Method for sending multi-media messages with customized audio

摘要

A system and method of creating a customized multi-media message to a recipient is disclosed. The multi-media message is created by a sender and contains an animated entity that delivers an audible message. The sender chooses the animated entity from a plurality of animated entities. The system receives a text message from the sender and receives a sender audio message associated with the text message. The sender audio message is associated with the chosen animated entity to create the multi-media message. The multi-media message is delivered by the animated entity using as the voice the sender audio message wherein the mouth movements of the animated entity conform to the sender audio message.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a user, a selection of a non-textual emoticon; inserting, via a processor, the non-textual emoticon into text at a position in the text selected by the user; transmitting, over a network and based on the non-textual emoticon, a plurality of animated entities to the user; receiving, from the user, a choice of one of the plurality of animated entities, to yield a chosen animated entity; and transmitting, over the network, a multi-media message based on the text and the chosen animated entity to a recipient device, wherein the chosen animated entity exhibits, on the recipient device, animations at a timing associated with a position of the non-textual emoticon in the text, and wherein the animations begin, on the recipient device, at a first point corresponding to a first predetermined amount of time before the non-textual emoticon and end at a second point corresponding to a second predetermined amount of time after the non-textual emoticon.