JP2004272823A - E-mail program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an e-mail program with which an individual message can easily be inputted and added to plural addresses in addition to a broadcast message. <P>SOLUTION: In addition to a broadcast message input window 51 for inputting the broadcast message displayed by a broadcast message input window displaying means 10a, an individual message input window displaying means 10b prompts input by a user by displaying individual message input windows 52a, 52b, 52c for each of individual message sending addresses to which the individual sentence is to be added. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an e-mail program and a recording medium, and more particularly to an e-mail program for creating an e-mail to be transmitted to a plurality of destinations and a computer-readable recording medium on which such a program is recorded.
[0002]
[Prior art]
With the development of the Internet, e-mail has become widespread as one of communication means.
[0003]
In a conventional e-mail, for example, when it is desired to send the same content to a plurality of people, such as a party guide, it is possible to easily send it as a broadcast mail by selecting a plurality of addresses of transmission destinations. .
[0004]
However, there is a case where a certain transmission destination wants to add an individual sentence in addition to the broadcast sentence. In order to respond to such a request, there is a technique that can individually add a sentence in addition to a broadcast sentence.
[0005]
For example, in one text file, for each transmission destination to be distinguished, a text corresponding to each address is input using specific characters, and a message is transmitted for each transmission address by a center device existing on the network. There has been a technique of extracting and editing and transmitting this (see Patent Document 1).
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-251221 (paragraph numbers [0008] to [0012], FIG. 1)
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, conventionally, when sending a separate message to a plurality of destinations in addition to a broadcast message, it is necessary to perform a troublesome process such as inputting each message with a specific character for each sending address to which a different message is sent. I couldn't easily enter a separate message for each one.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide an e-mail program that can easily add an individual message to a plurality of destinations in addition to a broadcast message and that can be added. .
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, there is provided an e-mail program for causing a computer to execute a process as shown in FIG. This e-mail program is a program for creating an e-mail to be transmitted to a plurality of destinations. A broadcast message input frame 51 displays a broadcast message input frame 51 for inputting a broadcast message on an electronic mail creation screen 50. The computer may function as a display unit 10a, an individual sentence input frame display unit 10b for displaying individual sentence input frames 52a, 52b, 52c for inputting individual sentences for each individual sentence destination to which an individual sentence is transmitted. Features.
[0010]
By such processing, the computer functions as the e-mail creating device 10 and, in addition to the broadcast input frame 51 for inputting the broadcast displayed by the broadcast input frame display means 10a, an individual sentence input The frame display means 10b displays individual sentence input frames 52a, 52b, and 52c for each individual sentence destination to which an individual sentence is to be added, and prompts the user to input.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram showing the principle of the embodiment of the present invention.
[0012]
The present invention provides an e-mail creating device 10 for creating and transmitting an e-mail, a network 20 such as the Internet, a mail server 30 for performing e-mail transmission and reception processes, and a reception terminal device 40a for receiving an e-mail. , 40b, and 40c.
[0013]
The electronic mail creation device 10 displays a broadcast input frame display means 10a for displaying a broadcast input frame 51 for inputting a broadcast text on an electronic mail creation screen 50 for creating an electronic mail. Individual sentence input frame display means 10b for displaying individual sentence input frames 52a, 52b, 52c for inputting individual sentences for each destination to be input, an input broadcast sentence, and an individual sentence input for each destination. Functioning as a synthesizing unit 10c, and a transmitting unit 10d for transmitting the synthesized text as an e-mail for each destination.
[0014]
The mail server 30 is built in, for example, an ISP (Internet Service Provider), and transmits and stores the e-mail transmitted by the e-mail creation device 10 to the reception terminal devices 40a, 40b, and 40c. Here, the mail server 30 is common to the e-mail creating device 10 and the receiving terminal devices 40a, 40b, 40c. If different, the mail server 30 transmits the mail to the mail server of the contracted ISP of the receiving terminal devices 40a, 40b, 40c.
[0015]
Next, an outline of the operation when creating a broadcast mail will be described.
The email creation device 10 displays an email creation screen 50 when creating an email. At this time, in addition to the title and the destination, the broadcast text input frame display means 10a displays a broadcast text input frame 51 for the user to input a message (broadcast text) that the user wants to send in common to a plurality of destinations.
[0016]
Next, individual sentence input frames 52a, 52b and 52c are displayed by the individual sentence input frame display means 10b for each destination to which an individual sentence is to be sent, in addition to the broadcast sentence. Note that FIG. 1 shows a case in which individual sentence is input to each of the three receiving terminal devices 40a as the destination A, the receiving terminal device 40b as the destination B, and the receiving terminal device 40c as the destination C.
[0017]
The broadcast sentence and the individual sentence input by the user are then combined by the combining means 10c for each destination. For example, the content of the e-mail sent to the receiving terminal device 40a of the destination A is a combination of the broadcast sentence input in the broadcast sentence input box 51 and the individual sentence input in the individual sentence input box 52a of the destination A. It will be. Similarly, the content of the e-mail sent to the receiving terminal device 40b of the destination B is a combination of the broadcast text and the individual sentence input in the individual sentence input box 52b of the destination B, and the receiving terminal device 40c of the destination C. The content of the e-mail sent to is a combination of the broadcast text and the individual sentence input in the individual sentence input frame 52c of the destination C.
[0018]
The combined e-mail is transmitted to the receiving terminals 40a, 40b, and 40c of the designated destinations A, B, and C via the network 20 and the mail server 30 by the transmitting unit 10d.
[0019]
By displaying the individual sentence input frames 52a, 52b, 52c for inputting the individual sentences of the transmission destination in this way, in addition to the broadcast sentence input to the broadcast sentence input frame 51, a message to be sent individually can also be displayed. E-mail can be easily input for each destination, and a broadcast sentence and an individual sentence can be synthesized for each destination.
[0020]
The details of the e-mail creation device 10 will be described below.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the electronic mail creation device.
The e-mail creation device 10 is, for example, a PC (Personal Computer), and includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 14, and a graphic. It comprises a processing unit 15, an input I / F (Interface) 16 and a communication I / F 17, which are interconnected via a bus 18.
[0021]
Here, the CPU 11 controls each unit of the apparatus according to a program stored in the HDD 14.
The ROM 12 stores basic programs and data executed by the CPU 11.
[0022]
The RAM 13 temporarily stores programs being executed by the CPU 11 and data being operated on.
The HDD 14 stores application programs such as an OS (Operating System) executed by the CPU 11 and e-mail software (hereinafter referred to as a mailer) for creating e-mail.
[0023]
The graphic processing unit 15 is connected to a display device 15a such as a display, and displays an image on the screen of the display device 15a in accordance with a drawing command from the CPU 11.
[0024]
A mouse 16 a and a keyboard 16 b are connected to the input I / F 16. The input I / F 16 receives information input by the user and transmits the information to the CPU 11 via the bus 18.
[0025]
The communication I / F 17 is connected to the network 20 and transmits and receives electronic mails and data.
Next, the operation of each unit in the electronic mail creation device 10 when sending an electronic mail, particularly when creating a broadcast mail, will be described.
[0026]
When a signal for starting the mailer is received from the user via the input I / F 16, the mailer stored in the HDD 14 is taken out and executed under the control of the CPU 11.
[0027]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing when creating a broadcast mail.
FIGS. 4 to 8 are examples of screens displayed on the display device during each process.
When an input to create a broadcast mail is input to the input I / F 16 from the user during the activation of the mailer, the graphic processing unit 15 sends a drawing command from the CPU 11 to the display device 15a as shown in FIG. A new e-mail creation screen 60 is displayed. As shown in the figure, a broadcast text input frame 63 for inputting a broadcast text is displayed in addition to a title input frame 61 and a destination input frame 62 (S10). Further, a destination selection button 64, an individual sentence input button 65, and a transmission button 66 are displayed. These will be described later.
[0028]
Next, when the user selects the destination selection button 64 by operating the mouse 16a, a destination selection screen 67 as shown in FIG. On the destination selection screen 67, an address book previously registered as an address book and stored in the HDD 14 is taken out and displayed under the control of the CPU 11. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the name of the registered person and the mail address of the destination are displayed (S11).
[0029]
When the destination selection screen 67 is displayed, the user selects the destination of the transmission destination of the broadcast mail from the screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the check box of the destination to be selected is clicked with the mouse 16a, the selected check boxes of "Mr. A", "Mr. B", "Mr. C", and "Mr. D" are blacked out. Is displayed.
[0030]
The CPU 11 determines whether the destination input has been completed. For example, when the destination input is completed, the user determines the destination by pressing an enter key or the like on the keyboard 16b, and closes the destination selection screen 67. At this time, the CPU 11 determines that the destination selection is completed, and transfers the selected destination to the destination input frame 62. If the destination selection has not been completed, the process waits and repeats the processing of step S12 (S12).
[0031]
In the above description, the destination selection button 64 is selected to display the destination selection screen 67, and the user is allowed to select the destination. However, the user can directly input the mail address of the transmission destination in the destination input box 62. Is also good.
[0032]
If there is a person who wants to add a sentence individually in addition to the broadcast sentence among the selected sending destinations, the user selects the individual sentence input button 65 to shift to a mode for inputting an individual sentence for each destination. I do.
[0033]
The CPU 11 determines whether or not an individual sentence input request has been made by the user (ie, whether or not the individual sentence input button 65 has been selected). If there is no input request, the process proceeds to step S20.
[0034]
Hereinafter, a case where an individual sentence input request is made will be described.
When the individual sentence input request is made, the CPU 11 displays an individual sentence destination selection screen 68 for selecting a person to which the individual sentence is transmitted as shown in FIG. 6 (S14). On the individual sentence destination selection screen 68, the destination to which the broadcast sentence selected in the processing up to step S12 is transmitted is displayed. The user selects the person to whom the individual sentence is to be sent.
[0035]
When making a selection, for example, the user clicks and selects a check box of a partner to be sent with the mouse 16a or the like. The check boxes of “Mr. A”, “Mr. B”, and “Mr. C” selected as shown in FIG.
[0036]
The CPU 11 determines whether the selection of the destination of the individual sentence has been completed (S15). For example, when the individual sentence transmission partner has been selected, the individual sentence destination is determined by pressing the enter key or the like on the keyboard 16b, and the individual sentence destination selection screen 68 is closed. At this time, the CPU 11 determines that the selection of the individual sentence transmission partner has been completed, and displays the individual sentence input frames 69a, 69b, 69c as shown in FIG. 7 for each selected individual sentence transmission partner (S16). .
[0037]
The user enters the title and the destination input boxes in the displayed title input box 61, broadcast message input box 63, and individual sentence input boxes 69a, 69b, and 69c, for example, as shown in FIG. Enter a broadcast sentence to "Mr. A", "Mr. B", "Mr. C", and "Mr. D" entered in 62, and enter a message for "Mr. A", "Mr. B", and "Mr. C". Enter individual sentences.
[0038]
At this time, the CPU 11 is waiting for the input of a title, a broadcast message, and an individual sentence (S17). The CPU 11 determines whether or not the input has been completed and the transmission button has been pressed by the user. If it is not pressed, the process stands by in a state of waiting for an input in step S17 (S18).
[0039]
When the transmission button is pressed by the user, under the control of the CPU 11, the broadcast sentence input to the broadcast sentence input frame 63 and the individual sentence input to the individual sentence input frames 69a, 69b, 69c are transmitted. The destinations are combined for each destination (S19), and the e-mail is transmitted via the network 20 to the destination entered in the destination input box 62 by the communication interface 17 (S22).
[0040]
On the other hand, if there is no individual sentence input request in the process of step S13 (that is, if the individual sentence input button 65 is not pressed), only the broadcast sentence is transmitted, so the CPU 11 sends the title and the broadcast sentence. Is input (S20), it is determined whether or not the send button has been pressed (S21). If it has been pressed, an e-mail is transmitted in step S22. If not, the input waits for step S20. Wait in the state of.
[0041]
FIG. 9 is an example of a received mail sentence received at each destination.
Here, an example of the received mail sentence received on the receiving side when the e-mail created by the processing up to FIG. 8 is transmitted is shown.
[0042]
The e-mail transmitted from the e-mail creation device 10 is transmitted via the network 20 and the mail server 30 to “Mr. A”, “Mr. B”, “Mr. C”, and “D” shown in the examples up to FIG. Is transmitted to the receiving terminal devices 40a, 40b, 40c, and 40d.
[0043]
As shown in this figure, "A", "B", and "C" are individually described with a message, and then an e-mail containing a broadcast message is received. In addition, an e-mail containing only the broadcast message is delivered to "Mr. D" who did not input the individual sentence.
