Method and apparatus for sending E-mail, method and apparatus for receiving E-mail, and programs therefor
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorKouji Yokouchi
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Abstract
A recipient can receive an E-mail message at a reception location specified by a sender. Reception location information specifying the reception location is sent from a sender mobile phone together with the E-mail message. A mail server stores the E-mail message and monitors a position of a recipient mobile phone. The mail serverjudges whether or not the recipient mobile phone has been moved to the reception location specified in the reception location information, and sends the E-mail message to the recipient mobile phone in the case where a result of the judgment becomes affirmative.
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An E-mail sending method for sending an E-mail message from a sender terminal to a recipient mobile terminal as a destination of the E-mail message, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing the E-mail message sent with a reception location being specified by the sender terminal;
- making a judgment as to whether or not the recipient mobile terminal is at the reception location;
- and
- sending the E-mail message to the recipient mobile terminal in the case where a result of the judgment is affirmative.
An E-mail reception method for receiving an E-mail message by using a recipient mobile terminal as a destination of the E-mail message, the E-mail message being sent from a sender terminal and stored in a mail server, the method comprising the steps of:
- making a judgment as to whether or not the recipient mobile terminal is in a reception location in the case where the E-mail message was sent in a state where the reception location was specified by the sender terminal;
- and
- instructing the mail server to cause the recipient mobile terminal to receive the E-mail message in the case where a result of the judgment is affirmative.
An E-mail sending apparatus for sending an E-mail message sent from a sender terminal to a recipient mobile terminal as a destination of the E-mail message, the apparatus comprising:
- mail storage means for storing the E-mail message sent with a reception location being specified by the sender terminal;
- position judgment means for making a judgment as to whether or not the recipient mobile terminal is at the reception location;
- and
- transmission control means for sending the E-mail message to the recipient mobile terminal only in the case where a result of the judgment is affirmative.
An E-mail reception apparatus for receiving an E-mail message by using a recipient mobile terminal as a destination of the E-mail message, the E-mail message being sent from a sender terminal and stored in a mail server, the E-mail reception apparatus comprising:
- position judgment means for making a judgment as to whether or not the recipient mobile terminal is in a reception location in the case where the E-mail message was sent in a state where the reception location was specified by the sender terminal;
- and
- transmission control means for instructing the mail server to cause the recipient mobile terminal to receive the E-mail message in the case where a result of the judgment is affirmative.
A program for causing a computer to execute an E-mail sending method for sending an E-mail message from a sender terminal to a recipient mobile terminal as a destination of the E-mail message, the program comprising the steps of:
- storing the E-mail message sent with a reception location being specified by the sender terminal;
- making a judgment as to whether or not the recipient mobile terminal is at the reception location;
- and
- sending the E-mail message to the recipient mobile terminal in the case where a result of the judgment is affirmative.
A program for causing a computer to execute an E-mail reception method for receiving an E-mail message by using a recipient mobile terminal as a destination of the E-mail message, the E-mail message being sent from a sender terminal and stored in a mail server, the program comprising the steps of:
- making a judgment as to whether or not the recipient mobile terminal is in a reception location in the case where the E-mail message was sent in a state where the reception location was specified by the sender terminal;
- and
- instructing the mail server to cause the recipient mobile terminal to receive the E-mail message in the case where a result of the judgment is affirmative.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.