KR20040010428A - e-mail P.O BOX service method with mobile short message - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an e-mail mailbox service method linked to a mobile phone short message that allows an e-mail address to be sent to a mobile phone number instead of an e-mail address so that an e-mail address can be correctly delivered. This method of the present invention comprises the steps of accessing the service site and subscribing to the service; Selecting a compose menu to enter a mobile number instead of an email address when composing an email message; Generating a mailbox key having a combination of alphanumeric characters upon creation; Storing the input message contents and the mailbox key in a database; Transmitting a message indicating that a letter arrives in a mailbox along with a URL, a mailbox key, and a sender and a title of the service site by using the inputted mobile phone number using a short message service of the mobile phone; Short Message Recipient accesses the service site according to the short message message, enters his mobile phone number and mailbox key, reads the contents of the message from the database, deletes it after viewing the mail, or moves it to his or her account. Characterized in that it comprises a step. Therefore, according to the present invention, if the sender of the e-mail does not know the other person's e-mail address, you can avoid the hassle of asking and forwards along with the text message, so you can check the e-mail from time to time or change the e-mail address frequently to the user correctly and automatically In case of sending by mail sender, there is an advantage that mail can be sent even when broadcasting mail is difficult because it is blocked by mistake as spam mail.

Description

E-mail P.O BOX service method with mobile short message}

The present invention relates to an e-mail mailbox service method using a text message of a mobile phone. More specifically, when a mobile phone number is entered in a recipient address instead of an e-mail address, a sender, a subject, and an e-mail arrive at the recipient's mobile phone. The present invention relates to a new messaging service method for sending a notification message and an authentication key so that a receiver can access a service site and use the received authentication key to check received e-mail.

In general, e-mail is an essential service on the Internet and is so common that most Internet users use it. If the content is shorter than 40 characters, you can use the short message service of the mobile phone, but if you have an attachment or need to send detailed information, it will take the means of e-mail. If you frequently send and receive e-mail, you may have memorized the e-mail address or stored it in the e-mail address book. However, if you don't exchange e-mail frequently, you may not know your e-mail address or the other person may not have an e-mail account. If you need to send an e-mail to such a person, you have to make a phone call and ask for your e-mail address. In addition, the number of users who frequently change their e-mail address due to spam mail. If the user frequently changes the e-mail address, there is a high probability that the e-mail cannot be received when the e-mail is sent. In this case, there is a problem in that the e-mail address to be received is sent to the other party. As a solution to this problem, there is a method of transmitting a text message using a swap-push technology, which transmits only 80 bytes of text message, the rest of which is connected to the site by a mobile phone using the wireless Internet. How to load However, this method has the disadvantage of being able to check the long message immediately and overcoming the small size of the short message, but not being able to read the contents written in HTML and sending the attached file, and the expensive fee.

The present invention to solve the above problems by sending an e-mail to the recipient's mobile phone number to inform the recipient that the e-mail has arrived and store the e-mail contents in the temporary mailbox, the recipient checks the e-mail according to the instructions of the short message Its purpose is to provide a messaging service by means of an e-mail mailbox using a text message of a mobile phone, which can be deleted or deleted or, if important, moved to the recipient's e-mail account.

1 is an exemplary view of a screen for receiving a text message.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of using a service according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes the steps of accessing a service site and subscribing to a service; Selecting a compose menu to enter a mobile number instead of an email address when composing an email message; Generating a mailbox key having a combination of alphanumeric characters upon creation; Storing the input message contents and the mailbox key in a database; Transmitting a message indicating that a letter arrives in a mailbox along with a URL, a mailbox key, and a sender and a title of the service site by using the inputted mobile phone number using a short message service of the mobile phone; Short Message Recipient accesses the service site according to the short message message, enters his mobile phone number and mailbox key, reads the contents of the message from the database, deletes it after viewing the mail, or moves it to his or her account. Characterized in that it comprises a step.

Here, the service device includes a database for storing user information, email contents, mailbox information, and the like, an email server for transmitting and storing the stored email contents to another email account, and a short message gateway for transmitting mobile phone text messages. It includes a short message transmission software module that works with and a general information, such as a service guide and a web server for displaying mailbox contents.

Referring to FIG. 2, when a user logs in to a mailbox server 201 to send a message and selects a message composition menu on a web screen provided by the mailbox server, a message composition screen 202 is displayed. The user enters the mobile phone number of the recipient in the recipient input field, fills in the contents, and enters the attachment file name if there is an attached file (203). The mailbox server generates a mailbox key for the message by combining numbers and alphabets (204). After storing the generated mailbox key and the contents of the message, the recipient's mobile phone is notified that the message has arrived in the mailbox with the contents including the sender, the subject, the mailbox key, and the access URL address of the mailbox server (205). The receiver checks the contents of the text message as shown in FIG. 1 and then accesses the mailbox server according to the instructions of the text message (206). Then, the recipient enters his mobile number and the mailbox key sent to the text message to open the mailbox. The received message screen is displayed. (207) and the recipient is confirmed and deleted or moved to his or her mail account for storage. At this time, the mailbox server stores the number of inquiries by the recipient in the database so that the sender can access the mailbox server and check whether the other party has read the message.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is no need to make a separate call to send an e-mail after the e-mail is sent when the e-mail address of the other party is not known when the e-mail address of the other party is not known, or when the other party is a user who does not check the e-mail frequently. It is advantageous to provide a service that can accurately send email contents along with a short message of a mobile phone when it is mistaken and blocked as spam mail by a mail service company when sending a batch of mails to members.

Claims (1)

Accessing a service site and subscribing to a service; Selecting a compose menu to enter a mobile number instead of an email address when composing an email message; Generating a mailbox key having a combination of alphanumeric characters upon creation; Storing the input message contents and the mailbox key in a database; Transmitting a message indicating that a letter arrives in a mailbox along with a URL, a mailbox key, and a sender and a title of the service site by using the inputted mobile phone number using a short message service of the mobile phone; Short Message Recipient accesses the service site according to the short message message, enters his mobile phone number and mailbox key, reads the contents of the message from the database, deletes it after viewing the mail, or moves it to his or her account. E-mail mailbox service method associated with a mobile phone short message, characterized in that it comprises a step.