Patent ID: 6980213

Claim:
A mobile communication terminal device that obtains data including text from an external server through a digital network, said terminal device comprising: a first storage unit operable to store the data, which is created with a predetermined character code or a predetermined language code, obtained from the external server; a display data generator operable to generate display data by using a first character code or a first language code based on the data stored in said first storage unit; a display operable to display the display data generated by said display data generator; a second storage unit operable to store information which is indicative of the first character code or the first language code used for the display data being currently displayed by said display; an input unit operable to generate, in response to a user operation, a command which is indicative of switching the first character code or the first language code; a selection unit operable to access, upon receipt of the command from said input unit, said second storage unit so as to select a next character code or a next language code in a predetermined order from among a predetermined plurality of character codes or language codes which are different from one another and which are usable by said display data generator; and an updating unit operable to update the information stored in said second storage unit to information which is indicative of the next character code or the next language code selected by said selection unit; wherein said display data generator is operable to regenerate display data, based on the data stored in said first storage unit, with the next character code or the next language code selected by said selection unit as the first character code or the first language code; wherein said display is operable to display the display data regenerated by said display data generator; and wherein said input unit comprises a key which activates the command for switching the character code when the user operation corresponds to one pressing of said key.