Mood-based messaging
US8160549B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/22
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for social interacting, including using a portable messaging device for designating, from time to time, a plurality of friends, selecting a mood, sending one or more representations of the selected mood to each of the plurality of designated friends, further selecting an updated mood, and further sending one or more representations of the updated mood to each of the plurality of designated friends, to supersede the previously sent one or more representations of the mood. A user interface is also described and claimed.
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