JP4426160B2 - Computer program, recording medium, computer, and graphic display method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a computer program, a recording medium, a computer, and a graphic display method capable of displaying a predetermined graphic on a graphic screen by linking to an e-mail.
[0002]
[Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention]
In recent years, electronic mail has been exchanged between users of terminal devices using a mailer that can display a pet (character) (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 11-65964 and 11-65965). See the official gazette). This mailer includes a graphic screen that displays a graphic that the pet selected by the user of the terminal device or a pet previously selected by another user who has transmitted an e-mail moves around the room, and an e-mail to be transmitted or received An e-mail display screen that displays the contents of the e-mail (source mail address, destination mail address, title, date / time, text, etc.) can be displayed on the display device.
[0003]
However, in the above-described conventional mailer, the graphic screen and the e-mail display screen are not particularly linked, and the body of the e-mail is merely displayed as ordinary text.
[0004]
On the other hand, mailers that can handle HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) e-mails are clickable if the e-mail body contains an e-mail address or URL (Uniform Resource Locater). Can be displayed as text. When a mail address is clicked, a new e-mail creation screen with the mail address as the destination can be launched. When a URL is clicked, a browser is launched and the web existing at the URL is launched. The page can be displayed.
[0005]
However, even an HTML mailer as described above cannot display a predetermined graphic on a graphic screen by linking to an e-mail.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a computer program, a recording medium, a computer, and a graphic display method capable of displaying a predetermined graphic on a graphic screen by linking to an e-mail. With the goal.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, firstly, the present invention receives an e-mail including a predetermined command, displays a content of the received e-mail, a function of displaying a predetermined graphic screen, and receiving A program capable of causing a computer to realize a function of displaying a predetermined graphic on the graphic screen in accordance with the instruction when it is determined that an instruction to execute the instruction included in the received e-mail has been issued The graphic screen includes a background and an object that can move on the background, and when the predetermined graphic is displayed on the graphic screen according to the instruction, the position information of the object is acquired. The graphic is displayed so that a predetermined action is performed on the object based on the acquired position information of the object. Provide a program characterized by ( invention 1). Secondly, the present invention includes a step of displaying a predetermined graphic screen, a step of receiving an e-mail including a predetermined instruction, a step of displaying the contents of the received e-mail, and the received e-mail. A step of determining whether or not an instruction for execution has been issued for the included instruction; and a step of displaying a predetermined graphic on the graphic screen according to the instruction when it is determined that the instruction for execution has been made. Graphic display method The graphic screen includes a background and an object that can move on the background, and when the predetermined graphic is displayed on the graphic screen according to the instruction, the position information of the object is acquired. The graphic is displayed so that a predetermined action is performed on the object based on the acquired position information of the object. A graphic display method characterized by Invention 7 ).
[0008]
The above invention ( Inventions 1 and 7 ), Since a predetermined command is included in the e-mail, it is possible to display a predetermined graphic on the graphic screen by linking to the e-mail by instructing the execution of the command.
[0011]
Also, The above invention ( Inventions 1 and 7 ), Since the graphic changes according to the position of the object, the interest of the graphic is increased and the user can be more entertained.
[0012]
The above invention ( Inventions 1 and 7 ), The object may be a character selected in advance by the user of the e-mail transmission destination or the user of the e-mail transmission source ( Inventions 2 and 8 ).
[0013]
The above invention ( Invention 1, 2, 7, 8 ), The execution instruction part of the instruction is included in a form that can be specified in the body of the e-mail, and when the execution instruction part is instructed by the pointer, it is determined that an instruction to execute the instruction has been issued. May do ( Inventions 3 and 9 ).
[0014]
The above invention ( Inventions 3 and 9 According to the above, the user who has received the e-mail can easily execute the command simply by pointing the execution instruction unit existing in the body of the e-mail with the pointer.
[0015]
The above invention ( Inventions 1 and 2 ) Is a function for displaying the text in a form that can be designated when the text sandwiched between predetermined tags exists in the body of the received e-mail, and when the text that can be designated is designated by a pointer In addition, it may be possible to further cause the computer to realize a function of determining that an instruction to execute an instruction defined by a tag sandwiching the text is given ( Invention 4 ). The above invention ( Inventions 7 and 8 ), When there is text sandwiched between predetermined tags in the body of the received e-mail, the text is displayed in a form that can be designated, and when the text that can be designated is designated by a pointer , It may be determined that an instruction to execute the instruction defined by the tag sandwiching the text is given ( Invention 10 ).
[0016]
The above invention ( Inventions 4 and 10 According to the above, the user who has received the e-mail can easily execute the command simply by pointing the instructable text existing in the body of the e-mail with the pointer. Also, a user who creates an e-mail can easily create an e-mail including a command simply by describing a tag in the body of the e-mail.
[0017]
Third, the present invention provides the above program ( Inventions 1-4 ) Is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium ( Invention 5 ). Examples of the “recording medium” include, for example, a magnetic medium (hard disk, magnetic disk, flexible disk, magnetic tape, magnetic card, etc.), optical medium (compact disk, DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), optical disk such as a laser disk), There are magneto-optical media (magneto-optical disks such as MO (Magnet Optical) disks), or various memories, but there is no particular limitation.
[0018]
Fourth, the present invention provides the above program ( Inventions 1-4 ) To provide a computer that is installed ( Invention 6 ).
[0019]
The “computer” or the “computer” that realizes the above functions by the program includes a device that can be connected to a network, such as a personal computer that can be connected to a network such as the Internet, a mobile phone terminal, a PHS (Personal Handy Phone System). ) Mobile phone terminals such as terminals, portable information terminals such as PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and game machines.
[0020]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the present embodiment, an electronic mail accompanied by a pet as a character is transmitted and received, and a graphic screen for displaying a graphic in which a pet selected in advance by the user moves around the room, and an e-mail to be sent or received An e-mail system using a mailer that can display an e-mail display screen for displaying the contents of the contents on a display device will be described.
[0021]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic mail system according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic mail system according to the present embodiment includes a mail server 10 and a plurality of user terminals 20A and 20B connected via the Internet. The user of the user terminal 20A is user A, and the user of the user terminal 20B is user B.
[0022]
The mail server 10 is a mail server that is generally used, and includes a mail spool that accumulates electronic mail for each user area. In the present embodiment, the e-mail addressed to the mail address of the user A and the e-mail addressed to the mail address of the user B are stored in the mail spool of the mail server 10.
[0023]
The user terminals 20A and 20B are devices that can be connected to the Internet. In the present embodiment, a description will be given by taking a normal personal computer that can be connected to the Internet as an example.
[0024]
A main configuration of the user terminal 20 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the user terminal 20 includes a main control unit 21, a storage unit 22, an input unit 23, a display unit 24, and a communication control unit 25.
[0025]
The main control unit 21 includes a CPU, a main storage device (memory), and the like, and performs control of each unit, data transfer, various calculations, temporary storage of data, and the like. The storage unit 22 is composed of a hard disk device or the like, and mainly stores application programs related to mailers. The input unit 23 includes a keyboard and a mouse, and the display unit 24 includes a display device. The communication control unit 25 includes a modem, a terminal adapter, a router, and the like, and controls connection to the Internet, data communication with a server, and the like.
[0026]
Next, processing operations of the user terminals 20A and 20B and the mail server 10 in the electronic mail system will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
[0027]
When the user A starts an application on the user terminal 20A (SA101), the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20A reads the user A's pet setting information (SA102).
