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Animated messaging

  • US 9,135,740 B2
  • Filed: 10/21/2010
  • Issued: 09/15/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for instant messaging on a recipient'"'"'s computer system, including:

  • on the recipient'"'"'s computer system, receiving an instant message (IM) containing content from a sender, said IM addressed to the recipient by the sender;

    on the recipient'"'"'s computer system, determining an identification of said sender of said IM from said IM;

    on the recipient'"'"'s computer system determining if an animated character associated with said sender is stored on the recipient'"'"'s computer system and if not,sending a request from the recipient'"'"'s computer system for an animated character associated with said sender to a character server with said identification of said sender, said Character server having records of animated characters and senders, each sender associated with a specific animated character;

    receiving, in response to said request, in the recipient'"'"'s computer system from said character server the animated character associated with said sender;

    displaying said animated character associated with said sender at a location on the recipient'"'"'s computer system, the location selected by the recipient or the recipient'"'"'s computer system; and

    delivering said content on the recipient'"'"'s computer system through said animated character;

    wherein said IM is received at said recipient'"'"'s computer system without being relayed by said character server, andwherein said instant message when sent by the sender does not include said animated character associated with said sender and when received by the recipient and was addressed to the recipient by the sender.

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