JP2006031357A - Transmission system for handwritten information - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handwritten information transmission system for easily performing communication. <P>SOLUTION: A digital pen 11 acquires handwritten information handwritten on a sheet 12, and transmits the handwritten information with the identification information of the digital pen 11 to a portable telephone 13. The portable telephone 13 operates as an MODEM, and transmits the handwritten information and identification information from the digital pen 11 to a network system 15. The network system 15 transmits the handwritten information transmitted from the portable telephone 13 through an electronic mail to designated destination only when the received pen identification information is matched with preliminarily registered pen identification information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a handwritten information transmission system.

Conventionally, there has been a desire to immediately send a message to a remote person using only the paper and pen that everyone normally uses. Although this daily demand could not be easily realized, in recent years, pen-type input devices have been developed. There are a wide variety of such pen-type input devices, and in any input device, input is performed by a dedicated pen and a special device.
As an example, there is a tablet provided with means for detecting the position (coordinates) of a pen. In this tablet, handwritten information is represented by time-series data of coordinate values at each time point of contact between the dedicated pen and the tablet surface. In addition to the tablet, there is also proposed a method of detecting the position of the pen on a normal paper surface or board surface without using a dedicated tablet by using a module having light and ultrasonic wave transmission / reception means. As another example, there is a method of detecting the position of the pen by creating a special pattern or mark on a sheet or the like and detecting the mark or pattern with a pen (see Patent Document 1).

On the other hand, with the development of mobile phones and the spread of e-mail, it has become possible to easily send e-mails from mobile phones. The mail transmission / reception function of this mobile phone is very convenient, but on the other hand, since it is exchanged in type, there is an aspect that it is difficult to convey feelings correctly. Moreover, it is difficult for elderly people and the like to input characters using a mobile phone, and there are many people who cannot use useful tools effectively called digital divide.
JP 2002-259038 A

As described above, the conventional handwritten information transmission system has a problem in that it is difficult to operate the digital product because it is difficult to operate the digital product as compared to using paper with a pen.
The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a handwritten information transmission system capable of simply communicating.

  The handwritten information transmission system according to the present invention is a handwritten information transmission system comprising a pen, a terminal communicably connected to the pen, and a processing system communicably connected to the terminal, The pen includes means for acquiring handwritten information written on a sheet and transmitting the handwritten information together with the identification information of the pen to the terminal, the terminal identifying the handwritten information transmitted from the pen and the pen Means for receiving information, means for transmitting the received handwritten information and pen identification information to the processing system, and the processing system receives the handwritten information and pen identification information transmitted from the terminal Receiving means; storage means for registering and storing pen identification information in advance; pen identification information received by the receiving means; and pen identification information stored in the storage means. Means for determining if information matches, the result of the determination, in which a transmitting means for transmitting to both the designated handwritten information received only if a match destination.

  Here, it is preferable that the transmission means of the processing system includes means for converting handwritten information into image information and means for transmitting the image information converted by e-mail to a designated destination.

  The storage means of the processing system further stores area information defined on the paper, and the transmission means writes handwritten information for each area based on the handwritten information received from the terminal and the area information stored in the storage means. It is preferable that only information written in a specific area is transmitted to a designated destination.

  Another handwritten information transmission system according to the present invention is a handwritten information transmission system comprising a pen, a mobile phone connected to be able to communicate with the pen, and a server connected to be able to communicate with the mobile phone. The pen obtains handwriting information written on a sheet, a means for making a setting request to the mobile phone so that the pen and the server can perform data communication, and identifies the pen information Means for transmitting to the mobile phone together with information, wherein the mobile phone sets a state in which the pen and the server can perform data communication in response to the setting request, and handwritten information transmitted from the pen And means for receiving pen identification information; means for transmitting the received handwritten information and pen identification information to the server; and Receiving means for receiving handwritten information and pen identification information transmitted from the mobile phone, storage means for preregistering and storing pen identification information, pen identification information received by the receiving means, and the storage means Means for determining whether or not the pen identification information stored in the ID matches, and a transmission means for transmitting the received handwritten information to the designated destination by e-mail only when the two match as a result of the determination It is.

  Here, the transmission means of the server may use handwritten information written in the designated area as image information and transmit it using an attached file function of electronic mail.

  According to a preferred embodiment, communication between the pen and the mobile phone is executed by a Bluetooth method.

  The paper written by the pen has a confirmation area, and when the server writes the confirmation area by the pen, the server sends message information to the mobile phone connected to the pen so as to be communicable. It is desirable to transmit certain handwritten information as image information.

  The paper written by the pen includes a destination registration area and a character input area for inputting a destination, the pen has means for transmitting handwritten information as coordinate information in time series, and the server The registration identification information is derived from the information written in the destination registration area by the pen, the destination address is derived from the information written in the character input area, and the registration identification information and the destination address are derived from the pen. It is desirable to register in the area specified by the identification information.

  The paper written by the pen may include a destination deletion area, and the server may include a means for deleting a specific destination when the pen is written in the destination deletion area.

  The paper written by the pen has a cancel area, and the server invalidates the information written before writing in the cancel area when the pen writes in the cancel area. And means for validating information written later than when writing in the cancellation area may be provided.

  Further, the server has an e-mail receiving function, acquires destination information for specifying the transmission destination of the pen identification information and handwritten information from the received e-mail, and is specified by the identification information of the pen. The destination information may be stored in the area.

  Further, the server registers the destination information in an area specified by the identification information of the pen and indicates deletion in the subject of the received email when the subject of the received email includes registration information. When the information is included, it is desirable to delete the destination information of the area specified by the pen identification information.

  The paper written by the pen has a facsimile number designation area, and the server transmits the handwritten information by fax to the designated facsimile number when written by the pen in the facsimile number designation area. It is desirable to have a means to do this.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the transmission system of the handwritten information which can take communication simply can be provided.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a handwritten mail transmission system that transmits and receives handwritten mail will be described as an example of a handwritten information transmission system according to the present invention. Hereinafter, this handwritten mail transmission system is simply abbreviated as a system.

Hereinafter, in the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the schematic configuration of the system according to the present invention will be described, and in the third, fourth, and fifth embodiments of the present invention, the specific configuration of the system according to the present invention will be described.
Furthermore, Embodiment 6 of the invention is another example of specific processing operations performed by the system according to Embodiments 3, 4, and 5 of the invention. In the seventh and eighth embodiments of the present invention, examples of an address registration form and a mail transmission form used in these systems will be described. The ninth embodiment of the invention is another specific configuration of the system according to the present invention.

