JP2003216554A - Electronic mail transmission method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate operation when image file is attached to electronic mail and is transmitted. <P>SOLUTION: The list of the thumb nail of the image is displayed (Step 111). An arbitrary thumb nail is selected from the list of the displayed thumb nail. Then, when the transmission of electronic mail is instructed, the image file corresponding to the selected thumb nail is set to the attached file of the electronic mail (Step 141). The attached file set by the process is transmitted by the electronic mail (Step 161). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for transmitting electronic mail when attaching an image file.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art E-mail can be sent and received by using a personal computer or PDA. And, for example, when telling a friend a delicious restaurant or notifying a gathering place, draw a map showing the target place, attach the map to an e-mail and send it to the other party, just explain in words It's easier to understand and less error prone than doing it.

[0003]

When an image file is attached to an electronic mail and sent using a personal computer, the following operation is generally required.

Start up e-mail software. Input that there is an attached file (image file). Select the directory where the attachments are stored. Select the image file to attach. Confirm the attachment. Enter the necessary items (address, text, etc.) to send the email. Note that the operations of to and the operations of the items may be reversed. Send an email.

However, such an operation is troublesome, and if there is a file other than the image file to be transmitted in the directory selected in the section, the image file to be transmitted may be mistaken.

[0006] Moreover, when drawing and transmitting a map,
Draw a map with so-called drawing software (drawing software),
If you draw it, you will have to execute the above items, so the operation becomes more troublesome.

The present invention is intended to solve these problems.

[0008]

According to the present invention, for example, a first process for displaying a list of thumbnails of images,
When an arbitrary thumbnail is selected from the thumbnails displayed in the list by the first process and then an e-mail is instructed, the image file corresponding to the selected thumbnail is set as the attachment file of the e-mail. The second method is to perform the second process, and the attached file set by the second process is the third method of transmitting the attachment file by the e-mail. Therefore, after the image file of the image to be attached is selected, the process for transmitting the electronic mail is executed.

[0009]

1 to 3 show an example of a wireless LAN system to which the present invention can be applied. This wireless LAN system is a base device 10 that functions as a server.
(See FIG. 3) and the display terminal device 20 serving as a client.
(See FIGS. 1 and 2). In this case, the base device 10 uses the display terminal device 20 to use the Internet.・ Watch terrestrial TV broadcasting.・ Watch satellite TV broadcasting.・ Watch DVDs. It is for providing services such as.

Further, the display terminal device 20 is the base device 1
Although it is a terminal for using the above services provided by 0, it is a terminal that can execute so-called drawing (drawing) and browsing of stored images by itself. further,
The display terminal device 20 has a battery as a power source, is connected to the base device 10 via radio waves, and is a wireless terminal as a whole. Therefore, the display terminal device 20 can be used apart from the base device 10, and the service provided by the base device 10 can be used at any place in the room or the like.

The base device 10 and the display terminal device 20
For example, 2.4 GHz band or 5 GHz band radio waves are used for communication with the device, and the modulation format is CCK or OF.
The DM method is used. In addition, when transmitting a large amount of data such as a video signal from the base device 10 to the display terminal device 20, the data is compressed and then transmitted. Further, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 3, the base device 10 also has a function of charging a battery built in the display terminal device 20 when the display terminal device 20 is set on the base device 10.

The display terminal device 20 has, for example, the following appearance in order to use various services provided by the base device 10. That is, as shown also in FIG. 1, the entire display terminal device 20 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and is flat, and as shown in FIG.
An LCD panel 21 is provided as a color display device, and a transparent touch panel 22 is laminated on the display surface as coordinate input means. The LCD panel 21 is, for example, a 12.1-inch size, 800 dots × 600.
It is the number of dots.

On the left front side of the display terminal device 20,
A speaker 23L for the left channel and various display lamps 24 such as a charging lamp are arranged, a speaker 23R for the right channel is arranged on the front right side, and an index button 25 for displaying an index (menu). Various operation buttons 26 such as a television broadcast channel switching button are arranged.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, on the left side surface of the display terminal device 20, a knob 31 for adjusting the brightness of the LCD panel 21, a headphone jack 32, a US.
A B connector 33, a keyboard connector 34, and a power input connector 35 when using an AC adapter are provided.
As shown in FIG. 1C, a slot 36 for inserting a memory card using a non-volatile semiconductor memory such as a memory stick (registered trademark) is provided on the right side surface thereof.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1D, a touch pen 41 is housed in a groove on the upper surface of the display terminal device 20. Further, a power button 42 is provided on the upper surface, various operation buttons 43 such as a volume button, and a standby lamp 44 are provided.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, a stand 28 which can be stored is provided on the rear surface of the display terminal device 20, and the stand 28 is pulled out as shown in FIG. Then, the display terminal device 20 can be stood upright. Although not shown, a charging contact is also provided near the bottom surface of the display terminal device 20, and when the charging contact is set in the base device 10 as shown by the chain line in FIG. The circuit charges a rechargeable battery built in the display terminal device 20.

Therefore, the display terminal device 20 can be used by itself as shown in FIG. 2, or can be used while being charged by the base device 10 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the signal system of the base device 10 and the display terminal device 20. Then, the base device 10
Is for receiving data and signals from the display terminal device 20 and transmitting various data and signals to the display terminal device 20 according to the service requested by the display terminal device 20.

Therefore, in the base device 10, for example,
Telephone line 11 for using the Internet, antenna 12 for receiving terrestrial television broadcasting, antenna 13 for receiving satellite broadcasting and STB (receiver) 1
4, the DVD player 15 is connected. Further, although not shown, the base device 10 has a built-in modem for using the Internet through the telephone line 11. Further, the base device 10 also has a receiving circuit (tuner circuit) that demodulates and outputs a video signal and an audio signal of a channel designated by the display terminal device 20 in the television broadcast received by the antenna 12.

Then, the base device 10 includes the antenna 12
The video signal and the audio signal of the television broadcast received by the, the video signal and the audio signal supplied from the STB 14 and the DVD player 15 are selected from the video signal and the audio indicated by the display terminal device 20, and the selected video signal is selected. And the audio signal is data-compressed and then transmitted to the display terminal device 20.
In addition, the base device 10 connects the telephone line 11 and the display terminal device 20 through a modem when using the Internet.

On the other hand, the display terminal device 20 is the base device 1
A transmission / reception path 51 for transmitting / receiving data and signals to / from 0
And a processing circuit 52 for processing the transmitted and received data and signals. For example, when the video signal and the audio signal are transmitted from the base device 10, the processing circuit 52 decodes the video signal and the audio signal into the original signal format and supplies them to the LCD panel 21 and the speakers 23L and 23R. To do.

Further, the display terminal device 20 has a control circuit 53.
Have. The control circuit 53 has a microcomputer, and stores a non-volatile memory 531 for storing image files and the like, and temporarily stores the image file when attaching the image file to an electronic mail. It also has an attachment buffer 532. The circuits 51 and 52 are connected to the control circuit 53, and the touch panel 32 and the operation buttons 25, 26 and 4 are connected.
3 is connected, and the user's request or instruction is displayed on the touch panel 32.
Alternatively, it is given to the control circuit 53 through the operation buttons 25, 26, 43. Reference numeral 66 is a memory card that is used by inserting it into the slot 36 and has a non-volatile semiconductor memory.

Then, the control circuit 53 forms data and signals corresponding to requests and instructions from the user and controls the circuits 51 and 52 according to the data or signals, or the data and signals are transmitted through the transmission / reception circuit 51. It is transmitted to the base device 10. Further, a part of the data and signals transmitted from the base device 10 are supplied to the control circuit 53, and the data or signals for performing various displays are supplied from the control 53 to the processing circuit 52.

Therefore, when an instruction to receive the terrestrial television broadcast or the satellite television broadcast or the reproduction of the DVD player 15 is given from the touch panel 32, this is notified to the base device 10, and the video signal (the video signal from the television broadcast or the DVD player 15 ( And an audio signal) is transmitted to the display terminal device 20, and the image is displayed on the LCD panel 21.
Can be seen by.

Further, when an instruction to browse a Web page is given from the touch panel 32, this is notified to the base device 10, and the display terminal device 20 causes the base device 10 to operate.
And the telephone line 11 to the ISP. Therefore, the display terminal device 20 can use the Internet, and the target Web page is displayed on the LCD panel 31. Further, even when the electronic mail is designated, the display terminal device 20 is connected to the ISP through the base device 10 and the telephone line 11, and the electronic mail can be transmitted and received.

Further, when the drawing mode is designated, when the touch pen 41 touches the touch panel 22, the coordinates are read by the control circuit 53, and the touch pen 4 is touched.
The image drawn by 1 is displayed on the LCD panel 21.
Therefore, a picture can be drawn with the touch pen 41. The image file can be stored in the memory 531 of the microcomputer constituting the control circuit 53 or the memory card 66 set in the slot 36.

In the present invention, in the case where a map is drawn and attached to an e-mail to be transmitted, the microcomputer constituting the control circuit 53 of the display terminal device 20 is provided so that this can be performed by a simple operation. For example, a routine 100 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is prepared. The contents of this routine 100 will be described below, but in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, only the portions related to the present invention are extracted and shown. Further, reference numerals 201 to 210 in FIGS. 7 to 9 show display examples of screens (display screens of the LCD panel 21) that transition according to the execution of the routine 100.

Then, this routine 100 is executed as follows. That is, when the power button 42 is pressed while the power is off (display screen 201 in FIG. 7), the process of the control circuit 53 is step 1 of the routine 100.
01, and then in step 102, the state of each part is restored to the state when the power was last turned off. As a result, when the power is turned off last time on the LCD panel 21, as shown as a display screen 202. Is displayed. The display screen 202 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed when the power is turned off last time.
This is a case where the status of the inbox of the electronic mail is displayed because the electronic mail was used.

Then, the process proceeds to step 103, where it waits for input. While waiting for this input, the operation buttons displayed on the panel 21
It is possible to input from the index button 25 or the like. In this case, the index button 25
push. Then, the process proceeds to step 104, and in this step 104, the button input in step 103 is determined. In this case, since it is the index button 25, the process proceeds from step 104 to step 105.
Proceed to.

Then, in this step 105, L
On the CD panel 21, an index screen 203 is displayed overlapping the display screen 202. This index screen 203 is displayed as enlarged in FIG.
This is a list of icons of items that can be used in this display terminal device 20, and in the present case, a numeral icon for selecting a terrestrial television broadcast by its channel number, a reproduction of a DVD, a VTR or the like. "Video icon" when using, "Internet icon" when using the Internet to browse Web pages, "Mail icon" for using e-mail, "Album for displaying images and drawing" A list of "icons" is displayed.

After the index screen 203 is displayed, the process proceeds to step 106 and waits for input. Therefore, when the “album icon” on the index screen 203 is touched with the touch pen 41 to draw a map, the process proceeds to step 107, and the icon input in step 106 is determined. In this case, the “album icon” is displayed.
Therefore, the process proceeds from step 107 to step 111, and the album list screen 204 is displayed.

This album list screen 204 is displayed in the memory 5
11 for showing the images stored in FIG.
As shown in enlarged form, thumbnails of images (image files) stored in the memory 531 are displayed in a list together with check boxes and file names. In addition, an icon indicating a function that can be executed on the album list screen 204, that is, a “slide icon” for sequentially displaying all images in a slide manner, a “drawing icon” for drawing, and an e-mail attached thereto are transmitted. Icons such as a "send icon" for deleting and an "erase icon" for deleting unnecessary images are also displayed.

In this case, when the number of thumbnails is too large to be displayed on the album list screen 204, scroll buttons and scroll bars are displayed on the right side of the album list screen 204 so that the thumbnails can be scrolled. Further, when the memory card 66 is inserted in the slot 36 or when the memory card 66 is inserted, a switching icon is displayed, and each time the switching icon is touched, a thumbnail list of images stored in the memory 531 is displayed. , And a list of thumbnails of images stored in the memory card 66 are switched and displayed. The scroll display and the thumbnail switching are executed according to the results of steps 112 and 113 described below, but the description of the processing method thereof will be omitted.

When the album list screen 204 is displayed, the process proceeds to step 112 and waits for input. Therefore, when the touch pen 41 touches the "drawing icon" on the album list screen 204 to draw a map, the process proceeds to step 113, and this step 113
At, the icon touched in step 112 is determined. Then, in this case, since it is the "drawing icon", the process proceeds from step 113 to step 121, and in this step 121, the drawing mode (drawing mode) is entered.

In this drawing mode, the drawing screen 2
As indicated by 05 (enlarged view is shown in FIG. 12), most of the screen 205 is a white drawing area, and icons of various functions that can be used for drawing are displayed on the right side thereof. Further, on the lower side of the drawing screen 205, icons such as a "save icon" for saving the drawing result and a "stop icon" for stopping or ending the drawing are displayed. Therefore, various pictures, for example, a map can be drawn on the drawing screen 205 using the touch pen 41. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 206 denotes a drawing screen when drawing the map or when ending the drawing.

The drawing up to this point is, so to speak, a case where a new picture is drawn on a white paper, and the album list screen 20 is displayed.
When adding or modifying the image displayed as the thumbnail in 4, the following operations and processes are performed.

That is, when the album list screen 204 is displayed in step 111 and waiting for input in step 112, when the thumbnail of the desired image among the thumbnails of the album list screen 204 is touched with the touch pen 41, The process proceeds from step 112 to step 113. At this time, since the input of step 112 is the thumbnail, the process proceeds from step 113 to step 131. Then, in this step 131, a thick frame line is added around the thumbnail touched by the touch pen 41, and it is displayed that the original image which has become the thumbnail is selected.
It returns to 2 and waits for input again.

Then, when the "drawing icon" displayed on the album list screen 204 is touched, the process proceeds from step 112 to step 121 as described above, but in this case, the thumbnail is selected. The image file of the original image that has become the selected thumbnail is read from the memory 531 (or the memory card 66), and the drawing screen 205 is displayed by the read image file. Therefore, at this time,
On the drawing screen 205, the image selected from the album list screen 204 is displayed, and the image can be processed or added.

Thus, in the drawing mode of step 121, an arbitrary image can be drawn from the beginning, or an existing image can be processed or added to form a new image.

When the target image is displayed, in this case, when the map is displayed, the "save icon" on the drawing screen 205 is touched. Then, this is determined in step 121, the drawing mode is ended, and then step 1
22, when the drawing is finished, the drawing screen 206
The image displayed as is stored in the memory 531 (or the memory card 66) as a new image file.

After that, the process returns to step 111, and accordingly, the album list screen 207 is displayed on the LCD panel 21, and the input is awaited in step 112. At this time, the album list screen 207 is a screen in which the thumbnails of the images saved in step 122 are added to the album list screen 204. Also,
Drawing screen 2 even if drawing is performed in step 121
If you touch the "Stop" icon in 05, exit the drawing mode without saving the image at that time and step 1
Returning to step 11, the input is awaited in step 112.

This is the end of the map drawing operation.
Then, the map is attached to an e-mail and sent. To do so, touch the check box displayed below the thumbnail of the attached map with the touch pen 4
Touch with 1. Then, the process proceeds from step 112 to step 132 through step 132, and the touch pen 4
The check box touched by 1 is checked to indicate that the original image that has become the thumbnail is selected, and then the process returns to step 112 to wait for input again. If a checked check box is touched again, the check is removed and the corresponding image is deselected.

In this way, the image to be attached to the electronic mail can be selected from the thumbnails. Further, similarly, by touching the thumbnails, two or more images can be selected.

When the selection of the image to be attached is completed, the process is waiting for the input of step 112 at this time, and at this time, the album list screen 207 is displayed.
(This is the screen in which the thumbnail of the map is added to the display screen 204) is displayed, so the “send icon” on the album list screen 207 is touched.

Then, as described above, the process is step 1
Although the process proceeds from step 12 to step 113, in this case, since the “send icon” is touched, the process proceeds from step 113 to step 141 to enter the email mode, and the image file of the image selected by the check box for attachment. However, the attachment buffer 532 prepared in the control circuit 53 from the memory 531 (or the memory card 66)
Copied to.

Then, the process proceeds to step 142, and in step 142, the transmission screen 20 of the electronic mail is displayed.
8 is displayed. On the transmission screen 208, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 13, items necessary for transmitting an e-mail, that is, a character input field for inputting a body text and an address,
A small display area ATCH is displayed. And the display area
ATCH displays a thumbnail of an image corresponding to the image file copied to the attachment buffer 532, that is, a thumbnail of an image to be attached.

Therefore, the image file attached by this thumbnail can be confirmed.
When it is desired to display an image in its original size (original size without reduction) for confirmation, and when there are a plurality of image files to be attached, the confirmation can be performed as described later. When an image is displayed in the image display area of the LCD panel 21, an image smaller than the display area is displayed in its original size, and an image larger than the display area is placed in the display area. Although it is reduced to and displayed, this is also referred to as "actual size" for the sake of simplicity (hereinafter the same).

Also, various icons related to the transmission of electronic mail are displayed below the input screen 208. Then, after the transmission screen 208 is displayed, the processing is step 14
Waiting for input at 3.

Therefore, for example, when any one of the character input boxes is touched, the process proceeds from step 143 to step 144, and in this step 144, the position touched while waiting for the input of step 143 is discriminated. Since it is a character input field, the processing is from step 144 to step 15.
Go to step 1 to enter the character input mode and enter the character input screen 20.
9 is displayed. This character input screen 209 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the enlarged view, the keyboard is displayed, along with the icons necessary for entering characters in e-mail and convenient icons for entering characters.By touching each, you can enter letters, numbers, and symbols. To be done.

Then, when the user inputs necessary characters and touches the "input end icon" at the end, the process proceeds to step 15.
From 1 to step 141, the character input is ended, and the transmission screen 210 is displayed. This transmission screen 210 is different from the previous transmission screen 209 in that characters such as the text and address are displayed, but at this time, since the items necessary for transmitting the e-mail are input, Send Now icon and Send Later icon
Is also displayed. Then, after displaying the transmission screen 209, the process returns to step 143.

By the above operation and processing, the electronic mail is ready to be sent. Therefore, when the “send immediately icon” on the sending screen 209 is touched, the processing proceeds from step 143 to step 161 through step 161. To the person you entered in step 151,
The contents input in step 151 are transmitted as an electronic mail. Also, at this time, the display area AT of the transmission screen 209
The thumbnail images displayed on the CH, that is, all (one or more) of the image files copied to the attachment buffer 532 are attached to the e-mail and transmitted.

The e-mail transmission process in step 161 is a case in which the e-mail transmission process is performed by a personal computer or the like except that the display terminal device 20 and the base device 10 are wirelessly connected to each other via a LAN. Is the same as. Further, when the transmission of the e-mail is completed, the image file copied to the attachment buffer 532 is deleted.

On the other hand, when confirming the image of the image file to be attached in the original size, and when confirming the image file when there are a plurality of image files to be attached, the operation and processing are as follows. That is, while the transmission screen 208 is displayed in step 142 and the input is awaited in step 143 (at this time, one of the one or more images to be attached is displayed as a thumbnail in the display area ATCH. If the display area ATCH is touched, the process proceeds to step 143.
Through step 144 to step 171.

Then, in this step 171,
As enlarged and shown in FIG. 15, a confirmation screen 211 is displayed. In this confirmation screen 211, the image that has been displayed as a thumbnail in the display area ATCH up to that point is displayed in full size, and below that, there are "attachment cancellation icon", "return icon", and "next image". The icon is displayed. However, when there is one image file in the attachment buffer 532, the "next image icon" is not displayed.

Then, when the "next image icon" is touched,
Each time it is touched, the next image file to be attached is read from the attachment buffer 532 and is sequentially displayed as the confirmation screen 211 in the original size. Therefore, the image files to be attached can be confirmed in order and in the full size. At the time of this confirmation, "Attachment cancellation icon"
When is touched, the image file of the image displayed at the full size at that time is deleted from the attachment buffer 532, and thus is not attached.

When the "return icon" is touched when the confirmation is completed, the process returns from step 171 to step 142. In step 142, the display of the confirmation screen 211 is terminated and step 171 is executed. After returning to the previous display screen, the process proceeds to step 143. Therefore, it is possible to confirm the image of the image file to be attached in the original size, and when there are a plurality of image files to be attached, all of them can be confirmed in the image of the original size.

