Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Linking sounds and emoticons
- Patent Title (中): 链接声音和表情符号
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Application No.: US13686794Application Date: 2012-11-27
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Publication No.: US09049161B2Publication Date: 2015-06-02
- Inventor: Terry Durand , Fulvio Cenciarelli , Jeffrey Mikan
- Applicant: Terry Durand , Fulvio Cenciarelli , Jeffrey Mikan
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
- Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Hartman & Citrin LLC
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; H04L12/58 ; G06Q10/10

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for linking sounds and emoticons to allow a recipient of a message containing an emoticon to hear audio associated with the emoticon. In one aspect of the invention, a first user or sender establishes a link or association between the emoticon being sent and a sound file to be associated with that particular emoticon. The emoticon is then transmitted from the sender to the recipient along with the link or association such that the recipient can hear the audio when the emoticon is displayed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140052796A9 LINKING SOUNDS AND EMOTICONS Public/Granted day:2014-02-20
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