KR20020066780A - Method and system opening e-mail message via network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for opening an E-mail message through an interactive compensation using a communication network are provided to induce a message be publicized voluntarily. CONSTITUTION: In a method for publicizing an E-mail message using a communication network, a server receives an E-mail including a predetermined message from a user terminal being connected through the communication network(S135). The server checks whether the message of the user is publicized(S140). If the message of the user is publicized, the server stores the message in the database(S145). The server embodies a reading right capable of reading a message stored in the database of other user to the user(S155). If the user requests a publication of a predetermined message stored in the database, the server supplies the message to the user terminal.

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM OPENING E-MAIL MESSAGE VIA NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a method and system for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation for providing an e-mail message published by another user to a user who publishes an e-mail message using a communication network.

With the widespread use of data communication networks such as the Internet, modern people are using e-mail to easily exchange vast amounts of messages, from simple greeting messages to high-level information on specific fields. Here, while the e-mail message may be difficult to be disclosed to others who are not recipients, there may be things that may be disclosed to others other than the recipients, or rather, the sender may want to be disclosed to others.

However, according to the prior art e-mailing method and system using a communication network, since the message is sent only to the recipient designated by the sender, if the sender wants to disclose the message included in the e-mail, access to the electronic bulletin board of a predetermined website There is a hassle to register a message.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network that can effectively solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and induce voluntary message disclosure.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network according to the present invention.

2A to 2C are diagrams showing data and format stored in the comprehensive information management database of the main server of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the main server of FIG. 1 receives an e-mail from a user's terminal and stores it in a comprehensive information management database.

4 is a diagram illustrating an initial screen displayed on a terminal of a user logged in to the main server of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a mail composing screen transmitted to a terminal of a user who has selected mail composing on an initial screen of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of viewing a public message by a user connected to the main server of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an electronic bulletin board displayed on a computer of a user having a viewing right in the flowchart of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 illustrates a procedure for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using the system of FIG.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: communication network 10: user computer

20: main server 40: comprehensive information management database

One aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem relates to a method for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network. A method of publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation of the present invention includes the steps of: A) receiving, by a server, an e-mail including a predetermined message from a user terminal; B) checking, by the server, whether the user's message is public; If the user's message is found to be public, the server storing the user's message in a database; The server granting the user the right to read another user's message stored in the database; And E), when the user requests to publish a predetermined message stored in the database, the server providing the predetermined message to the terminal of the user.

Another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem relates to a system for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network. The system for publishing an e-mail message through the mutual compensation of the present invention is disclosed as a message that can be disclosed by the user among the personal information of the user who sends the e-mail including the message, the user's right to view and the e-mail message. Data storage means for storing a message; And when an e-mail including a predetermined message is received from a terminal of a user connected through the communication network, if it is determined whether the predetermined message included in the e-mail is publicly available, and if the predetermined message is a publicly available message, And a main server storing the predetermined message in the data storage means as a public message and granting the user a right to read the public message stored in the data storage means.

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention described above will be more clearly understood through the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 1 to 8 will be described in detail with respect to a method and system for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network according to the present invention. Referring to Fig. 1, a system for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation according to the present invention includes a plurality of user computers 10, a main server 20, and a main server 20 connected to a communication network 1. Comprehensive information management database 30 is connected.

In this embodiment, the communication network 1 is shown and described as a wired computer communication network, but is not limited thereto, and in another embodiment of the present invention, any of wired or wireless communication networks capable of transmitting and receiving messages to the communication network 1 may be used. May be applied.

The user computer 10 provides personal information such as a name, social security number, and e-mail address to the main server 20 in order to receive the e-mail message disclosure service of the present invention, and as a member of the comprehensive information management database 30. The registered user's terminal. The user registered as the member may send an e-mail including a predetermined message through the main server 20 and allow the e-mail message to be published. In addition, the user is granted a right (that is, a right to view) from the main server 20 to check a message published by another user in exchange for publishing his message. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the computer 10 connected to the communication network 1 by wire is shown and described as the user terminal, but in another embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal is changed or replaced according to the type of the communication network 1. This is possible. For example, when the communication network is a wireless communication network, the user terminal may be implemented as a personal digital assistant (PDA), an IMT-2000 terminal, a mobile terminal, a notebook computer having a wireless modem, or the like. In addition, when the communication network is a wired communication network, the user terminal may be implemented as a wired telephone capable of transmitting and receiving text.

The main server 20 stores the information received through the communication network 1 in the comprehensive information management database 30, and provides the e-mail message disclosure service through the mutual compensation using the stored information. The main server 20 registers the user as a member by receiving personal information from the user and assigning the member I.D and password to the user. And, the main server 20 is the personal information provided by the user, the member I.D. And the password are stored in the comprehensive information management database 30 and managed. In addition, the main server 20 stores an e-mail sent from a user (ie, a sender) registered as a member in the comprehensive information management database 30, and when the recipient designated by the sender is connected, the stored e-mail. To the receiver. Furthermore, if the sender permits the publication of an e-mail message, the main server 20 grants the sender the right to view the e-mail message published by another user, and sends the e-mail message of the sender. Manage separately. That is, the main server 20 separately stores the e-mail message allowed to be disclosed by the sender in the comprehensive information management database 30, and registers the author, the subject, and the like of the e-mail message in the electronic bulletin board. In this embodiment, the title on the bulletin board is linked to the body of the corresponding e-mail message. Accordingly, when another user who is granted the reading right selects a sender's message by clicking a subject on the electronic bulletin board, the main server 20 displays a message body corresponding to the subject selected by the other user in a comprehensive information management database ( And withdraws it from the user 30 to the user computer 10. Here, the reading right may be limited by a predetermined restriction condition designated by the main server 20. As the restriction condition, the viewing time condition of the public message designated by the main server 20, the condition of the number of public messages that can be viewed, and the public message can be viewed in the login state where the e-mail message is published. The condition that the public message can be viewed only by publishing the e-mail message again can be presented.

Such a main server 20 is distributed to a plurality of servers performing only a specific function can smoothly process information and messages managed in the system of the present invention. In this case, the main server 20 is a web server 20b connected to the communication server 20a, an authentication server 20c connected to the web server 20b, a member information management server 20d, and a mail server 20e. ) And the bulletin board management server 20f.

The communication server 20a is connected to the communication network 1, and embeds a communication program to interface communication between the web server 20b and the user computer 10.

The web server 20b receives the member I.D. data from the computer 10 of the user connected to the communication server 20a. And a password is transmitted to the authentication server 20c. At this time, the authentication server 20c searches the comprehensive information management database 30 and checks whether the user who is connected to the web server 20b is a registered user. As a result of the investigation in the authentication server 20c, if the user is not a user registered as a member, the authentication server 20c induces a user connected through the web server 20b to register as a member. In this case, the authentication server 20c receives personal information such as a name, social security number, e-mail address, etc. from the user through the web server 20b, and sends the member I.D. And a password to register the user as a member. And, the authentication server (20c) is the user's personal information registered as a member, member I.D. And a password to the member information management server 20d, wherein the member information management server 20d is the user's personal information, member I.D. And a password are stored in the comprehensive information management database 30. On the other hand, if the result of the investigation in the authentication server 20c, if the user is registered as a member, the authentication server 20c generates an authentication confirmation message, the web server 20b is the user computer 10 Send the initial screen to choose to write mail or read public message.

Here, when the web server 20b receives a mail write signal from the user computer 10, the web server 20b connects the user (sender) computer 10 to the mail server 20e. At this time, the mail server 20e transmits a mail writing screen to the sender computer 10 and receives the e-mail prepared from the sender computer 10. In this case, the mail server 20e checks whether the received e-mail is a mail allowed by the user. If the received e-mail is publicly available mail, the mail server 20e stores the e-mail message in the comprehensive information management database 30, and checks the e-mail message. Sends brief information such as the author, title, etc. to the bulletin board management server 20f. The bulletin board management server 20f registers brief information of the transmitted e-mail message in the electronic bulletin board and updates the comprehensive information management database 30. At the same time, the mail server 20e notifies the disclosure of the e-mail message to the member information management server 20d, in which the member information management server 20d grants the sender the right to read and the matters on the right to read (for example, For example, the limit of the reading right, etc.) is stored in the comprehensive information management database 30. Then, the mail server 20e stores the sender's e-mail in the comprehensive information management database 30. The mail server 20e provides the recipient with the e-mail stored in the comprehensive information management database 30 when the recipient of the e-mail designated by the sender is connected.

On the other hand, when the web server 20b receives the mail read selection signal from the user computer 10, the web server 20b connects the computer 10 of the user who has selected mail reading to the member information management server 20d. Let's do it. The member information management server 20d searches the comprehensive information management database 30 to check whether the user of the computer connected thereto is a user with a useful reading right that is not limited by the constraint. As a result of the inspection at the member information management server 20d, when the user is a member having a useful reading right, the member information management server 20d requests the web server 20b to send the user computer 10 to the bulletin board management server. (20f). At this time, the bulletin board management server 20f provides an electronic bulletin board to the user computer 10, and when the user selects a predetermined public message, the bulletin board management server 20f withdraws the selected message body from the comprehensive information management database 30. To provide. If the user is a member who does not have a useful reading right, the member information management server 20d notifies the public message reading is not possible through the user computer 10. .

In this case, the integrated information management database 30 is a member information database 30a for storing personal information of a user registered as a member, an e-mail database 30b for storing an e-mail, and information on public messages and bulletin boards. It may be distributed and managed by the public message database 30c storing the. In this case, the comprehensive information management database 30 can quickly process information and messages provided or requested from the main server 20.

2A to 2C are diagrams showing data and format stored in the comprehensive information management database of the main server of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the member information database 20a stores information of a user, such as a member I.D., a password, a name, a social security number, an e-mail address, a member's reading right / limit, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the e-mail database 20b includes an e-mail such as a subject of a small e-mail, a sender's name, a sender's e-mail address, a recipient's name, a receiver's e-mail address, a message body, an attachment file, a creation date / time, and the like. Stores information related to sending and receiving mail.

Referring to Fig. 2c, the public message database 20c stores the sender's member I.D., the sender's password, the message body, the electronic bulletin board, and the like. Here, the bulletin board includes brief information of an email message, such as the name, title, and last update date / time of the bulletin board.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the main server of FIG. 1 receives an e-mail from a user's terminal and stores it in a comprehensive information management database. 1 and 3, first, a user connects to a web server 20b through a communication network 1 using a computer 10 (S105), and the member I.D. And log in by inputting a password (S110), the web server 20b receives the received member I.D. And a password to the authentication server 20c. At this time, the authentication server 20c searches the member information database 30a and checks whether the connected user is a user registered as a member (S115).

In the investigation step (S115), if it is confirmed that the logged in user is not a registered member, the authentication server 20c receives personal information such as name, resident registration number, e-mail address, etc. from the user through the web server 20b. Receiving, and sending the member ID And by assigning a password, the user is registered as a member (S120). Subsequently, the authentication server 20c is a user's personal information registered as a member, member I.D. And a password to the member information management server 20d, wherein the member information management server 20d is the user's personal information, member I.D. And a password are stored in the comprehensive information management database 30. On the other hand, in the investigation step (S115), if it is confirmed that the logged-in user is a registered member, the authentication server 20c generates an authentication confirmation message. At this time, the web server 20b transmits the initial screen as shown in FIG. 4 to the user computer 10. Referring to Figure 4, the initial screen is formed so that the user can choose to write mail or read mail. On the initial screen, when the user selects to write a mail, the web server 20b receives a mail write signal from the user (sender) computer 10 (S125). In this case, the user computer 10 is connected to the mail server 20e.

