Electronic mail system linked with telephone
First Claim
1. An electronic mail system linked with a telephone system, comprising:
- an electronic mail system composed of a plurality of terminals connected through a network, and an electronic mail center via which electronic mail is exchanged among users of said terminals; and
a telephone system composed of a plurality of telephones and a telephone exchange for connecting said telephones,whereinsaid telephones are associated in advance with individual users of said electronic mail system,said electronic mail center comprises;
correspondence table storing means for storing a table of correspondence between user IDs and telephone numbers as well as electronic mail for individual users;
a terminal interface for identifying the users using said terminals; and
status variable managing means for managing status variables by which to recognize the mail each individual user is currently reading,said telephone exchange, upon reception of a call request, notifies the calling telephone number to said electronic mail center, andsaid electronic mail center identifies the user ID of the calling user corresponding to the notified telephone number by referencing said correspondence table, and transmits, upon connection of the call, electronic mail messages or lists of electronic mail messages associated with the calling user to the login terminal of the calling user, the electronic mail messages or the lists of electronic mail messages thus transmitted being displayed on said login terminal of the calling user.
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to realize an electronic mail system wherein related electronic mail is automatically displayed when a telephone call is placed. The electronic mail system of the invention is constructed by linking an electronic mail system composed of a plurality of terminals and an electronic mail center, with a telephone system composed of a plurality of telephones and a telephone exchange, the telephones being associated in advance with individual users. The electronic mail center is equipped with means for storing a table of correspondence between user IDs and telephone numbers, a terminal interface capable of identifying the users using the terminals, and a status variable management table for managing status variables by which to recognize the mail currently displayed. The telephone exchange notifies the calling and called telephone numbers to the electronic mail center upon the reception of a call request, and the electronic mail center then identifies the user IDs in accordance with the correspondence table and transmits the related electronic mail for display on the terminals of the calling user and called user.
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54 Claims
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1. An electronic mail system linked with a telephone system, comprising:
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an electronic mail system composed of a plurality of terminals connected through a network, and an electronic mail center via which electronic mail is exchanged among users of said terminals; and a telephone system composed of a plurality of telephones and a telephone exchange for connecting said telephones, wherein said telephones are associated in advance with individual users of said electronic mail system, said electronic mail center comprises; correspondence table storing means for storing a table of correspondence between user IDs and telephone numbers as well as electronic mail for individual users; a terminal interface for identifying the users using said terminals; and status variable managing means for managing status variables by which to recognize the mail each individual user is currently reading, said telephone exchange, upon reception of a call request, notifies the calling telephone number to said electronic mail center, and said electronic mail center identifies the user ID of the calling user corresponding to the notified telephone number by referencing said correspondence table, and transmits, upon connection of the call, electronic mail messages or lists of electronic mail messages associated with the calling user to the login terminal of the calling user, the electronic mail messages or the lists of electronic mail messages thus transmitted being displayed on said login terminal of the calling user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic mail system linked with a telephone system, comprising:
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an electronic mail system composed of a plurality of terminals connected through a network, and an electronic mail center via which electronic mail is exchanged among users of said terminals; and a telephone system composed of a plurality of telephones and a telephone exchange for connecting said telephones, wherein said telephones are associated in advance with individual users of said electronic mail system, said electronic mail center comprises; correspondence table storing means for storing a table of correspondence between user IDs and telephone numbers as well as electronic mail for individual users; a terminal interface for identifying the users using said terminals; and status variable managing means for managing status variables by which to recognize the mail each individual user is currently reading, said telephone exchange, upon reception of a call request, notifies the called telephone number to said electronic mail center, and said electronic mail center identifies the user ID of the called user corresponding to the notified telephone number by referencing said correspondence table, and transmits, upon connection of the call, electronic mail messages or lists of electronic mail messages associated with the called user to the login terminal of the called user, the electronic mail messages or the lists of electronic mail messages thus transmitted being displayed on said login terminal of the called user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An electronic mail system linked with a telephone system, comprising:
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an electronic mail system composed of a plurality of terminals connected through a network, and an electronic mail center via which electronic mail is exchanged among users of said terminals; and a telephone system composed of a plurality of telephones and a telephone exchange for connecting said telephones, wherein said telephones are associated in advance with individual users of said electronic mail system, said electronic mail center comprises; a correspondence table storing means for storing a table of correspondence between user IDs and telephone numbers as well as electronic mail for individual users; a terminal interface for identifying the users using said terminals; and status variable managing means for managing status variables by which to recognize the mail each individual user is currently reading, said telephone exchange, upon reception of a call request, notifies the calling telephone number and the called telephone number to said electronic mail center, and said electronic mail center identifies the user IDs of the calling user and called user corresponding to the notified telephone numbers by referencing said correspondence table, and transmits, upon connection of the call, electronic mail messages or lists of electronic mail messages associated with the calling user to the login terminal of the calling user, and electronic mail messages or lists of electronic mail messages associated with the called user to the login terminal of the called user, the electronic mail messages or the lists of electronic mail messages thus transmitted being displayed on said respective terminals. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An electronic mail system linked with a telephone system, comprising
an electronic mail system composed of a plurality of terminals connected through a network, and an electronic mail center via which electronic mail is exchanged among users of said terminals, and a telephone system composed of a plurality of telephones, wherein said telephones are associated in advance with the individual terminals connected to said electronic mail system, each of said terminals is for detecting a call initiated by the associated telephone, the telephone number of the destination, and the acceptance of the call, said electronic mail center is equipped with correspondence table storing means for storing a table of correspondence between said terminals and said telephones, a terminal interface for identifying the users using said terminals, and status variable managing means for managing status variables by which to recognize the mail each individual user is currently reading, the terminal to which the originating telephone is attached notifies the calling telephone number and the called telephone number to said electronic mail center upon initiation of a call, and said electronic mail center identifies the user IDs of the calling user and called user corresponding to the notified telephone numbers by referencing said correspondence table, and transmits, upon connection of the call, electronic mail messages or lists of electronic mail messages associated with the calling user and called user to the login terminal of the calling user, the electronic mail messages or the lists of electronic mail messages thus transmitted being displayed on said login terminal of the called user.
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51. An electronic mail system linked with a telephone system, comprising
an electronic mail system composed of a plurality of terminals connected through a network, and an electronic mail center via which electronic mail is exchanged among users of said terminals, and a telephone system composed of a plurality of telephones, wherein said telephones are associated in advance with individual users of said electronic mail system, said electronic mail center is equipped with correspondence table storing means for storing a table of correspondence between user IDs and telephone numbers as well as electronic mail for individual users, a terminal interface capable of identifying the users using said terminals, and status variable managing means for managing status variables by which to recognize the mail each individual user is currently reading, and said electronic mail center identifies the user IDs of the calling user and called user corresponding to the notified telephone numbers by referencing said correspondence table, and transmits, upon connection of the call, electronic mail messages or lists of electronic mail messages associated with the calling user and called user to the login terminal of the called user, the electronic mail messages or the lists of electronic mail messages thus transmitted being displayed on said login terminal of the called user.
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52. An electronic mail system linked with a telephone system, comprising
an electronic mail system composed of a plurality of terminals connected through a network, and an electronic mail center via which electronic mail is exchanged among users of said terminals, and a telephone system composed of a plurality of telephones, wherein said telephones are associated in advance with individual users of said electronic mail system, said electronic mail center is equipped with correspondence table storing means for storing a table of correspondence between user IDs and telephone numbers as well as electronic mail for individual users, a terminal interface capable of identifying the users using said terminals, and status variable managing means for managing status variables by which to recognize the mail each individual user is currently reading, and said electronic mail center identifies the user IDs of the calling user and called user corresponding to the notified telephone numbers by referencing said correspondence table, and transmits, upon connection of the call, electronic mail messages or lists of electronic mail messages associated with the calling user and called user to the login terminals of the calling user and called user, the electronic mail messages or the list of electronic mail messages thus transmitted being displayed on said respective terminals.
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