JP4526215B2 - Data transfer device, communication device, data transfer method, communication method, machine-readable recording medium on which data transfer program is recorded, machine-readable recording medium on which communication program is recorded, data transfer program, communication program, and data communication system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a data transfer apparatus, a communication apparatus, a data transfer method, a communication method, a machine-readable recording medium on which a data transfer program is recorded, and a machine read on which a communication program is recorded. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a possible recording medium, a data transfer program, a communication program, and a data communication system, and in particular, a data transfer device that supports editing of message data, a communication device, a data transfer method, a communication method, The present invention relates to a simple recording medium, a machine-readable recording medium on which a communication program is recorded, a data transfer program, a communication program, and a data communication system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a method for transmitting and receiving a message through a network such as a conventional telephone line, wireless, or the Internet, there is a message data transfer method such as an electronic mail or an instant message. In these methods, normally, message data transmitted from a transmitting terminal is transferred to a receiving terminal via a data transfer device such as a mail server. Then, a data transfer device such as a mail server adds data such as advertisements to the electronic mail received from the transmitting terminal and transmits it to the receiving terminal. In other words, when the mail server receives an e-mail from the sending terminal, it selects data to be added from pre-stored data such as advertisements by some procedure, and starts the body of the received e-mail data. Alternatively, it is added to an arbitrary position such as the end or attached as an attached file and transmitted to the receiving terminal. According to this method, it is possible to add information that is not included in the content of the e-mail transmitted from the transmission side terminal and transmit it to the reception side terminal.
[0003]
Also, in Web mail, a sender writes an e-mail on a browser and decorates the e-mail with information content groups such as image data, music data, and execution format program data stored on a hard disk of a server. The server application searches according to the content of the email and automatically attaches the appropriate information content, or the sender searches the information content stored on the server and selects the desired information content The method of adding to an e-mail or making it an attached file is also performed.
[0004]
In addition, “Comic Chat” described in ACM SIGGRAPH 96 Conference processings 225 to 236 tributes includes a person or an animal represented by a cartoon-like picture (character) corresponding to a specific keyword in a conversation sentence in chat. A technique for changing the facial expression and movement of the camera is disclosed.
[0005]
In this technology, the transmitting terminal searches for one or more preset specific keywords from the message data input by the user, and if a keyword is included, it responds in advance for each keyword. Information about the attached facial expression and movement of the character is added to the original message data and transmitted.
[0006]
In the receiving terminal, when information about the character's facial expression and movement is added to the received message data, the character's facial expression and movement are stored in advance from the character's facial expression and movement stored in the receiving terminal. Information corresponding to the information is selected and displayed, and message data excluding information related to the character's facial expression and movement from the received message data is displayed as the character's dialogue. In this way, it is possible to change and display the character's facial expression and actions from message data consisting only of character strings.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, it can be said that messages of only letters such as conventional e-mails and instant messages are less enjoyable and the range of communication is narrow. In response to such a problem, if a method of transmitting information content attached to message data is used, multimedia data to which images and sounds are added can be transmitted and received, thereby enhancing entertainment.
[0008]
In addition, a communication form in which messages of at least several tens of characters are exchanged at the most for the purpose of entertainment by using an electronic mail function of a cellular phone is generally performed. In this case, the quick response is very important, and if it takes time and effort to reply a short message, the user is frustrated. When creating a message in which a reply message is modified with information content such as an image, a method that requires less time and effort as much as possible is desirable.
[0009]
However, to send a message with such information content attached, the user of the sending terminal creates the information content itself or stores it on the sending terminal or another terminal that can communicate with the sending terminal. It is necessary to search for and obtain the desired information from the information content, add it in the form of an attached file and send it, which is cumbersome for the user and has a lot of wasted waiting time for sending and receiving information content data. Immediate response is poor and troublesome.
[0010]
If the mail server uses the above-described method of adding data such as advertisements to e-mail data received from the sending terminal and sending it to the receiving terminal, the message data is automatically transferred to some extent. Since information content can be added and transferred, there is a problem that the above-mentioned message with only characters is less enjoyable, and the time and effort required for the user of the transmitting terminal to create, search, and acquire information content by itself. This problem can be solved.
[0011]
However, depending on the procedure for selecting the information content to be added, what is desired by the user of the terminal on the transmission side or the reception side is not always added.
[0012]
In the above-described method of adding or attaching information content in a system such as Web mail, information content that matches the content of the email to some extent can be added to or attached to the email. In order for the user to search for the most suitable information content, it is necessary to search for the most suitable information content from among a large number of information contents, which is time consuming and laborious. For this reason, the amount of work and time other than the message creation time increase during the reply after receiving the e-mail. In addition, since it takes time, the quick answer like using an e-mail like a catch ball of conversation is diminished, and the entertainment is also reduced. That is, it is not suitable for e-mail communication using a mobile phone.
[0013]
Also, if a method for searching for a specific keyword from the message data such as “Comic Chat” described above is used, multimedia data corresponding to the keyword can be added, but the selected multimedia data is message data. Because it is determined only from the contents of, it becomes fixed.
[0014]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a data transfer device, a communication device, a data transfer method, a communication method, and a machine-readable recording medium on which a data transfer program is recorded that supports easy creation of message data having a desired content. To provide a machine-readable recording medium on which a communication program is recorded, a data transfer program, a communication program, and a data communication system.
[0015]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A data transfer control device according to an aspect of the present invention controls transfer of message data between both terminals, and includes a storage unit that stores various types of information and a communication unit.
[0016]
The communication unit receives predetermined information including message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one of the two terminals, acquires key data indicating the content of the received message data from the received predetermined information, In order to retrieve a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data from the storage unit based on the acquired key data, and to present the retrieved plurality of candidate information in either one terminal or the other terminal Send to the terminal. At this time, desired information used for editing the message data is selected from among a plurality of candidate information presented at either one terminal or the other terminal.
[0017]
In this way, when message data is transferred between both terminals, a plurality of candidate information related to the message data is searched for in the data transfer device, transmitted to either of the terminals, and presented. . Therefore, when both terminals transfer message data to each other, it is not necessary to search the storage unit for a plurality of candidate information to be selected as desired information for editing the message data. As a result, message data having desired contents can be easily and quickly created using desired information in both terminals. In addition, since both terminals do not need to store a lot of candidate information, an apparatus for such storage is unnecessary. In addition, since multiple candidate information is retrieved and presented, there are many choices of desired information.
[0018]
A data transfer apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention controls transfer of message data between both terminals, and includes a storage unit that stores various information and a communication unit. The communication unit includes unique content receiving means for receiving unique contents related to one terminal or the other terminal of both terminals, and processing means.
[0019]
The processing means receives predetermined information including message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one terminal, and searches a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data from the storage unit based on the key data, The plurality of candidate information items are transmitted to the terminal in order to be presented at either one terminal or the other terminal.
[0020]
Here, the key data includes at least one of message key information indicating the content of message data acquired from the received predetermined information and unique key information. The unique key information is acquired from the unique content received by the unique content receiving means for one of the one terminal and the other terminal on which a plurality of candidate information is presented, and indicates the unique content. And the desired information used in order to edit message data is selected from the some candidate information shown in either one terminal and the other terminal.
[0021]
In this way, when message data is transferred between both terminals, a plurality of candidate information related to the message data is searched for in the data transfer device, transmitted to either of the terminals, and presented. . Therefore, when both terminals transfer message data to each other, it is not necessary to search the storage unit for a plurality of candidate information to be selected as desired information for editing the message data. As a result, message data having desired contents can be easily and quickly created using desired information in both terminals. Since both terminals do not need to store a large number of candidate information, an apparatus for such storage is unnecessary.
[0022]
In addition, when unique key information is included in the key data, a plurality of candidate information presented in either one terminal or the other terminal is suitable for the unique contents of the terminal, so the message data is edited. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently select desired information suitable for use.
[0023]
In the above data transfer apparatus, the unique content includes position information of the corresponding terminal.
[0024]
Therefore, since a plurality of candidate information presented in either one terminal or the other terminal is suitable for the position of the terminal, it is possible to efficiently select desired information suitable for use in editing message data. it can.
[0025]
In the above-described data transfer apparatus, a plurality of pieces of candidate information transmitted to the terminal for presentation at either one terminal or the other terminal are simplified.
[0026]
Accordingly, when a plurality of pieces of candidate information are transmitted from the data transfer apparatus to one of the one terminal and the other terminal, the amount of transmission data is reduced, so that the communication load is reduced.
[0027]
Further, when the selection candidates received at the terminal are presented in a simplified manner, the simplification process does not have to be performed, and the processing load is reduced.
[0028]
In the data transfer device described above, the candidate information may be stored in advance in a simplified format in the storage unit.
[0029]
In the above-described data transfer apparatus, a plurality of candidate information retrieved from the above-described storage unit may be transmitted to either one terminal or the other terminal while simplifying.
[0030]
In the data transfer apparatus described above, the predetermined information may further include key data that is additionally input from the outside at one terminal.
[0031]
Therefore, key data input from the outside by the user can also be used as key data for searching for a plurality of candidate information, so that candidate information as desired by the user can be searched.
[0032]
In the data transfer apparatus described above, when a plurality of candidate information is transmitted to one terminal, the desired information is used in the one terminal to edit message data addressed to the other terminal.
[0033]
Therefore, when editing new message data addressed to the other terminal in one terminal, the user of the one terminal selects desired information from a plurality of candidate information presented and uses the selected desired information. On the other hand, new message data addressed to the terminal can be edited. Therefore, new message data addressed to the other terminal can be easily edited so as to have desired contents.
[0034]
In the above data transfer apparatus, when candidate data is transmitted to the other terminal, the desired information is transmitted together with the message data addressed to the other terminal, and the message data for responding to the message data is edited at the other terminal. Used for.
[0035]
Therefore, when editing the response message data in the other terminal, the user of the other terminal selects the desired information from among the plurality of presented candidate information and uses the selected desired information to address the one terminal. You can edit the response message data. Therefore, the response message data can be easily edited so as to have the desired contents.
[0036]
In the above data transfer device, when the message data includes a sentence, one or more words indicating the contents of the sentence are extracted as key data.
[0037]
Therefore, a plurality of candidate information suitable for the content of the text in the message data can be searched.
[0038]
In the data transfer device described above, a word to be extracted as key data in a sentence may be indicated.
[0039]
Therefore, it is possible to specify a word that the user wants to specify as key data in a sentence by surrounding it with a specified tag, and thus it is possible to search for candidate information as desired by the user.
[0040]
In the above-described data transfer device, when the message data includes a data group different from the text, one or more identifiers for specifying the data group are acquired as key data.
[0041]
Therefore, when the message data includes a data group different from the text, for example, data such as voice, image, and executable program, one or more identifiers that can identify the data group are searched as key data. Used for.
