KR20000014564A - Received facsimile data editing and re-sending method of an integrated messaging system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An editing and re-sending system of received fax data for the integrated messaging system is provided to manage the fax data which needs immediate reply in a fast and easy manner by additionally installing the editor function which can draw up data like text, image and graphic from the corresponding program. CONSTITUTION: The editing and re-sending system has the structure of a plurality of fax clients(140_a¯ 140_c) is connected to one fax server(110) through the net and the local fax(130) is connected to the fax server(110) without going through LAN. The fax server(110) is connected to a PSTN(120) and is connected to various communication devices like outer fax(150). The fax server(110) receives and sends fax data through the PSTN(120) and distributes the corresponding fax data with each fax client(140). The fax client(140) has an additional program which edits further data wanted by users.

Description

How to Edit and Resend Received Fax Data in Unified Messaging System

The present invention relates to a fax service of a unified messaging system, and more particularly, to a method of editing and retransmitting received fax data to a sender.

Today, due to the development of the telecommunications industry, the telephone environment, the fax environment, and the e-mail transmission and reception environment are accepted as a very general environment regardless of the size of the company and the number of employees. On the other hand, a separate system has been established to use a communication service of voice / fax / e-mail through the telephone environment, the fax environment, and the e-mail transmission / reception environment. However, the multiplexing structure of the corporate communication environment has developed to the stage that can be unified with the integrated messaging solution according to the development of computer telephone integration (CTI) technology. In other words, Unified Messaging Technology, which integrates telephone / fax / e-mail messages into a single device and a single platform, enables users to search voice mail / fax / e-mail regardless of the type of terminal. Implemented to provide such a communication service is an integrated messaging system, and the above communication service is called an integrated messaging service.

Looking at the fax service of the various integrated messaging services provided by the integrated messaging system, the fax service uses an internal desktop (Client) client or an external fax machine. When using the client, it is possible to send a fax directly in a text editor using a printer driver method, and such a service can be supported in a predetermined operating software environment (MS-Office, etc.). When the external fax is used, services such as listening to information of a received message through a handset, requesting routing to a fax that can be received, and notifying whether a fax is received to a mobile medium are possible.

Although not mentioned above, various additional services are provided for users. In this case, when the user is provided with the service, the user may want to add a data to be transmitted to the received original data and then request a service of editing data to be transmitted to the original data upon retransmission.

However, conventionally, in order to add such data, an editor that reads and edits received fax image data must be installed and used. This method has a problem of storing the received fax image data in a file format and reading and processing the file in a separate editor. Therefore, in the related art, when receiving and retransmitting fax data from an external fax, it is almost impossible to retransmit by creating data such as text, image, graphic, etc. in addition to the original data.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a method for easily adding data to the received fax data.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for retransmitting the data desired to be transmitted to the received fax data.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a process of providing a received fax data to a corresponding fax client after storing a fax number of a sending side when a fax server receives the fax data, and receiving the fax data. Displaying the fax data and editing the additional data designated by the user to be added to the displayed fax data to provide the fax server with the fax server. A method for editing and retransmitting received fax data of an integrated messaging system, which includes transmitting a retransmitted fax data by calling a corresponding stored fax number, is implemented.

More preferably, the fax data and the additional data are composed of text data, graphic data and image data in order to achieve the above object.

More preferably, the fax client displays the provided fax data for editing the fax data, displaying the designated additional data if the data to be added by the user is designated, and displays the fax displayed by the user. If a predetermined position on the data is designated, inserting and editing the displayed additional data into the designated position, and providing the edited fax data to the fax server when a retransmission request is authorized by a user.

1 illustrates a configuration of an integrated messaging system to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a diagram illustrating a control flow for retransmitting by adding information to received fax data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a control flow for editing received data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A-4C intuitively show fax data as seen at each step of the invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the integrated messaging system to which the present invention is applied has a number of fax clients 140_a to 140_c (hereinafter referred to as "140") through a network (local area network; LAN). It is connected to the fax server 110, the local fax 130 has a configuration connected to the fax server 110 without going through the LAN. Meanwhile, the FAX server 110 is connected to a Public Switched Telephony Network (hereinafter referred to as "PSTN") 120 and connected to various communication devices such as an external FAX 150.

The fax server 110 transmits or receives the fax data through the PSTN 120, and executes a server program such as distributing the corresponding fax data to each fax client 140. The fax client 140 executes a client program that allows a user to directly receive or send fax data. Meanwhile, the fax client 140 has a program for editing additional data desired by a user in the received fax data to carry out the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a control flow performed by the fax server 110 to retransmit fax data according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is viewed from the fax client 140 shown in FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a control flow performed for editing received data according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to the operation according to the present invention shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, by receiving image data from the fax server 110 and immediately referring to it, by giving an editor function to create data such as text, image, graphics, etc. It is made of a process to be able to retransmit by adding. The original fax image data is intact and the data such as text, images, and graphics can be created in an overlay form on the data. The transmitted fax number is memorized and used when resending the reply form. In addition, based on the received fax data, a function program that provides an editing function such as inputting text, drawing graphic figures, or adding another image on top of the received fax data is operated. In addition, when editing is completed, a program that enables transmission to another place is made with a simple button click.

