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System for transmission/reception of e-mail with attached files

  • US 20020010748A1
  • Filed: 07/24/2001
  • Published: 01/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An e-mail transmission/reception system including a mail terminal, a mail server, and a mail gateway, wherein the mail gateway is connected to the mail terminal via a network and the mail server via another network, the mail server comprising:

  • an attached file holding unit operable to receive e-mail addressed to a user who possesses the mail terminal and hold one or more attached files included in the e-mail; and

    a mail distribution unit operable to receive e-mail transmitted from the mail gateway and distribute the e-mail to one or more receivers'"'"' addresses thereof, the mail gateway comprising;

    an identifier generation unit operable to generate an identifier for each attached file held by the attached file holding unit;

    a list transmission unit operable to generate a list of identifiers generated by the identifier generation unit and transmit the list to the mail terminal;

    a reception unit operable to receive e-mail transmitted from the mail terminal, the e-mail including one or more identifiers that the user selects from the identifier list as substitutes for one or more attached files that the user wants to attach to the e-mail;

    an attached file acquisition unit operable to acquire attached files from the attached file holding unit, the attached files corresponding to the identifiers included in the e-mail received by the reception unit;

    a construction unit operable to construct e-mail by attaching the attached files acquired by the attached file acquisition unit to the e-mail received by the reception unit; and

    a mail transmission unit operable to transmit the e-mail constructed by the construction unit to the mail server, the mail terminal comprising;

    a list reception unit operable to receive the identifier list from the mail gateway;

    a preparation unit operable to prepare e-mail that includes one or more identifiers selected by the user from the identifier list as substitutes for one or more attached files that the user wants to attach to the e-mail; and

    a transmission unit operable to transmit the prepared e-mail to the mail gateway.

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