METHOD OF ANIMATING MOBILE DEVICE MESSAGES

摘要

An system and method for converting standard characters or emoticons in electronic messaging service messages to animated characters. The system and method for animating electronic messages is embodied on a mobile electronic communications device configured through executable software to perform the primary steps of identifying convertible characters, associating convertible characters with a corresponding, stored animation, and converting the associated convertible character with the corresponding animation. Text or emoticons in messages sent over electronic messaging services such as SMS and MMS, is converted into animated characters prior to transmission from the sending mobile electronics communications device. The animated message, or message with contains an animated character, is then received and displayed on the receiving mobile electronic communications device through its conventional MMS messaging handling system.

主权项

1. A method for converting standard characters or emoticons in electronic messaging service messages to animated characters, comprising the steps of:
configuring an electronic communications device to receive messages over an electronic messaging system; enabling by said electronic communications device a message input in the form of text, emoticons, or other standard characters for transmission over the electronic messaging system; identifying by said electronic communications device one or more convertible characters in the message input, wherein convertible characters are standard character strings and/or emoticons which corresponds to standard character strings and/or emoticons having a predetermined, associated animated character; associating by said electronic communications device identified convertible characters with the associated animated character; replacing by said electronic communications device associated convertible characters with the associated animated character; and enabling by said electronic communications device the transmission of the message input having at least one convertible character therein replaced with the associated animated character over an electronic messaging system.