KR20010100695A

KR20010100695A - Fax Receive Service

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Publication number: KR20010100695A
Application number: KR1020000024763A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 황재엽; 양기호
Original assignee: 황재엽
Priority date: 2000-05-04
Filing date: 2000-05-04
Publication date: 2001-11-14

Abstract

본 발명은 팩스수신 서비스방법에 관한 것이다. 팩스에이전트 서버에 전화망과 인터넷망과 무선통신망을 연결하고, 전화망을 이용하여 팩스테이터를 수신받을 수 있도록 가입자번호를 부여하고, 송신측 팩스장치에서 이 서비스식별번호와 강기 가입자번호를 다이얼링하여 팩스데이터를 송신하면 팩스에이전트 서버에서 이를 수신하여 가입자번호로 사용자의 정의된 공간에 팩스데이터를 저장하고 팩스도착 사실을 무선통신망을 이용하여 사용자의 휴대단말기에 통보하며 팩스에이전트 서버에서는 사용자가 수신된 팩스데이터를 조회할 수 있도록 서비스를 제공하고 또한 상기 팩스데이터를 사용자의 전자메일 계정으로 보내주도록 된 팩스 수신 서비스의 방법이다.The present invention relates to a fax receiving service method. Connect telephone network, internet network and wireless communication network to fax agent server, assign subscriber number to receive fax status using telephone network, and fax data by dialing this service identification number and strong subscriber number in sending fax machine. When a fax agent server sends a message, the fax agent server receives it and stores the fax data in the user's defined space with the subscriber's number, and notifies the user's mobile terminal of the arrival of the fax by using a wireless communication network. It is a method of receiving a fax service to provide a service to look up and to send the fax data to the user's e-mail account.

Description

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본 발명은 온라인팩스 수신 서비스에 관한 것이다. 종래의 온라인 팩스서비스는 통상 컴퓨터의 이미지를 저렴한 인터넷망을 통해 상대방의 팩스나 인터넷이메일로 전송해주는 전송위주의 서비스였다,The present invention relates to an online fax receiving service. Conventional online fax service is a transmission-oriented service that normally transmits the image of the computer to the other party's fax or Internet email via a cheap internet network.

본 발명의 목적은 팩스가 없는 사용자에게 일반팩스장치로부터 송신되는 팩스데이터를 대신 수신해주고 상기데이터를 인터넷을 통하여 열람할 수 있도록 하는데 있다.An object of the present invention is to receive a fax data transmitted from a general fax apparatus to a user who does not have a fax and to view the data through the Internet.

본 발명의 또 다른 목적은 팩스수신 사실을 서비스사용자의 휴대단말기에 통보하는데 있다.Still another object of the present invention is to notify a portable terminal of a service user of receiving a fax.

본 발명의 또 다른 목적은 수신된 팩스데이터를 가입자가 지정한 팩스장치로보내주는데 있다.Another object of the present invention is to send the received fax data to the fax device designated by the subscriber.

도 1는 본 발명에 따른 서비스 시스템 망 구성도이다.1 is a configuration diagram of a service system network according to the present invention.

도 2은 본 발명에 따른 팩스수신 실시예의 흐름도이다.2 is a flowchart of a fax receiving embodiment according to the present invention.

도 3는 본 발명에 따른 팩스데이터전송 실시예의 흐름도이다.3 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a fax data transmission according to the present invention.

이하에서는 본 발명의 목적을 달성하기 위하여 첨부된 도면에 의하여 설명하면,Hereinafter, described by the accompanying drawings in order to achieve the object of the present invention,

도 1은 본 발명에 따른 서비스 시스템 망 구성도이다.1 is a diagram illustrating a service system network configuration according to the present invention.

