JP2002024139A - Multi-offer system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multi-offer system, with which a user can transmit mail to a target and can read or sort the reply result on a WWW browser or the like, capable of automatically dealing with mail, which does not satisfy conditions permitting transmission by a service provider or the like, corresponding to previously registered information. SOLUTION: The user accesses a WWW site, selects a category desired to transmit mail, inputs which kind of contents of mail are to be sent to that category and submits the contents and a WWW server 12 receives the information of transmitting contents of the user. The WWW server 12 refers to transmission setting information received from a database server 13 and when the received information satisfies the conditions permitting mail transmission, the information inputted by the user is made into mail and transmitted to the service provider or the like of the target. The service provider or the like of a transmitting destination receives the mail returned to the transmitted mail by a mail server and stores the mail in the database server 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-offer system capable of transmitting a mail to a target to which a user wants to transmit information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the Internet has rapidly spread, and accordingly, the use of Internet mail (hereinafter referred to as "mail") has become popular. The mail is usually created by software on the client, and the created mail is passed to a mail server on the same network as the client. Then, this mail server sends the received mail to the destination mail server. The destination of the mail can be specified by the mail address. The mail address is usually described in the format of “user account name @ mail server name”, and the recipient of the mail can be specified by the user account name.

[0003] As described above, Internet communication using e-mail continues to increase and users enjoy the convenience. However, for the purpose of estimating and making inquiries, etc., e-mails with the same contents are specified by a large number of service providers. If the user wants to send the information to a user or the like, the user cannot easily obtain the contact address even if the contact address exists, so that the user cannot use the Internet to efficiently make a multi-offer or estimate.

[0004] In addition, special mail client software is required to send the same e-mail to the e-mail addresses collected by the user for the purpose of estimating and making inquiries, etc., and the estimating result is also returned. It has no choice but to confirm it by e-mail, and the listability and comparability of estimation results etc. are significantly impaired.

[0005] On the other hand, service providers and the like do not have a method of efficiently transmitting a contact destination e-mail address to users, and if the contact destination e-mail address is disclosed to an unspecified number of users, spam mails will be issued. May be sent, so many people hesitate to publish.

[0006] In addition, some of the e-mails received by the service provider or the like, such as quotes and inquiries from the user, include those that do not need to be answered by humans, those that the user does not agree with because the conditions are not met, and those that are malicious. include.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a user transmits an e-mail to a target to which information is to be transmitted, and browses and sorts a reply result through a WWW browser. In addition, mail that does not satisfy the conditions that the service provider or the like who has registered the contact address permits transmission can automatically respond with the information registered in advance. The aim is to provide a possible multi-offer system.

[0008]

According to the present invention, in a multi-offer system, received first information, third information indicating permission / prohibition of transmission of second information, and received fourth information are stored. The fifth information is transmitted in response to a request for acquiring the fifth information from the outside, and the second information is received in response to the transmission of the second information from the outside. Receiving the third information from the database server device, referring to the third information, and transmitting the second information to the outside when the transmission of the second information is permitted. A world wide web server device that receives the first information from the database server device and transmits the first information to the outside in response to a request to acquire the first information from the outside, Receiving the first information; It is characterized in that characterized by having a mail server apparatus for transmitting the first information to the serial database server.

[0009] Further, the world wide web server device refers to the third information, and transmits the fourth information to the first server device when the transmission of the second information is not permitted. Can be sent.

The first information is generated by returning the second information from the outside.

[0011]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a network system according to the present invention. In the figure,
10 is a multi offer system, 11 is a mail server,
12 is a WWW server, 13 is a database server, 14
Is the LAN, 15 is the Internet, 16 is the source WWW
Browser, 17: source mail client, 18: source mail transmission server, 19: source mail reception server, 20: destination mail client, 21: destination mail transmission server, 22: destination mail reception Server.

The multi-offer system 10 includes a mail server 11, a WWW server 12, and a database server 13.
Are connected to each other via the LAN 14. Although not shown, in addition to the above-described server, LA
A router is provided between the N14 and the Internet 15, and the multi-offer system 10 and the Internet 1
It is the boundary with 5. Further, a DNS server is provided in the multi-offer system 10, and a zone file related to the multi-offer system 10 is stored.

