ELECTRONIC MAIL DELIVERY SYSTEM CAPABLE OF DELIVERING MOTION PICTURE IMAGES ON A REAL-TIME BASIS USING A STREAMING TECHNOLOGY

摘要

Electronic mail delivery system capable of transmitting and receiving motion picture images on a real-time basis together with an electronic mail message. The mail delivery system of the present invention comprises: a web server for providing pages including a mailframe in accordance of the request of a mail sender and for generating a mailcode embedded with motion picture information such as motion picture lists; a database server for providing the motion picture information to said web server; a mail delivery server for receiving the mailcode, via said web server, resulting from the mail preparation and selection of motion picture images by the mail sender and for transmitting the mailcode to a mail server of a mail receiver in accordance with the transmission request of the mail sender; and a server for motion picture images which saves and transmits, on a real-time basis, a motion picture image file selected by the mail sender, wherein the mail server of a mail receiver transmits the prepared electronic mail message on the mail checking of the mail receiver and wherein the server for motion picture images transmits streamed motion picture images to the mail receiver on a real-time basis in accordance with the request of the mail receiver without downloading. According to the present invention, the time required for transmitting and receiving an electronic mail can be significantly reduced compared to the case of delivering an electronic mail with an attached motion picture image file. Furthermore, the present invention is more advantageous when a sender delivers an electronic mail with same messages and motion picture images to a plurality of receivers since it can reduce much time.