JPH11265332A - Portable electronic equipment and electronic mail incoming informing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable electronic equipment and an electronic(E) mail incoming informing method provided with a means for always monitoring the incoming of E mails independently of its using state, and at the incoming of an E mail, informing the external of the using state independently of the using state and capable of easily and surely executing uergent communication, priority management, and so on. SOLUTION: A power supply controlling microprocessor(MP) 251 controls the drive of a display device driving circuit (LAMP-DRV) 29 at the incoming of an E mail independently of the ON/OFF state of a system power supply and an E mail incoming display device (L) 30 is turned on to inform its surroundings of the incoming of the E mail at real time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable electronic device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function such as a portable type word processor, a personal computer, an information terminal and the like, and an electronic mail arrival notification method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, e-mail has been widely used due to the spread of the Internet and personal computers and the provision of communication infrastructure.
However, in the current standard e-mail using the Internet or personal computer communication, it is common to check whether an e-mail addressed to the user has arrived by accessing an e-mail temporary storage device called a mail server. It is a target. Therefore, in the case of the so-called missed email where the e-mail has not arrived, there is a waste of time for operation, communication fee for access, and the like.

[0003] On the other hand, in a method of exchanging electronic mail between personal computers connected to a LAN, the arrival of electronic mail is displayed on the screen of the personal computer.

[0004] This method is based on the premise that e-mail software of a personal computer is activated and a person using the personal computer is notified of the arrival of the e-mail. It is not a premise to signal arrival (when a call arrives). Similarly, there is a method of displaying the arrival of the e-mail on the screen of the personal computer and notifying the arrival of the e-mail with the buzzer of the personal computer. However, similarly, it is possible to notify an unspecified person of the arrival at any time. Not a premise.

Also, a method is employed in which a timer function of a personal computer is used to automatically access a mail server to check whether an electronic mail addressed to the user has arrived even when the user of the personal computer is absent. Even if they did, they had no way to inform unspecified people of their arrival.

Therefore, for example, when a plurality of terminals having an e-mail transmission / reception function are managed by a small number of people in an office or the like, inconveniences arise in emergency contact by e-mail, priority management of e-mail, and the like. .

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and is provided with a notifying means dedicated to notifying the arrival of an electronic mail so as to always notify the arrival of the mail irrespective of the use state of the device. A portable electronic device and an e-mail arrival notification method that can clearly and clearly notify the surroundings of the device so that emergency contact and priority management by e-mail can be easily and reliably performed, thereby enhancing the e-mail function and improving reliability. The purpose is to provide.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a receiving means capable of constantly receiving an e-mail and one or more notifications by light, voice, vibration, etc. dedicated to displaying an incoming e-mail. Means for operating the notification means when an e-mail arrives, and having a function of immediately informing the user when the e-mail arrives. Emergency and priority management can be performed easily and reliably.

That is, the present invention relates to a portable electronic device having an e-mail transmission / reception function, a means for constantly monitoring the arrival of an e-mail irrespective of the use state of the device, Means for informing the user of the status of the device regardless of the usage state of the device.

The present invention is also directed to a portable electronic device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function in which a display unit housing is rotatably provided on a main body via a pivotal support unit. An electronic mail arrival indicator is provided at a predetermined position of the main body which can be visually recognized from the outside regardless of the moving position.

The present invention is also directed to a portable electronic device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function in which a display unit housing is rotatably provided on a main body via a pivotal support. An electronic mail arrival indicator provided at a predetermined position on the main body that can be visually recognized from the outside irrespective of the moving position; a means for constantly monitoring the arrival of an electronic mail regardless of the use state of the device; A control means for operating an incoming call indicator and notifying an incoming electronic mail to the outside in real time irrespective of the device state is provided.

Further, the present invention relates to a portable electronic device having an e-mail transmission / reception function, wherein: an e-mail transmission means and an e-mail reception means; an e-mail reception display means dedicated to e-mail reception display; Control means for controlling the operation of the incoming call display means, wherein the transmitting means constantly transmits an e-mail incoming / outgoing confirmation signal to the mail server at a predetermined cycle, and the receiving means comprises a response signal to the e-mail incoming / outgoing confirmation signal. The control means operates the e-mail incoming display means when the content of the response signal indicates that there is an e-mail, and notifies the periphery of the device that the e-mail has arrived. It is characterized by.

