JP3400979B2 - Email transfer system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic mail transfer system using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent progress and development of information and communication technology, electronic mail is routinely used as a means of transmitting information via communication terminals such as personal computers (hereinafter referred to as PCs) and mobile phones. It is like this.

Further, recently, since it has become possible to acquire a plurality of mail addresses relatively easily,
In many cases, one person acquires multiple e-mail addresses for work, personal use, or mobile phone use, and uses them properly according to the purpose.

However, when sending electronic mail,
Except when replying to the email sent from the other party or when the address has already been registered, it takes time and effort to enter the email address of the recipient from the communication terminal at least during the first transmission. Such an e-mail address often has a long and complicated structure in which a sender name is combined with various domain addresses for classifying a provider or the like, and thus an input error may occur. Also,
When the recipient has multiple e-mail addresses, it is difficult to know which address to send the e-mail in order to quickly see the e-mail, and as a result it must be sent to all addresses, which is time-consuming. In some cases.

Further, there is a problem that it may be difficult for the side receiving the electronic mail to have the other party accurately remember the long and complicated electronic mail address as described above. Also, if you have acquired multiple e-mail addresses, you need to change the address to be taught according to the other party, application, current location, etc., and if you change any e-mail address, change it. There is also the problem of administrative effort, such as having to know who to communicate to that effect. Further, the e-mail address itself obtained from the provider or the like may not be known to others due to fear of leakage of personal information.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and the sender of an electronic mail can avoid the trouble of inputting an address at the time of sending an electronic mail and a mistake. On the other hand, on the other hand, it is possible to reduce the management time and effort for the recipient side when having a plurality of e-mail addresses, and to provide an e-mail transfer system that does not need to inform the other party of the e-mail address itself. To aim.

[0007]

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention is a system including a transfer server connected to a client terminal via the Internet, wherein the transfer server is a plurality of electronic devices. Email address ,
The transfer includes a storage unit that stores a correspondence relationship between a predetermined URL and a map of a predetermined location and a plurality of e-mail addresses , a predetermined number of URLs assigned to the predetermined URL and a map of the predetermined location, and the transfer. to use the server, a plurality of e-mail addresses corresponding to the number inputted from the client terminal reads from the storage means, to the electronic mail address of the plurality of, either by transmitting the information inputted from the client terminal, The URL corresponding to the number is
Read from the storage means and go to the home page of the URL
It can be viewed on the client terminal, or
The map corresponding to the number is read from the storage means, and
Either display on the client terminal or execute
Can be selected through the client terminal
It is desirable to provide an electronic mail forwarding system characterized by that.

According to the invention, the sender of the electronic mail can send the electronic mail by inputting a predetermined number corresponding to the address without inputting the complicated electronic mail address of the receiver as in the conventional case. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the trouble of inputting and mistakes. Further, by inputting only one number, it is possible to simultaneously send to a plurality of electronic mail addresses corresponding to the number, which greatly reduces the trouble. On the other hand, the recipient of the e-mail has the advantage that he / she needs to teach the number to the other party and can easily remember it. Further, if a plurality of e-mail addresses are acquired for each of a company PC, a home PC, a mobile phone, etc. and stored in the storage means, the numbers corresponding to the plurality of e-mail addresses can be obtained. Since the mail is sent to the plurality of mail addresses at the same time by inputting it, it is convenient that the mail can be quickly viewed anywhere. Further, when changing the electronic mail address, it is only necessary to change the correspondence relationship stored in the storage means, and there is an advantage that the changed electronic mail address itself need not be transmitted to the other party. Further, it is not necessary to inform the other party of the e-mail address itself, only the number corresponding to the e-mail address is required to be communicated, so that there is less concern about leakage of personal information. Also, only when sending an email
No, enter the number of digits from the client terminal
Just by doing the map of the predetermined place corresponding to the number (eg
For example, the location of the home or company of the individual who obtained the number,
You can browse the map such as the meeting place, etc.)
It will be excellent in convenience.

Preferably, the transfer server can select some of a plurality of electronic mail addresses corresponding to the number input from the client terminal and transmit the information input from the client terminal. Is composed of.

According to the present invention, a plurality of e-mail addresses corresponding to the entered number can be selected and set so that the e-mail can be sent only to a specific e-mail address. Excellent in.

[0011] Preferably, the transfer server converts the electronic mail address of the transmission source into a number of a predetermined number of digits assigned to the electronic mail address when transmitting the information and transmits the information. To be done.

According to this invention, when sending an electronic mail, the electronic mail address of the sender is not leaked to the recipient,
Since only the number corresponding to the e-mail address is transmitted, the risk of leakage of personal information of the sender due to the address is reduced. Further, when the recipient makes a reply, the reply is simultaneously sent to a plurality of electronic mail addresses corresponding to the number (including the electronic mail address at the time of transmission), which is excellent in convenience.

