AU2005200100B2 - Apparatus and method for providing contents - Google Patents

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Patents Act 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION STANDARD PATENT Application Number: Lodged: Invention Title; Apparatus and method for providing contents The following slatement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to us: COMS ID No: SBMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing contents such as images and music.

BACKGROUND ART Email is generally used as a means of communicating between individuals via a public network. Recently, exchanging an email attached with image data or music data is also gaining popularity.

When sending an email from a mobile phone, certain charges are imposed according to the quantity of data transmitted. Therefore, when sending an email attached with image data or music data, the communication costs are high because the data itself is large in quantity.

Furthermore, when receiving an email attached with image data or music data by mobile phone, since the data itself is large in quantity, storing all image data or music data is difficult.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION The present invention has been made in the light of the above problem, and has its object the provision a communication terminal intending to save transmission costs of email attached with image data, and, to save memory resource.

According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a communication terminal Including a CPU, a wireless communication unit, a storage unit, an operation unit for receiving operations made by a user of the communication terminal, and a display unit, wherein 2 the CPU executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform, storing in advance, in the storage unit, mode setting data indicating one of automatic mode and manual mode in accordance with a selection instruction input by a user by use of the operation unit, controlling the wireless communication unit to receive email data from a mail server, determining whether the email data includes storage location data indicating a location where a data file is stored in a network, controlling the display unit to display a screen for prompting the user to input an instruction to download the data file, when it is determined that the email data includes the storage location data and the storage unit stores mode setting data indicating the manual mode, and controlling the wireless communication unit to download the data file from the location indicated by the storage location data, when it is determined that the email data includes the storage location data, and when the storage unit stores mode setting data indicating the automatic mode or the operation unit receives the instruction to download the data file.

According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a communication terminal including a CPU, a wireless communication unit, a storage unit, an operation unit for receiving operations made by a user of the communication terminal, and a display unit, wherein the CPU executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform controlling the wireless communication unit to receive from a content server display instruction data that contains one or more storage location data and instructs to display a page, each of the one or more storage location data indicating a location where a data file is stored in a network, controlling the display unit to display a screen for prompting a user of the communication terminal to input an instruction to select at least one of the one or more storage location data, O generating, when the operation unit receives an instruction to select at N least one of the one or more storage location data, email data containing the ctselected storage location data, and Scontrolling the wireless communication unit to transmit the email data to a mail server.

SBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS SFig 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile In communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig 2 is a diagram showing a hardware-configuration of a mobile phone in the embodiment.

Fig 3 is a flow chart showing an example of an operation in PAGE 4 LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY 14/01 '05 FRI 09:34 FAX 61 2 9888 7800 WATERMARK o011 I F0466131 2 6

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J the present embodiment in which an image- introducing email is generated and transmitted.

Fig.4 is a flow chart showing an example of an operation in o the present embodiment in which an image introducing email is received and opened.

o Fig-5 is a flow chart showing an example of an operation in In the present embodiment in which an already- read imageo introducing email is reopened.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention The embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment shows one example of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Furthermore, the present invention can be in any way be modified within its technical idea.

As shown in Fig.1, a mobile communications system 1, which is one embodiment of the present invention, includes mobile phones 10A, 10B, a mobile communication network 20, the Internet contents servers 40A, 40B, and mail servers 50A, Mobile phones 10A, 10B, are communication terminals, which can enjoy a telephone communication service and a packet communication service via mobile communication network 20, and perform wireless communications with base stations within the mobile communication network- The mobile phones 10A, contain a World Wide Web (WWW) browser, and email software. In the present embodiment, an improvement on the basis of the present invention is added to the World Wide Web browser and the email software. Mobile phones 10A, 10B, which are the same as a general mobile phone, download data such as image data from content COMS ID No: SBMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 14/01 '05 FRI 09:35 FAX B1 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK 0 F046613126 o -6- J. servers 40A, 40B in accordance with the World Wide Web browser, and can transmit the data to other communication terminals by executing an email software. In addition to the normal operation, 0 mobile phones 10A, 10B according to the present embodiment can execute an email software to attach storage location information Sindicating storage location of data, instead of image data, to an Lfl email and transmit it to other communication terminals. Hereinafter, Ssuch an email will be referred to as image introducing email. To put it concretely, the storage location information means a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Furthermore, when mobile phones according to the present embodiment, receive an imageintroducing email in accordance with the email software, and a user opens the email, the mobile phones can download image data from a site indicated by the storage location information contained in the email, and can display the image data along with the content of the email.

Mobile communication network 20 is comprised of base stations, a mobile packet communication network, and a mobile phone network. A mobile packet communication network is a network for providing a packet communication service, and is connected to Internet 30 through a gateway server. A mobile phone network is a network for providing a general service to general mobile phones. Base stations are scattered inside a communication service area of mobile communication network 20. Besides, each base station is able to perform wireless communicate with mobile phones 10A, 10B, which are inside a radio cell formed by the base station- Contents servers 40A, 40B store information for general users in a Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) file for example.

a 012 COMB ID No: SBMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 14/01 '05 FRI 09:35 FAX 81 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK o F0466/3126 Furthermore, contents server 40A, and 40B stores image data or application programs such as Java applet and Java application designated by the tag stored in the HTML file. When contents o servers 40A and 40B receive a request with respect to the HTML file, image data, and application programs from one of mobile o phones 10A or 10B, provides the requested information to the Smobile phone through Internet 30 and mobile communication 0 network In Fig.1, plural mobile phones 10A, 10B, and contents i( servers 40A, 40B, and mail servers 50A, 50B are exemplified as mobile phones, contents servers, and mail servers- In the following explanation, however, if there is no need to specify a mobile phone, a contents server, and a mail server, the notation will simply be mobile phone 10, contents server 40, and mail server The hardware- configuration of mobile phone 10 will be explained with reference to Fig.2.

As shown in Fig.2, mobile phone 10 comprises a Central Processing Unit (CPU) 11, a storage unit 12, a wireless communication unit 13, an operation unit 14, a So communication-processing unit 15, and a displaying unit 16.

Furthermore, each part of these units is connected to each other through a BUS 17.

CPU 11 controls each unit connected through BUS 17 by executing various programs stored in memory 12- Storage unit 12 comprises a Read Only Memory (ROM) 121, a Random Access Memory (RAM) 122, and a non-volatile memory 123.

In ROM 121, various programs to be executed by CPU 11 and control data are stored. The programs include, for example, an 1013 COMS ID No: SBMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 14/01 '05 FRI 09:35 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK on F0466/3126 o -8- Soperating system for mobile phone 10 and a WWW browser mentioned above.

RAM 122 is used as a work area of CPU 11. For example, in 0 RAM 122, email data and image data received by an email software 0 are stored temporarily.

o Non-volatile memory 123 has an application storage area t (hereafter, referred to as AP storage area 124), a mail document o storage area 125, an image data storage area 126, and a mail list storage area 127. In AP storage area 124, for example, the email software as described above is stored. Image data storage area 126 is an area for storing image data attached to a received email. Mail list storage area 127 is an area for storing information relating to a received image- introducing email (storage location information).

The information relating to image- introducing email is such as a URL of image data, or a file name of the image data included in the image introducing- email. Non-volatile memory is such as an Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), Flash Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory (FLASH EEPROM).

Wireless communication unit 13 comprises an antenna 131,.

and performs wireless communication with base stations- Wireless communication unit 13, under the control of CPU 11, transmits wireless signal including various data such as download request data or email data to base stations via antenna 131. Wireless communication unitl3 receives wireless signals transmitted from base stations via antenna 131. Furthermore, wireless communication device 13 obtains various data such as image data, or email data by demodulating the received signal.

Operation unit 14 comprises plural keys for inputting data, Q014 COMS ID No: SBMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 14/01 '05 FRI 09:36 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK @015 F0466/3126

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S-9such as words, numbers, and commands. Operation unit 1 4 outputs a manipulate signal to CPU 11 in response to a key operation.

Communication processing unit 15, under the control of CPU o 11, performs a communication process, such as a connecting/disconnecting process of a call.

SDisplaying unit 16 is provided with a liquid crystal panel as a Sscreen display, and a driving circuit for driving the liquid crystal Spanel.

N Next, operations of the mobile communication system to according to the present embodiment will. be described with reference to a few examples.

<Operation 1> In the flow chart of Fig.3, an example of an operation executable by mobile phone 10A and 10B in Fig. 1 is shown.

Thereinafter, for the sake of an explanation, an example will be given, in which the operation shown in Fig.3 is performed by mobile phone At the initial stage, a menu-screen is displayed on a display screen of mobile phone 10A. When a user (hereinafter, -referred to as user A) of mobile phone 10A selects "browsing a Web page" mode from the menu-screen by operating operation unit 14, CPU 11 reads out a WWW browser from ROM 121 and executes the browser.

In the execution process of the WWW browser, CPU 11, in response to the indication from the user, downloads an HTML file of the Web page from contents server 40A to RAM 122 and displays the Web page on displaying unit 16 for example. The HTML file stores a title list of various image data that can be obtained through Internet and CPU 11 displays the title list by displaying unit 16. Furthermore, in each title of image data in the list, an URL indicating the storage COMS ID No: SBMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 14/01 '05 FRI 09:36 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK SF0466/31 2 6 0 o ci location of the image data is embedded.

SWhen a title list showing the titles of obtainable image data is displayed on displaying unit 16 of mobile phone 10A, a user can O select the title of the desired image data by operating operation unit 14. In addition, a user, after selecting the title of the desired image Sdata, can select a sub menu screen by operating operation unitl 4 t When the submenu screen is selected, CPU 11 obtains the submenu 0 screen from HTML file in RAM 122 and displays the submenu on N displaying unit 16 (step Sl).

io The user can select "image-introducing mail" mode among submenu displayed on the submenu screen by operating operation unit 14 (step S2). When "image-introducing mail" mode is selected, CPU 11 of mobile phone 50 obtains a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) embedded in the title of selected image data from HTML file is in RAM 122 (step SS3). CPU 11, after storing the obtained URL in a predetermined area in RAM 122, starts to execute the email software stored in AP storage area 124. CPU 11, in the execution process of the email software, reads out the URL from RAM 122 and loads the URL into a new generating email (step S4). The loading of the URL is performed by CPU 11 without any specific operation performed by the user. Such improvements are made available by the email software.

When the email containing the URL is generated and a transmission button is selected and operated by the user, CPU 11 transmits the email containing URL to mail server 50 through wireless communication unit 13 (step This email is sent to a destination designated by mobile phone 10A through mail server5 0 to mobile phone 10B as shown in Fig-1 for example.

[o016 COMS ID No: SBMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 14/01 '05 FRI 09:38 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK 0 F0466/3126 S(2)<Operation 2> Flow chart in Fig.4 shows another operation, which mobile phone 10A and 10B in Fig.1 can execute. Hereafter, for the sake of o explanation, an example will be given, wherein mobile phone which is the destination of the email transmitted by mobile phone o 10A in operation sample 1, performs the operation shown in Fig.4.

SWhen a menu screen is displayed on displaying unit 16 of Smobile phone 10B, a user of mobile phone 10B (hereafter, user B) can designate an "email receiving" mode on a menu screen. When the "email receiving" mode is designated, CPU 11 reads out an email software from AP storage area 124 and executes the email software. Then, CPU 11, in accordance with the email software, receives unread emails addressed to user B from a mail server, for example, mail server 50A, that is in charge of receiving emails addressed to user B (step Sll).

CPU 11 determines whether a URL of image data is included in the received email (step S12). This determination can be made as in the following explanation. First, a URL of image data contains a specific identifier showing that the URL is a URL of an image data in a specific type, for example, "gif". Therefore, in step 12, whether it is a URL of image data or not, can be determined according to whether the URL in the email contains such an identifier or not.

