Apparatus and associated method for modifying media data entered pursuant to a media function
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsGerhard Dietrich Klassen, Arun Kumar, Steven Henry Fyke, Jason Tyler Griffin
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Abstract
A white board function, and an associated method, for a wireless, or other, device. Entry of graphical and audio media pursuant to the white board function is detected and correlated. A search is performed to locate substitute graphical media amenable for substitution for the entered graphical media. If located, the substitute graphical media is substituted for the entered graphical media.
Claims20
An apparatus for facilitating substitution of graphical media, said apparatus comprising:
- a sensing module configured to receive input of entered graphical media;
- a searching module configured to search for substitute graphical media for substitution for the entered graphical media;
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- a substitution module configured to substitute the substitute graphical media for the entered graphical media.
A method for substituting graphical media, said method comprising:
- receiving entered graphical media;
- searching for substitute graphical media for the entered graphical media;
- and
- substituting the substitute graphical media for the entered graphical media.
A portable electronic device, said device comprising:
- a graphical media input element configured to receive input of graphical media;
- an acoustic media input element configured to receive audio media associated with the entered graphical media;
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- a searching module configured to search for substitute graphical media for the entered graphical media;
- wherein the substitute graphical media is displayed together with the acoustic media received by said acoustic media input element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.