Communication apparatus, information display method, incoming call display method, incoming call history display method, programs for implementing the methods, and storage medium in which the program is stored

A communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller's information, comprising:

• a display device;
• a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties's IDs and a plurality of opposite parties's names in association with each other;
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• a display controller that performs incoming call displaying on said display device using a first display method when an opposite party matching an opposite party's ID contained in the caller's information received at a time of arrival of an incoming call is registered in said registration device, and performs the incoming call displaying on said display device using a second display method when the opposite party matching the opposite party's ID is not registered in said registration device.

A communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller's information, comprising:

• a detection device that detects the caller's information;
• a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller's information;
• a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties's IDs and a plurality of opposite parties's names in association with each other;
• a storage controller that (a) searches said registration device for an opposite party's ID matching a caller's ID contained in the caller's information detected by said detection device at a time of arrival of an incoming call, (b) stores an opposite party's name registered in association with the matching opposite party's ID in said storage device when the matching opposite party's ID is found, and (c) stores a caller's name contained in the caller's information in said storage device when the matching opposite party's ID is not found;
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• a display controller that discriminates whether each name stored in said storage device is an opposite party's name registered in said registration device or a received caller's name, in response to an instruction for displaying of storage contents of said storage device, and switches the displaying in accordance with a result of the discrimination.

A communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller's information, comprising:

• a detection device that detects the caller's information;
• a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller's information;
• a registration device in which a plurality of opposite parties's IDs and opposite parties's names are registered in association with each other;
• a storage controller that stores the caller's information detected by said detection device at a time of arrival of an incoming call in said storage device;
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• a display controller that (a) searches said registration device for an opposite party's ID matching a caller's ID contained in the caller's information stored in said storage device when displaying of storage contents of said storage device is instructed, (b) displays a caller's name contained in the caller's information when the matching opposite party's ID is not found, and (c) displays an opposite party's name registered in association with the opposite party's ID in a manner such that the opposite party's name is discriminated from the caller's name when the matching opposite party's ID is found.

An incoming call history display method executed by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller's information, and including a detection device that detects the caller's information, a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller's information, a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties's IDs and a plurality of opposite parties's names in association with each other, the method comprising:

• a detection step for detecting the caller's information;
• a storage control step of (a) searching the registration device for an opposite party's ID matching a caller's ID contained in the caller's information detected in said step of detecting the caller's information at a time of arrival of an incoming call, (b) storing an opposite party's name registered in association with the matching opposite party's ID in said storage device when the matching opposite party's ID is found, and (c) storing a caller's name contained in the caller's information in said storage device when the matching opposite party's ID is not found;
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• a display control step of discriminating whether each name stored in said storage device is an opposite party's name registered in said registration device or a received caller's name, in response to an instruction for displaying of storage contents of said storage device, and switching the displaying in accordance with a result of the discrimination.

An incoming call history display method executed by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller's information and including a detection device that detects caller's information, a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller's information, and a registration device in which a plurality of opposite parties's IDs and opposite parties's names are registered in association with each other, the method comprising:

• a detection step of detecting the caller's information;
• a storage control step of storing the caller's information detected in said step of detecting the caller's information at the a of arrival of an incoming call in the storage device;
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• a display control step of (a) searching said registration device for an opposite party's ID matching a caller's ID contained in the caller's information stored in said storage device when displaying of storage contents of said storage device is instructed, (b) displaying a caller's name contained in the caller's information when the matching opposite party's ID is not found, and (c) displaying an opposite party's name registered in association with the opposite party's ID in a manner such that the opposite party's name is discriminated from the caller's name when the matching opposite party's ID is found.

A program for executing an incoming call history display method by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller's information, and including a detection device that detects the caller's information, a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller's information, a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties's IDs and a plurality of opposite parties's names in association with each other, the program comprising:

• a detection module for detecting the caller's information;
• a storage module for (a) searching the registration device for an opposite party's ID matching a caller's ID contained in the caller's information detected at a time of arrival of an incoming call, (b) storing an opposite party's name registered in association with the matching opposite party's ID in the storage device when the matching opposite party's ID is found, and (c) storing a caller's name contained in the caller's information in said storage device when the matching opposite party's ID is not found;
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• a switching module for discriminating whether each name stored in said storage device is an opposite party's name registered in said registration device or a received caller's name, in response to an instruction for displaying of storage contents of said storage device, and switching the displaying in accordance with a result of the discrimination.

A program for executing an incoming call history display method by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller's information, and including a detection device that detects the caller's information, a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller's information, a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties's IDs and a plurality of opposite parties's names in association with each other, the program comprising:

• a detection module for detecting the caller's information;
• a storage control module for storing the caller's information detected at a time of arrival of an incoming call in the storage device;
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• a display control module for (a) searching said registration device for an opposite party's ID matching a caller's ID contained in the caller's information stored in said storage device when displaying of storage contents of said storage device is instructed, (b) displaying a caller's name contained in the caller's information when the matching opposite party's ID is not found, and (c) displaying an opposite party's name registered in association with the opposite party's ID in a manner such that the opposite party's name is discriminated from the caller's name when the matching opposite party's ID is found.

A computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for executing an incoming call history display method by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller's information, and including a detection device that detects the caller's information, a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller's information, a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties's IDs and a plurality of opposite parties's names in association with each other, the program comprising:

• a detection module for detecting the caller's information;
• a storage module for (a) searching the registration device for an opposite party's ID matching a caller's ID contained in the caller's information detected at a time of arrival of an incoming call, (b) storing an opposite party's name registered in association with the matching opposite party's ID in the storage device when the matching opposite party's ID is found, and (c) storing a caller's name contained in the caller's information in said storage device when the matching opposite party's ID is not found;
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• a switching module for discriminating whether each name stored in said storage device is an opposite party's name registered in said registration device or a received caller's name, in response to an instruction for displaying of storage contents of said storage device, and switching the displaying in accordance with a result of the discrimination.

A computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for executing an incoming call history display method by a communication apparatus connected to a communication line that provides a service for informing of caller's information, and including a detection device that detects the caller's information, a storage device that stores incoming call history related to the caller's information, a registration device that registers a plurality of opposite parties's IDs and a plurality of opposite parties's names in association with each other, the program comprising:

• a detection module for detecting the caller's information;
• a storage control module for storing the caller's information detected at a of arrival of an incoming call in the storage device;
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• a display control module for (a) searching said registration device for an opposite party's ID matching a caller's ID contained in the caller's information stored in said storage device when displaying of storage contents of said storage device is instructed, (b) displaying a caller's name contained in the caller's information when the matching opposite party's ID is not found, and (c) displaying an opposite party's name registered in association with the opposite party's ID in a manner such that the opposite party's name is discriminated from the caller's name when the matching opposite party's ID is found.