JP2002164912A - Electronic mail automatic transfer service method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic mail automatic transfer service method that can properly cope with the situation even when a mobile communication unit of a destination of electronic mail is in a state of being unable to receive the electronic mail. SOLUTION: In a step 101, a destination user possessing a mobile communication unit sets information in advance such as a transfer destination mail address list to a mail server in a system of an electronic mail destination. In a step 104, when the mobile communication unit of the destination cannot receive electronic mail for a long time, the situation is detected. In steps 107, 109, when the situation is detected in the step 104 that the mobile communication unit of the destination cannot receive electronic mail for a long time, electronic mail is automatically transferred to a device/unit of a transfer destination denoted by the transfer destination mail address on the basis of the transfer destination mail address list set in the step 101. In a step 108, handling of original electronic mail is controlled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a portable telephone and a PHS
(Personal Handyphone System
em), etc., automatically sends an e-mail to another mobile communication device or a data terminal device (an Internet service provider (ISP (Internet Service Pro) via a public telephone line network).
vider), a personal computer (PC (Personal) that receives an e-mail from a mail server.
Computer)) and personal digital assistants (PDAs (Pe
rsonal Digital Assistant
s)) and other data terminal devices (DTE (Data Ter)
The present invention relates to an electronic mail automatic transfer service method for realizing a service for transferring to an e-mail.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional "automatic electronic mail transfer service from a mail server of an Internet service provider to a mobile communication device" or "automatic electronic mail transfer service between mail servers", etc. The only consideration is that the procedure for receiving e-mails differs due to changes in the equipment and devices used at the destination due to the movement of the user, and e-mails such as "source mail address" and "title" are considered. A method of transferring only an e-mail that satisfies the condition by giving a condition depending on the source and the content of the e-mail, or a method of transferring an e-mail transmitted at a certain time have been adopted.

[0003] In general, mobile communication devices include:
Since it is always carried by the user and powered on, it can receive e-mail. Therefore, usually, the user can immediately confirm the e-mail transmitted to his / her mobile communication device.

[0004] However, as shown in a and b below, depending on the usage environment of the destination mobile communication device, it may not always be possible to receive an e-mail.

A. A situation in which the user is moving for a long time / long term to an area where radio waves from the wireless transmission / reception device (outdoor / indoor base station) do not reach (an area where the use of mobile communication devices is not serviced) (e-mail destination Mobile communication equipment in areas where radio waves from wireless
Long-term carrying situation).

B. A situation in which the user owns a plurality of mobile communication devices, the power of the mobile communication device to which the e-mail is sent is turned off, and another mobile communication device is carried and used by the user. .

[0007] In addition, the reason why the above-mentioned situation where the electronic mail cannot always be received is based on the following matters. In other words, mobile communication devices such as mobile phones and PHSs have different service areas depending on their models, and the mobile phone network itself has a limited service area as compared to a public telephone network. Further, since characteristics such as data communication speed and line usage fee differ depending on the model, some users may own a plurality of mobile communication devices and use them depending on the intended use.

[0008]

In the above-described conventional automatic e-mail transfer service method, as described above, the destination mobile communication device cannot receive the e-mail, and the user cannot refer to the e-mail. Situation (the situation where the user to whom the e-mail was sent cannot receive the e-mail)
In this case, there is a problem that the situation cannot be appropriately dealt with (e-mail that can deal with the situation cannot be transferred). Such a problem becomes particularly serious when it is desired to send urgent information to the user by e-mail.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to transmit an e-mail (especially an urgent e-mail) transmitted to a mobile communication device such as a mobile phone or a PHS when the user refers to the e-mail. It is an object of the present invention to provide a business model of an automatic e-mail transfer service method capable of appropriately coping with a situation where a mobile communication device cannot receive an e-mail.

[0010] That is, the electronic mail transfer service method of the present invention, when the mobile communication device of the transmission destination is in a situation where it cannot receive the electronic mail, uses another mobile communication device. However, by setting in advance the user to automatically transfer this e-mail to a data terminal device such as a mobile communication device that can be used, or a personal computer or a personal digital assistant,
The target e-mail can be referred to from another mobile communication device or data terminal device.

[0011]

An electronic mail automatic transfer service method according to the present invention comprises a network in which an electronic mail source system, an electronic mail destination system, and one or more electronic mail destination systems are connected by an Internet network. An automatic e-mail transfer service method applied to the system, wherein the e-mail transmitted from the source device / device to the mobile communication device is automatically transferred to the destination device / device. A first step in which a user who owns the mobile communication device sets a transfer destination mail address list to a mail server in the electronic mail transmission destination system in advance, and the mobile communication device of the transmission destination is in a state where long-term e-mail cannot be received And a second step of detecting the fact when it is, and in the second step, When detecting that the moving body communication device is in the long-term e-mail reception disabled state, the e-mail is automatically indicated by the e-mail destination based on the e-mail destination list set in the first step. And transferring the data to a transfer destination device / apparatus.

Here, in the first step,
The value of the "constant time / period during which the situation in which the e-mail cannot be received continues", which is considered when detecting the long-term e-mail unreceivable state in the second step, together with the transfer destination mail address list, is used to move the destination The user who owns the body communication device can set the mail server in the electronic mail transmission destination system in advance.

[0013] Further, in the above e-mail automatic transfer service method, the user who owns the destination mobile communication device, together with the information indicating the handling of the original e-mail, together with the list of destination e-mail addresses, is previously registered in the e-mail destination system. In the first step to be set for the mail server in the first step, and when the transfer in the third step is performed, the original is set based on the information indicating the handling of the original electronic mail set in the first step. It is also possible to employ a processing procedure having a fourth step of controlling the handling of electronic mail.

[0014] Further, the electronic mail automatic transfer service method of the present invention is an electronic mail transmission source system, an electronic mail transmission destination system, and a network system in which one or more electronic mail transmission destination systems are connected by an Internet network. First step in which a user who owns a destination mobile communication device sets a transfer destination e-mail address list for the mail server in advance in a mail server in a mail destination system. A second step of detecting that the e-mail is in the unreceivable state; and, in the second step, detecting that the destination mobile communication device is in the long-term e-mail unreceivable state. First
To automatically execute each procedure of the third step of automatically transferring the electronic mail to the transfer destination device / apparatus indicated by the transfer destination mail address based on the transfer destination mail address list set in the step It can also be realized as a recording medium on which a program is recorded.

More specifically, the electronic mail automatic transfer service method of the present invention comprises an electronic mail transmission source system, an electronic mail transmission destination system, and one or more electronic mail transmission destination systems connected by an Internet network. An automatic e-mail transfer service method, which is applied to a network system in which an e-mail transmitted from a source device / device to a mobile communication device is automatically transferred to a destination device / device, The user owning the destination mobile communication device uses the e-mail automatic transfer function setting screen to the mail server in the e-mail destination system in advance, using the e-mail automatic transfer function setting screen, the e-mail address for the transfer function, the destination e-mail address list, and executing the transfer Information setting style for setting standard elapsed time / period and original mail handling information An e-mail sending step of sending an e-mail sent from a source device or device in an e-mail sending system from a mail server to the Internet network; and an e-mail sent to the Internet network in the e-mail sending step. Receiving an e-mail to the mail server of the e-mail transmission destination system, and transmitting the e-mail received in the e-mail receiving step based on the transfer execution reference elapsed time / period set in the information setting step. When the previous mobile communication device is in the long-term e-mail unreceivable state, a non-reception state detecting step for detecting that the mobile communication device is in the long-term e-mail non-reception state. Information setting step. A transfer e-mail generating step of generating transfer e-mails addressed to the respective transfer destination e-mail addresses based on the transfer destination e-mail list set in the step e), and the transfer e-mail generation step in an e-mail destination system Sending a transfer e-mail from the mail server to the Internet network, the transfer e-mail generated in the step,
Based on the original mail handling information set in the information setting step, the original e-mail which controls whether the original e-mail is continuously stored in the mail receiving server or the original e-mail is discarded in the e-mail destination system In the control step, the transfer e-mail sent to the Internet network in the transfer e-mail sending step is received by a mail server of an e-mail transfer destination system, and the transfer e-mail is transferred to a destination device in the e-mail transfer destination system. And a transmitting e-mail transmitting step for transmitting to the device.

[0016]

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(1) First Embodiment

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the electronic mail automatic transfer service method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the electronic mail automatic transfer service method according to the present embodiment, an information setting step 1
01, an e-mail transmission step 102, an e-mail pickup step 103, and a reception impossible state detection step 1
04, an e-mail transmission execution step 105 for the destination mobile communication device, and a transfer e-mail generation step 106
, A transfer e-mail sending step 107, an original e-mail control step 108, and a transfer e-mail transmission step 109.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a network system in which the electronic mail automatic transfer service method according to the present embodiment is realized.

Here, the network system shown in FIG. 2 is a mobile communication device 1, 1 having an electronic mail transmitting / receiving function.
0 and 13 and a wireless transmitting / receiving device (outdoor / outdoor) for transmitting / receiving data to / from a mobile communication device using a mobile phone network.
Indoor base stations) 3, 9, and 12, and mail servers 4, 8, and 11 for controlling transmission and reception of electronic mail
And the Internet network 7.

Of the above-described mobile communication devices 1, 10, and 13, the following description will refer to the mobile communication device 1,
Corresponds to the source of the e-mail (source device / device), the mobile communication device 10 corresponds to the destination of the e-mail, and the mobile communication device 13 corresponds to the transfer destination of the e-mail (the transfer destination device / device). Device).

The mobile communication device 1, the radio transmission / reception device 3, and the mail server 4 constitute an e-mail transmission source system, and the mobile communication device 10, the radio transmission / reception device 9, and the mail server 8 transmit the e-mail. A system is configured, and an e-mail transfer destination system is configured by the mobile communication device 13, the wireless transmission / reception device 12, and the mail server 11. Here, a plurality of similar systems may exist for the e-mail transfer destination system.

It is assumed that the mobile communication device 1 and the mobile communication device 13 are located in areas where radio waves from the radio transmitting / receiving device 3 and the radio transmitting / receiving device 12 reach, respectively, and that the power is turned on. . On the other hand, the mobile communication device 10 is in a state in which long-term e-mail cannot be received (a state where radio waves from the wireless transmission / reception device 9 do not reach or a state in which power is cut off for a long time / long period). Shall be.

Incidentally, in the system configuration as shown in FIG. 1, the electronic mail source system, the electronic mail destination system, and the electronic mail transfer destination system can be mutually compatible.

FIGS. 3 to 5 are block diagrams showing other specific examples of the system configuration of the network system in which the electronic mail automatic transfer service method according to the present embodiment is realized.

The network system shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 has the following differences from the network system shown in FIG.

A. In the network system shown in FIG. 3, an e-mail transfer destination system is different from the configuration shown in FIG. 2 through a mail server 14 such as an Internet service provider, a public telephone network 15, and a public telephone network 15. And a data terminal device 16 (e.g., a personal computer or a portable information terminal corresponding to the "transfer destination device / device") for transmitting / receiving an e-mail to / from the mail server 14.

B. In the network system shown in FIG. 4, an e-mail source system differs from the configuration shown in FIG. 2 in that a data terminal device 2 that is an e-mail source and a mobile communication device 1 that is used as a transmission unit are provided. ,
It comprises a wireless transmitting / receiving device 3 and a mail server 4.

C. In the network system shown in FIG. 5, unlike the configuration shown in FIG. 2, an e-mail transmission source system passes through a mail server 6 such as an Internet service provider, a public telephone line network 5, and a public telephone line network 5. And a data terminal device 2 (a personal computer, a portable information terminal, or the like) for sending and receiving electronic mail to and from the mail server 6.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of an electronic mail automatic transfer function setting screen employed in the electronic mail automatic transfer service method according to the present embodiment.

The e-mail automatic transfer function setting screen shown in FIG. 6 includes a transfer function target mail address (a target mail address of the e-mail automatic transfer function), a transfer destination mail address list (list information of transfer destination mail addresses), and transfer execution. There are fields for inputting a reference elapsed time / period (elapsed time / period until execution of e-mail transfer) and original mail handling information (information indicating handling of the original e-mail).

Next, the entire operation (operation flow) of the electronic mail automatic transfer service method according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Here,
An operation in the case where the electronic mail automatic transfer service method according to the present embodiment is applied to the network system having the system configuration shown in FIG. 2 will be described.

The user of the mobile communication device 10 corresponding to the destination mobile communication device sends a message to the mail server 8 (a mail server that controls transmission and reception of electronic mail with the mobile communication device 10) as shown in FIG. Using the e-mail automatic transfer function setting screen shown below,
Forwarding e-mail address list, transfer execution reference elapsed time /
A period and original mail handling information are set (step 101).

It is not always necessary to use the electronic mail automatic transfer function setting screen as shown in FIG. 6 in the information setting in step 101 described above. Also,
Regarding the setting of the transfer execution reference elapsed time / period and original mail handling information,
The electronic mail automatic transfer service method of the present invention can be realized.

Assuming that the setting in step 101 has been performed, the mobile communication device 1 corresponding to the source device / device transmits / receives an e-mail addressed to the mobile communication device 10 by wireless transmission / reception. Mail server 4 used by mobile communication device 1 via device (outdoor / indoor base station) 3
Mail transmission server (SMTP (Simple Ma)
il Transfer Protocol) server)
(Transmission) (step 102). Further, the mail server 4 sends the electronic mail from the mail transmission server to the Internet 7 (step 102).

Next, the mail server 8 in the electronic mail destination system receives the electronic mail from the Internet network 7 and sends it to the mail receiving server (mobile communication device 1).
The mail receiving server (P
OP (Post Office Protocol server)) temporarily stores the e-mail (step 10).
3).

Then, the mail server 8 attempts to transmit the e-mail to the mobile communication device 10 via the wireless transmission / reception device 9.

At this time, when the mail server 8 cannot transmit the e-mail from the mail server 8 to the mobile communication device 10 because the mobile communication device 10 cannot receive the e-mail, The transmission process is periodically repeated within a certain time / period (transfer execution reference elapsed time / period) set by the user using the e-mail automatic transfer function setting screen as shown in FIG.

That is, the mail server 8 determines that the mobile communication device 10 cannot receive an e-mail for a certain period of time.
State that continues for a long period (Long-term e-mail reception disabled state)
Is determined (step 104), and if the long-term e-mail cannot be received, the e-mail is transmitted to the mobile communication device 10 (step 10).
5).

If the mail server 8 determines in step 104 that the mobile communication device 10 is in the state of being unable to receive long-term e-mail, the mail server 8 uses the e-mail automatic transfer function setting screen as shown in FIG. Then, based on the transfer destination mail address list set in advance, the electronic mail automatic transfer process to the mobile communication device 13 corresponding to the transfer destination device / apparatus is started.

That is, the mail server 8 has the same information as the e-mail (the e-mail transmitted from the source device or device; the original e-mail) once stored in the e-mail receiving server. E-mail (e-mail for transfer) in which the destination mail address is changed from the mail address of the mobile communication device 10 to the mail address of the mobile communication device 13 corresponding to the transfer destination device / device
Is newly generated on the mail transmission server in the mail server 8 (step 106), and the transfer e-mail is sent to the Internet network 7 (step 107).

Further, the mail server 8 uses an electronic mail automatic transfer function setting screen as shown in FIG. 6 for an original electronic mail addressed to the mobile communication device 10 stored in its own mail receiving server. Performs either "processing to continuously store the e-mail in the mail receiving server" or "processing to discard the e-mail in the mail receiving server" based on the original mail handling information set by the user in advance. (Step 108).

