Portable communication terminal and method of transmission of electronic mail

Abstract

A portable communication terminal includes a non-contact IC card. The non-contact IC card receives, from a passage verification apparatus, information indicating a passage of the non-contact IC card through the passage verification apparatus including a gate for verifying a passage; a passage detection device receives the information on the passage from the non-contact IC card, and then detects the passage of the portable communication terminal through the passage verification apparatus; and a mail transmission control device controls transmission of the electronic mail reserved for transmission in accordance with the detection.

1 . A portable communication terminal capable of detecting a passage through a passage verification apparatus including a gate and a ticket gate for verifying a passage, the portable communication terminal comprising: 
 passage detecting means for detecting a passage of the portable communication terminal through the passage verification apparatus; and    mail transmission control means for controlling transmission of an electronic mail reserved for transmission after detection of the passage.    
   
   
       2 . The portable communication terminal according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 adding means for automatically adding information to the electronic mail to be transmitted, said information representing the passage verification apparatus in which a passage takes place and a time of the passage.    
   
   
       3 . The portable communication terminal according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 retaining means for investigating, before transmission of the electronic mail, whether the portable communication terminal is within the communication range, which indicates the electronic mail can be transmitted, or out of the communication range, which indicates the electronic mail can not be transmitted, and if the result of the investigation indicates the portable communication terminal is out of the communication range, retaining transmission of the electronic mail until the portable communication terminal comes into a communication range.    
   
   
       4 . The portable communication terminal according to  claim 3 , further comprising: 
 automatic transmission means for automatically transmitting the retained electronic mail when the portable communication terminal comes into the communication range.    
   
   
       5 . A transmission method of an electronic mail with a portable communication terminal, comprising: 
 detecting a passage of the portable communication terminal through a passage verification apparatus which includes a gate and a ticket gate for verifying a passage; and    controlling transmission of the electronic mail reserved for transmission after detection.    
   
   
       6 . The transmission method of an electronic mail according to  claim 5 , further comprising: 
 automatically adding information to the electronic mail to be transmitted, said information representing the passage verification apparatus in which the passage takes places and a time of the passage.    
   
   
       7 . The transmission method of an electronic mail according to  claim 5 , further comprising: 
 investigating, before transmission of the electronic mail, whether the portable communication terminal is within the communication range, which indicates the electronic mail can be transmitted, or out of the communication range, which indicates the electronic mail can not be transmitted; and    retaining transmission of the electronic mail until the portable communication terminal comes into the communication range, if the result of the investigation indicates the portable communication terminal is out of the communication range.    
   
   
       8 . The transmission method of an electronic mail according to  claim 7 , wherein the retained electronic mail is automatically transmitted when the portable communication terminal comes into the communication range.  
   
   
       9 . A portable communication terminal capable of detecting a passage through a passage verification apparatus including a gate for verifying a passage, the portable communication terminal comprising: 
 passage detector that detects a passage of the portable communication terminal through the passage verification apparatus; and    mail transmission controller that controls transmission of an electronic mail reserved for transmission after detection of the passage.    
   
   
       10 . The portable communication terminal according to  claim 9 , further comprising: 
 adding device that adds information automatically to the electronic mail to be transmitted, said information representing the passage verification apparatus in which a passage takes place and a time of the passage.    
   
   
       11 . The portable communication terminal according to  claim 9 , further comprising: 
 retaining device that investigates, before transmission of the electronic mail, whether the portable communication terminal is within a communication range, which indicates the electronic mail can be transmitted, or out of the communication range, which indicates the electronic mail cannot be transmitted, and if a result of the investigation indicates the portable communication terminal is out of the communication range, retains transmission of the electronic mail until the portable communication terminal enters the communication range.    
   
   
       12 . The portable communication terminal according to  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 automatic transmission device that transmits the retained electronic mail automatically when the portable communication terminal enters the communication range.    
   
   
       13 . A computer program product for causing a computer to execute processing for transmitting an electronic mail with a portable communication terminal, said processing comprising: 
 detecting a passage of the portable communication terminal through a passage verification apparatus which includes a gate for verifying a passage; and    controlling transmission of the electronic mail reserved for transmission after detection.