发明名称 |
USING GENDER ANALYSIS OF NAMES TO ASSIGN AVATARS IN INSTANT MESSAGING APPLICATIONS |
摘要 |
A method for displaying gender-based avatar representations of users in instant messaging communications comprises receiving a username for a first user having a first user account registered with an instant messaging system; performing an anthroponomastic analysis of the username to assign a probable gender for the first user selected from male, female, and neutral; displaying a current contact area in a communication session window of a user interface provided by an instant messaging application on a client system operated by a second user having a second user account registered with the instant messaging system; and displaying the username for the first user and an avatar representation indicative of the probable gender for the first user in the current contact area while the instant messaging application is accessing the instant messaging system to allow the second user to participate in instant messaging communication with the first user via the user interface.
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申请公布号 |
US2009222255(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2009.09.03 |
申请号 |
US20080183543 |
申请日期 |
2008.07.31 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
COX SUSAN M.;JANAKIRAMAN JANANI;LU FANG |
分类号 |
G06F17/20;G06F3/048 |
主分类号 |
G06F17/20 |
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