KR20010045430A - Method of notifying e-mail sender to be read the e-mail by receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for confirming reception when transmitting e-mail using internet is provided to inform to a transmitter using an e-mail, a slip of Internet, or a beeper when a receptor reads the mail sent by the transmitter. CONSTITUTION: The transmitter sets up the method of confirming the reception as one among e-mail, a slip of Internet and a beeper. If the confirming method of reception through the beeper is used, the call number of the transmitter is inputted. Thereafter, when the transmitted e-mail is read by a receptor(S5), information on the confirmation of reception is informed to the transmitter according to the preset method. If the confirmation method using e-mail is set(S8), the confirmation information is transmitted as an e-mail type to the transmitter's e-mail address(S9).

Description

Method of notifying e-mail sender to be read the e-mail by receiver}

The present invention relates to an e-mail transmission technology using the Internet, and more particularly, a reception confirmation method when sending an e-mail using the Internet to inform the sender that the recipient read the e-mail after sending the e-mail. It is about.

Recently, the widely used Internet is a computer communication network according to the TCP / IP protocol as is well known. Various internet services are available using the Internet, and an e-mail transmission service is one of the most widely used services.

The conventional method of sending an e-mail on the Internet is to use an editor to compose a mail or attach a file and send it to an e-mail address, thereby allowing the recipient to view the e-mail sent to him from the mail server. At this time, various techniques for informing the receiver that the mail has been received are known, but a technique for informing the sender that the receiver has read the mail transmitted from the sender is not yet known.

An object of the present invention is to provide an acknowledgment method when sending an e-mail using the Internet, which informs the sender by an e-mail, an internet message, or a pager when the e-mail sent by the sender reads the e-mail sent by the receiver.

In order to achieve the above object, the method of the present invention comprises the steps of: setting the acknowledgment method when the sender sends an email to one of an internet message, an email, or a pager; If the acknowledgment method is a method using a pager, inputting a caller's call number; And notifying the sender of the e-mail acknowledgment according to the set method when the receiver reads the transmitted e-mail.

1 is a view showing an internet network to which the present invention is applied;

2 is a diagram illustrating an e-mail transmission procedure according to the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating an e-mail receiving procedure according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

102: sender terminal 104, 106: mail server

108: receiver terminal 110: the Internet

120: gateway 130: wireless network

132: base station

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

1 is a diagram illustrating an internet network to which the present invention is applied. Referring to FIG. 1, a sending mail server 104 and a receiving mail server 106 are connected to the Internet network 110, and a gateway 120 for connecting to the wireless calling network 130 is connected. . The sender terminal 102 is connected to the sender mail server 104, and the sender has a radio pager 134. The receiver terminal 108 is connected to the receiving mail server 106, the wireless call network 130 is connected to the gateway 120, and the base station 132 and the pager 134 of the wireless call network 130 are connected. It is connected by wireless link.

The sender creates a transmission document or attaches a file using the Internet web browser at the sender terminal 102 and transmits it to the Internet network 110 through the mail server 104, and the receiving mail server 106 receives its own. Receive e-mails corresponding to addresses and store them in user accounts. The recipient reads his or her e-mail received by the mail server 106 as well as accessing the Internet network using a web browser at the receiver terminal 108. At this time, when the receiver reads the email according to the present invention, the receiver automatically notifies the sender again that the receiver has read the sender's email according to the verification method set by the sender.

For example, if the sender sets the acknowledgment method to the pager, the caller connects to the wireless calling network through the gateway and calls the caller's input call number to inform the sender of the acknowledgment. If set to, the acknowledgment information is sent to the sender's email address in the form of an email.

2 is a diagram illustrating an e-mail transmission procedure according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in step S1, the sender creates an email on the sender terminal and attaches files if there is an attachment file to be sent. In step S2, it is determined whether to set an acknowledgment, and if it is not set, an e-mail created by step S8 is transmitted. If the acknowledgment is set, steps S3 to S8 are performed.

When the sender sets the acknowledgment method to the wireless pager, the caller enters a calling number (S3, S4). When the sender sets the e-mail confirmation, the sender enters an e-mail address (S5, S6). If no e-mail address is entered, the e-mail address is set as a default when sending. Subsequently, the sender sets the acknowledgment method set by the sender to the e-mail and transmits the e-mail to the recipient's address through the Internet (S7 to S9).

3 is a diagram illustrating an e-mail receiving procedure according to the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 3, in step S11, when the receiving mail server 106 receives an email, the receiving mail server 106 stores the received mail in the recipient's account in step S12. Subsequently, the receiver monitors whether the recipient reads the transmitted mail, and when the receiver reads it, it is determined whether an acknowledgment method is set (S13, S14). If the acknowledgment method is not set, the operation is terminated as is. If the acknowledgment method is set, the acknowledgment information is transmitted to the sender according to the set method (S15).

For example, if the sender is set up as a pager, it connects to the wireless calling network through the gateway, and then calls the call number entered by the sender to inform the sender of the acknowledgment. Receive confirmation information in the form of e-mail to the e-mail address of.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the receiver reads the e-mail sent by the sender by the method set by the sender, it is very convenient to contact the sender again and confirm that the receiver read the sent e-mail. In particular, the present invention is useful when it is necessary to send an important email and confirm that the recipient has received it and can be used as an acknowledgment procedure for reliable information delivery such as Internet commerce.

Claims (1)

In the e-mail transmission and reception method using the Internet, Setting, by the sender, an acknowledgment method when sending an email to one of an Internet message, an email, or a wireless pager; If the acknowledgment method is a method using a pager, inputting a caller's call number; And And when the recipient reads the sent e-mail, notifying the sender of the e-mail acknowledgment information according to the set method.