Patent ID: 8712480

Claim:
A mobile communication apparatus, comprising: a reception unit configured to detect that an incoming call is received from a calling apparatus; an announcing unit configured to announce the reception of the incoming call detected by the reception unit; a clock unit configured to generate clock information; and a memory unit configured to store a time period during which an incoming call is denied and to store a home country code and a home carrier code corresponding to the mobile communication apparatus; and a control unit configured to detect whether the mobile communication apparatus is in a roaming area when the incoming call is received, prohibit the announcing unit from announcing the reception of the incoming call when it is detected that the mobile communication apparatus is in the roaming area, determine a reason why the reception of the incoming call is denied, and send to the calling apparatus, an email indicating that the mobile communication apparatus is in the roaming area, and display on a display unit of the mobile communication apparatus a message indicating that the email has been sent to the calling apparatus, wherein the control unit is configured to calculate a present time based on the clock information, compare the calculated present time with the time period in the memory unit, and prohibit the announcing unit from announcing the reception when it is detected that the mobile communication apparatus is in the roaming area and the calculated present time is within the time period, and wherein the control unit detects whether the mobile communication apparatus is in the roaming area by comparing a country code and a carrier code contained in a signal received via the interface with the home country code and the home carrier code in the memory unit.