Communication apparatus for storing abandoned call information

A communication apparatus which is connected to a communication line, comprising:

• determining means for determining whether a call reception from a communication network is responded to;
• memory means for storing calling party information which has been sent via the communication line from a calling party equipment upon the call reception, if said determining means determines that the call reception is not responded to;
• display means for displaying information associated with the calling party information stored in said memory means;
• and
• calling means for calling the calling party equipment after the display by said display means, in response to an entry of a predetermined key.

A data communication apparatus which is connected to a communication system in which a plurality of terminal equipment are connected to at least one circuit, comprising:

• detecting means for detecting a call reception from the connected circuit;
• determining means for determining whether automatic reception of data sent from a calling party is possible or impossible, subsequent to detection of the call reception by said detecting means;
• storing means for storing a calling party number of the calling party, the automatic reception of the data sent from the calling party being determined to be impossible by said determining means;
• means for rejecting the call reception to said apparatus if said determining means determines that the automatic reception is impossible;
• and
• notifying means for notifying the calling party, the calling party number of which is stored in said storing means.