JP2020027485A - Mail transmitter and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a mail transmitter and a program that can confirm a confirmation item even after an operation of a transmission key.SOLUTION: A mail transmitter includes: a mail creation unit that creates a mail; a transmission key that operates transmission of the created mail; a hold time storage unit that stores hold time between an operation of the transmission key and the transmission of the created mail; and a mail transmission unit that transmits the created mail when the hold time elapses after the operation of the transmission key.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  An embodiment of the present invention relates to a mail transmission device and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an information processing apparatus such as a PC (Personal Computer), a tablet terminal, a smartphone, and a mobile terminal having a function of creating and transmitting an e-mail. In these information processing apparatuses, when the transmission key is operated, the created mail is transmitted to the transmission destination.

  When sending an email, the sender of the email checks that the destination is correct before sending the email. In addition, when there is an attached document, the sender of the email confirms that the attached document is correct when sending the email, and then transmits the email. Note that the confirmation of the transmission destination and the confirmation of the attached material are merely examples, and are hereinafter collectively referred to as confirmation items, including other items to be confirmed before operating the transmission key.

  However, customarily, the transmission key may be operated without confirming the confirmation items. When the transmission key is operated, the mail is immediately transmitted. Therefore, even if the operator notices that he has forgotten to confirm the confirmation items immediately after operating the transmission key, he cannot confirm the confirmation items thereafter.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a mail transmission device and a program that allow confirmation of confirmation items even after operation of a transmission key.

  The mail sending device of the embodiment includes a mail creating unit that creates an email, a send key that operates to send the created email, and a hold time from when the send key is operated to when the created email is sent. A hold time storage unit for storing the mail; and a mail transmission unit for transmitting the created mail when the hold time elapses after the transmission key is operated.

FIG. 1 is a system diagram illustrating a mail system according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the mail transmission device. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a memory map of a reserved mail unit. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the mail transmitting device. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a control process of the mail transmitting device. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the display unit of the mail transmission device. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another display example of the display unit of the mail transmission device. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing still another display example of the display unit of the mail transmitting device.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a mail transmission device and a program according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The invention is not limited by this application example.

  FIG. 1 is a system diagram illustrating a mail system according to the embodiment. In the embodiment, as an example, a description will be given below on the assumption that a mail is transmitted from Company A to Company B. In practice, there are often a plurality of recipients (corresponding to company B) for receiving the mail.

  In this system, a company A as a transmission source has a plurality of mail transmission apparatuses 1 as information processing apparatuses and a mail server for transmitting mail created by the mail transmission apparatus 1 to a company B as a reception destination. 2 is provided. The mail transmitting device 1 and the mail server 2 are connected by a communication line L1 such as an in-house LAN (Local Area Network). The communication line L1 is a wired or wireless network. The mail transmitting device 1 and the mail server 2 can mutually transmit and receive mail and information via the communication line L1. The plurality of mail transmitting apparatuses 1 can mutually transmit and receive mail and information via the mail server 2.

  Further, in this system, the receiving company B includes a mail server 3 for receiving a mail, and a plurality of information processing devices 4 (mail receiving devices). The information processing device 4 and the mail server 3 are connected by a communication line L3 such as an in-house LAN. The communication line L3 is a wired or wireless network. The information processing device 4 and the mail server 3 can mutually send and receive mail and information via the communication line L3. Note that the information processing device 4 also has a function as the mail transmitting device 1 that transmits a mail.

  The mail server 2 and the mail server 3 are connected by a communication line L2 such as the Internet or a dedicated line. The mail server 2 receives mail and information from the mail transmitting device 1. The mail server 2 transmits the mail and information received from the mail transmitting device 1 to the mail server 3 via the communication line L2. The mail server 3 receives mail and information from the mail server 2 via the communication line L2. The mail server 3 transmits the mail and information received from the mail server 2 to the information processing device 4. Note that the mail server 3 can also transmit mail and information received from the information processing device 4 to the mail server 2 via the communication line L2.

  The mail transmitting device 1 is a device in which mail software is installed in an information processing device. When the mail transmission device 1 starts the mail software while the mail transmission device 1 is running, the mail transmission device 1 can create and transmit a mail. An e-mail is composed of one or more of sentences, numbers, symbols, figures, tables, etc. created in Japanese or a foreign language (hereinafter referred to as "sentences") and can transmit information to the recipient of the transmission. is there. The mail includes a direct mail, an attached material attached to the body, and the like.

  The mail transmitting device 1 can immediately transmit the created mail to the mail server 2. In addition, the mail transmitting device 1 holds the created mail in the mail transmitting device 1 for a predetermined time after operating the transmission key 181 (see FIGS. 2, 4, and 7), and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the mail server. 2 can be sent.

  The mail software is installed in the mail transmitting device 1 and activated to generate a function of creating and transmitting a mail to the mail transmitting device 1.

  The mail software started in the mail transmitting device 1 causes the mail transmitting device 1 to have a function of creating a text of a mail. In addition, the activated mail software has a function of transmitting the created mail to the mail server 2 with the transmission destination (mail address) stored in advance or attached to the mail transmission device 1. Cause. Further, the activated mail software causes the mail transmitting apparatus 1 to hold the created mail in the mail transmitting apparatus 1 for a predetermined time and to transmit the mail to the mail server 2 after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  The mail server 2 is a server device including a computer, a personal computer, and the like, in which mail transmission software is installed. The mail transmission software is installed in the mail server 2 and activated to generate a function of transmitting the mail received from the mail transmission device 1 to the transmission destination (the mail server 3). In addition, the mail transmission software causes the mail server 2 to have a function of transmitting mail and information received from the mail server 3 to the corresponding mail transmission device 1.

  The mail server 3 is a server device including a computer, a personal computer, and the like in which mail transmission software is installed. The mail transmission software is installed in the mail server 3 and activated to generate a function of transmitting mail and information received from the mail server 2 to the information processing device 4. In addition, the mail transmission software causes a function of transmitting a mail received from the information processing device 4 to a transmission destination (mail server 2).

  Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of the mail transmitting device 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the mail transmission device 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the mail transmitting device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a memory unit 14, and the like. The CPU 11 is a control subject. The ROM 12 stores various programs. The RAM 13 develops programs and various data. The memory unit 14 stores various programs. The CPU 11, the ROM 12, the RAM 13, and the memory unit 14 are connected to each other via a bus 15. The CPU 11, the ROM 12, and the RAM 13 form the control unit 100. That is, the control unit 100 executes a control process related to the mail transmission device 1 described later by the CPU 11 operating in accordance with the control program stored in the ROM 12 or the memory unit 14 and developed in the RAM 13.

  The RAM 13 includes a created mail section 131, a hold time storage section 132, a hold mail section 133, and a hold mail count section 134.

  The created mail section 131 stores the text of the created mail (mail before the transmission key 181 is operated).

  The hold time storage unit 132 stores a hold time from when the transmission key 181 is operated to when the mail is transmitted to the mail server 2. The hold time is a time sufficient to confirm the confirmation items after operating the transmission key 181, and to change the confirmation items if the confirmation items are wrong. For example, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc. Desirably. If the hold time is in the unit of "hour", it is enough to confirm the confirmation items, but it is not preferable because it takes too much time from operating the transmission key 181 to transmitting the mail. Note that the hold time stored in the hold time storage unit 132 can be changed by setting. When “send immediately” is stored as the hold time, the hold time is 0, and the mail is immediately sent to the mail server 2 without holding the mail transmission.

  The pending mail unit 133 stores unsent mails (mails that have not been transmitted to the mail server 2 yet) for which the hold time has not elapsed since the transmission key 181 was operated. FIG. 3 is a memory map showing the reserved mail unit 133. As shown in FIG. 3, the hold mail section 133 has a mail content section 1331 and a transmission time section 1332. The mail content part 1331 stores the text of the unsent mail for each unsent mail. The transmission time unit 1332 calculates the time obtained by adding the hold time stored in the hold time storage unit 132 to the time at which the transmission key 181 is operated for each mail stored in the mail content unit 1331 (that is, (Transmission time).

  Returning to the description of FIG. The number-of-suspended-mails section 134 stores the number of unsent e-mails stored in the retained e-mail section 133. The number of unsent e-mails stored in the pending e-mail count unit 134 increases when unsent e-mails are added to the pending e-mail unit 133, and decreases when unsent e-mails are transmitted to the mail server 2. I do.

  The memory unit 14 is configured by a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a flash memory that retains stored information even when the power is turned off. The memory unit 14 includes a control program unit 141 and a destination storage unit 142. The control program unit 141 stores a control program for controlling the mail transmission device 1. The transmission destination storage unit 142 stores all transmission destinations (mail addresses) to which the mail is transmitted. The transmission destination storage unit 142 stores an in-house transmission destination for transmitting an e-mail to the inside of the company A and an external transmission destination for transmitting an e-mail to the outside including the company B.

  The control unit 100 is connected to the display unit 17 and the operation unit 18 via the bus 15 and the controller 16. The display unit 17 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal, and displays information to an operator who operates the mail transmission device 1 to create a mail. The operation unit 18 is a keyboard including keys used for creating a mail. The operation unit 18 may be a normal keyboard or a touch-type keyboard provided on the display unit 17. The operation unit 18 includes a transmission key 181 and a new key 182. The transmission key 181 is a key for transmitting the created mail to the mail server 2. The new key 182 is a key operated when a new mail is created.

  The control unit 100 is connected to the communication unit 19 via the bus 15. The communication unit 19 is communicably connected to the mail server 2 via the communication line L1.

  Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the mail transmitting device 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the mail transmitting device 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 100 of the mail transmission device 1 includes a mail creation unit 101, a destination acquisition unit 102, a mail transmission unit 103, an unsent mail storage unit 104, an unsent mail notification unit 105, and a list display unit. 106, which functions as the transmission destination determination unit 107. Note that these mail creation unit 101, transmission destination acquisition unit 102, mail transmission unit 103, unsent mail storage unit 104, unsent mail notification unit 105, list display unit 106, and transmission destination determination unit 107 perform control according to the embodiment. It shows the function of the unit 100, and does not restrictively interpret the configuration described in the claims.

  The mail creation unit 101 creates a mail based on character information, numeric information, and the like input from the operation unit 18. The mail creation unit 101 stores the created mail in the created mail unit 131.

  The destination acquisition unit 102 acquires one or more destinations from the destinations stored in the destination storage unit 142. The destination acquisition unit 102 determines whether the destination has been acquired. When one or a plurality of destinations are specified from the destinations stored in the destination storage unit 142, the destination acquisition unit 102 transmits the mail created by the mail creation unit 101 to the destination. It is determined that it was acquired as the first. The transmission destination obtaining unit 102 may obtain the transmission destination by inputting the transmission destination from the operation unit 18. The transmission destination acquisition unit 102 stores the acquired transmission destination in the created mail unit 131.

  After the transmission key 181 is operated and the hold time stored in the hold time storage unit 132 elapses after the transmission key 181 is operated, the mail transmission unit 103 converts the mail created by the mail creation unit 101 to the transmission destination acquired by the transmission destination acquisition unit 102. And sends it to the mail server 2. When the hold time stored in the hold time storage unit 132 is “immediate transmission”, the mail transmission unit 103 transmits the mail to the mail server 2 immediately after the transmission key 181 is operated.

  The unsent e-mail storage unit 104 stores the unsent e-mail that has been operated by the transmission key 181 and has not been transmitted by the e-mail transmission unit 103 in the pending e-mail unit 133. When the hold time stored in the hold time storage unit 132 is “immediate transmission”, the unsent mail storage unit 104 does not store the mail whose transmission key 181 has been operated.

  The unsent mail notifying unit 105 notifies the number of unsent mails stored in the unsent mail storage unit 104 by the unsent mail storage unit 104. The unsent mail notification unit 105 displays the number of unsent mails stored in the number of held mails 134 on the display unit 17 and notifies the display unit 17 of the number. The unsent mail notifying unit 105 may notify the number of unsent mails stored in the held mail number unit 134 by a method (for example, voice) other than displaying on the display unit 17.

  The list display unit 106 determines whether there is an instruction to display unsent mail. When the operator operates (touches the screen) the unsent mail number display unit 172, the list display unit 106 determines that there is an instruction to display the unsent mail. When the list display unit 106 determines that there is an instruction to display the unsent mail, the unsent mail stored in the reserved mail unit 133 is displayed in a list on the display unit 17 so that the title of each mail can be recognized. The list display unit 106 displays a list in association with (arranged in) an unsent mail designation unit (send key 193, see FIG. 8) that can individually designate each unsent mail.

  The mail transmitting unit 103 immediately transmits the unsent mail specified by the unsent mail specifying unit to the mail server 2 among the unsent mails displayed in the list.

  The transmission destination determining unit 107 determines whether the mail is a mail to be transmitted to a predetermined transmission destination based on the obtained transmission destination. The transmission destination determination unit 107 determines whether the transmission destination acquired from the transmission destination storage unit 142 is an e-mail to be transmitted to a predetermined transmission destination based on whether the transmission destination is an in-house transmission destination indicating an in-house location or an external transmission destination indicating an external location. I do. If the transmission destination acquired from the transmission destination storage unit 142 is an in-house transmission destination, the transmission destination determining unit 107 determines that the mail is a mail to be transmitted to a predetermined transmission destination. If the transmission destination acquired from the transmission destination storage unit 142 is an external transmission destination, the transmission destination determination unit 107 does not determine that the mail is a mail to be transmitted to a predetermined transmission destination. The transmission destination determining unit 107 determines whether the transmission destination is an internal transmission destination or an external transmission destination, for example, based on a domain included in the transmission destination.

  When the destination determining unit 107 determines that the mail is to be transmitted to the predetermined destination, the mail transmitting unit 103 immediately transmits the mail to the mail server 2 after operating the transmission key 181.

  Hereinafter, control processing of the mail transmitting device 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of the control process of the mail transmitting device 1. As shown in FIG. 5, when the mail software is activated, the control unit 100 of the mail transmitting device 1 displays an initial screen on the display unit 17 (S11).

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the initial screen 17a. As shown in FIG. 6, the initial screen 17a displays a new creation unit 171, an unsent mail number display unit 172, a received mail unit 173, an item display unit 174, and an instruction icon display unit 175. Note that a touch panel as an operation unit 18 is provided on the display unit 17, and a new creation unit 171, an unsent mail number display unit 172, a received mail unit 173, an item display unit 174, and an instruction icon display unit 175 are provided. By touching (operating) the display, a key corresponding to the display is operated. For example, a new key 182 is provided on the new creation unit 171. When newly creating a mail, the new key 182 is operated by touching the new creation unit 171.

  The new key 182 is operated when a new mail is created and transmitted. The unsent mail number display section 172 displays the number of unsent mails stored in the reserved mail number section 134. In the example of FIG. 6, the unsent mail is displayed as “3”, which indicates that there are three unsent mails. The unsent mail number display unit 172 is operated when displaying a list of unsent mails stored in the reserved mail unit 133 (see FIG. 8). The received mail unit 173 displays a list of received mails. The list shows at least the titles of the emails you have received. To view the contents of the received mail, operate the title of the corresponding mail. The item display section 174 displays each item obtained by sorting the received mail by item. The item display unit 174 displays each item of the transmitted mail sorted by item. The instruction icon display unit 175 displays, for example, icons used for creating a mail for each icon. It should be noted that, depending on the selection of the item display section 174, the transmitted mail can be displayed on the received mail section 173.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Next, the controller 100 determines whether the new key 182 has been operated (S12). If it is determined that the new key 182 has been operated (Yes in S12), the control unit 100 displays a new creation screen on the display unit 17 (S13).

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the new display screen displayed in the process of S13. As shown in FIG. 7, the new display screen 17b displays a hold time display section 176, a transmission destination display section 177, a mail creation list 179, and a transmission key 181. The hold time display unit 176 has a time display unit 1761 that displays the hold time stored in the hold time storage unit 132. The hold time displayed on the time display portion 1761 can be set to be increased or decreased by operating the hold time change button 1762. In the case of the embodiment, for example, the hold time can be set in units of one minute. The set hold time is stored in the hold time storage unit 132. That is, the hold time displayed on the time display unit 1761 and the hold time stored in the hold time storage unit 132 are the same time. By operating the hold time change button 1762, the hold time can be set to “immediate transmission”.

  The mail creation list 179 creates a text as a new mail on the new display screen 17b.

  The send key 181 is operated to send the mail created on the new display screen 17b to the mail server 2.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Next, the transmission destination acquisition unit 102 determines whether the transmission destination of the mail has been acquired from the transmission destination storage unit 142 (S14). It waits until the transmission destination acquisition unit 102 acquires the mail transmission destination from the transmission destination storage unit 142 (No in S14), and determines that the transmission destination acquisition unit 102 has acquired the mail transmission destination from the transmission destination storage unit 142. In this case, the transmission destination acquisition unit 102 stores the acquired transmission destination in the created mail unit 131 (S15).

  Next, the mail creating unit 101 creates an email based on the character information, numeric information, and the like input from the operation unit 18 (S16). Further, the mail creating unit 101 stores the created mail in the created mail unit 131 (S16). Then, the control unit 100 returns to S11.

  When it is determined in S12 that the operation is not the operation of the new key 182 (No in S12), the control unit 100 determines whether the transmission key 181 is operated (S21). If it is determined that the transmission key 181 has been operated (Yes in S21), the transmission destination determination unit 107 determines that the transmission destination stored in the created mail unit 131 by the transmission destination acquisition unit 102 in S15 is an internal transmission destination (predetermined transmission). (S22). If it is determined that the destination is an in-house destination (predetermined destination) (Yes in S22), the mail transmitting unit 103 immediately sends the mail stored in the created mail unit 131 by the mail creating unit 101 in the process of S105 to the mail server. 2 (S23). The mail server 2 that has received the mail transmits the mail to another mail transmission device 1 in company A. Then, the control unit 100 returns to S11.

  When the transmission destination determining unit 107 determines that the transmission destination stored in the created mail unit 131 by the transmission destination acquiring unit 102 in S15 is an external transmission destination (No in S22), the untransmitted mail storage unit 104 Stores the mail in the hold mail unit 133 (S24). The unsent mail storage unit 104 associates the text of the mail with the time of transmission of the mail, which is obtained by adding the hold time stored in the hold time storage unit 132 to the time when the transmission key 181 was operated in S21. Then, it is stored in the hold mail unit 133 (S24). Then, the control unit 100 increments the number of reserved mails stored in the reserved mail number unit 134 by one (S25). Then, the unsent mail notification unit 105 displays the number of unsent mails stored in the number of held mails 134 on the unsent mail number display unit 172 (S26). Then, the control unit 100 returns to S11.

  When it is determined in S21 that the operation is not the operation of the transmission key 181 (No in S21), the control unit 100 determines whether the hold time displayed on the time display unit 1761 has been changed (S31). . When holding time change button 1762 is operated, control unit 100 determines that the holding time displayed on time display unit 1761 has been changed. If the control unit 100 determines that the hold time displayed on the time display unit 1761 has been changed (Yes in S31), the control unit 100 stores the hold time displayed on the time display unit 1761 in the hold time storage unit 132. (S32). Then, the control unit 100 returns to S11.

  If it is determined that the hold time has not been changed (No in S31), the control unit 100 determines whether there is any mail whose hold time has elapsed among the mails stored in the hold mail unit 133. (S41). If there is an e-mail with the current time exceeding the transmission time stored in the transmission time unit 1332 in the on-hold e-mail unit 133, it is determined that there is an e-mail whose on-hold time has elapsed. When it is determined that there is an e-mail for which the hold time has elapsed (Yes in S41), the e-mail transmission unit 103 transmits the e-mail to the e-mail server 2 (S42). Then, the mail transmitting unit 103 deletes the information of the transmitted mail from the suspended mail unit 133 (S43). Then, the control unit decrements the number of held mails stored in the held mail number unit 134 by one (S44). Then, the unsent mail notification unit 105 displays the number of unsent mails stored in the number of held mails 134 on the unsent mail number display unit 172 (S45). Then, the control unit 100 returns to S11.

  If it is determined in S41 that there is no e-mail for which the hold time has elapsed (No in S41), the list display unit 106 determines whether there is an instruction to display an unsent e-mail (S51). If it is determined that the instruction to display the unsent mail has been given (Yes in S51), the list display unit 106 displays the unsent mail stored in the reserved mail unit 133 so that the title of each mail can be understood. A list is displayed on the section 17 (S52).

  FIG. 8 shows an example of the unsent mail list displayed by the list display unit 106. As shown in FIG. 8, the unsent mail list 17c displays a mail part 191, a sending time part 192, a sending key 193 (unsent mail specifying part), and a cancel key 194. The mail unit 191 displays the title of the unsent mail for each mail. The transmission time section 192 displays the transmission time of the mail in association with each mail. The transmission time of the mail is a time obtained by adding the hold time stored in the hold time storage unit 132 to the time when the transmission key 181 is operated. The transmission key 193 is displayed in association with each mail, and is operated when immediately transmitting the mail. The cancel key 194 is operated when the unsent mail list is hidden from the display unit 17.

  When the user operates the mail part 191 of the mail whose confirmation items are to be confirmed, a screen for creating the mail (the screen in FIG. 7) is displayed. The operator can confirm the confirmation items such as the destination of the mail and the attached materials on the creation screen. To change the confirmation items, put them on this creation screen and make the changes. After the change, when the transmission key 181 of the mail is operated again, the control unit 100 determines S21 and executes the processing after S22. It should be noted that the mail in which the creation screen is displayed by operating the mail unit 191 to confirm the confirmation items is not transmitted to the nail server 2 even if the current time has passed the transmission time stored in the transmission time unit 192. It is desirable.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Next, the control unit 100 determines whether one unsent mail has been designated by operating the transmission key 193 from among the unsent mails displayed in S52 (S53). If it is determined that one unsent e-mail has been specified (Yes in S53), the control unit 100 executes the processing of S42 to S45 for the specified e-mail. That is, the mail transmitting unit 103 executes processing such as immediately transmitting the mail to the mail server 2 even when the transmission time of the specified mail has not elapsed.

  If it is determined that one unsent mail has not been designated (No in S53), the control unit 100 determines whether the cancel key 194 has been operated (S54). When it is determined that the cancel key 194 has been operated (Yes in S54), the control unit 100 hides the unsent mail list (S55). Then, the control unit 100 returns to S11. When it is determined that the operation is not the operation of the cancel key 194 (No in S54), the control unit 100 returns to S53.

  If it is determined that the instruction is not an instruction to display an unsent mail (No in S51), the control unit 100 returns to S11.

  According to such an embodiment, when the transmission key 181 for transmitting an e-mail is operated, the e-mail is held in the on-hold e-mail unit 133 during the on-hold time stored in the on-hold time storage unit. Is transmitted to the mail server 2 after elapse. Therefore, even after the transmission key 181 is operated, it is possible to confirm the confirmation items related to the mail.

  Further, according to the embodiment, the number of unsent mails can be confirmed because the unsent mail is notified to the unsent mail number display unit 172. If the number of confirmed unsent mails is large, the unsent mail can be sent immediately. When the number of confirmed unsent mails is large, the unsent mail can be reduced by adjusting the hold time to be shorter.

  Further, according to the embodiment, the mail to be transmitted immediately is specified. Therefore, even if an operation to send an e-mail to be sent immediately is performed by mistake after the elapse of the hold time, the e-mail can be sent immediately by specifying the e-mail.

  Further, according to the embodiment, when the transmission destination is an in-house transmission destination (predetermined transmission destination), the mail is immediately transmitted even if the hold time is set. Therefore, the hold time can be applied only to the mail of the external transmission destination that needs to confirm the confirmation items.

  Although the embodiment and the modification of the present invention have been described above, the embodiment and the modification are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The new embodiments and modified examples can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. The embodiments and the modified examples are included in the scope and the gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  For example, in the embodiment, the predetermined transmission destination is the in-house transmission destination. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A predetermined transmission destination (for example, an external transmission destination that is not an important customer) may be the predetermined transmission destination. In addition, a predetermined transmission destination and a transmission destination that is not the predetermined transmission destination may be distinguished from the internal transmission destination. Of course, a predetermined transmission destination may be set, not limited to the inside and outside the company.

  In the embodiment, one mail server 2 is used as the mail server of the company A, and one mail server 3 is used as the mail server of the company B. However, the mail server 2 and the mail server 3 do not necessarily belong to the company A or the company B, and may be, for example, a third-party mail server that operates a mail business. In this case, the mail server 2 and the mail server 3 may be a set of a plurality of computers or personal computers. In particular, when sending and receiving mail in the cloud, it is desirable that the mail server 2 and the mail server 3 be a set of a plurality of mail servers.

  The program executed by the mail transmitting apparatus 1 according to the embodiment is a file in an installable format or an executable format such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). The program is provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

  Further, the program executed by the mail transmitting apparatus 1 of the embodiment may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. Further, the program executed by the mail transmitting apparatus 1 of the embodiment may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  Further, the program executed by the mail transmission device 1 of the embodiment may be provided by being incorporated in a ROM or the like in advance.

1 mail transmission device 2 mail server 11 CPU
12 ROM
13 RAM
14 memory unit 100 control unit 101 mail creation unit 102 destination acquisition unit 103 mail transmission unit 104 unsent email storage unit 105 unsent email notification unit 106 list display unit 107 destination determination unit 131 created email unit 132 hold time storage unit 133 On-hold mail section 134 On-hold mail count section 142 Destination storage section 171 New creation section 172 Unsent mail count display section 173 Received mail section 174 Item display section 175 Instruction icon display section 176 On-hold time display section 177 Transmission destination display section 179 Mail creation See 181 transmission key 182 new key 191 mail part 192 transmission time part 193 transmission key 1331 mail contents part 1332 transmission time part 1761 time display part 1762 hold time change button

JP 2006-11796 A

Claims (6)

An email composer for creating an email,
A transmission key for operating transmission of the created mail,
A hold time storage unit that stores a hold time from when the transmission key is operated until the created mail is transmitted,
An e-mail transmission unit that transmits the created e-mail when the hold time elapses after the operation of the transmission key;
Mail sending device equipped with An unsent mail storage unit that stores an unsent mail that is the mail whose transmission key has been operated and has not been transmitted by the mail transmission unit,
An unsent mail notifying unit that notifies the number of unsent mails stored in the unsent mail storage unit,
The mail transmission device according to claim 1. A list display unit for displaying a list of the unsent mails,
An unsent mail designation unit for designating one unsent mail displayed in the list,
Further comprising
The mail transmitting unit immediately transmits the specified unsent mail,
The mail transmission device according to claim 2. A destination acquisition unit that acquires a destination to which the email created by the email creation unit is sent;
A transmission destination determining unit that determines whether the mail is a mail to be transmitted to a predetermined transmission destination, based on the obtained transmission destination,
Further comprising
When the destination determining unit determines that the mail is to be transmitted to a predetermined destination, the mail transmitting unit immediately transmits the mail after operating the transmission key.
The mail transmitting device according to claim 1. The transmission destination determination unit determines that the transmission destination of the mail is a predetermined transmission destination when the transmission destination is inside the company, and determines that the transmission destination is not the predetermined transmission destination when the transmission destination of the mail is outside the company.
The mail transmission device according to claim 4. A computer with a send key that operates to send the created mail,
An email composer for creating an email,
A hold time storage unit that stores a hold time from when the transmission key is operated until the created mail is transmitted,
An e-mail transmission unit that transmits the created e-mail when the hold time elapses after the operation of the transmission key;
Program to make it work.

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