Embodiment 1 of the Invention
An example of a schematic configuration of a system according to the present invention is shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, a system 1 according to the present invention includes a digital pen (hereinafter simply abbreviated as a pen) 11, an annotation paper (hereinafter simply abbreviated as a paper) 12, a first mobile phone 13, and a second mobile phone. A telephone 14 and a network system (hereinafter abbreviated as a network system) 15 are provided. Details of each component will be specifically described in Embodiments 3, 4 and 5.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the system 1 according to the present invention, the pen 11 is assigned “AJX-AAA-CZU-BP” as a pen ID which is identification information of the pen, and is stored in the storage unit of the pen 11. ing. The user writes characters, pictures, figures, symbols, and the like on the paper 12 using the pen 11. The data written by the user and the pen ID are transmitted to the network system 15 via the first mobile phone 13. When the network system 15 receives the handwritten information and the pen ID, the application program in the network system 15 acquires the pen ID and stores the handwritten information in association with the pen ID in a predetermined storage unit.

  Subsequently, a data transfer request is transmitted from the pen 11 whose pen ID is “AJX-AAA-CZU-BP” to the network system 15 via the first mobile phone 13. The network system 15 receives the data transfer request by the application program, and stores the handwritten information associated with the pen ID “AJX-AAA-CZU-BP” as the second communication partner who has designated the handwritten information. Send to mobile phone 14.

  Thus, in the system 1 which concerns on this invention, only the handwritten information linked | related with pen ID can be transmitted. Therefore, it is possible to avoid confusion between handwritten information associated with a specific pen ID and data used by another person associated with another pen ID. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the handwritten information from being accessed by another person or to access the handwritten information of another person, and the confidentiality of the data can be improved.

Embodiment 2 of the Invention
In the second embodiment of the present invention, a case where the telephone number of the mobile phone 13 is linked to the pen ID of the pen 11 will be schematically described.
An example of a schematic configuration of the system according to the present embodiment is shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the system 1 in the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment of the invention, and details thereof will be specifically described in the third, fourth, and fifth embodiments of the invention. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the system 1 according to the present embodiment, the pen 11 is assigned “AJX-AAA-CZU-BP” as the pen ID and stored in the storage unit of the pen 11. Also assume that the telephone number of the first mobile phone 13 is “09011112222”. The user writes characters, pictures, figures, symbols, and the like on the paper 12 using the pen 11. The handwritten information and pen ID written by the user are sent to the network system 15 via the first mobile phone 13.

  When the network system 15 receives these data, the application program in the network system 15 acquires a pen ID. At the same time, the application program in the network system 15 acquires the telephone number “09011112222” of the first mobile phone 13, associates the received handwritten information with the acquired pen ID and the telephone number of the mobile phone 13, Save to storage means.

  A data transfer request is transmitted from the pen 11 with the pen ID “AJX-AAA-CZU-BP” to the application program in the network system 15 via the first mobile phone 13 with the telephone number “09011112222”. It shall be assumed. In this case, the application program transmits the handwritten information stored in association with both the pen ID “AJX-AAA-CZU-BP” and the telephone number “09011112222” to the designated second mobile phone 14. .

  As described above, in the system 1 of the present embodiment, the data from the pen 11 is stored in association with (linked to) the telephone number of the first mobile phone 13 together with the pen ID. Therefore, only access from the specific pen 11 and the specific mobile phone 13 can be validated. Therefore, even when the pen 11 is lent to another person, it is possible to prevent the other person from accessing his / her own data. This not only avoids confusion between this data and the data used by others, but also prevents access to handwritten information from others or access to other people's handwritten information. Data confidentiality can be improved.

Embodiment 3 of the Invention
First, the overall configuration of the system 1 according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the system 1 according to the present invention.

  The system 1 according to the present invention includes a pen 11, paper 12, a mobile phone 13, a mobile phone 14, and a network system 15. In the network system 15, a mobile phone communication system 150 connected to the mobile phone 13, an ASH (Application Service Handler) server 153, a GPLS (Global Paper Look-up Service) server 154, and a mobile phone communication system 155 are the Internet. 156 are connected to each other. The cellular phone communication system 150 includes a cellular phone base station 151 and an ISP (Internet Service Provider) server 152 that are connected to each other.

  The pen 11 is input means for the user to input by handwriting. Further, the pen 11 has photographing means such as a micro camera for inputting by hand on the paper 12. The pen 11 has a Bluetooth communication function for wireless communication with the mobile phone 13. The pen 11 stores various information such as a unique pen ID for the system 1 to perform mail transfer in a storage unit.

Here, an outline of the hardware configuration of the pen 11 will be described with reference to FIG. The pen 11 is wirelessly connected to a mobile phone or a personal computer using, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like, but may be connected by wire using a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like. In addition, the pen 11 writes characters, pictures, drawings, and the like on the pattern surface 121 of the paper 12 by a normal method, and transmits the handwritten information to the PC at the same time. The pattern surface 121 is provided with a specific code pattern to be described later.
As shown in FIG. 4, the pen 11 includes a ballpoint pen 110, a writing pressure sensor 112, an optical module 113, a signal processing unit 115, a control unit 116, a switch 117, a memory 118, a battery 119, and a communication control unit 120. . The pen 11 is not limited to the shape of the pen as long as it can write a character, a figure, or the like, and may have any shape.

  The ballpoint pen 110 is a writing means, has a pen point 111 at one end, and is in contact with the writing pressure sensor 112 at the other end. The ballpoint pen 110 is filled with ink. The material and the color of the ink are not particularly limited as long as they do not affect the reading of the code pattern on the paper 12, but are preferably not absorbing infrared rays, such as carbon. In addition, the ballpoint pen 110 can write characters or the like on the paper 12 or a normal paper in the same manner as a normal ballpoint pen. Further, the ballpoint pen 110 is not limited to the ballpoint pen, and may be a fluorescent pen, a sign pen, a fountain pen, or the like.

  The pen pressure sensor 112 is in contact with the ballpoint pen 110 and is connected to, for example, the signal processing unit 115. The writing pressure sensor 112 detects the writing pressure of the ballpoint pen 110 and outputs it to the signal processing unit 115 as described later. The pen pressure sensor 112 may be any sensor that can detect the pen pressure of the ballpoint pen 110, may be a contact sensor such as a pressure sensor, or may be a non-contact sensor such as an optical sensor or an ultrasonic sensor. If it is a type | mold sensor, it does not need to contact the ball-point pen 110. FIG. Furthermore, the writing pressure sensor 112 may detect not only the writing pressure but also the amount of ink of the ballpoint pen 110 and the like.

  For example, the optical module 113 is connected to the signal processing unit 115. As will be described later, the optical module 113 detects the code pattern of the detection range 114 in the vicinity of the pen tip 111 by optical means, and outputs it to the signal processing unit 115. The optical module 113 only needs to be able to detect the code pattern of the detection range 114, and may be, for example, a CMOS camera, a CCD camera, a light emitting element, a light receiving element, or the like. Furthermore, the optical module 113 may detect not only the code pattern but also the distance between the pen tip 111 and the pattern surface, the angle of the ballpoint pen 110, and the like. The optical module 113 preferably has a performance capable of detecting the code pattern even when the pen tip 111 is about 5 mm away from the pattern surface, but is not limited thereto.

