JP2010170217A - Communication terminal device, backup method and backup program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent incoming mail and mail for telephone directory backup from coexisting when backing up telephone directory information using the electronic mail. <P>SOLUTION: A communication terminal device 11 which transmits/receives electronic mails using a normal mail account, includes: a storage means 13 which stores telephone directory information 12 including a list containing at least telephone numbers and identification information corresponding to the telephone information; a transmission means 14 which transmits electronic mail prepared by attaching the data indicating the telephone directory information 12 stored in the storage means 13 to a mail account for backup which is different from the normal mail account; and a reception means 15 which receives the electronic mail transmitted to the mail account for backup at backup reception. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication terminal device having a backup function for telephone directory information, a backup method, and a backup program.

  Many communication terminal devices are provided with a telephone directory function. In the telephone book of the communication terminal device, data such as name, telephone number, and e-mail address are described and collectively stored as telephone book information. The user can easily make a call or send an e-mail using the data described in the phone book.

  Since the phone book is a convenient function, it is important to back up the phone book information so that the phone book information is not lost due to an accident or the like. Further, since information stored in the phone book information is changed such as new registration, content change, or registration deletion, it is necessary to update the information to some extent periodically and back it up.

  Many methods have been devised for backing up the telephone directory information stored in the communication terminal device, but in particular, there are many methods using electronic mail.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a mobile phone terminal that automatically transmits changes in phone book information by e-mail when a user newly registers, changes, or deletes a phone number list.

JP 2005-057477 A (paragraph 0015, paragraph 107-112, paragraph 124)

  However, the mobile phone terminal described in Patent Document 1 executes a process of automatically backing up the changed contents of the phone book information using an e-mail, but allows the personal computer to store the phone book information for backup. Therefore, when restoring the phone book information, it is necessary to send an e-mail attached with the phone book information from a personal computer, for example. Then, the original electronic mail and the electronic mail with the phone book information attached are mixed in the mobile phone terminal.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device, a backup method, and a backup program that can prevent the original received mail and the electronic mail for restoring the phone book from being mixed.

  A communication terminal device according to the present invention is a communication terminal device that transmits and receives electronic mail using a normal mail account, and includes telephone directory information including a list including at least a telephone number and identification information corresponding to the telephone number. Storage means for storing, and transmission means for sending an e-mail in which data indicating the phone book information stored in the storage means is attached to a backup mail account different from the normal mail account at the time of backup transmission; And receiving means for receiving an e-mail transmitted to the backup e-mail account when receiving the backup.

  A backup method according to the present invention is a backup method in a communication terminal device that transmits and receives e-mails using a normal mail account, and includes a telephone directory that includes at least a telephone number and identification information corresponding to the telephone number. Information is stored, and when sending a backup, an email with the data indicating the stored phone book information as an attached file is sent to a backup email account that is different from the regular email account. It is characterized by receiving an e-mail sent to an account.

  A backup program according to the present invention is a telephone book comprising a list including at least a telephone number and identification information corresponding to the telephone number in a computer built in a communication terminal device that transmits and receives electronic mail using a normal mail account. Processing to store information, processing to send an email with attached data indicating the stored phone book information to a backup email account different from the regular email account, and receiving backup at the time of backup transmission And a process of receiving an e-mail transmitted to the backup e-mail account.

  According to the present invention, when the telephone book information is backed up using electronic mail, the original received mail and the electronic mail for restoring the telephone book can be prevented from being mixed.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 1st Embodiment (Embodiment 1) of the communication terminal device by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which the communication terminal device shown by FIG. 1 transmits backup mail. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which the communication terminal device shown by FIG. 1 receives a backup mail. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 2nd Embodiment (Embodiment 2) of the communication terminal device by this invention. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of automatically transmitting a backup mail by the communication terminal device shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which the communication terminal device of 3rd Embodiment transmits the backup mail of telephone directory information and terminal setting information. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which the communication terminal device of 3rd Embodiment receives the backup mail of telephone directory information and terminal setting information. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which the communication terminal device of 4th Embodiment transmits the backup mail of telephone directory information. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which the communication terminal device of 4th Embodiment receives a backup mail. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part of the communication terminal device by this invention.

Embodiment 1. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment (Embodiment 1) of a communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention. With reference to FIG. 1, the structure of the communication terminal device of 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.

  The communication terminal device shown in FIG. 1 includes a main control unit 1, an operation unit 2, a display unit 3, a storage unit 4, and a mail control unit 5.

