System and Method For Inserting A Graphic Object Into A Text Based Message
First Claim
1. A communication device to select graphic objects to insert in a text based message composed on device, comprising:
- a display;
a processor, in communication with the display, and configured to;
display, on the display, a first table including a plurality of alphabetic characters, and a table selection;
after receiving an input associated with the table selection, display on the display, a second table including a plurality of graphic objects;
after receiving an input associated with one of the graphic objects, insert the one graphic object in the text based message.
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Abstract
A system and method for selecting graphic objects to insert in a text message when composed on a wireless device, each of the graphic objects representing a set of individual alphanumeric characters. The system comprises an object table for display on a user interface of the device, such that the table is configured for including a first object of the graphic objects associated with a first predefined input and a second object of the graphic objects associated with a second predefined input. The first input is different from the second input. The system also has a first input event component for coupling to the user interface such that the first input event component is configured for mapping to the first predefined input. The system also has a second input event component for coupling to the user interface such that the second input event component is configured for mapping to the second predefined input, the first input event component being different from the second input event component. A user of the device selects one of the graphic objects from the table by employing the respective one of the input event components mapped to the predefined input associated with the graphic object in the table.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication device to select graphic objects to insert in a text based message composed on device, comprising:
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a display; a processor, in communication with the display, and configured to; display, on the display, a first table including a plurality of alphabetic characters, and a table selection; after receiving an input associated with the table selection, display on the display, a second table including a plurality of graphic objects; after receiving an input associated with one of the graphic objects, insert the one graphic object in the text based message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method to select graphic objects to insert in a text based message composed on a communication device having a display, comprising:
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displaying on the display, a first table including a plurality of alphabetic characters, and a table selection; after receiving an input associated with the table selection, displaying on the display, a second table including a plurality of graphic objects; and after receiving an input associated with one of the graphic objects, inserting the one graphic object in the text based message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method to display graphic objects on a communication device having a display, comprising:
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displaying on the display, a first table including a plurality of alphabetic characters, and a table selection; after receiving an input associated with the table selection, displaying on the display, a second table including a plurality of graphic objects and a second table selection; and after receiving an input associated with the second table selection, display on the display, a third table including another plurality of graphic objects.
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