JPS59214367A - Composite mail device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To speed up the transmission of mail and reduce the load on an operator in full service by allowing a composite device to report nonvoice mail directly by telephone when the nonvoice mail arrives at an optical terminal or subscriber. CONSTITUTION:When a special number for mail device connection is inputted from a facsimile equipment F1 to a switchboard 2, a connection with the mail device 6 is made through a signal line 17. Then, a signal indicating a request for facisimile mail is inputted from the facsimile terminal. Those signals are detected by the service signal processing part 9 of the mail device 6, and the results are informed to a mail data processing part 10. On the other hand, when receiving an answer signal showing the completion of acceptance from the mail device, the facsimile terminal side switches a telephone set to facsimile and transmits a picture signal. When facsimile mail arrives at some addressee, the mail device outputs the arrival of the mail through a telephone set assigned corresponding to the addressee. Thus, a person who knows the arrival of the confidential mail by telephone receives the mail through a facsimile terminal F2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a composite mail device that provides a unified store-and-forward service for various types of mail such as voice, facsimile, and text mail.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Conventionally, when the person you called was absent or was busy, the message was registered in the storage device, and after a predetermined period of time, the storage device automatically called the destination phone and registered the message. There is a known voice mail system that outputs messages that have been sent.

In addition, in the case of facsimile, a storage device at the center temporarily stores facsimile information sent from facsimile terminals installed at each business office, etc., and has the function of transmitting it to multiple destinations at once. Exchange systems are known. Furthermore, text mail systems are being realized in which text created using a CRT-equipped keyboard terminal or a word processor is forwarded as mail to a desired destination.

Now, if we look at the service items in more detail about facsimile storage and exchange systems, we find that there are many systems that perform a function called confidential service, which allows the contents of the sent document to be sent to the recipient without being read by others. It is intended for a type of confidential communication. This service can be realized by the following methods. When a sender requests a confidential service from the system when transmitting a manuscript, data is accumulated in an area corresponding to the recipient's private note Is. After 7, the system will automatically call the facsimile terminal to which the recipient belongs and confirm who the recipient is and the jJ4 of the parent m4 email.
Outputs text showing the difference. Since the number of Fac/Mi1no machines in use is smaller than that of Facility, it is usually operated by a dedicated 3-person operator, F:, but a reception record sheet indicating that the above-mentioned confidential e-mail has been delivered to a P.O. When a full-time operator receives a receipt, he either contacts the recipient by phone or delivers a record of the receipt and a 1' crosspiece. The recipient who receives the message goes to the location where the facsimile terminal is installed and enters the address and password for his/her own post office box. The system side checks the passwords and if they match, sends a confidential email for 11Δ. In this way, the confidential email is delivered directly to the recipient.

However, the full-time operator was burdened by Hiroshi V's duties, such as notifying the recipient of confidential mail by phone and delivering receipt records. This also applies to text mail, which is a non-voice mail.

[Purpose of the invention]

This invention eliminates the problem f mentioned above.
If you receive a non-voice email such as a facsimile email or text email to any terminal or subscriber, call the terminal or the social network to which the power-saving ball belongs, and send a voice message to the 8-part non-voice message. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a composite mail device that has an opportunity to notify that a system mail has arrived.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the composite mail device of the present invention includes a means for detecting that facsimile mail or text mail addressed to an arbitrary terminal or a person in Japan has been stored, It consists of a configuration 75) having means for calling the telephone to which the ministry belongs, and means for outputting a voice message to the telephone to notify that the mail has arrived.

〔Effect of the invention〕

ζ With this invention, especially confidential services ζ.

Conventionally, incoming mail or text mail was handled by a full-time operator who distributed receipt records or notified each individual by telephone, but now the multi-purpose mail device directly notifies each individual in four messages. , Mail delivery is fast<,-1, and the burden on the full-time operator can be greatly reduced.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram for explaining one embodiment of the present invention. A group of mail access terminals (1), including telephones T1 and 12 and facsimile terminals F1 and F2, are connected to an exchange (2). 'The exchange (2) consists of a switching circuit (3) and an exchange control section (4), and is further connected to a composite mail device (6) via an interface signal line (5). The composite mail device (6) is composed of a mail control section (7) and a storage section (8). Here, an example will be shown in which a confidential mail is sent from facsimile terminal F1 to F2, and the notification is output to '-Kanari T2, which is located near the location where facsimile terminal F2 is installed.

First, the procedure for registering a confidential mail from the facsimile terminal F1 in the composite mail device (6) will be described. The facsimile terminal is connected to a telephone line, and an example will be explained in which a well-known GIII machine standard device is modified.

Generally, Gllt devices can be used by switching between a telephone and a converter. For example, if you enter the telephone number of the other party's fax machine from a button-type telephone, you can
2) interprets the dial signal and calls the other party's facsimile terminal. After receiving a response signal from the other party's facsimile machine, the converter is switched to the facsimile side and the facsimile transmission begins. When requesting the store-and-forward service, instead of inputting the telephone number of the other party's facsimile machine, one only has to input a special number for connecting to the storage device.

From the 7mm 7mm terminal F1, first enter a decoy (1) into the dial for connecting to the mail device. Switchboard (2)
When the dial signal is input, the exchange control section (4) analyzes the incoming number. As a result, if the above-mentioned signal (1) is input, connection is made to the composite mail device ti6).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the mail control section (7) for explaining the connection between the exchange (2) and the composite mail device (6). The mail control section (7) can be realized by an ordinary minicomputer or microcomputer. The arithmetic control unit 04) has a control bus 1''6)
The memo IJ (131) and the mail data processing unit (lOH) 7J are connected to this bus.
This mail data processing section is provided with a service signal processing section (9) 0υ for analyzing a mail service request. A plurality of signal lines corresponding to telephone lines are provided between the exchange (2) and the composite mail device (6).

Although FIG. 2 shows an example of two lines 17) +18), more lines may be provided. When the special number for connecting the mail device (Shoshim in this case) is input to the exchange (2), an unused line among the connection lines with the mail device (6) is selected and connected. For example, assume that it is connected to a mail device via a signal line σ7). Thereafter, the facsimile terminal inputs a signal indicating that the request is for facsimile mail, for example, round 2 times, and a signal indicating that it is a request for confidential mail, for example, k(8) times. These signals are detected by the service signal processing section (9) of the mail device (6), and the results are notified to the mail data processing section (10). The mail data processing unit uO) detects a signal corresponding to the facsimile mail confidential service, sends a response signal indicating that this service has been accepted to the signal line (17), and also sends a data input signal to the calculation control unit (141). The arithmetic control unit (141) has software in the memory (I3) that executes online control in response to requests. It is realized by a device or the like and secures an area in the storage unit (8) to store data.

On the other hand, on the facsimile terminal side, upon receiving a response signal from the mail device indicating completion of reception, the telephone is disconnected and connected to the facsimile. After going through the procedures performed by the G111 machine, scanning of the original begins and image signals are transmitted. Mail data processing unit 00) of the mail device
After controlling the procedure with the facsimile machine, it starts receiving image signals. The input image signals are sequentially stored in the storage section under the control of the arithmetic control section for each predetermined data length, and this AUR operation is repeated until the end of the original document. The facsimile data stored in the storage section is stored in memory ++31.
Mail management software built into the mail management software manages mail according to the sending terminal, receiving terminal, and whether it is a regular mail or a confidential mail.

At this time, according to the present invention, when a 7-person mail arrives at a destination, which is a mail device, the arrival of the mail is outputted via a telephone set previously associated with the destination.

In this case, a confidential email to F2 has arrived at the end of the email. In the case of the facsimile terminal F2, the corresponding telephone is assumed to be T2 in advance.

The arithmetic control unit 0() of the mail device outputs destination information to the mail data processing unit 110). The mail data processing unit converts the destination information into a dial signal and sends it to the exchange (2). The exchange (2) analyzes the dial signal and calls the telephone T2. When the exchange detects that the telephone T2 is off-hook, it stops the ringing tone that was being sent to the mail data processing unit (10). Mail data processing unit (1
0) requests the arithmetic control unit (141) to output a message at this timing.The message can be realized by pre-loading the storage unit (8) with the digital code of the voice and 8 with 17.As a digital code, may be, for example, a code generally known as a PCM code.For example, a message such as "Destination number X〆X@K
I have received a confidential email. ", etc. At this time, prepare a message in which only the number is registered in the place where the destination number is missing, and select the memory contents according to the specified destination. It is possible to output a complete message using voice editing technology that synthesizes the messages. In this way, the person who learns of the arrival of the confidential mail by telephone then goes to the facsimile terminal F2 and retrieves the mail.

In this case, a user enters a password and obtains confidential e-mail addressed to him/her without it being seen by others.

The compound mail device (6) verifies the password (l
After l+2 verification, the mail is retrieved from the storage section and sent to the facsimile terminal F2. That is, in the case of confidential mail, facsimile information is output to the terminal F2 after a password is input after the line is connected. Here, the mail device or exchange (3) K stores the correspondence between subscriber stations and terminals. For example, for person A,
It states that the telephone with the number Y corresponds to the facsimile terminal with the number Y.

[Other Practical Examples of the Invention] In the above explanation, the switching machine and the composite mail device are connected by a line equivalent to a telephone line, and the mail service request information etc. are transmitted on the composite mail device side. However, there is also a connection method in which these signals are processed on the exchange side and the results are sent to the compound mail device side.In order to achieve the object of the present invention, a connection method between the exchange and the compound mail device is also available. is not limited.

When storing mail data in the storage unit, the code format is
For voice, PCM code and DPCM code are still available.For facsimile machines, it is clear that any code such as the old code used in the CC277 GIII encoding system or the old code may be used. Furthermore, although we have explained the example of editing and synthesizing a message informing that the message has arrived, it is not possible to use speech synthesis technology that uses a high compression method.

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the arrival of facsimile mail can be known by a telephone call from the multifunction mail device, and facsimile communication can be carried out efficiently without the need to go to the facsimile receiver to check.

Confidential email also eliminates the need for the sender to notify the other party by phone or other means that the email has been sent directly to the recipient. Furthermore, a full-time operator on the receiving side notifies a specific individual by phone that the confidential email has been received, or delivers a facsimile receipt to the recipient of the confidential email notifying that the confidential email has been delivered to the email device. Not only is it possible to save money, but also mail can be delivered quickly. In addition to facsimile mail, the same effect can be obtained for text mail, which is a similar type of non-voice mail.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram for explaining the invention in detail, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the control section of the composite mail device in detail. 1...Mail service terminal group, 2...Switchboard, 3.
...Switch circuit, 4. Exchange control section, 5. Decoder line for interface, 6. Composite mail device, 7. Mail control section, 8.
...Storage unit, 9.11...Service signal processing unit, H)
, 12...Mail data processing section, 13...Memory, 1
4... Arithmetic control section, 15... Storage section connection line, 16.
...'1liiJ bus, 17.18... line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Composite mail device that handles single voice mail, facsimile mail, text mail, etc.
means for detecting the accumulation of facsimile mail or text mail addressed to any terminal or subscriber;
A composite mail device characterized in that the terminal has means for calling a telephone belonging to a subscriber, and means for outputting a voice message to the telephone to notify that the mail has arrived.