Message store and forward system

• US 6,202,086 B1
• Filed: 11/07/1997
• Issued: 03/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Iizuka, Yasuki, Maruyama, Tomoaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Burgess, Glenton B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Hieu C.
• Application Number:
  US08/966,125
• Time in Patent Office: 1,222 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/249, 709/207, 709/208, 379/88.01, 358/434, 358/468, 370/352
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/324 intermediate the transmitter and receiver terminals, e.g. at an exchange
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32411 Handling instructions for routing or relaying
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0067 Converting to still picture data

Abstract

A plurality of boxes are provided 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 so that a message addressed to this user is stored in his/her box. Predetermined preprocessing and/or postprocessing are executed before and after the message is registered into or fetched from the designated box.

Claims

1. A message store and forward apparatus comprising:

message storage means for storing a message, said message storage means comprising a program region storing programs for executing predetermined preprocessing and/or postprocessing;

message processing means for processing the message for said message storage means; and

processing procedure execution means for interpreting and executing said predetermined preprocessing and/or postprocessing in such a manner that said preprocessing is executed before said message processing means starts the processing of said message and said postprocessing is executed after said message processing means has finished the processing of said message,

said preprocessing procedure execution means further flexibly renewing said programs for executing said preprocessing and/or postprocessing according to a user.

2. The message store and forward apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said programs for executing said preprocessing and/or postprocessing are editable by sending an edit message to said processing procedure execution means, said edit message including content of an editing operation according to the user'"'"'s preference.

3. A message store and forward apparatus comprising:

a plurality of boxes serving as a memory means for storing messages, each box comprising a program region storing programs for executing predetermined preprocessing and postprocessing;

message registration means for registering the message into a designated one of said plurality of boxes; and

processing procedure execution means for executing said predetermined preprocessing before said message registration means starts the registration of said message, and for executing said predetermined postprocessing after said message registration means has finished the registration of said message,

said processing procedure execution means further flexibly changing content of said programs for executing said preprocessing and/or postprocessing for each box according to a user.

4. A message store and forward apparatus comprising:

a plurality of boxes serving as a memory means for storing messages, each box comprising a program region storing programs for executing predetermined preprocessing and postprocessing;

message fetch means for fetching the message from a designated one of said plurality of boxes; and

processing procedure execution means for executing said predetermined preprocessing before said message fetch means starts the fetching of said message, and for executing said predetermined postprocessing after said message fetch means has finished the fetching of said message,

said processing procedure execution means further flexibly renewing content of said programs for executing said preprocessing and/or postprocessing for each box according to a user.