JP2001282638A - Electronic mail device and computer-readable recording medium recorded with computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic mail device which can prevent electronic mail with an unnecessary attached file from being sent, without placing a bed on the sender. SOLUTION: When a transmission instruction is inputted, this electronic device specifies receivers to which electronic mail should be sent, specifies a file to be attached to the electronic mail, and discriminates between 1st and 2nd destinations among plural destinations, and sends mail with the attached file to the 1st destination and mail which has no attached file to the 2nd destination.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic mail device for transmitting electronic mail to a plurality of destinations, and a computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic mail (e-mail) has rapidly spread as one of communication means. When using the e-mail, the user creates the body of the e-mail using a text editor or the like, and a personal computer (PC) or a workstation on which software (e-mail software) for transmitting / receiving the e-mail is installed.
(WS), a mobile computer (portable terminal), a computer such as a mobile phone, etc., and specifies the destination (e-mail address) of the e-mail and transmits the body of the e-mail.

[0003] At this time, a user can attach a file such as a text file or an image file to be enclosed (called an "attached file") to the body of the e-mail.

Further, when a user specifies a plurality of e-mail addresses for one e-mail, the e-mail is transmitted to the plurality of e-mail addresses.

When a user specifies an e-mail address, an operation screen for specifying an e-mail address is displayed on the display device of the computer. On the operation screen, for example, “T
A field for specifying an e-mail address corresponding to "O (address)" and "CC (Carbon Copy)" is displayed. The user specifies an e-mail address by assigning an e-mail address and assigning an e-mail attribute to each e-mail address by displaying the e-mail address in each specification column by inputting an e-mail address or specification from an address book.

In the "TO" designation field, the e-mail address of the person (recipient) to whom the sender of the e-mail wants to communicate his / her intention by e-mail is specified. In contrast, "CC"
In the specification field, specify the e-mail address of the secondary recipient. When "CC" is specified, the e-mail for "TO" includes the e-mail address specified for "CC", and the recipient receives the secondary e-mail with "CC" specified from the received e-mail. You can know the effective recipient.

Some e-mail software can designate "BCC (Blind Carbon Copy)" as an e-mail attribute. If you want to send an e-mail to someone other than the original recipient (including the sender) and you do not need to notify the recipient of the fact of the transmission, enter the other party's e-mail address as `` BCC ". "BC
When "C" is designated, the e-mail for "TO" does not include the e-mail address designated "BCC". For this reason, the recipient cannot know the secondary recipient designated as “BCC” from the received e-mail.

[0008] When a user as a sender transmits an e-mail with an attached file to a recipient, and needs to notify another person of the fact of the transmission, the user sends "TO" to the recipient's e-mail address. Assign and broadcast "CC" or "BCC" by assigning "CC" or "BCC" to the e-mail address of the secondary recipient. Others say "C
By receiving the body of the e-mail and the attached file to which "C" or "BCC" is assigned, the "T"
It can be known that the electronic mail and the attached file have been transmitted to the recipient of "O".

[0009]

However, the above-mentioned prior art has the following problems. That is, a secondary recipient whose email address is assigned "CC" or "BCC" needs only the fact that the sender sends the email body and the attached file to the recipient, and requires the attached file. And sometimes not.

[0010] Even if the user assigns "TO" to a plurality of e-mail addresses to which an e-mail is to be broadcast, there is a case where it is not necessary to attach an attached file to any of the e-mail addresses. there were.

However, in the prior art, when a certain e-mail is transmitted to a plurality of e-mail addresses, it is only possible to specify whether or not to attach an attached file to all the e-mail addresses.

For this reason, when an e-mail is transmitted to a plurality of e-mail addresses and an attached file is attached to an e-mail for any one of the e-mail addresses, the e-mail with the attached file is attached to all the e-mail addresses. Email with attachments) was sent.

As described above, when a plurality of mails with attached files are transmitted, the mail server that stores the mails with each attached file has to accumulate the unnecessary files for the recipient in the storage area.

In general, the size of the attached file is larger than the size of the body of the electronic mail, which may affect the effective use of the storage area of the mail server. This effect increases as the number of e-mail addresses that do not require an attached file among a plurality of e-mail addresses increases.

[0015] Further, the recipient of the electronic mail must receive the electronic mail to which an unnecessary attached file is attached. Therefore, the storage area of the recipient's computer
(For example, a hard disk) was sometimes occupied by unnecessary data.

As described above, sending an e-mail with an unnecessary attached file to a plurality of e-mail addresses places a load on an e-mail transmission network, and also increases the load on a mail server and a recipient. There was a problem that squeezed the storage area of the computer on the side.

On the other hand, on the communicator (sender) side, a plurality of addresses are attached to an e-mail address to which an attached file is attached,
The above-mentioned problem can be solved by separately sending an electronic mail to an electronic mail address to which an attached file is not attached. However, there has been a problem that the burden on the sender increases because the number of times of sending the e-mail by the sender increases.

Here, as a technique similar to the present invention, a document distribution method disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-13554 is disclosed.
(Referred to as “prior art 1”) and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-291779.
E-mail system (referred to as "prior art 2") and an e-mail system disclosed in JP-A-11-68831 (referred to as "prior art 3")
There is.

The prior art 1 selects a keyword table in which a keyword and a destination corresponding to the keyword are paired, and a destination corresponding to a keyword attached to a document to be distributed based on the keyword table. To the mail server.

Further, the prior art 2 includes a document data changing unit for performing various changes for each transmission destination by additionally describing another document data to the basic document data. Further, Prior Art 3 indicates that a common document of a plurality of recipients and a recipient-specific document are stored in one created document, and furthermore, the recipient-specific document is a document to be transmitted to a specific recipient. Information and information for identifying a recipient to be transmitted are provided, and a mail document is reconfigured and transmitted for each recipient.

In each of the prior arts 1 to 3 described above, a specific destination of an e-mail and information to be paired with this destination must be stored in a storage device. For this reason, a labor for creating a specific destination and information to be paired with the specific destination is required. In addition, since the storage device must always store the information to be paired with a specific destination, there is a possibility that the storage device may be effectively used. Furthermore, only settings that corresponded to the paired information could be made.

An object of the present invention is to prevent transmission of an e-mail with an unnecessary attached file without imposing a burden on a sender, and it is necessary to always hold information paired with a specific destination. To provide an electronic mail device and a computer-readable recording medium.

[0023]

The present invention employs the following configuration to achieve the above object. That is, the present invention is an e-mail device, which specifies a plurality of destinations to which an e-mail is to be transmitted when a transmission instruction is input, specifies a file to be attached to the e-mail, and specifies a plurality of destinations. For each of them, whether or not to attach a file is determined based on the predetermined information, and an e-mail with the file attached or an e-mail without the file is transmitted to each destination according to the result of the judgment.

According to the present invention, one of an electronic mail with an attached file and an electronic mail without an attached file can be transmitted to each of a plurality of destinations by one transmission instruction.
This eliminates the need for the user of the e-mail apparatus to transmit the e-mail with the attached file and the e-mail without the attached file by individual transmission instructions, thereby reducing the work load.

Further, since it is possible to prevent transmission of an e-mail with an unnecessary attached file, it is possible to reduce the load on the network and affect the effective use of the storage area of the mail server and the receiving computer. Can be prevented.

In the present invention, the determination means makes the above determination for each destination, thereby discriminating a plurality of destinations into a first destination to which a file is attached and a second destination of the file, and the transmitting means: According to the result, an electronic mail with a file attached to the first destination and an electronic mail without a file attached to the second destination are also transmitted.

The predetermined information is, for example, an attribute of an electronic mail assigned to each specified destination, and a user's designation for each of a plurality of destinations.

[0028]

[First Embodiment]

<Hardware Configuration of Email Device> FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a computer 1 functioning as an email device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Computer 1
Are, for example, a personal computer (PC), a workstation (WS), and a mobile computer (portable terminal).
The present invention is also applicable to an electronic organizer and a mobile phone with an electronic mail function.

In FIG. 1, a computer 1 has a bus B
CPUs (Central Processing Un
it) 2, ROM (Read Only Memory) 3, RAM (Random A)
ccess Memory) 4, hard disk drive (HDD: including hard disk) 5, floppy (registered trademark) disk drive (FDD) 6, CD-ROM drive 7, graphic board 8, communication control device 9, each interface circuit (I / F) 10 and 11 are provided.

The graphic board 8 has a cathode ray tube (C
(RT) or a liquid crystal display (LCD). Keyboard for I / F10
(KBD) 15 is connected. The I / F 11 is connected to a pointing device (PD) 16 such as a mouse, a trackball, a flat space, a joystick, and the like.

The ROM 3 stores a boot program. The startup program is executed by the CPU 2 when the power of the computer 1 is turned on. By this, HD
The operating system (O) stored in D5
S) and one or more drivers for display processing or communication processing are loaded into the RAM 4, and various processing and control can be executed.

A program for controlling the computer 1 is developed in the RAM 4, and holds a processing result by this program, temporary data for processing, display data for displaying the processing result on the screen of the display 14, and the like. Then, it is used as a work area of the CPU 2.

The display data expanded on the RAM 4 is
The information is transmitted to the display 14 via the graphic board 8, and the display 14 displays the display contents (text, image, etc.) corresponding to the display data on the screen.

The HDD 5 is a device for recording or reading out programs, control data, text data, image data, and the like to and from a hard disk in accordance with instructions from the CPU 2.

The FDD 6 reads or writes a program, control data, text data, image data, or the like in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 2 to a floppy disk.
(FD) 12 is executed.

The CD-ROM drive 7 reads programs and data recorded on a CD-ROM (read only memory using a compact disk) 13 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 2.

The communication control device 9 transmits / receives data to / from another device or uploads or downloads a program or data using a communication line connected to the computer 1 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 2.

The KBD 15 has a plurality of keys (character input keys, cursor keys, etc.) and is used by an operator to input data to the computer 1. The pointing device 16 is used for inputting an instruction using a cursor displayed on the display 14.

The CPU 2 loads various programs stored in the ROM 3, HDD 5, FD 12 and CD-ROM 13 corresponding to the recording medium of the present invention into the RAM 4 and executes them, thereby instructing each component in the computer 1. To control the operation of the computer 1.

<Processing by CPU> The computer 1 shown in FIG. 1 functions as an e-mail device of the present invention when the CPU 2 executes a program (mail software) relating to creation and transmission / reception of e-mail.

In this embodiment, the mail software is a CD-ROM.
The mail software recorded in the ROM 13 is installed in the HDD 5, and the CPU 2 reads and executes the mail software stored in the HDD 5. However, CPU2
May read out mail software from the CD-ROM 13 or the FD 12 and execute the mail software. Alternatively, mail software downloaded using a communication line may be installed in the HDD 5.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing the processing of the CPU 2 when executing mail software. By explaining the processing of the CPU 2, the operation of the electronic mail device according to the first embodiment will be described. The processing shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is started when mail software is started in the computer 1 and the user operates the KBD 15 or PD 16 to input an instruction to create and send an e-mail to the computer 1.

First, the CPU 2 executes a process of creating transmission data (S1). That is, the CPU 2 displays the transmission data creation screen 21 (see FIG. 4) on the display 14 and waits until the transmission button a11 displayed on the transmission data creation screen 21 is pressed.

The transmission data creation screen 21 is a window for sending an e-mail such as an e-mail address as an e-mail address of the e-mail, an e-mail text, an attached file name, and data on whether an attached file is attached to the e-mail address. This is a screen for allowing the user to input or specify transmission data necessary for the operation, and corresponds to the specification screen of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of the transmission data creation screen 21. As shown in FIG. 4, the transmission data creation screen 21 includes an address input field a1 to a3 of an e-mail address as a destination, a check field a4 to a6, a text input field a7, an attached file input field a8, and an add Button a
9, a delete button a10, and a send button a11.

In the address input column a1, the mail attribute "T
This is an input field for an e-mail address to which "O" is assigned.
The address input field a2 is an input field for an e-mail address to which the mail attribute “CC” is assigned. The address input field a3 is an input field for an e-mail address to which the mail attribute “BCC” is assigned.

In each of the address input fields a1 to a3, an e-mail address input by the user using the KBD 15 is displayed. Alternatively, in each of the address input fields a1 to a3,
An e-mail address registered in an address book or the like in advance is displayed according to a user's designation.

A plurality of e-mail addresses can be entered (displayed) in each of the address input fields a1 to a3. At this time, when a comma (,) or semicolon (;) is inserted between the e-mail addresses or "new line" is designated, the CPU 2 recognizes these symbols or designations as symbols for dividing the e-mail address. .

The check box a4 is provided in association with the address input box a1, and the e-mail address displayed in the address input box a1 (the e-mail address to which the mail attribute “TO” is assigned: hereafter “TO” "Address") is used to specify whether or not to send the attached file.

That is, when a check mark is added to the check box a4, the e-mail body attached with the attached file is transmitted to one or more “TO” addresses displayed in the address input box a1. Is done.

The check box a5 is provided in association with the address input box a2, and the e-mail address (the e-mail address to which the mail attribute “CC” is assigned) displayed in the address input box a2: CC "address") is used to specify whether or not to transmit the attached file.

That is, when a check mark is added to the check box a5, an e-mail body attached with an attached file is transmitted to one or more "CC" addresses displayed in the address input box a2. Is done.

