Patent ID: 7280641
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A communication terminal apparatus which converts text data into voice data, transfers the voice data automatically, and performs voice communication in response to an incoming call from a remote device, comprising: recording means for recording a message from a remote device by using an answering function when a response to an incoming call from the remote device from which the message is to be recorded is not performed by a called party; reception means for receiving e-mail from a remote device through a communication line; conversion means for converting text data of the e-mail received by said reception means into voice data; setting means for setting a predetermined communication terminal apparatus as a transfer destination; and transfer means for automatically transferring the e-mail received by said reception means and converted by the conversion means and/or the message recorded by said recording means to the predetermined communication terminal apparatus as the voice data, on the basis of information set by a user as to whether or not to transfer the e-mail and/or the message, respectively, when the reception or the recording is performed, wherein said transfer means transfers a count of e-mails received and a count of messages recorded together with the e-mail and the message.