Patent ID: 6408055
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
An electronic mail pop-up control system comprising a plurality of talking terminals and a line control unit for communication-connecting with said plurality of talking terminals, whereineach of said plurality of talking terminals comprises: message input means for inputting a message; and display means for displaying various messages including a line display screen to display a communication-connection operation key and a message input request key, wherein a first talking terminal of said plurality of talking terminals comprises: message input request key recognition means for recognizing a key operation of said message input request key in said line display screen; electronic mail input means for, when said message input request key recognition means recognizes a key operation of said message input request key, displaying an electronic mail input request key, displaying an electronic mail input display window on said line display screen and inputting a message inputted by said message input means in said electronic mail input display window; and transfer means for transferring the message inputted by said electronic mail input means to a second talking terminal of said plurality of talking terminals; wherein said second talking terminal comprises: reception means for receiving the message transferred from said first talking terminal; electronic mail display means for, when said reception means receives said message while said display means displays said line display screen, automatically pop-up displaying an electronic mail display window on said line display screen and displaying the message received by said reception means in the electronic mail display window; storage means for storing a plurality of previously-set reply messages; reply message selection display means for displaying a plurality of select keys corresponding to each of said plurality of reply messages in said electronic mail display window; selection means for selecting a desired select key out of said plurality of select keys displayed in said electronic mail display window by said reply message selection display means; and reply means for, when said selection means selects a desired select key, automatically transferring to said first talking terminal the reply message corresponding to the select key selected by the selection means.