JPH10313338A - Electronic mail system with arrival notice function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To report a mail arrival notice of an electronic mail to a personal handy phone system(PHS), a beeper or a pager or the like in real time, without connecting a computer of users for electronic mails by dial-up connection including personal computer communication to an internet provider or a personal computer communication enterprise. SOLUTION: Newly arrived mails 23 stored in a mail box 31 are checked periodically, and only mails with matches a keyword that includes a sensor address, a text and a recipient address through a comparison with a sender database 6 are extracted, data such as message ID and sender addresses are generated as a newly arrived mail database 11, a transmission section 12 compares the content of the database 11 with the contents of an alias management database 7 and a notice information setting database 8 to decide a notice means, that informs the mails to users and a noticed content and allows the notice means to report the arrival of newly arrived mails to the users.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic mail system with an incoming call notification function, and more particularly, to an electronic mail system with an incoming call notification function in the Internet and personal computer communication.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an e-mail system with an incoming call notification function using the Internet and personal computer communication of this type has been disclosed in, for example, an e-mail incoming call notification system described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-362826.
Even when a terminal is not logged in, or there is no terminal near the user, and the terminal is shared by a plurality of users, it is used for the purpose of informing the user of the arrival of mail.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the above-described conventional e-mail arrival notification system. In this system, sections 50 and 51 are divided into "department" and "section" of the company.
Are provided for each of the sections 50, 51,..., And a plurality of terminals 61, 71 having a mail communication function such as a workstation. Connected via an Ethernet bus-type LAN. Also, at least one terminal is provided in each section 50, 51,... As a mail server 60, 70, and is connected to a transmission path, and a plurality of terminals are provided for each section 50, 51,. Telephones 62 and 72 with a display function are provided. These telephones 62 and 72 are private branch exchanges (PBX)
On the other hand, the private branch exchange 52 is connected via a switch control terminal 53 to a transmission line 55 constituting a LAN, while being connected to a public network 56 via the switch 52. The exchange control terminal 53 has an exchange control function.
At the same time as sending a connection instruction to the telephones 2 and 72, the exchange communication program is executed to cause the telephones 62 and 72 to perform voice output and message display processing. The transmission path 55
In addition to the above terminals, a domain management terminal 54 for controlling and managing the entire LAN is connected, and this system is constructed.

Next, the operation of the above-described conventional e-mail system with an incoming call notification function will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 12, mail communication is performed within each of the sections 50 and 51 or between the terminals of the sections 50 and 51. The mail sent to the terminal 61 of the section 50 is sent to the mail server 60 and the terminal of the section 51 is sent to the mail server 60. The mail sent to 71 is spooled in the mail server 70. At this time, the mail servers 60 and 70 check whether or not there is an incoming mail. If there is a mail, the mail servers 60 and 70 determine whether or not the mail is a new mail. Is determined by determining whether or not the size has increased. When it is determined that there is a new mail, it is determined whether there is a phone corresponding to the mail. When it is determined that there is no corresponding phone, the notification of the mail cannot be performed. , If it is determined that you have a phone,
The mail servers 60 and 70 output a request for inquiring about the state of the telephone to the exchange control terminal 53, and receive a response from the exchange control terminal 53 to determine the state of the telephone.

[0005] At this time, if the state of the telephone cannot be notified of a message because, for example, the telephone is busy, as in the case where there is no mail, a return is made to the beginning with a certain period of time being waited, and the above-described determination processing is repeated. . In this case, the message notification is not possible when the telephone is being used as an example, but it is possible to send a message on the display unit or the like even during a telephone call. Requests voice output of the telephone to the control terminal 53, notifies the user of the arrival of a new mail by voice output processing of the telephone, requests a message display of the telephone to the exchange control terminal 53, and displays a message on the display unit of the telephone. .

On the other hand, the mail spooled in the mail servers 60 and 70 is not a new mail, and the voice output processing of the telephone has already been performed once. If it is determined that the mail is not a new mail, the voice output processing is performed. Display a message on the phone without

Another conventional example is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-97.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 854, the content of electronic mails and data files delivered to the user is immediately confirmed using a dedicated portable terminal device with a communication function and an automatic data distribution system to promptly exchange information. There is also a technique to make it possible.

