Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing – Demand based messaging
Reexamination Certificate
1997-11-07
2001-03-13
Burgess, Glenton B. (Department: 2757)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer conferencing
Demand based messaging
C709S207000, C709S249000, C709S208000, C379S088100, C358S434000, C358S468000, C370S352000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06202086
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a message store and forward system, such as an E-mail switching system, a computer-based telephony system or a facsimile store-and-forward system, having various functions of delivering or forwarding messages, deleting messages and converting data formats of messages.
2. Prior Art
A recent computer-based telephony server allows mutual message exchanges between I/O devices of E-mail (i.e., computers) and other information terminals, such as facsimile terminals and telephones. This kind of conventional message store and forward system uses a simple protocol conversion device to connect I/O devices of different information terminals for realizing the message exchange. However, functions actually realized by this conventional message store and forward system are limited and dissatisfactory.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A principal object of the present invention is to realize fine and flexible operations of the message store and forward system.
In order to accomplish the above-described and other related objects, the present invention provides at least one box in a memory region of the system. Each message is registered and stored in a designated box and fetched from this box. Each box is owned by a user. A message addressed to this user is stored in his/her box.
According to the present invention, a message is stored in a message storage means (i.e., box). Before and after the message is processed for the message storage means, predetermined preprocessing and/or postprocessing are executed.
More specifically, a first aspect of the present invention provides a message store and forward apparatus comprising a box storing a message, message registration means for registering the message into the box, and processing procedure execution means for executing predetermined preprocessing before the message is registered in the box and executing predetermined postprocessing after the message is registered in the box.
A second aspect of the present invention provides a message store and forward apparatus comprising a box storing a message, message fetch means for fetching the message from the box, and processing procedure execution means for executing predetermined preprocessing before the message is fetched from the box and executing predetermined postprocessing after the message is fetched from the box.
A third aspect of the present invention provides a message store and forward apparatus wherein the preprocessing or the postprocessing for the message registration or fetch operation is edited by sending an edit message including content of an editing operation to the processing procedure execution means.
A fourth aspect of the present invention provides a message store and forward apparatus comprising means for processing programming languages, means for registering program content described by the programming languages as a message, and means for processing and executing the registered content as a program.
A fifth aspect of the present invention provides a message store and forward apparatus comprising a box storing a message, message fetch means for fetching the message from the box, format conversion means for converting data format of the fetched message, wherein a desirable data format is selected when the message is fetched.
A sixth aspect of the present invention provides a message store and forward apparatus comprising message storage means for storing a message, message fetch means for fetching the message from the message storage means, format conversion means for converting data format of the fetched message, and a terminal data format table listing data formats processible in each of a plurality of information terminals, wherein a desirable information terminal is designated with reference to the terminal data format table when the message is fetched.
A seventh aspect of the present invention provides a message store and forward apparatus comprising means for registering a message, means for memorizing a related information terminal in connection with the registered message, means for sending a notice relating to the registered message via an information terminal identical in type with the memorized information terminal.
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Iizuka Yasuki
Maruyama Tomoaki
Burgess Glenton B.
Gopstein Israel
Le Hieu C.
Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
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