JP3932480B2 - Information processing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention Information processing device In particular, accept email Information processing device About.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an e-mail server that distributes e-mail notifies an incoming e-mail to a destination terminal device when the e-mail reaches a user of a terminal device connected via a public line network such as a telephone line. To do.
[0003]
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a conventional electronic mail distribution system.
[0004]
E-mails to the users of the portable terminals 131, 132,... Input via the computer network 100 are first input to the e-mail server 110. The e-mail server 110 stores the phone numbers of the mobile terminals 131, 132,... And searches for the phone number of the mobile terminal that is the destination from the destination address added to the input e-mail. Then, the retrieved telephone number is notified to the incoming call notification dedicated terminal 112, and the input electronic mail is stored in the mail server 111. The incoming call notification dedicated terminal 112 makes a call to the notified telephone number and notifies an incoming e-mail.
[0005]
Here, when the terminal device 131 requests transfer of the e-mail list via the public network 120, the e-mail server 110 first authenticates the user. Then, the mail server 111 is searched to generate a list of e-mails for the corresponding users, and this is transmitted to the terminal device 131 via the public line network 120. When an e-mail acquisition request is transmitted from the terminal device 131 via the public line network 120, the e-mail server 110 converts the e-mail stored in the mail server 111 to the public line network based on the request. It is distributed to the terminal device 131 via 120.
[0006]
By the way, when various processes related to electronic mail are performed, an electronic mail application is used in the terminal device 131. Here, the electronic mail application will be described.
[0007]
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display screen of a conventional electronic mail application.
[0008]
The e-mail application display screen 140 includes an icon display unit 141, an e-mail list display unit 142, and an e-mail text display unit 143. A terminal device 131 having a display unit 131a and an interface unit 131b is accompanied by a pointing device (not shown) such as a mouse. The user can perform various processes by selecting the icons 141a, 141b,... Displayed on the icon display unit 141 of the display screen 140 displayed on the display unit 131a with a pointing device such as a mouse. .
[0009]
For example, when an e-mail list transfer request icon is pressed, the e-mail application of the terminal device 131 calls the e-mail server 110 via the public line network 120 and requests transfer of the e-mail list. Then, when the list of e-mails stored in the mail server 111 is transferred from the e-mail server 110, the terminal device 131 displays the acquired e-mail list on the e-mail list display unit 142.
[0010]
When an e-mail to be acquired is specified by the user viewing the displayed e-mail list and the e-mail body acquisition icon is pressed, the e-mail application of the terminal device 131 is e-mailed via the public network 120. The server 110 is called and the body of the corresponding electronic mail is acquired. The acquired e-mail text is displayed on the e-mail text display unit 143.
[0011]
When sending an e-mail, the user may input an e-mail address or an e-mail text of the other party using the interface unit 131b. At this time, the e-mail address of the transmission partner can be called from an address book stored in advance, or a fixed sentence can be used as the e-mail text. In any case, after inputting necessary data, an icon for sending an e-mail may be pressed.
[0012]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the processing executed when an electronic mail is received is the same, and different processing cannot be executed in response to the received electronic mail.
[0013]
The present invention has been made in view of such points, Users are not interrupted by unimportant email notifications The purpose is to do so.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an accepting unit that accepts an e-mail transmitted from another device, an obtaining unit that obtains information about the sender of the e-mail from the accepted e-mail, and a sender that is obtained by the obtaining unit. If the information about the sender acquired by the acquisition means is described in the information about the sender acquired by the acquisition means in the inquiry means for inquiring the information and the information about the sender stored in advance, and the information about the sender stored in advance A process to notify incoming emails to a device Execute, and if the e-mail destination is a destination for function setting related to sending and receiving of e-mails, whether or not the user has a function setting right using information for specifying a user included in the e-mail Execute function setting processing based on the result of discrimination And a process execution means.
[0017]
Of the present invention In information processing equipment, An email transmitted from another device is accepted, information about the sender of the email is acquired from the received email, information about the acquired sender and information about the sender stored in advance are inquired, When the information about the acquired sender is described in the information about the sender stored in advance, a process for notifying the device that is the destination of the email of the arrival of the email is executed. When the e-mail destination is a destination for function setting related to sending and receiving of e-mail, it is determined whether or not the user has a function setting right using information for specifying a user included in the e-mail. The function setting process is executed based on the result of The
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0019]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle configuration of the present invention.
[0020]
The electronic mail server 1 of the present invention is a portable terminal device 6a, 6b to which an electronic mail sent from a computer 4a, 4b,... Via a computer communication network 2 is connected via a telephone line 5. , ... to deliver. This e-mail server 1 has e-mail storage means 1a, sender name list storage means 1b, incoming call notification means 1c, and name list change means 1d.
[0021]
Here, the e-mail storage means 1a included in the e-mail server 1 stores e-mails addressed to the users of the mobile terminal devices 6a, 6b,. Further, the sender name list storage means 1b stores a sender name list set in advance corresponding to the users of the portable terminals 6a, 6b,. The incoming call notification means 1c is used when the e-mail delivered to the users of the mobile terminal devices 6a, 6b,... Is an e-mail from the sender registered in the sender list. Incoming call notification for. Then, the name list changing unit 1 d changes the contents of the sender name list in response to an input from the terminal device 3 via the computer communication network 2.
[0022]
As described above, in the electronic mail server 1 according to the present invention, when an electronic mail reaches the users of the mobile terminal devices 6a, 6b,..., The sender of the mail is registered in a preset sender list. Only when the mobile terminal devices 6a, 6b,... Are notified of incoming calls, the mobile terminal devices 6a, 6b,.
[0023]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example in which the present invention is applied to an electronic mail service to a mobile terminal device having a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) function by an Internet provider.
[0024]
The main server 10 of the Internet provider is connected to computers 20, 21,... Via the Internet 11. The main server 10 is also connected to an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) network 16 via a LAN (Local Area Network) 14 and an access point 15. An Internet provider that provides an e-mail service has a mail server 12 and an incoming notification dedicated terminal 13, and these devices are connected to the main server 10. The incoming call notification dedicated terminal 13 is also connected to the ISDN network 16. The portable terminal devices 30, 31,... Have both a telephone function using PHS and an electronic mail function, and can be connected to the ISDN network 16 via the base station 17.
[0025]
The main server 10 stores addresses, telephone numbers, users, and sender lists corresponding to the users corresponding to the mobile terminal devices 30, 31,.
[0026]
Here, the correspondence relationship between FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 will be described. The main server 10, the mail server 12, and the incoming call notification dedicated terminal 13 shown in FIG. It corresponds to the server 1. More specifically, the mail server 12 shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to the electronic mail storage means 1a included in the electronic mail server 1 of FIG. 1, and the incoming call notification dedicated terminal 13 shown in FIG. This corresponds to the incoming call notification means 1c included in the electronic mail server 1 of FIG.
[0027]
Also, the Internet 11 shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to the computer communication network 2 shown in FIG. 1, and the ISDN network 16 shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to the telephone line 5 shown in FIG.
[0028]
Next, in such an electronic mail delivery system, the incoming notification process when the electronic mail is transmitted from the computers 20, 21,... To the users of the mobile terminal devices 30, 31,. I will explain later.
[0029]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure for outputting an incoming call notification to the mobile terminal device 30 when an electronic mail is transmitted from the computer 20 to the user of the mobile terminal device 30 in the electronic mail delivery system shown in FIG. is there. Hereinafter, the description will be made along the step numbers.
[0030]
[S1] The main server 10 accepts an electronic mail input from the computer 20 via the Internet 11.
[S2] The main server 10 stores the input electronic mail in the mail server 12.
[S3] The main server 10 acquires a destination address and a sender address added to the input electronic mail.
[S4] The main server 10 searches the sender list corresponding to the destination (mobile terminal device 30), and queries whether the sender (computer 20) is listed in the sender list.
