Method, product, and apparatus for requesting a resource from an identifier having a character image

• US 6,993,594 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2001
• Issued: 01/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Steve Schneider
• Original Assignee: Steve Schneider
• Inventors: Schneider, Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Najjar, Saleh
• Assistant Examiner(s): NANO, SARGON N
• Application Number:
  US09/838,399
• Publication Number:
  US 20020156866A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,748 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/217, 709/219, 709/225, 709/226, 709/229, 709/216, 709/218, 709/228, 709/245
• US Class Current: 709/245
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/301 Name conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/3025 Domain name generation or assignment

Abstract

One or more character image elements can be detected from an identifier that includes a character image of an emoticon, the image elements including a base image identifier and character modifier identifier. After detection at least one uniform resource identifier component corresponding to said at least one character image element can be generated. After component generation a uniform resource locator (URL) incIuding said at least one uniform resource identifier component can be generated. After URL generation, a network resource can be requested from the URL.

Claims

1. A method for requesting a network resource from an identifier including at least one character image element comprising:

detecting said at least one character image element from the identifier wherein the image is an emoticon in the form of a face, said identifier including a character image of an emoticon, said at least one character image element including a base image identifier and character modifier identifier;

generating at least one uniform resource identifier component corresponding to said at least one character image element;

generating a uniform resource locator (URL) including said at least one uniform resource identifier component; and

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requesting the network resource with said URL.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said face is formed from alphanumeric characters.

3. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein said alphanumeric characters can include characters such as 8-1.

4. A method for requesting a network resource from an identifier including at least one character image element comprising:

detecting said at least one character image element from the identifier, said identifier including a character image, said at least one character image element including a base image identifier and character modifier identifier wherein said character modifier identifier is in a form of machine readable code, said machine readable code in a form of at least one of a hair follicle and eyelash;

generating at least one uniform resource identifier component corresponding to said at least one character image element;

generating a uniform resource locator (URL) including said at least one uniform resource identifier component and, requesting the network resource with said URL.

5. The method as set forth in claim 4, wherein said eyelash includes attributes of at least one of a length and thickness and said hair follicle capable of providing a reference point for detecting said at least one character image element.

6. The method as set forth in claim 4, wherein said character image is in a form of an emoticon.

7. The method as set forth in claim 6, wherein said emoticon is in a form of a face.

8. The method as set forth in claim 7, wherein said face is formed from alphanumeric characters.

9. The method as set forth in claim 8, wherein said alphanumeric characters can include characters such as 8-1.

10. The method as set forth in claim 9, wherein the 8 from said characters 8-1 is a visual metaphor for eyelids of eyes, said eyelash extending from said hair follicle, said hair follicle surrounding said eyelids, and said hair follicle representing a value of 0.

11. The method as set forth in claim 10, wherein said attributes of said eyelash is selected from a group of name/value pairs including a thin short eyelash=1, thin long eyelash=2, thick short eyelash=3, and thick long eyelash=4.

12. The method as set forth in claim 11, wherein said short eyelash is no longer than one third the length of the longest eyelash and said thin eyelash no thicker then one half the thickness of the thickest eyelash.

13. The method as set forth in claim 12, wherein said generating said at least one uniform resource identifier component corresponding to said at least one character image element includes generating at least one uniform resource identifier corresponding to said one or more name/value pairs.