KR20010092185A - Service method and system for transmitting a facsimile massage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for providing a fax transmission service on a web site and a system for the same are provided to transmit and receive facsimile data on a web site by using internet. CONSTITUTION: A user's computer(11) is connected with a web server(21) of a service supply system by the Internet(10). Fax information and fax contents are inputted in a fax site of the web server(21). A fax service is confirmed and the fax information and fax contents are transmitted to the fax server(22). The fax server(22) receives the fax information and fax contents. The transmitted fax contents are converted to fax video data. A fax number is searched from the fax information in order to transmit the converted fax video data. A fax service to a receiving fax(41) is performed by connecting automatically a modem with a PSTN(Public Switched Telephone Network)(20).

Description

FAX TRANSMISSION SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM AGAINST THE WEB TECHNOLOGY {SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A FACSIMILE MASSAGE}

The present invention relates to a fax transmission service method and a system thereof on the web, and more particularly, to a fax transmission service method on a web that allows a fax to be transmitted on the web from anywhere using an internet network according to the development of internet technology. And that system.

In conventional fax transmission, a prepared transmission message has been converted into fax image data through a fax machine and transmitted, or it has been transmitted via a modem on a computer using a program that converts the fax to image data and a program equipped with the transmission program. .

Recently, various fax data transmission methods and apparatuses using the Internet have been proposed. As an example, the fax data transmission device disclosed in Patent Application No. 1998-016105 (Application Date: May 06, 1998, Publication No .: 1999-084386, Publication Date: December 06, 1999) is provided via the Internet. Fax data is transmitted, and a fax internet connection is connected between the sending fax and the Internet, and a fax internet connection is connected between the internet and the receiving fax for this transmission operation. The facsimile-Internet connection includes an E1 / T1 connection, a codec, a subscriber circuit (SLIC), a fax modem, a microprocessor unit (MPU), a LAN transmitter and receiver and a RAM. A specific configuration of the fax data transmission apparatus includes a transmission fax for scanning a document or a picture of an image to generate scan data, processing the scanned data as fax data, and a receiving fax for receiving predetermined fax data. A first exchanger for converting the fax data from the transmission fax into the PCM data and carrying the converted PCM data in an E1 or T1 frame, and an E1 or T1 frame connected to the Internet and transmitted from the first exchange. A first fax-internet connection unit for extracting the upper PCM data, restoring the extracted PCM data to original scan data generated by the transmission fax, and transmitting the restored scan data to the Internet; It is connected to the Internet, and converts the scanned data transmitted from the Internet into PCM data. A second fax-Internet connection unit for transmitting the converted PCM data in an E1 or T1 frame, and the second fax-Internet connection unit is connected between the second fax-Internet connection unit and the receiving fax machine, and is transmitted from the second fax-Internet connection unit. Or a second exchanger that extracts PC data on a T1 frame, converts the extracted PC data into fax data, and outputs the received fax data to the receiving fax machine. Such a configuration has the effect of relieving the economic burden that users feel even when sending fax data out of the city or abroad or transmitting a large amount of fax data.

In addition, the data communication-telephony interworking system disclosed in the patent application number 1999-033760 (application date: August 16, 1999, publication number: 1999-078881, publication date: November 05, 1999), It is a system that links communication (Internet website, PC communication, Internet mail, etc.) and telephone communication (telephone ARS system, fax system). Voice mail, fax mail, etc. can be sent to the address, and the items to be serviced through the telephone ARS system can be customized in advance through data communication. Export the service to enable customized ARS service, and assign a fax-only phone number for each member so that the sender can send the fax in the same way Send a fax to one recipient will be able to view received faxes are sent as an image file attachment via Internet mail.

