JPH04314154A - Time designation data transmission system in store and forward type facsimile mailing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To read out the latest information in a host computer at designated time by preserving a time-designated command in a disk device, generating a telegram for the command by the host computer when the designation time arrives, and sending the telegram to facsimile equipment via a facsimile mailing device. CONSTITUTION:It is investigated whether or not the command from the facsimile equipment 1a is the one fitted in an inquiry command to the host computer 3a which performs transmission to the facsimile mailing device 2a by time designation, and when it is such command, the command is preserved in the disk device 4a, and when the designation time arrives, the command preserved in the disk device is taken out, and is sent to the host computer 3a, and the host computer 3a generates the telegram for the command, and it is sent to the facsimile mailing device 2a.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique for obtaining information from a host computer using a facsimile mail device.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of a system for obtaining information from a host computer using a conventional facsimile mail device. In the figure, 1 is a facsimile, 2 is a facsimile mail device, 3 is a host computer, a is a command, and b is a message. In the system shown in FIG. 2, in order to inquire about information on the host computer 3, a command a output from the facsimile 1 is transmitted to the host computer 3 via the facsimile mail device 2 as shown by the arrow in FIG. Send to. Upon receiving the command a, the host computer 3 creates a message b in response to the command a, and sends this message b to the facsimile 1 via the facsimile mail device 2 as shown by the arrow in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing another example of a system for obtaining information on a host computer using a conventional facsimile mail device. In the figure, 1 is a facsimile, 2 is a facsimile mail device, 3 is a host computer, 4 is a disk device, a is a command, and b is a message. In the system shown in FIG. 3, in order to inquire about information on the host computer 3, a command a output from the facsimile 1 is sent to the facsimile mail device 2 as shown by the arrow in FIG. Upon receiving the command a, the facsimile mail device 2 similarly sends the command a to the host computer 3 as shown by the arrow in FIG. Upon receiving the command a, the host computer 3 creates a message b in response to the command a, and sends this message b to the facsimile mail device 2 as shown by the arrow in FIG. Here, if the command a specifies transmission at a specified time, the message b received by the facsimile mail device 2 is stored in the disk device 4. Then, at the specified time, the stored message b is taken out from the disk device 4 and sent to the facsimile 1 via the facsimile mail device 2 as shown by the arrow in FIG.

[0004] Furthermore, the following techniques are known as related to the conventional systems shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 63-217745, in a electronic mail system using a computer system,
By specifying the sending date and time, receiving date and time, etc. on the sending list and receiving list that manage mail resources on the mainframe, and managing the hold of received mail until the specified receiving date and time on the receiving list, it is possible to effectively address the specified date and time. Disclosure has been made regarding a technology for delivering mail to. Also, JP-A-59-6
Publication No. 1337 states that in an e-mail system, control information including at least transfer designated time information, e-mail name, and transfer destination information necessary for transferring e-mail contents is transmitted to a node.
A technique has been disclosed in which control information is registered in a processor and the transfer time of control information registered in this node processor is monitored.

[0005]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In a system for obtaining information on a host computer using the conventional facsimile mail device as described above, the system shown in FIG. Then, at the time when the host computer 3 receives the command a output from the facsimile 1, the host computer 3 creates a message b and sends this message b to the facsimile 1. Therefore, since message b is created on host computer 3 at the time when command a from facsimile 1 is received by host computer 3, it is not possible to obtain the latest information of host computer 3 through facsimile 1. There was a problem.

Furthermore, in the system shown in FIG. 3, the host computer 3 creates a message b in response to the received command a and sends this message b to the facsimile 1 in the same manner as described above. If command a is specified to send at a specified time, facsimile mail device 2
The received message b is stored in the disk device 4, and when a specified time comes, the stored message b is taken out from the disk device 4 and transmitted to the facsimile 1. Therefore, at the time when the host computer 3 receives the time-specified command a from the facsimile 1, the host computer 3 creates a message b, stores this message b in the disk device 4, and returns it at the specified time. , the stored message b is taken out from the disk device 4 and sent to the facsimile 1, so the time when message b was created and the time when message b was sent are different. There was a problem in that the latest information of the computer 3 could not be obtained.

[0007] This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a command with a specified time is stored in a disk device, and at the specified time, a host computer creates a message in response to the stored command. To provide a time-specified data transmission system in a store-and-forward type facsimile mail device that can read out the latest information from a host computer at a specified time by sending this message to a facsimile via a facsimile mail device. With the goal.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A time-specified data transmission system in a store-and-forward type facsimile mail device according to the present invention is such that a command from a facsimile is an inquiry command to a host computer that is transmitted by the facsimile mail device at a specified time. If it is a relevant command, it is stored in the disk device, and at the specified time, it is retrieved from the disk device and sent to the host computer. This host computer creates a message in response to the corresponding command and sends this message to the facsimile mail device.

