HIGHLIGHTING UNOPENED (UNREAD) DELIVERY MAIL CLOSE TO EXPIRATION DATE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set an expiration date for delivery mail and highlight an unopened (unread) delivery mail close to the expiration date and, thereby arousing opening of the mail.;SOLUTION: Determination is made as to whether some delivery mail is already opened (already read) or not opened yet (unread) (220). When it is determined that the delivery mail is not opened yet, determination is made as to whether the delivery mail has already passed the set expiration date or not passed yet (240). When it is determined that the set expiration date has not elapsed, determination is made as to whether the delivery mail has already passed a set threshold time at which set highlighting starts or not passed yet (260). When determined to have passed already, the display pertaining to the delivery mail is highlighted (270). The highlighting can be executed by a title in the list display of a received mail box (280, see Fig. 3).;COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT