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TV mail system

  • US 5,931,905 A
  • Filed: 02/28/1997
  • Issued: 08/03/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A TV mail system comprising:

  • a plurality of televisions each having a receiving function capable of receiving broadcasting radio waves and displaying a program; and

    a mail server to which said televisions are connected through communication lines, whereineach television includes a mail sending portion functioning to compose mail data to be sent to a destination including at least destination information and a body portion and a mail receiving portion functioning to receive mail data from said mail server and to display the received mail data, said mail sending portion further functioning to output the mail data to said mail server and including reply mail making means for preparing reply mail to reply to the received mail from a sender when the received mail is displayed and a request for reply mail is made, said reply mail making means automatically including a telephone number of the sender as said destination information for the reply mail,the mail server having a database in which authentification information of users is registered, a receiving mailbox for storing received mail data, mailboxes for receivers, a mail distribution means for distributing, to a mailbox for each receiver, mail data stored in said authentification database and an outputting means which sends out the mail data received from one television to at least one different television in correspondence with the destination information.

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