APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING ANIMATION-BASED MESSAGE

• US 20090199110A1
• Filed: 02/05/2009
• Published: 08/06/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JUNG, Kyung-im, SIM, Sang-gyoo, KIM, Yeo-jin
• Application Number:
  US12/366,063
• Publication Number:
  US 20090199110A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

Provided are an apparatus and method for transmitting an animation-based message. The apparatus includes a user interface provider which provides a user interface that allows a user to input message information including script-based animation information, a message generator which generates a message based on the input information, and a message transmitter which transmits the generated message.

Claims

1. An apparatus for transmitting an animation-based message, the apparatus comprising:

a user interface provider which provides a user interface that allows a user to input message information including script-based animation information;

a message generator which generates a message based on the input information; and

a message transmitter which transmits the generated message.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user interface provider provides the user interface for inputting text, animation information, and copyright information.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the text includes a text message input by a user and a specific ID given to action information of an avatar corresponding to the text message.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the animation information includes graphics, sound, and a script.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the copyright information includes authorship information, classification information, and license information.

6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein if a device that receives the message does not support an animation function, the device that receives the message outputs the animation information as a descriptive phrase.

7. An apparatus for transmitting an animation-based message, the apparatus comprising:

a message transmitting device which transmits a message including script-based animation information; and

a message relay device which provides animation information included in the message to the message transmitting device.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the message that is transmitted includes text, animation information, and copyright information.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the message relay device comprises:

an animation information registration unit which registers animation information generated by a user;

an animation information provider which provides the registered user-generated animation information to the message transmitting device; and

a fee processor which performs fee processing with respect to the provided user-generated animation information.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the provided animation information includes copyright information of the user that generated the animation information.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein:

the copyright information includes whether or not it is possible to redistribute the user-generated animation information, whether or not it is possible to change the user-generated animation information, and whether or not the user-generated animation information is fee-based; and

if the user-generated animation information is fee-based, the fee processor performs fee processing with respect to the provided user-generated animation information.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein if the message transmitting device does not support an animation function, the message relay device automatically constructs an avatar or animation information based on text of the message transmitted by the message transmitting device, and transmits the message to a device receiving the message.

13. A method of transmitting an animation-based message, the method comprising:

providing a user interface that allows a user to input message information including script-based animation information;

generating a message based on the input information; and

transmitting the generated message.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein when providing the user interface, the user interface is provided for inputting text, animation information, and copyright information.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the text includes a text message input by a user and a specific ID given to action information of an avatar corresponding to the text message.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the animation information includes graphics, sound, and a script.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the copyright information includes authorship information, classification information, and license information.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising outputting the animation information as a descriptive phrase by a device that receives the message if the device that receives the message does not support an animation function.

19. A method of transmitting an animation-based message, the method comprising:

transmitting a message including script-based animation information; and

providing animation information included in the message to a device transmitting the message.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the message that is transmitted includes text, animation information, and copyright information.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the providing of the animation information comprises:

registering animation information generated by a user;

providing the registered user-generated animation information to the device transmitting the message; and

performing fee processing with respect to the provided user-generated animation information.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the provided animation information includes copyright information of the user that generated the animation information.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein:

the copyright information includes whether or not it is possible to redistribute the user-generated animation information, whether or not it is possible to change the user-generated animation information, and whether or not the user-generated animation information is fee-based; and

when performing the fee processing, if the user-generated animation information is fee-based, fee processing is performed with respect to the provided user-generated animation information.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein when providing the animation information, if the device transmitting the message does not support an animation function, an avatar or animation information is automatically constructed based on text of the message transmitted by the device transmitting the message, and the message is transmitted to a device receiving the message.