JP2006079266A - Mail receiving device mounted with automatic reproducing function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mail receiving device capable of automatically reproducing an image file attached to an electronic mail with an image. <P>SOLUTION: In this mail receiving device 10, a mail receiving part 101 receives an electronic mail with an image. A folder storing part 103 stores an image file and a mail text attached to an electronic mail with an image received by the mail receiving part 101 in a designated folder. A display control part 104 makes a display part 105 display an image file stored in a designated folder 102a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mail receiving device having an automatic reproduction function, and more particularly to a mail receiving device that automatically reproduces an image file received by an electronic mail with an image.

  When a conventional e-mail receiving device receives an e-mail with an image, the user of the e-mail receiving device needs to save the received image in an image storage folder (hereinafter referred to as an image folder) in the mobile phone. Met. Further, in order to confirm the image received by the electronic mail with the image, the user needs to select an appropriate image from the image folder and display the selected image on the screen. Further, when the user checks the mail text corresponding to the image displayed on the screen, the user needs to search for the corresponding mail text from the folder in which the mail is stored and display it. For this reason, it is difficult for a user who is unaccustomed to the operation, such as an elderly person or a handicapped person, to confirm the image received by the electronic mail with the image and the mail text corresponding to the image.

Conventionally, as a system for easily displaying an image and a mail text corresponding to the image in association with each other, a data communication system that displays the mail text superimposed on the image with the image as a background is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1). ). FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a data communication system that displays a mail text superimposed with a conventional image as a background. In FIG. 11, in a conventional data communication system, a mobile phone 1001 and a mobile phone 1002 are connected via an antenna 1003, a public line network 1004, and an antenna 1005. The public line network 1004 is connected to the mail server 1006.
When transmitting an e-mail with an image, the mobile phone 1001 corrects the brightness of the image and the color of the text of the mail body so that the mail body can be visually recognized even if the mail body is superimposed on the image. Thereafter, the mobile phone 1001 transmits the corrected image and the mail text to the mobile phone 1002 as an email with an image. The mobile phone 1002 receives an email with an image via the mail server 1006. The mobile phone 1002 displays the mail text superimposed on the image with the image attached to the image-attached e-mail as a background, by the user confirming the image-attached e-mail. Thus, the conventional data communication system can easily display the image and the mail text corresponding to the image in association with each other.
JP 2004-005525 A

  However, in the conventional data communication system, the image and the mail text corresponding to the image are simply displayed in association with each other, and the received image and the mail text are stored in a specific folder and the stored image is displayed. Had to be done manually. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult for a user unaccustomed to the operation to check the received image and the mail text corresponding to the image.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mail receiving apparatus that automatically reproduces an image received by an electronic mail with an image.

  The present invention is directed to a mail receiving apparatus that receives an electronic mail with an image. In order to achieve the above object, the mail receiving apparatus of the present invention includes a display unit, a folder unit, a mail receiving unit, a folder storage unit, and a display control unit. The display unit displays predetermined information. The folder part includes at least one folder for storing information related to electronic mail. The mail receiving unit receives an electronic mail. The folder storage unit stores the image file attached to the e-mail received by the mail receiving unit in a designated folder configured in the folder unit. The display control unit selects the latest image file from the image files stored in the designated folder, and automatically displays the selected image file on the display unit.

  In addition, the mail receiving device may further include a specific information table and a specific information determination unit. The specific information table stores specific information. The specific information determination unit determines whether the information set in the e-mail received by the mail reception unit matches the specific information stored in the specific information table. In this case, the folder storage unit stores the image file attached to the e-mail that is determined to have the same information by the specific information determination unit in the designated folder. On the other hand, the folder storage unit stores the image file attached to the e-mail that has been determined that the information does not match by the specific information determination unit in a normal folder configured in the folder unit.

Preferably, the specific information is a mail address. In this case, the specific information determination unit determines whether or not the transmission source mail address set in the electronic mail received by the mail reception unit matches the mail address stored in the specific information table.
The specific information may be an image file name. In this case, the specific information determination unit determines whether or not the image file name set in the e-mail received by the mail reception unit matches the image file name stored in the specific information table.

