KR20020092730A - group E-mailing system and method for transmit and receive of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A group electronic mailing system and a transmitting and receiving method using the same are provided to transmit a mail to users in a corresponding account in all or selectively. CONSTITUTION: If a user connected to a group mail account server is not a member or a new group mail account is not generated in case that the user is a member, it is judged whether the user wants to transmit a group mail(S160). If the user wants to transmit the group mail, a plurality of group mail account lists stored in a group mail account DB are displayed on a sender terminal so that a sender selects a specific group account(S170). A plurality of user lists registered in the group mail account are provided to the user(S180). The user selects a reception-side user for transmitting a written E-mail or sharing information through an entire or separate selection among the user lists(S190). If the user writes and attaches a sharing E-mail or information through a mail writing input window and clicks a group mail send button, the written and attached file is transmitted to a mail server corresponding to a reception-side mail address stored in a mail message information DB(S200). The mail server transmits the transmitted E-mail and sharing information to a terminal of a corresponding recipient(S210). If the E-mail is a research mail so that the transmission-side user inquires the opinion of the reception-side user(S220), the reception-side user attaches an opinion to the E-mail and retransmits the E-mail(S230). The retransmitted file is collectively managed by the group mail account DB, and the transmission-side user easily judges the participation and interesting degree of the reception-side user through the retrieval of the group mail account DB(S240).

Description

Group E-mailing system and method for transmit and receive of the same}

The present invention relates to an e-mail service, and more particularly, to a group e-mailing system for transmitting and receiving mail for each group by participating in a desired mail account and a method for transmitting and receiving using the same.

E-mail is widely used as a service of the Internet that provides a world-class communication network environment in which information can be exchanged between distant computers.

In such an electronic mail system, mail servers are distributed and installed in respective domains. Thus, the client user sends an e-mail to or receives an e-mail from a mail server in the domain to which he belongs.

That is, the sender describes what he wants to convey, and then sends it to the recipient by giving the necessary address and name to an e-mail client tool called a mailer (software for sending and receiving mail).

At this time, the number of recipients may be many, and the sender may simultaneously transmit a plurality of recipients by forming a group with one address and name.

In this manner, the mail server of the domain to which the sender belongs sends the mail to be sent to the representative mail server of the organization. The representative mail server then assigns the address of the next server / node to arrive and transmits the address to the network, and the network sequentially sends mail to the mail server to which the communication partner (recipient) belongs by referring to this address.

The recipient can read the transmitted mail by recognizing the electronic mail received at the post by various means such as a means of arrival notification when starting the mailer.

However, the conventional e-mailing can send e-mail only when the e-mail address of the other party is written and edited in order to transmit information to the other party, and in the case of e-mail addresses formed and edited as a group, it is selectively selected and sent. Can't. Therefore, in this case, each individual e-mail address must be given to the client tool for e-mail and sent to the recipient, which causes time and procedure complexity and inconvenience.

An electronic bulletin board is one of the methods for solving such a problem.

In other words, the electronic bulletin board is formed by group members to perform a common purpose such as alumni association or a fellowship on the Internet. The use of the bulletin board is performed by accessing a website where a group member having a common purpose is equipped with an electronic bulletin board. When the electronic bulletin board window is activated and specific information is stored in a text form, a group member who is subscribed to the group reads or downloads the specific information stored in the text form in the electronic bulletin board window on the website. This is accomplished by viewing at.

Moreover, as the number of websites that operate the electronic bulletin board window on the Internet increases, the tendency of joining as a member to a large number of groups through the users' hobbies, specific learning information exchange, and mutual interests is common. Thus, when a user is subscribed to a group having at least one specific purpose, the user can repeat the above-described method to read specific information so that he or she can browse the desired information.

