JP4245260B2 - E-mail receiving apparatus, recording medium, and e-mail receiving method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electronic mail receiving apparatus that manages matters to be executed, a recording medium in which a computer program for causing a computer to function as the apparatus is recorded, and an electronic mail receiving method using the apparatus .
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, with the development of communication networks represented by the Internet, electronic mail has been rapidly spread as a means for communicating various information. For this reason, for example, communications such as conference schedules and work requests are often transmitted by electronic mail. When such an e-mail is received, it is necessary to check the date and time of the meeting and the scheduled date and time of the requested work, and manage these schedules as items to be executed.
[0003]
Conventionally, the items to be executed are managed by entering the items to be executed as described above in a notebook or by inputting them into a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) or the like. In addition, items to be executed by starting software that can perform schedule management (hereinafter referred to as schedule management software) and adding the above-described items to be executed to the management items managed by this schedule management software I was managing.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, conventionally, each time an e-mail indicating an item to be executed is received, the item to be executed is entered in the notebook, input to the PDA, or added to the management item of the schedule management software as described above. There was a problem that it was necessary and the work was complicated. In addition, since such work is performed manually, there is a risk that different contents are entered or input by mistake.
[0005]
In addition, if the above-mentioned input operation is neglected, there will be a leak in the items to be executed. To confirm that such a leak has not occurred, the notebook, PDA or schedule management software I had to match the content with the content of the email.
[0006]
Furthermore, the sender who sent the e-mail cannot determine whether or not the recipient has received the e-mail, and can confirm whether or not the recipient has understood the matters to be executed. could not. Therefore, when matters to be executed are important contents, there is a problem that troubles such as sending an e-mail again to confirm the problem occur.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances. When an e-mail indicating an item to be executed is received, attribute data indicating an attribute of the item to be executed is received and the received e-mail is received. E-mail receiving device and computer function as a device capable of easily managing items to be executed without complicated processing by displaying both the list data and the list data with attribute data An object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium on which a computer program for recording is recorded and an electronic mail receiving method using the apparatus .
[0008]
Another object of the present invention is that, when an e-mail is received that shows the items to be executed, the e-mail recipient knows that the e-mail recipient has recognized that the items are to be executed. by transmitting to the original, records the electronic mail receiving device sender can confirm that the recipient has understood the matters to be executed, a computer program for causing a computer to function as the device is recorded An object of the present invention is to provide a medium and an electronic mail receiving method using the apparatus .
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An electronic mail receiving device according to a first aspect of the present invention is an electronic mail receiving device comprising list data display means for displaying list data indicating a list of received electronic mails, wherein the list data display means displays an electronic mail list. And detecting the registration instruction, and when detecting the registration instruction by the detection means, register the contents of the e-mail as an item to be executed, and attribute data indicating an attribute of the item to be executed Means for displaying the input screen, and when receiving an e-mail containing execution data indicating the item to be executed, attribute data receiving means for receiving attribute data indicating the attribute of the item to be executed, and the attribute data receiving unit Attribute data giving means for giving the attribute data accepted by the received e-mail, and the attribute data giving means Data is added to the received e-mail, and a confirmation e-mail including grant completion data indicating that the e-mail has been added is transmitted to the sender of the received e-mail. In addition to the list data, the list data display means further includes a registration field for displaying a registration button for accepting a registration instruction as an item to be executed, and the item to be executed is executed. A completion field that displays a completion button that accepts an instruction to register the email, a sender field that displays the sender of the e-mail, a title field that displays a title, and a scheduled date and time field that displays a scheduled date and time. and a status field indicating whether the state should matter has been performed, the genus by the attribute data providing means Characterized in that the data are no in order to display the list data with attribute data showing a list of the given e-mail.
