Electronic telephone directory and telephone directory management method
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1. An electronic telephone directory comprising:
- a data storage for storing entry data of an entry registered in the electronic telephone directory, said entry data including an entry identifier for identifying the entry, an entry name, a telephone number, and a link identifier indicative of an entry identifier included in entry data of another entry registered in the electronic telephone directory; and
a display controller for displaying a first entry name included in first entry data of a first entry registered in the electronic telephone directory and a second entry name included in second entry data of a second entry identified by a link identifier included in the first entry data, said second entry name being displayed in association with the first entry name.
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Abstract
An electronic telephone directory provided in a cell phone includes a telephone directory storage for storing entry data of an entry registered in the electronic telephone directory. The entry data includes an entry identifier for identifying the entry, an entry name, a telephone number, and link identifiers of link destinations. The electronic telephone directory also includes tree display means for displaying the entry name included in entry data of each entry registered in the telephone directory storage, associated with the entry names included in entry data of the link destinations in a tree form.
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9 Claims
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1. An electronic telephone directory comprising:
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a data storage for storing entry data of an entry registered in the electronic telephone directory, said entry data including an entry identifier for identifying the entry, an entry name, a telephone number, and a link identifier indicative of an entry identifier included in entry data of another entry registered in the electronic telephone directory; and a display controller for displaying a first entry name included in first entry data of a first entry registered in the electronic telephone directory and a second entry name included in second entry data of a second entry identified by a link identifier included in the first entry data, said second entry name being displayed in association with the first entry name. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A telephone directory management method executed by an electronic telephone directory including a data storage for storing entry data of an entry registered in the electronic telephone directory, said telephone directory management method comprising the steps of
storing entry data including an entry identifier for identifying an entry, an entry name, a telephone number, and a link identifier indicative of an entry identifier included in entry data of another entry registered in the electronic telephone directory; - and
displaying a first entry name included in first entry data of a first entry registered in the electronic telephone directory and a second entry name included in second entry data of a second entry identified by a link identifier included in the first entry data, said second entry name being displayed in association with the first entry name.
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