JP3875017B2 - Map range specified e-mail delivery system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an e-mail delivery system, and more particularly to an electronic system that uses a database in which an e-mail address is associated with map coordinate numerical data and selects a range from a map image to associate the map coordinate numerical data with that range. This is an e-mail distribution system in which all e-mail addresses are automatically set as distribution destinations, and the created e-mail can be easily distributed to a large number of unspecified persons in the area.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When using the recently developed Internet and considering disaster prevention communications by e-mail (e.g., evacuation site communications for each area) and area marketing (e.g., marketing research and advertising activities within a certain area), certain areas ( For example, it is desirable to be able to distribute e-mails in a batch to a large number of unspecified e-mail users in a limited area (for example, an area within a certain distance from a disaster location or an advertising store).
[0003]
By the way, since the e-mail address is irrelevant to the user's address, etc., when delivering e-mail to an unspecified number of people, it is usually sent indiscriminately regardless of the destination area. It is extremely difficult to selectively deliver e-mails to an unspecified number of people in a specific area.
[0004]
If distribution is to be performed collectively for a specific area in this way, it is necessary to investigate the user's address, select and send the user's e-mail corresponding to the specific area. However, associating the user's address with the e-mail in this way requires a considerable amount of time for the investigation. Even if the user's administrative display (town name, street address, etc.) is used, there is a possibility that various town name addresses etc. are included as areas within a certain distance from a certain point (stricken area or store). Will result in a very complicated investigation. Moreover, associating the e-mail address with the detailed address of the user has a problem in terms of privacy protection.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to realize an electronic mail delivery system capable of the following.
(1) As long as a region is designated, e-mails can be easily distributed to e-mail users in the region in a lump. As a result, within a sphere composed of a plurality of regions, different information can be finely distributed according to each region, and can be quickly and collectively delivered by e-mail.
(2) Moreover, the designation of the area can be selected very flexibly. For example, it may be an administrative area such as a city or a town, a selection within the range of the coincidence distance centering on a user (store or the like) of the transmission source, or a selection of only a part of a certain area.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problem, the present invention is an electronic mail delivery system having a plurality of terminals and a database server device connected to the plurality of terminals via a communication network, wherein the database server device is an electronic An e-mail address storage unit, and the e-mail address storage unit includes an e-mail address of a user who uses the e-mail delivery system and a use which the user designates on a map screen at the time of new registration The map coordinate numerical data related to the user registration position is stored in association with each other, and the delivery destination of the e-mail to be transmitted is within the range specified by the sender user on the map screen. It is automatically set to the e-mail address associated with the map coordinate numerical data relating to the user registration position. To provide an electronic mail delivery system.
[0007]
The database server device further includes a map storage unit, and the map screen is map image information stored in the map storage unit, and is transmitted and displayed on a user terminal. It is good.
[0008]
The electronic mail address storage unit may further include information related to a user who uses the electronic mail delivery system.
[0009]
The database server device further includes a search unit, which is based on map coordinate numerical data indicating a range specified in an envelope on the map screen, at a user registration position within the range. Such an e-mail address may be searched for in the e-mail address storage unit and extracted.
[0010]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is an electronic mail delivery system having a plurality of terminals and a database server device connected to the plurality of terminals via a communication network, the database server device comprising: / O port, control unit, e-mail address registration unit, search unit, e-mail input unit, e-mail transmission unit, e-mail address storage unit, map storage unit, sent data storage unit, and data interconnecting them The e-mail address storage unit includes an e-mail address of a user who uses the e-mail distribution system and map coordinate numerical data of a point specified by the user on the map screen. In addition to being stored in association with each other, information about the user is stored, and the search unit is displayed on the map screen. Based on the map coordinate numerical data indicating the range specified in the envelope, the email address related to the user registration position within the range is searched and extracted in the email address storage unit, and the email to be transmitted Is automatically set to the e-mail address associated with the map coordinate numerical data related to the user registration position within the range specified in the envelope by the transmission source user on the map screen. An electronic mail distribution system is provided.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of an electronic mail delivery system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings based on the embodiments. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of an embodiment of an electronic mail delivery system according to the present invention. This e-mail delivery system has a plurality of terminals 1 and a database server device 2 connected to the plurality of terminals 1 via the Internet (communication network).
[0012]
The terminal 1 is a normal personal computer terminal used in a communication network such as the Internet, and includes an input / output unit, a CPU, a storage unit, a display device, and the like (not shown).
[0013]
The database server device 2 includes an I / O port 3, a control unit 4, an email address registration unit 5, a search unit 6, an email input unit 7, an email transmission unit 8, an email address storage unit 9, and a map storage unit 10. , A sent data storage unit 11 and a data bus 12 for connecting them together.
[0014]
The control unit 4 applies a new registration application from a newly registered user input through the I / O port 3 or a transmission source user (a user of the electronic mail distribution system according to the present invention, The access and information related to the e-mail distribution from the user) is input, and the respective signals and data are distributed to the e-mail address registration unit 5, the search unit 6, the e-mail input unit 7, the e-mail transmission unit 8, and the like. At the same time, it is a device that performs overall control to issue processing instructions to the e-mail address registration unit 5 and the search unit 6.
[0015]
The e-mail address registration unit 5 uses the e-mail address of the user of this e-mail distribution system and the position specified by the newly registered user on the map screen when registering the e-mail (this is the “user registration position”). This is a device for registering the map coordinate numerical value data and various information related to users in the e-mail address storage unit 9.
[0016]
Here, the user registration position is the position (point) specified on the map screen in association with the e-mail address by the newly registered user, and is usually the address of the newly registered user or the office of the company, etc. This is the user registration position in this electronic mail distribution system.
[0017]
The map coordinate numerical data representing the user registration position is a coordinate value of a point on the map, for example, a point indicated by a point (15, 10) in the two-dimensional coordinate table where the specified map position is xy. May be the coordinate value (15, 10) itself, or may be separately digitized data such as 015010.
[0018]
Accordingly, the “e-mail address” in the e-mail transmitted from each terminal 1 by the newly registered user is associated with the “map coordinate numerical data” at the position on the map designated by the newly registered user. It is registered in the mail address storage unit 9.
[0019]
In addition, the information about the user provided by the newly registered user at the time of e-mail registration is, for example, regional information (for example, a disaster prevention contact network or evacuation place when the transmission source user is an administrative organization) Etc.) and schedules of events, etc. When the transmission source user is a company, it is advertisement, promotional information, etc., and generally other hobby information.
[0020]
The retrieval unit 6 basically retrieves an email address corresponding to coordinates on the map screen designated by the user and various information about the user having the email address, and extracts them from the email address storage unit 9. It is a device to do.
[0021]
By the way, a feature of the present invention is that user registration within a range (region) in which a transmission source user selects and designates a circle, an ellipse, a rectangle, a polygon, etc. on a map screen and specifies it in an envelope manner The search unit 6 can search and extract the e-mail address related to the position in the e-mail address storage unit 9.
[0022]
Therefore, the e-mail transmission unit 8 can collectively deliver predetermined e-mails to all or a part of the e-mail addresses extracted by the search process (filtered under a certain condition). In other words, the electronic mail can be delivered to all or a part of the electronic mail addresses related to the user registration position within the range selected by the mouse operation on the map screen.
[0023]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a transmission source user selects and designates a range in an envelope manner on a map screen displayed on the terminal. FIG. 4A shows a rectangle, FIG. 4B shows an ellipse, and FIG. 4C shows an arbitrary polygon selected and designated. In this way, the electronic mail can be delivered to all or a part of the electronic mail addresses related to the user registration positions within the designated range.
[0024]
The e-mail input unit 7 is a device in which a user (sender user) who wants to distribute e-mails inputs the contents of the e-mail and temporarily stores the input contents. It has a memory to store once.
[0025]
As described above, the e-mail transmission unit 8 distributes the e-mail content input to the e-mail input unit 7 toward the e-mail address related to the user registration position included in the range specified on the map screen. Device.
[0026]
The sent data storage unit 11 stores the date and time when the email was delivered, the delivery destination email address, and the delivered email text.
[0027]
The database server can freely register and register information on the user of the e-mail address sent from the terminal 1 of the plurality of terminals via the communication network together with information on the address user. A map range designating e-mail delivery system capable of selectively sending e-mails by selecting a range from a map image with respect to a given e-mail address is provided.
[0028]
With the e-mail delivery system as described above, for example, when disaster prevention communications differing from one city area to another (eg evacuation site communications) are delivered by e-mail, or the school is in the student area. Depending on the size of the sale, the supermarket may distribute promotional e-mails by changing the size of the target area or the target area depending on the scale of the sale, When conducting a questionnaire survey, etc., it is extremely convenient because the delivery destination of the e-mail can be specified collectively for each region on the map screen.
