E-mail handling method and portable telephone and portable telephone using said handling method

Abstract

A “mail” icon is selected (step 51 ). The e-mail processing is activated and the e-mail screen is displayed (step 52 ). Next, whether e-mail processing is selected or not is determined (step 53 ). If selected, the “e-mail list” is displayed (step 54 ). An e-mail is selected and the corresponding body of the e-mail is displayed on the first screen (step 55 ).

1 . An e-mail handling method in a portable telephone set, comprising the steps of: 
 activating an e-mail operation mode in a portable telephone set having the e-mail function;    displaying a list of e-mails which has been received on a display screen of the portable telephone set;    selecting a specific e-mail in the e-mail list to be displayed; and    displaying only a content of the specified e-mail on the display screen, wherein the content of the e-mail does not include a header section of the e-mail.    
   
   
       2 . An e-mail handling method in a portable telephone set according to  claim 1 , wherein the header section other than said content of the e-mail can be displayed by operating up or down scroll keys in case only said body of the e-mail is displayed.  
   
   
       3 . An e-mail handling method in a portable telephone set according to  claim 2 , wherein a boundary line is inserted at the boundary of said content of the e-mail and said header section in order to specify the boundary of said content of the e-mail and said header section.  
   
   
       4 . An e-mail handling method in a portable telephone set according to  claim 1 , wherein a combination of an e-mail address or a telephone number, and a title or part of a title is displayed.  
   
   
       5 . An e-mail handling method in a portable telephone set according to  claim 4 , wherein only a name is displayed in case said telephone number matches a telephone number registered in a telephone directory and said name is registered in said telephone directory.  
   
   
       6 . A portable telephone set comprising: 
 a control unit that activates an e-mail operation mode;    a display unit that displays a list of e-mails which has been received;    a select unit that selects a specific e-mail in the e-mail list to be displayed;    wherein said display unit displays only a content of the specified e-mail, and said content of the e-mail does not include a header section of the e-mail.    
   
   
       7 . A portable telephone set according to  claim 6 , wherein said display unit displays the header section other than said content of the e-mail by operating up or down scroll keys in case only said body of the e-mail is displayed.  
   
   
       8 . A portable telephone set according to  claim 7 , wherein said display unit displays a boundary line which is inserted at the boundary of said content of the e-mail and said header section in order to specify the boundary of said content of the e-mail and said header section.  
   
   
       9 . A portable telephone set according to  claim 6 , wherein said display unit displays a combination of an e-mail address or a telephone number, and a title or part of a title.  
   
   
       10 . A portable telephone set according to  claim 9 , wherein said display unit displays only a name in case said telephone number matches a telephone number registered in a telephone directory and said name is registered in said telephone directory.