Communication device and method for controlling the same
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorAkihito Tsukamoto
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Abstract
A communication device comprises a first memory which stores telephone books, each including identification information and a name of a communication party, a second memory which stores communication histories, each including a communication time and identification information and a name of a communication party, a changing device which changes a telephone book stored in the first memory, and a control device which, when the telephone book is changed, changes a communication history stored in the second memory in accordance with a content of change.
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A communication device comprising:
- a phonebook configured to store a plurality of phonebook items, each phonebook item including identification information and a name of a communication party;
- a communication history configured to store a plurality of communication history items, each communication history item including identification information and a name of a communication party;
- a changing device configured to change a content of a first phonebook item;
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- a control device configured to, if said changing device changes a content of the first phonebook item, change a content of a first communication history item corresponding to the first phonebook item in accordance with the changed content of the first phonebook item.
A telephone device comprising:
- a phonebook configured to store telephone numbers and party names, each telephone number associating with each party name;
- a detecting device configured to detect a telephone number associated with a call;
- a call history configured to store the detected telephone number and the party name associated with the detected telephone number;
- a changing device configured to change a content of the phonebook;
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- a control device configured to, if said changing device changes the content of the phonebook, change a content of the communication history in accordance with the changed content of the phonebook.
A telephone device comprising:
- a phonebook configured to store telephone numbers and party names, each telephone number associating with each party name;
- a detecting device configured to detect a telephone number associated with a call;
- a call history configured to store the detected telephone number and the party name associated with the detected telephone number;
- a changing device configured to change a first telephone number of the phonebook to a second telephone number;
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- a control device configured to, if said changing device changes the first telephone number of the phonebook to the second telephone number, change a telephone number of the communication history associated with a party name associated with the first telephone number of the phonebook to the second telephone number.
An electronic mail device comprising:
- a mail address book configured to store mail addresses and party names, each mail address associating with each party name;
- a detecting device configured to detect a mail address associated with an electronic mail;
- a mail history configured to store the detected mail address and the party name associated with the detected mail address;
- a changing device configured to change a content of the mail address book;
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- a control device configured to, if said changing device changes the content of the mail address book, change a content of the mail history in accordance with the changed content of the mail address book.
An electronic mail device comprising:
- a mail address book configured to store mail addresses and party names, each mail address associating with each party name;
- a detecting device configured to detect a mail address associated with an electronic mail;
- a call history configured to store the detected mail address and the party name associated with the detected mail address;
- a changing device configured to change a first mail address of the mail address book to a second mail address;
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- a control device configured to, if said changing device changes the first mail address of the mail address book to the second mail address, change a mail address of the mail history associated with a party name associated with the first mail address of the mail address book to the second mail address.
A communication method comprising:
- storing a plurality of phonebook items, each phonebook item including identification information and a name of a communication party;
- storing a plurality of communication history items, each communication history item including identification information and a name of a communication party;
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- changing, if a content of a first phonebook item is changed, a content of a first communication history item corresponding to the first phonebook item in accordance with the changed content of the first phonebook item.
A communication method comprising:
- storing telephone numbers and party names, each telephone number associating with each party name;
- detecting a telephone number associated with a call;
- storing the detected telephone number and the party name associated with the detected telephone number;
- and
- changing, if a content of the phonebook is changed, a content of the communication history in accordance with the changed content of the phonebook.
A communication method comprising:
- storing telephone numbers and party names, each telephone number associating with each party name;
- detecting a telephone number associated with a call;
- storing the detected telephone number and the party name associated with the detected telephone number;
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- changing, if a first telephone number of the phonebook is changed to the second telephone number, a telephone number of the communication history associated with a party name associated with the first telephone number of the phonebook to the second telephone number.
A communication method comprising:
- storing mail addresses and party names, each mail address associating with each party name;
- detecting a mail address associated with an electronic mail;
- storing the detected mail address and the party name associated with the detected mail address;
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- changing, if a content of the mail address book is changed, a content of the mail history in accordance with the changed content of the mail address book.
A communication method comprising:
- storing mail addresses and party names, each mail address associating with each party name;
- detecting a mail address associated with an electronic mail;
- storing the detected mail address and the party name associated with the detected mail address;
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- changing, if a first mail address of the mail address book is changed to the second mail address, a mail address of the mail history associated with a party name associated with the first mail address of the mail address book to the second mail address.
A communication method, comprising:
- storing mail addresses and party names, each mail address associated with each party name;
- detecting a mail address associated with an electronic mail;
- displaying the stored party name associated with the stored mail address which coincides with the detected mail address;
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- changing a content of the displayed party name if the stored party name associated with the displayed party name is changed.
A communication method, comprising:
- storing information including mail addresses and party names, each mail address associated with each party name;
- detecting a mail address associated with an electronic mail;
- displaying the stored information associated with the stored mail address which coincides with the detected mail address;
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- changing a content of the displayed information if the stored information associated with the displayed information is changed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.