| 摘要 |
A mobile radio handset ( 10, 24 ), capable of receiving short message service text messages ( 12 ), examines incoming text messages ( 12 ) to see if a recognised string of one or more characters is received and, in response thereto, retrieves and displays, on a display screen ( 14 ), a stored image ( 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 ) which is to be displayed whenever that string of characters is received. The image ( 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 ) can be shown alone or with the text ( 12 ) which triggered its display. The images ( 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 ) can be provided by the user of the handset ( 24 ), or derived from a server or central data base ( 80 ) in the mobile telephone network. The images ( 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 ) can include static images or animations. The static images can includes a photograph. As well as text messages ( 12 ), the Caller Location Identifier (CLI) of a caller can be used to evoke a display, chosen by the call recipient. The operation of the invention is compatible with handsets ( 10, 24 ) which can receive text messages ( 12 ) but which are not enabled for the invention.
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