When the result of the determination in S12 is CPU 11 displays the name of the sender, or the title of the received email on the received mail list of display screen (step S13).

On the other hand, when the result of the determination in step S12 is a "Yes", CPUI] displays an icon (identifier) indicating that the received email is an image- introducing email, and includes the name of the sender, or the title of the received email on the 0017 COMS ID No: SBMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 14/01 '05 FRI 09:38 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK 018 0n F0466/3126 o -12received mail list of display screen (step S14).

CPU 11 stores the URL included in the received imageintroducing email, and the file name of the image data stored in the o URL, in mail list storage area 127 (step When an image- introducing email is designated among 8 emails displayed on the received mail list, along with an instruction to open the designated email, CPU 11 reads out the URL or the file o name, included in the image- introducing email, from mail list N storage area 127, and stores them in a predetermined storage area inside RAM 122, and starts to execute a WWW browser. When the WWW browser is executed, CPU 11 reads out the URL and the file name from RAM 122 in the execution process of WWW browser- By using the URL and file name, CPU 11 downloads the image data, for example, from contents server 40A to RAM 122 (step S16), and 16 returns to the execution of the email software.

CPU 11, in the execution process of the email software, attaches the image of the downloaded image data stored in RAM 122 to the email that was instructed to be opened and displays the image of the image data with the content of the opened email on a display screen (step S 17).

Next, when user B intends to close the image dataintroducing email, CPU 11 displays a message requiring the user for an instruction whether to store the image data (step S18).

When the determination of the user in step S18 is "Yes", CPU 11 stores the image data stored temporarily in RAM 122 in image data storage area 126, and displays a received mail list (step S19).

On the other hand, in step 18, when the instruction input by the user is an instruct to discard an image data (step $18; No), CPU 11 closes the image- introducing email without storing the image COMS ID No: SBMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 14/01 '05 FRI 09:37 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK V F0466/3126

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o -13data, and displays a received mail list (step SAs explained above, even if a received email is an imageintroducing email, because an image data can be stored, or 0 discarded on the basis of a user's instruction, it is possible to save memory resource.

o <Operation 3> I Referring to Fig. 5, an operation will be described, in which o an image- introducing email, once closed with or without storing the data, is reopened by a user under the condition in which the imagelo introducing email has been received and opened,.

First, when a "browsing an email" mode is designated by a user from the main menu displayed on the display screen of mobile phone 10A, CPU 11 reads out the email software from AP storage area 124 and executes the software. Then, CPU 11 displays the name of the sender, or the title of the received email stored in mail document storage area 1231, on a received mail list of the display screen (step S21).

Next, when an instruction to reopen an image- introducing email, which has ever been opened, from the emails displayed on a z0 received mail list is made by a user, CPU 11 determines whether the image data attached to the email instructed to be opened is stored in data storage area 126 (step S22).

When the result of determination of step S22 is "Yes", CPU 11 attaches the image of the image data stored in image data storage area 126 to the email, which is instructed to be opened, and displays the opened email with the image of the image data on the display screen (step S23).

When the result of the determination in step S22 is "No", CPU 11 displays a message saying, "this mail has an image attached, oi019 COMS ID No: SBMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 14/01 '05 FRI 09:37 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK In F046613126 0 o- 14do you download the image again?" on the display screen, and Scommands the user to instruct whether to perform the downloading (step S24).

O When the result of the determination in step S24 is "No", CPU 11 display on the display screen (step S25) the contents of the Semail, which the user instructs to be opened. At this time, CPU 11 I displays a URL of the image data included in the email on the Sdisplay screen. When an instruction to download is made through an input operation, it is possible to download the image data ;o corresponding to the URL.

When the result of the determination in step S24 is "Yes", CPU 11 extracts a URL and a file name of the image data from mail list storage area 127 on the basis of the identification ID of the image- introducing email, which is instructed to be opened. CPU 11 then downloads the image data from contents server 40 on the basis of the extracted URL and the file name (step S26).