[0042]
Therefore, for example, it is possible to search a plurality of related candidate information, which is message data to which a data file in which no text is described is attached.
[0043]
In the data transfer apparatus described above, the one or more identifiers may be created based on one or more of a plurality of types of related data related to the data group. Therefore, an identifier can be easily created.
[0044]
The plurality of types of related data described above may include partial data of the data group, data indicating the size, and data indicating the creation time.
[0045]
In the above-described data transfer device, the communication unit includes a re-search request receiving unit that receives a re-search request transmitted from either the one terminal or the other terminal on which a plurality of candidate information is presented. Then, a plurality of new candidate information is searched from the storage unit based on the key data acquired from the re-search request received by the re-search request receiving means, and either the request source one terminal or the other terminal Sent to the terminal for presentation.
[0046]
Therefore, when a re-search request is received by the re-search receiving means, a plurality of new candidate information searched based on the key data acquired from the re-search request is transmitted to the request source and presented. The
[0047]
Therefore, the user of either one terminal or the other terminal where a plurality of candidate information as search results is presented can search for the desired information when the desired information does not exist in the presented candidate information. New candidate information including desired information is presented only by transmitting a re-search request for acquiring key data.
[0048]
In the above-described data transfer device, when a re-search request is transmitted from one terminal, the re-search request includes the changed predetermined information.
[0049]
Therefore, when the desired information does not exist in the presented candidate information, the user changes the predetermined information so that the key data that can be searched for the desired information can be acquired, and includes the changed predetermined information. New candidate information including desired information is presented only by transmitting a search request.
[0050]
In the above data transfer apparatus, when a re-search request is transmitted from the other terminal, the re-search request includes message data for response.
[0051]
Therefore, when desired information does not exist in the presented candidate information, the user simply transmits a re-search request including message data for response, and the desired information for editing response message data is included. New candidate information is presented.
[0052]
In the above-described data transfer device, the re-search request further includes key data additionally input from the outside at the other terminal.
[0053]
Therefore, when a re-search request is made, the user can input and specify key data for search from the outside, so that candidate information can be acquired in accordance with the user's intention to edit the response message data.
[0054]
In the above-described data transfer device, the communication unit further includes a selection result receiving unit that receives a selection result indicating desired information selected from a plurality of presented candidate information from the terminal that is the presentation source. The data transfer apparatus further includes storage means for storing association data indicating an association between the selection result received by the selection result receiving means and the key data used for searching the plurality of candidate information. The search of the storage unit based on the key data is executed with reference to the association data stored by the storage means.
[0055]
Therefore, the association data in which the key information used for the search corresponding to the desired information indicated by the selection result is accumulated in the accumulation unit every time the desired information is selected. The search of the storage unit based on the key data is executed with reference to the association data stored by the storage means, that is, the association data can also be key data. Therefore, the accuracy of the search increases as the association data is accumulated, and the probability that the desired information is included in the plurality of candidate information to be searched increases.
[0056]
Moreover, since the user's selection result can be managed by the storage means, for example, the stored content can be applied as information for a questionnaire survey indicating the user's preference. Specifically, it can be statistically processed according to the type of the desired information selected, and can be sold to a company or the like that requires the statistical result by communication, or can be disclosed on the network.
[0057]
A communication device according to still another aspect of the present invention is a device for transferring message data to each other via a data transfer device for communication, and includes receiving means, presenting means, and selecting means.
[0058]
The receiving means receives message data transmitted from another communication apparatus together with a plurality of information related to the message data acquired by the data transfer apparatus. When the presenting unit presents the plurality of pieces of information received by the receiving unit, the selecting unit selects desired information from the plurality of pieces of presented information. Message data for a response to the message data received by the receiving means is edited using the desired information selected by the selecting means.
[0059]
Therefore, the user of the communication device can easily edit the response message data for the received message data so as to have a desired content.
[0060]
A data transfer method according to still another aspect of the present invention is for controlling the transfer of message data between both terminals, and has the following characteristics.
[0061]
That is, when predetermined information including message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one of the two terminals is received, key data indicating the content of the received message data is acquired from the received predetermined information. Then, a plurality of candidate information related to the message data is retrieved from a storage unit prepared in advance for storing various information based on the acquired key data. The plurality of retrieved candidate information is transmitted to the terminal in order to be presented at either one terminal or the other terminal. On either one terminal or the other terminal, desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the presented candidate information.
[0062]
In this way, when message data is transferred between both terminals, a plurality of candidate information related to the message data is retrieved, transmitted to one of both terminals, and presented. Therefore, when both terminals transfer message data to each other, it is not necessary to search the storage unit for a plurality of candidate information to be selected as desired information for editing the message data. As a result, message data having desired contents can be easily and quickly created using desired information in both terminals. In addition, since both terminals do not need to store a lot of candidate information, an apparatus for such storage is unnecessary.
[0063]
A data transfer method according to still another aspect of the present invention controls message data transfer between both terminals, and has the following characteristics. That is, the data transfer method includes a unique content receiving step for receiving unique content related to one terminal or the other terminal of both terminals, and a processing step.
[0064]
In the processing step, when predetermined information including message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one terminal is received, a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data is obtained from a previously prepared storage unit that stores various information. Search based on key data. The retrieved plurality of candidate information is transmitted to the terminal for presentation at either one terminal or the other terminal.
[0065]
Here, the key data includes at least one of message key information and unique key information indicating the content of the message data acquired from the received predetermined information. The unique key information is acquired from the unique contents of one terminal and the other terminal where the plurality of candidate information received in the unique contents receiving step is presented, and indicates the unique contents. In either one of the terminals and the other terminal, desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the plurality of presented candidate information.
[0066]
In this way, when message data is transferred between both terminals, a plurality of candidate information related to the message data is retrieved, transmitted to one of both terminals, and presented. Therefore, when both terminals transfer message data to each other, it is not necessary to search the storage unit for a plurality of candidate information to be selected as desired information for editing the message data. As a result, message data having desired contents can be easily and quickly created using desired information in both terminals. Since both terminals do not need to store a large number of candidate information, an apparatus for such storage is unnecessary.
[0067]
In addition, when unique key information is included in the key data, a plurality of candidate information presented in either one terminal or the other terminal is suitable for the unique contents of the terminal, so the message data is edited. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently select desired information suitable for use.
[0068]
A communication method according to still another aspect of the present invention is a communication method applied to a communication device that communicates by transferring message data to each other via a data transfer device, and includes a reception step, a presentation step, and a selection Steps.
[0069]
In the reception step, when message data transmitted from another communication device is received together with a plurality of information related to the message data acquired by the data transfer device, the received plurality of information is presented in the presentation step. The When the desired information is selected from the plurality of pieces of information presented in the selection step, the message data for responding to the received message data is edited using the selected desired information.
[0070]
Therefore, the user of the communication device can easily edit the response message data for the received message data so as to have a desired content.
[0071]
A recording medium according to still another aspect of the present invention is a machine-readable recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to execute a data transfer method for controlling transfer of message data between both terminals is recorded. , Has the following characteristics.
[0072]
In the data transfer method executed by the program recorded on this recording medium, when predetermined information including message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one of the two terminals is received, it is received from the received predetermined information. Key data indicating the content of the message data is acquired. Then, a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data is searched from a storage unit prepared in advance for storing various types of information based on the acquired key data. The plurality of retrieved candidate information is transmitted to the terminal in order to be presented at either one terminal or the other terminal. On either one terminal or the other terminal, desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the presented candidate information.
[0073]
A recording medium according to still another aspect of the present invention is a machine-readable recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to execute a data transfer method for controlling transfer of message data between both terminals is recorded. It has the characteristics of.
[0074]
That is, the data transfer method executed by the program recorded on the recording medium includes a unique content receiving step for receiving unique content related to one terminal or the other terminal of both terminals, and a processing step.
[0075]
In the processing step, when predetermined information including message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one terminal is received, a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data is obtained from a previously prepared storage unit that stores various information. Search based on key data. The retrieved plurality of candidate information is transmitted to the terminal for presentation at either one terminal or the other terminal.
[0076]
Here, the key data includes at least one of message key information and unique key information indicating the content of the message data acquired from the received predetermined information. The unique key information is acquired from the unique contents of one terminal and the other terminal on which a plurality of candidate information received by the unique content receiving means is presented, and indicates the unique contents. And the desired information used in order to edit message data is selected from the several candidate information shown in either one terminal and the other terminal.
[0077]
According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute a communication method applied to a communication device that communicates by transferring message data to each other via a data transfer device is recorded. The readable recording medium has the following characteristics.
[0078]
That is, the communication method executed by the program recorded on the recording medium includes a reception step, a presentation step, and a selection step.
[0079]
In the reception step, when message data transmitted from another communication device is received together with a plurality of information related to the message data acquired by the data transfer device, the received plurality of information is presented in the presentation step. The When the desired information is selected from the plurality of pieces of information presented in the selection step, the message data for responding to the received message data is edited using the selected desired information.
[0080]
A data transfer program according to still another aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute a data transfer method for controlling transfer of message data between both terminals, and has the following features.
[0081]
That is, in the data transfer method executed by the data transfer program, when the predetermined information including the message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one of the two terminals is received, the message received from the received predetermined information Key data indicating the contents of the data is acquired. Then, a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data is searched from a storage unit prepared in advance for storing various types of information based on the acquired key data. The plurality of retrieved candidate information is transmitted to the terminal in order to be presented at either one terminal or the other terminal. On either one terminal or the other terminal, desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the presented candidate information.
[0082]
A data transfer program according to still another aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute a data transfer method for controlling transfer of message data between both terminals, and has the following features.
[0083]
That is, the data transfer method executed by this data transfer program includes a unique content receiving step for receiving unique content related to one terminal or the other terminal of both terminals, and a processing step.
[0084]
In the processing step, when predetermined information including message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one terminal is received, a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data is obtained from a previously prepared storage unit that stores various information. Search based on key data. The retrieved plurality of candidate information is transmitted to the terminal for presentation at either one terminal or the other terminal.
[0085]
Here, the key data includes at least one of message key information and unique key information indicating the content of the message data acquired from the received predetermined information. The unique key information is acquired from the unique contents of one of the terminals and the other terminal on which the plurality of candidate information received in the unique content receiving step is presented, and indicates the unique contents. In either one of the terminals and the other terminal, desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the plurality of presented candidate information.
[0086]
A communication program according to still another aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute a communication method applied to a communication device for transferring and communicating message data with each other via a data transfer device. It has the characteristics of.
[0087]
That is, the communication method executed according to the communication program includes a reception step, a presentation step, and a selection step.
[0088]
In the reception step, when message data transmitted from another communication device is received together with a plurality of information related to the message data acquired by the data transfer device, the received plurality of information is presented in the presentation step. The When the desired information is selected from the plurality of pieces of information presented in the selection step, the message data for responding to the received message data is edited using the selected desired information.
[0089]
A data communication system according to still another aspect of the present invention includes a terminal group including two or more terminals, and a data transfer device that controls message data transfer between any two terminals in the terminal group, It has the following characteristics.
[0090]
The data transfer apparatus includes at least a storage unit that stores various information and a communication unit. The communication unit receives predetermined information including message data addressed to the other of the two arbitrary terminals transmitted from one of the two arbitrary terminals, and key data indicating the content of the received message data from the predetermined reception information To get. Then, a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data is retrieved from the storage unit based on the acquired key data, and the retrieved plurality of candidate information is presented in either one terminal or the other terminal Transmit to the terminal.
[0091]
On either one terminal or the other terminal, desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the presented candidate information.
[0092]
As described above, when message data is transferred between two arbitrary terminals, a plurality of candidate information related to the message data is searched for in the data transfer apparatus, and transmitted to any one of the two arbitrary terminals for presentation. Is done. Therefore, when two arbitrary terminals transfer message data to each other, it is not necessary to search the storage unit for a plurality of candidate information to be selected as desired information for editing the message data. As a result, message data having desired contents can be easily and quickly created using desired information in the terminal. In addition, since the terminal does not need to store a lot of candidate information, an apparatus for such storage is unnecessary.
[0093]
A data communication system according to still another aspect of the present invention includes a terminal group including two or more terminals, and a data transfer device that controls message data transfer between any two terminals in the terminal group, It has the following characteristics.
[0094]
The data transfer apparatus includes at least a storage unit that stores various types of information, a specific content receiving unit that receives specific content related to one terminal of any two terminals or the other terminal of any two terminals, and a processing unit.
[0095]
The processing means receives predetermined information including message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one terminal, and searches a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data from the storage unit based on the key data, The plurality of candidate information items are transmitted to the terminal in order to be presented at either one terminal or the other terminal.
[0096]
This key data includes at least one of message key information indicating the content of the received message data acquired from the predetermined reception information and unique key information. The unique key information is acquired from the unique contents of one terminal and the other terminal on which a plurality of candidate information received by the unique content receiving means is presented, and indicates the unique contents.
[0097]
In either one terminal or the other terminal, desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the plurality of presented candidate information.
[0098]
As described above, when message data is transferred between two arbitrary terminals, a plurality of candidate information related to the message data is searched for in the data transfer apparatus, and transmitted to any one of the two arbitrary terminals for presentation. Is done. Therefore, when two arbitrary terminals transfer message data to each other, it is not necessary to search the storage unit for a plurality of candidate information to be selected as desired information for editing the message data. As a result, message data having desired contents can be easily and quickly created using desired information in the terminal. Since the terminal does not need to store a lot of candidate information, an apparatus for such storage is not necessary.
[0099]
In addition, when unique key information is included in the key data, a plurality of candidate information presented in either one terminal or the other terminal is suitable for the unique contents of the terminal, so the message data is edited. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently select desired information suitable for use.
[0100]
In the above data transfer apparatus, the unique content includes position information of the corresponding terminal.
[0101]
Therefore, since a plurality of candidate information presented in either one terminal or the other terminal is suitable for the position of the terminal, it is possible to efficiently select desired information suitable for use in editing message data. it can.
[0102]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each embodiment, data transfer via a data transfer device between any two terminals in a terminal group including two or more terminals is shown.
[0103]
(Embodiment 1)
Embodiment 1 will be described.
[0104]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an electronic mail communication system according to each embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an electronic mail communication system includes mobile telephones 11 and 12 having an information processing function and a communication function, which are the above-described arbitrary two terminals, a mail server 13 corresponding to the above-described data transfer device, and a connection between them The Internet 14 which is a communication line is included.
[0105]
Here, the Internet 14 is cited as the communication line, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various communication lines can be applied. Further, here, only the mobile phones 11 and 12 are shown as terminals that perform data communication with each other via the mail server 13, but actually there are two or more terminals. Here, in order to simplify the description, data transfer between the mobile phones 11 and 12 will be described as an example. Further, although the e-mail format is used here for message data transfer, the present invention is not limited to this.
[0106]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the mobile phone according to each embodiment. The mobile phones 11 and 12 have the same configuration. The mobile phone 11 (12) includes a CPU (abbreviation of central processing unit) 1A (1B) for centrally controlling and managing the mobile phone, an input operated to input information such as characters, etc. The unit 2A (2B), the display unit 3A (3B) including a liquid crystal display for displaying information, the memory 4A (4B) including ROM and RAM for storing information, and various information such as sound are output. Output unit 5A (5B) and communication I / F (abbreviation of interface) 6A (6B). The communication I / F 6A (6B) has a function of communicating with a nearest base station (not shown) by wireless communication and communicating with the Internet 14 via the base station.
[0107]
Here, a mobile phone is illustrated, but the device is not limited to a mobile phone as long as the device has a function as shown in FIG. For example, it may be a fixed telephone set, a desktop or notebook personal computer, or a PDA (Personal Data Assist). The communication I / F 6A (6B) is assumed to be wirelessly communicated, but may be connected to another device or the Internet 14 by wire.
[0108]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the mail server 13 according to each embodiment of the present invention. 3, the mail server 13 includes a CPU (abbreviation of central processing unit) 122, ROM (Read Only Memory) or RAM (abbreviation of random access memory) for centrally controlling the mail server 13 itself. Memory 124, fixed disk 126, and FD (flexible disk) 132 are detachably mounted, and FD drive device 130 and CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) 142 for accessing the mounted FD 132 are detachable. A CD-ROM drive device 140 that is mounted and accesses the mounted CD-ROM 142, a monitor 110 such as a CRT (cathode ray tube), a keyboard 150, a mouse 160, a pen tablet 170, the Internet 14, and the mail server 13 A communication interface 180 for communication connection is included. These units are connected for communication via a bus.
[0109]
The mail server 13 may be provided with a magnetic tape device in which a cassette type magnetic tape is detachably mounted to access the magnetic tape.
[0110]
In the first embodiment, a new e-mail is created in the mobile phone 11 and sent to the mobile phone 12, and a reply e-mail is created in the mobile phone 12 and sent to the mobile phone 11. Assume that. The overall processing procedure at this time is shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the processes PA to PE are shown according to the time flow shown from the top to the bottom of the figure. The arrow line in the figure indicates that the process transitions between the mobile phone 11 or 12 and the mail server 13. Data DD transmitted / received is shown with this arrow line.
[0111]
In FIG. 4, in the process PA, the user of the mobile phone 11 newly creates an e-mail. In the process PB of the creation process, the mail server 103 searches for a plurality of information contents that are candidates for information contents to be attached to the e-mail. Here, since the plurality of retrieved information content candidates are targets to be selected by the user, hereinafter, the retrieved plurality of information contents are referred to as selection candidates. The e-mail created by the mobile phone 11 is transmitted to the mobile phone 12 via the mail server 13. In the processing PC of the transmission process, the mail server 13 searches for a selection candidate for use by the user of the mobile phone 12 to edit the response message, and returns a reply e-mail by the response message attached to the e-mail. Is transmitted to the mobile phone 11. In the processing PE in the transmission process, the mail server 103 searches for a selection candidate presented to the user of the mobile phone 11 and attaches it to the e-mail.
[0112]
Detailed procedures of the processes PA to PE in FIG. 4 are shown in the flowcharts of FIGS.
[0113]
In the process PA of FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the user has operated the input unit 2A to shift to the e-mail creation mode in the mobile phone 11 (step S001, hereinafter, step S is simply abbreviated as S). If the mode is not shifted to the e-mail creation mode, the series of processing ends. If the mode is shifted, a transmission message input by the user operating the input unit 2A is acquired (S002).
[0114]
If the user does not instruct to attach the information content to the e-mail of the message for transmission by operating the input unit 2A (NO in S003), the e-mail of the message for transmission does not have the information content attached to the mobile phone. 12 (S011), but when it is instructed to attach information content (YES in S003), it is determined whether or not a keyword for searching for information content is additionally input. (S004).
[0115]
As will be described later, one or more keywords are used to search for information content attached to an e-mail. The keyword is extracted from the message content of the corresponding e-mail, but the user can also input one or more desired keywords by operating the input unit 2A. The keyword that is additionally input in this manner is hereinafter referred to as an additional keyword. By searching for information content using not only a keyword based on a message but also an additional keyword, a search target can be specified more finely and high search accuracy can be obtained.
[0116]
If no additional keyword is input (NO in S004), the process proceeds to S006 described later. If it is input, the additional keyword is acquired (S0005), and only the message or the message and the additional keyword are acquired. It transmits to the mail server 13 (S006). Thereafter, selection candidates are received (S007). The process PB in the mail server 13 is executed between the processes of S006 and S007. The process PB will be described later with reference to FIG.
[0117]
As a result of the process PB, when a message with selection candidates attached is received from the mail server 13 (S007), the received selection candidate information is displayed on the display unit 3A and presented to the user. If there is a desired selection candidate presented, the user selects it, edits the message for transmission using this, that is, attaches it to the e-mail of the message for transmission acquired in S002, and The mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 12 (S010). If the user does not like the selection candidate presented and does not select it, the e-mail of the message for transmission acquired in S002 is transmitted to the mobile phone 12 without the information content attached (S011).
[0118]
If the user does not like the presented selection candidate and wishes to re-search the information content, the process returns to S001 and the processes from S002 to S008 are repeated. At this time, the user operates the input unit 2A to correct the transmission message so that more appropriate selection candidates can be acquired from the mail server 13, or inputs additional keywords if necessary, and inputs these input contents. The re-search request for the included information content is transmitted to the mail server 13. When the mail server 13 receives the re-search request, the mail server 13 executes the process PB in FIG. 6 again using the corrected transmission message or additional keyword received together with the re-search request. Therefore, since a new selection candidate can be presented to the user, the user can select a desired candidate (information content).
[0119]
Referring to process PB in FIG. 6, mail server 13 receives an e-mail with only a transmission message or an e-mail with a transmission message and an additional keyword from mobile phone 11 (S101). One or more for information content search is performed by performing a procedure for extracting words from a message and a procedure for selecting important words from a plurality of extracted words by performing syntax analysis and semantic analysis of Are acquired (S102). The acquired keyword is a word symbolizing the content of the corresponding message. The keyword obtained by analyzing in this way is hereinafter referred to as an extracted keyword.
[0120]
For example, the information content group 115 of the fixed disk 126 is searched based on only the extracted keyword when the additional keyword is not received, or based on the extracted keyword and the additional keyword when the additional keyword is received. The selection candidate as a search result is attached to an e-mail for transmitting the search result, and the e-mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 11 (S104). The information content group 115 will be described later.
[0121]
Referring to the processing PC of FIG. 7, when mail server 13 receives an email addressed to mobile phone 12 transmitted from mobile phone 11 in S011 (S201), it is indicated by the information content attached to the received email. Information indicating the correspondence between the selection result of the information content and the keyword used for searching the information content group 115 (hereinafter referred to as search rule RRi) is created and stored in the fixed disk 126 (S202). Details of the search rule RRi will be described later. Next, syntactic analysis and semantic analysis are performed on the received e-mail to obtain extracted keywords. If there is an additional keyword, it is also acquired (S203). Then, the information content group 115 of the fixed disk 126 is searched based on the acquired keyword (S204), the selection candidate obtained from the search result is attached to the received e-mail, and the e-mail is addressed to the mobile phone 12. Transmit (S205).
[0122]
Referring to the process PD of FIG. 8, when the mobile phone 12 receives an e-mail via the mail server 13, the content is displayed on the display unit 3B and confirmed by the user (S300). When the received e-mail is sent from the mobile phone 11, the user of the mobile phone 12 can confirm the message of the e-mail, and the content of the message selected by the user of the mobile phone 11 is added. If relevant information content is attached, it can also be confirmed.
[0123]
Next, whether to create a reply e-mail for the received e-mail is determined based on a user instruction input via the input unit 2B (S301). If it is determined not to be created, the process ends. If it is determined to be created, the user operates the input unit 2B to create a reply message, and thus the created reply message is acquired ( S302). The message creation may be completed in this step, but the message correction operation can be appropriately performed in a later step.
[0124]
Next, based on an instruction input by the user via the input unit 2B, it is determined whether to attach information content to the reply e-mail (S303). The e-mail by the reply message is transmitted to the mobile phone 11 without attaching the information content (S309). When information content is attached, selection candidates attached thereto are extracted from the received electronic mail and displayed on the display unit 3B (S304, S305).
[0125]
When the user of the mobile phone 12 refers to the displayed selection candidate and operates the input unit 2B to select a candidate suitable for editing the reply message from the selection candidates, the information content of the candidate Is attached to the reply e-mail and transmitted to the mobile phone 11 (S306, S307, S309). If a candidate desired by the user does not exist among the displayed selection candidates, a re-search process (S307) is performed, and then the process proceeds to S301.
[0126]
In the re-search process of S307, the mobile phone 12 executes the same process as S004 to S006 of FIG. 5, and the mail server 13 executes the process of FIG. As a result, the mobile phone 12 receives a new selection candidate from the mail server 13 and presents it to the user (S301 to S305). Accordingly, a suitable candidate is selected from the newly presented selection candidates, attached to the reply e-mail, and the e-mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 11 (S306, S308, S309).
[0127]
Note that the loop processing of S301 to S307 in FIG. 8 can be repeated until a selection candidate desired by the user is searched (selected in S306).
[0128]
Referring to process PE in FIG. 9, when mail server 13 receives a reply e-mail addressed from mobile phone 12 to mobile phone 11 (S401), it is indicated by the information content attached to the received e-mail. The search rule RRi indicating the correspondence between the selection result of the information content and the keyword used for searching the information content group 115 is stored in the fixed disk 126 (S402). Next, syntactic analysis and semantic analysis are performed on the received electronic mail message and the attached information content, and an extracted keyword is acquired (S403). Then, the information content group 115 of the fixed disk 126 is searched based on the acquired keyword and the stored search rule RRi (S404), and the selection candidate obtained as a search result is attached to the received e-mail. An e-mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 11 (S405).
[0129]
Therefore, the mobile phone 11 receives an electronic mail via the mail server 13, and the content is displayed on the display unit 3 </ b> A and confirmed by the user of the mobile phone 11. The user can confirm the message of the e-mail, and can confirm the information content related to the content of the message selected by the user of the mobile phone 12 as well.
[0130]
When the user of the mobile phone 11 creates a reply e-mail for the received e-mail and sends it to the mobile phone 12, the process is repeated as described above.
[0131]
As described above, during the transfer of the e-mail between the mobile phones 11 and 12, the mail server 13 searches for selection candidates related to the information content to be attached to the e-mail, in other words, selection candidates used for editing the message. Sent to each mobile phone and presented to the user. As a result, in each of the mobile phones 11 and 12, it is not necessary to search the information content group 115 for information content used for editing a message, the processing load is reduced, and the communication response speed is improved. Further, since it is not necessary for each of the mobile phones 11 and 12 to store a large number of information contents, a storage section for that purpose is not required, and the device configuration is simplified and the cost can be reduced.
[0132]
Here, the user of the mobile phone 11 transmits an e-mail of a message invited to karaoke to the user of the mobile phone 12, and the user of the mobile phone 12 transmits the reply e-mail to the user of the mobile phone 11. The procedure in this case will be described according to the above-described processing PA to processing PE.
[0133]
Now, it is assumed that the process of S006 is executed through the processes of S001 to S005 in FIG. At this time, the screen of FIG. 10 is displayed on the display unit 3 </ b> A of the mobile phone 11. In the screen of FIG. 10, a message created by the user of the mobile phone 11 and transmitted to the user of the mobile phone 12, an additional keyword 103 for searching information content group, an image search button 104, and a predetermined menu screen (not shown) The button 105 operated to display the The message includes a subject 101 indicating the title of the message and a body 102 indicating the substantial content. When the image search button 104 is operated, a corresponding message and an additional keyword 103 are transmitted to the mail server 13 in order to search the information content group 115.
[0134]
In the extracted keyword acquisition process (S102), a keyword for searching the information content group 115 is acquired. Specifically, “Karaoke” is extracted as a keyword from “Would you like to go to karaoke today?” In the text 102 of FIG. 10, and this extracted keyword and “singing” of the additional keyword 103 are used for information content group search. Is acquired as a keyword.
[0135]
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the correspondence between keywords and information content according to the present embodiment. 12A to 12D show examples of information content according to the present embodiment.
[0136]
In the fixed disk 126 of the mail server 13, as shown in FIG. 11, a keyword group 111 including a plurality of types of keywords, a semantic category group 113, and an information content group 115 including a plurality of types of information content are associated with each other. Is remembered. Each keyword of the keyword group 111 is associated with one or more information contents of the information content group 115 via the semantic category group 113. Here, the keyword group 111 includes keywords KW1 and KW2. The semantic category group 113 includes the content that the keyword means, the content associated with the keyword and the content associated with the keyword, the content that the information content means, the content associated with the information content, and the content associated with the information content, etc. Includes multiple types of categories to which. Here, the semantic category group 113 includes categories CA1 to CA5.
[0137]
Referring to FIG. 11, “Karaoke” of keyword KW1 is associated with categories CA1 and CA2 of “music relation” and “building relation” of semantic category group 113. Further, “singing” of the keyword KW2 is associated with the “music related” category CA1 of the semantic category group 113.
[0138]
The information content group 115 includes information content 12A to 12C indicating the image data shown in FIGS. Since the information content 12A in FIG. 12A shows the building of the live house, it is associated with the categories CA1 and CA2 of “music relation” and “building relation”. Since the information content 12B in FIG. 12B represents a state in which a human is singing, the information content 12B is associated with the category CA1 of “music relation”. The information content 12C in FIG. 12C represents a state of having dinner at a restaurant where a live piano performance is performed, and is therefore associated with the categories CA1 and CA3 of “music relation” and “meal relation”. Since the information content 12D in FIG. 12D represents a high-rise building, it is associated with the “building-related” category CA2.
[0139]
The priority of the search based on the keyword of the information content group 115 is determined as follows. That is, the priority of the information content in which one or more categories associated with the keyword and the one or more categories associated with the keyword exactly match is the highest, and one or more associated with the keyword An information content that includes more categories of one or more associated categories is the next highest priority, and a part of one or more categories associated with the keyword is associated with one or more associated categories. The priority of the information content included in this category is the next highest.
[0140]
In S103 and S104 of the process PB, selection candidates of the information contents 12A to 12D are acquired as search results of the information content group 115, attached to the e-mail, and the e-mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 11.
[0141]
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display screen of information content received by the mobile phone 11 of the present embodiment. The screen of FIG. 13 is displayed on the display unit 3A of the mobile phone 11 in S008 of the process PA. In the screen of FIG. 13, an area 131 and an area for displaying a button 133 operated to instruct display of information, a button 134 operated to instruct re-search of the information content group 115, and a button 105 are displayed. Is done. In the area 131, names of information contents 12A to 12D that are selection candidates obtained as a result of searching the information content group 115 are displayed.
[0142]
Here, a state is shown in which the information content 12B corresponding to the name “Enthusiasm” indicated by the cursor 132 is selected. When the button 133 is operated in such a state, an image based on the selection candidate image data indicated by the cursor 132 is displayed. Therefore, the user can determine the information content to be attached while confirming the content of the selection candidate. Since the user does not like the selection candidate shown in the area 131 of FIG. 13 and wishes to present a new selection candidate, he / she operates the button 134. Therefore, the process shifts from S009 to S001, and the information content group 115 is restored. Transition to search processing.
[0143]
As shown in the screen of FIG. 13, when information content that is a selection candidate is attached to an e-mail, only the corresponding name may be attached instead of the information content itself. In other words, the selection candidate may be transmitted by being attached to an e-mail in a simplified format. In this case, the amount of data transferred from the mail server 13 to the mobile phone 11 (12) can be reduced, an increase in the load on the Internet 14 can be avoided, and the transfer rate can be increased. Further, in the present embodiment, if the charging system is a pay-as-you-go system with respect to the data amount, there is an advantage in terms of communication charges. In addition, since the attached name is presented as a selection candidate to the user via the display unit 3A (3B), it is possible to avoid an increase in processing load on the mobile phone 11 (12). Users are freed from stress due to processing latency.
[0144]
In addition, when the attachment of the selection candidate is replaced by the attachment of the corresponding name data, the name data selected as the one to be attached to the e-mail by the user of the mobile phone 11 (12) from the selection candidates. The corresponding information content itself (image data or the like) may be attached to the email and transmitted to the destination by the mail server 13 that relays the email.
[0145]
Further, in the information content group 115 on the fixed disk 126 of the mail server 13, the information content may be stored in a simplified format in advance. In this case, the process of simplifying the information content is not necessary. Further, information content that is a selection candidate searched from the information content group 115 may be transmitted while being simplified.
[0146]
In addition, the mail server 13 usually transmits simplified information content (selection candidate), but when requested by the mobile phone 11 (12), it transmits non-simplified information content (selection candidate). You may make it do.
[0147]
Here, simplification means expressing information content as a representative. Although name data is used here as simplified data, there are other keywords that conceptually represent information content, a size obtained by reducing the size of the information content itself with a compression algorithm, and an overview of the information content. Representative data of information content may be used. This representative data may be still image data of a certain time when the information content is moving image data, or may be index data of the information content.
