Emoticons
First Claim
1. Apparatus for receiving input data from a user based on a user'"'"'s emotional response to a property, including a plurality of network-connected user terminals, wherein each of said terminals includes memory means and processing means, said memory means is configured to receive instructions from one of said network-connected terminals and said instructions configure said processing means to perform the steps of:
- (a) displaying a modifiable graphical control;
(b) displaying an adjustable, emotionally representative character;
(c) adjusting a representation of said character in response to the modification of said graphical control; and
(d) receiving input data in response to said modification of said graphical control.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for receiving input data (406) from a user based on a user'"'"'s emotional response to a property (904, 908), including a plurality of network-connected user terminals (101, 102, 103), wherein each of said terminals includes memory means (302) and processing means (301, 304). Said memory means (302) is configured to receive (503) instructions (404) from one of said network-connected terminals (103) and said instructions (404) configure said processing means (301, 304) to perform the steps of displaying (504) a modifiable graphical control (906, 907), displaying (504) an adjustable and emotionally representative character, adjusting (506) a representation (905, 909) of said character in response to the modification (505) of said graphical control (906, 907) and receiving (508) input data (406) in response to said modification (505) of said graphical control (906, 907).
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22 Claims
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1. Apparatus for receiving input data from a user based on a user'"'"'s emotional response to a property, including a plurality of network-connected user terminals, wherein each of said terminals includes memory means and processing means, said memory means is configured to receive instructions from one of said network-connected terminals and said instructions configure said processing means to perform the steps of:
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(a) displaying a modifiable graphical control;
(b) displaying an adjustable, emotionally representative character;
(c) adjusting a representation of said character in response to the modification of said graphical control; and
(d) receiving input data in response to said modification of said graphical control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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3. Apparatus according to claims I and 2, wherein said instructions are written in one or a plurality of higher-level and/or lower-level programming languages such as preferably, but nor exclusively, Java, Javascript, Dynamic Hypertext Mark up Language, C, C++, Flash, Shockwave and Assembler.
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4. Apparatus according to claims I to 3, wherein said instructions configure said processing means to perform said steps preferably, but not necessarily, by means of applets.
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11. A method of receiving input data from a user based on a user'"'"'s emotional response to a property, comprising the steps of:
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(a) displaying a modifiable graphical control;
(b) displaying an adjustable, emotionally representative character;
(c) adjusting a representation of said character in response to the modification of said graphical control; and
(d) receiving input data in response to said modification of said graphical control. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable memory system having computer-readable data stored therein, comprising
an operating system; -
a browser including one or a plurality of applets;
program instructions;
one or a plurality of interface tables;
one or a plurality of response tables;
- View Dependent Claims (22)
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