Patent ID: 6229519
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: G09G,H04M

Abstract:
A display controller for a communication apparatus,said communication apparatus receiving a message having received characters, and displaying the received characters on a display section, said display controller comprising:a first storage for storing the maximum number of characters which can be displayed on one screen of the display section when the characters are displayed in a first size;a determination section for comparing the number of received characters with the maximum number of characters stored in said first storage, and, if the number of received characters is larger than the maximum number of characters, determining whether or not the received message contains at least one specific character which can be displayed on the display section in a second size which is smaller than the first size;a converter for converting the size of the at least one specific character into the second size from the first size if the at least one specific character is contained in the received message; anda controller for displaying the received characters in the first and second sizes on the one screen of the display section, wherein the at least one specific character is displayed in the second size and the other received characters are displayed in the first size.