VIDEOPHONE CALL TERMINATION METHOD AND PROGRAM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a videophone provided with a television broadcast receiving function whereby only a person executing videophone efficiently replies an incoming call without disturbing viewing of a person not executing the videophone when a plurality of persons view a program content. SOLUTION: When a plurality of videophone systems are usable, the videophone system receiving the call connects a voice session at the arrival of a videophone call, and thereafter a desired videophone system is configured to establish a video session. A videophone call termination method is realized, whereby only the person executing videophone efficiently replies the incoming call without disturbing viewing of the person not executing the videophone when the persons view a program content. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT