Patent ID: 7046791
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: communication means for receiving party information from a network, the party information identifying a calling party; melody storing means for storing a plurality of call-notification-melodies; reproducing means for reproducing one of the call-notification-melodies stored in the melody storing means and outputting the reproduced call-notification melody through a speaker; specific party information storing means for storing specific party information for a plurality of specific parties, and storing for the specific parties respective call-notification-melody information, the stored call-notification-melody information for a specific party indicating one of the plurality of call-notification-melodies which corresponds to the specific party; display pattern storage means for storing a plurality of display patterns corresponding to the call-notification-melody information stored in said specific party information storing means for the specific parties; control means for, when the party information which the communication means receives matches the specific party information in the specific party information storing means corresponding to one of the specific parties, causing the reproducing means to reproduce and output the call-notification-melody corresponding to the matched specific party and causing a corresponding display pattern to be displayed; and an operation part, wherein the display patterns are designated on an individual party basis by a first operation through the operation part, and reproduction of a call-notification melody is turned on and off on an individual party basis by a second operation through the operation part.