Information processing system for e-mail, information processing method and program storage medium therefor
US7020650B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99936
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
At the time of receiving an e-mail, a music melody correlated with a respective e-mail sender is automatically reproduced. The system and the method of the invention comprising the steps of: downloading an e-mail addressed to a respective user from a mail server; extracting a domain name from a mail address of an e-mail sender contained in the downloaded e-mail; and reproducing a music file which is registered in advance as correlated with the domain name extracted, thereby enabling the respective user to recognize who is the sender of the e-mail while downloading it from the mail server.
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