  The signal processing unit 115 is connected to, for example, the writing pressure sensor 112, the optical module 113, the control unit 116, and the memory 118. As will be described later, the signal processing unit 115 includes a normalization unit, a decoder unit, an ADC, and the like, and converts the detection signal of the writing pressure sensor 112 into a digital signal and decodes the detection signal of the optical module 113. . Further, the signal processing unit 115 outputs the converted / decoded signal to the control unit 116 and the memory 118.

For example, the control unit 116 is connected to the signal processing unit 115, the switch 117, and the memory 118. For example, the control unit 116 may control ON / OFF of the power supply of the entire pen 11 in accordance with ON / OFF of the switch 117. Further, the control unit 116 outputs a signal from the signal processing unit 115 to the memory 118.
The switch 117 is connected to the control unit 116, for example. The switch 117 may be a power switch, a switch for detecting the writing pressure sensor 112 and the optical module 113, a switch for the communication control unit 120 to communicate, and the like.

The memory 118 is connected to the signal processing unit 115 and the control unit 116, for example. As will be described later, the memory 118 stores information input from the signal processing unit 115 and the control unit 116, and outputs the stored information to the communication control unit 120. The memory 118 only needs to be able to store information input from the signal processing unit 115 or the control unit 116, and may be a RAM, an EEPROM, a memory card, or the like.
The battery 119 supplies operating power to each element of the pen 11. The battery 119 may be a primary battery such as a dry battery, a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery, and may be another device or an interface having a power supply capability such as a USB.

  The communication control unit 120 is connected to the memory 118, for example. As will be described later, the communication control unit 120 transmits information input from the memory 118 to a PC or the like by wireless or wired communication. The communication control unit 120 only needs to be communicable with a PC or the like. In the case of wireless connection, a communication control circuit or a wireless antenna that enables communication by Bluetooth or the like may be used. A communication control circuit or a communication port that enables communication may be used. In addition, the concrete system and realization means of each component mentioned above are not limited to a specific thing.

FIG. 5 shows an example of information set in the pen 11. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, personal information 210 and ISP setting information 220 are set in the pen 11 as information 200 that can be set in the pen 11. The personal information 210 is information regarding the user who uses the pen 11. As an example, there are a user name 211, a mail address 212 of the first mobile phone 13, a telephone number 213 of the first mobile phone 13, a feedback language 214, and the like.
The ISP setting information 220 is information necessary for connecting to the ISP, and is used when connecting to the ISP server 152 for data communication. As an example, there are a telephone number 221, a user name 222, a password 223, a DNS address 224, and the like.

The paper 12 is an example of electronic paper that employs the Anoto digitizing method. This method is a digitizing method developed by Anoto, a Swedish company. Specifically, in the Anoto method, a point is printed on a sheet with a slight shift from the intersection of a 0.3 mm grid, and this point is photographed by a micro camera provided on the pen 11. The Anoto method is a digitizing method that calculates absolute coordinates based on how 6 points × 6 points, that is, 36 points are displaced from the lattice.
The sheet 12 has a pattern pattern 122 printed on a pattern surface 121 that is a writing surface. The paper 12 is not limited to paper, but may be wood, a plastic plate, glass, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 6, the code pattern 122 is composed of a plurality of dots 123 arranged in a lattice pattern. The dots 123 only need to be recognized by the optical module 113 and may not be recognized by human vision. For example, the dots 123 may be printed with carbon ink or the like. For example, the diameter of the dot 123 is 0.1 mm and the interval of the lattice is 0.3 mm, but any other value may be used.
As shown in FIG. 6, the dots 123 may be arranged shifted vertically and horizontally from the position of the lattice. For example, the dots 123 shifted vertically and horizontally are equivalent to four codes “0”, “1”, “2”, and “3”, that is, a 2-bit code in a binary number. For example, if the codeword of the pattern is a 6 × 6 code in the vertical and horizontal directions, a value of 6 × 6 × 2 bits, that is, 72 bits per codeword can be represented.
The absolute position of the paper 12 can be detected by representing the coordinate data of the X-axis coordinates and the Y-axis coordinates from the only code pattern indicated by the code pattern 122. The code pattern 122 is not limited to coordinate data, and may include information on the paper 12. The code pattern 122 is not limited to a specific code method / code pattern, its recording method, and pattern detection method, as long as it can detect the position coordinate of the pen tip 111.

  The pen 11 captures 50 to 70 images per second and transmits the coordinate values at that time. By printing dot sequences in different coordinate spaces on the paper 12, the paper 12 can be distinguished by an absolute address. Using this, a function called paper lookup is realized. This function analyzes the coordinate data of the paper sent from the pen, and identifies the application assigned to the paper 12 from the absolute address. As a result, the application can be specified using only the paper and the pen, so that it is not necessary to switch the application depending on the paper (content) as before.

The mobile phones 13 and 14 are examples of communication terminals used for data transfer. The communication terminal need not be limited to a mobile phone, and may be any terminal that has a function of communicating with the network system 15. Further, the mobile phone 13 has a Bluetooth communication function for wirelessly communicating with the pen 11.
The network system 15 is a system that transfers data handwritten with the pen 11 between the mobile phones 13 and 14. Specifically, the network system 15 includes a mobile phone base station 151, a second mobile phone communication system 155, an ASH server 153, a GPLS server 154, an ISP server 152, and the Internet 156.
The mobile phone communication system 150 is a company that provides communication services using mobile phones 13 and 14 such as NTT Docomo (registered trademark), AU (KDDI) (these are registered trademarks), and Vodafone (registered trademark). System. The mobile phone base station 151 is a relay base that relays wireless communication of the first mobile phone 13. The mobile phone communication system 155 is a company system that provides the same communication service as the mobile phone communication system 150.

The ASH server 153 appropriately loads an application program on the RAM, and the CPU executes processing according to the application program, thereby managing information for each pen ID of the pen 11. FIG. 7 shows an example of management information managed by the application program in the ASH server 153.
The ASH server 153 holds a pen ID 251 as the management information 250, for example. Below the pen ID 251, personal information 252 and a registered mail address 253 are arranged. In the personal information 252, the name 211, the mail address 212, and the feedback language 214 read from the personal information of the internal information of the pen 11 are set as the name 261, the mail address 262, and the feedback language 263, respectively. The destination mail addresses 271 to 275 are individually set in the registered mail address 253.

The application program of the ASH server 153 refers to the pen ID acquired from the pen 11 via the mobile phone 13, the mobile phone communication system 150, and the Internet 156, and collates with the pen ID 251 stored in the storage means as management information. . If the two pen IDs match, the personal information 252 and the registered mail address 253 associated with the pen ID 251 can be used. The mobile phone number is transmitted to the network system 15 when the first mobile phone 13 to be used dials for data transfer, and can be specified by referring to the application of the ASH server 152. is there.
The Internet 156 is an example of a communication network. The ASH server 153, the GPLS server 154, and the ISP server 152 are connected to the Internet 156 and communicate with each other via the Internet 156.

