JP2008299572A - E-mail transmitting device and e-mail transmitting method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an e-mail transmitting device, capable of transmitting an e-mail with effective decoration by using partial decoration of characters or an image in a display area of message text of e-mail. <P>SOLUTION: When information for an e-mail to be transmitted such as destination, subject, title, text, and presence/absence or type of decoration is designated, a transmitting file is automatically formed based on the information. The subject and the text are described in the transmitting file as standard font-designated text data as it is. The name of a member is specified from the destination, font data of characters constituting the name is read, and an image file displaying the name is formed. For the title, an image file may be formed similarly. For the decoration information, a decoration image file corresponding to the attribute of the member is read. These message files are buried in the display area of message text, whereby a decorated e-mail can be transmitted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an e-mail transmission apparatus and an e-mail transmission method for transmitting an e-mail in which a display area of an e-mail message body is decorated.

  Electronic mail has been widely used as one of communication means for transmitting various information. When sending daily requirements by e-mail, text mail that sends only text information is generally used, but the size and color of the text displayed in the display area of the message body of the e-mail In some cases, HTML mail using an HTML format capable of changing the password or inserting an image is used.

  When it is possible to change the text size and color, insert images, etc. in HTML mail, etc., if the degree of freedom of expression of messages increases, use e-mail not only as a means of information transmission but also as a wide communication means It becomes possible. As a technique for enhancing the expressiveness of e-mail, for example, an invention that dynamically displays message characters (see Patent Document 1), an invention that converts part of a message into an image (see Patent Document 2), and the like. With this invention, it is possible to decorate the display area of the message body of an e-mail.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-328054 JP 2006-277578 A

  By the way, as a service using the Internet, in recent years, an SNS (social networking service) that operates a community-type Web site for registered members has become widespread. The SNS generally allows the use of the service by receiving an invitation from an introduction from a registered member. However, when an invitation used here is sent by e-mail, it is simply necessary information. It is preferable to use an invitation-like and richly decorated one rather than a text mail that simply describes "."

  The SNS invitation is an example, but in various e-mails sent to members in such services for registered members, for example, the address displayed in the display area of the message body is displayed in a typeface such as a line typeface. It is effective to enhance the image of the service by decorating a part of the character, inserting an image according to the member's attribute or arranging a background image to give a highly individual decoration It is possible to do. The inventions described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 described above cannot flexibly respond to needs such as conversion of character fonts and use of images.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems. In the display area of the message body of an e-mail, an effective decoration can be achieved by converting the typeface of characters, using some decorations and images. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic mail transmitting apparatus and an electronic mail transmitting method capable of transmitting an applied electronic mail.

  The present invention that solves such a problem is an e-mail transmission device that transmits an e-mail with a decoration in the display area of the e-mail message body, and the name of the user registered in advance as the e-mail transmission destination User information storage means for storing user information including at least an e-mail address, font data storage means for associating and storing characters used for creating an e-mail and font data for outputting the characters, e-mail User information for identifying user information stored in the user information storage means corresponding to the transmission destination included in the transmission information and transmission information reception means for receiving e-mail transmission information in which at least the transmission destination and the message body are specified And a name included in the user information specified by the user information specifying means. A font data reading unit that reads font data corresponding to characters from the font data storage unit, and an image file that is embedded as an address in the display area of the message body of the e-mail using the font data read by the font data reading unit The address creating means for creating the address and the image file created by the address creating means are embedded in the display area of the message body of the e-mail, and the e-mail address included in the user information specified by the user information specifying means is designated as the destination Transmission file creation means for creating the transmission file and transmission file transmission means for sending the transmission file to the e-mail address.

  According to the present invention, various fonts are used for the name of the user to be displayed in the display area of the message body of the e-mail, and decoration such as coloring or shadow is applied when creating the image file. This makes it possible to transmit a highly decorative message like a letter using a paper medium. In addition, the display area of the message body of the email in the present invention is different from the area that displays the sender, destination, subject, etc. included in the header of the email, and displays the information entered by the sender as a message. In general, this is a display area designated by a tag “Body”, which can display not only the body of the message but also the address and image.

  Further, according to the present invention, the user information stored in the user information storage means includes information on user attributes, and the transmission information received by the transmission information reception means includes a decoration type that specifies the user attributes. Is specified, and the attribute included in the user information specified by the user information specifying means is specified in the transmission information. And a decoration file reading unit that reads a decoration file corresponding to a decoration type specified for the attribute in the transmission information from the decoration file storage unit. The transmission file creation means stores the decoration file read by the decoration file reading means in the display area of the message body of the e-mail It can also be characterized in that to create a transmission file embedded.

  With this configuration, in addition to the decoration of the address part, it is possible to display an image corresponding to the attribute of the user as the transmission destination or to embed the background in the display area of the message body of the e-mail. .

  Further, according to the present invention, the transmission information received by the transmission information receiving means is designated with a title included in a display area of a message body of an e-mail, and corresponds to characters constituting the title included in the transmission information. Using the second font data reading means for reading out the font data from the font data storage means and the font data read out by the second font data reading means as a title in the display area of the message body of the e-mail And a title creating means for creating a second image file to be embedded, wherein the transmission file creating means embeds the second image file created by the title creating means in a display area of an e-mail message body. A transmission file may be created.

  By configuring in this way, by using various fonts for the title of the message displayed in the display area of the message body of the e-mail, or by applying decoration such as coloring or shadow when creating the image file, It is possible to send a highly decorative message like a letter using a paper medium.

  The present invention can also be specified as an e-mail transmission method executed by each configuration of the e-mail transmission apparatus according to the present invention.

  That is, the e-mail transmission method according to the present invention is used to create a user information storage unit that stores user information including at least a user name and an e-mail address registered in advance as e-mail transmission destinations, and e-mails. An e-mail for sending an e-mail decorated with a display area of an e-mail message body, executed by a computer having a font data storage unit that associates and stores a character and font data for outputting the character A transmission method, in which the computer receives a transmission destination of an electronic mail email, a transmission information reception step of receiving transmission information of an electronic mail in which at least a message body is designated, and a transmission destination included in the transmission information. User information stored in the user information storage unit corresponding to A user information specifying step for specifying, and a font data reading step for reading out font data corresponding to characters constituting a name included in the user information specified in the user information specifying step by the computer from the font data storage unit; The computer uses the font data read in the font data read step to create an image file to be embedded as a mail address in the display area of the message body of the email, and the computer uses the address creation step. Create a transmission file that embeds the created image file in the display area of the message body of the e-mail and creates a transmission file in which the e-mail address included in the user information specified in the user information specifying step is specified as the destination And step, the computer, and having a transmission file transmission step of transmitting the transmission file to the address of said electronic mail address.

  In the electronic mail transmission method according to the present invention, the computer includes a decoration file storage section for storing a decoration image file used for decoration of the electronic mail, and the user information stored in the user information storage section. Includes information related to user attributes, and the transmission information received in the transmission information receiving step specifies a decoration type specifying the user attributes, and the computer specifies the user information specifying step. If the attribute included in the user information corresponds to the attribute specified in the transmission information, a decoration file corresponding to the decoration type specified for the attribute in the transmission information is stored in the decoration file. A decorative file reading step for reading from the copy unit, and in the transmission file creating step, Yuta may also be characterized in that to create a transmission file embedded decorative file read by the decorative file reading step on the display area of the message body of the e-mail.

  Furthermore, in the e-mail transmission method according to the present invention, the transmission information received in the transmission information receiving step is designated with a title included in a display area of a message body of the e-mail, and the computer transmits the transmission information. A second font data reading step for reading out font data corresponding to the characters constituting the title included in the font data from the font data storage unit; and the font data read by the computer in the second font data reading step. And a title creating step for creating a second image file to be embedded as a title in the display area of the message body of the e-mail. In the sending file creating step, the computer creates the title creating step. The second i created in The over-di-file may be characterized to create a transmission file embedded in the display area of the message body of the e-mail.

  According to the present invention, in the display area of the message body of an e-mail, the decoration such as the conversion of the font of the address and title characters, the coloring, and the like, and further the use of the image according to the attribute of the user as the transmission destination, the effective decoration It is possible to send e-mails with the. When used in a service for members such as SNS, the present invention is particularly suitable as a message means with rich expressive power.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The following description is an example of an embodiment of the present invention, and the font mode for converting the address, the type of image embedded in the message, and the like are not limited to the examples shown in the following embodiment. In the following embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a membership service such as SNS will be described. However, the object of the present invention is not limited to a membership service, and a user who is an e-mail transmission destination. As long as the name, e-mail address, etc. are registered in advance, they may be applied to other service forms.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an embodiment of an electronic mail transmitting apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of e-mail transmission by the e-mail transmission apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic mail transmitting apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an e-mail creation screen in the e-mail transmission apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a member database used in the electronic mail transmitting apparatus according to the present invention. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing an example of an e-mail created by the e-mail transmission apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an e-mail transmission flow by the e-mail transmission apparatus according to the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, an e-mail transmission apparatus according to the present invention corresponds to a mail distribution server, and transmits an e-mail to a member terminal according to information input from an administrator terminal operated by an administrator of a service such as SNS. The member terminal is a terminal operated by a user who uses a service for which membership registration such as SNS is operated. In addition to a personal computer, a terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA that can be connected to the Internet can also be used.

  In the present invention, when the content of an e-mail to be transmitted to a member is input from the administrator terminal, the e-mail distribution server automatically creates and transmits an e-mail to be transmitted to a registered e-mail address of the member. The e-mail to be sent here is automatically created with the address font and background decorated in the display area of the message body.

  The procedure for creating an electronic mail in the present invention is as shown in FIG. From the administrator terminal, information on the destination, subject, title, body, presence / absence or type of decoration is input as e-mail transmission information, and a transmission file is automatically created based on the information. . Since the transmission file to be created uses a decorative image file, it is normally created in the HTML format and sent as an HTML mail. However, any text file and image file can be combined. It is not limited to the HTML format.

  Of the transmission information specified from the administrator terminal, the subject and body are described as they are in the transmission file as text data specifying a standard font. The subject is generally designated by the “Subject” tag, and is displayed together with the sender, date, and the like outside the message body display area of the transmitted email, and the body text is displayed in a standard font in the message body display area.

  The destination is specified by, for example, a member code, a user ID, etc., but the member information corresponding to these is specified in the member database, and the e-mail address of the e-mail destination registered in advance in the member database And read the member's name. When sending an SNS invitation, the user before membership registration is specified as the destination, but in this case as well, the email address and name must be registered in the member database etc. in the form of provisional registration or the like. In the same manner, the e-mail address and name can be read out. Among these, the mail address is designated as the transmission destination of the transmission file.

  For the name, font data for displaying the characters constituting the name is read from the font data storage unit, the font data is converted into an image, and an image file for displaying the name is created. Here, if font data for displaying, for example, a line font or a cursive font for each character is stored in the font data storage unit, the name of the created image file is displayed in a line font or a cursive font. In other words, I can express an image like a letter written with a brush. Not only general fonts such as line typefaces but also unique fonts are created and stored, a wider variety of expressions are possible. In addition, when performing image conversion, it is possible to make decorations such as adjusting the interval between characters, coloring characters, and adding shadows. By embedding the created image file in the display area of the message body, the decorated address can be displayed.

  The title included in the transmission information is displayed at a predetermined position as the title in the display area of the message body, unlike the subject described above. The title may not be included, or it may be displayed as it is in the standard font as in the text, but it is a font for displaying the characters that make up the title as well as the name displayed as the address. It may be converted into an image file generated from data and embedded in the display area of the message body.

  The decoration information included in the transmission information is not particularly limited in how it is specified. For example, an image corresponding to an attribute such as a member's age or gender is selected and a message text display area is selected. Can be displayed on a part or background. An image file of an image used for decoration is stored in the decoration file storage unit. The image file corresponding to the attribute of the member is selected, read out, and embedded in the display area of the message body, etc. Can be displayed.

  The configuration and operation of the electronic mail transmitting apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. A mail distribution server 10 corresponding to the electronic mail transmitting apparatus according to the present invention includes an input receiving unit 11, a mail creating unit 12, an image converting unit 13, a mail transmitting unit 14, a member database 15, a font data storage unit 16, and a decoration file. The storage unit 17 and the mail information storage unit 18 are included. The mail delivery server 10 can be operated by the administrator terminal 20 and transmits an e-mail to the member terminal 30.

  The mail distribution server 10 is a mail server having a function of transmitting electronic mail via the Internet, and is configured by a computer system including at least a CPU, a main memory, and an HDD. The input reception unit 11, the mail creation unit 12, the image conversion unit 13, and the mail transmission unit 14 of the mail distribution server 10 are all functionally specified, and in order to execute these functions, Is read from the HDD of the mail delivery server 10 to the main memory, and the CPU performs arithmetic processing. The member database 15, font data storage unit 16, decoration file storage unit 17, and mail information storage unit 18 are each assigned a predetermined storage area of the HDD or main memory, but are database servers independent of the mail distribution server 10. It is good also as using.

  When an administrator of a service such as SNS transmits an e-mail to a member, transmission information related to the e-mail transmitted from the administrator terminal 20 is input. FIG. 4 is an example of an input screen displayed on the administrator terminal 20. Such a screen is read from the mail delivery server 10. The input screen includes input fields for the destination, subject, title, and body of the e-mail to be sent. For the destination and title, there is a check box for selecting whether to convert the font of the character. Yes. In addition, a selection field for decoration is provided, and it is set so that an image used for decoration can be specified by specifying gender, age, and the like.

  In the input screen, one member may be designated as a transmission destination, or two or more members may be designated and an e-mail having the same content may be transmitted to a plurality of members. To specify the destination, a member code that identifies the member, a user ID, and the like are used. When an e-mail is sent to a member before registration, such as an SNS invitation, personal information before registration is identified. In order to do this, a provisional code or ID assigned may be used. For the subject, the subject described in the header of the email and displayed outside the message body display area is input. In the title, a title to be displayed in the display area of the message body as a part of the message is input.

  The format of the selection column for decoration is not particularly limited, but as shown in the example of FIG. 4, members corresponding to each attribute can be selected by selecting a gender or specifying an age range. What is necessary is just to designate the code | cord | chord of the image for a decoration to display on the addressed e-mail. The code of the image that can be specified may be set so that, for example, it is displayed when another window is opened and can be selected.

  The transmission information input on the input screen is received by the input receiving unit 11 of the mail delivery server 10. An e-mail to be transmitted is created by the mail creating unit 12 from the transmission information received by the input receiving unit 11, but the transmission information may be stored in the mail information storage unit 18. The mail information storage unit 18 may be used as an area for temporarily storing transmission information until an e-mail is created by the mail creation unit 12, or may be used for saving received transmission information as a log. .

  The function of the mail creating unit 12 is executed by an application program for automatically creating a transmission file. Of the transmission information, the subject and body are handled in the same way as when creating a normal transmission file. That is, text data specifying a standard font is described in the transmission file, but the subject is described as a part of header information of the transmission file, and the text is described as text data displayed in the message text display area.

  In the transmission information, the destination of the e-mail is specified by the member code. The member database 15 is searched using the designated member code as a key, and the record in which the member information of the destination member is stored is specified. FIG. 5 shows an example of a record constituting the member database 15, and in association with the member code assigned to each member, the member's name, e-mail address to which the e-mail is sent, gender and age. Information on attributes such as is stored. In the case of sending an SNS invitation, similar information regarding the user before membership registration is stored in a form such as temporary registration.

  In the transmission information, when the check box is selected and the conversion of the destination address is designated, the characters constituting the member's name are read from the record specified in the member database 15. The characters constituting the name are normally designated by the character code, but the font data corresponding to the character code of each character is read from the font data storage unit 16. The font data storage unit 16 stores font data for displaying line fonts, cursive fonts, and the like for use as decorated characters. The font data is read out by the conversion program corresponding to the image conversion unit 13. By arranging each font data in the order of the characters constituting the name and converting it into an image, it is possible to create an image file of the name in which the name is displayed in a line or cursive font.

  The font used here may be determined in advance as one font and stored in the font data storage unit 16, or a plurality of types of font data for the same character so that a plurality of types of fonts can be selected. May be stored. In the latter case, the font to be used can be selected from the input screen, and the font data of the selected font may be read from the font data storage unit 16.

  Further, the font may be either a bitmap font or an outline font. One or a plurality of colored fonts may be used as the font, or a unique font may be created and stored, not limited to a general font such as a line font. It may be set in the mail creation unit 12 as default values in advance, such as character spacing, presence or absence of decorations such as shadows, coloring of all or part of characters used in the name, or designated from the input screen Although it may be possible, by specifying these conditions, it becomes possible to give various decorations to the display of the address.

  In this way, the image file for displaying the address created from the font data is embedded in the transmission file at the position where the address is displayed in the message text display area. FIG. 6 is an example of an e-mail displaying the created transmission file. In the message text display area provided below the header information display area such as the sender and subject, the address “Ichiro Yukashi” is addressed. As shown in FIG. 7, an image file obtained by converting font data is displayed in this portion.

  The address part can be decorated by specifying the font type, character size, etc. in the case of HTML mail, but the method of converting to an image file described so far is mainly excellent in the following points. . First, it is possible to display various typefaces without being restricted by the reproducible fonts in the receiving side environment. Second, not only the designation of font, character size, coloring, etc., but also high-level decoration such as displaying one character in a plurality of colors or displaying it with shadows becomes possible. Third, it is possible to freely set the spacing and arrangement of characters. If the check box is not selected and the destination address conversion is not specified, the image file is not created and the name specified by the character code is displayed in the standard font as it is. The decoration may be set to always perform image conversion without providing a check box for selecting whether conversion is necessary.

  Further, the member's mail address is also read from the record specified in the member database 15. The read mail address is designated as a transmission destination in the transmission file.

  Next, for the titles included in the transmission information, if the check box is selected and title conversion is specified, the characters that make up the title are specified by the character code, so the character code of each character Is read from the font data storage unit 16. By converting each font data read from here into the image in the order of the characters constituting the title by the conversion program corresponding to the image conversion unit 13, the title is displayed in a line or cursive font. An image file can be created.

  Similarly to the case of the name, the title may be set with character spacing, decoration with shadows, coloring, and the like. The image file for displaying the title created from the font data is embedded in the transmission file at the position where the title in the display area of the message body is displayed. FIG. 6 is an example of an e-mail displaying the created transmission file. In the display area of the message body, a title “Notice of...” Is displayed, and this portion is shown in FIG. As shown, an image file obtained by converting font data is displayed.

  If the check box is not selected and title conversion is not specified, the image file is not created, and the title specified by the character code is displayed in the standard font as it is. The title decoration may be set to always perform image conversion without providing a check box for selecting whether or not conversion is necessary, and conversely, the title portion is not subjected to image conversion for decoration and must be converted. You may set to display in standard font.

  When the transmission information includes decoration information for which an attribute is specified, it is determined by referring to the record specified in the member database 15 whether the specified attribute matches. If it matches the specified attribute, for example, if the gender is the specified gender, or if the age is included in the specified age range, the image specified by the decoration information included in the transmission information The corresponding decoration image file is read from the decoration file storage unit 17. The image specified on the input screen and the image file for decoration may be associated with a unique code.

  The method of using the image file for decoration is not particularly limited, but it is displayed in a part of the message text display area as shown as “image M1” in FIG. It is possible to set to display in the entire display area.

  As described above, the e-mail transmission file is generated in the e-mail generation unit 12 to be transmitted to the member. If multiple membership codes are specified for the destination, create a transmission file corresponding to each membership code using the method described above.

  The transmission file created by the mail creation unit 12 is delivered to the mail transmission unit 14, transmitted to each designated email address, and received at the destination member terminal 30. The transmission file that has already been transmitted may be stored as a transmission log in the mail information storage unit 18, or when the transmission information is stored in the mail information storage unit 18, a transmission flag may be set, The transmission history may be managed by recording the.

  An e-mail transmission flow by the e-mail transmission apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When input data input as transmission information is received by the sender of the e-mail (S01), information on the member specified by the member code is recorded in the member database using the member code specified as the transmission destination as a key. The specified record is specified (S02).

  The character code of the character constituting the name is read from the specified record (S03), and if there is address conversion designation in the transmission information (S04), the font data corresponding to the character code of each character is read (S05). ), An image file for displaying the address, in which each font data is arranged in the character order of the name, is created (S06).

  Subsequently, when there is a title conversion designation in the transmission information (S07), the font data corresponding to the character code of each character is read (S08), and each font data is arranged in the character order of the title. An image file for displaying is generated (S09).

  Further, if there is a decoration specified by an image in the transmission information (S10), the decoration for displaying the image specified for the attribute in the transmission information with reference to the attribute of the member recorded in the specified record. The file is read out (S11).

  Full name image file created above (text data if no conversion is specified), title image file (text data if no conversion is specified), message body included in transmission information, read decoration file ( A transmission file is created by editing (not used if no decoration is designated) (S12). Further, header information is set from the subject included in the transmission information (S13), the mail address recorded in the specified record is read and set as the transmission destination (S14), and the created transmission file is transmitted (S15). ).

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of embodiment of the electronic mail transmission apparatus concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the email transmission by the email transmission apparatus concerning this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the electronic mail transmission apparatus concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the creation screen of the email in the email transmission apparatus concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the member database used with the electronic mail transmitter concerning this invention. It is a 1st figure which shows an example of the email produced with the email transmission apparatus concerning this invention. It is a 2nd figure which shows an example of the email produced by the email transmission apparatus concerning this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the transmission flow of the email by the email transmission apparatus concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mail delivery server 11 Input reception part 12 Mail preparation part 13 Image conversion part 14 Mail transmission part 15 Member database 16 Font data storage part 17 Decoration file storage part 18 Mail information storage part 20 Administrator terminal 30 Member terminal

Claims (6)

An e-mail transmitting device for transmitting an e-mail with a decorated display area of an e-mail message body,
User information storage means for storing user information including at least the name and email address of a user registered in advance as an email destination;
Font data storage means for associating and storing font data for outputting the character used for creating the e-mail and the character;
A transmission information receiving means for receiving transmission information of an e-mail in which at least an e-mail transmission destination and a message body are specified;
User information specifying means for specifying user information stored in the user information storage means corresponding to a transmission destination included in the transmission information;
Font data reading means for reading out font data corresponding to characters constituting a name included in the user information specified by the user information specifying means from the font data storage means;
Using the font data read by the font data reading means, an address creating means for creating an image file to be embedded in the display area of the message body of the e-mail;
A transmission file for creating a transmission file in which an image file created by the address creation means is embedded in a display area of a message body of an email, and an email address included in the user information specified by the user information specification means is designated as a transmission destination Creating means;
Transmission file transmission means for transmitting the transmission file to the e-mail address;
An electronic mail transmitting device comprising: The user information stored in the user information storage means includes information on user attributes,
In the transmission information received by the transmission information receiving means, the type of decoration specifying the attribute of the user is specified,
Decoration file storage means for storing a decoration image file used for decoration of e-mail;
If the attribute included in the user information specified by the user information specifying means corresponds to the attribute specified in the transmission information, the decoration file corresponding to the decoration type specified for the attribute in the transmission information A decoration file reading means for reading out the decoration file storage means,
With
2. The e-mail transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission file creating unit creates a transmission file in which the decoration file read by the decoration file reading unit is embedded in a display area of an e-mail message body. . In the transmission information received by the transmission information receiving means, the title included in the display area of the message body of the email is specified,
Second font data reading means for reading out font data corresponding to the characters constituting the title included in the transmission information from the font data storage means;
Title creating means for creating a second image file to be embedded as a title in the display area of the message body of the e-mail using the font data read by the second font data reading means;
With
3. The e-mail according to claim 1, wherein the transmission file creating unit creates a transmission file in which the second image file created by the title creating unit is embedded in a display area of a message body of the e-mail. Transmitter device. User information storage unit for storing user information including at least a user name and an e-mail address registered in advance as an e-mail transmission destination, associating characters used for e-mail creation with font data for outputting the characters An e-mail transmission method for transmitting an e-mail decorated with a display area of an e-mail message body, executed by a computer having a font data storage unit for storing
A transmission information reception step for receiving the transmission information of the email in which the computer is the transmission destination of the email email and the message body is specified at least;
A user information specifying step in which the computer specifies user information stored in the user information storage unit corresponding to a transmission destination included in the transmission information;
A font data reading step in which the computer reads font data corresponding to characters constituting a name included in the user information specified in the user information specifying step from the font data storage unit;
An address creating step for creating an image file to be embedded in the display area of the message body of the e-mail using the font data read by the font data reading step by the computer;
The computer embeds the image file created in the address creation step in the display area of the message body of the email, and a transmission file in which the email address included in the user information identified in the user information identification step is designated as the destination A transmission file creation step to be created;
A transmission file transmission step in which the computer transmits the transmission file to the e-mail address;
An e-mail transmission method comprising: The computer includes a decoration file storage unit for storing a decoration image file used for decoration of an e-mail,
The user information stored in the user information storage unit includes information on user attributes,
In the transmission information received in the transmission information reception step, a decoration type specifying a user attribute is specified,
If the attribute included in the user information specified by the computer in the user information specifying step corresponds to the attribute specified in the transmission information, it corresponds to the decoration type specified for the attribute in the transmission information A decoration file reading step of reading the decoration file to be read from the decoration file storage unit,
5. The transmission file creation step, wherein the computer creates a transmission file in which the decoration file read in the decoration file reading step is embedded in a display area of a message body of an e-mail. How to send email. In the transmission information received in the transmission information reception step, the title included in the display area of the message body of the email is specified,
A second font data reading step in which the computer reads font data corresponding to characters constituting the title included in the transmission information from the font data storage unit;
A title creating step in which the computer creates a second image file to be embedded as a title in a display area of a message body of the e-mail using the font data read in the second font data reading step;
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6. The transmission file creation step, wherein the computer creates a transmission file in which the second image file created in the title creation step is embedded in a display area of an e-mail message body. How to send the described email.