowing a user to directly input a telephone number of a provider and a BOX number in which information is stored on a Web browser or the like. A web browser without accessing the facsimile information providing center, receiving facsimile information from the facsimile information providing center, and outputting the received facsimile information to paper by selecting from a list displayed in advance by an operation such as clicking. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for accessing facsimile information that can be browsed on the above.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a user operates a facsimile information providing center with a fax number and information B on a browser on the Internet.
Presenting an interface for inputting an OX number, accessing a facsimile information providing center using the facsimile number and information BOX number input from the presented interface, and receiving a facsimile from the accessed facsimile information providing center. Receiving information, and converting the received facsimile information into information that can be viewed on the browser and outputting the information,
It is characterized by having.

In the above method, in the step of presenting the interface, the information BOX is linked in advance to the telephone number and the information BOX number of the facsimile information providing center holding the information BOX, and In the step of presenting an interface displaying a list of information boxes for selecting information boxes of information desired to be displayed on the browser on the browser and accessing the facsimile information providing center, a link to the selected information box is provided. The facsimile information center is accessed using the FAX number and the information BOX number.

In the facsimile information access method of the present invention, first, an interface for directly inputting a telephone number and an information BOX number of the facsimile information providing center or a list of information boxes held by the facsimile information providing center is selected. An interface for selecting an information box is displayed, and then the telephone number and information box number of the facsimile information providing center input from the interface or the selected information box
The facsimile information providing center is accessed by using the telephone number and the information BOX number of the facsimile information providing center linked to. Next, as a result of the access, facsimile data output from the facsimile information providing center is received, and the received and input facsimile data is converted into a format such as HTML which can be displayed on a Web browser or the like, and output. This simplifies or simplifies the user's input operation, making input errors less likely to occur, and allows the provided facsimile information to be viewed on a browser that is easy to search without being output on paper.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a facsimile information access apparatus which enables an embodiment of the present invention to be executed. As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile information access apparatus of the present embodiment includes an HTML document display unit 1, an access unit 2, a FAX data input unit 3, a FAX data conversion unit 4, and an output unit 5.

FIG. 2 shows the telephone number and information box of the facsimile information providing center in the HTML document display means 1.
It is a figure showing an example of an interface for directly inputting a number.

FIG. 3 shows an information box stored in the facsimile information providing center in the HTML document display means 1.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an interface for selecting a desired information BOX from the list of.

Continuing the description with reference to FIGS.
The TML document display means 1 is an interface for inputting a telephone number and an information BOX number of the facsimile information providing center as shown in FIG. 2, or an information BO held by the facsimile information providing center as shown in FIG.
An interface for selecting a desired information box from the list of X is displayed.

The access means 2 accesses the facsimile information provision center from the telephone number and information BOX number of the facsimile information provision center entered by the user using the keyboard or mouse on the HTML document display means 1. In the case of the interface for direct input as shown in FIG. 2, the user accesses the facsimile information providing center using the input telephone number and information BOX number. Information B held by the facsimile information providing center as shown in FIG.
In the case of an interface for selecting a desired information box from a list of OXs, a facsimile information providing center is accessed using a telephone number and an information box number linked to the selected button or the like.

The FAX data input means 3 receives the facsimile data output from the facsimile information providing center as a result of the above access.

The facsimile data conversion means 4 converts the facsimile data received and input by the facsimile data input means 3 into
Convert to HTML format that can be displayed on a Web browser.

The output unit 5 outputs the document in the HTML format converted by the facsimile data conversion unit 4.

FIG. 4 shows H output through the output means 5.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document in a TML format. FIG.
As shown in (1), the facsimile information sent from the facsimile information providing center is converted into the HTML format and can be browsed on a Web browser.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing by the facsimile information access method according to one embodiment of the present invention. S101 to S112 in FIG. 5 represent processing steps.

As shown in FIG. 5, first, an input screen is displayed (S101). Next, the user selects whether to perform direct input or to select from a list (S102).

When direct input is selected (S103), an interface as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed, and when the user performs direct input and correct input is performed (S104),
The access destination is determined based on the input (S106), and F
The AX information is accessed (S108). If the input is not correctly made in S104, the access method is selected (S1).
02), the user is again asked to select an access method.

If the user selects from the list in S103, an interface as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed.
The user selects one of the items by an operation such as clicking a button or the like, and when the item is correctly selected (S105), the telephone number and information BO linked to the selected item.
The access destination is determined based on the X number (S107), and the FA
X information is accessed (S108). If the access method is not correctly selected in S105, the access method is selected (S10
Return to step 2) and have the user start over from selecting an access method.

Next, access to FAX information (S108)
The fax information obtained by the above is received (S109). It is determined whether or not the received fax information is normally received (S110). If the received fax information is normally received, the received FAX information is converted into an HTML format (S111), and the document is displayed on a Web browser (S112). If the data is not normally received in S110, the fax
The information is accessed again (S108), and if the number of times exceeds the number specified in advance, the display returns to the input display (S101) and requests the user to perform the operation again.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention,
An input error in which the user inputs the telephone number of the facsimile information provider and the BOX number where the information is stored directly on a Web browser or the like, or selects from a list displayed in advance by clicking or the like. It is possible to access the facsimile information providing center, receive facsimile information from the facsimile information providing center, and view the received facsimile information on a Web browser that is easy to search with simple or easy input operation that does not easily occur Become.

For example, according to the present invention, facsimile information that has been conventionally taken out on paper and circulated by copying or the like can be freely viewed on a Web browser or the like without outputting to paper.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an apparatus for executing a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an interface for directly inputting a telephone number and an information BOX number of a facsimile information providing center in the HTML document display means in the above block diagram.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an interface for selecting a desired information box from a list of information boxes held by a facsimile information providing center in the HTML document display means in the block diagram.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of an HTML format document output via an output unit in the above block diagram.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a facsimile information access method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... HTML document display means 2 ... Access means 3 ... FAX data input means 4 ... FAX data conversion means 5 ... Output means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A user uses a facsimile information providing center FAX number and information B on an Internet browser.
Presenting an interface for inputting an OX number; and facsimile input from the presented interface.
Accessing a facsimile information providing center with a number and an information BOX number; receiving facsimile information from the accessed facsimile information providing center; converting the received facsimile information into information that can be browsed on the browser. Outputting a facsimile information access method. 2. In the step of presenting the interface, the information box is stored in advance as a telephone number of a facsimile information providing center having the information box and the information box.
An information box for linking to a number and for the user to select an information box of information to be displayed on the browser
Presenting an interface displaying a list of the information on a browser, and in the step of accessing the facsimile information providing center, accessing the facsimile information center using the facsimile number and the information box number linked to the selected information box. The facsimile information access method according to claim 1, wherein: