Method and a data structure for managing animation of icons defined in a message, and a mobile terminal for executing said message
First Claim
1. A method of managing animation of icons defined in a message transmitted over a telecommunication network between a sender terminal and a receiver terminal, wherein:
- a data structure is constructed in which the icons are associated with a sequence of words for managing animation of said icons, including a first type of word defining an icon display time and a second type of word defining a cross-reference to a selected icon defined in the data structure, and the sequence is executed so that the display time of a selected icon is imposed by the last word of the first type that precedes the word of the second type cross-referencing the selected icon.
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Abstract
The message is transmitted over a telecommunication network between a sender terminal and a receiver terminal. In the method according to the invention, a data structure is constructed in which the icons are associated with a sequence of words for managing the animation of the icons, including a first type of word defining an icon display time and a second type of word defining a cross-reference to a selected icon defined in the data structure; the sequence is then executed so that the display time of a selected icon is imposed by the last word of the first type that precedes the word of the second type cross-referencing the selected icon.
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1. A method of managing animation of icons defined in a message transmitted over a telecommunication network between a sender terminal and a receiver terminal, wherein:
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a data structure is constructed in which the icons are associated with a sequence of words for managing animation of said icons, including a first type of word defining an icon display time and a second type of word defining a cross-reference to a selected icon defined in the data structure, and the sequence is executed so that the display time of a selected icon is imposed by the last word of the first type that precedes the word of the second type cross-referencing the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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17. A data structure for managing animation of icons defined in a message transmitted over a telecommunication network between a sender terminal and a receiver terminal, the data structure including data defining the icons and a sequence of words for managing animation of the icons including a first type of word defining an icon display time and a second type of word defining a cross-reference to a selected icon defined in the data structure, the display time of a selected icon being imposed by the last word of the first type that precedes the word of the second type cross-referencing the selected icon.
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