Emoji and canned responses

• US 10,445,425 B2
• Filed: 06/21/2016
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Jon, Tiffany S., Chaudhri, Imran, Karunamuni, Chanaka G., Kocienda, Kenneth, Yerkes, Giancarlo, Lee, Woo-Ram
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Maikhanh
• Application Number:
  US15/188,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20170075878A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,211 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/279 Recognition of textual entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

At an electronic device, detect a first input on the touch-sensitive surface that represents selection of a first ideogram. Identify at least one attribute of the first ideogram. Select a plurality of suggested one or more characters to display, where at least a first set of suggested one or more characters is selected based on a set of selection criteria, the set of selection criteria including the identified at least one attribute of the first ideogram. Display at least the first set of suggested one or more characters. Detect a second input on the touch-sensitive surface that represents selection of the displayed first set of suggested one or more characters. In response to detecting the second input, displaying a composed electronic message, the composed electronic message including the first ideogram and the selected first set of suggested one or more characters.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying, on a display, an ideogram keyboard, wherein the ideogram keyboard includes a plurality of ideograms, wherein the ideogram keyboard is displayed in a first area on the display;

detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface that represents selection of a first ideogram from the plurality of ideograms;

in response to detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying the first ideogram in a second area on the display;

identifying at least one attribute of the first ideogram;

determining a plurality of suggested one or more characters to display, wherein at least a first set of suggested one or more characters is selected based on a set of selection criteria, the set of selection criteria including the identified at least one attribute of the first ideogram;

in response to determining a plurality of suggested one or more characters to display, displaying at least the first set of suggested one or more characters in a third area;

detecting a second input on the touch-sensitive surface that represents selection of the displayed first set of suggested one or more characters; and

in response to detecting the second input, displaying a composed electronic message in the second area, the composed electronic message including the first ideogram and the selected first set of suggested one or more characters,

wherein the first area, the second area, and the third area are different areas on the display.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, further comprising instructions for:

prior to detecting the first input, receiving an electronic message; and

identifying at least one attribute of an ideogram that is embedded in the received electronic message; and

wherein the set of selection criteria further includes the at least one attribute of the ideogram that is embedded in the received electronic message.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, further comprising instructions for:

prior to detecting the first input, receiving an electronic message; and

identifying at least one constituent of a textual string that is embedded in the received electronic message; and

wherein the set of selection criteria further includes the at least one constituent of the textual string that is embedded in the received electronic message.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, further comprising instructions for:

receiving an electronic message;

identifying an attribute of an ideogram that is embedded in the received electronic message; and

displaying the first ideogram as a suggested ideogram based on at least the attribute of the ideogram that is embedded in the received electronic message.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, further comprising instructions for:

receiving an electronic message;

identifying at least one constituent of a textual string that is embedded in the received electronic message; and

displaying the first ideogram as a suggested ideogram based on at least the at least one constituent of the textual string that is embedded in the received electronic message.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, further comprising instructions for:

prior to detecting the first input;

identifying the first ideogram based on at least one determined characteristic of a custom ideogram detected as an input on the touch-sensitive surface; and

displaying the first ideogram as a suggested ideogram.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein displaying the composed electronic message includes displaying the selected first set of suggested one or more characters with a visual appearance based on the at least one attribute of the first ideogram.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more processors;

a memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying, on a display, an ideogram keyboard, wherein the ideogram keyboard includes a plurality of ideograms, wherein the ideogram keyboard is displayed in a first area on the display;

detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface that represents selection of a first ideogram from the plurality of ideograms;

in response to detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying the first ideogram in a second area on the display;

identifying at least one attribute of the first ideogram;

determining a plurality of suggested one or more characters to display, wherein at least a first set of suggested one or more characters is selected based on a set of selection criteria, the set of selection criteria including the identified at least one attribute of the first ideogram;

in response to determining a plurality of suggested one or more characters to display, displaying at least the first set of suggested one or more characters in a third area;