CPU 11 attaches the image of the downloaded image data to the opened email and displays the opened email with the image of the image data on the display screen (step S27).

Effects of the present embodiment explained above will be outlined as in the following.

First, when a user (hereafter, user A) wants to provide image data of a certain site to another user (hereafter, user generally speaking, user A is required to obtain the image data from the site and then transmit the image data to user B. Accordingly, a communication cost for downloading from the site, image data with a large quantity of information, is incurred by user A, and a communication cost for transmitting the obtained image data to user B from user A is also generated.

I020 COMS ID No: SBMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 14/01 '05 FRI 09:37 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK 1021 lT. F0466/3126 0 o ci c However, according to the present embodiment, since the image data with a large quantity of information is transmitted directly from the site to user B, it is possible to reduce the overall o communication cost.

0 Furthermore, in the conventional art, user A must pay a Scommunication charge to collect the image data from the site, although it is user B, who is the one who finally receives the image 0 data.

(N In the present embodiment, however, since user B who actually obtains the image data must bear the communication cost of obtaining the image data.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since it is possible to discard image data and store a received email according to a user's instruction, it is possible to save the memory resource.

Also, according to the present embodiment, when an imageintroducing email is reopened on a different occasion, and the image data is downloaded by using a URL contained within the imageintroducing email is stored in image data storage area 126, the image data is read out and displayed along with the content of the email. Therefore, at the time of subsequent opening of an imageintroducing email, it is possible to avoid downloading the same image data.

The present embodiment can be modified as follows: <First Modification> In the above embodiment, a mobile phone is used as a communication terminal, but communication terminals are not limited to mobile phones. For example, simple mobile phones having the function to perform wireless communication with base stations of mobile communication networks, and mobile type COMS ID No: SBMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 14/01 '05 FRI 09:38 FAX 61 2 9888 7600 WATERMARK [022 'fl F0466/3126 S-16- F1 information terminal connected to a mobile phone, or a simple type of mobile phone can be used as a communication terminal-

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personal computer or a mobile type information terminal, which can O access a contents server, or a mail server via a network such as the Internet or a Local Area Network (LAN) on behalf of mobile o communication networks, may also be used as communication tf terminals.

o <Second Modification> In the present modification, a user can designate either the automatic or the manual mode on a mobile phone by performing operation unit 14 beforehand. When the automatic mode is set, as in the embodiment described above, CPU 11 of a mobile phone downloads the image data from contents server 40 automatically when opening an image- introducing email. When the manual mode is designated, CPU 11 of mobile phone displays a message saying, this email has an image attached, do you want to download the image again?" on the display screen of displaying unit 16 at the time of opening the image- introducing e-mail, and commands a user to instruct whether or not to perform downloading. When the user gives the instruction to perform downloading by operation unit 14, CPU 11 downloads the image data from the contents server.

<Third Modification> In the above-mentioned embodiment, the downloading function is triggered at the time of opening the image- introducing email. But, the trigger to download the email is not limited to the embodiment described above. For example, it is also possible to modify the embodiment so that the mobile phone downloads the image data from a contents server at the time of receiving an email, and stores the image data in image data storage area 126.

COMS ID No: $BMI-01076770 Received by IP Australia: Time 09:44 Date 2005-01-14 14/01 '05 FRI 09:38 FAX 81 2 9888 7600 WATERM.ARK [023 mn 17 <Fourth Modification> SContents obtained from a network do not only include image, but also Scontents that include music data, voice data, and document file data. The present modification enables a mobile phone to replay various contents. In the present modification, a mobile phone comprises various replaying units that can convert music or image data included in email contents into recognizable signals, by an audio-replaying unit, and an image-replaying unit. Besides, CPU as a Scontroller, when opens and displays an email including a URL on a displaying unit, identifies the type of the contents on the basis of an identification included in o 10 the URL, and replays the information included in the contents by a replaying unit appropriate to the type of the contents. For example, when music data is included in the content, the data is replayed as sound from a audio replaying unit, whereas when image data is included in the content, the data is displayed as an image on a displaying unit.

<Fifth Modification> The present invention is applicable to the production and sale of a new generation of mobile phones; to operating the mobile phone so that it can deliver, via a network, a program executed by a CPU for receiving an email or receiving email contents, described in Fig. 4 and Fig- 5, to general users; and also to storing such a program in a storage medium such as a CD and a FD and delivering the program to general users.

Comprises/comprising and grammatical variations thereof when used in this specification are to be taken to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps or components or groups thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, components or groups thereof.

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Claims (9)

1. A communication terminal including a CPU, a wireless communication unit, a storage unit, an operation unit for receiving operations made by a user of the communication terminal, and a display unit, wherein the CPU executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform, storing in advance, in the storage unit, mode setting data indicating one of automatic mode and manual mode in accordance with a selection instruction input by a user by use of the operation unit, controlling the wireless communication unit to receive email data from a mail server, determining whether the email data includes storage location data indicating a location where a data file is stored in a network, controlling the display unit to display a screen for prompting the user to input an instruction to download the data file, when it is determined that the email data includes the storage location data and the storage unit stores mode setting data indicating the manual mode, and controlling the wireless communication unit to download the data file from the location indicated by the storage location data, when it is determined that the email data includes the storage location data, and when the storage unit stores mode setting data indicating the automatic mode or the operation unit receives the instruction to download the data file.

2. A communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the CPU executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform, 19 controlling the display unit to display a content of the email data, and controlling the display unit to display, when the data file is downloaded and the data file contains graphic data or text data, a content of the graphic data or text data in a screen in which the content of the email data is shown.

3. A communication terminal according to claim 1 further including an audio replaying unit for replaying audio data, wherein the CPU executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform, controlling the display unit to display a content of the email data, and controlling the audio replaying unit to replay, when the data file is downloaded and the data file contains audio data, the audio data.

4. A communication terminal according to claim 1 further including a multimedia replaying unit for replaying multimedia data, wherein the CPU executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform, controlling the display unit to display a content of the email data, and controlling the multimedia replaying unit to replay, when the data file is downloaded and the data file contains multimedia data, the multimedia data.

A communication terminal including a CPU, a wireless communication unit, a storage unit, an operation unit for receiving operations made by a user of the communication terminal, and a display unit, wherein the CPU executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform, controlling the wireless communication unit to receive from a content server display instruction data that contains one or more storage location data 0 and instructs to display a page, each of the one or more storage location data indicating a location where a data file is stored in a network, controlling the display unit to display a screen for prompting a user of the _communication terminal to input an instruction to select at least one of the one or more storage location data, generating, when the operation unit receives an instruction to select at least one of the one or more storage location data, email data containing the selected storage location data, and controlling the wireless communication unit to transmit the email data to a mail server.

6. A communication terminal according to claim 5, wherein the CPU executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform, controlling the display unit to display the page instructed to be displayed by the display instruction data.

7. A communication terminal according to claim 5, wherein the CPU executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform, controlling the wireless communication unit to download one or more data files from one or more locations indicated by the one or more storage location data contained in the display instruction data.

8. A communication terminal according to claim 7, wherein the CPU executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform, 21 controlling the display unit to display, when the downloaded one or more data files contain graphic data or text data, a content of the graphic data or text data.

9. A communication terminal according to claim 7 further including an audio replaying unit for replaying audio data, wherein the CPU executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform, controlling the audio replaying unit to replay, when the downloaded one or more data files contain audio data, the audio data. A communication terminal according to claim 7 further including a multimedia replaying unit for replaying multimedia data, wherein the CPU executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform, controlling the multimedia replaying unit to replay, when the downloaded one or more data files contain multimedia data, the multimedia data. NTT DoCoMo, INC WATERMARK PATENT TRADEMARK ATTORNEYS P21661AU01