JP2004096454A - Terminal device and mail server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal device and a mail server that easily transfers mail data including special symbols such as pictorial characters. <P>SOLUTION: In sending mail data 21 from a terminal device 11 to a terminal device 12, the sending-source terminal device 11 or receiving-side terminal device 12 is equipped with a function of converting mail body data of the mail data into different data according to a sending-destination mail address and a sending-source mail address included in the mail data. Consequently, mail data including special symbols such as pictorial characters is correctly sent and received. Further, the mail server 13 interposed between the terminal device 11 and terminal device 12 can be equipped with a similar converting function. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a terminal device suitable for exchanging e-mail data including pictograms in a terminal device such as a PHS (Personal Handy Phone), a mobile phone (cellular), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and the like. The present invention relates to a mail server interposed between terminal devices.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, some terminal devices such as PHS and mobile phones can exchange mail data using a special symbol called "pictogram". This pictogram has a unique meaning and is used instead of a character string in the subject or body of the email. For example, there is a unique pictogram that has the meaning of a greeting, such as "Hello," and if you send this emoji in the subject or body of an email and send it, You can receive it in a meaningful way.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Since the pictograms described above are more unique than mail data composed of only ordinary characters, the practice of sending mail data using them is increasing. However, such exchange of mail data using pictograms is realized by users having the same pictogram code data as each other, which is determined for each communication carrier (carrier). . In other words, the pictogram is a special symbol that can be used only by the same communication carrier, and if the communication carrier of the other terminal is different, the pictogram is illegible and may be garbled. Therefore, each time you send mail data using pictograms, you need to confirm whether the communication carrier of the other terminal is the same as yourself, and send it. A troublesome work such as sending an emoji after converting it into a normal character string was required.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to provide a terminal device and a mail server that can easily exchange mail data including special symbols such as pictograms.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The terminal device according to claim 1 of the present invention is a terminal device having a function of transmitting mail data, and input means for inputting mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address, and mail body data. Domain extracting means for extracting a domain name from a destination mail address of the mail data input by the input means, and mail body data of the mail data in accordance with the destination domain name extracted by the domain extracting means Is converted to another data, and transmission means for transmitting the mail data converted by the conversion means to a transmission destination.
[0006]
According to the terminal device having such a configuration, a function of converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the domain name of the destination mail address of the mail data input as the transmission target is provided. Mail data including special symbols such as pictograms can be easily exchanged.
[0007]
Further, the terminal device according to claim 2 of the present invention is a terminal device having a function of transmitting mail data, and inputs mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address, and mail body data. Input means, domain extracting means for extracting a domain name from a source mail address of the mail data input by the input means, and mail of the mail data according to the source domain name extracted by the domain extracting means. It comprises a conversion means for converting the main body data into another data, and a transmission means for transmitting the mail data converted by the conversion means to a destination.
[0008]
According to the terminal device having such a configuration, the function of converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the domain name of the source mail address of the mail data input as the transmission target is provided. Mail data including special symbols such as pictograms can be easily exchanged.
[0009]
The terminal device according to claim 3 of the present invention is a terminal device having a function of transmitting mail data, and inputs mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address, and mail body data. Input means, first domain extracting means for extracting a domain name from a destination mail address of the mail data input by the input means, and second domain for extracting a domain name from a source mail address of the mail data Extracting means; comparing means for comparing the destination domain name extracted by the first domain extracting means with the source domain name extracted by the second domain extracting means; Conversion means for converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the result; and the conversion means. Constituted by a transmitting means for transmitting the converted e-mail data to the destination.
[0010]
According to the terminal device having such a configuration, the mail body data of the mail data is input in accordance with the comparison result between the domain name of the destination mail address of the mail data input as the transmission target and the domain name of the source mail address. By providing the function of converting to other data, mail data including special symbols such as pictograms can be easily exchanged.
[0011]
Further, the mail server according to claim 4 of the present invention is a mail server that is interposed between the first terminal device and the second terminal device and mediates exchange of mail data between the two. Receiving means for receiving mail data including the destination mail address, the source mail address and the mail body data transmitted from the terminal device of the above, and a domain from the destination mail address of the mail data received by the mail receiving means. Domain extracting means for extracting the name, converting means for converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the destination domain name extracted by the domain extracting means, and conversion by the converting means. Mail sending means for sending mail data to the second terminal device.
[0012]
According to the mail server having such a configuration, according to the domain name of the destination mail address (mail address of the second terminal device) of the mail data transmitted from the first terminal device to the second terminal device. With the function of converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data, mail data including special symbols such as pictograms can be easily exchanged.
[0013]
Further, a mail server according to claim 5 of the present invention is a mail server interposed between a first terminal device and a second terminal device, and mediating exchange of mail data between the two. Receiving means for receiving mail data including a destination mail address, a sending mail address and mail body data transmitted from the terminal device of the above, and a domain from the sending mail address of the mail data received by the mail receiving means. Domain extracting means for extracting a name, conversion means for converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the source domain name extracted by the domain extracting means, and conversion by the converting means. Mail sending means for sending mail data to the second terminal device.
[0014]
According to the mail server having such a configuration, according to the domain name of the source mail address (mail address of the first terminal device) of the mail data transmitted from the first terminal device to the second terminal device. With the function of converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data, mail data including special symbols such as pictograms can be easily exchanged.
[0015]
Further, a mail server according to claim 6 of the present invention is a mail server interposed between a first terminal device and a second terminal device and mediating exchange of mail data between the first terminal device and the second terminal device. Receiving means for receiving mail data including the destination mail address, the source mail address and the mail body data transmitted from the terminal device of the above, and a domain from the destination mail address of the mail data received by the mail receiving means. First domain extraction means for extracting a name, second domain extraction means for extracting a domain name from a source mail address of the mail data, and destination domain name extracted by the first domain extraction means Comparing means for comparing with the source domain name extracted by the second domain extracting means; Conversion means for converting the mail data to a different data depending on the compare result, configured to and a mail sending means for sending the e-mail data converted by the conversion means to the second terminal device.
[0016]
According to the mail server having such a configuration, the domain name and the transmission destination mail address (mail address of the second terminal device) of the mail data transmitted from the first terminal device to the second terminal device are transmitted. By providing a function of converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data in accordance with the comparison result with the domain name of the original mail address (the mail address of the first terminal device), special symbols such as pictograms can be used. E-mail data including this can be easily exchanged.
[0017]
A terminal device according to claim 7 of the present invention is a terminal device having a function of receiving mail data, and receives mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address, and mail body data. Receiving means, domain extracting means for extracting the domain name of the terminal from the destination mail address of the mail data received by the receiving means, and the mail corresponding to the domain name of the terminal extracted by the domain extracting means It comprises a conversion means for converting the mail body data of the data into another data, and a mail content presentation means for presenting the contents of the mail data converted by the conversion means.
[0018]
According to the terminal device having such a configuration, the mail body data of the mail data is converted into another data in accordance with the domain name of the destination mail address of the mail data received from the outside (the mail address of the terminal on the receiving side). By providing the function of converting to e-mail, mail data including special symbols such as pictograms can be easily exchanged.
[0019]
The terminal device according to claim 8 of the present invention is a terminal device having a function of receiving mail data, and receives mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address, and mail body data. Receiving means, domain extracting means for extracting a domain name from a source mail address of the mail data received by the receiving means, and mail of the mail data according to the source domain name extracted by the domain extracting means It is provided with a converting means for converting the main body data into another data, and a mail content presenting means for presenting the contents of the mail data converted by the converting means.
