JP2007264743A - Electronic device, and method and program for maintenance of email information thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the maintenance of email related information about an electronic device having the function of sending and receiving email, thus providing opportunities for the maintenance of the email related information and the sending of email. <P>SOLUTION: In the electronic device having the function of sending and receiving email, any addresses to which no email has been sent for a predetermined period of time or more are selected from addresses in an address storage area for storing email addresses, and opportunities for deleting the addresses, sending email, deleting stored email, and the like, are provided to achieve automation of the management of email related information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic device such as a personal computer having a function for sending and receiving electronic mail and a mail server, and more particularly to an electronic device for organizing unnecessary electronic mail related information, an electronic mail information maintenance method thereof, and an electronic mail information maintenance program. .

  E-mail processing by a personal computer (PC), a portable terminal device, or the like is executed by an e-mail program. Usually, an e-mail address (e-mail address) is stored in a set address file (so-called address book), The sent e-mail is saved in the sent file, and the received e-mail is saved in the received file. Some address books are set in an electronic mail program installed on the PC side, and others are linked to Web (World Wide Web) mail on the Internet. The transmission / reception history can be confirmed by a transmission file or a reception file. E-mails related to transmission / reception can be individually deleted from a predetermined file.

With regard to such communication processing such as e-mail, Patent Literature 1 discloses that the number of times of use consisting of the number of outgoing calls and the number of incoming calls in a predetermined period is counted for each telephone number, and the count value of the number of uses is counted after a predetermined time has elapsed. It is disclosed that the order of the telephone numbers displayed in the telephone directory is rearranged accordingly. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228688 discloses searching for outgoing / incoming data using a telephone number as a search key and displaying a history of transmitted / received mails in chronological order.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-219015 (summary, FIG. 2 etc.) JP 2004-229214 A (summary, FIG. 5 etc.)

  By the way, in the address book that stores e-mail addresses, processing such as automatically registering when an e-mail is received, adding a new destination by the user, or deleting an unnecessary destination Need. The mail address is registered in the address book even by temporary mail exchange such as an Internet auction, so the user is forced to perform troublesome operations such as deleting the mail address as necessary. From the viewpoint of protecting personal information, it is desirable to delete unnecessary email addresses as needed.

  If the user neglects to delete the e-mail address, the e-mail address is accumulated in the address book over time. It is useful for confirming the change of the e-mail address registered in the address book and sending e-mail regularly, but for the passage of time, it is necessary for the user to set the transmission timing by referring to the past transmission / reception history. There is annoying.

  Regarding such demands and problems, Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not disclose or suggest them, and do not disclose or suggest a configuration or the like for solving them.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention relates to an electronic apparatus having an electronic mail transmission / reception function, and is intended to facilitate management of electronic mail related information.

Another object of the present invention relates to an electronic device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function, and provides an opportunity for maintenance of electronic mail related information and electronic mail transmission.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to an electronic apparatus having an electronic mail transmission / reception function, and transmits an electronic mail over a predetermined period from a destination in a destination storage area for storing the destination of the electronic mail. Select an unaddressed destination, provide an opportunity to delete it, send an e-mail, delete a stored e-mail, etc., and realize automatic management of e-mail related information.

  Accordingly, in order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is an electronic device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function, an address storage area for storing the address of the electronic mail, and the address storage And a destination selection unit that selects a destination that has not transmitted an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer from the destination in the area.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the electronic device, preferably, in the electronic device, the electronic device includes a transmission history storage area for storing the transmission history of the electronic mail, and the destination selection unit includes the transmission history storage area. The destination in the transmission history is compared with the destination in the destination storage area, and a destination that has not transmitted an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer is selected from the destination storage area. Also good. The above object can also be achieved by such a configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, the electronic device may preferably include an output generation unit that generates the destination selected by the destination selection unit. The above object can also be achieved by such a configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, the electronic device may preferably include a display unit that displays the destination selected by the destination selection unit. The above object can also be achieved by such a configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the electronic device, preferably, together with the destination selected by the destination selection unit, the last transmission time of the destination, the non-use period of the destination, or e-mail information It is good also as a structure provided with the display part which displays either or 2 or more. The above object can also be achieved by such a configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the electronic device, preferably, an electronic mail storage area for storing the transmitted electronic mail and electronic mail as selection information together with the address selected by the address selection unit A display unit that displays any one or more of mail transmission, deletion of the destination from the destination storage area, and deletion of the electronic mail from the email storage area may be provided. The above object can also be achieved by such a configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, a second aspect of the present invention is an electronic device that manages the electronic mail transmitted / received by an electronic mail transmission / reception terminal device, and stores the destination of the electronic mail And a destination selection unit that selects a destination that has not transmitted an e-mail from the destination in the destination storage area for a predetermined period or longer. The above object can also be achieved by such a configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, a third aspect of the present invention is an e-mail information maintenance method for an electronic apparatus having an e-mail transmission / reception function, in a destination storage area for storing the e-mail destination. The method includes a step of selecting a destination that has not transmitted an e-mail for a predetermined period or more from the destination. The above object can also be achieved by such a configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, a fourth aspect of the present invention is an electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device that manages the electronic mail transmitted / received by an electronic mail transmitting / receiving terminal device, the electronic mail addressing destination This includes a step of selecting a destination that has not transmitted an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer from the destination in the destination storage area for storing the email. The above object can also be achieved by such a configuration.

