Data Transmission System, Data Transmission Method, Data Transmission Apparatus, and Computer Usable Medium Therefor
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1. A data transmission system comprising:
- a server storing information including entry information;
a search criterion setting system, wherein a search criterion to search the server for the entry information is set according to an instruction from an input unit;
a preliminary search system, which searches the server for the entry information based on the search criterion set in the search criterion setting system;
a preliminary obtaining system, which obtains a piece of the entry information searched for by the preliminary search system which meets the search criterion from the server;
an entry information notifying system, which notifies a user of the data transmission system of the piece of the entry information obtained by the preliminary obtaining system through a notifying unit;
a search criterion storing system, wherein the search criterion set in the search criterion setting system is stored;
a substantial search system, which searches the server for the entry information based on the search criterion stored in the search criterion storing system according to the instruction from the input unit;
a substantial obtaining system, which obtains a piece of the entry information searched for by the substantial search system which meets the search criterion from the server;
an extracting system, wherein destination information indicating a destination of data transmission is extracted from the piece of the entry information obtained by the substantial obtaining system; and
a data transmitting system, which transmits data to the destination according to the destination information extracted in the extracting system.
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Abstract
A data transmission system having a server and a search criterion setting system is further provided with a preliminary search system, a preliminary obtaining system, an entry information notifying system, a search criterion storing system, a substantial search system, a substantial obtaining system, an extracting system, and a data transmitting system.
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1. A data transmission system comprising:
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a server storing information including entry information;
a search criterion setting system, wherein a search criterion to search the server for the entry information is set according to an instruction from an input unit;
a preliminary search system, which searches the server for the entry information based on the search criterion set in the search criterion setting system;
a preliminary obtaining system, which obtains a piece of the entry information searched for by the preliminary search system which meets the search criterion from the server;
an entry information notifying system, which notifies a user of the data transmission system of the piece of the entry information obtained by the preliminary obtaining system through a notifying unit;
a search criterion storing system, wherein the search criterion set in the search criterion setting system is stored;
a substantial search system, which searches the server for the entry information based on the search criterion stored in the search criterion storing system according to the instruction from the input unit;
a substantial obtaining system, which obtains a piece of the entry information searched for by the substantial search system which meets the search criterion from the server;
an extracting system, wherein destination information indicating a destination of data transmission is extracted from the piece of the entry information obtained by the substantial obtaining system; and
a data transmitting system, which transmits data to the destination according to the destination information extracted in the extracting system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for data transmission, comprising:
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setting a search criterion to search for entry information including destination information regarding a destination of the data transmission stored in a server according to an instruction from an input unit;
searching preliminarily the server for the entry information based on the set search criterion;
obtaining preliminarily a piece of the entry information searched for by the preliminary search which meets the search criterion from the server;
notifying a user of a notifying unit of the piece of the entry information obtained in the preliminary obtainment through the notifying unit;
storing the set search criterion in a search criterion storing system;
searching substantially the server for the entry information based on the search criterion stored in the search criterion storing system;
obtaining substantially a piece of the entry information searched for by the substantial search which meets the search criterion from the server;
extracting the destination information from the piece of the entry information obtained by the substantial obtainment; and
transmitting data to the destination according to the destination information extracted from the piece of the entry information.
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11. A computer usable medium comprising computer readable instructions for controlling a computer to execute steps of:
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a search criterion setting step, wherein a search criterion to search for entry information including destination information regarding a destination of the data transmission stored in a server is set according to an instruction from an input unit;
a preliminary searching step, wherein the entry information is searched for in the server based on the search criterion set in the search criterion setting step;
a preliminary obtaining step, wherein a piece of the entry information searched for in the preliminary search step which meets the search criterion is obtained from the server;
an entry information notifying step, wherein a user of the computer is notified of the piece of the entry information obtained in the preliminary obtaining step through a notifying unit;
a search criterion storing step, wherein the search criterion set in the search criterion setting step is stored;
a substantial searching step, wherein the entry information is searched for in the server based on the search criterion stored in the search criterion storing step according to the instruction from the input unit;
a substantial obtaining step, wherein a piece of the entry information searched by the substantial search system that meets the search criterion is obtained from the server;
an extracting step, wherein the destination information is extracted from the piece of the entry information obtained by the substantial obtaining step; and
a data transmission step, wherein data is transmitted to the destination according to the destination information extracted in the extracting system.
