Communication terminal equipment for receiving and sending message information and the control method thereof

• US 5,835,569 A
• Filed: 06/21/1996
• Issued: 11/10/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ajiro, Atsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang, Fan S.
• Application Number:
  US08/668,149
• Time in Patent Office: 872 Days
• Field of Search: 379/67, 379/88, 379/89, 379/68, 379/70, 379/85, 455/412, 455/413
• US Class Current: 379/88.11
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/38 Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A communication terminal equipment and the control method thereof, which display the message information read out from an information storing device on a display device, and perform a desired processing with respect to the displayed message information by simple inputting. The message information stored in the storing device is read out to display the message information on the display. The device and a plurality of setting items showing the corresponding processing with respect to the displayed message information are displayed on the display device. Then one of the setting items is selected from a plurality of setting items by an inputting device to execute the corresponding processing by a control device.

Claims

1. A communication terminal equipment having receiving and sending functions of message information, comprising:

storing means for storing said message information;

display means for displaying said message information and a plurality of setting items which show corresponding respective processing on said message information;

input means for inputting said message information and selecting said plurality of setting items which show said corresponding processing on said message information; and

control means for reading said message information from said storing means to display said message information on said display means, and then for displaying said plurality of setting items which show said corresponding processing on said message information to execute said corresponding processing on said displayed message information on the basis of at least one of said plurality of setting items selected by said input means, wherein said control means displays said plurality of setting items including a store of said message information, a deletion of said message information, a call to a sender who has sent said message information, and a response by a response message information to the sender who has sent said message information, as said plurality of setting items which show said corresponding processing on said message information and said control means, in the case where the setting item for the call to the sender who has sent said message information is selected among said plurality of setting items which show said corresponding processing on said message information by said input means, upon completion of the call, displays the setting items for a store of said message information and for a deletion of said message information on said display means.

2. The communication terminal equipment according to claim 1, wherein said control means, in the case where the setting item for a response by said message information to the sender who has sent said message information is selected among said plurality of setting items which show said corresponding processing on said message information by said input means, displays the setting items for a newly making of message information, a use of previously prepared message information, and a reference of previously sent message information and received message information on said display means in order to make said response message information.

3. The communication terminal equipment according to claim 2, wherein said control means makes and sends said response message information, and then displays the setting items for a store of said response message information and a deletion of said message information on said display means.

4. A control method of a communication terminal equipment having receiving and sending functions of message information, wherein:

said message information is stored as stored message information;

said stored message information is read out and displayed as displayed message information;

a plurality of setting items which show corresponding processing on said displayed message information are displayed;

a setting item is selected as a selected setting item among said plurality of setting items; and

corresponding processing on said displayed message information corresponding to said selected setting item is executed, wherein the setting items for a store of said message information, a deletion of said message information, a call to a sender who has sent said message information, and a response by a response message information to the sender who has sent said message information are displayed, as said plurality of setting items which show said corresponding processing on said message information and wherein in the case where the setting item of the call to a sender who has sent said message information is selected among said plurality of setting items which show said corresponding processing on said message information by said input means, upon the completion of the call, the setting items for a store of said message information and for a deletion of said message information are displayed.

5. The control method of the communication terminal equipment according to claim 4, wherein in the case where the setting item for a response by said message information to the sender who has sent message information is selected among said plurality of setting items which show said corresponding processing on said message information, the setting items for newly making of message information, a use of previous prepared message information, and a reference of previously sent message information and received message information are displayed.

6. The control method of the communication terminal equipment according to claim 5, wherein said response message is made and sent, and then setting items of said plurality of setting items for a store of said response message information and for a deletion of said message information are displayed.