Sending and receiving text messages using a variety of fonts
First Claim
1. A method for sending a text message over a telephone network from a sending device to a receiving device, the sending device not configured to support multimedia service messages, the text message comprising a set of characters, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting at least one font file, the at least one font file divided into cells, each cell associated with a specific character of the set of characters, the at least one font file having at least one code indicative of the at least one font file;
(b) as the user enters characters of the text message on the sending device, retrieving a specific cell associated with the specific character being entered and displaying the specific cell as an image on the sending device to generate a composite image, by an application residing on the sending device;
(c) uploading from the sending device to a server using an SMS message protocol, the text message and at least one code indicative of said at least one font file, wherein said server is operatively connected to the telephone network, the server storing the at least one font file, the receiving device not storing the at least one font file;
(d) transmitting a message from the server to the receiving device, wherein said message includes the composite image; and
(e) displaying the message, thereby presenting on the receiving device said composite image.
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Abstract
A method for sending a text message over a telephone network from a sending device to a receiving device. A set of images (or font) is selected by a user of the sending device. The text message is displayed using the set of images on the sending device as a presented rich content message. The sending device uploads the text message and one or more codes indicative of the set of images to a server operatively connected to the telephone network. A message is transmitted from the server to the receiving device, the message including information of the text message and of the set of images. The message presented on the receiving device is the same rich content message previously presented on the sending device. The rich content message presented at the sending and receiving devices preferably includes sounds associated with the set of images.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for sending a text message over a telephone network from a sending device to a receiving device, the sending device not configured to support multimedia service messages, the text message comprising a set of characters, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting at least one font file, the at least one font file divided into cells, each cell associated with a specific character of the set of characters, the at least one font file having at least one code indicative of the at least one font file; (b) as the user enters characters of the text message on the sending device, retrieving a specific cell associated with the specific character being entered and displaying the specific cell as an image on the sending device to generate a composite image, by an application residing on the sending device; (c) uploading from the sending device to a server using an SMS message protocol, the text message and at least one code indicative of said at least one font file, wherein said server is operatively connected to the telephone network, the server storing the at least one font file, the receiving device not storing the at least one font file; (d) transmitting a message from the server to the receiving device, wherein said message includes the composite image; and (e) displaying the message, thereby presenting on the receiving device said composite image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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9. A method for sending a text message over a telephone network from a sending device to a receiving device, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting at least one set of images; (b) displaying the text message using said at least one set of images on the sending device, thereby presenting a rich content message; (c) uploading from the sending device to a server, the text message and at least one code indicative of said at least one set of images, wherein said server is operatively connected to the telephone network; (d) transmitting a message from the server to the receiving device, wherein said message includes information of the text message and of said at least one set of images; (e) displaying the message, thereby presenting on the receiving device said rich content message; and (f) generating said rich content message as a composite image composed using a plurality of cells wherein for at least one character of the text message an image is selected from at least one of said cells from said at least one set of images by indicating said at least one code. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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12. A method for sending a text message over a telephone network from a sending device to a receiving device, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting at least one set of images; (b) displaying the text message using said at least one set of images on the sending device, thereby presenting a rich content message; (c) uploading from the sending device to a server, the text message and at least one code indicative of said at least one set of images, wherein said server is operatively connected to the telephone network; (d) transmitting a message from the server to the receiving device, wherein said message includes information of the text message and of said at least one set of images; (e) displaying the message, thereby presenting on the receiving device said rich content message; and (f) providing handwritten images of a user of the sending device; (g) uploading said handwritten images to the server; (h) scanning said handwritten images thereby producing said at least one set of images; and (i) downloading said handwritten images to the sending device.
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