Next, an operation process of the system 1 according to the present invention will be described. Here, description will be made with reference to FIG. 8 as appropriate.
The user uses the pen 11 in which various information is set, and handwrites various items such as a message and address information of the other party on the paper 12 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, notations representing various functions are printed on the paper 12.
After the entry, the user checks the “transmission” mark in the transmission area 306 of the paper 12. Details of the entry on the sheet 12 will be described later.

  When the user checks the “send” mark, the pen 11 and the first mobile phone 13 communicate using a DUN (Dial Up Network) Profile defined by the Bluetooth standard. Specifically, the pen 11 is paired with the first mobile phone 13 and is in a state where wireless communication is possible. In this state, the pen 11 starts Bluetooth communication with the first mobile phone 13. The pen 11 sends a modem command to the first mobile phone 13 and transmits the telephone number information stored therein to the first mobile phone 13. The first mobile phone 13 receives this telephone number information and sends it to the telephone number specified by the telephone number information. The telephone number to be transmitted is set in advance to a data communication telephone number which is a service of a mobile phone company.

The first mobile phone 13 is connected to the ISP server 152, and the pen 11 and the ISP server 152 exchange information according to a predetermined procedure. As a result, the first mobile phone 13 is connected to the Internet 156 via the mobile phone base station 151 of the first mobile phone communication system 150 used by the first mobile phone 13. The pen 11 transmits the address information assigned to the paper 12 to the GPLS server 154 via the first mobile phone 13, the mobile phone base station 151, the ISP server 152, and the Internet 156. The GPLS server 154 The pen ID is acquired from the pen 11 and it is confirmed that it is registered in the GPLS server 154. Thereafter, the GPLS server 154 refers to the “address information” of the paper 12 sent from the pen 11. The GPLS server 154 returns the URL of the ASH server 153 defined by this address to the pen 11.

  The pen 11 transmits the data taken into the pen 11, that is, the data stored in the memory 118 of the pen 11, to the URL sent from the GPLS server 154. This data is transmitted from the pen 11 to the ASH server 153 via the first mobile phone 13, the first mobile phone communication system 150, and the Internet 156. The ASH server 153 analyzes the data sent from the pen 11. The ASH server 153 that has analyzed the data generates address information for specifying a message destination and handwritten message information (writing information).

  After creating the text mail, the ASH server 153 attaches the message information to the text mail and transmits it to the second mobile phone system 155. The second mobile phone communication system 152 receives the mail from the ASH server 153 and delivers the mail to the second mobile phone 14 having the designated mail address. When receiving the mail from the ASH server 153, the second mobile phone 14 selects and displays the attached image information. As a result, the handwritten image written on the paper 12 with the pen 11 is sent to the designated second mobile phone 14 and displayed.

Next, the entry on the paper 12 using the pen 11 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a sheet 12 composed of a mail transmission form.
As shown in FIG. 8, the mail transmission form 30 includes a start area 301, a transmission destination designation area 302, a message entry area 303, a background color designation area 304, a pen color selection area 305, a transmission area 306, a post transmission area 307, a confirmation. It has a selection area 308.

  The start area 301 includes a “start” mark. The transmission destination designation area 302 includes a transmission destination selection area 309 on which number marks “1” to “5” are printed, an all-person selection area 310 for the “all” mark, and a self-selection area 311 for the “self” mark. Yes. The message entry area 303 is composed of blank spaces surrounded by a frame. The background color designation area 304 is composed of marks on which characters such as “white” and “yellow” are printed. The pen color selection area 305 includes marks printed with characters such as “standard” and “red”. The transmission area 306 is composed of “transmission” marks. The post-transmission area 307 is composed of marks printed with “send later”. The confirmation selection area 308 is composed of “confirmation” marks.

The user checks the start area 301 using the pen 11 and starts creating mail. At the same time, the user selects a partner to whom a message is to be sent from a number in the destination designation area 302 and checks with the pen 11 in order to designate the partner to which the mail is to be sent. At this time, if the user checks with the pen 11 the everyone selection area 310 in the transmission destination selection area 309, the application program of the ASH server 153 sends a message to all registered persons.
The user uses the pen 11 to write a message to be sent by mail in the message entry area 303. At this time, when the user wants to set a color for the background of the message, the user can check the color designation area in the background color designation area 304 with the pen 11. Also, the user may check the pen color selection area 305 with the pen 11 when he / she wants to specify the pen color for creating a message to be transmitted.

The user checks the transmission area 306 with the pen 11 in order to transmit the message. After that, the data written in the message entry area 303 is created with a specified pen color by the application program of the ASH server 153 after the data transmission. When the transmission area 306 is checked, the pen 11 transmits handwritten information to the network system 15 via the first mobile phone 13.
When the ASH server 153 receives the pen ID, personal information, and handwritten information from the pen 11, the ASH server 153 creates a transmission mail. Specifically, the ASH server 153 derives a registration number from the information checked in the transmission destination designation area 302 and sets the mail transmission address to an address registered according to the pen ID.

The ASH server 153 sets the mail address set in the personal information as the sender address. A URL is inserted into the mail body as a temporary storage destination of data described in the message entry area 303. At the same time, the data described in the message entry area 303 is converted into image data, inserted as an attached file into the mail, and sent to the second mobile phone 14 by mail.
The user of the second mobile phone 14 that has received the mail can refer to the message by displaying the attached file. Also, depending on the type of mobile phone, the attached file may not be referred to. At this time, it is possible to refer to the target message by accessing the URL in the mail text.

In this way, not only can a handwritten mail be sent by designating an address, but also a confirmation mail can be sent to itself. Specifically, the message can be confirmed before the message is actually transmitted. In this case, the user checks only the self-selected area 311 in the transmission destination designation area 302 with the pen 11, fills in a message, and transmits it.
When the self-selection area 311 is checked, the application of the ASH server 153 transmits a message to the mail address in the personal information managed by the pen ID. In this case, a message is sent to the first mobile phone 13. The user can confirm this content and send a handwritten message by e-mail using the e-mail sending function of the mobile phone. Specifically, by transferring the received mail with an attached file to a desired mail address, it is possible to finally transmit the mail to a desired partner.

  Further, if the registration numbers in the self-selection area 311 and the destination designation area 302 are checked with the pen 11, an e-mail is sent to the address corresponding to the registration number, and at the same time, the e-mail address registered with oneself, that is, the personal information. The same mail is sent and you can check the mail that was actually sent. Furthermore, the user can receive a confirmation mail indicating completion of mail transmission to the designated address by checking the confirmation selection area 308 before transmitting the mail. Furthermore, by checking the post-transmission area 307, the mail can be temporarily stored in the memory 118 of the pen 11.

  Note that a comment is inserted into the body of the e-mail to convey the content to the user. By referring to the feedback language 214 set in the personal information, the comment inserted at this time is set to the language specified here. It is possible to send a comment in the language required by the user.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, address registration to the ASH server 153 using the pen 11 will be described in detail. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an address registration form for the paper 12.
As shown in FIG. 9, the address registration form 32 has a start area 321, an address registration / deletion area 322, a registration number area 323, an address input area 324, and a transmission area 325.

