JPH1185641A - Data transmitter and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically select and inset appropriate data such as a greeting sentence or signature in accordance with the relation between a transmission destination and a call origination destination in a data transmitter having a data transmitting function for automatically inserting the prescribed data such as the greeting sentence or signature. SOLUTION: When the sending destination is selected, a data judging part 2a of a CPU 2 temporarily stores the address data of the selected sending destination in the sending destination memory 61, selects correspondent class name data from a class name table 111 stored in a data storage part 11 based on address data 112 of the sending destination, selects correspondent greeting sentence data from a greeting sentence table 113 stored in the data storage part 11 based on these class name data and expands the selected greeting sentence data in the sentence memory of a buffer 6a. The selected greeting sentence data are added to sentence data inputted by a user, and transmitted to a communication terminal being the address of the sending destination as electronic mail.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data transmitting apparatus having a data transmitting function, and more particularly, to a data transmitting apparatus which adds predetermined data to data to be transmitted before transmitting the data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, computer networks such as a LAN, a WAN, and the Internet have been developed, and data communication between a plurality of computers has been actively performed. Also, with the technological innovation of personal computers, their prices have been reduced, and the number of individuals who own them has increased. Along with this, a personal computer having a communication function is connected to a communication network such as the Internet, and electronic mail is frequently exchanged between terminals through the network.

In a system for sending and receiving e-mails, a sender sets e-mail address data of a communication destination, thereby transmitting information to be sent from a terminal device of the sender to the other party in the form of character data or the like. The e-mail is transmitted to the terminal device via the communication network, and the e-mail recipient obtains information transmitted from the sender by opening and browsing the e-mail arriving at the terminal device. And recognize.

[0004] Recently, there is also known a device having a function of automatically adding a greeting or a self-signature to a sentence when an electronic mail is transmitted. With this feature,
For example, even if you send an e-mail in a hurry, the greeting is automatically added to the text of the e-mail, so there is no need to send only the requirements and give a rough impression to the communicating party, Since the signature is automatically added to the end of the e-mail text, there is no possibility of forgetting to name one's name and confusing the recipient.

[0005]

However, in such an electronic device having a conventional e-mail function, only one type of greeting or signature is inserted into the text of the e-mail. However, there is a problem that an e-mail in which an inappropriate greeting is inserted is transmitted depending on the destination. For example, if you send your work and friend e-mails at one address, your work greeting will give your friends a stiff feeling, while your friend's greeting will give you It gives a friendly feeling to the people involved in.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a data transmission apparatus having a data transmission function having a function of automatically inserting predetermined data such as a greeting text or a signature in an appropriate greeting according to a relationship between a transmission destination and a transmission destination. The purpose is to automatically select and insert data such as a sentence or a signature.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In a data transmission apparatus having a function of automatically adding related data to data to be transmitted, a destination storage means for storing a plurality of destination data, and Classification storage means for storing a plurality of classification data classified according to the difference in properties; related data storage means for storing related data respectively corresponding to the classification data; and a desired transmission destination from the plurality of transmission destination data. Destination designation means for designating, and related data selection for discriminating the classification data corresponding to the designated destination from the classification storage means and selecting the related data corresponding to the classification data from the related data storage means Transmitting means for adding the selected related data to the data to be transmitted, and transmitting the data to the specified destination;
It is characterized by having.

According to the data transmission apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of classification data for classifying a plurality of destination data stored by the destination storage means in accordance with a difference in specific characteristics of the destination. The data is stored by a classifying storage unit, related data respectively corresponding to the classified data is stored by a related data storing unit, a desired destination is designated from the plurality of destination data by a destination designating unit, and the related data selecting unit The classification data corresponding to the transmission destination is determined from the classification unit, the relevant data corresponding to the classification data is selected from the relevant data storage unit, and the selected relevant data is transmitted to the data to be transmitted by the transmission unit. And sends it to the specified destination.

Therefore, appropriate related data such as a polite greeting corresponding to the destination specified by input from the keyboard or the like can be selected from a plurality of related data and added to the data to be transmitted.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a data transmitting apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a block configuration of a data transmission device 1 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, a data transmission device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2, a keyboard 3, a key determination unit 4, a storage device 5, a storage medium 5a, a RAM (Ramdom Access Memory) 6, and a communication device. A control unit 7, a modem / LAN (Local Area Network) board 8, a display control unit 9, a display unit 10, and a data storage unit 1.
1 and the like, and each unit except the storage medium 5a is connected to the bus 20. The data transmission device 1
Has a built-in clock (not shown).

The keyboard 3 includes, for example, character input keys,
The apparatus includes a number input key, a cursor key, and various function keys, and outputs data, an execution instruction of various programs, and the like to the key determination unit 4 when the user depresses the keys. The key determination unit 4 decodes a press signal input from the keyboard 3 and outputs various input signals to the CPU 2.
Output to

The communication control unit 7 controls the modem / LAN board 8 by a communication control signal input from the CPU 2,
Further, data processing for adding various control codes such as a transmission code to the data to be transmitted is performed. The modem / LAN board 8 is connected to the computer network 1 via a public line.
2 and the Internet to connect the data transmission apparatus 1 and execute a data communication procedure necessary for transmitting and receiving an e-mail with the destination terminal via the computer network 12 or the like.

