Wireless mobile image messaging
First Claim
1. In a wireless mobile device, a method of operation:
- facilitating a user of the wireless mobile device in selecting a first recipient for a first image message, the first recipient being a user of a first other wireless mobile device and the first image message graphically conveying information about the user of the wireless mobile device;
facilitating the user of the wireless mobile device in selecting the first image message from a first plurality of image messages; and
transmitting a selected one of the selected first image message and a first identifier of the selected first image message to the first other wireless mobile device of the first selected recipient to cause the selected first image message to be conveyed to the first selected recipient.
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Abstract
Non-verbal communications between users of wireless mobile devices are facilitated using image messages. An image message may e.g. convey information about the sender user, in particular, current information about the sender user. In one aspect, a user may select an image message category, and select an image message among the image messages of the selected image message category for transmission, to quickly, efficiently and graphically convey (current) information about the user. The process may be performed to form a mixed media message. Received image message to convey current information may be aged via time and/or color displays.
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74 Claims
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1. In a wireless mobile device, a method of operation:
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facilitating a user of the wireless mobile device in selecting a first recipient for a first image message, the first recipient being a user of a first other wireless mobile device and the first image message graphically conveying information about the user of the wireless mobile device;
facilitating the user of the wireless mobile device in selecting the first image message from a first plurality of image messages; and
transmitting a selected one of the selected first image message and a first identifier of the selected first image message to the first other wireless mobile device of the first selected recipient to cause the selected first image message to be conveyed to the first selected recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless mobile device comprising:
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storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions designed to facilitate a user of the wireless mobile device in selecting a first recipient for a first image message, the first recipient being a user of a first other wireless mobile device and the first image message graphically conveying information about the user of the wireless mobile device;
facilitate the user of the wireless mobile device in selecting the first image message from a first plurality of image messages, and transmit a selected one of the selected first image message and a first identifier of the selected first image message to the first other wireless mobile device of the first selected recipient to cause the selected first image message to be conveyed to the first selected recipient; and
a processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a wireless mobile device, a method of operation:
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receiving a selected one of a first image message and a first identifier of the first image message from a first other wireless mobile device for conveyance of first information about a user of the first other wireless mobile device to a user of the wireless mobile device; and
displaying the first image message to convey the first information about the user of the first other wireless mobile device to the user of the wireless mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A wireless mobile device comprising:
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storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions designed to receive a selected one of a first image message and a first identifier of the first image message from a first other wireless mobile device for conveyance of first information about a user of the first other wireless mobile device to a user of the wireless mobile device, and displaying the first image message to convey the first information about the user of the first other wireless mobile device to the user of the wireless mobile device; and
at least one processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the plurality of programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. In a wireless mobile device, a method of operation:
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facilitating a user of the wireless mobile device in forming for a recipient of another wireless mobile device a message in a mixed media manner, employing text and at least one image graphically conveying one or more words; and
transmitting the message to the recipient for display. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A wireless mobile device comprising:
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storage medium having a plurality of programming instructions designed to facilitate a user of the wireless mobile device in forming for a recipient of another wireless mobile device a message in a mixed media manner, employing text and at least one image graphically conveying one or more words, and transmit the message to the recipient for display; and
a processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. In a wireless mobile device, a method of operation:
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receiving a message sent by a user of another wireless mobile device, the message being transmitted in a textual form; and
rendering the message in a mixed media mode, with the one or more words of the message having equivalent image(s) replaced by the equivalent image(s). - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A wireless mobile device comprising:
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storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions designed to receive a message sent by a user of another wireless mobile device, the message being transmitted in a textual form, and render the message in a mixed media mode, with the one or more words of the message having equivalent image(s) replaced by the equivalent image(s); and
a processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A message comprising:
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a message header; and
a message body including an identifier identifying an image message that graphical conveys information about a sender of the message. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66)
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67. A message comprising:
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a message header;
a message body including full textual content of the message; and
a message prologue including instructions identifying one or more image equivalents for one or more words of the full textual contents. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70)
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71. In a computing environment, a method comprising:
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receiving from a plurality of users of wireless mobile devices, image messages conveying information about the users, storing at least the latest version of the received image message for each of the users;
receiving a request for an update from one of the users; and
responding to the requesting with the latest versions of the received image messages of the users. - View Dependent Claims (72)
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73. An apparatus comprising:
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storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions designed to receive from a plurality of users of wireless mobile devices, image messages conveying information about the users, store at least the latest version of the received image message for each of the users, receive a request for an update from one of the users, and respond to the requesting with the latest versions of the received image messages of the users; and
at least one processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (74)
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