A telephone apparatus for communicating between an operator and a plurality of people, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of dedicated keys each having at least one respective dedicated function associated therewith; a plurality of changeable keys each having at least one respective changeable function associated therewith, in which the function of at least one of said changeable keys is changeable to another function when said operator receives information from one person while said operator is communicating with another person; and display means for displaying the current function associated with each of said changeable keys. view more

The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls the state of said alert sound generator to stop the sound.

The communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: RF signal processing means for transmitting and/or receiving radio waves; and an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving said radio waves, wherein said communication status between said apparatus and said remote caller is established by said transmitted and/or received radio waves. view more

An information processing apparatus which is connectable to a predetermined server through a network, comprising:</claim-text> detecting means for detecting positional information, said detecting means being operable to detect said positional mation in any one of three different modes in which each mode utilizes a different one of (i) global positioning satellite (GPS) information, (ii) position input data supplied by a user, and (iii) information from a reference base station; first transmitting means for transmitting the positional information detected by the detecting means to the server; inputting means for inputting a desired route search condition from among a number of predetermined route search conditions; second transmitting means for transmitting the route search conditions input by the inputting means to the server; receiving means for receiving guidance data transmitted from the server, the guidance data corresponding to the positional information transmitted by the first transmitting means and corresponding to the route search conditions transmitted by the second transmitting means; and output controlling means for controlling the output of the guidance data received by the receiving means. view more

The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:</claim-text> map data receiving means for receiving map data transmitted from the server, the map data corresponding to the positional information transmitted by the first mitting means and corresponding to the route search conditions transmitted by the second transmitting means; and display controlling means for controlling the display of the map data received by the map data receiving means. view more

An information processing method of an information processing apparatus which is connectable to a predetermined server through a network, comprising:</claim-text> detecting step of detecting positional information, said detecting step being operable tect said positional information in any one of three different modes in which each mode utilizes a different one of (i) global positioning satellite (GPS) information, (ii) position input data supplied by a user, and (iii) information from a reference base station; first transmitting step of transmitting the positional information detected at the detecting step to the server; inputting step of inputting a desired route search condition from among a number of predetermined route search conditions; second transmitting step of transmitting the route search conditions input at the inputting step to the server; receiving step of receiving guidance data transmitted from the server, the guidance data corresponding to the positional information transmitted at the first transmitting step and corresponding to the route search conditions transmitted at the second transmitting step; and output controlling step of controlling the output of the guidance data received at the receiving step. view more

The information processing method according to claim 4, further comprising:</claim-text> map data receiving step of receiving map data transmitted from the server, the map data corresponding to the positional information transmitted at the first mitting step and corresponding to the route search conditions transmitted at the second transmitting step; and display controlling step of controlling the display of the map data received at the map data receiving step. view more

Portable apparatus for accessing digital audio data stored at a remote location, the apparatus comprising:</claim-text> a storage unit for storing the data; and a playback unit for playing back the data; the apparatus being capable of communicating docking station with a computer connectable to a communications link for downloading the data from the remote location and uploading the data to the apparatus. view more

Audio information storage and playback apparatus comprising:</claim-text> a computer and associated data interface, programmed to receive and extract an audio data file from an incoming signal over an internetwork channel at a transfer rate that is er than a playback rate for audibly perceptible playback of information contained in the data file; and a data transfer mechanism adapted for connection to the computer and to a playback module that receives and stores the data file from the computer and provides audibly perceptible playback of the data file, wherein said playback module further comprises: flash memory for receiving and storing said data file from said computer; a playback selection device to select and retrieve at least one selected data file recorded in the flash memory; a digital-to-analog conversion device to convert the selected data file into an audio signal; and an audio processing device to select and retrieve the selected data file from the flash memory and to reproduce the selected data file in audibly perceptible form for playback at a real time delivery rate. view more

