JP2003131990A - Information processing apparatus and information processing method, recording medium, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] When one of a mailer and an address book is updated, the other is similarly updated. An e-mail transmission / reception process is performed by a mailer 3.
61, and the management of the address book is performed by the address book 362.
Executed in Destination database 37 of mailer 361
4, new data is registered by the processing of the transmission mail control unit 372, and new data is registered in the address book database 381 of the address book 362 by the processing of the address book control unit 382. The destination database 374 of the mailer 361 and the address book database 381 of the address book 362 are updated in conjunction with each other. That is, when the destination database 374 of the mailer 361 is updated, the address book database 381 of the address book 362 is also updated.
When the address book database 381 of No. 2 is updated,
The destination database 374 of the mailer 361 is also updated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method, a recording medium, and a program,
In particular, if either one of the independent mail software (so-called mailer) or the software that manages the destination address of the e-mail (so-called address book) is updated, the other is also the same. The present invention relates to an information processing device and an information processing method capable of updating a registered address, a recording medium, and a program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in addition to personal computers,
For example, the use of so-called mobile devices, such as PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) and mobile phones, which users can carry around, is popular. As shown in FIG. 1, the PDA 1 and the mobile phone 2 are connected to the Internet 5 via a public line network 3 and an Internet service provider (ISP) 4, and, for example, send and receive e-mail or send a predetermined web. It is possible to access a server (not shown) and browse web pages.

In order to execute transmission / reception of electronic mail using the PDA 1 or the portable telephone 2, mail software (so-called mailer) is installed in these information devices. The user can start the mailer, input the address of the destination of the email, the subject, the text, etc., and send the email to the desired destination.

[0004]

In order to send and receive e-mail using information devices other than personal computers, such as the PDA 1 and the portable telephone 2, these information devices also have addresses of e-mail destinations. Software to manage (so-called address book) may be installed.

However, the mailer for sending and receiving electronic mail and the address book are independent software and do not have a common database. The user can use the address book to send an e-mail to a desired destination, but the mailer and the address book each require the user to register a mail address.

Information equipment other than personal computers, in particular, small-sized information equipment such as PDA 1 and mobile phone 2, does not have an input device suitable for inputting characters such as a keyboard, or an input device for inputting characters. Even if there is, the input operation is complicated,
In many cases, it is not easy to register an email address in the address book.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and includes mail software (so-called mailer), which is independent software, and software (so-called address book), which manages addresses of destinations of electronic mail. ) Holds the mail addresses individually, and when any one of them is updated, the other also updates the registered address in the same manner.

[0008]

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises transmission control means for controlling processing relating to transmission of electronic mail, and address information management control means for controlling management of information relating to addresses of electronic mail. The transmission control means includes a first acquisition means for acquiring the address of the destination of the electronic mail and a first recording means for recording the address, and the address information management control means stores the address input by the user. The second recording means for acquiring the address and the second recording means for recording the address are provided.
The address acquired by the first acquisition unit and the second acquisition unit is recorded, and the second recording unit records the address acquired by the first acquisition unit and the second acquisition unit. To do.

The transmission control means may be further provided with a first display control means for controlling the display of the address recorded by the first recording means, and the address information management control means may include: A second display control means for controlling the display of the address recorded by the second recording means may be further provided.

The addresses acquired by the first acquisition means and the second acquisition means may be arranged and recorded in the first recording means in the order based on the history, and the second recording means may record the addresses. Can be arranged such that the addresses acquired by the first acquisition means and the second acquisition means are arranged in an order based on the characters forming the address and recorded.

Receiving control means for controlling the processing relating to the reception of the electronic mail may be further provided.
The transmission control means may further control the reply to the sender of the electronic mail whose reception is controlled by the reception control means, and the first acquisition means may reply the electronic mail by the transmission control means. In this case, the address corresponding to the reply destination of the returned e-mail can be acquired.

The information processing method of the present invention includes a transmission control step for controlling the processing relating to the transmission of electronic mail, and an address information management control step for controlling the management of information regarding the address of the electronic mail.
The method includes a first acquisition step of acquiring the address of the destination of the electronic mail and a first recording control step of controlling the recording of the address, and the address information management control step includes the first acquisition step of acquiring the address input by the user. 2 acquisition step and a second recording control step for controlling recording of an address, and in the processing of the first recording control step,
Controlling the recording of the addresses acquired by the processing of the first acquisition step and the processing of the second acquisition step;
In the processing of the recording control step, the recording of the address acquired by the processing of the first acquisition step and the processing of the second acquisition step is controlled.

The program recorded on the recording medium of the present invention includes a transmission control step for controlling processing relating to transmission of electronic mail, and an address information management control step for controlling management of information relating to the address of electronic mail, The transmission control step includes a first acquisition step of acquiring the address of the destination of the electronic mail and a first recording control step of controlling the recording of the address, and the address information management control step is input by the user. A second acquisition step of acquiring an address and a second recording control step of controlling recording of the address are included. In the processing of the first recording control step, the processing of the first acquisition step and the second acquisition step are included. The recording of the address acquired by the process of step 1 is controlled, and in the process of the second recording control step, the first acquisition step is performed. And controlling the recording of the address obtained by the process of the process and the second acquisition step of flops.

The program of the present invention includes a transmission control step for controlling processing relating to the transmission of electronic mail, and an address information management control step for controlling management of information relating to the address of the electronic mail. The transmission control step comprises the electronic mail. A first acquisition step of acquiring the address of the destination of the transmission and a first recording control step of controlling the recording of the address, and the address information management control step includes a second acquisition step of acquiring the address input by the user. An acquisition step and a second recording control step for controlling the recording of the address, and in the processing of the first recording control step, the address acquired by the processing of the first acquisition step and the processing of the second acquisition step Of the first acquisition step and the second acquisition step. To execute a process characterized a computer to control the recording of the obtained address by the processing steps.

In the information processing apparatus, the information processing method, and the program of the present invention, the processing relating to the transmission of electronic mail is controlled, the management of the information relating to the address of the electronic mail is controlled, and the processing relating to the transmission of electronic mail is electronic. The address of the destination of the mail is acquired, the address is recorded, and the address input by the user is acquired and the address is recorded as the management of information related to the address. Then, in the recording of the address executed as the process related to the transmission of the electronic mail, the address of the destination of the acquired electronic mail and the address input by the user are recorded, and the address of the address executed as the management of the information related to the address is recorded. Even in the record
The destination address of the acquired electronic mail and the address input by the user are recorded.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a service providing system to which the present invention is applied. In this service providing system, for the Internet 10,
Network system 14, network service business center 15, image station server 16, Internet service provider A (ISP-A) 1
7. Internet Service Provider B (ISP-
B) 18, information providing server 19, and search server 20
Are connected.

Further, these network systems 1
4. The Internet service provider A17 and the Internet service provider B18 are connected to the public network 13, and the Bluetooth adapter 12 is also connected to the public network 13. The camcorder 11 is connected to the Bluetooth adapter 12 by short-range wireless communication by Bluetooth (trademark), and from there, through the public line network 13, the network system 14, the Internet service provider A1.
7 or Internet service provider B18
It is possible to connect to.

The network system 14 includes an access point (AP) 31 and a customer database (C-DB) 3.
2. Customer registration web server 33 and registration authentication platform (Registration Authentication Platfo
rm (RAP) 34.

The access point 31 is the public line network 13
Connected to. The customer database 32 registers various information of users who have purchased the camcorder 11. The customer registration web server 33 controls the registration process of the camcorder 11. The registration authentication platform 34 executes user authentication processing in the network system 14.

Although the access point 31, the customer database 32, the customer registration web server 33, and the registration authentication platform 34 are individually formed in the example of FIG. 2, they may be integrally formed.

Network service business center 15
Has a camcorder image station 41, and this camcorder image station 41 registers and manages the image data transmitted from the camcorder 11.

The image station server 17 registers and manages image data transmitted from a personal computer (not shown).

Internet service provider A17
Is the access point 51 and customer database 5
2. Has a mail server 53. Mail server 53
In addition, POP server 54 and SMTP (Simple Mail Transfe
r Protocol) server 55.

Internet service provider A17
Is a specific internet service provider,
The same as the provider of the service providing system shown in FIG.
Alternatively, it is an internet connection service provided by an affiliated company or the like.

The access point 51 is the public line network 13
Communication processing with. The customer database 52 registers various kinds of information of users of the Internet service provider A17. The POP server 54 is the camcorder 11
It mainly manages the process of sending and receiving emails to and from. SMTP
The server 55 is another SMTP server (in this example, the SMTP server 65 of the internet service provider B18).
It mainly manages the sending and receiving of emails to and from.

Internet service provider B18
Is an access point 61 and a customer database 62
And a mail server 63 including a POP server 64 and an SMTP server 65. This basic configuration is the same as that of the Internet service provider A17.

The information providing server 19 provides, for example, various kinds of information regarding products of a predetermined company. Search server 2
0 provides a service for retrieving various kinds of information published via the Internet 10.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the camcorder 11. The camcorder 11 is a camera-integrated video tape recorder and has an access function to the Internet 10. In FIG. 3, the CPU (Central Pro
The cessing unit) 71 is a ROM (Read Only Memory) 72.
Program stored in RAM or RAM (Random Acce
Various kinds of processing are executed according to the program loaded in the ss Memory) 73. The RAM 73 also appropriately stores data necessary for the CPU 71 to execute various processes. EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmab
The le Read Only Memory) 74 stores data that needs to be stored even after the power is turned off.

CPU 71, ROM 72, RAM 73, and EEP
The ROMs 74 are connected to each other via a bus 75.
An input / output interface 76 is also connected to the bus 75.

The input / output interface 76 also includes an input section 77 including various buttons and switches and an LCD (Liq
uid Crystal Display) 78, speaker 79, CCD (Char
ge Coupled Device) An image pickup unit 80 including an image pickup device, a microphone 81 for capturing an audio signal, and a Bluetooth adapter 12 using Bluetooth.
A communication unit 82 for performing short-distance wireless communication with is connected.

The recording / reproducing unit 83 records the video data picked up by the image pickup unit 80, the voice data picked up by the microphone 81, and the like on the mounted cassette magnetic tape. Further, the recording / reproducing unit 83 reproduces the video data and the audio data recorded on the cassette magnetic tape, outputs the image corresponding to the video data to the LCD 78 for display, supplies the audio data to the speaker 79, and outputs it. Let

The memory card interface 84 executes a data writing process and a data reading process with respect to the memory card 85 when the memory card 85 as a portable semiconductor memory is attached. The memory card 85 can record video data picked up by the image pickup unit 80 and audio data picked up by the microphone 81, and can also store various data acquired from the communication unit 82 via the Internet 10. it can.

The encoder / decoder 86 converts the video data into MPEG (Moving picture Experts Group) or JPEG.
Encode or decode using the method of (Joint Photographic Coding Experts Group).

A drive 87 is also connected to the input / output interface 76 if necessary, and the magnetic disk 91,
The optical disc 92, the magneto-optical disc 93, the semiconductor memory 94, or the like is appropriately mounted, and the computer program read from them is installed in the RAM 73 as necessary.

FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the customer registration web server 33. In FIG. 4, the CPU 111 is a ROM
Program stored in 112, or storage unit 11
Various processes are executed according to the program loaded from 8 to the RAM 113. The RAM 113 also appropriately stores data necessary for the CPU 111 to execute various processes.

CPU 111, ROM 112, and RAM 113
Are mutually connected via a bus 114. An input / output interface 115 is also connected to the bus 114.

The input / output interface 115 includes an input unit 116 including a keyboard and a mouse, a display including a CRT and an LCD, an output unit 117 including a speaker, a storage unit 118 including a hard disk, a modem and a terminal. A communication unit 119 including an adapter or the like is connected. The communication unit 119 performs communication processing via a network including the Internet 10.

A drive 120 is also connected to the input / output interface 115 as required, and the magnetic disk 1
31, the optical disk 132, the magneto-optical disk 133, the semiconductor memory 134, or the like is appropriately mounted, and the computer program read from them is installed in the storage unit 118 as necessary.

When the access point 31, the customer database 32, and the registration authentication platform 34 are formed separately from the customer registration web server 33,
Although illustration is omitted, the customer registration web server 33 has basically the same configuration.

FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the camcorder image station 41 which constitutes the network service business center 15. The CPU 151 to the semiconductor memory 174 constituting the camcorder image station 41 have basically the same configuration as the CPU 111 to the semiconductor memory 134 constituting the customer registration web server 33 of FIG. Have the function to Therefore, the description thereof will be omitted because it is repeated.

Further, FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17. CPU1 of this customer database 52
91 to the semiconductor memory 214 also have basically the same configuration as the CPU 111 to the semiconductor memory 134 of the customer registration web server 33 of FIG. 4, and those having the corresponding names have the corresponding functions, and thus the description thereof will be repeated. Will be omitted.

When the access point 51 and the mail server 53 (POP server 54 and SMTP server 55) are formed separately from the customer database 52, these are also basically configured similarly to the customer database 52 of FIG. .

A user who has purchased the camcorder 11 can receive the service provided by the service providing system shown in FIG. To this end, the user of the camcorder 11 executes the process of registering the camcorder 11 (that user) in the network system 14. When the camcorder 11 is purchased, the Bluetooth adapter 12 is attached (if it is not attached, it is purchased separately), and the user can install the Bluetooth adapter 12 in the public network 1.
By connecting to the network system 3, the camcorder 11 (its user) can be registered in the network system 14.

When this registration processing is performed, the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7 is executed in this service providing system. That is, in step S1, the digital image customer registration process is executed by the network system 14, and thereafter, in step S2, the ISP-A simple registration process is executed by the Internet service provider A17.
Then, in step S3, the network service business center 15 executes album use registration processing.

Therefore, the processes of steps S1 to S3 will be individually described below.

First, the digital image customer registration processing in the network system 14 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 shows the processing of the camcorder 11 when this registration processing is performed, and FIG. 9 shows the processing of the corresponding customer registration web server 33.

In step S11, the camcorder 11
The user operates the input unit 77 to instruct access to the network system 14. This access is RO
Pre-stored in M72. CPU71 is this ROM72
The communication unit 82 is controlled based on the information stored in the access point 31 of the network system 14.
Direct access to. Upon receiving this instruction, the communication unit 81 performs short-distance wireless communication with the Bluetooth adapter 12 and then accesses the access point 31 of the network system 14 via the public line network 13.

This very first network system 14
Guest ID is used to access. That is,
For example, if the user enters "GUEST" as the ID,
The registration authentication platform 34 allows access. The registration authentication platform 34 is used by the camcorder 11
When the access is permitted, the management right of the process for the camcorder 11 is handed over to the customer registration web server 33.

CPU 11 of customer registration web server 33
At this time, 1 requests the user of the camcorder 11 to input personal information in step S31 of FIG. This request is output from the communication unit 119 and transmitted to the camcorder 11 via the access point 31, the public line network 13, and the Bluetooth adapter 12.

The CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 has a communication section 82.
When this request is received via, the message corresponding to the request is output to the LCD 78 and displayed in step S12.

Based on this message, the user of the camcorder 11 operates the input section 77 to input personal information. This personal information includes a registration code (camcorder 1
1), the user's zip code, name, address, date of birth, gender, telephone number, e-mail address, etc., as well as the serial number of the camcorder 11 (serial number). Number), date of purchase, etc. are included.

The CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 executes step S
When the personal information is input at 12, the network system 14 transmits the personal information.

That is, the CPU 71 controls the communication section 82 to transmit the inputted personal information to the network system 14. This personal information is supplied to the customer registration web server 33 via the Bluetooth adapter 12, the public line network 13, and the access point 31.

CPU 11 of customer registration web server 33
When the personal information is acquired through the communication unit 119 in step S31 of FIG.
To be temporarily stored.

When the personal information is registered in the RAM 113, the CPU 111 generates a personal information confirmation screen in step S32, and causes the communication unit 119 to transmit the personal information confirmation screen to the camcorder 11. The data of the personal information confirmation screen is supplied from the access point 31 to the Bluetooth adapter 12 via the public line network 13 and transmitted from the Bluetooth adapter 12 to the camcorder 11.

When the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 receives this personal information confirmation screen data via the communication unit 82 in step S13 of FIG. 8, it temporarily stores it in the RAM 73 and then reads it again. It is output to the LCD 78 and displayed. As a result, the personal information input by the user of the camcorder 11 is displayed on the LCD 78 for confirmation.

When the user inputs the confirmation of the personal information input by himself / herself by operating the input unit 77, the CP
The U 71 causes the communication unit 82 to transmit this confirmation signal to the customer registration web server 33.

CPU 11 of customer registration web server 33
When receiving the confirmation signal via the communication unit 119, the first transfer the personal information registered in the RAM 113 to the storage unit 118 and stores the personal information in step S32 of FIG.

Then, in step S33, the CPU 1
11 issues a temporary ID and a temporary password to the user of the camcorder 11. The temporary ID and the temporary password are output from the communication unit 119 and transmitted to the camcorder 11 via the access point 31, the public line network 13, and the Bluetooth adapter 12.

When the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 receives the temporary ID and the temporary password via the communication unit 82 in step S14 of FIG. 8, the CPU 71 supplies them to the LCD 78 for display or supplies them to the EEPROM 74, Remember.

The customer registration web server 33 registers the camcorder 11 registered in the storage unit 118 as described above.
The personal information of the user is supplied to the customer database 32 for registration in step S33.

In step S34, the customer database 32 supplies this personal information to the camcorder image station 41 of the network service business center 15 via the Internet 10.

Of the image station 41 for the camcorder
When the CPU 151 receives the personal information transmitted from the network system 14 via the communication unit 159, the CPU 151 supplies the personal information to the storage unit 158 for storage (see FIG.
6 step S121).

In step S35, the customer database 32 further stores the personal information of the camcorder 11 in
It is transmitted to the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17.

Internet service provider A17
The customer database 52 of is registered with the personal information of the camcorder 11 transmitted from the network system 14 via the Internet 10 (see FIG. 11 described later).
Step S71).

It should be noted that, in step S36, the customer database 32 of the network system 14 thereafter
When the personal information of the user of the camcorder 11 is changed at the network business center 15, the image station 41 for the camcorder is connected to the Internet 1.
It receives this via 0 and causes itself to register. Further, the customer database 32 supplies the updated personal information from the Internet 10 to the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17 to register it.

On the contrary, in the Internet service provider A17, when the user of the camcorder 11 changes the personal information, it is registered in the customer database 52. Therefore, the customer database 52 transmits the personal information to the network system via the Internet 10. The 14 customer databases 32 are notified. The customer database 32 overwrites the input personal information with the old personal information and updates the personal information.

At this time, the customer database 32 is
This updated personal information is further transmitted to the camcorder image station 41 of the network service business center 15 via the Internet 10.

Image station 41 for camcorder
Updates old personal information with the entered personal information.

As described above, when the personal information in the network system 14, the network service business center 15, and the internet service provider A17 is updated in one of them, it is immediately reflected in real time in the other two. It

When the user of the camcorder 11 is registered in the customer database 32 of the network system 14 as described above, thereafter, the network system 14 is registered.
Notifies the user of the camcorder 11 of various kinds of information regarding the camcorder 11 via the Internet 10 or by a postcard or the like, if necessary.

When the digital image customer registration process is completed as described above, the ISP-A simple registration process is then executed. That is, when the customer registration processing is completed, the customer registration web server 33 transfers the management right of the subsequent processing for the camcorder 11 to the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17.

Therefore, thereafter, the ISP-A simple registration process is executed between the camcorder 11 and the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17. FIG. 10 shows the camcorder 1 in this case.
1 shows the processing of No. 1 and FIG. 11 shows the processing of the customer database 52 corresponding to this.

Internet service provider A17
The CPU 191 of the customer database 52 of FIG. 11 uses the customer database 3 of the network system 14 in step S71 of FIG. 11 and step S35 of FIG.
When the personal information transmitted from 2 is received, it is supplied to the storage unit 198 and stored therein.

Internet service provider A17
When the personal information of the camcorder 11 is received in step S71, the customer database 52 of the user database 52 inputs whether the user is already a member of the Internet service provider A17, and if the user is a member, the Internet service. The camcorder 11 is requested to input the user ID of the provider A17.

When the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 receives this request in step S51 of FIG. 10, it outputs a corresponding message to the LCD 78 for display. If the user sees this display and himself / herself is already a member of the Internet service provider A17, he / she inputs the user ID by operating the input unit 77. If the user is not a member, that fact is entered. Camcorder 1
Then, the CPU 71 of No. 1 determines whether or not the user ID of the Internet service provider A17 is input in step S52, and when it is input that the user is not a member of the Internet service provider A17, in step S53, the fact is notified. Via the communication unit 82,
It is transmitted to the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17.

CPU 191 of customer database 52
When this input is received via the communication unit 199,
In step S72 of 1, it is determined that the user is not a member of the Internet service provider A17, the process proceeds to step S73, and personal information for joining the Internet service provider A17 is transmitted. This personal information is transmitted from the network system 14 in the process of step S35 of FIG. 9, and the information received and stored in step S71 is basically used as it is.

When the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 receives the personal information for joining the Internet service provider A17 via the communication unit 82 in step S54 of FIG. 10, it outputs the personal information to the LCD 78 for display.

Since this personal information is the personal information input by the user of the camcorder 11 when the user has registered in the network system 14, basically there should be no error. However, as a precaution, the user looks at this display to determine whether or not the correction is necessary, and if the correction is necessary, the user operates the input unit 77 to input the correction.

Therefore, in step S55, the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 determines whether or not the correction is input. If the correction is input, in step S56, the corrected item is transferred from the communication unit 82 to the Internet. Customer database 52 of service provider A17
To send. If no correction is input, the process of step S56 is skipped.

Internet service provider A17
CPU 191 for the customer database 52 of FIG.
In step S74, it is determined whether or not a correction is received via the communication unit 199, and if the correction is received, in step S75, the personal information already registered is displayed based on the received correction content. correct. If no correction is received, the process of step S75 is skipped.

As the personal information, as described above,
The personal information registered by the user who purchased the camcorder 11 in the network system 14 is basically displayed as it is (only the information necessary for becoming a member of the Internet service provider A17 is displayed). Therefore, the user does not need to input the items basically similar to the items input for user registration in the network system 14 again to become a member of the Internet service provider A17. Therefore, the operability is improved.

Next, in step S57, the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 causes the LCD 78 to display a message prompting the user to enter the user name and password according to the guidance from the customer database 52. The user of the camcorder 11 follows the message and enters the input unit 77.
To input the user name and password used by the user when using the Internet service provider A17. The CPU 71 transmits the input user name and password to the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17 via the communication unit 82.

CPU 191 of customer database 52
In step S76, when the user name and password are received via the communication unit 199, whether the user name and password have already been used by another user based on the data stored in the storage unit 198. If it is being used, the communication unit 199 transmits the message to the camcorder 11.

The CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 has a communication section 82.
When this message is received via, the LCD 78 displays it. The user of the camcorder 11 looks at this display and
If it is determined that the entered user name and password have already been registered, then a new user name and password are entered.

When the user name and password are transmitted from the camcorder 11 as described above, the CPU 191 of the customer database 52 causes the CPU 191 of step S76 in FIG.
In step S77, the user ID is acquired through the communication unit 199, and the user ID is determined based on the user name. This user ID is a user ID as a member of the Internet service provider A17.

In this service providing system, the network system 14, the network service business center 15, and the Internet service provider A17 can use a common ID and password. However, as described above, at the stage of user registration in the network system 14, the temporary ID and the temporary password have already been set for the user of the camcorder 11 (step S14 in FIG. 8, step S33 in FIG. 9). .

On the basis of the temporary ID and the temporary password, in order to allow the user to receive the service at the Internet service provider A17, the CP
The U 191 uses the temporary ID and the temporary password issued by the network system 14 in step S33 of FIG.
In step S78, a table describing the correspondence relationship to be associated with the user ID determined in step S78 is generated and registered in the ISP-A easy connection.

As a result, the user of the camcorder 11 is issued by the network system 14 in step S33 of FIG. 9, and the user of the camcorder 11 uses the temporary ID and the temporary password received by the camcorder 11 in step S14 of FIG. When accessing the A17, the customer database 52 causes the user of the camcorder 11 to use the service provided by the Internet service provider A17 by searching the table for the user ID corresponding to the temporary ID and the temporary password.

When the CPU 191 completes the registration of the user of the camcorder 11 as a member of the Internet service provider A17 as described above, the step S
79. Internet service provider A1
The setting information necessary for accessing 7 is transmitted to the camcorder 11.

When the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 receives the ISP-A setting information from the Internet service provider A17 in step S58 of FIG. 10, it outputs it to the LCD 78 and displays it. Thereby, the user can confirm the ISP-A setting information. This ISP-A setting information includes, for example, a PPP login, a PPP password, an access point telephone number, a POPID, a POP password, an electronic mail address, a POP server, an SMTP mail server, a news server, etc., as shown in FIG. It has been described.

The user of the camcorder 11 makes a note of the contents shown in FIG. 12 as necessary, and then
The input unit 77 is operated to output a confirmation signal to the Internet service provider A17.

Internet service provider A17
The customer database 52 of transmits the camcorder setting information in step S80.

The camcorder 11 executes step S5 of FIG.
When the setting information for the camcorder is received at 9,
This is displayed on the LCD 78.

FIG. 13 shows an example of the camcorder setting information transmitted from the customer database 52 to the camcorder 11 in this way. In this example, the camcorder setting information is composed of a DI customer ID, a DI password, and an access point telephone number.

The access point telephone number indicates the telephone number of the point to be accessed when the camcorder 11 connects to the Internet 10, specifically, the telephone number of the access point 51 of the Internet service provider A17.

In step S60 of FIG. 10, the user of the camcorder 11 operates the input unit 77 to set the camcorder setting information thus displayed on the camcorder 11 as a condition for connecting to the Internet 10. . This setting is stored in the EEPROM 74.

For example, in order for a user who has purchased a personal computer to connect to the Internet 10 via a general service provider (Internet service provider B18 in the case of the example of FIG. 2), FIG.
PPP connection ID, PPP connection password, access point phone number, Primary DNS Server, as shown in A.
Secondary DNS Server, Proxy Server, Port Number, P
OP authentication ID, POP authentication password, POP Server, SMTP
While it is necessary to set twelve items, Server and email address, the user who purchased the camcorder 11 performs the ISP-A simple registration process in this way, so that the user of the camcorder 11 can As shown in FIG. 14B, Unified ID (corresponding to the DI customer ID in FIG. 13), password (corresponding to the DI password in FIG. 13), and access point telephone number (corresponding to the access point telephone number in FIG. 13). ) It will be sufficient to set the three items. Therefore, even a user who is unfamiliar with the setting operation can easily perform the operation for connecting to the Internet.

When the user of the camcorder 11 is already a member of the internet service provider A17, the user of the camcorder 11 operates the input unit 77 based on the request from the customer database 52 to operate the user ID of the internet service provider A17. Enter. Therefore, in this case, when the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 acquires the user ID of the Internet service provider A17 input by the user in step S61 of FIG. 10,
The user ID of the Internet service provider A17 is transmitted from the communication unit 82 to the customer database 52.

Internet service provider A17
When the CPU 191 of the customer database 52 of the user receives the user ID of the Internet service provider A17 transmitted from the camcorder 11 in step S81 of FIG. 11 and obtains it, in step S82, the CPU 191 of the user's internet service provider A17.
The setting information for the camcorder for making the ID of No. 1 correspond to the temporary ID and the temporary password included in the personal information of the user received in the process of step S71 is transmitted to the camcorder 11.

The CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 executes the step S
At 62, the I of the Internet service provider A17 transmitted from the customer database 52 is sent.
When D receives the setting information for the camcorder corresponding to the temporary ID and the temporary password, the ID of the Internet service provider A17 is changed to the temporary ID and the temporary ID based on the input made by the user operating the input unit 77 in step S63. Perform the process to set to correspond to the password. Specifically, the CPU 71 creates a correspondence table of the ID of the Internet service provider A17, the temporary ID and the temporary password. Therefore, after that, when the temporary password and the temporary ID are input and the connection to the Internet 10 is instructed, the CPU 71 converts the temporary ID and the temporary password into the ID of the Internet service provider A17, and the Internet service provider A17. Access process to.

CPU 191 of customer database 52
11 proceeds to step S83 after the processing of steps S80 and S82 in FIG. 11, and when the information registered by the processing up to that point or the registered information is updated by the user, the updated information is transferred to the network system. 14
Send to.

When the customer database 32 of the network system 14 receives the registration information from the Internet service provider A17, the customer database 32 causes the customer database 32 to register the information, and the camcorder image station 41 of the network service business center 15 also receives the registration information. Send and reflect.

Following the ISP-A simple registration processing as described above, the album use registration processing is executed.
The album use registration process will be further described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 15 and 16. Figure 15
Represents the album usage registration process of the camcorder 11, and FIG. 16 represents the corresponding album usage registration process of the camcorder image station 41.

Internet service provider A17
CPU 191 of the customer database 52 of ISP-
When the A simple registration process is completed, the management right of the process for the camcorder 11 is transferred to the camcorder image station 41 of the network service business center 15.

Of the image station 41 for the camcorder
The CPU 151 determines in step S121 in FIG. 16 that the customer database 32 of the network system 14 has transmitted in step S34 in FIG.
When the personal information of (1) is received via the communication unit 159, it is supplied to the storage unit 158 and stored therein. The CPU 151
In step S122, the name and mail address of the received personal information are read out, and this is read by the camcorder 1
Send to 1.

When the CPU 71 of the camcorder 11 receives the name and mail address from the camcorder image station 41, it sends the name and mail address to the LC in step S101.
Output to D78 and display. The user of the camcorder 11 looks at this display and determines whether his / her own name and mail address are correct. The e-mail address (e-mail address) is the one set in the member registration at the Internet service provider A17 (FIG. 12).

When the user of the camcorder 11 confirms that the name and the mail address are correct, he / she operates the input 77 and, if he / she approves that the name and the mail address are used for the album use registration, the Enter a message. Therefore, in step S102, the CPU 71
It is determined whether or not the approval is input. If the approval is input, the process proceeds to step S103, and the approval signal corresponding to the input is transmitted to the image station 41 for the camcorder.

On the other hand, when the user does not approve the album use registration, the user operates the input unit 77 to input that effect. At this time, in step S104, the CPU 7
1 causes the camcorder image station 41 to transmit a non-approval signal indicating that the album use registration has not been approved.

Of the image station 41 for the camcorder
In step S123 of FIG. 16, the CPU 151 determines whether or not the approval signal is input. When the approval signal is input, the process proceeds to step S124, and the storage unit 158 stores the personal information received in step S121.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S123 that the approval signal has not been input, the process of step S124 is skipped.

In this way, the personal information corresponding to the temporary ID and temporary password issued by the network system 14 is registered in the camcorder image station 41.

After that, in step S125, the CPU 151 of the camcorder image station 41 sends a message to that effect to the network system 14 when an input for updating the registration information is made by the user.

The customer database 32 of the network system 14 registers this update information by itself and stores it in the Internet service provider A1.
7 customer database 52 for registration.

Note that the customer database 32 of the network system 14 issues a temporary ID and a temporary password, and then mails a postcard containing the permanent ID and the permanent password to the user's address. When the user receives this,
Change the ID and temporary password to this ID and this password before use.

When the customer database 32 issues the formal ID and the formal password, they are transmitted to the network service business center 15 and the Internet service provider A17 via the Internet 10. In the network service business center 15 and the internet service provider A17, the real ID and the real password are registered, respectively. The temporary ID and the temporary password can be used only for a predetermined period (for example, two weeks) after being issued. The network system 14, the network service business center 15, and the Internet service provider A17 each have a temporary ID. If the temporary ID and temporary password are used after the validity period has elapsed, the temporary password will be valid only for two weeks, and access will be denied.

In the above description, the user is registered in the network system 14 from the camcorder 11, but it is also possible to register via the Internet 10 by a personal computer or in a postcard.

Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 17, a process when the camcorder 11 connects to the network system 14, the network service business center 15 or the internet service provider A17 will be described. The user operates the input unit 77 to
The temporary ID and temporary password (or the permanent ID and permanent password set thereafter) assigned when the user is registered in the network system 14 are input. Step S14
In 1, the CPU 71 acquires the ID and password input based on the operation of the input unit 77 by the user. Further, in step S142, the CPU 71 determines whether the access destination designated by the user is the Internet service provider A17.

If it is the Internet service provider A17 that accesses, the process proceeds to step S134, and the CPU 71 determines whether or not the conversion table generated in step S63 of FIG. 10 exists. If the conversion table exists (the user of the camcorder 11 has already been a member of the Internet service provider A17 before the user registration of the camcorder 11 and the user
If it has an ID), go to step S144
71 converts the ID and password acquired in step S141 into the ID of the Internet service provider A17 based on the conversion table. And step S14
In 5, the CPU 71 controls the communication unit 82 based on the ID of the internet service provider A17 to access the internet service provider A17.

When it is determined in step S143 that the conversion table does not exist (when the user is the camcorder 1
After purchasing 1 and registering as a user in the network system 14 and then as a member in the Internet service provider A17), the process proceeds to step S145, and the CPU 71
Executes the process of accessing the Internet service provider A17 using the input ID and password. In this case, as described above, the customer database 52 of the Internet service provider A17 has a conversion table. Therefore, based on this conversion table, the Internet service provider A17 determines whether or not the camcorder 11 is an authorized user. To judge.

When it is determined in step S142 that the access destination is not the Internet service provider A17, the process proceeds to step S146, and the CPU 71
Determines whether the access destination is the network system 14. The access destination is the network system 14
If it is, the process proceeds to step S147, and the CPU 71
Accesses the network system 14 based on the ID and password acquired in step S141. Similarly, when it is determined in step S146 that the network system is not accessed (when it is determined that the access destination is the network business center 15), the process proceeds to step S148, and the CPU 71 obtains in step S141. The network business center 15 is accessed using the ID and password.

As described above, in this service providing system, as shown in FIG. 18, the network system 14, the network service business center 15, and the Internet service provider A17.
As the ID and password in, the provision of each service can be performed by using the temporary ID and the temporary password (the same ID and password) issued at the time of user registration of the network system 14.

Through the processing described above, the user connects to the network system 14, the network service business center 15, and the Internet service provider A17 using the camcorder 11 to receive and send e-mail, browse web pages, and view albums. It becomes possible to perform processing such as utilization.

The user operates a predetermined key of the input section 77 or the like to display the LCD 7 of the camcorder 11.
8, the network menu screen 3 shown in FIG.
11 is displayed. On the network menu screen 311, a mail button 321 for advancing to an operation screen for sending and receiving electronic mails, uploaded image data is uploaded to the camcorder image station 41 of the network service center 15, or is uploaded. The album button 322 for advancing to the operation screen for editing and browsing image data, the browser button 323 for advancing to the operation screen for browsing (browsing) a web page, and the operation screen for performing various settings A setting button 324 for advancing to [1] and an end button 325 selected when ending the network menu are provided.

When the mail button 321 is selected on the network menu screen 311 described with reference to FIG. 19, the mail screen 331 shown in FIG. 20 is displayed.

On the mail screen 331 shown in FIG. 20,
A send tab 341 selected when creating an email to be sent, a receive tab 342 selected when receiving an email, an address book tab 343 displayed when an address book is displayed and edited, Also, a setting tab 344 that is selected when various settings relating to the transmission and reception of electronic mail are provided.

On the mail screen 331 when the send tab 341 is selected, a destination button 345 that is pressed when a destination is input, an attach button 346 that is pressed when an attached file is selected, and Various operation buttons such as a send button 351 that is pressed when sending an electronic mail and an end button 352 that is pressed when canceling the display of the mail screen 331 and returning to the display of the network menu screen 311 are provided. . Also,
In the mail screen 331, a text box 347 for inputting an e-mail destination, a text box 348 for inputting an attachment file name, a text box 349 for inputting an e-mail title, and a text of the e-mail are displayed. A text box 350 for inputting is provided.

Next, with reference to FIG. 21, in the network menu screen 311 described with reference to FIG. 19, when the mail button 321 is selected, the CPU 71 executes the processing of sending and receiving electronic mail and managing the address book. A functional block diagram corresponding to will be described.

The processing of sending and receiving electronic mail is performed by the mailer 3
61, and the address book management is performed by the address book 36.
It is executed in 2. The input control unit 363 sends a signal corresponding to an operation input performed by the user using the input unit 77 to the mailer 361, the address book 362, and the setting control unit 3.
To 64.

When the send tab 341 is selected on the mail screen 331 shown in FIG. 20, the send mail control unit 372 determines the destination database 374 based on the signal indicating the user's operation input from the input control unit 363. Read the specified email address from the destination, or enter the email address newly registered by the user in the destination database 37.
4 to receive an input of a title, a text, etc., generate an e-mail to be transmitted, transmit it via the communication unit 82, and output the transmitted mail to the mail storage unit 373 as necessary. Save.

When the reception tab 342 is selected on the mail screen 331 shown in FIG. 20, the reception mail control unit 371 receives the electronic mail via the communication unit 82 and, if necessary, the mail storage unit 373. The received mail is saved, and the data corresponding to the received mail desired by the user is output to the LCD 78 based on the signal indicating the user's operation input from the input control unit 363 to display the received mail.

When the received mail control unit 371 receives an operation input from the input control unit 363 to instruct a reply to the received mail, the mail address indicated in Reply-to of the header of the corresponding received mail. (In most cases, the email address of the sender of the received email)
A control signal for generating an electronic mail to be sent to the destination is output to the outgoing mail control unit 372.

The outgoing mail control unit 372 outputs to the LCD 78 the data corresponding to the mail creation display screen for creating the electronic mail to be sent to the mail address indicated by Reply-to in the header of the corresponding received mail. Then, based on the signal indicating the user's operation input from the input control unit 363, the mail to be transmitted is generated, and the communication unit 82 is generated.
And the mail address of the reply destination is registered in the destination database 374.

When the address book tab 343 is selected on the mail screen 331 shown in FIG. 20, the address book control unit 382 determines the address book based on the signal indicating the user's operation input from the input control unit 363. The address data registered in the database 381 is output to and displayed on the LCD 78, or a display screen for registering new address data is displayed on the LCD 78, and the input control unit 3
The newly registered address data is output to and saved in the address book database 381 based on a signal indicating a user operation input from 63.

When the setting tab 344 is selected on the mail screen 331 shown in FIG. 20, the setting control unit 36
4 outputs data corresponding to a setting screen for the user to perform various settings to the LCD 78 for display, and the input control unit 3
63 Input of various setting contents is received. Then, the setting control unit 364 sets various functions of the mailer 361 and the address book 362 according to the input various setting contents.

As described above, new data is registered in the destination database 374 of the mailer 361 by the processing of the outgoing mail control unit 372, and the address book 362 is registered.
New data is registered in the address book database 381 by the processing of the address book control unit 382.

The destination database 374 of the mailer 361 and the address book database 381 of the address book 362 are linked and updated.
That is, when the destination database 374 of the mailer 361 is updated, the address book database 381 of the address book 362 is also updated, and when the address book database 381 of the address book 362 is updated, the mailer 36
The one destination database 374 is also updated.

Update processing of the destination database 374 of the mailer 361 and the address book database 381 of the address book 362 will be described below.

When the send tab 341 is selected and the mail screen 331 shown in FIG. 20 is displayed, the user selects the destination button 345 to display the list box 391. In FIG. 22, the mail screen when the destination button 345 is selected and the list box 391 is displayed with no addresses registered in the destination database 374 of the mailer 361 and the address book database 381 of the address book 362. 331 is shown.

In the list box 391, the item of "return" and the item of "new creation" are displayed. The user selects the item "New" in order to input the mail address. The transmitted mail control unit 372 receives the operation input of the user and receives the address input screen 4 shown in FIG.
01 is displayed on the LCD 78.

On the address input screen 401, a text box 411 for inputting a newly created address.
And an OK button 412 selected when registering the address entered in the text box 411 and an end button 413 selected when returning to the previous display screen without performing new registration work. .

In the address input screen 401, a text box 4 for inputting an address to be newly created.
Not only 11 but also a text box for registering a display name given to the address may be further provided.

The user uses the "taro" which is the destination address.
Enter "@ ******. ne.jp" in the text box 411 and select the OK button 412. Outgoing mail control unit 3
72 receives the operation input of the user, outputs the input address to the destination database 374 and saves it, and displays the LCD 78 again as the mail screen 331, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the address “taro@******.ne.jp” entered in the list box 391 is displayed.

In the list box 391, the address "ta
A check box is displayed along with "ro@******.ne.jp". Address input screen 40 described with reference to FIG.
In the list box 391 displayed when the address is input in 1 and the OK button 412 is selected,
The checkbox of the newly registered address is displayed in a checked state.

The user selects the "return" item in the list box 391. The outgoing mail control unit 372 receives the operation input of the user, and as shown in FIG. 25, the address “taro@******.n” corresponding to the text box 347 is received.
e.jp "is displayed. The user has a text box 34
8 to enter the required information in the text box 350,
Select the send button 351. Outgoing mail control unit 372
Receives a user's operation input, generates a corresponding header, adds the header to the generated electronic mail, and transmits the electronic mail to the reply mail server via the communication unit 82.

Since the new mail address “taro@******.ne.jp” is registered in the destination database 374, the same mail address is newly registered in the address book database 381. Therefore, the address book tab 343
26 is selected, on the address display screen 421 shown in FIG. 26, the same mail address “taro@******.ne.j” as the mail address registered in the destination database 374 is displayed.
p ”is displayed. Here, the transmitted mail control unit 372
Since the mail address registered by the operation is displayed, the item of the name that can be set corresponding to the mail address is blank.

On the address display screen 421, an address display section 431, a number display section 432, a button 433, a delete button 434, a To button 435, and a new button 43.
6 and an end button 437 are provided.

The address display section 431 displays the registered mail address and the name (display name) set corresponding to the mail address. The number display section 432 displays the number of addresses registered in the address book database 381 and the number of the registered address at which the currently displayed address is registered. The button 433 is operated to change the address and name displayed in the address display unit 431 to the next address and name.

The delete button 434 is operated when deleting the displayed address from the registration. The To button 435 is operated when an electronic mail is generated with the currently displayed address as the destination. New button 43
6 is operated when a new registration screen 450, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 27, is displayed in order to register a new address in the address book database 381. Then, the end button 437 is operated to end the processing of the address book 362.

FIG. 27 shows a new registration screen 450 displayed when the new button 436 is selected.

On the new registration screen 450, a text box 461 for inputting a name set for an address to be newly registered, a text box 462 for inputting an address for new registration, and a text box 461.
A return button 463 that is selected when registering the text entered in and 462 and returning to the previous display screen, and an end button 464 that is selected when canceling the registration processing of the new address are provided. .

The user is given a name "A Co., Ltd." assigned to the address he / she wants to register in the text box 461.
Is input, the address “aaa@a.co.jp” to be registered is input in the text box 462, and the return button 463 is selected. The address book control unit 382 receives the operation input of the user and, as shown in FIG. 28, the address display screen 42.
No. 1 address display area 431, text box 461
And display the name "A Corporation" and the address "aaa@a.co.jp" corresponding to the data entered in 462
Corresponding data is registered in the address book database 381.

Here, the data registered in the address book database 381 includes data in alphabetical order, AIUEO order, etc., so that the user can quickly find a desired address from among many registered addresses. It is recorded in a predetermined order based on the characters that make up the address. For example, kanji with the same sound, such as “kawa” and “kawa”, are arranged in a predetermined order. In the case of hiragana or katakana, which is first is determined in advance. In addition, the first sort key of the address arrangement order is
It is a name and the second sort key is an address. The order of registration addresses whose name item is blank is after the registered address whose name item is not blank.

Therefore, the name “A Corporation” and the address “aaa@a.co.jp” newly registered on the new registration screen 450 described with reference to FIG. 27 correspond to the previously registered address “taro”. Registered at a position before "@ ******. ne.jp". That is, the number display section 4 of FIG.
As indicated by the number displayed at 32, the name "A
"Corporation" and address "aaa@a.co.jp" will be the first registered address of the two registered addresses, and the previously registered address "taro@******.ne.jp Is the second registered address of the two registered addresses.

Since a new mail address is registered in the address book database 381, the destination database 37
The same mail address is newly registered in No. 4. Therefore, when the transmission tab 341 is selected and the destination button 345 is selected, the address display screen 4 shown in FIG.
At 21, the name of the same mail address as the mail address registered in the address book database 381 is displayed.

In creating an electronic mail, recently used destinations are often used repeatedly. Therefore, it is easier for the user to display the destination list in order from the address of the recently used destination. . Therefore, the data registered in the destination database 374 is arranged in order such that the newly registered data comes first based on the usage history. Therefore, the name of the newly registered mail address "A Corporation" is displayed at a position higher than the previously registered address "taro@******.ne.jp".

When the reception tab 342 is selected, FIG.
As shown in, the received mail screen 471 displaying the received mail is displayed.

On the received mail screen 471, a part of the content of the header of the received mail is displayed in the header display section 48.
1. Body display section 48 for displaying the body of the received mail
2. Reply button 483 selected when creating a reply mail to the currently displayed received mail; selected when creating a forward mail for transferring the currently displayed received mail to another person Transfer button 484,
An end button 485 that is operated when ending the operation related to the reception of mail is provided.

When the reply button is selected, the received mail control unit 371 displays the Reply- in the header of the corresponding received mail.
A control signal for generating an electronic mail to be sent to the mail address indicated by to is output to the outgoing mail control unit 372.

The outgoing mail control unit 372 outputs to the LCD 78 the data corresponding to the mail creation display screen for generating the electronic mail to be sent to the mail address indicated by Reply-to in the header of the corresponding received mail. And display it.

As shown in FIG. 31, the user writes necessary information on the mail screen 331 in which the reply destination is written in the text box 347, and the send button 35 is displayed.
Select 1. The outgoing mail control unit 372 receives a user's operation input, generates a header corresponding to the generated electronic mail, transmits the electronic mail via the communication unit 82, and sends the destination address and name (here Then, display the name set by the sender) to the destination database 37
Output to 4 and save. Therefore, a new send tab 34
When 1 is selected and the destination button is selected on the mail screen 311, the newly registered mail address “ΔΔΔ @ is displayed at the top of the address in the list box 391 displayed as shown in FIG. The name "△△△" corresponding to "cv.s.com" is displayed.

Since the new mail address “ΔΔΔ@cv.s.com” is registered in the destination database 374, the same mail address is newly registered in the address book database 381. Therefore, when the address book tab 343 is selected, the address display screen 4 shown in FIG. 33 is displayed.
21, the same email address as the email address registered in the destination database 374 "△△△@cv.s.com"
And the corresponding name “ΔΔΔ” is displayed.

Here, as described above, the address book database 381 uses the first sort key as a name and the second sort key as an address, for example, in alphabetical order, in AIUEO order (a predetermined Kanji order considering AIUEO order,
Hiragana, katakana (including the order), etc., in a predetermined order based on the characters that make up the address and the name item is blank, the order of registration addresses is after the non-blank registered address. Is recorded as. Therefore, if the corresponding name "△△△" comes after "A Co., Ltd." in the sort order, the newly registered email address "△△△@cv.s.com" and the corresponding name "△ △△ ”is registered after the name“ A Co., Ltd. ”and the address“ aaa@a.co.jp ”registered before that, and before the address“ taro@******.ne.jp ”. To be done. Therefore, the display of the number display portion 423 of the address display screen 421 of FIG. 33 becomes “2/3”.

Since the address shown in FIG. 33 is the second address, when the first address (here, "A Corporation""aaa@a.co.jp") is displayed. A button 491 to be operated is newly provided.

By the processing described above, the mailer 361
And the mail address and corresponding name registered in the address book 362 are registered in both the destination database 374 and the address book database 381. When a very large number of addresses are registered in the destination database 374, it is difficult to display them in the list box 391 of the mail screen 311 at one time. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 34, the list box 391 has a scroll bar. ,
Addresses that cannot be displayed can be scrolled to be displayed. The user has a list box 39
If there is an address to be designated as a destination among the plurality of addresses displayed in 1, check the check box in the display part of the address. Here, when the user checks a plurality of check boxes, all the corresponding addresses become the destinations of the created electronic mail.

By the processing described above, the mail addresses and corresponding names registered in the mailer 361 and the address book 362 are registered in the order of arrangement suitable for their respective uses. That is, when creating an electronic mail, recently used destinations are often used. Therefore, it is easier for the user to display the destination list in order from the address of the recently used destination.
Further, it is easier for the user to arrange the address books in a predetermined order based on characters such as alphabetical order or AIUEO order so that the user can easily find the desired one from a plurality of addresses. Therefore,
Registered addresses are arranged in the destination database 374 in the order of recent use (order based on history), and in the address book database 381, alphabetical order or AIUEO order (predetermined kanji order in consideration of AIUEO order, hiragana). , Including the order of katakana), and the registered addresses are arranged in a predetermined order based on characters.

Here, the case where the camcorder 11 sends and receives electronic mail has been described, but the present invention is
The invention can be applied not only to the camcorder 11 but also to any device capable of transmitting and receiving electronic mail, such as a personal computer, a PDA, and a mobile phone.

The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware, but can also be executed by software. When a series of processes is executed by software, a program that constitutes the software can execute various functions by installing a computer in which dedicated hardware is installed or various programs. It is installed in a possible general-purpose personal computer or the like from a network or a recording medium.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, this recording medium is distributed in order to provide the user with the program separately from the apparatus main body. Included), 13
1, 171, 211, optical disk 92 (CD-ROM (Compac
t Disk-Read Only Memory), DVD (Digital VersatileDi
sk)), 132, 172, 212, magneto-optical disc 93 (including MD (Mini-Disk) (trademark)), 13
3,173,213 or semiconductor memory 94,13
ROM 72, 112, 152, 192 in which a program is recorded and a storage unit which is provided to the user in a state of being pre-installed in the apparatus main body, and a storage unit 11
It is composed of a hard disk included in 8, 158 and 198.

In the present specification, the steps for describing the program recorded on the recording medium are not limited to the processing performed in time series according to the order described, and may be performed not necessarily in time series. It also includes processing executed in parallel or individually.

In this specification, the system means
It represents the entire apparatus composed of a plurality of devices.

[0172]

According to the information processing apparatus, the information processing method, and the program of the present invention, the processing relating to the transmission of the electronic mail is controlled, the management of the information relating to the address of the electronic mail is controlled, and the processing relating to the transmission of the electronic mail. As, the address of the destination of the electronic mail is acquired, the address is recorded, and as the management of the information related to the address, the address input by the user is acquired and the address is recorded. Then, in the recording of the address executed as the process related to the transmission of the electronic mail, the address of the destination of the acquired electronic mail and the address input by the user are recorded, and the address executed as the management of the information regarding the address Even in recording, since the address of the destination of the acquired e-mail and the address entered by the user are recorded, the mail software (so-called mailer) which is independent software and the destination of the e-mail are recorded. Software that manages addresses (so-called address book) can hold email addresses individually, and when one of them is updated, the other can update the registered address as well. become.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional network connection system for transmitting and receiving electronic mail.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a service providing system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the camcorder shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a customer registration web server of FIG.

5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image station for a camcorder shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a customer database shown in FIG.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a customer registration process in the service providing system of FIG.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a digital image customer registration process of the camcorder of FIG.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a digital image customer registration process of the network system of FIG.

10 is a flowchart illustrating an ISP-A easy registration process of the camcorder of FIG.

FIG. 11: Internet service provider A of FIG.
It is a flowchart explaining the ISP-A simple registration process of the customer database of FIG.

12 is an ISP-A in step S79 of FIG.
It is a figure which shows the example of setting information.

13 is a diagram showing an example of camcorder setting information in step S80 of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating setting items when connecting to the Internet.

15 is a flowchart illustrating an album use registration process of the camcorder shown in FIG.

16 is a flowchart illustrating an album registration utilization process of the image station for camcorder in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an access process of the camcorder shown in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating the use of a common ID and password.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a network menu screen.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a mail screen.

FIG. 21 is a functional block diagram for explaining processing of transmission / reception of electronic mail and management of an address book executed by the CPU.

22 is a diagram for explaining the list box displayed on the mail screen of FIG. 20. FIG.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining an address input screen.

FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining a list box in which newly registered addresses are displayed.

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a mail screen in which a newly registered address is displayed as a destination.

FIG. 26 is a diagram for explaining an address display screen of the address book.

FIG. 27 is a diagram for explaining a new registration screen.

FIG. 28 is a diagram for explaining an address display screen on which a newly registered address and name are displayed.

FIG. 29 is a diagram for explaining a list box in which a newly registered name is displayed.

FIG. 30 is a diagram for explaining a received mail screen displaying a received mail.

FIG. 31 is a diagram for explaining a reply mail created for the received mail in FIG. 30.

FIG. 32 is a diagram for explaining a list box in which a name newly registered by replying an email is displayed.

FIG. 33 is a diagram for explaining an address display screen on which a name newly registered by replying an email is displayed.

FIG. 34 is a diagram illustrating a list box in which many mail addresses or names are displayed.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 camcorder, 12 bluetooth adapter,
13 public line network, 14 network system,
15 Network Service Business Center, 17
Internet Service Provider A, 31 Access Points, 32 Customer Database, 33 Customer Registration Web Server, 34 Registration Authentication Platform, 41 Camcorder Image Station,
51 access point, 52 customer database, 53 mail server, 54 POP server, 5
5 SMTP server, 311 mail screen, 361 mailer, 362 address book, 371 received mail control unit, 372 sent mail control unit, 374 destination database, 381 address book control unit, 381 address book database, 391 list box,
401 address input screen, 421 address display screen, 450 new registration screen, 471 received mail screen

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Tetsuya Kimura             6-735 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Soni             -Inside the corporation

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A transmission control means for controlling processing relating to transmission of an electronic mail, and an address information management control means for controlling management of information relating to an address of the electronic mail, wherein the transmission control means is provided for the electronic mail. First to get the address of the destination
Acquisition means and a first recording means for recording the address, the address information management control means includes a second acquisition means for acquiring the address input by a user, and a first recording means for recording the address. Two recording means, the first recording means records the address acquired by the first acquisition means and the second acquisition means, and the second recording means includes the first recording means. The information processing apparatus, wherein the address acquired by the acquisition unit and the address acquired by the second acquisition unit is recorded. 2. The transmission control means further comprises first display control means for controlling the display of the address recorded by the first recording means, and the address information management control means comprises the second display control means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising second display control means for controlling the display of the address recorded by the recording means. 3. The first recording means records the addresses acquired by the first acquisition means and the second acquisition means in an order based on history, and records the addresses. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the addresses acquired by the first acquisition unit and the second acquisition unit are arranged and recorded in an order based on a character forming the address. 4. A reception control means for controlling a process relating to the reception of the electronic mail is further provided, and the transmission control means further controls a reply to a sender of the electronic mail whose reception is controlled by the reception control means. The first acquisition unit acquires the address corresponding to a reply destination of the returned e-mail when the e-mail is returned by the transmission control unit. Information processing equipment. 5. A transmission control step for controlling processing relating to transmission of an electronic mail, and an address information management control step for controlling management of information relating to the address of the electronic mail, wherein the transmission control step comprises: First to get the address of the destination
And a first recording control step for controlling recording of the address, the address information management control step includes a second acquisition step for acquiring the address input by a user, and A second recording control step of controlling recording, wherein in the processing of the first recording control step, recording of the address acquired by the processing of the first acquisition step and the processing of the second acquisition step In the processing of the second recording control step, recording of the address acquired by the processing of the first acquisition step and the processing of the second acquisition step is controlled. Method. 6. A transmission control step for controlling processing relating to transmission of an electronic mail, and an address information management control step for controlling management of information relating to the address of the electronic mail, wherein the transmission control step comprises: First to get the address of the destination
Of the address, and a first recording control step of controlling the recording of the address, the address information management control step, a second acquisition step of acquiring the address input by the user, A second recording control step of controlling recording, wherein in the processing of the first recording control step, recording of the address acquired by the processing of the first acquisition step and the processing of the second acquisition step In the processing of the second recording control step, a computer characterized by controlling recording of the address acquired by the processing of the first acquisition step and the processing of the second acquisition step. A recording medium on which a readable program is recorded. 7. A transmission control step for controlling processing relating to transmission of an electronic mail, and an address information management control step for controlling management of information relating to an address of the electronic mail, wherein the transmission control step comprises: First to get the address of the destination
Of the address, and a first recording control step of controlling the recording of the address, the address information management control step, a second acquisition step of acquiring the address input by the user, A second recording control step of controlling recording, wherein in the processing of the first recording control step, recording of the address acquired by the processing of the first acquisition step and the processing of the second acquisition step In the process of the second recording control step, a process of controlling the recording of the address acquired by the process of the first acquisition step and the process of the second acquisition step is performed. A program that causes a computer to execute.