JP2020013615A - Mail distribution system, mail transmission terminal, mail reception terminal, mail transmission control program, and mail reception control program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a mail distribution system in which it is possible to provide an easily configured mail server, and it is not necessary for a reception member to provide personal information other than a mail address to the mail server.SOLUTION: The mail distribution system comprises: a mail server including a transmission member registration information storage part, a reception member registration information storage part and a function for transferring mail with reception conditions from a transmission member to a reception member; a mail transmission terminal having a transmission control function part; and a mail reception terminal having a reception control function part. The transmission control function part generates at least the mail with reception conditions to which conditions related to a reception place are attached, and transmits the mail to the mail server. The mail server transfers the received mail with reception conditions to the reception member. The reception control function part determines at least whether or not a position indicated by reception position information acquired by reception position information acquisition means matches conditions of a reception location of the mail with reception conditions, and determines whether to preset the mail with reception conditions to a user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a mail distribution system to which a reception condition for restricting reception is added. Further, the present invention relates to a mail transmission terminal, a mail reception terminal, a mail transmission control program, and a mail reception control program that constitute the mail distribution system.

  It is common practice to distribute advertisements using electronic mail (hereinafter simply referred to as e-mail), to provide information on premium services, and to give predetermined notices. A system for realizing this is generally configured by registering a mail sender and a mail receiver as members with a business provided with a mail server.

  That is, a provider of advertisements, service information, notices, and the like makes a membership contract with a company having a mail server as a mail transmission member. A user who wishes to provide this kind of mail provides the mail server with the mail server and registers as a mail receiving member.

  In this case, the mail transmitting member always has a request to transmit information transmitted by mail to the mail receiver as effectively as possible. On the other hand, the mail receiving member, T. P. O. Depending on (time, place, case), there is a request that only necessary mail is received and unnecessary mail is not received.

  In order to satisfy the requirements of both the mail sending member and the mail receiving member as described above, conventionally, in this type of system, necessary information is collected from both the mail sending member and the mail receiving member, and the collected information is collected. It has been practiced to narrow down e-mails to be sent to e-mail receiving members using the information thus obtained.

  For example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-91358), a mail server (information processing device) collects recipient attributes such as age, gender, occupation, etc. of a mail receiving member and sends a mail as a sender. It is disclosed that a transmission member receives selection of a recipient attribute of a partner who wants to send an e-mail, and controls transmission of the e-mail so that both are matched.

JP-A-9-91358

  However, the above-described conventional mail narrowing control is based on the fact that the mail server collects necessary information from the mail transmitting member and the mail receiving member as described above, and based on the collected information, as well as the mail from the mail transmitting member. It is executed in consideration of the narrowing-down condition for the receiving member and the receiving restriction condition from the mail receiving member.

  Accordingly, the configuration of the mail server becomes complicated, and the mail server cannot collect the information that is a condition for narrowing down the mail from the mail sending member and the mail receiving member only after collecting information that is effective in narrowing down the mail. there were.

  Recently, leakage of member information (personal information such as age, gender, and occupation of members) from a server has become a social problem. From such a viewpoint, there is a demand that the mail receiving member does not want to provide his / her personal information such as age, gender, occupation and the like to the mail server as much as possible besides the mail address for receiving the mail.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and in the mail server, the mail received from the mail transmitting member can be simply configured to be forwarded to the mail receiving member, and the mail receiving member can, in principle, An object of the present invention is to provide a mail distribution system in which it is not necessary to provide personal information other than a mail address to a mail server.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention of claim 1 is:
A transmission member registration information storage unit for storing registration information of a transmission member of a mail with reception conditions to which reception conditions for restricting reception are added, and a reception member registration for storing registration information of a reception member of the mail with reception conditions An information storage unit, a mail server having a function of transferring the reception-conditioned mail received from the transmission member to the reception member,
An e-mail transmitting terminal possessed by the transmitting member and having a transmission control function unit for creating and transmitting the e-mail with reception conditions,
The receiving member has a receiving position information obtaining means for obtaining receiving position information for receiving the receiving condition mail at the own terminal and receiving the receiving condition mail, and presenting the received receiving condition mail to the user A mail receiving terminal having a reception control function unit for controlling
An email distribution system consisting of
The transmission control function unit of the mail transmitting terminal generates, as the reception condition, at least the reception condition-email to which a condition relating to a reception location of the reception condition-email is added, and generates the reception condition-email. Send it to the mail server,
The mail server transfers the mail with reception conditions received from the mail transmission terminal to the receiving member using the registration information stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit,
The reception control function unit of the mail receiving terminal, at least a position indicated by the reception position information acquired by the reception position information acquisition means, as the reception conditions added to the received reception condition mail Determining whether or not the condition of the receiving place of the reception-conditional mail is satisfied, and determining whether to present the reception-conditional mail to a user. .

  In the mail distribution system according to the present invention, the transmission control function unit of the mail transmitting terminal of the transmitting member generates and generates, as the reception condition, at least the reception condition mail to which the condition regarding the reception location of the reception condition mail is added. Send the mail with reception conditions to the mail server.

  In the mail server, registration information including the mail address of the receiving member is stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit in advance. When the mail server detects the reception of the conditional mail from the transmitting member, the mail server sends the received conditional mail to the receiving member using the receiving member's mail address stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit. Transfer.

  The reception control function unit of the mail receiving terminal extracts the condition of the receiving location of the mail with the receiving condition attached to the mail with the receiving condition, and is indicated by the receiving position information obtained by the receiving position obtaining means provided in the mail receiving terminal. It is determined at least whether or not the position matches the condition of the reception location of the extracted mail with reception conditions, and whether to present the received mail with reception conditions to the user is determined.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the mail server need only transfer the mail with the reception condition sent from the mail transmission terminal of the transmission member to the mail reception terminal of the reception member. There is no need to perform processing such as extracting and analyzing reception conditions added to the mail. Therefore, the mail server has a simple configuration.

  Then, the receiving member can receive the transfer of the receiving condition mail only by registering the mail address, and there is no need to provide personal information other than the receiving member's mail address to the mail server for registration.

  Further, the condition regarding the receiving location of the mail with the receiving condition is added to the transmitted mail with the receiving condition, and the position indicated by the receiving position information acquired by the receiving position information acquiring means is set as the condition regarding the receiving location. Only the receiving member of the matching mail receiving terminal is presented with the receiving condition mail. Therefore, there is an effect that the transmitting member can present the reception-conditional mail only to the receiving member whose reception position is the desired location, such as being at the desired location. In addition, only the mail with reception conditions related to the position (location) indicated by the reception position information acquired by the reception position information acquisition means is presented to the receiving member, and unnecessary mail is narrowed down without being presented. (Filtered).

  According to the mail distribution system according to the present invention, the mail server can have a simple configuration in which the mail received from the mail sending member is transferred to the mail receiving member, Specifically, it is possible to provide a mail distribution system in which it is not necessary to provide personal information other than a mail address to a mail server.

  In addition, there is an effect that the sending member can present the reception-conditional mail only to the receiving member whose receiving position is the desired location, such as being at the desired location. In addition, only the mail with reception conditions related to the position (location) indicated by the reception position information acquired by the reception position information acquisition means is presented to the receiving member, and unnecessary mail is narrowed down without being presented. (Filtered).

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an overall outline of a first embodiment of a mail distribution system according to the present invention. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of a mail server which constitutes a mail distribution system of a 1st embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a transmission member terminal (mail transmission terminal) included in the mail distribution system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a receiving member terminal (mail receiving terminal) included in the mail distribution system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of a member registration process in a mail server configuring the mail distribution system of the first embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of the screen for member registration in the mail distribution system of a 1st embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of member registration information in a mail server configuring the mail distribution system according to the first embodiment. It is a figure showing a part of member registration processing in the mail server which constitutes the mail distribution system of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of a process of creating and transmitting a mail with reception conditions in a mail transmitting terminal included in the mail distribution system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of a mail transfer process in a mail server included in the mail distribution system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of a reception condition mail reception process in a mail reception terminal included in the mail distribution system of the first embodiment. It is a figure showing the example of composition of the outline of the whole 2nd embodiment of the mail distribution system by this invention. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of a mail distribution device which constitutes a mail distribution system of a 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows a part of flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the transmission control processing of the mail with reception conditions in the mail delivery apparatus which comprises the mail delivery system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows a part of flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the transmission control processing of the mail with reception conditions in the mail delivery apparatus which comprises the mail delivery system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure showing the example of composition of the outline of the whole 3rd embodiment of the mail distribution system by this invention. It is a figure showing a flow chart which shows an example of a flow of transmission processing of transmission member exclusive mail in a transmission member terminal which constitutes a mail distribution system of a 3rd embodiment. It is a figure showing the flow chart which shows an example of the flow of the receiving member exclusive mail from the transmitting member terminal in the mail distribution device which constitutes the mail distribution system of the third embodiment. It is a figure showing the flow chart which shows an example of the flow of transmission control processing of the mail with reception conditions in the mail distribution device which constitutes the mail distribution system of the third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a mail distribution system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Overview of First Embodiment of Mail Delivery System]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of the entire mail delivery system according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the mail distribution system of this embodiment is configured such that a sending member terminal 2 having a mail transmitting / receiving function and a receiving member terminal 3 having a mail transmitting / receiving function are transmitted to a mail server 1 through a communication network 4. It has a connected configuration. The communication network 4 includes the Internet, a mobile phone network, and a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) communication network. The connection between the communication network 4 and the mail server 1 and the connection between the communication network 4 and the transmitting member terminal 2 and the receiving member terminal 3 are wireless connections in the following example, but may be wired connections.

  The mail server 1 is provided by a service provider that provides a delivery service of mail with reception conditions according to this embodiment, and is provided on a Web site. The mail server 1 provides a homepage for providing guidance on a mail service with reception conditions to a person who has accessed through the communication network 4, and registers as a transmitting member of the mail with reception conditions or as a receiving member of the mail with reception conditions. It is configured to accept registration and registration.

  A member who wants to become a sending member or a receiving member of the reception-conditioned mail accesses the mail server 1 (Web site) through the communication network 4 using an electronic device having a communication function including a mail transmission / reception function owned by the member. Then, by providing predetermined registration information to the mail server 1 through the homepage for providing the mail service with reception conditions and performing member registration, it is possible to become a transmitting member or a receiving member. The mail server 1 stores the registration information of the transmitting member in the transmitting member registration information storage unit 11 and stores the registration information of the receiving member in the receiving member registration information storage unit 12.

  In this specification, an electronic device having a communication function including an e-mail transmission / reception function possessed by a transmitting member is referred to as a transmitting member terminal, and an e-mail transmitting / receiving function possessed by a receiving member is provided. An electronic device having a communication function including is referred to as a receiving member terminal.

  The mail server 1 transmits a transmission control application program (hereinafter, abbreviated as a transmission control application) constituting a transmission control function unit for receiving condition mail to the transmission member terminal 2 possessed by the person who has become the transmission member. In this example, it is provided by being downloaded through the communication network 4. The transmitting member terminal 2 can execute the transmission control application received from the mail server 1 by a control unit including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) provided in the terminal itself in response to a start instruction from the user. To install.

  Also, the mail server 1 sends a reception control application program (hereinafter abbreviated as reception control application) constituting a reception control function unit for receiving condition mail to the reception member terminal 3 possessed by the receiving member. ) Is provided in this example by being downloaded through the communication network 4. The receiving member terminal 3 installs the reception control application received from the mail server 1 so that the control unit including the CPU included in the terminal itself can execute the reception control application in response to a start instruction from the user.

  The sending member terminal 2 constitutes a mail sending terminal, and in this example, is constituted by a computer such as a personal computer and a workstation. The transmitting member terminal 2 may be a stationary electronic device, or may be a portable electronic device such as a high-performance mobile phone terminal called a smartphone or a tablet terminal. Further, the electronic device may be an electronic device that is mounted on a moving body such as an automobile, an airplane, and a ship and moves. Further, it may be a wearable terminal such as a wristwatch terminal, an eyeglass-mounted terminal, or a chip-type terminal built in a contact lens.

  The receiving member terminal 3 constitutes a mail receiving terminal. In this example, the receiving member terminal 3 is constituted by a high-performance mobile phone terminal called a smart phone which is a portable electronic device. The receiving member terminal 3 does not need to be a portable electronic device, as in the case of the transmitting member terminal 2 described above, and may be a stationary electronic device.

  The sending member activates the sending control application installed on the sending member terminal 2 to create the text content of the sent mail, and inputs a condition regarding the receiving location of the sent mail with the receiving condition as a receiving condition. The input receiving condition includes at least a condition relating to a receiving place of the mail with the receiving condition to be transmitted. The transmitting member's attribute information such as the occupation of the transmitting member, a reception permitted time zone and / or a reception disabled time zone, and a transmission Other receiving conditions, such as attribute information such as age, gender, and occupation of the receiving member, which the member desires as a transfer destination of the receiving condition mail, may be included.

  In this embodiment, the transmission control application of the transmission member terminal 2 attaches the input reception conditions as an attached file to the outgoing mail, creates a mail with reception conditions, and transmits the mail with the mail server 1 as a destination. . The mail address of the mail server 1 is attached as data to the transmission control application, and the transmission control application transmits the mail with reception conditions to the mail server 1 using the mail address of the mail server 1.

  The mail server 1 refers to the receiving member's registration information and the receiving member's registration information by referring to the receiving member's registration information and the receiving member's registration information. 3 is provided with a mail transfer processing function unit 13 to be transferred (distributed) to the third mail server 3.

  That is, the mail transfer processing function unit 13 of the mail server 1 transmits the mail with reception conditions sent from the transmitting member terminal 2 to the transmitting member registration information stored in the transmitting member registration information storage unit 11 in this example. By referring to the message, it is confirmed that the mail is a reception-conditioned mail from the sending member. Then, the mail transfer processing function unit 13 of the mail server 1 refers to the receiving member registration information storage unit 12 to grasp all the registered receiving members (grab the receiving member's mail address). In the example, the receiving condition mail from the transmitting member is transferred (distributed) to the receiving member terminals 3 of all the receiving members.

  The mail may not be forwarded to all the receiving members, but may be forwarded to some receiving members.

  When the reception control application confirms the reception of the mail with the reception condition, the reception control application extracts information on the reception condition from the attached file of the mail with the reception condition. Then, the reception control application obtains the reception position information from the reception position information obtaining means provided in the reception member terminal 3, and the position indicated by the obtained reception position information is included in the extracted reception conditions. It is determined at least whether or not the condition regarding the place to receive the mail is met.

  When the reception control application determines that the position indicated by the obtained reception position information matches the extracted condition, the reception control application also checks other reception conditions. The attached mail is stored in the receiving holder, and the same processing as the normal received mail is performed, such as notifying the user of the receiving member terminal 3 of the arrival of the mail. The user can know the contents of the received mail by selecting and opening the received mail based on the notification of the incoming mail.

  Also, in this example, when the reception control application determines that the position indicated by the obtained reception position information does not match the extracted condition, the reception control application does not store the received reception-conditional mail in the reception holder. Discarded and presented to the user of the receiving member terminal 3, and in this example, the arrival of the mail is not notified. Note that the user is not presented with the notification of the arrival of the reception-conditional mail, but the storage area for the “reception-rejection-rejected mail” is provided and temporarily stored. In response to the opening operation of the "conditional mail", the mail may be opened.

[Example of hardware configuration of each part of mail delivery system]
<Example of hardware configuration of mail server 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the mail server 1 included in the mail distribution system according to the present embodiment. The mail server 1 of this example is composed of a computer, and as shown in FIG. 2, a control unit 14, a communication unit 15, a mail transfer buffer 16, and a transmission member described above via a system bus 10. The registration information storage unit 11 and the reception member registration information storage unit 12 are connected.

  The control unit 14 controls the entire mail server 1 and executes various functions according to programs stored in a built-in memory (not shown). In this example, as software function units that execute function processing according to a program, a member registration processing function unit 17, a mail transmission / reception function unit 18, and the above-described mail transfer processing function unit 13 are included.

  The communication unit 15 communicates with the transmitting member terminal 2, the receiving member terminal 3, and other communication terminals via the communication network 4. The mail transfer buffer 16 is a buffer memory for storing and holding the received mail with reception conditions for transfer.

  The member registration processing function unit 17 performs processing in response to a transmission member registration request or a reception member registration request by a user who has accessed the mail server 1, and a request to change transmission member registration information or a request to change reception member registration information. Execute the processing for.

  The mail transmission / reception function unit 18 has a function of receiving a mail sent to the mail server 1 as a destination, and transmitting a transmission mail from the mail server 1 to a specified destination. The mail transmission / reception function unit 18 has a function of determining whether or not the received mail is a mail with reception conditions from the sending member, and determines that the received mail is a mail with reception conditions from the sending member. In some cases, the mail with reception conditions is temporarily stored in the mail transfer buffer 16, and the subsequent processing is shifted to the mail transfer processing function unit 13.

  The mail transfer processing function unit 13 transfers the mail with reception conditions stored in the mail transfer buffer 16 to all the reception members stored in the reception member registration information storage unit 12 in a predetermined transfer mode. To be forwarded. In this embodiment, a plurality of types of transfer conditions of the mail with reception conditions in the mail server 1 are prepared, and when a transmitting member is registered, a person who intends to become a transmitting member is notified of the plurality of types of transferring modes. The received member registration information is stored in the reception member registration information storage unit 12 as a part of the transmission member registration information.

<Example of hardware configuration of sending member terminal>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the sending member terminal 2 constituting the mail distribution system of this embodiment. The sending member terminal 2 constitutes a mail sending terminal, and the sending member terminal 2 in this example is constituted by, for example, a personal computer or a workstation. As shown in FIG. The communication unit 22, the display unit 23, the operation input unit 24, the transmission mail generation buffer 25, and the current position detection unit 26 are connected via the system bus 20.

  The control unit 21 controls the entire transmission member terminal 2 and executes various functions according to programs stored in a built-in memory (not shown). In this example, as a software function unit that executes a function according to a program, a mail transmission / reception function unit 211 and a transmission control function unit 212 including the above-described transmission control application are included.

  The communication unit 22 communicates with the mail server 1 and the like via the communication network 4. The display unit 23 includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). The control unit 21 includes a transmission control application when displaying an image of a homepage sent from the mail server 1 on a display screen of the display unit 23 using a browser function or transmitting a mail with reception conditions. Based on the transmission control function unit 212, a screen for a transmitted mail for inputting necessary information such as a mail text and reception conditions is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 23.

  The operation input unit 24 includes a keyboard, a numeric keypad, a pointing device such as a touch pad and a mouse. The operation input unit 24 may be arranged such that a touch panel constituting a part of the operation input unit 24 is superimposed on the display screen of the display unit 23 or may be external to the transmission member terminal 2 main body. Is also good. Further, the operation input unit may be a voice input. The control unit 21 performs a process according to the user's operation input through the operation input unit 24, and performs display according to the operation input on the display screen of the display unit 23 as necessary.

  The outgoing mail generation buffer 25 is a buffer memory for temporarily storing outgoing mail such as mail with reception conditions to be transmitted, including an attached file, when generating the mail.

  The current position detection unit 26 has, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) positioning function, and has a function of detecting position information (latitude, longitude, altitude) of the current position of the transmitting member terminal 2. However, it is not necessary to detect the altitude out of the position information. As will be described later, the current position detection unit 26 is used when specifying information on a reception location as a reception condition, particularly when setting an area around the current position.

  Note that the current position detecting unit 26 specifies a wireless LAN access point around the transmitting member terminal 2 using Wi-Fi (registered trademark) even when the transmitting member terminal 2 does not have the GPS positioning function, It can also be realized by estimating from the recorded access point position information.

  The mail transmission / reception function unit 211 of the control unit 21 receives the mail sent to the destination of the transmission member terminal 2, generates a transmission mail to be transmitted from the transmission member terminal 2, and transmits the mail to the designated destination. It has a function to do.

  The transmission control function unit 212 is activated when a user sends a mail with reception conditions. Then, the transmission control function unit 212 generates a transmission mail and accepts an input of a reception condition according to an operation input by the user through the operation input unit 24. Then, as described later, the transmission control function unit 212 automatically adds the received reception condition to the generated transmission mail, and in this example, attaches it as an attached file to generate a reception condition mail, The generated mail with reception conditions is transmitted to the mail server 1 in accordance with the transmission instruction of the user. Details of the processing of the transmission control function unit 212 will be described later.

<Example of hardware configuration of receiving member terminal>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the receiving member terminal 3 included in the mail distribution system according to the present embodiment. The receiving member terminal 3 constitutes a mail receiving terminal, and the receiving member terminal 3 in this example is constituted by a so-called smart phone, a high-performance mobile phone terminal, and as shown in FIG. On the other hand, via the system bus 30, a communication unit 32, a display unit 33, an operation input unit 34, a mobile phone circuit unit 35, a received mail buffer 36, a received position information acquisition unit 37, and a clock unit 38 And are connected.

  The control unit 31 controls the entire receiving member terminal 3 and executes various functions according to programs stored in a built-in memory (not shown). In this example, a mail transmission / reception function unit 311 and a reception control function unit 312 including the above-described reception control application are included as software function units that execute functions according to a program.

  The communication unit 32 performs mobile phone communication through the communication network 4 and communicates with the mail server 1 and the like. The display unit 33 includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). The control unit 31 displays the screen for the mobile phone function on the display screen of the display unit 33, and displays the image of the homepage sent from the mail server 1 on the display screen of the display unit 33 using the browser function. When receiving the mail with reception conditions, the content of the received mail body is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 33 based on the reception control function unit 312 including the reception control application.

  In this example, the operation input unit 34 is configured such that a touch panel is superimposed on a display screen of the display unit 33. The control unit 31 performs a process according to the user's operation input through the operation input unit 34, and performs display according to the operation input on the display screen of the display unit 33 as necessary.

  The mobile phone circuit unit 35 includes a transmitter including a microphone, a receiver including a speaker, a communication circuit including a voice codec circuit, and the like.

  The received mail buffer 36 is a buffer memory for temporarily storing when generating a mail with reception conditions to be transmitted.

  The reception position information acquisition unit 37 has a GPS (Global Positioning System) positioning function, for example, and detects a current position detection function unit (latitude, longitude, altitude) of the current position of the reception member terminal 3 (not shown). ). However, it is not necessary to detect the altitude out of the position information. Since the receiving member terminal 3 in this example is a high-performance mobile phone terminal, the current position detecting function unit of the receiving position information obtaining unit 37 uses the position information of the mobile phone base station or uses Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The current position detected by the GPS positioning function is corrected by using the position information of the access point, or by using a movement sensor such as a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, or a direction sensor, and the GPS radio wave does not reach. Even in a room, a detailed current position can be detected. Of course, even without the GPS positioning function, the current position can be detected from the position information of the mobile phone base station or the position information of the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) access point.

  In this case, the reception position information acquisition unit 37 acquires the position information of the current position detected by the current position detection function unit as reception position information, and the position indicated by the reception position information is the position of the detected current position. It can be recognized directly from information.

  In addition, the reception position information acquisition unit 37 has a reception position input reception function unit (not shown). For the current position as an example of the reception position, the address, “Shinjuku Station”, “Haneda Airport”, “ It is possible to receive input of place names, facility names, building names, etc. such as "Sky Tree" and "XX Department Store Shibuya Store". In this example, the reception position information acquisition unit 37 accesses a predetermined site such as an Internet map information site included in the communication network 4 through the communication unit 32, and receives the received address, place name, facility name, and building name. It has a function of making a search request for the corresponding position information (latitude, longitude, altitude) using the search keyword as a search keyword and acquiring the position information from a predetermined site.

  This function is particularly useful, for example, when the receiving member enters the area and wants to actively restrict the reception of the mail with reception conditions. For example, by inputting "Sky Tree", it is possible to reliably receive the mail with reception conditions at the location of "Sky Tree".

  In this case, the reception position information acquisition unit 37 acquires the input place name, facility name, building name, and the like as reception position information, and transmits the position information of the position indicated by the acquired reception position information via the Internet. get.

  If the receiving member terminal 3 has a map database and can acquire position information (latitude and longitude) corresponding to the input place name, facility name, building name, etc., the communication network as described above is used. Needless to say, it is not necessary to access a predetermined site of the Internet included in No. 4. Further, the receiving member sends the position information of the current position detected by the current position detection function unit of the receiving member terminal 3 to an Internet map information site or the like included in the communication network 4, and the place name and facility name corresponding to the current position , A building name or the like may be acquired and designated as a reception position (reception location).

  As will be described later, the receiving position information acquiring unit 37 acquires the receiving condition including the information on the receiving location attached to the mail with the receiving condition by the receiving position information acquiring unit 37 of the receiving member terminal 3. It is used to determine whether the reception positions match.

  The clock section 38 generates calendar information for the year, month, and day, and current time information for hours, minutes, and seconds. As described later, the clock 38 is set by the receiving member as a part of the receiving conditions, such as the year, month, day, or time zone within one day when the receiving mail can be received. Sometimes used to monitor the year, month, day, and time zone. The setting of the year, month, and day for which reception is permitted may be a setting of a plurality of consecutive years, a plurality of months, and a plurality of days.

  The mail transmitting / receiving function unit 311 receives the mail sent to the destination of the receiving member terminal 3 and stores the mail in the received mail buffer 36. The mail transmission / reception function unit 311 has a function of generating a transmission mail to be transmitted from the receiving member terminal 3 and transmitting the generated transmission mail to a designated destination.

  In this embodiment, the reception control function unit (reception control application) 312 is installed in the receiving member terminal 3, and when a mail is received in a state where the power is supplied to the receiving member terminal 3, It is configured to start automatically. Then, the reception control function unit (reception control application) 312 checks the mail received by giving priority to the mail transmission / reception function unit 311, determines whether the received mail is a mail with the reception condition from the mail server 1, When it is determined that there is, the reception control function unit 312 performs subsequent reception processing. When it is determined that the received mail is not the mail with the reception condition, the reception control function unit 312 shifts so that the mail transmission / reception function unit 311 performs the subsequent reception processing. Details of the processing of the reception control function unit 312 will be described later.

  It should be noted that the user (reception member) may be activated only when he / she wants to use the reception control function unit (reception control application) 312 so that the reception control function unit can be turned on / off. Good.

[Example of processing operation in mail distribution system]
<Member registration process>
An example of the flow of the member registration process by the member registration processing function unit 17 of the control unit 14 of the mail server 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the processing of the member registration processing function unit 17 is performed by the control unit 14 according to a program constituting the member registration processing function unit 17, and therefore, in the following description, the processing of each step of the flowchart of FIG. 14 will be described.

  The control unit 14 first determines whether or not access to a home page (Web site of the mail server 1) via the communication network 4 has been received (step S101). If no access has been received, the step S101 is repeated. . When it is determined in step S101 that access to the homepage via the communication network 4 has been received, the control unit 14 provides the homepage via the communication network 4 to the communication terminal of the accessing person (step S102).

  Next, the control unit 14 determines whether or not the accessing person has made a member registration request (step S103), and when a member other than the member registration request is specified, performs a process according to the specified request (step S103). S113).

  If it is determined in step S103 that the accessing person (accessor) has made a member registration request, the control unit 14 determines whether the member registration request is a transmission member registration request or a receiving member registration request (step S104). ).

  If it is determined in step S104 that the request is a transmission member registration request, the control unit 14 provides a transmission member registration page as shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the display screen of the display unit of the user's communication terminal (step S105). As shown in FIG. 6A, input pages 221 to 226 of information on a plurality of items to be registered by a person who is to become a transmitting member are presented on the transmitting member registration page. Input of registration information into input fields 221 to 226 is prompted.

  In the example of FIG. 6A, since all the input items in the input fields 221 to 226 are required input items, the accessor who is going to become a transmitting member can check the transmitting member registration of FIG. 6A. In this example, when all the input fields 221 to 226 are entered and the completion button (icon button) 227 is clicked on the screen of the access page, the input registration information is transmitted from the communication terminal of the accessor to the mail server 1. Sent to. When the stop button (icon button) 228 is clicked by the access user, the transmission member registration processing is stopped, and the processing routine ends.

  Then, the mail server 1 receives, as transmission member registration information, information transmitted by the access person who is about to become a transmission member by inputting all of the input fields 221 to 226 (step S106). The member registration information is stored in the transmission member registration information storage unit 11 (step S107).

  Then, after this step S107, the mail server 1 provides the communication terminal of the accessor who is going to become the transmitting member by downloading the transmission control application (program) through the communication network 4, After receiving the notification of the reception completion of the transmission control application from the communication terminal, it notifies the completion of the transmission member registration (step S108). Then, the mail server 1 cuts off the communication path with the accessor, and ends this processing routine.

  At this time, when the communication terminal of the accessor who is going to become the sending member receives the notification of the completion of the sending member registration from the mail server 1, the installation instruction of the transmission control application downloaded from the mail server 1 is sent to the user. Done against Therefore, the user issues an instruction to install the transmission control application on the communication terminal, and the communication terminal executes the transmission control application installation process in response to the instruction. As a result, the communication terminal of the accessor who is going to become the transmitting member becomes the transmitting member terminal, and the user (accessor) becomes the transmitting member.

  As described above, the transmission control application transmits the mail with the reception condition from the transmission member terminal to the mail server 1, and the mail address of the mail server 1 as the destination is set to the transmission control application. Is included in the transmission control application to be downloaded as data attached to the transmission control application. Further, in this example, of the transmitting member's registration information, the transmitting member's attribute information, in this example, the information of the “occupation (genre)” described later is automatically included as a part of the receiving condition. It is included in the downloaded transmission control application as data accompanying the control application.

  FIG. 7A shows an example of the transmission member registration information that is the storage content of the transmission member registration information storage unit 11 in this example. That is, in this example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the registration items of the input fields 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, and 226 of the transmission member registration page in step S105 are “name”, “Member ID (Identification: identification information)”, “password”, “mail address”, “occupation type” of the accessor who is going to become a sending member, and “transfer mode” of the reception-conditional mail are set.

  The essential information as registration information of the transmitting member in the present invention is information that the mail server 1 uniquely identifies the transmitting member, and includes “name”, “member ID”, “password”, “mail address”. ”, Or a combination of a plurality thereof. However, in this embodiment, all of these items and the other attributes of the transmitting member, in this example, the registered items of “occupation” and “transfer mode” selected by the transmitting member are also requested by the user as required items. By inputting and registering them, various service modes, which will be described later, can be enjoyed.

  Here, the "occupation" is the occupation to which the person who intends to become the transmitting member belongs. In this example, the mail server 1 clicks the “@” mark 225 a in the input field 225 on the transmission member registration page shown in FIG. , Supermarkets, convenience stores (convenience stores), bookstores, etc., present a list of multiple types of occupations that have been prepared in advance, and let the person who wants to become a sending member select from among them to accept registration I do. In consideration of the fact that there is no corresponding occupation, "other" is displayed as a list of occupations.

  Then, in this embodiment, the registered information of the "occupation type" is attached to the transmission control application downloaded to the communication terminal which is to become the transmitting member as occupation type data of the transmitting member.

  The “transfer mode” is a type of the transfer mode executed by the mail server 1 for the mail with the reception condition from the transmitting member. In this example, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, a plurality of types of transfer modes are prepared on the mail server 1 side in advance according to the number of transfers, the transfer period, the transfer frequency, and the like of the mail with reception conditions.

  Then, the mail server 1 clicks the “@” mark 226 a in the input column 226 on the transmission member registration page shown in FIG. A list of transfer modes of the plurality of types is presented, and registration is accepted by having an accessor who wants to become a transmitting member select from the list.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the service provider who owns and manages the mail server 1 charges the sending member a fee according to the selected transfer mode. The accessor who intends to become a transmitting member selects and registers the type of transfer mode in consideration of the fee. When an accessor who wishes to become a transmitting member selects any of the transfer modes, the mail server 1 provides a page of a billing method such as credit payment, bank transfer, etc., and also selects the billing method by the transmitting member. Accept as registration information. In the transmission member registration information in the example of FIG. 7A, the item of the billing method is omitted. Also, the fee is an example, and may be higher or lower. Furthermore, it may be free.

  In this embodiment, the transmitting member changes his / her own transmitting member registration information by accessing the mail server 1 and changing the registration information included in the “other processing” in step S113. can do. Therefore, the transmitting member can always transmit the mail with the reception condition in the desired transfer mode by changing the type of the transfer mode in the transmission member registration information before transmitting the mail with the reception condition. Note that when the mail server 1 receives a request for changing the registration information, the mail server 1 authenticates the transmitting member using the registered member ID and password, and changes the registration information by the transmitting member only when the authentication is OK. Accept.

  Here, “transfer count / day” in the item of the transfer mode in the example illustrated in FIG. 8 indicates whether the number of transfers is one or more on the day when the mail with the reception condition is transmitted (the day of transmission). I have. The “transfer period” indicates a period in which the transfer is performed based on the date on which the mail with the reception condition is transmitted. Further, the “transfer frequency” indicates the transfer frequency of the mail with reception conditions when the number of transfers is plural. In this example, “charge / time” is a charge per transfer (one message) of the mail with reception conditions.

  Note that the example of the transfer mode shown in FIG. 8 is an example, and it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the transfer period is set in units of one day, but may be set in units of half days, or may be set at a low rate during the day, at night and at night. Further, only a weekday, only a Saturday, only a Sunday, only a holiday, or the like may be provided as a transfer period.

  Next, when it is determined in step S104 that the accessor's member registration request is a reception member registration request, the control unit 14 displays a reception member registration page as shown in FIG. Is provided through the communication network 4 and displayed on the display screen of the display unit of the communication terminal of the accessor (step S109). As shown in FIG. 6B, input pages 321, 322, 323, and 334 of information on a plurality of items to be registered by an accessor who intends to become a receiving member are presented on the receiving member registration page. The user is prompted to enter registration information in the input fields 321 to 324.

  In the example of FIG. 6B, since the input fields 322 to 324 of the input fields 321 to 324 are set as essential input items, the accessor who is going to become a receiving member can use the input fields of FIG. In the screen of the receiving member registration page, when at least all of the input fields 322 to 324 are entered and the completion button (icon button) 325 is clicked, the entered registration information is transmitted from the accessor's communication terminal. Sent to mail server 1. If the stop button (icon button) 326 is clicked by the access user, the process of receiving member registration is stopped, and this processing routine ends.

  Then, the mail server 1 receives information transmitted from the communication terminal of the accessor who is going to become a receiving member as receiving member registration information (step S110), and receives the received receiving member registration information. The information is stored in the information storage unit 12 (step S111).

  Then, after this step S111, the mail server 1 provides the communication terminal of the accessor who is to become a receiving member by downloading the reception control application (program) through the communication network 4, After receiving the reception completion notification of the reception control application from the communication terminal, the communication terminal notifies the reception member registration completion (step S112). Then, the mail server 1 cuts off the communication path with the accessor, and ends this processing routine.

  At this time, when the communication terminal of the accessor who is going to become the receiving member receives the notification of the completion of the receiving member registration from the mail server 1, the installation instruction of the receiving control application downloaded from the mail server 1 is given to the user. Done against Therefore, the user issues an instruction to install the reception control application on the communication terminal, and the communication terminal executes the reception control application installation process in response to the instruction. As a result, the communication terminal of the accessor trying to become the receiving member becomes the receiving member terminal, and the user (accessor) becomes the receiving member.

  FIG. 7B shows an example of the reception member registration information that is the storage content of the reception member registration information storage unit 12 in this example. That is, in this example, as shown in FIG. 6B, the registered items of the input fields 321, 322, 323, and 324 of the received member registration page in step S109 are “name” and “member ID”. , "Password", and "email address".

  The essential information as the registration information of the receiving member in the present invention may be only the "mail address" of the receiving member as the transfer destination of the mail with the receiving condition by the mail server 1. The “name” of the receiving member is not a required item but an optional input item. Further, the "member ID" and "password" of the receiving member are information necessary for a request to change the registered information to the mail server, and are required items in this example. However, these "member ID" and "password" can also be optional input items unless the change of the registration information of the receiving member is considered.

<Processing of sending mail with reception conditions (example of processing of transmission control application)>
Next, an example of a flow of a process of generating and transmitting a mail with reception conditions in the transmitting member terminal 2 will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. Note that the process in the example of FIG. 9 is performed by the control unit 21 of the transmission member terminal 2 according to the transmission control application (the transmission control function unit 212), and therefore, in the following description, the process of each step in FIG. The description will be made assuming that the control unit 21 performs the operation.

  The control unit 21 starts the processing routine of FIG. 9 when the transmission control application is activated by the user (transmission member).

  That is, when the transmission control application is started, the control unit 21 displays an initial screen of a screen for creating a mail with reception conditions on the display screen of the display unit 23 (step S201). In this initial screen, the process for creating and sending the mail with reception conditions is started, and the subject of the mail can be identified as the mail with reception conditions. It is displayed that the subject is automatically set to the subject "Mail" and the destination is automatically set to the mail server 1. Then, in this example, the input of the subject and the destination of the mail is unnecessary, and the input of the subject and the destination of the mail is prohibited, and the display screen is displayed to notify the transmitting member. It should be noted that the subject and destination of the mail may be input by the sending member.

  Next, the control unit 21 displays a reception condition reception screen accompanied by a message for prompting the user to input a reception condition for the mail to be transmitted on the display screen of the display unit 23 to receive the reception condition (step S202). As described above, in this embodiment, information on a condition relating to a receiving location of a mail with reception conditions is received as the reception condition. In this example, the information on the condition regarding the receiving location of the mail with the receiving condition is received as information on the area range in which reception is permitted. For example, a circular area range having a specified radius centered on a specified position is received as information on an area range for which reception is permitted. The reception condition reception screen of the display screen of the display unit 23 includes: An input box for the center position of the circular area range and an input box for the radius thereof are displayed.

  In this case, the user (transmitting member) of the transmitting member terminal determines the center position of the circular area range as a “current position”, a predetermined address, “Shinjuku Station”, “Haneda Airport”, “Sky”. A place name, facility name, building name, etc., such as "tree" and "OO department store Shibuya store" can be input and designated. The current position is initially displayed as a default value in the input box for the center position. When the transmitting member desires a center position other than “current position” as the center position of the circular area range, the current position of the default value is deleted, and the address, place name, facility name which can specify the center position to be designated is specified. , Building name, etc.

  When “current position” is designated as the center position of the circular area range, the control unit 21 uses the position information (latitude and longitude) of the current position detected by the current position detection unit 26 as the center of the circular area range. It is stored in the buffer memory for the attached file as position information of the position. When an address other than the current position, a place name, a facility name, a building name, or the like is designated as the center position of the circular area range, the control unit 21 accesses the map information site through the communication network 4, and specifies the designated address, By requesting the acquisition of location information (latitude, longitude) such as a place name, facility name, and building name, the location information (latitude, longitude) is acquired, and as the location information of the center position of the circular area range Store in the buffer memory for attached files.

  The radius of the circular area range is transmitted from, for example, “100 meters”, “500 meters”, “1 km”, “2 kilometers”, etc. prepared as a pull-down menu in the radius input field. It is specified by the member selecting and specifying. Instead of such selection designation, the transmitting member may of course be able to directly describe and designate the value of the radius. The control unit 21 stores the value of the radius of the circular area range designated as described above as information on the radius of the circular area range in the buffer memory for the attached file.

  It should be noted that the information on the area range permitted to be received as the information on the condition regarding the receiving location of the mail with reception conditions is not limited to the information including the center position and the radius specifying the circular area range. For example, it may be a polygon specified by designating a plurality of points, or an area of an arbitrary shape formed by connecting two adjacent points with a straight line. For example, when the transmitting member designates a triangular area range, in addition to the information of the three points at the apex of the designated triangle (positional information (latitude and longitude), the address, place name, facility name, building) Name may be used) and input it as condition information regarding the receiving location of the mail with reception conditions. The control unit 21 acquires the position information (latitude, longitude) of the three points based on the input information of the three points in the same manner as described above via the communication network 4 as necessary. . Then, the control unit 21 stores the position information (latitude and longitude) of the three points as buffer area information for the attached file as information on the range of the area where the reception is permitted as the information on the condition regarding the reception place. .

  In addition, as for the designation of the area range in which the reception of the mail with the reception condition as the information of the condition regarding the reception place is permitted, a map information site connectable through the communication network 4 may be used. That is, in that case, the control unit 21 first accesses the map information site via the communication network 4 to acquire information of a map (for example, a map of Japan) and displays the map on the display screen of the display unit 23. . Prior to the acquisition of this map information, for example, a place name such as “current position”, “predetermined address”, “Shinjuku Station”, “Haneda Airport”, “Sky Tree”, “OO Department Store Shibuya Store”, a facility name, The designation of the center position of the map range to be displayed is received from the transmitting member based on the building name or the like, and map information centered on the designated position is acquired from the map information site and displayed on the display screen.

  Then, if the information serving as the condition regarding the receiving location on this map is information on a circular area range, the control unit 21 specifies the center position (latitude, longitude) of the circular area range by the transmitting member. , And a radius, and stores it in the buffer memory for the attached file as a condition regarding the receiving location specified by the transmitting member. In this way, the transmitting member can specify the area range that is a condition regarding the receiving location on the map, which is convenient. Then, on the map displayed on the display screen of the display unit 23, the designated circular area range is surrounded by the circular frame line, and the circular area range can be distinguished from other parts. By notifying the transmitting member by displaying it in a predetermined transparent color as described above, the transmitting member can conveniently check the area range designated by the transmitting member.

  Using the map displayed on the display screen of the display unit 23, not only a circular area range but also a polygonal area range or an arbitrary shape formed by connecting two points adjacent to each other with a straight line. The area range can be easily specified. That is, on the map, the transmitting member sequentially specifies the positions of the vertices of the polygonal area range or the area range of an arbitrary shape, for example, clockwise. Also in this case, the outline of the polygonal area range is surrounded by a frame line, and the polygonal area range is displayed in a predetermined transparent color so that it can be distinguished from other parts. Members can be notified.

  It should be noted that the transmitting member may store the conditions in the attached file buffer memory as conditions relating to the receiving location where the location name, facility name, building name, etc. are directly specified. In this case, only the receiving member at the designated place, facility, building or the like can be notified. However, in this case, the receiving position information acquiring unit 37 of the receiving member terminal 3 detects the designated place, facility, building, or the like as position information of the current position as an example of the receiving position information. It is necessary to have a means for specifying, or to receive the input of the corresponding place name, facility name, building name, etc. from the receiving member as the receiving position information.

  Subsequent to step S202, the control unit 21 determines whether reception of the reception condition has been completed, and waits for completion of the reception (step S203). When confirming the completion of the reception of the reception condition in step S203, the control unit 21 generates the received reception condition as an attached file (step S204). In this example, in addition to the information on the condition regarding the receiving location described above, the “occupation” of the registration information of the transmitting member, which is data accompanying the transmission control application, is included, and an attached file is generated as information on the receiving condition. Is done.

  Next, the control unit 21 displays a message prompting the creation of the mail text on the display screen of the display unit 23, and urges the sending member to create the mail text (step S205). Then, the control unit 21 receives the creation of the mail text by the sending member (step S206). In this case, the e-mail text is a content expected to be useful to the receiving member whose receiving position is the receiving location specified as the receiving condition, such as the receiving member being at the receiving location specified as the receiving condition. For example, when a store located near Shinjuku Station is a transmitting member, an example of sending an e-mail notifying service information to a receiving member located within a range of 1 km from Shinjuku Station is given.

  Next, the control unit 21 monitors the transmission execution instruction from the transmission member (step S207), and when it is determined that the transmission execution instruction has not been issued, determines whether or not the transmission member has performed the stop operation (step S209). If it is determined that the stop operation has not been performed, the process returns to step S206, and the processes after step S206 are repeated. When it is determined in step S209 that the stop operation has been performed, the control unit 21 stops the process (step S210), and ends this processing routine.

  When it is determined in step S207 that the transmission execution instruction has been given, the control unit 21 sends the mail with the reception condition attached file in which the attachment file of the reception condition is added to the mail body received in step S206 to the mail server 1. A transmission process is performed (step S208), and then the process routine ends.

<Transfer processing at the mail server>
Next, an example of the flow of the transfer process of the mail with reception conditions sent from the sending member terminal in the mail server 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The processing in the example of FIG. 10 is performed by the control unit 14 of the mail server 1 in accordance with the mail transfer processing function unit 13. Therefore, in the following description, the processing of each step in FIG. 10 is performed by the control unit 14. It will be described as an example.

  The control unit 14 determines whether a mail with reception conditions has been received (step S121). In this step S121, in this example, the control unit 14 determines the mail with reception conditions from the subject of the received mail and the mail address of the sender. That is, in this example, it is determined whether or not the subject of the received mail is [mail with reception conditions], and if the subject of the received mail is not [mail with reception conditions], it is determined that the mail is not a mail with reception conditions. . Then, when it is determined that the subject of the received mail is [email with reception conditions], a mail that matches the mail address of the sender is included in the transmission members stored in the transmission member registration information storage unit 11. It is determined whether or not an address exists, and if a matching mail address exists, it is determined that the received mail is a mail with reception conditions.

  Note that the process of determining whether or not the received mail is a mail with reception conditions in step S121 may be only the processing of determining whether or not the subject of the received mail is [mail with reception conditions]. Only the process of determining whether or not an e-mail address matching the e-mail address of the sender exists in the transmitting members stored in the information storage unit 11 may be performed. However, as in this example, the determination as to whether or not the mail is a reception-conditioned mail can be performed with higher accuracy by the two-stage determination processing.

  In this embodiment, since the transfer mode is registered as transmission member registration information for each transmission member, the mail server 1 needs to specify the transmission member from the mail address of the sender. . If the mail server 1 has only one type of transfer of the conditional mail, the transmission member registration information does not include the transfer mode, so there is no need to specify the transmitting member of the conditional mail. If it is possible to determine only that the mail is a reception-conditioned mail, the mail server 1 can perform the transfer process.

  If it is determined in step S121 that the mail with the reception condition has not been received, the control unit 14 executes a member registration process, a correction (update) process of the member registration information, a normal mail reception process, and the like. (Step S122).

  When it is determined in step S121 that the mail with reception conditions has been received, the control unit 14 temporarily stores the received mail with reception conditions in the mail transfer buffer 16 (step S123).

  Next, the control unit 14 refers to the transmission member registration information storage unit 11 and registers an e-mail address that matches the e-mail address of the sender of the received e-mail with reception conditions detected in step S121. The transfer mode registered for the transmitting member is grasped (step S124).

  Next, the control unit 14 temporarily stores in the mail transfer buffer 16 in step S123 to the mail addresses of all the receiving members stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit 12 in the transfer mode grasped in step S124. The transfer process of the mail with the reception condition is performed (step S125).

  Then, the control unit 14 determines whether or not the transfer processing of the mail with the reception condition in the transfer mode grasped in step S124 to all the receiving members has been completed (step S126). Then, the process returns to step S125, and the transfer process in the transfer mode grasped in step S124 is continued.

  If it is determined in step S126 that the transfer processing of the mail with reception conditions in the transfer mode grasped in step S124 to all the receiving members has been completed, the control unit 14 stops the transfer processing of the mail with reception conditions ( In step S127, the mail with the reception condition temporarily stored in the mail transfer buffer 16 is deleted (step S128), and this processing routine ends.

  Note that the processing routine of FIG. 10 has been described as processing for one mail with reception conditions. However, in practice, the mail server 1 stores the mail with the reception condition in the mail transfer buffer 16 in step S123 every time the mail is received. Then, for each of the mails with reception conditions stored in the mail transfer buffer 16, steps S124 to S128 in FIG. 10 are executed in parallel.

<Processing when receiving mail with reception conditions (example of processing of reception control application)>
Next, an example of the flow of processing when the receiving member terminal 3 receives a mail with reception conditions will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. Note that the process in the example of FIG. 11 is performed by the control unit 31 of the receiving member terminal 3 in accordance with the reception control application (reception control function unit 312). Therefore, in the following description, the process of each step in FIG. The description will be made assuming that the control unit 31 performs the operation.

  The control unit 31 first determines whether or not there is a request for input of a setting regarding a reception condition (step S301). In step S301, when it is determined that there is a request for setting input relating to the receiving condition, the control unit 31 displays a setting input screen relating to the receiving condition on the display screen of the display unit 33, and accepts the setting. (Step S302).

  In this example, in the receiving member terminal 3, the occupation type of the sender (sending member) and the reception permitted time zone of the mail with reception conditions can be additionally set as the reception conditions by the reception control application. For this reason, on the setting input screen relating to the reception condition displayed on the display screen of the display unit 33, a list of occupations of the transmitting member same as the list of occupations presented to the person who is going to become the transmitting member is displayed. In addition, a check box is displayed as to whether or not to make a selection corresponding to each job type in the list. Further, on the setting input screen, an input field of a time zone in which reception of the mail with reception conditions is permitted is also displayed. The data of the list of occupations of the transmitting member is data accompanying the reception control application downloaded from the mail server 1.

  The receiving member can input and set the occupation type of the transmitting member who is permitted to receive the mail with reception conditions and the time period during which the reception is permitted on the setting input screen. One or more occupations may be specified as the occupation of the sending member who is allowed to receive the e-mail with the reception condition. Further, all occupations may be specified. You may. The time zone in which the reception is permitted may be designated as the entire time zone, or a time zone from a specific time to another specific time. Further, the usage may be specified and specified, such as a lunch time zone (for example, 11:00 to 14:00), a dinner time zone (for example, 17:00 to 21:00). Further, a specific time may be specified.

  After receiving the additional setting of the receiving condition in step S302 as described above, or when determining in step S301 that there is no request for inputting the setting regarding the receiving condition, the control unit 31 determines whether or not the mail is received. (Step S303). When it is determined in step S303 that the mail has not been received, the control unit 31 returns the process to step S301, and repeats the processes from step S301.

  If it is determined in step S303 that the mail has been received, the control unit 31 determines whether the received mail is a mail with reception conditions (step S304). In this example, the determination as to whether or not the mail is a reception-conditioned mail in step S304 is made based on the subject of the received mail and the mail address of the forwarder of the mail.

  That is, in this example, it is determined whether or not the subject of the received mail is [mail with reception conditions], and if the subject of the received mail is not [mail with reception conditions], it is determined that the mail is not a mail with reception conditions. . Then, when it is determined that the subject of the received mail is [email with reception conditions], the mail address of the transfer person is checked, and it is determined whether or not the mail address matches the mail address of the mail server 1. Is determined, the received mail is determined to be a mail with reception conditions.

  Note that the process of determining whether the received mail is a mail with reception conditions in step S304 may be only the processing of determining whether or not the subject of the received mail is [mail with reception conditions]. Only the process of determining whether the mail address matches the mail address of the mail server 1 may be performed. However, as in this example, the determination as to whether or not the mail is a reception-conditioned mail can be performed with higher accuracy by the two-stage determination processing.

  If it is determined in step S304 that the received mail is not a mail with reception conditions, the control unit 31 shifts the processing to the mail transmission / reception function unit 311 to perform a normal mail reception process (step S305). .

  If it is determined in step S304 that the received mail is a mail with reception conditions, the control unit 31 opens the attached file of the received mail and acquires the reception conditions from the attached file (step S306). .

  Next, the control unit 31 acquires the reception position information by the reception position information acquisition unit 37, and compares the reception position indicated by the reception position information with the information of the condition related to the reception place in the reception conditions (step S307). ). That is, in this example, the information on the condition regarding the reception location of the reception condition is information on the area range in which the reception is permitted, and the control unit 31 sets the reception member terminal 3 within the area range in which the reception is permitted. It is determined whether the reception position indicated by the reception position information acquired by the reception position information acquisition unit 37 is included.

  In step S307, the control unit 31 checks whether there is a setting input related to the reception condition received in step S302, and if there is a setting condition input reception condition, the control unit 31 also checks the setting condition input reception condition. to decide. That is, when the setting input includes the occupation of the transmitting member, it is determined whether or not the occupation that permits the set reception matches the occupation of the transmitting member included in the receiving condition extracted from the attached file. . Further, when the setting input includes a time zone in which reception is permitted, information on the current time (reception time) is obtained from the clock unit 38, and the current time is set in the time zone in which the set reception is permitted. It is determined whether or not the time is within.

  Then, as a result of the determination on the receiving condition in step S307, the control unit 31 determines whether or not all of the receiving position in the receiving member terminal 3 and all the additional conditions set by the receiving member match the receiving condition ( Step S308). When it is determined in step S308 that the reception condition is satisfied, the control unit 31 stores the received mail with the reception condition in the received mail buffer 36, and shifts the subsequent processing to the mail transmission / reception function unit 311. Then, normal processing of the received mail is performed, such as notification of the arrival of a mail (step S309). Then, this processing routine ends.

  If it is determined in step S308 that the reception condition does not match, the control unit 31 refuses to receive the received reception condition mail and discards the reception condition mail (step S310). Then, this processing routine ends.

  In the processing example of the reception member terminal 3 described above, the reception position information is acquired by the reception position information acquisition unit 37, and the specific position indicated by the reception position information is the reception of the reception condition mail set by the transmission member terminal 2. Judgment is made as to whether or not the information of the condition about the place matches. However, as described above, assuming that the condition regarding the receiving place as the receiving condition added by the transmitting member terminal 2 may be a place name, a facility name, a building name, or the like, the receiving member terminal 3 Alternatively, reception position information may be received such that an area in a range centered on a specific position is set as a reception position. In that case, the receiving member terminal 3 sets the location name, facility name, building name, and the like as conditions relating to the receiving location added to the mail with receiving conditions as the receiving position by the receiving member of the receiving member terminal 3. It is determined whether or not the received reception is within the permitted reception range.

  For example, in the receiving member terminal 3, the current position of the receiving member terminal 3 is set as the center position of the circle, and the radius can be set and specified in order to specify the circular area range, as the information on the area range for which reception is permitted. Further, the receiving member terminal 3 accesses an Internet map information site or the like included in the communication network 4 so that the setting input means displays a place name, facility name, building name, etc. near the current position, A necessary place name, facility name, building name, or the like can be set from the information, and it may be used as the reception position information. In that case, the receiving member terminal 3 replaces the place name, facility name, building name, etc. with any of the set place name, facility name, building name, etc. as the receiving condition added to the mail with receiving condition. Determine if they match.

[Effect of First Embodiment]
As described above, in the mail delivery system of the first embodiment, the sending member sends the mail such as service information to the receiving member whose receiving member terminal 3 is located in the area range desired by the receiving member. It can be sent and received as mail.

  For example, if the sending member is a store selling merchandise at a store, the receiving member may be located in a local area near the place where his / her store is located, or may be located in an area where there are many residents of the purchasing class of the merchandise he sells. This is convenient because only a receiving member who lives in the area can transmit a transmission mail of an advertisement or service information as a reception condition mail.

  In this case, the mail server 1 only needs to transfer the mail with reception conditions from the transmitting member terminal 2 to the receiving member as it is, and thus has a very simple configuration. Also, the receiving member only needs to register the mail address of the receiving member terminal 3 in the mail server 1 and does not need to register any personal information other than the mail address, so that the advantage of securing the confidentiality of the personal information can be ensured. is there.

  Then, the receiving member is presented with only the reception-conditional mail related to the location (location) that would be useful in the current location, and narrows down unnecessary emails not related to the current location without being presented. It has the effect of being done.

  In other words, the receiving member wants to receive advertisements and service information of stores and restaurants existing in the place where he / she is currently located, but receives advertisements and service information of stores and restaurants located far away from the place where he / she is currently located. Satisfies the requirement that they only get in the way and hopefully don't want to receive it.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the receiving member can further narrow down (filter) the reception of the mail by additionally designating the occupation of the transmitting member as the receiving condition in addition to the receiving condition relating to the place. For this reason, there is an effect that it is possible to eliminate the reception of an e-mail with a reception condition from the transmission member of the job type which is unnecessary for the reception member.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the receiving member additionally designates a time period during which reception of the reception-conditional mail is permitted as a reception condition, so that the reception member can receive the reception-conditional mail at a time period, for example, during the daytime. Also, it is possible to receive an e-mail with reception conditions only during a time period such as during dinner, which is very convenient.

[Modification of First Embodiment]
In the above-described first embodiment, the process of determining whether the received mail is a conditional mail in step S121 of the mail server transfer process and the process of determining whether the received mail is a conditional mail in the receiving member terminal. For this reason, the subject of the mail with reception conditions from the sending member terminal was set to [mail with reception conditions]. However, the discriminating material of the discriminating process of whether or not the mail is a reception-conditioned mail is not limited to the subject of the mail.

  For example, in addition to the attached file of the receiving condition described above, another attached file containing information indicating that the mail is a receiving condition from the sending member is attached to the mail with the receiving condition from the transmitting member terminal. You may. In this case, the mail server 1 and the receiving member terminal can open the another attached file and reliably determine whether the mail is a mail with reception conditions. It should be noted that the above another attached file may not be added by the sending member terminal, but may be added by the mail server 1 and transferred to the receiving member terminal.

  In the above-described first embodiment, the attribute of the transmitting member to be added in addition to the condition relating to the receiving location of the mail with the receiving condition as the receiving condition uses the “occupation” of the transmitting member. It is not limited to. For example, the transmitting member's nationality, whether the person is a corporation or an individual, or the like may be used as the transmitting member's attribute information to be added as a receiving condition. If the sending member is a company that sells products or a company that provides paid services, the price range of the products and services to be sold and whether or not there is a coupon are added as reception conditions. Attribute information of the sending member to be sent.

  In the above description, the attribute information of the transmitting member is used as the receiving condition. However, the attribute information of the receiving member is not limited to the attribute information of the transmitting member. That is, attribute information such as the age, gender, and occupation of the receiving member that the transmitting member desires as the transfer destination of the mail with the receiving condition can be used as the receiving condition. In this case, the receiving member can narrow down (filter) the mail with the receiving condition by adding his / her attribute information (personal information) to the receiving condition.

[Overall Overview of Second Embodiment of Mail Delivery System]
In the first embodiment described above, the mail server provides a transmission control application to each of the plurality of transmitting member terminals, and transfers the mail with reception conditions from the plurality of transmitting member terminals to the receiving member terminal. Configured. However, the present invention can be applied, for example, to a case where a single business operator recruits a plurality of receiving members and transmits a reception-conditional mail to each of the receiving member terminals of the plurality of receiving members. The mail distribution system of the second embodiment is a configuration example that assumes such a case.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an overview of the entire mail distribution system according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, the mail distribution system according to the second embodiment is configured by connecting a mail distribution device 100 and a receiving member terminal 300 via a communication network 4.

  In the second embodiment, the receiving member terminal 300 is a communication terminal provided to the receiving member who has registered the receiving member by accessing the mail distribution device 100 through the communication network 4 and, after the receiving member registration, performs the mail distribution. A reception control application downloaded from the device 100 (similar to the reception control application downloaded from the mail server 1 in the first embodiment) is installed. Accordingly, the receiving member terminal 300 has substantially the same configuration (see FIG. 4) as the receiving member terminal 3 in the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted here. .

  In the second embodiment, the mail delivery device 100 has a configuration having both functions of the transmitting member terminal 2 and the mail server 1 in the first embodiment, and stores the receiving member registration information in the first embodiment. A receiving member registration information storage unit 101 similar to the unit 12 and a transmission control function unit 102 are provided.

  The reception member registration information storage unit 101 stores the registration information of the reception member who has accessed the mail distribution apparatus 100 and registered as a reception member, as in the case shown in FIG. 7B.

  The transmission control function unit 102 receives input information about the text of a transmitted mail and reception conditions based on an operation input by a user (operator) of the mail distribution apparatus 100, and generates a mail with reception conditions. It has a function of transmitting attached mail to the receiving member terminal 300. That is, the transmission control function unit 102 has the same function as the transmission control application installed in the transmission member terminal 2 according to the first embodiment. It accepts the input setting of the reception condition and the creation input of the transmitted mail body by the user of the mail distribution device 100, and creates the mail with the reception condition. Then, the transmission control function unit 102 transmits the created e-mail with reception conditions to the reception member stored in the reception member registration information storage unit 101.

  In this example, as the data accompanying the transmission control function unit 102, similarly to the transmission control application in the case of the first embodiment described above, in this example, the business owner having the mail distribution device 100 or the mail distribution device 100 The user's attribute information (similar to the above-mentioned transmitting member attribute information) is set, input, and stored. Further, the transmission control function unit 102 of this example stores, as accompanying data, transmission modes composed of a plurality of types of modes similar to the above-described transfer mode. The list is presented to the user of the mail distribution device 100, and the user is configured to receive a selection of a transmission mode from the list.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the mail distribution device 100 of this example. The mail distribution device 100 of this example is configured by, for example, a personal computer or a workstation, and as shown in FIG. 13, a control unit 103, a communication unit 104, a display unit 105, An operation input unit 106, a transmission mail generation buffer 107, a current position detection unit 108, a transmission mail text storage unit 109, a reception condition storage unit 110, and a reception member registration information storage unit 101 are connected and configured. I have.

  The control unit 103 controls the entire mail distribution apparatus 100, and executes various functions according to programs stored in a built-in memory (not shown). In this example, as software function units that execute function processing according to a program, a member registration processing function unit 111 and the above-described transmission control function unit 102 are included.

  The communication unit 104 communicates with the receiving member terminal 3 and other communication terminals via the communication network 4.

  The display unit 105, the operation input unit 106, the outgoing mail generation buffer 107, and the current position detection unit 108 include the display unit 23, the operation input unit 24, and the transmission member terminal 2 of the first embodiment. Since it corresponds to the outgoing mail generation buffer 25 and the current position detection unit 26 and has the same configuration, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  The outgoing mail text storage unit 109 is a storage unit that stores a previously created outgoing mail text, and can store a plurality of outgoing mail texts with file names for identification. The reception condition storage unit 110 is a storage unit that stores information on reception conditions created in advance, and can store information on a plurality of reception conditions with file names for identification.

[Processing flow of transmission control function unit 102 of mail distribution device 100]
Next, an example of the flow of processing in the transmission control function unit 102 of the mail distribution apparatus 100 of this example will be described with reference to FIG. 14 and the flowchart of FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 are performed by the control unit 103 of the mail distribution apparatus 100 in accordance with the transmission control function unit 102 (transmission control application), and therefore, in the following description, the processing of FIG. 14 and FIG. The processing in each step will be described as being performed by the control unit 103.

  That is, when the transmission control function unit 102 is activated, the control unit 103 displays an initial screen of a screen for creating a mail with reception conditions on the display screen of the display unit 105 (step S401). In this initial screen, the process for creating and sending the mail with reception conditions is started, and the subject of the mail can be identified as the mail with reception conditions. It is displayed that the subject is automatically set to [Mail]. In this example, the display screen indicates that the input of the subject and the address of the mail is not necessary, and the input of the subject and the address of the mail is prohibited. Be informed. It should be noted that the subject and destination of the mail may be input by the sending member.

  Next, the control unit 103 displays a reception condition reception screen accompanied by a message for prompting the user to input reception conditions for the mail to be transmitted on the display screen of the display unit 105, and receives the reception conditions (step S402). The reception condition receiving process in step S402 can be performed in the same manner as that described in step S202 in the processing operation of the transmission control application in the transmission member terminal 2 of the first embodiment.

  In the second embodiment, the operation of inputting and setting the reception conditions in the above-described step S202 is performed in advance, and the information of the reception conditions created in advance is stored in the reception condition storage unit 110. I can put it. For this reason, in step S402, the user of the mail distribution apparatus 100 is inquired about whether to newly create or use a previously created reception condition. The configuration is such that the user of the mail distribution apparatus 100 can receive one or a plurality of reception conditions stored in the unit 110.

  Subsequent to step S402, the control unit 103 determines whether reception of the reception condition has been completed, and waits for completion of the reception (step S403). When confirming the completion of the reception of the reception condition in step S403, the control unit 103 generates the received reception condition as an attached file (step S404). In this example, in addition to the information on the condition related to the receiving location, the business of the mail distribution apparatus 100 or the user of the mail distribution apparatus 100 stored in advance as data accompanying the transmission control function unit 102 (transmission control application). The attached file is generated as information of the reception condition including the above-described attribute information such as the job type.

  Next, the control unit 103 displays a message urging the creation of the mail body on the display screen of the display unit 105, prompts the user of the mail distribution device 100 to create the mail body, and accepts the operation of creating the mail body. (Step S405).

  Next, the control unit 103 monitors a transmission execution instruction by the user of the mail distribution apparatus 100 (step S406), and when determining that the transmission execution instruction has not been issued, the user of the mail distribution apparatus 100 cancels the operation. It is determined whether or not the operation has been performed (step S407). If it is determined that the stop operation has not been performed, the process returns to step S405, and the processes from step S405 onward are repeated. If it is determined in step S407 that the stop operation has been performed, the control unit 103 stops the process (step S408), and ends this processing routine.

  When it is determined in step S406 that the transmission execution instruction has been issued, control unit 103 presents a list of transmission modes on the display screen of display unit 105, and displays the transmission mode by the user of mail distribution apparatus 100 from the list. (Step S411 in FIG. 15). Then, the control unit 103 sends the reception-condition-attached mail in which the attachment file of the reception condition is added to the mail text received in step S405 to the reception member terminal 300 of the reception member stored in the reception member registration information storage unit 101. A process of transmitting the mail to the mail address is executed (step S412). In this case, in this example, the receiving condition mail is transmitted to all the receiving members stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit 101. However, the receiving member transmitting the receiving condition mail is stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit 101. By selecting from among the receiving members stored in the unit 101, it is possible to send a mail with reception conditions only to some selected receiving members.

  Next, the control unit 103 determines whether or not the mail transmission in the transmission mode selected in step S411 has been completed (step S413). If the control unit 103 determines that the mail transmission in the selected transmission mode has not been completed, The next transmission timing is waited for (step S414), and when it is determined that the next transmission timing has arrived, the process returns to step S412 to execute transmission of the reception-conditional mail addressed to the reception member terminal 300 of the reception member. . If the control unit 103 determines in step S413 that the mail transmission in the selected transmission mode has been completed, the processing routine ends.

[Effect of Second Embodiment]
In the mail distribution system according to the second embodiment, similarly to the mail distribution system according to the first embodiment, the receiving member changes the received mail according to the reception position while keeping the personal information other than the mail address confidential. The effect of being able to narrow down (filtering) is obtained.

  In the mail delivery system according to the second embodiment, the mail delivery device 100 can select a desired transmission mode at the start of sending the mail with reception conditions. Thus, there is also an effect that the transmission mode can be selected each time.

[Overall Overview of Third Embodiment of Mail Delivery System]
In the above-described second embodiment, the mail distribution device 100 includes the sent mail body storage unit 109 and the reception condition storage unit 110 that can create and store the sent mail body and reception conditions in advance. And a communication unit 104. Therefore, the sent mail body and reception conditions created in advance from outside the mail delivery apparatus 100 are sent to the mail delivery apparatus 100 via the communication network 4 and stored in the sent mail body storage unit 109 and the reception condition storage unit 110. It can be configured to keep.

  Focusing on this, it is not necessary to limit the users (users) of the mail distribution apparatus 100 to a single business entity or individual, and it is possible to use a plurality of persons that can be connected via the communication network 4. Become. Then, by registering the plurality of persons in advance in the mail distribution device 100 as transmission members, the mail with the reception condition using the transmission mail body and reception conditions created by the plurality of transmission members is transmitted by the mail distribution device 100. It can be created and distributed to receiving members.

  The mail delivery system according to the third embodiment takes the above into consideration, and is a modification of the above-described second mail delivery system. FIG. 16 shows an outline of an overall configuration example of the mail distribution system according to the third embodiment.

  That is, in the mail distribution system of the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, not only the receiving member terminal 300 but also the transmitting member terminal 200 are connected to the mail distribution device 120 through the communication network 4. It is said.

  In the third embodiment, a person who wants to become a sending member becomes a sending member by accessing the mail distribution device 120 through the communication network 4 and registering the sending member registration information. Receive the sending member's mail application on your own communication terminal. Then, by installing the transmission member exclusive mail application received from the mail distribution device 120 in the communication terminal, the communication terminal becomes the transmission member terminal 200. The transmission member exclusive mail application is stored in a memory built in the control unit 221 of the transmission member terminal 200, and is executed by the control unit 221.

  Here, the sending member-only mail application sends the sending mail body and the receiving condition information for the mail with the receiving condition as an attached file from the sending member terminal 200 to the mail distribution device 120, respectively. Is an application program for creating and controlling transmission.

  The information of the transmitting member registered in the mail distribution device 120 can be the same as that shown in FIG. 7A in the first embodiment. However, in the case of the third embodiment, a transmission mode is registered instead of the transfer mode of the reception-conditional mail in the first embodiment, as in the second embodiment. This transmission mode can be the same as the transfer mode described above, and the charging for the transmitting member is based on this transmission mode.

  The hardware configuration of the transmitting member terminal 200 can be the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 3 in the first embodiment. However, in this example, as the program stored in the control unit 221 of the sending member terminal, a sending member dedicated mail application is installed instead of the sending control application in the first embodiment.

  The mail distribution device 120 according to the third embodiment includes a reception member registration information storage unit 121 similar to the reception member registration information storage unit 101 of the mail distribution device 100 according to the second embodiment, and a transmission control function unit 122. In addition, a transmission member registration information storage unit 123 and a transmission member dedicated mail reception processing function unit 124 are provided. The transmission control function unit 122 and the transmission member exclusive mail reception processing function unit 124 may be software programs stored in a memory built in the control unit 125.

  That is, the mail delivery device 120 according to the third embodiment is different from the hardware configuration of the mail delivery device 100 according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 13 in the control unit 103 (corresponding to the control unit 125 in FIG. 16). In addition, a transmission member exclusive mail receiving function unit 124 may be added to the configuration, and the transmission member registration information storage unit 123 may be connected to the system bus 112 and added. In the mail delivery device 120 according to the third embodiment, the display unit 105, the operation input unit 106, and the current position detection unit 108 of the mail delivery device 100 according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. Is also good. Note that the mail distribution device 120 of FIG. 16 shows a transmitted mail text storage unit 126 and a reception condition storage unit 127 corresponding to the transmitted mail text storage unit 109 and the reception condition storage unit 110.

  The transmission member registration information storage section 123 stores transmission member registration information as shown in FIG. 7A in the same manner as described in the first embodiment.

[Example of Processing Flow of Main Part in Mail Delivery System of Third Embodiment]
<Processing example of sending member-only mail application>
Next, an example of the processing flow of the transmission member exclusive mail application of the transmission member terminal 200 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 17 is performed by the control unit 221 of the transmitting member terminal 200 in accordance with the transmission member exclusive application. In the following description, the processing of each step in FIG. 17 is performed by the control unit 221. Will be described.

  That is, when the transmission member-dedicated mail application is activated, the control unit 221 displays an initial screen of a screen for creating information for mail with reception conditions on the display screen of the display unit (step S501). This initial screen supports the creation of the reception condition information and the sent mail body for the creation of the mail with the reception condition, and transmits the created reception condition information and the sent mail body information as an attached file. In addition, it is displayed that the subject of the e-mail is a subject that can be identified as the transmission of the information for the e-mail with reception conditions. In this example, the subject is automatically set to the subject of “e-mail for exclusive use of the transmission member”. In this example, it is displayed on the display screen that the input of the subject and the address of the mail is unnecessary, and the input of the subject and the address of the mail is prohibited. Notified to members.

  Next, the control unit 221 displays a reception condition reception screen accompanied by a message prompting the user to input a reception condition of the mail with reception conditions on the display screen of the display unit of the transmitting member terminal 200 to receive the reception condition. (Step S502). The reception condition receiving process in step S502 can be performed in the same manner as that described in step S202 in the processing operation of the transmission control application in the transmission member terminal 2 of the first embodiment.

  In the third embodiment, the transmitting member performs the receiving condition input and setting processing operation in step S202 in advance, and transmits the information of the receiving condition created in advance to the receiving member terminal 200. It can be stored in a condition storage unit (not shown). Then, in step S502, the transmitting member who is the user of the transmitting member terminal 200 is inquired of whether the receiving condition is to be newly created or to use a previously created condition. It is configured to be able to receive the one selected by the transmitting member from one or a plurality of reception conditions stored in the reception condition storage unit.

  After step S502, the control unit 221 determines whether the reception of the reception condition is completed, and waits for the completion of the reception (step S503). When it is confirmed in step S503 that the reception condition has been received, the control unit 221 generates the received reception condition as an attached file (step S504). In this example, in addition to the information on the condition regarding the receiving location, the above-described attribute information such as the occupation type of the transmitting member registered in the mail distribution device 120 and stored in advance as data accompanying the transmitting member dedicated mail application is included. Then, an attached file is generated as information of the reception condition.

  The sending member's attribute information other than the condition related to the receiving location is created in the mail distribution device 120 from the attached file of the receiving condition acquired from the sending member terminal 200 and the attached file of the mail body as described later. At this time, it can be obtained from the transmission member registration information storage unit 123 and added to the attached file of the reception condition. In this case, the reception condition attached to the transmission member exclusive mail of the transmission member terminal 200 may be only the condition relating to the reception location.

  Next, the control unit 221 displays a message urging the creation of the mail text on the display screen of the display unit of the transmitting member terminal 200, prompts the sending member to create the mail text, and accepts the operation of creating the mail text ( Step S505).

  Subsequent to step S505, the control unit 221 determines whether the reception of the mail text has been completed, and waits for the completion of the reception (step S506). When the completion of the reception of the mail text is confirmed in step S506, the control unit 221 generates the received mail text as an attached file (step S507).

  Next, the control unit 221 monitors the transmission member's transmission execution instruction of the transmission member's e-mail (step S508), and when it determines that the transmission execution instruction has not been issued, determines whether or not the transmission member has performed the stop operation. Then, when it is determined that the stop operation has not been performed (step S509), the process returns to step S508, and the processes after step S508 are repeated. If it is determined in step S509 that the stop operation has been performed, the control unit 221 stops the process (step S510), and ends this processing routine.

  If it is determined in step S508 that the transmission execution instruction of the transmission member exclusive mail has been issued, the control unit 221 displays the previously created default mail text of the transmission member exclusive mail on the display unit of the transmission member terminal 200. In addition to presenting the message on the screen, the attached file of the receiving condition created in step S504 and the attached file of the body of the mail with the receiving condition created in step S507 are added to the sending member exclusive email of the default email message. The destination is transmitted as the mail distribution device 120 (step S511). Then, this processing routine ends. It should be noted that the mail address of the mail distribution device 120 of the destination is data accompanying the mail application dedicated to the transmitting member.

<Receive processing example of transmission member exclusive mail in mail distribution apparatus 120>
Next, a description will be given of an example of receiving processing in the mail distribution device 120 of the transmission member exclusive mail transmitted from the transmission member terminal 200 as described above, with reference to the flowchart in FIG. The processing of each step in the flowchart of FIG. 18 is performed by the transmission member-dedicated mail reception processing function unit 124 of the mail distribution device 120. In the following description, the processing of each step in FIG. The description will be made assuming that the control unit 125 of the mail distribution apparatus 120 including the dedicated mail reception processing function unit 124 performs the processing.

  The control unit 125 determines whether the transmission member exclusive mail has been received (step S521), and monitors the arrival of the transmission member exclusive mail. Whether or not the received e-mail is the transmission member exclusive mail can be determined based on whether or not the subject of the e-mail is [transmission member exclusive mail].

  If it is determined in step S521 that the transmission member exclusive mail has been received, the control unit 125 refers to the transmission member registration information storage unit 123 with the mail address of the sender of the received transmission member exclusive mail, and thus determines the received transmission member exclusive mail. The transmitting member who transmitted the member-only mail is recognized (step S522). Note that information for identifying the transmitting member, such as the transmitting member name and the transmitting member ID, may be attached to the transmitting member dedicated mail.

  Next, the control unit 125 stores the transmitted mail body attached to the received transmission member exclusive mail in the transmitted mail body storage unit 126, the reception condition information in the reception condition storage unit 127, and the transmission member identification information, respectively. For example, it is stored in association with the transmission member name or the transmission member ID (step S523).

  Next, the control unit 125 activates the transmission control function unit (transmission control application) 122 and transmits the transmission member name and the transmission member ID, which are examples of the identification information of the transmission member who is the sender, to the transmission control function unit. (Step S524). Then, the reception processing routine of the transmission member exclusive mail is ended, and the processing of the transmission control function unit 122 is started.

<Processing example of transmission control function unit in mail distribution device 120>
Next, a processing example of the transmission control function unit 122 in the mail distribution device 120 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. The processing of each step in the flowchart of FIG. 19 is performed by the transmission control function unit 122 of the mail distribution device 120. However, in the following description, the processing of each step of FIG. The description will be made assuming that the control unit 125 of the mail distribution apparatus 120 provided performs the processing.

  The control unit 125 determines whether or not the transmission control function unit 122 has been activated and waits until it is activated (step S531). Recognition is performed using the transmission member ID (step S532).

  Next, the control unit 125 reads out the outgoing mail text stored in the outgoing mail text storage unit 126 in association with the outgoing member ID recognized in step S532, and recognizes the outgoing mail text in the receiving condition storage unit 127 in step S532. The reception condition stored in association with the transmitted transmission member ID is read. Then, the control unit 125 attaches the read reception conditions as an attached file to the read outgoing mail text to create a reception condition-email (step S533). In addition, when the mail distribution device 120 adds the transmitting member's attribute information other than the condition related to the receiving place as the receiving condition, the transmitting member registration information storage unit 123 should be acquired based on the transmitting member ID. Can be added.

  Next, the control unit 125 recognizes the transmission mode stored in the transmission member registration information storage unit 123 in association with the transmission member ID recognized in step S532 (step S534). Next, the control unit 125 executes a process of transmitting the mail with reception conditions created in step S533 to the mail address of the receiving member terminal 300 of the receiving member stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit 121. (Step S535). In this case, in this example, the receiving condition mail is transmitted to all the receiving members stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit 121. However, if the sending member selects a receiving member to send the reception-conditional mail from among the receiving members stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit 121, the selected part of the receiving member is received. It is also possible to send a mail with conditional reception only to members.

  Next, the control unit 125 determines whether or not the mail transmission in the transmission mode recognized in step S534 is completed (step S536). When the control unit 125 determines that the mail transmission in the recognized transmission mode is not completed, It waits for the next transmission timing (step S537), and when it is determined that the next transmission timing has arrived, returns the process to step S535 to execute the transmission of the mail with reception conditions addressed to the receiving member terminal 300 of the receiving member. . Then, when the control unit 125 determines in step S536 that mail transmission in the recognized transmission mode has been completed, the processing routine ends.

  In the third embodiment, when the transmission of the e-mail with reception conditions to the receiving member is completed, the transmitted e-mail text and the stored e-mail text stored in the outgoing mail text storage unit 126 and the reception condition storage unit 127 are stored. The reception condition is deleted from the transmission mail text storage unit 126 and the reception condition storage unit 127.

[Effects of Third Embodiment]
In the mail distribution system according to the third embodiment, similarly to the mail distribution system according to the first embodiment, the receiving member changes the received mail according to the receiving position while keeping the personal information other than the mail address confidential. The effect of being able to narrow down (filtering) is obtained.

  In the mail delivery system of the third embodiment, the same hardware configuration as that of the second embodiment is used, so that a plurality of sending members can use the delivery of the mail with reception conditions. is there.

[Modification of Third Embodiment]
In the above-described third embodiment, when the mail distribution device 120 receives the transmission member exclusive mail from the transmission member, the mail distribution device 120 immediately creates a reception-conditional mail and transmits it to the reception member. However, it is not essential to immediately create a sending-conditional email and send it to the receiving member when the sending member-only email is received from the sending member. A mail with reception conditions may be created and transmitted to the receiving member. In addition, the sending member exclusive mail from the sending member includes the sending start time of the receiving condition mail, and the mail distribution device 120 monitors the sending start time of the receiving condition mail, and At this point, the transmission control function unit 122 may be activated to transmit the reception-conditional mail to the receiving member.

  Further, in the third embodiment described above, the information of the mail text and the reception conditions are sent from the sending member terminal to the mail delivery device as an attached file of the mail. The method of providing the device is not limited to this. For example, a storage medium such as a memory card or a USB memory in which the information of the mail body and the reception conditions are stored is provided to the mail delivery apparatus, and the operator of the mail delivery apparatus operates the mail body and the reception conditions of the storage medium. The information may be stored in each storage unit in association with the transmission member ID.

[Other Embodiments or Modifications]
In the above-described second and third embodiments, various aspects and various modifications similar to the first embodiment can be applied.

  In the first to third embodiments, the receiving condition is included in the attached file of the mail. However, in the communication protocol of the mail, the receiving condition is different from the communication timing of the body of the mail including the attached file. If there is a field that can be used by the user in the predetermined data to be exchanged, the reception condition may be included in the field. If the field has a sufficient amount of data, the same effect can be expected without an attached file.

  In the above-described first to third embodiments, the transmitting member and the receiving member are registered as members. However, the transmitting member and the receiving member only need to be registered as the sender and the receiver. Needless to say, the same effect can be expected in such a case.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mail server, 2 ... Sending member terminal, 3 ... Receiving member terminal, 4 ... Communication network, 11 ... Sending member registration information storage part, 12 ... Receiving member registration information storage part, 13 ... Mail transfer processing function part, 37 ... Reception position information acquisition unit, 212: transmission control function unit (transmission control application), 312: reception control function unit (reception control application)

In order to solve the above problems, the invention of claim 1 is:
A transmission member registration information storage unit for storing registration information of a transmission member of a mail with reception conditions to which reception conditions for restricting reception are added, and a reception member registration for storing registration information of a reception member of the mail with reception conditions An information storage unit, a mail server having a function of transferring the reception-conditioned mail received from the transmission member to the reception member,
An e-mail transmitting terminal possessed by the transmitting member and having a transmission control function unit for creating and transmitting the e-mail with reception conditions,
An e-mail receiving terminal having a reception control function unit that controls whether or not the receiving member possesses and receives the received e-mail with reception conditions to a user,
An email distribution system consisting of
The transmission control function unit of the mail transmission terminal receives the reception condition, generates the reception-conditioned mail with the received reception condition added thereto, and transmits the generated reception-conditioned mail to the mail server. And
The mail server transfers the mail with reception conditions received from the mail transmission terminal to the receiving member using the registration information stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit,
The reception control function unit of the mail receiving terminal determines whether or not to present the mail with reception conditions to a user based on the reception conditions added to the received mail with reception conditions. Characterized mail delivery system.

Reception control function unit of the mail receiving terminal extracts the reception conditions that have been added to the mail with reception conditions, based on the reception conditions out extraction, whether presenting a mail with reception condition received the user To determine.

Further, only the receiving member of the mail receiving terminal that matches the receiving condition added to the transmitted mail with the receiving condition is presented with the receiving condition mail. Therefore, there is an effect that the sending member can present the mail with the receiving condition only to the receiving member who meets the receiving condition, such as being in a desired place. In addition, for the receiving member, there is an effect that only the mail with the reception condition determined to be presented based on the reception condition is presented, and unnecessary mail is narrowed down (filtered) without being presented.

Also, there is an effect that the sending member can present the mail with the receiving condition only to the receiving member of the mail receiving terminal that matches the receiving condition, such as being in a desired place. In addition, for the receiving member, there is an effect that only the mail with the reception condition determined to be presented based on the reception condition is presented, and unnecessary mail is narrowed down (filtered) without being presented.

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A transmission member registration information storage unit for storing registration information of a transmission member of a mail with reception conditions to which reception conditions for restricting reception are added, and a reception member registration for storing registration information of a reception member of the mail with reception conditions An information storage unit, a mail server having a function of transferring the reception-conditioned mail received from the transmission member to the reception member,
An e-mail transmitting terminal possessed by the transmitting member and having a transmission control function unit for creating and transmitting the e-mail with reception conditions,
The receiving member has a receiving position information obtaining means for obtaining receiving position information for receiving the receiving condition mail at the own terminal and receiving the receiving condition mail, and presenting the received receiving condition mail to the user A mail receiving terminal having a reception control function unit for controlling
An email distribution system consisting of
The transmission control function unit of the mail transmitting terminal generates, as the reception condition, at least the reception condition-email to which a condition relating to a reception location of the reception condition-email is added, and generates the reception condition-email. Send it to the mail server,
The mail server transfers the mail with reception conditions received from the mail transmission terminal to the receiving member using the registration information stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit,
The reception control function unit of the mail receiving terminal, at least a position indicated by the reception position information acquired by the reception position information acquisition means, as the reception conditions added to the received reception condition mail A mail delivery system that determines whether or not the condition of the receiving place of the reception-conditional mail is satisfied, and determines whether to present the reception-conditional mail to a user. A transmission member registration information storage unit for storing registration information of a transmission member of a mail with reception conditions to which reception conditions for restricting reception are added, and a reception member registration for storing registration information of a reception member of the mail with reception conditions A mail server having an information storage unit and a function of transferring the reception-conditioned mail received from the transmission member to the reception member, receiving the reception-conditioned mail from a mail transmission terminal possessed by the transmission member; Transfer to the mail receiving terminal possessed by the receiving member,
The mail receiving terminal is configured to receive at least the position indicated by the reception position information acquired by the reception position information acquisition unit, the reception location of the reception condition-email as the reception condition added to the received reception condition e-mail. The mail transmission terminal in a mail distribution system that determines whether or not the condition is satisfied, and determines whether to present the reception-conditional mail to a user,
A receiving unit that receives information of a condition relating to a receiving place of the mail with the receiving condition,
At least means for adding the condition relating to the receiving location of the reception-conditioned mail received by the reception unit to the created mail to generate the reception-conditioned mail,
Means for transmitting the generated mail with reception conditions addressed to the mail server,
A mail transmission terminal comprising: a transmission control function unit including: A transmission member registration information storage unit for storing registration information of a transmission member of a mail with reception conditions to which reception conditions for restricting reception are added, and a reception member registration for storing registration information of a reception member of the mail with reception conditions An information storage unit, a mail server having a function of transferring the reception-conditioned mail received from the transmission member to the reception member, from a mail transmission terminal owned by the transmission member, at least as the reception conditions, The mail receiving terminal in a mail distribution system configured to receive the mail with a reception condition to which a condition regarding a reception place of the mail with the reception condition is added, and to transfer the mail to a mail reception terminal possessed by the receiving member. hand,
A reception control function for controlling whether or not the own terminal presents the received reception-conditional mail to a user, the reception position information obtaining means for obtaining reception position information for receiving the reception-conditional mail; Part,
The reception control function unit may include, at least, a position indicated by the reception position information acquired by the reception position information acquisition unit, the reception condition attached as the reception condition added to the received reception condition mail. A mail receiving terminal, which determines whether or not a condition of a mail receiving location is met, and determines whether or not to present the mail with receiving conditions to a user. A transmission member registration information storage unit for storing registration information of a transmission member of a mail with reception conditions to which reception conditions for restricting reception are added, and a reception member registration for storing registration information of a reception member of the mail with reception conditions A mail server having an information storage unit and a function of transferring the reception-conditioned mail received from the transmission member to the reception member, receiving the reception-conditioned mail from a mail transmission terminal possessed by the transmission member; Transfer to the mail receiving terminal possessed by the receiving member,
The mail receiving terminal is configured to receive at least the position indicated by the reception position information acquired by the reception position information acquisition unit, the reception location of the reception condition-email as the reception condition added to the received reception condition e-mail. The computer provided in the mail transmission terminal in a mail distribution system that determines whether or not the condition is satisfied, and determines whether to present the mail with the reception condition to a user,
A receiving unit that receives information of a condition regarding a receiving place of the receiving condition-email,
Means for generating the reception-conditioned mail by adding a condition relating to a reception location of the reception-conditioned mail received by the reception unit to a created mail;
Means for sending the generated mail with reception conditions addressed to the mail server,
A mail transmission control program to be executed as A sending member registration unit that stores registration information of a sending member of a reception condition mail to which reception conditions for restricting reception are added, and a reception member registration unit that stores registration information of the reception member of the reception condition mail. A mail server having a function of transferring the reception-conditioned mail received from the transmission member to the reception member, from a mail transmission terminal owned by the transmission member registered in the transmission member registration unit, A mail receiving terminal possessed by the receiving member registered in the receiving member registration unit for receiving at least the receiving condition mail to which a condition regarding a receiving place of the receiving condition mail is added as a receiving condition. A computer provided in the mail receiving terminal in the mail distribution system to be transferred to,
Receiving position information obtaining means for obtaining receiving position information at which the own terminal receives the reception-conditioned mail,
Means for extracting, from the received mail with reception conditions, a condition relating to a reception location of the mail with reception conditions attached to the mail with reception conditions,
At least, it is determined whether or not the position indicated by the reception position information acquired by the reception position information acquisition means matches the condition of the reception location of the extracted mail with reception condition, and Means for deciding whether to present the mail to the user,
Mail reception control program to be executed as A receiving member registration information storage unit for storing receiving member registration information of a receiving condition mail to which a receiving condition for restricting reception is added, and creating the receiving condition mail; A mail distribution device comprising: a transmission control function unit that transmits mail to the receiving member;
The receiving member has a receiving position information obtaining means for obtaining receiving position information for receiving the receiving condition mail at the own terminal and receiving the receiving condition mail, and presenting the received receiving condition mail to the user A mail receiving terminal having a reception control function unit for controlling
An email distribution system consisting of
The transmission control function unit of the mail distribution device, as the reception conditions, at least, generates a mail with a reception condition to which a condition relating to a receiving location of the mail with the reception condition is added, and generates the generated mail with the reception condition Transmit to the receiving member using the registration information stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit,
The reception control function unit of the mail receiving terminal, at least a position indicated by the reception position information acquired by the reception position information acquisition means, as the reception conditions added to the received reception condition mail A mail delivery system that determines whether or not the condition of the receiving place of the reception-conditional mail is satisfied, and determines whether to present the reception-conditional mail to a user. A receiving member registration information storage unit for storing receiving member registration information of a receiving condition mail to which a receiving condition for restricting reception is added, and creating the receiving condition mail; A transmission control function unit for transmitting a mail to the receiving member, wherein the transmission control function unit of the mail distribution device includes, as the reception condition, at least a condition relating to a reception location of the mail with the reception condition. A mail distribution system for generating an attached mail and transmitting the generated mail with reception conditions to an e-mail receiving terminal owned by the receiving member using the registration information stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit The mail receiving terminal according to claim 1, wherein
A reception control function for controlling whether or not the own terminal presents the received reception-conditional mail to a user, the reception position information obtaining means for obtaining reception position information for receiving the reception-conditional mail; Part,
The reception control function unit may include, at least, a position indicated by the reception position information acquired by the reception position information acquisition unit, the reception condition attached as the reception condition added to the received reception condition mail. A mail receiving terminal, which determines whether or not a condition of a mail receiving location is met, and determines whether or not to present the mail with receiving conditions to a user. A receiving member registration information storage unit for storing receiving member registration information of a receiving condition mail to which a receiving condition for restricting reception is added, and creating the receiving condition mail; A transmission control function unit for transmitting a mail to the receiving member, wherein the transmission control function unit of the mail distribution device includes, as the reception condition, at least a condition relating to a reception location of the mail with the reception condition. A mail distribution system that generates an attached mail and transmits the generated mail with reception conditions to a mail receiving terminal owned by the receiving member using the registration information stored in the receiving member registration information storage unit. The computer provided in the mail receiving terminal in,
Reception position information acquisition detection means for acquiring reception position information at which the own terminal receives the mail with reception conditions,
Means for extracting, from the received mail with reception conditions, a condition relating to a reception location of the mail with reception conditions attached to the mail with reception conditions,
At least, it is determined whether or not the position indicated by the reception position information acquired by the reception position information acquisition means matches the condition of the reception location of the extracted mail with reception condition, and Means for deciding whether to present the mail to the user,
Mail reception control program to be executed as

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