[0011]
A recording medium according to a second aspect of the present invention is a recording medium readable by a computer in which a program for displaying list data indicating a list of received e-mails is recorded on a computer. Program code means for detecting a registration instruction when the means is displaying an e-mail list, and when detecting the registration instruction, the contents of the e-mail are registered as items to be executed, and the data to be executed Program code means for displaying an attribute data input screen, and program code means for accepting attribute data indicating an attribute of the item to be executed when an e-mail including the execution data indicating the item to be executed is received. A program code for assigning the received attribute data to the received e-mail. And a program that, when the attribute data is added to the received e-mail, transmits an e-mail including grant completion data indicating that the attribute data is added to the transmission source of the received e-mail Along with the code means, the list data, a registration field for displaying a registration button for accepting a registration instruction as an item to be executed, and the fact that the item to be executed has been executed. The completion field that displays a completion button that accepts instructions, the sender field that displays the sender of the e-mail, the title field that displays the title, the scheduled date and time field that displays the scheduled date and time, and what to do and a status field indicating whether the state is, electrodeposition of the attribute data is assigned Program having a program code means for displaying the list data with attribute data showing a list of mail is characterized in that it is recorded.
[0012]
An e-mail receiving method according to a third invention is an e-mail receiving method to be executed in a computer comprising a detecting means, an input screen displaying means, an attribute data receiving means, an attribute data giving means, a transmitting means and a list data displaying means, When the list data display means is displaying an e-mail list, a detection step for detecting a registration instruction by the detection means, and if the registration instruction is detected, the contents of the e-mail are to be executed. An input screen display step of registering and displaying an input screen of attribute data indicating an attribute of the data to be executed by the input screen display means, and attribute data indicating an attribute of the item to be executed by the attribute data receiving means Accepting attribute data receiving step and the received attribute data by the attribute data adding means, An attribute data adding step to be given to the received e-mail, and an electronic for confirmation including grant completion data indicating that the attribute data is given by the sending means when the attribute data is given to the received e-mail Sending the mail to the sender of the received electronic mail, and the list data display step further executes the contents of the received electronic mail together with the list data by the list data display means . A registration field that displays a registration button that accepts a registration instruction as a matter to be displayed, a completion field that displays a completion button that accepts an instruction to register that a matter to be executed has been executed, and an e-mail sender The sender field, the title field where the title is displayed, and the scheduled date and time A constant time field, and a status field indicating whether the state matters to be executed is executed, displaying a list with data attribute data indicating a list of e-mail attribute data is provided by the attribute data providing means Including the step of:
[0013]
In the case of the present invention, when the e-mail receiving device receives an e-mail including execution data indicating an item to be executed, the e-mail receiving device receives attribute data related to execution management of the item to be executed and receives the received attribute data. Give to email. Then, list data with attribute data indicating a list of e-mails to which attribute data is assigned is displayed.
[0014]
By displaying the list data with attribute data in this way, items to be executed can be confirmed simply by activating the e-mail software, so that these items can be easily managed.
[0015]
Further, as in the conventional case, it is not necessary to perform complicated processing such as entering items to be executed in the notebook, inputting them in the PDA, or adding them to the management items of the schedule management software.
[0016]
In the case of the present invention, when the attribute data is added to the received e-mail, the e-mail receiving device sends an e-mail including grant completion data indicating that the e-mail has been given to the sender of the received e-mail Send.
[0017]
Thereby, the sender of the e-mail can easily confirm that the recipient of the e-mail has recognized that the item indicated in the e-mail is an item to be executed.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic mail receiving apparatus according to the present invention.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an electronic mail receiving apparatus that is a personal computer. The electronic mail receiving apparatus 1 has a function of receiving electronic mail via a communication network 2 such as the Internet or an intranet. Yes.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 1, the e-mail receiving apparatus 1 has a CPU 101, which is connected to the following hardware units and controls various computer programs stored in the hard disk 104. Execute.
[0020]
The RAM 102 is composed of, for example, SRAM or DRAM, and stores temporary data generated when the computer program is executed. The external storage device 103 is composed of, for example, a CD-ROM drive or a flexible disk drive, and a portable recording medium 4 such as a CD-ROM or a flexible disk on which the computer program of the electronic mail receiving apparatus 1 of the present invention is recorded. Read the computer program from.
[0021]
In addition to reading the portable recording medium 4 as described above, the computer program of the electronic mail receiving apparatus 1 of the present invention is connected to the external server computer 3 via the communication network 2 and is built in the external server computer 3. The computer program can be downloaded from the recording medium 301 in which the computer program is recorded to the electronic mail receiving apparatus 1. In this case, the downloaded computer program is stored in the hard disk 104, and the CPU 101 loads the stored computer program into the RAM 102, whereby the e-mail receiving apparatus 1 can execute processing to be described later.
