Message display

• US 20050116956A1
• Filed: 05/29/2002
• Published: 06/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chi Development Mgmt Ltd XXVII LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Chi Development Mgmt Ltd XXVII LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Beardow, Paul Rowland
• Application Number:
  US10/483,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20050116956A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/473
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

A mobile radio handset (10, 24), capable of receiving short message service text messages (12), examines incoming text messages (12) to see if a recognised string of one or more characters is received and, in response thereto, retrieves and displays, on a display screen (14), a stored image (26, 28, 30, 32, 34) which is to be displayed whenever that string of characters is received. The image (26, 28, 30, 32, 34) can be shown alone or with the text (12) which triggered its display. The images (26, 28, 30, 32, 34) can be provided by the user of the handset (24), or derived from a server or central data base (80) in the mobile telephone network. The images (26, 28, 30, 32, 34) can include static images or animations. The static images can includes a photograph. As well as text messages (12), the Caller Location Identifier (CLI) of a caller can be used to evoke a display, chosen by the call recipient. The operation of the invention is compatible with handsets (10, 24) which can receive text messages (12) but which are not enabled for the invention.

Claims

1-48. -48. (canceled)

49. A method for presenting script, said method comprising the steps of:

recognising at least one character of script as a pointer to display data in a database;

employing said pointer to retrieve a display from the database; and

displaying the display in response to the script.

50. A method according to claim 49, comprising displaying said display in place of said script.

51. A method according to claim 50, wherein said script comprises a single character.

52. A method according to claim 50, wherein said script comprises a plurality of characters and wherein at least some of said plurality of characters are adjacent to one another.

53. A method according to claim 50, wherein said display comprises a picture.

54. A method according to claim 50, wherein said display comprises an animation.

55. A method according to claim 53, wherein said display comprises a three-dimensional construct.

56. A method according to claim 55, further comprising causing the three-dimensional construct to be moved to create an animated display.

57. A method according to claim 50, wherein said database comprises a plurality of display sets, and the method further comprises selecting which display set is displayed.

58. A method according to claim 50, further comprising obtaining display data for said database from a remote source.

59. A method according to claim 58, wherein said remote source comprises a server.

60. A method according to claim 58, wherein said remote source comprises a camera.

61. A method according to claim 59, wherein access to said remote source comprises Internet access.

62. A method according to claim 58, wherein access to said remote source comprises telephone access.

63. A method according to claim 50, for use with a computer.

64. A method according to claim 63, further comprising connecting said computer to an Internet service.

65. A method according claim 50, for use with a mobile communications device.

66. A method according to claim 65, wherein said mobile communications device is a mobile telephone.

67. A method according to claim 65, further comprising utilising the script to represent a caller identity.

68. A method according to claim 50, wherein said script is selectable.

69. A method according to claim 50, wherein said display is selectable.

70. A method according to claim 50, wherein said database is within the receiving device.

71. A method according to claim 50, further comprising storing the database on a portable memory device.

72. A method according to claim 49, comprising displaying said display as well as said script.

73. A method according to claim 72, wherein said script comprises a single character.

74. A method according to claim 72, wherein said script comprises a plurality of characters and wherein at least some of said plurality of characters are adjacent to one another.

75. A method according to claim 72, wherein said display comprises a picture.

76. A method according to claim 72, wherein said display comprises an animation.

77. A method according to claim 75, wherein said display comprises a three-dimensional construct.

78. A method according to claim 77, further comprising causing the three-dimensional construct to be moved to create an animated display.

79. A method according to claim 72, wherein said database comprises a plurality of display sets, and the method further comprises selecting which display set is displayed.

80. A method according to claim 72, further comprising obtaining display data for said database from a remote source.

81. A method according to claim 80, wherein said remote source comprises a server.

82. A method according to claim 80, wherein said remote source comprises a camera.

83. A method according to claim 81, wherein access to said remote source comprises Internet access.

84. A method according to claim 80, wherein access to said remote source comprises telephone access.

85. A method according to claim 72, for use with a computer.

86. A method according to claim 75, further comprising connecting said computer to an Internet service.

87. A method according claim 72, for use with a mobile communications device.

88. A method according to claim 87, wherein said mobile communications device is a mobile telephone.

89. A method according to claim 87, further comprising utilising the script to represent a caller identity.

90. A method according to claim 72, wherein said script is selectable.

91. A method according to claim 72, wherein said display is selectable.

92. A method according to claim 72, wherein said database is within the receiving device.

93. A method according to claim 72, further comprising storing the database on a portable memory device.

94. A method for presenting script, said method comprising the steps of:

recognising at least one character of script as a pointer to display data in a database;

employing said pointer to retrieve a display from the database; and

displaying the display in response to the script, wherein said display comprises an animation and a three-dimensional construct.