[0008]

In the above-mentioned conventional example,
Users who use e-mail on a daily basis receive several tens to about 100 e-mails a day, and notifying them all to a mobile phone or a pager impairs convenience. Therefore, there is a problem in that all incoming calls are notified irrespective of the contents of the e-mail.

A portable telephone, a pager, a pager, and a portable information terminal (these are hereinafter referred to as portable devices).
Among them, there are many types, and their information transmission capabilities are various, and the conventional examples lack the versatility because they cannot cope with a wide variety of usage patterns of users, and despite the widespread use of various devices, depending on the service Forces the user to purchase the corresponding product. Therefore, there is also a problem that the electronic mail can be notified or transferred only to a specific limited type of pager or portable information terminal.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic mail system capable of notifying a user's portable device of an incoming electronic mail immediately.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic mail system that selects incoming electronic mails as needed, and notifies only an electronic mail with high urgency of an incoming call.

Still another object of the present invention is to use a portable telephone, a PHS, a pager, or a pager for an electronic mail arrival notification device and to notify the device according to the information transmission capability of the device. An object of the present invention is to provide an e-mail system that allows a user to freely change information and means at any time.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object, an electronic mail system with an incoming call notification function according to the present invention comprises:
When a request is received from an Internet browsing software operating on a user's computer or a request from a communication terminal device via a public communication network and an e-mail system with an incoming notification function that sends an e-mail to a portable device An authentication processing unit for authenticating a user, a user's contractor database, a command processing unit for receiving a request, a sender database for registering a sender to be notified of the receipt of an e-mail according to the request, and an alias of the sender Alias management database that manages information, a notification information setting database that sets the user's telephone number, notification means, and notification content that notifies the arrival of an e-mail, and a mobile phone that has a database of information transmission capabilities of each mobile device of the user. -Based device specification database and a mailbox in a mailbox for temporarily storing e-mail. An e-mail reception confirmation section for confirming e-mail, a new mail database for registering new e-mails that are called upon confirmation by the reception e-mail confirmation section, a new e-mail database creation section for creating a new e-mail database, and A transmitting unit for calling and transmitting a message to the portable device.

Further, it is preferable that the sender database specifies the sender of the electronic mail to be notified to the portable device by the address of the electronic mail and the keyword.

Further, it is possible to specify a plurality of e-mail addresses or to use a wildcard symbol to provide redundancy, and to further limit the e-mails to be notified by using them together with a keyword. Is preferred.

Still further, the alias management database converts the sender's e-mail address to kanji in order to notify the sender in an easy-to-understand manner, or converts the e-mail address into a meaning for portable devices that can only display numbers. It is preferable to have the data converted to a number.

The portable device specification database is a database in which specifications different for each model of various portable devices are prepared in advance, and information to be selected by the user is limited to a menu, thereby improving operability. In addition, it is preferable to minimize erroneous settings by the user.

Further, the notification information setting database can set any one of ASCII characters, kanji, voice, and simply outgoing call as the notification means.
It is preferable that the user can specify and set a preferred voice type.

Further, the new mail database is
The part of the email arriving at the mailbox, ie the message ID, sender address, date, subject,
It is preferable to have at least one of the state of the record and a part of the text.

Preferably, the status of the record includes a notification completion status set after notifying the user of the arrival of the e-mail.

It is preferable that the transmitting unit periodically checks and compares the mailbox and the new mail database.

The present invention particularly relates to the use of a portable device to deliver an electronic mail delivered to an electronic mail user of the Internet and personal computer communication, the arrival of the electronic mail and the electronic mail address of the sender and the subject of the electronic mail and A database corresponding to the notification content and the notification information of the notification means is provided in the mobile device of the user in accordance with the information transmission capability thereof, and an e-mail reception confirmation unit so that the user can check in real time according to the content. By providing a database creation unit for converting the newly arrived mail into a database and a transmitting unit for notifying the user of the newly arrived mail, an incoming mail notification function can be added to the e-mail system of the trader.

