Multimedia data electronic mail system
First Claim
1. A multimedia electronic mail system comprising:
- a multimedia data server for storing a multimedia data to transmit according to a request;
a sending client having a mailer, which registers said multimedia data to said multimedia data server and indicates the identifiers of said multimedia data to a plurality of clients using an electronic mail; and
a plurality of receiving clients each having a mailer for receiving said electronic mail transmitted from said sending client, for obtaining said multimedia data stored in said multimedia data server through a network, wherein said multimedia data server includes retention period information on said multimedia data, and reference client information consisting of identifiers of entire receiving clients which may possibly refer to said multimedia data, to control to delete said multimedia data according to said retention period information and said reference client information.
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Abstract
A multimedia electronic mail system includes a multimedia data server, which stores multimedia data to transmit according to a request; a sending client having a mailer, which registers the multimedia data to the multimedia data server and indicates the identifiers of the multimedia data to a plurality of clients using an electronic mail; and a plurality of receiving clients, each of which has a mailer for receiving the electronic mail transmitted from the sending client, and obtains the multimedia data stored in the multimedia data server through a network. The multimedia data server includes retention period information on the multimedia data, and reference client information consists of identifiers of entire receiving clients which may possibly refer to the multimedia data, to control to delete the multimedia data according to the retention period information and the reference client information.
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10 Claims
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1. A multimedia electronic mail system comprising:
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a multimedia data server for storing a multimedia data to transmit according to a request;
a sending client having a mailer, which registers said multimedia data to said multimedia data server and indicates the identifiers of said multimedia data to a plurality of clients using an electronic mail; and
a plurality of receiving clients each having a mailer for receiving said electronic mail transmitted from said sending client, for obtaining said multimedia data stored in said multimedia data server through a network, wherein said multimedia data server includes retention period information on said multimedia data, and reference client information consisting of identifiers of entire receiving clients which may possibly refer to said multimedia data, to control to delete said multimedia data according to said retention period information and said reference client information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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