E-mail processing method

Details E-mail processing method E-mail processing method

1998-04-23

2001-12-18

Barot, Bharat (Department: 2154)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Demand based messaging

C709S203000, C709S218000, C709S219000, C709S246000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06332156

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an e-mail processing method, and more particularly, to an e-mail processing method for transmitting an activity program along with data. The present application is based upon Korean Application No. 97-32931, which is incorporated herein by reference.
2. Description of the Related Art
When sending conventional e-mail, a user inserts text or previously prepared data (document, audio, image and/or video data) into a message body, and data information into a message header, using a keyboard. When the e-mail is delivered, a receiver reads the text sent by the sender, saves various forms of data from the message body onto a hard disk, or reviews the text with an application program. However, in conventional e-mail methods, only data is sent to the receiver, and the sender cannot designate the processing of the sent data.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
To solve the above problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide an e-mail processing method which can offer active e-mail services by sending activities and an activity-performing application program along with data.
To achieve the above object, there is provided an e-mail processing method in which a sender first creates a message having a message header and a message body including data which is to be sent to a receiver. If the sender wishes to designate an activity for the receiver, the sender creates an activity program to perform the activity, attaches the activity program to the message, and sends the activity program along with the data. When the receiver receives the message, it is determined whether the activity program is attached to the received message. If the activity program is attached to the received message, the activity program is executed.


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