  To achieve the above object, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic mail information maintenance program for an electronic apparatus, which has an electronic mail transmission / reception function and is executed by a computer, and stores the destination of the electronic mail. The method includes a step of selecting a destination that has not transmitted an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer from the destination in the destination storage area. The above object can also be achieved by such a configuration.

In order to achieve the above object, a sixth aspect of the present invention is an electronic mail information maintenance program for an electronic apparatus that manages the electronic mail transmitted / received by an electronic mail transmitting / receiving terminal apparatus and is executed by a computer, The method includes a step of selecting a destination that has not transmitted an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer from the destination in a destination storage area that stores the destination of the e-mail. The above object can also be achieved by such a configuration.

  According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  (1) It is possible to easily know a destination for which a considerable amount of time has passed since the last e-mail transmission, and to provide an opportunity for deletion of e-mail related information and e-mail transmission.

  (2) For destinations for which a considerable amount of time has passed since the last e-mail transmission, deletion of e-mail related information based on the determination of whether or not the destination is unnecessary, and automatic e-mail related information It can be deleted, and maintenance can be facilitated.

  (3) E-mail deletion is encouraged, contributing to effective use of the storage area for storing e-mail.

Other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become clearer with reference to the accompanying drawings and each embodiment.

[First Embodiment]

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic mail system, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the electronic mail system.

  The e-mail system 21 includes a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “PC”) 4 and an e-mail server 6 as electronic devices having an e-mail transmission / reception function. The PC 4 and the e-mail server 6 are connected as a network. For example, it is connected via the Internet 8. Other PCs (not shown) are connected to the Internet 8, and these other PCs and the PC 8 send and receive e-mails via the mail server 6.

  The PC 4 includes a processing unit 10, a clock function unit 12, a storage unit 14, an input device 16, an output device 18, and the like. The processing unit 10 executes various processes such as creation of e-mails, transmission / reception thereof, registration or deletion of e-mail addresses. The clock function unit 12 generates time information such as year, month, date, and time, and this time information is taken into the processing unit 10. In this embodiment, the clock function unit 12 is set separately from the processing unit 10, but it may be installed inside the processing unit 10.

  The storage unit 14 includes a nonvolatile memory or a hard disk device that can read and write data, and a plurality of storage areas 141, 142, and 143 are set. The setting file 144 is stored in the storage area 141, and is sent to an e-mail. The address book data 145 including the previous mail address is stored in the storage area 142, and mail data 146 such as e-mail is stored in the mail box set in the storage area 143. The mail data 146 includes history information.

  The input device 16 includes a keyboard 160 or the like, and an input command or the like from the input device 16 is taken into the processing unit 10. The output device 18 is configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and various information such as e-mail and address information is displayed by the output device 18 as an image.

  The processing unit 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory, and includes a control unit 102, a command analysis unit 104, an output processing unit 106, a maintenance processing unit 108, an address book processing program 110, a mail processing program 112, a maintenance. A processing program 114, a communication function unit 116, and the like are included.

  The control unit 102 executes the address book processing program 110, the mail processing program 112, or the maintenance processing program 114 based on the execution of the operating system (OS), fetches time information from the clock function unit 12, and references and sets time information. It controls processing such as writing and updating of the file 144, the command analysis unit 104, the maintenance processing unit 108, the output processing unit 106, and the communication function unit 116.

  The command analysis unit 104 analyzes command data input from the input device 16, and the command data is taken into the control unit 102.

  The maintenance processing unit 108 includes an address book processing unit 118, a mail data processing unit 120, and a comparison / difference extraction processing unit 122. When the maintenance processing program 114 is executed, the address book processing unit 118 refers to the address book data 145. The mail data processing unit 120 performs processing such as referring to history information in the mail data 146, processing such as deletion of the email, and the comparison / difference extraction processing unit 122 By comparing the mail address in the history information of the mail data 146 with the mail address in the address book data 145, processing such as extraction of a mail address for which a predetermined time has elapsed since the last transmission time is performed.

  The address book processing program 110 is an address book application and executes generation and deletion of the address book data 145, and the mail processing program 112 is a mail application and executes generation and deletion of the mail data 146. . The maintenance processing program 114 is a program attached to the address book processing program 110 and the mail processing program 112. The maintenance processing program 114 searches for unnecessary mail addresses, and based on the search results, deletes address book data and related to e-mail. Processes such as information deletion, creation and transmission of new e-mail are executed.

