JP2001318934A - Electronic mail address information service system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize service for retrieving the address or the like of an electronic (E) mail from a known name or telephone number and informing a user of the retrieved result. SOLUTION: A transmitting terminal equipment 1 such as a telephone set (a portable telephone set), a computer terminal or the like is connected to a number guide center 3 through a telephone communication network or the Internet network 2 and an E mail address involved is retrieved from a data base 4 for converting a known name or telephone number into an E mail address and the terminal equipment 1 is automatically or manually informed of the retrieved E mail address.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention belongs to the field of communications.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional telephone number guidance service is a service for retrieving and notifying a telephone number from a name, a company name, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "name").

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a service system for retrieving and notifying an e-mail address or the like from a known name or telephone number.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems From an originating terminal (FIG. 1: (1)) such as a telephone including a mobile phone, a computer terminal or the like, via a telephone communication network or the Internet network (hereinafter referred to as a communication network (2)). A service that connects to a directory assistance center (device) (3) and searches for a corresponding e-mail address by a database (4) that converts a known name or telephone number into an e-mail address and automatically or via a person It is.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As described above, a directory assistance center (device) (3) provided with a database (4) for converting names and telephone numbers into electronic mail addresses is installed, and a telephone communication network or an Internet network (3) is provided. This is a service system for searching and notifying an e-mail address via 3).

[0006]

[Embodiment] An e-mail address is notified as in the telephone number guidance service.

[0007]

As the Internet subscribers have become widespread, the e-mail address notification service is as useful as the telephone number guidance service.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sequence of a communication process.

[Explanation of symbols]

(1) Calling terminal (2) Communication network (telephone communication network, Internet network) (3) Directory assistance center (device) (4) E-mail address conversion database from name and telephone number

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electronic mail address notification service system