Communication system capable of displaying addresser information and method for displaying addresser-related information

• US 6,434,224 B1
• Filed: 02/01/1999
• Issued: 08/13/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Infrontia Corporation (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Nagashima, Kunio, Iijima, Kazuyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): WOO, STELLA L
• Application Number:
  US09/241,074
• Time in Patent Office: 1,289 Days
• Field of Search: 379/93.23, 379/93.25, 379/93.17, 379/142.06, 379/142.15, 379/142.17, 379/142.01, 345/804, 345/805, 345/807, 345/808, 345/809, 345/802, 345/767
• US Class Current: 379/93.23
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party

Abstract

A communication system of the present invention retrieves first relevant information for an addresser according to received addresser information out of a storage circuit 14 and displays the first relevant information in a second window different from the first window and having a display priority higher than that of a first window of a first processing based on an application program in the program memory 16. In this case, the control circuit 12 keeps a display focus in the first window. Thereby, it is possible to display only the necessary and minimum addresser information without influencing an application currently used when a call is received. Moreover, the present invention can be constituted so as to display first relevant information in a tool bar.

Claims

1. A communication system connected to a network for receiving addresser information to make it possible to display information related to the addresser information in a display, comprising:

a storage medium for storing the information related to said addresser information; and

a control circuit for controlling said display to display a first window for a first processing to be executed by an application program, retrieving first relevant information related to said addresser information out of said storage medium when said addresser information is received from said network, and controlling said display to display the retrieved first relevant information in a second window having a display priority higher than that of said first window while keeping a window focus in said first window.

2. The communication system according to claim 1 further comprising:

an input device for generating a display request; and

said control circuit retrieves detailed information related to said addresser information out of said storage medium in accordance with the display request from said input device and controls said display to display the retrieved detailed information in a third window.

3. The communication system according to claim 2, wherein said control circuit makes the display priority of the third window higher than that of said first window.

4. The communication system according to claim 2, wherein said input device outputs a switching request for switching said first relevant information retrieved from said storage medium;

and

said control circuit switches said first relevant information displayed in said addresser-information form in accordance with said switching request.

5. The communication system according to claim 4 further comprising:

a telephone connected to said network; and

said control circuit retrieves second relevant information related to said addresser information out of said storage medium in accordance with the response of said telephone and controls said display to display said retrieved second relevant information.

6. A communication system connected to a network for receiving addresser information to make it possible to display information related to the addresser information in a display, comprising:

a storage medium for storing the information related to said addresser information; and

a control circuit for controlling said display to display a first window for a first processing to be executed by an application program, retrieving first relevant information related to said addresser information out of said storage medium when said addresser information is received from said network, and controlling said display to display the retrieved first relevant information in a tool-bar-type second window different from said first window.

7. The communication system according to claim 6, further comprising:

an input device for generating a display request, and

said control circuit retrieves detailed information related to said addresser information out of said storage medium in accordance with the display request from said input device and controls said display to display the retrieved detailed information in a third window.

8. The communication system according to claim 7, wherein said control circuit makes the display priority of the third window higher than that of said first window.

9. A communication system connected to a network for receiving addresser information, comprising:

a network interface connected to said network to detect said addresser information in a termination mode;

a storage medium for storing first relevant information and second relevant information related to said addresser information;

a display; and

a control circuit for controlling said display to display a first window for a first processing to be executed by an application program, retrieving said first relevant information out of said storage medium in accordance with said addresser information when said addresser information is detected by said network interface, and controlling said display to display the retrieved first relevant information in an addresser-information form while keeping a window focus in said first window, said addresser-information form being displayed in an independent area.

10. The communication system according to claim 9, further comprising:

an input device for generating a display request; and

said control circuit retrieves second relevant information related to said addresser information out of said storage medium in accordance with the display request from said input device and controls said display to display said retrieved second relevant information.

11. The communication system according to claim 9, wherein said addresser-information form is a tool-bar-type window.

12. A display method for displaying information related to addresser information received from a network, comprising the steps of:

preparing a storage medium for storing the information related to said addresser information;

displaying a first window for first processing to be executed by an application program and retrieving first relevant information related to said addresser information out of said storage medium when said addresser information is received from said network; and

displaying said first relevant information in an addresser-information form different from said first window while keeping a window focus in said first window.

13. The display method according to claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

generating a display request;

retrieving the detailed information related to said addresser information out of said storage medium in accordance with said display request; and

displaying said retrieved detailed information.