  The communication function unit 116 is connected to the mail server 6 via the Internet 8 and executes transmission / reception of electronic mail by executing the mail processing program 112.

  The e-mail system 21 is configured as shown in FIG. 2, and the PC 4 side performs transmission / reception of e-mails of the PC 4 and maintenance processing of e-mail related information such as e-mails and e-mail addresses.

  Next, a maintenance method and a maintenance operation will be described.

(Maintenance settings)

  This maintenance setting will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of maintenance setting processing, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a setting screen.

  When maintenance setting is selected from the initial menu and the maintenance processing program 114 is activated, the setting file 144 is read (step S1), and the maintenance setting screen 180 (FIG. 4) is displayed (step S2). When this setting screen 180 is displayed, the setting change input waiting state is maintained (step S3), and various setting change inputs are possible. The setting change input is monitored (step S4). If the setting is changed (YES in step S4), the setting file 144 is overwritten with the new setting (step S5). If the setting is not changed (NO in step S4). Then, the setting screen 180 is closed (step S6), and the setting change process is ended.

  In this setting change processing, as shown in FIG. 4, the setting screen 180 displays a title display 182 indicating that the setting screen 180 is displayed, a maintenance method selection unit 184, a maintenance timing selection unit 186, and a maintenance period selection. A part 188, an OK button 190 for confirming the setting, a cancel button 192 for canceling the setting, and the like are displayed.

  The maintenance method selection unit 184 displays an automatic check button 194 and a manual check button 196 for selecting automatic or manual. The manual check button 194 displays, for example, a “maintenance screen” as a message indicating the transition to the maintenance screen. Is displayed.

  The maintenance timing selection unit 186 includes a timing selection based on a temporal timing, an occurrence timing of the event, and a keyword associated with the event. As a time timing, a selection box 198 for selecting a periodic timing, a selection box 200 when the PC 4 is activated, a selection box 202 when a received mail includes a keyword, and a selection box 204 when a mail is received are set. ing.

  For the selection box 198, a selection button 206 for selecting a week unit, a selection button 208 for selecting a monthly unit, and a selection button 210 for selecting a year unit are set, and a reference date is input. An input selection box 212 and an input selection box 214 for inputting time are displayed. The input selection box 212 is displayed differently depending on the selection of the selection buttons 206, 208, and 210. In the case of the operation of the weekly selection button 206, the day of the week is displayed as the reference date, and the operation of the monthly selection button 208 is performed. In this case, the date is displayed as the reference date, the month and day are displayed as the reference date when the yearly selection button 210 is operated, and the time is displayed in the input selection box 214. In the input selection boxes 212 and 214, a plurality of reference information may be set in advance, and may be configured to select them or may be input manually.

  For the selection box 202, a subject input box 216, a character string input box 218, and an additional keyword input box 220 are displayed. For example, the subject includes the following character string in the subject. ····It is included.

  The period selection unit 188 for checking maintenance displays a period input box 222 for inputting the period. In the input box 222, a plurality of reference periods are set in advance and selected. Alternatively, it may be configured to input manually.

  Next, the maintenance process will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of maintenance processing, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a maintenance screen.

  When the maintenance process is selected from the initial menu and the maintenance process program 114 is activated, the setting file 144 is read (step S11), the time is acquired (step S12), and it is determined whether or not the maintenance execution timing T is reached. If it is not the maintenance execution timing T (NO in step S13), it is in a wait state (step S14), and if it is the maintenance execution timing T (YES in step S13), the mail address in the address book A list is created (step S15).

  A list of e-mail addresses transmitted and received during the setting period set on the setting screen 180 (FIG. 4) described above is created (step S16), and e-mail addresses to be maintained are extracted from this e-mail address list (step S17). The maintenance screen 224 (FIG. 6) is displayed (step S18), and it is determined whether or not the maintenance process is performed (step S19). If the maintenance process is not performed (NO in step S19), the maintenance screen 224 is closed (step S19). S20), this process is terminated.

  When the maintenance process is executed (YES in step S19), a response to the dialog on the maintenance screen 224 is monitored (step S21), and a process corresponding to the response is executed. That is, when “write new mail and send” is selected from the maintenance screen 224, a new mail creation screen is displayed (step S22), and a new mail is created and transmitted from the new mail creation screen (step S23). ), The process returns to step S18. If “delete address book registration” is selected from the maintenance screen 224, the designated mail address is deleted from the address book (step S24), and the process returns to step S18. If “delete mail” is selected from the maintenance screen 224, the mail exchanged with the designated mail address is deleted (step S25), and the process returns to step S18. After these processes, when “Close” is selected from the maintenance screen 224, this screen is closed (step S20), and the process is terminated.

  In this maintenance process, as shown in FIG. 6, the maintenance screen 224 includes a title display 226 indicating that the maintenance screen 224 is displayed, a mail address maintenance target selection field 228, and an operation selection field 230 for the mail address. A close instruction button 232 or the like is displayed.

  In the maintenance target selection column 228, a maintenance target, an e-mail address, a last transmission time, a non-contact period, a display column for the relevant keyword are set, and a maintenance target is selected in the maintenance target section. Check box 234 is set. In addition, the e-mail address displays the e-mail address, the last e-mail transmission time is displayed in the last transmission time, and the time from the last transmission time to the current time is displayed in weeks during the period when the contact is not made. In addition, a keyword extracted from a mail text or a title is displayed as the relevant keyword, and in this case, “auction” is an example.

  In the operation selection field 230, a selection button 236 for selecting “write new mail and send” as an operation for the mail address checked in the maintenance target check box 234, and “delete address book registration” are selected. A selection button 238 for selecting “Delete mail” and a selection button 240 for selecting “Delete mail” are set, and an execution button 242 for selecting these and shifting to execution is set.

  As described above, the maintenance process in the electronic mail system 21 according to this embodiment has the following advantages.

  (1) When an event such as the arrival of maintenance execution timing occurs, a list of transmission histories for a certain period, that is, e-mail addresses and transmission dates, is generated, and registered in the e-mail address of the transmission history list and the address book A list of e-mail addresses that have not been transmitted for a certain period of time can be generated by comparing with e-mail addresses. By referring to this list, the user is prompted to delete the e-mail address or send a new e-mail.

(2) An example of maintenance start conditions is as follows.
a Pre-set execution timing. For example, every day, once a week, 15th of every month.
b Every time PC4 is started.
c When the received mail contains a specific character string such as “Auction Evaluation”, or when it is sent from a specific address.
d Always.

  (3) Since an e-mail address that has not been transmitted for a certain period of time is notified, it becomes an opportunity for maintenance of the e-mail address and the stored e-mail. If the e-mail is deleted from the storage area 142 where the e-mail is stored, the storage area can be used more effectively.

  (4) In the case of using the mail application of the PC 4, a list of target mail addresses is displayed on the screen, so that “delete from address book” or “create new mail” can be prompted.

  (5) It is also possible to delete sent and received mails in the mailbox at once.

  (6) In this case, if it matches a specific sender or subject set in advance, the address should be deleted from the address book, or the mail exchanged with that address (sent / received) should be deleted from the mailbox. You can also.

  (7) The data format is as follows.

  a Address book and storage area 143 (mailbox) are objects to be analyzed. In this case, the address book is opened and mail addresses are extracted as a list. The list may be expanded and stored on the storage unit 14, or may be stored as a temporary file on the hard disk.

  b. Open the mailbox, extract the sender email address in the inbox, the email address in the outbox, and the date and time sent and received, and generate a list. This list may be expanded and held on the storage unit 14, or may be saved as a temporary file on the hard disk.

  (8) Then, the e-mail address and the transmission / reception date and time that are the difference between the data in the lists a and b are extracted to generate a list, and this list is expanded and stored on the storage unit 14 or on the hard disk You may save as a temporary file.

[Second Embodiment]

  A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic mail system, and FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the electronic mail system. In FIG. 7, the same parts as those in FIG.

  In the first embodiment, an unnecessary mail address on the PC 4 side is searched, and the e-mail related information corresponding to the mail address is maintained, but in the second embodiment, the PC 400 and the Internet 8 is configured to search for an unnecessary mail address linked to the Web mail on the side of the mail server 600 connected via the mail server 8, and to maintain e-mail related information corresponding to the mail address. That is, the PC 400 is a client device having the mail server 600 as a host device, and is configured as an electronic mail transmission / reception terminal device.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a processing unit 610, a clock function unit 612, and a storage unit 614 are provided on the mail server 600 side, and a maintenance function unit of the electronic mail system 22 is provided on the PC 400 side. The input device 16 and the output device 18 are provided.

  The configuration of the processing unit 610 is the same as the configuration of the processing unit 10 (FIG. 1), and the storage unit 614 is the same configuration as the storage unit 14 (FIG. 1). It is set on the mail server 600 side. The difference from the first embodiment is that the communication function unit 116 is connected to the PC 400 via the Internet 8, and the command analysis unit 104 and the output processing unit 106 perform data processing by communication with the PC 400 which is an external device. .

  In this embodiment, the update (FIG. 3) of the setting file 144 and the maintenance process (FIG. 5) can be executed on the mail server 600 side. In this case, the maintenance setting screen 180 (FIG. 4) and the maintenance screen 224 ( 6) is displayed on the output device 18 on the PC 400 side by communicating via the Internet 8, and the dialog response process can be similarly performed.