However, the posting and reading method of the bulletin board window requires that the user frequently visit the website to check the message that is displayed irregularly. Moreover, when the user is interested in multiple bulletin boards, the message is read. Or, in order to post a message to visit the electronic bulletin board in a number of websites equipped with electronic bulletin boards on the Internet, there is a problem in time and procedure complexity and inconvenience.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a group e-mailing system and a method for transmitting and receiving using the same, the user who participates in the group mail account can send mail to all or selectively users in the account. The purpose is.

Another object of the present invention is to enable the sender user to collectively manage the reply mail of the receiver in the survey mail asking for the opinion of the receiver, so that the reception user can easily determine whether the attending user is present and the degree of response.

Still another object of the present invention is to prevent the invasion of privacy resulting from disagreement of mail.

1 is a block diagram showing a group e-mailing system according to the present invention

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for creating a group mail account according to the present invention.

3 is a preferred embodiment showing a group mail account creation window required to create a group mail account according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for transmitting and receiving group e-mail according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a preferred embodiment showing the format of a plurality of user list and mail input window in accordance with the present invention

Figure 6 is a preferred embodiment of the subscription request mail according to the present invention

Figure 7 is a preferred embodiment of the response window according to the present invention

Figure 8 is a preferred embodiment of the information window showing the attendance and the degree of response of the receiving user in accordance with the present invention

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: sender terminal 20: receiver terminal

30: group mail account server 31: group mail account DB

32: member information DB33: mail message information DB

34: group mail account program 40: mail server

41: member information DB42: mail message information DB

A feature of the group e-mailing system according to the present invention for achieving the above object is that by using a user's terminal having an e-mail transmission and reception means, and each e-mail address input from the user's account subscription through the terminal When a group mail account server for creating and databaseting a group mail account and an e-mail generated at the sending terminal are transmitted through the group mail account server, the group mail account server is sent to a plurality of receiving terminals included in the group mail account. It is configured to include a mail server.

At this time, the group mail account server includes a member information DB for storing member information input through the user's membership, a mail message information DB for temporarily storing an e-mail created at the sender's terminal, and the subscribed member. A group mail account program providing a procedure and a form for creating a group mail account, a procedure and a form for joining the group mail account of the sender and the receiver, a group mail account created by the group mail account program, and It is configured to include group mail account DB which stores the subscribed users.

Features of the group e-mailing transmission and reception method according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a login step of searching for the membership of the connected user, when the user is connected to the group mail account server, the result of the login step, If it is a member, it is determined whether to create a new group mail account, and if it is determined that the group mail account is generated, a creation step of creating a group mail account, and as a result of the login step, whether a new member or a member If it is determined that the group mail account is not created, a determination step of determining whether group mail transmission is desired through the previously created group mail account, and if the group mail transmission is desired as a result of the determination step, a plurality of stored in the group mail account DB Group mail account lists and user lists to the sending terminal Optional steps to allow the sender to select a specific group account and a number of specific users, and to create and attach e-mail or shared information that the user wishes to share through the mail creation input window provided by the group mail account program. And a sending step of transmitting the mail server to the corresponding receiving terminal.

At this time, the generating step is a step in which the user accesses the group mail account server and clicks a group mail (G-mail) account creation button, and compares the user information input through the login with the member information previously stored in the member information DB. A determination step of determining whether a member is present, and if it is determined that the member is a non-member, a registration step of registering as a member by receiving information necessary for membership registration based on the membership registration procedure and storing the database in a member information DB; As a result, if it is determined to be a member, and then account creation is requested, a setting step of receiving user information necessary for a group mail account, setting a name of a group mail account to be created, and storing and storing a group mail account as a database with the set name There are other features that are done including the storage step.

In this case, the transmitting step includes the step of transmitting a survey mail asking the opinion of the receiving user as a response window, retransmitting the feedback of the receiving user by attaching the feedback of the receiving user to the transmitted response window; And storing the transmitted file in the group mail account DB to determine the attendance and response of the receiving user.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

A preferred embodiment of a group e-mailing system and a method of transmitting and receiving using the same according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a group e-mailing system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, firstly, a user has terminals 10 and 20 provided with electronic mail transmission and reception means. And a group mail account server 30 for creating a group mail account using the e-mail address input from the user's account subscription through the terminals 10 and 20 and databaseting the group mail account, and the sending terminal 10. When the e-mail created in the above) is transmitted through the group mail account server 30, a mail server 40 is transmitted to each of a plurality of receiving terminals 20 included in the group mail account.

In this case, the mail server 40 shows a general e-mail server or a web mail server currently being used on the Internet including a member information DB 41 and a mail message information DB 42. The group mail account server 30 A member information DB 41 for storing member information input through membership of the user, a mail message information DB 33 for temporarily storing an e-mail created in the transmitting terminal 10, and the subscribed member; A group mail account program 34 for providing a procedure and a form for a member to create a group mail account, and for providing a procedure and a form for joining the group mail account of the sender and the recipient; and the group mail account program 34. And a group mail account DB 31 for storing group mail accounts created by the user and user information to be subscribed to.

The procedure and form necessary for the group mail account are configured in a web service format and are automated by the operation of the group mail account program 34.

The member then creates an account with his or her hobbies, specific learning information exchanges and mutual interests according to the procedures and forms provided by the group mail account program 34 in the group mail account server 30.

In this case, if you create an account using only the group ID without a password, a public group mail account is created. If you create an account using a password with a group ID, a private group mail account is created.

As described above, a procedure and a form required for generating a group mail account provided by the group mail account program are shown in FIG. 3 as a preferred embodiment.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for creating a group mail account according to the present invention, which will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, a user accesses a group mail account server 30 and clicks a group mail (G-mail) account creation button (S10).

At this time, since the group mail account generation is limited to members of the group mail account server 30, the group mail account server 30 compares user information through login with the member information DB 32 before creating the group mail account. Determine (S30).

And in the case of non-members are registered as a member by receiving the information necessary for membership registration based on the membership registration procedure and storing the database in the member information DB (32) (S40).

The user registered as a member provides a group mail account creation window as shown in FIG. 3. Then, the member clicks the group mail (G-mail) button and then clicks the create account button to request the account creation from the group mail account server (S20).

Then, a group mail account creation window, which is a form provided by the group mail account program 34, is displayed (S50), and a corresponding group ID and password, a determination of whether or not to be disclosed, and a group introduction are entered in the group mail account creation window (S60). . Subsequently, the group mail account server 30 generates a group mail account by storing the input corresponding group ID in the group mail account DB 31 (S70).

The group mail account thus created shows the group mail account list to other users accessing the group mail account server 30 for sharing with other users. In this case, whether the account is public or private is also displayed.

Then, other users select a group mail account having their hobbies, specific learning information exchanges, and mutual interests from the displayed group mail list, and sign up for the account, thereby registering a plurality of users in one group mail account.

In this case, a private account is a method used when a password is disclosed only to members with a specific purpose, and the members only want to use each other.In the case of a public account, all the information is shared to share a plurality of users with the same purpose. This is the method used when you want to subscribe.

As an example, group mail accounts may be utilized between faculty and students, between managers and employees, between government and agencies, and between fellowships and fellowship members.

At this time, a plurality of users registered in the group mail account need not be a member of the group mail account server 30, and only an e-mail address can be used to join the account.

In addition, the members who create a group mail account are managed as an administrator, and the administrator does not need to edit their IDs separately. Will be edited and saved.

Also, a plurality of users registered to each group mail account can also send a group e-mail to a plurality of users registered to their group mail account.

In addition, the user can freely join or leave the group, and if the user wants to join a specific group mail account, and requests to join a public group, the group mail account server 30 sends an approval and approval to the group mail account manager. A subscription request mail including a cancel subscription button is sent. It shows in FIG. 6 as a preferable Example.

Then, when the administrator presses the permission button in the received mail as shown in FIG. 6, a message is sent to the applicant by mail at the same time as the subscription processing, and when the reject button is pressed, the administrator permits the subscription at the same time as the subscription cancellation process. An email is sent to the applicant stating that they have not. The administrator also has the right to withdraw a user who is a member.

The operation of a method for transmitting / receiving group e-mailing between a sending user and a plurality of receiving users using the group mail account generated as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting and receiving a group e-mail according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, the transmitting user accesses the group mail account server 30 through his terminal 10 or 20 (S100). Subsequently, the connected user searches for the member ID and password entered through login in the member information DB 32 and distinguishes the member from the non-member (S110).

In the case of the member, it is determined whether to create a new group mail account (S120). If the sender wants to create a new group mail account, the user according to the procedure and form necessary for creating a group mail account in the same manner as in FIG. Received the ID and password of the group to receive (S130), and then store the input group ID in the group mail account DB (S140), to complete the group mail account generation (S150).

Further, if it is determined that the user connected to the group mail account server 30 is the non-member or the member, and does not create a new group mail account, it is determined whether group mail transmission is desired (S160).

If the user wants to send a group mail, the group mail account list stored in the group mail account DB 31 is displayed on the sender terminal to allow the sender to select a specific group account (S170).

Next, a list of a plurality of users registered in the group mail account, which is a form provided by the group mail account program, is displayed to the user (S180).

When the user list is generated, first, a plurality of mail recipients join a group mail account and join a group mail account, and the group mail account program makes a group mail account DB by database of a plurality of recipients subscribed to the group mail account. Store in

At this time, the format of the plurality of user lists shown at the top of FIG. 5 represents a preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

Then, the user selects a receiving side user to transmit the e-mail or the information he / she wants to share through all or individual selection of the user list (S190).

The e-mail address of the selected user on the receiving side is copied from the group mail account DB 31 to the mail message information DB 33 and then stored.

Then, when the sender user clicks the next button, a mail creation input window is displayed in the form provided by the group mail account program 34. At this time, the mail creation input window is shown as a preferred embodiment as shown in the bottom of FIG.

Subsequently, when a user writes and attaches an e-mail or information to be shared through the mail creation input window and clicks a group mail (G-mail) button, the mail message information DB 33 The created and attached files are transmitted to the mail server 40 corresponding to the mail address stored in the receiver at step S200.

Then, the mail server 40 transmits the transmitted e-mail and sharing information to the terminal 20 of the corresponding receiver.

In this case, the receiver may transmit e-mail or shared information to the sender, and may also transmit to all account subscribers shared in the member list. Only group mail accounts can be created for members.

In addition, when the sender user is a survey mail to inquire the opinion of the receiver user (S220), a response window may be generated by the group mail account program 34 in the group mail account server 30 and transmitted along with the e-mail. . The response window is shown in FIG. 7 as a preferred embodiment.

The receiving user attaches his or her opinion to the transmitted response window (S230), and the retransmitted files are collectively managed in the group mail account DB 31, whereby the sending user receives the receiving user. Attendance and the degree of response can be easily determined through a search of the group mail account DB 31 (S240).

In this case, an information window indicating whether the re-transmitted receiving user is present or not is shown in FIG. 8 as a preferred embodiment.

A schedule calendar is created for each user in the group mail account DB in the group mail account server, so that events transmitted by each sender are marked by the group mail account program on the schedule calendar. Accordingly, the user can easily grasp the schedule of the events received by the user by accessing the group mail account server and searching the schedule management calendar.

The group e-mailing system and the transmission / reception method using the same according to the present invention as described above has the following effects.

First, since a user who wants to receive mail can participate in the account and send or receive mail to all or selectively users in the account, the sender can selectively select and send the e-mail address of the other party without having to edit and edit the email address. This simplifies the time and procedure of transmission.

