Information notification method and system

• US 20040019647A1
• Filed: 04/01/2003
• Published: 01/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Chang, Wen-Yi, Lee, Yun-Chi, Lin, Yueh-Chiu
• Application Number:
  US10/402,993
• Publication Number:
  US 20040019647A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

An information notification method and system is provided for automatically transmitting notification messages to a receiving organization at an information reception device. A fundamental database is established for storing basic information of the receiving organization, each record of the basic information corresponding to at least one item of contact information. The information notification system determines if a notification message is received; if yes, the system reads a name of the receiving organization from the notification message and finds corresponding contact information from the fundamental database. Then, according to the found contact information, the system sends the notification message to the information reception device to allow the receiving organization to obtain the notification message.

Claims

1. An information notification method for allowing a receiving unit at an information reception device to be connected with an information notification system via a network system and to receive notification messages, with a database being established in the information notification system for storing basic information of the receiving unit, each record of the basic information corresponding to at least one item of contact information, the information notification method comprising the steps of:

having the information notification system determine if a notification message is received;

if no, continuing this determining process;

if yes, reading the notification message to obtain relevant data to the receiving unit;

having the information notification system find corresponding contact information from the database according to the obtained relevant data to the receiving unit; and

having the information notification system send the notification message to the information reception device according to the found contact information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the basic information of the receiving unit comprises a name and a company registered number of the receiving unit.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the notification message comprises an import detail report, an export detail report, or an invoice detail report.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the receiving unit comprises a product order company, an importer, an exporter, or a Customs service company.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the relevant data to the receiving unit in the notification message comprise a name or a company registered number of the receiving unit.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the contact information corresponding to the receiving unit comprises an e-mail (electronic mail) address or a facsimile phone number.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the information reception device comprises a computer device capable of receiving e-mails, or a telephone for receiving facsimile.

8. An information notification system for allowing a receiving unit at an information reception device to receive notification messages via a network system, the information notification system comprising:

a fundamental database for storing basic information of the receiving unit;

a contact information configuration module for providing a contact information input form to which contact information of the receiving unit is entered, and for reading the basic information of the receiving unit from the fundamental database and adding the entered contact information to the basic information of the receiving unit;

a notification message database for storing notification messages sent to the information notification system; and

a notification message processing module for obtaining data of the receiving unit from a notification message stored in the notification message database and for reading contact information from the fundamental database corresponding to the obtained data of the receiving unit, so as to send the notification message stored in the notification message database to the information reception device via the network system according to the contact information of the receiving unit.

9. The system of claim 8, the basic information of the receiving unit comprises a name and a company registered number of the receiving unit.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the notification message comprises an import detail report, an export detail report, or an invoice detail report.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the receiving unit comprises a product order company, an importer, an exporter, or a Customs service company.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the relevant data to the receiving unit in the notification message comprise a name or a company registered number of the receiving unit.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the contact information corresponding to the receiving unit comprises an e-mail (electronic mail) address or a facsimile phone number.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the information reception device comprises a computer device capable of receiving e-mails, or a telephone for receiving facsimile.