Electronic mail system, method of sending and receiving electronic mail, and storage medium

A communication terminal connected to a communication line, for receiving, through the communication line, an electronic mail sent by a transmitting terminal connected to the communication line, and transferring the received electronic mail to a receiving terminal connected to the communication line and corresponding to an address of the electronic mail, comprising:

• a receiving device that receives, from the transmitting terminal, the electronic mail to which song data comprising musical tone control information is attached;
• a storage device that stores the received electronic mail to which the song data is attached;
• a notifying device that notifies the receiving terminal of receipt of the electronic mail when receiving the electronic mail from the transmitting terminal;
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• a transfer device that retrieves the electronic mail and the song data attached to the mail from said storage device, and transfers the electronic mail and the song data to the receiving terminal, when the receiving terminal requests receipt of the electronic mail in response to notification by said notifying device.

A communication terminal connected to a communication line, for receiving, through the communication line, an electronic mail sent by a transmitting terminal connected to the communication line, and transferring the received electronic mail to a receiving terminal connected to the communication line and corresponding to an address of the electronic mail, comprising:

• a first storage device that stores a plurality of kinds of ornamental data that ornament the electronic mail sent by the transmitting terminal, and a plurality of kinds of song data attached to the electronic mail and comprising musical tone control information;
• a presenting device that presents said plurality of kinds of ornamental data and said plurality of kinds of song data stored in said first storage device, to the transmitting terminal, so that the transmitting terminal can select a combination of ornamental data and song data from the plurality of kinds of ornamental data and song data, and designate the combination as electronic mail data;
• a second storage device that retrieves the electronic mail data from the first storage device and stores the retrieved data, when the transmitting terminal requests the communication terminal to send the combination of ornamental data and song data selected and designated as the electronic mail data, to the receiving terminal;
• a notifying device that notifies the receiving terminal of receipt of the electronic mail when the electronic mail data is stored in said second storage device in response to the request from the transmitting terminal for sending the electronic mail;
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• a transfer device that retrieves the electronic mail data from said second storage device, and transfers the data to the receiving terminal, when the receiving terminal requests receipt of the electronic mail in response to notification by said notifying device.

An electronic mail system including a communication line, and at least one transmitting terminal, at least one receiving terminal, and at least one communication terminal connected to each other through the communication line, the communication terminal receiving, through the communication line, an electronic mail sent by the transmitting terminal and transferring the received electronic mail to the receiving terminal corresponding to an address of the electronic mail, wherein:

• the transmitting terminal comprises an attaching device that attaches song data comprising musical tone control information, to the electronic mail, and a transmitting device that transmits the electronic mail to which the song data is attached, to the communication terminal;
• the communication terminal comprises a first receiving device that receives, from the transmitting terminal, the electronic mail to which the song data comprising musical tone control information is attached, a storage device that stores the received electronic mail to which the song data is attached, a notifying device that notifies the receiving terminal of receipt of the electronic mail when receiving the electronic mail from the transmitting terminal, and a transfer device that retrieves the electronic mail and the song data attached to the mail from said storage device, and transfers the electronic mail and the song data to the receiving terminal, when the receiving terminal requests receipt of the electronic mail in response to notification by said notifying device;
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• the receiving terminal comprises a second receiving device that receives the electronic mail which is transferred from the communication terminal, and to which the song data comprising musical tone control information is attached, an opening device that opens the received electronic mail, and a reproducing device that automatically reproduces the song data attached to the electronic mail when the electronic mail is opened by said opening device.

An electronic mail system including a communication line, and at least one transmitting terminal, at least one receiving terminal, and at least one communication terminal connected to each other through the communication line, the communication terminal receiving, through the communication line, an electronic mail sent by the transmitting terminal and transferring the received electronic mail to the receiving terminal corresponding to an address of the electronic mail, wherein:

• the transmitting terminal comprises a transmitting device that transmits a request for delivery of the electronic mail to the receiving terminal corresponding to the address of the electronic mail, to the communication terminal;
• the communication terminal comprises a first storage device that stores a plurality of kinds of ornamental data that ornament the electronic mail sent by the transmitting terminal, and a plurality of kinds of song data attached to the electronic mail and comprising musical tone control information, a presenting device that, in response to the request for delivery of the electronic mail from the transmitting terminal, presents said plurality of kinds of ornamental data and said plurality of kinds of song data stored in said first storage device, to the transmitting terminal, so that the transmitting terminal can select a combination of ornamental data and song data from the plurality of kinds of ornamental data and song data, and designate the combination as electronic mail data, a second storage device that retrieves the electronic mail data from the first storage device and stores the retrieved data, when the transmitting terminal requests the communication terminal to send the combination of ornamental data and song data selected and designated as the electronic mail data, to the receiving terminal, a notifying device that notifies the receiving terminal of receipt of the electronic mail when the electronic mail data is stored in said second storage device in response to the request from the transmitting terminal for sending the electronic mail, and a transfer device that retrieves the electronic mail data from said second storage device, and transfers the data to the receiving terminal, when the receiving terminal requests receipt of the electronic mail in response to notification by said notifying device;
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• the receiving terminal comprises a receiving device that receives the electronic mail which is transferred from the communication terminal, and to which the song data comprising musical tone control information is attached, an opening device that opens the received electronic mail, and a reproducing device that automatically reproduces the song data attached to the electronic mail when the electronic mail is opened by said opening device.

A receiving terminal control method of controlling a receiving terminal connected to a communication line, for receiving, through the communication line, an electronic mail sent by a transmitting terminal connected to the communication line, comprising the steps of:

• receiving the electronic mail which is sent by the transmitting terminal, and to which song data comprising musical tone control information is attached;
• opening the electronic mail;
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• automatically reproducing the song data attached to the electronic mail when the electronic mail is opened.

A communication terminal control method of controlling a communication terminal connected to a communication line, for receiving, through the communication line, an electronic mail sent by a transmitting terminal connected to the communication line, and transfers the received electronic mail to a receiving terminal connected to the communication line and corresponding to an address of the electronic mail, comprising the steps of:

• receiving, from the transmitting terminal, the electronic mail to which song data comprising musical tone control information is attached;
• storing the received electronic mail to which the song data is attached in a storage device;
• notifying the receiving terminal of receipt of the electronic mail when receiving the electronic mail from the transmitting terminal;
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• retrieving the electronic mail and the song data attached to the mail from said storage device, and transferring the electronic mail and the song data to the receiving terminal, when the receiving terminal requests receipt of the electronic mail in response to notification by the communication terminal.

A communication terminal control method of controlling a communication terminal connected to a communication line, for receiving, through the communication line, an electronic mail sent by a transmitting terminal connected to the communication line, and transfers the received electronic mail to a receiving terminal connected to the communication line and corresponding to an address of the electronic mail, comprising the steps of:

• storing a plurality of kinds of ornamental data that ornament the electronic mail sent by the transmitting terminal, and a plurality of kinds of song data attached to the electronic mail and comprising musical tone control information, in a first storage device;
• presenting said plurality of kinds of ornamental data and said plurality of kinds of song data stored in the first storage device, to the transmitting terminal, so that the transmitting terminal can select a combination of ornamental data and song data from the plurality of kinds of ornamental data and song data, and designate the combination as electronic mail data;
• retrieving the electronic mail data from the first storage device and storing the retrieved data in a second storage device, when the transmitting terminals requests the communication terminal to send the combination of ornamental data and song data selected and designated as the electronic mail data, to the receiving terminal;
• notifying the receiving terminal of receipt of the electronic mail when the electronic mail data is stored in the second storage device in response to the request from the transmitting terminal for sending the electronic mail;
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• retrieving the electronic mail data from the second storage device, and transferring the retrieved data to the receiving terminal, when the receiving terminal requests receipt of the electronic mail in response to notification by the communication terminal.

A storage medium that stores commands readable by a machine, said commands causing the machine to execute a receiving terminal control module for controlling a receiving terminal connected to a communication line, for receiving, through the communication line, an electronic mail that is sent by a transmitting terminal connected to the communication line, said receiving terminal control module comprising:

• a module that receives the electronic mail which is sent by the transmitting terminal, and to which song data comprising musical tone control information is attached;
• a module that opens the received electronic mail;
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• a module that automatically reproduces the song data attached to the electronic mail when the electronic mail is opened.

A storage medium that stores commands readable by a machine, said commands causing the machine to execute a communication terminal control module for controlling a communication terminal connected to a communication line, for receiving, through the communication line, an electronic mail that is sent by a transmitting terminal connected to the communication line, and transfers the received electronic mail to a receiving terminal connected to the communication line and corresponding to an address of the electronic mail, said communication terminal control module comprising:

• a module that receives, from the transmitting terminal, the electronic mail to which song data comprising musical tone control information is attached;
• a module that stores the received electronic mail to which the song data is attached, in a storage device;
• a module that notifies the receiving terminal of receipt of the electronic mail when the communication terminal receives the electronic mail from the transmitting terminal;
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• a module that retrieves the electronic mail and the song data attached to the mail from the storage device, and transfers the electronic mail and the song data to the receiving terminal, when the receiving terminal requests receipt of the electronic mail in response to notification by the communication terminal.

A storage medium that stores commands readable by a machine, said commands causing the machine to execute a communication terminal control module for controlling a communication terminal connected to a communication line, for receiving, through the communication line, an electronic mail that is sent by a transmitting terminal connected to the communication line, and transfers the received electronic mail to a receiving terminal connected to the communication line and corresponding to an address of the electronic mail, said communication terminal control module comprising:

• a module that stores a plurality of kinds of ornamental data that ornament the electronic mail sent by the transmitting terminal, and a plurality of kinds of song data attached to the electronic mail and comprising musical tone control information, in a first storage device;
• a module that presents said plurality of kinds of ornamental data and said plurality of kinds of song data stored in the first storage device, to the transmitting terminal, so that the transmitting terminal can select a combination of ornamental data and song data from the plurality of kinds of ornamental data and song data, and designate the combination as electronic mail data;
• a module that retrieves the electronic mail data from the first storage device and stores the retrieved data in a second storage device, when the transmitting terminals requests the communication terminal to send the combination of ornamental data and song data selected and designated as the electronic mail data, to the receiving terminal;
• a module that notifies the receiving terminal of receipt of the electronic mail when the electronic mail data is stored in the second storage device in response to the request from the transmitting terminal for sending the electronic mail;
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• a module that retrieves the electronic mail data from the second storage device, and transfers the retrieved data to the receiving terminal, when the receiving terminal requests receipt of the electronic mail in response to notification by the communication terminal.