[0029]
(Function)
The operation of the electronic mail delivery system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2 and 3 showing the flow of the electronic mail delivery system. The operation of the e-mail delivery system according to the present invention is as follows: new registration of e-mail addresses (address registration) by a newly registered user of the database of the present invention, and a region designated on the map by already registered users. And e-mail transmission for distributing e-mail.
[0030]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an address registration flow of the electronic mail delivery system. Address registration will be described according to this flow ((1) to (5) in FIG. 2).
(1) A registration application is accessed from the newly registered user to be newly registered to the database server device 2 via the Internet, and the access signal is input to the control unit 4 through the I / O port 3. The control unit 4 recognizes that it is a new registration application and outputs the access signal to the e-mail address registration unit 5.
[0031]
(2) When this access signal is input, the e-mail address registration unit 5 sends the map image information (region, sphere, nationwide, etc.) stored in the map storage unit 10 from the I / O port 3. It transmits to the terminal of a newly registered user via the Internet.
[0032]
(3) Map image information is displayed on the terminal of a newly registered user. Then, the newly registered user can select a desired position on the map screen and a user registered position in association with the e-mail address by clicking a predetermined position on the map screen.
[0033]
(4) In addition to this user registration location, information on genres (eg disaster prevention communication, regional information, hobby entertainment information, advertising information, administrative communication, etc.) that newly registered users wish to receive, as well as new registration usage Various information about the person (in the case of a company, introduction / promotion of the company, in the case of a government agency, a regular communication message, etc.) is transmitted to the database via the Internet, and the control unit 4 through the I / O port 3 To the e-mail address registration unit 5.
[0034]
(5) The e-mail address registration unit 5 stores the e-mail address of the newly registered user in the e-mail address storage unit 9 in association with at least the map coordinate data relating to the user registration position. Furthermore, when a newly registered user sends desired genre information or various information related to the newly registered user, the e-mail address registration unit 5 also sends the e-mail address and the information together with the map coordinate data. The associated information is stored in the e-mail address storage unit 9. This completes registration of the e-mail address and information of the newly registered user.
[0035]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of the distribution system of the electronic mail distribution system. The operation of the electronic mail delivery will be described according to this flow ((A) to (G) in FIG. 3).
(B) A user requesting distribution of electronic mail (sender user) accesses the database server apparatus 2 via the Internet for distribution request application, and the access signal is sent to the control unit 4 via the I / O port 3. Is input.
(B) When this access is made, the control unit 4 transmits the map image information stored in the map storage unit 10 from the I / O port 3 to the terminal of the transmission source user via the Internet.
[0036]
(C) Map image information is displayed on the terminal of the sender user, and on this map screen, the sender user designates the desired area as an email delivery destination with a mouse or pen. Is done. That is, if the sender user draws a circle, ellipse, rectangle, or polygon in an envelope using the mouse or pen on the map screen, all the coordinates of the positions included in these figures are e-mails. It is specified as the desired area as the delivery destination.
[0037]
(D) Furthermore, the contents of the electronic mail to be transmitted by the transmission source user are created in the terminal. The contents include disaster prevention communication, regional information, hobby entertainment information, advertising information, administrative communication from municipalities, schools, etc., events and other communications.
[0038]
(E) Map coordinate numerical data (position information) in the range specified on the map screen and the contents of the e-mail text are distributed to the database via the Internet and input to the control unit 4 through the I / O port 3 .
[0039]
(F) The control unit 4 sends the map coordinate numerical data relating to the specified range on the map screen to the search unit 6, and the e-mail content is sent to the e-mail input unit 7 and temporarily written in the e-mail input unit 7. . Based on the map coordinate numerical data of the specified range on the map screen, the search unit 6 detects and extracts an email address related to the user registration position included in the range from the email address storage unit 9 and transmits it. To the output.
[0040]
(G) When sending location information about the area from the sender user, various information about the sender user (in the case of a company, its introduction / advertisement, etc. In the case of transmission of various fixed phrases at the time of disaster prevention emergency, the search unit 6 determines various types of source users stored in the email address storage unit 9 from the email address of the source user. Search and extract information.
[0041]
(H) The transmission unit is searched and extracted based on the map coordinate numerical data relating to the designated range on the map screen in this way, and automatically sent to the e-mail address related to the user registration position set as the distribution destination. The contents of the e-mail written in the e-mail input unit 7 and, when requested by the transmission source user, various information regarding the transmission source user are collectively sent from the I / O port 3 via the Internet. And can be delivered.
[0042]
In addition, when there is a desired genre stored in the e-mail address storage unit 9 for the e-mail address of the transmission destination at the time of distribution by the transmission unit, the genre (eg disaster prevention communication, regional information, hobby entertainment information) , Advertisement information, etc.) can be narrowed down and selectively distributed.
[0043]
(I) The delivered e-mail is stored in the sent data storage unit 11 together with the date and time when the e-mail was sent, the destination e-mail address, and the sending text.
[0044]
Such batch delivery of electronic mail may be possible by any user whose electronic mail address is registered in the electronic mail distribution system. However, by managing the transmission source user by an ID, a password, etc., and by providing the control unit 4 of the database server device 2 with a function of checking whether the transmission source user has a genuine ID and password. It is also possible to limit the email sender. This limits the dissemination of false information, uncertain information such as rumors and hoaxes.
[0045]
Further, in this e-mail distribution system, a certain area is further divided and divided, for example, the city is divided into wards, and an e-mail address belonging to each ward is associated with an evacuation place and stored in the e-mail address storage unit 9. In the event of an earthquake, etc., the control unit 4 automatically functions in conjunction with the seismic intensity meter to send e-mails such as evacuation sites to each ward in the city. Is possible.
[0046]
For distribution of advertisements, etc., it is possible to calculate the number of distribution e-mail addresses, the volume of the main text of the transmission from the data in the sent data storage unit 11, and to make an e-mail distribution system that charges the sender user. is there.
[0047]
The embodiments of the present invention have been described based on the examples. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described examples, and various examples can be made within the scope of the technical matters described in the claims. Needless to say.
[0048]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention having the above configuration, the following effects are produced.
(1) As long as a range (region) is specified on the map screen, e-mail can be easily delivered to all e-mails related to user registration positions within that range. Without examining the address, etc., it is possible to quickly and electronically deliver different information according to each region to a plurality of regions.
[0049]
(2) The range (region) on the map screen can be selected flexibly on the map screen regardless of the size of the region or the shape of the region. It can be used in various fields such as various demands, emergency disaster prevention communications, advertisements in the area, elima marketing, exchange of hobbies, etc. Can do.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an embodiment of an electronic mail distribution system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the electronic mail delivery system according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the embodiment of the electronic mail delivery system according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example in which a range is selected and specified in an envelope manner on a map screen in the embodiment of the electronic mail delivery system according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 (User's) terminal 2 Database server apparatus 3 I / O port 4 Control part 5 Email address registration part 6 Search part 7 Email input part 8 Email transmission part 9 Email address storage part 10 Map storage part 11 Sent data storage unit 12 Data bus

Claims (2)

Possess a plurality of terminals, and a database server device connected via a communications network to the plurality of terminals, by selecting the range of the map image, an email associated with the range of the map coordinates data the selected An email delivery system that delivers all addresses at once,
The database server device includes an I / O port, a control unit, an email address registration unit, a search unit, an email input unit, an email transmission unit, an email address storage unit, a map storage unit, a sent data storage unit, and It has a data bus that connects them together,
The map storage unit stores map image information, and the map image information is transmitted to the user's terminal and displayed as a map screen.
The e-mail address registration unit includes, in the e-mail address storage unit, an e-mail address of a user who uses the e-mail delivery system, and map coordinate numerical data of a point specified by the user on the map screen; Are stored in association with each other and information related to the user is stored.
The e-mail input unit is a device in which a sender user who wants to distribute e-mails inputs the contents of the e-mail and temporarily stores the input contents,
The search unit associates with the map coordinate numerical data relating to the user registration position within the range based on the map coordinate numerical data indicating the range specified in an envelope by the transmission source user on the map screen. The e-mail address being searched is searched and extracted in the e-mail address storage unit, and the delivery destination of the e-mail to be transmitted is automatically set to the extracted e-mail address,
E-mail transmitting unit, toward the automatically set the extracted e-mail address as the destination, Ri apparatus der distributing electronic mail contents input to the e-mail input,
The e-mail distribution system , wherein the e-mail content input to the e-mail input unit is disaster prevention communication, regional information, or administrative communication from a municipality and a school created at a terminal of a transmission source user . The e-mail address storage unit stores an e-mail address and an evacuation location in association with each other, and controls the control unit to send an e-mail of the evacuation location in conjunction with an earthquake seismometer in the event of an earthquake. The e-mail delivery system according to claim 1.

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