KR19990073357A - System and method for providing E-mail retrieval service on the Internet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a retrieval system using e-mail. More specifically, the user name, address, and other related matters of e-mails held by individuals in the whole country are collectively and systematically collected and organized. It is about a search system using e-mail, which makes it easy for anyone in the nation to search various matters related to e-mail like the 114 guide provided by Korea Telecom.

The apparatus includes a web server for providing an e-mail search service, a search server for storing a search program, and a program storage unit; A mail server for registering members and issuing e-mails or e-mail accounts; A memory for collecting and organizing the user name, address, and other related matters of the e-mail, storing the data in a form that can be returned to the program in the e-mail search service system; An input unit for inputting the above items; A control unit for combining the object data stored in the memory based on the input value into a material of an appropriate type, and displaying the data on the screen in a state of being loaded by the e-mail retrieval system; And a display unit for displaying the items input to the input unit and the screen displayed by the control unit. According to the present invention, even if the e-mail e-mail ID is not known, the e-mail e-mail ID of the person who wants to search can be searched only by the name or region.

Description

System and method for providing E-mail retrieval service on the Internet {.}

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing an e-mail retrieval service on the Internet, and more particularly, to an e-mail address of a person who has registered as a member on a server on the Internet. The present invention relates to an e-mail retrieval service providing system and method for storing mail address IDs linked to each other and retrieving a search request from a client side and providing the same to the client side.

With the recent increase in computer penetration in homes and workplaces, the number of Internet users is increasing rapidly. As of April 1999, the number of domestic Internet users is estimated at 3.86 million, and it is expected that more users will be created in the future due to the establishment of Small Office Home Office (SOHO) and the increase of Internet PC rooms. Internet users use various Internet services according to their needs.

There are various Internet services such as newsnet service, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and E-mail service, but the most widely used service is called E-mail service, also called e-mail.

In general, a person has at least one e-mail ID and a maximum of 10 e-mail IDs, and there are many companies that issue free e-mail accounts. If you include a mail account, the total number of e-mails is huge.

However, since the information on the e-mail is not systematically organized, it is impossible to know how many people are using the e-mail in any region, and the statistics according to age and education. In addition, personally collecting and using information about E-mail for commercial use or for the same purpose violates the actual laws such as the Telecommunications Business Act and Radio Control Act, but currently illegally violates this information. There are also companies that sell them, so there is a risk of becoming a social problem.

Therefore, there has been a need for a service system and method for freely searching and sharing E-mail addresses without violating the law.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention stores the data used in the email search service providing system in a memory so that the system can be returned to the system, and the user registers as a member and the registered member stores the various data. Just import to make email search.

Another object of the present invention is to prevent the overflow of spam mail in the device to contribute to valuable radio waves.

Figure 1 is a block diagram according to the configuration of devices such as an Internet connection, a web server, a search server used in the system for providing an email search service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart of the search, membership, automatic member search method used in the e-mail search service providing system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing an E-mail retrieval service on the Internet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The system shown in Fig. 1 receives clients (100, 102, ...) requesting a search for an e-mail address, and searches a corresponding e-mail address by receiving a search request through the Internet network 120. It consists of servers (140, 180) to provide to the clients (100, 102, ...).

Each of the clients (100, 102, ...) retrieves an e-mail search through the Internet network 120 by at least one or more of the search conditions of the name, residence area and e-mail address ID of the person to be searched. Request to server 180.

In addition, the user can display the E-mail address that is retrieved according to the request and transmitted through the Internet network 120 so that the user can view it.

The web server 140 transmits a search request from each of the clients 100, 102,... To the search server 180, and sends the E-mail address retrieved from the search server 180 to the clients 100,. 102, ...) and make it visible to users by web browsers (installed on clients: not shown).

The search server 180 includes an E-mail memory 184 and a control unit 186.

The e-mail memory 184 stores the e-mail addresses of those who have subscribed to at least the name of the member subscriber, the region of residence and the E-mail address ID. Here, members are entitled to disclose personal information, including their e-mail address, to their will and instead retrieve another person's e-mail address.

Table 1 shows an example of an e-mail memory format.

Here, in the case of each search condition can be classified and stored in more detail as follows.

For example, names can be categorized in alphabetical order (a, b, b, ...), gender (kim, lee, bak, choi, ...), or cat, male, etc. You may.

Inhabited areas can be classified from the widest to the narrowest, or by specific surnames living in a particular area.

In the case of the E-mail ID, it is preferable to classify in alphabetical order.

In addition, in the case of search conditions (occupation, gender, age, ...) except for name, region, and e-mail ID, personal personal information information is strong, so in principle, it is desirable to prevent searching.

The controller 184 receives an e-mail address search request from the clients 100, 102, ... from the web server 140, checks whether the owner of the requested client is a member, In the case of the person who has registered as a member of the check result, the client 100, 102, and the like are searched through the Internet network 120 by searching the E-mail address from the E-mail memory 184 in response to the search condition entered by the client. ...)

The E-mail address is hyperlinked to the E-mail compose screen, so that when the E-mail address displayed on the client side is clicked, the E-mail compose screen is preferably displayed.

In addition, in order to prevent the e-mail address from being indiscriminately known, the e-mail address displayed on the client side is preferably not stored.

2 is a flowchart of a method for providing an E-mail retrieval service on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user connects to the Internet and connects to the site providing the service (step 202).

In step 204, the member can search for another member's E-mail address on the condition that his / her e-mail address and various personal information are disclosed. will be.

Recruiting members first collects e-mail addresses from newsgroups, bulletin boards, guestbooks, archives, chat rooms, etc., notifying them of the birth of mail114, and sending e-mails to each individual with a recommendation to join the service. And, if the contact does not come immediately after sending the e-mail is sent a promotional mail once again after a certain period (for example, a month).

In the case of a member, the user ID and password are inputted, and it is checked against the registered ID and password (steps 206 and 208).

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and of course, modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the claims in the present invention will not be defined within the scope of the detailed description, but will be limited to the claims below.

According to the present invention is to collect and organize the ID of the e-mail scattered throughout our country to find the person who wants to find quickly and accurately without going through several processes.

When this is completed, it is expected to have the following advantages:

First, if you know the name of a person with the same effect as a phone book, you can find the address of the e-mail accordingly.

Second, you can find out the usage status of e-mail nationwide.

Third, it is expected that e-mails overflowing due to the rapid spread of the Internet will be arranged at a glance.

Fourth, companies and groups can send out only the e-mails needed for those who need them, preventing abuse of radio waves.

Fifth, it is possible to prevent unnecessary e-mail sending and to protect the e-mail ID holder from spam.

Claims (5)

Request an e-mail search based on at least one of the search conditions of the name of the person to be searched, the region of residence and the e-mail address ID, and display the e-mail address searched according to the request and transmitted through the internet network. Multiple clients; A memory for storing the E-mail addresses of the people who have registered as members, at least the names of the member subscribers, the region of residence and the E-mail address IDs linked together; In response to a request for retrieving an e-mail address from the clients, it is checked whether the owner of the requested client is a registered member, and if the check result is a registered member, the search condition entered by the client side is checked. And a control unit for retrieving an e-mail address from the memory and transmitting the e-mail address to the clients over the internet network. According to claim 1, wherein the E-mail address and the E-mail compose screen When the E-mail address displayed on the client side is clicked, the e-mail retrieval service providing system on the Internet is characterized in that the mutual hyperlink to move to the E-mail compose screen. The method according to claim 1 or 2, E-mail retrieval service providing system on the Internet, characterized in that the e-mail address displayed on the client side is not stored Clients requesting a search for an e-mail address and displaying the e-mail address retrieved according to the request and transmitted through the Internet network, the e-mail address of the registered subscribers at least the name of the member subscriber. A memory for linking the residence area and the e-mail address ID with each other to suit each other; And a control unit for retrieving the searched e-mail address and providing the same to a client, the method comprising: providing an e-mail retrieval service to clients; A first step of requesting, by the plurality of clients, an e-mail search by at least one of a search condition of at least one of a name, a residence region, and an e-mail address ID of a person to be searched; A second step of checking whether an owner of the requesting client is a registered member according to an e-mail address search request from the clients; A third step of retrieving an e-mail address from the memory in response to a search condition input from the client side as a result of the check; And a fourth step of transmitting the retrieved e-mail address to the clients via an internet network. The method of claim 3, further comprising: inducing a member to be a member who does not become a member as a result of the check in the second step, and enabling the service after the member is registered. How to provide e-mail retrieval service on the Internet.