[0020]
According to the terminal device having such a configuration, a function of converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the domain name of the source mail address of the mail data received from the outside is provided. Mail data including special symbols can be easily exchanged.
[0021]
A terminal device according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is a terminal device having a function of receiving mail data, and receives mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address, and mail body data. Receiving means; first domain extracting means for extracting the domain name of the terminal itself from the destination mail address of the mail data received by the receiving means; and second domain extracting means for extracting the domain name from the source mail address of the mail data. Second domain extracting means, comparing means for comparing the domain name of the own terminal extracted by the first domain extracting means with the source domain name extracted by the second domain extracting means, Conversion means for converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the comparison result of the means; Constituted by and a mail content presenting means for presenting the contents of the transformed mail data by.
[0022]
According to the terminal device having such a configuration, according to the comparison result between the domain name of the destination mail address of the mail data received from the outside (the mail address of the terminal on the receiving side) and the domain name of the source mail address. With the function of converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data, mail data including special symbols such as pictograms can be easily exchanged.
[0023]
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the terminal device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the converting means converts the pictograph code data included in the mail body data of the mail data input as a transmission target. It is characterized in that it is converted into code data of a specific character string representing the meaning of the pictogram.
[0024]
According to the terminal device having such a configuration, at the source terminal, conversion from pictograms to character strings is performed in accordance with the domain name of the source (own terminal) or the result of comparison between the source and destination domains. .
[0025]
Further, according to claim 11 of the present invention, in the mail server according to any one of claims 4 to 6, the conversion unit includes a mail transmitted from the first terminal device to the second terminal device. Character code data included in the mail body data of the data is converted into code data of a specific character string representing the meaning of the pictogram.
[0026]
According to the mail server having such a configuration, the domain name of the transmission source (first terminal device) or the comparison result of both the domains of the transmission source (first terminal device) and the transmission destination (second terminal device) The conversion from pictograms to character strings is performed accordingly.
[0027]
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the terminal device according to the eighth or ninth aspect, the conversion unit converts the code data of the pictogram included in the mail body data of the mail data received from the outside into the meaning of the pictogram. Is converted into code data of a specific character string representing.
[0028]
According to the terminal device having such a configuration, the receiving terminal performs conversion from pictograms to character strings in accordance with the domain name of the source or the comparison result of both domains of the source and the destination (the terminal).
[0029]
According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the terminal device according to the first or the third aspect, the conversion means may include a specific character included in the mail body data of the mail data input as a transmission target. It is characterized in that the code data in the column is converted into code data of pictograms usable at the destination.
[0030]
According to the terminal device having such a configuration, the source terminal performs conversion from the character string to the pictograph according to the comparison result of the destination domain name or both the destination and source domain names.
[0031]
A mail server according to claim 14 of the present invention is the mail server according to claim 4 or claim 6, wherein the conversion means is transmitted from the first terminal device to the second terminal device. The code data of a specific character string included in the mail body data of the mail data is converted into code data of pictograms usable in the second terminal device.
[0032]
According to the mail server having such a configuration, the domain name of the transmission destination (second terminal device) or the comparison result of both the domains of the transmission source (first terminal device) and the transmission destination (second terminal device) The conversion from the character string to the pictogram is performed accordingly.
[0033]
A terminal device according to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention is the terminal device according to any one of the seventh to ninth aspects, wherein the converting unit is configured to execute a process for transmitting a specific character included in mail body data of mail data received from outside. It is characterized in that code data in a column is converted into code data of pictograms usable in the terminal itself.
[0034]
According to the terminal device having such a configuration, the receiving terminal converts a character string into a pictogram according to the domain name of the transmission destination (own terminal) or the comparison result of both domains of the transmission source and the transmission destination (own terminal). Is performed.
[0035]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0036]
(1st Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a mail system to which a terminal device and a mail server according to the present invention are applied, wherein mail data is transmitted from a first terminal device 11 to a second terminal device 12 via a mail server 13. The configuration for the case is shown.
[0037]
Each of the terminal devices 11 and 12 is, for example, a mobile phone device, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a personal computer, and has a mail function for transmitting and receiving mail data. In the example of FIG. 1, the terminal device 11 exists as a mail originating terminal, and the terminal device 12 exists as a mail receiving terminal. The terminal device 11 is connected to a mail server 13 via a communication network 14 provided by a communication carrier A. The terminal device 12 is connected to a mail server 13 via a communication network 15 provided by a communication carrier B. The mail server 13 is provided between the terminal device 11 and the terminal device 12, has a function of receiving mail data transmitted from the terminal device 11, and transmitting the mail data to the terminal device 12.
[0038]
Also, reference numeral 21 in the drawing indicates an example of mail data exchanged between the terminal devices 11 and 12. The mail data 21 includes a sender mail address 22, a destination mail address 23, and mail body data 24. The mail body data 24 has subject data 25 and body data 26, and can be sent with a pictorial character 27 in addition to standard characters as a mail text. The pictogram 27 is a special symbol that can be used between the same telecommunications carriers, and has a unique meaning (in this example, a meaning such as “hello”) when used alone or in combination.
[0039]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the terminal device 11. The basic configuration of the other terminal devices 12 and the mail server 13 is the same, and the configuration of the terminal device 11 will be described here for convenience.
[0040]
As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 11 includes a CPU 31, an input unit 32, a display unit 33, a communication unit 34, and a storage unit 35. The CPU 31 controls the entire apparatus, reads a program stored in the storage unit 35, and executes a predetermined process according to a procedure described in the program. The input unit 32 inputs and issues various data including mail data. The display unit 33 displays various data including mail data. The communication unit 34 performs communication control for transmitting and receiving various data including mail data to and from an external terminal via a network. The network includes a communication network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) in addition to the Internet.
[0041]
The storage unit 35 includes, for example, a ROM and a RAM, and stores various information necessary for the processing operation of the CPU 31. The storage unit 35 has a program storage area 35a storing a program for realizing the present invention, and a table storing a conversion table T (see FIG. 3) in which pictographs and character strings are associated with each communication carrier. A storage area 35b, a mail data storage area 35c for storing mail data input as a transmission target or mail data received from an external terminal, a registration address buffer 35d used for transmitting mail data to a large number of parties, and the like are provided. ing.
[0042]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the conversion table T.
[0043]
In the conversion table T, pictographs set for each communication carrier and character strings corresponding to the pictographs (character strings in which the meaning of pictographs is written in text) are registered. In the example of FIG. 3, pictograms for the communication carrier A and pictograms for the communication carrier B are shown, but more pictograms for the communication carrier can be registered. Actually, the code data assigned to each pictogram is registered in the conversion table T, and the code data is also registered for the character string. In this case, the type of pictogram differs for each communication carrier, and the code system is also determined for each communication carrier, and there is no compatibility between the communication carriers.
[0044]
For example, pictograms used in the sense of "I feel sick" are prepared by the telecommunications carrier A and the telecommunications carrier B respectively with their own patterns, and the code data is "F8A1" by the telecommunications carrier A, In the case of the company B, it is “F664”. Further, the pictogram used in the meaning of “disappointment” does not exist in the communication carrier B, but is “F8AB” in the communication carrier A. In addition, pictograms used in the sense of "feel good" exist in both communication carriers A and B, and are each represented by a combination of a plurality of pictograms. The pictographic code data corresponding to this "feeling highest" is "F995", "F99A", and "F99A" for the communication carrier A, and "F649", "F75B", and "F75B" for the communication carrier B. is there.
[0045]
Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.
[0046]
In the first embodiment, the source terminal has a conversion function. In particular, it is assumed that the conversion process is performed using the domain names of both the destination and the source mail addresses as keys. That is, the source terminal (the terminal device 11 in the example of FIG. 1) has the conversion table T as shown in FIG. 3, and when sending mail data including pictograms, the destination communication carrier is the same as itself. Is determined by comparing the domain names of both mail addresses, and the mail data is converted and transmitted according to the result.
[0047]
The domain name is a character string of an alphabet indicating the name of a host (computer) connected to the network, and is information corresponding to a general telephone number or address. The strings are assigned hierarchically and are connected by periods ".". Each layer is called a label, and a specific organization is responsible for each label and manages it. In this case, the hierarchy is higher on the right side of the character string. The type of the top level domain (the rightmost character string at the highest level) is, for example, “com”, “net”, “org”, “edu”, “gov”, “jp”, “jp”. us "... and so on. “Com”, “net” and “org” are for the general public, “edu” is for US academic institutions, “gov” is for US government agencies, “jp” is the country domain of Japan, “us” is the country of US Domain. The types of the second level domain (the second hierarchy) include “ac”, “co”, “ed”, “go”, “ne”, and the like. “Ac” is for academic institutions such as universities, “co” is for companies registered in Japan, “ed” is for school organizations targeting elementary, junior high and high schools, “go” is for institutions related to the Japanese government, “ne” is intended for a network service on the premise of an unspecified or large number of users.
[0048]
Now, assuming that the terminal device 11 shown in FIG. 1 is a mail source, the terminal device 11 transmits (broadcasts) the same contents of mail data by designating a plurality of destinations as transmission destinations.
[0049]
First, the user inputs the mail address of each transmission destination through the input unit 32 shown in FIG. 2 and inputs the subject data and the body data as the mail body data, and the mail data including these data is stored in the mail of the storage unit 35. It is stored in the data storage area 35c. More specifically, the mail data is stored in the mail data storage area 35c separately into a destination mail address, a sender rule address, subject data of mail body data, and body data constituting the mail data. The source mail address is the mail address of the terminal device 11 itself, and the source mail address is automatically input and added to the mail data and stored. Here, it is assumed that the mail is sent to a plurality of parties, and the mail addresses of these parties are added to the mail addresses as transmission destination mail addresses and stored.
[0050]
Next, in a state where the mail data to be transmitted is stored in the mail data storage area 35 of the storage unit 35, when the user instructs mail transmission by pressing a mail transmission button (not shown), as shown in FIG. Such processing is performed.
[0051]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which the source terminal device 11 performs a conversion process using the domain names of both the destination and source mail addresses as keys. The processing procedure in the case is shown. The process shown in FIG. 4 is executed by the CPU 31 provided in the terminal device 11 of the transmission source reading the program.
[0052]
When a mail transmission instruction is given, the source terminal device 11 first reads out the mail data to be transmitted stored in the mail data storage area 35c of the storage unit 35, and extracts the domain name from the source mail address of the mail data. Extract (step A11). In this case, the source mail address is the mail address of the terminal (that is, the terminal device 11). For example, if the mail address of the terminal device 11 is “xyz@docono.ne.jp”, a character string such as “docono.ne.jp” will be extracted as the domain name.
[0053]
Next, the terminal device 11 reads one of the unsent mail addresses (address a) from the plurality of destination mail addresses included in the mail data, and registers this in the registered address area 35d of the storage unit 35. (Step A12). Subsequently, the terminal device 11 extracts the domain name from the destination mail address registered in the registration address area 35d (step A13), and thereby extracts the domain name of the registration address from the remaining destination addresses (address b). Is searched for and registered in the registration address area 35d (steps A14 to A17). In other words, the same group as the domain name of the destination mail address read out first as a registration target is picked up, and the communication carrier sequentially registers the same group in the registration address area 35d. Such processing is performed because it is considered that pictograms that can be used are common to transmission destinations having the same domain name, that is, terminals of the same communication carrier. Therefore, for example, if the domain name of the destination mail address read out first as a registration target is “docono.ne.jp”, “docono.ne.jp” is added from the remaining destination mail addresses. Only the mail addresses are extracted and registered in the registration address area 35d as the same group.
[0054]
When all the destination mail addresses have been checked (Yes in step A17), the terminal device 11 sets the domain name of the destination mail address registered in the registration address area 35d and the domain name of the source mail address extracted in step A11. Then, it is determined whether the two domain names match (step A18). As a result, if the both domain names are the same (Yes in step A18), the terminal device 11 transmits the mail data to the destination mail address registered in the registration address area 35d regardless of the presence or absence of pictograms. (Step A23).
[0055]
On the other hand, if the two domain names are not the same (No in step A18), it means that the communication carrier is different between the transmission source and the transmission destination, and if pictographs are used in the mail data, The emoji needs to be converted. Therefore, the terminal device 11 determines the communication carrier of the own terminal that is the sender from the sender domain name, and the pictogram for the communication carrier of the own terminal registered in the conversion table T is the subject data of the mail data. It is checked whether or not it is included in (step A19). If there is code data of the corresponding pictogram (Yes in step A19), the terminal device 11 converts the code data of the pictogram into code data of a character string with reference to the conversion table T (step A20). For example, when the transmission source uses the communication carrier A, and the “F8A1” code of the pictogram for the communication carrier A is used in the subject data, the conversion table T indicates “Mood is clear. By extracting a character string such as "no", the character string is converted into code data of the character string.
[0056]
The same applies to the text data. If the text data includes pictogram code data for the communication carrier of the own terminal (Yes in step A21), the terminal device 11 converts the pictogram code data into the conversion table T. The data is referred to and converted into character string code data (step A22).
[0057]
In this way, if the subject data or body data constituting the body data of the mail data includes a pictogram, the code data of the pictogram is converted to the code data of the corresponding character string, and the terminal The device 11 transmits the converted mail data to the destination mail address registered in the registration address area 35d (step A23).
[0058]
After sending the mail, the terminal device 11 checks whether there is an unsent destination mail address (step A24). If there is an untransmitted destination mail address (No in step A24), the terminal device 11 clears the registration address area 35d (step A25), and returns to step A12 to repeat the same processing. In other words, it collects the destination e-mail addresses of another group (telecommunications carrier), compares these domain names with the domain name of the source e-mail address, converts the pictographs according to the comparison result, and converts the e-mail data Send
[0059]
In this way, when sending e-mail data containing pictograms, if the domain name of the destination e-mail address is different from the sender (that is, the person who cannot use pictographs), the pictogram is converted to a character string, By sending, it is possible to prevent the pictogram from being garbled at the destination and becoming unreadable. In this case, since the character string representing the meaning of the pictogram is converted and sent, even if the pictogram cannot be used, the mail having the same content can be correctly transmitted to the other party.
[0060]
FIG. 5 shows a specific example.
