Method and device for displaying images and text in accordance with a selected pattern

A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

• storing in a memory of the electronic device a plurality of predetermined items, a plurality of images and a plurality of character strings, each image and character string corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of predetermined items;
• receiving a user selection of a first size or a second size;
• and
• displaying a first pattern, if the first size is selected;
• and displaying a second pattern, if the second size is selected;
• the first pattern comprising the plurality of items displayed in a first predetermined display area, each of the plurality of items comprising an image together with a character string;
• the second pattern comprising the plurality of images displayed in a second predetermined display area where none of the plurality of character strings are displayed, and a character string, corresponding to a selected image, displayed in a third predetermined display area where none of the plurality of images are displayed, wherein if a character string drawn as text in the second pattern would be longer than the third predetermined display area, the character string displayed in the third predetermined display area is displayed as a pre-stored image where characters with a shorter width are drawn closer together.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-executable program code, the program code when executed performing a method for operating a display of an electronic device, the method comprising:

• storing in a memory of the electronic device a plurality of predetermined items, a plurality of images and a plurality of character strings, each image and character string corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of predetermined items;
• receiving a user selection of a first size or a second size;
• and
• displaying a first pattern, if the first size is selected;
• and displaying a second pattern, if the second size is selected;
• the first pattern comprising the plurality of items displayed in a first predetermined display area, each of the plurality of items comprising an image together with a character string;
• the second pattern comprising the plurality of images displayed in a second predetermined display area where none of the plurality of character strings are displayed, and a character string, corresponding to a selected image, displayed in a third predetermined display area where none of the plurality of images are displayed, wherein if a character string drawn as text in the second pattern would be longer than the third predetermined display area, the character string displayed in the third predetermined display area is displayed as a pre-stored image where characters with a shorter width are drawn closer together.