Communication device and method for controlling the same

Abstract

A communication device comprises a first memory which stores telephone books, each including identification information and a name of a communication party, a second memory which stores communication histories, each including a communication time and identification information and a name of a communication party, a changing device which changes a telephone book stored in the first memory, and a control device which, when the telephone book is changed, changes a communication history stored in the second memory in accordance with a content of change.

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       12 . An electronic mail device comprising: 
 a mail address book configured to store mail addresses and party names, each mail address associated with one of the party names;    a detecting device configured to detect a mail address associated with an electronic mail;    a mail history configured to store the detected mail address and the party name associated with the detected mail address;    a changing device configured to change a content of the mail address book; and    a control device configured to, if said changing device changes the content of the mail address book, change a content of the mail history in accordance with the changed content of the mail address book.    
   
   
       13 . An electronic mail device comprising: 
 a mail address book configured to store mail addresses and party names, each mail address associated with one of the party names;    a detecting device configured to detect a mail address associated with an electronic mail;    a call history configured to store the detected mail address and the party name associated with the detected mail address;    a changing device configured to change a first mail address of the mail address book to a second mail address; and    a control device configured to, if said changing device changes the first mail address of the mail address book to the second mail address, change a mail address of the mail history associated with a party name associated with the first mail address of the mail address book to the second mail address.    
   
   
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       25 . A communication method comprising: 
 storing mail addresses and party names, each mail address associated with one of the party names;    detecting a mail address associated with an electronic mail;    storing the detected mail address and the party name associated with the detected mail address; and    changing, if a content of the mail address book is changed, a content of the mail history in accordance with the changed content of the mail address book.    
   
   
       26 . A communication method comprising: 
 storing mail addresses and party names, each mail address associated with one of the party names;    detecting a mail address associated with an electronic mail;    storing the detected mail address and the party name associated with the detected mail address; and    changing, if a first mail address of the mail address book is changed to the second mail address, a mail address of the mail history associated with a party name associated with the first mail address of the mail address book to the second mail address.    
   
   
       27 . A communication method, comprising: 
 storing mail addresses and party names, each mail address associated with one of the party names;    detecting a mail address associated with an electronic mail;    displaying the stored party name associated with the stored mail address which coincides with the detected mail address; and    changing a content of the displayed party name if the stored party name associated with the displayed party name is changed.    
   
   
       28 . A communication method, comprising: 
 storing information including mail addresses and party names, each mail address associated with one of the party names;    detecting a mail address associated with an electronic mail;    displaying the stored information associated with the stored mail address which coincides with the detected mail address; and    changing a content of the displayed information if the stored information associated with the displayed information is changed.    
   
   
       29 . A communication device comprising: 
 a mail address book configured to store mail addresses and party names, each mail address associated with one of the party names;    a detecting device configured to detect a mail address associated with an electronic mail;    a displaying device configured to display the stored party name associated with the stored mail address which coincides with the detected mail address; and    a changing device configured to change a content of the displayed party name if the stored party name associated with the displayed party name is changed.    
   
   
       30 . A communication device comprising: 
 a mail address book configured to store information including mail addresses and party names, each mail address associated with one of the party names;    a detecting device configured to detect a mail address associated with an electronic mail;    a displaying device configured to display the stored information associated with the stored mail address which coincides with the detected mail address; and    a changing device configured to change a content of the displayed information if the stored information associated with the displayed information is changed.