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US 10,504,260 B2Granted
Keyboard with in-line user created emojis
OwnerPegge Vissicaro, Ari R. Vissicaro +2inventors
InventorsPegge Vissicaro, Ari R. Vissicaro, Caio S. Vissicaro, Vito Vissicaro
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Abstract
A keyboard for use with mobile devices is provided. The keyboard is a touchscreen keyboard that includes user created emojis that can be inserted in-line with text of a native messaging application operating on the mobile device.
Claims11
An in-line emoji keyboard for use with mobile devices comprising:
- a mobile computing device programmed to:
- activate an in-line emoji keyboard within a native messaging application of the mobile computing device in response to receiving a user selection of the in-line emoji keyboard;
- enter text using the in-line emoji keyboard;
- select and enter a user created emoji in-line with the entered text using the in-line emoji keyboard, wherein selection of the user created emoji opens a separate text box having the entered text and the selected user created emoji in-line with the entered text;
- automatically create an image including the user entered text and user created emoji in-line with the entered text as depicted in the separate text box in response to receiving a user selection of create message, such that the image appears seamless as only text and at least one in-line user created emoji, wherein the in-line user created emoji is automatically sized to correspond to the size of the user entered text prior to creating the image;
- automatically paste within the native messaging text area the created image including the user entered text and user created emoji in-line with the entered text;
- and
- send the created image including the user entered text and user created emoji in-line with the text using the native messaging application in response to receiving a user selection of sending the message.
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An in-line emoji keyboard for use with mobile devices comprising:
- a mobile computing device programmed to:
- activate an in-line emoji keyboard within a native messaging application of the mobile computing device in response to receiving a user selection of the in-line emoji keyboard;
- enter text using the in-line emoji keyboard;
- select and enter a user created pixel art emoji in-line with the entered text using the in-line emoji keyboard, wherein selection of the user created emoji opens a separate text box having the entered text and the selected user created emoji in-line with the entered text;
- automatically create an image including the user entered text and user created pixel art emoji in-line with the entered text as depicted in the separate text box in response to receiving a user selection of create message, such that the image appears seamless as only text and at least one in-line user created emoji, wherein the in-line user created emoji is automatically sized to correspond to the size of the user entered text prior to creating the image;
- automatically paste within the native messaging text area the created image including the user entered text and user created pixel art emoji in-line with the entered text;
- and
- send the created image including the user entered text and user created pixel art emoji in-line with the text using the native messaging application in response to receiving a user selection of sending the message.
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An in-line emoji keyboard for use with mobile devices comprising:
- a mobile computing device programmed to:
- activate an in-line emoji keyboard within a native messaging application of the mobile computing device in response to receiving a user selection of the in-line emoji keyboard;
- enter text using the in-line emoji keyboard;
- select and enter a user created emoji in-line with the entered text using the in-line emoji keyboard, wherein selection of the user created emoji opens a separate text box having the entered text and the selected user created emoji in-line with the entered text;
- automatically create an image including the user entered text and user created emoji in-line with the entered text as depicted in the separate text box in response to receiving a user selection of create message, such that the image appears seamless as only text and at least one in-line user created emoji, wherein the in-line user created emoji is automatically sized to correspond to the size of the user entered text prior to creating the image;
- and
- paste within the native messaging text area the created image including the user entered text and user created emoji in-line with the entered text for sending.
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