Patent ID: 7720913
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A server computer which is connected to a network and delivers an e-mail message to an external terminal apparatus connected to the network, the server computer comprising: a first database storing identification information for identifying the external terminal apparatus and user information for identifying a user of the external terminal apparatus with associated relation established between the identification information and the user information; a second database storing an e-mail message of the user of the external terminal apparatus identified on the basis of the user information; a receiving portion for receiving identification information from the external terminal apparatus; a user identifying portion for searching the first database on the basis of the identification information received by the receiving portion and identifying the user of the external terminal apparatus; an e-mail message extracting portion for searching the second database on the basis of the user identified by the user identifying portion and extracting an e-mail message to be delivered to the external terminal apparatus; an e-mail message delivering portion for delivering the e-mail message extracted by the e-mail message extracting portion to the external terminal apparatus; a first determining portion for determining whether the server computer has received the identification information from the external terminal apparatus; a second determining portion for determining that the external terminal apparatus is an electronic music instrument without any input means dedicated for inputting a character or a general-purpose device with input means for inputting a character; a requesting portion for issuing a request for the user information to the external terminal apparatus; and a second receiving portion for receiving the user information from the external terminal apparatus; wherein when the first determining portion determines that the identification information has been received, the second determining portion determines that the external terminal apparatus is an electronic music instrument without any input means dedicated for inputting a character, the user identifying portion accesses the first database to obtain user information associated with the identification information, and the email message extracting portion searches the second database on the basis of the obtained user information to extract an email message to be delivered to the electronic music instrument, and wherein when the first determining portion determines that the identification information has not been received, the second determining portion determines that the external terminal apparatus is a general-purpose device with input means for inputting a character, the requesting portion issues a request for user information to the general-purpose device, and the email message extracting portion searches the second database on the basis of the user information received from the general-purpose device to extract an email message to be delivered to the general-purpose device.