System and method of transmitting emoticons in mobile communication terminals
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting emoticons in an emoticon transmitting system, the method comprising:
- receiving, via a transmission request receiving unit of the emoticon transmitting system, a message from a transmitting mobile communication terminal requesting transmission of a first graphic emoticon the message comprising first emoticon identification information related to the first graphic emoticon and a phone number of a receiving mobile communication terminal;
identifying, via a converting unit of the emoticon transmitting system, a communication service provider of the receiving mobile communication terminal using the phone number of the receiving mobile communication terminal;
identifying, via the converting unit, a second graphic emoticon corresponding to the first graphic emoticon using the first emoticon identification information and the identified communication service provider of the receiving mobile communication terminal, wherein a format of the first graphic emoticon differs from a format of the second graphic emoticon, and the format of the first graphic emoticon is not decodable or displayable in the receiving mobile communication terminal; and
transmitting, via a transmitting unit of the emoticon transmitting system, second emoticon identification information to the receiving mobile communication terminal, the second emoticon identification information related to the second graphic emoticon,wherein the second emoticon identification information comprises data in a format decodable by the receiving mobile communication terminal,wherein the second graphic emoticon is displayable in the receiving mobile communication terminal,wherein the second emoticon identification information is different from the first emoticon identification information, andwherein the emoticon transmitting system is separate from the transmitting mobile communication terminal and the receiving mobile communication terminal.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method transmitting emoticons in mobile communication terminals are disclosed by which compatibility in exchanging graphic emoticons between mobile communication terminals can be ensured. The present invention includes receiving a transmission request message in a first mobile communication terminal, the transmission request message related to a first graphic emoticon and including identification information for the first graphic emoticon, identifying a second graphic emoticon according to the transmission request message, and transmitting the second graphic emoticon to a second mobile communication terminal, wherein the second graphic emoticon comprises image data in a format decodable by the second mobile communication terminal.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting emoticons in an emoticon transmitting system, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a transmission request receiving unit of the emoticon transmitting system, a message from a transmitting mobile communication terminal requesting transmission of a first graphic emoticon the message comprising first emoticon identification information related to the first graphic emoticon and a phone number of a receiving mobile communication terminal; identifying, via a converting unit of the emoticon transmitting system, a communication service provider of the receiving mobile communication terminal using the phone number of the receiving mobile communication terminal; identifying, via the converting unit, a second graphic emoticon corresponding to the first graphic emoticon using the first emoticon identification information and the identified communication service provider of the receiving mobile communication terminal, wherein a format of the first graphic emoticon differs from a format of the second graphic emoticon, and the format of the first graphic emoticon is not decodable or displayable in the receiving mobile communication terminal; and transmitting, via a transmitting unit of the emoticon transmitting system, second emoticon identification information to the receiving mobile communication terminal, the second emoticon identification information related to the second graphic emoticon, wherein the second emoticon identification information comprises data in a format decodable by the receiving mobile communication terminal, wherein the second graphic emoticon is displayable in the receiving mobile communication terminal, wherein the second emoticon identification information is different from the first emoticon identification information, and wherein the emoticon transmitting system is separate from the transmitting mobile communication terminal and the receiving mobile communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for transmitting emoticons in an emoticon transmitting system, the apparatus comprising:
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a transmission request receiving unit adapted to receive a message from a transmitting mobile communication terminal requesting transmission of a first graphic emoticon, the message comprising first emoticon identification information related to the first graphic emoticon and a phone number of a receiving mobile communication terminal; a converting unit adapted to identify a communication service provider of the receiving mobile communication terminal using the phone number of the receiving mobile communication terminal and to identify a second graphic emoticon corresponding to the first graphic emoticon using the first emoticon identification information and the identified communication service provider of the receiving mobile communication terminal; and a transmitting unit adapted to transmit second emoticon identification information to the receiving mobile communication terminal, the second emoticon identification information related to the second graphic emoticon, wherein the second emoticon identification information comprises data in a format decodable by the receiving mobile communication terminal, wherein the second graphic emoticon is displayable in the receiving mobile communication terminal, wherein a format of the first graphic emoticon differs from a format of the second graphic emoticon, wherein the format of the first graphic emoticon is not decodable or displayable in the receiving mobile communication terminal, wherein the second emoticon identification information is different from the first emoticon identification information, and wherein the emoticon transmitting system is separate from the transmitting mobile communication terminal and the receiving mobile communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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