Apparatus and Method for Branded Messaging

• US 20140164117A1
• Filed: 02/14/2014
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Karmies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Karmies, Inc.
• Inventors: Haines, Megan
• Application Number:
  US14/181,511
• Publication Number:
  US 20140164117A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.55
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0257 User requested
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices

Abstract

A method includes prompting a message sender for content options associated with a designated graphical element. A selected content option is received from the message sender. The designated graphical element is associated with the selected content option. A message with the designated graphical element is sent from the message sender to a message receiver. The message receiver is supplied with the selected content in response to activation of the graphical element by the message receiver.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

prompting a message sender for content options associated with a designated graphical element;

receiving a selected content option from the message sender;

associating the designated graphical element with the selected content option;

sending a message with the designated graphical element from the message sender to a message receiver; and

supplying the message receiver with the selected content in response to activation of the graphical element by the message receiver.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the graphical element is selected from an emoticon, a branded element and an emoticon with an associated branded element.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the content options are selected from a photograph, a video, an endorsement and a content destruction time parameter.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the graphical element has indicia of associated content.