Figures 4a to 4c is an intuitive view showing the fax data that can be seen at each step of the present invention, Figure 4a is a view showing an example of outputting the received original fax data, Figure 4 B is a view showing an example of outputting the additional data specified by the user, Figure 4c is a fax edited the additional data shown in b of Figure 4 at a predetermined position of the original fax data specified by the user A diagram showing an example of outputting data.

Hereinafter, an operation according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the above configuration.

Briefly describing the reception operation, which is a representative function of the above-described fax service, when the other party transmits the fax, the fax server notifies the fax manager that the fax data has arrived (sound, flickering, message). The notified fax manager uses the management application to recognize the final recipient and then routes to the final recipient using the routing table. The final recipient can check the fax data by receiving a notification from the pager and the desktop of the arrival of the routed fax document from the fax manager.

First, referring to FIG. 2, the fax server 110 monitors whether a request for receiving a fax from the PSTN 120 occurs in step 210, and performs steps 212 to 218 to detect the received request to the corresponding fax client 140. Provide fax data. In step 212, the counterpart fax number corresponding to the received fax data is analyzed and stored, and then in step 214, the fax data is received. When the reception of the fax data is terminated in step 214, the flow proceeds to step 216 to analyze the corresponding client to which the received fax data is to be delivered. If the client is determined in step 216, the fax server 110 proceeds to step 218 to provide the received fax data to the client. The fax data is provided to the corresponding client via the LAN.

Next, the editing operation performed by the fax client 140 receiving the received fax data will be described with reference to FIG. 3. In step 310, the fax client 140 monitors whether there is fax data provided through the LAN. If the provision of the fax data is not detected in step 310, the corresponding function is performed according to a user's request. However, if it detects the provision of the fax data, it proceeds to step 312 and displays the received fax data on the monitor. An example thereof is as shown in a of FIG. 4. When the display of the fax data is made, the receiver confirms the fax data. If the receiver checks the fax data and then a reply is required, the receiver designates additional data. The fax client 140 detects this in step 314. If the additional data is detected, the process proceeds to step 316 to display the designated additional data and proceeds to step 318. An example of the additional data displayed is as shown in b of FIG. 4. In step 318, the fax client 140 monitors whether a location on the fax data to insert the displayed additional data is specified. If the location designation is detected by the receiver, the fax client 140 proceeds to step 320 and inserts the additional data indicated in step 316 into the designated location. An example of the fax data into which the additional data is inserted is as shown in FIG. As described above, the insertion is a form of inputting text, drawing a graphic figure, or adding another image, which is called editing of fax data. When the editing of the fax data is completed, the fax client 140 monitors the authorization of the retransmission request or the termination request by the receiver in steps 322 and 324. If the resend request is detected, the process proceeds to step 326 to provide the fax server 110 with the fax data into which the additional data is inserted. However, if the retransmission request is not authorized and the termination request is applied, the function according to the present invention is terminated.

When the fax data to be resent is applied by the above-described operation, the fax server 110 performs an operation of retransmitting to the corresponding external fax 150 through steps 220 to 226 of FIG. 2. In step 220, the fax server 110 monitors provision of fax data to be resent from the fax client 140. If the fax data is detected, the fax client 140 proceeds to step 222 to read the corresponding fax number. The read-out fax number means a counterpart fax number stored in correspondence with the fax data received in step 212. If the other party's fax number is read in step 222, the fax server 110 proceeds to step 224 to dial the read fax number. If the other party's fax 150 is connected through the PSTN 120 by the dialing, the fax server 110 proceeds to step 226 and transmits the fax data to be resent and ends all operations according to the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the received fax is checked and the response is requested, it is possible to send the edited fax data by adding the desired data along with the confirmation. The effect is that it can be processed.

Claims (3)

In the method of editing the received fax data in the integrated messaging system to re-transmit to the receiving side, A first step of storing the fax number of the sender when the fax server receives the fax data and then providing the received fax data to the corresponding fax client; A second process of receiving the fax data, the fax client displaying the fax data and then editing the additional data designated by the user to be added to the displayed fax data and providing the fax data to the fax server; And receiving the fax message by transmitting the retransmitted fax data by calling the sender fax number stored in correspondence with the retransmitted fax data when the fax server receives the retransmitted fax data. How to edit and resend fax data. The method of claim 1, wherein the fax data and the additional data are composed of text data, graphic data, and image data. The method of claim 2, wherein the second process, The fax client receiving the fax data displays the fax data; Displaying the designated additional data when the data to be added by the user is designated; Inserting and editing the displayed additional data into the designated position when a predetermined position on the displayed fax data is designated by a user; And providing the edited fax data to the fax server when a request for retransmission is authorized by a user.