IP Library Patent Application 11808051
Patent Application
App. No. 11/808,051

Mobile terminal, mail notification method and mail notification program

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App. No.
11/808,051
Abstract

The invention relates to a mobile terminal that sends content of emails only to a terminal having a telephone number which has been set on the mobile terminal by the owner. One or more telephone numbers to which content of emails is to be sent are stored in the storage unit 12 , together with the emails. When an incoming-call notice is presented, the control unit 11 judges whether the telephone number of the calling terminal is one of the telephone numbers stored in the storage unit 12 . When the judgment is affirmative, the control unit 11 sends the content of emails stored in the storage unit 12 to the calling terminal.

Claims (29)

1 . A mobile terminal having a telephone function and an email transmitting and receiving function, comprising:

a sending unit operable to, when an incoming-call notice is presented, retrieve an email stored in a mail storage unit and send content of the retrieved email to a calling terminal.

2 . The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising:

a judging unit operable to, when the incoming-call notice is presented, judge whether a telephone number of the calling terminal is stored in a sending target storage unit storing therein a telephone number to which the content of the email is to be sent,

wherein the sending unit sends, when judgment of the judging unit is affirmative, the content of the email.

3 . The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein

the sending target storage unit stores therein one or more addresses which correspond to one or more telephone numbers, the addresses being addresses of emails which are to be sent to terminals having the corresponding telephone numbers, and

the sending unit sends, from among emails stored in the mail storage unit, content of one or more emails of which at least one of an original transmission source and an original destination has an address corresponding to the telephone number of the calling terminal.

4 . The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein

the sending target storage unit stores therein one or more addresses which correspond to a telephone number group including one or more telephone numbers, the addresses being addresses of emails which are to be sent to terminals having the corresponding telephone numbers included in the telephone number group, and

the sending unit sends, from among emails stored in the mail storage unit, content of one or more emails of which at least one of an original transmission source and an original destination has an address corresponding to a telephone number group including the telephone number of the calling terminal.

5 . The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein

the sending target storage unit stores therein an address group including one or more addresses which correspond to one or more telephone numbers, the addresses being addresses of emails which are to be sent to terminals having the corresponding telephone numbers, and

the sending unit sends, from among emails stored in the mail storage unit, content of one or more emails of which at least one of an original transmission source and an original destination has an address included in an address group corresponding to the telephone number of the calling terminal.

6 . The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein

the sending target storage unit stored therein an address group including one or more addresses which correspond to a telephone number group including one or more telephone numbers, the addresses being addresses of emails which are to be sent to terminals having the corresponding telephone numbers included in the telephone number group, and

the sending unit sends, from among emails stored in the mail storage unit, content of one or more emails of which at least one of an original transmission source and an original destination has an address included in an address group corresponding to a telephone number group including the telephone number of the calling terminal.

7 . The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein

the sending target storage unit stores therein a transfer condition corresponding to one or more telephone numbers, the transfer condition indicating a type of email to be sent, and

the sending unit sends, from among emails stored in the mail storage unit, content of one or more emails that meet a transfer condition corresponding to the telephone number of the calling terminal.

8 . The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein

the sending target storage unit stores therein a transfer condition corresponding to a telephone number group, including one or more telephone numbers, the transfer condition indicating a type of email to be sent, and

the sending unit sends, from among emails stored in the mail storage unit, content of one or more emails that meet a transfer condition corresponding to a telephone number group including the telephone number of the calling terminal.

9 . The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein

so as to send the content of the email, the sending unit converts data pertaining to the content of the email into an audio signal and transmits the audio signal using the telephone function.

10 . A mail notification method used on a mobile terminal having a telephone function and an email transmitting and receiving function, comprising the step of:

retrieving, when an incoming-call notice is presented, an email stored in a mail storage unit and sending content of the retrieved email to a calling terminal.

11 . A mail notification program causing a mobile terminal that has a telephone function and an email transmitting and receiving function to execute the step of:

retrieving, when an incoming-call notice is presented, an email stored in a mail storage unit and sending content of the retrieved email to a calling terminal.

Assignments (2)
ADDENDUM TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 24, 2009
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022452/0793 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2007
From: MATSUMOTO, FUMIAKI; KOIZUMI, MICHIAKI
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019436/0971 →