Information output service system
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1. An information output service system comprising:
- a mail server connected to the Internet;
a portable terminal; and
a plurality of fixed terminals, wherein, the mail server has the function of storing and managing an e-mail transmitted via the Internet;
wherein, the portable terminal has the function of designating an e-mail address and transmitting the e-mail and an attachment file together to the mail server; and
wherein, the fixed terminals are installed at stores which the public can make use of, each of the fixed terminals comprising;
input means for inputting personal information such as an e-mail address and an ID;
mail extracting means for extracting the e-mail and its attachment file at the corresponding e-mail address from the mail server via the Internet based on the input personal information when the personal information is input via the input means; and
a printer for printing the contents of the extracted e-mail or the attachment file.
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Abstract
After an e-mail address has been designated from a portable terminal and an e-mail and its attachment file have been transmitted together to a mail server, the e-mail address, an ID, a password, and the like are input via an input device of fixed terminals installed at various stores which the public can make use of. The e-mail and its attachment file at the e-mail address are then extracted from the mail server and are printed out at the fixed terminals.
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1. An information output service system comprising:
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a mail server connected to the Internet;
a portable terminal; and
a plurality of fixed terminals, wherein, the mail server has the function of storing and managing an e-mail transmitted via the Internet;
wherein, the portable terminal has the function of designating an e-mail address and transmitting the e-mail and an attachment file together to the mail server; and
wherein, the fixed terminals are installed at stores which the public can make use of, each of the fixed terminals comprising;
input means for inputting personal information such as an e-mail address and an ID;
mail extracting means for extracting the e-mail and its attachment file at the corresponding e-mail address from the mail server via the Internet based on the input personal information when the personal information is input via the input means; and
a printer for printing the contents of the extracted e-mail or the attachment file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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