The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said playback module includes at least one of an audibly perceptible display and a visually perceptible display that displays user information from at least one of the following: (1) an estimated length of time required for real time playback of a user-specified selection recorded on said playback module; (2) a title or phrase describing a user-specified selection recorded on said playback module; and (3) a user-specified category to which a user-specified selection recorded on said playback module is assigned. view more

A portable cellular mobile phone comprising:</claim-text> a built in camera unit for obtaining image information; a user interface for enabling a user to input signals to operate the camera unit; a display for presenting image information obtained by amera unit; a microprocessor adapted to control the operations of the camera unit in response to input signals from the user interface, and to process image information received by the camera unit; and means, coupled to said microprocessor, for transmitting image information processed by said microprocessor to another location using a radio frequency channel; and wherein the camera unit comprises: optics for obtaining image information; an image sensor for obtaining image information; and means for processing and for storing at least a portion of the image information obtained by the camera unit for later recall and processing. view more

The apparatus as set forth in claim 6, further comprising display mode selecting means for selecting one of a plurality of image displaying modes.

The apparatus as set forth in claim 17, wherein the image signal generating means generates an image for each of a plurality of menu items indicating the plurality of image displaying modes, and</claim-text> one of the plurality of menu items is ted by the display mode selecting means. view more

A method of rejecting an incoming call to a mobile phone, said mobile phone having a transceiver circuit for transmitting and receiving transmissions to and from a remote transceiver, said mobile phone in communication with a first calling station via the remote transceiver on a communication channel in a wireless system, said method comprising the steps of: receiving at the mobile phone, a transmission from the remote transceiver signifying that there is an incoming call; determining at the mobile phone if said incoming call is to be rejected; and transmitting from the mobile phone a rejection message to the remote transceiver in response to a determination being made, during said step of determining, that said incoming call is to be rejected, said rejection message comprising at least one information element indicating to the wireless system that the wireless system is to immediately release the incoming call on the communication channel between the mobile phone and remote transceiver. view more

The method of claim <HIL><BOLD>5</BOLD></HIL>, wherein the mobile phone includes an actuator operable by a user for inputting a manual input to the mobile phone, said step of determining comprises the step of:</claim-text> notifying the user of said a manual input from the actuator, wherein reception of said manual input indicates that said incoming call is to be rejected. view more

In a mobile communications device, apparatus for selectably rejecting an incoming call, said apparatus comprising:</claim-text> a transceiver operable to send and receive transmissions to and from a remote transceiver in a wireless system on a nication channel, said transceiver for receiving a transmission signifying that an incoming call is being attempted; and a control processor coupled to said transceiver, said control processor for determining if said incoming call is to be rejected, and, in response to a positive determination, said control processor for outputting a rejection message to said transceiver for transmission to said remote transceiver, wherein said rejection message comprises at least one information element indicating to the wireless system that the wireless system is to immediately release the incoming call on the communication channel between the mobile communications device and remote transceiver. view more

A communication terminal device for controlling a connecting state of a call into a desired connecting state upon a predetermined operation by a user, comprising: display means for displaying processing items available to the user relative to a call; input means for selecting and determining a desired processing item out of said processing items displayed on said display means; and control means for controlling displaying of the processing items available to the user relative to a present call and to an incoming call on said display means and controlling the present call and the incoming call into a respective connecting state corresponding to the processing item selected and determined by the operation of said input means by a user, wherein said control means controls said display means to display said processing items on said display means when a predetermined operation key of said input means is pushed by the user. view more

The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls said display means to display a list of said processing items available to the user on said display means for each call.

The communication terminal device according to claim 7, wherein when a processing for one call is determined by the user and a processing for another call is naturally determined, said control means controls said display means to display a list of only processing items available to the user relative to said one call on said display means. view more

The communicating method according to claim 17, wherein said step of controlling the processing items includes listing said processing items available to the call on said display for each call.

The communicating method according to claim 23, wherein when a processing for one call is determined by said step of selecting and a processing for another call is naturally determined, said step of controlling said processing items includes listing only processing items available to said one call on said display. view more