The mail server 11 is connected to the Internet network 7
Then, the transfer e-mail is received in its own mail receiving server, and the transmission processing of the transfer e-mail is performed to the mobile communication device 13 corresponding to the transfer destination device / device via the wireless transmission / reception device 12. Perform (Step 109). Thus, the mobile communication device 13 can receive the transfer e-mail, and the user can refer to the contents of the original e-mail.

In the above electronic mail automatic transfer process, the value of the “constant time / period” considered in the determination in step 104 is determined in step 101 by the user who owns the destination mobile communication device 10. This has been set in advance for the mail server 8. However, differently from the above, the value of the “constant time / period” can be a system default value or the like.

By the way, in the above description, the case where the electronic mail automatic transfer service method according to the present embodiment is applied to the network system having the system configuration shown in FIG. 2 has been described, but as shown in FIGS. The present embodiment can be applied to other system configurations. In this case, the following operations a to c are performed.

A. In the case of the system configuration shown in FIG.
The transfer destination of the transfer e-mail generated in step 106 in FIG. 1 is a data terminal device 16 such as a personal computer or a personal digital assistant (in the mail server 8, the data terminal device 16 is connected via the public telephone line network 15). Then, the transfer e-mail is transmitted to the mail server 14 of the Internet service provider for receiving the e-mail). Then, as a procedure after the automatic e-mail transfer process is started, after the transfer e-mail is sent to the Internet 7 in step 107, the mail server 14 takes the transfer e-mail from the Internet 7 and retrieves the transfer e-mail. Once stored in the mail receiving server, the data terminal device 16 receives the transfer e-mail from the mail receiving server in the mail server 14 via the public telephone network 15 (step 109).

B. In the case of the system configuration shown in FIG.
In step 102 in FIG. 1, the data terminal device 2 is used as the source of the e-mail, and the mobile communication device 1 is used as the transmission means (the mobile telephone network is used in this manner).

C. In the case of the system configuration shown in FIG.
"Internet network 7" in step 102 in FIG.
Procedure for sending (sending) an e-mail to a mail server of an Internet service provider's mail server 6 via an e-mail transmitted from a data terminal device 2 of a transmission source via a public telephone line network 5. Is transmitted to the Internet network 7 from the mail transmission server.

The electronic system according to the present invention is applied to a network system in which a mobile communication device as shown in FIG. 2 and a data terminal device as shown in FIG. It goes without saying that the automatic mail transfer service method can be applied.

(2) Second Embodiment

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the second embodiment of the present invention relates to an electronic mail transmitting system (for example, an electronic mail system comprising a mobile communication device 1, a radio transmitting / receiving device 3, and a mail server 4 in FIG. 2). It is assumed that there is a mail transmission source system and one or more electronic mail transfer destination systems (for example, an electronic mail transfer destination system including the mobile communication device 13, the wireless transmission and reception device 12, and the mail server 11 in FIG. 2). In an electronic mail transmission destination system including a mobile communication device 10, a wireless transmission / reception device 9, and a mail server 8, an electronic mail for realizing the electronic mail automatic transfer method according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. Recording medium 7 storing an automatic mail transfer service processing program
0 is provided. This recording medium 70
It may be a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or another recording medium.

The electronic mail automatic transfer service processing program is read into the mail server 8 from the recording medium 70,
The operation of the mail server 8 is controlled so as to realize the processing contents of step 101 and steps 103 to 108 in FIG. The operation (processing content) of the mail server 8 under the control of the electronic mail automatic transfer service processing program is described in Step 1 in the electronic mail transmission source system.
02 and the processing of step 109 in the electronic mail transfer destination system, the processing contents are exactly the same as the processing contents of step 101 and steps 103 to 108 in the first embodiment. I do.

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Even if the destination mobile communication device is in a state in which e-mail cannot be received for a long period of time, the e-mail is transferred to another mobile communication device such as a mobile communication device that is being used in a wider area. As a result, there is an effect that the user can receive a target e-mail on the spot without moving the user.

Further, in the above case, the electronic mail is transferred to a mail server of an Internet service provider connected to a public telephone network covering almost the whole country instead of “another mobile communication device”, This has the effect that the user can receive a desired e-mail in almost all areas of Japan from a data terminal device such as a personal computer or a portable information terminal via a public telephone line network.

According to the present invention, due to the above-described effects, it is possible to improve the convenience in transmitting and receiving an electronic mail using a mobile communication device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an electronic mail automatic transfer service method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a configuration of a network system to which the electronic mail automatic transfer service method shown in FIG. 1 is applied.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the configuration of a network system to which the electronic mail automatic transfer service method shown in FIG. 1 is applied;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a configuration of a network system to which the electronic mail automatic transfer service method shown in FIG. 1 is applied;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a configuration of a network system to which the electronic mail automatic transfer service method shown in FIG. 1 is applied;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of an electronic mail automatic transfer function setting screen employed in the electronic mail automatic transfer service method shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,10,13 Mobile communication device 2,16 Data terminal device 3,9,12 Wireless transmission / reception device 4,6,8,11,14 Mail server 5,15 Public telephone line network 7 Internet network 70 Recording medium 101 Information setting Step 102 E-mail transmission step 103 E-mail transmission destination system e-mail collection step 104 Reception impossible state detection step 105 Execution of e-mail transmission to destination mobile communication device 106 E-mail generation step for transfer 107 E-mail transmission step for transfer 108 Original e-mail control step 109 E-mail transmission step for transfer

Claims (9)

