JP2001273238A - Mail transmitter and mail receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that image data can not be rightly transmitted and can not be displayed together with sentences on the receiving side even when image identification data are inserted to a header part or additional part in a system disabled to transmit/receive the header part or additional part of mail. SOLUTION: This device is provided with an image identification data generating part for generating the image identification data by combining an image data number read and selected out of an image data storage part and an animation number read and selected out of an animation storage part and a control part for inserting the generated image identification data into the text of the mail and transmitting the mail.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail transmitter and a mail receiver for transmitting and receiving e-mail, such as a portable telephone and a personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the development of communication networks and mobile phones, e-mail has been actively exchanged.
And while text can now be easily communicated anywhere in the world, text alone is not enough to adequately express the content that an email sender wants to convey. For this reason, by attaching image data or music data to a sentence, the content to be transmitted by the mail sender can be easily understood and sufficiently expressed. However, image data and music data have a very large data amount, and it is necessary to increase the transmission amount (traffic). On the other hand, in particular, mail transmission between mobile phones has a smaller memory capacity than a personal computer or the like, so that the amount of transmission is extremely limited and it is difficult to send image data and music data.

Conventionally, in order to send outgoing mail with image data such as animation without increasing the transmission amount, the same animation image data is sent to both the mail sending terminal and the mail receiving terminal. On the transmitting side, image identification data for identifying the animation image data to be transmitted is created on the transmission side, and this image identification data Q is stored in the header H or the additional section E of the transmission mail M as shown in FIG. Insert and send. Thereby, the receiving terminal that has received the image identification data recognizes the previously stored animation image data from the image identification data, and can display the corresponding animation image data on the display unit.

[0004]

The conventional mail transmitter and mail receiver are configured as described above.
The terminals on the transmitting side and the receiving side may be of the same maker and have the same standard, but they may be of different manufacturers, or may be of the same type as the transmitting and receiving terminals, such as transmission and reception between a mobile phone and a personal computer. When the side terminal is of a different model, the data of P in the mail body of the transmitted mail can be transmitted and received normally, but the header section H and the additional section E may not be transmitted normally. That is, the receiving terminal sometimes ignores the data in the header H portion and the additional portion depending on the difference in the mail transmission / reception method of each terminal. For this reason, even if the image identification data Q is inserted into the header portion H or the addition portion E as described above, the image identification data Q is not transmitted and received correctly, and the image data cannot be displayed on the receiving terminal. there were.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem. Even if the transmitting and receiving terminals do not have the same standard, the image identification data is included in the mail body in which normal data transmission and reception are guaranteed. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a mail transmitter and a mail receiver capable of reliably transmitting image identification data by inserting and transmitting the mail so as to be distinguishable from the mail text. It is another object of the present invention to provide a mail transmitter and a mail receiver that can display color image data with a small amount of data and can freely change the display color.

[0006]

A mail transmitter according to the present invention comprises: an image data recording unit for storing image data and a registration number in association with each other; and image identification data from an image data number read from the image data recording unit and selected. And an outgoing mail storage unit for storing an outgoing mail in which the image identification data generated by the image identifying data generating unit is inserted in the mail body. Is transmitted from the wireless unit.

A mail transmitter according to the present invention comprises: an image data recording unit storing image data and a registration number in association with each other; an additional information storage unit storing image data additional information in association with a registration number; An image identification data generation unit that generates image identification data by combining an image data number read from the unit and selected and an image data additional information number read and selected from the additional information storage unit; and an image generated by the image identification data generation unit. An outgoing mail storage unit for storing the outgoing mail in which the identification data is inserted into the body of the mail, wherein the control unit transmits the outgoing mail read from the outgoing mail storage unit from the wireless unit.

The image data additional information in the mail transmitter according to the present invention is at least one of animation data, image color information, and melody.

[0009] The image data in the mail transmitter according to the present invention is at least one of a character, a portrait, or an illustration.

A mail transmitter according to the present invention comprises: an image data recording unit storing image data and a registration number in association with each other; an animation data table storing animation elements in association with a registration number; An image identification data generation unit that generates image identification data by combining an image data number read and selected from the image data storage unit and an animation data table number read and selected from the animation data storage unit; and An outgoing mail storage unit for storing the outgoing mail inserted in the mail text; the control unit transmits the outgoing mail read from the outgoing mail storage unit from a wireless unit.

The image identification data in the mail transmitter according to the present invention is composed of a plurality of character strings provided with a specific symbol at the beginning and at the end.

A mail transmitter according to the present invention reads out image data stored in an image data storage unit and animation stored in an animation data storage unit onto a display unit and selects them.
The image identification data is generated by combining the image data number associated with the selected image data and the animation data table number associated with the animation.

The character image identification data in the mail transmitter according to the present invention is composed of a character number and an animation data table number storing animation elements of the character.

The image identification data of the portrait in the mail transmitter according to the present invention is composed of a portrait element number and an animation data table number in which the animation element of the portrait is stored.

The image data additional information in the mail transmitter according to the present invention is color information, a palette number is added to each pixel of the image data, and a color palette table for giving color data corresponding to the palette number. Is stored in the additional information storage unit as image data additional information.

The mail transmitter according to the present invention includes a plurality of color pallet data tables for giving different color data to the same pallet number. By selecting and specifying this color pallet data table, the color of an image can be determined. To change it.

A mail receiver according to the present invention includes a received mail storage unit for storing received mail received by a wireless unit, and an image identification data analysis unit for analyzing image identification data inserted in the mail text of the received mail. And an image data recording unit that stores image data and a registration number in association with each other, wherein the control unit reads out corresponding image data from the image data storage unit based on the analysis result analyzed by the image data analysis unit, and An image based on the image data is displayed on the display unit.

A mail receiver according to the present invention includes a received mail storage unit for storing received mail received by a wireless unit, and an image identification data analysis unit for analyzing image identification data inserted in the mail text of the received mail. An image data recording unit storing the image data and the registration number in association with each other, and an additional information storage unit storing the image data additional information and the registration number in association with each other, wherein the control unit analyzes the image data analyzed by the image data analysis unit. Based on the result, the corresponding image data is read from the image data storage unit and the corresponding image data additional information from the additional information storage unit, and the image data and the image data additional information are combined and displayed on the display unit.

A mail receiver according to the present invention includes a received mail storage unit for storing received mail received by a wireless unit, and an image identification data analysis unit for analyzing image identification data inserted in the mail text of the received mail. An image data recording unit that stores an image data and a registration number in association with each other; and an animation data storage unit that stores an animation data table storing an animation element and a registration number in association with each other. The image data of the corresponding number is read out from the image data storage unit and the animation data table of the corresponding number is read out from the animation data storage unit based on the analysis result analyzed in step, and an image based on the image data is displayed on the display unit in animation. is there.

The mail receiver according to the present invention reversely displays the movement of the image while displaying the image corresponding to the received image data number.

The mail receiver according to the present invention reverses the brightness of the image while displaying the image corresponding to the received image data number.

In the mail receiver according to the present invention, when the number corresponding to the received image data number does not exist in the image data storage section, a non-corresponding image set and stored in advance is displayed.

In the mail receiver according to the present invention, when the number corresponding to the received animation data table number does not exist in the animation data storage unit, the animation is displayed in an incompatible animation which is set and stored in advance.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Embodiment 1 FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a mail transmitter and a mail receiver according to the present invention. The mail transmitter and the mail receiver have the same configuration. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a radio unit including an antenna and a circuit related to mail transmission / reception,
2 is a microphone, 3 is a speaker, 4 is a display unit for displaying mail, image data, etc., 5 is an input unit for mail, transmission destination, etc., 6 is a control unit for controlling each unit, and 7 is an image for generating image identification data. An identification data generation unit, 8 is an image identification data analysis unit, 9 is a portrait synthesizing unit, 10 is an image data storage unit that stores image data in association with a registration number, and an animation data storage unit that stores animation in association with a registration number. And a character image data section 10
a, a character animation data section 10b, a portrait parts data section 10c, an illustration data section 10d, a melody data section 10e, a portrait animation data section 10f, and the like. Reference numeral 11 denotes a RAM.
a, received mail storage unit 11b, portrait element number storage unit 1
1c, a primary storage area 11d, and the like.

The character image data section 10a includes 12 types of characters such as Kumasan, Hanako, and roller, as shown in FIG. 2. For each character, for example, 100 pieces of image data (image data) And the registration number are stored in association with each other. In addition, the character animation data section 10b is adapted to notify transmission and reception of animation elements such as time, X-axis, Y-axis, mirror image, reverse image, image data, etc. for each animation such as laughing, greeting, angry, etc. A character animation data table in which data for displaying a character is stored as shown in FIG. 3 is stored in association with a registration number. The animation data table is provided, for example, for each character in 20 types.

Here, the animation data table shown in FIG. 3 will be described in detail.
At 0 ms, the display position of the character image is at the position of the X axis 10 and the Y axis 0, and the mirror image display for inverting the image direction and the inverted image display for inverting the brightness of the image are not performed. Indicates use. That is, in the first frame, the character image of the image data 001 is displayed for 100 ms at the coordinate position of the X axis 10 and the Y axis 0 on the display screen as it is. In the second frame, the character image of the image data 002 is left as it is,
It is displayed for 100 ms at the coordinate position of the X axis 20 and the Y axis 0 on the display screen. Further, in the third frame, the character image of the image data 001 is displayed as a mirror image at a coordinate position of the X axis 20 and the Y axis 5 on the display screen for 100 ms. Thereafter, animation display is realized by frame advance in the same manner.

