Method of transmitting and receiving information using electronic mail

An information transmission and reception system using an electronic mail comprising, on a network on which a computer or a portable information terminal is connected:

• a member registered information database for storing member registered information of user members;
• transmission information input means for inputting information to be transmitted to user members through an electronic mail;
• a program for selecting and transmitting destination user members of the user members to whom a mail is to be delivered with reference to said member registered information database;
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• a mail delivery terminal for transmitting an electronic mail to the selected user members,
• characterized in that a point is added to a user member in accordance with the contents of an action of the member such as reception of an electronic mail from said mail delivery terminal or transmission of a reply to a received electronic mail, and point information for each member is stored in said member registered information database,
• and that the information transmission and reception system further comprises a prize database for storing information on incentives such as a plurality of points, prizes or services,
• and that a user member selects any of the incentives from said prize database, and information selected by each user member is stored in the member registered database.

An electronic mail information transmission and reception system comprising, on a network on which a computer or a portable information terminal is connected:

• a member registered information database for storing member registered information of user members;
• transmission information input means for inputting information to be transmitted to user members through an electronic mail;
• a program for selecting and transmitting destination user members of the user members to whom a mail is to be delivered with reference to said member registered information database;
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• a mail delivery terminal for transmitting an electronic mail to the selected user members,
• characterized in that the electronic mail information transmission and reception system further comprises a present reception database for storing information on prizes presented to a user member;
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• a lottery program for conducting a lottery,
• and that, when a user member transmits a reply to present information inserted into an electronic mail transmitted from the mail delivery terminal for application, said lottery program for selecting a winner from a plurality of user members who have transmitted reply mails for application determines one or a plurality of winners for each prize stored in said present reception database.

A winner determination system using an electronic mail comprising, on a network on which a computer or a portable information terminal is connected:

• a member registered information database for storing member registered information of user members;
• transmission information input means for inputting information to be transmitted to user members through an electronic mail;
• a program for selecting and transmitting destination user members of the user members to whom a mail is to be delivered with reference to said member registered information database;
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• a mail delivery terminal for transmitting an electronic mail to the selected user members,
• characterized in that the winner determination system further comprises a present reception database for storing information on prizes presented to a user member;
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• a determination program for determining whether an answer in a reply mail from a user member to a quiz provided on an electronic mail, a WEB page or the like is correct or not,
• and that, when a user member transmits a reply to information such as a quiz or a questionnaire for answer, said determination program for determining a winner from a plurality of user members who have transmitted reply mails for application determines one or a plurality of winners for each prize stored in said present reception database.