Mobile device for mapping sms characters to e.g. sound, vibration, or graphical effects
First Claim
1. A device for perceivably accentuating message elements of a message, wherein said message is composed of message elements chosen from a limited set of message elements, the device comprising:
- means for defining and/or altering a set of Selected Message Elements (SMEs) containing at least one SME, wherein each SME is a message element from said limited set of message elements, means for assigning a Perceivable Accentuation Signal (PAS) from a set of PASs to each of said SMEs in said set of SMEs, means for searching said message for SMEs of said set of SMEs, and means for generating the assigned PAS for each SME found in said message.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for perceivably accentuating message elements of a message, wherein the message is composed of message elements chosen from a limited set of message elements, the device having elements: for defining and/or altering a set of Selected Message Elements (SMEs) containing at least one SME, wherein each SME is a message element from the limited set of message elements; for assigning a Perceivable Accentuation Signal (PAS) from a set of PASs to each of the SMEs in the set of SMEs; for searching the message for SMEs of the set of SMEs; and for generating the assigned PAS for each SME found in the message. The invention further relates to a method and a computer program product for the perceivable accentuation of message elements of a message.
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1. A device for perceivably accentuating message elements of a message, wherein said message is composed of message elements chosen from a limited set of message elements, the device comprising:
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means for defining and/or altering a set of Selected Message Elements (SMEs) containing at least one SME, wherein each SME is a message element from said limited set of message elements, means for assigning a Perceivable Accentuation Signal (PAS) from a set of PASs to each of said SMEs in said set of SMEs, means for searching said message for SMEs of said set of SMEs, and means for generating the assigned PAS for each SME found in said message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for the perceivable accentuation of message elements of a message, wherein said message is composed of message elements chosen from a limited set of message elements, comprising the following steps:
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defining and/or altering a set of Selected Message Elements (SMEs) containing at least one SME, wherein each SME is a message element from said limited set of message elements and is assigned a Perceivable Accentuation Signal (PAS) from a set of PASs, searching said message for SMEs of said set of SMEs, and generating the assigned PAS for each SME found in the message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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