JP2001290906A - Method and device for forwarding electronic mail and machine readable recording medium with recorded program for realizing this method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily transmit and receives an electronic mail with a lottery through a network. SOLUTION: This method for forwarding electronic mails uses the network to forward a received electronic mail and includes a reception step (S102) where the electronic mail of which the forwarding destination is designated is received from a transmitter through the network, a lottery data setting step (S106) where a lottery number and the day of lot drawing are added to the electronic mail received in the reception step, and a transmission step (S122) where the electronic mail to which the lottery number is set is transmitted to a received designated by the forwarding destination through the network.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a technique for transmitting data between a plurality of computers, and more particularly to a technique for transferring electronic mail between computers connected on a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent widespread use of the Internet, greetings using electronic data (hereinafter referred to as "electronic greetings") are often sent to others by electronic mail.
Such an electronic greeting card can be obtained by accessing the homepage established on the website, and by following the procedure for creating the electronic greeting card provided on the homepage, the text of the electronic greeting card and the image data attached to the electronic greeting card. , And enter the destination address of the electronic greeting card. Also,
In some cases, a lottery lottery can be added to such an electronic greeting card, and the sender of the electronic greeting card motivates the user to select a greeting card to which the lottery lottery is added.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11 (1999) discloses a transmission apparatus for a greeting card with a prize draw for adding a lottery to an electronic greeting card.
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 242714. The transmitting device of the electronic greeting card with a prize lottery disclosed in this publication,
A creating unit for receiving an input from the sender and creating an electronic greeting card by the sender, a receiving unit for receiving an input from the sender for selecting one of a plurality of gifts, and a receiving unit designated by the sender A sending unit that sends an electronic greeting card notification to the recipient, a display unit that receives the input from the recipient and allows the recipient to browse the electronic greeting card, and a lottery lottery in which the prize is won in connection with the sending of the greeting card And a setting unit for setting an application for the application.

According to the transmitting device disclosed in this publication,
The creating unit receives input from the sender of the greeting card and causes the sender to create an electronic greeting card. The receiving unit receives an input from a sender for selecting one of the prizes. The transmitting unit transmits a notification of an electronic greeting to a recipient specified by the sender. The display unit receives the input from the recipient and causes the recipient to view the electronic greeting card. The setting unit sets an application for a lottery in which a prize is won in connection with transmission of a greeting card. Accordingly, the sender of the electronic greeting card accesses the transmitting device and creates an electronic greeting card using the creating unit, and the created electronic greeting card includes the prize input by the receiving unit as a target. , Lottery is set by the setting unit. The receiver of the electronic greeting card, which has been notified of the electronic greeting card by the transmitting unit, can access the transmitting device and browse the electronic greeting card by the display unit.

[0005]

However, in the transmitting apparatus of the electronic greeting card with the prize lottery disclosed in the above-mentioned publication, the sender of the electronic greeting card accesses the transmitting apparatus and creates the electronic greeting card by the creating unit. Therefore, if the user is not accustomed to the procedure for creating an electronic greeting, the electronic greeting cannot be easily created. In addition, if it takes time to create an electronic greeting card, the connection time with the sender's computer and this transmission device is lengthened, and the price required for connection increases. In addition, the recipient of the electronic greeting card accesses the transmitting device,
The electronic greeting must be viewed on the display.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to allow a sender to easily send an e-mail to which a predetermined right is given by lottery, Provided is an e-mail transfer device, an e-mail transfer method, and a machine-readable recording medium on which a program for implementing the method is recorded, which can easily receive an e-mail given a predetermined right by lottery. That is. Another object is to provide an e-mail transfer device, an e-mail transfer method, and a machine-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing the method is recorded, which can reduce operating costs.

[0007]

An electronic mail transfer device according to a first aspect of the present invention is an electronic mail transfer device that is connected to a network and transfers received electronic mail, wherein a transfer destination is designated via the network. E-mail
Receiving means for receiving from the sender, connected to the receiving means, to the e-mail received by the receiving means, lottery data setting means for setting the lottery data to which a predetermined right is given when the lottery is won Transmitting means connected to the receiving means and the lottery data setting means, for transmitting the e-mail in which the lottery data is set by the lottery data setting means to the recipient designated by the transfer destination via the network. Including.

[0008] According to the first invention, the receiving means receives, via the network, the e-mail whose transfer destination is specified from the sender. The lottery data setting means sets, in the e-mail received by the receiving means, lottery data to which a predetermined right is given when the lottery is won. The transmission means is
The e-mail in which the lottery data is set by the lottery data setting means is transmitted to the recipient specified by the transfer destination via the network. Thereby, the lottery data, for example, the prize lottery data is added to the e-mail from the sender, and the e-mail is transmitted to the recipient specified by the transfer destination. The sender simply sets the destination to this e-mail transfer device and the destination to this e-mail recipient instead of the usual operation for sending an e-mail, and the prize lottery data is added. The sent e-mail can be sent to the recipient. Also, the recipient can view the e-mail with the prize lottery data stored in the inbox of his / her mailbox, as in the case of a normal received e-mail. As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer device in which the sender can easily transmit the e-mail with the prize lottery and the receiver can easily receive the e-mail with the prize lottery.

An electronic mail transfer device according to a second aspect of the present invention
In addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the information processing apparatus further includes advertisement information preparation means for preparing advertisement information, and the transmission means stores the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparation means in an e-mail in which lottery data is set. In addition, it includes means for transmitting via the network to the recipient specified by the destination.

[0010] According to the second invention, the advertisement information preparing means prepares advertisement information. The transmission unit adds the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparation unit to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set, and transmits the electronic mail to the recipient specified by the transfer destination via the network. Thereby, the advertisement information can be added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set and transmitted to the recipient. By viewing the advertisement information, the recipient can advertise the target of the advertisement information. The price for this advertisement can be collected from a company that sells the target of the advertisement information. Also, for example, if the e-mail with the advertisement information added thereto is set to increase the winning probability by lottery with respect to the e-mail without the advertisement information, the e-mail with the advertisement information added increases, The price paid for it increases. As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer device that can set the lottery data and transfer the e-mail, which can reduce the operation cost.

An electronic mail transfer device according to a third aspect of the present invention
In addition to the configuration of the first or second invention, the lottery data is
An e-mail transfer device to which the right to receive a prize is given when a lottery is won.

According to the third invention, the recipient of the e-mail to which the lottery data is added is given the right to receive the prize by the lottery. This allows email recipients to:
If you win the lottery, you can get a prize. The number of senders who transmit e-mails expecting that the recipient can obtain a prize by lottery increases, the number of e-mails to which advertisement information is added increases, and the price paid for the advertisement increases.
As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer device that can set the lottery data and transfer the e-mail, which can reduce the operation cost.

[0013] An electronic mail transfer device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention comprises:
In addition to the configuration of any one of the first to third inventions, the electronic mail transfer device is connected to a winning probability storing means for storing a winning probability of the transferred e-mail, and a winning probability storing means. There is further provided a winning probability varying means for varying the probability, and a lottery means connected to the winning probability storing means for performing a lottery according to the winning probability stored in the winning probability storing means.

According to the fourth invention, the winning probability storage means stores the winning probability of the transferred e-mail. The winning probability changing means changes the winning probability. Lottery means,
The lottery is performed according to the winning probability stored in the winning probability storage means. Thereby, for example, the e-mail to which the advertisement information is added has a higher winning probability than the e-mail to which the advertisement information is not added. Therefore, the number of people who want to receive such services increases, and the number of e-mails to which advertisement information is added increases. Therefore, it is expected that the price paid for the advertisement by the advertisement information will increase. As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer device that can set the lottery data and transfer the e-mail, which can reduce the operation cost.

An electronic mail transfer device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention comprises:
In addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect, the e-mail includes a flag, which is determined by the sender and indicates whether or not the advertisement information can be added, and the transmission unit sets the lottery data. The electronic mail includes a unit for adding the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparation unit according to the flag and transmitting the electronic information to the transfer destination. The winning probability variation unit is transferred with the advertisement information added by the transmission unit. Includes means to increase the probability of winning the e-mail.

According to the fifth aspect, the transmitting means adds the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparing means according to the flag to the electronic mail in which the lottery data is set, and transmits the electronic mail to the transfer destination. The winning probability varying means increases the winning probability of the electronic mail transferred with the advertisement information added by the transmitting means. As a result, when the sender decides to add the advertisement information and sends the e-mail, the winning probability for the e-mail increases, and the lottery becomes easier to win. Therefore, the number of e-mails to which the advertisement information is added increases, and the value paid for the advertisement based on the advertisement information increases. As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer device that can set the lottery data and transfer the e-mail, which can reduce the operation cost.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic mail transfer device.
In addition to the configuration of the fifth invention, the electronic mail transfer device includes a homepage storage unit for storing a homepage,
A browsing requester specifying means for specifying a browsing requester of the homepage, wherein the advertisement information includes address information of the homepage, a winning probability changing means is connected to the browsing requester specifying means, and an advertisement is transmitted by the transmitting means. When the browsing requester identifying means detects that the recipient of the e-mail to which the information is added and transferred has made a browsing request of the homepage, the browsing requester includes means for increasing the winning probability of the e-mail.

According to the sixth invention, the homepage storage means stores a homepage. The browsing requester specifying means specifies a browsing requester of the homepage. The advertisement information includes homepage address information. The winning probability varying means increases the winning probability of the e-mail when the browsing requester specifying means detects that the receiver of the e-mail to which the advertisement information has been added and transmitted by the transmitting means has requested browsing of the homepage. Thereby, when the sender decides to add the advertisement information and sends the e-mail, and the recipient of the e-mail browses the homepage based on the address information of the homepage included in the advertisement information, The probability of winning increases, making it easier to win lotteries. Therefore, the number of electronic mails to which the advertisement information is added increases, and the value paid for the advertisement by the receiver of the electronic mail viewing the advertisement information on the homepage increases.
As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer device that can set the lottery data and transfer the e-mail, which can reduce the operation cost.

An electronic mail transfer device according to a seventh aspect of the present invention comprises:
In addition to the configuration of the fifth or sixth aspect, the electronic mail transfer device further includes a receiver preference information storage unit for storing receiver preference information indicating a field in which the recipient of the electronic mail is interested, The advertisement information preparation means includes means for preparing advertisement information and field data indicating a field to which the target to be advertised by the advertisement information belongs, and the transmission means determines that the flag indicates that the advertisement information can be added. In the case shown, the advertisement information selected from the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparation means based on the recipient preference information and the field data is added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set,
Means for transmitting over a network to a recipient specified by the destination.

