Electronic information transmission method and electronic information transmission system

• US 20010042101A1
• Filed: 05/10/2001
• Published: 11/15/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Hata, Masahiro, Hirose, Masami
• Application Number:
  US09/851,966
• Publication Number:
  US 20010042101A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

When transmitting prescribed information using an information page that is supplied from a communication means, designating information that is displayed on the information page to allow the transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected causes an information transmission page to be displayed in which the destination is set to the transmission destination. The message is entered into this information transmission page and transmitted. The information that allows the transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected may be, for example, a photograph of the person that is the transmission destination. In other words, the sender of the information designates the transmission destination using, for example, a picture of the person that is the transmission destination.

Claims

1. An electronic information transmission method wherein designating a prescribed area on an information page that is supplied from a communication means that is connected to a plurality of terminals causes an information transmission page for creating and/or transmitting desired information to be displayed on a said terminal, and said desired information is transmitted to a desired transmission destination using said information transmission page;

said electronic information transmission method comprising steps of;

displaying information on said information page that allows said transmission destination to be identified, confirmed, or selected;

designating said transmission destination by designating said information;

displaying on said terminal an information transmission page in which the destination is set to said transmission destination; and

transmitting said desired information to said transmission destination using said information transmission page.

7. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 1

wherein said information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected is a picture of the person or a mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is the transmission destination.

10. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 1

wherein said information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected is the name and picture of the person or a mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is the transmission destination, and wherein the destination of said desired information is specified by designating said picture, name, or mark.

13. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 7

wherein said information transmission page is displayed so as not to conceal the picture of the person or the mark that can specify, for example, the business organization that is said transmission destination.

16. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 10

wherein said information transmission page is displayed so as not to conceal the picture of the person or the mark that can specify, for example, the business organization that is said transmission destination.

19. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 1

wherein said transmission destination is specified by designating any position on the page on which is displayed said information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected.

20. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 1

wherein information that allows identification of the sender is appended to said desired information.

23. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 20

wherein said information that allows identification of the sender is a picture of the person that is the sender.

2. An electronic information transmission method wherein designating a prescribed area on an information page that is supplied from a communication means that is connected to a plurality of terminals causes an information transmission page for creating and/or transmitting desired information to be displayed on a said terminal, and said desired information is transmitted to a desired transmission destination using said information transmission page;

said electronic information transmission method comprising steps of;

designating a transmission destination of said desired information by designating information that is displayed on said information page that allows the transmission destination to be identified, confirmed, or selected;

displaying on said terminal an information transmission page in which the destination is set to said transmission destination; and

transmitting said desired information to said transmission destination using said information transmission page.

3. An electronic information transmission method wherein an information transmission page for creating and/or transmitting desired information is displayed on a plurality of terminals that are interconnected by way of a communication means and said desired information is transmitted to a desired transmission destination using said information transmission page;

said electronic information transmission method including a step of displaying on said terminals information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, confirmed, or selected before displaying said information transmission page.

4. An electronic information transmission method wherein designating a prescribed area on an information page that is supplied from a communication means that is connected to a plurality of terminal causes an information transmission page for creating and/or transmitting desired information to be displayed on said terminals, and said desired information is transmitted to a desired transmission destination using said information transmission page;

said electronic information transmission method comprising steps of;

displaying electronic information on said information page that relates to said transmission destination;

displaying information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked or selected by designating the electronic information;

designating said transmission destination by designating the information;

displaying on said terminal an information transmission page in which the destination is set to said transmission destination; and

transmitting said desired information to said transmission destination using said information transmission page.

8. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 4

wherein said information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected is a picture of the person or a mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is the transmission destination.

11. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 4

wherein said information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected is the name and picture of the person or a mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is the transmission destination, and wherein the destination of said desired information is specified by designating said picture, name, or mark.

14. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 8

wherein said information transmission page is displayed so as not to conceal the picture of the person or the mark that can specify, for example, the business organization that is said transmission destination.

17. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 11

wherein said information transmission page is displayed so as not to conceal the picture of the person or the mark that can specify, for example, the business organization that is said transmission destination.

21. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 4

wherein information that allows identification of the sender is appended to said desired information.

24. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 21

wherein said information that allows identification of the sender is a picture of the person that is the sender.

5. An electronic information transmission method wherein designating a prescribed area on an information page that is supplied from a communication means that is connected to a plurality of terminals causes an information transmission page for creating and/or transmitting desired information to be displayed on said terminals, and said desired information is transmitted to a desired transmission destination using said information transmission page;

said electronic information transmission method comprising steps of;

displaying, on said information page;

information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected; and

a specific icon adjacent to the information;

designating said transmission destination by designating the icon;

displaying an information transmission page in which the destination is set to said transmission destination; and

transmitting said desired information to said transmission destination using said information transmission page.

9. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 5

wherein said information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected is a picture of the person or a mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is the transmission destination.

12. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 5

wherein said information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected is the name and picture of the person or a mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is the transmission destination, and wherein the destination of said desired information is specified by designating said picture, name, or mark.

15. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 9

wherein said information transmission page is displayed so as not to conceal the picture of the person or the mark that can specify, for example, the business organization that is said transmission destination.

18. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 12

wherein said information transmission page is displayed so as not to conceal the picture of the person or the mark that can specify, for example, the business organization that is said transmission destination.

22. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 5

wherein information that allows identification of the sender is appended to said desired information.

25. An electronic information transmission method according to

claim 22

wherein said information that allows identification of the sender is a picture of the person that is the sender.

6. An electronic information transmission method wherein designating a prescribed area on an information page that is supplied from a communication means that is connected to a plurality of terminals causes an information transmission page for creating and/or transmitting desired information to be displayed on said terminal, and said desired information is transmitted to a desired transmission destination using said information transmission page;

said electronic information transmission method comprising steps of;

specifying the transmission destination of said desired information by designating an icon that is displayed adjacent to information that is displayed on said information page that allows the transmission destination to be identified, checked or selected;

displaying on said terminals an information transmission page in which the destination is set to said transmission destination; and

transmitting said desired information to said transmission destination using said information transmission page.

26. An electronic information transmission method wherein designating prescribed information among an assemblage of information that is supplied from a communication means that is connected to a plurality of terminals causes said terminals to switch to an information transmission mode for entering and/or transmitting desired information, and wherein said desired information is transmitted to a desired transmission destination using said information transmission mode;

said electronic information transmission method comprising steps of

transmitting to said terminal information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected;

designating the information; and

switching to an information transmission mode in which the destination is set to said transmission destination.

27. An electronic information transmission system comprising:

a plurality of terminals; and

a communication means that is constructed to allow connection to said plurality of terminals and that supplies information pages to said plurality of terminals, stores information that is transmitted from said plurality of terminals, and furthermore, causes an information transmission page for creating and/or transmitting desired information to be displayed on said terminals when prescribed areas on said information pages are designated by said terminals;

wherein;

said communication means, according to designation made on said information page, displays information that allows a transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected in order to an display information transmission page in which said desired transmission destination is made the destination; and

said terminals transmit said desired information to a desired transmission destination using said information transmission page.

31. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 27

wherein said information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected is a picture of the person or a mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is the transmission destination.

33. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 27

wherein said information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected is the name and picture of the person or a mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is the transmission destination, and designating the picture or name or mark causes the destination of said desired information to be specified.

35. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 31

wherein said information transmission page is displayed so as not to conceal the picture of the person or the mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is said transmission destination.

37. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 33

wherein said information transmission page is displayed so as not to conceal the picture of the person or the mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is said transmission destination.

39. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 27

wherein said transmission destination is specified by designating any position of the page on which is displayed said information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected.

40. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 27

wherein said plurality of terminals append information that allows identification of the sender to said desired information.

42. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 40

wherein said information that allows identification of the sender is a picture of the person that is the sender.

28. An electronic information transmission system comprising:

a plurality of terminals; and

a communication means that is constructed to allow connection to said plurality of terminals and that supplies information pages to said plurality of terminals, stores information that is transmitted from said plurality of terminals, and furthermore, causes an information transmission page for creating and/or transmitting desired information to be displayed on said terminals when prescribed areas on said information pages are designated by said terminals;

wherein;

said communication means specifies the destination of said desired information by means of the designation by said terminals of information that allows transmission destinations that are displayed on said information pages to be identified, checked, or selected; and

said terminals transmit said desired information to a desired transmission destination using said information transmission page.

29. An electronic information transmission system comprising:

a plurality of terminals; and

a communication means that is constructed to allow connection to said plurality of terminals and that supplies information pages to said plurality of terminals, stores information that is transmitted from said plurality of terminals, and furthermore, causes an information transmission page for creating and/or transmitting desired information to be displayed on said terminals when prescribed areas on said information pages are designated by said terminals;

wherein;

said communication means displays on said information page both information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected and, in an area adjacent to this information, an icon that, when designated, causes an information transmission page in which said transmission destination is made the destination to be displayed; and

said terminals transmit said desired information to a desired transmission destination using said information transmission page.

32. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 29

wherein said information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected is a picture of the person or a mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is the transmission destination.

34. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 29

wherein said information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected is the name and picture of the person or a mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is the transmission destination, and designating the picture or name or mark causes the destination of said desired information to be specified.

36. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 32

wherein said information transmission page is displayed so as not to conceal the picture of the person or the mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is said transmission destination.

38. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 34

wherein said information transmission page is displayed so as not to conceal the picture of the person or the mark that can specify, for example, a business organization that is said transmission destination.

41. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 29

wherein said plurality of terminals append information that allows identification of the sender to said desired information.

43. An electronic information transmission system according to

claim 41

wherein said information that allows identification of the sender is a picture of the person that is the sender.

30. An electronic information transmission system comprising:

a plurality of terminals; and

a communication means that is constructed to allow connection to said plurality of terminals and that supplies information pages to said plurality of terminals, stores information that is transmitted from said plurality of terminals, and furthermore, causes an information transmission page for creating and/or transmitting desired information to be displayed on said terminals when prescribed areas on said information pages are designated by said terminals;

wherein;

said communication means specifies the destination of said desired information by means of the designation by said terminals of icons that are displayed adjacent to information that allows transmission destinations that are displayed on said information pages to be identified, checked, or selected; and

said terminals transmit said desired information to a desired transmission destination using said information transmission page.

44. An electronic information transmission system comprising:

a plurality of terminals; and

a communication means that is constructed to allow connection to said plurality of terminals and that supplies an assemblage of information to said plurality of terminals, stores information that is transmitted from said plurality of terminals, and furthermore, switches said terminals to an information transmission mode for creating and/or transmitting desired information when prescribed information is designated from among said assemblage of information by said terminals;

wherein;

said communication means includes, in said assemblage of information, information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked or selected, the designation of which causes switching to an information transmission mode in which the destination is set to a desired transmission destination; and

said terminals transmit said desired information to a desired transmission destination using said information transmission mode.

45. A server that is constructed to allow connection to a plurality of terminals and that stores information that is transmitted from said plurality of terminals;

and that further;

displays on said terminals information that allows a desired transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected, and

when said information is designated, displays on said terminals an information transmission page for creating and/or transmitting desired information in which said transmission destination is made the destination.

46. A server that is constructed to allow connection to a plurality of terminals and that stores information that is transmitted from said plurality of terminals;

and that further;

displays on said terminals electronic information that relates to transmission destinations of said information; and

when the electronic information is designated, displays on said terminals screen information that allows said transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected.