Communication device implementing a retransmitting function, program and medium

• US 20030126288A1
• Filed: 03/22/2002
• Published: 07/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Sato, Akihiro, Kawakatsu, Yoshiaki, Iyama, Toshihiro, Tanoue, Tatsuya, Tsurusaki, Masaru, Motozono, Ryouichi, Kawakami, Hidetoshi
• Granted Patent: US 7,441,034 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/239
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2749 Automatic dialling or redialling systems, e.g. on off-hook or redial on busy
• 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 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

A communication device implementing a function of retransmitting to a destination includes an operation unit detecting an input operation, a communication module starting a transmission to a destination specified by the input operation, a storage unit storing one or more pieces of destination specifying information on every destination, a judging module judging whether the communication can be attained upon the transmission, a searching module searching for, if judged to be impossible of the communication, one or more pieces of destination specifying information stored corresponding to the destination from the storage unit, a display unit displaying a list of the searched destination specifying information, a selection module accepting a selection of a desired piece of destination specifying information from the list of the destination specifying information displayed, and a retransmitting module retransmitting based on the selected destination specifying information.

Claims

1. A communication device implementing a retransmitting function, comprising:

an operation unit detecting an input operation;

a communication module starting a transmission to a destination specified by the input operation;

a storage unit storing one or more pieces of destination specifying information on every destination;

a judging module judging whether the communication can be attained upon the transmission;

a searching module searching for, if judged to be impossible of the communication, one or more pieces of destination specifying information stored corresponding to the destination from said storage unit;

a display unit displaying a list of the searched destination specifying information;

a selection module accepting a selection of a desired piece of destination specifying information from the list of the destination specifying information displayed; and

a retransmitting module retransmitting based on the selected destination specifying information.

2. A communication device implementing a retransmitting function according to claim 1, further comprising a timer measuring a calling time after starting the transmission,

wherein said judging module judges, if there is no answer within a predetermined calling time, that the communication can not be attained.

3. A communication device implementing a retransmitting function according to claim 1, wherein said judging module judges, if an answer to the transmission is an on-speech signal in a communication occurred due to other transmission, that the communication can not be attained.

4. A communication device implementing a retransmitting function according to claim 1, further comprising a key accepting a request for retransmitting,

wherein said judging module judges, when said key is pressed in the communication state occurred due to the transmission of said communication module, that the communication can not be attained and cancels the communication state.

5. A communication device implementing a retransmitting function according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit stores a transmission count for every piece of destination specifying information, and

said display unit displays a list of the destination specifying information sorted based on the transmission counts.

6. A communication device implementing a retransmitting function according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit stores one or more telephone numbers or E-mail addresses as the destination specifying information on every destination,

said display unit displays the searched telephone number or E-mail address, and

said selection module accepts a selection of the telephone number or E-mail address.

7. A communication device implementing a retransmitting function according to claim 6, further comprising a screen control module making a screen, when the E-mail address is selected on said selection module, transit to an E-mail creating screen for creating an E-mail addressed to this selected E-mail address.

8. A communication device comprising:

a destination specifying module specifying a destination of a communication;

a storage unit storing one or more pieces of destination specifying information on every destination;

a searching module searching for the destination specifying information on the specified destination from said storage unit;

a display unit displaying a list of the searched destination specifying information;

a selection module accepting a selection of a desired piece of destination specifying information from the list of destination specifying information displayed; and

a communication module starting a transmission based on the selected destination specifying information.

9. A communication device according to claim 8, wherein said destination specifying module includes:

a history storage module storing receipt histories;

a history display module displaying a list of receipt histories; and

a receipt history selection module accepting a selection of one receipt history from the list of receipt histories, and

wherein said destination specifying module specifies a transmission source corresponding to the selected receipt history as the destination.

10. A communication device according to claim 8, wherein said destination specifying module includes:

an absent time receipt storage module storing receipt information when absent;

an absent time display module displaying a list of receipt information when absent; and

an absent time receipt information selection module accepting a selection of one piece of receipt information from the list of receipt information when absent, and

wherein said destination specifying module specifies a transmission source corresponding to the selected receipt information as the destination.

11. A communication device according to claim 8, wherein said destination specifying module includes:

a received E-mail storage module storing information on received E-mails;

a received E-mail display module displaying a list of received E-mails; and

a received E-mail selection module accepting a selection of one received E-mail from the list of received E-mails, and

wherein said destination specifying module specifies a transmission source of the selected received E-mail as the destination.

12. A communication device according to claim 8, wherein said destination specifying module includes:

a transmitted E-mail storage module storing information on transmitted E-mails;

a transmitted E-mail display module displaying a list of transmitted E-mails; and

a transmitted E-mail selection module accepting a selection of one transmitted E-mail from the list of transmitted E-mails, and

wherein said destination specifying module specifies a transmission source of the selected transmitted E-mail as the destination.

13. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps comprising:

starting a transmission to a specified destination;

judging whether a communication can be attained upon the transmission;

searching for, if judged to be impossible of the communication, one or more pieces of destination specifying information stored corresponding to the destination;

displaying a list of the searched destination specifying information;

accepting a selection of a desired piece of destination specifying information from the destination specifying information displayed; and

retransmitting based on the selected destination specifying information.

14. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine according to claim 13, further comprising measuring a calling time after starting the transmission,

wherein said judging involves judging, if there is no answer within a predetermined calling time, that the communication can not be attained.

15. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine according to claim 13, wherein said judging involves judging, if an answer to the transmission is an on-speech signal in a communication occurred due to other transmission, that the communication can not be attained.

16. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine according to claim 13, wherein said judging involves judging, when accepting a predetermined operation in the communication state occurred based on the start of the transmission, that the communication can not be attained and canceling the communication state.

17. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine according to claim 13, further comprising:

storing a transmission count for every piece of destination specifying information; and

sorting the destination specifying information on the basis of the transmission counts,

wherein said display involves displaying a list of the destination specifying information sorted based on the transmission counts.

18. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine according to claim 13, wherein said searching involves searching one or more telephone numbers or E-mail addresses as the destination specifying information,

said displaying involves displaying the searched telephone number of E-mail address, and

said receipting of the selection involves accepting a selection of the telephone number or E-mail address.

19. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine according to claim 18, further comprising making a screen, when said accepting involves accepting the selection of the E-mail address, transit to an E-mail creating screen for creating an E-mail addressed to this selected E-mail address.

20. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps comprising:

specifying a destination of a communication;

searching for the destination specifying information on the specified destination;

displaying a list of the searched destination specifying information;

accepting a selection of a desired piece of destination specifying information from the list of destination specifying information displayed; and

starting a transmission based on the selected destination specifying information.

21. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine according to claim 20, wherein said specifying the destination includes:

displaying a list of receipt histories; and

accepting a selection of one receipt history from the list of receipt histories, and

wherein a transmission source corresponding to the selected receipt history is specified as the destination.

22. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine according to claim 20, wherein said specifying the destination includes:

displaying a list of receipt information when absent; and

accepting a selection of one piece of receipt information from the list of receipt information when absent, and

wherein a transmission source corresponding to the selected receipt information is specified as the destination.

23. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine according to claim 20, wherein said specifying the destination includes:

displaying a list of received E-mails; and

accepting a selection of one received E-mail from the list of received E-mails, and

wherein a transmission source of the selected received E-mail is specified as the destination.

24. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine according to claim 20, wherein said specifying the destination includes:

displaying a list of transmitted E-mails; and

accepting a selection of one transmitted E-mail from the list of transmitted E-mails, and

wherein a transmission source of the selected transmitted E-mail is specified as the destination.

25. A communication method comprising:

starting a transmission to a specified destination;

judging whether a communication can be attained upon the transmission;

searching for, if judged to be impossible of the communication, one or more pieces of destination specifying information stored corresponding to the destination;

displaying a list of the searched destination specifying information;

accepting a selection of a desired piece of destination specifying information from the destination specifying information displayed; and

retransmitting based on the selected destination specifying information.

26. A communication method according to claim 25, further comprising measuring a calling time after starting the transmission,

wherein said judging involves judging, if there is no answer within a predetermined calling time, that the communication can not be attained.

27. A communication method according to claim 25, wherein said judging involves judging, if an answer to the transmission is an on-speech signal in a communication occurred due to other transmission, that the communication can not be attained.

28. A communication method according to claim 25, wherein said judging involves judging, when accepting a predetermined operation in the communication state occurred based on the start of the transmission, that the communication can not be attained and canceling the communication state.

29. A communication method according to claim 25, further comprising:

storing a transmission count for every piece of destination specifying information; and

sorting the destination specifying information on the basis of the transmission counts,

wherein said displaying involves displaying a list of the destination specifying information sorted based on the transmission counts.

30. A communication method according to claim 25 wherein said searching involves searching one or more telephone numbers or E-mail addresses as the destination specifying information,

said displaying involves displaying the searched telephone number of E-mail address, and

said accepting involves accepting a selection of the telephone number or E-mail address.

31. A communication method according to claim 30, further comprising making a screen, when said accepting involves accepting the selection of the E-mail address, transit to an E-mail creating screen for creating an E-mail addressed to this selected E-mail address.

32. A communication method comprising:

specifying a destination of a communication;

searching for the destination specifying information on the specified destination;

displaying a list of the searched destination specifying information;

accepting a selection of a desired piece of destination specifying information from the list of destination specifying information displayed; and

starting a transmission based on the selected destination specifying information.

33. A communication method according to claim 32, wherein said specifying the destination includes:

displaying a list of receipt histories; and

accepting a selection of one receipt history from the list of receipt histories, and

wherein a transmission source corresponding to the selected receipt history is specified as the destination.

34. A communication method according to claim 32, wherein said specifying the destination includes:

displaying a list of receipt information when absent; and

accepting a selection of one piece of receipt information from the list of receipt information when absent, and

wherein a transmission source corresponding to the selected receipt information is specified as the destination.

35. A communication method according to claim 32, wherein said specifying the destination includes:

displaying a list of received E-mails; and

accepting a selection of one received E-mail from the list of received E-mails, and

wherein a transmission source of the selected received E-mail is specified as the destination.

36. A communication method according to claim 32, wherein said specifying the destination includes:

displaying a list of transmitted E-mails; and

accepting a selection of one transmitted E-mail from the list of transmitted E-mails, and

wherein a transmission source of the selected transmitted E-mail is specified as the destination.