According to the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device having an e-mail transmission / reception function, comprising: a pole pivotally supported on an apparatus housing so as to be capable of standing upright; Means for constantly monitoring the incoming e-mail irrespective of the use state of the device, and control means for operating the above-mentioned e-mail incoming display when the e-mail is received and notifying the incoming e-mail to the outside in real time regardless of the device state And characterized in that:

According to the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function in which a display unit housing is rotatably provided on a main body via a pivotal support. An electronic mail arrival indicator provided in the unit, and a means for constantly monitoring the arrival of electronic mail irrespective of the use state of the device,
Control means for operating the above-mentioned e-mail reception indicator when an e-mail is received and notifying the reception of the e-mail to the outside in real time irrespective of the device state is provided.

According to the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device having an electronic mail transmitting / receiving function in which a display unit housing is rotatably provided on a main body via a pivotal support, and a back surface of the display unit housing is provided. An electronic mail arrival indicator provided in the unit, and a means for constantly monitoring the arrival of electronic mail irrespective of the use state of the device,
Control means for operating the e-mail arrival indicator when the e-mail arrival is detected in a state where the display unit housing is closed, and notifying the e-mail arrival to the outside. .

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned portable electronic device, when an electronic mail is received, a notification mode is changed according to the contents of a header portion of the incoming information to be notified. In addition, the present invention provides the portable electronic device, wherein an incoming electronic mail is notified by one or a combination of optical notifying means, sound notifying means, and vibration notifying means. It is characterized by.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the portable electronic device, when an incoming electronic mail is detected, the electronic mail is automatically received and stored in a memory or printed out. And

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned portable electronic device, a state when an electronic mail arrives and a state after an electronic mail arrive in different forms. Further, the present invention is characterized in that the portable electronic device has a power supply control processor for controlling and managing a system power supply, and monitors and reports an incoming electronic mail under the control of the processor.

Further, according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned portable electronic device, the portable electronic device has a power control processor for controlling and managing a system power supply, and an incoming call notification control table referred to in processing of the processor. Under the control of the processor,
Incoming e-mails are monitored, and when an incoming call is received, the incoming call notification control table is referred to and the incoming mail is notified according to the contents of the table.

Further, according to the present invention, in a portable electronic device having the above-described incoming call notification control table, the incoming call notification control table includes a mail address having at least a user name or a domain name, and a notification unique to the mail address. It is a feature that the form is set and registered.

Further, according to the present invention, in a portable electronic device having the above-mentioned incoming call notification control table, the incoming call notification control table has a mail address having at least a user name or a domain name, and a notification unique to the mail address. The form and the recording form of the mail are set and registered.

Also, the present invention is a method for notifying an incoming electronic mail of a device having an electronic mail transmitting / receiving function, wherein the incoming electronic mail is constantly monitored irrespective of the use state of the device, and the incoming electronic mail is detected. In this case, the display for exclusive use of the incoming call notification is operated to notify the outside of the incoming electronic mail in real time regardless of the use state of the device.

The present invention also relates to a method for notifying an incoming e-mail of a device having an e-mail sending / receiving function, wherein a display dedicated to the notification of an incoming e-mail is always provided on a device housing which can be visually recognized from outside regardless of the use state of the device. A monitor is provided to constantly monitor the incoming e-mail irrespective of the usage status of the device, and to activate the above-mentioned display at the timing of detecting the arrival of the e-mail. The feature is to inform.

The present invention also relates to a method for notifying an incoming electronic mail of a device having an electronic mail transmitting / receiving function, wherein an incoming electronic mail signal is received to operate an incoming electronic mail display function when a main power supply is off. The device is set to be in a standby state where an e-mail is received, and when an incoming signal of an e-mail is received, a display dedicated to e-mail arrival notification is operated, and the arrival of an e-mail is notified to the outside in real time regardless of the use state of the device. .