  In this case, web mail on the Internet 8 is used, and a list of target mail addresses can be communicated to such a user by mail. The contact mail is linked to a maintenance screen on the web. Therefore, it is possible to guide the user so that “delete from address book” or “create new mail” can be immediately performed on the screen of the output device 18.

  With such a configuration, unnecessary mail addresses in the storage unit 614 of the mail server 600 are automatically searched on the mail server 600 side, new e-mail transmission, deletion of the mail address, and e-mail corresponding to the mail address Deletion and the like can be performed, and maintenance of electronic mail can be performed as in the first embodiment.

[Third Embodiment]

  A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of maintenance setting processing, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a setting screen.

  The processing according to this embodiment is performed by either the electronic mail system 21 (FIGS. 1 and 2) according to the first embodiment or the electronic mail system 22 (FIGS. 7 and 8) according to the second embodiment. However, any system can be used. Therefore, a detailed description of the configuration of the e-mail system 22 is omitted, but when referring to the e-mail system 22 in the description of the e-mail system 21, the e-mail system 21 is referred to as the e-mail system 22 in the above description. It shall be replaced.

  The address memo maintenance setting is selected from the initial menu, the maintenance processing program 114 is activated (step S31), the setting file 144 is read, and the address maintenance setting screen 280 (FIG. 10) is displayed (step S32). . From this setting screen 280, input of timing T to be analyzed (step S33), input of period I to be analyzed (step S34), input of presence / absence of monitoring of incoming mail (step S35), input of character string of incoming mail monitoring (step S35) Step S36) After clicking the OK button 290 for confirming the setting (Step S37), the setting screen 280 is closed (Step S38), thereby saving the setting (Step S39) and saving the setting file 144. (Step S40). Thereby, the setting process is completed.

  In this setting process, the setting screen 280 displays a maintenance timing selection unit 286, an OK button 290 for confirming the setting, a cancel button 292 for canceling the setting, and the like, as shown in FIG.

  The maintenance timing selection unit 286 includes selection of timing based on time timing, timing due to occurrence of an event, and discovery of a keyword associated with the event. As a time timing, a selection box 298 for selecting a periodic timing, a selection box 300 when the PC 4 (or mail server device 600) is activated, a selection box 302 when a received mail includes a keyword, a time of receiving a mail The selection box 304 is set.

  In the selection box 298, a selection button 306 for selecting a day unit, a selection button 308 for selecting a week unit, and a selection button 310 for selecting a month unit are set, and a reference date is input. An input selection box 312 and an input selection box 314 for inputting time are displayed. The display differs depending on the selection of the selection buttons 306, 308, 310. In the case of operation of the daily selection button 306, the date is displayed as the reference date in the input selection box 312 and the operation of the weekly selection button 308 is performed. In this case, the input selection box 312 displays the day of the week as the reference date, and in the operation of the monthly selection button 310, the input selection box 312 displays the month as the reference date, and the input selection box 314 displays the time of day. Is displayed. A plurality of reference information is set in advance in the input selection boxes 312, 314, and may be configured to select them or may be input manually.

  For the selection box 302, a subject input box 316 and a character string input box 318 are displayed. For example, a character string such as “auction” is displayed.

  Next, the address maintenance process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the address maintenance process.

  When the address memo maintenance process is selected from the initial menu and the maintenance process program 114 is activated, the setting file is read (step S41), the time is acquired, and it is determined whether or not the maintenance execution timing T is reached (step S41). If it is not the maintenance execution timing T (NO in step S42), a wait state is entered. If it is the maintenance execution timing T (YES in step S42), a list L1 is created by listing from the mail addresses in the address book (step S43), and the mail addresses transmitted and received within the period I are listed and listed. L2 is created (step S44). The lists L1 and L2 are compared, the difference mail address is extracted (step S45), the list L3 is displayed (step S46), the mail address to be deleted from the list L3 (step S47), and the mail to be deleted The sender is designated (step S48), and the mail address to be newly transmitted is designated (step S49). The designated mail address is deleted from the address book by specifying the mail address (step S47) (step S50), and the sender's mail specified from the mailbox is deleted by specifying the mail sender (step S48). (Step S51) Further, by designating a mail address (Step S49), a new mail can be created for the designated mail address (Step S52) and transmitted. Then, the list is closed (step S53), and this process ends.

[Other Embodiments]

  In the above embodiment, the PC 4 or the PC 400 is illustrated as an e-mail transmission / reception terminal device. However, for example, a personal digital assistant (PDA) 402 shown in FIG. 12 may be used, and FIG. As shown, a mobile phone terminal 404 may be used. 12 and 13, the same parts as those in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 7 or FIG.

  Even using such an e-mail transmission / reception terminal device, the e-mail information maintenance method and e-mail information maintenance program of the present invention can be implemented in the same manner, corresponding to the unnecessary e-mail address, e-mail transmission, It is possible to trigger or organize deletion of email related information such as email addresses and emails.

  Next, technical ideas extracted from the embodiments of the present invention described above are listed as appendices according to the description format of the claims. The technical idea according to the present invention can be grasped by various levels and variations from a superordinate concept to a subordinate concept, and the present invention is not limited to the following supplementary notes.

(Supplementary note 1) An electronic device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function,
A destination storage area for storing the destination of the e-mail;
A destination selection unit that selects a destination that has not transmitted an e-mail over a predetermined period from the destination in the destination storage area;
An electronic device comprising:

(Appendix 2) In the electronic device of Appendix 1,
A transmission history storage area for storing the transmission history of the e-mail; and the destination selection unit compares a destination in the transmission history of the transmission history storage area with a destination in the destination storage area. An electronic apparatus that selects a destination from which the electronic mail has not been transmitted for a predetermined period or longer from the destination storage area.

(Appendix 3) In the electronic device of Appendix 1,
An electronic apparatus comprising: an output generation unit that generates the destination selected by the destination selection unit.

(Appendix 4) In the electronic device of Appendix 1,
An electronic apparatus comprising: a display unit that displays the destination selected by the destination selection unit.

(Appendix 5) In the electronic device of Appendix 1,
Along with the destination selected by the destination selection unit, a display unit for displaying one or more of the last transmission time of the destination, a non-use period of the destination, or e-mail information is provided. Electronic device to play.

(Appendix 6) In the electronic device of Appendix 1,
An e-mail storage area for storing the transmitted e-mail;
As the selection information together with the destination selected by the destination selection unit, display of e-mail transmission, deletion of the destination from the destination storage area, or deletion of e-mail from the e-mail storage area, or two or more is displayed. A display unit to
An electronic device comprising:

(Appendix 7) In the electronic device of Appendix 1,
An electronic apparatus comprising: a deletion unit that deletes the destination selected by the destination selection unit from the destination storage area.

(Appendix 8) In the electronic device of Appendix 1,
An e-mail storage area that stores the transmitted e-mail, and a deletion unit that deletes the e-mail corresponding to the destination selected by the destination selection unit from the e-mail storage area. An electronic device.

(Supplementary note 9) An electronic device that manages the electronic mail transmitted and received by an electronic mail transmitting / receiving terminal device,
A destination storage area for storing the destination of the e-mail;
A destination selection unit that selects a destination that has not transmitted an e-mail over a predetermined period from the destination in the destination storage area;
An electronic device comprising:

(Appendix 10) In the electronic device of Appendix 9,
A transmission history storage area for storing the transmission history of the e-mail; and the destination selection unit compares a destination in the transmission history of the transmission history storage area with a destination in the destination storage area. An electronic apparatus that selects a destination from which the electronic mail has not been transmitted for a predetermined period or longer from the destination storage area.

(Appendix 11) In the electronic device of Appendix 9,
An electronic apparatus comprising: an output generation unit configured to generate the destination selected by the destination selection unit.

(Appendix 12) In the electronic device of Appendix 9,
An electronic device comprising: a notification unit that notifies the transmission / reception terminal device of the destination selected by the destination selection unit.

(Appendix 13) In the electronic device of Appendix 9,
Along with the destination selected by the destination selection unit, a notification unit is provided for notifying one or more of the last transmission time of the destination, the non-use period of the destination, or e-mail information. Electronic device to play.

(Appendix 14) In the electronic device of Appendix 9,
An e-mail storage area for storing the transmitted e-mail;
As the selection information together with the destination selected by the destination selection unit, notification of e-mail transmission, deletion of the destination from the destination storage area, or deletion of e-mail from the e-mail storage area is notified. A notification unit;
An electronic device comprising:

(Supplementary note 15) In the electronic device of Supplementary note 9,
An electronic apparatus comprising: a deletion unit that deletes the destination selected by the destination selection unit from the destination storage area.

(Supplementary Note 16) In the electronic device of Supplementary note 9,
An e-mail storage area that stores the transmitted e-mail, and a deletion unit that deletes the e-mail corresponding to the destination selected by the destination selection unit from the e-mail storage area. An electronic device.

(Supplementary Note 17) An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function,
Selecting a destination that has not sent an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer from the destination in a destination storage area that stores the destination of the e-mail. Mail information maintenance method.

(Supplementary note 18) In the electronic mail information maintenance method for the electronic device according to supplementary note 17,
Comparing the destination in the transmission history storage area for storing the transmission history of the e-mail with the destination in the destination storage area;
Selecting a destination from which the e-mail has not been transmitted for a predetermined period or longer from the destination storage area;
An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device, comprising:

(Supplementary note 19) In the electronic mail information maintenance method for the electronic device according to supplementary note 17,
An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device, comprising the step of generating the selected destination.

(Supplementary note 20) In the electronic mail information maintenance method for the electronic device according to supplementary note 17,
An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device, comprising the step of displaying the selected destination.

(Supplementary note 21) In the electronic mail information maintenance method for the electronic device according to supplementary note 17,
E-mail of an electronic device, comprising the step of displaying, together with the selected address, one or more of the last transmission time of the address, a non-use period of the address, or e-mail information Information maintenance method.

(Supplementary note 22) In the electronic mail information maintenance method for the electronic device according to supplementary note 17,
A step of displaying, as the selection information together with the selected destination, e-mail transmission, deletion of the destination from the destination storage area, or deletion of e-mail from the e-mail storage area, or two or more thereof. An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device.

(Supplementary note 23) In the electronic mail information maintenance method for the electronic device according to supplementary note 17,
An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device, comprising: deleting the selected destination from the destination storage area.

(Supplementary Note 24) In the electronic mail information maintenance method for the electronic device according to supplementary note 17,
An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device, comprising: deleting the electronic mail corresponding to the selected destination from an electronic mail storage area.

(Supplementary Note 25) An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic apparatus that manages the electronic mail transmitted / received by an electronic mail transmitting / receiving terminal apparatus,
Selecting a destination that has not sent an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer from the destination in a destination storage area that stores the destination of the e-mail. Mail information maintenance method.

(Supplementary note 26) In the electronic mail information maintenance method for the electronic device according to supplementary note 25,
Comparing the destination in the transmission history storage area for storing the transmission history of the e-mail with the destination in the destination storage area;
Selecting a destination from which the e-mail has not been transmitted for a predetermined period or longer from the destination storage area;
An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device, comprising:

(Supplementary note 27) In the electronic mail information maintenance method for the electronic device according to supplementary note 25,
An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device, comprising the step of generating the selected destination.

(Supplementary note 28) In the electronic mail information maintenance method for the electronic device according to supplementary note 25,
An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device, comprising the step of notifying the transmission / reception terminal device of the selected destination.

(Supplementary note 29) In the electronic mail information maintenance method for the electronic device according to supplementary note 25,
An e-mail of an electronic device comprising the step of notifying one or more of the selected destination and the last transmission time of the destination, a non-use period of the destination, or e-mail information Information maintenance method.

(Supplementary Note 30) In the electronic mail information maintenance method for the electronic device according to Supplementary Note 25,
A step of notifying one or more of e-mail transmission, deletion of the destination from the destination storage area, or deletion of the e-mail from the e-mail storage area as selection information together with the selected destination is included. An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device.

(Supplementary Note 31) An electronic mail information maintenance program for an electronic device that has an electronic mail transmission / reception function and is executed by a computer,
Selecting a destination that has not sent an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer from the destination in a destination storage area that stores the destination of the e-mail. Email information maintenance program.

(Supplementary Note 32) In the electronic mail information maintenance program for the electronic device of Supplementary Note 31,
Comparing the destination in the transmission history storage area for storing the transmission history of the e-mail with the destination in the destination storage area;
Selecting a destination from which the e-mail has not been transmitted for a predetermined period or longer from the destination storage area;
An electronic mail information maintenance program for an electronic device, comprising:

(Supplementary Note 33) In the electronic mail information maintenance program for the electronic device of Supplementary Note 31,
An e-mail information maintenance program for an electronic device, comprising: generating the selected destination.

(Supplementary Note 34) In the electronic mail information maintenance program for the electronic device of Supplementary Note 31,
An electronic mail information maintenance program for an electronic device, comprising the step of displaying the selected destination.

(Supplementary Note 35) In the electronic mail information maintenance program for the electronic device of Supplementary Note 31,
E-mail of an electronic device, comprising the step of displaying, together with the selected address, one or more of the last transmission time of the address, a non-use period of the address, or e-mail information Information maintenance program.

(Supplementary Note 36) In the electronic mail information maintenance program for the electronic device according to Supplementary Note 31,
A step of displaying, as the selection information together with the selected destination, e-mail transmission, deletion of the destination from the destination storage area, or deletion of e-mail from the e-mail storage area, or two or more thereof. An e-mail information maintenance program for electronic devices.

(Supplementary Note 37) In the electronic mail information maintenance program for the electronic device according to Supplementary Note 31,
An electronic mail information maintenance program for an electronic device, comprising: deleting the selected destination from the destination storage area.

(Supplementary Note 38) In the electronic mail information maintenance program for the electronic device according to Supplementary Note 31,
An electronic mail information maintenance program for an electronic apparatus, comprising: deleting the electronic mail corresponding to the selected destination from an electronic mail storage area.

(Appendix 39)
An e-mail information maintenance program for an electronic device that manages the e-mail transmitted / received by an e-mail transmitting / receiving terminal device and is executed by a computer,
Selecting a destination that has not sent an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer from the destination in a destination storage area that stores the destination of the e-mail. Email information maintenance program.

