SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACIAL EXPRESSION CONTROL OF A USER INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A mobile device for obtaining user input of message media for transmission in association with a selected emotional indicator to a remote device, the mobile device comprising:
- a user interface comprising an input device for obtaining the user input of the message media;
a camera directed for capturing an image of the user'"'"'s face at a time proximate to user input of the message media;
an emotional categorization module categorizing the image of the user'"'"'s face to one of the plurality of predetermined emotional categories and selecting an emotional indicator associated with the predetermined emotional category as the selected emotional indicator for transmission to the remote device.
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Abstract
A mobile device obtains user input of message media for transmission to a remote device. The mobile device comprises a user interface including a display screen displaying information in accordance with a selected emotional indicator and an input device for obtaining the user input of the message media. A storage comprising a plurality of records, each associated with one of a plurality of predetermined emotional categories. A camera is directed towards the user for capturing an image of the user'"'"'s face at a time proximate to user input of the message media. An emotional categorization module categorizes the image of the user'"'"'s face to one of the plurality of predetermined emotional categories and selects the emotional indicator associated therewith as the selected emotional indicator.
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1. A mobile device for obtaining user input of message media for transmission in association with a selected emotional indicator to a remote device, the mobile device comprising:
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a user interface comprising an input device for obtaining the user input of the message media; a camera directed for capturing an image of the user'"'"'s face at a time proximate to user input of the message media; an emotional categorization module categorizing the image of the user'"'"'s face to one of the plurality of predetermined emotional categories and selecting an emotional indicator associated with the predetermined emotional category as the selected emotional indicator for transmission to the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device for obtaining user input of message media for transmission to a remote device, the mobile device comprising:
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a user interface comprising a display screen displaying information in accordance with a selected emotional indicator an input device for obtaining the user input of the message media; a camera directed for capturing an image of the user'"'"'s face at a time proximate to user input of the message media; an emotional categorization module categorizing the image of the user'"'"'s face to one of the plurality of predetermined emotional category and selecting an emotional indicator associated with the predetermined emotional category as the selected emotional indicator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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