Apparatus and method for changing language in mobile communication terminal

摘要

An apparatus and a method for supporting many languages in a mobile communication terminal are provided. In the method, at least two installable languages are determined from a multi language image file comprising language packages of at least two languages. One of the at least two installable languages is selected and installed. The multi language image file is stored. When a language is to be changed, at least two changeable languages are determined from the multi language image file. The installed language is changed by selecting one of the at least two changeable languages. Therefore, a language to be used can be easily changed without separately downloading installation information of languages.

主权项

1. A method for installing a language in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
determining at least two installable languages from a multi language image file comprising language packages of the at least two languages; selecting and installing one of the at least two installable languages; storing the multi language image file; when changing a language, determining at least two changeable languages from the multi language image file; changing the installed language by selecting one of the at least two changeable languages; and storing language packages associated with the changed language, wherein the multi language image file comprises a header field comprising configuration information of the multi language image file, a bootloader field comprising control information for a hardware initialization process required for driving an Operating System (OS), an OS image field comprising drive information of the OS, and a language package file field comprising a language package for at least one language.