Method and system for creating and sending handwritten or handdrawn messages
First Claim
1. A multimedia messaging (MMS) system operable on a wireless or digital cellphone network comprising:
- (a) a server component operable on a server computer on a network with an MMS messaging server for receiving an electronic message sent from a sender and sending it to a recipient to whom it is addressed, (b) a remote client device for the sender connectable to the server computer through an online data connection to the network, and a client component operable on the remote client device for setting up a graphical data capture area in a visual interface of the remote client device, said client component including a graphical input device that is operatively coupled to the graphical data capture area for allowing the user to enter handwritten or handdrawn input through the graphical input device, and for capturing the handwritten or handdrawn input as graphical data and sending it as an electronic message in MMS protocol to the MMS messaging server component via the network for sending to the recipient addressed, and (c) at least another remote client device for the recipient connectable to the server computer through an online data connection to the network, having a utility for receiving the electronic message sent to the recipient by the server component and viewing it as a handwritten or handdrawn message.
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Abstract
An electronic messaging system, and related method, employs a handwriting server component operable on a network with a messaging host server, and a client device operable with a handwritten messaging client connected to the network. The client device sets up a graphical data capture area into which a user can enter handwritten or handdrawn input through a suitable graphical input device. The handwritten or handdrawn input is captured and sent as pixel data or an attached graphics file in the supported network messaging protocol. The preferred form of the handwriting messaging component is a Java applet installed on the client device. The graphical input device can be a touch screen, pen input device, stylus pad, or attached drawing pad or mouse. The handwriting messaging client sets up a drawing editor/viewer that allows the user to compose, manipulate, send and view handwritten or handdrawn messages. The drawing editor/viewer can include a set of standard drawing tools and functions. In one disclosed embodiment, the handwritten messaging system is provided for MMS messaging on wireless or digital cellphone networks.
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20 Claims
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1. A multimedia messaging (MMS) system operable on a wireless or digital cellphone network comprising:
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(a) a server component operable on a server computer on a network with an MMS messaging server for receiving an electronic message sent from a sender and sending it to a recipient to whom it is addressed, (b) a remote client device for the sender connectable to the server computer through an online data connection to the network, and a client component operable on the remote client device for setting up a graphical data capture area in a visual interface of the remote client device, said client component including a graphical input device that is operatively coupled to the graphical data capture area for allowing the user to enter handwritten or handdrawn input through the graphical input device, and for capturing the handwritten or handdrawn input as graphical data and sending it as an electronic message in MMS protocol to the MMS messaging server component via the network for sending to the recipient addressed, and (c) at least another remote client device for the recipient connectable to the server computer through an online data connection to the network, having a utility for receiving the electronic message sent to the recipient by the server component and viewing it as a handwritten or handdrawn message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A multimedia messaging (MMS) method comprising:
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(a) providing a graphical data capture area in a visual interface operable in a client component of a remote client device having an online connection to a network, and a graphical input device operatively coupled to the graphical data capture area for allowing a user to enter handwritten or handdrawn input;
(b) composing an handwritten or handdrawn message on the remote client device for a sender via the graphical data capture area and graphical input device, capturing it as graphical data, and sending it as an electronic message in MMS format on a network having a server component operable on a server computer which supports the MMS messaging; and
(c) receiving via the multimedia messaging (MMS) server an electronic message in MMS format sent from a sender and sending it to a remote client device for a recipient to whom it is addressed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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