The specific information may be an image file format. In this case, the specific information determination unit determines whether or not the image file format set in the e-mail received by the mail reception unit matches the image file format stored in the specific information table.
When the specific information is in the image file format, the folder storage unit stores the image file attached to the e-mail that has been determined by the specific information determination unit that the image file format does not match in the specific information table. It is assumed that the image file format can be converted and saved in the specified folder.

The specific information may be the title of the mail. In this case, the specific information determination unit determines whether or not the mail title set in the e-mail received by the mail reception unit matches the mail title stored in the specific information table.
The specific information may be a telephone number. In this case, the specific information determination unit determines whether or not the telephone number set in the e-mail received by the mail receiving unit matches the telephone number stored in the specific information table.
Further, the specific information may be predetermined key information. When the image file attached to the e-mail received by the mail receiving unit is encrypted, the specific information determining unit displays the predetermined key information in which the encrypted image file is stored in the specific information table. Whether the information set in the e-mail matches the specific information stored in the specific information table is determined based on whether or not the data can be decrypted with the above.

  The mail receiving apparatus may further include a display switching input unit to which an instruction to switch the display on the display unit is input. In this case, the folder storage unit stores the mail body of the e-mail received by the mail receiving unit in the designated folder in association with the image file. The display control unit switches between the image file displayed on the display unit and the mail text according to the instruction input via the display switching input unit, and displays the image file on the display unit.

Preferably, the folder storage unit stores the storage time when the image file is stored in the designated folder in association with the image file attached to the e-mail. In this case, the display control unit can select the image file with the latest storage time as the latest image file.
In addition, when the shooting time when the image file is shot is set in the image file attached to the e-mail, the folder saving unit may save the shooting time in the designated folder in association with the image file. In this case, the display control unit can select the image file with the latest shooting time as the latest image file.
Further, the folder storage unit may store a transmission time, which is a time when the e-mail is transmitted, in the designated folder in association with the image file attached to the e-mail. In this case, the display control unit can select the image file with the latest transmission time as the latest image file.
In addition, if the image file attached to the e-mail has a specified order that specifies the order in which the image files are displayed, the folder storage unit stores the specified order in the specified folder in association with the image file. May be. In this case, the display control unit can select the image file with the earliest designation order as the latest image file.

  The display control unit can change the image file to be displayed on the display unit at regular intervals in the order based on the storage time, the shooting time, the transmission time, or the specified order.

Each process performed by the above-described mail receiving apparatus can also be regarded as a method of automatically displaying an image file attached to an e-mail giving a series of processing procedures. That is, it is a method of receiving an e-mail, storing an image file attached to the received e-mail, selecting the latest image file from the stored image file, and automatically displaying the selected image file.
Preferably, the method for automatically displaying the image file attached to the e-mail is provided in the form of a program for causing the mail receiving apparatus to execute a series of processing procedures. This program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium.

  The present invention is also directed to an integrated circuit of a mail receiving apparatus that receives an electronic mail with an image. The mail receiving device includes a display unit that displays predetermined information. The integrated circuit includes a folder part including at least one folder for storing information about electronic mail, a mail receiving part for receiving electronic mail, and an image file attached to the electronic mail received by the mail receiving part. Display control that selects the latest image file from the folder storage unit that saves in the specified folder configured in the folder unit and the image file stored in the specified folder, and automatically displays the selected image file on the display unit A part.

As described above, according to the present invention, an image file received by an electronic mail with an image can be automatically reproduced. Further, by changing the image file to be played back at regular intervals, even when a plurality of image files are received, the plurality of image files can be played back automatically. Also, since the mail text is stored in correspondence with the image file, the corresponding mail text can be easily called from the image file. As a result, the operation for displaying the image file received by the image-attached e-mail and the mail text can be omitted, and the convenience for the elderly, the disabled and the like can be improved.
Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically reproduce only the image file attached to the e-mail with an image that matches the preset specific information. As a result, it is possible to avoid automatically reproducing unnecessary image files.