[S5] If the sender is described in the sender list, the process proceeds to step S6; otherwise, the process of this flowchart is terminated.
[S6] The main server 10 searches for the telephone number of the mobile terminal device 30 that is the destination, and notifies this to the incoming call notification dedicated terminal 13 together with the sender name.
[S7] The incoming call notification dedicated terminal 13 makes a call to the notified telephone number via the ISDN network 16 and performs an incoming e-mail notification including the sender name.
[0031]
As described above, according to the present invention, the mobile terminal device is notified of an incoming call only with respect to an incoming e-mail from the sender that is previously recorded in the sender list. Therefore, the user of the portable terminal device interrupts the work by notifying the arrival of the less important e-mail by describing only the address of the sender who may send an important e-mail in the sender list. It will not be done.
[0032]
Next, a procedure for a user to acquire an e-mail addressed to himself / herself stored in the mail server 12 using portable terminal devices 30, 31,... Having both a PHS function and an e-mail function will be described.
[0033]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for the user to acquire an e-mail transmitted to himself / herself by the mobile terminal device 30 in the e-mail delivery system shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the description will be made along the step numbers.
[0034]
[S11] The user calls the access point 15 via the base station 17 and the ISDN network 16 using the PHS function of the mobile terminal device 30. Upon receiving the call, the access point 15 authenticates the user.
[S12] The access point 15 connects the authenticated portable terminal device 30 to the main server 10 of the Internet provider via the LAN 14.
[S13] The user uses the electronic mail function of the mobile terminal device 30 to request the main server 10 to transfer the electronic mail list addressed to him / herself.
[S14] The main server 10 searches the mail server 12 for an email addressed to the user of the mobile terminal device 30, and generates an email list. The e-mail list includes the date when the e-mail was sent, the sender address, and the e-mail data capacity.
[0035]
[S15] The main server 10 transmits the generated electronic mail list to the mobile terminal device 30 via the LAN 14, the access point 15, the ISDN network 16, and the base station 17.
[S16] The electronic mail function of the mobile terminal device 30 displays the transmitted electronic mail list. The user designates an e-mail to be acquired from the displayed e-mail list. Note that if the e-mail is not acquired, the processing of this flowchart ends.
[S17] The electronic mail function of the mobile terminal device 30 calculates the amount of memory necessary for processing the electronic mail from the data capacity described in the electronic mail list corresponding to the designated electronic mail.
[S18] The e-mail function of the mobile terminal device 30 compares the calculated amount of memory with the amount of memory currently available. If the calculated memory amount is equal to or less than the usable memory amount, the process proceeds to step S19. If the calculated memory amount is larger than the usable memory amount, the process proceeds to step S20.
[S19] The e-mail function of the mobile terminal device 30 displays that the e-mail specified by the user cannot be acquired, and proceeds to step S16 again.
[0036]
[S20] The e-mail function of the mobile terminal device 30 transmits an e-mail acquisition request designated by the user to the main server 10 via the base station 17, the ISDN network 16, the access point 15, and the LAN 14.
[S21] The main server 10 that has received the e-mail income request searches the e-mail server 12 for the requested e-mail and sends it to the mobile terminal device 30 via the LAN 14, the access point 15, the ISDN network 16, and the base station 17. Send.
[S22] The e-mail function of the mobile terminal device 30 that has received the requested e-mail displays this. The process again proceeds to step S16.
[0037]
As described above, in the present invention, an e-mail list requested from the mobile terminal device is generated including the capacity of each e-mail. Since the user can specify an e-mail to be acquired by looking at the e-mail list, a large-capacity e-mail can be avoided.
[0038]
Further, in the present invention, when the user designates an e-mail to be acquired from the e-mail list, the memory amount required for the e-mail is calculated, and when the necessary memory amount is larger than the usable memory amount, Notification to that effect. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a useless operation to acquire an electronic mail that cannot be processed.
[0039]
Here, the electronic mail function of the portable terminal devices 30, 31,... Shown in FIG.
