JPS61265941A - Electronic mail distribution control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transfer a mail without deteriorating the picture quality and to improve the operability of input by registering mail control information and designating the designation information such as its register number or the like from a simple input device, combining the mail control information with the mail text and sending the mail. CONSTITUTION:An input/output interface (INF) section 100 receives a user number, a registration number and mail control information from a terminal equipment 10, transfers it, a processing section 200 retrieves a user management table 310 corresponding to the user number and writes a storage address of the registration number and the main control information therein and stores the main control information in a main control information memory 340. Further, the INF section 100 receives the user number, registration number and mail number from a simple input device 20 and transfers them to a main control information/main text combination processing 400. The processing section 400 retrieves the table 310 to read the main control information in the memory 340. In inputting the distributed main text from the facsimile equipment 30, the INF section 100 transfers it to the processing section 400, which combines the mail control information and the upper part mail text and transfers the result to a main distribution processing section 500.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Technical Field to which the Invention Pertains) The present invention relates to an e-mail delivery control system that combines e-mail control information registered based on specified information input from an input device and the e-mail text to deliver e-mail.゛ It is related to the expression.

(Conventional technology) In the conventional e-mail system using facsimile,
Methods for inputting mail control information include inputting numerical values from a push-button telephone, recognition methods using mark sheets that write destination names with marks, and handwritten dial sheets that write destination names, etc., in handwritten alphanumeric characters and katakana. etc.

These methods have drawbacks such as long input times and poor operability when inputting Kanji codes or when the number of specified information parameters is large.

Second, the coexistence of image-based e-mail services using facsimiles and code-based e-mail services using terminal devices such as word processors and personal computers with communication functions (hereinafter referred to as text terminals) is important. This is desperately needed from the perspective of improving email services.

Several methods to address this issue have been proposed at the 1985 IEICE General Conference No. 1799, etc.

This type of method registers mail control information in the system from a text terminal and has a console that can be shared not only with text terminals but also with facsimile mail services. The disadvantage is that it requires the same amount of energy, which is economically undesirable.

From this point of view, there is a need for a method that can easily combine existing facsimile terminals and text terminals to expand e-mail and improve the man-machine interface. There is a need for a method that allows registered mail control information to be easily shared by using a simple input device such as a push button.

Third, when forwarding facsimile mail, conventionally, the received mail is first output to the facsimile and then re-inputted from the facsimile after confirmation, which has the disadvantage of deteriorating the image quality. Therefore, there is a need for a method that can add mail control information to a directly received mail without having to re-enter it from a facsimile machine and then forward the mail.

(Object of the Invention) In order to solve these drawbacks, the present invention registers mail control information and specifies designation information such as the registration number from a simple input device such as a push-button telephone. An object of the present invention is to provide an e-mail delivery control method that combines the information and the e-mail text and delivers the e-mail.

(Structure of the invention) The present invention can be expressed in kanji, alphanumeric characters, and katakana.

In addition, by registering e-mail control information with many specified items and inputting specified information such as the registration number from a simple input device, it is possible to easily send facsimile e-mail, and by specifying the e-mail number as the specified information, the image quality can be improved. The present invention is characterized by being able to transfer mail without deteriorating the information, and also by easily correcting erroneously input parameters, omitting input procedures, and stacking parameters from a simple input device, thereby improving input operability.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention, in which 10 is a terminal device, zO is a simple input device, and 30
is a facsimile, 100 is an input/output interface section, 2
00 is a mail control information registration processing unit, 300 is a storage unit, 3
10 is a user management table, 340 is a mail control information memory, 350 is a mail text memory, 400 is a mail control information/mail text combination processing section, 500 is a mail delivery processing section, and 600 is a control section.

In order to operate this, the input/output interface section 100 receives the user number, registration number, and mail control information transferred from the terminal device 10 according to a command from the control section 600, and transfers them to the mail control information registration processing section 200. do.

After the transfer is completed, the mail control information registration processing unit 200.

Check the user number, search the user management table 310 of the storage unit 300 corresponding to the user number, and write the registration number and mail control information storage address, at the same time,
The mail control information is stored in the mail control information memory 340.

On the other hand, in response to a command from the control unit 600, the input/output interface unit 100 receives the user number, its registration number, and the email number in the email body transferred from the simple input device 20 such as a push button, and sends the email control information/mail. It is transferred to the text combination processing unit 400.

After the transfer is completed, the mail control information/mail body combination processing unit 4
00 checks the user number, searches the user management table 310 of the storage unit 300 corresponding to the user number, and sends an e-mail according to the e-mail control information storage address corresponding to the registration number transferred from the simple input device 20. The mail control information stored in the control information memory 340 is read.

When inputting the mail text to be delivered from the facsimile 30, after reading is completed, the input/output interface section 100 inputs the mail text from the facsimile 30 according to a command from the control section 600, and inputs the mail text from the facsimile 30 to the mail control information/mail text combination processing section 40.
Transfer to 0.

After the transfer is completed, the mail control information/mail body combination processing unit 4
00 is the read mail control information and facsimile 30
Combine the forwarded email bodies.

It is forwarded to the mail delivery processing section 500.

The mail delivery processing unit 500 is instructed by the control unit 600 to
According to the mail control information transferred from the mail control information/mail body combination processing section 400, the mail is transferred to the input/output interface section 100.

Additionally, if the email body to be delivered is stored in the storage unit 300 in advance, the email control information/mail body combination processing unit 400 stores the email body corresponding to the email number of the email body transferred from the simple input device 20. The mail body stored in the mail body memory 350 is read according to the address, combined with the already read mail control information, and transferred to the mail delivery processing section 500.

In the case of the present invention, since it has such a structure, as a result, mail control information that can be realized in kanji, alphanumeric characters, and katakana, and has many specified items, can be obtained simply by using a simple input device such as a push-button telephone. can be easily delivered.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of the configuration of the user management table.

The user management table 310 can be roughly divided into a user number 311 for checking user qualifications, a mail control information management table 320 for managing the mail control information memory 340, and a table for managing the mail text memory 350. The e-mail text management table 330 is comprised of the e-mail text management table 330.

The mail control information management table 320 has a registration number 321
and a mail control information storage address 322, and the mail body management table 330 is composed of a mail number 331 and a mail body storage address 332.

The basic information of the specified information from the simple input device 20 is (a)
These are the user number 311, (b) registration number 321, and (c) mail number 331.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the mail control information/mail text combination processing section 400 in the first embodiment is explained in detail, and 410 is a specified parameter extraction section. , 420 is a mail combination processing unit.

To operate this, the specified parameter extracting section 410 controls the input procedure according to the signal transferred from the input/output interface section, extracts the specified parameter, and transfers this parameter to the mail combination processing section 420. Also,
The specified parameter extraction unit 410 instructs the input/output interface unit 100 to switch between the simple input device 20 and the facsimile 30 according to the extracted parameters.

The email combination processing unit 420 is a designated parameter extraction unit 41
Based on the parameters transferred from 0, either the email body received from the input/output interface section 100 or the email body previously stored in the email body memory 350 of the storage section 300 is used as the email information specified by the parameter. It is combined and transferred to the mail delivery processing section 500.

In the case of the present invention, since it has such a structure, the received mail can be forwarded without outputting the received mail to a facsimile, and the deterioration of the image quality of the mail due to re-input by facsimile can be prevented. can.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention, and explains in detail the specified parameter extraction unit 410 in the second embodiment, in which 411 is a PB receiver processing unit, 412 is a control 413 is a parameter processing section; 414 is an input procedure control section; and 415 is an audio guidance output processing section.

To operate this, the PB receiver processing unit 411 converts the output signal of the PB double signal simple input device transferred from the input/output interface unit 100 into a character code, and sequentially transfers it to the control character string extraction unit 412. do.

The control character string extraction unit 412 extracts a control character string for controlling the voice guidance output and input procedure and an input procedure number from the transferred character code string, and transfers them to the input procedure control unit 414. At the same time, character codes other than the control character string are collectively transferred to the parameter processing unit 413 as one step.

After the transfer is completed, the input procedure control unit 414 selects the next audio guidance to be output based on the input procedure number and the control string, and sends the audio guidance output processing unit 415 to that effect.
to notify.

