Communication terminal and computer readable medium

• US 8,473,009 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2008
• Issued: 06/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Murakami, Keiichi, Yamada, Eiju, Yamada, Kazuhiro, Onda, Yasushi, Kano, Izua, Kamiya, Dai
• Primary Examiner(s): Wendell, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US12/055,460
• Publication Number:
  US 20080242361A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,917 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/415, 455/418, 455/550.1, 455/466, 455/566
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57

Abstract

A CPU of mobile a terminal causes, if to-do data is selected on a to-do review screen, a liquid crystal display to display a to-do data confirmation screen of the to-do data. In the to-do data confirmation screen, if the to-do data contains a character string that is an index of a telephone number or an email address in a phonebook data storage area, the character string is linked to the telephone number or the email address.

Claims

1. A communication terminal comprising:

a display;

a communication interface;

a first memory having;

a first storage area in which to-do data including a character string can be stored, wherein the to-do data is data on a task to be completed by a user;

a second storage area in which a communication address assigned to another communication terminal can be stored in association with a reference name, wherein the reference name is a name of an individual or a company; and

a third storage area in which a communication address to which communication has been made using the communication interface can be stored, wherein the first, second, and third storage areas are separate and distinct from one another;

a second memory that stores a phone call application program, a mailer application program, and a to-do management application program for managing to-do data stored in the first storage area;

an instruction input unit; and

a processor configured to;

identify a character string that is contained in to-do data stored in the first storage area and is identical to a reference name stored in the second storage area, the reference name not being a reference name stored in association with a communication address to which communication has been made using the communication interface for a given period of time;

display the identified character string with a link to a communication address stored in the second storage area in association with the reference name identical to the identified character string, on the display; and

in response to selection of the identified character string displayed on the display, using the instruction input unit, execute one of the phone call application program and the mailer application program stored in the second memory, wherein the selection of the identified character triggers the execution of one of the phone call application program and the mailer application program.

2. The communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a third memory in which voice data can be stored in association with a communication address, wherein:

the processor is further configured to;

match voice data received from another communication terminal using the communication interface to voice data stored in the third memory to determine a similarity level between the two pieces of voice data; and

in response to a determination that the determined similarity level is above a predetermined threshold, store a communication address stored in the third memory in association with the voice data stored in the third memory.

3. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication address includes a telephone number and an email address.

4. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

in the third storage area, a communication address to which communication has been made using the communication interface can be stored in association with a communication time and date when the communication has been made;

the processor is configured to store a communication address in the third storage area in association with a communication time and date when communication to the communication address has been made using the communication interface; and

the processor is configured to identify a character string that is contained in data stored in the first storage area and is identical to a reference name stored in the second storage area, the reference name being not a reference name stored in association with a communication address to which communication has been made using the communication interface for a given period of time, the communication address being stored in association with a communication time and date belonging to a predetermined time period.

5. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the to-do data comprises data on a content of the task, a date on which the task is completed, a priority level, a category of the task, and necessity of an alarm notification that is activated when the date arrives.

6. A communication terminal comprising:

a display;

a communication interface;

a first memory having;

a first storage area in which to-do data including a character string can be stored, wherein the to-do data is data on a task to be completed by a user;

a second storage area in which a communication address assigned to another communication terminal can be stored in association with a reference name, wherein the reference name is a name of an individual or a company; and

a third storage area in which a communication address to which communication has been made using the communication interface can be stored, wherein the first, second and third storage areas are separate and distinct from one another;

a second memory that stores a phone call application program, a mailer application program, and a to-do management application program for managing to-do data stored in the first storage area;

an instruction input unit; and

a processor configured to;

identify a character string that is contained in to-do data stored in the first storage area and is identical to a reference name stored in the second storage area;

display the identified character string in a first display style, if the reference name identical to the identified character string is a reference name stored in association with a communication address to which communication has been made using the communication interface for a given period of time;

display the identified character string in a second display style, if the reference name identical to the identified character string is not a reference name stored in association with a communication address to which communication has been made using the communication interface for a given period of time; and

in response to selection of the identified character string displayed, using the instruction input unit, execute one of the phone call application program and the mailer application program stored in the second memory, wherein the selection of the identified character triggers the execution of one of the phone call application and the mailer application program.

7. The communication terminal according to claim 6, further comprising a third memory in which voice data can be stored in association with a communication address, wherein:

the processor is further configured to;

match voice data received from another communication terminal using the communication interface to voice data stored in the third memory to determine a similarity level between the two pieces of voice data; and

in response to a determination that the determined similarity level is above a predetermined threshold, store a communication address stored in the third memory in association with the voice data stored in the third memory.

8. The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein the communication address includes a telephone number and an email address.

9. The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein the to-do data comprises data on a content of the task, a date on which the task is completed, a priority level, a category of the task, and necessity of an alarm notification that is activated when the date arrives.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for causing a processor of a computer having:

a display;

a communication interface;

a first memory having;

a first storage area in which to-do data including a character string can be stored, wherein the to-do data is data on a task to be completed by a user; and

a second storage area in which a communication address assigned to another communication terminal can be stored in association with a reference name, wherein the reference name is a name of an individual or a company;

a third storage area in which a communication address to which communication has been made using the communication interface can be stored, wherein the first, second, and third storage areas are separate and distinct from one another;

a second memory that stores a phone call application program, a mailer application program, and a to-do management application program for managing to-do data stored in the first storage area; and

an instruction input unit, to;

identify a character string that is contained in to-do data stored in the first storage area and is identical to a reference name stored in the second storage area, the reference name being not a reference name stored in association with a communication address to which communication has been made using the communication interface for a given period of time;

display the identified character string with a link to a communication address stored in the second storage area in association with the reference name identical to the identified character string, on the display; and

in response to selection of the identified character string displayed on the display, using the instruction input unit, execute one of the phone call application program and the mailer application program stored in the second memory, wherein the selection of the identified character triggers the execution of one of the phone call application program and the mailer application program.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 10, wherein the to-do data comprises data on a content of the task, a date on which the task is completed, a priority level, a category of the task, and necessity of an alarm notification that is activated when the date arrives.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for causing a processor of a computer having:

a display;

a communication interface;

a first memory having;

a first storage area in which to-do data including a character string can be stored, wherein the to-do data is data on a task to be completed by a user;

a second storage area in which a communication address assigned to another communication terminal can be stored in association with a reference name, wherein the reference name is a name of an individual or a company; and

a third storage area in which a communication address to which communication has been made using the communication interface can be stored, wherein the first, second, and third storage areas are separate and distinct from one another;

a second memory that stores a phone call application program, a mailer application program, and a to-do management application program for managing to-do data stored in the first storage area; and

an instruction input unit, to;

identify a character string that is contained in to-do data stored in the first storage area and is identical to a reference name stored in the second storage area;

display the identified character string in a first display style, if the reference name identical to the identified character string is a reference name stored in association with a communication address to which communication has been made using the communication interface for a given period of time;

display the identified character string in a second display style, if the reference name identical to the identified character string is not a reference name stored in association with a communication address to which communication has been made using the communication interface for a given period of time; and

in response to selection of the identified character string displayed, using the instruction input unit, execute one of the phone call application program and the mailer application program stored in the second memory, wherein the selection of the identified character triggers the execution of one of the phone call application program and the mailer application program.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 12, wherein the to-do data comprises data on a content of the task, a date on which the task is completed, a priority level, a category of the task, and necessity of an alarm notification that is activated when the data arrives.