[0044]
In addition, in this figure, the case where the composition is performed by adding the broadcast sentence after the individual sentence is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the composition is performed by adding the individual sentence after the broadcast sentence. Is also good.
[0045]
By displaying the individual sentence input frames 69a, 69b, 69c for inputting the individual sentences of the destination in this way, in addition to the broadcast sentence inputted in the broadcast sentence input frame 63, it is possible to send a message to be sent individually. E-mail can be easily input for each destination, and a broadcast text and an individual sentence can be combined for each destination to transmit an e-mail.
[0046]
Note that the above processing functions can be realized by a computer. In this case, a program describing the processing contents of the functions that the e-mail creation device 10 should have is provided. By executing the program on a computer, the above processing functions are realized on the computer. The program describing the processing content can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include magnetic recording devices, optical disks, magneto-optical recording media, and semiconductor memories. Examples of the magnetic recording device include an HDD, a flexible disk (FD), and a magnetic tape. Examples of the optical disc include a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a DVD-RAM (Random Access Memory), a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), and a CD-R (Recordable) / RW (ReWritable). Magneto-optical recording media include MO (Magneto-Optical disc).
[0047]
When distributing the program, portable recording media such as DVDs and CD-ROMs on which the program is recorded are sold. Alternatively, the program may be stored in a storage device of a server computer, and the program may be transferred from the server computer to another computer via a network.
[0048]
The computer that executes the program stores, for example, the program recorded on the portable recording medium or the program transferred from the server computer in its own storage device. Then, the computer reads the program from its own storage device and executes processing according to the program. The computer can also read the program directly from the portable recording medium and execute processing according to the program. Further, the computer may execute the processing according to the received program each time the program is transferred from the server computer.
[0049]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when creating an e-mail including a broadcast message, by displaying an individual sentence input frame for inputting a sentence for each destination, a broadcast message input to the broadcast message input frame is displayed. In addition, you can easily enter messages you want to send individually for each recipient.
[0050]
In addition, it is expected that the e-mail related market will expand by increasing the variations of e-mail transmission.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram showing a principle of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an electronic mail creation device.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing when creating a broadcast mail.
FIG. 4 is an example of a screen displayed on a display device when an electronic mail is created.
FIG. 5 is an example of a screen displayed on a display device when an electronic mail is created.
FIG. 6 is an example of a screen displayed on a display device when an electronic mail is created.
FIG. 7 is an example of a screen displayed on a display device when an electronic mail is created.
FIG. 8 is an example of a screen displayed on a display device when an electronic mail is created.
FIG. 9 is an example of a received mail sentence received at each destination.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 E-mail creation apparatus 10a Broadcast sentence input frame display means 10b Individual sentence input frame display means 10c Synthesis means 10d Transmission means 20 Network 30 Mail servers 40a, 40b, 40c Receiving terminal device 50 E-mail creation screen 51 Broadcast text input frame 52a, 52b, 52c Individual sentence input frame

Claims (5)

In an email program that causes a computer to perform a process of creating an email to be sent to a plurality of destinations,
Computer
Broadcast text input frame display means for displaying a broadcast text input frame for inputting a broadcast text,
Individual sentence input frame display means for displaying an individual sentence input frame for inputting an individual sentence for each individual sentence destination to which the individual sentence is transmitted;
An email program to function as. 2. The e-mail program according to claim 1, wherein the electronic mail program causes the user to select an individual text transmission destination from among the destinations to which the broadcast message is transmitted, and to display an individual text transmission destination selection screen. 2. The electronic mail program according to claim 1, wherein the electronic mail program causes the input broadcast message and the individual sentence to function as synthesizing means for synthesizing each of the individual sentence destinations. The electronic mail program according to claim 3, wherein the electronic mail program is caused to function as a transmission unit that transmits the synthesized electronic mail for each of the individual sentence destinations to each of the individual sentence destinations. In a computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to perform a process of creating an e-mail to be transmitted to a plurality of destinations,
Computer
Broadcast text input frame display means for displaying a broadcast text input frame for inputting a broadcast text,
Individual sentence input frame display means for displaying an individual sentence input frame for inputting an individual sentence for each individual sentence destination to which the individual sentence is transmitted;
A computer-readable recording medium that records a program that functions as a computer.

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