Portable telephone

• US 20020098875A1
• Filed: 02/23/2001
• Published: 07/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Takenaka, Hidetoshi
• Granted Patent: US 7,295,863 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs

Abstract

Disclosed is a portable telephone in which the informing of a reception is performed at the time of the reception by causing a buzzer to generate its reception sound and simultaneously a history of the reception is recorded in a memory, wherein in the case no response to the informing of the reception is made and the history of the reception is recorded in the memory, the buzzer generates an alarming sound until the history of the reception is confirmed.

Claims

1. A portable telephone in which the informing of a reception is performed at the time of the reception by causing a buzzer to generate its reception sound and simultaneously a history of the reception is recorded in a memory, wherein

in the case no response to the informing of the reception is made and the history of the reception is recorded in the memory, the buzzer generates an alarming sound until the history of the reception is confirmed.

2. A portable telephone according to claim 1, wherein

the buzzer generates its alarming sound for a prescribed time length in units of a prescribed time length until the history of the reception is confirmed.

3. A portable telephone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

the memory records therein a telephone number that is designated beforehand;

and

the buzzer generates its alarming sound until the history of the reception is confirmed only in the case a telephone number of the reception coincides with the previously designated telephone number that is recorded in the memory.

4. A portable telephone in which the informing of a reception is performed at the time of the reception by causing an LED to turn “

on”

/“

off” and

simultaneously a history of the reception is recorded in a memory, wherein

in the case no response to the informing of the reception is made and the history of the reception is recorded in the memory, the LED turns “

on”

/“

off”

until the history of the reception is confirmed.

5. A portable telephone according to claim 4, wherein

the LED turns “

on”

/“

off”

for a prescribed time length in units of a prescribed time length until the history of the reception is confirmed.

6. A portable telephone according to claim 4 or 5, wherein

the memory records therein the telephone number that is designated beforehand;

and

the LED turns “

on”

/“

off”

until the history of the reception is confirmed only in the case the telephone number of the reception coincides with the previously designated telephone number that is recorded in the memory.

7. A portable telephone in which the informing of a reception is performed at the time of the reception by causing a vibrator to vibrate and simultaneously a history of the reception is recorded in a memory, wherein

in the case no response to the informing of the reception is made and the history of the reception is recorded in the memory, the vibrator vibrates until the history of the reception is confirmed.

8. A portable telephone according to claim 7, wherein

the vibrator vibrates for a prescribed time length in units of a prescribed time length until the history of the reception is confirmed.

9. A portable telephone according to claim 7 or 8, wherein

the memory records therein a telephone number that is designated beforehand;

and

the vibrator vibrates until the history of the reception is confirmed only in the case the telephone number of the reception coincides with the previously designated telephone number that is recorded in the memory.

10. A portable telephone in which the informing of a reception is performed at the time of the reception by causing a buzzer to generate its alarming sound and causing an LED to turn “

on”

/“

off” and

simultaneously a history of the reception is recorded in a memory, wherein

in the case no response to the informing of the reception is made and the history of the reception is recorded in the memory, the buzzer generates its alarming sound until the history of the reception is confirmed; and

in the case no response to the informing of the reception is made and the history of the reception is recorded in the memory, the LED turns “

on”

/“

off”

until the history of the reception is confirmed.

11. A portable telephone according to claim 10, wherein

the buzzer generates its alarming sound for a prescribed time length in units of a prescribed time length until the history of the reception is confirmed;

and

the LED turns “

on”

/“

off”

for a prescribed time length in units of a prescribed time length until the history of the reception is confirmed.

12. A portable telephone according to claim 10 or 11, wherein

the memory records therein a telephone number that is designated beforehand;

and

the buzzer generates its alarming sound until the history of the reception is confirmed only in the case the telephone number of the reception coincides with the previously designated telephone number that is recorded in the memory; and

the LED turns “

on”

/“

off”

until the history of the reception is confirmed only in the case the telephone number of the reception coincides with the previously designated telephone number that is recorded in the memory.

14. A portable telephone according to claim 13, wherein

the buzzer generates its alarming sound for a prescribed time length in units of a prescribed time length until the history of the reception is confirmed;

and

the vibrator for a prescribed time length in units of a prescribed time length until the history of the reception is confirmed.

15. A portable telephone according to claim 13 or 14, wherein

the memory records therein a telephone number that is designated beforehand;

and

the buzzer generates its alarming sound until the history of the reception is confirmed only in the case the telephone number of the reception coincides with the previously designated telephone number that is recorded in the memory; and

the vibrator vibrates until the history of the reception is confirmed only in the case the telephone number of the reception coincides with the previously designated telephone number that is recorded in the memory.

17. A portable telephone according to claim 16, wherein

the LED turns “

on”

/“

off”

for a prescribed time length in units of a prescribed time length until the history of the reception is confirmed; and

the vibrator vibrates for a prescribed time length in units of a prescribed time length until the history of the reception is confirmed.

18. A portable telephone according to claim 16 or 17, wherein

the memory records therein a telephone number that is designated beforehand;

and

the LED turns “

on”

/“

off”

until the history of the reception is confirmed only in the case the telephone number of the reception coincides with the previously designated telephone number that is recorded in the memory; and

the vibrator vibrates until the history of the reception is confirmed only in the case the telephone number of the reception coincides with the previously designated telephone number that is recorded in the memory.

19. A portable telephone according to claim 16, wherein

the generation of the reception sound is made at the time of the reception and, in the case no response to the informing of the reception is made and the history of the reception is recorded in the memory, the buzzer generates its alarming sound until the history of the reception is confirmed.

20. A portable telephone according to claim 19, wherein

the buzzer generates its alarming sound for a prescribed time length in units of a prescribed time length until the history of the reception is confirmed;

the LED turns “

on”

/“

off”

for a prescribed time length in units of a prescribed time length until the history of the reception is confirmed; and

the vibrator vibrates for a prescribed time length in units of a prescribed time length until the history of the reception is confirmed.

21. A portable telephone according to claim 19 or 20, wherein

the memory records therein a telephone number that is designated beforehand;

the buzzer generates its alarming sound until the history of the reception is confirmed only in the case the telephone number of the reception coincides with the previously designated telephone number that is recorded in the memory;

the LED turns “

on”

/“

off”

until the history of the reception is confirmed only in the case the telephone number of the reception coincides with the previously designated telephone number that is recorded in the memory; and

the vibrator vibrates until the history of the reception is confirmed only in the case the telephone number of the reception coincides with the previously designated telephone number that is recorded in the memory.

13. A portable telephone in which the informing of a reception is performed at the time of the reception by causing a buzzer to generate its alarming sound and causing a vibrator to vibrate and simultaneously a history of the reception is recorded in a memory, wherein

in the case no response to the informing of the reception is made and the history of the reception is recorded in the memory, the buzzer generates its alarming sound until the history of the reception is confirmed;

and

in the case no response to the informing of the reception is made and the history of the reception is recorded in the memory, the vibrator vibrates until the history of the reception is confirmed.

16. A portable telephone in which the informing of a reception is performed at the time of the reception by causing an LED to turn “

on”

/“

off” and

causing a vibrator to vibrate and simultaneously a history of the reception is recorded in a memory, wherein

in the case no response to the informing of the reception is made and the history of the reception is recorded in the memory, the LED turns “

on”

/“

off”

until the history of the reception is confirmed; and

in the case no response to the informing of the reception is made and the history of the reception is recorded in the memory, the vibrator vibrates until the history of the reception is confirmed.