Patent ID: 6445396
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A communication apparatus comprising:receiving means for receiving a signal including first information and second information; reading means for reading a background picture designated by said first information and for reading a fixed sentence message designated by said second information; control means for controlling, based on the background picture, a format of a display of the fixed sentence message; display means for displaying the fixed sentence message together with the background picture in the format controlled by said control means, setting means for setting beforehand a preselected number of characters capable of being displayed in a preselected area; and comparing means for comparing a number of characters comprising the fixed sentence message and the preselected number of characters; wherein said format comprises a preselected format for a selected background picture, wherein said control means causes, based on the background picture, the fixed sentence message to be displayed in a preselected area, and wherein when the number of the fixed sentence message is greater than the preselected number of characters, said fixed sentence message is displayed in a next page together with a background picture.