Abstract: A telephone and an incoming call notification method for the telephone in which telephone book data can be used to sound an incoming call sound of a specified date such as a birthday for a specific caller. When an incoming call to the mobile telephone of the present invention arrives from another telephone (s21), a control part of the mobile telephone determines whether or not a notification of the caller's telephone number has been made (s22). The birthday or the like of the caller can be quickly relayed before the telephone is taken off-hook, and an entertainment function can be provided.

Abstract: A telephone and an incoming call notification method for the telephone in which telephone book data can be used to sound an incoming call sound of a specified date such as a birthday for a specific caller. When an incoming call to the mobile telephone of the present invention arrives from another telephone (s21), a control part of the mobile telephone determines whether or not a notification of the caller's telephone number has been made (s22). In cases where a notification of the caller's telephone number has been made, a decision is made as to whether or not the incoming call number is registered in the telephone book (s23). In a case where the incoming call number is judged to have been registered in the telephone book in step s23, a decision is made as to whether or not a match exists between the date in question and a specified date such as a birthday or the like in the telephone book (s24).

Abstract: A cell phone provided with a chat dedicated message display screen, in addition to a screen for transmission and receipt of normal email messages, in order to realize the chat function, searches for an email address registered in the telephone directory in the chat dedicated message display screen and, when the search finds a digital camera registered in association with that email address, displays such digital camera image on the chat dedicated message display screen.

Abstract: A communication apparatus and a communication method realizing highly amusing features and merchantability. A face image of the sender of a text message changes according to the contents of the message, especially symbols, marks and the like which indicate an emotional state in the message. Thereby, an image suitable for each symbol, mark or the like which indicates an emotional state in the text message is selectively displayed on a screen. Thus, the user of a communication apparatus can immediately understand sender's feeling without reading all the text message.

Abstract: A cell phone provided with a chat dedicated message display screen, in addition to a screen for transmission and receipt of normal email messages, in order to realize the chat function, searches for an email address registered in the telephone directory in the chat dedicated message display screen and, when the search finds a digital camera registered in association with that email address, displays such digital camera image on the chat dedicated message display screen.