JP2002351786A - Information terminal equipment and data management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information terminal equipment which can unify the contents of address book data with a communication opposite party without the need of troublesome work. SOLUTION: When address book data stored in an address book data storage part 13b is converted into the file of a specified form is attached with a mail data, and transmitted, transmission history information of the file of the specified form is generated and is stored in a transmission history storage part 13d. When address book data is updated, a vCard system file in a vCard system file storage part 13c is updated and the updated vCard system file is automatically transmitted to the opposite party to whom the file is transmitted in the past based on transmission history information. Thus, the content of address book data can be unified with the communication opposite party.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information terminal device such as a personal computer, and more particularly to an information terminal device having a function of converting address book data into a vCard format file and attaching the file to mail data for transmission. The present invention relates to a data management program for managing address book data and vCard format files.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some information terminal devices such as personal computers can convert data in an address book into a vCard format file and attach it to mail data to be transmitted. The vCard mainly refers to the Internet
A standard for electronic business cards used in e-mail, which defines a common data format for business card exchange. By converting data registered in the address book into this vCard format file, It can be sent in common regardless of the model or application on the side.

By the way, address book data describes the name, address, telephone number, mail address, etc. of the party to be exchanged with the operator of this apparatus by e-mail, and these data are always the same as at the time of registration. Instead, they have to be changed due to the opponent's circumstances. When the currently registered address book data is updated in accordance with such a change, in order to unify the contents of the address book data with the communication partner, the address book data must be updated in the past.
It is necessary to send a vCard format file corresponding to the updated address book data to a partner who has sent the card format file.

[0004]

However, in the conventional device, even if the address book data is updated, it is not reflected in the vCard format file, and the vCaD is not updated.
There is no function to manage the person who sent the rd format file. For this reason, when a vCard format file is sent, always keep a note of which file was sent to whom, and when the address book data is updated, the memo is used to store the address book data before the update in the past. It was necessary to perform a troublesome operation such as confirming the sending party in the vCard format file, converting the updated address book data to the vCard format file again, and sending the converted file.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an information terminal device and a data terminal device capable of unifying the contents of address book data with a communication partner without any troublesome work. The purpose is to provide a management program.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device having an e-mail function, converting address book data into a file of a specific format, attaching the file to mail data, and transmitting the information. At the terminal device, when the mail data is transmitted, an attached file determining means for determining whether or not a file of a specific format is attached to the mail data, and the file of the specific format is attached by the attached file determining means. When it is determined that the transmission history information has been transmitted, the transmission history creation means for creating transmission history information of the file, and a storage means for storing the transmission history information created by the transmission history creation means are provided.

According to such a configuration, when the address book data of the apparatus is converted into a file of a specific format and attached to mail data and transmitted, the transmission history of the file of the specific format is recorded. You can see who sent a particular type of file to whom. Therefore, when the address book data is updated, the updated address book data can be converted to a file in a specific format and sent to the person who has sent the address book data in the past and attached to the mail data. The content of the address book data can be unified with the communication partner.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information terminal device according to the first aspect, a notifying means for notifying that the file has been transmitted to another person to a destination registered in the file of the specific format. Is further provided.

According to such a configuration, when the address book data of the present apparatus is converted into a file of a specific format and attached to mail data and transmitted, the destination registered in the file of the specific format (that is, the destination) (The person registered in the address book data) is notified that the file has been sent to another person, so the person who received the notification can know to whom the address book data about himself was sent, For example, if there is a change in the address or telephone number, it is possible to contact people having their own address book data and change them.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device having an e-mail function and capable of converting address book data into a file of a specific format and attaching the file to mail data for transmission. First storage means for storing data, second storage means for storing a file of a specific format, and when the address book data stored in the first storage means is updated, the address book data is updated based on the updated contents. Update processing means for updating a file of a specific format corresponding to the address book data in the second storage means, and a file of a specific format stored in the second storage means attached to mail data. Third storage means for storing transmission history information at the time of transmission; and determining whether or not a file of a specific format corresponding to the address book data has been transmitted in the past. A transmission determining means for determining based on the transmission history information stored in the storage means, and when the transmission determining means determines that the file of the specific format has been transmitted in the past, Update file transmitting means for reading a file from the second storage means and transmitting the read file.

According to such a configuration, when the address book data of the present apparatus is updated, a file of a specific format corresponding to the updated address book data is updated, and the file is transmitted in the past. Is determined based on the transmission history information, and if the file has been transmitted in the past, the updated file is transmitted to the transmission partner. , The contents of the address book data can be unified with the communication partner.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device having an e-mail function and capable of converting address book data into a file of a specific format and attaching the file to mail data for transmission. A first storage unit for storing data, a second storage unit for storing a file of a specific format, and whether a file of a specific format is attached to the mail data when receiving mail data from an external terminal Attached file judging means for judging whether or not a file of a specific format is attached by the attached file judging means based on the contents of the attached file of the specific format. File update processing means for updating the corresponding file in the storage means; and updating of the file of the specific format by the file update processing means. There, configured by including an address book updating process means for updating the address book data corresponding to the file in the first storage unit.

According to such a configuration, when mail data is received from an external terminal and a file of a specific format is attached to the mail data, the mail data is stored based on the contents of the file of the specific format. Since the file of the specific format of the device and the address book data corresponding to the file are updated, the user does not need to update the file and the address book data of the specific format, and the address book data can be exchanged with the communication partner. Can be unified.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the information terminal device according to the fourth aspect, transmission when a file of a specific format stored in the second storage means is attached to mail data and transmitted. Third storage means for storing history information, and transmission determination for determining whether or not the file has been transmitted except for the mail sender in the past based on the transmission history information stored in the third storage means Means, and a message output means for outputting a message indicating that it is necessary to notify about the update of the file when the transmission judgment means judges that the file has been transmitted in the past. And

According to this configuration, after updating the file of the specific format of the apparatus and the address book data corresponding to the file based on the content of the file of the specific format attached to the mail data from the external terminal, It is determined based on the transmission history information whether there has been a person who has sent the file except for the mail sender in the past, and if the file has been sent in the past, a notification about the update of the file is sent A message is output stating that it is necessary to send the file in accordance with this message, and by sending the updated file in a specific format to those who sent the file in the past, the contents of the address book data can be exchanged with the communication partner. Can be unified.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information terminal device according to one embodiment of the present invention. In addition, this device
For example, a program recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic disk is read, and is realized by a computer whose operation is controlled by the program, and includes various application software including an e-mail and an address book.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information terminal device according to the present embodiment includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, and a RAM 13.

The CPU 11 controls the overall operation of the apparatus, and executes various processes by reading a program stored in the ROM 12 or a program stored in the recording medium 15 via the external storage device 14. .

Various information such as a control program is stored in the ROM 12 in advance. RAM 13 is a CPU 1
1 is used as a work memory by storing various kinds of information necessary for the processing of the first embodiment. In this apparatus, a mail data storage unit 13a for storing mail data, and address book data for storing address book data including a plurality of items. Storage unit 1
3b, vCard format file storage unit 13c for storing a file formatted in the vCard format, vCa
It has a transmission history storage unit 13d that stores transmission history information of the rd format file.

The recording medium 15 and the external storage device 14
For example, a medium such as a magnetic disk and a reading device (HDD or the like) thereof. A program for realizing the present invention can be recorded on the recording medium 15 and provided via the external storage device 14. The external storage device 14 is, for example, a flexible disk device, a magnetic disk device, an optical disk device, or a CD-ROM device, and the recording medium 15 is a medium corresponding to these devices.
The method of providing the program is not limited to the recording medium 15, and the program itself may be provided from, for example, an external terminal via a network.

The input unit 16 and the display unit 1
7, a communication control unit 18 and the like are provided. These are R
The OM 12, the RAM 13, and the external storage device 14 are connected to the CPU 11 via the system bus 19.

The input unit 16 is an input device composed of, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, etc., and performs data input and various instructions. The display unit 17 is, for example, L
CD (Liquid Crystal Display) and CRT (Cathode-ra)
y tube) and displays various data.

The communication control section 18 controls data communication with another terminal device via a network. The network includes a LAN (Local Area N
etwork) and WAN (Wide Area Network), as well as public lines.

With this configuration, the present apparatus can convert the data in the address book into a vCard format file and send it by e-mail. vCard is a standard for electronic business cards, which defines a common data format for business card exchange, and stores information described in general business cards such as names, telephone numbers, and mail addresses registered in an address book. Used for unified exchange.

FIG. 2 shows the contents of the vCard format file stored in the vCard format file storage unit 13c of the RAM 13.

This vCard format file storage unit 13c
Stores information obtained by converting address book data stored in the address book data storage unit 13b into a vCard format file in association with the ID (identification information) of the file. In FIG. 2, for example, a file with an ID “A10” is a vCard format file corresponding to address book data (“name”, “sending pseudonym”, “address”...) Such as “Sekiguchi xx”, 3 /
10:12:09 "indicates that the file is created (updated).

In the present apparatus, such a vCard
A function is provided to automatically retain the transmission history when a format file is attached to e-mail data and transmitted.
It is possible to confirm whether a d-format file has been sent.

FIG. 3 shows the transmission history storage section 13d of the RAM 13.
3 shows the contents of the transmission history information of the vCard format file stored in the file.

The transmission history storage unit 13d stores vCar
Transmission history information when a d-format file is transmitted is stored in association with the ID of the file. FIG.
Indicates that the transmission destination of the file with the ID “A10” is the mail address “abc @ **...” And the transmission date and time is “12:10 on 2001/3/10”.

Next, the processing operation of the present apparatus will be described with reference to (a)
The processing will be described with reference to a flowchart and a screen example when processing mail transmission, (b) updating an address book, and (c) processing when receiving mail. A program for realizing each function shown in the following flowcharts is executed by the CPU 11.
Are stored in the form of readable program code on the recording medium 15 shown in FIG.

(A) At the time of mail transmission First, the processing operation at the time of mail transmission will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4 and the screen examples of FIGS. 5 and 6.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the processing operation of this apparatus when sending a mail.

When the user activates the e-mail function provided in the apparatus and transmits the mail data to another terminal apparatus via the network (step A1).
1) Under the control of the CPU 11, the following processing is executed.

First, it is determined whether or not the vCard format file is attached to the outgoing mail (step A1).
2). If the vCard format file is attached to the outgoing mail (Yes in step A12), the current transmission history information is read from the transmission history storage unit 13d of the RAM 13 (step A13), and the vCard format file is sent to the electronic mail in the past. It is checked whether or not the data has been transmitted (step A14). If there is no corresponding transmission history information, that is, vCar attached to the transmitted mail
When the d-format file is sent to someone for the first time (No in step A14), transmission history information corresponding to the vCard format file of the transmission mail is created and additionally registered in the transmission history storage unit 13d (step A15). , A1
6).

On the other hand, when there is the corresponding transmission history information, that is, when the transmission history information has already been created in the transmission history storage unit 13d and the vCard attached to the transmission mail has been sent.
If the format file has been sent to someone in the past (Yes in step A14), the transmission history information corresponding to the vCard format file of the transmission mail is extracted from the transmission history storage unit 13d, and the transmission history information Update is performed (steps A17 and A18). The update at this time is to update the “transmission date and time” in the file configuration of FIG. 3 to the date and time when the mail data was transmitted.

