Avatar control using a communication device

• US 20060145943A1
• Filed: 03/02/2006
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daniel Servi, Mark Tarlton, Robert Zurek, Stephen Levine
• Original Assignee: Daniel Servi, Mark Tarlton, Robert Zurek, Stephen Levine
• Inventors: Levine, Stephen, Zurek, Robert, Tarlton, Mark, Servi, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US11/366,290
• Publication Number:
  US 20060145943A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/2.300
• 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 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.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein annotating the text message with an image includes selecting an image from a plurality of images being stored in the wireless portable communication device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting a textual characteristic of the text message includes detecting a pre-selected word.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting a textual characteristic of the text message includes detecting a pre-selected phrase.