(Supplementary Note 40) In the electronic mail information maintenance program for the electronic device according to Supplementary Note 39,
Comparing the destination in the transmission history storage area for storing the transmission history of the e-mail with the destination in the destination storage area;
Selecting a destination from which the e-mail has not been transmitted for a predetermined period or longer from the destination storage area;
An electronic mail information maintenance program for an electronic device, comprising:

(Supplementary note 41) In the electronic mail information maintenance program of the electronic device according to supplementary note 39,
An electronic mail information maintenance program for an electronic device, comprising the step of generating the selected destination.

(Supplementary Note 42) In the electronic mail information maintenance program for the electronic device according to Supplementary Note 39,
An electronic mail information maintenance program for an electronic device, comprising the step of notifying the transmission / reception terminal device of the selected destination.

(Supplementary Note 43) In the electronic mail information maintenance program for the electronic device according to Supplementary Note 39,
An e-mail of an electronic device comprising the step of notifying one or more of the selected destination and the last transmission time of the destination, a non-use period of the destination, or e-mail information Information maintenance program.

(Supplementary Note 44) In the electronic mail information maintenance program for the electronic device according to Supplementary Note 39,
A step of notifying one or more of e-mail transmission, deletion of the destination from the destination storage area, or deletion of the e-mail from the e-mail storage area as selection information together with the selected destination is included. An e-mail information maintenance program for electronic devices.

As described above, the most preferable embodiment and the like of the present invention have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above description, and is described in the claims or disclosed in the specification. It goes without saying that various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art based on the gist of the present invention, and such modifications and changes are included in the scope of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an electronic device such as a personal computer or a mail server having an electronic mail transmission / reception function, searches for an unnecessary mail address such as when a long time has passed since the last transmission / reception, and maintains maintenance of electronic mail related information. E-mail management can be facilitated and useful, such as when e-mails are sent.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the electronic mail system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an electronic mail system. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a maintenance setting process. It is a figure which shows a setting screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a maintenance process. It is a figure which shows a maintenance screen. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the electronic mail system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an electronic mail system. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the setting process of the maintenance of the electronic mail system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows a setting screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a maintenance process. It is a figure which shows PDA which concerns on other embodiment. It is a figure which shows the mobile telephone terminal device which concerns on other embodiment.

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21, 22 Electronic mail system 4, 400 Personal computer 6, 600 Mail server 8 Internet 10, 610 Processing unit 12, 612 Clock function unit 14, 614 Storage unit

Claims (10)

An electronic device having an e-mail transmission / reception function,
A destination storage area for storing the destination of the e-mail;
A destination selection unit that selects a destination that has not transmitted an e-mail over a predetermined period from the destination in the destination storage area;
An electronic device comprising: The electronic device of claim 1.
A transmission history storage area for storing the transmission history of the e-mail; and the destination selection unit compares a destination in the transmission history of the transmission history storage area with a destination in the destination storage area. An electronic apparatus that selects a destination from which the electronic mail has not been transmitted for a predetermined period or longer from the destination storage area. The electronic device of claim 1.
An electronic apparatus comprising: an output generation unit that generates the destination selected by the destination selection unit. The electronic device of claim 1.
Along with the destination selected by the destination selection unit, a display unit for displaying one or more of the last transmission time of the destination, a non-use period of the destination, or e-mail information is provided. Electronic device to play. The electronic device of claim 1.
An e-mail storage area for storing the transmitted e-mail;
As the selection information together with the destination selected by the destination selection unit, e-mail transmission, deletion of the destination from the destination storage area, or deletion of e-mail from the e-mail storage area, or two or more A display unit to display;
An electronic device comprising: An electronic device that manages the electronic mail transmitted and received by an electronic mail transmission / reception terminal device,
A destination storage area for storing the destination of the e-mail;
A destination selection unit that selects a destination that has not transmitted an e-mail over a predetermined period from the destination in the destination storage area;
An electronic device comprising: An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function,
Selecting a destination that has not sent an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer from the destination in a destination storage area that stores the destination of the e-mail. Mail information maintenance method. An electronic mail information maintenance method for an electronic apparatus that manages the electronic mail transmitted and received by an electronic mail transmitting / receiving terminal apparatus,
Selecting a destination that has not transmitted an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer from the destination in a destination storage area that stores the destination of the e-mail. Mail information maintenance method. An e-mail information maintenance program for an electronic device having an e-mail transmission / reception function and executed by a computer,
Selecting a destination that has not sent an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer from the destination in a destination storage area that stores the destination of the e-mail. Email information maintenance program. An e-mail information maintenance program for an electronic device that manages the e-mail transmitted / received by an e-mail transmitting / receiving terminal device and is executed by a computer,
Selecting a destination that has not sent an e-mail for a predetermined period or longer from the destination in a destination storage area that stores the destination of the e-mail. Email information maintenance program.

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