PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a portable terminal apparatus which outputs internal information of a portable terminal apparatus to an external device without depending upon the type of the apparatus and the information, and which can print, display, etc. SOLUTION: The portable terminal apparatus includes a layout data creating unit 142 which determines a layout for displaying predetermined internal information and creates the layout data, an internal format image data creating unit 143 which creates the image data in an image saving format which is held by the own apparatus from the layout data created by the layout data creating unit 142 and the internal information, and a standard image data creating unit 144 which translates the image data created by the internal format image data creating unit 143 into a storage format standard image data independent of the type of the apparatus. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI