JP2001306456A - Electronic mail device and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transmit a desired character string and an attached file in an electronic mail generated by setting a plurality of destinations only to a desired opposite party among the destinations and also to transmit a part except the desired character string and the attached file to the other opposite parties. SOLUTION: When a part to be transmitted by limiting the destination is designated from the electronic mail generated by setting the plurality of destinations by the operation of an input device 12 and also the destination pertinent to the designated range is selected and indicated from the set destinations, a CPU 10 performs control by a transmission control part 22 to transmit the electronic mail obtained by removing the designated range from the generated electronic mail to the destinations which are not selected and to transmit the electronic mail comprising the designated range to the selected destination via a communication line 26.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic mail device for transmitting an electronic mail, and a computer-readable recording medium storing a program including instructions for causing a computer to execute the operation of such an electronic mail device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic mail has been widely used.

[0003] Since this e-mail can specify a plurality of e-mail addresses as destinations, it has an advantage that an e-mail text of the same content can be easily transmitted to a plurality of parties.

[0004] In addition to electronic mail, various files such as data files such as document data and image data, and executable files as programs can be attached and transmitted, and the file is stored. FD and M
Various files can be transmitted simply and quickly compared to transmitting recording media such as O and CD-ROM.

[0005]

The conventional e-mail is to send the same e-mail to a plurality of destinations. Therefore, in order to transmit almost the same e-mail in which the expression of a part is changed, another e-mail has to be newly created.

Further, when an attached file is set, the attached file is transmitted to all of a plurality of destinations set as destinations. For this reason, there has been a problem that the attached file is attached to a party to which the user does not want to attach the attached file.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to convert a desired character string or attached file in an e-mail created by setting a plurality of destinations into an e-mail.
The purpose is to transmit only to a desired one of the plurality of destinations, and to transmit the portion other than the desired character string and the attached file to the other destinations.

[0008]

Means of the present invention are as follows. The e-mail device includes a range designating means,
It is characterized by comprising destination selection instructing means and transmitting means. Here, the range designating means is for designating, from the e-mail created by setting a plurality of destinations, a portion to be transmitted with a limited destination. The destination selection instructing means is for selecting and instructing a destination corresponding to the range specified by the range specifying means from the plurality of set destinations. The transmitting means transmits an e-mail excluding the range specified by the range specifying means from the created e-mail to a destination not selected by the destination selection instructing means, and is selected by the destination selecting instructing means. An e-mail including the range specified by the range specifying means is transmitted to the destination.

The means of the invention according to claim 5 is as follows. The computer-readable recording medium stores a program including an instruction for causing the computer to execute the following processing when sending an e-mail. The first process is to select a destination from a plurality of e-mails
This is a process of specifying a portion to be transmitted with a limited destination.
The second process is a process of selecting and instructing a destination corresponding to the specified range from among the set destinations. The third process is a process of transmitting an e-mail excluding the specified range from the generated e-mail to an unselected destination. The fourth process is a process of transmitting an e-mail including the specified range to the selected destination.

The operation of the means according to the first and fifth aspects of the invention is as follows. From the e-mail created by setting multiple destinations, specify the part you want to send with limited destinations, and select from among the multiple destinations set above the destinations that fall within the specified range Then, an e-mail excluding the specified range from the created e-mail is transmitted to an unselected destination, and an e-mail including the specified range is transmitted to the selected destination. Therefore, a desired character string or an attached file in an e-mail created by setting a plurality of destinations is transmitted only to a desired one of the plurality of destinations, and the desired character string is sent to other parties. And parts other than attachments can be sent. That is, there is no need to create a plurality of mails for each destination, and the work efficiency is improved. In addition, in one case, an e-mail can be sent to all the persons concerned in one sentence, so that the e-mail to some persons concerned is not forgotten.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a personal computer to which an electronic mail device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the personal computer includes a CPU 10, an input device 12, and a display device 1.
4. The printing device 16, the storage device 18, the RAM 20, the transmission control unit 22, and the like are connected via the data bus 24.

Here, the CPU 10 is a control section for controlling the entire personal computer.

The input device 12 is a keyboard having a plurality of function keys for designating an editing function. In addition, this may include a pointing device such as a mouse. In addition, the display device 14
Is a CRT, a liquid crystal display, or the like, and the printing device 16 is a printer.

The storage device 18 includes a hard disk and an R
OM and the like. The storage device 18 stores the CPU 10
The processing programs and application programs of the personal computer executed by the computer, various data, and the like are stored in advance.

The RAM 20 is used by the CPU 10 during execution of a program.

The transmission control unit 22 transmits and receives data to and from another device connected via a communication line (wired or wireless) 26.

The programs and data stored in the storage device 18 may be read from a storage medium 28 such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk or an optical (magnetic) disk. Needless to say, the information may be received from another device connected via the communication line 26 and stored therein.

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the “selection process” in the personal computer to which the electronic mail device according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied. The program that realizes each function described in this flowchart is
It is stored in the storage device 18 or the storage medium 28 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 10.

That is, a character string (or an attached file) to be transmitted only to a specific destination is specified in a range from an e-mail created by specifying a plurality of destinations by a known operation of the input device 12. (Step S11). For example, as shown in FIG.
In an e-mail that specifies "Ueda", "Shirai", "Toma", and "Sasaki", and specifies "Ishida" and "Kodama" as the CC destinations, the character string "To Tanaka-sama ... please." (This causes the designated range 30 to be highlighted as is well known).

When the range is specified in this manner, the CPU
A first pull-down menu 32 displays a list of processes that can be performed on the specified range in the vicinity of the specified range 30.
(Step S12).

Here, the user selects "destination setting" as a desired process from the first pull-down menu 32 by a known operation of the input device 12 (step S1).
3). Then, a second pull-down menu 34 for selecting a destination type is displayed next to the first pull-down menu 32 (step S14). From the second pull-down menu 34, the user selects “To” or “CC” as a desired destination type by a known operation of the input device 12.

Then, if the selection operation is performed,
It is determined whether it is “To” or “CC” (step S16). If “To” has been selected, a third pull-down menu 36 including the destination set as the (To) destination as a selection menu is displayed beside the second pull-down menu 34 ( Step S17) If “CC” has been selected, a third pull-down menu 36 including the destination set as the CC destination as a selection menu is displayed beside the second pull-down menu 34. (Step S18). For example, as shown in FIG.
Is selected, a third pull-down menu 36 including "Tanaka", "Ueda", "Shirai", "Toma", and "Sasaki" set as (To) destinations as a selection menu is displayed. I do.

If the user selects a desired destination from the third pull-down menu 36 by a known operation of the input device 12 (step S19), the character string (or attached file) in the specified range 30 is selected. Next, the selection identifier and the selected destination are displayed (step S2).
0), the “selection process” ends.

For example, the third pull-down menu 3
In step 6, if “Tanaka” is selected as the destination,
As shown in FIG. 4, "%%" is displayed as a selection identifier 38 before and after the character string "Please Tanaka ... please" in the designated range 30, and "To:
Tanaka "is displayed.

FIG. 4 shows a similar operation, “To Toma-sama ...
I will. ", Select" Toma "as the destination,
Further, an example is shown in which the attached file “material 1. rtf” is specified and “Tanaka”, “Ueda”, “Shirai”, “Toma”, and “Sasaki” are selected as destinations.

In this manner, a character string (or an attached file) to be transmitted only to a specific destination is selected from the e-mails created by specifying a plurality of destinations, and each destination is specified. When a predetermined transmission instruction is issued by the, "transmission processing" as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is executed. The programs for realizing the functions described in this flowchart are stored in the storage device 18 or the storage medium 28 in the form of program codes readable by the CPU 10.

That is, first, it is determined whether or not there is a selection identifier 38 in the e-mail instructed to be transmitted, that is, whether or not there is a designation to transmit by limiting the destination (step S).
31). If there is no selection identifier 38, the transmission control unit 22 sets the communication line 26 as a normal electronic mail.
(Step S32), and the transmission process ends.

On the other hand, if there is a selection identifier 38, it is determined whether or not a character string exists in a range surrounded by the selection identifier 38 (step S33). Proceed to. On the other hand, when there is a character string, as shown in FIG. 6A, a file name is given to the character string, and the character string is stored in the RAM 20 together with a designated destination and its mail address (step S34). The mail address is obtained from an address book (not shown) provided in the storage device 18 or the RAM 20. Further, the character string itself is temporarily stored in the storage device 18 or the RAM 20 with the above file name.

Thereafter, or if it is determined in step S33 that there is no character string in the range surrounded by the selection identifier 38, it is determined whether there is an attached file in the range surrounded by the selection identifier 38. (Step S3
5) If no, go to step S37 described later. on the other hand,
When there is an attached file, as shown in FIG. 6B, the file name of the attached file is stored in the RAM 20 together with the specified destination and the mail address (step S36). The mail address is stored in the storage device 18
Alternatively, it is obtained from an address book (not shown) provided in the RAM 20.

Thereafter, or when it is determined in step S35 that there is no attached file in the range surrounded by the selection identifier 38, as shown in FIG. Arrives at the transmitted e-mail, sorts out the presence / absence of the character string file and attached file, and saves them in the RAM 20 (step S3
7). Then, as shown in FIG. 6D, generated mails are generated for each identical content (step S38), and the generated mails are transmitted by the transmission control unit 22 via the communication line 26 (step S39). Then, the transmission process ends.

Here, FIG. 7A shows “generated mail 1” 40 to be transmitted to “Ueda”, “Shirai”, and “Sasaki”.
Is shown. This “generated mail 1” 40 is an electronic mail excluding the entire specified range and an attached file “material 1.
rtf ”.

FIG. 7B shows a “generated mail 2” 42 transmitted to “Tanaka”. This “generated mail 2” 42 is an e-mail excluding all specified ranges,
The character string "moji1.ref" and the attached file "Document 1.
rtf ”.

Similarly, FIG. 8A shows “generated mail 3” 44 transmitted to “Toma”. This “generated mail 3” 44 is obtained by adding a character string “moji2.ref” to the e-mail excluding the entire designated range, a character string “toji-sama ...” and an attached file “document 1. rtf ”.

FIG. 8B shows a "generated mail 4" 46 to be transmitted to "Ishida" and "Kodama". The "generated mail 42" 46 is an e-mail excluding the entire designated range.

Although the present invention has been described based on an embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible within the scope of the present invention. Of course.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the generated mail is generated for each identical content. However, based on a table for each destination as shown in FIG. Alternatively, an e-mail may be sent to the user.

[0039]

According to the present invention, from the e-mail created by setting a plurality of destinations, a part to be transmitted with a limited destination is specified, and from among the set destinations, When a destination corresponding to the specified range is selected and selected, an e-mail excluding the specified range from the created e-mail is transmitted to an unselected destination, and the specified range is transmitted to the selected destination. Since the e-mail including the is sent, the desired character string and attached file in the e-mail created by setting a plurality of destinations are sent only to the desired destination among the plurality of destinations, In addition, a part other than the desired character string and the attached file can be transmitted to other parties.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a personal computer to which an electronic mail device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of “selection processing” in a personal computer to which the electronic mail device according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a pull-down menu displayed by a series of selection operations.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an electronic mail to which a selection identification and a destination are added.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of “transmission processing” in a personal computer to which the electronic mail device according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIGS. 6A to 6D are diagrams showing contents stored in a RAM during the “transmission processing” in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7A is a diagram showing “generated mail 1”;
(B) is a diagram showing “generated mail 2”.

FIG. 8A is a diagram showing “generated mail 3”;
(B) is a diagram showing “generated mail 4”.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 CPU 12 input device 14 display device 16 printing device 18 storage device 20 RAM 22 transmission control unit 24 data bus 26 communication line 28 storage medium 30 specified range 32 first pull-down menu 34 second pull-down menu 36 third pull-down menu 38 selection identifier 40 first generated mail 42 second generated mail 44 third generated mail 46 fourth generated mail

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A range designating unit for designating a part to be transmitted with limited destinations from an e-mail created by setting a plurality of destinations, and the range designating unit from a plurality of the set destinations Destination selection instructing means for selecting and instructing a destination corresponding to the range specified in the above, and destinations not selected by the destination selection instructing means,
An e-mail excluding the range designated by the range designation means from the created e-mail is transmitted, and the destination selected by the destination selection instruction means includes the range designated by the range designation means. An electronic mail device comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits an electronic mail. 2. The destination selection instructing means, wherein, when a portion to be transmitted with limited destinations is designated by the range designating means, a destination list displaying means for displaying a list of the set plural destinations, 2. The selection device according to claim 1, further comprising: a selection unit that selects a destination to which the range specified by the range specification unit is to be transmitted, from a plurality of destinations listed by the destination list display unit. 3. Email device. 3. The destination selection instructing unit further includes a predetermined selection identifier and a destination selected by the selection unit in a range specified by the range specifying unit in the created e-mail. An adding unit for adding, wherein the transmitting unit detects each of the plurality of ranges specified by the range specifying unit from the created e-mail based on the predetermined identifier added by the adding unit. A storage unit that stores each range detected by the detection unit in a memory together with a destination added by the addition unit corresponding to the range; and a range and a destination stored in the storage unit. Grouping means for grouping the plurality of set destinations into destinations for transmitting e-mails of the same content, and the grouping means Therefore, for each group, the generated electronic mail is obtained by adding the part of the range stored in the storage unit corresponding to the group to the part of the electronic mail excluding the entire range detected by the detection unit. A generated e-mail generating means for generating a mail and setting a destination stored in the storage means corresponding to the group as a transmission destination for each generated e-mail; each generated e-mail generated by the generated e-mail generating means The e-mail device according to claim 2, further comprising: a generated e-mail transmission unit that transmits e-mail. 4. The destination selection instructing unit further includes: a predetermined selection identifier and a destination selected by the selection unit in a range specified by the range specification unit in the created e-mail. An adding unit for adding, wherein the transmitting unit detects each of the plurality of ranges specified by the range specifying unit from the created e-mail based on the predetermined identifier added by the adding unit. Detecting means for storing the respective ranges detected by the detecting means in a memory together with the destination added by the adding means corresponding to the range; and detecting the range for each of the destinations stored in the storing means. The part of the range stored in the storage means corresponding to the destination is added to the part of the email excluding the entire range detected by the means. A generated e-mail generating means for generating a generated e-mail with the destination as a transmission destination; and a generated e-mail transmitting means for transmitting each generated e-mail generated by the generated e-mail generating means. 3. The electronic mail device according to claim 2, wherein 5. When transmitting an e-mail, a process of designating a part to be transmitted with a limited destination from the e-mail created by setting a plurality of destinations, From, a process of selecting and instructing a destination corresponding to the specified range, a process of transmitting an e-mail excluding the specified range from the created e-mail to a non-selected destination, A computer-readable recording medium storing a program including a process of transmitting an e-mail including the designated range, and a program for causing a computer to execute the process.