Dynamic method for emoticon translation
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1. A vehicle communication system comprising:
- at least one communication device operable to audibly communicate information within the vehicle; and
a controller receiving a character string from an external device and operable to determine if said character string represents an emoticon, said controller translating said character string into a face description if said character string represents an emoticon, applying a series of rules to said character string to determine if said emoticon represents a vertical face or a horizontal face, and audibly communicating said face description via said at least one communication device.
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Abstract
A vehicle communication system is provided and may include at least one communication device that audibly communicates information within the vehicle. A controller may receive a character string from an external device and may determine if the character string represents an emoticon. The controller may translate the character string into a face description if the character string represents an emoticon and may audibly communicate the face description via the at least one communication device.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle communication system comprising:
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at least one communication device operable to audibly communicate information within the vehicle; and a controller receiving a character string from an external device and operable to determine if said character string represents an emoticon, said controller translating said character string into a face description if said character string represents an emoticon, applying a series of rules to said character string to determine if said emoticon represents a vertical face or a horizontal face, and audibly communicating said face description via said at least one communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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receiving a character string; determining by a processor whether said character string represents an emoticon; performing by said processor a vertical-face algorithm to determine if said character string represents a vertical face; performing by said processor a horizontal-face algorithm to determine if said character string represents a horizontal face; translating by said processor said character string into a face description based on the outcome of at least one of said vertical-face algorithm and said horizontal-face algorithm; and communicating said face description. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving a character string; determining by a processor whether said character string includes a space; removing by said processor said space; splitting by said processor said character string into a first character string and a second character string at said space; determining by said processor whether either or both of said first character string and said second character string represents an emoticon; performing by said processor a vertical-face algorithm to determine if either or both of said first character string and said second character string represents a vertical face; performing by said processor a horizontal-face algorithm to determine if either or both of said first character string and said second character string represents a horizontal face; translating by said processor at least one of said first character string and said second character string into a face description based on the outcome of at least one of said vertical-face algorithm and said horizontal-face algorithm; and communicating said face description.
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