Electronic mail processing system and mail server
First Claim
1. An electronic mail processing system that processes email messages sent via a network, said system comprising:
- a plurality of terminals each provided with a function to send and receive the email messages through said network;
a user information storage device for storing user information corresponding to registered users;
an email adding device for referencing said user information storage device upon receipt of each of the email messages sent from said terminals, acquiring at least one predetermined item of said user information corresponding to users using said terminals, and adding said item of said user information to the email message; and
an email forwarding device for forwarding the email message to which said predetermined item of said user information is added, to said terminals specified as recipients.
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Abstract
An electronic mail (email) processing system set up on the Internet includes terminals that send and receive email messages, cellular telephones that send and receive email messages by radiocommunication through base stations, a mail server that performs the overall management of an email service, a client database, provided within the mail server, for storing user information about registered users who are clients of the email service, and a map database center and a map information provider site, both of which perform a map information providing function. In a specific embodiment, the mail server receives an email message sent from a terminal, adds, to the received email message, telephone number data and position information-associated map link information, which are items of the user information, and forwards the resultant email message to one or more recipient cellular telephones.
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12 Claims
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1. An electronic mail processing system that processes email messages sent via a network, said system comprising:
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a plurality of terminals each provided with a function to send and receive the email messages through said network;
a user information storage device for storing user information corresponding to registered users;
an email adding device for referencing said user information storage device upon receipt of each of the email messages sent from said terminals, acquiring at least one predetermined item of said user information corresponding to users using said terminals, and adding said item of said user information to the email message; and
an email forwarding device for forwarding the email message to which said predetermined item of said user information is added, to said terminals specified as recipients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mail server for processing email messages sent via a network to which a plurality of terminals are connected, said mail server comprising:
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a user information storage device for storing user information corresponding to registered users;
an email adding device for referencing said user information storage device upon receipt of each of the email messages sent from said terminals, acquiring at least one predetermined item of said user information corresponding to users using said terminals, and adding said item of said user information to the email message; and
an email forwarding device for forwarding the email message to which said predetermined item of said user information is added, to said terminals specified as recipients. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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