JP5352783B2 - Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce user's work concerning adding titles to address names. <P>SOLUTION: In a mechanism for adding a title to an address name attached to a transmission destination address set for a destination of an e-mail, when it is determined that a domain of a transmission source address of an e-mail is different from a domain of a transmission destination address set for a destination of the e-mail, the e-mail is transmitted after a title is added to an address name attached to the transmission destination address set for the destination of the e-mail. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a control method thereof, and a program, and more particularly to a technique for reducing work related to a name of an address by a user.

  Conventionally, when a mailer receives an instruction to create an e-mail (reply mail) to reply to a received e-mail (received mail), an e-mail address (destination address) set as the destination of the received e-mail ) And a name such as an address attached to the transmission destination address are set as the destination of the reply mail as they are.

  Therefore, the mail recipient can reduce the work for creating a reply mail and can create a reply mail immediately.

  However, in such a reply mail creation method, the name of the sender (sender) attached to the sender address of the received mail is used as it is as the name of the reply mail destination (reply mail recipient). Therefore, no title is added to the recipient's name.

  Therefore, the user gives an operation instruction to add an appropriate title to the recipient's name when creating a reply mail.

  Thus, since a title is added by a user's operation, there is a possibility that an inappropriate title is added by mistake or a title is forgotten to be added. In addition, conventionally, since a title is added by a user's operation, it is a load when creating a reply mail.

  Therefore, in Patent Document 1, a mail address and a name corresponding to the mail address are registered in the address book in advance, and when a reply mail is created, the address mail is referred to and a reply mail destination mail is referred to. It has been proposed to assign a name corresponding to the address to the destination.

JP 2002-324030 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, in order to add names (destination names) to all reply destinations of reply mail, all reply destination mail addresses and corresponding names must be registered in the address book. Therefore, the user needs to work in advance for registering all reply mail addresses and reply names of reply mails in the address book, which is complicated and increases the work load.

  Further, since it is impossible to know in advance who the mail is received from, it is not possible to register in advance in the address book the mail addresses of all reply destinations and their corresponding names.

  Therefore, if no reply partner is registered in advance in the address book, the destination name is not added to the mail.

  For example, an address (“sato@xxx1.co.jp”, “suzuki@xxx2.co.jp”) and a destination name (“Mr. Sato”, “Mr. Suzuki”) are registered in the address book. The received e-mail includes an external e-mail address (Sato) “sato@xxx1.co.jp”, (Suzuki) “suzuki@xxx2.co.jp”, (Yamada) “yamada@xxx3.co .Jp ”) is set as the destination of the carbon copy (hereinafter abbreviated as Cc).

  In this case, in Patent Document 1, “Sato” is added as the address of the reply mail, “Sama” is added as a title to “Suzuki”, but “Yamada” is not registered in the address book, so a title is not added. . As a result, “Mr. Sato”, “Mr. Suzuki”, and “Yamada” are set in the mail as destination names.

  From the point of view of the person who received the reply mail, “Sato” and “Suzuki” are bothered with a title, but “Yamada” can be received as if they were ignored. In particular, there are problems such as being rude when the reply destination is another company.

  As described above, even if the technique described in Patent Document 1 is used, if the reply partner is not registered in the address book in advance, the destination name is not added to the mail. There is a possibility that the work to be performed becomes a load and erroneous transmission is performed without adding the destination name by mistake.

  In addition, if the address book's title is not registered in advance in the address book, it may be possible to give the title automatically. However, if the sender's name is not attached to the received mail in the first place Cannot automatically give a title. In such a case, giving a title automatically or not giving it may cause an unpleasant feeling to the transmission partner.

In the present invention, when the domain of the transmission source address and the domain of the transmission destination address are different, a title is added to the address attached to the transmission destination address, or the transmission destination address without the address is set as the destination. In this case, it is possible to reduce the work related to the name of the address by the user by deleting the address attached to all the destination addresses set in the destination of the same domain as the destination address. Objective.

The present invention is an information processing apparatus for adding a title to a destination given to a destination address set as an e-mail destination, wherein the domain of the e-mail source address and the e-mail destination are set. Determining means for determining whether or not the domain of the transmitted destination address is different , and among the addresses attached to the plurality of destination addresses determined by the determining means to be different from the domain of the source address , In the case where it is determined that the domain of the source address and the domain of the destination address are different by the title determination unit that determines whether there is an address including a title, and the determination unit, An adding means for adding a title to the address attached to the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail, and the address attached to the destination address by the adding means The e-mail includes a sending means for sending to the destination address, and said adding means is further the titles in the determination means, a plurality of destinations where it is determined that different domains and domain of the transmission source address When it is determined that there is an address including a title among the addresses attached to the address, the determination unit adds the addresses to a plurality of destination addresses determined as domains different from the domain of the source address. titles of address is that you characterized to be added so that the salutation is determined to be included in the address in the determination unit titles.
The present invention is also an information processing apparatus for adding a title to a destination attached to a destination address set as an email destination, wherein the domain of the source address of the email and the destination of the email Determining means for determining whether the domain of the destination address set in is different from the domain of the source address and the domain of the destination address is determined by the determining means, An adding means for adding a title to the address attached to the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail, and an e-mail in which a title is added to the address attached to the destination address by the adding means, When the sending means for sending to the destination address and the judging means determine that the source address domain and the destination address domain are the same, Delete means for deleting the title from the address of the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail, and an address for determining whether or not a destination address without an address is set as the destination of the e-mail Determining means, and when the address determining means determines that a destination address not assigned an address is set, the deleting means has the same domain as the destination address. An e-mail in which the address attached to all the destination addresses set as the e-mail destination is deleted, and the sending means is an e-mail in which the title is deleted from the address attached to the destination address by the deleting means Is transmitted to the destination address.

The present invention is also a method of controlling an information processing apparatus for adding a title to a destination given to a destination address set as an e-mail destination, wherein the determination means of the information processing apparatus A determination step of determining whether a domain of a transmission source address is different from a domain of a transmission destination address set as a destination of the e-mail; and a title determination unit of the information processing apparatus, in the determination step, A title determination step of determining whether there is a destination including a title among a plurality of destination addresses assigned to a plurality of destination addresses determined to be different from the domain of the source address; and When the adding means determines that the domain of the source address and the domain of the destination address are different in the determination step, the transmission set as the destination of the e-mail An adding step of adding a title to the address attached to the address, and the transmission means of the information processing apparatus transmits the e-mail in which the address added to the destination address is added in the adding step A sending step for sending to a destination address, and the adding step further includes, among the addresses attached to a plurality of destination addresses determined as domains different from the domain of the source address in the title determination step If it is determined that there is an address that includes a title, the address titles assigned to a plurality of destination addresses determined as domains different from the domain of the source address in the determination step are the titles. It adds so that it may become the honorific title determined to be contained in the said address at the determination process .
The present invention is also a method of controlling an information processing apparatus for adding a title to a destination given to a destination address set as an e-mail destination, wherein the determination means of the information processing apparatus A determination step of determining whether a domain of a transmission source address is different from a transmission destination address domain set as a destination of the e-mail, and an adding unit of the information processing apparatus includes the transmission step An addition step of adding a title to a destination given to a destination address set as a destination of the e-mail when it is determined that a domain of the source address and a domain of the destination address are different; The sending means of the apparatus sends the e-mail in which a title is added to the address given to the destination address in the adding step, and sends the information to the destination address; When the determination unit determines that the domain of the source address and the domain of the destination address are the same in the determination step, the address of the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail A deletion step of deleting a title from the address determination unit of the information processing device, and an address determination step of determining whether or not a destination address to which no address is assigned is set as the destination of the e-mail, And when the address determination step determines that a destination address without an address is set, the deletion step sets the e-mail destination in the same domain as the destination address. The address attached to all the transmission destination addresses set is deleted, and the sending process includes deleting the title from the address attached to the transmission destination address in the deletion process. The e-mail, wherein the sending to the destination address.

The present invention is also a program executable by an information processing apparatus for adding a title to a destination attached to a destination address set as an e-mail destination, wherein the information processing apparatus transmits the e-mail. A determination unit that determines whether the domain of the source address is different from the domain of the transmission destination address set as the destination of the email, and the determination unit determines that the domain is different from the domain of the transmission source address. Among the addresses attached to a plurality of destination addresses, a title determination unit that determines whether there is a destination including a title, and the determination unit includes a domain of the source address and the destination address And adding means for adding a title to the address attached to the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail when the domain is determined to be different from In, the titles in attached to the destination address address is added e-mail, to function as a sending means for sending to the destination address, the additional means is further in the titles determination means, the sender When it is determined that there is a destination including a title among the addresses attached to a plurality of destination addresses determined to be different from the domain of the address, the determination unit uses the source address domain and The address titles assigned to a plurality of destination addresses determined as different domains are added so as to be the titles determined to be included in the address by the title determination means .
The present invention is also a program executable by an information processing apparatus for adding a title to a destination attached to a destination address set as an e-mail destination, wherein the information processing apparatus transmits the e-mail. A determination unit that determines whether a domain of the source address is different from a domain of the transmission destination address set as the destination of the e-mail; and the determination unit determines whether the domain of the transmission source address and the transmission destination address When it is determined that the domain is different, an adding means for adding a title to the address attached to the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail, and the adding means attached to the destination address Sending means for sending an e-mail with a title added to the address to the destination address, and the determining means, the domain of the source address and the destination address When it is determined that the domain is the same, a deletion unit that deletes a title from the address of the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail, and a destination not addressed to the e-mail destination When the address determination means determines that a destination address not assigned an address is set by the address determination means, the address determination means determines whether or not an address is set. The address attached to all the destination addresses set as the destination of the e-mail in the same domain as the destination address is deleted, and the sending means is attached to the destination address by the deleting means. The e-mail in which the title is deleted from the addressee is sent to the destination address.

In the present invention, when the domain of the transmission source address and the domain of the transmission destination address are different, a title is added to the address attached to the transmission destination address, or the transmission destination address without the address is set as the destination. If this is the case, it is possible to reduce the work related to the name of the address by the user by deleting the address attached to all the destination addresses set in the destination of the same domain as the destination address. it can.

It is a figure showing roughly the system configuration of the information processing system in this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus 101,102,106,108 shown in FIG. It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating the outline | summary of an e-mail address function. It is a figure which shows the basic processing flow of the e-mail address function of the reply mail preparation part 303 in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed process of a reply mail address preparation process shown to step S402 shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed process of a new mail address creation process shown to step S403 shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed process of the honorific title deletion process shown to step S514 shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed process of a title addition process shown to step S515 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the address book. It is a figure which shows an example of a transmission history table. It is a figure which shows an example of a transmission log detail table. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail displayed by step S405.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail according to preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a system configuration of an information processing system in the present embodiment.

  Note that the configurations of the various terminals shown in FIG. 1 are merely examples, and it goes without saying that there are various configuration examples depending on the purpose and application.

  The information processing apparatuses 101, 102, 106, and 108 are so-called computers, and are connected to each other via a network (in-house LAN) 103, a wide area network 104, and a network (in-house LAN) 107.

  The information processing apparatus 101 and the information processing apparatus 102 are connected to the in-house LAN 103 of the company A100 so that they can communicate with each other.

  The information processing apparatus 106 and the information processing apparatus 108 are connected to an in-house LAN 107 of the company B 105 so as to communicate with each other.

  A mailer is installed in the information processing device 101, the information processing device 102, the information processing device 106, and the information processing device 108. The information processing device 101, the information processing device 102, the information processing device 106, and the information processing device 108 are It is possible to send and receive electronic mail (also simply called mail) to each other.

Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatuses 101, 102, 106, and 108 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatuses 101, 102, 106, and 108 shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes a CPU that comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204. In addition, the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 is necessary to realize a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) that is a control program of the CPU 201, an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as OS), and a function executed by each server or each terminal. Various programs to be described later are stored.

A RAM 203 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for execution of processing from the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 into the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

An input controller 205 controls input from a keyboard (KB) 209 or a pointing device such as a mouse (not shown). A video controller 206 controls display on a display (display unit) such as a CRT display (CRT) 210.

In FIG. 2, although described as CRT 210, the display device is not limited to the CRT, but may be another display device such as a liquid crystal display. These are used by the administrator as needed.

A memory controller 207 is provided in an external storage device (hard disk (HD)), flexible disk (FD), or PCMCIA card slot for storing a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, and the like. Controls access to an external memory 211 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory connected via an adapter.

A communication I / F controller 208 connects and communicates with an external device via a network, and executes communication control processing on the network. For example, communication using TCP / IP is possible.

Note that the CPU 201 enables display on the CRT 210 by executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 203, for example. In addition, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the CRT 210.

Various programs to be described later for realizing the present invention are recorded in the external memory 211 and executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 203 as necessary. Further, files and various tables used when executing the program are also stored in the external memory 211.

  Next, an outline of the e-mail addressing function provided in the information processing apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the outline of the e-mail addressing function.

  Reference numeral 301 denotes an address book (FIG. 9) stored in the external memory 211 of the information processing apparatus. The address book (FIG. 9) is an application example of the address information of the present invention.

  Reference numeral 305 denotes a transmission history (FIGS. 10 and 11) stored in the external memory 211 (transmission history storage unit) of the information processing apparatus. The transmission history (FIGS. 10 and 11) is an application example of the transmission history information of the present invention.

  302 is an electronic mail (received mail) received by the information processing apparatus.

  A reply mail creation unit 303 is a reply mail creation unit having a function of generating an electronic mail (reply mail) to reply to a received mail.

  Reference numeral 304 denotes a reply mail created by the reply mail creation unit 303.

  Each information processing apparatus can send and receive e-mails to and from each other via servers such as POP3, IMAP, and SMTP (not shown in the present embodiment).

  In the address book 301 (FIG. 9), an e-mail address as a transmission destination and an address of the e-mail address are registered in association with each other, and can be freely added, edited, and deleted by the user. .

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the address book 301.

  The transmission history 305 is a transmission history of the mail recorded when the mail is transmitted using the mailer of the information processing apparatus.

  The transmission history 305 shows the transmission history table shown in FIG. 10 and the transmission history detail table shown in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission history table. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission history detail table.

  In the transmission history table, items of information “ID” for identifying a mail transmitted in the past, “transmission date / time” of the mail, and “subject” of the mail are stored in association with each other.

  Further, in the transmission history detail table, information “ID” (identical to “ID” shown in FIG. 10 and associated with each record in FIG. 10) for identifying mail sent in the past, the mail "Address" (e-mail address (also simply referred to as mail address or address)), "address" assigned to the address, and "classification" (To, Cc, Bcc).

  In the address and address, the address and destination of the transmitted e-mail are registered. The destination classification includes “To”, “Cc”, “Bcc”, and “From”.

  “To” indicates that the e-mail is designated as the original destination.

  “Cc” means Carbon Copy, which means that when sending an e-mail, in addition to the original destination, it is the other party who sent the copy.

  “Bcc” means “Blind Carbon Copy”, which means that the address is sent to other than the recipient. “From” indicates that an e-mail was sent as a sender.

  As described above, the transmission history 305 in FIGS. 10 and 11 stores the e-mail address set as the destination of the e-mail transmitted in the past and the address assigned to the e-mail.

  When the reply mail creation unit 303 receives an e-mail 302 (received mail) from an external device (another information processing apparatus), an address set as the destination of the reply mail 304 for the received mail (the destination of the received mail) A function (e-mail addressing function) that adds a title (such as "Sama" or "San") to the address ("Sato", "Suzuki", etc.) Yes.

  At this time, if the address set as the destination of the reply mail 304 is an address of another domain such as outside the company, a function for uniformly adding a title such as “sama” to the address of the same domain is provided. Yes. At this time, the title to be added is assigned to the address included in the address registered in the address book, the title included in the address registered in the transmission history, and the address set as the destination of the received mail. Use the titles included in the address.

  In addition, when the address attached to the destination address of the received mail includes a title, the address title is preferentially added to the address of the reply mail.

  In addition, even if the destination address of the received mail is not registered in the address book or transmission history, if a title is added in the same domain, the address of the deadly mail is added.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a basic processing flow of the e-mail addressing function of the reply mail creating unit 303 in the embodiment of the present invention.

  Each step shown in FIG. 4 is realized by the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 loading a program stored in a memory such as the external memory 211 into the RAM 203 and executing it.

  First, the information processing apparatus 101 activates an installed mailer and receives a mail transmitted from an external information processing apparatus (for example, the information processing apparatus 106). The mail received here is stored in the external memory 211. Then, the information processing apparatus 101 displays the mail (received mail).

  Then, the information processing apparatus 101 accepts an instruction to create a reply mail for the mail or to create a new mail by a user operation.

  If it is determined by the user's operation that an instruction to create a reply mail for the mail has been received (step S401: YES), the information processing apparatus 101 executes a reply mail address creation process for creating the reply mail. (Step S402). On the other hand, when it is determined that an instruction to create a new mail is accepted (step S401: NO), a new mail address creation process for creating a new mail is executed (step S403).

  The detailed process of the reply mail address generation process shown in step S402 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Details of the new mail address creation processing shown in step S403 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the information processing apparatus 101 executes step S402 or step S403, the information processing apparatus 101 proceeds to step S405.

  In step S402 or step S403, the information processing apparatus 101 edits the address assigned to the address set as the destination of the created e-mail, and displays the contents of the edited mail on the CRT 210 or the like. (Step S405).

  An example of the mail displayed here is shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the mail displayed in step S405.

  Then, when the information processing apparatus 101 receives a mail transmission instruction displayed in step S405 by the user and determines that the transmission instruction has been received (step S406: YES), the information processing apparatus 101 sets the mail as a destination of the mail. Transmitting (sending) to the set address (step S407).

  On the other hand, the information processing apparatus 101 continues to display the edited mail on the display unit in step S405 until a transmission instruction is accepted (step S406: NO).

  The mail transmission history data (data of each item in FIGS. 10 and 11) transmitted in step S407 is registered in FIGS. The transmission history table has an ID, a transmission date and a subject, and the ID is automatically numbered so that the system is unique. This ID is also registered in the transmission history details. The date and time when the mail transmission is completed is set as the transmission date and time. The subject is set to the subject of the outgoing mail.

  In the transmission history detailed table, an ID, an address, an address, and a classification are defined. The ID is a value for associating with the transmission history table, and the same value as the item ID of the transmission history table is set. The transmission history detail table has a plurality of data for one transmission history.

  Next, detailed processing of the reply mail address generation processing shown in step S402 shown in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing detailed processing of the reply mail address creation processing shown in step S402 shown in FIG.

  Each step shown in FIG. 5 is realized by the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 loading a program stored in a memory such as the external memory 211 into the RAM 203 and executing it.

  The information processing apparatus 101 acquires a received mail that is a reply source mail from the external memory 211.

  Then, the information processing apparatus 101 acquires all the addresses set in the destination (To field and Cc field) of the received mail acquired in step S501 and the address attached to the address (step S501). However, here, the address of the mail creator itself (information processing apparatus 101) and the address attached to the address are excluded, and the address set as the destination of the received mail and the address attached to the address are excluded. Get all.

  With respect to the acquired address and address, the processing from step S502 to step S508 is repeatedly executed for each of the acquired address and address until completion.

  The information processing apparatus 101 determines whether or not the acquired address is registered in the address field of the address book shown in FIG. 9 (step S502) (address determination means). If it is determined that the acquired address is registered in the address field of the address book shown in FIG. 9 (step S502: YES), the address registered in the address book corresponding to the current processing target address Is stored in the RAM 203 together with the current processing target address (step S505).

  If the information processing apparatus 101 determines that the acquired address is not registered in the address column of the address book shown in FIG. 9 (step S502: NO), the address to be processed is currently the transmission history 305 ( It is determined by searching whether or not it is registered in the address field of the transmission history detail table in FIG. 11 (step S503) (transmission history determination means).

  If it is determined in step S503 that the processing target address is currently registered in the transmission history 305 (YES), the information processing apparatus 101 transmits a transmission history detail table corresponding to the address (FIG. 11). 11 is acquired from the transmission history detailed table (FIG. 11) and stored in the RAM 203 together with the current processing target address (step S506). In addition, here, the address registered in the transmission history detail table (FIG. 11) corresponding to the address acquired from the transmission history detail table (FIG. 11) and the transmission history detail table (corresponding to the address) The category stored in FIG. 11) is also acquired, and it is determined whether or not the category matches the category set in the mail that is currently being processed. In this case, the address is acquired, and if it is determined that the addresses do not match, the address title may be acquired by changing the address according to the category in which the address is set in the mail being created. For example, the address set for the currently processed address is TO, but the category acquired from the transmission history detail table (FIG. 11) is CC and the title is “san”. In this case, change the title to “sama” and get the address. If it is determined in step S506 that a plurality of addresses to be processed are currently registered in the transmission history 305, the classification stored in the transmission history detail table (FIG. 11) corresponding to the address. And an address whose current processing target address matches the category set as the destination of the currently created mail. If they do not match, as described above, they are acquired by changing them according to the category in which the address is set for the mail being created. In this way, a title can be set according to the category.

  If the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S503 that the processing target address is not currently registered in the transmission history 305 (NO), the address assigned to the current processing target address is step S501. In step S504, it is determined whether or not the mail has been acquired from the received mail (that is, whether the address (the name of the transmission destination) is currently attached to the address to be processed). That is, it is determined whether or not a transmission destination address without an address is set as an email destination (address determination means).

  If it is determined in step S504 that an address is currently assigned to the address to be processed (YES), the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the assigned address and stores it in the RAM 203 (step S507). )

  If the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S504 that the address (transmission destination name) is not attached to the current processing target address (NO), the address is left blank and the current processing target is left. The address is stored in the RAM 203 (step S507).

  When the information processing apparatus 101 executes the process of step S505, step S506, step S507, or step S508, the information processing apparatus 101 shifts the process to step S509.

  In step S509, it is determined whether or not the processing from step S502 to step S508 has been executed for all the addresses and addresses acquired in step S501. If it is determined that the processing has not been executed (NO). The address and address acquired in step S501 that have not yet been processed from step S502 to step S508 are set as processing targets, and the process proceeds to step S502. On the other hand, if it is determined that the processes from step S502 to step S508 have been executed for all the addresses and addresses acquired in step S501 (YES), the process proceeds to step S510.

  In step S <b> 510, the information processing apparatus 101 acquires all address / address pairs stored in the RAM 203.

  Then, the acquired address / address pairs are stored in a table having the address / address pairs as items, and sorted in the order in which the addresses are blank. Then, if there is a group whose address is blank, the group is placed at the top of the table.

  Then, a combination of an address and an address is acquired from a higher-order record in the sorted table (step S510), and it is determined whether or not the acquired address is blank (step S511). If it is determined that the address is blank (YES), a search is made for all pairs of addresses and addresses acquired in step S510 for a set of addresses in the same domain as the address determined to be blank. And identify everything. Then, the addresses of all the specified groups are set to blanks (step S513).

  If the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S511 that the acquired address is not blank (that is, there is an address (the name of the destination)) (NO), the address that forms the pair with the address is: Whether the address of the information processing apparatus 101 that is currently creating the mail (the apparatus operated by the responder) is in the same domain as the domain of the mail transmission source (source address) or not Determination is made (step S512).

  If it is determined in step S512 that the address is in the same domain as the source address (YES), a title deletion process for deleting a title included in the address attached to the address is executed (step S514). ).

  Detailed processing of the title deletion processing shown in step S514 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, if it is determined in step S512 that the address is not in the same domain as the transmission source address (an address in a different domain) (NO), the information processing apparatus 101 gives a title to the address attached to the address. A title addition process for adding (editing) is executed (step S515).

  Detailed processing of the title addition processing shown in step S515 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the information processing apparatus 101 executes the process of step S513, step S514, or step S515, the information processing apparatus 101 shifts the process to step S516.

  In step S516, the information processing apparatus 101 determines whether or not the processing from step S510 to step S515 has been executed for all the records in the sorted table (all addresses and address pairs). If it is determined that the processing from S510 to S515 is not executed (NO), the address / address pair is set as the processing target from the next higher-order record in the sorted table, and the processing of step 510 is executed. To do.

  On the other hand, when the processing from step S510 to step S515 is executed for all the records in the sorted table (all combinations of address and address), the reply mail address creation processing (S402) is terminated and the processing is completed. The process proceeds to step S405.

  In step S405, the address edited as a result of editing in steps S513, S514, and S515 (address of the edited record) is set and displayed as the address of the mail being created. That is, the address input in step S501 (the transmission destination address set in the received mail) is set and displayed as the transmission destination address in the destination of the currently created mail.

  Next, detailed processing of the new mail address creation processing shown in step S403 shown in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing detailed processing of the new mail address creation processing shown in step S403 shown in FIG.

  Each step shown in FIG. 6 is realized by the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 loading a program stored in a memory such as the external memory 211 into the RAM 203 and executing it.

  Of the steps of the new mail address creation process shown in FIG. 6, the same reference numerals are given to the steps that perform the same process as the reply mail address creation process shown in FIG. 5. Therefore, description of the steps already described in FIG. 5 is omitted here, and only different steps are described.

  If it is determined that an instruction to create a new mail is accepted (step S401: NO), the information processing apparatus 101 displays a screen for creating a new mail and 1 Alternatively, input of a plurality of transmission destination addresses (transmission destination addresses) is accepted (step S601).

  Then, the process proceeds to step S502, and the process is executed for the address input in step S601.

  If it is determined in step S503 that the address input in step S601 does not exist in the transmission history 305 (NO), the address is set to a blank in step S508, and the process proceeds to step S509. This is because the process in step S504 is omitted because there is no received mail as a reply source. That is, in the new mail address creation process, the processes in steps S504 and S507 shown in FIG. 5 are omitted.

  Next, detailed processing of the title removal processing shown in step S514 shown in FIG. 5 will be described with reference to FIG. The title deletion process is a process of deleting a title given to a destination address having the same domain as the domain of the mail creator (information processing apparatus 101) (source address).

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a detailed process of the title deletion process shown in step S514 shown in FIG.

  Each step shown in FIG. 7 is realized by the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 loading a program stored in a memory such as the external memory 211 into the RAM 203 and executing it.

  If the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S512 of FIG. 5 that the address is in the same domain as the transmission source address (YES), the information processing apparatus 101 sets an address that forms a pair with the address of the domain determined to be the same. All are obtained from the sorted table (step S701).

  Then, it is determined whether or not there is an address including “sama” or “dono” as a title for all the acquired addresses (step S702), and it is determined that there is an included address. (Step S702: YES), all the titles ("sama" or "dono") determined to be included in the address are deleted (Step S703). If it is determined in step S702 that there is no address including “sama” or “dono” as a title for all the acquired addresses, the title deletion process is terminated. The process proceeds to step S516 in FIG.

  Here, it is determined whether or not “sama” or “dono” is included as a title in the address, but it is determined whether or not another address such as “san” is included in the address. If it is included, all the titles may be deleted.

  Next, detailed processing of the title addition process shown in step S515 shown in FIG. 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing detailed processing of the title addition processing shown in step S515 shown in FIG.

  Each step shown in FIG. 8 is realized by the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 loading a program stored in a memory such as the external memory 211 into the RAM 203 and executing the program.

  If the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S512 that the address is not in the same domain as the transmission source address (an address in a different domain) (NO), the address of the domain determined to be not the same (transmission) All the addresses constituting the pair with the (destination address) are obtained from the sorted table (step S801).

  Then, the information processing apparatus 101 determines whether there is an address including “sama” as a title for all the acquired addresses (step S802).

  If it is determined that there is an address including “sama” as a title (step S802: YES), the address of all addresses acquired in step S801 is added (edited) so that the name is “sama”. (Step S805).

  In addition, when it is determined that there is no address including “sama” as a title (step S802: NO), the information processing apparatus 101 includes “don” as a title for all acquired addresses. It is determined whether or not there is a designated address (step S803).

  If it is determined that there is an address including “don” as a title (step S803: YES), the address of all addresses acquired in step S801 is added (edited) to be “don”. (Step S806).

  In addition, when it is determined that there is no address including “don” as a title (step S803: NO), the information processing apparatus 101 includes “san” as a title for all acquired addresses. It is determined whether or not there is a designated address (step S804).

  If it is determined that there is an address including “san” as a title (step S804: YES), the address of all the addresses acquired in step S801 is added (edited) to be “san”. (Step S807).

  If the information processing apparatus 101 determines that there is no address including “san” as a title (step S804: NO), the titles of all addresses acquired in step S801 are “sama”. Add (edit) as follows (step S808).

  And if the information processing apparatus 101 performs the process of step S805, step S806, step S807, or step S808, it will end a title addition process and will transfer a process to step S516.

  Steps S 802, S 803, and S 804 determine whether there is a destination that includes a title among the destinations attached to a plurality of destination addresses determined to be different from the domain of the source address. (Title determination).

  Further, in step S805, step S806, step S807, and step S808, all the titles of the same domain are changed so as to be unified, but the address (transmission destination address) of the domain determined not to be the same in step S512. Of all the addresses that make up the group, all addresses with the same category set for the mail address being created are obtained from the sorted table, and all the titles are unified for that address. Good. That is, the same title may be given to the same domain and the same classification.

  There are various titles such as “sama”, “dono”, “san”, etc., but by unifying the titles added on a domain basis, it looks better and sends rude emails to the destination The effect of not doing etc. is acquired.

  In addition, since the titles can be unified according to the destination domain, the address editing operation by the user is greatly reduced.

  Here, the priority order of the titles to be unified is “sama”, “dono”, “san”. If there is any data with the suffix "sama" in the addressee, "sama" is added to all addresses in that domain. In addition, the priority order of the titles to be unified can be appropriately changed by a user operation.

  Moreover, by using the title removal of FIG. 7 and the addition of the title of FIG. 8 together, it is possible to delete the title for the domain addressed to the company and to add the uniform title for the domain addressed to the other company.

  In this embodiment, the information processing apparatus 101 has been described as a terminal that transmits and receives mail. However, for example, when a relay server that relays a mail relays the mail, the address assigned to the transmission destination address is edited. It is also possible to apply as is.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the work related to the name of the destination by the user and to prevent erroneous transmission of an email whose destination name is not properly set.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above. However, the present invention can take an embodiment as a system, an apparatus, a method, a program that can be read and executed by the apparatus, a storage medium, or the like. In addition, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to an apparatus composed of a single device.

Another object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the storage medium. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program code itself and the storage medium storing the program code constitute the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.

Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (basic system or operating system) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. Needless to say, a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function is determined based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the CPU or the like provided in the expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Company A 101 Information processing apparatus 102 Information processing apparatus 103 Network (in-house LAN) 104 Wide area network 105 Company B 106 Information processing apparatus 107 Network (in-house LAN) 108 Information processing apparatus

Claims (11)

An information processing apparatus that adds a title to a destination attached to a destination address set as an e-mail destination,
Determining means for determining whether a domain of a source address of the e-mail is different from a domain of a destination address set as a destination of the e-mail;
In the determination unit, a title determination unit that determines whether there is a destination including a title among the destinations attached to a plurality of destination addresses determined to be different from the domain of the source address ; ,
When the determination unit determines that the domain of the source address is different from the domain of the destination address, a title is added to the address attached to the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail Additional means;
Sending means for sending an e-mail with a title added to the address attached to the destination address by the adding means, to the destination address;
With
The adding means further determines that there is an address including a title among the addresses attached to a plurality of destination addresses determined by the title determination means as a domain different from the domain of the source address. If it is determined, the determination means determines that the address titles assigned to a plurality of destination addresses determined to be different from the domain of the source address are included in the address by the title determination means. the information processing apparatus you characterized by adding so that the has been titles. The address determination means further includes an address including a title among the addresses assigned to a plurality of destination addresses having the same domain determined by the determination means as different from the domain of the source address. Determine if there is,
In the case where the adding means further determines that there is an address including a title among the addresses attached to a plurality of destination addresses having the same domain determined to be different by the title determining means. In the determination means, it is determined that the address given to a plurality of destination addresses having the same domain determined to be different from the domain of the source address is included in the address by the title determination means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus is added so as to have a designated title. Deletion means for deleting a title from the address of the transmission destination address set as the destination of the e-mail when the determination means determines that the domain of the transmission source address and the domain of the transmission destination address are the same Further comprising
Said delivery means further in said deleting means, wherein the electronic mail salutation from address is deleted attached to the destination address, to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that sending to the destination address Information processing device. An information processing apparatus that adds a title to a destination attached to a destination address set as an e-mail destination,
Determining means for determining whether a domain of a source address of the e-mail is different from a domain of a destination address set as a destination of the e-mail;
When the determination unit determines that the domain of the source address is different from the domain of the destination address, a title is added to the address attached to the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail Additional means;
Sending means for sending an e-mail with a title added to the address attached to the destination address by the adding means, to the destination address;
Deletion means for deleting a title from the address of the transmission destination address set as the destination of the e-mail when the determination means determines that the domain of the transmission source address and the domain of the transmission destination address are the same When,
Address determination means for determining whether or not a transmission destination address without an address is set as the destination of the e-mail ;
With
The deletion unit, the at address determining means, when the destination address address is not attached is determined to be set, of the destination address and the same domain, are set in the e-mail address remove the address, which is assigned to all of the destination address you are,
Said delivery means, in the deleting means, the e-mail salutation is removed from the attached to the destination address address, the information processing apparatus you characterized by sending to the destination address. Storage means for storing address information in which a transmission destination address and a title given to the transmission destination address are registered correspondingly;
Address determination means for determining whether a title for the transmission destination address determined to be different from the domain of the transmission source address by the determination means is registered in the address information stored in the storage means;
Further comprising
In the adding unit, a title for the destination address determined by the address determining unit to be different from the domain of the source address is registered in the address information stored in the storage unit. If it is determined that there is a domain name that is determined to be different from the domain of the transmission source address by the determination unit, it is determined that the address titles assigned to the same plurality of transmission destination addresses are registered. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information processing apparatus is added so as to be a title. A transmission history storage means for storing transmission history information in which a transmission destination address set as a destination of an e-mail transmitted in the past and a title given to the transmission destination address are registered correspondingly;
A transmission history determination unit that determines whether a title for the transmission destination address determined to be different from the domain of the transmission source address by the determination unit is registered in the transmission history information stored in the transmission history storage unit;
Further comprising
The addition means further includes a transmission history information in which a title for the transmission destination address determined by the transmission history determination means to be different from the domain of the transmission source address is stored in the transmission history storage means. If it is determined that the domain is determined to be different from the domain of the transmission source address by the determination unit, the address titles assigned to the same plurality of transmission destination addresses are registered. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the information processing device is added so as to have a title determined to be present. Receiving means for receiving e-mail;
The destination address set as the destination of the e-mail received by the receiving unit and the source address of the e-mail are set as the destination address in the destination of the reply mail received by the receiving unit. Setting means;
Further comprising
The determination unit determines whether the domain of the source address of the reply mail is different from the domain of the destination address set as the destination of the reply mail by the setting unit. 7. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 6. A control method for an information processing apparatus for adding a title to an address attached to a destination address set as an e-mail destination,
A determination step of determining whether the domain of the transmission source address of the email is different from the domain of the transmission destination address set as the destination of the email;
In the information processing apparatus, there is an address that includes a title in the address assigned to a plurality of destination addresses that are determined to be different from the domain of the source address in the determination step. A title determination process for determining whether or not,
When the determination unit determines that the domain of the source address is different from the domain of the destination address, the adding unit of the information processing apparatus sets the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail. An additional step of adding a title to the address attached;
A sending step in which the sending means of the information processing device sends an e-mail in which a title is added to the address given to the destination address in the adding step, to the destination address;
Equipped with a,
The adding step further determines that there is an address including a title among the addresses attached to a plurality of destination addresses determined to be different from the domain of the source address in the title determination step. If it is determined, in the determination step, it is determined that the address titles assigned to the plurality of destination addresses determined to be different from the domain of the source address are included in the address in the title determination step. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus, wherein the information is added so as to have a designated title . A control method for an information processing apparatus for adding a title to an address attached to a destination address set as an e-mail destination,
  A determination step of determining whether the domain of the transmission source address of the email is different from the domain of the transmission destination address set as the destination of the email;
  When the determination unit determines that the domain of the source address is different from the domain of the destination address, the adding unit of the information processing apparatus sets the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail. An additional step of adding a title to the address attached;
  A sending step in which the sending means of the information processing device sends an e-mail in which a title is added to the address given to the destination address in the adding step, to the destination address;
  When the determination unit determines that the domain of the source address and the domain of the destination address are the same in the determination step, the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail Deleting the title from the address,
  An address determination step of determining whether or not the address determination means of the information processing apparatus is set to a destination address to which no address is assigned as the address of the e-mail;
  With
  The deletion step is set as the destination of the e-mail in the same domain as the transmission destination address when it is determined in the address determination step that a transmission destination address without an address is set. Delete the address attached to all the destination addresses
The method of controlling an information processing apparatus, wherein the sending step sends the e-mail whose title is deleted from the address attached to the transmission destination address in the deletion step to the transmission destination address. A program that can be executed by an information processing apparatus that adds a title to a destination attached to a destination address set as an email destination,
The information processing apparatus;
Determining means for determining whether a domain of a source address of the e-mail is different from a domain of a destination address set as a destination of the e-mail;
In the determination unit, a title determination unit that determines whether there is a destination including a title among the destinations attached to a plurality of destination addresses determined to be different from the domain of the source address; ,
When the determination unit determines that the domain of the source address is different from the domain of the destination address, a title is added to the address attached to the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail Additional means;
In the adding means, an e-mail in which a title is added to the address attached to the destination address is made to function as sending means for sending to the destination address ,
The adding means further determines that there is an address including a title among the addresses attached to a plurality of destination addresses determined by the title determination means as a domain different from the domain of the source address. If it is determined, the determination means determines that the address titles assigned to a plurality of destination addresses determined to be different from the domain of the source address are included in the address by the title determination means. A program characterized in that it is added so that it becomes a designated title . A program that can be executed by an information processing apparatus that adds a title to a destination attached to a destination address set as an email destination,
  The information processing apparatus;
  Determining means for determining whether a domain of a source address of the e-mail is different from a domain of a destination address set as a destination of the e-mail;
  When the determination unit determines that the domain of the source address is different from the domain of the destination address, a title is added to the address attached to the destination address set as the destination of the e-mail Additional means;
  Sending means for sending an e-mail with a title added to the address attached to the destination address by the adding means, to the destination address;
  Deletion means for deleting a title from the address of the transmission destination address set as the destination of the e-mail when the determination means determines that the domain of the transmission source address and the domain of the transmission destination address are the same When,
  Functioning as address determination means for determining whether or not a destination address without an address is set as the address of the e-mail;
  The deletion means is set to the destination of the e-mail in the same domain as the transmission destination address when the address determination means determines that a transmission destination address without an address is set. Delete the address attached to all the destination addresses
  The sending means sends out an e-mail whose title has been deleted from the address attached to the destination address by the deleting means to the destination address.

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