Method, System and Program Product for Facilitating Communication through Electronic Devices

• US 20150121251A1
• Filed: 10/31/2013
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cherukulath Ravi Sujith Kumar, Subrhmanyam Sarada Ayyagari, Udayakumar Kadirvel, Vinnakote Siddhartha
• Original Assignee: Cherukulath Ravi Sujith Kumar, Subrhmanyam Sarada Ayyagari, Udayakumar Kadirvel, Vinnakote Siddhartha
• Inventors: Kadirvel, Udayakumar, Ayyagari, Subrhmanyam Sarada, Kumar, Cherukulath Ravi Sujith, Siddhartha, Vinnakote
• Granted Patent: US 9,706,040 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A method, system and program product comprise processing a sender'"'"'s inputted text message. The text message is combined with a selected avatar representing the sender. The avatar is combined with a selected state of mind. The selected state of mind is modified with a selected intensity. At least the text message and the combined avatar are ordered into a scene of a sender'"'"'s message in an order specified by the sender. The sender'"'"'s message is transmitted to a receiver'"'"'s device where the sender'"'"'s message is operable to be viewed by the receiver in the order specified by the sender.

Claims

1. A method comprising the steps of:

processing a sender'"'"'s inputted text message;

combining the text message with a selected avatar representing the sender;

combining the avatar with a selected state of mind;

modifying the selected state of mind with a selected intensity;

ordering at least the text message and the combined avatar into a scene of a sender'"'"'s message in an order specified by the sender;

transmitting the sender'"'"'s message to a receiver'"'"'s device, the sender'"'"'s message being operable to be viewed by the receiver in the order specified by the sender.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, in which the state of mind comprises a selection from group comprising an emotion at least affecting a facial expression of the avatar and a mime at least affecting an animation of a body language of the avatar.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of combining, with the sender'"'"'s message, options for receiver interaction with the sender'"'"'s message to send a reply to the sender in which a type of the interaction at least in part determines a type of the reply.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of combining with the sender'"'"'s message a selected delivery scheme for displaying the text message.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of combining with the sender'"'"'s message a selected shared object, the shared object being operable for enabling the receiver to view the sender'"'"'s operations on the shared object.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of combining with the sender'"'"'s message instructions for chaining the sender'"'"'s message to a plurality of receivers.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising replaying the sender'"'"'s message in a manner specified by a user.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, further comprising communicating the replayed sender'"'"'s message to another receiver for viewing.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising hiding an additional text message in the scene at a specified location and combining with the sender'"'"'s message instructions to the receiver to find the hidden additional text message.

10. A system comprising:

a sender device being configured to be at least operable for;

processing a sender'"'"'s inputted text message;

combining the text message with a selected avatar representing the sender;

combining the avatar with a selected state of mind;

modifying the selected state of mind with a selected intensity;

ordering at least the text message and the combined avatar into a scene of a sender'"'"'s message in an order specified by the sender; and

transmitting the sender'"'"'s message to a receiver'"'"'s device;

a receiver device being configured to be at least operable for;

receiving the sender'"'"'s message;

processing the sender'"'"'s message; and

displaying the sender'"'"'s message to be viewed by the receiver in the order specified by the sender; and

at least one sever with an associated storage system being configured to be at least operable for communicating with said sender device and said receiver device for at least storing and retrieving information associated with the sender'"'"'s message.

11. The system as recited in claim 10, in which the state of mind comprises a selection from group comprising an emotion at least affecting a facial expression of the avatar and a mime at least affecting an animation of a body language of the avatar, in which said sender device is further configured to be operable for:

combining, with the sender'"'"'s message, options for receiver interaction with the sender'"'"'s message to send a reply to the sender in which a type of the interaction at least in part determines a type of the reply;

combining with the sender'"'"'s message a selected delivery scheme for displaying the text message;

combining with the sender'"'"'s message a selected shared object, the shared object being operable for enabling the receiver to view the sender'"'"'s operations on the shared object;

combining with the sender'"'"'s message instructions for chaining the sender'"'"'s message to a plurality of receivers; and

hiding an additional text message in the scene at a specified location and combining with the sender'"'"'s message instructions to the receiver to find the hidden additional text message; and

said sender device and said receiver device are further configured to be operable for communicating with said at least one sever with an associated storage system for replaying the sender'"'"'s message in a manner specified by a user, communicating the replayed sender'"'"'s message to another receiver for viewing.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon, wherein the program instructs one or more processors to perform the following steps:

processing a sender'"'"'s inputted text message;

combining the text message with a selected avatar representing the sender;

combining the avatar with a selected state of mind;

modifying the selected state of mind with a selected intensity;

ordering at least the text message and the combined avatar into a scene of a sender'"'"'s message in an order specified by the sender;

transmitting the sender'"'"'s message to a receiver'"'"'s device, the sender'"'"'s message being operable to be viewed by the receiver in the order specified by the sender.

13. The program instructing the processor as recited in claim 12, in which the state of mind comprises a selection from group comprising an emotion at least affecting a facial expression of the avatar and a mime at least affecting an animation of a body language of the avatar.

14. The program instructing the processor as recited in claim 12, further comprising the step of combining, with the sender'"'"'s message, options for receiver interaction with the sender'"'"'s message to send a reply to the sender in which a type of the interaction at least in part determines a type of the reply.

15. The program instructing the processor as recited in claim 12, further comprising the step of combining with the sender'"'"'s message a selected delivery scheme for displaying the text message.

16. The program instructing the processor as recited in claim 12, further comprising the step of combining with the sender'"'"'s message a selected shared object, the shared object being operable for enabling the receiver to view the sender'"'"'s operations on the shared object.

17. The program instructing the processor as recited in claim 12, further comprising the step of combining with the sender'"'"'s message instructions for chaining the sender'"'"'s message to a plurality of receivers.

18. The program instructing the processor as recited in claim 12, further comprising replaying the sender'"'"'s message in a manner specified by a user.

19. The program instructing the processor as recited in claim 18, further comprising communicating the replayed sender'"'"'s message to another receiver for viewing.

20. The program instructing the processor as recited in claim 12, further comprising hiding an additional text message in the scene at a specified location and combining with the sender'"'"'s message instructions to the receiver to find the hidden additional text message.