Patent ID: 6515578
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
A radio paging receiver with a message display function to display and memorize two or more reception messages, comprising:message control means including first and second character tables and a message memory for memorizing the messages, the first and second character tables being for displaying the messages with first and second character set, respectively, the messages stored in the message memory being displayed on a display window in either one of a multiple message display mode or a single message display mode; and a read only memory having a character translating unit operative in response to a selection command from said message control means to translate the set of the characters between the first and second character set without a change in meaning; wherein said message control means having a message selection control unit adapted to select either one of the multiple display mode and the single display mode to display the message on the display window with the characters of the set corresponding to the selected display mode, said message control means displaying the messages with characters of either one of the first or the second character set on the display window when the multiple message display mode is selected, and displaying only one of the messages with the characters of the other of the first or the second character set on the display window when the single message display mode is selected.