Second, in order to browse or post a message, the user visits electronic bulletin boards in a number of websites equipped with electronic bulletin boards on the Internet, and sends and receives directly through an e-mail without posting an article. This simplifies.

Third, the sender sends a response window with a simple question to the receiver, so that the receiver can reply to the reply more easily through the response window, and the sender can easily grasp the receiver's opinion by managing the returned reply. Will be.

Fourth, the administrator can perform the subscription processing for the group mail account on the transmitted mail without accessing the website.

Fifth, the user can easily grasp the schedule of each event through the schedule management calendar is marked with the schedule of the various events received.

Sixth, by subscribing to the sender's group mail by the receiver himself, it is possible to prevent the invasion of privacy caused by disagreement of the mail.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the embodiments, but should be defined by the claims.

Claims (9)

A user terminal provided with an e-mail transmitting and receiving means, A group mail account server for creating and databaseting a group mail account using each e-mail address input from the user's account subscription through the terminal; Group e-mailing comprises a mail server for transmitting to the plurality of receiving terminal included in the group mail account, if the e-mail created in the sending terminal is transmitted through the group mail account server system. The method of claim 1, wherein the group mail account server is A member information DB for storing member information input through membership of the user; A mail message information DB for temporarily storing an e-mail created at the sending terminal; A group mail account program for providing a procedure and a form for creating a group mail account for the subscribed member, and for providing a procedure and a form for joining the group mail account of the sender and the receiver; And a group mail account DB for storing the group mail account created by the group mail account program and the subscribed users. If the user is connected to the group mail account server, a login step of searching for the membership of the connected user; As a result of the login step, if the member is determined whether to create a new group mail account, if it is determined to create the group mail account, creating step of creating a group mail account; As a result of the login step, if it is determined that a non-member or a member does not create a new group mail account, a determination step of determining whether a group mail transmission is desired through a previously created group mail account; As a result of the determination step, if the group mail is to be transmitted, the group mail account list and the user list stored in the group mail account DB are provided to the sender terminal so that the sender selects a specific group account and a plurality of specific users. Steps, And a sending step of creating and attaching an e-mail or sharing information to be shared by the mail creation input window provided by the group mail account program and transmitting the same to the receiving terminal through the mail server. Group e-mailing transmission and reception method. The method of claim 3, wherein the generating step An access step in which a user connects to a group mail account server and clicks a button for creating a group mail (G-mail) account; A determination step of determining whether a member is present by comparing user information input through login with member information previously stored in the member information DB; If it is determined that the non-member, the registration step of registering as a member by receiving the information necessary for membership registration based on the membership registration procedure and storing the database in the member information DB, If the determination result is determined to be a member, and then the account creation is requested, a setting step of receiving the user information necessary for the group mail account, and setting the name of the group mail account to be created; And storing the group mail account as a database and storing the group mail account under the set name. The method of claim 4, wherein The setting step may further comprise setting a private group mail account by inputting a password in addition to the name of the group mail account. The method of claim 3, wherein the user list is Signing up for a group mail account by joining a mail account that you want to receive; And storing a database of a plurality of recipients subscribed to the group mail account. The method of claim 3, wherein the transmitting step Sending, by the sending user, an inquiry mail asking for the receiving user's opinion together with a response window; Retransmitting the feedback of the user of the receiving side to the sent response window; And storing the retransmitted file in a group mail account DB to determine the attendance and response of the receiving user. The method of claim 3, wherein the transmitting step If the sending user is a survey mail to ask for the opinion of the receiving user, generating a response window in addition to the e-mail and sharing information, and sending together; Receiving step by the user of the receiving side attached to the responsive to the sent response window, And storing the retransmitted file in a group mail account DB and providing the same to a sender user. The method of claim 3, wherein the transmitting step If the e-mail transmitted is an event according to the event, the group e-mail sending and receiving method further comprising the step of marking the event schedule for each individual in the group mail account server in the user calendar.