Patent ID: 7031451
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A multi-functional telephone apparatus comprising: (a) a storage unit configured for (b) a selection item selection unit configured for selecting one of a plurality of selection items in said storage unit displayed collectively wherein said system data table, said function-classified system data table, and said hardware-classified system data table serve as selection items, and (c) a system data setting unit configured for enabling setting of individual system data belonging to a displayed group by displaying the group belonging to a selection item when one of said selection items is selected by said selection item selection unit, said system data setting unit comprising: a group displaying unit configured for displaying a group relevant to a selected selection item, a system data selection unit configured for selecting individual a system data from the group displayed by said group displaying unit, a system data setting unit configured for setting system data selected by said system data selection unit, and a system data registration unit configured for registering the system data as set in a system data registration area used as a reference in the operation of an apparatus, wherein said system data registration area is arranged on a main body portion of the apparatus having a function of a telephone set and wherein said system data setting unit excluding the system data registration area, said storage unit and the selection item selection unit are arranged on the side of a system data registration terminal removably arranged on said main body portion, said system data registration terminal has an area for storage of the same data as the system data registered in the system data registration area, and wherein when system data newly set or changed is routed to the system data registration area, a difference thereof from data already registered in said system data registration area is determined and the resulting difference data is sent to said main body portion.