To provide a portable terminal device that can secure the same operability even when a user changes his or her portable terminal device to a new one, the portable terminal device is made to comprise a function providing unit for providing a function according to key inputs, a standard profile obtaining unit for obtaining a second standard profile from a communications destination device, etc., and a standard profile registering unit for registering the contents of the second standard profile to a first standard profile.

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›1.independentA portable terminal device, comprising:na function providing unit for obtaining a function, which is assigned to a series of key inputs, from a first …+3

›5.independentA key assignment method for use in a portable terminal device, comprising:nreading from a storing unit a first standard profile having first key assig…+4

›6.↳ 5The key assignment method according to claim 5, further comprisingnobtaining a function, which is assigned to a series of detected key inputs, from th…d2

›7.↳ 5The key assignment method according to claim 5, whereinnif a series of key inputs in the first key assignment information and a series of key inputs i…d2+1

›8.↳ 5The key assignment method according to claim 5, whereinnthe first and the second key assignment information include a plurality of pieces of informati…d2

›10.independentA storage medium on which is recorded a key assignment program for causing a portable terminal device to execute a process, the process comprising:nre…+4

›11.↳ 10The storage medium according to claim 10, the process further comprisingnidentifying a function, which is assigned to a series of detected key inputs,…d2

›12.↳ 10The storage medium according to claim 10, whereinnif a series of key inputs in the first key assignment information and a series of key inputs in the …d2+1

›13.↳ 10The storage medium according to claim 10, whereinnthe first and the second key assignment information include a plurality of pieces of information, ea…d2

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G09G5/00

USPC · US Patent Classification

345/168345/169345/156

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related publication	US 20080042925 A1	21 Feb 2008

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