95-1. A method according to claim 95, wherein said mobile communications device is a mobile telephone.

98. A method for presenting script, said method comprising the steps of:

recognising at least one character of script as a pointer to display data in a database;

employing said pointer to retrieve a display from the database; and

displaying the display in response to the script, wherein said display comprises a picture and a three-dimensional construct.

99. A method according to claim 98, for use with a mobile communications device.

100. A method according to claim 99, wherein said mobile communications device is a mobile telephone.

101. A method according to claim 99, further comprising utilising the script to represent a caller identity.

102. A method for presenting script, said method comprising the steps of:

recognising at least one character of script as a pointer to display data in a database;

employing said pointer to retrieve a display from the database;

displaying the display in response to the script; and

utilising the script to represent a caller identity, wherein said method is implemented on a mobile telephone.

103. A method according to claim 102, wherein said script is selectable.

104. A method according to claim 102, wherein said display is selectable.

105. A method for presenting script, said method comprising the steps of:

obtaining display data from a remote source, such as a server;

recognising at least one character of script as a pointer to the display data stored in a database;

employing said pointer to retrieve a display from the database; and

displaying the display in response to the script, wherein access to said remote source comprises Internet access and said database is provided within a device receiving the display data.

106. A method according to claim 105, wherein said display is selectable.

107. A method for presenting script, said method comprising the steps of:

obtaining display data from a remote source, such as a camera;

recognising at least one character of script as a pointer to the display data stored in a database;

employing said pointer to retrieve a display from the database; and

displaying the display in response to the script, wherein said database is stored within a device receiving the display data.

108. A method according to claim 107, wherein said display is selectable.

109. A method for presenting script, said method comprising the steps of:

recognising at least one character of script as a pointer to display data in a database;

employing said pointer to retrieve a display from the database; and

displaying the display in response to the script, wherein said display comprises an animation of a three-dimensional construct, and said method is implemented on mobile telephone.

110. An apparatus for presenting script, said apparatus comprising:

means for recognising script as a pointer to display data in a database;

means to employ said pointer to retrieve a display image from the database; and

a screen to display the display image in response to the script.

111. An apparatus according to claim 110, wherein said screen is operative to display said display image in place of said script.

112. An apparatus according to claim 110, wherein said screen is operative to display said display image as well as said script.

113. An apparatus according to claim 110, wherein said script comprises a single character.

114. An apparatus according to claim 110, wherein said script comprises a plurality of characters.

115. An apparatus according to claim 112, wherein at least some of said plurality of characters are adjacent to one another.

116. An apparatus according to claim 110, wherein said display image comprises a picture.

117. An apparatus according to claim 110, wherein said display image comprises an animation.

118. An apparatus according to claim 116, wherein said display comprises a three-dimensional construct.

119. An apparatus according to claim 118, further comprising means for moving said three-dimensional construct to create an animated display.

120. An apparatus according to claim 110, wherein said database comprises a plurality of display sets and means for selecting which display set is displayed.

121. An apparatus according to claim 110, wherein said database is operative to obtain display data from a remote source.

122. An apparatus according to claim 121, wherein said remote source comprises a server.

123. An apparatus according to claim 121, wherein said remote source comprises a camera.

124. An apparatus according to claim 122, wherein access to said remote source comprises Internet access.

125. An apparatus according to claim 121, wherein access to said remote source comprises telephone access.

126. An apparatus according to claim 110, where in the apparatus comprises a computer.

127. An apparatus according to claim 126, wherein said computer is connectable to an Internet service.

128. An apparatus according to claim 110, wherein the apparatus comprises a mobile communications device.

131. An apparatus according to claim 110, wherein said script is selectable.

132. An apparatus according to claim 110, wherein said display image is selectable.

133. An apparatus according to claim 110, wherein said database is stored within the apparatus.

129. An apparatus according to claim 148, wherein said mobile communications device is a mobile telephone.

130. An apparatus according to claim 129, wherein said script is representative of a caller identity.

134. An apparatus for presenting script, the apparatus comprising an interpreter for recognising script as a pointer to display data in a database;

a reading module arranged to employ the pointer to retrieve display data from the database and a screen arranged to display the display image in response to the script.