Communication Terminal
First Claim
1. A communication terminal comprising:
- a communication unit for receiving messages and type information relating to the received messages from a station;
a display unit; and
a control means which displays the messages received by the communication unit in list form in the display unit, the control means including a cursor which makes a selection from the messages displayed in list form, the cursor having a plurality of different symbols, and the control means associating each of the plurality of cursor symbols with respective message types.
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Abstract
The control circuit 11 causes display of messages received through the communication unit 1 in the display unit 14 in list form. A cursor for making selections from the messages displayed in list form has different patterns. The control circuit 11 associates the cursor patterns with message types. In another embodiment, the control circuit 11 groups received messages into new messages not yet reproduced by a user and old messages already reproduced, causes display of the number of the new messages in a predetermined area of the display unit when the new messages are stored in RAM 13, and display of the number of the old messages in said predetermined area when the new messages are not stored in RAM 13.
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8 Claims
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1. A communication terminal comprising:
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a communication unit for receiving messages and type information relating to the received messages from a station;
a display unit; and
a control means which displays the messages received by the communication unit in list form in the display unit, the control means including a cursor which makes a selection from the messages displayed in list form, the cursor having a plurality of different symbols, and the control means associating each of the plurality of cursor symbols with respective message types. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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Specification