Abstract: A mobile telephone terminal provides a user with a selectable option to transfer a telephone call to an instant messaging session and to transfer an instant messaging session to a telephone call. A presence attribute indicator for a first party is displayed with an entry associated with the telephone number of the first party. A user has a selectable option for initiating instant messaging with the party. The mobile telephone provides a customized menu of selectable options for initiating communication. The menu is dependent upon received presence attribute information. A calendar application can store the content of an instant messaging dialog in an appointment record. When an application accesses a stored telephone number of a party the stored instant messaging address of that party is automatically accessed and when the application accesses a stored instant messaging address of a party, the stored telephone number of that party is automatically accessed.

Abstract: A mobile telephone terminal provides a user with a selectable option to transfer a telephone call to an instant messaging session and to transfer an instant messaging session to a telephone call. A presence attribute indicator for a first party is displayed with an entry associated with the telephone number of the first party. A user has a selectable option for initiating instant messaging with the party. The mobile telephone provides a customised menu of selectable options for initiating communication. The menu is dependent upon received presence attribute information. A calendar application can store the content of an instant messaging dialogue in an appointment record. When an application accesses a stored telephone number of a party the stored instant messaging address of that party is automatically accessed and when the application accesses a stored instant messaging address of a party, the stored telephone number of that party is automatically accessed.

Abstract: A mobile telephone terminal provides a user with a selectable option to transfer a telephone call to an instant messaging session and to transfer an instant messaging session to a telephone call. A presence attribute indicator for a first party is displayed, in a mobile telephone application, with an entry associated with the telephone number of the first party. A user, while displaying an entry for a party in a mobile telephone application, has a selectable option for initiating instant messaging with the party. The mobile telephone provides a customised menu of selectable options for initiating communication. The menu is dependent upon received presence attribute information. A calendar application can store the content of an instant messaging dialogue in an appointment record.

Abstract: A communication apparatus has a controller (800); an interface (806; 850) adapted to receive an electronic message (852); a display (836); and a memory (802; 804). The memory is adapted to store image data representing at least one predefined icon to be presented on the display so as to indicate receipt of the electronic message. The memory (802, 804) is adapted to store an association (844, 846) between the or each predefined icon (846) and a sender (844) of electronic messages. The controller (800) is adapted to determine a sender (857) of the received electronic message (852), to match the sender thus determined with the or each predefined icon by way of the association, and to present a matching icon, if any, on the display to indicate receipt of said received electronic message as well as the sender thereof.

Abstract: A mobile telephone terminal provides a user with a selectable option to transfer a telephone call to an instant messaging session and to transfer an instant messaging session to a telephone call. A presence attribute indicator for a first party is displayed, in a mobile telephone application, with an entry associated with the telephone number of the first party. A user, while displaying an entry for a party in a mobile telephone application, has a selectable option for initiating instant messaging with the party. The mobile telephone provides a customised menu of selectable options for initiating communication. The menu is dependent upon received presence attribute information. A calendar application can store the content of an instant messaging dialaogue in an appointment record.

Abstract: A communication apparatus has a controller (800); an interface (806; 850) adapted to receive an electronic message (852); a display (836); and a memory (802; 804). The memory is adapted to store image data representing at least one predefined icon to be presented on the display so as to indicate receipt of the electronic message. The memory (802, 804) is adapted to store an association (844, 846) between the or each predefined icon (846) and a sender (844) of electronic messages. The controller (800) is adapted to determine a sender (857) of the received electronic message (852), to match the sender thus determined with the or each predefined icon by way of the association, and to present a matching icon, if any, on the display to indicate receipt of said received electronic message as well as the sender thereof.