JP2005275657A - E-mail device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the retrieval performance in e-mail retrieval based on a vague memory in an e-mail device. <P>SOLUTION: The e-mail device displays outgoing and incoming mails and sending-reserved mails on a display (output device) in a monthly calendar format. The presence/absence of outgoing and incoming mails and sending-reserved mails in each day of one month are displayed by icons in the format. The format includes GUI buttons for returning to the previous month and advancing to the next month provided on both sides of the month display, a GUI button for selecting a yearly calendar format, a GUI button for selecting the monthly calendar format, a GUI button for selecting a weekly calendar format, and a GUI button for selecting a daily calendar format. In the format, any one of date columns is instructed, whereby a date can be selected, and a calendar including the selected date is displayed at when the format is switched. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic mail apparatus capable of displaying an electronic mail.

  For example, many conventional electronic mail devices display a list of e-mails in chronological order for each received mail and each transmitted mail, and for example, displaying them in a calendar format is not common.

  In addition, the electronic mail device described in Patent Document 1 can display the received mail in a calendar format, but cannot display it in other formats, the calendar type is single, and the sent mail The search was not supported.

  In the calendar format, when displaying a long period, a large amount of information cannot be displayed in each electronic mail, and when a short period is displayed, the listability is deteriorated.

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  That is, it is difficult for the conventional e-mail device to select a format according to the search situation or the like. For example, when searching for a desired e-mail based on ambiguous memory from a large number of e-mails The search performance was low.

  According to the present invention, search performance in an electronic mail search based on ambiguous memory can be improved.

  An e-mail apparatus according to the present invention includes means for storing e-mail, means for analyzing the e-mail and extracting information at the time of transmission / reception, and presence of the e-mail based on the information Is displayed in a calendar format, based on the information, the presence of the e-mail is displayed in a scheduler format, displayed by the calendar format, and displayed in the scheduler format. And means for selecting one of display by means for performing.

  This can improve search performance in e-mail search based on ambiguous memory.

  The electronic mail apparatus according to the present invention further includes means for selecting a date, and when the display by the means for displaying in the calendar format and the display by the means for displaying in the scheduler format are switched. The date selected by the means for selecting the date may be displayed.

  In the electronic mail apparatus according to the present invention, the means for displaying in the calendar format and the means for displaying in the scheduler format are, for example, a received mail by a received mail icon, a transmitted mail icon, and a transmission reserved mail icon. This indicates the presence of a sent mail and a reserved mail for sending.

  In the electronic mail apparatus according to the present invention, the means for displaying in the calendar format indicates the presence of the electronic mail on a monthly basis, for example.

  In the electronic mail apparatus according to the present invention, the means for displaying in the scheduler format further displays, for example, the address of the electronic mail.

  In the electronic mail apparatus according to the present invention, the means for displaying in the scheduler format further displays, for example, the reception time of the electronic mail.

  The e-mail display method according to the present invention includes a step of storing an e-mail, a step of analyzing the e-mail and extracting information such as the type of e-mail and transmission / reception, and the electronic mail based on the information. Displaying the presence of the mail in a calendar format.

  This can improve search performance in e-mail search based on ambiguous memory.

  In FIG. 1, an e-mail device 100 has a central processing unit (CPU) 101 that executes arithmetic operations and various controls of the entire device, and the CPU 101 is connected to a system bus 106 for transmitting signals. A ROM 102, a RAM 103, a storage device 104, an external “storage device 105, an output device 107, an input device 108, and a communication I / F 109 are connected to the system bus 106. A program executed by the CPU 101, Data used by the CPU 101 and other components is stored.

  The processing executed by the CPU 101 includes e-mail reception processing, received e-mail analysis processing, e-mail creation processing to be transmitted, created e-mail transmission processing, and the like.

  The RAM 103 is a main storage used as a work area and a data storage area, and the storage device 104 is a storage device such as a hard disk drive for storing data and programs to be retained even when the power is turned off. The external storage device 105 is connected to the outside of the electronic mail device 100 and holds necessary data and the like even when the power is turned off, like the ROM 104. E-mails transmitted and received by the electric mail device 100 are stored in the storage device 104 or the external storage device 105.

