CN101753484A - Information processor and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an email transmission system which can reduce email mistransmission. An information processor which receives an email from a terminal device and controls the transmission of the email comprises the following components: a memory component which stores a control regulation that matches the transmission control information of control content related with the transmission of the email with a transmission source and a transmission target place of the email; a receiving component which receives the email with a plurality of transmission target place set from the terminal device; a dividing component which divides the plurality of transmission target places set in the email received from the receiving component to respective transmission target places; a deciding component which determines the control content related with the transmission of email that aims at the divided transmission target place with the transmission target places divided by the dividing component and the transmission source according to the control regulation stored in the memory component; and a control component which performs the email transmission control that aims at the divided transmission target places according to the control content determined by the determining component.

Description

Information processor and control method thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to the transmission control technology of Email, particularly relate to the control technology of sending of the Email that receives from terminal.

Background technology

Generally speaking, in the receive-transmit system of Email, although the sender is carrying out after Email sends, though notice send destination-address make a mistake, forget that adding annex or annex adds mistakenly etc., do not prepare for cancelling the means of transmission yet.In addition, to be sender and recipient come exchange electronic messages in mode end to end to Email, do not have the third party during the course to confirm to send the means of content.

Thereby, in the transmission mail retaining device that for example in patent documentation 1, has proposed between mail transmission/reception terminal and mail dispenser, to be set, keep the technology of Email.Particularly, proposed following scheme exactly, promptly sent the mail retaining device and receiving under the situation of holding the Email that is set to the transmission destination-address that keeps, the Email that receives has been sent to the sender make it confirm content.Then, this Email is judged as under the situation of misdelivery, by sending to the outside with cancellation aforementioned electronic mail to the particular address send Email the sender.[patent documentation 1] Japan Patent Publication Laid-Open 2005-277976 communique still, in the technology that patent documentation 1 is put down in writing, sending the mail retaining device can only judge and could keep with the message unit that receives.Therefore, for the Email of having put down in writing a plurality of transmissions destination,, then send and also all implement to keep, cancel at other mails that send the destination if comprise the transmission destination of a wrong transmission possibility.In addition, bookkeepings such as the affirmation of the Email of wrong transmission possibility and deletion only are defined to the sender of this Email.And then, even if after the mail that has been retained is through affirmation, be judged as under the situation that does not need to revise, till the transmission lag effluxion that sets, also can't send.

Summary of the invention

The present invention puts to finish in view of the above problems, a kind of method that provides is provided, the mistake that can reduce the Email that is undertaken by the user sends, and by carrying out with the sending control of the corresponding Email of recipient Email being sent.

In order to solve above-mentioned 1 above problem points, information processor of the present invention possesses following formation.That is, a kind ofly receive Email and control the information processor of sending of this Email from terminal installation, it is characterized in that comprising: memory unit, storage is the transmission source of sending control information and above-mentioned Email of the expression control content relevant with sending of Email and send the control law that the destination is mapped; Receiving-member receives the Email of having set a plurality of transmissions destination from above-mentioned terminal installation; Partition member, a plurality of transmissions destination that sets in the Email that above-mentioned receiving-member is received is divided into each and sends the destination; The decision parts, the control law of storing according to above-mentioned memory unit, with transmission destination and transmission source that above-mentioned partition member is cut apart, decide with cut apart at this after the transmission destination Email send relevant control content; And control assembly, the transmission control of the above-mentioned Email of the transmission destination after the control content that is determined according to above-mentioned decision parts carries out cutting apart at this.

In order to solve above-mentioned 1 above problem points, the control method of information processor of the present invention possesses following steps.That is, a kind ofly possess memory unit, receive Email and control the control method of the information processor of sending of this Email from terminal installation, this storage component stores is the transmission source of sending control information and above-mentioned Email of the expression control content relevant with sending of Email and send the control law that the destination is mapped, the control method of described information processor is characterised in that and comprises: receiving step, the receiving-member of above-mentioned information processor receive the Email of having set a plurality of transmissions destination from above-mentioned terminal installation; Segmentation procedure, a plurality of transmissions destination that the partition member of above-mentioned information processor will set on the Email that above-mentioned receiving step receives are divided into each and send the destination; Deciding step, the control law that the decision parts of above-mentioned information processor are stored according to above-mentioned memory unit, in transmission destination and transmission source that above-mentioned segmentation procedure is cut apart, decide with cut apart at this after the transmission destination Email send relevant control content; And controlled step, the transmission control of the above-mentioned Email of the transmission destination of the control assembly utilization of above-mentioned information processor after the control content that above-mentioned deciding step determined carries out cutting apart at this.

According to the present invention, the mistake that just can reduce the Email that is caused by the user sends, and can be by carrying out with the sending control of the corresponding Email of recipient Email being sent.[description of drawings] Fig. 1 is all figure that constitutes of the related E-mail sending system of expression the 1st execution mode.Fig. 2 is the figure that the hardware of expression mail transmission/reception terminal and mail relaying device constitutes.Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the processing of the related mail relaying device of expression the 1st execution mode.Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the details of the related application of rules processing of expression the 1st execution mode.Fig. 5 is the figure of one of expression control rule tables example.Fig. 6 is the figure that the expression rule is set one of picture example.Fig. 7 is the figure of one of expression rule guide look picture example.Fig. 8 is the figure of expression to one of originator, gerentocratic circular mail example.Fig. 9 is the figure of one of the expression mail that the recipient sent to making a copy for example.Figure 10 is the figure of one of the supervisory frame of expression reservation mail example.Figure 11 is the flow chart of the Email that sent of expression example one of when being retained and deleting.Figure 12 is the figure that exemplarily represents situation that Email is cut apart each envelope (envelope) recipient.Figure 13 is illustrated in the figure that operation is suitable for one of the information of being preserved in log buffer example.Figure 14 is the flow chart that the details of processing is carried out in the related operation of expression the 1st execution mode.Figure 15 is a functional block diagram.[description of reference numerals] 110 mail transmission/reception terminals, 150 mail relaying devices, 111 mail transmission/reception portions, 112 bookkeeping portions, 151 mail reception handling parts, 152 application of rules handling parts, 153 mails send handling part, 154 control law configuration parts, 155 keep mail management handling part, 156 control law preservation portions, 157 user account databases, 158 reservation mail preservation portions.

Embodiment

Below, explain preferred implementation of the present invention with reference to accompanying drawing.In addition, following execution mode only is an example, not delimit the scope of the invention.

(the 1st execution mode) as the 1st execution mode of information processor involved in the present invention, is that example is enumerated out and is described below with the mail relaying device.

The all of＜system constitutes〉Fig. 1 is all figure that constitutes of the related E-mail sending system that comprises the mail relaying device of expression the 1st execution mode.

Mailing system is made of mail transmission/reception terminal (terminal installation) 110, mail relaying device 150 and mail dispenser 190.Mail transmission/reception terminal 110, mail relaying device 150 and mail dispenser 190 couple together in the mode that can communicate by letter mutually via network respectively.

The addresses of items of mail that the Email that is sent from mail transmission/reception terminal 110 sets according to the recipient at this Email, being sent to this recipient via mail relaying device 150 and mail dispenser 190 is other not shown mail transmission/reception terminals.

The mail transmission/reception terminal 110 of carrying out E-mail receiver/send is the information processor that the user carries out various operation indications.Mail transmission/reception terminal 110 can be carried out data transmit-receive via network and mail relaying device 150.Mail transmission/reception terminal 110 possesses mail transmission/reception portion 111 and bookkeeping portion 112.

Mail transmission/reception portion 111 has the function to mail relaying device 150 send Emails; With the function that receives Email from mail relaying device 150.

Bookkeeping portion 112 has following function, promptly operation indication at the change of the control law of being stored in the memory unit of mail relaying device 150 etc. is carried out in the control law configuration part 154 of mail relaying device 150.In addition, will contrast Fig. 5 in the back narration about control law.That is, bookkeeping portion 112 has functions such as the login of control law configuration part 154 indication control laws, editor, deletion, readings, and this control law is set the not transmission at once and temporarily keep or carry out relaying (sending to recipient at once) etc. of Email that will send (posting a letter) from mail transmission/reception terminal 110.

In addition, bookkeeping portion 112 also has following function, promptly carries out reading, deletion, the transmission (relaying) of the Email that is kept in the memory unit (keeping mail preservation portion 158) at mail relaying device 150 and waits operation to indicate keeping mail management handling part 155.

In addition, mail transmission/reception portion 111 is and Mail Clients (mail user agent: MUA) corresponding function portion, agreements such as corresponding SMTP, POP, the IMAP known to general of this Mail Clients.In addition, bookkeeping portion 112 utilizes and for example realizes with the function of HTTP or the corresponding Web browser of HTTPS.

Mail relaying device 150 judges it is that the Email relaying that is sent from mail transmission/reception terminal 110 is joined T unit to mail, still temporarily keeps etc., and gives mail dispenser 190 based on judged result with mail transmission.Mail relaying device 150 possesses mail reception handling part 151, application of rules handling part 152, mail transmission handling part 153, control law configuration part 154, keeps mail management handling part 155.

Mail relaying device 150 externally possesses control law preservation portion 156, user account database 157 on the memory unit of memory 211 grades, keeps the storage area of mail preservation portion 158.

Mail reception handling part 151 has the function that obtains the Email that mail transmission/reception terminal 110 sent.

Application of rules handling part 152 has following function, promptly judge with the obtained Email of mail reception handling part 151 whether be stored in control law preservation portion 156 in control law shown in various conditions consistent, and be judged as under the situation that has corresponding to control law, to the operation (relaying of Email or reservation) that sets on this control law of this e-mail applications.

Mail sends handling part 153 and has the function that Email is sent to mail dispenser 190.Just be sent in the retention time function portion of the reservation Email of process that is judged as the Email that carries out relaying or regulation in the application of rules handling part 152.

Control law configuration part 154 has: the function of accepting operation indications such as the login that is stored in the control law the control law preservation portion 156, editor, deletion, reading from the bookkeeping portion 112 of mail transmission/reception terminal 110; And carry out the function that the login that is stored in the control law in the control law preservation portion 156, editor, deletion, reading etc. are handled according to this operation indication.In addition, control law configuration part 154 utilizes and for example realizes with the function of HTTP or the corresponding Web server of HTTPS.

In addition, control law configuration part 154 has following function, even institute's stored user information in the user account database 157 (identification user's (user) user identifier (for example user's user name etc.), password) authenticates the user of operation mail transmission/reception terminal 110.

Keep mail management handling part 155 and have following function,, keep sending or delete or keeping prolongation of the Email that kept in the mail preservation portion 158 promptly according to the indication of being accepted from mail transmission/reception terminal 110.

Control law preservation portion 156 is storage areas of storing at the used control law of application of rules handling part 152.User account database 157 is stored in external memory storage 211 memory units such as grade, and identification user's (user) user identifier (for example user's user name etc.), password and this user's the e-mail address connection that is relative to each other respectively gets up to store.Keeping mail preservation portion 158 is to be retained in the storage area that application of rules handling part 152 is judged as the Email that keeps.

Then, use Figure 15 to illustrate that each function of information processor involved in the present invention constitutes.Figure 15 is a functional block diagram involved in the present invention.

The 1500th, receive Email from terminal installation, and control the information processor of sending (the mail relaying device 150 of Fig. 1) of this Email.The 1511st, storage will represent the control information of sending of the control content relevant with sending of Email, the storage part of the control law that is mapped with the transmission source and the transmission destination of above-mentioned Email.

Here the control law of being stored will represent to send with above-mentioned Email the control information of sending of relevant control content, be mapped with the transmission source of above-mentioned Email and the group of transmission destination.In addition, the situation that sometimes comprises the retention time of sending that keeps Email in the control information sending of the control content that keeps.In addition, in control law,, be set with the notify object of the Email of this content that has been retained of expression corresponding to the control information of sending of the control content of sending that keeps Email.The 1504th, receive the acceptance division of the Email of having set a plurality of transmissions destination from above-mentioned terminal installation.

The 1505th, a plurality of transmissions destination that sets on the received Email of above-mentioned acceptance division is divided into the cutting part that each sends the destination.Particularly, 1505 will be divided into each the envelope information that each is sent the destination in acceptance division envelope information received, that set the Email of a plurality of transmissions destination as individual transmission else destination.

The 1506th, according to the control law of in above-mentioned storage part, being stored, transmission destination and transmission source after above-mentioned cutting part is cut apart, decide with cut apart at this after the determination section of sending relevant control content of Email of transmission destination.In addition, 1506 after cutting apart according to the control law of storing at storage part, with cutting part the transmission destination and the group in the source of transmission, decide with cut apart at this after the transmission destination Email send relevant control content.Particularly be exactly according to the control law of being stored in the storage part, by cutting apart the transmission source that is comprised in the envelope information that obtains at cutting part and sending the destination, decide the control content relevant with sending of the Email with this envelope information.

The 1507th, the control part of the transmission control of the above-mentioned Email of the transmission destination after being undertaken cutting apart by the control content that above-mentioned determination section determined at this.In addition, 1507 is to keep the control content of sending of Email and the sending under the situation that comprises retention time in the control information of this control content, will keep this retention time at the sending of Email of the transmission destination after cutting apart in the control content that determination section determined.

In addition, 1507 send at after cutting apart at least one under the situation that the Email of destination is retained in determination section decision, transmission will with send the corresponding notify object of control information as sending the new e-mail destination, that represent the content that this Email has been retained.

The 1512nd, be sent and send under the situation that the Email of destination is retained at determination section decision sends the destination at after cutting apart at least one Email at after cutting apart at least one, in the Email of being sent, insert the insertion section that there is the information of this Email that is retained in expression.

The 1502nd, be received in determination section determined to send be retained, accept portion at the prolongation of the prolongation indication of the retention time of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart.

The 1509th, accepted under the situation of prolongation indication of retention time of Email the reservation extension that the retention time of Email is prolonged in the prolongation portion of accepting.

The 1501st, be received in determination section determined to send be retained, accept portion at the deletion of the deletion indication of the Email of the transmission destination after cutting apart.

The 1508th, accepted in the deletion portion of accepting under the situation of deletion indication of Email, the deletion portion of this Email deletion.

The 1503rd, be received in determination section determined to send be retained, accept portion at the transmission of the transmission indication of the Email of the transmission destination after cutting apart.

The 1510th, accepted under the situation of transmission indication of Email the unloading part that this Email is sent in the transmission portion of accepting.

In addition, prolong prolongation indication that the portion that accepts accepts, deletion indication that the deletion portion that accepts accepts or to send transmission indication that the portion that accepts accepts be to accept from the terminal installation in the transmission destination of the terminal installation in the transmission source of the received Email of acceptance division and/or the Email sent by control part.

Fig. 2 is that expression is as mail transmission/reception terminal 110 and mail relaying device 150 and the figure that the hardware of the information processor 200 of action constitutes.

CPU201 is controlled at each equipment, the controller that is connected on the system bus 204 with being all together.In addition, the control program of storing CPU201 in ROM202 or external memory storage 211 is BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) and operating system program (below be designated as OS) and for realizing needed various programs described later of function that each server or each PC carry out etc.RAM203 is as the main storage of CPU201, service area etc. and the performance function.CPU201 be by will needed program etc. being encased in RAM203 when processing execution, and executive program and realize exercises.

In addition, input controller (input C) 205 controls are from the input of keyboard 209 and not shown positioning equipments such as mouse.Video Controller (VC) 206 controls are to the demonstration of CRT monitor (CRT) 210 displays such as grade.Display is not only CRT but also can is LCD.The manager uses it as required.Memory Controller (MC) 207 control on the hard disk (HD) of storage boot, browser software, various application program, font data, user file, editing files, various data etc., soft (registered trade mark) dish (FD), pcmcia card groove via the visit of the external memory storages 211 such as CompactFlash (registered trade mark) memory that adapter connected.

Communication I/F controller (communication I/FC) 208 is connected with external equipment/communicate by letter via network, and the Control on Communication processing on the execution network.For example, can be Internet traffic of having adopted TCP/IP etc.

In addition, CPU201 handles with the expansion (rasterisation) in zone by for example carrying out the display message of outline font in RAM203, just can carry out the demonstration on CRT210.In addition, CPU201 can show on CRT210 that (not shown) such as various operation screens and cursor of mouse are to carry out user's indication.

In addition, be used for realizing that each program of handling described later for example is recorded in external memory storage 211, and as required by among the RAM203 that packs into and performed by CPU201.And then, aforesaid control law preservation portion 156, user account database 157, keep mail preservation portion 158 and various information table 214 and for example be stored in the external memory storage 211 and constitute like that.

The action of＜mail relaying device 〉

Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the transmission control and treatment of the Email carried out of the CPU201 of expression mail relaying device 150.In addition, the following step CPU201 by mail relaying device 150 carries out various control programs and realizes.

In step S301, the mail reception handling part 151 of mail relaying device 150 receives the Email that mail transmission/reception terminal 110 is sent.Mail reception handling part 151 is given application of rules handling part 152, the later processing of application of rules handling part 152 execution in step S302 with the email delivery that receives.

In step S302, whole control laws (control law tabulation) that application of rules handling part 152 is preserved control law in the portion 156 to be stored are read into memories such as RAM.Then, after the tabulation with whole control laws is read into memory, will operates suitable log buffer and carry out initialization.

Fig. 5 is the figure of one of the tabulation of expression control law example.Here, rule is meant the information of 1 record that is made of " ID ", " user ID ", " conditional definition portion ", " segmentation evaluation ", " operation definition part ", " manager ".

Here the control law that is read in is stored maintenance by the tabular form that with " ID " is the process ordering of key descending ground as shown in Figure 5.The order of used control law when the numbering that sets on this " ID " is represented to carry out " handling at the application of rules that S303～S306 is performed " described later.That is " ID " in the control law is illustrated in application of rules and handles and (be suitable for the relative importance value (in proper order) of control law among the S303～S306).

" user ID " is to have logined the user's of the control law that comprises this user ID user identifier.

" conditional definition portion " is made of " originator (transmission source) ", " recipient (recipient) ", " other conditions ".On " originator (transmission source) ", be set with from the e-mail address (originator's information) in the Email transmission source that mail transmission/reception terminal 110 obtains.On " recipient (recipient) ", be set with recipient (To, Cc, e-mail address Bcc) (recipient information) of the Email of obtaining from mail transmission/reception terminal 110.On " other conditions ", be set with definite condition (information) that is used for by the Email beyond the e-mail address of obtaining from mail transmission/reception terminal 110 that Email obtained.For example, on " other conditions ", can be set in the system of common filtering electronic mail transmitting-receiving in order to determine the employed information of Email.Particularly, can set all size of data of filename, file type (escape character of file etc.) and the file size of the annex that has that it's too late of annex and Email etc.

In addition, on " originator (transmission source) ", " recipient (recipient) ", can set a plurality of e-mail addresses respectively, can also represent character string arbitrarily by using metacharacters (asterisk wildcard) such as asterisk.

Each that go up to set whether expression generate a plurality of recipient that will set from mail transmission/reception terminal 110 obtained Emails at " segmentation evaluation " respectively as the true-false value of the Email of recipient (True, False).That is, be set be used to judge the processing of carrying out step S402 described later, still be the condition of processing of execution in step S403.

" operation definition part " (sending control information) is by being constituted " operation " and " time of delay ".Be set with in " operation " expression at conditional definition portion on the information (sending control content) of processing of the Email that matches of each condition of setting.In the example of Fig. 5, expression is carried out relaying (sending) immediately with Email under the situation that is set at " relaying ", and keeps Email in the next expression of the situation that is set at " reservation ".Be set with the reservation limit time (send control content) of the transmission that is set to " reservation ", Email in " operation " when being retained on " time of delay ".For example, the condition that sets in the conditional definition portion that satisfies from mail transmission/reception terminal 110 obtained Emails at control law, and set for this condition corresponding " operation " be that " reservation " and " time of delay " they are under the situation of " 10m " this control law, do not send this Email at once, but this Email was stored 10 minutes in keeping mail preservation portion 158.That is, this Email is postponed sent in 10 minutes.

That is to say that sending of Email is retained in time of setting on " time of delay " during this.In addition, when being " relaying " on " operation " hurdle, the value that sets on " time of delay " is invalid.In addition, on " operation " hurdle " reservation " and on " time of delay " not under the situation of set point, carry out the reservation of Email since die.In the case, Email be retained up to send from external device (ED) (other mail transmission/reception terminals etc.) send indication till.

On " manager ", be set with the user's of notify object (notify object recipient information) and this notify object authority information, wherein, described notify object matches in the conditional definition portion of Email and its control law, and the situation that this Email is retained sends a notice and is intended to the information that this Email has been retained.And then, also being set with and being illustrated in the person's of the making a copy for identifier that whether inserts " information relevant " described later in the Email of issuing the person of making a copy for keeping control, the wherein said person of making a copy for is set at the recipient of the Email that receives from mail transmission/reception terminal 110.In addition, in the example of Fig. 5, the person's of making a copy for identifier is with＜rcpt〉represent.Under the situation that is set with the person's of making a copy for identifier, expression is inserted into " information relevant with keeping control " in the Email of issuing the person of making a copy for.

Can set manager's identifier (user identifier), originator's identifier etc. as notify object here.Manager's identifier (gerentocratic user identifier) is meant identification gerentocratic manager's name (gerentocratic user name).In addition, originator's identifier is the information that expression has sent the transmission source (originator) of the Email that is retained.In addition, in the example of Fig. 5, originator's identifier is with＜from〉represent.

Then, authority information is meant 3 values (true-false value (1 or 0)) on the right of the notify object that is set at " manager " hurdle shown in Figure 5, and each bit representation is sent having or not of authority, erase right, retention time change (prolongation) authority.Value " 1 " expression has authority, value " 0 " expression lack of competence.

For example, in Fig. 5 " ID " is 1 control law, on " manager " hurdle, be set with " Admin:111 ".This expression is set " Admin (system operator) " as notify object, and the authority setting of system operator is authority information " 111 ".This authority information " 111 " is represented " sending authority " (1) respectively, " erase right is arranged " (1), " time change of withing a hook at the end (prolongation) authority " (1).Promptly, expression for the Email that control law kept that according to ID is 1, has the authority of sending, erase right and retention time change (prolongation) authority as the system operator of notify object.

In addition, in Fig. 5 " ID " is 4 control law, on " manager " hurdle, be set with " nakamura:001 ".This expression is set " nakamura " as notify object, and the authority setting of notify object (nakamura) is authority information " 001 ".This authority information " 001 " is represented " nothing is sent authority " (0), " no erase right " (0), " time change of withing a hook at the end (prolongation) authority " (1) respectively.Promptly, " nakamura " that is illustrated in as notify object has only retention time change (prolongation) authority for the Email that control law kept that according to ID is 4.

At step S303, application of rules handling part 152 is selected (the value minimum of the ID) control law (1 record) that relative importance value is the highest among the control law tabulation.

At step S304,152 pairs of application of rules handling parts are carried out the suitable processing at the selected control law of step S303 at the obtained Email of step S301.In addition, use Fig. 4 to narrate in the back about the details of the processing of step S304.

At step S305, application of rules handling part 152 has judged whether not to be suitable for mail, be judged as (step S305: not) under the situation that is not suitable for mail, turn back to step S303, select the control law of relative importance value the control law that be suitable for last time secondly high (the ID value that compares to the control law that was suitable for last time is secondly big), and the processing of execution in step S304 similarly.

Then, application of rules handling part 152 is just transferred to processing step S307 when the processing to whole control law execution in step S304.On the other hand, application of rules handling part 152 is judged as in step S305 under the situation that is not suitable for mail (step S305: be), finishes the circular treatment from step S303 to step S306, and transfers to the operation execution processing of step S308.

At step S307, be suitable for mail to what the condition (condition shown in the conditional definition portion) of which control law all misfitted, be suitable for the operation (relaying or reservation) that sets in advance, and be transferred to the processing of step S308.

At step S308, carry out sending of mail based on institute's canned data in the suitable log buffer of operation and handle or reservation process.In addition, the details of the processing of step S308 uses Figure 14 to narrate in the back.

Figure 13 is illustrated in the figure that operation is suitable for the data of being stored in the log buffer.

Particularly, for handling at the performed relaying (sending) of step S407 or step S408 or the unit of processinging of reservation process is the data (email message (recipient)) of Email, the ID of time target date of sending of this Email and the control law that matches with this Email is mapped respectively and is stored in the suitable log buffer of operation.

To operate being suitable for the data of being stored in the log buffer and being called operation and being suitable for the record tabulation afterwards, the data that operation is suitable for each bar record in the record tabulation are called operation and are suitable for record data.Storing as described above in the email message (recipient) in operation shown in Figure 13 is suitable for the record tabulation as Email in the processing unit of performed relaying (sending immediately) processing of step S407 or step S408 or reservation process.In addition, shown in Figure 13 each operation is suitable for record data and stores in the step S407 of Fig. 4 described later or step S408.

＜application of rules is handled the action in detail of (S304) 〉

Fig. 4 is the flow chart of detailed process of application of rules processing of the Email of expression step S304.The CPU201 of following action by mail relaying device 150 carries out various control programs and realizes.

At step S401, application of rules handling part 152 judges that " segmentation evaluation " at the selected control law of step S303 is " true " (very) or " false " (vacation).That is, whether " segmentation evaluation " by judging control law be " true " (very), judges whether to generate respectively each envelope as single recipient of a plurality of recipient that will set on the Email.

Then, under each the situation (" segmentation evaluation " of control law is set to the situation of " true " (very)) that is judged as a plurality of recipient that set on generating Email respectively (step S401: be), step S402 is transferred in processing as the envelope of single recipient.On the other hand, (step S401: not), step S403 is transferred in processing under each the situation (" segmentation evaluation " of control law is set to the situation of " false " (vacation)) that is judged as a plurality of recipient that set on not generating Email respectively as the envelope of single recipient.

At step S402, " segmentation evaluation " at control law is set under the situation of " true " (very), application of rules handling part 152 generate respectively will be in the envelope of the obtained Email of step S301 each envelope of contained each recipient (recipient) as single recipient.

Figure 12 is the figure of explanation with each generation as the envelope of recipient (step S402) of each recipient (recipient) of Email.1201 are illustrated in the data of the obtained Email of step S301.

Data 1201 expressions of the Email of Figure 12 are made of with text the information (also being referred to as envelope) of envelope portion and the information (also being referred to as head) of head portion.Though represented the information of envelope portion and the information and the text of head portion 1201, also can comprise annex etc.

In addition, though " envelope " do not show usually at the Mail Clients of mail transmission/reception terminal 110 etc., is the information that is used to the e-mail address that comprises transmission source (originator) of actual e-mail delivery and sends the e-mail address of destination (recipient).

In envelope, set " X " e-mail address 1201, and set " A ", " B ", " C " as the e-mail address that sends destination (recipient) as transmission source (originator).

In step S402, generate the A that will be set in this envelope sends the e-mail address of destination (recipient) respectively ", each envelope information of " B ", " C " as single recipient.

That is, generate transmission source (originator) and be " X " and send destination (recipient) for the envelope information 1202 of " A ", transmission source (originator) for " X " and send destination (recipient) for the envelope information 1203 of " B " and transmission source (originator) for " X " and send the envelope information 1204 that destination (recipient) is " C ".

Like this, in step S402, in the envelope information of 1 obtained envelope Email of step S301, have under the situation of e-mail address of a plurality of transmissions destination, each that generates its e-mail address that sends the destination is respectively set for the envelope of transmission destination separately, and generates the set (set of envelope) of a plurality of Emails.In addition, under 1 the situation, also in step S402, generate the just set (set of envelope) of the Email of this 1 e-mail address (1 envelope) even if only be at the e-mail address of the transmission destination of the envelope of 1 obtained envelope Email of step S301.Application of rules handling part 152 is just transferred to processing step S404 after generating envelope at step S402.

Be judged as each envelope of each recipient that sets on not generating Email respectively at step S403, and generate the set of the Email of forming by 1 Email that receives at step S301 (1 envelope) as single recipient.That is to say that the processing of step S403 is the processing in order can similarly to handle the result of its each later processing and step S402.

At step S404, application of rules handling part 152 will be used to accumulate the not suitable mail buffering area initialization that is not suitable for mail.Then, application of rules handling part 152 is obtained an envelope and is entered step S405 among the set of the envelope (Email) that generated at step S402 or step S403.In addition, each key element processing of execution in step S404～step S410 repeatedly that mail is gathered.

At step S405, application of rules handling part 152 is checked in the condition of the conditional definition portion of the selected control law of step S303 and is included in the data of the Email of the obtained envelope of step S404, and judges whether to match with the condition of this conditional definition portion.In addition, judge whether all to satisfy " originator (transmission source) ", " recipient (recipient) " that " conditional definition portion " at control law set, the condition shown in " other conditions " here.

Then, application of rules handling part 152 is judged as (step S405: be) under the situation about matching at step S405, step S406 is transferred in processing, is being judged as (step S405: not), step S409 is transferred in processing under the situation about misfitting.

At step S406, application of rules handling part 152 judges that with reference to control law the value corresponding to " operation " of the condition of the conditional definition portion that matches is " relaying " or " reservation ".In the value that step S406 is judged as " operation " (step S406: relaying) under the situation of " relaying ", step S407 is transferred in processing, on the other hand, in the value that is judged as " operation " (step S406: keep) under the situation of " reservation ", step S408 is transferred in processing.

At step S407, time target date of sending of data (head and text etc.), expression Email of Email of information that application of rules handling part 152 will be included in the obtained envelope of step S404 is for immediately information and be stored in the operation that operation is suitable in the log buffer at the ID of the control law that step S405 is judged and be suitable in the record tabulation.

Particularly, " email message (recipient) " that is suitable for the record tabulation in operation goes up the data of Email that storage package is contained in the information of the obtained envelope of step S404 exactly, and time target date of sending of going up the storage representation Email " sending time target date " that operation is suitable for the record tabulation be immediately information (being " immediately " in the example at Figure 13), and be suitable for the ID (being " 3 " in the example at Figure 13) that is stored in the control law that step S405 adopts on " the application rule ID " of record tabulation in operation.

At step S408, application of rules handling part 152 is at first obtained " time of delay " that is judged as the control law of " reservation " in the value of step S406 " operation " from control law tabulation (Fig. 5).Then, according to calculating " the date received time " that receives Email at step S301 and obtained " time of delay " " sending the scheduled time " here.For example, in the date received time " 2008 month 12: 40: 10 on the 01st October ", time of delay is for calculating it under the situation of " 10 minutes " and and will " sending the scheduled time " and be made as " 2008 month 12: 50: 10 on the 01st October ".

Then, application of rules handling part 152 will be included in the obtained envelope of step S404 information Email data, here calculate send the scheduled time and be stored in the operation that operation is suitable in the log buffer and be suitable in the record tabulation at the ID of the control law that step S405 is judged.

Particularly, be exactly with the relay process of step S407 similarly, " email message (recipient) " that is suitable for the record tabulation in operation shown in Figure 13 goes up the data of Email that storage package is contained in the information of the obtained envelope of step S404, " the sending time target date " that is suitable for the record tabulation in operation goes up that storage computation goes out sends the scheduled time (being " 2008/10/1 12:50:10 " in the example at Figure 13), and is stored in the ID (being " 21 " in the example at Figure 13) of the control law that step S405 judges on " application rule ID ".

In addition, be not have under the situation of set point on " time of delay " of control law of " reservation " in the value that step S406 is judged as " operation ", this keeps since die with regard to expression, there is not the information in time limit (storage " no time limit " in the example at Figure 13) so in the case, go up storage representation the suitable record tabulation of operation " sending time target date ".

At step S409, the storage that is included in the Email of the obtained envelope of step S404 is used in the buffering area through the initialized mail that is suitable in step S404.

At step S411, application of rules handling part 152 judges being suitable for mail whether the data of Email are arranged among with buffering area.Then, be judged as under the data conditions that is suitable for mail and has among with buffering area Email (step S411: be), generation will not be suitable for mail is all set the transmission destination of an envelope for the e-mail address of the transmission destination of one or more envelope of being stored in the buffering area Email.This just is equivalent to handle at the contrary of the performed processing of step S402.On the other hand, being judged as under the data conditions that is suitable for mail and does not have among with buffering area Email (step S411: deny), step S305 is transferred in processing.

The detailed action of handling (S308) is carried out in＜operation 〉

Figure 14 be expression step S308 carry out the flow chart of the detailed process of processing at the operation of Email.The CPU201 of following action by mail relaying device 150 carries out various control programs and realizes.

At step S1401, application of rules handling part 152 will be at the person's of making a copy for message buffer initialization, and removes the data of being stored.

At step S1402, application of rules handling part 152 will be operated each operation that is suitable in the record tabulation and be suitable for record data by sending time target date from late order early sort (replace and arrange).Handle by this ordering, operation is suitable for record data and keeps and Email (Email that time of delay is shorter than the stipulated time) that Email (Email that time of delay is longer than the stipulated time), time of delay that time of delay unspecified (keeping since die) Email, time of delay are long are short, be operating as the such order of Email (send time target date be immediately Email) of relaying (sending) with regard to being aligned to be operating as from upper recording start.The repeated treatments of execution from step S1403 described later to step S1412, the operation in the suitable record tabulation through the operation of sort (permutation) is suitable for till the whole execution of record data.

At step S1404, application of rules handling part 152 is obtained operation from the beginning (being suitable for record data from sending the slower operation of time target date) that is suitable for the record tabulation through the operation of ordering and is suitable for record data.

At step S1405, the head of the Email that application of rules handling part 152 is stored in the email message of the suitable record data of obtained operation, insertion is stored at the data in the person's of making a copy for the message buffer (information relevant with keeping control).Then, the e-mail storage of having inserted data (information relevant with keeping control) is arrived in the email message (recipient) of the obtained suitable record data of operation of step S1404.In addition, just at the person's of making a copy for message buffer, do not store under this data conditions and do not insert this data in the head of Email.

Here, " information relevant with keeping control " is meant " sender of the Email that is retained (originator) name " or " e-mail address in the transmission source of the Email that is retained ", " time on date (date received time) ", " the sending time target date ", the expression that have obtained Email at step S301 issue " transmission situation " that whose Email is retained, expression and wait each information towards " link information " with the hyperlink target (URL etc.) of the notify object (recipient) or the person's of making a copy for the corresponding supervisory frame of authority information.In addition, the details contrast Figure 10 about supervisory frame narrates in the back.

At step S1406, application of rules handling part 152 judges whether time target date of sending at the obtained suitable record data of operation of step S1404 is " immediately " (relaying).Promptly, judge that obtained operation is suitable for whether record data are the Email that keeps.Then, being judged as not be that (step S1406: not), mail sends handling part 153 and carries out the sending of Email (step S1413) that is suitable in the record data in the operation that step S1405 is stored, has inserted data (information relevant with keeping control) at once under the situation of the Email that keeps.On the other hand, be under the situation of the Email that keeps (step S1406: be) being judged as, enter step S1407.

Fig. 9 is illustrated in the figure that step S1413 was sent or was saved at step S1411 described later one of the Email example of (reservation is sent).As shown in Figure 9, a part of head 703 demonstrations at Email are stored at the data in the person's of making a copy for the message buffer (information relevant with keeping control).That is to say, receive that the recipient (part person of making a copy for) of this Email can confirm to exist this situation of the person of making a copy for that does not receive this Email.

At step S1407, contained notify object (manager's identifier or originator's identifier) or person's of making a copy for (person's of making a copy for identifier) in " manager " hurdle of the control law of the application rule ID of the suitable record data of definite and obtained operation (application rule ID is corresponding to " ID " (identical value) of control law tabulation (Fig. 5)) same ID (value).Carry out processing repeatedly up to till all carrying out this determined notify object and the person of making a copy for from step S1407 to step S1410.

At step S1408, application of rules handling part 152 judges whether determined the person's of making a copy for identifier (RCPT) at step S1407.Then, (step S1408: be) enters step S1409 under the situation that the person's of making a copy for identifier (RCPT) has been determined being judged as.On the other hand, be judged as under the still undetermined situation of the person's of making a copy for identifier (RCPT) (step S1408: not), promptly, enter step S1414 under notify object (manager's identifier or originator's identifier (the from)) situation about being determined.

At step S1409, " information relevant with keeping control " is stored in the message buffer at the person of making a copy for.Adquisitiones about " information relevant with keeping control " of storing in the message buffer at the person of making a copy for will be described hereinafter.

At step S1414, the notify object that has been determined is generated Email (also being referred to as circular mail) and sends.Here, obtain e-mail address that determine, that be associated with the notify object (manager's identifier) of current process object from user account database 157 at step S1407, with obtained e-mail address as recipient generation circular mail and send.

In addition, notify object in current process object is under the situation of originator's identifier (from), obtain transmission source (originator's) e-mail address from the head that is suitable for Email contained the email message (recipient) of record data in the obtained operation of step S1404, generation with this e-mail address as the circular mail of recipient and send.

Fig. 8 is the figure of one of expression circular mail example.Here, expression is created on the data 702 of the obtained Email of step S301 is come in by apposition, and has inserted the example of circular mail of " information relevant with keeping control " (data of being stored in the message buffer at the person of making a copy for) of the Email that has been retained at text 701.

More specifically, expression has generated " information relevant with keeping control " (originator, the date received time, keep reason, transmission situation, towards the URL of supervisory frame (link information)) of inserting the Email that has been retained at message body 701, and apposition is at the example of the Email (circular mail) of the data of the obtained Email of step S301.

In addition, preferably constitute generation towards the hyperlink target (URL) of supervisory frame and insert, this supervisory frame is corresponding with the authority information of notify object (manager's identifier or originator's identifier).In the case, obtain the authority information of the notify object of being judged at step S1408 (manager's identifier or originator's identifier) from " manager " hurdle of control law.Then, be set with in the obtained person's of making a copy for authority information under the situation of a certain authority in retention time change (prolongation) authority of the erase right of the Email of sending authority, being retained of the Email that has been retained, the Email that has been retained and generate link information, this link information is represented towards carrying out the hyperlink target of corresponding supervisory frame with the authority of this setting.In addition, the details contrast Figure 10 about supervisory frame narrates in the back.On the other hand, do not generating link information and in circular mail, do not inserting link information without any the situation of authority is next.

In addition, " time on date (date received time) ", " sending time target date ", the expression that in " information relevant " that step S1409 stored, comprise above-mentioned " sender of the Email that is retained (originator) name " or " e-mail address in the transmission source of the Email that is retained ", has obtained Email at step S301 with keeping control issue " transmission situation " that whose Email is retained, towards with the hyperlink target information such as (URL) of the corresponding supervisory frame of authority information of notify object.Below, just the adquisitiones of " information relevant with keeping control " describes.

" sender of the Email that is retained (originator) name " determines originator's (transmission source) e-mail address among the head that is suitable for the Email of being stored the email message (recipient) of record data in the obtained operation of step S1404, and obtains by obtain the user name (originator's name) that is associated with this fixed e-mail address from the user account database." send the e-mail address in source " and among the head that is suitable for the Email of being stored the email message (recipient) of record data in the obtained operation of step S1404, obtain.

In addition, the time on date that " date received time " will be when step S301 receives Email was obtained as " date received time "." send time target date " and obtain from being suitable for record data in the obtained operation of step S1404.The user name of the recipient shown in " transmission situation " contained user name from the recipient Address Part (recipient) of the head portion of the contained Email of the email message (recipient) that is suitable for record data in the obtained operation of step S1404 obtains.Perhaps the user name of the recipient shown in " transmission situation " obtains the user name that contained e-mail address is associated the recipient Address Part (recipient) with the head portion of the contained Email of the email message (recipient) that is suitable for record data in the obtained operation of step S1404 from user account database 157.

" hyperlink target " for example obtains the authority information of the person of making a copy for after step S1408 judges from " manager " hurdle of control law, and generates based on the obtained person's of making a copy for authority information.That is to say, under the situation that certain authority of sending authority, erase right, retention time change (prolongation) authority of the Email that is kept is set, generation is represented the link information of hyperlink target and stores at step S1409 that described hyperlink target is towards the picture that can carry out this authority that sets (for example Figure 10).In addition, can also store the link information of maintenance in advance at each authority.On the other hand, there be not under the situation of authority link information just not store.

At step S1411, if, just will be suitable for record data in the operation that step S1405 is stored and be stored in the reservation mail preservation portion 158 in the determined notify object of step S1407 and/or all processing more than the execution of the person of making a copy for.

At step S1412, being suitable for the record list memory in operation is suitable under the situation of record data in untreated operation, step S1404 is transferred in processing, and obtain the suitable record data of next operation that are suitable for record data in the obtained operation of step S1404 last time.On the other hand, finished end process under the situation about handling at the suitable record data of whole operations that are suitable at operation in the record tabulation.

In addition, can also constitute: the e-mail address of the transmission destination that in the suitable record data of the obtained operation of step S1404, sets on the envelope of contained Email, be set in TO and Cc (makes a copy for as recipient, Carbon Copy) under the situation on the field, just carry out the processing of its later step S1405 to step S1410, (implicit expression is made a copy for but being set in Bcc, Blind Carbon Copy) that is to say on To or Cc field under the situation on the field and do not set under the situation of e-mail address, then do not carry out its later step S1405 to the processing of step S1410 and shift to the processing of step S1411.

By such formation, be set at the e-mail address of recipient just to send under the situation of Bcc and do not comprise " information relevant " and at the Email (common Email) of the data of the obtained Email of step S301 with keeping control.That is, be not presented at head of the Email that is sent etc. by making the whole e-mail address of envelope recipient, just can keep fail safe (having used the intention of Bcc).

＜various changes (send, delete, prolong) are handled 〉

Figure 10 is the figure of one of supervisory frame shown on the display part of the mail transmission/reception terminal utilized of expression user (notify object or the person of making a copy for) example, and wherein this user has all authorities of sending authority, erase right, retention time change (prolongation) authority of the Email that has been retained.This picture, conducts interviews and is shown the hyperlink target of being put down in writing on the Email that receives towards supervisory frame (URL) by means of the Web browser in the mail transmission/reception terminal works by user (notify object or the person of making a copy for).In addition, in the 1st execution mode, the server of hyperlink target (URL) is a mail relaying device 150.

In the supervisory frame example of Figure 10, showing the data relevant (sending the e-mail address in source, the e-mail address that sends the destination, message body, date received time, the time target date of sending, operation history etc.) 1001 with the Email that is kept.In addition, showing on the reservation mail management handling part 155 in mail relaying device 150 that the delete button 1003 of sending button 1002, indication deletion of the Email that is kept is sent in indication immediately, the reservation of indicating reservation to prolong prolongs button 1005.In addition, be used to indicate the configuration part 1004 that keeps time expand also to be shown in the lump.

That is to say, send button 1002 by being pressed by the user of notify object or the person of making a copy for, just the Email that can be retained sends indication.In addition, press delete button 1003, the just deletion of the Email that can be retained indication by the user or the person of making a copy for by notify object.In addition, by 1004 inputs keep time expand in the configuration part by the user of notify object or the person of making a copy for, and press to keep and prolong button 1005, just the setting of reservation time expand of the Email that can be retained is indicated.

In addition, though can on configuration part 1004, import the time that retention time is prolonged, also can import the time that retention time is shortened.For example, can under the situation of having imported " positive number " on the configuration part 1004, just carry out the prolongation indication of retention time, and on configuration part 1004, import the next shortening indication of carrying out retention time of situation of " negative ".Like this, just can the retention time of the Email that is retained be changed according to the value of being imported on the configuration part 1004.

Press when sending the user or the person of making a copy for of button 1002 by notify object, the CPU of mail transmission/reception terminal just sends mail relaying device 150 and is used for indication that shown Email is sent.The CPU control operations of accepting the mail relaying device 150 of this indication is suitable for the record tabulation, and " sending time target date " that the operation that will comprise " message mail (recipient) " of this Email is suitable for record data is altered to " immediately ".

In addition, after delete button 1003 was pressed by the user of notify object or the person of making a copy for, the CPU of mail transmission/reception terminal just sent the indication that is used for shown Email deletion to mail relaying device 150.The CPU control operations of accepting the mail relaying device 150 of this indication is suitable for the record tabulation, and the operation that will comprise " message mail (recipient) " of this Email is suitable for the record data deletion.

In addition, when importing on configuration part 1004, the user of notify object or the person of making a copy for keep time expand, and after pressing reservation prolongation button 1005, the CPU of mail transmission/reception terminal just carries out shown Email to keep the reservation prolongation indication that time expand keeps mail relaying device 150.Accept the CPU control operations that this reservation prolongs the mail relaying device 150 of indication and be suitable for the record tabulation, " sending time target date " that the operation that will comprise " message mail (recipient) " of this Email is suitable for record data is altered to and adds through keeping the time of the reservation time expand that prolongs indication.

In addition, only to be that the situation of sending authority of the Email that is retained is next only show the data 1001 of Email and send button 1002 authority information that has notify object or the person of making a copy for.In addition, the authority information that has at notify object only is the next data 1001 and the delete button 1003 that only shows Email of situation of the erase right of the Email that is retained.

Like this, the authority information by the as per advice object or the person of making a copy for just, the link information that change is inserted at step S1405 just can be defined in the user with due authority with handling at the various changes (send, delete, prolong) of the Email that is kept.Therefore, just can make with the relevant fail safe of control of sending of the Email that is kept and improve.

The handling process of＜the Email that kept 〉

Here, just the processing of sending of the Email (sending the Email that is retained) in step S1411 is stored in the suitable record data of the operation that keeps mail preservation portion 158 describes.

Application of rules handling part 152 will be accumulated in the operation that keeps in the mail preservation portion be suitable for record data termly one by one (1 record) take out, and compare operating time target date of sending and the current date time that are suitable for record data, surpass the current date time if send time target date, just will operate being suitable in the record contained Email and giving mail and send handling part 153, and send to mail dispenser 190.Then, from keep mail preservation portion 158, delete the operation that comprises the Email that is fed to mail dispenser 190 and be suitable for record data.

In addition, send Email that operation that time target date is configured to " no time limit " is suitable for record data and do not carry out the processing that mail dispenser 190 is sent shown here.In addition, the processing that mail dispenser 190 is sent shown in carrying out here by the time that is suitable for retention time length (per 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 grade).

The login process flow process of＜control law 〉

Then, illustrate that user or manager login the processing of the control law of Email.In addition, this login process generally is to carry out before the processing of the mail relaying device that contrast Fig. 3 had illustrated.But, carry out when the change (appending deletion etc.) of control law that also can be in utilization.

The bookkeeping portion 112 of user's mail transmission/reception terminal 110 utilizes Web browser etc. that the control law configuration part 154 of mail relaying device 150 is conducted interviews.

Then, bookkeeping portion 112 will send to the control law configuration part 154 of mail relaying device 150 via the user profile (user name, password) that not shown picture is inputed.Then, control law configuration part 154 uses the user profile of the user account database 157 in the mail relaying device 150 that the user is authenticated.

Here under the situation through authentication, the control law configuration part 154 of mail relaying device 150 will be used to show that this user has the data of list picture of the control law of administration authority to send to user's mail transmission/reception terminal 110.On the other hand, be intended to replying that the visit of mail relaying device 150 can't be carried out in that not authentic situation is next.

Fig. 7 represents one of rule guide look picture example, is showing that the user through authentication has projects of the control law of authority.

For the priority (relative importance value) (corresponding) of control law with " ID " shown in Figure 5, can be by pressing as changing at the arrow shown in " operation " hurdle of rule guide look picture 700.For example, then be suitable for the relative importance value raising of the control law of this record that is pressed as if pressing arrow button 705a " ↑ ", if press the relative importance value reduction that arrow button 705b " ↓ " then is suitable for the control law of this record that is pressed.

Relative importance value need be for unique about all control laws of being logined in the control law preservation portion, but system operator for example by each user of user account database 157 being set the scope of the value of utilizable relative importance value, just can be controlled all suitable orders of control law.

Fig. 6 is illustrated in rule shown under the situation of newly-built control law and sets picture.Rule is set picture 600 and is for example shown by pushing newly-built button 710 shown in Figure 7.

On setting picture, rule can import and login and 1 of control law tabulation shown in Figure 5 capable suitable information.In addition, the user identifier of having logined the user of control law here just is recorded on the user ID hurdle of control law tabulation of Fig. 5.Establish the e-mail address that general user is fixed to originator's condition stub of the control law of login the user this moment.But, hold the user under the situation of this authority of Email that can manage other users, then take to set the originator in the administration authority scope e-mail address constitute good.

＜action overview (scenario) 〉

Figure 11 exemplarily represents the flow chart of mail relaying device 150 at the actual act overview of certain Email.Be expressed as follows overview here, promptly after being kept by mail relaying device 150 from the Email that the user sent, the person of making a copy for prolongs the retention time of the Email that kept, and will keep mail by the originator delete with the transmission of cancellation at the Email of specific recipient after it.

At step S901, sending originator's address from mail transmission/reception terminal 110 is that A, receiver address are B, the Email of C.

At step S902, mail relaying device 150 receives Email.

At step S903, executing rule is suitable for to be handled.Here, compare by the relative importance value order with the control law among the control law preservation portion 156, and be suitable for and be set to the control law Z of " originator's condition is that A, recipient's condition are that B, segmentation evaluation are true, to be operating as reservations, time of delay be that 5 minutes, manager are originator's identifier, the person's of making a copy for identifier ".Inapplicable all control laws on the mail of issuing recipient C, the initial setting action (default-action) that the professional etiquette of going forward side by side is fixed here is made as and carries out relaying action (sending immediately).Here, the action of the initial setting of regulation means at which all processing action of inapplicable mail in tabulating for the control law of Fig. 5.

In the application of rules treatment step S304 of control law Z, be B with envelope recipient address at first at step S402, the Email of C is divided into the Email of envelope recipient B and the Email of envelope recipient C.Then at step S405 Email and the conditional definition portion of envelope recipient B are checked at first, and entered step S408 because coincide.At step S408, establishment and is saved in the suitable log buffer of operation by object email message, mail reception constantly and add that the operation of forming at the ID of time target date of sending of the 5 minutes time of delay that control law Z sets and control law Z is suitable for record N.

Then, the conditional definition portion of the Email of the remaining recipient of issuing C and control law Z misfits and enters step S409 because cutting apart the back.So do not have residue to enter step S410, step S411, step S412 again because cut apart mail, the Email of only issuing recipient C is suitable for processing as being suitable for mail and entering later control law.

Owing to issue the Email of recipient C and the conditional definition portion of remaining all control laws misfits, so be suitable for the relaying action that is suitable for acquiescence in handling at the default-action of step S307, and as send time target date for immediately and control law ID be that undefined operation is suitable for record M and is appended to the suitable log buffer of operation.

Then enter step S308, the record in operation is suitable for log buffer at first takes out operation and is suitable for record N by sending after time target date carried out arranging from late order early.Keep so use control law ID to take out control law Z because of operating time representation target date of sending that is suitable for record N, because originator's identifier is arranged on the manager hurdle, so the originator's address of Email is sent as shown in Figure 8 circular mail.Can carry out these all URL of the reservation mail management pictures of operation because whole authorities of sending, delete, keeping prolongation are arranged so put down in writing this moment in circular mail on originator's administration authority information.Then, this operation is suitable for record N and is saved in reservation mail preservation 158 (S904) of portion.

Because the person's identifier of on the manager hurdle of control law Z, not making a copy in addition, so just be intended to this mail of issuing recipient B and be retained the message of transmission till the moment after 5 minutes times of reception to appending at the person's of making a copy for message buffer.In addition, keep the authority that prolongs, so just can implement the URL that this mail keeps the reservation mail management picture that prolongs to appending at the person's of making a copy for message buffer owing on the person's of making a copy for administration authority information, be set with simultaneously.

Then, take out to operate to be suitable for and write down M, owing to send time target date for immediately, thus obtain content at the person's of making a copy for message buffer, and email delivery is as shown in Figure 9 sent (S911) to mail transmission handling part 153.

At step S912, the mail transmission/reception terminal that the user of e-mail address C uses receives Email.Holding the additional header portion that the user butt joint of e-mail address C gets the mail (Fig. 9 703) confirms.At this moment, establish the user who holds e-mail address C and for example further will be prolonged 1 hour the time of delay of issuing the mail transmission of recipient B.

In the case, click the URL that is put down in writing in the Email, be presented at the illustrated such supervisory frame of Figure 10 with Web browser etc.Then, in configuration part 1004 input of the time expand of supervisory frame after 1 hour, press to keep and prolong button 1005 and will keep to prolong and ask to send to mail relaying device 150 (step S915).

Send time lengthening 1 hour target date what relay 150 will keep in step S916 that the operation of being preserved in the mail preservation portion is suitable for record N.

At step S906, send out the mail transmission/reception terminal of Email, be received in the reservation circular mail that step S905 is sent.Thereby if as incorrect at the recipient e-mail address B of the Email that S901 sent, then the user of e-mail address A clicks the URL (S907) of the supervisory frame of being put down in writing in keeping circular mail.So, be presented at the illustrated such supervisory frame of Figure 10 (S908) by Web browser etc.The user confirms content, and clicks the delete button (step S909) of supervisory frame.

At step S910, mail relaying device 150 is received in the removal request of the Email that S904 keeps, and will operate to be suitable for record N and to delete from keeping mail preservation portion.

Such as above detailed description, the E-mail sending system that comprise mail relaying device 150 related according to the 1st execution mode, just can provide the mistake that can reduce the Email that causes by the user to send, and can be suitable for various E-mail sending system that utilizes occasion.Particularly can the mail that be retained be carried out various changes (send, delete, prolong) handle by having the user who sets authority in advance.

(other execution modes)

Though abovely be described in detail with regard to embodiments of the present invention, the present invention had both gone for the system that is made of a plurality of equipment, went for the device of being made up of an equipment again.

In addition, the present invention can also directly or at a distance offer system or device by realizing above-mentioned form of implementation functional programs, is read and carries out the program code of being supplied with and reached by this system or device.Thereby, for the program code of installing on computers with computer realization function treatment of the present invention self is also contained in the technical scope of the present invention.

In the case, as long as though the function with program then program form how, for example object identification code, by the performed program of interpretive program or offer script data of OS etc.

As the recording medium that is used to the program of supplying with, soft (registered trade mark) dish, hard disk, CD (CD, DVD), magneto optical disk, tape, non-volatile storage card, ROM etc. are for example arranged.

In addition, the function of above-mentioned form of implementation is carried out the program read by computer and is realized.In addition, Yun Hang OS etc. carries out all or part of of actual treatment based on the indication of this program on computers, and also can realize the function of above-mentioned execution mode by this processing.

And then, the memory that function expansion board that is written to computer to be inserted in the program of reading from recording medium or the function expansion unit that is connected on computers possess.Afterwards, the CPU that purchases on this function expansion board or the function expansion unit etc. carry out the part or all of of actual treatment based on the indication of this program, by this processing the function of above-mentioned form of implementation are achieved.

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1. one kind receives Email and controls the information processor of sending of this Email from terminal installation, it is characterized in that comprising:

Memory unit, storage is the transmission source of sending control information and above-mentioned Email of the expression control content relevant with sending of Email and send the control law that the destination is mapped;

Receiving-member receives the Email of having set a plurality of transmissions destination from above-mentioned terminal installation;

Partition member, a plurality of transmissions destination that sets in the Email that above-mentioned receiving-member is received is divided into each and sends the destination;

The decision parts, the control law of storing according to above-mentioned memory unit, with transmission destination and transmission source that above-mentioned partition member is cut apart, decide with cut apart at this after the transmission destination Email send relevant control content; And

The transmission control of the above-mentioned Email of the transmission destination after control assembly, the control content that is determined according to above-mentioned decision parts carry out cutting apart at this.

2. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

The control law that above-mentioned memory unit is being stored will represent that the transmission source of sending control information and above-mentioned Email of the control content relevant with sending of above-mentioned Email and the group of transmission destination are mapped,

The group in the control law that above-mentioned decision parts are stored according to above-mentioned memory unit, the transmission destination of cutting apart with above-mentioned partition member and the source of transmission, decide with cut apart at this after the transmission destination Email send relevant control content.

3. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 2 is characterized in that:

Comprise the control content that sending of Email kept in the control information sending of storing of above-mentioned memory unit.

4. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 3 is characterized in that:

Comprise the control content that Email is sent in the control information sending of storing of above-mentioned memory unit.

5. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 4 is characterized in that:

The sending of control content of storing at above-mentioned memory unit, sending of Email kept also further comprises the retention time that sending of Email kept in the control information,

The control content that above-mentioned control assembly is determined at above-mentioned decision parts is a control content that sending of Email kept and the sending under the situation that comprises above-mentioned retention time in the control information of this control content, will keep this retention time at the sending of Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart.

6. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 5 is characterized in that also comprising:

Insertion parts, be sent and send under the situation that the Email of destination is retained at the decision of above-mentioned decision parts sends the destination at after above-mentioned cutting apart at least one Email, in this Email of sending, insert the information that there is this Email that is retained in expression at after above-mentioned cutting apart at least one.

7. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 6 is characterized in that:

The setting that above-mentioned partition member receives above-mentioned receiving-member the envelope information of Email of a plurality of transmissions destinations, be divided into each is sent the destination each respectively as the envelope information of indivedual transmissions destination,

The control law that above-mentioned decision parts are being stored according to above-mentioned memory unit and cut apart the envelope information that is obtained by above-mentioned partition member decides the control content relevant with sending of the Email that comprises this envelope information,

The control content that above-mentioned control assembly utilizes above-mentioned decision parts to be determined, comprise this envelope information Email send control.

8. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 7 is characterized in that also comprising:

Prolong and to accept parts, accept above-mentioned decision parts decision keep send, at the prolongation indication of the retention time of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart; And

Keep to prolong parts, accept parts in above-mentioned prolongation and accepted under the situation of prolongation indication of retention time of this Email, the retention time of this Email is prolonged.

9. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 8 is characterized in that also comprising:

Parts are accepted in deletion, accept the decision of above-mentioned decision parts keep send, at the deletion indication of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart; And

The deletion parts are accepted parts in above-mentioned deletion and have been accepted under the situation of deletion indication of this Email, and this Email is deleted.

10. the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 9 is characterized in that also comprising:

Parts are accepted in transmission, accept the decision of above-mentioned decision parts keep send, at the transmission indication of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart; And

Send parts, accept parts in above-mentioned transmission and accepted under the situation of transmission indication of this Email, this Email is sent.

11. the information processor according to claim 10 is put down in writing is characterized in that:

Being accepted prolongation indication that parts accept or accepted deletion indication that parts accept or accepted transmission indication that parts accept by above-mentioned transmission by above-mentioned deletion by above-mentioned prolongation is that the terminal installation in the transmission source of the Email that receives from above-mentioned receiving-member is accepted.

12. the information processor according to claim 11 is put down in writing is characterized in that:

Being accepted prolongation indication that parts accept or accepted deletion indication that parts accept or accepted transmission indication that parts accept by above-mentioned transmission by above-mentioned deletion by above-mentioned prolongation is to accept from the terminal installation of the transmission destination of the Email sent by above-mentioned control assembly.

13. the information processor according to claim 12 is put down in writing is characterized in that:

In the control law that above-mentioned memory unit is stored,, set the notify object of the Email of this content that has been retained of expression further corresponding to the control information of sending of the control content that sending of above-mentioned Email kept,

Above-mentioned control assembly further keeps under the situation of the Email that sends the destination at after above-mentioned cutting apart at least one in the decision of above-mentioned decision parts, transmission will with the above-mentioned corresponding notify object of control information of sending as sending the new e-mail destination, that represent the content that this Email has been retained.

14. one kind possesses memory unit, receive Email and control the control method of the information processor of sending of this Email from terminal installation, this storage component stores is the transmission source of sending control information and above-mentioned Email of the expression control content relevant with sending of Email and send the control law that the destination is mapped, and the control method of described information processor is characterised in that and comprises:

Receiving step, the receiving-member of above-mentioned information processor receive the Email of having set a plurality of transmissions destination from above-mentioned terminal installation;

Segmentation procedure, a plurality of transmissions destination that the partition member of above-mentioned information processor will set on the Email that above-mentioned receiving step receives are divided into each and send the destination;

Deciding step, the control law that the decision parts of above-mentioned information processor are stored according to above-mentioned memory unit, in transmission destination and transmission source that above-mentioned segmentation procedure is cut apart, decide with cut apart at this after the transmission destination Email send relevant control content; And

Controlled step, the transmission control of the above-mentioned Email of the transmission destination of the control assembly utilization of above-mentioned information processor after the control content that above-mentioned deciding step determined carries out cutting apart at this.

15. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 14 is characterized in that:

The control law that above-mentioned memory unit is being stored will represent that the transmission source of sending control information and above-mentioned Email of the control content relevant with sending of above-mentioned Email and the group of transmission destination are mapped,

The group in the control law that above-mentioned deciding step is being stored according to above-mentioned memory unit, the transmission destination of cutting apart with above-mentioned segmentation procedure and the source of transmission, decide with cut apart at this after the transmission destination Email send relevant control content.

16. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 15 is characterized in that:

Comprise the control content that sending of Email kept in the control information sending of storing of above-mentioned memory unit.

17. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 16 is characterized in that:

Comprise the control content that Email is sent in the control information sending of storing of above-mentioned memory unit.

18. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 17 is characterized in that:

The sending of control content of storing at above-mentioned memory unit, sending of Email kept also further comprises the retention time that sending of Email kept in the control information,

Above-mentioned controlled step is a control content that sending of Email kept and the sending under the situation that comprises above-mentioned retention time in the control information of this control content in the control content that above-mentioned deciding step determined, will keep this retention time at the sending of Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart.

19. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 18 is characterized in that also comprising:

Inserting step, the insertion parts of above-mentioned information processor is sent and sends at after above-mentioned cutting apart at least one under the situation that the Email of destination is retained at the decision of above-mentioned deciding step sends the destination at after above-mentioned cutting apart at least one Email, inserts the information that there is this Email that is retained in expression in this Email of sending.

20. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 19 is characterized in that:

The setting that above-mentioned segmentation procedure will receive at above-mentioned receiving step the envelope information of Email of a plurality of transmissions destinations, be divided into each is sent the destination each respectively as the envelope information of indivedual transmissions destination,

The control law that above-mentioned deciding step is being stored according to above-mentioned memory unit and cut apart the envelope information that is obtained by above-mentioned partition member decides the control content relevant with sending of the Email that comprises this envelope information,

The control content that above-mentioned controlled step utilizes above-mentioned decision parts to be determined, comprise this envelope information Email send control.

21. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 20 is characterized in that also comprising:

Prolong and to accept step, the prolongation of above-mentioned information processor accept parts accept above-mentioned deciding step decision keep send, at the prolongation indication of the retention time of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart; And

Keep to prolong step, the reservation of above-mentioned information processor prolongs parts to be accepted step in above-mentioned prolongation and has accepted under the situation of prolongation indication of retention time of this Email, and the retention time of this Email is prolonged.

22. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 21 is characterized in that, also comprises:

Step is accepted in deletion, the deletion of above-mentioned information processor accept parts accept above-mentioned deciding step decision keep send, at the deletion indication of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart; And

The deletion step, the deletion parts of above-mentioned information processor are accepted under the situation of the deletion indication that step accepted this Email in above-mentioned deletion, and this Email is deleted.

23. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 22 is characterized in that, also comprises:

Step is accepted in transmission, the transmission of above-mentioned information processor accept parts accept the decision of above-mentioned deciding step keep send, at the transmission indication of the Email of the transmission destination after above-mentioned cutting apart; And

Send step, the parts of sending of above-mentioned information processor are accepted under the situation of the transmission indication that step accepted this Email in above-mentioned transmission, and this Email is sent.

24. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 23 is characterized in that:

Accepting prolongation indication that step accepts or accept deletion indication that step accepts or accept transmission indication that step accepts by above-mentioned transmission by above-mentioned deletion by above-mentioned prolongation is that the terminal installation in the transmission source of the Email that receives from above-mentioned receiving-member is accepted.

25. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 24 is characterized in that:

Accepting prolongation indication that step accepts or accept deletion indication that step accepts or accept transmission indication that step accepts by above-mentioned transmission by above-mentioned deletion by above-mentioned prolongation is to accept from the terminal installation of the transmission destination of the Email sent by above-mentioned controlled step.

26. the control method of the information processor of putting down in writing according to claim 25 is characterized in that:

In the control law that above-mentioned memory unit is stored,, set the notify object of the Email of this content that has been retained of expression further corresponding to the control information of sending of the control content that sending of above-mentioned Email kept,

Above-mentioned controlled step further keeps under the situation of the Email that sends the destination at after above-mentioned cutting apart at least one in the decision of above-mentioned deciding step, transmission will with the above-mentioned corresponding notify object of control information of sending as sending the new e-mail destination, that represent the content that this Email has been retained.

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