Now, the source mail address “xyz@docono.ne.jp”, the destination mail address “abcdefg@docono.ne.jp”, “01234567@abc.com”, “myname@ezwebbb.ne.jp”, subject data It is assumed that mail data such as “How are you?” And text data such as “I'm just doing (picture 1) just now (picture 2)” are input as transmission targets. Since pictograms cannot be described in the specification, they are temporarily represented as (picture 1) and (picture 2) here. (Picture 1) and (Picture 2) are actually displayed with special symbols as in the example of FIG.
[0061]
In the mail data, the destination mail address having the same domain name as the domain name “docono.ne.jp” of the source mail address is “abcdefg@docono.ne.jp”. Therefore, the mail data is transmitted to the destination assuming that they are the same communication carrier, with the state at the time of input.
[0062]
On the other hand, the other transmission destinations “01234567@abc.com” and “myname@ezwebbb.ne.jp” have different domain names from the transmission source. In other words, different telecommunications carriers cannot use the pictogram of the sender as it is. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the pictographic part of the text data is converted into a corresponding character string and transmitted, such as "I'm just disappointed at this time and I'm not feeling well". The conversion from pictograms to character strings is automatically performed by providing a conversion table T as shown in FIG. Therefore, it is not necessary for the user to confirm whether or not the communication carrier is the same as that of the communication carrier for each of the transmission destinations.
[0063]
When a pictogram is converted into a character string, attribute information such as an underline may be added to a portion that was originally a pictogram, thereby indicating that the portion was automatically converted.
[0064]
In the flowchart of FIG. 4, when the two domain names do not match in step A18, a pictogram included in the mail data input as a transmission target is converted to a specific character string and sent (pictogram → Although the character string has been described, for example, it is also possible to convert the pictogram into another pictogram that can be used at the transmission destination and send the pictogram (pictogram → pictogram). This is realized by having a conversion table T in which pictograms corresponding to a plurality of communication carriers are registered as shown in FIG. That is, for example, the transmission source terminal uses the communication carrier A, and the destination terminal (receiving terminal) uses the communication carrier B, and pictograms corresponding to each of these communication carriers A and B are registered in the conversion table T. It is assumed that Then, in this case, since it is possible to determine which communication carrier each terminal belongs to by the domain name, if the pictograph “F8A1” is used in the mail data sent from the source to the destination, the corresponding character is used. The pictogram "F8A1" can be converted to a pictogram "F664" that can be used by the destination communication carrier B and transmitted. At this time, attribute information such as underlining may be added to the converted pictogram to clearly indicate that the part has been automatically converted.
[0065]
In steps A19 and A21, by detecting a specific character string registered in the conversion table T from the mail data input as the transmission data, the specific character string is converted into a pictogram usable at the transmission destination. It is also possible to convert and send (character string → pictogram). The specific character string is a character string that can be converted into a pictogram and is registered in the conversion table T. For example, the originating terminal uses the communication carrier A, and the destination terminal (receiving terminal) uses the communication carrier B. Pictograms corresponding to these communication carriers A and B are registered in the conversion table T, respectively. It is assumed that Here, when a specific character string registered in the table T, such as “I feel sick”, is used in the mail data sent from the source to the destination, the specific character string is used at the destination. It is converted to a possible pictogram "F664" and transmitted. At this time, attribute information such as underlining may be added to the converted pictogram to clearly indicate that the part has been automatically converted.
[0066]
(Modification of First Embodiment)
(A) When the destination domain name is used as a key
In the first embodiment, the source terminal device 11 performs the conversion process using the domain names of both the destination and source mail addresses as keys. However, the other party's mail address (that is, the destination The conversion process may be performed by focusing on only the mail address) and using the domain name of the destination mail address as a key.
[0067]
Specifically, in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the process of extracting the domain name from the source mail address in step A11 and the process of comparing the transmission destination and the source domain name in step A18 are deleted. Then, in steps A20 and A22, a conversion process of pictograms included in the mail data is performed by searching the conversion table T based on the domain name of the destination mail address. In this case, not only conversion from pictograms to character strings but also conversion from pictograms to pictograms is included. The conversion from pictograms to pictograms refers to converting pictogram code data contained in mail data sent from a source to a destination to pictogram code data usable at the destination, as described above. That is, when the terminal of the transmission destination uses the communication carrier B, it is converted into the pictogram for the communication carrier B.
[0068]
The conversion target is not limited to pictograms, but may be the above-described specific character strings. In this case, in steps A19 and A21 in FIG. 4, a specific character string registered in the conversion table T is detected from the mail data input as a transmission target, and the specific character string is transmitted to the transmission destination. It is converted to a pictogram that can be used with and sent (character string → pictogram).
[0069]
Here, the configuration in which the source terminal performs the conversion process using the destination domain name as a key is based on the assumption that the communication carrier of the source terminal is fixed. That is, the conversion table T is prepared from the beginning exclusively for the terminal (specifically, for the communication carrier of the terminal). In terms of processing, since it is not necessary to check the source domain name each time, the processing speed is increased and the load on the CPU is reduced. However, since the same conversion table T cannot be applied to terminals of different communication carriers, versatility is required. On the other hand, in the configuration in which the source terminal performs the conversion process using both the destination domain name and the source domain name as keys as in the first embodiment, the conversion table T is not dedicated to the terminal itself, It is configured to be compatible with any model (communications carrier). Therefore, the same conversion function can be realized even if this conversion table T is applied to any terminal (shared conversion software).
[0070]
(B) When the originating domain name is used as a key
Further, a configuration is also possible in which the source terminal device 11 performs a conversion process using the source domain name as a key. In this method, the source terminal device 11 determines its own communication carrier from the domain name of the mail address of its own terminal, and performs conversion processing corresponding to the communication carrier. In this case, since the domain name of the transmission destination is not looked at, only the conversion of “pictogram → character string” independent of the transmission destination is possible as the conversion processing.
[0071]
FIG. 6 shows a flowchart at this time. It is assumed that the mail data input as a transmission target is stored in the mail data storage area 35c. This mail data includes a source mail address, a destination mail address, and subject data and mail body data as mail body data. It is also assumed that pictograms for various communication carriers are registered in the conversion table T together with corresponding character strings.
[0072]
When mail transmission is instructed by pressing a mail transmission button (not shown) or the like, the source terminal device 11 first reads the source mail address of the mail data stored in the mail data storage area 35c, and The domain name is extracted from the mail address (step B11). In this case, the source mail address is the mail address of the terminal itself (in this case, the terminal device 11) that transmits the mail. For example, if the mail address is “xyz@docono.ne.jp”, “docono.ne.jp” is extracted as the domain name.
[0073]
Next, the terminal device 11 determines the communication carrier of the own terminal that is the transmission source from the transmission source domain name, and the pictogram for the communication carrier of the own terminal registered in the conversion table T is the main body of the mail data. It is checked whether or not the data is included in the subject data constituting the data (step B12). If there is code data of the corresponding pictogram (Yes in step B12), the terminal device 11 converts the code data of the pictogram into code data of a character string with reference to the conversion table T (step B13). For example, when the “F8A1” code of the pictogram is used in the subject data, a character string such as “I feel unwell” is extracted from the conversion table T, and is converted into the code data of the character string.
[0074]
The same applies to the text data. If the text data includes pictogram code data for the communication carrier of the own terminal (Yes in step B14), the terminal device 11 converts this into character string code data. (Step B15).
[0075]
In this way, if the subject data or body data constituting the body data of the mail data includes a pictogram, the code data of the pictogram is converted to the code data of the corresponding character string, and the terminal The device 11 sends the converted mail data to the destination mail address (step B16). In this case, regardless of whether a plurality of destinations are specified, the same mail (mail data after the pictogram → character string conversion) is broadcast according to these destination mail addresses.
[0076]
Here, when the source terminal performs the conversion process using the source domain name, which is its own domain name, as a key as described above, the following advantages can be obtained.
[0077]
・ Shortened input
For example, assuming that the sender terminal uses the communication carrier A, when the mail sender inputs one pictograph of the “F8A1” code shown in FIG. 3, the sentence automatically becomes a sentence such as “I feel unwell”. Is converted. In other words, pictograms can be used as character string shortening codes, and the number of characters input by the mail sender can be reduced, and the input load at the time of creating long sentences can be reduced.
[0078]
・ Share conversion software
Since the conversion is performed by checking the domain name of the source terminal (own terminal), the conversion table T is configured not to be dedicated to the own terminal but to be compatible with any model (communication carrier). Therefore, the same conversion function can be realized no matter what terminal this conversion table T is applied to.
[0079]
(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0080]
In the first embodiment, the originating terminal has the conversion function, but in the second embodiment, the mail server has the conversion function. In the following, the mail server 13 shown in FIG. 1 is interposed between the terminal device 11 and the terminal device 12, receives mail data transmitted from the terminal device 11 to a number of destinations including the terminal device 12, and Description will be made on the assumption that pictograms included in mail data are converted and then sent to a destination. It is assumed that the mail server 13 has a configuration as shown in FIG.
[0081]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing operation according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in which the mail server 13 performs the conversion processing using the domain names of both the destination and source mail addresses as keys. The procedure is shown. Note that the process shown in FIG. 7 is executed by the CPU 31 provided in the mail server 13 reading a program.
[0082]
When the mail server 13 receives e-mail data transmitted from the originating terminal device 11 to a number of destinations including the terminal device 12 (Yes in step C11), the domain is determined from the originating e-mail address included in the e-mail data. A name is extracted (step C12). In this case, the source mail address is the mail address of the terminal device 11. For example, if the mail address of the terminal device 11 is “xyz@docono.ne.jp”, a character string such as “docono.ne.jp” will be extracted as the domain name.
[0083]
Next, the mail server 13 reads one of the unsent mail addresses (address a) from the plurality of destination mail addresses included in the mail data, and registers this in the registered address area 35d of the storage unit 35. (Step C13). Subsequently, the mail server 13 extracts the domain name from the destination mail address registered in the registered address area 35d (step C14), and thereby extracts the domain name of the registered address from the remaining destination addresses (address b). Is searched for and registered in the registration address area 35d (steps C15 to C18). In other words, the same group as the domain name of the destination mail address read out first as a registration target is picked up, and the communication carrier sequentially registers the same group in the registration address area 35d. For example, if the domain name of the destination e-mail address read out first as a registration target is “docono.ne.jp”, an e-mail address with “docono.ne.jp” among the remaining destination e-mail addresses Are extracted and registered in the registration address area 35d as the same group.
[0084]
When all the destination mail addresses have been checked (Yes in step C18), the mail server 13 registers the domain name of the destination mail address registered in the registration address area 35d and the domain name of the source mail address extracted in step C12. Then, it is determined whether or not both domain names match (step C19). As a result, if the both domain names are the same (Yes in step C19), the mail server 13 sends the mail data to the destination mail address registered in the registration address area 35d regardless of the presence or absence of pictograms. (Step C24).
[0085]
On the other hand, if the domain names are not the same (No in step C19), it means that the communication carrier is different between the transmission source and the transmission destination, and when the pictograph is used in the mail data, The emoji needs to be converted. Then, the mail server 13 determines the communication carrier of the source terminal (terminal device 11) from the source domain name, and the pictogram for the source terminal registered in the conversion table T is included in the subject data of the mail data. Is checked (step C20). If there is code data of the corresponding pictogram (Yes in step C20), the mail server 13 converts the code data of the pictogram into code data of a character string with reference to the conversion table T (step C21). For example, when the transmission source uses the communication carrier A, and the “F8A1” code of the pictogram for the communication carrier A is used in the subject data, the conversion table T indicates “Mood is clear. By extracting a character string such as "no", the character string is converted into code data of the character string.
[0086]
The same applies to the body data. If the body data includes pictogram code data for the source terminal (Yes in step C22), the mail server 13 refers to the conversion table T with the pictogram code data. It is converted into character string code data (step C23).
[0087]
In this way, if a pictogram is included in the subject data or body data that constitutes the main data of the mail data, the code data of the pictogram is converted into the code data of the corresponding character string, and the The server 13 sends the converted mail data to the destination mail address registered in the registration address area 35d (step C24).
[0088]
After sending the mail, the mail server 13 checks whether there is an unsent destination mail address (step C25). If there is an untransmitted destination mail address (No in step C25), the mail server 13 clears the registered address area 35d (step C26), and returns to step C13 to repeat the same processing. In other words, it collects the destination e-mail addresses of another group (telecommunications carrier), compares these domain names with the domain name of the source e-mail address, converts the pictographs according to the comparison result, and converts the e-mail data Send
[0089]
As described above, the mail server 13 performs the conversion process using the domain names of the mail addresses of both the transmission destination and the transmission source as a key, so that the pictograms that cannot be used at the transmission destination are used as in the first embodiment. Can be prevented from being garbled and becoming unreadable. In the second embodiment, since the mail server 13 has a conversion function, there is an advantage that the mail server 13 can be realized without changing the configuration of the terminal.
[0090]
As described above, when a pictogram is converted to a character string, by adding attribute information such as an underline to a portion that was originally a pictogram, it is clearly indicated that the portion was automatically converted. (See FIG. 5).
[0091]
Further, in the flowchart of FIG. 7, when the two domain names do not match in step C19, a pictogram included in the mail data transmitted from the source terminal is converted to a specific character string and transmitted (pictogram) (Character string) has been described, but for example, it is also possible to convert the pictogram to another pictogram that can be used at the destination and send it (pictogram → pictogram). This is realized by having a conversion table T in which pictograms corresponding to a plurality of communication carriers are registered as shown in FIG. That is, for example, the transmission source terminal uses the communication carrier A, and the destination terminal (receiving terminal) uses the communication carrier B, and pictograms corresponding to each of these communication carriers A and B are registered in the conversion table T. It is assumed that Then, in this case, since it is possible to determine which communication carrier each terminal belongs to by the domain name, if the pictograph “F8A1” is used in the mail data sent from the source to the destination, the corresponding character is used. The pictogram "F8A1" can be converted to a pictogram "F664" that can be used by the destination communication carrier B and transmitted. At this time, attribute information such as underlining may be added to the converted pictogram to clearly indicate that the part has been automatically converted.
[0092]
Further, in steps C21 and C22, a specific character string registered in the conversion table T is detected from the mail data transmitted from the source terminal, so that the specific character string can be used at the destination. It is also possible to send it after converting it to (character string → pictogram). The specific character string is a character string that can be converted into a pictogram and is registered in the conversion table T. For example, the originating terminal uses the communication carrier A, and the destination terminal (receiving terminal) uses the communication carrier B. Pictograms corresponding to these communication carriers A and B are registered in the conversion table T, respectively. It is assumed that Here, when a specific character string registered in the table T, such as “I feel sick”, is used in the mail data sent from the source to the destination, the specific character string is used at the destination. It is converted to a possible pictogram "F664" and transmitted. At this time, attribute information such as underlining may be added to the converted pictogram to clearly indicate that the part has been automatically converted.
