Method for sizing message characters for a display

Details Method for sizing message characters for a display Method for sizing message characters for a display

1991-11-01

1993-05-18

Yusko, Donald J.

Communications: electrical

Continuously variable indicating

With meter reading

340731, 3403111, H04B 700

Patent

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052124770

ABSTRACT:
An electronic device (100) includes a memory (106) for storing a message, the message having message characters and a message length. The electronic device (100) automatically selects one of at least first and second sizes (301 and 311) for displaying the message characters by comparing the message length to at least one predetermined threshold, the message length being compared greater than each of the at least one predetermined threshold (402,404,406,414,416) indicating a different one of the at least first and second sizes (301 and 311), and each of the at least first and second sizes (301 and 311) corresponding to a different one of at least first and second number of lines (304,314) on a display screen. The electronic device (100) displays (408) at least a portion of the message characters in the selected size and in the corresponding one of at least first and second number of lines on the display screen.

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HITACHI, INC., product data book, entitled "HD66108T, (RAM-PROVIDED 165-CHANNEL LCD Driver LIQUID CRYSTAL DOT MATRIX GRAPHICS)", pp. 445, 450, and 451.

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