JPH11143801A - Information communication method, its system, server equipment and information communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply and speedily obtain received data from a desired transmission source among the received data stored in server equipment. SOLUTION: Received data addressed to a portable radio communication terminal 1 are received by common server equipment 2 and stored in its memory part. Based on one to plural attribute information constituting address information from the terminal 1, the equipment 2 obtains the received data which are provided with address information of attribute information matched with one to plural attribute information, e.g. being information of the received data addressed to the terminal 1 stored in the memory part and the list of the received data to transmit them to its terminal 1. The terminal 1 receives information from the server equipment to use it at the portable radio communication terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information communication method for providing a communication service such as e-mail communication, for example.
The present invention relates to an information communication system, and a server device and an information communication terminal used in these methods and systems.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, with the spread of portable wireless communication terminals such as PHS terminals and the increase in transmission speed of data communication using these portable wireless communication terminals, not only voice communication but also text data and image data, for example, have been developed. Wireless data communication services for wirelessly communicating various types of data have attracted attention.

For example, in a case where a PHS terminal is used, data communication at a transmission speed of 32 kbit / sec becomes possible, and the transmission speed of 28.8 kbit / sec or 33.3 kbit / sec when a modem is used on an analog telephone line. The transmission speed is about the same as 6 kbits / sec.
The environment where facsimile communication and the like can be performed from outdoors using a portable wireless communication terminal has been established.

[0004]

By the way, using an information communication terminal such as a personal computer or a portable information processing display terminal, the reception data of the e-mail addressed to the user stored in the server device connected to the network is transmitted. When acquiring, a communication line is first connected between the information communication terminal and the server device. Then, the information communication terminal receives a list of received data of the e-mail addressed to itself and stored in the server device.

[0005] The user of the information communication terminal selects, from the list of received data, the received data of the e-mail requested to be transmitted, and transmits the selected e-mail received data to the server device. Request. The server device is
In response to a transmission request from the information communication terminal, received data of the requested e-mail is extracted and transmitted to the requesting information communication terminal. Thus, the user of the information communication terminal can use the data obtained by receiving the electronic mail addressed to the user by displaying the data on the display screen of the information communication terminal.

[0006] For example, as shown in FIG. 16, information such as the e-mail address of the transmission source of the received e-mail data is displayed in the list of the received data of the e-mail received from the server device. The user of the terminal selects the reception data requested to be transmitted to the server device based on the e-mail addresses displayed in the list.

[0007] In this case, the e-mail address is information indicating the storage location of received e-mail data called an e-mail box of the owner of the e-mail address, and is information corresponding to the owner on a one-to-one basis. . Therefore, the source of the received data of the e-mail can be specified by the e-mail address.

[0008] The e-mail address is URL (Un
In a multi-character format shown in FIG. 17, a plurality of attribute information such as user identification information (user ID) UD, domain name DN, and subdomain name SB subordinate to the domain name DN are provided as shown in FIG. Information.

[0009] Domain name DN and subdomain name SB
Is information indicating the host computer of the storage location of the received e-mail data. The domain name DN includes information D1 indicating an organization name or a company name, an organization type code D2, and a country code D3. Therefore, people who work at the same company may have many e-mail addresses having the same domain name and sub-domain name but different user IDs.

When the amount of received e-mail data stored in the server device addressed to the user increases, the number of e-mail addresses displayed in the list of received data also increases accordingly. It takes time and effort to find the target sender's e-mail address from the list and request the server device to provide it.

As described above, the e-mail address is multi-character information composed of alphabets, symbols, and the like, and there are many similar e-mail addresses. In some cases, a mistake may be made with the original e-mail address, or the intended e-mail address of the transmission source may be overlooked.

Therefore, the information communication terminal re-creates a list of received data from the intended sender from among the list of received data of the e-mail addressed to itself, and receives the received data of the e-mail addressed to itself. It is conceivable that even if there are a large number of users, it is possible to easily and quickly search for the received data of the e-mail from the intended transmission source and request transmission to the server device.

However, as described above, when the terminal performs processing such as reworking the list of received data of the e-mail, for example, both the original list and the reworked list are stored in the terminal. The burden on the terminal increases, for example, it must be stored in memory.

In particular, when the information communication terminal is a portable wireless communication terminal, a reduction in size and weight is required, so that a large-capacity memory cannot be mounted. For this reason, if the processing of processing the list described above is performed by the portable wireless communication terminal, the memory capacity is insufficient, the processing is slowed down, or the amount of received e-mail data that can be captured is reduced. This is not preferable because it is possible to decrease the amount.

[0015] In view of the above, the present invention provides an information communication method and an information communication system capable of easily and quickly acquiring received data from a target transmission source without increasing the number of information communication terminals. And a server device and an information communication terminal used in these methods and systems.

[0016]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information communication method, wherein a server device and an information communication terminal are connectable via a network. Is received by the server device and stored in the memory unit, and when the server device receives a request to provide received data from the information communication terminal, the server device receives the data specified in response to the request. In the information communication method for sending data to the information communication terminal, the server device is configured to perform a process based on one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information constituting source address information of the reception data provided from the information communication terminal. An information generating step of generating information about received data addressed to the information communication terminal stored in the memory unit; and an information generating step of generating information in the information generating step. An information transmission step of transmitting the information to the information communication terminal, wherein the information communication terminal receives an input of one or more of the attribute information from a user, and receives the attribute information input. An attribute information transmitting step of transmitting the attribute information received in the step to the server device; and an information receiving step of receiving the information on received data addressed to itself from the server device.

According to the information communication method of the present invention, one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information constituting the address information input by the user of the information communication terminal are transmitted to the server device by the attribute information transmitting step. Sent. In the server device, in the information generation step, information about the reception data addressed to the information communication terminal stored in the memory unit is generated based on the one or more pieces of the attribute information from the information communication terminal. The transmitted information is transmitted from the information transmitting step to the information communication terminal. The information transmitted from the server device is received by the information communication terminal and can be used in the information communication terminal.

In this case, in the server device, the information on the reception data generated based on one or more pieces of the attribute information and addressed to the information communication terminal includes, for example, 1
Received data having address information of attribute information that matches the plurality of attribute information, a list of the received data, or received data addressed to the information communication terminal sorted based on the one or more attribute information List.

Thus, even when a large number of data received to the information communication terminal is stored in the memory unit of the server device, the user of the information communication terminal can store the address information indicating the transmission source of the received data. By simply specifying one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information to be configured, obtaining reception data or a list of reception data according to the specified attribute information, and quickly and reliably using reception data from a target transmission source. Will be able to.

Further, information on the received data generated based on one or more pieces of attribute information is created by the information generating means of the server device and provided to the information communication terminal. Therefore, the information communication terminal does not need to generate information about its own received data, and the load on the information communication terminal does not increase.

Further, the information communication method according to claim 2 is
2. The information communication method according to claim 1, wherein the server device has, in the information generating step, address information of attribute information from the information communication terminal that matches one or more pieces of the attribute information. 3. Generating a list of the received data addressed to the terminal, based on a request to provide the received data from the information communication terminal, comprising a receiving data providing step of providing the received data addressed to the information communication terminal, An information communication terminal, a display step of displaying the list from the server device on a display element, and a selection input of reception data requested to be provided to the server device from the list displayed on the display element A selection input receiving step of receiving the request, a provision request transmitting step of generating a provision request for the selected reception data, and transmitting the request to the server device; Characterized in that it comprises a reception data receiving step of receiving the reception data addressed to itself, which is provided by the received data providing step of the server apparatus.

According to the information communication method of the second aspect of the present invention, from the information transmitting step of the server device, the server device has the address information of the attribute information matching one or more attribute information from the information communication terminal. A list of received data addressed to the information communication terminal is transmitted. The list is displayed on the display element of the information communication terminal, and the reception data requested to be provided to the server device is selected through the list, and a provision request for the selected reception data is generated. This provision request is transmitted to the server device,
The server device provides received data from the intended transmission source in response to the provision request.

Thus, the user of the information communication terminal promptly and accurately makes a request to provide the received data from the target transmission source to the server device, and obtains and uses the reception data from the target transmission source. Will be able to.

Further, the information communication method according to claim 3 is
2. The information communication method according to claim 1, wherein the server device has, in the information generation step, address information of attribute information that matches one or more of the attribute information from the information communication terminal. Along with extracting the received data addressed to, generating a list of the extracted received data, the information transmitting step includes extracting the received data from the information generating step and the list of the received data. Transmitting to the information communication terminal, the information communication terminal includes a display step of displaying the list from the server device on a display element, and the server device through the list list displayed on the display element. The present invention is characterized in that the received data addressed to itself provided by the user can be used.

According to the information communication method of the third aspect of the present invention, from the information transmitting step of the server device, the reception from the information communication terminal having the address information of the attribute information matching the one or more pieces of attribute information. The data itself and a list of the received data are provided. The list is displayed on the display device of the information communication terminal, and through this list,
The user can use the received data provided to him / herself provided by the server device.

Thus, the user of the information communication terminal can obtain the reception data from the target transmission source only by specifying the attribute information, and transmits the reception data provision request to the server device. Thus, without acquiring the received data, the received data from the target transmission source can be displayed and used immediately through the list displayed on the display element.

The information communication method according to claim 4 is
2. The information communication method according to claim 1, wherein the server device receives the information from the information communication terminal destined for the information communication terminal rearranged based on one or more pieces of the attribute information in the information generation step. It is characterized by generating a list of data.

According to the information communication method of the invention described in claim 4, in the information generating step of the server device, the information is destined to the information communication terminal rearranged based on one or more pieces of attribute information from the information communication terminal. Is generated. The generated list is transmitted to the information communication terminal in the information transmitting step.

The list from the server device is displayed on the display element of the information communication terminal.
It is possible to select received data to be provided to the server device.

The list displayed on the display element of the information communication terminal is rearranged based on one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information from the information communication terminal. , On the list.

Thus, the user of the information communication terminal quickly searches for the received data from the intended transmission source through the list displayed on the display element of the information communication terminal, and requests the server device to provide the data. For example, it is possible to quickly perform processing on received data from a target transmission source. The list is a list of all the received data addressed to this information communication terminal stored in the memory unit of the server device, and using this list, all the received data addressed to the information communication terminal is used. As an object, processing such as acquiring and using received data from a server device can be performed.

Further, the information communication method according to claim 5 is characterized in that:
5. The information communication method according to claim 4, wherein when the server device receives one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information itself from the information communication terminal, the server generates one or more pieces of attribute information from the information communication terminal. ~ Extracting the received data addressed to the information communication terminal having address information of attribute information matching the plurality of attribute information, by the information transmitting step,
The reception data extracted from the information generation step and the list are transmitted to the information communication terminal.

According to the information communication method of the present invention, when one or more pieces of attribute information itself are provided to the server device from the information communication terminal, the information communication step is performed by the information generation step of the server device. A list of received data addressed to the information communication terminal, which is sorted based on one or more pieces of the attribute information, while receiving data having address information of attribute information matching one or more pieces of attribute information from the terminal is extracted. A list is generated. The extracted received data and the list generated by rearrangement are provided to the information communication terminal.

[0034] The list is displayed on the display element of the information communication terminal, and through this list, the data received from the server device and directed to the user can be used.

Thus, the user of the information communication terminal transmits the request for providing the received data to the server device, so that the target received data can be displayed without being taken into the information communication terminal. Through the list displayed on the element, the received data from the target transmission source can be quickly searched for and displayed on the display element for use.

The list includes not only received data having address information of attribute information corresponding to one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information but also all received data addressed to the information communication terminal stored in the memory unit of the server device. This is a data list, and by using this list, it is possible to perform processing such as obtaining and using received data from the server device for all received data addressed to the information communication terminal. .

[0037]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of an information communication method and an information communication system according to the present invention, a server device used for the method and the system, and an information communication terminal will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the embodiment described below, the information communication terminal has a configuration of a portable radio communication terminal. In this embodiment, a plurality of portable wireless communication terminals in contract with the server device are connected to one common server device via a network. The transmission of information from each portable wireless communication terminal to a desired partner and the reception of information addressed to the user are performed by the cooperation of each portable wireless communication terminal and the server device.

[Description of Network System] FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a conceptual configuration of a communication network system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
In the figure, 1 is a portable wireless communication terminal having a contractual relationship with the common server device, and 2 is a common server device. A plurality of portable wireless communication terminals 1 and a common common server device 2 include a network 3 for portable wireless communication terminals, and a dedicated backbone connected to the network 3 through one or more access points 4. It is connected through the network 5.

The network 3 for portable radio communication terminals includes:
Other mobile wireless communication terminals that are not in contract with the common server device 2 are also connected. However, the mobile wireless communication terminals that can receive the cooperative processing service of the common server device 2 as described later are previously set to the common Only the portable wireless communication terminal 1 contracted with the server device 2. Common server device 2
In order to avoid confusion with a portable wireless communication terminal having no contractual relationship with the common server device 2, in the following description, a portable wireless communication terminal having a contractual relationship with the common server device 2 will be referred to as a member terminal.

Each of the plurality of member terminals 1 and other portable wireless communication terminals of the same type are wirelessly connected to a wireless base station 6 provided in a predetermined area unit in consideration of, for example, a range where radio waves can reach. In the network 3 for a portable wireless communication terminal such as a connection between the wireless base stations 6, an optical cable is used, for example.

The dedicated backbone network 5 is connected to a network management server device 7 for managing the network 5. This network management server device 7
Manages so-called routing between the common server device 2 and the member terminal 1. Therefore, from the viewpoint of routing management in the network management server device 7, the common server device 2 can be positioned as one of the terminal devices connected to the dedicated backbone network 5. In this case, the network management server device 7 is also connected to the Internet 8.

In this embodiment, the network management server device 7 is also directly connected to the common server device 2 and stores the access history from the member terminal 1 to the common server device 2 on the network. The management server 7 is configured to send the information to the common server 2. That is, in the present embodiment, the common server device 2 is configured to perform general member management such as charging log collection of the member terminal 1.

That is, in the case of this embodiment, the member terminal 1 has a contractual relationship with the common server device 2 and
It does not have a contract relationship with the network management server device 7. The common server device 2 manages the member terminal 1 on the network connection by using the network management server device 7.
And there is also a contract relationship between the common server device 2 and the network management server device 7. Therefore, the common server device 2 can be connected to another dedicated backbone network and its network management server device in exactly the same relationship as the dedicated backbone network 5 and the network management server device 7 described above. .

In the case of this embodiment, the common server device 2
As seen from the above, a specific dedicated backbone network is assigned to each member terminal 1, and access from each member terminal 1 to the common server device 2 must be performed by the dedicated backbone assigned to that member terminal. Although the management is performed so as to pass through the network, when viewed from the member terminal 1, the contract relationship between the common server device 2 and the network management server device 7 is completely irrelevant. Only the common server device 2 is accessed and managed by the common server device 2 only.

According to such a network management configuration, for example, by making the common server device 2 have all the service functions of the individual network management server devices 7, the user of the member terminal 1 In order to receive various services provided by the network management server device 7 of
Instead of making a contract with the common server device 2, various services provided by the common server device 2 can be received only by creating a contract relationship with the common server device 2, which is very convenient.

The common server device 2 is connected to a public line network 9, and as described later, the member terminal 1 is connected to a communication terminal 10 such as a facsimile terminal or a personal computer connected to the public line network 9. A function is provided for enabling transmission and reception of communication data between the devices.

Further, in this embodiment, the common server device 2 is configured to provide an information providing service to the member terminal 1, and the member terminal 1 has a function of receiving the information providing service. It is configured. For this reason, the common server device 2 is provided with a storage unit which is a part of the provided information database. Further, the common server device 2 is connected to the content providing device 11, and acquires information from the content providing device 11, which is a part of a database of information provided to the member, and provides the acquired information to the member terminal 1. To

The content providing device 11 is provided by a providing company having unique providing information as information to be provided to the member. The member terminal is provided through the common server device 2 through a contract with a service company having the common server device 2. First, the information is provided. Although only one content providing device 11 is shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of content providing devices 11 are generally connected to the common server device 2.

The connection between the common server device 2 and the content providing device 11 may be connected via a dedicated line or connected via a network such as the Internet.

In this embodiment, when a contract is made between the user of the portable radio communication terminal 1 and the company that owns the common server device 2, as described above, the portable radio communication terminal 1
Becomes the member terminal 1. For example, the purchase of the member terminal 1 by the user can be regarded as the occurrence of a contract relationship with the common server device 2.

That is, the portable radio communication terminal is connected to the member terminal 1
When the user makes a purchase, the member terminal 1
As described above, the address information of the common server device 2 through the specific dedicated backbone network for each terminal is given in advance and stored in the nonvolatile memory. In addition, in this non-volatile memory, identification information and a password are stored as member information indicating that the terminal is a member terminal.

Note that the address information and member information of the common server device 2 may be written and registered in the member terminal 1 by a terminal salesperson or a purchaser when the member terminal 1 is purchased. 1 should be registered. In that case, there is no need to enter the address, so
Member terminal 1 without making the user aware of the common server device
Can be used.

Then, as will be described later, the member terminal 1
When the process of facsimile communication or e-mail communication is started, the member terminal 1 automatically connects to the common server device 2 by using the previously stored address information and member information before the process is started. The processing is executed.

In this embodiment, the member terminal 1
Is excellent in portability, and realizes its communication function and its related function by cooperating with the common server device 2.

That is, the member terminal 1 does not have a large-capacity memory. Instead, the common server device 2 includes a memory or a memory area for each member terminal 1. In addition, the member terminal 1 includes applications for realizing various functions, except for an application for minimum processing (software of a microcomputer).
It is entrusted to the common server device 2. That is,
In the member terminal 1, when the user performs a key operation, for example, corresponding to a request for obtaining a target function, the request is sent to the common server device 2, and the application of the function is transmitted to the common server device 2. Be executed. Then, the processing result of the application is sent to the member terminal 1.

The above is the outline of the network configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention. A more specific configuration will be described below.

FIG. 2 shows the concept of the communication network system shown in FIG. 1 more concretely. In this case, the member terminal 1 has a multifunction peripheral configuration of a PHS telephone terminal and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) having a data communication function. In addition to the PHS telephone function, the member terminal 1 has a facsimile communication It has a function and an e-mail communication function, and a function of receiving provision of information from service contents stored in the common server device 2.

In this example, the network 3 for the portable radio communication terminal to which the radio base station 6 is connected is a PHS / ISD
N network 3n. Therefore, the member terminal 1 can perform telephone communication with another member terminal 1 or a non-member PHS terminal through the wireless base station 6-PHS / ISDN network 3n-wireless base station 6, and also has the wireless base station 6-PHS / ISDN.
Telephone communication can be performed with a general subscriber telephone terminal through the network 3n.

In this example, the dedicated backbone network 5
The network is managed by an ISP (Internet Service Provider). That is, 5N is the ISP backbone, that is, a network such as a LAN, and the ISP backbone 5N and the PHS / I
The SDN network 3n is PIAFS (PHS Int), which is an industry standard method of 32 Kbit / s transmission rate for PHS.
ernet Access Forum Standa
rd) through the access point 4P.

Reference numeral 5N denotes an ISP router through which an ISP backbone 5N and an ISP server device 7 corresponding to the network management server device 7 are connected.
I and the common server device 2 are connected.

As described above, the ISP server device 7I authenticates the access from the member terminal 1 by the trust of the common server device 2 side. That is,
The ISP server device 7I includes the ISP server device 7I
Terminal 1 that accesses common server device 2 via
Member information, for example, member identification information (member ID) and password are registered in advance, and the ISP server device 7I
Authenticates whether or not the accessing terminal is a member terminal 1 to be connected to the common server device 2 through the ISP backbone 5N when the terminal connected to the ISP backbone 5N is accessed. And if it is a member terminal 1, the access is sent to the router 5R.
To the common server device 2 through And IS
The P server device 7I sends the access history (log) of the member terminal 1 to the common server device 2.

In this example, the content providing device 11 is connected to the common server device 2 via the Internet 8, and when the common server device 2 is required, information to be provided from the content providing device 11 is provided via the Internet 8. It is acquired and provided to the member terminal 1. In addition, as described above, the content providing device 11
Can be connected to the common server device 2 not through the Internet 8 but through a dedicated line. Further, the ISP server device 7I can also be a content providing device.

[Configuration of Common Server Device 2] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the common server device 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the common server device 2 includes a master server 21, a mail server 22, a facsimile server 23, an incoming call notification server 24, and an HTTP (H
hyper Text Transfer Protocol
ol) A D server 25, a content server 26, and a content proxy server 27 are connected by a LAN (local area network).

The master server 21 performs management of member data, application for content options, etc., cancellation processing, and management and maintenance of the entire network. The master server 21 includes a memory 21M that stores member data (user information) including member identification information such as the above-described member ID and password.

The mail server 22 mainly manages and operates a mail service.
(Office Protocol) server function, and performs interface processing with the member terminal 1. The mail server 22 includes a memory 22M called a mailbox for member terminals. The mail box 22M has a memory area divided for each of the member terminals 1, and stores received data of an e-mail addressed to each of the member terminals for each of the member terminals.

In this embodiment, as will be described later, one member terminal transmits a message to another member terminal.
Facsimile data in text data format that does not include image data (image data) is also stored in this mailbox 2
It is stored as e-mail data in the 2M memory area for the other member terminal.

The facsimile server 23 executes an application of the facsimile communication function. A mail server function is implemented for the interface with the member terminal 1, and a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) for G3 facsimile
It also has a communication line function and is connected to the ISDN 9. Further, a memory 23M called a facsimile box (hereinafter referred to as a facsimile box) for storing image data as facsimile data is provided. The FAX box 23M also has a memory area divided for each member terminal, and stores facsimile reception data including image data addressed to each member terminal for each member terminal 1.

When an incoming e-mail or facsimile is received at the member terminal, the
This is for notifying each member terminal 1 via the N line (ISDN network 9).

The HTTPD server 25 controls an interface with the member terminal 1. All processes when the member terminal 1 is connected to the common server device 2 are as follows:
Via the server 25, each functional server is connected.

The contents server 26 is a server for contents information processing provided by the common server device 2. The server 26 uses 2 for content information to be provided.
And two memories 26A and 26B. The one memory 26A is for holding information to be provided in the server 26 in advance. The other memory 26B does not hold information to be provided in the common server device 2,
At the time of use, it is for storing data obtained via the Internet.

The content proxy server 27 is used to externally acquire content data via the Internet. Proxy server 27
Works with a firewall (not shown) to prevent unauthorized access from the outside,
We are creating an environment where you can access the outside freely from inside the firewall.

As described above, the common server device 2 is provided with an application for executing e-mail communication and facsimile communication and also with an application for executing a function required by the member terminal 1.

[Regarding Member Terminal 1] Next, the member terminal 1
Will be described. FIG. 4 shows an example of the external appearance of the member terminal 1, and FIG. 6 shows an example of the internal circuit configuration of the member terminal 1. As described above, the member terminal 1 of this example
Has a configuration of a composite terminal having a PHS telephone function, facsimile communication and e-mail communication functions, and a data communication function for receiving an information providing service.

The member terminal 1 of this embodiment is different from that of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG.
4A, the cover panel 101 is openable and closable.
In the telephone mode operating as the S telephone terminal and in the state of FIG. 4B in which the cover panel 101 is opened, data communication capable of obtaining a facsimile communication function, an e-mail communication function, and an information providing service receiving function. Mode. Although not shown, a sensor for detecting the opening and closing of the cover panel 101 is provided for this mode switching.

As this sensor, for example, a projection is provided inside the cover panel 101 and a press switch is provided at a position corresponding to the projection on the main body 100 side. A mechanical sensor that presses a push switch is used.

Further, a sensor switch having a structure in which a magnet is provided on one of the cover panel 101 and the main body 100 and a switch made of a magnetic sensitive element is provided on the other may be used.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the member terminal 1 is provided with a large main LCD (liquid crystal display) 105M on the main body 100 side surface that appears when the cover panel 101 is opened. This main LCD 105M
, A message, a menu, a received facsimile list, a received electronic mail list, and the like can be displayed.

FIG. 4 shows the front side of the cover panel 101.
As shown in (A), a numeric keypad 102 for telephone (for dialing) is provided and a sub-L
A CD 105S is provided. 103 is an antenna for PHS.

FIG. 4 with the cover panel 101 closed.
In the state (A), the display surface of the LCD 105 can be viewed through the LCD window 104 made of, for example, a transparent plastic plate. In this case, in the telephone mode in which the cover panel 101 is closed, in the standby state, only the sub LCD 105S is displayed, and the main LCD 105S is displayed.
105M is turned off.

In the telephone mode, for example, when making a call, the main LCD 105M is in a displayable state. However, in this case, the main LCD is displayed so that the display is performed only on the portion that can be viewed from the LCD display window 104.
105M is display-controlled. Then, a telephone number or the like input by the user is displayed in a portion facing the LCD display window 104.

FIG. 5 shows the cover panel 101 in the telephone mode.
Shows the state of the display unit that the user observes in
FIG. 5A shows an example of a display state on the sub LCD 105S and the display window 104 in a standby state.
(B) shows the sub LCD 105S and the display window 10 at the time of calling.
4 shows an example of the display state in FIG.

In this case, in FIG.
Each mark (including characters) 201 displayed on the 105S
Reference numerals 207 indicate the following meanings by displaying the marks.

That is, the mark 201 indicates the strength of the radio wave received by the member terminal 1 at a place where the radio wave reaches, and the display content changes according to the strength of the radio wave.
For example, the bar to the right of the antenna mark changes depending on the strength. The mark 202 indicates that the member terminal 1 is used in the public mode. The mark 203 indicates that the member terminal 1 is in a place where radio waves cannot reach. Mark 204
Indicates the remaining amount of the battery, and the display mode changes according to the remaining amount.

The mark 205 is a facsimile incoming call mark indicating that there is a facsimile incoming call addressed to its own terminal, and is displayed upon receiving a facsimile incoming call notification from the common server device 2 as described later. Also, mark 206
Is an e-mail arrival mark indicating that an e-mail has arrived at its own terminal, and is displayed upon receiving an e-mail arrival notification from the common server device 2. Mark 207
Indicates that the mode of notifying the user of the incoming call of the terminal 1 to the user is not by ringing but by vibration.

When the cover panel 101 is opened, the sub LCD
Since the display of 105S is invisible to the user, when the member terminal 1 enters the data communication mode, the sub LCD 105
S is turned off, and the main LCD 105M becomes displayable. The marks 201 to 207 which have been displayed on the sub LCD 105S until then are displayed on the main LC 105S.
D105M is controlled to be displayed in a display area corresponding to sub LCD 105S.

In the member terminal 1 of this embodiment,
A transparent touch panel 1 on the surface of the main LCD 105M
06 is affixed, and on the back side of the cover panel 101,
As shown in FIG. 4B, a function is provided for accepting a touch operation with the pen 107 which is detachably attached and a handwritten character input.

On the back side of the cover panel 101, a menu key K1, an online connection key K2, a function key K
A plurality of key buttons 108 such as 3,... Are provided as direct keys. Further, the main LCD 105M
A jog dial key 109 having both functions of a rotation key and a push button key is provided on the right side of.
When the jog dial key 109 is rotated as a rotation key, an item selection operation in, for example, a menu can be performed, and when the jog dial key 109 is pressed as a push button key, it is treated as meaning to determine and input the selected item. .

Next, a circuit block of the member terminal 1 shown in FIG. 6 will be described. The member terminal 1 of this example is roughly divided into a communication function unit 110 and a control unit 120.

The communication function unit 110 includes an antenna 111,
An RF processing unit 112, a transmission / reception data processing unit 113, a microphone amplifier 114, a speaker amplifier 115,
It comprises a microphone 100MC and a speaker 100SP.

The control unit 120 is constituted by a microcomputer, and includes a system control unit 121 constituted by a CPU, a ROM 122, and a DRAM 123.
And a flash memory 124 as a rewritable nonvolatile memory.

The above-described sensor switch SW which is turned on / off according to the opening / closing of the cover panel 101 is connected to the system control section 121.
1 is an open state or a closed state.
1 is detected, and when the cover panel 101 is in the closed state,
A telephone mode is set in which the member terminal 1 is controlled as a PHS telephone terminal. When the cover panel 101 is open, the member terminal 1 is set in a data communication mode in which the member terminal 1 is controlled as a terminal for facsimile communication, mail communication, reproduction of information provided from the common server device 2, and the like.

Information indicating the state of the key switch group of the numeric keypad 102 and the switch group of the key button 108 provided on the back side of the cover panel 101 is input to the system control unit 121. When a key operation is performed by the user, the system control unit 121 detects whether the key operation is one of the numeric keypad 102 and the key button 108, and executes a process corresponding to the detected key.

A main LCD driver 125 and a sub LCD driver 128 are connected to the system control section 121, and the above-described mark display and other information are displayed on the main LCD 105M and the sub LCD 105S using a program and display data of a ROM 122 described later. Is displayed.

The system control unit 121 has a buzzer 127 for notifying the user of an incoming call.
And an LED (light emitting diode) 126 are connected.

The ROM 122 includes a program for controlling a sequence for connection with the common server device 2, a control program for receiving an incoming call notification from the common server device 2, a control program for PHS telephone communication, A communication program necessary for communication at the member terminal 1 such as a control program for facsimile transmission, a control program for mail transmission, a control program for receiving facsimile data and mail data, and a main LCD 105M And sub LCD105S
, A display control program for display control, display data for menu display, and the like are stored.

As will be described later, the DRAM 123 temporarily stores received data obtained from the common server device 2 and has a memory area used as a work area.

As described above, the flash memory 124 stores the ISP server device 7I with respect to the common server device 2.
The address information on the network for automatic connection from the member terminal 1 through is stored in advance. In the flash memory 124, the member terminal 1 is a terminal having a contractual relationship with the common server device 2, and receives a facsimile communication service, an e-mail service, and an information providing service from the common server device 2. In addition to indicating that the terminal can be used, member identification information such as a member ID and a password for identifying each member terminal is also stored.

This member identification information is, as described above,
It is also stored in the main server 21 of the common server device 2 and managed by the common server device 2. Also, IS
The P server device 7I also performs authentication based on the member information as to whether or not the member who accessed is the member.

Further, the flash memory 12
4 is provided with an area for storing data that the user wants to save, of the received data temporarily stored in the DRAM 123.

The operation of the member terminal 1 having the above configuration will be described below, including the operation of the related common server device.

[PHS Phone Mode] First, PH
The S telephone mode will be described. When the telephone number of the other party is dialed in using the numeric keypad 102 with the cover panel 101 closed, a call is made. In addition, when the member terminal 1 as the PHS telephone terminal receives an incoming call with the cover panel 101 closed, the user is notified by a buzzer 127, and when the user answers, the incoming call is received. Can be in a call state.

[0103] When a call is received with the cover panel 101 opened, although not shown, the member terminal 1
A call can be made at any time by pressing a call key provided in. However, for calls, cover panel 10
1 is performed in a closed state.

At the time of the PHS telephone call, the member terminal 1 transmits a transmission signal and receives a reception signal while the transmission / reception data processing unit 113 receives control from the system control unit 121.

That is, the audio signal from the microphone 100MC is transmitted to the transmission / reception data processing unit 1 via the amplifier 114.
13 to be converted into transmission data and transmitted to the RF processor 1
12, data is transmitted to the wireless base station 6 via the antenna 111, and voice data from the other party is received by the antenna 111 from the wireless base station 6, and the received data is processed by the transmission / reception data processing unit 113. Being
The call voice signal of the other party is restored, and it is supplied to the speaker 100SP through the amplifier 115 and is emitted.

In the standby mode of the telephone mode, the ISDN network 9 (PHS / I
When there is an incoming call notification due to a pseudo incoming call through the SDN network 3n), a facsimile or electronic mail incoming notification mark 205 or 206 is displayed on the sub LCD 105S, and the facsimile or electronic mail is displayed to the user. Is notified.

[Data Communication Mode] Next, the data communication mode will be described. In this communication mode, the member terminal 1 is configured to realize a facsimile function, an e-mail function, a WWW browser function, a memo function, and the like. The list menu of these functions is
By operating a menu key among the key buttons 108, the menu is displayed on the screen of the main LCD 105M. When the user selects and determines a desired function by turning and pressing the jog dial key 109 from the list menu displayed on the screen of the main LCD 105M, the member terminal 1 executes the function. Mode.

In the member terminal 1 of this embodiment, when transmitting and receiving facsimile data,
The transmission and reception of electronic mail are all processed via the common server device 2.

