METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND SENDING HANDWRITTEN OR HANDDRAWN MESSAGES VIA MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20090164595A1
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SendSig, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Lot 38 Acquisition Foundation LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Shiigi, Clyde
• Granted Patent: US 8,782,159 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/14 Backbone network devices

Abstract

A handwritten or handdrawing messaging system employs a handwriting messaging component operable with a messaging client of a mobile device connected to the data transmission network to set up a handwriting data capture area in the messaging client into which the user can enter handwritten or handdrawn input through a suitable manual input device, and then operates to capture the handwritten or handdrawn input and send it as a handwritten electronic message to the intended recipient. It also sets up a graphical data viewing area within the messaging client for viewing handwritten electronic messages sent to the user. Preferably, it is a small-footprint software module installed with the messaging client of the mobile device. The mobile device can be any type of wired or wirelessly-connected portable device operating on a computing platform, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) device, game console or player device, or other mobile messaging device. The manual input device can be a touch-sensitive screen, tablet with pen input, stylus pad with stylus input, or an attached drawing pad. The system is particularly useful for messaging via mobile game player devices, so that people all over the world can send handwritten messages, chat, and play handdrawn games with each other.

Claims

1. A method for messaging comprising:

receiving messaging input by an application of a mobile device including receiving handwriting input and processing the handwriting input to form image data representative of the handwriting input, and

sending, for automatic delivery, the messaging input by the application to at least one identified recipient to which the messaging input is addressed via at least one network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending includes sending, for near real time delivery, the messaging input by the application to the at least one identified recipient to which the messaging input is addressed.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending includes sending, for real time delivery, the messaging input by the application to the at least one identified recipient to which the messaging input is addressed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending includes pushing the messaging input by the application to at least one identified recipient to which the messaging input is addressed.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, if pushing is not available, further comprising storing the messaging input and pushing the messaging input to the at least one identified recipient later.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein, if the messaging input cannot be delivered to the at least one identified recipient within a predetermined amount of time, discarding the messaging input.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending includes sending, for instantaneous delivery, the messaging input by the application to the at least one identified recipient to which the messaging input is addressed.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending includes sending, for automatic delivery within a time period, the messaging input by the application to the at least one identified recipient to which the messaging input is addressed.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the sending includes responding to external polling for messaging input and sending, for automatic delivery within a time period, the messaging input by the application to the at least one identified recipient to which the messaging input is addressed.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the sending includes sending, for automatic delivery within about five seconds, the messaging input by the application to the at least one identified recipient to which the messaging input is addressed.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving includes receiving messaging input by a gaming application of a mobile game player device.

12. A mobile device, comprising:

at least one processor for processing messaging data and executing a handwriting messaging application for messaging at least handwriting input with other mobile devices in near real-time; and

an interface for receiving at least handwriting input in a handwriting portion of the interface and for displaying output data on the mobile device including handwriting messaging input received from at least one of the other mobile devices in near real-time and displayed as graphical data.

13. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the handwriting messaging input is automatically pushed to the handwriting messaging application for display.

14. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the handwriting messaging application polls for handwriting messaging input received from the at least one of the other mobile devices for display.

15. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the handwriting messaging application periodically polls for handwriting messaging input received from the at least one of the other mobile devices for display.

16. A method for messaging among mobile devices, comprising:

receiving messaging input from a mobile device including receiving image data representative of and formed from handwriting input of the mobile device and receiving at least one identification of a targeted recipient of the messaging input, and

automatically transmitting the messaging input to each targeted recipient identified by the at least one identification including automatically transmitting the image data representative of the handwriting input to each targeted recipient.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the transmitting includes automatically pushing the handwriting input to each targeted recipient.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the transmitting includes automatically transmitting the handwriting input to a targeted recipient after receiving a polling message from the targeted recipient.

19. A messaging method comprising:

composing a handwritten message on a mobile device by entering handwritten manual input with the input device in a handwriting data capture area of a messaging client, capturing the handwritten input as graphical data, and sending it as a handwritten electronic message on the data transmission network;

automatically delivering the handwritten electronic message to a messaging client of a target mobile device of a recipient to which the handwritten electronic message is addressed; and

converting the handwritten manual input to an instant messaging format ready for automatic display of the handwritten message on the target mobile device.

20. A messaging method comprising:

receiving a handwritten electronic message including handwriting input stored according to a first graphical format via a data transmission network by a mobile device of a recipient to which the handwritten electronic message is addressed;

converting the handwritten input from the first graphical format to a chat format by a messaging client of the mobile device; and

automatically displaying the handwritten input of the handwritten electronic message on the mobile device of the recipient by the messaging client.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

receiving additional handwriting input after displaying the handwritten input.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the receiving of additional handwriting input includes receiving additional handwriting input in a scrollable portion of a data capture area of the mobile device.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

automatically transmitting the additional handwriting input back to a device that originated the handwritten electronic message including the handwritten input.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

combining the additional handwriting input with the handwritten input on display to form combined handwriting input.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

automatically transmitting the combined handwriting input back to a device that originated the handwritten electronic message including the handwritten input.