Communication apparatus, information display method, incoming call display method, incoming call history display method, programs for implementing the methods, and storage medium in which the program is stored

• US 20030190025A1
• Filed: 02/19/2003
• Published: 10/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Inoue, Yutaka, Okamura, Koji
• Granted Patent: US 6,947,533 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/142.17
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2745 using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs

Abstract

There is provided a communication apparatus, with which it is possible to prevent the conventional problem that in the case where an incoming call arrives, not a name registered by a user but a caller'"'"'s name informed from a switching system is displayed and therefore user'"'"'s confusion is caused. The communication apparatus is connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information. A display device performs displaying related to an opposite party. Registered contents, in which a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names are associated with each other are searched for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information when the caller'"'"'s information is detected at the time of arrival of an incoming call. An opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in the registered contents is displayed on the display device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found. A caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information is on the display device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information, comprising:

a display device that performs displaying related to an opposite party; and

a display controller that (a) searches registered contents, in which a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names are associated with each other, for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information when the caller'"'"'s information is detected at a time of arrival of an incoming call, (b) displays an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in the registered contents on said display device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and (c) displays a caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information on said display device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found.

2. A communication apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

a detection device that detects the caller'"'"'s information; and

a registration device that registers the plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and the plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names in association with each other, and

wherein said display controller (a) searches the registered contents of said registration device for the opposite party'"'"'s ID matching the opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information when said detection device detects the caller'"'"'s information at the time of the arrival of the incoming call, (b) displays the opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in said registration device on said display device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and (c) displays the caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information on said display device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found.

3. A communication apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein when an opposite party'"'"'s telephone number corresponding to the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found in said registration device, said display controller displays an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the opposite party'"'"'s telephone number in said registration device and the opposite party'"'"'s telephone number on said display device, and

when the opposite party'"'"'s telephone number corresponding to the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found in said registration device, said display controller displays the caller'"'"'s name and a caller'"'"'s telephone number contained in the caller'"'"'s information on said display device.

4. A communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display controller (a) searches the registered contents of said registration device for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in incoming call history information related to opposite parties, from which incoming calls arrived, when displaying of the incoming call history information is instructed, (b) displays an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in said registration device on said display device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and (c) displays a caller'"'"'s name contained in the incoming call history information on said display device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found.

5. A communication apparatus according to claim 4, comprising:

a storage device that stores the incoming call history information related to the opposite parties, from which the incoming calls arrived; and

an instruction device that receives an instruction for displaying the incoming call history information stored in said storage device,

wherein said display controller (a) searches the registered contents of said registration device for the opposite party'"'"'s ID matching the opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the incoming call history information stored in said storage device when the displaying of the incoming call history information is instructed by said instruction device, (b) displays the opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in said registration device on said display device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and (c) displays the caller'"'"'s name contained in the incoming call history information stored in said storage device on said display device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found.

6. A communication apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein when an opposite party'"'"'s telephone number corresponding to the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, said display controller displays an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the opposite party'"'"'s telephone number in said registration device and the opposite party'"'"'s telephone number on said display device, and

when the opposite party'"'"'s telephone number corresponding to the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found, said display controller displays the caller'"'"'s name and a caller'"'"'s telephone number contained in the incoming call history information stored in said storage device on said display device.

7. A communication apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the communication apparatus is an apparatus selected from the group consisting of a facsimile apparatus, a desk telephone set, a mobile telephone set, and an automobile telephone set.

8. An information display method executed by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information, comprising:

a display control step of (a) searching registered contents, in which a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names are associated with each other, for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information when the caller'"'"'s information is detected at a time of arrival of an incoming call, (b) displaying an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in the registered contents when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and (c) displays a caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found.

9. An information display method according to claim 8, wherein in the display control step,

(a) when displaying of incoming call history information related to opposite parties, from which incoming calls arrived, is instructed, the registered contents are searched for each opposite party'"'"'s ID matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the incoming call history information,

(b) when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in the registered contents is displayed, and

(c) when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found, a caller'"'"'s name contained in the incoming call history information is displayed.

10. A program for implementing an information display method applied to a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information, comprising:

a search module for searching registered contents, in which a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names are associated with each other, for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information when the caller'"'"'s information is detected at a time of arrival of an incoming call; and

a display control module for displaying an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in the registered contents when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and displaying a caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found.

11. A program according to claim 10,

wherein said search module searches the registered contents for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in incoming call history information related to opposite parties, from which incoming calls arrived, when displaying of the incoming call history information is instructed;

and

said display control module displays an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and displays a caller'"'"'s name contained in the incoming call history information when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found.

12. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for implementing an information display method applied to a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information, the program comprising:

a search module for searching registered contents, in which a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names are associated with each other, for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information when the caller'"'"'s information is detected at a time of arrival of an incoming call; and

a display control module for displaying an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in the registered contents when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and displaying a caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found.

13. A computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12,

wherein said search module searches the registered contents for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in incoming call history information related to opposite parties, from which incoming calls arrived, when displaying of the incoming call history information is instructed;

and

said display control module displays an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and displays a caller'"'"'s name contained in the incoming call history information when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found.

14. A communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information, comprising:

a display device;

a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names in association with each other; and

a display controller that performs incoming call displaying on said display device using a first display method when an opposite party matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information received at a time of arrival of an incoming call is registered in said registration device, and performs the incoming call displaying on said display device using a second display method when the opposite party matching the opposite party'"'"'s ID is not registered in said registration device.

15. A communication apparatus according to claim 14, comprising:

a caller'"'"'s information detection device that detects the caller'"'"'s information; and

a search device that searches said registration device for the opposite party matching the opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information; and

wherein when it is found that the opposite party matching the opposite party'"'"'s ID is registered in said registration device as a result of the searching by said search device, said display controller displays an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the opposite party'"'"'s ID on said display device using the first display method, and

when it is found that the opposite party matching the opposite party'"'"'s ID is not registered in said registration device as a result of the searching by said search device, said display controller displays an opposite party'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information on said display device using the second display method.

16. A communication apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the first display method comprises notifying that the opposite party'"'"'s name registered in said registration device is being displayed.

17. A communication apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the first display method comprises displaying registration information indicating that the opposite party'"'"'s name registered in said registration device is being displayed, and information containing the opposite party'"'"'s name.

18. A communication apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the registration information comprises a sign or a character showing that the opposite party matching the opposite party'"'"'s ID has already been registered in said registration device.

19. A communication apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the second display method comprises notifying that the opposite party'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information is being displayed.

20. A communication apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the second display method comprises displaying unregistration information indicating that the opposite party'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information is being displayed, and information containing the opposite party'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information.

21. A communication apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the unregistration information comprises a sign or a character showing that the opposite party matching the opposite party'"'"'s ID has not yet been registered in said registration device.

22. A communication apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the communication apparatus is an apparatus selected from the group consisting of a facsimile apparatus, a desk telephone set, a mobile telephone set, and an automobile telephone set.

23. An incoming call display method executed by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information and including a display device, and a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names in association with each other, the method comprising:

a display control step of performing incoming call displaying on the display device using a first display method when an opposite party matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information received at a time of arrival of an incoming call is registered in the registration device, and performing the incoming call displaying on the display device using a second display method when the opposite party matching the opposite party'"'"'s ID is not registered in the registration device.

24. A program for executing an incoming call display method by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information and including a display device, and a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names in association with each other, the program comprising:

a display control module for performing incoming call displaying on the display device using a first display method when an opposite party matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information received at a time of arrival of an incoming call is registered in the registration device, and performing the incoming call displaying on the display device using a second display method when the opposite party matching the opposite party'"'"'s ID is not registered in the registration device.

25. A computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for executing an incoming call display method by a communication apparatus a display device, and a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names in association with each other, the program comprising:

a display control module for performing incoming call displaying on the display device using a first display method when an opposite party matching an opposite party'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information received at a time of arrival of an incoming call is registered in the registration device, and performing the incoming call displaying on the display device using a second display method when the opposite party matching the opposite party'"'"'s ID is not registered in the registration device.

26. A communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information, comprising:

a detection device that detects the caller'"'"'s information;

a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller'"'"'s information;

a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names in association with each other;

a storage controller that (a) searches said registration device for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching a caller'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information detected by said detection device at a time of arrival of an incoming call, (b) stores an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in said storage device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and (c) stores a caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information in said storage device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found; and

a display controller that discriminates whether each name stored in said storage device is an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in said registration device or a received caller'"'"'s name, in response to an instruction for displaying of storage contents of said storage device, and switches the displaying in accordance with a result of the discrimination.

27. A communication apparatus according to claim 26, wherein:

when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found in said registration device, said storage controller stores an opposite party'"'"'s telephone number as the opposite party'"'"'s ID, the opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the opposite party'"'"'s ID,

and a notification that the opposite party'"'"'s name is a name registered in said registration device in said storage device, and

when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found in said registration device, the storage controller stores a caller'"'"'s telephone number as the caller'"'"'s ID, the caller'"'"'s name, and a notification that the caller'"'"'s name is a received name in said storage device.

28. A communication apparatus according to claim 26, wherein when determining that a name stored in said storage device is an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in said registration device, said display controller displays the opposite party'"'"'s name registered in said registration device by adding a predetermined sign to the opposite party'"'"'s name.

29. A communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information, comprising:

a detection device that detects the caller'"'"'s information;

a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller'"'"'s information;

a registration device in which a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and opposite parties'"'"'s names are registered in association with each other;

a storage controller that stores the caller'"'"'s information detected by said detection device at a time of arrival of an incoming call in said storage device; and

a display controller that (a) searches said registration device for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching a caller'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information stored in said storage device when displaying of storage contents of said storage device is instructed, (b) displays a caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found, and (c) displays an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the opposite party'"'"'s ID in a manner such that the opposite party'"'"'s name is discriminated from the caller'"'"'s name when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found.

30. A communication apparatus according to claim 29, wherein when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, said display controller displays the opposite party'"'"'s name by adding a predetermined sign to the opposite party'"'"'s name.

31. An incoming call history display method executed by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information, and including a detection device that detects the caller'"'"'s information, a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller'"'"'s information, a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names in association with each other, the method comprising:

a detection step for detecting the caller'"'"'s information;

a storage control step of (a) searching the registration device for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching a caller'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information detected in said step of detecting the caller'"'"'s information at a time of arrival of an incoming call, (b) storing an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in said storage device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and (c) storing a caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information in said storage device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found; and

a display control step of discriminating whether each name stored in said storage device is an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in said registration device or a received caller'"'"'s name, in response to an instruction for displaying of storage contents of said storage device, and switching the displaying in accordance with a result of the discrimination.

32. An incoming call history display method executed by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information and including a detection device that detects caller'"'"'s information, a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller'"'"'s information, and a registration device in which a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and opposite parties'"'"'s names are registered in association with each other, the method comprising:

a detection step of detecting the caller'"'"'s information;

a storage control step of storing the caller'"'"'s information detected in said step of detecting the caller'"'"'s information at the a of arrival of an incoming call in the storage device; and

a display control step of (a) searching said registration device for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching a caller'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information stored in said storage device when displaying of storage contents of said storage device is instructed, (b) displaying a caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found, and (c) displaying an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the opposite party'"'"'s ID in a manner such that the opposite party'"'"'s name is discriminated from the caller'"'"'s name when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found.

33. A program for executing an incoming call history display method by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information, and including a detection device that detects the caller'"'"'s information, a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller'"'"'s information, a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names in association with each other, the program comprising:

a detection module for detecting the caller'"'"'s information;

a storage module for (a) searching the registration device for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching a caller'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information detected at a time of arrival of an incoming call, (b) storing an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in the storage device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and (c) storing a caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information in said storage device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found; and

a switching module for discriminating whether each name stored in said storage device is an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in said registration device or a received caller'"'"'s name, in response to an instruction for displaying of storage contents of said storage device, and switching the displaying in accordance with a result of the discrimination.

34. A program for executing an incoming call history display method by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information, and including a detection device that detects the caller'"'"'s information, a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller'"'"'s information, a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names in association with each other, the program comprising:

a detection module for detecting the caller'"'"'s information;

a storage control module for storing the caller'"'"'s information detected at a time of arrival of an incoming call in the storage device; and

a display control module for (a) searching said registration device for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching a caller'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information stored in said storage device when displaying of storage contents of said storage device is instructed, (b) displaying a caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found, and (c) displaying an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the opposite party'"'"'s ID in a manner such that the opposite party'"'"'s name is discriminated from the caller'"'"'s name when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found.

35. A computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for executing an incoming call history display method by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information, and including a detection device that detects the caller'"'"'s information, a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller'"'"'s information, a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names in association with each other, the program comprising:

a detection module for detecting the caller'"'"'s information;

a storage module for (a) searching the registration device for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching a caller'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information detected at a time of arrival of an incoming call, (b) storing an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID in the storage device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found, and (c) storing a caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information in said storage device when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found; and

a switching module for discriminating whether each name stored in said storage device is an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in said registration device or a received caller'"'"'s name, in response to an instruction for displaying of storage contents of said storage device, and switching the displaying in accordance with a result of the discrimination.

36. A computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for executing an incoming call history display method by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller'"'"'s information, and including a detection device that detects the caller'"'"'s information, a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller'"'"'s information, a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s IDs and a plurality of opposite parties'"'"'s names in association with each other, the program comprising:

a detection module for detecting the caller'"'"'s information;

a storage control module for storing the caller'"'"'s information detected at a of arrival of an incoming call in the storage device; and

a display control module for (a) searching said registration device for an opposite party'"'"'s ID matching a caller'"'"'s ID contained in the caller'"'"'s information stored in said storage device when displaying of storage contents of said storage device is instructed, (b) displaying a caller'"'"'s name contained in the caller'"'"'s information when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is not found, and (c) displaying an opposite party'"'"'s name registered in association with the opposite party'"'"'s ID in a manner such that the opposite party'"'"'s name is discriminated from the caller'"'"'s name when the matching opposite party'"'"'s ID is found.