In addition, the Internet wide area network fax system disclosed in patent application No. 1998-703568 (application date: 1998.05.13, publication number: 1999-067546, publication date: 1999.08.25.) Is a class 1, 2, or 3 An apparatus for transmitting and receiving facsimile image data over an Internet wide area network, the apparatus for transmitting and receiving facsimile image data of classes 1, 2, and 3 through an Internet global area network, comprising: determining transmission / reception status information Signal recognition means for; Image data compression, storage and transmission buffer means connected to said recognition means; Conversion means connected to said buffer means for converting fax image data into electronic mail format data and vice versa; An electronic mail agent connected to said conversion means; User identification means for accessing the electronic mail agent and performing a store / send / receive function; Electronic management means connected to said user identification means for managing address / send / receive commands, controls, and status of said apparatus; And output means connected to the electronic management means for making a connection to a mail server for the electronic mail agent, which is stored / dialed on the device and resides on the selected Internet wide area network.

However, these proposals still have the inconvenience of not being able to send a fax simply so that anyone can use it anywhere.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and the fax on the web that allows the user to easily send a fax using the Internet so as to easily adapt to an e-business environment caused by the development of the Internet technology. The purpose is to provide a transmission service method and a system thereof.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of a fax transmission service system on a web according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram for explaining the operation according to the configuration of the fax transmission service system on the web of FIG.

3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the web server in FIG. 2;

4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fax server in FIG.

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10: Internet Network 11: User Computer

20: service supply system 21: web server

22: fax server 40: public switched telephone network

41,42: received fax

In order to achieve the above object, a fax transmission service method on a web according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fax transmission method on an internet network: accessing a web server of a service supply system from a user computer via an internet network. Doing; Inputting fax information and fax content from a fax service site of a web server; Checking whether the fax service is available and transmitting the fax information and the fax contents to the fax server; Receiving the fax information and the fax content at a fax server; Converting the transmitted fax content into facsimile image data; Dialing a fax number from the fax information to transmit the converted facsimile image data; And when not in a call is characterized in that it comprises a step of performing a fax service to automatically send the received fax via the modem and the public telephone network.

In this case, a step of confirming whether or not the user is a fax service user from the user database, registering as a fax service user when the user is not a fax service user, and automatically storing in a redialing memory when a call is in the dialing step, A redialing step of performing a fax service by redialing according to a redialing schedule, and sending a fax in the step of performing the fax service, and then notifying the user by e-mail or fax whether the transmission is completed. It is desirable to.

In addition, the present invention provides a fax transmission service system on the web for sending a fax over an internet network: accessing a user computer via an internet network, inputting fax information and fax contents at a fax service site, and fax service. A web server for transmitting fax information and fax contents as required, receiving fax information and fax contents transmitted from the web server, converting the transmitted fax contents into facsimile image data, and transmitting the converted facsimile image data. Fax on the web, comprising: a fax server for dialing a fax number from a fax information via a modem and automatically transmitting a fax image data to a received fax through a public telephone network; Provide a transmission service system.

It is preferable to further include a user database for storing the information of the fax service user to confirm whether the fax service user registration.

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

1 shows a schematic block diagram of a fax transmission service system 20 on the web according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a configuration of the fax transmission service system 20 on the web of FIG. The operation according to this is described as a block diagram, and in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the operation of the web server and the fax server 22 in FIG. 2 is shown as a flowchart.

1 and 2, a system for providing a fax transmission service on a web according to an embodiment of the present invention 20 includes a web server 21, a fax server 22, and a user database 25. It is preferable.

The web server 21 is connected from the user computer 11 via the Internet network 10, and is configured to operate a fax service site so that fax information and fax content can be input. Further, it is configured to transmit the fax information and the fax contents to the fax server 22 according to the fax service request. The fax information includes the received fax number and the sender identification.

The fax server 22 is configured to receive the fax information and the fax content transmitted from the web server 21 and convert the fax content into facsimile image data, and to send the converted facsimile image data from the fax information. It is configured to dial via a modem whose illustration is not shown by a fax number, and is also configured to perform a fax service for automatically sending fax image data to the receiving faxes 41 and 42 via a public telephone network (PSTN).

In addition, it is preferable to include a user database 25 for storing the information of the fax service user in order to confirm whether the fax service user registration.

Operation by the fax transmission service supply system 20 on the web according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with the fax transmission service method on the web as follows.

In FIG. 3, first, the user computer 11 accesses the web server 21 of the service supply system 20 from the Internet network 10, and inputs the fax information and the fax contents at the fax service site of the web server 21. In FIG. (Step S8, 9). Thereafter, if a fax transmission is requested on the web server 21 in step S10, the fax information and the fax content are input in step S11, and the user database 25 is checked from the user database 25 to confirm whether or not the user is using a fax service. ) Is searched (step S12).

Thereafter, in step S13, if the user is not registered as a user or wants to update the user, the user can register as a fax service user or update information in step S14. In this way, the fax sender can be confirmed.

Next, in step S15, the fax information and the fax content are transmitted from the web server 21 to the fax server 22. At this time, it may be desirable to add a step of confirming whether or not the fax service is performed by the web server 21 to finally confirm whether the fax is transmitted and to enable rewriting.

The fax server 22 detects and transmits the fax information and the fax contents from the web server 21 in step S21 of FIG. 4, and converts the transmitted and received fax contents into facsimile image data in step S22. In order to transmit the converted facsimile image data in step S23, the modem dials the fax number from the fax information via the modem. When not in a call by dialing, the converted fax image data is automatically transmitted to the received faxes 41 and 42 via a modem and a public telephone network (PSTN) to perform a fax service.

When the call is busy in the dialing step, it is possible to return to step S23 to dial again. In addition, although not shown, the data is stored in the redialing memory for automatic redialing and returned to step S21 at the same time. The method may further include a redialing step of sensing, receiving, converting, processing, and then redialing according to a predetermined redialing schedule to perform a fax service.

In addition, the step of transmitting the fax in the step of performing the fax service, further comprising the step of notifying the user of the completion of the transmission to the web server 21 of the service supply system 20, or by e-mail or fax It is also possible.

According to the present invention configured as described above, anyone can easily send a fax through the fax service supply system 20 by using the Internet network 10 from anywhere, such as a PC room.

According to the configuration and operation of the fax transmission service method on the web and the system according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the development of Internet technology is provided by providing the fax service in the web server 21 through the Internet network 10. Internet can be used to easily send a fax using the Internet to easily adapt to the e-business environment.

Claims (4)

In the method of sending a fax over the Internet network 10: Accessing the web server 21 of the service supply system 20 from the user computer 11 via the internet network 10; Inputting the fax information and the fax content in the fax service site of the web server 21; Checking whether the fax service is available and transmitting the fax information and the fax contents to the fax server 22; Receiving at the fax server 22 the fax information and the contents of the fax; Converting the transmitted fax content into facsimile image data; Dialing a fax number from the fax information to transmit the converted fax image data; And And performing a fax service for automatically transmitting to a received fax (41, 42) via a modem and a public telephone network (PSTN) when not in a call. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: confirming whether or not the user is a fax service user, registering as a fax service user when the user is not a fax service user, and automatically redialing a memory when a call is in the dialing step. A redialing step of performing a fax service by redialing according to a predetermined redialing schedule at the same time, and sending a fax in the step of executing the fax service, and then posting the completion of the transmission to the web server 21 or And notifying the user by e-mail or fax. In the fax transmission service system on the web for sending a fax on the Internet network (10): A web server 21 connected from the user computer 11 via the Internet network 10, the fax information and the fax contents are input from the fax service site, and transmitting the fax information and the fax contents according to the fax service request; Receives fax information and fax contents transmitted from the web server 21, converts the transmitted fax contents into facsimile image data, and intervenes a modem with a fax number from the fax information to transmit the converted facsimile image data. And fax server 22 for performing a fax service for dialing and automatically transmitting facsimile image data to incoming faxes 41 and 42 via a public telephone network (PSTN). Transmission service system. 4. The fax transmission service system according to claim 3, further comprising a user database (25) for storing information of a fax service user to confirm whether the fax service user is registered.