At the same time, the input procedure control unit 414 notifies the parameter processing unit 413 of instructions such as forward one step, backward one step, skip (omission), stack (repeat), etc. based on the functional content of the control string, and performs storage processing. The required stack instruction is notified by the stack processing unit 416. Note that the stack processing unit 416 performs stack management of parameters for the parameter processing unit 413.

After the notification is completed, the parameter processing unit 413, in accordance with the instructions from the input procedure control unit 414 and the stack processing unit 416, extracts parameters for combining the email control information and the email body from the character code transferred for each step, and the email. Parameters for delivery are extracted, and the extraction results are transferred to mail combination processing section 420 and mail delivery processing section 500.

When a series of parameter processing is completed, the parameter processing unit 413 transfers a notification of completion to the stack processing unit 416 and the input procedure control unit 414.

The input procedure control section 414 notifies the input/output interface section 100 whether to switch between the push-button telephone and the facsimile or to disconnect the line based on the input procedure number.

In the case of the present invention, since it has such a structure,
As a result, it is easy to correct incorrectly input parameters, omit input steps, and stack parameters.
It becomes easy to input specified information such as mail control information using a push-button telephone, and the operability of input can be improved.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a control character string when using a push-button telephone.

As functions, 1 step forward, 1 step backward, skip (omission), and stack mode (repeat) are shown, and by using these functions, input operability is improved.

Note that from the above configuration and functions, it can be easily inferred that a parameter input procedure shortening function and a speed dialing function can be realized by registering mail control information. Furthermore, it can be inferred that the present invention can be applied to an e-mail system that uses not only image information inputted on a facsimile terminal but also code information inputted on a text terminal for the mail text.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the e-mail delivery control method according to the present invention, registered e-mail control information and e-mail main body are Since the mail is delivered by combining the above, it becomes easy to use the Kanji code related to the mail control information, and there is an advantage that it is possible to prevent a decrease in operability due to an increase in the number of specified parameters.

Furthermore, since the received e-mail can be directly transferred, there is an advantage that deterioration in the image quality of the e-mail due to transfer such as facsimile re-input can be prevented.

Further, there is an advantage that input of specified information such as mail control information is facilitated, and input operability can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of the configuration of the user management table,
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a control string when a push-button telephone is used. 10... terminal device, 20... simple input device, 30.
...Facsimile, 100... Input/output interface section, 200... Mail control information registration processing section, 300.
...Storage unit, 310...User management table, 311
...User number, 320...Email control information management table, 321...Registration number, 322...Email control information storage address, 330...Email text management table, 331...Email number, 332...Mail body storage address, 340...Mail control information memory,
350...Mail body memory, 400...Mail control information/mail body combination processing section, 410...Specified parameter extraction section, 411...PB receiver processing section, 41
2... Control string extraction unit, 413... Parameter processing unit, 414... Input procedure control unit, 415... Audio guidance output processing unit, 416... Stack processing unit,
420... Mail combination processing section, 500... Mail delivery processing section, 600... Control section. Patent applicant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Figure 2 Figure 3, 400 Lower 4 Figures, 410

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In an e-mail delivery method using a facsimile, there is a means for registering mail control information for delivering mail, a means for storing the mail control information and the mail text, and a means for inputting from an input device connected to the facsimile. An e-mail delivery control method, comprising: means for combining the e-mail control information and the e-mail text based on the designated information. (2) In an e-mail delivery method using a facsimile, a means for extracting specified parameters for associating mail control information with a mail body from specified information input using an input device connected to the facsimile; An e-mail delivery control method characterized by comprising means for combining the e-mail control information with the e-mail text input from a facsimile or the e-mail text pre-stored in a storage unit based on the specified parameters. . (3) In the e-mail delivery method using facsimile, a means for outputting voice guidance and a push-button telephone (PB) connected to the facsimile
means for converting a PB signal input from the character code into a character code; means for extracting a control character string and an input procedure number from the character code for controlling the voice guidance output and input parameter input procedure; means for extracting a parameter for combining the mail control information and the mail body and a parameter for delivering the mail from the character code of the character code; An e-mail delivery control method comprising: means for holding and managing and controlling input procedures; and means for performing stack processing for simultaneously inputting specified parameters of different e-mail control information in a batch.