摘要 |
TV mail system comprising a plurality of televisions (10) each having a receiving function capable of receiving broadcasting radio waves and displaying a program, and a mail server (20, 30) to which the televisions (10) are connected through communication lines, is characterized in that the television (10) has a mail sending function (12, 14) for making mail including at least destination information and the body of a mail to output the mail data to the mail server (20, 30) and a mail receiving function (12, 14) for displaying the contents of mail data received from the mail server (20, 30) together with the received mail, the mail server (20, 30) has a database (35) in which authentication information of users are registered, a receiving mail box (36) for storing received mail data, mail boxes (37) for receivers, a mail distribution means (39) for distributing, to a mail box (37) for the receiver, mail data stored in the receiving mail box (36) by making a reference to the authentication database (35) and an outputting means (33) which sends out the mail data received from one television to at least one different television in corresponding with the destination information. <IMAGE> |