At this time, the mail server 20e transmits a mail writing screen as shown in FIG. 5 to the sender computer 10. Referring to FIG. 5, the mail writing screen is formed to include an e-mail address of a recipient, a reference text, a title of an e-mail message, a message body, and, if there is an attachment file, to attach an attachment file. do. In addition, the screen for creating a mail includes a "Send" button for keeping the e-mail message private when the sender sends an e-mail, and a "Send in public" button for publishing the e-mail message. That is, when the sender who has completed the preparation of the e-mail clicks the "Send" button, the e-mail is received by the mail server 20e as a private e-mail in which the message will not be published. Then, when the sender clicks the "Send to the public" button, the e-mail is received by the mail server 20e as a public mail to which the message will be published.

Subsequently, when the mail server 20e receives the e-mail sent from the sender computer 10 (S135), the mail server 20e checks whether the received e-mail is a public mail (S140). In the checking step (S140), if the received e-mail is a public mail, the mail server 20e stores the message of the e-mail in the public message database 30c (S145), the creator of the e-mail message It transmits brief information such as a title and the like to the bulletin board management server 20f. At this time, the bulletin board management server 20f registers the transmitted brief information to the electronic bulletin board of the public message database 30c (S150). At the same time, the mail server 20e informs the member information management server 20d of the publication of the e-mail message. Then, the member information management server 20d grants the right to view the user who has sent the public mail (S155), and stores the matter (for example, the limit of the right to view) in the member information database 30a. (S160). Then, the mail server 20e stores the received e-mail in the e-mail database 30b together with the date and time at which the e-mail was created, and updates the e-mail database 30b (S165). In this way, the e-mail stored in the e-mail database 30b is provided to the recipient when the recipient accesses the mail server 20e. On the other hand, if the received e-mail is a private mail, the mail server 20e immediately performs the step of storing the e-mail (S165).

As described above, according to the method and system of the present invention, a user may transmit a message included in the e-mail to a receiver as well as register and publish it on an electronic bulletin board through a series of processes of sending an e-mail.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of viewing a public message by a user connected to the main server of FIG. 1. 1 and 6, when a user accesses the web server 20b (S200) and logs in (S210), it is checked whether the user connected to the authentication server 20c is a registered user (see FIG. 1). S220). Then, in the investigation step (S220), if the user is not a user registered as a member, the authentication server 20c registers the user who is connected as a member (S225). On the other hand, if the user is registered as a member in the investigation step (S220), the web server 20b that has received the authentication confirmation message of the authentication server 20c is the user computer 10 to the initial of Figure 4 Send the screen. Since the authentication process is substantially the same as the authentication process in the above-described procedure for receiving an e-mail, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the initial screen, when the user selects to read the mail, the web server 20b receives a mail read selection signal from the user computer 10 (S230). In this case, the web server 20b The computer 10 of the user who has selected mail reading is connected to the member information management server 20d. At this time, the member information management server 20d searches the member information database 30a and checks whether the user of the computer connected thereto is a user with a useful reading right (S240). In the checking step (S240), when the user is a member having a useful reading right, the member information management server 20d requests the web server 20b to connect the user computer 10 to the bulletin board management server 20f. Let's do it. At this time, the bulletin board management server 20f draws out the electronic bulletin board stored in the public message database 30c and provides it to the user computer 10 (S250). Referring to FIG. 7, the electronic bulletin board provided to the user computer 10 includes brief information of the message such as the name of the message creator, the title of the message, and the like. Then, when the user selects a predetermined public message, the bulletin board management server 20f receives a message selection signal for the selected public message (S260), and then displays the body of the selected public message in a public message database ( 30c) is provided to the user computer 10 at step S270. On the other hand, in the checking step (S240), if the user is confirmed as a member does not have a right to view, the member information management server 20d notifies the user through the user computer 10 can not read the public message (S245) .

As such, the method and system of the present invention may induce users to voluntarily publish a message through mutual compensation to provide an e-mail message published by another user to a user who publishes his or her e-mail message.

8 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using the system of FIG. 1, wherein the computer 10 of a user registered as a member of the system is called a sender computer 10a and a receiver computer ( 10b) and the viewer computer 10c. Referring to Fig. 8, when the main server 20 receives an e-mail from the sender's computer 10a, the main server 20 checks whether the received e-mail message is public. As a result of the check, when the message of the e-mail is publicly available, the main server 20 stores the brief information on the received e-mail in the comprehensive information management database 30 to update the electronic bulletin board. Subsequently, the main server 20 grants the caller the right to read, and stores the information on the right to read in the comprehensive information management database 30. Then, the main server 20 stores the sender's e-mail in the comprehensive information management database 30, and when the recipient's computer 10b designated by the sender accesses, the stored e-mail is received by the recipient computer 10b. To provide.

When a viewer having a right to view the main server 20 accesses the main server 20, the main server 20 provides an electronic bulletin board to the viewer computer 10c and displays a message corresponding to a title selected by the viewer. It is taken out from the database 30 and provided to the viewer computer 10c.

An embodiment of the recording medium relates to a recording medium recording a method for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network, A) module for receiving an e-mail containing a predetermined message from a user terminal; A B) module for checking whether the user's message is public; A C) module for storing the user's message in a database if the user's message is found publicly available; A module for granting the user the right to read another user's message stored in the database; And a program code having an E) module for providing the predetermined message to the terminal of the user when the user requests the publication of the predetermined message stored in the database.

Functional modules for implementing the present invention as described above can be easily implemented by programmers with average knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. . For example, the right to view in the above-described embodiment represents an equal right to view all the publicly available messages, but is not limited thereto. In another embodiment of the present invention, when accessing the system or the message of the present invention. The public may provide a predetermined score to the user at the time of disclosure, and may provide the user with a right to view different rights based on the score. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the appended claims technical spirit.

The method and system for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network according to the present invention as described above can register and publish an e-mail message on an electronic bulletin board through a series of processes in which users send an e-mail. There may be convenience.

In addition, the present invention may induce a user to voluntarily publish an e-mail message through mutual compensation, so that users can share a lot of useful information.

Claims (8)

In a method for publishing an e-mail message using a communication network, A) the server receives an e-mail containing a predetermined message from the terminal of the user connecting through the communication network; B) checking, by the server, whether the user's message is public; If the user's message is found to be public, the server storing the user's message in a database; The server granting the user the right to read another user's message stored in the database; And E) when the user requests to publish a predetermined message stored in the database, the server providing the predetermined message to the terminal of the user. Method of publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the right to view A method for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network, characterized by being limited by a predetermined constraint. The method of claim 2, wherein the constraint is And a reading time designated by the server. A method of publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network. The method of claim 2, wherein the constraint is And a method of publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network. The method of claim 2, wherein the reading right And releasing the e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network, wherein the e-mail message is maintained only after the user publishes the e-mail message until the user logs out. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the server is And sending the e-mail to a recipient designated by the user. In a system for publishing an e-mail message using a communication network, Data storage means for storing personal information of a user who sends an e-mail including the message, a right to view the user, and a public message designated as a message that can be published by the user among the e-mail messages; And When an e-mail including a predetermined message is received from a terminal of a user connected through the communication network, if it is determined whether the predetermined message included in the e-mail is publicly available and the predetermined message is determined to be a publicly available message, A main server which stores the predetermined message in the data storage means as a public message and grants the user a right to read the public message stored in the data storage means. A system for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network, comprising: a. In a recording medium recording a method of publishing an e-mail message using a communication network, An A) module for receiving an e-mail including a predetermined message from a terminal of a user connecting through the communication network; A B) module for checking whether the user's message is public; A C) module for storing the user's message in a database if the user's message is found publicly available; A module for granting the user the right to read another user's message stored in the database; And E) module for providing the predetermined message to the terminal of the user when the user requests the publication of the predetermined message stored in the database. And a recording medium having recorded thereon a program code executable on a computer, the program for publishing an e-mail message through mutual compensation using a communication network.