Thus, the user can set the telephone number of the portable device from Internet browsing software or a communication terminal device operating on his / her computer, and can set whether the notification is made as a dial tone, text information, or voice information.
The sender of the e-mail to be notified can be specified, the e-mail address of the sender can be simplified, an alias can be specified so as to be converted to a belonging name, or converted to voice, and the type of voice can be selected.

A specification database of various devices is prepared so that the arrival of an electronic mail can be notified to mobile phones, PHSs, pagers, and pagers of various specifications, which are rapidly spreading, and a range of specifications is provided. Allows users to specify notification means and notification data.

[0025]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration and environment of an electronic mail system with an incoming call notification function according to the present invention.
This system includes an Internet browsing software 20 or a communication terminal device 2 operating on a user's computer.
1 is a system which receives a request from the public device 1 via the public communication network 22 and sends an electronic mail to the portable device 40. The configuration includes an authentication processing unit 2 for authenticating a user, a contractor database 3 for the user, a command processing unit 4 for receiving a request from the user, and an object for notifying reception of an e-mail according to the request. A sender database 6 for registering senders, an alias management database 7 for managing aliases thereof, a notification information setting database 8 for setting a telephone number, a notification means, and notification contents of a user who notifies the arrival of an e-mail; Portable device specification database 5 in which the information transmission capability of each portable device is stored in a database.
And a mailbox 31 in which the delivered e-mail is received and temporarily stored in the conventional e-mail collection and distribution unit 30
And an e-mail reception confirmation unit 9 for confirming the arrival of the received e-mail to the mailbox 31, a new e-mail database 11 that is called based on the result and registers the new e-mail, and a new e-mail that creates the new e-mail database 11. The system includes a database creation unit 10 and a transmission unit 12 that sends a message to a portable device 40 of a user according to a new mail database 11 and sends a message.

Next, the function of each section will be described in detail. The portable device specification database 5 has different specifications for each model of the portable device 40 in a database in advance, restricts information to be selected by the user and forms a menu, thereby improving operability and utilization. To minimize incorrect settings by the user. Sender Database 6
Specifies the sender of the e-mail to be notified to the portable device 40 by the e-mail address and the keyword. This e-mail address can be specified in a plural number or can be given redundancy by using a wild card symbol, and the e-mail to be notified can be further limited by using it in combination with a keyword. Alias management database 7
Converts the sender's e-mail address to kanji in order to notify the sender of the e-mail in an easy-to-understand manner, or has data that converts the e-mail address to meaningful numbers for portable devices that can only display numbers . The notification information setting database 8 stores the telephone number of the portable device of the user who should be notified of the arrival of the e-mail and the type of data to be transmitted to the portable device and the means of transmitting the information, that is, ASCII characters, kanji, voice, simply Any one of outgoing only can be set, and when voice is set, the user can specify and set a desired voice type. The new mail database 11 has a part of the e-mail arriving at the mailbox 31, that is, a message ID, a sender address, a date, a subject, a part of a body, a state of a record, and the like. The notification completion state can be set after notifying the user of the incoming mail. Even if the user is notified of the arrival of the e-mail, the e-mail itself is still in an unread state.
Need to be separate. Occasionally, the user may read the e-mail before the notification of the arrival of the e-mail, and in that case, the e-mail is deleted from the mailbox 31. And the new mail database 11 are compared.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the contractor database 3 of FIG. The contractor database 3 includes a user name 510, which is a user's account, a user ID 500 uniquely corresponding to the account and required for computer processing, and an encrypted password 520.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the portable device specification database 5 of FIG. The portable device specification database 5 includes the type 600 of the portable device, the model 610 that is a product-specific name or designation number, the name 630 of a manufacturer 620 or a carrier, and the information transmission capability of the portable device. Become. The information transmission ability is 640 ASCII characters and 65 Chinese characters that can be displayed on a portable device.
0, presence / absence of dial tone output 660, presence / absence of voice output 670, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of the sender database 6 of FIG. The sender database 6 is a copy 700 of the user ID 500 in the contractor database of FIG.
, An email address of the sender notifying of the arrival of the email, and a keyword 730 used for the subject. A plurality of email addresses can be designated as address a710, address b720,...
In addition to the formal address, a method of writing a redundant address using all and a wildcard indicating all senders is allowed for this address. For example, address a7
10 and * @ zzzz. co. jp, the organization zzz. co. Allow all mail users from jp. The keyword 730 is compared with the subject of the e-mail, and is used to limit the e-mail to be notified of the incoming call.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the alias management database 7 of FIG. The alias management database 7 is shown in FIG.
4, a copy 800 of the sender's e-mail address a 710, a copy 810 of the e-mail address b 720 of the sender, and a corresponding alias 8 of FIG.
20. The alias management database 7 manages aliases of the sender's e-mail address. Alias 820
Is used according to the display capability of the portable device. For example, in the case of a pager having only a numerical display capability, the user designates a meaningful numeral. Also, the address a7 in FIG.
10 redundant e-mail address * @ zzzz.
co. jp can designate its organization name, for example, ZZZ Inc., as an alias.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the notification information setting database 8 of FIG. Notification information setting database 8
Is a copy 900 of the user ID 500 of FIG. 2, a call number 910 which is a telephone number to the portable device of the user, presence / absence 920 of the sender's e-mail address, and presence / absence 930 of the same subject. Presence or absence of text notification 94
0 and character length 950, which is the number of characters when the body is notified
And a type 960 indicating whether the notification method is a voice notification or a text notification, and whether or not an alias is set 970
And a voice type 980 in the case of notification by voice. The communication information setting database 8 specifies the format of the call and transmission data of the portable device of the user. From the email address 920 to the audio type 980 have data to send to the portable device. The conventional technique is used when converting the character data of the e-mail into the voice, and when the text of the e-mail is attached with the MIME voice data, the MIME is encoded and used as it is. MIME is Multipurpose Int
This is an abbreviation of “net mail extensions”, and is a technology that can attach voice or image data to the body of an e-mail.

