JP4965209B2 - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone.

  Conventionally, as this type of mobile communication terminal, emails are sent to or received from other mobile phones and PCs via a mobile phone communication network. Mobile phones that can be used are known. In such a mobile phone capable of sending and receiving mail, a mail address used for sending and receiving mail can be displayed as one of the local station information.

  However, in the conventional mobile phone described above, it is necessary to manually register the mail address of the local station that can be displayed as the E-mail address of the local station information, or to register by cut and paste from the mail display screen or the like. Yes, it was inconvenient.

  The objective of this invention is providing the mobile communication terminal which can improve the convenience of a user when registering the mail address set to the mobile communication terminal as self-station information.

A mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is a mobile communication terminal capable of transmitting mail via a communication network, and receives mail address data set in the mobile communication terminal from a server via the communication network. Means for receiving and means for storing the data of the mail address received from the server in a storage area for own station information. In this mobile communication terminal, when the mail address data set in the mobile communication terminal is received from the server, the mail address data is stored in the storage area for the local station information. User convenience when registering an e-mail address is improved.
In the mobile communication terminal, the mail address data may be received from the server when an application for a mail transmission / reception service by the mobile communication terminal is accepted. In this case, the convenience of the user when registering the mail address set when the application for the mail transmission / reception service is accepted as the local station information is improved.
In the mobile communication terminal, the mail address data may be received from the server when a mail address used by a user of the mobile communication terminal is changed. In this case, the convenience of the user when registering the changed mail address as the own station information at the time of changing the mail address is improved.
Further, in the mobile communication terminal, means for displaying that the mail address data to be stored is received from the server, and the mail address data received from the server is stored in the storage area for the local station information. Means for instructing whether to do so, and means for storing the data of the mail address received from the server based on the instruction. In this case, the user can confirm whether or not the data of the email address to be saved has been received from the server, and can instruct whether or not to save the data of the email address. It is possible to avoid newly registering or changing an e-mail address as station information.
Further, in the mobile communication terminal, the data of the mail address to be stored may be described in a header part of a mail transmitted from the server. In this case, the mail address data is described in the header part of the mail transmitted from the server to the mobile communication terminal, so that the mail address data is transferred to the mobile communication without correcting the content of the mail text. Can be easily added to e-mail addressed to the terminal.
The e-mail address may be described in an extension header field newly defined in the header section, or may be described in an unused existing header field. Examples of protocols used for transmission / reception of mail having such a header portion include SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3), and IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol 4).
Further, in the mobile communication terminal, based on the value of the sender field in the header part of the mail from the server and the presence / absence of the field in which the data of the mail address to be stored is described, It may be determined whether or not the mail is a mail notifying the storage target mail address. In this case, based on the value of the sender field and the presence / absence of the field describing the data of the email address, whether or not the email from the server is the email notifying the email address to be stored. Therefore, erroneous registration of the mail address as the local station information can be avoided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the convenience of a user when registering the mail address set to the mobile communication terminal as own station information can be improved.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a mobile phone as a mobile communication terminal will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of a communication system for mail transmission / reception using a mobile phone according to the present embodiment. This communication system includes a plurality of mobile phones 10 and a mobile phone communication network 20 as a mobile communication network managed by a mobile communication carrier. The mobile phone communication network 20 includes a base station 201 and a switch (not shown) (circuit switch, packet switch), etc., and is connected to the mobile phone communication network 40 by the Internet 30 or other mobile communication carriers via a gateway server (not shown). Has been. In addition, the mobile phone communication network 20 and the mobile phone communication network 40 include various types of emails for processing mobile phones such as electronic mail, multimedia messaging service (Multimedia Messaging Service), and short message service (SMS). Mail servers 21 and 41 are connected, and a mail server 31 for processing electronic mail is connected to the Internet 30. Via these mail servers 21, 31 and 41, the mobile phone 10 can send and receive electronic mails and SMS mails to and from various communication terminals. For example, the mobile phone 10A of the user A transmits / receives mail via the mobile phone communication network 20 to / from a mobile phone contracted with the same mobile telecommunications carrier, or with other mobile telecommunications carriers. Mail can be transmitted / received to / from a contracted mobile phone via the mobile phone communication network 40. User A's mobile phone 10 </ b> A can also send and receive mail to and from a personal computer via the Internet 30.

  The mobile phone communication network 20 is connected to a user information management server 25 that manages information on users (subscribers) who use telephone and mail transmission / reception services by contracting with a mobile communication carrier. Yes. The user information management server 25 stores and manages information such as the name, address, identification number, and telephone number of each user. In addition, the user information management server 25 stores and manages information on the mail address set in each user's mobile phone. When a user applies for and receives an email transmission / reception service and a new email address is set for the user's mobile phone 10, the new email address is registered in the user information management server 25. Further, when the user operates the mobile phone 10 to change the mail address at the time of registration, the corresponding mail address in the user information management server 25 is rewritten with the new mail address after the change. When a new email address is registered or changed, the user information management server 25 notifies the corresponding mobile phone 10 of the newly registered new email address or the new email address after the change. This address notification is performed using, for example, a mail header. In the From field of the header part of the address notification mail, predetermined data is described so that the mobile phone can determine that the mail address to be stored is notified.

  Further, the data of the mail address to be notified can be defined by being described in the header part of the mail. For example, when mail is transmitted by SMTP, it can be defined by describing it in an extension field of a header defined in RFC (Request For Comment) 822. The user information management server 25 inserts a predetermined extended field into the RFC822 header and transmits the mail when composing the mail. The cellular phone 10 on the mail receiving side reads the content (value) described in the extended field and stores it in a predetermined storage area in the cellular phone.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of an external configuration of the mobile phone. The cellular phone 10 according to the present embodiment includes a main control unit 120 serving as a control unit, an internal memory 121 serving as a storage unit, a wireless communication unit 122 serving as a communication unit that performs communication via the cellular phone communication network 20, and an antenna 112. A display unit 125 as a display unit, and a key operation unit 126 as an operation unit.

  The main control unit 120 includes, for example, a CPU, a cache memory, a ROM, a system bus, and the like, and transmits and receives data to and from each unit such as the internal memory 121 and the wireless communication unit 122 by executing a predetermined control program. And control each part. The main control unit 120 is connected to a microphone 108 as a sound input unit and a speaker 109 as a sound output unit via a sound signal processing unit 123. Further, a display unit 125 is connected to the main control unit 120 via a display control unit 124 as a display control unit. Further, the main control unit 120 is also connected with a key operation unit 126 operated by a user when instructing various processes or inputting various data.

  The main control unit 120 also functions as means for storing the mail address data received from the user information management server 25 in a storage area for own station information set in the internal memory 121 in advance. The storage of the mail address data may be executed based on an instruction input by the user operating the key operation unit 126. Further, the main control unit 120 may acquire and store the data of the mail address to be stored from the header part of the address notification mail received from the user information management server 25. Here, based on the value of the sender field in the header part of the notification mail from the user information management server 25 and the presence / absence of the extension field in which the data of the mail address to be stored is described, the user information management server It may be determined whether the mail from 25 is a mail notifying the mail address to be stored.

  The wireless communication unit 122 and the antenna 112 as the communication means may be means for receiving data of a new mail address set in the mobile phone 10 from the user information management server 25 via the mobile phone communication network 20. Function. This mail address data may be received from the user information management server 25 when an application for a mail transmission / reception service by the mobile phone 10 is accepted, and the mail address used by the user of the mobile phone 10 is You may receive from the user information management server 25, when it changes.

  The internal memory 121 is constituted by a semiconductor memory such as a RAM or a ROM, and stores a control program executed by the main control unit 120 and various data. As these storage means, instead of the internal memory 121, a storage medium such as a memory card or an IC card that can be attached to and detached from the mobile phone body may be used.

  In addition, the internal memory 121 has a storage area for own station information that is set in advance so as to store the telephone number, mail address, etc. of the mobile phone 10, and is used as the storage area for the own station information. It also functions as means for storing the mail address data received from the person information management server 25.