  In the start area 321, a “start” mark is printed. The address registration / deletion area 322 includes a “registration” mark registration area 326, a “deletion” mark deletion area 327, and a “confirmation” mark confirmation area 328. In the registration number area 323, numbers “1” to “5” are printed. The address input area 324 includes a character input area 329 that is a soft keypad on which character marks such as alphanumeric characters are printed, and a shortcut area 330. The transmission area 325 includes a “transmission” mark.

  The user checks the start area 321 using the pen 11 and starts address registration. At the same time, the user uses the pen 11 to check the registration area 326 of the address registration / deletion area 322 and checks the number area of the address to be registered in the registration number area 323. Further, the user checks the character input area 329 in the address input area 324 one by one for the mail address to be registered. The user can also check the shortcut area 330 for inputting a domain name or a frequently used character string, and omit the input.

  The user checks the transmission area 325 with the pen 11 to transmit the address registration. Then, the pen 11 recognizes that the transmission area 325 has been checked. The pen 11 reads the pen ID and personal information 210 (name 211, e-mail address 212, feedback language 214) stored in the memory 118 of the pen 11 via the first mobile phone 13, and sends it to the ASH server 153. . At the same time, the pen 11 sends the checked data from the start area 321 to the transmission area 325 to the ASH server 153 via the first mobile phone 13.

The application program of the ASH server 153 acquires the data from the pen 11 and sets the personal information 210 included in the data from the pen 11 in the personal information 252 according to the pen ID. Thereafter, the application program calculates the area checked by the pen 11 based on the coordinate value of each stroke data (handwritten information) and the coordinate value of the area defined on the paper.
The application program of the ASH server 153 derives that the registration area 326 in the address registration / deletion area 322 is checked, and determines that the user has instructed registration. Subsequently, the application program of the ASH server 153 derives a registration number designated by the user from the stroke data checked in the registration number area 323.

  Further, the application program of the ASH server 153 determines the area of the stroke data checked in the address input area 324. The application program determines the character defined in the area and derives the character string from the area string checked by the strokes arranged in time series. The application program registers the derived character string as a mail address in the specified registration number. The user repeats such a series of operations and registers a necessary address.

  Using such an address registration form, the user can also confirm address registration. At the time of address registration, the confirmation area 328 in the address registration / deletion area 322 is checked with the pen 11, and then the transmission area 325 is checked. When the confirmation area 328 is checked, the application program of the ASH server 153 transmits the address registered in the mail address of the personal information corresponding to the pen ID read from the pen 11 by mail. The user can confirm the registered address by referring to the received mail.

When the address registration is partially confirmed, the user checks the confirmation area 328 in the address registration / deletion area 322 with the pen 11 at the time of address registration. The user then checks the registration number area 323 for the number to be confirmed, and checks the transmission area 325.
After confirming that the confirmation area 328 is checked, the application program of the ASH server 153 derives a registration number from the checked number in the registration number area 323. This application program transmits the address registered in the derived registration number among the addresses registered with the pen ID read from the pen 11 to the address registered in the mail address of the personal information by mail. The user can confirm the registered address by referring to the received mail.
Further, when deleting a registered address, the deletion area 327 is checked with a pen instead of the registration area 326 in the same manner as the registration, the registration number to be deleted is checked, and the transmission area 325 is checked. At this time, if a plurality of registration numbers are checked, the checked registration address is deleted.

  Regarding operations such as registration, deletion, and confirmation, a comment is inserted into the body of the email to convey the content to the user. The comment to be inserted at this time is referred to the feedback language 214 set in the personal information, By using the language specified here, it is possible to send a comment in the language required by the user.

  As described above, in the system 1 according to the present invention, a message or the like can be handwritten with the pen 11 and the handwritten mail can be transmitted to the second mobile phone 14 of the transmission partner. The system 1 can be used from anywhere as long as the first mobile phone 13 can be connected to the Internet 156. Therefore, it is possible to regain the original communication that is being lost due to the extremely advanced digitalization, and it is possible to provide a communication tool that anyone can easily convey feelings from anywhere.

  Furthermore, in the system 1 according to the present invention, a message can be easily transmitted from anywhere at any time as long as the pen 11, the paper 12, and the first mobile phone 13 are provided without using a personal computer. Furthermore, it is not necessary to install special software on the first mobile phone 13, and the convenience for the user can be further improved.

  Furthermore, according to the system 1 according to the present invention, a handwritten message can be sent by e-mail by the usual method of writing a message on paper without using a PC. Therefore, even a person unfamiliar with the PC can easily use it, and can convey the taste of handwriting that cannot be transmitted in type. Further, since it is not necessary to install a special application on the mobile phone, there is an effect of improving the convenience for the user.

Embodiment 4 of the Invention
In the fourth embodiment of the invention, another specific configuration of the system according to the present invention will be described. First, the overall configuration of the system in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration of the system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 10, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same devices as those in the system 1, and the detailed description thereof is omitted here.

As shown in FIG. 10, the system 50 in this embodiment includes a pen 11, a paper sheet 12, a first mobile phone 13, a second mobile phone 14, a first mobile phone communication system 150, and a mobile phone base station 151. In addition to the second mobile phone communication system 155, the ASH server 153, the ISP server 152, and the Internet 156, an EPLS (Enterprise Paper Look-up Service) server 511, a local area network 512, and a gateway 513 are provided.
That is, the network system 51 in this embodiment includes an EPLS server in addition to the first mobile phone communication system 150, the mobile phone base station 151, the second mobile phone communication system 155, the ASH server 153, the ISP server 152, and the Internet 156. 511, a local area network 512, and a gateway 513.

  The ASH server 153, ISP server 152, and EPLS server 511 of the network system 51 are connected to the local area network 512. This local area network 512 is connected to the Internet 156 via a gateway 513. Various information regarding the pen 11 is registered in the EPLS server 511 in advance as in the case of the GPLS server 154.

Next, an operation process of the system 50 in the present embodiment will be described.
In the system 50 of this embodiment, as in the system 1, when the user creates a handwritten mail, the pen 11 starts communication with the first mobile phone 13. The first mobile phone 13 communicates with the pen 11 using the DUN Profile, and makes a call to a designated telephone number by a modem command from the pen 11.
The first mobile phone 13 is connected to the ISP server 152 and exchanges information according to a predetermined procedure. As a result, the first mobile phone 13 is connected to the local area network 512 via the mobile phone base station 151 of the first mobile phone communication system 150 used by the first mobile phone 13. The pen 11 transfers the “address information” assigned to the paper 12 to the EPLS server 511 via the first mobile phone 13, the mobile phone base station 151, the ISP server 152, and the local area network 512.

The EPLS server 511 confirms that the pen ID acquired from the pen 11 is registered. Thereafter, the EPLS server 511 refers to the “address information” of the paper 12 sent from the pen 11. The EPLS server 511 returns the URL of the ASH server 153 defined by this address to the pen 11.
The pen 11 transmits the data captured in the pen 11 to the URL sent from the EPLS server 511. This data is transmitted from the pen 11 to the ASH server 153 via the first mobile phone 13, the first mobile phone communication system 150, and the local area network 512. The ASH server 153 analyzes the data sent from the pen 11. The ASH server 153 that has analyzed this data creates address information for sending a message and handwritten message information (handwritten information).