  The output device 107 is a display that displays as an interface for transmitting characters and image information to the user, a peaker for transmitting voice information, and the like. The input device 108 is a keyboard and mouse for the user to input and give instructions. Etc.

  The communication I / F 109 is an interface for communicating with an external server or the like such as a LAN adapter or a modem, and is used when receiving e-mail from an external mail server, for example.

  In FIG. 2, the electronic mail apparatus 100 can display a transmission / reception mail and a transmission reservation mail on a display (output device) 107. The display form of FIG. 2 is to display an e-mail in a monthly calendar format 200.

  In the format 200, for example, the presence / absence of transmission / reception mail and transmission reservation mail on each day of December 2002 is indicated by an icon.

  In the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th columns of the calendar, icons 207, 209.210, 212, and 213 indicating received mail are respectively displayed, and the 2nd, 4th, and 6th columns are displayed. , Icons 208, 211, and 214 indicating transmitted mails are displayed, and an icon 215 indicating a reserved transmission mail is displayed in the 25th field.

  At the top of the format 200, the year (2002) and month (December) are displayed, and a GUI button 201 for returning to the previous month and a GUI button 202 for proceeding to the next month are provided on the left and right of the month display. Further, at the top of the format 200, there is a GUI button 203 for selecting a yearly calendar format 500 (FIG. 5), a GUI button 204 for selecting a monthly calendar format 200 (FIG. 2), and a weekly calendar format. A GUI button 205 for selecting 300 (FIG. 3) and a GUI button 206 for selecting a daily calendar format 400 (FIG. 4) are provided. Since the currently displayed format cannot be newly selected, the GUI button 204 is grayed out to indicate that it is invalid.

  In the format 200, any date field can be selected by instructing the input device 108, and the selected date field (referred to as a selected date) is displayed in color. When the format is switched, a calendar including the selected date is displayed, so that the selected date is not lost, and there is no need to specify the selected date again.

  In FIG. 3, a format 300 is a display in a scheduler format. For example, for a part of each day in a week from December 1 to 7, 2002 (for example, from 8:00 to 11:00), The presence / absence of sent / received mail and reserved mail is indicated by an icon.

  In the figure, there are 1 item on the 2nd day at 8 o'clock, 1 item on the 9 o'clock column, 3 items on the 10 o'clock column, 1 item on the 11 o'clock column, and 10 o'clock on the 3rd. 1 in the column, 1 in the 9 o'clock column on the 4th, 1 in the 10 o'clock column, 1 in the 8 o'clock column on the 5th, 2 in the 10 o'clock column, 6 days Icons 307 to 312, 313.314, 315, 316 to 318, and 319 to 323 indicating that there are four received mails in the 10 o'clock column and 1 in the 11 o'clock column are displayed for 4 days. An icon 324 indicating one transmitted mail is displayed in the 10 o'clock column.

  In the format 300, an icon (not shown) indicating a reserved transmission mail can be displayed.

  In the upper part of the format 300, the same year and month as in the format 200 are displayed, and a GUI button 301 for returning to the previous week and a GUI button 302 for proceeding to the next week are provided on the left and right of the month display. Further, at the top of the format 300, a GUI button 303 for selecting a yearly calendar format 500, a GUI button 304 for selecting a monthly calendar format 200, a GUI button 305 for selecting a weekly calendar format 300, A GUI button 306 for selecting a daily calendar format 400 is provided. Since the format currently displayed cannot be newly selected, the GUI button 305 is grayed out to indicate that it is invalid.

  At the right end of the format 300 is a GUI button 325 for returning to a time zone before the currently displayed time zone, a GUI button 326 for displaying a time zone that is ahead of the currently displayed time zone, and a mouse for the input device 108. A scroll bar 327 is provided that can select an arbitrary time zone by dragging and the like.

