Nova Patents
JP2005295031A

Content mail distribution system

Abstract

[Subject] If a user has, use contents service in 安 value, and if the donor of contents has, offer the contents mail distribution system which can provide a user with contents simple and can gain profits. [Solution means] Have the storage part 302 which remembers an adapter ID and the transmission destination of the request electronic mail containing an adapter ID, and by wearing of the adapter unit 3 with which the cellular phone 2 can be equipped, and the adapter unit 3, The cellular phone 2 which transmits the request electronic mail containing an adapter ID to the transmission destination remembered by the adapter unit 3, The storage part 102 which memorizes contents data and the use management table in which the remaining transmission frequency of the contents mail which matches with an adapter ID and contains contents data was memorized, The server computer 1 equipped with request electronic mail receiving processing, the processing which replies contents mail when the remaining transmission frequency matched with the adapter ID does not amount to 0, and the transmission frequency update process which remains after transmission and subtracts transmission frequency one time. [Selection figure] Fig. 4

Term

No projected expiry on record.

  1. Priority and filed
  2. Published
  3. Today

4 claims: 1 independent, 3 dependent

  1. 1
    It is sold to users who own a user terminal that has a function to connect to the Internet network and has a function to send and receive e-mails in exchange for the usage fee, and each adapter can be individually identified with adapter identification information and the adapter. An adapter unit that is provided with a storage unit for storing a destination e-mail address of a request e-mail including identification information and can be attached to the user terminal, and an adapter unit that can be attached to the adapter unit by attaching the adapter unit. A user terminal that transmits a request e-mail containing at least the adapter identification information stored in the storage unit to the destination e-mail address stored in the storage unit. The content data provided to the user is stored, and the number of transmissions specific information that can specify the number of times the content mail including the content data is transmitted in association with the adapter identification information stored in the storage unit of each adapter unit is stored. A storage means for storing the usage count management table, a receiving means for receiving the request e-mail transmitted from the user terminal, and the received request e-mail based on the reception of the request e-mail. On the condition that the number of transmissions specified from the transmission number identification information stored in the usage number management table in association with the adapter identification information included in the above has not reached the preset upper limit number of transmissions. An opportunity to send the content mail based on the content mail reply means for replying the content mail containing the content data to the user terminal of the sender of the request mail and the transmission of the content mail from the content mail reply means. The transmission number identification information stored in the usage number management table in association with the adapter identification information included in the request e-mail received by the receiving means is transmitted specified from the transmission number identification information. A content mail delivery system characterized by comprising a server computer provided with a means for updating specific information on the number of transmissions, which updates the number of transmissions obtained by adding 1 to the number of times to identifiable information. インターネット網への接続機能を有し、電子メールの送受機能を備える利用者端末を所有する利用者に利用代金との交換により販売され、各アダプタを個々に識別可能なアダプタ識別情報と、当該アダプタ識別情報を含む要求電子メールの送信先メールアドレスとを記憶するための記憶部を備え、前記利用者端末に装着可能とされたアダプタユニットと、 該アダプタユニットが装着されることにより、当該アダプタユニットの前記記憶部に記憶されている送信先メールアドレスに対して、少なくとも該記憶部に記憶されているアダプタ識別情報を含む要求電子メールを送信する利用者端末と、 利用者に提供するコンテンツデータを記憶するとともに、前記各アダプタユニットの記憶部に記憶されたアダプタ識別情報に対応付けて前記コンテンツデータを含むコンテンツメールの送信回数を特定可能な送信回数特定情報が記憶される利用回数管理テーブルを記憶するための記憶手段と、前記利用者端末から送信される前記要求電子メールを受信する受信手段と、該要求電子メールの受信に基づいて、当該受信した要求電子メールに含まれるアダプタ識別情報に対応付けて前記利用回数管理テーブルに記憶されている前記送信回数特定情報から特定される送信回数が、予め設定された送信上限回数に達していないことを条件に、前記コンテンツデータを含むコンテンツメールを、前記要求電子メールの送信元の利用者端末に返信するコンテンツメール返信手段と、該コンテンツメール返信手段からのコンテンツメールの送信に基づいて、該コンテンツメールの送信の契機となった前記受信手段にて受信した要求電子メールに含まれるアダプタ識別情報に対応付けて前記利用回数管理テーブルに記憶されている前記送信回数特定情報を、当該送信回数特定情報から特定される送信回数に1を加算した送信回数を特定可能な情報に更新する送信回数特定情報更新手段と、を備えるサーバコンピュータと、 から成ることを特徴とするコンテンツメール配信システム。