[0022]
The hard disk 104 stores various computer programs and various data necessary for the operation of the electronic mail receiving apparatus 1.
[0023]
The input unit 105 includes input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse, and accepts various data input from the user. The display unit 106 includes a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display, and displays various input / output data.
[0024]
Further, the communication I / F 107 is a communication interface for connecting to the communication network 2. When connecting to the communication network 2 via an analog line, the communication I / F 107 is connected to the communication network 2 via a modem or a baseband transmission digital line. In the case of connection, it is composed of a DSU (Digital Service Unit) or the like. When the communication network 2 is a LAN (Local Area Network), the communication network 2 is composed of a LAN interface.
[0025]
The electronic mail receiving apparatus 1 of the present invention is not limited to a personal computer, and may be any apparatus that has a function of receiving electronic mail, such as a PDA, a mobile phone, or a PHS.
[0026]
Next, the operation of the electronic mail receiving apparatus 1 of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the electronic mail receiving apparatus 1 of the present invention.
The electronic mail receiving device 1 accesses an electronic mail server (not shown) installed on the communication network 2 according to an instruction from the user and inquires whether an electronic mail addressed to the user has arrived. (S101). If there is a response indicating that the e-mail has not arrived from the e-mail server (NO in S101), the process proceeds to step S108 described later.
[0027]
On the other hand, if there is a response indicating that the e-mail has arrived from the e-mail server in step S101 (YES in S101), the e-mail receiving device 1 receives the arriving e-mail (S102). The text of the received e-mail is displayed on the display unit 106 together with list data to be described later (S103).
[0028]
The user refers to the content of the text of the electronic mail displayed on the display unit 106 and confirms whether or not items to be executed are indicated in the electronic mail. If it can be confirmed that items to be executed are shown, a registration button (to be described later) related to the displayed electronic mail is clicked.
[0029]
The electronic mail receiving apparatus 1 determines whether or not the registration button has been clicked (S104). If it is determined that the registration button has not been clicked (NO in S104), the process proceeds to step S108 described later.
[0030]
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S104 that the registration button has been clicked (YES in S104), an input screen for inputting attribute data of items to be executed is displayed, and attribute data is received from the user (S105). The attribute data received here includes data such as a title representing an item to be executed and a scheduled execution date and time.
[0031]
Next, the e-mail receiving apparatus 1 gives the attribute data received in step S105 to the e-mail received in step S102 (S106). Here, assigning attribute data to an e-mail means that the attribute data and the e-mail are stored in the hard disk 104 in association with each other.
[0032]
Then, the e-mail receiving apparatus 1 executes e-mail transmission processing described later (S107), and then displays list data indicating a received list on the display unit 106 (S108).
[0033]
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen display example of list data.
As shown in FIG. 3, this list data includes eight fields: a registration field 10A, a completion field 10B, a sender field 10C, a title field 10D, a scheduled date / time field 10E, a priority field 10F, an excess field 10G, and a status field 10H. Among these, the data shown in the title field 10D, the scheduled date / time field 10E, the priority field 10F, the excess field 10G, and the status field 10H are attribute data received from the user in step S105.
[0034]
The registration button described above is shown in the registration field 10A. This registration button is a button for accepting from the user an instruction to register the content of each received e-mail as an item to be executed.
[0035]
Also, the sender field 10C is the sender's e-mail address that is the sender of the e-mail, the title field 10D is a title indicating the item to be executed, and the scheduled date / time field 10E is the scheduled date and time when the item is to be executed. It is shown.
[0036]
Further, the priority set for a plurality of items to be executed in the priority field 10F, and information indicating that when the scheduled date and time have passed in the excess field 10G and have not yet been executed. However, information (“not yet” or “completed”) indicating whether or not an item to be executed has been executed is shown in the status field 10H.
[0037]
In the case of an e-mail that does not include matters to be executed here, attribute data is not given to the e-mail, and therefore data is displayed only in the sender field 10C and the title field 10D. In this case, the subject of the electronic mail is shown in the title field 10D. In the case of such an e-mail, the scheduled date / time field 10E indicates the date / time when the e-mail was received, and the status field 10H indicates whether the e-mail has been read (“unread” or “read” ") May be displayed respectively.
[0038]
The attribute data is not limited to the above-mentioned data. For example, there are data relating to the difficulty level of matters to be executed, the degree of progress, the work target, and the like, and data relating to the date and time when the matters to be executed are started. It may be included.
[0039]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the electronic mail receiving apparatus 1 in step S107.
The e-mail receiving device 1 confirms that an e-mail (hereinafter referred to as a confirmation e-mail) including information indicating that attribute data has been attached to the e-mail is transmitted to the transmission source of the received e-mail. A transmission confirmation message (for example, “Do you want to send a confirmation mail?”) Is displayed on the display unit 106 (S201). Here, when the user desires to transmit a confirmation mail, the user inputs an instruction for the transmission to the electronic mail receiving apparatus 1.
[0040]
When the e-mail receiving apparatus 1 receives an instruction to send a confirmation e-mail from the user (YES in S202), the data indicating that the attribute data has been added, for example, "" regular meeting "" A confirmation mail including a message such as “confirmed to be performed at 15:00 on the day” is created (S203). Then, the e-mail receiving device 1 refers to the sender field 10C to obtain the e-mail address of the e-mail transmission source (S204), sets the e-mail address as the destination, and creates the confirmation e-mail created in step S203. Transmit (S205).
[0041]
If it is determined in step S202 that an instruction to send a confirmation mail is not received from the user (NO in S202), the process ends without sending the confirmation mail.
[0042]
This makes it easy for the sender who sent the email containing the matter to be executed to confirm that the recipient of the email has recognized that the matter indicated in the email is the matter to be executed It can be carried out.
[0043]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the electronic mail receiving apparatus 1 of the present invention.
The electronic mail receiving apparatus 1 displays list data indicating a received list on the display unit 106 in accordance with an instruction from the user (S301). Here, if it is determined that a click on the completion button has been received from the user (YES in S302), “done” is displayed in the status field 10H in the email related to the completion button (S303). As a result, the user can confirm that the item to be executed has been executed. When it is determined in step S302 that the completion button has not been clicked (NO in S302), the process proceeds to step S304 without executing step S303.
[0044]
Next, the e-mail receiving apparatus 1 determines whether or not a work stop instruction for matters to be executed has been received from the user (S304). If it is determined that the work stop instruction has been accepted (YES in S304), the attribute data attached to the e-mail related to the accepted work stop instruction is deleted (S305). As a result, the display is changed to the same display as that of the e-mail that does not include matters to be executed, such as the subject of the e-mail being displayed in the title field 10D related to the e-mail. If it is determined in step S304 that a work stop instruction has not been accepted (NO in S304), the process ends without executing step S305.
[0045]
In this way, the user can easily manage items to be executed simply by referring to the list data. In addition, when the information indicating that the excess is indicated in the excess field 10G, or when the status field 10H is “not yet”, the record indicating the electronic mail is blinked. Alternatively, the execution may be promoted by displaying it in a different color from other records.
[0046]
In addition, when matters to be executed are communicated verbally or in documents, all items to be executed can be managed only by e-mail software by sending an e-mail indicating these items to itself. . In such a case, a means for receiving these items is provided, and the content received by this means is processed in the same manner as the received e-mail, so that it can also be managed only by e-mail software.
[0047]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the e-mail receiving device , the recording medium, and the e-mail receiving method of the present invention, the e-mail receiving device simply displays the list data with the attribute data, thereby starting the e-mail software. Since items to be executed can be confirmed, these items can be easily managed.
[0048]
In addition, as in the conventional case, management of matters to be executed without performing complicated processes such as entering items to be executed in a notebook, inputting them into a PDA, or adding them to management items of schedule management software. It can be carried out.
[0049]
Furthermore, according to the e-mail receiving device , the recording medium, and the e-mail receiving method of the present invention, when the e-mail receiving device gives the attribute data to the received e-mail, the grant completion data indicating that it has been given Email to the sender of the received email to indicate that the recipient of the email has recognized that the matter indicated in the email is to be executed The present invention has an excellent effect such that the transmission source can be easily confirmed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic mail receiving apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of operation of the electronic mail receiving apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen display example of list data.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of operation of the electronic mail receiving apparatus in step S107.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the electronic mail receiving apparatus of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 E-mail receiver 2 Communication network 3 External server computer 4 Portable recording medium

Claims (3)

In an e-mail receiving device comprising list data display means for displaying list data indicating a list of received e-mails,
Detecting means for detecting a registration instruction when the list data display means is displaying an e-mail list;
Means for registering the content of the e-mail as an item to be executed and displaying an input screen of attribute data indicating an attribute of the item to be executed when the registration instruction is detected by the detection unit;
An attribute data receiving means for receiving attribute data indicating an attribute of the item to be executed when an e-mail including execution data indicating the item to be executed is received;
Attribute data giving means for giving the attribute data received by the attribute data receiving means to the received e-mail;
When attribute data is attached to the received e-mail by the attribute data attaching means, an e-mail for confirmation including grant completion data indicating that the e-mail has been given to the sender of the received e-mail Means for transmitting, and
The list data display means includes
Along with the list data, a registration field for displaying a registration button for receiving a registration instruction as an item to be executed as an item to be executed and an instruction for registering that the item to be executed has been executed are received. A completion field with a completion button displayed, a sender field for displaying the sender of the e-mail, a title field for displaying a title, a scheduled date / time field for displaying a scheduled date and time, and whether or not an item to be executed has been executed An electronic mail receiving apparatus comprising: a state field indicating the state of the electronic mail; and displaying attribute data-attached list data indicating a list of electronic mails to which the attribute data is attached by the attribute data attaching unit. In a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for displaying list data indicating a list of received e-mails is recorded on a computer,
Let the computer run,
Program code means for detecting a registration instruction when the display means is displaying an e-mail list;
If the registration instruction is detected, program code means for registering the contents of the e-mail as items to be executed and displaying an input screen for attribute data of the data to be executed;
Program code means for accepting attribute data indicating an attribute of the item to be executed when an email including execution data indicating the item to be executed is received;
Program code means for giving the received attribute data to the received e-mail;
Program code means for sending an e-mail including grant completion data indicating that the attribute data has been given to the sender of the received e-mail when the attribute data is given to the received e-mail ,
Along with the list data, a registration field for displaying a registration button for receiving a registration instruction as an item to be executed as an item to be executed and an instruction for registering that the item to be executed has been executed are received. A completion field with a completion button displayed, a sender field for displaying the sender of the e-mail, a title field for displaying a title, a scheduled date / time field for displaying a scheduled date and time, and whether or not an item to be executed has been executed Including a status field indicating the status of the data, and a program code means for displaying list data with attribute data indicating a list of e-mails to which the attribute data is attached is recorded, and can be read by a computer Recording medium. An e-mail receiving method executed in a computer comprising a detecting means, an input screen displaying means, an attribute data receiving means, an attribute data giving means, a transmitting means and a list data displaying means,
A detection step of detecting a registration instruction by the detection means when the list data display means is displaying an e-mail list;
An input screen display step of registering the content of the e-mail as an item to be executed when the registration instruction is detected, and displaying an input screen of attribute data indicating the attribute of the data to be executed by the input screen display means; ,
An attribute data receiving step of receiving attribute data indicating the attribute of the item to be executed by the attribute data receiving means;
An attribute data giving step of giving the accepted attribute data to the received email by the attribute data giving means;
When the attribute data is attached to the received e-mail, the sending unit sends a confirmation e-mail including grant completion data indicating that the attribute data has been given to the sender of the received e-mail. Comprising the steps of
The list data display step includes:
In addition to the list data, the list data display means further displays a registration field for displaying a registration button for accepting a registration instruction as an item to be executed, and that the item to be executed has been executed. A completion field that displays a completion button that accepts an instruction to register, a sender field that displays an e-mail sender, a title field that displays a title, and a scheduled date and time field that displays a scheduled date and time should be executed. Including a state field indicating whether or not an item has been executed, and a step of displaying list data with attribute data indicating a list of e-mails to which attribute data is added by the attribute data adding means. How to receive email.

Images