COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

• US 20110072361A1
• Filed: 09/07/2010
• Published: 03/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Mobile Communications Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: SAKAI, Masaki, Ouchi, Natsuko
• Application Number:
  US12/876,322
• Publication Number:
  US 20110072361A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/745
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• 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 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• 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

According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a storage unit, a generating unit, and a display unit. The storage unit is configured to store operation history each time an operation is performed. The generating unit is configured to retrieve operation history information from the storage unit. And the generating unit is also configured to generate recommended information based on the operation history information. The display unit displays a home screen as a starting point of operation so that the home screen contains the recommended information generated by the generating unit.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus comprising:

a storage unit configured to store operation history each time an operation is performed;

a generating unit configured to retrieve operation history information from the storage unit and configured to generate recommended information based on the operation history information; and

a display unit configured to display a home screen as a starting point of operation so that the home screen contains the recommended information generated by the generating unit.

3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the storage unit is configured to store operation history of an application program each time the application program is operated;

the generating unit is configured to retrieve operation history information of application programs from the storage unit and is configured to generate a list of application programs based on the operation history information; and

the display unit is configured to display the home screen so as to contain the list of application programs generated by the generating unit.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the storage unit is configured to store operation history of a web browser along with a URL accessed each time the web browser is operated;

the generating unit is configured to retrieve operation history information of the web browser from the storage unit and is configured to generate a list of URLs based on the operation history information; and

the display unit is configured to display the home screen so as to contain the list of URLs generated by the generating unit.

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the display unit is configured to acquire page information for the URLs in the list of URLs generated by the generating unit, and is configured to generate starting icons for the respective URLs from the page information, and is configured to include the starting icons in the home screen.

6. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the storage unit is configured to store operation history of a function along with a contact information including a personal data of a peer each time a telephone calling function or a mailing function is operated;

the generating unit is configured to retrieve operation history information of the telephone calling function or the mailing function and is configured to generate a list of pairs of the contact information and a type of operation based on the operation history information; and

the display unit is configured to display the home screen so as to contain the list of pairs of the contact information and the type of operation generated by the generating unit.

7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the storage unit is configured to store operation history of a web browsing function along with a contact information including a personal data of a peer each time the web browsing function is operated;

the generating unit is configured to retrieve operation history information of the web browsing function and is configured to generate a list of pairs of a website URL and the contact information based on the operation history information; and

the display unit is configured to display the home screen so as to contain the list of pairs of the website URL and the contact information generated by the generating unit.

2. A communication apparatus comprising:

a storage unit configured to store operation history each time an operation is performed;

a generating unit configured to retrieve operation history information from the storage unit and configured to generate recommended information based on the operation history information;

a first accepting unit configured to accept an instruction for display of the recommended information; and

a display unit configured to display a home screen as a starting point of operation so that the home screen contains the recommended information generated by the generating unit when the instruction has been accepted by the first accepting unit.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the storage unit is configured to store operation history of an application program each time the application program is operated;

the generating unit is configured to retrieve operation history information of application programs from the storage unit and is configured to generate a list of application programs based on the operation history information; and

the display unit is configured to display the home screen so as to contain the list of application programs generated by the generating unit.

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the storage unit is configured to store operation history of a web browser along with a URL accessed each time the web browser is operated;

the generating unit is configured to retrieve operation history information of the web browser from the storage unit and is configured to generate a list of URLs based on the operation history information; and

the display unit is configured to display the home screen so as to contain the list of URLs generated by the generating unit.

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the storage unit is configured to store operation history of a function along with a contact information including a personal data of a peer each time a telephone calling function or a mailing function is operated;

the generating unit is configured to retrieve operation history information of the telephone calling function or the mailing function and is configured to generate a list of pairs of the contact information and a type of operation based on the operation history information; and

the display unit is configured to display the home screen so as to contain the list of pairs of the contact information and the type of operation generated by the generating unit.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the storage unit is configured to store operation history of a web browsing function along with a contact information including a personal data of a peer each time the web browsing function is operated;

the generating unit is configured to retrieve operation history information of the web browsing function and is configured to generate a list of pairs of a website URL and the contact information based on the operation history information; and

the display unit is configured to display the home screen so as to contain the list of pairs of the website URL and the contact information generated by the generating unit.