JPH01264432A - Telegraphic message allotting management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To cause a receiver to select a telegraphic message allotting system by providing a distribution system management table in corresponding to receivers. CONSTITUTION:Upon receiving a telegraphic message from text mail terminal equipment A, a transmission-reception controller 4 receives and accumulates the message and waits for the development of messages. Then the telegraphic messages are accumulated in the accumulating parts of an accumulation device 5 corresponding to each terminal equipment. A allotting actuation device 3 scans the device 5 and, when an accumulating part with accumulated telegraphic messages exists, retrieves the allotting system corresponding to the part from an allotting system management table 2. Regarding the message addressed to the text mail terminal A, the device 3 leaves the telegraphic message until the terminal A fetches it. When a terminal B requests the fetching of the telegraphic message thereafter, the controller 4 informs the device 3 of the request. If the requested telegraphic message is distributable, the device 3 reads out the message and makes the distribution request of the message to the controller 4. The controller 4 distributes the telegraphic message to the terminal B in response to the request.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a message delivery management method for an electronic mail system, and particularly to a message delivery management method that allows a recipient to select a message delivery method.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional e-mail systems, the delivery method is limited to either the delivery method or the mailbox method, or even if both are available, the message sender specifies one of the methods in advance. Telegrams were distributed according to this method.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The conventional e-mail system described above does not have a table that determines the delivery mode depending on the recipient, so the characteristics of the recipient's device and the recipient's intentions cannot be considered in selecting the delivery method. The drawback is that the only options are to use a certain delivery method determined by the system, or to allow the sender to select the delivery method.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a message delivery management system in which a delivery method can be selected according to the recipient's will by providing a delivery method management table for each recipient.

[Means to solve the problem]

The message delivery management system of the present invention allows the recipient to select one of two delivery methods: a delivery method in which the message is delivered regardless of the recipient's will, and a mailbox method in which the message is delivered in accordance with the recipient's request. A distribution method management table to be registered,
a storage device that once stores the message sent from the sender;
Every time the message is received, the contents registered by the receiver are read from the face delivery method management table, and the message is read out from the message storage device according to the registered contents and sent to the recipient or left stored in the message storage device. and a distribution activation device that controls the distribution.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

The e-mail system 1 includes a delivery method management table 2, a delivery activation device 3, a transmission/reception control device 4, and a storage device 5 for storing received messages.

The transmission/reception control device 4 is connected to a text mail terminal A, a text mail terminal B, and a facsimile terminal 6, and mutually transmits and receives messages.

It is assumed that this e-mail system has a media conversion function from text to facsimile.

Next, the operation will be explained. Currently, text mail terminal A
When a message is sent to text mail terminal B and facsimile terminal 6, the text mail terminal usually reads the contents of the message mainly by soft copy, so the delivery method to the text mail terminal is set to mailbox method on the delivery method management table. stipulated. On the other hand, since facsimile terminals can output messages as hard copies, the delivery method is defined as the delivery method.

The distribution method management table 2 can be set and changed by the system administrator or the terminal subscriber. When a message is sent from text mail terminal A, the transmission/reception management device 4 receives and stores the message, and expands the destination.Currently, the destinations are text mail terminal B and facsimile terminal 6, so the storage device 5 The message is stored in the storage section corresponding to each terminal device.The distribution activation device 3 scans the storage device 5, and if there is a storage section where messages are accumulated, it selects the corresponding delivery method from the delivery method management table 2. Search from. As for the facsimile terminal 6, since the distribution method is the delivery method as described above, the distribution activation device 3 immediately issues a request to the transmission/reception control device 4 to transmit the corresponding message. The transmission/reception control device 4 converts the text message into a facsimile message, and then transmits the corresponding message to the facsimile terminal 6. Furthermore, as for the message addressed to text mail terminal B, the search result from the delivery method management table 2 shows that the delivery method of the corresponding terminal is the mailbox method, so the delivery activation device 3 waits for a message retrieval request from the terminal side. .

Later, when a request to retrieve a message from text mail terminal B occurs, the transmission/reception control device 4 sends a notification to that effect to the distribution activation device 3.
tell to. The distribution activation device 3 checks the validity of the request, and if distribution is possible, reads the message from the storage device 5 and requests the transmission/reception control device 4 to distribute the message.The transmission/reception control device 4 responds to the request. Deliver the message to text mail terminal B.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention has the effect that by providing a delivery method management table in the e-mail system, the recipient can select the delivery method according to his/her will, and furthermore, the sender is aware of the delivery method of the message to the other party's terminal. This has the effect that an appropriate distribution method is automatically selected for each destination without having to do so.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. 1... E-mail system, 2... Delivery method management table, 3... Delivery activation device, 4
......Transmission/reception control device, 5...Storage device, 6...Facsimile terminal, A...Text mail terminal, B...Text mail terminal. Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] In the message delivery management method of an e-mail system, the recipient selects one of two delivery methods: the delivery method in which the message is delivered regardless of the recipient's will, or the mailbox method in which the message is delivered in accordance with the recipient's request. A delivery method management table to be registered, a storage device that once stores a message sent from a sender, and a storage device that reads the contents registered by the receiver from the delivery method management table every time the message is received and stores the message according to the registered contents. A message distribution management system comprising: a distribution activation device that controls whether to read the message from the device and transmit it to the recipient or leave it stored in the message storage device.