METHOD OF REGISTERING A TELEPHONE DIRECTORY IN A MOBILE PHONE AND THE MOBILE PHONE
First Claim
1. A method of registering a telephone directory in a mobile phone, comprising:
- determining whether or not an electronic mail received from another mobile phone unit is electronic mail that is to be registered a the telephone directory;
if said electric mail is electronic mail that is to be registered in the telephone directory, determining whether or not the originating address of said electronic mail is an address which is permitted to be registered in the telephone directory;
if the originating address of said electronic mail is an address which is permitted to be registered in the telephone directory, determining whether or not the content of said electronic mail is in accordance with the registration format of the telephone directory; and
if the content of said electronic mail is in accordance with the registration format of the telephone directory, registering the content of said electronic mail to be registered in the telephone directory, in the telephone directory of the mobile phone.
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Abstract
A telephone directory registration method in a mobile phone is provided which is capable of preventing damage caused by nuisance mails and of supporting the individual content of registration that differs for each different for each different model of a mobile phone. It is determined whether or not an electronic mail received from another mobile phone is electronic mail that is to be registered in a telephone directory. If so, it is determined whether or not the originating address of the electronic mail is an address which is permitted to be registered in a telephone directory. If so, the content of said electronic mail to be registered is registered in the telephone directory of the mobile phone, provided that the content of the electronic mail is in accordance with a telephone directory registration format.
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Citations
9 Claims
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1. A method of registering a telephone directory in a mobile phone, comprising:
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determining whether or not an electronic mail received from another mobile phone unit is electronic mail that is to be registered a the telephone directory; if said electric mail is electronic mail that is to be registered in the telephone directory, determining whether or not the originating address of said electronic mail is an address which is permitted to be registered in the telephone directory; if the originating address of said electronic mail is an address which is permitted to be registered in the telephone directory, determining whether or not the content of said electronic mail is in accordance with the registration format of the telephone directory; and if the content of said electronic mail is in accordance with the registration format of the telephone directory, registering the content of said electronic mail to be registered in the telephone directory, in the telephone directory of the mobile phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A mobile phone comprising:
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memory for storing a telephone directory; and a control means for determining whether or not an electronic mail received from another mobile phone unit is electronic mail that is to be registered in a telephone directory;
if said electric mail is electronic mail that is to be registered in a telephone directory, determining whether or not the originating address of said electronic mail is an address which is permitted to be registered in a telephone directory;
if the originating address of said electronic mail is an address which is permitted to be registered in a telephone directory, determining whether or not the content of said electronic mail is in accordance with the registration format of a telephone directory; and
if the content of said electronic mail is in accordance with the registration format of a telephone directory, registering the content of said electronic mail to be registered in a telephone directory, in the telephone directory in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable storage medium storing a telephone directory registration program for causing a computer to perform an operation for registering a telephone directory in a mobile phone, said telephone directory registration program comprising the procedures of:
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determining whether or not an electronic mail received from another mobile phone unit is electronic mail that is to be registered in a telephone directory; if said electric mail is electronic mail that is to be registered in a telephone directory, determining whether or not the originating address of said electronic mail is an address which is permitted to be registered in a telephone directory; if the originating address of said electronic mail is an address which is permitted to be registered in a telephone directory, determining whether or not the content of said electronic mail is in accordance with the registration format of a telephone directory; and if the content of said electronic mail is in accordance with the registration format of a telephone directory, registering the content of said electronic mail to be registered in a telephone directory, in the telephone directory of the mobile phone. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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