Patent ID: 8204193
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication device, comprising: a detecting portion configured to detect an incoming email from a sender; a phone book portion configured to register one or more senders; a display portion configured to display a video content; a watching presetting portion that stores incoming email indicatability information that is set for the video content as a watching preset object to decide whether or not the email or information specifying the sender together with the video content are simultaneously displayed on the display portion when the detecting portion detects the incoming email while the video content is displayed on the display portion; and a control portion that executes control such that the incoming email indicatability information in the watching presetting portion is referenced to decide whether or not the video content, the email or the information specifying the sender, and a reply input area which indicates an instruction for making a reply email to the incoming email is acceptable are simultaneously displayed on the display portion when the video content is displayed on the display portion, wherein the video content, the email or the information specifying the sender, and the reply input area are simultaneously displayed on the display portion when the incoming email indicatability information is set as “yes” and the email or the information specifying the sender and the reply area are not displayed when the incoming email indicatability information is set as “no”.