Communication apparatus and a method of indicating receipt of an electronic message, and a server, a method and a computer program product for providing a computerized icon ordering service
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus comprising:
- a controller (800);
an interface (806;
850) adapted to receive an electronic message (852);
a display (300;
836); and
a memory (802;
804), said memory being adapted to store image data representing at least one predefined icon to be presented on said display so as to indicate receipt of said electronic message, characterized in that said memory (802;
804) is adapted to store an association (844, 846) between the or each predefined icon (846) and a sender (844) of electronic messages; and
in that said controller (800) is adapted to determine a sender (857) of said received electronic message (852), to match the sender thus determined with the or each predefined icon by way of said association, and to present a matching icon, if any, on said display (300) to indicate receipt of said received electronic message as well as the sender thereof.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus has a controller (800); an interface (806; 850) adapted to receive an electronic message (852); a display (836); and a memory (802; 804). The memory is adapted to store image data representing at least one predefined icon to be presented on the display so as to indicate receipt of the electronic message. The memory (802, 804) is adapted to store an association (844, 846) between the or each predefined icon (846) and a sender (844) of electronic messages. The controller (800) is adapted to determine a sender (857) of the received electronic message (852), to match the sender thus determined with the or each predefined icon by way of the association, and to present a matching icon, if any, on the display to indicate receipt of said received electronic message as well as the sender thereof.
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47 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
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a controller (800);
an interface (806;
850) adapted to receive an electronic message (852);
a display (300;
836); and
a memory (802;
804), said memory being adapted to store image data representing at least one predefined icon to be presented on said display so as to indicate receipt of said electronic message, characterized in thatsaid memory (802;
804) is adapted to store an association (844, 846) between the or each predefined icon (846) and a sender (844) of electronic messages; and
in thatsaid controller (800) is adapted to determine a sender (857) of said received electronic message (852), to match the sender thus determined with the or each predefined icon by way of said association, and to present a matching icon, if any, on said display (300) to indicate receipt of said received electronic message as well as the sender thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of indicating receipt of an electronic message in a communication apparatus (100) having a display (300, 836) and a memory (802, 804), wherein at least one predefined icon (316, 846) is provided in said memory, a received electronic message (852) is matched with the or each predefined icon, and a matching icon (316), if any, is presented on said display (300) to indicate said received electronic message, characterized by the steps of
providing, in said memory (802, 804), an association (844, 846) between the or each predefined icon (846) and a sender (844) of electronic messages; -
determining a sender (857) of said received electronic message (852); and
determining a matching icon, if any, through the sender thus determined and said association in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for remote distribution of icon data for indicating receipt of electronic messages to a communication apparatus (100), characterized by the steps of
providing a computerized icon ordering service; -
accepting (1002) a user'"'"'s selection of one icon among a plurality of available icons;
forming (1012) an icon data set that defines said selected icon;
delivering (1012) said icon data set electronically to said communication apparatus (100), wherein said steps of forming and delivering said icon data set are performed in a manner such that said icon data set may be stored upon receipt (1100) in said communication apparatus and be associated (1202;
1216) with a sender of electronic messages. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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Specification