  In FIG. 4, a format 400 is a scheduler-like display. For example, for a part of time zone on December 4, 2002 (for example, from 8:00 to 10:00), transmission / reception mails and transmission reservation mails are in one line per line format. Display by icon, subject, address, and send / receive time.

  In the figure, one received mail is displayed in the 9 o'clock range, and the subject “about tomorrow's meeting”, the address “Taro Yamada”, and the reception time “23:45” are displayed. In addition, one received mail and one sent mail are displayed in the 10 o'clock range, the received mail subject “Re: Tomorrow's meeting”, address “Suzuki Ichiro”, received time “09:21”, sent mail subject “Reference”, address “all development teams”, and transmission reception time “51:30” are displayed. For a transmission reservation mail (not shown), the subject name, address, and transmission reservation time are displayed.

  At the top of the format 400, the year, month, and Sunday are displayed, and a GUI button 401 that returns to the previous day and a GUI button 402 that advances to the next day are provided on the left and right of the month display. Further, at the top of the format 300, a GUI button 403 for selecting a yearly calendar format 500, a GUI button 404 for selecting a monthly calendar format 200, a GUI button 405 for selecting a weekly calendar format 300, A GUI button 406 for selecting a daily calendar format 400 is provided. Note that since the currently displayed format cannot be newly selected, the GUI button 406 is grayed out to indicate that it is invalid.

  At the right end of the format 400 is a GUI button 414 for returning to a time zone before the currently displayed time zone, a GUI button 415 for displaying a time zone that is ahead of the currently displayed time zone, and a mouse for the input device 108. A scroll bar 416 is provided that can select an arbitrary time zone by dragging and the like.

  Each time column of the format includes an area 407 for displaying an icon indicating whether the e-mail is transmitted / received or reserved for transmission, an area 408 for displaying a subject, an area 409 for indicating an address, and an area 410 for indicating a time. It is done. The time is displayed in the format of “minute: second”, and whether this time is the transmission time, the reception time, or the transmission reservation time depends on the type of the electronic mail indicated by the icon.

  In FIG. 5, for example, a calendar for the year 2002 is displayed in the format 500, and any day can be selected by the input device 108. In the figure, December 4 is selected, and the selected day is displayed in color.

  A year (2002) is displayed at the top of the format 200, and a GUI button 501 for returning to the previous year and a GUI button 502 for proceeding to the next year are provided on the left and right of the year display. Further, at the top of the format 200, a GUI button 503 for selecting a yearly calendar format 500, a GUI button 504 for selecting a monthly calendar format 200, a GUI button 505 for selecting a weekly calendar format 300, A GUI button 506 for selecting a daily calendar format 400 is provided. Since the format currently displayed cannot be newly selected, the GUI button 503 is grayed out to indicate that it is invalid.

  The annual calendar display is extremely effective when specifying the selected date.

  In FIG. 6, the electronic mail list display process in the electronic mail apparatus of FIG. 1 is executed by the following steps.

  Step S601: First, it is determined whether or not the year unit display mode has been selected in the format 200, 300 or 400 (the GUI button 203, 303 or 403 has been pressed). When the year unit display mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S605. When the year unit display mode is not selected, the process proceeds to step S602.

  Step S602: It is determined whether or not the monthly unit display mode is selected in the format 300, 400 or 500 (the GUI button 304, 404 or 504 is pressed). When the monthly display mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S606, and when the monthly display mode is not selected, the process proceeds to step S603.

  Step S603: It is determined whether or not the weekly display mode is selected in the format 200, 300 or 500 (the GUI button 205, 305 or 505 is pressed). When the weekly display mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S607, and when the weekly display mode is not selected, the process proceeds to step S604.

  Step S604: E-mail list daily unit display processing is performed, and the processing ends.

  Step S605: The e-mail list yearly display process is performed, and the process is terminated as it is.

  Step S606: Monthly display processing of the e-mail list is performed, and the processing is ended as it is.

  Step S607: The weekly display process of the e-mail list is performed, and the process is ended as it is.

  In FIG. 7, step S606 (monthly display processing of electronic mail list) in FIG. 6 is executed by the following steps.

  Step S701: First, display data creation processing is performed for the month including the selected day, and the process proceeds to step S702.

  Step S702: The month format 200 including the selected date is displayed only in the background in which no e-mail icon is included, and the process proceeds to step S703.

  Step S703: In order to display an e-mail icon, the processing target day is initialized to one day, and the process proceeds to step S704.

  Step S704: Referring to the display data created in step S701, it is determined whether there is an e-mail received on the date to be processed. When the received mail exists, the process proceeds to step S705, and when the received mail does not exist, the process jumps to step S706.

  Step S705: The received mail icon is displayed in the column of the date to be processed, and the process proceeds to step S706.

  Step S706: The display data created in step S701 is referred to, and it is determined whether there is an e-mail transmitted on the processing target date. When the sent mail exists, the process proceeds to step S707, and when the sent mail does not exist, the process jumps to step S708.

  Step S707: The sent mail icon is displayed in the day column for processing, and the process proceeds to step S708.

  Step S708: Referring to the display data created in step S701, it is determined whether or not there is an e-mail reserved for transmission on the date to be processed. When there is a mail reserved for transmission, the process proceeds to step S709, and when there is no mail reserved for transmission, the process jumps to step S710.

  Step S709: The transmission reservation mail icon is displayed in the column of the processing target date, and the process proceeds to step S710.

  Step S710: It is determined whether or not the day to be processed is the last day of the month. If the day is the last day, the process ends. If it is not the last day, the process proceeds to step S711.

  Step S711: The day to be processed is advanced by one day, and the process returns to Step S704.

  Through the above processing, the electronic mail is displayed in the monthly calendar format 200.

  In FIG. 8, step S607 (e-mail list weekly display processing) of FIG. 6 is executed by the following steps.

  Step S801: First, display data creation processing is performed for the week including the selected day, and the process proceeds to Step S802.

  Step S802: The month format 300 including the selected date is displayed only in the background in which no e-mail icon is included, and the process proceeds to step S803.

  Step S803: In order to display the e-mail icon, the processing target day is initialized to the first day of the week, and the process proceeds to Step S804.

  Step S804: With reference to the display data created in step S801, if an e-mail exists on the date to be processed, an e-mail icon is displayed, and the process proceeds to step S805.

  Step S805: It is determined whether or not the day to be processed is the last day of the week. If the day is the last day, the process ends. If it is not the last day, the process proceeds to step S806.

  Step S806: Advance the day to be processed by one day, and return to step S804.

Through the above processing, an electronic mail is displayed in the weekly calendar format 300.

In FIG. 9, the display process in step S804 in FIG. 8 is executed by the following steps.

  Step S901: First, the processing target time is initialized to the 0 o'clock range, and the process proceeds to Step S902.

  Step S902: With reference to the display data created in step S801, it is determined whether or not an undisplayed e-mail remains at the processing target time. When undisplayed e-mail remains, the process proceeds to step S905, and when all e-mail display is completed, the process proceeds to step S903.

  Step S903: It is determined whether or not the processing target time is 23:00. If it is 23:00, the process is terminated as it is, and if it is not 23:00, the process proceeds to step S904.

  Step S904: The processing target time is advanced by 1 hour, and the process returns to step S902.

  Step S905: Refer to one of the undisplayed e-mails to determine whether the e-mail is a received mail. If it is a received mail, the process proceeds to step S908. If it is not a received mail, the process proceeds to step S906.

  Step S906: It is determined whether or not the electronic mail referred to in step S905 is a transmitted mail. If it is a sent mail, the process proceeds to step S907. If it is not a sent mail, the process proceeds to step S909.

  Step S907: The sent mail icon is displayed in the processing time column, and the process returns to step S902.

  Step S908: The received mail icon is displayed in the processing target time column, and the process returns to step S902.

  Step S909: If the undisplayed e-mail is neither a received mail nor a transmitted mail, it is a transmission reserved mail, so an icon of a transmission reserved mail is displayed in the processing target time column, and the process returns to step S902.

  In FIG. 10, step S604 of FIG. 6 (electronic mail list daily display process) is executed by the following steps.

  Step S1001: First, display data creation processing is performed on the selected date, and the process proceeds to step S1002.

  Step S1002: The format 400 of the selected day is displayed only in the background in a state that does not include the e-mail icon, and the process proceeds to step S1003.

  Step S1003: The processing target time is initialized to 0:00, and the process proceeds to step S1004.

  Step S1004: With reference to the display data created in step S1001, it is determined whether or not an undisplayed e-mail remains in the processing target time. When undisplayed e-mail remains, the process proceeds to step S1005, and when all e-mail display is completed, the process proceeds to step S1003.

  Step S1005: Refer to one of the undisplayed e-mails to determine whether the e-mail is a received mail. If it is a received mail, the process proceeds to step S1011. If it is not a received mail, the process proceeds to step S1006.

  Step S1006: It is determined whether or not the electronic mail referred to in step S1005 is a transmitted mail. If it is a sent mail, the process proceeds to step S1007. If it is not a sent mail, the process proceeds to step S1012.

  Step S1007: The sent mail icon is displayed in the processing target time icon area 407, and the process proceeds to step S1008.

  Step S1008: The subject is displayed in the subject area 408, and the process proceeds to step S1009.

  Step S1009: The address is displayed in the address area 409, and the process proceeds to step S1010.

  Step S1010: The time is displayed in the time area 410, and the process returns to step S1004.

  Step S1011: The received mail icon is displayed in the processing target time icon area 407, and the process proceeds to step S1008.

  Step S1012: When the undisplayed e-mail is neither a received mail nor a transmitted mail, it is a transmission reserved mail. Therefore, an icon of the transmission reserved mail is displayed in the processing target time icon area 407, and the process proceeds to step S1008. move on.

  Step S1013: It is determined whether or not the processing target time is 23:00. If it is 23:00, the process is terminated as it is, and if it is not 23:00, the process proceeds to step S1014.

  Step S1014: The processing target time is advanced by 1 hour, and the process returns to step S1004.

  In FIG. 11, the display data creation process will be described by taking step S <b> 701 (display data creation process in monthly display) as an example.

  Step S1101: First, the month including the selected date is set as a processing target month, and it is determined whether or not display data for the processing target month has already been created. If it has already been created, the processing is terminated. If display data has not been created, the process advances to step S1102.

  Step S1102: All the mailboxes in which the received mails are stored are referred to, the electronic mail received in the processing target month is searched, and the search result is put in the search result list.

  Step S1103: All the mailboxes in which the sent mails are stored are referred to, the electronic mail sent in the processing target month is searched, and the search result is put in the search result list.

  Step S1104: All the mailboxes in which the reserved transmission emails are stored are referred to, the electronic mails reserved for transmission to be sent in the processing target month are searched, and the search results are put in the search result list.

  Step S1105: It is determined whether or not an e-mail exists in the search result list in steps S1102 to S1104. If there is no e-mail in the search result list, the process ends. If there is an e-mail, the process proceeds to step S1106.

  Step S1106: The e-mails in the search result list in steps S1102 to S1104 are sorted in time series.

  Step S1107: The first (oldest) e-mail in the sorting result in step S1106 is set as the first e-mail to be displayed.

  Step S1108: Display data is created for the display target e-mail set in step S1107, and the process advances to step S1109.

  Step S1109: It is determined whether or not data for managing transmission / reception mails and transmission reservation mails has been created in the date field that matches the date of the electronic mail to be displayed. If the management data has not been created, the process proceeds to step S1110, and if created, the process jumps to step S1111.

  Step S1110: Data for managing transmission / reception mail and transmission reservation mail is created, and the process proceeds to step S1111.

  Step S1111: The display data of the display target e-mail is added to the management data for the date matching the e-mail date, and the process proceeds to step S1112.

  Step S1112: It is determined whether or not an unprocessed electronic mail remains in the search result list. If unprocessed e-mail remains, the process proceeds to step S1113. If all e-mails have been processed, the process ends.