  The display control unit 124 controls to display an image on the display unit 125 based on the drawing data sent from the main control unit 120. The display unit 125 is configured by using a display 110 including a liquid crystal panel and displays various images based on image data stored in the internal memory 121.

  The display control unit 124 and the display unit 125 cooperate with the main control unit 120 and based on the display instruction of the local station information input by the user operating the key operation unit 126. It also functions as means for displaying own station information such as a telephone number and a mail address stored in the station information storage area. The display control unit 124 and the display unit 125 also function as means for displaying that the data of the mail address to be stored has been received from the user information management server 25 in cooperation with the main control unit 120.

  The speaker 109 receives an analog signal converted from a digital signal by the sound signal processing unit 123, and outputs a voice during a call, or outputs a mail ringtone, a telephone ringing tone, music, or the like. The sound generation means including the speaker 109 and the sound signal processing unit 123 reproduces and outputs a sound effect and music (song, melody) using an attached file attached to the received mail. Can be controlled.

  The speaker 109 and the sound signal processing unit 123 also function as means for notifying the result of mail transmission. For example, by outputting preset sound effects and music (music, melody), the user can be notified of the result of successful or unsuccessful mail transmission.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the speaker 109 is configured by separately providing a receiver speaker (receiver) 109a for listening to a voice during a call and an external output speaker 109b for outputting a ring tone or music. Alternatively, a single speaker may be used so that both the speaker for the receiver and the speaker for external output can be used together.

  The key operation unit 126 includes a data input key (ten key, * key, # key) 103, a call start key 104, a call end key 105, a scroll key 106, a multi-function key 107, and the like. This is used when instructing the end of conversation, menu selection, display mode switching, etc., or inputting information.

  Further, the key operation unit 126 determines whether or not to store a display instruction for the local station information and mail address data received from the user information management server 25 in the storage area for the local station information. It also functions as a means for instructing.

  The microphone 108 converts the user's voice into an electrical signal (analog signal). An audio electrical signal (analog signal) output from the microphone 108 is input to the sound signal processing unit 123 and converted into a digital signal.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing for automatically registering a new mail address by receiving an address notification mail from the user information management server 25 in the mobile phone 10 having the above configuration. When the mobile phone 10 receives the address notification mail from the user information management server 25 (S1) and attempts to open the received mail, it determines whether the received mail is an address notification mail (S2).

  When the mobile phone 10 determines that the received mail is an address notification mail from the user information management server 25 (Yes in S2), the mobile phone 10 acquires mail address data from a predetermined extension field of the address notification mail (S3). ). Then, the mobile phone 10 stores the mail address data read from the predetermined extension field of the address notification mail in the local station information storage area in the internal memory 121. When the mail address is changed, the mail address data in the local information storage area in the internal memory 121 is rewritten.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another example of the process of receiving the address notification mail from the user information management server 25 and automatically registering the mail address in the mobile phone 10 having the above configuration. Although the example of FIG. 5 shows the case of new mail address registration, the same processing can be performed when the mail address is changed.

  In FIG. 5, when the mobile phone 10 selects an address notification mail from the reception user information management server 25 on the screen of the reception mailbox indicated by reference numeral 901A in FIG. 6 (S1), the mobile phone 10 in FIG. As in the example, it is determined whether the received mail is an address notification mail (S2). In the case of an address notification mail (Yes in S2), the mobile phone 10 further updates whether the mail address stored in the local information storage area has been rewritten, that is, the local information mail address is updated. It is determined whether or not (S3).

If it is determined in step S3 that the mail address of the local station information has not been updated (No in S3), the mobile phone 10 displays an update confirmation screen indicated by reference numeral 901B in FIG. 6 (S4). This confirmation screen 901B is a screen for displaying that an address notification mail including data of the mail address to be stored is received from the predetermined user information management server 25, and includes data of the mail address to be stored. A message for inquiring whether or not to update the e-mail address of the local station information is displayed together with a word of caution to inform the user.
The confirmation screen 901B may be controlled to be displayed only when the address notification mail is opened for the first time.

  The user who sees the confirmation screen 901B operates the cellular phone 10 and inputs to instruct the necessity of updating the mail address of the local station information (S5). Here, when the update is necessary (Yes in S6), a process of updating the mail address in the local station information is executed (S6). In this update process, the mobile phone 10 reads and acquires the mail address data from a predetermined extension field of the address notification mail, and stores the acquired mail address data in the local information storage area in the internal memory 121. save. The cellular phone 10 that has completed the updating process displays the mail text screen of the address notification mail indicated by reference numeral 901C in FIG. 6 (S8). On the other hand, when the update is not necessary (No in S6), the screen of the mail text of the address notification mail is displayed without executing the update process (S8).

  If it is determined in step S3 that the mail address of the local station information has been updated (Yes in S3), the mobile phone 10 displays the mail text screen of the address notification mail without executing steps S4 to S7. Display (S8).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the convenience of the user when registering the e-mail address set in the mobile phone 10 as the E-mail address of the own station information when the e-mail address is newly registered or changed. Can be improved.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various modifications can be made to the disclosed embodiments within the scope of the technical matters described in the claims without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention. Can be added.

  For example, the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone and can be applied to various mobile communication terminals capable of sending and receiving mail. That is, as the “mobile communication terminal” in the present invention, a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) system, a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) system, a TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association) system mobile phone, an IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications) system, etc. -2000 standard mobile phone, TD-SCDMA (MC: Multi Carrier) mobile phone, one of TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), automobile phone And a telephone having a call function such as a fixed telephone. Examples of the “mobile communication terminal” include a communication terminal such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) having a call function in addition to the above telephone.

  The control and processing in the mobile communication terminal can also be realized by executing a predetermined program on a computer provided in the mobile communication terminal. Delivery of the program used in the computer may be performed using a recording medium such as an FD or CD-ROM in which the program is recorded as digital information, or may be performed using a communication network such as a computer network.

The schematic block diagram which shows an example of the communication system of the mail transmission / reception using the mobile telephone which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the mobile phone. The front view which shows an example of the external appearance structure of the mobile phone. The flowchart which shows an example of the process which opens the address notification mail received from the user information management server, and updates self-station information with a new mail address. The flowchart which shows the other example of the process which opens the address notification mail received from the user information management server, and updates self-station information with a new mail address. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of a screen transition when updating the mail address of own station information based on the address notification mail of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile phone 20, 40 Mobile phone communication network 21, 41 Mail server 25 User information management server 30 Internet 31 Mail server 120 Main control part 121 Internal memory 122 Wireless communication part 124 Display control part 125 Display part

Claims (4)

A mobile communication terminal capable of sending mail via a communication network,
Means for receiving mail address data set in the mobile communication terminal from a server via a communication network;
Means for storing the data of the mail address received from the server in a storage area for own station information;
The mail stored in the storage area for the local station information when the mail whose address is stored in the header received from the server is to be opened by selecting the mail described in the header part on the screen of the received mailbox. Means for displaying that the mail address data to be stored has been received from the server when it is determined that the mail address of the station information has not been updated;
Means for instructing whether to save the data of the mail address received from the server in the storage area for the local station information;
Based on the instruction, comprising means for storing in the storage area for own station information so as to update the data of the mail address to be stored received from the server ,
The value of the Sender field in the header portion of the mail from the previous SL server, the based on the presence or absence of field data storage target email addresses is described, mail is mail address of the storage target from the server A mobile communication terminal, wherein it is determined whether or not the mail is a notification mail. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein
The mobile communication terminal, wherein the mail address data is received from the server when an application for a mail transmission / reception service by the mobile communication terminal is accepted. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein
The mobile communication terminal, wherein the mail address data is received from the server when a mail address used by a user of the mobile communication terminal is changed. In the mobile communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Mobile communication terminal, wherein the benzalkonium displays an update confirmation screen including the fact that the data of the email address of the storage target is received from the server.