FIG. 7 shows the new mail database 1 shown in FIG.
1 is a diagram showing a configuration of FIG. New mail database 11
Is a copy 1100 of the user ID 500 shown in FIG. 2, a message ID 1110 of the e-mail, a sender address 1120, a subject 1130, a date 1140 when the e-mail is sent, and a part 1150 of the text.
And 1160 indicating the state of the new mail information.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, in FIG. 1, the received e-mail 23 is temporarily stored in the mailbox 31 and waits for the user to read it. The e-mail reception check section 9 of the e-mail system 1 with the incoming call notification function periodically checks the mailbox 31 and, if there is a new received mail, determines whether the mail should be notified to the user or not.
If there is a corresponding e-mail address, the new mail database creation unit 10 is called, and the new mail database 11 stores the user ID of the user, the message ID of the e-mail, the address of the sender, the subject, and the sending date. Notification information setting database 8
Set based on the content of

The transmitting unit 12 periodically refers to the new mail database 11, and if there is a new mail, the telephone number of the notification destination and the notification means from the notification information setting database 8; Upon receiving the notification, call the user's portable device 40 and send the message. If an alias has been set in the alias management database 7, the notification is made using the alias. After successfully sending the message,
The transmitting unit 12 determines that the status of the new mail information that has been notified from the new mail database 11 has been notified.

