METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING MESSAGE EXCHANGE
First Claim
1. A method for an electronic device including a wireless communication unit and a display unit to exchange messages according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic with a communication destination, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a plurality of first icons corresponding to a plurality of messages according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic in a first display region of the display unit, and displaying a second icon corresponding to the communication destination in a second display region of the display unit; and
sending, in response to at least one first icon being designated in a state in which the plurality of first icons is being displayed in the first display region, the message according to the stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic corresponding to the first icon designated to the communication destination corresponding to the second icon displayed in the second display region, via the wireless communication unit.
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Abstract
A method and electronic device are provided for easily performing message exchange with other vehicles while travelling. An electronic device includes: a display control unit that displays a plurality of stylized (and fixed) phrase messages in a first display region of a display unit, and displays a second icon corresponding to a communication destination in a second display region of the display unit; and a message processing unit that, in response to at least one first icon being designated in a state in which a plurality of first icons is being displayed in the first display region, sends the stylized (and fixed) phrase message corresponding to the first icon designated to the communication destination corresponding to the second icon displayed in the second display region, via a wireless communication unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for an electronic device including a wireless communication unit and a display unit to exchange messages according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic with a communication destination, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a plurality of first icons corresponding to a plurality of messages according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic in a first display region of the display unit, and displaying a second icon corresponding to the communication destination in a second display region of the display unit; and sending, in response to at least one first icon being designated in a state in which the plurality of first icons is being displayed in the first display region, the message according to the stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic corresponding to the first icon designated to the communication destination corresponding to the second icon displayed in the second display region, via the wireless communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 15, 16, 17)
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5. An electronic device comprising:
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a wireless communication unit; a display unit; a display control unit that displays a plurality of first icons corresponding to a plurality of messages according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic in a first display region of the display unit, and displays a second icon corresponding to a communication destination in a second display region of the display unit; and a message processing unit that, in response to at least one first icon being designated in a state in which the plurality of first icons is being displayed in the first display region, sends the message according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic corresponding to the first icon designated to the communication destination corresponding to the second icon displayed in the second region. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20)
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9. A method for an electronic device including a wireless communication unit and a display unit to exchange messages according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic with a communication destination, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a second icon corresponding to a communication destination in a second display region of the display unit, and displaying a plurality of first icons corresponding to a plurality of messages according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic in a first display region of the display unit; and sending, in response to at least one second icon and one first icon being designated in a state in which a second icon corresponding to a communication destination is being displayed in the second display region and the plurality of first icons is being displayed in the first display region, a message according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic that corresponds to the first icon designated to the communication destination corresponding to the second icon designated, via the wireless communication unit, wherein the plurality of messages according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic includes at least one predetermined message according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic, which can reference a sent message according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An electronic device comprising:
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a wireless communication unit; a display unit; a display control unit that displays a second icon corresponding to a communication destination in a second display region of the display unit, and displays a plurality of first icons corresponding to a plurality of messages according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic in a first display region of the display unit; and a message processing unit that, in response to at least one second icon and one first icon being designated in a state in which a second icon corresponding to a communication destination is being displayed in the second display region and the plurality of first icons is being displayed in the first display region, sends a message according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic that corresponds to the first icon designated to the communication destination corresponding to the second icon designated, via the wireless communication unit, wherein the plurality of messages according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic includes at least one predetermined message according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic, which can reference a sent message according to stylized and fixed mark/picture/graphic. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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Specification