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Communication apparatus with stored sets of destination and communication mode information that automatically selects a stored set for a second communication

  • US 6,198,815 B1
  • Filed: 07/25/1994
  • Issued: 03/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:

  • an input unit, arranged to input destination information and a communication mode, the communication mode being one of a plurality of communication modes;

    a communication unit, arranged to perform a communication in accordance with an inputted communication mode;

    a re-dial memory that includes a plurality of memory areas, each of which stores re-dial information relating to an earlier communication performed by said apparatus, the re-dial information including destination information, a communication mode to be used for communicating with a destination corresponding to the destination information, and pointing data for pointing to a subsequently-stored memory area of the plurality of memory areas;

    a display unit, arranged to display the re-dial information stored in each of the plurality of memory areas; and

    a selector unit, arranged to enable an operator to search for and select a desired one of the plurality of memory areas by viewing the re-dial information displayed by the display unit and designating a selection using said input unit, wherein the respective pointing data stored in each of the plurality of memory areas points to a memory area storing re-dial information of a next communication performed by said apparatus, the re-dial information stored in each of the plurality of memory areas are read out and displayed in an order opposite to an order in which they were stored in said re-dial memory, based on the pointing data stored in the plurality of memory areas, and said communication unit executes a communication in accordance with re-dial information stored in the desired one of the plurality of memory areas designated by the operator.

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