Apparatus and method for generating audio and graphical animations in an instant messaging environment
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- associating a first sound with a first character string on an instant messaging client;
monitoring incoming or outgoing instant messages for said first character string; and
upon detecting said first character string, generating said first sound on said instant messaging client.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method is described comprising: associating a first sound with a first character string on an instant messaging client; monitoring incoming or outgoing instant messages for the first character string; and upon detecting the first character string, generating the sound on the instant messaging client.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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associating a first sound with a first character string on an instant messaging client;
monitoring incoming or outgoing instant messages for said first character string; and
upon detecting said first character string, generating said first sound on said instant messaging client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An instant messaging system comprising:
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a character sequence database within which a plurality of character sequences are associated with a plurality of audio files;
a text monitoring module to monitor incoming or outgoing instant messages for one of said plurality of character strings and, upon detecting a first one of said plurality of character strings, to trigger a content conversion module to generate a first sound associated with said first character string on said instant messaging client. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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associating a first animation with a first character string on an instant messaging client;
monitoring incoming or outgoing instant messages for said first character string; and
upon detecting said first character string, generating said first animation on said instant messaging client in an instant messaging session window. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method implemented within a graphical user interface (“
- GUI”
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displaying an application window in color responsive to said application window being executed as a foreground window; and
displaying said application window in back and white mode responsive to said application window being executed as a background window. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- GUI”
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