JP2001222476A - Mail system and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mail system capable of simply transmitting/receiving a postcard type mad and a recording medium. SOLUTION: A transmitting side user 4-1 selects a postcard template 28 on a postcard mail preparing picture 27 of a mail preparing function 20 and prepares a mail text 32. At the time of transmitting a mail, the mail text 32 and the template 28 (an attached file 31) are transmitted as a mail (30). When a receiving side user 4-2 utilizes the mail system 1-2, the template 28 of the received attached file 31 is displayed as a background and the mail text 32 is displayed in a text frame 34 specified by the template 28 as a postcard mail 33.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a mail system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent spread of personal computers and the Internet, the number of e-mail users has rapidly increased, information exchange has become more convenient, and various mail software have been enhanced with enhanced contents and functions. The use of e-mail is expanding, and information is transmitted by e-mail as an alternative to telephone, letters, in-house circulation, bulletin boards, and the like. Furthermore, it is also used as a substitute for postcards such as New Year's cards and summer greetings.

[0003]

However, when sending an e-mail such as a New Year's card or a hot summer greeting, the conventional e-mail is used to create an e-mail like a postcard by inserting a background such as an illustration picture, a background, and a text. Layout and the like must be performed, which takes time and effort.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mail system and a recording medium that can easily transmit and receive a postcard format mail.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mail system for transmitting and receiving a mail. The mail system transmits and receives a mail body and a postcard template at the time of transmission. The mail system is characterized in that the received template is sometimes displayed on the background of the mail, and the received mail text is displayed in the text frame specified by the template.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, at the time of transmission, a mail body and a postcard template are transmitted, at the time of reception, the received template is displayed on the background of the mail, and the received mail body is designated by the template. Is a computer-readable recording medium on which a program to be displayed in a text frame is recorded.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication system having a mail system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, users 4-1 and 4-2, which are general users, and a bank 5 are computers 3-1 and 4-2.
3-2 and 3-3. Computers 3-1 and 3-
2, 3-3 are mail systems 1-1, 1-2, 1-3
Having. The users 4-1 and 4-2 and the bank 5 exchange information such as transmission and reception of mails via the network (Internet) 2 using the mail systems 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3.

[0008] Mail system 1-1, 1-2, 1-3
Performs the same processing, for example, when the bank 5 determines that the user 4-1
4-2, the CD-ROM 6 is distributed, and the CD-ROM 6
A program for executing the mail systems 1-1 and 1-2 is stored in the computer 4-1. The users 4-1 and 4-2 install the program on the computers 3-1 and 3-2. In addition, regardless of the CD-ROM 6, the network 2
May be distributed from the bank 5 to the users 4-1 and 4-2. still,
The CD-ROM 6 may be distributed by a credit card company other than a bank.

Next, a functional configuration of the mail system 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram based on the screen configuration of the mail system 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the mail system 1 has a character screen function (character screen) 10, a mail transmission / reception function 8, and a mail creation function (mail creation screen).
20, reception list function (reception list screen) 30, transmission list function (transmission list screen) 40, address book function (address book screen) 5
0, an account book function (account book screen) 60.

The character screen function 10 is a mascot 1
An animation pattern is held for each character such as 9 and the movement is displayed. The mascot 19 is a so-called desktop mascot. The mail sending / receiving function 8 sends / receives mail to / from a mail server. The mail creation function 20 creates mail and postcard mail. The reception list function 30 displays a list of reception lists such as the sender address, title, and reception date and time of the received mail, and the text of the received mail. The transmission directory function 40 displays a transmission directory list such as a destination address, a title, and a transmission date and time of a transmission mail and a transmission mail text. The address book function 50 is
Displays a list of address books such as names and e-mail addresses, and creates, modifies, and deletes address books. Offset book function 6
In the case of 0, input of the deposit / withdrawal item, reference of the total amount for each deposit / withdrawal item, and setting of the target amount of the total withdrawal amount are performed.

By right-clicking the mascot 19 on the character screen 10 with a mouse (not shown), a function menu 18 is displayed. The function menu 18 includes “mail transmission / reception” 11, “mail creation” 12, “inbox” 13, “sendbook” 14, “address book” 15, “office book” 16,
"End of mailer" 17

In the present embodiment, the sending side creates a mail in a postcard format and sends the mail. When the receiving side uses the mail system 1, the received mail is displayed as a post card.

Next, creation and transmission / reception of mail in postcard format will be described in detail. To create a postcard mail, the user selects the postcard mail creation screen 27 of the mail creation function 20. First, when the user selects “Create Mail” 12 from the function menu 18 displayed by right-clicking the mascot 19 of the character screen 10 with the mouse, a mail creation screen 20 is displayed. FIG.
Shows the mail creation screen 20. As shown in FIG. 3, the mail creation screen 20 includes a “TO” field (destination mail address), a “FROM” field (sender mail address), a “SUBJECT” field (title),
"CC" field (copy), "ATTACHMEN"
A "T" field (attached file) and a "body" field. The character screen 10 is displayed in the function mode 2
10: The animation of the mascot 19 writing a mail (211) is displayed.

When the post card button 23 is pressed, the screen shifts to a post card mail creation screen 27. FIG. 4 shows a postcard mail creation screen 27. As shown in FIG. 4, the right frame of the postcard mail creation screen 27 is
"TO" field (destination mail address), "FRO"
M ”field (sender email address),“ SUBJ
The field is composed of an “ECT” field (title), a “CC” field (copy), an “ATTACHMENT” field (attached file), and a “body” field. The character screen 10 displays a function mode: animation in which the mascot 19 writes a mail.

A plurality of postcard templates 28 are displayed in the left frame of the postcard mail creation screen 27, and an arbitrary postcard template 28 is selected. A post card mail is sent to the party using the same mail system 1.

When the transmission button 24 is pressed, a function mode of the character screen 10: an animation in which the character goes out to display a mail is displayed, and the mail on the screen is transmitted. A completion message or error message is displayed depending on the transmission status.

When the save button 25 is pressed, the mail is saved without sending. It is stored in the transmission list with the icon display that indicates the transmission standby. By pressing the attachment button 26,
An attached file search screen (not shown) is displayed, and an attached file is selected. When creating a postcard mail, there is no attached file, and the number of characters in the “body” field is also limited.

FIG. 5 shows transmission and reception of mail in the postcard format. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the user 4-1 on the transmission side selects the postcard template 28 on the postcard mail creation screen 27 and creates the mail text 32. At the time of mail transmission 30, a mail text 32 and a postcard template 28 (attached file 31) are transmitted. The postcard template 28 includes background image data in a predetermined format, frame information indicating the position of the text frame 34, and the like.

The user 4-2 on the receiving side has the mail system 1
-2, the postcard template 28 of the received attached file 31 is displayed as a background, and the mail text 32 is displayed as a postcard mail 33 in the text frame 34 specified by the postcard template 28. . When the receiving user 4-2 does not use the mail system 1 of the present invention, the postcard template 28 is transmitted as the attached file 31, but is not displayed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the sending side sends the mail text 32 and the postcard template 28 (attached file 31) by mail, and the receiving side displays the mail like a postcard, so that the operation is simple. Postcard mail can be sent and received. Further, since the image data format of the postcard template 28 is configured in a unique format, only the user of the mail system 1 of the present invention can view the image data. Here, the unique format is
This is a format in which a specific cipher readable only by the mail software 1 is inserted before the image data in the bitmap format composed of RGB.

[0021]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mail system and a recording medium which can easily send and receive postcard mail.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a mail system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Configuration diagram of communication system with

FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram based on the screen configuration of the mail system 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a mail creation screen 20;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a postcard mail creation screen 27;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing transmission and reception of mail in postcard format.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... mail system 2 ... network (Internet) 3 ... computer 4 ... user 10 ... character screen (character screen function) 18 ... function menu 19 ... mascot 20 ... Mail creation screen (mail creation function) 27 Postcard mail creation screen 28 Postcard template 31 Attached file 32 Mail body 34 Text frame

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A mail system for sending and receiving a mail, comprising: transmitting a mail body and a postcard template at the time of transmission; displaying a received template at the background of the mail at the time of reception; A mail system, wherein the mail system is displayed within a text frame specified by the template. 2. The mail system according to claim 1, wherein the template has background image data and frame information indicating a text frame. 3. At the time of transmission, a mail body and a postcard template are transmitted. At the time of reception, the received template is displayed on the background of the mail, and the received mail body is placed in a text frame specified by the template. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program to be displayed on a computer.