JP2000029860A - Communication equipment and communication learning system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To more efficiently execute learning by enabling a student to easily prepare and send answers in the case of executing correspondence correction. SOLUTION: In a learning system 1, a learning management device 3 transmits a problem mail including problems to a learning terminal equipment 4 through a communication network 2, and the equipment 4 receives the problem mail transmitted from the device 3 and transfers the mail to a portable learning terminal equipment 5. The equipment 5 displays the contents of the mail on the display screen of a display device 507, and when an answer mail is prepared by inputting answers to a tablet 504, transmits the mail to the equipment 4, which transfers the mail to the device 3. The device 3 corrects the answer mail based on answers and transmits a correction mail and a succeeding problem mail together to the equipment 5 through the equipment 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device for transmitting and receiving electronic mail and a communication system constituted by the communication device, and more particularly, to a communication system for providing a communication education using electronic mail. The present invention relates to a device and a communication learning system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method of distance learning, a provider of distance learning sends a learning material to a student, and the student prepares an answer to a problem described in the learning material and returns it to the business. In addition, the general form is that a reply is corrected from the trader by the student and sent to the student.

[0003]

However, in the conventional distance learning described above, since the teaching materials are sent or the answers are collected by mail or courier, there is a problem that it takes time to exchange the answers with the teaching materials. . For this reason, it was very inconvenient for the trainee that the correction result could not be seen until a few days after the reply was sent. Further, in general, a student learns using the sent teaching materials, so that there is a problem that, depending on the form of the teaching materials, it is inconvenient to carry or it is difficult to learn while traveling. For this reason, there is a problem that it is very inefficient and inconvenient for trainees because it is not possible to use a free time such as in a train.

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a communication device capable of learning more efficiently by allowing a student to easily prepare and send a response when performing communication correction, and It is to provide a communication learning system.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a communication apparatus for transmitting and receiving e-mails via a communication line. User management means for storing the user's e-mail address and the status of the questions for each user; question storage means for storing a plurality of learning questions; and a plurality of questions stored in the question storage means, respectively. From the plurality of questions stored in the question storage means, based on the question status stored in the answer storage means for storing a plurality of answers and the user management means, the questions should be set for each user. Problem extracting means for extracting a predetermined problem, problem transmitting means for transmitting the problem extracted by the problem extracting means to each user by e-mail, Answer receiving means for receiving the e-mail when the answer to the question transmitted by the transmitting means is returned from the user by e-mail and updating the question status for the user stored in the user management means; , Is provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a predetermined problem is extracted from the problems stored in the problem storage means, transmitted to the user by e-mail, and a response to this problem is transmitted from the user to the electronic mail. When sent by e-mail, this e-mail will be received and the question status for the user will be updated. Therefore, compared to conventional means such as postal mail, receiving problems and sending replies faster. Can be. Thereby, during the learning period, the time for waiting for the arrival of the problem is greatly reduced, and the learning effect can be enhanced. Further, since the time required for sending the problem is reduced, for example, it is possible to transmit the problem to the user every day, and the period required for learning can be reduced. Further, the user can easily create a response to the problem received as an e-mail by using a free time or the like by using a portable information terminal device capable of communicating with the communication device by e-mail. Since the answer can be easily transmitted, the burden on the user during learning can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a learning information providing apparatus capable of transmitting and receiving an electronic mail, a terminal apparatus for transmitting and receiving an electronic mail to and from the learning information providing apparatus, and And a portable information terminal for transmitting and receiving the learning information, the learning information providing device is configured to store user mail addresses of a plurality of users who receive a learning problem mail and a question management status for each user. Means, a question storage means for storing a plurality of questions for learning, an answer storage means for storing a plurality of answers respectively corresponding to the plurality of questions stored in the question storage means, and an answer storage means stored in the user management means. A question for extracting a predetermined question to be given to each user from the plurality of questions stored in the question storage means based on the question status. Extracting means, a problem transmitting means for transmitting the problem extracted by the problem extracting means to each of the users by e-mail, and a response to the problem transmitted by the problem transmitting means by e-mail from the user. A reply receiving means for receiving the e-mail when the reply is received and for updating the question status of the user stored in the user management means, and wherein the terminal device transmits the e-mail by the learning information providing device. Problem receiving means for receiving the learning question transmitted in, when the portable information terminal is connected, output means for outputting to the portable information terminal the problem received as an email by the problem receiving means, Wherein the portable information terminal comprises: a storage unit for storing a problem output from an output unit of the terminal device; Answer input means for allowing the user to input an answer to the question stored in the column, and answer mail generating means for generating an answer mail as an e-mail for transmitting the answer input by the answer input means, The terminal device may further include an answer transmitting unit that sends an answer mail generated by the portable information terminal to the learning information providing device.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the question to be answered by the user is transmitted to the terminal device as e-mail, then output from the terminal device to the portable information terminal and stored in the portable information terminal. If the user connects the portable information terminal to the terminal device when receiving the question, then the user can create an answer only with the portable information terminal. This allows the user to carry a portable information terminal,
You can easily learn using your spare time.
In addition, since the question sent to the user and the answer created by the user are sent and received as e-mail, the time required to send and receive the question and the answer is longer than in the conventional mail-based correspondence education. Be shortened,
Time and labor can be saved, and the burden on learning can be reduced. The e-mail transmitted from the learning information providing device to the user is received by the terminal device and output from the terminal device to the portable information terminal. Therefore, when the portable information terminal possessed by the user is not in a communicable state, Even so, if communication with the terminal device is possible, the learning information providing device does not need to wait for the portable information terminal to be able to communicate, and in the unlikely event that the data in question is abnormal in the portable information terminal. Even if the problem occurs, the problem stored in the terminal device can be easily recovered by outputting the problem again.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, FIG.
1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a learning system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the learning system 1 includes a communication network 2, a learning management device 3 and a learning terminal device 4 connected to the communication network 2, and a portable learning terminal device 5 connected to the learning terminal device 4. It is constituted by and.

