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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1999
Jun Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Irube, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nobuhiro Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Kataoka, Tokyo, JP;
Yasunori Arai, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed a multimedia communications terminal capable of quickly connecting with the other party with less burden on the exchange station. The terminal has a phone book memory for storing a phone book database and image data. One record consists of a phone book memory number, a phone number, a name, an encrypting flag, a terminal kind number, a send/receive YES/NO flag, a sender information notice flag, and an address at which image data is stored. The terminal further includes a main controller including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The main controller controls all the portions of the terminal to realize the operation of a portable videophone. When an outgoing call is made, the phone book memory is referenced. The outgoing call is made in connection procedures adapted for the kind of the other party.