According to the seventh aspect, the recipient preference information storage means stores the recipient preference information indicating a field in which the recipient of the electronic mail is interested. The advertisement information preparing means prepares advertisement information and field data indicating a field to which a target advertised by the advertisement information belongs. When the flag indicates that the advertisement information can be added, the transmitting unit transmits the advertisement information selected from the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparing unit based on the receiver preference information and the field data. ,
The lottery data is added to the set e-mail and transmitted via the network to the recipient specified by the transfer destination. Thus, the advertisement information on the field in which the recipient of the e-mail is interested can be attached to the e-mail, and the advertisement information can be effectively provided to the recipient.

An electronic mail transfer device according to an eighth aspect of the present invention
In addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect, the electronic mail includes a flag that is determined by the sender and indicates whether or not the advertisement information can be added. When the e-mail is transferred to the transfer destination by the transmission unit, the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparation unit is added according to the flag,
The transmission probability notification e-mail further includes a notification unit for transmitting the transmission completion notification e-mail to the sender via the network. Includes means to increase winning probability.

According to the eighth invention, when the electronic mail is transferred to the transfer destination by the transmitting means, the notifying means adds the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparing means according to the flag, and transmits the transmission completion notification mail. , Via the network to the sender. The winning probability varying means increases the winning probability of the e-mail to which the notification information has been added and the transmission completion notification mail has been transmitted. As a result, when the sender decides to add the advertisement information and sends the e-mail, the advertisement information is added to the e-mail transmission completion notification e-mail sent to the e-mail sender, and the e-mail is won. The probability increases, making it easier to win lotteries. Therefore, the number of e-mails to which the advertisement information is added increases, and the value paid for the advertisement based on the advertisement information increases. As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer device that can set the lottery data and transfer the e-mail, which can reduce the operation cost.

An electronic mail transfer device according to a ninth invention is
In addition to the configuration of the eighth invention, the electronic mail transfer device includes a home page storage unit for storing a home page,
A browsing requester specifying means for specifying a browsing requester of the homepage, wherein the advertisement information includes address information of the homepage, a winning probability changing means is connected to the browsing requester specifying means, and the advertisement means is notified by the notifying means. When the browsing requester specifying unit detects that the recipient of the transmission completion notification mail transmitted with the added information has made a browsing request of the homepage, the browsing requester specifying unit includes a unit for increasing a winning probability of the e-mail.

According to the ninth aspect, the home page storage means stores the home page. The browsing requester specifying means specifies a browsing requester of the homepage. The advertisement information includes homepage address information. The winning probability variation means is connected to the browsing requester specifying means, and the browsing requester specifying means is notified that the recipient of the transmission completion notification mail transmitted with the advertisement information added by the notifying means has requested the homepage browsing. If detected, increase the probability of winning the e-mail. Thereby, the sender decides to add the advertisement information and sends an e-mail, and the sender of the e-mail that has received the transmission completion notification mail to which the advertisement information has been added is the sender of the homepage included in the advertisement information. Browsing the home page based on the address information increases the probability of winning the e-mail and makes it easier to win a lottery. Therefore, the number of electronic mails to which the advertisement information is added increases, and the value paid for the advertisement by the receiver of the electronic mail viewing the advertisement information on the homepage increases. as a result,
It is possible to provide an e-mail transfer device that can set the lottery data and transfer the e-mail, which can reduce the operation cost.

An electronic mail transfer device according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is the electronic mail transfer device according to the eighth or ninth aspect, wherein the electronic mail transfer device has a sender preference information indicating a field in which the sender of the electronic mail is interested. Further includes a sender preference information storage means for storing, the advertisement information preparation means includes a means for preparing advertisement information and field data indicating a field including a target to be advertised by the advertisement information, The notifying means, when the electronic mail is transferred to the transfer destination by the transmitting means, if the flag indicates that the advertisement information can be added, the advertisement information preparing means based on the sender preference information and the field data. Means for adding the advertisement information selected from the prepared advertisement information to the transmission completion notification mail and transmitting the same to the sender via the network.

According to the tenth aspect, the sender preference information storage means stores sender preference information indicating a field in which the sender of the electronic mail is interested. The advertisement information preparing means prepares advertisement information and field data indicating a field including a target to be advertised by the advertisement information. The notifying means, when the electronic mail is transferred to the transfer destination by the transmitting means, if the flag indicates that the advertisement information can be added, the advertisement information preparing means based on the sender preference information and the field data. The advertisement information selected from the prepared advertisement information is added to the transmission completion notification mail, and transmitted to the sender via the network. Thus, the advertisement information on the field in which the sender of the electronic mail is interested can be attached to the transmission completion notification mail, and the advertisement information can be effectively provided to the sender.

An electronic mail transfer device according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is the electronic mail transfer device according to the seventh aspect, wherein the lottery data is such that a winner who wins the lottery is given a right to receive a prize. The transfer device further includes a prize selection unit for the winner to select an arbitrary prize from the plurality of prizes via the network, and the recipient preference information storage unit stores the prize selected by the prize selection unit. Means for storing the field to which the user belongs.

According to the eleventh aspect, the prize selecting means allows the winner to select an arbitrary prize from the plurality of prizes via the network. The recipient preference information storage unit includes a unit for storing the field to which the premium selected by the premium selection unit belongs. Thus, from the prize selected by the winner, a field in which the winner is interested can be specified, and the specified field can be stored in the recipient preference information storage means. Once the lottery has been won, the fields that are considered to be of interest to the recipient are stored based on the field to which the selected premium belongs, and the next time you become an email recipient, the advertising information added to the email will be Thus, the advertisement information is related to the field in which the receiver is considered to be interested, and the advertisement information can be effectively provided to the receiver.

An electronic mail transfer method according to a twelfth invention is an electronic mail transfer method for transferring a received electronic mail connected to a network, wherein the electronic mail whose transfer destination is designated is transmitted via the network. A receiving step to be received from the sender, a lottery data setting step for setting lottery data to which a predetermined right is given when the lottery is won in the e-mail received in the receiving step, and a lottery data set in the lottery data setting step. Transmitting the set e-mail to a recipient specified by a transfer destination via a network.

According to the twelfth aspect, the receiving step includes:
An e-mail with a transfer destination specified is received from a sender via a network. The lottery data setting step is
In the e-mail received in the receiving step, lottery data to which a predetermined right is given when the lottery is won is set. The transmitting step transmits, via the network, the electronic mail in which the lottery data is set in the lottery data setting step to a recipient specified by the transfer destination. This allows
Lottery data, for example, prize lottery data is added to the e-mail from the sender and transmitted to the recipient specified by the transfer destination. Instead of the usual operation for sending an e-mail, the sender simply sets the destination to a server that implements this e-mail transfer method and the destination to this e-mail recipient, respectively. An e-mail to which the prize lottery data is assigned can be transmitted to the recipient.
Also, the recipient can view the e-mail with the prize lottery data stored in the inbox of his / her mailbox, as in the case of a normal received e-mail. as a result,
Sender can easily send sweepstakes emails,
It is possible to provide an e-mail transfer method by which a recipient can easily receive an e-mail with a prize lottery.

An electronic mail transfer method according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the twelfth aspect, further comprises an advertisement information preparing step of preparing advertisement information, and the transmitting step comprises:
A step of adding the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set, and transmitting the added information via a network to a recipient specified by the transfer destination.

According to the thirteenth aspect, the advertisement information preparing step prepares advertisement information. In the transmission step, the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step is added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set, and transmitted to the recipient specified by the transfer destination via the network. Thereby, the advertisement information can be added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set and transmitted to the recipient. By viewing the advertisement information, the recipient can advertise the target of the advertisement information. The price for this advertisement can be collected from a company that sells the target of the advertisement information. Also, for example, if the e-mail to which the advertisement information is added is set to increase the winning probability by lottery with respect to the e-mail to which the advertisement information is not added, the e-mail to which the advertisement information is added increases,
The consideration paid for the promotion increases. As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer method in which the lottery data is set and the e-mail is transferred, which can reduce the operation cost.

An electronic mail transfer method according to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is the electronic mail transfer method according to the twelfth or thirteenth aspect, wherein the lottery data is provided with a right to receive a prize when the lottery is won. is there.

According to the fourteenth aspect, the recipient of the e-mail to which the lottery data is added is given the right to receive a prize by lottery. This allows the recipient of the e-mail to obtain a prize when the lottery is won. The number of senders who transmit e-mails expecting that the recipient can obtain a prize by lottery increases, the number of e-mails to which advertisement information is added increases, and the price paid for the advertisement increases. As a result, operating costs can be kept low,
An e-mail transfer method for setting the lottery data and transferring the e-mail can be provided.

An electronic mail transfer method according to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention provides the electronic mail transfer method according to any of the twelfth to fourteenth aspects,
The e-mail transfer method includes a winning probability storing step of storing a winning probability of an e-mail to be transferred, a winning probability varying step of varying the winning probability, and a lottery performing a lottery according to the winning probability stored in the winning probability storing step. And a step.

According to the fifteenth aspect, the winning probability storing step stores the winning probability of the transferred e-mail.
The winning probability changing step changes the winning probability. The lottery step performs a lottery according to the winning probability stored in the winning probability storing step. As a result, for example, an e-mail to which the advertisement information is added can increase the winning probability than an e-mail to which the advertisement information is not added. The consideration paid for increases. As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer method in which the lottery data is set and the e-mail is transferred, which can reduce the operation cost.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fifteenth aspect, in the electronic mail transfer method, the electronic mail determines whether or not it is possible to add advertising information determined by the sender. Includes a flag indicating, the sending step is to add the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step according to the flag to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set,
The step of transmitting to the transfer destination includes the step of changing the winning probability, and the step of increasing the winning probability of the electronic mail transferred with the advertisement information added in the transmitting step.

According to the sixteenth aspect, the transmitting step includes:
The advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step is added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set according to the flag, and transmitted to the transfer destination. The winning probability changing step increases the winning probability of the electronic mail transferred with the advertisement information added in the transmitting step. As a result, when the sender decides to add the advertisement information and sends the e-mail, the winning probability for the e-mail increases, and the lottery becomes easier to win. Therefore, the number of e-mails to which the advertisement information is added increases, and the value paid for the advertisement based on the advertisement information increases. As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer method in which the lottery data is set and the e-mail is transferred, which can reduce the operation cost.