[0013]

[0014]

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electronic mail transfer system according to this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the transfer system 1 includes a transfer server 11 connected to a plurality of client terminals (PC 13, mobile phone 14 and TV set box 15) via the Internet 16. In addition, the transfer server 11
Is a correspondence relationship between a plurality of electronic mail addresses (three electronic mail addresses in the present embodiment) and a number with a predetermined digit number (hereinafter, referred to as “e number”) assigned to the plurality of electronic mail addresses. Storage means 12 storing
Is provided.

The e-numbers corresponding to the plurality of electronic mail addresses stored in the storage means 12 are assigned so as not to overlap with the e-numbers corresponding to other electronic mail addresses. In addition, each client terminal 13, 14,
In response to the request through 15, the transfer server 11 is configured to allocate a new e-number to the new electronic mail address and add a new correspondence relationship to the storage unit 12. When assigning a new e-number,
If there is no particular desire on the side of each of the client terminals 13, 14 and 15, it is assigned to an arbitrary vacant number, or if there is a vacancy to the desired specific number, it is assigned to that number. The e number in this embodiment is “104”.
It is assumed that it is a 10-digit number starting with, but it is not limited to this, and various forms are possible as long as the number has a predetermined number of digits. For the correspondence between the e-mail address and the e-number with a predetermined number of digits, for example, the technology of associating the URL with the number with a predetermined number of digits disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-78928 can be applied. .

Further, the storage means 12 may store a map of a predetermined place, such as the home of a person who has acquired the e-number, the location of the company, the meeting place for the meeting, etc., in association with the e-number. It is possible. Further, the storage means 1
2 is a U such as a home page provided by an individual or a company who has acquired the e-number, corresponding to the e-number.
It is possible to store one RL. Further, it is also possible to store the IP address of the Internet telephone possessed by the individual or company who has acquired the e-number in association with the e-number.

The client terminal is not limited to the PC 13, the mobile phone 14 and the TV set box 15 as in this embodiment, but various devices can be used as long as they can be connected to the Internet 16 and can input numbers. It is possible.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a method of use and operation of the electronic mail transfer system 1 having such a configuration will be described. Here, FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between the electronic mail address and the e-number in the electronic mail transfer system 1.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that a person who receives an e-mail using the system 1 (hereinafter referred to as "step A") has an e-mail address for each of a mobile phone, a PC and a TV set box. (In the example of FIG. 2,
"0908111222docomo.ne.jp", "nishi@104web.com" and "nishi@stb.co.jp"). The instep is the mobile phone 13, PC 14, and TV set box 15 possessed by the instep shown in FIG.
The transfer server 11 is accessed through a client terminal such as, and the three e-mail addresses are assigned a predetermined e-mail address in accordance with the display of a web page provided by the transfer server 11.
The number is registered in association with the number (“1049000001” in the example of FIG. 2). The correspondence between the e-number and the three e-mail addresses is stored in the storage means 12 of the transfer server 11 as described above. If necessary, the e-number is stored in the storage means 12 in association with the URL of the homepage of the customer A or the map of a predetermined place.

Next, the person who sends an e-mail using the system 1 (hereinafter referred to as "B") hears the e-number from Party A, and the cell phone 13, PC 14, T owned by the B.
After accessing the transfer server 11 through a client terminal such as the V set box 15, a predetermined portion (hatch box) of a web page provided by the transfer server 11
Enter the e-number “1049000001” in Alternatively, in the case of a client terminal such as PC14 in which plug-in software such as hatch inside is installed, the URL
It is also possible to input the e-number in the input field.
By inputting such an e-number, a menu page for selecting whether to use an e-mail, a home page or a map corresponding to the e-number is displayed.

When mail is selected on the menu page, an existing mailer is automatically started up on the client terminal using a known method. Here, in the destination field of the mailer, the e-number (actually, "1049000001@104web.co" in which the domain address of the transfer server 11 is added to the e-number)
m ”) is entered.

When the second party uses the mailer to input various information to be transmitted to Party A and executes the transmission command, the inputted information is transmitted to the transfer server 11. The transfer server 11 stores the e-mail address (that is, “0908111222docomo.n” corresponding to the e-number from the storage means 12).
e.jp ”,“ nishi@104web.com ”and“ nishi@stb.co.j ”
p ") and send the information to these addresses.

As described above, according to the present system 1, the second party, who is the sender of the electronic mail, does not have to enter a complicated electronic mail address of the recipient A as in the conventional case, but a predetermined e-mail address corresponding to the address. Since it is possible to transmit by simply inputting the e-number, it is possible to reduce the trouble of inputting and mistakes. Further, by inputting one e-number, the e-mails can be simultaneously sent to the three e-mail addresses corresponding to the e-number, which greatly reduces the labor. on the other hand,
For Party A, it is only necessary to teach the e-number to Party B, and there is an advantage that it is easier to remember than the e-mail address itself. Further, since the mails are simultaneously sent to the three mail addresses, it is convenient that the mails can be quickly viewed regardless of where they are. Further, when changing the e-mail address, it is only necessary to change the correspondence relationship stored in the storage means 12, and there is an advantage that the changed e-mail address itself need not be transmitted to the customer. Further, since it is not necessary to notify the other party of the e-mail address itself, only the e-number corresponding to the e-mail address needs to be communicated, so that the concern about leakage of personal information can be reduced.

The transfer server 11 is constructed so that some of the three e-mail addresses corresponding to the e-number can be selected as destinations to which information is actually transmitted. That is, the party who receives the e-mail uses one of the three e-mail addresses registered in the storage means 12 that is actually used as the destination according to the display of the web page provided by the transfer server 11 and the like. It is possible to switch ON / OFF according to various situations, which improves convenience.

When the sender B has also acquired the e-number, the transfer server 11 sets the sender's e-mail address to the sender's e-mail address when sending the e-mail to Party A. It is configured so that it can be converted into a predetermined assigned e-number and transmitted. That is, the second party who sends the e-mail can set whether to display the e-mail address of the user or the e-number of the user as the sender according to the display of the web page provided by the transfer server 11. If the e-number is set to be displayed as the sender, the e-mail address of the sender, B, will not be leaked to the recipient, A, and only the e-number will be known. The risk of is reduced. Also, when the recipient A responds, the e
Since the reply will be sent to multiple e-mail addresses possessed by the second person corresponding to the number at the same time, the convenience of reply will be improved.

Although detailed description is omitted, when the home page or map is selected on the menu page, the home page or map of the URL corresponding to the input e-number can be browsed and used. Also,
It is also possible to use the e-number registered in the storage means 12 instead of the IP address of the Internet telephone, and use it as the telephone number in the same manner as an ordinary telephone.

[0028]

As described above, according to the electronic mail transfer system of the present invention, the sender of an electronic mail can enter the recipient's complicated electronic mail address without inputting the complicated electronic mail address. Since it is possible to transmit by simply inputting the corresponding predetermined number, it is possible to reduce the trouble of inputting and mistakes. Further, by inputting only one number, it is possible to simultaneously send to a plurality of electronic mail addresses corresponding to the number, which greatly reduces the trouble. On the other hand, the recipient of the e-mail has the advantage that he / she needs to teach the number to the other party and can easily remember it. Also,
For example, if a plurality of e-mail addresses are acquired for each of a company PC, a home PC, a mobile phone, etc. and stored in the storage means, the numbers corresponding to the plurality of e-mail addresses are input. By doing so, emails will be sent to the multiple email addresses at the same time,
It is convenient to be able to see the email quickly no matter where you are. Further, when changing the electronic mail address, it is only necessary to change the correspondence relationship stored in the storage means, and there is an advantage that the changed electronic mail address itself need not be transmitted to the other party. Further, since it is not necessary to notify the other party of the e-mail address itself, only the number corresponding to the e-mail address is required to be communicated, so that there is an excellent effect that the fear of leakage of personal information is reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electronic mail transfer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a relationship between an electronic mail address and an e-number in the electronic mail transfer system shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 E-mail transfer system 11 Transfer server 12 storage means 13 Client terminal (personal computer) 14 Client terminal (mobile phone) 15 Client terminal (TV set box) 16 Internet

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A system comprising a transfer server connected to a client terminal via the Internet, wherein the transfer server has a plurality of e-mail addresses and a predetermined number.
And a map of a predetermined location and a plurality of e-mail addresses , a predetermined URL and a predetermined digit number assigned to the map of the predetermined location, the storage means for storing the correspondence , The server reads a plurality of electronic mail addresses corresponding to the numbers input from the client terminal from the storage means,
To the electronic mail address of the plurality of, reading either by transmitting the information inputted from the client terminal, the URL corresponding to the ID from the storing means
And the home page of the URL is the client terminal
Or browse the map corresponding to the number from the storage means.
Whether to display the image on the client terminal or to execute it through the client terminal.
It is an e-mail transfer system that is characterized by being selectable . 2. The transfer server can select some of a plurality of e-mail addresses corresponding to a number input from the client terminal and transmit the information input from the client terminal. The electronic mail transfer system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic mail transfer system is configured. 3. The transfer server, when transmitting the information, is configured to convert an electronic mail address of a transmission source into a number having a predetermined digit number assigned to the electronic mail address and transmit the number. The electronic mail transfer system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein