Languages for Automation pp 297-322 | Cite as
Message Management in Office Information Systems
Abstract
An office information system is a distributed system consisting of workstations and functionally specialized stations such as file servers and printer stations, interconnected by a communication network.(3,6) The workstations exchange messages. The contents of most messages can be interpreted as documents. A text document contains only character strings. A form document can be shown on an alphanumeric display device in a certain structured representation.(8) A graphic document consists of graphic objects (points, lines, etc.), which can be shown on a vector display device. An image document consists of an array of picture elements, which can be shown on a raster display device. A voice document contains digitized sound patterns, which can be reproduced by a voice synthesizer.(7)
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Message Length Message Class Alert Message Message Rate Message ManagementPreview
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