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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2000
Noritake Okada, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahide Morozumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuji Toda, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoya Morita, Kanagawa, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An easy response system for enabling a reply of yes or no to be made with the touch of a key or a voice reply to be made to electronic mail received at a portable telephone. A gateway unit having an interface to Internet and an interface to a portable telephone network contains Internet communication means for transmitting and receiving electronic mail to and from a personal computer portable telephone filter means for converting electronic mail received from the personal computer into a format in which the electronic mail can be handled on a portable telephone reply mail preparation means for preparing reply mail to the personal computer and portable telephone data communication means for receiving key input on the portable telephone. The portable telephone contains gateway communication means for sending key input to the gateway unit, electronic mail display means, and key input means, and operation description means for converting the key input into the corresponding operation. A reply can be easily made to electronic mail through key input or a voice reply can be easily made to electronic mail.