[0093]
In the above description, the case where there are a plurality of destination e-mail addresses has been described as an example. Or in a network system where it is guaranteed that there is one destination mail address (that is, one mail always has one destination), steps C13 to C18 In addition, the steps of steps C25 and C26 may be omitted, and instead, the remaining processing may be performed using only one destination mail address.
[0094]
(Modification of the second embodiment)
(A) When the destination domain name is used as a key
In the second embodiment, the mail server performs the conversion process using the domain names of both the destination and source mail addresses as keys. However, focusing only on the destination mail address, The conversion process may be performed using the domain name of the destination mail address as a key.
[0095]
Specifically, in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the process of extracting the domain name from the source mail address in step C12 and the process of comparing the transmission destination and the source domain name in step C19 are deleted. Then, in steps C21 and C23, a conversion process of pictograms included in the mail data is performed by searching the conversion table T based on the domain name of the destination mail address. In this case, not only conversion from pictograms to character strings but also conversion from pictograms to pictograms is included. The conversion from pictograms to pictograms refers to converting pictogram code data contained in mail data sent from a source to a destination to pictogram code data usable at the destination, as described above. That is, when the terminal of the transmission destination uses the communication carrier B, it is converted into the pictogram for the communication carrier B.
[0096]
The conversion target is not limited to pictograms, but may be the above-described specific character strings. In that case, in steps C20 and C22 in FIG. 7, the specific character string registered in the conversion table T is detected from the mail data transmitted from the source terminal, and the specific character string is transmitted. It is converted to a pictogram that can be used first and sent (character string → pictogram).
[0097]
(B) When the originating domain name is used as a key
Further, a configuration in which the mail server 13 performs a conversion process using the source domain name as a key is also possible. In other words, the mail server 13 determines the sender's communication carrier from the domain name of the mail address of the sender's terminal device 11 and performs the conversion process. In this case, since conversion corresponding to each communication carrier of the transmission destination is not performed, only pictograms → character strings can be converted.
[0098]
The processing procedure at this time is basically the same as that in FIG. 6, and the description thereof is omitted here. In short, in the mail server 13, when pictograms are used in the mail data sent from the source terminal device 11, the communication carrier of the terminal device 11 is determined from the source domain name of the destination mail data. Judgment is performed, referring to the conversion table T, converting to a character string defined for the communication carrier, and then sending it to the destination.
[0099]
As described above, even when the mail server 13 is configured to perform the conversion process using the source domain name as a key, there is an advantage that the above-described shortened input can be used at the source. That is, for example, assuming that the sender terminal uses the communication carrier A, if the mail sender inputs the pictogram of the “F8A1” code shown in FIG. Can not be sent. " In other words, pictograms can be used as character string shortening codes, and the number of characters input by the mail sender can be reduced, and the input load at the time of creating long sentences can be reduced.
[0100]
(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0101]
In the first embodiment, the source terminal has the conversion function, but in the third embodiment, the receiving terminal (mail destination terminal) has the conversion function. In the following, description will be made assuming that the terminal device 12 shown in FIG. 1 is used as a receiving terminal and mail data sent from the terminal device 11 via the mail server 13 is received. Further, the terminal device 12 will be described as having a configuration as shown in FIG.
[0102]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing operation according to the third embodiment of the present invention, in which the terminal device 12 on the receiving side performs the conversion process using the domain names of both the destination and source mail addresses as keys. The processing procedure in the case is shown. Note that the process shown in FIG. 8 is executed by the CPU 31 provided in the terminal device 12 on the receiving side reading a program.
[0103]
When the terminal device 12 receives the mail data (step D11), first, it extracts a domain name from a source mail address included in the received mail data (step D12). In this case, the source mail address is the mail address of the terminal device 11. For example, if the mail address of the terminal device 11 is “xyz@docono.ne.jp”, a character string such as “docono.ne.jp” will be extracted as the domain name.
[0104]
Next, the terminal device 12 extracts the domain name from the destination mail address included in the mail data (step D13). In this case, the destination mail address is the mail address of the terminal (terminal device 12). For example, if the mail address of the terminal device 12 is “myname@ezwebb.ne.jp”, a character string such as “ezwebb.ne.jp” will be extracted as the domain name.
[0105]
Here, the terminal device 12 determines whether the two domain names match by comparing the source domain name and the destination domain name (the domain name of the terminal itself) (step D14). As a result, if the both domain names are the same (Yes in step D14), the terminal device 12 displays the mail data in a predetermined format on the display unit 33 regardless of the presence or absence of pictograms, and prompts the user. The contents of the received mail are presented (step D19).
[0106]
On the other hand, if the two domain names are not the same (No in step D14), it means that the communication carrier is different between the transmission source and the transmission destination, and if pictographs are used in the mail data, The emoji needs to be converted. Therefore, in the terminal device 12 on the receiving side, the communication carrier of the source terminal (terminal device 11) is determined from the source domain name, and the pictogram for the source terminal registered in the conversion table T is the subject of the mail data. It is checked whether the data is included in the data (step D15). If there is code data of the corresponding pictogram (Yes in step D15), the terminal device 12 converts the code data of the pictogram into code data of a character string with reference to the conversion table T (step D16). For example, when the “F8A1” code of the pictogram is used in the subject data, a character string such as “I feel unwell” is extracted from the conversion table T, and is converted into the code data of the character string.
[0107]
The same applies to the body data. If the body data includes pictogram code data for the source terminal (Yes in step D17), the terminal device 12 refers to the conversion table T with the pictogram code data. It is converted into character string code data (step D18).
[0108]
In this way, if the subject data or body data constituting the body data of the mail data includes a pictogram, the code data of the pictogram is converted to the code data of the corresponding character string, and the terminal The device 12 presents the contents of the received mail to the user by displaying the converted mail data on the display unit 33 in a predetermined format (step D19).
[0109]
Thus, the terminal device 12 on the receiving side performs the conversion process using the domain names of both the mail addresses of the transmission destination and the transmission source as a key, so that the transmission destination (the own terminal) as in the first embodiment. ) Can prevent the unusable pictographs from being garbled and becoming unreadable.
[0110]
As described above, when a pictogram is converted to a character string, by adding attribute information such as an underline to a portion that was originally a pictogram, it is clearly indicated that the portion was automatically converted. (See FIG. 5).
[0111]
In the flowchart of FIG. 8, if the two domain names do not match in step D14, the pictograph included in the mail data received from the source terminal is converted to a specific character string and displayed (pictograph). Although a description has been given of (character string), for example, the pictogram can be converted into another pictogram usable at the transmission destination (own terminal) and displayed (pictogram → pictogram). This is realized by having a conversion table T in which pictograms corresponding to a plurality of communication carriers including itself as shown in FIG. 3 are registered. That is, for example, the transmission source terminal uses the communication carrier A, and the destination terminal (own terminal) uses the communication carrier B, and pictograms corresponding to each of these communication carriers A and B are registered in the conversion table T. It is assumed that Then, in this case, since it is possible to determine which communication carrier each terminal belongs to by the domain name, if the pictograph “F8A1” is used in the mail data sent from the sender, The pictogram "F8A1" can be converted to a pictogram "F664" usable at the destination (own terminal) and displayed. At this time, attribute information such as underlining may be added to the converted pictogram to clearly indicate that the part has been automatically converted.
[0112]
In steps D15 and D17, by detecting a specific character string registered in the conversion table T from the mail data received from the source terminal, the specific character string is converted into a pictogram usable at the destination. It is also possible to convert and send (character string → pictogram). The specific character string is a character string that can be converted into a pictogram and registered in the conversion table T. That is, for example, the transmission source terminal uses the communication carrier A, and the destination terminal (receiving terminal) uses the communication carrier B, and pictograms corresponding to each of these communication carriers A and B are registered in the conversion table T. It is assumed that Here, when a specific character string registered in the table T, such as “I feel unwell,” is used in the mail data received from the source terminal, the specific character string is transmitted to the destination (own terminal). ) Is converted to a pictograph “F664” which can be used in the display. At this time, attribute information such as underlining may be added to the converted pictogram to clearly indicate that the part has been automatically converted.
[0113]
(Modification of Third Embodiment)
(A) When the destination domain name is used as a key
In the third embodiment, the terminal device 12 on the receiving side performs the conversion process using the domain names of both the destination and source mail addresses as keys, but performs the conversion using the destination domain name as a key. A configuration in which processing is performed is also possible. In this method, the terminal device 12 on the receiving side determines its own communication carrier based on the domain name of the mail address of its own terminal, and performs conversion processing corresponding to the communication carrier. In this case, since the sender's domain name is not looked at, only the conversion from character string to pictogram independent of the sender is possible as the conversion process.
[0114]
FIG. 9 shows a flowchart at this time. Now, it is assumed that mail data is transmitted from the terminal device 11 to the terminal device 12. This mail data includes a source mail address, a destination mail address, and subject data and mail body data as mail body data. It is also assumed that pictograms for various communication carriers are registered in the conversion table T together with corresponding character strings.
[0115]
When the terminal device 12 receives the mail data (step E11), it extracts from the destination mail address included in the mail data (step E12). In this case, the destination mail address is the mail address of the terminal (terminal device 12). For example, if the mail address of the terminal device 12 is “myname@ezwebb.ne.jp”, a character string such as “ezwebb.ne.jp” will be extracted as the domain name.
[0116]
Next, the terminal device 12 determines the communication carrier of its own terminal (receiving terminal) as the transmission destination from the transmission destination domain name, and corresponds to the pictogram for the communication carrier of the own terminal registered in the conversion table T. It is checked whether the character string is included in the subject data of the mail data (step E13). If there is a corresponding character string (Yes in step E13), the terminal device 12 converts the code data of the character string into pictographic code data with reference to the conversion table T (step E14). For example, assuming that the terminal device 12 is using the communication carrier A, if code data of a character string such as “I do not feel good” is used for the subject data, the conversion table T reads “Mood An "F8A1" code corresponding to "not sunny" is extracted and output as a conversion result.
[0117]
The same applies to the text data. If the text data includes a character string corresponding to the pictogram for the communication carrier of the own terminal registered in the conversion table T (Yes in step E15), the terminal device 12 transmits the character string. The character string code data is converted to pictographic code data with reference to the conversion table T (step E16).
[0118]
In this way, if a specific character string is included in the subject data or body data that constitutes the main data of the mail data, the code data of that character string is converted to the corresponding pictographic code data. Then, the terminal device 12 presents the converted mail data to the user by displaying it on the display unit 33 (step E17).
[0119]
Here, when the receiving terminal is configured to perform the conversion process using the source domain name as a key as described above, the following advantages are provided.
[0120]
・ Emoji conversion
For example, assuming that the transmission source terminal uses the communication carrier A, when a sentence (character string) such as “I feel unwell” is sent by e-mail, this is shown as “F8A1” in FIG. It can be converted to pictograms of the code and displayed on the screen. In other words, if it is a character string that can be converted to a pictogram for its own terminal, it is converted to a pictogram and then displayed, so that the pictographic function provided in its own terminal can be used effectively, and a character string having several characters can be used. Since it can be represented by a single pictogram, memory capacity can be saved when mail data is held.
[0121]
・ Share conversion software
Since the conversion is performed by checking the domain name of the mail receiving terminal (own terminal), the conversion table T is not dedicated to the terminal itself, and can be configured to be compatible with any model (communications carrier). Therefore, the same conversion function can be realized no matter what terminal this conversion table T is applied to.
[0122]
(B) When the originating domain name is used as a key
Further, a configuration in which the receiving terminal device 12 performs the conversion process using the source domain name as a key is also possible. In this method, the terminal device 12 on the receiving side focuses only on the mail address of the other party (that is, the source mail address) and performs the conversion process using the domain name of the source mail address as a key.
[0123]
Specifically, in the flowchart of FIG. 8, the process of extracting the domain name from the mail address (transmission destination mail address) of the own terminal in step D13 and the process of comparing the transmission destination and the source domain name in step D14 delete. Then, in steps D16 and D18, pictograms included in the mail data are converted by searching the conversion table T based on the domain name of the source mail address. In this case, conversion from pictograms to character strings is possible. That is, the emoticon sent from the creature is converted into a character string representing the meaning of the emoticon. For example, if the communication carrier of the source terminal is A and code data of pictograms such as “F995, F99A, F99A” shown in FIG. To the code data.
[0124]
In addition to the pictograph → character string, for example, it is also possible to convert the pictograph into another pictograph that can be used on the terminal itself and display it (pictograph → pictograph). This is realized by having a conversion table T in which pictograms corresponding to a plurality of communication carriers including itself as shown in FIG. 3 are registered. That is, for example, the transmission source terminal uses the communication carrier A, and the destination terminal (own terminal) uses the communication carrier B, and pictograms corresponding to each of these communication carriers A and B are registered in the conversion table T. It is assumed that Then, in this case, since it is possible to determine which communication carrier each terminal belongs to by the domain name, if the pictograph “F8A1” is used in the mail data sent from the sender, The pictogram "F8A1" can be converted to a pictogram "F664" usable at the destination (own terminal) and displayed. At this time, attribute information such as underlining may be added to the converted pictogram to clearly indicate that the part has been automatically converted.
[0125]
Further, in steps D15 and D17 of the flowchart of FIG. 8, a specific character string registered in the conversion table T is detected from the mail data received from the source terminal, so that the specific character string is transmitted to the destination. It is also possible to convert it into a usable pictogram and send it (character string → pictogram). The specific character string is a character string that can be converted into a pictogram and is registered in the conversion table T. That is, for example, the transmission source terminal uses the communication carrier A, and the destination terminal (receiving terminal) uses the communication carrier B, and pictograms corresponding to each of these communication carriers A and B are registered in the conversion table T. It is assumed that Here, when a specific character string registered in the table T, such as “I feel unwell,” is used in the mail data received from the source terminal, the specific character string is transmitted to the destination (own terminal). ) Is converted to a pictograph “F664” which can be used in the display. At this time, attribute information such as underlining may be added to the converted pictogram to clearly indicate that the part has been automatically converted.
[0126]
In this way, the receiving terminal performs the conversion process using the sender's domain name as a key, so that the receiving terminal can use different pictograms that are handled differently by each carrier on the receiving terminal side without being particularly aware of the use of pictograms. Can be correctly displayed by changing to a character string or pictogram corresponding to.
