Communication terminal
US7817858B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/32
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
It is shown how to select and insert a non-textual, e.g. a smiley, into an application such as a chat application in a communication terminal. A smiley insertion area in the form of a hand writing input area is displayed under the control of a user interface application. After recording that a stylus, or similar device, has been used in drawing on the touch sensitive display, the drawing is matched in an interpretation process against a pattern library consisting of smileys and other non-textual symbols. After a successful match, the smiley symbol is appended to the text that is being input.
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