System and method for display device character input
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsLing Jun Wong, True Xiong
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for providing character input to a display device. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a user selection of an application which allows for character input by a user, launching a receiver application by the display device, and detecting a transmission from a user device by a messenger application of the display device, the transmission indentifying at least one graphical character based on user operation of a user device. The method may further include displaying the at least one graphical character.
Claims24
A method for providing character input to a display device, the method comprising the acts of:
- detecting, by the display device, a user selection of an application which allows for character input by a user;
- launching a receiver application by the display device;
- detecting a transmission from a user device by a messenger application of the display device, the transmission indentifying at least one graphical character based on user operation of a user device;
- and
- displaying, by the display device, the at least one graphical character.
A computer program product stored on computer readable medium including computer executable code for providing device interoperation with one or more network based services, the computer program product comprising:
- computer readable code to detect a user selection of an application which allows for character input by a user;
- computer readable code to launch a receiver application by the display device;
- computer readable code to detect a transmission from a user device by a messenger application of the display device, the transmission indentifying at least one graphical character based on user operation of a user device;
- and
- computer readable code to display the at least one graphical character.
A system comprising:
- a user device;
- and
- a display device configured to receive data from the user device via a communication network, the display device configured to
- detect a user selection of an application which allows for character input by a user;
- launch a receiver application by the display device;
- detect a transmission from a user device by a messenger application of the display device, the transmission indentifying at least one graphical character based on user operation of a user device;
- and
- display the at least one graphical character.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.