JP4562939B2 - New mail notification processing server - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new mail notification processing server , and more particularly to a new mail notification processing server for notifying a mobile terminal of information on an email received by a mail server .
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, it is desired that an electronic mail received on a mail server such as an intranet or a general provider is viewed on a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a simple mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as PHS). Therefore, a service for transferring an email received by a mail server to a mobile terminal has been provided from a number of sites.
[0003]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an e-mail transfer service transfers an e-mail received at a mail server to a mail address of a mobile terminal by setting a mail address of a mobile terminal that transfers the e-mail.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, there are cases where portable terminals have character restrictions on electronic mail. Therefore, there is a problem that an electronic mail having a large number of characters cannot be transferred from the mail server to the portable terminal.
[0005]
Further, when using a service for transferring an electronic mail to a mobile terminal, even an unnecessary electronic mail is transferred from the mail server to the mobile terminal. That is, there is a problem that the number of e-mails transferred from the mail server to the mobile terminal increases, and the communication fee increases. In particular, since the communication fee of the mobile terminal is high, it has been desired to reduce unnecessary e-mail transfer.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points. An email received at a mail server can be viewed from a mobile terminal, an incoming status of an email to the mail server can be notified, and a communication fee can be reduced. An object is to provide a new mail notification processing server that can be reduced.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is connected to a mobile terminal, a mail server, a Web server, and a mail proxy server via a network, and receives an incoming call from the network to the mail server via the mail proxy server. A new mail notification processing server for notifying the mobile terminal of information on the e-mail to be received, and receiving from the mail proxy server the destination of the e-mail that arrives at the mail server via the mail proxy server from the network Destination receiving means, e-mail receiving means for receiving the destination e-mail received from the mail proxy server from the mail server, and a filter condition for storing a filter condition for selecting the received e-mail for each destination Storage means and the received email An e-mail storage unit that selects the e-mail to be selected and stores the selected e-mail, calculates the number of e-mails to be stored for each destination, and the number of e-mails for each destination is equal to or greater than a predetermined number. A new mail list screen creation means for causing the Web server to create a new mail list screen including a title and a sender of the e-mail of the destination, and an e-mail of the address where the number of the e-mails is a predetermined number or more New mail display screen creation means for creating a new mail display screen including a transmission source, a title, and a text on the Web server, and the portable terminal corresponding to the destination where the number of e-mails is a predetermined number or more. And notifying that the number of e-mails is equal to or greater than a predetermined number and first address information for displaying the new mail list screen on the portable terminal 1 notification means, and second notification means for notifying second address information for displaying the new mail display screen on the portable terminal in response to a request from the portable terminal displaying the new mail list screen. vinegar Rukoto and features.
[0014]
In such a new mail notification processing server, the electronic mail supplied from the network to the new mail notification processing server is selected according to the filter condition, and the selected electronic mail is sequentially stored. If there is a destination where the number of stored emails is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the mobile terminal registered corresponding to the destination can be notified that the email has arrived.
[0015]
The user can recognize that the mail required arrives in the mail server a predetermined number or more, after the e-mail the necessary arrives in the mail server a predetermined number or more, the content of the mobile terminal or found necessary e-mail Can be viewed.
[0016]
Therefore, since the necessary e-mail can be viewed from the portable terminal without transferring the e-mail received at the mail server to the portable terminal, the communication fee can be reduced.
[0035]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, an example in which a mobile phone is used as an example of a mobile terminal will be described, but any mobile terminal may be used. An example of using the Internet as an example of a network will be described, but any network may be used.
[0036]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a new mail notification system according to the present invention. The new mail notification system 1 of FIG. 1 includes a new mail notification server 10, a mail proxy server 11, a mail server 12, a Web server 13, one or more base stations 14, one or more mobile phones 15, and the Internet 16. It is configured.
[0037]
The new mail notification server 10, mail proxy server 11, mail server 12, Web server 13, and base station 14 are connected via the Internet 16. The base station 14 and the mobile phone 15 are connected by, for example, a wireless network.
[0038]
The mail server 12 has a function for sending and receiving electronic mail. The mail proxy server 11 has a function of monitoring an incoming e-mail to the mail server 12 and notifying the new mail notification server 10 of the destination of the incoming e-mail.
[0039]
The new mail notification server 10 has a function of receiving the e-mail from the mail server 12, a function of selecting and storing the received e-mail that meets the filter condition, and the number of e-mails to be stored is a predetermined number or more. A function of detecting the destination, a function of notifying the mobile phone 15 corresponding to the detected destination of necessary information, and a function of providing the Web server 13 with information to be browsed by the mobile phone 15.
[0040]
The Web server 13 has a function of browsing information supplied from the new mail notification server 10 in response to a request from the mobile phone 15. The mobile terminal 15 is a terminal that can be connected to the Internet 16 and has a function of browsing a Web page stored in the Web server 13 and a function of receiving an e-mail.
[0041]
When using the new mail notification method of the present invention, the user connects the mobile phone 15 to the new mail notification server 10 or the Web server 13 having a Web function, for example, and sets user information and filter information in advance. User information includes user ID, password, mail receiving server name, mail account, mail address, new mail notification mail address, mobile phone number, presence / absence of new mail notification, number of new mail notifications, new mail notification This includes the notification time zone.
[0042]
The filter information includes a filtering condition for selecting an e-mail, such as “transmission source”, “title”, “destination” (for example, To, Cc, etc.), and “include” or “do not include” a specific character string in the text. . Furthermore, normal filter conditions and emergency filter conditions can be set separately in the filter information. Here, the emergency filter condition is set in order to select an urgent e-mail. For example, when an e-mail corresponding to the emergency filter condition is received, the mobile phone 15 can be notified immediately. The set filter information is stored in a filter information DB described later. The set user information is stored in a user information DB (not shown).
[0043]
The new mail notification method of the present invention is realized using a part or all of the new mail notification system 1 of FIG. The new mail notification method of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0044]
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of the first embodiment of the new mail notification method. The mail server 12 shown in FIG. 2 has a function of notifying the incoming mail notification server 10 of incoming e-mail information (for example, destination). When the e-mail is received from the Internet 16, the mail server 12 notifies the new mail notification server 10 of the destination of the received e-mail in step S1.
[0045]
Progressing to step S2 following step S1, the new mail notification server 10 determines whether or not the notified destination is stored in the user information DB as the user's mail address, for example. If the notified destination is stored in the user information DB, the new mail notification server 10 requests the mail server 12 for an email corresponding to the notified destination, and receives the email.
[0046]
Progressing to step S3 following step S2, the new mail notification server 10 reads out the filter condition corresponding to the destination of the received electronic mail from the filter information DB 20, and determines whether the received electronic mail satisfies the filter condition. For example, if the filter condition is “contains importance in the title”, an e-mail including the character string “important” in the title is applicable. If the received e-mail satisfies the filter condition, the new mail notification server 10 proceeds to step S4, and stores the received e-mail in the mail information DB 21.
[0047]
Then, the new mail notification server 10 detects from the mail information DB 21 an email having the same destination as the destination of the email stored in step S4, and calculates the number of the emails. In addition, the new mail notification server 10 reads “the number of e-mails to be notified of new mail” from the user information DB. If the calculated number of e-mails is equal to or greater than the “number of e-mails for new mail notification”, the new mail notification server 10 sends an e-mail such as that shown in FIG. Send to "email address".
[0048]
FIG. 3 shows an image diagram of an example of a new mail notification screen. The new mail notification screen shown in FIG. 3 notifies that the number of e-mails corresponding to the filter condition set by the user has been received for the number of e-mails set in “Number of e-mails for new mail notification”. FIG. 3 is a new mail notification screen when the user sets “the number of e-mails to be notified of new mail” to 15.
[0049]
Therefore, the user can recognize that the e-mail corresponding to the filter condition has arrived at the mail server more than “the number of e-mails to be notified of new mail”, and can confirm the content of the e-mail received at the mail server.
[0050]
FIG. 4 shows a conceptual diagram of the second embodiment of the new mail notification method. Note that the processing in steps S1 to S4 in FIG. 4 is the same as the processing in steps S1 to S4 in FIG. In step S5, since the calculated number of e-mails is equal to or greater than “the number of e-mails for notifying new mail”, for example, an e-mail as shown in FIG. 5 is transmitted to the “new mail notification e-mail address” of the user information. .
[0051]
FIG. 5 shows an image diagram of another example of a new mail notification screen. The new mail notification screen shown in FIG. 5 notifies that the number of e-mails corresponding to the filter condition set by the user has been received for the number of e-mails set in the “number of e-mails to be notified of new mail” and is set by the user. The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a Web page that displays an outline of the e-mail (for example, e-mail transmission source, title, transmission date / time, etc.) corresponding to the filtered condition in a list format is notified.
[0052]
On the other hand, in step S6, the Web server 13 reads out an e-mail corresponding to the filter condition set by the user from the e-mail information DB 21, and displays a summary of the read e-mail in a list format as shown in FIG. Create In addition, the Web server 13 creates a new mail display screen as shown in FIG. 7 that displays the information of the read electronic mail (for example, the transmission source of the electronic mail, the title, the transmission date and time, and the text).
[0053]
FIG. 6 shows an image diagram of an example of a new mail list screen. FIG. 7 shows an image diagram of an example of a new mail display screen. The new mail list screen of FIG. 6 displays the transmission source, title, and transmission date and time of an unread electronic mail among the electronic mails that meet the filter conditions set by the user. In addition, when there are many e-mails which should be displayed on a new mail list screen, you may divide and display on several pages.
[0054]
The e-mail displayed on the new mail list screen in FIG. 6 is associated with a new mail display screen as shown in FIG. 7 for each e-mail. The new mail display screen in FIG. 7 displays the transmission date and time, the transmission source, the title, and the text of the electronic mail. In addition, when there is a lot of information on the e-mail to be displayed on the new mail display screen, it may be displayed in a plurality of pages.
[0055]
When the user clicks and selects, for example, the URL of the Web page displayed on the new mail notification screen, the process proceeds to step S7, and the user authentication screen is displayed on the mobile phone 15. The user displays the new mail list screen on the mobile phone 15 by inputting the correct user ID and password on the user authentication screen.
[0056]
The user browses the new mail list screen displayed on the mobile phone 15 and selects an e-mail displayed on the new mail list screen, whereby a new mail display screen corresponding to the selected e-mail is displayed on the mobile phone 15. can do. FIG. 7 is a new mail display screen when the user selects the sixth electronic mail from the top displayed on the new mail list screen.
[0057]
FIG. 8 shows a conceptual diagram of the third embodiment of the new mail notification method. The mail proxy server 11 shown in FIG. 8 has a function of notifying the new mail notification server 10 of information (for example, a destination) of an email received by the mail server 12.
[0058]
Electronic mail transmitted from the Internet 16 is supplied to the mail server 12 via the mail proxy server 11. When the e-mail is received from the Internet 16, the mail proxy server 11 notifies the new mail notification server 10 of the destination of the received e-mail in step S1.
[0059]
As described above, even if the mail server 12 does not have the function of notifying the new mail notification server 10 of the information (for example, the destination) of the received electronic mail by using the mail proxy server 11, the present invention. It can be applied to the new mail notification method.
[0060]
The new mail notification screen in FIG. 5, the new mail list screen in FIG. 6, and the new mail display screen in FIG. 7 have the relationship shown in FIG. FIG. 9 shows a transition diagram of an example of a screen displayed on the mobile phone.
[0061]
The new arrival notification mail screen 30 transmitted to the “new mail notification mail address” of the user information includes a URL 33 for displaying on the mobile phone 15 a new mail list screen 31 created for each e-mail destination. By clicking the URL 33 on the new arrival notification mail screen, the user can display the new arrival mail list screen 31 on the mobile phone 15.
[0062]
The new mail list screen 31 displays e-mail outlines 31a to 31c corresponding to the filter conditions set by the user, and new e-mail display screens 32a to 32c are created corresponding to the e-mail outlines 31a to 31c. Has been. Therefore, the user can display the new mail display screens 32a to 32c corresponding to the selected electronic mail outlines 31a to 31c by selecting the electronic mail outlines 31a to 31c.
[0063]
It is also possible to browse the new mail list screen 31 without going through the new mail notification mail screen 30 by directly inputting the URL of the new mail list screen to the mobile phone 15. When the user directly inputs the URL of the new mail list screen on the mobile phone 15, user authentication is performed by displaying the user authentication screen before displaying the new mail list screen 31, for example.
[0064]
In the present embodiment, the first to third embodiments have been described separately. However, the contents of the first to third embodiments can be appropriately combined. For example, in the first embodiment, an example has been described in which e-mails corresponding to the set filter condition are notified by the number of e-mails set in the “number of e-mails to be notified of new mail”. A list may be created and the created new mail list may be transmitted by e-mail. In this case, in consideration of the limitation on the number of characters in the e-mail, transmission is performed using one or more e-mails as necessary. Further, the new mail notification server 10 of the first embodiment may have the function of the Web server 13.
[0065]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the user can recognize that a predetermined number or more of necessary e-mails have arrived at the mail server. It can be confirmed that the content of the e-mail received at the server is confirmed.
[0066]
In addition, according to the present invention, the user can check the outline of the e-mail that has arrived at the mail server after a predetermined number or more of e-mails have arrived at the mail server.
[0073]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a new mail notification system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a first embodiment of a new mail notification method.
FIG. 3 is an image diagram of an example of a new mail notification screen.
FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a second embodiment of a new mail notification method.
FIG. 5 is an image diagram of another example of a new mail notification screen.
FIG. 6 is an image diagram of an example of a new mail list screen.
FIG. 7 is an image diagram of an example of a new mail display screen.
FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram of a third embodiment of a new mail notification method.
FIG. 9 is a transition diagram of an example of a screen displayed on the mobile phone.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 New mail notification system 10 New mail notification server 11 Mail proxy server 12 Mail server 13 Web server 14 Base station 15 Mobile phone 16 Internet 20 Filter information DB
21 Mail information DB
30 New mail notification screen 31 New mail list screen 32 New mail display screen

Claims (1)

Mobile terminal, a mail server are connected via a network to the Web server and mail proxy server, the e-mail information coming into the mail server via the mail proxy server from the network, notifies the mobile terminal A new mail notification processing server,
Destination receiving means for receiving from the mail proxy server a destination of an email that arrives at the mail server via the mail proxy server from the network ;
E-mail receiving means for receiving from the mail server the e-mail of the destination received from the mail proxy server;
Filter condition storage means for storing a filter condition for selecting the received e-mail for each destination;
E-mail storage means for selecting the received e-mail according to the filter condition, and storing the selected e-mail;
The number of the e-mails to be stored is calculated for each destination, and the new mail list screen including the source and title of the e-mails of the destination in which the number of e-mails for each destination is a predetermined number or more is displayed on the Web server New mail list screen creation means to be created,
A new mail display screen creation means for causing the web server to create a new mail display screen including a transmission source, a title, and a body of a destination electronic mail whose number of emails is a predetermined number or more;
A message indicating that the number of e-mails is equal to or greater than a predetermined number and the new mail list screen are displayed on the portable terminal corresponding to the destination where the number of e-mails is equal to or greater than a predetermined number. First notification means for notifying first address information for
And second notification means for notifying second address information for displaying the new mail display screen on the mobile terminal in response to a request from the mobile terminal displaying the new mail list screen. New mail notification processing server.

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