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SUPER-EMOTICONS

  • US 20090019117A1
  • Filed: 07/09/2007
  • Published: 01/15/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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29. A method for facilitating communications between participants, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

  • receiving, from a particular user, through a messaging client, input text for a conversation;

    determining that said input text includes a trigger-string associated with a visual image that exhibits a particular behavior;

    determining whether said user is subscribed to use said visual image;

    if said user is subscribed to use said visual image, then causing one or more messaging clients that are participating in said conversation to generate said visual image; and

    if said user is not subscribed to use said visual image, then responding to said input text without causing any messaging clients that are participating in said conversation to generate said visual image.

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