Method of handling registration data and telephone apparatus for the same

• US 6,351,655 B1
• Filed: 01/27/1999
• Issued: 02/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Tsuji, Hirokazu, Okawa, Tsutomu
• Primary Examiner(s): LEGREE, TRACY MICHELLE
• Application Number:
  US09/239,040
• Time in Patent Office: 1,126 Days
• Field of Search: 455/564, 455/565, 455/566, 455/550, 455/403, 379/354, 379/355, 379/356
• US Class Current: 455/564
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2747 Scrolling on a display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations

Abstract

A telephone apparatus includes a display unit and a storage unit for storing a plurality of registration data sets randomly registered. Each of the plurality of registration data sets includes a destination name and a phone number of the destination. A grouping section groups the plurality of registration data sets into blocks. Also, a display control section controls the display unit such that at least a part of each of the plurality of registration data sets is displayed in units of blocks in a display mode.

Claims

1. A telephone apparatus comprising:

a display unit;

a storage unit for storing a plurality of registration data sets randomly registered, wherein each of said plurality of registration data sets includes a destination name and a phone number of said destination;

grouping means for automatically grouping said plurality of registration data sets into blocks; and

display control means for controlling said display unit such that at least a part of each of said plurality of registration data sets is displayed in units of blocks in a display mode, wherein

said display control means controls said display unit to display a call arrival image when a call arriving operation is being performed, and

said display control means retrieves one of said plurality of registration data sets corresponding to a call originating side and controls said display unit to display at least a part of said retrieved registration data set.

2. A method of handling registration data in a telephone apparatus comprising the steps of:

randomly registering a plurality of registration data sets, wherein each of said plurality of registration data sets includes a destination name and a phone number of said destination;

automatically grouping said plurality of registration data sets into blocks;

displaying at least a part said plurality of registration data sets in units of blocks in display mode, wherein

said displaying step includes displaying a call arrival image when a call arriving operation is being preformed, and

said displaying step includes retrieving one of said plurality of registration data sets corresponding to a call originating side; and

displaying at least a part of said retrieved registration data set.