USER INTERFACE FOR ACCESSING MESSAGES AT A TELEPHONE TERMINAL.

摘要

A user of a telephone terminal with an interactive display is provided with easy access to messages received by the terminal from a service provider. When a message is received by the terminal, a plurality of symbols in the display and indicative of a number of delectable features accessible for display by the user is increased by one for including the message among the selectable features. The selectable features are similarly increased. After the receipt of the message, the selectable feature that represents the received message is prominently displayed in the display. The user is then able to view the message by advantageously pressing only a single button on the terminal. Also, the user is alerted by both audible and visual alerting signals once the message is received from the service provider.