도 1을 참조하여 본 발명을 설명하면, 팩스에이전트서버(4)는 전화교환국서버(3)와 이동전화국서버(5)와 인터넷망에 연결되어, 일반전화망을 통해 팩스(6)와, 인터넷망을 통해 컴퓨터(7)와, 무선통신망을 통해 휴대단말기(1)와 접속할 수 있는 경로를 제공한다. 팩스에이전트서버(4)는 전화망을 통하여 전송되어진 팩스데이터를 서비스사용자별 영역에 누적 저장하며 팩스데이터를 저장한 뒤에는 무선통신망을 통하여 서비스사용자의 휴대단말기(1)에 팩스수신 사실에 관련된 메시지를 보내어 상기 서비스사용자로 하여금 이를 즉시 알도록 하며 상기 서비스사용자가 지정한 이메일로 상기 팩스데이터를 보내며 또한 상기 서비스사용자가 휴대단말기(1) 또는 ARS를 통하여 수신팩스번호를 지정하여 지정된 팩스장치(7)로 팩스데이터를 받도록 되어있다.1, the fax agent server 4 is connected to the telephone exchange server 3, the mobile telephone server 5, and the Internet network, through the general telephone network, the fax 6, and the Internet network. It provides a path through which the computer 7 and the mobile terminal 1 can be connected through the wireless communication network. The fax agent server 4 accumulates and stores the fax data transmitted through the telephone network in the area for each service user. After storing the fax data, the fax agent server sends a message related to the fact of receiving a fax to the mobile terminal 1 of the service user through the wireless communication network. Let the service user know this immediately and send the fax data by e-mail specified by the service user, and the service user can specify the receiving fax number through the mobile terminal 1 or the ARS to fax to the designated fax device 7. It is supposed to receive data.

이를 보다 자세히 설명하면 다음과 같다.This will be described in more detail as follows.

도 2는 본 발명에 따른 팩스수신 실시예의 흐름도이다.2 is a flowchart of a fax receiving embodiment according to the present invention.

도 2를 참조하여 설명하면, 팩스데이터를 전송하려는 전송자가 서비스식별번호와 가입자번호를 팩스장치(6)를 통해 다이얼링한다(S200). 이때 상기번호는 '084-1234567'과 익히 알고있는 전화번호와 같은 형태이며 여기서 '084'는 '온라인팩스서비스'를 나타내고 나머지 '1234567'은 가입자번호로서 사용하게 된다. 이하 '084-1234567'의 서비스번호 예로서 계속 사용하도록 한다. 팩스송신자가 '084-1234567'을 다이얼링 하고 이때 발생된 DTMF신호는 바로 전화교환국에 마련되어 있는 고도화되고 지능화된 지능망교환기를 포함하는 전화교환국서버(3)로 인가된다(S210). 상기 교환국서버(3)는 '084' 즉 온라인팩스서비스임을 인지하여 바로 상기 팩스서버(4)로 스위칭한다(S220). 이때 전화교환국서버(3)는 가입자번호인 '1234567'을 데이터라인을 통하여 팩스에이전트서버(4)에 전달한다. 이로서 전송자의 팩스장치(6)와 팩스에이전트서버(4)와 접속이 이루어진다(S230). 팩스에이전트서버(4)는 즉시 '1234567'이 서비스에 등록된 가입자번호인지를 판별하여 서비스에 등록된 가입자번호일때 팩스대기신호를 팩스장치(6)에 보내어 팩스데이터를 받을 준비를 한다(S240). 상기 팩스장치(6)와 핸드쉐이킹이 이루어지면 바로 팩스데이터를 수신한다(S250). 수신된 팩스데이터는 팩스에이전트서버(4)의 메모리수단 중 상기 식별번호에 따른 특정 영역에 바로 저장된다(S260). 팩스에이전트서버(4)는 이동전화교환국서버(5)와 기지국(2)을 경유하여 휴대단말기(1)에 팩스데이터 수신사실을 단문메시지서비스로 통보한다(S270). 아울러 팩스에이전트서버(4)는 등록된 상기 서비스사용자의 이메일주소로 수신된 팩스데이터를 전송한다(S280). 서비스사용자는 인터넷을 통하여 손쉽게 팩스에이전트서버(4)에 접속할 수 있으며 간단한 인증절차에 따라 팩스에이전트서버(4)의 메모리 수단 중 자신의 영역에 접근할 수 있으며 상기 영역에는 서비스이용 초기부터 수신된 팩스데이터가 누적되고 상기 서비스사용자는 누적된 팩스데이터를 내용에 따라 분류하여 별도로 저장하거나 폐기하거나 자신의 컴퓨터(8)에 다운로드받아 관리한다. 또한 팩스에이전트서버(4)에 서비스사용자는 이메일주소를 등록하여 팩스에이전트서버(4)의 자신의 영역에 수신된 팩스데이터를 상기 이메일주소로 전송토록하며 또한 자신의 휴대단말기번호를 등록하여 팩스데이터 수신될 때 이 사실을 등록된 휴대단말기로 통보할 수 있도록 한다.Referring to Figure 2, the sender who wants to transmit the fax data dials the service identification number and subscriber number through the fax device (6) (S200). At this time, the number is the same as the '084-1234567' and the well-known telephone number, where '084' represents the 'online fax service' and the remaining '1234567' is used as the subscriber number. Hereinafter, the service number of '084-1234567' will continue to be used as an example. The fax sender dials '084-1234567' and the DTMF signal generated at this time is directly applied to the telephone exchange server 3 including the advanced and intelligent intelligent network switch provided in the telephone exchange (S210). The switching center server 3 recognizes that it is '084', that is, an online fax service, and immediately switches to the fax server 4 (S220). At this time, the telephone exchange server server 3 transmits the subscriber number '1234567' to the fax agent server 4 through the data line. This makes a connection with the sender's fax device 6 and the fax agent server 4 (S230). The fax agent server 4 immediately determines whether '1234567' is a subscriber number registered in the service, and when the subscriber number is registered in the service, sends a fax standby signal to the fax device 6 to prepare for receiving fax data (S240). . When handshaking is performed with the fax apparatus 6, the fax data is received at step S250. The received fax data is immediately stored in a specific area according to the identification number among the memory means of the fax agent server 4 (S260). The fax agent server 4 notifies the mobile terminal 1 of the fact that the fax data has been received to the short message service via the mobile switching center server 5 and the base station 2 (S270). In addition, the fax agent server 4 transmits the received fax data to the registered e-mail address of the service user (S280). The service user can easily access the fax agent server 4 through the Internet, and can access his own area of the memory means of the fax agent server 4 according to a simple authentication procedure. The data is accumulated and the service user classifies the accumulated fax data according to the contents and stores or discards the data separately. In addition, the service user in the fax agent server 4 registers an e-mail address so that the fax data received in his / her area of the fax agent server 4 can be sent to the e-mail address, and his / her mobile terminal number is registered in the fax data. When received, this fact can be notified to the registered mobile terminal.

도 3은 본 발명에 따른 팩스데이터전송 실시예의 흐름도이다. 더욱 자세히 설명하면, 수신된 팩스데이터를 일반팩스장치(7)로 전송받는 과정을 나타낸 흐름도이다.3 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a fax data transmission according to the present invention. In more detail, it is a flowchart illustrating a process of receiving the received fax data to the general fax apparatus 7.

서비스사용자는 수신된 팩스데이터를 확인하거나 또는 팩스장치(7)로 전송받기 위해 팩스에이전트서버에 ARS를 통해 간단한 인증절차를 거쳐 접속한다(S300). 이때 팩스에이전트서버(4)는 ARS, 즉 음성으로 사용자에게 팩스데이터 수신건수및 날짜를 알려주고 사용자의 요구에 따라 수신받을 팩스장치의 전화번호를 입력하도록 음성메시지를 출력한 뒤 대기한다(S310). 팩스장치(7)의 전화번호가 입력되면(S320) 팩스에이전트서버(4)는 입력된 상기 전화번호에 해당하는 DTMF신호를 보내 다이얼링한다(S330). 팩스장치가 걸려온 전화를 받아 팩스에이전트서버(4)와 상기 팩스장치와 접속되면(S340) 상기팩스장치(7)로부터 팩스대기신호가 팩스에이전트서버(4)로 입력되어 핸드쉐이킹되고(S350) 상기 사용자의 설정에 따라 상기 팩스장치(7)로 팩스데이터를 보낸다(S360).The service user checks the received fax data or accesses the fax agent server through a simple authentication procedure through ARS in order to receive the fax data (S300). At this time, the fax agent server 4 notifies the user of the number and date of fax data reception by ARS, that is, voice, and outputs a voice message to enter a telephone number of a fax device to be received according to the user's request (S310). When the telephone number of the fax machine 7 is input (S320), the fax agent server 4 dials by sending a DTMF signal corresponding to the input telephone number (S330). When the fax device receives an incoming call and is connected to the fax agent server 4 and the fax device (S340), the fax standby signal is input to the fax agent server 4 from the fax device 7 and handshaked (S350). The fax data is sent to the fax apparatus 7 according to the user's setting (S360).

팩스에이전트서버(4)는 ARS서비스를 통해 사용자에게 팩스전송서비스를 하는 것 이외에 무선인터넷을 통하여 팩스전송서비스를 제공한다. 즉,팩스에이전트서버(4)는 사용자로 하여금 인터넷을 통하여 컴퓨터로 접속한 다음 서비스사용에 관한 환경을 설정하도록 서비스를 제공하는 것처럼, 사용자로 하여금 무선인터넷을 통하여 휴대단말기로 팩스에이전트서버에 접속한 뒤 상기 사용자의 입맛대로 서비스환경을 설정하도록 서비스를 제공하고 이 환경설정 서비스의 일부로서 '전송받을 팩스장치번호'를 사용자가 지정하면 바로 팩스데이터를 지정한 팩스장치(7)로 전송하는 것이다.The fax agent server 4 provides a fax transmission service through the wireless Internet in addition to providing a fax transmission service to a user through the ARS service. That is, the fax agent server 4 provides a service for allowing a user to access a computer via the Internet and then set up an environment for service use. After that, the service is provided to set the service environment according to the user's taste, and when the user designates a 'fax device number to be transmitted' as part of the environment setting service, the fax data is directly transmitted to the designated fax device 7.

이상에서 나타낸 것 처럼 본 발명은 서비스사용자가 팩스와 전화선을 갖추지 않아도 팩스전화번호를 갖는 효과와, 팩스데이터를 받을 수있는 효과와, 또한 송신자로 하여금 일반 팩스장치로 간편하게 팩스데이터를 보낼 수 있는 효과와, 송신된 팩스데이터가 있다는 사실을 상기사용자의 휴대단말기에 통보하여 알리는 효과와, 상기 사용자가 온라인 상으로 간편하게 조회할 수 있으며 아울러 타인에게 노출이 되지 않도록 하는 보안효과와, 상기 팩스데이터를 상기 사용자의 전자메일 계정으로 보내주는 효과와, 지정한 팩스장치로 수신된 팩스데이터를 전송하는 효과와 종이 및 잉크등의 소모품을 줄일 수 있는 효과가 있다.As described above, the present invention has the effect that the service user has a fax telephone number without having a fax and a telephone line, the effect of receiving fax data, and the effect that the sender can easily send the fax data to a general fax apparatus. And the effect of notifying and transmitting the fact that there is a transmitted fax data to the user's mobile terminal, the security effect that the user can easily inquire online and not be exposed to others, and the fax data It has the effect of sending to the user's e-mail account, sending the received fax data to the designated fax machine, and reducing the consumables such as paper and ink.

Claims

In implementing the online fax reception service,

Dialing a number consisting of a service identification number and a subscriber number for distinguishing each user in a sending fax apparatus so that the fax agent server can receive the fax data using a telephone network;

DTMF signal generated by the dialing is transmitted to a telephone exchange station server and the telephone exchange station server recognizes the service identification number to recognize the fax reception service;

The telephone exchange server switches and the sending fax device

Allowing a fax agent server to be connected and transferring the subscriber number to the fax agent server;

Connecting with the transmission fax apparatus and a fax agent server;

Sending, by the fax agent server, a fax standby signal to a transmission fax apparatus when the subscriber number is valid and valid;

Receiving fax data when handshaking is performed with the transmission fax apparatus;

The received fax data is stored in a specific area according to the subscriber number among memory means of the fax agent server;

A method of receiving a fax service comprising the steps of providing an access path to a user so that the fax data stored in the fax agent server can be viewed or discarded.

The method of claim 1,

The fax agent server further comprises the step of notifying the mobile terminal of the reception of the fax data via the mobile switching center server and the base station.

The method of claim 1,

The fax agent server connected to the Internet network further comprises the step of transmitting the received fax data to the registered e-mail address of the service user.

The method of claim 1,

Accessing the fax agent server through a simple authentication procedure through ARS to check the received fax data or to receive the data from the fax machine;

The fax agent server notifying the ARS of the number and date of receiving the fax data, outputting a message for inputting the telephone number of the fax apparatus to be received, and waiting;

Dialing, by the fax agent server, when a telephone number of the fax apparatus is input, sending a DTMF signal corresponding to the input telephone number;

Connecting, by a fax agent server, with a fax device to be received;

Receiving, by a fax agent server, a fax standby signal from the fax device and handshaking with the fax device;

Fax agent server transmitting the fax data to the fax device according to the user's settings; Fax receiving service method further comprising

The method of claim 1,

Accessing the fax agent server through the Internet through a simple authentication procedure through the Internet with a mobile terminal in order to check received fax data received from a fax agent server connected to the Internet or to be transmitted to a fax device;

A fax agent server notifying the number and date of receiving fax data to a mobile terminal through the Internet, outputting a message to enter a telephone number of a fax device to be received according to a request, and then waiting for it;

When the fax agent server inputs a telephone number of the fax machine, dialing by sending a DTMF signal corresponding to the input telephone number;

Connecting, by a fax agent server, with a fax device to be received;