The sender database 6, alias management database 7, and notification information setting database 8 can be externally set by the user, and use the Internet browsing software 20 or the communication terminal device 21 when setting. When the authentication processing unit 2 is connected to the e-mail system 1 with the reception notification function of the present invention provided in the computer of the trader via the public communication network 22, the authentication processing unit 2 requests the user's account (user ID) and password. The user is authenticated with reference to the contractor database 3. If it is appropriate, the command processing unit 4 first inquires the model of the portable device owned by the user, checks the information transmission capability of the product of the model with reference to the portable device specification database 5, and checks the capability. The content of the question is limited and made into a menu according to the question, and the user is inquired. The setting contents input by the user in accordance with the above-described menu are set or updated in the various databases 6, 7, and 8 by the command processing unit 4.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the authentication processing unit 2 of FIG. The authentication processing unit 2 between the user's Internet browsing software 20 or communication terminal device 21 (client) and the e-mail system 1 with incoming call notification function (server) of the present invention across the public communication network 22 of FIG. It shows the function of. Hereinafter, the communication terminal 21 is referred to as a client, and the e-mail system 1 with the incoming call notification function is referred to as a server. First, when the client wants to make an e-mail notification setting, it issues a connection request to the server (step 100), and the server accepts the connection request (step 200). Thereafter, the server sends the user the user name and password to the client. Is requested (step 210). The request is received by the client (110) and is displayed on the screen of the client, and according to the screen, the client inputs a user name and a password (step 120). When the server receives it (step 220), the server refers to the contractor database of FIG. 2 and compares whether the user is a registered user (steps 230 and 240). If so, send a welcome message to the client (step 2)
50), received and displayed by the client (step 1)
30). Next, the process proceeds to the command processing unit in FIG. The user name input in step 240 is the user name 51 in FIG.
If it does not match 0 or the input password does not match the encrypted password 520 in FIG. In step 260, access attempts up to several times are permitted, but a certain number of times, for example 5
If there is an unsuccessful access, the line connection established in steps 100 and 200 is disconnected, and a line disconnection warning is issued to both the client and the server (step 270).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the command processing section of FIG. After the above-described step 130, the process proceeds to the command processing unit 4, but the command processing unit 4
Then, the menu is transmitted to the client so that the user can select the portable device to be used (step 40).
0), when the client receives the menu (step 300), the user selects the model of the portable device to be used as the e-mail notification destination according to the menu (step 310). The server receives the selection information (step 410), extracts the model of the portable device specified by the client from the portable device specification database of FIG. 3 (step 420), and creates a menu corresponding to the model. To the client as a communication method menu (step 430). After receiving the communication method menu (320), the client can select only a selectable parameter, for example, an allowable range such as the number of characters, and transmits the selection information to the server (330). When the input from the client is completed, the server urges the client to confirm the input content (step 440), and the client responds (step 340). Here, it is determined whether or not re-input is necessary (step 450).
If re-entry is necessary, the process returns to step 430. If not, at step 460, the sender database 6 (shown in FIG. 6), the alias management database 7 (shown in FIG. 3),
The notification information setting database 8 (shown in FIG. 6) is updated.

FIG. 10 shows a reception confirmation section 9 for a new electronic mail.
6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment. The reception confirmation unit 9 of the new e-mail confirms whether the new e-mail has arrived in the mailbox 31 after a certain period of time of about 5 to 6 minutes (steps 1000 and 1010). Here, the reason why the user checks the mailbox after a certain period of time is that the user feels uncomfortable due to making a call even though the user can use e-mail immediately when new mail arrives This is to reduce the It is checked whether there is any new mail (step 1020).
It returns to the timer of 0. When the new mail is confirmed in the mailbox 31 (step 1030), the message ID unique to the e-mail in the new mail database 11 (shown in FIG. 7) is compared to determine whether the mail is registered or not (step 1030). 1040), and store only information relating to unregistered new mail in the database (step 1050).

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the transmitting section. The sending unit 12 checks whether the new mail is registered in the database (step 1200), checks whether the new mail is also present in the mailbox 30 (step 1210), and if there is, sends the mail. A data list for transmission is created from the alias management database 7 and the notification information setting database 8 (step 1220), and a call is made (step 1230). Since there is a possibility that the terminal is busy, the connection status is monitored, and if necessary, a retry is performed to wait for a recall (step 1240,
1280, 1290). If the message transmission is successful (steps 1250 and 1260), the corresponding record is deleted from the new mail database 11 (step 127).
0). In rare cases, such as when the power of a mobile phone or the like is turned off, the user may read an e-mail before the notification of a new mail. At this time, the corresponding record remains in the new mail database 11, but the e-mail is read into the mailbox and the mail does not exist. In this case, the corresponding record is immediately deleted from the new mail database 11. On the other hand, if the user does not read the e-mail after the notification, the e-mail remains in the mailbox. The status (1160 in FIG. 10) is set to notification completion.

[0042]

The electronic mail system with an incoming call notification function of the present invention can notify an incoming electronic mail using a mobile phone, a PHS, a pager, and a pager which are currently widely used. Therefore, it is possible to notify the user of the e-mail by dial-up of the arrival of the e-mail in real time, including the personal computer communication, and to achieve an effect that quick communication can be performed.