As described above, the vCard is added to the outgoing mail.
When the format file is attached, the transmission history information is stored in the transmission history storage unit 13d. Therefore, if the contents of the transmission history storage unit 13d are called up and displayed on the display unit 17, anyone in the past can be identified. You can check which vCard format file has been sent. Therefore, when the address book data is updated, a file in a specific format corresponding to the updated address book data can be immediately sent to a party who has sent the address book data in the past, and the , The contents of the address book data can be unified.

Although the transmission history display process is not specifically described, for example, a transmission history display button is provided on a mail creation screen or the like, and the user presses the transmission history button to instruct the transmission history display. When you go,
The transmission history information currently stored in the transmission history storage unit 13d of the RAM 13 is read, and a list of these is displayed on the display unit 17 in a predetermined format.

Further, in the present apparatus, when the mail data is transmitted with the vCard format file attached, a message screen for confirming whether or not to notify the destination registered in the vCard format file as shown in FIG. 21 is displayed (step A19). The destination registered in the vCard format file is a mail address of a person registered in the address book data from which the vCard format file is converted. The message screen 21 is provided with a "YES" button 22 and a "NO" button 23. If the user presses the "YES" button 22 with a mouse or the like to give an instruction (step A2).
0), a mail creation screen 31 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed (step A21), and the destination field 32 of the screen 31 is displayed.
Is set to the destination registered in the vCard format file (e-mail address of a person registered in the conversion source address book data) (step A22), and the content field 35 is set.
, A fixed phrase such as "Your address book data was sent to the following person in a vCard format file" is inserted along with the destination mail address (step A).
23).

More specifically, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the vCard format file with the ID “A10” is attached to the outgoing mail, and the mail address “abc @ **
.. "Is transmitted to a person such as" abc ".

In this case, the vCard format file with the ID “A10” is obtained by converting address book data relating to “Sekiguchi XX” into a common format as shown in FIG. 2, and its mail address is “aaa @ **. ".
Therefore, "aaa @ ** ..." is displayed in the destination field 32 of FIG.
Is automatically set. At this time, a mail message indicating that the address book data of “Sekiguchi xx” was sent to “abc” in the vCard format file is inserted in the content column 35.

The mail creation screen 31 has input fields such as a CC (carbon copy) field 33 and a subject field 34 in addition to the destination field 32 and the content field 35. , The user arbitrarily inputs data. In addition, it is also possible to edit the fixed phrase automatically inserted in the content column 35 as necessary.

After the necessary data is input to the mail creation screen 31 of FIG. 6, when the user presses the “send” button 36 to instruct mail transmission, the mail data is sent to the destination set in the destination field 32. Is transmitted (step A2).
4). More specifically, the mail data created on the mail creation screen 31 is stored in the mail data storage unit 13 of the RAM 13.
a, the mail data is read from the mail data storage unit 13a when the “send” button 36 is pressed, and sent to the destination set in the destination column 32 by the communication processing of the communication control unit 18. Can be

As described above, the user can open the mail creation screen 31 each time and set a destination there, without having to perform any troublesome work such as creating a mail text, to the person related to the file concerned. Notifications can be made easily.
In this case, the destination registered in the vCard format file (that is, the principal registered in the conversion source address book data) is notified that the file has been transmitted to another person. Knows who is sending the address book data about them, and if there is a change in address or telephone number, for example, contacts the people who have their own address book data and changes the contents of the address book data Can be done.

(B) Updating the address book Next, the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 and 8 and FIGS.
The processing operation at the time of updating the address book will be described with reference to the screen example of FIG.

FIGS. 7 and 8 are flowcharts showing the processing operation of the present apparatus when updating the address book.

When the user activates the address book function included in the electronic mail function provided in the apparatus and updates the address book data managed by the address book function (step B11), the control of the CPU 11 is performed. Below, the following processing is performed. Note that the address book data is stored in the address book data storage unit 13b of the RAM 13, and the updating means that each item data (“name”, “sentence kana”,
This includes a partial change of "address" ...) and addition of new address book data.

First, it is read from the vCard format file information from the vCard format file storage unit 13c of the RAM 13 and it is determined whether or not there is a vCard format file corresponding to the updated address book data in the read (vCard format file) ( Step B13). If the corresponding vCard format file does not exist (step B13
No), the address book data is converted into a vCard format file and the vCard format file storage unit 13c
Are additionally registered (steps B14 and B15).

On the other hand, if the corresponding vCard format file exists (Yes in step B13),
The Card format file is extracted and an update process is performed (steps B16 and B17). The update at this time is
This is to change each item data constituting the file shown in FIG. 2 in accordance with the updated contents of the address book data. At that time, the “update date and time” in the file configuration of FIG. This includes updating the date and time.

When the address book data is updated in this way, the vCard format file is updated with the update, so that the address book data and vCas are always updated.
The content of the rd format file can be matched and managed.

After updating the address book data, the RAM
The transmission history information of the vCard format file is read from the transmission history storage unit 13d of Step 13 (Step B18), and it is checked whether there is transmission history information of the file corresponding to the updated address book data (Step B1).
9). If there is no corresponding transmission history information (No in step B19), the processing here ends without doing anything.

On the other hand, if there is the corresponding transmission history information, that is, if the address book data before the update has been sent to someone in the past in the vCard format file (Yes in step B19), FIG. As shown, a message screen 41 indicating this is displayed (step B2).
0). In this message screen 41, a message indicating that the address book data before the update has been transmitted in the vCard format file in the past and the mail address of the transmission destination are displayed, and the updated address book data is displayed in the vCard format. A message is displayed to confirm whether to convert to a file and resend.

The message screen 41 shows "Y
An "ES" button 42 and a "NO" button 43 are provided, and if the user presses the "YES" button 42 with a mouse or the like and instructs retransmission, (Yes in step B21)
s), a mail creation screen 51 as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed (step B22), and vC is displayed in the destination field 52 of the screen 51.
The destination registered in the ard format file (the e-mail address of the person registered as the transmission destination of the transmission history information) is set (step B23), and the content column 55 displays "Updated address book data in vCard format file. will send"
Is inserted (step B2).
4). Then, the vC of the updated address book data
ard format file is vCard format file storage 1
3c and attached to the outgoing mail (step B25). Reference numeral 56 in FIG.
This icon indicates that a d-format file is attached.

More specifically, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the vCard format file with the ID “A10” has been transmitted to a person such as “abc” with the mail address “abc @ **... Assume the case.

In this case, the vCard format file with the ID “A10” is obtained by converting address book data relating to “Sekiguchi XX” into a common format as shown in FIG. For example, if a part of the content is updated by changing the address, telephone number, etc. of the address book data, the vCa of ID “A10” corresponding to the address book data is updated.
The contents of the rd format file are also updated.

At this time, a mail creation screen 51 as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed, and the ID “A1
“Abc @ **...” Which is the destination mail address of the vCard format file of “0” is automatically set. Also,
The address book data of "Sekiguchi xx" is converted to "abc" by vCa.
An e-mail sentence to be sent in the rd format file is inserted into the content column 55. Also, at the bottom of the screen 51,
An icon 56 indicating that the vCard format file of the updated address book data is attached is displayed.

The mail creation screen 51 is provided with input fields such as a CC (carbon copy) field 53 and a subject field 54 in addition to the destination field 52 and the content field 55. , The user arbitrarily inputs data. In addition, it is also possible to edit the fixed phrase automatically inserted in the content column 55 as necessary.

Necessary data is input to the mail creation screen 51 of FIG. 10, and the vC of the updated address book data is entered.
After the ard format file is attached, the user "sends"
When the mail transmission is instructed by pressing the button 57, the mail data with the vCard format file is transmitted to the destination set in the destination field 52 (step B26).
More specifically, the mail data created on the mail creation screen 51 is held in the mail data storage unit 13a of the RAM 13, and when the “send” button 57 is pressed, the mail data is read from the mail data storage unit 13a and The vCard format file attached to the mail data is read from the vCard format file storage unit 13c, and sent to the destination set in the destination column 52 by the communication processing of the communication control unit 18.

Further, v of the updated address book data
When the transmission of the Card format file is completed, the “update date and time” of the file in the transmission history storage unit 13d is updated (step B27), and the process ends here.

As described above, each time the address book data of the apparatus is updated, the user himself opens the mail creation screen 51, sets a destination there, creates a mail message, and further updates the mail message. The update data can be easily sent to the person associated with the file without having to perform any troublesome work such as converting the address book data to a vCard format file and attaching the file to the address book file. The content of data can be unified.

(C) At the time of receiving mail Next, the processing operation at the time of receiving a mail will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 11 and the screen example of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of this apparatus when receiving a mail.

When the user activates the e-mail function provided in the apparatus and receives mail data transmitted from another terminal apparatus via the network (step C11), under the control of the CPU 11, Then, the following processing is executed.

First, it is determined whether a vCard format file is attached to the received mail (step C1).
2). When the vCard format file is attached to the received mail (Yes in step C12), the vCard format file is extracted from the received mail (step C1).
3).

Here, the information of the currently registered vCard format file is read from the vCard format file storage unit 13c of the RAM 13 (step C14), and whether or not there is a vCard format file attached to the received mail is determined. Is checked (step C15). vCa
If there is no vCard format file attached to the received mail in the rd format file storage unit 13, that is, if address book data not managed by this apparatus is first received as a vCard format file (step C1).
No. 5), using the vCard format file, RA
The address book data is additionally registered in the address book data storage unit 13b of M13 (step C16). At this time, if the vCard format file is additionally registered in the vCard format file storage unit 13c,
When the address book data is transferred to someone in a vCard format file, the conversion work is omitted, which is convenient.

On the other hand, the vCard format file storage unit 13
If there is a vCard format file attached to the received mail, that is, if address book data already managed by this apparatus is received in a vCard format file (Yes in step C15), the vCard format The corresponding vCard format file in the file storage unit 13 is updated, and the address book data corresponding to the vCard format file in the address book data storage unit 13b is updated with the file update (step C17, C18). This updating process is based on the assumption that the contents of the vCard format file received in the received mail (that is, the contents of the address book data) are the latest, and the contents of the vCard format file managed by the apparatus are stored in the vCard format of the received mail. This is done to match the contents of the file.

Subsequently, the transmission history storage unit 13 of the RAM 13
d, the present vCard format file transmission history information is read (step C19), and the vCard format file is previously e-mailed except for the sender of the mail (the sender described in the sender field of the received mail). It is checked whether or not the data has been transmitted (step C20).
If there is such transmission history information, that is, if the vCard format file attached to the received mail has been sent to a person other than the mail sender (step C
20), a message screen 6 as shown in FIG.
1 is displayed to urge the person other than the mail sender to resend the vCard format file updated in step C17 (step C21).

More specifically, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the mail address “abc @ **.
Assume that a vCard format file with ID “A13” is sent from a person such as “c”.

In this case, the vCard format file having the ID “A13” is obtained by converting address book data relating to “Murata XX” into a common format as shown in FIG. Address "fff
This file is a file that has been transmitted from the apparatus in the past to a person such as “fff” of “＠ **...” And a person “abc” of “abc @ **. When such a vCard format file that has been transmitted in the past is sent from an external terminal, there is a high possibility that the file has been updated. Therefore, the vCard format file of the present apparatus is updated in accordance with the contents of the received file, and the address book data as the conversion source is updated with the update.

At this time, a message screen 61 as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed, and among the “fff” and “abc” who have transmitted the file in the past, “abc” which is the mail sender himself A message is displayed to indicate that it is necessary to transmit the updated vCard format file to “ffff” excluding the above. By this message display, the user can know that it is necessary to send the updated vCard format file to a person other than the mail sender. For example, the user creates mail data as shown in FIG. The contents of the address book data can be unified by attaching the later vCard format file and sending it to the “fff”.

The user can arbitrarily create the mail data at this time, but this can be automated as in the case of the address change in (b). That is, when it is determined that the vCard format file attached to the received mail has been transmitted in the past, a mail creation screen is displayed, and in the destination field of the mail creation screen, the previously sent mail excluding the mail sender is displayed. In addition to setting the e-mail address of the person, insert a fixed phrase to resend the updated Card format file into the content column, and enter the updated vC
The CPU 11 executes a series of processes such as attaching an ard format file to mail data. Such automation reduces the user's email creation work.

As described above, in the present apparatus, since the transmission history of the vCard format file is held,
It is possible to confirm whether the card format file has been transmitted, and it is convenient to easily perform a notification accompanying the update of the address book data. This is convenient, and the updated address book data is stored in the vCard format without any troublesome work. , The contents of the address book data can be unified with each other.

In the above embodiment, vCard is described as an example of a common format for electronic business cards. However, the present invention can be applied to a case where a file converted into another data format is attached to mail data.

Further, the method described in the above-described embodiment, that is, each process of (a) sending a mail, (b) updating an address book, and (c) receiving a mail is executed by a computer. Examples of programs that can be executed include a magnetic disk (flexible disk, hard disk, etc.) and an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, etc.).
Etc.), and can be applied to various devices by writing to a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory, or can be applied to various devices by transmitting the program itself through a transmission medium such as a network. A computer that implements the present apparatus reads the program recorded on a recording medium or a program provided via a transmission medium, and executes the above-described processing by controlling the operation of the program.

[0075]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when the address book data of the present apparatus is converted to a file of a specific format and attached to mail data and transmitted, the file of the specific format is transmitted. Since the transmission history is recorded, when the address book data is updated, the sender who has sent the address book data in the past is confirmed from the transmission history, and the updated address book data is converted into a file of a specific format. Can be sent. As a result, the contents of the address book data can be unified with the communication partner.

When the address book data of the apparatus is updated, a file of a specific format corresponding to the updated address book data is updated, and when the file is transmitted in the past, the file is updated. Since the updated file is transmitted to the transmission partner, the contents of the address book data can be unified by giving the updated file to the communication partner without performing the work of transmitting the updated file by the user himself. Become.

When mail data is received from an external terminal, a file of a specific format of the apparatus and an address book data corresponding to the file are determined based on the contents of the file of the specific format attached to the mail data. Is updated, the contents of the address book data can be unified with the communication partner without the user himself / herself updating the file of a specific format and the address book data.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing contents of a vCard format file provided in the information terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing contents of transmission history information of a vCard format file provided in the information terminal device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing operation at the time of mail transmission in the information terminal device.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a message screen at the time of mail transmission in the information terminal device.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of a mail creation screen at the time of mail transmission in the information terminal device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing operation at the time of updating an address book in the information terminal device (part 1).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart (part 2) illustrating a processing operation when updating the address book in the information terminal device.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a message screen when updating the address book in the information terminal device.

FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of a mail creation screen when the address book is updated in the information terminal device.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing operation at the time of receiving a mail in the information terminal device.

FIG. 12 is a view showing an example of a message screen when a mail is received in the information terminal device.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... CPU 12 ... ROM 13 ... RAM 13a ... Mail data storage part 13b ... Address book data storage part 13c ... vCard format file storage part 13d ... Transmission history storage part 14 ... External storage device 15 ... Recording medium 16 ... Input part 17 ... Display 18: Communication control 21: Message screen 31: E-mail creation screen 41: Message screen 51: E-mail creation screen 61: Message screen

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An information terminal device having an e-mail function and capable of converting address book data into a file of a specific format and attaching the file to mail data for transmission. Attachment file judging means for judging whether a file of a specific format is attached, and when this attachment file judging means judges that a file of a specific format is attached, transmission history information of the file is created. An information terminal device, comprising: a transmission history creating unit that performs transmission history creation; and a storage unit that stores transmission history information created by the transmission history creating unit. 2. The information terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit that notifies a destination registered in the file of the specific format that the file has been transmitted to another person. 3. An information terminal device having an electronic mail function and capable of converting address book data into a file of a specific format and attaching the file to mail data for transmission, wherein first storage means for storing the address book data; A second storage unit for storing a file of a specific format; and when the address book data stored in the first storage unit is updated, the address book data in the second storage unit is updated based on the updated content. Update processing means for updating a file of a specific format corresponding to the address book data; and transmission history information when a file of the specific format stored in the second storage means is attached to mail data and transmitted. A third storage unit, which determines whether or not a file of a specific format corresponding to the address book data has been transmitted in the past in the transmission history information stored in the third storage unit; Transmission determining means for determining a file of the specific format in the past when the transmission determining means determines that the file of the specific format has been transmitted in the past. An information terminal device, comprising: an update file transmitting means for transmitting an updated file. 4. An information terminal device having an e-mail function and capable of converting address book data into a file of a specific format and attaching the file to mail data for transmission, wherein first storage means for storing the address book data; Second storage means for storing a file of a specific format; attachment file determining means for determining whether or not a file of a specific format is attached to the mail data when receiving mail data from an external terminal; When the attached file judging means judges that the file of the specific format is attached, the corresponding file in the second storage means is updated based on the contents of the attached file of the specific format. File update processing means, and in accordance with the update of the file in the specific format by the file update processing means, the file in the first storage means is updated. The information terminal apparatus, characterized by comprising an address book updating process means for updating the address book data corresponding to the file. 5. A third storage means for storing transmission history information when a file of a specific format stored in the second storage means is attached to mail data and transmitted; Transmission determination means for determining whether or not the file has been transmitted based on the transmission history information stored in the third storage means; and that the file has been transmitted in the past by the transmission determination means. 5. The information terminal device according to claim 4, further comprising: a message output unit that outputs a message indicating that the update of the file needs to be notified when it is determined. 6. A data management program used in a computer having an electronic mail application, capable of converting address book data into a file of a specific format, attaching the file of the specific format to mail data, and transmitting the data. When e-mail data is sent to a computer, a function to determine whether or not a file of a specific format is attached to the e-mail data, and when it is determined that a file of a specific format is attached, A data management program for realizing a function of creating transmission history information of a file and a function of storing the created transmission history information in a memory. 7. An electronic mail application, wherein the address book data stored in the first memory is converted into a file of a specific format and stored in the second memory, and the file of the specific format is attached to the mail data. A data management program for use in a computer capable of transmitting address book data, wherein, when the address book data stored in the first memory is updated, the computer stores the address book data in the second memory based on the updated content. A function of updating a file of a specific format corresponding to the address book data therein; and transmitting history information when a file of a specific format stored in the second memory is attached to mail data and transmitted. And a function for storing whether a file of a specific format corresponding to the address book data has been transmitted in the past in the third manner. A function of making a determination based on the transmission history information stored in the memory, and, when the file of the specific format has been transmitted in the past, reading the updated file from the second memory to the transmission partner and transmitting the file. Data management program that realizes functions. 8. An electronic mail application, wherein the address book data stored in the first memory is converted into a file of a specific format and stored in the second memory, and the file of the specific format is attached to the mail data. A data management program used in a computer capable of transmitting data by a function of determining whether or not a file of a specific format is attached to the mail data when the mail data is received from an external terminal. And when a file of a specific format is attached, a function of updating a corresponding file in the second memory based on the content of the attached file of the specific format; Data for realizing a function of updating address book data corresponding to the file in the first memory with the update Management program.