  The main control unit 1 controls the entire communication terminal device. The operation unit 2 includes a numeric keypad and various function keys. The operation unit 2 outputs an input signal corresponding to the operation by the user. The main control unit 1 controls the communication terminal device in response to the input signal input from the operation unit 2.

  The display unit 3 displays various setting information, the contents of an e-mail, and the like on the liquid crystal display according to the control of the main control unit 1. The storage unit 4 stores mail account information related to a mail account, management data including a telephone number, telephone book information, and the like. The mail control unit 5 is connected to the Internet 6. The mail control unit 5 controls creation and transmission / reception of electronic mail. The communication terminal device according to the present invention has an e-mail account for backup (backup mail) in addition to an e-mail account for normal use (normal mail).

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation in which the communication terminal device shown in FIG. 1 transmits a backup mail. By transmitting the backup mail, the user can back up the phone book information stored in the communication terminal device. With reference to FIG. 2, the operation of transmitting a backup mail will be described.

  First, the user operates the operation unit 2 to register in advance mail account information for normal mail and mail account information for backup mail. The registered mail account information for normal mail and mail account information for backup mail are stored in the storage unit 4. It is assumed that the mail account information for backup mail is also registered in advance in the communication terminal devices of the second to fourth embodiments.

  In the communication terminal device, when the user performs an operation for starting the transmission of the backup mail using the operation unit 2, the operation unit 2 outputs an input signal corresponding to the operation for starting the transmission of the backup mail. When the main control unit 1 recognizes an input signal indicating a backup mail transmission operation (step S101), the mail control unit 5 starts creating an e-mail.

  The mail control unit 5 reads the backup mail account from the storage unit 4 and sets it as the transmission destination of the e-mail to be created (step S102). Next, the mail control unit 5 sets the wording indicating that the backup file is attached to the subject and body of the email to be created (step S103). The wording indicating that the backup file is attached may be set in the subject or body of the e-mail to be created.

  Next, the mail control unit 5 reads the phone book information from the area for storing the phone book information in the storage unit 4 and converts it into a file of a predetermined format. The file processing may be performed by the main control unit 1. Then, the mail control unit 5 attaches the filed telephone directory information as an attached file of the e-mail to be created (step S104). Finally, the mail control unit 5 transmits the created electronic mail to the mail account for backup mail (step S105).

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation in which the communication terminal apparatus shown in FIG. 1 receives a backup mail. By receiving the backup mail, the user can restore the backed-up phone book information if the backup has been performed in advance. With reference to FIG. 3, the operation of receiving a backup mail will be described.

  In the communication terminal device, when the user performs an operation for instructing reception of the backup mail using the operation unit 2, the operation unit 2 outputs an input signal corresponding to reception of the backup mail. When the main control unit 1 recognizes an input signal corresponding to the reception of the backup mail (step S201), the mail control unit 5 starts receiving the e-mail.

  The mail control unit 5 reads the backup mail account from the storage unit 4 and receives an email using the backup mail account (step S202). When the reception of the e-mail is completed, the main control unit 1 displays a list of e-mails received with the backup mail account on the display unit 3 (step S203).

  In step S203, when the user selects an e-mail attached with a phone book information file to be restored from the list of e-mails displayed on the display unit 3, the operation unit 2 performs an operation of restoring the phone book information. Outputs the corresponding input signal. When the main control unit 1 recognizes an input signal indicating a phone book information restoration operation (step S204), the main control unit 1 stores the contents of the phone book information file attached to the selected e-mail. Is written in the area for storing the telephone book information (step S205). After the writing is completed, the process returns to step S203.

  In step S204, if the main control unit 1 recognizes that the operation for ending the received mail has been performed in the operation unit 2 without performing the operation for restoring the phone book information (step S206), the communication is performed. The terminal device ends the process related to reception of the electronic mail.

  When the main control unit 1 recognizes that an operation related to normal mail reception has been performed by the operation unit 2 (step S211), the mail control unit 5 acquires a mail account for normal mail from the storage unit 4. Reading and receiving an e-mail with a mail account for normal mail (step S212). When the user operates the received mail displayed on the display unit 3 with the operation unit 2, the main control unit 1 performs processing such as displaying the mail text on the display unit 3 (step S213). When the main control unit 1 recognizes that the operation unit 2 has ended the operation related to the received mail (step S214), the communication terminal device ends the process related to the reception of the e-mail.

  In such a communication terminal device, transmission / reception of the backup mail of the phone book information is performed using a mail account different from the mail account for the normal mail, so that the backup mail of the phone book information and the normal mail are not mixed. The user can easily determine the backup mail of the phone book information, and the possibility of deleting the backup mail due to an erroneous operation can be reduced.

  In addition, when the user performs an operation to send a backup mail for the phone book information, the communication terminal device automatically sends a backup mail for the phone book information to the mail account for the backup mail. It is possible to prevent erroneous transmission of backup mail that may occur when sending mail.

  Furthermore, when the user performs an operation for instructing the restoration of the phone book information, the communication terminal device automatically receives the backup mail of the phone book information with the mail account for the backup mail. You don't need to be aware that you are using a different email account than your account.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the second embodiment (Embodiment 2) of the communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention. The communication terminal device shown in FIG. 4 has a configuration in which a timer 7 is added to the configuration of the communication terminal device of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The timekeeping unit 7 has a timekeeping function for date and time.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation in which the communication terminal apparatus shown in FIG. 4 automatically transmits a backup mail. The communication terminal device according to the second embodiment automatically transmits a backup mail of the phone book information when the date and time set in advance by the user comes. With reference to FIG. 5, an operation for automatically transmitting a backup mail will be described.

  First, the user operates the operation unit 2 to set in advance the date and time when the backup mail of the phone book information is automatically transmitted as the transmission date and time information. The registered transmission date information is stored in the storage unit 4. It should be noted that even if a single time (for example, 1st January 2009 10:00, etc.) is registered in the transmission date and time information, a time (for example, 12:00 on the 1st of every month) is repeated periodically. ) May be registered.

  When the main control unit 1 detects a match between the date and time measured by the time measuring unit 7 and the date and time indicated by the transmission date and time information stored in the storage unit 4, the main control unit 1 starts a process of transmitting a backup mail of the phone book information (Step S1). S111).

  In step S111, the operation after starting the telephone book information backup mail transmission process (corresponding to steps S101 to S105 shown in FIG. 5) is the same as the operation in steps S101 to S105 shown in FIG. is there.

  Since such a communication terminal device automatically transmits a backup mail of the telephone directory information to the mail account for backup mail at the set date and time, it is possible to improve user convenience.

Embodiment 3. FIG.
A communication terminal device according to a third embodiment (Embodiment 3) of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the communication terminal apparatus of the third embodiment is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 1 or the configuration shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which the communication terminal apparatus according to the third embodiment transmits a backup mail of phone book information and terminal setting information. The communication terminal device according to the third embodiment can add terminal setting information such as outgoing / incoming notification setting and outgoing call destination restriction setting to the target to be backed up in addition to the phone book information. With reference to FIG. 6, an operation in which the communication terminal device of the third embodiment transmits a backup mail will be described.

  The user performs an operation to start transmission of backup mail (step S101), the mail control unit 5 sets the destination, subject and text of the backup electronic mail (steps S102 and S103), and stores the phone book information as a file. The operation of converting to an attached file (step S104) is the same as the operation of steps S101 to S104 shown in FIG.

  In step S104, when the phone book information is converted into a file and attached as an attached file, the mail control unit 5 reads the terminal setting information from the area for storing the terminal setting information in the storage unit 4 and creates a file in a predetermined format. Turn into. The main control unit 1 may perform the file processing. Then, the mail control unit 5 attaches the filed terminal setting information as an attached file of the e-mail to be created (step S121). Note that the phone book information and the terminal setting information may be filed in one attached file. Finally, the mail control unit 5 transmits the created electronic mail to the backup mail mail account (step S105).

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which the communication terminal apparatus according to the third embodiment receives a backup mail of phone book information and terminal setting information. With reference to FIG. 7, the operation of the communication terminal apparatus according to the third embodiment receiving a backup mail will be described.

  The user performs an operation of receiving the backup mail (step S201), receives the e-mail with the mail account for the backup mail (step S202), and restores the phone book information from the list of e-mails received by the user When is selected, the operation of writing the telephone directory information of the attached file (steps S203 to S205) is the same as the operation of steps S201 to S205 shown in FIG.

  In the third embodiment, the main control unit 1 checks whether or not the user performs an operation for instructing the operation unit 2 to restore the terminal setting information (step S221). In step S221, when the main control unit 1 recognizes an input signal output from the operation unit 2 in response to an operation for instructing restoration of the terminal setting information, the main control unit 1 is attached to the selected e-mail. The contents of the terminal setting information file are written in the area for storing the terminal setting information in the storage unit 4 (step S222). After the writing is completed, the process returns to step S203.

