Mail notification apparatus and a mail notification method
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1. A mail notification apparatus comprising:
- a memory section that stores an electronic mail address of a cellular phone in association with a predetermined electronic mail address;
a mail transmitter that transmits an electronic mail to the electronic mail address of the cellular phone stored in the memory section; and
a controller that controls the mail transmitter, when an electronic mail has arrived at the predetermined electronic mail address, to transmit an arrival notification message to the electronic mail address of the cellular phone that corresponds to the predetermined electronic mail address.
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Abstract
A mail notification apparatus is provided that enables a user of a cellular phone to know of the arrival of an electronic mail, even when the user is away from his/her office. The mail notification apparatus stores an electronic mail address of a local mail account in association with a mail address of a cellular phone. When it is determined that the electronic mail has arrived at the electronic mail address, the mail notification apparatus notifies, by using electronic mail, the arrival of the electronic mail to the cellular phone through the Internet and a communication vender mail server.
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1. A mail notification apparatus comprising:
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a memory section that stores an electronic mail address of a cellular phone in association with a predetermined electronic mail address;
a mail transmitter that transmits an electronic mail to the electronic mail address of the cellular phone stored in the memory section; and
a controller that controls the mail transmitter, when an electronic mail has arrived at the predetermined electronic mail address, to transmit an arrival notification message to the electronic mail address of the cellular phone that corresponds to the predetermined electronic mail address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of notifying arrival of an electronic mail, comprising:
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determining whether an electronic mail arrives at a predetermined electronic mail address;
notifying an electronic mail address of a cellular phone, by using electronic mail, of the arrival of the electronic mail at the predetermined electronic mail address, when it is determined that the electronic mail has arrived, the electronic mail address of the cellular phone being pre-associated with the predetermined electronic mail address.
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