  Step S1113: The next e-mail is set as a display target in the search result list, and the process returns to step S1108.

  In FIG. 12, the display data creation processing in step S1108 of FIG. 11 is executed by the following steps.

  Step S1201: It is determined whether the electronic mail to be displayed is a sent mail. If it is a sent mail, the process proceeds to step S1204. If it is not a sent mail, the process proceeds to step S1202.

  Step S1202: It is determined whether or not the e-mail referenced in step S1201 is a transmission reservation mail. If it is a transmission reservation mail, the process proceeds to step S1205. If it is not a transmission reservation mail, the process proceeds to step S1203.

  Step S1203: If the email to be displayed is neither a sent mail nor a reserved mail, it is a received mail. Therefore, the received mail icon is displayed in the column for the selected date, and the process ends.

  Step S1204: The sent mail icon is displayed in the selected date field, and the process is terminated.

  Step S1205: The transmission reservation mail icon is displayed in the column of the selected date, and the process is terminated as it is.

  In FIG. 13, the process of creating received mail display data such as step S1203 in FIG. 12 is executed by the following steps.

  Step S1301: First, a display data area is secured in the RAM 103 for the received mail to be displayed, and the process proceeds to Step S1302.

  Step S1302: It is set in the display data that the electronic mail to be displayed is a received mail, and the process proceeds to step S1303.

  Step S1303: For the received mail to be displayed, the header is analyzed to extract the subject, and this subject is set as the display data.

  Step S1304: Following step S1303, the header of the received mail to be displayed is analyzed, the sender is extracted, and is set as display data.

  Step S1305: Following step S1304, the header of the received mail to be displayed is analyzed, the reception date and time are extracted, set in the display data, and the process ends.

  In FIG. 14, the process for creating the display data for the sent mail such as step S <b> 1204 in FIG. 12 is executed by the following steps.

  Step S1401: First, a display data area is secured in the RAM 103 for the transmitted mail to be displayed, and the process proceeds to Step S1402.

  Step S1402: It is set in the display data that the electronic mail to be displayed is a sent mail, and the process proceeds to step S1403.

  Step S1403: For the sent mail to be displayed, the header is analyzed to extract the subject, and this subject is set as display data.

  Step S1404: Subsequent to step S1403, the header of the transmitted mail to be displayed is analyzed, the destination is extracted, and set as display data.

  Step S1405: Following step S1404, the header of the transmitted mail to be displayed is analyzed, the transmission date and time are extracted, set in the display data, and the process ends.

  In FIG. 15, the process for creating the display data for the transmission reservation mail in step S <b> 1205 of FIG. 12 is executed by the following steps.

  Step S1501: First, a display data area is secured in the RAM 103 for the transmission reservation mail to be displayed, and the process proceeds to Step S1502.

  Step S1502: It is set in the display data that the electronic mail to be displayed is a reserved transmission mail, and the process proceeds to step S1503.

  Step S1503: For the transmission reservation mail to be displayed, the header is analyzed to extract the subject, and the subject is set as display data.

  Step S1504: Following step S1503, the header of the transmission reservation mail to be displayed is analyzed, the destination is extracted, and set as display data.

  Step S1505: Following step S1504, the header of the transmission reservation mail to be displayed is analyzed, the scheduled transmission date and time are extracted, set in the display data, and the process ends.

  In the electronic mail apparatus according to the present invention, by further providing means for registering a condition in advance, means for searching for an electronic mail that satisfies the condition, and means for displaying the electronic mail that satisfies the condition on a calendar in a dedicated display format For example, an e-mail from a specific sender may be displayed on a calendar with a dedicated icon.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 16, a screen for setting conditions is displayed by the output device 107, and an e-mail to be displayed and its format are designated.

  FIG. 16 shows a button 1601 for selecting a received mail, a button 1602 for selecting a transmitted mail, a button 1603 for selecting a reserved mail for transmission, a box 1604 for entering the address, and a transmission / reception or transmission schedule. , A start year box 1606, a start date box 1607, an end year box 1608, an end month box 1609, an end date box 1607 is provided.

