Display device, portable information processing apparatus, information storage medium, and electronic apparatus

A display device comprising display means for displaying, on a display screen, a plurality of types of information having different attributes, including at least communications information and schedule information;

• storage means for storing first through third background screen character data which respectively present a first background display area for displaying icon information corresponding to said communications information, a second background display area for displaying said icon information corresponding to said schedule information, a third background display area for arranging and displaying said icon information that is used to retrieve said plurality of types of information enjoyed in each of said first and second background display areas and for storing said icon information;
• control means for performing control to create said first through third background display areas on said display screen on an area by area basis, based on said first through third background screen character data, and to display said icon information on an area by area basis.