Standardized visual indicators in electronic media
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1. A system for displaying standardized icons in electronic media, comprising:
- a computing infrastructure comprising a combination of hardware and software configured to;
determine, based on a user registry, for each respective participant of a chat session, at least one icon permitted to be used by the respective participant, wherein;
said at least one icon is a predefined standardized icon indicative of one or more predefined categories of users, andsaid user registry associates each respective participant with one or more icons permitted for use by the respective participant based on criteria associated with the one or more icons;
display, for each respective participant whose permission to use a selected icon has been authenticated based on the user registry, the selected icon and an identity of the respective participant in a list of participants; and
display, for each text message created by a respective participant, the selected icon, the identity of the participant, and the text message in a message area.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for associating a standardized electronic icon with a user and displaying the icon with electronic communications of the user are disclosed. A computer implemented method includes: determining one or more icons to associate with an individual when the individual creates an electronic message; and at least one of selectively and automatically appending at least one of the one or more icons that are associated with the individual to the electronic message. The at least one of the one or more icons is subsequently displayed with the electronic message to a recipient to provide information about the individual to the recipient.
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1. A system for displaying standardized icons in electronic media, comprising:
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a computing infrastructure comprising a combination of hardware and software configured to; determine, based on a user registry, for each respective participant of a chat session, at least one icon permitted to be used by the respective participant, wherein; said at least one icon is a predefined standardized icon indicative of one or more predefined categories of users, and said user registry associates each respective participant with one or more icons permitted for use by the respective participant based on criteria associated with the one or more icons; display, for each respective participant whose permission to use a selected icon has been authenticated based on the user registry, the selected icon and an identity of the respective participant in a list of participants; and display, for each text message created by a respective participant, the selected icon, the identity of the participant, and the text message in a message area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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