Before describing a mail receiving apparatus equipped with an automatic reproduction function provided by the present invention, a network configuration to which the mail receiving apparatus is applied will be described first. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an example of a network configuration to which a mail receiving apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, the mail receiving device 10 is connected to the mail transmitting device 20 via the mail server 30.
The mail transmission device 20 transmits an electronic mail with an image addressed to the mail reception device 10 to the mail server 30. The mail server 30 delivers the image-attached e-mail to the mail receiving device 10 according to regular timing and the like. In other words, the mail receiving device 10 receives an electronic mail with an image via the mail server 30. Note that the mail receiving device 10 may be configured to directly receive the image-attached e-mail from the mail transmitting device 20 without using the mail server 30.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the mail receiving device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the mail receiving device 10 includes a mail receiving unit 101, a folder unit 102, a folder storage unit 103, a display control unit 104, and a display unit 105.
The mail receiving unit 101 receives an electronic mail with an image. The folder part 102 includes a designated folder 102a for storing information related to electronic mail with images. The folder storage unit 103 stores information related to electronic mail with images in the designated folder 102a. The display control unit 104 causes the display unit 105 to display information stored in the designated folder 102a. The display unit 105 is a display device such as a display, and displays predetermined information according to the display control unit 104.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the designated folder 102a. In FIG. 3, the designated folder 102a stores an image file, a mail text, and a storage time. Here, the image file is an image file attached to the received e-mail with an image. The mail text is a mail text attached to the received electronic mail with an image. Note that the mail text may not be stored in the designated folder when the display control unit 104 does not display the mail text. The storage time is the time when the image file is stored in the designated folder 102a.

The designated folder 102a may further store the shooting time, the transmission time, and the designated order in association with the image file (see FIG. 4). The shooting time is the time when the image file was shot. For example, when the mail transmission device 20 embeds the shooting time in the image file, the mail reception device 10 can know the shooting time from the received image file.
The transmission time is the time when the mail transmission device 20 transmits the electronic mail with an image. For example, the mail receiving device 10 can know the transmission time by referring to the header of the received electronic mail.
The designated order is the order in which the image files designated by the creator of the image-attached electronic mail (mail transmission device 20) are displayed. Regarding the designation order, the mail transmission device 20 can designate the order in which the mail reception device 10 displays image files by some method. For example, when transmitting a plurality of image files by one e-mail, the mail transmission device 20 can specify the order in which the image files are displayed according to the arrangement order of the plurality of image files attached to the e-mail. Further, for example, when image files are continuously transmitted by a plurality of e-mails, the order in which the images are displayed can be designated by arranging the image file names attached to the e-mails in alphabetical order. In the mail receiving device 10, the folder storage unit 102 sets the designation order in accordance with these instructions from the mail transmitting device 20.

  Next, the operation of the mail receiving device 10 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the mail receiving apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 5, the mail receiving unit 101 receives an electronic mail with an image (step S101). The folder storage unit 103 stores the image file and the mail text file attached to the image-attached e-mail received by the mail receiving unit 101 in the designated folder 102a (step S102). At this time, the folder storage unit 103 can set the storage time, the shooting time, the specified order, and the like in the specified folder 102a in association with the image file. After saving the image file and the mail text in the designated folder 102a, the folder saving unit 103 notifies the display control unit 104 that the designated folder 102a has been updated.

Upon receiving the update notification of the designated folder 102a from the folder saving unit 103, the display control unit 104 selects the latest image file as an image file to be displayed on the display unit 105 from the image files saved in the designated folder 102a. (Step S103). Specifically, the display control unit 104 selects the latest image file based on the storage time, the shooting time, the specified order, and the like. For example, the display control unit 104 selects an image file with the latest storage time or shooting time as the latest image file. Further, the display control unit 104 selects the image file with the earliest designation order as the latest image file. When the display control unit 104 selects an image file to be displayed on the display unit 105, the display control unit 104 displays the selected image file on the display unit 105 (step S104).
Note that the display control unit 104 may change the image file displayed on the display unit 105 at regular intervals. The display control unit 104 automatically causes the display unit 105 to display a plurality of image files received by e-mail with an image by changing the image file to an order according to a storage time, a shooting time, or a specified order. Can do.

  In addition, the mail receiving device 10 can switch and display the image file displayed on the display unit 105 and the mail text corresponding to the image file. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a mail receiving apparatus that switches between an image file and a mail text to display. In FIG. 6, the mail receiving device 11 further includes a display switching input unit 106 that is an input interface. An instruction for switching between the image file displayed on the display unit 105 and the mail text is input to the display switching input unit 106. The display control unit 104 switches between an image file and a mail text corresponding to the image file based on an instruction input via the display switching input unit 106.

  Furthermore, it is assumed that the mail receiving device 11 (see FIG. 6) can switch the image file displayed on the display unit 105 to another image file. In that case, an instruction to switch the image file to another image file is input to the display switching input unit 106. When receiving an instruction to switch the image file via the display switching input unit 106, the display control unit 104 switches the image file displayed on the display unit 105 to another image file. At this time, the display control unit 104 may display a list of images (thumbnail) on the display unit 105 and allow the user to select an image file to be switched.

The operation of the mail receiving apparatus described above will be specifically described using an example in which the mail receiving apparatus is applied to a mobile phone terminal. In this case, the display unit 105 corresponds to a display of a mobile phone terminal. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining changes in information displayed on the display of the mobile phone terminal. In FIG. 7A, it is assumed that the mobile phone terminal displays a calendar on the display before receiving the image-attached e-mail. In FIG. 7B, when the mobile phone terminal receives the image-attached e-mail, the image file received by the image-attached e-mail is automatically displayed by the operations in steps S101 to S104 described above (see FIG. 5). Will be displayed.
If information such as a calendar displayed on the display is regarded as a standby screen (wallpaper) set in the mobile phone terminal, the operations in steps S101 to S104 are performed in the standby screen set in the mobile phone terminal. Can be regarded as an automatic update operation.

  In the state of FIG. 7B, the user of the mobile phone terminal switches the image file and the mail text corresponding to the image file to be displayed on the display via the input interface (corresponding to the display switching input unit 106). Can be directed to. In FIG.7 (c), when a switching instruction | indication is received, a mobile telephone terminal will switch and display an image file and the corresponding mail text on a display.

  7B, the user of the mobile phone terminal switches between the image file displayed on the display and another image file via the input interface (corresponding to the display switching input unit 106). Can be instructed. In FIG. 7D, when receiving an instruction to switch to another image file, the mobile phone terminal displays, for example, a list (thumbnail) of image files on the display. The user can switch the image file displayed on the display by selecting a desired image file from the list of image files.

  Although FIG. 7 shows an example in which the mail receiving device is applied to a mobile phone terminal, the mail receiving device can also be applied to a PDA, a personal computer, or the like. As another application example, the mail receiving device can also be applied to a device that receives push-type content distribution.

  As described above, according to the mail receiving apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to automatically reproduce an image file received by an electronic mail with an image. Further, by changing the image file to be played back at regular intervals, even when a plurality of image files are received, the plurality of image files can be played back automatically. Also, since the mail text is stored in correspondence with the image file, the corresponding mail text can be easily called from the image file. As a result, the operation for displaying the image file received by the image-attached e-mail and the mail text can be omitted, and the convenience for the elderly, the disabled and the like can be improved.

(Second Embodiment)
Compared with the mail receiving apparatus according to the first embodiment, the mail receiving apparatus according to the second embodiment automatically displays only the image file attached to the image-attached e-mail with the same specific information. (Auto play). As specific information, a mail address, an image file name, an image file format, a mail title, a telephone number, and the like are used. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the mail receiving apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 8, the mail receiving device 12 according to the second embodiment further includes a specific information input unit 107, a specific information table 108, and a specific information determination unit 109, as compared with the mail receiving device according to the first embodiment. Prepare. The folder unit 102 further includes a normal folder 102b in the configuration.

Specific information is input to the specific information input unit 107. Specifically, a mail address, an image file name, an image file format, a mail title, a telephone number, and the like are input as specific information. The specific information table 108 stores specific information such as a mail address. The setting of the specific information in the specific information table 108 is basically set by the user of the mail receiving device 12, but if the user is difficult to set due to aging or disability, the related person takes the place of the user. Can be set. The specific information for the specific information table 108 may be set not only from the specific information input unit 107 but also via a storage medium such as a memory card or a network.
Based on the specific information table 108, the specific information determination unit 109 determines an electronic mail with an image to be stored in the designated folder 102a. Based on the determination by the specific information determination unit 109, the folder storage unit 110 distributes and stores information related to the image-attached electronic mail into the designated folder 102a and the normal folder 102b. That is, the folder storage unit 110 stores information related to the image-attached e-mail to which the image file to be automatically displayed on the display unit 105 is attached in the designated folder 102a, and other information related to the image-attached e-mail in the normal folder 102b. Will be saved.

  Next, the operation of the mail receiving device 12 when a mail address is used as specific information will be described. In this case, it is assumed that a transmission source address (hereinafter referred to as a specific address) of an image file to be automatically displayed on the display unit 105 is set in the specific information table 108 (see FIG. 9). FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the mail receiving device 12 according to the second embodiment. Referring to FIG. 10, mail receiving unit 101 receives an electronic mail with an image (step S101). The specific information determining unit 109 determines whether or not the transmission source address of the image-attached e-mail received by the mail receiving unit 101 matches the specific address set in the specific information table 108 (step S111). When the specific information determination unit 109 determines that the addresses match, the folder storage unit 110 stores the image file and the mail text attached to the image-attached e-mail with the matching addresses in the designated folder 102a (step S112). On the other hand, when the specific information determination unit 109 determines that the addresses do not match, the folder storage unit 110 stores the image file and the mail text attached to the image-attached e-mail with the mismatched addresses in the normal folder 102b (Step S1). S113). Subsequent operations (steps S103 to S104) are the same as those of the mail receiving apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  The mail receiving device 12 according to the second embodiment can perform the same operation as when using an e-mail address when using an image file name, an image file format, an e-mail title, and a telephone number as specific information. it can. For example, when an image file name is used, it is assumed that an image file name to be automatically displayed on the display unit 105 is set in the specific information table 108. The specific information determination unit 109 determines whether the image file name attached to the image-attached e-mail received by the mail receiving unit 101 matches the image file name set in the specific information table 108. The folder storage unit 110 stores the image file and the mail text attached to the image-attached e-mail with the matching image file name in the designated folder 102a, and the others in the normal folder 102b.

  For example, when using an image file format, it is assumed that an image file format to be automatically displayed on the display unit 105 is set in the specific information table 108. The specific information determination unit 109 determines whether the image file format attached to the image-attached e-mail received by the mail receiving unit 101 matches the image file format set in the specific information table 108. The folder saving unit 110 saves the image file and the mail text attached to the image-attached e-mail having the same image file format in the designated folder 102a and the other in the normal folder 102b. The folder storage unit 110 converts the image file attached to the image-attached e-mail that does not match the image file format into the image file format set in the specific information table 108, and then designates the designated folder 102a. It can be stored in

  Further, the mail reception device 12 can use the common key as specific information by using the mechanism of the common key encryption method. In this case, it is assumed that the mail reception device 12 and the mail transmission device 20 store a predetermined common key in advance. The mail transmission device 20 encrypts the image file with a pre-stored common key, and transmits the encrypted image file by e-mail. When the mail receiving device 12 receives the encrypted image file, the mail receiving device 12 tries to restore it using a pre-stored common key. Here, if the image file can be restored, the mail receiving device 12 saves the information related to the received e-mail with the image in the designated folder 102a, and if not, saves it in the normal folder 102b.

  As described above, according to the mail receiving device 12 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, only the image file attached to the image-attached e-mail that matches the preset specific information is automatically reproduced. can do. As a result, the mail receiving device 12 can avoid automatically reproducing unnecessary image files.

  The mail receiving device described above may be realized by interpreting and executing predetermined program data stored in a storage device (ROM, RAM, hard disk, etc.) that can execute the processing procedure described above by the CPU. . In this case, the program data may be introduced into the storage device via the storage medium, or may be directly executed from the storage medium. Note that the storage medium refers to a semiconductor memory such as a ROM, a RAM, or a flash memory, a magnetic disk memory such as a flexible disk or a hard disk, an optical disk memory such as a CD-ROM, a DVD, or a BD, and a memory card. The storage medium is a concept including a communication medium such as a telephone line or a conveyance path.

Further, all or a part of the configuration of the mail receiving apparatus of the present invention is typically an integrated circuit such as an LSI (depending on the degree of integration, such as an IC, a system LSI, a super LSI, or an ultra LSI). Realized). These may be individually made into one chip, or may be made into one chip so as to include a part or all of them.
Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI's, and implementation using dedicated circuitry or general purpose processors is also possible. Also, an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) that can be programmed after manufacturing the LSI or a reconfigurable processor that can reconfigure the connection and setting of the circuit cells inside the LSI may be used.
Furthermore, if integrated circuit technology comes out to replace LSI's as a result of the advancement of semiconductor technology or a derivative other technology, it is naturally also possible to carry out function block integration using this technology. There is a possibility of adaptation of biotechnology.

  The mail receiving device of the present invention is suitable for automatically reproducing an image file received by an e-mail with an image, and is particularly effective for improving the operability for a user unaccustomed to the operation of an elderly person or the like. It is.

The figure explaining an example of the network configuration to which the mail receiver which mounted the automatic reproduction | regeneration function based on the 1st Embodiment of this invention is applied. The figure which shows an example of a structure of the mail receiver 10 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the information preserve | saved at the designated folder 102a The figure which shows an example of the designation | designated folder 102a which preserve | saves imaging | photography time, designation | designated order, etc. The flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the mail receiver 10 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of a structure of the mail receiver which switches and displays an image file and a mail text The figure explaining the change of the information displayed on the display of a mobile phone terminal The figure which shows an example of a structure of the mail receiver which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the specific information table 108 to which an address is set The flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the mail receiver 12 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The figure explaining the data communication system which displays the mail text superimposed on the background of the conventional image

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10, 11, 12 Mail receiving device 20 Mail transmitting device 30, 1006 Mail server 101 Mail receiving unit 102 Folder unit 102a Specified folder 102b Normal folder 103, 110 Folder storage unit 104 Display control unit 105 Display unit 106 Display switching input unit 107 Specific Information input unit 108 Specific information table 109 Specific information determination unit 1001, 1002 Mobile phone 1003, 1005 Antenna 1004 Public line network

Claims (19)

A mail receiving device for receiving an image-attached e-mail,
A display unit for displaying predetermined information;
A folder portion comprising at least one folder for storing information about the e-mail;
A mail receiver for receiving the e-mail;
A folder saving unit for saving an image file attached to the email received by the mail receiving unit in a designated folder configured in the folder unit;
A mail receiving apparatus comprising: a display control unit that selects a latest image file from image files stored in the designated folder and automatically displays the selected image file on the display unit. . A specific information table for storing specific information;
A specific information determination unit that determines whether information set in the email received by the mail reception unit matches the specific information stored in the specific information table;
2. The mail receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the folder storage unit stores an image file attached to an e-mail that is determined to have the same information by the specific information determination unit in the designated folder. .   The folder storage unit stores an image file attached to an e-mail that has been determined that the information does not match by the specific information determination unit in a normal folder configured in the folder unit. Item 3. The mail receiving device according to Item 2. The specific information is an email address;
The specific information determination unit determines whether or not a transmission source mail address set in the e-mail received by the mail reception unit matches a mail address stored in the specific information table. The mail receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the mail receiving apparatus is characterized in that The specific information is an image file name,
The specific information determination unit determines whether an image file name set in the e-mail received by the mail reception unit matches an image file name stored in the specific information table. The mail receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the mail receiving apparatus is characterized in that The specific information is an image file format;
The specific information determination unit determines whether the image file format set in the e-mail received by the mail reception unit matches the image file format stored in the specific information table. The mail receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the mail receiving apparatus is characterized in that The specific information is an image file format;
The specific information determination unit determines whether an image file format set in the e-mail received by the mail reception unit matches an image file format stored in the specific information table;
The folder storage unit converts an image file attached to an e-mail that has been determined by the specific information determination unit to have an image file format that does not match, into an image file format stored in the specific information table, The mail receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the mail receiving apparatus is stored in the designated folder. The specific information is a mail title,
The specific information determination unit determines whether or not a mail title set in the e-mail received by the mail reception unit matches a mail title stored in the specific information table. The mail receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the mail receiving apparatus is characterized in that The specific information is a phone number;
The specific information determination unit determines whether or not a telephone number set in an e-mail received by the mail receiving unit matches a telephone number stored in the specific information table. The mail receiving device according to claim 2. The specific information is predetermined key information,
When the image file attached to the e-mail received by the mail receiving unit is encrypted, the specific information determining unit stores the encrypted image file in the specific information table. Whether the information set in the e-mail matches the specific information stored in the specific information table is determined based on whether the predetermined key information can be decrypted. The mail receiving device according to claim 2. A display switching input unit for inputting an instruction to switch the display of the display unit;
The folder storage unit stores the email body of the email received by the email receiver in the designated folder in association with the image file,
The display control unit switches between an image file displayed on the display unit and a mail text according to an instruction input via the display switching input unit, and causes the display unit to display the image file. Item 11. A mail receiving device according to any one of Items 1 to 10. The folder storage unit stores the storage time when the image file is stored in the designated folder in association with the image file attached to the e-mail,
The mail receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit selects an image file having the latest storage time as the latest image file. If the image file attached to the e-mail has a shooting time when the image file was shot, the folder storage unit stores the shooting time in the designated folder in association with the image file. ,
The mail receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit selects an image file having the latest shooting time as the latest image file. The folder storage unit corresponds to the image file attached to the e-mail,
Save the transmission time, which is the time when the e-mail was transmitted, in the designated folder;
The mail receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit selects an image file having the latest transmission time as the latest image file. If the image file attached to the e-mail has a specified order for specifying the order in which the image file is displayed, the folder storage unit specifies the specified order in association with the image file. Save it in a folder,
The mail receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit selects the image file with the earliest designation order as the latest image file.   The display control unit changes the image file to be displayed on the display unit at regular intervals in an order based on the storage time, the shooting time, the transmission time, or the specified order. Item 16. A mail receiving device according to any one of Items 11 to 15. A method performed by a mail receiving device that receives an image-attached e-mail,
Receiving the email; and
Storing the image file attached to the email received by the receiving step;
Selecting the latest image file from the image files saved in the saving step and automatically displaying the selected image file. A program executed by a mail receiving device that receives an e-mail with an image,
Receiving the email; and
Storing the image file attached to the email received by the receiving step;
A program for selecting the latest image file from the image files saved in the saving step and automatically displaying the selected image file. An integrated circuit of a mail receiving device that receives an electronic mail with an image,
The mail receiving device is:
A display unit for displaying predetermined information;
The integrated circuit comprises:
A folder portion comprising at least one folder for storing information about the e-mail;
A mail receiver for receiving the e-mail;
A folder saving unit for saving an image file attached to the email received by the mail receiving unit in a designated folder configured in the folder unit;
An integrated circuit comprising: a display control unit that selects a latest image file from image files stored in the designated folder and automatically displays the selected image file on the display unit.

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