Patent ID: 6178338
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: H04B,H04M

Abstract:
A communication terminal apparatus which is in a call mode during the occurrence of a telephone call and in a standby mode during non-occurrence of a telephone call, comprising:an input device operable to receive an input by a user;storage means for storing option list data corresponding to a plurality of option groups, each of said option groups being associated with a respective operating mode of the communication terminal apparatus, and each of said option groups including at least one function for selection by a user during the respective operating mode;display means for displaying, when said input device receives an input by the user, at least a portion of said one option group stored in said storage means associated with a current operating mode of the communication terminal apparatus;input keys for entering data by the user; andoperation mode determining means for determining the current operating mode of the communication terminal apparatus as a function of both the entered data and whether the apparatus is in call mode or standby mode.