JP4403284B2 - E-mail processing apparatus and e-mail processing program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an e-mail processing apparatus and an e-mail processing program for creating, sending, receiving and displaying an e-mail.

In recent years, various e-mail creating apparatuses for easily creating e-mails have been proposed and developed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).
JP 2003-36233 A JP 2003-203070 A JP 2003-271517 A

  However, in an electronic mail created by a conventional electronic mail creating apparatus, generally only text information or image information is transmitted. Therefore, the internal state of the e-mail creator is not easily transmitted to the recipient.

  In addition, conventional home page description languages such as HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) have a function of blinking a certain word or sentence, a function of setting a character color, a function of setting a character size, etc. Have However, even if such a function is used, the internal state of the e-mail creator cannot be sufficiently communicated to the recipient.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an e-mail processing apparatus and an e-mail processing program that can convey the mental state of an e-mail creator.

Electronic mail processing apparatus according to the present invention, input of text, as an input means, the time required for I that input operation to the input unit time information for performing input operations including kana-kanji conversion and determination of the text in the text and time information recording means for recording, create to create an e-mail including the time information recorded by at least the input text and the determined text and time information recording unit of the text obtained by by that input operation to the input means Means, transmitting means for transmitting the e-mail created by the creating means, receiving means for receiving the e-mail, and at least the input text and the text included in the e-mail received by the receiving means reflecting the timing of input and determined based on the time information contained in the text to an e-mail It was those having a display means for displaying.

In the electronic mail processing apparatus according to the present invention, an input operation including text input, text kana-kanji conversion and text confirmation is performed by the input means, and the time required for the input operation is set as time information by the time information recording means. To be recorded. Of the text obtained by the input operation , an e-mail including at least the input text and the confirmed text and the recorded time information is created by the creating means, and the created e-mail is sent by the sending means.

On the other hand, when an e-mail is received by the receiving means, at least the input text and the confirmed text among the texts included in the received e-mail are input and determined based on time information included in the e-mail Is reflected by the display means. Thereby, the mental state of the e-mail creator can be communicated to the recipient together with the text .

Creating means may create an e-mail by writing by the mark-up language and time information that has been recorded by the text and the time information recording unit obtained by that by the input means input operation.

In this case, since the text and the time information are described by the markup language, the time information included in the electronic mail can be easily reflected on the text and displayed on the receiving side.

The creation means creates an e-mail so as to further include text obtained by the kana-kanji conversion by the input means, and the display means inputs the input text included in the e-mail received by the receiving means , after kana-kanji conversion The text and the confirmed text may be displayed in the order of input operations .

In this case, since the input text included in the e-mail, the text after kana-kanji conversion and the confirmed text are displayed in the order of the input operation on the receiving side, the receiver can more accurately indicate the mental state of the creator. I can grasp it.

A voice synthesizing unit that synthesizes speech corresponding to the text included in the e-mail received by the receiving unit based on the time information included in the e-mail and reflecting the timing of the input operation ; and the voice synthesized by the voice synthesizing unit Voice output means for outputting.

In this case, since the text of the e-mail is reproduced by voice reflecting the timing of the input operation on the receiving side, the receiver can easily grasp the mental state of the creator.

The display means includes a first mode for displaying the text included in the electronic mail received by the receiving means, reflecting the timing of the input operation based on the time information included in the electronic mail, and the electronic mail received by the receiving means. A second mode for displaying text included in the mail without reflecting the timing of the input operation .

In this case, in the first mode, the text included in the received e-mail is displayed reflecting the timing of the input operation based on the time information included in the e-mail. On the other hand, in the second mode, the text included in the received e-mail is displayed without reflecting the timing of the input operation . Therefore, depending on the content or purpose of the e-mail, the user can arbitrarily select whether to convey the mental state of the e-mail creator to the recipient or not to convey the e-mail creator's mental state to the recipient. be able to.

An e-mail processing program according to the present invention is an e-mail processing program that can be executed by a computer, and includes processes for performing input operations including text input, text kana-kanji conversion and text confirmation, and input operations. A process for recording the required time as time information, a process for creating an e-mail including at least the input text and the confirmed text of the text obtained by the input operation , and the recorded time information, and the created electronic a process of sending mail, a process of receiving the e-mail, input and determined based at least input text and the determined text of the text contained in the received e-mail to the time information included in the e-mail The processing to reflect the timing of the It is intended to row.

According to the e-mail processing program of the present invention, an input operation including input of e-mail text, text kana-kanji conversion and text confirmation is performed, and time required for the input operation is recorded as time information. An e-mail including at least the input text and the confirmed text among the texts obtained by the input operation and the recorded time information is created, and the created e-mail is transmitted.

On the other hand, when the electronic mail is received, to reflect the timing of input and determined based on the time information contained in at least the input text and the determined text email of text contained in the received e-mail Displayed. Thereby, the mental state of the e-mail creator can be communicated to the recipient together with the text .

According to the present invention, the mental state of the e-mail creator can be communicated to the recipient together with the text .

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an e-mail transmission / reception system using an e-mail processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a plurality of electronic mail processing apparatuses 100 are connected wirelessly or by wire via a communication line 200 such as a public line network or the Internet. An electronic mail server is connected to the communication line 200.

  The e-mail processing apparatus 100 includes a personal computer, a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, and the like. The e-mail processing apparatus 100 includes a keyboard 104, a display 105, a microphone 110, and a speaker 111.

  The user can input e-mail text (document) by operating the keyboard 104. The user can also input the contents of the e-mail by voice using the microphone 110. The content of the e-mail is output by voice through the speaker 111.

  The text of the electronic mail to be transmitted is displayed on the display 105 of the electronic mail processing apparatus 100 on the transmission side. On the other hand, the received e-mail text and image are displayed on the display 105 of the receiving-side e-mail processing apparatus 100.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the e-mail processing program 10 installed in the e-mail processing apparatus 100 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the e-mail transmission / reception system of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the e-mail processing program 10 includes a text input module 1, a voice input module 2, a markup language generation module 3, a text display module 4, a text reading module 5, a character generation / motion control module 6, a mark It includes an up-language compatible mail display module 7 and a mailer 8.

  FIG. 3 shows a transmission-side e-mail processing device 100, a receiving-side e-mail processing device 100, a portion related to creation and transmission of e-mail in a sending-side e-mail processing program, and a receiving-side e-mail processing program. The parts related to the reception and display of e-mail are shown.

  In the e-mail processing apparatus 100 on the transmission side, the text input module 1 includes text input by operating the keyboard 104 in FIG. 1, time information indicating input timing, erroneous input operation at the time of input, erroneous conversion operation, correction operation, and the like. Operation information indicating the history of the input operation is provided to the markup language generation module 3. The voice input module 2 converts the voice input from the microphone 110 of FIG. 1 into text information and time information indicating the input timing by voice recognition, and gives it to the markup language generation module 3. Here, HTML, XML (Extensible Markup Language), or the like is used as the markup language.

  The markup language generation module 3 generates the markup language from the text, time information and operation information given by the text input module 1 and the text and time information given by the voice input module 2, thereby generating the text, time information and Create an email containing the operation information.

  The mailer 8 transmits the email created by the markup language generation module 3.

  In the e-mail processing apparatus 100 on the receiving side, the mailer 8 receives an e-mail.

  The markup language-compatible mail display module 7 displays the electronic mail received by the mailer 8 on the display 105, and provides the electronic mail to the text display module 4, the text reading module 5, and the character generation / motion control module 6.

  The text display module 4 reflects the input timing on the display 105 based on the time information included in the e-mail. Further, the text display module 4 can display a history of input operations when creating an e-mail on the display 105 based on operation information included in the e-mail.

  The text-to-speech module 5 outputs, from the speaker 111, voice reflecting the input timing by voice synthesis based on time information included in the e-mail. The character generation / motion control module 6 displays an image of the character supplementing the text on the display 105 based on the time information included in the e-mail.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic mail processing apparatus 100 of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an e-mail processing apparatus 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, a keyboard 104, an external storage device 106, and a recording medium drive. A device 107, a display 105, an input / output interface 108, a microphone 110, and a speaker 111 are included. The recording medium 109 includes a CD-ROM (compact disk-read only memory), a floppy disk, a memory card, and the like.

  The ROM 102 stores a system program. An e-mail processing program 10 is recorded on the recording medium 109. The recording medium driving device 107 includes a CD-ROM drive, a floppy disk drive, a memory card drive, and the like, and reads the e-mail processing program 10 from the recording medium 109 and stores it in the external storage device 106. The e-mail processing program 10 may be downloaded via the communication line and the input / output interface 108 and stored in the external storage device 106.

  The CPU 101 executes the e-mail processing program 10 stored in the external storage device 106 on the RAM 103. The input / output interface 108 is connected to the line 200 in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the electronic mail processing apparatus 100 of FIG. The email processing apparatus 100 operates according to the email processing program 10 stored in the external storage device 106 of FIG.

  First, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the user has started inputting text using the keyboard 104 (step S1). When the text input is started, a start mark <text input> is generated (step S2).

  Next, the CPU 101 determines whether there is any itch in the user input (step S3). Here, whether there is any itch in the input is determined by whether text has been input.

  When there is a stagnation in the input, that is, when no text is input, the CPU 101 measures the time when the input is hesitated by the built-in timer (step S4), and generates <pause time = the time hesitated> as time information ( Step S5). Here, <pause time = delayed time> means setting the time from the input of the previous text to the present time in the variable pause time. Then, it returns to step S3.

  When there is no itch in the input in step S3, that is, when text is input, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the user has performed kana-kanji conversion by pressing the conversion key on the keyboard 104 (step S6). If kana-kanji conversion has not been performed, it is determined whether the user has confirmed the text by pressing the confirmation key on the keyboard 104 (step S7).

  When the text is confirmed, </ text> is generated when <text> is received by sandwiching the text before and after the input text (step S8). Here, "Nice" represents the input text. Then, it returns to step S3. If the text is not confirmed in step S7, the process returns to step S6.

  When kana-kanji conversion is performed in step S6, the CPU 101 determines whether the user has confirmed the text by pressing the confirmation key on the keyboard 104 (step S9). When the text is confirmed, the CPU 101 generates <text> after-conversion text </ text> by inserting a tag before and after the converted text (step S10). Here, the “converted text” represents the text after the kana-kanji conversion.

  Further, the CPU 101 measures the time until the text is confirmed (step S11), and generates <pause time = time until confirmation> as time information (step S12). Here, <pause time = time until confirmation> means setting a time from input of text to confirmation after conversion of kana-kanji in the variable pause time. Then, it returns to step S3.

  If the text is not confirmed in step S9, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the user has finished inputting the text using the keyboard 104 (step S13). If the text input has not ended, the process returns to step S3. When the text input is completed, an end mark </ textinput> is generated (step S14), and the process ends.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of creation and display of an email by the email processing program 10 of FIG. The lower right diagram of FIG. 7 shows a description example of the markup language of the e-mail including the input timing, and the upper left diagram of FIG. 7 shows a display example of the e-mail created reflecting the input timing.

  In the markup language description example of FIG. 7, <pause time = 10> is inserted in the third row. This indicates that it took 10 seconds from the confirmation of “today” to the input of “ha”. Further, <pause time = 30> in the fourth line indicates that it took 30 seconds to convert from “today” to “today”. Further, <pause time = 40> in the eighth line indicates that it took 40 seconds to convert “Tenkiga” to “Weather”. Further, <pause time = 40> on the 10th line indicates that it took 40 seconds from the confirmation of “weather” to the input of “good”.

  In the display example of the electronic mail in FIG. 7, a pause (resting time) between “today” and “ha” is shown. Also, the pose required for conversion from "Kyo" to "Today" is displayed, the pose required for conversion from "Tenkiga" to "Weather is" is displayed, and "Good" from the confirmation of "Weather is" The pose until the input of is displayed.

  In addition, in e-mail processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the e-mail display mode can be switched to the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode. In the first mode, the text included in the received electronic mail is displayed with the input timing reflected based on the time information included in the electronic mail. In the second mode, the text included in the received e-mail is displayed reflecting the input timing and the input operation history. In the third mode, the text included in the received e-mail is displayed without reflecting the input timing and the input operation history.

  FIG. 8 is a view showing a display example of an electronic mail by the electronic mail processing program 10 of FIG. The description at the top of FIG. 8 shows the history of the user's input operations in time series, the lower right diagram shows an e-mail display example M1 in the first mode, and the upper left diagram shows the second mode. An e-mail display example M2 is shown, and the lower left figure shows an e-mail display example M3 in the third mode.

  In the example of FIG. 8, there are conversion errors of “turning” and “good” during the input operation, and it takes time from the input of “weather” to “good”.

  In the display example M1 of the first mode, the input timing is displayed as in the display example of FIG. In the display example M2 in the second mode, an input operation history is displayed in addition to the input timing. In the display example M3 in the third mode, the input timing and the history of the input operation are not displayed, and only the text after confirmation is displayed.

  As described above, in electronic mail processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, an electronic mail including text, time information, and operation information is created, and the created electronic mail is transmitted. When an e-mail is received, the text included in the e-mail is displayed on the display 105 reflecting the input timing based on the time information. As a result, the mental state of the e-mail creator, that is, the time key input status and character conversion status of the text sentence can be communicated to the other party. From this information, it is possible to speculate about the mental situation of the e-mail creator, whether it is a floating psychological state, or whether it is in a closed mood.

  Further, since the e-mail is created so as to include the operation information, the input operation tracing function can be realized. Therefore, it is possible to display a history of input operations of the e-mail creator on the receiving side. Thereby, the receiver can grasp the mental state of the creator more accurately. The input operation history may be accurately reproduced, or the input operation history may be appropriately simplified and reproduced.

  In this case, since the text, time information, and operation information are described by the markup language, the time information and operation information included in the e-mail can be easily reflected on the text and displayed on the receiving side.

  Furthermore, the voice of the text included in the received e-mail can be output with the input timing reflected based on the time information included in the e-mail. Thereby, the receiver can easily grasp the mental state of the creator.

  In addition, in e-mail processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the e-mail display mode can be switched to the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode.

  In this way, when the email creator's mental state is communicated to the recipient according to the content or purpose of the email, the creator's mental state including the history of email input operations is communicated to the recipient. In addition, it is possible to arbitrarily select a case where the mental state of the e-mail creator and the history of input operations are not transmitted to the recipient.

  In addition, even when the other party's message is quoted in the e-mail, a function for holding the input timing may be provided. As a result, it is possible to create a temporal atmosphere in which the sender and receiver of the email are talking to each other.

  Furthermore, when the text of the e-mail is read out by voice synthesis, the reading speed, the pause or rephrase between phrases can be reflected in the reading. As a result, it is possible to avoid an atmosphere of mechanical speech synthesis, and a more unique speech synthesis function can be realized.

  Also, in the e-mail processing apparatus 100 on the receiving side, when reading out e-mail by voice, it is possible to select a conventional mode that does not reflect the input timing, a faithful mode that reflects the input timing, or a fast reading mode that reads at high speed It may be.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, in the e-mail processing apparatus 100 on the receiving side, two characters can be displayed on the display 105, and two characters in the e-mail can interact. Specifically, the content of the communication mail can be uttered by the speaker 111 by the character associated with each sender, and at the same time, the character can be displayed with a gesture and conversation between the characters can be performed. Even in the conversation, communication adapted to the actual conversation can be obtained by exchanging voices and gestures according to the input state of the communicator.

In the present embodiment, the keyboard 104 or the microphone 110 corresponds to input means, the CPU 101 and the e-mail processing program 10 correspond to time information recording means, creation means, and speech synthesis means, and the input / output interface 108 is transmission means and The display unit 105 corresponds to a reception unit, the display unit 105 corresponds to a display unit, and the speaker 111 corresponds to an audio output unit.

  The present invention can be used for personal computers, cellular phones, portable information terminals, and the like.

1 is a schematic diagram of an e-mail transmission / reception system using an e-mail processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the email processing program installed in the email processing apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the email transmission / reception system of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the electronic mail processing apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the electronic mail processing apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the operation example of the electronic mail processing apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the preparation and display example of an email by the email processing program of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the email by the email processing program of FIG.

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10 E-mail processing program 101 CPU
104 Keyboard 105 Display 108 Input / Output Interface 110 Microphone 111 Speaker

Claims (6)

Input means for performing input operations including text input, text kana-kanji conversion and text confirmation ;
And time information recording means for recording the time taken for by that input operation to the input means as time information,
And creation means for creating an e-mail including the time information recorded by at least the input text and the determined text and the time information recording unit of the text obtained by by that input operation to the input means,
Transmitting means for transmitting the e-mail created by the creating means;
Receiving means for receiving e-mail;
Display means for displaying at least the inputted text and the confirmed text among the texts included in the electronic mail received by the receiving means, reflecting the timing of input and confirmation based on the time information included in the electronic mail. And an e-mail processing apparatus. Said creation means, claims, characterized in that to create an e-mail by described in a markup language time information recorded by the text and the time information recording unit obtained by by that input operation to the input means The electronic mail processing apparatus according to 1. The creation means creates an email so as to further include text obtained by kana-kanji conversion by the input means,
The display means displays the input text, the text after kana-kanji conversion and the confirmed text included in the e-mail received by the receiving means in the order of input operations. The electronic mail processing apparatus described. Voice synthesis means for synthesizing voice corresponding to the text included in the email received by the reception means by reflecting the timing of the input operation based on the time information included in the email;
4. The electronic mail processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a voice output unit that outputs a voice synthesized by the voice synthesis unit. The display means includes
A first mode for displaying the text included in the e-mail received by the receiving means by reflecting the timing of the input operation based on the time information included in the e-mail;
5. The electronic mail according to claim 1, further comprising: a second mode in which text included in the electronic mail received by the receiving unit is displayed without reflecting the timing of an input operation. Processing equipment. An e-mail processing program executable by a computer,
Processing to perform input operations including text input, text kana-kanji conversion and text confirmation ;
A process of recording the time required for the input operation as time information;
A process of creating an e-mail including at least the input text and the confirmed text of the text obtained by the input operation and the recorded time information;
Processing to send the created e-mail;
Processing to receive e-mail;
A process of displaying at least the input text and the confirmed text among the text included in the received email reflecting the timing of input and confirmation based on the time information included in the email;
An e-mail processing program executed by the computer.

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