US 2020/0089738 A1 · APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FANCIFUL FONTS FOR MESSAGING SERVICES

Abstract

A method, a communication device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for generating (branded) fanciful fonts in text messages created with the communication device include the steps of: operating the communication device to cause a processor in the communication device to open and execute a texting application and a font application stored in the memory; operating the communication device to select one of a plurality of fanciful font sets available in the font application; composing a text message by inputting text characters using a keyboard displayed by the communication device in a display, the processor responding to the text characters by creating the text message incorporating the selected fanciful font set in accordance with the texting application and the font application; and displaying the text message incorporating the fanciful font set in the display. The keyboard can be a custom keyboard associated with the selected fanciful font set.

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Dependent claims

A method for generating branded fanciful fonts in text messages created with a communication device comprising the steps of:

licensing from a brand owner a brand for use with a font, the brand including at least one design feature identifying the brand;
creating a branded fanciful font set incorporating the at least one design feature;
and
creating a font application that when executed by the communication device enables a user of the communication device to select the branded fanciful font set whereby when the user composes a text message with the communication device by inputting text characters using a keyboard displayed by the communication device in a display, the font application responds to the text characters by creating the text message incorporating the branded fanciful font set and the communication device displays the text message incorporating the branded fanciful font set in the display.

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A method for generating fanciful fonts in text messages created with a communication device comprising the steps of:

operating the communication device to cause a processor in the communication device to open and execute a texting application stored in a memory;
operating the communication device to cause the processor to open and execute a font application stored in the memory;
operating the communication device to select one of a plurality of fanciful font sets available in the font application, where each of the fanciful font sets includes a set of text characters predefined in the font application, and each text character in a particular fanciful font set is formed from one or more graphical images having a common theme;
composing a text message by inputting text characters using a keyboard displayed by the communication device in a display, the processor responding to the text characters by creating the text message incorporating the selected fanciful font set in accordance with the texting application and the font application;
displaying the text message incorporating the fanciful font set in the display;
and
saving the text message incorporating the fanciful font set in the memory as a tagged message, selecting a particular piece of merchandise, and
displaying in the display a graphical representation of the tagged message on the particular piece of merchandise.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus and method for generating fanciful fonts for messaging services

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Apparatus and method for generating fanciful fonts for messaging services

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Abstract

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