Patent ID: 7308277
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A handheld terminal device, comprising: a display part which is configured to, when information received from an external terminal conforms to a predetermined conversation form, and identification information that represents the other-end party who is the sender of the received information has already been registered in a telephone directory and an image has also been registered in association with such other-end party, display said image on the display screen dedicated to the predetermined conversation form, wherein said predetermined conversation form is a conversation form supported by a chat function, wherein the display part is configured to: display a plurality of chat messages in order of receipt, in which a most recent one of the plurality of chat messages is displayed along with the corresponding image of the other-end party that sent the most recent one of the chat messages, wherein all other ones of the plurality of chat messages that are displayed together with the most recent one of the plurality of chat messages are displayed without their corresponding images.