Method and apparatus for conveying messages and simple patterns in communications network
First Claim
1. A method for conveying a message including a pattern, comprising the steps of:
- specifying an element (403) of a pattern (201, 301) comprising elements, assigning a code for the element (403) specified to identify the element (403), compiling a set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c) containing codes of pattern elements (403), and conveying the set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c) to a communications network in addition to the message, wherein image and sound elements are identified by means of codes.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating simple patterns on a terminal and conveying them in a communications network. In the method, an element of a pattern (201, 301) comprising elements is specified and it is assigned a code by which it is identified. The codes of the elements in a pattern are used in compiling a set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c) which describes identified elements of the pattern. The set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c) is sent into a communications network in addition to the message. The receiving device receives, in addition to the message, the set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c) containing the codes of the elements in the pattern (201, 301), which set of codes is analyzed (406) and identified. Element codes included in the set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c) are used to identify elements used to generate a pattern (201, 301).
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26 Claims
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1. A method for conveying a message including a pattern, comprising the steps of:
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specifying an element (403) of a pattern (201, 301) comprising elements, assigning a code for the element (403) specified to identify the element (403), compiling a set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c) containing codes of pattern elements (403), and conveying the set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c) to a communications network in addition to the message, wherein image and sound elements are identified by means of codes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for receiving a message including a pattern, comprising the steps of:
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receiving in addition to the message, a set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c) containing codes of pattern (201, 301) elements (403), analyzing the set of codes received (406), identifying a certain element by means of an element (403) code included in the set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c), and generating a pattern (201, 301) on the basis of identified elements, wherein image and sound elements are identified by means of codes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for conveying a message including a pattern, the device comprising:
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means for specifying elements of a pattern (201, 301) comprising elements (403);
means for assigning a code to each pattern (201, 301) element (403) specified;
means for compiling (405) a set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c) containing the codes of the pattern elements (403); and
means for conveying the set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c) to a communications network in addition to the message, wherein the pattern includes image and sound elements. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A device for receiving a message including a pattern, the device, comprising:
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means for receiving, in addition to the message, a set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c) containing codes of pattern (201, 301) elements;
means for analyzing (406) and identifying the set of codes (303a, 303b, 330c);
means for identifying an element on the basis of an element code included in the set of codes (303a, 303b, 303c); and
means for generating (407) a pattern by means of identified elements, wherein the pattern includes image and sound elements. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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