In the learning system 1 shown in FIG. 1, a communication network 2 is an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital N
etwork), or a communication network constituted by an independently constructed dedicated line. The learning management device 3 is a device as a server in the learning system 1 and stores a large number of questions and answers to be given to a student, and gives a learning range to a student. Correction is performed on the answer prepared by the student. The learning terminal device 4 is a terminal device that can be connected to the learning management device 3, and is installed on the student side such as the student's home. The portable learning terminal device 5 is a portable terminal device that can be connected to the learning terminal device 4 and can be carried by a student. The learning system 1 provides a learning service to a student by the learning management device 3, the learning terminal device 4, and the portable learning terminal device 5 described above.

The learning management device 3 and the learning terminal device 4 are connected to the communication network 2 by wire or wireless communication means, respectively. It is possible to perform data communication such as transmission / reception of e-mail via the communication network 2.
The learning terminal device 4 and the portable learning terminal device 5 can be connected by a wired or wireless communication means as described later, and can transmit and receive e-mails while being connected to each other. It is. When a wired communication unit is provided between the learning terminal device 4 and the portable learning terminal device 5, the portable learning terminal device 5 is configured to be detachable from the wired communication unit.

The learning system 1 according to the present embodiment is configured such that a learning service is provided to one student by one learning terminal device 4 and one portable learning terminal device 5, respectively. To explain,
A plurality of learning terminal devices 4 are connected to the communication network 2;
As a configuration that can communicate with the learning management device 3, a plurality of students can be provided with a learning service using a plurality of learning terminal devices 4 and a portable learning terminal device 5 corresponding to each student. It is possible.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the learning management device 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the learning management device 3 includes a CPU 301, a RAM 302, and a storage device 30.
3. The storage device 303 includes a storage medium 304, a problem database 305, a mail address memory 306, an input device 307, a display device 308, a timing device 309, and a communication control unit 310. Each unit except the storage medium 304 is connected to a bus 311. It is connected.

The CPU 301 reads various programs stored in the storage device 303 in accordance with an instruction input from the input device 307, develops the programs in a memory area provided in the RAM 302, executes the programs, and executes various processes.
Then, the CPU 301 sends the mail address memory 306
With reference to the answer F (flag) and the question number set in, the corresponding question is read out of the questions stored in the question database 305, and the student is given a question based on the read question. A problem mail generating process for generating a problem mail is executed, and the generated problem mail is stored in the storage device 303. In addition, when the student prepares and sends a response e-mail to the question that has been set, the user receives the response e-mail, corrects the response described in the response e-mail, and generates a correction e-mail. , In the storage device 303.

When receiving the reply mail transmitted from the student, the CPU 301 generates display information for displaying the contents of the received reply mail, and displays the display device 308.
And display it on the display screen.

Further, when a time at which the question mail is to be transmitted within one day is set in advance, the CPU 301 stores the time in the storage device 303 and inputs the time from the time counting device 309 as needed. Check the current time based on the clock signal. Then, when the current time reaches a predetermined time set in advance, by referring to the student's e-mail address stored in the e-mail address memory 306, the problem e-mail which has already been generated and stored, and The correction mail corresponding to the previously transmitted reply mail is read from the storage device 303 and transmitted to the learning terminal device 4 via the communication network 2 by the communication control unit 310.

RAM (Random Access Memory) 302
Are various programs executed by the CPU 301,
A memory area for temporarily storing data relating to the processing is formed.

The storage device 303 has a storage medium 304 for storing programs, data, and the like.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 304 is a storage device 303
To be fixedly mounted on the camera, or to be detachably mounted.

The data and the like stored in the storage medium 304 may be received and stored from another device connected via a communication line or the like. Further, the data or the like may be connected via a communication line or the like. A storage device provided with the storage medium may be provided on the other device side, and the program and data stored in the storage medium may be used via a communication line.

The question database 305 is a storage medium for storing a number of questions to be set for the students. FIG.
Is a diagram schematically showing the configuration in the question database 305. As shown in the figure, the question database 305 stores a plurality of questions and answers respectively corresponding to the plurality of questions.

In the problem database 305,
A large number of questions are stored in units to be set for the students and assigned with question numbers. In the learning system 1 according to the present embodiment, the learning management device 3 gives the students questions once a day. Therefore, the questions to be given to the students on the first day are “question number 1”. Similarly, the question to be taken on the second day is “question number 2”.
The question to be taken on the third day is stored as “question number 3”. Therefore, when transmitting the question to the student on the first day, the CPU 301 may read the question corresponding to “question number 1” from the question database 305 and generate a question mail.

The question database 305 stores answers corresponding to the questions of each question number. Each of these answers is assigned the same number as each question number of the corresponding question, and these answers include the answers of all applicable questions. The CPU 301 sends the answer sent by the student. When correcting an email, the problem database 30
By reading the answer having the same number as the corresponding question number from within 5, the answer mail can be scored and corrected.

The questions and answers stored in the question database 305 can be obtained by receiving data via the communication control unit 310 according to an instruction input from the input device 307, or by using the storage medium of the storage device 303. 3
By inputting the data stored in the input device 04, it is possible to newly add the data. Of course, the data can be deleted according to the instruction input from the input device 307. Further, the questions and answers stored in the question database 305 are changed according to an instruction input from the input device 307.
It can be displayed on the display screen of the display device 308 at any time.

The e-mail address memory 306 stores an e-mail address assigned to the learning terminal device 4 connected to the portable learning terminal device 5 used by the student as a destination to which the problem e-mail should be transmitted. . FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the mail address memory 306.
As shown in the figure, in the mail address memory 306, the name of the student, the mail address, the answer F (flag), and the question number are stored in association with each other.

Here, the answer F (flag) indicates whether an answer mail to the question mail has already been sent from the student after sending the question mail to the student. For example, when a question mail including the question number 2 is sent to the student, the CPU 301
Sets the answer F (flag) to "-" until the answer mail for the question number 2 is sent from the student, and when the corresponding answer mail is received, the answer F
(1) is set to (flag). Thus, it is possible to confirm whether or not the student has sent an answer mail to the question mail that has been set.

The question numbers stored in the mail address memory 306 are the question numbers of the questions that have already been sent to each student as question mails. , The latest question number sent to the student. CPU3
01 sets the number of the problem included in the problem mail in the mail address memory 306 when transmitting the problem mail to the student. Then, after receiving the response mail transmitted from the student and performing the correction processing, the reference to the problem number stored in the mail address memory 306 refers to the problem mail including the problem next to the problem number. Is generated and transmitted to the learning terminal device 4 used by the student.

The input device 307 includes a keyboard having numeric keys, character keys, various function keys, and the like. When any key is pressed, a pressing signal corresponding to the pressed key is sent to the CPU 301. Output. The input device 307 may be configured to include a pointing device such as a mouse. In this case, when the pointing device is operated, relative position coordinate data indicating an operation position is transmitted to the CPU 301 together with an operation signal such as a click signal. Output.

The display device 308 is a CRT (Cathode Ray).
Tube), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and the like, and based on the display information input from the CPU 301, the contents of the reply mail transmitted from the student via the learning terminal device 4, The content of the e-mail sent to the user is displayed on the display screen.

The clock device 309 has clock means including a crystal oscillator or the like inside, and outputs a clock signal indicating the current date and time to the CPU 301 as needed.

The communication control unit 310 includes a modem, TA (Treminal Adaptor), DSU (Division) connected to the communication network 2.
and executes various communication processes such as transmission and reception of electronic mail with the communication network 2 according to various instructions input from the CPU 301.
Further, the communication control unit 310 may be provided with an antenna to perform wireless communication with the communication network 2.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the learning terminal device 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the learning terminal device 4 includes a CPU 401, a RAM 402, and an input device 40.
3, a storage device 410, a storage medium 404 included in the storage device 410, a display device 405, a timing device 407, and a communication control unit 406. The units except the storage medium 404 are connected by a bus 407.