The mail server 11 receives the mail returned by the destination service provider or the like, and transmits the contents of the received mail to the database server 13.

[0014] First, the WWW server 12 allows a user who has accessed the WWW site to input a category information to be multi-offered and information to be transmitted to the user.
Send the WW page. Next, the information of the transmission content of the user is received, and the transmission permission / refusal setting information received from the database server 13 is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the information received from the user satisfies the condition for permitting the mail transmission. If the received information satisfies the condition for permitting the transmission of the mail, the information input by the user is converted to a mail and transmitted to the target service provider or the like. In addition, the WWW server 12
Return information on the contents of the e-mail reply to the user who accessed the W site.

Alternatively, the WWW server 12 can transmit information registered in advance to the database server 13 when the information received from the user does not satisfy the conditions for permitting transmission.

The database server 13 stores information transmitted by the user, transmission permission / prohibition setting information, and an automatic response message of a service provider or the like.

Next, an operation example in the multi-offer system 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a multi-offer processing procedure according to the present invention. First, in S11, a user accesses a WWW site.

Next, in S12, a category to which the mail is to be transmitted is selected. In step S13, what kind of mail is to be sent to the category is input. In step S14, the mail is submitted, and the WWW server 12 receives information on the contents of the user's transmission.

In S15, the WWW server 12 refers to the transmission permission / prohibition setting information received from the database server 13, and determines whether or not the information received in S16 satisfies a condition for permitting mail transmission. If the received information satisfies the condition for permitting the mail transmission, the process proceeds to S17,
In step S13, the information input by the user is sent as an e-mail to the target service provider or the like, and the process proceeds to step S18. S16
If the received information does not satisfy the conditions for permitting mail transmission, the process proceeds to S26, where the information registered in advance is transmitted to the database server 13, and the process ends.

In S18, the destination service provider or the like replies to the mail transmitted in S17, and in S19,
The mail server 11 receives the replied mail, and returns to S2
Go to 0.

In S20, the contents of the mail received by the mail server 11 are stored in the database server 13, and in S2
Proceed to 1.

In S21, the user accesses the WWW site, browses and sorts the reply contents of the mail transmitted in S22 with the WWW browser 16, and proceeds to S23.

In S23, if there is a reply of the content that the user wants to apply, the process proceeds to S25, where the user accesses the application page provided by the service provider or the like of the transmission destination and ends the processing. In S23, when there is no reply of the content that the user wants to apply on the spot, the process proceeds to S24.

In S24, if the user wishes to obtain a further estimate or the like for the destination to which the reply has been sent, the process returns to S13. In S24, if the user does not want to obtain a further estimate or the like for the destination to which the reply has been sent, the process ends.

[0025]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a user sends an e-mail to a target to which information is to be sent, and browses, sorts, and the like the reply result with a WWW browser or the like. In addition, mails that do not satisfy the conditions for permitting transmission by the service provider or the like who has registered the contact address can automatically respond with the information registered in advance, This has the effect of making multi-offers using the service extremely convenient and efficient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a network system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a multi-offer processing procedure in the embodiment of the network system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Multi offer system 11 Mail server 12 WWW server 13 Database server 14 LAN 15 Internet 16 Source WWW browser 17 Source mail client 18 Source mail transmission server 19 Source mail reception server 20 Destination mail client 21 Destination Mail sending server 22 Mail receiving server for destination

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first server device for storing received first information, third information indicating whether transmission of second information is permitted, a first server device storing received fourth information, and a fifth external device. The fifth information is transmitted in response to the information acquisition request, and the second information is received in response to the transmission of the second information from outside, and the first server device transmits the fifth information. Receiving the third information, referring to the third information,
When the transmission of the second information is permitted, the second information is transmitted to the outside, and in response to a request to acquire the first information from the outside, the first server device transmits the second information to the outside. 1
Receiving the first information and transmitting the first information to the outside
A third server device that receives the first information from the outside and transmits the first information to the first server device;
A multi-offer system comprising: 2. The second server device refers to the third information, and transmits the fourth information to the first server device when the transmission of the second information is not permitted. The multi-offer system according to claim 1, wherein the system can be transmitted. 3. The multi-offer system according to claim 1, wherein the first information is generated by externally returning the second information.