Communication apparatus provided with electronic address book
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus that executes communication with recipients in various communication modes, the communication apparatus comprising:
- an electronic address book in which various kinds of recipient information corresponding to the various communication modes are registered and managed together on a recipient-by-recipient basis, in association with recipient identifying information;
a detection unit that detects a predetermined operation done by a user prior to communication;
a mode determination unit that determines a desired communication mode used for communication based on the predetermined operation detected by the detection unit, the desired communication mode being one of the various communication modes;
a retrieving unit that checks the electronic address book to see if recipient information corresponding to the desired communication mode is actually registered or null for each recipient and retrieves recipient information actually registered corresponding to the desired communication mode from the various kinds of recipient information registered in the electronic address book;
a display unit; and
a display control unit that controls the display unit to display thereon the recipient information retrieved by the retrieving unit.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus that executes communication in a desired communication mode determined upon the detection of a predetermined operation done by a user to the communication apparatus prior to communication. Recipient information corresponding to the desired communication mode, that is, a telephone, facsimile, or e-mail mode, is retrieved from an electronic address book in which various kinds of recipient information corresponding to the various communication modes are registered and managed together on a recipient-by-recipient basis, in association with names of recipients. A display unit displays thereon a list of names of recipients associated with the retrieved recipient information to allow the user to designate a recipient from the list.
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29 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus that executes communication with recipients in various communication modes, the communication apparatus comprising:
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an electronic address book in which various kinds of recipient information corresponding to the various communication modes are registered and managed together on a recipient-by-recipient basis, in association with recipient identifying information;
a detection unit that detects a predetermined operation done by a user prior to communication;
a mode determination unit that determines a desired communication mode used for communication based on the predetermined operation detected by the detection unit, the desired communication mode being one of the various communication modes;
a retrieving unit that checks the electronic address book to see if recipient information corresponding to the desired communication mode is actually registered or null for each recipient and retrieves recipient information actually registered corresponding to the desired communication mode from the various kinds of recipient information registered in the electronic address book;
a display unit; and
a display control unit that controls the display unit to display thereon the recipient information retrieved by the retrieving unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communication apparatus that executes communication with recipients in various communication modes, the communication apparatus comprising:
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an electronic address book in which various kinds of recipient information corresponding to the various communication modes are registered and managed together on a recipient-by-recipient basis, in association with recipient identifying information;
a detection unit that detects a predetermined operation done by a user prior to communication;
a mode determination unit that determines a desired communication mode used for communication based on the predetermined operation detected by the detection unit, the desired communication mode being one of the various communication modes;
a retrieving unit that retrieves recipient information corresponding to the desired communication mode from the various kinds of recipient information registered in the electronic address book automatically upon determination by the mode determination unit of the desired communication mode;
a display unit; and
a display control unit that controls the display unit to display thereon recipient information retrieved by the retrieving unit automatically upon retrieval by the retrieving unit of the recipient information corresponding to the desired communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program, used in a communication apparatus, including a display unit and an electronic address book, to execute communication with recipients in various communication modes, the program comprising:
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a program for detecting a predetermined operation done by a user prior to communication;
a program for determining a desired communication mode used for communication based on the detected predetermined operation, the desired communication mode being one of the various communication modes;
a program for checking the electronic address book in which various kinds of recipient information corresponding to the various communication modes are registered and managed together on a recipient-by-recipient basis, in association with recipient identifying information, to see if recipient information corresponding to the desired communication mode is actually registered or null for each recipient;
a program for retrieving the recipient information actually registered corresponding to the desired communication mode from the various kinds of recipient information registered in the electronic address book; and
a program for controlling the display unit to display thereon the retrieved recipient information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of controlling a communication apparatus, including a display unit and an electronic address book, to execute communication with recipients in various communication modes, comprising:
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detecting a predetermined operation done by a user prior to communication;
determining a desired communication mode used for communication based on the detected predetermined operation, the desired communication mode being one of the various communication modes;
checking the electronic address book, in which various kinds of recipient information corresponding to the various communication modes are registered and managed together on a recipient-by-recipient basis, in association with recipient identifying information, to see if recipient information corresponding to the desired communication mode is actually registered or null for each recipient;
retrieving the recipient information actually registered corresponding to the desired communication mode from the various kinds of recipient information registered in the electronic address book; and
controlling the display unit to display thereon the retrieved recipient information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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