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System and method for inserting a graphic object in to a text based message

  • US 20060053386A1
  • Filed: 09/08/2004
  • Published: 03/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for selecting graphic objects to insert in a text message when composed on a wireless device, each of the graphic objects representing a set of individual alphanumeric characters, the system comprising:

  • a object table for display on a user interface of the device, the table configured for including a first object of the graphic objects associated with a first predefined input and a second object of the graphic objects associated with a second predefined input, the first input different from the second input;

    a first input event component for coupling to the user interface, the first input event component configured for mapping to the first predefined input; and

    a second input event component for coupling to the user interface, the second input event component configured for mapping to the second predefined input, the first input event component different from the second input event component;

    wherein a user of the device selects one of the graphic objects from the table by employing the respective one of the input event components mapped to the predefined input associated with the graphic object in the table.

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