Telephone apparatus
First Claim
1. A telephone apparatus having a function of communicating a text message via a phone-line interface, said telephone apparatus comprising:
- said phone-line interface in connection with public telephone network;
a text message incoming record storage for storing a text message received via said phone-line interface and a telephone number corresponding to the received text message as incoming record data corresponding thereto;
a control section for entry of data input;
a display device; and
a controller wherein said controller makes a call to a telephone number as a call address corresponding to the selected incoming record data when a call button is pressed while a selected one of the incoming record data is displayed.
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Abstract
A telephone apparatus is capable of keeping previously received data as past incoming records, and making a callback telephone and/or returning a text message with a simple button-operation using a telephone number data contained in the past incoming records. The telephone apparatus stores received text messages in connection to their respective telephone numbers as incoming record data, and makes a call using a telephone number corresponding to a selected incoming record data as a calling address by pressing a call button while the selected incoming record data is displayed in a text message incoming record perusal mode. It also sets a forwarding address of a selected caller'"'"'s identification data, and transmits a text message to the set address by pressing an incoming record search button after completion of inputting the text message in a text message transmission mode.
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27 Claims
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1. A telephone apparatus having a function of communicating a text message via a phone-line interface, said telephone apparatus comprising:
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said phone-line interface in connection with public telephone network;
a text message incoming record storage for storing a text message received via said phone-line interface and a telephone number corresponding to the received text message as incoming record data corresponding thereto;
a control section for entry of data input;
a display device; and
a controller wherein said controller makes a call to a telephone number as a call address corresponding to the selected incoming record data when a call button is pressed while a selected one of the incoming record data is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A telephone apparatus having a function of communicating a text message via a phone-line interface, said telephone apparatus comprising:
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said phone-line interface in connection with public telephone network;
a text message incoming record storage for storing a text message received via said phone-line interface and a telephone number corresponding to the received text message as incoming record data in connection with a retrieval number used for retrieving the incoming record data;
a control section for entry of data input;
a display device; and
incoming record search means for determining presence or absence of the incoming record data;
switching means for shifting to a text message incoming record perusal mode when the incoming record data is determined present in the determination of presence or absence of the incoming record data;
retrieval number setting means for setting the retrieval number in a sequential order in the text message incoming record perusal mode;
display means for displaying the text message and the telephone number as the incoming record data corresponding to the retrieval number set in the sequential order;
means for determining actuation of a call button on said control section as to whether said call button is pressed while the incoming record data is displayed; and
call back means for calling a telephone number provided as a call address in the incoming record data displayed when said call button is pressed. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method of making telephone call using a telephone apparatus having a phone-line interface in connection with public telephone network, a text message incoming record storage for storing a text message received via said phone-line interface and a telephone number corresponding to the received text message as incoming record data corresponding thereto, a control section for entry of data input, and a display device,
said method comprising a step of making a callback by calling a telephone number provided as a call address corresponding to a selected one of the incoming record data when a call button is pressed while the selected one of the incoming record data is displayed in a text message incoming record perusal mode.
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9. A computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded to make a computer execute a process of making telephone call with a telephone apparatus having a phone-line interface in connection with public telephone network, a text message incoming record storage for storing a text message received via said phone-line interface and a telephone number corresponding to the received text message as incoming record data corresponding thereto, a control section for entry of data input, and a display device,
said program comprising a step of making a callback by calling a telephone number provided as a call address corresponding to a selected one of the incoming record data when a call button is pressed while the selected one of the incoming record data is displayed in a text message incoming record perusal mode.
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12. A telephone apparatus having a function of communicating a text message via a phone-line interface, said telephone apparatus comprising:
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said phone-line interface in connection with public telephone network;
a incoming-call record storage for storing a caller'"'"'s identification data received via said phone-line interface as incoming-call record data;
a control section for entry of data input;
a display device; and
a controller, wherein said controller sets the caller'"'"'s identification data shown in the incoming-call record data as a forwarding address when incoming record search button on the control section is pressed after completion of inputting a text message in a text message transmission mode, and transmits the text message to the forwarding address. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A telephone apparatus having a function of communicating a text message via a phone-line interface, said telephone apparatus comprising:
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said phone-line interface in connection with public telephone network;
a incoming-call record storage for storing a caller'"'"'s identification data received via said phone-line interface as incoming-call record data;
a control section for entry of data input;
a display device;
means for determining actuation of an incoming record search button on said control section, as to whether said incoming record search button is pressed after completion of inputting the text message in a text message transmission mode;
incoming record search means for searching an incoming-call record data when said incoming record search button is pressed;
display means for displaying said caller'"'"'s identification data being searched in a sequential order;
means for determining actuation of a call button on said control section, as to whether said call button is pressed;
address setting means for setting the caller'"'"'s identification data shown in the incoming-call record data as a forwarding address when said call button is pressed; and
transmission means for transmitting the text message to the forwarding address of the caller'"'"'s identification data set thereto. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A telephone apparatus having a function of communicating a text message via a phone-line interface, said telephone apparatus comprising:
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said phone-line interface in connection with public telephone network;
a storage unit;
a display device; and
a controller, wherein said storage unit comprises a text message incoming record storage and a incoming-call record storage, and further wherein said text message incoming record storage stores a text message received via said phone-line interface and a telephone number corresponding to the received text message as incoming record data corresponding thereto, said incoming-call record storage stores a caller'"'"'s identification data received via said phone-line interface as incoming-call record data, said controller makes a call to a telephone number corresponding to a selected incoming record data as a call address while the selected one of the incoming record data is displayed in a text message incoming record perusal mode, and said controller sets the caller'"'"'s identification data shown in the incoming-call record data as a forwarding address when incoming record search button on a control section is pressed after completion of inputting a text message in a text message transmission mode, and transmits the text message to the forwarding address.
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20. A method of making telephone call with a telephone apparatus having a phone-line interface in connection with public telephone network, a incoming-call record storage for storing a caller'"'"'s identification data received via the phone-line interface as incoming-call record data, a control section for entry of data input, and a display device,
said method comprising the steps of: -
searching for an incoming-call record data when an incoming record search button on the control section is pressed after completion of inputting a text message in a text message transmission mode;
setting the caller'"'"'s identification data shown in the incoming-call record data as a forwarding address; and
transmitting the text message to the forwarding address of the caller'"'"'s identification data set thereto. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded to make a computer execute a process of making telephone call with a telephone apparatus having a phone-line interface in connection with public telephone network, a incoming-call record storage for storing a caller'"'"'s identification data received via said phone-line interface as incoming-call record data, a control section for entry of data input, and a display device,
said program comprising the steps of: -
searching for an incoming-call record data when an incoming record search button on the control section is pressed after completion of inputting a text message in a text message transmission mode;
setting the caller'"'"'s identification data shown in the incoming-call record data as a forwarding address; and
transmitting the text message to the forwarding address of the caller'"'"'s identification data set thereto. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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