Patent ID: 7570814

Claim:
A data processing device, comprising: a first storing unit for storing special character data, which includes at least one of pictogram data representing an expression and emotion character data representing an emotion in a form of a character; a second storing unit for storing expression image data, which richly represents expressions or emotions corresponding to the special character data in a form of an image; first comparison means for comparing the special character data stored in the first storing unit with the expression image data corresponding to the special character data; second comparison means for comparing read character data with the special character data stored in the first storing unit; voice synthesis means for converting read character data read by second comparison means into a voice on a character basis; changing means for changing plural pieces of expression image data constituting a series of actions in synchronization with the voice outputted by voice synthesis means to express the corresponding emotion; and processing means for, when first comparison means finds that the expression image data matches the special character data, outputting the expression image data stored in the second storing unit.