Communication apparatus capable of controlling the display format of a fixed sentence

A communication apparatus comprising:

• receiving means for receiving a signal including first information and second information;
• reading means for reading a background picture designated by said first information and for reading a fixed sentence message designated by said second information;
• control means for controlling, based on the background picture, a format of a display of the fixed sentence message;
• display means for displaying the fixed sentence message together with the background picture in the format controlled by said control means;
• and
• decision means for determining whether the signal received from an antenna includes a particular command, said display means displaying, when said decision means determines that said signal includes said particular command, the fixed sentence message in an arrangement designated by said particular command,
• wherein said particular command comprises at least one of a position command designating a position of the fixed sentence message to be displayed and a font command designating a size of said fixed sentence message to be displayed.

A message displaying method for a communication apparatus, comprising:

• receiving a signal including first information and second information;
• reading a background picture designated by said first information;
• reading a fixed sentence message designated by said second information;
• controlling a format of the fixed sentence message on the basis of the background picture;
• displaying the fixed sentence message in the format controlled;
• setting beforehand a preselected number of characters of the fixed sentence message on the basis of the background picture;
• comparing a number of characters of the fixed sentence message and the preselected number of characters;
• and
• displaying, when the number of characters of the fixed sentence message is greater than the preselected number of characters, said fixed sentence message in a next page together with the background picture,
• wherein said format comprises a preselected format for a selected background picture.