KR20010069178A - A toy system having the function of e-mail checking - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided is a toy system capable of checking arriving of e-mail of an e-mail sever, which can notify the specific name of the server to users as well as the e-mail arrival. CONSTITUTION: The toy system is composed of an e-mail check device retrieving pre-set e-mail servers every fixed hours and generating an alarm signal indicating e-mail information including the number of newly arrived e-mail and a domain name of the server of the e-mail, and a toy part outputting the alarm signal from the e-mail check device to be recognized by user. The system includes an e-mail timer part calculating an e-mail check cycle and outputting mail check signal every cycle, an e-mail control part storing URL of e-mail server input by the user and getting the e-mail information by connecting to the server of the URL, a signal control part forming an alarm signal to notify the e-mail information from the control part to the user, an output part outputting the alarm signal into a recognizable form by the user and an alarm signal performing part generating the signal through the output part.

Description

Toy system with email check function {A TOY SYSTEM HAVING THE FUNCTION OF E-MAIL CHECKING}

The present invention relates to an e-mail check system, and more particularly, to a toy system having an e-mail check function that can check the state of the e-mail sent.

Recently, due to the rapid development of the Internet technology and its convenience, it is common to transmit and receive the necessary messages and files between the network users via electronic mail. Due to this dissemination of e-mail, many companies provide e-mail services, and e-mail users have, on average, multiple e-mail addresses.

Therefore, since email users have multiple email addresses, they need to connect to an email server and check whether they have received mails in order to check whether they are sent.

The present invention is to provide a toy system having an email check function that not only notifies the email user when the email is sent, but also informs the domain name of the email server when the email is sent. .

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a toy system having an email check function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view for explaining the operation of the second mail signal transmission unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a toy system having an e-mail check function for notifying an e-mail user of the number of newly transmitted e-mails and the domain name of the e-mail server by accessing an e-mail server set at a predetermined time.

The toy system having an e-mail checking function according to an aspect of the present invention searches for an e-mail server set up at a predetermined time and outputs a notification signal representing e-mail information including the number of new e-mails and the domain name of the e-mail server. And a toy unit configured to output an e-mail user to recognize a notification signal output from the e-mail check device and the e-mail check device.

In this case, the mail day checking apparatus includes an e-mail timer unit, an e-mail control unit, a signal control unit, a game execution unit, and a first mail signal transmission unit.

The email timer unit calculates a mail check period for searching the email server and outputs a mail check signal every mail check period.

The email control unit stores the URL of the email server input by the email user. When the email timer signal is received by the email timer unit, the email control unit accesses the email server corresponding to the stored URL to display email information including the number of new emails arriving at the email server. Figure out.

The signal controller forms a notification signal for notifying the email user of the email information output from the email controller.

The first mail signal transmitting unit interfaces with the toy unit and converts the same into a form of a signal for interfacing.

The toy unit may include a second mail signal transmitter, a sound data storage unit, a notification signal output unit, and a notification signal execution unit.

The second mail signal transmission unit interfaces with the e-mail check device, and converts the notification signal transmitted from the e-mail check device into a form suitable for the toy part.

The sound data storage unit stores sound data for executing the notification signal when the notification signal is executed using the sound.

The notification signal output unit outputs the signal transmitted from the second mail signal transmission unit in a form that the email user can recognize.

The notification signal execution unit executes the notification signal through the notification signal output unit.

At this time, the e-mail timer outputs a signal for checking the e-mail server every shorter time than the e-mail check period to the e-mail control unit, and is output to the e-mail user when the e-mail user confirms all e-mails transmitted to the e-mail between the e-mail check periods. The apparatus may further include a signal reset unit configured to output a reset signal for resetting the email notification to the signal controller.

In addition, the e-mail controller grasps e-mail information including the number of new e-mails and the domain name of the e-mail server where the new e-mails are received.

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

1 is a conceptual diagram of a toy system having an email check function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, a toy system having an e-mail checking function according to an embodiment of the present invention has an e-mail user according to a signal output from an e-mail checking device 10 and an e-mail checking device 10 having an e-mail checking function. E-mail check to the auditory and visually includes a toy 20 to inform.

That is, the e-mail checking device 10 accesses the e-mail server 30 of the uniform resource locator (URL) set in the e-mail checking device 10 at regular intervals, checks the number of newly transmitted e-mails, and sends a corresponding signal to the toy unit ( 20, the toy unit 20 receives this signal and informs the e-mail user of the number of newly transmitted e-mails and the domain name of the e-mail server.

2 is a block diagram of a toy system having an email check function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 2, the toy system having an email check function according to an embodiment of the present invention is the email timer unit 100, the email control unit 110, the signal control unit 120, the game execution unit 130 and the first Email check device 10 including the first mail signal transmission unit 140 and the second mail signal transmission unit 200, sound data storage unit 210, notification signal output unit 220, notification signal execution unit 230 ) And a toy unit 20 including a function key 240.

The email timer unit 100 calculates a mail check cycle, outputs a mail check signal for each mail check cycle, and resets the check timer 101 and the signal reset unit 103 to reset the email notification output to the email user. It includes.

The check timer 101 calculates a mail check period, which is a time for checking mail, and outputs a mail check signal for connecting to the email server 30 every mail check period. That is, when the mail check period is one hour, the check timer 101 outputs a mail check signal every hour.

The signal reset unit 103 checks the e-mail server 30 at a time shorter than the e-mail check period, and stops the e-mail notification output to the e-mail user when the e-mail user confirms all e-mails sent to the e-mail between the e-mail check periods. Outputs a reset signal for this purpose.

That is, when the signal reset unit 103 checks the e-mail server 30 every 20 seconds and the e-mail check period by the check timer 101 is one hour, the check timer 101 outputs the e-mail check signal every one hour. do. At this time, when there is a new e-mail sent to the e-mail server 30, the toy unit 20 continues to notify the e-mail user that the new e-mail has been for one hour, the e-mail check period.

However, when the e-mail user checks the new e-mail in the middle of the e-mail check cycle, the signal reset unit 103 outputs a e-mail check signal every 20 seconds, so that the e-mail user checks the e-mail during the e-mail check cycle. Stop email notifications immediately, without notifying them that you have an email for an hour.

The e-mail controller 110 stores a uniform resource locator (URL) of the e-mail server 30 input by the e-mail user. When the e-mail timer 100 receives an e-mail check signal, the e-mail controller 30 corresponds to the e-mail server 30. Access to the domain name of the e-mail server 30 where new e-mails are received and the number of new e-mails using information included in mails of various formats such as POP3 (post office protocol) and IMAP4 (internet message access protocol). Identify the email information you include.

The signal controller 120 forms a notification signal for notifying the email user of the email information output from the email controller 110. The signal controller 120 includes a notification signal forming unit 121 and a volume controller 123.

The notification signal forming unit 121 forms a notification signal for notifying the email user of the email information output from the email controller 110 by using a sound or a visual effect. In addition, the notification signal forming unit 121 stops the formation of the notification signal when the reset signal is input from the signal reset unit 103 of the e-mail timer unit 100. On the other hand, the volume control unit 123 controls the volume of the sound when the notification signal generated by the notification signal forming unit 121 is to use the sound.

The game execution unit 130 provides various games to the email user.

The first mail signal transmission unit 140 interfaces with the toy unit 20 and converts the signal to a form for interfacing. In addition, the first mail signal transmitter 140 transmits a different port check signal to each port of the mail check device 10 to detect a port to which the toy 20 is connected.

The second mail signal transmitting unit 200 interfaces with the email checking apparatus 10 and converts the signal transmitted from the first mail signal transmitting unit 140 into a signal form suitable for the toy unit 20. In addition, when the second mail signal transmission unit 200 receives the port check signal transmitted from the first mail signal transmission unit 140, the second mail signal transmission unit 200 transmits a response signal to the first mail signal transmission unit 140. Therefore, since the port check signal output by the first mail signal transmitter 140 is different for each port, it is possible to know to which port the second mail signal transmitter 200 is coupled.

The sound data storage unit 210 stores sound data for executing the notification signal when the notification signal is executed using the sound.

The notification signal output unit 220 outputs the notification signal in the form of sound and light that can be recognized by the e-mail user.

The notification signal execution unit 230 receives the notification signal output from the notification signal forming unit 121 and outputs the notification signal in the form of sound and light through the notification signal output unit 220. In this case, when the notification signal uses the sound, the notification signal execution unit 230 causes the sound data storage unit 210 to execute the notification signal using the corresponding sound data.

The function key 240 is a shortcut key for executing the game execution unit 130.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail the operation of the toy system having an email check function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the URL of the email server 30 and the mail check period are set in the email controller 110 and the email timer unit 100 by the email user, the email timer unit 100 calculates the mail check period and thus the mail check period is set. If so, the mail control unit 110 outputs a mail check signal.

After receiving the mail check signal, the e-mail controller 110 accesses the e-mail server 30 using the URL set by the e-mail user, checks the number of mails newly arrived at the e-mail server 30, and then the e-mail server 30. Email information including the domain name of the and the number of newly arrived emails in the email server 30 is stored, and the email information is output to the signal controller 120.

The signal controller 120 receiving the email information generates a notification signal according to the email information to notify the email user of the email information. At this time, the notification signal according to an embodiment of the present invention is in the form of sound and light. In addition, the sound notification signal basically includes the domain name of the email server 30 where the new email arrived and the number of new emails. The volume controller 123 controls the volume of the sound.

However, when the e-mail user checks the mail between the e-mail check periods, the signal reset unit 103 of the e-mail timer unit 100 resets the operation of the notification signal forming unit 121.

For example, when the e-mail check period is one hour, if the e-mail user checks the new e-mail before the one hour is reached, the signal reset unit 103 continues to operate the e-mail server 30 at a time shorter than the e-mail check period. Since the e-mail user knows that the e-mail has been checked, the signal reset unit 103 resets the notification signal forming unit 121 before the e-mail check period.

If there is no signal reset unit 103, even if the e-mail user checks all e-mails in the middle of the e-mail check period, the e-mail control unit 110 does not know this fact until the e-mail check period, and thus continues through the signal control unit 120. Will generate a false notification signal.

The notification signal output from the signal controller 120 is transmitted to the second mail signal transmitter 200 through the first mail signal transmitter 140. The second mail signal transmission unit 200 receiving the notification signal from the first mail signal transmission unit 140 makes the notification signal transmitted from the first mail signal transmission unit 140 more simple and executes the notification signal execution unit 230. ) Smooth operation. That is, the notification signal execution unit 130 smoothly operates by mapping the notification signal to a simple number according to the content of the notification signal.

3 is an example of a sound type notification signal executed by the second mail signal transmitter 200 through the notification signal output unit 150 by mapping the notification signal to a simple number.

As shown in Figure 3, the second mail signal transmission unit 200 for the embodiment of the present invention receives the notification signal and maps to a simple file number and transmits to the notification signal execution unit 230 by the notification signal execution unit 230 executes a notification signal corresponding to each number. At this time, the file number indicates the address of the sound data input to the sound data storage unit 210.

That is, the second mail signal transmission unit 200 receiving the notification signal formed by the signal controller 120 analyzes the notification signal, assigns a file number, and transmits the file number to the notification signal execution unit 230. The signal execution unit 230 searches for sound data corresponding to the file number in the sound data storage unit 210 and outputs the sound data through the notification signal output unit 220.

At this time, the notification signal also contains a mixture of several file numbers. For example, if five new e-mails arrive from Yahoo, the file number will be shown through 5 and 17.

The toy system having an e-mail check function according to an embodiment of the present invention outputs a notification signal in the form of light and sound, and the notification signal in the form of a sound informs the number of new e-mails and which e-mail server 30 has received a new e-mail. .

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not limited to the embodiments caused by the present invention but only one embodiment, and also many modifications and variations are possible besides the above embodiments.

For example, each part of the toy system with the e-mail check function can be implemented in hardware and in software.

In addition, the notification signal output device may be installed inside the toy.

As described above, the toy system having the email check function of the present invention immediately informs the email user of this fact when the new email arrives at the email server, and also informs the name of the email server where the new email arrived.

Claims (10)

An e-mail check device configured to search an e-mail server set at a predetermined time to form a notification signal representing e-mail information including the number of new e-mails and a domain name of the e-mail server of the new e-mail; And And a toy unit configured to output a notification signal output from the email check device to be recognized by an email user. The method of claim 1, The email check device, An e-mail timer that calculates an e-mail check period for searching the e-mail server and outputs an e-mail check signal for each e-mail check period; E-mail information including the number of new e-mails received by the e-mail user and stored in the e-mail server and connected to the e-mail server corresponding to the stored URL when the e-mail timer receives the e-mail check signal; Email control unit to grasp; A signal controller configured to form a notification signal for notifying the email user of the email information output from the email controller; And And a first mail signal transmission unit for interfacing with the toy unit and converting the same into a form of a signal for interfacing with the toy unit. The method of claim 1, The toy part, A second mail signal transmission unit for interfacing with the email checking device and converting the notification signal transmitted from the email checking device into a form suitable for a toy part; A sound data storage unit for storing sound data for executing the notification signal when the notification signal is executed using a sound; A notification signal output unit for outputting a signal transmitted from the second mail signal transmission unit in a form that can be recognized by an e-mail user; And Toy system having an email check function including a notification signal execution unit for executing the notification signal through the notification signal output unit. The method of claim 2, The email timer unit, Outputs a signal to check the email server every time shorter than the mail check period to the email control unit, and resets the email notification output to the email user when the email user confirms all emails sent to the user between the mail check periods. And a signal reset unit for outputting a reset signal to the signal control unit. The method of claim 2, The email control unit, A toy system having an e-mail check function, characterized in that it identifies e-mail information including the number of new e-mails and the domain name of the e-mail server to which the new e-mails arrived. The method of claim 2, The signal control unit, And a volume controller for controlling the volume of the notification signal when the notification signal is in the form of a sound. The method of claim 1, A toy system having an e-mail check function comprising an e-mail check device further comprising a game execution unit for providing various games to an e-mail user, and a toy unit further comprising a function key serving as a shortcut key for executing the game execution unit. The method of claim 3, The second mail signal transmission unit, In the conversion into the form of the signal suitable for the toy unit, the toy system having an e-mail check function, characterized in that for converting the file number to find sound data in the sound data storage unit. The method of claim 2, The first mail signal transmission unit, A toy system having an e-mail check function, which outputs a different port check signal for each port. The method according to claim 3 or 9, The second mail signal transmission unit, And a response signal to the first mail signal transmission unit when the port check signal outputted by the first mail signal transmission unit is input.