[0148]
When the candidate (information content) of “Enthusiasm” indicated by the cursor 132 is selected from the selection candidates displayed in the area 131 of FIG. 13, the process proceeds to S011 and the screen of FIG. 14 is displayed. On this screen, the subject 101 and body 102 of the transmitted message, content instruction data 143 indicating the information content selected to be attached to the e-mail of the message, and an operation for instructing transmission of the e-mail of the message Button 144 and button 105 to be displayed are displayed.
[0149]
When the button 144 in FIG. 14 is operated and an e-mail addressed to the mobile phone 12 is transmitted and the e-mail is received by the mail server 13, the mail server 13 creates the search rule RRi in S202 of FIG. be registered. In this case, the search rule RRi that the information content 12B of “Enthusiasm” is associated with the keywords KW1 and KW2 “Karaoke” and “Sing” is obtained and registered.
[0150]
FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the search rule RRi according to this embodiment. As illustrated, the search rule RRi indicates information that the content 12B of the information content group 115 is searched based on, for example, two types of keywords KW1 and KW2 of “karaoke” and “sing”. When the information content group 115 is searched after the search rule RRi is registered in the search rule DB 700 described later, the priority of the semantic category of the search is raised while referring to the search rule DB 700. That is, in the search method of FIG. 11, even if only a lower rank is given, the usage is performed such that the priority is raised by the search rule RRi. The adjustment of the priority order related to the search by the search rule RRi will be described later.
[0151]
Thereafter, in S203, keywords are extracted from the contents designated by the subject name 101, the body text 102, and the content instruction data 143. By searching the information content group 115 using the keywords extracted in this way, selection candidates suitable for the text content of the body 102 can be acquired. In addition, a keyword can be intentionally specified by enclosing a phrase that the user wants to specify as a keyword with a predetermined tag in the text of the body 102.
[0152]
In addition, when the data file such as information content attached to the e-mail is a content not accompanied by a sentence, for example, a voice, an image, or an executable program, the mail server 13 sets an identifier for identifying the data file. It is also possible to create this identifier and use it as a keyword for searching the information content group 115.
[0153]
In this way, keywords can be extracted from the attached data file without the message data (text data) in the e-mail. For example, a keyword can be extracted even from an e-mail attached only with a data file in which no text is described.
[0154]
When such a data file is a file such as image data or audio data, it is difficult to point out an outline of the information content with keywords (words), and the contents of each data file (image , Music) is associated with different images. Therefore, as a method for identifying this data file, an identifier created based on one or more information such as an encoded data string, size, creation date and time of the data file is used. It is not limited.
[0155]
That is, since this identifier can be automatically created by the mail server 13, it is not necessary to set an optimum keyword for searching the information content group 115 and to create a search dictionary. The burden of.
[0156]
For example, if the identifier is created based on the creation date and time of the data file, the creation date and time becomes the search keyword as it is. For example, if the creation date is May 1st, “Mayday” is the keyword. Also, if the data file is created based on the size of the data file, the type of the data file can be inferred. That is, assuming a data file related to music, if the size is large, it is voice data such as WAVE data and mp3 data, and if it is small, it is a score and tone color data such as MIDI data. Since the sizes of receivable and processable data files of the mobile phone 11 (12) that communicate with each other are often similar, by using this size as key data, the search object in the information content group 115 can be selected. It can be limited effectively.
[0157]
It is also possible to create an identifier based on a code string of a data file that has no meaning in itself. For example, if an identifier is created by sequentially arranging the size and the 4-bit code from the beginning of the data file, when the size is 100 and the first 4 bits are “1010”, these are arranged in order and “1001010” is the identifier.
[0158]
When identifiers are created in this way, it is possible to make the identifiers the same even though they are different data files, in other words, it is possible to make the keywords for the search the same. Even so, you can get valid keywords.
[0159]
In the case of FIG. 14, the keywords “karaoke” and “night” are extracted from the content of the text 102, and the information contents 12A and 12B of the image data shown in FIGS. , 163 and 12D are registered. In S204, the information content group 115 is searched based on the extracted keywords “karaoke” and “night”. In S205, the selection candidate obtained as a result of the search is attached to the e-mail, and the e-mail is addressed to the mobile phone 12. Sent to.
[0160]
When the user of the mobile phone 12 receives the electronic mail, the user confirms the content of the received mail via the display unit 3B.
[0161]
Here, it is assumed that the screen of FIG. 17 is displayed on the display unit 3B. When the user operates the content instruction data 143 of FIG. 17 via the input unit 2B, the image of the information content 12B of FIG. 16B attached to the e-mail is displayed on the display unit 3B. A message with an image can be confirmed together with a message with a letter. Therefore, the content of the message can be confirmed more specifically. The message content can be confirmed with entertainment.
[0162]
In S405, a screen as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the display unit 3B. 18 indicates that the selection candidates attached to the e-mail in FIG. 17 are the four types shown in FIGS. Here, when the user designates the name “moonlight night” with the cursor 132, a reply e-mail is created with the information content (image data file) corresponding to the designated name attached, and is addressed to the mobile phone 11 in S409. Sent.
[0163]
FIG. 19 shows a display screen for a reply message. In the screen of FIG. 19, the subject 101 and body 101 of the reply message, content instruction data 143, and buttons 194 and 105 are displayed.
[0164]
The mail server 13 receives the electronic mail from the mobile phone 12, and creates and registers a search rule RRi based on the corresponding keyword and the information content selected and attached in S402 of FIG. The search rule RRi registered here is shown in FIG. The search rule RRi in FIG. 20 indicates that the keywords KW1 and KW3 “Karaoke” and “Night” are associated with the information content 163 (see FIG. 16C). Then, the mail server 13 extracts the keywords “karaoke”, “morning”, and “month” from the e-mail shown in FIG. 19 in S403. Information contents 12A, 12B, 213, and 214 such as (A) to (D) are searched. The selection candidate obtained as a result of the search is attached to the received e-mail in S405, and the e-mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 11.
[0165]
Since the user of the mobile phone 11 receives the reply e-mail transmitted from the mobile phone 12, the e-mail is displayed on the display unit 3A as shown in FIG. When the user confirms this display content and operates the button 194, the image data (see FIG. 16C) of the attached information content 163 indicated by the content instruction data 143 can be confirmed. Further, by operating the button 105 to display a menu screen and inputting an instruction via the menu screen, for example, a screen as shown in FIG. 13 or FIG. 18 can be displayed and the attached selection candidate can be confirmed.
[0166]
(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, prioritization in the search of the information content group 115 via the semantic category group 113 will be described with reference to a table in which the search rule RRi is registered.
[0167]
The fixed disk 126 of the mail server 13 shown in FIG. 3 includes a search rule DB (abbreviation of database) 700, a keyword / semantic category DB 701, and an information content / semantic category DB 702 shown in FIGS. Is registered.
[0168]
A plurality of search rules RRi (i = 1, 2, 3,..., N) made up of data R1 to R4 are registered in the search rule DB 700 of FIG. Data R1 indicates one or more keywords. The keyword of the data R1 indicates the keyword used for searching the information content group 115 by the mail server 13. Data R2 indicates information content selected by the user. Specifically, the information content group 115 is searched based on the keyword indicated by the corresponding data R1, and the information content corresponding to the candidate selected by the user from the selection candidates as the search results is shown. Data R3 indicates the search result based on the keyword of the corresponding data R1, and the number of times the information content indicated by the corresponding data R2 has been selected. The data R4 indicates the search result based on the keyword of the corresponding data R1, and the probability that the information content indicated by the corresponding data R2 is selected by the user.
[0169]
The keyword / semantic category DB 701 in FIG. 23 includes a plurality of sets of data T1 and data T2. Data T1 indicates a plurality of types of keywords indicated by the keyword group 111. Here, for the sake of simplicity, the keyword KW1 (“Karaoke”) and the keyword KW2 (“Sing”) are shown. Data T2 indicates the degree of association. This degree of association indicates a weight related to association of the keyword indicated by the corresponding data T1 with each of the categories CA1 to CA5 of the semantic category group 113. Here, for example, the keyword KW1 (“Karaoke”) is indicated as 50 for the semantic category CA1, 50 for the semantic category CA2, 0 for the semantic category CA3, and the like. Similarly, for the keyword KW2 (“sing”), the relevance level for the semantic category CA1 is 80, and the relevance levels for the semantic categories CA2 and CA3 are 0.
[0170]
The information content / semantic category DB 702 in FIG. 24 includes a plurality of sets of data P1 and data P2. Data P <b> 1 indicates each information content registered in the information content group 115. The data P2 indicates the degree of association for each semantic category associated with the information content of the corresponding data P1. The content A (12A) has a degree of relevance of 50 for each of the music-related semantic category CA1 and the building-related semantic category CA2. The content B (12B) has a relevance of 70 for the music-related semantic category CA1. Content C (12C) has a relevance level of 40 for the musical-related semantic category CA1 and a relevance level of 50 for the meal-related semantic category CA3. Content D (12D) has a relevance of 90 for the building-related semantic category CA2.
[0171]
Here, pattern matching is performed with respect to the degree of association indicated by the data T2 corresponding to the keyword KW1 (“karaoke”) and the keyword KW2 (“singing”) and the degree of association indicated by the data P2 corresponding to the contents A to D. There are various methods for this, but here, the sum of the squares of the difference in the degree of relevance between each keyword and each information content is obtained as follows.
[0172]
Content A: (50-50) ² + (50-50) ² = 0, Content B: (50-70) ² + (50-0) ² = 2900, Content C: (50-40) ² + (50-50) ² = 100, Content D: (50-0) ² + (50-90) ² = 4100
The content having the smallest sum of the square values obtained as described above is selected (searched) as a match with the keyword KW1 (“Karaoke”) and the keyword KW2 (“Sing”). Therefore, the search result of the information content group 115 based on the keyword KW1 (“Karaoke”) and the keyword KW2 (“Sing”). Content A, 2. Content C, 3. Content B, 4. The search is performed in the priority order of the contents D. In this case, the content A matches as described above.
[0173]
Here, it is assumed that the search rule DB 700 indicating the past search history is registered as follows. That is, for each of the search rules RRi whose keywords indicated by the data R1 are (“Karaoke”) and (“Sing”), the corresponding data R2 indicates that the content A is data R4 = 20%, and similarly the content B Data R4 = 15% for the search rule indicating the content R4 = 30% for the search rule indicating the content C, data R4 = 15% for the search rule indicating the content D, and data R4 = 20% for the search rule indicating the content E. is there. Here, the content E is a selection candidate obtained when the user requests a re-search.
[0174]
In this case, in the search rule DB 700, with respect to one or more keywords (“sing”, “karaoke”) indicated by the data R 1, the corresponding data R 4 for each of the contents A to E indicated by the corresponding data R 2 is stored. The indicated value is registered in the form of 20, 15, 30, 15 and 20.