[0040]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display state when an incoming call notification is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 30 illustrated in FIG. 2.
[0041]
In the figure, a portable terminal device 30 having both a telephone function by PHS and an e-mail function includes a display unit 30a, a jog dial 30b, and an interface unit 30c. The jog dial 30b can be rotated and pressed, and can be used as a pointing device. The interface unit 30c can be used as input means.
[0042]
Here, the display unit 30a includes an icon display unit 30d, a data display unit 30e, an access bar display unit 30f, and an auxiliary display unit 30g. Various icons for using the electronic mail function are prepared in the icon display unit 30d of the display unit 30a. The data display section 30e displays an e-mail list and an e-mail text. When the mobile terminal device 30 is being accessed, the access bar display unit 30f displays an access bar indicating this. Then, the auxiliary display unit 30g displays the address of the sender of the e-mail, a message described in the “Subject” column of the e-mail, and the like.
[0043]
When there is an incoming call notification from the main server 10, the mobile terminal device 30 sounds a ringtone and displays an incoming call notification message including the sender name of the electronic mail on the auxiliary display unit 30g. When the user selects an e-mail list acquisition icon from the icon display unit 30d using the jog dial 30b, the e-mail function of the mobile terminal device 30 transmits an e-mail list acquisition request to the main server 10.
[0044]
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state of the display unit 30a when the mobile terminal device 30 illustrated in FIG. 2 receives the e-mail list.
[0045]
In the figure, the auxiliary display column 30g describes a message notifying the user that the electronic mail list has been received. The received electronic mail list is displayed on the data display unit 30e. Here, the e-mail list includes the date of incoming call, the sender address, and the data capacity of the body of the e-mail.
[0046]
The electronic mail function of the portable terminal device 30 of the present invention has an address book function. This address book function searches for an unknown sender address each time an electronic mail list is acquired by the mobile terminal device 30, and records all of them.
[0047]
The user can use the jog dial 30b to specify an email to be acquired from the displayed email list. Then, when the icon for acquiring email is selected from the icon display unit 30d using the jog dial 30b again, the email function of the mobile terminal device 30 transmits an email acquisition request designated to the main server 10.
[0048]
However, if the data size of the specified e-mail is too large to be processed, as described above, no acquisition request is made, and the auxiliary display column 30g indicates that the file is too large to be processed. A message is displayed.
[0049]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state of the display unit 30a when the mobile terminal device 30 illustrated in FIG. 2 acquires an e-mail designated by the user.
[0050]
In the auxiliary display column 30g, a message for notifying the user that the text of the electronic mail designated by the user has been received is described. The data display section 30e hides the list of e-mails up to that point and displays the body text of the acquired e-mail. Since the mobile terminal device 30 of the present invention does not simultaneously display the e-mail list and the text of the acquired e-mail, the small data display column 30e can be used effectively. Here, the e-mail address included in the e-mail body is searched using the address book function, and all of them are recorded.
[0051]
In the electronic mail function of the portable terminal device 30 of the present invention, when a telephone number is described in the body of the acquired electronic mail as shown in FIG. You can choose. That is, it is possible to return an e-mail using a fixed sentence prepared in advance in the mobile terminal device 30, an e-mail return using a free sentence, and a telephone response using the PHS function.
[0052]
When responding to the acquired e-mail, when selecting return of an e-mail using a standard sentence prepared in advance, the user can use the jog dial 30b to select an arbitrary sentence from the prepared standard sentence as an address book function. To the destination address and the icon for returning the e-mail from the icon display unit 30d. The electronic mail function of the portable terminal device 30 adds the selected address as a destination address to the selected sentence, and transmits this to the mail server 10.
[0053]
As a response to the acquired e-mail, when selecting return of e-mail in free text, the numeric keypad constituting the interface unit 30c of the mobile terminal device 30 is assigned to input 50 Japanese sounds. The user inputs a free sentence using the interface unit 30c. Then, the destination address is selected from the address book function using the jog dial 30b, and the e-mail return icon is selected from the icon display section 30d. The electronic mail function of the mobile terminal device 30 adds the selected address as a destination address to the generated text and transmits it to the mail server 10.
[0054]
Furthermore, when a telephone number is described in the acquired e-mail and the telephone correspondence using the PHS function is selected as the correspondence to the e-mail, the e-mail function of the mobile terminal device 30 is displayed on the data display unit 30e. Extracts a string of numbers that are phone numbers from the body of the email that is being sent.
[0055]
In the example shown in the figure, “03-1234-5678” and “050-123-4567” are extraction targets. When a plurality of telephone number candidates can be extracted in this way, the user selects an arbitrary candidate using the jog dial 30b. Then, the telephone icon is selected from the icon display unit 30d using the jog dial 30b. The electronic mail function of the portable terminal device 30 controls the PHS function so as to make a call to the selected telephone number.
[0056]
Here, the individual setting of the e-mail function for each mobile terminal device in the present invention will be described.
[0057]
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an e-mail for inputting the setting of the e-mail function for the mobile terminal device 30 to the main server 10.
[0058]
The user of the mobile terminal device 30 transmits the email 40 to the main server 10 when the function setting address of the email for the mobile terminal device is “settei-admin@www.spider.co.jp”. Set the function. At this time, “username” and “password” are described, and a user who has a function setting right and a user who has no function setting right are discriminated.
[0059]
In the function setting e-mail 40 shown in the figure, the sentence “I understand.” And the sentence “Please call 050-123-4568.” And the sentence “I ’m sorry, but it ’s not good. . ", Sentence" Slightly late. I'm sorry. ", Sentence"I'm at home, please contact me. "And sentence"I'm out, so I'll contact you later. " , I will contact you later. "
[0060]
In addition, as the sender for notification of incoming calls, the address "hidaka@arch.somy.co.jp", the address "ando@www.info.hoge.ac.jp", and the address "www.admin@arch.somy.co.jp" jp ", address" root@dkf.ssks.com ", address" sss-sqa@miftyserve.or.jp ", and" yamada@www.centre.co.jp ".
[0061]
Therefore, when the portable terminal device 30 is used after the function setting e-mail 40 is transmitted to the main server 10, the e-mail reply fixed phrase can be selected from the above-mentioned sentences. The main server 10 notifies the mobile terminal device 30 of incoming calls only when an e-mail is transmitted from the sender of the address.
[0062]
In addition, although not performed in the e-mail 40, address candidates to be added as destination addresses when an e-mail is transmitted from the mobile terminal device 30 can be set as an address book. Also, there are main settings such as a method for sorting the email list to be transferred to the mobile terminal device 30 upon request, the upper limit of the number of emails to be included in one email list, and whether to delete the read email. It can be included in the e-mail addressed to the function setting address of the server 10. Further, here, it is possible to set whether or not to automatically acquire new mail from the main server 10 when the mobile terminal device 30 receives an incoming call notification. When this setting is made, the mobile terminal device 30 that has received the incoming notification accesses the main server 10 without waiting for an instruction from the user, acquires new mail, and displays it.
[0063]
Conventionally, the e-mail function of a portable terminal can only be set from the portable terminal. However, in the present invention, such a function setting can be made by e-mail. Therefore, the computers 20, 21,. The function setting of the electronic mail for the mobile terminal device 30 can be performed using.
[0064]
When the main server 10 has a setting screen for the e-mail function of the mobile terminal device, the main server 10 is accessed from the computers 20 and 21 to open the function setting screen, and the function setting screen is displayed. You can also enter responses to questions.
[0065]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an e-mail function setting screen of the mobile terminal device prepared on the home page of the main server 10.
[0066]
In the figure, the function setting screen 41 includes a user name entry field 41a, a password entry field 41b, a mail sorting method entry field 41c, a mail deletion method entry field 41d, and the number of mails included in the mail list. , And an entry field 41e are provided. In addition, a transmission button (not shown) is provided in the lower part of the scrolling of the function setting screen 41. When a rightful user enters various settings and selects a send button with a pointing device such as a mouse, the e-mail function of the mobile terminal device can be set.
[0067]
As described above, the Internet provider main server 10 to which the present invention is applied receives an incoming call to the mobile terminal devices 30, 31,... Only when an e-mail is transmitted from the sender set as an important sender. Since the notification is performed, the user of the mobile terminal device 30, 31,... Is not interrupted by an unimportant e-mail notification.
[0068]
In addition, when the user of the mobile terminal device 30, 31,. Since the data is transferred to the terminal device, the user can take the data capacity into consideration when requesting the acquisition of the e-mail.
[0069]
Further, in the mobile terminal devices 30, 31,... According to the present invention, it is determined from the data capacity whether or not the email requested by the user can be processed at that time. Since a notification to that effect is issued and access to the electronic mail server is not performed, useless processing can be prevented in advance.
[0070]
Moreover, in this portable terminal device 30, 31, ..., since the address of the sender of the email described in the transferred email list is stored, it can be selected as the destination address when sending the email. The user can send an e-mail with a simple operation.
[0071]
Further, since detailed setting of the e-mail function of the portable terminal devices 30, 31,... Can be performed on the main server, the function setting can be performed using a terminal device with good operability. Is possible.
[0072]
Thus, in the electronic mail delivery system to which the electronic mail server and the mobile terminal device of the present invention are applied, the convenience of the electronic mail function can be improved without impairing the portability of the mobile terminal device.
[0073]
【The invention's effect】
Of the present invention According to the information processing device, An email transmitted from another device is accepted, information about the sender of the email is acquired from the received email, information about the acquired sender and information about the sender stored in advance are inquired, When the information about the acquired sender is described in the information about the sender stored in advance, a process for notifying the device that is the destination of the email of the arrival of the email is executed. When the e-mail destination is a destination for function setting related to sending and receiving of e-mail, it is determined whether or not the user has a function setting right using information for specifying a user included in the e-mail. The function setting process is executed based on the result of As a result, the user is not interrupted by an unimportant e-mail notification.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle configuration of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example in which the present invention is applied to an electronic mail service to a mobile terminal device having a PHS function by an Internet provider.
3 is a flowchart showing a procedure for outputting an incoming call notification to a mobile terminal device when an electronic mail is transmitted from a computer to a user of the mobile terminal device in the electronic mail delivery system shown in FIG. 2;
4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for a user to acquire an e-mail transmitted to himself / herself by a mobile terminal device in the e-mail delivery system shown in FIG. 2;
5 is a diagram showing a display state when an incoming call notification is transmitted to the mobile terminal device shown in FIG. 2. FIG.
6 is a diagram illustrating a state of a display unit when the mobile terminal device illustrated in FIG. 2 receives an e-mail list.
7 is a diagram illustrating a state of a display unit when the mobile terminal device illustrated in FIG. 2 acquires an e-mail designated by a user.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an e-mail for inputting an e-mail function setting for the mobile terminal device to the main server.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an e-mail function setting screen of the mobile terminal device prepared on the home page of the main server.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a conventional electronic mail distribution system.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display screen of a conventional electronic mail application.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 e-mail server, 1a e-mail storage means, 1b sender list storage means, 1c incoming notification means, 1d name change means, 2 computer communication network, 3 terminal device, 4a and 4b computer, 5 telephone line, 6a and 6b mobile phone Terminal device

Claims (1)

Accepting means for accepting an e-mail transmitted from another device;
Obtaining means for obtaining information on the sender of the e-mail from the received e-mail;
Inquiry means for inquiring information on the sender acquired by the acquisition means and information on the sender stored in advance;
When the information on the sender acquired by the acquisition unit is described in the information on the sender stored in advance, a process of notifying the device that is the destination of the email of the arrival of the email is executed. Whether the user has a function setting right using the information for specifying the user included in the e-mail when the e-mail destination is a function setting destination related to sending / receiving e-mail An information processing apparatus comprising: a process execution unit that executes a function setting process based on the determination result .

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