KR20000037392A - Video e-mail service system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A video e-mail service system and a method therefor are provided to promptly confirming a video e-mail by receiving the reception of the arrival of the video e-mail in even case that a receive does not connect to the Internet, and prevent the transmitted video e-mail from not being received by confirming a great volume of the video e-mail through the Internet regardless of e-mail volume or e-mail usage of the receiver. CONSTITUTION: A transmitter inputs video and audio data, or text data by using a video e-mail machine(311). The input data are converted to video and audio e-mail, or text message in the video e-mail machine. The video and audio e-mail prepared by the transmitter, is transmitted to a video e-mail service server(350) for storing while the text message prepared by the transmitter, is transmitted to a mobile communication terminal of a receiver. The receiver connects to the video e-mail service server for reviving the video and audio e-mail transmitted to the receiver.

Description

VIDEO E-MAIL SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD}

The present invention relates to a video e-mail service system and method for allowing a receiver to quickly and easily check a moving picture or an image file produced by a sender.

By the early 1990s, only a few people could use computers, and only a few of those who could use computers could use the Internet as a means of communication. The age has come. As described above, one of the biggest reasons why the use of the Internet can be popularized is the practical use of the World Wide Web (WWW).

Recently, various services such as e-commerce, e-news, cyber stock trading, and electronic mail (e-mail) have been provided based on the internet using the web. Internet service is emerging as the most important business as it is easily accessible through the Internet.

In general, the Internet refers to a plurality of unit networks divided by an Internet Protocol (hereinafter, referred to as IP) address and a plurality of hosts having individual IP addresses provided in each unit network. Based on the Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (hereinafter referred to as TCP / IP), a local area network (LAN) or a public switched telephone network (PSTN) It is a data communication network capable of performing data communication. In this case, the host means that a computer or a computer equipped with a communication modem and a telephone are connected, and mutual communication is possible only with a unique IP address assigned to each host.

1 is a block diagram of a conventional network for accessing the Internet. Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional network for accessing the Internet includes an Internet terminal device 100 provided with a command input by a user to obtain desired information, and an command and an IP address of the user from the Internet terminal device 100. A wired network 110 that receives a connection and performs a connection with another terminal device, and a gateway that receives a command and an IP address from the wired network 110 and converts it into data of a form used on the Internet (Gateway: 120). And, the Internet 130 for arranging the connection between the other networks to perform the command transmitted from the gateway 120, and a web server receiving the command from the Internet 130 to provide Web (Web) information (Web server: 140 and an Internet service provider (ISP) for receiving a command from the Internet 130 and connecting to another network. , The Internet service is associated with the Internet 130 via the provider 150 intranet (Intranet: 160) and is configured as a database that holds itself to the Intranet (160).

Looking at the operation of the network with reference to Figure 1, first, the Internet terminal device 100 executes an Internet program, attempts to connect to a network to which it wants to have its own IP address. The connection attempt is made by connecting to the gateway 120 connected to the Internet through the wired network 110 to which the Internet terminal device 100 is connected, and then connecting to the Internet 130 using a protocol such as TCP / IP. Once the connection is established, the Internet 130 notifies the Internet terminal device 100 of the information of the place where the user wants to connect, and then performs data transmission therebetween. If the desired information is in a database of a specific network connected to the Internet 130, it is connected to the corresponding intranet through an Internet service provider 150 connected to the Internet 130, and accesses information of a database connected to the intranet. do.

Various services such as e-commerce, e-news, cyber stock trading, e-mail, etc. are receiving a great deal of attention based on the internet using the web as described above. As a result, Internet services are emerging as the most important business.

In particular, the past communication methods of using letters to communicate with each other, or using telephones to communicate with each other, have recently been able to communicate with people in Korea as well as foreign countries using e-mail via the Internet. . In addition to the above, the increase in the data transfer rate and the amount of data that can be processed at unit time allows video conferencing to face each other through screens even when they are far apart.

In recent years, video e-mails have been provided for transmitting advertisements to users using e-mails, or for transmitting videos or image files through e-mails.

Such a video e-mail system is disclosed in US Pat. No. 6,014,689, which is shown in FIG.

Referring to Fig. 2, a conventional video e-mail system consists of a video e-mail transmission system 2 and a receiving system 4, and a network interface 6 and a communication connection line 8 associated therewith. . The video e-mail transmission system 2 includes a main board including a central processing unit (CPU), a chip set, a bus, a power supply, It is based on a personal computer (PC) 10 having an interface and drive equipment such as a hard disk and a video display controller. The transmission system 2 may also include a video display 14, a keyboard 18, and a mouse 19 as an input device. Such a video e-mail transmission system 2 uses video e-mail software that can compose a video e-mail message and send it from another client, such as EUDORA PRO 3.0.

The transmission system 2 also includes a video input device 20, an audio input device 30, and an audio output device 40 for generating and reproducing a video e-mail message.

The video e-mail receiving system 4 is based on the personal computer 10A, similarly to the transmission system 2 above. The receiving system 4 then includes a sound card 42A and a speaker 40A for playing the received video e-mail. Similarly, the receiving system 4 has a video display device 14A and a conventional computer monitor.

The video e-mail system having the above structure transmits the video e-mail through the receiving system by attaching an executable file that can be executed when the user sends the video e-mail created by the transmission system. Even if the received client does not have a separate execution program, it can be checked by playing it.

In addition, there is a bending machine (Vending machine) for the video e-mail service as described above and a web site that implements the service using the same, the representative place is the mass network using the site of www.videoe-mail.com (mass networks).

The service provided by the mass network has a bending machine capable of producing video e-mail at various places, and allows a user to produce a desired video on the bending machine using a credit card or cash. The bending machine sends the completed video e-mail to the e-mail address entered by the user, and the user receives the video e-mail with the executable file attached without a separate executable program. Because we receive it, we can play it right away

However, video e-mails containing moving images are considerably larger than ordinary text documents or still image files. In particular, in recent years, most users use a service that can send or receive e-mails free of charge. Such a free e-mail service has a capacity of 5M bytes or 7M bytes for users. It is limited to a certain size.

Therefore, when a user has a certain number of e-mails stored in his or her mailbox, an e-mail having a size larger than the size that can be stored is transmitted, or a video e-mail having a size larger than the size of the mail that the user can receive. If this is sent, the user will not be able to receive it. In particular, when transmitting with an executable file, the capacity of the transmitted video e-mail becomes larger, which increases the probability of not being able to receive it.

Disclosure of Invention The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a video e-mail service system and method capable of promptly checking and playing a video e-mail.

1 is a diagram showing a conventional network configuration diagram.

2 is a block diagram of a conventional video email service system.

3A and 3B show a schematic diagram of a video email service system according to an embodiment of the invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a video e-mail service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flow chart of a process for producing a video e-mail including a video according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flow diagram of a process for producing a video e-mail including image data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a receiver confirming a video e-mail according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram when a video e-mail receiving message is output to a wireless Internet terminal device of a receiver according to one embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a block diagram of a video email machine in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

(Name of the code for the main part of the drawing)

301: wired Internet terminal device 311: video email machine

321: wireless Internet terminal device 322: base station device

302, 312: wired network 323: wireless network

310: wired gateway 320: wireless gateway

330: Internet 340: Web server

350: video email service server

360: video email service provider site

370: network

910: audio input device 920: video input device

930: Central Processing Unit 940: Database

950: message transmitter 960: video transmitter

970 display device

In order to achieve the above object, the video e-mail service system of the present invention provides a voice input device for receiving audio data, a video input device for receiving image data, and various types of video / audio e-mails. A database that stores audio data and video data, a central processing unit that produces video / audio e-mails using the data stored in the database, and audio and video data input by the user, and video / audio e-mails. A display device for displaying, a text message transmitter for transmitting a text message to a receiver's wireless Internet terminal device over a network, and a video / audio email transmitter for transmitting video / audio e-mails to a designated server through the network. can do.

The text message transmitter may transmit a video e-mail arrival message to a user's wireless Internet terminal device through a wireless gateway.

The text message transmitter may transmit an image file in a text format to a user's wireless Internet terminal device through a wireless gateway.

In addition, the video e-mail service method of the present invention includes the steps of a sender producing a video / audio e-mail or a text message using a video e-mail machine, and a video e-mail of the produced video / audio e-mail. Transmitting the message to be stored in the service server, transmitting the text message to the receiver's wireless Internet terminal device, and playing the video / audio email to the receiver connected to the video email service server. have.

The video / audio e-mail may be an image file in a video or text format.

The text message sent to the recipient may be an image file in text characters or text format.

The video / audio e-mail may further include an advertisement here.

The text message may further include an advertisement here.

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

3A is a block diagram of a video e-mail service system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 3a, look at the video e-mail service system of the present invention.

A general network system connected through the Internet 330 may be divided into a wired network system connected by a wire such as a modem, an integrated service digital network (ISDN), a LAN, and a wireless network system connected through a wireless Internet terminal device.

The wired network system may include a personal computer 301 capable of receiving a user's command and various bending machines 311 capable of performing various other functions. The bending machine shown in FIG. Imagine a video e-mail machine that can produce video e-mails.

A general user may produce a video or image file so that other users can play it through a video e-mail machine 311 installed in a train station, a department store, or a busy downtown. The video e-mail machine 311 includes various components so that a user can create an image file composed of a video, a message, and a text in a desired form, and a block diagram of the video e-mail machine 311 is shown. 9 is shown.

Referring to FIG. 9, the video e-mail machine 311 of the present invention includes a voice input device 910 for receiving voice data of a user, a video input device 920 for receiving image data of a user, and various texts. Database 940 for storing messages or image files, and a central processing unit for producing a video, text message, or image file of the user's desired form using audio data, video data, or data stored in the database ( 930, a display apparatus 970 for checking the produced moving image or image file, a message transmitting unit 950 and a moving image transmitting unit 960 for transmitting a message or moving image to a corresponding place, respectively.

The video e-mail machine 311 illustrated in FIG. 9 allows the message transmitter 950 to transmit an image file in the form of a text message or text to the receiver's wireless Internet terminal device, and the user through the video transmitter 960. By transmitting the produced video to the video e-mail service server, there is a technical difference from the conventional video e-mail system shown in FIG.

That is, unlike the conventional video e-mail system, the video e-mail produced by the user is not transmitted directly to the user's e-mail address, but is transmitted to and stored in the video e-mail service server providing the service. do. Therefore, the sender may produce a large amount of video regardless of the recipient's e-mail receiving capacity. On the other hand, by sending only the text message that the video e-mail has been received, the web site and password to confirm the video e-mail, the recipient accesses the web site that provides the video e-mail service. You can check the video e-mail sent to.

The process is as follows.

The sender produces an image file of a moving picture or text form of a desired form through the video e-mail machine 311. The video or image file may simply include a video signal but will generally include a video signal and an audio signal together.

The audio signal input by the sender through the audio input device 910 such as a microphone and the video signal input through the video input device 920 such as a camera are combined in the central processing unit 930 by the sender's operation. It is synthesized and edited to form some form of video e-mail. The sender can check his or her video e-mail through a display device 970 such as a monitor, and then transmit the video e-mail from the receiver desired to transmit. Among the video e-mails, a text message or a simple image file which a receiver can receive through a wireless Internet terminal device such as a mobile phone is transmitted to the wireless Internet terminal device through the message transmitter 950, and the video e-mail including a video is The video receiver 960 is transmitted to the video e-mail service server 350.

The video e-mail produced by the video e-mail machine 311 as described above is transmitted to the wired gateway 310 through a wired network 312 connected to the video e-mail machine 311, and the wired gateway ( In step 310, a form suitable for Internet use is converted and transmitted to the Internet 330. The video e-mail including a moving picture may be stored in the video e-mail service server 350. On the other hand, image files in the form of text messages or texts that can be received by the wireless Internet terminal device 321 are handheld device markup language (HDML), wireless markup language (WML), and mobility hyper text markup (mHTML) in the wireless gateway 320. Language is converted to a wireless Internet language.

The image file in the form of a text message or text converted into the wireless Internet language is transmitted to the wireless Internet terminal device 321 of the receiver through the wireless network 323 and the base station device 322.

Although FIG. 3A separately illustrates a wired communication network using a wired network and a wireless communication network using a wireless network, those skilled in the art of the present invention integrate the wired communication network and the wireless communication network into one. It will not be difficult to imagine the case where a communication network is formed by a network.

3B illustrates another exemplary embodiment of FIG. 3A, in which a wired / wireless internet communication is simultaneously performed by a network 370 in which a wired network and a wireless network are integrated into one. As shown in FIG. 3B, the rest of the personal computer 301, the bending machine 302, and the wireless Internet terminal device 321 except for a configuration in which the wired network and the wireless network are integrated into one network 370. The configuration and operation of the web server 340 and the video e-mail service server 350 are the same as in FIG. 3A.

FIG. 8 illustrates a screen in which a text message indicating arrival of a video e-mail is transmitted to a receiver's wireless Internet terminal device when the sender produces a video e-mail and transmits the video e-mail according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is shown.

Referring to FIG. 8, when a sender produces and sends a video email composed of moving images using a video email machine, the video email is stored in a video email server through the Internet, and the video e -A message notifying the arrival of the mail, a web site address of the video email service server and a password for verifying the video email will be sent to the recipient's wireless Internet terminal device. The recipient who confirms that the video e-mail has arrived will connect to the video e-mail service server, enter a password and play the video e-mail reached to him.

As shown in Fig. 2, the conventional video e-mail system seems to be able to check mail quickly because the mail is sent directly to the user, but it is possible to check the existence of the transmitted mail when the recipient is not connected to the Internet. In order to check the mail, the recipient must connect to the mail server to which the recipient has subscribed. Therefore, even if the receiver is not connected to the Internet, it is possible to check whether the mail is received through the wireless Internet terminal device, and accordingly, when the receiver accesses the video email service server and plays the video email, You can check the video e-mail.

In addition, by storing a relatively large video e-mail in a video e-mail service server instead of storing it in a recipient's mail server, the video e-mail can be correctly received at any time regardless of the recipient's mail capacity.

In addition, since the text document can be received through the wireless Internet terminal device, when the sender transmits an image file in a text format other than a video, the image file is directly transmitted to the receiver's wireless Internet terminal device using a wireless network. The recipient may see the message immediately. As described above, when transmitting an image file in a text format, it is preferable to transmit the image file in the text format through the message transmitter 950 shown in FIG. 9.

In the above description, a case of transmitting an image file in a video or text format has been described as an example, but those skilled in the art may easily change or modify the image file.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a video e-mail service method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Looking at this in detail with reference to Figure 4 as follows.

If the sender uses a video e-mail machine, the video e-mail service server identifies the sender (410). The sender may operate a video e-mail service on a membership basis and pay a certain fee for the use of the video e-mail machine. It could also be operated on a non-member basis that would require payment.

In the case of operating the service on a membership basis, the sender is identified through the video email machine at the video email service server. If the sender is identified as a member, the sender will choose whether to produce the video / audio e-mail as a video or an image file in text format. (412) The sender selects the video / audio e-mail containing the video and When the sender produces a video / audio e-mail and a text message through a voice input device or an image input device (414), the e-mail address of the receiver to receive the text message or the contact number of the wireless Internet terminal device is input. The video / audio e-mail containing the sender-produced video is sent and stored to the video e-mail service server, and the sender receives a text message indicating that the video e-mail has arrived. On the other hand, the sender selects an image file in a text form and is stored in the video e-mail machine. If a text / video e-mail is produced using the image (416), the mail will be sent directly to the recipient according to the address entered by the sender or the number of the wireless Internet terminal device (422). This is because the image file in text format can be directly confirmed through the LCD screen of the wireless Internet terminal device owned by the receiver.

In the case of transmitting a text message or an image in a text format, it may be more preferable to directly input the number of the receiver's wireless Internet terminal device rather than to the receiver's e-mail address. In addition, those skilled in the art will be able to easily modify or change the method of transmitting the text message without departing from the gist of the invention.

5 is a flow chart illustrating in more detail the case where the sender composes a video / audio e-mail including a moving picture. Referring to FIG. 5, when the sender selects a moving image video / audio e-mail, the sender may photograph his moving video through a camera provided in the video e-mail machine. An image can also be inserted. In the case of using a background image, the sender's video captured by the camera and the background image will be synthesized. (514) The sender checks the video e-mail produced by the user on the monitor in advance. 516 may modify the produced video / audio e-mail.

If all the video / audio e-mails are modified (518) and the sender is produced in the desired format, the produced video / audio e-mails are transmitted to the video e-mail server via the Internet (522), wherein the video By sending (520) an advertisement in an audio email, the recipient may also be displayed with the advertisement when the recipient plays the video email.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a case of producing an image file in a text format according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, when the sender selects video e-mail in a text format, the sender may select an image stored in a database of the video e-mail machine. If the sender selects the background image and the foreground image in turn (610, 612) and enters text characters (614), the video e-mail machine will synthesize (616) the selected images and text characters. In the same manner as the video production process shown in FIG. 5, the sender checks the image file produced by the sender (618), and when all modifications are made to the sender's desired form, the image is transmitted to the receiver's wireless Internet terminal device through the wireless network. In this case as well, the advertisement content may be attached to the image file to be transmitted in the same manner as described above, so that the receiver may recognize the advertisement together with the video e-mail.

7 illustrates a flowchart of a process of a receiver checking a video / audio e-mail according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Fig. 7, when the sender sends a video / audio e-mail and a text message including a moving picture, the receiver will receive a message that the video / audio e-mail has arrived via the wireless Internet terminal device. At this time, the content displayed through the receiver's wireless Internet terminal device is a message indicating that the video / audio e-mail has arrived, and the web site of the server where the video / audio e-mail is stored as shown in FIG. It could be an address and password, or it could be a textual image.

The receiver logs on to the video email service server where the video / audio email is stored using a nearby terminal device connected to the Internet, and enters a password (712) to send the video / audio email to him / her. (714) At this time, since the receiver can immediately receive the video / audio e-mail arrival via the wireless Internet terminal device, it is possible to confirm faster and to store the video / audio e-mail. In order to avoid receiving a video e-mail sent to it, it does not require a personal e-mail address and capacity.

In this case, if the advertisement is attached to the video / audio e-mail to be checked by the receiver, the receiver will recognize the attached advertisement in the process of playing the video / audio e-mail. The receiver confirming the video / audio e-mail is logged off 716 at the video e-mail service server to complete the process.

In the above, the video / audio e-mail produced by the sender in the video e-mail machine is transmitted to the video e-mail service server, and the text message is transmitted to the communication device of the receiver. If the mail is sent later than the text message, the video / audio e-mail may not have arrived yet even if the recipient text message is received and the video e-mail server is connected. Therefore, the video / audio e-mail and receiver information produced by the sender is transmitted to the video e-mail service server, and the received video e-mail service server receives the video / audio e-mail arrival by using the receiver information. You can also send an informing text message to the recipient.

As described above, according to the video e-mail service method of the present invention, the video e-mail can be confirmed faster by receiving the arrival of the video e-mail even when the receiver is not connected to the Internet.

In addition, since a large amount of video e-mail can be checked through the Internet regardless of the recipient's e-mail capacity or whether the e-mail is used, it is possible to prevent receiving the transmitted video e-mail.

In addition, the video e-mail service method of the present invention includes an advertisement in a video e-mail or a message that the receiver checks, and thus, there is an advantage that the video e-mail service method can be more efficiently advertised to the customer.

The foregoing has been described in detail through the preferred embodiment of the video e-mail service system and method of the present invention, but the content is not limited to the field of the invention described in the claims below. In addition, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

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In the method for transmitting a video e-mail from a network terminal device, Receiving audio or video data from a sender through an input device; Receiving receiver information from the sender; Forming a video / audio e-mail using the voice or image data and receiver information; Sending the video / audio email to a video email service server; Generating a text message comprising information of the server and content of a video / audio e-mail arrival; And Transmitting said text message to a communication means of a receiver; Video e-mail service method comprising a. The method of claim 1, The video / audio e-mail is A method of video e-mail service, which is data containing video. The method of claim 1, The video / audio e-mail is A video e-mail service method that is image data of still images. The method of claim 1, Forming the video / audio email And inserting an advertisement within the video / audio email. The method of claim 1, The text message is A message notifying the arrival of the video / audio e-mail; The website address of the video email service server; And Password to check video / audio email Video e-mail service method that is a character data comprising a. The method of claim 5, The text message is A video email service method further comprising text data in image format. The method of claim 5, The text message is A video e-mail service method for transmitting to a recipient's wireless Internet terminal device. The method of claim 5, The text message is Video e-mail service method to send to the recipient's e-mail address. The method of claim 1, Generating the text message And embedding an advertisement within a text message. In the method for transmitting a video e-mail from a network terminal device, Receiving audio or video data from a sender through an input device; Receiving receiver information from the sender; Forming a video / audio e-mail using the voice or image data; And Transmitting the video / audio email and recipient information to a video email service server. Including but not limited to: The recipient information is Used to form a text message on a video email service server to inform recipients of the server's information and video / audio emails. Video e-mail service method. The method of claim 10, The video / audio e-mail is A method of video e-mail service, which is data containing video. The method of claim 10, The video / audio e-mail is A video e-mail service method that is image data of still images. The method of claim 10, Forming the video / audio email And inserting an advertisement within the video / audio email. The method of claim 10, The text message is A message notifying the arrival of the video / audio e-mail; The website address of the video email service server; And Password to check video / audio email Video e-mail service method that is a character data comprising a. The method of claim 14, The text message is A video email service method further comprising text data in image format. The method of claim 15, The text message is A video e-mail service method for transmitting to a recipient's wireless Internet terminal device. The method of claim 15, The text message is Video e-mail service method to send to the recipient's e-mail address. The method of claim 10, Forming a text message in the video email service server is And inserting an advertisement within the text message. A data input unit configured to receive voice or video data of the sender and receiver information; A data processor configured to form a video / audio e-mail using voice or image data input by a user; A video / audio e-mail transmitter for transmitting the video / audio e-mail to a video e-mail service server; And A text transmitter which transmits a text message indicating information of a server and arrival of a video / audio e-mail to the receiver's communication means using the receiver information. Video e-mail service system comprising a. The method of claim 19, A video email service system further comprising a display unit for displaying a video / audio email produced by the sender. The method of claim 19, A video e-mail service system further comprising a database for storing audio data and video data. The method of claim 19, The text message transmitter A video email service system for sending a text message to a user's wireless Internet terminal device. The method of claim 19, The text message transmitter Video email service system that sends a text message to a user's email address. The method of claim 22 or 23, The text message is Video / audio email arrival message; The website address of the video email service server; And Password to check video / audio email Video e-mail service system that is a character data comprising a. The method of claim 24, The text message is A video email service system further comprising image data in text format. The method of claim 19, The video / audio e-mail is A video e-mail service system that is data containing a video. The method of claim 19, The video / audio e-mail is A video e-mail service system that is image data of still images. In the method of serving video e-mail using a server, The recipient receiving, via communication means, a text message indicating that the server information and the video / audio e-mail have arrived; Accessing a video email service server through a network by a recipient who has confirmed the text message; And The recipient confirms the video / audio email Video e-mail service method comprising a. The method of claim 28, The video / audio e-mail is A method of video e-mail service, which is data containing video. The method of claim 28, The video / audio e-mail is A video e-mail service method that is image data of still images. The method of claim 29 or 30, The video / audio e-mail is Video email service method with advertisement inserted inside. The method of claim 28, The text message is Video / audio email arrival message; The website address of the video email service server; And Password to check video / audio email Video e-mail service method that is a character data comprising a. 33. The method of claim 32, The text message is A video email service method further comprising text data in image format. The method of claim 28, The means of communication of the receiver A video e-mail service method that is a wireless Internet terminal device. The method of claim 28, The means of communication of the receiver A method of video e-mail service, which is a wired Internet terminal device connected to a wired network to receive e-mail. A program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing apparatus is tangibly embodied to perform a method of serving a video e-mail, the recording medium being readable by the digital processing apparatus, The video email service method, Receiving audio or video data from a sender through an input device; Receiving receiver information from the sender; Forming a video / audio e-mail using the voice or image data; Sending the video / audio email to a video email service server; Using the recipient information to generate a text message including information of a server and content of a video / audio e-mail arrival; And Transmitting said text message to a communication means of a receiver; A recording medium for a video email service comprising a. A program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing apparatus is tangibly embodied to perform a method of serving a video e-mail, the recording medium being readable by the digital processing apparatus, The video email service method, Receiving audio or video data from a sender through an input device; Receiving receiver information from the sender; Forming a video / audio e-mail using the voice or image data; And Transmitting the video / audio email and recipient information to a video email service server. Including but not limited to: The recipient information is Used to form a text message on a video email service server to inform recipients of the server's information and video / audio emails. Recording medium for video email service.