Next, the portrait part data section 10c includes:
Image data such as hair, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, and face section obtained by dividing a portrait into a plurality of elements is stored as shown in FIG. 4 in association with a registration number for each element. Also,
As illustrated in FIG. 7, the illustration data group 10d stores an illustration group group including a plurality of illustrations. In the melody data section 10e, a plurality of melodies are one-to-one with character animations and portrait animations.
Is stored in correspondence with. Caricature animation data part 10
In f, an animation data table of a portrait in which animation elements such as hair, eyebrows, and eyes that change the expression are stored is stored in association with the registration number.

In this embodiment, A is associated with a character, F is a portrait, and I is an illustration. The image identification data includes a specific symbol, for example, # at the beginning and end, and eight characters in number between the #.
It is composed of a character string of 0 characters, and its creation will be described below.

1. First, the character read out from the character image data unit 10a via the control unit 6 is displayed on the display unit 4 by operating the selection key F of the input unit 5 shown in FIG. The contents are sequentially changed by operating the scroll key △ ▽, and
One is selected with the selection key F, and the selected character number is stored in the primary storage area 11d. Further, the control unit 6 displays the animation data table number read from the character animation data unit 10b on the display unit 4 and sequentially changes the display contents by operating the scroll key 、. Select and store it in the primary storage area 11d. Then, the control unit 6 selects and stores the character selected and stored,
The character number and the animation data table number are read from the primary storage area unit 11d and sent to the image identification data generation unit 7 to generate image identification data composed of the character string "# A-01-005 #". Here, A indicates a character, 01 indicates a character number, and 005 indicates an animation data table number. That is, this image identification data is
This is identification data for displaying an animation of the animation data table 005 using the character of the registration number 01.

2. Creation of Caricature Image Identification Data First, it is necessary to create a caricature, and this caricature is created as follows. For example, if all the initial values of the portrait element numbers shown in FIG. 4 are set to “No. 1”, the outline of the hair, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, and face of the image data corresponding to “No. 1” in the portrait part data unit 10c Are read out, and a portrait is synthesized by the portrait synthesizing unit 9 using the portrait elements, thereby obtaining a standard portrait shown in FIG. 7, for example. The control unit 6 stores the obtained portrait in the temporary storage area 1
1d, and displayed on the display unit 4.

When a portrait is to be changed, another portrait element is selected using the keys of the input unit 5. In this case, first, one of the keys “1” and “3” shown in FIG. 5 is selected and operated to change the portrait element of the hairstyle. in this case,
For example, the key of “3” to select has a function for incrementing the portrait element number of the portrait element of the hairstyle, and the key of “1” to select the portrait element number of the portrait element of the hairstyle is −.
1 is provided. Next, "4" and "6"
The eyebrow and eye caricature elements are changed by selecting one of the keys. In this case, the function of each key is to increase or decrease the eyebrow and eye caricature element numbers by +1 or -1 similarly to the functions of the keys "1" and "3".

Next, by selecting and operating one of the keys "7" and "9", the portrait elements of the mouth and nose are changed. In this case, the functions of the keys are the same as the functions of the keys “1” and “3”. Next, one of the “*” and “#” keys is selected and operated to change the facial caricature element of the face outline.

As described above, when the user requests the change of the portrait element by the key operation of the input unit 5, the portrait element number of the temporary storage area unit 11d is changed via the control unit 6. After the change, the portrait synthesizing unit 9 performs the portrait synthesizing process again according to the portrait element of the portrait element number, and the synthesized portrait is stored in the temporary storage area unit 11d and displayed on the display unit 4 via the control unit 6. .

For example, the portrait element number of the hairstyle is 20,
If the portrait element number of eyebrows / eyes is 5, the portrait element number of mouth / nose is 9, and the portrait element number of the outline of the face is 13, pressing the “3” key of the input unit 5 will temporarily The portrait element number of the hairstyle in the storage area 11d is increased by one to 21
It is turn.

Next, a portrait is synthesized by the portrait synthesizing section 9 in accordance with the portrait element number of the temporary storage area 11d, stored in the temporary storage area 11d, and the image data is displayed on the display section 4. As described above, each time there is a change in the portrait element number, by performing the above-described processing, a portrait according to the portrait element number selected by the user is immediately displayed on the display unit 4.

After the portrait is created as described above, the image identification data of the portrait begins. First, the selection key F of the input unit 5 is operated, and the portrait synthesizing unit 9 is
, And display the same on the display unit 4. The display contents are sequentially changed by operating the scroll key △ ▽.
Is selected with the selection key F. The portrait elements constituting the selected portrait, such as hair, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, and the element numbers of the outline of the face, are stored in the portrait element number storage unit 11 via the control unit 6.
Stored in c. By operating the selection key F, the controller 6
, The animation data table is read from the portrait animation data section 10f and displayed on the display section 4. The display contents are sequentially changed by operating the scroll key △ ▽, and one of them is selected by the selection key F. The selected animation data table number is stored in the portrait element number storage unit 1 via the control unit 6.
1c.

Here, the portrait animation is an animation such as laughing, angry, crying, etc., as shown in FIG. 6, and a portrait, such as eyebrows, eyes, mouth, etc., for one portrait, for example, a standard portrait in FIG. There is a table that partially replaces
When an animation data table number corresponding to “lol” is selected, an animation display in which portraits of “lol 1” and “lol 2” are alternately displayed on the display screen is performed.

Next, the element numbers and the animation data table numbers constituting the portraits selected as described above are read from the portrait element number storage section 11c, and are sent to the image identification data generation section 7 via the control section 6, and "# F12345
The image identification data of the portrait composed of the character string “67 #” is created. Here, F indicates a portrait, 123456 indicates a portrait element number, and 7 indicates a portrait animation data table number.

In this case, unlike the character, the portrait has to send a large number of elements. Therefore, if the numerical values are directly arranged according to the number of elements, the image identification data becomes long. Therefore, the hair, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, and face contour, which are the elements that make up the portrait, have different numbers of selections. Therefore, the number of bits used is changed according to the total number of elements. Is devised to create image identification data.

3. First, by operating the selection key F of the input unit 5, the illustration group shown in FIG. 8 is read from the illustration data unit 10 d via the control unit 6 and displayed on the display unit 4. The contents are sequentially changed by operating the scroll key △ ▽, and one illustration is selected from the displayed illustration group. Then, the selected illustration number is sent to the image identification data generation unit 7 via the control unit 6, and # I-01-00 is transmitted.
Create image identification data for the 1 # illustration. here,
I is the illustration identifier, 01 is the illustration group number,
001 indicates an illustration number.

Next, the transmission operation will be described. 1. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of inserting the character image identification data into the body of the transmitted mail and transmitting the character. After the operation starts, first, the input unit 5 determines the transmitted mail and the destination. They are sequentially input (steps ST-1 to ST-3).
Then, the character, the portrait, and the illustration are displayed on the display unit 4 in order by operating the scroll key に in the input unit. Here, the character is selected with the selection key F. When the scroll key △ ▽ is operated in this state, the characters read from the character image data section 10a and displayed on the display section 4 are sequentially scrolled.
For example, if the above selection key F is operated while "Kumasan" of the character number "00" is displayed, "Kumasan" is selected.

Also, by operating the selection key F, the animation data table of "Kumasan" read from the character animation data section 10b is sequentially displayed on the display section 4.
An animation data table number corresponding to "Kumasan's greeting" is selected with the above selection key F (step ST-
4, ST-5).

Next, when the transmission key provided on the input unit 5 is operated to determine each of the above-mentioned selection contents, the image identification data generation unit 7 performs image identification based on the character, character number, and animation data table number selected as described above. Data is generated, and the generated image identification data is inserted into the mail text (the position indicated by the broken line in FIG. 15) to generate transmission data (steps ST-6 to ST-8).

When the transmission is started after the above preparations are completed, as shown in FIG.
0: Kuma-san) is displayed as an animation according to the transmission animation read from the animation data table, and a message indicating that the transmission is in progress is displayed on the mail transmitter side (steps ST-9 and ST-).
10). In this transmission animation, an animation data table is provided for each character, and when transmitting the image data of "Kumasan" by e-mail When the transmission animation of "Kumasan" e-mails the image data of "Hanako" The transmission animation of "Hanako" is displayed.

Next, transmission is OK in step ST-11.
It is determined whether or not the transmission is OK. If the transmission is OK, the transmission OK is displayed by changing the direction of the character as shown in FIG. 9A, the transmission history is stored in the transmission mail storage unit 11a, and the operation ends. (Steps ST-12, ST-13, ST-1
6). Also, the determination result of step ST-11 is
In the case of G, as shown in FIG. 9B, the direction of the character is changed, transmission NG is displayed, and the operation ends (step S).
T-14, ST-15).

2. When selecting and sending a portrait. In steps ST-4 and ST-5 in FIG. 8, after the image identification data of the portrait is created in accordance with the description of the image identification data of the portrait, transmission is performed by the same transmission operation as that for transmitting the character. Things.

3. When selecting and sending illustrations. In steps ST-4 and ST-5 in FIG. 8 described above, after creating the image identification data of the illustration according to the description of the creation of the image identification data of the illustration, the transmission is performed by the same transmission operation as that for transmitting the character. Things.

The operation on the receiving side will be described. 1. When character image identification data is inserted in the received mail. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of receiving a mail in which image identification data of a character is inserted. In the figure, when the operation is started, it is determined whether a mail is transmitted from the network side (steps ST-21 and ST-22).
If NO, the determination operation is repeated. If yes,
The received mail is stored in the received mail storage unit 11b (step ST-23), and the presence or absence of image identification data in the body of the received mail is analyzed (step ST-24). Next, it is determined whether there is image identification data. If NO, the message is received and displayed as a normal mail, and the operation is terminated (step ST-).
25-ST-27).

On the other hand, if the result of the above determination is YES,
As shown in FIG. 11, a received animation of a character, for example, “Kumasan” in the analyzed image identification data is animated on the display unit 4 to indicate that a mail has arrived. It is assumed that the received animation is provided for each character similarly to the transmission animation. Also, by reading out the melody corresponding to the analyzed animation from the melody data section 10e and sounding the melody together with the animation display, it is possible to more reliably notify the incoming mail.

Then, it is determined whether or not the call key provided as a mail reception display key provided on input unit 5 has been pressed (steps ST-28 and ST-29).
If so, the determination operation is repeated. If YES, the character having the analyzed character number is read from the character image data section 10a, and the animation data table corresponding to the analyzed animation data table number is read from the character animation data section 10b. The characters are read out and displayed in an animation together with the mail text according to the contents stored in the animation data table as shown in FIG. 14, and the operation is terminated (steps ST-30 and ST-31). That is, if the received image identification data is a "Kumasan" character and the animation data table number is "Kumasan's Greeting", the animation in which the Kumasan greets is displayed on the animation display portion of FIG. Become.

Since the 20 kinds of animation data tables corresponding to each character stored in the character animation data section 10b have mirror images for reversing the movement of the characters, the movement of the image during the animation display is changed. (For example, an image that is moving leftward is rightward)
Can be done. In addition, since the animation data table is provided with a reversal image for reversing the brightness of the character, the brightness of the image during the animation display is changed (for example, the character is white and the surroundings are black, and the character is black and the surroundings are white). be able to.

Next, the analysis procedure of the image identification data in ST-24 of FIG. 10 will be specifically described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the operation is started, first, after counting the total number of characters of the received mail, a search is performed one character at a time, and the i-th character (i indicates the character position) of the received mail is the first character (start lead) of the image identification data. # (Steps ST-41 to ST-44).

If the determination result is NO, the search position is shifted by one (i = i + 1), and it is determined whether i> the total number of characters of the received mail. If NO, the process returns to step ST-44, and YE
If S, it is determined that there is no image identification data, and the operation is terminated (steps ST-55 to ST-58). On the other hand, if the determination result in ST-44 is YES, it is determined whether i + (total image identification data number−1)> the total number of characters of the received mail. If YES, the process proceeds to step ST-57. It is determined that there is no image identification data. On the other hand, in the case of NO, it is determined whether (i + (total image identification data number−1)) = end word (#) of the received mail (step ST-4).
5, ST-46).

If the decision result in the step ST-46 is NO, the process shifts to the step ST-55. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step ST-46 is YES, it is decided whether the character next to the i-th # is A, F or I.
The character number following the character image data part 1
0a, and if YES, the corresponding character number is determined (steps ST-47, ST-48, ST-48).
ST-49).

Next, it is determined whether or not the animation data table number following the character number is in the character animation data section 10b. If YES, the animation data table number is determined to be the corresponding animation data table number.
The data is stored in the primary storage area 11d together with the determined corresponding animation data table number, and the search operation is terminated (steps ST-51, ST-52, ST-54).

If the decision result in the step ST-48 is NO, a non-correspondence character, for example, a weather mark is set (step ST-50). If the decision result in the above step ST-51 is NO, a non-compliant animation, for example, a greeting is set (step ST-53).

2. When portrait image identification data is inserted in the received mail. Step ST in the reception flowchart shown in FIG.
At -24, the search flowchart shown in FIG. 12 is executed, and step S in the search flowchart is executed.
At T-47, when it is determined that the image identification data F of the portrait is inserted in the body of the received mail, the control unit 6 determines the portrait element number and the animation data table number of the portrait that constitute the image identification data. After being stored in the element number storage section 11c, the portrait element corresponding to the portrait element number is read from the portrait part data section 10c and supplied to the portrait synthesis section 9. The portrait synthesizing unit 9 synthesizes the supplied portrait elements to create a portrait, as described in the section of creating the image identification data of the portrait.

Then, the control section 6 displays the synthesized portrait on the display section 4 as shown in FIG. 13 according to the received animation stored in the animation data table corresponding to the animation data table number read from the portrait animation data section 10f. Display an animation to indicate that there is an incoming mail. Although the portrait animation in the received image identification data is used for displaying the received animation, a portrait animation for reception may be displayed.

Next, when the call key is operated, the control unit 6 operates according to the contents stored in the animation data table.
The created portrait animation is displayed in the animation display area of the display unit 4 together with the incoming mail as shown in FIG. For example, an animation display in which the portraits of “lol 1” and “lol 2” in FIG. 6 are alternately displayed.

In this case, by receiving image identification data created by combining different animation data table numbers such as laughing, angry, crying, surprising, sleeping, praying, crushing, BT / out of service, etc., with the same portrait number, ,
As shown in FIG. 6, different animation displays such as a laughing animation, an angry animation, a crying animation, a surprised animation, a sleeping animation, a praying animation, a crushing animation, and a BT / out-of-service animation can be performed.

3. When the image identification data of the illustration is inserted in the received mail. Step ST in the reception flowchart shown in FIG.
At -24, the search flowchart shown in FIG. 12 is executed, and step S in the search flowchart is executed.
In T-47, when it is determined that the image identification data of the illustration is inserted in the body of the received mail, the control unit 6 reads the illustration corresponding to the illustration number constituting the image identification data from the illustration data unit 10d. To display an animation on the display unit 4 to display the incoming mail.
Next, when the call key is operated, the control unit 6 displays the illustration in the animation display area of the display unit 4 together with the incoming mail.

Embodiment 2 In the second embodiment, color information is added to image data, and the animation display in the first embodiment is displayed in color. In the illustrated example, as shown in FIG. 16, a palette number is added to each pixel of the image data composed of 10 × 10 pixels set in the character animation data table shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, a color pallet data table defining color data corresponding to the pallet numbers is provided.

This color pallet data table has 16 kinds of pallet numbers 0 to 15 having different mixing ratios of the three primary colors.
Is stored. In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 18, a plurality of different color packet data tables, for example, eight, are provided, and a color pallet data section 10g is provided.
I remember. Then, one of the color pallet data tables is used as a common color pallet data table to correspond to all image data of one character. Therefore, by changing the color pallet data table (palette type number) corresponding to the character, eight types of color display can be performed for the same character.

Creation of Character Image Identification Data First, a character, a character number, and an animation data table number are sequentially selected by a key operation of the input unit 5 shown in FIG. The pallet type number of the common pallet data table read from the data section 10g is stored in the primary storage area section 11d. Next, the control unit 6 reads out the selected and stored character, character number, animation data table number, and pallet type number from the primary storage area unit 11d and sends them to the image identification data generation unit 7, where "# A-01-05- 02 # "is generated. Here, A is a character,
01 indicates a character number, 05 indicates an animation data table number, and 02 indicates a pallet type number. That is, the image identification data is a character animation that is displayed in color using the palette number 02.

Next, the transmission operation will be described. In the case of selectively transmitting a character As shown in FIG. 8, the operation of inserting the character image identification data into the body of the transmitted mail and transmitting the character is the same. Contains the pallet type number of the common pallet data table, the color of the animation display is clearly displayed according to the pallet number read from the common pallet data table, and the mail transmitter indicates that the transmission is in progress. To display.

The operation on the receiving side will be described. When character image identification data is inserted in the received mail. Similar to the operation based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 10, the mail receiving operation in which the character image identification data is inserted is performed, but the presence or absence of the image identification data in the body of the received mail is analyzed (ST- 24, ST-2
5) If present, the received animation of the analyzed character, for example, "Kumasan" is displayed as shown in FIG. 11, but in this case, a pallet data table corresponding to the character "Kumasan" is used. Color display is performed (S
T-28). At this time, the melody corresponding to the animation analyzed in the same manner as in the first embodiment is stored in the melody data section 10.
By reading from e and sounding the melody together with the animation display, the arrival of the mail can be more reliably notified.

Then, it is determined whether or not a call key as a display key for mail reception provided on input unit 5 has been pressed (ST-29). If the determination result is NO, the determination operation is repeated. For example, the character having the analyzed character number is read from the character image data section 10a, the animation data table corresponding to the analyzed animation data table number is read from the character animation data section 10b, and the common palette having the analyzed pallet type number is further read. The data table is read from the pallet data section, and the character animation is displayed in color on the animation display section together with the mail text as shown in FIG. 14, and the operation is terminated (steps ST-30 and S-30).
T-31).

Next, the analysis of the image identification data will be specifically described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. After the operation is started, after passing through the operations of steps ST-41 to ST-53 shown in FIG. 12 described in the first embodiment, it is determined whether the pallet type number in the image identification data is the corresponding pallet type number ( If it is YES in step ST55, the pallet type number is determined to be the corresponding pallet type number, stored in the primary storage area 11d together with the determined corresponding animation data table, and the search operation ends (step ST-56). ). Note that the above step ST-5
If the determination result in No. 5 is NO, a non-compliant standard pallet type number is set (step ST-57).

In the above description, the common pallet data table is applied to all image data of one character. However, animation display can be performed by selecting and using pallet data tables of different pallet type numbers for the same character. Can be changed to provide more interesting displays.

[0070]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the image identification data is inserted into the mail text to be transmitted so as to be distinguishable from the mail text and transmitted, the transmitter and the receiver can be used. Even if either of them cannot transmit or receive the header part or the additional part, there is an effect that the image identification data can be reliably sent to the receiver as long as only the text can be transmitted.

According to the present invention, image identification data in which an image data number and an image data additional information number are combined is inserted into a mail text to be transmitted so as to be distinguishable from the mail text and transmitted. Therefore, even if either the transmitter or the receiver cannot transmit or receive the header or additional part, the image identification data combined with the image data number and the image data additional information number can be reliably transmitted to the receiver as long as the text can be transmitted. There is an effect that can be sent to.

According to the present invention, at least one of the image data additional information of animation data, image color information, and melody is displayed together with the image data. Has the effect of being able to reliably notify the user.

According to the present invention, a character, a portrait,
Alternatively, since at least one of the image data of the illustration is configured to be transmitted, there is an effect that the display can be varied.

According to the present invention, image identification data in which an image data number and an animation data table number are combined is inserted into a mail text to be transmitted so as to be identifiable from the mail text and transmitted. Even if either the transmitter or the receiver cannot transmit or receive the header or additional part, the image identification data combined with the image data number and the animation data table number is reliably transmitted to the receiver as long as the text can be transmitted. There is an effect that can be.

According to the present invention, since the image identification data is composed of a plurality of character strings provided with a specific symbol at the beginning and at the end, even if the image identification data is inserted in the mail body, it is very easily identified as the mail body and searched. There is an effect that can be.

According to the present invention, the image data stored in the image data storage unit and the animation stored in the animation data storage unit are read out to the display unit and selected, and the image data number and the image data associated with the selected image data are displayed. Since the image identification data is generated by combining the animation data table numbers related to the animation, there is an effect that the image identification data can be easily generated.

According to the present invention, since the character image identification data is generated by the character number and the animation data table number storing the character animation element, the transmission amount of the image identification data can be reduced. .

According to the present invention, the image identification data of the portrait is generated by the portrait element number and the animation data table number storing the animation element of the portrait, so that the amount of transmission of the image identification data can be reduced. is there.

According to the present invention, a palette number is added to each pixel of the image data, and data specifying a color palette table for providing color data corresponding to the palette number is transmitted as image data additional information. With such a configuration, an image can be displayed in color with a small amount of transmitted data.

According to the present invention, a plurality of color pallet data tables for providing different color data to the same pallet number are provided, and the color of an image can be easily changed by selecting and specifying this color pallet data table. There is an effect that can be made.

According to the present invention, the image identification data inserted in the mail body of the received mail is analyzed by the image identification data analysis unit, and the analysis result is stored in the primary storage area unit.
Since the image data of the corresponding number is read from the image data storage unit based on the stored analysis result and the image based on the image data is displayed on the display unit, the image identification data inserted in the mail text is included. And the image data based on the image identification data can be reliably displayed on the display unit.

According to the present invention, the image identification data inserted in the mail body of the received mail is analyzed by the image identification data analysis unit, and the analysis result is stored in the primary storage area unit.
Based on the stored analysis result, the image data of the corresponding number is read from the image data storage unit and the corresponding image data additional information from the additional information storage unit, and the image data and the image data additional information are combined and displayed on the display unit. The advantage is that the image identification data inserted in the body of the mail is reliably read, and the image data based on the image identification data and the image data additional information are combined and displayed on the display unit reliably. There is.

According to the present invention, the image identification data inserted into the mail body of the received mail is analyzed by the image identification data analysis unit, and the analysis result is stored in the primary storage area unit.
Based on the stored analysis result, the image data of the corresponding number is read from the image data storage unit and the animation data table of the corresponding number is read out from the animation data storage unit, and an image based on the image data is animated and displayed on the display unit. With this configuration, the image identification data inserted in the mail text can be read reliably, and an image based on the image data based on the image identification data can be reliably displayed on the display unit as an animation.

According to the present invention, since the movement of the image corresponding to the received image data number is displayed in reverse while the image is being displayed, a more varied display can be performed. .

According to the present invention, while the image corresponding to the received image data number is being displayed, the brightness of the image is inverted and displayed, so that a more varied display can be performed. .

According to the present invention, when the number corresponding to the received image data number is not present in the image data storage section, the non-corresponding image set and stored in advance is displayed. There is an effect that can be prevented from becoming.

The mail receiver according to the present invention is configured such that, if the number corresponding to the received animation data table number is not present in the animation data storage section, the animation is displayed in an incompatible animation which is set and stored in advance. This has the effect of preventing the display of only the mail.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a mail transmitter and a mail receiver according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a character diagram stored in a character image data section.

FIG. 3 is an animation data table diagram of a character that stores animation elements and data for notifying transmission and reception.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing portrait element image data in which image data of each portrait element and a registration number are stored in association with each other.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an input unit.

FIG. 6 is a drawing showing a portrait and various animations thereof.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing one of the illustration groups.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of inserting character image identification data into the body of a transmission mail and transmitting the character.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining that transmission is being performed by a character included in image identification data inserted into a mail text.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of receiving a mail in which image identification data of a character is inserted.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining that a message is being received by a character included in image identification data inserted into a mail text.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating image identification data analysis.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining that reception is being performed by using a portrait included in image identification data inserted into a mail text.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a display state of an animation display of an image and a mail display according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a form of a transmission mail.

FIG. 16 is an image data table diagram according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a color palette table diagram according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating image identification data analysis according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a mail transmitter and a mail receiver according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 wireless unit, 2 microphones, 3 speakers, 4 display units, 5 input units, 6 control units, 7 image identification data generation unit, 8 image identification data analysis unit, 9 portrait synthesis unit, 1
0 ROM constituting an image data recording section and an animation data storage section, 10a character image data section, 10a
b Character animation data section, 10c portrait parts data section, 10d illustration data section, 10e melody data section, 10f portrait animation data section, 10g
Color pallet data section, 11RAM, 11a Outgoing mail storage section, 11b Received mail storage section, 11c Caricature element number storage section, 11d Primary storage area section.

Claims (18)

[Claims] An image data recording unit that stores image data and a registration number in association with each other; an image identification data generation unit that generates image identification data from an image data number selected and read from the image data recording unit; A mail comprising: an outgoing mail storage unit for storing an outgoing mail in which the image identification data generated by the data generating unit is inserted into the mail body; and a control unit for transmitting the outgoing mail read from the outgoing mail storage unit from the wireless unit. Transmitter. 2. An image data recording unit which stores image data and a registration number in association with each other, an additional information storage unit which stores image data additional information and a registration number in association with each other, and image data read and selected from the image data recording unit An image identification data generation unit that generates image identification data by combining the number and the image data additional information number read and selected from the additional information storage unit, and the image identification data generated by the image identification data generation unit is included in the mail text. An e-mail transmitter comprising: an outgoing e-mail storage unit for storing the inserted outgoing e-mail; and a control unit for transmitting the outgoing e-mail read from the outgoing e-mail storage unit from a wireless unit. 3. The image data additional information is animation data,
At least one of color information of the image or melody
The e-mail transmitter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The mail transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the image data is at least one of a character, a portrait, and an illustration. 5. An image data recording unit storing an image data and a registration number in association with each other, an animation data table storing an animation element and an animation data storage unit storing a registration number in association with each other, and reading from the image data storage unit. An image identification data generation unit that generates image identification data by combining the selected image data number and the animation data table number read from the animation data storage unit and selected, and transmitting the generated image identification data inserted into the mail text An e-mail transmitter comprising: an outgoing e-mail storage unit that stores e-mail; and a control unit that transmits an outgoing e-mail read from the outgoing e-mail storage unit from a wireless unit. 6. The mail transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the image identification data is composed of a plurality of character strings provided with a specific symbol at the beginning and at the end. 7. The image data stored in the image data storage unit and the animation stored in the animation data storage unit are read out to the display unit and selected, and the image data number associated with the selected image data and the animation data associated with the animation are selected. 6. The mail transmitter according to claim 5, wherein the image identification data is generated by combining the animation data table numbers. 8. The mail transmitter according to claim 5, wherein the image identification data of the character comprises a character number and an animation data table number storing an animation element of the character. 9. The mail transmitter according to claim 5, wherein the portrait image identification data includes a portrait element number and an animation data table number storing animation elements of the portrait. 10. The image data additional information is color information,
A palette number is added to each pixel of the image data, and data specifying a color palette table that gives color data corresponding to the palette number is stored in the additional information storage unit as image data additional information. The mail transmitter according to claim 2, wherein 11. A system according to claim 6, further comprising a plurality of color pallet data tables for providing different color data to the same pallet number, and selecting and specifying the color pallet data table to change the color of the image. The mail transmitter according to claim 10. 12. A received mail storage unit for storing received mail received by a wireless unit, an image identification data analysis unit for analyzing image identification data inserted in the mail text of the received mail, image data and a registration number An image data recording unit that stores the image data in association with the image data, and control for reading out corresponding image data from the image data storage unit based on an analysis result analyzed by the image data analysis unit and displaying an image based on the image data on a display unit. A mail receiver provided with a unit. 13. A received mail storage unit for storing received mail received by a wireless unit, an image identification data analyzing unit for analyzing image identification data inserted in the mail text of the received mail, image data and a registration number An image data recording unit that stores the image data additional information and the registration number in association with each other, and a corresponding image data storage unit that stores the image data additional information and the registration number in association with each other based on the analysis result analyzed by the image data analysis unit. A mail receiver comprising: a control unit that reads out image data and corresponding image data additional information from an additional information storage unit, combines the image data with the image data additional information, and displays the combined data on a display unit. 14. A received mail storage unit for storing received mail received by a wireless unit, an image identification data analyzing unit for analyzing image identification data inserted in the mail text of the received mail, image data and a registration number An image data recording unit that stores therein an animation element, an animation data table that stores an animation element and a registration number, and an image data storage unit that stores the image data based on the analysis result analyzed by the image data analysis unit. And a control unit for reading out the image data of the corresponding number from the unit and the animation data table of the corresponding number from the animation data storage unit, and displaying an image based on the image data on the display unit. 15. The mail receiver according to claim 12, wherein a motion of the image corresponding to the received image data number is displayed in reverse while the image is displayed. 16. The mail receiver according to claim 1, wherein while displaying an image corresponding to the received image data number, the brightness of the image is reversed. 17. A non-corresponding image which is set and stored in advance when a number corresponding to the received image data number is not present in the image data storage unit.
The mail receiver according to any one of claims 2 to 14. 18. The mail receiver according to claim 14, wherein if the number corresponding to the received animation data table number is not present in the animation data storage unit, the animation is displayed in an incompatible animation set and stored in advance. .