The check box a6 is provided in association with the address input box a3, and the e-mail address (e-mail address to which the mail attribute “BCC” is assigned) displayed in the address input box a3: BCC "
Address) is used to specify whether or not to send the attached file.

That is, when a check mark is added to the check box a6, the e-mail body attached with the attached file is transmitted to one or more "BCC" addresses displayed in the address input box a3. Is done.

As described above, in the first embodiment, for each of the mail attributes “TO”, “CC”, and “BCC”,
Check columns a4 to a6 for designating whether to attach an attached file are provided.

The user can specify whether to attach an attached file to an electronic mail address by designating whether or not to attach an attached file for each mail attribute. These check boxes a4 to a6
Corresponds to an instruction in the present invention that prompts to specify whether to attach a file for each attribute of an electronic mail.

The text input box a7 displays the text of the e-mail input by the user using the KBD 15. The attached file input field a8 displays the attached file name input or specified by the user.

A text prepared in advance can be pasted into the address input fields a1 to a3, the text input field a7 and the attached file input field a8 by a copy or cut and paste function.

The add button a9 is used for the transmission data creation screen 2
This file is used to add a file selected from a file list (not shown) of an attached file candidate displayed on a separate screen from that of the file 1 as an attached file. When the add button a8 is pressed, the file name selected at that time is displayed as an attached file in the attached file input field a8.

The delete button a10 is used to delete the attached file name displayed in the attached file input field a8. That is, when the user selects the attached file name displayed in the attached file input field a8 by operating the KBD 15 or PD 16 and presses the delete button a10, the selected attached file name is deleted from the attached file input field a8.

The transmission button a11 is a button for starting the transmission processing of the e-mail by the CPU 2 (input button of the transmission instruction).
When the send button a11 is pressed, the CPU 2
An e-mail according to the contents displayed on the e-mail creation screen 21 at that time is created and transmitted. At this time, the address input field a
When two or more e-mail addresses are displayed according to 1 to a3, the CPU 2 transmits an e-mail to the plurality of e-mail addresses.

Returning to FIG. 2, the CPU 2 sets the user's KB
By operating D15 or PD16, the address input field a
1 to a3, text input field a7, and attached file input field a
When an e-mail address, an e-mail text, and an attached file name are entered in 8 and the check boxes a4 to a6 are checked, and then the send button a11 is pressed.
(S2; Y), transmission data creation screen 21 at that time
, The content of the transmission data is determined, and the process proceeds to S3. Then, the CPU 2 executes e-mail transmission processing in accordance with the transmission data displayed on the transmission data creation screen 21 in the processing after S3.

In S3, the CPU 2 determines whether or not to transmit the attached file to “TO”. That is, CPU2
Is used to determine whether or not a check mark is added to the check box a4.
In (S3; Y), the process proceeds to S4, otherwise.
In (S3; N), the process proceeds to S6.

If the processing has proceeded to S4, the CPU 2
Creates an e-mail (e-mail with attached file) in which the e-mail text displayed in the text input box a7 is attached with one or more attached files displayed in the attached file input field a8, and the process proceeds to S5. .

At S5, the CPU 2 adds the e-mail address designated as "TO". That is, CPU2
Adds the address of “TO” to the mail header portion of the electronic mail body of the mail with the attached file created in S4. Specifically, text data indicating the address of “TO” is added to the text file of the email body. Thereafter, the CPU 2 advances the processing to S8.

On the other hand, if the processing has proceeded to S6, the CP
U2 adds the e-mail address designated as "TO" to the temporary area. That is, the CPU 2 stores the address of “TO” in the temporary area created on the RAM 4. Thereafter, the CPU 2 advances the processing to S7.

At S7, the CPU 2 determines whether or not to transmit the attached file to "CC". That is, CPU2
Determines whether or not the check box a5 has a check mark, and if the check mark has been added
In (S7; Y), the process proceeds to S8; otherwise,
In (S7; N), the process proceeds to S8.

In S8, the CPU 2 adds an e-mail address designated as “CC”. That is, CPU2
Adds the address of "CC" to the mail header portion of the e-mail body of the mail with the attached file created in S4. Specifically, text data indicating the address of “CC” is added to the text file of the email body. Thereafter, the CPU 2 advances the processing to S14 shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if the processing has proceeded to S9, the CP
U2 adds the e-mail address designated as "CC" to the temporary area. That is, the CPU 2 stores the address of “CC” in a temporary area on the RAM 4. After that, CP
U2 advances the processing to S10.

At S10, CPU 2 determines whether or not to transmit the attached file to "BCC". That is, CPU
2 judges whether or not a check mark is added to the check box a6. If the check mark is added (S10; Y), the process proceeds to S14 shown in FIG.
Otherwise (S10; N), the process proceeds to S11.

At S11, the CPU 2 determines whether an e-mail address is set in the temporary area.
That is, the CPU 2 determines whether the address of “TO” and / or the address of “CC” is stored in the temporary area, and if the address is stored (S11; Y), the process proceeds to S11.
If not (S11; N), the process ends.

In S12, the CPU 2 creates a mail without an attached file and sets an e-mail address. That is, the CPU 2 sets the transmission data creation screen 21
That does not attach the attachment specified in
(Email without attachment). Then, CPU
2 is “T” stored in the temporary area in the mail header part of the e-mail body of the created e-mail without attachments.
"O" address and / or "CC" address. Thereafter, the CPU 2 advances the processing to S13.

If the processing has proceeded to S13, the CPU 1
3 executes a message adding process. That is, CPU2
Refers to the check results of the check columns a4 to a6 in the transmission data, and determines a mail attribute to which an attached file is attached and a mail attribute to not attach. And CPU2
Is a message that the attached file is not attached
(Message without attached file) is inserted into the email body of the email without attached file created in S12.

For this reason, the HDD 5 stores in advance a template of a message without an attached file of “Send an attached file to XXX” (“XXX” is a mail attribute name to which the attached file is attached in principle). ing.

At S13, the CPU 2 reads out the text data, and sets the mail attribute to which the attached file determined from the check result is attached to “XXX” in the text.
To create a message without attachments.

For example, when an attached file is attached only to the address of “TO”, the CPU 2 creates a message without attached file “Send the attached file only to TO”, and outputs “TO” and “CC”. When an attached file is attached to this address, a message with no attached file of "Send the attached file to TO and CC" is created. However, since it is not necessary to notify the recipient of the e-mail of the address of “BCC”, even if the attachment of the attached file is specified to the address of “BCC”,
A message without an attachment including the indication "C" is not created.

Then, the CPU 2 adds the message without attached file to the electronic mail body of the mail without attached file. In this way, an attached file-less mail to which the attached file-less message is added is created.
Thereafter, the process proceeds to S14.

In S14, the CPU 2 specifies one or more e-mail addresses specified (displayed) on the transmission data creation screen 21, and transmits an e-mail to the specified e-mail addresses.

At this time, if a plurality of e-mail addresses are specified, the CPU 2 sends an e-mail to each e-mail address. That is, CPU2
When an e-mail is transmitted to a plurality of e-mail addresses, an e-mail with an attached file is attached to an e-mail address having an e-mail attribute designated to attach an attached file in accordance with the processing results in S3 to S13. The e-mail without the attached file is transmitted to the e-mail address having the mail attribute in which the attachment of the attached file is not specified.

Thus, the mail with the attached file can be transmitted only to the recipient who needs the attached file. It should be noted that the transmission data and the e-mail address stored in the temporary area are deleted after the processing of S15 is completed, except for data that needs to be stored as a transmission history.

As described above, since the CPU 2 displays the transmission data creation screen 21 corresponding to the designated screen in S1,
A display control unit of the present invention is realized. Also, the CPU 2
In S14, the e-mail address specified when the send button a11 was pressed (displayed on the transmission data creation screen 21) is specified as the destination to which the e-mail should be sent. Implement the specific means.

At S7, the CPU 2 sets a send button a1 to create an e-mail with an attached file.
Since the attached file is specified from the transmission data designated by the user when 1 is pressed, the file specifying means of the present invention is realized.

Further, the CPU 2 executes S3, S7 and S10
Judge the check result, and based on the judgment result,
At S14, one of the mail with the attached file and the mail without the attached file is transmitted to each of the specified e-mail addresses, so that the determining means and the transmitting means of the present invention are realized.

Further, since the CPU 2 adds the message without the attached file to the electronic mail in S13, the adding means of the present invention is realized. In this embodiment,
The plurality of e-mail addresses specified (displayed) on the transmission data creation screen 21 at the time the transmission button a11 is pressed correspond to the plurality of destinations of the present invention, and the transmission button a1
At the point when 1 is pressed, the e-mail address to which the attachment of the attached file is designated corresponds to the first destination, and the e-mail address to which the attachment of the attached file is not designated corresponds to the second destination.

<Operation Example of Electronic Mail Apparatus> Next, an operation example (use example) of the above-described computer 1 (electronic mail apparatus) will be described. For example, an e-mail sender (e-mail device user) wants to send an e-mail with an attachment to a primary recipient and inform the secondary recipient that the e-mail has been sent. In this case, the sender activates the mail software on the computer 1 and displays the transmission data creation screen 21 shown in FIG.

Thereafter, the sender sends the KBD15 and PD1
6, the transmission data is entered (displayed) on the transmission data creation screen 21. Specifically, the sender writes the e-mail address of the main recipient in the address input column a1, and puts a check mark in the check column a4. Subsequently, the sender wants to announce only that the e-mail has been sent (fill in the e-mail address of the secondary recipient who does not need an attached file) in the address input field a2,
The check box a5 is not checked.

Next, the sender may, if necessary (for example,
When the user himself / herself receives the e-mail and wants to confirm that the e-mail has been transmitted to the recipient), enter an appropriate e-mail address in the address input column a3, and transmit the attached file to the check column a6. Check whether or not. Here, it is assumed that no check mark is added to the check box a6.

Next, the sender enters the e-mail text in the text input box a7. Next, the sender selects the add button a9
Is displayed, a file list (not shown) is displayed, a file name to be an attached file is selected from this file list, and set so as to be displayed as an attached file in the attached file input field a8. At this time, if the sender wants to delete the attached file displayed in the attached file input field a8, the sender presses the delete button a10.

Thereafter, when all information is correctly set (correct transmission data is displayed on the transmission data creation screen 21), the sender presses the transmission button a11. Then, the processing of S3 to S15 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is executed.

As a result, the e-mail address (“TO” address) displayed in the address input field a1 is
The mail with the attached file is transmitted, and the mail without the attached file is transmitted to the e-mail addresses (the “CC” address and the “BCC” address) displayed in the respective address input fields a2 and a3.

The mail with the attached file and the mail without the attached file are sent to the network through the communication line shown in FIG. 1 and are connected to the mail server.
(Not shown) in the storage device.

Thereafter, the owner (primary recipient) of the address of “TO” accesses the mail server using a computer connected to the network, and
Receive emails with attachments. Then, a mail with an attached file as shown in the example of FIG. 5 is displayed on the display device of the computer. As shown in FIG. 5, TO or / and C
The address of C is displayed first as a mail header, and then the mail text is displayed.

On the other hand, the owner (secondary recipient) of the addresses of “CC” and “BCC” receives the mail without the attached file by accessing the mail server using a computer connected to the network. . Then, a mail without an attached file as shown in the example of FIG. 6 is displayed on the display device of the computer.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the mail without an attached file, the TO or CC address is first displayed as a mail header in the display area of the e-mail body, followed by the e-mail body. (Attached file is sent only to TO)-"with no attached file is displayed in an added state. Thereby, the secondary recipient who has received the mail without the attached file can know that the attached file has been sent only to the primary recipient.

The message without an attached file may be inserted at any position in the body of the e-mail as long as it does not affect the reading of the body of the mail by the recipient. <Operation of First Embodiment> According to the e-mail device of the first embodiment, the transmission data creation screen 21 is provided with check columns a4 to a6 according to the mail attribute, and the check columns with check marks are provided. An e-mail with an attached file is transmitted to the e-mail address displayed in the corresponding address input box.

Therefore, the user can select the transmission data creation screen 2
In step 1, change the multiple e-mail addresses to “TO”, “C
C or BCC, and specifying the attachment of an attached file to any of the mail attributes will result in one transmission instruction (one transmission button a
11 is pressed), the mail with the attached file or the mail without the attached file can be transmitted to the plurality of e-mail addresses.

As described above, the sender of the e-mail can transmit the mail with the attached file and the mail without the attached file to a plurality of e-mail addresses by one transmission instruction. Therefore, the user does not need to individually perform the operation of transmitting the mail with the attached file and the operation of transmitting the mail without the attached file. That is, as before,
Depending on the presence or absence of the attached file, it is possible to save the trouble of having to send the same content mail twice.

[0098] Further, since an e-mail without an attached file is transmitted to an e-mail address that does not require an attached file, the unnecessary attached file is held in the storage device of the mail server that receives and stores the e-mail. Can be prevented. As a result, it is possible to prevent the effective use of the storage device of the mail server from being affected.

Further, by sending the mail without an attached file, the amount of data sent from the sender's computer 1 is reduced, so that the load on the network can be reduced.

Further, the secondary recipient of the electronic mail does not need to receive the unnecessary attached file, so that the time required for receiving the electronic mail can be shortened, and the unnecessary attached file is stored in the storage device of the computer ( HDD or the like) can be prevented.

Also, since the message without attached file is added to the mail without attached file, the recipient of the mail without attached file can specify the recipient who received the attached file from the message.

Further, according to the electronic mail device of the present invention, unlike the prior arts 1 to 3, it is not necessary to always hold the destination and information forming a pair with the destination, so that the storage device (HDD 5) Storage area can be used effectively.

However, it is necessary to always hold the template of the message without an attached file.
It is not information that corresponds to a specific destination on a one-to-one basis as in No. 3. That is, since the data does not increase in accordance with the addition of the e-mail address, the influence on the effective use of the storage area of the storage device is smaller than in the prior arts 1 to 3. Further, the template can be used for a specified pattern of a plurality of e-mail addresses according to the mail attribute, regardless of the content of the e-mail address.

<Modification> In the first embodiment, "TO",
Attachment file can be attached to at least one of “CC” and “BCC”. However, usually, the user only needs to attach the attachment file to “TO”. Is specified, the attached file is always attached to “TO” and “CC” or “B”
A configuration may be made so that the user can specify whether or not to attach an attached file to “CC”.

In the first embodiment, one of the mail attributes “TO”, “CC”, and “BCC” is assigned to the e-mail address. However, the present invention provides a method of assigning “TO” or “TO” to the e-mail address. The present invention can also be applied to an electronic mail device to which "CC" is assigned.

In this embodiment, the transmission button a11
Has both a function as a button for confirming the contents of the transmission data displayed on the transmission data creation screen 21 and a function as a transmission instruction input button, but these buttons may be provided separately.

[0107] Further, the present invention is applicable to a configuration in which a message without an attached file is not added to a mail without an attached file. In this case, if the sender informs in advance that the mail without attachments will be sent to the recipient of the mail without attachments, the message without attachments will be added to the mail without attachments. There is no harm if not.

[0108] For the message without an attached file, a plurality of templates are prepared according to the pattern of the mail attribute to which the attachment of the attached file is designated. The template is selected according to the pattern, and the electronic mail to which the message is added. May be changed. For example, a message “No attached file is attached to XXX (mail attribute name)” may be added to the mail without an attached file.

Each of the check boxes a4 to a6 corresponds to a case where the attached file name is displayed in the attached file input box a8.
(Only when an attached file is specified). Alternatively, each of the check columns a4 to a6 is displayed in a color indicating that the attached file cannot be checked when the attached file is not specified, and is displayed in another color indicating that the attached file can be checked when the attached file is specified. You may make it.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the electronic mail device according to the present invention will be described. Since the second embodiment has the common points with the first embodiment, the description of the common points will be omitted, and different points will be described.

In the second embodiment, when the mail software is activated, a display instruction of the initial setting screen 25 is issued from the user by operating the KBD 15 or PD 16 to the computer 1.
, The CPU 2 displays an initial setting screen 25 on the display 14 (corresponding to a display control means).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of the initial setting screen 25. As shown in FIG. The initial setting screen 25 is displayed when the user selects “TO”,
This is a setting screen for performing initial setting relating to attachment of an attached file to each mail attribute of “CC” and “BCC”, and corresponds to the second designation screen of the present invention.

In FIG. 7, on the initial setting screen 25, check boxes 26 to 28, an OK button 29, and a cancel button 30 are displayed. The user can select the KBD15 or P
By the cursor operation of D16, each check box 26-2
8 to enter or delete the check mark,
An OK button 29 or a cancel button 30 can be pressed.

[0114] On the right side of the check box 26, the characters "Add an attached file to the mail to be sent to TO" are displayed. When the OK button 29 is pressed in a state where a check mark is entered in the check box 26, an e-mail with an attached file is transmitted to the e-mail address to which the e-mail attribute “TO” is assigned on the transmission data creation screen 21. Settings.

[0115] On the right side of the check box 27, the characters "attach an attached file to the mail transmitted to CC" are displayed. When the OK button 29 is pressed in a state where the check mark is written in the check box 27, the mail with the attached file is transmitted to the e-mail address to which the mail attribute of “CC” is assigned on the transmission data creation screen 21. Settings.

[0116] On the right side of the check box 28, the characters "attached file is added to the mail to be transmitted to the BCC" are displayed. When the OK button 29 is pressed in a state where a check mark is entered in the check box 28, an e-mail with an attached file is transmitted to the e-mail address to which the e-mail attribute “BCC” is assigned on the transmission data creation screen 21. Settings.

[0117] The OK button 29 is displayed in each of the check boxes 26-2.
When the OK button 29 is pressed, the settings corresponding to the states of the check boxes 26 to 28 at that time are confirmed, and the initial setting screen 25 is displayed on the display. 14 is deleted from the display screen. The CPU 2 holds the data relating to the settings when the OK button 29 is pressed in the HDD 5 and reflects the held settings on the transmission data creation screen 21.

The cancel button 30 is displayed on the initial setting screen 2
Pressed to delete 5 from the display screen. At this time, the settings made on the initial setting screen 25 are cancelled, and the last fixed settings are maintained.

That is, the setting when the OK button 29 is last pressed is maintained until the next time the OK button 29 is pressed. Specifically, when the OK button 29 is pressed, the CPU 2 updates the previously held settings with the settings at that time.

When the initial setting screen 25 is displayed, the user sets the attachment of the attached file to each mail attribute by writing or deleting the check mark in each of the check columns 26 to 28. be able to.

When the initial setting screen 25 is displayed for the first time, the initial setting screen 25 is displayed in a state where a check mark is put in each of the check columns 26 to 28 in advance. That is, when an attached file is designated on the transmission data creation screen 21 regardless of the mail attribute, the attached file is set to be transmitted to all designated e-mail addresses.

Therefore, the user deletes the check mark from the check box corresponding to the mail attribute for which transmission of the attached file is not desired, and presses the OK button 29 so that the attached file is attached to the electronic mail address having the mail attribute. None can be changed to a setting where email is sent.

However, when initially displayed, the initial setting screen 25 may be displayed in a state where no check mark is entered in any of the check boxes 26 to 28.

In the second embodiment, as described above, the settings on the initial setting screen 25 are reflected in the check boxes a4 to a6 on the transmission data creation screen 21. That is, C
The PU 2 reflects the state of the check box 26 in the check box a4, reflects the state of the check box 27 in the check box a5, and checks the check box a6 in the check box a6 based on the setting data of the initial setting screen 25 held in the HDD 5. 28 are reflected.

Therefore, when the transmission data creation screen 21 is displayed, the check boxes a4 to a6 have the settings desired by the user.
Can be omitted.

If the user wants to change the settings relating to the attached file at the time when the transmission data creation screen 21 is displayed, the user enters or deletes check marks in the check boxes a4 to a6. By doing so, the setting can be changed.

However, this setting change is a setting that is effective until the transmission data creation screen 21 is deleted from the display screen. Therefore, once the transmission data creation screen 21 is deleted,
When the transmission data creation screen 21 is displayed again, the check boxes a4 to a6 are in a state in which the settings on the initial setting screen 25 are reflected.

In the second embodiment, if the attached file is set using the initial setting screen 25, the transmission data creation screen 2
In step 1, the operation for each of the check boxes a4 to a6 is not required. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform the operation on the check boxes a4 to a6 every time the user sends the e-mail. For this reason, the creation and transmission of the e-mail by the user can be simplified as compared with the first embodiment.

In the second embodiment, each of the check boxes a4 to a6 on the transmission data creation screen 21 has the initial setting screen 2
The setting of each check column 26 to 28 of No. 5 is reflected. Instead, the check boxes a4 to a6 are deleted from the transmission data creation screen 21, and when the user creates transmission data using the transmission data creation screen 21,
The initial setting screen 25 may be called up as necessary to make settings relating to the attached file.

[Third Embodiment] Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the third embodiment has common points with the first embodiment, description of common points will be omitted, and different points will be described.

In the third embodiment, the processing by the CPU 2 and the configuration of the transmission data creation screen are different. FIG. 8 and FIG.
FIG. 10A is a flowchart illustrating a process performed by the CPU 2 according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 10A is a diagram illustrating a display example of a transmission data creation screen 31 according to the third embodiment.

In the processing shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the mail software is started in the computer 1 and the user
The process is started when an instruction to create / send an e-mail is input to the computer 1 by operating the computer 15 or the PD 16.

In FIG. 8, upon receiving an e-mail creation / transmission instruction from the user, the CPU 2 executes a transmission data creation process (S101). That is, the CPU 2
The transmission data creation screen 31 shown in FIG. 10 (A) is displayed on the display 14 and waits until the transmission button a11 displayed on the transmission data creation screen 31 is pressed (S102).

In FIG. 10A, a text input box a7, an attached file input box a8, an add button a9, a delete button a10, and a send button all of the transmission data creation screen 31 are displayed.
Is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

On the other hand, the transmission data creation screen 31
Instead of the address input columns a1 to a3 and the check columns a4 to a6 of the transmission data creation screen 21 (see FIG. 4), one or more address-related data designation columns 32 (hereinafter, referred to as “designation columns 32”) A display area 33 for displaying is provided.

Each specification column 32 is composed of an attribute display column a12, an attribute menu button a13, an address input column a14, and a check column a15. When the transmission data creation screen 31 is displayed, only one designated field 32 is displayed. When an e-mail address is entered in the address input field a14 of the designated field 32, a new designated field 32 is displayed in a line below it. Is done.

After that, when the number of designated fields 32 increases and all the designated fields 32 cannot be displayed, the display area 33 is forcibly scrolled, and a new designated field 32 is displayed on the display area 33.

Thus, the user can specify more e-mail addresses at a time than the number of the specification columns 32 that can be displayed in the display area 33 at one time. Each designated column 3
2 is assigned a position number (0 to n) indicating the position in order from the top. FIG. 10 shows a state where designation columns 32 of position numbers 0 to 3 are displayed.

[0139] A scroll bar 33a is provided on the right side of the display area 33, and the display area 33 can be scrolled up and down by a user operation. As a result, the user can display the desired designation column 32 on the transmission data creation screen 31.

The attribute menu button a13 is a button for calling a pull-down menu for designating a mail attribute. When the attribute menu button a13 is pressed by operating the PD 16, a pull-down menu 34 is displayed.
It is displayed below the attribute display column a12 corresponding to the pressed attribute menu button a13.

FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a display example of the pull-down menu. The pull-down menu 34 displays the mail attributes “TO”, “CC” and “BCC”,
When the user selects and confirms one of the mail attributes by operating the PD 16, the decided mail attribute is displayed in the attribute display column a12.

In the address input column a14, an e-mail address entered or selected by a method similar to the method described in the first embodiment is displayed. Check column a1
5 are check boxes a4 to a4 described in the first embodiment.
6 has the same function as that of FIG. 6, and is used to specify whether or not to send an attached file to the e-mail address displayed in the address input field a14. The check box a15 corresponds to an instruction for prompting to specify, for each destination, whether to attach the file of the present invention.

As described above, in the third embodiment, the user inputs the mail attribute,
Transmission / non-transmission of e-mail address and attached file
(Attach / Non-attach). This allows the user to
It is possible to specify whether or not to send an attached file for each e-mail address. Note that the designation field 32 must be used in order from the top (in the order of position numbers).

Returning to FIG. 8, if the CPU 2 determines in S2 that the send button a11 has been pressed (Y in S102),
As in the first embodiment, the transmission data is determined based on the contents entered in the transmission data creation screen 31 at that time. Then, the CPU 2 executes the processing in S103 to execute the creation / transmission processing of the e-mail according to the determined transmission data.
Proceed to

In S103, the CPU 2 substitutes 0 for an argument n indicating the position number in the designation field 32, and advances the processing to S104. In S104, the CPU 2 determines whether or not the n-th mail address is specified. That is, CP
U2 specifies the designation column 32 to which the position number corresponding to the current value of n is assigned, and determines whether an e-mail address is entered in the designated designation column 32.

At this time, if it is determined that the e-mail address has been entered (S104; Y), the CPU 2 advances the processing to S105, otherwise (S10).
4; N), the process proceeds to S113.

If the processing has proceeded to S105, the CPU
No. 2 determines whether or not there is an attached file transmission designation.
That is, the CPU 2 determines whether a check mark is added to the check column a15 of the currently specified specification column 32.

At this time, if the CPU 2 determines that the check mark is added (S105; Y), the process proceeds to S109; otherwise (S105; N), the process proceeds to S106. .

When the processing has proceeded to S106, the CPU
2 determines whether an email without an attached file has already been created, and if so (S106; Y), the process proceeds to S108; otherwise (S106; N), the process is terminated. Proceed to S107.

In S107, the CPU 2 creates a mail without an attached file based on the determined transmission data,
The process proceeds to S108. In S108, a subroutine of the mail address setting process shown in FIG.
204) is executed. In this subroutine, the CPU
2 first determines in S201 whether or not it is the e-mail address designated as TO. That is, the CPU 2
The mail attribute of the currently specified specification column 32 is “TO”
Is determined, and if so (S201; Y),
The process proceeds to S202, otherwise (S201; N)
, The process proceeds to S203.

At S202, CPU 2 sets an e-mail address on the TO line. That is, the CPU 2 executes S1
In the TO line (the position where the address of “TO” is displayed) in the mail header portion of the e-mail body in the mail without attached file created in step 07, the currently specified specification field 32 is displayed.
Insert your email address. After that, CPU2
Ends this subroutine, and advances the processing to S112 of the main routine in FIG.

On the other hand, if the processing has proceeded to S203,
The CPU 2 determines whether or not the e-mail address is designated as the CC. That is, the CPU 2 determines whether the mail attribute of the currently specified specification column 32 is “CC”,
If so (S203; Y), the process proceeds to S204; otherwise (S203; N), the process proceeds to S2.
Proceed to 05.

In S204, CPU 2 sets an e-mail address on the CC line. That is, the CPU 2 executes S1
At the CC line (the position where the address of “CC” is displayed) in the mail header portion of the e-mail body of the mail without the attached file created in step 07, the currently specified specification column 32 is displayed.
Insert your email address. After that, CPU2
Ends this subroutine, and advances the processing to S112 of the main routine in FIG.

If the process has proceeded to S109, it is determined whether or not a mail with an attached file has already been created. If so (S109; Y), the process proceeds to S111. If not (S109; N),
The process proceeds to S110.

At S110, CPU 2 creates a mail with an attached file based on the determined transmission data,
The process proceeds to S111. In S111, a subroutine (S201 to S201) of the mail address setting process shown in FIG.
204) is executed. Since this subroutine has already been described, its description is omitted. Upon completion of the mail address setting process in S111, the CPU 2 executes the process in S1.
Proceed to 12. The process may proceed to S108 if YES is determined in S109 and after the process of S110 is completed.

In S112, the CPU 2 adds (increments) 1 to the argument n, and returns the processing to S104. Thereby, S104 to S112 are performed for the next specification column 32.
Is performed. In this way, S104 to S1 for each specification column 32 in which the e-mail address is entered
Twelve processes are executed.

Thereafter, S104 to S112 for all e-mail addresses included in the determined transmission data
Is executed, the CPU 2 determines in S104 that the e-mail address is not specified (S10).
4; N), the process proceeds to S113.

In S113, the CPU 2 determines whether or not the argument n is 0. At this time, if the argument n is determined to be 0 (S113; Y), the CPU 2 executes an error display process assuming that no e-mail address is specified on the transmission data creation screen 31 (S114). Then, the CPU 2 ends the processing shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the CPU 2 determines that the argument n is not 0 (S2)
At 113; N), the process proceeds to S115.

In S115, CPU 2 executes a transmission process. That is, an email with an attached file is sent to one or more e-mail addresses to which the attachment of the attached file is designated, and the attached file is attached to one or more e-mail addresses for which the attachment of the attached file is not designated No email to send. Then the CPU
2 ends the process of FIG.

According to the third embodiment, after a plurality of e-mail addresses are specified on the transmission data creation screen 31,
When the send button a11 is pressed, the CPU 2 creates a mail with an attached file or / and a mail without an attached file according to the setting of attachment / non-attachment of the attached file to each email address, and replaces the corresponding email with the corresponding email. Send to address.

That is, as in the first embodiment, one transmission instruction (one press of the transmission button a11) allows the user to attach an attached file among a plurality of e-mail addresses included in the transmission data. And send an e-mail with an attachment to the desired e-mail address,
An e-mail without an attached file can be transmitted to an e-mail address for which it is not desired to attach an attached file.

Therefore, according to the third embodiment, substantially the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained. Furthermore, in the third embodiment, attachment / non-attachment of an attached file can be set for each e-mail address. Either mail or mail without attachments can be sent.

However, since the third embodiment does not have a configuration relating to a message without an attached file, the effect of this configuration cannot be obtained. However, the configurations described in the first to third embodiments can be appropriately combined as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved. For example,
The configuration of the message without an attached file can be incorporated in the third embodiment.

In this case, for example, a message without an attached file including an e-mail address (excluding the “BCC” address) to which the mail with an attached file is transmitted is created, and this message is added to the e-mail body of the mail without the attached file. Just add a message without an attachment.

[Supplementary Note] The present invention can be specified as the following electronic mail device. (1-1) When a transmission instruction is input, destination specifying means for specifying a plurality of destinations to which an e-mail is to be transmitted, file specifying means for specifying a file to be attached to the e-mail, and each of the destinations A determination unit for determining whether to attach the file based on predetermined information, and transmitting an e-mail with the file attached or an e-mail without the file to the plurality of destinations according to the result of the determination. An electronic mail device comprising a transmission unit (claim 1). (1-2) The electronic mail device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information is an attribute of an electronic mail assigned to each of the specified destinations. (1-3) The electronic mail device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the predetermined information is a designation of a user for each of the plurality of destinations. (1-4) The apparatus further comprises display control means for displaying, on a designation screen, a plurality of destinations, an attribute of an e-mail to be assigned to each destination, and a file to be attached, wherein the destination specifying means receives a transmission instruction. Sometimes, a plurality of destinations displayed on the specification screen are specified, and the file specification unit specifies a file corresponding to the specification information of the file displayed on the specification screen when a transmission instruction is input. The electronic mail device according to claim 2 (claim 4). (1-5) The designation screen displays an instruction prompting to designate whether or not to attach a file for each attribute of the e-mail, and the determination unit performs the instruction at the time when the transmission instruction is input. 5. The electronic mail device according to claim 4, wherein it is determined whether a file is to be attached to the plurality of destinations in accordance with the content of the specification. (1-6) The display control means displays a second designation screen for designating whether or not to attach a file for each attribute of the e-mail. 5. The electronic mail device according to claim 4, wherein it is determined whether or not a file should be attached to the plurality of destinations according to the specified content of the second specified screen. 6. (1-7) The e-mail device according to claim 6, wherein the designated contents for the second designated screen are displayed on the designated screen. (1-8) The display control means displays an instruction prompting the user to specify whether or not to attach a file to the specification screen for each destination. 5. The electronic mail device according to claim 4, wherein it is determined whether or not a file is to be attached to the plurality of destinations in accordance with the content specified in the instruction. (1-9) The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising an adding means for adding a message indicating that no file is attached to an electronic mail transmitted to a destination determined not to attach the file by the determining means. Mail device (claim 9).

In addition, the present invention can be specified as the following computer-readable recording medium. (2-1) A recording medium in which a computer program for causing a computer to function as an e-mail device is recorded. When a transmission instruction is input to the computer, a plurality of destinations to which an e-mail is to be transmitted are specified. A destination specifying step, a file specifying step of specifying a file to be attached to the e-mail, a determining step of determining whether to attach the file to each of the destinations based on predetermined information, A computer-readable recording medium having a program for executing an electronic mail attached with a file or an electronic mail not attached with a file to the plurality of destinations. (2-2) The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 10, wherein the predetermined information records the program, which is an attribute of an electronic mail assigned to each of the specified destinations. (2-3) The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 10 or claim 11, wherein the predetermined information records the program, which is a user's designation for each of the plurality of destinations. (2-4) The method further comprises a display control step of displaying a screen for designating a plurality of destinations, an attribute of an e-mail to be assigned to each destination, and a file to be attached. When specifying a plurality of destinations displayed on the specified screen, the file specifying step specifies a file corresponding to the specified information of the file displayed on the specified screen when a transmission instruction is input. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11, wherein the program is recorded (claim 13). (2-5) The display control step displays, on the designation screen, an instruction prompting to designate whether or not to attach a file for each attribute of the e-mail, and in the determining step, a transmission instruction is input. 14. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein said program for determining whether to attach a file to said plurality of destinations is recorded in accordance with the designation content of said instruction at a point in time.
4). (2-6) Displaying a second designation screen for designating whether or not to attach a file for each attribute of the e-mail, wherein the judging step includes the second designation screen when a transmission instruction is input. 14. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 13, wherein said program for judging whether or not to attach a file to said plurality of destinations is recorded in accordance with the content specified in (15). (2-7) The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 15, wherein the program for displaying the designated contents for the second designated screen on the designated screen is recorded.
6). (2-8) An instruction prompting the user to specify whether or not to attach a file for each destination is displayed on the specification screen, and the determining step includes: 14. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 13, wherein the program for determining whether to attach a file to the plurality of destinations is recorded in accordance therewith. (2-9) The program recorded further comprising an adding step of adding a message indicating that a file is not attached to an e-mail transmitted to a destination determined not to attach the file in the determining step. Claim 1
A computer-readable recording medium according to claim 0 (claim 18).

[0167]

According to the e-mail apparatus and the computer-readable recording medium on which the computer program is recorded according to the present invention, it is possible to transmit an e-mail with an unnecessary attached file without imposing a burden on the sender. It is not necessary to always hold information that is paired with a specific destination.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a computer functioning as an electronic mail device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating processing by a CPU according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing by a CPU according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a transmission data creation screen according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of an e-mail with an attached file.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of an email without an attached file.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an initial setting screen according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating processing by a CPU according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating processing by a CPU according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a transmission data creation screen according to the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a1 to a3, a14 Address input field a4 to a6, a15, 26 to 28 Check field a7 Body text input field a8 Attachment file input field a9 Add button a10 Delete button a11 Send button a12 Attribute display field a13 Attribute menu button 1 Computer 2 CPU 4 RAM 5 HDD 7 CD-ROM drive 13 CD-ROM 14 Display 15 Keyboard 16 Pointing device 21, 31 Transmission data creation screen 25 Initial setting screen 29 OK button 30 Cancel button 32 Address-related data designation field 33 Display area 34 Pull-down menu

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Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A destination specifying means for specifying a plurality of destinations to which an electronic mail is to be transmitted when a transmission instruction is input, a file specifying means for specifying a file to be attached to the electronic mail, and each of the destinations A determination unit for determining whether to attach the file based on predetermined information; and transmitting an e-mail with the file attached or an e-mail without the file attached to the plurality of destinations according to the result of the determination. An e-mail device comprising a transmission unit. 2. The electronic mail device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information is an attribute of an electronic mail assigned to each of the specified destinations. 3. The electronic mail device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information is a user's designation for each of the plurality of destinations. 4. A display control means for displaying, on a designation screen, a plurality of destinations, an attribute of an e-mail to be assigned to each destination, and identification information of a file to be attached. A plurality of destinations displayed on the specification screen when input is specified, and the file specification unit corresponds to the file specification information displayed on the specification screen when a transmission instruction is input. 3. The electronic mail device according to claim 2, wherein the file is specified. 5. The specification screen displays an instruction prompting to specify whether or not to attach a file for each attribute of an e-mail, and the determination unit determines the instruction when a transmission instruction is input. 5. The electronic mail device according to claim 4, wherein it is determined whether or not a file is to be attached to the plurality of destinations in accordance with the content specified for. 6. The display control means displays a second designation screen for designating whether or not to attach a file for each attribute of the e-mail, and the determination means determines when a transmission instruction is input. 5. The electronic mail device according to claim 4, wherein it is determined whether or not a file is to be attached to the plurality of destinations in accordance with the specification content of the second specification screen. 7. The electronic mail device according to claim 6, wherein the specified contents for said second specified screen are displayed on said specified screen. 8. The display control means displays, on the designation screen, an instruction prompting the user to specify whether or not to attach a file for each destination. 5. The electronic mail device according to claim 4, wherein it is determined whether a file is to be attached to the plurality of destinations according to the content specified in the instruction. 9. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an adding unit for adding a message indicating that no file is attached to an electronic mail transmitted to a destination determined not to attach the file by said determining unit. Mail device. 10. A recording medium in which a computer program for causing a computer to function as an e-mail device is recorded, wherein when a transmission instruction is input to the computer, a plurality of destinations to which an e-mail is to be transmitted are specified. A destination specifying step; a file specifying step for specifying a file to be attached to the e-mail; a determining step of determining whether to attach the file to each of the destinations based on predetermined information; and A transmission step of transmitting an e-mail attached with a file or an e-mail not attached with a file to the plurality of destinations. 11. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 10, wherein said predetermined information records said program, which is an attribute of an e-mail assigned to each of said specified destinations. 12. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 10, wherein said predetermined information is a program recorded by a user for each of said plurality of destinations. 13. A display control step of displaying a screen for designating a plurality of destinations, an attribute of an e-mail to be assigned to each destination, and a file to be attached, wherein the destination specifying step is executed when a transmission instruction is input. When specifying a plurality of destinations displayed on the specified screen, the file specifying step specifies a file corresponding to the specified information of the file displayed on the specified screen when a transmission instruction is input. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11, wherein the program is recorded. 14. The display control step displays, on the designation screen, an instruction prompting to designate whether or not to attach a file for each attribute of the e-mail, and in the determining step, a transmission instruction is input. 14. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 13, wherein the program for determining whether to attach a file to the plurality of destinations is recorded according to a content specified for the instruction at a point in time. 15. A second designation screen for designating whether or not to attach a file for each attribute of the e-mail, wherein said judging step comprises the step of: said second designation screen when a transmission instruction is input. 14. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 13, wherein said program for judging whether or not to attach a file to said plurality of destinations in accordance with the content specified for the program is recorded. 16. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 15, wherein said program for displaying the specified contents for said second specified screen on said specified screen is recorded. 17. An instruction prompting the user to specify whether or not to attach a file for each destination is displayed on the specification screen, and the determining step includes: 14. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 13, wherein the program for determining whether to attach a file to the plurality of destinations is recorded in accordance therewith. 18. The program recorded further comprising an adding step of adding a message to the effect that no file is attached to an e-mail to be transmitted to a destination determined not to attach the file in the determining step. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 10.