The CPU 401 reads various programs stored in the storage device 410 according to various instructions input from the input device 403, executes the programs in a memory area provided in the RAM 402, and executes the programs. A mail reception process for receiving a problem mail or a correction mail transmitted via the network 2, a mail transfer process for transmitting the received e-mail to the portable learning terminal device 5 by the communication control unit 406, and a student When the reply mail created in is transmitted, the reply mail is received and various processes such as a reply mail transfer process to be transmitted to the learning management device 3 are executed.

Further, the CPU 401 generates display information for displaying the contents of the transmitted / received e-mails in the transmission / reception / transfer processing of various e-mails, outputs the display information to the display device 405, and displays the display screen. Display above.

The RAM 402 forms a memory area for temporarily storing various programs executed by the CPU 401 and data relating to the processing.

The input device 403 includes a keyboard having numeric keys, character keys, and various function keys. When any key is pressed, a pressing signal corresponding to the pressed key is sent to the CPU 401. Output. Further, the input device 403 may be configured to include a pointing device such as a mouse. In this case, when an operation is performed, the input device 403 outputs relative position coordinate data to the CPU 401 together with an operation signal such as a click signal.

The storage device 410 has a storage medium 404 in which programs, data, and the like are stored.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. This storage medium 404 is a storage device 410
To be fixedly mounted on the camera, or to be detachably mounted.

The data and the like stored in the storage medium 404 may be received and stored from another device connected via a communication line or the like. A storage device provided with the storage medium may be provided on the other device side, and the program and data stored in the storage medium may be used via a communication line.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration inside the storage device 410. As shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the storage device 410 is provided with storage areas for a question mail storage area 411, a reply mail storage area 412, and a corrected mail storage area 413. The problem mail storage area 411 is a storage area for storing the received problem mail when the problem mail transmitted from the learning management device 3 is received.
When 01 detects that the portable learning terminal device 5 is in a communicable state, the communication control unit 406 transmits the problem mail stored in the problem mail storage area 411 to the portable learning terminal device 5. . The reply mail storage area 412 is a storage area for storing the reply mail when the CPU 401 receives the reply mail transmitted from the portable learning terminal device 5. When detecting that the learning terminal device 4 and the learning management device 3 are in a communicable state, the CPU 401 transmits the response mail stored in the response mail storage area 412 to the learning management device 3.

The corrected mail storage area 413 stores the corrected mail transmitted from the learning management device 3 in the communication control unit 40.
When the portable learning terminal device 5 detects that the correction learning mail is in a communicable state when it is received by the portable learning terminal device 5, the CPU 401
The correction mail stored in the correction mail storage area 413 is transmitted to the portable learning terminal device 5 together with the problem mail stored in 1.

The display device 405 has a display screen constituted by a CRT, an LCD, or the like, and transmits the information from the learning management device 3 via the communication network 2 onto the display screen based on the display information input from the CPU 401. The contents of the question mail, the contents of the corrected mail, the contents of the reply mail transmitted from the mobile learning terminal device 5, the execution status of the e-mail transmission / reception process with respect to the learning management device 3 and the mobile learning terminal device 5, etc. Display on the display screen.

The communication control unit 406 includes a modem, a TA (Treminal Adapter), a DSU (Di-
gill Service Unit) and executes various communication processes such as transmission and reception of e-mail with the learning management device 3 via the communication network 2 in accordance with various instructions input from the CPU 401. In addition, the communication control unit 406 includes a communication unit for performing wired or wireless communication, and executes an e-mail transmission / reception process with the portable learning terminal device 5.

Here, the communication control unit 406 may be configured to include an antenna for executing wireless communication with the communication line network 2, and perform communication with the portable learning terminal device 5. IrD as communication means
A configuration may be provided that includes an infrared communication unit including an infrared light receiving unit, an encoder, a decoder, and an LED (Light Emitting Diode) for performing infrared communication according to the A (Infrared Data Association) standard. Further, the learning management device 3 and the learning terminal device 4 may be configured to perform communication by another wireless communication device, or a wireless communication device capable of receiving and transmitting a radio signal of a predetermined frequency, or a portable learning terminal device. 5 may be provided with a detachable communication cable.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the portable learning terminal device 5. As shown in FIG. As shown in the drawing, the portable learning terminal device 5 includes a CPU 501, a RAM 502, a tablet detection unit 503, a tablet 504, a storage device 505, a storage medium 506 included in the storage device 505, and a display device 50.
7. Each unit except the tablet 504 and the storage medium 506 is configured by a clock 508 and a communication control unit 509, and each unit is connected by a bus 510.

