Patent ID: 6985562

Claim:
A portable electronic apparatus incorporating software and having a wireless telephoning function, comprising: a display for displaying one or more selection screens; a first memory for storing a plurality of sets of initial data for the software to cope with different countries and languages so that the portable electronic apparatus can utilize initial data corresponding to a country in which the portable electronic apparatus is used and at least a principal language for that country; input means operable by a user to make selections from the selection screens of a country in which the portable electronic apparatus is being used, a principal language for that country, and an additional language different than the principal language; and a second memory for storing data identifying the user-selected country, the user-selected principal language, and the user-selected additional language, wherein, when the software is initialized, initial data corresponding to the user-selected country, the user-selected principal language, and the user-selected additional language identified by the data stored in the second memory is selected from the initial data stored in the first memory, wherein the portable electronic apparatus further comprises editing means operable by the user to edit the user-selected country, the user-selected principal language and/or the user-selected additional language, and data identifying the edited selections is stored in the second memory, wherein the portable electronic apparatus further comprises a key that is operated to delete the edited selections and, when the key is operated, the edited selections are deleted and the software is initialized by use of data identifying the country, the principal language and the additional language selected by the user prior to the editing, and wherein, when the software of the portable electronic apparatus is initialized by use of the data identifying the edited selections, the edited selections are checked so that, if incorrect data is found therein, the data identifying the edited selections is automatically deleted and the software is initialized by use of data identifying the country, the principal language and the additional language selected by the user prior to the editing.