  When the main control unit 1 recognizes that the operation unit 2 has finished the operation related to the received mail (step S206), the communication terminal device ends the process related to the mail reception.

  Further, the processing related to normal mail reception (corresponding to steps S211 to S214 shown in FIG. 7) by the main control unit 1 and the mail control unit 5 is the same as the processing of steps S211 to S214 shown in FIG.

  If the phone book information and the terminal setting information are filed in one attached file when the backup mail is transmitted, the phone book information is restored (step S205) and the terminal setting information is restored (step In S222), each of the phone book information and the terminal setting information may be read from one attached file.

  In such a communication terminal device, since the user also backs up the terminal setting information in addition to the phone book information, the convenience of the user can be improved.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
A communication terminal device according to a fourth embodiment (Embodiment 4) of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the communication terminal apparatus of the fourth embodiment is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 1 or the configuration shown in FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which the communication terminal apparatus according to the fourth embodiment transmits a backup mail of phone book information. When receiving a backup mail, the communication terminal device according to the fourth embodiment automatically determines that the e-mail is not a backup mail and deletes it if the sender is not a backup mail mail account. To do. With reference to FIG. 8, the operation of the communication terminal device according to the fourth embodiment for transmitting a backup mail will be described.

  The operation of the user for starting the transmission of the backup mail (step S101) and the mail control unit 5 for setting the transmission destination, subject and text of the backup email (steps S102 and S103) are shown in FIG. The operations are the same as those in steps S101 to S103.

  When the setting of the subject and body of the e-mail to be created is completed in step S103, the mail control unit 5 sets a mail account for backup mail to the sender of the e-mail to be created (step S131). Next, the mail control unit 5 reads the phone book information from the area for storing the phone book information in the storage unit 4 in the same manner as the operations in steps S104 and S105 shown in FIG. The file is attached as a file (step S104), and the created e-mail is sent to the backup mail account (step S105).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which the communication terminal device according to the fourth embodiment receives a backup mail. With reference to FIG. 9, the operation of receiving a backup mail will be described.

  In the communication terminal device, when an operation for receiving a backup mail is performed from the user (step S201), the mail control unit 5 reads the backup mail account from the storage unit 4, and electronically uses the backup mail account. A mail is received (step S202).

  Next, the mail control unit 5 confirms whether or not the sender of the received e-mail is a mail account for backup mail, and deletes the received mail whose mail account for backup mail is not the sender (step S231). .

  The mail control unit 5 displays only the received mail with the backup mail account as the sender in the received mail list (step S203).

  The restoration operation after step S203 (corresponding to steps S203 to S206 shown in FIG. 9) is the same as the operation of steps S203 to 206 shown in FIG. Further, when the operation of receiving the backup mail is not performed in step S201, the processing related to normal mail reception by the main control unit 1 and the mail control unit 5 (corresponding to steps S211 to S214 shown in FIG. 9) This is the same as the processing in steps S211 to S214 shown in FIG.

  In such a communication terminal device, emails other than the email whose backup email account is the sender are automatically deleted. For example, spam emails sent at random destinations can be used for backup emails. The user can easily select the required backup mail from the received mail list even if it is sent to the mail account.

  The communication terminal device according to the present invention can also be realized by combining a plurality of embodiments from the first embodiment to the fourth embodiment. Such a communication terminal device can have the effect which the communication terminal device of each embodiment has.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a main part of the communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10, the communication terminal device 11 is a communication terminal device that transmits and receives electronic mail using a normal mail account, and includes at least a telephone number and identification information corresponding to the telephone number. The storage means 13 for storing the phone book information 12 (for example, equivalent to the storage unit 4 shown in FIG. 1) and the data indicating the phone book information 12 stored in the storage means 13 at the time of backup transmission are used as attached files. Sending means 14 (e.g., equivalent to the mail control unit 5 shown in FIG. 1) for sending an e-mail to a backup mail account different from the normal mail account; It has a receiving means 15 (for example, corresponding to the mail control unit 5 shown in FIG. 1) for receiving an electronic mail. .

  In addition, communication terminal devices as shown in the following (1) to (4) are also disclosed in the communication terminal devices of the above embodiments.

(1) Provided with display means (for example, equivalent to the display unit 3 shown in FIG. 1) for displaying a list of e-mails addressed to the backup mail account received by the receiving means, and the storage means is e-mail displayed by the display means The communication terminal device stores the phone book information indicated by the attached file of the e-mail selected by the user (for example, realized by the operations of steps S203 to S205 in the first embodiment). In the communication terminal device configured as described above, the user can easily select the phone book information desired to be restored from the list display of the backup mail.

(2) The receiving means is a communication terminal device in which the sender deletes an email different from the backup email account among the emails sent to the backup email account (for example, the operation of step S231 in the fourth embodiment) Realized by.) The communication terminal device configured in this way automatically deletes mail other than the mail whose backup mail account is the sender. For example, junk mail sent at random destinations can be used as backup mail. The user can easily select the required backup mail from the received mail list even when the mail is sent to the mail account.

(3) Timekeeping means for timing the date and time is provided, the storage means stores transmission date and time information, and the transmission means stores in the storage means when the date and time indicated by the transmission date and time information matches the date and time counted by the timing means. A communication terminal device that transmits an e-mail in which data indicating the telephone directory information is attached to a backup mail account (for example, this is realized by the operations of steps S111 and S102 to S105 in the second embodiment). ). In the communication terminal device configured as described above, the backup mail of the phone book information is automatically transmitted to the mail account for the backup mail at the set date and time, so that the convenience for the user can be improved.

(4) The storage means stores terminal setting information indicating various setting information of the communication terminal device, and the transmission means attaches data indicating the terminal setting information stored in the storage means when transmitting the terminal setting information. An e-mail is transmitted to the backup mail account, and the receiving means receives the e-mail transmitted to the backup mail account when receiving the terminal setting information (for example, step in the third embodiment) This is realized by the operations of S121 and steps S101 to S105.) In the communication terminal device configured as described above, the user also backs up the terminal setting information in addition to the telephone directory information, so that the convenience for the user can be improved.

  The present invention is applicable to communication terminal apparatuses such as telephones, mobile phones, and facsimiles with telephone functions.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main control part 2 Operation part 3 Display part 4 Storage part 5 Mail control part 6 Internet 11 Communication terminal device 12 Telephone directory information 13 Storage means 14 Transmission means 15 Reception means

Claims (9)

A communication terminal device that transmits and receives e-mails using a normal mail account,
Storage means for storing telephone directory information comprising a list including at least a telephone number and identification information corresponding to the telephone number;
Sending means for sending an e-mail in which the data indicating the phone book information stored in the storage means is attached to a backup mail account different from the normal mail account at the time of backup transmission;
A communication terminal apparatus comprising: a receiving unit that receives an e-mail transmitted to the backup mail account when receiving a backup. A display means for displaying a list of e-mails to the backup mail account received by the receiving means;
The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores telephone directory information indicated by an attached file of an e-mail selected by the user from a list of e-mails displayed by the display unit. The communication terminal device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the receiving unit deletes an email whose sender is different from the backup email account among emails sent to the backup email account. It has a timekeeping means to keep time
The storage means stores transmission date information,
When the transmission date and time indicated by the transmission date and time and the date and time counted by the timing unit coincide with each other, the transmission unit converts the email indicating the phone book information stored in the storage unit as an attached file into a backup mail account The communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the communication terminal device is transmitted to a destination. The storage means stores terminal setting information indicating various setting information of the communication terminal device,
The transmission means transmits an e-mail attached with data indicating the terminal setting information stored in the storage means to the backup mail account when transmitting the terminal setting information,
The communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the receiving unit receives an e-mail transmitted to the backup e-mail account when receiving the terminal setting information. A backup method in a communication terminal device that transmits and receives e-mails using a normal mail account,
Storing telephone directory information comprising a list including at least a telephone number and identification information corresponding to the telephone number;
When sending a backup, send an email with the data indicating the stored phone book information as an attachment to a backup email account different from the regular email account,
A backup method characterized by receiving an e-mail sent to the backup e-mail account when receiving a backup. Display a list of emails received for backup email accounts,
The backup method according to claim 6, wherein the telephone book information indicated by the attached file of the e-mail selected by the user in the displayed e-mail list is stored. In the computer built in the communication terminal device that sends and receives e-mail using the regular mail account,
A process of storing telephone directory information comprising a list including at least a telephone number and identification information corresponding to the telephone number;
A process of sending an e-mail with attached data indicating the stored phone book information to a backup e-mail account different from the normal e-mail account at the time of backup transmission;
A backup program for executing a process of receiving an e-mail sent to the backup e-mail account when receiving a backup. On the computer,
Processing to display a list of emails received for the backup email account;
The backup program according to claim 8, for executing processing for storing telephone book information indicated by an attached file of an e-mail selected by the user from the displayed e-mail list.

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