Retrieval and display of visual objects

A communication terminal, comprising one or more processors or hardware modules configured to implement functional modules, the functional modules including:

• a data entry module configured to receive a data entry defining one or more two-dimensional visual objects, said data entry entered by a user of the communication terminal;
• a data representation module configured (a) to determine a defined target visual representation of visual objects corresponding to the data entry, (b) to determine, from visual representations of visual objects supported by the communication terminal, that the target visual representation of visual objects is not supported by the communication terminal, (c) to determine, from the visual representations of visual objects supported by the communication terminal, a first visual representation of the visual objects with a one-to-one correspondence to the data entry, and (d) to show in a display area the first visual representation of the visual objects;
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• an enhancement module configured to transmit a data representation of the visual objects via a network to a processing system, to receive from the processing system via the network the target visual representation of the visual objects from visual representations of visual objects supported by the processing system and based on the data representation of the visual objects, and to overwrite in the display area the first visual representation of the visual objects with the target visual representation of the visual objects.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium with computer program code for controlling one or more processors of a communication terminal such that the communication terminal, in response to receiving a data entry entered by a user defining one or more two-dimensional visual objects, at least:

• determines a defined target visual representation of visual objects corresponding to the data entry;
• determines that the target visual representation of visual objects is not supported by the communication terminal;
• determines, from visual representations of visual objects supported by the communication terminal, a first visual representation of the visual objects with a one-to-one correspondence to the data entry;
• shows in a display area the first visual representation of the visual objects;
• transmits a data representation of the visual objects via a network to a processing system;
• transmits a request for the target visual representation of visual objects via the network to the processing system;
• receives from the processing system via the network the target visual representation of the visual objects;
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• overwrites in the display area the first visual representation of the visual objects with the target visual representation of the visual objects.