EP0481887A2
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Communication apparatus having an electronic telephone book function
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1991-10-16
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-10-16
Abstract
Abstract A communication apparatus comprises a memory for storing telephone numbers of a plurality of communication destinations together with destination data including character information such as abbreviations; a search unit for searching the destination data stored in the memory; a selection unit for selecting a language; and a set unit for setting an order of search for the destination data by the search unit in accordance with the language selected by the selection unit. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Masaya C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Kondo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32037; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/27467; H04M1/2748
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A communication apparatus comprising: memory means for storing telephone numbers of a plurality of communication destinations together with destination data including character information such as abbreviations; search means for searching the destination data stored in said memory means; selection means for selecting a language; and set means for setting an order of search for the destination data by said search means in accordance with the language selected by said selection means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
A communication apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein said set means rearranges the data of said memory means in accordance with the selected language.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A communication apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein said set means includes a search table for defining an order of search for a specific language and sets the order of sequence in accordance with the information of the search table.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
A communication apparatus comprising: memory means for storing data of a plurality of communication destinations including character information; search means for searching the data of the communication destinations stored in said memory means; selection means for selecting a language; and set means for setting an order of search for the data of the communication destinations by said search means in accordance with the language selected by said selection means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A communication apparatus according to Claim 4 wherein said set means rearranges the data of said memory means in accordance with the selected language.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A communication apparatus according to Claim 4 wherein said set means includes a search table for defining an order of search for a specific language and sets the order of sequence in accordance with the information of the search table.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A communication apparatus having an electronic telephone book function, comprising: selection means for selecting a language; and set means for setting an order of search for data registered in the electronic telephone book in accordance with the language selected by said selection means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A communication apparatus according to Claim 7 wherein said setting means rearranges the data registered in the electronic telephone book in accordance with the selected language.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A communication apparatus according to Claim 7 wherein said set means includes a search table for defining an order of search for a specific language and sets the order of sequence in accordance with the information of the search table.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
34 words
A method for searching a plurality of registered data including character information, comprising the steps of: selecting a language; and setting an order of search for the data in accordance with the selected language.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A communication apparatus according to Claim 10 wherein said setting step rearranges the data in accordance with the selected language.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A communication apparatus according to Claim 10 wherein the data is communication destination data including abbreviation data of the communication destinations.
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