The display control unit 9 controls the display unit 10 based on a display control signal input by the CPU 2. The display unit 10 includes, for example, a CRT (Cathod Ray Tube) or a liquid crystal display panel.
Display data is displayed on the display screen by the display control performed by the CPU.

The CPU 2 develops various control programs and application programs stored in the storage medium 5a in the RAM 6, and controls each unit of the data transmission device 1 in accordance with the various programs developed in the RAM 6. It is. Further, the CPU 2 is provided with a data selection unit 2a having a data selection function of specifying various data described later from the address data 112 of the transmission destination.

When the destination address data 112 is input by a key operation on the keyboard 3, the data selection section 2a of the CPU 2 displays the main classification name data corresponding to the destination address data 112 in FIG. Main classification name table 111 (various classification name tables 11
1, 114, 115, and various greeting text tables 113,
117, 118 and 119 will be described later. ). Further, the first sub-category name data corresponding to the number of transmissions (L1) to the destination is selected from the first sub-class name table 114 shown in FIG. Further, second sub-category name data corresponding to the transmission interval (L2) from the date and time of previous transmission to the destination is selected from the second sub-class name table 115 shown in FIG.

Then, first greeting text data related to the main classification name and the first and second sub classification names is stored in the data storage unit 11 as shown in FIG.
Is read from the greeting text table 113 and expanded in the buffer 6a on the RAM 6.

Subsequently, a month (month classification name) corresponding to the month at the time of transmission of the electronic mail and a time (time classification name) corresponding to the time at the time of the transmission are built in the data transmission device 1. Identify by clock Further, second greeting text data related to the main classification name and the month classification name is selected from the second greeting text table 117 shown in FIG. 6, and the second greeting text data is associated with the main classification name and the time classification name. Third greeting text data is selected from the third greeting text table 118 shown in FIG.

Then, the first, second, and third greeting data are combined into greeting data to be added to the text data. Also, the signature data corresponding to the main classification name is read from the signature table 119 shown in FIG.

When text data is input by the sender of the e-mail, the CPU 2 expands the text data in the RAM 6 so as to follow the greeting text data, and displays the text data on the display unit 10. Next, when a transmission command is input from the keyboard 3, the user confirms the e-mail to be transmitted, adds signature data to the input text data, and causes the communication control unit 7 via the modem / LAN board 8 to transmit. Then, it is transmitted to the communication terminal at the destination address as an e-mail.

The RAM 6 forms a memory area for temporarily storing various data such as programs and text data processed by the CPU 2. The buffer 6a in the RAM 6 includes a destination memory 61, a title memory 62,
A text memory 63 is formed. The destination memory 61 temporarily stores the address data 112 of the designated destination. In the title memory 62, main classification name data extracted from the main classification name table 111 of FIG. 2, the main classification name and the number of transmissions (L1),
Alternatively, first or second sub-category name data selected based on the transmission interval (L2) is temporarily stored. The text memory 63 temporarily stores first, second, and third greeting data and signature data.

The storage device 5 has a storage medium 5a in which programs, data, and the like are stored in advance, and the storage medium 5a is constituted by a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. This storage medium 5a is a storage device 5
The storage medium 5a stores the system program, various application programs corresponding to the system, data processed by various processing programs, and the like. .

The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 5a may be received from another device connected via a communication line or the like and stored.
A storage device 5 having the storage medium 5a is provided on another device connected via a communication line or the like, and a program and data stored in the storage medium 5a are used via the communication line. Is also good.

The data storage unit 11 stores a plurality of database files to be searched / updated during the data transmission processing executed by the CPU 2. The stored database files include a main category name table 111, a first sub-category name table 114, a second sub-category name table 115, various greetings tables 113, 117, 118, a signature table 119, and the like. .

FIG. 2 shows the main classification name table 111.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data configuration of FIG. The input destination address data 11 is stored in the main classification name table 111.
2, the main classification name data corresponding to each of the address data 112, the number of transmissions to each destination (L1),
The date and time of last transmission to the destination are stored. The main classification name is set by the user of the transmission source in consideration of, for example, the social relationship between the transmission destination and the transmission source, and is, for example, a close friendship with the transmission destination or a specialty at work. And the relationship between seniors and juniors. In the present embodiment, “work” and “friend” are set as main classification names.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a first sub-category name table 114 storing first sub-category name data for further classifying the main class name "for friends". The first sub-category name of the present embodiment is the main class name “for friends”.
In the number of transmissions (L1) to the destination, for example, the number of transmissions is “0” (L1 = 0), “1 to 10” (1 ≦ L1 ≦
10), “11-100” times (11 ≦ L1 ≦ 100),
And “101” or more times (101 ≦ L1), corresponding to the first sub-classification names “friend level 0”, “friend level 1”, “friend level 2”, and “friend level 3”, respectively. doing.

FIG. 4 shows the second sub-classification name table 115. The second sub-classification name is a first sub-classification name for classifying the main classification name “for friend”, “friend degree 0”, “friend degree 1”, “friend degree 2”, “friend degree 3”, It is further classified according to the difference in transmission interval from the date and time of transmission to the specific destination last time. In the second sub-category name table 115, the second sub-class name data is stored in association with the transmission interval (L2) to a specific destination. Here, the number of days since the last transmission was
"0-7" days, "8-30" days, and "30" days or more, respectively, are referred to as second sub-category names "within a week", "within a month", "with a month or more", respectively. , Are stored in association with each other.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the data structure of the first greeting sentence table 113. As shown in FIG. The first greeting text table 113 stores first greeting text data in association with the main classification name or the main classification name and the first and second sub classification names. Then, in the e-mail transmission process, by specifying the transmission destination, the main classification name data, if any, is stored in the first and second data.
Further, the first greeting text data is selected based on the sub-category name data, and the first greeting text is added to the text of the e-mail.

FIG. 6 shows a second greeting text table 117 stored in advance in the data storage unit 11 of the data transmission device 1. The table 117 stores the main category name data, month category name data, and second greeting text data corresponding to the main category name and month category name. This month category name is associated with the month at the time of transmission, and is assigned to “January”, “February”,.
And so on. Then, for example, if the main category name is "for friends" and the month category name is "February", the second greeting corresponding to them is "Cold days continue."

FIG. 7 shows a third greeting table 118 previously stored in the data storage unit 11 of the data transmitting apparatus 1. The table 118 stores the main category name data, the time category name data, and the third greeting text data related to the main category name and the time category name. This time category name associates the main category name with the time at which it was sent,
It is subdivided into "night". Then, for example, when the main category name is "for business" and the time category name is "morning", the corresponding third greeting is "Good morning."

FIG. 8 shows the data structure of the signature table 119. In this table 119, signature data is stored in association with the main classification name. next,
When the destination is specified, the data selection unit 2a determines from the various data stored in the data storage unit 11
Explain how to uniquely select an appropriate data group.

For example, when the user of the data transmitting apparatus 1 transmits an e-mail to “Akazawa” who has already been registered as a friend for the first time in about two months at night on April 2 First, address data 1 of "Akazawa"
Specify 12. Then, based on the address data “akazawa@qrat.co.jp” 112, the data selection unit 2a selects the main classification name data “for friend” from the main classification name table 111. Furthermore, the first greeting sentence data corresponding to the number of transmissions to Mr. Akazawa (23 times) and the transmission interval (more than one month) from the previous transmission, "It's been a long time, but how are you?" Is selected from the first greeting sentence table 113 in FIG.

Also, the second greeting data corresponding to the main classification name "for friends" and the month classification name at the time of transmission "April""The new season has arrived. "Is selected from the second greeting sentence table 117.

Further, the data selecting section 2a outputs the third greeting data "Good evening" corresponding to the main classification name "for friend" and the time "night" at the time of transmission, as shown in FIG.
Is selected from the greeting text table 118.

Then, in the following e-mail transmission processing, the CPU 2 sends a greeting to the e-mail text, "Good evening. The new season has arrived. It's time for a mind turn. . ". Then, after text data is input by the user, a signature for a friend is added when the text data is transmitted as an e-mail.

Next, the operation of the data transmitting apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. C of the data transmission device 1
The data transmission process executed by the control operation of PU2 will be described based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. The programs for realizing the functions described in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 9 to 12 are stored in the storage medium 5a of the storage device 5 in the form of program codes readable by the CPU 2 in the data transmission device 1.

FIG. 13 shows a mail function selection screen for selecting a mail function of the data transmission device 1 displayed on the display screen of the display unit 10 of the data transmission device 1 in this data transmission process. The figure shows a destination selection screen displayed when the user selects the “send to registered destination” function from a plurality of mail function displays on the mail function selection screen.

In FIG. 9, first, the CPU 2 of the data transmitting apparatus 1 displays a mail function selection screen for transmitting and receiving e-mail on the display screen of the display unit 10 as shown in FIG. To select the mail function. Next, the mail function selected by the user's keyboard operation is determined, and various processes for the determined function are executed as described later (step S1).

In the mail function selection in step S1, when the "send to registered destination" function is selected by operating the function key F2, the destination registered in the destination memory 61 in the RAM 6 as shown in FIG. A list of destinations is displayed on the display unit 10 based on the address data 112, and the user is prompted to select a destination (step S2).

Next, the data selection unit 2a of the CPU 2
The address data 112 of the selected destination is temporarily stored in the destination memory 61. Then, based on the address data 112 of the destination, the corresponding main classification name data is selected from the main classification name table 111 stored in the data storage unit 11.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main category name "for friends" is replaced with the first and second sub-category names (the number of transmissions,
Since the data is subdivided by the transmission interval, the corresponding sub-class name data is selected from the first and second sub-class name tables 114 and 115. That is, the data selection unit 2a reads the number of transmissions (L1) to the destination selected in step S1 from the main classification name table 111, and the first number corresponding to the read number of transmissions (L1).
Of the first sub-classification name table 114
Choose from Further, the data selection unit 2a determines in step S
The date and time of previous transmission to the destination selected in 1 is read from the main classification name table 111, and a transmission interval (L2) is derived from the read transmission date and time and the current time. Then, the second sub-class name data corresponding to the transmission interval (L2) is selected from the second sub-class name table 115.

In this way, the selected main category name data and the first and second sub-category name data are temporarily stored in the title memory 62. Then, the first greeting data corresponding to the selected various category name data is selected from the first greeting text table 113 stored in the data storage unit 11. The selected first greeting data is expanded in the text memory 63 of the buffer 6a (step S).
3).

The data selecting section 2a of the CPU 2 reads the main classification name corresponding to the selected destination address data 112 from the second greeting text table 117 of the data storage section 11 and the month at the time of transmission. Select the second greeting data corresponding to the month classification name and the selected second
Is expanded in the text memory 63 of the buffer 6a (step S4).

The data selecting section 2a of the CPU 2 reads the main classification name corresponding to the selected destination address data 112 and the time at the time of transmission from the third greeting sentence table 118 of the data storage section 11. The third greeting data corresponding to the time classification name to be performed is selected, and the selected third greeting data is expanded in the text memory 63 of the buffer 6a (step S5).

The data selection section 2a of the CPU 2 selects the signature data corresponding to the main classification name corresponding to the address data 112 of the selected destination from the signature table 119 of the data storage section 11, and selects the selected signature. The data is developed in the text memory 63 of the buffer 6a (step S6).

Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the greeting data is displayed on the display unit 10 in combination of, for example, a third greeting, a second greeting, and a first greeting (step S7). ). Next, the CPU 2 displays a message prompting input of text data on the display unit 10, and then waits for a user to input a transmission request (step S8).

When the transmission request is input after the text data is input by the user, the signature data is added to the input text data, and the user waits for the input of the transmission execution command (step S9). . When receiving the input of the transmission execution command, the communication control unit 7 transmits the sentence data to which the greeting data and the signature data are added as an e-mail to the communication terminal at the destination address (Step S).
10). The number of transmissions (L
1 is incremented by 1 (L1 + 1), and updated as a new transmission count (step S11). Also, the transmission time is updated as the latest transmission date and time (step S12).

That is, for example, in the transmission of an e-mail to Mr. Asamiya who is mainly associated with the user during work at the company, first, in step S1, a mail function is displayed on the display unit 10 as shown in FIG. The selection screen is displayed, and when the user presses the function key F2 corresponding to “Send to registered destination”, the destination selection screen is displayed on the display unit 10 as shown in FIG. Then, if "Asamiya" is selected as the destination in step S2, the process moves to step S3, and the main classification name table 1 shown in FIG.
Then, the main classification name data “work” corresponding to the destination “Masamiya” is read from 11. Its main classification name "for work"
Based on the first greeting sentence table 113 shown in FIG. 5, the first greeting sentence data corresponding to the main classification name "work" is read "always in the office. Abcd Inc., Hamura." , To the text memory 63.

In step S4, the second greeting text data corresponding to the main classification name "for business" and the month at the time of transmission, for example, "February", "I am grateful to you for the late winter weather and for your good health. . In the second greeting table 114.
, And is developed in the text memory 63.

In step S5, the third greeting sentence data "Good morning" corresponding to the main classification name "for work" and the time of transmission, for example, "morning" is obtained from the third greeting sentence table from 115. It is read out and expanded in the text memory 63.

In step S 6, the signature data corresponding to the main classification name “for work” is read from the signature table 119 and is expanded in the text memory 63.

In step S7, as shown in FIG. 15, the first, second, and third greeting data are combined and the message "Good morning. Thank you. I'm always taking care of you. Abcd Inc., Hamura. "And go to step S8. In step S8, input of text data is prompted to follow the greeting text data, and the process proceeds to step S9 when a transmission request is input. In step S9, the signature data is added to the text data, and when a transmission execution command is input, the process proceeds to step S10. Then, in step S10, the communication control unit 7 sends an e-mail to the communication terminal at the destination address.

In step S1, in addition to the above-mentioned function of “transmission to the registered destination”, “new mail transmission”,
"Receive" and "Reply" functions, and "Destination registration", "Greeting text registration", "Signature registration", "Subclass name registration (transmission count)", and "Subclass name registration (transmission interval)" Prompts the user to select a function. "Destination registration"
This is a function of storing the input destination address data 112 in the main classification name table 111 of the data storage unit 11 in association with the main classification name. The “greeting text registration” is the input first greeting text. Data is stored in the data storage unit 11
Is a function of storing in the first greeting sentence table 113 in association with various classification names. “Signature registration” stores input signature data in the signature table 119 in association with the main classification name. Function.

The term "sub-class name registration (transmission count)" means that the main classification name is further classified according to the difference in the number of transmissions (L1) to the destination, and the first sub-class name data according to the classification is stored. The “sub-category name registration (transmission interval)” is a function of further classifying the main classification name according to a difference in transmission interval (L2) to a destination and storing second sub-classification name data according to the classification. Function.

The selection of these mail functions and the subsequent processing in step S1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the selection and processing of the mail function in step S1, the CPU 2 firstly displays, in step S21, a list of mail functions for the transmission and reception of the e-mail (mail function selection screen) on the display screen of the display unit 10 as shown in FIG. Is displayed, and step S2
Proceed to 2. Then, in step S22, an input to the mail function selection from the user (function keys F1 to F
9) is determined. If it is determined that there is no input of the mail function selection from the user, step S is performed again.
The process returns to step S22 and waits for the user to input a mail function selection. If it is determined in step S22 that there is an input for selecting a mail function, the flow advances to step S23 to determine the selected function.

First, a case will be described in which it is determined in step S23 that the "destination registration" function is selected by operating the function key F5, and the process proceeds to step S31.

In step S31, a classification name selection screen for destination registration shown in FIG.
A function key F1 for allowing a user to select a main category name or a main category name and a sub-category name corresponding to the destination from already registered category names, or to register a new main category name corresponding to the destination. And proceeds to the next step S32.

In step S32, the operation performed in step S31 is determined, and if a registered main classification name or a main classification name and a sub classification name have been selected, the process proceeds to step S33. Alternatively, if the registration of the new main classification name corresponding to the destination has been selected in step S31, the process proceeds to step S34, where the main classification name registration screen shown in FIG. After waiting for the input of a new main classification name corresponding to the destination, the process proceeds to step S33.

In step S33, a destination registration screen as shown in FIG. 16C is displayed, and input of a destination is awaited.
When an input is made, the process proceeds to step S35, and the number of transmissions (L
1) is set to “0”, and the process proceeds to step S36. In step S36, the transmission time t is initialized by a clock built in the data transmission device 1. In the present embodiment, the date and time are set to “8” days from the clock time, that is, the date and time as far back as the past. Then, the process returns to step S21 to display the original mail function selection screen.

Next, a case will be described in which it is determined in step S23 that the "greeting sentence registration" function is selected by operating the function key F6, and the process proceeds to step S41.

In step S41, first, FIG.
Display the main category name selection screen in the greeting text registration shown in
Prompt for selection of the main category name. On the main category name selection screen, select the main category name "work"
Alternatively, the user is prompted to select “for friends”. When "for friend" is selected, a first sub-category name selection screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 17B, and the selection of the first sub-category name is prompted. Further, in order to select a second sub-category name for subdividing this sub-category name, a second sub-category name as shown in FIG.
Is displayed.

As described above, in step S41, the classification name corresponding to the destination should be selected from the classification names already registered, or if the main classification name has not been registered, the greeting should be handled. Select function key F1 to register a new main classification name,
Proceed to the next step S42. In step S42, the operation in step S41 is determined, and if various registered classification names have been selected, the process proceeds to step S43. In step S41, registration of a new main classification name corresponding to the greeting is performed by the function key F1. If the operation has been selected, the process proceeds to step S44. In step S44,
The main category name registration screen is displayed on the display unit 10, and the process proceeds to step S43 after waiting for input of a new main category name corresponding to the greeting.

In step S43, a greeting message registration screen as shown in FIG. 17D is displayed, and a greeting message is input.
Next, returning to step S21, the original mail function selection screen is displayed.

Next, a case will be described in which it is determined in step S23 that the "signature registration" function is selected by operating the function key F7, and the flow advances to step S51.

In step S51, a main category name selection screen for signature registration shown in FIG. 18A is displayed, and the main category name corresponding to the destination is selected from the category names already registered, or the function key is pressed. The user selects the registration of a new main classification name corresponding to the destination by operating F1 and proceeds to the next step S52.

In step S52, if the main classification name is selected in step S51, the process proceeds to step S53. If the registration of a new main classification name corresponding to the signature is selected in step S51, the process proceeds to step S54. move on. In step S54, a main category name registration screen is displayed on the display unit 10, and after waiting for input of a new main category name corresponding to the signature, the process proceeds to step S53. In step S53, a signature registration screen as shown in FIG. 18B is displayed to wait for the input of a signature.
Return to step 1 to display the original mail function selection screen.

Next, in step S23 of the flowchart of FIG. 10, it is determined that the "sub-category name registration (number of transmissions)" function has been selected by operating the function key F8, and the first process performed when the process proceeds to step S100. The sub-category name registration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S101, a main category name selection screen for registering a first sub-category name is displayed, and a main category name to be subdivided is selected from already registered category names, or the function key F1 is selected. The registration of the new main classification name by the operation of is selected, and the process proceeds to the next step S102.

In step S102, step S101
Is determined, the process proceeds to step S103 when the main classification name is selected, and proceeds to step S104 when the registration of the new main classification name is selected in step S101. In step S104, a main category name registration screen is displayed on the display unit 10, and after waiting for input of a new main category name to be subdivided by the sub-category name, the process proceeds to step S103.

In step S103, the lower limit variable (m) is set to “0”, and in step S105, the number of transmissions (L
Input the upper limit value (x) of the range of 1). Then, in step S106, the range of the number of transmissions (L1) (m to x
), The first sub-classification name is registered, and the process proceeds to step S107. In step S107, the lower limit variable (m) is updated as a number (m = x + 1) obtained by adding 1 to the upper limit numerical value (x), and in step S108, it is selected whether or not to end the transmission frequency range setting.

That is, for example, the number of transmissions (L1)
“0” times, “1 to 10” times, “11 to 100” times, and “101 to” times or more are referred to as the first sub-category names “friend degree 0”, “friend degree 1”, “friend degree”, respectively. 2 "," Friend degree 3 "
In the case where the main category name “friend” is further subdivided by registering in correspondence with “”, after “sub-category name registration (transmission count)” is selected in steps S21, S22, and S23 in the flowchart of FIG. Step S10 shown in FIG.
1. In step S102 and step S104, a classification name is specified. Next, in step S105, the first upper limit value “0” is set.
Input. Then, by inputting “friend degree 0” as the first sub-classification name in step S106, the number of transmissions “0” (m = 0, x = 0) and “friend degree 0” are stored in association with each other. I do. Subsequently, in step S107, the lower limit variable (m) is set to 1 in the input first upper limit value “0”.
Is updated to the number (0 + 1 = 1). Next, step S
If end of range setting is not selected in 108, the process returns to step S105.

Then, step S105, step S106, and step S107 are repeated again. At this time, the second upper limit value “10” is input, and the classification name is set to “friend level 1”. -10 times (m = 1,
x = 10) is associated with “friend level 1”, and then m is updated to “10 + 1 = 11”. In step S108,
Steps S105, S106, and S107 are repeated on condition that the end of range setting is not selected again. In this cycle, the third upper limit value “100” is input and the classification name is set to “friend level 2”, so that the number of transmissions “11 to 100” (m = 11, x = 100) is changed to “friend level”. "Degree 2". Thereafter, the lower limit variable (m) is set to “100 + 1”. When the end of range setting is selected in step S108, the lower limit variable (m) “101”
Waiting for the input of the classification name "friend degree 3" for the above range,
The data is stored in the data storage unit 11 in association with the range.

The CPU 2 forms the first sub-classification name table 114 shown in FIG.

Next, it is determined in step S23 in the flowchart of FIG. 10 that the "sub-category name registration (transmission interval)" function has been selected by operating the function key F9, and the process proceeds to step S200. The sub-category name registration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

At step S201, the transmission interval (L2)
A main category name selection screen in the second sub-category name registration is displayed, and the main category name “work” is selected, or “friend” is selected. When “for friend” is selected, the data transmitting apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment further selects the first sub-category name because the first sub-category name is already registered.

As described above, in step S201, the classification name corresponding to the destination should be selected from the classification names already registered, or if the main classification name has not been registered, the greeting should be handled. The registration of a new main classification name is selected by operating the function key F1, and the process proceeds to the next step S202. In step S202, the operation in step S201 is determined. If various classification names have been selected, the process proceeds to step S203. If the registration of a new main classification name has been selected in step S201, the process proceeds to step S204. move on. Step S20
In step 4, a category name registration screen is displayed on the display unit 10, and the process proceeds to step S203 after inputting a new main category name.

In step S203, the lower limit variable n is set to “0”, and in step S205, the upper limit days (y) of the range of the transmission interval (L2) is input. Then, step S20
In step S6, the classification name is registered in association with the range of the transmission interval (L2) (n ≦ L2 ≦ y). In step S207, the lower limit variable (n) is obtained by adding 1 to the upper limit days (y) (y +
Update as 1). Then, in step S208, a selection is made as to whether or not to end the range setting.

For example, the transmission interval “0-7” days (0 ≦ L2
≦ 7), “8-30” days (8 ≦ L2 ≦ 30), and “3
The main category name "for friends" is further subdivided by registering the day 1 or more (31≤L2) in association with the category names "within one week", "within one month", and "with one month or more", respectively. The case of the conversion will be described below.

Step S2 in the flowchart of FIG.
3. After selecting "sub-category name registration (transmission interval)" in S100, step S20 in the flowchart of FIG.
1. In step S202 and step S204, a classification name is specified, and then in step S205, a first upper limit number of days “7” is input. Next, by inputting the classification name “within one week” in step S206, the transmission interval “0” is input.
〜7 ”(n = 0, y = 7) days and“ within one week ”are stored in the second sub-category name table 115 in association with each other.
Subsequently, in step S207, the lower limit variable (n) is obtained by adding 1 to the input first upper limit days “7” (7 + 1
= 8), and the process moves to step S208. Next, the end of the range setting is denied in step S208, and the process returns to step S205.

Then, step S205, step S206, and step S207 are repeated again. At this time, the input second upper limit number of days (y) is set to 30, the classification name is set to "within one month", and the transmission interval is set to " 8-30 "(n =
8, y = 30) and stored, and the lower limit variable (n) is updated to “30 + 1” (= 31). When the end of range setting is selected in step S208,
A classification name “one month or more” is input for a range equal to or more than the lower limit variable (n) (= 31), and is stored in association with the range. Such "sub-class name registration (transmission interval)"
By processing, the second sub-category name table 1 shown in FIG.
15 is formed in the data storage unit 11.

If it is determined in step S23 of the flowchart of FIG. 10 that the "receive" function has been selected by operating the function key F3, step S300 is performed.
Then, various mail receiving processes are executed. If it is determined in step S23 that the "reply" function has been selected by operating the function key F4, the process proceeds to step S400.
To execute various mail reply processing. Step S2
If it is determined in step 3 that the "send new mail" function is selected by operating the function key F1, the process proceeds to step S50.
The process proceeds to 0, and various new mail transmission processes are executed.

As described above, in the case of registration of a destination, steps S21, S22, and S23 are performed.
After selecting the "destination registration" function in step S31,
In steps S32 and S34, the "main classification name" corresponding to the destination is selected or newly input, and then the address data 112 of the "destination" is input in step S33. Can be associated with the main classification name. Therefore, the destination can be classified according to the relationship with the destination.

In the case of registering a greeting, step S2
1. After selecting the "greeting sentence registration" function in steps S22 and S23, step S41 and step S4
2. In step S44, the "main category name" corresponding to the destination to be registered is selected or newly input, or the "main category name" and various "sub-category names" for subdividing it are selected. Next, in step S33, "greeting sentence"
Is input, the input greeting can be associated with various classification names. Therefore, it is possible to register a greeting sentence corresponding to various classification names.

Then, in the case of the first classification name registration, after selecting the “sub-classification name registration (transmission count)” function in step S21, step S22, and step S23, step S21 is performed.
At 100, the number of transmissions (L1) to the destination can be stored in the data storage unit 11 in association with the main classification name and the first sub classification name. Next, in the "greeting message registration" function, by selecting the first sub-category name and registering the greeting message, the greeting message data is stored in association with the main category name and the first sub-category name. Can be. So, for example, for those who frequently exchange emails,
Send an e-mail with an appropriate greeting according to the difference in the number of transmissions (L1), such as a greeting with a plain expression or a person who sends an e-mail for the first time, such as a polite greeting. be able to.

In the case of the second classification name registration, after selecting the “sub-classification name registration (transmission interval)” function in step S21, step S22, and step S23, step S2 is performed.
At 00, the transmission interval (L2) from the date and time when the e-mail was last sent to the destination is stored in the data storage unit 11 in association with the main classification name, the first sub classification name, and the second sub classification name. be able to.

Next, in the "greeting sentence registration" function, by selecting this second sub-category name and registering a greeting sentence, greeting sentence data can be stored in association with these various classification names. Therefore, even if there are destinations that send e-mail after a long time and destinations that frequently send e-mails, depending on the difference of the transmission interval (L2), for example, when the transmission interval is long, If you send many times on the same day, add an appropriate greeting or signature to the e-mail according to the transmission interval, such as a greeting such as "I will give you a try every time." be able to.

In the above-described embodiment, the designation of the destination at the time of sending an e-mail is selected from the destinations registered in advance. However, the destination is directly input from the keyboard 3 and specified. It may be a thing. In the data transmission device 1 of the above embodiment, the main classification name is based on the social relationship of whether or not the relationship between the user and the destination is mainly at work. Differences in age, nationality,
Alternatively, it may be based on other social relationships due to racial differences or the like. Also, the main classification name and the sub classification name are
They may be independent of each other, and it is not always necessary to make the sub-classification name subordinate to the main classification name as exemplified in the present embodiment. Also, when subordinate, the way of subordination is not limited to the method exemplified in the present embodiment.

The main category name and the first and second sub-category names are set by the user, and the first greeting selected based on the various category names is also set by the user. However, the distributor or the manufacturer may store the data in the data transmission device 1 in advance. Further, a classification name, a greeting, a signature, and the like, which are some samples, may be stored in the data transmission device in advance, and the user may be able to appropriately select from them. Further, although the example in which the data to be transmitted is a text composed of characters has been described, a graphic, a symbol, a video, a voice, or the like may be used. Further, the example in which the related data is a sentence such as a greeting and a signature and a simple symbol has been described, but may be a figure, a symbol, a video, a voice, or the like. For example, an e-mail can be transmitted with a figure or video corresponding to the destination.

Further, it is assumed that the second and third greetings corresponding to the month name and the time name are provided in the data transmitting apparatus 1, but the user can select any May be set. In the present embodiment, an example in which the data transmitting apparatus to which the present invention is applied is an e-mail transmitting apparatus has been described. However, a pager, a telephone and a mobile phone (especially those capable of transmitting characters), a telegraph power transmitting apparatus,
The present invention can be applied to an electronic device for transmitting characters, an electronic device for transmitting graphics and symbols, an electronic device for transmitting video, an electronic device for transmitting audio, and the like, such as an AX transmission device. Furthermore, various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention, such as classifying destinations more finely than in the present embodiment and adding more related data. Of course.

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As described above, according to the data transmitting apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, related data corresponding to the relationship with the transmission destination can be appropriately added to the transmission data. Appropriate responses can be made to the destination.

According to the data transmitting apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects obtained in the first aspect, it is possible to appropriately add related data according to the situation at the time of data transmission to the transmission data, For data transmission in various situations,
We can always respond appropriately.

According to the data transmitting apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, an arbitrary classification name for an arbitrary destination and arbitrary data related to the classification name can be registered, and the relevant data is added to the data to be transmitted. Can be sent. Therefore,
The user can arbitrarily set the classification name and the related data corresponding to the classification name, and the data transmission device is suitable for various users.

According to the data transmitting apparatus of the fourth aspect of the present invention, related data corresponding to the difference in the number of times data has been transmitted to the specified destination is added to the data to be transmitted. The appropriate related data can be added and transmitted in accordance with the degree of the relationship between the user and the user.

According to the data transmitting apparatus of the fifth aspect, the related data corresponding to the difference in the time interval elapsed since the previous transmission of the data to the designated transmission destination is added to the data to be transmitted. Even when data is transmitted many times in a short time or after a long time, appropriate related data can be added and transmitted.

According to the data transmitting apparatus of the present invention, the situation-related data corresponding to at least one of the difference in the month and the difference in the time of data transmission is added to the data to be transmitted. , And appropriate data can be added and transmitted.

According to the data transmitting apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to automatically transmit relevant data suitable for the e-mail, for example, data of polite sentences, data appropriately representing the situation, and greetings of the occasional season. Can be added and transmitted.

According to the data transmitting apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to add an appropriate greeting and a signature to the data to be transmitted and transmit the data.

According to the storage medium of the ninth aspect of the present invention, a computer can execute a program for appropriately adding related data corresponding to a relationship with a transmission destination to transmission data.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a data transmission device as an example to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main classification name table stored in a data storage unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a first sub-category name table stored in a data storage unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a second sub-category name table stored in a data storage unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a first greeting sentence table stored in the data storage unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a second greeting sentence table stored in the data storage unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a third greeting sentence table stored in the data storage unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a signature table stored in a data storage unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a data transmission process of a data transmission device as an example to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a mail function selection and various data registration processes in step S1 of FIG. 9;

11 is a flowchart showing a first sub-category name registration process in step S100 of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a second sub-category name registration process in step S200 of FIG. 10;

13 is a diagram showing a mail function selection screen displayed on the display unit in FIG. 1 in step S1 in FIG. 9 (and step S21 in FIG. 10).

14 is a diagram showing a state in which a list of registered destinations is displayed on the display unit in FIG. 1 in step S2 in FIG. 9;

15 is a diagram showing a state in which a greeting is displayed on the display unit in FIG. 1 in step S7 in FIG. 9;

16A is a diagram showing step S31 of FIG. 10 and FIG.
FIG. 11B is a diagram showing a main category name selection screen in destination registration displayed on the display unit of FIG.
4 shows a new main category name registration screen displayed on the display unit in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4C shows a destination registration screen displayed on the display unit in FIG. 1 in step S33 in FIG.

17A is a diagram showing step S41 of FIG. 10 and FIG.
FIG. 11B is a diagram showing a main category name selection screen in greeting message registration displayed on the display unit of FIG.
1 when the main category name “for friends” is selected in FIG.
A first sub-category name selection screen displayed on the display unit of
(C) is the second classification displayed on the display unit in FIG. 1 when the main classification name “for friend” and the first sub classification name “friend level 2” are selected in step S41 in FIG. FIG. 14D is a diagram showing a greeting text registration screen displayed on the display unit of FIG. 1 in step S43 of FIG. 10.

18A is a diagram showing step S51 in FIG. 10 and FIG.
FIG. 11B is a diagram showing a main category name selection screen in signature registration displayed on the display unit of FIG.
2 is a diagram showing a signature registration screen displayed on the display unit of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 data transmission device 2 CPU 2a data selection unit 3 keyboard 6 RAM 6a buffer 61 destination memory 62 title memory 63 text memory 8 modem / LAN board 10 display unit 11 data storage unit 111 classification name table 112 (of stored destinations) Address data 113 First greeting text table 114 First subclass name table 115 Second subclass name table 117 Second greeting text table 118 Third greeting text table 119 Signature table

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A data transmitting apparatus having a function of automatically adding related data to data to be transmitted, a destination storing means for storing a plurality of destination data, A classification storage unit configured to store a plurality of classification data classified according to a difference in a specific property of a destination; a related data storage unit configured to store related data respectively corresponding to the classification data; Destination designation means for designating a desired transmission destination; determining the classification data corresponding to the designated transmission destination from the classification storage means; and storing the related data corresponding to the classification data from the related data storage means. A related data selecting means for selecting, a transmitting means for adding the selected related data to the data to be transmitted, and transmitting the data to the designated destination, Data transmission apparatus characterized by comprising. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a situation classification storage unit configured to store a plurality of situation classification data for classifying the situation according to a difference in situation at the time of data transmission assumed in advance, wherein the related data is the classification data and the situation classification data. 2. The data transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data transmitting apparatus corresponds to each of combinations of 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: destination registering means for registering the destination data; class registering means for registering the classification data; and related data registering means for registering the related data. The data transmission device according to claim 1. 4. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the difference in the specific property is a difference in the number of times data has been transmitted to the designated destination in the past. . 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the difference in the specific property is a difference in a time interval that has elapsed since the last transmission of the data to the designated destination.
The data transmission device according to any one of the above. 6. The data transmitting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the difference in the data transmission status is at least one of a month difference and a time difference. 7. The data transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the data to be transmitted is an electronic mail. 8. The data transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the related data is at least one of a greeting and a signature. 9. A storage medium storing a computer-executable program, comprising: a plurality of classification data for classifying a plurality of destination data according to a difference in a specific property; A computer-executable program code for storing data, a computer-executable program code for designating a desired destination from the plurality of destination data, and a classification corresponding to the designated destination Discriminating from the stored plurality of classification data, a computer-executable program code for selecting the relevant data corresponding to the classification data, and adding the selected relevant data to transmission data, A computer-executable program code for causing transmission to a designated destination; and Storage medium characterized by storing Mukodo. [0001]