detecting a second input on the touch-sensitive surface that represents selection of the displayed first set of suggested one or more characters; and

in response to detecting the second input, displaying a composed electronic message in the second area, the composed electronic message including the first ideogram and the selected first set of suggested one or more characters,

wherein the first area, the second area, and the third area are different areas on the display.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to detecting the first input, receiving an electronic message; and

identifying at least one attribute of an ideogram that is embedded in the received electronic message; and

wherein the set of selection criteria further includes the at least one attribute of the ideogram that is embedded in the received electronic message.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to detecting the first input, receiving an electronic message; and

identifying at least one constituent of a textual string that is embedded in the received electronic message; and

wherein the set of selection criteria further includes the at least one constituent of the textual string that is embedded in the received electronic message.

11. The electronic device of claim 8, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving an electronic message;

identifying an attribute of an ideogram that is embedded in the received electronic message; and

displaying the first ideogram as a suggested ideogram based on at least the attribute of the ideogram that is embedded in the received electronic message.

12. The electronic device of claim 8, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving an electronic message;

identifying at least one constituent of a textual string that is embedded in the received electronic message; and

displaying the first ideogram as a suggested ideogram based on at least the at least one constituent of the textual string that is embedded in the received electronic message.

13. The electronic device of claim 8, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to detecting the first input;

identifying the first ideogram based on at least one determined characteristic of a custom ideogram detected as an input on the touch-sensitive surface; and

displaying the first ideogram as a suggested ideogram.

14. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein displaying the composed electronic message includes displaying the selected first set of suggested one or more characters with a visual appearance based on the at least one attribute of the first ideogram.

15. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface;

displaying, on a display, an ideogram keyboard, wherein the ideogram keyboard includes a plurality of ideograms, wherein the ideogram keyboard is displayed in a first area on the display;

detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface that represents selection of a first ideogram from the plurality of ideograms;

in response to detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying the first ideogram in a second area on the display;

identifying at least one attribute of the first ideogram;

determining a plurality of suggested one or more characters to display, wherein at least a first set of suggested one or more characters is selected based on a set of selection criteria, the set of selection criteria including the identified at least one attribute of the first ideogram;

in response to determining a plurality of suggested one or more characters to display, displaying at least the first set of suggested one or more characters in a third area;

detecting a second input on the touch-sensitive surface that represents selection of the displayed first set of suggested one or more characters; and

in response to detecting the second input, displaying a composed electronic message in the second area, the composed electronic message including the first ideogram and the selected first set of suggested one or more characters,

wherein the first area, the second area, and the third area are different areas on the display.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

prior to detecting the first input, receiving an electronic message; and

identifying at least one attribute of an ideogram that is embedded in the received electronic message; and

wherein the set of selection criteria further includes the at least one attribute of the ideogram that is embedded in the received electronic message.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

prior to detecting the first input, receiving an electronic message; and

identifying at least one constituent of a textual string that is embedded in the received electronic message; and

wherein the set of selection criteria further includes the at least one constituent of the textual string that is embedded in the received electronic message.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving an electronic message;

identifying an attribute of an ideogram that is embedded in the received electronic message; and

displaying the first ideogram as a suggested ideogram based on at least the attribute of the ideogram that is embedded in the received electronic message.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving an electronic message;

identifying at least one constituent of a textual string that is embedded in the received electronic message; and

displaying the first ideogram as a suggested ideogram based on at least the at least one constituent of the textual string that is embedded in the received electronic message.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

prior to detecting the first input;

identifying the first ideogram based on at least one determined characteristic of a custom ideogram detected as an input on the touch-sensitive surface; and

displaying the first ideogram as a suggested ideogram.

21. The method of claim 15, wherein displaying the composed electronic message includes displaying the selected first set of suggested one or more characters with a visual appearance based on the at least one attribute of the first ideogram.