Method and system for creating and sending handwritten or handdrawn messages via mobile devices
DCFirst Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving image data representative of handwriting input to a mobile device in a graphical data capture area of an electronic messaging client operating in a browser at the mobile device;
formatting the image data for attachment to an electronic message using an application of the electronic messaging client; and
sending the image data to a recipient address of the electronic message using the application.
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Abstract
A handwritten or handdrawing messaging system employs a handwriting messaging component operable with a messaging client of a mobile device connected to the data transmission network to set up a handwriting data capture area in the messaging client into which the user can enter handwritten or handdrawn input through a suitable manual input device, and then operates to capture the handwritten or handdrawn input and send it as a handwritten electronic message to the intended recipient. It also sets up a graphical data viewing area within the messaging client for viewing handwritten electronic messages sent to the user. Preferably, it is a small-footprint software module installed with the messaging client of the mobile device. The mobile device can be any type of wired or wirelessly-connected portable device operating on a computing platform, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) device, game console or player device, or other mobile messaging device. The manual input device can be a touch-sensitive screen, tablet with pen input, stylus pad with stylus input, or an attached drawing pad. The system is particularly useful for messaging via mobile game player devices, so that people all over the world can send handwritten messages, chat, and play handdrawn games with each other.
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29 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving image data representative of handwriting input to a mobile device in a graphical data capture area of an electronic messaging client operating in a browser at the mobile device; formatting the image data for attachment to an electronic message using an application of the electronic messaging client; and sending the image data to a recipient address of the electronic message using the application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device, comprising:
at least one processor comprising hardware configured to facilitate execution of a handwriting messaging client configured to employ an application, running in a browser at the mobile device, to set up a graphical data capture area within the handwriting messaging client to capture image data representative of handwriting input to the graphical data capture area, employ the application to format and send the image data as an attachment to an electronic message, and employ the application to display the image data as graphical data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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receiving at a second mobile device, first image data representative of handwriting input to a first mobile device in a graphical data capture area of an electronic messaging client operating in a browser at the first mobile device, wherein the first image data is sent by the first mobile device as an electronic message attachment; displaying the first image data in a chat format with an instance of the electronic messaging client running in a browser at the second mobile device; and receiving additional image data at the second mobile device after displaying the first image data, the additional image data representative of handwriting input to the second mobile device in a graphical data capture area of the instance of the electronic messaging client running in the browser at the second mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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receiving, from a data transmission network, image data as an attachment to an electronic message, wherein the image data is formed from handwriting input to a mobile device employing a handwriting messaging client that uses an application, running in a browser at the mobile device, to capture the handwriting input in a graphical data capture area of the handwriting messaging client, format the image data, display the image data, and transmit the image data; receiving an identification of a targeted recipient device of the image data; determining that the targeted recipient device is executing an instance of the handwriting messaging application based on the identification; and transmitting the image data to the targeted recipient device in a format for a rendering of the image data without attaching the image data to the electronic message, the transmitting including using the instance of the handwriting messaging application in response to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A mobile device, comprising:
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means for receiving, by the mobile device, image data representative of handwritten input to the mobile device in a graphical data capture area of a messaging client operating in a browser at the mobile device; means for formatting the image data by the mobile device for attachment to an electronic message using an application of the messaging client; and means for sending the image data by the mobile device to a recipient address of the electronic message using the application. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing device to perform operations, comprising:
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receiving image data representative of handwriting input to a mobile device in a graphical data capture area of an electronic messaging client operating in a browser at the mobile device; formatting the image data for attachment to an electronic message using an application of the electronic messaging client; and sending the image data to a recipient address of the electronic message using the application. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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