JP2008083838A - E-mail system, e-mail program, and e-mail method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an e-mail system, in which a level can be determined according to a frequency of communication in a virtual space, and another communication grows active by deciding an attribute count when transmitting e-mail without designating a specific destination according to the level. <P>SOLUTION: In the e-mail system in the virtual space allowing transmission of e-mail without designating a specific destination, a level acquisition means acquires a level decided according to a frequency of communication in the virtual space, an attribute designation means designates an attribute of a destination by an operator's operation within a range of attribute count decided according to the level acquired by the level acquisition means, and an e-mail transmission means transmits the attribute designated by the attribute designation means and e-mail content to a mail server. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic mail system, an electronic mail program, and an electronic mail method in a virtual space in which an electronic mail can be transmitted without specifying a specific transmission destination.

  As a service using a mobile phone, a service that is familiar and easy to use that enables rich communication is desired. To that end, it is necessary to support communication between the real “people” rather than unilaterally receiving messages sent by third parties. In addition, it is also necessary to expand the communication partners that have been limited to “acquaintances” to “people who have the same interests” in the world. And as a user, there is a demand for finding new friends and making communication between people more enjoyable.

Therefore, a service in a virtual space using an avatar is used. For example, online competitive games have been realized, but communication that leads to the real world with people who did not know before has not been realized.
Therefore, it is desired to construct a platform for realizing “communication with people who have not known so far” in the virtual space. In other words, there is a demand for a virtual space in which a mobile phone user can become a resident and enjoy casual walks, events, communication, fashion, games, etc. anytime, anywhere.
Therefore, in order to realize communication with a person who has not been known so far, it is desired to anonymously send a mail called a bottle mail with an indefinite destination and delivery time.

As a technique related to these, for example, Patent Document 1 aims to establish a form of communication that does not exist in conventional electronic media by anonymously sending a mail whose destination and delivery time are indefinite. The system includes an e-mail server device and a plurality of e-mail client devices each connected to the Internet, and the client device converts text or graphics data input by the user into BMP format image data, and the image. An anonymous e-mail that contains data and whose sender is not specified is generated, and the mail is stored in the mailbox of the server device. When another client device logs in, one message is randomly selected and sent back to the client device. Emails appear as bottles drifted on the beach But it is the, the visible or invisible is disclosed to be determined by the determination step is repeated at predetermined time intervals.
JP-A-10-341253

However, in such a conventional technology, the mechanism that can send an e-mail without specifying a specific destination is not linked to other communications in the virtual space, and the mechanism does not communicate with other communications in the virtual space. There was a problem that it could not be raised.
The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems of the conventional technology, and a level can be determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space, and a specific destination is designated according to the level. An object of the present invention is to provide an e-mail system, an e-mail program, and an e-mail method in which other communication becomes active by determining the number of attributes when an e-mail is transmitted without doing so.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the object lies in the inventions of the following items.
[1] An e-mail system in a virtual space that can send an e-mail without specifying a specific destination,
Level acquisition means for acquiring a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space;
Attribute designation means for designating a destination attribute by an operator's operation within the range of the number of attributes determined according to the level acquired by the level acquisition means;
An e-mail system comprising e-mail transmission means for transmitting the attribute designated by the attribute designation means and the mail contents to a mail server.

[2] An e-mail system in a virtual space having a mail client and a mail server and capable of transmitting an e-mail without specifying a specific destination from the mail client,
The email client
Level acquisition means for acquiring a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space;
Attribute designation means for designating a destination attribute by an operator's operation within the range of the number of attributes determined according to the level acquired by the level acquisition means;
E-mail transmission means for transmitting the attribute designated by the attribute designation means and the mail content to a mail server;
The mail server is
E-mail receiving means for receiving the attribute and mail content transmitted by the e-mail transmitting means of the mail client;
According to the attribute received by the e-mail receiving means, a destination determining means for determining the destination of the e-mail;
An e-mail system comprising: e-mail sending means for sending the contents of mail received by the e-mail receiving means to the destination determined by the destination determining means.

[3] An e-mail program that operates in an e-mail system in a virtual space capable of transmitting an e-mail without specifying a specific destination,
In the email system,
A level acquisition function for acquiring a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space;
An attribute designation function for designating a destination attribute by an operation of the operator within a range of the number of attributes determined according to the level acquired by the level acquisition function;
An e-mail program that realizes an e-mail transmission function for transmitting an attribute designated by the attribute designation function and mail contents to a mail server.

[4] An e-mail program that operates in an e-mail system in a virtual space that has a mail client and a mail server and can send an e-mail without specifying a specific destination from the mail client,
To the email client,
A level acquisition function for acquiring a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space;
An attribute designation function for designating a destination attribute by an operation of the operator within a range of the number of attributes determined according to the level acquired by the level acquisition function;
Realizing an e-mail transmission function for transmitting the attribute designated by the attribute designation function and the mail content to a mail server;
To the mail server,
An e-mail receiving function for receiving the attribute and the mail content transmitted by the e-mail transmitting function of the mail client;
In accordance with the attribute received by the e-mail receiving function, a destination determination function for determining the destination of the e-mail;
An e-mail program that realizes an e-mail transmission function for transmitting mail contents received by the e-mail reception function to a transmission destination determined by the transmission destination determination function.

[5] An e-mail method performed by an e-mail system in a virtual space that can send an e-mail without specifying a specific destination,
The e-mail system includes:
Get a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space,
Within the range of the number of attributes determined according to the acquired level, specify the destination attribute by the operator's operation,
An e-mail method characterized by transmitting the designated attribute and mail contents to a mail server.

[6] An e-mail method performed by an e-mail system in a virtual space having a mail client and a mail server and capable of transmitting an e-mail without designating a specific destination from the mail client,
The email client
Get a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space,
Within the range of the number of attributes determined according to the acquired level, specify the destination attribute by the operator's operation,
Send the specified attribute and mail content to the mail server;
The mail server is
Receiving attributes and email content sent from the email client;
According to the received attribute, determine the destination of the email,
An e-mail method, wherein the received mail content is transmitted to the determined transmission destination.

The present invention operates as follows.
The electronic mail system, the electronic mail program, and the electronic mail method according to the present invention can transmit an electronic mail in a virtual space without specifying a specific transmission destination. The mail client of the e-mail system acquires a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space, and within the range of the number of attributes determined according to the acquired level, the transmission destination is An attribute is specified, and the specified attribute and the mail content are transmitted to a mail server. The mail server of the e-mail system receives the attribute and the mail content transmitted from the mail client, and includes the received attribute in the received attribute. In response, the transmission destination of the electronic mail is determined, and the received mail content is transmitted to the determined transmission destination.
As a result, the level can be determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space, and by determining the number of attributes when sending an e-mail without specifying a specific destination according to the level, other levels can be determined. Communication is also thriving, and you can increase the number of people you meet in the virtual space.

  According to the electronic mail system, the electronic mail program, and the electronic mail method of the present invention, the level can be determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space, and the electronic device can be specified without specifying a specific destination according to the level. By determining the number of attributes when sending e-mails, other communications can be actively promoted to increase the number of people who meet in the virtual space.

First, in order to facilitate understanding of the present embodiment, a virtual space application will be described with reference to FIGS.
The virtual space application provides a place for communication with people who can not meet in the real world. For this purpose, a city as a virtual space is prepared, and in real time via an avatar as `` another self '' Prepare an environment for chatting. As a result, business related to advertisements and electronic contents can be activated.
In addition, the city as a virtual space is another world that spreads out in the mobile phone and is different from the real world. In that city, the user's own avatar acts and can talk with another user (chat) or decorate his / her room (my room) while living as a person who is different from reality. .
However, it is possible not only to behave in the virtual space, but to have conversations with real users, purchase electronic content that matches their hobbies, or actual content, etc. .
In addition, the city as a virtual space can be changed according to the season, and new shops and towns can be created.

The virtual space handled by the virtual space application will be described with reference to FIG. The virtual space is drawn by three-dimensionally drawn graphics, and is roughly composed of towns such as My Room 520, Center Town 510, and Fashionable Town 530. An avatar can move freely in this virtual space.
My room 520 is a space allocated for each user. When the virtual space application is activated, it starts from this my room 520. In addition, the my room 520 can be changed by the user. You can invite other users to show your My Room 520 to other users and chat with them. My room 520 is connected to center city 510, and can be moved to center city 510 by opening the door of my room 520.

The center street 510 is a space shared by all users. Meet and chat with others. In addition, items can be purchased or picked up at the shop 512. In the shop 512, items can be purchased using virtual money or the like. In FIG. 5, four shops 512 </ b> A to 512 </ b> D are arranged as shops 512. In addition, examples of the item include wallpaper decorating My Room 520, plants placed in My Room 520, and the like.
The signboard advertisement 511 can be placed in the center town 510. A URL is embedded in the signboard advertisement 511, and when the signboard advertisement 511 is clicked by the operator using the key 420 of the mobile phone 200, the server indicated by the URL can be accessed. In FIG. 5, four signboard advertisements 511 </ b> A to 511 </ b> D are arranged as the signboard advertisement 511.
The center town 510 is connected to towns such as the My Room 520 and the fashionable town 530, and the user can enter the center town 510 from the My Room 520 and enter a town such as the fashionable town 530.

  The town is composed of a fashionable town 530, a digital town 540, an active town 550, and a culture town 560. Like the center town 510, the town is a space that can be shared by all users, and can meet and chat with others. Also, items can be purchased at the shop 512. The reason why there are multiple towns is because the users gathered vary depending on hobbies. Fashion town 530 has shops 512 for fashion, beauty, gourmet, pets, etc. Digital town 540 has shops 512 for mobile phones, computers, games, etc. Active town 550 has sports, fishing, outdoor, Shops 512 for cars, motorcycles, travel, gambling, etc. are arranged, and shops 512 for television, movies, reading, art, music, karaoke, lessons, languages, etc. are arranged in Culture Town 560. These shops 512 are managed by the manager of each shop.

  The my room 520 and the characters will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, My Room 520 simulates a real room, and in addition to avatar A610 representing itself, avatar B620 and avatar C630 representing other users can enter. . However, in order to put other users' avatar B620 and avatar C630 into My Room 520, it is necessary to become “Tomodachi”. On the other hand, if it becomes “Tomodachi”, it is possible to go to other users' My Room 520.

The my room 520 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 7A is a view of My Room 520 as viewed from above. In FIG. 7, the upper right corner of My Room 520 is shown in FIG. 7B, the lower right corner of My Room 520 is shown in FIG. 7C, and the lower left corner of My Room 520 is shown in FIG. The upper left corner of the room 520 is shown in FIG.
In the upper right corner of My Room 520, MyBoard 710 where you can paste posters purchased at Shop 512, Mail 720 that you can email with users in this city, and the virtual money that the user has A safe 730 that can be used is arranged.
In the lower right corner of the My Room 520, a storage 740 for confirming all items possessed by the user and a plant 750 purchased at the shop 512 are arranged.

In the lower left corner of My Room 520, a collection space 761 to a collection space 764 are arranged. Item A771 and item B772 can be displayed on each collection space. The item A 771 is an item picked up at the center street 510 or an item purchased at the shop 512.
In the upper left corner of My Room 520, a BGM 780 for listening to music from a mobile phone, an agent space 781 for placing an agent 782, and a door 790 that allows access to the center town 510 are arranged. The agent 782 searches for other users having a desired profile in accordance with user instructions. Further, the appearance of the agent 782 can be changed depending on the frequency of various communications, and the ability of the agent 782 (such as the ability to fulfill a user's request or search for another user) can be improved.

  An example of communication in a virtual space application will be described with reference to FIG. Each of FIG. 8 is an image displayed on the display 410 of the mobile phone 200. FIG. 8A shows an image when a friend is invited to My Room 520. FIG. 8A shows an example of inviting other users “JJ”, “Miyachi”, “Takuya”, and “Yumiko” to My Room 520 of “Hiroshi”. FIG. 8 (B) is a continuation of FIG. 8 (A) and shows an example in which a chat is performed by the five people. When a pictograph is used as a character in the chat, an avatar that speaks in accordance with the pictograph can be operated. FIG. 8C is an example of a scene where a one-to-one chat is performed with another user who has met in the center town 510. FIG. 8D illustrates mail in this virtual space application. This mail is used to communicate using the mail 720 in the My Room 520 when the user who wants to talk is not currently logged in to the virtual space application.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 2 are conceptual module configuration diagrams of an embodiment of the present invention.
The module generally refers to a component such as software or hardware that can be logically separated. Therefore, the module in the present embodiment indicates not only a module in a program but also a module in a hardware configuration. Therefore, the present embodiment also serves as an explanation of a program, a system, and a method. In addition, the modules correspond almost one-to-one with the functions. However, in mounting, one module may be composed of one program, or a plurality of modules may be composed of one program. A plurality of programs may be used. The plurality of modules may be executed by one computer, or one module may be executed by a plurality of computers in a distributed or parallel environment. Hereinafter, “connection” includes not only physical connection but also logical connection.
The system includes a configuration in which a plurality of computers, hardware, devices, and the like are connected via a network and the like, and includes a case where the system is realized by one computer, hardware, devices, and the like.
Hereinafter, a mobile phone will be mainly exemplified and described as a mail client.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has a module configuration in the management server 100, and includes a bottle mail receiving module 110, a transmission destination determining module 120, a bottle mail sending module 130, and a profile DB 140.
As shown in FIG. 1, the bottle mail receiving module 110 is connected to the transmission destination determination module 120 and receives a bottle mail that can transmit an e-mail from the mobile phone 200 without specifying a specific transmission destination. The bottle mail includes attributes and mail contents. Then, the bottle mail is passed to the transmission destination determination module 120.
As shown in FIG. 1, the transmission destination determination module 120 is connected to the bottle mail reception module 110, the bottle mail transmission module 130, and the profile DB 140, receives the bottle mail received by the bottle mail reception module 110, and receives the bottle mail. The profile DB 140 is searched in accordance with the attribute specified in [1], and an appropriate transmission destination is determined. The electronic mail whose destination is determined is passed to the bottle mail sending module 130. When determining the transmission destination, if the user has an attribute that matches the specified attribute, and the user is greater than a certain number, the user is selected from among them using a random number or the like.
As shown in FIG. 1, the bottle mail transmission module 130 is connected to the transmission destination determination module 120, receives the electronic mail whose transmission destination is determined from the transmission destination determination module 120, and informs the recipient that it is a bottle mail. Send the email in a way that makes sense.

As shown in FIG. 1, the profile DB 140 is connected to the transmission destination determination module 120, stores a profile (attribute) of a user who uses the virtual space, and is accessed from the transmission destination determination module 120. .
An example of the data structure of the profile stored in the profile DB 140 will be described with reference to FIG. The profile table 900 has a nickname field 901, a date of birth field 902, a sex field 903, an occupation field 904, an unmarried / married field 905, an area information field 906, a hobby field 907, and a personality field 908. What is stored in each column is what the user registers first when using the virtual space. In the profile table 900, each column may be provided with a column in which it can be specified whether or not the contents of the column are disclosed to other users.
The nickname column 901 stores the user's nickname. The nickname is the name of the user in the virtual space. When registering, it is determined whether there is the same nickname already registered, and the same cannot be registered. Therefore, the nickname is a user identifier that can uniquely identify the user in the virtual space.
The date of birth column 902 stores the date of birth registered by the user.
The sex column 903 stores “male” and “female”.
The occupation column 904 stores “office worker”, “student”, “self-employed”, and the like.
The unmarried / married field 905 stores “unmarried”, “married”, and the like.
The area information column 906 stores the prefecture name.
The hobby column 907 stores “TV / movie”, “sports”, and the like.
In the personality column 908, “Amaenbo”, “Inadvertent”, “Tone”, and the like are stored.
The destination determination module 120 searches the profile table 900 for users that match the specified profile. That is, the designated profile is searched from the birth date column 902 to the personality column 908 of the profile table 900, and the nickname stored in the matching profile table 900 is extracted as the destination of the e-mail.

  The embodiment shown in FIG. 2 has a module configuration in the mobile phone 200, and includes a communication level acquisition module 210, a profile designation module 220, a mail creation module 230, and a bottle mail transmission module 240. The agent sends the bottle mail. An agent has a role of directing communication between users in a virtual space. Also, the user can increase the level (can grow the agent) by performing other communication such as chat. The number of profiles that can be specified when sending a bottle mail is determined by the level.

As shown in FIG. 2, the communication level acquisition module 210 is connected to the profile designation module 220 and acquires a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space.
As shown in FIG. 2, the profile designation module 220 is connected to the communication level acquisition module 210 and the mail creation module 230, and within the range of the number of profiles determined according to the level acquired by the communication level acquisition module 210. The destination profile is designated by the operator's operation using the key 420 or the like of the mobile phone 200.
As shown in FIG. 2, the mail creation module 230 is connected to the profile designation module 220 and the bottle mail transmission module 240, and creates mail contents by an operator's operation using the key 420 of the mobile phone 200 or the like.
As shown in FIG. 2, the bottle mail transmission module 240 is connected to the mail creation module 230, and sends the profile designated by the profile designation module 220 and the mail content created by the mail creation module 230 to the management server 100. Send.

FIG. 3 shows a hardware module configuration example in which the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 or 2 is realized.
Management server 100 and mobile phone 200 are connected via communication line 300.
The management server 100 includes a communication module 191, a CPU 192, an input module 193, a display module 194, a RAM 195, a ROM 196, and an HDD 197, which are connected by a bus 199.
The communication module 191 is an interface with the communication line 300 for communicating with the mobile phone 200.
The CPU 192 executes various processes in accordance with programs stored in the RAM 195. The above-described processing by the bottle mail receiving module 110, the transmission destination determining module 120, the bottle mail sending module 130, and the like is executed.
The input module 193 receives input from a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse.
The display module 194 displays the processing results by various programs on the display.
The RAM 195 stores a program for realizing the bottle mail receiving module 110, the transmission destination determining module 120, the bottle mail sending module 130, and the like, variables processed by each module, and the like.
The ROM 196 stores a program that operates when the management server 100 is activated.
The HDD 197 is a storage device that stores the contents of the profile DB 140 and the like.

The mobile phone 200 includes an antenna 291, a communication module 292, a CPU 293, a key input module 294, a display module 295, a RAM 296, a ROM 297, and a memory card module 298, which are connected by a bus 299.
The communication module 292 is an interface with the communication line 300 for communicating with the management server 100 via the antenna 291 that performs wireless communication.
The CPU 293 executes various processes in accordance with programs stored in the RAM 296. Processing by the above-described communication level acquisition module 210, profile designation module 220, mail creation module 230, bottle mail transmission module 240, etc. is executed.
The key input module 294 receives input from the key 420 of the mobile phone 200.
The display module 295 displays processing results by various programs on the display 410 of the mobile phone 200.
The RAM 296 stores a program that implements the communication level acquisition module 210, the profile designation module 220, the mail creation module 230, the bottle mail transmission module 240, and the like, variables that each module processes, and the like.
The ROM 297 stores a program that operates when the mobile phone 200 is activated.
The memory card module 298 is a storage device that stores contents such as electronic mail. Note that the contents of e-mail and the like may be stored in the RAM 296.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the mobile phone 200 inputs a character for a phone number or a virtual space application, a microphone 450 that can input voice so as to have a function as a telephone, a speaker 440 that can output voice. A key 420 that is a character input device, an antenna 430 that transmits and receives radio waves, and a display 410 that displays a result of character input by the key 420, a virtual space application, and the like. In addition, a camera or the like may be provided.

With reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, an explanation will be given of increasing the designated number of attributes when sending a bottle mail by growing agents.
FIG. 10 is an example of a screen when an agent is displayed on the display 410 of the mobile phone 200. The agent 782 (agent 1000 in FIG. 10) in FIG. 7E of the my room 520 shown in FIG. It is displayed.
When the agent 1000 is called, a message as shown in the agent message display 1010 in FIG. 10 is displayed.

The agent 1000 grows when the user performs various communications in the virtual space. The level of growth can be represented by an agent level display graph 1100 as shown in FIG. That is, as levels, there are ZONE01130, ZONE1 (first change) 1120, ZONE2 (second change) 1110, ZONE01130 is at a low level, and ZONE2 (second change) 1110 is at a high level. The number of chats, mails, and bottle mails (frequency) are represented by a chat level 1141, a mail level 1142, and a bottle mail level 1143, respectively. For example, this user has chatted 9 times in the past, is at the level of ZONE2 (second change) 1110, has sent mail twice, is at the level of ZONE01130, and has received bottle mail 5 times. The level is ZONE1 (first change) 1120. When a certain number is exceeded, the level of ZONE01130 grows to the level of ZONE1 (first change) 1120, or from the level of ZONE1 (first change) 1120 to the level of ZONE2 (second change) 1110. When the level is increased, the appearance (color, shape, etc.) of the agent 1000 is changed and its function is improved. As one of the functional improvements, the number of attributes specified when sending bottle mail differs depending on the level. That is, when the level is high, up to three attributes can be specified, but when the level is low, only one attribute can be specified. The number of attributes may be determined at a communication level different from that of bottle mail. For example, it may be determined at the level of chat level 1141. In this way, if you want to specify many attributes in bottle mail, you will have to chat frequently. Therefore, communication in the virtual space can be performed frequently.
As other function improvements, for example, if the level is low, even if it is requested, it will not be done, but if the level is high, it will be executed faithfully.

  In the above embodiment, the cellular phone is mainly exemplified as the mail client. However, it may be any communication device such as PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), personal computer, or the like.

In addition, about the program demonstrated, it is also possible to store in a recording medium, and it can also be grasped | ascertained as the following invention, for example in that case.
A computer-readable recording medium that records an e-mail program that operates in an e-mail system in a virtual space where an e-mail can be transmitted without specifying a specific destination,
In the email system,
A level acquisition function for acquiring a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space;
An attribute designation function for designating a destination attribute by an operation of the operator within a range of the number of attributes determined according to the level acquired by the level acquisition function;
A computer-readable recording medium on which an e-mail program is recorded, which realizes an e-mail transmission function for transmitting an attribute designated by the attribute designation function and mail contents to a mail server.

A computer-readable recording medium having a mail client and a mail server and recording an e-mail program operating in an e-mail system in a virtual space where an e-mail can be transmitted from the mail client without specifying a specific destination. And
To the email client,
A level acquisition function for acquiring a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space;
An attribute designation function for designating a destination attribute by an operation of the operator within a range of the number of attributes determined according to the level acquired by the level acquisition function;
Realizing an e-mail transmission function for transmitting the attribute designated by the attribute designation function and the mail content to a mail server;
To the mail server,
An e-mail receiving function for receiving the attribute and the mail content transmitted by the e-mail transmitting function of the mail client;
In accordance with the attribute received by the e-mail receiving function, a destination determination function for determining the destination of the e-mail;
A computer-readable recording medium on which an e-mail program is recorded, which realizes an e-mail transmission function for transmitting a mail content received by the e-mail receiving function to a destination determined by the destination determination function .

The “computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded” refers to a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded, which is used for program installation, execution, program distribution, and the like.
The recording medium is, for example, a digital versatile disc (DVD), which is a standard established by the DVD Forum, such as “DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM,” and DVD + RW. Standards such as “DVD + R, DVD + RW, etc.”, compact discs (CDs), read-only memory (CD-ROM), CD recordable (CD-R), CD rewritable (CD-RW), etc. MO), flexible disk (FD), magnetic tape, hard disk, read only memory (ROM), electrically erasable and rewritable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory, random access memory (RAM), etc. It is.
The program or a part of the program can be recorded on the recording medium and stored or distributed. Also, by communication, for example, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a wired network used for the Internet, an intranet, an extranet, etc., or wireless communication It can be transmitted using a transmission medium such as a network or a combination of these, and can also be carried on a carrier wave.
Furthermore, the above program may be a part of another program, or may be recorded on a recording medium together with a separate program.

It is a block diagram which shows the conceptual module structural example by the side of the management server which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the conceptual module structural example by the side of the mobile telephone which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the example of the whole module structure which concerns on this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of a mobile telephone. It is explanatory drawing which shows the map in virtual space. It is explanatory drawing which shows the my room in virtual space. It is explanatory drawing which shows the my room in virtual space. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of communication in virtual space. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structure example of a profile. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a screen display of an agent. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a communication level.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Management server 110 ... Bottle mail reception module 120 ... Transmission destination determination module 130 ... Bottle mail transmission module 140 ... Profile DB
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 200 ... Mobile phone 210 ... Communication level acquisition module 220 ... Profile specification module 230 ... Mail creation module 240 ... Bottle mail transmission module 1000 ... Agent

Claims (6)

An email system in a virtual space that can send an email without specifying a specific destination,
Level acquisition means for acquiring a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space;
Attribute designation means for designating a destination attribute by an operator's operation within the range of the number of attributes determined according to the level acquired by the level acquisition means;
An e-mail system comprising e-mail transmission means for transmitting the attribute designated by the attribute designation means and the mail contents to a mail server. An e-mail system in a virtual space having a mail client and a mail server and capable of transmitting an e-mail without specifying a specific destination from the mail client,
The email client
Level acquisition means for acquiring a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space;
Attribute designation means for designating a destination attribute by an operator's operation within the range of the number of attributes determined according to the level acquired by the level acquisition means;
E-mail transmission means for transmitting the attribute designated by the attribute designation means and the mail content to a mail server;
The mail server is
E-mail receiving means for receiving the attribute and mail content transmitted by the e-mail transmitting means of the mail client;
According to the attribute received by the e-mail receiving means, a destination determining means for determining the destination of the e-mail;
An e-mail system comprising: e-mail sending means for sending the contents of mail received by the e-mail receiving means to the destination determined by the destination determining means. An email program that operates in an email system in a virtual space that can send email without specifying a specific destination,
In the email system,
A level acquisition function for acquiring a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space;
An attribute designation function for designating a destination attribute by an operation of the operator within a range of the number of attributes determined according to the level acquired by the level acquisition function;
An e-mail program that realizes an e-mail transmission function for transmitting an attribute designated by the attribute designation function and mail contents to a mail server. An e-mail program that operates in an e-mail system in a virtual space that has a mail client and a mail server and can send e-mail without specifying a specific destination from the mail client,
To the email client,
A level acquisition function for acquiring a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space;
An attribute designation function for designating a destination attribute by an operation of the operator within a range of the number of attributes determined according to the level acquired by the level acquisition function;
Realizing an e-mail transmission function for transmitting the attribute designated by the attribute designation function and the mail content to a mail server;
To the mail server,
An e-mail receiving function for receiving the attribute and the mail content transmitted by the e-mail transmitting function of the mail client;
In accordance with the attribute received by the e-mail receiving function, a destination determination function for determining the destination of the e-mail;
An e-mail program that realizes an e-mail transmission function for transmitting mail contents received by the e-mail reception function to a transmission destination determined by the transmission destination determination function. An email method performed by an email system in a virtual space that can send an email without specifying a specific destination,
The e-mail system includes:
Get a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space,
Within the range of the number of attributes determined according to the acquired level, specify the destination attribute by the operator's operation,
An e-mail method characterized by transmitting the designated attribute and mail contents to a mail server. An e-mail method performed by an e-mail system in a virtual space having a mail client and a mail server and capable of transmitting an e-mail without specifying a specific destination from the mail client,
The email client
Get a level determined according to the frequency of communication in the virtual space,
Within the range of the number of attributes determined according to the acquired level, specify the destination attribute by the operator's operation,
Send the specified attribute and mail content to the mail server;
The mail server is
Receiving attributes and email content sent from the email client;
According to the received attribute, determine the destination of the email,
An e-mail method, wherein the received mail content is transmitted to the determined transmission destination.

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