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12. A data transmission apparatus, comprising:
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a search criterion setting system, wherein a search criterion to search for entry information stored in a server is set according to an instruction from an input unit;
a preliminary search system, which searches the server for the entry information based on the search criterion set in the search criterion setting system;
a preliminary obtaining system, which obtains a piece of the entry information searched by the preliminary search system that meets the search criterion from the server;
an entry information notifying system, which notifies a user of the data transmission apparatus of the piece of the entry information obtained by the preliminary obtaining system through a notifying unit;
a search criterion storing system, wherein the search criterion set in the search criterion setting system is stored;
a substantial search system, which searches the server for the entry information based on the search criterion stored in the search criterion storing system according to the instruction from the input unit;
a substantial obtaining system, which obtains a piece of the entry information searched for by the substantial search system which meets the search criterion from the server;
an extracting system, wherein destination information indicating a destination of data transmission is extracted from the piece of the entry information obtained by the substantial obtaining system; and
a data transmitting system, which transmits data to the destination according to the destination information extracted in the extracting system.
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13. A data transmission system comprising:
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a server to store information including entry information;
a search criterion setting system, wherein a search criterion to search for the entry information stored in the server is set according to an instruction from an input unit;
a preliminary search system, which searches the server for the entry information based on the search criterion set in the search criterion setting system;
a preliminary obtaining system, which obtains a piece of the entry information searched for by the preliminary search system which meets the search criterion from the server;
an obtainment result notifying system, which notifies a user of the data transmission system of as to whether the piece of the entry information is obtained by the preliminary obtaining system through a notifying unit;
a search criterion storing system, wherein the search criterion set in the search criterion setting system is stored;
a substantial search system, which searches the server for the entry information based on the search criterion stored in the search criterion storing system according to the instruction from the input unit;
a substantial obtaining system, which obtains a piece of the entry information searched for by the substantial search system which meets the search criterion from the server;
an extracting system, wherein destination information indicating a destination of data transmission is extracted from the piece of the entry information obtained by the substantial obtaining system; and
a data transmitting system, which transmits data to the destination according to the destination information extracted in the extracting system.
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14. A method for data transmission, comprising:
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setting a search criterion to search for entry information including destination information regarding a destination of the data transmission stored in a server according to an instruction from an input unit;
searching preliminarily the server for the entry information based on the set search criterion;
obtaining preliminarily a piece of the entry information searched for by the preliminary search which meets the search criterion from the server;
notifying a user of a notifying unit of as to whether the piece of the entry information is obtained in the preliminary obtainment through the notifying unit;
storing the set search criterion in a search criterion storing system;
searching substantially the server for the entry information based on the search criterion stored in the search criterion storing system;
obtaining substantially a piece of the entry information searched for by the substantial search which meets the search criterion from the server;
extracting the destination information from the piece of the entry information obtained by the substantial obtainment; and
transmitting data to the destination according to the destination information extracted from the piece of the entry information.
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15. A computer usable medium comprising computer readable instructions for controlling a computer to execute steps of:
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a search criterion setting step, wherein a search criterion to search for entry information including destination information regarding a destination of the data transmission stored in a server is set according to an instruction from an input unit;
a preliminary searching step, wherein the entry information is searched for in the server based on the search criterion set in the search criterion setting step;
a preliminary obtaining step, wherein a piece of the entry information searched for in the preliminary search step which meets the search criterion is obtained from the server;
an obtainment result notifying, step, wherein a user of the computer is notified of as to whether the piece of the entry information obtained in the preliminary obtaining step through a notifying unit;
a search criterion storing step, wherein the search criterion set in the search criterion setting step is stored;
a substantial searching step, wherein the entry information is searched for in the server based on the search criterion stored in the search criterion storing step according to the instruction from the input unit;
a substantial obtaining step, wherein a piece of the entry information searched for by the substantial search system which meets the search criterion is obtained from the server;
an extracting step, wherein the destination information is extracted from the piece of the entry information obtained by the substantial obtaining step; and
a data transmission step, wherein data is transmitted to the destination according to the destination information extracted in the extracting system.
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16. A data transmission apparatus, comprising:
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a search criterion setting system, wherein a search criterion to search for entry information stored in a server is set according to an instruction from an input unit;
a preliminary search system, which searches the server for the entry information based on the search criterion set in the search criterion setting system;
a preliminary obtaining system, which obtains a piece of the entry information searched for by the preliminary search system which meets the search criterion from the server;
an obtainment result notifying system, which notifies a user of the data transmission apparatus of as to whether the piece of the entry information obtained by the preliminary obtaining system through a notifying unit;
a search criterion storing system, wherein the search criterion set in the search criterion setting system is stored;
a substantial search system, which searches the server for the entry information based on the search criterion stored in the search criterion storing system according to the instruction from the input unit;
a substantial obtaining system, which obtains a piece of the entry information searched for by the substantial search system which meets the search criterion from the server;
an extracting system, wherein destination information indicating a destination of data transmission is extracted from the piece of the entry information obtained by the substantial obtaining system; and
a data transmitting system, which transmits data to the destination according to the destination information extracted in the extracting system.
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