Portable information terminal, communications method and recording medium

• US 20020029246A1
• Filed: 09/07/2001
• Published: 03/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kumagai, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US09/950,901
• Publication Number:
  US 20020029246A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser 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

Selection is made whether to store history information at the outgoing call or the incoming call into the storage (150) via the storage controller (134) based on the user'"'"'s instruction via the input section (120) before or during communications. Next, history information at the outgoing call or history information at the incoming call is stored via the storage (150) based on the setting via the storage controller (134).

Claims

1. A portable information terminal comprising:

an input unit for inputting an instruction from a user;

a storage unit for storing history information including at least one of history information at an outgoing call and history information at an incoming call; and

a storage control unit for selecting whether to store the history information into the storage unit based on the user'"'"'s instruction via the input unit before or during communications.

2. A portable information terminal according to claim 1, further comprising an output unit for outputting the result of selection via the storage control unit.

3. A portable information terminal that allows browsing of the provided information stored in information provision apparatus connected via a network, comprising:

an input unit for inputting an instruction from a user;

a storage unit for storing history information; and

a storage control unit for selecting whether to store history information at browsing of provided information into the storage unit based on the user'"'"'s instruction via the input unit before or during communications.

4. A portable information terminal according to claim 3, further comprising an output unit for outputting the result of selection via the storage control unit.

5. A portable information terminal that allows an access to file storage unit where various files are stored, comprising:

an input unit for inputting an instruction from a user;

a storage unit for storing history information; and

a storage control unit for selecting whether to store history information at an access into the storage unit based on the user'"'"'s instruction via the input unit before or during an access.

6. A portable information terminal according to claim 5, further comprising an output unit for outputting the result of selection via the storage control unit.

7. A portable information terminal comprising:

an input unit for inputting an instruction from a user;

a storage unit for storing history information; and

an end procedure selection unit for selecting one of a first end procedure and a second end procedure based on the user'"'"'s instruction via the input unit,

wherein a communication is terminated without storing the history information into the storage unit when the first end procedure is selected,

wherein a communication is terminated with storing the history information into the storage unit when the second end procedure is selected.

8. A portable information terminal according to claim 7, further comprising an output unit for outputting the result of selection via the storage control unit.

9. A portable information terminal that allows browsing of the provided information stored in information provision apparatus connected via a network, comprising:

an input unit for inputting an instruction from a user;

a storage unit for storing history information and

an end procedure selection unit for selecting one of a first end procedure and a second end procedure based on the user'"'"'s instruction via the input unit,

wherein the browse is terminated without storing the history information into the storage unit when the first end procedure is selected,

wherein the browse is terminated with storing the history information into the storage unit when the second end procedure is selected.

10. A portable information terminal according to claim 9, further comprising an output unit for outputting the result of selection via the storage control unit.

11. A portable information terminal that allows an access to file storage unit where various files are stored, comprising:

an input unit for inputting an instruction from a user;

a storage unit for storing history information and;

an end procedure selection unit for selecting one of a first end procedure and a second end procedure based on the user s instruction via the input unit,

wherein an access to the file is terminated without storing the history information into the storage unit when the first end procedure is selected,

wherein an access to the file is terminated with storing the history information into the storage unit when the second end procedure is selected.

12. A portable information terminal according to claim 11, further comprising an output unit for outputting the result of selection via the storage control unit.

14. A communications method according to claim 13, further comprising an output step of outputting the result of selection via the storage control step.

16. A communications method according to claim 15, further comprising an output step of outputting the result of selection via the storage control step.

18. A communications method according to claim 17, further comprising an output step of outputting the result of selection via the storage control step.

20. A communications method according to claim 19, further comprising an output step of outputting the result of selection via the storage control step.

13. A communications method comprising:

a storage control step of selecting whether to store history information including at least one of history information at an outgoing call and history information at an incoming call into the storage unit based on the user'"'"'s instruction before or during communications; and

a storing step of storing history information into storage unit when storing the history information is selected in the storage control step.

15. A communications method for a portable information terminal that allows browsing of the provided information stored in information provision apparatus connected via a network, comprising:

a storage control step of selecting whether to store history information at browsing of provided information into the storage unit based on the user'"'"'s instruction before or during communications; and

a storing step of storing history information into storage unit when storing the history information is selected in the storage control step.

17. A communications method for a portable information terminal that allows an access to file storage unit where various files are stored, comprising:

a storage control stop of selecting whether to store history information at an access into the storage unit based on the user'"'"'s instruction before or during an access; and

a storing step of storing history information into storage unit when storing the history information is selected in the storage control step.

19. A communications method comprising:

a starting step of starting a communication;

an end procedure selecting step of selecting one of a first end procedure and a second end procedure based on the user'"'"'s instruction; and

an termination step of terminating a communication without storing the history information into the storage unit when the first end procedure is selected, and of terminating a communication with storing the history information into the storage unit when the second end procedure is selected.

21. A communications method for a portable information terminal that allows browsing of a provided information stored in information provision apparatus connected via a network, comprising:

a starting step of starting to browse the information stored in the information provision apparatus;

an end procedure selecting step of selecting a first end procedure or a second end procedure based on the user'"'"'s instruction; and

an termination step of terminating the browse without storing the history information into the storage unit when the first end procedure is selected, and of terminating the browse with storing the history information into the storage unit when the second end procedure is selected.

22. A communications method according to claim 21, further comprising an output step of outputting the result of selection via the storage control step.

24. A communications method according to claim 23, further comprising an output step of outputting the result of selection via the storage control step.

23. A communications method for a portable information terminal that allows an access to file storage unit where various files are stored, comprising:

a starting step of starting to access the file;

an end procedure selecting step of selecting a first end procedure or a second end procedure based on the user'"'"'s instruction; and

an termination step of terminating the access without storing the history information into the storage unit when the first end procedure is selected, and of terminating the access with storing the history information into the storage unit when the second end procedure is selected.

25. A computer-readable recording medium that records a communications method comprising:

a storage control step of selecting whether to store history information including at least one of history information at an outgoing call and history information at an incoming call into the storage unit based on the user'"'"'s instruction before or during communications; and

a storing step of storing history information into storage unit when storing the history information is selected in the storage control step.