Using emoticons, such as for wireless devices
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1. A method for generating a displayable emoticon on a display component of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying an expandable palette comprising a plurality of emoticons, the plurality of emoticons being mapped to a plurality of first corresponding keys of the electronic device;
receiving an external emoticon from an external source, wherein the external emoticon is added to the expandable palette and mapped to a second corresponding key of the electronic device;
receiving a selection of the second corresponding key; and
in response to the selection, generating a displayable image of the external emoticon corresponding to the second corresponding key for display on the display component of the electronic device.
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Abstract
A method and system for generating a displayable icon or emoticon form that indicates the mood or emotion of a user of the mobile station. A user of a device, such as a mobile phone, is provided with a dedicated key or shared dedicated key option that the user may select to insert an emoticon onto a display or other medium. The selection of the key or shared dedicated key may result in the insertion of the emoticon, or may also result in the display of a collection of emoticons that the user may then select from using, for example, a key mapping or navigation technique.
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1. A method for generating a displayable emoticon on a display component of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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displaying an expandable palette comprising a plurality of emoticons, the plurality of emoticons being mapped to a plurality of first corresponding keys of the electronic device; receiving an external emoticon from an external source, wherein the external emoticon is added to the expandable palette and mapped to a second corresponding key of the electronic device; receiving a selection of the second corresponding key; and in response to the selection, generating a displayable image of the external emoticon corresponding to the second corresponding key for display on the display component of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device for use by a user in a wireless network, comprising:
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a memory configured to store an expandable palette comprising a plurality of emoticons and a mapping of the plurality of emoticons to a plurality of first corresponding keys of the electronic device; a wireless transceiver configured to receive an external emoticon from an external source; a processor coupled to the memory and wireless transceiver, the processor configured to add the external emoticon to the expandable palette and to add a mapping of the external emoticon to a second corresponding key of the electronic device; user input means coupled to the processor for receiving respective selections of the second corresponding key and at least one of the first corresponding keys; and a display component coupled to the processor; wherein the processor means is configured to generate a display of emoticons corresponding to the respective selections on the display component of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic device for use by a user in a wireless network, comprising:
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a memory configured to store a palette comprising a plurality of emoticons and a mapping of the plurality of emoticons to a plurality of keys of the electronic device; the electronic device being configured to receive additional emoticons from an external source via a wireless transceiver and add the additional emoticons to the palette including a mapping of the additional emoticons to respective keys of the electronic device; a processor coupled to the memory and wireless transceiver, the processor and memory configured to allow a user to utilize at least one of the plurality of emoticons in a message; the processor and memory being further configured to allow the user to include at least one of the additional emoticons in the message; user input means coupled to the processor for receiving a selection of at least one of the additional emoticons and the plurality of emoticons; and a display component coupled to the processor to display the selection.
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