[0127]
In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where mail data is exchanged between the terminals using pictograms has been described. However, data other than pictograms requires conversion to different data depending on the other party. Then, the method of the present invention can be applied. Conversion to other data means converting part of the data to another form of data that represents the same meaning or related data, such as converting pictograms included in mail data to character strings. Including.
[0128]
In addition, the method described in each of the above embodiments may be implemented as a program that can be executed by a computer, for example, on a recording medium such as a magnetic disk (such as a flexible disk or a hard disk), an optical disk (such as a CD-ROM or a DVD), or a semiconductor memory. The program can be written and applied to various devices, or the program itself can be transmitted through a transmission medium such as a network and applied to various devices. A computer that realizes the present apparatus reads a 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.
[0129]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the terminal device of the present invention, the function of converting mail body data of mail data into another data according to the destination mail address included in the mail data and the domain name of the sender mail address is provided. By providing, mail data including special symbols such as pictograms can be easily exchanged.
[0130]
Further, according to the mail server of the present invention, the mail of the mail data is sent in accordance with the domain name of the destination mail address and the source mail address included in the transmission from the first terminal device to the second terminal device. By providing a function of converting the main body data to another data, mail data including special symbols such as pictograms can be easily exchanged.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a mail system to which a terminal device and a mail server of the present invention are applied.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the terminal device.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a conversion table.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which a source terminal device performs a conversion process using a domain name of both a destination and a source mail address as a key; The flowchart which shows the processing procedure in the case.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a specific example for explaining the conversion processing of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in a case where a source terminal device performs a conversion process using a source domain name as a key, as a modification of the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in which a mail server performs conversion processing using the domain names of both the destination and source mail addresses as keys. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing operation according to the third embodiment of the present invention, in which a terminal device on the receiving side performs a conversion process by using the domain names of both the destination and source mail addresses as keys. The flowchart which shows the processing procedure in the case.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a receiving-side terminal device performs a conversion process using a transmission destination domain name as a key, as a modification of the third embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 first terminal device (source terminal)
12 Second terminal device (transmission destination terminal = reception terminal)
13 ... Mail server
14, 15… Communication network
31 ... CPU
32 ... input section
33 ... Display unit
34 ... communication unit
35 ... storage unit
35a: Program storage area
35b table storage area
35c: mail data storage area
35d: Registered address area
T: Conversion table

Claims (15)

A terminal device having a function of transmitting mail data,
Input means for inputting mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address, and mail body data;
Domain extraction means for extracting a domain name from a destination mail address of the mail data input by the input means,
Conversion means for converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the destination domain name extracted by the domain extraction means;
A transmission unit for transmitting the mail data converted by the conversion unit to a transmission destination. A terminal device having a function of transmitting mail data,
Input means for inputting mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address, and mail body data;
Domain extraction means for extracting a domain name from a source mail address of the mail data input by the input means,
Conversion means for converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the source domain name extracted by the domain extraction means;
A transmission unit for transmitting the mail data converted by the conversion unit to a transmission destination. A terminal device having a function of transmitting mail data,
Input means for inputting mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address, and mail body data;
First domain extracting means for extracting a domain name from a destination mail address of the mail data input by the input means;
Second domain extracting means for extracting a domain name from a source mail address of the mail data;
Comparing means for comparing the destination domain name extracted by the first domain extracting means with the source domain name extracted by the second domain extracting means;
Converting means for converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data in accordance with a comparison result of the comparing means;
A transmission unit for transmitting the mail data converted by the conversion unit to a transmission destination. A mail server interposed between the first terminal device and the second terminal device and mediating exchange of mail data between the two,
Mail receiving means for receiving mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address and mail body data transmitted from the first terminal device;
Domain extracting means for extracting a domain name from a destination mail address of the mail data received by the mail receiving means;
Conversion means for converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the destination domain name extracted by the domain extraction means;
A mail sending means for sending the mail data converted by the converting means to the second terminal device. A mail server interposed between the first terminal device and the second terminal device and mediating exchange of mail data between the two,
Mail receiving means for receiving mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address and mail body data transmitted from the first terminal device;
Domain extracting means for extracting a domain name from a source mail address of the mail data received by the mail receiving means;
Conversion means for converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the source domain name extracted by the domain extraction means;
A mail sending means for sending the mail data converted by the converting means to the second terminal device. A mail server interposed between the first terminal device and the second terminal device and mediating exchange of mail data between the two,
Mail receiving means for receiving mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address and mail body data transmitted from the first terminal device;
First domain extracting means for extracting a domain name from a destination mail address of the mail data received by the mail receiving means;
Second domain extracting means for extracting a domain name from a source mail address of the mail data;
Comparing means for comparing the destination domain name extracted by the first domain extracting means with the source domain name extracted by the second domain extracting means;
Converting means for converting the mail data into another data according to a result of the comparison by the comparing means;
A mail sending means for sending the mail data converted by the converting means to the second terminal device. A terminal device having a function of receiving mail data,
Receiving means for receiving mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address and mail body data;
Domain extracting means for extracting the domain name of the terminal from the destination mail address of the mail data received by the receiving means,
Converting means for converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the domain name of the terminal itself extracted by the domain extracting means;
A terminal device comprising: mail content presenting means for presenting the content of the mail data converted by the converting means. A terminal device having a function of receiving mail data,
Receiving means for receiving mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address and mail body data;
Domain extracting means for extracting a domain name from a source mail address of the mail data received by the receiving means,
Conversion means for converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data according to the source domain name extracted by the domain extraction means;
A terminal device comprising: mail content presenting means for presenting the content of the mail data converted by the converting means. A terminal device having a function of receiving mail data,
Receiving means for receiving mail data including a destination mail address, a source mail address and mail body data;
First domain extracting means for extracting the domain name of the terminal itself from the destination mail address of the mail data received by the receiving means;
Second domain extracting means for extracting a domain name from a source mail address of the mail data;
Comparing means for comparing the domain name of the own terminal extracted by the first domain extracting means with the source domain name extracted by the second domain extracting means;
Converting means for converting the mail body data of the mail data into another data in accordance with a comparison result of the comparing means;
A terminal device comprising: mail content presenting means for presenting the content of the mail data converted by the converting means. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the converting unit converts the code data of the pictogram included in the mail body data of the mail data input as the transmission target into code data of a specific character string representing the meaning of the pictogram. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The conversion means converts a pictograph code data included in the mail body data of the mail data transmitted from the first terminal apparatus to the second terminal apparatus to a specific character string representing the meaning of the pictograph. 7. The mail server according to claim 4, wherein the mail server converts the data into code data. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the conversion unit converts code data of pictograms included in the mail body data of the mail data received from the outside into code data of a specific character string representing the meaning of the pictogram. Item 10. The terminal device according to Item 9. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the conversion unit converts code data of a specific character string included in the mail body data of the mail data input as a transmission target into code data of pictograms usable at the transmission destination. The terminal device according to claim 3. The conversion unit can use code data of a specific character string included in mail body data of mail data transmitted from the first terminal device to the second terminal device in the second terminal device 7. The mail server according to claim 4, wherein the mail server converts the data into code data of a pictogram. 10. The method according to claim 7, wherein the conversion unit converts code data of a specific character string included in the mail body data of the mail data received from the outside into code data of pictograms usable in the own terminal. The terminal device according to any one of the above.

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