CN101753484B - Information processor and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an email transmission system which can reduce email mistransmission. An information processor which receives an email from a terminal device and controls the transmission of the email comprises the following components: a memory component which stores a control regulation that matches the transmission control information of control content related with the transmission of the email with a transmission source and a transmission target place of the email; a receiving component which receives the email with a plurality of transmission target place set from the terminal device; a dividing component which divides the plurality of transmission target places set in the email received from the receiving component to respective transmission target places; a deciding component which determines the control content related with the transmission of email that aims at the divided transmission target place with the transmission target places divided by the dividing component and the transmission source according to the control regulation stored in the memory component; and a control component which performs the email transmission control that aims at the divided transmission target places according to the control content determined by the determining component.

Description

Information processor and control method thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to the transmission control technology of Email, particularly relate to the control technology of seeing off of the Email that receives from the terminal.

Background technology

Generally speaking, in the receive-transmit system of Email, although the sender is carrying out after Email sends, though notice send destination-address make a mistake, forget that adding annex or annex adds mistakenly etc., not have to prepare the means that are used to cancel transmission yet.In addition, to be sender and recipient come exchange electronic messages with mode end to end to Email, do not have the third party during the course to confirm to send the means of content.

Thereby, in the transmission mail retaining device that for example in patent documentation 1, has proposed between mail transmission/reception terminal and mail dispenser, to be set, keep the technology of Email.Particularly, proposed following scheme exactly, promptly sent the mail retaining device and receiving under the situation of holding the Email that is set to the transmission destination-address that keeps, the Email that receives has been sent to the sender make it confirm content.Then, this Email is judged as under the situation of misdelivery, through sending to the outside with cancellation aforementioned electronic mail to the particular address send Email the sender.[patent documentation 1] Japan Patent Publication Laid-Open 2005-277976 communique still in the technology that patent documentation 1 is put down in writing, sends the mail retaining device and can only judge and could keep with the message unit that receives.Therefore, for the Email of having put down in writing a plurality of transmissions destination,, then send and also all implement to keep, cancel to other mails that send the destination if comprise the transmission destination of a wrong transmission possibility.In addition, bookkeepings such as the affirmation of the Email of wrong transmission possibility and deletion only are defined to the sender of this Email.And then, even if after the mail that has been retained is through affirmation, be judged as under the situation about need not revise, till the transmission lag effluxion that sets, also can't see off.

Summary of the invention

The present invention puts to accomplish in view of the above problems; Its objective is a kind of method that provides; Can reduce the mistake of the Email that is undertaken by the user and send, and through carrying out with the seeing control off of the corresponding Email of recipient Email being seen off.

In order to solve above-mentioned 1 above problem points, information processor of the present invention possesses following formation.That is, a kind ofly receive Email and control the information processor of seeing off of this Email from terminal installation; It is characterized in that comprising: memory unit, the control law that storage is mapped the transmission source of seeing control information and above-mentioned Email off of the expression control content relevant with seeing off of Email and transmission destination; Receiving-member receives the Email of having set a plurality of transmissions destination from above-mentioned terminal installation; Partition member, a plurality of transmissions destination that sets in the Email that above-mentioned receiving-member is received is divided into each and sends the destination; The decision parts, the control law of storing according to above-mentioned memory unit, with transmission destination and transmission source that above-mentioned partition member is cut apart, decide be directed against this and cut apart after the transmission destination Email see relevant control content off; And control assembly, the transmission control of the above-mentioned Email of the transmission destination that the control content that is determined according to above-mentioned decision parts is directed against this after cutting apart.

In order to solve above-mentioned 1 above problem points, the control method of information processor of the present invention possesses following steps.That is, a kind ofly possess memory unit; Receive Email and control the control method of the information processor of seeing off of this Email from terminal installation; The control law that this storage component stores is mapped the transmission source of seeing control information and above-mentioned Email off of the expression control content relevant with seeing off of Email and transmission destination; The control method of said information processor is characterised in that and comprises: receiving step, the receiving-member of above-mentioned information processor receive the Email of having set a plurality of transmissions destination from above-mentioned terminal installation; Segmentation procedure, a plurality of transmissions destination that the partition member of above-mentioned information processor will set on the Email that above-mentioned receiving step receives are divided into each and send the destination; Deciding step; The control law that the decision parts of above-mentioned information processor are stored according to above-mentioned memory unit, in transmission destination and transmission source that above-mentioned segmentation procedure is cut apart, decide and the relevant control content of seeing off to the Email of this transmission destination after cutting apart; And controlled step, the transmission control of the above-mentioned Email of the transmission destination after the control assembly of above-mentioned information processor is utilized in control content that above-mentioned deciding step determines and is directed against this and cuts apart.

According to the present invention, just can reduce the mistake of the Email that causes by the user and send, and can be through carrying out with the seeing control off of the corresponding Email of recipient Email being seen off.[description of drawings] Fig. 1 is all figure that constitutes of the related E-mail sending system of expression the 1st execution mode.Fig. 2 is the figure that the hardware of expression mail transmission/reception terminal and mail relaying device constitutes.Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the processing of the related mail relaying device of expression the 1st execution mode.Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the details of the related application of rules processing of expression the 1st execution mode.Fig. 5 is the figure of one of expression control rule tables example.Fig. 6 is the figure that the expression rule is set one of picture example.Fig. 7 is the figure of one of expression rule guide look picture example.Fig. 8 is the figure of expression to one of originator, gerentocratic circular mail example.Fig. 9 is the figure of one of the expression mail that the recipient sent to making a copy for example.Figure 10 is the figure of one of the supervisory frame of expression reservation mail example.Figure 11 is the flow chart of the Email that sent of expression example one of when being retained and deleting.Figure 12 is the figure of the situation exemplarily representing Email is cut apart each envelope (envelope) recipient.Figure 13 is illustrated in the figure that operation is suitable for one of the information of being preserved in log buffer example.Figure 14 is the flow chart that the details of processing is carried out in the related operation of expression the 1st execution mode.Figure 15 is a functional block diagram.[description of reference numerals] 110 mail transmission/reception terminals, 150 mail relaying devices, 111 mail transmission/reception portions, 112 bookkeeping portions, 151 mail reception handling parts, 152 application of rules handling parts, 153 mails send handling part, 154 control law configuration parts, 155 keep mail management handling part, 156 control law preservation portions, 157 user account databases, 158 reservation mail preservation portions.

Embodiment

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing preferred implementation of the present invention is described at length.In addition, following execution mode only is an example, not delimit the scope of the invention.

(the 1st execution mode) as the 1st execution mode of information processor involved in the present invention, is that example is enumerated out and is described below with the mail relaying device.

< all of system constitutes>Fig. 1 is all figure that constitutes of the related E-mail sending system that comprises the mail relaying device of expression the 1st execution mode.

Mailing system is by mail transmission/reception terminal (terminal installation) 110, mail relaying device 150 and 190 formations of mail dispenser.Mail transmission/reception terminal 110, mail relaying device 150 and mail dispenser 190 couple together with the mode that can communicate by letter each other via network respectively.

The addresses of items of mail that the Email that is sent from mail transmission/reception terminal 110 sets according to the recipient at this Email, being sent out to this recipient via mail relaying device 150 and mail dispenser 190 is other not shown mail transmission/reception terminals.

The mail transmission/reception terminal 110 of carrying out E-mail receiver/send is the information processor that the user carries out various operation indications.Data transmit-receive can be carried out via network and mail relaying device 150 in mail transmission/reception terminal 110.Mail transmission/reception terminal 110 possesses mail transmission/reception portion 111 and bookkeeping portion 112.

Mail transmission/reception portion 111 has the function to mail relaying device 150 send Emails; With the function that receives Email from mail relaying device 150.

Bookkeeping portion 112 has following function, promptly the control law configuration part 154 of mail relaying device 150 is directed against the operation indication of the change etc. of the control law of being stored in the memory unit of mail relaying device 150.In addition, about control law map 5 is narrated in the back.That is; Bookkeeping portion 112 has functions such as the login of control law configuration part 154 indication control laws, editor, deletion, readings, and this control law is set the Email that will send (posting a letter) from mail transmission/reception terminal 110 and do not sent at once and temporarily keep, perhaps carry out relaying (seeing off to recipient at once) etc.

In addition; Bookkeeping portion 112 also has following function, promptly carries out operation indications such as the reading of the Email that is kept in the memory unit (keeping mail preservation portion 158) at mail relaying device 150, deletion, transmission (relaying) to keeping mail management handling part 155.

In addition, mail transmission/reception portion 111 is and Mail Clients (mail user agent: MUA) corresponding function portion, agreements such as the corresponding general SMTP that knows of this Mail Clients, POP, IMAP.In addition, bookkeeping portion 112 utilizes and for example realizes with the function of HTTP or the corresponding Web browser of HTTPS.

Mail relaying device 150 judges it is that the Email relaying that is sent from mail transmission/reception terminal 110 is joined T unit to mail, still temporarily keeps etc., and gives mail dispenser 190 based on judged result with mail transmission.Mail relaying device 150 possesses mail reception handling part 151, application of rules handling part 152, mail transmission handling part 153, control law configuration part 154, keeps mail management handling part 155.

Mail relaying device 150 externally possesses control law preservation portion 156, user account database 157 on the memory unit of memory 211 grades, keeps the storage area of mail preservation portion 158.

Mail reception handling part 151 has the function that obtains the Email that is sent at mail transmission/reception terminal 110.

Application of rules handling part 152 has following function; Judge promptly whether the Email of being obtained with mail reception handling part 151 is consistent with the various conditions shown in the control law that is stored in the control law preservation portion 156; And be judged as under the situation that has corresponding to control law, to the operation (relaying of Email or reservation) that sets on this control law of this e-mail applications.

Mail sends handling part 153 and has the function that Email is sent to mail dispenser 190.Just be sent in and be judged as the Email that carries out relaying, or the retention time of the regulation function portion of the reservation Email of process in the application of rules handling part 152.

Control law configuration part 154 has: the function of accepting operation indications such as the login that is stored in the control law the control law preservation portion 156, editor, deletion, reading from the bookkeeping portion 112 at mail transmission/reception terminal 110; And carry out the function that the login that is stored in the control law in the control law preservation portion 156, editor, deletion, reading etc. are handled according to this operation indication.In addition, control law configuration part 154 utilizes and for example realizes with the function of HTTP or the corresponding Web server of HTTPS.

In addition; Control law configuration part 154 has following function; Even institute's stored user information in the user account database 157 (identification user's (user) user identifier (for example user's user name etc.), password) is carried out authentication to the user at operation mail transmission/reception terminal 110.

Keep mail management handling part 155 and have following function,, keep the seeing off or delete of the Email that kept in the mail preservation portion 158, or keep and prolong promptly according to the indication of being accepted from mail transmission/reception terminal 110.

Control law preservation portion 156 is storage areas of storing at the used control law of application of rules handling part 152.User account database 157 is stored in external memory storage 211 memory units such as grade, and identification user's (user) user identifier (for example user's user name etc.), password and this user's e-mail address is relative to each other respectively and joins to get up to store.Keeping mail preservation portion 158 is to be retained in the storage area that application of rules handling part 152 is judged as the Email that keeps.

Then, use Figure 15 to explain that each function of information processor involved in the present invention constitutes.Figure 15 is a functional block diagram involved in the present invention.

The 1500th, receive Email from terminal installation, and control the information processor of seeing off (the mail relaying device 150 of Fig. 1) of this Email.The 1511st, storage will represent the control information of seeing off of the control content relevant with seeing off of Email, the storage part of the control law that is mapped with the transmission source and the transmission destination of above-mentioned Email.

The control law of here being stored will represent to see off with above-mentioned Email the control information of seeing off of relevant control content, be mapped with the transmission source of above-mentioned Email and the group of transmission destination.In addition, the situation that sometimes comprises the retention time of seeing off that keeps Email in the control information seeing off of the control content that keeps.In addition, in control law,, be set with the notify object of the Email of this content that has been retained of expression corresponding to the control information of seeing off of the control content of seeing off that keeps Email.The 1504th, receive the acceptance division of the Email of having set a plurality of transmissions destination from above-mentioned terminal installation.

The 1505th, a plurality of transmissions destination that on the received Email of above-mentioned acceptance division, sets is divided into the cutting part that each sends the destination.Particularly, 1505 will be divided into each envelope information of each being sent the destination in acceptance division envelope information received, that set the Email of a plurality of transmissions destination as individual transmission else destination.

The 1506th, according to the control law of in above-mentioned storage part, being stored, transmission destination and transmission source after above-mentioned cutting part is cut apart, decide with cut apart to this after the determination section of seeing relevant control content off of Email of transmission destination.In addition, 1506 transmission destination and groups in the source of transmission after cutting apart according to the control law of storing at storage part, with cutting part, decide be directed against this and cut apart after the transmission destination Email see relevant control content off.Particularly be exactly according to the control law of being stored in the storage part, through cutting apart the transmission source that is comprised in the envelope information that obtains at cutting part and sending the destination, decide the control content relevant with seeing off of the Email with this envelope information.

The 1507th, the control part of the transmission control of the above-mentioned Email of the transmission destination after being directed against this and cutting apart by the control content that above-mentioned determination section determined.In addition; 1507 is to keep the control content of seeing off of Email and the seeing off under the situation that comprises retention time in the control information of this control content in the control content that determination section determined, will be to the Email of the transmission destination after cutting apart see this retention time of reservation off.

In addition; 1507 send to after cutting apart at least one under the situation that the Email of destination is retained in determination section decision, transmission will with see the corresponding notify object of control information off as sending the new e-mail destination, that represent the content that this Email has been retained.

The 1512nd, seen off and sent under the situation that the Email of destination is retained at the destination is sent in determination section decision to after cutting apart at least one Email to after cutting apart at least one, in the Email of being seen off, insert the insertion section that there is the information of this Email that is retained in expression.

The 1502nd, be received in determination section determined to see off be retained, accept portion to the prolongation of the prolongation indication of the retention time of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart.

The 1509th, accepted under the situation of prolongation indication of retention time of Email the reservation extension that the retention time of Email is prolonged in the prolongation portion of accepting.

The 1501st, be received in determination section determined to see off be retained, accept portion to the deletion of the deletion indication of the Email of the transmission destination after cutting apart.

The 1508th, accepted in the deletion portion of accepting under the situation of deletion indication of Email, the deletion portion of this Email deletion.

The 1503rd, be received in determination section determined to see off be retained, accept portion to the transmission of the transmission indication of the Email of the transmission destination after cutting apart.

The 1510th, accepted under the situation of transmission indication of Email the unloading part that this Email is seen off in the transmission portion of accepting.

In addition, prolong prolongation indication that the portion that accepts accepts, deletion indication that the deletion portion that accepts accepts or to send transmission indication that the portion that accepts accepts be to accept from the terminal installation in the transmission destination of the terminal installation in the transmission source of the received Email of acceptance division and/or the Email seen off by control part.

Fig. 2 is that expression is as mail transmission/reception terminal 110 and mail relaying device 150 and the figure that the hardware of the information processor 200 of action constitutes.

CPU201 is controlled at each equipment, the controller that is connected on the system bus 204 with being all together.In addition, the control program of in ROM202 or external memory storage 211, storing CPU201 is BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) and operating system program (below be designated as OS) and for realizing various programs that function that each server or each PC carry out is stated after needed etc.RAM203 is as the main storage of CPU201, service area etc. and the performance function.CPU201 be through will needed program etc. being encased in RAM203 when processing execution, and executive program and realize exercises.

In addition, input controller (input C) 205 controls are from the input of keyboard 209 and not shown positioning equipments such as mouse.Video Controller (VC) 206 controls are to the demonstration of CRT monitor (CRT) 210 displays such as grade.Display is not only CRT but also can is LCD.The manager uses it as required.Memory Controller (MC) 207 control on the hard disk (HD) of storage boot, browser software, various application program, font data, user file, editing files, various data etc., soft (registered trade mark) dish (FD), pcmcia card groove via the visit of the external memory storages 211 such as CompactFlash (registered trade mark) memory that adapter connected.

Communication I/F controller (communication I/FC) 208 is connected with external equipment/communicate by letter via network, and the Control on Communication processing on the execution network.For example, can be Internet traffic of having adopted TCP/IP etc.

In addition, CPU201 handles with the expansion (rasterisation) in zone through for example carrying out the display message of outline font in RAM203, just can carry out the demonstration on CRT210.In addition, CPU201 can show on CRT210 that (not shown) such as various operation screens and cursor of mouse are to carry out user's indication.

