Patent ID: 6573825
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A communication apparatus which has a function of receiving a source identification number when an incoming call occurs, comprising:an alerting device; a memory storing a table containing alerting data associated with each of numeric characters; a selector for selecting one of a first alerting mode and a second alerting mode, the first alerting mode providing an alerting pattern which is determined by referring to the table depending on the source identification number, and the second alerting mode providing a preset alerting pattern; a controller for controlling the alerting device such that, when the incoming call does not include the source identification number, the alerting device operates in the second alerting mode and, when the incoming call includes the source identification number, the alerting device operates in a selected one of the first alerting mode and the second alerting mode, and an input section for changing a correspondence of the table between the alerting data and each of the numeric characters.