  After creating the text mail, the ASH server 153 attaches message information to the text mail. This text mail is distributed to the Internet 156 via the local area network 512 and the gateway 513. The second mobile phone communication system 155 receives the mail delivered from the ASH server 153 to the Internet 156, and delivers the mail to the second mobile phone 14 having the designated mail address. When receiving the mail from the ASH server 153, the second mobile phone 14 selects and displays the attached image information. As a result, the handwritten image written on the paper 12 with the pen 11 is sent to the designated second mobile phone 14 and displayed.

  As described above, in the system 50 according to the present embodiment, only the pen 11 registered in the EPLS server 511 can use the network system 51. Therefore, there is a feature that a service with a limited use range can be provided. In this case, if the mobile phone company to be used is changed, it is necessary to register the pen 11 in the EPLS server 511 of the changed mobile phone company.

Embodiment 5 of the Invention
In the fifth embodiment of the present invention, another specific configuration of the system according to the present invention will be described. First, the overall configuration of the system in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration of the system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 11, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same devices as those of the systems 1 and 50, and detailed description thereof is omitted here.

As shown in FIG. 11, the system 60 in this embodiment includes a pen 11, a paper sheet 12, a first mobile phone 13, a second mobile phone 14, a first mobile phone communication system 150, and a mobile phone base station 151. , A second mobile phone communication system 155, an ASH server 153, a GPLS server 154, an ISP server 152, the Internet 156, a local area network 512, and a gateway 513.
That is, the network system 61 in this embodiment includes a first mobile phone communication system 150, a mobile phone base station 151, a second mobile phone communication system 155, an ASH server 153, a GPLS server 154, an ISP server 152, the Internet 156, A local area network 512 and a gateway 513 are included.

  The ISP server 152 and ASH server 153 of the network system 61 are connected to the local area network 512. The local area network 512 is connected to the Internet 156 via a gateway 513. Further, the GPLS server 154 is connected to the Internet 156.

Next, an operation process of the system 60 in the present embodiment will be described.
Also in the system 60 of the present embodiment, as in the systems 1 and 50, when the user creates a handwritten mail, the pen 11 starts communicating with the first mobile phone 13. The first mobile phone 13 communicates with the pen 11 using the DUN Profile, and makes a call to a designated telephone number by a modem command from the pen 11.
The first mobile phone 13 is connected to the ISP server 152 and exchanges information according to a predetermined procedure. As a result, the first mobile phone 13 is connected to the local area network 512 via the mobile phone base station 151 of the first mobile phone communication system 150 used by the first mobile phone 13. The pen 11 transfers the “address information” assigned to the paper 12 to the GPLS server 154 via the first mobile phone 13, mobile phone base station 151, ISP server 152, local area network 512, and gateway 513.

The GPLS server 154 confirms that the pen ID acquired from the pen 11 is registered. Thereafter, the GPLS server 154 refers to the “address information” of the paper 12 sent from the pen 11. The GPLS server 154 returns the URL of the ASH server 153 defined by this address to the pen 11.
The pen 11 transmits the data captured in the pen 11 to the URL sent from the GPLS server 154. This data is transmitted from the pen 11 to the ASH server 153 via the first mobile phone 13, the first mobile phone communication system 150, and the local area network 512. The ASH server 153 analyzes the data sent from the pen 11. The ASH server 153 that has analyzed this data creates address information for sending the message and handwritten message information.

  After creating the text mail, the ASH server 153 attaches message information to the text mail. This text mail is distributed to the Internet 156 via the local area network 512 and the gateway 513. The second mobile phone communication system 155 receives the mail delivered from the ASH server 153 to the Internet 156, and delivers the mail to the second mobile phone 14 having the designated mail address. When receiving the mail from the ASH server 153, the second mobile phone 14 selects and displays the attached image information. As a result, the handwritten image written on the paper 12 with the pen 11 is sent to the designated second mobile phone 14 and displayed.

  As described above, in the system 60 according to the present embodiment, since the GPLS server 154 is used, it is not necessary to individually register the pen 11 and the ASH server 153 that performs data processing is connected to the local area network 512. Therefore, the system 60 can be constructed for each mobile phone company to be used. Therefore, even if the user changes the mobile phone to be used, the system 60 can be used.

Embodiment 6 of the Invention
In the sixth embodiment of the invention, another processing example of the above system will be described. FIG. 12 shows a schematic diagram of a system according to this embodiment. Hereinafter, the system 50 will be specifically described with reference to FIG. 10 as appropriate, but the specific configuration of the system that performs this operation processing may be any one of the systems 1, 50, and 60.
In the system 50 according to the present embodiment, the user uses the pen 11 to hand-write a message to be sent to the paper 12 by e-mail, as in the fourth embodiment of the invention. Then, the user checks the “send” mark on the paper 12 with the pen 11. Thereafter, the pen 11 is connected to the Internet and performs data communication with the EPLS server 511.
The pen 11 transmits the data captured in the pen 11 to the ASH server 153 to the URL sent from the EPLS server 511. The ASH server 153 analyzes the data sent from the pen 11. The ASH server 153 designates the first mobile phone 13 as address information to send a message, and creates handwritten message information.

After creating the text mail, the ASH server 153 attaches message information to the text mail. This text mail is distributed to the local area network 512 and distributed to the first mobile phone 13 through the ISP server 152 and the mobile phone base station 151. The user confirms the received handwritten image.
At the same time, the mail is delivered to the Internet 156 via the local area network 512 and the gateway 513. The second mobile phone communication system 155 receives a mail from the ASH server 153 through the Internet 156 and delivers the mail to the second mobile phone 14 having the designated mail address. The second mobile phone 14 which is the other party who wants to transmit selects and displays the attached image information as in the fourth embodiment of the invention.

  In this way, the second mobile phone 14 that is the other party who wants to transmit can be distributed to the first mobile phone 13 using the mail function of the first mobile phone 13.

Embodiment 7 of the Invention
In the seventh embodiment of the invention, another example of address registration will be described. An example of a mail screen for performing this address registration is shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, when an input is made so that the address registration screen 34 in this embodiment is displayed, the contents are transmitted to the ASH server 153 by e-mail. The ASH server 153 sets personal information 252 and a registered mail address 253 according to the pen ID.
At this time, Subscribe is set in the subject of the mail, and the pen ID, name, mail address, feedback language, and registered address are written in the mail body. An email in which such contents are described is transmitted to a designated address. In the example of FIG. 13, this mail is transmitted to Application@jjj.ne.jp.

  When the application of the ASH server 153 receives this mail, it checks the Subject. If Subject is Subscribe, this application registers a name, an e-mail address, a feedback language, and an address for each pen ID according to the contents described in the text, as in the first embodiment of the invention.

  When deleting an address registered in the ASH server 153, Unsubscribe (deletion) is set in the subject of the mail. At the same time, at least the pen ID is described in the mail body, and the address number to be deleted is described as in the registration. Upon receiving this mail, the application of the ASH server 153 confirms Unsubscribe (deletion) of the Subject (subject). This application deletes the registered address that matches the address number specified in the mail text from among the addresses registered in the same pen ID as the pen ID specified in the mail.

  Note that the character string described in the Subject and the text is not limited to this example, and any character string that can be handled by an application that interprets the content may be used.

Embodiment 8 of the Invention
In the eighth embodiment of the invention, another example of a mail transmission form will be described. FIG. 14 shows an example of a mail transmission form in the present embodiment. The mail transmission form 35 shown in FIG. 14 is a form that can send a plurality of messages collectively. Specifically, the mail transmission form 35 includes a start area 301, a transmission destination designation area 302, a message entry area 303, a background color designation area 304, a pen color selection area 305, a transmission area 306, a post transmission area 307, and a confirmation selection area. 308. Here, these descriptions are omitted.

  The mail transmission form 35 in this embodiment uses a post-transmission area 307 instead of the transmission area 306 after handwriting a message. Thereafter, when the transmission area 307 is checked with the pen 11, the pen 11 does not immediately transmit data, but holds the handwritten information in the pen 11, that is, stores it in the memory 118. The user continuously checks the start area 301 with a pen 11 on a new sheet, creates a mail, and repeats the work as necessary. Thereafter, the user checks the transmission area 306 with the pen 11 when actually sending a message.

  The pen 11 transmits data to the ASH server 153 according to the check of the transmission area 306 as described in the mail transmission form 30. The application of the ASH server 153 divides the received data into pieces of data one by one by checking the start area 301, and sequentially performs mail transmission of messages.

FIG. 15 shows an example of the data form of the mail transmission forms 30 and 35. As shown in FIG. 15A, in the case of the mail transmission form 30, the transmission area 306 is checked and transmitted for each message. Therefore, this data form is transmitted as a pair of stroke data 351 and start data 352 indicating the check of the start area 301.
As shown in FIG. 15B, in the case of the mail transmission form 35, a plurality of messages are transmitted at once. Therefore, this data form is transmitted in time series in a state where a plurality of start data 352 is included between a plurality of stroke data 351. Therefore, it is possible to divide data by using the function of collectively transmitting the plurality of messages.

FIG. 16 shows another example of the mail transmission form in the present embodiment. This mail transmission form 36 is created by pairing a mail transmission sheet 361 and an address registration sheet 362. That is, the mail transmission form 36 has a physically separate mail transmission sheet 361 and address registration sheet 362.
Specifically, the mail transmission form 361 includes a start area 301, a transmission destination designation area 302, a message entry area 303, a background color designation area 304, a pen color selection area 305, a post transmission area 307, and a confirmation selection area 308. On the other hand, the address registration sheet 362 has a start area 321, an address registration / deletion area 322, a registration number area 323, an address input area 324, and a transmission area 325. Here, these descriptions are omitted.

  In the mail transmission form 36, a mail creation selection area 363 is provided on the mail transmission paper 361. When this mail creation selection area 363 is checked, the mail transmission form 36 for mail creation is used instead of address registration. In the mail transmission form 36, a transmission area to be checked when handwritten information is transmitted as a message and a transmission area to be checked with the pen 11 when address registration is performed are commonly used. Specifically, mail transmission and address registration are performed by checking a transmission area 325 provided on the address registration sheet 362.

  FIG. 17 shows another example of the mail transmission form in the present embodiment. In this mail transmission form 37, the mail transmission sheet 361 and the address registration sheet 362 shown in FIG. 16 are created on one sheet, and the check areas are arranged in a mixed state. Specifically, the mail transmission form 37 includes a mail creation selection area 371, a start area 301, a transmission destination designation area 302, a message entry area 303, a background color designation area 304, a pen color selection area 305, a post transmission area 307, a confirmation. It has a selection area 308. In addition to these, the mail transmission form 37 includes a start area 301, an address registration / deletion area 322, a registration number area 302, an address input area 324, and a transmission area 325.

  In this mail transmission form 37, either the mail creation selection area 371 or the address registration / deletion area 322 is checked. As a result, the functions of mail creation and address registration are switched and used. Note that the areas other than the mail creation selection area 371 are the same as the above check areas.

  FIG. 18 shows another example of the mail transmission form in the present embodiment. This mail transmission form 38 is a form for sending a message to a person other than the party who registered the address. Specifically, the mail transmission form 38 has a start area 381, a transmission area 382, a message entry area 303, a background color designation area 304, a pen color selection area 305, and an address input area 324.

  In this mail transmission form 38, after checking the start area 381, the user writes a necessary message in the message entry area 303 with the pen 11. The user checks the background color designation area 304, the pen color selection area 305, and the like as necessary. Thereafter, the user uses the address input area 324 to check the mail address of the other party to whom the message is sent, and checks the transmission area 382.

  By using this mail transmission form 38, handwritten information can be transmitted as a message to a partner who has not registered an address. Further, the mail transmission form 38 can be used alone or together with a registration form or the like, and the convenience can be improved. Note that the areas other than the start area 381 and the transmission area 382 are the same as the above check areas.

Embodiment 9 of the Invention
In the ninth embodiment of the invention, a case will be described in which the destination of the message is a FAX terminal instead of the mobile phone 14. FIG. 19 shows a configuration example of the system in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 19, the system 70 in this embodiment includes a pen 11, paper 12, first mobile phone 13, network system 15, and ASH server 153, as in the third, fourth, and fifth embodiments. Have. In addition to these, the system 70 includes a FAX modem 71, a telephone network 72, and a FAX terminal 73.
The FAX modem 71 is connected to the ASH server 153 and is connected to the telephone network 72. A FAX terminal 73 is connected to the telephone network 72, and the FAX terminal 73 communicates with the ASH server 153 via the telephone network 72.

Such a system 70 transmits and receives handwritten mail as follows.
When the user writes on the paper 12 using the pen 11, the pen 11 transmits the written handwritten information to the network system 15 via the mobile phone 13. The network system 15 instructs the pen 11 to send data to the internal ASH server 153. In response to this instruction, the pen 11 sends handwritten information to the ASH server 153.
When the application program operated on the ASH server 153 receives handwritten information from the pen 11, the application program converts the handwritten information into information that can be received by facsimile. This application program transmits a facsimile to a designated FAX terminal 73 via a FAX modem 71 and a telephone network 72.

FIG. 20 shows an example of a FAX transmission form in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 20, the FAX transmission form 80 includes a start area 801, a FAX creation area 802, a transmission destination registration / deletion area 803, a confirmation area 804, a FAX registration number area 805, a FAX number input area 806, and a message entry area 807. And a transmission area 808.

  The start area 801 includes a “start” mark. The FAX creation area 802 is composed of blank spaces surrounded by a frame. The transmission destination registration / deletion area 803 includes a registration area 809 for a “registration” mark and a deletion area 810 for a “deletion” mark. The confirmation area 804 is composed of marks marked “confirmation”. The FAX registration number area 805 includes number marks “1” to “5”. The FAX number input area 806 includes a soft keypad on which numeric marks, “*” and “#” are printed. The message entry area 807 is composed of blank fields surrounded by a frame. The transmission area 808 includes a “transmission” mark.

  In the third embodiment of the present invention, the mail address is input on the mail transmission form 30, but in this embodiment, the FAX number is input instead from the FAX number input area 806 for inputting the FAX number. This FAX number is registered from the registration area 809 and the FAX registration number area 805 in the transmission destination registration / deletion area 803 in the same manner as the above address registration. Further, by checking the deletion area 810 of the transmission destination registration / deletion area 803, it is possible to delete the already registered FAX number. Furthermore, a message confirmation function is realized by the confirmation area 804 as in the case of the mail transmission form.

In this way, it is possible to smoothly transmit information by sending a facsimile from anywhere at any time.
In addition, the paper lookup function of the pen 11 can identify a server that has an application for designating the coordinates (address) of the paper 12. Therefore, it can be constructed as the same system as each of the systems 1, 50 and 60 described above.
As a result, both forms (forms) can be used with the same pen 11 and the first mobile phone 13, and information can be transmitted by mail or facsimile as necessary.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, Bluetooth communication is used for communication between the pen 11 and the mobile phone 13, but the present invention is not limited to this, and many wired and wireless methods such as infrared communication and USB connection are used. Is possible. Even if these methods are used, the effects of the present invention are sufficiently exhibited.

  In this embodiment, the Anoto digitizing method is adopted for the paper 12. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same can be realized by using a technique called a digitizer of another method. is there. However, since some kind of device is required, it is not certain whether the same effect as this embodiment can be obtained in terms of portability.

It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the specific structure of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the digital pen of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the information which the digital pen of the transmission system which concerns on this invention hold | maintains. It is a figure which shows an example of the paper of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the information which the ASH server of the transmission system which concerns on this invention manages. It is a figure which shows an example of the paper of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the paper of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the specific structure of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the specific structure of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail format of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the paper of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the communication data in the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the paper of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the paper of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the paper of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the specific structure of the transmission system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the paper of the transmission system which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... handwritten mail transmission system, 11 ... digital pen, 12 ... paper,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... 1st mobile phone, 14 ... 2nd mobile phone, 15 ... Net system 150 ... 1st mobile phone communication system, 151 ... Mobile phone base station,
152 ... ISP server, 153 ... ASH server, 154 ... GPLS server,
155: Second mobile phone communication system, 156: Internet 50 ... Handwritten mail transmission system, 51 ... Network system 511 ... EPLS server, 512 ... Local area network,
513 ... Gateway,
60 ... handwritten mail transmission system, 61 ... network system, 70 ... handwritten mail transmission system, 71 ... FAX modem, 72 ... telephone network,
73 ... FAX terminal

Claims (13)

A handwritten information transmission system comprising a pen, a terminal communicably connected to the pen, and a processing system communicably connected to the terminal,
The pen includes means for acquiring handwritten information written on a sheet and transmitting the handwritten information to the terminal together with identification information of the pen;
Means for receiving handwritten information and pen identification information transmitted from the pen; means for transmitting the received handwritten information and pen identification information to the processing system;
The processing system includes receiving means for receiving handwritten information and pen identification information transmitted from the terminal, storage means for preregistering and storing pen identification information, and pen identification information received by the receiving means. And a means for determining whether the pen identification information stored in the storage means matches, and a transmission means for transmitting the received handwritten information to the designated destination only when the two match as a result of the determination. Handwritten information transmission system.   The handwriting according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting means of the processing system comprises means for converting handwritten information into image information and means for transmitting the image information converted by e-mail to a specified destination. Information transmission system.   The storage means of the processing system further stores area information defined on the paper, and the transmission means writes handwritten information for each area based on the handwritten information received from the terminal and the area information stored in the storage means. The handwritten information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein only information written in a specific area is transmitted to a specified destination. A handwritten information transmission system comprising a pen, a mobile phone connected to be able to communicate with the pen, and a server connected to be able to communicate with the mobile phone,
The pen obtains handwriting information written on a sheet, a means for making a setting request to the mobile phone so that the pen and the server can perform data communication, and handwritten information together with identification information of the pen Means for transmitting to the mobile phone;
The mobile phone is configured to set the pen and the server in a state where data communication can be performed in response to the setting request, to receive handwritten information and pen identification information transmitted from the pen; Means for transmitting handwritten information and pen identification information to the server;
The server includes receiving means for receiving handwritten information and pen identification information transmitted from the mobile phone, storage means for preregistering and storing pen identification information, and pen identification information received by the receiving means. And means for determining whether the pen identification information stored in the storage means matches, and a transmission means for transmitting the received handwritten information to the designated destination by e-mail only when the two match as a result of the determination A handwritten information transmission system.   5. The transmission system of handwritten information according to claim 4, wherein the transmission means of the server transmits the handwritten information written in the designated area as image information by using an attached file function of an e-mail.   6. The handwritten information transmission system according to claim 4, wherein communication between the pen and the mobile phone is performed by a Bluetooth method. The paper written by the pen has a confirmation area,
The server transmits handwritten information, which is message information, as image information to a mobile phone that is communicably connected to the pen when written in the confirmation area by the pen. Item 7. The system for transmitting handwritten information according to item 5, 5 or 6. The paper written by the pen includes a destination registration area and a character input area for inputting the destination,
The pen has means for transmitting handwritten information as coordinate information in time series,
The server derives registration identification information from information written in the destination registration area by the pen, derives a destination address from information written in the character input area, and identifies the registration identification information and the destination address. The handwritten information transmission system according to claim 4, wherein the information is registered in an area specified by the identification information of the pen. The paper written by the pen has a destination deletion area,
9. The handwritten information transmission system according to claim 8, wherein the server includes means for deleting a specific destination when the pen is written in the destination deletion area. The paper written by the pen has a cancellation area,
The server, when written in the cancellation area by the pen, invalidates information written before writing in the cancellation area, and writes information written after writing in the cancellation area. 10. The handwritten information transmission system according to claim 4, further comprising means for enabling the handwritten information.   The server has an e-mail receiving function, acquires destination information for specifying the pen identification information and the transmission destination of handwritten information from the received e-mail, and stores the destination information in the area specified by the pen identification information. 11. The handwritten information transmission system according to claim 4, wherein the destination information is stored.   The server registers the destination information in the area specified by the identification information of the pen when the subject of the received e-mail includes registration information, and information indicating the deletion is included in the subject of the received e-mail. 12. The system for transmitting handwritten information according to claim 11, wherein if it is included, the destination information of the area specified by the identification information of the pen is deleted. The paper written by the pen has a facsimile number designation area,
12. The server according to claim 4, wherein the server includes means for faxing the handwritten information to a designated facsimile number when the pen is written in the facsimile number designation area. Handwritten information transmission system.

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