Motorola Corporation

Joseph E Laviana

William J Scheid

Robert Kurcbart

Jack P Indekeu

Jeffrey S King

Thomas J Rollins

William J Scarpone

Carlos E Marciales

Selective call receiver

An electronic device (100) includes a memory (106) for storing a message, the message having message characters and a message length. The electronic device (100) automatically selects one of at least first and second sizes (301 and 311) for displaying the message characters by comparing the message length to at least one predetermined threshold, the message length being compared greater than each of the at least one predetermined threshold (402,404,406,414,416) indicating a different one of the at least first and second sizes (301 and 311), and each of the at least first and second sizes (301 and 311) corresponding to a different one of at least first and second number of lines (304,314) on a display screen. The electronic device (100) displays (408) at least a portion of the message characters in the selected size and in the corresponding one of at least first and second number of lines on the display screen.

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Lake Worth, FL, United States of America

Joseph E Laviana