[0009]

[Operation] The time-specified data transmission system in the store-and-forward facsimile mail device of the present invention saves an inquiry command to a host computer to be sent at a specified time in a disk device, so that when the specified time comes,
By making the command transmission time and the message creation time almost the same, it is possible to obtain real-time information from the host computer.

0010

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a time designated data transmission system in a store-and-forward facsimile mail apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1a is a facsimile, 2a is a facsimile mail device, 3a is a host computer (host computer), 4a is a disk device, and a
is a command, and b is a message. In the time specified data transmission system as shown in FIG. 1, in order to inquire about information on the host computer 3a, a command a output from the facsimile 1a is sent to the facsimile mail device 2a as shown by the arrow in FIG. . The facsimile mail device 2a that has received the command a examines whether the command a is a command that is compatible with the inquiry command sent to the host computer 3a at a specified time. If the command a is the applicable command, this applicable command is stored (accumulated) in the disk device 4a. Thereafter, at the designated time, the corresponding command stored in the disk device 4a is retrieved and sent to the host computer 3a as shown by the arrow in FIG. The host computer 3a that receives the above command creates a message b in response to the corresponding command and sends this message b to the facsimile mail device 2a as shown by the arrow in FIG. Further, the facsimile mail device 2a that has received the message b sends the message b to the facsimile 1a as shown by the arrow in FIG.

As described above, in the time-specified data transmission system for the store-and-forward facsimile mail device according to the present invention, a time-specified command is sent to the disk device 4.
a, and at a specified time, the host computer 3a creates a message b in response to the saved command and sends this message b to the facsimile 1a via the facsimile mail device 2a. The latest information can be read out at a specified time. For example, when it is desired to obtain information about a higher-level computer into an AM7.00, in the conventional system, the AM7.00 must input a command from a facsimile to the higher-level computer via a facsimile mail device. In addition, in the case of a command with a time specified in the conventional system, when this command is input to the host computer, a message is created for the above command and this message is saved on the disk device until the specified time. I had to. In contrast, in the system according to the present invention, the time-specified command itself sent from the facsimile is stored in a disk device, so that the command transmission time and the message creation time are almost the same time. , it will be possible to obtain real-time information from higher-level computers.

[0012] In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which a time designation is added to the command, but other designations such as date and time or number of times can be added. In this case, by specifying the date and time, number of times (how many consecutive days), etc., the command is copied by the facsimile mail device and saved in the disk device.

[0013] Furthermore, the above embodiment can also be applied to a wake-up call using a facsimile. For example, by having New York stock prices sent to a facsimile machine every day at 7:00 AM, you can see the fluctuations in stock prices as soon as you wake up in the morning.

[0014]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the time-specified data transmission system in a store-and-forward type facsimile mail device of the present invention, commands from a facsimile are transmitted to a host computer at a specified time by a facsimile mail device. Examine whether or not the applicable command matches the matching command, and if it is the applicable command, save this applicable command on the disk device, and at the specified time, retrieve the applicable command stored on the disk device. The configuration is configured so that the information is sent to the host computer, the host computer creates a message in response to the relevant command, and sends this message to the facsimile mail device, so the latest information from the host computer can be read at the specified time. Therefore, it has the excellent effect that real-time information of the host computer can be easily obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a time designation data transmission system in a store-and-forward facsimile mail apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of a system for obtaining information on a host computer using a conventional facsimile mail device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing another example of a system for obtaining information on a host computer using a conventional facsimile mail device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Facsimile 2 Facsimile mail device 3 Host computer (host computer) 4 Disk device 1a Facsimile 2a Facsimile mail device 3a Host computer (host computer) 4a
Disk device a Command b Message

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: In a device consisting of a facsimile, a facsimile mail device, a host computer, and a disk device, the facsimile mail device that receives a command from the facsimile sends an inquiry to the host computer that the command sends at a specified time. means for scrutinizing whether or not the applicable command is compatible with the command; means for storing the applicable command in the disk device when the command is applicable; and means for saving the applicable command in the disk device at a specified time; The present invention is characterized by comprising means for extracting the relevant command from the host computer and sending it to the host computer, and means for the host computer to create a message in response to the command and send this message to the facsimile mail device. A time-specific data transmission system for a store-and-forward facsimile mail device.