The present invention also relates to a method for notifying an electronic mail arrival of a device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function, the electronic mail transmission function and the reception function, the electronic mail arrival display function dedicated to the electronic mail arrival display, and Equipped with a control function to control the e-mail arrival display function, the transmission function always sends an e-mail arrival confirmation signal to the mail server at a predetermined cycle, and the reception function receives a response signal to the e-mail arrival confirmation signal When the content of the response signal indicates that an e-mail is present, the control function activates the e-mail arrival display function to notify the periphery of the device that the e-mail has arrived.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned electronic mail arrival notification method, when an electronic mail arrival is displayed, a sound or vibration notifying means is also operated.
Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-described electronic mail arrival notification method, the notification form is changed depending on the source, sender, or content of the electronic mail.

According to the present invention, there is provided the electronic mail arrival notification method, wherein the display unit housing is rotatably provided on the main body via a pivotal support unit. A display for displaying an incoming e-mail is provided at a predetermined position on the main body which can be visually recognized from the outside, regardless of the use state of the device, so that the incoming state of the e-mail can always be displayed in real time.

According to the present invention, there is provided a communication card applied to an electronic device having a card slot, wherein an annunciator for notifying the status to the outside when an electronic mail arrives is provided.

The present invention also relates to a communication card applied to an electronic device having a card slot, wherein a display or a display connection for notifying the status to the outside when an electronic mail arrives is provided on the rear end face in the insertion direction. A terminal is provided.

By providing the function of notifying the arrival of an e-mail as described above, urgent communication by e-mail, priority management, and the like can be easily and reliably performed, thereby enhancing the e-mail function and improving reliability.

[0031]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, a portable information terminal (or word processor) equipped with a printer is taken as an example.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a CPU for controlling the entire apparatus, 12 is a main memory (MEM) provided for a work area of the CPU 11, a storage area for an execution program, and the like, and 13 is a hard disk serving as an external storage. Devices (HDD) 14 are hard disk controllers (H) for controlling read / write access to the hard disk device (HDD) 13.
DD-I / F).

Reference numerals 15 to 23 denote IO devices connected to the CPU 11 via the system bus. Of these, 15 is a modem interface (MODEM) serving as a port for transmitting and receiving data via a communication line such as a telephone line or LAN, and 16 is a modem interface (MOD).
EM) 15 and a communication controller (COM-CONT) for transmitting and receiving data to and from an external device via a communication line. The modem interface (MODEM) 15 and the communication controller (COM-CONT) 16 provide a backup operation power supply (VBc) from a power supply unit (PS) to be described later so that the communication operation can be performed even when the system power supply is off. Is supplied. Here, a modem interface (MODEM) 15 and a communication controller (COM-
Although a system configuration in which the [CONT] 16 is mounted as a standard is illustrated, an optional configuration that can be arbitrarily mounted in a card slot as a communication card may be used.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a keyboard (K) serving as an input device.
B) and 18 are keyboard controllers (KBC) for controlling input of a keyboard (KB) 17. Reference numeral 19 denotes a pointing device such as a mouse which also serves as an input device, and reference numeral 20 denotes a pointing device interface (MO-I /
F).

Reference numeral 21 denotes a printer (PRT), and reference numeral 22 denotes a printer controller (PRT-CONT) that drives and controls the printer (PRT) 21. 23 is a display unit (DISP) rotatably provided on the main body, 2
A display controller (DISP-CONT) 4 controls display of the display unit (DISP) 23.
It is.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a power supply control unit (PS-CONT) for controlling and managing the system power supply. Reference numeral 26 denotes a power supply circuit for supplying / cutting off the system power supply under the control of the power supply control unit (PS-CONT) 25. (PS) and 27 are a battery power supply (BATT) for supplying power for operation to the power supply circuit (PS) 26, and 28 is an external power supply (AC) for similarly supplying power for operation.

The power control unit (PS-CONT) 25
Is configured using a microprocessor (MP) 251 for power control, and the microprocessor (MP) 25
The control and management of the system power supply are performed by the program control of (1). Here, when the system power supply is off, the backup operation power supply (VBa) is received from the power supply circuit (PS) 26, and regardless of the on / off state of the system power supply,
It monitors the state of the system power supply, including power switch on / off operations, and controls power supply. Further, here, under the program control of the power control microprocessor (MP) 251, the electronic mail arrival notification control as shown in FIG. 6 is performed using the electronic mail arrival notification control table (TBL) 252. This e-mail incoming notification control operation will be described later.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a display drive circuit (LAMP-DRV) which is driven and controlled by the power control microprocessor (MP) 251. When a system power supply is turned off, the display drive circuit (LAMP-DRV) receives a backup operation power supply (VBb). Irrespective of the power ON / OFF state, an electronic mail arrival indicator (L) 30 described later is driven to light under the control of the power supply control unit (PS-CONT) 25 when an electronic mail arrives.

Reference numeral 30 denotes the display drive circuit (LAMP-D).
RV) 29 is an electronic mail arrival indicator (L) controlled to be turned on and off by an open / close position of a display housing 32 on which a display unit (DISP) 23 is mounted as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. It is provided on the apparatus main body 31 so as to be always visible, and its configuration will be described later.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the external structure of the information terminal (or word processor) according to the first embodiment.
The display unit housing 32 on which the (SP) 23 is mounted is rotatably provided on the apparatus main body 31, and is closed so as to close the keyboard (KB) 17 on the apparatus main body 31 when not in use, as shown in FIG. When used, it is opened at an arbitrary rotation angle as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, reference numeral 33 denotes a transparent or translucent lamp case provided with an electronic mail arrival indicator (L) 30 therein.
SP) 23 is provided at the center of the rear end side of the apparatus main body 31 so that the display main body 31 is always visible regardless of the open / close position of the display unit housing 32 on which the SP) 23 is mounted.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a format of an electronic mail. Here, an example of a mail format in which a mail body is continuously transferred following a header portion and a mail address portion is shown.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the configuration of the electronic mail arrival notification control table (TBL) 252 referred to by the power control microprocessor (MP) 251 of the power control unit (PS-CONT) 25 in the above embodiment. Here, the display color (here, red, yellow,
Green (three colors) and information sound (for example, buzzer, melody sound, etc.)
Can be set in combination with or alone, and as a recording form, both print (printout) and memory storage (storage) can be set or can be set alone. These settings, updates, and cancellations are made on the display unit (DI
On the display screen of (SP) 23, it can be easily performed by using a keyboard (KB) 17, a pointing device 19 and the like in a sheet format.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an electronic mail arrival notification control operation executed by the power control microprocessor (MP) 251 of the power control unit (PS-CONT) 25 in the above embodiment. When the communication controller (COM-CONT) 16 receives an incoming signal via the modem interface (MODEM) 15, an electronic mail incoming notification control table (TBL) 252
, A mail reception control processing operation including a mail arrival notification accompanied with lighting drive control of the electronic mail arrival indicator (L) 30 is executed.

Here, the operation in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The power supply control microprocessor (MP) 251 of the power supply control unit (PS-CONT) 25 receives the backup operation power supply (VBa) from the power supply circuit (PS) 26 when the system power supply is off, thereby turning on / off the system power supply. The system power supply is constantly monitored at a predetermined cycle regardless of the OFF state, and FIG.
The mail reception control processing operation including the mail arrival notification shown in FIG.

In the mail reception control process, first, the contents of the register of the communication controller (COM-CONT) 16, that is, the communication controller (COM-CONT)
16 determines whether there is an incoming call addressed to its own address from the contents of the header portion and the address portion received (step S1 in FIG. 6).
If there is an incoming call addressed to the own address, it is determined whether the incoming call is an electronic mail or a telephone (or facsimile) (step S2 in FIG. 6).

If the incoming call is a telephone call, the process proceeds to normal telephone processing (step S3 in FIG. 6). In the case of an electronic mail, the electronic mail arrival notification control table (TB
L) 252, by comparing the contents of the received address part with the contents of the address part registered in the electronic mail arrival notification control table (TBL) 252 by determining whether or not the sender of the mail is registered. A search is made to determine whether an incoming call notification is necessary (step S4 in FIG. 6).

When the content of the received address portion is not registered in the electronic mail arrival notification control table (TBL) 252, it is determined that there is no need for the arrival notification, and the mail text is received.

When the contents of the received address portion are registered in the electronic mail arrival notification control table (TBL) 252, the display driver circuit (LAMP-DRV) 29
Is activated to control lighting of the electronic mail arrival indicator (L) 30 to notify the surroundings that the electronic mail has just arrived.

At this time, a display housing 32 on which a display unit (DISP) 23 is mounted is rotatably provided on the apparatus main body 31. When not in use, a keyboard is provided on the apparatus main body 31 as shown in FIG. (KB) 17 is closed so as to close it, and is opened at an arbitrary rotation angle as shown in FIG. 3 at the time of use, but is a transparent or translucent lamp provided with an electronic mail arrival indicator (L) 30 inside. The case 33 is provided so as to be always visible irrespective of the open / close position of the display unit housing 32. Therefore, even if the case 33 is not in use, the incoming mail can be easily recognized in real time from a distance.

Further, in this case, the e-mail is simply
In addition to notifying the user of the arrival to the surroundings, various incoming calls can be notified according to the contents of the notification form registered in the incoming call notification control table (TBL) 252 of the e-mail. Here, for each email address to be notified of incoming calls,
Display color (here, red, yellow, green)
And a notification sound (for example, a buzzer, a melody sound, or the like) or a single setting is possible. As a recording mode, printing (printout) and memory storage (storage) are available.
Can be set by both or alone, and based on the set contents, an incoming call notification and a recording process such as printing and saving in a memory are executed.

When the display unit (DISP) 23 is performing a display operation in a system power-on state, the display unit (DISP) 23 is operated in the same manner as in the prior art.
The incoming mail and the mail text can be displayed on the display screen 23, and the mail text can be stored in an external storage such as the hard disk drive (HDD) 13 or the like. Since these technologies are the same as before,
Here, the description is omitted. Also, creation and transmission of an e-mail can be performed in the same manner as in the related art.

In this embodiment, the mail transmission system in which the main body of the mail is continuously transmitted to the @ header has been described as an example. Notification is possible.

FIG. 7 shows the external structure of the device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a display unit housing 32A on which a display unit (DISP) 23 is mounted is provided with a back surface (cover surface). It has a structure in which a transparent or translucent lamp case 33A having an electronic mail arrival indicator (L) 30A provided therein is provided.

Even with such a structure, the arrival of an electronic mail can always be notified to the outside regardless of the use state of the apparatus. That is, a display housing 32A on which a display unit (DISP) 23 is mounted is rotatably provided on the apparatus main body 31A, and when not in use, as shown in FIG.
It is closed so as to cover the keyboard (KB) 17 on 1A. Therefore, when not in use, the light emitted from the incoming call indicator (L) 30A is radiated around the apparatus through the lamp case 33A as shown in the drawing, and the mail is received from a distant place as the incoming mail is detected. An incoming call can be easily recognized in real time.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a third embodiment and a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the drawings, reference numeral 31B denotes an apparatus main body according to the third embodiment, and 32B denotes a display unit (see FIG. 9). DISP) 23 is mounted on the display unit housing, and 33B is an incoming mail in the same embodiment provided with electronic mail incoming displays 30 (Red), 30 (Yel), and 30 (Gre) of different colored lights. Paul. The mail arrival pole 33B is housed in the apparatus main body 31B as shown in FIG. 9 when not in use, regardless of whether the system power is on or off, that is, regardless of whether the apparatus is in use or not. When the notification is required, as shown in FIG. 8, it is pulled out from the apparatus main body 31B and stands upright.
Here, when an e-mail arrives, it is color-coded according to priority, urgency, or genre, for example, according to the notification form of the e-mail arrival notification control table (TBL) 252 shown in FIG. indicate.
In the drawing, H denotes a hinge of the display housing 32B.

In FIG. 9, reference numeral 40 denotes a communication card according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and reference numeral 41 denotes the communication card 4.
0 is an electronic mail arrival indicator provided at the rear end of the insertion direction 0. The e-mail arrival indicator 40 has a structure in which a light-emitting element such as a high-brightness LED is incorporated in a transparent or translucent casing, and is displayed and driven when an e-mail arrival is detected as in the above-described embodiments. . In the case of such a card structure, a function logic for constantly monitoring the arrival of an e-mail irrespective of the use state of the device and a logic for controlling the drive of the e-mail arrival display 41 when an e-mail arrives are provided in the card. It is also possible to incorporate it, and it is also possible to incorporate in the e-mail arrival indicator 41 a sounding device dedicated to incoming call notification. Further, it is also possible to adopt a structure in which an electronic mail arrival alarm is attached to the rear end of the communication card 40 in the insertion direction via a connector.

[0058]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a portable electronic device having an e-mail transmission / reception function is provided with a notification means exclusively for notifying the arrival of an e-mail, regardless of the use state of the device. By always being able to clearly notify the user when the mail arrives around the device, emergency contact by email, priority management, etc. can be performed easily and reliably, thereby expanding the functions of the e-mail and improving reliability. A portable electronic device and an e-mail arrival notification method can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external structure of the information terminal (or word processor) according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary perspective view showing the external structure of the information terminal (or word processor) according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a format example of an electronic mail.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a power control unit (PS-CO) in the embodiment.
NT) 25 power control microprocessor (MP) 2
The figure which shows the structural example of the electronic mail arrival notification control table (TBL) 252 referred to by 51.

FIG. 6 shows a power supply control unit (PS-CO) in the embodiment.
NT) 25 power control microprocessor (MP) 2
5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an electronic mail arrival notification control operation executed by 51.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an external structure of an apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an external structure of an apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an external structure of an apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention and an external structure of a communication card according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 CPU, 12 main memory (MEM), 13 hard disk drive (HDD), 14 hard disk controller (HDD-I /
F), 15: Modem interface (MODEM), 16: Communication controller (COM-CONT), 17: Keyboard (KB), 18: Keyboard controller (KBC), 19: Pointing device, 20: Pointing device interface (MO-CON)
I / F), 21: Printer (PRT), 22: Printer controller (PRT-CONT), 23: Display unit (DISP), 24: Display controller (DISP-CON)
T), 25: Power control unit (PS-CONT), 251: Power control microprocessor (MP), 252: E-mail incoming notification control table (TBL), 26: Power circuit (PS), 27: Battery power ( BATT), 28: External power supply (AC), 29: Display drive circuit (LAMP-DRV), 30: Electronic mail arrival display (L), 31: Device body, 32: Display housing, 33: Lamp case .

Claims (24)

[Claims] 1. A portable electronic device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function, a means for constantly monitoring the arrival of an electronic mail irrespective of the use state of the device; A portable electronic device comprising means for notifying the outside regardless of the state. 2. A portable electronic device having an electronic mail transmitting / receiving function in which a display unit housing is rotatably provided on a main body via a pivotal support unit, the display unit case being related to a rotation position of the display unit housing. A portable electronic device, wherein an electronic mail arrival indicator is provided at a predetermined position of the main body which can be visually recognized from the outside without using the electronic mail. 3. A portable electronic device having an electronic mail transmitting / receiving function in which a display unit housing is rotatably provided on a main body via a pivotal support unit, wherein the display unit housing is related to a rotation position of the display unit housing. An e-mail arrival indicator provided at a predetermined position of the main body that can be visually recognized from the outside, a means for constantly monitoring the e-mail arrival regardless of the use state of the device, and the e-mail arrival indicator at the time of e-mail arrival. A portable electronic device comprising: a control unit that operates to notify an incoming e-mail to the outside in real time regardless of the device state. 4. An electronic mail transmitting means and a receiving means, an electronic mail incoming display dedicated for displaying an electronic mail incoming display, and a control means for controlling the operation of the electronic mail incoming display means, wherein the transmitting means is always predetermined. Sending an e-mail incoming / outgoing confirmation signal to the mail server at a cycle of: the receiving means receives a response signal to the e-mail incoming / outgoing confirmation signal; and the control means includes an e-mail having the content of the response signal. A portable electronic device that operates the e-mail incoming display means to notify the arrival of the e-mail to the surroundings of the device. 5. A pole which is pivotally supported on an apparatus housing and which is provided with an e-mail arrival indicator at the tip thereof, means for constantly monitoring e-mail arrival irrespective of the use state of the apparatus, A portable electronic device, comprising: control means for operating the above-mentioned e-mail arrival indicator when an e-mail is received and notifying the incoming e-mail to the outside in real time irrespective of the device state. 6. A portable electronic device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function in which a display unit housing is rotatably provided on a main body via a pivotal support unit, wherein the display unit housing is provided on a back surface of the display unit housing. E-mail arrival indicator, means for constantly monitoring e-mail arrival irrespective of the state of use of the device, and operating the e-mail arrival indicator when an e-mail arrives, regardless of the device state. A portable electronic device comprising: a control unit that notifies a user in real time to the outside. 7. A portable electronic device having an electronic mail transmission / reception function in which a display unit housing is rotatably provided on a main body via a pivotal support unit, wherein the display unit housing is provided on a back surface of the display unit housing. E-mail arrival indicator, means for constantly monitoring e-mail arrival irrespective of the state of use of the device, and e-mail arrival display when e-mail arrival is detected with the display unit housing closed. A portable electronic device, comprising: control means for operating a device to notify an incoming electronic mail to the outside. 8. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein, when an electronic mail is received, the notification mode is changed according to the content of the header part of the incoming information and the notification is performed. . 9. An optical notification means for receiving an incoming electronic mail,
The portable electronic device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, wherein the notification is performed by any one or a combination of a notification unit by sound and a notification unit by vibration. 10. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for automatically receiving the electronic mail when the arrival of the electronic mail is detected, storing the electronic mail in a memory, or printing out the electronic mail. 7. The portable electronic device according to 7. 11. The system according to claim 1, wherein a state when the electronic mail arrives and a state after the electronic mail arrive in different forms.
Or the portable electronic device according to 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7. 12. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a power supply control processor for controlling and managing a system power supply, wherein the processor controls and monitors an incoming electronic mail.
Or the portable electronic device according to 5 or 6 or 7. 13. A power supply control processor for controlling and managing a system power supply, and an incoming call notification control table referred to in the processing of the processor. 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said incoming call notification control table is referred to at the time of incoming call to notify of incoming mail according to the contents of said table.
Or the portable electronic device according to 5 or 6 or 7. 14. The portable electronic device according to claim 13, wherein an e-mail address having at least a user name or a domain name and an e-mail address unique to the e-mail address are set and registered in the incoming call notification control table. 15. The portable electronic device according to claim 13, wherein a mail address having at least a user name or a domain name, a notification format unique to the mail address, and a mail recording format are set and registered in the incoming call notification control table. machine. 16. An incoming e-mail is constantly monitored regardless of the use state of the device, and when an incoming e-mail is detected, a display dedicated to incoming call notification is operated, and the electronic mail is activated in real time regardless of the use state of the device. An e-mail arrival notification method characterized by notifying an incoming mail to the outside. 17. An electronic mail arrival notification dedicated display is provided on a device housing which is always visible from the outside irrespective of the use condition of the device, and an incoming electronic mail is constantly monitored regardless of the use condition of the device. An e-mail arrival notification method, comprising: operating the display at an e-mail arrival detection timing to notify an e-mail arrival to the outside in real time regardless of the use state of the device. 18. When the main power supply is turned off, an e-mail incoming signal is received and an e-mail incoming display function is activated. An e-mail arrival notification method characterized by operating a display to notify an e-mail arrival to the outside in real time irrespective of a use state of a device. 19. An e-mail transmission function and reception function, an e-mail arrival display function dedicated to e-mail arrival display, and a control function for controlling operation of the e-mail arrival display function, wherein the transmission function is always performed at a predetermined cycle. An e-mail incoming / outgoing confirmation signal is transmitted to the mail server, the receiving function receives a response signal to the e-mail incoming / outgoing confirmation signal, and the control function sends an e-mail when the response signal indicates that there is an e-mail. Activate the mail arrival display function,
An e-mail arrival notification method, which notifies the arrival of an e-mail to the vicinity of a device. 20. An electronic mail arrival display, wherein a notifying means by sound or vibration is also operated.
An electronic mail arrival notification method as described in 7 or 18 or 19. 21. The notification form is changed according to the transmission source, sender or content of the electronic mail.
Or the method for notifying an incoming e-mail according to item 19. 22. In a device in which a display unit housing is rotatably provided on a main body via a pivotal support, an electronic device is located at a predetermined position on the main body that can be visually recognized from the outside regardless of the rotation position of the display unit housing. 20. The e-mail arrival notification method according to claim 16, wherein a display for displaying the arrival of the e-mail is provided so that the e-mail arrival state can always be displayed in real time regardless of the use state of the device. 23. A communication card provided with a notifier for notifying the status to the outside when an electronic mail arrives. 24. A communication card provided with a display or a display connection terminal for notifying the status to the outside when an e-mail is received on the rear end face in the insertion direction.