[0175]
Here, since contents A to E (five contents) are obtained, the average of the values indicated by the data R4 is 20%. The difference between the average value and the value indicated by the data R4 corresponding to the contents A to E is ± 0% for content A, −5% for content B, + 10% for content C, −5% for content D, and content E becomes ± 0%. The value obtained in this way acts so as to further reduce the above-described square difference as shown by the equations (1) to (5).
[0176]
Content A: ((50-50) * 1) ² + ((50-50) * 1) ² = 0 ... Formula (1)
Content B: ((50-70) * 1.05) ² + ((50-0) * 1.05) ² = 31972.5 Formula (2)
Content C: ((50-40) * 0.9) ² + ((50-50) * 0.9) ² = 81 Formula (3)
Content D: ((50-0) * 1.05) ² + ((50-90) * 1.05) ² = 4520.225 ... Formula (4)
Content E: ((50-0) * 1) ² + ((50-0) * 1) ² = 5000 ... Formula (5)
Therefore, the priority order of selection candidates is the order of content A, content C, content B, content D, and content E. These selection candidates are presented to the user according to this priority order.
[0177]
When the user selects information content that is a desired candidate from such selection candidates, the selection result is registered in the search rule DB 700 as the search rule RRi, so that the content registered this time is searched for the information content group 115 from the next time onward. Can be reflected.
[0178]
In addition, when a large number of users who use the electronic mail communication system input an additional keyword to search for a different candidate from the selection candidate presented by the search result of the mail server 13, this search is executed. Since the search result is also registered in the search rule DB 700, the contents registered this time can be reflected in the search of the information content group 115 from the next time.
[0179]
In this way, the information content group 115 is searched with reference to the search rule RRi registered in the search rule DB 700, so that a search that includes content desired by the user as a selection candidate becomes possible.
[0180]
In the above-described procedure, the search rule RRi is applied such that one or more keywords acquired for the search and the keyword indicated by the corresponding data R1 are completely matched. If the portions match, the search rule RRi can also be applied for searching the information content group 115. That is, a priority is assigned to the search rule to be applied, and the search rule RRi having a higher priority is applied preferentially.
[0181]
Specifically, when one or more keywords for search and the keyword indicated by each data R1 of the search rule RRi registered in the search rule DB 700 are collated, what is the total keyword indicated by the data R1? Determine how many (percent) keywords match the search keyword. Arrange search rules in descending order of match. As a result, when there are a plurality of first-order search rules RRi, a search rule based on an average value is created as follows, and this is applied to the search of the information content group 115.
[0182]
For example, a case where there are two search rules RRi that are ranked first will be described. The probability indicated by the corresponding data R4 is 20%, 30%, 30%, and 20% for each of the contents A to D indicated by the corresponding data R2 with one search rule RRi. For the other search rule RRi, the probabilities indicated by the data R4 for each of the contents A and C indicated by the corresponding data R2 are 40% and 60%, respectively. In this case, the average of the values indicated by the data R4 corresponding to each content for these two search rules RRi is taken. As a result, in the created search rule, the values indicated by the corresponding data R4 indicated by the corresponding data R2 are 30%, 15%, 45%, and 10%.
[0183]
The number of selection candidates presented to the user may be determined in advance as a static value. Or you may make it show all the selection candidates whose probability shown by the data R4 calculated | required as mentioned above is more than a predetermined threshold value.
[0184]
(Embodiment 3)
Next, a third embodiment will be described.
[0185]
In the third embodiment, the user of the mobile phone 11 sends an e-mail to the user of the mobile phone 12 inquiring about a favorite piece of music stored in a new artist's new music according to the procedure shown in the first embodiment. Processing from transmission to reception of the reply e-mail will be described. Here, it is assumed that a plurality of types of information content of the audio data file are registered in the information content group 115.
[0186]
FIG. 25 shows an example of the contents of an e-mail according to the third embodiment. The electronic mail received from the mobile phone 11 in the mobile phone 12 in S300 is displayed on the display unit 3B as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the display section 3B displays the message subject 101 and body 102, the content instruction data 143 and the button 105. In the present embodiment, the attached information content instructed by the content instruction data 143 is an audio data file corresponding to music. A text 102 indicates the content of a message transmitted from the user of the mobile phone 11 to the user of the mobile phone 12. This message says, “I like the third song of an artist, but what song do you like the most?” The information content instructed by the content instruction data 143 is an audio data file corresponding to the third music piece stored in the new music, and the user of the mobile phone 11 likes.
[0187]
In the e-mail of FIG. 25, as shown in FIG. 26, audio data files corresponding to the first, third, and seventh music pieces of the new music are attached as selection candidates. The voice data file of these selection candidates searches the information content group 115 based on the keyword acquired from the content of the email by the mail server 13 that has received the email addressed to the cellular phone 12 from the cellular phone 11, and It is attached to the email.
[0188]
It is assumed that the user of the mobile phone 12 that has received the e-mail in FIG. 25 creates a reply message that “I naturally like the third song” (S301 and S302). When it is instructed to attach information content to the e-mail of this reply message (YES in S303), the selection candidates attached to the e-mail are displayed on the display unit 3B, and the user can select a desired candidate from among them. Is selected (YES in S304 to S306).
[0189]
The screen of FIG. 26 includes a button 243 that is operated to instruct the reproduction of the audio data file of the designated selection candidate, and an area and an area 131 in which buttons 134 and 105 are displayed. In the area 131, the name of the selection candidate attached is displayed. This name may be the song name of the corresponding song.
[0190]
Here, a state in which the information content of “artist's third song” indicated by the cursor 132 in the area 131 is selected is shown. Here, when it is desired to shift the processing to S507 in order to perform the re-search, the button 134 is operated. When it is desired to confirm the contents of the desired selection candidates displayed in the area 131, the desired selection candidate is indicated by the cursor 132 and the button 243 is operated, so that the audio data file of the desired music is reproduced and output. The sound is output from a speaker (not shown) such as the unit 5B.
[0191]
FIG. 27 shows an example of a screen for displaying the contents of a reply e-mail according to the third embodiment. When the user of the mobile phone 12 selects “artist's third song”, an e-mail of a reply message attached with the audio data file of the selected song is created and displayed as shown in FIG. Displayed in part 3A. In FIG. 27, the data 143 indicates that the audio data file of the music selected by the user of the mobile phone 12 is attached. When the user who has confirmed the content of FIG. 27 operates the button 144, the electronic mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 11 (S308 and S309). When this e-mail is also received by the mail server 13, a selection candidate is attached and then transmitted to the mobile phone 11.
[0192]
In this way, the selection candidates attached to the e-mail can be used as one or more options for responding to the inquiry.
[0193]
(Embodiment 4)
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described.
[0194]
In the present embodiment, a keyword indicating content specific to the mobile phone 11 (12) to which the selection candidate is presented is acquired, and the information content group 115 is searched based on the acquired keyword. This unique content may be, for example, the age, sex, preference content and address of the user of the mobile phone 11 (12) to which the selection candidate is presented, and the current location information of the mobile phone 11 (12).
[0195]
Here, when an e-mail is transmitted from the mobile phone 12 to the mobile phone 11 in the e-mail communication system of FIG. 1, the mail server 13 uses the keyword obtained from the position information indicating the current position of the mobile phone 11 to use the information content. The group 115 is searched, and the e-mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 11 with selection candidates obtained by searching. When the mobile phone 11 receives the electronic mail, the mobile phone 11 transmits an e-mail of a reply message to the mobile phone 12. Here, it is assumed that a plurality of types of advertisement data files indicating information in a store such as a restaurant, for example, information such as location and business details, are registered in the information content group 115 as information content.
[0196]
FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an electronic mail communication procedure according to the fourth embodiment. The arrows in the figure indicate that the process transitions between the mobile phone 11 or 12 and the mail server 13. The name shown below the arrow indicates the contents of the data DD transmitted / received at that time. Details of this processing are shown in the flowcharts of FIGS.
[0197]
In FIG. 29, the mail server 13 receives an e-mail addressed to the mobile phone 11 from the mobile phone 12 (S801).
[0198]
The contents of the received e-mail are subjected to syntax analysis and semantic analysis to obtain an extracted keyword (S802), and the location information of the mobile phone 11 as the e-mail destination is obtained using GPS (global positioning system) or the like. Acquired and a keyword related to the acquired position information is acquired (S803). The information content group 115 is searched based on these acquired keywords, and the e-mail attached with a selection candidate as a search result is transmitted to the mobile phone 11 (S805).
[0199]
In the cellular phone 11, as shown in FIG. 30 described later, when the e-mail is received, a desired candidate (information content) is selected from the selection candidates attached to the received e-mail, and this is attached. A reply e-mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 12.
[0200]
When the mail server 13 receives a reply e-mail addressed to the mobile phone 12 from the mobile phone 11 (S806), the mail server 13 sets a search rule RRi indicating the association between the information content of the selection result attached to the e-mail and the corresponding keyword. It is created and registered in the search rule DB 700 (S807). Then, the received reply e-mail is subjected to syntax analysis and semantic analysis to obtain an extracted keyword (S808), position information is obtained for the mobile phone 12 based on GPS or the like, and a keyword related to the obtained position information is obtained. Obtain (S809), and search the information content group 115 based on these obtained keywords (S810).
[0201]
The selection candidate as a search result is attached to the received reply e-mail, and the e-mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 12 (S811).
[0202]
FIG. 30 shows a procedure until the mobile phone 11 receives the e-mail transmitted from the mail server 13 in FIG. 29 and transmits the reply e-mail.
[0203]
Referring to FIG. 30, when the mobile phone 11 receives and acquires an e-mail from the mail server 13, the content of the e-mail is displayed on the display unit 3A and confirmed by the user (S901). As a result of the confirmation, the user operates the input unit 2A to instruct whether or not to create a reply e-mail. If it is determined that the creation is not instructed (NO in S902), the process ends. Is determined (YES in S902), a reply message input by the user via the input unit 2A is acquired (S903).
[0204]
The user instructs through the input unit 2A whether or not to attach information content to the reply e-mail. If attachment is not instructed (NO in S904), the reply e-mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 12 without attaching information content (S912), but if attachment is instructed (YES in S904), reception is received. The selection candidates attached to the e-mail are extracted (S905). Since the extracted selection candidates are displayed on the display unit 3A, the user can confirm the display contents.
[0205]
As a result of the confirmation, if the user does not select the information content, that is, if the information content is not attached (NO in S906), the reply e-mail is transmitted to the mobile phone 12 without the information content attached (S912). As a result of the confirmation, if there is a desired candidate, the user selects it (YES in S906). Therefore, the reply e-mail attached with the information content of the selected candidate is transmitted to the mobile phone 12 (S911 and S912). ).
[0206]
As a result of confirmation, if there is no desired candidate and re-searching of the information content group 115 is desired (re-searching in S906), it is determined whether or not an additional keyword for searching has been input by the user via the input unit 2A. If an additional keyword is input (YES in S907), the additional keyword and a reply message e-mail are transmitted to the mail server 13 (S908 and S909), but if no additional keyword is input (NO in S907). ), An e-mail with only a reply message is transmitted to the mail server 13 (S909).
[0207]
In this way, by using an additional keyword in addition to the message, the mail server 13 searches the information content group 115 in more detail, so that the user of the mobile phone 11 can acquire a selection candidate as desired.
[0208]
FIG. 31 shows a processing flow in the mail server 13 performed between the processing of S909 to S910 of FIG. Referring to FIG. 31, when mail server 13 receives a reply message or reply message from mobile phone 11 and an additional keyword (S1001), it performs syntax analysis and semantic analysis on the received message to obtain an extracted keyword. (S1002).
[0209]
Next, the location information of the mobile phone 11 is acquired using GPS or the like, keywords related to the acquired location information are acquired (S1003), and the information content group 115 is searched based on the acquired keywords. (S1004), an e-mail attached with the selection candidate obtained as a search result is transmitted to the mobile phone 11 (S1005).
[0210]
A process when the mobile phone 12 user sends an e-mail addressed to the user to the mobile phone 11 according to the above-described series of procedures will be described.
[0211]
FIG. 32 shows an example of a screen displayed on the mobile phone 12 in the fourth embodiment. In the screen of FIG. 32, a message transmitted from the mobile phone 12 to the mobile phone 11 is shown. On this screen, a message subject 101 and body 102, a button 144 and a button 105 are displayed. The user of the mobile phone 12 operates the button 144 when transmitting the e-mail of the message, so that the e-mail is transmitted and received by the mail server 13 once.
[0212]
The mail server 13 acquires the extracted keyword from the received e-mail message (S802). In this case, it is assumed that “meal” is acquired as the extraction keyword. Further, a keyword related to the location information of the mobile phone 11 is acquired (S803). Then, the information content group 115 is searched based on these acquired keywords (S804), and as a result, the selection candidate 277 which is the information content of the advertisement data file as shown in FIGS. 33 (A) to (C). Suppose that ~ 279 was obtained. The selection candidates 277 to 279 indicate advertisement data files related to restaurants located around the current position of the mobile phone 11, and are shown in the order of restaurants near the current position of the mobile phone 11. Each of the selection candidates 277 to 279 includes each of image data 271 to 273 representing an outline of the corresponding restaurant and each of link information (Web address) 274 to 276 to a Web page from which detailed information of the restaurant can be obtained. including.
[0213]
The e-mail attached with the selection candidates 277 to 279 transmitted by the mail server 13 is received by the mobile phone 11. The contents of the e-mail attached with these selection candidates are displayed on the display unit 3A of the mobile phone 11 by the screen of FIG. The user of the mobile phone 11 can confirm this screen and confirm the selection candidate attached to the received e-mail message. In the screen of FIG. 34, a subject 101 and a body 102 of an e-mail message, data 283 indicating an advertisement data file as a selection candidate attached to the e-mail, and a button 105 are displayed. Data 283 indicates that advertisement data files (information contents) of “Izakaya”, “Fast Food”, and “Family Restaurant” are attached.
[0214]
Since the user of the mobile phone 11 confirming the screen of FIG. 34 confirms the contents of each of the advertisement data files indicated by the data 283, the user can confirm the detailed information of the attached information content. As a result, when “fast food” is selected (YES in S906), a reply e-mail attached with the information content of the selected “fast food” is created and transmitted to the mobile phone 12.
[0215]
Since the mobile phone 12 receives the reply e-mail from the mobile phone 11, a screen as shown in FIG. 35 is displayed on the display unit 3B. In the screen of FIG. 35, the subject 101 and body 102 of the reply message, the data 293 indicating the advertisement data file (information content) attached by the user of the mobile phone 11 (selected by the user of the mobile phone 11), the button 144, 105 is displayed. By confirming the contents of the advertisement data file indicated by the data 293, the user of the mobile phone 12 can promptly confirm information regarding the restaurant desired by the user of the mobile phone 11.
[0216]
In this embodiment, since the position information of the mobile phone 11 (12) is used as a search keyword for the information content group 115, selection candidates based on the position of the mobile phone 11 (12) can be obtained. Here, the advertisement data file of the restaurant is searched, but the search target is not limited to this. For example, the search target may be an image data file. Specifically, when an e-mail message “invite to fishing” is sent to a mobile phone located in a certain area, an image data file of “the sea” that reflects the position information of the mobile phone (most in the area) Since an image data file based on a photograph of a nearby sea is selected and presented to the user of the mobile phone, it is possible to search for a more appropriate selection candidate as compared with the case where there is no position information. Will improve.
[0217]
Further, here, the extracted keyword and the keyword related to the position information are used as the search keywords of the information content group 115, but only the keyword related to the position information may be used.
[0218]
Further, the location information is received by inquiring each time using GPS, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, in the case of a terminal that is fixedly installed in place of the mobile phone 11 (12), the terminal position information may be retrieved from a previously registered database and acquired.
[0219]
In each of the above-described embodiments, the mail server 13 has a configuration in which all functions are installed in a lump. However, in order to reduce the load on the mail server 13, the functions may be distributed on the Internet 14. Good. For example, a database server that communicates with the mail server 13 is individually provided on the Internet 14, and the function of managing and operating the information content group 115 and the search rule DB 701 to the information content / semantic category DB 702 in the mail server 13 It may be executed in the database server.
[0220]
(Embodiment 5)
The processing procedure in the mail server 13 or the mobile phone 11 (12) is executed according to a program corresponding to the flowchart described above. In the present embodiment, a machine-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded is shown.
[0221]
Regarding the mail server 13, as this recording medium, a memory required for processing by the mail server 13 shown in FIG. 3, for example, a ROM of the memory 124 itself may be a program medium. Further, a magnetic tape device (not shown) or a CD-ROM 142 as a storage medium is inserted into a program reading device such as a magnetic tape device (not shown) or a CD-ROM drive device 140 as an external storage device, and can be read. It may be a program medium. In either case, the stored program may be configured to be accessed and executed by the CPU 122, or in any case, the program is read once, and the read program is stored in the apparatus shown in FIG. A method may be employed in which the program is loaded into a predetermined program storage area, for example, the program storage area of the RAM of the memory 124, and is read and executed by the CPU 122. This loading program is assumed to be stored in advance in the apparatus.
[0222]
The program medium described above is a recording medium configured to be separable from the apparatus main body, and is a tape system such as a magnetic tape or a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a flexible disk or a fixed disk 126, or a CD-ROM 142 / MO (Magnetic). Optical discs such as optical disc (MD) / mini disc (DVD) / digital versatile disc (DVD), card system such as IC card (including memory card) / optical card, mask ROM, EPROM (Erasable and Programmable ROM) A medium that carries a fixed program including a semiconductor memory such as an EEPROM (Electrically EPROM) or a flash ROM may be used.
[0223]
Further, in the present embodiment, the mail server 13 employs a configuration that can be connected to the Internet 14, and thus may be a medium that carries the program in a fluid manner such that the program is downloaded from the Internet 14. . When the program is downloaded by communication as described above, the download program may be stored in advance in the apparatus main body, or may be previously installed in the apparatus main body from another recording medium. Good.
[0224]
In the case of the mobile phone 11 (12), the program executed in the mobile phone 11 (12) is a memory required for processing in the apparatus shown in FIG. 2, for example, the memory 4A (4B). The ROM itself may be a program medium, or may be a program medium that can be read by inserting a storage medium into an external storage device (not shown) that is a program reading device. In any case, the stored program may be configured to be accessed and executed by the CPU 1A (1B), or in any case, the program is once read and the read program is shown in FIG. The program may be loaded into a predetermined program storage area, for example, the program storage area of the RAM of the memory 4A (4B), and read and executed by the CPU 1A (1B). This loading program is assumed to be stored in advance in the apparatus.
[0225]
Here, the program medium described above is a recording medium configured to be separable from the main body of the apparatus, and includes a disk system of a magnetic disk or an optical disk, a card system such as an IC card (including a memory card) / optical card, a mask ROM, It may be a medium that carries a fixed program including a semiconductor memory such as an EPROM (Erasable and Programmable ROM), an EEPROM (Electrically EPROM), or a flash ROM.
[0226]
In the present embodiment, since the mobile phone 11 (12) is configured to be connectable to the Internet 14, the mobile phone 11 (12) is a medium that carries the program in a fluid manner such that the program is downloaded from the Internet 14. May be.
[0227]
When the program is downloaded by communication as described above, the download program may be stored in advance in the apparatus main body, or may be previously installed in the apparatus main body from another recording medium. Good. The program to be executed is stored in advance in the ROM or RAM of the memory 4A (4B) in FIG.
[0228]
When a portable information processing device is applied instead of the cellular phone 11 (12), the program executed on the cellular phone 11 (12) is recorded from the recording medium in the same manner as the mail server 13. It may be installed or downloaded from the Internet 14.
[0229]
The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an electronic mail communication system according to each embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a mobile phone according to each embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a mail server according to each embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram schematically showing an overall process of the first embodiment. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a detailed flowchart of a partial process in FIG. 4;
6 is a detailed flowchart of a partial process in FIG. 4. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a detailed flowchart of a partial process in FIG.
FIG. 8 is a detailed flowchart of a partial process in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a detailed flowchart of a partial process in FIG. 4;
10 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on the mobile phone in Embodiment 1. FIG.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a correspondence relationship between a keyword and information content.
FIGS. 12A to 12D are diagrams showing examples of information content according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display screen of information content received by the mobile phone of the first embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the mobile phone in the first embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a search rule according to the first embodiment.
FIGS. 16A to 16D are diagrams showing information contents according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the mobile phone in the first embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the mobile phone in the first embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the mobile phone in the first embodiment.
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing search rules according to the first embodiment.
FIGS. 21A to 21D are diagrams showing information contents according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a search rule DB according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a keyword / semantic category DB according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an information content / semantic category DB according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of an e-mail display screen in the third embodiment.
FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a display screen of selection candidate candidates attached to an e-mail according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for displaying the contents of an electronic mail according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 28 is a diagram schematically showing an entire communication procedure of electronic mail according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 29 is a detailed flowchart of a partial process of FIG.
30 is a detailed flowchart of a partial process of FIG. 28. FIG.
FIG. 31 is a detailed flowchart of a partial process in FIG. 28;
FIG. 32 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen on the mobile phone in the fourth embodiment.
FIGS. 33A to 33C are diagrams showing information contents of an advertisement data file according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 34 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen on a mobile phone in the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 35 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen on the mobile phone in the fourth embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 mobile phone, 12 mobile phone, 13 mail server, 14 internet, 111 keyword group, 113 semantic category group, 115 information content group, 700 search rule DB (database), 701 keyword / semantic category DB, 702 information content / Semantic category DB, RRi search rule.

Claims (26)

A data transfer device for controlling transfer of message data between both terminals,
A storage unit for storing various information;
With a communication department,
The communication unit is
Receiving predetermined information including the message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one of the two terminals, obtaining key data indicating the content of the message data received from the received predetermined information, A plurality of candidate information related to the received message data is searched from the storage unit based on the acquired key data, and the searched plurality of candidate information is either one of the one terminal and the other terminal Send it to the terminal for presentation,
The data transfer apparatus, wherein desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the plurality of candidate information presented at any one of the one terminal and the other terminal. A data transfer device for controlling transfer of message data between both terminals,
A storage unit for storing various information;
With a communication department,
The communication unit is
Specific content receiving means for receiving specific content related to one terminal or the other terminal of both terminals, and processing means,
The processing means includes
Receiving predetermined information including the message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from the one terminal, and searching a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data from the storage unit based on key data The plurality of candidate information sent to the one terminal and the other terminal to be sent to the terminal,
The one terminal and the other terminal on which the key data is presented with message key information indicating the content of the message data acquired from the received predetermined information and the plurality of candidate information received by the unique content receiving means Including at least one of unique key information indicating the unique content acquired from any of the unique content of
The data transfer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the plurality of candidate information presented at any one of the one terminal and the other terminal. The data transfer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of candidate information transmitted to the terminal for presentation at either the one terminal or the other terminal is simplified. apparatus. 4. The data transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information further includes the key data additionally input from the outside at the one terminal. 5. When the plurality of candidate information are transmitted to the one terminal, the desired information is used for editing message data addressed to the other terminal in the one terminal. The data transfer device according to any one of the above. When the candidate data is transmitted to the other terminal, the desired information is transmitted together with message data addressed to the other terminal to edit the message data for a response to the message data at the other terminal. 6. The data transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the data transfer device is used. When the message data includes text,
7. The data transfer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one or more words indicating the content of the sentence are extracted as the key data. When the message data includes a data group different from the sentence,
7. The data transfer device according to claim 1, wherein one or more identifiers for specifying the data group are acquired as the key data. 9. The data transfer apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the one or more identifiers are created based on one or more of a plurality of types of related data related to the data group. The communication unit is
Re-search request receiving means for receiving a re-search request transmitted from either the one terminal or the other terminal on which the plurality of candidate information is presented;
Based on the key data acquired from the re-search request received by the re-search request receiving unit, the plurality of new candidate information is searched from the storage unit, and the one terminal and the other terminal of the request source The data transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the data transfer device transmits the data to the terminal for presentation. 11. The data transfer apparatus according to claim 10, wherein when the re-search request is transmitted from the one terminal, the re-search request includes the changed predetermined information. The data transfer device according to claim 10, wherein when the re-search request is transmitted from the other terminal, the re-search request includes the message data for the response. 13. The data transfer apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the re-search request further includes the key data additionally input from the outside at the other terminal. The communication unit further includes selection result receiving means for receiving a selection result indicating the desired information selected from the plurality of presented candidate information from the terminal of the presentation source,
The data transfer device
A storage means for storing association data indicating an association between the selection result received by the selection result receiving means and the key data used for searching the plurality of candidate information;
14. The data transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the search of the storage unit based on the key data is executed with reference to the association data stored by the storage unit. A communication device for transferring and communicating message data with each other via a data transfer device,
Receiving means for receiving the message data transmitted from another communication device together with a plurality of information related to the message data acquired by the data transfer device;
Presenting means for presenting the plurality of information received by the receiving means;
Selecting means for selecting desired information from the plurality of information presented by the presenting means;
The communication device, wherein the message data for responding to the message data received by the receiving means is edited using the desired information selected by the selecting means. A data transfer method for controlling the transfer of message data between both terminals,
Receiving predetermined information including the message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one of the two terminals, obtaining key data indicating the content of the message data received from the received predetermined information, Based on the acquired key data, a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data is retrieved from a storage unit prepared in advance for storing various information, and the retrieved plurality of candidate information is the one terminal. And send to that terminal for presentation at either of the other terminals,
Desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the plurality of candidate information presented at either the one terminal or the other terminal. A data transfer method for controlling the transfer of message data between both terminals,
A unique content receiving step for receiving unique content related to one terminal or the other terminal of the two terminals, and a processing step,
The processing step includes
Receiving predetermined information including the message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from the one terminal, key data indicating a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data from a previously prepared storage unit for storing various information To search for the candidate information to be presented to either the one terminal or the other terminal to be sent to the terminal,
The key data includes message key information indicating the content of the message data acquired from the received predetermined information and the one terminal and the other terminal on which the plurality of candidate information received in the unique content receiving step is presented. Including at least one of unique key information indicating the unique content acquired from any of the unique content of
Desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the plurality of candidate information presented at either the one terminal or the other terminal. A communication method applied to a communication device for transferring and communicating message data with each other via a data transfer device,
Receiving the message data transmitted from the other communication device together with a plurality of pieces of information related to the message data acquired by the data transfer device;
A presenting step of presenting the plurality of pieces of information received by the receiving step;
A selection step of selecting desired information from the plurality of pieces of information presented by the presentation step,
The communication method, wherein the message data for response to the message data received by the receiving step is edited using the desired information selected by the selecting step. A machine-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute a data transfer method for controlling transfer of message data between both terminals is recorded,
The data transfer method includes:
Received by receiving predetermined information including the message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one of the two terminals, and acquiring key data indicating the content of the message data from the received predetermined information. Further, a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data is searched from a storage unit prepared in advance for storing various information based on the key data, and the plurality of candidate information searched for is stored in the one terminal and the Send to that terminal for presentation on one of the other terminals,
A data transfer program is recorded, wherein desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the plurality of candidate information presented at either the one terminal or the other terminal. Machine-readable recording medium. A machine-readable recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to execute a data transfer method for controlling transfer of message data between both terminals is recorded,
The data transfer method includes:
A unique content receiving step for receiving unique content related to one terminal or the other terminal of the two terminals, and a processing step,
The processing step includes
Receiving predetermined information including the message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from the one terminal, key data indicating a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data from a previously prepared storage unit for storing various information To search for the candidate information to be presented to either the one terminal or the other terminal to be sent to the terminal,
The key data includes message key information indicating the content of the message data acquired from the received predetermined information and the one terminal and the other terminal on which the plurality of candidate information received in the unique content receiving step is presented. Including at least one of unique key information indicating the unique content acquired from any of the unique content of
A data transfer program is recorded, wherein desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the plurality of candidate information presented at either the one terminal or the other terminal. Machine-readable recording medium. A machine-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a communication program for causing a computer to execute a communication method applied to a communication device for transferring and communicating message data with each other via a data transfer device,
The communication method is:
Receiving the message data transmitted from the other communication device together with a plurality of pieces of information related to the message data acquired by the data transfer device;
A presenting step of presenting the plurality of pieces of information received by the receiving step;
A selection step of selecting desired information from the plurality of pieces of information presented by the presentation step;
The machine data recorded with a communication program, wherein the message data for responding to the message data received in the receiving step is edited using the desired information selected in the selecting step. Possible recording media. A data transfer program for causing a computer to execute a data transfer method for controlling transfer of message data between both terminals,
The data transfer method includes:
Received by receiving predetermined information including the message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from one of the two terminals, and acquiring key data indicating the content of the message data from the received predetermined information. Further, a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data is searched from a storage unit prepared in advance for storing various information based on the key data, and the plurality of candidate information searched for is stored in the one terminal and the Send to that terminal for presentation on one of the other terminals,
A data transfer program, wherein desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the plurality of candidate information presented at either the one terminal or the other terminal. A data transfer program for causing a computer to execute a data transfer method for controlling transfer of message data between both terminals,
The data transfer method includes:
A unique content receiving step for receiving unique content related to one terminal or the other terminal of the two terminals, and a processing step,
The processing step includes
Receiving predetermined information including the message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from the one terminal, key data indicating a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data from a previously prepared storage unit for storing various information To search for the candidate information to be presented to either the one terminal or the other terminal to be sent to the terminal,
The key data includes message key information indicating the content of the message data acquired from the received predetermined information and the one terminal and the other terminal on which the plurality of candidate information received in the unique content receiving step is presented. Including at least one of unique key information indicating the unique content acquired from any of the unique content of
A data transfer program, wherein desired information used for editing the message data is selected from the plurality of candidate information presented at either the one terminal or the other terminal. A communication program for causing a computer to execute a communication method applied to a communication device for transferring message data to and communicating with each other via a data transfer device,
The communication method is:
Receiving the message data transmitted from the other communication device together with a plurality of pieces of information related to the message data acquired by the data transfer device;
A presenting step of presenting the plurality of pieces of information received by the receiving step;
A selection step of selecting desired information from the plurality of pieces of information presented by the presentation step;
The communication program, wherein the message data for responding to the message data received in the receiving step is edited using the desired information selected in the selecting step. A data communication system comprising a terminal group including two or more terminals, and a data transfer device that controls message data transfer between any two terminals in the terminal group,
The data transfer device is at least
A storage unit for storing various information;
Having a communication section,
The communication unit is
Receiving predetermined information including the message data addressed to the other terminal of the arbitrary two terminals transmitted from one terminal of the arbitrary two terminals, and receiving the content of the message data received from the received predetermined information A plurality of candidate information related to the received message data is retrieved from the storage unit based on the obtained key data, and the retrieved plurality of candidate information is retrieved from the one terminal. And send to that terminal for presentation at either of the other terminals,
The data communication system, wherein either one of the one terminal and the other terminal selects desired information used for editing the message data from the plurality of presented candidate information. A data communication system comprising a terminal group including two or more terminals, and a data transfer device that controls message data transfer between any two terminals in the terminal group,
The data transfer device is at least
A storage unit that stores various types of information, a specific content receiving unit that receives specific content related to one terminal of the arbitrary two terminals or the other terminal of the arbitrary two terminals, and a processing unit,
The processing means includes
Receiving predetermined information including the message data addressed to the other terminal transmitted from the one terminal, and searching a plurality of candidate information related to the received message data from the storage unit based on key data The plurality of candidate information sent to the one terminal and the other terminal to be sent to the terminal,
The one terminal and the other terminal on which the key data is presented with message key information indicating the content of the message data acquired from the received predetermined information and the plurality of candidate information received by the unique content receiving means Including at least one of unique key information indicating the unique content acquired from any of the unique content of
The data communication system, wherein either one of the one terminal and the other terminal selects desired information used for editing the message data from the plurality of presented candidate information.

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