As described above, according to the display terminal device 20, the image file can be attached to the electronic mail and transmitted. In that case, the image attached from the thumbnail displayed on the album list screen 207 is attached. Is selected, and then the electronic mail transmission operation is performed. Therefore, the operation is simpler than the operations in the above items.

Further, since the image file to be attached is selected from the thumbnails and the thumbnail of the selected image file is displayed in the display area ATCH of the transmission screen 208, mistakes in the image file to be attached can be greatly reduced. it can. In addition, when drawing and sending a map,
The drawn map can be selected and attached with a single touch, so it is also easy to operate. Also in this case, the thumbnail of the drawn map is displayed in the display area ATCH, so that mistakes in attachment can be greatly reduced.

In the above description, the drawing screen 205
In step 121, when the “send icon” is touched, the process proceeds from step 121 to step 141. Therefore, even if the drawn image is not selected from the album list screen 207. It can also be an image file attached immediately.

Further, although the present invention is applied to the display terminal device 20 which constitutes a client of the wireless LAN system in the above description, the present invention can also be applied to a general personal computer or PDA.

[List of Abbreviations Used in This Specification] AC: Alternating Current CCK: Complementary Code Keying DVD: Digital Versatile Disc ISP: Internet Service Provider LAN: Local Area Network LCD: Liquid Crystal Display OFDM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexi
ng PDA: Personal Digital Assistant STB: Set Top Box USB: Universal Serial Bus VTR: Video Tape Recorder Web: World Wide Web

[0062]

According to the present invention, when an image file is attached to an e-mail and transmitted, the image to be attached is selected from the thumbnails, and then the e-mail transmission operation is performed. It's easy. In addition, since the thumbnail of the image file to be attached is displayed when the transmission operation is performed, it is possible to significantly reduce mistakes in the image file to be attached.

Further, even when a map or the like is drawn and transmitted, the drawn map can be selected and attached with one touch, so that the operation is also simple. Also in this case, the thumbnail of the drawn image is displayed, so that mistakes in attachment can be significantly reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a front surface, a left side surface, a right side surface, and an upper surface of an embodiment of a device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an example of a usage state of the device of FIG.

3 is a side view showing one form of a device paired with the device of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a system diagram showing one form of a signal system of a device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a continuation of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a transition of a display screen.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a sequel to FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a view showing a sequel to FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a display screen.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a display screen.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of a display screen.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a display screen.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an enlarged display screen.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an enlarged display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Base device, 20 ... Display terminal device, 21 ... LCD
Panel, 22 ... Touch panel, 25 ... Index button, 41 ... Touch pen, 51 ... Transceiver circuit, 52 ... Processing circuit, 53 ... Control circuit

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Mami Uchida             6-735 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Soni             -Inside the corporation (72) Inventor Tamao Katayama             6-735 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Soni             -Inside the corporation (72) Inventor Masahiro Asai             6-735 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Soni             -Inside the corporation (72) Inventor Natsuko Shigen             6-735 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Soni             -Inside the corporation (72) Inventor Yuji Sayama             6-735 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Soni             -Inside the corporation (72) Inventor Kirito Ogawa             7-6-4 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Stocks             Company N Day (72) Inventor Toshio Sadoya             7-6-4 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Stocks             Company N Day

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first process of displaying a list of thumbnails of images, and selecting an arbitrary thumbnail from the thumbnails displayed by the first process, and then issuing an e-mail, It comprises a second process of setting an image file corresponding to the selected thumbnail as an attachment file of the e-mail, and a third process of transmitting the attachment file set by the second process by the e-mail. How to send email. 2. The method of sending an electronic mail according to claim 1, wherein when the drawing of the image is completed, the thumbnail of the image is displayed.
A method of sending e-mails in which the thumbnails of the above images are displayed in addition to the list display. 3. A process of setting an image file corresponding to the image for which drawing has been completed to an attachment file of the electronic mail when instructing to send an e-mail at the end of drawing an image, and setting by this process A method of sending an email, which comprises the process of sending an email with an attachment.