[Claims] An electronic mail source system, an electronic mail destination system, and one or more electronic mail transfer destination systems are applied to a network system connected by an Internet network. In an automatic e-mail transfer service method for automatically transferring an e-mail sent to a device to a destination device / equipment, a user who owns the mobile communication device of the destination needs to send an e-mail to the e-mail destination in advance. A first step of setting a transfer destination mail address list for a mail server in the system, and a second step of detecting when the destination mobile communication device is in a long-term e-mail reception disabled state, In the second step, it is detected that the destination mobile communication device is in a state in which long-term e-mail cannot be received. A third step of automatically transferring the electronic mail to the transfer destination device / apparatus indicated by the transfer destination mail address based on the transfer destination mail address list set in the first step. E-mail automatic transfer service method. 2. A value of “a fixed time / period during which a situation in which an e-mail cannot be received continues”, which is considered when detecting a long-term e-mail unreceivable state in the second step, is set in the first step. 2. The automatic e-mail transfer service method according to claim 1, wherein a user who owns the destination mobile communication device sets the e-mail server in the e-mail destination system in advance together with the transfer destination mail address list. . 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information indicating the handling of the original e-mail is set together with a transfer destination e-mail address list in a mail server in the e-mail destination system in advance by a user who owns the destination mobile communication device. Step 1 and a fourth step of controlling the handling of the original e-mail based on the information indicating the handling of the original e-mail set in the first step when the transfer in the third step is performed. 3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: 4. An electronic mail source system, an electronic mail destination system, and one or more electronic mail transfer destination systems are applied to a network system connected by an Internet network. In an automatic e-mail transfer service method for automatically transferring an e-mail sent to a device to a destination device / equipment, a user who owns the mobile communication device of the destination needs to send an e-mail to the e-mail destination in advance. An information setting step for setting an e-mail address for a transfer function, a list of destination e-mail addresses, a transfer execution reference elapsed time / period, and original mail handling information by using an automatic e-mail transfer function setting screen for a mail server in the system. And from the source device / equipment in the e-mail source system An e-mail sending step of sending the sent e-mail from the mail server to the Internet network; and an e-mail taking step of taking the e-mail sent to the Internet network in the e-mail sending step to a mail server of an e-mail destination system. Based on the transfer execution reference elapsed time / period set in the information setting step, when the mobile communication device to which the e-mail received in the e-mail pickup step is sent is in the long-term e-mail reception disabled state. In the reception disabled state detecting step for detecting the fact, and when it is detected in the reception disabled state detection step that the destination mobile communication device is in the long-term e-mail reception disabled state, the information is set in the information setting step. Based on the forwarding destination email address list, each forwarding destination E-mail generating step for generating an e-mail for transfer having a destination address as a destination, and transferring the e-mail for transfer generated in the e-mail sending step in the e-mail destination system from a mail server to the Internet network. In the e-mail destination system, whether the original e-mail is to be stored continuously in the mail receiving server or the original e-mail is discarded, based on the original e-mail handling information set in the e-mail sending step and the information setting step The transfer electronic mail sent to the Internet network in the transfer electronic mail sending step is transferred to a mail server of an electronic mail transfer destination system, and the transfer electronic mail is transferred to the electronic mail. Destination Email forwarding service method characterized by having a communication electronic mail transmitting step of transmitting to the destination of the equipment and devices in the stem. 5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the transfer destination device / apparatus is “a mobile communication device different from the destination mobile communication device”. Item 6. The automatic email transfer service method according to Item 4. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transfer destination device / apparatus is a “data terminal apparatus that receives an e-mail from a mail server via a public telephone line network”. 5. The electronic mail automatic transfer service method according to claim 3, or 4. 7. A data terminal device which receives an electronic mail from a mail server via a public telephone line network, wherein the transfer destination device / device is “a mobile communication device different from the destination mobile communication device”. 5. The electronic mail automatic transfer service method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic mail automatic transfer service method comprises: 8. In a network system in which an e-mail source system, an e-mail destination system, and one or more e-mail transfer destination systems are connected by an Internet network, a mail server in the e-mail destination system is provided with a destination. First step in which a user who owns the mobile communication device of the present invention sets a transfer destination mail address list for the mail server in advance, when the mobile communication device of the transmission destination is in the long-term e-mail reception disabled state, A second step of detecting
In the step, when it is detected that the destination mobile communication device is in the state where the long-term e-mail cannot be received, the e-mail is automatically transmitted based on the transfer destination e-mail list set in the first step. A recording medium storing a program for executing each procedure of the third step of transferring to the transfer destination device / apparatus indicated by the transfer destination mail address. 9. An electronic mail source system, an electronic mail destination system, and one or more electronic mail transfer destination systems are applied to a network system connected by an Internet network. .Email sending step for sending an e-mail sent from the device from the mail server to the Internet network, and transferring e-mail sent to the Internet network in the e-mail sending step for transfer to the mail server of the e-mail transfer destination system. Assuming that each step of the transfer e-mail transmission step of transmitting the transfer e-mail to the transfer destination device / apparatus in the e-mail transfer destination system is performed, the mail server in the e-mail transmission destination system The destination mobile The user who owns the communication device sends a mail server to the e-mail destination system in advance.
Using the electronic mail automatic transfer function setting screen, in the information setting step of setting the transfer function target mail address, the transfer destination mail address list, the transfer execution reference elapsed time / period, and the original mail handling information, An e-mail pickup step of receiving the e-mail sent to the Internet network to a mail server of the e-mail transmission destination system, based on the transfer execution reference elapsed time / period set in the information setting step, When the mobile communication device of the destination of the received e-mail is in the long-term e-mail unreceivable state, the non-reception state detecting step detects the fact. Detects that the e-mail cannot be received for a long time In this case, in the forwarding e-mail generating step of generating forwarding e-mails to each of the forwarding e-mail addresses based on the forwarding e-mail address list set in the information setting step, An e-mail destination based on the original e-mail handling information set in the e-mail transmission step for sending the e-mail for transfer generated in the e-mail generation step from the mail server to the Internet network, and the original mail handling information set in the information setting step A recording medium in which a program for executing each procedure of an original e-mail control step for controlling whether to continuously store an original e-mail in a mail receiving server or discard the original e-mail in the system.