Communication terminal with display of call information of calling party

• US 6,865,386 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2001
• Issued: 03/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Jifuku, Kyoko, Aoyama, Susumu, Fujii, Yoko
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jackson, Blane J.
• Application Number:
  US09/785,580
• Publication Number:
  US 20010046853A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,481 Days
• Field of Search: 455/415, 455/566, 455/567, 379/142.06, 379/142.01, 379/142.04, 379/142.05, 379/142.17, 379/93.23, 379/93.24
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

The communication terminal of the present invention is characterized in comprising a control means which receives, at the time of receiving a voice call or character information, the identifying information of the transmitting party, obtains the incoming record information to this identifying information from a memory and causes the display unit to display the record information in regard to communication with the transmitting party or frequency information with a character message or image.

Claims

1. A communication terminal having a display comprising:

a receiving unit to receive a signal including at least identifying information of a transmitter of said signal;

a memory to store a communication record with respect to the transmitter; and

a controller to control said display to display an image indicating a frequency of communication with the transmitter when said communication terminal receives said signal.

2. The communication terminal of claim 1,

wherein the communication record includes a history of communication with the transmitter and the frequency of communication includes the number of times the transmitter communicates with the communication terminal within a set period of time.

3. A communication terminal having a display comprising:

a memory to store a communication record with respect to a transmitter; and

a controller to control said display to display at least one of a message and an image, said message or said image corresponding to a frequency of communication with the transmitter, and said display displays said at least one of a message and an image when said communication terminal receives a signal including at least identifying information of the transmitter.

4. The communication terminal of claim 3,

wherein the communication record includes a history of communication with the transmitter and the frequency of communication includes the number of times the transmitter communicates with the communication terminal within a set period of time.

5. A display method of a communication terminal having a display comprising the steps of:

storing a communication record with respect to a transmitter having identifying information;

receiving a signal including at least the identifying information of the transmitter; and

controlling said display to display at least one of a message and an image, said message or said image corresponding to a frequency of communication with the transmitter determined by using said communication record, and said display displays said at least one of a message and an image when said communication terminal receives said signal.

6. The display method of claim 5, further comprising the step of:

after the receiving step,

updating the communication record corresponding to the received signal, but if no communication record exists then staring the communication record corresponding to the received signal.

7. A communication terminal having a transmitting/receiving function and a display, said communication terminal comprising:

a first memory to store personal data of a user of another communication terminal with whom said communication terminal may communicate, said personal data stored corresponding to any one of identifying information which identifies another communication terminal and identifying information which identifies a user of another communication terminal;

a second memory to store a record of incoming communication, said record being stored corresponding to any one of identifying information of a transmitting communication terminal and identifying information of a user of the transmitting communication terminal; and

a controller to control said display to selectively display, in any one timing of incoming from a transmitter and after display of receiving content from a transmitter, in a case of a receiving signal including at least one of the identifying information of the transmitting communication terminal and the identifying information of the user of the transmitting communication terminal at least one of a message and an image selected based on said personal data in said first memory and said record of incoming communication in said second memory.

8. The communication terminal of claim 7, wherein

said controller displays said at least one of the message and the image for one time period for a received signal after a display indicating the received signal has been received.

9. A display method in a communication terminal having a transmitting/receiving function and a display, said display method comprising the steps of:

storing personal data of a user of another communication terminal with whom said communication terminal may communicate, said personal data stored corresponding to any one of identifying information which identifies another communication terminal and identifying information which identifies a user of another communication terminal;

storing a record of incoming communication, said record being stored corresponding to any one of identifying information of a transmitting communication terminal and identifying information of a user of the transmitting communication terminal; and

controlling said display to selectively display, in any one timing of incoming from a transmitter and after display of receiving content from a transmitter, in a case of receiving signal including at least one of the identifying information of the transmitting communication terminal and the identifying information of the user of the transmitting communication terminal, at least one of a message and an image selected based on a combination of said personal data of said transmitting communication terminal and said incoming record of said transmitting communication terminal.

10. The display method of claim 9, wherein

the controlling step displays at least one of the message and the image for one time period for a received signal after a display indicating the received signal has been received.

11. A communication terminal having a transmitting/receiving function and a display, said communication terminal comprising:

a first memory to store personal data of a user of another communication terminal with whom said communication terminal may communicate, said personal data stored corresponding to any one of identifying information which identifies another communication terminal and identifying information which identifies a user of another communication terminal;

a third memory to store a record of outgoing communication, said record of outgoing communication being stored corresponding to any one of the identifying information of another communication terminal receiving an outgoing communication and the identifying information of the user of another communication terminal receiving the outgoing communication; and

a controller to control said display to selectively display, in one of timing of message edition to a receiver and outgoing to a receiver, at least one of a message and an image selected based on a combination of said personal data an said first memory and said record of outgoing communication in said third memory.

12. A communication terminal having a transmitting/receiving function and a display, said communication terminal comprising:

a first memory to store personal data of a user of another communication terminal with whom said communication terminal may communicate, said personal data stored corresponding to any one of identifying information which identifies another communication terminal and identifying information which identifies a user of another communication terminal;

a third memory to store a record of outgoing communication, said record of outgoing communication being stored corresponding to any one of the identifying information of another communication terminal receiving an outgoing communication and the identifying information of the user of another communication terminal receiving the outgoing communication; and

a controller to control said display to selectively display, in any one timing of message edition to a receiver, outgoing to a receiver and after outgoing to a receiver, at least one of a message and an image selected based on a combination of said personal data in said first memory and said record of outgoing communication in said third memory, wherein

said controller displays said at least one of the message and the image for one time period for a sent message after a display indicating the message has been sent.

13. A display method in a communication terminal having a transmitting/receiving function and a display, said display method comprising the steps of:

storing personal data of a user of another communication terminal with whom said communication terminal may communicate, said personal data stored corresponding to any one of identifying information which identifies another communication terminal and identifying information which identifies a user of another communication terminal;

storing outgoing record corresponding to any one of identifying information of another communication terminal of receiving party and identifying information of the user of another communication terminal; and

controlling said display to selectively display, in one of timing of message edition to a receiver and timing of outgoing to a receiver, at least one of message and image selected based on combination of said personal data of said receiver and said outgoing record of said receiver.

14. A communication terminal having a transmitting/receiving function, a calendar function for management of day and time information and a display, said communication terminal comprising:

a fourth memory to store an incoming plan before an incoming call corresponding to any one of identifying information of another communication terminal and identifying information of a user of another communication terminal;

a second memory to store an incoming record with anyone of day, time and both data corresponding to any one of identifying information of a transmitting communication terminal and identifying information of a user of said transmitting communication terminal; and

a controller to control said display to display at least one of a message and image, said message or said image corresponding to a determination result, wherein said determination result is whether the incoming plan corresponding to any one of said transmitting communication terminal and the user of said transmitting communication terminal is satisfied or not.

15. A display method of a communication terminal having a transmitting function, a receiving function, a calendar function for management of day and time and a display, said display method comprising the steps of:

storing an incoming plan before an incoming call in corresponding to any one of identifying information of another communication terminal and identifying information of a user of another communication terminal and also storing an incoming record with anyone of day, time or both of these information corresponding to any one of identifying information of a transmitting communication terminal and identifying information of a user of said transmitting communication terminal;

determining using said incoming record whether said incoming plan corresponding to any one of said transmitting communication terminal and the user of said transmitting communication terminal is satisfied or not; and

controlling said display to display at least one of a message and image depending on The determination result.

16. A communication terminal having at least an E-mail transmitting/receiving function, a calendar function for management of day and time information and a display, said communication terminal comprising:

a fourth memory to store an incoming plan before an incoming call corresponding to any one of identifying information of communication terminal and identifying information of a user of said communication terminal;

a second memory to store an incoming record with any one of day, time and both information corresponding to any one of identifying information of a transmitting communication terminal and identifying information of a user of said transmitting communication terminal; and

an E-mail transmitting unit to transmit an E-mail of predetermined content to said transmitting communication terminal when it is determined that said incoming plan corresponding to any one of said transmitting communication terminal and the user of said transmitting communication terminal is not satisfied.

17. An E-mail transmitting method of a communication terminal having at least an E-mail transmitting/receiving function, a calendar function for management of day and time information and a display, said E-mail transmitting method comprising the steps of:

storing an incoming plan before an incoming call corresponding to any one of identifying information of another communication terminal and identifying information of a user of another communication terminal and also storing an incoming record with anyone of day, time and both information corresponding to any one of identifying information of a transmitting communication terminal and identifying information of a user of said transmitting communication terminal;

determining using said incoming record whether said incoming plan corresponding to any one of said transmitting communication terminal and the user of said transmitting communication terminal is satisfied or not; and

transmitting when said receiving plan is not satisfied an E-mail of predetermined content to said transmitting communication terminal.

18. A communication terminal having a display comprising;

a first memory to store personal data of other parties, said parties being able to communicate with said communication terminal through a communication network,

a second memory to store a communication record of each party of the other parties respectively.

a third memory to store a plurality of messages and images,

a controller to select at least one of a message and an image, said message and said image selectively based on a combination of said personal data and said communication record corresponding to said other party when said communication terminal receives information from said other party, and control said display to display the selected message and image when the communication terminal receives an incoming call.

19. A communication terminal having a transmitting/receiving function and a display, said communication terminal comprising:

a first memory area to store personal data of a user of another communication terminal with wham said communication terminal may communicate, said personal data stored corresponding to any one of identifying information which identifies another communication terminal and identifying information which identifies a user of another communication terminal;

a second memory area to store a record of communication, said record being stored corresponding to any one of identifying information of another communication terminal and identifying information of a user of another communication terminal; and

a controller to control said display to selectively display, at a time in relation to at least one of an incoming communication from another communication terminal and after display of received content from another communication terminal, at least one of a message and an image selected based on at least one of said personal data in said first memory area and said record of communication in said second memory area, wherein the incoming communication from another communication terminal includes at least one of the identifying information of the another communication terminal and the identifying information of the user of another communication terminal.

20. The communication terminal of claim 19, wherein

said controller displays said at least one of the message and the image for one time period for a received signal after a display indicating the received signal has been received.

21. The communication terminal of claim 19, wherein

said second memory &

ea further storing a record of outgoing communication, said record of outgoing communication being stored corresponding to any one of the identifying information of another communication terminal receiving an outgoing communication and the identifying information of the user of another communication terminal receiving the outgoing communication; and

said controller further controlling said display to selectively display, at a time in relation to at least one of editing a communication to be sent to a receive, sending said communication to said receiver and after sending said communication to said receiver, at least one of a message and an image selected based on at least on of said personal data in said first memory area and said record of communication in said second memory area.

22. The communication terminal of claim 21, wherein

said at least one of a message and an image is selected based on a combination of said personal data in said first memory area and said record of communication in said second memory area and said record of communication includes said outgoing communication record.