Patent ID: 7499697
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A portable terminal device, comprising: a determination unit retrieving data from a telephone directory database if a call arrives at a portable terminal device, and determining whether an originating number is registered in the telephone directory database; a calling time monitoring unit monitoring a calling time between the arrival of the call and an issuance of a calling tone; and a transmitting unit immediately connecting the call before the issuance of the calling tone so that a charge is imposed on an originator side when the originating number is not registered in the telephone directory database, and announcing a prearranged recorded message, the transmitting unit issuing one or more of the calling tone before connecting the call when the originating number is registered as a predetermined type of originator in the telephone directory database, wherein a recorded message response time between the arrival of the call and the announcement of a recorded message is stored for each name registered in the telephone directory database, and an incoming recorded message response time is set for an incoming call by referring to the stored recorded message response time corresponding to the originating number when the originating number is registered in the telephone directory database.