Image information retrieving device, image database device, image information storing device and recording medium on which a program performed by the image information retrieving device is recorded

A method for retrieving an image information comprising:

• controlling response at the time of line connection of a facsimile terminal, to output guidance information which is voice information to a user, to analyze push button signals which a user inputs with a push button, and to output image information to a facsimile terminal;
• retrieving data on the WWW server using a URL address, to obtain the appropriate HTML file, a URL address/number converting section which converts a specified number to a URL address;
• appending a number to a URL address extracted by said URL address/number converting section, and to a URL address already registered therein, and stores them;
• analyzing the HTML file obtained by said WWW retrieving section and converts the HTML to image data to be sent out to facsimile terminals;
• analyzing and executing service control script written in one part of an HTML file;
• converting voice guidance information written in said analyzed service control script to audio information which can be output to facsimile terminals;
• controlling said circuit control section, said WWW retrieving section, said URL address/number converting section, said HTML file/image converting section, and said script analyzing and executing section,
• wherein said control section outputs, upon like connection of said facsimile terminal, guidance information to said facsimile terminal via said line control section according to the service procedure indicated by a primary service control information, and
• when said user specifies a number corresponding to a URL address for desired data on the WWW using push button input from said facsimile terminal, converts said number to a URL address using said URL address/number converting section, and executes retrieval of data on the WWW by means of said WWW retrieval section, and executes extraction of service control script from the HTML file of said retrieved data, and
• in the case where there is no service control script, converts the HTML file to image information by means of said HTML file/image converting section and then outputs to the facsimile terminal via said line control section, or conveys the fact that there is no service control script to be executed to the facsimile terminal via said line control section by voice information or image information, and
• in the case where there is service control script, outputs the guidance information to said facsimile terminal via said line control section in accordance with a service control command in said service control script, and when a user executes push button input from said facsimile terminal in accordance with said guidance information, executes retrieval of data on the WWW via said WWW retrieval section in accordance with the input contents, and converts the HTML file of said retrieved data to image information via said HTML file/image converting section, and then executes control to output to a facsimile terminal via said line control section.

A recording medium on which is recorded a program for executing:

• a process for controlling response at the time of line connection of a facsimile terminal, to output guidance information which is voice information to a user, to analyze push button signals which a user inputs with a push button, and to output image information to a facsimile terminal;
• a process for retrieving data on the WWW server using a URL address, to obtain the appropriate HTML file, a URL address/number converting section which converts a specified number to a URL address;
• a process for appending a number to a URL address extracted by said URL address/number converting section, and to a URL address already registered therein, and stores them;
• a process for analyzing the HTML file obtained by said WWW retrieving section and converts the HTML to image data to be sent out to facsimile terminals;
• a process for analyzing and executing service control script written in one part of an HTML file;
• a process for converting voice guidance information written in said analyzed service control script to audio information which can be output to facsimile terminals;
• a process for controlling said circuit control section, said WWW retrieving section, said URL address/number converting section, said HTML file/image converting section, and said script analyzing and executing section,
• wherein said control section outputs, upon like connection of said facsimile terminal, guidance information to said facsimile terminal via said line control section according to the service procedure indicated by a primary service control information, and
• when said user specifies a number corresponding to a URL address for desired data on the WWW using push button input from said facsimile terminal, converts said number to a URL address using said URL address/number converting section, and executes retrieval of data on the WWW by means of said WWW retrieval section, and executes extraction of service control script from the HTML file of said retrieved data, and
• in the case where there is no service control script, converts the HTML file to image information by means of said HTML file/image converting section and then outputs to the facsimile terminal via said line control section, or conveys the fact that there is no service control script to be executed to the facsimile terminal via said line control section by voice information or image information, and
• in the case where there is service control script, outputs the guidance information to said facsimile terminal via said line control section in accordance with a service control command in said service control script, and when a user executes push button input from said facsimile terminal in accordance with said guidance information, executes retrieval of data on the WWW via said WWW retrieval section in accordance with the input contents, and converts the HTML file of said retrieved data to image information via said HTML file/image converting section, and then executes control to output to a facsimile terminal via said line control section.