Avatar control using a communication device

• US 20040085259A1
• Filed: 11/04/2002
• Published: 05/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Levine, Stephen, Zurek, Robert, Tarlton, Mark, Servi, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US10/287,414
• Publication Number:
  US 20040085259A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/2.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging

Abstract

Methods in a wireless portable communication device for transmitting annotating audio communication with an image (100), for receiving annotating audio communication with an image (300, 400) are provided. The image may be attached manually or automatically based upon a pre-selected condition to the audio communication.

Claims

1. A method in a wireless portable communication device, comprising:

transmitting audio communication to a recipient;

selecting an image by pressing not more than single input key of a keypad of the wireless portable communication device;

the input key associated with the image selected; and

transmitting the image selected to the recipient upon depressing the not more than single input key.

2. A method of claim 1, selecting an image from a plurality of images being stored in the wireless portable communication device.

3. A method in a wireless portable communication device, comprising:

transmitting audio communication;

detecting an audio characteristic of the audio communication being transmitted;

annotating the audio communication with an image based upon the detected audio characteristic of the audio communication; and

transmitting the image with the audio communication upon annotating the audio communication.

4. The method of claim 3, annotating the audio communication with an image by selecting an image from a plurality of images being stored in the wireless communication device.

5. The method of claim 4:

determining a speaker associated with the audio communication based upon the detected audio characteristic; and

annotating the audio communication with an image by attaching an image associated with the speaker.

6. The method of claim 4:

detecting an audio characteristic of the audio communication by detecting rising inflection in the audio communication; and

annotating the audio communication with an image by attaching an image having a quizzical appearance.

7. The method of claim 4:

detecting an audio characteristic of the audio communication by detecting a pre-selected word; and

annotating the audio communication with an image by attaching an image pre-assigned to the pre-selected word.

8. The method of claim 4:

detecting an audio characteristic of the audio communication by detecting a pre-selected phrase; and

annotating the audio communication with an image by attaching an image pre-assigned to the pre-selected phrase.

9. The method of claim 4:

detecting an audio characteristic of the audio communication by detecting the loudness of the audio communication relative to a pre-selected reference level; and

annotating the audio communication with an image by attaching an image indicative of the loudness of the audio communication.

10. A method in a wireless portable communication device having a display, the method comprising:

receiving an annotated audio communication having an image;

audibly reproducing the annotated audio communication; and

displaying an image corresponding to the image of the annotated audio communication on the display during the audible annotated audio communication reproduction.

11. The method of claim 10, displaying an image corresponding to the image of the annotated audio communication by displaying the image received with the annotated audio communication.

12. The method of claim 10, displaying an image corresponding to the image of the annotated audio communication by displaying an image selected from a plurality of images being stored in the wireless portable communication device.

13. A method in a wireless portable communication device having a display, the method comprising:

receiving an audio communication;

detecting an audio characteristic of the audio communication; and

displaying an image corresponding to the detected audio characteristic on the display during the audio communication.

14. The method of claim 13, displaying an image corresponding to the detected audio characteristic by displaying an image selected from a plurality of images being stored in the wireless portable communication device.

15. The method of claim 14;

identifying a party associated with the audio communication based upon the detected audio characteristic; and

displaying an image corresponding to the detected audio characteristic by displaying an image associated with the identified party.

16. The method of claim 14;

detecting a audio characteristic of the audio communication by detecting a pre-selected word; and

displaying an image corresponding to the detected audio characteristic by displaying an image pre-assigned to the pre-selected word.

17. The method of claim 14;

detecting an audio characteristic of the audio communication by detecting a pre-selected phrase; and

displaying an image corresponding to the detected audio characteristic by displaying an image pre-assigned to the pre-selected phrase.

18. The method of claim 14;

detecting an audio characteristic of the audio communication by detecting a rising inflection in the audio communication; and

displaying an image corresponding to the detected voice characteristic by displaying an image having a quizzical appearance.

19. The method of claim 14;

detecting an audio characteristic of the audio communication by detecting loudness of the audio communication; and

displaying an image corresponding to the detected audio characteristic by displaying an image indicative of the loudness of the audio communication.

20. A method in a wireless portable communication device having a display, the method comprising:

receiving a text message;

detecting a textual characteristic of the text message;

annotating the text message with an image based upon the detected textual characteristic;

audibly reproducing the text message; and

displaying the image while audibly reproducing the text message.

21. The method of claim 20, annotating the text message with an image by selecting an image from a plurality of images being stored in the wireless portable communication device.

22. The method of claim 21, detecting a textual characteristic of the text message by detecting a pre-selected word.

23. The method of claim 21, detecting a textual characteristic of the text message by detecting a pre-selected phrase.