Emoticon input method and apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a display;
a first input key; and
operating logic associated with the first input key to display on said display one or more emoticons for selection by a user, responsive to a selection of said first input key, when the apparatus is operating in a text mode.
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Abstract
An apparatus, such as a communication device, is provided with emoticon input logic associated with an input key to improve the ease-of-use of the apparatus for entering emoticons, e.g. into a text message, while the apparatus is operating e.g. in a text mode. Responsive to a selection of the associated input key, one or more emoticons are displayed for selection. A user may “scroll” through the one or more displayed emoticons to “select” an emoticon. In one embodiment, current focus is placed on one of the displayed emoticons, and the emoticon with the current focus is automatically selected upon elapse of a predetermined amount of time after the current focus was placed.
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64 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a display;
a first input key; and
operating logic associated with the first input key to display on said display one or more emoticons for selection by a user, responsive to a selection of said first input key, when the apparatus is operating in a text mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A communication device comprising:
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a display;
a first input key; and
operating logic associated with the first input key to display on said display one or more emoticons for selection by a user, including placing a current focus on a first of the displayed one or more emoticons, responsive to a selection of said first input key, and to automatically select the emoticon having the current focus upon expiration of a predetermined amount of time since the current focus was placed. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A communication device cover comprising:
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a plurality of input keys including first input key; and
storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions designed to enable a communication device mated with the communication device cover to display on a display of the communication device one or more emoticons for selection responsive to a selection of said first input key. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A communication device cover comprising:
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a plurality of input keys including first input key; and
storage medium having stored therein a resource identifier identifying a location where a plurality of programming instructions may be retrieved for a communication device mated with the communication device cover, wherein the programming instructions are designed to enable the mated communication device to display on a display of the communication device one or more emoticons for selection responsive to a selection of said first input key. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method comprising:
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displaying one or more emoticons for selection responsive to a selection of an input key;
placing a current focus on a first of the displayed one or more emoticons; and
automatically selecting the emoticon with the current focus upon elapse of a predetermined amount of time after the current focus was placed. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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