The data exchange between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2 is performed by a communication method compatible with the network 3 and the network 5 irrespective of a predetermined communication method as a facsimile communication method. To do. That is, in the case of this embodiment, the facsimile data and the e-mail data
SMTP (Simple Mail), a standard procedure used to transfer e-mail over the Internet
Transfer Protocol (Transfer Protocol), and information provided from the common server device 2 in the WWW browser function is HTTP (Hyper Text Tr).
The transmission data and the reception data are exchanged between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2 according to the PIAFS method using the PHS network by using the transfer protocol.

The data exchanged between the common server device 2 and the member terminal 1 in the WWW browser function is based on HTML (Hyper Text Makerup).
Language).

In this case, in the member terminal 1, the transmission data is temporarily stored in the DRAM 123, read out by the system control unit 121 by executing the transmission, and
In the communication protocol and the data format described above, the data is wirelessly transmitted via the transmission / reception data processing unit 113, the RF processing unit 112, and the antenna 111 in order.

The data received from the common server device 2 is received by the antenna 111 and is temporarily stored in the DRAM 123 by the system control unit 121 through the RF processing unit 112 and the transmission / reception data processing unit 113. Then, under the control of the system control unit 121, the main LCD 105 is transmitted through the main LCD driver 125.
M is sent as display data, and the display content based on the received data is displayed.

The memo function includes "handwritten memo" for inputting using the pen 107 and the touch panel 106, and "type" for displaying a keyboard on the screen of the main LCD 105M and creating a document using the display keyboard. Note "
There is. In both cases of the handwritten memo and the type memo, the created image or document can be transmitted as facsimile data.

In the case of a “handwritten memo”, characters and figures input by handwriting by the user using the pen 107 are read as image data through the touch panel 106 and stored in a buffer memory for facsimile transmission. In this case, the data format of the image data is
It is in a data format that can be transmitted by SMTP. For example, GIF (Graphics Interchange F)
format).

In the case of "type memo", for example, a type input key button of an alphabet is displayed as a graphic image on the screen of the main LCD 105M, and the type input key is designated by the pen 107 or a finger. Is used to input characters. In this case,
The input data is stored in a text data format in a buffer memory for facsimile transmission.

In either the handwritten memo mode or the type memo mode, a menu bar including a “FAX transmission (facsimile transmission)” icon is displayed on the main LCD 105M screen, and the “FAX transmission” icon is displayed. Is selected with, for example, a pen, an input mode screen for a telephone number of a destination terminal to be transmitted or a facsimile title is displayed. Then, after inputting the telephone number and title of the partner terminal and selecting the "send" icon displayed in this mode, the image or document created by the handwritten memo or the type memo is transmitted as facsimile data. .

However, as described above, in this case, the facsimile data is transmitted to the common server device 2 as e-mail data, so that the image data and the document data are not bitmap data of facsimile communication, but
The image data is in, for example, a GIF format, and the document data is in a text data format.

When the destination is other than the member, the common server device 2 executes a process of converting the received data into bitmap data and facsimile transmitting the data to a terminal other than the member.

On the other hand, when the destination is the member terminal 1,
The common server device 2 divides the received data in the text data format or the GIF format for each destination member terminal and stores the data in the mailbox 22M or the FAX box 23M. Then, it notifies that there is an incoming call to the member terminal 1 through the incoming call notification server 24. This incoming call notification is performed not only when facsimile data is received but also when e-mail data is received.

As will be described later, when each member terminal 1 makes a request for obtaining facsimile reception information to itself, the common server device 2 obtains the facsimile reception information by SMTP in the text data format or GIF format. Is transferred to the member terminal 1 that has performed the request.

When the online connection key K2 of the key buttons 108 is pressed while the facsimile function is selected from the function list menu, the member terminal 1 automatically executes a process for connecting to the common server device 2. Do it. That is, the member terminal 1 sends a request to connect to the common server device 2 using the address data and the member information of the flash memory 124. Then, the ISP server 7I, which is a network management server, performs authentication based on the member information as to whether the accessed terminal is a member terminal. If the terminal is a member terminal, the ISP server 7I performs processing for connecting to the common server device 2.

The common server device 2 recognizes the connected member terminal, creates a list of facsimile reception data received to the member terminal, and sends the list to the member terminal 1. Therefore, in this example, the online connection key K2
Also has a role of a request key for the received data list.
At this time, if there is a facsimile incoming call and an e-mail incoming call addressed to the member terminal 1 that has made the connection request and there is any incoming call that has not yet been notified to the member terminal 1, the common server device 2 notifies that incoming call. To the member terminal 1.

Upon receiving the incoming call notification from common server device 2, member terminal 1 displays facsimile incoming display mark 205 and / or e-mail incoming display mark 206 on main LCD 105M.

The member terminal 1 receives data of a list of facsimile reception data from the common server device 2 and temporarily stores the data in the DRAM 123, and displays the list on the screen of the main LCD 105M. The user
Using the jog dial key 109 and the pen 107, desired facsimile reception data can be selected from this list. When the desired facsimile reception data is selected and the “capture” icon is selected, the member terminal 1 transmits a request to acquire the reception data to the common server device 2.

Upon receiving this facsimile reception data acquisition request, the common server device 2 extracts the requested facsimile reception data and sends it to the member terminal 1 by SMTP. The member terminal 1 transmits the received data to the DRAM 12
3 and temporarily convert the data into display data.
Display on the 05M screen. Therefore, the user selects the facsimile data required by the user and selects the main LCD 1
It can be seen on the 05M screen.

When the electronic mail function is selected and the online connection key K2 of the key buttons 108 is pressed, similarly to the case where the facsimile function is selected, the member terminal 1 Is the common server device 2
Automatically performs the process for connecting to Then, the common server device 2 creates a list of the received data of the e-mail and sends it to the member terminal 1, and sends the incoming notification to the member terminal 1 when there is received data to be notified.

The member terminal 1 receives the data of the list, and displays the list on the screen of the main LCD 105M. Further, in response to the incoming call notification from the common server device 2, the above-described facsimile incoming display mark 205 and / or e-mail incoming display mark 206 are displayed on the main LCD 105M.

Then, the user operates the jog dial key 1
The user can select desired e-mail reception data from a list of e-mail reception data using the stylus 09 or the pen 107. When the desired received data of the e-mail is selected and the “capture” icon is selected, the member terminal 1 transmits a request to acquire the received data to the common server device 2.

In response, common server device 2 extracts the received data of the requested e-mail and sends it to member terminal 1 by SMTP. The member terminal 1 temporarily stores the received data in the DRAM 123, converts the data into display data, and displays the display data on the screen of the main LCD 105M.

In this embodiment, the member terminal 1 does not need to have an application for generating or processing related information regarding the received data. That is, as described above, the facsimile function or the e-mail function is selected and the online connection key K
When 2 is pressed, a facsimile reception data list and an e-mail reception data list addressed to the own member terminal are generated and transmitted by the common server device 2. Then, the member terminal 1 can select and view desired reception data from the list.

With the WWW browser function selected,
When the online connection key K2 is pressed, the connection process between the common server device 2 and the member terminal 1 is performed in the same manner as described above, and the common server device 2 provides the connection process. A so-called home page of the common server device 2 including a list of information that can be obtained is sent to the member terminal 1.

When the user selects desired information from the information that can be provided on the homepage, a request for the information is sent from the member terminal 1 to the common server device 2, and the common server device 2 transmits the request. Information according to the member terminal 1
Send to The member terminal 1 receives this and sends it to the main LCD.
Display on the screen of 105M. This allows the user to view the provided information on the screen of the LCD 105M.

[Acquisition of Received Data of E-mail Addressed to Member Terminal] As described above, normally, in the data communication mode, when an operation of selecting the facsimile function or the e-mail function and connecting to the common server device 2 is performed, Since the received data list is sent from the common server device 2, the desired received data can be obtained by specifying the received data to be fetched from the list and transmitting the received data acquisition request.

However, when there are a large number of received data of the electronic mail addressed to itself stored in the common server device 2, the transmission source displayed in the list of the received data of the electronic mail provided from the common server device 2 The information such as the e-mail address of the e-mail also increases, and it takes time and effort to find the desired e-mail address of the transmission source from the list of the received data of the e-mail.

Further, as described above, the e-mail address is multi-character information composed of alphabets, symbols, and the like, and there are many similar ones. Therefore, the number of e-mail addresses displayed in the list increases. Inconveniences such as mistakes between the intended e-mail address of the transmission source and the e-mail addresses of the other transmission sources or oversight of the desired transmission source e-mail address occur.

Therefore, in this embodiment, at least one of a user ID, a domain name, and a subdomain name, which are attribute information constituting an e-mail address, is designated in member terminal 1. Then, the sender's e-mail address added to the received e-mail data stored in the common server device 2 transmits the received e-mail data having attribute information that matches the designated attribute information to the common server. The common server device 2 provides the member terminal 1 with a list of the received data obtained by the search in the device 2. And the member terminal 1
Through the mail list narrowed down by the specified attribute information, the reception data of the e-mail from the intended sender can be acquired from the common server device 2.

Such a search process is performed by selecting an e-mail function in the member terminal 1 and selecting
To a list of received data in an e-mail (hereinafter referred to as a mail list) and display it, and can be executed when the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2 are connected. It is said. In other words, the search process
As will be described later, it is provided as one of the processes that can be transferred from the mail list display screen.

[Regarding Acquisition of Mail List and Processing Capable of Transferring from Mail List] Referring to the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 and 8, a user acquires a mail list and uses received data of an electronic mail through this mail list. The procedure in the case of performing is described.

When the user selects the e-mail function from the function list menu displayed on the main LCD 105M and presses the online connection key K2 when the member terminal 1 is in the data communication mode (step S1). The member terminal 1 automatically performs the process for connecting to the common server device 2 as described above (procedure S2). That is, connection is made to the common server device 2 using the member identification information of its own member terminal 1 stored in the flash memory 124 and address data for connection to the common server device 2 through the ISP server device 7I. The member terminal 1 sends the request.

In response to this connection request, the ISP server 7I, which is the network management server, authenticates whether or not the accessed terminal is a member terminal, and determines whether or not the terminal is a member terminal included in the connection request. The process is performed using information and a password (procedure S3), and if it is a member terminal, a process of connecting to the common server device 2 is performed (procedure S4).

Then, the common server device 2 stores the member terminal 1
, And recognizes which member terminal is the connected member terminal (step S5). Then, the common server device 2 communicates with the member terminal 1 of the connection request source.
A mail list, which is a list of received e-mail data, is created (step S6), and the created mail list is sent to the requesting member terminal 1 (step S7). Therefore, in this example, the online connection key K2 also has a role of a mail list request key.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the member terminal 1 receives the mail list transmitted from the common server device 2 and stores it in the DRAM 123 (procedure S8).
The mail list stored in the AM 123 is displayed on the main LCD 10
5M is displayed (procedure S9).

FIG. 9 shows the main LCD 105 of the member terminal 1.
11 is a display example of a mail list displayed on M. That is, as shown in the figure, each received data is displayed in a list with the electronic mail address of the transmission source, the reception date, and the title as one line. In this case, the mail list is displayed in the order of the date received by the common server device 2 (in the order of the date and time of reception).

In this embodiment, the member terminal 1
However, for received data (unreceived data) that has never been acquired before, information that informs the received data is included in the list information from the common server device 2, and the unreceived data includes “unreceived data”. Is added as shown in the figure.

On the list display screen, a tag (corresponding to an icon button) 301 indicating the next processing function is displayed.
To 305 are displayed. When the user selects a processing function and designates any position of the tags 301 to 305 with, for example, the pen 107 or the jog dial key 109, the processing function of the content displayed on the tags 301 to 305 is executed. You.

In this embodiment, the pen 107 and the jog dial key 109 are operated to place the cursor on the line of the received data of the e-mail to be processed, so that the display, capture, deletion, etc. Input of selection of reception data to select the reception data
A selection input of 01 to 305 is received (procedure S10).
In the example of FIG. 9, the cursor position is a line with an underline, and an arrow is shown on the right side of the line. In FIG. 9, the line “7.” is indicated by the cursor.

Next, the member terminal 1 determines whether or not there is an operation for instructing another process that can be transferred from the mail list display screen (step S11). Is performed (procedure S12). In other words, on the mail list display screen, any one of [Search] of the tag 301, [Display] of the tag 302, [Import] of the tag 303, and [Delete specified item] of the tag 304 is selected with the pen 107 or the jog dial key 109. When an instruction operation is performed, a process corresponding to each tag instructed to be selected is executed.

In this embodiment, search, display, capture, and retrieval are performed in accordance with [search] of tag 301, [display] of tag 302, [import] of tag 303, and [delete specified item] of tag 304. A so-called subroutine for performing each process of deletion is prepared. In step S12, a subroutine of a process corresponding to the selected tag 301 to 304 is executed, and each process such as search, display, capture, and deletion is performed. Is performed. When the processing according to the selected tag ends, the processing from step S9 is repeated, and each processing through the mail list is enabled.

When there is no instruction to the transfer processing, it is determined whether or not the "line disconnection" of the tag 305 is instructed (step S13), and the "line disconnection" of the tag 305 is instructed to be selected. In this case, the line with the common server device 2 is disconnected (step S14), and the processing shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is ended.

As described above, in this embodiment,
When the e-mail function is selected on the member terminal 1 and the online connection key K2 is pressed, a mail list, which is a list of received data of e-mails, is provided from the common server device 2 to the member terminal 1. Search, display, capture, delete, etc. can be performed on the received data of the e-mail.

[Retrieving Process of Received Data from Mail List, etc.] In step S10 shown in FIG. 8, the receiving data of the e-mail to be processed is selected and instructed. If so, the process of taking in the received data of the e-mail with the cursor positioned is executed in step S12 shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart for explaining the process of taking in the received data of the electronic mail through the mail list. This email capture process
As described above, this is one of the processes that can be executed in the procedure S12 of the process described with reference to FIGS.

In the mail list display screen displayed on the main LCD 105 of the member terminal 1, the reception data of the e-mail to be processed is selected and instructed.
Is selected, the member terminal 1 generates a transmission request for the reception data where the cursor is positioned on the mail list, and transmits the request to the common server device 2 (step S21).

The common server device 2 receives and analyzes the transmission request from the member terminal 1 (step S22), and stores the received e-mail data corresponding to the transmission request in the mailbox 22.
Extract from M (procedure S23). Then, the reception data of the extracted e-mail is transmitted to the requesting member terminal 1 (step S24).

The member terminal 1 receives the e-mail reception data from the common server device 2 and
3 (procedure S25), and the process of capturing the received data ends. Then, the procedure S1 shown in FIG.
Returning to the processing of step 2, the processing from step S9 is repeated.

As a result, the received data of the e-mail requested by the user of the member terminal 1 is fetched from the common server device 2 to the member terminal 1, and the member terminal 1
It can be used by displaying it on D105M.

In addition, the pen 107 and the jog dial key 1
09, the cursor is moved to the line of the received data of the e-mail to be processed, and [Display] of the tag 302 is selected and operated by the pen 107 or the jog dial key 109, and the received data with the cursor positioned thereon is displayed. , DR
If it has been imported to AM123,
M123, and can be displayed on the main LCD 105M.

Similarly, when the user selects and instructs the received data of the e-mail to be processed, and selects and instructs "delete specified item" of the tag 304, a request to delete the received data of the e-mail to which the cursor is positioned is generated. Then, this is transmitted to the common server device 2. This makes it possible to delete unnecessary reception data of the e-mail from the mailbox 22M of the common server device 2.

It is also possible to simultaneously request acquisition or deletion of a plurality of received data. In this case, after the cursor is positioned on the line of the received data designating the cursor, the check box of that line is changed to, for example, the pen 107 or the jog dial key 1.
09. The designated check box is displayed in black as shown in the figure.

After performing this operation for all the lines of the received data for which the acquisition request or the deletion request is made at the same time, [take in] of the tag 303 or
The user operates the pen 304 or the jog dial key 109 to select and delete [designated item deletion] of the tag 304. Thereby, an acquisition request or a deletion request for all the selected reception data is transmitted to the common server device 2 so that a plurality of reception data of the e-mail can be simultaneously acquired or deleted. Have been.

As described above, in this embodiment, the member terminal 1 receives the provision of the mail list which is the list of the received data of the electronic mail as shown in FIG. In addition to receiving and displaying e-mail received data through a mail list, deleting e-mail from a mailbox, and the like, a search process described later can be performed.

[Search Process of Received Data of E-mail] As described above, a line is connected to the common server
A mail list from the common server device 2 is displayed on the member terminal 1, and received data is selected and designated through the mail list. The received data is fetched from the common server device 2 and the received data of the fetched e-mail is displayed on the main LCD.
Processing such as displaying on the 105M or deleting received data addressed to itself stored in the common server device 2 can be performed.

However, when there are a lot of received data of the electronic mail addressed to the user, it may be difficult to find the received data of the electronic mail from the intended sender from the mail list displayed in the order of the reception date and time.

Therefore, in this embodiment, FIG.
In the mail list display screen shown in FIG.
When [Search] is selected, it is possible to input a search condition for an e-mail address indicating the transmission source of received data of an e-mail, and an e-mail having an e-mail address matching the search condition Can be acquired from the common server device 2 and displayed. Such a search process is one of the processes that can be transferred from the mail list, similarly to the above-described received data fetching process.
This is one of the processes executed in step S12.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart for explaining a search process executed when “search” of the tag 301 is selected and operated on the mail list display screen shown in FIG. In other words, the processing shown in FIG. 11 is performed in step S12 shown in FIG. 8 when “search” of the tag 301 is selected and operated in the processing at the time of the e-mail function described above with reference to FIGS. This is called and executed.

In the mail list display screen, the tag 3
When [Search] of 01 is selected and operated, the member terminal 1
Displays the search condition setting screen for the received data of the e-mail (step S31) and accepts the input of the search condition (step S32).

FIG. 12 is a display example of a search condition setting screen displayed on main LCD 105M of member terminal 1 in this embodiment. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, as items that can be specified as search conditions, the names of attribute information constituting an e-mail address such as a user ID, a domain name, and a subdomain name, and these attribute information A check box consisting of a square frame corresponding to each attribute information used for designating is provided.

A condition input field 403 for inputting a condition corresponding to the selected attribute information is provided, and a display keyboard (software keyboard) 404 for inputting a condition in the condition input field is provided on the main LCD 10.
It is displayed below 5M.

By designating a check box of attribute information designated as a search condition by using, for example, the pen 107 or the jog dial key 109, the designated check box is displayed in black as shown in the figure.
When the attribute information is selected, next, the condition input field 403 is entered.
Specific condition information of the selected attribute information can be input.

For example, when the user ID is selected, the user ID of the target e-mail address of the transmission source can be input in the condition input field 403. Similarly, if a domain name is selected, the domain name of the intended sender's e-mail address is entered. If a subdomain name is selected, the sub-domain of the intended sender's e-mail address is entered. A name can be entered in the condition input field 403. In the display example of the search condition setting screen shown in FIG. 12, among the received data of the electronic mail addressed to the member terminal 1, the received data whose user ID of the electronic mail address of the transmission source is “aaaa” is searched. Is set as a search condition.

Then, the member terminal 1 determines whether or not the “execute” of the tag 402 is operated to select and execute a search execution instruction on the search condition setting screen shown in FIG. 12 (step S33). ).

If it is determined in step S33 that an execution instruction has not been input, it is determined whether or not the "stop" of the tag 401 has been selected and an instruction to stop the search processing shown in FIG. 11 has been issued. (Step S34).

If it is determined in step S34 that the stop instruction has not been issued, the processing from step S32 is repeated. When it is determined in the determination processing of step S34 that a stop instruction has been issued, the search processing illustrated in FIG. 11 ends. Then, the process returns to the process of FIG. 8 in which the search process shown in FIG.
The processing from step 9 is repeated. That is, step S9 in FIG.
By the above processing, the mail list stored in the DRAM 123 is displayed again, and processing from this mail list is enabled.

If it is determined in step S33 that an execution instruction has been input, the member terminal 1 generates a search request including the input search conditions and transmits the search request to the common server device 2 (step S35).

The common server device 2 receives the search request from the member terminal 1 and, based on the search conditions included in the search request, selects from the received data of the electronic mail addressed to the requesting member terminal 1 each of the data. The electronic mail address of the electronic mail included in the received data searches for the received data that matches the search condition, and creates a mail list of the received data of the electronic mail that matches the search condition (step S36). Then, the mail list created according to the search result is transmitted to the requesting member terminal 1 (step S37).

The member terminal 1 receives the new mail list created according to the search result from the common server device 2 and stores it in the DRAM 123 (step S38). Then, the search processing shown in FIG. 11 ends. Then, the process returns to the process in FIG. 8 in which the search process shown in FIG. 11 is called, and the processes from step S9 in FIG. 8 are repeated. That is, as a result of the search, a new mail list newly provided from the common server device 2 and stored in the DRAM 123 is read out from the DRAM 123 by the processing of the procedure S9 in FIG. 8 and displayed on the main LCD 105M. Processing from the provided mail list is enabled.

As described above, according to the search condition from the member terminal 1, a new mail list created based on the result of the search performed in the common server device 2 is stored in the member terminal 1.
Is displayed on the main LCD 105M. Then, as described above, the tags 301 to 30 displayed in the mail list are transmitted through the new mail list.
By performing a selection instruction operation on No. 4, each processing such as search, display, capture, and deletion can be performed in accordance with the instructed tag.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a new mail list created and provided based on the results of a search performed from the member terminal 1 in accordance with the search conditions. The display example of the mail list shown in FIG. 13 is based on the search condition that the user ID is “aaaa” set and input by the user of the member terminal 1 as shown in the search condition setting screen of FIG. It is created in accordance with the search processing performed in the common server device 2. That is, the mail list shown in FIG. 13 is a mail list of the received data in which the user ID of the electronic mail address of the transmission source is “aaaa”.

In this case, since only the received data whose user ID is “aaaa” is displayed in the mail list, the received data of the e-mail from the intended source can be easily and quickly performed. . Further, even though the electronic mail is transmitted from the intended transmission source, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the electronic mail is overlooked from the mail list or the reception data of the electronic mail to be instructed to select is mistaken.

Further, since the search process according to the search condition is performed in the common server device 2, the load on the member terminal 1 does not increase.

As described above, the search condition is
Since a domain name and a subdomain name can be used, a mail list of received data of the same domain name or the same subdomain name can be created. In this case, create a mail list that narrows down only the received data of e-mails with the same e-mail address as the domain name or subdomain name, and accurately and quickly search for the desired e-mail received data. , Can be processed.

In this embodiment, a plurality of pieces of attribute information of an e-mail address can be selected as a search condition. For example, two pieces of attribute information such as a user ID and a domain name, a user ID and a subdomain name, and a domain name and a subdomain name can be selected as search conditions. In addition, three pieces of attribute information of a user ID, a domain name, and a subdomain name can be selected as search conditions. As described above, when a plurality of pieces of attribute information are selected as search conditions, the condition input column 403 includes
A plurality of pieces of attribute information can be input according to the selected attribute information.

Thus, the member server 1 can perform a search process in the common server device 2 based on more detailed search conditions and obtain a more narrowed mail list.

Further, based on the search conditions provided by itself, the member terminal 1 receives from the common server device 2 a mail list narrowed down according to the result of the search, and then provides the mail list. If the user wants to display again the mail list of all the received data of the electronic mail addressed to himself stored in the mail server, the mail server can be repeatedly provided from the common server device 2 as follows.

That is, in this embodiment, the online connection key K is displayed on the mail list display screen.
When 2 is pressed, the member terminal 1 generates a mail list transmission request and transmits the request to the common server device 2. In this case, since a communication line is already connected between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2, the common server device 2 responds to the mail list transmission request to the requesting member terminal 1. The mail list of the received data of the e-mail is re-created and transmitted from the requesting member terminal 1.

As described above, in this embodiment, the member terminal 1 sets the search condition, and the mail list narrowed down according to the search condition and the received data of the electronic mail addressed to the member terminal 1 are all set. Mail list and
It can be obtained as needed.

In the above-described embodiment, the common server device 2 generates a list of received data in which the source address information has attribute information that matches the attribute information from the member terminal 1. And member terminal 1
Described as being provided.

However, the present invention is not limited to this. For all the received data of the electronic mail addressed to the member terminal 1 of the connection request source stored in the common server device 2, the attribute information of the address information from the member terminal 1 is used. A mail list rearranged on the basis of the mail list may be created and provided to the member terminal 1.

In the case of rearrangement in this way, it is not necessary to transmit the attribute information itself constituting the address information to the common server device 2 as in the above-described embodiment, and the rearrangement reference information (sort key) is used. Member information 1
May be provided to the common server device 2.

For example, on the search condition setting screen shown in FIG. 12, after selecting at least one of three pieces of attribute information of a user ID, a domain name, and a sub-domain name, specific information of the selected attribute information is selected. Into the condition input field 403
When the “execute” of the tag 402 is selected and input without inputting the attribute information, only the information indicating the attribute information selected and instructed is included in the search request and transmitted to the common server device 2. Then, the common server device 2 sorts the entire received data of the e-mail addressed to the member terminal 1 that transmitted the search request using the attribute information selected and instructed as a sort key, and creates a mail list. This mail list can be provided to the member terminal 1.

In such a case, the mail list is rearranged based on the attribute information selected and instructed in member terminal 1, so that the reception data of the source e-mail address having the same attribute information is It is displayed continuously on the mail list. As a result, it is possible to search for the received data of the e-mail from the intended transmission source and make it cheap.

In this case, the mail list displays information such as the electronic mail address of the sender of all the received data addressed to the member terminal 1 stored in the mailbox of the common server device 2. Therefore, using this mail list, it is possible to acquire and use the received data from the server device for all the received data addressed to the information communication terminal.

For example, when the user instructs to select the attribute information constituting the address information and inputs the specific information of the selected and instructed attribute information in the condition input field 403, the selected and instructed attribute information is used as a sort key to send the e-mail. A mail list is created by rearranging the received data, and the received data of the e-mail is rearranged even though the address information of the sender matches the specific information of the attribute information input in the condition input field 403. You can also sort from the top of the mail list.

In this case, since information about the data received from the intended sender at the beginning of the mail list can be displayed, the received data of the electronic mail at the intended sender can be displayed. In addition to making it easier to find, information about other received data of e-mail is also regularly arranged using the selected attribute information as a sort key, so received e-mail data from the required sender Will also be easier to find.

Also, in this case, the order of the attribute information designated and instructed can be rearranged in either ascending or descending order. By allowing the user to make a selection, and by providing the information of the arrangement order to the common server device 2, the mail list can be created in the arrangement order according to the instruction of the user of the member terminal 1. it can.

[Second Embodiment] In the above-described embodiment, the member terminal 1 obtains a mail list from the common server device 2 and provides the received data of the electronic mail addressed to itself through this mail list. By requesting
E-mail reception data is provided from the common server device 2.

However, from the member terminal 1 to the common server device 2
When the search condition is transmitted to the server and the mail list corresponding to the result of the search processing in the common server device 2 is obtained, the user of the member terminal 1 receives the e-mail received data from the intended sender. It is often the case that the user wants to quickly acquire and display it on the display screen of the member terminal 1.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, when the member terminal 1 transmits the attribute information of the source e-mail address as a search condition to the common server device 2, the common server device 2 Depending on the search conditions,
A search process is performed, and the received data of the email that matches the search condition and the mail list are provided to the member terminal 1. That is, the received data of the e-mail that matches the set search condition can be automatically taken into the member terminal 1 without performing the processing of taking the received data of the e-mail.

As a result, the member terminal 1 can acquire the received data of the e-mail corresponding to the set search condition and the mail list together, so that the obtained mail list matches the search condition. The received data of the e-mail to be processed can be displayed on the main LCD 105M immediately.

The information communication system, server device, and information communication terminal according to the second embodiment have the same configuration as the information communication system, server device, and information communication terminal described with reference to FIGS. Things. However, member terminal 1
As described below, the processing in the common server device 2 when the search condition is provided from is different from the embodiment described above with reference to FIG.

FIG. 14 shows that, in response to a connection request transmitted from the member terminal 1, the member terminal 1 is connected to the common server device 2 via a communication line connected to the common server device 2.
In the mail list display screen shown in FIG. 9 provided in FIG. 9, the search processing in the second embodiment, which is executed when the “search” of the tag 301 is operated by selecting and operating. It is a flowchart. That is, the processing shown in FIG. 14 is the same as the processing at the time of the e-mail function described above with reference to FIGS.
Is a process called and executed in step S12 shown in FIG. 8 when a selection instruction operation is performed.

In FIG. 14, the processes from step S41 to step S45 performed at the member terminal 1 are the same as those from step S31 performed at the member terminal 1 in the search process shown in FIG.
This is the same processing as the processing up to 35.

That is, when [Search] of the tag 301 is selected and operated on the mail list display screen, the member terminal 1 displays the search condition setting screen for received data of the e-mail shown in FIG. Step S41), an input of a search condition is received (step S42). And member terminal 1
Is the [Execute] of the tag 402 on the search condition setting screen.
It is determined whether or not has been operated to select and a search execution instruction has been input (step S43).

If it is determined in step S43 that the execution instruction has not been input, it is determined whether or not "stop" of the tag 401 has been selected and the stop of the search processing shown in FIG. 11 has been instructed. (Step S44).

If it is determined in step S44 that the stop instruction has not been issued, the processing from step S42 is repeated. When it is determined in the determination processing of step S44 that a stop instruction has been issued, the search processing illustrated in FIG. 14 ends. Then, the process returns to the process in FIG. 8 in which the search process shown in FIG.
The processing from step 9 is repeated. That is, step S9 in FIG.
By the above processing, the mail list stored in the DRAM 123 is displayed again, and processing from this mail list is enabled.

When it is determined in the determination process of step S43 that the execution instruction has been input, the member terminal 1 generates a search request including the attribute information of the source e-mail address as the input search condition, The data is transmitted to the server device 2 (procedure S45).

The common server device 2 receives the search request from the member terminal 1 and, based on the search conditions included in the search request, selects from the received data of the electronic mail addressed to the requesting member terminal 1 each of the data. The e-mail address of the e-mail of the e-mail included in the received data extracts the received data that matches the search condition (step S46), and creates a mail list of the extracted received data (step S47).

Then, the received data of the e-mail extracted according to the search condition from the member terminal 1 and the mail list are transmitted to the requesting member terminal 1 (step S48).

The member terminal 1 receives the received data of the e-mail from the common server device 2 and the mail list, stores them in the DRAM 123 (step S49), and ends the search processing shown in FIG. Then, the process returns to the process in FIG. 8 in which the search process shown in FIG. 14 is called, and the processes from step S9 in FIG. 8 are repeated. In other words, as a result of the search,
DRAM 12 newly provided from the common server device 2
3 is read out from the DRAM 123 by the processing in step S9 in FIG.
D105M is displayed, and processing from the newly provided mail list is enabled.

As described above, in this embodiment,
By providing the search conditions to the common server device 2, the member terminal 1 can acquire, from the common server device, received data of the e-mail that matches the search conditions and the mail list.

[0211] Then, the mail list newly provided to the member terminal 1 by the search processing is displayed on the main LCD 105M of the member terminal 1, and displayed on the mail list through this new mail list as described above. By performing a selection instruction operation on the tags 301 to 304, processing such as search, display, capture, and deletion can be performed according to the instructed tag.

In this case, the received data of the e-mail that matches the search condition is provided to the member terminal 1 and stored in the DRAM 123 together with the new mail list, so that the received data is displayed on the new mail list displayed on the main LCD 105M. By selecting the received data of the e-mail and performing an operation to select and display the [Display] tag of the tag 302, the received data of the e-mail that matches the search condition is immediately transmitted to the main LC.
D105M.

That is, in the second embodiment, the user of the member terminal 1 does not retrieve the received data through the mail list of the received data of the e-mail that matches the search condition, and does not retrieve the received data. The received data of the matching e-mail is automatically taken into the member terminal 1,
It can be displayed immediately.

In the second embodiment, the mail list of the received data of the e-mail matching the search condition is displayed in the same manner as the mail list shown in FIG. Since the received data of the matching e-mail has already been taken into the member terminal 1, for example, "take in" of the tag 303 may not be displayed or the selection instruction may not be given. In this case, the search processing and the display of the selected received data are performed in accordance with the [search] of the tag 301, the [display] of the tag 302, the [delete specified item] of the tag 304, and the [line disconnection] of the tag 305. Processing, deletion processing, and line disconnection processing can be executed.

Also, in the second embodiment,
The member terminal 1 determines, based on the search conditions provided by itself,
After receiving the received data of the e-mail obtained as a result of the search from the common server device 2 and the mail list thereof,
It is possible to repeatedly receive a mail list of all the received data of the electronic mail addressed to the user stored in the mail server of the common server device 2.

In this case, also in the second embodiment, when the online connection key K2 is pressed on the mail list display screen as in the case of the above-described embodiment, the member terminal 1 does not operate. The common server device 2 transmits a mail list transmission request to the common server device 2 so that the common server device 2 can receive a mail list for all received data of the electronic mail addressed to itself.

Also, in the second embodiment,
Since search conditions can be used with domain names and subdomain names, the same domain name,
Alternatively, a mail list of received data having the same subdomain name can be created.

Also, in the second embodiment,
A plurality of pieces of attribute information of an e-mail address can be selected as search conditions. For example, two pieces of attribute information such as a user ID and a domain name, a user ID and a subdomain name, and a domain name and a subdomain name can be selected as search conditions. In addition, three pieces of attribute information of a user ID, a domain name, and a subdomain name can be selected as search conditions.

In the above-described embodiment, the reception data having the address information of the transmission source matching the attribute information of the address information from the member terminal 1 and the list of the reception data are stored in the common server device 2. Has been described to be transmitted to the member terminal 1.

However, the present invention is not limited to this. The connection request source member stored in the common server device 2 is stored together with the reception data having the transmission source address information matching the attribute information of the address information from the member terminal 1. It is also possible to create a mail list in which all the received data of the electronic mail addressed to the terminal 1 are rearranged based on the attribute information of the address information from the member terminal 1 and provide the mail list to the member terminal 1.

That is, the common server device 1
When the attribute information of the e-mail address is transmitted from, the reception data having the e-mail address of the transmission source of the attribute information matching this attribute information is extracted and transmitted to the member terminal 1 of the connection request source. A mail list for all of the received data of the electronic mail addressed to the requesting member terminal 1 is created by rearranging the transmitted attribute information as a sort key, and is created.
To be sent to

In such a case, the member terminal 1
A mail list of the received data of the e-mail that matches the search condition from the common server device and the received data of all the e-mails addressed to the member terminal 1, and the reception of the e-mail with the attribute information selected and instructed as the sort key You can get a mail list with information about the data sorted.

[0223] The arrangement order can be either the ascending order or the descending order of the sort key.
The user can select and instruct whether to arrange the mail list in ascending order or descending order of the sort key.

In this case, the mail list is rearranged based on the attribute information of the e-mail address selected and instructed in the member terminal 1, so that the received data having the same e-mail address as the transmission source of the e-mail address It is displayed continuously on the list. As a result, it is possible to quickly find out the received data of the e-mail from the intended sender and display it on the main LCD 105M for use.

In this case, the mail list includes not only received data having address information of attribute information corresponding to one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information constituting the e-mail address, but also stores it in the mailbox of the common server device 2. Since information such as the source e-mail address of all received data addressed to this member terminal 1 is displayed, this mail list is used to target all received data addressed to the information communication terminal. As such, it is possible to acquire and use the received data from the server device.

When the display order of the received data to be displayed in the mail list is changed using the attribute information selected and instructed by the user of the member terminal 1 as a sort key, the order of the information of the received data is changed. Can be in either ascending or descending sort key order. Also,
As described above, the user of the member terminal 1 can also instruct and instruct whether to arrange the information on the received data displayed on the mail list in ascending order or descending order of the sort key.

In the above-described embodiment, the line is immediately changed after the mail list is provided from the common server device 2 or after the received data of the e-mail and the mail list are provided. Since there is no disconnection, it is possible to easily shift to another processing function performed in cooperation with the common server device 2.

For example, as described above, after selecting and operating “search” of the tag 301 from the mail list to set a search condition and obtaining received data of an e-mail that matches the search condition, for example, By pressing the mail button of 108, it is possible to shift to an e-mail transmission processing function called "send box". Therefore, the electronic mail can be transmitted without disconnecting the connection line with the common server device 2. For example, the search condition is specified, the reception data of the e-mail addressed to the user is acquired from the common server device 2, and the display content is displayed by selecting and instructing the “display” of the tag 302, which necessitates a reply. In this case, it is possible to immediately send a reply mail.

In the above-described embodiment, the search processing performed by specifying the attribute information of the electronic mail address of the transmission source is performed by selecting and operating “search” of the tag 301 displayed in the mail list. The search process is executed, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when a direct key for executing the search process is pressed, the search process shown in FIG. 11 or FIG. 14 can be executed. .

[Search Process from Non-Connected State with Common Server Device 2] In the member terminal 1, as described above, the DR
The received data of the e-mail fetched into the AM 123 is displayed on the screen of the main LCD 105M or stored in the flash memory 124 by operating a process called “reception box” while the line with the common server device 2 is disconnected. And the like.
Similarly, the facsimile reception data taken into the DRAM 123 can be used while the line to the common server device 2 is disconnected.

That is, after the connection line to the common server device 2 is disconnected, the user operates the pen 107 in the state of displaying the received data list shown in FIG. 9 or FIG.
When the tag of [mail list] is instructed by using the jog dial key 109 or the jog dial key 109, each time the instruction is operated, a processing screen for the received data loaded into the DRAM 123 called [inbox] and a flash memory 124 called [storage box] And a processing screen for data to be transmitted by e-mail, which is called a "send box", is sequentially and cyclically selected.

FIG. 15 shows an example of a processing screen of [Inbox] in the electronic mail function. The list on this screen is a list of the received data stored in the DRAM 123. In FIG. 15, the symbol “★” in the “unread” column indicates that the data has not been displayed yet after being imported to the terminal.

[0233] Also in the processing screen of [Receive Box], tags indicating the following processing functions (corresponding to icon buttons)
501 to 505 are displayed. When the user selects a processing function, for example, the pen 107 or the jog dial key 1
In step 09, by instructing any position of the tags 501 to 505, the processing function of the contents displayed on the tags 501 to 505 is executed.

[0234] Then, on this [Receive Box] screen, when [Display] of the tag 502 is selected and operated,
The received data of the line indicated by the cursor at that time is developed and displayed on the main LCD 105M. When the user selects and instructs “Save” of the tag 501, the received data of the line designated by the cursor at that time is stored in the flash memory 1.
24. The received data stored in the flash memory 123 is stored without being erased even when the main power switch is turned off.

The received data stored in the flash memory 124 is displayed in a storage list when the processing screen of the above-mentioned [storage box] is called, and can be selected from the list and expanded and displayed on the screen. it can.

Thus, the member terminal 1 of this embodiment
Can use the received data already taken into the member terminal 1 even if the communication line is not connected to the common server device 2 or use the member terminal 1
Various types of processing, such as creating transmission data to be transmitted from the Internet, can be performed.

As described above, when the connection with the common server device 2 is not established, there may be a case where the user wants to obtain the reception data of the electronic mail from the intended transmission source. As described above, when the communication line is not connected between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2, the search condition is designated regardless of the process currently executed in the member terminal 1,
E-mail reception data from a target transmission source can be taken in.

In this case, the member terminal 1 is provided with a direct key for executing a search process, and when the direct key for the search is pressed, setting and input of search conditions are enabled. Connection of communication line with
The process from obtaining the received data of the e-mail that matches the search condition and the mail list (received data list) of the received data to disconnecting the communication line is automatically performed as a series of processes.

That is, when the search direct key is pressed, the member terminal 1 displays, for example, a search condition setting screen shown in FIG. 12 and accepts a search condition setting input. Then, when [Execute] of the tag 402 is selected and operated, the connection request and the set search condition are transmitted to the common server device 2.

In response to this connection request, authentication of the member terminal 1 is performed by the ISP server device 7I, and a communication line is connected between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2. Then, based on the search condition from the member terminal 1, the common server device 2 extracts e-mail reception data addressed to the connection request source member terminal 1 that matches the search condition,
A mail list of the received data of the extracted e-mail is created, and the received data and the mail list are transmitted to the connection requesting member terminal 1.

The member terminal 1 receives the received data of the e-mail and the mail list, and disconnects the communication line connected to the common server 2 when the reception is completed. Then, the member terminal 1 displays on the main LCD 105M a mail list of the received data of the e-mail that matches the search condition set by the member terminal 1, and through this mail list, the search provided by the common server device 2 and set by the common server device 2. The received data of the e-mail that matches the condition can be displayed and used.

In this case, the user of the member terminal 1 sets the search condition without performing the connection operation with the common server device 2 and receives the received data of the e-mail that matches the search condition and the received data. A mail list of data can be obtained and used. That is, the user of the member terminal 1 obtains the received data of the e-mail from the intended sender and the mail list by a simpler operation,
Will be made available.

Further, since the disconnection processing of the connected communication line can be automatically performed, after receiving the received data of the e-mail that matches the set search condition, the common server immediately returns the e-mail. In the case where information is not transmitted to the device 2 or the process of acquiring information from the common server device 2 is not performed, useless use of the communication line is not required.

In the above embodiment, the mail list (received data list) of the received data of the e-mail created according to the search condition, or the received data of the e-mail matching the search condition, The member terminal 1 is provided with the mail list of the e-mail created according to the search condition from the common server device 2, but the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, only the received data of the e-mail matching the search condition is provided from the common server device 2,
It can also be used at the member terminal 1.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the search processing is performed on the received data of the electronic mail. However, the search processing can be performed on the received data of the facsimile. In this case, as the search information, the facsimile number of the transmission source of the facsimile reception data (the telephone number assigned to the transmission source facsimile apparatus) may be used.

The search condition is not limited to the attribute information constituting the electronic mail address of the transmission source, the facsimile number of the transmission source, etc., but may be used to search for data received from the intended transmission source. Information that can be
For example, information such as reception date and time and title information may be used as search conditions.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the portable radio communication terminal has the function of the PHS telephone has been described, but the telephone function may be a portable telephone. In that case, a network for a mobile phone will be used as the network.

The information communication terminal is not limited to a portable radio communication terminal, but may be applied to a communication device having a communication function such as a personal computer.

Further, in the above embodiment, the e-mail and the facsimile exchange data between the common server device 2 and the member terminal 1 by SMTP, but the e-mail and the facsimile also use the WWW browser. As in the case of the function, by exchanging data by HTTP, the common server device 2 and the member terminal 1 are exchanged.
And the communication application can be simplified.

[0251]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, even if a large number of received data addressed to the information communication terminal is stored in the memory unit of the server device, the information communication can be performed. By specifying one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information constituting the address information indicating the transmission source of the reception data, the terminal user can quickly and surely acquire the reception data from the target transmission source. it can. Further, in this case, the information communication terminal can acquire the reception data from the target transmission source without increasing the load on the information communication terminal.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a list of received data addressed to the information communication terminal having address information of attribute information matching one or more pieces of attribute information from the information communication terminal is transmitted from the server device. Since the information communication terminal is provided to the information communication terminal, the user of the information communication terminal can promptly request the server device to provide the received data from the intended transmission source through the list. Can be done accurately.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, the user of the information communication terminal can acquire the reception data from the target transmission source only by specifying the attribute information. Using a request to provide received data and immediately displaying the received data from the intended source through the list displayed on the display device without acquiring the received data Can be.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a list of received data addressed to the information communication terminal, which is rearranged based on one or more pieces of attribute information from the information communication terminal, is transmitted from the server device to the information communication terminal. Is provided, the user of the information communication terminal can quickly search for the received data from the intended transmission source through this list and make a request to the server device for the provision.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, based on received data itself having address information of attribute information matching one or more attribute information from the information communication terminal, and one or more of the attribute information, The list of the received data destined for the information communication terminal and the rearranged list are provided from the server device to the information communication terminal, so that the user of the information communication terminal transmits a provision request to the server device and transmits the received data. Without acquiring the data, the received data from the target transmission source can be displayed and used immediately through the list.

Also, since a list of all the received data addressed to this information communication terminal stored in the memory unit of the server device is obtained, all the data addressed to the information communication terminal can be used by using this list. For the received data from the server device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an entire network configuration to which an information communication system according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a network configuration in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a server device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the appearance of an embodiment of the information communication terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example for notifying a user of an incoming call;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an information communication terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a part of a flowchart for describing processing at the time of an e-mail function in one embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a part of a flowchart for describing processing at the time of an e-mail function in one embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a mail list (received data list) displayed on the portable information communication terminal in one embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure for capturing received data in one embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a search procedure of received data in an embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of a search condition setting screen used when searching for received data in one embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a mail list (received data list) displayed on the information communication terminal after searching for received data in the embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the search procedure of the received data in one embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of display of a list of received data taken into the information communication terminal in one embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of display of a received data list.

FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining an electronic mail address in a URL format.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable wireless communication terminal, 2 ... Common server apparatus, 3 ... Network for portable wireless communication terminals, 4 ... Access point,
5: dedicated backbone network, 6: wireless base station, 7: network management server device, 21: master server, 22
… Mail server, 23… facsimile server, 24… incoming call notification server, 100… portable wireless communication terminal body, 101
... cover panel, 102 ... numeric keypad, 103 ... antenna, 105M ... main LCD, 105S ... sub LCD,
106: Touch panel, 108: Key button, 121: System control unit, 122: ROM, 123: DRA
M, 124: flash memory, 301: search tag

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code FI H04L 12/58 H04B 7/26 109M H04M 3/00 H04L 11/00 310B 3/42 11/20 101B 11/00 302

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[Claims] The server device and the information communication terminal are connectable via a network, and the reception data addressed to the information communication terminal is received by the server device and stored in a memory unit. In the information communication method, when receiving a request for providing received data from the information communication terminal, the received data designated in response to the request is sent to the information communication terminal. Information for generating information on received data addressed to the information communication terminal stored in the memory unit based on one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information constituting address information of a transmission source of the received data provided from a terminal The information communication terminal comprising: a generation step; and an information transmission step of transmitting the information generated in the information generation step to the information communication terminal. An attribute information input receiving step of receiving input of one or more of the attribute information from a user; an attribute information transmitting step of transmitting the attribute information received in the attribute information input receiving step to the server device; An information receiving step of receiving the information on received data addressed to itself from a server device. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the server device receives one or more information from the information communication terminal in the information generating step.
Generating a list of the received data addressed to the information communication terminal having address information of attribute information that matches the plurality of the attribute information, based on a request to provide received data from the information communication terminal, A receiving data providing step of providing received data addressed to the information communication terminal, wherein the information communication terminal displays the list from the server device on a display element; and the list displayed on the display element. A selection input receiving step of receiving a selection input of reception data requesting provision to the server apparatus, and a provision request transmission step of generating a provision request of the selected reception data and transmitting the request to the server apparatus And a reception data receiving step of receiving the reception data provided by the server device from the reception data providing step and addressed to itself. Information communication method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining. 3. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the information generating step includes:
Extracting the received data addressed to the information communication terminal having the address information of the attribute information matching the plurality of the attribute information, and generating a list of the extracted received data; Transmitting the received data extracted from the step and the list of the received data to the information communication terminal, wherein the information communication terminal displays the list from the server device on a display element. The information communication method according to claim 1, further comprising a display step, wherein the received data provided by the server device and addressed to the server device is made available through the list displayed on the display element. 4. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein said server generates one or more information from said information communication terminal.
2. The information communication method according to claim 1, wherein a list list of the received data destined for the information communication terminal rearranged based on a plurality of the attribute information is generated. 5. The server device, when receiving one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information itself from the information communication terminal, the information generating step converts the one or more pieces of the attribute information from the information communication terminal into one or more pieces of the attribute information. Extracting the reception data addressed to the information communication terminal having the address information of the matching attribute information, and, by the information transmission step, extracting the reception data extracted from the information generation step and the list list into the information communication terminal The information communication method according to claim 4, wherein the information is transmitted. 6. An information communication system in which a server device and an information communication terminal are connected via a network, and the information communication terminal cooperates with the server device to receive information addressed to itself. Wherein the server device comprises: receiving means for receiving the received data addressed to the information communication terminal and storing the received data in a memory unit; and address information of a transmission source of the received data transmitted from the information communication terminal. Attribute information receiving means for receiving a plurality of pieces of attribute information; and receiving data addressed to the information communication terminal stored in the memory unit based on one or a plurality of pieces of the attribute information received by the attribute information receiving means. Information generating means for generating the information of the above, and information transmitting means for transmitting the information generated by the information generating means to the information communication terminal, An information communication terminal, attribute information input means for receiving input of one or more of the attribute information from a user, attribute information transmission means for transmitting the attribute information received through the attribute information input means to the server device, An information communication system, comprising: an information receiving unit that receives the information on received data addressed to itself from the server device. 7. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein:
Generating a list of the received data addressed to the information communication terminal having address information of attribute information that matches the plurality of the attribute information, based on a request to provide received data from the information communication terminal, The information communication terminal further includes a reception data providing unit that provides reception data addressed to the information communication terminal, wherein the information communication terminal includes a display element that displays the list from the server device, and a list element that is displayed on the display element. A selection input reception unit that receives a selection input of reception data that requests the server device to provide, a provision request transmission unit that generates a provision request for the selected reception data, and transmits the request to the server device; A receiving device for receiving received data provided by the receiving data providing device of the server device and directed to itself. Information communication system according to claim 6, wherein. 8. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the information generating means is configured to output one to one of the information communication terminals.
Extracting the received data addressed to the information communication terminal having the address information of the attribute information matching the plurality of the attribute information, generating a list of the extracted received data, and generating the information by the information transmitting unit. Transmitting the received data extracted from the means and the list of the received data to the information communication terminal, wherein the information communication terminal includes a display element for displaying the list from the server device. The information communication system according to claim 6, further comprising: using the list displayed on the display device, to enable use of received data provided by the server device and addressed to itself. 9. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the information generating means is configured to output one to one of the information communication terminals.
The information communication system according to claim 6, wherein a list of the received data destined for the information communication terminal rearranged based on the plurality of pieces of attribute information is generated. 10. The server device, when receiving one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information itself from the information communication terminal, the information generating means converts the one or more pieces of the attribute information from the information communication terminal to the one or more pieces of attribute information. Extracting the reception data addressed to the information communication terminal having the address information of the matching attribute information, and, by the information transmission unit, extracting the reception data extracted from the information generation step and the list list into the information communication terminal The information communication system according to claim 9, wherein the information is transmitted. 11. The network in which the information communication terminal and the server device are connected includes a network for a portable telephone terminal, and the information communication terminal is a wireless base station for the portable telephone terminal. 11. The information communication system according to claim 6, further comprising wireless communication means for performing communication through the communication device. 12. A server device which is connected to an information communication terminal via a network and cooperates with the information communication terminal so that the information communication terminal obtains received data addressed to itself. A receiving unit configured to receive received data addressed to the information communication terminal and store the received data in a memory unit; and to configure address information of a transmission source of the received data transmitted from the information communication terminal in order to specify the received data. Attribute information receiving means for receiving one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information; and receiving the information addressed to the information communication terminal stored in the memory unit based on the one or more pieces of the attribute information received by the attribute information receiving means. Information generating means for generating information about data; and information transmitting means for transmitting the information generated by the information generating means to the information communication terminal. A server device comprising: 13. The information generating means for generating a list of received data addressed to the information communication terminal having address information of attribute information matching one or more of the attribute information from the information communication terminal. The server device according to claim 12, wherein: 14. The information generating means extracts and extracts the received data from the information communication terminal addressed to the information communication terminal having address information of attribute information that matches one or more of the attribute information. Generating a list of the received data, and transmitting, by the information transmitting means, the received data extracted from the information generating step and the list of the received data to the information communication terminal. 13. The server device according to claim 12, wherein: 15. The information generating means for generating a list of the received data destined for the information communication terminal rearranged based on one or more pieces of the attribute information from the information communication terminal. 13. The server device according to claim 12, wherein: 16. The information generating means, when receiving one or a plurality of pieces of attribute information itself from the information communication terminal, outputting attribute information matching the one or more pieces of the attribute information from the information communication terminal. Extracting the received data addressed to the information communication terminal having address information, and transmitting, by the information communication means, the received data extracted from the information generation means and the list to the information communication terminal. The server device according to claim 15, characterized in that: 17. An information communication terminal which is connected to a server device via a network and acquires received data received by the server device and stored therein, wherein the received data from a user is provided. Attribute information input means for receiving input of one or a plurality of the attribute information constituting address information for specifying the attribute information; attribute information transmitting means for transmitting the attribute information received through the attribute information input means to the server device; Information receiving means for receiving information on received data destined to the user, which is transmitted from the server device and is obtained based on the one or more pieces of the attribute information and is stored in the server device and addressed to itself. An information communication terminal characterized by the following. 18. The information on received data addressed to the user transmitted from the server device is a list of the received data addressed to the user created based on one or more pieces of the attribute information. A display element for displaying the list from the device; a selection input receiving unit for receiving a selection input of reception data requested to be provided to the server device from the list displayed on the display element; Providing request transmitting means for generating the transmitting request of the received data and transmitting the request to the server device; and receiving data receiving means for receiving the receiving data provided from the server device to the server device in response to the providing request. The information communication terminal according to claim 17, comprising: 19. The information on received data addressed to the user transmitted from the server device includes: the received data addressed to the user having address information of attribute information matching one or more of the attribute information; A list of the reception data created based on the plurality of pieces of attribute information and addressed to the user; and a display element for displaying the list from the server device, and through the list displayed on the display element. 18. The information communication terminal according to claim 17, wherein received data addressed to itself provided by the server device can be used. 20. The network according to claim 11, wherein the network includes a network for a portable telephone terminal, and further includes wireless communication means for communicating through a wireless base station for the portable telephone terminal. 20. The information communication terminal according to claim 17, 18 or 19.