In addition, each program of handling of stating after being used for realizing for example is recorded in external memory storage 211, and as required through among the RAM203 that packs into and performed by CPU201.And then, aforesaid control law preservation portion 156, user account database 157, keep mail preservation portion 158 and various information table 214 and for example be stored in the external memory storage 211 such and constitute.

< action of mail relaying device >

Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the transmission control and treatment of the Email carried out of the CPU201 of expression mail relaying device 150.In addition, the following step CPU201 through mail relaying device 150 carries out various control programs and realizes.

In step S301, the mail reception handling part 151 of mail relaying device 150 receives the Email that mail transmission/reception terminal 110 is sent.Mail reception handling part 151 is given application of rules handling part 152, the later processing of application of rules handling part 152 execution in step S302 with the email delivery that receives.

In step S302, whole control laws (control law tabulation) that application of rules handling part 152 is preserved control law in the portion 156 to be stored are read into memories such as RAM.Then, after the tabulation with whole control laws is read into memory, will operates suitable log buffer and carry out initialization.

Fig. 5 is the figure of one of the tabulation of expression control law example.Here, rule is meant 1 information recorded that is made up of " ID ", " ID ", " conditional definition portion ", " segmentation evaluation ", " operation definition part ", " manager ".

The control law that is here read in that kind as shown in Figure 5 is stored maintenance by the tabular form that with " ID " is the process ordering of key descending ground.The order of used control law when " application of rules in that S303～S306 is performed is handled " stated after the numbering that sets on this " ID " is represented to carry out.That is " ID " in the control law is illustrated in application of rules and handles and (be suitable for the relative importance value (in proper order) of control law among the S303～S306).

" ID " is the user identifier of having logined the user of the control law that comprises this ID.

" conditional definition portion " is made up of " originator (transmission source) ", " recipient (recipient) ", " other conditions ".On " originator (transmission source) ", be set with the Email of obtaining from mail transmission/reception terminal 110 and send the e-mail address (originator's information) in source.On " recipient (recipient) ", be set with recipient (To, Cc, e-mail address Bcc) (recipient information) of the Email of obtaining from mail transmission/reception terminal 110.On " other conditions ", be set with and be used for confirming condition (information) by the Email beyond the e-mail address of obtaining from mail transmission/reception terminal 110 that Email obtained.For example, on " other conditions ", can be set in the system of common filtering electronic mail transmitting-receiving in order to confirm the employed information of Email.Particularly, can set all size of data of filename, file type (escape character of file etc.) and file size and the Email of the annex that has that it's too late of annex etc.

In addition, on " originator (transmission source) ", " recipient (recipient) ", can set a plurality of e-mail addresses respectively, can also represent character string arbitrarily through using metacharacters (asterisk wildcard) such as asterisk.

Each that go up to set whether expression generate a plurality of recipient that will set from the Email that mail transmission/reception terminal 110 is obtained at " segmentation evaluation " respectively as the true-false value of the Email of recipient (True, False).That is, be set with the processing that is used to judge the step S402 that states after carrying out, still be the condition of processing of execution in step S403.

" operation definition part " (seeing control information off) is by constituting " operation " and " time of delay ".Be set with in " operation " expression to conditional definition portion on the information processed (seeing control content off) of the Email that matches of each condition of setting.In the example of Fig. 5, expression is carried out relaying (seeing off) immediately with Email under the situation that is set at " relaying ", and keeps Email in the next expression of the situation that is set at " reservation ".Be set with the reservation limit time (see control content) of the transmission that is set to " reservation ", Email in " operation " when being retained on " time of delay ".For example; Satisfy the condition that the conditional definition portion at control law sets at the Email of being obtained from mail transmission/reception terminal 110; And set for this condition corresponding " operation " be that " reservation " and " time of delay " they are under the situation of " 10m " this control law; Do not send this Email at once, but this Email was stored 10 minutes in keeping mail preservation portion 158.That is, this Email is postponed sent in 10 minutes.

That is to say that seeing off of Email is retained in time of setting on " time of delay " during this.In addition, when being " relaying " on " operation " hurdle, the value that sets on " time of delay " is invalid.In addition, on " operation " hurdle " reservation " and on " time of delay " not under the situation of set point, carry out the reservation of Email since die.In the case, Email be retained up to send from external device (ED) (other mail transmission/reception terminals etc.) see indication off till.

On " manager ", be set with the user's of notify object (notify object recipient information) and this notify object authority information; Wherein, Said notify object matches in the conditional definition portion of Email and its control law, and the situation that this Email is retained sends a notice and is intended to the information that this Email has been retained.And then, also being set with the person's of the making a copy for identifier that is illustrated in " information relevant " stated after whether inserting in the Email of issuing the person of making a copy for keeping control, the wherein said person of making a copy for is set at the recipient of the Email that receives from mail transmission/reception terminal 110.In addition, in the example of Fig. 5, the person's of making a copy for identifier is represented with < rcpt >.Under the situation that is set with the person's of making a copy for identifier, expression is inserted into " information relevant with keeping control " in the Email of issuing the person of making a copy for.

Can set manager's identifier (user identifier), originator's identifier etc. as notify object here.Manager's identifier (gerentocratic user identifier) is meant identification gerentocratic manager's name (gerentocratic user name).In addition, originator's identifier is the information that the transmission source (originator) of the Email that is retained has been sent in expression.In addition, in the example of Fig. 5, originator's identifier is represented with < from >.

Then, authority information is meant 3 values (true-false value (1 or 0)) on the right of the notify object that is set at " manager " hurdle shown in Figure 5, and each bit representation is seen having or not of authority, erase right, retention time change (prolongation) authority off.Value " 1 " expression has authority, value " 0 " expression lack of competence.

For example, in Fig. 5 " ID " is 1 control law, on " manager " hurdle, be set with " Admin:111 ".This expression is set " Admin (system operator) " as notify object, and the authority setting of system operator is authority information " 111 ".This authority information " 111 " is represented " seeing authority off " (1) respectively, " erase right is arranged " (1), " time change of withing a hook at the end (prolongation) authority " (1).Promptly, expression for the Email that control law kept that according to ID is 1, has the authority of seeing off, erase right and retention time change (prolongation) authority as the system operator of notify object.

In addition, in Fig. 5 " ID " is 4 control law, on " manager " hurdle, be set with " nakamura:001 ".This expression is set " nakamura " as notify object, and the authority setting of notify object (nakamura) is authority information " 001 ".This authority information " 001 " is represented " nothing is seen authority off " (0), " no erase right " (0), " time change of withing a hook at the end (prolongation) authority " (1) respectively." nakamura " that promptly, be illustrated in as notify object has only retention time change (prolongation) authority for the Email that control law kept that according to ID is 4.

At step S303, application of rules handling part 152 is selected (the value minimum of the ID) control law (1 record) that relative importance value is the highest among the control law tabulation.

At step S304,152 pairs of Emails of being obtained at step S301 of application of rules handling part are carried out the suitable processing at the selected control law of step S303.In addition, use Fig. 4 to narrate in the back about the details of the processing of step S304.

At step S305; Application of rules handling part 152 has judged whether not to be suitable for mail; Be judged as (step S305: not) under the situation that is not suitable for mail; Turn back to step S303, select the control law of relative importance value the control law that be suitable for last time secondly high (the ID value that compares to the control law that was suitable for last time is secondly big), and the processing of execution in step S304 likewise.

Then, application of rules handling part 152 is just transferred to step S307 with processing when the processing to whole control law execution in step S304.On the other hand, application of rules handling part 152 is judged as in step S305 under the situation that is not suitable for mail (step S305: be), finishes the circular treatment from step S303 to step S306, and transfers to the operation execution processing of step S308.

At step S307, be suitable for mail to what the condition (condition shown in the conditional definition portion) of which control law all misfitted, be suitable for the operation that sets in advance (relaying or keep), and be transferred to the processing of step S308.

At step S308, carry out seeing off of mail based on institute's canned data in the suitable log buffer of operation and handle or reservation process.In addition, the details of the processing of step S308 uses Figure 14 to narrate in the back.

Figure 13 is illustrated in the figure that operation is suitable for the data of being stored in the log buffer.

Particularly; For handling at the performed relaying (seeing off) of step S407 or step S408 or the unit of processinging of reservation process is the data (email message (recipient)) of Email, the ID of time target date of seeing off of this Email and the control law that matches with this Email is mapped respectively and is stored in the suitable log buffer of operation.

To operate being suitable for the data of being stored in the log buffer and being called operation and being suitable for the record tabulation afterwards, will operate being suitable for that each bar data recorded is called the suitable record data of operation in the record tabulation.As above-mentioned, storing in the email message (recipient) in the suitable record tabulation of operation shown in Figure 13 as handling the perhaps Email of the processing unit of reservation process at step S407 or the performed relaying (seeing off immediately) of step S408.In addition, shown in Figure 13 each operation be suitable for record data after store among step S407 or the step S408 of Fig. 4 of stating.

< application of rules is handled the action in detail of (S304) >

Fig. 4 is the flow chart of detailed process of application of rules processing of the Email of expression step S304.Below the CPU201 of action through mail relaying device 150 carry out various control programs and realize.

At step S401, application of rules handling part 152 judges that " segmentation evaluation " at the selected control law of step S303 is " true " (very) or " false " (vacation).That is, whether " segmentation evaluation " through judging control law be " true " (very), judges whether to generate respectively each envelope as single recipient with a plurality of recipient that set on the Email.

Then; Under each the situation (" segmentation evaluation " of control law is set to the situation of " true " (very)) that is judged as a plurality of recipient that set on generating Email respectively (step S401: be), step S402 is transferred in processing as the envelope of single recipient.On the other hand; (step S401: not), step S403 is transferred in processing under each the situation (" segmentation evaluation " of control law is set to the situation of " false " (vacation)) that is judged as a plurality of recipient that set on not generating Email respectively as the envelope of single recipient.

At step S402; " segmentation evaluation " at control law is set under the situation of " true " (very), application of rules handling part 152 generate respectively will be in the envelope of the Email that step S301 is obtained each envelope of contained each recipient (recipient) as single recipient.

Figure 12 is the figure of explanation with each generation as the envelope of recipient (step S402) of each recipient (recipient) of Email.1201 are illustrated in the data of the Email that step S301 obtained.

Data 1201 expressions of the Email of Figure 12 are made up of with text the information (also being referred to as envelope) of envelope portion and the information (also being referred to as head) of head portion.Though represented the information of envelope portion and the information and the text of head portion 1201, also can comprise annex etc.

In addition; Though " envelope " do not show usually at the Mail Clients at mail transmission/reception terminal 110 etc., is the information that is used to the e-mail address that comprises transmission source (originator) with the e-mail address that sends destination (recipient) of actual e-mail delivery.

In envelope, set " X " e-mail address 1201, and set " A ", " B ", " C " as the e-mail address that sends destination (recipient) as transmission source (originator).

In step S402, generate respectively the A that is set at the e-mail address that sends destination (recipient) in this envelope ", each envelope information of " B ", " C " as single recipient.

That is, generate transmission source (originator) and be " X " and send destination (recipient) for the envelope information 1202 of " A ", transmission source (originator) for " X " and send destination (recipient) for the envelope information 1203 of " B " and transmission source (originator) for " X " and send the envelope information 1204 that destination (recipient) is " C ".

Like this; In step S402; In the envelope information of the 1 envelope Email that step S301 is obtained, have under the situation of e-mail address of a plurality of transmissions destination; Each that generates its e-mail address that sends the destination is respectively set for the envelope of transmission destination separately, and generates the set (set of envelope) of a plurality of Emails.In addition; Even if be merely at the e-mail address of the transmission destination of the envelope of the 1 envelope Email that step S301 is obtained under 1 the situation, also in step S402, generate the just set (set of envelope) of the Email of this 1 e-mail address (1 envelope).Application of rules handling part 152 is just transferred to step S404 with processing after generating envelope at step S402.

Be judged as each envelope of each recipient that sets on not generating Email respectively at step S403, and generate the set of the Email of forming by 1 Email that receives at step S301 (1 envelope) as single recipient.That is to say that the processing of step S403 is the processing in order can likewise to handle the result of its each later processing and step S402.

At step S404, application of rules handling part 152 will be used to accumulate the mail that is not suitable for that is not suitable for mail and use the buffering area initialization.Then, application of rules handling part 152 is obtained an envelope and is got into step S405 among the set of the envelope (Email) that generated at step S402 or step S403.Each key element processing of execution in step S404～step S410 repeatedly of in addition, mail being gathered.

At step S405, application of rules handling part 152 is checked in the condition of the conditional definition portion of the selected control law of the step S303 data with the Email that is included in the envelope that step S404 obtained, and judges whether to match with the condition of this conditional definition portion.In addition, judge whether all to satisfy " originator (transmission source) ", " recipient (recipient) " that " conditional definition portion " at control law set, the condition shown in " other conditions " here.

Then, application of rules handling part 152 is judged as (step S405: be) under the situation about matching at step S405, step S406 is transferred in processing, is being judged as (step S405: not), step S409 is transferred in processing under the situation about misfitting.

At step S406, application of rules handling part 152 judges that with reference to control law the value corresponding to " operation " of the condition of the conditional definition portion that matches is " relaying " or " reservation ".In the value that step S406 is judged as " operation " (step S406: relaying) under the situation of " relaying "; Step S407 is transferred in processing; On the other hand, in the value that is judged as " operation " (step S406: keep) under the situation of " reservation ", step S408 is transferred in processing.

At step S407, time target date of seeing off of data (head and text etc.), expression Email of Email of information that application of rules handling part 152 will be included in the envelope that step S404 obtains is for immediately information and be stored in the operation that operation is suitable in the log buffer at the ID of the control law that step S405 is judged and be suitable in the record tabulation.

Particularly; " email message (recipient) " that is suitable for the record tabulation in operation exactly goes up the data of Email that storage package is contained in the information of the envelope that step S404 obtained; And time target date of seeing off of going up the storage representation Email " seeing time target date off " that operation is suitable for the record tabulation be immediately information (being " immediately " in the example at Figure 13), and be suitable for the ID (being " 3 " in the example at Figure 13) that is stored in the control law that step S405 adopts on " the application rule ID " of record tabulation in operation.

At step S408, application of rules handling part 152 is at first obtained " time of delay " that is judged as the control law of " reservation " in the value of step S406 " operation " from control law tabulation (Fig. 5).Then, calculate " the date received time " of Email and " time of delay " obtained " seeing the scheduled time off " here according to receiving at step S301.For example, be " 2008 month 12: 40: 10 on the 01st October " in the date received time, time of delay for calculate under the situation of " 10 minutes " its with and will " see the scheduled time off " and be made as " 2008 month 12: 50: 10 on the 01st October ".

Then, application of rules handling part 152 will be included in the envelope that step S404 obtained information Email data, here calculate see the scheduled time off and be stored in the operation that operation is suitable in the log buffer and be suitable in the record tabulation at the ID of the control law that step S405 is judged.

Particularly; Be exactly with the relay process of step S407 likewise; " email message (recipient) " that is suitable for the record tabulation in operation shown in Figure 13 goes up the data of Email that storage package is contained in the information of the envelope that step S404 obtained; " the seeing time target date off " that is suitable for the record tabulation in operation goes up that storage computation goes out sees the scheduled time (being " 2008/10/1 12:50:10 " in the example at Figure 13) off, and on " application rule ID ", is stored in the ID (being " 21 " in the example at Figure 13) of the control law that step S405 judges.

In addition; Be not have under the situation of set point on " time of delay " of control law of " reservation " in the value that step S406 is judged as " operation "; This keeps with regard to expression since die; There is not the information in time limit (storage " no time limit " in the example at Figure 13) so in the case, go up storage representation the suitable record tabulation of operation " seeing time target date off ".

At step S409, with the storage of the Email that is included in the envelope that step S404 obtained in step S404 through initialized be suitable for mail with buffering area in.

At step S411, application of rules handling part 152 judges being suitable for mail whether the data of Email are arranged among with buffering area.Then; Be judged as under the data conditions that is suitable for mail and has among with buffering area Email (step S411: be), generation will not be suitable for mail is all set the transmission destination of an envelope for the e-mail address of the transmission destination of one or more envelope of being stored in the buffering area Email.This just is equivalent to handle at the contrary of the performed processing of step S402.On the other hand, being judged as under the data conditions that is suitable for mail and does not have among with buffering area Email (step S411: deny), step S305 is transferred in processing.

< the detailed action of handling (S308) is carried out in operation >

Figure 14 is the flow chart that the detailed process of processing is carried out in the operation that is directed against Email of expression step S308.Below the CPU201 of action through mail relaying device 150 carry out various control programs and realize.

At step S1401, application of rules handling part 152 will be to the person's of making a copy for message buffer initialization, and removes the data of being stored.

At step S1402, application of rules handling part 152 will be operated each operation that is suitable in the record tabulation and be suitable for record data by seeing time target date off from late order early sort (replacement is arranged).Handle through this ordering, operation is suitable for record data and keeps and Email (Email that time of delay is shorter than the stipulated time) that Email (Email that time of delay is longer than the stipulated time), time of delay that time of delay unspecified (keeping since die) Email, time of delay are long are short, be operating as the such order of Email (seeing time target date off is Email immediately) of relaying (seeing off) with regard to being aligned to be operating as from upper recording start.Execution from after the step S1403 that states to the repeated treatments of step S1412, the operation in the operation through ordering (permutation) is suitable for the record tabulation is suitable for record data all till the execution.

At step S1404, application of rules handling part 152 is obtained operation from the beginning (being suitable for record data from seeing the slower operation of time target date off) that is suitable for the record tabulation through the operation of ordering and is suitable for record data.

At step S1405, the head of the Email that application of rules handling part 152 is stored in the email message of the suitable record data of the operation that is obtained is inserted and is stored in the data (information relevant with keeping control) that are directed against in the person's of making a copy for the message buffer.Then, the e-mail storage of having inserted data (information relevant with keeping control) is suitable in the email message (recipient) of record data to the operation that is obtained at step S1404.In addition, just do not inserting these data to storing in the person's of making a copy for the message buffer under this data conditions in the head of Email.

Here, " information relevant with keeping control " is meant that " sender of the Email that is retained (originator) name " perhaps " e-mail address in the transmission source of the Email that is retained ", " time on date (date received time) ", " the seeing time target date off ", the expression that have obtained Email at step S301 are issued " transmission situation " that whose Email is retained, expression and waited each information towards " link information " with the hyperlink target (URL etc.) of the notify object (recipient) or the person's of making a copy for the corresponding supervisory frame of authority information.In addition, the details contrast Figure 10 about supervisory frame narrates in the back.

At step S1406, application of rules handling part 152 judges whether time target date of seeing off of the suitable record data of being obtained at step S1404 of operation is " immediately " (relaying).Promptly, judge that the operation that is obtained is suitable for whether record data are the Email that keeps.Then; Being judged as not be that (step S1406: not), mail sends handling part 153 and carries out the seeing off of Email (step S1413) that is suitable in the record data in the operation that step S1405 is stored, has inserted data (information relevant with keeping control) at once under the situation of the Email that keeps.On the other hand, be under the situation of the Email that keeps (step S1406: be) being judged as, get into step S1407.

Fig. 9 be illustrated in step S1413 seen off, or after the step S1411 that states preserved the figure of one of the Email example of (reservation is seen off).That kind as shown in Figure 9 shows in a part of head of Email 703 to be stored in to the data in the person's of making a copy for the message buffer (information relevant with keeping control).That is to say, receive that the recipient (part person of making a copy for) of this Email can confirm to exist this situation of the person of making a copy for that does not receive this Email.

At step S1407, confirm to be suitable for notify object (manager's identifier or originator's identifier) contained in " manager " hurdle of control law of application rule ID (application rule ID is corresponding to " ID " (equal values) of control law tabulation (Fig. 5)) same ID (value) of record data, perhaps person's of making a copy for (person's of making a copy for identifier) with the operation that is obtained.Carry out processing repeatedly up to till all carrying out this determined notify object and the person of making a copy for from step S1407 to step S1410.

At step S1408, application of rules handling part 152 judges whether confirmed the person's of making a copy for identifier (RCPT) at step S1407.Then, (step S1408: be) gets into step S1409 under the situation that the person's of making a copy for identifier (RCPT) has been determined being judged as.On the other hand, be judged as under the still undetermined situation of the person's of making a copy for identifier (RCPT) (step S1408: not), promptly, get into step S1414 under notify object (manager's identifier or originator's identifier (the from)) situation about being determined.

At step S1409, " information relevant with keeping control " is stored in in the person's of making a copy for the message buffer.About at adquisitiones, will be described hereinafter to " information relevant " of storing in the person's of making a copy for the message buffer with keeping control.

At step S1414, the notify object that has been determined is generated Email (also being referred to as circular mail) and sees off.Here; Obtain e-mail address that confirm, that be associated with the notify object (manager's identifier) of current process object from user account database 157 at step S1407, with the e-mail address of being obtained as recipient generation circular mail and see off.

In addition; Notify object in current process object is under the situation of originator's identifier (from); The head that is suitable for Email contained the email message (recipient) of record data from the operation that obtained at step S1404 obtains transmission source (originator's) e-mail address, generation with this e-mail address as the circular mail of recipient and see off.

Fig. 8 is the figure of one of expression circular mail example.Here; Expression is created on the data 702 of the Email that step S301 obtained is come in by apposition, and has inserted the example of circular mail of " information relevant with keeping control " (to the data of being stored in the person's of making a copy for the message buffer) of the Email that has been retained at text 701.

More specifically; Expression has generated " information relevant with keeping control " (originator, the date received time, keep reason, transmission situation, towards the URL of supervisory frame (link information)) of inserting the Email that has been retained at message body 701, and the example of the Email (circular mail) of the data of the Email obtained at step S301 of apposition.

In addition, preferably constitute generation towards the hyperlink target (URL) of supervisory frame and insert, this supervisory frame is corresponding with the authority information of notify object (manager's identifier or originator's identifier).In the case, obtain the authority information of the notify object of being judged at step S1408 (manager's identifier or originator's identifier) from " manager " hurdle of control law.Then; In the person's of making a copy for who is obtained authority information, be set with under the situation of a certain authority in retention time change (prolongation) authority of the erase right of the Email of seeing authority off, being retained of the Email that has been retained, the Email that has been retained and generate link information, this link information is represented towards carrying out the hyperlink target of corresponding supervisory frame with the authority of this setting.In addition, the details contrast Figure 10 about supervisory frame narrates in the back.On the other hand, do not generate link information and in circular mail, do not insert link information in that the situation that has no authority is next.

In addition, in " information relevant " that step S1409 stored, comprise with keeping control above-mentioned " sender of the Email that is retained (originator) name " perhaps " e-mail address in the transmission source of the Email that is retained ", " time on date (date received time) ", " the seeing time target date off ", the expression that have obtained Email at step S301 issue " transmission situation " that whose Email is retained, towards with the hyperlink target information such as (URL) of the corresponding supervisory frame of authority information of notify object.Below, just the adquisitiones of " information relevant with keeping control " describes.

" sender of the Email that is retained (originator) name " confirms originator's (transmission source) e-mail address among the operation that is obtained at step S1404 is suitable for the head of the Email of being stored the email message (recipient) of record data, and obtains through obtain the user name (originator's name) that is associated with this fixed e-mail address from the user account database.The e-mail address of source " send " obtained among the operation that is obtained at step S1404 is suitable for the head of the Email of being stored the email message (recipient) of record data.

In addition, the time on date that " date received time " will be when step S301 receives Email was obtained as " date received time "." see time target date off " and obtain from the suitable record data of the operation that is obtained at step S1404.The user name of the recipient shown in " transmission situation " is suitable for from the operation that obtained at step S1404 that contained user name obtains the recipient Address Part (recipient) of head portion of the contained Email of the email message (recipient) of record data.Perhaps the user name of the recipient shown in " transmission situation " obtains with the operation that is obtained at step S1404 from user account database 157 and is suitable for the user name that contained e-mail address is associated the recipient Address Part (recipient) of head portion of the contained Email of the email message (recipient) of record data.

" hyperlink target " for example obtained the person's of making a copy for after step S1408 judges authority information from " manager " hurdle of control law, and generates based on the person's of making a copy for who is obtained authority information.That is to say; Under the situation that certain authority of seeing authority, erase right, retention time change (prolongation) authority off of the Email that is kept is set; Generation is represented the link information of hyperlink target and stores at step S1409 that said hyperlink target is towards the picture that can carry out this authority that sets (for example Figure 10).In addition, can also store the link information that keeps to each authority in advance.On the other hand, there be not under the situation of authority link information just not store.

At step S1411, if, just will be suitable for record data in the operation that step S1405 is stored and be stored in the reservation mail preservation portion 158 in the determined notify object of step S1407 and/or all processing more than the execution of the person of making a copy for.

At step S1412; Being suitable for the record list memory in operation is suitable under the situation of record data in untreated operation; Step S1404 is transferred in processing, and obtain the suitable record data of next operation of the suitable record data of operation that step S1404 was obtained in last time.On the other hand, the whole operations in the suitable record tabulation to operation are suitable for record data and have accomplished end process under the situation about handling.

In addition; Can also constitute: the e-mail address of the transmission destination that in the suitable record data of the operation that step S1404 is obtained, sets on the envelope of contained Email; Be set under the situation on TO and Cc (make a copy for, the Carbon Copy) field as recipient; Just carry out the processing of its later step S1405 to step S1410; But under situation about being set on Bcc (implicit expression is made a copy for, the Blind Carbon Copy) field, that is to say on To or Cc field and do not set under the situation of e-mail address, then do not carry out its later step S1405 to the processing of step S1410 and shift to the processing of step S1411.

Through such formation, be set in the Email (common Email) of the data of the Email that does not comprise " information relevant " under the situation of Bcc with regard to sending and obtained at step S301 at the e-mail address of recipient with keeping control.That is, be not presented at head of the Email that is sent etc. through making the whole e-mail address of envelope recipient, just can keep fail safe (having used the intention of Bcc).

< various changes (see off, delete, prolong) processing >

Figure 10 is the figure of one of the supervisory frame that shown on the display part at the mail transmission/reception terminal that utilizes of expression user (notify object or the person of making a copy for) example, and wherein this user has all authorities of seeing authority, erase right, retention time change (prolongation) authority off of the Email that has been retained.By means of the Web browser in the mail transmission/reception terminal works, the hyperlink target of being put down in writing on the Email that receives towards supervisory frame (URL) conducted interviews and be able to be shown this picture through user's (notify object or the person of making a copy for).In addition, in the 1st execution mode, the server of hyperlink target (URL) is a mail relaying device 150.

In the supervisory frame example of Figure 10, showing the data relevant (sending the e-mail address in source, the e-mail address that sends the destination, message body, date received time, the time target date of seeing off, operation history etc.) 1001 with the Email that is kept.In addition, showing on the reservation mail management handling part 155 in mail relaying device 150 that the delete button 1003 of button 1002, indication deletion of the Email that is kept is seen in indication immediately off, the reservation of indicating reservation to prolong at button 1005.In addition, be used to indicate the configuration part 1004 that keeps time expand also to be able in the lump show.

That is to say, see button 1002 off through pressing by the user of notify object or the person of making a copy for, the Email that just can be retained see indication off.In addition, press delete button 1003, the deletion indication of the Email that just can be retained through the user or the person of making a copy for by notify object.In addition, through 1004 inputs keep time expand in the configuration part by the user of notify object or the person of making a copy for, and press to keep and prolong button 1005, the setting of reservation time expand of the Email that just can be retained is indicated.

In addition, though can on configuration part 1004, import the time that retention time is prolonged, also can import the time that retention time is shortened.For example, can under the situation of having imported " positive number " on the configuration part 1004, just carry out the prolongation indication of retention time, and on configuration part 1004, import the next shortening indication of carrying out retention time of situation of " negative ".Like this, just can the retention time of the Email that is retained be changed according to the value of being imported on the configuration part 1004.

Pressed by the user of notify object or the person of making a copy for when seeing button 1002 off, just 150 transmissions are used for indication that the Email that is shown is seen off to the CPU at mail transmission/reception terminal to the mail relaying device.The CPU control operations of accepting the mail relaying device 150 of this indication is suitable for the record tabulation, and " seeing time target date off " that the operation that will comprise " message mail (recipient) " of this Email is suitable for record data is altered to " immediately ".

In addition, after delete button 1003 was pressed by the user of notify object or the person of making a copy for, the CPU at mail transmission/reception terminal just sent mail relaying device 150 and is used for indication that the Email that is shown is deleted.The CPU control operations of accepting the mail relaying device 150 of this indication is suitable for the record tabulation, and the operation that will comprise " message mail (recipient) " of this Email is suitable for the record data deletion.

In addition; When the user of notify object or the person of making a copy for imports reservation time expand on configuration part 1004; And after pressing reservation prolongation button 1005, the CPU at mail transmission/reception terminal just carries out the Email that is shown to keep the reservation prolongation indication that time expand keeps mail relaying device 150.Accept the CPU control operations that this reservation prolongs the mail relaying device 150 of indication and be suitable for the record tabulation, " seeing time target date off " that the operation that will comprise " message mail (recipient) " of this Email is suitable for record data is altered to and adds through keeping the time of the reservation time expand that prolongs indication.

In addition, the authority information that has notify object or the person of making a copy for only is the next data 1001 that only show Email of the situation of seeing authority off of the Email that is retained and see button 1002 off.In addition, the authority information that has at notify object only is the next data 1001 and delete button 1003 that only show Email of situation of the erase right of the Email that is retained.

Like this; The authority information through as per advice object or the person of making a copy for just; The link information that change is inserted at step S1405, the various changes of the Email that just can keep being directed against (see off, delete, prolong) are handled and are defined in the user with due authority.Therefore, just can make with the relevant fail safe of control of seeing off of the Email that is kept and improve.

< handling process of the Email that is kept >

Here, just the processing of seeing off of the Email (seeing the Email that is retained off) in step S1411 is stored in the suitable record data of the operation that keeps mail preservation portion 158 describes.

Application of rules handling part 152 will be accumulated in the operation that keeps in the mail preservation portion be suitable for record data termly one by one (1 record) take out; And compare operating time target date of seeing off and the current date time that are suitable for record data; Surpass the current date time if see time target date off; Just will operate being suitable in the record contained Email and giving mail and send handling part 153, and send to mail dispenser 190.Then, from keep mail preservation portion 158, delete the operation that comprises the Email that is fed to mail dispenser 190 and be suitable for record data.

In addition, see the processing that mail dispenser 190 is seen off shown in not carrying out here of Email that operation that time target date is configured to " no time limit " is suitable for record data off.In addition, the processing that mail dispenser 190 is seen off shown in carrying out here by the time that is suitable for retention time length (per 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 grade).

< the login process flow process of control law >

Then, explain that user or manager login the processing of the control law of Email.In addition, this login process generally is before the processing of the mail relaying device that map 3 had been explained, to carry out.But, carry out when the change (appending deletion etc.) of control law that also can be in utilization.

The bookkeeping portion 112 at user's mail transmission/reception terminal 110 utilizes Web browser etc. that the control law configuration part 154 of mail relaying device 150 is conducted interviews.

Then, bookkeeping portion 112 will send to the control law configuration part 154 of mail relaying device 150 via the user profile (user name, password) that not shown picture is inputed.Then, control law configuration part 154 uses the user profile of the user account database 157 in the mail relaying device 150 that the user is carried out authentication.

Here pass through under the situation of authentication, the control law configuration part 154 of mail relaying device 150 will be used to show that this user has the data of list picture of the control law of administration authority to send to user's mail transmission/reception terminal 110.On the other hand, be intended to reply in that not authentic situation is next to what the visit of mail relaying device 150 can't be carried out.

Fig. 7 representes one of rule guide look picture example, is showing that the user who passes through authentication has projects of the control law of authority.

For the priority (relative importance value) (corresponding) of control law with " ID " shown in Figure 5, can be through pressing as changing at the arrow shown in " operation " hurdle of rule guide look picture 700.For example, then be suitable for the relative importance value raising of the control law of this record that is pressed as if pressing arrow button 705a " ↑ ", if press the relative importance value reduction that arrow button 705b " ↓ " then is suitable for the control law of this record that is pressed.

Relative importance value need be for unique about all control laws of being logined in the control law preservation portion; But system operator for example through each user of user account database 157 being set the scope of the value of utilizable relative importance value, just can be controlled all suitable orders of control law.

Fig. 6 is illustrated in the rule that is shown under the situation of newly-built control law and sets picture.Rule is set picture 600 and for example is able to show through pushing newly-built button 710 shown in Figure 7.

, rule can import on setting picture and login and 1 of control law tabulation shown in Figure 5 capable suitable information.In addition, the user identifier of having logined the user of control law here just is recorded on the ID hurdle of control law tabulation of Fig. 5.Establish the e-mail address that general user is fixed to originator's condition stub of the control law of login the user this moment.But, hold the user under the situation of this authority of Email that can manage other users, then take to set the originator in the administration authority scope e-mail address constitute good.

< action overview (scenario) >

Figure 11 exemplarily representes the flow chart of mail relaying device 150 to the actual act overview of certain Email.Represent following overview here; Promptly after being kept by mail relaying device 150 from the Email that the user sent; The person of making a copy for prolongs the retention time of the Email that is kept, and after it, will keep mail through the originator and delete with the transmission of cancellation to the Email of specific recipient.

At step S901,110 transmission originator's address are that A, receiver address are B from the mail transmission/reception terminal, the Email of C.

At step S902, mail relaying device 150 receives Email.

At step S903, executing rule is suitable for to be handled.Here; Compare by the relative importance value order with the control law among the control law preservation portion 156, and be suitable for and be set to the control law Z of " originator's condition is that A, recipient's condition are that B, segmentation evaluation are true, to be operating as reservations, time of delay be that 5 minutes, manager are originator's identifier, the person's of making a copy for identifier ".Inapplicable all control laws on the mail of issuing recipient C, the initial setting action (default-action) that the professional etiquette of going forward side by side is fixed here is made as and carries out relaying action (sending immediately).Here, the action of the initial setting of regulation means to which all processing action of inapplicable mail in tabulating for the control law of Fig. 5.

In the application of rules treatment step S304 of control law Z, be B with envelope recipient address at first at step S402, the Email of C is divided into the Email of envelope recipient B and the Email of envelope recipient C.Then at step S405 Email and the conditional definition portion of envelope recipient B are checked at first, and got into step S408 because coincide.At step S408; Establishment and is saved in the suitable log buffer of operation by object email message, mail reception constantly and add that the operation of forming at the ID of time target date of seeing off of the 5 minutes time of delay that control law Z sets and control law Z is suitable for record N.

Then, the conditional definition portion of the Email of the remaining recipient of issuing C and control law Z misfits and gets into step S409 because cutting apart the back.So do not remain entering step S410, step S411, step S412 again because cut apart mail, the Email of only issuing recipient C is suitable for processing as being suitable for mail and getting into later control law.

Owing to issue the Email of recipient C and the conditional definition portion of remaining all control laws misfits; So be suitable for the relaying action that is suitable for acquiescence in handling at the default-action of step S307, and as see off time target date for immediately and control law ID be that undefined operation is suitable for record M and is appended to the suitable log buffer of operation.

Then get into step S308, the record in operation is suitable for log buffer at first takes out operation and is suitable for record N by seeing off after time target date carried out arranging from late order early.Keep so use control law ID to take out control law Z because of operating time representation target date of seeing off that is suitable for record N, because originator's identifier is arranged on the manager hurdle, so the originator's address of Email sent the circular mail of that kind as shown in Figure 8.Can carry out these all URL of the reservation mail management pictures of operation because whole authorities of seeing, delete, keeping prolongation off are arranged so in circular mail, put down in writing this moment on originator's administration authority information.Then, this operation is suitable for record N and is saved in reservation mail preservation 158 (S904) of portion.

Because the person's identifier of on the manager hurdle of control law Z, not making a copy in addition, be intended to this mail of issuing recipient B and be retained the message of transmission till the moment after 5 minutes times of reception so just append to the message buffer that is directed against the person of making a copy for.In addition, keep the authority that prolongs, so just can implement the URL that this mail keeps the reservation mail management picture that prolongs to appending to the person's of making a copy for message buffer owing on the person's of making a copy for administration authority information, be set with simultaneously.

Then, take out operation and be suitable for record M, owing to see time target date off for immediately, thus obtain content to the person's of making a copy for message buffer, and the email delivery of that kind as shown in Figure 9 is sent handling part 153 to mail see (S911) off.

At step S912, the mail transmission/reception terminal that the user of e-mail address C uses receives Email.Holding the additional header portion that the user butt joint of e-mail address C gets the mail (Fig. 9 703) confirms.At this moment, establish the user who holds e-mail address C and for example will further be prolonged 1 hour the time of delay that mail that issue recipient B sends.

In the case, click the URL that is put down in writing in the Email, be presented at the such supervisory frame of Figure 10 institute illustration with Web browser etc.Then, in configuration part 1004 input of the time expand of supervisory frame after 1 hour, press to keep and prolong button 1005 and will keep to prolong and ask to send to mail relaying device 150 (step S915).

See time lengthening 1 hour target date off what relay 150 will keep in step S916 that the operation of being preserved in the mail preservation portion is suitable for record N.

At step S906, send out the mail transmission/reception terminal of Email, be received in the reservation circular mail that step S905 is sent.Thereby if as incorrect at the recipient e-mail address B of the Email that S901 sent, then the user of e-mail address A clicks the URL (S907) of the supervisory frame of in keeping circular mail, being put down in writing.So, be presented at the such supervisory frame (S908) of Figure 10 institute illustration through Web browser etc.The user confirms content, and clicks the delete button (step S909) of supervisory frame.

At step S910, mail relaying device 150 is received in the deletion request of the Email that S904 keeps, and will operate to be suitable for record N and to delete from keeping mail preservation portion.

Such as above detailed description; The E-mail sending system that comprise mail relaying device 150 related according to the 1st execution mode; Just can provide the mistake that can reduce the Email that causes by the user to send, and can be suitable for various E-mail sending system that utilizes occasion.Particularly can the mail that be retained be carried out various changes (see off, delete, prolong) handle through having the user who sets authority in advance.

(other execution modes)

Though abovely be described in detail with regard to execution mode of the present invention, the present invention had both gone for the system that is made up of a plurality of equipment, went for the device of being made up of an equipment again.

In addition, the present invention can also be through will realizing above-mentioned form of implementation functional programs directly or offer system or device at a distance, read and carry out the program code of being supplied with and reached by this system or device.Thereby, for the program code of installing on computers with computer realization function treatment of the present invention self is also contained in the technical scope of the present invention.

In the case, as long as though the function with program then program form how, for example object identification code, by the performed program of interpretive program or offer the script data etc. of OS.

As the recording medium that is used to the program of supplying with, soft (registered trade mark) dish, hard disk, CD (CD, DVD), magneto optical disk, tape, non-volatile storage card, ROM etc. are for example arranged.

In addition, the function of above-mentioned form of implementation is carried out the program read through computer and is realized.In addition, the OS etc. of operation carries out all or part of of actual treatment based on the indication of this program on computers, and also can realize the function of above-mentioned execution mode through this processing.

And then, the memory that function expansion board that is written to computer to be inserted in the program of reading from recording medium or the function expansion unit that is connected on computers possess.Afterwards, the CPU that purchases on this function expansion board or the function expansion unit etc. carry out the part or all of of actual treatment based on the indication of this program, through this processing the function of above-mentioned form of implementation are achieved.

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1. one kind receives Email and controls the information processor of seeing off of this Email from terminal installation, it is characterized in that comprising:

Memory unit, the control law that storage is mapped the transmission source of seeing control information and above-mentioned Email off of the expression control content relevant with seeing off of Email and transmission destination;

Receiving-member receives the Email of having set a plurality of transmissions destination from above-mentioned terminal installation;

Partition member, a plurality of transmissions destination that sets in the Email that above-mentioned receiving-member is received is divided into each and sends the destination;

The decision parts, the control law of storing according to above-mentioned memory unit, with transmission destination and transmission source that above-mentioned partition member is cut apart, decide be directed against this and cut apart after the transmission destination Email see relevant control content off; And

Control assembly, the transmission control of the above-mentioned Email of the transmission destination that the control content that is determined according to above-mentioned decision parts is directed against this after cutting apart.

2. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

The control law that above-mentioned memory unit is being stored will represent that the transmission source of seeing control information and above-mentioned Email off of the control content relevant with seeing off of above-mentioned Email and the group of sending the destination are mapped,

The group in the control law that above-mentioned decision parts are stored according to above-mentioned memory unit, the transmission destination of cutting apart with above-mentioned partition member and the source of transmission, decide be directed against this and cut apart after the transmission destination Email see relevant control content off.

3. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 2 is characterized in that:

Comprise the control content that seeing off of Email kept in the control information seeing off of storing of above-mentioned memory unit.

4. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 3 is characterized in that:

Comprise the control content that Email is seen off in the control information seeing off of storing of above-mentioned memory unit.

5. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 4 is characterized in that:

The seeing off of control content of storing at above-mentioned memory unit, seeing off of Email kept further comprises the retention time that seeing off of Email kept in the control information,

The control content that above-mentioned control assembly is determined at above-mentioned decision parts is a control content that seeing off of Email kept and the seeing off under the situation that comprises above-mentioned retention time in the control information of this control content, will keep this retention time to the seeing off of Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart.

6. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 5 is characterized in that also comprising:

Insertion parts; Under the situation that the Email of at least one the transmission destination after above-mentioned decision parts decision is seen off to the Email of at least one the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart and is directed against above-mentioned cutting apart is retained, in this Email of seeing off, insert the information of this Email that is retained of expression existence.

7. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 6 is characterized in that:

The setting that above-mentioned partition member receives above-mentioned receiving-member the envelope information of Email of a plurality of transmissions destinations, be divided into each is sent the destination each respectively as the envelope information of indivedual transmissions destination,

The control law that above-mentioned decision parts are being stored according to above-mentioned memory unit and cut apart the envelope information that is obtained through above-mentioned partition member decides the control content relevant with seeing off of the Email that comprises this envelope information,

The control content that above-mentioned control assembly utilizes above-mentioned decision parts to be determined, comprise this envelope information Email see control off.

8. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 7 is characterized in that also comprising:

Prolong and to accept parts, accept above-mentioned decision parts decision keep see off, to the prolongation indication of the retention time of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart; And

Keep to prolong parts, accept parts in above-mentioned prolongation and accepted under the situation of prolongation indication of retention time of this Email, the retention time of this Email is prolonged.

9. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 8 is characterized in that also comprising:

Parts are accepted in deletion, accept the decision of above-mentioned decision parts keep see off, to the deletion indication of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart; And

The deletion parts are accepted parts in above-mentioned deletion and have been accepted under the situation of deletion indication of this Email, and this Email is deleted.

10. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 9 is characterized in that also comprising:

Parts are accepted in transmission, accept the decision of above-mentioned decision parts keep see off, to the transmission indication of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart; And

See parts off, accept parts in above-mentioned transmission and accepted under the situation of transmission indication of this Email, this Email is seen off.

11. the information processor according to claim 10 is put down in writing is characterized in that:

By above-mentioned prolongation accept prolongation indication that parts accept, or by above-mentioned deletion accept deletion indication that parts accept, or to accept transmission indication that parts accept by above-mentioned transmission be that the terminal installation in the transmission source of the Email that receives from above-mentioned receiving-member is accepted.

12. the information processor according to claim 11 is put down in writing is characterized in that:

Accept prolongation indication that parts accept, or accept deletion indication that parts accept, or accept transmission indication that parts accept by above-mentioned transmission and further accept by above-mentioned prolongation from the terminal installation of the transmission destination of the Email seen off by above-mentioned control assembly by above-mentioned deletion.

13. the information processor according to claim 12 is put down in writing is characterized in that:

In the control law that above-mentioned memory unit is stored,, set the notify object of the Email of this content that has been retained of expression further corresponding to the control information of seeing off of the control content that seeing off of above-mentioned Email kept,

Above-mentioned control assembly further keeps under the situation of the Email that sends the destination to after above-mentioned cutting apart at least one in the decision of above-mentioned decision parts, transmission will with the above-mentioned corresponding notify object of control information of seeing off as sending the new e-mail destination, that represent the content that this Email has been retained.

14. the control method of an information processor; This information processor possesses memory unit; Receive Email and control seeing off of this Email from terminal installation; The control law that this storage component stores is mapped the transmission source of seeing control information and above-mentioned Email off of the expression control content relevant with seeing off of Email and transmission destination, the control method of said information processor is characterised in that and comprises:

Receiving step, the receiving-member of above-mentioned information processor receive the Email of having set a plurality of transmissions destination from above-mentioned terminal installation;

Segmentation procedure, a plurality of transmissions destination that the partition member of above-mentioned information processor will set on the Email that above-mentioned receiving step receives are divided into each and send the destination;

Deciding step; The control law that the decision parts of above-mentioned information processor are stored according to above-mentioned memory unit, in transmission destination and transmission source that above-mentioned segmentation procedure is cut apart, decide and the relevant control content of seeing off to the Email of this transmission destination after cutting apart; And

The transmission control of the above-mentioned Email of the transmission destination after controlled step, the control assembly of above-mentioned information processor are utilized in control content that above-mentioned deciding step determines and are directed against this and cut apart.

15. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 14 is characterized in that:

The control law that above-mentioned memory unit is being stored will represent that the transmission source of seeing control information and above-mentioned Email off of the control content relevant with seeing off of above-mentioned Email and the group of sending the destination are mapped,

The group in the control law that above-mentioned deciding step is being stored according to above-mentioned memory unit, the transmission destination of cutting apart with above-mentioned segmentation procedure and the source of transmission, decide be directed against this and cut apart after the transmission destination Email see relevant control content off.

16. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 15 is characterized in that:

Comprise the control content that seeing off of Email kept in the control information seeing off of storing of above-mentioned memory unit.

17. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 16 is characterized in that:

Comprise the control content that Email is seen off in the control information seeing off of storing of above-mentioned memory unit.

18. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 17 is characterized in that:

The seeing off of control content of storing at above-mentioned memory unit, seeing off of Email kept further comprises the retention time that seeing off of Email kept in the control information,

Above-mentioned controlled step is a control content that seeing off of Email kept and the seeing off under the situation that comprises above-mentioned retention time in the control information of this control content in the control content that above-mentioned deciding step determined, will keep this retention time to the seeing off of Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart.

19. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 18 is characterized in that also comprising:

Inserting step; Under the situation that the Email of at least one transmission destination of the insertion parts of above-mentioned information processor after above-mentioned deciding step decision is seen off to the Email of at least one the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart and is directed against above-mentioned cutting apart is retained, in this Email of seeing off, insert the information of this Email that is retained of expression existence.

20. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 19 is characterized in that:

The setting that above-mentioned segmentation procedure will receive at above-mentioned receiving step the envelope information of Email of a plurality of transmissions destinations, be divided into each is sent the destination each respectively as the envelope information of indivedual transmissions destination,

The control law that above-mentioned deciding step is being stored according to above-mentioned memory unit and cut apart the envelope information that is obtained through above-mentioned partition member decides the control content relevant with seeing off of the Email that comprises this envelope information,

The control content that above-mentioned controlled step utilizes above-mentioned decision parts to be determined, comprise this envelope information Email see control off.

21. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 20 is characterized in that also comprising:

Prolong and to accept step, the prolongation of above-mentioned information processor accept parts accept above-mentioned deciding step decision keep see off, to the prolongation indication of the retention time of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart; And

Keep to prolong step, the reservation of above-mentioned information processor prolongs parts to be accepted step in above-mentioned prolongation and has accepted under the situation of prolongation indication of retention time of this Email, and the retention time of this Email is prolonged.

22. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 21 is characterized in that, also comprises:

Step is accepted in deletion, the deletion of above-mentioned information processor accept parts accept above-mentioned deciding step decision keep see off, to the deletion indication of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart; And

The deletion step, the deletion parts of above-mentioned information processor are accepted under the situation of the deletion indication that step accepted this Email in above-mentioned deletion, and this Email is deleted.

23. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 22 is characterized in that, also comprises:

Step is accepted in transmission, the transmission of above-mentioned information processor accept parts accept the decision of above-mentioned deciding step keep see off, to the transmission indication of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart; And

See step off, the parts of seeing off of above-mentioned information processor are accepted under the situation of the transmission indication that step accepted this Email in above-mentioned transmission, and this Email is seen off.

24. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 23 is characterized in that:

Through above-mentioned prolongation accept prolongation indication that step accepts, or through above-mentioned deletion accept deletion indication that step accepts, or to accept transmission indication that step accepts through above-mentioned transmission be that the terminal installation in the transmission source of the Email that receives from above-mentioned receiving-member is accepted.

25. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 24 is characterized in that:

Accept prolongation indication that step accepts, or accept deletion indication that step accepts, or accept transmission indication that step accepts through above-mentioned transmission and further accept through above-mentioned prolongation from the terminal installation of the transmission destination of the Email seen off through above-mentioned controlled step through above-mentioned deletion.

26. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 25 is characterized in that:

In the control law that above-mentioned memory unit is stored,, set the notify object of the Email of this content that has been retained of expression further corresponding to the control information of seeing off of the control content that seeing off of above-mentioned Email kept,

Above-mentioned controlled step further keeps under the situation of the Email that sends the destination to after above-mentioned cutting apart at least one in the decision of above-mentioned deciding step, transmission will with the above-mentioned corresponding notify object of control information of seeing off as sending the new e-mail destination, that represent the content that this Email has been retained.

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