Further, the electronic mail system with the incoming call notification function of the present invention has a user interface that allows a user to freely change settings according to the model of the portable device. Therefore, there is an effect that the electronic mail arrival notification can be freely restricted and changed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration and an operation environment of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a contractor database of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a portable device specification database of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a sender database of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of an alias management database of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a notification information setting database of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a newly arrived mail database of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the authentication processing unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the command processing unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of a newly-received electronic mail reception confirmation unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the transmitting unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of a conventional electronic mail arrival notification system.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 E-mail system with notification function 2 Authentication processing part 3 Contractor database 4 Command processing part 5 Portable device specification database 6 Sender database 7 Alias management database 8 Notification information setting database 9 E-mail reception confirmation part 10 New arrival mail database Creating unit 11 New mail database 12 Sending unit 20 Internet browsing software 21 Communication terminal device 22 Public communication network 23 E-mail 30 E-mail collection / distribution unit 31 Mailbox 40 Portable device 50, 51 Section 52 Exchange 53 Exchange control terminal 54 Domain management terminal 55 Transmission path 56 Public network 70 Mail server 61,71 Terminal 62,72 Telephone 100-270 Operation steps of authentication processing section 300-460 Operation steps of command processing section 500-5 0 Configuration of contractor database 600 to 670 Configuration of portable device specification database 700 to 730 Configuration of sender database 900 to 980 Notification information setting database 1000 to 1060 Operation steps of e-mail reception confirmation section 1100 to 1140 Configuration of new arrival mail database 1200 -1310 Operation steps of the transmitter

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Claims (9)

[Claims] An e-mail system with an incoming notification function for receiving a request from Internet browsing software or a communication terminal device operating on a user's computer via a public communication network and transmitting an e-mail to a portable device. An authentication processing unit that authenticates the user when the request is received; a contractor database of the user; a command processing unit that receives the request; and a sender to be notified of reception of an e-mail according to the request. A sender database for registering the sender's alias, a notification information setting database for setting a telephone number, a notification means, and notification contents of a user who notifies the arrival of the e-mail; A portable device specification database in which the information transmission capability of each portable device is stored in a database. An e-mail reception confirmation unit for confirming a received mail in a mailbox temporarily storing the e-mail; a new mail database called by the confirmation by the received mail confirmation unit and registering a new mail; An e-mail system with an incoming call notification function, comprising: a new mail database creating unit that creates a database; and a sending unit that sends a message to a portable device of a user according to the new mail database and sends a message. 2. The incoming call notification function according to claim 1, wherein the sender database specifies a sender of the electronic mail to be notified to the portable device by an address of the electronic mail and a keyword. Email system. 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of addresses of the e-mail can be designated or redundancy can be provided by using a wildcard symbol, and further, the e-mail to be notified by using the keyword together with the keyword is further limited. 3. The electronic mail system with an incoming call notification function according to claim 2, wherein: 4. The alias management database converts the mail address of the sender into kanji characters in order to notify the sender in an easy-to-understand manner, or changes the mail address for a portable device that can only display numbers. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data has data converted into a meaningful number.
An electronic mail system with an incoming call notification function according to any one of the above-mentioned items. 5. The operability is improved by preliminarily creating a database of different specifications for each portable device model in the portable device specification database and limiting the information to be selected by the user into a menu. And
5. The electronic mail system with an incoming call notification function according to claim 1, wherein an erroneous setting by a user is minimized. 6. The notification information setting database can set any one of ASCII characters, kanji, voice, and simply outgoing call as the notification means, and when the voice is set, the user can select a desired voice. The e-mail system with an incoming call notification function according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the type of the e-mail can be designated and set. 7. The new mail database has at least one of a part of the electronic mail arriving at the mailbox, that is, a message ID, a sender address, a date, a subject, a part of a text, and a record state. The e-mail system with an incoming call pain position function according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: 8. The electronic mail system with an incoming notification function according to claim 7, wherein the status of the record includes a notification completion status set after notifying the user of the incoming of the electronic mail. . 9. An electronic mail system with an incoming call notification function according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting section periodically checks and compares said mailbox and said new mail database. .