[0028]
The pet setting information includes a pet parameter for determining the pet ID and pet behavior of the pet selected in advance by the user A, and the pet setting information is handled in a predetermined file format. Pet parameters consist of internal parameters and external parameters. The internal parameters include pet color, size, email count, age, gender, intelligence, physical fitness, energy, friendship (with owner), hunger, happiness , Cleanliness, biorhythms (uncertainties), noise (uncertainties), friendship (with the other party), aggressiveness / depolarity (+/-), cheerful / depressed (+/-), gentleness / fingering ( +/-), concentration / diffuse (+/-), fashion lovers / boneless (+/-), decoration, attractiveness, taste level, and the like. External parameters include: location, room comfort, user action-number of nagging (degrees), guest action-called, guest action-friendship, guest action-hostile, guest action-guest action-guest action- Item requests etc. are included.
[0029]
Next, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20A displays an application screen 30A as shown in FIG. 9 on the display device, which is the display unit 24 of the user terminal 20A, based on the pet setting information read in step SA102 ( SA103).
[0030]
On the application screen 30A, as shown in FIG. 9, a room 31A and a pet 32A (a turtle in this embodiment) of the user A moving around in the room 31A based on the pet parameters are displayed, and “Mail A clickable send mail creation instructing section 33A labeled “created”, a clickable received mail display instruction section 34A labeled “received mail”, and a clickable e-mail reception instruction section 35A labeled “mail received” are displayed. Is done.
[0031]
When the user A clicks the outgoing mail creation instruction unit 33A with the mouse pointer of the user terminal 20A, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20A determines that an electronic mail creation has been instructed (SA104-Yes), and FIG. Is displayed on the display device which is the display unit 24 of the user terminal 20A (SA105).
[0032]
As shown in FIG. 10, the transmission mail creation screen 40A includes a text box 41A for inputting a transmission destination mail address, a transmission source address display section 42A for displaying the transmission source mail address, and an electronic mail. A text box 43A for inputting the title of the e-mail, a text box 44A for inputting the e-mail address of the transmission destination as the CC, a clickable e-mail transmission instruction section 45A labeled “Send”, A text input unit 46A for inputting a text is included.
[0033]
It is assumed that predetermined tags 461a, 462a, 461b, and 462b are input by the user A in the text input unit 46A of the outgoing mail creation screen 40A in the present embodiment so as to sandwich predetermined text. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, a tag “<thunder>” 461a and a tag “</ thunder>” 462a sandwiching the text “Such feeling” and a tag “<flowers” sandwiching the text “Spring came” are shown. > ”461b and a tag“ </ flowers> ”462b are input.
[0034]
The user A creates an e-mail addressed to a predetermined user (the user B of the user terminal 20B in this embodiment) on the user terminal 20A with the contents shown in FIG. 10, and clicks the e-mail transmission instruction unit 45A with the mouse pointer. Then, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20A determines that an e-mail transmission request has been issued (SA106-Yes), and generates an e-mail having the above contents (SA107). Then, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20A encodes the setting information of the user A's pet 32A according to MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension), and attaches it to the e-mail (SA108).
[0035]
Next, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20A displays an animation of the pet 32A leaving the room 31A on the application screen 30A (SA109), and transmits the e-mail to the mail server 10 (SA110). The mail server 10 receives the electronic mail and accumulates it in the area of the user B who is the destination of the electronic mail in the mail spool (SM101).
[0036]
On the other hand, when the user B starts an application on the user terminal 20B (SB101), the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20B reads pet B's pet setting information (SB102), and displays an application screen 30B as shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the display device that is the display unit 24 of the user terminal 20B (SB103).
[0037]
In the application screen 30B, as shown in FIG. 11, the room 31B and the pet 32B (a bear in this embodiment) of the user B moving around in the room 31B based on the pet parameters are displayed, and “Mail A clickable send mail creation instructing section 33B labeled “created”, a clickable received mail display instruction section 34B labeled “received mail”, and a clickable e-mail reception instruction section 35B labeled “mail received” are displayed. Is done.
[0038]
When the user B clicks the e-mail reception instruction unit 35B with the mouse pointer of the user terminal 20B, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20B determines that an e-mail reception request has been issued (SB104-Yes), and e-mail. Mail request information is transmitted to the server 10 (SB105).
[0039]
The mail server 10 receives the mail request information (SM102), reads the electronic mail stored in the area of the user B who is the transmission source of the mail request information in the mail spool, and transmits it to the user terminal 20B. (SM103).
[0040]
When receiving the electronic mail and storing it in a predetermined folder (SB106), the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20B reads the MIME multipart of the received electronic mail (SB107). Then, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20B decodes the setting information of the pet 32A (SB108) and reads (SB109), and based on the read setting information of the pet 32A, a pet visit screen 301B as shown in FIG. Is drawn (SB110).
[0041]
In the application screen 301B, in addition to the room 31B and the user B pet 32B (bear) shown in FIG. 11, the user A pet 32A (turtle) is displayed as shown in FIG. At this time, the pet 32A is animated to visit the room 31B, and moves around in the room 31B based on the pet parameters.
[0042]
When the user B clicks the received mail display instruction unit 34B with the mouse pointer of the user terminal 20B, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20B determines that an instruction to display the received electronic mail (received mail) has been given (SB111). -Yes), the received mail information is read from a predetermined folder (SB112), and the received mail display screen 50B as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the display device which is the display unit 24 of the user terminal 20B (SB113).
[0043]
In the received mail display screen 50B, as shown in FIG. 13, the received mail specified by the e-mail sender (sender) mail address 51B, the date 52B the e-mail was sent, and the e-mail title (title) 53B. List 54B, a destination address display section 55B for displaying the destination mail address of the received mail instructed in the list 54B, a source address display section 56B for displaying the source mail address, and a title display A title display section 57B, a CC transmission destination address display section 58B that displays a mail address of a transmission destination as a CC, and a text display section 59B that displays a text.
[0044]
If the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20B determines that there is a text sandwiched between tags in the body of the received received mail, the main body display unit 59B of the received mail display screen 50B does not display the tag. Change the color of the text between the tags, add an underline, and make the text clickable. As shown in FIG. 13, the text display section 59B of the received mail display screen 50B in this embodiment is sandwiched between the tag “<thunder>” 461a and the tag “</ thunder>” 462a in the outgoing mail shown in FIG. The text “Like this” 591a and the text “Spring has come” 591b sandwiched between the tag “</ flowers>” 461b and the tag “</ flowers>” 462b are clickable colored text 591a, It is displayed as 591b.
[0045]
When the user B clicks the colored text 591a, 591b with the mouse pointer of the user terminal 20B, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20B determines that the execution of the tag is instructed (SB114-Yes), and is instructed. The tag sandwiching the colored text 591a and 591b is interpreted (SB115). Here, in this mailer, a tag and a graphic to be drawn are associated with each other in advance, and some graphics require pet position information and some do not.
[0046]
The main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20B determines whether or not the graphic associated with the interpreted tag requires pet position information (SB116). When the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20B determines that the graphic associated with the interpreted tag requires pet position information (SB116-Yes), the user A of the user A on the application screen 301B. The current position information of the pet 32A or the pet 32B of the user B is acquired (SB117), a graphic in which a predetermined action is performed on the pet 32A or the pet 32B is generated (or read out), and an application screen including the graphic 302B (FIG. 14) is displayed on the display device which is the display unit 24 of the user terminal 20B (SB118).
[0047]
For example, when the text “I feel like this” 591a sandwiched between the tag “<thunder>” and the tag “</ thunder>” is clicked, as shown in FIG. As the lightning 36B falls toward the pet 32A, a graphic that darkens the portion 37B other than the lightning 36B is generated and drawn. Note that after the user A's pet 32A leaves, lightning will fall toward the user B's pet 32B.
[0048]
On the other hand, if the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20B determines that the graphic associated with the interpreted tag does not require pet position information (SB116-No), it skips step SB117, A predetermined graphic is read (or generated), and an application screen including the graphic is displayed on the display device which is the display unit 24 of the user terminal 20B (SB118).
[0049]
For example, when the text “Spring is coming” 591b sandwiched between the tag “<flowers>” and the tag “</ flowers>” is clicked, a graphic in which a flower falls from above the room 31B is drawn. Is done.
[0050]
In addition to the above graphic types, for example, light is shining, stars are glittering, storms are rolling in the room, rain is falling, snow is falling, dead leaves are falling, troughs are falling from the top of the pet Come, the room rotates, the room explodes, the room becomes a karaoke house, the room becomes a stage, and so on.
[0051]
The main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20B automatically generates an e-mail (reply mail) addressed to the mail address of the user A that is the transmission source of the received e-mail (SB119), and the user B performs a pet on the user terminal 20B. An operation performed on 32A (for example, “muzzle” by moving the mouse pointer across the display area of the pet 32A, or “speaking” by clicking the mouse with the mouse pointer placed in the display area of the pet 32A) ”) And the phenomenon of the pet 32A experienced by the execution of the tag (for example,“ thunder has fallen ”,“ flower has fallen ”, etc.) In a certain sentence (for example, “It was stroked a little.”, “A lot of strokes.”, “The bite has fallen.”, “The flower has fallen.” "Etc.) automatically describe (SB120).
[0052]
Then, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20B encodes the read setting information of the pet 32A according to MIME, and attaches it to the reply mail (automatic reply mail) generated in step SB119 (SB121).
[0053]
The main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20A displays an animation of the pet 32A leaving the room 31B on the application screen 301B (SB122), and transmits the automatic reply mail to the mail server 10 (SB123). The mail server 10 receives the automatic reply mail and stores it in the area of the user A that is the destination of the automatic reply mail in the mail spool (SM104).
[0054]
In this state, when the user A issues a reception instruction at the user terminal 20A, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20A determines that an e-mail reception request has been issued (SA111-Yes), and sends the mail server 10 a request. The mail request information is transmitted to the server (SA112).
[0055]
The mail server 10 receives the mail request information (SM105), reads the electronic mail stored in the area of the user A that is the transmission source of the mail request information in the mail spool, and transmits it to the user terminal 20A. (SM106).
[0056]
When the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20A receives the electronic mail including the automatic reply mail and stores it in a predetermined folder (SA113), it reads the MIME multipart of the received electronic mail (SA114) and sets the pet 32A. The information is decoded (SA115).
[0057]
Then, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20A updates the setting information of the pet A of the user A stored in the user terminal 20A based on the decoded setting information of the pet 32A (SA116), and the updated pet 32A Based on the setting information, an animation is displayed to show that the pet 32A returns to the room 31A (SA117).
[0058]
When the user A clicks the received mail display instruction unit 34A with the mouse pointer of the user terminal 20A on the application screen 30A shown in FIG. 9, the main control unit 21 of the user terminal 20A is instructed to display the received mail. The received mail information is read from a predetermined folder (SA119), and the received mail display screen 50A as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the display device which is the display unit 24 of the user terminal 20A (SA120). ).
[0059]
In the received mail display screen 50A, as shown in FIG. 15, the received mail specified by the mail address 51A of the e-mail sender (sender), the date 52A when the e-mail was sent, and the title (title) 53A of the e-mail. 54A, a destination address display portion 55A for displaying the destination email address of the received mail designated in the list 54A, a source address display portion 56A for displaying the source email address, and a title display. A title display portion 57A, a CC transmission destination address display portion 58A for displaying a mail address of a transmission destination as a CC, and a text display portion 59A for displaying a text.
[0060]
In the received mail display screen 50A, when the automatic reply mail is instructed in the received mail list 54A, the text display section 59A displays on the user terminal 20B of the user B, for example, “Crimson has fallen”. The contents of the phenomenon experienced by the pet 32A by the execution of the tag are displayed as sentences.
[0061]
According to the mailer in the present e-mail system, by clicking on colored text included in the body of the received e-mail, a predetermined graphic can be displayed on the application screen. It can be handled. In particular, if the graphic performs a predetermined action on the pet based on the position information of the pet, the visual interest is doubled.
[0062]
In addition, in the mailer in this e-mail system, when the tag is executed while the user's pet is still displayed on the user terminal of the user to whom the mail is sent (before the automatic reply mail is generated), In the body of the reply e-mail, the phenomenon that your pet experienced on the user terminal of the user to whom the e-mail was sent is displayed as text, so the user who created and sent the e-mail containing the tag will receive the e-mail It can be confirmed that it is executed on the user terminal of the user.
[0063]
The embodiment described above is described for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and is not described for limiting the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in the above embodiment is intended to include all design changes and equivalents belonging to the technical scope of the present invention.
[0064]
For example, the graphic display trigger on the application screen is not limited to clicking on colored text in the email body, but displays a clickable button on the application screen based on the program or data attached to the email. Thus, clicking the button may be used as a trigger for graphic display.
[0065]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a predetermined graphic can be displayed on a graphic screen by linking to an electronic mail.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic mail system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a user terminal according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing operations in the user terminal and the mail server according to the embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing operations in the user terminal and the mail server according to the embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing operations in the user terminal and the mail server according to the embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing operations in the user terminal and the mail server according to the embodiment;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing operations in the user terminal and the mail server according to the embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing operations in the user terminal and the mail server according to the embodiment;
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an application screen according to the embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an outgoing mail creation screen according to the embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an application screen according to the embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of an application screen according to the embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a received mail display screen according to the embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a view showing an example of an application screen (graphic display) according to the embodiment;
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a received mail display screen according to the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 ... Mail server
20A, 20B ... User terminal
21 ... Main control unit
22 ... Storage unit
23 ... Input section
24 ... Display section
25. Communication control unit

Claims (6)

A function of receiving an e-mail including a predetermined command and displaying the content of the received e-mail;
A function to display a predetermined graphic screen;
A function for displaying the text in a form that can be indicated when there is text sandwiched between predetermined tags in the body of the received email;
A function for determining that an instruction to execute an instruction specified by a tag sandwiching the text is given when the instructable text is indicated by a pointer;
A function of displaying a predetermined graphic on the graphic screen according to the instruction when it is determined that an instruction to execute the instruction included in the received e-mail is given;
A program that can be realized by a computer,
The graphic screen includes a background and an object that can move on the background,
When displaying a predetermined graphic on the graphic screen according to the command, the graphic information is acquired so that the position information of the object is acquired and a predetermined action is performed on the object based on the acquired positional information of the object. A program characterized by displaying.   The program according to claim 1, wherein the object is a character selected in advance by a user of an e-mail transmission destination or a user of an e-mail transmission source. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 1 or 2 is recorded. Computer made by installing the program according to claim 1 or 2. Displaying a predetermined graphic screen;
Receiving an email including a predetermined instruction;
Displaying the content of the received email;
Determining whether or not an instruction to execute the instruction included in the received e-mail has been issued;
A graphic display method comprising: displaying a predetermined graphic on the graphic screen according to the instruction when it is determined that the execution instruction has been made,
If there is text sandwiched between the specified tags in the body of the received email, the text is displayed in an instructionable form, and when the instructionable text is indicated by the pointer, the text is displayed. It is determined that an instruction for execution has been given for the instruction specified by the sandwiched tag,
The graphic screen includes a background and an object that can move on the background,
When displaying a predetermined graphic on the graphic screen according to the command, the graphic information is acquired so that the position information of the object is acquired and a predetermined action is performed on the object based on the acquired positional information of the object. A graphic display method characterized by displaying. 6. The graphic display method according to claim 5 , wherein the object is a character selected in advance by a user of an e-mail transmission destination or a user of an e-mail transmission source.

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