Communication terminal apparatus and a communication processing program

• US 20050245287A1
• Filed: 04/19/2005
• Published: 11/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Hirose, Kazuo
• Granted Patent: US 7,519,398 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/578 associated with a synthesized vocal announcement
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

A communication terminal apparatus is provided, with which a user can check contents of an incoming mail in the same manner as in an incoming call. A reading-out registration data YTD including a mail address MAD and a key word KWD is previously stored. When an address of a sender of the received mail coincides with the mail address MAD in the reading-out registration data YTD and a key word KWD corresponding to mail address MAD is included in the received mail, a phone number corresponding to the mail address of the sender is searched through an address book and the searched phone number is displayed on a display unit 4 while the incoming mail is notified and further contents of the incoming mail are read out in response to an off-hook operation, whereby incoming of a mail including a predetermined attribute is notified with an incoming-call alert which is generally used to notify an incoming call.

Claims

1. A communication terminal apparatus comprising:

attribute storing means for storing a specific attribute;

mail receiving means for receiving a mail;

notifying means for judging whether or not the mail received by the mail receiving means includes the specific attribute stored in the attribute storing means, and for notifying incoming of the mail with an incoming-call alert when it is determined that the received mail includes the specific attribute, the above incoming-call alert being generally used to notify an incoming call; and

reading out means for reading out contents of the mail received by the mail receiving means with synthesized voice in response to off-hook operation which is executed while the notifying means is notifying the incoming of the mail with the incoming-call alert.

2. A communication terminal apparatus comprising:

mail receiving means for receiving a mail;

judging means for judging whether or not an attribute has been added to the mail received by the mail receiving means, the attribute being used to judge whether incoming of a mail is notified with an incoming-call alert which is generally used to notify an incoming call;

notifying means for notifying incoming of the mail with the above incoming-call alert when the judging means determines that the attribute has been added to the mail received by the mail receiving means; and

reading out means for reading out contents of the mail received by the mail receiving means with synthesized voice in response to off-hook operation which is executed while the notifying means is notifying the incoming of the mail with the incoming-call alert.

3. A communication terminal apparatus comprising:

registration-data storing means for storing reading-out registration data including at least a mail address;

personal-data storing means for storing personal data including at least a mail address and a phone number;

mail receiving means for receiving a mail;

notifying means for judging whether or not a mail address of a sender of the mail received by the mail receiving means coincides with the mail address included in the reading-out registration data stored in the registration-data storing means, and for searching the personal data stored in the personal data storing means for a phone number corresponding to the mail address which coincides with the mail address of the sender, when it is determined that the mail address of the sender coincides with the mail address included in the reading-out registration data, and for displaying the searched phone number, notifying incoming of the mail with an incoming-call alert which is generally used to notify an incoming call; and

reading out means for reading out contents of the mail received by the mail receiving means with synthesized voice in response to off-hook operation which is executed while the notifying means is notifying the incoming of the mail with the incoming-call alert.

5. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when it is determined that the mail address of the sender of the received mail coincides with a mail address of a cellular phone, the notifying means searches the personal data stored in the personal data storing means for a phone number of the cellular phone and displays the searched cellular phone number, and when it is determined that the mail address of the sender of the received mail coincides with a mail address other than that of a cellular phone, the notifying means searches the personal data stored in the personal data storing means for a phone number of a stationary phone and displays the searched phone number.

4. A communication terminal apparatus comprising:

registration-data storing means for storing reading-out registration data including a mail address and a key word corresponding to the mail address;

personal-data storing means for storing personal data including at least a mail address and a phone number;

mail receiving means for receiving a mail;

notifying means for judging whether or not a mail address of a sender of the mail received by the mail receiving means coincides with the mail address included in the reading-out registration data stored in the registration-data storing means and whether or not the mail received by the mail receiving means includes the key word corresponding to the mail address, and for searching the personal data stored in the personal data storing means for a phone number corresponding to the mail address which coincides with the mail address of the sender when it is determined that the mail address of the sender coincides with the mail address included in the reading-out registration data, and that the received mail includes the key word corresponding to the mail address, and for displaying the searched phone number, notifying incoming of the mail with an incoming-call alert which is generally used to notify an incoming call; and

reading out means for reading out contents of the mail received by the mail receiving means with synthesized voice in response to off-hook operation executed while the notifying means is notifying the incoming of the mail with the incoming-call alert.

6. A communication processing program comprising:

a process of receiving a mail;

a process of judging whether or not the received mail includes a previously registered specific attribute;

a process of notifying incoming of the mail with an incoming-call alert when it is determined that the received mail includes the specific attribute, the above incoming-call alert being generally used to notify an incoming call; and

a process of reading out contents of the received mail with synthesized voice in response to off-hook operation which is executed while the incoming of the mail is notified with the incoming-call alert.

7. A communication processing program comprising:

a process of receiving a mail;

a process of judging whether or not an attribute has been added to the received mail, the attribute being used to judge whether incoming of a mail is notified with an incoming-call alert which is generally used to notify an incoming call;

a process of notifying incoming of the mail with the above incoming-call alert when it is determined that the attribute has been added to the received mail; and

a process of reading out contents of the received mail with synthesized voice in response to off-hook operation which is executed while the incoming of the mail is notified with the incoming-call alert.

8. A communication processing program comprising:

a process of receiving a mail;

a process of judging whether or not a mail address of a sender of the received mail coincides with a mail address included in reading-out registration data, the reading-out registration data including at least a mail address and being previously stored;

a process of searching personal data for a phone number corresponding to a mail address which coincides with the mail address of the sender of the received mail, the personal data including at least a mail address and a phone number and being stored in an address book, when it is determined that the mail address of the sender of the received mail coincides with the mail address included in the reading-out registration data;

a process of displaying the searched phone number, notifying incoming of the mail with an incoming-call alert which is generally used to notify an incoming call; and

a process of reading out contents of the received mail with synthesized voice in response to off-hook operation which is executed while the incoming of the mail is notified with the incoming-call alert.

10. The communication processing program according to claim 8, wherein when it is determined that the mail address of the sender of the received mail coincides with a mail address of a cellular phone, the searching process searches the personal data recorded in the address book for a phone number of the cellular phone and the displaying process displays the searched cellular phone number, and when it is determined that the mail address of the sender of the received mail coincides with a mail address other than that of a cellular phone, the searching process searches the personal data recorded in the address book for a phone number of a stationary phone, and the displaying process displays the searched phone number.

9. A communication processing program comprising:

a process of receiving a mail;

a process of judging whether or not a mail address of a sender of the received mail coincides with a mail address included in reading-out registration data, the reading-out registration data including a mail address and a key word corresponding to the mail address and being previously stored, and of judging whether or not the received mail includes the key word corresponding to the mail address included in the reading-out registration data;

a process of searching personal data for a phone number corresponding to the mail address which coincides with the mail address of the sender when it is determined that the mail address of the sender coincides with the mail address included in the reading-out registration data and that the received mail includes the key word corresponding to the mail address, the personal data including at least a mail address and a phone number, and being recorded in an address book;

a process of displaying the searched phone number, notifying incoming of the mail with an incoming-call alert which is generally used to notify an incoming call; and

a process of reading out contents of the received mail with synthesized voice in response to off-hook operation executed while the incoming of the mail is notified with the incoming-call alert.