  Any number of buttons 1601 to 1603 can be set to ON. Further, by omitting the entry in boxes 1604 to 1610, the condition can be canceled. For example, if only the start year of the period is entered, the period after January 1 of that year is designated.

  Further, in the electronic mail apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to display only a specific type of electronic mail by further providing means for specifying the type of electronic mail to be displayed.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 17, in a format 1700 similar to FIG. 2, a button 1701 for selecting a received mail as an electronic mail to be displayed, a button 1702 for selecting a transmitted mail, and a button 1703 for selecting a reserved mail for transmission are provided. Provide. A plurality of buttons 1701 to 1703 can be selected, and the selected buttons are displayed in color. In the figure, the received mail is selected, and the button 1701 is displayed in color.

  In the figure, the same or corresponding parts as in FIG.

It is a block diagram which shows Example 1 of the electronic mail apparatus which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the monthly email list display in the email apparatus of FIG. (Example 1) It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the weekly electronic mail list display in the electronic mail apparatus of FIG. (Example 1) It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the daily email list display in the email apparatus of FIG. (Example 1) It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the display per year in the electronic mail apparatus of FIG. (Example 1) 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an e-mail list display process in the e-mail apparatus of FIG. 1. (Example 1) 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a monthly display process of an electronic mail list in the electronic mail apparatus of FIG. 1. (Example 1) 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of weekly display processing of an email list in the email apparatus of FIG. 1. (Example 1) 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a weekly display daily display process in the electronic mail apparatus of FIG. 1. (Example 1) 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a daily display process of an e-mail list in the e-mail apparatus of FIG. 1. (Example 1) 3 is a flowchart showing an example of display data creation processing in the electronic mail apparatus of FIG. 1. (Example 1) 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for creating display data for an electronic mail currently being focused on in the electronic mail apparatus of FIG. 1. (Example 1) 3 is a flowchart showing an example of received mail display data creation processing in the electronic mail apparatus of FIG. 1. (Example 1) 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process for creating transmitted mail display data in the electronic mail apparatus of FIG. 1. (Example 1) 3 is a flowchart showing an example of received mail display data creation processing in the electronic mail apparatus of FIG. 1. (Example 1) It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the display condition setting screen in Example 3 of an electronic mail apparatus. (Example 2) It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the monthly email list display in Example 2 of an electronic mail apparatus. Example 3

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Claims (9)

Means for storing emails;
Means for analyzing the email and extracting the type of email and information at the time of transmission and reception;
Means for displaying the presence of the email in a calendar format based on the information;
Means for displaying in a scheduler format the presence of the email based on the information;
Means for selecting one of display by means for displaying in the calendar format and display by means for displaying in the scheduler format;
E-mail device with Means for selecting the year, month, day when the display by the means for displaying in the calendar format and the display by the means for displaying in the scheduler format are switched. 2. The electronic mail apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the date selected by is displayed. The means for displaying in the calendar format and the means for displaying in the scheduler format indicate the presence of received mail, sent mail, and reserved transmission mail by the received mail icon, the transmitted mail icon, and the reserved transmission mail icon. The electronic mail apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic mail apparatus is an electronic mail apparatus. 4. The electronic mail apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means for displaying in the calendar format indicates the presence of an electronic mail on a monthly basis. The electronic mail apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the means for displaying in the scheduler format further displays an address of the electronic mail. 6. The electronic mail apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means for displaying in the scheduler format further displays a transmission / reception time and a transmission scheduled time of the electronic mail. Saving the email; and
Analyzing the e-mail and extracting information such as the type of e-mail and the time of transmission and reception;
Displaying the presence of the email based on the information in a calendar format;
Displaying the presence of the email based on the information in a scheduler format;
Selecting a step of displaying in a calendar format and a step of displaying in a scheduler format;
E-mail display method with A computer-executable program comprising program code for causing a computer to execute the electronic mail display method according to claim 7. A computer-readable storage medium storing the computer-executable program according to claim 8.

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