The CPU 501 reads various programs stored in the storage device 505 and expands and executes them in a memory area provided in the RAM 502 in accordance with the contents of instructions given by the input operation in the operation of the tablet 504 as an input device. Then, display information for displaying the contents of the problem mail stored in the storage device 505 is generated, output to the display device 507, and displayed on the display screen. When an input operation is performed on the tablet 504, the coordinate position at which the input operation is performed is detected by the tablet detection unit 503, and the content displayed at the detected coordinate position is detected by the display device 507. Then, the content of the input operation performed by the student is detected. Then, in response to an input operation performed on the tablet 504 by the student, a response mail creation process for creating a response mail to the problem mail is executed. If the process is not executed, display information for performing a warning display is generated and output to the display device 507, and the warning display is displayed on the display screen.

Then, the CPU 501 controls the communication control unit 50.
When it is detected that the communication terminal 9 and the learning terminal device 4 are in a communicable state, an instruction to transmit and receive an e-mail is output to the communication control unit 509, and the instruction is generated in the above-described response e-mail generation processing and stored in the storage device 505 When the question mail and the correction mail stored in the storage device 410 (FIG. 5) of the learning terminal device 4 are transmitted, the e-mail is sent to the learning terminal device 4. The data is received by the communication control unit 509 and stored in the storage device 5.
05.

The RAM 402 forms a memory area for temporarily storing various programs executed by the CPU 401 and data relating to the processing.

The tablet detection unit 503 is a
In 04, when an input operation is performed by the student, the coordinate position where the input operation is performed is detected, and a signal indicating the detected coordinate position is output to the CPU 501.

The tablet 504 is composed of a transparent electrode or the like integrally provided on the surface of the display screen, and sends a signal to the tablet detecting unit 503 in response to a pressing operation by a student's finger or an input pen. Is output.

The storage device 505 has a storage medium 506 for storing programs, data, and the like.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 506 is a storage device 505
To be fixedly mounted on the camera, or to be detachably mounted.

Here, the storage device 505 stores various electronic mails such as a problem mail and a correction mail received by the communication control unit 509 when the communication control unit 509 and the learning terminal device 4 are in a communicable connection state. Email is stored. The data and the like stored in the storage medium 506 may be received and stored from another device connected via a communication line or the like. It is also possible to provide a storage device having the above storage medium on the side of the device, and to use programs and data stored in this storage medium via a communication line.

The display device 507 has a display screen composed of an LCD or the like. Based on the display information input from the CPU 501, the contents of the problem mail and the correction mail and a request for the student to prepare a reply mail are made. Display such as a warning display.

The clock device 508 has clock means including a crystal oscillator or the like inside, and outputs a clock signal indicating the current date and time to the CPU 501 as needed.

The communication control unit 509 serves as a communication means for communicating with the learning terminal device 4, an infrared light receiving unit for performing infrared communication in accordance with the IrDA standard, an infrared light having an encoder, a decoder, an LED and the like. A communication means, a wireless communication means for transmitting and receiving a radio signal of a predetermined frequency, or a communication port to which a communication cable can be connected;
Data communication such as various electronic mails can be performed in accordance with a transmission / reception instruction input from 501.

The operation of the learning system 1 will be described below with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 8 to 11 and FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an electronic mail transmission / reception process in the learning management device 3. As shown in the figure, first, the CPU 301 confirms the current time based on a clock signal input from the clock device 309 (step S11). Here, the current time is compared with a preset time at which the problem mail is to be transmitted (step S12), and if the time has not reached the predetermined time, the process proceeds to step S12.
Return to 11. Here, if the current time has reached a predetermined time, the CPU 301 causes the communication control unit 310 to transmit the problem mail and the correction mail stored in the storage device 303 to the communication network 2 ( Step S
13). That is, the learning management device 3 is configured to transmit a problem e-mail including the learning content of the day to the student once a day. Further, the CPU 301 determines in step S1
When the problem mail is transmitted in step 3, "-" is set to the answer F (flag) in the mail address memory 306.

Thereafter, the CPU 301 detects from time to time whether or not an electronic mail has been received from the communication line network 2 by the communication control unit 310 (step S14). It is determined whether or not the response mail is sent from the learning terminal device 4 by the user (step S15).

If it is determined that the received e-mail is not a response e-mail, the same processing as when a normal e-mail is received is executed (step S16), and the process returns to step S14. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S15 that the received e-mail is a response mail, the CPU 301 sets “1” in the response F (flag) in the mail address memory 306, and Is generated on the display face by the display device 308 (step S17).

After that, the CPU 301 reads the answer corresponding to the received answer mail from the question database 305, performs correction to generate a corrected mail, and stores it in the storage device 303 (step S18). Further, referring to the question number set in the mail address memory 306, the next number after the number set for the question number is set, and the question with the set new question number is read from the question database 305. On the basis of the read question, a question mail for giving a question to the student is generated and stored in the storage device 303 (step S1).
9) Return to step S11.

In the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, the learning management device 3 refers to the answer F (flag) set in the mail address memory 306 every predetermined time, and
In the case where the answer mail has not been transmitted from the student (learning terminal device 4) even though a certain period of time has elapsed since the problem mail was transmitted to the student (learning terminal device 4) in step S13. Alternatively, an e-mail urging the user to create an answer mail can be transmitted to the learning terminal device 4.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an e-mail receiving / forwarding process in the learning terminal device 4. First,
The CPU 401 shifts to a reception standby state for receiving the problem mail transmitted from the learning management device 3 (step S21). When the learning management device 3 transmits today's problem mail and a correction mail to the reply mail sent to the learning management device 3 yesterday, the learning management device 3 transmits the problem mail and the correction mail to the communication control unit 406 (FIG. 5) and store it in the storage device 410 (step S22).

Here, the CPU 401 controls the communication control unit 40.
It is determined whether or not the mobile learning terminal device 5 is in a connected state with respect to the mobile learning terminal device 6 (step S23).
When the communication control unit 406 and the portable learning terminal device 5 cannot communicate with each other because the device is not connected, a screen requesting connection of the portable learning terminal device 5 is displayed on the display screen by the display device 405. (Step S24), and returns to Step S23. If it is determined in step S23 that the portable learning terminal device 5 is in a communicable state, the CPU 401 reads the problem mail and the correction mail transmitted from the learning management device 3 from the storage device 410, and It transmits to the learning terminal device 5 (step S25).

Further, when the reply mail is transmitted from the portable learning terminal device 5, the reply mail is received by the communication control unit 406 and stored in the storage device 410 (step S26), and the reply mail is learned. It is transmitted to the management device 3 (step S27). After the transmission of the reply mail to the learning management device 3 ends, the process returns to step S21.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a response mail generation process executed by the portable learning terminal device 5. First, the portable learning terminal device 5 is connected to the communication control unit 40 of the learning terminal device 4.
6 via communication means (step S31),
When the learning terminal device 4 sends a question mail for today and a correction mail for the reply mail sent yesterday,
The problem mail and the correction mail are sent to the communication control unit 509.
(FIG. 7) and stored in the storage device 505 (step S32). Further, the contents of the received correction mail and problem mail are displayed on the display screen by the display device 507 (step S33).

Here, it is confirmed whether or not an instruction to view the received e-mail has been input from the student on tablet 504 (step S34). If the instruction has not been input, the operation of step S34 is performed. When the student repeatedly waits and inputs an instruction to view the correction mail and the problem mail, the storage device 5
05 is displayed on the display screen (step S25), and a question mail is displayed on the display screen in response to the instruction operation from the student input to the tablet 504 (step S36). ).

When a reply mail is created by the student while the question mail is displayed on the display screen (step S37), the CPU 501 checks whether the reply mail is completed (step S38). If not completed, the flow returns to step S37 to confirm that the creation of the reply mail is completed.
5 (step S39).

Thereafter, the CPU 501 sets the communication control unit 50
9 and whether or not the learning terminal device 4 is in a connected state (step S40). If not connected, the operation of step S40 is repeated to wait. If connected,
The response mail is read out from the storage device 505 and transmitted to the learning terminal device 4 (Step S41), and Step S41 is executed.
Return to 31.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the response mail confirmation processing executed by the portable learning terminal device 5. The mobile learning terminal device 5 is configured such that, apart from the response mail generation process shown in FIG.
The processing shown in FIG. 11 is executed.

First, the CPU 501 recognizes the current time based on the clock signal input from the clock device 508, and determines whether or not the current time and a predetermined time are located (step S51). Here, if the current time is not the predetermined time, the operation in step S51 is repeated to shift to the standby state, and if the current time has reached the predetermined time, the reply mail for today is already transmitted. It is confirmed whether or not it has been performed (step S52). For example, a problem e-mail is transmitted from the learning management device 3 every morning at 7:00, and the learning terminal device 4
If a problem e-mail is sent to the portable learning terminal device 5 every morning at 7:30, if a response e-mail is created and sent by 10 p.m. The learning can be reliably performed between the minute and 10 pm.

In step S52, when it is confirmed that the answer mail for today is already transmitted to the learning terminal device 4, the CPU 501 ends the process. Also, in step S52, if the reply mail to the today's problem mail has not been transmitted yet, it is confirmed whether or not the preparation of the reply mail has been completed. That is, even if the student prepares the reply mail, the reply mail cannot be transmitted unless the portable learning terminal device 5 and the learning terminal device 4 can be connected. However, if the creation of the reply mail has already been completed, the student can immediately transmit the reply mail by connecting the learning terminal device 4 and the portable learning terminal device 5.

In step S51, if it is confirmed that the creation of the reply mail has already been completed, the process is terminated, and if the preparation of the reply mail has not been completed, the reply mail is prepared. The requested screen is displayed on the display screen by the display device 507 (step S5).
3) Return to step S51.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a display executed on the display screen of the display device 507 in the reply mail generation processing shown in FIG. In the example shown in the figure, “Question 12” is displayed, and the student enters an answer in the answer column of each question included in “Question 12”, and “Create answer mail” at the bottom of the screen is displayed. By pressing the displayed portion, a reply mail can be created. When the display is to be ended, the part at the bottom of the screen where "Close" is displayed may be pressed.

As described above, according to the learning system 1 as an embodiment of the present invention, the learning management device 3 and the learning terminal device 4 are connected via the communication network 2, and
The learning terminal device 4 is configured to be connectable to the portable learning terminal device 5. The learning management device 3 generates a problem mail based on the problems stored in the problem database 305, and At a set predetermined time, the learning terminal device 4 transmits the learning mail to the learning terminal device 4, and receives the problem mail transmitted from the learning management device 3 and stores it in the storage device 4.
When the portable learning terminal device 5 is connected to the communication control unit 406, a problem mail is transmitted to the portable learning terminal device 5, and the portable learning terminal device 5 Is displayed on the display screen.
By inputting answers to the questions displayed on the display screen of the portable learning terminal device 5 using the tablet 504, even when away from home, it is possible to easily learn.
The response mail created by the student in the portable learning terminal device 5 is transmitted to the learning terminal device 4 when the portable learning terminal device 5 and the learning terminal device 4 are connected to each other. In the mobile learning terminal device 5
Is transmitted to the learning management device 3, and the learning management device 3 stores the response mail transmitted from the learning terminal device 4 in the storage device 303 and corresponds to the response mail. The answer is read from the question database 305, the correction of the answer mail is executed, and the correction mail is generated. Furthermore, since the correction mail is transmitted to the portable learning terminal device 5 via the learning terminal device 4 together with the problem mail for the next day, the student can quickly confirm the correction result for his / her answer. In addition, learning can be further effectively advanced based on the correction mail. Further, in the portable learning terminal device 5, if an answer mail is not created by a predetermined time, a display prompting to create an answer email is displayed on the display screen, so that the student may forget to create the answer email. Alternatively, it is possible to solve a problem that has occurred in the conventional distance learning, such as a case where learning is likely to be lacking, and it is possible to more reliably achieve a learning effect.

In the above-described embodiment, if the creation of the reply mail is not completed by the portable learning terminal device 5 even when the predetermined time has been reached, the reply mail is formed on the display screen. Although it was configured to perform the required display,
The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the portable learning terminal device 5 may include a speaker and emit a warning sound to request the student to create a reply mail, or It is also possible to provide a voice synthesizing means so as to request the student to create a reply mail by voice. Alternatively, the portable learning terminal device 5 may be configured to request creation of an answer mail if the answer mail is not created within a predetermined time after receiving the problem email, instead of the predetermined time. Further, the learning management device 3 and the learning terminal device 4 may be configured to execute communication at a predetermined time set in advance to transmit and receive an e-mail, or the learning system 1 includes an e-mail server. By connecting the learning management device 3 and the learning terminal device 4 to an e-mail server, even when the learning management device 3 and the learning terminal device 4 are not directly connected, an e-mail can be transmitted and received. Of course, it is needless to say that other specific detailed structures can be appropriately changed.

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According to the first aspect of the present invention, a predetermined problem is extracted from the problems stored in the problem storage means.
When an e-mail is sent to the user and a response to this problem is sent from the user by e-mail, the e-mail is received and the question status for the user is updated. As compared with the above method, the problem can be received and the answer can be sent promptly. Thereby, during the learning period, the time for waiting for the arrival of the problem is greatly reduced, and the learning effect can be enhanced. Further, since the time required for sending the problem is reduced, for example, it is possible to transmit the problem to the user every day, and the period required for learning can be reduced. Further, the user can easily create a response to the problem received as an e-mail by using a free time or the like by using a portable information terminal device capable of communicating with the communication device by e-mail. And you can easily submit your answers,
The burden on the user during learning can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the user transmits an answer to the problem transmitted from the communication device,
Correction is performed based on the answer stored in advance, and the correction result is transmitted to the user. Therefore, within a short time after the user transmits the answer, the correction along with the problem to be learned next by the user is performed. Since the results can be sent to the user,
The time required for communication with the user can be further reduced as compared with correspondence education by mail. Thereby, for example, on the day after the user sends the answer, the question and the correction result can be sent, and the user can learn daily with almost no blank, thereby improving the learning efficiency. Can be further enhanced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the question to be answered by the user is transmitted to the terminal device as e-mail, then output from the terminal device to the portable information terminal and stored in the portable information terminal. If the user connects the portable information terminal to the terminal device when receiving the question, then the user can create an answer only with the portable information terminal. This allows the user to carry a portable information terminal,
You can easily learn using your spare time.
In addition, since the question sent to the user and the answer created by the user are sent and received as e-mail, the time required to send and receive the question and the answer is longer than in the conventional mail-based correspondence education. Be shortened,
Time and labor can be saved, and the burden on learning can be reduced. The e-mail transmitted from the learning information providing device to the user is received by the terminal device and output from the terminal device to the portable information terminal. Therefore, when the portable information terminal possessed by the user is not in a communicable state, Even so, if communication with the terminal device is possible, the learning information providing device does not need to wait for the portable information terminal to be able to communicate, and in the unlikely event that the data in question is abnormal in the portable information terminal. Even if the problem occurs, the problem stored in the terminal device can be easily recovered by outputting the problem again.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a learning system as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the learning management device in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of the problem database of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of a mail address memory of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the learning terminal device of FIG. 1;

6 is a diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of the storage device of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the portable learning terminal device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an e-mail transmission / reception process executed by the learning management device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an e-mail receiving / forwarding process executed by the learning terminal device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an answer mail generation process executed by the portable learning terminal device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a response mail confirmation process executed by the portable learning terminal device of FIG. 1;

12 is a diagram showing an example of a display in the reply mail generation processing shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 learning system 2 communication line network 3 learning management device 301 CPU 302 RAM 303 storage device 304 storage medium 305 problem database 306 e-mail address memory 307 input device 308 display device 309 timekeeping device 310 communication control unit 311 bus 4 learning terminal device 401 CPU 402 RAM 403 input device 404 storage medium 405 display device 406 communication control unit 407 bus 410 storage device 411 problem mail storage area 412 reply mail storage area 413 corrected mail storage area 5 portable learning terminal device 501 CPU 502 RAM 503 tablet detection unit 504 tablet 505 Storage device 506 Storage medium 507 Display device 508 Timing device 509 Communication control unit 510 Bus

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A communication device for transmitting and receiving e-mails via a communication line, comprising: user management means for storing e-mail addresses of a plurality of users who receive a learning problem e-mail and a question setting status for each user; A question storage means for storing a plurality of questions for learning; an answer storage means for storing a plurality of answers respectively corresponding to the plurality of questions stored in the question storage means; and a question stored in the user management means. Based on the situation,
Problem extracting means for extracting, from a plurality of questions stored in the question storing means, predetermined questions to be set for each of the users; and solving the problems extracted by the problem extracting means for each of the users. A question sending means for sending an e-mail to the user, and when a reply to the question sent by the question sending means is returned by an e-mail from the user, the user receives the e-mail and sends the reply to the user management means. A response receiving means for updating the stored question status for the user; 2. When an e-mail returned from the user is received by the answer receiving means, an answer corresponding to the answer received as the e-mail is read from a plurality of answers stored in the answer storing means. Answer extracting means for extracting, and correcting means for correcting the answer received as an e-mail by the answer receiving means to generate a corrected result based on the answer extracted by the answer extracting means, further comprising: The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the problem transmitting unit transmits the correction result generated by the correction unit together with the problem extracted by the problem extraction unit. 3. A learning information providing device capable of transmitting and receiving an electronic mail, a terminal device for transmitting and receiving an electronic mail to and from the learning information providing device, and a portable information terminal for transmitting and receiving data to and from the terminal device. A communication management system comprising: a user management unit configured to store e-mail addresses of a plurality of users who receive an e-mail for learning and an e-mail address of a question for each user; A question storage means for storing a plurality of questions; an answer storage means for storing a plurality of answers respectively corresponding to the plurality of questions stored in the question storage means; and a question answering state stored in the user management means. ,
Problem extracting means for extracting, from a plurality of questions stored in the question storing means, predetermined questions to be set for each of the users; and solving the problems extracted by the problem extracting means for each of the users. A question sending means for sending an e-mail to the user, and when a reply to the question sent by the question sending means is returned by an e-mail from the user, the user receives the e-mail and sends the reply to the user management means. Answer receiving means for updating the stored question status for the user, wherein the terminal device receives a problem for learning transmitted by e-mail by the learning information providing device, and An output for outputting a problem received as an e-mail by the problem receiving means to the portable information terminal when the information terminal is connected; And a storage unit that stores a question output from an output unit of the terminal device; and an answer input unit that allows a user to input an answer to the question stored in the storage unit. Answer mail generating means for generating a reply mail as an e-mail for transmitting the reply input by the reply input means, wherein the terminal device reads the reply mail generated by the portable information terminal. A communication learning system, further comprising: a response transmitting unit that transmits the response to the learning information providing device.