An electronic mail transfer method according to a seventeenth invention is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the sixteenth invention, the electronic mail transfer method comprises a homepage storage step of storing a homepage, and a browsing request for specifying a homepage browsing requester. The advertisement information includes address information of the homepage, and the winning probability change step includes the step of sending a request to view the homepage by the recipient of the e-mail to which the advertisement information is added and transferred in the transmission step. When this is detected in the browsing requester identification step, the step of increasing the winning probability of the e-mail is included.

According to the seventeenth aspect, the homepage storing step stores the homepage. The browsing requester specifying step specifies a browsing requester of the homepage. The advertisement information includes homepage address information. The winning probability changing step includes, when it is detected in the browsing requester specifying step that the recipient of the e-mail to which the advertisement information is added and transmitted in the transmitting step requests browsing of the homepage, the winning probability of the e-mail is calculated. increase. This allows
If the sender decides to add the advertising information and sends the e-mail, and the e-mail recipient browses the homepage based on the homepage address information included in the advertising information, the winning probability for the e-mail will be It will be easier to hit lottery. Therefore, the number of electronic mails to which the advertisement information is added increases, and the value paid for the advertisement by the receiver of the electronic mail viewing the advertisement information on the homepage increases. As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer method in which the lottery data is set and the e-mail is transferred, which can reduce the operation cost.

According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the sixteenth or seventeenth aspect, in the electronic mail transfer method, the recipient preference information indicating a field in which the recipient of the electronic mail is interested The advertisement information preparation step further includes a step of preparing advertisement information and field data indicating a field to which a target to be advertised by the advertisement information belongs. Indicates that addition of advertisement information is possible, the advertisement information selected from the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step based on the recipient preference information and the field data, the lottery data In addition to the set e-mail, the method includes a step of transmitting the e-mail to a recipient specified by a transfer destination via a network.

According to the eighteenth aspect, the recipient preference information storage step stores recipient preference information indicating a field in which the recipient of the electronic mail is interested. The advertisement information preparation step prepares advertisement information and field data indicating a field to which a target advertised by the advertisement information belongs. The transmitting step includes, when the flag indicates that the advertisement information can be added, the advertisement information selected from the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step based on the receiver preference information and the field data. Is added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set, and transmitted to the recipient specified by the transfer destination via the network. Thus, the advertisement information on the field in which the recipient of the e-mail is interested can be attached to the e-mail, and the advertisement information can be effectively provided to the recipient.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fifteenth aspect, in the electronic mail transfer method, the electronic mail determines whether or not it is possible to add advertising information, which is determined by the sender. Including the flag indicating, when the e-mail is transferred to the transfer destination in the transmission step, the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step is added according to the flag, the transmission completion notification mail, The method further includes a notifying step of transmitting to the sender via the network, and the winning probability changing step includes a step of increasing a winning probability of the e-mail to which the transmission completion notification e-mail is transmitted with the advertisement information added in the notifying step. .

According to the nineteenth aspect, in the electronic mail transfer method, when the electronic mail is transferred to the transfer destination in the transmitting step, the notifying step adds the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparing step according to the flag. Then, the transmission completion notification mail is transmitted to the sender via the network. The winning probability changing step increases the winning probability of the e-mail to which the transmission completion notification mail has been transmitted with the advertisement information added in the notification step. Thus, when the sender decides to add advertising information and sends an email,
The advertisement information is added to the e-mail transmission completion notification e-mail transmitted to the e-mail sender, and the winning probability for the e-mail is increased, making it easier to win the lottery. Therefore, the number of e-mails to which the advertisement information is added increases, and the value paid for the advertisement based on the advertisement information increases. As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer method in which the lottery data is set and the e-mail is transferred, which can reduce the operation cost.

An electronic mail transfer method according to a twentieth aspect of the present invention is the electronic mail transfer method according to the nineteenth aspect, wherein the electronic mail transfer method includes a homepage storing step of storing a homepage, and a browsing request for specifying a homepage browsing requester. The advertisement information includes homepage address information, and the winning probability changing step includes the step of requesting the recipient of the transmission completion notification mail transmitted with the advertisement information added in the notification step to view the homepage. Is detected in the browsing requester specifying step, the step of increasing the winning probability of the e-mail is included.

According to the twentieth aspect, the homepage storing step stores the homepage. The browsing requester specifying step specifies a browsing requester of the homepage. The advertisement information includes homepage address information. The winning probability changing step is, when it is detected in the browsing requester specifying step that the recipient of the transmission completion notification mail transmitted with the advertisement information added in the notifying step requests browsing of the homepage, the e-mail Increase winning probability.
Thereby, the sender decides to add the advertisement information and sends an e-mail, and the sender of the e-mail that has received the transmission completion notification mail to which the advertisement information has been added is the sender of the homepage included in the advertisement information. Browsing the home page based on the address information increases the probability of winning the e-mail and makes it easier to win a lottery. Therefore, the number of electronic mails to which the advertisement information is added increases, and the value paid for the advertisement by the receiver of the electronic mail viewing the advertisement information on the homepage increases. As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transfer method in which the lottery data is set and the e-mail is transferred, which can reduce the operation cost.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, in the electronic mail transfer method, in addition to the configuration of the nineteenth or twentieth aspect, the electronic mail transfer method further includes a sender preference information indicating a field in which the sender of the electronic mail is interested. The advertisement information preparation step further includes a step of preparing advertisement information and field data indicating a field in which a target to be advertised by the advertisement information is included, and the notification step includes: When the electronic mail is transferred to the transfer destination in the transmitting step, if the flag indicates that the advertisement information can be added, the electronic information is prepared by the advertisement information preparing means based on the sender preference information and the field data. The advertisement information selected from the advertisement information is added to the transmission completion notification email,
Transmitting to the sender via the network.

According to the twenty-first aspect, the sender preference information storage step stores sender preference information indicating a field in which the sender of the e-mail is interested. The advertisement information preparation step prepares advertisement information and field data indicating a field including a target to be advertised by the advertisement information. The notifying step includes, when the e-mail is transferred to the transfer destination in the transmitting step, when the flag indicates that the advertisement information can be added, the advertisement information preparing means based on the sender preference information and the field data. Is added to the transmission completion notification e-mail and transmitted to the sender via the network. Thus, the advertisement information on the field in which the sender of the electronic mail is interested can be attached to the transmission completion notification mail, and the advertisement information can be effectively provided to the sender.

According to the twenty-second aspect, in addition to the structure of the fourteenth aspect, the lottery data is such that the right to receive a prize is given to a winner who has won the lottery among the e-mail recipients. The e-mail transfer method further includes a prize selecting step in which the winner selects an arbitrary prize from a plurality of prizes via the network, and the recipient preference information storing step includes a prize selecting step. Storing the field to which the selected premium belongs.

According to the twenty-second aspect, in the prize selecting step, the winner selects an arbitrary prize from the plurality of prizes via the network. The recipient preference information storage step stores the field to which the premium selected in the premium selection step belongs. As a result, from the prizes selected by the winner, a field considered to be of interest to the winner is specified, and the specified field is stored in the receiver preference information storage means. Once the lottery has been won, the fields that are considered to be of interest to the recipient are stored based on the field to which the selected premium belongs, and the next time you become an email recipient, the advertising information added to the email will be The advertisement information is related to the field to which the premium belongs, and the advertisement information can be effectively provided to the recipient.

A recording medium according to a twenty-third aspect is a machine-readable recording medium which is connected to a network and stores a program for realizing an electronic mail transfer method for transferring received electronic mail. Sends an e-mail to a designated destination via a network,
A receiving step to be received from the sender, a lottery data setting step for setting lottery data to which a predetermined right is given when the lottery is won in the e-mail received in the receiving step, and a lottery data set in the lottery data setting step. Transmitting the set e-mail to a recipient specified by a transfer destination via a network.

According to the twenty-third aspect, the receiving step includes:
An e-mail with a transfer destination specified is received from a sender via a network. The lottery data setting step is
In the e-mail received in the receiving step, lottery data to which a predetermined right is given when the lottery is won is set. The transmitting step transmits, via the network, the electronic mail in which the lottery data is set in the lottery data setting step to a recipient specified by the transfer destination. This allows
Lottery data, for example, prize lottery data is added to the e-mail from the sender and transmitted to the recipient specified by the transfer destination. Instead of the usual operation for sending an e-mail, the sender simply sends the e-mail to a server that implements this e-mail transfer method, and sets the e-mail recipient to the recipient of this e-mail. Can be sent to the recipient. Also, the recipient can view the e-mail with the prize lottery data stored in the inbox of his / her mailbox, as in the case of a normal received e-mail. As a result, a machine-readable program recording a program for realizing an e-mail transfer method that allows a sender to easily send an e-mail with a prize lottery and a receiver to easily receive an e-mail with a prize lottery A possible recording medium can be provided.

According to a twenty-fourth aspect, in addition to the configuration of the twenty-third aspect, the electronic mail transfer method further includes an advertisement information preparation step of preparing advertisement information, and the transmission step sets lottery data. A step of adding the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step to the electronic mail and transmitting the electronic mail to a recipient specified by the transfer destination via the network.

According to the twenty-fourth aspect, the advertisement information preparing step prepares advertisement information. In the transmission step, the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step is added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set, and transmitted to the recipient specified by the transfer destination via the network. Thereby, the advertisement information can be added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set and transmitted to the recipient. By viewing the advertisement information, the recipient can advertise the target of the advertisement information. The price for this advertisement can be collected from a company that sells the target of the advertisement information. Also, for example, if the e-mail to which the advertisement information is added is set to increase the winning probability by lottery with respect to the e-mail to which the advertisement information is not added, the e-mail to which the advertisement information is added increases,
The consideration paid for the promotion increases. As a result, it is possible to provide a machine-readable recording medium in which a program for realizing an e-mail transfer method for setting lottery data and transferring an e-mail, which can reduce operating costs, is recorded.

According to the twenty-fifth aspect, the twenty-third or the second
In addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect, the lottery data is a machine-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing an e-mail transfer method is recorded, to which a right to receive a prize is given when the lottery is won.

According to the twenty-fifth aspect, the recipient of the e-mail to which the lottery data is added is given the right to receive a prize by lottery. This allows the recipient of the e-mail to obtain a prize when the lottery is won. The number of senders who transmit e-mails expecting that the recipient can obtain a prize by lottery increases, the number of e-mails to which advertisement information is added increases, and the price paid for the advertisement increases. As a result, operating costs can be kept low,
It is possible to provide a machine-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing an e-mail transfer method of setting lottery data and transferring an e-mail is recorded.

According to the twenty-sixth aspect, in addition to the configuration of any one of the twenty-third to twenty-fifth aspects, the electronic mail transfer method further includes a winning probability storing step of storing a winning probability of the transferred electronic mail; The method further includes a winning probability changing step of changing the winning probability, and a lottery step of performing a lottery according to the winning probability stored in the winning probability storing step.

According to the twenty-sixth aspect, the winning probability storing step stores the winning probability of the transferred e-mail.
The winning probability changing step changes the winning probability. The lottery step performs a lottery according to the winning probability stored in the winning probability storing step. As a result, for example, an e-mail to which the advertisement information is added can increase the winning probability than an e-mail to which the advertisement information is not added. The consideration paid for increases. As a result, it is possible to provide a machine-readable recording medium in which a program for realizing an e-mail transfer method for setting lottery data and transferring an e-mail, which can reduce operating costs, is recorded.

According to the twenty-seventh aspect, in addition to the configuration of the twenty-sixth aspect, the electronic mail is determined by the sender.
A flag indicating whether or not the advertisement information can be added includes a flag indicating whether or not the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step is added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set according to the flag. The step of transmitting the winning probability includes the step of increasing the winning probability of the e-mail transferred with the advertisement information added in the transmitting step.

According to the twenty-seventh aspect, the transmitting step includes:
The advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step is added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set according to the flag, and transmitted to the transfer destination. The winning probability changing step increases the winning probability of the electronic mail transferred with the advertisement information added in the transmitting step. As a result, when the sender decides to add the advertisement information and sends the e-mail, the winning probability for the e-mail increases, and the lottery becomes easier to win. Therefore, the number of e-mails to which the advertisement information is added increases, and the value paid for the advertisement based on the advertisement information increases. As a result, it is possible to provide a machine-readable recording medium in which a program for realizing an e-mail transfer method for setting lottery data and transferring an e-mail, which can reduce operating costs, is recorded.

According to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the twenty-seventh aspect, the electronic mail transfer method further comprises a homepage storage step of storing a homepage, and a browsing requester specifying a homepage browsing requester. The advertisement information further includes address information of a homepage, and the winning probability changing step includes a step in which the recipient of the e-mail to which the advertisement information is added and transferred in the transmission step has made a request to browse the homepage. , When the detection is performed in the browsing requester specifying step, a step of increasing the winning probability of the e-mail is included.

According to the twenty-eighth aspect, the homepage storage step stores the homepage. The browsing requester specifying step specifies a browsing requester of the homepage. The advertisement information includes homepage address information. The winning probability changing step includes detecting a request for browsing the homepage by the recipient of the e-mail to which the advertisement information has been added and transmitted in the transmitting step, and detecting a winning probability of the e-mail. Raise. Thereby, when the sender decides to add the advertisement information and sends the e-mail, and the recipient of the e-mail browses the homepage based on the address information of the homepage included in the advertisement information, The probability of winning increases, making it easier to win lotteries. Therefore, the number of electronic mails to which the advertisement information is added increases, and the value paid for the advertisement by the receiver of the electronic mail viewing the advertisement information on the homepage increases. As a result, it is possible to provide a machine-readable recording medium in which a program for realizing an e-mail transfer method for setting lottery data and transferring an e-mail, which can reduce operating costs, is recorded.

According to the twenty-ninth aspect, the twenty-seventh or the second
In addition to the configuration of the eighth invention, the e-mail transfer method further includes a recipient preference information storage step of storing recipient preference information indicating a field in which the recipient of the e-mail is interested, and the advertisement information preparation step includes: Preparing the advertisement information and field data indicating the field to which the target to be advertised by the advertisement information belongs; and transmitting the information when the flag indicates that the advertisement information can be added. The advertisement information selected from the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step based on the information and the field data is added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set, and designated by the transfer destination via the network Sending to the intended recipient.

According to the twenty-ninth aspect, the recipient preference information storage step stores recipient preference information indicating a field in which the recipient of the electronic mail is interested. The advertisement information preparation step prepares advertisement information and field data indicating a field to which a target advertised by the advertisement information belongs. The transmitting step includes, when the flag indicates that the advertisement information can be added, the advertisement information selected from the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step based on the receiver preference information and the field data. Is added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set, and transmitted to the recipient specified by the transfer destination via the network. Thus, the advertisement information on the field in which the recipient of the e-mail is interested can be attached to the e-mail, and the advertisement information can be effectively provided to the recipient.

According to the thirtieth aspect, in addition to the configuration of the twenty-sixth aspect, the electronic mail is determined by the sender.
The electronic mail transfer method includes a flag indicating whether or not the advertisement information can be added. When the electronic mail is transferred to the transfer destination in the transmission step, the electronic mail transfer method is prepared in the advertisement information preparation step according to the flag. With the advertising information
The method further includes a notification step of transmitting the transmission completion notification mail to the sender via the network. The winning probability variation step includes a step of winning the e-mail to which the transmission completion notification mail is transmitted with the advertisement information added in the notification step. Increasing the probability.

According to the thirtieth aspect, in the electronic mail transfer method, when the electronic mail is transferred to the transfer destination in the transmitting step, the notifying step adds the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparing step according to the flag. Then, the transmission completion notification mail is transmitted to the sender via the network. The winning probability changing step increases the winning probability of the e-mail to which the transmission completion notification mail has been transmitted with the advertisement information added in the notification step. Thus, when the sender decides to add advertising information and sends an email,
The advertisement information is added to the e-mail transmission completion notification e-mail transmitted to the e-mail sender, and the winning probability for the e-mail is increased, making it easier to win the lottery. Therefore, the number of e-mails to which the advertisement information is added increases, and the value paid for the advertisement based on the advertisement information increases. As a result, it is possible to provide a machine-readable recording medium in which a program for realizing an e-mail transfer method for setting lottery data and transferring an e-mail, which can reduce operating costs, is recorded.

According to the thirty-first aspect, in addition to the configuration of the thirtieth aspect, the electronic mail transfer method further includes a homepage storage step of storing a homepage, a browsing requester specifying step of specifying a browsing requester of the homepage. The advertisement information further includes address information of the homepage, and the winning probability change step includes a step of notifying that the recipient of the transmission completion notification mail transmitted with the advertisement information added in the notification step has requested browsing of the homepage. , When detecting in the browsing requester specifying step, a step of increasing the winning probability of the e-mail is included.

According to the thirty-first aspect, the homepage storage step stores the homepage. The browsing requester specifying step specifies a browsing requester of the homepage. The advertisement information includes homepage address information. In the winning probability changing step, when it is detected in the browsing requester specifying step that the recipient of the transmission completion notification mail transmitted with the advertisement information added in the notification step requests browsing of the homepage, the e-mail is won. Increase the probability. Thereby, the sender decides to add the advertisement information and sends an e-mail, and the sender of the e-mail that has received the transmission completion notification mail to which the advertisement information has been added is the sender of the homepage included in the advertisement information. Browsing the home page based on the address information increases the probability of winning the e-mail and makes it easier to win a lottery. Therefore, the number of electronic mails to which the advertisement information is added increases, and the value paid for the advertisement by the receiver of the electronic mail viewing the advertisement information on the homepage increases. As a result, it is possible to provide a machine-readable recording medium in which a program for realizing an e-mail transfer method for setting lottery data and transferring an e-mail, which can reduce operating costs, is recorded.

According to the thirty-second aspect, the thirty-third or the third
In addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the electronic mail transfer method further includes a sender preference information storing step of storing sender preference information indicating a field in which the sender of the email is interested, and the advertisement information preparing step includes: The method includes the steps of preparing advertisement information and field data indicating a field in which a target to be advertised by the advertisement information is included. The notification step includes the steps of: Is added, the advertisement information selected from the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparing means based on the sender preference information and the field data is added to the transmission completion notification mail. Transmitting to the sender via the network.

According to the thirty-second aspect, the sender preference information storage step stores sender preference information indicating a field in which the sender of the electronic mail is interested. The advertisement information preparation step prepares advertisement information and field data indicating a field including a target to be advertised by the advertisement information. The notifying step includes, when the e-mail is transferred to the transfer destination in the transmitting step, when the flag indicates that the advertisement information can be added, the advertisement information preparing means based on the sender preference information and the field data. Is added to the transmission completion notification e-mail and transmitted to the sender via the network. Thus, the advertisement information on the field in which the sender of the electronic mail is interested can be attached to the transmission completion notification mail, and the advertisement information can be effectively provided to the sender.

According to the thirty-third aspect, in addition to the constitution of the twenty-fifth aspect, the lottery data is such that the right to receive a prize is given to a winner who wins the lottery among the e-mail recipients. The e-mail transfer method further includes a prize selecting step in which the winner selects an arbitrary prize from a plurality of prizes via the network, and the recipient preference information storing step includes a prize selecting step. Storing the field to which the selected premium belongs.

According to the thirty-third aspect, in the prize selecting step, the winner selects an arbitrary prize from the plurality of prizes via the network. The recipient preference information storage step stores the field to which the premium selected in the premium selection step belongs. As a result, from the prize selected by the winner, the field in which the winner is interested is specified, and the specified field is stored in the receiver preference information storage means. Once the lottery has been won, the field of interest of the recipient is stored based on the field to which the selected prize belongs, and the next time the recipient becomes an e-mail recipient, the advertising information to which the e-mail is added is The advertisement information is related to the field to which the user belongs, and the advertisement information can be effectively provided to the recipient.

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Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are the same. Therefore, repetition of detailed description thereof will be appropriately omitted.

The processing in the electronic mail transfer server according to the present embodiment is realized by software executed on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation.

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a computer which is an example of the electronic mail transfer server 100 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, this e-mail transfer server 100
Is a floppy disk (FD) drive 114 and a CD-
ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) driver 1
And a monitor 104 provided with the computer 10
And a keyboard 106 and a mouse 108.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the computer 102. As shown in FIG. 2, the computer main body 102 includes the above-described FD driving device 114 and a CD.
-In addition to the ROM drive device 110, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 120, a memory 122, a fixed disk 124, and a communication interface 126 connected to a network are connected to each other via a bus. FD
The FD 116 is mounted on the driving device 114. CD-R
A CD-ROM 112 is mounted on the OM drive device 110. The communication interface 126 connects the electronic mail transfer server 100 and two or more client personal computers (personal computers) via the Internet.

As described above, the device for realizing the electronic mail transfer server 100 is realized by computer hardware and software executed by the CPU 120. Generally, such software is FD11
6. The data is stored and distributed on a recording medium such as the CD-ROM 112, and is read from the recording medium by the FD driving device 114 or the CD-ROM driving device 110 and temporarily stored in the fixed disk 124. Further, the data is read from the fixed disk 124 to the memory 122 and executed by the CPU 120. The hardware itself of the computer shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is general. Therefore, the most essential part of the present invention is the FD 116, the CD-ROM 11
2. Software recorded on a recording medium such as the fixed disk 124. Since the operation of the computer itself shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is well known, detailed description thereof will not be repeated here.

Referring to FIG. 3, the sender / receiver information of the e-mail stored in fixed disk 124 of e-mail transfer server 100 according to the present embodiment includes the transmission of the e-mail for each number that can specify the e-mail. Information about the recipient and recipient information about the recipient of the e-mail.
The sender information includes preference information indicating a preference field such as the sender's name, e-mail address, and the sender's hobbies, and the recipient information includes a preference field such as the recipient's name, e-mail address, and the recipient's hobbies. Includes the indicated preference information. For example, number 1
Is an e-mail sent from Taro Tanaka to Hanako Takahara, the preference information of Taro Tanaka who is the sender is travel and car, and the preference information of Hanako Takahara is travel and Indicates a meal.
As for the preference information, the preference information is stored in the fixed disk 124 in advance when the sender or the recipient of the email connects to the email transfer server 100 via the Internet and inputs the preference information. As will be described later, when a winner of a lottery lot added by the electronic mail transfer server selects a prize, preference information is stored in the fixed disk 124 or the like.

Referring to FIG. 4, lottery data stored on fixed disk 124 includes lottery information and winning probability information for each number that can identify an e-mail, as in FIG. Lottery information consists of a lottery number and a lottery ID (identificati
on) Lottery time and winning probability (ratio) are included. The lottery ID is notified only to the recipient of the e-mail, and includes a number, a symbol, and the like for specifying the lottery added to the e-mail. The winning probability (ratio) refers to a ratio indicating the ease of winning calculated with respect to a reference value when all the flags included in the winning probability information to be described later are reset to one. In the lottery data added to the e-mail having the winning probability (ratio) of 2, the probability of winning the e-mail is twice that of the lottery data added to the e-mail having the winning probability (ratio) of 1. Indicates that

The winning probability information includes an advertisement addition flag, a sender flag, and a receiver flag. When the forwarded mail to which the advertisement information is added is transferred to the recipient, the advertisement addition flag is set. The sender of the e-mail that has received the transfer result mail to which the advertisement information has been added is the e-mail transfer server 1
When browsing the home page of 00, the sender flag is set. When the recipient of the e-mail that has received the forwarded mail to which the advertisement information is added browses the homepage of the e-mail transfer server 100, the recipient flag is set. For example, the lottery number 0000001 is transferred by adding advertisement information to the e-mail in which the lottery number is set, and the sender of the transferred e-mail browses the homepage of the e-mail transfer server 100 and is transferred. The recipient of the e-mail is the e-mail transfer server 100
As a result of browsing the homepage, the winning probability (ratio) is 4
It has become. Also, the lot number 0000002
Is that only the advertisement is added to the e-mail corresponding to the lottery number, and thus the winning probability (ratio) is 2. If no advertisement is added to the e-mail corresponding to the lottery number and the sender and receiver of the e-mail are not browsing the home page of the e-mail transfer server 100, the winning probability (ratio) is 1.

Referring to FIG. 5, the advertisement information stored on fixed disk 124 will be described. The advertisement information includes data specifying an advertisement target, data indicating a preference field, a browse count, and advertisement data. The preference field is common to the preference information of the sender information and the recipient information in FIG.
Data indicating the field to which the advertising target belongs is included. For example, when the advertisement target is the resort hotel XX, the preference field is travel, and when the used car sales is XXX, the preference field is car. In addition, for each advertisement target, a browsing count indicating the number of times the advertisement data of the advertisement target has been browsed on the homepage of the email transfer server 100 is included.

Referring to FIG. 6, the prize information stored on fixed disk 124 includes a prize name, a preference field, a browse count, and the number of orders. The preference field includes data indicating the preference field to which the premium belongs, which is common to the preference field data of FIGS. 3 and 5. The prize name is the e-mail transfer server 1
As a result of the lottery to be added to the e-mail transferred at 00, lottery names that can be selected by the winner are shown. The number of orders indicates the number of times a plurality of lotteries have been performed and each prize has been selected by a winner.

The browsing counts shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 indicate the number of times of browsing on the homepage for each advertisement target and each prize or the number of times selected for each prize. By referring to the count, the operator of the e-mail transfer server 100 and the advertiser can negotiate the advertisement fee.

Referring to FIG. 7, electronic mail transfer server 1
The process in 00 is a transfer process (A) in which a transfer request mail is received from the sender of the e-mail and the e-mail is transferred to the receiver of the e-mail. A winning probability change process (B) for browsing the homepage, a lottery process based on the lot number added to the forwarded mail (C),
There is a prize selection process (D) in which a winner of the lottery selects a prize. First, an outline of these processes will be described with reference to FIG. 7, and then each process will be described in detail with reference to a flowchart.

In the transfer process (A), the transfer request mail shown in FIG. 8 is received from the sender of the e-mail, an advertisement and a lottery transfer mail are created, and the transfer mail shown in FIG. 9 is sent to the e-mail recipient. Send. When the receiver of the e-mail detects that the e-mail has been received, it creates a transfer result mail with advertisement shown in FIG. 10 and transmits it to the sender of the e-mail.

Referring to FIG. 8, the transfer request mail includes a destination, a transmission source, and a transfer destination mail address. It also includes a message and an advertisement permission flag. In the case shown in FIG. 8, the advertisement permission flag is set, indicating that the sender, Taro Tanaka, has permitted the addition of advertisement information to the e-mail sent to Hanako Takahara. .

Referring to FIG. 9, the transfer mail includes a destination, a transmission source, and a transfer source mail address. It also includes a message, lottery number, lottery ID, lottery time of the lottery, and image data and advertisement data corresponding to the season in which the transfer request mail was transmitted. The data of the advertisement 1 and the advertisement 2 include data indicating the advertisement and data indicating the URL (uniform resource locators) of the e-mail transfer server 100.

Referring to FIG. 10, the transfer result mail includes the destination, the sender, and the mail address of the transfer server.
Further, the transfer result mail includes a message indicating whether or not the electronic mail has been normally transferred, a lottery number, lottery time of the lottery, and advertisement data. The data of the advertisement 3 and the advertisement 4 include the data indicating the advertisement and the data indicating the URL of the homepage of the e-mail transfer server 100, like the data of the advertisement 1 and the advertisement 2.

The advertisement 1 and the advertisement 2 shown in FIG.
Advertisement 3 and Advertisement 4 shown in FIG. 5 are the recipients of the e-mails obtained as a result of searching for the advertisement target shown in FIG. This is an advertisement for an advertisement target that matches the preference information of the sender.

The winning probability change process (B) is performed based on the transfer result mail transmitted to the sender of the e-mail or the advertisement information of the transferred mail transmitted to the receiver of the e-mail. Is the e-mail transfer server 100
Is performed to change the winning probability of the lottery lottery added to the e-mail regarding the browsing of the homepage of the e-mail.

In the lottery process (C), after a predetermined period elapses, a lottery is performed according to a winning probability (ratio) shown in FIG. 4 to select a winner. Also, the winning number is displayed on the homepage of the electronic mail transfer server 100. Referring to FIG. 11, the home page of e-mail transfer server 100 on which the winning number is displayed includes a winning number and advertisement information. In addition, a winning notification e-mail is transmitted to the recipient and sender of the winning e-mail.

In the prize selection process (D), a prize selection process or a prize shipping instruction is performed based on a request from an e-mail recipient who is a winner. Referring to FIG. 12, the winner input data entered by the winner includes the name, e-mail address, destination address, and telephone number of the winner. Referring to FIG. 13, the prize selection selected by the winner is performed by designating any one of prizes 1 to 4 displayed based on FIG.

Next, regarding the control structure of the program executed by the electronic mail transfer server 100, the transfer processing (A) with reference to FIG. 14 and the winning probability change processing (B) with reference to FIG. The lottery process (C) is described with reference to FIG.
The prize selection process (D) will be described with reference to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 14, a program executed by electronic mail transfer server 100 has the following control structure for transfer processing.

At step 100 (hereinafter, step is abbreviated as S), the CPU 12 of the electronic mail transfer server 100
0 initializes lottery information. This lottery information is initialized by deleting the lottery number stored in the fixed disk 124 and resetting all the flags included in the winning probability information.

At S 102, CPU 120 determines whether or not a transfer request mail has been received via communication interface 126. As shown in FIG. 8, the transfer request mail includes a mail address of a destination, a transmission source and a transfer destination, a message, and an advertisement permission flag. When the transfer request mail is received (YES in S102), the process proceeds to S
Moved to 104. On the other hand, if the transfer request mail has not been received (NO in S102), the process returns to S102, and waits for the reception of the transfer request mail.

In S104, CPU 120 creates a transfer mail. In S106, CPU 120 proceeds to S10
4. The lottery number, lottery ID,
Add lottery time. Further, the added lot number, lot ID, and lottery time are stored in the fixed disk 124 as lot information shown in FIG.

In S108, CPU 120 determines in S102
It is determined whether or not the advertisement permission flag of the transfer request mail received in is reset. If the advertisement permission flag has been reset (YES in S108), the process proceeds to S1.
Moved to 22. On the other hand, if the advertisement permission flag is set (NO in S108), the process proceeds to S110.

At S110, CPU 120 proceeds to S102
It is determined whether or not there is preference information on the recipient who receives the e-mail based on the transfer request mail received in.
This determination is made based on the transfer destination mail address and name of the transfer request mail shown in FIG. 8 and the recipient information shown in FIG.
This is performed by searching for preference information. If it is determined that there is the preference information of the receiver (YES in S110),
The process proceeds to S112. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no preference information of the receiver (NO in S110), the process proceeds to S1.
Moved to 14.

At S112, CPU 120 proceeds to S110
The advertisement information to be added to the e-mail to be transferred to the recipient is searched based on the recipient's preference information searched in. This search is performed based on the preference information of the recipient determined in S110 and the preference field for each advertisement target shown in FIG.

In S114, CPU 120 determines in S102
It is determined whether or not there is preference information on the sender to whom the e-mail is transmitted by the transfer request mail received in. This determination is made by searching for preference information from the source mail address and name of the transfer request mail shown in FIG. 8 and the sender information shown in FIG. If it is determined that there is a preference information of the sender (YE in S114)
S), the process is moved to S116. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no sender preference information (NO in S114), the process proceeds to S118.

At S116, CPU 120 proceeds to S114
The advertisement information to be added to the transfer result mail transmitted to the sender is searched based on the preference information of the sender searched in.
This search is performed based on the preference information of the sender determined in S114 and the preference field for each advertising object shown in FIG.

[0103] The advertisement data retrieved in S112 and S116 is temporarily stored in memory 122.

At S118, CPU 120 adds the advertisement information data temporarily stored in memory 122 and matching the recipient's preference to the forwarded mail. If there is no preference information of the receiver, data of the advertisement information is not added, or data of any advertisement information is added.

The forward mail created in this way is
As shown in FIG. 9, the information includes a message, a lot number, a lot ID, a lottery time of the lot, and advertisement information. In S120, CPU 120 changes the winning probability (ratio) in FIG. In this case, the advertisement addition flag of the winning probability information is set, and the winning probability (ratio) becomes 2.

At S122, CPU 120 transmits the transfer mail based on the transfer destination mail address shown in FIG.

At S124, CPU 120 determines at S122
It is determined whether or not a reception notification has been received from the destination of the forwarded mail transmitted in. If a reception notification is received from the e-mail recipient (YES in S124), the process proceeds to S12.
Moved to 6. On the other hand, if the reception notification is not received (S12
(NO in 4), the process returns to S124, and waits for reception of the reception notification.

At S126, CPU 120 proceeds to S124
It is determined whether or not the transfer has been completed normally based on the reception notification received at. This determination is made based on the message of the reception notification. When the transfer is completed normally (S
The process proceeds to S132. On the other hand, if the transfer is not completed normally (NO in S126),
The process proceeds to S128.

At S128, CPU 120 creates a transfer result mail (abnormal). At S130, CPU 12
0 invalidates the lot number corresponding to the e-mail whose transfer was not completed successfully. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S136.

At S132, CPU 120 creates a transfer result mail (normal). At S134, CPU 12
0 adds the lottery number and the lottery time to the transfer result mail (normal).

At S136, CPU 120 determines whether or not the transfer result mail has preference information at S114.
At step 16, data of advertisement information that matches the taste of the sender and is stored in the memory 122 is added. The transfer result mail (normal) generated in this way includes a message indicating that the transfer has been normally performed, a lottery number, a lottery time, and advertisement data, as shown in FIG. The generated transfer result mail (abnormal) includes a message indicating that the transfer was not performed normally and advertisement data. If there is no preference information of the sender, the data of the advertisement information is not added, or the data of any advertisement information is added.

At S138, CPU 120 determines at S128
Alternatively, the transfer result mail created in S132 is transmitted to the sender of the email.

At S140, CPU 120 determines that CPU 1
It is determined whether or not the lottery time has been reached, based on a calendar function and a clock function indicating the current date and time built in 20. If it is determined that the lottery time has been reached (S14
If YES at 0), the process ends and the process proceeds to the lottery process. On the other hand, if the lottery time has not been reached (NO in S140), the process proceeds to S102, and waits for the reception of a transfer request mail from another sender of the e-mail.

Referring to FIG. 15, the program executed in e-mail transfer server 100 has the following control structure for the winning probability changing process.

At S200, CPU 120 determines whether or not a connection to a home page has been requested via the Internet and communication interface 126. When connection to the homepage is requested (YE in S200)
S), the process is moved to S202. If connection to the homepage is not requested (NO in S200), the process returns to S200, and waits for a request for connection to the homepage.

At S202, CPU 120 proceeds to S200
Identify the connected user who requested connection. This identification is performed based on a so-called cookie or pre-registered information for identifying a connected user.

In S204, CPU 120 determines in S202
Then, it is determined whether or not the connection person specified in the above is the sender or the receiver of the forwarded mail. This determination is made based on the information of the connected party specified in S202 and the sender information and the receiver information shown in FIG.

If the specified connected party is the sender or recipient of the forwarded mail (YES in S204), the process proceeds to S2
06. On the other hand, if the specified connected party is not the sender or recipient of the forwarded mail (NO in S204),
The process proceeds to S222.

In S206, CPU 120 determines in S204
It is determined whether or not the winning probability of the e-mail corresponding to the sender or the receiver determined in step has already been changed. This determination is made based on the sender flag and the receiver flag of the winning probability information shown in FIG. If it is determined that the winning probability has already been changed based on the state in which the flag is set (YES in S206), the process proceeds to S21.
Moved to 2. On the other hand, if it is determined that the winning probability has not been changed (NO in S206), the process proceeds to S208.

At S208, CPU 120 changes the winning probability (ratio) corresponding to the corresponding e-mail. S
At 210, CPU 120 sets the sender flag or the receiver flag of the winning probability information of the e-mail changed at S208.

At S212, CPU 120 determines at S204
It is determined whether or not there is the preference information of the recipient of the forwarded mail determined in the above. If it is determined that there is recipient preference information (YES in S212), the process proceeds to S214.
On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no preference information of the receiver (S21)
(NO at 2), the process proceeds to S216.

At S216, CPU 120 determines at S204
It is determined whether or not there is the preference information of the sender of the forwarded mail determined in. If it is determined that there is sender preference information (YES in S216), the process proceeds to S218. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no preference information of the sender (S216)
NO), the process proceeds to S220. Note that S21
The processing in S2 to S218 is the same as the processing in FIG.
Since the process is the same as 110 to S116, the detailed description here will not be repeated.

At S220, CPU 120 creates a page to which an advertisement matching the taste of the recipient or sender of the forwarded mail is added. At S222, CPU 120
Creates a page to which an arbitrary advertisement is added. S22
At 4, CPU 120 transmits data indicating the page created at S220 or S222 to the client personal computer that has requested connection at S200. In addition,
The page containing the advertisement information is displayed on the monitor screen of the client personal computer by the transmitted data.

Referring to FIG. 16, the program executed by electronic mail transfer server 100 has the following control structure for the lottery process.

When it is determined in S140 of FIG. 14 that the lottery time has been reached, in S302, the CPU 120
The lottery is performed based on the winning probability (ratio) of the lottery information shown in FIG. As a result, the winning number is determined.

At S304, CPU 120 determines at S302
Create data to display the winning number of the lottery performed on the website. Send the data including the winning number to the client computer that accessed this homepage,
With this data, a page including the winning number as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the monitor of the client personal computer.

In S306, CPU 120 determines in S304
It is determined whether or not a certain period has elapsed since the winning number was displayed on the homepage. If it is determined that a certain period has elapsed since the winning number was displayed (Y in S306).
ES), the process proceeds to S308. On the other hand, if it is determined that the certain period has not elapsed since the winning number was displayed on the homepage (NO in S306), the process proceeds to S306.
And wait for a certain period of time.

In S308, CPU 120 determines whether or not the winner has selected a prize. If it is determined that the winner has already selected the prize (YE in S308)
S), the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the winner has not selected the prize (NO in S308), the process proceeds to S3.
Moved to 10.

At S310, CPU 120 transmits a winning notification mail. This process is performed based on the mail address of the recipient information shown in FIG. In S312, CPU 120 determines whether or not a certain period has elapsed since the transmission of the winning notification mail. If it is determined that a certain period has elapsed since the transmission of the winning notification mail (S3
(YES in 12), the process proceeds to S310. on the other hand,
If it is determined that the certain period has not elapsed since the transmission of the winning notification mail (NO in S312), the process proceeds to S312.
And wait for a certain period of time.

At S314, CPU 120 determines at S308
It is determined whether or not the winner has already selected the prize, as in the processing in. If it is determined that the winner has selected the prize (YES in S314), the process ends. on the other hand,
If it is determined that the winner has not selected the prize (S31)
(NO in 4), the process proceeds to S316, and the winning is invalidated.

Referring to FIG. 17, the program executed by electronic mail transfer server 100 has the following control structure for the prize selection process.

At S400, CPU 120 determines whether or not a connection to the homepage of electronic mail transfer server 100 via Internet and communication interface 126 has been requested. When connection to the homepage is requested (YES in S400), the process proceeds to S402.
Moved to If connection to the homepage is not requested (NO in S400), the process returns to S400,
Wait for a request to connect to the homepage.

At S402, CPU 120 proceeds to S400
The lottery ID is received from the client computer of the connecting person who has requested the connection. At S404, CPU 120
Determines whether the connected person is a winner. This determination is made based on the received lottery ID and the lottery ID of the lottery information stored in the fixed disk 124. If the connected person is a winner (YES in S404), the process proceeds to S406. On the other hand, if the specified connected person is not a winner (NO in S404), the process proceeds to S420.
Moved to

At S406, CPU 120 transmits data indicating the winner input screen to the client personal computer. By this processing, a winner input screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the client personal computer. S40
At 8, CPU 120 receives the predetermined data.

In S410, CPU 120 determines in S408
It is determined whether or not the received data is normal. This determination is made based on data input corresponding to each input item shown in FIG. If the data received in S408 is normal (YES in S412), the process proceeds to S408.
It moves to 412. On the other hand, if it is determined in S408 that the received data is not normal (NO in S410),
The process proceeds to S408, where predetermined data is received.

At S412, CPU 120 proceeds to S408.
The name and e-mail address data entered in
It is determined whether the data matches the data of the winner's name and mail address stored in the fixed disk 124. If the name and e-mail address match (Y in S412)
ES), the process proceeds to S414. On the other hand, if the name and the e-mail address do not match (NO in S412),
The process moves to S420.

At S414, CPU 120 receives the prize selection data from the client personal computer. This prize selection data receives data indicating that one of the prizes 1 to 4 shown in FIG. 13 has been selected.

At S416, from the prize selection data received at S414, information on the preference field to which the prize belongs is
It is stored as preference information corresponding to the recipient of this e-mail in the recipient information shown in FIG. For example, when the winner selects a hotel free ticket, the trip is stored in the preference information of the recipient information shown in FIG.

At S418, CPU 120 performs a prize sending process. In this prize shipping process, a slip is issued based on the destination address received in S408.

In S420, if the player is not a winner (S40
4) (NO in step S412), and if the name and e-mail address do not match (NO in step S412), CPU 120 transmits the advertisement screen data to the client personal computer.

The operation of the electronic mail transfer server 100 based on the above structure and flowchart will be described.

[Transfer Processing] When the transfer request mail shown in FIG. 8 is received (YES in S102), a transfer mail is created (S104). Lottery number, lottery I
D, a lottery time is added (S106). If the advertisement permission flag is set (N in S108)
O), it is determined whether or not there is a preference information of the recipient of the e-mail specified by the forwarding destination mail address of the forwarding request mail (S110), and advertisement information matching the preference information of the recipient is searched. (S112). Advertisement data that matches the preference of the recipient of this e-mail is added to the forwarded mail (S118), and the forwarded mail shown in FIG. 9 is created. Further, when the advertisement information is added to the forwarded mail, the winning probability is changed (S120), and the winning probability of the e-mail by the lottery is increased. The created transfer mail is transmitted via the communication interface 126 and the Internet based on the transfer destination mail address of the transfer request mail (S122).

After the forwarded mail is transmitted to the recipient of the e-mail, a reception notification is received (YES in S124).
If the content of the reception notification indicates that the reception is normally completed (YES in S126), a transfer result mail (normal) is created (S1).
32). The lottery number and the lottery time are added to the transfer result mail (S134). If the advertisement permission flag is set (NO in S108), advertisement data matching the preference of the sender of this e-mail is added to the transfer result mail (S136), and the transfer result shown in FIG. An email is created. In addition, it is determined whether the advertisement data to be added has the preference information of the sender of the e-mail specified by the transmission source mail address of the transfer request mail (S114). Is advertisement data temporarily obtained in the memory 122 and obtained as a result of a search for advertisement information that matches (S116). The created transfer result mail is transmitted via the communication interface 126 and the Internet based on the mail address of the transmission source of the transfer request mail (S
138).

Further, if the lottery time has not been reached (NO in S140), the process returns to S102, receives a transfer request mail from another sender, and transfers the received transfer request mail. Perform

[Winning Probability Changing Process] After the transfer result mail is transmitted to the sender of the e-mail and the transfer mail is transmitted to the receiver of the e-mail, the sender or the receiver requests connection to the homepage. And (YE at S200
S, YES in S204), it is determined whether or not the winning probability (ratio) has been changed based on the winning probability information shown in FIG. 4 (S206). If the winning probability has not been changed (S2
(NO at 06), the winning probability (ratio) is changed, and the sender flag or the receiver flag of the winning probability information is set (S208, S210). If the connected party is the recipient and there is the preference information of the recipient (YES in S212),
The advertisement information is searched based on the preference information of the recipient, and a page to which an advertisement matching the preference of the recipient is added is created (S220). On the other hand, if the connected person is the sender and there is the preference information of the sender (YES in S216), the advertisement information is searched based on the preference information of the sender (S21).
8) A page to which an advertisement matching the taste of the sender is added is created (S220). The page to which the advertisement corresponding to the preference of the receiver or the sender is added is transmitted to the sender or the receiver of the e-mail (S224). On the client computer of the sender or the recipient of the e-mail, an advertisement that matches the preference of the recipient or the sender is displayed.

[Lottery Processing] When the lottery time is reached (S3
At 00, a lottery is performed and the winning number is determined (S302). The winning number is displayed on the homepage of the e-mail transfer server 100 as shown in FIG. 11 (S304). If a certain period has elapsed since the winning number was displayed on the homepage (YES in S306) and the prize has not been selected by the prize winner (NO in S308), a winning notification mail is transmitted to the prize winner ( S310).

If a predetermined period has elapsed since the transmission of the winning notification mail (YES in S312) and the prize has not been selected (NO in S314), the prize has no intention to receive the prize. And the winning is invalidated (S316).

[Premium selection process] As a result of the lottery winner requesting connection to the home page of the e-mail transfer server 100 (YES in S400), the lottery winner is determined based on the lottery ID input by the lottery winner. If the connected person is a winner (YES in S404), data indicating a winner input screen is transmitted to the client personal computer (S40).
6) On the monitor of the client PC that was sent,
The winner input screen shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. When predetermined data is input from the client personal computer and transmitted to the electronic mail transfer server, the electronic mail transfer server 100 receives the predetermined data (S408). If the received data is normal (YES in S410), it is determined whether or not the received name and e-mail address data matches the winner's name and e-mail address data stored in fixed disk 124. (S412). If the data of the name and the e-mail address match (YES in S412), prize selection data input according to the screen of FIG. 12 and transmitted to e-mail transfer server 100 is received (S414). The preference information of the mail recipient is specified based on the preference field to which the prize selected by the winner belongs, and stored in the preference information shown in FIG. Thereafter, a prize delivery process is performed, and the prize selected by the winner is sent to the destination address.

In the present embodiment, the recipient of the e-mail has the right to receive the prize by lottery, but the sender of the e-mail receives the prize by lottery instead of the recipient of the e-mail. You may have rights. Further, the sender of the e-mail in addition to the recipient of the e-mail may have a right to receive a prize by lottery.

As described above, the e-mail transfer server according to the present embodiment allows the sender to easily transmit the prize lottery electronic mail or the receiver to easily receive the prize lottery electronic mail. Can be performed.
In addition, by transmitting advertisements by adding advertisement information in accordance with the preferences of the sender and receiver of the e-mail, advertisements can be efficiently performed, and operating costs can be reduced by obtaining advertisement revenue from advertisers. Can be suppressed. As a result, it is possible to provide an e-mail transmission server that can easily transmit and receive e-mails with a prize lottery and reduce operating costs.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a computer that realizes an electronic mail transfer server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the computer shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a data table storing preference information of a sender and a recipient.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data table storing lottery information and winning probability information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data table storing a preference field for each advertisement.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a data table storing a favorite field for each premium.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a flow of data among a sender personal computer, an e-mail transfer server, and a recipient personal computer.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the contents of a transfer request mail.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the contents of a transfer mail.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the contents of a transfer result mail.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a winning number display screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a winner input screen.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a prize selection input screen.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a procedure for controlling a transfer process in the electronic mail transfer server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a winning probability changing process in the electronic mail transfer server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a procedure of controlling a lottery process in the electronic mail transfer server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a procedure of controlling a prize selection process in the electronic mail transfer server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 100 e-mail transfer server, 102 computer, 104 monitor, 106 keyboard, 108 mouse, 110 CD-ROM drive, 114FD drive

Claims (33)

[Claims] 1. An electronic mail transfer device connected to a network for transferring received electronic mail, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving, from the sender, an electronic mail whose transfer destination is specified via the network. Connected to the receiving means, the e-mail received by the receiving means, a lottery data setting means for setting lottery data to which a predetermined right is given when a lottery is won, the receiving means and the Connected to the lottery data setting means,
A transmission unit for transmitting, via the network, the electronic mail in which the lottery data is set by the lottery data setting unit to a recipient specified by the transfer destination. 2. The electronic mail transfer device further includes an advertisement information preparation unit for preparing advertisement information, and the transmission unit prepares an electronic mail in which lottery data is set by the advertisement information preparation unit. 2. The electronic mail transfer device according to claim 1, further comprising means for adding the advertisement information and transmitting the advertisement information to a recipient specified by the transfer destination via the network. 3. The electronic mail transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the lottery data is provided with a right to receive a prize when the lottery is won. 4. An electronic mail transfer device, comprising: a winning probability storage means for storing a winning probability of an electronic mail to be transferred; and a winning probability connected to the winning probability storing means for varying the winning probability. The electronic mail transfer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a variation unit; and a lottery unit connected to the winning probability storage unit, for performing a lottery according to the winning probability stored in the winning probability storage unit. apparatus. 5. The electronic mail according to claim 1, wherein the electronic mail includes a flag, which is determined by the sender, indicating whether or not the advertisement information can be added. And means for adding the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparation means according to the flag and transmitting the advertisement information to the transfer destination, wherein the winning probability variation means is provided with the advertisement information added by the transmission means. 5. The electronic mail transfer device according to claim 4, further comprising means for increasing a winning probability of the transferred electronic mail. 6. The electronic mail transfer device further comprises: a homepage storage unit for storing a homepage; and a browsing requester specifying unit for specifying a browsing requester of the homepage, wherein the advertisement information is The winning probability changing means is connected to the browsing requester specifying means, and the recipient of the e-mail to which the advertisement information is added and transferred by the transmitting means requests browsing of the homepage. 6. The e-mail transfer device according to claim 5, further comprising means for increasing the winning probability of the e-mail when the browsing requester specifying means detects that. 7. The electronic mail transfer device, further comprising: recipient preference information storage means for storing recipient preference information indicating a field of interest of the recipient of the electronic mail; , Including means for preparing advertisement information and field data indicating a field to which a target to be advertised by the advertisement information belongs, wherein the transmission means indicates that the flag indicates that the advertisement information can be added. In addition, the advertisement information selected from the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparation means based on the recipient preference information and the field data, by adding to the e-mail where the lottery data is set, 7. The e-mail transfer device according to claim 5, further comprising: means for transmitting to a recipient specified by the transfer destination via a network. 8. The electronic mail transfer device according to claim 8, wherein the electronic mail includes a flag, which is determined by the sender and indicates whether or not the advertisement information can be added. When the electronic mail is transferred to the transfer destination by the transmission unit, the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparation unit is added according to the flag, and a transmission completion notification mail is sent.
And a notifying means for transmitting to the sender via the network, wherein the winning probability varying means includes a winning probability of the electronic mail to which the notification information has been added and the transmission completion notification mail has been transmitted. 5. The e-mail transfer device according to claim 4, further comprising means for raising the e-mail. 9. The electronic mail transfer device further includes: a homepage storage unit for storing a homepage; and a browsing requester specifying unit for specifying a browsing requester of the homepage. The winning probability changing means is connected to the browsing requester specifying means, and the receiver of the transmission completion notification mail transmitted with the advertisement information added by the notifying means includes a request for browsing the homepage. 9. The e-mail transfer device according to claim 8, further comprising means for increasing the winning probability of the e-mail when the browsing requester specifying means detects that the request has been made. 10. The electronic mail transfer device, further comprising: sender preference information storage means for storing sender preference information indicating a field of interest of the sender of the electronic mail; , Including means for preparing advertisement information and field data indicating a field in which a target to be advertised by the advertisement information is included, wherein the notifying means transfers an electronic mail to the transfer destination by the transmitting means. An advertisement selected from the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparing means based on the sender preference information and the field data, when the flag indicates that the advertisement information can be added. 9. A means for adding information to a transmission completion notification mail and transmitting the information to the sender via the network.
Or the electronic mail transfer device according to 9. 11. The lottery data, wherein a right to receive a prize is given to a winner who has been selected by lottery among the recipients of the e-mail, and the e-mail transfer device includes: And a prize selection unit for selecting an arbitrary prize from a plurality of prizes via the network, wherein the receiver preference information storage unit stores a field to which the prize selected by the prize selection unit belongs. The e-mail transfer device according to claim 7, further comprising means for storing. 12. An e-mail transfer method connected to a network and transferring received e-mail, comprising: a receiving step of receiving an e-mail whose transfer destination is specified from a sender via the network; A lottery data setting step of setting lottery data to which a predetermined right is given when the lottery is won in the e-mail received in the receiving step; and an e-mail in which the lottery data is set in the lottery data setting step. And transmitting to the recipient specified by the transfer destination via the network. 13. The electronic mail transfer method further includes an advertisement information preparing step of preparing advertisement information, wherein the transmitting step is performed by preparing an electronic mail in which lottery data is set in the advertisement information preparing step. 13. The electronic mail transfer method according to claim 12, further comprising a step of adding advertisement information and transmitting the electronic mail to a recipient specified by the transfer destination via the network. 14. The lottery data is provided with a right to receive a prize when the lottery is won.
Or the e-mail transfer method according to item 13. 15. The electronic mail transfer method, wherein: a winning probability storing step of storing a winning probability of the transferred email; a winning probability varying step of varying the winning probability; and a winning probability storing step. 13. A lottery step of performing a lottery according to a winning probability.
The electronic mail transfer method according to any one of Items 1 to 14, 16. The electronic mail according to claim 1, wherein the electronic mail includes a flag, which is determined by the sender, indicating whether or not the advertisement information can be added. And adding the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step according to the flag and transmitting the advertisement information to the transfer destination. The winning probability changing step includes the step of adding the advertisement information in the transmission step. The electronic mail transfer method according to claim 15, further comprising a step of increasing a winning probability of the transferred electronic mail. 17. The electronic mail transfer method, further comprising: a homepage storing step of storing a homepage; and a browsing requester specifying step of specifying a browsing requester of the homepage, wherein the advertisement information is address information of the homepage. In the winning probability variation step, when it is detected in the browsing requester specifying step that the receiver of the e-mail to which the advertisement information is added and transferred in the transmitting step has made a browsing request of the homepage 17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising: increasing a winning probability of the electronic mail. 18. The electronic mail transfer method, further comprising: a recipient preference information storing step of storing recipient preference information indicating a field in which the recipient of the email is interested, wherein the advertisement information preparing step comprises: Information and field data indicating a field to which a target to be advertised by the advertisement information belongs. The transmitting step includes the step of: receiving, when the flag indicates that addition of the advertisement information is possible, The advertisement information selected from the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparing step based on the user preference information and the field data is added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set, and is added via the network. 18. The method according to claim 16, further comprising the step of transmitting to an addressee specified by the transfer destination. 19. The electronic mail method according to claim 19, wherein the electronic mail includes a flag, which is determined by the sender, indicating whether or not the advertisement information can be added. When the electronic mail is transferred to the transfer destination, the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparing step is added according to the flag, and a transmission completion notification mail is transmitted to the sender via the network. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: increasing the winning probability of the e-mail to which the notification information is added and the transmission completion notification e-mail is transmitted.
5. The e-mail transfer method according to 5. 20. The electronic mail transfer method, further comprising: a homepage storing step of storing a homepage; and a browsing requester specifying step of specifying a browsing requester of the homepage, wherein the advertisement information is address information of the homepage. In the winning probability variation step, the notification that the recipient of the transmission completion notification mail transmitted with the advertisement information added in the notification step, the browsing requester identification step, in the browsing requester identification step 20. The electronic mail transfer method according to claim 19, comprising a step of increasing a winning probability of the electronic mail upon detection. 21. The electronic mail transfer method, further comprising: a sender preference information storing step of storing sender preference information indicating a field in which the sender of the electronic mail is interested, wherein the advertisement information preparing step includes an advertisement Information and a field data indicating a field in which a target to be advertised by the advertisement information is included, wherein the notifying step includes the step of: When the flag indicates that addition of advertisement information is possible, the advertisement information selected from the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparation means based on the sender preference information and the field data, 21. The e-mail according to claim 19, further comprising a step of transmitting to the sender via the network in addition to a transmission completion notification mail. Transfer method. 22. The lottery data, wherein a right to receive a prize is given to a winner who has been selected by lottery among the recipients of the e-mail. And a prize selection step of selecting an arbitrary prize from the plurality of prizes via the network. The receiver preference information storing step stores a field to which the prize selected in the prize selection step belongs. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of: 23. A machine-readable recording medium which is connected to a network and stores a program for realizing an electronic mail transfer method for transferring received electronic mail, wherein the electronic mail transfer method comprises the steps of: A receiving step of receiving, from a sender, an e-mail whose transfer destination is designated; and lottery data for setting lottery data to which a predetermined right is given when the lottery is won in the e-mail received in the receiving step. An e-mail transfer method, comprising: a setting step; and a transmitting step of transmitting, via the network, the e-mail in which the lottery data is set in the lottery data setting step to a recipient specified by the transfer destination. A machine-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing is realized. 24. The electronic mail transfer method, further comprising an advertisement information preparing step of preparing advertisement information, wherein the transmitting step prepares an electronic mail in which lottery data is set in the advertisement information preparing step. 24. The machine-readable recording medium according to claim 23, comprising a step of adding advertisement information and transmitting the advertisement information to a recipient specified by the transfer destination via the network. 25. The lottery data, wherein a right to receive a prize when the lottery is won is given.
25. The machine-readable recording medium according to 24. 26. The electronic mail transfer method, wherein the winning probability is stored in a winning probability storing step of storing a winning probability of the email to be transferred, a winning probability changing step of changing the winning probability, and a winning probability storing step. 24. A lottery step of performing a lottery according to a winning probability.
26. The machine-readable recording medium according to any one of claims to 25. 27. The electronic mail according to claim 27, wherein the electronic mail includes a flag, which is determined by the sender, indicating whether or not the advertisement information can be added. And adding the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparation step according to the flag and transmitting the advertisement information to the transfer destination. The winning probability changing step includes the step of adding the advertisement information in the transmission step. 27. The machine-readable storage medium according to claim 26, comprising a step of increasing a winning probability of the transferred e-mail. 28. The electronic mail transfer method, further comprising: a homepage storing step of storing a homepage; and a browsing requester specifying step of specifying a browsing requester of the homepage, wherein the advertisement information is address information of the homepage. In the winning probability variation step, when it is detected in the browsing requester specifying step that the receiver of the e-mail to which the advertisement information is added and transferred in the transmitting step has made a browsing request of the homepage 28. The machine-readable recording medium according to claim 27, further comprising: increasing a winning probability of the e-mail. 29. The electronic mail transfer device, further comprising: a recipient preference information storage step of storing recipient preference information indicating a field in which the recipient of the email is interested, Information and field data indicating a field to which a target to be advertised by the advertisement information belongs. The transmitting step includes the step of: receiving, when the flag indicates that addition of the advertisement information is possible, The advertisement information selected from the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparing step based on the user preference information and the field data is added to the e-mail in which the lottery data is set, and is added via the network. 29. The machine-readable recording medium according to claim 27, further comprising a step of transmitting to a recipient specified by the transfer destination. 30. The electronic mail according to claim 30, wherein the electronic mail includes a flag, which is determined by the sender, indicating whether or not the advertisement information can be added. When the electronic mail is transferred to the transfer destination, the advertisement information prepared in the advertisement information preparing step is added according to the flag, and a transmission completion notification mail is transmitted to the sender via the network. The method according to claim 2, further comprising: increasing the winning probability of the e-mail to which the notification information has been added and the transmission completion notification e-mail has been transmitted.
7. The machine-readable recording medium according to 6. 31. The electronic mail transfer method, further comprising: a homepage storing step of storing a homepage; and a browsing requester specifying step of specifying a browsing requester of the homepage, wherein the advertisement information is address information of the homepage. In the winning probability variation step, the notification that the recipient of the transmission completion notification mail transmitted with the advertisement information added in the notification step, the browsing requester identification step, in the browsing requester identification step 31. The machine-readable recording medium according to claim 30, including a step of increasing a winning probability of the email when detected. 32. The electronic mail transfer method, further comprising: a sender preference information storing step of storing sender preference information indicating a field in which the sender of the electronic mail is interested, wherein the advertisement information preparing step includes: Information and a field data indicating a field in which a target to be advertised by the advertisement information is included, wherein the notifying step includes the step of: When the flag indicates that addition of advertisement information is possible, the advertisement information selected from the advertisement information prepared by the advertisement information preparation means based on the sender preference information and the field data, 32. The machine-readable according to claim 30 or 31, further comprising a step of transmitting to the sender via the network in addition to a transmission completion notification mail. Recording media. 33. The lottery data, wherein a right to receive a prize is given to a winner who has been selected by lottery among the e-mail recipients. And a prize selection step of selecting an arbitrary prize from the plurality of prizes via the network. The receiver preference information storing step stores a field to which the prize selected in the prize selection step belongs. 26. The machine-readable recording medium of claim 25, comprising the step of: